Leaving the mountain, a group of people prepared to go to a remote village called Xinshui Village in the north of Gusu.

Xinshui Village, named after the vicinity of the village, is a river called Xinshui, and Xinshui flows slowly and becomes a tributary of the river. And this seemingly inconspicuous village was originally the place where the establishment of the Wu League was discussed, and the whole village was full of people who believed in the Wu League, and now it is a good plan to go there.

Xinshui Village is located in a remote area, and if it were not extended, Yue Guo would not have come to this village at all. At the same time, Xinshui Village is also the leader of the Jianghe Society, and Yang Sheng must return to Yanling.

Everyone came to a suburb outside Gusu City, and found an inn at random, ready to rest for a night, which was dozens of miles away from Gusu City.

Taehoe, order everyone to disguise, don't reveal their identities too much, and continue to rush to Xinshui Village early tomorrow morning, after all, Gusu is already an eventful place now.

Wei Ziheng, after a simple dinner, he went out for a walk, and there were some other people who walked outside, most of them came to relax, after all, they had just experienced such a change today, and everyone was a little uneasy.

Wei Ziheng came to a water's edge alone, and the waterways of all parts of the Jiangnan water town were connected, as if there was land in the water and water in the ground. The beautiful scenery of this water town in the south of the Yangtze River is really refreshing. From time to time, there are some anglers on the shore who are fishing late, and most of them are wearing robes and sitting on the shore without moving.

Wei Ziheng quietly looked at this continuous waterway, and suddenly saw one, a fisherman standing on the shore, holding a fishing rod in his hand, silently looking at the center of the water.

Wei Ziheng, quite curious, stepped forward and asked, "I don't know why the old man is standing and fishing?" ”

The fisherman turned his head and found that it was not an old man, but a young man, his face seemed to be a little handsome, and his face was excellent, he was the face of a rich and noble person, Wei Ziheng hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, I wear a hat on my head, I don't know the real face, I hope to forgive me, I don't know how to call it." ”

The young angler put down the fishing rod in his hand and invited Wei Ziheng to sit on the stones on the shore together, and said, "In the bottom, the surname of Him, the first name, Beigu." He is a wandering angler. ”

Wei Ziheng sat on the stone and straightened up, and looked at Beigu with a smile: "The surname is one of the oldest surnames in China." In the Lower Wei Ziheng, a native of Yecheng in the northern Jin Kingdom, he was preparing to return to his homeland after studying in the Gusu area. ”

Ji Beigu seemed to be happy and said: "It turns out that I am a person who is studying, and I happen to know a lot of knowledge in the four directions, so why don't you and I talk." ”

Wei Ziheng looked at Beigu and said, "It's exactly what I want, I don't know just now, Brother Beigu, why are you standing and fishing?" ”

Ji Beigu smiled slightly, raised his fishing rod again, and said, "Only by standing can you see farther." The fishermen are asking for only a few fish, and what I want to see is the fish of the whole water. ”

Wei Ziheng was a little surprised, and he didn't expect to meet such a person today: "I see, this brother is so high that he can't reach the dust below." ”

Ji Beigu waved his hand, and put down the fishing rod again: "Wei Gongzi doesn't need to be like this, what I have learned in my life is far less than yours." You see, although my fishing rod is ordinary, it has caught too many big fish, and if you look at those fishermen, they are often small fish and shrimp. Wei Gongzi, why do you think this is? ”

Wei Ziheng was surprised at first, this person seemed to have some knowledge, and he wanted to discuss some philosophical and rational things straight to the point, thought about it, and replied: "Maybe it's like you said, it's the same as vision!" Some people only focus on what is in front of them, but they don't know that they are facing a whole pond, the same tools, but different results, which is more of a problem of human ability. ”

Ji Beigu smiled and said, "I wonder if this son has an understanding of the way of the world?" ”

"I know a little bit about it, but I don't dare to say it." Wei Ziheng said.

Jibei Gutou looked at the starry sky and said: "But it doesn't hurt to say, there is no one else here." Since we are now in Vietnam, we might as well talk about the current situation in Vietnam. ”

Wei Ziheng faced such a targeted question, and after a while, he still replied very cheerfully: "Since this is the case, then I will also have a good account with Your Excellency." Truth be told, I do have a lot of blood. For the affairs of the state, the reason of the world is also quite insightful.

Looking at the current Yue State is still in its heyday, since the destruction of Wu, the national strength has risen rapidly and has become the hegemon of the southeast. Goujian, the king of Yue, can be described as a man of great talent and martial arts, with ups and downs in life, and can be called a generation of heroes. And the former King Wu Lu and Fucha were also people who achieved great things. It's a pity that there will be a battle when the two males meet, and the scheming Gou Jian still has a slight advantage. ”

Ji Beigu said with a smile: "It can really be said that the hero sees the same thing, and he thinks so below." For example, in the confrontation between Qin and Jin in the north of the Central Plains, there were also eloquent monarchs, but often only one side was victorious. Among the many overlords, I admire the most than the Duke of Jin Wen, whose almost legendary life and the extremely high governing ability he displayed when he ascended to the throne of Junguo. ”

