Chapter 95: Plausible
Gumo thought that he could easily harvest a large box of treasure, but unfortunately it backfired, so he had to return home. Later, the more he thought about it, the more unwilling he became, and the resentment that he couldn't ask for made him have a new idea of making money. So, the day after returning home, he said goodbye to his family and hurriedly embarked on a journey to Issai, the capital of Sambiland.
Sambiland was founded in 1233 by the Sambi family, an older aristocrat in the Eastern Continent, in the year 1233 of the Lepeilian calendar, which is one of the countries with a relatively long history. However, the current lord of Sambiland is not from an aristocratic background, but a commoner leader who led a plebeian uprising and overthrew the rule of the Sambi family more than a decade ago.
Kora officially ascended to the throne twelve years ago, and the first thing he did after taking power was to order the killing of all members of the Sambi family, young and old, and not a single one. But Sambiland did not get any better, and for twelve years, this land that had been the most fertile and suitable for cultivation in the Eastern Continent was now almost unable to support even the army. The wasteland in the territory is expanding year by year, and even the fertile and moist cultivated land that was once harvested is gradually being abandoned, and the reason for this is also inseparable from the current ruler.
In fact, the reason why Kora was able to become the king of Sambiland was not because of his outstanding leadership skills or combat experience, but because he picked up a big advantage in a lucky moment with a demagogic mouth. Originally born in a commoner family in Sambiland, he was lazy and idle since he was a child, but he was extremely yearning for the luxurious life of the aristocracy. Although he hasn't read for a few days and has hardly been out of the house, he is naturally clever and can always coax others to cheer for him. Although some people dismiss him, there are many who appreciate him and worship him. After all, since ancient times, it has been a natural law that things gather like and people gather in groups.
As we all know, Sambiland has always been rich in beauties, which are coveted by neighboring countries, especially the neighbor in the northwest, the largest country in the Eastern Continent, Herilandi, who often uses force to pressure the then King of Sambiland to pay tribute to him.
In the Eastern Continent, the status of females has been very low since ancient times, but the number of females is related to the number of populations of the country, and even determines the military strength. During war, armies tend to ruthlessly exterminate the male population of an enemy country, regardless of age, and unscrupulously take more females from the enemy country. By this means, the future population of the country is rapidly increased, and at the same time, the potential combat power of the enemy country is weakened in the future, so as to achieve the goal of completely destroying a country.
At the beginning of 1342 in the Lepelian calendar, the most powerful country in the Eastern Continent, Herilandi, deployed a million troops on the northwestern border of Sambiland, forcing Sambilander to pay a very large number of females to Herilandi every year. The king of Sambiland at that time naturally understood that paying tribute to the females was just an excuse for war, and that Herilandi's ambition was not just a group of females, but the purpose was to annex Sambiland.
In order to resist the most powerful army of Herilandi in the Eastern Continent at that time, Sambiland had to fight with all the strength of the country, and King Sambiland led his army to fight to the end. On that occasion, only 10,000 soldiers were left behind to guard the capital city of Issai, and it was this unavoidable decision that caused him to suffer from the enemy and lose his royal power.
In that great battle, the morale of Herilandi's army was high and invincible. Within a few days, Sambiland was defeated, suffering heavy casualties, and in the end only a few thousand men fled back to the capital in a panic. Herilandi, who had already won the victory, originally planned to take advantage of the victory and directly incorporate Sambilande into the territory of Herilandi as quickly as possible, but the heavens did not obey people's wishes, but the neighbor to the east of Herilandi - Naboland took advantage of the situation at this critical juncture to invade its eastern border, and when King Herilandi in the southern battlefield received the news, the Nabolandians had already broken through a large city on the eastern border of Herilandi.
As a result, King Herilandi had to abandon the remnants of his pursuit of Sambiland, and quickly retreat his army to the eastern frontier to stop the Naboland attack. After all, at that time, Sambiland saw that the climate could no longer be achieved, so King Herilandi was not worried, and planned to solve Naborland's burning problem first, and then go back to clean up the mess of Sambiland.
However, King Herilandi did not expect that this battle with the Nabollandians would last for nearly two years. In the previous battle of Sambiland, he made a wedding dress for others in vain, and since then he has forever lost himself to this vast and fertile land.
At the same time, the opportunistic Kola, who was born as a commoner, had already aimed at the moment of this national crisis.
