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Chapter 157 Because They Are All Human

The State of Chu was contemptuously called a barbarian country by other states in the Central Plains.

In the past, the ancestors of the Chu State worked hard to build a powerful country that was not inferior to the countries in the Central Plains, from a small country that could only steal cattle from neighboring countries for sacrifice at night.

But the king of Chu was only a viscount, the same title as that of Su. However, the strength of Chu was no less than that of Jin and Qi, so he was naturally not satisfied with the mere title of viscount.

Therefore, the King of Chu sent people to Haojing every year to ask the Emperor of Zhou to grant him a marquisate, but the Emperor of Zhou refused. Finally, the King of Chu, Xiong Qu, said directly: I am a barbarian and I shall not be given the Chinese title or posthumous name.

Xiong Qu immediately appointed his three sons as kings. At that time, King You had not yet been attacked and killed by Shen Rong, and the prestige of the Zhou emperor was still there. The State of Chu dared to call itself a king, and was the first vassal state in the Zhou Dynasty to usurp the title of king.

However, King Li of Zhou was in power at that time. King Li reformed the military, which made the military strength of the Zhou Dynasty increasingly stronger. Xiong Qu was afraid that King Li would attack him, so he quickly cancelled his son's title of king. It was not until King Wu of Chu, Xiong Tong, that the monarchs of Chu completely regarded themselves as kings.

"What an interesting system. Now I understand why the Chu State was not afraid of being usurped by the nobles and royal family members."

Although all the princes in the world nominally respected the Zhou emperor and were all princes of China, the systems and national policies of each country were completely different.

The State of Chu was also rare. It was founded at the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty and lasted until it was destroyed by Qin. Its national life was longer than most other vassal states, and only the State of Wei could surpass Chu.

In the Jin Dynasty, Quwo first replaced Yi, and a small clan usurped the big clan. Later, three families divided Jin, and the dukes and ministers caused chaos in the country. In Qi, the Tian clan replaced Qi. Even in the Qin State, if Duke Mu of Qin had not taken all the ministers away before his death, it is hard to say whether the families of those ministers would not seize power during the four generations of chaos in Qin.

But only in Chu, even when there was internal strife, the royal family always killed their fathers and sons, and their brothers, and there had never been an incident of aristocrats usurping the throne. This was because of the system of Chu.

One of the national policies of the State of Chu was formulated by King Wu of Chu. The King of Chu had absolute power to appoint and dismiss the prime minister. As long as the King of Chu wished, he could appoint a slave as the prime minister of Chu.

Moreover, most of the noble princes in the country were former monarchs of the destroyed countries. The State of Chu was very particular about this. After destroying your country, they would only abolish your ancestral temple and demote you from a vassal to a minister, but you would still be a noble.

In this way, the resistance of small countries will be undermined.

But the most ingenious and also the most vicious point is that the defeated general will die. In the State of Chu, there is no need to guard against military generals. No matter how many times they have won before, they will die as long as they lose once. Therefore, the generals of the State of Chu cannot grow up and they are not qualified to lose.

These national policies complemented each other, making the position of the King of Chu impregnable. Neither outsiders nor royal family members were qualified to interfere in the position of the King of Chu, and it was passed down from one generation to the next for thousands of years.

"However, such a strategy can only guarantee the lower limit, but not the upper limit!"

Su Kai shook his head: "No wonder Chu is so powerful, but it loses more than it wins against Jin. Jin's national policy has a high upper limit, but no lower limit. Chu is putting all its points into keeping the throne!"

"But in this era of great contention, change means strength, and no change means death. What's the point of passing down the throne of the family for thousands of generations? Foreign countries are powerful and can be directly pushed down."

After taking a few glances, Su Kai noticed many shortcomings in the Chu system.

For example, the system of enfeoffment of lords after the destruction of a country would certainly lead to these lords taking a negative attitude towards the call of the King of Chu, and caring more about their own pieces of land rather than the State of Chu.

These feudal lords, big and small, together with the nobles of the Chu State itself, stick together. Anyone who wants to reform will affect their interests and will definitely be stuck in a mess.

It was impossible to change, and it was impossible to amend. Even at the peak of its national power, the Chu State only recovered to the level of the Spring and Autumn Period, and was unable to adapt to the Warring States Period when the scale of war was more intense.

Su Kai left the capital of Chu State because he felt there was nothing to learn from this place.

Su Kai traveled across the territory of Chu until he met his first great sage in Yunmengze, who was later called "Zi".

Guiguzi, Wang Xu.

