After the prince, Qi Wuhuo sat quietly with his eyes closed. The second person who came in was the fourth prince Li Hui, who was dressed in civilian clothes.
Hui means sunlight, which can be seen from the name.
The current human emperor already had great ambitions before he ascended the throne.
Boasting a great day.
The fourth prince Li Hui smiled and bowed his hands, his temperament was elegant and gentle, and said: "I have met Mr. Qi."
The young Taoist said: "Please sit down..."
This gentle and simple young man smiled and sat in front of the young Taoist priest. Although he was a royal nobleman, he was wearing very simple and ordinary clothes. They were only worn by ordinary scholars. There was only a jade pendant with a mountain pattern hanging on his waist.
It is expensive and was given by the former emperor.
The impression of the fourth prince flowed through Qi Wuhuo's mind——
Li Hui, the fourth son of the current emperor, is intelligent and decisive. When he was only five years old, he could write a thousand-character essay with great fluency.
He is ordinary in the practice of martial arts. He is originally a Taoist seed, but because he was born in a royal family, he was tainted with human destiny. He was different from the purely self-centered path of Taoism. He could not follow the Buddhist direction of abandoning the many causes and effects of this body, so he finally chose to study.
He is educated, has a gentle personality, has a reputation as a virtuous person, and has good relations with all the famous families.
It was arranged by the old emperor to serve as a buffer for conflicts between the prince and the aristocratic family.
Very calm and clear.
He was aware of what the prince was doing, but he couldn't stop it. He just felt resentment for the royal family in his heart. No one knew whether he had any thoughts of competing for the prince's position in the East Palace.
However, there is a hidden intelligence killer organization [Study Society] under his command.
For some radical civilian officials, assassination methods were used to remove them to ensure that the public opinion atmosphere in the court was under control.
He repeatedly used the wording of poems and articles as an excuse to send some civil servants who were not under his command to prison.
The methods used to attack political opponents are extremely cruel and cold.
However, the imperial examinations were also promoted, and official lectures were promoted with great efforts, so that children of the appropriate age in every city should go to school. Even in the season when farming is needed, children must be guaranteed to have half of the time in a month.
reading and literacy; its policies were mainly to reduce taxes on farmers and lighten corvee and reduce taxes.
It is said that if everyone is literate and everyone is knowledgeable, there will be many talented people in the country, so there is no need to worry about the lack of national strength.
Regarding the stance of Heyao Clan, it is the Lord Harmony Sect.
He advocated promoting [mutual trade], and would rather the human dynasty produce more [year coins] than use weapons. He said, 'The land in the middle of our human race is extremely rich, and the money produced by the human race does not hurt this dynasty.
The muscles move the bones, but if the soldiers fight with swords, then there will be human casualties, and the loss of logistics and food will be ten times or even dozens of times the [year coins].
'Why are we raising weapons?'
When he was young, he had a good relationship with the seventh prince Li Zhai.
Later, they split from each other due to their positions and stopped communicating with each other.
He is good at calligraphy and painting.
At this moment, I was chatting with Qi Wuzhuo. He seemed to be very interested in the art of Taoism. He talked about Buddhism and Taoism, and mentioned poetry, calligraphy and painting, all of which were insightful. Finally, he smiled and said: "I don't know where Mr. Qi was born. I studied under him."
Who? I boast that I have met many famous people and traveled all over the world, but this is the first time I have met someone with such magnanimity as Mr.
Qi Wuhuo replied: "They are just people who practice Taoism in the mountains and fields."
Seeing that he didn't want to say more, the fourth prince didn't force him. He just smiled and said:
"I had a great time chatting with you. If you, sir, have time to come to the capital, you can come and see me."
"You can go to the academy or the mansion."
"Just take out this thing and they will know."
The fourth prince took out a jade plaque with the word Hui written on it, smiled slightly, bowed his hands, and then left.
"Hahahaha, is this finally my turn?"
"Fourth brother, you are really slow to speak!"
While laughing loudly, the Seventh Prince also pushed in the door. He was tall, clasped his fists in the air, and then sat down, still determined to drag Qi Wuhuo to compete on the long street outside.
