Selfishness

"Little Mozi, what are you going to do about Diancheng?"

"What can we do? Let's see what news comes back from the Eagle Hall." I rolled my eyes and said in a daze, Su Yun, "What? You miss someone else after only a few days away?"

Yingqi went to Langzhou to bring something to Chenhui for me.

"Nonsense!" Su Yun answered me reflexively.

"That means you don't want to? I'll tell Sister Ying later."

"How dare you!" Su Yun jumped up and said, "I don't want her! Can't I love her?"

Pfft, Miracle Doctor Su is really lucky.

"What nonsense are you talking about again!" The person at the door blushed.

"Eh? Why are you back? Didn't you go to Langzhou?" Su Yun was at a loss for a while, waving her paws to cover up her embarrassment.

"I came back when I heard that there was an accident in Diancheng, and the things were handed over to the dark guards to protect and escort them." Yingqi ignored Su Yun, coughed a few times and returned to normal.

"I'll leave the affairs of Diancheng to Anfeng. Sister Ying, let's go back to rest first. Someone misses you so much that he can hardly eat anymore." I couldn't help laughing.

"Little Mozi, don't talk nonsense!"

"What? Miss Su doesn't want to look at me?" Although Yingqi smiled, her eyes were slightly dimmed, and Su Yun was so frightened that she hurriedly said: "I mean eating, I have to eat well!" Su Yun lowered her head after saying that , the voice said in a sticky voice, "I miss you."

"Oh! My God! You go away! My little house can't stand the peach blossoms blooming." I held my forehead and urged them to leave quickly.

"Hmph! Little Mozi, you are just jealous!"

"Hmph! I'm not jealous! Go away! Don't disturb me thinking about military affairs!"

Under my urging in every possible way, the two finally left.If I don't leave, I'll get goosebumps all over the floor.

After resting alone for a while, I went to find my father, and I had to discuss some things with him.

"Why is Xu'er here?" Daddy was reading a book in the study, and when he saw me coming, he hurriedly called me over, smiling gently as always.

"Father, I have something to discuss with you."

"What about Diancheng?"

"It should be about the crisis in Midlake City."

Daddy's face was a little dignified, and after putting down the book, he said, "What does Xu'er want?"

"Daddy, just tell me the truth, are you willing to give up the title of Jin Kingdom?"

Dad's expression froze, his teeth were clenched tightly, and his face was shaking. "Hey!" Dad patted the desk angrily and said, "So what if I don't give up!"

"If you don't give up, then we will always be Jin people. Daddy, why don't we claim to have mourned for the emperor for nine years?"

Daddy asked in surprise, "Why?"

"First, if we declare this, we will avoid others' surrender. Obeying mourning and keeping filial piety naturally means that we are Jin people, and we don't feel that we will surrender elsewhere. Second, we are loyal to the late emperor and are willing to mourn for him. This is the righteousness. We It can also be regarded as occupying ethics and morality, and our Mohist army will not insult the honor of our ancestors in the mouths of the people. Third, if someone forces an attack on Zhonghu City, they will lose their tongues, and our army in Zhonghu City will become a loyal army. After all, people who are kind and righteous will be liked by the common people, and the princes of all countries have to weigh carefully when attacking our city."

"But... some princes don't care about righteousness, they are all gangsters and bandits, what should we do when we meet them?"

"That kind of people, if they don't win the hearts of the people, naturally they won't win the world. We just use them to establish our prestige, so that the rest of the feudal vassals can understand the power of my Zhonghu City."

"But the power of the princes is much stronger than that of Zhonghu City."

"Daddy used to be the God of War. No matter whether it is soldiers, princes or common people, they all fear you. They must not dare to mess around. Besides, there is also me. If I also have the title of God of War, they should attack casually. Lake City?"

"Oh? What's Xu'er's plan?"

"Father will know when the army comes under the pressure. Besides, Dad doesn't have to worry about this matter, and he doesn't have to come forward. I will handle it all."

Daddy looked at me deeply for a while, then sighed and said, "Xu'er has really grown up and doesn't need Daddy's protection anymore."

"Yes. Xu'er can finally protect Daddy."

I have to say that in the past four years, I have indeed grown a lot taller and my skills have deepened a lot, especially after fully absorbing Lao Kezi's skills, it can be said that I can deal with most of the generals at will.

Daddy smiled and patted my head and said, "Xu'er persuaded me to mourn for nine years, what about after nine years?"

"It depends on Dad's wishes."

Dad didn't answer me, but just looked out of the window with a deep expression.

"Why don't we talk about it when the time comes, I will guard Zhonghu City for the next nine years." I smiled and held my father's hand like I did when I was a child.

"Okay." In the gentle smile, there was father's helplessness.

If when the time comes, Dad is willing to become emperor, then we will do so.If you don't want to, then you can only hope that the world at that time can be more stable. If there is a wise king alive, then give him the city of Zhonghu.

After negotiating with my father, I asked someone to build a stone tablet, on which it was written about mourning and filial piety in Zhonghu City.I thought of this at the very beginning, so when I made the clothes for the Mohist army, I deliberately asked people to design the color of the clothes in black, and put a belt on the sleeves.Fortunately, the overall color is dark, not many people noticed.

"Little Mozi!" Su Yun ran in with a happy face, it seemed that last night was a good one. "I heard that you are going to start engraving stone tablets!"

At first, I also told Su Yun this idea.

"Yeah. Looks like it's about time."

"Then why don't we engrave that together?"

I think Su Yun is talking about the convention.When we first discussed it, we felt that since Zhonghu City wanted to be an absolutely neutral place, it would be better to have a regulation.At that time we wrote three nos, "Army from various countries cannot enter at will; laws from various countries will not be enforced; monarchs and ministers from various countries must not enter privately."

"It's okay." I originally planned to engrave it after I stabilized, but seeing my "big backer" - Chenhui's development is very good, I feel a little relieved, so engraving now is also a good choice.

"Then let me go! Do you want to sprinkle some chicken blood on it? It might be very intimidating if it gets bloody." Su Yun told me enthusiastically.

I was speechless and said, "It's not a forbidden place to enter, what are you doing with it? Besides, what if you scare the people? They thought we were tyrants."

"Tsk, isn't this to enhance the atmosphere?"

"You just talk nonsense."

I thought that no one would attack before the stele was completed, but I didn't expect it to be so much earlier.

Diancheng has never asked for help. We thought it had already surrendered, but we didn't know that it was a self-willed city lord who thought he could resist the iron cavalry, but was quickly breached.And Li Min obviously wanted to continue the momentum of the big victory and let me surrender in Zhonghu City.Of course, we won't do that.