Chapter 11: Loyalty to Power
The atmosphere suddenly became solemn, and seeing that Wang Jian didn't say anything about being flat, Wu Sangui didn't dare to get up without permission, so he had to freeze there. Wu Xiang stood aside and was sweating profusely, but he didn't dare to interject, so he could only give Wu Sangui a look.
Wu Sangui seemed to understand, and suddenly understood his little trick to be seen through by Wang Jian. Unconsciously found that the dim emperor in front of him, who personally peeled boiled eggs in front of the Heavenly Apocalypse Emperor's Spirit Hall and gave him to eat, and Yin Yin entrusted him, was now able to make a draw with him. His heart was even more suspicious, so he had to kneel down and bow again: "Weichen Ping Xibo was late to save the car, causing the Jingshi to fall into the hands of thieves, and I also asked my emperor to punish the crime." "This time, there are seven points of respect and three points of fear.
Wang Jian also knew that the play couldn't be done too much, and he was forced too hard, so he hurriedly helped him up with both hands: "What is Aiqing's crime, guarding the mountain customs for me and refusing to be barbaric outside the customs." What is the trouble of thieves in Aiqing? ”
Wang Jian turned to Wang Chengen who was standing aside and said, "Declare the decree." ”
Wang Chengen took out a copy of Zou Baba's holy decree from his arms, which they brought out in a hurry when they escaped from the palace: "Wu Xiang took the decree." ”
"Weichen Wu Xiang is here."
"Fengtian carried the emperor, and the edict said: Wu Xiang, the governor of Jingying, is loyal, righteous, benevolent, and brave, and his son Pingxi Bo Wu Sangui is meritorious in Pingliao, and Wu Xiang is the prince of Liao, and his son Wu Sangui is the marquis of Liao. Chin this. ”
The Wu father and son bowed to the ground again: "Thank you, Lord Longen." ”
Wang Jian stepped forward and pulled Wu Sangui up, patted his hand, stared at his eyes and said word by word: "Sangui, this is the autumn of my Ming Dynasty's critical survival, I hope that Aiqing and I will work with one heart and one mind, exterminate the thieves, restore my Daming rivers and mountains, and return peace to eternity." He was very satisfied that everything was under his control, first with power, and then with grace, under this kind of grace and power, he Wu Sangui couldn't play any tricks.
"Wechen swears here, he will live up to the holy will, and he is willing to serve the work of dogs and horses." Wu Sangui's sonorous and powerful oath made Wang Jian almost believe that this was a loyal and loyal minister. Once the tension eased, Wu Sangui thought of another person he cared about the most. I couldn't hide my eyes and peeked at the three girls behind me. When he saw Chen Yuanyuan, he couldn't help but light up, and the whole person became active again, and his lips and throat trembled slightly: "Weichen, Weichen..."
Wang Jian obviously felt Chen Yuanyuan's delicate body trembling slightly behind him, of course he knew what he was going to say, and before he could finish speaking, he interrupted: "I'm tired, retreat." Wu Sangui was helpless, he didn't make an inch, and if he wanted to think about it, it was obviously not appropriate, so he had to say: "That Weichen retired." He glanced at Chen Yuanyuan nostalgically, and followed Wu Xiang out.
Chen Yuanyuan looked at Wu Sangui's back, as if he had something to say, and some expected Wu Sangui to be brave enough to say those three words, but he didn't have the courage after all, Chen Yuanyuan's disappointed sigh revealed a hint of relief that he didn't understand. has been unable to control her own destiny since she can remember, so that she has formed an indisputable character with no joy or sorrow.
The father and son of the Wu family left the post station, and Wu Xiang began to teach his son a lesson: "Son, you were too reckless just now, red face and troubled water, red face and troubled water!" At this moment, he was still afraid, and he must have seen the love between men and women more thoroughly than his son.
"Father, the child only loves Yuanyuan alone in this life, and no one can take her away from me." In order to embolden himself for his weak behavior just now, Wu Sangui emphasized again: "Anyone! ”
Wu Xiang slapped Wu Sangui in the face and said angrily: "Bastard! You, you, you're going to be angry with Lao Tzu, how many heads do you kid have, dare to rob a woman with the saint? You are going to destroy our Wu family, and that prostitute will bring great disaster to our Wu family. Women are a fart, you are in power now, and the saints have to rely on us, and the future will be just around the corner, are you afraid that there will be no women? ”
Wu Sangui gasped, only then did he come to his senses, and the joy of repeating with Chen Yuanyuan was not so strong, and he was excited for a moment and said a big rebellious word, so he had to ease up and say, "The child doesn't dare." ”
Wu Xiang nodded and said, "Well, remember, it's not that you don't dare, but you don't want to." Men always value merit, children are long and heroes are short of breath, now is a troubled time, it is a good time for my Wu family to make contributions, follow Mu Ying to become the king, don't give up for a woman! ”
"Remember, child." Although Wu Sangui promised his father on the lips, he was still unconvinced in his heart.
In the post station, I only heard Yao'er shouting: "I scared the slave to death just now," For a little palace maid, the first time she saw the legendary Guan Ning's first killing god, she almost met him in battle, and the psychological impact was not small. "But, Brother Emperor, isn't he your loyal servant? Why did we almost kill him. ”
Chen Yuanyuan was shocked when he heard this, raised his eyes and glanced at Wang Jian, a trace of dissatisfaction flashed in his eyes, curious but didn't ask, waiting for his answer. Thinking about it, she only knew that Wang Jian had already arranged it, and there was an ambush outside the entire post station, so she was waiting for Wu Sangui to enter the urn, but she didn't know that he actually wanted to take this opportunity to kill Wu Sangui.
