No, gentlemen also guard against

Chapter 203
"Eldest brother, I still don't quite understand why Empress Wei did this?
"At the beginning, she was the one who abolished the emperor herself, and then demoted the Xunyang king's family after the abolition of the emperor to common people. Her attitude was so firm that she even told the left and right palace people that mother and child would break up and never see each other again.

"Empress Wei hates the abandoned emperor's family the most. For more than ten years, she has ignored this family. Everyone knows that."

Xie Lingjiang was full of doubts. She couldn't care whether these words sounded too harsh to some people's ears. She looked at Ouyang Rong with a complicated expression and said:

"But why did you come to the senior brother, but became the so-called spare tire idle chess, and even conferred the position of heir to the abolished Xunyang King?

"This big turn is too outrageous. Leaving aside my personal likes and dislikes, if I break my promise in person, Empress Wei doesn't want to be majestic and face-saving?"

Ouyang Rong, who was about to leave, saw the little junior sister's reaction, chuckled and shook his head, and sat down again.

"Little junior sister, why don't you ask the teacher?"

Ouyang Rong picked up the teacup and took a sip, frowned slightly, and looked down at the tea.

"Let me come, big brother."

Xie Lingjiang immediately took a step forward, and took the teacup with a gentle voice. She stood in front of Ouyang Rong in a pretty way, poured the tea obediently, and sat opposite her, her white palm pointed at her chin, and she looked at him without blinking and said, :

"I still want to hear what Senior Brother said. Besides, maybe my father doesn't understand too well. After all, Senior Brother's words are indeed a bit shocking."

Xie Lingjiang paused, frowned like Yuan Shandai, tilted his head and offered tea to Ouyang Rong, and said crisply:

"Eldest brother, it's not that no one thought that Emperor Fei's family might still have a chance, it's not that no one went to burn the cold stove, but later, the attitude of Empress Wei, who remained indifferent for more than ten years, was relegated to the Common people lose their qualifications to compete.

"There is no such thing as a remote Lengzao. Even Wei, who knows how to guess the empress's mind, doesn't bother to pay attention to the former Xunyang Wang's family. Later, only the most conservative and nostalgic old ministers among the ministers of the Baoli faction would occasionally Take care of that family, and it can be regarded as a complete loss in the court situation."

Ouyang Rong suddenly pointed to a bookshelf full of history books not far away and said:

"Junior sister, do you often read history recently?"

Xie Lingjiang was taken aback for a moment, but he still said truthfully: "I often read it when I was in Bailu Cave, but now I don't often look through it."

"It's better to look at it from time to time. You have to chew on Qingshi for a lifetime."

Ouyang Rong picked up the teacup and didn't drink it. He fixed his eyes on the bookshelf and said calmly:
"I have nothing to do recently, so I often read history. When I opened Chunqiu Zuozhuan, there was an interesting article in it, which made people can't help but read it again and again."

Qi practitioners originated in the pre-Qin period. During that period, Qi practitioners were not yet prominent, so the history of the pre-Qin period, including the schools of thought, were still active as before, and there was not much change from what Ouyang Rong remembered.

"Zuo Zhuan" is still a Confucian classic. As a Confucian translator, Xie Lingjiang must have read it.

And Ouyang Rong didn't lie to his junior sister. In the past few months after waking up from the underground palace, he did often read the history books, just to understand the differences between the two worlds, but he also saw a lot of familiar history.

Xie Lingjiang asked curiously: "Oh? Which one can make the senior brothers who are busy with work never forget it."

Ouyang Rong said softly: "Zheng Boke Duan Yuyan."

"Zheng Boke, Duan Yuyan." Xie Lingjiang laughed: "Isn't this the first chapter of Zuo Zhuan? Senior brother read it again and again, did he stay absent-minded, and every time he picked it up, he only turned to the first page?"

"Hey, Junior Sister understands me."

