Knight of the Blue Lagoon (The Past of Tao v)

103. Afterwards, where will Xilu go at sunset? The misty blue lake makes people sad

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During this period of time, King Luoba always felt dizzy and he was still unwilling to accept everything in front of him. In his understanding, there are only two outcomes of war: galloping on horseback, with arrows on the strings, and swords swung, no one can stop it. Why did the West Lu Kingdom stop? The two countries were supposed to be fighting to the death, and there was no other way. Instead, they took a third way, but they had no way to go.

Talk about peace, talk about peace! Only then did he gradually understand the rationality of the two countries, and realized that Blue Lake was no longer the Blue Lake that could be ruled by force alone. It is difficult to achieve a three-pointer in Blue Lake. The situation in Blue Lake has changed and it has become more difficult for Roba Country.

After receiving the letter from the prince of Xilu Kingdom, King Luoba had to face the reality. Even though he was dissatisfied with everything, he did not dare to say anything to Xilu Kingdom. Even though he was full of resentment in his heart, he did not know who to blame. The knife cuts into my heart, and I feel so painful that I don't want to live. He suddenly felt a little scared and didn't dare to have other thoughts.

The prime minister came to the home of the commander of the defense force. As a colleague, heLet the commander be prepared in advance, and more importantly, understand the commander's thoughts and comfort King Luoba. The commander will soon understand.

After the prime minister left, the commander-in-chief sat still, a little shaken after thinking about it. He suddenly became manic and kicked the table over violently. His heart was anxious. He was unwilling to give up. After all, he had fought for it all his life. Not only for the Luoba Kingdom, but also for my ancestors. His wife felt his inner struggle and knew that the consequences of impulsiveness would only implicate everyone.

The wife was calm, went back to the inner room, put on clean clothes, and cooked a sumptuous dinner. After the two of them finished eating, the wife spoke:"Husband, death is not so difficult."

"As a general, I am not afraid of death."The commander looked aggrieved.

"Of course I know that your husband is not afraid of death, but he just doesn’t want to die like this. As a general, he wants to die on the battlefield like his ancestors."

"If you die like this, how can you face your ancestors?"The commander looked sad

"Husband, it doesn’t matter where you die, what matters is why you died. Your ancestors died for the country, and now you are dying for the country, so why don’t you dare to see your ancestors?"

"Why……"The commander felt useless and couldn't help but shed tears as he sat aside.

"Husband, don't worry too much, I will explain it to you."After saying that, the wife went into the back room.

The commander was still feeling sad. He didn't wait for his wife to come out for a long time. When the commander walked into the back room, he saw his wife lying on the bed and had stopped breathing.

The commander hugged his wife and cried bitterly, and there were no more distracting thoughts in his heart.

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Many people gathered at the execution ground. King Luoba and the prime minister arrived. King Luoba walked up to Xingtai and looked around for a week, as if telling Xilu that he had complied with your wishes.

King Luoba walked up to the commander. The commander was very calm. King Luoba picked up a glass of wine and the commander drank it down. The drunken man in his dream has woken up. The Luoba Kingdom that once dominated the Blue Lake has become a thing of the past forever. dream

"His Majesty."The commander knelt on the ground and shouted sadly.

King Luoba helped him up, turned around and left helplessly without saying anything.

The prime minister stepped forward and whispered:"At this point, Luoba Kingdom has no choice. Your Majesty knows in his heart that the Commander-in-Chief has served the Luoba Kingdom. Commander, you can go with peace of mind. We will take care of your children."

The commander said nothing more and glanced at the knife next to him. After the commander committed suicide, the atmosphere in the court became more deserted. No one wanted to say anything more, and everyone understood in their hearts. After the court dismissed, the prime minister asked King Luoba:"Your Majesty, Do you really want to kill everyone? The prince means that as long as we kill the commander, it will be fine. King Luoba replied feebly:"Now I have no choice but to send the underage children out of Luoba Kingdom and kill the rest. Let's kill them all." Also, immediately send the privately made armor to the camp of the Zuo Fan Army, and let the newly recruited soldiers go back as well."

"No, Your Majesty, we have already cut off our own arms. This means cutting off our legs as well. In the future, our Luoba Kingdom will have to rely entirely on the Xilu Kingdom."The prime minister warned

"Only in this way can we express the determination of the Luoba Kingdom to change its past mistakes. Only in this way can we show that we are determined to pursue the Xilu Kingdom to the death and satisfy the Xilu Kingdom's court. Go prepare a ransom to ransom our captured soldiers, so be it, do it."King Luoba waved his hand feebly after saying this.

He abandoned his martial arts and cut off his tail to survive. Although the prime minister was extremely unwilling, he could only do it. Now that the forces on both sides of the Blue Lake, the Luoba Kingdom can only rely on the Xilu Kingdom. They The eyeing Rakshasa Kingdom was the potential threat.

