Chapter 667: Ending the shame of marriage and punishing the greed of the Northern Yi
In the world before Chen Shen was reborn, there were many kings in ancient times who did such bad things, sacrificing a woman in exchange for a few years of so-called peace.
Perhaps some people think there is nothing wrong with this: at the expense of a female prostitute, in exchange for a few years of national peace and security, why not?
But Chen Shen always scoffed at this.
In his opinion, if the royal family sacrificed the happiness of one or two women and spent a few years in exchange for peace, they would make great efforts to strengthen their rule and strengthen their troops.
If one day it can rise to the point where foreign thieves will not dare to invade again, then this marriage strategy of sacrificing the people to protect the people may not be so unbearable.
But the fact is that after marriages, gifts, and land were exchanged for a short period of peace, the scars were healed and the pain was forgotten.
There is no vigilance inside and no troops outside, fattening the enemy in vain, waiting for them to come knocking on the door again to suck blood and meat...
Is this vicious cycle the way to strengthen a country?
"Grandma, I didn't know much history in my previous life, and what I hated the most was the useless marriage. Now that I'm reborn in another world, how can I ignore it when I have the ability?"
With the sentiments of his previous life, Chen Shen stepped forward decisively, clasped his fists and raised his voice: "Your Majesty! I will never think that seeking peace with my relatives is feasible!"
"Oh?" Xia Yuanlong looked at the young man, His Highness, slightly surprised.
Before that, whether discussing major military affairs or civil policy, Chen Shen was like an invisible man, looking at his nose and mouth without asking anything.
This is the first time that he has jumped out to express his position.
The king of Daxia was slightly surprised, and the little princess Xia Qingchan was even surprised.
As the legitimate daughter of the royal family, she and the other princes stood before the officials.
If Chen Shen hadn't spoken at this moment, she wouldn't have even known that the "bad guy Shen" she hadn't seen for months had suddenly turned into a high official in the court.
We can't blame Xia Qingchan for being ignorant. She has no interest in current affairs and politics.
Recently, I have been turning a blind eye to improving my mysterious talisman skills. I have been holding my breath in my heart to surpass "bad guy Shen", so I don't know anything about the young man's official appointment.
The little princess looked at Chen Shen with bright eyes, but the latter stared at the King of Daxia intently.
He has a resolute look on his face and a decisive look on his face.
If it weren't for the angular face that still looked a little childish, he would really look like a famous general at this moment.
After a brief silence, Xia Yuanlong spoke again, with no hint of happiness or anger in his expression: "Since Chen Shaoqing is opposed to the marriage, you should express your opinion."
Chen Shen said without hesitation: "The general is a rough man, and I can't explain the truth. But I think that sacrificing a woman to quell the war is actually a bad move that will disgrace the country, and the country's prestige will surely plummet."
Then, he glanced at the group of courtiers who encouraged the marriage, and said in an aggressive tone: "My lords, if the victim who married the northern barbarians was the apple of your eye, would you still be able to say such high-sounding words? Would you still be able to say so?
So selfless?"
"I would like to ask you sirs again, are all our good men in Daxia dead? Do you want to use women to seek peace? Huh! I don't know what other people think. Anyway, the general cannot afford to lose this face!"
Chen Shen's words were not very clever, but Quanquan's sincerity was undoubtedly revealed, causing many people to hide their faces in shame.
The little princess Xia Qingchan unconsciously turned her pretty face pink, and her heart was pounding like a deer: "Oh my, why do you feel that bad guy Shen is suddenly not so bad? The way he looked just now... was so handsome!"
None of her brothers dared to plead for her, but Chen Shen spoke up, and said so firmly, which was enough to make the little princess's heart flutter.
"Well said!"
As soon as Chen Shen finished speaking, General Wang Xingba took a step forward, faced the King of Daxia and clasped his fists in agreement: "I second your proposal!"
Just at this moment, a system prompt suddenly flashed in Chen Shen's ear: "Ding! Trigger an immediate mission: end the shame of marriage and punish the corruption of the Northern Yi."
"The host must successfully dissuade the King of Daxia from vetoing the marriage proposal, and personally lead the army to drive the northern barbarians thousands of miles away from the northern border, and make the barbarian king of the Yi people sign an animal blood covenant: not to invade Xia for ten years."
"Ding! Mission completion reward: The strength of all war puppets, war pets, and mounts currently owned by the host will be unconditionally increased by one star. If the star is full, you can cross levels."
"Ding! Punishment for mission failure: The strength of all war puppets, war pets, and mounts owned by the host will all drop back to three stars. The host's own cultivation level will drop to five stars."
"Ding! Mission time limit: three months. Do you accept it?"
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Chen Shen did not expect that his feelings in his previous life would actually trigger an immediate task.
If the mission is successful, all of his younger brothers will be able to advance to a higher level and can cross levels unconditionally.
Last night, Chitu took the spiritual pill, and his cultivation level was at the nine-star level of the spiritual level. If he goes further, wouldn't he reach the level of the Beast King?
Xiaobai now also has the strength of seven spiritual stars.
Give it another two to three months and take Xuan Jing with open belly, and it will not be too difficult to upgrade to nine stars in the spiritual level.
After completing the mission of "Guaranteeing Buqi", Chen Shen will have two more powerful helpers at the level of beast kings.
In addition, each of the twenty-one war puppets has been promoted to one star. When he participates in the battle of the Southern Territory in the future, Chen Shen's certainty of victory will undoubtedly increase a lot.
However, generous rewards naturally correspond to extremely cruel punishments.
All the "little brothers" were reduced to three stars, and my own cultivation level dropped to five stars. It was a huge disaster!
"Cross the circle, if you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you catch the tiger's cubs?"
"As for my grandfather... Qian Miaoling said that his life can be guaranteed if he is in the beast bag held by the ancestors of the Qian family."
"Instead of risking the rescue when the chance of winning is low, it is better to increase our combat power first, and then when we are more certain, we can kill Xia Chunqiu and the Taikoo thieves with one blow!"
At this thought, Chen Shen gritted his teeth: "I accept it!"
"Ding! The mission was accepted successfully. The time limit is three months. Please hurry up, host. If there is no peace within three months, the mission will also be considered a failure."
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"Hmph, what General Chen said is just a child's opinion after all!"
The old minister with the jade face and the crane crown had a look of disdain on his face: "What you said is beautiful, but now that Huainan is in chaos and has colluded with the Taikou army to suppress the territory, where can I find the troops in Daxia to attack the Northern invaders?"
Immediately, the old man turned around and kowtowed to Xia Yuanlong: "Your Majesty, the disaster in the southern region is already a terminal illness. The disease in the northern region is only ringworm. There should be a distinction between severity and severity!"
"If the northern barbarians are stabilized through marriage, the three front armies of the east, west and south can be mobilized to quell the rebellion and drive out the bandits. If not, at most two front armies can be mobilized. Then there will be a huge disparity in strength between the enemy and ours. I am afraid... I am afraid that the battle will not last for a long time.
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The long-term battle is actually a very polite way of saying this.
If he hadn't been worried that the King of Great Xia might be furious, he would have really wanted to replace "cannot win for a long time" with the four bloody words "defeat is certain"...