Chapter 44: The Gathering of Storms

Confucius lived during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, an era he called the "collapse of ritual music." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info But in any case, no matter how weak Zhou Tianzi is, no matter how the vassal states claim to be kings and hegemons, they have never taken a step forward, and at that time, people have enough awe of the "Mandate of Heaven". King Wu fell, under the banner of "Providence", even if the Zhou Dynasty was established, Zhou Tianzi did not dare to be the emperor.

Subsequently, Qin Shi Huang was promoted from "king" to "emperor", which was the first time that the right broke the etiquette system. The Qin dynasty was soon retribution, and the angry nobles of the Six Kingdoms and the revolting common people soon overthrew the short-lived dynasty. Then Liu Bang, a guy who was born as a complete commoner, established the Han Dynasty, further Jiyue, and created a precedent for commoners to be called kings and emperors. Wang Mang's usurpation of the Han Dynasty was destroyed by the violent revolution, Cao Wei's usurpation of the Han Dynasty was successful, and then it was usurped by the Sima family, and the history after the Jin Dynasty became even more chaotic, and the north even became the world of ethnic minorities. The Eastern Wei Dynasty was usurped by the Northern Qi Dynasty, the Western Wei Dynasty was usurped by the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and the Northern Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Northern Qi Dynasty and was usurped by the Sui Dynasty.

Today's Sui Dynasty has only one nominal emperor left, and the current nominal emperor will be finished soon.

Wang Shichong left satisfied, Kong Yingda locked himself in the house on a business trip, and no one could call out for many days.

Everyone's faces were gloomy, even if Wang Mai took the astronomical telescope and microscope to Guozijian, no one cared about this thing. Wang Mai returned home with a bitter face, but Liang San beside him wanted to speak several times.

"What's the matter? Say. Wang Mai was listlessly crooked on the homemade sheepskin sofa, and the whole person sank into the soft fur, not wanting to move.

"Sir, it's time for me to serve......" Liang San's voice was inaudible.

Wang Mai patted his head, there are too many bullshit things these days, he forgot about it, turned his head to Liu Da and ordered: "Old Liu, you send Liang San home, and bring him two more yuan back, this kid has been with me for so long, and he has suffered a lot." ”

"Yes, Aaron." Liu Da patted Liang San on the back and motioned for him to come with him.

Liang San lowered his head and turned around slowly, Wang Mai sighed, he was really a little reluctant.

"Plop." Liang San suddenly turned his head and knelt in front of Wang Mai.

"Hey......" Wang Mai was startled, "What are you doing here?" Get up. ”

"Sir!" Liang San buried his head on the ground, "Just let Liang San continue to follow you and serve you, okay?" Liang San didn't want to go. ”

"Huh?" Wang Mai looked puzzled, is there anyone else who is willing to give people the current people?

"Ah Lang doesn't know," Liu Da said on the side, "This Liang San was originally born in poverty, who is willing to let his child come out to serve if he has a rich family?" It's all going to cost money. You go and look at other people's clothes, how can there be such a good experience as him, it is tiring and tiring all day long. He eats well and lives well, just feeds the horses every day, and can read and write with Ah Lang, so he is naturally reluctant to leave. ”

Dare to love this Liang San took a fancy to himself and was treated well here, so he didn't want to leave. Wang Mai smiled and pulled Liang San up from the ground: "You stupid boy, if you don't say it earlier, I'm really a little reluctant to you." ”

"Thank you, sir!" Liang San was about to kneel down again, and was picked up by Wang Mai.

"But ......"

"What?" Liang Sanyi heard that Wang Mai had other words, and his face was nervous again.

Wang Mai thought for a while: "Let's give you 300 Wen per month first, you are not allowed to spend indiscriminately, leave a little pocket money for yourself, and take the rest home." "Alas, this child labor is still a little unbearable.

"Sir, I don't want money, just let me continue to follow you."

"How's that going to work?" Wang Mai waved his hand, "I'll give you a rise in the future, it's so decided, go feed the horses." Don't forget the assignment for both of you today. ”

"Hey!" Liang San ran out happily.

Wang Mai shook his head, how can these children be so sensible now, thinking about the bear children in the future generation, he will be angry.

"Ah Lang is such a good person!" Liu Da was patting his ass on the side.

"Phew!" You still don't think I can collect enough good person cards, Wang Mai pulled his face, "Although this Liang San is clever, he is always a little cowardly, you taught him what he did just now, right?" This good thing to say makes people goosebumps. ”

"This Liang San has feelings for Ah Lang, and he will be a loyal servant in the future, I also feel that Ah Lang finally has such a person by his side, so it's a pity to let him go like this." Liu Da said with a hippie smile.

"What loyal servant? I'm going to train him to be a scientist......" Wang Mai pouted.

Early the next morning, Qin Tianjian came to borrow an astronomical telescope. Wang Mai swore to die at first, but was pressed down by an edict from Wang Shichong. Malegobi, this bastard dared to issue an edict before he became emperor.

Later in the evening, Qin Tianjian announced an astronomical discovery: the appearance of long stars, the year stars in the corner and the high night.

"What do you mean?" Wang Mai scratched his ears and scratched his cheeks and looked at the first result discovered by the astronomical telescope and asked Lao Xu.

"It's a shame that you're still an arithmetic, and you don't understand this astrology at all." Lao Xu arranged him mercilessly.

Lao Tzu doesn't understand astrology? Do you know what the zodiac signs are? Do you know how big the solar system is and how many planets there are? The Milky Way is only a tiny part of the universe, the universe is expanding, and we are all products of the Big Bang, do you know all this?

