When Wei Ziheng waited until he returned to Linzi City in Qi State, the night had already begun to end.

Wei Ziheng hurriedly finished dinner and began to walk in the city.

The night view of Linzi City of Qi is very beautiful, and under the bright lights, Linzi at night also has extra charm.

Wei Ziheng, standing alone in a small pavilion, sighed silently.

There is something about Jiang Ziya and King Zhou Wen, and today he seems to have gained a new understanding. Mo Zhai is worthy of being a master of thought, and the things that come out of his mouth are extraordinarily different.

It's like a life experience, so intimate, so evocative.

Wei Ziheng looked at the bright moon in the sky and involuntarily opened his empty eyes. I don't know why, since he came to the Qi Kingdom, when he saw the people of the Yin and Yang family, he also had to see all kinds of phenomena, and his eyes would open inexplicably.

It was as if the place was calling to him, the eyes.

The Yin-Yang family is really mysterious enough.

It is said that Yin-Yang and Taoism originally had the same path, and they were born together, but in the later development, because of their different positions, they gradually split.

The philosophical ideas of the Yin-Yang family are mainly Taoist "Yin-Yang Theory" and "Five Elements Theory".

The "Yin and Yang Theory" is to regard "Yin" and "Yang" as two coordinated forces within things, and believe that it is the law of generation that gives birth to all things in heaven and earth, which is the same as the concept of constituting the world upheld by Lao Tzu, the founder of Taoism, "Tao gives birth to Yang, Yang gives birth to Yin, Yin and Yang gives birth to Bagua, Taiji gives birth to all things, and all things bear Yin and embrace Yang, and the impulse is the same".

The "Five Elements Theory" is based on the theory that "the five basic elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth are constantly cyclically changing", and the concept of "the five elements are mutually reinforcing" is developed. Studying the theory of the five elements of yin and yang, you can formulate a calendar from the calculation of the movement of celestial bodies, and grasp all things in the world. Later, the "astronomers" who specialized in the study of the laws of celestial bodies and the "calendarists" who studied the calendar were developed and combined with the "Five Elements Scholars".

Whether it is Taoism or Yin and Yang, it is often said that there are five elements of Yin and Yang.

But what is yin and yang in this world? Many things can be seen as yin and yang, but how to distinguish them?

Wei Ziheng doesn't know much about the Yin and Yang family, but like most people, he just knows some skins.

But his own eyes seem to force him to understand something about the Yin and Yang Family, because these eyes seem to be able to see through the heavens and seek the root of all things.

It's just so unusual.

It is said that the Yin and Yang family has the saying that "the five virtues are the end", and specifically, it is also called the "victory of the five virtues". In this regard, there is a more detailed record: "Where the emperor (person) will prosper, the sky will be the first to see the auspicious people." When the Yellow Emperor, the day saw the big insect Yin big mole, the Yellow Emperor said 'the earth wins', the earth wins, so its color is still yellow, and its things are earth. And when Yu, the sage sees the grass and trees in autumn and winter do not kill, Yu said 'wood wins', wood wins, so its color is still green, and its thing is wood. And when the soup is made, the heavenly sage sees that the golden blade is born in water, and the soup says, 'gold wins', and gold wins, so its color is still white, and its things are gold. And when King Wen, the sky saw the fire, the red black title Dan book was collected in the Zhou Society, King Wen said, 'fire wins', fire wins, so its color is still red, and its matter is fire. The one who replaces the fire will be water, and the sky will see that the water vapor wins, and the water vapor wins, so its color is still black, and its things are water. …… The Yellow Emperor said: 'Mangmang is ambiguous, because of the power of the sky, and the same gas as the Yuan.

It's very mysterious, and it sounds hollow. But that's how the world thinks of the Yin-Yang family.

I don't know why, I'm lost in it.

Suddenly, a voice came from a person behind him: "Why is this brother so sad and sighing?" ”

Wei Ziheng, looking back, is a young person, who may look older than himself: "Oh, under Wei Ziheng, the swordsman who originally participated in the Famous Sword Conference came here today to relax." I don't know what the name of this son is? ”

The young man seemed to be a little happy, he sat down on the side of the pavilion and said, "I am Tian, Mingtao. ”

A member of the Qi Guotian clan?

