Chapter 39: The Mandate of Heaven
humiliated people, Zhuang asked the sage time, because he had a sense of guilt for doing evil, but not much, a little, but there was some aftertaste of stimulation.
He has his own insistence on a certain aspect, but he has never been stingy with his enemies, showing his shamelessness, obscenity and arrogance.
The goal has been achieved, and the revenge has been completed in stages, which can be regarded as a decision, leaving Lu Buming to play slowly with a small life, and there is no murderous intent for the time being.
There was still a tangled place between killing these two people before and Si Qinmi, but now that a decision has been made, people have become more relaxed.
Zhuang Xun didn't want Si Qinmi to bother, whether he killed or not, it was his own decision, don't have a relationship with Si Qinmi, make her annoyed, and don't even want this news to appear on Si Qinmi's desktop.
He didn't want Si Qinmi to be under pressure on her, if she didn't want to kill Lu Buming, he wouldn't think much about it, but she would also be under pressure.
If she wanted to kill Lu Buming, but because she was worried about her own feelings, these were all decisions that Zhuang Xun didn't want to think about, and it would make her embarrassed.
You can say that Zhuang Xun thinks too much, but it is because he thinks too much that he is worried that Si Qinmi also thinks too much.
So be arbitrary, just decide for yourself, and don't throw the problem to Si Qinmi, so that you don't have so much to think about, it's all your own decision.
If you give this choice to Si Qinmi, it seems that she is making a decision, and it seems to respect her, but in fact, it is throwing the party into the situation of choice, and any decision will seem wrong, and if it is not right, it will be annoying.
Although Zhuang Xun is sure that Si Qinmi loves herself wholeheartedly now, and she has no contact with Lu Buming for a long time, but not letting her choose to deal with this kind of thing, Zhuang Xun feels that it is a manifestation of loving her more and respecting her more.
Speaking of some twists, the explanation is that Zhuang Xun wants to strip away the connection between Si Qin Mi and Lu Buming, let Si Qin Mi cut her clean from before, and don't interfere in Lu Buming's affairs at all, so that this matter does not exist between the two.
He doesn't need to throw Lu Buming to kill Si Qin Mi to prove her loyalty to him, after all, Si Qin Mi is a lady who loves each other, not a toy like Zhao Luofu, and she can still bring it to Lu Buming to show off and conquer, no matter what Zhao Luofu thinks.
He is considerate, protective and loves Siqin Mi, so he doesn't want her to accept negative emotions, he doesn't want her to be hurt in the slightest, Lu Buming's handling of him can do it, no matter what he does to Lu Buming, Si Qin Mi will accept and support it, and strangle all the potential troubles.
Now Lu Buming is not alive or dead like this, so be it, Zhuang Xun is also satisfied with this kind of torture, although it is very evil, but it can really relax his emotions.
Lu Buming went from being angry to powerless last night, slapping the door panel and getting angry at Zhuang Xun, scolding and pinching in his mouth was blocked by Zhao, and now it is as quiet as death, Zhuang Xun fully enjoys the happiness of this revenge, the more Lu Buming breaks the defense, the happier he is, and realizes what he wants at the longevity banquet.
Yu Guozhuang asked the three people he hated the most, Xu Houde and Lu Buming, who made false certificates, and Qian Xinzhao, who sent someone to kill him, he didn't want to let go of any of them if he had the chance.
Last time, Xu Houde died well, but Zhuang Xun didn't see it when he went to hell, it's a pity, because Lu Buming has merit, Zhuang Xun doesn't want him to simply go to hell to be reincarnated, and now it's much more comfortable.
After hard work, sweating and exercise, to achieve the great harmony of heaven and earth, the supreme truth of the universe, Zhuang Xun left the Zhenguo Mansion with physical and mental pleasure.
There are still a lot of things to do, such as whether to fight Chengguo next, or to pinch the soft persimmon of Donghua King first.
That's right, the king of Donghua with an army of 200,000 is a soft persimmon in Zhuang Xun's eyes, compared to Li Pingyuan, who also raised an army of 200,000, there is too much difference.
In the face of Li Pingyuan's Zhuang inquiry, he was really afraid that he would not be able to beat, and it was different from Donghua Wang, who played cleverly, Li Pingyuan was an old fox, ruthless, and his son-in-law could be placed under house arrest, he couldn't believe it.
According to the intelligence, the king of Henan has taken refuge in Li Pingyuan, and now it is a situation of two big and one small, Zhuang Xun and Li Pingyuan have great power, and Donghua Wang has little power.
However, the competition between the two will leave a chance for the king of Donghua, and it is unacceptable for Zhuang Xun to unite with the king of Donghua.
It's not that Zhuang Xun is reluctant to land and has any hatred with the king of Donghua, it's because Zhuang Xun implements the new law here, and the new law is not good for the big family, but the king of Donghua is full of big families, they won't accept it, and they wish Zhuang Xun died.
Fortunately, the great family that supported King Yanghua was almost killed by the exile army, otherwise it is difficult to say whether it would be able to vote for Zhuang Xun.
