Chapter 144 The second chapter is the way of the king

Kou Zhong took a look, and couldn't help thinking that like a son, like a father. This person looks at least seven points similar to Dugu Ce, and looks like he is only a few years younger in appearance, so he is still very handsome, but looking at his grandeur, anyone can infer that he is Dugu Feng, the leader of the Dugu Clan . He is a person who can tell at a glance that he has great ambitions and is ruthless when he wants to destroy others. Although he is full of smiles, he always has a murderous look. He is of medium build, but he has an aura that shows extraordinary abilities.And his crisp and powerful demeanor is showing his strong confidence.

At this time, his sharp eyes contrasting sharply with the hooked nose and the resolute mouth moved from Wang Shichong to Kou Zhongli. Never under the masters of Du Fuwei and Li Mina's series. Everyone reined in their horses and stopped, and the pioneers in front scattered the wise men to the sides, so that the master and the other party could have a conversation without being blocked. Wang Shichong laughed and said: "Director Dugu is serious. There has been a lot of noise recently. I heard that many people want to take my head. Come on; how do you estimate that you will incur the serious crime of 'soldiers forcing the palace city'? Brother Wan Wangfeng, don't block the palace gate, let me enter the palace to meet the Emperor Taizhu to report the military situation, otherwise Wang may suspect that Brother Feng has instigated a mutiny , threatened the Emperor Taizhu, and forced me to attack the city with my army, it will not be of any benefit to everyone at that time!"

Only now did Kou Zhong know how powerful Wang Shichong was, and it was hard for anyone to resist his words. However, Dugufeng is not a good man or a faithful woman, just look at him alone blocking the palace gate, putting on an unfathomable pattern, you can see it. Sure enough, Dugufeng took a step forward, and said with a leisurely smile: "Brother Shichong's crime of wanting to impose is really serious, how can Dugufeng bear it. The funniest thing is that I, Dugufeng, was sincere and sincere, but I saw Master Shangshu suddenly teach me When I returned to the court, I came here to welcome you, but I have misunderstood you, Zheng Guogong."

In his remarks, he changed three names from "Brother Shichong", "Master Shangshu" to "Zheng Guogong". Wang Shichong saw the meaning in his eyes. Kou Zhong couldn't help laughing and said: "Since we are here to greet you, why did Director Dugu not say that Master Shangshu will return to the imperial court, but that the soldiers are forcing Miyagi, but now he changes his words?" Dugu Feng glanced at Kou Zhong contemptuously, and said with a sullen smile, "This young man has a very serious face. I don't know when he became the spokesman for Lord Shangshu?"

Wang Shichong is also very powerful, and he said calmly: "I haven't introduced Mr. Kou Zhong, who has been hired with a lot of money, to the manager. When Wang Shichong is away, he will take care of Luoyang affairs. From now on, you should be more affectionate!" Even Lang Feng and others from Wang Shichong's side were shocked this time. It was unexpected that Wang Shichong valued Kou Zhong so much. Dugu Feng was stunned for a while, before saying: "Although Master Shangshu has the right to select talents and appoint talents, but for such an important position, you should..."

Wang Shichong cut him off and said, "This is one of the reasons why I want to see the Emperor Tailor. Will Chief Dugu still block the palace gate?" Dugu Feng laughed and said: "How could it be! How could it be! Lord Shangshu, please!" He actually retreated to the door, making an exaggerated gesture of respectfully inviting people to come in. Wang Shichong and Kou Zhong looked at each other blankly, not knowing how to react for a moment. The long city gate is like a bottomless pit that can swallow anyone who breaks in. After bidding farewell to Liu Heikai, Xu Ziling found a nearby tavern, ordered a jug of wine, and after drinking a couple of sips, he felt so drunk that he almost burst into tears.

He never likes what's in the cup, even if he cares about Kou Zhong's interest, he just tastes it. But now I want to drink unconscious, so that I can forget this cruel and irreversible reality that has happened. The reason is that Liu Heita pointed out that Xiao Xian is a human trafficker. Now that Susu and Xiangyu Shanmi are married and have children, even if Xiangyu Shan is killed, it will not help Susu. well! Xu Ziling took another sip and fell down on the table, wanting to cry but no tears.At this time, there were only two tables in the tavern with guests, and he deliberately chose a corner seat, so he didn't expect to attract the attention of others.

In the final analysis, all these misfortunes that happened to Susu were caused by Li Jing's ruthlessness. What's wrong with Miss Su?He wants to empathize with others. The footsteps approached. With the sound of his footsteps, Xu Ziling actually recalled Li Shimin's dragon-walking and tiger-walking posture in his heart, and raised his head suddenly. I saw a person with a bamboo hat on his head, a sunshade hanging down, wearing gray cloth clothes, walking straight towards him, his footsteps were light and powerful, and he had an imposing manner, which was extremely frightening.

Xu Ziling collected his mind and said in a deep voice, "Prince Qin, please sit down." The man was slightly stunned, then sat down opposite him, took off the bamboo hat, revealed Yingwei's face, and asked in surprise: "Brother Xu, can you see through the face of younger brother?" He raised his hand and called the waiter, "Bring the wine!" Xu Ziling met his sharp eyes that seemed to be able to penetrate the secrets of anyone's heart, and said indifferently: "I just recognize brother Shimin's footsteps!" The wine glasses and jugs were brought to the stage, and Li Shimin filled Xu Ziling's glass first before filling his own. He sighed, "Brother Xu not only has two ears, but his memory is surprisingly good."

