Traveling the Heavens in Thunderbolt

Chapter 882: Discussion on Seedling Gathering
Under the order of Cangyue Guming, the Hemeng Junior Envoy led an envoy to Jijing on behalf of the Miao border to discuss the issue of border demarcation between the two countries.

After many twists and turns, he finally met the Holy Emperor.

The Holy Emperor first asked the Hemeng Envoy: "I wonder where the Miao territory you came from is located in the bitter land, and how it compares to our Ji territory?"

The Hemeng envoy said without hiding anything: "My Miao territory originated in the extreme north, flourished in the western desert, and prospered in the northern martial arts world. Now it is between Jijing and the newly born Fertile Crescent Land. Its territory and military personnel are not inferior to Jijing. It is also a powerful country in the bitter world."

When the Hemeng envoy introduced Miaojiang, he did not forget to brag about Miaojiang's strength to avoid being underestimated.

The Holy Emperor noticed the meaning behind what the young envoy He Meng said, "Oh, from your description, is it possible that there is a stronger force in the Bitter Realm now?"

"It's something that will be known sooner or later, so I won't hide it from the Holy Emperor." The Hemeng Envoy began to introduce the distribution of the major forces in the Bitter Realm to the Holy Emperor. "The Bitter Realm is roughly divided into five major regions: east, west, south, north, and center. The Central Plains is the core, connecting the four major martial arts worlds of the east, west, south, and north. It is divided by three major dynasties, including the Miaojiang region."

"The three great dynasties?" The Saint Emperor continued to ask, "Besides Miaojiang, what are the other two?"

The He Meng Junior Envoy said, "The other two are the Yu Yu Dynasty, which occupies the Western Wulin and the Western Regions, and the Zi Yao Dynasty, which is the most powerful of the three dynasties. It governs the Central Plains, which has the largest territory and the most fertile land, the Southern Wulin, which has the largest population among the four martial arts worlds, and the Eastern Wulin. In addition, it has annexed the land of the Destruction Realm, which is connected to the Bitter Realm. Its strength has far exceeded that of the other two dynasties."

Young Ambassador He Meng changed the subject and said, "However, fortunately, the leader of Ziyao Tianchao, Liu Huo Canglong, created the True Dragon Way and loves peace. In addition, there are conflicts with the three religions in the Central Plains. Apart from some minor conflicts, the overall environment of the Bitter Realm is still mainly peaceful."

After the introduction by the Hemeng Envoy, the Saint Emperor had a general understanding of the current situation in the Bitter Realm. He asked, "I wonder how the Demon World Buddha, who connected our Ji Realm to the Bitter Realm, is doing in the Bitter Realm?"

The young envoy He Meng said: "It seems that the Holy Emperor does not know that the Demon World Buddha came from the Destruction Realm, and its controller, the Buddha's Double Body, is the leader of the evil spirits in the Destruction Realm. For the Bitter Realm, they are also an external force."

The Holy Emperor asked: "If the three dynasties are really as powerful as you say, why do they sit back and watch the Buddha's double body cause trouble?"

The Hemeng envoy explained: "The main activity location of the Buddha's double body is between Xiwulin and the Central Plains. The Miao border is really out of reach."

After gaining a preliminary understanding of the situation in the Bitter Realm, the Saint Emperor decided to change his previous closed-off approach to dealing with things in the Bitter Realm.

However, we must first let Pojun Mansion investigate the intelligence of Kujing to see if it is as the Miaojiang delegation said.

Immediately, he said to the Hemeng envoy: "Since the disaster in Jijing has nothing to do with Miaojiang, please tell me the purpose of your visit."

Seeing that they could finally get down to business, Young Envoy Hemon took out a map that he had prepared long ago from the wooden box he was carrying.

The map was spread out, with geography, rivers, mountains, etc. written on it.

The characteristics and key points of the new land between Miaojiang and Jijing are clearly marked one by one.

