Chapter 191 Disputes and Allies
There was an altar near Tongtianze. After the princes arrived, Emperor Xin led a group of princes to worship the ancestors of heaven and earth and the ghosts and gods from all directions.
After the sacrifice was over, the alliance of princes began. Emperor Xin sat on the main seat, and the ministers and princes of the Great Shang were on both sides of him according to their status.
Ao Bing's position is very forward, in the same row as the Sangong and Jiuqing, and stands opposite the four great princes.
At this time, Ao Bing suddenly thought of the Su Kingdom and couldn't help but look around. The result was not beyond his expectation. He did not find Su Hou among the princes.
This time the princes are gathering for an alliance, but the Su Kingdom has not yet arrived!
First they refused to pay tribute, and now they refused to participate in the alliance of princes. The Soviet Union was no longer provoking the great merchants, but actually rebelling.
Although many princes in the world disobeyed the great merchants, Su was the first to dare to jump out and openly rebel. If nothing else goes wrong, the country of Su will end badly, and it will definitely be destroyed by the great merchants with thunderous force.
At present, it is discovered that there are princes from the Su Kingdom who have not arrived, but Ao Bing is not the only one. They can naturally see what happened.
For this kind of prodigy, if Dashang didn't attack him with thunderous means, he would severely frighten the other princes who harbor disloyal intentions.
I'm afraid it won't be long before the world will be in chaos. I don't know how many princes will follow the example of Su State and jump out to rebel against the great merchants.
Shang can take Xia and replace him, so naturally they can take Shang and replace him. When Cheng Tang rebelled and took over the Xia Dynasty, the seeds of ambition were already planted in the hearts of the princes of the world.
"Since our ancestors raised armies and established great merchants..."
After the alliance of princes began, Emperor Xin praised his ancestors' achievements as usual and remembered their hard work. After that, the main topic was entered, and the princes from all walks of life spoke one after another, describing to the king the changes in the princely countries over the past thousand years.
This session lasted for several months, during which Ao Bing had been listening silently, which gave him a clear understanding of the current situation in Kyushu.
Not all what these princes said may be true, but at least most of it is true. Jiuding suppresses the luck of the nine states and can clearly show the strength and weakness of the national fortunes of the major vassal states.
The Great Shang holds the Nine Cauldrons, and by analyzing the fortunes of these vassal states, one can probably guess their true situation.
If the national fortune is booming, it means that the country is on the rise. If the national destiny is unstable, it means that there may be problems within the vassal state.
Everything else can be faked, but the fate of the country cannot be faked. Combined with what the princes said, you only need to compare it with the fate of the country, and it will be clear whether it is a lie.
Therefore, when these princes reported the situation of their respective countries to Emperor Xin, even if they did not report truthfully, what they said would not be too different from the real situation, so as not to be inconsistent with the national destiny presented by Jiuding.
Jiuding, as the divine weapon of the country, is not only a symbol. In addition to its power to suppress heaven and earth, it also has many wonderful functions, such as monitoring luck, searching for heavenly materials and earthly treasures, exploring dragon veins, etc.
These are extremely practical functions that can help the King of Humans better govern Kyushu. From this we can see that Emperor Yu was indeed worried about future generations.
But no matter how unfilial the descendants are, they can lose the world even if they have a divine weapon like Jiuding. Their incompetence makes people speechless...
After all the princes have finished speaking, this time the princes will meet The alliance then entered the next stage, which was the focus of this alliance meeting, the discussion stage.
The king of men and the princes discuss the world's major events together!
The princes can speak freely and discuss major internal and external affairs. Internally, the territory can be re-divided according to the strength of the princes to resolve conflicts among the princes. Externally, it is to attack disobedient people and barbarians from all directions to plunder resources.
Although Dashang is the orthodox human race, it is not without enemies, and there are many of them. Dongyi, Nanman, Xirong, and Beidi were distributed in all directions of Kyushu. They were the common enemies of the princes, and wars often broke out with them.
The barbarians from all directions each have their own abilities, and the eastern barbarians are respected. Like the princes of the Nine Provinces, they are all descendants of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors.
The reincarnation of Dayi was Yi, the leader of the Qiong clan, who was the leader of Dongyi. He once exiled the Xia lord and established himself as the queen. Only then did the name of Hou Yi pass down to the world.
Below Dongyi are Xirong. As powerful as the Zhou Dynasty, Xirong led an army to conquer the capital, and had to flee in embarrassment, and the whole family moved to Xiqi.
Although there are many conflicts among the princes, these conflicts are nothing compared with foreign enemies.
The so-called alliance of princes, in essence, means that the princes gather together to keep warm and discuss plans to conquer the barbarians from all directions.
