Huainan, Yangzhou city.
A magnificent palace has recently been built in the north of Yangzhou City. It covers a vast area and is majestic. In terms of scale, it is only slightly smaller than the Chang'an Palace. The government office building built on the south side of the palace together with it constitutes an extraordinary urban area.
In order to distinguish it from the former Yangzhou City, people at that time named it Zicheng, and called the South City Luocheng.
The reason why this palace was built was, of course, to echo Gao Pian's status as the "King of Wu". He was named King of Wu.
There is an area on the west side of the Wu Palace, the architectural style is quite peculiar, except for the pavilions and lofts, the main building is a high platform with a height of nine feet nine, which is enough to overlook the entire city. On the high platform is engraved a formation that is not the same as the ordinary formation, and there are many tool-shaped buildings with different shapes.
It is called the Observatory of Stars, and it is only one word different from the Observatory of Stars in Qin Tianjian in Chang'an City.
Zhaxingtai is the place where the monks of Qintianjian Daomen watch the stars at night, interpret the will of heaven, and predict disasters and fortunes. The function of the observatory is roughly the same, the only difference is that the monks stationed here are all Confucian scholars.
It is night, the stars are like the sea, and the night wind is cool.
On the observatory, there is a person holding a book in his hand, looking up at the night sky. Said that it has not moved for a long time, not even the slightest sound. All he could hear was the slight rustling of the night wind blowing his clothes and hair.
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This person is Wang Zaifeng, one of the four sages of Confucianism.
After an unknown amount of time, Wang Zaifeng let out a long breath, closed the book in his hand, a sudden light flashed in his deep and wise eyes, and walked slowly down from the high platform.
Gao Pian had been waiting in front of the observatory for a long time with a few of his cronies. When he saw Wang Zaifeng coming down the steps, he couldn't hold back his emotions for a moment. He walked over and asked with concern, "How is it?"
Wang Zaifeng stroked his gray and white beard, and said in an unpredictable tone: "God's will is unpredictable, and I dare not say that I can interpret it all... But what is certain is that we do have a chance to change the world." .”
Hearing the words "change the sky and change the earth", Gao Pian couldn't help but his expression brightened, and he hurriedly asked: "Is the Taoist fairy court's rule over the heaven and earth about to be overthrown? Who will be the next ruler of the heaven and earth? It's Li Ye and the Yaozu, Or the lonely king and the Confucian sect?"
Wang Zaifeng pondered for a moment, "The former is just a chance, and the latter is even less likely to be broken."
Gao Pian was immediately disappointed.
He said eagerly: "King An has already occupied the Central Plains, and Zhu Wen has fled to Kunlun. Judging from the current situation, if the orthodox status of the Taoist fairy garden is overturned, it is time for King An and the Yaozu to get things done! Could it be that in the end? As a result, they will occupy the world?"
Wang Zaifeng glanced at Gao Pian, and said calmly: "Your Highness, have you forgotten that the old man once said before that the mortal affairs should be handled by mortals? The monster race does not belong to the mortal world, how can they Make things happen in the mortal world?"
Gao Pian quickly realized that the so-called mortal affairs and mortal reason, these six words Wang Zaifeng did not say out of thin air before, and it was probably the result of breaking the will of God.
The so-called will of heaven is naturally the meaning of the way of heaven, the meaning of the evolution of the great way.
Gao Pian's eyes widened unknowingly: "So, King An will fail?"
Wang Zaifeng sighed, but did not answer immediately. He came to a nearby pavilion, sat down behind the small table that had been prepared, and took a sip of hot tea to moisten the mulberry.
Waiting for Gao Pian to sit down, he looked at him expectantly.
Only then did Wang Zaifeng calmly say: "King An led the Yaozu monks and Taoist soldiers to a decisive battle in Kunlun. God's will indicated that the rule of the Taoist fairy court will be overthrown, so An Wang and the Yaozu will not be defeated in this battle, but the Yaozu will not be defeated." It is impossible for the Confucian clan to intervene in the affairs of the world, which means that King An and the Yaozu will not succeed in this battle. This statement seems to be contradictory, but in fact it contains the opportunity of our Confucianism—it is also the opportunity of His Highness. "
Before Wang Zaifeng could continue, Gao Pian couldn't bear it any longer.
