All your life is gentle

"This time...in the south, I recognized someone."

Mo Siyu looked at the young man on the opposite side: his head was supported by the wine jar, his eyes were misty and his expression was blurred.

"This man... sir, there is no need to talk about what happened in Tongcheng that day. In short, it was this man who happened to save me. He... is a Xia man, and his family background is probably very good, but his parents died there. During the war, I took my younger siblings and fled alone. I... have never seen... such a beautiful, such a smart person..."

Old Mo thought: Ah!The beauty saves the hero!

In his mind, he naturally thought of that "he" as a "she".Feelings of gossip emerge spontaneously: the beacon fire in troubled times, golden branches and jade leaves, national hatred and family feud, the grace of saving lives... It can almost make the theater troupe stage a complete set of legends.Well, on a beautiful day, with wine and flowers in front of you, listening to young people talk about lovesickness, it also complements each other.Unexpectedly, the second prince came to the door and talked to himself about such a romantic topic.Take a sip of "Xifengbai", and listen to it with great interest.

"... I... It's not that I haven't thought about bringing him back. We weighed it, and whether he wants to or not, this matter is impossible anyway. I think, in that case, let's help him find a place Let's live in peace. Who knows that thousands of miles of exile, the world is so big, there is no safe place to shelter..."

Old Mo thought: The second prince is really a passionate seed.It's no wonder that the children taught by Concubine Jin have different temperaments.

Listen to him continue: "I was plotted against by others that day, and I escaped from death. Although I had resentment in my heart, I had no fear. I underestimated the enemy first, was negligent, and my skills were inferior to others. Anyway, I survived the catastrophe. One day, I will be able to There are injustices for injustice, and revenge for revenge. But...after meeting him...these grievances and hatred suddenly became less important. I walked with him from one place to another, and only then did I realize that in the world, there are only There are gold and iron horses and imperial ambitions for hegemony, and there are thousands of changes and tenderness; wisdom is like water, and character is like lotus;

Mo Siyu was intoxicated when he heard it, and was shocked suddenly.etc!What is he saying?How to say lovesickness, talking and talking, talking about "how difficult the people's livelihood is" came up? !Squinting his eyes to look at the other party, he still had that ethereal and blurred expression.The profound and handsome lines are becoming softer and softer, and the eyes and thoughts are obviously all hung on the person who doesn't know where far away.

Lao Mo thought: People's livelihood and so on, probably just said it in passing.Then he said: I really don't know who is a lady who fascinates people like this.Well, women from the south of the Yangtze River are indeed beautiful and intelligent, and they are lovable.

The young man whose soul was taken away went on to confide his lovesickness to the elder: "He...has read a lot of books, and his knowledge is very extraordinary. But his heart is soft as hell, and he can't look down on bloody killings. However, the entire Jiangnan land, Wars are raging everywhere, bandits are rampant. Man-made disasters and natural disasters follow one after another. Almost every day we step on the dead to advance..."

As the chief adviser of King Xirong, Mo Siyu had expected these things, and it was commonplace.There is really nothing to say about changing dynasties and paving the way with flesh and blood.So, when His Royal Highness gradually brought the topic to what he had seen and heard along the way, when he talked about the misery of the refugees, he just sighed a few times in the beginning.

"...Many counties and counties in Chuzhou are already empty; when we arrive in Yongzhou, the fields are barren and the cities are abandoned. Except for occasional encounters with our soldiers and horses, there are often no traces of people for hundreds of miles. Even if you enter the Gyeonggi area, it is very unusual. Desolate and desolate, not much vitality..."

The topic is still the same topic, and the content is still the same, but the focus of the narrative has shifted unconsciously.Old Mo listened, sat up straight involuntarily, twirled his beard and pondered.

