Chapter 20: The Art of War
"It's easy to say, it's up to you to implement it." Wu Jinghong raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the desert, "You live in an oasis, you should know what is the only thing that can stop the spread of sand, right?" β
"Water?" The lord frowned in confusion.
"It's a plant." Adom affirmed.
Wu Jinghong nodded, "What the Lord of the Kingdom and Adom said is very important, have you ever heard of the Five Elements?" The five elements are divided into metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, and the five elements are interrelated and interrelated. Among them, Mu Ke Tu, Tu Ke Shui. β
Both the Lord and Adom nodded thoughtfully.
"The water that the lord of the country said is the first thing that the desert swallows, and it is precisely because of the principle of the five elements that water is the most difficult to survive in the desert. And these hundreds of thousands of people in the rain country can't leave the water, this is your first problem. β
Jiuzun is free now, and he eats slowly, well, the side dishes here taste really good. He looked at Wu Jinghong from afar, his eyes were shining.
Wu Jinghong sipped his saliva to moisten his throat, but the lord of the country was a little impatient, "I don't understand the five elements you said, but do you want to say later, use plants to block desertification?" β
"......" Wu Jinghong smiled and said nothing, and motioned for the lord to continue.
"We tried this method countless times, but the scope was too wide and the area was too large for us to do too much planting. And it takes time to grow when planting, and during this time, desertification is serious! β
Wu Jinghong smiled indifferently and gave the lord of the country a slightly calm look, "Listen to me." β
Sun Tzu said: Whoever is on the battlefield first and treats the enemy, and then on the battlefield tends to stand and work. This is the words of Sun Tzu's Art of War, what does the lord of the country know? β
"You have said that it is the art of war, how can it be used in governing the country? What's more, the main thing is to cure disasters! "The lord of the country is even more anxious, and he looks like he hates iron but not steel.
Adom pressed the arm of the lord of the kingdom and said softly, "The lord of the kingdom is at ease, I wish that the culture is broad and profound, and the various doctrines are very exciting, let's listen to the princess." β
"If we want to heal a plague, we can see it as an enemy. If you want to defeat the enemy with one move, you must concentrate on the right time, place and people. Wu Jinghong nodded appreciatively at Adom, "Sun Tzu's Art of War says that if we take the lead in a favorable position, we will be in a favorable position to wait for work; If we rush to fight in the battlefield later, we can only be beaten passively, and we will fight and retreat. β
Adom's eyes lit up as he gripped the lord's arm.
"We use the method of greening the desert with plants to treat disasters, and naturally we must also take into account the preemptive strike, and we can't wait for the sand to come, and then green, otherwise we will repeatedly fall into a passive situation, constantly retreating, until we are swallowed by the desert!"
Jiuzun blinked, as if he thought that there was something wrong with his eyes and ears - this princess of Yunguo is really not simple, she can use the art of war here, very wonderful, very wonderful!
The lord of the country who sat on the high seat seemed to have finally turned this corner, came up with some doorways, and stood up excitedly, "Wonderful, wonderful!" Adom, have you heard, it seems that there is hope for the Lord to save the country! β
Adom was not so optimistic, frowned and meditated for a while, and then cautiously said to Wu Jinghong, "There is no problem with the princess's method, but it ...... be implemented."
Wu Jinghong waved his hand again and again, "The lord of the country, Adom, this is all for Jinghong, the rest is the business of your locals, I don't have a deep understanding of this place, you need to conduct your own field investigations, accurate analysis can be implemented." β
"If you don't have too deep a deep understanding, you can slowly understand it, so the princess might as well solve this problem for the master here." The lord of the country laughed loudly, as if the evil spirit of the previous lords of the rain country for decades had come out, and the eyes that looked at Wu Jinghong were also eager.
Wu Jinghong was stunned, but he didn't expect this lord to say this, "Lord of the country, Jinghong is the princess of Yunguo, not an idle person, Jinghong is here to go to Gu, not to be a strategist in the rain country." He also asked the lord of the country to give an order as soon as possible to help Jinghong go to Gu, so that Jinghong could return to Yunguo as soon as possible. β
After speaking, the room was silent.
Wu Jinghong raised his eyes to look at the lord of the country, the lord of the country looked calm, his face was as usual, and he looked at her for a while before he smiled and said, "Her Royal Highness the princess, why be anxious, the lord is saying that the longevity Gu in your body is not desirable in a day, you can live in peace, and the lord will arrange someone to go to Gu for you." β
"Thank you!" Wu Jinghong knew in his heart that the lord of the country wanted to let him stay here to solve the problem for him. At the moment, she was a little angry in her heart, she was kind enough to give advice, but now she is imprisoned here?
"Well, come, take the two of you to the back to rest!" The lord of the country smiled with satisfaction, and with a wave of his hand, a maid came to lead the way, but Wu Jinghong was angry but couldn't say it clearly, so he had to endure and leave first.
