Chapter 107 I would rather die standing than live on my knees!
The kings and civil and military officials were very angry. They had seen arrogant people, but never such arrogance.
In the Jinluan Palace of the Yun Kingdom, in front of the emperor and everyone, he wildly threatened the Yun Kingdom royal family to marry the princess to a prairie tribe prince as a concubine. This was the greatest humiliation to the Yun Dynasty.
The grassland people were all extremely proud, looking at the Yun people with unbridled contempt, and even felt as if they were superior.
"Hu Chiyou, do you think our Yun Kingdom is afraid of your little prairie people?"
King Yan said angrily: "Our country of Yun has strong soldiers and horses, and many talents. What if your Huchi family gets married to the barbarians and the Xiongnu? I, the country of Yun, will not take your recklessness seriously. We, the country of Yun, still have a half-saint."
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Hu Chiyou said calmly: "Our grassland people have fierce saints, the barbarians have barbarian saints, and the Huns have fierce saints. You, the half-saints of the Yun Kingdom, can never fight against three half-saints at the same time with your own strength!"
"But we can choose to die together with the two of them, or we can even make a desperate move and use all our strength to push the two countries so that not a single blade of grass can grow within a hundred years!" King Yan said.
Hu Chiyou was not frightened, but the sarcasm on his face became even stronger.
"Ridiculous! Ignorant! You have no idea what kind of power our grassland tribe has!"
"You, the Yun Kingdom, also want to overthrow our grassland people? It's a big joke in the world!"
"You guys don't have that strength."
Hu Chiyou is extremely arrogant.
Emperor Hongxuan slapped the table with a bang and said, "Hu Chiyou, I advise you not to press forward step by step, otherwise I won't mind the imperial chariot's personal expedition and defeat your grassland people!"
"Your Majesty!"
The expressions of all the civil and military officials were shocked. Emperor Hongxuan was so young and had such courage. It was really admirable.
"Your Majesty, would it be useful even if you were to lead the expedition yourself? You are still too young." Hu Chiyou sneered even more.
"Presumptuous!"
Many officials shouted angrily.
"Your Majesty, you should know the pros and cons. Are you going to use a royal princess in exchange for the 100,000 cavalry of our prairie tribe to help your Yun Kingdom sweep away the barbarians and Xiongnu, or are you going to break up with our prairie tribe and suffer the disaster of annihilation?
It’s better to think about it carefully!”
After Hu Chiyou finished speaking, he turned around and walked outside the Jinluan Palace, "I will give you three days. After three days, I will give you a satisfactory answer."
His tone was condescending, as if he was ordering Emperor Hongxuan.
After the grassland people walked out of the Jinluan Palace, the civil and military officials started talking about it.
"Your Majesty, you must never agree to such unreasonable conditions from the grassland people. This is a shame to the whole country!"
"We in the Yun Kingdom would rather fight to the last man than suffer such a shame and humiliation!"
"At worst, we will send reinforcements to other countries of the human race. Keeping in mind that we are of the same human race, all countries will definitely send troops to rescue us!"
Many generals were furious and gnashed their teeth.
Some civil servants also said: "Your Majesty, think twice. There is currently a war between the north and the south. The daily expenditures of the treasury are very scary. If it is only used for the war between the south and the north, the treasury can barely support it. But if the grassland tribes raise troops in the Western Region,
The treasury will collapse!"
"A small impatience will ruin a big plan. I thought that the emperor could agree to the request of the grassland tribes and wait until the barbarians and Xiongnu were equalized before sending troops to sweep the grasslands, which would be a national humiliation!"
"Wars require sacrifices. As long as it is for the sake of the overall situation, the royal family must also make due sacrifices. Your Majesty, you must put the overall situation first!"
"Sacrificing one person in exchange for partial peace is a ploy, and there is nothing to be ashamed of."
The kings and many officials were silent.
Those people have a point. To exchange for partial peace at the expense of one person is to seek stability.
After the barbarians and Xiongnu are dealt with, the next step is to pacify the grassland people to wash away the shame.
Bear the humiliation and bear the burden!
"I...have to think about it carefully."
Emperor Hongxuan waved his hand, "Retreat from the court."
"Retreat!" Eunuch Feng said loudly.
"Long live my emperor, long live the emperor."
All the civil and military officials withdrew from the Golden Palace with heavy hearts.
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June 23.
Guoxue Palace.
There was no class this morning, so Du Ning and the students from the Chinese Academy of Sciences gathered together to communicate.
"I heard that the Prairie people met with the emperor yesterday and proposed a marriage with our imperial family at the Jinluan Palace. They wanted my imperial princess to marry the prince of the Prairie people as a concubine."
"Haha, is this also called a marriage? You are basically insulting our country, Yun!"
