Chapter 187 Emperor Xin
The Human King invited him, and Ao Bing had to go. After simply instructing his cronies to find a place to set up camp, he followed Bigan who came in a hurry to the palace where the Human King was.
This is the privilege of the Human King. Other princes can only live in tents, but the Human King has a palace here, which is said to have been built during the Chengtang period.
At the beginning of the establishment of Dashang, Chengtang made an oath with the princes here to divide the world.
Following Bigan into the palace, you can see a majestic man sitting on the throne.
This person is Di Xin.
Of course, Di Xin is his title after death. According to the Shang system, he is called emperor after death and king when alive. Therefore, when the courtiers and princes have an audience with the Shang Emperor, they must address him as "Great King".
At the same time, the monarchs of this era do not claim to be me, a widower, or a solitary person, but to one person, taking the meaning of one person being the only one.
Although it was not the first time he had dealt with Di Xin, it was the first time Ao Bing saw him.
He looks like a man in his twenties, has a handsome face, wears a crown and clothes, is tall and burly, and has a heroic temperament.
Just sitting there without moving gave people a sense of calmness and authority. When people saw him, they subconsciously felt fear and did not dare to look directly at him.
Although later history books talked a lot about Emperor Xin's cruelty, they never denied his intelligence, saying that he was wise enough to refuse advice and his words were enough to cover up his mistakes.
The minister who can speak is speechless, he must have some ability, and it has nothing to do with being comatose.
"The princes of the outer vassal have met the king!"
Arriving at the center of the hall, Ao Bing bowed slightly, which was regarded as a salute.
In terms of status, although the princes were not as good as Di Xin, the co-owner of the world, they were not considered ministers, but more like shareholders of the world.
Although this world belongs to you, Dashang, my princes also have a share. In other words, the reason why Great Shang is the co-owner of the world is the result of the support of the princes.
If the princes support it, the Great Shang is the common master of the world. If the princes do not support it, then the common master of the world may have to be replaced.
The main reason why Xia lost the world was that it lost the support of the princes. So when the merchants launched an army to attack Daxia, no one came to help them, so they were defeated and lost the world.
The great merchants need the support of the princes in order to firmly sit on the throne of the common master of the world. Naturally, many princes will be given preferential treatment. They cannot be regarded as ministers and scolded at every turn.
Sharing the world with the princes was the same in the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties. Therefore, when the princes meet the king, their attitude does not need to be too low. They can just bow slightly to show respect.
If it were the princes from all directions who came, the human king would still have to return the gift. Otherwise, if Bohou felt that he was being slighted, he might just walk away in anger.
After that, not only could the King of Human Beings not be blamed, but he had to send someone to apologize.
This was the Shang Dynasty, not the Zhou Dynasty, let alone the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The etiquette system had not yet emerged, and Confucianism had not yet appeared, but there was no such thing as a king, a king, and a minister.
If the monarch goes too far and acts like a dictator, the princes will really dare to rebel.
"The name of Ren Longbo can be said to be like thunder to my ears. When I saw it today, I found it to be truly extraordinary. The power of the dragon boat shocked me even when I saw it. I felt it was not inferior to my great treasure, the Black Bird Flag of Destiny, of Great Shang."
"With this precious treasure, the Human Dragon Kingdom is not far away from becoming a great country."
Di Xin said very politely, praising the dragon boat in his words.
"Yes, this is the first time we have seen a ship traveling in the void. The talent of Long Bo is as amazing as ever."
After Di Xin spoke, the people in the palace The other ministers followed suit one after another. Although it is a scene, it is also true.
Although Ao Bing had never been to Chaoge, many changes had taken place in Chaoge because of his tribute. The dragon silk, dragon gauze and dragon silk unique to the Kingdom of Human and Dragon are all rare and fine products, gorgeous and noble, and deeply loved by the wealthy merchants and nobles.
There are also exquisite porcelain, paper, delicious fruit wine, medicinal foods that can increase cultivation, new varieties of vegetables, dragon rice containing dragon blood...
In terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, the Kingdom of Human and Dragon has made many advances, which has greatly improved the living habits of Chaoge, and even created a custom that the Kingdom of Human and Dragon is the most beautiful.
The influence spreads all over the clothing, food, housing and transportation. Naturally, even if Ao Bing has never been to Chaoge, he still has a huge influence there, and few people have not heard of his name.
"That's ridiculous, you guys are ridiculous."
As the saying goes, when you are polite to others, you must ask for something. Seeing how polite they are, Ao Bing can probably guess that the officials of the Great Shang Dynasty have something on their mind. Ask him for help.
As for how to help, Ao Bing couldn't think of it for a while. Because Dashang required too much from him.
Not to mention anything else, just being a closed disciple of Tongtian Cult Master is enough for Da Shang to try his best to curry favor with him.
Now Yuanshi Tianzun wants to destroy the Great Shang. Without the support of the Jiejiao Saint, how can they compete? Naturally, he had to try his best to hug Ao Bing's thigh.
After chatting with everyone for a while, at Di Xin's signal, Bigan opened his mouth and asked the real intention of inviting Ao Bing over: "Uncle Long, what do you think of Tongtianze? How many years can it last?"
When Ao Bing heard this, everyone was shocked. Is it so direct? At the same time, he also realized the purpose of the other party inviting him here. He wanted to ask him if there was any way to repair Tongtianze.
"Tongtian Ze is naturally excellent, but without Tongtian Jianmu, it has become a rootless source. It is only a matter of time before it dries up."
"In my estimation, if any If it is depleted naturally, it can last for at least a few hundred million years, but if it is over-exploited, it can only last for another million years or even hundreds of thousands of years."
Ao pondered for a while. B replied. What is a source without roots? It can only go out but not in. It is inevitable that it will dry up.
"Ren Longbo is both a disciple of Jiejiao and a descendant of Emperor Yu. Not only am I, the Great Shang, one with Jiejiao, but my ancestor married a descendant of Queen Yu. Our lineage can also be regarded as a descendant of Queen Yu."
“In this way, Uncle Ren Long is not an outsider, so we don’t hold back any more, and just openly ask, can this Tongtianze be saved?”
“If it can be saved? , how to save?”
“If there is no way to save Tongtianze, can Jiejiao find another treasure for my great merchant?”
Some people are impatient and can’t hide things, so they go directly to the rescue. Ao Bing asked.
Of course, he dared to ask this mainly because he really regarded Ao Bing as one of his own. The interests of both parties are integrated, and there is no need to hide some things.
“Let me think about it!”
Ao Bing did not answer immediately, but began to think seriously.
Before this, he had never thought that the officials of the Great Shang Dynasty would ask him for advice on how to repair Tongtianze. And from beginning to end, he never considered this issue.
The first time he saw Tongtianze, he thought of Tongtian Jianmu and did not consider Tongtianze at all.
In his opinion, Tongtianze is a derivative of Tongtian Jianmu. As long as Tongtian Jianmu is revived, a Tongtianze can be re-created, so why waste energy thinking about repairing it.
But looking at it now, he has neglected that Tongtianze is of no use to him, but it is the lifeblood of Dashang. Everyone from top to bottom of Dashang depends on it to live, so they have to build.
(End of this chapter)