Chapter 2305 A hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend
"That year there was a severe drought in the south. When your father and I had our coming-of-age ceremony, it was not as lively as it is today. We only kowtowed a few times under the old willow tree and it was all over."
"Then we carried the hope of the whole village and followed the adults into the mountains to find food."
"If we can find food, the whole village will survive; if we can't find food, the whole village will starve to death. The heavy burden is on our shoulders, which makes us both happy and panicked. We are happy that we are finally adults, but we are also afraid that we will not be able to bear the burden."
"In the end we found food, but your father stayed in the black forest. He risked his life to lure away the wolves and gave everyone a chance to escape. However, what was even more terrifying was that a group of bandits broke into the village.
, slaughtered more than 200 people in the village, and I was the only one lucky enough to survive."
"Later, your father and I lived in Yancheng and luckily met each other. From then on, we relied on each other and went through many hardships of life and death."
"Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, you and Fu'er are both adults."
"It's a pity that the pawn is not here today."
Niu Dawa and Zhang Tianci sat on the cliff of Xishan Mountain, looking at Liujia Village at the foot of the mountain, reminiscing about the past.
"I wish my father everything is well."
Zhang Tianci looked up at the stars.
Zhang Xiaozu was unable to attend his coming-of-age ceremony, and he also felt disappointed and regretful. However, he had no complaints about Zhang Xiaozu in his heart, only respect and admiration for him.
"hehe…"
Niu Dawa smiled and patted Zhang Tianci on the shoulder, comforting him and said, "Don't worry, your father's life is tough. God can't take him away. He will come back sooner or later."
Zhang Tianci nodded firmly.
"What plans do you have for your future life?"
Niu Dawa asked, changing the subject.
Zhang Tianci's cheeks turned red when he heard this, and he said, "Marry Fu Mei."
This was Zhang Xiaozu's instruction to him the night before he killed Tiandao. He did not dare to disobey it. Of course, he and Niu Yufu were childhood sweethearts and had feelings for each other. He would do the same without Zhang Xiaozu's instructions.
Niu Dawa laughed when he heard this and joked, "Fu'er was already your wife when she was still in her mother's womb. There is no rush to get married. Your father's failure to attend your coming-of-age ceremony has already been a lifelong regret for him, but he can't do it again."
Make him miss your wedding, so
We can wait until your father comes back to talk about the marriage."
Zhang Tianci responded with a blushing face.
"Besides this matter, do you have any other plans or ideas?" Niu Dawa asked.
Zhang Tianci thought for a while and said, "Practice hard. If my father is trapped in the depths of the void by the Heavenly Dao and cannot come back, I will kill the Heavenly Dao again to save him."
"Any more?"
"I will do my best to maintain the stability of Kyushu, and I cannot let my father's efforts go to waste."
"Nothing practical about it?"
"This -" Zhang Tianci scratched his head, "Do you want to explore all the ancient ruins in Kyushu?"
"Do you want to be the Lord of Kyushu?" Niu Dawa suddenly asked.
"Ah?" Zhang Tianci was shocked.
"Ten years from now." Niu Dawa added, "If your father hasn't come back in ten years, will you be willing to take over your father's place?"
"Father will definitely come back in ten years." Zhang Tianci said.
Niu Dawa did not discuss with Zhang Tianci whether Zhang Xiaopou could come back within ten years, but asked, "Do you know why so many people came today?"
"They are here to inquire about my father." Zhang Tianci answered immediately, obviously he already understood in his heart.
"anything else?"
Zhang Tianci thought for a while and replied, "The patriarchs of the major overlord forces should come here out of concern. After all, they are able to have today's wealth and status thanks to my father's support and help, and my father's early return will be beneficial to them."
There is no harm, unless they have grown to the extreme and are arrogant, they dare to covet the position of the Lord of Kyushu.
As for those new faces, some of them may be here for the position of Lord of Nine Provinces, but the possibility is very small. After all, you, Uncle Zhou, and Fourth Uncle Yuan are in charge. Unless he is confident that he can beat you three, he will never
Dare to make mistakes.
I guess they are mostly here for the overlord of Kyushu.
