In Qi Mansion Book Building, Qi Yanglong looked at the middle-aged man who couldn't hide his fatigue, and said emotionally: "Your Majesty, the string of a bow has been taut for twenty or thirty years, how can it not break?"
The emperor of the Zhao family smiled openly: "There is no way. I didn't have my husband to assist me before. If my husband had entered the capital for 20 years earlier, I might live another 20 years. It's just that the world is difficult, and I also see it. .”
Qi Yanglong sighed softly, and then said seriously: "There is something, I don't know if I should ask it or not?"
The emperor nodded and said: "Your widow and sir, as the previous secret letter said, there is nothing you can't say, and you can't do anything."
Qi Yanglong asked: "Your Majesty can tolerate Tan Tanweng's madness, can tolerate the drunken and sleepy men of the Huang family when they are on duty, can tolerate Zhang Gu's two houses under the nose, can tolerate the blue eyes in front of him and Han Shengxuan beside him." The two "emperors" can accommodate the literati in the south of the Yangtze River to discuss politics, and allow scholars to write nostalgic poems and recall the previous dynasty. They can never slack off in government affairs. In the past 20 years, they have accumulated nine million words in Zhu script. Why can't Dudu Allow a vassal king with a different surname who lives in a corner and has no resentment?"
The emperor said bitterly: "Sir, do you ask this question knowingly, because you are afraid that the widow will insist on embarrassing Beiliang?"
Qi Yanglong did not speak, but stared at the Lord of the Central Plains who had been ambitious since he was young.
He does not have the merits of the late emperor to rule the world, but his ambition is even greater than that.
The emperor felt the simple and bookish atmosphere in the study building. He was very familiar with that aroma when he was a child. He often tore books and played with the emperor brother Zhao Heng who had the best relationship with him. Zhao Yi, we didn't have much time together at that time. After the emperor lost his mind for a while, he withdrew his thoughts and said calmly: "Please rest assured, sir. Since the only person who can't be tolerated by the widow is dead, Song Dongming from Luming County can still tolerate it. Sir, I want to lift the ban on water transportation and fully support Beiliang's resistance." Mang, the widow also listens to go in and persuade, just before entering the mansion, I have instructed the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households not to continue to make things difficult for Beiliang."
The emperor continued: "Before entering Beijing, sir, I asked how I would deal with Zhang Julu. To be honest, it's not that I can't tolerate Zhang Shoufu, but that Zhao's family can't be tolerated. I have to make a choice. Let's talk about the facts, and the reputation of the widow is far inferior. The first emperor, before he ascended the throne, his father made a secret family rule for us princes before he became critically ill. No matter who inherits the great line, he must emphasize literature and restrain military affairs. This is the real reason why Zhao Heng lost to the widow. He is too much like the first emperor. Military merit is the highest among the nine princes. If he sits north and looks south to the world, even if he exhausts his national power, he will still compete with Bei Mang. The widow was able to stop on a cliff back then. Zhao Heng is destined to fail. I remember when I was a child, he He said that he would draw the borders north of Beimang and south of Nanjiang with a jade ax in his hand."
The emperor of the Zhao family, who was no longer in his prime, turned his back to Qi Yanglong, stretched out his fingers to touch an ancient book, and said helplessly: "In the generation of widowed sons, the eldest son Zhao Wu lost to the fourth son Zhao Zhuan, which is also the reason. A man of the emperor must be ambitious, but he must not be too ambitious. It's just that Zhuan'er's prestige has lost to the widow's father. Back then, it was extremely difficult for me to check and balance the warriors. Next, Zhuan'er wants to tame the civil servants. It is also a long way to go. It is completely different if there is Zhang Julu's civil official group. After the death of the widow, Zhang Julu will live for a year. He has a romantic temperament, and often he knows that he is wrong, and he will soften his heart towards those literati who hold a knife and a pen. Even if scholars really care about the world, once they do things that benefit the common people, they often have high eyesight and low abilities, and they are powerless. The higher the position, the more terrifying it is. In fact, in the debate between man and heaven in the Shangyin Academy between Mr. Wang Jijiu and Wang Jijiu, I was inclined to lose Wang Jijiu. Easy to say."
"Liyang Guozuo has lasted for more than two hundred years, but in the eyes of the few, the birthday of this dynasty is in the first year of Yonghui! Compared with the 400-year-old Dafeng Dynasty, how is Liyang different from a baby? Zhuan'er It's far from the time to sit back and relax and be the prodigal emperor."
