Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1058: Chapter 1014: The Way of Thinking Must Change!

”Such opponents, it must be said, are truly monsters that have leapt out of the realm of the Central Plains. If any were to descend upon the Central Plains, only we could withstand them,” Lub Su said with a wry smile after listening. ”As expected of the First Sequence Empire, even if their demands are extremely simple, achieving them is terrifying indeed.”

”Do such empires exist around our Central Plains?” Liu Ye responded quickly, directly asking the most important point.

”There are two First Sequence empires that are not considered very strong,” Chen Xi said expressionlessly, then pointed to the current regions of Central Asia and western India as well as the area west of Xinjiang.

”There are two here, one called Kushan and the other Parthia, but one is blocked by mountains and the other by deserts. If not for these, they would definitely come when they received the news,” Chen Xi laughed coldly, the implication being clear.

At this moment, those present didn’t know whether to show expressions of relief or headache, after all, even this close there were two First Sequence empires. Looking at the map again, it seems that there are many empires in the world.

”Let’s talk about Parthia first,” Chen Xi pointed to the Western Asia region. ”This is a country that you all must have heard of, although the Records of the Grand Historian by the Grand Historian has been banned, we all have read it. During the Martial Emperor Period, Han envoy once visited this country. If there is any impression, please recount it.”

”In the beginning of the Biography of Dayuan in the Records of the Grand Historian, the Han envoy arrived at Parthia. The Parthian King commanded twenty thousand riders to meet them on the eastern border, which is several thousand li from the royal capital. Along the way, they passed dozens of cities, with many people living together,” Li Youu said slowly, massaging his temples with closed eyes.

Everyone present was well-read and knowledgeable, but Li Youu obviously had a deeper understanding of the classic books. It should be said that a genius who advances through acquired learning has more advantages compared to an innate genius, with hard work being one of the deciding factors.

”Yes, that’s the sentence,” Chen Xi said with a smile, unexpectedly pleased that Li Youu could instantly recall it. The others also realized that just to welcome the Han envoy, they dispatched twenty thousand cavalry, such a force truly deserves the title of an empire.

”This guy should be considered the weakest among all the empires,” Chen Xi laughed aloud at the solemn faces of the crowd, ”So what do you all think?”

Everyone lost their previous ease. Compared to such giants, even though Liu Bei was strong, there was no absolute certainty, and this was actually the weakest empire among the First Sequence empires.

This point was apparent from Chen Xi’s expression. They had their basic judgments, and such a powerful force was actually at the bottom in the First Sequence of empires.

”Any thoughts, feel free to share,” Chen Xi’s calm smile seemed a bit out of place in the heavy atmosphere created by everyone, but it didn’t matter. Why shouldn’t Chen Xi speak the harsh truth?

”This is the great game of the world,” Fa Zheng raised his head, his voice trembling with excitement and joy.

Fa Zheng was truly happy, realizing that the world he had always perceived was so small, and that there were still opponents in the world. Originally a bit lonely, Fa Zheng finally felt the hot blood in his body. A true strong man fears no opponents, least of all the young Fa Zheng now.

”This is truly extraordinary.”

”Chen Xi neither nodded nor shook his head, keeping a smile that seemed to reminisce about the past. In fact, only Chen Xi knew that he initially wanted to go to Chenliu to find Cao Cao, but just didn’t meet him.

In Chen Xi’s perspective, both Cao and Liu were outstanding lords; it was just that Cao Cao gave up all bottom lines for victory, while Liu Bei swore to guard that bottom line to the death. Chen Xi understood that without necessity, no one would want to break the bottom line of humanity; it was always when pushed to the brink.

This was also why Chen Xi admired Liu Bei. As for why he initially went to Chenliu, one was for a clear target, the other was for the proximity.

But sometimes it’s just a matter of fate. Since it was comfortable staying with Liu Bei, Chen Xi saw no need to switch sides, especially since Liu Bei expressed the extraordinary notion led by Chen Xi, which greatly satisfied Chen Xi. Therefore, Chen Xi always worked hard to develop Liu Bei’s faction.

”This level of extraordinary ambition.” Jia Xu felt a bit exhausted, ”Parthia is not far for a prosperous empire, but the response is indeed difficult.”

”Now it’s indeed extremely difficult, but what about the future?” Chen Xi smiled at Jia Xu and said, ”This is the only way to escape the millennium cycle of empires; do you want us to keep going through cycles?”

”At least I know of an empire that has a thousand-year history,” Chen Xi said to everyone. ”Every time an empire collapses, it means a significant decline in the strength of the Central Plains, and a large number of foreign clans robbing the Central Plains. What if one day, during an internal conflict, the Central Plains cannot fend off foreign clans?”

”Do you want to see our descendants enslaved by foreign clans?” Chen Xi said calmly to the others, seeing Guo Jia about to speak, Chen Xi directly interrupted, ”Don’t say it’s impossible. Just because we can resist foreign invasions ten or a hundred times doesn’t mean such a possibility doesn’t exist.”

”As long as we fail once, we will have nothing, so I’d rather resolve everything outside the Central Plains, praying that the Central Plains remains forever peaceful. It’s always more beneficial for wars to burn on other countries’ territories than on ours, not caring about right or wrong!” Chen Xi’s exceedingly calm gaze carried a cold killing intent.

”Therefore, I very much admire Emperor Xiaoo Wu, who ignited wars on the territories of other countries, unlike now, where except for Gongsun Bogui, others can’t really say they’ve contributed to expanding the lands.” Chen Xi said slowly.

Whether it was Dong Zhuo or Ding Yuan, Lyu Bu, their wars were, in essence, fought on Han Dynasty territories, and only Gongsun Zan directly battled in Youzhou, fighting fiercely on the grasslands with Xianbei and Wuhuan.

As mentioned before on the Heroes Ranking, Lyu Bu contributed to restoring land, meaning these lands were originally Han Dynasty’s. Their wars all took place on Han Dynasty lands, with all losses borne by the Han Dynasty.

”Striking outward, even if we lose once and win once, we still achieve strategic success. Xianbei keeps coming to plunder and drill soldiers, so why do we suffer considerable losses every year despite being stronger?” Chen Xi asked coldly, looking at everyone.

”Because any destruction on our territory is a victory for them. I’m actually very puzzled, why do we need to defend? Stronger defending, weaker provoking, how ridiculous. Even in weakness, we are a First Sequence empire, where is our momentum to destroy cities and annihilate nations?” Chen Xi mocked with a scornful look at everyone present. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)