Chapter 451: Striving to Achieve the KPI (Chapter 31) [Requesting Monthly Tickets]
Although it's outrageous—
But what my lord said sounds very illogical.
Jiang Sheng stroked his beard, lost in thought as he looked at the millet porridge. Shen Tang, as the lord, couldn't help but offer a "concerned" comment—ostensibly out of concern, but actually to catch a slacking employee: "Is this porridge not palatable?"
"No, Sheng just remembered something."
Shen Tang took it seriously: "What is it?"
Jiang Sheng: "I've heard there are ten Golden Crows, right?"
Shen Tang nodded: "Yes, according to the myths recorded in the Thief Star's Words of Power, there were ten golden crows, but later, when all ten suns appeared, the hero Yi shot down nine of them. But myths are myths, and we still need to be scientific. The sun overhead is just a giant sphere made of luminous plasma, a star, not some black bird... The origin of the ten crows is pure nonsense..."
Jiang Sheng had mastered the skill of ignoring useless nonsense. He would listen to the first sentence of Shen Tang's long-winded rambling.
"Which golden crow is Shiwu a descendant of?"
Shen Tang was stumped by the question.
"How would we know that..."
Jiang Sheng said with a serious face: "The dragon has nine sons, each different from the other. There are countless common people in the countryside who are born of the same father and mother but are very different. Even families with the same surname have a major and minor lineage. How much more so the descendants of ten golden crows? I think one inscription is not enough."
Gu Chi, who had been focused on eating, put down his chopsticks.
His expression screamed, "You old man, you're cunning and sly."
Shen Tang rested her chin on her hand, pondering Jiang Sheng's suggestion.
"Xian Deng's words... make a lot of sense, are logical... and are indeed feasible..." Even the cunning Shen Tang had to admit that she was not on the same level as these wicked scholars who made a living by doing evil! Jiang Sheng's move was too ruthless!
Shen Tang's plan was merely to incite a "conflict of faith," to provoke the oppressed lower-class refugees of Shiwu to unite and resist, and to drive out and kill the traitors of their own kind who disobeyed the "decision of the ancestors." Jiang Sheng's scheme was to completely tear Shiwu apart!
If there were ten golden crows, each would have descendants.
This means there are ten more "宗" (zong).
Who are the major shareholders?
Who is Xiao Zong?
Who is the legitimate successor?
Which of the ten golden crows is the noblest?
If we were to fabricate some melodramatic family conflicts among each of the Golden Crows, with internal strife and sibling rivalry, wouldn't their unworthy descendants be expected to fight for their ancestors' honor? Unity, my foot! They're lucky they haven't shattered into pieces.
It's an absolutely brilliant conspiracy to kill without leaving a trace!
but--
Gu Chi said regretfully, "It's good, but it's not timely."
Or rather, it doesn't fit the current environment.
Once the influence of the first stone tablet has taken deep root in Shiwu and gained widespread circulation among the lower classes, then the plan Jiang Sheng suggested can be implemented. Revealing everything now would be too risky, easily alerting the enemy; anyone with a modicum of sense could easily sense a trap.
Most importantly—
"Chi is eagerly anticipating the publication of his masterpiece."
A gentleman takes his revenge the very next day!
Jiang Sheng: "..."
Gu Chi then changed his tone: "What does the lord think?"
Shen Tang was happy to watch the show but didn't want to be a victim. When Gu Chi looked over, she buried her head in her food.
On this day, the refugees in the valley were more excited than on a roller coaster. Perhaps it was the power of their faith, but even though 90% of them were illiterate, the inscription spread rapidly, and everyone could memorize a section of it.
This is no longer just an inscription.
This is their "family tree" of the Ten Crows descendants.
Ironclad proof of their noble lineage!
The inscription also states that all descendants of the Ten Crows are equal, without distinction of rank or wealth, and that this vast land beneath their feet is a gift to every descendant. The ancestors loved their children and grandchildren, leaving behind countless precious treasures in the ancestral land.
Every citizen is entitled to inherit.
The descendants of the gods are noble and cannot be slaves or servants.
Anyone who insults the descendants of the gods will be punished by their descendants.
Such as respecting one's parents, being kind to one's neighbors, helping one's relatives, not taking another's property, and not taking another's wife and children...
Above, there are records of the ancestral Golden Crow taking turns ruling the sky, and all living beings on the continent have benefited from their ancestors' blessings. However, their descendants do not cultivate good deeds or perform good acts in secret, and their clansmen kill each other, causing widespread suffering. The ancestors saw this and felt pain in their hearts, and were greatly disappointed.
For over two hundred years, they have not reflected on their own actions.
The ancestor then disappeared, leaving them alone.
Before long, the displaced people began to weep in grief and indignation.
Those who have fallen into vagrancy, which one of them doesn't have a story? Have they not been bullied and oppressed? They lost their pastures and wealth, and their blood relatives were either cruelly murdered, died of disease, starved to death, or captured and sold into slavery, their fates were tragic.
Those who survived by sheer luck were so hungry they boiled grass and wood and ate mud. For a little food, they risked everything to raid powerful tribes defended by elite troops. Every mouthful of food they ate was stained with the blood of heroes; how could they not hate them?
Faced with reality and a powerful enemy, they became numb, succumbed, and their passion cooled...
They are more lowly than ants.
I'll just take it one day at a time.
Every extra day you live is a bonus.
He lives like a walking corpse!
Their ancestors appeared to them, and they realized they were not lowly at all, but noble descendants of the Golden Crow God. The reason their people suffered, unable to escape this barren and cold land generation after generation, was because their unworthy descendants had disobeyed the will of their ancestors!
Their suffering was not caused by their lowly fate.
It was the "traitors" who made all of this happen!
The ancestors said this land was the inheritance of all their descendants, but in reality, the most fertile and expansive pastures and the mineral veins that could bring immense wealth were all controlled by a handful of people. These people possessed thousands upon thousands of slaves for their pleasure.
Even so-called slaves are descendants of gods!
Our ancestors taught us to be humble and loving towards our neighbors…
But which of their tribes wasn't swallowed up by a brutal and greedy large tribe, who would raise their swords if they refused?
Our ancestors also said that one should not take another man's wife and children...
But many of them watched helplessly as their wives and children were tortured to death before their very eyes, an experience they would never forget...
Was our ancestor wrong...?
Or did these people do something wrong?
Everyone was overcome with grief as they thought of their own situation.
What makes them even more desperate is that as long as there are these "traitors" in the Ten Crows, the noble Ten Crows people will never be able to gain the forgiveness of their ancestors, nor will they be able to enter the most prosperous continent and become the true rulers... How tragic and lamentable!
Shen Tang went for a stroll outside.
You can easily spot several refugees wiping away tears.
Is the effect really that exaggerated?
"...No, if these refugees really had that kind of understanding, they wouldn't be so ignorant..." Shen Tang cast a suspicious glance at Gu Wangchao, certain that this guy was secretly stirring things up. "Tell me, was it your doing?"
Gu Chi snorted, "Of course there is."
These fools cannot understand his writings.
He could only offer a brief explanation: "Designated training," and then let them spread the word from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred.
Once someone starts tracing the source of suffering, others will be infected. They won't think for themselves; they'll simply accept the leftovers from others as their own understanding and firmly believe that this is the core of their interpretation.
Seeing the initial success, Shen Tang smiled faintly.
"Ten crows, we'll proceed slowly."
The seeds of unrest were sown and sprouted here.
But the real fangs will be revealed in the future.
(End of this chapter)
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