When two groups of people fight in the market, there are generally the following situations: first, they get excited, but actually have no intention of doing anything. If someone breaks up the fight, they will take advantage of the situation and stop, and just continue to take advantage of them verbally; second,
I am timid in my heart, but I am also afraid that others will laugh at me for being ignorant. If there is someone to stop the fight, the quarrel will become more intense, but I can still hold it back.
The other situation is the most difficult to deal with. The two parties are already mortal enemies. If they find the right opportunity, they will cut each other to death. Once they become jealous, no one can dissuade them. If you force a fight, you may end up trying to break it off.
You have to get stabbed. So the battle between Chongchen and Jiuli is undoubtedly the last situation.
Chonghua led an envoy rather than an army. If he ran to the center of the battlefield, could he stop both sides? He was the envoy representing the emperor to mediate and arbitrate, and he was powerless to prevent such a war. If the emperor's envoy was involved in the battlefield and was accidentally injured
Even if he is killed by mistake, then the chaos will be even greater and even impossible to clean up.
Therefore, Chonghua will wait until both sides have finished fighting. Whether one side has killed or wounded the other side, or both sides have suffered losses or both sides have perished. In short, they can sit down and have a good conversation after the battle, or even have nothing to say. Mediation will then take place.
It is no longer necessary, he can just make the arbitral decision directly.
Huwa still asked expressionlessly: "Why?"
He was obviously dissatisfied with Chonghua's answer, because the matter could not be easily compared. After all, this was not a fight in the city, but a life-and-death conflict between two large tribes. Chonghua was not just a spectator, but he could decide for himself whether to dissuade the fight.
, he is the emperor's messenger, and mediation is his duty. If he really appears on the battlefield, he must first stand up and try to prevent the war.
But Chonghua obviously avoided this matter in his own way and did not rush there as quickly as possible. The metaphor just mentioned is not a convincing explanation.
Chonghua looked at the sky with his hands behind his back and sighed: "The emperor is old and only wants peace now. There is a great evil in the country and he cannot go away, but he will leave disasters for future generations."
Huwa changed his color slightly. Chonghua actually said this about the Emperor Yao, and he was not afraid that it would cause trouble if he spread the word? But then he thought about it, he was really not such a person, and what Chonghua said was not unreasonable.
When Emperor Yao was young and in his prime, he indeed worked hard to govern and made great achievements. He was a virtuous emperor praised by all the people in the world. But now that Emperor Yao has been in power for almost eighty years, and the world has been at peace for a long time, he is getting older. Maybe he is getting older.
In my later years, I just want to try to be as stable as possible. As long as the world seems peaceful and those potential conflicts don't break out, they can always be temporarily calmed down.
Emperor Yao could not have kept in mind the tense relationship between Chongchen, Gonggong and Jiuli. However, the grievances between these three parties were deep and various situations were intertwined. It was too difficult to completely resolve them, as long as they could maintain stability.
This may be what Emperor Yao had in mind. But in Chonghua's view, the hidden danger will break out sooner or later, but this will leave a bigger problem to future generations.
Huwa said in a solemn tone: "What does Master Chonghua mean by the great evil?"
Chonghua said slowly: "Since ancient times, it has been said that Taihao governed the country with rules, Shennong governed with balance, Xuanyuan governed with ropes, Shaohao governed with rules, and Zhuanxu governed with power. What does it mean? Rules draw squares and circles, weigh the importance, and ropes
We agree on the conduct of all things, and only if there are etiquette and laws can we live in this world, so that we will no longer be ignorant barbarians."
At this point, he paused, then raised his hand and circled around: "I am the emperor's envoy. The so-called arbitral decision should be based on the etiquette and laws of the country. Looking around at this place, everything is illegal.
, have exceeded their authority and should be punished. It’s not that they deliberately put the evidence of crime in front of their eyes, but they have long thought that nothing happened. Isn’t it the biggest evil in the country?”
Others may not understand these words, but Huwa can understand it. Chonghua is here to arbitrate the conflict, and he must first point out what mistakes everyone has made. But now when he looks around, there is evidence of crime.
I also understand Chinese etiquette and laws, and the princes of various tribes are not allowed to maintain private armies.
The so-called private army is a standing army that is armed and drilled by itself without the authorization of the emperor. This is the most important difference between the princes of various Chinese tribes who enjoy fiefdoms and the princes of various vassal states who accept the canonization of the emperor.
