It was past Unity Time, and the setting sun passed through the gaps in the sea of clouds. The stream of light instantly overflowed, turning into strands from west to east, extending to the easternmost end of the sky. On top of these strands, there was a round of pale white.
outline,
That is the full moon that has not yet given off its light.
At this time, the cool breeze blew, and the reeds undulated back and forth like snow waves, sweeping away the strong fragrance of the sun. What then rose was the faint fragrance of water, which lingered with the fragrance of lotus in the pond, making people forget their worries.
.Even if a flock of geese flew over the heads of the three people,
The three of them only felt that this was the sound in the painting.
The world is moving but the mind is calm.
After meeting with the emperor,
Dong Zhao did not tell his purpose immediately, but took out a bamboo flute from his waist and played it gently in the sunset. Although he was around him, to the emperor, the music seemed to come from the extreme.
It comes from far away, from high walls, from dense forests, from far-reaching, desolate and uninhabited mountains. It sounds very delicate at first, but it catches the heartstrings at once, as if no matter how far away you are.
, this music can pass through many obstacles and penetrate into the heart and spleen smoothly.
The emperor listened for a while and realized that this was Wuguan Luozhao song, but it was different from the original song. The original song was magnificent and majestic. Just listening to the prelude, it seemed like the sea of clouds was flowing with thousands of rays of light. The middle part was like flying boulders.
Unstoppable,
There is another sense of the vastness of the world,
The sadness of the helpless passage of time. But after Dong Zhao's variation, it seems that time is passing by, the years are long, the heaven and the earth are changing, but Wuguan is always with the sun.
At the end of the song, it was as slow or fast as the flow of a small river, so that a group of wild ducks emerged from the reeds upon hearing the sound. They were startled when they saw the three people, and then turned around and hid elsewhere. p>
When the emperor saw this, he couldn't help but smile in a low voice. As soon as the song was played, Dong Zhao put down his bamboo flute and asked the emperor: "What did your majesty realize when he saw this scene?"
The emperor said slowly: "A few days ago, I read Zhuang Zhou and saw Kunpeng striking the water. His soul was a thousand years old. I felt that the world was boundless.
Human and butterfly look like one,
Listening to Dong Qing's music at this time is just like that time."
Dong Zhao shook his head slightly when he heard the words and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty is feeling the vastness of the world, which is human nature, but it is not the words that your Majesty should say." After saying this, he immediately changed his tone and read loudly: "
The emperor's sword takes Yanxi Shicheng as the front, Qi Dai as the eel, Jinwei as the ridge, Zhou and Song Dynasties as the tang, Han Wei as the clamp; it is surrounded by the four barbarians, wrapped in the four seasons; it is surrounded by the Bohai Sea, and it is carried by Changshan Mountain;
Based on the five elements, the punishment and virtue are discussed; the opening is based on yin and yang, the holding is based on spring and summer, and the movement is based on autumn and winter."
This is the words in "Zhuangzi: Swordsmanship". After Dong Zhao finished reading, he immediately asked the emperor: "What do you think when your majesty reads Zhuang Zhou's sentence?"
The emperor pondered for a while, then laughed and said: "This is rhetorical speech. Although it is very powerful, none of the words is true, and it is just false."
Unexpectedly, Dong Zhao still shook his head. He pointed at the lake in front of him and crossed it from west to east until he reached the hiding place of the Tianji Mountains. He said, "Your Majesty, haven't you seen that this scene and this place in front of you are all filled with Xiaowu?"
Is it the emperor's sword?" Seeing the emperor's stunned look, he smiled and said: "The sword of Xiaowu came from Cangwu and ended in the West.
The spine is made of feathers and forests, tigers and benches, and the king's laws and Zhou rites are the clamps; it is sharpened with ferocious beasts and bear shells, wrapped with the feelings of heaven and man, thinking of virtuous people and having great hopes to achieve majesty, and enjoying Kunming to show virtue; it moves like thunder, and the front is cold across the nine states.
Crossing the East China Sea in the east, there is Shuofang in the north, dominating Dayuan in the west, and all the northern households in the south. The Rong and the barbarians are all afraid, and the vassals and the guests are subdued."
