vrcanaries Chapter 196 Diplomatic Missions to Dayan
Chapter 196 Diplomatic Missions to Dayan
The rebuttal from everyone made that person so angry that his face turned red. He didn't know how to defend himself. He just said, "Anyway, he is not good enough. The best people in the world are the ones in the martial arts world," and then left in a hurry.
If they weren't in the capital, he would have dared to draw his sword and chop people.
On the high platform, the storyteller continued to talk about the affairs of the underworld in Dayan.
These people struggle for their livelihood every day, but everyone has a dream of traveling the world with a sword and a green robe on a white horse. Everyone envies the free and easy life in the world, so these stories are particularly attractive.
The empress saw this scene, frowned slightly and asked,
"Chang Gong, what do you think of the Ranger?"
While eating, Shen Changgong said leisurely,
"Confucians use literature to disrupt the law, while knights use force to break the law. These knights-errant have both advantages and disadvantages.
They usually disregard the laws of the court and have their own set of rules and codes of conduct. They will help others when they see injustice. Sometimes they can eliminate harm for the people, but sometimes they will disrupt the law.
Most people who practice martial arts are impulsive and will fight at the slightest disagreement, which will result in casualties. They are an unstable factor, but most of these people are loyal and righteous, and they are trustworthy and will definitely do what they say.
If left unchecked, it will be used by people with ulterior motives to oppose the imperial court, which will be a disaster.
If it can be used properly, it can become a sword in our hands and be used to our advantage."
Yan Fu shook his head.
"But these knights-errant usually regard the imperial court as their enemy, and call those who work for the imperial officials "imperial lackeys." They are very disgusted with working for us."
Shen Changgong smiled slightly, gently touched Yan Fuyao's little head and said,
"Don't just look at the surface of things. Don't just know what it is but not why it is. When you see something, you know what it is like, but you also need to think about why it is like that.
Among them, there were certainly some officials who were rampant in the countryside and bullied the people. When the knights saw this, they naturally thought that the court was bad.
Moreover, the so-called court lackeys are nothing more than an excuse for their jealousy after failing to get the love they want.
Again, people don’t hate privileges, they just hate that the privileges are not theirs.
In the hands of bad people, privilege is a tool for making money and oppressing others. In the hands of good people, privilege is the power to speak up for the people and do justice.
If we recruit a group of good knights, give them special privileges, and allow them to punish evil and promote good, will they be willing to serve as henchmen of the imperial court?
Yan Fuyao sneered and said,
"I'm afraid that your criteria for selecting good people can also be bought and sold, and eventually fall into the hands of bad people."
"Yeah, let's take our time. As long as they don't cause any trouble, just ignore them. I just want to know who spread the news that I'm Dayan's number one expert. Telling the truth is just bringing bad luck to me. Are you trying to flatter me?"
The Empress and Gongsun Wan'er both looked at him with disdain.
After dinner, Shen Changgong suggested accompanying the empress shopping. Along the way, he bought some strange little gadgets for the empress, which made her smile.
Although accompanying your girlfriend shopping is very tiring, it is also a good way to cultivate feelings.
But you have to be careful when choosing a gift. The empress has seen all kinds of rare treasures, gold, silver and jewelry, so you have to choose something that she has never seen before and that is both beautiful and fun.
The empress was in a good mood, walking in the bustling market, and talking,
"There are a few important things I need to tell you."
"Well, you said."
"First, in the west, because of the invasion of the Kun army, we didn't have time to pacify the three kings in the west. Now they see that we have defeated the Kun army, and there are only three vassal kings left in the country, so they are afraid.
They have written to me one after another, expressing their willingness to surrender their military power and requesting that the court send a general to take over. They are willing to move their families to the capital, and they do not want any real power or official positions, but only a sinecure in the Imperial Clan Court. They are also willing to accept the Enfeoffment Order, which would divide all their property equally, and that their titles would not be hereditary.
Shen Changgong smiled when he heard this.
"Oh, they are scared out of their wits. Fine, if they want to come back, then come back. They are guarding the border, and we are forcing them too hard. It would be bad if they colluded with the grassland barbarians like Prince Ning did with Kun State.
When they come back, don't touch them. This will let the people of the world see that Your Majesty does not want to kill all the relatives, but is purely to eliminate the rebellious princes. We must also show our love and kindness to those who are obedient, otherwise the people of the world will really say that you are a tyrant.
When I return this time, I will promote a few people and take over the military power."
"Well, it's good that you think so. The second thing is that Han Xuan's troops of Kun Country are stationed a hundred miles south of Yaoguan Pass, which is where the Yuhuatian troops were stationed before.
After that, they stopped advancing because the enemy was too numerous and deep behind enemy lines, so the Southern King did not take the initiative to attack."
"Well, this is also expected. Only a fool would attack Yan at this time."
Shen Changgong held the empress's hand, like a couple in a free love relationship, but they were talking about national affairs.
"And then there's the matter of the messenger."
Yan Fuyao said slowly,
"A few days after we defeated Yuhuatian, the two nations of Qi and Liang decided to secretly send envoys, disguised as merchants, through Kun Nation to visit our country.
Both countries have sent high-ranking officials this time, which shows their sincerity in joining forces with our country to attack Kun State."
"It seems the spies we sent at the beginning of the war have worked."
"Yes, it's you who anticipated the enemy, planned the situation, and laid out the plan thousands of miles away. You arranged all these things long ago. I admire you very much."
"Admiration is useless, liking me is what matters. Now's the perfect time. How long will it take for them to arrive?"
"It will probably take more than half a month. They disguised themselves as merchants and rode in carriages at full speed all the way here."
"That's perfect. We'll let them see our artillery then."
"Hmm? Are you sure you want to let them see something this important?"
Yan Fuyao was puzzled. Shouldn't this kind of thing be kept hidden?
Shen Changgong laughed and said,
“Once something like this is used once on the battlefield, it’s no longer a secret. Furthermore, fighting Kun Country is bound to be a protracted war, and they would have known about it long ago.
Instead of doing this, we might as well be open and honest and let them see it first.
Firstly, it is to let them see the strength of our Dayan and strengthen their confidence in joining forces with us.
Secondly, we also have to tell them that even without them, we have this powerful weapon and can destroy the Kun Kingdom. In this way, we can give them less of the Kun Kingdom’s territory during negotiations.
By the way, it can also deter these two countries so that they dare not have any evil intentions.
Then we will sign an alliance with them and tell them that we destroyed Kun Kingdom only for revenge, not to invade them."