Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 597 Great Confucian Wang Zhaosu

Ye Chen changed in the process of detoxification and disappeared mysteriously.Because Bai Canghai, Li Junhao, Xu Fangyi, Hu Sanguang and other high-level Huaxia Guards ordered the Huaxia Guards who were in Yefu that day not to spread the word, so not many people knew about it.But those who should know still know, such as Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi.It's just that the two of them only knew that Ye Chen's poison had been cured, but it seemed that something went wrong with their brains, or they had gone mad.They don't know the details.

For this reason, Zhao Kuangyin specially ordered Huaxia Weifu to find Ye Chen back with all his strength.Zhao Guangyi was worried that Ye Chen's appearance would hinder his major event, so he ordered the secret operations to be stepped up.

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It has been two months since Zhao Pu was dismissed, and Zhao Kuangyin gradually felt that Xue Juzheng, Lu Yuqing and Lu Duoxun were far inferior to Zhao Pu in talent, and that the three of them were not self-sufficient, greedy for money, lust, or fame. A man of good looks in his mind.

He wanted to find a man of erudition, talent and asceticism to assist the government, even if he could often talk with him about the past and the present, and tell stories about history.

On this day, he recruited Xu Fangyi, an envoy from the Intelligence Department of the Huaxia Weifu, into the palace, and asked him to investigate the world, looking for some great scholars who were not born among the people.

Three days later, Xu Fangyi entered the palace and said to Zhao Kuangyin in the imperial study: "Your Majesty, I found out that one person is in line with what Your Majesty said."

Zhao Kuangyin's eyes lit up, and he said, "Who is this person, Xu Qing will tell you about this person."

Xu Fangyi said: "Your Majesty, this person is called Wang Zhaosu, who is from Suanzao County near Kaifeng. Wang Zhaosu is a noble man full of knowledge and knowledge. He loved reading since he was a child. The "Book of Songs" and "Book of Changes" are particularly proficient, and his rich knowledge is praised by people in the Central Plains. Middle schools rely on professors and students to make ends meet, live in peace and contentment, and live in peace and contentment.”

When Zhao Kuangyin heard the words, his interest increased greatly, and he said, "Tell me about this person's deeds."

Xu Fangyi said: "Your Majesty, there are many interesting stories about Wang Zhaosu, which are widely circulated in the Kaifeng area of ​​the Central Plains."

"It is said that this man never pays attention to the price when he buys things on the street, and he will give as much as he wants. Therefore, people in the county all agree that no one will ask for more money when Mr. Wang comes to buy things. Unwritten township rules and regulations."

Zhao Kuangyin smiled and said, "This Wang Zhaosu is a wonderful person."

Xu Fangyi said: "Your Majesty, there is one more interesting thing about Wang Zhaosu."

"One night, a thief from other places came to Wang Zhaosu's house. At that time, there were some rafters that were going to be built in Wang Zhaosu's house were piled up in the door opening, and the thief came for those rafters. , was heard by Wang Zhaosu. He did not make a sound, threw all the rafters from the wall by himself, and finally said: "If a strong man needs it urgently, just take it back and use it." The thief blushed immediately, turned around and left. The second When I saw it in the morning, the rafters were piled up outside the wall."

Zhao Kuangyin's eyes flickered when he heard the words, and after a little thought, he said, "Wang Zhaosu behaves differently from ordinary people, and there must be something extraordinary. I must meet him."

Zhao Kuangyin acted swiftly and resolutely, so he immediately sent someone to invite Wang Zhaosu into the palace with his own edict.

Suanzao County is within the territory of Kaifeng, not far from Kaifeng City. Two hours later, Wang Zhaosu was invited to the imperial court. Zhao Kuangyin summoned him in the Chongzheng Palace, and asked the prime ministers Xue Juzheng, Lu Yuqing and Lu Duoxun to come to the court. Participate in the summons.

Wang Zhaosu is 73 years old, his temples are like snow, but he is full of energy, quick in action, not deaf and blind, and speaks clearly and fluently, just like a person in his 50s. Zhao Kuangyin was very surprised.

After bestowing the seat on behalf of Wang Zhaosu, Zhao Kuangyin asked: "Why doesn't the old man seek to be an official, so that it is too late for my monarch and his ministers to meet?"

Wang Zhaosu replied indifferently: "The people in Caoye are stupid and can't be sanctified. The nature of wild cranes in the clouds is only suitable for living in seclusion in the countryside."

Wang Zhaosu talked eloquently from the beginning, cut into the details, and explained appropriately. He told the story paragraph by paragraph, as if he had counted the treasures. Zhao Kuangyin nodded frequently while listening to it, and when he heard the critical moment, his eyes lit up with excitement.Next, Zhao Kuangyin asked him about things in the countryside, how the year was like, how the people were living, whether the taxes and corvee were too heavy, whether the government officials had invaded, fished and plundered, and so on.Wang Zhaosu neither whitewashed nor concealed, and told the truth.

The more Zhao Kuangyin listened to it, the happier he became, and he passed on the decree to make Wang Zhaosu a doctor of the son of the country.

But Wang Zhaosu reasoned that he was old and refused to accept orders no matter what, and insisted on returning to his hometown and dying in the village.Zhao Kuangyin couldn't resist him, so he had to let him go back, and gave him 20 guan in money, and some tea, medicine and other items.Wang Zhaosu accepted the tea and medicine, but refused to accept the 20 guan.

