Chapter 85 Troubled Times
Seeing Ye Chen's expression, Yin Mengtian sighed with regret. It is not very realistic to want Ye Chen to contribute to the country.
Ye Chen has never even been out of Donglin County, so he doesn't know what kind of world it is outside. He just heard some news from his clansmen. Since Yin Mengtian is a prince, he should have some understanding of the general situation of the world, so he said: " I heard that the world outside is very chaotic, there are rebels everywhere and there are vassal kings who committed rebellion?"
As soon as he mentioned the rebel army and the vassal kings who committed chaos, Yin Mengtian frowned together, seemingly in great pain, and sighed sadly: "The world is not good, even food and clothing are problems, and the common people have no choice but to rebel. As for those vassal kings who committed rebellion, they should all be killed!"
Hearing Yin Mengtian's remarks, Ye Chen felt a little strange. Isn't Yin Mengtian talking about being loyal to the emperor and serving the country? Since the feudal king should be killed for rebellion, why should the common people rebel?
Seeing Ye Chen's puzzled look, Yin Mengtian smiled wryly, and explained: "My little friend, I don't know. Now the Xiwu Empire has internal and external troubles. The most important thing is not internal troubles, but foreign troubles. The Nanman Kingdom invaded the surrounding seven small countries. They will stare covetously at my rich Xiwu Empire."
"So what do you say? The Nanman Kingdom didn't attack the Xiwu Empire. The Xiwu Empire has a large population. As long as there is no internal chaos, how can they get in?" Ye Chen asked curiously. This was the first time someone told him about a major national event. , he was quite interested in listening to it.
"The Xiwu Empire is located in the Eastern Continent. The Eastern Continent has a vast territory. There are more than 300 countries. Because the top powerhouses among human beings are too powerful, in order to prevent these powerhouses from massacring the people, since ancient times, these countries have resolved their disputes. , will meet in a specific place. It is an isolated island in the North Sea, known as the Forbidden Area. The Nanman Kingdom and the Xiwu Empire will send twenty strong men above the tenth rank to duel in the Forbidden Area every two years. , the living can go back, and the bones of the dead will stay in the forbidden area forever. If in a certain year, a certain country cannot find 20 strong men above the tenth rank, the other country will ask for help. The country is at war. The confrontation between the Nanman Kingdom and the Xiwu Empire has lasted for more than three hundred years." Yin Mengtian explained.
Hearing Yin Mengtian's words, many doubts in Ye Chen's mind were resolved. It turned out that this is how the disputes between countries were resolved. No wonder there are so few tenth-level powerhouses in the Xiwu Empire, and they are almost dead.
"The elites of the country have been almost exhausted in the past three hundred years. The empire's deterrence to the people below has become weaker and weaker. The vassal kings have established themselves as kings, dominating one side, punishing and heavy taxes, and the people below are forced to have nowhere to go. Of course they want to rebel, as for those vassal kings, they know that the empire is at war with the Nanman Kingdom, but they still want to rebel, they know that after usurping the throne, they will not be free for a long time, but they still commit rebellion, all of them are wolf ambitions!" Yin Mengtian said, explaining this Why do the people have no choice but to rebel, and the vassal king should be killed if he rebelled, "If Emperor Mingwu hadn't acted vigorously and invincibly, sweeping the armies of the three vassal kings and deterring those vassal kings, I am afraid that the Xiwu Empire would have perished long ago .”
Ye Chen sighed secretly, in such a situation, it would be very difficult for any king to keep his family business. It seems that Emperor Mingwu should still have some skills.
"The ruler of the Southern Barbarians is cruel by nature and kills people like hemp. Every time he captures a country, he enslaves the people of that country and kills them wantonly. If the Xiwu Empire destroys the country, the people of the Xiwu Empire will be in a difficult situation. There is no skin left. How can General Mao be attached?" Yin Mengtian glanced at Ye Chen. The reason why he said so much to Ye Chen was because he had some intentions. He felt that Ye Chen had a good character. Qionglou, just wanted to find some methods, if he could be promoted to the tenth rank, he would definitely go to the national disaster, even if his body was smashed, so what's the matter?" Yin Mengtian said passionately.
"My lord." Zhan Hu and others looked at Yin Mengtian, with tears streaming down their faces.
