Su Hu looked carefully and saw that this Taoist had a strange appearance and extraordinary grace. He was no different from any other people he had ever seen. He didn't know why the scribes were so afraid of him.
Logically speaking, people outside the country have a simple temperament, rarely interact with others, and should be poor at speaking. This Shen Gongbao is so famous that he must be an outlier, so he should not be ignored.
Su Hu kept Shen Gongbao in mind and looked down the stage.
The person who invited him was not on stage, but off stage.
The two old men with white beards and hair stood up and saluted from afar.
"Suhou!"
"Tai Bo! Zhong Yong!"
The two parties sat down, looked at each other, and smiled tacitly.
These two people have a lot of seniority. They are Ji Li's eldest brother and second brother, that is, Ji Chang's eldest uncle and second uncle.
Historically, they were the pioneers of the Kingdom of Wu, the Kingdom of Wu where King Wu Fu Chai lived during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
Imagine that a few hundred years later, Wu State is a remote place that has not yet been developed, and it is a corner where birds do not lay eggs. Why would the two Xiqi clan go to that place?
It's very simple, the fight for position failed.
Their father wanted to pass on the title of Xibohou to Ji Li, the third child. As the two older brothers, Taibo and Zhongyong took the initiative to avoid it, moved to Jiangdong, and founded the country of Wu.
This kind of behavior was later greatly praised by Confucius, who called it the supreme virtue. He was praised for giving way to the world three times and the people had nothing to gain.
However, it is also controversial whether the avoidance was active or helpless, because the two deliberately made themselves like the local natives, with tattoos all over their bodies and their hair cut to express that they could not inherit the throne, so as to reassure Ji Li.
Of course, only the person involved knows the true thoughts. Regardless of virtue or whitewashing, at least in this life, Tai Bo and Zhong Yong cannot sit still.
They opened up wasteland in the south of the Yangtze River and established the Kingdom of Wu. What was the most important thing?
slave!
Civilians would never be willing to do the hard work of clearing wasteland. Only slaves would not regret it if they died.
Similarly, the original civilians of Wu State were actually slaves who survived. They were freed from slavery and gained freedom.
But now that Xiqi's slaves have been converted into military personnel, who is still willing to open up wasteland?
These two are already miserable enough, but now they are even worse. They appear in Chaoge and invite Su Hu as soon as possible. It is because they are in the same boat.
As expected, after Su Hu sat down, the three of them chatted happily and criticized each other. Soon the onlookers around him also gathered around.
Su Hu found that although there were two factions in the debate among the famous people, the vast majority of those gathered here were opponents who had great hatred for the restructuring and had suffered losses in their interests.
Su Hu was originally afraid that a single spark would start a prairie fire, but now he felt at ease.
It seems that most people are sensible.
In fact, the reason is very simple. Not everyone can enter Fengya Terrace. If you don't have a certain amount of wealth, you will be directly excluded. Those who can enter are either rich or noble, and they are basically slave owners.
Slave owners were divided into two groups. One group was wealthy commoners, most of whom made their fortunes through business. The slaves were passed down from generation to generation, which was the prototype of the wealthy families in later generations. The other group was small princes.
As for those who agreed to the reform, they were either big princes who had strong military power and gained fame, or they were kind-hearted and could not bear to see slaves living worse than pigs and dogs.
For the small princes, they do not need to have strong military power. If they are strong and die, can they still rebel?
For slave owners, what is kindness? They only know that the slaves who should belong to them have been taken away unreasonably, and they want revenge.
"revenge!"
This word appeared frequently, which moved Su Hu.
It comes from debates among famous figures, and was originally a summary of the behavior of slaves by the reform side who supported the reform.
These famous debaters believed that the oppression was too heavy and that one day, the slaves would rebel in groups and seek revenge. It would be better to block the situation than to block it. Instead of causing chaos in the future, it would be better to take the initiative to solve the problem and give the slaves equal opportunities.
The backbone figure who insists on this concept today is none other than Shen Gongbao.
Most celebrities are die-hards who oppose the reform.
There is also revenge among this group of people, but they are slave owners and small princes whose interests have been violated. Revenge against the reformers. By then, the world will be turbulent and wars will occur frequently. The loser will inevitably be demoted as a slave, and the number of slaves will increase instead of decreasing.
, not only fails to solve the problem, but also intensifies its harm.
The two sides come and go, each with their own reasons. But since Shen Gongbao came, he used his own strength to argue against the crowd, and often keenly discerned the weaknesses in the other party's words, or found another way to create a trap to trap the opposing party.
Refuted speechless.
No matter on the stage or off the stage, everyone was filled with hatred, but this was a place of civil strife, and His Majesty paid attention to it. They did not dare to make any mistakes, otherwise they would definitely pull Shen Gongbao down and beat him up.
Su Hu was a bystander and felt that the victory or defeat on the Fengya stage was actually innocuous. It was just a show of rhetoric, and the key lies behind the stage.
Although this group of slave owners and petty princes are not at the absolute top, they are all powerful ruling classes. Since they share the same hatred, why not form an alliance?
These slave owners have resources in their hands and want food and money. Once they get their support, the four major princes must fight tooth for tooth and blood for blood for the battle of Jizhou!
Avengers! Avengers!
"Are you guys full?"
Just when Su Hu was thinking about raising his arms and forming an alliance, a cool voice sounded on the stage, but it was Shen Gongbao who put down his wine bottle and looked at the many celebrities.
There was a moment of silence on the stage, and everyone's expressions were a little ugly. They looked back with eager eyes filled with humiliation and unwillingness.
Shen Gongbao admired this look.
He was born in the demon clan, and although he entered the Yuxu Palace by chance, he suffered a cold reception among the disciples of Hong Miaozheng. He had been practicing Taoism for thousands of years, and he was still ranked below Jiang Ziya, who had been practicing Taoism for forty years and had shallow Taoism.
, called his senior brother.
Shen Gongbao was angry in his heart and traveled around. He became friends with some foreign Taoist friends and got along well with him. He came to Chaoge a few years ago and saw famous people debating. He was deeply interested and joined them. He won unprecedented prestige.
On the one hand, this sense of accomplishment made his self-esteem, which had been suppressed for a long time, flourish. On the other hand, he also heard about becoming a god, and knew that the world was about to undergo great changes. He thought about joining the world to practice, and maybe become a human emperor like Wen Zhong.
Thanks to his appreciation, he obtained a high position in a big businessman and cultivated himself with the help of the torrent of humanity.
Although he has not yet been summoned by the Human Emperor, Shen Gongbao firmly believes that he has fallen into His Majesty's eyes. As long as he continues to perform, he will surely gain something. These literati and celebrities on the stage are all his stepping stones.
Just as he was about to go to another city, the melodious sound of bells suddenly came to his ears.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Shen Gongbao's expression changed drastically, and he didn't care about anything else. He immediately floated off Fengya Terrace, turned into a stream of light, and headed towards Kunlun Mountain.
Ring the bell in Yuxu Palace to summon all the disciples!