Wei Ba traveled west from the wild king, the sailor traced the river, the flag covered the sun, the army was majestic, and the soldiers had not yet reached Luoyang City, and the momentum had already shocked the four fields. Fortunately, his military discipline was strict, and the soldiers did not dare to harass the people everywhere, and those trembling people maintained restraint in addition to panicking, and did not scatter like birds and beasts and hide in the surrounding mountains.

Luoyang is surrounded by mountains, although it is not a lofty mountain, it can avoid military disasters to some extent. Because of this, Luoyang's ability to withstand the impact of the military disaster is slightly stronger. However, because it is the national capital, Luoyang has endured military disasters that are by no means comparable to ordinary cities, so looking at it, the situation around Luoyang is still unsettlingly empty.

Meng Jin and Wei Ba crossed the Yellow River and climbed the mountain in the north of Luoyang City, looking at the green in their eyes, but their mood was very heavy.

The dignified capital of the Han Dynasty, the ancient capital of thousands of years, has so many dense forests around it, not because of good environmental protection, but because the population is so small that it is sad.

Forty years ago, Dong Zhuo set a fire to burn the city of Luoyang to ashes, and then forced more than two million people around Luoyang to move west. Some of these people died on the road, all the way to the Chang'an Rebellion, some fled to Yizhou or stayed in Chang'an, and finally returned to Luoyang. Even though Cao Cao worked hard to restore the capital, Cao Wei settled the capital of Luoyang, and moved a large number of people, the population was still limited.

This makes the surrounding trees of Luoyang forested and infested with wild elk.

Wei Ba let out a long sigh: "Dong Zhuo is a fierce general on the side, and a bandit on the inside, He Jin is not a small sin." ”

"Incompetent slaughter, stealing a high position, and bringing disaster to the country and the people are the inevitable result." Yu Yan said: "However, the Second Emperor Huan Ling is the initiator, He Jin just happened to meet and made a big mistake." In terms of character, he may not be worse than Liang Ji. ”

Wei Ba smiled: "Where is the second emperor of Huan Ling, who is the initiator." ”

Yu Yan was puzzled: "I would like to hear the king's high opinion." ”

"Shihong, don't just focus on the court. Actually, behind the battle in the court. There are also harsh laws that cannot be avoided. Whether it is the former Han Dynasty or the Later Han Dynasty, they all decay after a hundred years, and fall apart in about two hundred years, do you think it is just an accident? Definitely. In the final analysis, it is because the speed of wealth creation cannot keep up with the speed of wealth consumption, coupled with the unfairness of the distribution system, the unrestrained greed of the elite class, and the self-destruction of the foundation, at that point in time. It is inevitable to break through that threshold. It is the fundamental reason for the destruction of the country. ”

Yu Yan was silent for a long time. He knew that Wei Ba didn't read much. He usually has little time to see Confucian managers, so he has always been in an advantageous position in terms of political concepts, believing that he has the responsibility of teaching and assisting Wei Ba. This is also a good thing for the benefit of the world. But now when he heard Wei Ba's theory, he felt a little shocked. He couldn't fully understand Wei Ba's words for the time being, but he could sensitively realize that Wei Ba's depth of understanding was a little deeper than that of him.

Talented! A thought suddenly popped into Yu Yan's mind. He remembered Zhang Liang's evaluation of Han Gaozu in the Book of Han, some people are indeed geniuses, although they read little, they have outstanding knowledge. Obviously, Wei Ba and Han Gaozu have similarities, they don't read much, but they have a very high level of understanding. has a unique vision of things and can often hit the nail on the head.

"Then the king thinks that the powerful family is the cause of the country's corruption?" Gu Cheng took the beginning of the conversation: "The king believes in the Mo family? ”

"Not really." Wei Ba shook his head: "The Mo family is based on the foundation and abandons a qiē culture and leisure, and there is also a suspicion of overkill, so there are very few Mozi followers." Culture is to people. It is also essential. Otherwise, what is the point of human life? He pointed to the sky: "What I mean is that in addition to the morality in the heart, there is also the sky above the head." If you have money and leisure, you can't just enjoy it, but also explore the world outside your body with your heart and do something practical that is beneficial to people's livelihood, so as to really promote the whole society forward. ”

"Does the king mean astronomy?"

"It's not just astronomy." Wei Ba smiled: "Of course, astronomy is also the foundation, because that is the biggest unknown world we can see." ”

"Unknown?" Yu Yan was puzzled. The Yu family is easy to learn from the heirlooms, and the study of astronomy and astrology is naturally not shallow, but he doesn't think there is anything unknown in astronomy, at least not much. Because in the eyes of Yi scholars, mastering the I Ching will master the entire Heavenly Dao, where is there any unknown world.

Wei Ba turned his head sideways, glanced at Yu Yan with a smile, and reached out to pat him on the shoulder: "Shihong, your Yu family's Yi Xue has gone astray." Don't just bury your head in those words, and chat with Deng Yang when you have time, he has been exploring along the path of Zhang Pingzi (Zhang Heng) in recent years, and his achievements have been remarkable. In my opinion, in a few years, he is expected to be the world's academic bull. ”

Yu Yan was a little unconvinced, he knew Deng Yang, but he didn't think that Deng Yang's knowledge could surpass him. Of course, he won't argue with Wei Ba, but he will find an opportunity to debate with Deng Yang, so that Deng Yang can see how clever he is to learn from the Yu family.