Ouyang Rong also showed his face and smiled, but immediately, his face turned pale, and the conversation changed abruptly:

"Madame Jiang of the State of Zheng favored her youngest son, Uncle Duan, and oppressed her other son, Duke Zhuang, and wanted to replace him with Duke Zhuang. Duke Zhuang ascended the throne, indulged his mother and younger brother many times, and induced Uncle Duan to become more and more arrogant. Due to the public indignation, Duke Zhuang sent troops to crusade, and then defeated Shu Duan in Yandi, making him "run away".

"After the rebellion was suppressed, Mrs. Zhuang placed Mrs. Jiang in Chengying and swore that she would never meet again until the end of the world." But soon after, he regretted it again, but he was afraid of breaking the oath and being ridiculed by others, so he dug a tunnel to pass through. To the spring water, that is to say, to the underworld.

"Then they built a house in the tunnel again, and ordered Mrs. Jiang to be picked up. When the mother and son met each other, they hugged each other and wept. According to history books, the mother and son recovered as before."

Ouyang Rong chuckled, turned around and said:

"In just over seven hundred words, it tells a story about a brother who is not a brother, brother who is not a brother, mother who is not a mother, a king who is not a king, and a minister who is not a minister. Words, such a spring and autumn brushwork, such a subtle statement.

"It is really painstaking for the historian to write; for Confucian disciples who pay attention to loyalty, filial piety and etiquette in later generations, it is really a headache to read this piece of history."

Ouyang Rong's laughter fell, no matter whether it was the outer room or the inner room, it could be heard everywhere.

Xie Ling Jiang was slightly stunned for a while: "Why did the elder brother suddenly tell me this? Could it be... an analogy? Who is Zhuang Gong compared to, who is Uncle Duan compared to, and who is Mrs. Jiang to compare..."

Ouyang Rong shook his head:

"It's not important how you sit in the right place, what's important is, Junior Sister, haven't you understood yet, Duke Zheng Zhuang is a tyrant in the Spring and Autumn Period, and he is impeccable in the power of the emperor, but how does Duke Zhuang deal with the relationship between flesh and blood?

"If my junior sister understands Zheng Boke and Duan Yuyan, she won't ask me the question just now. This is an emperor's family affair that happened thousands of years ago, tsk tsk."

For a moment, Xie Lingjiang's expression was serious:

"After being said so by the senior brother, I also feel that the words of this article are really precise and worth reading carefully."

Ouyang Rong asked with a smile: "There is a sentence in this article, which is the most expressive and interesting. I like it the most. Junior sister, can you tell which sentence it is?"

Xie Lingjiang frowned, this time he didn't ask stupid questions anymore, he took the initiative to go to the bookshelf, took out a copy of "Zuo Zhuan", and returned to his seat.

She lowered her head and glanced twice. She was already intelligent, quick-witted, and had a photographic memory. After a while, she directly took the pen, wrote a sentence on the paper, put her two fingers on the table, and pushed it out gently.

Ouyang Rong lowered his sleeves and glanced lightly:
If you do many unrighteous actions, you will be killed yourself, and your aunt will treat it!

This is what Zhuang Gong said to the people around him when he was about to send troops to conquer his younger brother Shu Duan, who was "indignant with men and gods" after playing hard to get him.

"Eldest brother?" Xie Lingjiang looked at Ouyang Rong with bright eyes, and there was a look of exploration and confirmation in his eyes.

"This sentence is also wonderful, Duke Zhuang's careful thoughts are fully exposed...but not this sentence."

Ouyang Rong shook his head lightly, then reached out to take the pen holder that Xie Lingjiang was holding in his hand, and Xie Lingjiang obediently and actively ground the ink and laid the paper for him.

The penholder still had the warmth from the palms of the little junior sister's sweat, Ouyang Rong didn't care, wrote a word silently, and drank tea after finishing the pen.

Xie Ling Jiang Li moved his head closer, turned his eyebrows slightly, and opened his white jade teeth lightly:
"So mother and child as before?"

She raised her face in confusion and muttered:

"Why is it the last sentence of this article? Doesn't this sentence mean that the mother and son have reconciled as before after going through those troubles? It's a normal ending. Senior brother likes the warmth of the emperor's family?"