The establishment of the four great princes, the four great princes in the east, west, south and north, was to target the barbarians from all directions. The four great princes would lead the princes from all directions to attack the barbarians from all directions.
As for Dashang, he is not idle either. As the lord of the world, Dashang's enemies would only become stronger. Although they would not attack barbarians from all directions, they would attack foreigners.
Like the remnants of the demon clan, the aliens from the North Sea, and so on.
Wen Zhong, the great master of the Shang Dynasty, led his army to the north. He has not returned yet, just to conquer the foreign tribes in the North Sea. As for the Beihai aliens, they may not sound famous, but they actually have a lot of background.
As far as the human race is concerned, the alien races in the North Sea are the remnants of the demon race and must be conquered. To the demon clan, the aliens from the North Sea are traitors and unrelenting enemies.
Yes, the so-called Beihai aliens were formerly the demon army under the command of the demon master Kunpeng. Since ancient times, they have separated themselves from the North Sea and become the dominant force in the world.
During the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period, the foreign tribes in Beihai were very honest and never set foot outside Beihai.
But since the Xia Dynasty, the human race has lost its human emperor. Maybe the foreign tribes in the North Sea felt that an opportunity had come, so they walked out of the North Sea and established the Beihai Kingdom on the shore, trying to challenge the human race's position as the hegemon of heaven and earth.
In response to this, Queen Xia was furious and sent a large army to attack him. He won a great victory and drove him back to Beihai.
After this battle, the foreign tribes in Beihai remained honest for a while, until the Ninth Generation Rebellion broke out in Dashang, which weakened the country and prevented the princes from coming for pilgrimage.
The aliens from the North Sea seized the opportunity and came ashore again to re-establish the North Sea Kingdom.
This time, the Shang Dynasty, with its weakened national power, failed to drive it back to Beihai like the Xia Dynasty. Instead, it fell into a tug-of-war with it. To this day, it still has not been able to solve this hidden danger.
Even the North Sea cannot be leveled. No wonder the princes are disobedient to the great merchants.
Not really!
......
After entering the discussion session, Emperor Xin did not disappoint Ao Bing. Before the princes could speak, he took the lead in speaking out Ao Bing's two proposals, namely revising history and building a void passage. Let the princes discuss the matter.
As expected, no one objected to the revision of history, and it was unanimously approved by the princes.
After all, compiling history is in the interests of the princes. It can make them famous in history, respected by future generations, and even favored by the fate of the human race.
This kind of good thing can only be done if you have a clear mind and know that you cannot oppose it. Because the compilation of history involves not only the interests of one family, but the interests of everyone.
Whoever opposes it is an enemy of everyone and will surely end up extremely miserable.
Revising history is in the interests of the princes, so no one objects. The establishment of a void passage was in the interests of the princes, so no one objected.
You can agree, but you cannot give up the ownership of the void channel. For this reason, the princes quarreled with Ao Bing. "Long Bo wants to build a void passage, and we will definitely support it, but Long Bo also has to think about it for us."
"The way is on the side of the couch, how can we allow others to snore and sleep. There is an extra void passage in the country that is beyond our control. From now on, who can sleep peacefully?"
"It's not us and the Doubting Dragon. Uncle's intention is that this matter is too dangerous, and there is no reason to leave it to outsiders if his own safety is endangered."
"But still. In that case, Long Bo wants to build a void passage, but the control of the passage must be handed over. If Long Bo feels that he is at a loss, then we will be responsible for the materials needed to build the void passage."
Due to Ao Bing's status, the princes of small countries did not dare to speak, but the princes of large countries did not have so many scruples and directly laid out the bottom line.
You can build a void passage, but you must hand over control. I will never give in on this!
"I can understand that you are worried about the safety of the country. But if you wait until the safety is more serious, won't the safety of Longzhou become less important?"
"If the control of the void passage is given to you, doesn't that mean that the world The princes can send troops to attack Longzhou at any time as long as they are willing? "
The princes have their worries, and Ao Bing also has his own worries.
With the control of the void passage in his hands, Longzhou threatens the princes of the world. But if the control of the void passage is handed over, the princes of the world will threaten Longzhou.
How could Ao Bing agree to such a thing. No matter how much you say, prehistoric times are still a place where fists speak. How many saints among the princes want Ao Bing to give in?
Moreover, if he retreats when facing the princes today, will he also have to retreat when facing all races and the many Taoists with great supernatural powers tomorrow?
The scope of Ao Bing's plan to build a void passage is not only Kyushu, but the entire prehistoric world. There are also many forces that they have to face that are stronger than the princes.