Qi Wuhuo declined the offer of fists, feet and weapons several times, and then he felt regretful and did not ask any questions while chatting.
I'm just talking about the scenery on the border.
The food at the border is really terrible.
Mentioning the beauties of the demon clan again.
He laughed loudly, which was different from the ambition shown by the prince and the silent wooing of the fourth prince.
Like a fool without any brains.
I like beautiful people, good wine and delicious food.
He is an absolute militant.
Cold and domineering, with a rough personality, he is secretly the contemporary leader of the Bing Situation lineage.
There are even monsters in the army under his command.
He has won over the monsters of one race, and then wants to conquer another race.
Herding horses for three thousand miles, in the name of seeking beauty, he knocked on the border of the demon clan and seized it. Instead of taking away the beauty, he took away all the human craftsmen and classics that had been robbed, and built a Jingguan.
, to shock the group of monsters, when he suppressed the border, the monsters were not able to break the direction he was in, but were pushed forward a lot by him.
Like a nail stuck there.
Kill ten of my men, and I will kill twenty of you.
If you harm one of my towns, I will cook ten of your cities!
My human race has a large population and if you have the guts, just fight me to the death!
Let's see who will be defeated first, or you will die first!
After my defeat, there are still those who come after you. Your ancestors have no sacrifices. I will kill your demons, destroy your clan, and dig up your roots!
I also want the beauties from your clan to dance and sing on your grave, and then I will worship your mother in front of your grave.
The demon general was so angry that the three corpse gods jumped violently.
But he raised his glass and said with a smile, but he only said a few words and became anxious?
It is crazier than the demon clan, and deserves to be the bloodiest among humans. It strives for victory, never begs for mercy, and leaves no room for either the enemy or itself. It kills extremely hard and wins extremely hard, but it also causes extremely heavy damage to soldiers and horses.
Different from the fourth prince's stance, he believes that although the [Sui Coin] can preserve the temporary peace, it will shatter the human race's [bloody nature]. Today, he will give it to ten cities, and he will give it to a hundred cities in the future. The appetite of the demon clan will only get bigger and bigger.
, looking down on the human race more and more, unable to resolve the conflict, it is just postponed, and there will be a war in the future.
At that time, the demon clan used weapons purchased with the human race's annual coins to kill and plunder the human race's people.
Why not leave war, death and killing to our generation, win in one go, break the backbone of the opponent, and be afraid of the opponent, then nothing will happen? The king is the king, the minister is the minister, the father is the father, and the son is the son.
As a son, it is natural for children to be filial to their parents, so isn't it also natural for a father to fight to the death for his son?
When the fourth prince promoted mutual markets and annual coins.
The Seventh Prince issued the [Demon Killing Order] at the border gate.
Anyone who kills a monster that was once an enemy of the human race, regardless of whether the shooter is a human race or a foreign race, will get ten golds if he kills one level.
In the end, he directly sold the prince's palace in the dynasty, and piled the gold and the Emperor's money into a hill at the border to reward the brave men.
This was to show that he would never return to the capital and break off relations with his brother.
In the dream of Huang Liang that Qi Wuhuo saw, he was the only person in the royal family who was extremely bloody. He had shared the joys and sorrows with the soldiers in the important border town for forty years. The prince was deposed, the new emperor was established, and the four princes were not tolerated.
When facing both the aristocratic family and the royal family, he committed suicide to thank his old friend.
The seventh prince, who had broken off relations with his fourth brother for thirty years, led the Thirteenth Army in the name of [the emperor is young and is under the control of the family] and marched south to the [Qingjun side]. In the end, because the demon clan took the opportunity to enter, he chose to do so under the good situation.
He changed direction and rushed to the border to defend the enemy. The new king, who followed the emperor's orders, personally led the army and attacked the army from behind and collapsed.
The Seventh Prince still had a chance to fight, and finally committed suicide in anger to avoid the cruelty of the human army killing each other.
