Li Guangjie, the last stone in the heart of the Son of Heaven fell to the ground. The strategic arrangement is correct, the war is going well, and the rest depends on the luck of the soldiers on the front line, which is not controllable by manpower, and he can only wait patiently.

The Son of Heaven was finally in the mood to pay attention to the challenge of King Huainan, and he not only paid attention to public opinion on the streets every day, but also studied the stereotypes with the people around him. I have to say that this is a very smart person, he only made a little effort to understand the laws of the movement of celestial bodies, and can skillfully calculate and deduce, no worse than those Confucian scholars who have assisted Sima Tan for a long time, and even Liang Xiao is ashamed of himself.

The only one who can compete with the Son of Heaven in computing power is Sang Hongyang.

The Son of Heaven was quite complacent about this, but Liang Xiao was the happiest. The Son of Heaven is as willing as he is, and he goes farther and farther on the road of pragmatism, and when the nobles of the clan also join, it will not be so easy for them to turn back.

In order to make the Son of Heaven happy for a while, he is willing to eat a little deflated. At the same time, he traveled back and forth between the Huainan palace and the imperial palace, fanning the flames and warming up the debate. Knowing that the Son of Heaven not only did not object, but would also come to the scene in person, Liu An, the king of Huainan, was also very excited, and his fighting spirit was high, and he was no weaker than the soldiers of the Western Expedition.

Liang Xiao had seen such a situation in Dou Ying, and now he saw it in Liu An, and he was very pleased.

One is a meritorious leader, and the other is the head of the clan, and the influence of these two people is not trivial. The two joined forces, and even the Son of Heaven could not help but be afraid of three points. If you count the Mesozoic Era like Cao Shi, which was in its prime, the troika should be able to form a balance on the Son of Heaven, so that he will not be like a wild horse that can do whatever he wants, and kill whoever he wants.

It's a pity that Cao Shi in history had a short life, and Wei Qing, who replaced him to warm the bed for Princess Yang Nobunaga, was too honest to shoulder this heavy responsibility. Liang Xiao had to find someone else. Fortunately, now that Wei Zifu has fallen out of favor by giving birth to two daughters in a row, it is unlikely that Wei Qing will become a relative, and it doesn't matter if he is honest or not.

Liang Xiao was rarely quiet, sitting in the gazebo in the backyard, analyzing the next situation.

The Son of Heaven is right, he is in the next big game of chess. However, it is impossible for the Son of Heaven to imagine how big the chess game he is. Limited to his vision, the Son of Heaven is most concerned about whether he can sit firmly on his own throne and whether he can make contributions while sitting on the throne. In this regard, Liang Xiao did not conflict with the Son of Heaven, he just took advantage of the situation and led the Son of Heaven in the direction he wanted.

In general, even if there is no Liang Xiao, even if the river is riddled with troubles, Dahan is still moving towards the peak, but he can't go too far. After running out of vitality prematurely, it falls into a cycle of constant repetition. Liang Xiao's current efforts are to put history on the right track before entering an inflection point, so that the tragedy will not be repeated.

Once the internal relationship is straightened out and a healthy and benign power structure is formed, the Dahan can go further.

So far, it's going well. Liang Xiao estimated that in a few years, he would be able to go out again and lead the Han athletes to expand their territory and conquer the Quartet. Perhaps, in this life, he even has the opportunity to go to the other side of the world and weigh the strength of the Roman Empire.

This sentence has been misunderstood by later generations for too long, but it has proved itself right again and again.

"Bo Ming, what are you thinking?" Dou Ying strode in, his steps were steady and his voice was loud.

Liang Xiao hurriedly got up to greet him. "Gong Dou, why are you willing to come back from Lantian?"

"I heard that the king of Huainan is going to attack Taishi Ling, how can I not come back and take a look?" Dou Ying said with a smile: "I heard that the Son of Heaven is going to come to listen to the sermon in person, why are you sitting here, could it be that the King of Huainan didn't send you an invitation?" ”

"I'm going to Huainan Palace, what else do I want to invite. I don't want to go, there are a lot of people, and most of them have ghosts, and their minds are not academic, so it's not interesting to listen to it. ”

"You can't blame anyone else for that." Dou Ying sat down opposite Liang Xiao, waved his hand, and motioned for his entourage to retreat. "It was Emperor Xiaojing who broke the rules first and made others feel that there was an opportunity."

"You mean the accession of the Son of Heaven?"

Dou Ying nodded. There are no outsiders here, and he doesn't go around in circles with Liang Xiao. "If he hadn't abolished Prince Li at the beginning, how could he have given birth to so many things later, and Zhou Yafu gave his life because of this. It was at that time that the military meritorious class began to deviate from morality. ”

Liang Xiao looked at Dou Ying in surprise. He and Dou Ying are very familiar, but they are not familiar to the point of being taboo, Dou Ying came today, and as soon as they met, he said such a big thing, and bluntly accused Emperor Jing, was he bold, or was he forgetful?

