After drinking a pot of tea, Hu Shen personally washed the teapot and cups and boiled the tea again.
Sang Luo sat quietly beside him and watched, staring at Hu Shen's hands, and carefully looked at each finger. It was the fingers that pointed to Jiangshan. Those fingers had held countless imperial edicts, received countless memorials, and had also been
Tap the map to determine the life and death of millions of people, and once pointed to the starry sky and thought about the future.
After pouring the tea, Hu Shen raised his hand and said politely: "Please tea."
Sang Luo held up the cup with both hands and asked, "Teacher, what should I do if I can't overcome my desire?"
Hu Shen replied: "Why should desire be overcome? Because desire will definitely arise. What you need to do is control, not overcome."
Sang Luo shook his head slightly: "What if the control is not good?"
Hu Shen said eight words: "In one thought, there will be no retribution."
Sang Luo repeated the eight words, some fragments flashed in his mind, and his hands began to tremble slightly.
Hu Shen said again: "Fate is not really unfair. God is fair and will always give everyone a chance to choose. You see, Jiuyuan has not been truly pacified and has not been truly unified yet. What you need to think about is to help the court.
To support the country, we should also devote ourselves to the people of Jiuyuan.”
Sang Luo wondered: "Teacher, is there any difference?"
Hu Shen said: "If the emperor is a tyrant and tyrant today, what you help the court to support is not the country, but help him to defend the throne. The way of heaven and man is used to each other, so you must figure it out to support it.
One person, or should he support the world?"
These words sound like a traitor to others, but they are the laws of nature, no, the laws of heaven.
What is the way of heaven? The way of heaven is based on the people.
The people are the most important, the country is the next, and the king is the least important.
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Tianqian Road, under the Liangcheng City Tower.
Liangcheng Prefect Kang Yongzhi led officials from all over the city to wait under the city gate. The words "Tianqian" on the flag held by the surrounding soldiers were particularly conspicuous. These two surrounded by a circle of auspicious clouds, and the weekdays at the top of the pole head.
The decorated gun head was replaced with a pheasant tail.
Pheasant birds symbolize life and agility, while pheasants are regarded as loyalty and integrity. Therefore, when welcoming the Happy King, the ornament head of the gun needs to be replaced with the pheasant tail to show respect.
The Tianqian Army led by Kang Yongzhi today was also carefully selected elite soldiers, all wearing leather armor. These leather armors are different from the leather armor of the Shendu Army. They are all based on leather and are accompanied by thin copper pieces.
, thin iron sheets are combined with armor, and the surface is painted blue and black.
The Tianqian Dao is named after the Eight Trigrams, and the Tianqian position in the Eight Trigrams corresponds to blue. Pure blue is not majestic, so it is changed to blue and black.
Kang Yongzhi, who was covered in white hair and wrinkles, had difficulty even when he opened his eyes and looked at him from afar. After watching the Xiwang Convoy arrive, he immediately sorted out his deep-scared official uniform and knelt down. When the convoy arrives, he immediately
Lead Liangcheng officials to shout Thousand Years.
The only one among the officials did not speak out, and this person was Kang Yongzhi's chief of staff, Shi Xueyun.
Although Xue Yun was forty and in his forties, his face and body were still as young as a young man. If it weren't for the generous official uniform, everyone present would probably be frightened by his strong body.
The deafening cry directly woke Ji Chengying who was sleeping in the carriage.
Ji Chengying was so scared that she trembled all over. Just as she was about to get angry, she suddenly realized that this should be in Liangcheng, so she lifted the curtain and looked outside. She looked at the civil and military officials and soldiers kneeling in front of her, and looked up again.
He then waved his hand to the eunuch with him.
Ji Chengying ordered the eunuch: "Call the prefect Kang Yongzhi to come forward."
After the eunuch was summoned by the accompanying eunuch, Kang Yongzhi walked forward carefully with a slow step and knelt beside the carriage: "The prefect of Liangcheng Kang Yongzhi paid homage to His Highness King Xi, and King Xi is a thousand years old and healthy."
Ji Chengying said in the car: "Get up, come into the car."
Kang Yongzhi was stunned and thought he had heard it wrong. How could he have the right to ride in the same car with King Xi?
Just when Kang Yongzhi was stunned, Ji Chengying said again: "Are you deaf? I'll let you in!"
The elderly Kang Yongzhi had to climb onto the carriage with the help of the eunuch accompanying him and into the carport, but he knelt in front of Ji Chengying and did not dare to look up.
Ji Chengying looked at Kang Yongzhi in front of him and tried hard to recall that he was very familiar with Kang Yongzhi's name. Moreover, he had seen Kang Yongzhi more than once since he ascended the throne, but because there were too many civil and military people in the court, he really couldn't remember who it was.
Who is it? I was just surprised how the prefect of Liangcheng is so old?
Ji Chengying subconsciously asked: "Kang Yongzhi, how old are you this year?"
Kang Yongzhi replied: "My minister Kang Yongzhi is over 60 years old this year."
Ji Chengying was surprised: "You are still the prefect at your sixty?"
As soon as this sentence was said, Kang Yongzhi was sweating coldly. He didn't understand what this King of Xi meant? Because Kang Yongzhi's position as the prefect can be hereditary, his father and grandfather were both the former Tianqian Daoliangcheng
Prefect.
The reason why the Kang family was hereditary was because when Emperor Dingyuan conquered the world and when he fought against Tianqian Road, the Kang family, who was originally the richest man in Liangcheng, surrendered and paid money and worked hard to contribute. Therefore, after the establishment of the Dachang Dynasty, Dingyuan
The emperor directly issued an order to make Grandpa Kang Yongzhi, who was already old at that time, become the prefect of Liangcheng. Although he did not grant any titles, the prefect was the position of prefect to allow their Kang family to be hereditary.