The Hemeng envoy pointed at the map and said, "Holy Emperor, please look, this piece of land is sandwiched between our Miao border and Ji border, and it goes down along the long border between the two countries, nearly ten thousand miles. In addition, it has abundant water resources and fertile soil. Because it is shaped like a crescent, our king named this place 'Crescent Fertile Land'. If the border is not marked, the people of the two countries will cross the border privately to cultivate the land. At first, the contradiction is not obvious. But when both sides have cultivated the land, conflicts will inevitably break out."

The Holy Emperor looked at the map, and after hearing the explanation from the Hemon Envoy, he was no longer careless.

He immediately asked the Hemeng envoy: "Then I wonder what the Miao king thinks?"

It is no wonder that the Saint Emperor changed his attitude, because among the four realms, the Ji Realm, although smaller in area than the Bitter Realm, is much larger than the Extinction Realm and the Tao Realm, and can be regarded as the second largest realm among the four realms.

However, due to the poor soil, the resources of Jijing cannot be compared with those of the other three realms. There have been many conflicts within Jijing due to the issue of resource allocation.

In order to weaken the conflicts, the Holy Emperor established the Three Rites, Three Departments and Twelve Palaces.

On the one hand, it is because of the Saint Emperor’s own abilities and skills.

On the other hand, it is also based on objective factors of the environment.

It was for these reasons that Emperor Wu, the ruler of Jijing long ago, launched a war against Kujing.

The scarce resources make it easier for Jijing to give birth to militaristic rulers.

Ye Shibingquan, the military governor of Pojun Mansion, is a representative figure who advocates conquering and seizing resources in order to strengthen the country and enrich the army.

If the Holy Emperor had not been in power, and if the former Tianjiyuan Master Taijun Zhi and the former Taiyinsi Master Huanxiandian Wangye had not stopped him, I'm afraid Ye Shi's military power would have sent troops to Kujing, causing unrest in the two realms again.

Now, without spending a single soldier, they can obtain a large area of ​​fertile land to ease the internal conflicts of the group and maintain their own rule.

Considering Miaojiang's own strength and its willingness to live in peace, it is reasonable for the Holy Emperor not to pay attention to it.

Seeing that the Saint Emperor had taken the bait, the Hemeng Envoy stated his conditions, "My king wants to use Yunjiang as the boundary, and Miaojiang and Jijing will share this fertile land equally."

The Holy Emperor looked at the map and bargained, "The Yunjiang River meanders through the fertile land from east to west, and most of the turns are towards our territory. This kind of land distribution is not very favorable for our territory."

"Then I wonder what suggestions the Holy Emperor has?" Young Envoy He Meng knew what the Holy Emperor meant, but pretended not to know.

"Why not use this as the boundary?" As he spoke, the Holy Emperor pointed to the southeast point on the map.

"Oh my, the Holy Emperor has a good appetite." The Hemeng envoy pretended to be surprised and said to the Holy Emperor: "If the boundaries of the fiefdoms are taken as the original boundaries, then the land allocated to my Miao territory will be reduced by 40%."

Because the Fertile Crescent Land is related to the future of Jijing, the Holy Emperor decided to use his power to suppress others. "My Jijing is full of contradictions because of the poor land. I believe your country does not want to see a chaotic country."

Upon hearing this, Young Envoy Hemong realized that he could not retreat at all at this moment.

Otherwise, the Holy Emperor will surely press further.

He immediately replied in a tough tone: "We have countless generals in Miao territory, and millions of soldiers in armor. In the court, there are many counselors. The people under our command live and work in peace and contentment under the governance of our king. There is no need to enrich ourselves by plundering other countries' territories. This time, we divide the land with Jijing for the sake of the stability of the people of both countries and to establish good relations between the two countries. If the Holy Emperor wants to use this as a threat, please forgive the rudeness of the Hemeng Envoy. I will leave Jijing now and report the Holy Emperor's original words to our king. It will be up to the king to decide."

After saying this, he pretended to put away the map and leave Ziwei Palace.

"Wait a minute, Your Excellency." The Holy Emperor, who had just come into contact with the Realm of Bitterness and did not know the specific situation, did not want a war to break out at this time.

(End of this chapter)