I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 253 Fish and bear's paw, you can't have both~
When the six long swords, which were wrapped in layers of cloth strips and had obviously not been moved for many years, were respectfully sent to Tianzi Qi, Liu Sheng and his father by Lang Guan, the mighty Tianzi Fajia had already arrived at the top of the mountain. A palace in Lin Yuan.

He stretched out his hand with a smile on his face, and pulled out one of the imperial swords from its sheath. Feeling the obvious pause when the sword came out of its sheath, Tianzi Qi just smiled and turned sideways, Wei Wan, who was standing on the side, nodded slightly .

"Indeed, as you said, this sword has not been drawn out of its sheath for many years."

"This makes me feel very strange."

"—The royal sword bestowed by the late emperor, if you don't give it away or sell it off, I can barely understand it;"

"Don't you even dare to draw your sword out of its sheath and play with it in your spare time?"

"Even if you hang a handle around your waist when you go out, no one will think that you did something wrong?"

Hearing this, Wei Wan still stood there humbly, and bowed slightly again;

Regarding Tian Ziqi's inquiry, he didn't show the slightest strange expression, as if everything was as it should be...

"The first emperor gave me the sword because of his love and trust in me;"

"Without any credit, I got the Royal Sword bestowed by the late Emperor, which made me feel very scared and very disturbed."

"Of course I didn't dare to carry these swords around the market after receiving the favor I didn't deserve last time, let alone hang the imperial bestowed sword on my waist shamelessly."

"It is already an honor for me to keep these swords properly and enshrine them in the ancestral hall;"

"How dare you do something disrespectful to live up to the late Emperor's favor?"

As she said that, Wei Wan couldn't help but bend down a little more, as if relieved from a heavy burden, she bowed her hands again to Tianzi Qi.

"In these years, I have always felt uneasy, and I am very worried that these imperial swords will be damaged or lost due to improper preservation by the minister;"

"Now, these swords have been sent to His Majesty, and I finally feel at ease for a moment."

"I hope that Your Majesty can take pity on the minister and take back these six imperial swords for the late emperor..."

"I have no credit, no decent talent, and no virtue. I really dare not continue to have these six imperial swords..."

Seeing Wei Wanman's sincere plea, begging himself to take back the six imperial swords, Tianzi Qi's face finally showed a complex smile of satisfaction, relief, and at the same time, inexplicably helpless.

He let out a long sigh of relief, looked Wei Wan up and down again, then shook his head with a wistful smile and said, "I can't promise you this matter."

"These six swords were given to you by the late emperor;"

"Since it was given to you, it means that the late emperor believed that you deserved such a reward."

"—You said that you have no talent and virtue, and dare not own these imperial swords;"

"But I also don't have enough virtue to dare to take back the reward that the late emperor bestowed on you."

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"These imperial swords, you take them back."

"It doesn't matter if you continue to enshrine it in the ancestral hall, or hang it on your waist every day, it's up to you."

"Since you don't want to accept the imperial sword I reward you, then I won't make things difficult for you."

"You go back to Chang'an first, and hand over the power of General Zhonglang to Chengling first."

"For you, I have other uses..."

Tianzi Qi's indifferent words still failed to cause the slightest change in Wei Wan's face that should not have occurred.

He just bowed his hands to the emperor Qi politely, and bowed slightly to Liu Sheng who was beside the emperor Qi;
Stepping forward carefully, Wei Wan picked up the six imperial swords, and with that respectful look that seemed to have been welded to her face, Wei Wan exited the palace step by step.

Wei Wan didn't say anything more about Tianzi Qi's refusal to take back the imperial sword bestowed by the late emperor;
Wei Wan did not raise any objections to the emperor's arrangement of 'going back to hand over work'.

Even Tian Ziqi's phrase "other uses" still failed to arouse Wei Wan's curiosity at all.

It's as if everything has nothing to do with Wei Wan, or all of this is not what Wei Wan needs to care about...

"How about it?"

"Do you think a subject like Wei Wan is good or bad for the monarch?"

Looking at Wei Wan's back when he left, he was thinking about something secretly, when Tian Ziqi's question suddenly sounded beside him, causing Liu Sheng to recover quickly.

After pondering Tianziqi's question, and thinking about it secretly, Liu Shengcai raised his head with some hesitation, and replied speciously: "Wei Wan~"

"Um······"

"As the late emperor said: Wei Wan is a loyal old man;"

"Wei Wan didn't resist Father's arrangement at all. It seemed that no matter what Father said, Wei Wan would just bow down and agree."

"—there is no such person around the emperor."

"Such as Lieutenant Zhidu and Weiwei Zhibu, they are all such people."

"Compared to these two, Wei Wan seems to be somewhat different;"

"But what's the difference, I don't know what to say."

"I just think this Wei Wan~"

"Seems like a very boring person?"

Hearing Liu Sheng's hesitant words, Tian Ziqi just smiled and shook his head.

After thinking for a moment with a smile on his face, he let out another short sigh, then lay down on his side with a thoughtful face, leaned lightly on the pile of pillows on the couch, and lay down on his side quite comfortably.