Ji Chengying also realized that the sentence she blurted out was a little wrong, so she explained: "I just sigh that you are so old and have such a strong body, and you can still manage Liangcheng in an orderly manner."
Kang Yongzhi immediately thanked: "My memory, Kang Yongzhi..."
"Okay, stop talking about those cliches, I know what you are going to say," Ji Chengying quickly interrupted Kang Yongzhi, "The emperor asked me to come to Liangcheng with his will this time for Princess Baomeng and Princess Fanlang,
Because the two had a little upset after their wedding, the princess left in anger, and the princess led people to chase them out. The emperor was afraid that something would happen, so he sent me to Liangcheng to find them."
Kang Yongzhi heard this and said, "Prince, the minister immediately sent someone to search for the counties in Liangcheng."
Ji Chengying immediately said: "This matter cannot be made public, it must be kept confidential. No one can tell you when asked, but you can only say that I came to Liangcheng for a trip. Do you understand?"
Kang Yongzhi understood: "I understand."
Then, Ji Chengying changed the subject and asked, "Is there anything delicious and fun in Liangcheng?"
Ah? Kang Yongzhi thought he had heard it wrong: "Your Majesty, you are asking about delicious food and fun, right?"
Ji Chengying said patiently: "Don't you always ask me to repeat it again for the second time? It's time to have supper now. I haven't had a serious meal all the time."
Kang Yongzhi immediately said: "Prince, I have held a banquet in the mansion."
Ji Chengying said: "There is no need to hold a banquet. What you have done is not the dishes. Moreover, I like purity, don't let those officials accompany me. Listen, go and get some local specialty food snacks.
Then, let’s find a place to have a quiet meal. I’ll explain something to you by the way. Do you understand?”
Kang Yongzhi knelt down and said, "I understand."
After getting off the car, Kang Yongzhi lined up with other officials and stood on both sides, watching King Xi's convoy enter the city.
"Sir, what happened?" Xue Yun, who was standing beside him, asked in a low voice, "Why are you full of doubts?"
Kang Yongzhi called Xue Yun aside and repeated the previous conversation with Ji Chengying. The two of them naturally didn't know that the so-called King Xi in the car was actually the current emperor. Even everyone knew that the emperor and King Xi were.
No one would have thought that the emperor would do such a ridiculous thing as exchanging identity with King Xi.
Although Xue Yun's identity is the chief of staff and the confidant of Kang Yongzhi, he is actually strictly considered Kang Yongzhi's housekeeper and there is no real official rank in the court, because the court originally provided the so-called prefects of each city.
The staff, that is, the strategist, is similar to the strategist Zhu Lu around Tang Chen.
The reason why the court sent the people to monitor the prefects of various cities was actually to send them to monitor the officials of the city. Although these aides and counselors did not have real power, they had to go through military and political affairs. Whenever they found any problems, they would report them to the court quietly.
However, the strategist who was originally sent to Liangcheng in the court was named Gu Huaiyi, and also called Gu Crazy. This person is crazy and almost cares about things. He is apart from drinking, sleeping, or wandering around. Therefore, Kang Yongzhi is now
Taking Xue Yunli for the sake of the chief secretary who had no official rank was equivalent to replacing Gu Huaiyi.
Because the Kang family was loyal to the three generations, the Kang family not only paid taxes on time and in quantity every year, but also the Kang family also paid tribute to the royal family in their private name.
The reason why the Kang family is so rich is because of private trafficking, and the targets of private trafficking are Rouhara and Ruihara.
Although the court nominally ruled Jiuyuan, in fact, only the Huayuan area is completely under the control of the Dachang Dynasty. Ruiyuan and Rou had disputes with each other and were also hostile to the court. Therefore, if someone discovered that the Kang family had been selling private salt.
Iron tools, cotton cloth, and spices are given to the Tuols tribe and Yan tribe. Although it is a serious crime, it is more troublesome.
If the promulgation of the decree says that Ruoyuan and Ruiyuan are engaged in business, then the court will publicly inform the whole world that these two places are not part of the Dachang Dynasty. Therefore, the Kang family is very clear that even if the court learns about their private transactions, they will only
It will cause endless trouble to the court, because from an official perspective, it will pay more taxes and privately offer them to the royal family, which will make the royal family turn a blind eye.
This is also the reason why the court would send a drunkard like Gu Huaiyi to Liangcheng. If someone else had sent him, he would have discovered the Kang family's private dealings and reported it to the court. Gu Huaiyi would not have been the case. He did not care about anything except drinking and reported it regularly.
The relevant documents of the imperial court were written by Xue Yun.
Of course, Kang Yongzhi also took good care of Gu Huaiyi, and this crazy man Gu had no other requirements except for the daily needs of good wine and food, and would not interfere with all military and political affairs in Liangcheng.
After Kang Yongzhi informed Xue Yun of Ji Chengying's previous request, he said worriedly: "What do you think this King of Xi means?"
Xue Yun smiled and said, "Sir, I think this is not a test. This time, King Xi came to Liangcheng, in addition to finding the prince consort and the princess, I think it is also for the sake of fun."
"Travel?" Kang Yongzhi looked at the Xiwang Convoy that had entered the city gate. "As far as I know, Xiwang always stays in the gate without going out of the gate, why did he come to Liangcheng at this time?"
The reason why Kang Yongzhi said this was because the Kang family and the Tuols tribe had just agreed on a big deal.