"Gong Dou, you can be a little jealous of what you said today."

"What's wrong with being taboo?" Dou Ying disagreed. "I'm originally a square person, if I don't even dare to say a fair word, what face do I have to say to myself? Don't forget, I was also the young master of Prince Li. ”

Liang Xiao was helpless. "Okay, Gong Dou is arrogant, I'm not polite, what are you coming to me for today?"

"I want to make a new contract."

"Covenant?"

"That's right, the White Horse Covenant at the time of Emperor Gao has been completely destroyed, such as today's conquest everywhere, advocating military merits, it is conceivable that it will not be long before another group of military merit marquis will appear. Scholars discuss politics, just lip service. If these warriors are separated from the imperial court, they may cause big trouble. At least the loss of the general, the worst of the rebellion, when the conquest will become the rebellious minister, how far can we go? ”

Liang Xiao was stunned. Dou Ying thought exactly what he wanted to do, but before he could say it, Dou Ying took the initiative to mention it. Is his intentions too obvious, or is Dou Ying too aggressive?

"What covenant do you want to make with Your Majesty, to revisit the White Horse Covenant?"

"I'm afraid it's unlikely." Dou Ying shook his head. "Although I have some ideas, I can't find a suitable charter for a while, so I came to you to discuss."

Liang Xiao twisted his fingers and pondered for a long time. Knowing that Dou Ying had this idea, of course he was happy, and finally there were like-minded people. But he knows better, don't look at Dou Ying's age, but he is a real Han man, chivalrous and chivalrous, and sometimes it is inevitable to be impulsive. This kind of thing, this kind of time, it seems that it is better to be cautious.

"Since you haven't thought about it yet, why don't you wait until you think about it?"

Dou Ying was a little disappointed and didn't say anything more. He invited Liang Xiao to Huainan Wangfu to listen to the lecture again, but Liang Xiao refused to go, so Dou Ying did not refuse and left. Looking at Dou Ying's hurried back, Liang Xiao smiled and shook his head.

This lovely old man. is so old that he is still so prosperous, and he has no intention of enjoying his old age at all.

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When Dou Ying arrived at the Huainan Palace, the Huainan Palace was crowded and full.

The VIP seats on the second floor are almost all clans. When the kings came to the court, many people held their breath, waiting for someone to take the lead in challenging the court, and the king of Huainan was an uncle and had a history of participating in the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms, and he was the first to stand up and challenge Sima Tan's theory of heavenly dao, which is undoubtedly a move that is easy for people to associate with each other.

Some people came to see the jokes, and some people came to learn from them.

After the promulgation of Sima Tan's Theory of Heavenly Dao, there were many people who wanted to refute him, but unfortunately they found a lot of capable people and wise people, and after carefully studying Sima Tan's articles, they couldn't find any flaws at all. In the end, they attributed the reason to clairvoyance, without clairvoyance, they would not be able to see the stars that Sima Tan said, there was no way to verify it, and it was not with Sima Tan that the final say.

Who dares to guarantee that Sima Tan did not make up such a thing according to the instructions of the Son of Heaven? There are not only such things, but many of them. Coming from a clan, they are all too familiar with this set of methods.

In their opinion, Liu An should be the most dissatisfied person - if he hadn't felt the jealousy of the Son of Heaven, he would have taken the initiative to ask for the migration of the domain? At the same time, he is the one who is most qualified to challenge, and he also has the clairvoyance that Sima Tan uses. As long as he took out the star map and exposed Sima Tan's lies, the Son of Heaven's intentions would naturally be self-defeating.

The kings sat in their compartments, quietly waiting for the lecture to begin.

On the podium, it was empty, and the king of Huainan had not yet come out. He is Uncle Wang, so he is naturally qualified to put on a shelf in front of these clans. For the sake of him standing up for everyone today, he doesn't care.

Just in the expectation of everyone, the sound of Qingdao shouting came from outside the door, and the Son of Heaven came.

The kings hurriedly got up and lined up to greet them. With a smile on his face, the Son of Heaven walked quickly to the chief in the middle, and in front of Liu De, the king of the river, he stopped. "Brother Wang, I heard that you have been sick recently, are you better?"

"Thank you Your Majesty for your concern, this is old and sick, and it is not in the way." Liu De smiled lightly and replied respectfully.

"Come, sit together." The Son of Heaven held Liu De's hand and showed affection. "I am very happy to hear that Brother Wang is compiling books in the river. In the clan, if anyone is able to compete with Uncle Wang of Huainan in terms of knowledge, it is none other than Brother Wang. ”

The Son of Heaven pulled Liu De into the seat together. Liu De didn't dare to refuse, so he had to take a seat. When the kings saw this, they looked at each other with some disdain. Liu De is the second son of Emperor Xiaojing, and was born to the same mother as Liu Rong, the prince of Li. Concubine Li gave birth to three sons, the eldest son Liu Rong was made the crown prince, and later he was abolished and died in prison, and the youngest son Liu Yan died in the third year of the king, in fact, he was also scared to death, and the rest was Liu De.