Before leaving, Zhao Kuangyin asked him about the art of governing the country and maintaining one's health. Wang Zhaosu bowed and replied: "The emperor is as open-minded as a valley. Today, the grassroots have appreciated the demeanor of the sage. Since they have been asked, they can only show their clumsiness. In the opinion of a villain, "Governing the people is like loving the people, and raising one's life is like having few desires." In addition, His Majesty should not stay in the palace all the time, and sometimes go out of the palace to inspect the people, so as not to be deceived by treacherous officials, and to truly understand the suffering of the people and the shortcomings of the government. "

Zhao Kuangyin and all the ministers nodded in approval.Zhao Kuangyin attaches great importance to these two sentences, "There is no better way to govern the people than to love the people, and there is no better way to raise one's life than to have few desires." He deeply comprehends the meaning of these two sentences based on his personal experience of ruling the world for more than ten years.He knows that, as the king of a country, if he wants to make the world great, he really needs to love the people and have few desires.Only by loving the people can we consolidate our roots, and only by having few desires can we conduct ourselves purely.After sending Wang Zhaosu away, he wrote these two sentences in his own hand on the screen of the Chongzheng Palace as a motto for self-examination.

But the most important thing is what Wang Zhaosu said at the end to inspect the people, which made Zhao Kuangyin think so, and secretly decided to go out of the palace in the near future to experience the suffering of the people.

After Wang Zhaosu left, Zhao Kuangyin thought of Zhao Pu again, and secretly sighed in his heart: "Zhao Pu, Zhao Pu, with your extreme intelligence and great talent in the world, why can't you see through the simple truth of 'fewer desires to nourish yourself'?"

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In Suanzao County, Wang Zhaosu entered his small courtyard, and his slightly hunchbacked body gradually became straighter.When I met the Son of Heaven before, the wisdom in my eyes was gone. In the flickering light, I wiped it on my face casually, took off a thin human skin mask, and suddenly became another around 40 years old. , a fair-complexioned and handsome middle-aged Confucian scholar.

"Fourth Elder, how should Wang Zhaosu's family deal with it?" A 30-year-old martial artist in his thirties walked out of the main room in the courtyard with a dark and steady complexion, dressed in strong clothes, and had scars on his face. He bowed in front of the middle-aged Confucian scholar and said.

The middle-aged Confucian scholar said lightly: "Kill them all."

The scar warrior bowed and said yes, turned around and gestured to the room, followed the middle-aged Confucian scholar himself, and continued to ask: "Fourth elder! Do you want to go back to the Jin Palace next?"

The middle-aged Confucian scholar shook his head and said: "If there is no accident, the emperor will go out to inspect the palace in the next few days, and most of them will go to Luoyang, the hometown of the Zhao family. There is another play between me and Emperor Song. Then I started to prepare. You can go to Prince Jin’s mansion, and everything will be done according to the plan discussed with King Jin.”

The scar warrior bowed and said yes.

That's right, this middle-aged Confucian scholar is none other than Wang Zhutong, the Fourth Elder of the Holy Church.

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Ye Chen is like a high god, holding the Yuchang Sword that was straddling his waist when he left Ye Mansion, standing on the top of the mountain, looking down indifferently on the largest city in the Central Plains except Kaifeng five miles away—— ——Luoyang City.Today's Ye Chen has all the memories of the original Ye Chen, the difference is that Ye Chen's mind is imprisoned in an unknown place in the body, and what controls him is the will of the black blood Gu mother.

At this time, Ye Chen could clearly sense that Zhang Wumeng was less than thirty miles away from him.Ye Chen didn't know why he could sense this person.In other words, the black blood Gu mother who controlled Ye Chen didn't know either.But both Ye Chen and the black blood Gu mother in Ye Chen knew that Zhang Wumeng would threaten their lives, so he wanted to kill Zhang Wumeng.

As for the other two people who followed him and could also pose a threat to him, they had already been thrown away by him.Only Zhang Wumeng could always detect his whereabouts somehow, making Ye Chen unable to get rid of him, so Ye Chen decided to kill him.

With such a decision, Ye Chen's heart was full of murderous intentions towards Zhang Wumeng, and he plundered towards Mengjin County, more than 50 miles north of Luoyang.The current him is a little different from when he left Ye Mansion in Kaifeng City three days ago, for example, the blood in his eyes has been restrained, and he can't detect it unless he looks carefully.

Ye Chen followed the nearby peasants in the market and entered the city when the city gate opened.

After entering the city, Ye Chen wandered around for a while, and the streets became bustling with people coming and going. On the surface, Mengjin County is indeed prosperous, even more prosperous than some slightly remote prefectures.

After three days and three nights without rest, Ye Chen suddenly felt very hungry and exhausted. He walked towards the largest inn across the street, ate something, asked for a room and lay down on the bed, and fell into a deep sleep instantly.

Although Ye Chen is now controlled by the black blood Gu mother, his state at this time is somewhat similar to Ye Chen's previous control of others with Gu insects, and his usual behavior is no different.It's just that everything he does is to serve the will of the Black Blood Gu Mother.

But his sleep is a bit special now, if someone checks his breath, he will be shocked.Because he lost his breath in sleep.

That's right, Ye Chen used the method of fetal breathing unconsciously while sleeping at this time.

Subconsciously, he cut off the door-nose breathing, and fell asleep purely by fetal breathing method from morning to night when the lights came on, and entered the deepest, almost fetal sleep in the mother's body.

(End of this chapter)