Now Zhuang Xun is stuck in the problem of how to choose, and the whale swallows and eats, and Si Qinmi's letter also said that it is best to digest the current land and use one to two years to make the people recognize and support.
To fight a war is to fight the economy, uncontrolled expansion, collapse is obvious, and it is necessary to obtain practical land that can generate value.
According to the meaning of Si Qinmi's letter, even if you don't take these territories in Donghua Road, it's nothing, you can rest and recuperate on the spot, first popularize the new law, strengthen the national strength, and then start a new war to include the remaining land, and continue to repeat until you conquer the world.
Therefore, Zhuang Xun is currently also biased towards defense, holding the current land, and holding on to the king of Donghua in Chengguo, but the letter also said that regardless of Chengguo, leaving King Donghua is to leave a nail, and no matter who Zhuang Xun has a war with in the future, I believe that King Donghua will come to intervene.
Let the letter let Zhuang Xun decide whether to go more conservatively, slowly figure it out, or go radically to completely destroy the king of Donghua and drive the army out of the land of Yu.
War is a major national event, can not be easily decided, both statements are correct, the first situation is simple, that is, to delay the problem later, although not relying on the wisdom of future generations, but the way to leave the thunder is the same, is not sure whether Zhuang Xun can bear it at that time.
The second kind of difficulty that can be seen with the naked eye, because there is no such power, and Si Qinmi's letter also said that if it is only to destroy the king of Donghua, the great family will flee to the tent of Li Pingyuan, and it will be more difficult to govern the land of Donghua Road, and it will take more energy, so it is better to grasp the Dao County in your hands now.
Otherwise, we will do everything and drive Chengguo away, so that Chengguo will not be able to protect these families, cut off their back roads, and wipe them out.
Zhuang Xun also knew that the second method would be done once and for all, but he still had doubts about whether he could defeat Li Pingyuan, so he could only wait and see now.
"I don't know how Li Pingyuan replied." Zhuang Xun was inclined to the first plan, so he naturally wanted to reach an agreement with Li Pingyuan, and asked him if his appetite was satisfied.
The first option is split into two options, one is to unite with Li Pingyuan to destroy Donghua, even if he deals with people in the future, he only needs to concentrate on dealing with Chengguo, and the other is to keep the king of Donghua and not enhance the strength of Chengguo.
Zhuang Xun chose the first one again, because Chengguo still has a national capital dispute, and there is a chance to get it back, leaving the king of Donghua, his orthodoxy is questioned, and the second is that the king of Donghua must be staring at himself all the time, Li Pingyuan is not so free.
As for Li Pingyuan's house arrest, he will be released in front of the interests of the country, and he will be liquidated slowly in the future.
The letter was mainly about jointly settling the request of King Donghua, and even willing to give up most of the land to satisfy Li Pingyuan's appetite, Zhuang Xun only needed to master a few defensive levels.
He is too bloated now, most of the land has not been ruled for two years, and there are many problems that need to be focused on.
He hoped that the land issue could be resolved through negotiation, so as to avoid fighting each other, so that he would have time to develop for a period of time and better digest the land swallowed by whales.
While he was thinking about these things, Li Pingyuan was also reading the letter he wrote, and seemed to see Zhuang Xun's plan, and he smiled.
"Zhuang Xun invited me to besiege the king of Donghua, and agreed that when the time comes, most of Yu Dong will be handed over to Chengguo, Mrs. Jiang, what do you think." Stroking his beard and smiling, he put down the letter, and asked Mrs. Jiang on the side.
"Can the credibility of Zhuang Xun be trusted? The Three Kingdoms jumped sideways, Yu Guo and Zhao Guo trusted him so much, how did he do it? King Yu trusted him so much, but today he stole his country, and the world knows about the alliance with Zhao State, but now Zhao State is on the opposite side, and now he wants to make another alliance with Taishi, such a capricious person ......"
Empress Dowager Jiang didn't understand what she said, and she understood the remnants as soon as she heard it, accusing Zhuang Xun of being unparticular and capricious.
What Zhuang Xun did, his perspective was not only fine, but it was also a righteous thing, but when Empress Dowager Jiang said this, it seemed that there was some truth.
Since Zhuang Xun and Li Pingyuan are not compatible, the enemy of the enemy is a friend, and Empress Jiang later formed an army to find Li Pingyuan to cooperate, in order not to let Zhuang Xun be bad.
"Yes, but the conditions are really tempting, Mrs. Jiang, what you said about jointly expelling Zhuang Xun with the King of Donghua sounds very good, but what conditions can Mrs. Jiang provide."
Li Pingyuan raised his eyes, Zhuang Xun had already opened his own bargaining chips, he couldn't let Empress Dowager Jiang draw a pie here, the two sides talked about cooperation, and the exchange of interests was indispensable, and Zhao Guo's thoughts Li Pingyuan understood.
