Chapter 113: The Emperor
Mr. Xu took Urien's hand and walked out of the tent, and then Urion found that there was a child outside the tent who was not much different from his own age, but this child was full of solemnity and a little old-fashioned.
Mr. Xu stopped and smiled at the child, "We haven't seen each other in years, have we?"
The child said: "The earth master has the world in his heart, and he has all the opportunities, and I am just an idle savage, how can I compare." ”
"Earth Master?" Urien heard this title for the first time, which reminded him of the National Teacher, it is said that there is also a Heavenly Master in the Central Plains, is there any relationship between these three "divisions"?
Urien raised his head and looked at Mr. Xu beside him, and asked, "What is the Earth Master?"
Mr. Xu was very patient and explained: "Earth Master is an abbreviation, and the full name should be 'Earth Qi Grandmaster', which originally meant the bull-eared person among the Qi Seekers. In fact, I'm ashamed, my skill of hope is not very good, just like your national teacher doesn't know how to govern and govern, it is not worthy of the name. By now, the name Earth Master has been detached from its original meaning, and has been extended to be the leader and mastermind of the entire evil path, corresponding to the Great Heavenly Master of the Righteous Path. ”
Urion ignored the second half of the Earth Master's sentence and asked in a low voice, "You just said that the National Master wants to be an eternal god, but he doesn't know how to govern, how to govern the Golden Horde and the royal court. ”
The earth master smiled and said, "The emperor needs the way of governance, but the god doesn't need it. People will be dissatisfied with the emperor who is also a human being, but they will not be dissatisfied with God who is no longer human, and they will only regard all suffering as God's test and punishment for themselves. ”
Urien nodded as if he didn't understand, and he didn't know if he really understood or not.
The Earth Master turned his head to look at the other child and asked, "Extreme Heavenly King, are you going to betray your sect master?"
The child-looking Heavenly King said: "Earth Master, mortals will bow down to the immortals, but the half-immortals who are only one step away from the immortals, will they still have this kind of affection for the immortals? And I'm different, since the first day I set foot in the rivers and lakes, I have only one thought, whether it's the right way, the evil way, the sect, or the teacher, it's all to make my own life better, I'm mixing the rivers and lakes for this, those battles between good and evil, they are all fooling others, but I can't fool myself, so I don't need a master, I am my own master. ”
The earth master said: "Self-interest, self-interest, or self-interest." ”
The Extreme Heavenly King chuckled and said, "The Earth Master whips in. ”
The earth master said: "The hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit." Actually, there's nothing wrong with that. But if you don't want to be faithful to others, they probably won't tolerate you. There is a cloud in "Zuo Biography": "If you prosper with this, you will die with this." I hope the Heavenly King will know. ”
"What the earth master taught. "The Extreme Heavenly King can go through three dynasties without falling, and he must be tactful," so I also believe in one thing, not in his position, not in his position, I do not seek his government, I sit in the position of the Extreme Heavenly King, do the duties of the Extreme Heavenly King, whoever sits in the position of the suzerain, I will obey whose orders. Back then, Sect Master Song took the position of the old Sect Master, and I did not oppose Sect Master Song, and now that Sect Master Song has replaced Sect Master Song, I will not oppose Sect Master Song either. The sect master asked me to take care of this child, so I hope that the earth master will understand. ”
The Earth Master smiled and asked, "I'm going to take this child, is the Extreme Heavenly King going to stop me?"
"Don't dare, don't dare. The Extreme Heavenly King said respectfully: "The earth master wants to take away this child, I don't dare to stop it, and I can't stop it, I just want to do it in his position...... Please be considerate of all the teachers. ”
"I understand you. The earth master smiled lightly: "You also have to be considerate of me." ”
"That's nature. The Extreme Heavenly King stepped back, and soon disappeared from the sight of the two.
After the Extreme Heavenly King left, Urion tugged at the cuffs of the Earth Master and asked in a low voice, "Who is he?"
The earth master replied, "He, a wall of grass, wherever the wind blows, it will fall." The last thing in this world is the grass on the wall, they lack the courage to swim against the current, and they are greedy and don't want to lose anything. There are too many grass on the wall, so much that people are tired and annoying, which is also the reason why I admire Li Xuandu, knowing that I can't do it, I dare to give up everything, so I say: The wind knows the grass. ”
Urien heard this name for more than the first time, and finally couldn't help asking, "Who is Li Xuan?"