Wei Ziheng immediately understood that he might be a young man in front of him, and his status was not low. The power of the Tian clan in the Qi State is quite large, and the power in power is no less than that of the Six Secretaries of the Jin State: "It turned out to be a descendant of the Tian clan of the Qi State, and it was rude to him." ”

"It's okay, you and I are just passers-by, and I just want to take a break, why don't you and I talk?" Tian Tao said with a smile.

Wei Ziheng also found a place, sat down, and then said: "The moon of Qi Country tonight is so beautiful!" You and I can enjoy the moon here, which is also a kind of fate. ”

Tian Tao said with a slight smile: "Wei Ziheng? It seems like where have I heard this name? An emissary from Vietnam? Right. ”

"Yes."

"It seems that you seem to be from the Jin Kingdom, and you have participated in this famous sword conference, and you seem to be quite famous."

"No, no, the swordsmanship under me is not much worse than those real masters." Wei Ziheng said very modestly.

Tian Tao seemed to know Wei Ziheng, and said unabashedly: "There is no need to do this, I actually hate those etiquette, and I also hate saying those words that seem to be so-called modest." You're strong, I've seen your fights.

But that's not what interests me about you. I think the difference between you and other people is that you have your own opinions, and you are very knowledgeable, maybe you and I can teach him a good lesson today. ”

Wei Ziheng lowered his head and smiled slightly after listening. I didn't think that anyone would be interested in me: "Say it! I just wanted to find someone to talk to. ”

"I don't know Wei Gongzi, what do you think you should talk about?" Tian Tao looked at the moon and said.

Wei Ziheng, these days he is more and more interested in national affairs, since there is a descendant of the Qi Guotian clan in front of him, why not ask about it: "You might as well talk about your Qi country!" As a native of the Jin Kingdom, I am also very curious about the history of the Qi Kingdom. ”

"Oh, I wonder why you're interested?" Tian Tao, at this time, turned his head sideways and looked at Wei Ziheng and said.

"Because Jiang Taigong single-handedly established the Qi State, and I also like Jiang Taigong very much, but I don't know much about Jiang Taigong's anger after that, since you are from the Qi Kingdom, you might as well tell me about it."

"Good! It just so happened that I also read the book of historians of our Qi country. ”

Tian Tao paused and began to narrate.

After King Wu conquered, he established the current Zhou world.

At that time, in order to reward the heroes and clans of the Zhou Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou made a large line of feudal system, and the first meritorious hero Lu Shang, who was the master, was Jiang Taigong Yu Yingqiu, and later changed its name to Linzi, and the country was named Qi. Because the monarch is surnamed Jiang, it is also called Jiang surnamed Qi. Taigong went east to the country, and Laizi, a neighbor, led an army to compete with Taigong for the camp mound. After the prince arrived at Yingqiu, he simplified the etiquette and repaired the government according to the local customs. The development of industry and commerce, the use of local fish and salt, the population increased greatly, making Qi a big country.

The state of Qi has a high status among the princes, and after the rebellion of the three eunuchs, King Cheng of Zhou once ordered Jiang Taigong to call Kang and said: "East to the sea, west to the river, south to Muling, north to Wudi, five marquis and nine uncles, really have to levy it." As a result, the state of Qi obtained the right to conquer, became a great power, and built its capital in Yingqiu.

During the reign of King Kang of Zhou, King Kang of Zhou distributed treasures to Lu Ling, Duke of Qiding, Wei Kangbo, the second monarch of the Wei Kingdom, and the second monarch of the Jin Kingdom, Marquis Xie of Jin, and Lu Gongbo, the son of Zhou Gongdan.

The third Duke of Qi Ding was passed to the Duke of Qi Ai, and was killed by King Zhou Yi because he was slandered by the Marquis of Ji in front of King Zhou Yi. After the death of Duke Ai, his half-brother Lu Jing was made the Jun of Qi and was the Duke of Qihu. Later, Qi Hugong plotted to prevent discipline and moved the capital from Yingqiu to Bogu, about fifty miles northwest of Linzi. This move shocked the Qi people and complained, and Qi Aigong's mother's brother Gongzi Shan and the private party led the Yingqiu people to kill Hu Gong, expelled Hu Gong's son, and moved the capital from Bogu back to Linzi, which was for Qi Xiangong. The two of them were passed on to his grandson Li Gong, who was stunned and tyrannical, and the people hated him, so they contacted the son of Qi Hu Gong to enter Qi to attack and kill Li Gong. The sons of Duke Hu were all killed in battle, and the Qi people supported Lu Chi, the son of Duke Li, as the monarch of the country, and it was for Duke Wen of Qi. Duke Qi Wen executed all the seventy people who participated in the killing of Duke Li, ending more than 40 years of palace civil strife.

