Xia Dynasty Palace.

In the main hall.

At this time, a group of people were arguing in the main hall.

The number of people is not very large, but only five.

But anyone who is even a little familiar with the Xia Dynasty should understand how many people in the main hall at this time have such authority in the Xia Dynasty.

It is no exaggeration to say that if you stomp your feet, the entire Xia Dynasty will tremble.

The third emperor of the Xia Dynasty, Emperor Qizhi, was also here.

Wang Mang, the first and founding emperor of the Xia Dynasty, did not set an era name.

Even the current year of the Xia Dynasty is not divided by year name, but the one hundred and thirty-three years of the Xia Dynasty is simply and neat.

But Emperor Qizhi's father, after Emperor Chengping ascended the throne, he simply set up "Chengping" as the era name, of course, this era name is more accurate to separate him from Wang Mang, rather than really use the year name.

The reason why Emperor Chengping did this was not just to tell the world that the emperor has changed now, and the original founding emperor has gone west.

is also to tell himself that he can become an emperor by inheriting the efforts of the previous generation.

Undertake peace and peace.

Although the reign of Emperor Chengping is not very long, when Emperor Chengping reigned, he still promoted Wang Mang's original policy, recuperated and recuperated, and promoted peace from all over the world.

In this way, it can be called a pretty good king, but it is not an insult to the throne of the Xia Dynasty, and it has not disappointed the expectations of the people.

Although it is not as good as Wang Mang, there are some words of praise among the people.

As the third emperor of the Xia Dynasty, Emperor Qizhi is no longer young.

The name he chose for himself was called Qizhi.

Daddy Chengping, he wants to enlighten.

The meaning is self-explanatory.

After two generations of kings and more than 100 years of recuperation in the Xia Dynasty, the Xia Dynasty has become really wealthy, and it is no longer the country that barely stood up on the devastated land of Dayue.

How strong is the Xia Dynasty today?

Even if you run into an ordinary village, you can see horses walking on the ground!

The wealth of the Xia Dynasty has reached the level where ordinary people dare to buy horses to raise.

There is no guarantee that there will be a horse per person, but at least one out of ten households can afford to raise a horse, and the cattle will be ploughed and will only be more – which is quite an achievement.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Xia Dynasty has reached its peak in terms of prosperity.

The surrounding kingdoms all bowed their heads, and reasoned to give three points, ignoring the apologies that were even crawling.

Even with the people of the Xia Dynasty, whether they go out to do business or travel, who dares not to take a look?

A while ago, there was a Confucian student of the Xia Dynasty who went to Dayong for disaster relief, and he encountered robbers in the mountains and forests on the road, and he was about to be beheaded under the horse, but someone recognized his Confucian clothes, and then asked that it was a Confucian student of the Xia Dynasty, and immediately released people, not only lost a horse, but even sent two silver, just begging him not to investigate.

The Xia Dynasty is now powerful, and there is no need to blow it by itself, it is a mountain and forest robber, and the guy who regards the law of the country as nothing does not dare to underestimate it, so he can only treat it respectfully.

The so-called Quartet Yangde, all countries come to the court, is it empty talk?

Every year, I don't know how many foreign students have walked through thousands of mountains and rivers, fearless of wind and rain, and difficult roads, just to rush to the imperial capital of the Xia Dynasty.

After arriving at the imperial capital, he knelt all the way, just to worship the statue of Moqiu.

Of course, this kind of behavior has been criticized several times, but it still can't stop the group of people from worshipping so fanatically.

Whether it is from the country's wealth, or from the influence of the Xia Dynasty on dozens of surrounding countries and even beyond, it has reached an unprecedented peak!

Although this may not have so much to do with Emperor Qizhi, since there was such a prosperous scene during his reign, the credit must be accounted for by thirty percent!

It is precisely for this reason that Emperor Qizhi has always been quite arrogant, and he also has the qualifications to be arrogant.

As the emperor of the Xia Dynasty, what's wrong with being a little arrogant?

Well?

Who dares to have an opinion?!

But now, it is in the palace of the Xia Dynasty.

He should have been the most respected and prominent person, but he stood in front of an old man with a smile on his face.

In the entire hall, there was only one person sitting.

The man looked very old, with old wrinkles stacked on his face like dry bark, and dark age spots piled up on the side of his cheeks, which looked very ugly.

Only those eyes were completely free of the cloudiness and chaos of the old man.