Ye Chen looked at Yin Mengtian, and his soul sensed Yin Mengtian's emotional fluctuations.
Yin Mengtian's words were not fake at all. Although he dismissed the idea of loyalty to the emperor, Ye Chen was deeply moved by Yin Mengtian's patriotism. This Yin Mengtian should be a loyal minister in the Xiwu Empire, whether he is stupid or not, he is worthy of respect.
"The world is getting worse and people's hearts are not old. Except for the lords, the people of the three major sects are also extremely hateful. Knowing that the country is in crisis, many righteous men go to the disaster generously. Although there are many tenth-level masters in these three major sects, They have never refused to do anything, even threatened the imperial court, recruiting talented young children in various counties and counties, resulting in the imperial court being unable to accept them, and sometimes they even influence the government and seek their own benefits, which is worse than many vassal kings!" Yin Mengtian was filled with righteous indignation Honestly, for a talent like Ye Chen, Yin Mengtian naturally didn't want Ye Chen to enter the three major sects.
In Yin Mengtian's mouth, the three major sects that ordinary people yearn for have turned into a place of unbearable filth. After thinking about it, this involves a dispute between the imperial court and the three major sects. After all, Yin Mengtian is speaking from the perspective of people in the imperial court. Ye Chen also can't be completely partial. But after thinking about it, the war between the Xiwu Empire and the Nanman Kingdom lasted for more than three hundred years, and it is inevitable that talents will wither. There are very few masters above the tenth rank, and so many masters die every two years. Such a huge empire cannot afford to die!
After chatting with Yin Mengtian for a while, Ye Chen finally had some understanding of the Xiwu Empire. The Xiwu Empire has a vast territory, tens of millions of square kilometers, and a total of more than 70 counties. Donglin County is just a small one of them. , there are more than 20 vassal kings in one side of the entire country, and the three major sects stand on each other. In addition, the area where human beings are active only accounts for a small proportion of it, and the remaining 70% of the land is actually an area where monsters and beasts are frequently active.
A single country has such a territory. It is said that the territory of the Nanman Kingdom is more than three times that of the Xiwu Empire. In the entire Eastern Continent, there are more than 300 countries, large and small, and the Nanman Kingdom is not the largest. .
Knowing the news, even Ye Chen couldn't help being a little shocked.
"Above the tenth rank, what level is there? What level is Emperor Mingwu?" Ye Chen asked, finally finding a person in a high position. He wanted to ask about all the information he didn't know before. .
"Above the tenth rank is known as the Zun class, and the Zun class is divided into five stages, namely the Earth Venerable, the Heavenly Venerable, the Xuanzun, the Divine Venerable, and the Infinity Powerhouse. Emperor Mingwu is extremely talented, and now he is the pinnacle of the Celestial Venerable." Yin Mengtian rather Feeling proud and authentic.
"If you want to fight against the outside world, you must first settle down inside. Since Emperor Mingwu is so powerful, why don't you unify the country first?" Ye Chen said, there is still a huge gap between the Heavenly Lord and the Demon King, and the Demon King should be about the same as a strong man in the Godly Realm .
"You have to make peace with the outside world first?" Yin Mengtian glanced at Ye Chen in surprise. Such insightful words came from a young man who must be familiar with the affairs of military strategists, and said, "If you want to make peace in the house, how can you?" It's that simple, each of the three major sects has a Heavenly Venerable powerhouse, and there are millions of disciples below, like a country within a country. Although the major feudal lords don't have any super masters, they still support their own self-respect. When this battle starts, I am afraid that the country will not be a country."
Under such circumstances, Emperor Mingwu couldn't make up his mind to start a war with all sects and vassal kings.
"Tuoba Hongye, the lord of the Nanman Kingdom, is now a Xuanzun-level powerhouse, and there are several Tianzun-level and Dizun-level powerhouses under his command. However, in the Xiwu Empire, none of the strongmen who have been to the forbidden area over the years can come back. Now It is really impossible to find many tenth-level powerhouses. If there are not twenty tenth-level masters in one year, the Nanman Kingdom will declare war on the Xiwu Empire. With the military strength of the Xiwu Empire, it is absolutely impossible to fight against the Nanman Kingdom. Yes." Yin Mengtian said with a lost tone.
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