Chapter 45: Let me tell you a story
Heavenly Sin turned his head and looked, good guy, he was really an acquaintance, and the first face he saw when he came to this world was this. The third in the Ji family, his quirky third uncle.
Instead of answering his series of questions, Heavenly Sin pulled away the long sword with his hand and asked, "Is the old man inside?" ”
The third uncle frowned, withdrew his long sword, and said, "The head of the family is indeed in the camp. ”
Tiansin stood up and patted his buttocks, and walked in directly, ignoring the third uncle's reaching out to stop him.
Opened the door curtain, and sure enough, he saw his titular grandfather Ji Wutian sitting in the middle, looking at Heavenly Sin with a smile on his face.
Heavenly Sin stepped forward with a big grin, and didn't speak, so he directly grabbed the old man's tea cup, took a sip of it, and finally glanced at his tongue, snorted twice and said something unpleasant, and then put down the teacup.
He is not hypocritical, but it is really unpalatable, and the reason why there is such a thing as tea in this world is very simple, that is, the water is more difficult to drink. It's extremely difficult to find water that doesn't have a strange taste, so tea is just a kind of 'flavor' thing, so how good can it be?
"Hah! I'm finally alive, and this one can make me have a dry mouth...... By the way, old man, did you hear that? ”
Ji Wutian looked at him very calmly, first nodded and said: "Well, it can be regarded as deafening, but ......" His face sank, and he continued: "You came here, do you want to give the old man a reason to let the old man kill his relatives unjustly?" ”
Heavenly Sin was not afraid at all, and pouted: "What's wrong today?" If you see a random person, you have to fight or kill...... This one...... Old man, I can't give you a reason, I can only tell you a story. ”
Ji Wutian suddenly smiled dumbly, and said: "You have lived in Ji Mansion for nearly ten years, and you have never stepped out of the courtyard door, nor have you seen anyone else, but you want to tell me a story?" Where does this story come from? Don't you make it up? ”
Heavenly Sin said with a smile: "Then I really can't make it up, haven't I lived in a small village for a while, but I heard an old man tell me, cough cough...... Anyway, you're idle right now, listen or not? ”
Ji Wutian shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It's okay, it's okay, just before you hit the road, what's the harm in fulfilling your little wish?" ”
Heavenly Sin smiled: "Okay, whatever you say." Tale...... That's the case, in a far, far away, there is also a big, big country, the head of this country died early, leaving only two children who are older, and there are many warlords around, and there are two alliances of authoritarian eunuchs and scholars to pinch each other every day, the story ...... That's where it started. ”
"Oh? It's really a messy country, it's funny, you continue. ”
"It is said that before the old lord died, he made an edict to pass the throne to the eldest prince, after all, the young and the young are orderly, which is understandable. And the scholars are also very happy, the eldest prince's mother's family is in the scholar group, as long as the eldest prince is in power, then they can uproot those close ministers and servants! ”
"Well, but will those attendants sit idly by?"
"Hehe, old man, you are still very smart, that's right, the waiter is directly in a hurry, and he is in danger, so he ...... Desperate, he tampered with the edict of the first emperor without permission, and established the second prince as the lord of the country, and they had the power of the Praetorian Guard, preemptively, cooked raw rice overnight, and the next day they would slaughter and purge those scholars, and the whole capital was called a mess! ”
"Well, this is inevitable, become a king or lose a villain."
"But it's actually ...... It's not over, the first emperor is not an idiot, he expected that there might be a dispute for the heir before he died, so he sent someone to secretly send a secret edict to a border general. This general came from a humble background, and climbed to a high position little by little by relying on his military exploits, because he had nothing to do with the chamberlain and the scholars, so although the first emperor had not seen him much, he thought that he was a person who could be trusted. In the secret edict, he only told him to let him assist the young emperor well. But old man, you know, in that kind of situation where transportation is not developed and communication is not convenient, the secret edict and the news of the new emperor's accession to the throne arrived at the border almost at the same time. The general opened the secret edict and saw that the previous emperor and the current emperor were ...... It's not alone! What do you think he will do? ”
Ji Wutian thought for a while, and then said: "The hero of the general position of the border pass and the assistant to the new emperor...... The difference between the two choices is too great, and he has the secret edict of the first emperor, so he naturally wants to lead troops into Beijing, as long as he is entrusted by the first emperor, plus the new emperor is young...... Naturally, there will be no difference in power. ”
Tiansin nodded and said: "That's right, he thinks so too, so he led the troops into Beijing, where are those Praetorian guards who are the opponents of his hundred battles?" Not only did he quickly conquer, but he also abolished the current 'false emperor', assisted the new emperor designated by the first emperor to ascend the throne, and indeed became a powerful minister above 10,000 people under one person. ”
Ji Wutian nodded and asked, "Well, that's really the case." Finished with the story? ”
Heavenly Sin shook his head and smiled: "Far from it!" He also thought that the matter was over, he had soldiers, an emperor, and the reason of the secret edict of the first emperor, so he could naturally dominate the world in his hands, but in fact...... Within a few days, the heroes of the world rose up, waving the signboard banner of 'Qingjun Side', and dozens of princes united to crusade against him! ”
Ji Wutian was stunned for a moment, and said suspiciously: "But he has the edict of the first emperor......"
