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Weiyang Palace, Qilin Pavilion, Zhang Liao, the king of Jin, stood in front of the palace and watched the snow flying, and Zhuge Liang stood behind him, both of them were silent.

After a long time, Zhang Liao sighed: "I want to be the emperor, but what's so good about being the emperor, I don't want to be the emperor, but the world needs the emperor, I have to sit in this seat, otherwise it will cool the hearts of the monarchs and soldiers, I, a lonely person, plus the Zhang family, will eventually perish." The supreme position has always been involuntary. ”

Zhuge Liang said: "Han Zuo is over, the Mandate of Heaven is in Jin, the general trend is irreversible, if the Lord has no intention of being the emperor, or King Wen of Zhou." ”

"King Wen of Zhou?" Zhang Liao smiled, shook his head and said, "In the current situation, I want to be King Wen of Zhou, but it's just a matter of fame and reputation." With my fame, it is still acceptable for the Han Dynasty to be called the emperor of the world, if I am the king of Zhou Wen and let Qi'er become the emperor one day, it will ruin his reputation, make him stink for 10,000 years, and it will also mess up people's hearts, so that the ambitions think that the Son of Heaven is easy to replace. I am his father, and I will naturally carry this mountain for him, and I can carry it. ”

Zhuge Liang was silent, and the admiration in his eyes was even stronger.

Zhang Liao suddenly laughed: "There is news from Dongying, but in just one year, Fengxian, Bofu, Xingba, and Ziyi have swept across the Quartet and won the prestige. ”

Zhuge Liang groaned and said, "General Lu, General Sun and the Ganjiang Army are all easy to kill, and Weijia is a small country, not the rule of the royal road. ”

Zhang Liao smiled, naturally he would not say that he had a bad complex for Dongying, so he changed the conversation and said: "Meng De and Xuande led their fierce generals to the west to Guishan, rest in peace and Rome, but they didn't know what the situation was, and they must have stirred up a storm in the West. ”

He was very proud of his move to lure Cao Cao and Liu Bei, who was not dead in the catastrophe, to Central Asia and Western Europe, relying on the eloquence of those two, plus the assistance of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Yu Ban, Le Jin and other fierce generals, as well as the generals Xu Rong, Zang Ba, Ma Chao, Yan Xing and other generals sent out by himself, he must have occupied a place there.

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In the tenth year of Qianwu, the north wind was howling and the snow was heavy.

Weiyang Palace, Qilin Pavilion.

Zhang Qi, who was weak in his age, stood in front of the hall and watched the snow flying, with a bitter expression. Behind him stood Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang, who was over thirty years old.

After a long time, Zhang Qi sighed astringently: "Brother, my father is gone, my mother is gone, and my second brother is also gone, leaving me alone." ”

Zhuge Liang said respectfully: "Now that the four seas are peaceful, the prefectures and counties are stable, and the people's livelihood is rich, there are General Gao, Zhao Zilong and Xu Gongming Zhuliang generals outside the town, and Jia Taifu, Xun Lingjun, Zhong Yuanchang and other good ministers and auxiliary ministers, Your Majesty does not have to worry about state affairs." ”

Zhang Qi muttered: "I remember that my father once taught me that the emperor's merit is not only to open up the territory, but also to expand the territory, and the gold of a fist is far better than the grass of a house, and to govern the country well, the Quartet is stable, the people are supported, the people's livelihood is rich, and the soldiers are strong, which is the best way of the emperor." ”

Zhuge Liang nodded and did not speak.

Zhang Qi said again: "My father also taught me that there is no dynasty that will not be replaced for eternity, and the emperor's family will flourish and die suddenly, and the only way to correct one's own body is to make a living for the people." With the position of the emperor, the heaviest burden in the world, it is the king; With the position of the emperor, which is the happiest place in the world, it is the faint king.

