Chapter 2908 A Family of Three
The Fire King was not happy to get the help of the Celestials, because he had no power to refuse them. This feeling was very bad, because the Celestials were a force that was completely out of his control. Although they seemed to be helping now, no one knew what they were going to do.
The person who brought the Celestials here was Duran.
The Fire King would never forget the day when Duran came back to life and stood in front of him. That guy forcibly introduced the existence of the Celestials and forcibly introduced them to help in the war. The Fire King was shocked to see the power of the Celestials, and this power was just out of his control, so he could not rest assured at all.
The Fire King was also resistant to the help that could not be refused.
What did Duran want to do, and what was the purpose of the Celestials? The Fire King did not think that the Celestials came all the way to their planet just to help others and help the Fire Nation. It was obvious with a little thought that the Celestials must have ulterior motives, perhaps to occupy this world.
But the Fire King could not resist the Celestials.
"Fire King, if there is no Celestial Being, the war in Yonggu City will fail, and you and your group will be judged as war criminals. Thank me and Celestial Being for helping you. We have bought you more time so that you can hold on until the day of the comet." Duran said.
The Fire King was not happy at all. The more Celestial Being was like this, the more worried he was.
"What do you want to do?" The Fire King couldn't help asking, "You are so powerful, why do you want to help me?"
"I don't just help you. I have helped Azula, Avatar, and Zuko. I have helped everyone who walks his own path." Duran said that he was like a game designer, pursuing balance in various ways.
The Fire King was speechless. What kind of guy is this who likes to watch the fun and not mind the big things? "Are you doing these things just to watch us fight?" As an emperor, he can't show mercy to his children who have different opinions. Especially the prince, if the other party cannot accept his own ideas, then there is no need for him to exist.
Because the Fire King does not represent himself, it can even be said that the reason why he became the Fire King is entirely because of the support of the military. The reason he was able to take over and kill his father to take the throne was because the young and vigorous faction in the army supported him. After these people supported him, the Fire King naturally needed to repay them, even if it meant killing his own son.
After becoming the Fire King, there was no family affection. All he saw were people who asked him for benefits. As the largest distributor of the Fire Nation, he could only have enemies in front of him.
The so-called enemies, in a sense, are people who want to rob benefits.
The Fire King is surrounded by enemies, because even his son is someone who wants to gain benefits from him. At the same time, if the Fire King distributes all the benefits, then he will be meaningless. So he must be cautious when distributing, and must stabilize his base to ensure that he will not be killed.
If he does not suppress his son, but suppresses the military, then the military can completely stage the old drama of the year and help his son to the throne again.
The Fire King was not the only option back then. He also had his brother Ai Luo, the wise general uncle. Both of them were popular candidates for the throne. At that time, the previous Fire King used his uncle to suppress the military and placed his uncle in the military to strengthen control. The military naturally did not want to be weakened, so they took the initiative to attack and joined forces with the current Fire King to murder the previous generation, and quickly ascended the throne, not giving Iroh any chance.
Fortunately, Iroh is also a capable person. He won many battles, gained a lot of benefits, and was gradually accepted by the military. Therefore, the Fire King and the military are in a cooperative relationship. If he imitates his father to suppress the military, then the military will definitely support the prince or princess. No matter who he supports, the Fire King will be finished.
The Fire King also knows that the military is too big to be eliminated, but he cannot cut military spending, so he can only continuously input money into the military.
"Each of you has a path and people who support you. But you should have felt the deviation and division of the military. The frontline soldiers still support you, while the soldiers in the security zone are now slowly turning to the princess, and the military-industrial enterprises are also slowly approaching the princess. Your group has begun to split. If there is no Tianren, then you will definitely be finished. With Tianren, you can use the deterrence of Tianren to stabilize your position, isn't it great?"
"Do you want me to be your puppet?" The Fire King is not stupid: "The Heavenly Man will not listen to my command."
"Haha, your mind is still very clear. In order to balance, the Heavenly Man took action in this battle, but the Heavenly Man will not take action in the next battle. But I think you must have thought about using the power of the Heavenly Man to unify the military. At this time, the pressure is on the princess again." Duran said that it was still very interesting to watch the duel between father and daughter.
The Fire King and the princess are actually the same kind of people. They are both keen on their own power. But the prince is not. He pays more attention to the future of the country and considers the people.
However, it is difficult for people like the prince to win. Fortunately, he encountered a chaotic world and had the possibility of alternation between the old and the new. The Fire Lord and the Princess are more likely to win. During the stable stage of the old order, the important thing is to use one faction to fight against another faction in the interest group. As for those who are not in the interest group, they are not considered human beings.
The prince treats people outside the interest group as human beings, so it is difficult for people within the interest group to support him, unless they are a few people like the uncle who really care about the future of the country more than themselves, but such people are few after all. But once the troubled times come, the interest group fights among itself, or is defeated by external forces, then people like the prince and the uncle can shine, because they can unite people outside the interest group, draw a clear line with the interest group, and start anew.
The princess and the Fire King both want to win over one faction and suppress another faction in the interest group to determine their own status. The Fire King's military youth faction and the princess's supremacy of the art of bending are actually struggles within the interest group and have nothing to do with ordinary soldiers.
The princess has an advantage, and the Fire King is sad, and vice versa.
As for the prince and the uncle, even if they are not exiled, their ideas cannot be integrated into the interest group.
The Fire King knows that this is true. According to intelligence, the princess has returned to the Fire Nation and met many people. Obviously, there are small moves. The appearance of the celestial being seriously threatens her strategy. She had already weakened the Fire King, and it was only a matter of time before she replaced him, but suddenly a group of celestial beings supported the Fire King, causing many people to turn to the Fire King again.
This was a big disadvantage. The princess still wanted to ascend the throne, and she couldn't understand why these celestial beings who suddenly appeared wanted to support her father. Is it because Duran has a grudge against her? The princess couldn't help but think that personal grudges were just a small matter, and Duran shouldn't be so careless. Yes, she did order the assassination of Duran, but didn't Duran die? He was too stingy and could have continued to support herself instead of switching to his father.
Since it was Duran who brought in the celestial beings, the princess thought that Duran was just being angry and too willful. The princess said that Duran was still her good teacher and wanted to persuade Duran to return to her camp.