Ouyang Rong's smile remained unchanged: "Mother and child are the same? What was the initial relationship between Duke Zhuang and his mother, Mrs. Jiang?"

Xie Lingjiang's open pink lips froze, speechless, and after a while, he said in a daze:

"What a word 'beginner', I hated each other at first... If it wasn't for the senior brother's reminder, I almost missed this point."

Ouyang Rong drank tea slowly, Xie Lingjiang bit his lips and lowered his eyes, thinking about the aftertaste.

There was a long silence between the brothers and sisters.

Xie Lingjiang said seriously:

"Eldest brother, I believe Empress Wei can do such a thing. The so-called separation between mother and child and never seeing each other is really not an obstacle in the emperor's house. There are some ways to get around it. As long as it can achieve her goal, even legal You can also find loopholes, so what about your status as a commoner?"

She couldn't help feeling that she, who was always innocent and pure, began to understand the rules of this power game.

Ouyang Rong nodded.

"Actually, these should be taught by the teacher."

"It's okay, the senior brother is the same." Xie Lingjiang suddenly raised his head, then lowered his head, and said quietly: "And... I can listen to what the senior brother says."

Don't you like to listen to the old father's words, right... Ouyang Rong shook his head speechlessly, with a gentle smile, he sipped his tea and asked:
"Junior Sister, do you have any other doubts?"

"No, big brother, please continue, I... want to hear."

Xie Lingjiang was in awe, and poured tea to Ouyang Rong respectfully, lowering his eyebrows and saying softly.

Ouyang Rong narrowed his eyes and said slowly:
"Now that Junior Sister has understood that the current Holy Majesty is the same type of king as Zheng Zhuanggong, and understands her desire for power, then the next thing is easy to explain.

"Simply brush it up first.

"The Wei family was originally an important pillar of power for the current Holy Majesty to establish the Great Zhou, and they have done all the dirty work these years.

"However, in the eyes of the Holy One, the Wei family can't be the only family. Adhering to the emperor's art, we need to set up a balance hand in the court situation, so that the Wei family can be more determined, and at the same time, it must be easy to control. The reason for leaving His Royal Highness Xiang Wang in the deep palace of Shendu.

"Over the years, the ministers who have defended Ligan have been guarding His Royal Highness Xiang Wang who voluntarily abdicated, and the one who competed with Wei Wei Wang for the position of heir is also His Royal Highness Xiang Wang who has now changed his surname to Wei.

"As far as the current sage is concerned, His Royal Highness Xiangwang not only changed his surname to Wei in a well-behaved and sensible way, but also had voluntarily abdicated before. The power of the civil servants, at the same time blocked the mouths of people all over the world.

"For more than ten years, the two factions have fought in the newly established court of the Great Zhou without breaking up, but the situation has intensified in recent years... This is the basic court situation before, and my junior sister should be clearer than me."

Speaking of this, Ouyang Rong glanced at Xie Lingjiang. In fact, his mentor Xie Xun and his younger junior sister belonged to the latter category. They had always sympathized with the Xiangwang Highness, so there was no need to say anything about their position.

Sure enough, Xie Lingjiang said sadly:
"I know, I know, but I didn't expect that all of these are in the scheme of Empress Wei."

Ouyang Rong couldn't help shaking his head:

"But no matter how docile a sheep is, it will one day turn into a fierce tiger.

"Junior Sister has also said this before. The chaos in Yingzhou has damaged the prestige of the current Shengshang. The people who are directly responsible for the chaos in Yingzhou are the Wei family. Then peek at Datong's ability.

"That is to say, it is very difficult to rely on the Wei family to maintain the great rule of the Zhou Dynasty. It seems that the heirs of Wei Wangwei will not be able to inherit the emperor's heir. You said that the great prince of the Wei family, what name is not good? I chose to take the heir, now it’s all right, what’s missing.”

He chuckled lightly, and his voice echoed in the study room. Anyway, there are junior sisters around, and it is impossible for anyone around to easily approach and listen. Ouyang Rong just let go, dare to say anything bold, and no longer pretend to be confused today. , I don't want to be a riddle man anymore!

