Linzi, the royal palace!
Zhuang Zhou led two people to the entrance of the court hall. One of them was dressed in white and the other in black. They had cloaks and wide hats. Their faces could not be seen clearly.
"Mr. Zhuang Zhou, your Majesty has been waiting for you for a long time. Please!" an attendant said respectfully.
Zhuang Zhou nodded and stepped into the court.
Chunyu Kun, King Qi, and all the civil and military officials all stared at Zhuang Zhou.
Chunyu Kun had no intention of paying attention to the Grand Campus now. It was enough to leave the Grand Campus to the Bird Demon King. Now, Chunyu Kun wanted to capture Zhuang Zhou and force him to find out the whereabouts of the ten young eggs of the ancient food tribe.
If it weren't for the fact that he was above the court, in full view of everyone, Chunyu Kun would have taken action long ago.
Zhuang Zhou entered the court hall and naturally saw King Qi at a glance.
King Qi's eyes were a little cloudy, as if he had been drained by wine and sex. However, this month, Zhuang Zhou inquired and found out that King Qi had a great ambition in the past. Especially when his grandfather was alive, he and his grandfather built up the reputation of Jixia Academy. , wanting to grow Qi into the master of the world.
But in these years, I can only hear that King Qi's temperament changed drastically and he indulged in wine and sex.
Some of the officials in the court are relatives of the Tian family, and some are heads of other families.
At this moment, we all stared at Zhuang Zhou as he entered the palace.
"Nanhua Mountain, Xiaoyao Palace, Zhuang Zhou, I've met King Qi, I've met you all!" Zhuang Zhou bowed slightly.
"Are you Zhuang Zhou? The Zhuang Zhou who made Yang Zhuxue retreat?" King Qi stared at Zhuang Zhou and said in a deep voice.
"That's right! No disciple of Yang Zhu Academy dares to embarrass me! They retreat when they see me! They are not even allowed to step into Mengdi where I am!" Zhuang Zhou wrote lightly.
Zhuang Zhou was not modest. At this moment, if Zhuang Zhou wanted to provoke a dispute, he had to pull a big deal to make others have absolute confidence in him.
After Zhuang Zhou finished speaking, all the officials in the palace gasped.
Yang Zhu Academy, that is the best academy in the world, who is Yang Zhu? A saint in this world, are you really afraid of Zhuang Zhou
King Qi even had a flash of light in his eyes.
"Zhuang Zhou? You brought Liezi's "Chongxu Jing" and want to discuss Taoism with me?" Chunyu Kun looked at Zhuang Zhou with a sneer.
Zhuang Zhou was right in front of him, and Chunyu Kun was not worried about him leaving.
"Yes, I did bring Liezi's "Chongxu Jing", but today Zhuang Zhou is arrogant, but he wants to sacrifice wine with Chunyu and discuss the doctrine with the kings and ministers of Qi!" Zhuang Zhou said.
"Oh?" King Qi asked curiously.
"What do you want to discuss?" Chunyu Kun asked.
"Tian's family is on behalf of Qi!" Zhuang Zhou said in a deep voice.
"Be bold!"
"presumptuous!"
Suddenly, a large number of officials shouted, and among them, the Tian family clan members shouted loudest.
"King Qi, is what Zhuang Zhou said slanderous?" Zhuang Zhou looked at King Qi.
Zhuang Zhou stared at King Qi, because Zhuang Zhou saw that in King Qi's cloudy eyes, there was a trace of fierce fire hidden.
"The Tian family is on behalf of Qi? I, the Tian family, was canonized by the Emperor of Zhou and am the orthodox of Qi. Naturally, I am not afraid of people's criticism. But, Zhuang Zhou, if you just want to ridicule my Tian family, you can't even think of leaving this court today." Come on!" King Qi changed into a comfortable position.
As soon as King Qi opened his mouth, he immediately blocked all the officials' words.
Even the King of Qi is taboo on this topic. What else can the officials say
"Tian's family replaces Qi? Huh, Zhuang Zhou, what do you want to say? Tian Qi has become the orthodoxy of Qi State, and Jiang Qi has become a thing of the past. This is the will of God and the people. Do you still want to complain about Jiang Qi?" Chunyu Kun sneered.
Zhuang Zhou ignored Chunyu Kun and looked at the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.
