Words Strategize for the World

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The Hegemon Kingdom is the most powerful of the five kingdoms. Its ruler is a celestial-level scholar, extremely ambitious but also cruel and ruthless. The Hegemon Kingdom is known for ruling with tyrannical methods. The common people under its rule suffer immensely, daring neither to speak out nor to flee.

how so?

Because the army of the Hegemon Kingdom was too powerful.

However, this is only the surface reason, the reason that everyone knows. The fundamental reason, once you get to the bottom of it, is this word "dominance".

On the continent of Yongping, it is common knowledge that written language possesses power.

Words can be used for attack, assistance, manifestation, possession, and so on. The same words can also influence a nation and its destiny.

The founding emperor of the Ba Kingdom was a powerful and ambitious ruler with extraordinary talent. He established the Ba Kingdom after years of conquest, and ultimately named it Ba Kingdom.

However, the descendants of the hegemonic state gradually lost their domineering spirit. How can a hegemonic state govern if it lacks domineering power?

Therefore, the hegemonic state gradually weakened. Although it appeared glorious and had a powerful army, its foundation was becoming increasingly thin.

The power of words is evident; though they don't kill people on a whim, their influence is far-reaching.

The Imperial Palace of the Hegemon Kingdom, the Imperial Study.

"Your Majesty, General Wu requests an audience," said a pale-faced, beardless eunuch.

"Announce."

The eunuch shouted in a shrill voice, "General Xuanwu requests an audience..."

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects."

"Rise, Wu Sheng. You've come at the right time. I was just looking for you. Xiao Anzi, step aside."

"Yes," the eunuch replied.

Wu Sheng stood to one side, and after Xiao Anzi withdrew, the emperor asked, "How is the matter concerning the Yan Kingdom that I instructed you to handle progressing?"

"Your Majesty, I have secretly dispatched a trusted aide to the Yan Kingdom regarding this matter. According to the aide's report, everything is progressing smoothly so far, except..."

"But how..."

"However, Qin Yu is insatiably greedy, and I fear that money alone will not be enough to sway him..."

Before Wu Sheng could finish speaking, the emperor laughed.

"Hahaha... Good that you're greedy. As long as I can take over the two states of Chi Kingdom, why would I care about this little bit of money? I'll have Xiao Anzi give General Wu two luminous pearls in a bit, just in case."

"Yes, Your Majesty. However, there is one thing I do not understand."

"explain."

"Your Majesty, why did my Hegemony only conquer two provinces of the Blazing Kingdom, instead of the entire territory?"

After hearing Wu Sheng's question, the emperor looked up and gazed ahead, his eyes seeming to travel through time and see history.

After regaining his senses, the emperor said sternly, "The time for the century-long alliance is approaching. 100 years ago, the five kingdoms agreed that my Ba Kingdom's Ji Shang Prefecture and Jia Qing Prefecture should honor my Ba Kingdom as the tripod. Now, at least one place should be reserved for the Chi Kingdom... I will restore the five kingdoms' honor of my Ba Kingdom as the tripod."

Upon hearing this, Wu Sheng understood and shouted, "Your Majesty is wise!"

When the emperor got to this point, he stood up excitedly and paced back and forth in his study.

As if he had made up his mind, the emperor stopped and said loudly, "Wu Sheng, I order you to immediately begin preparing your troops so that you can launch an expedition against the Chi Kingdom at any time."

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely not advisable. It is the time for spring planting. If we were to prepare for war now, it would inevitably affect this year's harvest."

The emperor raised his hand and made a downward gesture, saying, "It's alright. Taking down the two states of Chi Kingdom is more important. I have my own plans regarding the grain supply."

Wu Sheng knew very well that once His Majesty made a decision, it was settled, so he stopped arguing and simply agreed, "Yes, Your Majesty."

"Very well, my General Wu, then prepare the army for the expedition as soon as possible."

"I will not fail Your Majesty's expectations. I take my leave."

"allow."

……

After writing calligraphy all morning, Fang Wei felt his arms getting sore again. When Zhou Yi left after the class, Fang Wei chased after him.

"Teacher, please wait a moment, I have something to ask you."

Hearing someone call his name, Zhou Yi stopped and turned around to see Fang Wei. Intrigued, he realized that since hearing about Fang Wei yesterday and seeing his beautiful calligraphy, he had been keeping an eye on him. He hadn't expected that Fang Wei would come looking for him before he even went to find him.

