Chapter 1576
After lunch, Li Xian and Zhou Jing, Emperor of the Immortal Kingdom of Han Dynasty, became as familiar as old friends for many years. It seemed that the only thing left was blood alliance, swearing to heaven, and burning incense.
In fact, this is not unexpected. Both of them are emperors, and they have a common identity and discourse; especially after Zhou Jing noticed the extraordinaryness of Li Xian and even Shang Guo and the charm of technology, he also began to humbly ask for advice.
Li Xian also paid attention to it, he didn't show any aloofness, but was very humble, no matter in tone or posture. In the Shang Kingdom, Li Xian can be arrogant, but in the big environment of the fairy world, Li Xian is very clear about his position. In addition, there are many interesting things about Shangguo, and Li Xian can be said to have picked them up easily, making Zhou Jing's laughter never stop.
But small talk is small talk, and when it comes to specific negotiations, it is another matter. It can only be said that with a good foundation, it is indeed much easier to negotiate, at least everyone is not negotiating in a hostile environment.
Naturally, Li Xian and Zhou Jing didn't have to sit at the negotiating table. The two chatted and laughed happily, and they didn't seem to care much about the negotiation. There is someone else who is really in charge of the negotiations.
On Shang Guo's side, Wang Cong was the main one, and Yan Wenzhong and others were the assistants.
On the side of Han Wuxian Kingdom, the prime minister Huang Yi is the main one, the prince is the deputy, and there are others after that.
Speaking of it, it should be the prince who came forward to negotiate, but it was not the prince who came forward on the side of Shang Kingdom. Under the principle of reciprocity, the prince of Han Wuxian Kingdom became a deputy. Of course, there were Li Xian and Zhou Jing on the scene, and the final negotiation result would have to be decided by these two big bosses.
This was a very smooth negotiation, even a little beyond imagination. When Li Xian and Zhou Jing finally signed and stamped together, their eyes were full of surprise, and then they looked at each other and smiled. A "Han-Shang Mutual Assistance Agreement" is freshly released.
However, a long time later, some people called this negotiation the negotiation of the source of evil. Because Hanwu Immortal Kingdom is a country full of ambitions, and Shang Kingdom is obviously not a peaceful master.
It should be said that in an environment like the Immortal World, any king would have a bit of ambition in his heart, but some had big ambitions and some had little ambitions. However, Zhou Jing's ambition is very big.
He was able to restrain his strength and give up a quarter of the country's territory when Qiankang Xianguo was expanding wildly. Behind this boldness was a greater ambition.
In fact, Zhou Jing was the one who made the four-nation alliance blockade Shang country; but politics is so ruthless and only pays attention to interests; when Shang country brought huge benefits to Hanwu Immortal Kingdom, Zhou Jing rebelled and began to get close to Shang country.
The air-to-air aircraft carrier slowly soared into the sky, and the five air-to-air aircraft carriers slowly crossed the sky like five steel domes. After passing the white clouds, it rushed up to the sky thousands of miles away, and in the eyes of countless people, it turned into five small black dots.
After the aerospace aircraft carrier broke through the speed of sound, there was a faint thunder in the sky, floating over the huge Jian'an City.
Zhou Jing stood at the top of the city, quietly watching the aircraft carrier disappear, speechless for a long time. The wind blew, blowing up Zhou Jing's skirt, and also blowing up Zhou Jing's pride.
For many years, Zhou Jing himself had forgotten that since he took the position of the king, he never had a day of relaxation. At the beginning, he was determined to forge ahead and defeated his countless brothers along the way. As the youngest son, he climbed to the throne step by step and looked down on the entire empire from then on.
At that time, Zhou Jing was full of pride and wanted to expand the territory, expand the foundation of his ancestors again, and push the Immortal Kingdom of Han Wu to its peak. The most important thing is that Zhou Jing wants to use the expansion of the country to break through the restrictions of the Daluo Jinxian and ascend to the height of the quasi-sage.
However, within a year after ascending the throne, blows came one after another. At this moment, Zhou Jing suddenly realized that this position was not so easy to sit on.
The various forces in the country are intricate, sectarian sects, aristocratic families, hidden families, and free masters are all troublesome; there are also conflicts between different exercises and different concepts, and quasi-sages are often involved behind different sects. The relationship is simply a mess.