In that battle, the human border gate lost its generals, and the border territory that had been conquered for forty years was pushed back. Three hundred thousand border troops were disarmed and returned to their fields, wearing plain clothes. The world was in turmoil. The new emperor followed the old emperor's legacy, -
- If the Seventh Prince rebels, the border will be in chaos. If he turns around, he will be killed. He will use Qi Wuhuo to grant amnesty to the world and exempt him from taxes for three years to calm the world's heart.
This is the way of checks and balances. As a ruler, you must pay attention to checks, balances and control of others.
When the young Taoist in the dream rushed over, he only saw the seventh prince's eyes wide open with anger. Although he was dead, his eyes still refused to close. His soldiers cried and said that this rare general in the human dynasty finally roared to the sky.
, heartbroken and indignant, the last words left behind were——
You are not a king!
I will not surrender!
No father!
No son!
You regard me as a piece of grass, and I regard you as an enemy. If I die today, it is for the army, not for you!
Only knowing the throne but not knowing the world, knowing the royal family but not knowing the hundreds of clans, what a small family spirit!
Now that I saw my old friend again, he was still the same as when he was young. Even Qi Wuhuo had a hint of emotion in his heart. The seventh prince laughed several times and said: "Originally, I just wanted to see what the person who praised me so much is like, but my eyesight is still there.
Yes, come on, there is no wine here, so I will have tea instead of wine. If this gentleman has a chance to go to the capital, don’t forget to meet us."
"Next time, have a nice drink."
Then he got up and left.
Qi Wuhuo saw that the seventh prince also left a command talisman.
He put away the two talismans. Among the two princes, the fourth prince governed the country with literary talent but lacked strength. The seventh prince was good at being a general who suppressed the border and was not suitable as a dynasty.
If not, there will be a huge sea of blood and killings, so it is better to point the murderous intention at the enemy.
But they have a more important problem, they are already on the path of cultivation of human destiny.
It even went very far.
It's the way to plunder.
It is also impossible to be willing to try the path launched by Qi Wuhuo.
Suddenly there was a sound at the door, and the young man King Qin, who was about fifteen or sixteen years old, walked in. After entering the place and leaving the gaze of the prince and the fourth prince, he breathed a sigh of relief and smiled slightly: "I have met Daoist Qi.
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Qi Wuhuo nodded and said, "What do you want to ask?"
"Is it confusion due to cultivation, or is it just a matter of divination and hexagram interpretation, or is it just chatting?"
"Ah..., I don't have anything to ask."
"I'm just here with a few brothers."
The young King Qin seemed a little embarrassed.
The young Taoist said: "That's just chatting."
He asked again: "I wonder what you want to talk about?"
The young King Qin thought for a moment and said, "Anything is okay?"
"nature."
Such a lenient thing made the King of Qin not know what to talk about for a while. He laughed at himself and said: "As for small talk, the fourth and seventh brothers are better at civil and martial arts. I must have talked about it before. Sir, like this
Said, my mind was completely empty for a while, and I thought about many questions but didn’t know whether I should ask them.”
"The young Taoist's tone was gentle and he just said that you can think slowly.
The young King Qin suddenly said: "Sir, do you think the world is now in great order?"
Qi Wuhuo raised his eyes: "You have been called a saint, doesn't it count as great governance?"
King Qin said: "...If the world still has grievances that have not been exposed, and everyone in the world has been deceived by a huge scam, is this considered a great governance?"
His voice paused, he straightened his back slightly, and said seriously: "Excuse me for being rude, my sister paid the Taoist priest for the exploration of the secret earlier. The Mingzhen Taoist Alliance naturally refused to say what the Taoist priest asked, but
I deduced in my mind what the Taoist Master had done to solve the puzzle, and based on the Tao Alliance points my sister paid on my behalf, I roughly deduced the scope of the matter that the gentleman asked about."
"There are magical powers, classics, and secrets from the past."
"Let me make a guess."
"This is about Jinzhou, right?"
The young Taoist raised his eyes slightly.
This was on purpose. He did not purchase more classics to confuse his judgment. He wanted to see if the prince could grasp this clue and guess something, and whether the prince's son had tried to understand the events of Jinzhou back then.