On the contrary, those eyes were particularly sharp, so sharp that they were like unsheathed swords, so that Emperor Qizhi did not dare to look directly at them.

can only stand aside with a smile, with a flattering face, where is the arrogant attitude of the emperor of the Xia Dynasty?

"Oops, why are you here? If you want to see me, I'll just go to you. ”

Emperor Qizhi stood beside the old man, and his almost flattering voice made the people around him can't help but feel a hint of coldness.

But after thinking of the old man's methods in front of him, he still lowered his head, tried to maintain the expression on his face, and did not dare to show the slightest smile, and he wanted to bury his head in his chest one by one, for fear of being noticed by the old man's gaze.

This lord who dared to dominate more than a thousand Confucian students in one go, what's wrong with lowering his head?

If necessary, it's not impossible to knock one!

Since the Confucian leader Mr. Xun traveled around the world, the entire Xia Dynasty has not been able to find a second person who can make this lord bow his head.

Emperor Qizhi also has to go back a little, he can be the emperor, or because of this nod!

This master is an emperor, and he is an old man of the two dynasties, and he is at the peak of power.

When Emperor Chengping was in power, he was his right-hand man, and when he arrived at Emperor Qizhi, he was a pillar of optimus and became the purple and golden beam of the Xia Dynasty, which was equivalent to the status of Xun Ke, Poultry Lisheng, and Gongshang!

Even the officials of the entire Xia Dynasty now, at least seventy percent of the officials are directly from his disciples, and the remaining thirty percent have definitely accepted the teachings of this master and are inextricably linked with him.

The matter of the temple, maybe Emperor Qizhi didn't know about it, he knew it first, and no one dared to make a fuss about it.

That's not called asking for hardship, that's not wanting to live.

As we all know, since the founding of the Xia Dynasty, the emperor has never been the most powerful one.

Emperor Qizhi didn't even dare to say anything about surpassing the achievements of the previous two emperors, and naturally he didn't dare to put up a stand in front of such a character - if the other party didn't put a shelf for him, he would have to be glad in his heart.

People can't generalize from person to person, and the emperor sometimes has to pretend to be a grandson.

"You're doing a great job."

In the face of Emperor Qizhi's flattery, the old man did not pay attention to it immediately, but locked Emperor Qizhi tightly with his eyes, until Emperor Qizhi lowered his head and did not dare to look at him, then he said slowly: "Treachery, rebellion, and connivance with the prince to corrupt the law and discipline of the Xia Dynasty established by us."

The old man laughed, the smile was obviously extraordinarily kind, but it made people fall into an ice cave, just because he said: "Compared with you, Emperor Chengping and the founding emperor are inferior by three points, and I am ashamed of myself!" ”

"This, this, this!"

Suddenly, Emperor Qizhi's face turned pale.

No matter how proud he is, he can compare himself with his father, and he doesn't dare to compare his life with the holy king and the founding ancestor praised by the people!

Cold sweat dripped from his cheeks, and Emperor Qizhi knew that the old man was really angry, and hurriedly said: "Don't say that, misunderstanding, misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding!" ”

"Misunderstanding?"

The smile on the old man's face became more and more warm, but it did not make people feel kind, it only made people feel frightened!

"Prince Yu withheld as much as 10,000 quintals of grain sent to various countries. You don't want to tell me that it's because Prince Yu has no money to eat, so he made this decision. Or is it a desire for profit and wants to take this opportunity to rebel? ”

The old man leaned on his crutches and knocked on the ground.

He didn't use much force, but at this time, in the incomparably quiet hall, it was particularly clear.

Prince Yu is the younger brother of Emperor Qizhi, a compatriot of his mother, and he is also a person with some ability.

When Emperor Chengping asked him to choose the emperor, he actually chose one between the two.

He chose Emperor Qizhi.

As for Emperor Qizhi's younger brother, he naturally made the prince and threw him to the frontier to play by himself.

Although he can no longer involve power, he has never caused chaos for Emperor Qizhi, and even travels thousands of miles to the imperial capital twice a year just to meet him - just the time spent on the road is full of months!

Such a prince suddenly withheld 10,000 loads of grain.

"I'm just old, not blind."

The old man lowered his eyes slightly, his voice was not high, no matter what he said, it seemed to be in a tone, but the words he said always made people tremble, "Since the emperor does not know about this, then please deal with it according to the law of the country." ”

Punishment of national law!

As soon as these words came out, the entire hall froze even the sound of breathing, not to mention the sound of needles falling, and I wanted to lie down in a corpse.

