The Fire King has the Fire King's problem, the prince has the prince's problem, and the princess has the princess' problem. Different positions have different problems. Of course, the ultimate source of their problems is the Fire Nation's problem.
The Fire Lord wants to dismantle his army, and he wants to drink some wine to release his military power. If he doesn't succeed, he will be killed by his lackeys. Anyway, he has to find a way to save money.
The military also has its own reason, that is, heaven and man cannot be trusted. If you believe in heaven and man now, it is tantamount to seeking skin from a tiger, and sooner or later you will be backlashed.
The Fire Lord also knew it, but fortunately the Celestial Being didn't ask him for money, at least not now. He told the military boss bluntly that the Fire Nation's finances could no longer support it, so he had no choice but to do this.
"The free ones are the most expensive." The boss said excitedly, saying that the celestial beings are free now, but they will definitely have to charge money in the future. Otherwise, why would these celestial beings come to the Fire Nation?
Of course the Fire Lord understood, but the current situation in the Fire Nation did not allow him to worry about the future. "What I'm worried about is right now. Let my children worry about the future." Many times the person involved made a stupid choice.
This is because he actually has no choice at all.
Even if it is to oppose the Celestials and maintain military expenditures, first of all, the Fire Nation army may not be able to defeat the Celestials, and secondly, the Fire Nation's money cannot support it. If we don't use the Celestials to reduce military expenditures now, we will really run out of money later.
At that time, the Fire Lord may have to face the mysterious celestial beings and the army asking for military pay at the same time. Wouldn't the situation be more embarrassing at that time? It's just the lesser of two evils.
So even if the celestial beings are only temporarily free, it can give the Fire King some relief.
The big bosses knew that the Fire Lord was determined. Since he had promised that his descendants would be prosperous and wealthy, several big bosses also realized that they could no longer fight against the Fire Lord.
The pursuits of the military bosses are also different. Some people think that glory and wealth are enough. As long as their children and grandchildren can live a prosperous life, they will not pursue swords and swords. There are also some bosses who believe that only by controlling the army is the truly stable method.
Live the initiative.
Because they had different ideas, they could not unite. If the military fought among themselves, the Fire Lord would have a greater chance of winning. In the end, several big bosses agreed to reduce their troops in exchange for glory and wealth.
Relying on the gods, the Fire Lord finally completed the disarmament.
After the information about the disarmament was leaked, many officers found the princess. The Fire King only promised a wealthy life to a few big bosses, but did not promise that every officer could live such a life. Naturally, they could not just sit back and find the princess.
The boss's henchmen have no problems, because the boss also begged for a fortune for his henchmen and asked them to help them disarm.
But the Fire Nation army is an army that relies on expansion and robbery. A large number of officers participate in the war just for promotion and wealth, so how can they give up?
"Princess, there is a traitor around Your Majesty, we must respect the king and punish the traitor!" the officers said excitedly, indicating that at this time the princess will lead the army to punish the traitor.
This sense of déjà vu is so important. Back then, the Fire Lord also led a military youth party to launch a coup against his father, directly killing his father and ascending to the throne. The same is true for the princess now. A group of young men and women expressed their dissatisfaction with the Fire Lord's disarmament.
I hope the princess can lead them to kill the traitors around the Fire King. Of course, it doesn't matter if they kill the Fire King, as long as the princess can pay the military expenses.
The princess wanted to take action, but she was afraid of Du Lan.
If it weren't for Duran, she would have taken action long ago. But she didn't want to think about it. If it wasn't for Duran, the Fire Lord wouldn't have made up his mind to disarm, and she wouldn't have had such an opportunity.
The princess is faced with a choice, should she move or not? Move, if she succeeds, she will be able to successfully ascend the throne. Of course, if she fails, she will probably be even worse off than the prince, and may be imprisoned forever. If she doesn't move, she will miss the opportunity in vain.
With Azula's character, she naturally chooses to act. As long as there is a six-level chance of winning, she can take a gamble.
"My father listened to the slander, ignored the many challenges faced by the Fire Nation, and insisted on reducing the army. This is actually harming the foundation of the Fire Nation. Today I set up the banner of respecting the king and punishing traitors. What do you think?"
"Your Highness the Princess is wise, Your Highness the Princess is a wise judge!" The officers all said that Her Highness the Princess did the right thing, and they would have meat to eat by following the Princess.
Soon the princess united a force that could not be ignored and formed a separatist power in the Fire Nation. She published many articles against traitors and denounced her father's behavior of disregarding the country's foundation. She expressed that her behavior was not
Rebellion is not about treason, but about respecting the king and seeking revenge.
As long as the Fire King kills the treacherous minister, it can be treated as if nothing happened.
"What a Azula!" The Fire King didn't expect that his daughter could gather so much power. It seemed that his disarmament was not going smoothly, but it didn't matter, he still had the Celestial Organization, so he went to Duran and said, "I hope Celestial Beings can
Someone can help.”
"You can help, but after you complete the disarmament, how are you going to develop the Fire Nation?" Duran asked curiously.
"The plan you gave Azula is very good." The Fire Lord planned to copy Azula's approach, and also transferred the army to civilians. Because there was really no other way out. Although he occupied Yonggu City and robbed it,
You can only do things like robbery once. After you finish the robbery, you have to wait for Yonggu City to recover its health.
Even if you cut the leeks, you have to wait until the leeks grow. So you only have one chance to rob. Now that the robbery is over, you must take the development route next. If you complete disarmament, the plan should go smoothly.
The direction of development is not so easy to find. The Fire Nation is already at the forefront of the world, so it can only move forward gropingly. Duran's planned route can be said to be very clear, including the key transformation of military to civilian, and there are also
The global trading system includes transportation, payment, etc. No matter who becomes the king, he will definitely choose this way.
There is no other way out for a family of three, the Fire Lord, the prince, and the princess.
In fact, even if Duran didn't say anything, this would probably be the development in the end, because this is the historical trend, and the Fire Nation has no better choice in this situation.
"Azula is following my old path now. If she really succeeds, the military will be revived again." The Fire Lord said, if everything goes back to the way it was, it will be meaningless.
If Azula relied on the military to gain power, it would turn into military expansion, but this road has already been completed.
"Because you directly betrayed the grassroots officers and soldiers, it's no wonder that they would support the princess. The prince was exiled by you just to speak a word to the soldiers. Now you want to directly take away their jobs. It is natural for them to rebel.
Things." Duran said matter-of-factly.
"That's why I need the help of the heavenly beings. I know they have reasons to rebel, but I will not allow them to interfere with the future of the Fire Nation. This is politics. It always involves sacrificing some people and cannot benefit everyone.
"The Fire Lord said coldly. He and Azula were similar in this regard. They both had the goal of righteously destroying hostile forces, no matter who this force was, whether it was a son or a daughter, or the Fire Nation.
soldiers.
The character of the Fire Lord can be said to be completely opposite to that of the Avatar. The Avatar is forward-thinking and the Fire Lord is decisive in killing. Should he find a way to get the best of both worlds or directly achieve his goal through forced sacrifice? These are two completely opposite paths.