Heavenly Sin said: "Yes, yes, but if you are a prince, if you are a prince today, a remote border general can still enter Beijing lightly, and they are powerful warlords in various places...... Why can't you go to the capital to sit? The edict of the first emperor? Just say it's fake, who will verify it? All the people in the world say that 'he' is a bad guy, and to kill him is to do a great deed, the most correct thing! ”
When Ji Wutian heard this childlike language, the corners of his eyes jumped violently, and it took a long time before he asked in a deep voice, "What is the result?" ”
Heavenly Sin spread his hands and said, "What else can I do?" struggled for a few years, and was finally stabbed to death by his closest person, and the person who had a leg with his wife, and that cronie had no ability to keep his country, hehe, in the end...... It's the end of a lot of rebellion. ”
The green tendons on Ji Wutian's head burst out suddenly, no matter how you look at these words, they are all heavenly sins referring to Sang scolding Huai, saying that he Ji Wutian himself will end up like this.
So he gritted his teeth and asked, "Oh? And then later? ”
Heavenly Sin smiled and said, "Later? Let's fight! If you don't accept me, I won't accept you, if you rob the emperor, I will rob it, no matter what kind of excuse you have, anyway, it's a fight, it's a land grab. At that time, there was a person who was more straightforward, he made such an analogy, and said...... There was one of the most beautiful and precious deer in the world in the treasury of the kingdom, but it was not guarded, it ran out, so ...... It regains its freedom, and anyone in the world can chase it and try to have it. That is, 'the country loses its deer, and the world chases it!' What's next? It is nothing more than the end of the group of heroes rising together and competing for the Central Plains. ”
After another sip of unpalatable tea, Tiansin continued: "Then the big fish eat the small, the small fish eat the shrimp, and after the layers are passed, only the three forces remain, standing on their feet, building their own countries, but in the end, one side wins...... Hey, the general trend of the world will be divided for a long time, and it will be divided for a long time......"
After taking another sip, Heavenly Sin sighed and said: "The rolling Yangtze River is passing away, and the waves are sweeping away the heroes." Success or failure turns empty. The green mountains are still there, and the sunset is red several times. On the white-haired fisherman river, accustomed to watching the autumn moon and spring breeze. A pot of turbid wine is happy to meet. How many things in ancient and modern times are laughed and discussed...... Ahh This tea is so unpalatable. ”
After hearing this, Ji Wutian suddenly stood up from the couch, his expression changed greatly, and then ...... With a long sigh, he sat down again, looked at his 'grandson', suddenly smiled dumbly, shook his head with a wry smile, snatched the tea bowl from Tiansin's hand, and took a sip, and then said, "It's really not too delicious...... Drinking, all in the middle of a joke? Could it be that my Ji family's thousand-year-old foundation is just a joke? ”
He looked up at the roof of the tent, as if he saw the vast blue sky through it, and then his expression was correct, and he said firmly: "Hmph! Is it right or wrong? But everything in the world has wins and losses after all, even if the heroes are competing, isn't it still the final victory of the strong side? It's better to win than to lose. ”
Heavenly Sin blinked his eyes and said, "This...... In fact, the one who won in the end was not the strongest at the beginning, but ...... Hehe, it's the weakest, but it doesn't matter. Old man, do you think I'm done with this story? ”
Ji Wutian was stunned for a moment and asked, "One side will win in the end, could it be that there are still changes in the future?" ”
Heavenly Sin said: "Change? Accidents are not something to talk about, but inevitable. The victorious kingdom was usurped and run for a while, and then ...... Suddenly invaded by foreign people, there was no ability to fight back at all, China overturned, mountains and rivers reversed, one is a rout...... Hmph, it's a hundred years! ”
Ji Wutian's eyes glared sharply and said, "Foreign?!" ”
Heavenly Sin said: "That's right, since the death of the first emperor, the national strength was originally weak, but the warlords in various places ruled in isolation, but it was the people's livelihood that nourished the recovery of all things until ...... That 'he' suddenly entered the Central Plains and became the last straw that overwhelmed this precarious world, the Great War! Years of war, close to a hundred years! Men died on the battlefield, the people were displaced, and the land was lonely, but the farmland was barren and cultivated, and during the establishment of the Three Kingdoms, it was extremely strong, so that the once powerful and rich country became a leaf swaying in the wind and rain, and soon ...... It fell to the ground, trampled by those dirty-footed barbarians, and finally destroyed in a mess! ”
"Shhh
Ji Wutian gasped suddenly, the clothes on his back were wet with sweat, and a few simple words reminded him of a problem he had been ignoring. Foreign, or rather...... The other three kingdoms!
If you trap and kill the lord of the country today, will the princes and nobles of all over the world deal with you like they did with that 'him'? Definitely! The ambition of those people and wolves is not a day or two, so what is the matter of supporting the army and respecting themselves? Go without saying. Even if he finally wins, it will be a miserable victory after all, and the Nanming Kingdom at that time ...... What can you use to resist the iron horses of the other three great powers?
He looked up at Heavenly Sin again, and he was finally sure at this time, where was his grandson telling him a story? It's clearly ...... is accurately analyzing the future pattern, and will Nanming Kingdom embark on that road of no return...... It's all up to today.
Ji Wutian knew that 'today' was a very important day, and the Ji family and the royal family were finally going to make a decision, but he still didn't expect that 'today' was far more important than he imagined, whether it was life or death, victory or decline, and the future of the entire country was actually ...... It was only one decision he made at this time.