Miyun quickly knelt on the ground tremblingly, his head lowered almost to the level of the floor.
"It's not that you are useless as a lobbyist. I don't believe there are people in this world who can't be explained or persuaded. Because everyone has something to ask for, and if you satisfy his wish, he will naturally be willing to be with you. Besides,
Even if inducement fails, you can still use coercion. You have to make him realize the benefits of surrender, and also make him realize the cost of disobedience." King Yuchuan took it from the tray brought by his subordinates.
He picked up a new teacup, took a sip and said to Miyun: "Get up."
The powerful and majestic King Yuchuan is now a bit old, his temples are as white as snow, and his brows often show signs of fatigue.
The Hronks grow and age quickly, and their lifespans are shorter than those of the Chuanning people. They become adults at the age of fourteen, and reach the legal marriage age at the age of fifteen. When they are about forty, they will have a stooped figure and double sideburns.
The current King Yuchuan is nearly fifty years old, and the dense wrinkles on his face are deeply engraved on the sagging skin, like ravines.
"Please give me a little more time. I have already revealed to Wu Haosen that King Anduo developed the antidote. He should understand that if they lose their use value with King Anduo, they will also lose their use in Weihe County.
He has the qualifications to settle down and live in peace. In order to survive, he will carefully consider our proposal, and maybe he will change his mind soon." Miyun said quickly, keeping his eyes on King Yuchuan's expression.
King Yuchuan's face softened a little, and his tone softened a lot: "This matter is not urgent at first. Please be patient and persuade that Wu Haosen. There are many heroes among my subjects, but it is a pity that our population is too small. If we really have
If King Andor fights, we may not be able to gain the upper hand. If we can make these Chuanning people turn against King Andor for the sake of survival and be willing to be our pawns, we will be able to go more smoothly in the future."
"Are you really going to risk the lives of tens of millions of Hronks and provoke a war with King Andor?" Nozzi suddenly appeared at the door and asked urgently.
"Why are you becoming more and more unruly? Did I let you in?" King Yuchuan raised his eyebrows in displeasure and scolded him. He stared at the anxious second son and continued: "Do you think I did this?
Is this all to satisfy our own ambitions? Even if we want to live in peace, King Andor will not be willing. If we are not prepared for war, we will become destitute prisoners in the future. Our status may be threatened at any time.
In front of the enemy, attacking is to protect yourself."
Nozzi argued excitedly: "I don't understand, why do you have to compete? Can't you just continue to live on your own side and not interfere with each other?"
King Yuchuan walked up to him, sneered and said: "My child, you are too naive. Peace gained without bloodshed is short-lived, it is the illusion of calm before the storm."
"But..." Nuo Qi wanted to say something more, but was interrupted impatiently by King Yuchuan: "Sooner or later you will understand what I said today. You only know how to covet the moment of stability. In terms of ambition and courage, you
I can't compare to your brother." King Yuchuan shook his head, showing disappointment.
"I only know that war means killing and bloodshed and sacrifice! Why did those innocent citizens and soldiers lose their lives for your current situation?" Nozzi shouted emotionally, and then strode out of the room.
King Yuchuan looked at Nuo Qi's back disappearing through the door and was so angry that he broke another cup.
Mi Yun stepped forward cautiously, took out his handkerchief and wiped the tea spilled on the back of his hands and cuffs by King Yuchuan, and advised: "Don't be angry, His Highness is kind-hearted and always has an innocent heart. This is a good thing. It's just that
He is still young and certainly does not think about things as long-term as you do, so he only cares about temporary gains and losses and sacrifices."
"I know that he has a simple mind and is too compassionate. He is not as decisive as his brother. There is nothing wrong with being kind, but if you want to rule thousands of people, being kind will only make it difficult for you to achieve great things. I have only one child.
Then of the two sons, one is brave and reckless, violent and perverse; the other only knows benevolence, righteousness and morality, without courage or domineering. It is true that neither of them is successful." King Yuchuan said helplessly.
Mi Yun said: "You are still young, and you still have plenty of time to train your two highnesses. The most urgent task right now is to deal with the increasingly powerful King Andor."
"Well, if this kid Nozzi still has that ability, he will definitely be able to give me a great help, so that I will not be too hesitant to make decisions. Unfortunately, he has lost that ability since his serious illness."
"Actually..." Miyun spoke mysteriously and whispered in King Yuchuan's ear: "I heard that there is a woman among the Chuanning people who has the same skills as His Highness the Second Highness."
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Nuoqi lay on the bed and hugged the quilt tightly, with cold sweat on his forehead. He dreamed that he was in a cold and humid place with no one around him. He called out to his attendants in his dream, but no one answered. Suddenly, someone took a photo.
He patted his back. Nozzi, who was lying on the bed, shook as if the scene had really happened.
In the dream, he suddenly turned around and saw a strange-looking woman looking at him. The woman was petite, her skin was not the light blue color unique to the Hronks, and her eyes were smaller than theirs. But her eyes were smiling.
Meaningful, kind and bright. The woman stretched out her hand towards him and said something that he couldn't understand.
"Your Highness, are you having nightmares?" A deep male voice suddenly woke up Noqi. Noqi suddenly sat up from the bed, looked at Miyun in front of him and said: "Who asked you to enter my room? You
Are you spying on me?"
"Please forgive me, Your Highness. I just heard that you brought back a laborer from Chuanning from the street and sent his companions back to Weihe County."
Nuo Qi glanced at the faint sunshine outside the window, turned to glare at Miyun and said, "Just because of this, you came to my room early in the morning? Why do you have to ask me about such a small thing?"
"This is not a trivial matter. Your Highness is young and always does things with careless thinking. I have to come here to remind you. Do you know that although it is normal for us Heroncs to hire people from Chuanning as laborers?
All this is invisible in Weihe County. Except for those guys who secretly abduct their compatriots to do labor, other Chuanning people living in Weihe County know nothing about this matter. They only know that King Andor needs them
They just transport supplies to the border of Weihe County every year, and they have no idea that there are more cruel activities hidden in the dark." Mi Yun said quietly. His tone was calm, with almost no fluctuation.
