In a large hall with no one else around.
Envoys from various countries gathered here.
They are said to be envoys, but in fact they are all former emperors of various countries.
It is true that he abdicated after the imperial edict and gave way to the wise, but this does not mean that the power will be transferred to the new emperor instantly. It is just that there is a different person on the dragon throne, but if you want to truly control the temple, you can't just sit on the dragon throne. .
It is a bit exaggerated to say that the soup is changed without changing the medicine, but the impact is bound to not be as big as imagined.
Without trusted ministers, ministers who faithfully carry out orders, a powerful emperor who can influence the interests of all parties in the court is nothing more than a puppet.
It is not that easy to be a good emperor.
Emperor Zong Ming, who had been scolded in this regard, reached the pinnacle of being indifferent to human affairs.
To a large extent, these people who came to the Xia Dynasty still had extremely critical influence on their country.
"We have already complied with his request and even sent a proton. Why don't we even want to meet him in person?"
The former emperor of Dai Viet had a sad face.
As the weakest among several countries, it was the last one Gu Dan came to visit, without even a shred of decent resistance - there were only two grandmasters left in Dai Viet, and you wanted to have a fight with the grandmaster?
That would be too ridiculous.
But it was precisely because of this that the trip to Dai Viet was the least eventful. After meeting Gu Dan, the Grand Master of Dai Viet only received a slap from Gu Dan and then decided to give up the resistance.
As the saying goes, misfortunes come with blessings, because Dai Viet is weak enough and has few masters, so it suffers the least damage. Even if it needs to be divided into a few percent of the national treasury, the number will be much smaller.
If we consider losses, Dai Viet is by no means the worst.
When it comes to material losses, Daqi is definitely the most unlucky.
As for the Grandmaster's disappointment, Dayong also had something to say.
It can be seen that sometimes being weaker is not a good thing that is acceptable.
It was precisely for this reason that he had great expectations for this trip to the Xia Dynasty, and he was even willing to send one of the few country-protecting grandmasters to the Xia Dynasty, just to not be weaker than the other countries.
The plan in his heart was nothing more than to please the person behind Xia Chao, without asking for any special privileges for Dai Viet. He still had this in mind, and he just asked Xia Chao not to change the words he said when he founded the country.
Pursue the principles of Mohism!
This is what he values most.
The Ten Meanings of Mohism cover many aspects, but the one he appreciates the most is the word "non-attack"!
Non-attack does not mean not to attack, but it means not to fight unjustly.
Although righteousness and unjustness are not decided by oneself, but with this reason, it is not easy to just fall out and suppress Dai Viet with a backhand, right?
When the four countries conquered the moon, Dai Viet gained almost nothing. On the contrary, the wars continued all year round, which greatly increased the burden on Dai Viet. If they could keep winning, it would be good to divide Dai Yue's wealth. The problem was that this The final result of the war was that they lost and had to compensate the Xia Dynasty, which caused their internal affairs to become almost corrupt.
If there is no time to recuperate, the foxes in Dai Viet should start barking, and maybe a few more stone figures can be fished out of the river.
Faced with this situation, he did not feel sorry for himself. After resigning as emperor, he went to battle in person, just because he wanted to see Gu Dan again, without asking for any promise, even if it would make him feel at ease, just in case he could get some guarantee Or an unexpected surprise, which is naturally the best thing.
As soon as the results came over, he found that the other countries had the same idea as him!
We've all been foxes for thousands of years, so who needs guidance?
Everyone knows very well that as long as that person has not died of old age, or a strong man who can surpass the master level does not appear in each country, then the future era of this world will definitely be the era of the Xia Dynasty!
Although Wang Mang seems to be a little stretched now, and even needs to be scolded, the only thing missing is some sufficient talents who can manage the four parties!
As long as we wait a few more years and select officials with suitable talents, the whole country will definitely take on a completely new look. By then, if the four countries want to join in the fun, they will be hot on the face but cold on the bottom.
The congratulatory gifts sent by the four countries were quite generous, and the former monarch personally visited him. In both emotional and logical terms, he showed full respect, so why did he not even want to meet him in person?
This really makes people feel uneasy, and Dai Viet, who is the weakest, is also the most frightened.
Although their territory is small, their conditions are poor! Although they don't have much wealth, their people are poor! Although they were a defeated country, they still sent a grandmaster!
If you don't look at the monk's face and look at the Buddha's face, do you still want Dai Viet to kneel down and beg for help?
If it's useful, it's not impossible.
"The thoughts of those people are no longer the same as ours. Everything in the world is probably nothing worth pursuing for them, so they should never judge others by themselves."
The former emperor of Dayong was quite calm. After witnessing with his own eyes that Gu Dan easily suppressed Dayong's secret kill, he lost any spirit of resistance.