"The widow naturally knows that there has never been a dynasty that has been passed on for thousands of generations. One day, the world will not have the surname Zhao, and the top of the genealogy list will be replaced by another surname. Posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous posthumous titles are fine, more is better than few."
"When the widow was young, he listened to the history of the Taifu who had not abolished his official position at that time, and mentioned the number of years of each dynasty. He always had a feeling that it was like a scholar taking part in a long or short imperial examination. People can be passed down from father to son. If someone has a good answer, he will be favored by God, the chief examiner. If someone is confused in his answer, he will deduct something. Addition and subtraction in this way, when there is nothing to deduct, then it will be the world The royal family lost the qualifications for the imperial examination, and a dynasty came to an end. If you count from the time when the Taizu founded Liyang, compared with those ancestors, the few people governing the government will win nine out of ten, and only lose to the majestic and powerful. There are only a few people including the great ancestor and the emperor who knew people thoroughly."
When the emperor was rambling, his face was radiant, showing a sick look.
For a long time, the emperor was the one who revealed his heart, while the old man was listening attentively, occasionally smiling knowingly.
In today's world, there must be only Qi Yanglong who can make the emperor of the Zhao family speak so freely.
He suddenly laughed and said: "Mister's three disciples, Xun Ping, Mr. Yuan, and Mr. Xie, all wholeheartedly assist Prime Minister Liyang. It can be said that the four masters and apprentices have supported half of my dynasty. They are truly meritorious. Can be sealed."
It can be seen from the titles that the emperor of the Zhao family called the three disciples that he was close to the three disciples of Qi Yanglong. He spent the shortest time with the scholar Xun Ping, but he was a close friend who he felt could call each other by their first names. He called Yuan Benxi Mr. Yuan, out of sincere respect, said the name Xie Feiyu directly, showing a sense of casualness.
The old man waved his hand and said: "Compared to those famous people in spring and autumn, I, Qi Yanglong, became the latest to become famous, and I am also recognized as the most dull and unsophisticated scholar. Like when I was in my thirties, I was still wandering around the world and achieving nothing, while Zhang Julu and Huan Wen's mentors, They have long been famous all over the world, and the old man in Jiangnan Road who likes to raise cats. When they gained power, I could only watch from afar, and I didn’t have the face to go to their house as a guest. Speaking of their respective disciples, they are I am the most proud, but in fact, if I really want to talk about it, Zhang Julu, who is exposed, and Huan Wen, who is clumsy, these two, the latter is on the same path as me, and they will not escape the secular pattern after all. As for my three Disciple, although it is said that everyone can be better than Zhang Julu, except for Xun Ping who can live 20 years longer and can compete with each other, the other two are inferior to Zhang Julu."
Qi Yanglong sighed and said: "Zhang Julu is the only guy who can be called a super talent with Huang Sanjia. It is said that he is just a tinkerer in Liyang. Hey, I underestimated Bi Yaner. This time I am in Beijing, I have no intention of overthrowing and starting over. On the contrary, many of Zhang Julu's actions had to be too strong, so I am the tinkerer. If Zhang Julu did not come first, I would not be able to do anything. Stay in the Shangyin Academy, and do that bullshit knowledge that no one will care about after a few generations."
The old man looked at the emperor of the Zhao family, stretched out his hands, and said with a soft smile: "Your Majesty, you are a good emperor. There is no doubt that you are talented and intelligent, but you still insist on hard work. In an emperor's evaluation, you can be ranked in the top ten after a thousand years, since the Great Qin Empire, plus a thousand years in the future."
The emperor was stunned for a moment, then he laughed and said, "Is it possible for a widow to find one of the world's top ten masters similar to martial arts?"
Qi Yanglong also laughed, then nodded heavily.
The emperor walked to the window of this iron sword, piano and gall library, looked up and saw a dove flying across the sky of the capital, heard a faint sound of doves, and asked himself mockingly: "Sir, is this a man who is about to die? good?"
For the first time, Qi Yanglong didn't know how to answer.
The emperor said to himself: "It would be great if Xu Xiao didn't have a son. Otherwise, that young man died early in the rivers and lakes, but at the same time left heirs. Then the widow will not be stingy to give Xu Xiao the most beautiful posthumous posthumous title, and give that young man A hereditary replacement, Xu Xiao's grandson is invited to the capital to enjoy the privileged treatment that is even better than that of the Zhao family's sons and grandsons. If my Zhao family sits in the world for a day, his Xu family's descendants will enjoy the blessing for a day. It's a pity, it's a pity in the world The reason is that there is no word "if" to say."
