Practicing from the Taoist

Chapter 255 Unexpected Expansion
The princes' banquet, which seemed to be a lively and harmonious atmosphere, suddenly fell silent when someone asked this question, and most of the people turned their eyes to Sheng Huang who was sitting at the top of the hall.

There was actually something wrong with this feudal banquet from the very beginning. Unlike Xu Jin, who was invited to participate in it for the first time, most of the rest of the feudal lords had attended several feudal banquets. The feudal lords' banquet seemed a little simpler than before, with less ritualistic procedures, and it started very neatly.

This kind of situation has never happened before. Every time the banquet of the princes starts so simply, it often means that something important has happened. Obviously this is the case this time. Most of the princes and kings are well aware of this, but they But they all behaved quietly, creating a superficially lively and harmonious scene with each other, waiting for someone to break the harmonious atmosphere first, and now this person has appeared.

Under the eyes of everyone, Sheng Huang, who was sitting at the top of the hall, turned his head slightly, glanced at the lord who was speaking, and then spoke in a calm tone.

"Before the banquet of the princes, everyone here must have known that there will be people who are not the lords of the princes to participate in the banquet of the princes. I originally planned to introduce it to you later, but since there are people now If you ask, then I will first introduce to you the person I specially invited to attend the feast of the princes, Gujiu Xu Jin!"

Having said that, Sheng Huang looked in Xu Jin's direction, and following his gaze, the eyes of all the princes and lords were all looking at Xu Jin's side. From these gazes, , Xu Jin felt the scrutiny, playfulness, ridicule, contempt, contempt, etc. of these princes and kings, and very few of them had goodwill towards themselves.

Under the gaze of these gazes, Xu Jin did not have the slightest fear. Instead, she showed a smile on her face, then she stood up slowly, saluted Sheng Huang unhurriedly, and then turned slightly to the princes The lord saluted, and spoke in a tone neither humble nor overbearing.

"Your Majesty, Xu Jin, is not qualified to sit with the lords. This time, I am honored to be invited by Dasheng to participate in the banquet of the princes. I dare not not come, and I am deeply honored. If I am rude, I hope the lords will forgive me!"

After speaking, Xu Jin saluted again, and then sat down again.

This self-introduction without being stage-frightened and with a relatively low-key attitude made some princes and kings present have a slightly better impression of Xu Jin.

"Xu Jin's name should be familiar to you. He is the only one among the kingdoms who became the master of the army in the body of a Taoist soldier. He was originally from the Chen Kingdom. , is the largest remaining force in the Chen Kingdom, and one of the reasons why I invited Xu Jin, who is not the lord of the princes, to attend this feast of the princes, is that it has something to do with the Chen Kingdom that has already been destroyed!"

After Xu Jin sat down again, Sheng Huang, who was at the top of the hall, spoke again. What he said pointed out the first purpose of inviting Xu Jin, and after hearing what Sheng Huang said, Among the lords of the lords, the face of the lord of Qi State changed instantly, and at the same time, a bad feeling arose in his heart.

Sheng Huang suddenly mentioned the country of Chen, which had already been destroyed. This made the leader of the country of Qi think of himself immediately. On the contrary, Jing State, which was hostile to Chen State at the beginning, did not occupy the land belonging to Chen State after the fall of Chen State. Moreover, Mu Ling, the leader of Jing State, did not come to the feast of the princes. If you want to say It is absolutely impossible for Qi State to bypass Chen Guo's problem.

Sure enough, Sheng Huang, who was sitting in the highest position, turned his head and looked at the position of the Lord of Qi, and continued to speak.

"During the banquet of the princes last time, Jing Guo and Chen Guo clashed. After peace talks, Jing Guo and Chen Guo still broke out in fighting, but in the end, the two countries fought, and it was Qi Guo who benefited. It was Qi who also destroyed Chen, what can you say about this?"

As Sheng Huang's words fell, everyone's eyes shifted to You Kong, the leader of the Qi Kingdom, and Xu Jin's eyes also turned to You Kong, the leader of the Qi Kingdom.