After urgent deliberation, the King of Ying sent envoys to return the islands they occupied 60 years ago, ransom the captured soldiers, and took the initiative to show their goodwill before the instructions from the Xilu Kingdom arrived. Although he resisted the Xilu Kingdom, he never dared to offend the Dongfu Kingdom. For a long time, the Xilu Kingdom had been holding down the head of the King of Daying. Now he had to bow his head in front of the King of Dongfu. If his head was too low, his body would not be able to straighten up. , it becomes deformed over time. This is a new situation. All the Blue Lake countries are watching with restraint. They no longer only look at the Xilu Kingdom, but also start to observe the Dongfu Kingdom. The third prince followed the advice of his staff and took the initiative to ask for orders. After leaving the Western Capital, he had his own plan. Concubine Yi's status in the palace was no longer what it used to be. Concubine Li and others immediately fell in love with the queen, and the queen's waist became harder and harder.

As soon as the little prince heard Lan Yi's name, I thought of the death of my son.

The master of physiognomy repeatedly suggested to King Xilu that Daozhi had the appearance of the Blue Lake of Cholera. King Xilu could not bear to let Princess Baiyun suffer the pain of losing her beloved. In order to make up for the debt, he finally ordered Daozhi not to leave the Western Capital City. Daozhi, on the other hand, They were very calm. Together with Bai Yun, they wanted to put aside the worldly disputes. They walked towards the wooden house by the Blue Lake and planned to live there from now on. On the way, they saw an old grandfather and his little grandson from a distance. This scene made them sad. Dao Zhi was quite emotional. His little grandson accidentally fell. The old man was very nervous and stepped forward. It turned out that they were going to Qujiang Market. The little grandson did not go to Xidu City, so the old man wanted to bring him to see him. Seeing the prosperity there, Baiyun patiently explained the way to Qujiang Market. After his grandfather and grandson left, Daozhi sighed:"Xidu, Xidu, some people want to leave, and more people want to leave." Come in."

After that, Baiyun and Daozhi decided to renovate the wooden house and live in seclusion here, melting into the mountains, forests and sea. With their reputation, the mountains and fields are like halls, Daozhi and the princess want to escape the whirlpool of power. Is their fate possible?

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The Five Principles of Dongfu Kingdom were spread to Xilu Kingdom. King Xilu sat alone on the throne, quietly looking at the gorgeous court, silently testing his courtiers with the five principles in his heart, and suddenly felt a crisis. Dongfu Kingdom not only has generals like Daozhi, but also such powerful civil servants. Daozhi is right, he is no longer that important to Dongfu Country. Looking around at the eagles and bulls on both sides, Xilu Kingdom may have been too rich, and it has been rich for too long. Behind the prosperity is division, each working for its own benefit, and being rich makes them lazy and loses their fighting spirit.

King Xilu realized that this failure was no accident. It was a display of Dongfu Kingdom's long-term accumulation of power. He did not expect that this power would be so powerful. I thought that those carefully trained ministers could firmly control the government of Dongfu Kingdom, but in the end they became the fat sheep of King Dongfu. I originally thought that King Dongfu was empty-handed, had no money and food, no military power, no one in the court, internal chaos, and turmoil at the frontier. King Dongfu should be in a state of distress. Unexpectedly, some of these were paralyzing appearances, hiding one's capabilities and keeping a low profile, concealing the truth, and secretly making secrets. I thought Dong Fuguo was a frightened kitten, but now he has become a lion. Unknowingly, King Zhongfu had everything, he was careless, everything was too late, and all he had left seemed to be acceptance, and the most uncomfortable thing was the process of acceptance.

King Xilu began to re-examine the country of Xilu, and began to doubt himself. His hands shook more and more, and he grabbed the armrest fiercely, but felt powerless...

Your Majesty, I don’t know it, secondly, praise it personally, secondly, fear it, thirdly, Insult it. Believe it or not believe it (Laozi's"Tao Te Ching") A first-class manager makes the people he manages not aware of his existence and invisibly works for him; a second-class manager, the managers respect him and are willing to work for him , the third-class manager works because employees are afraid of him, and the fourth-class manager uses humiliation to make employees work for him. If the manager's integrity is insufficient, the managers will not trust him.)

Good people do not use force, and those who are good at fighting Not angry, he who is good at winning does not fight, and he who makes good use of others is the leader of the world. This is called the virtue of not fighting ("Tao Te Ching"): Those who are good at being warriors do not often use force recklessly; those who are good at fighting and managing people do not often get angry, and can defeat their opponents. Not able to fight head-on, the best in employing people in the world will not compete with others for profit)