My father taught me that the eclipse of the sun and the lack of the moon and the fall of the stars are all natural things, not sinners. Droughts and floods, plagues and locust plagues, and natural things all have signs, and they are good at preventing the front and being good at the back.

My father taught me that my ancestors were not in charge of the law, and that they should choose the good and follow it, and change it with the times. If you are rigid and conservative and rest on your laurels, you will not be far away.

My father taught me not to be reckless, but to keep in mind that military power must not be lost, military discipline must not be broken, and all the children of officials and eunuchs must be strictly disciplined by military discipline.

My father taught me that the king is the boat, the people are the water, and the water can carry the boat and overturn the boat. Be benevolent for the king, treat the people as sons, and treat the ministers as siblings......

Zhang Qi's eyes gradually blurred, and he muttered: "I can't forget these teachings of my father for a moment, I have many teachers, but my father is my best teacher." ”

"Emperor Wu is virtuous, and the world is hard to reach." Zhuge Liang mentioned Zhang Liao, and his eyes were full of respect.

"The supreme position, everyone in the world yearns for it, so that father and son kill each other, brothers turn against each other, but the father and the emperor treat it like dung." Zhang Qi smiled bitterly: "Everyone in the world thinks that my father abdicated the throne and cultivated and went to the sea to seek immortals, but I don't know that my father has gone to the Western Land, and I don't know if I can see him again in this life." ”

Zhuge Liang's eyes were also full of nostalgia.

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In the vast sea, a huge ship marched in a group, and there were hundreds of large and small ships, carrying more than 30,000 people.

The huge flagship is wrapped in ironclad leather, although it has three layers, it is wider and lower than the ship in the middle of the river, and with the escort of the ships on the left and right, it is enough to withstand the ordinary sea wind and waves.

On the deck, Zhang Liao held a telescope and looked back at the strait behind him, the strait that was later called Malacca, which has now been named Wenyuan Strait by him, smiled, and looked back at the front deck.

Li Ru, Zhou Yu, Sima Yi, and Xu Shu were joining the army to trace the navigation route according to his rough world map, Guo Jia and Xun You were fishing in Youzai's competition, Shi A was teaching his second son Zhang Zhen swordsmanship, Qiao Mao and Bao Xin were drinking tea, and Yang Xiu and Wang Cang were vomiting again......

On the giant ship not far away, Huang Zhong, Lu Bu and Tai Shici were shooting seagulls in a competition.

On the other side, Dian Wei and Xu Chu were wrestling, and Wei Yan and Gan Ning were sparring......

In the cabin, there was the laughter of all the women, Tang Wan, Cai Yan, Yin Yue, Su, Mi Zhen, Diao Chan, Cai Ying, Dong Bai, as well as Fu Shou, Liu Lanzhi, Zhen Mi and all the women were ......

Zhang Liao looked at Zuo Ci on the bow of the independent ship, pondering that there was still half of this guy's room in the middle of the art.

looked ahead again, his eyes were full of smiles, Cao Cao and Liu Bei had a good quarrel in the west, Xu Rong, Ma Chao and Yan Xing also occupied a lot of places, and they also went to stir up this time, presumably after thousands of years, the world pattern will be different.

"Daddy! Daddy! Hug! ”

The youngest daughter, Zhang Tong, staggered out of the cabin, followed by Diao Chan.

Zhang Liao laughed and picked up his little daughter and kissed his little face: "Come, drink coconut water." ”

The fleet he led was loaded with more than a dozen boatloads of coconuts, and vegetables were also grown, pickled vegetables, and fruits were prepared, mainly to prevent sepsis, and he was not willing to let his daughter suffer.

The youngest daughter Zhang Tong kissed him, and suddenly saw something strange on the deck on the side, and asked curiously: "Daddy, what is this?" ”

Zhang Liao touched her little face: "This is a cannon." ”

"What's a cannon?" Zhang Tong wants to break the casserole and ask to the end.

"Cannon...... Zhang Liao gestured with his hand, and a sound came out of his mouth: "Bang!" ”