Chapter 4: A Night Talk in the Burrow

"What? Do the bureau? "When I heard it, I was about to collapse, why are people everywhere secretly playing tricks today! It feels like the protagonist in a palace fighting drama, other people's conspiracies are one after another, and he will only pretend to be "stupid and sweet"!

As said at the meeting, Da Zhou is now constantly fighting and external troubles, and most of the princes in the world have lost confidence and are looking for a way out. Junshang, as the monarch of Zheng Guoguo, is of course no exception. The Son of Heaven had long been on guard against this, and even had murderous intentions. ”

"It's not that serious, is it? According to Lord Sima, there have been many cases of the princes moving out to open branches, which doesn't sound like a big deal? ”

"Hey, times are different!" Lord Neizai sighed and said, "First of all, the dispute between Ji Jiang and Ji Jiang has been a matter of hundreds of years now, and it is only a matter of time before they rotate each other. Although the monarch is surnamed Ji, he shoulders the fate of Zheng Guo. Therefore, although the struggle tends to be white-hot, he still does not clearly choose a side, in order that Jiang will not retaliate against Zheng Guo when he comes to power again in the future. Therefore, at present, the group surnamed Ji is not rushing to the forefront of the most prestigious king, but a greedy and flattering and short-sighted person like Yu Shifu. So the Son of Heaven and Father Yu Shi have always been dissatisfied with him. ”

"Since the monarch's father is unwilling to get involved in the struggle, then hand over the power, show his heart, and make a wish to go back to run Zheng Guo with peace of mind, there is no need for the Son of Heaven to be embarrassed, right?"

"Hmph, Childe is too naΓ―ve." The contemptuous expression on Lady Nejae's face made him embarrassed. Diqing is Diqing, a person who usually doesn't socialize with others, even if he is familiar with it for 5,000 years, he can't play politics.

"The second reason I would like to say has to do with that. Although they are all dissatisfied, there is still a difference in the thoughts of the Son of Heaven and the father of Yu Shi. Neizai glanced at Dutu meaningfully: "The Great Zhou Dynasty has been a national state for nearly three hundred years, and after several turmoils and a great decline in force, in fact, it is no longer the opponent of the Rongdi barbarians and local princes. When the first king was in his prime, there were still many people in the court who could recruit good fighters, but after the political turmoil of the last ten years, they have been scattered. So who will sustain the reign? Rely on your father! Jun Shang is the uncle of today's son, and he is the only person in the court who has great martial arts. When he was very young, he led the army to defeat the dog Rong, and he was very deterrent among the princes, so although he did not stand in line, the surname Jiang did not dare to mess around. ”

"It seems that the monarch's father is indeed the minister of the humerus, and the Son of Heaven should take more care of it."

"The monarch is indeed a blind date for the monarch and the minister in the court, but it is completely opposite when he is far away from the royal family and the place, not only is no one in the Great Zhou Dynasty able to resist internal and external troubles, but the Son of Heaven has one more prince who can't be suppressed! For the Son of Heaven, it is best for a person like you to be loyal, if you are not loyal, it is better to get rid of it! ”

Digging suddenly realized: "No wonder the Son of Heaven is very sensitive to the relocation of the monarch's father!" ”

"Yes, the attitude of the Son of Heaven towards the king is to watch his words and listen to his deeds, and Father Yu Shi is directly harmful. He is incompetent in governing the country and leading the army, so he can only rely on charging into battle as a vicious dog to gain the reuse of the Son of Heaven. The last secretary in power surnamed Jiang was the one who assisted the Son of Heaven in designing the overthrow. If it weren't for your father's unwillingness to offend the Jiang group, he would never have been able to take over the position of secretary of the secretary, who was above 10,000 people under one person. Therefore, even if the king does not have this kind of idea, he will be falsely accused by Yu Shi's father. ”

"I still wonder, since the Son of Heaven is strong outside, why is the monarch afraid of him? Since we don't trust us, we can just leave, and he can't do anything to us anyway? ”

"That's a third reason. Do you know that Zheng Guoguo is only thirty years old, he is the youngest of the princely states surnamed Ji, and his land is also small, why can he become the leader of this group? Relying on the relationship between the brothers of the Son of Heaven and the convenience of holding power in the DPRK and China, the old princes surnamed Ji, such as Yu, Lu, Yan, Wei, and Jin, were actually secretly dissatisfied. If the king nests in Zhengcheng and loses these supports, not only will he not be able to develop, but he will also be squeezed by these countries, and he will only quickly become a small country like trivialities! ”

"That's true."

"Now you can appreciate the painstaking efforts of the king, right?"