"Wei Wan is a loyal person."

"As early as the time of the first emperor, Wei Wan was known both inside and outside the government and the public for his four words 'Yi Wei Nuo Nuo'."

"But compared with Zhidu and Zhibuyi, Wei Wan is still somewhat different..."

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"Zhidu is a person who hates evil as much as an enemy."

"Although he is loyal to me, Zhidu still has his own thoughts, likes and dislikes."

"——Zhidu, especially hates local tyrants and merchants."

"As long as it is related to powerful and merchants, Zhidu will always be very angry. If I don't stop it, it is very likely to 'kill all'. I wish I could kill all powerful merchants in the world in one breath."

"So, Zhidu is a very principled person."

"It's just that he is too jealous and extreme, so he can't be a county guard who governs the people, but can only be a general in charge of the army and a military officer in charge of guarding."

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"As for Zhi Bu doubt, he is a person who cherishes feathers very much."

"For the slander and slander of others, Zhi Buyi often disdains to defend;"

"But disdain to make excuses does not mean that you don't care."

"—Zhibuyi, he cares about his reputation very much, he is a person who relies on reputation and virtue to become an official."

"Such a person does not have much talent, and is very unwilling to take responsibility."

"So, it can only be arranged in some positions that only need to be stable and conservative, but not let him do specific things."

"For example, before, the food you were responsible for, and the money you have to do in the future, can't be handed over to Zhibuyi..."

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"Speaking of Wei Wan, although she is cautious and obedient to my words, she is a true gentleman."

"For her job, Wei Wan always fulfills her duties and never dares to be negligent in the slightest;"

"But Wei Wan can always make accurate judgments about things that she shouldn't care about and shouldn't meddle in."

"——Wei Wan will do what should be done very carefully; what should not be done, Wei Wan will not interfere anyway."

"On this basis, Wei Wan is still a learned and talented person, and she can always put herself in the right place."

"So, a subject like Wei Wan..."

At the end, Tian Ziqi only stopped talking meaningfully, and looked at Liu Sheng with a playful look.

"what do you say?"

"Knowing this, do you still think Wei Wan is a boring person?"

"For a courtier like Wei Wan, do you like it or loathe it???"

Seeing Tian Ziqi's posture, Liu Sheng could tell at a glance: Dad is going to test himself again.

Realizing this, Liu Sheng also hastily sat up straighter, and thought about it for a while;

In the end, Liu Sheng frowned with a troubled expression, and shook his head in confusion.

"My son can't tell."

"—I can't say I hate Wei Wan;"

"It is indeed as the father said: Wei Wan is a very loyal person."

"No one would be disgusted with such a person."

"It's just that I vaguely feel that a subject like Wei Wan seems to be..."

"Uh;"

"It seems that there can't be none, but there can't be too many?"

He spoke hesitantly, and looked tentatively at Tianzi Qi on the couch, seeing Tianzi Qi nodding his head with a half-smile, signaling for himself to continue, Liu Sheng then lowered his head thoughtfully.

"As for the arrangement of the emperor, Wei Wan has no doubts about him, and always accepts his orders and praises him."

"On the surface, such a courtier should be what the monarch dreams of—respectful and dutiful courtiers."

"In addition, Wei Wan can always put herself in the right position, grasp the importance, is knowledgeable, virtuous, talented, and martial..."

"Sigh~"

"—According to reason, for a courtier like Wei Wan, any king should feel extremely fond of it;"

"I should wish that the court and the field are filled with people like Wei Wan."

"But I don't know why: I always feel that there are too many officials like Wei Wan, and it is not a good thing for the ancestral temple and Sheji..."

"Um······"

Said with a sad face, frowned and thought for a while, but Liu Sheng couldn't figure out the reason, so he had to bow his hands to the emperor sincerely.

"Why do you have such a view, I really don't understand."

"It's wrong for my son to have such an idea, I hope my father can point out what's wrong for my son;"

"If it's true, I hope that the emperor can help my ministers to understand: Why can't there be too many ministers like Wei Wan?"

"My son, why do you have such an idea?"

Seeing Liu Sheng throw the question back to himself, Tianzi Qi was only slightly taken aback;
He looked at Liu Sheng with a little astonishment, and thought about it secretly, and finally, he still smiled melancholy, shook his head and let out a long sigh.

"You can not have it both ways······"

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"A courtier like Wei Wan, who is obedient and responsible, is a very good courtier for the monarch."

"But everything has two sides."

"—Any courtiers who can be ranked among the temples, as long as they have talents that are different from ordinary people, they will often have problems that are different from ordinary people."

"No problem, it often means no talent; no major problem, it often means no great talent."

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"For example, Prime Minister Cao in the time of Emperor Xiaohui was a very fond of drinking."

"At that time, Prime Minister Cao was in charge, and all the officials in the prime minister's mansion had banquets every day, making the prime minister's mansion smoky and full of alcohol."

