"The matter of beheading the white snake has been on my lips since the beginning of the army, and it has been almost ten years, and I am tired of talking about it, and it is time to change it."

Liu Ji laughed and gently stroked his knees,

"Actually, I drank too much that day, and my courage was fat, and I saw a snake along the way, which was about the thickness of three fingers.

On a whim, I drew my sword and cut it in two, and I also cut down a few miscellaneous trees on the side of the road.

Hey, hey, somehow, by Xiao He, they passed on ten, ten to hundred, and this snake became bigger and bigger, and more and more godlike. ”

There was a sly and smug light in his eyes, this was his first and most successful political propaganda, using the boasting methods of the rivers and lakes to transform a mediocre pavilion chief from a peasant household into a chosen person who bears the fate of the people in the world.

It's also a loss that Lu encountered a white snake, if you meet a white tiger, you may not be able to beat it, Lu Pheasant suppressed his urge to roll his eyes.

In ancient times, there were especially many snakes, which led to a very tense relationship between humans and snakes, and it is recorded in "Han Feizi Wuqi (dù)" that "in the ancient world, there were few people and many birds and beasts, and the people were not superior to birds, beasts, insects and snakes".

People regard snakes as a scourge, and even ask each other "if there are snakes" as a way to greet each other.

Therefore, the person who can kill the snake and control the snake is regarded by the public as a person with supernatural abilities, and Gaozu can kill the big white snake, which is itself a very human performance.

"What are the other two things you said?"

Liu Ji pulled his thoughts away from the smoky mountains and grasses that night, racked his brains and thought about it again, he really couldn't remember that he had killed any other powerful animals.

"The two things of 'Wang Qi' and 'Your Majesty' have something to do with me, and Your Majesty doesn't remember it at all?"

"What noble face, who has ever shown you a picture of me?

And Wang Qi, do you mean that when the initial emperor traveled eastward, he was tired of suppressing the anger of the son of heaven? ”

Liu Ji's dazed expression didn't seem to pretend, but he really didn't know, Lu Pheasant looked at it now, his heart was shocked, and in a blink of an eye, he already understood-

The several major proverbs about the destiny of Han Gaozu in the history books turned out to be made up by the former Empress Lu for him.

It can be seen that in the early years, Empress Lu's good intentions can be seen from the sun and the moon, and he and his wife started a business together, and they were originally one party in many things.

Later, the fuse of parting ways, sure enough, was about the life and death of the crown prince.

She really felt a little sorry for the famous woman in history, such an ambition and strategy could have been displayed better, or even earlier.

She settled down, and found that these two stories were long, and she couldn't finish them in a few words, so she opened her mouth and called the palace people to bring some food.

Liu Ji frowned,

"Don't let them in, it's crowded."

She smiled open-mindedly,

"It's just a small North Palace, I'm in the palace where I live, can't I speak yet?

If I can't even hold the people who serve me left and right, then in the future—"

In the future, how can you take the world?

The queen's personal palace was very clever, and in addition to tea, two bowls of steaming cheese and a few plates of dried fruits were brought together, and a thick brocade cushion was stuffed into the back of the seat.

"Your Majesty, eat some cheese to drive away this moisture."

She said to the emperor, leaned comfortably on the cushion, picked up the bowl and ate by herself,

"Time has changed, and in the early years, King Chen Sheng's sentence in the mouth of 'princes and generals, rather have a kind', from now on, it can no longer be mentioned."

***

"Huh?"

Liu Jiduan didn't expect her to start with this rambling old story, and couldn't help but be stunned.

"That sentence is used when fighting the world, and now that you are sitting in the world, it is no longer 'rather a kind', but the destiny of heaven is in me and is ordered by heaven.

Your Majesty was born in a commoner, and when he was in the city of Dingtao, everyone elected you as the emperor, which was nothing more than a discussion of merit and virtue, and a principle of 'those who fight the world and sit in the world'.

In other words, in the hearts of the ministers at that time, who should be the emperor was still 'negotiable'.

Is this a situation that His Majesty would like to see? ”

The significance of these words is far-reaching, and it is so straightforward that it is almost explicit, even if Chen Ping, Zhang Liang, Xiao He and other close ministers are categorically unspeakable.

This is the dilemma that haunts the hearts of every founding emperor, especially those who, like Liu Ji, are self-made cloth emperors.

Although there is a gap of nearly a thousand years, Lu Pheasant is convinced that the emperor's heart is consistent, and there will not be much difference between what he thinks and what he thinks and plans for those who sit in that position with all his heart.

Liu Ji's face was almost gloomy, which contrasted with the whistling wind, making the atmosphere even more serious and depressing.

He still unconsciously lowered his voice,

"What do you mean—"

"My meaning is very simple, this time you are driving the expedition in person, and it is the best time to rebel against the sky, you have to prove to the world, 'The chosen one can sit in the world'."

"If I can win Zang Di, won't I be able to testify to the Mandate of Heaven?"

"With more proverbial stories, the army can fight faster, save some effort, and save some military money."

"Just use what kind of royal spirit and noble appearance you said?"

"That's right, slash the white snake, colorful clouds, and three things with your appearance.

Your Majesty still remembers what the people in the countryside said when the original emperor traveled to the east four times?

Everyone has a legend that because the First Emperor was superstitious about the sorcerers of the Yin and Yang family, and the sorcerers told him many times,

'There is a son of heaven in the southeast'. ”

"Yes, it is said that he has come to the southeast many times to patrol just to suppress this royal spirit.

But in fact, we all know that it is because the southeast has always refused to submit to his rule, and he has to make frequent patrols and show off his might.

He still minds the phrase 'Death Qin Bichu'. ”

Although it was only more than ten years ago, at this moment, when the two talked about it on this bleak and rainy day, they both felt like they were separated from each other.

"Yes, that's exactly what it is.

It may be said that the colorful royal aura hovering in the southeast that the First Emperor feared refers to His Majesty. ”

Lu Pheasant put down the lacquer bowl and said seriously.

"Wang Qi, it's right, and there is another one, what kind of noble appearance?"

"That year, there was a strange old man with a fairy wind and bones, passing by our Peixian house, to beg for a bowl of water to drink.

When the old man saw me, he was shocked and said, 'Madame, a noble man in the world', and when he saw Ying'er, he also said, 'It's unspeakably expensive'.

Later, the old man disappeared in an instant, which was very mysterious. ”

"Is there such a thing?" Liu Ji smiled dumbly.

Lu Pheasant also smiled, "When the fake is true, the truth is also false, I say there is, there is." ”

"So, you two are noble because I am a noble person of destiny, right?"

"Well, exactly, let's go this way."

Liu Ji understood, what he has to do now is to take advantage of the conquest of King Yan to completely reverse the concept of "those who fight the world sit in the world"-

Although the princes have contributed to the conquest of the world, he can only sit on the throne alone.

At the beginning, he saw the "separation of monarchs and ministers" etiquette system engaged in by his uncle and grandson, emphasizing that there is a difference between the monarch and the minister, and the top and bottom, which actually implicitly coincides with the truth.

"It's good, it's just that these words can't come out of my own mouth, right?"

He took a bite of cheese and said thoughtfully.

Lv Pheasant Zhengsedao,

"Of course not for you, but for me.

Only if I say it, no one will believe it. ”

Besides, the royal spirit that made the first emperor look at Xianyang City was terrifying, but I don't know if it refers to me.