Many times Zhou Jing really wanted to uproot these sects, but he could only think about it. Because the huge empire of Hanwu Immortal Kingdom is made up of these forces, large and small. Even in the Royal Forest Army, they cannot escape the influence of these families and sects.
In addition to the country, the surrounding countries are not good. After countless years of competition and elimination, a balance has been formed among the countries in the fairy world, and this balance is difficult to break.
Now the entire heaven knows that the stronger the country and the larger the territory, the more hopeful the king will use the huge luck of the country to break through to the quasi-sage in one fell swoop. But when everyone wants to do this, things will be very difficult. A million miles is almost the limit of the current fairyland;
Although the heavens are vast, one more quasi-sage will share a share of luck and opportunity; the existing quasi-sages will not allow latecomers to break through easily.
Cultivation, surpassing the good fortune of heaven and earth, is like this for ordinary practitioners, let alone quasi-sages. Therefore, every time a quasi-sage appears, everyone's overall practice speed will be lowered. Even if it is only lowered a little bit, it is often this little bit that can cause infinite regret.
For example, one step closer to reaching the middle stage of the quasi-sage, the late stage of the quasi-sage, and even... a saint!
In such a complex and even crisis-ridden environment in the heavens, Zhou Jing's desire to continue to expand the Hanwu Immortal Kingdom is tantamount to wishful thinking. However, Zhou Jing is not a person who gives up lightly. Over the years, he still accumulates his foundation little by little, waiting for opportunities. Zhou Jing believes in a word, opportunities favor those who are prepared.
But this kind of waiting lasts for thousands of years, and time is the most ruthless. Gradually, Zhou Jing will forget his ambition. Until Qiankang Immortal Kingdom suddenly rises!
The speed of the rise of Qiankang Xianguo made Zhou Jing's heart flutter. When that completely different way of warfare appeared, Zhou Jing was excited. But thousands of years of forbearance taught Zhou Jing to be calm. So, he backed off on the surface.
When Qiankang Immortal Kingdom was inflated wildly, he retreated and preserved his strength as much as possible; he even used the power of Qiankang Immortal Kingdom to weaken those aristocratic families and sects in the country.
Then, the development of Qiankang Xianguo made Zhou Jing see the problem again; Youdao is a bystander, and Zhou Jing was keenly aware of the problems and even hidden dangers of Qiankang Xianguo-the country's military became stronger, but the country's foundation became weaker. Dig your own grave.
Just when Zhou Jing was about to continue to observe, a piece of news exploded—there was a country in the lower realm who wanted to ascend the whole country. Afterwards, Zhou Jing saw what real technological power is.
Zhou Jing was even a little terrified by the destruction that descended from the sky beyond the sky. After the Shang Kingdom soared, the reason why it was blocked by the four surrounding countries was because everyone wanted to obtain the technology of the Shang Kingdom, but also feared the madness of the Shang Kingdom.
And until today, until Li Xian personally visited, Zhou Jing found the development direction of Hanwu Immortal Kingdom!
Watching the five aerospace aircraft carriers fly away, feeling the trembling reverberating between the heaven and the earth, Zhou Jing had a feeling for Li Xian that he hated seeing each other late.
After seeing Li Xian and learning about the situation in the Shang Kingdom, Zhou Jing suddenly understood what true heroism is.
As an emperor, he dared to personally visit a country full of hostility. This kind of courage and courage is heartbreaking. The system of the Shang Dynasty also made Zhou Jing feel what it means to be majestic.
In Li Xian, Zhou Jing saw what he wanted but was unable to get—that kind of supreme imperial power!
But the imperial power of the Shang Kingdom is not an absolute right, but respect and dedication. Simply popularizing education is enough to push Li Xian to the supremacy. Therefore, Li Xian does not need to absolutely control the country, but he can still mobilize all the power of the country at will, although Li Xian never does this.
What Zhou Jing envied the most was the achievements of the Shang Kingdom. What Zhou Jing saw was not only the power of technology, but also the soldiers around Li Xian. On the faces of these soldiers, there is a firm and unrepentant belief. Especially in the negotiators of the Shang Kingdom, Zhou Jing did not see selfishness.
"This is the real empire!" Zhou Jing mused, "It is a unity of thought, a unity of ideas, a unity of spirit, not a unity under power."
(The purpose of this chapter seems to be to summarize the development of Shangguo from a third-party perspective and pave the way for the future. Only when others envy Shangguo will they learn.)