pertwk Chapter 1912: Eight Thousand Miles Away
Chapter 1912: Eight Thousand Miles Away
Chapter 1912: A Difference of Ten Thousand Miles
"Beijia's success was largely accidental. At that time, the Great Huan Sect, which guarded Lingxu City and Xushan Mountain, had already declined and was fighting fiercely with the nearby human country. To be honest, at that time -" Xin Yi pressed his brows and placed a piece on the chessboard, "- there were also some disagreements within Lingshan Mountain, and people's hearts were not united. So six hundred years ago, in the current territory of Beijia, there were several major sects and factions that were very at odds with the Great Huan Sect. These parties weakened each other, which gave the demon clan an opportunity to take advantage of."
"The Demon Emperor founded Beijia at a favorable time. More than 600 years ago, the spiritual energy was declining, even worse than it was seven years ago. This environment made the immortal sects and practitioners very uncomfortable, but the human kingdom thrived." Xin Yi said softly, "The Demon Emperor seized this opportunity."
Sun Fuling blinked: "The spiritual energy is weak, the immortal sects and practitioners are not feeling well, can the monsters be spared? Why is it a good time for the northern monster country to start a rebellion?"
"Of course the demons are not feeling well either. But as history has shown, every time the spiritual energy tide recedes, the advantages of the human nation will become more prominent. In my opinion -" Xin Yi said seriously, "their unique advantage lies in the 'human' itself."
"The way humans organize and manage their business, and the way humans govern their country, are updated in almost every spiritual energy tide. Sometimes they are worse, sometimes they are better, but generally speaking, they are better than both the Immortal Sect and the Demon Clan."
He Lingchuan nodded, thoughtfully.
Xin Yi is now talking about his own views on Beijia's success, but immortals are generally arrogant towards humans. How many of them are willing to be down to earth to collect information and study evidence?
Arrogance can easily lead to prejudice.
Therefore, this was most likely observed by Xin Yi himself, or by Xin Yi's subordinates.
Well, this takes a long time.
"Bejia's founding demon emperor realized this, so he recruited a large number of humans to manage the empire." Xin Yi had bowed his head for too long, so he turned his neck and made a clicking sound. "It is said that the resistance he encountered was very great. The demon kings and demon generals were very angry and questioned the demon emperor why he easily gave the fruits of their bloodshed to the humans who had accomplished nothing?"
"This resistance is indeed not small. The founding demon emperor has foresight and knows how to make choices." If the demon emperor wants to use humans and borrow their wisdom and intelligence, he has to give them high positions and generous gifts. In short, he has to give them power. Of course, other great demons would not do it. The wars to expand the territory were fought by the demons with blood and sweat. Why should power and wealth be given to weak humans who have made no achievements before?
Is this fair? Of course not.
They will never give up.
However, if such a huge empire wants to gain a foothold and develop, it must be pragmatic.
At that time, the newly established Beijia had not yet established a firm foothold and was facing a powerful threat from Lingshan. Moreover, there had never been a precedent of a successful demon country before, and the leader was under tremendous pressure.
Between "fairness" and "ability", the founding demon emperor leaned towards the latter. That's why He Lingchuan said that he knew how to make choices.
"The Demon Emperor established an organization called 'Tongzhilin' to recruit talents, accept suggestions, and prepare for assisting the government. He also gave corresponding official ranks and treatment. As a result, just after Tongzhilin was established, seven or eight talents in it were killed, including one that the Demon Emperor relied on particularly." The chess game became more and more difficult. Xin Yi had only half of his energy to talk to He Lingchuan. "The Demon Emperor was furious and found out that the murderer behind the scenes was a general who had made great contributions to the founding of the country. He did not show any leniency and executed all the participants under pressure, including some soldiers who had made great contributions in the founding war. This general was also deprived of his cultivation and thrown into the secret prison in Xushan."
"Because of this incident, the newly established Beijia almost fell apart again. Fortunately, the Demon Emperor, or the ministers he had recently recruited, were very capable, and the Heavenly Demons also gave strong support, so they finally got through this round without any danger. Then one of the prices paid, or the compromise made by the Demon Emperor, was that he had to enfeoff the demon general with the greatest merit as a king, so that he would have a larger territory and higher power, and the voices of opposition gradually subsided."
"I see." He Lingchuan asked him, "Then why was the Northern Demon Kingdom able to succeed, but the Human Kingdom supported by Lingshan could not? Obviously, the founding demon emperor of the demon kingdom faced greater resistance."
It is natural for a human country to employ human ministers. How can it be that a demon country has to go through a difficult period of breaking the ice when it first employs human ministers?
"Yes, that's the point." Two or three golden osmanthus flowers floated into the yard. Xin Yi turned his head and looked up at the sky, his tone full of regret. "When it comes to 'employing people', Lingshan is really a million miles behind Zhaoyao Country!"
Sun Fuling laughed and said, "So exaggerated?"
"That's not an exaggeration at all." Xin Yi shook his head. "Let's not talk about the human countries that can't be helped. As for those that can be helped, the immortals and immortal sects will soon ask for offerings and respect from them. After all, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is weak. Now that we have a vassal state under our control, of course we must do everything we can to make it collect resources and provide services for us. Think about it, in that kind of spiritual environment, the output of the original human country is not even enough for itself, and the immortals are going to take away a large part of it. How can the people under it still survive?"
Neither of them asked if the Immortal Sect could stop exploiting the emerging human country? Because the answer was no.
You have been hungry for seven days and nights, and suddenly a bowl of hot, fragrant braised pork with rice is placed in front of you. How long can you hold back?
If there are other hungry ghosts who see this bowl of rice, even if you can resist not eating it, what if others eat it?
"Besides the public offerings, there are some ambitious people in the human kingdom who collude with some immortals in the immortal sect, stirring up trouble in the royal court. I won't go into the details of the reasons. Anyway, these small kingdoms are already unstable, and if they are severely tossed around like this, it would be strange if they don't fall apart."
Xin Yi sighed: "In fact, the Yu Kingdom supported by Lingshan is the closest to success. The king of Yu Kingdom is courageous and far-sighted. After the establishment of the country, he rested and recuperated with the people, governed effectively, and knew how to mediate with the immortal sect. To a large extent, he broke the vicious circle that the human country fell into in the past. What a pity——"
"Why didn't it succeed?" He Lingchuan was thinking that in fact, there had been many wise rulers in the Shining Golden Plains, but they were all short-lived and unable to consolidate the foundation and pass on the legacy.
"He died suddenly in his prime," Xin Yi sighed. "Heaven didn't give him much longer, and there was nothing we could do. After his death, the rulers of the Yu Kingdom were not as talented as he was. In addition, Beijia was also causing trouble at that time, so the Yu Kingdom did not last more than 20 years before it perished."
Sun Fuling thought about it and said with some emotion: "I never thought that the fact that the demon could not come in person would become an advantage when facing the immortals."
After hearing this, Xin Yi clapped his hands and said, "That's true!"