Xiao Yan raised his head and looked at Su Chang.
The reason why he left Daliang Kingdom and came to the West Region. Almost no one in this world knew. He didn't believe that Lord Northpeak would know.
He shook his head and said,"Why are you teasing me, Lord Beiyue?"”
"I'm not teasing you. Don't worry! Although I know about your matter, I have never told anyone about it. I have already avenged you. The emperor of Daliang who killed your father has his head hung on the city wall. Therefore, you don't have to have a dead knot in your heart anymore.”
Xiao Yan stood up, walked to the other side of the pavilion, and put his hands together. He closed his eyes and prayed silently.
"Second Prince Xiao Yan. You are praying for the people of Daliang whom I killed. Or pray for the Emperor of Daliang who killed your father?”
"Neither." Xiao Yan shook his head.”
"Oh? Then tell me, why did you pray and recite the scriptures?”
"This Penniless Monk is just comforting myself to untie the knot in my heart. I used to be the second prince of Daliang Kingdom, and my father treated me very well. It had been more than twenty years. Until one day, I suddenly learned that the entire Daliang Kingdom was stolen by the emperor. He killed my real father!”
"He just couldn't bear to kill me. Perhaps he felt guilty, so he raised me. I wanted to die with him countless times to avenge my biological father. However, I can't escape the kindness and fatherly love that the Emperor of Daliang has shown me over the past twenty years.”
"Amitabha! This is a dead knot in my heart, and I don't know how to break it. Thank you, King Beiyue. Make a choice for me."
At this time, it was time to talk to General Fengqiao. He walked around the monastery and returned to the pavilion.
Xiao Yan stood up and bowed slightly.
Greetings, Princess Beiyue."
Shishi immediately blushed. "I…I'm not. You're wrong, aren't you?" she said hurriedly.”
Xiao Yan smiled faintly and said,"This Penniless Monk is the most accurate in judging people. When you were taking a stroll by the lake, you walked less than a hundred steps, but you looked at Lord Beiyue more than ten times. When Lord Beiyue was talking to me, he was looking at you from afar. No less than twenty times."
She lowered her head shyly. Su Chang laughed. He patted Xiao Yan.
"Smart man! A smart person who left home was still a smart monk. However, Xiao Yan, you should be glad that you have become a monk. Not the second prince of Daliang."
General Feng Qiao didn't know why.
"Lord Northpeak. What did he mean? I see that this monk has delicate features. If his identity was really the Second Prince, wouldn't it be a pity to become a monk?”
Su Chang looked at Feng Qiao and then at Xiao Yan. This was a couple who had suppressed their feelings in the original drama. They were really fated to meet each other. They could actually talk on their first meeting.
"What I mean is that if he were to become the Second Prince of Daliang Kingdom, I, Su Chang, would have another opponent.”
Xiao Yan stood up and bowed slightly."King Northpeak, you're too kind. If I were in Daliang Kingdom and Lord Beiyue attacked, I would open the city gates and surrender.”
Su Chang was slightly surprised.
"Why are you surrendering before the battle has even started?”
"In the battle with King Beiyue, he killed more than 400,000 Daliang soldiers. If my surrender can save 400,000 civilians, then what does the status of the royal family and the empire mean?”
Su Chang took a sip of tea and said,"That makes sense. However, this is a bullsh * t reason!"
Feng Qiao and Shi Shishi were both surprised. Even the Second Prince, Xiao Yan, who had sat down again, was puzzled.
Su Chang looked at him and said,""That being said, why would I want them to surrender? Rebellion in a year or two? Reestablish a country? And then, year after year, they would continue to fight?”
"And you, Xiao Yan. You think that your surrender can be exchanged for the stability of the country. Actually, this was wrong. You handed your fate to others and became a fish on the chopping board. At this time, you don't have any capital to negotiate.”
Xiao Yan kept looking at Su Chang and kept thinking about Su Chang's words.
"King Beiyue, don't you think benevolence can stop the war?" Xiao Yan asked again. And this is a principle that has been carried out by our Confucianists for thousands of years. The teacher of a king should be a teacher of benevolence and righteousness. The so-called benevolent and righteous army was a well-known army, a well-fought army, and a well-won army.”
Xiao Yan poured another cup of tea for Su Chang. Su Chang picked up his teacup and said firmly.
"World peace can never be exchanged for benevolence and righteousness, nor can it be exchanged for by benevolent teachers. All wars could only end with war.”
"Stop the battle with a battle? What does Lord Beiyue mean?"
"From a civilized point of view, it's to fight until the other party surrenders and perishes. Only then could the war be completely ended. If they were only crippled or injured, there would be no victory in this kind of battle. To put it simply, one could only obtain political power under the sword.”
Xiao Yan was still puzzled. The concept of a benevolent teacher in his mind was being strongly impacted.
Su Chang stood up and looked at the calm and clear lake. He stood with his hands behind his back.
"There are dozens of countries on this continent. Just a while ago, the Daliang Kingdom, the Great Wei Kingdom, and the Xiongnu savages in the north were at war with us all year round. They would fight a war every one or two months, and then they would stop fighting for two months. This kind of militaristic method actually brought the greatest pressure on the people.”
Xiao Yan stood up and stood respectfully behind Su Chang. Shi Yi and Feng Qiao also listened to Su Chang seriously.
"The people have been suffering from war all year round. It is impossible to stop the war with benevolence. The best method. It was to destroy other countries and unify the entire continent. Only in this way could they truly live and work in peace and contentment. Bring true peace."
Xiao Yan was deep in thought. Lord Northpeak's words today had inspired him greatly. He had been deeply influenced by the Confucian culture and had never thought of stopping a battle with a battle.
He stood by the pavilion, his eyes full of admiration and love. She had been staring at her master, Su Chang, and her eyes never left. She felt that her master was full of mystery.”
General Feng Qiao and Xiao Yan fell into deep thought. They were thinking about what Su Chang had just said.
"Qin Shi Emperor, have you heard of him?”
Xiao Yan shook his head. Su Chang was surprised for a moment. Perhaps in this dynasty that was made up of film and television, there was no such thing as the Qin Dynasty.
"A long, long time ago, there was an emperor on this continent called the First Emperor. His philosophy was to stop the war with war. At that time, the entire country was divided, and the heroes fought for hegemony. The people were in deep water and suffering, and the land was filled with grief.”
"Qin Shi Huang unified the six dynasties with lightning speed. Although the people at that time did not understand. Especially the ignorant people of the other six states. He always felt that Qin Shi Emperor was a demon king who killed without batting an eye.”
"However, after hundreds or even thousands of years have passed. Everyone's evaluation of Qin Shi Emperor was much higher than the other emperors. Only by fighting can we stop fighting. Unification was the best way to quell the war. This was the best way to bring peace.”
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