Qi Yanglong remained silent.
The emperor restrained his emotions, and asked with a smile: "What is the matter that the master wanted to say last time but said that the time did not come?"
Qi Yanglong replied slowly: "Decentralization of power, completely dismantling local forces. But this will have to wait until the world is unified, and Beimang will be annexed at that time. According to the current four-level setting of the most important Daozhou county in Liyang, a Daoist The chief official is just the civil and military division of Jiedushi and Jinglueshi. As long as Jiedushi completely overwhelms Jinglueshi, he is no different from a king of a country in the troubled times of Spring and Autumn. We can’t repeat the same mistakes. Especially after eating Beimang, plus the original 14, there will be more than 24 in total. It looks like a lot. It can be compared with the current level of post offices. Except for the hinterland of the Central Plains, most Jiedu envoys will Even if the sky is high and the emperor is far away, the establishment of the Dao level was originally a temporary establishment, and it will be abolished later. Not only that, the more than 30 prefectures in Liyang now need to be subdivided, and some large counties have to be taken separately. Come out to be a state, under the premise of maintaining civil and military co-governance and mutual checks and balances, there should be 80 states in the world in the future, and the governor and general of a state must be rotated every four to six years. At this time, I will go to Beijing to meet the Holy Spirit. There will not be too much resistance to the implementation of this move. After all, when the time comes, the two chief officials of a state, civil and military, will have both real power and high official rank. The envoys and governors are resentful, but they cannot withstand the help of their assistants, if they dare to go against the trend, it will be self-destruction, there is no need for the imperial court to take action, someone will help the imperial court to squeeze them out."
Qi Yanglong hesitated for a moment, raised his arms, made a gesture of clenching and loosening his fists, and then said: "This is the collection of power, and the next step depends on the ability of the emperor of the Zhao family to delegate power. Take it, don't be too tight." Too dead, you can't hold on to it, you can't be crony. Let it go, you can't think it's done once and for all. A scholar can fight for whether human nature is good or evil. They often use both kindness and power. But generally speaking, as long as this matter is successful, it will definitely not be difficult for the Liyang Zhao family to stay at the top of the genealogy list for another two hundred years. As for specific measures, such as the borderlands, you can use relatives a little bit. Xian, the closer you are to the capital, you can use the virtuous without having to be close, and you must follow this principle when you rotate, but these kinds of things are just trivial details."
The emperor listened attentively to what the old man said, not daring to miss a single word.
Qi Yanglong seemed to have a feeling, and said: "It is inevitable to divide and unite the world, but it can be traced back to the source. Every time the world is in chaos, it is the dynasty that blocked the way for everyone to rise. In fact, it is very simple for ordinary people and officials. That is to let them have a thought in their hearts, and if they have a thought, they will be afraid of death and don't want to die."
"At the end of the day, no matter how stingy an emperor is, he still has to give everyone a pair of shoes to wear. Don't let people in the world not be afraid to wear shoes with bare feet. From this, I have the last thought of daring to pull the emperor off the horse even if he is willing to cut himself."
"In this regard, Xu Fengnian has done a good job. From Beiliang generals, to civil servants, to ordinary people, all his actions are telling those Beiliang people that I, Xu Fengnian, have good fortune and share it with you. When I am in trouble, I will share with you Same."
Hearing this, the emperor said softly for no reason, "This young man, it would be great if he were his own son. He could be the widow's son-in-law back then."
Qi Yanglong didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and wanted to remind His Majesty the emperor that there is no such thing as if in the world.
The emperor looked out of the building in silence, in a daze for a long time.
Qi Yanglong also accompanied him in a daze.
In the first year of this auspicious talisman, many people felt uncomfortable after autumn, but in fact, more uncomfortable waves are yet to come.
When the frost kills all the herbs.
Many people will die, and there will be many people who have already acquired great wealth.
The emperor suddenly turned his head, with tears streaming down his face, "Sir, I don't want to die yet. I want to take another look at the world, from south to north, and take a few more looks. Just one more look."
Qi Yanglong had nothing to say, stood on tiptoe, and was able to pat this tall man who didn't wear a dragon robe today on the shoulder.
This picture is funny and sad.