"Someone used this to persuade Prime Minister Cao, hoping that Prime Minister Cao would take action to change this situation;"

"But Prime Minister Cao said: Since you like to drink, why don't you drink together?"

"Thus, Prime Minister Cao gathered all the officials of the Prime Minister's Mansion together, feasting and having fun every day. For three consecutive months, he never recovered from his drunkenness."

"But what puzzles everyone in the world is that Prime Minister Cao took the officials of the Xiangfu with a hangover for three consecutive months, and the official duties of the Xiangfu were not delayed at all..."

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"The one who is closer is the Prime Minister Shentu after I succeed to the throne."

"—Stubborn and obstinate, I gritted my teeth several times when I got angry, wishing I could get rid of it and make it quick!"

"However, this eccentric temperament does not affect the Xiangfu at all. They are all well managed by Prime Minister Shentu."

"Until now, I miss those years, the days when Prime Minister Shentu was in charge of the Prime Minister's mansion..."

Saying these words with some melancholy, Tianzi Qi's brows were already filled with memories and nostalgia;

In the end, seeing Tianzi Qi smile miserably again, he smiled wryly and shook his head to himself.

He straightened up, let out a long sigh leisurely, and finally looked at Liu Sheng with emotion on his face.

"You have such an idea, which means that you will become a very good monarch in the future."

"—Because only an incompetent monarch loves an incompetent subject."

"—Only an incompetent monarch would want his subjects to be submissive like Wei Wan, who obeyed his own words."

"Because for an incompetent monarch, a subject who is too good is a threat and a hidden danger;"

"As far as the real hero is concerned, a subject like Wei Wan who is submissive and obedient to himself is someone who can't help him and can't fulfill his ambitions—a useless person."

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"It's good that you can have such an idea."

"The fact that you don't dislike Wei Wan, a person with average talent, shows that you have enough mind and tolerance."

"—I have nothing to teach you in this matter."

"Just to remind you: the court hall is like a pool of water;"

"You need good-looking fish, you need good-tasting fish, and of course, you need catfish that clean up the filth and eat the silt."

"Put all kinds of fish into this pond, let them perform their duties, and play their respective strengths where they are good at, which is what the king should do."

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"As for people like Wei Wan, it's just like what you said: you can't have them, but you can't have too many of them."

"——If there is no one like Wei Wan, then no one will obey the monarch's orders, and there will be voices against the monarch both inside and outside the court;"

"But if there are only submissive people like Wei Wan inside and outside the court, then all decisions will be on the shoulders of the monarch."

"If you listen to both, you will understand; if you listen to one side, you will believe."

"There are submissive people inside and outside the court, and sooner or later the king will be complacent and complacent, and thus make some wrong decisions."

"For the people of the world, the wrong decision of the monarch often means a huge disaster..."

When it came to the end, the emperor Qiben's tone, which was still calm, became serious involuntarily.

Looking at Liu Sheng's gaze, it was full of solemnity.

After Liu Sheng nodded his head thoughtfully, Tianzi Qicai gave a light 'hmm' with a serious face;
Afterwards, the topic between father and son was finally brought to the point by Emperor Qi.

"Letting Wei Wan be your prince and tutor is something I have considered for a long time."

"——Wei Wan is virtuous, knowledgeable, and capable of being your teacher."

"Be kind to him."

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"For the matter of the prince and Taifu, let's do it first."

"What did you figure out about yesterday?"

"—Yesterday, why did the Empress Dowager let Wei Qihou be the prime minister, and why didn't she insist after that?"

"My queen, why did you do this?"

"Zhen, why don't you let Dou Ying be the prime minister?"

"Let Dou Ying be prime minister, will it lead to such consequences?

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"and also;"

"Today, why did I bring you here to Shanglin Garden?"

"After yesterday's court meeting, what will Zhou Yafu do???"

Like a machine gun, he dropped a series of questions one after another, and Tianzi Qi went down again, turned over again, and completely lay flat on the couch.

But in front of the couch where Tian Zi Qi was, hearing Tian Zi Qi's questioning several times, Liu Sheng, who was dressed in the prince's uniform, could only straighten his waist in a serious manner.

——Tianzi Qi, Liu Sheng is still in the exam.

It's just that it's different from the past, where I asked a question and asked a question, today's school examination is obviously planned by the emperor for a long time...

　I saw that some readers complained about the slow update, so I will explain it again.

　　The antigen turned negative, but the sequelae were still very obvious: cough, dry and sore throat, blocked nose, runny nose, and weakness of limbs.

　　I only updated one chapter during this period, and it’s not that I’m lazy. It’s because my physical condition is really worrying. I can only try my best to write a chapter to ensure continuous updates. I want to resume normal updates as soon as my physical condition improves.

　　Since the fathers can't wait any longer, I'll try my best: I will resume two updates tomorrow, and try to come out before 12 o'clock.

　　The update during this period is really a bit of a stretch, please understand the big fathers, the normal update will resume tomorrow, and please continue to support the big fathers.

　　Lizi Xueli Slave, I sincerely worship...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)