"What? I haven't seen you in these years, don't you recognize me?"
Gu Dan's expression remained unchanged.
His disguise skills are at the pinnacle, especially as a medical practitioner. No one in the world can compare with him, and his understanding of the human body is far beyond that of people of this era.
So making some small changes looks very natural.
Of course, he didn't do anything too outrageous. He just had a few more wrinkles on his face and his hair was grayer.
Although he doesn't look as young as before at first glance, if he is really confused with the word "old", then he really doesn't think so.
"no no."
Wang Mang shook his head repeatedly, staring at Gu Dan's cheek and twirling his hair several times. The expression on his face was full of mixed emotions, and he didn't know what to say for a while.
It turns out that Brother Gu will also grow old?
Ever since Gu Dan was promoted to Grand Master, his appearance has become almost constant. After so many years of getting along with him, everyone has gradually gotten used to it and even accepted it.
Even the Grandmaster can't stop aging, but aging is much slower than normal people. But in Gu Dan, this slow change has never been seen.
Only when he sees himself getting older in the bronze mirror can he suddenly realize that time seems to have not passed on Gu Dan's body.
Now that he suddenly saw such a big change in Gu Dan, Wang Mang was naturally shocked.
He once felt that Gu Dan's appearance would not change in any way until he let go and went west.
"You came back by yourself?"
Wang Mang, who didn't know what to say, asked subconsciously.
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he wanted to slap himself.
It was actually the changes that a normal person experienced in Gu Dan that surprised him so much that he didn't even have much time to think about what he said.
"Um."
Gu Dan nodded slightly.
"Prime Minister, you are too tired. You might as well take a rest."
Wang Mang tried his best to squeeze out a smile on his face. There was sadness, but not too much.
Because he has also felt that his body is starting to become more and more powerless.
Now I could only sleep for two hours a day, and even review memorials all night long, and still feel energetic the next day.
Nowadays, while I am dealing with official duties normally, I will occasionally have thoughts of being trapped.
His age is also approaching eighty.
Seventy years of life are rare in ancient times. How many people can live to be a hundred years old?
Even a martial artist who has mastered Zang training cannot break the clear but invisible boundary. In fact, Shouyuan is not much different from ordinary people. It is just that he is mentally better, but it does not mean that he will definitely live longer.
Wang Mang knew that his deadline was probably not far away.
Time never kills people with a sharp knife, but cuts hard on every trace.
"In the years since you left, Xun Ke has also done a lot of things, and Xiaoying. Now she is responsible for overseeing the affairs of the Xia Dynasty Medical Center."
Wang Mang sat across from the stone table, as if reporting on work, and told Gu Dan about the changes he had never seen over the years.
On the whole, the Xia Dynasty was stable and improving, the people's lives were getting richer and richer, and their living conditions were steadily improving.
Although Gu Dan is not in the temple, we can see some clues from the fact that the common people have the leisure and money to participate in various festivals - during the big moon, this kind of celebration has always been the plaything of a small group of people. .
If you don’t even have enough to eat, no matter what meaning you give to the festival, no one will care.
Only after ensuring their own lives can most people have the leisure and sentiment to find some joy in their lives.
Gu Dan listened silently. Wang Mang never talked about himself, but only talked about the achievements of others.
But among the people, the name of the Holy King is already being praised.
Holy King is Xunke's highest praise for the emperor, not specifically.
But it is also a great thing for people to spontaneously attach such a name to themselves.
At least in Gu Dan's memory, the last person to achieve this level was named Mo Qiu.
But what big things did Wang Mang do?
No.
It has been forty-eight years since the Xia Dynasty, and apart from the fact that people live in their own land, they can't find anything worth writing about.
Gu Dan even strongly requested that the tenants be allowed to work on the property.
If you strip this matter away, you will be surprised to find that there are hardly many traces of the emperor Wang Mang in the Xia Dynasty.
In other words, the traces about him are nothing more than the natural thing like appointing so and so.
Isn't this a function that the emperor should have?
But what's great about him is that he can subtlety and place people in just the right position.
After so many years, Gu Dan had never heard of Wang Mang's extraordinary deeds among the people.
Some of the words of praise are nothing more than words that can be heard by the ears: diligent and caring for the people, working hard to govern, living a simple life, building water conservancy projects, etc. A lot of random praises without any characteristics.
