Shang Tai danced like he liked while holding the sailboat model in his hand. He was completely immersed in the fantasy of the future. The endless mysterious world outside had called him in his dreams more than once. Now the dream was about to come true. Shang Tai was drunk before he drank. .
Xiao Letian and Zai Chun stared blankly at King Shangtai who was trapped in fantasy and had nothing to say. They saw him laughing and wiping away tears, frowning and sighing, as if he was going through something important in his heart. The choice is the same.
"Master...senior brother, what's wrong with him? Is he crazy..."
"Maybe, maybe it's because your dream is finally coming true, are you so excited?"
"What kind of ideal is this! The country is gone, and there is only a whole world left to play around in. I don't have a career as a man, and I'm still laughing..." Zai Chun muttered.
"What did you say?" Xiao Letian didn't hear clearly. "You seem to be talking about a man's career? Do you think this donation is a farce? Do you think Shangtai has lost his career as a man?"
Xiao Letian's tone was not harsh. Zai Chun glanced at the master secretly and found that Xiao Letian did not have an angry expression, but really had a look of confusion on his face. He plucked up the courage and whispered.
"I'm not looking down on my senior brother. He has his own difficulties. Ryukyu is a small country with a small population, so it is his best choice to be able to contribute to the government. Otherwise, sooner or later, the Fuso Shimazu family or some other country will be destroyed! How can we end up like today? It’s already pretty good!”
"This is how difficult it is for a small country to survive. It simply doesn't have the energy to survive the storm. To put it bluntly, the strategic depth is too shallow and there is no buffer at all..."
"Only an empire as vast as the Qing Dynasty can survive a war like the Hongyang Rebellion and still be able to revive. This is the foundation of a great country!"
"As long as you give me a little time and a little chance... Tongzhi ZTE will definitely appear!"
Zai Chun clenched his small fist as if he was encouraging himself. King Shang Tai in front of him completely became his negative example. The tragic situation of the small country's decline really shocked his heart.
I have to say that Zai Chun really learned a lot from Xiao Letian, and he has fully accepted Xiao Letian's views on the development of the future era.
The rise of Western civilization is unstoppable. The future will be an era of killing kings. The crowns of countless small countries will fall into the dust. If big countries do not think about progress, they will fall apart.
The decision made by King Shangtai was right, because in Zaichun's eyes, Ryukyu, Fuso, North Korea, Annan, and some small countries in Southeast Asia had no need to exist at all.
"The vassal system should have collapsed long ago. In the future, annexation and effective rule must be implemented. The Western powers will not let these countries go anyway, so why not let us eat them!"
Xiao Letian was stunned. He was simply speechless. Why did the two apprentices receive the same teaching materials, but in the end their values were so different.
King Shangtai Rushui is able to adapt to the development of the times, and even take advantage of the trend to win tens of thousands of benefits for his family, but why is Zai Chun becoming more and more iron-blooded?
Maybe it’s because the environment he grew up in was so different, and the idea of great-power chauvinism has invaded his bones.
But Xiao Letian couldn't explain it clearly. There was something that penetrated deep into the bone marrow. You could change his flesh through education, but it would be difficult to change his bones.
Everyone has their own destiny, and all roads are chosen by themselves. As for King Shangtai’s ideal, Zai Chun thinks that it is abandoning the career of a man. However, in Xiao Letian’s eyes, a hundred years from now, maybe Shangtai’s reputation will be far away. It’s not necessarily much higher than Zaichun.
Just when the three of them were thinking wildly, three soldiers suddenly ran out from outside, staring at the biting sea breeze and rushing up, "Report to the Prime Minister! Report...cough cough cough...report to the Prime Minister..."
The officer choked by the sea breeze pushed open the door of the pavilion. The sea breeze poured directly into the glass pavilion, awakening King Shangtai who had fallen into fantasy.
Putting down the model, King Shang Tai said eagerly, "How's it going? Has my proposal been approved?"
"No...that's right!" The officer, who was about to run out of breath, didn't care about his superiority or inferiority. He grabbed half a bottle of red wine from the wine table and took a sip, which suppressed the thirst in his throat.
"Reporting to the Prime Minister... Your Majesty's proposal to promote Xiao Letian to the Chinese Prime Minister was unanimously approved in the Citizens' Assembly Hall half an hour ago! Congratulations, Prime Minister, from now on you will be the Chinese Prime Minister!"
"Great!" King Shangtai applauded and shouted, "Prime Minister has been promoted to Prime Minister. The difference of one word means a world of difference. The word "Cheng" in ancient times means inheritance, responsibility, assistance... but if it is changed to another word, it becomes the real meaning. The brain of a country, your title used to be below the king, but now you are above the king!"
Xiao Letian was not very excited. This kind of proposal was what it should be. It had been planned long ago and there was no way it would go wrong.
"That's all, there's nothing to be excited about. Anyway, I only worked for two terms and then stopped. The Chinese code does not allow mutual tenure, so there is nothing unusual about changing the word!"
"No... Prime Minister... no, no, no, you don't know, Prime Minister, His Majesty has submitted a second proposal!"
"Is there a second one?" Xiao Letian smiled, "How come I didn't know about this? You actually added it in secret?"
"His Majesty proposed that your position should be lifelong! Only the two-term rotation system will be implemented for the prime minister after you! This was unanimously approved..."
"Ah?" Xiao Letian glared at King Shang Tai, "You didn't tell me about such a big thing? Are you deliberately trying to harm me?"
"Three men become tigers, and the words of a man are formidable! Now how many people are suppressing their energy and scolding me, saying that I want to ascend to the throne of the emperor, and that I am a careerist. If you do this, won't you give them an excuse!"
"Go back and tell the Great Council that I do not accept this proposal!"
King Shangtai was not angry even after being reprimanded, "Master, you need to be angry! Wouldn't it be a good thing if you look at this from a different angle? The Citizens' Assembly passed your proposal for lifelong tenure, which is a big step forward for you. , it’s up to you whether you use it or not, but all people must set this example!”
"We recommend you, but you don't accept that as a noble act. If there are special circumstances in the future, such as war, and you come out to turn the tide, you can use this proposal as a legal basis. This is a great thing for you, you can advance, retreat, and defend. ah!"
"You can work for as many terms as you want, and even after working for two terms if you see that the people behind you are not doing well, you can step in and take over! And all of this requires a legal basis. With this approved proposal, your future work will It’s much easier to advance and retreat!”
"When an apprentice receives such a big gift from his master, he must have a gift in return!"
Xiao Letian was very happy when he heard this. "So it's a crime if I don't accept it? Well, the Citizens' Assembly can make whatever suggestions they like. Anyway, I have the right to resign when the time comes!"
The officer who delivered the message wiped the red wine from the corner of his mouth and said with a smile, "Your Excellency! It's not over yet. Your Majesty also submitted a third proposal, and the Citizens' Assembly also unanimously approved it!"
"Huh? Where's Yao Mozi? You're done..."
