Chapter 200: What Kong Xiang Thinks_1

Confucius still remembered the process Jiang Yu used to review King Wen of Zhou eight years ago, and three years later, he, alongside Einstein, received detailed intelligence about "Black Square".

Like Von Neumann and Mozi during their Wall-Breaking, the Trisolarans didn't provide them with any intelligence beyond Earth.

All the theories they used for the Wall-Breaking had come from the research of Earth's scholars.

Yet, in the Wall-Breaking of Jiang Yu, Confucius not only acquired the concept of the Life Epoch, but also learned of microscopic particles in space yet to be discovered by humanity.

This intelligence could only be obtained by the seven highest leaders behind the First Emperor of Qin from the Trisolarans.

Confucius even guessed the reasoning they used to request help from the Trisolarans:

"Jiang Yu has too many aspects surpassing human understanding, and if one wishes to break his wall, only equal caliber of information to that of Jiang Yu's would suffice."

Confucius speculated that the Trisolarans must also be interested in the Jiang Yu plan, as well as the anomalies on Jiang Yu, which was why they decided to break precedent and reveal this information to the Wallbreaker.

Confucius believed he understood Jiang Yu fairly well; although he didn't know why Jiang Yu had so many peculiar actions, he also didn't believe that Jiang Yu was some kind of "Black Cuboid Person"!

So, now that Jiang Yu had admitted to it, there could only be one purpose: he had already received the intelligence he had hoped for, and by doing this, he was protecting the person who provided the intelligence.

And the intelligence provider, evidently, was one or some of those behind the First Emperor of Qin.

Therefore, Confucius did not expose this fact; on the one hand, he knew he couldn't shake the leadership, and on the other hand, over the years, he increasingly failed to see where the hope of ETO lay.

The original ETO had noble ideals, but now, it was almost no different from a terrorist organization, or those cutthroat conglomerates that consumed people without spitting out bones.

On the surface, it was "Eliminate human tyranny, the world belongs to the three-body," but in fact, many people had started pursuing their self-interest.

Twenty years had passed, and not only had the Wallfacer plan begun to falter, but ETO's internal cohesion had also loosened.

Confucius sighed internally: any organization formed by human beings seems invariably destined to lose its original intention, just like Guanghan City.

Yet, the First Emperor of Qin didn't have the same means as Jiang Yu to bring everyone in ETO back to their original intention.

While thoughts surged within Confucius, the others began discussing from which direction to begin breaking Jiang Yu's wall.

The First Emperor of Qin asked Confucius, "What do you think about the key element that Jiang Yu mentioned and that Einstein failed to notice?"

Confucius snapped back to the present, "Obviously, he was referring to 'Plan Nine'."

He smiled, "You have almost forgotten, haven't you? Because until now, Jiang Yu has never actively executed 'Plan Nine'.

"Is it possible that deep down, everyone feels that 'Plan Nine' isn't significant? Or perhaps, that Jiang Yu has no intention of implementing 'Plan Nine'?"

The attendees looked at each other, and indeed, Confucius had hit the nail on the head.

Over the years, there had been no progress in speculation about "Plan Nine", and coupled with the purposefulness of Jiang Yu's plans, none seemed consistent with the covert nature "Plan Nine" would have demanded.

Thus, gradually, the guesses about "Plan Nine" were marginalized by everyone.

The First Emperor of Qin asked, "Do you have a new speculation about 'Plan Nine'?"

Confucius replied with a smile, "I don't know if you'll believe me, but only when Jiang Yu implements 'Plan Nine' will we be able to know what the plan entails."

The First Emperor of Qin pinched his forehead and asked, "As a 'Black Cuboid Person,' will Jiang Yu continue to execute the 'Plan Nine' imposed on him by the Chinese government?"

Confucius shook his head, "I don't know."

Though he said so aloud, he knew in his heart that even if the future Chinese government were to be completely transformed, Jiang Yu would still carry out "Plan Nine".

Kong Xiang knew where Jiang Yu's roots lay.

The First Emperor of Qin nodded, then suddenly froze, a behavior to which everyone had grown accustomed; it signaled that the Sovereign was communicating directly with them.

Half a minute later, the First Emperor of Qin said, "I have just received instructions from our master to negotiate with Jiang Yu and hope the Black Cuboid People will not interfere with our master's occupation of the Solar System."

Cao Cao was startled, "Why doesn't our master negotiate directly with Jiang Yu?"

The First Emperor of Qin replied, "Everyone knows that our master is too kind, and he is afraid of being deceived again."

Confucius shook his head inwardly, how come he never felt the master was so kind?

And why did he feel that the Trisolarans were testing Jiang Yu? Had they already acquired such basic strategic capabilities?

…

It was as if Rediaz was being escorted by the armed forces of the PDC to the United Nations Building for protection.

Although they did not put him in shackles or handcuffs, his personal freedom was restricted, with someone watching even when he went to the toilet.

Jiang Yu was already waiting at the door, "Mr. Rediaz, long time no see."

Rediaz had already calmed down from the collapse of having been wall-broken, "Mr. Jiang Yu, have you also been wall-broken by ETO? Then brought here under the protection of your people?"

Jiang Yu smiled, "The people protecting me are assigned by Guanghan City, and they only take orders from me."

Rediaz sighed, "When I first heard about Guanghan City's autonomy, I thought it was overkill.

"Now it seems that I was too naive to believe that the PDC was really fighting for all of humanity."

Jiang Yu sighed deeply, to the people escorting Rediaz, "I hope to have a word with Mr. Rediaz alone."

The officer in charge of the escort, Alvin, said, "Mr. Jiang, please don't make things difficult for us."

Jiang Yu sighed, "It seems the words of a Wallfacer are not so effective now."

He smiled, "Mr. Rediaz and I will just go to the corridor in front to talk, within your sight."

But Alvin said, "I need to go with you and supervise your conversation."

Jiang Yu suddenly pulled out a handgun, pressing it against Alvin's forehead.

Alvin's soldiers immediately raised their guns, and the security personnel behind Jiang Yu did the same, and in an instant, the entrance to the United Nations Building was tense with weapons drawn.

Alvin, who had been tempered by the battlefield, was not frightened by the gun to his head, but stared at Jiang Yu, "Mr. Jiang, this is the entrance to the United Nations Building, please be mindful of the consequences."

Jiang Yu retorted, "Don't waste words, I'm a Wallfacer with legal immunity, your death would be in vain!"

Alvin had not heard about Jiang Yu's military experience, but there was no sign of disturbance in Jiang Yu's eyes, as if he was staring at a dead man.

Alvin quickly weighed his options, "Even though you have legal immunity, I can still file a complaint with the PDC."

As he spoke, he gestured for his subordinates to lower their weapons.

If a shootout occurred in front of the United Nations Building, which symbolizes peace and justice, it wouldn't look good for the member countries of the PDC.

After all, everyone still needed this fig leaf.

Jiang Yu also put away his gun, "I'll be waiting."

Rediaz chuckled, "I always thought you were one for strategy, I didn't expect you to use a handgun to reason."

As the two walked forward, Jiang Yu laughed, "Arguing with a pig is a waste of breath."

Once they had distanced themselves from the others, Jiang Yu said to Rediaz, "Earth is no longer an option, let's go to Guanghan City."