C778 He Figured It out
C778 He Figured It out
King of Northern Wei sighed and said helplessly.
There is a basic standard for the strong.
It was to be able to recognize oneself and the enemy.
The North Wei was no match for them.
No matter how he thought about it, there was no way he could compete with such a weapon.
He knew Marquis Laiyang's character. If there was even the slightest possibility of replicating it, he would try it too.
But now, he had only used it to show it to him. This proved that there was nothing he could do about it.
Qin Country had mastered something that he had never, or even imagined.
This... was very scary!
And the poison that Marquis Laiyang mentioned was a good thing.
Looking at it now, it was indeed a good thing.
Because Xiao Yun's actions had controlled the entire Great Royal Court!
After all, even His Majesty himself had become the one who consumed the poison.
Then who else wasn't?
A place that was already under control didn't need to be attacked with this kind of weapon.
And Xiao Yun was still alive, wasn't he?
That damned Xiao Huai'en could finally calm his anger and return to Qin Country.
The most important thing right now was to see what Xiao Yun meant.
Did he want to obtain the Northern Wei, or just control it and let it continue to exist, and not let it become a subsidiary of Qin Country?
This point...
King of Northern Wei's brain was really fast.
He immediately understood.
Xiao Yun's surname was Xiao.
But the Qin Country did not have the surname Xiao!
Xiao Yun did not need to use all his strength to work for the imperial family of Qin Country for free.
Furthermore, if Xiao Yun didn't leave behind some foundation, the Qin Country would probably kill him as soon as they solved the problem of the Northern Wei!
All the birds would go into hiding, the rabbit would die, and the dog would be cooked.
It was a principle that everyone understood.
Furthermore, even if Xiao Yun didn't want the Northern Wei, he had too much power. Such a figure was like a sharp thorn that pierced into the throat of the Qin Country's imperial family.
If he didn't spit it out, it wouldn't be quick!
Therefore, if Xiao Yun wanted to save his life, he could only expand his power to the point that the Qin Country couldn't do anything to him.
If he wanted to achieve this, the first thing he could do was to prevent the Qin Country from completely merging with the Northern Wei.
At that time, Xiao Yun would be the one controlling the Northern Wei.
However, in order to prevent the Northern Wei from being completely annexed by the Qin Country, Xiao Yun would instead protect the Northern Wei, and would also allow the royal family of the Northern Wei to exist, even if it was a puppet...
As long as it existed, there would be a chance to turn the tables.
Only one day, the creation of the Heavenly Lightning Earth Fire was no longer a secret, and their chance would arrive.
Thus, the poison on their bodies became their protective talisman instead.
This made King of Northern Wei let out a long sigh. He felt helpless and fortunate at the same time.
Seeing his expression, Marquis Laiyang knew that His Majesty had thought it through.
He also sighed.
Then the two of them looked at each other and smiled.
They let go of their previous grudges.
...
Xiao Yun looked at the list of names on the table and felt a headache coming on.
There were too many of them.
Two hundred names on a piece of paper.
A thick stack, an unknown number.
Just looking at it was enough to make one break down.
Xiao Yun waved his hand and said, "Is there something more important? I can't just look at everything, right?"
"There is."
The bodyguard chuckled and said, "The king of the Northern Wei... is this considered to be the main point?"
" Oh? "
Xiao Yun was also stunned for a moment and sighed with emotion, "He really did it?"
The bodyguard said, "Young Master, did you say it before? People's hearts are very wonderful."
Xiao Yun nodded.
However, it was different from the surprise that the bodyguard thought.
Xiao Yun's reaction was rather normal, as if he had already expected this.
This caused the bodyguard's interest to wane.
Was it not a big deal to poison King of Northern Wei? Was it not worth being excited about?
Xiao Yun said softly, "Now you know how to use this poison, right? It does not matter how strong or weak the poison is. It can only be used at the right time to maximize its effect. Even if it is the most precious and miraculous poison in the world... It is not a great thing to poison a mouse. But if it was the most ordinary poison, it would have killed a ruler of a country. Then this matter was very eye-catching. You used poison... It requires a portion of people to research and create better poisons. However, there will also be people who will be researching how to use poison."
"Yes, yes, yes, Young Master is right! We have also broadened our horizons."
The bodyguard hurriedly flattered.
Xiao Yun did not fall for this trick and even felt a little emotional.