The vassal state surrendered to the emperor, accepted canonization, and established alliances with various ministries and other vassal states in the world. However, it was still a relatively independent political power internally, with its own military and political system, and of course its own army.
The reason why vassal states have this status is that they are almost all located in desolate and remote places, which the Chinese Empire cannot control or directly rule, and they pose little threat.
The only exception is the Ba Kingdom. It is powerful and prosperous, far beyond the comparison of other vassal states. With the exception of the Ba Kingdom, all Chinese vassal states are basically similar to the Shanshui Kingdom and the Fengxian Kingdom in terms of size and location.
Because of this, Pakistan will receive special attention from all forces after its unification.
However, the situation of each tribe's princes is different. The power they enjoy is mainly reflected in two aspects, one is their private fiefdom, and the other is the tribal territory they rule. Private fiefdoms can be inherited, taken back, or given to others, which is also in a broader sense.
It is part of the tribal territory. Bojun enjoys the support of various products in the fief and manages the internal affairs of the tribe.
As for the clear division of territory between tribes, it is to avoid conflicts caused by competition for rights and interests. On the other hand, when conflicts do occur, it is also convenient to clearly determine the responsibilities of each party. This is a relatively densely populated area that has been cultivated for thousands of years.
For the Central Plains, it is particularly important because the living areas of various tribes have long been intertwined.
For example, the Hougang clan and the Jiqiu clan are both Bojuns, but they do not directly own the army in name. The Hougang clan and the Jiqiu clan once had conflicts over water sources, but it was only a fight between villagers and not a military battle.
When the case was later adjudicated, both parties still had to go to the city lord's palace in the jurisdiction where the conflict was located to resolve the matter.
The city is actually controlled by the Hougang clan, and the city has a garrison. However, the scale of the city's garrison is limited. Its main task is to maintain domestic security and does not have the right to conduct cross-border campaigns. Those who can mobilize the city's garrison can
He is the city lord, and the city lord is nominally appointed by the emperor and executes the emperor's decrees.
The personal armed forces that a Bojun can have are his own personal guards. The number of personal guards possessed by Bojuns of different levels is customized. For example, the size of the bodyguards of a third-level Bojun cannot exceed a complete military formation.
Only under two special circumstances could Bojun temporarily expand the army: first, encountering invasion by foreign enemies, and second, accepting the emperor's call.
If the emperor recruits armies from various tribes, there are usually size requirements, such as specifying which tribe will send out several military formations, and the city wall where the tribe's territory is located will also open its arsenal to provide ordnance. The Qingzhuang people put down their farm tools and picked up their weapons, and after reorganization
After the drill, an army was formed.
The situation when encountering an invasion by foreign enemies is more complicated. This kind of thing often happens suddenly. Bojun can urgently call on his tribe to take up arms to defend against the enemy. At this time, the personal guards raised by Bojun himself play a great role. They
Some of them will become generals commanding various temporary military formations.
In order to be prepared for any emergencies, many Bojuns would also secretly build up arsenal of weapons and organize their tribesmen to practice during slack periods.
But no matter what the situation is, these military formations must be disbanded afterwards, and standing armies cannot be retained privately. Under normal circumstances, standing large-scale private armies is obviously a violation of the etiquette of the country. But at this moment, look around the angel camp
Look, which tribe complies with these regulations?
Although every Bojun can argue that these military formations were temporarily summoned to deal with and prevent conflicts, who believes this! Needless to say, Chongchen and Gonggong, the five great wizards of Jiuli have also accepted the emperor's canonization as
Bojun, however, also failed to abide by the etiquette and laws that Bojun should abide by.
It's okay to say that these three standing armies are only here to contain the internal fighting, but if the situation is different, if they unite to suddenly attack the Central Plains, Emperor Yao will also suffer a big loss if he is not prepared, let alone the ability of the various troops along the way.
Can he resist it? Huwa secretly deduced that if the three intact armies unite and suddenly attack Ba Yuan, it will be difficult for Shaowu to stop it.
What do they want to do if they have a private army with such an exaggerated scale? In front of Angel Chonghua, such obvious evidence of guilt is openly displayed!
Does this express an attitude of blatant contempt? It probably doesn’t, it can’t even be said to be ignored, it is just completely ignored. They know that there is etiquette, but they each have their own reasons for doing so, and they believe that they will not be punished
, because this has been the case for decades.
