General Essence Sticky Essence

"The former emperor once tried to expand the territory and sent people to cross Mount Asuo several times but failed. If it is true that there is still heaven and earth to the north of Mount Asuo, it will be a difficult problem." He Yun folded the letter, slightly Some worries.

"You mean," Xie Xuan paused, "Wei people can't overcome this natural barrier, but the citizens of Suli Bang can overcome it."

"Yes, our country has been the hegemon of the Central Plains for decades. We only feel that we are number one in the world, and our eyes have long been blindfolded. We react too slowly to the unknown."

Seeing him say this with a serious face, Xie Xuan was surprised in his heart, and asked, "You already thought so?"

"Tell me, if I tell you that there may be a country on the other side of Asuo Mountain, and the citizens of that country have entered the Great Wei, how will they react?"

"Nonsense!" Xie Xuan raised his voice.

"Anyway, I'm also a first-rank military general," He Yun laughed, "Is he so fierce to me?"

"Arabian Nights." Xie Xuan lowered his tone again.

"Right? Great Wei has a vast territory, and the world is vast. From the emperor to the common people, they all feel that they are the sun of the east, and they are born to shine on all things. Everyone's heart is higher than the sky." He Yun sat up straight unconsciously body

"Zi Chen, I have seen many natural disasters and man-made disasters in the past two years, and I gradually began to fear the heaven and the earth, and I also began to fear human beings. You must know that if the eyes are always growing on the top of the head, and you can't see the way forward, it must be the biggest disaster. Curse."

Brother Zichen, did you find out that I called him Zichen?Found it!

"So you want to learn from Rizhao, want to renovate warships, and produce new weapons. Are you afraid that Wei people will be content with the status quo and stand still?"

Xie Xuan didn't respond, and still asked questions naturally.

He Yun sighed in his heart, so he had no choice but to follow along and replied: "Big Wei must be stronger, otherwise I'm sorry, I worked hard for it."

It's not about being a courtier, it's not about bowing down and dying.Just because I have worked hard for you, you are not qualified to lag behind others.As my home country, He Yun, you have no right to be weak.

Xie Xuan has seen all kinds of He Yun, he is the one who acts coquettishly, the one who is full of thoughts, and the one who is indestructible.But he never realized that when he showed the arrogance in his bones, his whole body was shining.

He Yun was a little embarrassed by being stared at, and his aura suddenly weakened, and he asked, "What are you looking at me for?"

"The great Wei Wanchao is used to congratulating you, and there are very few officials who are willing to let go of their personalities to make up for their weaknesses. Mingxian, you will face many obstacles, and there will be countless open and hidden arrows."

"I know," He Yun sighed softly, "otherwise the altar would never have been built."

"But I want you to let it go, I promise, there will be no second altar."

What a wonderful feeling to be covered by a boss!

He Yun smirked twice and nodded.

"Actually, I have some guesses about the purpose of the Suribang people coming to Wei." He Yun said, "According to the narration of the guards in the northern towns, the Suribang people brought several large boxes of goods when passing through various places. Tell me, go What is the purpose of bringing so much goods to a foreign country?"

"peddler?"

"If they are merchants, they are naturally merchants. But if they are merchants, they don't have to get Jinyang to do business. Judging from their attitude towards Wujia, they don't look like private caravans, let alone private caravans. It’s too outrageous to be able to cross Mount Asuo with goods, but Wei still doesn’t know that there is a country on the other side of the mountain.”

"So they are probably envoys," Xie Xuan said with a twist of his mouth, "Commercial."

"As expected of Brother Xuan, it's so easy to talk to you." He Yun reached out and hooked his chin.

Xie Xuan pressed his hand and kissed him, "Didn't you call me Zichen? You only dare to call me in the midst of a long speech?"

He Yun was sensible, not panicked at all, leaned over and kissed Xie Xuan's chin again, and said, "Zi Chen."

Xie Xuan shook his head with a smile, and continued: "If it is a business, it will be a good thing for us."

"What do you want to do?"

"I want to choke the economic lifeline of the entire North, so that my generals will have a lot of money for armaments."

"That's all I have! Don't waste it!" Doctor Feng yelled.

"The lucky money is ours if you give it to us. You don't care how we spend it?" Feng Yizheng took a small spatula and gently applied the medicine on He Lian's waist, "Right, Lan Tian?"

"Yes." He Lian said.

