The young man's name was Wu Qi, and he was from the Zuo clan of Wei State.
The Zuo family here is a place name, and the place where Wu Qi was born is called Zuo family.
Wu Qi's grandfather was a commoner, and Wu Qi's father was also a commoner. However, he had accumulated some family assets over the years. By the time of Wu Qi's generation, the family had some money.
When he was young, Wu Qi came to Qufu Academy to study. It has been ten years now.
It is said that when Wu Qi left his hometown, he swore an oath: "If I don't become a minister, I will never return to the defense!"
Today's Wu Qi is almost the same as Han Fei in terms of strength. They have basically reached their limits. They are both trying hard to suppress their desire to open a path. They want to open a path on their own like Kong Sheng, Li Sheng, and Mo Sheng. Otherwise, Wu Qi would have been defeated long ago. A breakthrough can be made.
However, Wu Qi didn't tell anyone else about this ability, and few people knew that Wu Qi was so powerful. Zhang Liang happened to be one of the few people who knew how powerful Wu Qi was, and he was also one of the few friends Wu Qi had in Qufu that he could talk to.
"Brother Qi, with your strength, you can travel to various vassal states, and it is not difficult to become a minister."
"If you don't dislike me, I am willing to recommend you to me. As long as I know your ability, my father will definitely recommend you to your Majesty."
The king in Zhang Liang's mouth refers to the current head of the Han family. The Han family's fiefdom has more than 80 counties, and each has its own characteristics. The Han family is more powerful than the entire Chao Kingdom.
The Han family, the Wei family, and the Zhao family are not the strongest in the entire Jin Dynasty.
The two strongest families were destroyed by the three clans of Han, Zhao and Wei together with the Zhi clan. Now the Zhi clan is the only one, so the three clans of Han, Zhao and Wei have a tendency to unite to deal with the Zhi clan.
The entire Jin State is so powerful that it is simply unreasonable!
"Then what? Then change my bloodline? Or even change my surname? From now on, my name will not be Wu Qi, but Han Qi?"
These words shocked Zhang Liang so much that he didn't know what to say.
"There may be some misunderstanding in this. Many great sages have also become rulers of various countries. Brother Qi's talents are enough to become rulers."
Hearing this, Wu Qi shook his head directly: "Zifang, you are a member of the Zhang family. Your Zhang family has been assisting the Han family for five generations, and you are the sixth generation. Now, you Zhang family and Han family are almost the same. As a family, although you are the legitimate son of the Zhang family, you enjoy the same treatment as the legitimate son of the Han family."
"So, as long as you are talented, no, to be precise, with your talent, as long as nothing unexpected happens, you will definitely take over the position of the Han family's Prime Minister from your uncle in the future, and become the sixth Prime Minister of Han!"
Having said this, Wu Qi grinned directly. Although Wu Qi himself did not accuse Zhang Liang, Zhang Liang heard a somewhat sad meaning: "Zifang, you see, the current Prime Minister of the Han family is an uncle. In the future, The Prime Minister of the country, if nothing else happens, it will be you, this is almost a recognized fact."
"You are already the young master of the Zhang family. The education and training you received are also based on the standards of the next generation of Han family's prime minister. When you were young, you were the most outstanding young master of the Han family, Fei, and other young masters and princesses. Let's play together, and when you come to Qufu to study, your friends will also be the core direct descendants and core senior officials of the next generation of the Han, Zhao, and Wei families."
"Your friend is a young master from a small vassal state and a young master from a large vassal state."
"Take the Han family as an example. Do you think I, He De, can become the ruler or prime minister of the Han family through personal efforts?"
"It's impossible, not possible in this life!"
"The Han family is impossible, the Wei family is impossible, the Zhao family is still impossible, and the Zhi family is even more impossible!"
"With my talent, if I don't have the power to change everything, that's it. But I clearly have powerful power, so why would I want to live under others?"
In history, whether Wu Qi killed his wife to seek a general, or refused to return home to observe filial piety after his mother died, he was more or less forced to have no choice. He had no family background and no ability. He was just a tool to the king or the nobles. In fact, the state of Lu The nobles used Wu Qi as a tool and threw it away after use.
But now, if Wu Qi had not wanted to imitate the Three Saints and create a path on his own, he would have been an innate immortal long ago. It would be different with the strength in hand!
With such strength, it is impossible for Wu Qi to be as humble as he was in history!
"Today's world is like this. Nobles will always be nobility. Qigong practitioners like me, even if they are talented, are just a tool at most. It is impossible for my generation to become a member of the nobility. It will take several generations at the earliest, after all, I know how the nobles use their people!"