"Zhuang Zhou checked this period of history and found that the founder of the Qi State was Jiang Ziya. Later, the Jiang surname was passed down to his descendants. When it was passed down to Duke Huan of Qi, a coup occurred in the court of the Chen State. Chen Wan, the son of the Chen State, lost his inheritance as the king of Chen. Qualified for the throne, he fled to the state of Qi and was protected by Duke Huan of Qi, who gave him countless fertile fields. After Chen finished, he changed his family name to Tian to express his gratitude to Duke Huan of Qi. At this point, the Tian family took root in the state of Qi!" said Zhuang Zhou! .
"Humph!" Some officials wanted to scold Zhuang Zhou.
After all, this is a dark history for the Tian family. At that time, the ancestors of the Tian family came to seek refuge and were kindly taken in by Duke Huan of Qi. However, this created a hidden danger and the Tian family usurped the country. This is something that cannot be mentioned by others. Yes.
"Let him say it!" King Qi said coldly.
"The Tian family has been in business for eight generations and has been vassalized by the various branch families of the royal family surnamed Jiang. They kill each other with them, and the fishermen benefit. Poor Jiang Qi's major branch families surnamed Jiang, how can they think of the purpose of the Tian family? They are fighting each other and competing for interests. , so that the Jiang family was exterminated one after another, and in the end, the Tian family became more and more powerful! The Jiang family was in chaos. When natural disasters and famine occurred in Qi, the Jiang family was helpless, but the Tian family fought hard Borrowing rice, Xiaodou took it back, which deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. If the people's hearts are in Tian, Qi will not be in chaos. When all the tribes named Jiang are exhausted, the Tian family will take advantage of the situation and take their place!" Zhuang Zhou said calmly.
"What do you want to say?" Chunyu Kun said coldly.
"I don't want to say anything. I'm just repeating a fact. In a country, when the right to be kind to the people is taken away by others, the people's hearts will be lost and they will no longer be used by the king!" Zhuang Zhou said.
"Bold, Zhuang Zhou, are you mocking my Tian family?" A Tian family member shouted coldly.
"No, what I'm saying is that the rights of your Tian family and your King of Qi to be kind to the people have also been taken away by others. The people's hearts will be lost, and Tian Qi will follow in the footsteps of Jiang Qi and completely disappear from Qi State!" Zhuang Zhou said solemnly. shouted.
"Be bold!"
"presumptuous!"
"Rubber words!"
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Suddenly, there was a roar of shouts in the court.
Chunyu Kun glared: "Zhuang Zhou, you are looking for death!"
"Come here, drive this arrogant person out of here!"
"We can't let him go. He will be punished for slandering Lord Qi!"
Suddenly, the officials were furious.
Chunyu Kun sneered and was about to speak, but Zhuang Zhou beat him to it.
"King Qi, do you think you can turn a blind eye because you are addicted to wine and sex? Qi Jinggong was in the same state back then. He waited until he died, and then his descendants were slaughtered? Haha, you think that others can't tell that you are addicted to wine and sex? Do you think others can't tell? Is it because I can't see through your thoughts? I, an outsider from afar, can see it, let alone someone from Qi who plots against you?" Zhuang Zhou sneered.
"Be bold!"
"Shut up!"
The officials shouted and called the guards into the palace.
But the confused King Qi suddenly froze in his eyes.
"King Qi, I have made my words clear today. Moreover, I, Zhuang Zhou, can make Yang Zhu Academy retreat, and I can also make others retreat. I have this ability. I just want to know, if the dead situation of Qi State can be broken, can it be broken? If No, I, Zhuang Zhou, will leave immediately! I will not set foot in Qi State until now! Let you be in fear all day long, and let Tian Qi be destroyed!" Zhuang Zhou shouted immediately.
"Gag his mouth and beat him to death with a cane!"
"Get out!"
The ministers were shouting anxiously. Apparently, some officials were conspiring with Chunyu Kun. It was not yet time to replace King Qi, so there could be no trouble.
"Stop, step back!" King Qi suddenly shouted.
"What?" All the ministers looked at King Qi in surprise.
Even Chunyu Kun's face darkened.
The guards who rushed in also paused and looked at King Qi.
King Qi clenched his fist, looked at the civil and military officials of the court, and then looked at Zhuang Zhou.
The King of Qi understood his situation after the death of the previous generation Jixia Academy. However, he has not dared to resist in these years. He watched Chunyu Kun continue to win over the people, but he did not have the courage to stop it.
