Chapter 140: The Hero Who Was Taken
Niwan was the closest city to the capital of Lixi, which was once a small village when Lixi was still part of Miluo, but later developed into a large city due to the construction of the capital by King Lixi nearby.
King Lisi's name is Kanji Maniwang, and Lisi is the second king who inherited the throne from his father more than a decade ago.
However, Kanji did not inherit the founding courage of the previous King Lixi, he was detained externally and arrogant internally, although his talents were limited, he did not like others to lower himself.
Thus, in addition to continuing to complete the border walls that his father had built, he was going around building statues, monuments, and palace-like tax points to establish his authority and presence among the people, even more than he had during his father's reign.
"It's not a matter of self-interest!" explained Otis eagerly,
"If we join forces to resist, we will be able to keep the entire southern region after victory. If we sit idly by, in the event of the defeat of Nuland and Dorodo in the future, the northern countries will inevitably take advantage of the victory and expand, and then we will be weak, and I am afraid that it will be even more difficult for us to protect ourselves. Then Kanji suddenly showed a condescending look, and said arrogantly: "First of all, tell me the purpose of your coming from Ferdorus. ”
"It's not a matter of self-interest!" explained Otis eagerly,
"If we join forces to resist, we will be able to keep the entire southern region after victory. If we sit idly by, in the event of the defeat of Nuland and Dorodo in the future, the northern countries will inevitably take advantage of the victory and expand, and then we will be weak, and I am afraid that it will be even more difficult for us to protect ourselves. Quettis thought that if King Licy understood the importance of this, the problem would not be difficult to solve, and the next time there was a rainy season, the commoners of Licy would no longer have to eat the hard-to-swallow pickled rhizomes.
But he never expected that Kanji would take his good intentions for malice, and immediately shouted angrily: "Hmph, do you think that the Lisse I govern is no better than the Fodorus of a group of peasants? What do you know? It's ridiculous! I am the most honorable king of Licy, and everything in this country can only be at my disposal, and it is not the turn of an ignorant farmer to dictate him." When he came to Niwan, it was not the season to sow crops, but he had learned a lot about Lixi folk culture from the locals during his travels, so he decided that when he passed through Niwan, he must visit the statue of the hero that was revered, and even selected some crop seeds from Ferdorus in advance to be dedicated to the hero.
Hearing this, Kanji smiled disapprovingly: "You are just asking for trouble, even if the northern country really plans to invade the south, it will not be our turn to worry, isn't there still Nuland and Dorodo in front of us? What's more, now Sambiland has been incorporated into Nuland." If the Great War really broke out, then Nuland should bear the brunt of the war, what do we have to do?"
Most of the civilians who depend on farming for a living can only rely on the weather, and when the weather is good, the food and clothing of the year can be settled.
Therefore, it is very important to have sufficient grain reserves. So, he calmly explained, "Actually, in Ferdorus, we still have many short-term crops that do not need to be taken care of by a lot of time and manpower, because many of them are originally wild and very vigorous, and some should be found in Lissie." With Your Majesty's permission, I may stay here for a while and pass on the crops and cultivation methods of Ferdorus to more people. In this way, not only will the Lixi grain depot be fully stocked for a long time, but the civilians will also be able to obtain sufficient food reserves to alleviate the crisis caused by the non-harvest season in the event of bad weather. After tossing and turning for a long time, Kanji finally nodded in satisfaction in front of the mirror, and then sat on the sedan chair covered with gold and was carried by the slaves to the palace hall.
Before Titis could react, Kanji shouted with a halberd: "Do you think that as long as you teach those commoners how to grow food, they will worship you like that lowly nwan, build you statues, and worship you day and night? Don't forget, I'm the most honorable master of this country. If it weren't for the walls I built to protect my ignorant subjects, Licy would have been invaded by her neighbors, and they would have been slaves. It was I who saved the country, and the person whom my subjects should be most grateful for and worshipped was me, but me!" King Lisi's name was Kanji Maniwang, and Lisi was the second king who had inherited the throne from his father more than ten years ago.
