Huangfu Xin nodded slightly and retreated back to the ministers.
Shangguan Mu stood up immediately.
"Sir, he has a sharp tongue and is so smart! You can't hold a position in my big business just by relying on such sharp lips."
Nangong Yi's eyes showed a little more reverence.
"Shangguanjun, in the Nanchu Academy, I am your junior, and I can also be considered your student. When I see you today, I am afraid I will call you Mu Xiang."
Shangguan Mu nodded slightly. In fact, he and Nangong Yi were familiar with each other.
Three years ago, Nanchu Academy invited celebrities from all over the world and held a banquet for hundreds of families, and Shangguan Mu went there happily.
Unexpectedly, things backfired. This so-called feast of hundreds of families was nothing more than a fame and fortune fair used by dignitaries to exchange power and interests.
Very few people actually come here to listen to lectures.
Nangong Yi is one of them, and one of the few strategists.
At that time, he sat with Shangguanmu to discuss Taoism and asked Shangguanmu for advice on Legalism.
The two of them also have some friendship.
"The word "Mu Xiang" is just a joke. My success depends entirely on Your Majesty and His Royal Highness King Zhao!"
"I don't think so!" Nangong Yi changed the subject: "At first, Mu Xiang relied on his sharp lips to convince the world's talented people, but now it has become a good talk spread all over the world."
This can be regarded as giving back what Shangguanmu said just now.
All the civil and military officials present were surprised. They had never seen anyone who could silence Shangguan Mu so much.
Zhao Rui coughed twice: "Sir, since you are here for fame and fortune, I'm afraid it's not enough to rely on your eloquence alone. You still have to show your real talent and study!"
Nangong Yi bowed respectfully: "His Royal Highness King Zhao is the great talent of Dashang Dynasty. How dare I show off this talent in front of you? I haven't traveled around the world since I was a child, and if I have insights, I boldly speak out.
Listen to your Majesty and King Zhao."
Zhao Rui raised his hand slightly: "Sir, please speak."
Nangong Yi waved his big sleeves, and his body became a little more heroic.
"Since the princes of the world have established themselves as kings, the world has been in chaos and the people have been in dire straits. The kings in this world are all warlike kings. Every one of them wants to rule the world again and rebuild the world, but it is a pity that they lack the courage and courage...
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"Sir!" Zhao Rui suddenly interrupted: "What I see is slightly different from what you see. There are many powerful princes in the world. For example, in the Southern Qi Dynasty in the east, the granaries are overflowing, the treasury is full, and the number of soldiers and horses is no less than a hundred.
Wan, is this also a lack of courage?"
"Haha!" Nangong Yi's face showed a bit of disdain: "Southern Qi is a powerful country. Its first kings once dominated the princes, but then the kings of the subsequent generations only wanted to be greedy for small profits, and the whole country celebrated for gaining an inch of land.
In terms of temperament, it’s nothing more than that.”
"Southern Chu!" Zhao Rui spoke again: "This is a big country in the south, with a lot of talents and a land that stretches thousands of miles. The monarchs and ministers often have the ambition to sacrifice their lives and taste their courage. They have been elected as the leaders of the princes and alliances several times to aspire to the Central Plains!"
"It's just a militaristic country!" Nangong Yi's eyes flashed with a trace of inexplicable hatred: "Although the country is large, it cannot be united as one. Most of it is the land of the lords and nobles. Although there are many soldiers and horses, they are all private soldiers. There is no one on the battlefield.
We have used all our strength to fight for years, but even though we have triumphed, we have not been able to conquer a city or a place, only increasing the number of orphans and widows!"
"Liang Guo is not bad, right?" The interest in Zhao Rui's eyes became even stronger: "He occupies the rich land of the Central Plains, sends troops from all sides, and dominates the world."
Nangong Yi chuckled: "The most ridiculous thing among the princes in the world is the Liang Kingdom. It has the old capital of Shang Dynasty and holds the country's important weapons, but it dares not to take off the title of king and use the name of emperor. Between the king and his ministers, they only care about pleasure.
, don’t want to make progress!”
Zhao Rui did not expect that Nangong Yi would look down upon the princes of the world so much.
"It seems that Sir has the ability to govern the world, so he must have a strategy in mind to annihilate all the princes?"
Nangong Yi was not hypocritical: "For other countries, my strategy is just empty talk, but for Dachang, it is the best strategy. That is tyranny!"