Chapter 1700: Kneeling Is Not Simple Either

However, it has always been easier to destroy than to build, and easier to riot than to maintain stability. When the Yao King was in power, Bai Tan and Qing Yang secretly stirred up trouble and incited refugee riots, leaving the Yao King stretched thin and overwhelmed; now that it is Bai Tan's turn to manage Tianshui City, he immediately tasted the Yao King's pain.

Moreover, in the early stages, in order to overthrow the Yao court, he mobilized refugees and relied on refugees.

These refugees followed him in smashing, looting, and burning, becoming participants in the coup event. They thought they had a share of the credit for the dragon's rise, and after the Yao Palace incident, they became arrogant due to their merits, continuing to harass and cause trouble in Tianshui City, and even becoming worse, gathering in groups to rob and kill.

Tianshui City is now Bai Tan's base, so how can he not manage it? This management resulted in hundreds of arrests, and contradictions arose between the two sides.

The refugees were indignant: If it weren't for our help, how could the man surnamed Bai kill the Yao King and take Tianshui City so easily? This anger could not be suppressed for a few days, and it erupted under the catalysis of the Emperor Flowing Syrup! Bai Tan had to mobilize troops and generals to suppress it on a large scale. But among the new troops he recruited, there were also a large number of refugee children. At this time, how could they raise sticks against their elders, brothers, and friends?

So in the following nights of the Emperor Flowing Syrup, Tianshui City returned to chaos, filled with violence and bloodshed everywhere, with looting and murder everywhere, becoming more out of control night by night.

At this time, let alone the refugees, even the commoners were full of complaints about the new power holder of Tianshui City.

Bai Tan finally personally experienced the Yao King's difficulties and finally realized why the refugee problem was the malignant tumor of Tianshui City.

At this time, the first team to crusade against Bai Tan also appeared.

After Bai Tan successfully seized Tianshui City, he sent his trusted generals to Mangzhou, attempting to occupy it before other forces could react.

Mangzhou is the second-largest city in the Yao Nation, with impeccable population, resources, and geographical advantages, and it is even superior to Tianshui City in terms of geographical location. If Bai Tan could take Mangzhou, he would hold two of the top cities in his hands, and no matter which opponent he dealt with, his winning percentage would greatly increase.

His strategic vision was good, and his calculations were also good, but unfortunately, just as his trusted generals arrived in Mangzhou, the city guard feigned surrender, lured them into the city, successfully assassinated them, and killed Bai Tan's army, forcing them to retreat directly from Mangzhou.

This City Guard Xu subsequently declared war on Bai Tan, and in the city-wide mobilization order, he cursed Bai Tan to the point of being bloody-headed, swearing not to coexist.

The timing was grasped very well, coinciding with the reappearance of the refugee riots in Tianshui City.

Since the first bird to stick its head out appeared, three or four other forces against Bai followed suit.

The pause button pressed by the Emperor Flowing Syrup finally rebounded.

For a time, the Yao land was surging with wind and clouds.

So at this time, where is Qing Yang? According to the news He Lingchuan received, she is still sitting steadily in the Youhu Small Abode in the suburbs of Tianshui City, and guests of mysterious origins often go to visit her.

Because she received the reward from the Heavenly Gods and was appointed as the Protector of the Tiangong.

Hearing this news, He Lingchuan also felt some emotion. Qing Yang was the confidant of the Demon Emperor, and when she served as the Beijia National Teacher, she must have caused plenty of trouble for the Tiangong, and later she was imprisoned in the Tiangong because of the Elixir of Immortality case. As a result, she was appointed as a Protector by the Tiangong thousands of miles away.

Perhaps she herself felt that things in the world are unpredictable, right?

"Qing Yang is still in Tianshui City, which shows that their plan is going very smoothly." He Lingchuan made a comment, "The chaotic phenomenon in the Yao Nation is like a large dough; if there is too much water, the Heavenly Gods and Beijia will add flour; if there is too much flour, the Heavenly Gods and Beijia will add water. But rest assured, the thing they are least willing to do is to hold a bowl of water level."

"Success lies in this, and failure lies in this." He said playfully, "Bai Tan slaughtered the Yao royal family and officials and nobles on the day of the coup, but this matter was handled too hastily. His iron fist certainly has many benefits, such as cutting weeds and roots, eliminating unstable factors in the city, and the wealth accumulated by these noble families for generations was looted by him in one wave, but the side effects are also obvious."

On the Flash Gold Plain, that is a massive amount of wealth, so it would be strange if Bai Tan wasn't greedy.

"Which of the high officials and military generals in other parts of the Yao Nation does not have relatives or industries in Tianshui City? Bai Tan killed them indiscriminately, which is forming a great enmity with them. Moreover, his methods are so cruel, without any gentleness, and his opponents all know that he intends to kill them all, so even if they surrender, they won't have a good end, so they can only fight him to the death."

Wanqi Feng asked for advice: "Lord, the one who founded the Shen Nation, He, He... also slaughtered in the old Yuan capital, why wasn't he backlashed?"

He Lingchuan knew he was talking about He Chunhua, the cheap father of this skin he was wearing.

"On the surface, it was all a great slaughter, but inside it was very different." He analyzed for everyone, "Bai Tan used the fierce power of the palace coup to kill the high-ranking officials and his own opponents in the court, and in the process, countless people were killed by mistake, causing extreme panic; He Chunhua demoted the original Yuan court officials to commoners, and he killed the corrupt and greedy, as well as officials involved in the He family's injustice more than twenty years ago, so the directionality was very clear. Although the final result was that they gathered money and power, He Chunhua's handling methods were more sophisticated and rounded."