The third pass of the Duke of Wen was passed to the Duke of Xu. In the following ten years, the Duke of Qi successively presided over the alliance with many countries to quell the struggle between the Song, Wei and Zheng Kingdoms. Qi and its allies Zheng and Lu crusaded against the Song State because Song Yangong did not make a pilgrimage to Zhou Tianzi, and attacked the Song State because the Song State did not obey Zhou Tianzi's orders, pacified Xu Guo and forced Xu Zhuang Gong to flee, and appointed his brother Xu Huangong as the monarch to quell the rebellion of the Song State Huadu. After many years, the Duke of Qi defeated Di Rong with the help of Zheng Guogong, but because the gifts were not distributed according to the titles of the princes when giving gifts to the allies, Lu and Zheng became enemies. After that, Qi Guo joined Zheng Valu at the request of Zheng Guo. Soon after, at the request of the Song State, the three kingdoms of Song, Wei, and Yan were united to crusade against the Zheng State, and the Qi State formed a small hegemonic situation. By the time of the reign of Xianggong, the son of Duke Xiang, the national strength was stronger. After that, he surrendered to Ji Guo. A few years later, the State of Qi and the State of Lu fought against the State of Yu, and the State of Yu surrendered to Qi.

After that, the state of Qi entered the most powerful years.

This is the famous Qi Huan Gong.

After that, Dr. Qi even claimed that his father killed Qi Xianggong and set up his cousin Gongsun Wuzhi to the throne. Qi doctor Bao Shuya had a premonition that there would be a great chaos in Qi State, and during the reign of Xianggong, he protected Gongzi Xiaobai and fled to Ju State, and another doctor, Guan Zhong, assisted Gongzi to escape to Lu State. After a few years, the Qi minister Yongli killed the monarch ignorant and the doctor said, there was no monarch in the country, Gongzi Jiao and Gongzi Xiaobai rushed to return to China, Lu sent Guan Zhong to lead troops to block the road from Ju to Qi, Guan Zhong shot an arrow with a hook in the small white belt. Xiaobai bit his tongue and vomited blood and pretended to fall to the ground and died, and Guan Zhong sent someone back to Lu to report the victory. At this time, Xiaobai had rushed back to Qi State, and Gao Wei welcomed his son Xiaobai back to Linzi to take the throne, which was for Duke Huan.

When Wei Ziheng heard this, he couldn't help but say: "Although you are from Qi State, I don't shy away from saying it. For you Qi people, what is the Duke of Qi Huan like in your minds? ”

Tian Tao was suddenly stunned at this time, looking at his expression, it seemed a little complicated. It seems that the later Qi people did not have a particularly good impression of their monarch.

Maybe it was some wrong things that Qi Huan Gong did in his later years, or maybe Guan Zhong's ability was too dazzling.

Tian Tao snorted and said without hesitation: "If there is no Qi Huangong, just change another person, and you can also complete such a hegemony."

Looking at the Jin State and the Qi State, they are also two heroes who have created the same brilliant hegemony. Why can the hegemony of the Jin Kingdom continue to follow? But our country of Qi has been suffering from civil strife. Obviously has great strength, but it is always bland for various reasons. You say why. ”

Wei Ziheng was suddenly a little stunned. Guan Zhong's role is undoubtedly huge, and it is also analogous to Jin Wengong, there are countless virtuous ministers under his command who can apply it freely? But as for Duke Qi Huan, there is a Guan Zhong who can dominate the world, and in his later years, he listened to the slander of villains, causing disputes between the national royal family.

was originally a person who did nothing, but he just caught up with that era. This idea may be the idea of most of the people of Qi now.

From the beginning of Qi Huan Gong to the present, Qi has always been in a state of neither weak nor strong. Among the princes, there was still some prestige, but gradually it was replaced by other princes.

For example, those who were later canonized by the king of Zhou, the other four overlords, and the state of Wu and Yue, which were not recognized by the king of Zhou, but dominated among the princes.

The situation of Qi is extremely embarrassing, whether it is the historical conditions or the future development, what point did Qi lose to?

But this is the case, there is the capital of a powerful country, but it is doing the things of a second-rate country.

How could this situation make the people of Qi State have no objections.