It was the first time Xu Jin met the ruler of the Qi Kingdom. He looked relatively young, and there were no obvious abnormal features in his appearance. After careful observation, Xu Jin discovered that the characteristics of the other party's blood inheritance seemed to be in the ears.

At this moment, Xu Jin didn't have much thought to study the characteristics of the other party's blood inheritance. The question in his mind at this moment was what exactly Shenghuang wanted to do next?
Regarding the purpose of Dasheng's invitation to come this time, Xu Jin had a lot of guesses in his mind, but he did not expect that the matter would unfold like this. The emperor turned to attack the state of Qi.

As the co-lord of the princes in this world, when there are disputes among the princes, Dasheng will often participate in it. For such a major event as the demise of a prince, Dasheng is naturally qualified to intervene, but the previous issue between Chen Guo and Jing Guo has already acquiesced There must be one side that will disappear. After all, this is a matter between two countries on the surface, but behind it is a game between Dasheng and several powerful vassal states.

However, the game between Dasheng and several powerful vassal states, after the fall of Chen Shou, and Chen Zhe's ignorant series of operations made Dasheng give up continuing to support Chen State, which eventually led to the demise of Chen State.

It was because Dasheng gave up supporting Chen State that Qi State, who was originally on the side of Chen State, finally fell to the side of Jing State, and together with Jing State, they destroyed Chen State and became the ultimate profit. By.

According to Qi Guo's original estimate, this matter has ended here, and Da Sheng should not pursue it anymore, but he did not expect that at this banquet of the princes, Sheng Huang actually brought up the matter of Chen Guo again. He looked like he was going to take advantage of this to attack himself.

Facing Shenghuang's inquiry, the lord of the Qi Kingdom, You Kun, stood up slowly under the gazes of everyone, with a habitual expression of panic on his face, and walked towards Shenghuang who was sitting at the top. After a salute, he opened his mouth and said.

"His Majesty Shenghuang, the matter of Chen State is true. After the war between Chen State and Jing State, both sides asked Qi State for help. In the end, Qi State had no choice but to participate in it. As for the destruction of Chen State, it was indeed Qi State. Why, but this is a normal conquest between the two countries, please learn from His Majesty Shenghuang!"

The voice of You Kong, the lord of the Qi Kingdom, trembled slightly at this time, and his tone was a little hasty. Coupled with his frightened expression, it made people feel that he was indeed very nervous at the moment.

As soon as You Hong finished speaking, Sheng Huang's voice sounded again immediately.

"There is no old grievance between Qi State and Chen State. You participated in the battle between Jing State and Chen State. You first helped Chen State, then Jing State, and finally destroyed Chen State and obtained the land of Chen State. , This is an unjust act, at this time, Qi State needs to give Chen Guo an explanation, and now the blood of the Chen King's family is extinct, so this explanation is from Xu Jin!"

"This!"

Upon hearing Shenghuang's words, You Kong, the lord of the Qi Kingdom, immediately turned a little pale, and took half a step back, as if he had been hit by something all of a sudden.

At this time, among the princes and kings present, some people began to discuss in low voices, and their voices gradually became noisy. Seeing this scene, Sheng Huang's voice rang out again.

"What Gu said just now, do the lords of the princes feel inappropriate?"

"The widow feels something is wrong!"

As soon as Shenghuang's words fell, a voice that also made people feel majestic sounded.

Xu Jin looked at the lord who spoke. When she saw the line between the brows of the other party, which was very similar to Shenghuang, Xu Jin knew that this was definitely a powerful lord.

"In the conquests between the vassal states, Dasheng, as the co-lord, does have the right to mediate the conflicts and quell the war, but if the conflicts between the two countries cannot be reconciled, His Majesty Sheng Huang can't force the two countries to live in peace.

"In the same way, it is the freedom of all countries to send troops to conquer. His Majesty Sheng Huang can dissuade conflicts, but he should not restrict each other's right to conquer each other. If they don't even have the right to conquer, then all countries should hand over their kingdoms to Da Sheng , All grievances and grievances should be decided by His Majesty Shenghuang!"