It seems that no word can give a final conclusion to the Xia Emperor's achievements.
He had a little bit of everything, but each one was so inconspicuous that he often ignored it, and even forgot that there was such a Xia Emperor in the Xia Dynasty.
If we define the history of the Xia Dynasty today, then the first half of the Xia Dynasty must be Moqiu and the Mohists, and the second half of the Xia Dynasty must be the Mohists and the Confucianists. There is no place for the emperor in the middle!
As an emperor, Wang Mang seems to have no sense of existence.
This is a great thing.
Governing a big country is like cooking small dishes.
Although the dry fire is high-spirited and intense, it will inevitably not last long.
The long flowing water is gentle and silent, but it can accumulate silently and thrive.
The national policy adopted by Emperor Dayue Zongming at the beginning was called rule by inaction, but his inaction was only about himself.
Wang Mang's method was somewhat similar to Emperor Zong Ming's, but the difference was that he completely let go of himself.
It's not an easy thing to do, especially in that position.
One word, nine tripods, ninety-five supremes!
In this position, who doesn’t want to do something spectacular?
Who doesn’t want his name to remain in history and be praised by future generations?
Some guys wish they could perform some great deeds every year, seal a Zen, and tell the gods of heaven and earth, so that future generations can recite and remember their merits. In the end, they will just fall into the soil and rot.
After so many years, the Xia Dynasty has indeed grown stronger and stronger, and it has even become the most powerful country in the surrounding area a decade or two ago. But even today, Gu Dan has not heard of any well-known auspicious omen in Xia Dynasty. towards.
Mohism talks about the will of heaven and the bright ghosts.
Heaven's will is to understand the natural laws of all things, and Minggui is the reward and punishment that falls on the human world in the changing operation of the supreme rules.
Wang Mang implemented this very well.
Although he supported Confucianism, he always followed the Confucian regulations to demand himself, but he did not do so extreme.
In this silent persistence, as nearly fifty years pass by, the people are not blind or stupid after all.
The emperor no longer found a sense of existence for himself, but began to be remembered and recited by others.
There is no need for complicated ceremonies or large-scale canonization with righteous words. He silently protects his people, and their people begin to appreciate his kindness.
Gu Dan looked at Wang Mang, who was already very old, and listened to him praising others. His eyes seemed to have passed through the heavy curtains and saw him working silently behind the scenes.
"You are a good emperor."
When Wang Mang had almost finished speaking and was about to drink the tea, Gu Dan said.
"What?"
Wang Mang was stunned for a moment. The tea in his hand rippled a little and splashed on the ground, stirring up tiny specks of dust.
"You are a good emperor."
Gu Dan repeated.
"ah?"
Wang Mang looked quite surprised. Why did Brother Gu suddenly say this?
But his reaction could not deceive anyone. The corners of his mouth lifted up at a speed visible to the naked eye, and even the wrinkles on his face were stacked together, like small mountains composed of layers of ravines, one after another turning into waves and condensing into a smile.
"It will be praised by the people and become a model for future generations."
After walking around Cang, Gu Dan began to affirm everyone, "You did a good job."
"ah."
Wang Mang almost had a smile on his face, his eyes were narrowed to a slit, his gray hair was trembling constantly, and he was shaking his head.
Is this what it feels like to be praised by a great master?
It’s like becoming an immortal!
This kind of happiness is beyond the imagination of ordinary people!
"Is there more? Is there more? Say a few more words!"
Wang Mang urged.
"."
After a brief silence, Gu Dan pointed to the door and said, "Get out."
"Okay."
Wang Mang actually got off the stone bench, rolled around on the ground, and was covered in dust, but he didn't care, laughed up to the sky, and went out.
Looking at Wang Mang who seemed to be crazy, Gu Dan's mouth twitched slightly, "This old boy!"
Shaking his head helplessly, Gu Dan poured himself a cup of tea and drank it in one gulp.
He stared at the empty yard and listened to the continuous chirping of cicadas.
There was no movement for a long time.
A few days after Wang Mang left, Qin Lisheng visited the Gu family courtyard.
"Rare visitor!"
Gu Dan raised his eyebrows slightly when he saw that his skin was dark and even worse than Mo Qiu.
Gong Shang is too busy to keep his feet on the ground, but this one is great. He can't find anyone.