"No wonder the drunkards insisted on suppressing your Five Poisons Village. Your strength is really too strong. I didn't even put in much effort to make use of you all to this extent. You are a force, a powerful force. If you put it in someone else's hands... That is indeed a threat to the world. In other words, your threat is no less than my Heavenly Thunder Terraflame. The only difference is that the Heavenly Thunder Terraflame is a scheme. But you are a bit strange and sinister, but the things that make people afraid are different. However, the effects are largely the same. "
"This..."
The bodyguard was not sure whether Xiao Yun was praising him or scolding him.
Anyway, he just wanted to enjoy it.
Xiao Yun said again, "Although we have already let King of Northern Wei fall into the trap, we are still far away from conquering the entire North Wei. The Northern Wei is not solely owned by the imperial family, but by all the major families. There are still some that we haven't infiltrated, and that First Prince. There is also that army that has somewhat exceeded my expectations. "
"Don't worry, Young Master. I'll think of a way to deal with those small matters. I'm very good at poisoning."
"I can't always use it. After all, it will harm my character too much. When the time comes, the heaven will not be on good terms with me, and I won't be able to do anything good."
"Yes, yes, yes."
"So this matter still needs to be kept a secret."
"Don't worry, Young Master. We all know about it."
What Xiao Yun said was reasonable, but what was reasonable?
Heavenly justice was the people's sentiment!
Anything done with poison would always have a bad reputation, and a ruler needed a proper reason to do so!
What is ruling?
It was a method of using various methods, deceiving, or experiencing, or accumulating experience all year round, or making people accept it wholeheartedly, making everyone acknowledge it, making this recognition become common sense.
This was the root of the power of governance.
It was like money.
Concerning was the most important.
If you're a bit lacking, then everyone has the opportunity and ability to rebel against you, even the reason.
A single sentence from a king or a general would be able to shatter a rule.
Things like using poison were always successful.
He could defeat others, but he could not truly defeat them and rule them.
In other words, there was no recognition.
Therefore, Xiao Yun had never wanted to completely defeat the Northern Wei this time.
This place needed to be controlled properly.
What worried him the most was the Northern Wei.
What was the 400,000 strong army of the North Wei defending against?
And according to his understanding, there seemed to be a natural chasm in the north of the North Wei, right?
Many places where one man could hold off tens of thousands of men were natural barriers that made it easy to defend and hard to attack to the extreme.
This kind of place also needed four hundred thousand troops?
Originally, he did not need to worry about this sort of thing because even if there were any dangers over there, the one who would be the first to bear the brunt would be the North Wei.
If the North Wei really was destroyed, the Qin Country's Northern Frontier would definitely be able to defend against those unknown things.
But for some reason, Xiao Yun just couldn't bear to do so.
He even felt that after he reincarnated once, it was as if he had gone from one extreme to another extreme.
In his previous life, he had been cold-blooded to the extreme. Other than a few people, he had regarded all the humans in the world as unusual creatures. He even subconsciously felt that he was not of the same race.
But in this world, he actually did not want to hurt anyone.
Even if those people were clearly very annoying.
For example, the Shangguan family.
He had said that death was not enough for him to commit crimes and that it was enough to wipe out the entire family. However, when it really came to the time to act, he would still feel sorry for those people who were burned to death inside.
If he didn't want to kill the chicken to warn the monkeys, he wouldn't even want to see those people die.
It was very strange.
Ci did not take charge of soldiers, justice, or wealth. He discovered that both of his mistakes seemed to have been made.
He let out a long sigh of relief, but his heart was still filled with anxiety.
He felt uncomfortable no matter what.
He casually tossed the name list on the table to the side and said, "Tian'er and the princess, you can look at it yourselves. Make your own decision." Then, he walked out of the house to take a breather.
Even this rough and huge courtyard made Xiao Yun very uncomfortable.
So he walked straight through the square, and besides the Shangguan family's main door, he arrived outside the door.
Currently, there was still an endless stream of people outside the door. The former poisoned person had brought the people they had deceived here, and they had made the same mistake again.
When they saw Xiao Yun come out, they didn't recognize him. They felt that he might be a guest of the Shangguan family, or a servant of the family, so they ignored him. They allowed Xiao Yun to continue walking forward without even greeting him.
"Brother, are you from the Shangguan family?"
But just as Xiao Yun felt that it was wonderful that no one came to find him, a voice suddenly sounded in his ear.
He turned his head and saw that it was obviously a figure from the pugilistic world. His clothes were almost torn from his muscular body. There was a long saber on his back. There was a red ribbon tied to the hilt of the saber. There were obvious traces of blood stains that could not be washed off for a long time.
Behind him was a person wearing a black cloak. He was arched and his body was like a question mark as he floated on the ground.