Dedicate One’s Mind

Chapter 1097 Changes in Yiqi (Part 2)

Duxion County is like an elf in the mountains, like a lotus in the mud. The entire western border of the Daji Dynasty is actually very chaotic because of various cultures and forces. Disputes and confrontations between various temples were quite frequent.

However, it is in such a place that a race like the Baima tribe was born. They are not rich, and the land they cultivate is not particularly fertile. They are not coveted by others. In addition, they have a small population and have no desire to compete in the world. They like Bai Xue, so What they advocate is also peace. When the surrounding tribes are fighting, they are absolutely neutral and do not participate in any party.

The four words "non-controversy" are most suitable for them, but the Baima tribe is not really at the mercy of others. They are extremely united internally and are extremely good at mountain warfare. They implement an active defense policy. If others do not attack me, I will not attack others. .

To deal with such a group, even if you make them surrender, you won't actually get much benefit, and you have to face the opponent's counterattack, which will do more harm than good.

Therefore, other tribes rarely provoke the Baima tribe. Even under the rule of the Daji Dynasty, they are still in a state of autonomy. The annual offerings are mostly symbolic offerings and do not harm the fundamentals.

This kind of social order is so stable that not much has changed over hundreds of thousands of years. The emperors of Zhongdu City have changed one after another, and the policies of the Daji Dynasty have changed over and over again, with almost no impact on Baima. clan.

From this, it is not difficult to imagine why the Yi Qi here is so strong that it can trigger abnormal movements of the Yi Qi in Wu Yi's body even dozens of miles away.

Winter passes and spring comes, and everything revives.

Because the patron saint controls the wind and snow, although the place where the Baima people live is rugged, the weather is smooth all year round and they are more than self-sufficient. The extra part is used in exchange for white salt and other daily necessities.

Within the Humane Dynasty, the gods can control the wind and snow at will. To be honest, this is where Wu Yi met. In Duxion County, the strict hierarchical order of the Daji Dynasty is almost impossible to detect.

Here, it can be said to be a model of a small country with few people and no struggle with the world. However, this model is destined to be impossible to become the mainstream. It is suitable for only a small number of areas and cannot be truly promoted.

It's like, for most people, true peace is a castle in the air and unrealistic.

The Baima clan was able to achieve peace that cannot be replicated.

In the past few months, Wu Yi has been observing their daily lives not far from Duxion County, and learned the secret of relaxation.

It was Wu Yi's first time to be in such close contact with Yi Qi, and from observation, Wu Yi also gained a lot.

Wu Yi came into contact with tribulation qi earlier. During the long-term contact, he realized that tribulation qi is not useless and can only do harm to living beings. tribulation qi means change. There can be good changes or bad changes. Which one will it go to? Change does not depend on the calamity itself, but on people.

After all, they have walked their own path, and the final result will naturally be borne by them. If problems arise in the end, they will blame all problems on the calamity. In fact, it is a sign of extreme incompetence and an ostrich mentality, which is not advisable.

Of course, because of the World-Destroying Black Fire, Black Lotus is actually a first-class disaster. Wu Yi does not deny this, it is a fact.

It's just that the unfavorable changes are not entirely determined by Wu Yi. If they didn't have internal conflicts, there would be no opportunity for disaster to invade. They are single-minded and internally stable, just like the Baima clan. Wu Yi did not disturb them at all. their social opportunities.

Before having in-depth contact with Yiqi, in Wu Yi's eyes, Yiqi makes people decadent and makes people not strive for progress. Although thinking from the perspective of yin and yang balance, it cannot be that simple, but it is indeed Wu Yi's first impression.

After several months of in-depth contact with Yiqi, Wu Yi overturned his original understanding in practice.

Yiqi represents stability, which should also be viewed in two parts.

Stable and peaceful, everyone likes it, but those who don't like it can be completely ignored. However, some civilizations have made long-term progress in a stable and peaceful situation, laying a solid foundation for ten thousand years of foundation. However, some civilizations have become comfortable and enjoy themselves in a peaceful situation, and are unwilling to make progress. In the end, they are defeated by foreign races or under internal conflicts. perish.

Why is this? Through the example of the Baima tribe, perhaps, a preliminary explanation can be made.

The Baima tribe yearns for peace, but their peace does not come from begging, nor from bribery, nor from compromise, but comes from fighting for it themselves.

Peace is achieved by taking the initiative, and the initiative is in your own hands. If you are dependent on others, the existence you are dependent on is strong. The other party will always decline one day, and you cannot control its decline at all.

Unless you can always follow the right person and turn around in time, once the backer behind you falls, it will be the beginning of decline or even death.

Real peace must be achieved by yourself. Relying on others is a false peace. If you think you are Xiao Tiantian, the other party may treat you as a cash machine. If you are in financial difficulty, they will exploit you. , you don’t even have the right to resist, because your life is in the hands of others.

How to take the initiative to strive for peace, especially for weak forces, the first and most critical thing is internal unity. If you are already weak, if you still have internal divisions, it will be a joke and you will be doomed.

Only with the power to protect oneself can one be qualified to choose an appropriate foreign policy, which is basically either an active defense policy or an absolute neutrality policy.

Finally, it is to comply with the current situation, and surrender should be surrendered. For the Baima clan, the Daji Dynasty is an existence that is absolutely unable to resist, so surrender is the only way, and then think about how to ensure internal independence.

It is not that the Daji Dynasty never thought about mixing sand within the Baima tribe, such as sending officials to govern, introducing foreign customs, etc. However, after the Baima tribe absorbed and utilized it, they reversely assimilated the foreign culture.

It is extremely rare for low-level culture to assimilate advanced culture.

All in all, relying on the independence of the economy and grassroots governance, the Baima people have achieved political independence in disguise. After achieving independent political and economic status, those foreign cultures will only have the fate of being assimilated.

Isn’t it hard to imagine how many people would be able to learn this way if taught to others?

Moreover, this approach cannot be said to be foolproof. If one day in the court, a royal censor talks about this and points out that Duqiong County is not under the rule of the dynasty and the emperor is concerned about it. The Baima clan is just a sacred edict. .