Who doesn't know that Emperor Qizhi and Prince Yu have an excellent relationship, there is no gap at all, he said this purely to disgust Emperor Qizhi, but Emperor Qizhi has no way.

Damn, the national law of the Xia Dynasty is compiled by the one in front of him, as well as Xun Ke and Cang Chengxiang, what does the national law look like, there is the other party's hard work under every word, and no one in the entire Xia Dynasty can understand the law better than him.

Because he is the leader of the Legalists of the Xia Dynasty, the disciple of Xunzi, and the Shang!

The important ministers of the two dynasties, the pillars of the country!

Since the Confucian leader Xunzi traveled around the world, even Prime Minister Cang Cheng only restrained the other party when he was in power.

When Prime Minister Cang Cheng told the old man to resign and left, the Xia Dynasty could not be said to be the other party's words, it could only be said that he was the only one.

No, Emperor Qizhi secretly ordered, extremely secretive, and even directly asked his brother for one thing, and before three days had passed, the other party had already found the palace!

The emperor could only listen to the lecture with his head down.

People can't be compared.

This kind of great sage is almost not inferior to Xun Ke and Yu Lisheng, and it is also a great talent at the level of the founding of the sect, and the main focus is real talent and hard work, and there are countless disciples and grandchildren, all of whom hold important positions in the imperial court.

It's too late to offer!

Ordinary people don't want to argue and quarrel with each other, and they can't wait to hide in the soil when they look at each other's eyes.

Unless the Confucian leader or the Mohist giant who traveled around the world comes back, in the entire Xia Dynasty, he really scolds whoever he wants, and reprimands whoever he wants, and the emperor has to listen honestly in front of him!

was so forced by the other party, Emperor Qizhi's face was also blue and red for a while, but he didn't dare to refute it directly.

What to refute?

Refuting the Confucian leader Xun Ke, refuting the Xia Dynasty's prime minister, and refuting the unreasonableness of the laws agreed upon by the Legalist leaders?

When the Legalist eagle dog is gone, or when the Confucian students are all dead?

Say this today, and tomorrow the spit outside will flood the palace!

He didn't have to ask for any more praise from the Holy Monarch, and it was more appropriate to think directly about how not to leave a stench for ten thousand years.

Alas, being an emperor is not only afraid that he will not meet a great talent, but also afraid that he will meet a great talent, which is the so-called pain and happiness!

"That's not true."

When Emperor Qizhi could only avoid his edge and was silent, a person beside Emperor Qizhi stood up, looked directly at Shang's eyes as sharp as a sword, and said without concession: "Prince Yu does this, naturally he has his reasons." ”

"Oh?"

Shang was knocked out, but he was not angry, but he seemed to be smiling, as if he was looking at a three-year-old child and looked at the person who spoke, "I don't know what the military department is still the book and the Xia Dynasty grandmaster Wei Da Sima, what do you think?" ”

The other name of the military department is the Great Sima.

He read it out at this time, but it was not respectful, but more like mockery.

Wei Da Sima's face was pale, he was a dignified grandmaster, although the old man in front of him was infinitely beautiful in the temple, but his martial arts cultivation was really average, and he didn't even practice dirty.

That is, the other party relied on his identity as Xunzi's apprentice, and it was expected that he would not dare to make a move, otherwise how could he dare to speak to a grandmaster like this!

Others are afraid of him, but he is not afraid.

The grandmaster has acted all his life, so why should he look at the faces of others?

Martial Arts Grandmaster, that's how confident he is!

is like this kind of eighty-year-old man, he may be killed directly by blowing a breath, where is his turn to point fingers!

"This matter is so simple, how could a Legalist leader not think of it? As Xunzi's apprentice, the Legalist you created is extremely ruthless, and you shouldn't have much benevolence, how did you get to this point, but you deliberately pretended not to know? ”

Wei Da Sima knew that when it came to such things as jurisprudence and even law, the people of the entire Xia Dynasty might not be the opponent of the other party, but it didn't matter.

We're martial artists!

Takeo doesn't care about those things!

Big fists make sense.

And now, the Xia Dynasty happens to be the largest one, far larger than any of the surrounding countries, and it is not enough for the Xia Dynasty to fight together.

What's more, no country was spared from the natural disasters that had struck before, but the foundation of the Xia Dynasty had the efforts of the two emperors, which were extremely strong, and although they were damaged, they could not be regarded as breaking their muscles and bones at all.

But other kingdoms are far less powerful than the Xia Dynasty.

