Chapter Twenty-Six: Jiao Gong
But any conspiracy, no matter how clever the person who laid it out, there will always be a mistake in the hundred secrets, and there will always be flaws.
The eunuch ordered Du Xiu to wait at the door is a flaw, Zhou Qin's "three kowtows" is a flaw, Tian Fazhang's quick success and quick profit are flaws, and Ma Ba falsely reported the news, leaving hidden dangers.
These flaws are not that the people who lay out the layout are not shrewd enough, but that a conspiracy often involves many people to implement, and each person's aspects are uneven, how can it be guaranteed to be foolproof?
The eunuch made Du Xiu's flaws make Tian Ziyun break the dialogue in the main hall; Zhou Qin's flaws made Tian Ziyun realize that his identity was fake; Tian Fazhang's flaws exposed his mentality of being eager for quick success.
But these flaws don't matter, once Ma Bameng's flaws in deceiving King Qi are pierced, he will lose his life.
And this flaw happened to be filled in by Wanzhang in time.
Tian Fazhang, Long Yangjun, Ma Ba, Wan Zhang, Fei Guang, Tai Shi Ao, Zhou Qin, and so on.
All of this is interlinked.
The person who laid out the layout, the meticulousness of his thoughts, and the poison of his strategy, simply amazed Tian Ziyun and made him shudder.
No, he must shine a picture of this man!
……
Although Ma Ba's matter is over, but after such a fuss in the palace hall, everyone does not dare to mention the matter of the Chu people again.
The atmosphere in the main hall immediately became somewhat very subtle.
King Qi already knew at this time that he was wrong to blame Tian Ziyun.
But he is the lord of a country, and his heart is arrogant. What's more, the step he gave Tian Ziyun earlier was kicked away by the other party, and he didn't want to pull down his face again, just pacing in the hall, snorting in his nose, and glancing around.
Tian Fazhang was full of bad water and had nowhere to vent, he also followed King Qi's eyes and looked around, wanting to find an opportunity to attack Tian Ziyun.
Ma Ba was scolded by King Qi, and he had already made an excuse to arrest Song Guonu, and it was impossible to help him open his mouth.
Long Yangjun's eyes narrowed slightly, shook the silk fan lightly, and looked at Tian Ziyun thoughtfully, with an ambiguous attitude, and he didn't know if he would help him.
Fei Guang and Tai Shiao have special status, and they are not good at talking about specific affairs.
Wan Zhang is hindered by his identity, and it is inconvenient to say more.
Zhonglang General Changping commanded the palace guards, and he was a confidant of the King of Qi, and Tian Fazhang couldn't dig into the corners of the wall, let alone help him speak.
The two people opposite, except for Ji Chang, another person who looks like a Taoist, Tian Fazhang is also not moved.
Although most of the officials in the DPRK and China are his people, none of them can be of use at the moment.
Thinking of this, Tian Fazhang swallowed unwillingly, his fists clenched tightly.
King Qi paced for a long time, but he didn't find an introduction to speak, and the atmosphere in the hall was very strange.
At this time, King Qi saw a person in the corner, his eyes lit up, and he suddenly said: "Taibu, how are the preparations for the hundred-year festival of Qi Kingdom?" ”
"Huh?" A short thin man in the corner looked up in a daze, a little confused.
This stunned melon seed is Taibu.
Taibu is an official position in charge of divination in ancient times, mainly by people who are proficient in magic, and is in charge of a country's astronomy, almanac, five elements, yarrow turtle (yarrow and turtle divination) and other matters, similar to the royal sorcerer of the king.
But this wizard doesn't have any witchcraft.
The main duty of the Taibu was to predict good fortune and evil through divination and astrology, and to provide guidance and advice to the king on national affairs. Although the heat was useless, in the Warring States period when the people's wisdom was not opened, Taibu's prediction was deeply relied on by the king.
After all, Taibu's prediction was the will of heaven, and if the will of heaven is like this, even the king of a country has to accept it.
