In the courtyard, under the locust tree, Wen Zhong sat here, looking at the letter of war in his hand in silence for a long time, surrounded by strong men who came together from the Yue Kingdom.
Some people walked around, and some stretched their necks to see what was written on the letter of challenge. It was unexpected that Wen Zhong was silent for such a long time. Others were scratching their heads and holding back one by one. Even Yijing can't do it.
Wen Zhong is very dissatisfied with everyone's reaction!
What age has it been, are you still doing the same thing as bloodline aristocrats here? Don’t you know that every one of them doesn’t know how to cultivate their mind first? One by one, they can't even control their emotions at the basic level, and they are still walking on the ancient road here, acting recklessly, following their own desires to develop their bloodlines...
These are all methods from ancient times!
But think about the origin of the Yue Kingdom. It is said that they are descendants of King Yu. The blood of the nobles in the country are basically water-type, but are they descendants of King Yu? This is really hard to say.
Anyway, even the current Yue Marquis Gou Jian himself does not have the blood of King Yu...
However, this kind of topic is not allowed to be touched within the country of Yue. Therefore, writing style is just what you think about in your mind.
But what Wen Zhong wants to say is that the Yue State was still very weak tens of thousands of years ago. The reason why the State of Yue was strong was because after the State of Wu became strong, it gradually became stronger with the support of the State of Chu.
However, Chu State only wanted to let Yue State contain Wu State a little, not to make Yue State really strong.
The most striking evidence is that it has been 10,000 years since the Three Saints established the five realms of Qi training, but the traditional blood nobles still dominate the Yue Kingdom.
Although Yue Hou Gou Jian was determined to reform, Gou Jian had just ascended the throne. He succeeded because his father Yunchang could no longer suppress the erosion of himself by the power of heaven and earth, so he abdicated directly.
Wu State is not attacking Yue State now. It is difficult to say whether it has anything to do with Yunchang.
Yunchang didn't have much time left to live, and even voluntarily abdicated because he could not suppress the erosion of the power of heaven and earth. At this time, who is willing to fight with a guy who may turn away at any time?
One person works hard, but ten people can't resist him.
A first-generation monarch directly converted to Taoism. Who knows how much damage he could cause before leaving?
Such a madman, such a time bomb, it is better to wait for a while, until this madman is completely dead, it will not be too late to attack the Yue Kingdom.
However, how long can Yunchang fight for peace for Gou Jian?
In today's Yue Kingdom, they are the only two first-generation monarchs on the surface.
Once Yunchang dies, the consequences will be unimaginable!
Some countries may appear to be great princes, but in fact there may be only one first-generation monarch per generation in the country.
As for Ou Zhizi, he only forged swords in the Yue Kingdom and had a trading relationship with the Yue Kingdom. Maybe after Ou Zhizi forged several innate swords one day, he would leave one or two for the Yue Kingdom. In this way, the heritage of Yue State will be deeper.
Thinking of the current situation within the country of Yue, and looking at the so-called elites in front of him, Wen Zhong felt tired. How could he govern the country of Yue well with such a group of scum?
"Don't worry, everyone, this is Lord Yan's declaration of war for us."
"Master Yan said he wanted to meet our Dai Viet warriors!"
"Then fight him!"
"Yeah, what's there to be afraid of? Fight them!"
"Our warriors in Dai Viet are not afraid of monsters, ghosts and monsters. How can we be afraid of a twenty-year-old boy?"
"Where to fight?"
"when?"
"How do you calculate winning or losing?"
"There are two ways of decisive battles. The first is for soldiers to fight against soldiers, and for ministers to fight against ministers."
"That won't work. We're separated by the jungle and the army can't come over. The soldiers here alone are no match for us."
"Well, the second type of alchemist is a warlock, a Taoist priest, and a Taoist priest each. They win two out of three games."
"Why go to all this trouble? Let's just go straight to the battle. Either we lose everything or they lose everything. The loser will get out, and the winner will get these four counties. How great!" A certain strong man said directly.
After hearing what he said, Wen Zhong's eyes widened and he looked at him in disbelief, as if he was looking at some greatest idiot.
"Well, what's the problem? Doctor Wen, why are you looking at me like that?"
"Oh, I was just wondering, did you think about it when you said this?"