An extremely large-scale ground movement that affects the whole country may not be able to recover, to say the least, after more than ten years of cultivation.

At this time, why do you talk to me about benevolence, righteousness and morality?

What a godsend!

It's really stupid to read books, and it's not as direct as a martial artist like him.

Wei Da Sima said directly without hesitation: "At this time, Dayong, Daqi and other countries suffered heavy casualties, and their national strength fell to a low point. At this time, they turned to the Xia Dynasty for help, why did the Xia Dynasty give them help?

If the people of Dayong, Daqi and other countries were under the leadership of the Xia Dynasty, how could they be starved to death? The greatest benevolence at this time is not to give food and help their people. Instead, those incompetent emperors of the kingdom were uprooted and directly included in the land of the Xia Dynasty!

In this way, it is the real way to cure the symptoms and the root cause!

But now? Helping countries. Yes, the Xia Dynasty has a lot of money, and it doesn't mind helping those people who are in dire straits and suffering.

The question is why should we be complacent when we could have done better, and instead let those wine bags and rice bags be in charge of the vast territory? ”

Wei Da Sima patted his chest and said coldly: "I am a rough person, but I also understand the truth of long pain and short pain.

And you, already old!

Still acting with the same ideas as before!

Look at the world today, is there a country around that can compete with the Xia Dynasty?

If they go together, they will definitely not be the opponents of the Xia Dynasty! ”

Such a generous statement cannot be described as high-spirited and intense.

Even if he is a martial artist, he obviously doesn't know anything, otherwise he would not be able to cultivate to the realm of a grandmaster.

At this time, what he said was also very reasonable, and even Emperor Qizhi was nodding secretly.

He wants to enlighten his aspirations, what to enlighten?

The world is the same!

The prosperity of the Xia Dynasty has reached its peak.

He couldn't make merit that surpassed the previous two emperors in the Xia Dynasty.

In other words, in the Xia Dynasty, the limit of what can be done has been achieved.

Continue to think the same way, and in the future, it will only be adding to it.

But, is it really unsurpassable, or even comparable?

Not necessarily.

In addition to making the people rich and strong, there is a real king's road ahead.

Expand your territory!!

Even if the sin is for a while, the merit is also for a thousand years!

I believe that future generations will give him a pertinent evaluation, and it is not impossible to even be able to stand side by side with the founding emperor!

Even if there are some bad words about him in China for a while, more than a hundred years later, future generations will definitely praise him for his quick decision.

Those people who live under the rule of the Xia Dynasty again and live and work in peace and contentment will not regard the ancestor as a tyrant because of his temporary suffering, but will be extremely grateful for the opportunity to live and work in peace and contentment in the Xia Dynasty!

But the premise of doing all this is that he must first cross the mountains of the Xia Dynasty.

For example, the Mo family's love and non-attack.

For example, Confucian benevolence and morality.

For example, the leader of the Legalist family in front of him who is still alive.

As an emperor, face still has to be ordered.

There are things he can't say, but it doesn't matter, someone will say them for him.

It's like Wei Da Sima in front of him.

As a soldier, and the leader of a soldier, the leader of such a powerful country, he is also a martial arts master!

He didn't go to the legendary Buzhou Mountain Range, but chose to stay in the Xia Dynasty, how could he be a person who coveted wealth and nobility?

He wants to go down in history!

There are so many grandmasters, and the best of the grandmasters are even more star-studded, and the names are all vast chapters and magnificent masterpieces, just hearing it is enough to make people cry and admire.

Although the martial arts master can stand proudly in the world, he is only an inconspicuous one thrown into the grandmaster, and he really wants to be overshadowed by it, like a clown jumping off the beam.

But it doesn't matter, he still has a chance.

The Xia Dynasty is the best way for him to leave a name in history!

Although he doesn't have the talent, conduct, and strength of Mo Qiu, Xun Ke, and Yu Lisheng, it still doesn't matter, he has the strength of a grandmaster and the insight into battle.

In this way, it can be a marshal, open up the territory, why can't it be left for eternity?

Whoever stands in his way will be the enemy.

Neither can Legalist leaders.

For this reason, he is willing to bear the infamy of the Mohists, Confucianists, and Legalists, and insist on going his own way.

Scold me, I don't care!

After a thousand years, who remembers the person who scolded me?

And I, who opened up territory for the Xia Dynasty, will be praised by the world!

At that time, I don't know if his fame can be ranked with Mozi and Xunzi?

For this bright future, he wants to be the knife in the hands of Emperor Qizhi.