This short and thin man, Taibu, is obviously addicted to divination all the year round and can't extricate himself, and his eyes are like stars, and he replied without a head:
"Back to the king, the high platform of the sacrifice is built one mile opposite the palace, far away from the city walls on all sides, the hundred-year festival after seven days will not be affected by the Yan and Chu people, and please let the king relax."
King Qi originally had nothing to say, and took advantage of the hundred-year festival to ease the atmosphere, but he didn't expect this Taibu to turn back to the Yan and Chu people, and immediately snorted and shook his face, leaving only Taibu with a blank face like the night sky.
King Qi paced in another direction and caught a glimpse of a person:
I saw that the man was wearing a crane crown on his head, a Taoist robe, and two slightly pale eyebrows, and he was closing his eyes and concentrating, as if he had never opened his eyes from beginning to end. In this noisy hall, there is a sense of tranquility and emptiness.
King Qi didn't want to open his mouth to this person, but he really couldn't find a suitable person right now, so he could only grit his teeth and say, "How does Jiao Gong think this matter should be handled?" ”
"Oh?" The man opened his eyes slightly, as if he was a little surprised.
Even the others in the hall looked at him in surprise.
Because of this Jiao Gong of the fairy wind bone, his identity is not ordinary.
"Your Majesty, you call me?" Jiao Gong shrugged his white eyebrows, his eyelids spread a little, and his reaction seemed to be a little sluggish.
"Jiao Gong thinks that the matter of the Chu people, how should it be handled?" King Qi said again patiently.
"Oh, that's what the king asked." Jiao Gong's eyes slowly closed, his breathing was even and not chaotic, and his exhalation was like an orchid.
If it weren't for the fact that his head was not tilted to one side, everyone would have thought he was asleep.
This "Jiao Gong", whose real name is Tian Le, is the elder brother of King Qi, Tian Ziyun's uncle, and the eldest son of the old King of Qi (King Qi Xuan) who has died.
During the reign of King Xuan of Qi, King Min of Qi's mother Jiang was favored, and King Xuan of Qi loved Wu and Wu, and changed the field (King of Qi) to the prince. Tian Le was sealed by King Xuan of Qi in Jiaodong (now Jimo, Shandong) and became a duke, hoping to avoid the siblings competing for the throne during the reign of King Qi.
Because Tian Le is a prince, he is also known as Jiaogong.
Jiao Gong did not compete with Tian Di for the throne, but instead pursued the Tao wholeheartedly, pursued Huang Lao's learning, and even the funeral of King Qi Xuan was only exposed.
King Qi was also defeated, and after fleeing to Jimo City, he reunited with this "brother" who lived in a simple place and had not seen him for decades.
It stands to reason that this is the territory of Jiaogong, and even the royal palace is expanded on the mansion of Jiaogong. Therefore, after the king of Qi arrived in Jimo City, he did not treat Jiao Gong badly, and he would symbolically ask Jiao Gong's opinion for major events in the court to show respect.
Later, King Qi found that after all, Jiao Gong had been in Jimo City for decades, with a lofty status and far-reaching influence, and some more difficult things.
But Jiao Gong doesn't seem to be interested in government affairs, but he closes his eyes and recuperates in all court affairs, and he can stand motionless all day.
After a long time, I saw him slowly open his eyes, his eyes were a little confused, and he asked softly: "King, Weichen only understands the way to become an immortal, how can he understand these family and country affairs?" ”
Seeing that King Qi was stunned for a moment, his face was a little ugly, and then Jiao Gong said faintly: "Or, let's investigate the envoy of the Chu State, right?" ”
Although these words were said lightly, they flew like a sharp sword to Tian Fazhang's head, and he was scared into a cold sweat.
Even Long Yangjun, who had been chanting and shaking his fan, stopped the movements in his hands, and looked at Jiao Gong tightly with a pair of charming eyes.