Starting with helping Zhao Kai ascend the throne in the snow

Looking at the chaotic scene below, Shen Qing turned to the old sword god and said, "Senior, please help them quiet down."

"Young Shen, you have a plan?" Li Chungang looked at Shen Qing in surprise. Although he was just a swordsman, his life experience of over a hundred years allowed him to sense that Qi Jiajie's words were not simple.

Shen Qing nodded confidently and laughed, "Senior, just watch. You think you can stump me with such a trivial skill?"

Seeing Shen Qing's confident expression, Li Chungang's expression softened considerably. He immediately gathered his strength and spoke in a booming voice, "All of you, shut up!"

With Li Chungang's roar, the scene was immediately brought under control, and everyone looked in Li Chungang's direction.

Seeing this, Shen Qing waited until it was her turn to appear. She immediately met everyone's gaze with a confident smile and said, "Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me for a moment."

As Shen Qing spoke, Zhao Kai breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Shen Qing with anticipation.

Xuan Yuan Qingfeng's brows relaxed, and seeing Shen Qing's confident expression, he couldn't help but wonder what he wanted to say.

"Today, I stand here on behalf of the Yue King's Palace, with immense excitement, to share a great dream with you all. This dream belongs not only to me and His Highness the Yue King, but also to everyone present."

Shen Qing then looked sincerely at all the martial artists below and said, "Since ancient times, the world has been plagued by constant wars, and most people have lived in dire straits, suffering from hunger, sleep deprivation, and displacement. Whether it was the Qin Dynasty, the Feng Dynasty, the Nine Kingdoms of the Spring and Autumn Period, or the current Li Yang World, the lives of ordinary people have never truly been good. Why is that?"

"This is because those in power have never truly cared about the people. I have seen the people of Northern Mang, starving under the snow, eventually turning into frozen sculptures of death. I have seen people in the South China Sea, struggling against the raging storms for a bite to eat, ultimately perishing at sea. I have seen ordinary people in Nanzhao, arbitrarily slaughtered and sacrificed by tribal leaders like livestock. I have seen people in Liyang, resorting to cannibalism amidst war and famine. I have seen people in the vast Gobi Desert of the Western Regions, their bodies dried by the scorching sun..."

"Therefore, whether it is Liyang, Beimang, Xiyu, Nanzhao, or other countries, the people of the world live the same miserable lives. I want to ask everyone why this has happened? It is because these are all caused by the people in power for their own ambitions and interests. For their own selfish interests, they use national hatred and family feuds and national righteousness to incite the people and bind them to themselves in order to realize their ambitions and interests."

"Under their instigation, people from different countries hate each other, and warriors from different countries kill each other. Even if there is no enmity or grudge between them, once they meet, it will be a fight to the death. In this way, hatred has accumulated from generation to generation. People from different countries are born with national righteousness and hatred, and are hostile to everything outside their own country. Even if they are at the bottom of the oppressed and exploited, as long as the rulers uphold national righteousness, countless people can be made to give everything willingly."

As Shen Qing recounted his story, all the martial artists present fell silent, immersing themselves in Shen Qing's description and feeling that their own lives were truly as Shen Qing described, instilled with national and familial hatred from birth.

Seeing the room fall silent, Shen Qing's confident smile widened as he continued, "Therefore, I stand here today representing His Highness the Prince of Yue, to express the dream of everyone in Yuezhou. I dream that one day, every family in Yuezhou will have land to cultivate, an abundance of food, and a wealth of beautiful clothes. The elderly will have support, children will have access to education and satisfactory jobs after graduation, and the sick will receive timely medical treatment from doctors."

"Regardless of whether it is the Northern Mang, Liyang, or Nanzhao, regardless of skin color, race, gender, or belief, whether they are warriors or commoners born in Yuezhou, everyone will have equal opportunities in Yuezhou. There will be no oppression or discrimination in Yuezhou in the future, and everyone will have the opportunity to pursue their dreams, making the entire Yuezhou full of love, peace, and justice."

"We will dedicate ourselves to making Yuezhou a paradise in everyone's dreams and a sacred place in the hearts of people all over the world. No matter where you come from before, as long as you are sincerely willing to become a part of Yuezhou, you will receive the benefits and protection of Yuezhou."

At this point, Shen Qing spoke passionately again, "However, to realize such a great dream, it is impossible for me or the Yue King's Mansion alone. Therefore, I need more friends who are willing to pursue love and peace to join us in Yuezhou and build the ideal country in everyone's hearts. Here, there will be no war, no hunger, no discrimination, no racial distinctions, and no racial oppression based on status. Yuezhou will not be Yuezhou for just one family, but Yuezhou for all the people of Yuezhou. The Yue King's Mansion will lead everyone to build a better life together."

At the same time, Shen Qing suddenly stared intently at Qi Jiajie and said, word by word, "So I want to tell Mr. Qi Jiajie that I am sorry I cannot agree to your request. Yuezhou will not refuse martial artists from other countries from participating in the martial arts examination. As long as they are willing to serve Yuezhou, everyone will have an equal opportunity."

After Shen Qing finished speaking, the scene remained completely silent. All the martial artists present stared at the high platform in a daze, their minds filled with all sorts of beautiful images.

At this moment, they were deeply moved by the grand blueprint described by Shen Qing. Whether they were from the Northern Barbarians, the Western Regions, or the Southern Zhao, they all felt a deep respect for Shen Qing. Even countless Li Yang warriors looked at Shen Qing with excitement.

The dream that Shen Qing spoke of, or rather the blueprint for the future of Yuezhou, was an ideal country that everyone longed for but could not attain.

Of the more than 20,000 martial artists present, more than half had directly or indirectly experienced the chaos of the Spring and Autumn Period, and many had lived through hardship and suffering. They were also deeply moved by Shen Qing's beautiful dream.

Who doesn't want a stable home? Who doesn't want a good life? But even now that the Li Yang Dynasty has unified the world, the lives of people in various places are not much better than during the chaotic period of the Spring and Autumn Period when the nine kingdoms were at war. There are still many people who are starving and freezing to death.

Before today, these lowly martial artists had never considered why life had become like this, why the hardworking people were still struggling on the brink of life and death. But Shen Qing provided the answer: it wasn't that they didn't try, but that they had been instigated and deceived by ambitious individuals, which was why they lived such a difficult life.

It was at this moment that they discovered the true meaning of life, the significance and mission of their existence, and the opportunity to change their destiny.