"Fang Wei, what do you want with me?"

"Teacher, I want to ask you about someone."

Hearing that Fang Wei wanted to inquire about someone, Zhou Yi became even more interested: "Oh, who is it?"

"Do you know Qu Yashi from the Imperial Academy?"

Zhou Yi hadn't expected Fang Wei to be inquiring about Qu Xuezheng, so he asked, "Why are you looking for Scholar Qu?"

Fang Wei took out Qu Yashi's jade pendant and handed it to Zhou Yi, saying, "In the county town, Qu Yashi gave me this and specifically asked me to come and find him."

"I see. Qu Yashi has been away from the academy for the past two days and is expected to return the day after tomorrow."

"Okay, thank you, teacher."

Fang Wei originally wanted to help Fang Yue resolve the issue of enrolling in the Wentang as soon as possible, but he didn't expect it would take another two or three days. He could only ask Fang Yue to make do for now.

After lunch, Fang Wei prepared to return to the school to continue practicing calligraphy.

Upon arriving at the school, Fang Wei found Zhang Nianwei sitting in her seat, writing and drawing something. As Fang Wei approached, she realized that Zhang Nianwei was actually copying her own handwriting.

"Do you want to learn my handwriting?" Fang Wei asked.

Zhang Nianwei turned around and smiled sweetly at Fang Wei, saying, "I've studied your handwriting for a long time and found that it's really beautiful."

Zhang Nianwei's smile was incredibly stunning in Fang Wei's eyes. Looking at Zhang Nianwei, Fang Wei felt as if a chord deep within his heart had been touched.

Fang Wei shook his head, clearing his mind of these inappropriate thoughts, before saying, "My handwriting is very ordinary, but I can teach you if you want to learn."

"Great, it would be wonderful if you were willing to teach me."

"If you really want to learn, then come find me at the training ground early tomorrow morning."

"it is good."

After making arrangements with Zhang Nianwei, Fang Wei sat back down at his desk and began to contemplate rhythm. He had been writing for a day and a half, and not only Fang Wei, but everyone in the entire school had not felt any rhythm at all.

Fang Wei was also puzzled. He was confident that he was second to none in terms of calligraphy style, but why couldn't he find even the slightest sense of rhythm?

Fang Wei carefully considered how he would feel to become a refined person on Rhythm Day.

The feeling that day was rather mysterious, and Fang Wei wasn't entirely clear about it. He simply recalled his grandfather's teachings the moment he thought of the character "dragon," and then naturally put pen to paper, resulting in the character being written as "Elegant Scholar."

Since Grandpa's teachings are useful, we might as well continue to think about the characters he taught us.

The second character my grandfather taught me was "定" (dìng).

The character 定 (dìng) means to remain still or unchanged, but it also implies calmness and stability, and of course, it has other meanings as well.

When Grandpa taught the character "定" (dìng), he meant it to signify calmness and stability.

"A person must have composure. No matter where you are, what you do, or who you meet, the first thing you must do is remain calm..."

As Fang Wei pondered his grandfather's words about writing characters, his hand, which had been holding a pen, unconsciously began to move across the paper.

In a daze, Fang Wei finished writing "定" (ding). Before Fang Wei could react, a golden "定" character flew out of the paper, rose upwards, and finally disappeared with a thud.

The instant the word "fixed" disappeared, everything around Fang Wei seemed to freeze, and all sounds ceased abruptly.

When the word "定" appeared, Fang Wei felt a rhythm, a very strange feeling that he could not express.

While he still felt the touch, Fang Wei wrote the character "定" (ding) again.

As the last stroke of the character "定" was written, another golden "定" character flew out of the paper. However, compared to before, this time the golden light of the "定" character was weak and dissipated quickly.

Despite its imperfections, Fang Wei was exceptionally happy.

It was midday, and there were no other students in the classroom. Fang Wei looked back and saw that Zhang Nianwei had left without him noticing.

Fang Wei continued writing, having finally felt the rhythm, and knew he had to consolidate it as soon as possible.

However, the characters Fang Wei wrote next did not react at all, and the sense of rhythm was extremely weak. No matter how much Fang Wei thought about and felt, it was useless.

For the entire afternoon, Fang Wei did not feel any rhythm again, only a very faint sensation, which he could feel at times and not at others.

Fang Wei didn't know the reason for this situation and couldn't figure it out. If other refined people were here, they would know that this was a transitional stage before comprehending the rhythm, which was perfectly normal.