Because King Qi knew that if he resisted, he would soon end up like Tian Jijiu.
Na Tian Jijiu was a clan relative and his teacher. How could King Qi not understand him? Drunk and drowned? Dreaming!
At this moment, Zhuang Zhou opened his mouth, which was equivalent to tearing away the fig leaf. It was not that King Qi mustered up the courage to resist with Zhuang Zhou, but that the fig leaf had been torn away at this moment. Even if Zhuang Zhou left, he would probably be jealous of Chunyu Kun immediately. .
Rather than looking back and getting screwed, it's better to give it a try.
At this moment, after shouting at the guards, King Qi also looked at Zhuang Zhou with a look of complaint. It's strange that Zhuang Zhou shouldn't drag himself into the water.
"Tian's family replaced Qi? Someone followed suit, Zhuang Zhou, do you have evidence?" King Qi shouted in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, Zhuang Zhou is a madman who confuses the public with his evil talk. Don't listen to his nonsense! I will capture him for King Qi!" Chunyu Kun said in a deep voice.
"No, it's about the state, the monarchy of Qi State, important affairs of the country cannot be neglected. If Zhuang Zhou dares to talk nonsense, I will cut his body into five pieces. I want to hear who dares to replace my Tian family in Qi State!" King Qi shouted.
The Zhongtian clan members also nodded.
"Your Majesty, don't listen to his nonsense!" A group of ministers suddenly said to Chunyu Kun.
The Tian family replaced Qi. At that time, the Tian family had won the hearts of the people, and all the Jiang surnames were killing each other and perishing together. The Tian family finally replaced the Qi state, so there was no unrest, and everything was as it should be.
It took eight generations of Tian's descendants to run the business so that everything is so smooth and quiet.
But how long did Chunyu Kun last? Although the people's hearts have been won, not all the people's hearts have been won. Moreover, the Tian family is still prosperous. If Chunyu Kun forcibly takes over Qi, it will definitely cause turmoil.
Although Chunyu Kun's combat prowess was astonishing, controlling a country was not something that could be accomplished by just one person. As for the bird demon army, it cannot be exposed at all, otherwise, the success of winning people's hearts will be in vain, so Chunyu Kun tolerated Qi Jun's survival.
But now, is King Qi starting to fight back
"Are you talking nonsense? I'll tell you after hearing it. You are so eager to put Zhuang Zhou to death. Are you disobedient?" King Qi suddenly shouted.
King Qi's scolding was extremely heartbreaking, and the officials' faces suddenly froze.
"Since the establishment of the Jixia Academy in Qi State, it has invited scholars from all over the world to come and speak out, and they have never been punished for their words. Today, I want to hear Zhuang Zhou's arrogance. Why, do you still want to exercise power on your behalf?" King Qi A loud shout.
"I don't dare!" All the officials retreated one after another.
Chunyu Kun looked at King Qi with a gloomy expression.
The obedient King of Qi in the past is really disobedient today. If I had known this, I should have deposed King Qi as soon as possible and replaced him with an obedient one.
"If I remember correctly, the king once told me that the great national bird, perched on top of the main hall, enjoys the blessings of the world. It does not sing or fly. It is well-dressed and well-fed, and enjoys a lifetime of glory and wealth!" Chunyu Kun said, staring at King Qi. .
In the past, Chunyu Kun also had the intention of abolishing the establishment, so he asked King Qi specifically. Later, King Qi gave an excellent answer. He thought that another king's puppet might not be as obedient as him, so he gave up the idea. But today, you can't speak. Does it count
At this moment, King Qi was also riding a tiger and couldn't get off. He had been dragged into the water by Zhuang Zhou. He had no choice but to bite the bullet. Moreover, King Qi had great ambitions in the first place.
"As you can see from the wine sacrifice, why does the big bird neither fly nor sing?" King Qi said in a deep voice.
"Why?" Chunyu Kun said in a deep voice.
"This bird, if it doesn't fly, it will soar into the sky; if it doesn't sing, it will become a blockbuster!" King Qi said firmly.
At this moment, the turbidity in King Qi's eyes had disappeared, leaving only a firm persistence and an unyielding stubbornness.
ps: A little historical knowledge. This king of Qi is King Wei of Qi. The idiom "a blockbuster" comes from the duel between King Wei of Qi and Chunyu Kun.