Liu De is the second among the brothers, and it stands to reason that after Liu Rong was deposed, he was the most qualified to inherit the throne. Liu De knows that his identity is special, and he has been a man with his tail between his legs all these years, burying his head in compiling books, and not expressing any opinions, for fear of getting into trouble. The kings don't respect him very much, and as for the Son of Heaven, I'm afraid he is more jealous than respectful, and now it's just a show for others.

Downstairs, Dou Ying watched the Son of Heaven and Liu De talking and laughing, and suddenly his heart moved, and the corners of his mouth were crooked.

There was a crisp sound on the podium, and Liu An opened the door curtain and appeared in front of everyone. He first saluted in the direction of the Son of Heaven, and was a little surprised to see Liu De sitting side by side with the Son of Heaven. But then he coughed and began to preach.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the imperial court recently issued a astrological chart written by Taishi Ling Sima Tan, and it was equipped with a fixed formula, which was passed down as a beautiful talk for a while. It is said that for this manuscript of less than 1,000 words, Tai Shi Ling has not been out of the cabinet for two years, which can't help but remind me of Master Dong. ”

Everyone smiled heartily, and invariably turned their eyes to Dong Zhongshu in the crowd. Dong Zhongshu rolled his eyes and scolded twice with a hateful smile.

Tai Shi Ling devoted himself to learning, and Ann admired it. However, learning is learning, and there is no room for sloppiness, especially when it comes to the Dao of Heaven. Liu An put away his smile and showed a bit of murderous aura. Tai Shi Ling relied on the celestial phenomena observed by the clairvoyant. People who don't have clairvoyance can't see those celestial bodies and stars, and even if they want to refute it, I'm afraid they can't talk about it. That's not fair enough. ”

There was laughter from the crowd.

Taishi Ling Sima Tan stiffened his face and stood behind the Son of Heaven without saying a word. The Son of Heaven is calm and free, and his face does not change. He knew the purpose of King Huainan, so naturally he didn't have to worry. He only had one thing to care about right now, to see who was the happiest.

"Fortunately, although clairvoyance is valuable, it is not unique to the palace, and I also have one in Huainan." Liu An smirked: "Tai Shi Ling not only can't be good at its beauty, I'm afraid it can't even occupy this head." It can be said without modesty that the clairvoyance newly created in Huainan is clearer than that of Taishi Ling, and I can see more stars. Ladies and gentlemen, this is a recent astrological observation I have observed. ”

Liu An waved his hand, and two young servants stepped forward carrying a wooden table. There was a stack of printed astrological charts on the wooden table, and the servants picked up the astrological charts and distributed them to the people one by one. Everyone was curious, took it one after another, and watched it carefully. Although many people can't understand which star those black dots are, it is always a joy to get a gift as soon as you start talking.

Touching the new paper, smelling the ink, looking at the star map, everyone turned their heads to each other and whispered.

The Son of Heaven and the kings upstairs also got a star map, which was even more exquisite than the one in the hands of the ordinary audience below. The Son of Heaven handed the star map to Tai Shi Ling and whispered, "How?" ”

Sima Tan leaned over and took a closer look. "It seems to be slightly different from the celestial phenomena seen by the minister, with a few more stars."

"So, the clairvoyance of the Huainan Palace's is better than that in the palace?"

Sima Tan nodded again and again. "Your Majesty, if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools. In order to maintain an advantage, the development of clairvoyance is very important. ”

The Son of Heaven grinned, a little embarrassed. Clairvoyance to observe celestial phenomena is just that, and generals in the army have a greater demand for clairvoyance. Although the examination room and Shangfang have been developing, so far, they have not come up with real qualified products. As the scale of the expedition grew, the clairvoyance that King Huainan had previously offered was no longer enough. Next, I'm afraid I will have to spend money to buy it from Huainan.

It's all money.

At this time, Liu An said loudly: "Academia is a public instrument in the world, and it cannot be monopolized by one person. An does not dare to hide his secrets, and dares to share it with people who are interested in learning from all over the world, learn from each other, and ponder with each other. This is a sample, if you are interested, you may wish to try it first. Tai Shi Ling, are you interested in coming first? ”

As he spoke, Liu An waved his hand, and someone lifted a huge wooden frame and lifted the brocade on it, revealing a clairvoyant inlaid with gold and jade. Sima Tan was stunned when he saw it, his heart was beating like a drum, and his eyes were shining. He dealt with clairvoyance every day, so he naturally knew that this clairvoyant was bigger and longer than the one in Tianlu Pavilion, and he could see more stars.

"This is a rare weapon, Your Majesty!" Sima Tan muttered-

(To be continued.) )