Lu Deming sighed and explained beside him: "In the past, the appearance of the long star is a sign of removing the old and spreading the new. ”

"That is to say, Wang Shi is destined to be the emperor?" He made this astronomical telescope by himself, and actually made a wedding dress for Wang Shichong, and Wang Mai had an urge to hit the wall.

"The art of astrology is mostly far-fetched, where is such a strange thing." Kong Yingda didn't know when he came, and there was no sound at all. His face was obviously much haggard, and even his chest-length beard was a little white.

"Kong sacrificial wine, you are finally willing to see people...... Ken came out. "Finally, there is good news to make Wang Mai happy, he is really afraid that this Kong Yingda will not be able to think of wiping his neck with a knife to accompany the burial of the Great Sui Dynasty.

"The old man has been thinking about it for a long time...... Kong Yingda said slowly, "You're right. ”

"What?" Wang Mai looked at Kong Yingda in disbelief, this was the first time he had heard the other party agree with his words, although he didn't know what Kong Yingda was referring to.

"The old man said, your words are reasonable." Kong Yingda repeated impatiently.

Xu Wenyuan and the others are also monks of the second zhang, and they are confused, and they don't know what Kong Yingda wants to express.

"This ...... I myself have said countless golden words in my life, and I don't know which aspect you mean by sacrificial wine. Wang Mai asked calmly.

Lu Deming couldn't help but laugh beside him: "You kid, just give a pole and climb up." ”

Kong Yingda didn't care about him: "Wang Shichong's ascension to the throne is not entirely bad. ”

Now everyone finally understood what he said, but Lao Kong locked himself in the office a few days ago and didn't want to eat, and now this change is too abrupt.

Although Kong Yingda's face was haggard, her eyes were shining and she said four words: "Take advantage of the situation." ”

On the fifth day of the fourth month, Wang Shichong claimed the order of the emperor. Sui Chan was located in Zheng, and Wang Shichong's brother Wang Shiyun was ordered to put the emperor under house arrest in Hanliang Palace. Wang Shichong directed and acted in a trick of three concessions and three pushes, and Yang Tong, the lord of Huangtai, didn't know it at all. Later, Wang Shichong's generals led the troops to clean up the palace city, and found monks and Taoists to do the ritual of eliminating evil and praying for blessings.

On the seventh day of the first month, Wang Shichong used a full set of the emperor's honor guards to enter the palace, that is, the emperor's throne, and the country name Zheng.

On the eighth day of the first month, the world will be amnesty, and the new year will be enlightened.

On the tenth day of the first month, his son Wang Xuan should be the crown prince, and Wang Xuan was resentful of being the king of Han. The elder brother Wang Shiyun is the king of Qi, his nephew Wang Ren is the king of Tang, and the rest of the brothers and more than ten people of the same clan are all crowned kings. Yang Dong, the lord of Emperor Tai, was appointed as the Duke of Luguo, and the Chinese military officials of the dynasty were all rewarded.

At this point, the Sui Dynasty, which had ruled for only thirty-eight years, came to an end.

The first letter that Wang Shichong received when he ascended the throne turned out to be handed over by the unexpected Kong Yingda. He was puzzled by the chapter, and handed it to the brother of the next head, the current King of Qi and Wang Shiyun of Shangshuling.

Wang Shiyun took the chapter and looked at it for a while, then closed it and handed it back: "This is a good thing, I don't know if Your Majesty has any doubts?" ”

Wang Shichong nodded in agreement with Wang Shiyun's opinion: "I also think it's a good thing, but this Kong Yingda usually concedes on his identity as the grandson of Confucius, and has always refused to serve honestly, why is he making such a proposal now?" ”

"Your Majesty is overwhelmed." Wang Shiyun smiled slightly, "As the saying goes, those who know the times are Junjie. No matter how unaccustomed Kong Yingda is to look at Your Majesty, now that the situation is stronger than others, he is a Confucian who can only drop his bookbag, and he can't find any tricks, so he has to obediently submit to His Majesty. This proposal is the best example of this, and it is clearly his surrender to His Majesty. ”

Wang Shichong smiled happily when he heard this: "That's what my brother said. ”

"Also," Wang Shihun continued, "Kong Yingda invited the world's celebrities to come to Luoyang to debate the internal family master of the scriptures, obviously to eliminate the view of the door, to choose the best and respect, no matter whether this matter succeeds or fails, it will be beneficial to my Great Zheng Dynasty without any harm, and it is a move to show the prosperity of my Great Zheng Wenhua, Your Majesty must not only approve, but also fully support." ”

"Yes, my brother is reasonable, this matter must not be neglected, please brother quickly draft an edict to approve the proposal of Confucius sacrifice wine, and order the three provinces to fully support this matter."

Kong Yingda, the word Chongyuan, a native of Hengshui, Jizhou, the son of Kong An, the grandson of Kong Shuo, the nineteenth grandson of Kong Ba, the twentieth grandson of Kong Yannian, and the thirty-first grandson of Confucius. On behalf of the Confucian family and the authentic inheritance of the entire Confucian sect, he sent an invitation to the world, and there were dozens of people with his name, including Li Xuandao, Xu Wenyuan, Zheng Ting, Su Liang, Lu Deming, etc., all of whom were well-known Confucians in the world.

At the end, there is also an unfamiliar name in the list - Wang Jikai.

At the same time, Master Huicheng, the world's first temple of the White Horse Temple, also issued an invitation letter, inviting more than a dozen religions, including Taoism, Nestorian and other religions, to come to the White Horse Temple to debate.

Suddenly, Luoyang became the core of the world's attention.