Those who have achieved great achievements by themselves are all ruthless people, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they have a hard heart.However, for a truly great achievement, seizing the world is only the beginning. It is still necessary to pacify the world, secure the world, and then guard the world and enrich the world.Mo Siyu's ambition is not only to destroy Jinxia, ​​but also to start a new dynasty.Hearing that there seemed to be profound worries in the other party's words, he immediately put away his perfunctory posture and listened carefully.

Changsheng looked at him: "Sir, I always remember the "Wuhua Tianbao Map" that hung in the tent of my mother and concubine. My father often admired it and said that the Xia Dynasty is so beautiful, and I should put it all in my Xirong pocket .Now——" with a smile, "the harvest has been brought in, and a large piece of beautiful scenery has been turned into scorched earth. What is the use of it?"

Lao Mo now understands everything: Where is the Second Highness talking about romance?Obviously, he came to talk to himself about the splendid world!

Changsheng saw that the other party was touched, and before he could respond, he said again: "I heard that elder brother is still killing non-stop in Chuzhou, and he seems to be willing to give up after killing all of them. My father told me a few days ago that the ministers persuaded him Ascending to the throne, the Tao is "the supreme one assumes the position, and the far and near submit; the emperor orders, and the four directions are stable."——Is this what Mr. said? Fu Sheng dared to ask: What is the taste of the supreme assuming the throne without submitting to the far and near? No The four directions are stable, so where does the emperor order to go? The founding of a country and the establishment of a dynasty is for the world to submit to stability, not to be alone in the empty city and wilderness—"

Both eyes became clear and bright, staring at Mo Siyu: "I think that's what the master wants to say, right?"

Old Mo smiled suddenly, picked up the jar and drank a couple of sips, then sighed: "After three days away from you, you should look at him with admiration. The Second Highness is not what it used to be."

Changshengxin said: I have been honest to this point, and you are still playing with me.It's not letting you go your way.He also picked up the jar and drank a few sips, stopped looking at him, and said slowly: "There is a saying, Fu Sheng has the liberty to speculate, sir, don't take it to heart." Complacent, but not very successful."

Mo Siyu stood up abruptly, and solemnly cupped his hands: "Why did the Second Highness say such a thing? Mo's humble and humble body was favored by the king, favored and favored, entrusted with a heavy responsibility, and trusted. He was crushed to pieces. It’s not enough to repay just in case, but I just want to die after dying—what is there to be proud of or not to be proud of, and what is not to be successful?”

He said it generously, but he knew very well in his heart that the other party had a pair of sharp eyes, and he saw his weakness.

In the past two years, Fu Yang still seemed to trust and reuse him, but the signs of self-will and conceit continued to grow secretly.Some basic concepts and principles of governing the country have not been touched on before, so there are no differences.Now the stalls are getting bigger and bigger, and the points of divergence are gradually increasing.He proposed several times the far-sighted policies that benefited the country, but all of them were discounted.With the expansion of the territory, the arrogance and impetuosity of the soldiers underneath also showed their original shape, but the king seemed unaware of it.

And what happened in Chuzhou was even more troublesome: the rebel forces were originally very limited, and they couldn't hold back the eldest prince's continuous tricks, which turned into a prairie fire.In April, Qianhu Lingdanqu was so poor and bored that he dug the tomb of Jinxia's late Prime Minister Hua Zhaobai, arousing public outrage.People in some areas that had surrendered turned back again, all in the posture of dying together.The troops of Chuzhou were irritated, and the eldest prince had already spoken out that he wanted to exterminate the people of Chu, leaving no blade of grass...

But the words spoken by the person in front of him are too sensitive, and he has to stick to the end even if he is fierce and soft-hearted.

Alas... Changsheng sighed secretly.Still too hasty.Instead of forcing out the truth, it forced out the hypocrisy of Xia people's literati.

I could only smile: "Mr. misunderstood. Fu Sheng is the same as Mr. in his heart, and regards his father as the sun and the moon. You don't have to worry about it, and you don't have to make it difficult. I have no other intentions, I just want to let Mr. know—" also stood up, in the In the hazy twilight, he sent his own words clearly to the other party's ear: "Fu Sheng just wanted to let Mr. know that there is finally someone in this capital who understands Mr.'s painstaking efforts."

