Chapter 6638 Clay Sculpture and Wood Sculpture

Chapter 6638 Clay Sculpture and Wood Sculpture
When it comes to the matter of Masinde and Fuward, Chen Xi sometimes feels like he's schizophrenic.

Assuming that Maxinde really took down Fu Ward, Chen Xi would inevitably feel that Maxinde lacked humanity, and even if he didn't say anything in private, he would still keep his distance from Maxinde. After all, the two sides had worked together for so many years, and Fu Ward had never done anything wrong to Maxinde. Maxinde once surrendered to the Han Dynasty, and took Fu Ward as a token of his loyalty. It would be a miracle for Chen Xi to say that he had no fear in his heart.

Therefore, if Mashind really did this, Chen Xi would inevitably be wary. Even if he would reuse Mashind in the future because of his ability, when using him, he would be more of a tool and would be more cautious.

But if Mashind doesn't deal with Fuward, although Chen Xi thinks that Mashind is humane and trustworthy, he can't help but feel that this guy is a little pretentious.

In short, in this regard, even if Chen Xi can recognize the cognition brought about by the two approaches, Chen Xi will still feel dissatisfied with Masinde's approach.

In other words, no matter how Mashind handles it, Chen Xi will criticize him in the future. The only difference is that the former is implicit suppression, while the latter Chen Xi will make it clear that it will not happen again.

Generally speaking, Chen Xi believes that Masinde's current choice is more acceptable. At least he is a person who values ​​integrity, which is more acceptable. Ability or not is only one aspect after all.

After all, with the development of the Han Dynasty to this point, the presence or absence of Masinde is no longer so fatal.

"Is that so? That's good too." Liu Tong understood Chen Xi's idea after a little thought. However, everyone has this kind of conflict. But as a large force that pays attention to rules, trust is more important than ability. After all, they can find the talents they need from other channels, but if the rules are broken and the trust is shaken, it will be difficult to get them back.

"It's probably just in the next few months. I agreed with Ma Xinde that this matter would be resolved before the end of the tenth year of Yuanfeng. There's not much time left now." Chen Xi thought for a while and said. Chen Xi trusted Ma Xinde's ability. That guy dared to say this time point, so when the time comes, he will definitely give Chen Xi an explanation.

"In this way, Zangzhou will be completely taken over. Moreover, after so many years of encirclement and suppression by the Qing Qiang and Fa Qiang in Zangzhou, there should be no hidden dangers in taking over Zangzhou at that time." Liu Bei thought for a while and said. The area of ​​Zangzhou is larger than some small countries. If some hidden dangers are left behind, and some tribes move to the mountains and fight with the Qing Qiang and Fa Qiang, it will also be a trouble.

However, compared to the Han army that was being watched by Liu Bei and Chen Xi, the moral bottom line of the Qing Qiang and the Fa Qiang was more flexible. At least when necessary, they could really create some bloody incidents. Moreover, the emperor was far away in Zangzhou, and Liu Bei and Chen Xi could not receive any news, so they could really pretend not to know.

"For the domestic situation, even if it is completely over this year, the next step is to continue to accumulate strength and wait for the opportunity to destroy the Kushan Empire." Chen Xi looked up at the beams and said with some estimation, "Basically, from the current point of view, the problem should not be big. We have also estimated the possible accidents that may occur in the future, so the overall plan should not change."

Han Xin and Bai Qi nodded silently. In their opinion, the cards Chen Xi currently had in hand were enough to win a quick victory. However, Chen Xi had always been cautious and prudent in wars. Even with the current strength, he had to continue preparations.

Although Han Xin and Bai Qi thought it was no longer necessary, with such an army and their command, it would be no problem to tear the Kushan Empire apart, but since Chen Xi wanted to continue to accumulate national strength, they really couldn't say anything.

"Speaking of which, I just heard you say that Zhou Yu was assassinated. What's the situation?" Han Xin asked with some curiosity. He had a very high opinion of Zhou Yu, especially when his mentally retarded aura came out, his combat capability was simply incredible.

It is true that Zhou Yu's military command is not among the best, but the aura of idiocy can downgrade the opponent and severely reduce the opponent's command ability. In Han Xin's opinion, there are not many strong men who can fight Zhou Yu with the aura of idiocy.

