Liu Qi, the hegemon of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 634 Persuading Kong Rong

"I don't know if Emperor Han wants the old man to be like Xuzhou City and Taishan City?" Kong Rong said.

While speaking, he looked directly at Liu Qi, with a firm look in his eyes, and a bright light flashed from time to time.

With a smile on the corner of Liu Qi's mouth, he did not avoid Kong Rong's gaze, but looked at him with no sign of giving in, and asked instead, "I don't know what Master Kong thinks?"

Kong Rong, who was looking at him, was stunned for a moment, and did not expect Liu Qi to kick the question back.

Immediately, thoughtfully, he said, "I don't know how Emperor Han thinks of this old man?"

He didn't answer Liu Qi's 9 questions directly, but changed the topic.

Although when he saw Liu Qi, he had guesses in his heart, but Liu Qi's attitude made him unable to be sure.

On the contrary, he was even more puzzled, and somewhat overturned the guessing thoughts in his heart.

"Master Kong, a man of integrity and loyalty, even I admire him as a man, but I can't be like Master Kong, because I think differently from Master Kong!" Liu Qi said seriously.

Indeed, Kong Rong's character is still worthy of his admiration, but that's just admiration. If you want to be like Kong Rong, you can't do it.

"What do you mean?" Kong Rong was somewhat puzzled by Liu Qi's statement.

Liu Qi looked at Kong Rong, took a sip of tea, and said slowly, "I don't know how Master Kong understands 'loyalty'? And how does he treat the people of the world?"

"Loyalty means loyalty to the ruler. The ruler is the ruler, and the minister is the minister. Just as the ancients said: A loyal minister does not serve two masters! The world is so big, could it be the land of the king; the people of the world, could it be the people of the king!"

Kong Rong thought about it for a while, and then said the answer in his heart, and he didn't think there was any mistake in his answer. It is also legitimate to say so.

And this is also integrated by the predecessors, which is very suitable for answering Liu Qi's question.

however.

Kong Rong felt that this was the most suitable answer, but seeing Liu Qi's eyes with disappointment, he shook his head. It was obviously his answer, and Liu Qi did not approve of it.

Liu Qi's actions also caused dissatisfaction in his heart. If it is compared to war, he is really inferior to Liu Qi, but if it is compared to knowledge, he doesn't think he will be inferior.

At the same time, there was also a sense of rivalry, with a slightly dissatisfied tone, he said: "Could it be that Emperor Han has a more suitable statement?"

Hearing Kong Rong's question and Kong Rong's tone.

Liu Qi didn't know that Kong Rong's dissatisfaction was caused by his actions just now.

But he doesn't have any ideas because of this, after all, he does have different ideas from Kong Rong.

Taking a sip of tea, he said, "There is nothing wrong with Master Kong's statement. This is the difference between me and Master Kong!"

"In my opinion, loyalty is nothing more than the country. To put it simply, loyalty is not to the person in power, but to the people of the world. Even if I am the king of a country now, this idea has not changed!"

"The world belongs to the people of the world, not the world of individuals. After all, there are no people in the world, and I will not sit where I am today. I just govern!"

"Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it! The king is the boat, and the water is the people! If there are no people in the world, how can there be a king? Qin Jing II died, and the great Han Dynasty has been in existence for more than [-] years, and it has also come to an end. It’s all because of the people in the world! As for why this is so, I don’t need to explain further, do I?”

"Apart from the title, there is no difference between us and the many common people. Could it be that Master Kong thinks that we have one more head, or a few more shoulders than the common people in the world? No, after a hundred years, we will all be just one Just hold the loess!"

"As for why there are differences, it's just that the gentry control all the books, and only a few of them are lost to the people!"

"And I didn't do it because of righteousness, let alone for the people of the world. It was just sprinkled on the journey. The reason why I worked hard was to wait for the time when I was old. Looking back, my life was nothing but mediocrity. Yes, at least I have passionate memories!"

"I'm only doing it for myself. As for the others, it's just incidental. What's more, I can't stop now!"

Speaking of the end.

Liu Qi's face flushed a little, obviously excited.

And there was a hot light in his eyes.

heard.

Kong Rong was also dumbfounded, Liu Qi's words had a great impact on him.

The belief in my heart was shaken because of Liu Qi's words, as if it was about to overthrow the belief in my heart.

What Liu Qi said didn't seem to have any problems on the surface, and it seemed to be correct, but when he thought about it carefully, he felt that it was wrong.

But if you want to say something is wrong, you can't say it.

Pointing at Liu Qi with trembling fingers, his lips quivered.

After a while, he seemed to have exhausted all his strength, and said: "After all, Emperor Qi is the clan of the Han family, why do you have to kill the Emperor Han?"

Liu Qi glanced at Kong Rong, shook his head and said: "This is the trend of the times, and it is better for me to take over Emperor Qi's territory than to fall into the hands of other people. What's more, the people of Qingzhou will always be better than others under my rule. It’s better under Emperor Qi’s governance!”

"I don't want to embarrass Master Kong, and I don't want to meet Master Kong, otherwise, I wouldn't come here in person today!"

After finishing speaking, he looked at Kong Rong quietly, waiting for Kong Rong's answer.

After listening to Liu Qi's words.

There was hesitation in Kong Rong's eyes.

He also felt that Liu Qi's statement was not wrong.After all, Liu Qi is also a descendant of the Han clan, so it is no different from what he is loyal to.

What's more, he also knows that under Liu Qi's rule, not to mention all the people are very rich, but the people are all living in affluence, which is very different from Liu Bei's rule.

This may also be the reason why Liu Qi's subordinates can forget about fighting to the death.

His eyes slowly hardened.

"Handi, what do you want me to do?"

After finishing speaking, Kong Rong seemed to be getting older again, his waist was straight, but his eyes were showing a sense of comfort.

It seemed that because the depression in my heart was released, the whole person relaxed.

Hearing Kong Rong's question.

Liu Qi also showed a look of joy, and said: "I don't need Master Kong like Xuzhou City and Taishan City, I just need Master Kong to lead the army back to the East China Sea. I can guarantee that as long as Master Kong obeys my governance plan, The East China Sea is the land of the Confucius family!"

Now that he has a way, he doesn't want to get rid of Kong Rong. After all, Kong Rong still has a certain reputation in Qingzhou.

And it was just for the Kong family to govern the East China Sea, not to mention, that was what the Kong family said after accepting his orders.

"Okay, that's it, the old minister will take his leave first!"

Kong Rong took a deep look at Liu Qi, and after making up his mind, he also corrected his identity.

As soon as he cupped his hands, he walked out of the simple shed.

(End of this chapter)