After the two of them left, Adom turned his head to face the lord of the country, with a helpless expression, "How can you blackmail the princess of Yunguo!" β
"Since she has a way, it is better to let her do it!" The lord of the country raised his head stiffly, "Look, we have thought of so many ways to no avail, don't you think the method she said is also good?" β
"Now that they've made a suggestion, let's do it ourselves! You are so tough and threatening, if the princess would rather die than give in, then it will be troublesome! β
"Don't worry, she can run all the way from Dayuan to Gu, she must want to live." The lord of the country touched Adom's hand comfortingly, "Let's not go to Gu for her first, and then mention this matter when she helps us control the desertification and the people are at ease." β
Adom closed his eyes, this lord of the country, he has imagined many things very beautifully since he was a child, he has really been locked up in this small rain country for too long!
The maid walked quietly beside her, only reminding her at the fork in the road, Wu Jinghong was a little irritable in her heart, and she had no intention of observing the surrounding environment.
"The flowers and plants in the rain country are really beautiful, and they can be found everywhere you go." Jiuzun raised his hand and was about to pick the small flowers outside the corridor, but was hurriedly stopped by the maid, "No! β
"Huh?" Jiuzun turned around and wondered, "Don't you let you pick a single flower?" It's not that stingy, is it? β
The maid lowered her head in embarrassment and explained, "King Shura doesn't know that there are Gu worms everywhere in the national hall, even if they can't be seen, they still exist, especially in these living things, it's better for the two of you to be careful." β
"Oh......" Jiuzun nodded, and withdrew his hand obediently. As he walked, he saw a strange statue squatting around the corner, so he was about to reach out and touch it, but was stopped by the maid again, he turned around a little helplessly, "This can't be touched?" Isn't this a lifeless statue? β
"This ...... Gu insects have different physiques, so the hiding places are also different, for the safety of the two, it is better not to touch them. β
"It's really boring...... Jiuzun shook his head and obediently followed.
The place where they rested was behind the main hall, and they walked half a circle around the outer corridors, and after passing through the main hall, they arrived.
One on the left and one on the right, the lounge of the two is far away across the main hall.
"That's right." Before entering the house, Jiuzun turned back and asked, "Can't you touch the things in this house?" Can I lie on the bed? β
"Of course, the lounge is specially prepared for the two of you, please feel free." The maid responded obediently.
When a person sat in the room, Wu Jinghong felt weak, and his waist and legs ached.
Considering that she was still an old woman with inconvenient legs and feet at this time, she had to resign herself to climb into bed and rest with her mind in peace.
When she was about to fall asleep, she vaguely felt a voice in the room, she woke up suddenly, and before she could roll her eyes to see who it was, she heard Jiuzun's lazy voice, "You are so leisurely, you can actually sleep." β
ββ¦β¦ What are you doing here without taking a break? Wu Jinghong secretly let out a long breath, and she was still worried in her heart that it was the lord of the country who was secretly doing something!
"I'll come and see how many more days you can jump!" After Jiuzun finished speaking angrily, he was about to turn around and leave.
Wu Jinghong was funny for a while, if you are worried about me, I will say it directly, why do you have to make trouble if you don't say it well?
"I guess what we're saying here will reach their ears." Before Jiuzun moved his feet, Wu Jinghong spoke, "Just what I want to tell them is that I, Wu Jinghong, have never been a soft persimmon to be manipulated by others, and I help them just as a reward for going to Gu for me." Everyone has dealings and helps each other, which is a fair trade. β
"Fair trade?" Jiuzun looked at her, smiling rather than smiling, this little princess is sometimes mature and steady, sometimes how can this idea be so naΓ―ve?
"Everything in this world is a fair deal, King Shura, like you." Wu Jinghong looked back at Jiuzun with a light smile, "If you start a war and kill many soldiers from other countries, your subjects will also die because of it, and your soldiers will also be ruined in the war." β
"......" Jiuzun had nothing to say.
"The problem of the Rain Country is actually not only this, but all I need is to go to Gu, so if I stay and help them, this is an unequal deal." Wu Jinghong said firmly, "If they don't go for me and want me to help them solve their problems, then I'd rather go back as they are and find someone else." β
Jiuzun raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile, "Yes, yes, I finally have some princess spirit." You said that you are a dignified princess of Yunguo, with such a noble status, why did you come here to enter the dungeon and offer advice, and the people of Dayuan can't laugh at you when they hear it? β
"Oh, that's a mistake." Wu Jinghong chuckled, "If you talk about your identity, King Shura is naturally not far behind, your name has already resounded throughout the Great Plains." If you let the people of Dayuan know your current situation, you will probably raise troops to commit it tomorrow, right? β
Jiuzun hooked his lips and smiled, his eyebrows and eyes were bright - who would raise troops for him from afar? I'm afraid it's only his royal brother who can't hold down the throne!
The two gradually silenced, and talked about other inconsequential topics intermittently, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
However, the lord of the kingdom, who was still sitting on the high platform of the main hall, and Adom, who was waiting beside him, had less harmonious faces.
"The ...... of the Lord"