#1075 - Chapter 1075 Cheng Bang Leaves

“Immortal Master, please don't be angry. Paying homage certainly won't put the Nata tribe in danger. I just think it's unnecessary and will bring a lot of unnecessary trouble to everyone.” Seeing that Cheng Bang was unhappy, Jin Ji lowered his posture and felt a little apprehensive inside.

It wasn't the apprehension of fear, but the apprehension of reverence.

“Fool! People are lazy, selfish, and self-interested. You are the King of Jin, so naturally you think everyone will respect you. But those who live far away from the capital don't think that way!” Cheng Bang said sternly.

“What do they think?” Jin Ji asked.

“They will think that they should be the ones sitting on this throne.” Cheng Bang replied.

“Immortal Master, you're exaggerating. They wouldn't think that way.” Jin Ji replied.

“You don't believe me?” Cheng Bang pointed at him angrily.

“Immortal Master…”

“If you don't believe me, we can try it.” Cheng Bang said.

“How… how do we try it?” Jin Ji asked.

“You can send an order to all the vassal lords, saying that whoever can present a bronze cauldron to the capital before the soft-legged shrimps arrive will be qualified to become the King of Jin.” Cheng Bang said.

“What? How… how can that be?” Jin Ji was startled.

“Tell them that whoever contributes the heaviest and largest bronze cauldron will ultimately become the King of Jin. See if they will desperately create the largest cauldron in order to obtain the throne!” Cheng Bang said.

This was obviously asking for trouble.

But Cheng Bang couldn't be that stupid.

The reason he said this was, of course, to further promote the authority of the king, so that the king's reach could extend to every vassal lord's tribe.

Only in this way could he realize his grand vision of helping the Nata tribe build a true kingdom.

“No! Immortal Master, I will never agree to this!” For the first time, Jin Ji completely rejected Cheng Bang's suggestion.

“So, you also think that everyone's respect for you is fake, right?” Cheng Bang sneered back.

“It's not that. I think that doing so would make the people of the world give up normal labor and instead do some meaningless things.” Jin Ji explained.

“Meaningless? A cauldron is an important national treasure. It symbolizes the authority of the king and the prosperity of the world. How can it be meaningless?” Cheng Bang asked.

“Shouldn't the people be the important national treasure?” Jin Ji asked back.

“You're right. But without a heavy cauldron, the people's hearts will be uneasy.” Cheng Bang couldn't directly refute him, so he could only smooth things over.

“Then how about this? I'll have each tribe contribute 100 jin of bronze, and then melt all of this bronze and cast a giant cauldron in the capital. Do you think that's okay?” Jin Ji asked.

Although Jin Ji's idea was a bit naive, it didn't lack the benevolence of a monarch.

However, Cheng Bang's instigation and the culture of the Nata tribe had a strong conflict. Jin Ji didn't want to go against his wishes, but the strong conflict of values made it impossible for him to act according to Cheng Bang's wishes.

This led to a conflict between the two sides.

“Don't you want to see who will contribute more bronze?” Cheng Bang asked.

“I don't want to. The 'Orthodox Scripture' says that if the leader has a wish, the people will follow it. If I, as the ruler of a country, have too many wishes, the people of the world will definitely be very tired in order to fulfill my wishes. So I would rather have fewer wishes and let the people of the world live and thrive.” Jin Ji explained.

“Since that's the case, then I won't say any more. From today onwards, you can manage the country on your own. I'm tired and want to travel around.” Cheng Bang said coldly, saying his farewell.

“Immortal Master, please don't go!” Jin Ji panicked and quickly got up from his seat and came to Cheng Bang.

“You don't need to say more. Now that I've made a decision, I will definitely not change it!” Cheng Bang interrupted him.

The reason he made this decision was, of course, not a momentary impulse, but a sudden realization:

The reason why the Nata tribe is so comfortable is because they lack external pressure and the磨砺 of adversity.

So he decided to leave temporarily and create some trouble for them.

“Immortal Master, you can't leave me! I still need your help. I can't be the king alone.” Jin Ji's nose and tears flowed out, and he didn't look like a king at all.

“You're doing a pretty good job as king now. You have your own opinions and your own principles. Keep it up, and I'll come back when the time is right!” Cheng Bang said.

“Immortal Master…” Jin Ji wanted to persuade him to stay.

“That's it then. I'm leaving, I hope you still have today's attitude when we meet again!” Cheng Bang stood up and flew directly into the air.

“God… a god!” Many Nata people knelt on the ground and worshiped after seeing this.

Jin Ji was also seeing Cheng Bang flying in the air for the first time, and he was both envious and annoyed.