Although he did not have any real talents, he was familiar with the way of clever words, and lobbied around with a mouthful, and successfully incited the common people of the whole country to revolt with him with the slogan "All men are created equal, and everyone enjoys the right to glory and wealth" in the hierarchical Eastern Continent. As a result, this rabble that quickly gathered picked up a big bargain in that very historical gap.
His slogans easily aroused the aspirations and fantasies of many people from a similar background, and people pinned all their hopes and aspirations on him, and pursued him with all kinds of praise, giving him the status of a god. For a time, he jumped from a commoner to the spiritual leader of the people of Sambiland, and quickly won the support and worship of the common people.
Therefore, he led this huge army of civilians, smashed and looted everywhere, destroyed all the military facilities and noble mansions in the country, and took the capital of Isai, which had only 10,000 defenders, without difficulty, and successfully occupied the palace. And the king of Sambiland, who was defeated by Herilandi and fled back to Isai in panic with thousands of remnants of his army from the battlefield, was tantamount to throwing himself into a trap. In this way, he easily and quickly seized the reign of Sambiland, and became the first lucky king in the history of the Eastern Continent.
After he came to power, in a sense, he did achieve the goal of his original slogan - "all men are created equal, and everyone has the right to glory and wealth." Since then, the ancient aristocratic bloodline of the Sambi family has been completely severed. The old nobles, who were not related to the Sambi family, all became the slaves of Kola, and Kola took pleasure in doing them in public, which was even better than what the old nobles had done in the past. Originally from a civilian background, he naturally knew how to impress the hearts of the people, and although his methods were despicable, he gave the civilians the pleasure of revenge, and made him more and more popular with the people.
The success and fame of the people of the whole country are enough to imitate them, and their fanatical worship of them has reached the point of blindness. No one doubted how selfish and extravagant his character was, and the admiration of the people transformed him from an idle scoundrel into a fantasy national hero.
The slogan "All men are created equal, and everyone has the right to glory and wealth" has also become the belief of the contemporary Sambiland people, and the words and deeds of an entire generation of people in the country have been deeply influenced by the words and deeds of the whole country, and they have been fantasizing that they can live a luxurious life without work like Kella.
The achievements of any truly great person in history have stood the test of time, but it is clear that he is not a great man. He has no real talents, let alone statecraft, and even if he holds the royal power, it can't change the fact that he is actually just a short-sighted, selfish vulgar person. In fact, it is not terrible to be talentless, but the most terrible thing is to be unvirtuous. Sambiland, who ruled under Kola, was far inferior to the rule of the previous generation of nobles that he overthrown. The so-called nobles who now live in the capital city of Isai are the rabble who once loitered with Kola and later followed him in their uprising. Ever since they became aristocrats, these like-minded fellows have begun to squander Howthorne's wealth without restraint, living a life of luxury and decay.
But it is precisely because this group of so-called aristocrats has set an example in realizing the dream that "everyone has the right to prosperity and wealth" that the impoverished people of Sambiland follow their example and dream of enjoying glory and wealth without working all day long. But in reality, except for a few followers who were close to Kola, who were lucky enough to become nobles, all the rest of them were just stepping stones for Kora and the nouveau riche to embark on the road to wealth. The vast majority of the rabble that followed him in revolt still found almost nothing, except for a brief period of fanaticism.
After Sambiland's reins were taken, the quality of life of the people worsened, rather than improved. Influenced by their idols, people gradually lost their enthusiasm for a good harvest through hard work, and almost no one in Sambiland imagined the future of the country. People's minds are filled with the desire to indulge and dislike, and the fertile land that was once abundant has gradually turned into a wasteland.
Compared with the blind crowd, he may be a little smarter, but at best he only conforms to the will of the people. Sambiland's current depression is by no means a "feat" of one person, but the result of the collective desire of the people of the whole country. After all, most people in this world like to worship clowns, and more and more people are giving up the wisdom that life gives them and are willing to go with the flow and be at the mercy of others. Of course, they will eventually pay the price for their laziness.
The fifty-two-year-old has been eating, drinking, and merryfully for the 12 years since he became king, and has had little trouble. It is rare to worry a little during this time, because the princess who has just started for a short time because his favorite princess was accidentally stung by poison when he was enjoying the flowers in the garden, and he has been lying in bed sickly for many days. You must know that this new princess is the most beautiful female that Kela has ever seen, not to mention the palace, even the entire Eastern Continent, I am afraid it will be difficult to find a second female more beautiful than her, it is a pity to lose it. Unfortunately, however, the useless healers in the palace were helpless, so Kora issued a bounty order, and although the number of attempts continued unabated, the results were still worrying.
