Second, the Eight Sages King told Zhang Yansheng about it. Xiao Moshen was dignified and faced. As if he was thinking about what Zhang Yansheng was doing, what his purpose was, but in fact, all his thoughts had already been transferred to the Eight Sages King.

Xiao Mo really can't see through today's Zhang Yansheng, but at the same time, he can't see through today's Eight Sage Kings.

At the top, he couldn't understand why the Eight Sages King would be so honest with him.

In fact, compared with the more mysterious Zhang Yansheng, the actions of the Eight Sages King have been even more strange and inexplicable since these days.

After the defeat of Pingxingguan, the Eight Sages King was willing to take risks, led the remnants of the defeated army, and fought in the northern grasslands, but he easily persuaded dozens of tribes of the grassland wild tribes to help each other, and obviously had contact before;

Subsequently, his subordinate confidant general Liang Shou. More than 20,000 elite soldiers under his command, after the defeat of Pingxingguan, not only suffered few injuries, but also escaped with a large amount of grain, grass and ordnance, and after the Eight Sages King led the army to attack Dachu, it seemed to have been expected to quickly converge.

Before and after, no matter how you look at it. It all feels like it's planned.

The most important thing is that when the Eight Sages King captured the Chu realm, his command, including the Liang Shou army, the wild clan coalition army, and countless remnants of the defeated generals collected along the way, nearly 100,000 people, were actually stationed in Sanjiang City at the most critical time of Great Chu, as if sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight.

Although afterwards, the Eight Sages once explained: "The army needs to be reorganized, and the soldiers are tired and want to strike another thunderous blow when the enemy army is slack." Yunyun, all kinds of explanations are also reasonable and reasonable, but Xiao Mo still has a shadow in the bottom of his heart for this wise and martial eighth prince.

And now, for the sake of Emperor Chu Ling's right to participate in politics, the Eight Sages King was willing to take the risk of concealing his injuries early, which made Xiao Mo stay away from him.

Although Xiao Mo intuitively thought that the Eight Sages would not betray Emperor Chu Ling, his intentions must also be great, and for Xiao Mo, who is now determined to cultivate obscurity, it is naturally best not to participate......

Taking advantage of the silent atmosphere in the room, Xiao Mo thought for a long time, thinking about the eight sage kings before and after. Finally came to my senses.

Today's Eight Sages King's sudden honesty to him really means a lot.

At least, what the Eight Sages King said before, such as the privy envoy Wang Han did not dare to offend him at all now, such as the fact that other courtiers could not use his injuries to prevent him from entering the court and participating in the war, and for example, he mastered Zhang Yansheng's handle, in fact, it was also a vague warning for Xiao Mo.

Xiao Mo's reputation today, although it is the same for a while, but in terms of foundation status, it is still far inferior to the privy envoy Wang Han, so since even Wang Han does not dare to offend the Eight Sages King, how can Xiao Mo dare to offend easily?

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, including Cheng Yu and Zhang Qian, could not use their injuries as an excuse to prevent the Eight Sages King from entering the court and participating in politics in the future, so what could Xiao Mo do? Although Emperor Chu Ling was extremely fond of Xiao Mo, in terms of closeness, he still couldn't compare with the Eight Sages King.

Zhang Yansheng acted secretly, but the Eight Sages King could still grasp his handle, so how could Xiao Mo dare to say that he didn't have a handle in his hands? At least, in the battle of Shangyuan City, in order to reverse the situation, the nearly 100,000 people captured by the grassland coalition army rebelled and died, once it was known, no matter what kind of exploits Xiao Mo had, he would be embarrassed and his reputation would be completely ruined. Although Xiao Mo confidently did this secret, and the people involved were all trusted people around him, he did not dare to guarantee that no one else in the world would know about it.

In short, although the Eight Sages King has repeatedly claimed that among Xiao Mo, Zhang Yansheng, and Wang Han, he only trusts Xiao Mo alone, but if Xiao Mo has the intention of betraying the Eight Sages King, after hearing such remarks, after weighing the pros and cons, most of his thoughts will naturally be dispelled.

Perhaps, this is the reason why the Eight Sages King is so honest with Xiao Mo today.

It's just that vaguely, Xiao Mo felt that the Eight Sages King was so honest with him today, maybe it was not just a vague consolation and warning, I am afraid there was something more profound.

Looking at Xiao Mo as if he was thoughtful and as if he had realized, a meaningful flash flashed in the depths of the Eight Sages King's eyes, and he suddenly asked: "Zirou, after talking so much gossip, don't you want to ask why this king would rather take the risk of bullying the king." Is it inevitable that he will enter the DPRK and participate in politics at this time?

In the silence, Xiao Mo had already thought a lot, and when he heard the Eight Sages King's inquiry, he didn't hesitate but nodded and said, "The prince's ambition, the lower officials have probably guessed it." "Oh? In Zirou's opinion, what is this king's plan? The Eight Sages King's eyes flashed, and Xiao asked with interest.

Xiao Mo was silent for a moment, hesitated for a moment, and then replied: "Before the prince left Beijing, the lower officials were invited by the prince to have a conversation in the prince's mansion, and they had a conversation about understanding the prince's ambitions." ”

No matter how strange the Eight Sages King is now and his purpose is mysterious, Xiao Mo's deepest impression of him is still the worry and perseverance in the eyes of the Eight Sage Kings when he talked about the political ills of the Chu Dynasty now.

"Exactly!"

The Eight Sages King nodded and said slowly.