In this way, Zhou Yu naturally has incredible performances on the battlefield from time to time, because compared to other people who need to wait for their opponents to make mistakes on the battlefield, Zhou Yu forces his opponents to make mistakes, and the success rate is completely different. The former is unlucky and the opponent is a cautious little brother, then it is very likely that you will never wait for the opportunity you want, while the latter, the halo of idiocy is hit on the opponent, and he is bound to make a mistake.

At most, they are the kind that are too capable, so even if they make a mistake, you can’t catch them.

But at Zhou Yu's level, if the opponent makes a mistake and Zhou Yu can't catch it, then he has to carefully consider the level of his opponent.

"The result of the current investigation is that he was assassinated by the Kushans." Chen Xi said with a sigh, and then explained the cause and effect of Zhou Yu's assassination, and then said to Si Niang, "Empress Xian, can you guarantee that this news will not spread from here?"

Si Niang nodded vigorously, and Chen Xi expressed his satisfaction. Although he was a little foodie, and he could always come up with some outrageous secret techniques on a whim, and there was no way to crack them, but you could decide whether to use them or not.

"This is too ridiculous. It is too embarrassing for the general to be assassinated. We used to do it at banquets and we can hardly expect it to happen on the street. After all, the guards who are arranged to follow the general are not vegetarians." Bai Qi was speechless after listening to this. Zhou Yu's direct assassination made Bai Qi speechless. It was embarrassing, too embarrassing.

"Zi Zhong has been arranged to investigate." Chen Xi also looked helpless.

"Why does it seem like Jiangdong's luck has run out after the emergence of Xiang Yu? Why does it seem like there are few people who can come to the fore in the past few hundred years?" Han Xin complained with a bit of sarcasm. Chen Xi did not refute when he heard it. He also found it quite strange.

"It's still hard to tell what the situation is with Jiangdong right now, but there are definitely some internal problems. Let's wait and see." Chen Xi said calmly.

Bai Qi and Han Xin both nodded when they heard this. Indeed, no matter what the reason was, Zhou Yu could be assassinated, and none of the people in Jiangdong could escape. Even if they did not participate in this incident, the inability to control the locals was a big problem.

"Take your time to investigate. There may be more fun to come." Chen Xi said with a faint smile.

Bai Qi and Han Xin seemed to be deep in thought after hearing this. If Zhou Yu was dead, the relationship between Chen Xi and Zhou Yu would not have led to this situation. It seemed that there was something else involved.

In East Africa, Vasudeva I's personal visit to the Roman mainland was exactly as the Han Dynasty had expected. Many things that were originally impossible to discuss now had results.

After all, when emperors meet, even if it is just for the sake of face, they will make concessions on some small matters. What's more, Rome was indeed in the wrong this time. Of course, in theory the Han Dynasty was also in the wrong, but the Kushans would not come to see the Han Dynasty.

"So those three guys named Maxi XX are qualified to become commanders of large armies?" After the first phase of the talks, when both sides reached a number of memoranda, Vasudeva I brought his advisory team to discuss many of the things that Severus had mentioned in the previous phase.

"Rome will not say anything nonsense on such an important matter." Bankim's expression seemed very complicated. They, the Kushans, had racked their brains to find a way out for Oswald, but Rome had already thrown three guys who were qualified to command a large legion to them a few years ago.

This subtle difference in level made Bankim somewhat uncomfortable.

"How should we use these three people?" Vasudeva I looked at the empty space in front of him and spoke with dull eyes. This time, Rome agreed to a lot of things that the Kushans had mentioned before and had been diverted. Perhaps they were aware of the pressure from the Han Dynasty, or they might feel that they needed to let the Kushans take the lead so that they could take a break. Anyway, they were much easier to talk to this time.

"The best plan is to bring these three people into our Kushan camp, and then train them as commanders of the large army." Zhu Helai said calmly while looking ahead. He still couldn't figure out where the Han Dynasty got the secret technique of reattaching severed limbs from.

The Han Dynasty did not avoid the Kushans when it used the secret technique of reattaching severed limbs, so relevant information is now available. Although there are some differences in the technical aspects, and in some aspects it is better than the Kushans, due to the existence of the base, Zhu Helai can be sure that this thing does come from the Kushans. At least the earliest development ideas must have come from the Kushans, and at most there are certain differences in the upper-level technical construction.

