Song Xing: I am cultivating immortals in Qingcheng Mountain

Chapter 578: Domination

The candlelight flickered beside the copper stove, stretching the shadows of the two people very long.

Xiao Chong looked at the person in front of him with a frown. Xiao Se had spent much more time in the martial arts world than in the court. The martial arts world was a place that valued chivalry, which was completely different from the court.

He could understand the other party's current anger, but he had never doubted his own path.

"Sixth brother, you came to visit me late at night just to ask this?"

Xiao Chong's voice was very soft, but it was like a blunt knife, slowly cutting through the thin layer of disguise between the two of them.

The light of candlelight flickered in the desolate pupils, but deep within that light was an inextricable chill.

"It seems that my second brother has heard something."

Xiao Chong did not comment. He was the same as Emperor Mingde. He wanted stability in the court, so he turned a blind eye to many things.

“What if you know, but what if you don’t know?”

Xiao Chong sighed, his eyes became distant, as if he was reminiscing about the past.

"Sixth brother, do you still remember the flood in Qingzhou five years ago? If the deficit in grain transport had been strictly investigated at that time, the relief grain route for the three states would have been cut off immediately. Father chose to kill one person to save millions. If it were you, what would you do? For the sake of so-called justice, would you ignore the millions of people in the three states?"

Xiao Se chuckled when he heard this, his tone full of sarcasm.

"Second brother, whitewashing the situation, the overall situation is more important. Is the peace gained by concessions and compromises really peace?"

"If it weren't for my father's repeated concessions, Beili would not have come to this point. People in the court formed cliques and interfered in government affairs. In order to eliminate dissidents, they did not hesitate to fight and even went crazy."

"Have you ever thought about who this sword was finally aimed at?"

"A foolish king, a king who always gives in, like a puppet on a string, speaks in high-sounding terms, saying that the world is named Xiao, but is it really named Xiao?"

"I always wondered why, in the tide of history, no dynasty could last for thousands of years. The world always divides after a long period of unity, and unites after a long period of division."

"Now I think I know, it's because of people like my second brother."

Xiao Chong's face changed. Xiao Se's words were like a thorn that pierced into his heart.

During the reign of Emperor Mingde, the situation was stable and the country seemed peaceful, but as Xiao Se said, hidden dangers had already been planted. If they could not be dealt with in the future, it would be a sign of the country's destruction.

"Twenty-three students had their limbs cut off, and seven families died suddenly. Are the red marks on the test papers made of cinnabar or human blood? Do you know, second brother?"

The wind outside the window suddenly picked up, causing the window frame to tremble slightly. Xiao Chongyue's white python robe rippled in the interweaving of light and shadow, and the jade pendant on his waist did not move at all.

But Xiao Chong's face turned ashen as Xiao Se asked him one question after another. This situation was different from what he had expected.

Xiao Se's gaze remained the same, as if he didn't see Xiao Chong's already blue face. He held his hands in front of his chest, and the voice continued to come over.

"So, second brother thinks that those students who were turned into human pigs should be like this?"

Xiao Chong's hand in his sleeve suddenly tightened, and the copper bell on the eaves suddenly jingled, startling the night crows. In the distance, the faint sound of Lei Wujie and Yan Zhantian's swords clashing could be heard, and then it quickly returned to silence.

"Xiao Chuhe!"

Xiao Chong suddenly slammed the table and stood up, and the remaining ink in the ink pool on the table splashed out. He looked at the young man in front of him, his sixth brother, an idealist, and didn't know what to say to him. Does he know the darkness of the world? ?

Is there an answer to this question? Xiao Chong asked himself, after experiencing assassinations, betrayal, and life and death, the other party must know, but why can he still say such a thing at this time? ?
Is it really that easy to carry the world on your shoulders?
But his excuses could not convince Xiao Se, and then Xiao Chong sat down again, and he spoke in a deep voice.

"Sixth brother, conquering the world and governing the world are not the same thing. Governing the world does not rely on one person, but on the king and ministers. Without sufficient benefits, do you think those people will be willing to be driven by the court?"

A flash of lightning split the clouds, and the instantaneous white light reflected a desolate and calm face.

"Second brother, do you want to say that the king and the scholars share the world?"

"But this world... has never been ours..."

Xiao Chong's pupils suddenly shrank, and he slammed the table again, his voice as cold as a knife.

"Sixth brother, do you know what nonsense you are talking about?!"

A sneer appeared on Xiao Se's lips, and his voice was so light that it sounded like a sigh.

"If this world really belongs to our Xiao family, then there will be no Zhao, Tang, Qin, or Han..."

"If this world belongs to our Xiao family, then why should you and father compromise and give in..."

"If this world belonged to our Xiao family, there wouldn't be so many Divine Wanderers lurking outside, intent on overthrowing the imperial court!!"

Xiao Chong was suddenly speechless. Although what Xiao Se said was extremely outrageous, he had to admit that Xiao Se was right.

"This world belongs to everyone in the world!!"

Xiao Se raised his head, his eyes passed over Xiao Chong in front of him, and looked at the words hanging behind the other person.

World!

"It's just that our Xiao family is very lucky to be able to rise from the troubled times and become the temporary ruler of this world. Perhaps in the near future, this position will belong to the Zhang family, the Dong family, or even the Wang family."

"So, since it is not our private property, why should we be afraid of losing it instead of making it better?"

Xiao Chong looked dimly at the high-spirited young man in front of him again.

"Sixth brother, people's hearts will change."

"If our Xiao family loses this position, no matter which family takes over, they will not let us go. The Xiao family only has a small place on the top of the mountain. We have to walk on thin ice and be careful with every step."

"Believe me, when we made those decisions, neither my father nor I were willing, but we had no choice!!"

Xiao Se stood up slowly. Although this answer made sense, it was not what he wanted.

"Second brother, if this world really doesn't belong to the Xiao family anymore, then so what? The world is the world, people's hearts are people's hearts, and the world is the world. If it is really hopeless, then why not break it up? At worst, we can build another one. If there is no courage to swallow up the world, then why should this world belong to the Xiao family?"

"Since the surname is Xiao, then what should we do? We are the masters. What is the worst outcome? The people will rise up and make the world no longer surnamed Xiao. Our Xiao family is the master and the people of the world. The world has never belonged to one person, but to everyone in the world."

"The corruption hidden in the dark is destined to vanish into thin air!"

(End of this chapter)