Wei Ziheng lowered his head and thought for a while, and said: "Jin Wengong is indeed like this, although he has done a lot of wrong things in his life, but he can change his mistakes when he sees them, this is the wisest one among the princes and kings of the past dynasties. He paid attention to everything and became famous, won the trust of the princes, and won the praise of the Zhou royal family. There is no one before and no one after this point. The other overlords were nowhere near as good as him. ”

Ji Beigu nodded and said: "That's true, you said that this Yue country is located in the southeast and is even in the southeast, and it is possible to march into the Central Plains to dominate?" ”

Wei Ziheng shook his head slowly and said, "In my opinion, it is unlikely, as the saying goes, the time and place are favorable. In terms of time, the Yue country has exhausted its practice, the geographical advantage is favorable, and the location of the Yue country in the southeast zone is blocked, even if it succeeds, it is extremely difficult to maintain the hegemony in the north. As for the people, they don't seem to be dominant. ”

"Yes, I wonder if Gongzi has heard of Wu bandits?" Ji Beigu asked.

"Naturally, the name of Wu bandits is very rumored in the Gusu area. It is said that its leaders are all the relatives of the former Wu State, and the Wu bandits are all over the territory of the former Wu State, and the number of people is unknown. Wei Ziheng replied truthfully as an ordinary person.

Ji Beigu touched his chin and said: "Indeed, in my opinion, the people of Yue and Wu bandits are a big factor, in addition, the people of Yue have made up their minds and seem to be unwilling to fight for hegemony, after the war to destroy Wu, the people of Yue seem to have a sense of satisfaction." ”

Wei Ziheng took a pebble, threw it at the surface of the water and said: "It seems that this is indeed the case, although the Zhou royal family is weakened now, its appeal is still undiminished. The princes' conquest pays attention to the reason, and blind aggression will be morally opposed. In this world, there is a need for benevolence and righteousness. ”

Ji Beigu said with feeling: "Yes, I have a good understanding of the doctrine of the sage Confucius of the Lu Kingdom, and I agree with his point of view. The state is good, poor and cheap, and shameful. There is no way, rich and noble, and shameful. What does Childe think? ”

Wei Ziheng suddenly came, and said casually with interest: "The way of Confucius is also well known in the next place. His benevolent government is particularly agreed with below, but the benevolence of his words is not only this. From the top to the community, to the civilians, benevolence, all are universal. The realm of benevolence is so high that very people can understand it and how many people can do it. As for the way of the princes, I think it can be solved by benevolence, and if everyone loves and humilities themselves, perhaps there will be no more strife. ”

Ji Beigu shook his head slightly at this time: "Although the truth is good, but it is difficult to pass, Xikongqiu traveled around the world and was squeezed out everywhere, although there were large groups of disciples to preach the doctrine, but they were not treated by the princes. But those who are knowledgeable in everything look at the way of Confucius and think it is true. But the nations of the world don't agree with it, why is that? ”

Wei Ziheng also had the same smile, looked at Ji Beigu and said: "Dao, it was originally a constraint on oneself, and it is probably not possible to restrain others." The high morality of several bodies can affect everyone, and the high morality of all people can affect the princes, and the high morality of the princes can affect China. According to the laws of nature, this is a slow process. Confucius was most excluded from his travels to various countries, but the purpose of propagating morality was achieved, so that the world knew where Confucianism came from and where it was going. His disciples have lobbied among the nations to this day, which shows that Confucius's thought is enough to stand in the world. ”

Ji Beigu smiled shallowly, and finally stood up again: "I was originally from Qi and came to Yue in the hope of serving the king of Yue, but unfortunately I was not introduced, so I could only wander around." I don't know what my brother's plans are? ”

Wei Ziheng hesitated for a while, but still said: "I originally wanted to return to the Jin Kingdom, but I am not in a hurry, I prefer to do something in this place, travel to the mountains, visit the ancient or other things I want to do more." ”

Ji Beigu's eyes changed suddenly, and he said: "This brother, I don't know if I want to go to Langya together, it happens to be the path to the north." ”

Wei Ziheng hesitated for a moment at this time before he said: "I have some important things to do now, as for Langxie, I will go." In addition, I would like to continue north to the land of Qilu to get a taste of the Confucian style there. Go and discuss it with the seventy-two sages of Confucius. ”

Ji Beigu clasped his hands into fists and said: "This is also a good choice, I want to contribute to the Yue country, I want to be famous in the country, and I am exactly like this." So I'm going to retire today, and I'm sure we'll meet again in the future. ”

"Good! See you soon. Wei Ziheng watched as Beigu slowly left.

Wei Ziheng looked at Ji Beigu's somewhat strange movements, not only a little puzzled: the posture of holding the fishing rod was a little strange, the end of the rope was dragged on the ground, the bamboo basket containing the fish was empty, and he was dressed in a new coat. Walking with a high head and chest is extraordinary, not like the pace of ordinary people.

Wei Ziheng said to himself: "It's not like an angler, what about your so-called big fish?" The surname is Ji, looking at the four seas, there is only Yue Guo. Although there are many surnames in the world, you don't look like a Qi person, you speak with an accent, but you are an authentic Yue country spoken. Maybe you have ulterior motives............ "With that, he smiled and left.