Chapter 60: It is better to retreat and weave a net than to envy the fish by the abyss

As the hundreds of thousands of troops led by Xia Geng were defeated by the joint efforts of Shang and Xuan, and many practitioners worshipped by the Xia Dynasty were killed by many disciples of Jiejiao, all the princes with some strength in the Nine Provinces could no longer suppress their ambitions, and began to rise up to attack Xia and set up the banner of attacking Lugui.

When a wall falls, everyone pushes it; when a drum is broken, everyone beats it.

In the eyes of many princes in the Nine Provinces, the Xia Dynasty was already at the end of its strength and was on the decline.

Even if they are not qualified to become the new Human King, they must take this opportunity to bite off a piece of meat from the Xia Dynasty.

otherwise……

If we miss this God-given opportunity, I don’t know how long we will have to wait before we can get the chance to redistribute the interests like we are doing now!

"Do these traitors really think I am made of clay?" Lugui laughed in anger. He sat on the throne, looking at the trembling ministers in the court with a mocking look, and said: "Since they are tired of living! Then I will send them to hell as soon as possible!"

After saying that, Lugui waved his hand, and the ground of Zhen'e suddenly shook violently, revealing a black gate. Nearly a million soldiers walked out of the gate with great momentum, shocking all the ministers.

Among them, there are some familiar faces, such as the fallen Huo Zheng, Shui Zheng and others, as well as some of the subordinates of the previous Human King.

"This……"

Zhao Liang was so shocked that he couldn't speak. After a long while, he swallowed and asked in a low voice: "My king, what is this method?"

As for the other court officials, they were dumbfounded and could not believe the scene before them.

"Humph!"

Lugui snorted coldly and did not explain.

However, judging from the slightly raised corners of his mouth, he was obviously very satisfied with the reactions of these courtiers.

Nearly 500,000 troops appeared outside Zhen'e and immediately attracted the attention of countless people.

And Mei Xi is one of them!

She originally wanted to spread the news, but since the last time she and Xinyuehu conspired to rescue Zhonggu, Lugui has strengthened his control over her.

Obviously, he had become alert to the things she had done before.

only……

She didn't understand why Lugui didn't just kill her directly to eliminate the trouble forever?
Instead, it was just house arrest!

"Forget it, let's wait and see!" Mei Xi shook her head and sighed: "Cheng Tang has the help of Jiejiao, so nothing should go wrong!"

Although she could use the magical power of "Heaven's Heart" and rely on the connection between blood to cross the endless void, bypass the Conferred God of the Nine Provinces barrier, and contact the Heart Moon Fox who was from the same Qingqiu lineage as her, it was not particularly important information, and she was unwilling to waste her blood power.

These ghost soldiers, who were trained with Shinto methods, looked no different from living people. Under the command of Huo Zheng, who had transformed into the Ghost King, they left Zhen'e day and night and rushed towards Jizhou, intending to quell the rebellion of Jizhou Hou as quickly as possible, and then rush to Yongzhou to quell the rebellion of Yongzhou Hou.

These ghost soldiers do not need to eat and will not feel tired. They are like puppets without intelligence and will only obey the orders of Lugui, the human king.

Within a few days, the Jizhou rebellion was put down, and the head of Jizhou Hou was sent to Lugui.

As the news came out, it immediately shocked all the princes, big and small, in Kyushu and made them tremble with fear.

"how come?"

All the princes were horrified and asked in disbelief, "Where did Lugui get an army of nearly 500,000?"

However, this is just the beginning!
After pacifying Jizhou, this group of ghost soldiers rushed to Yongzhou without stopping.

Similarly, it took only a few days to completely put down the rebellion of Yongzhou Hou.

Cheng Tang also received the news.

Everyone couldn't help but feel a little relieved that they had not acted rashly before.

No one expected...

Lugui actually has such a background!
As for the other rebellious princes, they regretted it even more, but what had been done had already been done and there was no possibility of regret. They could only go down the same path to the end!

More than ten vassal states planned to unite to fight against Lugui's army.

More princes hoped to get help from Cheng Tang and sent messages asking for help.

Cheng Tang immediately called everyone together and discussed: "Everyone, Lugui's army has successively defeated Jizhou and Yongzhou. I wonder how we should respond?"

Zhong Gu, who was rescued by Xinyue Fox and now serves under Cheng Tang, heard this and said, "When the nest is overturned, how can the eggs remain intact? We cannot just sit back and watch!"

Prime Minister Yi Yin also nodded and said, "That's right. If we allow Lugui's army to defeat the princes one by one, then it will be the turn of the Shang Kingdom to suffer!"

Afterwards, Cheng Tang looked at Zhao Gongming and the others and asked, "What do you think, Immortals?"

Zhao Gongming smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, you can make your own decision on the struggle at the mortal level! Of course, if Your Majesty needs our help, I will never refuse!"

As for Han Yi, he remained silent and just listened quietly.

These armies of the Xia Dynasty were created using Shinto methods. From the appearance, they are no different from ordinary people. The only special thing is... the ability to resurrect!