There were nine states in the land of the Xia Dynasty. This Mohist giant took the Mohist with him to measure the morality of the world with his footsteps. He never had a free day. Even if Wang Mang summoned him, he could only let the Mohist inform him.
Because of him, Mohist's dogma is no longer a mere dogma, but a group of people who practice it personally to prove that Mohist's requirements can be achieved.
"Mr. Gu, I'm here to say goodbye to you."
After seeing Gu Dan, Qin Lisheng did not exchange greetings. He was always like this, straightforward and unabashed.
"Farewell?"
Gu Dan was slightly startled, he really didn't expect this.
If you didn’t go to the Buzhou Mountains ten years ago, why go there again now?
Judging from the Grandmaster's longevity, it's not impossible, but it just seems quite extravagant.
However, as soon as Qin Lisheng's words came out of his mouth, Gu Dan knew that he had gone astray.
"Yes, the Xia Dynasty is extremely powerful now. Even ordinary people can eat one meal of meat every seven days even in years of disaster. Even in years of disaster, it is enough to satisfy their hunger."
Qin Lisheng continued: "The Mohist family's most basic mission in the Xia Dynasty has been completed, but there are still many places where the Mohists' help is needed."
"You want to travel around the country?"
Gu Dan understood.
This incident is actually very common, especially among masters. For example, Yang Zhu traveled to the Xia Dynasty, briefly participated in a discussion, and then went further away.
These people are wandering around the world like duckweeds. Everyone has their own reasons, or is looking for their own reasons. This should not be surprising.
In any country, as long as the unforgivable sin has not been committed, the master can stay or leave at will.
But the problem is that Qin Lisheng is not an ordinary master, he is also a giant of the Mohist family.
The Mohist giant is leaving the Xia Dynasty!
Who has ever thought about this?
Wang Mang cultivated the Xia Dynasty for nearly fifty years, so why not win the victory of Qin Li?
As the unknown successor to Mo Qiu, the human sage, many people's requirements for Qin Lisheng are much higher than those of the emperor.
But Qin Lisheng used his own ability and belief to perfectly inherit the Mohist family.
In his hands, no one can say that the Mo family is unqualified, even compared to Mo Qiu.
The only difference is that he doesn't have as many great deeds as Mo Qiu.
And the most important thing is that Mo Qiu is the successor to the past. Even if the successors can do the same thing as Mo Qiu, they are just successors. The chasers of the sun are always covered in glory, which is normal.
After so many years, there is no doubt that the Mohist giant has long deserved his title.
Even the Confucianists, who are very different from Mohists, dare not say that Mohists have problems with their private ethics. They can only say that Mohists' requirements are too high and unrealistic.
Many people in the Xia Dynasty took the existence of the Mohist family as a matter of course, just like there was a court and an emperor. How could there be no Mohist family?
But now, Qin Lisheng wants to leave.
In other words, he wants to lead the Mohist family and spread the spirit of the Mohist family.
"Not bad at all."
Qin Lisheng nodded, "Besides the Xia Dynasty, there is Daqi, and there are other countries besides Daqi. Even if the master has been there for ten years, there is still a Buzhou Mountain Range there.
In this case, how can the Mohist family be limited to one place? Although the pearl is precious, it loses its own value if it is hidden away. "
Qin Lisheng is still so straightforward. Even when he praises the Mo family, he always behaves as he should, making people unable to find a reason to question him.
"I thought you would have another discussion with Confucianism."
Gu Dan was a little surprised, but if anyone in the entire Xia Dynasty could accept the departure of the Mo family the most, that person was probably him.
"Ha. There are so many truths. We have been shouting about Mohism's morality for sixty years. What Mohism wants is practice, not rhetoric."
Qin Lisheng said nonchalantly: "Confucianism certainly has some merits, but how can the brilliance of grass be better than that of the bright moon? We want to shine in all directions, not take root in one place."
Although in the Xia Dynasty, the Mohists were "retreating steadily" in the face of Confucianism, but aside from this fact, just in terms of reputation, Confucianism really had to take a step back.
This Mohist giant is stubborn and proud, but he has the capital to be stubborn and confident, a capital that makes people feel ashamed.
"All right."
Due to emotions and reasons, Gu Dan had no reason to refuse, "But before I leave, I have a gift to give you."
"What?"
Qin Lisheng was inevitably a little curious about what Gu Dan could call a gift.
"Grandmaster."
(End of chapter)