Zhang Liang could only sigh repeatedly. In the past, Zhang Liang had quick thinking and amazing wisdom, but today he could only sigh one after another.
What can be said?
As a member of the Han family's top management, Zhang Liang knew clearly that it would be difficult to become the core without three generations of time.
Loyalty is more important than ability!
Origin is more important than ability!
Princes, generals and ministers are all talented!
If Wu Qi didn't understand politics, Zhang Liang could still try to fool him with a few words, but Wu Qi was not only highly skilled in personal cultivation, but also extremely capable in politics. Whether it was civil administration or military training and fighting, he was extremely strong in everything!
At least Zhang Liang has never seen anyone more capable of using troops than Wu Qi so far!
Even Sima Ranyi, the senior military strategist of Qi State (a member of the Tian family, the elder of Sun Tzu, and a powerful military strategist), was still lacking compared to the Wu Qi in front of him.
"But brother Qi, the future of Yancheng is unpredictable."
"Yancheng is really too small, but the small Yancheng has been stirring up wind and rain, affecting Qi practitioners all over the world."
"Especially Jiang Hua, who is particularly good at bewitching, has become a figure comparable to the Three Saints in the eyes of many younger generations of Qi practitioners. The princes will not tolerate a person like him who will grow up smoothly. There is a high probability that he will grow up smoothly in the future. It's the result of dying on the way or having a broken Taoist heart. Going to Yancheng has an unpredictable future."
Direct reasoning didn't work, so Zhang Liang changed his perspective and began to persuade from the perspective of development prospects and future prospects.
"Just like now, I heard that Xiang Liu came to Meishan, and Xiang Liu is the symbol of the Wu Kingdom's clan in the past. In other words, Yancheng has been noticed by the Wu Kingdom. For the Wu Kingdom, Yancheng is really too small. If it were not for the concern for the Three Saints, Yancheng might have been wiped off the map."
"How can such a precarious Yancheng deserve your allegiance?"
Hearing this, Wu Qi did not answer directly, but took out today's Yancheng official newspaper and turned to the page of the request for help: "Yancheng is indeed dangerous, but these dangers are insignificant in my eyes."
"The Wu Kingdom is indeed powerful, but its powerful strength cannot be directly invested in the Chao Kingdom. Otherwise, we have to see if the Three Saints can still lift the sword."
As he said that, Wu Qi smiled and shook his head: "Today's Wu Houguang is indeed very powerful, and today's Wu Kingdom has indeed produced several first-generation monarchs, but how do they compare to Jun Tian 10,000 years ago?"
"The Lord of Juntian is so powerful. It is said that he is only one step away from Zhou Gongdan, King Wen, King Wu, and Taigong Wang. But wouldn't such a strong man still be beaten to death by the Three Saints on the Lingxiao Palace?"
"Could it be that Wu Houguang thinks that the strength of Wu State is already stronger than Jiutian?"
At this point, Wu Qi looked at Zhang Liang and sighed: "Brother Zifang, you are upset!"
"In the past, your wisdom was as profound as the ocean, but recently, you have been confused and anxious."
"It's not that I'm in trouble, it's that what this guy has been doing all along has been intensifying the conflict between the Qi Refiners and the nobles!"
"Tsk, are you saying that without him, there would be no conflict between the Qi Refiners and the nobles?"
"Originally, it was possible for nobles and qi refiners to live in peace. As long as we work hard, in our generation, the nobles and qi refiners will maintain peace as a whole. With the integration of generations, one day, the nobles and qi refiners will be the same. It can be combined into one!”
"But since last year, more and more Qigong practitioners have changed their minds. They feel that this son's idea is very reasonable. They feel that they can do what this son can do. Even now, he has begun to silently Encourage the Qi Practitioners to take matters into their own hands, get enough food and clothing, and take the initiative to open up a country on their own. Although he didn’t say that, that’s what he thought!”
"Shouldn't it?" Wu Qi asked directly.
"Does this world only belong to your nobles? Doesn't this world belong to Qi Refiners?"
"During the previous dynasty, this world was for the sacrificial group. Now, hasn't it become for your nobles?"
"How much prestige does that Supreme have left?"
"How many of the Emperor's Sixth Army are left?"
"How many of the Jiuding located in Luoyang can be mastered today?"
"Back then, Feng Ming Xiqi, the Great Zhou Dynasty replaced the Great Shang Dynasty. Since King Ping moved the capital to Luoyang, the Great Zhou Dynasty has become worse day by day. If it hadn't been for Duke Huan and Guanzi, the emperor's prestige would have declined even faster. But now. , the overlords don’t need the emperor’s recognition very much anymore, and the Marquis of Chu calls himself the King of Chu every once in a while, so what majesty does the emperor have?”
