Zhong Li Kuang heard this, and hurriedly stopped: "The hatred in the heart of the prince is felt by the students. However, Yang Yuanzhi can't be killed because of this. Yang Yuanzhi's protégés are all over the world, and if you kill him, I don't know how many scholars in the world will be offended. The prince is about to ascend to the throne and become the emperor, and he hopes to accommodate him, a person who is about to enter the earth. ”

"Alas!" Zheng Rong sighed, "If the two armies face each other, Gu will find a way to win it, and then slash the enemy." But...... Alas! It turns out that even if you become an emperor, you can't do what you want! ”

"The three emperors of virtue and the five emperors of merit are the emperors, and all the people in the world and all living beings are staring at countless pairs of eyes, how can the emperor be free? Please also pay attention to the prince. Zhong Likuang reversed the topic and continued, "Meet the students. Qiu Yizhi has some fate with the prince of Heluo, and he is known as a famous among the hundred officials in the capital, so he can invite the prince of Heluo to speak; There is also Zheng Miao, who is elegant and thoughtful, and his father-in-law, Qin Guangyuan, is the leader of Shilin, and he assists the prince of Heluo by his side, and he should be able to handle this important matter! ”

Zheng Rong listened and nodded at the same time: "Mr. Zhongli is still thoughtful. This king will pass Zheng Miao to Beijing to do business. As for the ceremony...... Don't be in a hurry, you have a good rest tonight, and it's not too late to enter the city early tomorrow morning to talk to the third brother Gu. ”

Zhong Likuang said again: "There is a third thing, which is to think about the Han River for a long time. Today is past the winter solstice, and soon after that will be the Chinese New Year's Eve. If the prince wants to take advantage of this opportunity to collect public opinion, he must do three major things. First, it is necessary to make the scenery of the great ceremony smooth and smooth, so that the people of the world and all the countries on the five continents know the direction of the destiny of heaven. The second is to open the righteous warehouse widely, so that the people of the whole country can spend the New Year with peace of mind, and let them know that only by following the prince wholeheartedly can they have a good life. The third is to open an additional Keen Ke imperial examination at the beginning of next year, so that it can win the hearts of Han scholars. ”

Zhongli Kuang crossed his fingers and finished talking about a few things, and finally added: "After these few things are done, then the prince can govern the country calmly, create a prosperous era for the Han generation, and let the students enjoy the blessings." ”

Zheng Rong was overjoyed when he heard this: "Good! Sir is really talented! These few things, please, Lone has written them down. I said to Emperor Taizu: 'You can win the world immediately, but you can't rule the world immediately.'" It is a thousand times more difficult to govern a country than to march and fight. My Han law has been lax and corrupt for a long time, and I am going to make great efforts to rectify it, and I will invite Mr. Zhongli to ...... And the ...... of the ceremony A lot of help! ”

So several people kept talking about the golden crow falling to the ground, and after eating together in Zheng Rong's big tent, they went back to the camp to rest.

In the early morning of the next day, the two brothers Zheng Xin and Zheng Miao arrived in the starry night according to Zheng Rong's will.

After Qiu Yizhi met with the two of them, and after paying homage to his father together, he and Zheng Miao each rode a tall horse, and under the escort of a few personal soldiers, they went to Luoyang to do business.

After the east wall of Luoyang was blasted open by gunpowder, it had become precarious. Zheng Rong planned for long-term peace and stability, and immediately arranged personnel to recruit people and step up repairs.

Zheng Rong, the king of Youyan, gave a very generous salary, and the officials who presided over it were all transferred from Youyan Road to follow the army's master booklet - they would not deduct the work, and it was a slack time for farmers recently, so when the capital and nearby strong men heard the news, they all came overnight and began to work in the early morning.

Therefore, when Zheng Miao and Qiu Yizhi came to Luoyang City, several gaps in the city wall that had been blown down by gunpowder had gradually closed. But even so, this section of the city wall still can't get rid of the appearance of ruins.

When Zheng Miao saw it, he couldn't help but sigh and said: "Luoyang, the capital city, is a thousand-year-old ancient capital, and it has suffered such a heavy blow today, I don't know when it will recover......

