Chapter Eighty-Five: Loyalty and Treachery Are Hard to Distinguish
With the footsteps of bearing, a generation of loyal Lin Xiangru slowly walked towards the palace, as we all know, Lin Xiangru for a and the bi, did not hesitate to offend the king of Qin, ready to die with the bi, in full view of the king of Qin made the king of Qin faceless, and then the king of Qin made it difficult for Lin Xiangru many times, Lin Xiangru directly said that let the king and the family bi go back, even if he was martyred, it is nothing, but Qin Zhaoxiang Wang Yingji is what kind of person, to deal with such a spirit, how can he be so stingy, the king, the atmosphere is vigorous, So simply let Lin Xiangru go with his strength, of course, Lin Xiangru met King Zhaoxiang, if you change to a very real King Qin, maybe Lin Xiangru would have been martyred, of course, no matter what the outcome is, all in all, Lin Xiangru is a generation of loyal ministers.
Then the problem comes, when the great loyalty meets the traitor, the contradiction must be uneven, of course, the loyal minister hesitates and worries about state affairs, so it is late, then the traitor can get benefits, so he went to the palace early to wait for the king, since ancient times, the loyal minister is worried about the country, the traitor loves himself, the loyal minister is sentimental, the traitor is cold-blooded and ruthless, the loyal minister often does not die well, and the traitor is diametrically opposed, the descendants enjoy the blessings of all generations, whether it is the survival of the country or the death of the country, they can always find their place, thus crossing the moral bottom line, Ignoring everything in the world.
As long as the king of the Son of Heaven appears, the life of the traitor will not be easy, otherwise all justice is just a passing cloud, just like Qin Hui in the Southern Song Dynasty, in the period of Zhao Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, Qin Hui can run rampant, but in the later is the most effective emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty Zhao Yan, Qin Hui's descendants are not like this, Zhao Yan is not only making great efforts to govern the rich country and strengthening the people, but also rehabilitates Yue Fei, who is loyal to the country, when Zhao Yan was in power, The people of the Song Dynasty were very wealthy, and Zhao Yan was the seventh generation descendant of Zhao Kuangyin, and he was also Zhao Gong's adopted son Zhao Yan, who passed on the throne to Zhao Yan, just like the descendants of Zhao Guangyi who returned the position to the descendants of his brother Zhao Kuangyin, of course, the Song Dynasty as a big dynasty could continue like this, and had the opportunity to pacify the traitors, but at this time, the Zhao State was completely different, it was just a vassal state, not to mention time, even the land was so big, how could it withstand the toss of other vassal states, so after Zhao Xiao became king, Whether there is a Ming Jun who knows the treachery of Guo Kai or Guo Kai's descendants, this is hard to say, because none of the other six vassal states will miss the opportunity to devour other countries, of course, after Qin Shi Huang annexed Zhao State, Guo Kai's contribution is also indispensable, so at present, Lin Xiangru has an indescribable sense of resistance in his heart for Guo Kai.
As soon as he stepped into the palace, Guo Kai was full of hospitality: "Xiangguo is so early"
"Yes, it's better to come early than to come by coincidence, it's not good to meet anyone, but to meet such a person" After Lin Xiangru's words, Guo Kai was displeased.
"Is there a misunderstanding between Xiangguo and Guo Kai, is it too much to worry about?"
"Worried? Hum! Look at you, a face, are you qualified to argue right and wrong with the original appearance? Of course, Guo Kai at this time is not to be outdone because he has done the work of King Zhao, Guo Kai is a traitor at any time, but he is a far-sighted person, not comparable to ordinary people, Guo Kai knows that Lin Xiangru's loyalty is only temporary, because the king always loves to listen to flattery, and the biggest problem of loyal ministers is that they will not say good things to the king, and loyal ministers who know how to say a few good words can continue in their own position for a long time, so great loyalty is better than evil, and the foolish are destroyed by wickedness.
Then again, why do many books now boast about the corrupt official He Shen, and talk about how brilliant He Shen's economic ideas are, knowing that there are still people who criticize or don't know where to elaborate the words, saying that Jiaqing regrets killing He Shen, although I don't know how these ideas came about, but first of all, because of He Shen's life, the entire Qing Dynasty completely lived in a confused fog area, and finally led to the collapse of the Qing Empire, not only Qianlong's luxurious life, but also He Shen's sugar-coated cannonballs, As a result, Qianlong completely lost his fighting spirit, and the entire Qing Dynasty was full of traitorous ministers, officials relied on purchases, and the economic vanity of the moment was also regarded as the economic mind of Heshen, which is indeed unreasonable, if people lose the most precious morality, then how can a country have prestige in the world, how can the monarch convince the people, so Heshen's sugar-coated cannonballs made the Qing Dynasty prosperous for a while, but among the backbone of the Qing Dynasty, except for the loyal and strong, in the end, many loyal ministers have no way, and they only survive by their own minds, It's a pity that the Qing Empire can't escape the end of destruction.
On the other hand, in fact, Lin Xiangru understands this, being treacherous and harming others and harming themselves, harming people's interests, and destroying their own morality, and if the official does not keep the bottom line of morality, he will slowly indulge, people are like this, as long as he crosses a line, he will naturally slowly indulge himself, and at first that inconspicuous line is actually his own bottom line, but unfortunately many people can't turn back because of the bottom line, as the old saying goes, as long as you want to turn back, there will always be a chance, and what we want to conquer is the greed in your heart, At present, Guo Kai seems to have no bottom line, but Lin Xiangru also knows that since Guo Kai can get the king's respect, then Lin Xiangru only has two choices, the first is to go all out to fight with Guo Kai politically, and the second is to slowly guide Guo Kai to realize that his treachery will bring disaster to the country and the people, but unfortunately Guo Kai does not seem to have thought about turning back, nor does he take the interests of the country seriously, because Guo Kai may think that the treatment of other countries will be better than his own country, and other people's parents will always be closer than his relatives. The ideas are different and the ideas are different, so between Guo Kai and Lin Xiangru, that is, from the bottom of their hearts, they are like fire and water, and they are incompatible.