Wei Ba saw Yu Yan's expression in his eyes and was happy in his heart. The world will be decided, and a family like Yu Yan will definitely get a piece of the pie. The Maison is the foundation of trouble, but it is also the guarantee of the passing on of culture. There is no thousand-year-old dynasty, but there is a thousand-year-old family. Like Cao Cao and Zhuge Liang, it is definitely not possible to blindly suppress the family, it will only intensify the contradictions, it is better to take advantage of the situation and direct their interest to the direction of natural science that can truly promote social development. Astronomy and geography should be the two easiest fields to cut into.

He has this idea, but he doesn't have this theoretical level, and if he wants to debate with Yu Yan, his little knowledge is not enough. But Deng Yang has such a foundation of knowledge and such eloquence, so he praised Deng Yang as an example.

Yanghu walked over: "King, Xiahou Wei, Xiahou Ba's messenger, is here. ”

Wei Ba nodded: "Call Wei Zheng and Lu Kang and listen together." ”

"Whoa." Yanghu turned and left. When Wei Ba captured Jizhou, Wei Zheng came to the Central Plains accompanied by Yanghu and Lu Kang, and now he has been studying with Wei Ba.

After a short time, Xiahou Wei came to Wei Ba's face. He pressed the sword on his waist, looked at Wei Ba who was standing casually, and looked at Wei Zheng who was looking at him vigilantly, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and subconsciously let go of the hilt of the sword.

"What do Xiahou Zhongquan have to say to me?"

Xiahou Wei glanced at Wei Zheng again, and couldn't help blinking: "Dare to ask this young man's name, why is he so hostile?" ”

Wei Ba was also a little surprised, and then he noticed that Wei Zheng was like a little tiger about to pounce, looking at Xiahou Wei with fierce eyes. However, he didn't say anything, just watched quietly to see how Wei Zheng answered.

"Untie the sword!" Wei Zheng shouted like a little adult: "Otherwise, I will kill you first." ”

"Why?" Xiahou Wei's face sank, and his eyebrows were raised, revealing a little displeasure.

"Because it's hard for you to be trusted." Wei Zheng pressed the handle of the knife on his waist and slowly pulled out half of the long knife. "You have an assassin's smell about you. For the sake of my father's safety, you must either step forward with your bare hands or stay ten paces away. ”

Wei Ba looked at Xiahou Wei in surprise, and sure enough, he saw a little different feeling. Although he was not afraid of any assassins, he was indeed a little unhappy that Xiahou Ba sent such a person.

Xiahou Wei suddenly laughed: "Hahaha...... I have long heard Taichu say that the prince has the qualifications of a famous general, and when I see it today, it is indeed the case, and this sensitivity alone is enough to make people amazing. However, the prince misunderstood, although I have been a ranger for many years, I have never been an assassin, and I do not disdain to be an assassin. If I want to kill anyone, I will definitely challenge him face to face. Assassination is a degrading thing, and I would never do it. ”

Wei Ba also smiled. He heard Xiahou Xuan say that although Xiahou Wei is a noble son, he is free by nature, has been a ranger for many years, and has the style of a chivalrous man. In essence, Xiahou Yuan himself has chivalrous spirit, and several of his sons have also inherited his character, unlike Xiahou Yuan's son, who is more stable.

"Ah Zheng, don't be rude to your elders." Wei Ba stepped forward, patted Wei Zheng's shoulder, hugged him to his side, and touched his head affectionately: "When did you practice to feel like this?" ”

"Back to my father, when I was hunting wolves on the grassland."

"Hunting ...... Wolf? Wei Ba was taken aback, "When did you go wolf hunting?" ”

"When my father was fighting in Qingzhou." Wei Zheng smiled embarrassedly: "A white wolf appeared on the grassland, in order to capture it and sacrifice it to my father, I took the queen's mother's flying phoenix guard and divine dog, and tracked the grassland for more than a month before I caught the white wolf." That's when I learned to feel hostile. ”

Wei Ba's eyes rolled: "Your queen and aunt handed over the Flying Phoenix Guard and the Divine Dog Camp to you, does your aunt know?" ”

"I know, the queen's aunt originally disagreed, for fear of danger, but then my aunt interceded, and she let me go."

Wei Ba nodded and breathed a sigh of relief. Wei Zheng is too small after all, he can feel the danger, but he may not be able to feel the sinister of the human heart. He didn't say anything more, turned to Xiahou Wei and said, "The swordsman, the weapon of a gentleman, will not leave his body for no reason. If you're a child, you don't have to take it personally. Sit, there is something to say, we are open to say. ”

Xiahou thanked him and smiled at Wei Zheng again, his eyes full of appreciation. With Wei Zheng's age, he can take more than a hundred people to hunt wolves on the grassland, whether it is assisted by a master or not, such courage and courage are enough to make people marvel. In this way, the status of the Xiahou family in the Jin Kingdom is still guaranteed, even if Wei Zheng cannot inherit the throne because of his concubineship, it will be enough to dominate one side in the future.

"The king, I am on the orders of my brother, and I have come to ask the king to leave a little foundation for Cao Wei."

Wei Ba nodded, as soon as Xiahou Wei came, he guessed the intention. The army surrounded Luoyang, and the time to finally see the real chapter was coming, and Xiahouba would definitely not be able to sit still. Whether it is war or surrender, he must make a judgment.

He asked Wei Zheng to be a cousin just now, just to send a friendly message to Xiahou Wei and boost his confidence. Judging from Xiahouwei's expression, the effect is very obvious