Qiu Yizhi continued: "Actually, the weather in Luoyang City is still there, and there is no damage at all. It's just that the gunpowder is too powerful, far more than the younger brother expected, so the city wall is really ugly, and the elder brother will sigh! ”

Unexpectedly, Zheng Miao sighed again: "The ancient art of war has a cloud: 'Go to the army to attack and plan, then to attack the enemy, then to attack the army, and then attack the city'." If this kind of siege method spreads, what strong fortress can be defended in the world? ”

Qiu Yizhi smiled and said: "Brother is erudite and elegant, don't you hear that 'the sword of the Son of Heaven is the sword, with the warrior of knowledge as the edge, the honest and honest as the spine, the virtuous and virtuous as the spine, the loyal saint as the spine, and the heroic warrior as the clip." This sword is straight and there is no front, there is no top, there is no case, and there is no side. On the law round the sky, to shun the three lights; Under the Dharma square, in order to shun the four o'clock; Neutralize public opinion, and take peace in the four townships. This sword is used, like a thunderous shock, within four seals, all of them obey the king's orders. If you only think about the gains and losses of one city and one place, you will be angry. From ancient times to the present, I am afraid that there is no city that will never fall! ”

(False, the above is taken from "Zhuangzi On the Sword".) The above description originally referred to the "sword of the princes", and the author thinks that it is more appropriate to describe the "sword of the Son of Heaven". In addition, the author dislikes Zhuangzi's style very much, and this "On the Sword" is the least like what Zhuangzi wrote. The author likes Xunzi...... ）

Zheng Miao replied: "Brother Xian can have this kind of knowledge, Brother Fool is really willing to bow down, no wonder you are also very important." However, these things are all considered by the father, and as courtiers, we only need to think about how to be the front and the front, and we can't go beyond the line until we have to! ”

Zheng Miao's words involved the way of self-improvement of his subordinates, and Qiu Yizhi couldn't help but be convinced when he heard it, and hurriedly said on the horse: "The little brother has understood." ”

So Zheng Miao and Qiu Yizhi, the two brothers, chatted while walking, and walked through the streets and alleys to watch the scenery of the capital, and soon came to the mansion of Zheng Hua, the king of Heluo.

Zheng Hua is Zheng Rong's own brother, and he is also the elder of Zheng Miao and Qiu Yizhi.

However, I saw that there were many patrolling soldiers standing in front of and near Zheng Hua's mansion, and they were familiar with each other, and they were obviously Youyan soldiers.

Seeing this, Zheng Miao saw a trace of unhappiness in front of him, called the leading general, and asked with an iron face, "Who asked you to come here on an errand?" ”

The one who was called by Zheng Miao was a lieutenant officer, and he also had a few encounters with Zheng Miao, but he had never seen this gentle and elegant Third Prince His Royal Highness, who spoke so harshly, and hurriedly made a military salute and said: "Your Royal Highness, it is the second prince who will be in charge of the security here." The last general thought that the Heluo Palace, which was an important place, so he personally led the army to patrol here in case of accidents. ”

The so-called "second prince" is Zheng Rong's second son Zheng Sen, who was crowned a prince together with his eldest brother Zheng Xin and third brother Zheng Miao before the rebellion.

Zheng Miao said: "You are also a veteran general in my Youyan army, why don't you know a little flexibility?" The prince of Heluo is a noble person, and he has always liked to be pure, your army eats horses and chews here, didn't you harass him? You obey the order: From today onwards, Youyan's army is not allowed to come within fifty steps of Heluo Wangfu, do you know? ”

The lieutenant nodded hurriedly and said, "Got it." With that, he turned around and beckoned his soldiers to line up and go deeper into the alleys of the market.

Zheng Miao saw that this captain was still resolute and resolute with his troops, and most of the anger in his heart had disappeared, so he tidied up his clothes and stepped forward to knock on the door in person.

