More than a month has passed since the rebellion of Wu Kui, Chen Ziyou is in the palace on weekdays, in addition to recuperating from illness, he is to read all kinds of books in the Wei State, the Wei State is worthy of inheriting the country of the Great Jin Dynasty, and the richness of the collection of books is stronger than that of Zhongshan State.

However, it is said that the temples of Wei State, because of Wu Kui's rebellion, executed most of the officials, and at this moment the court can be said to be dead. Fortunately, Wu Xu worked hard day and night to ensure the operation.

King Wei sat on the throne of the main hall, looking at the faces of a large number of unfamiliar officials under His Royal Highness, and he still couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Most of the officials mentioned now are the deputies of the original hundred officials, although they also have work experience, but they are still far worse than the original officials, and the most headache for King Wei is not only this.

At this time, the chief military attache is Xu Zheng of the cityhead garrison, which is naturally beyond doubt, Xu Zheng beheaded Wu Kui this time, and the credit is not shallow, and the king of Wei has raised his rank, and now Xu Zheng is not only responsible for the work of the city's head garrison, but also leads the forbidden army, and almost controls all the military forces of Daliang City.

This is not a good thing, although Xu Zheng's loyalty has long been verified, but it cannot lose the checks and balances, once people have great power, their minds will inevitably not change, which is also something that King Wei has been worried about. This involves another question, Wu Kui was beheaded, and the phase was suspended, who should be entrusted to it?

Most of the officials in the palace are newly appointed, and it is impossible and does not have the talent of Xiangguo, so the candidates are very narrow.

Just when the King of Wei frowned and was distressed, Wu Xu came out and said: "The thing that the king is worried about must be that the phase is empty, and the civil officials have no backbone. ”

King Wei nodded, looking at Wu Xu, who was temporarily in the first place in the civil service, Wu Xu put down the rebellion this time, and his loyalty was fully revealed, plus he was also an old minister of the three dynasties, and he had rich work experience, and the government had relied on him a lot in the past few days. But King Wei was still very hesitant, because when it came to the phase, he would always think of Wu Kui.

Since Wu Kui's death, Wu Xu has temporarily taken charge of state affairs, and many officials in the DPRK and China believe that Wu Xu is the future minister of Wei, so many officials have visited his home in recent days, which has the meaning of stammering.

Therefore, an official immediately came out and said: "King Qiyu, the minister has a view, after the rebellion of Wu Kui, the operation of the country's government depends on the support of Lord Wu, and the old minister of the three dynasties of Lord Wu, the qualifications are the best in the temple, and the minister thinks that he can take on a great responsibility." ”

This rather stammering remark immediately attracted the ridicule of many officials, but no one came out to oppose it.

King Wei nodded, looked at Wu Xu for a long time, and finally made a decision, the position of Xiangguo is very important, and it needs to be decided quickly.

But at this moment, Wu Xu said: "The king, the minister recommends one person." ”

King Wei was stunned for a moment and asked, "Who?" ”

Wu Xu raised his head, his eyes firm: "The person who made the first contribution to quelling Wu Kui's rebellion this time, Chen Ziyou!" ”

As soon as the words fell, it caused a thousand waves in the hall, and no one thought that the person recommended by Wu Xu turned out to be Chen Ziyou.

King Wei also looked at Wu Xu with a puzzled face.

A minister came out and said: "King Qiyu, Chen Ziyou is a courtier of another country, although this counterinsurgency has helped our country a lot, but how can I lead my country to seal!" ”

These words spoke out the hearts of everyone in the palace, including King Wei. No matter how meritorious Chen Ziyou is, after all, he is a courtier of Zhongshan Kingdom, how can he lead our country to seal it? What's more, Chen Ziyou still holds the position of Xiangguo in Zhongshan Kingdom.

Wu Xu understood everyone's concerns, and then said, "King, listen to me. As far as the minister knows, although Chen Ziyou is the minister of Zhongshan, he is actually not responsible for the actual work, which can be known from his trip to our country. This is not like a Xiangguo, but more like a Zongheng family. ”

Zonghengjia, when Wu Xu said this word, everyone in the palace was slightly stunned. A hundred years ago, there were only ten schools of thought that really gained power, and Confucianism took the lead. Among them, the vertical and horizontal faction does not focus on governing the country like other schools, but emphasizes the role of the individual, and a large number of so-called vertical and horizontal scholars were cultivated in that era, mediating between countries, and placing great emphasis on the use of diplomatic strategies.