So, he must not retreat. Once he retreats, he will only retreat more and more in the future.
On the contrary, if he can stick to the bottom line today and never take a step back, then he will undoubtedly be more confident when negotiating with other forces in the future. The human race didn't even ask me to give in. Are you more awesome than the human race?
"If Long Bo is worried about the safety of Longzhou, just change the center. Everyone happens to be there, just choose a place that everyone can accept."
Some princes replied that in his opinion, Ao Bing's worries were completely unreasonable. He was afraid that the princes from all over the world would besiege Longzhou. It would be easy to just change the center.
“Can’t change!”
Hearing this, Ao Bing said firmly. Then, he was afraid that everyone would be confused, so he explained:
“It was not my intention. Choose Dragon Continent, but the center can only be located in Dragon Continent. As you all know, then open up. The formation of the void passage was created by me, Jie Jiao. "The void passage of Longzhou is the first void passage created by this formation. Therefore, this passage has energy." Blessed by luck, it is capable of growth and can be extended infinitely.”
"This also makes it much simpler to build a new void channel with this void channel as the core than to reopen a new void channel. It can save at least a thousand times the resources."
"At the same time, The void passage extended in this way is not only more stable and safe, but can also continue to extend and connect more places. ”
"With a point Arrancar, after the void passage is completed, we only need to invest a small amount of resources to divert it, extend it to other cities, and connect the entire country."
Ao Bing patiently analyzed the pros and cons for them and told them the benefits of using Longzhou as the center. They could save a lot of resources and spend a small amount of money to do big things.
Of course, if you want to save money, there is no price. Being subject to Longzhou is inevitable.
"I see, that Dragon Island really cannot be replaced."
Hearing this, all the princes nodded. There is no shortage of such things as resources. If you can save them, of course you must save them. However, they still couldn't accept it due to the restriction of Longzhou.
The benefits of being able to set up a void channel are too great for them to refuse. According to Ao Bing, the purpose of setting up the void passage is to facilitate the immortals to sort out the earth's veins.
Isn’t this a good thing for the princes? It seems as if the earth veins are not blocked in the fiefdoms of the princes.
Someone helped them sort out the earth's veins for free. They were happy before it was too late, so how could they refuse.
Moreover, after the void channel is set up, the convenience brought to them does not end there. Let's just say that with the void passage, reinforcements will undoubtedly arrive faster.
Even big countries like Zhou were sometimes attacked by barbarians, let alone those small countries.
If the reinforcements arrive in time, they may be able to save the country, but if the reinforcements arrive late, they may not be able to escape the fate of destroying the country.
Therefore, the small country Sub-country does not actually care about the hidden dangers of the void passage. Compared with the threat from Longzhou, the threat from the barbarians is undoubtedly greater.
The real bargainers with Ao Bing are those big countries that are not afraid of the barbarians.
...
Ao Bing argued with the princes for a long time about the control of the void passage, but still no one could convince anyone.
At this time, Ao Bing felt that the heat was almost over, and his attitude softened, and he gave way appropriately:
"What you are worried about is nothing more than worrying that the Human Dragon Kingdom will use the void passage to attack you. Here, I make a promise that the Human Dragon Kingdom will never make the first move.”
“So, what do you think?”
When he said this, Ao Bing really felt that he was sincere enough. If the princes didn't know how to praise him, then he would have to be tough.
"If this is the case, I have the consent of the Xin family."
After all, Ao Bing was not disappointed. Finally, some princes bowed their heads and agreed.
“You have the Xin family!”
Hearing this name, Ao Bing subconsciously raised his head and looked over.
What he saw was a middle-aged man with a handsome face. Sensing Ao Bing's gaze, he smiled and nodded to show goodwill.
Goodwill...
At this time, Ao Bing suddenly realized that he also had allies among the princes. And the Xin family is his staunchest ally.
The Youxin family has an extremely ancient origin and is the mother clan of Emperor Yu.
Later, when the Xia Dynasty was established, due to dissatisfaction with Xia Qi's usurpation of the throne, the Xin family was divided into two parts. One part joined Dongyi, and the other part surrendered to the Xia Dynasty and was controlled by Xia Qi's son.
The one in front of Ao Bing is the Xin family, which was the one that surrendered to the Xia Dynasty. But now, they are not only descendants of Queen Yu, but also Chengtang's wife clan. In the future, it will become the mother clan of the Zhou Dynasty.
Chengtang's wife was the daughter of the Youxin family, and Yi Yin, the Prime Minister of the country, also came from the Youxin family. Well, Xibohou's wife is also the daughter of the You Xin family.
This family is so beautiful!
(End of this chapter)