He grabbed the wine jar, raised his head and drank it vigorously, and drank half of the wine in one breath, saying: "Sir, you can probably see that after wandering in the south for so long, Fu Sheng can be regarded as completely reborn. One day, I will Go back and look for him. Therefore, I thought, my father took over the world in order to unify the country. After killing to the end, the remaining people will eventually submit. No matter where they come from, no matter what clan they belong to, they must Live and thrive under our Xirong rule, and share peace. Maybe, if you succeed for a while today, it will take you a lot of work to recover; if you hurt the root today, you will need a lot of effort to regain your vitality..."

Hearing this, Mo Siyu was finally moved: "Your Highness!"

"Sir, I'm leaving. I'm sorry to bother you for so long. Ever since... I broke up with him, these words have been holding back in my heart, and I feel very uncomfortable. Only here, sir, can speak with confidence and joy among the people in the city. .Thank you very much."

Chang Sheng bent over, hugged the wine jar and disappeared into the vast darkness of the first night.

Lao Mo just stood there blankly, looking at the direction where he disappeared.It wasn't until it was getting dark that the servants brought the lanterns to find them, and then they drank them from a distance, picked up the remaining half jar of wine and hid it behind them, and hid in the study alone to taste it carefully.

He took a sip, narrowed his eyes, and shook his head.

This Second Highness... Hey!I ran to Mo’s house and made a stage appearance. The singing and writing were excellent: a cutscene of “Die Lian Hua” was performed, and “Feng Qiu Huang” was sung to end the curtain. It's "Home Mountain is Good" - I haven't experienced such a deep string song for a long time.interesting.interesting.

He took another sip, patted his thigh, and stroked his beard.

The younger generation is terrible.At such an age, it is unexpected that he can think so deeply and see so far.

Lao Mo knew that it was impossible for him to stay out of the King's family affairs.

He is several years older than Fu Yang, and there are so many things he wants to do and to do. Of course, the longer his political life, the better.Chang Sheng's words reactivated the chief adviser's ambition to rise above the clouds.Life has a limited lifespan. For those who have made great achievements, if the successors can maintain the same philosophy and continue their ideas and practices, they will be immortal.The information given by the second prince is so clear that the king's family affairs are closely tied to his personal and career future, so he has to face up to this issue in advance.

Which way to put the weight is not in a hurry.The balance of the soul has tilted.

(—Old Mo, Lao Mo, when it comes to the gossip of His Royal Highness, how can you just listen to it casually? After listening to his gossip, sooner or later you will be on his thief ship!)

At the end of September, the eldest prince Fu Ding temporarily put aside his affairs in Chuzhou and returned to Beijing to assist his father in preparing for the enthronement ceremony.The third prince, Fuliu, also arrived in Yangyang from Meili Oasis.

Fu Liu didn't come alone, he brought his two-month-old son with him.The third prince was unable to follow his father on the battlefield because of his inconvenient legs and feet, so he stayed at the Meili base camp all the time.Fu Yang Zhengfei Ben's once heard her mother Li Fei talk about her son's loneliness, so she gave him two outstanding maids and asked them to accompany and serve the third prince wholeheartedly.

This child was born to one of the maids.Said to be a maid, the people around Xirong Wangzhengfei are naturally not low-born, and after giving birth, they directly made the prince's side concubine.What's more, it is the first grandson of King Xirong. After the enthronement ceremony, the two-month-old baby will be the eldest grandson of the emperor.Fu Yang was very happy to see his grandson at this auspicious time, and named him Fu Yuan.

Today's Changsheng's eyesight is far from what it used to be. I only feel that the eldest is more ruthless, and the third is more gloomy, and they have not improved much.