The beauty had been unable to accompany him for many days, which made him worried. On this day, he heard that a commoner outside the palace who claimed to have a cure for the princess asked to see him, and the commoner said with great certainty that he was the only one in the world who knew the infallible cure. So he was anxious to have the commoner brought into the palace for questioning.
It was Gumo who came. As he walked, he looked around, and he was amazed by the extravagance and luxury of the palace, and he couldn't help but envy him even more. Everyone was originally from a commoner background, and they were about the same age, and he had already enjoyed glory and wealth in the palace, but he still had to work hard in the mountains, and he couldn't help but feel a little resentful. But if you can get a big box of treasure, if you can't enjoy the luxury, at least you don't have to sweat it all day long.
"You say you have a foolproof solution to heal Beauty's injuries?" asked Kora, impatiently.
Gu Mo raised his head and carefully looked at this former commoner, the current king, except for the slight paleness of his face, he was enviably fat, which showed that he was pampered and had never had any fatigue. He wore a glittering golden crown on his head, and his clothes were so luxurious that Gumo couldn't take his eyes off them, and that outfit alone was enough for his whole family to eat and drink for several lifetimes.
"Hey, I'll ask you, answer quickly. Ramen urged with a sullen look.
"Oh, I'm sorry, because Your Majesty is so powerful and handsome, that I lost my mind for a moment. Gu Mo hurriedly lowered his posture, in order to impress Kela and make him interested in the strange beast, Gu Mo deliberately exaggerated the facts. "In my hometown, there is a very high mountain, and there is a mysterious beast hidden in the mountain. The blood of the beast can not only detoxify and heal wounds, but also prolong life and make people immortal. Regardless of the severity of the injury, just drop the blood of the beast on the wound and heal quickly, and after a few days it will be intact without even a scar. ”
"Is there such a strange beast, why have I never heard of it?" said Kora, skeptically. After all, there have been too many people who have boasted about Haikou recently, but no one has been able to cure his beauty so far.
"I can vouch for my life, what I say is true!" Gumo hurriedly explained, "I used to hunt in that mountain, and I was also seriously injured, but every time I used to drop the blood of that strange beast on the wound, the bleeding was immediately stopped and healed. ”
"In that case, why don't you just catch that beast?" Although he still had doubts, the temptation of immortality had succeeded in impressing Kella, and he could no longer ignore it, and he couldn't help but start to move.
"Your Majesty doesn't know that the strange beast is not an ordinary beast, it is very spiritual, once it senses danger, it will immediately hide, and it is so large that I can't hold it at all. ”
"If you can't catch it, how did you get its blood to heal yourself?" said Kara, wondering.
"Uh......" Gu Mo secretly thought about it, and quickly lied to himself. "Because, when the beast was still very young, I was bitten by a beast of prey, and when I was hunting, I happened to pass by, and when I saw that it was pitiful, I kindly saved it, and from then on I gained its trust. Then one time, when I was accidentally injured while hunting, it took me to its lair and bit itself, dripping blood on my wound...... From this, I learned that the blood of that strange beast was comparable to that of a miracle medicine. ”
"I see!" The temptation of immortality made it easy for Kra to believe Gumo's clumsy lie, and she couldn't wait to ask, "Tell me where that beast's lair is?"
Only then did Gumo say unhurriedly, "The terrain where the beast is located is very precipitous, and its lair is hidden in a very hidden place, and no one can find it except me. ”
"Then it's up to you to lead the way, I'll send another thousand soldiers, and I don't believe I can't catch that beast. "Kela is eager to try.
"Your Majesty," Gumo hesitated, "if I take Your Majesty to the lair of the strange beast, then a large box of treasure in the bounty order ......"
"Hmph, what are you worried about? When I catch that strange beast, if its blood really cures my beauty, I will naturally reward you with a box of treasure. I'm the king of this country, am I going to lie to you?" said Kara unhappily.
"Of course I'm not suspicious of Your Majesty," Gu Mo hurriedly explained, fearing that the treasure that was about to slip away again, "just to confirm." ”
So, the next day, he couldn't wait to gather a thousand soldiers, and followed Gumo to set out on the mountain that was said to contain strange beasts.