Zhao Gongming and others, who had not seen this army with their own eyes, thought they were just ordinary mortals and would naturally not easily take action and be involved in cause and effect.

Although he knew the news due to his advantage in his previous life, he had no intention of speaking up.

After all...if you want Cheng Tang to realize his own value, you have to let him suffer a loss first.

Just like Tang Monk's journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, if he had not gone through 81 difficulties and encountered so many demons, how could the preciousness of the Buddhist scriptures be reflected?

Things that are too easy to obtain are often not cherished.

A similar story is told in the fourth chapter of "Records of Sages".

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Before becoming the leader of the human race, Emperor Fuxi was just a naughty boy.

One year, a huge fire broke out near the Huaxu tribe, setting all the surrounding forests on fire. Many wild animals were burned to death in the fire, and only a few escaped.

The humans were very happy at first because there was cooked food everywhere.

But this was only temporary. The fire turned hundreds of miles of forest into scorched earth. After the food was eaten up, for a long time, the people of the Huaxu tribe could only eat wild grass and tree bark to fill their stomachs.

Fuxi was a smart child. When he saw that there were no prey in the forest, he turned his attention to the river.

There happened to be a small river near the Huaxu tribe.

There lived a spider, a turtle and a white crane here. They could speak and had developed intelligence.

There is an unwritten rule among the human race that creatures that have already been born with intelligence cannot be treated as food, so Fuxi had no intention of taking them.

His target is the fish in the river.

The white crane would catch fish to eat every day, so Fuxi asked the white crane how to catch fish.

But Bai He shook his head and said, "What good will it do if I teach you? It will only add another person to compete with me for prey! No teaching! No teaching!"

Fuxi was persistent by nature and naturally would not give up easily, so he would go to ask Baihe for advice every day.

After a long time, the white crane felt annoyed and said to Fuxi: "You see my mouth is pointed. You need to find something pointed to catch fish."

However, Bai He did not tell him that the fish seen in the water were just shadows formed by the water.

Fuxi followed Baihe's instructions and made a sharp harpoon out of a tree branch. He wanted to use the harpoon to catch fish, but he tried many times but couldn't catch any fish.

Bai He laughed and said, "Fool, idiot!"

The turtle couldn't stand it anymore, so he said to Fuxi, "People will never cherish things that are too easy to get. The white crane makes a living by fishing, so why would he give himself to you for no reason?"

"The spider guy is the smartest among the three of us. You just need to prepare some insects for him every day and say some compliments to him, and he will teach you how to hunt."

Fuxi followed the turtle's instructions and gave the spider many insects.

The spider was very happy and taught Fuxi how to weave a web.

Although he learned how to weave a web, Fuxi did not leave immediately.

Instead, he caught many insects for the spider and said many words of praise to it.

The spider was very happy and said, "It's not enough to just have a web. Look at my webs. They are all set on the paths that insects must pass through, so that I can catch them! So, instead of wasting time trying to catch fish with a net, you might as well... set traps on their paths and wait for them to come to you."

Sure enough, Fuxi followed the spider's instructions and set up a fishing net made of vines in the place where the water was fast-flowing. Many fish and shrimps came uninvited and became Fuxi's prey.

Seeing that Fuxi's catch solved the problem of people's hunger, the old chief of the Huaxu tribe also thought that Fuxi was a smart man, so he gave the position of chief to him.

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"Records of Ancient Sages" records the stories of the ancient sages of the human race. Although they seem simple, they actually contain profound principles. Just like the story of Fuxi making a fishing net, it illustrates two truths.

One is that people never learn to cherish things that are too easy to get.

The other one is standing by the river and envying the fish, so it is better to step back and weave a net.

Therefore, Han Yi planned to wait and watch from the sidelines until Cheng Tang suffered a loss, and then tell him a way to break the impasse and make him realize his extraordinary qualities.

After careful consideration, Cheng Tang decided to send his general Huang Jian to lead an army of 200,000 to work with other vassal states to resist the army sent by Lu Gui.

Moreover, to be cautious, he also asked Zhao Gongming, the Golden Immortal, to hide in the dark to prevent the practitioners worshipped by the Xia Dynasty from taking action.

Zhao Gongming readily agreed.

As for Han Yi...

He was silently honing his own magic power and adjusting his spirit, planning to use the Hedao Flower to reach the Lianxu Hedao realm in the near future.

the other side.

The 200,000 troops sent by Cheng Tang soon joined forces with nearly 500,000 troops from more than a dozen other princes to form a powerful coalition force.

They planned to use their numerical advantage to fight against the army under Lugui within the territory of Qian State.

The war is about to break out!
　Please respond!

　　Some readers say that "Records of Sages" is boring, but this thing is related to the subsequent development, the appearance of new characters, and the protagonist's time travel. In my setting, the person behind the scenes is actually using these small stories to guide the protagonist to make appropriate choices on certain things... So, I will still write it!
　　It will probably be revealed at the end of volume 4, or the beginning of volume 5!

　　
　
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