Ren Baqian's heart skipped a beat as he listened to the story. He recalled how heroic the military advisor was back then. He single-handedly destroyed an entire nation and toyed with the troops of several parties. Such a person was indeed admirable.
"What happened next?" Ren Baqian asked. He really wanted to know what happened to the military advisor. Such a powerful person would definitely have arranged a way out for himself, right? Also, why did the military advisor do all these things?
Later on, after the military advisor told everyone everything, he smiled and committed suicide by consuming poison in the face of everyone's anger. After his death, Ya Peng found a few pieces of paper in his room. The paper included the arrangements for what happened after that and the reason why he did all these things.
Ren Baqian did not expect such an ending. That person actually committed suicide by consuming poison in the end.
"However, some people said that they saw him somewhere else. He faked his death that day. Who knows?" Tie Dao shrugged his shoulders.
Ren Baqian was more convinced of this ending. How could a person with such a plan die just like that? Perhaps he really faked his death to escape and wandered the world incognito.
"Caretaker Ren, do you know why Her Majesty's surname is Qi?" Teng Hulu laughed.
Ren Baqian knew that Teng Hulu must have a reason for asking this question. Combining it with the previous story, he suddenly had an idea, "Could it be that person's surname is Qi?"
"Yes. After the death of his family, the late emperor had no more worries. He did not expect to become the emperor one day. After the death of the military advisor, he changed his surname to Qi. Some people said that the late emperor changed his surname after reading the contents of the paper. "
"What was written on the paper?" Ren Baqian asked curiously. He had always wanted to know why that person would do such a thing and even lose his life in the end.
It could not be because he was a noble, pure, moral person, a person who was free from vulgar interests, and a person who was beneficial to the people. His entire life's plan was for the rise of the aboriginals and the establishment of Dayao, right?
"I don't know. Perhaps only Her Majesty knows now." Teng Hulu shook his head and said, "Some people say that he is a mixed-blood of the Hao Nation and my people."
"How do you know so much?" Ren Baqian asked curiously. Logically, these things should not be spread to everyone, right?
"My ancestor was in the army that year and even attacked the palace," Teng Hulu said. "He told my grandfather, and my grandfather told me."
"Me too." Tie Dao nodded.
"What happened to the Hao Nation and the rebel soldiers?" Ren Baqian asked again.
"Some of them have fled to the Yun Nation, the Chen Nation, and Great Xia, while the rest are living in the south," Teng Hulu said.
"They're in the south? Does it also belong to Dayao? "Ren Baqian asked curiously. In any case, everyone knew that he was an outsider and knew nothing about Dayao. There was no need for him to hide anything. If they were curious, they could just ask directly.
"The plains in the south near the Sixty Thousand Mountains are all Dayao aboriginals, and their numbers are about the same as the aboriginals of Dayao. Of course, they're from Dayao, but they're not content with their lot. " At first, Teng Hulu was a little uncertain. Later on, when he mentioned that those people were restless, his eyes were filled with killing intent. Tie Dao, who was standing at the side, sneered.
This was the first time Ren Baqian saw such expressions on their faces.
It seemed like there was a huge conflict between the aboriginals and the Hao Nation in Dayao.
However, thinking about it, no matter how licentious and tyrannical the Hao Nation's emperor was, he was still a civilized nation. No matter what, he would not be willing to let the entire nation be destroyed by the barbarians in the mountains.
In the history of China, weren't there many people with lofty ideals who fought against the Qing and restored the Ming?
From the bottom of his heart, Ren Baqian more or less sympathized with those people from the Hao Nation. However, it seemed like he was on the same side as the aboriginals and had even integrated into them.
Ren Baqian could only sympathize with them in his heart. This was also because they had the same history. He himself did not have any sense of identity with the Hao Nation. Both sides were very unfamiliar to him, but he was closer to the aboriginals.
Ren Baqian calculated in his heart. There were thirty to forty million people in Dayao, but he did not know if that included the remnant citizens of the Hao Nation. After asking, he confirmed that it indeed included the remnant citizens of the Hao Nation. In this case, there were only ten to twenty million aboriginals, and most of them were in the mountains.
However, no one knew exactly how many aboriginals there were in the Sixty Thousand Mountains. The Sixty Thousand Mountains were really too big. The deeper one went, the steeper it became. There were also more ferocious beasts, and they were all very powerful. Until now, no one had passed through the Sixty Thousand Mountains to see what the other side was like.