"It is said that 'people are divided into groups.' If you want to harm people and kill people, you must first stink the target's reputation, fabricate charges, label them, and strip them out of the crowd, making them pointed at by thousands of people and shouted at by everyone. In this way, others will find that you are not targeting them, and they will feel at ease watching you harm the target, and even wave flags and shout for you on the sidelines. If you go a step further, you only need to hook your finger, and they will rush up to punch and kick for you."

"Differentiation, solicitation, suppression—" He held up his fingers one by one, "These three words are the general outline of the struggle."

Compared to He Chunhua, who endured humiliation and was born with countless schemes, Bai Tan, who came from a noble family, appeared to lack struggle experience and had crude struggle methods, so naturally, it was easier to provoke a backlash.

"Secondly, He Chunhua bloodbathed the Yuan capital only after he was invincible throughout the country. At that time, the Grand Marshal Dong Haoming had already been beheaded, and the gods of the Shali Heaven clearly stood behind He Chunhua, so he had no more decent enemies and could safely and boldly raise the butcher knife." In short, He Chunhua had beaten the country into submission, so who would dare to resist him?

"Bai Tan slaughtered immediately after the coup, which seemed swift and decisive, but in fact, he made enemies everywhere." He Lingchuan smiled, "Look, the gods haven't come forward to acknowledge his identity even now, which shows that his prestige is far from enough to convince the public."

"It's all slaughter, but the consequences are very different. Bai Tan wants to successfully become king and wants to get the recognition of Miaozhantian, so there is still a long way to go, and there are still many opponents to kill!" He couldn't help but sigh, "It's humorous that history has started the next cycle so quickly."

Zhu Xiuer interjected: "Cycle? What cycle?"

"As long as the influence of Beijia and the Heavenly Gods still shrouds the Flash Gold Plain, whether it is the Yao land or other places in Flash Gold, no matter how these forces fight, no matter who becomes that grassroots king, they will eventually follow the old path of the Yao Nation."

"This is the beginning of evil." He said slowly, "Why was the Yao Nation able to grow big on the Flash Gold Plain? Isn't it because the ancestors of the Yao King were the most obedient, the most submissive, and knew how to kneel and lick the best, which allowed them to stand out from many competitors and maintain two hundred years of prosperity."

The Yao Nation first served Shali Heaven, which is also the Heavenly God.

"However, as time went by and generations changed, the Yao Nation became arrogant, decadent, and delusional from top to bottom, and even had extravagant thoughts."

"They forgot their duty, and their posture of kneeling and worshipping the Heavenly Gods was no longer as standard or respectful as their ancestors."

"They forgot their identity, and even raised their own value, not wanting to be dogs anymore, but wanting to be the master's partners."

"However, a dog is a dog; once a dog, always a dog;"

"Since the ancestors chose to be dogs for the Heavenly Gods, their descendants must also be dogs, and there is no second path to take."

He Lingchuan sneered: "What do you think Bai Tan, Tu Han, and those people in the Yao land are really fighting for?"

Wanqi Feng expressed his view on behalf of everyone: "Power?"

"Power is just a superficial phenomenon. What they ultimately want to fight for is the favor of Beijia and the Heavenly Gods. You can see it by looking at Qing Yang still sitting steadily in the Youhu Small Abode. This is called exhausting the resources of Flash Gold to win the favor of strange gods." He poured out a furnace of elixirs, the furnace was already burning red, hotter than a branding iron, "But they think too simply. The success of the Yao Nation is difficult to replicate. It is not that these people can be rewarded with food just by kneeling down with a thud and shouting 'Master' stiffly."

"There are so many dogs waiting to be petted, and so many dogs that can wag their tails, so why should the Heavenly Gods favor them? You have to be competitive, you have to seriously ponder the master's mind, worry about what the master worries about, and think about what the master thinks. What the master thinks of, they must do well; what the master hasn't thought of, they must do more aggressively, more perfectly, and with all their might, so that they can stand out from a group of dogs and get the master's favor and rewards."

Everyone was dumbfounded.

After a long time, Wanqi Liang sighed: "Why does it sound not simple either? Isn't it said that kneeling is the easiest?"

Wang Fubao hummed: "That goes without saying, is being a dog that easy?"

Everyone burst into laughter.

But as they laughed, they couldn't laugh anymore.

Being a dog also requires awareness; being a dog also requires an attitude.

Otherwise, their final end will be like the Yao Nation, being served on the master's dining table.

Then, the master will look for the next good dog.

"For the past thousand years, the history of Flash Gold has been constantly cycling like this." Actually, it's not just Flash Gold, He Lingchuan tested them, "So, how can we break this cycle?"

"Break the fantasy, don't kneel from the beginning! Once you kneel, it will be endless for generations." Wanqi Liang said loudly, "Since it is the beginning of evil, we will cut it off at the source."

"Yes, don't kneel from the beginning." He Lingchuan looked to the west, calm and firm, "For yourself, for your descendants, and for all living beings in the world."

The Yuan King does not kneel.

Zhong Shengguang and General Hong do not kneel either.

Now, he, who upholds the legacy of Panlong, will also walk forward with his head held high and big strides.

When this last sentence was spoken, He Lingchuan's mind and heart buzzed, with the sound of bells and chimes.

The lingering sound was endless, and his sea of consciousness was shaking.

Only this intention settled down in the wind and waves, firm as a rock.

National Day is approaching, and having some insights, I will write down some heart-proof. ===== CHAPTER 1701 =====