Oriole Line

Only then did Mr. Wen Shan turn his face, and it was Zhou Yu, the acting king.

Seeing this face, Qi Dai's pupils dilated involuntarily.The few times I met him before, Zhou Yu didn't take off his disguise. Although they were chatting and laughing happily at that time, they always felt separated.Now, Zhou Yu opened up this secret room, and Qi Dai came here this time without any disguise.For three whole years, Qi Dai finally saw the heroic, tall and straight king Dai Wang with his chest. Although he was wearing the most common gown of Gebu, the brilliance in his eyes was even better than before.

Qi Dai froze in place, his eyes were moist for a moment, he remembered that when he first met Dai Wang, his family had not yet been destroyed, he was a famous scholar in Guangling Academy, and he didn't want to become an official.He remembered that Yuanhua Gong's talk meeting, he played a piece of Gaoshan Liushui, and remembered this person among the crowd.Later, he came to Guangling to visit him in the name of Jie Gua. He was bright, open and approachable, and in a few words he induced himself to pour out all his thoughts about the imperial examination.This was originally just his idea of ​​a castle in the air, even his good friend Wen Ji didn't say it, but for some reason, he had no reservations in front of this powerful prince who had only met twice.After the acting king left that day, Qi Dai still regretted his recklessness, and he didn't even know why he, who had always been prudent and indifferent to world affairs, lost his composure in front of that person alone.

Later, the family was overthrown, and Wen Tao parted ways.He finally made up his mind, ran away from Guangling Academy, and went to Jiankang to find an answer himself.When the truth of the Chaoyang Palace incident finally became clear to him little by little, only revenge was left in his heart.He invited himself to be an official, but he was only thinking about how to ruin Zhou Yan's reputation.Zhou Yan was already the king of the emperor, and it was difficult for him to fight alone, so he made up his mind at that time to assist the Dai Wang and replace him by the Dai Wang, in order to avenge his family.He hadn't seen Dai Wang for a long time at that time, and he heard that he sent troops to Wuchang, relieved Puchen's danger, and defeated Beiyan.The court was full of joy and encouragement, but he knew Zhou Yan's fear very well.He was well-versed among the officials, so he could vaguely detect Zhou Yan's plan to negotiate a peace. At that time, he and Prime Minister Xie had begun to get acquainted, and Prime Minister Xie didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional. There was a wind direction at the banquet, but he made a decisive decision, waiting for him in the middle of the night on the way to replace the king, and reminded him.After that, Qi Dai thought about this matter back and forth, but still couldn't feel at ease, so he invited himself to join the mission of Dai Wang to Beiyan.

However, he was still naive. When he learned that Dai Wang had killed Wulu Da Shanyu, he realized that Dai Wang had fallen into Jiankang's trap.When he risked his life to go to Wuchang to seek help from Pu Chen and Wen Tao, he couldn't tell whether he saved the king for his own revenge or for him. He only knew that his whole life had never been the same as those few days Crazy, he barely knew how to ride or shoot, but ran around day and night, causing a lot of blood blisters on his palms and legs.He was not a strong man, but he took Wen Tao away at the risk of angering Pu Chen. Fortunately, Pu Chen and Wen Tao rescued the Dai Wang, so he made up his mind to cooperate with Pu Chen and assist the Dai Wang to ascend the throne. throne.

"Brother Sijun?" Seeing Qi Dai slightly dazed, Zhou Yu grinned and said, "You don't recognize me?"

Qi Dai quickly covered it up and said, "Dai Wang was joking."

Zhou Yu lowered his face, walked over and stroked his shoulder: "There is no need to be so estranged between you and me. No matter what my situation is, even if I become the Ninth Five-Year Lord in the future, you don't have to be polite to me and call me Junwei will be fine."

Zhou Yu's palm was warm, Qi Dai unconsciously shuddered, and his eyes drooped.

Zhou Yu saw that he was stiff, so he laughed: "I have already died once, why should I be bound by these things again. You, Brother Yi Xing, Brother Wen Tao, are my best friends in this life. Come, sit down." Zhou Yu The imperial general Qi Dai pulled over and sat beside him.

Qi Dai sat down, Zhou Yu poured him tea, he calmed down, and picked out the important things in the court and told them one by one.Zhou Yu tilted his head, looked at him and listened intently, never interrupting.Qi Dai found that today he was a little nervous for no reason. He had never been like this when he came to find Zhou Yu in private a few times ago. At that time, Zhou Yu was wearing a disguise. The ordinary-looking Wen Shanjun is connected with the impression of the dragon and the phoenix on behalf of the king.But today is different, the way Zhou Yu looked at him made him feel like he was in Guangling Academy again, with the mist of Baima Lake outside the window, and the fragrance of tea burning on the table...

"Are you feeling unwell today?" Zhou Yu reached out a hand, tried his forehead temperature, and asked a little puzzled, "You don't have a fever, is it heat stroke?"

"Maybe it's a little tired from the journey." Qi Dai concealed, "Besides, trouble is about to happen."

Zhou Yu sighed softly: "Brother Yixing has been wronged by this incident. First, he has to agree to marry the eldest princess against his will, and then he has to cause earth-shaking changes on his wedding day."

