Today's fourth update: Chapter 2452! 4/6!
Xu Kun had learned and pondered far too much.
In human history, there had been a founding emperor surnamed Zhu who had been exceptionally fond of one of his ministers, Song Lian, the author of A Farewell Letter to Ma Sheng of Dongyang.
How close were they? During banquets, he would urge Song Lian to drink as though they were old friends gathering together, even letting him drink from his own cup. Seeing the man, who clearly could not hold his liquor, drink until his face was flushed and he was coughing repeatedly, the emperor would still burst into laughter, just like a mischievous drinking buddy.
When that minister fell ill, he had even personally blown on the medicine to cool it for him out of concern.
Yet despite that image of a wise ruler and worthy minister, when Song Lian's grandson was implicated in the Hu Weiyong case, Song Lian still could not escape being exiled and dying of illness, even though he had already retired to his hometown.
The latter half of those two lines contained another two well-known sayings.
They were: Loyal advice grates on the ear but benefits one's conduct; good medicine tastes bitter but cures illness!
Human nature was complex and ever-changing. These Beast Race powerhouses, who appeared guileless and liked to do things directly, were not necessarily as kind-hearted as they seemed.
When humans did certain things, they still considered reputation and relationships. The Beast Race did not. Their pursuit of profit was far more straightforward.
Why had the Kirin Race once been able to lead the Beast Domain so well?
Aside from the Kirin Race being powerful enough that none of the Beast Race clans dared entertain thoughts of resistance, the most important reason was that