The emperor Yao should have known it in his heart, but he just turned a blind eye. This can be said to be tolerance or connivance. The Hougang family and the Jiqiu family in the hinterland of the Central Plains could not possibly violate such a rule.
However, the Chongchen Ministry and the Gonggong Ministry did not care about etiquette and law. It is indeed because of special circumstances or even historical relics.
The Chongchen Ministry and the Gonggong Ministry are incompatible with each other, and they jointly sit on the north bank of the river to prevent chaos in Jiuli. It is impossible for them not to secretly accumulate powerful military power.
Many years ago, they were still gathering momentum in secret, such as secretly stockpiling a large amount of ordnance, and organizing tribesmen to practice military formations every year during the slack season. But later, they simply prepared elite private military formations. Since the Emperor Yao did not pursue the case from the beginning,
, then the scale of these private armies became larger and larger, and it became even harder to control them.
But if we continue to let it go for a long time, and even gradually cause other ministries to follow suit, the consequences will be more serious. What will the emperor do then? Who should be punished and who should not be punished?
Chongchen and Gonggong were two powerful tribes, and they guarded Dajiang far in the south. They were also hostile to each other, which acted as a check. They formed a triangle with the Jiuli tribes south of Dajiang.
Balanced relationship. If there were no conflicts between these three forces, I am afraid that Emperor Yao would not be able to sleep peacefully.
It is a kind of political wisdom to use the mutual restraint and supervision between various ministries to govern the country. However, if it develops into a situation where the private armies of various ministries hate each other, it can lead to large-scale conflicts and wars at any time, which is a huge hidden danger.
Therefore, Chonghua said that there was a great disaster in the country, but the emperor could not go, and Huwa could not refute it. What is interesting is that Wu Hui actually said something similar. The disaster Wu Hui pointed to was Jiuli, but he excluded himself, and
The great evil that Chonghua refers to includes them all.
Huwa was silent for another moment, and then said: "You can see this clearly, but the angel can't cure their sins."
This is also true. The proof of these crimes is right in front of you, but it is impossible for Chonghua to punish everyone with this. Even if he wants to pursue it, there is no strong evidence on the surface, and you all have various difficulties in private. What's more,
Chonghua's mission is to mediate and arbitrate this conflict, not to investigate the matter of raising a private army.
Chongchen finally answered Huwa's initial question again: "That's why I'm late!" Then he added, "I just met Fei Liwang and talked to him in private for a long time." While speaking, he directly sent a spiritual thought to
The contents of his secret conversation with Fei Liwang were actually told to Huwa without reservation.
Huwa couldn't hide his surprise and sighed: "So that's it! This is indeed a good plan for Ping Li. Mr. Chonghua has foresight."
Chonghua smiled lightly and said: "Thank you very much for the compliment, Lord Fengxian, but I am not smarter than others. Didn't Lord Danzhu know about such a good plan for Pingli at the time? It's just that he couldn't implement it at that time!"
Huwa also smiled bitterly and said: "It is true that we can only wait until now, and the opportunity is rare now."
What would be the result if a person who is red-eyed with murder comes to break up a fight with a knife in his hand? At least he has to wait for the knife in his hand to be knocked out before he can persuade him. Jiuli is now disabled by Chongchen. He has been disabled for many years.
The accumulated war resources were exhausted, and the group of people who advocated hatred and killing were almost dead, so it was possible to accept Chonghua's suggestion.
Chonghua added: "Jiuli is not one, but five. Fei Liwang relied on me to become Bojun. Now he needs my help to stabilize the situation, so I borrowed his hand to carry out this strategy."
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Huwa: "What about Chongchen?"
Chonghua: "Now it is impossible for Chongchen to offend Jiuli again, but people's livelihood is generally not damaged, which is a good thing. Wu Hui is dead. Speaking of which, I am really grateful to him!"
The Chongchen tribe is a large tribe. It directly controls a population of nearly 100,000 in its territory, and also indirectly controls several surrounding small affiliated tribes. Although the loss of more than 1,000 Jingzhuang tribe members is harmful to people's livelihood, the impact is not great.
As for how big it is, the really significant losses are in the military.
Regardless of the fact that the more than 1,000 people are elite warriors who have been training all year round, even the more than 80 adult red-armored beasts usually require enough to feed and feed ten thousand people. The main force of Wu Hui's private army was crippled.
