The spring breeze is blowing slowly, whether it is caressing the ignorant buds or teasing the lonely person.
Hundreds of flowers are blooming, whether to show off or to sow their own inheritance.
The Rongdi people living in a foreign land are lonely and eager to leave their own inheritance.
However, Feng'er didn't know how to extend his life, and Hua'er didn't know either.
That night, Thorin, Qiang Yu and the three elders gathered in a camp again to discuss countermeasures.
"Three elders, what do you think of the current situation?" Thorin asked bluntly.
The third elder looked at the fourth elder and the fifth elder, sighed softly, and said: "This battle is full of difficulties. First, we lost the opportunity, and then the old patriarch was ill. Even though the men tried their best, they still couldn't defeat it. The Tiger and Wolf Master of Great Qin, that’s all, admit it.”
The fourth elder looked at the third elder with squinting eyes and said, "Third brother, you were not a coward before. Why are you so scared after being detained for a few more days?"
The third elder frowned and asked: "If you don't admit it, what can you do? Should you grab the weapon and break out, or should you send a message and let the clansmen come to save us?"
"This..." The fourth elder hesitated and suddenly lost his temper.
Indeed, if you want to regain your freedom, there are only two ways. However, if you take risks, not only may you be ruined, but your clan members may also be implicated.
The result is buy one get one free, which is not worth the gain.
According to the Chinese etiquette, Qiang Xu raised his hands in a ring salute and said: "Seniors, Thorin, I would like to say a few words from my heart. I don't know if it is okay."
Looking at Qiang He, the third elder said guiltily: "This is Yiqu's political affairs, but I don't want to implicate the young master of the Qiang clan. If you have anything to say, it's okay for the young clan leader to say it."
"If you want to talk about being implicated, the third elder is out of touch. Just because of our brotherhood with Thorin, I will definitely help with this." Qiang Yu said, "What I want to say next is that from the perspective of the Qiang people, it seems that You are all blinded by hatred, and you always subconsciously think that Da Qin is all bad people."
"Isn't it... like this?" From a young age, Thorin's subconscious has been instilled with hatred for Da Qin, which has formed a fixed pattern of thinking.
"Of course not!" Qiang Yu said seriously, "Any country or tribe has good people and bad people. We cannot hate a country and all the people in that country and carry out ruthless and brutal massacres. On the way from Yongding Pass, weren’t we also very kind to the people along the way? Aren’t they from Qin?”
The four Yiqu people were speechless.
"In this case, if the person we hate is a good person, then do we become evil people?"
Another rhetorical question from Qiang Xu made the four of them even more speechless.
"The Yiqu of the past was indeed swallowed up by the Qin Dynasty. This is an indisputable fact. However, over the past few hundred years, more than dozens of Chinese states have been swallowed up." Qiang Yu continued, "Song State, Yue State , Zheng State, etc., even the Great Zhou State has ceased to exist. If the people of these countries clamor for restoration every day, can there be peace in the world? "
"And the big countries that annexed them are really all bad people and evil forces in power?"
"Although I only met King Qin today, I feel that he is really a talented person in this world. He is not only wise and intelligent, but also generous. If it were any other king, we must have been drinking tea with the King of Hell by now."
Although Thorin's face was dull with dull eyes, his heart was beating wildly. Every word Qiang Yu said broke his cognition.
The third elder sighed with emotion and said deeply: "Perhaps, our eagerness to restore the country has misled the younger generation of children, making them live in a world of hatred all day long, and they have even lost the ability to distinguish right from wrong."
The fourth elder looked at Thorin and said earnestly: "Thorin, we and the old guys will watch you grow up and teach you how to ride horses, archery, and hunt."
, use troops, but ignore your actual feelings. Sooner or later, the Yiqu tribe will be handed over to you, but there is a problem that old guys like us may not have thought about, that is, once the restoration of the country is successful, the future road will be different. How to go. "
The Fifth Elder, who had never spoken much, also sighed sadly and said: "Yes, Fourth Brother and I have thought of something. If the restoration of the country is successful, these children will be beaten and killed all day long. After offending the Qin Dynasty, they will offend the Qin Dynasty again. Zhao State may be in danger of being exterminated in the end."
"Yes." The third elder continued, "If we blindly pursue the restoration of the country, and eventually lead to the entire clan being wiped out by the Chinese, then the gain will really outweigh the loss."
The three elders and Qiang Yu simultaneously looked at Thorin, who was stunned.
Although Thorin was deeply shocked in his heart and his childhood cognition was shattered, his mind was spinning rapidly and he was seriously considering every word he heard.
After a long time, Thorin slowly raised his head, looked around at the elders, and said: "As the young clan leader of Yiqu, I would like to ask some of my seniors, no matter what our outcome is this time, will our Yiqu tribe ever be able to survive again?" Is there no hope of restoring the country?”
The three elders looked at each other and seemed to be communicating with their eyes.
"That's right." The third elder said, "If we live, according to the agreement, we will never offend the Qin Dynasty. If we die, the foundation of Yiqu will be damaged. Talking about restoring the country is just a dream."
"Okay! Since there is no hope of restoring the country, we will never mention this word again in the future." Thorin gritted his teeth and said, "The only goal now is how to get the people out of the sea of suffering and how to be able to do whatever they want in their own land. How can the shepherds of our country not be oppressed by foreigners?"
The fourth elder said happily: "Hahaha, it seems that our young clan leader is really excited."
"If you think about it carefully, it seems that restoring the country and living a good life for the people are two different things." The third elder said with understanding.