Digging through these chaotic clues, he carefully summarized, for fear of saying the wrong thing again: "Judging from what you said, the most favorable state at present is that the monarch not only maintains his influence in the court and grabs benefits for Zheng Guo, but at the same time does not get deeply involved in the struggle between the court and China, so as to avoid harming Zheng Guo." So he didn't actively choose sides, nor did he evade, but chose the current state of his hardest work. ”

"Yes!"

Digging Tu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, this was the first time he had spoken since he crossed over, it was not easy.

"Since the abolition of the crown prince Ji Yijiu fled, the atmosphere in the court and China has been tense, and the Son of Heaven is afraid that the king will no longer be loyal, so he has long been widely monitoring Situ Mansion and Zhengcheng."

"Zheng Cheng? So I'm being watched? ”

"Yes, so I can't say this along the way, because any of the squires and grooms are suspicious."

He was a little afraid, because no matter on the road or in the hall just now, he said a lot of words that were disrespectful to the royal family. But you can only blame the history books that have been handed down, and the rules of King Zhou You during this period of time are all bad words.

"It was in order to dispel the suspicion of the Son of Heaven that the king summoned you to do such a game. He deliberately let the house be on fire, and deliberately let the people of the royal family know that Taishi was going to visit at night. ”

"An old man like Taishi is actually just a pawn of his father?"

"Of course, how can he hide his tricks from the king, let him come, is to use his mouth to pick out the matter of emigration, and then the king will show his loyalty."

It turns out that the praying mantis catches cicadas, and the yellow finch is behind! No wonder Zheng Huan repeatedly said some good things about the destiny of Zhou and the courtiers should not be disloyal, and the ugly things were all said by Lord Sima, and they were all played for the spies hiding in the corner. On the surface, he is sanctimonious, but in fact he is the most shrewd old fox.

"Judging from tonight's results, the effect of showing loyalty should have been achieved."

"That lecture said that Zheng Guoduo's relocation was all nonsense?"

"Not necessarily." Neizai said with a smile: "Although Taishi was planted in front of top masters, after all, he is also a human spirit, and he has been in charge of the Ouchi collection for a long time, so his knowledge is not profound." The place he chose was indeed accurate and well analyzed, otherwise there would not have been so many princes asking him about the problem of emigration. Jun Shang actually wanted to ask him for a long time, but it was really inconvenient to be watched. By doing this game, I not only gained this valuable experience, but also showed that I was unwilling to move out, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone. ”

Hearing this, he couldn't help but shudder, his father turned out to be a very deep and ruthless person. No matter how villain the old man Taishi is, after all, he has no grievances and no enmity with the Zheng family, how can he use others as bait, and he will directly abandon them after squeezing out the usefulness.

Uchi-sama didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with this, and he continued, "Childe is not just here to show his face, but the king really intends to entrust you with the preparations for the relocation. After you go back, carefully discuss with Lord Gozai, and be sure to send a reliable confidant to explore the place recommended by Taishi. This side will also take advantage of your father's control of the world's land and household registration, as well as the spies we have planted in the royal family, to secretly help in this matter. ”

"Judging from your analysis, there is no point in preparing? The Son of Heaven will not tolerate our emigration, and if we really move out, we will lose the resources of the court. ”

"Haha, the more you know about history, you know that there is always an opportunity to move out."

In reality, if someone says that Jia Hanqing's history is not good, he will definitely be angry, but now that he has traveled to the excavation, he can only admit that history is not good in the face of so many people and things that are different from those in the book.

"The relocation is a clear distrust of the royal family, how can the Son of Heaven easily agree. Let's take the example given by Master Sima. Yu Guo is the brother of King Wen of Zhou, the founder of the country, stained with the light of the ancestors, and has the highest status among the countries surnamed Ji, and the son of heaven of the later generations must of course give face. Shen Guo is surnamed Jiang, in charge of the military when the former king Jiang was in power, coinciding with the turmoil in the south, so he took part of the people with the army on the grounds of countering the rebellion for the imperial court, and then settled on the spot to establish the Southern Shen State. ”

"It sounds like our situation is more similar to that of Shen Guo at that time."

"That's true. It's a pity that the recent military operations are all in the northwest direction, not what we want to go, so we can't repeat the old tricks. But now that Rong Di is rampant and the prince is deposed, turmoil is a matter of time. As long as the king is in the court, there will always be opportunities. If we are ready......"

"Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared." Digging Tu couldn't help but say this phrase that is very popular in modern times.

"Childe Takami!" Nejae listened to the freshness and actually praised it. After that, he looked out the window, it was late at night when the moon and stars were scarce, and he bowed and said, "The old minister has disturbed Gongzi too much today, if Gongzi has no other doubts, I won't delay your rest." ”

He was about to return the salute, when he suddenly remembered a person, so he said, "There is something unknown about Dutu." You have talked so much about the DPRK and China, why did you never mention one of the protagonists just now? ”

"Who?"

"The Queen's Praise."