The earth master said: "It is the messenger of the Central Plains." If I'm right, he's fighting to the death with the country's students right now. ”
Urien's face turned pale.
The earth master shook his head, "What is there to be afraid of, when I was young, I kept a lot of customers, and one of them once said something that was not so elegant, he said, 'Kill the bold and starve the faint-hearted.'" There is some truth in this sentence, how can you be the king of the Golden Horde if you are so cowardly?"
Urien was taken aback, "King Khan?"
"Yes, King Khan. The earth master smiled and said: "Not all people like to be emperors, and some people like to be emperors, commanding the overall situation as a nameless body." The highest pursuit of the ancient style is to be a national teacher, the decision and responsibility are handed over to the king, and he only cares about making suggestions, if it is successful, it is the work of his own planning, and if it is not done, the king is incompetent and mediocre, and does not listen to advice. Blindly retreating, sitting and talking about the Tao, making meritorious contributions, making words, and establishing morality, it is said in the name of beauty, and taking the world as its own responsibility. Judging from the current situation in the royal court, none of the kings can convince the public, and the final result is to compromise with each other, and elect a puppet who is easy to manipulate to live on the throne, with name but no substance, and no real power in the name of the Great Khan, so that the golden tent cannot be issued, in fact, the kings go their own way, and when they encounter major matters involving the entire golden horde, they will discuss and decide together, just like the Great Wei court today. ”
After all, Urien is the son of Song Zheng, and he has also inherited his father's astuteness, and he heard a little bit of extraneous voice from the words of the earth master, "Do you want to be the emperor's teacher?"
The earth master laughed: "Yes, I have always been the emperor's teacher, first supporting Song Zheng, and then supporting Taiyun, but these two are too thoughtful, they need courtiers, not teachers." Then I figured out a truth, the word 'person' is very important, to choose a suitable object, from this point of view, Li Xuandu has done a good job, he likes to be a teacher for some children who do not know enough about the world, these children are like a blank piece of paper, Li Xuan can be smeared on it, the effect is surprisingly good, and in the face of people who are almost the same as himself, he is never good at being a teacher. ”
Urion said, "So you chose me. ”
The Earth Master did not admit it, nor did he deny it, "The blood that flows from your body can strike a wonderful balance between Ili Khan and Shgan Khan. ”
The earth master sighed, "Why do I love Li Xuandu so much? Because we are the same kind of people, but unfortunately we have walked on two different paths, in my opinion, Li Xuandu is a carp, and he will turn into a dragon when he encounters a storm." And you, just a donkey. ”
Urion frowned, "Why donkey?"
The earth master smiled and said, "Because I am riding a donkey to find a horse." ”
Urion was unprecedentedly angry, his father not only inherited his cleverness, but also hidden violence, cruelty, and ruthlessness in his bloodline, he wanted to angrily denounce this bullshit master, telling him that this was the grassland and not the Central Plains, but reason told him that if he did this, then he would probably die, and the best thing to do now was to pretend to be obedient, and then wait for his father or mother to save him.
Of course, Urien's choice can't hide from the eyes of the earth master, and the earth master is not stingy with his praise, "It's not bad, you know the word forbearance, I will teach you a truth today, before you can't control everything, you must learn to forbear, today's forbearance is for the future not to have to forbear, because things will always change, the current predicament is only temporary, you have to learn to look into the distance." ”
Urion asked rhetorically, "Do you want to endure too?"
"Of course. The earth master did not shy away from it, "I can't control everything, I was driven out of Xijing by Taiyun, and I was driven out of Beibi Mountain by Zhang Jingxiu and Li Daoxu, I am a homeless and frustrated person, but I can't immediately seek revenge from them for various reasons, this is forbearance." ”
Urion said loudly: "Since you want to forbear, then you should hide so that no one else can find you, why do you want to come to the grassland?"
The earth master smiled: "This is the second truth I want to teach you today, forbearance is not hiding, hiding, not enduring, cowardice, not to run for your life in embarrassment, forbearance must have a purpose." The sage of the Central Plains said: 'If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan.' In other words, today's 'little forbearance' is for tomorrow's 'big plan'. ”