The next day, he hurriedly boarded the carriage, looked back at the southeast land with beautiful mountains and rivers, and looked at the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River full of fish and shrimp in the lakes and waterways, Wei Ziheng gradually became a little melancholy, he really didn't expect that he would leave in this way, and at the same time, he didn't expect that he would follow the way of King Yue Bushou to go north.

Langya is close at hand, and it is far away in the sky. This is the action ability of the Praetorian Guard, which greatly surprised Wei Ziheng, from the vicinity of Gusu to Langya, a total of hundreds of kilometers, not to mention the steep mountains or many rivers on the way, the road is extremely long.

Along the way, all the checkpoints in Yue Guo were unimpeded, and they were all brought forward by the general of the Praetorian Guard, and then they brought tea and water, and all kinds of supplies. Such a long trip to the north actually has some flavor of browsing. Wei Ziheng, walking with Yue Wang Bushou, all the officials he met along the way were flattering, although they didn't know that the master behind the general in front of them was Yue Wang Bushou, but that rather corrupt face still made Wei Ziheng feel a little disgusted.

After Wei Ziheng thought about it, he still asked Ji Beigu, who was sitting next to him: "King Yue doesn't know what you think of this kind of officialdom corruption?" ”

Yue Wang Bushou shook his head: "This is inevitable. It is almost impossible for everyone to be truly incorruptible. ”

"Is there no way to solve it? If it lasts for a long time, it may endanger the government. Wei Ziheng showed a worried look.

Ji Beigu said with a smile: "Although Wei Gongzi is familiar with all kinds of ancient books, he still doesn't understand the reality of officialdom and politics. This is not an isolated phenomenon, it exists all over the world.

In my opinion, in the final analysis, it should be that our Chinese people live in groups and form a huge society in a fixed form and with a specific identity. How can you be sure that these people won't use some other way to improve their status in this society? People who go step by step are a minority after all. Not to mention the fact that this world is inherently unequal. Just like me, why was I born to be the heir to King Yue? This is the mandate of heaven, unknowable and unchangeable, conforming to nature, the way of all things, consistent. ”

When Wei Ziheng heard this, he couldn't help but be silent again, and said slowly: "Under the whole world, the universe and the universe, there must be a reason for existence, but we are just people under this principle, and we can't go beyond morality, so we can only be people after all." Whether it is a king, or the son of a doctor, or a commoner. You can't escape the order of cause and effect, and you can't do without the sophistication of human feelings, and at the same time, you can't leave this society built by people. Maybe that's why we can be freed from the wild world! ”

Ji Beigu, looking at Wei Ziheng beside him, said with feeling: "In the past, I especially hated reading those ancient books, and I always felt that this kind of truth was too sideways, and I couldn't describe this real cosmic desolation. It wasn't until later that I realized how I could know everything if I couldn't understand even a little bit of it.

Books can't be read too hard, how to use them is the key. ”

Wei Ziheng, at this time, looked at the king of Yue beside him in surprise, and said: "This is reasonable, I have been taught." ”

"Hahaha......... Wei Gongzi, don't say that, my knowledge is not as deep as yours, just some rough opinions. "Ji Beigu, looking at the scenery of heavy rocks outside the window through the wooden window in the carriage, said very leisurely.

Wei Ziheng thought for a while and said: "There is a sage in the land of Qilu in the north, Kongqiu, he once said that there must be my master in the threesome, no matter what year and age his teacher is, as long as there is something I don't understand, he can be a master." Life is different in what you are good at, and where others are strong, you may be your own weakness. ”

"You're talking about Confucius, Master of Confucianism. I have also heard a little that the way of Confucianism is broad and profound, and it is difficult for the elderly to master it if they are not educated. The philosophical principles pursued are quite magical. His eyes revealed some admiration for Confucianism.

After that, the journey was quite calm and smooth, and several people chatted and talked from time to time on the way, which can be regarded as adding a little fun to this boring journey. They all relied on their own knowledge to discuss the knowledge of the world, and there was no longer any hiding and reservation in front of King Yue, and some views and opinions were naturally said.

Finally, after dozens of days of long-distance travel, it finally approached Langya City, the magnificent capital of the Yue Kingdom, showing an unparalleled demeanor. Since the king of Yue Goujian destroyed Wu, in order to enter the Central Plains, the capital was moved to Langya. A new layer of the outer castle was built on top of the original old pot, and the fortifications and the internal layout were strengthened. Therefore, a palace of the king of Yue was rebuilt.

The palace is magnificent, divided into three areas, arranged in the form of the front, middle and back. The front is mainly for the daily government and related political work, while the middle is the place where the Yue King entertains guests, and the largest area is the daily residence of the Yue King and other gardens and courtyards in the rear. There are some pavilions on the left and right, which are the residences of some of the princes for their daily work.

Entering Langya City is very smooth, through the wooden window you can see the heavily guarded Yue army, through the market avenue, you can see the prosperity of Langya City, people walk through the city to carry out various transactions and buy and sell a lot of business travelers also stop here. Thinking that these people were once also the people of other countries, in just a dozen years, the Yue Kingdom brought prosperity, power and majesty to this remote small city. It is the people here who are deeply benefited, and there may be people in this place who have the children of Wu Meng, but the people here don't believe in Wu Meng's set.

Thinking of this, Wei Ziheng sighed a little, maybe it was really like what those Wu League traitors said: Wu had no need to exist in the first place, and there was no point in continuing after the failure of their uprising ten years ago. Their presence only brings disaster and suffering to the locality. Perhaps for the people, there was no concept of country to country, and the princes were just the people of King Zhou, and these so-called struggles were more like some contradictions in the family.