He leaned forward and said, "Sir, what do you mean, when they both lose, we can reap the benefits?"
Wang Zaifeng was startled abnormally.
He bowed his head indifferently and remained silent for a long time.
At the end, Wang Zaifeng said slowly with a very unfamiliar expression and tone: "Correct mind, self-cultivation, family harmony, state governance, and world peace are the goals that every Confucian scholar pursues in his life. We Confucian scholars The child may not be perfect, but we take our family and country as our responsibility. If we are poor, we will be good for ourselves. If we are rich, we will help the world. We are committed to the great governance of the world, but we have never forgotten the mission. If the fairy court is not eliminated, the Confucianism will not prosper, and the common people will have no blessings .”
Gao Pian was stunned.
He immediately said: "Of course the aspiration of Confucianism is clear to the lonely king, and he has always admired it very much. Because of this, Huainan is the resort of Confucianism..."
Before Gao Pian finished speaking, Wang Zaifeng suddenly interrupted him: "No, Your Highness doesn't know!"
Gao Pian was surprised, looked at Wang Zaifeng speechless for a while, and his face became embarrassed and ugly.
Wang Zaifeng let out a long sigh: "I don't know if Your Highness remembers that the old man once used food as a lure to teach a group of little beggars to read sage books on the street? That incident made both Confucianism and His Highness famous. But who remembers those little beggars afterwards?" Beggars? Has anyone cared about their future fate?"
Gao Pian frowned, and said in a low voice: "Sir, what is your intention when you mention this matter?"
Seeing that Gao Pian was just ashamed and annoyed, but not introspective, a look of disappointment flashed across Wang Zaifeng's eyes.
He sighed and said: "With the ability of this old man, it is true that the fate of those beggars can be changed. At the worst, they can be admitted to the dormitory and become Confucian disciples. But the old man didn't do that. Does Your Highness know why?"
Gao Pian didn't speak.
Wang Zaifeng continued on his own: "In troubled times, there are more than tens of millions of displaced people in the world. Confucian scholars want to save everyone, not these three or five! It is easy to change the fate of these three or five beggars, but What will happen? It’s just to make us feel at ease.”
"Today I saved three or five people, and tomorrow I saved three or five people. How many people can our school house accommodate at best? With the fate of hundreds or thousands of people, in exchange for the complacency of Confucian scholars? In exchange for the praise of everyone in the world." Are we benevolent? Let us think of ourselves as noble and virtuous?"
"This is not true benevolence and righteousness, it is just self-deception, and it is even more deceitful to the world!"
Gao Pian frowned.
He didn't know what Wang Zaifeng was talking about.
Wang Zaifeng did not stop.
He looked at Gao Pian seriously, "It's easy for a Confucian scholar to be an official in Huainan. Your Highness can just nod, but it's very difficult to realize the Confucian ambition, because it will violate very moving interests. These days, , Confucian scholars want to implement benevolent government, but they are often blocked, His Highness supports it on the surface, but actually refuses to implement many major policies, why is this?"
Before Gao Pian could answer, Wang Zaifeng had already given the answer: "Because Your Highness is worried that the New Deal will dissatisfy those wealthy landlords and lose their support, which will cause instability in Huainan and affect my great achievements!"
Gao Pian was angry.
He said: "As the leader of one party, the lonely king naturally has to take care of the interests of all parties. Otherwise, how can he win everyone's support? Otherwise, how can Huainan be stable and strong?"
Wang Zaifeng sneered, full of contempt.
He confronted each other: "If this is the case, the name of King Wu is also the pinnacle of His Highness's achievements."
Gao Pian was furious.
He almost turned the table and left.
Since Wang Zaifeng arrived in Yangzhou, there has not been such a conflict between them.
Gao Pian couldn't even figure out why Wang Zaifeng made such exaggerated remarks tonight.
Just because he said he wanted to reap the benefits and deal with King An
Whose Confucianism sect is it? !
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Chang'an City, King Qi's Mansion.