It's not that Su Kai intended to look for him. Everyone knows that Mr. Guiguzi is elusive, well-versed in the theories of hundreds of schools of thought, and has great talent. If the other party is hiding intentionally, no one will be able to find him.

However, he did not hide from Su Kai. When Su Kai was fishing in Yunmengze, he happened to meet Guiguzi who was also fishing.

"I didn't expect that the source of the legendary art, the ancestor of the art, is so young."

Seeing that Su Kai was immersed in slacking off, Guiguzi spoke first: "Su Zi, what can I do for you?"

"visit?"

Su Kai looked up and stared at the man in front of him. He had a very distinctive appearance, with four fleshy moles on his forehead, forming the image of a ghost. And it was impossible to tell his age at all. He could be in his seventies or eighties, or in his forties or fifties. Even if you look closely, he could be in his twenties or thirties.

But these strange appearances are external. Those eyes are bright and shining, full of the luster of wisdom.

Su Kai shook his head and said, "I am not worthy of being called 'son' by Mr. Guigu. I am still in the stage of study and travel, and I am not visiting you on purpose. I heard that the 800-li Yunmeng Lake is a wonder in the world, so I naturally want to see it."

It is a great pity that the Yunmeng Lake completely disappeared after the Han Dynasty. However, the Yunmeng Lake in this era was a large lake as big as a provincial level. It is unknown how many species were derived from it during this period, and it is also unknown how such a large lake could have completely dried up.

"Su Zi, you are joking. Visitors visiting Yunmengze will not go so deep into this place." Guiguzi did not believe Su Kai's excuse, and he was also very curious about Su Kai.

Originally, Yunmeng Lake was a lake on which southern barbarian tribes such as Hufang relied for survival. However, it was later occupied by the State of Chu, and it became a place where Chu nobles often played and hunted.

However, Yunmeng Lake is huge, and most visitors stay on the outskirts. Guiguzi, where he lived in seclusion, is a sparsely populated place with only birds and beasts.

"I'm not kidding you. Since we're going to see Yunmeng Lake, I'll naturally have to see every wonder of the 800-li Yunmeng Lake. After you, I'll go south to see Lei Lake."

Su Kai repeated his reasons again, then he took out a bamboo slip and said, "By the way, if you don't want magic, just exchange it for something."

"..." Guiguzi laughed, then shifted his gaze to Su Kai's bamboo slips, nodded and said with a smile: "Change, of course."

"I heard that Su Zi's magic was highly praised by the villagers. It can be said that it was well-known. As a wild man, I naturally want to see it for myself."

Su Kai snapped his fingers and said, "As the saying goes, it is better to teach a man how to fish than to give him a fish. I have a fishing skill. How about exchanging a few fish with you?"

As he spoke, Su Kai pointed his finger, and the fish under the lake instantly leaped and fell onto Su Kai's boat.

Guiguzi took a look and knocked the ground with his walking stick. Then a large school of fish began to gather under his fishing rod. Although there was no hook or bait, he was able to catch fish every time he cast the rod.

"Although my skills are not as sophisticated as Su Zi's, I do know a little about fishing." Su Kai raised his eyebrows with surprise on his face. It was the first time he saw a world-famous sage using such vulgar folk skills. The so-called folk magic was of no help to the progress of the world, and did not have the destructive power to decide the battlefield.

It is purely for the purpose of serving the people's livelihood. Only the people in the countryside can use this magic to bring convenience to their lives.

"Interesting, Guiguzi, what on earth do you want to do with me?"

Su Kai walked on the water, and every step seemed to be on land. Most people couldn't do this kind of skill, and even if they could, they wouldn't do it as easily as Su Kai.

The water in the Age of Gods is not simple, otherwise there would be no need for people to build ships.

A single glimpse of the whole picture revealed Guiguzi's true identity. He knew that this man was indeed as terrifying as the rumors said, and even more extraordinary than the rumors said.

However, he is more like a god walking among the humans, rather than a human being.

It's strange, how could such a creature be born in this world? It seems to have no desires, but in fact there is nothing in the world that can satisfy its desires. So it looks like it has no desires and naturally has an extraordinary and otherworldly air.

But Guiguzi always felt that Su Kai was not as selfless as he appeared to be. His desires...

While he was thinking, Su Kai had already walked in front of him. Guiguzi stopped thinking, stood up, holding the fish basket and said: "It is a great pleasure to have friends coming from afar. Since you have a distinguished guest, why don't you go to Guigu to have a chat?"

"You're treating? I don't mind that!"