According to the step-by-step, he is already lagging behind Xia Guo, and Xia Guo's new policies are what he wants to do, but the current situation can no longer be implemented.
All kinds of things hindered his steps, obviously he was more powerful than Zhuang Xun at the beginning, and he was cautious in seeking to usurp the throne and missed a good opportunity.
And Zhuang Xun has established the Xia Kingdom, and the snake swallowing elephant has become a behemoth, especially after returning from the Zhao State, in terms of surface strength, it is no longer inferior to the Chengguo.
Although it doesn't seem to be very stable, Zhuang Xun is already ahead of Li Pingyuan, and Li Pingyuan can feel the personal threat.
Now it is necessary to bring in foreign aid to help him suppress Zhuang Xun, who has already hardened his wings, otherwise Li Pingyuan has a premonition that he will be pecked by Zhuang Xun.
He offended Zhao Guo before because there must be a war, and he predicted that he could build a country earlier than Zhuang Xun, and he would begin to unify Jizhou, and Zhuang Xun, who had a little strength, would submit to himself and he would have less trouble, which was one of the reasons why he was willing to give Zhuang Xun profits in the early stage.
Even if Zhuang Xun was deceived by Zhao Guo, he was not angry, because this did not affect his goal of unifying Jizhou after usurping the throne.
Now it's different, he hasn't usurped the throne yet, Zhuang Xun fled back from Zhao State, and took the seven paths of Youguo in vain, and this is about to start unifying Jizhou.
And this trend is something he can only delay, not stop, so he puts Zhuang Xun under house arrest, and he can't sit back and watch Zhuang Xun annex Yu State, and use the power of the two countries to deal with Chengguo or his new dynasty.
Zhuang Xun ran away again, stiffening the originally friendly relationship, and now Zhuang Xun has taken most of the territory of Yu State, so it is inevitable to unite Zhao State.
Between countries, there is no emotion, only interests, even if Li Pingyuan kills a partial division of Zhao State, Li Pingyuan is Zhuang Xun's father-in-law, and the interests can be formed for a short time.
After confirming this goal, it is easy to say that the next thing is to unite with Zhao Guowei to chase and intercept Zhuang Xun, so that Zhuang Xun has no ability to expand externally and increase national strength.
But it is impossible to be a thug for Zhao Guo in vain, even if this is something to be done in itself, Zhuang Xun's letter has become a sharp weapon for Li Pingyuan to ask Zhao Guo for help.
This means that Zhuang Xun surrendered to him, didn't care about his house arrest, and was even willing to give him benefits, as long as the two sides kept peace, did not conflict, and gave Zhao Guo and King Donghua a chance.
Li Pingyuan admired Zhuang Xun's forbearance, he was worthy of being a person who could retreat from Zhao State, and he was moved by the conditions, but he still needed more things.
"Taishi also bears the mandate of heaven, and there will be a battle with Zhuang Xun, and now agreeing to Zhuang Xun's request is tantamount to seeking skin with the tiger.
Now Zhuang Xun's foundation in Yu is unstable and the most vulnerable, so it is advisable to attack it unprepared and drive it away from Yu.
If the Taishi listens to the words of appeasement, and after a few years, Zhuang Xun inherits the legal system of the Yu State, and the internal stability is stable, and it is necessary to use force externally, and it will be too late to regret it. ”
Empress Dowager Jiang also saw Li Pingyuan's thoughts, and she didn't easily put chips down, they were cooperating, not supporting, and they had just supported Zhuang Xun, and they were still apprehensive.
"Destiny? Is there a mandate for Zhuang Xun? It can lead to the help of the vision of heaven and earth, and the earthquake is too exaggerated. ”
Li Pingyuan was quite interested in saying that the news of Zhuang Xun's accession to the throne earthquake may have been circulated in Kyushu, and it is difficult to say whether others believe it or not, but these people in Yu Country believe it.
In the words of the spies, the majestic Chengdian Pass has now been broken into a pile of residues, and then ask the locals, it is confirmed, what auspicious rui can be more deterrent than this, as if to tell the people of the world that this is the Son of Heaven chosen by God.
"There is no high or low mandate of heaven, it is all given by heaven, it's just a coincidence, if the Taishi is afraid, he can surrender to Zhuang Xun now, isn't the Taishi also Zhuang Xun's father-in-law, Concubine Li is so favored and is cited by Zhuang Xun as her right-hand man, she will inevitably let the Taishi's family live, and she doesn't care about the fault of the Taishi's house arrest."
Empress Dowager Jiang seemed to be smiling, her tone did not change, but she looked yin and yang, although she didn't understand why Zhuang Xun's ascension to the throne could cause an earthquake, but she understood who these emperor veins were who they were.
In particular, the owners of the green imperial veins basically have a strong ambition to be the emperor and the ability to realize it.
"You don't have to use this trick to provoke me, the gap is big, it's natural to surrender, my son-in-law, it's nothing to surrender."
Li Pingyuan grew up in the treacherous Chengguo, and his heart has long been like still water.
(End of chapter)