Anyway, it is impossible to correct the other party's attitude through force. In this case, you have to correct your own attitude.
When you are the one in power, others will try their best to figure out your attitude. A raise of your brows or a hook of your lips can interpret thousands of meanings.
But when you are a subordinate, you must change your mentality and figure out what others think.
"This is absolutely true!"
The former emperor of Daqing also nodded repeatedly, quite agreeing with these words.
When it comes to the conflicts with Da Yue, several countries have to step back a little, and Da Qing is the one who offended him the most.
But the royal family of Daqing was not completely liquidated by Gu Dan. Even the punishment was no different from other countries. It was a complete bowl of water. Daqing was not punished because of the previous hatred. The people who have been cheated have no way to live.
Judging from this courage and openness, the other party is by no means the kind of person who is ready to kill everyone and kill his whole family at every turn.
He has never used force to show mercy to others, so he has to be admired and even dare not disobey.
Benevolence, justice and morality are easy to say and everyone can talk about them, but how difficult is it to practice them?
That person had indeed done it, so they were very convinced. Regardless of whether they were intimidated by force or not, they all showed their greatest sincerity.
If the opponent is a person who wants to kill everyone, what greets Xia Chao at this time will not be a carefully prepared gift, but countless troops who are forced to fight to the death.
Gu Dan kept fishing in the lake, and they didn't lose the fish or the net, which was good for everyone.
"I am a layman."
The former emperor of Dai Viet said helplessly: "I really can't fathom the character of such a master."
If you have been poor for a long enough time, you will inevitably become a little petty.
To put it simply, I understand all the principles. Can you give me an accurate answer?
It also makes people feel at ease!
"What's not easy to figure out? You're not familiar with Grandmaster, and you're not familiar with Grandmaster?"
The former Emperor of Dayong shrugged slightly, "Just think about what most masters are like, that's about it."
As soon as these words came out, the former emperor of Dai Viet was stunned.
What does a Grandmaster look like?
Of course, there is no need to talk about force.
If they put down their force, what would most of the masters actually look like?
As the most powerful emperor in the past, the Grand Master was not an unattainable existence. They knew a lot.
When personal force reaches its peak in this world and there is no way out for the rest of their lives, what else can these people do?
The choice of most masters is to continue to indulge their desires.
Such as taking hundreds or thousands of concubines, such as playing the game of thirty years in the world, such as pursuing the insignificant innate realm, such as raising the flag of rebellion in a country that is about to collapse, such as creating a theory to express one's heart. Morality.
These are all personal desires. Of course, the more noble ones can also be called ideals.
The fact that the road cannot come to an end is a kind of sadness for many people; but the road has come to an end and there is no way ahead, so why is it not another kind of sadness?
Not even worse than the former.
This is the case for a master who is at the pinnacle of the secular world.
This is also the path that most masters will choose. Most of them have been able to do things based on their hearts. Don't worry about whether they can succeed or not. Just say whether you did it or not!
In addition, most masters are actually very lonely.
Yes, lonely.
Only when facing people of the same generation, or even strong men of the same level, can one have a high level of conversation.
A hundred and twenty years of life may not seem like much.
But in such an era, how many people can live beyond the age of seventy?
Real ordinary people, even if they have not faced any natural disasters, man-made disasters, wars, and chaos in the world, their extremely heavy labor has long deprived them of their vitality. Being able to live past the age of forty is considered a long life.
And if you want to become a master, even if you climb the martial arts road from the beginning, it will be impossible if you don't have thirty or forty years!
Mo Qiu, who is known as a born saint, only started to become famous after he was forty years old.
For many masters, it will only be later.
By the time they become masters, there will probably be very few of their contemporaries left.
When you reach your peak, and even when your body is in a 'young' state compared to Shou Yuan, one thing you have to face is to see with your own eyes that the few familiar faces around you are getting older. go.
After they truly become familiar with and adapt to the Grandmaster's strength, how many people will be able to stay with them?
It's not that the master is heartless and voluntarily lonely, but after experiencing this for himself, many people started watching it.
If you are not someone of the same generation, what else is there to deal with?
In a few years or ten years, none of them may be around anymore.
After a few more experiences, even a grandmaster who was quite enthusiastic at first will gradually lose his enthusiasm, so that in the eyes of outsiders, he will appear to be aloof and inconspicuous.
If a grandmaster also needs to put some mark on him, then apart from strength, loneliness is undoubtedly one of the biggest marks.
"You mean that after all the familiar people pass away, he may not stay in Dayue or Xia Dynasty?"
The former emperor of Dayong was a little confused, "But what does that have to do with us? Can we survive until that time!"
Indeed, apart from Gu Dan getting old, or there being strong men of the same level in the country to fight against him, there is another possibility that he will leave on his own.