Even if there is another conflict, armed forces can only be urgently recruited in the territory to take a defensive position.
In Chonghua's view, Wu Hui died at the right time. This time he presided over the arbitral ruling on behalf of the emperor, and he would definitely punish the person who first provoked the war. If Wu Hui did not die, he might have to bring Wu Hui to the imperial capital for punishment.
But how can Chongchenbu agree to this?
But now it's good, Chonghua can decide whatever he wants, even if he punishes Wu Hui himself severely. Anyway, Wu Hui can't be captured and convicted again. As for other punishments, Chongchen's department can accept it.
Huwa seemed to want to get to the bottom of it today, so he said again: "Where is Gonggong?"
Chonghua: "Because the strength of the Gonggong Ministry has not been damaged, it is even less likely that Chongchen and Jiuli will have another conflict, otherwise it will be easy for Dijiang. There are many factions within Gonggong, and they have only condensed because of Dijiang's strength over the years.
If the Emperor River falls, it will inevitably fall apart and cease to be a major danger to the country, so it will not be difficult to deal with it."
Huwa narrowed his eyes and said, "Will Dijiang fall?"
Chonghua: "Fengxian Lord came here because of your private affairs, and Lu Zhong must also have his private affairs. Do you know that Lu Zhong's magical powers have improved in recent years, and it is said that he has become as powerful as Chi You. Since I preside over the arbitral decision, I will give him a
I wonder what Lord Fengxian thinks of this opportunity to avenge his father?"
Listening to what Chonghua meant, it was clearly a hint that Lu Zhong wanted to avenge his father and would privately challenge Di Jiang for a duel. Wu Hui did not die on the battlefield, and the Ministry of Public Works did not participate in the war. How could Lu Zhong settle the score?
What about him? But Huwa knew that what Chonghua said was not impossible.
Lu Zhong and Di Jiang have long been incompatible rivals. They have fought three times in private without a winner. But at that time, their purpose was just to decide the winner, and there was no need to risk life and death. But now the situation is different. Huwa
I also spent many days with Lu Zhong, and saw Lu Zhong's various behaviors before and after Wu Hui's death, and he was filled with murderous intent in his sorrow.
When he walked into the angel camp today, Lu Zhong glanced at Di Jiang, and the killing was completely aimed at him. The battle between Chongchen and Jiuli was because Di Jiang suddenly stationed a large army at the border, so Wu Hui only had that battle
A great defeat. More importantly, Lu was eventually restrained by Di Jiang and was unable to go to the battlefield with his father. This was why Wu Hui was seriously injured and died soon after his return.
There is nothing to say about what happened on the battlefield, and Wu Hui killed many Jiuli soldiers. But the actions outside the battlefield made Lu Zhong feel angry and unspeakable. He believed that Wu Hui's death was because of Di Jiang, and he definitely wanted to avenge his father.
.Chonghua actually planned to create such an opportunity for Wu Hui during the arbitral ruling, and he also asserted that Di Jiang was not Lu Zhong's opponent.
Huwa finally asked a very crucial question: "Lord Chonghua, what you want to do may exceed the expectations of Emperor Yao. Whose side are you on?"
Chonghua: "The future emperor will be on his side."
Huwa: "Danzhu or Chong Bogun?"
Chonghua actually smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Many people want to ask this question, but why does Lord Fengxian also ask this question? It is either Danzhu or Chongbo Gun, or it may not be them. If Danzhu is the future,
Emperor, the person I am helping today is Danzhu. If Chongbo becomes the emperor in the future, the person I am helping today will be Chongbo. In my opinion, only those who can eliminate evil for the country and eliminate patients can truly be worthy of the throne of emperor."
Huwa narrowed his eyes and said: "I have asked everything I want to ask, but I don't know why Mr. Chonghua came to me specifically to talk about this?"
When Huwa first met Danzhu and Chonghua, he made a comparison in his mind. He felt that Danzhu's talent and temperament were a bit like Fan Chong in Ba Yuan, but Chonghua was more like Shaowu. But the more contact he had,
Chonghua became more and more difficult for Huwa to understand. It seemed that Shaowei was not as good as this person.
Even Huwa feels that it is even harder for others to fathom someone. Huwa is very curious, why did Chonghua go to him to say this? It should be noted that many of the things discussed tonight are very sensitive. If spread, I don’t know what will happen.