"Lord Guo is very powerful, even the prince of Qin can be your companion, I really admire and admire Lin Xiangxiang with such ability."
"Xiangguo said with a smile, Guo Kai was able to successfully make the prince of Qin trust him, which is also indispensable to Xiangguo's glorious blessing, without Xiangguo's strategy, Guo Kai has always been in obscurity, so it is still good for Xiangguo to take care of it" Guo Kai bowed his head and thanked him.
But Lin Xiangru was instantly angry and couldn't control his anger: "Bah, you, you don't know what the national interest is, it seems that you have persuaded the prince of Qin to the country, but in essence, it must be for your own selfish interests to leave a way back for your own future."
Looking back, the ministers of the DPRK and China had not yet arrived, and at this time, Guo Kai directly began to tear each other apart with Lin Xiangru: "Xiangguo is condescending, how can we understand the suffering of our subordinates, Xiangguo's words Guo Kai can ignore it, ignore it!" ”
"Don't give this set to the original appearance, don't eat the original appearance, you think that the original appearance is the king who doesn't understand your personality!"
When Lin Xiangru had few words, a striking sentence instantly appeared: "What does Xiangguo mean by this?" ”
I don't know why, at this time, King Zhao had already come to the palace early, and he was also very concerned about the affairs of An Guojun, the prince of Qin, maybe he was very concerned about Guo Kai, but he happened to hear Lin Xiangru's disrespectful words, many things are called early as not as good as Qiao, and this time it is happy Guo Kai and worried about Lin Xiangru.
Of course, what is a traitor? It is not a traitor to be a traitor when he is antagonistic on the surface and thus insults him, only when he seems to be treacherous, he still says some words with righteousness and awe, which is a traitor.
"King! Just now Xiangguo was a momentary mistake, don't blame, the king also knows that Xiangguo is a straight person, and on top of the matter of returning to Zhao at the beginning, Xiangguo's loyalty has been revealed" Guo Kai didn't say this, it's okay, this said that King Zhao was even more angry.
"What? Straightforward is to King Qin, how can I be King Zhao? If you are straightforward, how can you talk about it behind your back, and you can attack the king with words? If you are straightforward, you can be rude and presumptuous! It is indeed the loyalty of Xiangguo to return to Zhao, but because of this, this king made him become Xiangguo from a doctor, and this king ...... to you."
King Zhao was halfway through his words, and Lin Xiangru insisted on explaining, but Wang quickly snatched the words and said angrily: "How can you be so presumptuous? Do you want me Zhao Dan to sit on the throne for you? ”
In an instant, Lin Xiangru knelt down and was shocked: "Weichen doesn't dare"
When Lian Po arrived, the atmosphere eased smoothly, and at the same time, King Zhao asked Lin Xiangru to get up, and the court meeting began.
Of course, Lian Po and the courtiers may not know what happened, but Lin Xiangru is the minister of a country after all, how can not damage the majesty of the country, although the minister of the country and the king at this time a little friction, but not how to Lin Xiangru now, after all, the Wang Wei that should be highlighted is basically in place, in fact, Lin Xiangru also knows that what is called a great grace needs to be great before the great power, because only in this way can the grace that the king gave to Guo Kai can be fully enhanced.
Calm down a little, the ministers bowed, and then Guo Kai said: "King, the prince of Qin has been waiting outside for a long time, and I don't know when my king will receive him."
"Pass on the prince of Qin"
Then he said: "Pass on the prince of Qin, An Guojun"
"An Guojun, the prince of Qin"
"Prince An Guojun has arrived!" With the pace of the West, Prince An Guojun understands that his starting point at the moment is not to start for personal gain, he should first communicate the social communication between the two countries, and then talk about Xia Ji's affairs, because An Guojun knows very well that in King Zhao, if he cares too much about Xia Ji and Zi Chu, once he fights between Qin and Zhao, he may not be good for Xia Ji and Zi Chu, and after repeatedly bowing down.
The crown prince An Guojun said: "The prince of Qin State, An Guojun, pay homage to King Zhao"
"Give me a seat"
After An Guojun sat down, King Zhao talked about state affairs with him......
At the moment, on the other side, the King of Qin heard about An Guojun's affairs in Zhao State, so he said with a smile: "I didn't expect that it was just my Qin State's prince visiting, Zhao State is restless, it seems that this Zhao State is not as strong as the widow imagined, and now, the rise of the Xishan Mountain of my Qin State is an inevitable trend, what do you think now, just say it, the widow wants to listen"
"What the king wants to understand is that the general trend of this world and the future direction of the Qin State are right?"
"Yes, since the prime minister said so, he must be confident, then this king wants to listen to the prime minister's opinion first" After the king's words, I saw Fan Ju bow again and again, and then said: "Back to the king, if today's trend of division and merger, but vertical, so now Zhao State also knows this, compared to Qin State, the Qi State in the east may be easier to be annexed by Zhao State"
Fan Ju understood what Yingji meant, but then Yingji said: "The widow knows the world better than anyone else."
"The king is wise!" When Fan Ju spoke little, the ministers replied in unison: "The king is wise"
Of course, for Yingji, the words of flattery are not important at all, what matters is who is the male lord in this world, and in the territory of the Qin State, except for Fan Ju and Bai Qi, the other courtiers are also military generals, not only brave, but also political, not arrogant and commander-in-chief!