Chapter 81: Ten Years of Training, Complete Luo Yu
The warm morning light of early summer shines through the exquisitely crafted windows into the simple-looking yet noble room. The sky suddenly becomes bright, and the slightly bright spots shine on the gauze curtains, through which two figures can be vaguely seen.
A pretty maid stood by with toiletries in her hands. Xi Shi woke up slowly, feeling a little lazy. Her beauty was always amazing.
With cloud-like hair, flowery face and golden step-shaking ornaments, the hibiscus tent is warm for the spring night.
Luo Yu woke up from her dream and saw the maid had already started to dress up Xi Shi. She teased, "In the past few years, there have been countless poems and lyrics named after 'Xi Shi'. My beloved's beauty is known to the world. Does she still need makeup?"
Luo State is the birthplace of Zhou rituals and a place with prosperous culture among the nations. There has always been a custom of singing praises to the King Su. The earliest poems were only sung during sacrifices.
However, in order to express their respect for King Su, the royal family of Luo State created many poems that made great use of metaphors and allusions.
In Zhaocheng, everyone can sing poetry and everyone is good at singing poetry.
In recent years, scholars from all over the country discovered that the poetry singing culture in Zhaocheng was so strong, so they brought poems from various countries to Luo State for exchange.
The content of these poems is complex, covering astronomy and geography, customs and marriage, sacrifices and wars, and they are all-encompassing and can be said to be another kind of history book.
Confucius, the chief priest of the Imperial Academy, praised this behavior and even said directly: "If you don't read poetry, you will have nothing to say."
This trend became even more popular in the academy. The royal family of Luo State collected these poems that contained the most authentic emotions of the time, and scholars from Chu State brought the witch culture and poetry of Chu State.
These scholars sang poems to each other, praising all beauty. As Xi Shi was recognized as the most beautiful woman in all China, there were naturally countless poems and lyrics praising her.
In response to her husband's teasing, Xi Shi smiled and said, "My husband, your wife is famous for her beautiful face, which is a gift from heaven, but it is not worthy of my pride.
If you can become famous among the nations as the greatest hero in the world like our ancestors Duke Wen and Duke Xuan, it would be an honor for me.
I wonder when you will become the greatest hero in the world?"
Since Luo Yu got married and reached adulthood, he has become much more stable in public, but his rebellious nature cannot be changed.
Especially after he found that he was getting more and more beautiful after getting married, his confidence was even more overwhelming. He jumped up from the couch, dressed and washed, and laughed loudly: "My dear, it's today!"
Xi Shi covered her mouth and chuckled, feeling happy and relieved, but also distressed. Although her husband always said he was lazy, he was actually very hardworking. Since their marriage, he never indulged in the pleasures of life and studied classics diligently every day.
The training of the royal children of Luo State is a process of tempering.
“Since ancient times, has anyone who has accomplished great things succeeded without going through painful trials?
Since ancient times, except for Su Wang, the god on earth, which holy king has not experienced countless failures?
King Wu was defeated by King Zhou many times before the Battle of Muye. If he had given up directly, would the Zhou Dynasty still exist now?
If you want to achieve great things, you must have the quality of perseverance. "
Luo Yu is currently receiving training to be the heir to the family head. There are dozens of people responsible for teaching him. Most of them, even Luo Yu does not know their identities, and they are all hiding in the dark.
“Dang!”
The sword chopped down heavily, and the weapon in Luo Yu's hand fell to the ground. The armored warrior shouted loudly: "Sir! Stand up. If you can't swing your weapon, you will die."
Luo Yu held the weapon numbly. These warriors came to class with their faces covered, and then left through the secret door without even showing their faces.
These people didn't say much to Luo Yu, but just trained his body day after day, allowing him to feel the intensity of the training of Luo State's soldiers.
Luo Yu once wore armor and fought continuously with a group of ordinary soldiers until he was exhausted, but in the end he learned that this was only one-third of the training of a normal warrior.
In the fields, looking at the endless farmland, Luo Yu dressed like a farmer and began to learn how to farm from an old farmer.
"My lord, this is the life of a farmer. When he is busy, he works in the fields to provide food for the king. When he is free, he serves as a soldier and goes to war with the king.
Many years ago, life gradually improved when we had private land that could be bought and sold.
However, this is because of the grace of Marquis Luo. The taxation in Luo State has always been relatively light, and the monarch can also restrain the exploitation of the nobles, so life can be so easy.
My father is over seventy years old, and he also receives food from the government.
It is said that the king’s palace has not been repaired for more than ten years. This may be the legendary sage king.
In the past few years, there were Chinese and barbarians who fled from other countries. When they talked about their nobles, their words were full of hatred.
Being able to be born in Luo State is a blessing from King Haotian Su!
If any country wants to destroy Luo State, I am willing to send all my descendants to the battlefield and die for their king!"
All these events and conversations were recorded and handed over to Luo Yan.
When Luo Yu came back, Luo Yan asked him, "Farmers may not understand any great principles, but they are the power that supports the Luo Kingdom. What do you think of what this farmer said?"
In fact, Luo Yu has been thinking about it all the time. On the surface, this is just a simple issue of tax levels, but the root cause is not here.
He thought of the scenes of the King Su ruling the country as described in the classics.
So he pondered for a moment and said, “Father, the life of a farmer is very hard, but he has a happy smile on his face, which may be due to the comparison with the people in neighboring countries.
Jie, the monarch of the Xia Dynasty, said that he was the sun and existed forever, so the people of the Xia Dynasty said with hatred, "When will the sun perish? We are willing to perish with you."