"There were mixed people in the palace that day. With the tunnels of Luoyang Palace, our chances of winning are not small. But there is one thing. I don't know if the officials in the court are willing to stand by us at that time. Over the past year, with the Jiangbei Five With the recovery of the state, the great families began to enclose land, and Zhou Yan originally sympathized with the northern gentry and asked them to enclose land to revive the family, but they were all greedy, and the actual land encircled was several times the original site." Qi Dai said.

Zhou Yu frowned: "Nowadays, a large number of refugees have returned to their homeland. If these aristocratic families are allowed to enclose land endlessly, wouldn't these people really be homeless?"

Qi Dai took out a booklet from his sleeve, "I spent several months to find out the inside story of the ministers of the court and the central government in the enclosure of the five states in Jiangbei. The prime minister is used to control hundreds of officials in the court, and I became his pawn, so I also know a lot of inside stories."

Zhou Yu took the booklet and flipped through it page by page, his complexion getting worse and worse.

74, 74.

"These people are doing mischief in the five prefectures of Jiangbei. Since Prime Minister Xie knows about it, why are you still so conniving?" Zhou Yuhao stood up, his chest heaving.He and Pu Chen risked their lives to annihilate the main force of Beiyan, and he almost lost his life in the peace negotiation of Beiyan. What he got in return was that the northern gentry used the name of the Fuxing family to enclose land and oppress the people.The so-called enclosure refers to the range of manors designated by the aristocratic families, ranging from a few counties in size, to rival the heroes of a country.For the land within the enclosure of the aristocratic family, the tax does not need to be handed over, and the common people are reduced to the food town of the aristocratic family.The five prefectures in Jiangbei have been abandoned for a long time, and now is the time when a thousand things are waiting to be rebuilt. If the people who return to their homeland are taken away by the aristocratic family, it is tantamount to becoming a vassal of the aristocratic family. If there are those who are unwilling to lose their freedom, where will they go? Looking for a piece of land to settle down?

Qi Dai smiled bitterly: "Zhou Yan is busy installing his own people in Jiangbei, and the gentry in South County are unwilling to go. Only the original northern gentry are willing to go back to revive the family. If Zhou Yan doesn't give some benefits, how can these people be satisfied? This is just It's a business. Zhou Yan needs these people to help him stabilize the north, and these people use Zhou Yanzhi's power to seek the family's self-interest. As for Prime Minister Xie, he has caught these people in his hands, and he can use this to coerce these northern gentry in the future and let them Fight each other, and there will be no situation where one family dominates and threatens the imperial power."

"Silverfish, Shuoshu!" Zhou Yu sternly said, "The Seven Kings' Rebellion originated from this. The aristocratic families fought endlessly for power, which led to the weakening of the country's strength and the people's livelihood. Now, Jiangbei has just recovered, and it is going to repeat the same mistakes."

Qi Dai took a sip of tea silently. He had seen so many of these things in recent years that he became numb.

"Sijun." Zhou Yu called him.

Qi Dai raised his head and saw the burning light in Zhou Yu's eyes, a corner of his heart was inexplicably lit again, that was his ambition besides avenging his family.

"We can't wait any longer. After the Mid-Autumn Palace Change, the imperial examination system is imperative." Zhou Yu's voice was extremely firm.That was the topic that he and Zhou Yu had discussed countless times in the past few years. When Zhou Yu took charge of the world, the system of selecting officials from aristocratic families was abolished. The selection and appointment of officials lasts for a term of three years, and the Ministry of Officials will conduct a unified assessment after the term expires.In this way, the disadvantages of the family can be completely eliminated.

"Okay." Qi Dai looked back, as if what he was looking at was not Zhou Yu, but a clear and just world they were looking forward to. In that world, every person of insight, regardless of birth, can It is used by the world in an upright manner.

"Junwei?" Qi Dai suddenly said, remembering something.

It was the first time he was called "Jun Wei", and Zhou Yu felt a sense of familiarity that seemed to be long overdue, but in fact it was the first time.His smile deepened a little: "What's the matter, Sijun?"

"How did you go about what you said last time?" Qi Dai raised his eyes.

Jun Wei's smile faded a little, and changed into a worried look: "The matter of the dark guards has been settled, but do you really need such a team?"

When we met last time, Qi Dai mentioned that he was weak in Luoyang and wanted a well-trained secret guard for him to drive in Luoyang. Zhou Yu thought that Qi Dai was dealing with all the officials in Luoyang alone, and it was inevitable that there would be no one in his hands. Unable to use it, he carefully selected [-] well-trained secret guards with high martial arts skills in the past six months.Now, Qi Dai mentioned this matter again, but Zhou Yu was a little worried.Luoyang is a place where tigers and dragons dominate, not to mention the imperial palace, even the officials will have their own eyeliner to some extent. If Qi Dai suddenly brings such a team to Luoyang, once his identity is revealed, he will undoubtedly face great danger.

"It's only a few months away from the incident. It's the same for these people who followed me. It's not too late to be driven by you after the incident is completed." Zhou