The territory of Kyushu has expanded a hundred times, and the territory is vast and abundant. One state
Not to mention one hegemonic force, even ten or twenty more can be installed. Naturally, some people will not be able to help but think about this."
After hearing Zhang Tianci's analysis, Niu Dawa couldn't help but look at him with admiration and praised him repeatedly, "Not bad, not bad. I didn't expect you to be so playful in your daily life. It's really rare that you can see these things so clearly."
"You are ridiculous. In fact, it is all on the surface. You will understand if you think about it more." Zhang Tianci said modestly.
"Then how do you think we should deal with it?" Niu Dawa asked, wanting to know Zhang Tianci's thoughts.
"The current situation in Kyushu was fought by us and eight other overlord forces, and half of the big bandits are also overlords themselves. I think we should join forces with the other eight to help each other, secure our position as the overlord force, and safeguard our common interests.
But blindly suppressing emerging forces is not a good strategy.
With the current favorable cultivation environment in Kyushu, the number of cultivators will definitely increase dramatically in the next few years, and a large number of amazing masters will emerge. It is not impossible that even peerless figures like you and your father will emerge. If forced suppression is very likely to cause
riot.
We should allow the rise of emerging forces and even the emergence of new hegemonic forces, but we should not allow them to take power so easily."
"What should we do?" Niu Dawa's face showed surprise, because Zhang Tianci's words were almost the same as Qi Changfeng's.
"In fact, the rise of emerging forces, the blooming of a hundred flowers, and the contention of a hundred schools of thought will do more good than harm to the future development of Kyushu, so I think we can allow the emergence of secondary forces on the premise of ensuring that our own dominant force is not violated.
For example, each state can allocate five or ten second-level force quotas, allowing powerful forces to fight for them.
Then let the secondary forces cooperate with our overlord forces to manage Jiuzhou. Both the efficiency and the effect will definitely be better than now, especially in a few years, when the number of cultivators increases sharply, and the land of one state is so vast, it will definitely not be the case for one overlord.
Power can be managed.
In addition, we can also appropriately allow the emergence of two or three hegemonic forces in each state. After all, each state has a vast territory. It is such a big piece of fat that it is okay to share some of it for others to eat.
I can accept it.
But if you want to become a hegemonic force, you have to have conditions."
"What conditions?"
"The strong are respected is an eternal truth in this world. If you want to become a hegemonic force, of course you must be qualified to be a hegemon. The easiest way is to challenge the hegemonic force.
Large-scale war is naturally not advisable, so we might as well adopt the method of competition in the arena.
In a best-of-three-game system or a best-of-five-game system, if you can defeat the overlord force in the arena, you will be qualified to become the overlord force.
After the two hegemonic forces emerge, any emerging force that wants to become the hegemonic force must obtain the permission of the first two hegemonic forces, which means that it must challenge each other.
And when the number of overlord forces reaches the upper limit, for example, we only allow three overlord forces in one state, then let the emerging forces challenge three of them. If they can defeat two of them, they can be promoted to the overlord force, and they will lose the most in the arena.
The overlord force will be reduced to a second-level force, so that the number of overlord forces will not continue to increase.
Allowing the hegemonic force to downgrade can also urge the hegemonic force to continue to make progress and not dare to slack off.
However, in order to avoid endless challenges and let talents lose in the arena, we also need to set a challenge time, such as once every thirty or fifty years. This is also to protect the interests of the overlord.
In addition, after becoming a hegemonic force, you must have the responsibilities and responsibilities of a hegemonic force.
If the jurisdiction is improperly governed, the hegemony can be removed from the hegemony through joint deliberations and decisions by the major hegemonic forces.
The hegemonic force needs to open a forum and preach once a year on Preaching Mountain. This is the responsibility of the hegemonic force to educate all people. It is also a demonstration of its strength and cannot be perfunctory.
Second-level forces need to preach once every five years.
Secondary forces do not need to pay tribute to the overlord force, and the overlord force cannot impose tribute taxes.
besides……"
Zhang Tianci became more and more energetic as he spoke, and by the end he was eloquent.
Niu Dawa listened and conveyed the message to Zhou Jianlai. Many of Zhang Tianci's ideas were not thought of by Gu Changfeng.