Is he a person who just wants to enjoy himself, or is this appearance of playing around just a mask?
King Qin was sitting and approached and asked:
"Sir, when you ask about what happened in Jinzhou back then, you should be a person from back then. You know that people today are surrounded by a huge secret."
"Although the aristocratic families also know part of the information, they are also hindered by the power of human destiny and help the tiger. However, what is false must be false. The title of the current human emperor was obtained with the blood of millions of innocent people back then.
Yes, although I am young, I know that it is impossible. Sir, you have great talent and you can ask about everything. Then I have a question."
"Can the current emperor be called a human emperor? He claims to be a sage, but can he be called a saint?"
Qi Wuhuo raised his eyes slightly.
In these two inquiries, there was a hint of vigor, like a young tiger stroking its paws.
He sat up slightly and did not answer, but instead asked:
"Do you know what is the way of a human emperor? What is the emperor and the people?"
The young King Qin followed the royal education and subconsciously replied:
"If the people disobey the king, it will be a crime!"
"Herding" means herding the people. The meaning of this sentence is that it is the greatest sin for the people to disobey the king's orders.
Thousands of years ago, there were wise men and great talents, but they did not obey the king's orders.
So although he was not guilty, he was executed. Someone asked angrily, and the prime minister replied.
Such people are talented, but they do not obey the king's orders.
They cannot be driven by criminal law, nor can they be tempted by benefits. They farm their own crops, dig wells and drink from them. Although such people exist in the territory of the Human Emperor, they cannot be used by the Human Emperor or be controlled by the Emperor.
The restraint of fame is like a thousand-mile horse. Although it is capable, it is not driven by others, and its reputation can influence the rest of the people. It is a "black sheep".
He should be punished to establish his authority.
After King Qin finished speaking, he saw that the Taoist in front of him was silent, so he felt something and asked:
"What do you think Mr. Qi has to say?"
The young Taoist replied: "Wrong."
The King of Qin wondered: "What is wrong with this sage's words?"
The Taoist in front of him lowered his eyes and said slowly:
"It's not the people who disobey the king who are guilty, but the king who disobeys the people who is the thief."
Such words almost directly reversed the current destiny of the Human Emperor.
The young King Qin almost felt that the man in front of him was crazy at first, but after thinking about it carefully, there seemed to be a trace of truth in such words. His heart was beating wildly, and he suppressed the throbbing in his heart and moved forward.
, although he was young, he became more and more respectful and asked: "Why do you teach me, sir?"
Qi Wuhuo spoke.
It was Master Wuhuo who spoke back then.
The first sentence shocked the young King Qin so much that he almost forgot to breathe.
That’s how it is said——
"If you accept the country's filth, you are called the ruler of the country; if you accept the country's misfortune, you are called the king of the world."
“Food is the most important thing for the people.”
"And you regard the people as your heaven."
"So he is not a human emperor, but an emperor!"
"The emperor of the world is not the lord of the people, he should be the [son of the people]."
"The people are the most valuable, the country is the second most important, and the king is the least important."
Starting with the way of plunder that reversed the fate of the human emperor during this period, and based on Huang Liang's seventy years of thinking and experience in a dream, the young Taoist slowly explained, making the Qin King's expression first change from anger to desire.
He stood up, became hesitant, and finally turned into thinking intently, listening without noticing the passage of time.
Don't feel that you are moving forward, don't ask about ghosts and gods, but ask about the common people.
After a long time, he finally felt happy and sincerely convinced. He looked at the Taoist wearing the old man's mask and said:
"Mr. Qi...Mr. Qi..."
"He is truly the most unparalleled person in the world. Compared to what my sister said..."
The young King Qin's voice paused slightly, as if he felt something.
The unparalleled great master in the world?
Your surname is Qi? My sister is a mountain god mask, and this gentleman is an old man mask?
It is said that instinctive choices must also have tendencies...
Could it be that?
He subconsciously raised his head, and then asked respectfully: "Xiao Wang still has a question to ask."
"please."
"I don't know the name of the gentleman, but Qi Wuhuo, Master Wuhuo?"