Chapter 733 What are the benefits of being an emperor
The war at Rolling Stone Barracks has ended for a few days, but the majestic city walls are full of traces of war, and the huge wall bricks are incomplete. In the wilderness outside the city, there are some destroyed fortifications and broken armors all over the mountains and plains.
, In one place, a raging fire was burning, probably burning corpses, and the air was filled with a scorched and disgusting smell.
Zhao Yuan could deduce how tragic the fighting situation at Rolling Stone Barracks was with just a glance.
Five hundred heavily armored soldiers.
Forty super warriors.
Fifty thousand nearly naked infantrymen.
For such a force to conquer a majestic and impregnable city wall without the assistance of any heavy equipment, one can imagine how heavy the price paid.
In just over a year, Guo Futou's originally honest and honest face has gained a touch of stability and maturity, and his strong body wearing armor has given people an inexplicable sense of trust.
Obviously, Guo Futou's life has not been easy for more than a year.
Under the gaze of thousands of reverent eyes from the Rolling Stone Barracks, Zhao Yuan was welcomed into the city gate.
All the soldiers in the Rolling Stone Barracks knew that although Zhao Yuan and Guo Shatou were not real brothers, they had a brotherly relationship. As the saying goes, they loved each other so much that they all regarded Zhao Yuan as one of their own. What's more, Zhao Yuan was in the Great Qin Empire.
His momentum was already at its peak, and he was the idol of all soldiers.
Without any courtesy, Guo Ax brought Zhao Yuan to the secret room, which also included Yang Cheng, Lu Feng, Xiao Mazi and others.
Seeing the tacit understanding between Guo Ax and Yang Cheng, Zhao Yuan couldn't help but nod secretly. He didn't expect that Guo Ax would be so close to them.
In fact, Zhao Yuan did not know that the military in the Great Qin Empire, except for General Changkong, had been divided into many factions, and he represented a new force with no background.
Zhao Yuan is the representative figure of the faction, mainly a group of generals who were promoted during the battle with the Cinu people. These people all regard Zhao Yuan as their spiritual leader. Consciously or unconsciously, they always look after each other and get very close.
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After the Great Qin Empire retreated to Blackwater City, Zhao Yuan's faction already had a pivotal position in the military. Among them, in addition to Guo Axe, Yang Cheng, Lu Feng, Xiao Mazi, Crazy Taoist and others, they all became independent
The generals, even the Great Hammer God, must show their respect.
Guo Ax was able to lead 50,000 cavalrymen to attack the Rolling Stone Barracks without any authorization, and his influence is evident...
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Inside the secret room, the lights are brightly lit.
Everyone sat down one by one.
"Zhao Yuan, my troops at Rolling Stone Barracks have been replenished to more than 50,000. Brothers and sisters, the number of troops that can be mobilized in Blackwater City is about 30,000, plus 150,000 assassin cavalry. As long as they rise up, they will follow immediately.
Gathering..." Guo Futou's leopard-like eyes shot out with fanatical gaze.
"Do you want to be the emperor?" Zhao Yuan looked at Guo Ax indifferently.
"Ah... no no... it's not me..." Guo Ax's face suddenly turned blood red and he shook his head repeatedly: "I mean you..."
"How did you know I wanted to be the emperor?" Zhao Yuan remained calm.
"..."
Guo Ax opened his mouth wide and looked at Zhao Yuan in astonishment. Zhao Yuan's words and calm expression were like a bucket of cold water being poured on his head.
"General, now is the right time, right place, and right time. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity..." Yang Cheng tried to persuade Zhao Yuan.
"Yes, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." Zhao Yuan nodded.
"That's right, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
When everyone saw Zhao Yuan nodding, they were all overjoyed.
"The question is, what are the benefits of being an emperor?" Zhao Yuan sighed.
"ah……"
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing how to answer this question.
"...When you become the emperor, the whole world will be yours..." Guo Ax thought for a long time and then said.
"It's true that the whole world belongs to you, but running a country is not that fun. You have to cling to power, learn to be scheming at all times, and be careful and you will die if you lose. In palace politics, few people are normal.
The eunuchs, queen mothers, queens, and princes are always around you, but if you are the kind of person who is easy to get along with, some nomadic people around you are always thinking of attacking, so you have to shoulder the responsibility of a leader.
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Zhao Yuan took a sip of tea and paused.
"If you say that as an emperor, you can do whatever you want, eat, drink, play, flirt with women, spend money like water, and kill whoever you want. You are indeed happy while you are alive, but you will be infamy after death. Unless you don't care, it is not much different from being a rich man.
When you become a rich man, you don’t have to worry about your life as a result of any coup. It’s safer to have fun and your happiness may be higher.”
"If you want to be a wise king, you can't do whatever you want, you have to restrain yourself, and sometimes you have to feel aggrieved, so that you can achieve great achievements. But what about great achievements? If you die, it's just a piece of loess. If you have great achievements, it's not like a handful of dirt.