Su Kai did not comment, he was also quite curious about Guiguzi.

The nobles of the Chu State loved to eat wild rice, so Guiguzi naturally took out the best wild rice to treat Su Kai, and added one or two steamed fish, making it a simple meal.

But after Su Kai took a look, his brows first knitted, then relaxed. He took out a bamboo slip from his arms and said as he wrote: "I know what you need. Do you want the Soy Sauce Technique?"

"My soy sauce technique can turn all ingredients into soy sauce with special flavors, which can be used as a condiment for meals. Otherwise, what's the point of eating steamed fish?"

Su Kai took a knife and carved a magic circle on a bamboo slip. Even if he couldn't learn it, he could still use magic by pouring the magic power in his body into it.

The spells that Su Kai sells are so convenient, he is selling a production line.

Guiguzi just looked at Su Kai in front of him and created a new technique because of eating fish without seasoning.

He exclaimed: "As expected of the founder of the art, Su Zi is a man of great talent. Wang Xu admires him."

“However, there is still one thing I don’t understand, and I hope Su Zi can enlighten me.” Guiguzi took over Su Kai’s soy sauce technique and released it in battle, creating the first soy sauce in China.

"You say!" Su Kai put the soy sauce aside and did not pour it on the steamed fish. Instead, he ate the fish meat with soy sauce as people living by the water do.

But he did not look at this condiment that could change the Chinese diet. Instead, he looked at Su Kai and asked, "Since Su Zi is so wise, how could he not have known in advance that the barbarians were wild and difficult to tame, and would definitely surrender and then rebel again?"

"Well, you mean the Red Di people, right?" Su Kai swallowed a mouthful of fish and said, "I guessed that the barbarian leader might rebel, but I can't kill him before he rebels."

"You are right that punishing without teaching is cruelty." Guiguzi nodded first, then said: "But, with your ability, it shouldn't be difficult to impose a ban on all the Chidi people, or simply prevent them from rebelling, right?"

"It's really not a difficult thing. I have the magical power to control humans. Anyone who looks at me cannot escape my control."

As he said that, Su Kai looked at Guiguzi. The next moment, Guiguzi realized that his body was out of control. He started eating, just because Su Kai smiled and said, "Eat."

However, Su Kai has never liked this innate ability. He believes that true domination is to transform thoughts, not to dominate humans.

After showing his talent, Su Kai withdrew his power of control. Guiguzi threw the dishes in his hand away with a bang and took several deep breaths before he calmed down the fear that his life and death were in the hands of others.

A sage is a sage. Even though Guiguzi encountered such a terrible fear, he quickly recovered and said with a wry smile: "Su Zi is worthy of being Su Zi. This magical power is not inferior to the ancient immortals. Wang Xu is convinced."

But Guiguzi quickly continued: "But I still want to ask, since you have such great power, why didn't you impose restrictions on all the Chidi people before leaving Wenyi?"

"Because I don't like it." Su Kai said, "I don't like using magic to control humans. I don't think it's good. What I want is for everyone to laugh from the bottom of their hearts."

“No matter how many years have passed, no matter how many worlds I have traveled through, I still have only one ambition - I want to bring happiness and well-being to the whole world, and I want a truly harmonious world to come.”

"Just because you don't like it?" Guiguzi was terrified by this twisted will and crazy sage: "Just because you don't like it, you can sit back and watch your father die in battle, the people of the city perish, and the country of Su become completely ruined?"

This is no longer human thinking.

Even Duke Zhou, who proposed the idea of ​​a world of great harmony, once said that the Zhou people were close to their own relatives, while the Shang people were close to foreigners, and therefore the Zhou people were superior to the Shang people.

Respect the old and the young, not only your own but also others’.

This is human nature. Because I have elderly people in my family, I can understand the hearts of other people who care for their elderly. Because I have children in my family, I can understand the family happiness of other people.

A person like this, who even destroyed his own thousand-year-old heritage and killed all the people in the city, and yet could still say "I didn't like it, so I didn't do it", actually said that he wanted to bring happiness and comfort to everyone and that a true world of great harmony would come about.

"My father is a human being, the people of Su are human beings, and the Red Di people are also human beings."

Su Kai remained calm. He asked, "Today I can control the Chidi people. Will I be able to control my father and others tomorrow? After that, will I have to control all of humanity to achieve the result I want?"

"Guiguzi, relatives and outsiders, Chinese and Chidi people..."

“In my opinion, there is no difference.”

“Because they are all human.”

(End of this chapter)