After saying that, Dong Zhao took a breath and looked at the emperor again. The emperor's expression had become a little confused. He chuckled in his heart, and then said: "Your Majesty, although the world here is vast, the sword of the emperor can change the color of the mountains and rivers.
, all things die. Just as there was no Kunming Pool in ancient times, it existed because of filial piety and military filial piety. Your Majesty’s words are only belittled, and it means to belittle oneself.”
The emperor said "Oh", he raised his eyes to look at Dong Zhao, his tone had changed, and asked: "Sir, you have worked so hard to meet me, is it because you are here to teach me the art of the emperor? I can give you a casual riding routine."
As a servant, you are always by my side."
Dong Zhao smiled and said: "That's not why I came here to ask about Your Majesty's ambitions."
"Ambition?"
Dong Zhao saw the emperor's eyes brighten, and then said slowly: "Does Your Majesty want to be the hero of Zhongxing Sheji, or are you willing to serve Yao and Shun and let the two hundred years of the ancestors' foundation be in Xiaozong?"
The emperor looked at Dong Zhao for a moment and said, "This is not what a minister should say."
Dong Zhao looked at each other calmly and said: "If your majesty is the emperor in name and in reality, Zhao will naturally not say such words. But your majesty has the name of emperor in vain. If the ministers want to be loyal to the emperor, they must not say what the ministers should say."
words."
These words were directed at Chen Chong and Liu Bei. With the emperor's intelligence and talent, he naturally understood it instantly, but he pretended not to know and asked Dong Zhao: "Although the country is not unified now, the people are happy and the country is prosperous. What's wrong, sir?"
So?"
Dong Zhao laughed loudly when he heard this. He sat cross-legged among the reeds and said to the emperor: "I heard that Long Shou taught your majesty more about history and less about scriptures. Then Fan Sui said that King Qin Zhao said the words of the four nobles. Is it possible?
Do you want me to say it again?"
The emperor was silent, and Dong Zhao said seriously: "He who is good at the country is called a king, he who is able to benefit and harm is called a king, and he who controls the power of killing is called a king..."
While the two were talking, Dong Cheng was listening on one side. The mood in his heart at this moment was dark and inexplicable. Generally speaking, he was more fearful than excited, and more uneasy than yearning. After the Liang Chaos, the political situation of the imperial court has been stable for nearly five years.
, let’s not talk about the country and the people’s livelihood, let’s just say that the atmosphere of the court is completely new compared to the time of the late emperor, and the name Gantang is worthy of its name. Now Dong Zhao’s words are like a knife, but the knife is slashing at Liu and Chen, who already have a high reputation. Once
If your majesty really listened to Dong Zhao's words, the situation in the court would inevitably lead to a life-and-death struggle. It would be very difficult to be merciful. If your majesty did not listen, would Liu Chen really be able to return power? Dong Cheng was also undecided. He felt more and more that in the court,
The people in the hall couldn't help but suffer.
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He was stunned for a moment, and when he listened to Dong Zhao's words again, he had already read: "The poem says, 'Those who have strong trees are covered with branches, and those who are covered with branches hurt their hearts; those who make their capital bigger endanger their country, and those who respect their ministers despise them. Cui Zhu, who was in charge of Zhao, imprisoned his father in a sand dune, and starved to death for a hundred days." This is said. In the past, during the Warring States Period, Duke Zhuang of Qi, King Min of Qi, and King Wuling of Zhao were restrained by powerful ministers and died tragically.
The emperor stretched out his hand to signal, and Dong Zhao stopped and saw the emperor said: "Sir, you just want to use the words of the ancients to impress me, but it is too easy! Let's talk about your own words!"
Dong Cheng was startled when he heard this, while Dong Zhao smiled. The emperor's words had actually stated his stance. He did have the intention to seize power and govern himself, but he just didn't have a plan or a reason.
Dong Zhao said: "So I asked Your Majesty about your ambition. If you don't have the ambition of a swan, I can only speak like a sparrow."
This statement made the emperor laugh, and he sighed: "Since ancient times, even the kings of Jie and Zhou have had the ambition to dominate the world. What you said is even more nonsense. Little does anyone know that there are countless people in the world who are greedy for the artifacts of the Han Dynasty. I How can I have no ambition? It is nothing more than inheriting the inheritance left by my ancestors and preventing it from falling into the hands of outsiders."