Currently, the aboriginals only included the aboriginals' strongholds deep in the mountains from which the troops were deployed.
Ren Baqian asked a few more questions, and both of them answered. Finally, Ren Baqian had a certain understanding of the situation in Dayao.
The original Hao Nation soldiers and the rebel army were defeated three times in the war with the aboriginals, and the rebel army was almost completely wiped out. If it weren't for the fact that the aboriginals also suffered heavy losses, the restlessness of the other nations, and Great Xia directly dispatched troops to occupy a few border cities, the aboriginals would probably have wiped them all out.
Under such circumstances, both sides took a step back. The rebel army and the majority of the Hao Nation soldiers in the south were similar to an autonomous system. This was arranged according to the last contents of the paper left by the military advisor.
They could have a small number of troops, and the Hao Nation soldiers would govern the Hao Nation internally. However, the largest area they could control was the area of a city. A small number of troops could be maintained in the city, but the number of troops and equipment were considerably limited.
In addition, the aboriginals were superior to them in other aspects and weren't strict.
On the whole, Dayao still maintained the simplicity of the aboriginals and wasn't harsh on the remnant citizens of the Hao Nation. In fact, other than the monarch of the Hao Nation, they didn't have any resentment towards the ordinary people.
As such, the overall situation was that the aboriginals would govern themselves, don't cause trouble, and don't play any tricks. The aboriginals couldn't be bothered to deal with them. If anything happened, the aboriginals would immediately arrive.
Even so, there were still people who didn't give up and would occasionally play tricks. In addition to the blood feud from the previous few wars, the conflict had become more and more intense over the years.
Of course, the most important point was that there weren't any remnant citizens of the Hao Nation in the imperial court of Dayao. The highest position a remnant citizen of the Hao Nation could achieve was to become the lord of a city and guard that small piece of land. The remnant citizens of the Hao Nation rarely lived in other places. Both parties didn't integrate at all, and it seemed like the aboriginals didn't have any intention of integrating the other party into their own. This was also one of the reasons why they weren't content with their lot.
After all, there would always be people with ambitions and aspirations. Being the lord of a city wasn't enough to satisfy them. After all, the lord of a city was still in that small piece of land, and there would always be people who wanted a bigger sky.
However, these weren't things that Ren Baqian needed to worry about.
From these past events, Ren Baqian could roughly guess why the empress had such a big reaction after hearing about the Investiture of the Gods.
There were many aspects that were very similar to what the aboriginals had experienced.
As the three of them sat and chatted, three burly men dressed as imperial guards walked over from a distance. The one in front was Shi Hu. When Ren Baqian saw them, he stood up and was about to welcome them when he heard Shi Hu say, "Ren Baqian, receive the imperial edict!"
Ren Baqian was dumbfounded when he heard this. He completely didn't know what to do. Should he kneel on one knee, or both knees, or receive the edict while standing? He had no experience at all.
"Caretaker Ren, kneel on one knee and receive the edict," Shi Hu knew Ren Baqian's situation and reminded him in a soft voice.
Ren Baqian quickly did as he was told.
Shi Hu then unrolled a scroll that was black on the sides and white in the middle. "The imperial edict of the Dayao Emperor declares that Ren Baqian is a storyteller for Qingxin Palace Hall."
Ren Baqian was at a loss after hearing this. What was going on with storytelling in Qingxin Palace Hall? Could it be that there was an official who was responsible for telling stories to the emperor?
"Caretaker Ren, why aren't you receiving the imperial edict?" Shi Hu whispered.
"Your subject, receive the imperial edict." Ren Baqian quickly raised both of his hands, just like how it was shown on television.
After receiving the scroll, Ren Baqian's mind was still in a daze. He didn't know what exactly was going on.
He had definitely been promoted. Previously, he was still a nobody. Now, he could receive the imperial edict. This was definitely a promotion. Then what? What was he going to do? Where was he going to stay?
"Sir Ren, congratulations." Shi Hu cupped his fists and said.
"Brother Shi, please don't call me sir. Just call me Brother Ren." Ren Baqian pulled Shi Hu to one side and asked, "Brother Shi, what kind of official position is this?"
Shi Hu shook his head with a strange expression and replied, "I don't know."
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