Xiao Mo guessed the thoughts of the Eight Sage Kings, but the Eight Sages Kings' expressions were not happy, but full of seriousness.

The same is true for Xiao Mo.

The Chu Dynasty established the country with literati, and all kinds of privileges of literati were the national policies set by Chu Taizu, which were deeply rooted and affected the whole body.

What's more, there are thousands of people in the world? The literati in the world combined, and the influence of the two friends of the emperor was when Emperor Chu Ling was in power, the rights of the people were already developed to the extreme.

If you want to accept the privileges of the people of the world, you are the enemy of Chu Taizu, who formulated such a policy, and you are challenging the people of the world who benefit from such a system!! Its difficulty is by no means mere, and the word "not easy" is enough to express.

However, at this moment, the eyes of the Eight Sages King not only did not flinch at all, but were full of firmness and no regrets!!

In the more than 100 years since the founding of the Chu Dynasty, the literati have had countless privileges.

For example, if a scholar has a meritorious reputation, not only can he reduce a certain tax burden, but also receive a large amount of "Yangwen Silver" from the local government every month.

You must know that the famous literati are all wealthy people, and the land they own far exceeds that of ordinary peasant households.

At the beginning of the dynasty, there were not many scholars in the Chu Dynasty, and the scholars with meritorious names were even rarer, so not only did it not affect the stability of the Chu Dynasty, but laid the foundation for the current situation of the prosperity of the Great Chu culture.

However, as people all over the world are proud of studying, countless people have abandoned agriculture and martial arts, and at the same time. The Chu Dynasty has recruited more and more talents, juzi, and jinshi, and to this day, this privilege alone has reduced the income of the Chu Dynasty by more than half, while the expenditure has increased by a whole percent!!

In addition, the literati with meritorious names also have the right to use the imperial post station free of charge, the right to extraterritoriality, and the right to receive all kinds of books free of charge from the government-run bookstore."

All these things have brought great pressure to the finances of the Chu Dynasty.

A few days ago, the war with the barbarians of the steppe revealed these ills even more.

The consistent emphasis on literature and light on military force caused the strength of the Chu Dynasty's army to drop sharply, not to mention that all kinds of armaments could not be supplied, and the money and food needed could not be gathered in a short period of time with the wealth of the Chu Dynasty. In this, of course, there are paralyzing factors that have been settled for a long time, but the drag of literati privileges on the Chu Dynasty is also obviously unmistakable.

These things, if the Eight Sages King doesn't say it, Xiao Hao can also figure it out.

The most important thing is that after this battle, the vitality of the Chu Dynasty was greatly damaged, and millions of victims were affected. Supporting the reconstruction of the Northland will cost countless sums of money, because of the privilege of the literati, all kinds of pressure can only be transferred to the poor peasants who are already overwhelmed, and no one knows what will eventually evolve.

In short, it is indeed time for such a policy not to change.

Although Xiao Mo already knew all kinds of terrifying situations, when he thought of this, he couldn't help but sigh, and he had a headache for the twists and turns of the world in the future.

Seeing Xiao Mo's expression change, the Eight Sages King showed a hint of joy on his face.

After all, Xiao Mo is a representative figure of the world's scholars, and he knows his ambitions, although he has the bottom in his heart, he is still vaguely worried, and now he sees that Xiao Mo's expression is not disgusted and guarded, but full of worries, and the Eight Sages King has more confidence in his heart.

I saw that the expression of the Eight Sages King became more and more sincere, his eyes looked at Xiao Mo, and he said slowly: "At the beginning, this king had a long talk with Zirou, and when he saw Zi Rou talking about the privileges of the people in the world, not only did he have no attachment, but he was full of melancholy. This king has the intention to take this opportunity of post-war reconstruction, and take advantage of the emperor's brother to order this king to enter the dynasty to participate in politics, and completely eradicate such a drawback for the Chu Dynasty. Would you like to help the king? ”

Hearing the Eight Sages King's pleading, Xiao Mo secretly smiled bitterly, knowing in his heart that I am afraid that this is the ultimate goal of the Eight Sages King to be so honest with him today.

But under the sincere gaze of the Eight Sage Kings, Xiao Mo was even more silent.

Whether the Eight Sages King really wants to join forces with himself for the country, or whether he wants to form an alliance with himself and help each other with such a slogan, for Xiao Mo, he first thought of it. Or the word "self-preservation".

After all, Xiao Mo is the second human being, and to this day, he still can't fully integrate into this era, as long as he doesn't care about himself, more often, he just stands from the perspective of a bystander, sitting and watching the ups and downs, although he also has the heart to serve the country and is willing to contribute to the country, but that is based on not hurting himself and the people around him.

And now, the Eight Sages King wants Xiao Mo, the leader of the literary world and one of the representatives of the people of the world, to be the enemy of the people of the world."

Xiao Mo hesitated.

Xiao Mo knows very well that this is the world of literati.

Xiao Mo knows very well that since ancient times, no matter how heroic you are, as long as you offend the literati, there will be no good end, even if you can't help it for a while, it will leave you with infamy through the ages, and future generations will spurn it by the world.

But Xiao Mo also knew that the Eight Sages King had told him so many secrets today, if he really dared to refuse him, I am afraid it would not be as simple as "small offense". The honesty of the Eight Sages King was even more of a persecution for him.

Seeing Xiao Mo silent, the Eight Sages King was not in a hurry, but just kept an expectant and sincere gaze, waiting for Xiao Mo's answer.

After a long time, Xiao Mo finally spoke.

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