It's just that one side is knocked down, and the other side is on its feet. It is the rule of this world that the law of the jungle is the law of the jungle, and if you do not advance, you will retreat, and you will inevitably perish. Maybe the current situation of Wu Meng is its real destination!

Having said that, he was now a little worried about his senior brother's situation, and he had seen his master appear before he left. I have lived with my junior brother for ten years, and I still know some temperaments. For Wu Meng, maybe Sun Qi will not leave easily. Although he didn't pay attention to it on the surface, but in the lobby, it was difficult for him not to listen to some words.

Wei Ziheng was thinking about whether his senior brother would be worried about his comfort? Will you come from far and wide to find it? After all, when Jong-in found him, there was no one else around. Perhaps his abnormal behavior did not attract the attention of others at all.

"Alas........." Wei Ziheng sighed silently, followed King Yue Bushou, and entered the palace in a mighty way.

Zhong Ren did not stay by King Yue's side as he imagined, but simply stayed in the palace and left.

Ji Beigu said: "He is a swordsman, he is just close to me and doing things for me, the rivers and lakes are the world of their swordsmen, and I should not have restrained them." When he left this time, he would go to the Song Kingdom in the Central Plains to seek the help of the Sword Pavilion. ”

"I see." The moment Wei Ziheng came to the capital of the Yue Kingdom, a sense of mission arose in his heart, how he should seize power for the King of Yue, this is still unknown, and the top priority is to understand this place first.

Yue Wang Bushou personally arranged Wei Ziheng's residence, providing the best conditions and the widest range of books. The land of the Yue Kingdom was free to Wei Ziheng to enter and exit. In order to let Wei Ziheng stay in the palace of the king of Yue naturally, he appointed an official position, the official position is not large, but the role is also very general, similar to the reading friends around the monarch, often discussing some inconsequential matters.

At the same time, Wei Ziheng lent this identity and openly asked to see Beigu with the etiquette of the Yue Kingdom.

Yue Wang Bushou often talked to Wei Ziheng on the grounds of reading. The place where the books are hidden, as well as the sleeping palace of the king of Yue, are often the places where the two talk. The rather reasonable setting made none of the ministers in the court feel strange.

After a preliminary understanding of the existing situation in Yueguo, Wei Ziheng not only wondered: "Langya is located close to the north, close to the Qi country, wouldn't it be dangerous to set up a capital in such a place?" ”

When Ji Beigu said this, he hesitated for a moment and said, "That's what my grandfather meant, and I can't change it at will." Moving the capital north is naturally beneficial to the Central Plains, but it is also dangerous, so my Yue country has fought with Qi many times. Although it greatly shook the prestige of the Qi State, it still could not eliminate Langya's unfavorable move of approaching the territory of other countries. This was originally a gamble, if the destiny of heaven followed our national prestige, we could naturally take the opportunity to seize more territory in the north. After all, if it fails, it will be a disaster for all the people in this city, in fact, it doesn't matter, if it really doesn't work, it is okay to move back to the old capital, or Gusu. ”

"That's right, but I don't know how long this hegemony of the Yue Kingdom can last?" Wei Ziheng let out a heartfelt sigh.

Ji Beigu looked at the map of Yue Guo drawn on a large bamboo board, and said: "As the monarch of Yue Kingdom, in my eyes, Yue Country is no longer suitable for hegemony, and I must cultivate myself no matter what. The state of Wu is a lesson from the past, fighting wars everywhere to expand its national strength, but it has never been attacked by my grandfather's rear, resulting in the destruction of the country. This is all due to the emptiness within the country and the fatigue of the people. ”

Wei Ziheng put down the bamboo slip in his hand and said: "All this is the trend of the times, what we can do is to hope to change the direction of the general trend, if we can succeed, it will be the merit of the heavens and the earth."

According to my understanding in the past few days, in my opinion, if you want to seize power, I am afraid you still need to mutiny, there are not a few people in the Yue country who support you, but no one dares to really stand up, they are more or less supported as prime ministers, if you want to make a reversal, you must need the king of Yue to come out in person. ”

"Oh, what does Gongzi Wei think? But it doesn't hurt to say that. Ji Beigu looked at Wei Ziheng with a smile, and in the past few days, he has regarded this person of his age as his companion.

Wei Ziheng thought for a while and said: "Now that the border between Qi and Yue is still unstable, King Yue, you can go to the front, go to the army in the name of condolences, treat the major generals well, and expand your influence through the banquet, and then you need King Yue to prepare more words."

I think about it, it is not difficult to seize power, first of all, the prime minister is not very powerful, but only takes the existing power in his own hands, and does not reject the king of Yue too much. As long as King Yue expands his influence, this right will naturally return to his hands.

This is just an external condition, and there is also a little bit above the court, I see that King Yue seems to be a little not very good at communication, I think this point may need to be learned. If you can control the major decisions in the court in your own hands, no matter how powerful the prime minister is, he can't resist you as the monarch. In addition, it is necessary to promote some talents to serve as officials in the DPRK and China. When you seize power, you must strengthen your wings. ”

After listening to this, Ji Beigu's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he understood something, and said casually: "Master Wei, this is quite reasonable, I can't hide it, although I usually talk very happily, but the public hall is crowded, I can't help but be a little nervous." Speech is often intermittent. ”