The grievances between brothers used to be nothing more than grievances between brothers.Although as he grows older, he has learned to be restrained and perfunctory, and he is arrogant and arrogant in the bottom of his heart, disdainful of plotting agencies.What's more, the father is fierce and decisive, and has always been fair. It's better to win a place by yourself.However, Tongcheng's arrow completely cut off the already fragile brotherhood.

——From then on, there are no brothers, but grievances.

The two of them had already received the secret report from Benying who was rushing to the horse, and when they first heard of his return, they were terrified.After waiting for a few days, neither the two ladies nor the uncle found anything from the father, and they gradually felt relieved.After the meeting, the boss and the third child expressed their concern and greetings to the second child with a half-hearted smile, and the boss even blamed himself for being wonderful.This trick was taught by my uncle, and it didn't match Fu Ding's temperament. I practiced it several times before I could barely see it.

After all, Fu Ding has a guilty conscience.The corpses all over the city were burnt to charcoal that day, and after more than a year, Fu Sheng unexpectedly popped out of nowhere alive, no matter how he thought about it, he felt a chill down his spine.I was also worried that he didn't know what he had said to his father.

Fu Liu sat on the wheelchair and sneered at him: "I haven't seen you for a few years, how come the older brother is getting less and less courageous? Let me tell you, it doesn't matter what the second child thinks, what matters is what the father thinks. According to the father's temper , since there is no investigation now, this matter is considered to be over. As for the future, we have to wait and see!..." I thought: the sharpshooter of the Wu nationality who followed Fu Sheng's side to assassinate back then, but I searched hard and gave it to Fu Sheng fixed.Don't talk about things not getting done, and damage people in it.It must be that this idiot Fu Ding missed something, if it was him...

Glancing at the boss, he snorted coldly: "You are still a ten thousand household mansion with a heavy army in your hands! Once your father ascends the throne, you will be the crown prince. Isn't that what you want? What does he have now? Look His desolate look..." A few more harsh words were enough to satisfy the appetite.Fu Ding looked at his younger brother, and felt that his tone was gloomy and cold, full of resentment.Since Xindao's third child broke his leg, his temper has become more capricious.These years, I was bored in my hometown and couldn't get out, and my speech became more and more ugly.

In front of Fu Yang, the three brothers were polite and peacefully coexisting.

The Great Xia Kingdom has a long history, and the procedures for the founding and enthronement ceremonies, even in the special case of minority nationalities taking control of Central Earth, still have precedents to follow.Since the date of the ceremony was set on the eighth day of September, the central order quickly spread throughout the Xirong ruled area: civil and military officials of sufficient grade from all over the country must come to Beijing one month in advance, especially Xirong officials, must go to Beijing to receive etiquette training for at least one month.

In this matter, Secretary Sheng's group of sons, Xia Chen, worked hard to establish order and promote ritual and music for the emperor.It should be known that when rituals and music flourish, words and deeds are correct, and words and deeds are upright, so that the ruler can do things, the ministers can be entrusted, the people can be safe, the way is always there, and the prosperous age can be expected... Therefore, they all have a sense of mission.When facing the king, his words and deeds became different day by day, which made Fu Yang feel that he was holy, as if he was the emperor himself.

As for the name of the country in what year, King Xirong called several important ministers and three sons together to discuss it.Everything else is easy to say, except that no agreement can be reached on the national title.Xiachen in the court basically agreed with the statement made by the secretary order, while most of the Xirong ministers represented by Shang Shuling supported the view of the inner government order.Deciding the name of the country is nothing more than anything else, whoever's opinion is adopted will have a chance to be famous through the ages, and the courtiers are at loggerheads for a while.

Although Fu Yang was decisive, but this matter was related to the fate of the country, he didn't want to have any embarrassment in his heart, so he asked his sons for their opinions.

Of course the eldest is on the side of the uncle.Both the second child and the third child said that it was up to the father to decide.

