Text Chapter 151 Appointment of Liangbi
After listening to Jiang Zhu's narration, the tense nerves that had been tense all day were completely relaxed at this time.
"Although the events of the day had a not bad result, I still have a lot of unsolved mysteries in my heart.
"I asked Jiang Zhu: 'How did you know about Chonggang's framing of the ministers?'
"Jiang Zhu said: 'Because a month ago, when I first arrived at Chongshan, I took a hexagram for the adults, which was a great evil, and the hexagram showed that the adults would be in danger of overturning after a month, and the disaster came from the old enemies of the adults.
"'As soon as I thought about it, the old enemy of the lord was none other than Chonggang, so I managed to make friends with Chongshan, the steward of the Right General's Mansion. At first, Chongshan was still wary of me, but later I took advantage of the good fortune for him a few times, and after two financial disasters for him, he regarded me as a close confidant, and would tell me everything about it, of course, including Chonggang's framing of all adults. ’
"I was amazed and said, 'You went to Chongshan a month ago?'
"Jiang Zhu said: 'Yes, it's just that the adult's tour has not yet ended at that time, and he is not in Chongshan City. Therefore, I did not report it to the adults. ’
"I said, 'But I've been back for four or five days, and I haven't seen you come to me.'" ’
"Jiang Zhu said: 'I heard that the adults returned to Chongshan, and I went to look for them several times, but because I didn't have the money to pay for the errands, no one was willing to report for me, and every time I was kicked out by the people at the door. Today, there is really no way, so I dare to stop the car on the street and cross the road. I hope that you will forgive your sins. ’
"I shook my head and said, 'If you want to forgive your sins, I think I should tell you forgiveness, but if I had been less impatient today and listened to what you had to say, things might have turned out differently.'" But now that the danger has been saved, there is no need to dwell on the previous matter.
"'Okay, since you've come to me, let's be a shogunate in my general's mansion first. Don't think your position is low, this is only temporary, the reason why you didn't directly appoint you as a general assistant is because I am afraid that the people below will not be convinced. Wait until you do one or two great things to promote your position. ’
Jiang Zhu knelt on the ground and arched his hand and said: "Thank you for your lack of talent! As long as the villain can follow the adults and repay the adults for saving his life for the rest of his life, he will be content, and there is no difference between the high and low positions." ’
"I smiled and said, 'You may not care about your position, but for me, I have to look forward to you from now on, and I hope you will be more enterprising in the future.' - By the way, since you have dealings with the steward of Chonggang Mansion, and you have obtained the key news of this incident from him, you are afraid that you will be criticized by him when you do things in my mansion in the future, so try to avoid him in the future. ’
Jiang Zhu also laughed.
"I asked, 'What are you laughing at?'
Jiang Zhu replied: "My lord, please rest assured, Chongshan will not only not make it difficult for me, but can also be reused in the future." ’
"I asked, 'Why is that?'
"Jiang Zhu said: 'Because I have made friends with Chongshan, I am not showing my true colors. ’
"I wondered, 'Not in your true face?'
"Jiang Zhu said, 'Of course not. It's just a villain, oh no, the lowly family has the art of disguise, and every time I meet Chongshan, I meet him in the face of disguise. So he would never have thought that the new entrant to General Zuo's Mansion was a mystic warlock who was good friends with him. ’
"When I heard the art of disguise, I felt strange for a while, and I vaguely remembered that I had read it in a wild history, saying that there was a mysterious art of disguise outside the East China Sea, and people overseas could show outsiders with a thousand faces, and it was difficult for outsiders to distinguish their faces.
"I asked, 'As far as I know, the Wa royal family does not have the art of disguise, you are an ancestor, but someone from your ancestor has gone overseas?'
"Jiang Zhu said, 'My lord, I have never said that I am from the Wa royal family. ’
"I was confused by him again, and hurriedly asked, 'Not from the Wa royal family......?'
"Jiang Zhu said: 'My lord also said just now that there is only overseas disguise technique, and I came from overseas. The lowly position is a member of the Xi royal family. ’
"I was astonished, stood up, and said, 'Are you really a member of the Xi royal family?' but the oracle once commanded the Xi royal family not to set foot in the vast land, but now you have sneaked inland and returned to the land of my Huandou tribe, which is a rebellion against the divine will. Hurry up and get out of here and go back to the land of the Xi royal family overseas, otherwise, the gods will condemn you, and you will affect my Huandou people. ’
Jiang Zhu said casually: "I can't imagine that adults really believe in such a thing as an oracle. ’
"I asked, 'Is the oracle fake?'
"Jiang Zhu said: 'If it's really fake, I can't know if it's lowly or not, and it's inconvenient to comment. But if you think about it, my lord, the so-called oracle is nothing more than a record of a few words in the "Collection of Ancient Commandments of All Ethnic Groups". Among them, most of the so-called oracles come from the "Sacred Commandments of the Protector of the Clan" of the Wa royal family.
"'In the past 10,000 years, the Wa royal family has stolen from the world and enjoyed the luxury exclusively. They have always been wary of our secret clans, fearing that the people of the secret world will awaken and compete with them, so from ancient times to the present, they have been deliberately fabricating the legitimacy and rationality of their occupation of the world. The fabrication of oracles is the most common method, and it is also the most deceptive, as evidenced by the fact that such a leader of the Huandou clan as adults is convinced.