Qiang He said: "They are two different things. Just like those Yiqu people who still live in Da Qin, they are not living a good life. Aren't they happier than you? They have enough food and clothing, and they don't have to bear hatred in their hearts."
Qiang Yu's words made the three elders lower their heads in shame.
"Excuse me for being blunt." Qiang Yu continued, "The difference between the two is that one is the selfish desire of the person in power who does not want to lose power, and the other is justice for the sake of the tribe. Which one is more important, and what choice should be made? I believe you all Make your own decision."
What Thorin said just now was exactly what he understood. In order to make it clearer to the three elders, Qiang Xu said it more openly.
After all, it is the older generation who are reluctant to give up their rights.
"Hahaha..." the third elder laughed, "Since the day I was captured, I have been indifferent to life and death. How can I miss the intangible rights? From now on, it will be your world. How to choose is up to you. Thorin decides."
The fourth elder and fifth elder looked at each other and nodded.
Seeing that the three elders no longer insisted on restoring the country, Thorin knew that they now really put the safety of the tribe first, so he said: "In this case, I think we should find a way to win this competition first. Take the whole clan back, and then make a covenant with Great Qin to never invade each other."
The three elders nodded at the same time: "Okay, let's do it."
Qiang Yu shook his head and said, "I'm afraid, things are not as simple as you think."
The fourth elder frowned slightly and asked: "What the young patriarch pointed out, could it be that Da Qin has another plan?"
Qiang Yu calmly analyzed: "Everyone, think about the current situation. Even if we win the competition, King Qin may come up with some problems to embarrass us. But as far as the whole process is concerned, on the battlefield, the Qin army has no Instead of killing us, he captured us, and then captured King Yiqu to treat him. He could have punished us directly, but he still gave us a chance to compete..."
"Is all this just because King Qin is a benevolent and righteous king?"
"And why is he so friendly to the invading enemy?"
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The elder slapped his forehead and said: "I was surprised before. The King of Qin captured me and neither tortured nor beat me. Fortunately, he greeted me with wine and meat. This always made me suspect that he was sending me on his way. But later I saw , It’s not like I thought, they really entertained us.”
"Could their show of kindness be sincere?" the fourth elder asked suspiciously.
"In my opinion, there are two possibilities for why King Qin is like this." Qiang Yu said, "One is that he wants to exchange for greater benefits, and we are the best hostages."
"If this is the case, even if we die, we will not cause any trouble to the clan." The fourth elder said resolutely.
Qiang Xuan shook his head and said: "This possibility, for us poor and weak countries, may be able to do it with each other, but for Da Qin, which has a rich country and a strong people, it may not be so attractive. Besides cattle and sheep, what else can we bring to the table?”
"What about the other scenario?" Thorin asked.
"Another situation is that the King of Qin really wants to be on good terms with us." Qiang Yu said, "After all, there are many powerful enemies in the east of Qin. If the King of Qin wants to make a difference in China, he must appease the northwest. "
"So..." said the third elder, "Does King Qin really want to make peace with us?"
The fourth elder and fifth elder both tightened their brows, thinking about this possibility.
The reason why Qiang Yu repeatedly dealt with this matter was indeed not without selfish motives. He certainly wanted to reconcile the two parties so that he could escape unscathed.
"Why, if Da Qin takes the initiative to repair it, do you guys not believe it, or are you unwilling to accept it?" Qiang Yu asked when he saw that the four people in Yiqu had thought about it.
The three elders looked at Thorin at the same time and nodded in unison.
Of course Thorin understood what the elders meant, so he said to Qiang He: "If Great Qin really wants to make peace with Yiqu, or even Rong Di, then the entire Yiqu clan is willing to accept it happily, and let the humiliation of destroying the country be forgotten!"
"Hahaha, that's good." Qiang Yu said with a smile, "Brother, if you think like this, you are considering the overall situation."
After struggling for a long time, Qiang Yu finally made the four people in Yiqu let go of their hatred and be willing to be on good terms with Da Qin.
The most important thing is that the four people in Yiqu were determined to die after being captured. But from the perspective of Qiang Yu, their will to die must be dispelled. If they die, Qiang Yu and most of the warriors of the entire Qiang tribe will also be buried with them.
"Now that you have unified your thoughts, let's study how to win this competition." Qiang Yu said.
"Okay!" The third elder said first, "I fought with the flying crossbow battalion first. I feel that the reason why they are strong is because of their special flying crossbows. It seems that the range of the crossbow arrows is longer than that of ordinary crossbow arrows. And you can fire the next shot quickly.”
"Yes, not only the crossbow arrows, but also the weird shield-like weapons are very good. I suffered from that thing," Thorin said.
The fourth elder thought for a while and said: "Since King Qin said that we should fight one on one, he must be confident. Those two weapons are better than our weapons. If we fight one on one, we will definitely suffer."
"Then let's fight as a team." Thorin said, "Anti-Justice Channel will not leave anyone behind. If we want to win, we will win together, and if we want to lose, we will lose together."
"Yes!" the third elder said, "Let's fight in a team fight with them. Since we have more people, even if the ones in front lose, the physical strength behind them will be better than theirs. When the time comes, we and a few old guys will take the lead. You two young men The Lord remains at the end and will say nothing to ensure that you go first.”
"How could this happen?" Thorin said anxiously.
"Alas." The fourth elder stopped him, "Third brother is right. We are all buried up to our necks in the soil. Not to mention becoming slaves if we lose. Even if we die here from exhaustion, we still want you to return to your hometown and bring us with you." The tribe prospered."
"Yes, it's settled." The fifth elder finally said.
Seeing that they could not resist the three elders, the two had no choice but to nod in agreement, but they felt uncomfortable in their hearts.