Wang Jian naturally felt Chen Yuanyuan's dissatisfaction, in fact, he took a big risk by bringing Chen Yuanyuan, if Wu Sangui really had the opposite intentions, forcing Wang Jian to make a move, he himself was not sure who Chen Yuanyuan would help at that time.
"Are you nervous too? You're a little witch who is not afraid of the heavens and the earth. Chen Yuanyuan rarely teased Yao'er, wanting to provoke this little girl and let her pester Wang Jian to tell the reason, and also to express his dissatisfaction with the fact that he was just about to kill Wu Sangui.
Sure enough, Yao'er couldn't be excited, and spread out her soft wattle and stretched it out in front of Yuanyuan's eyes: "Sister Yuanyuan, you see, you're sweating, why aren't you nervous, and now the slave family is still pounding." ”
"Brother Emperor, why do you want us to kill him?" After Yao'er proved that her palms were indeed crystal clear, she asked like a microphone between Wang Jian and Chen Yuanyuan.
"Do you know Emperor Han Xian?" Wang Jian asked with a slight smile.
Yao'er's little face was suddenly confused, and she looked at her sister Qi'er in confusion.
"Could it be that the emperor is referring to the last emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the 'dedication' emperor who gave the Han Dynasty to Cao Wei?" Qi'er replied.
Wang Jian shook his head and glanced at Yuanyuan, who was speechless and thoughtful.
"Sister Qi, what you mean by Dum Jun is that this sacrifice is not another offering. According to the emperor's name, wisdom and wisdom are called offerings, not sacrifices. For the king of the dead country, it is a rare good nickname. After explaining, Yuanyuan thought thoughtfully, and seemed to understand Wang Jian's layout and intention just now.
"Not bad. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, and Dong Zhuo led his troops to catch up with the fleeing Emperor Shao of Han and Emperor Xian of Han at Xiaopingjin, the crossing of the Yellow River. However, Emperor Shaodi of Han was frightened by the swarming army and burst into tears. The whole slug, but his younger brother Liu Xie, the Emperor of Han Xian, who was five years younger than him, answered fluently on the side, with clear thinking, which was very loved by Dong Zhuo. If Dong Zhuo wanted to be a powerful minister at that time, then why did he follow the story of Yi Yin Fang Taijia and Huo Guang abolishing Changyi, abolishing the ignorant and cowardly young emperor, and replacing the intelligent and clever Emperor Han Xian to block himself, don't doubt the ability of Emperor Han Xian, he can still die after the Zen throne Cao Pi, which fully shows that he is worthy of his nickname. ”
Wang Jian thought of this scene, how similar Emperor Han Xian's situation was to himself.
"It must be Dong Zhuo who thinks that children are so foolish, right? When the slave was young, he was often fooled by the father-in-law in the palace. Yao'er argued forcefully.
"The emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty was not born in the deep palace and grew up in the hands of women, because he was worried that he would not grow up like you, so many princes were sent to the people for foster care." Wang Jian pinched Yao'er's little face lovingly and teased.
"Then why did Dong Zhuo become the big devil in people's mouths?" Yao'er asked again.
"The history books are written by the victors of later generations, and the devil is not the devil, nor can he be trusted. At the beginning of man, nature is good. If a person first sees it, sex is always good. Presumably when Dong Zhuo saw Emperor Han Xian for the first time, he also wanted to be a loyal minister of the Han family, "Wang Jian glanced deeply at Yuanyuan pointedly, Chongzhen and she have obviously known each other for many years, but in Wang Jian's heart, the night of the Wuying Palace when the capital city was broken was as unforgettable as the first meeting, and her shadow was firmly engraved into Wang Jian's heart. But in the end, he became the big devil in the history books of later generations, and the only reasonable explanation is that Dong Zhuo wanted to be the Duke of Zhou on the shore of the Yellow River, but the situation or the expansion of ambition made him have to change his original intention. The original slogan of every big thief will always be: anti-corrupt officials are not anti-emperor, but after they really get the power, how many people can really be loyal to the king and protect the country? Those scholars and doctors who are full of moral articles have become thieves who steal the country in the blink of an eye. ”
Chen Yuanyuan was unconvinced, and sneered: "Naturally, there are no loyal generals around the king of the dead country, because of his stupidity, many loyal and righteous people have been killed by you." ”
Wang Jian smiled "haha" and said: "Whether it is a saint or a faint king, the courtiers around him are all well-educated people who have learned the words of the saints and read the books of the saints. Whether it is a holy monarch or a faint monarch, in fact, it is those scholars who really do things, they all want to be loyal ministers at the beginning, but why are there only a handful of loyal ministers around them when they reach the king of the dead country? People's hearts change, and scholars in peaceful and prosperous times are not so much loyal to Confucianism as to power. When you have power, everyone is a loyal minister, and when you are the king of a dead country and lose power, everyone will become a traitor in the blink of an eye. Power can make people live, or they can make people die, and naturally they can also make people loyal or treacherous. ”
Chen Yuanyuan was still unconvinced, but in his heart he had to agree. The environment in which she grew up gave her a deeper understanding of those gentlemen who were sanctimonious and had a deeper understanding of human nature.
"I know, our current situation is Emperor Han Xian, and Wu Sangui is the big villain Dong Zhuo, right?"
"Yes, in my opinion, even the world's admired Uncle Liu Huang --- Liu Bei are traitors, but it is ridiculous that in order to claim the emperor, he lied that Liu Xie was killed by Cao Pi, and he couldn't wait to announce Liu Xie's death, and gave Liu Xie the nickname: Emperor Hanshu, but Liu Bei's own grave was full of grass, and Liu Xie was still alive and well."
Yao'er's little head thought about it, and Yao'er became uneasy again, "However, the emperor's brother returned Wu Xiang, what if the big villain sends troops to arrest us?" ”