However, Kanji did not inherit the founding courage of the previous King Lixi, he was detained externally and arrogant internally, although his talents were limited, he did not like others to lower himself.
Thus, in addition to continuing to complete the border walls that his father had built, he was going around building statues, monuments, and palace-like tax points to establish his authority and presence among the people, even more than he had during his father's reign.
King Lisi's name is Kanji Maniwang, and Lisi is the second king who inherited the throne from his father more than a decade ago.
However, Kanji did not inherit the founding courage of the previous King Lixi, he was detained externally and arrogant internally, although his talents were limited, he did not like others to lower himself.
Thus, in addition to continuing to complete the border walls that his father had built, he was going around building statues, monuments, and palace-like tax points to establish his authority and presence among the people, even more than he had during his father's reign.
As ordinary as the hero was, he had only guarded a small village and a piece of farmland that wasn't much bigger than the village.
However, in the minds of the people, he is even more revered than the emperors who plundered the land and flaunted their exploits.
Because, in this land that is gradually closed by high walls, only the ordinary hero of the past has protected the lowly civilians, guarded this insignificant cultivated land, and only he has left a glimmer of hope for the survival of these simple people.
Despite the fact that the people were withering and hungry, King Lixi only accepted praise and did not allow anyone to accuse him of his faults, even if it was just a friendly suggestion, which would make him angry.
He has no special skills in his own right, he is just a rentier who lives on real estate income, so only by firmly occupying the right to rule the land can he maintain his survival advantage.
Perhaps it was a deep inferiority complex that caused him to desperately build high walls, build countless self-touting monuments, and rush to destroy heroic statues to cover up his incompetence.
For he had no other ability to make people serve him willingly and respect him.
When Titis really regained his senses, he realized that he had been swept away by the crowd again. King Lissie's soldiers drove past him with thousands of civilians whose hands were bound in chains.
They were in rags, tears were not dry, and their faces were full of despair, because the ruler of the country had taken the only hero in their hearts.
Looking back at the place where the statue of the hero once stood, there was only a piece of rubble left. The people stood silently at a distance and waited until all the king's soldiers had left, and then rushed forward...... By the time she finally got to where the statue had been, the crowd had almost dispersed.
In their hands, each of them carefully held a piece of destroyed statue rubble, and with this broken hope in their hands, they took heavy steps and turned back to the home that could not withstand the wind and rain.
King Licy was suddenly furious, and Titis was stunned, and then realized that he might have unwittingly offended the king's dignity, and for a moment he didn't know what to do.
King Lissie's fierce reaction caught Titis off guard. He proposed to teach Lisy how to grow crops, not for the sake of being adored by anyone, but simply in the hope that people would live a prosperous life without having to swallow the bitter pickled rhizomes.
The earth has long provided people with sufficient resources for survival, and as long as people work hard and cherish nature, they will not be threatened by hunger.
I saw Kanji get up from the throne, open his arms and point to the golden palace, and said proudly: "Look at my palace, look at my royal robe, which one is not a rare treasure? I didn't expect that I would have a chance to see your heroic appearance, but I have already heard your story. I think that no matter how the years change, as long as people are still working the land you once guarded, they will not forget you. Because there is another place in the world that no matter how much wealth and power you have, you can't reach it. No one can tear down the real heroes who stand in the hearts of the people. King Lisse's fierce reaction caught Titus off guard.
He proposed to teach Lisy how to grow crops, not for the sake of being adored by anyone, but simply in the hope that people would live a prosperous life without having to swallow the bitter pickled rhizomes.
The earth has long provided people with sufficient resources for survival, and as long as people work hard and cherish nature, they will not be threatened by hunger.
Concerned about his hometown, he did not notice the change in Kanji's attitude at all, and honestly stated the purpose of the trip: "That's right, because the northern countries have an increasingly strong desire for expansion, and I am afraid that the flames of war will burn to the south before long." Most of our southern countries are small and narrow, so my father thinks that if the southern countries can unite and resist together, they may have a chance to survive in the future. The purpose of my visit is to listen to His Majesty's opinion on behalf of my father. ”23.224.255.90,23.224.255.90; 0; pc; 1; Grinding Iron Literature