Unlike Gao Pian who built a new palace in Yangzhou, Li Maozhen's Qiwang Mansion was just a palace, and it was not called a palace, and it was not a new house, but an old mansion of a reasonable scale.
The only saving grace of Prince Qi's Mansion is that it is close to the imperial palace.
It is also very close to Prince An's Mansion.
Under the starry night, Li Maozhen, with a face like a crown of jade, with a feather fan and a scarf, stood on the attic and watched the brightly lit market, idling like a carefree commoner. Without the killing edge of the battlefield, he actually showed a bit of elegance.
With Li Maozhen's appearance that tops the world, whether it is wearing mighty fine armor or this pair of common people's clothes, there is a kind of charm that makes people look sideways. In fact, Li Maozhen often compares herself to Song Yupanan on weekdays, and pays great attention to her own makeup in her spare time—it is makeup, not makeup.
At this moment, Li Maozhen, whose Danfeng eyes narrowed slightly, chuckled in a narrow tone: "I only know that military strategists are good at battle, but I didn't expect to know how to observe the sky."
Zhao Bingkun, who had already returned to Chang'an, said behind him: "To comprehend the celestial phenomena is to comprehend the Dao. How can military monks be an exception?"
Li Maozhen didn't dwell on this issue, and asked directly, waving a feather fan, "What's the opinion of the military strategists? We sent troops to attack the Central Plains while King An was fighting with Taoist soldiers in Kunlun?"
"Naturally, the Central Plains is going to attack, but not now." Zhao Bingkun said, "There are no eggs in a nest, and if we don't overthrow the orthodox position of Immortal Court over heaven and earth, we can't realize the situation of mortal affairs and mortal reason. But we have to deal with Immortal Court , only because King An and the Yaozu are bound to be powerless, His Highness has to help King An."
Li Maozhen said in a strange tone: "With the ability of Emperor Zhuanxu, it only restricts the Kunlun passage. What virtue and ability do I have to help King An?"
Zhao Bingkun said: "The Human Emperor does not have a secret, but His Highness and King An do. It may not be possible for His Royal Highness to help King An, but if all the people in the world who have the secret come together, and cooperate with hundreds of schools, gather together With the power of luck in all directions, it is possible to reverse the immortals and change your fate!"
Li Maozhen put away her feather fan, looked back at Zhao Bingkun, her extremely handsome and heroic face was full of ridicule, "Gao Pian and Wang Jian will also come to help? Those scholars of Confucianism who only fight for power and profit, and fame will also know how to take care of the overall situation." ?”
Zhao Bingkun said: "In fact, Wang Zaifeng, one of the four sages of Confucianism, has sent envoys to Chang'an, intending to persuade the military strategists to complete this matter."
Li Maozhen picked up the slender Liu Yemei unexpectedly, and immediately laughed lightly, "The Confucian School made the right choice this time."
Zhao Bingkun said: "If the Immortal Court is not eliminated, there will be no real competition for the Central Plains. Confucianism still understands this truth."
"How about Wang Jian? This guy has been tossing around in the middle of Sichuan. I heard that there are many strange people from various sects, such as master craftsmen of the Mohist school, famous scholars of the legalist reform, famous eloquent disciples, and the whole miscellaneous family. He will also come to help ?”
"The miscellaneous family itself is also one of the hundreds of schools... Wang Jian must participate in this grand event if he wants to get out of Shu!"
Li Maozhen did not speak immediately.
"The world's grand event, I like this saying very much." Li Maozhen slowly showed her face, her red lips raised, and her smile was charming.
He pondered for a while, then suddenly said leisurely: "But apart from Xianting, isn't Yaozu just another Taoist sect? With their strength, they are enough to help King An sweep the world."
Zhao Bingkun said in a deep voice: "Under God's will, it is difficult for the Yaozu to stay in the mortal world for a long time."
Li Maozhen nodded, and remained silent for a longer time this time.
In the end, he shook his feather fan again, and turned his eyes to the lights of thousands of families in Chang'an City again, "Unexpectedly, there will be times when the princes and princes from all over the world will join forces to fight against the enemy. This is really a gathering of heroes, a meeting of wind and clouds!"