King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty led an army of one million to fight against King Wu, but the nobles, the people, and the slaves all betrayed him.
If you don't have the support of the people, what good will it do even if you call yourself the sun or even the emperor?
In the end, you will still fail!
Our ancestor once wanted to build a city, and all the people participated enthusiastically. Our ancestor saw how hard they were working and advised them not to worry, but the people worked even harder.
This is because the ancestor’s reputation for virtue is known throughout the world, and what he wants to do is beneficial to the world.
So even though our ancestors used the power of the people, the people were willing to follow them, and this is how they won the hearts of the people.
People from other countries were willing to flee to Luo State because Luo State treated them more kindly.
They are not called up to fight in the spring when they are sowing.
When they gave birth to a child, the royal nobles would exempt him from taxes.
They have made great contributions on the battlefield and all the rewards will fall into their hands.
The lives of several people can be guaranteed and they no longer have to go hungry. The elderly who are unable to work no longer have to go up the mountain to chop firewood.
This is benevolence and righteousness spread among them, this is the kingly way walking among the people, so the people are willing to follow the royal office.
As long as we stick to this path, is there anyone who can defeat us?"
Hearing what Luo Yu said, Luo Yan smiled proudly and said, "This is why our ancestor Ming Gong created Tyranny more than a hundred years ago, but the Luo Kingdom did not use it.
The kingly way is the noble and righteous way. Using benevolence and righteousness to win the people's allegiance and make them follow you is the reason why the State of Luo remained invincible.
Even if they encounter a temporary failure, the Luo family will eventually make a comeback. This is the truth that whoever wins the hearts of the people will win the world!
Yu'er, you must always remember what you said today. Treat all the people of Luo country with kindness and love them as if they were your own sons. Do you understand?"
Luo Yu said solemnly: "Father, I understand!"
No matter how much you talk about the suffering of the people, it is better to try it yourself.
When Luo Yu was young, he traveled to various countries, purely for sightseeing.
Now all the places he went to were the poorest, worst and dirtiest. He wore beggar's clothes and was covered with smelly dirt. No one could tell that he was Prince Yu of Luo State, who was famous for his beautiful appearance.
During this process, Luo Yu continued to train with the debaters sent from the Luo Kingdom.
Because his talent is cunning talk, and Luo Guo has too much learning material on the subject of diplomacy.
Since the time of Duke Huan of Qi, successive Marquis of Luo have relied on a balanced policy to maintain the stability of the royal family.
In this way, he spent ten years on and off in hardship. When a ray of morning light fell, Luo Yu knew that his trial was over.
Luo Yan looked at his son with a face full of satisfaction, and once again sighed that his ancestors' vision was never wrong.
Luo Yu is indeed an outstanding talent. He is not only talented, but also mentally strong.
"You have already learned all the principles of the clan. The rest you need to learn through reading, practice and understanding. This is the principle of constant reading that always brings new things.
After some time, I will hold a ceremony to crown you the crown prince. When your father dies, you will meet King Su, and Luo will be handed over to you."
Luo Yu's expression suddenly became solemn. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
The prince of Luo State is not only a title, but also a person with enormous power and responsibility.
Looking at Luo Yu's gradually mature face, Luo Yan didn't know how many years his body could last, so he asked seriously: "Yu'er, do you know the responsibilities of the Luo Kingdom's crown prince?"
Luo Yu kowtowed three times, raised his head and said: "Your son knows, I will take charge of the dark side and protect the public office!"
There has always been an agency in Luo State that is specifically responsible for collecting intelligence, as well as the people who assassinated Qi Hou Lu Wujiu.
These are all relatively dark things happening in Luo State. The prince controls this power to protect the royal family. This is the responsibility and power of the princes of Luo State throughout the ages.
Luo Yu walked out of the palace, feeling the warm sunshine from the east, but he could not feel any warmth at all.
From the moment he took over the throne of Crown Prince, he knew that he could no longer live for himself.
His eyes looked towards the west of Luo State, where was Luoyi, built by the ancestor King Su and where the Zhou emperor now lived.
For five hundred years, Luo Guo had been planning to rule the world in order to protect the Zhou emperor, and now it was his turn to be that person.
He glanced in the direction of Qi State and decided to gather wise men immediately. "It is urgent to solve the problem of Qi State. My ancestors failed to do it, and my father has not found a way yet. So I will solve it."
【Luo Yu (20th generation grandson):
Power struggle: 87 (87); Governing the country: 86 (86); Controlling people: 85 (85); Command: 84 (84); Military strength: 69 (69); Military strategy: 84 (84); Cunning words: 96 (96); Academics: 83 (83); Charm: 99 (97+2)]
Charm +2 is the increase that Xishi brings to him, but judging from Luo Yu's charm attribute of 99, Xishi's charm of 99 is obviously because the highest attribute value in the human world is only 99.
The trickery that was only at level 92 before has now been upgraded to the limit of talent potential at level 96. This level can basically be regarded as a bunch of lies, and the other party will believe it.
Hardships and difficulties will lead to success. After ten years of hardship and under shackles, Luo Yu has pushed all his attributes to the limit of his natural potential.
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The ministers asked: "The kingly way is declining, and the hegemonic way is growing stronger. What should our country do?"
Duke Yi said: With benevolence, with righteousness, with virtue, and with forgiveness.
There has never been a time when a king is not in power, when he is less virtuous than now; there has never been a time when the people are more exhausted by tyranny than now, and I am no worse than now! - "Records of the Grand Historian: The Family of Luo"
(End of this chapter)
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