Have to disappear? The only thing that can be expected is that your achievements will be praised for thousands of years, but the path to be praised for thousands of years is not just the emperor's. If you have noble moral character, write books, and cultivate truth, you can all be praised for thousands of years. Isn't it different ways to achieve the same goal? So what's the point of being an emperor?
What’s special?”
"..."
Everyone looked at each other and fell silent for a while.
"If you all think highly of me, Zhao Yuan, and want to live a happy and luxurious life with me, Zhao Yuan, I, Zhao Yuan, can realize your dreams at any time. Now that the war is in turmoil, with a little investment, you can be worry-free for the rest of your life, and you can also buy property."
Countless properties. If you want to remember my Zhao Yuan name in history, that's even better. Now that the war is in chaos, as long as you fight bravely to kill the enemy and sacrifice your life for righteousness, your great achievements will be recorded in the history books, and the descendants of Fuyin will not be a problem for generations to come.
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"If you feel that being rich and famous in history is not enough, okay, follow me Zhao Yuan to practice cultivation, and I will show you the magic of the world of cultivation. As long as you work hard and practice, even if you cannot become an immortal, it will not be a problem to live for hundreds of years...
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"But……"
"Haha, I know that you are soldiers. Soldiers are meant to die on the battlefield and be shrouded in horse leather. This is no problem. So since the bullshit Heavenly Crusaders have bullied us into the territory of our Great Qin Empire, then I will fight back and kill them.
They were annexed and made to bow their heads..."
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Everyone was silent for a while.
Of course, Zhao Yuan did not convince them, but they did not know how to refute.
"Zhao Yuan, I just don't want to give in!"
Guo Ax looked aggrieved.
Zhao Yuan did not know the grievances Guo Ax had suffered over the past year, because from the beginning to the end, Guo Ax was the main war faction. When he was in the imperial capital, Guo Ax was squeezed and suppressed by civil and military officials, and was even deprived of his military power for a time.
, later, the imperial capital city was destroyed, they fled all the way, and there was a lack of generals, so Guo Fucai was reinstated.
For more than a year, Guo Ax has endured the humiliation and received many looks from his eyes, allowing him to thoroughly see through the corruption of the Qin Empire. It is precisely for this reason that the loyal, honest, taciturn Guo Ax has a heart of betrayal.
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Of course, Guo Futou was not the first person to feel betrayal. It was Yang Cheng's group who wanted to rebel, because Yang Cheng and his group were all transferred to the imperial capital at the beginning. At first, they were given important positions. Later, gradually, they were
He was ostracized by some children from aristocratic families, and was arranged to be idle one after another, which made a group of passionate men want to die.
The experience in the imperial capital made everyone understand that no matter how immortal their achievements were, they were still low-ranking figures among the royal family and nobles. Sometimes, they were even asked to perform in front of hundreds of young masters.
The art of riding and shooting is no different from that of a clown.
In the Qin Empire, those who were actually in charge of the government were eunuchs. Especially before the death of the late emperor, the government was in chaos. Even the powerful General Changkong was often impeached by some treacherous people, and some loyal ministers and good generals.
The suppression suffered is evident.
This Crusader invasion completely exposed the corruption of the Qin Empire, which also completely disappointed many conscientious military generals, especially a group of new generation generals who sacrificed their lives for righteousness, and began to have the intention of rebellion...
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"Unwilling..." Zhao Yuan was stunned and said: "Axe, although I don't know what kind of injustice you have suffered, but this is how it is above the court. This is also the reason why I have never wanted to be an official."
"Zhao Yuan, you can change."
"Well, I believe I can change, but what about my descendants? Do you want my descendants to be overthrown? A dynasty cannot exist forever. In Zhanyun Continent, the Qin Empire is not the first country.
Not the last country...unless..."
Zhao Yuan stopped suddenly and stood up abruptly.
"Unless what?"
Seeing the excitement on Zhao Yuan's face, Guo Axe and the generals showed a trace of confusion.
"I have a way!" Zhao Yuan laughed loudly.
"What can we do?" Guo Ax asked curiously.
"We can raise the emperor!" Zhao Yuan clenched his fists, his long hair was flowing smoothly in the wind, and his eyes were as deep as the vast starry sky.
At this time, Zhao Yuan wanted to scream to the sky and vent his inner joy, because he just remembered the British political system on earth. If the British system was cloned into the Qin Empire, then there would be no need to worry about the safety of the little emperor.
Social conflicts will also be easily resolved.
"Raise the emperor? Aren't we raising the emperor now?"
"No, it's different. What I mean by raising is that the emperor is regarded as a symbolic existence. He can represent the dignity of a country, but he does not need to manage the country. It is called a constitutional monarchy..."
"The emperor doesn't care about the country, who cares about it?"
Naturally, everyone does not understand the political concepts on earth, and everyone is confused.
"Haha, it's hard to explain this clearly at the moment. Anyway, we have plenty of time and we will gradually figure it out in the future."
"oh……"
Everyone looked at each other and didn't know what to do. However, everyone had realized that Zhao Yuan had already made a decision and it would be useless to say more.