However, after thinking about it, Zhu Helai couldn't narrow down a possible range. The only suitable range was actually Wang Ziqi's side. The problem was that this secret technique was invented by Wang Ziqi. In other words, if Wang Ziqi was a spy, Wang Ziqi would not have given this secret technique to Kushan, and all the problems would have been solved.

What's more, Zhu Helai also understood that there was no need for Wang Ziqi to betray. As long as Wang Ziqi did not have the ability to see the future and could not see the darkness of the future, under the current circumstances, the Kushan Empire was still a very long way from being destroyed, and would not allow such a high-level person to secretly betray the Kushan Empire.

So Zhu Helai has been having a headache recently, but the spy issue can be put aside for now. This thing will not lead to the demise of a great power, it will only make it more passive.

The Kushan Empire would definitely not be destroyed because of spies, but would only be destroyed because it could not defeat the Han Dynasty on the battlefield, so we still need to consider which is more important.

"The problem is that even if these three are absorbed, we can't trust them." Bankim looked at Zhu Helai and said, we are all not fools, okay? If the three Emperor Maru joined Kushan and successfully obtained the elite of Kushan, with the qualifications of the three Emperor Maru, I am afraid they would have to control most of the Kushan army. If the power of the empire is controlled by other countries, can it still be called an empire?
"I'm just suggesting that at the moment one person is the most suitable, and it depends on which one you choose." Zhu Helai's eyes were bright again, and then he suggested in a calm manner.

Zhu Helai said that he was the most suitable one, but he had already determined that the future was dark. In fact, he wanted to take down all three Emperor Maru. Even if this was somewhat dangerous, at least he would have more advantages in dealing with the Han Dynasty.

After all, by now, Zhu Helai has basically confirmed that the reason for the fall of Kushan came from the Han Dynasty. Therefore, in order to fight against the Han Dynasty, choosing to drink poison to quench thirst is an outrageous behavior that is acceptable to Zhu Helai. It’s just that there are some things he cannot say. Later, he plans to discuss with Bankim and then make suggestions to Vasudeva I.

Bankim glanced at Zhukhrai, and Vasudeva I was also thinking, but to be honest, he didn't see the three Emperor Maru very often. What's more, compared to Zhukhrai, Vasudeva I was wary of foreign generals, especially such powerful foreign generals.

"Let's train Oswin first. How far are we from technological advancement now?" Vasudeva I said very realistically. He trusted Oswin now. After all, Oswin held high the will of the empire and was his son-in-law. He posed no threat to him at all and swore to defend Kushan until his death. He was the pillar of Kushan. Except for his poor command ability, he was perfect in other aspects.

"We are repeatedly verifying the existing technology here, but it seems a bit difficult at the moment." Bankim said expressionlessly, "But we have found other routes that can greatly enhance General Oswin's strength. It's just that we need to wait for his command ability. The current technology is still very dangerous."

The Kushans actually had some precious things in their hands, but they couldn't use them in the past due to certain concerns. But now there is no need to worry at all. Use them when necessary, because if you don't use them now, there will be no hope of using them in the future, because all the people will be gone.

The simplest point is to take the oath talent as an example. Although Huangfu Song jokingly called this thing the emperor who needed this talent to save his life, he could not use this talent because it was difficult for him to be recognized and protected by the Imperial Guards, and the blessing that could be brought by using the oath was not much.

An emperor who can use this talent does not need to use it at all, because for an emperor who can use this talent, the people of the world still respect him, and he does not need the oath talent to solve the problem of military power. In other words, if the military power at hand cannot solve the opponent, it is useless to use the oath talent.

Therefore, this talent is a very embarrassing one, coupled with certain taboo issues, generally speaking, except for the emperor, no one else will use the oath talent.

In fact, up to now, in the Han Dynasty, apart from Liu Tong and Guo Zhao, there is no third person who uses this talent. This thing is actually not a good thing.

The Kushan Empire also possessed this talent. In the early days, before the Royal Guards under Vasudeva I were defeated by Guan Yu, the combat effectiveness they displayed was no less than that of the top Royal Guards. Their talent structure was the oath.

But after being beaten by Guan Yu's flurry of punches, he completely disappeared on the battlefield.