Hearing this, the strong man subconsciously wanted to take action to let Wen Zhong know why the flowers were so red.
But Wen Zhong just gave him a look, and he immediately withered.
When he was in China, he had competed with Wenzhong several times, and he was beaten hard every time, and he failed more often than not.
Although Dai Viet men are not afraid of failure, they do not want to be beaten for no reason.
"This is so complicated. Anyway, your Majesty said, I will listen to you this time. You have the final say."
Hearing this, Wen Zhong waved his hand and everyone became quiet.
"In Yancheng today, there are more than a dozen Taoist priests on the surface."
"In Yancheng today, there are no less than a hundred top-quality magic weapons on the surface."
"The best magic weapon? Is it the one you used to conquer me, Doctor Wen? There are so many of them? Is Yancheng so powerful?"
Wen Zhong was tired and congested. He no longer wanted to explain anything. He waved his hand and everyone shut up again.
Seeing everyone shut up, Wenzhong decided that after returning, he would vigorously promote the inheritance of Qi Refiners and let everyone practice a little bit.
"The total population of Yancheng is no less than 20 million, and there are at least 200,000 Qi practitioners. Moreover, Yancheng has always advocated the integration of Taoism into life. Their annual income is at least 100 billion, with no upper limit..."
"Is this Qi Master so powerful? He must be fake!"
"False news!"
"Yes, it's false at first glance. No matter how powerful Yancheng is, can it be as powerful as Da Chu?"
"Yes, if Qi Refiners are really so powerful, why hasn't Da Chu popularized the Qi Refiner tradition?"
Obviously, in the eyes of these Yue nobles, Chu is the symbol of the civilized world and the sun in the world. As for the countries in the Central Plains? They are just a bunch of villains.
At this moment, Wenzhong only felt that the road to reform was long and arduous.
The country of Yue is what it is today, relying on learning from the state of Chu and relying on the support of the state of Chu.
It is no exaggeration to say that the thoughts, practices, and inheritance of the nobles in the Yue Kingdom are all in line with the Chu Kingdom.
The next reform of Wenzhong is to make the Yue Kingdom no longer look to the Chu Kingdom and no longer use the Chu Kingdom as the standard, but to turn around and learn from the Qi Refiners.
Even if you think about it, you will know how difficult it is to carry out such a reform!
Did Chu and Yue fall out?
No!
Doesn’t Chu State support Yue State?
No!
With the support of Chu State, is it possible to suddenly ask Yue State to not use Chu State's standards, but to learn the standards of Qi Refiners?
Will those with vested interests allow it?
These nobles in front of me are already the king's people, and they all yearn for the Chu Kingdom. What about the die-hards in the country?
That's a real benefit.
At this moment, Wen Zhong discovered somewhat sadly that reform would not be successful.
At least, in today's Yue State, reform will never succeed no matter what.
Maybe only one day, when more than half of the nobles in the country die, and the Yue Kingdom is in danger of being destroyed, will there really be a chance to carry out reforms.
But when that time comes, why doesn't the Wu State simply destroy the Yue State in one go, but instead leaves enough time for the Yue State to reform and develop?
Wen Zhong can’t figure it out!
I can’t figure it out even after racking my brain!
"Shut up, everyone. I'm going to say something next. Listen, I'll ask you questions."
"Okay, Yonghui stays, the others leave first."
After everyone left, Wen Zhong continued: "Yancheng is very strong, very strong."
"Even if we all die here, we are no match for Yancheng."
"Moreover, this place is not bordered by the Yue Kingdom. Even if everything goes well, it will just be an extra enclave. Let's come here to observe the Wu Kingdom and other countries."
"In the past, our country was too far away from the Central Plains. The three clans of Han, Zhao, and Wei have begun to seriously study the Taoism of Qi Refiners. How can we be stronger than Han, Zhao, and Wei?"
"For our Yue Kingdom, these ten counties and the ten counties on the Chaohe River are the most cutting-edge and advanced concepts, Taoist methods and Taoist training methods in the world today."
"In the past three years, I have purchased every issue of Yancheng Journal and sent it back to China. You have also read it for three years. You should also feel it?"
Hearing this, Yong Hui, who was still pretending to be a strong man from Dai Viet just now, sighed and sat down under the locust tree: "I do feel that those spells are so complicated that we can't play with them!"