"Damn it! These reckless people dare to bully people like this. It's too much. If there is a war in the Western Regions in the future, I will definitely lead troops to the front line and let the grassland people know how powerful our scholars in the Yun Kingdom are!"
"It is unreasonable to insult politeness. How can a scholar say such vulgar words?"
One person had an angry look on his face and said loudly: "You have to learn how to speak in a civilized manner like me. Prairie people, I'm sorry for your ancestors!"
"…………"
"The words are rude but not rude, and the scolding is fun!"
"Okay!"
Many people clapped their hands and cheered, enjoying the comfort brought by the ultimate oral sex.
As a native of the Yun Kingdom, Du Ning felt indignant after hearing about what happened at the Jinluan Palace.
And after hearing everyone insulting the grassland people, I also felt a little happy.
Although everyone has not yet become Confucian and Taoist scholars and has not had the opportunity to go to the battlefield to practice, but in the rear, everyone can release the anger in their hearts through this kind of talk.
At this moment, Wu Xiangwen in the crowd sneered, "You people are so ignorant, you can only talk behind the scenes. What do you know? Once the grassland tribe goes to war with the Yun Kingdom, our Yun Kingdom will
If we fall into a full-scale war, we don’t know how many people will be homeless by then. Although the Prairie People’s marriage proposal is excessive, it tightly pinches the weakness of the Yun Kingdom.”
"Master Wu is overly worried. If the grassland tribe attacks the Yun Kingdom, other countries that are also human tribe will definitely not sit idly by, so we are not worried about starting a war with the grassland tribe at all." Someone said very disapprovingly.
"It's ridiculous! To put it nicely, why do other countries send troops to help our country, Yun, for no reason? No money? Don't use the lives of soldiers to fight?"
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Wu Xiangwen said: "Even if other human countries will not sit idly by, but if we want to get support from other countries, we have to transfer a large amount of gold and silver from the national treasury. As long as we ask for help from other countries, other countries will become more powerful."
Open your mouth, if our Yun Kingdom is destroyed, they will be even happier. When the Yun Kingdom falls into foreign territory, they can send troops under the banner of regaining lost territory for the human race and take this opportunity to expand their territory. So, you don’t know how many there will be
The country hopes that the Yun Kingdom will be destroyed, and expects their support? Dreaming!"
These words immediately made many people's faces become extremely ugly.
What's more, some were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they were sweating profusely.
Du Ning asked: "Brother Yiwu's advice, how should our Yun country survive such a crisis?"
Everyone looked at Wu Xiangwen together. Since he had such foresight, he would definitely have his own opinions on this matter.
Seeing so many people looking at him, Wu Xiangwen felt a sense of pride in his heart, but he still looked serious on the surface.
"Make peace."
Wu Xiangwen sighed, "The Yun Kingdom must stabilize the situation to ensure that the country will not be destroyed by the aliens. Only with the help of the power of the grassland tribe, our Yun Kingdom will not be razed to the ground by the aliens. Although such a marriage will not be razed to the ground by the aliens.
It is a shame for us, but Yun Guo must endure the humiliation and bear the burden."
"Brother Wu's words make sense, but I dare not agree with him."
Du Ning said: "The so-called marriage between the two countries is an equal marriage between the royal families of the two countries. They must be treated equally in terms of title and status. It is not shameful for a prairie prince to marry a Yun princess as his concubine.
, it can even be said to be a good thing, but the grassland tribe wants to marry the princess of Yun Kingdom as a concubine. This cannot be called a marriage, but an insult. If the two countries allow each other to be insulted without resisting, it is not the same as surrendering.
Different?"
Wu Xiangwen ridiculed: "Young Master Du's words are wrong. The conditions for the Yun State to agree to the grassland people are to endure humiliation and bear a heavy burden. How can it be called surrender? Back then, Han Xin could endure the humiliation of his crotch. I, a man of the Yun State, can bend and stretch, so how can I care about this?
Waiting for etiquette? As long as it is for the sake of the country, let alone a mere marriage, even if it makes us kneel on the ground and grab the land with our heads, it is still worth it!"
Du Ning said solemnly: "People of the Yun Kingdom are not afraid of kneeling on the ground, nor are they afraid of kowtowing to others. They are afraid that just by kneeling and kowtowing like this, generations of the Yun Kingdom will not be able to stand up!"
"Absurd!"
Wu Xiangwen's face was full of contempt, showing an expression of extreme contempt for Du Ning, and he smiled and said: "Master Du's words are really too alarmist. If a man is able to bend and stretch, and can kneel down openly, he can stand up calmly." p>
"It's easy to kneel down, but it's difficult to stand up after kneeling down." Du Ning shook his head.
"You don't understand."