And now, Bankim, who had no idea of ​​usurping the throne, came up with a new way of playing, that is, Oswin would be the subject of the oath, and the soldiers who believed in and were willing to follow Oswin would swear an oath to the imperial will that Oswin carried and become Oswin's guard corps.

Although the strength of this guard corps is not great due to the carrying capacity of the oath, the oath talent can be opened to the maximum, and they all have finishing moves of a talent nature. If nothing else, it is no problem to give Oswald a top-notch guard corps.

This is the reinforcement plan that Bankim had considered before. To be honest, it is quite powerful, but a single legion is of little significance to the War of the Empire. Even if you are the Tenth Knight, you cannot solve any problems in this situation where the prelude to the decisive battle is opened and millions of troops are directly sent over.

Therefore, compared to multiple elite legions, after Oswald went to Northern Europe, the Kushans had been concentrating the country's manpower and material resources, trying every means to prepare Oswald to cross the threshold of commanding a large legion. The resources consumed during this period were countless.

However, up to now, the methods that have been developed either have hidden dangers or have no hidden dangers to Oswald, but they dare not use them on Oswald for fear of causing Oswald's spiritual mind to collapse.

In fact, by now, the Han Dynasty can actually see clearly that in Oswald's situation, once he becomes the commander of a large army, the people's hearts, will, and the trust of the troops under his command can directly push Oswald to the top level. But if Oswald is promoted to the commander of a large army in some way, but Oswald's Taoist heart collapses, then such a promotion is worse than no promotion for the Kushan Empire.

After all, even if Oswald does not improve, he can rely on the people's hearts, will, and the trust of the army to maintain the stalemate for a long time. But if his heart collapses, then he will have nothing. Therefore, when the Kushan Empire came up with something targeted, they did not dare to use it against Oswald. They were also afraid that Oswald would know where this thing came from.

In the current situation, it is basically impossible for the Kushan Empire to hide anything from Oswald. Even if Vasudeva I joined forces with Zhukhrai and Bankim to make it perfect, as long as Oswald has suspicions and wants to investigate, it will be impossible to continue to deceive Oswald. It is no longer a question of whether Oswald is a god or not. From a certain perspective, he is the white jade pillar that supports the sky of Kushan.

So even though I have the things, I don’t dare to use them.

"Actually, I suggest you give it a try." Zhu Helai suddenly spoke while sitting in a chair and looking ahead.

"What if something goes wrong? We all know Oswin's character and will. He will never accept this so-called necessary sacrifice. After all, this is not a battlefield."

"Then tell him that it was another battlefield, and these sacrifices were also for the empire." Zhu Helai said calmly, "Or to be more direct, that was the battlefield, and it was because of the coercion of the Han Empire that we had to make this choice. Only in this way can we move forward with difficulty."

Upon hearing this, Bankim looked at Zhu Helai silently. He believed in Zhu Helai's wisdom, but Oswald was too upright in some aspects. To be honest, it's not that being upright is a bad thing, but being too upright will cause a lot of problems. If Oswald keeps investigating, he will really find out. However, there are many things in the Kushan Empire that cannot be investigated. Once investigated, it will shake the foundation of the country.

"The things have already been made. If we don't use them, it will be a waste." Zhu Helai looked ahead and asked, "Since they have been made, are we just going to leave them there?"

"Making it is just for verification, and our original idea of ​​making it is to find a technology that will not have any hidden dangers and break the qualification limit. A large number of sacrifices are just technological accumulation. Isn't our original goal to find a harmless and just way to improve Oswin's qualifications?" Bankim looked at Vessudeva I and said.

In fact, whether it is harmless or not can be put aside for now. Harmlessness is something that the people present need to think about. With Oswald's will, he will stand up when it is really necessary. In that situation, let alone harm, even if it means death, Oswald will stride forward.

What really makes the people present uncomfortable is actually in line with Oswin's justice. So the question is, how can we conform to Oswin's justice? All evil plans to improve qualifications cannot be just. The only one that can barely be called just is the plan used by Kou Jun and Kou Feng. It has been proven that Oswin cannot use it. So what are the remaining plans? Is there any need to say what kind of plans they are?

These plans are naturally against Oswald's true intentions, which is why Oswald is still stuck at the threshold of commanding a large army. Otherwise, if he really had to use some evil means and use the resources of an empire to push someone to the top, would he really not be able to do it?
Most things in this world can be settled if there are enough resources. The only problem is that the way to settle them may not be in line with normal people's cognition.

