Chapter 555: Storms in the Vast World (Part 2)
The sadness of a chess piece is that he can be abandoned.
The greatest sadness of a chess piece is that he thinks he will not be abandoned, but in the end he is abandoned.
The greatest sadness of a chess piece is that he thinks he will not be abandoned by everyone, and he has the support of everyone, but in the end he is abandoned by everyone and becomes the price in everyone's eyes.
A heart full of blood to the blue sky, but the clouds are so deep that the sky cannot be seen.
The whole army was annihilated, this is the end of the 100,000 soldiers sent by the water tribe, while the damage to the Taoist sect was very few. Even the Taoist sect did not expect this result. In addition to being surprised, it was also frightened.
The lower-level Taoists, who did not know the details of the inside, thought that the weakness of the water tribe was obvious after a battle, and they all shouted to conquer the four seas and unify the world.
Public opinion spread wildly, and everyone thought that the coastal area was a good place, attracting many casual cultivators.
The casual cultivators did not have as many concerns as the first-rate and second-rate Taoist sects. They sailed out to sea, searched for treasures, occupied the ground veins, and created quite a killing. The Taoist sect didn't get much benefit, but the impact was the first to bear the brunt.
In the coastal areas, the atmosphere was increasingly tense and the spirit of war was rising.
What was the Shui Clan doing at this time? Many people have already thought of it. In the internal struggle, Ji Ying blamed the death of 100,000 Shui Clan soldiers on some people who were usually at odds with her.
However, how can these implicated and even directly false charges convince others?
Even the shrimp soldiers and crab generals knew that the new Dragon King was not good at governance, which led to endless internal struggles. Under the control of multiple forces, Ji Ying's reputation declined all the way, and gradually there was a rumor of establishing a new king.
There was internal strife among the high-level Shui Clan. Some tribes took the opportunity to become independent by supporting the former crown prince or other princes. The turmoil spread and triggered a series of tribal independence. Without the constraints of the dragon clan, these tribes acted more flamboyantly and killed everywhere.
The water tribe was in deep trouble, and it looked like a situation of collapse. Knowing that the water tribe was in such deep trouble, those casual cultivators were even more pleased, thinking of seeking wealth and honor in danger, and marched into the deep sea with great strides.
After entering the deep sea, the casual cultivators were surprised to find that even in the outer sea, there were smoke everywhere, corpses everywhere, and blood dyed the sea red.
There were many casual cultivators with high cultivation, and those who dared to enter first were also very powerful. Many of them made a fortune and attracted batches of casual cultivators. Even the orthodox disciples of the Taoist sect could not suppress their desire to come here to compete for power and wealth.
Killing, robbing, everyone was red-eyed, and all they said and talked about was how much they could get from the outer sea today. The master's restraint was useless. The leeks thrived, and they didn't see the group of demon lords hiding behind them sharpening their sickles.
Yes, no demon lord has appeared yet. However, these people have all appeared, which means that the game is over, so don't panic for now.
Internal and external troubles broke out at the same time, internal troubles accelerated external troubles, and external troubles triggered internal troubles, becoming a vicious circle. A rumor about the support of the great elder Ji Wen for the former crown prince Ji Yuan actually triggered a bloody incident in the palace.
The result of this incident was that the former crown prince Ji Yuan was deposed and became a commoner. Even though he was a commoner, Ji Ying did not relax his supervision and was still under surveillance. The great elder Ji Wen was also reprimanded by Ji Ying and stayed at home all day.
The situation became more and more tense, and everyone thought that Ji Ying must be in a state of panic at the moment.
But is the result really like this? From another angle, let's analyze it again from Ji Ying's position.
Ji Ying's succession was abrupt and hasty, and he had no time to arrange and integrate his own forces. In addition to his original insignificant team, even the true spirit of the Four Seas Map supported him. It is not an exaggeration to say that he was at the bottom of the valley.
And one turmoil after another gave Ji Ying the opportunity to add sand. After showing his strength again and again, the number of people willing to join Ji Ying in the water tribe increased.
It is true that the Shui Clan is facing internal and external troubles, and its strength and prestige are declining. This is obvious, but as far as Ji Ying is concerned, her personal power is growing.
In layman's terms, the pie is getting smaller, but the part that belongs to Ji Ying is getting bigger.
Question: Who is most distressed?
Analyzing the mastermind from the perspective of the beneficiary, the 100,000 soldiers and their commander must be trusted by Ji Ying to be able to be sent by Ji Ying.
However, even if they are Ji Ying's team, after the sacrifice, Ji Ying can achieve the benefit of retreating one step and advancing two steps, which is worth sacrificing. Ji Ying also made herself a victim, removed herself from the list of murderers, and won sympathy. Killing multiple birds with one stone.
This is a private conspiracy theory, without evidence, all based on speculation. Ji Ying's hands and feet are clean, and the problems are all her enemies.
The 100,000 soldiers were annihilated, not miscellaneous soldiers and ghosts, but regular troops, and the Shui Clan spent a lot of effort to cultivate each of them.
The government and the public are in turmoil, so naturally someone needs to take the blame. False accusations are not nice to hear, but if no one believes them, how can they be used?
So, why not think about another question, who killed those 100,000 soldiers? (I hope reading my novel can make you smarter, the manual is funny, Sanren writes about reality, not just novels, those who can understand it can understand it, and those who can't understand it can read it as an ordinary novel)
Comfort and stability have indeed made many people forget the value of peace, thinking that it should be like this, and only when people lose it will they realize its value, think about maintaining it, and be grateful to those who have maintained it before.
Ji Ying was indeed decisive in killing and ruling the vast seas. In just a few years, he had already shown the style of a heroic lord. The chaos of the water tribe seemed to be about to collapse, but it was completely a skin disease, and the internal organs were as stable as a mountain.
When the external threat was getting closer and closer to Panlong Sea (the place where the dragon tribe was entrenched and also the center of the four seas), the external threat had replaced the internal worry and became the main contradiction of the water tribe. The idea of "brothers fighting against foreign enemies must first stabilize the internal situation" became a quarrel between brothers, and the external defense was the common voice of the water tribe to resist the invasion of the greedy Taoist sect.
The above two sentences seem contradictory, but they are both reasonable, because truth has its conditions for being truth, and truth that exceeds the conditions is a fallacy.
Those who talk about contradictions without studying the primary and secondary are all playing rogues, either stupid or bad, and the latter is mostly.
The strongest crossbow cannot penetrate the silk cloth of Lu; the last gust of wind cannot float a feather.
This force, mainly composed of independent cultivators and low-level sects, was able to enter the open sea as if it were no one's land. This was the result of internal disputes among the water tribe. The upper class turned a blind eye, and the lower class was busy fighting. They were exhausted internally, so they naturally couldn't stop it.
Now, the upper class of the water tribe is determined to take action. The elite dragon guards of Panlonghai are out, and the Taoist priests are killed and injured. Countless good heads are left, and they are made into Jingguan to eliminate the resentment of the children of the water tribe.
The 2019 update is complete, and I wish you all a happy new year in advance