As soon as the lord of the vassal state finished speaking, another lord of the princely state beside him also spoke. The other party was a very tall and strong man with a mysterious line between his eyebrows.

"This statement is reasonable. Dasheng can dissuade and reconcile the conflicts between the two countries, but it should not forcefully stop the conquest between the two countries. Moreover, it is normal for the two countries to seek help from neighboring countries. Since it is to ask for help , then of course you have to pay a certain amount of benefits, so that you can impress the recipient."

"Jing State asked Qi State for help at the price of Chen State's land. In the end, Qi State destroyed Chen State and obtained Chen State's land. Why do you need to explain to a remnant of Chen Guo?"

Two powerful lords of the vassal states opened their mouths one after another, and directly refuted Sheng Huang's words, which immediately made the other lords of the vassal states quiet down, not daring to make any noise at this time.

After being refuted by the two princes and lords, Sheng Huang, who was sitting at the top, soon spoke again, and his tone still sounded very calm.

"Since the founding of Dasheng, most of the vassal states will report to Dasheng to reconcile when they encounter major events. Therefore, although there are conflicts among the vassal states in the world, there are few wars. There will be wars everywhere, what do the lords of the princes think?"

At the end of Sheng Huang's words, he sent a question to all the princes and kings who attended the banquet of the princes.

When all the princes heard the words, many people immediately nodded and said yes.

"What His Majesty Sheng Huang said is absolutely true, the conquest must not be done recklessly!"

"If there is no careless restriction, wouldn't the powerful vassal states be able to annex small states arbitrarily, that's wrong!"

Most of the lords who spoke were lords of vassal states whose strength was in the middle and lower reaches, and some of them were right next to some powerful vassal states.

They are very clear that if Dasheng does not impose restrictions on the conquests among the vassals, then these small countries will become very passive and dangerous in the face of those powerful vassal states, so at this time, of course they have a clear attitude Support Sheng Huang.

However, their voices gradually became smaller immediately after a lord of the princes in front stood up and glanced back.

Xu Jin looked at the lord who stood up in front of him. He was also very tall. The moment his eyes swept over, Xu Jin felt a palpitation from the bottom of his heart. It became the shape of an eye, and with a glance, Xu Jin had a feeling of being seen through.

After the voice in the hall became quiet, the lord of the vassal kingdom who stood up looked at Shenghuang at the top, bowed to him, and then said in a playful tone .

"What His Majesty Sheng Huang said just now is justified. This conquest should not be done unscrupulously. Otherwise, the war between the vassal states may be really difficult to control. However, the widow just thought of one thing. Since the last vassal banquet Afterwards, the country that was destroyed was not only the Chen family, but also the Long country a few months ago. This was personally done by Dasheng. Since Qi should give an explanation today, should Dasheng also give an explanation today? Woolen cloth?"

"This attack, the angle chosen is not good!"

Xu Jin, who was sitting at the back, heard the words of the lord in front of her, but shook her head thinking in her heart. The provocative words of the other party were not threatening, as if they were just expressing their attitude.

The other party mentioned Longguo, which was destroyed by Dasheng, with a slightly playful tone, and it sounded like he was provoking Shenghuang. However, Dasheng had already released a lot of things about Longguo after it was wiped out. The evidence proves that the Long Kingdom was destroyed because the Long Kingdom provoked Dasheng first, and it is self-inflicted. The other party will basically have no effect if it is brought up.

Xu Jin was able to hear the problem, and among the lords of the vassal states present, there were naturally some who could also find the problem. Everyone could already imagine how Sheng Huang would explain the matter of Long Kingdom next.

"As for the matter of the Long Kingdom, Dasheng has already explained it to the vassal states before. Everyone knows the specific content, and there is no need to explain it again. But since you brought it up again today, I will say one more thing. From now on, if If we find out that there are vassal states like Long Kingdom who want to harm Dasheng, the fate of Long Kingdom will be their fate as well!"

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