The other party gets the grand plan to dominate the industry, and he can also be famous for the ages, and everyone takes what they need!

"Oh, I see what you mean."

Shang nodded lightly, he was scolded so loudly, he was neither annoyed nor angry, and he didn't even change his gaze at all, just like what the other party said, it was just a gust of wind that blew his ears.

"What do you mean, the Xia Dynasty is so strong now, why bother talking about benevolence, righteousness and morality, and kill all the rest of the kingdoms and dominate the world.

I'm talking about yes and no? ”

Shang asked.

"Yes!"

Wei Da Sima nodded affirmatively, full of energy, and did not give in.

So Shang's gaze turned to Emperor Qizhi, who had been silent since Wei Da Sima spoke, and asked, "Do you mean the same thing?" ”

“.”

Emperor Qizhi did not speak.

At this time, no answer is the best answer.

He has already made his choice.

Almsgiving to the people of the rest of the kingdom?

It's not that it can't be done, but why, can't other kingdoms be included in the Xia Dynasty, and then relieved?

The grand plan for hegemony is close at hand, and there is a God-given opportunity, and it is not a problem to violate the ancestral teachings!

"Huh."

Shang laughed again, he laughed, his whole body trembling with laughter, even to the point of heartbreaking.

Emperor Qizhi, who was so frightened that he shrank his head like an ostrich on the side, had to raise his head and support him with both hands, for fear that Shang would laugh too fiercely and turn his back on him.

If he dies in the main hall, he really can't wash it by jumping into the source river!

"You, you!"

Shang Xiao was out of breath, but he still stretched out his fingers, which were already extremely dry, pointed at Emperor Qizhi, and said with a smile: "You think you are the only one who is smart?" Are you the only one who wants to expand your territory? Do you know that the Xia Dynasty was strong? Are you smarter than both the first emperor and the founding emperor?

Or are you a fool when I, Master Xun, and even Prime Minister Cang are stupid, and I can't think of this? ”

I can't answer that.

No matter who it is, it is not something he can insult and question.

Therefore, there are too many talents in the world, and sometimes it is a headache to be an emperor.

Since it was difficult to refute, Emperor Qizhi could only keep a straight face and listen to Shang's mockery.

"You, have you forgotten your ancestral teachings?"

Shang stretched out a hand and unceremoniously grabbed the neckline of Emperor Qizhi's dragon robe - even in terms of his status, this was a great transgression!

Emperor Qizhi gave him face, because he admired his contribution to the Xia Dynasty, not really wanted to offer him as a grandfather.

Shang angrily stood up from his chair, and on his old face, wrinkles were stacked together, like an angry lion, questioning the current emperor of the Xia Dynasty.

"Y-did you forget what he said?"

The sword-like edge finally came out of the sheath, like a divine sword slashing, and like a spring thunder exploding, it hit people's hearts!

As the emperor of the Xia Dynasty, Emperor Qizhi was of course able to understand how the throne of the Xia Dynasty came from the layers of packaging, and all the secrets were hidden by him, the emperor of the Xia Dynasty, was qualified to know.

But what you know is what you know.

This is no longer the case.

As the saying goes, time has changed.

It's now the one hundred and thirty-third year of the Xia Dynasty, and that existence has long since left!

How can what he said be put into use now?

Could he still be able to see the changes that are happening today?

It doesn't matter if future generations make a small correction!

This is not a tea cool, it should be said that it conforms to the changes of the times and chooses the most beneficial side for the Xia Dynasty!

"That being is gone, if he stays, how can it still be counted after so many years?! I think you're a fool! ”

Emperor Qizhi's face also sank, and he was reprimanded by dragging his neckline, and he still moved out a sentence from more than a hundred years ago to reprimand him, no matter how good his temper was, he couldn't help it.

"Ha, do you want to admit it now?

If he comes back and sees the Xia Dynasty become what you want to be, what face do you have for the first emperor and the founding emperor?

The Xia Dynasty was founded because of him, and now you want to tamper with his words? ”

Shang didn't let it go at all, and smashed Emperor Qizhi in the face.

"I am the emperor of the Xia Dynasty!

It's not my turn yet!

Is what he said more effective than the Holy Decree?

Come back?

It's been so many years, and he's going to come back a long time ago!

I don't think I'll be able to come back!

What if it does come back?

Just let him come to me! ”

Emperor Qizhi roared angrily.

The voice fell, and outside the main hall, a voice floated from far and near.

"Oh? I heard, you want to see me? ”

Big Chapter!

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