To put it simply, most of the diseases that humans may encounter after birth are curable. Even if some diseases cannot be cured, various means can be used to allow humans and diseases to coexist, thereby prolonging human life.

However, this method of extension requires too many resources for most people. But for the country, unless the end of its life is really coming, it can continue until the end of its life as long as necessary.

After all, there is a saying that most of the time, the death of ordinary people is due to the inability to bear the loss of resources, while the death of the powerful and wealthy is mostly the end of their fate.

Oswald's current situation in Kushan is no longer a question of whether he is powerful or not. He is the pillar of the country and the backbone that the Kushan Empire must maintain at all costs. He is so important that some means are not dared to be used.

Just like now, the thing that was clearly made for Oswin to improve his qualifications and break the upper limit is in their hands, but considering Oswin's character and will, they dare not give it to Oswin to use, which is very embarrassing.

“In fact, the best way now is to find Rangarajan and let him use his momentary spiritual flash to directly break the upper limit of his qualifications. By now, General Oswin must have been polished to the limit in all aspects, and only a momentary spiritual flash will be enough.” Bankim rarely admitted his mistakes that year, and he was somewhat bowing to reality.

"Hmph, if we can find Rangarajan, then why not find Gulama's real body as well." Zhu Helai said with a somewhat depressed tone. Those present were all the top leaders of the Kushan Empire, and everyone knew the capabilities of the Northern Trio. However, now except for Masinde, who else could find them?

Even Mashind is now somewhat distant.

Zhu Helai is not a fool. Can't he see that Masinde has the idea of ​​breaking away from Kushan? He even took Fuward to the Tibetan area of ​​the Han Dynasty to tie down the Han army, but it was just a final help to Kushan to completely repay the debt of favor and leave Kushan without any restrictions.

It's just that Zhu Helai had no right to point this out, nor did he have the right to stop it. To put it bluntly, Mashind did not take the initiative to cause trouble for the Kushans, which was already a sign of morality and integrity. If he had a little more bottom line, Mashind would have simply run away and surrendered to the Han Dynasty, and the Kushans would have had nothing to say.

"Gulama has a divine body in Kusumapura." Vesudeva I suddenly said. Zhu Helai and Bankim were stunned when they heard it, and then they all looked at Vesudeva I.

"If you want to transfer the grafting qualifications, you need Gumala's real body, not a fake body. If it is the body of a god or Buddha, it should be a fake body." Zhu Helai also looked a little uncertain. After all, Gumala was the most difficult to control among the northern trio back then, and he didn't know what was going on.

"It should be the main body, at least it has certain characteristics of the main body." Vesudeva I thought for a while and said, "If Gumara helps transfer qualifications from others to Oswin, can Oswin break the limit?"

"It is possible with a high probability. General Oswin lacks qualifications." Bankim said thoughtfully, "And if this is the case, many of the original problems will not be problems, and General Oswin's justice will not be tainted."

"There should be many people willing to transfer their qualifications to Oswald, and we also have suitable candidates." Zhu Helai has already thought of someone who is a clay sculptor or woodcarver in a temple in Kushan and has not come out yet, but has the ability to command a large army.

That’s right, it was Banerjee who was beaten to death by Han Xin. As Rahul’s right-hand man, he and Durga were both qualified and backbones who had been trained to barely cross the threshold. They could be regarded as deputies prepared by Rahul for himself.

It's a pity that Bannerjee met Han Xin, and was beaten so hard that he doubted his life. His heart was broken and he committed suicide. As a result, after Tianbian was resurrected, although Bannerjee came down, he never returned to his temple. Instead, he pushed down the statue dedicated to him with an expressionless face, sat in the temple, pretending to be a clay sculpture or a wooden sculpture, and allowed people to worship him.

With the capabilities of the Kushan Empire, it should not be a problem to find someone, but Bannerjee, whose heart was broken, did not want to participate in the war at all. He allowed the people of the Kushan Empire to find him without any reaction. Even if they met, he continued to be his own clay sculpture or wooden sculpture.

Even Zhu Helai was helpless, but in this way there was no pressure to use it as material.

It's late, but I'll update anyway.