Doctor Feng felt that his son didn't love his apprentice and didn't like to pay back his family's wealth, so he said he didn't want to talk, so he went out shaking his cattail fan.

"Feng Yi," He Lian tilted his head, "Do you feel a little strange?"

"Huh? Which aspect are you referring to?"

"That's right..." He Lian seemed to be hesitant, "Well... my second brother, he wasn't like this before. I mean, if Brother Zichen had returned home before, he wouldn't have chased after him eagerly. , and didn’t come back once after staying for a month.”

"Why?" Feng Yi had never seen the "before" He Yun, so he couldn't imagine.

"Brother Zichen became the king of the county when he was 20 years old, and he moved from home to live in the palace at that time. My second brother almost bought firecrackers and came back to celebrate, not to mention how happy he is."

Feng Yi was even more puzzled: "What are you happy about?"

"Have you met my brother?"

"I heard that he is a serious person."

"Brother Zichen is gentle to people, but in terms of educating my second brother, he is actually similar to the elder brother. One of them beats my second brother in a rage, and the other beats my second brother with a smile. In short, he beats my second brother .”

"Ah?" Feng Yi sympathized, "So miserable?"

"My second brother was disobedient when he was a child, and jumped up and down every day. Only two older brothers could cure him. So when brother Zichen moved out, my second brother was very happy."

"And then?" Feng Yi couldn't help laughing.

"Actually, he was not happy for two days. On the third day, he was depressed. On the fourth day, he even cried a lot. But on the fifth day, Zichen came back early in the morning and grabbed the second brother from the quilt. Get up and study. The second elder brother complained so much, so when elder brother Zichen left, he was happy again."

He Lian also thought it was a bit funny while talking, "I remember it clearly, because the second brother had a lot of emotional ups and downs in those few days."

Feng Yi laughed tremblingly while putting away the medicine box.

"Later we got used to Brother Zichen coming back from time to time, and every time he came back, my second brother would avoid him." He Lian continued.

"It seems to be true when you say that," Feng Yiping regained his composure, "The general and the prince had a good relationship before, but they really don't go hand in hand like they do now."

"Every year when my second brother and I are born, Zichen will give gifts, but his own birthday is rarely celebrated, and we don't have the habit of giving him gifts."

"But last year, the general braved the cold wind and spent several days carving ice sculptures for the prince! This year, he spent a long time drawing a picture!" Feng Yi learned the skill of rushing to answer!

"Yes." He Lian was confused, "Tell me, why?"

Feng Yi is a naive, of course Feng Yi can't figure out why.

But Feng Yi knows a lot!

"Today I also asked the general about the ice sculpture, and he said that the prince almost didn't see it. I just thought about it, so the prince saw it." Feng Yi analyzed clearly,

"Then it can only be that after the general went to the southeast, the prince went to see the ice sculpture garden by himself, right? We were in the hotel at that time, and the prince went back, but didn't tell us. What does this mean? It means the prince I went back to watch it secretly and didn’t want others to know about it!”

He Lian actually felt that what he said made sense, which was terrifying.

"At that time, the disaster just broke out in the southeast, and the general went there alone. The lord must have been very busy in court, but he went back to look at the presents. It's so touching." Feng Yi clicked his tongue affectionately.

He Lian stroked the orchid pendant in his hand, lost in thought.

Feng Yi's attention was also attracted by the orchid pendant, and he didn't speak for a while.

After a long time, He Lian said softly, "It's okay, no matter what the reason is."

As clever as Feng Yi, he seemed to understand the meaning of this sentence.

"Just be happy," he said.

He Lian smiled, then suddenly startled: "Hush! There are footsteps!"

Sure enough, people say behind their backs that people have a guilty conscience, and even a good boy like He Lantian can't avoid it.

He Yun suddenly pushed the door open, threw four big red envelopes on the bed, ignored the frightened expressions of the two children, and shouted: "Eat, children! I'm so hungry that my chest is on my back! "

The author has something to say:

The reason why Xie Xuan and He Yun objected to the construction of the altar was that the military strength of the country was obviously inferior to other countries, and the treasury was not sufficient, so there was competition in terms of funds between strengthening the army and building the altar.Moreover, the ministers in the court are actually using the construction of the altar to overwhelm the general's prestige, which is also one of the reasons for their opposition.

They don't think altar = ignorance

The author himself also believes that the normal (non-blind and paranoid) rituals of offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, ancestors, emperors and teachers are part of China's excellent culture.