The old man who was guarding the door came to open the door tremblingly, but when he saw Zheng Miao's appearance, he mustered up the courage to say: "This is the Heluo Palace, I don't know what happened to the son?" ”

Zheng Miao said: "Under the knee is Zheng Miao, the third son of King Youyan, who is about to come to meet my third uncle, Prince Heluo, and ask this one to speak." With that, he handed over a copy of his name.

The man took the name post and took a closer look, and saw that Zheng Miao was extraordinary, and knew that what he said was not false, so he bent down respectfully and said: "It turned out that His Highness has come down, and His Highness has been wronged for a while, and let the villain come when he goes." ”

In just a moment, the middle door of the Heluo Wang's Mansion was opened, and dozens of subordinates discharged the honor guard of the vassal king, one of whom was wearing a plain robe and a Confucian crown, and walked to Zheng Miao and Qiu Yizhi, and said slightly: "It turns out that the two highnesses have come down, and the little king has lost his distance!" ”

Qiu Yizhi had seen Zheng Hua, the king of Heluo, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.

Zheng Miao is also a sensitive person, seeing Qiu Yizhi so respectful, he knew that the person in front of him must be King Heluo himself, so he also knelt down and kowtowed, and said: "My nephew is asking my uncle for peace here!" ”

Zheng Hua waited for Zheng Miao and Qiu Yi to finish saluting, and then bent down to help the two of them up.

Zheng Hua of Qiu Yi had been in contact with him before, and knew that his spirit was taken from nature, and he was absolutely extraordinary; looked at Zheng Miao carefully again, and saw that although he was young, he had been raised with a noble and extraordinary temperament.

This made Zheng Hua couldn't help but admire: "To put it mildly, there are only two people who have known this king. One is my imperial grandfather, Emperor Xianzongzhao, and the other is my second brother. Don't say that the second brother is wise and martial is not under anyone, just look at the sons he raised, which one is not the dragon and phoenix among people? Look again at the four sons of this king...... Alas! Don't mention it! ”

"Hey~ Uncle said this to lift me up. Several brothers are outstanding in their literary and rhetorical skills, and they have learned a little bit of the true biography of their uncles, so they are famous at home, and even my old Mr. Taishan Qin is often praised. Zheng Miao said humbly.

Qiu Yizhi heard Zheng Miao quietly carry out his father-in-law, who can be called the leader of the literary world, and couldn't help but admire it very much.

But seeing Zheng Hua's face happy, he said: "It turns out that this king's clichés can still enter the eyes of Mr. Qin, and it is worthy of this king's hard work for thirty years!" ”

The men exchanged pleasantries as they walked to the main hall and sat down.

After a little tea, Zheng Miao got straight to the point and said: "Please forgive my nephew for being arrogant, my uncle has been in the capital for a long time, but he rarely asks about the affairs of the court, and he is the world's famous 'big hidden in the court'." However, if today's fate changes, Zheng Yao died of self-immolation in fear of crime, and no one in the world can ascend to the great treasure except for my father Youyan Wangye. I wonder what my uncle is planning? ”

Of course, Zheng Hua thought about this matter, and said after a moment's silence: "Who in the world doesn't know that I am the number one idle king in the world. Don't hide it from the two virtuous nephews, I think that back then, between the emperor and the second brother, the king still thought that the second brother could ascend to the top and become the emperor. I didn't think that more than ten years later, this supreme position would finally belong to the second brother, it can really be described as a cycle of heaven, and it is really not for mortals like me to look back! ”

Zheng Hua raised the teacup and continued: "It is a gentleman's blessing to obey the heavens. Since my second brother is destined to return, this king should fully support it. The two virtuous nephews can return their lives to the second brother like this. With that, he slowly sipped the tea.

Qiu Yizhi heard Zheng Hua say this, his heart was happy, and he turned his head to look at Zheng Miao with a happy face.

But I heard Zheng Miao say: "Uncle has such knowledge, presumably my father is also very happy." But my father still has one more thing, and I want to ask the prince for help. ”

When Zheng Rong heard this, he was slightly surprised, but he immediately calmed down, calmly put down the teacup, and said, "But I don't know what else this king can help the second brother?" ”