Not far behind him, a beaded curtain swayed slightly as if in the breeze leaking in from the open window of the inner room.

Ouyang Rong didn't care about these side details, and said in a calm tone:
"However, the current Holy Majesty is getting old, and His Royal Highness Xiang Wang and the Baoli faction behind him are more and more likely to join forces boldly to endanger the power of the current Holy Majesty, and even force him to step down from the dragon chair.

"There are some things that Emperor Taizong did not demonstrate at Xuanwumen. How long has it been since his brother killed his brother and forced his father to abdicate? Will the current emperor forget?"

"Eldest brother, this..."

Xie Lingjiang was frightened and leaned back slightly, but Ouyang Rong spoke louder and louder, leaned forward, and said with straight eyes:
"That's why I said that the current sage must use that idler to start paving the way and bring the deposed King Xunyang's family back to the capital.

"Xunyang Wang Lixian's legal system is more pure than Xiangwang Lilun's family! Because Emperor Gaozong chose Prince Lixian before his death!

"Once Li Xian's family is welcomed back to the capital, due to his pure legal system, some of the Baoli sect will definitely move towards him and split up, and Li Lun has stayed in the capital for many years, and there are also a group of Baoli sects who have made a bet around him and will not leave. , In this way, the powerful Baoli faction in the court was successfully split!

"Li Xian's family can play a huge role in restraining Xiang Wang Li Lun's family, and Li Xian is the elder brother, His Royal Highness Xiang Wang can only greet him with a smile, and has nothing to say, and even voluntarily give up the position of emperor's heir. legal repression.

"Because the current Holy Master took the initiative to welcome him back, Li Xian's family can only be grateful to the current Holy Master and take the initiative to protect him. Moreover, Li Xian's family has been exiled for more than ten years, and they are unfamiliar in the ruling and opposition circles. For the current Holy Master, It is very easy to control and shape, and can be used as a lever to bring the court situation back under her control."

Xie Lingjiang lowered his head and drank tea frequently to hide his surprised expression.

Ouyang Rong suddenly asked: "Junior sister, I just want to ask you one question, if the abandoned emperor Li Xian's family returns to Luoyang, how will you and the teacher choose sides?"

Xie Lingjiang was silent for a long time, looked away and said: "As long as the last emperor's heir is of the blood of the Li family, I will support it... In addition, the Wei family must be destroyed. The sins they have done these years will be paid in blood!"

Ouyang Rong laughed and shook his head.

"Eldest brother, what are you laughing at?" Xie Lingjiang stared, his tone unconsciously tinged with coquettishness.

"Little junior sister is still a little naive."

Ouyang Rong shook his head lightly: "As a loser in the battle for the throne, the Wei family does face the risk of being completely purged, but after all, it is an important support for the throne under the emperor, and it is also the mother's family...

"It won't fall down easily. Welcome back Li Xian's family will also help ease Li Wei's conflicts. After all, Li Xian's family doesn't have much grievances with Wei."

"How can this be? Then the previous fight would have been in vain!" Xie Lingjiang jumped up against the case.

"That's why I said, it's not a question of who wins from Liwei or Liwei. It's a question of big wins, medium wins, and small wins."

Ouyang Rong shook his head and muttered, "At that time, the Holy Majesty will also start preparing for the next move."

"Is there another move?" Xie Lingjiang stared.

Ouyang Rong sipped his tea and remained silent.

Xie Lingjiang poked his forearm with his fingers, and said anxiously: "Senior brother, tell me quickly, how can the Wei family be destroyed?"

Ouyang Rong sighed: "This is all I can say, the rest may not be correct. These trends... are enough for your family to avoid risks."

"Eldest senior brother!" Xie Lingjiang Wanruo was scratching like a monkey, his heart itching unbearably, there seemed to be some rushing wind noises coming from the back room behind him, and the bead curtain was swaying.

Ouyang Rong couldn't help turning his head, Xie Lingjiang immediately tensed up...

　(orz first day of rebooting)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)