"Indeed, I am actually aware of your worries, Doctor Wen, but there is nothing we can do about it. We in the Yue Kingdom are where we are today because of the help of the Chu Kingdom!"
"But Chu State's help is comprehensive and systematic. We have now fallen deeply into this system and there is no way back!"
"Our country of Yue has not even mastered the ability to refining related secret medicines in large quantities and cheaply!"
"Yes, let's just say that the people of this country have made a breakthrough and become scholars. We also have the related secret medicine, but it is not cheap enough to be promoted on a large scale. We can only buy it from the Chu State. But if you buy from the Chu State, you have to listen to the Chu State. .”
"To put it harshly, we are just dogs of the Chu State. The key secrets of our blood inheritance method are in the hands of the Chu State. The Chu State does not want to see us studying the relevant secrets ourselves. Once discovered, we will use it immediately. Attack us in various ways."
"Doctor Wen, we don't know how many people in our country are openly loyal to the king, but actually loyal to the Chu State. Secretly, they may be holding Chu State's money and secret medicine."
"So, you can just talk to us about some things, and you must not make them public in the country."
"I also discovered that Doctor Wen you are truly loyal to the monarch, so I am telling you this."
"Actually, there have been many Dai Viet warriors throughout the ages who have noticed the problem, but whenever someone tries to change it, the warrior will die from demon disasters and at the hands of demons. As for whether they are really killed by demons No, we don’t know either.”
"Our Yue Kingdom has a total of five inheritances at the level of the first generation monarchs, three of which were passed down from the Chu Kingdom. The key secret medicines among them are all in the hands of the Chu Kingdom and are controlled by others. There is no way."
Hearing this, Wen Zhong sighed: "So, this hope can only be in the next generation."
"Although these four southern counties are not large in area, they have a large population. In the past three years, I have been investigating the outstanding talents of the younger generation and found many outstanding young people. Next, as long as we can successfully take away these young people Man, you won’t lose money in these three years.”
"As for the next step, we will go directly to Yancheng and study openly. We may stay in Yancheng in the future, but we must fight this battle seriously."
"This battle is obviously going to be fierce, and some people are going to die. You should know who among them is from the Chu State, right?" Wen Zhong suddenly asked.
Yonghui nodded.
"Hey, it's hard to change the older generation, so let's start with the next generation."
"There are many junior schools and intermediate schools in Yancheng. We will send the slightly better next generation to these schools directly and anonymously. They will be the seeds of future reform..."
As he spoke, Wen Zhong waved his hand, and Yong Hui left.
Wen Zhong took out a jade pendant and started talking to Gou Jian: "Your Majesty, this is the situation."
"Next, I will directly contact Wu State and ask Wu State to send people to take the opportunity to fight Yancheng."
"If Wu is willing to send Taoist soldiers, let them put the armor of the Yue on board and the flag of the Yue to fight in Yancheng. Let's collect intelligence and take a look at the latest and most cutting-edge fighting methods. It's good for the next step. One-step reform provides direction.”
"As long as Wu Guo is willing, they can fight however they want!"
"If Wu State is unwilling, I think it is unlikely. Wu State also needs to take this opportunity to collect intelligence on Yancheng."
"Of course, I will also explain all this to Yancheng."
"That's right, there is no need for us in Dai Viet to fight to the death with Yancheng over a mere enclave. It's not worth it!"
"Yes, I think so too. Moreover, in the past three years, we have successively discovered thousands of young people with doctor potential in these four counties, and most of them have been quietly transferred. Even if Yancheng gets In these four counties, all those with potential have been selected, but their value is actually not as great as expected."
There are only so many talents, and they will be gone after selection.
As long as there are people, over time, are you afraid that there will be no more talents?
Obviously, the current literary genre is the former concept.
"When the time comes for the battle between Wu State and Yancheng, we can just watch it honestly."
"If Yancheng wins, it means that Yancheng is indeed a valuable and powerful partner, and we can consider cooperating with Yancheng against Wu in the future."
"If Yancheng loses, we will continue to stay in these four counties, continue to fight against each other, and help Yancheng when needed, so as not to lose them too quickly. But in that case, the Wu Kingdom will definitely expand even more... …”
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will communicate with Wu State next, and then discuss the matter with Yancheng..."
(End of chapter)