"'The realm of the world, whether it is the manifest world or the secret world, should be shared by all the people of the world, why can't I, the Xi royal family, set foot in the vast land? Adults, don't be fooled anymore. ’
"I have never heard of his claims, and although I think they are nonsense, I cannot refute them. In addition, I cherish my talents, so I naturally and unnaturally choose to agree with his statement from the bottom of my heart.
"In order to deceive myself and prevent this topic from going any further, I thought about diverting the subject and said: 'I remember when I left the South-East half a year ago, I said that you would be imprisoned for three years, and you would come back to me after the end of your sentence. But as you say, you arrived at Chongshan a month ago, and with the time spent on the journey, you should have been in prison for no more than five months. You didn't get out of prison, did you? In that case, I'd order someone to send you back to serve your sentence. ’
"Jiang Zhu said: 'My lord, if I escaped from prison, how could I dare to run to the adult to throw myself into the net, and I would have already gone away. ’
"I said, 'Tell me what's going on. ’
"Jiang Zhu said: 'I was sentenced to three years in prison by the adult, after the adult left, I have been serving the sentence honestly, I dare not have the slightest thought, let alone escape from prison, even if there is a dispute between the prisoners in prison, I am also hiding far away, for fear of being implicated, the only purpose is whether I can come out as soon as possible, so as to serve the adult.
"'The hard work paid off, and two months later, I was rated as a model by the prison authorities and had my sentence reduced by one year.
"'Two months ago, I predicted the earthquake at the bustling street entrance of the state city in advance, and the government relocated the people and transferred valuable materials before the earthquake, avoiding a single casualty and material loss.
"'The people of the state wrote a letter of 10,000 words together, asking for a pardon for my prison sentence, and the state pastor reported to the Yichuan Assassin History Office, and the assassin Shi reported to the Criminal Prison Division, and then my sentence was pardoned. So I set out overnight for the mountains. ’
"I smiled and said, 'Looks like you're still a lieutenant.' ’
Then he got up and said, 'It's not too early, you've had a hard day, go back and rest.' ’
Jiang Zhu got up and saluted, said goodbye and went out.
"Jiang Zhu saved me twice and saved me from death, and my heart was full of gratitude to him.
"But what struck me the most was his extraordinary talent and resourcefulness and courage in the two incidents.
In addition, he was a master diviner who could predict good fortune and misfortune.
"As for his status as a member of the Xihuang family, although I had a little entanglement at the time, I completely ignored it from that day on.
What happened next further proved Jiang Zhu's talent.
"In the past confrontations between the government and the government, Chonggang and I each led the officials of the two camps, but most of the time, my camp was at a disadvantage.
"Since Jiang Zhu's assistance, Chonggang has never been able to defeat me once.
"Gradually, I established absolute authority in the court, and the king trusted me even more, and all the major affairs of the clan were handed over to me.
"My trust in the ginger plant is also deepening day by day. By the end of the day, I had reached the point where I couldn't do without him for everything.
"He was also promoted from Makusa to Assistant, and from Assistantship to Politics, and really became my deputy.
"Because of the years I spent with him, my thinking was slowly changed by him.
"I began to feel that the division of the Manifestation II was the most unfair thing in the world, and I began to have a deep hatred for the Wa royal family.
"One day, I was taking a lunch break in my study. Jiang Shu suddenly rushed in.
"I thought something big had happened in the court, so I got up and asked, 'Counselor Jiang, is there something happening in the court?'
"Jiang Zhu said: 'Now that the affairs of the government are under the control of adults, what can happen. I have another emergency to report. ’
"I dressed up, sat in the main seat, and invited Jiang Zhu to sit down, and asked, 'What's the emergency?'
Jiang Zhu leaned his head closer and whispered, "Oh no, the Huandou clan will be wiped out." ’
"As soon as I heard this, I broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly asked: 'The Huandou clan has been peaceful and peaceful for hundreds of years, and the clan is rich and the people are rich, what will be the catastrophe?'
"Jiang Zhu said: 'The Drought Tribes are about to invade the Huandou Tribe. ’
"I laughed and said, 'How is this possible!' The two tribes have always lived in harmony and have never had a discord. The first king and the king of Huandou were once brothers and sisters, and now the first king has passed away, but the king grew up watching the king since he was a child, and she treats the king like a nephew, and the relationship between the two races is different from other races. If it is said that other clans want to invade my Huandou clan, I can barely believe it, but I can't believe you when you say that the drought tribe wants to be unfavorable to me. Where did you get this information?'
"Jiang Zhu said, 'My lord, you said that the relationship between the Huandou clan and the Drought Clan is different from that of other clans, but in my opinion, the relationship between the Huandou clan and the Wa royal clan is much closer than the relationship with the Huandou clan. If you don't believe it, you can check the history of the past dynasties and see how many times they helped each other between the two tribes in history, or the number of times that the Huandou tribe and the Drought Tribe. As for this news, it is not hearsay from the lower officials, but it is the appearance of a hexagram. ’
"When I heard the word 'hexagram', I felt that I was half shorter, because the hexagram that Jiang Zhu divined had never been unfulfilled.
"But for such a big matter, I still felt that I had to be cautious and cautious, so I said to Jiang Zhu: 'You go down first, and then I will check the history of the various clans in the past dynasties. ’
"Jiang Zhu shouted loudly: 'Big-human ——!......'
Before he could speak, I waved at him.
Jiang Zhu swallowed the unspoken words, shook his head bitterly and turned to leave. ”