Chapter 1011: Xie Fang's Ambition

It was not just Xie Fang.

The others were also startled by Xie Fang's words.

Not returning to Longyan?

Not wanting the position of Crown Prince either?

That is Longyan!

The Longyan Dynasty!

A superpower!

You are the Crown Prince of such a great nation, yet you do not want to be, and instead wish to remain here?

This...

Su Qi looked at Xie Fang in disbelief; he only felt that the Crown Prince before his eyes was completely different from the playboy, the ostentatious Crown Prince he had known before.

Xie Fang smiled gently, looking at his wife; at this moment, he had truly become much more composed.

"But..."

"Your Highness..."

Xie Fang waved his hand and said decisively: "Though Longyan is vast, it has never allowed me to find my worth... It is complicated, too complicated; the imperial court, the pugilistic world, the unpredictability of human hearts... General Su, I am very tired, do you know? I grew up in the royal family since I was a child, and everyone thinks it is incomparably noble, but in reality..."

He gave a self-deprecating laugh: "Are we princes not just tools in the hands of those Feudatory Kings and scholar-officials, chips for them to gain profit? It is tiring, too tiring."

"Do you think I have always lived happily?"

He laughed loudly and shook his head: "No! I am in pain, I have always been in pain, and I have always felt that I am just a walking corpse! Therefore, to a certain extent, I must even thank Vice Minister Liu... thank Liu Zheng, because ever since I came here, I have truly felt happiness, felt the meaning of my own existence in this world!"

"Look!"

The more he spoke, the more agitated he became, pointing his finger at the entire Java Island.

Although it looked somewhat backward, at least the smiles on the faces of the people here were sincere. At least here, everyone yearned for a beautiful future, and at least here, it gave Xie Fang room to display his talents. Backward, yet simple; to Xie Fang, the entire Java Island was a blank sheet of paper that he could paint upon as he pleased, without any conflicts of interest, without any intrigue. Such a place was what he wanted, and what truly made him feel happy.

"What I want is to lead these people so that their lives get better and better!"

"What I want is for them to be able to eat their fill, and for them to have dignity!"

"What I want is to achieve success and establish a career here, rather than returning to Longyan and plunging back into that vortex of uncontrollable struggle!"

At this moment, Xie Fang appeared full of vitality.

"What I am thinking of now is to dedicate the rest of my life to myself, to create my own world, my own kingdom, in this place!"

"I can!"

"I feel I can!"

"I admit that Liu Zheng is strong, so I am unwilling to live under his shadow any longer!"

"Can you understand?"

"Can you all understand?"

Finally, Xie Fang almost roared it out.

The scene was deathly silent.

At this moment, Xie Fang's followers truly understood his thoughts.

Yes.

Although Longyan was vast, the power struggles left behind over these thousands of years had made Xie Fang a tool in their hands, a marionette, completely devoid of his own freedom. But here... he had indeed found his life's value.

It was just that...

Giving up the position of Crown Prince of Longyan so decisively still made one feel respect.

"Your Highness is truly ambitious and far-sighted; Su Qi is convinced!"

Su Qi could not help but stand up and bow respectfully with cupped hands.

Xie Fang chuckled and waved his hand: "General Su, can you tell me how the Emperor is doing..."

Concern and grief began to flicker in his eyes.

Su Qi was stunned, then took a deep breath and said: "The

Emperor... is still alive."

This sentence carried a lot of information; the hand Xie Fang used to hold his chopsticks trembled. He smiled bitterly: "Regardless of past hatreds, if Vice Minister Liu helps the Emperor, the soaring of Longyan is just around the corner."

Now.

He had already decided not to return to Longyan, so no matter how much hatred he and Liu Zheng had in the past, it should all vanish like smoke at this moment.

Liu Zheng was a talent.

Xie Fang had always known this. Before, he was just blinded by hatred; now, he did not deny Liu Zheng's ability at all. After all, many of his strategies for policy and construction on Java Island were directly copied from Liu Zheng's side...

"Your Highness..."

"This..."

Xie Fang's followers also did not know what to say.

"Hahahaha, General Su, today's conflict between the two sides was unintentional. Rest assured, in a few days, I will release you all!"

Xie Fang laughed heartily.

"No..."

Suddenly, Su Qi raised his head, his eyes flashing with a sharp light.

"What?"

Xie Fang was a bit confused.

A bold idea suddenly flashed through Su Qi's mind, and he looked at Xie Fang with burning eyes: "Your Highness, do you know the specific geography of your Java Island?"

Xie Fang was stunned and did not speak.

This really stumped him. After arriving at Java Island, he had indeed learned about information in this regard, and he had once sent people to scout the location of Java Island, but upon encountering the Nanyang military, he dared not go any deeper. Therefore, naturally, he did not know in which direction Java Island specifically lay.

Hearing Su Qi's words, his eyes instantly lit up: "Please speak, General Su!"

Su Qi laughed heartily, then exchanged a glance with the general beside him, who also smiled and took a large stack of maps from his person.

"This..."

Xie Fang's eyes lit up as he looked.

Su Qi wore a look of pride.

Just kidding, this was a map of basically the entire Pacific Ocean that he had spent so long sailing to chart. This was also what Liu Zheng had tasked him to do, the most precious treasure of this voyage.

This made Xie Fang very excited.

For a long time, he had truly wanted to know the Geography of Java Island; the current Java Island already possessed the combat power for external expansion.

He wanted to step out!

He wanted to forge immortal merits! He wanted to establish his career!

Su Qi did not stand on ceremony; he opened the map and pointed directly to the location of Java Island on it.

"Here?"

Xie Fang took one look and immediately collapsed.

On this vast map, it turned out he was in the very bottom corner? And it looked like his living space was extremely small. He was almost surrounded on all sides by the territory of the remnants of the Great Tang, and everywhere else was almost entirely ocean...

This...

Is it this difficult?

Xie Fang suddenly felt his heart turn cold.

How was he supposed to develop, how was he supposed to expand?

He felt that in an instant, his grand ambitions had completely vanished.

Su Qi, however, laughed heartily: "Your Highness, do not be anxious. Actually, there is currently a great opportunity lying before Your Highness."

"Oh?"

Xie Fang also put on a serious expression.

Su Qi used his hand to point to the east of Java Island.

Australia.

"If Your Highness wishes to display your grand plans, this place must be taken!"

Xie Fang also looked over. Pop-ups are severe recently, you may click to download to avoid pop-ups.