However, in recent years, Confucianism has continued to flourish, except for Taoism, the two schools of Confucianism still have markets in various countries, and the remaining seven schools have gradually lost power.

Wu Xu continued: "According to the observation of the minister in recent days, Chen Ziyou is not a person who is not in a country, and he is not out of his own heart when he goes out of Zhongshan and receives the seal, and this person has the talent of the world, and he is worthy of being surrounded by the position of Xiangguo. ”

King Wei didn't say a word, but his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was thinking about something.

......

King Wei, who returned to the dormitory, invited Chen Ziyou to his residence and told him about today's affairs in the court.

Chen Ziyou was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and said: "Below is the Xiangguo of Zhongshan Kingdom, how can you lead the Xiangyin of Wei Kingdom?" What Dr. Wu Xu said is too absurd. ”

King Wei said with a smile on his face: "What Dr. Wu Xu said, although it is unthinkable, but after thinking about it, he thinks that it is not impossible. ”

King Wei continued: "Although my Great Wei is not a big country, after all, the foundation is still there, and I think I can be worthy of Mr. Wei's great talent." ”

King Wei's words surprised Chen Ziyou, worthy of three words have put Chen Ziyou in a dilemma, if he refuses, doesn't it mean that Chen Ziyou doesn't look down on Wei?

Chen Ziyou hurriedly said: "It's not that the minister is unwilling to go out of the Wei Kingdom, it's just that he has already received the seal of Zhongshan, and the uncle of Zhongshan is entrusted with the seal, and it is really difficult to live up to it." ”

King Wei narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "The widow didn't say that he wanted Mr. to abandon Zhongshan Xiangyin." ”

Chen Ziyou was completely stunned this time, according to what King Wei said, did he want him to lead the two countries of Wei and Zhongshan at the same time? This is not unheard of in the history of ancient civilizations, when Su Qin once led the six countries to seal each other, in order to form an alliance against Qiang Qin.

This is to make me Su Qin......

Chen Ziyou thought for a while and said, "Can you think about it for a few more days?" ”

King Wei nodded with a smile and said, "For such a big event, it is natural to think about it for a little longer." ”

Chen Ziyou breathed a sigh of relief and returned to his residence, and along the way, he repeatedly pondered the feasibility of this matter.

But after repeated deductions, he came to the conclusion that it was imperative.

First of all, Wu Xu's recommendation in the court is a very smart act in Chen Ziyou's opinion.

The position of Wei Xiang is the head of civil officials. This should have been a fragrant dumpling, but there was a Wu Kui, who was so powerful that he even planned to overthrow the Wei royal family. Although the rebellion has been quelled, the shadow left in the heart of King Wei by this Xiangguo position is difficult to erase. Wu Xu can certainly sit in this position, but he must be ready to be killed at any time, and the suspicion of the monarch will always exist. After all, King Wei really didn't want a second Wu Kui, Wu Xu could push himself off the cusp by doing this, and he no longer needed to worry day and night, for fear that he would do something wrong. Moreover, if Chen Ziyou becomes the minister of state, he will not stay in Wei for a long time, and the government of Wei still needs Wu Xu to mediate. This is a great choice for Wu Xu.

Besides, for King Wei, what he is most afraid of is the appearance of a second Wu Kui. But what if Chen Ziyou is the prime minister? Chen Ziyou will not stay in Wei for a long time, so naturally he can't talk about cultivating his own forces, and the so-called position of Xiangguo is just a false title. After solving the problem of the vacancy of Xiangguo's position, the possibility of a second Wu Kui in the future can be avoided. Such a choice could not be better for King Wei.

But why is it imperative for Chen Ziyou to make this choice?

Because Chen Ziyou only found out at this time that he had been ignoring a problem that he had been ignoring, the formation of the five-nation alliance, and the strength of the countries was not much different, which was of course the foundation. But who is in charge of this alliance? No matter which country is in charge, it will attract the suspicion of other countries. Then the best thing to do is that the manager does not belong to any country, but to any country. It's a very winding sentence, but it's also easy to understand. During the ancient civilization period, Su Qin also managed the Six Nations Alliance by leading the Six Kingdoms to seal each other.

After Chen Ziyou thought about it, his heart suddenly became much clearer, although the risk still exists, but the opposite benefit is greater.

Three days later, Chen Ziyou left Wei.

On the day of parting, the prince of Wei personally took a hundred officials to send him off a hundred miles outside the city.

And in the package that Chen Ziyou brought with him when he left, there were two photo seals at the same time.