But before that, he had to wait until all the people he knew were old and there was no place worth remembering.
Don't talk about anything else, just say that the current Emperor Xia is just in his early thirties, which is far from old, and he will definitely live longer than them.
What to do in the intervening decades?
You can't expect the other person to just wave your hand and pat the butt tomorrow and leave, never to come back again, right?
I would never dare to do this!
"Don't think too highly of yourself. Is there a possibility that he means that to that existence, we are no different from ordinary people? He doesn't pay as much attention to us as you think, so he doesn't need to come forward. What should I explain to you?"
Qi Yinglong, who had been silent until now, finally spoke, but what he said was not pleasant at all.
Because of Gu Dan's unwillingness to be exposed in front of others, when he mentioned others, he used pronouns rather than direct names. Anyway, anyone who could discuss them with each other knew exactly who he was talking about.
Qi Yinglong, who had been taught a hard lesson by Gu Dan, was actually the calmest one.
At least he believed most that Gu Dan would not betray his promise. Otherwise, why would he have said those words when he was in the Daqi Palace before?
"It's enough to manage the country well, promote Mohism, make the people live a better life, and do their own thing well. If he doesn't come to us, it means he hasn't changed his mind. If he really comes, it may not be a good thing. .”
Qi Yinglong said this.
"Ah."
The former emperor of Dai Viet also sneered.
The Daqi family has a great cause, can withstand hardships, and has enough confidence, but Da Yue does not!
Countries are different and cannot work together!
Da Qi didn't want to see that person again, Da Yue thought about it very much, not to mention being spineless and having no dignity.
There was a stalemate in the atmosphere, and the eunuch who stayed outside the main hall shouted loudly: "The Emperor Xia is here~"
A call finally broke the already frozen atmosphere.
Several envoys adjusted their facial expressions, and the slightly unhappy atmosphere disappeared, with varying degrees of smiles on everyone's faces.
Not to mention being amiable, at least he doesn't appear to be aloof from strangers.
Not long after, Wang Mang's steady footsteps came from far and near, and he stepped into the palace, holding a package in his hand.
"How many of you are here? That would be great."
When he saw a few people, Wang Mang didn't show any concern for his manners. He spoke enthusiastically as if he was a very familiar friend.
"I dare to ask Emperor Xia, do you need help with anything? But if you need help, I, Dayong, can do anything."
Before anyone else could speak, the former Dayong Emperor spoke first, focusing on a wealthy man.
A country that has endured from the Great Master's Disaster to this day, although it has always been modest, its wealth is extremely astonishing. It is not inferior to Daqi at all, or even better.
If Xia Dynasty can be settled by just giving some things in exchange for Dayong's stability, then he would not feel bad at all, or even impatient.
"No no no."
Upon hearing this, Wang Mang shook his head repeatedly. Instead of nodding in agreement, he said seriously: "The Xia Dynasty was first established. You have already sent a generous gift on behalf of various countries. The Xia Dynasty claims to be a country of etiquette. How can we continue to do so?" Asking for something? As the saying goes, it is rude to come and not go back. We cannot let you just prepare gifts for the Xia Dynasty. The Xia Dynasty also has gifts for you, no less than you!"
"Gift?"
Several former emperors looked at each other.
What gifts could the Xia Dynasty have just established? I dare to say that it is not inferior to the gift they carefully prepared!
Even the supplies were sent by them. Even now, a large number of people from various countries are still in Yuzhou to help deal with the impact caused by the bursting of the Yuanhe River.
Apart from materials and manpower, what other gift could make Emperor Xia so proud, and even dare to say that it was not inferior to them?
You can't be prepared to cede a state to a country, right?
Don’t dare to ask for it even if you give it to me!
Throwing away the messy thoughts in their minds, several people had already made up their minds.
If the other party takes out a goose feather, divides it into several petals, and gives them to each other, he will definitely nod his head and say he is satisfied.
It saves the other party from using other excuses to cause trouble.
In full view of everyone, Wang Mang lifted the package and gently opened a corner to reveal the things hidden inside.
Inside are pills that are almost milky white?
Several people looked at each other.
In what age are you still giving pills?
We don’t know that Emperor Zongming was tricked by alchemists for more than 20 years, right?
And looking at the number of pills, it's a bit too much.
Things are rare and valuable, so it can be seen that those pills are definitely not good things.
Even if you want to be perfunctory, there is no need to use the incident of Otsuki's previous court to insinuate us!
Could it be that this is a way to remind us not to think about those messy things, not to seek immortality and surpass the Xia Dynasty?
With different thoughts in their minds, several people stood blankly for a moment.
Then he realized what he was doing and praised dryly: "Good thing, Emperor Xia is interested!"
(End of chapter)