Fu Liu said: "Father's destiny belongs to him. It doesn't matter whether it is grass, trees, gold or stones, as long as father likes it, heaven will surely fulfill people's wishes." This flattery is very sensual, but it can ease the atmosphere.

Seeing the momentary silence, Changsheng thought for a moment, and said to Fu Yang: "Father...may as well send someone back to Meili to go to "Aoyun Palace" to ask Master Wuhuo what he means."

"Aoyun Palace" is a place dedicated to the God of Oyun.All ethnic groups in Xirong believe in the God Aoyun, and there are people in the clan who specialize in serving the God.They live in the "Aoyun Palace" and pass it down from generation to generation. It is said that they can see the prophets, pray for blessings and eliminate disasters for the tribe.In the early years, the "Aoyun Palace" had a great influence, and the leaders of all ethnic groups would go to sacrifice and pray regularly, and it was difficult to ask for divination.

Since the inland migration, the business exchanges with the Xia Dynasty have deepened the influence of Chinese culture, and all ethnic groups have not paid as much attention to sacrifices as before.In the hands of Fu Yang, he unified the various ministries of Xirong, and he also intended to learn the Jinxia system. The primitive tribal civilization developed rapidly into feudal civilization, and God Aoyun basically withdrew from the political life of the ruling class. "Aoyun Palace" was also moved to the top of Lingyun Holy Mountain in Meili Oasis, and gradually became a place for masters to live in seclusion.Except for occasional people who go to seek medical advice, they have almost nothing to do with mundane affairs.

Hearing the second prince's suggestion, everyone present was stunned for a moment.After thinking about it, I felt that there seemed to be no better suggestion than this.The Xirong ministers nodded one after another.Regardless of which dynasty or generation, major events such as the founding of a country and enthronement have always required divination from the gods.The Xirong nomadic civilization started late, and the astronomy and calendar have always been copied from the Xia Dynasty. The so-called auspicious days of the zodiac are also calculated by the Xia people.Now that the second prince proposed to ask Master Wuhuo, the prophet under the seat of God Aoyun, about the title of the country, everyone couldn't help but think: It should have been like this long ago.The gods of his own clan are closer emotionally, and feel more reliable than the gods of the Xia people.

Mo Siyu secretly praised in his heart: "Gao! Thanks to him for thinking it out."

In Lao Mo's eyes, the so-called "Aoyun Great God" is an ancient native religion popular among various ethnic groups in Xirong. Its concept is very vague, there is no strict belief, and there is no strict organization.There is no way to compare with the Taoist Shizong of Middle Earth, let alone gain the status of the uncrowned king like the Holy Gate.However, because of this, the influence on the regime is limited.He never took this great god seriously.But when this delicate moment was mentioned by the Second Highness, it turned out to be a brilliant move to win people's hearts quietly.

In Xirong for so many years, I have heard a lot about the concept of "Aoyun Palace".Generally speaking, they advocate the power of nature, believe in animism, and advocate the unity of man and nature.Although that master Wuhuo had never dealt with them before, he knew that he was not only familiar with the history of Xirong, but also familiar with Xia Wen.After Concubine Jin's death, the batch of Jinxia classics that Fu Yi brought back were not kept, so they were sent to "Aoyun Palace" for his collection.

Maybe...ask him, but you can help yourself.So also nodded.

On the eve of the enthronement ceremony, Kuai Ma brought back Master Wuhuo's reply.

The master said: No matter where the seeds fall on the Lingyun Mountain, the plum blossoms can always open the cracks in the rocks and open the stones to take root and germinate; The next spring it blooms even brighter and better.The sacred stone on the top of the mountain has been eroded by wind and rain to form countless caves; the gold vase in the palace has also been carved and blurred due to daily rubbing.It can be seen from this that no matter how hard the gold and stone are, they will gradually wear out over the years; no matter how weak the vegetation is, they will continue to grow in the withered glory...

On October 26 of the first year of Yongqian, Taizu Fu Yang Yushunjing ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and the name of the country was Huarong.