Wu Xiangwen almost laughed out loud: "Everyone says that you, Mr. Du, have exquisite articles and excellent poems, but when it comes to discussing national affairs, you can do nothing more than that. After all, it is because you have read too few books and have too little knowledge. I
Let me ask you, if the grassland tribes united with the barbarians and the Huns to attack the Yun Kingdom, how would the Yun Kingdom respond?"
Du Ning looked directly at Wu Xiangwen and said: "If you want to live, kneel down and be their slave, their dog."
"If you want to live with dignity, take up arms and fight with them! Build an indestructible Great Wall with blood and flesh, as long as the people are strong and the country is strong!"
"I dare to ask Mr. Wu, do you want to be a dog of a foreign race, or do you want to shed your blood for the future generations of Yun Kingdom and return with your body wrapped in horse leather?"
Wu Xiangwen's expression changed and he said loudly: "Absurd! What a brave man! Ridiculous!"
"You sound nice, but in fact it's just sanctimonious!"
"Du Ning, Du Ning! You look grand on the surface, but in fact you are looking forward to the destruction of the Yun Dynasty. You are worse than a beast!"
Du Ning said calmly: "Du is just expressing his personal opinion. After all, some people will do anything to survive. Even if he is asked to stab his compatriots with a knife, he will not hesitate, but I would rather
To die standing up rather than live kneeling down, this is the spirit of scholars who would rather break than bend, and it is the spirit of the human race that stands firm in the Holy Forest Continent without falling. This is what our ancestors did in the past, and we are doing the same now."
"Well said!"
"I'd rather be a piece of jade than a piece of tile!"
"Everyone has to die. It may be lighter than a feather or heavier than Mount Tai. I am willing to be the latter!"
"Scholars should inherit the spirit of their ancestors so that they can create an unfailing empire!"
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"Hmph! Ignorance! A brave man like a common man!"
Wu Xiangwen raised his head slightly and looked at these people with disdain. He was so angry and funny.
"The imperial court will not do anything to quarrel with the prairie people. That would be tantamount to self-destruction."
Wu Xiangwen sneered and said: "Facts will definitely prove that my theory is correct and my vision will not be wrong."
"Maybe!"
Du Ning does not deny it, but he does not agree with it either.
Because whether it is marriage or surrender, it is just a way. There is no right or wrong.
What matters is the results.
As for the result that has not happened, it is always just an unknown quantity.
Everyone continued to chat, but as they chatted, everyone's expressions became even worse.
So, everyone stopped talking and took a break.
"Excuse me, Mr. Du Ning, is Mr. Du here?"
A young seventh-grade Jinshi came here and started looking for Du Ning.
"Dumou, I've met my dear friend," Du Ning stood up and said.
"I have admired Mr. Du's name for a long time. I am Zhuang Shouren, a student in the Jinshi class. I have met Mr. Du."
Zhuang Shouren bowed to Du Ning.
"Brother Zhuang, you're welcome." Du Ning returned the greeting.
"I have long admired Mr. Du's name, and would like to ask him to write some poems and articles." Zhuang Shouren said with a smile.
Speaking of poetry and articles, everyone knows that Du Ning has considerable strengths in this area.
Therefore, even if a Jinshi asked Du Ning for advice on poetry and articles, no one would think it was strange.
"Don't take it seriously. If there is anything we can discuss together," Du Ning said modestly.
"Actually, I would like to invite Mr. Du to a teahouse in the capital for tea. The environment there is nice. I wonder if Mr. Du can give me a favor?"
"This..."
Du Ning hesitated, feeling a little uneasy as he was invited to drink tea for no reason.
Zhuang Shouren seemed to have figured out what Du Ning was thinking, so he said, "There is a Yuxiang Tea House near the Guoxue Palace, and the Yuxiang Tea there is famous far and wide."
Du Ning thought that since it was a teahouse near the Guoxue Palace, he felt a lot more relieved.
Moreover, he felt that Zhuang Shouren had no ill intentions towards him and seemed to be sincere in making friends, so it was not easy to refute the other person's face.
The way for scholars to make friends with scholars is either wine or tea.
Usually, they exchange poems and songs in the name of tea, which is very elegant.
Even if someone wanted to harm him, he would never be so stupid as to choose to be near the Guoxue Palace. This place is under the noses of all the saints.
"Thanks to Brother Zhuang's kindness, I would rather be respectful than obey."
Du Ning also agreed.
"Everyone, I'll excuse you for now."
"Master Du, please excuse me."
After saying goodbye to the students in the Juren class, Du Ning followed Zhuang Shouren to the Yuxiang Pavilion outside the Guoxue Palace to have tea together.
Most of the people who came to Yuxianglou for tea were scholars from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Du Ning could see several familiar people, but he just couldn't call them by name.