Chapter 61: Assisting the King and Annihilating the World

Liu Yizhen didn't say anything, he just started drinking one cup after another.

But the alcohol content in this era was so low that it was impossible to get drunk.

After Liu Yizhen drank the entire bottle of wine, he finally broke out and smashed the wine bottle in his hand until it fell apart.

"grass!"

Liu Yizhen uttered a curse word that did not belong to this era, but at this time he no longer cared.

He covered his head in pain: "I just want to be an idle prince..."

"Mr. Guiyang!"

Wang Xiu somewhat resented the fact that iron could not become steel.

"Is Mr. Guiyang still harboring illusions?"

"Even if the prince doesn't take action, the people around him won't do it?"

"Taking a step back, the prince will leave Duke Guiyang alive in the future, but is Duke Guiyang really willing to do so?"

"At that time, Duke Guiyang could no longer ride a horse and gallop, nor could he be as free as he is today."

"When Duke Guiyang is in that kind of situation where he is frightened every day, will Duke Guiyang still be in the mood to recite poems and write romantic poems?"

Wang Xiu shattered Liu Yizhen's illusions sentence by sentence and showed the cruel struggle in the future.

"Mr. Guiyang is benevolent, Xiu has understood this."

"The freedom that Duke Guiyang seeks is not the way of those useless old people and villagers in the south. Xiu also knows this."

"Xiu Neng learned from Guiyang Gong's words during the day that Duke Guiyang wanted to create an unprecedented prosperous age, and Xiu was willing to assist the king and bring peace to the world."

"But just as Duke Guiyang told the monk, if you just fantasize about that prosperous age, the prosperous age will never come, right?"

Liu Yizhen suddenly raised his head and looked at Wang Xiu after hearing the last sentence.

"You spy on me?"

Wang Xiu shook his head.

"Then it's really not what I did."

"It's just that General Pei recorded what Duke Guiyang and the monk said today and made it known to everyone in Chang'an City."

"correct……"

Wang Xiu looked at Liu Yizhen slyly.

"The words of Duke Guiyang have been circulated. When these remarks reach the south, guess how many ghosts and ghosts hiding behind Buddhism will jump out to fight against Duke Guiyang?"

"Gong Guiyang always wants to live in decay, but he always creates new life. Even if Xiu cannot lay down the chessboard, Duke Guiyang will one day wake up from this dark world."

As he spoke, Wang Xiu sighed.

"Xiu originally wanted to guide Duke Guiyang step by step, but the words that Duke Guiyang and Director Seng said were so shocking that Director Seng was convinced and helped Duke Guiyang solve the chess game. What a pity..."

Liu Yizhen stared at Wang Xiu speechlessly.

Why do I look like a firefly in the dark in Wang Xiu's mouth?

Are you that shining?

Moreover, Wang Xiu has not admitted his mistake yet, but instead looks complacent which makes him very unhappy.

Liu Yizhen pressed his temples, which was his habit when he had a headache.

"Wang Changshi means that now I have to fight for the throne?"

Wang Xiu nodded.

"But Xiu also hopes that Duke Guiyang will remember that fighting for position is only a means, not an end."

"The world that exists in Duke Guiyang's heart is the prosperous Chang'an."

Liu Yizhen waved his hand: "I know, are you trying to say that you can only stay true to your original intention? You don't need to teach me this, my thinking has always been correct."

Never forget your original intention,

It will always work.

Wang Xiu kept chewing this sentence in his mouth, and looked at Liu Yizhen with even more joy.

A casual remark is enough to be included in the classics. I heard that the monk guide praised Liu Yizhen as a "born saint", which is not an exaggeration.

Liu Yizhen looked at Wang Xiu.

"Let me tell you first, I have never had any experience fighting for positions. You have to help me."

When Wang Xiu saw that Liu Yizhen had finally emerged from the "little room" in his heart, he couldn't help but smile.

"good."

Liu Yizhen looked at Wang Xiu helplessly.

Unfortunately, I thought Wang Xiu was the most honest person among Liu Yu's survivors.

Now people have begun to think about Liu Yu's death. I wonder if Liu Yu will be happy or sad when he finds out.

"Tell me, what are your plans?"

Wang Xiu was dumbfounded.

Liu Yizhen raised his eyebrows: "Zhuge Liang wrote "Longzhong Dui" before he left the mountain. Don't tell me that you came here empty-handed."

Liu Yizhen's thoughts were very confused at this time, so he wanted to hear Wang Xiu's strategy.

If Wang Xiu is too lazy or only knows how to brag, then why is Liu Yizhen fighting for the position? Go to bed early.

But fortunately, Wang Xiu still has something in his belly.

He was sitting upright now, not as casual as before.

"The center of the imperial court is still in Jiankang, and Duke Guiyang will go back sooner or later."

"But how to go back? When to go back?"

"I believe that Duke Guiyang should now establish a foundation in Guanzhong, win over people's hearts, and when his wings are full, he will return with earth-shattering momentum."

"Now Xiu has several suggestions that can help Duke Guiyang build his power in a short time."

"..."

To sum up, Wang Xiu's policy is to let Liu Yizhen wait for the opportunity, and the several suggestions he gave are quite feasible.

But Liu Yizhen looked at Wang Xiu from the perspective of the overall situation for the first time and discovered Wang Xiu's flaws.

In fact, Wang Xiu's ability is good, but his decision-making skills are a bit lacking. This is what Liu Yizhen thought was old-fashioned before.

Don't forget that Wang Xiu was once evaluated by Huan Xuan as "a talented man in the civil service department in ordinary times".

Pingshi is a time of peace.

Wang Xiu's greatest talent is to make suggestions, identify talents, handle government affairs, and stabilize people's hearts when the situation is stable, but he is less ruthless and decisive when fighting.

Therefore, Wang Xiu is more suitable to be a great steward like Xiao He and Liu Muzhi than a "mastermind".

Liu Yizhen rubbed his temples more and more.

Wang Xiu and Liu Yizhen alone did not feel that they could defeat their enemies in such a big matter as fighting for the throne.

Then who else around me can be of great use?

After all, Liu Yizhen now needs to build a team and establish his own core confidants, otherwise he will not be competitive at all.

Du Ji?

After getting along with each other these days and the records about him in history books, Liu Yizhen felt that Du Ji's talent might be a little worse than Wang Xiu's, but his spirit was better than Wang Xiu's.

In history, Du Ji tricked a general of the Liu Song Dynasty to death. As a result, not only did he not have any trouble, he was promoted step by step, and he met a happy end in the Liu Song Dynasty, which was full of dangers. This shows Du Ji's ability to play both sides.

"If that doesn't work, Du Ji can take the lead first?"

etc……

Liu Yizhen suddenly thought of someone.

Since he returned to Guanzhong, he has not taken care of the other party, which seems a bit callous.

That is Wang Maide.

In terms of this person's ability, in history, it was under his governance that Hu Xia became a three-legged power on par with the Northern Wei Dynasty and Liu Song Dynasty.

In terms of decision-making, he is even better than Du Ji.

After all, someone with Han ancestry could become a prime minister under such a cruel monarch as Helian Bobo. Such talents have been pitifully rare throughout thousands of years.

If these three people were to be quantified using numerical values, Liu Yizhen gave Wang Xiu a score of 95 for politics and only 85 for wisdom.

Du Ji's politics is 85, his wisdom is 90.

Wang Maide’s politics is 90, and his wisdom is 90.

After careful consideration, Liu Yizhen basically settled on the core personnel around him.

But he was still a little melancholy.

Why did you just... change the script?
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