I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

Chapter 308 Because I am Kind

Shen Changgong also pretended to be surprised and said,

"No wonder, Madam Yang was able to tell from a casual remark of mine that our Yan State has no intention of negotiating peace. You're truly amazing."

"But I can't understand. If you don't intend to negotiate peace, why are you still negotiating with the envoys and demanding that Kun Kingdom cede territory and pay compensation? Can't you just go in and rob them directly?

Aren't you guys lying? It must be so hard for the current queen to manage the situation alone. She's been working hard to raise money, hoping to sign a treaty with you and get you to withdraw your troops.

But in the end, you were just playing tricks on her. Don't you feel guilty for bullying a weak woman like this?

You keep saying that the Yan army is a righteous army, but you are all liars. I am so angry!"

Tang Xinyi was puffed up with anger, holding her breath in her little mouth, which was very cute.

"Are you mad...?"

Shen Changgong blinked and looked at her, trying hard to hold back his laughter.

Silly girl, please be more careful, or you'll be exposed.

Tang Xinyi rolled her eyes and said,

"What? Can't I be angry? The Queen is so pitiful, being played like this by you."

"I see, Madam is truly kind-hearted, but our Yan Army is indeed a righteous army.

As you said, we could have rushed in and looted the gold, silver, and jewelry we wanted. We could have also killed the emperor, empress, and all the civil and military officials. But why didn't we do that? Why did we keep wasting food, military pay, and time waiting outside?

"Why?"

Shen Changgong smiled and said,

"Because I'm kind."

"Once the war breaks out, there will inevitably be corpses everywhere and countless lives will be lost. The army of Kun will definitely be killed. If the battlefield is in the city and the Kun army hides in the homes of the people, we will definitely chase them down, and then the people will inevitably be killed as well.

There are also royal family members, harems, civil and military officials, thousands of people will die.

This is not what the king wants to see.

We want money not because we are greedy for gold, silver and jewelry, but because we want to make Kun Kingdom poor, unable to support itself and surrender.

This is easy to understand. In order to protect itself, Kun State has to send us money and food continuously until they have no money and no food, the army cannot pay their salaries, and the whole city has no food to eat. Then Kun State will naturally surrender.

After Kun surrenders, we can take over Kun. None of the people in the city and the 300,000 soldiers will die.

This is called peaceful evolution, stopping war with force."

Hearing this, Tang Xinyi looked at Shen Changgong in surprise and said,

"I see. I thought you were deliberately trying to bully the Queen and the court. I didn't see your deeper intentions."

"As long as Madam understands."

"That's not right. Why do you say it as if you are the good guys and the Kun people are the bad guys? It was obviously you who invaded Kun Country.

If you were truly kindhearted, you wouldn't have attacked Kun Country. Look at how many people died in your attack on Kun Country."

Thinking of this, Tang Xinyi's momentum rose again. She narrowed her eyes and stared at Shen Changgong, as if she thought she had defeated Shen Changgong.

However, Shen Changgong's eloquence is not exaggerated. He can gain the trust of the empress just by offering advice, and then carry out drastic reforms.

He was able to get the plaintiff arrested when Zhang Yide was sued just by talking.

He just needed to talk to King Ning's army, and to persuade Yu Huatian and Nie Bei to surrender.

A mere Tang Xinyi wanted to debate with him. That was like showing off in front of Guan Shouchang.

Shen Changgong drank a sip of water slowly, then said,

"Madam, may I ask you, if you were a man, a hot-blooded man, walking down the street, not provoking anyone, and suddenly someone came up, slapped you in the face, and snatched your purse, what would you do?"

Tang Xinyi put herself in the role of a man, thought about it, and said,

"Then we must fight back and get back the money he stole."

"Yes, you see, you all know this truth, don't the civil and military officials, soldiers and civilians of our Yan State know it?

The Kun Kingdom led a large army into our country, penetrated into our hinterland, and burned, killed, and looted.

Shouldn't we fight back and take revenge? Should we just swallow our anger and pretend nothing happened to us?

If even Madam would fight back, how much more so would I, our great Yan State?"

Tang Xinyi was startled when she heard this, and then said,

"Then...wouldn't it be better if you attacked a few counties of Kun Country and asked Kun Country to pay you?"

"and then?"

"What then?"

"Then, Kun and Yan ceased hostilities, and Kun continued to recuperate and restore its national and military strength. Kun was ten times richer than Yan, and one year of Kun's recovery was equivalent to ten years of Yan's recovery.

In less than two years, Kun will be able to recover, while Yan will still be poor. Shouldn't Kun attack Yan again and settle accounts with Yan?"

"Forehead……"

"If two countries go to war, how many people will die? Have you ever calculated it?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Xinyi lowered her head and stopped talking.

Shen Changgong continued,

“So, instead of waiting for the two countries to fight each other, with constant casualties every year, and constant consumption of food, military pay, and pensions, it is better to take advantage of the time when Yan’s military is at its peak and destroy Kun in one fell swoop. In this way, the two countries will become one country, and there will be no more fighting and deaths.

The people of Yan and Kun can now live and work in peace and contentment.

Madam, you are in Huzhou County, so you don't have to worry about the Yan army coming at any time to rob you of your money and chop off your head."

"Well...I'll just assume you're right."

Tang Xinyi nodded.

Shen Changgong smiled mysteriously and continued,

"By the same token, Yan and Kun have been constantly at war, resulting in countless casualties for hundreds of years. Now Yan has annexed Kun, but now borders Qi and Liang. If the three kingdoms go to war again, won't there be another devastating loss of life?"

"Aren't your three countries allies?"

Tang Xinyi said in surprise.

"There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests. Yan State is too strong. If nothing unexpected happens, after the war with Kun State ends, Qi Liang will mobilize troops against Yan State and eliminate this threat."

"If that's the case, then the war will never end. Today you attack Kun, tomorrow they attack you, and the day after tomorrow you fight back. The war will go on and on without end.

Why fight? Isn't it good for everyone to be fine? Haven't the nine countries always lived in peace with each other? Why is it that this year..."

"Are the nine nations at peace?"

Shen Changgong sneered and said,

"Kun State and Yan State are in constant conflict, eyeing the southern pass of Yaoguan and Zhennan Pass covetously, and fighting occurs every year.

The two countries of Qi and Liang were superficially united but actually at odds with each other, and border conflicts were constant. It was only a few years ago that the country of Kun sent Yuhuatian to defeat them.

Wei and Qin were in a difficult situation and were surrounded by enemies.

The two countries of Chu and Sichuan jointly resisted Daqian, and they were still fighting last year.

Is this what you call peace and tranquility? "