Dong Zhao said slowly: "In this case, Your Majesty should have the consciousness of being a loner."
But the emperor said: "This is Legalist speech, not Confucianism."
Dong Zhao said: "Has your Majesty forgotten the words of Zhongzong? The Han family has its own system, which is based on the overlord's way. However, it is purely moral education and uses Zhou Zheng! Now that Longshou is implementing the new policy, it is imperative to change the system. This is The way to subjugate a country!"
The emperor was noncommittal. He broke a piece of reed grass and held it in his hand. He watched the reed grass swaying from side to side and said for a long time, "What do you think, sir, that would allow me to take charge of the government?"
Finally waiting for this sentence, Dong Zhao took a long breath and said: "If your Majesty wants to take charge of the government, you must remove Sili Xiaowei and the general Bafu."
The emperor said: "It can be explained in detail."
Dong Zhao explained in detail: "Longshou's disciples are all over the government and the public, and the Bafu is unique in military power in the north. If they only remove two people, they can respond to a hundred responses and forcibly abolish the establishment like Huo Guang, so they have to be removed. But within a short period of time, Your Majesty is alone and it is indeed difficult to do anything, but your Majesty has the blood of the late emperor, and the name of the emperor has been recognized by the world. Therefore, you can start from within the court at the same time as Fang Bo, and gradually consolidate the power of the court."
"All matters in the court are decided by Longshou. Although Longshou is now deeply popular among the people, he is also burdened by the name of selflessness. As the saying goes, those in the Imperial Household should be loyal to the country. Loyalty to the country means loyalty to His Majesty. Therefore, Your Majesty is very open. Liaise with his disciples and cultivate the friendship between monarch and ministers, and they will all become one."
"In matters outside the court, we should avoid overlordship. Fortunately, the country now has loyal ministers, such as Cao Cao in the east and Lu Bu in the west. Your Majesty can support the foreign vassals first and use their power to attack the governor to compete with the overlord government so that they cannot become dominant. .Liu Bei has always had great ambitions, but if time passes, his ambitions will be reversed."
"Therefore, Your Majesty can follow the example of King Zhuang of Chu, keep a low profile and wait for the opportunity. Once there is an opportunity to seize power, you can imprison and kill the dragon head, pardon his subordinates, and then secretly send an edict to order foreign vassals to send troops to help. Until then, Your Majesty will stick to Guanzhong and Yizhou.
We also have clan members to help us, and we should cooperate with each other inside and outside. We are not afraid that if the overlord is not eliminated, great things will not happen!”
Although he was impassioned, the emperor fell into silence. He also breathed a long sigh of relief, but he did not directly answer Dong Zhao's words. Instead, he looked down at the dead white dog on the ground. He squatted down and stroked the white dog, and suddenly asked:
"This dog only barked once before it died. It must have been following you for a long time, right?"
Dong Zhao said: "It has been seven years."
The emperor asked: "Why kill it?"
Dong Zhao sighed: "Because it attracts people's attention, it will be useless after seeing Your Majesty today."
The emperor asked: "Don't you have any feelings?"
Dong Zhao replied: "Everyone has feelings for it, not to mention that after following it for seven years, I just played a song for it." He paused and then replied: "But after all, it is just a dog." The emperor threw down the reeds in his hands and asked, "Sir, since you are making plans for me, I don't know what position you want to take?"
Dong Zhao laughed and said: "Now that I am in the Sili Mansion, I know that I am being transferred back and forth and it is not appropriate to leave my post. As for your majesty, after taking charge of the government, I will be able to accept it safely with your majesty's rewards, no matter how much food you eat or how you cook."
Finally, he pointed at Dong Cheng and said: "If your Majesty has any will, just leave it to Dong Gong." After that, he smiled slightly, turned around and walked into the reeds, decisively like a fairy figure, not caring about the world of mortals.
Just like this, it slowly disappeared from the sight of the emperor and Dong Cheng.
Counting the time the two of them talked before and after, it was less than half an hour.