Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 511 King Jian of Qi-continued

Gu Xun felt that today's trip was definitely worth it, even if he put aside the business later.

Qi Wangjian... In a sense, he is really awesome... However, it is also a pity.

Taking the situation of Qi State into account, it doesn’t matter whether Qi Wangjian is mediocre or incompetent. He is being unanimously targeted by neighboring countries. How can he develop? It does not have the natural danger of Hangu.

The reason why the Six Kingdoms of Shandong have been increasingly in decline in the face of Qin for many years is that while they were dealing with Qin, they were also fighting among themselves. In this way, for Qin, it was equal to the strength of the enemy. It will weaken itself. As long as you don't make stupid moves, isn't this a sure-win situation?
  Qi Wangjian did not have this kind of treatment. He could see all the situations clearly, but he could do nothing. He could only be an indifferent king, sitting back and watching the ups and downs of the world, while indulging in his incompetent uncle.

It's really pitiful...

Gu Xun was silent for a long time and felt it was time to say something. After thinking for a while, he asked:
  "So... His Majesty, King Qi, did nothing because he had no choice?"

King Qi Jian shrugged and drank the tea that was becoming more and more suitable in one gulp, "Otherwise?"

"What does Zhuangzi say... If you don't serve your life, there is nothing you can do. If you don't serve your life, there is nothing you can do!"

"To be honest, the most regrettable thing for me is that the Five Kingdoms conquered Qi, which led to the decline of Jixia Academy. It no longer had the grand scene of hundreds of schools of thought coming in and out, arguing endlessly... Now the main thing is They are Confucianists, and they are all Confucian disciples who are deeply influenced by the elder Xunzi. I hope to meet Taoist masters..."

Let me talk about it here. Xunzi, a famous Confucian troll, was regarded as deviant by many Confucian disciples. However, he could not criticize others and could only hold his nose and admit the other party's knowledge and status.

Gu Xun opened his mouth, not knowing what to say, Taoist... Taoist is not that salty!

Really... Gu Xun felt that Qi Wangjian, the king of a country, was more carefree and comfortable than he, the lonely and widowed... the temporary master of four people in a lonely family. It was simply outrageous!
  "Your Majesty is really... really open-minded..." In the end, Gu Xun could only respond in a nonchalant manner.

Qi Wangjian probably understood Gu Xun's reaction. He waved his hand indifferently and said, "Mr. Gu, I have satisfied your curiosity just now. I wonder if it is not convenient for you to clear up my doubts now?"

Gu Xun didn't know what he would ask, so he could only respond, "Your Majesty, please ask first."

"Haha, don't worry, Mr. Gu. If it's inconvenient to answer, you don't have to answer. It doesn't matter." Qi Wangjian said some words of comfort first, and then asked, "I actually want to know, where is Mr. from?"

"..." Gu Xun narrowed his eyes, glanced at Qi Wangjian, and asked, "Why is Your Majesty interested in this?"

"Well..." Qi Wangjian pondered for a moment, and then replied, "With your strength, sir, you shouldn't be unknown, but before the end of last autumn, no one had heard of you, sir. This is very strange."

"Of course, the more important thing is that as far as I know, the first time that Mr. Sir rose to prominence was when he was in the Huaibei generation of Chu State, fighting against Luo Wang. But coincidentally, at that time, Tai Shiling reported to me that the stars Something unknowable has changed."

"Star...symbol?" Gu Xun naturally heard the key point in the words, and couldn't help but repeat it in a long tone, and then asked, "Similar to the astrology of the Yin Yang family?"

"I'm afraid that my Taishi Ling is not as good at stargazing as the Yin Yang family master who is the best at this among hundreds of families." Qi Wangjian shrugged, saying that his family's Taishi Ling is not as good as astrology.

"Okay..." Gu Xun couldn't help but mutter in his heart. It seems that the Yin Yang family is the most professional when it comes to magic sticks. "Then what do the changes in the stars mean?"

Qi Wangjian shrugged again and replied helplessly, "I don't know... If you knew, how could you say it was an 'unknowable' change?"

"???" Gu Xun couldn't help but retorted, "If he didn't know this, how could he know that the stars had changed?"

Qi Wangjian raised his head and recalled, "According to Tai Shi Ling's meaning at that time, it probably means that he observed the changes in the stars, but he had no way of knowing what the changes in the stars reflected in reality." "..." Gu Xunshi To understand this sentence, he also spent money to learn astrology. Although he was a dabbler, it was enough.

Stargazing, stargazing, is about the correspondence between stars and reality - although he felt that this thing was extremely unscientific and unreliable from beginning to end - since Qi State's Taishi Ling knew how to stargaze, how could he not see it? What about the reality corresponding to the changes in the astrology?

Then he has been lonely all these years?
  "Well... As for my origin, it's not convenient to tell you Your Majesty. I can only say... Theoretically, I will indeed cause changes in the stars at that point in time."

After wasting so much talk but not getting an answer, Qi Wangjian was a little disappointed, but not angry. He just sighed and said:
  "The reason why I sent Chen He to my husband was for this reason. Although Chen He gave me a lot of information, he didn't really make me understand. That's why I asked specifically today... It's inconvenient. , that’s all.”

"Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty." Gu Xun said politely, and then thought of another person because Qi Wangjian mentioned Chen He's appearance in the past.

"Speaking of Chen He, Gu has one more thing to ask."

"Mr. Gu, please speak."

"I think that the man in night clothes must have been captured by your majesty, right?"

"Huh?" Qi Wangjian was noncommittal and just shrugged, waiting for Gu Xun's next words.

"His Majesty asked for any... valuable news?"

Qi Wangjian thought for a moment, then asked with a smile, "I think... the only person in the coiclothes guest who can still be considered valuable to the current gentleman is... Canglong Qisu, right?"

Gu Xun's eyes narrowed, and he didn't expect Qi Wang Jian to point out the matter of Canglong Qisu so simply and directly.

Having said that, this is also the first time Gu Xun has met a member of the Seven Kingdoms royal family who is so happy about Canglong Qisu.

At this time, Qi Wangjian explained to himself, "Coinclothes Guest knows very little information about Canglong Qisu, which is basically worthless. Bai Yifei may know more, but he..."

He is long dead.

Qi Wangjian's eyes are fixed on Gu Xun. Not only is he dead, but he is probably still related to you.

Seeing that he was so happy, Gu Xun simply ignored the coir raincoat guest and asked Qi Wang Jiandao directly:

"Then, Your Majesty, is there anything you can tell me about Canglong Qisu?"

Regardless of whether there are jujubes or not, let’s hit two shots first. Anyway, if you follow Wang Jian’s attitude, you won’t be angry.

King Qi Jianbu shook his head as Gu Xun expected, "I have nothing to say. I am not interested in this thing, and I am not interested in knowing the news about it. I am afraid there is nothing that can help Mr. Gu."

He used to have a relationship with Canglong Qisu, and he had a key item in his hands, but... he had already abandoned it.

(End of this chapter)