"In my opinion, this means that times have changed. The era of the old nobles is about to end completely, and next is the era of Qi Refiners. Unfortunately, many nobles do not understand this, and even if some understand it, they cannot do it. To embrace the Qi Master immediately.”
"It's not that the monarchs are not smart enough, nor that the ministers have no foresight, but they are all bound by the interests behind them. They cannot use their personal ideas and opinions to influence the future development of the entire vassal state. This is because there are too many shackles."
"Yancheng is different. Today's Yancheng can be regarded as being built by Jiang Hua. He is almost the same as the founding monarch. Today's Yancheng is still very young. There is no fixed aristocratic group. Everything is under exploration. This is really Very good!"
Having said this, Wu Qi lowered his head and read the request for help in the official newspaper: "When I go to Yancheng, I will first inspect the entire Dongning Island, and then study his ideas in detail. If we can get along, I will go directly to him. Seeking a place in one county to display one’s personal ideas.”
Having said this, Wu Qi picked up the cold tea beside him, drank it in one gulp, and left without looking back.
"I came to Qufu to study when I was sixteen years old. Now I am twenty-six. In terms of strength, I have already reached the limit of a Taoist priest, but I still can't show what I have learned. As the saying goes, if you don't leave me here, I will leave you. Let's go. …”
Looking at Wu Qi's leaving figure, Zhang Liang was speechless.
Because this figure disappeared as soon as he walked. Who are you guarding against?
Brother Qi, you can’t even trust me?
…
In Yancheng, the Prefect's Mansion, Jiang Hua is handling government affairs. The government affairs he is handling at the moment happen to be about official newspapers.
Before each issue of the official newspaper is released, the carefully reviewed version will be shown to Jiang Hua. In the end, Jiang Hua approved it, so there was no problem. He started printing directly and started producing the official version of the magic weapon version at the same time. If there is a problem, Jiang Hua will point it out directly.
At this moment, Jiang Hua had some strange things on his desk, including manuscripts and others.
Mainly letters, sent by people from other countries around the world in every possible way.
There is no mailing network across the country these days, so those who can send letters are capable, powerful or powerful beings.
And just over a day after the official newspaper was published, so many letters were mailed, which is more than enough to show that the people who wrote these letters are not simple.
For this kind of letters, most of them are sent directly to Jiang Hua for personal reading after checking that there are no traps.
Sometimes when Jiang Hua is away or has no time, the work will be reviewed by the cabinet. After the review is completed, it will be given to the county magistrate for approval.
Among them, the one placed at the top is a thick letter. When you open the letter, you will see a book!
This book is not thick. There are two big characters written on the cover, and they are written in Yancheng script. The person who wrote it is thoughtful.
This is a Taoist scripture!
Tao Jing is a word with multiple meanings. All scriptures that describe personal views on the Tao can be called Tao Jing. This is the Tao Jing in a broad sense.
The Tao Te Ching compiled by Li Sheng is also known as the Tao Jing. Therefore, the Tao Jing in the narrow sense refers to the Tao Te Ching created by Li Sheng.
The Tao Te Ching is divided into the Tao Te Ching and the Te Ching. It is said that Li Sheng planned to write eighty-one chapters. However, the version currently in public circulation only has 8864 chapters, 32 chapters of Taoism, and 32 chapters of De Jing.
Open the cover and check the table of contents. There are thirty-three chapters of the Tao Te Ching and thirty-nine chapters of the Tao Te Ching.
The fact that this book still exists well at this moment speaks volumes!
No one can continue to write the De Jing for Li Sheng without Li Sheng’s consent!
Ten thousand years ago, the Tao Te Ching passed down by Li Sheng had only sixty-four chapters in total, but now the Tao Te Ching has seventy-two chapters. Jiang Hua flipped through it roughly, and at first glance it didn't look like a fake. Each chapter is very profound, and you will have a different understanding after reading it again.
This Tao Te Ching itself is of high value, because with eight more chapters, the whole book is more complete and more mysterious. After reading it, it will be more helpful for enlightenment.
But the meaning of the Tao Te Ching is even more extraordinary. It represents Li Sheng’s recognition of Yancheng!
However, the final signature was not Li Sheng’s name but Taihong’s!
Seeing this, Jiang Hua felt that the pressure in his heart suddenly lightened up, and the smile on his face became much brighter...
(End of chapter)