Then he raised his glass and said with a smile: "This glass is for my reunion with Brother Xu after a long absence." Xu Ziling stared into Wang Nei Qinglei's wine, stretched out his finger and flicked the rim of the cup, made a voiceless sound, and said slowly: "Did Li Jing teach Brother Shimin to come to me?" Li Shimin smiled slightly, put down his wine glass, and said softly, "Brother Xu misunderstood your brother Li!" Xu Ziling said indifferently: "If Brother Shimin is here to talk about Li Jing, then our talk will stop here." Li Shimin was slightly astonished, then laughed, raised his glass and drank it all. After wiping the wine stains from his mouth with his sleeve, he said in a high spirited manner: "Just follow Brother Xu's wishes! Can I wait for outsiders to manage it?"

Xu Ziling smiled wryly and said, "Your two words are better than speaking straight. Li Shimin is indeed Li Shimin." Li Shimin's eyes burst into light, and after looking at him carefully for a while, he sighed: "Brother Ziling has really changed a lot, no matter his appearance, demeanor, or spirit, all of them are heart-wrenching." Xu Ziling said indifferently: "Brother Shimin, you don't need to praise me. Xu Ziling is nothing more than a wild man in the mountains. He is like a dragon among men, brother Shimin. He takes advantage of the dangers in the Guanzhong to support his strength. Xu Guan is fighting against each other in the ups and downs outside the Guanzhong. Sitting firmly in the overlord's position." This time it was Li Shimin's turn to reciprocate with a wry smile, shaking his head and said, "Brother Ziling, don't make fun of me. At most, I, Li Shimin, am just a vanguard general who fights for my father and brother. How can I get the position of overlord?" Xu Ziling's pair of tiger eyes shot out a sharp and terrifying light, and said in a deep voice: "A bright pearl is always a bright pearl. Even if it is covered by grass for a while, it will reveal its light one day. Brother Shimin, is he willing to be inferior to others?" people." Li Shimin was silent for a while, his eyes gradually lit up, and then he revealed a sad and injustice expression, and said in a low voice: "The day I helped my family Yan to raise troops in Taiyuan, he promised that whoever among our brothers could conquer Guanzhong, he would be crowned heir. At that time, he once said to me in private: "You are the one who insists on this matter. If a major event is accomplished, it will be due to you, so I will make you your son." Then his eyes flashed coldly, and he continued: "At that time I answered him: "Emperor Yang had no way, his life was miserable, and all the heroes rose together. My child only wants to help my father overthrow the tyrant and relieve the suffering of the people. Other things are beyond my imagination.'" Xu Ziling frowned and said: "Brother Shimin has such thoughts, why did you show a look of resentment just now?" Li Shimin said dejectedly: "Because I'm afraid that my elder brother is another Emperor Yang, then I will commit a heinous crime. Otherwise, even if the family is strict because of the woman's words, I will break my promise. But since ancient times, there has been a patriarchal system of 'establishing a descendant to grow', and I also nothing to say." Xu Ziling was in awe.Because I told him with my keen sense that when Li Shimin said these words, he revealed his true feelings, showing his compassion for the world and humanity. Li Shimin suddenly reached out and grabbed Xu Ziling's shoulder, and said with deep eyes: "I have always kept these words in my heart, and never told anyone. When I saw Brother Xu today, I couldn't help but say it out. Strange. Or maybe I have always thought of you and Kou Zhong as my best friends!" Xu Ziling's heart was warm for a while, and then cold for a while. The warmth is because of Li Shimin's friendship, and the coldness is because of the thought that Kou Zhong will fight Li Shimin on the battlefield one day. Suddenly someone whispered: "Well said!" The two looked in amazement, and saw that there was only one customer left in the tavern, sitting in the farthest corner with his back to them, drinking by himself. Li Shimin and Xu Ziling exchanged glances, but they couldn't hide their surprise. This person obviously just came here not long ago, but neither of them noticed when he came in. When the two of them spoke, they practiced exercises to lower and gather their voices as much as possible, so as not to disperse them.And the opponent is at least five or six zhang away from them, if you can still hear their words, just based on this, you can know that the opponent is a top expert. This person looked slender and elegant just from the back, exuding an elegant and unrestrained aura, and his hair was black and shiny in a scribe bun, very attractive. Li Shimin raised his voice and said: "What brother said just now, I don't know if it is aimed at me?" The man said indifferently without turning his head: "There are only three of us here, and even the buddy was sent away by someone from Qin. Who does Brother Li think he said those words to?" Li Shimin and Xu Ziling looked at each other when they heard it, with an unfathomable feeling. But his voice was low, slow and very pleasant, and seemed harmless. You must know that Li Shimin is the most important figure in the Li Clan, and 90% of Li Yuan's current situation is due to him.If Xingzang is leaked, no one of the major hostile forces would be willing to obtain it. If he didn't trust Xu Ziling, he would never show up for the meeting. From this point, it can be seen that Li Shimin really considers Xu Ziling a good friend. Xu Ziling listened carefully, and found that there was nothing unusual outside the tavern, he was relieved, and said lightly, "Brother Qin, why don't you come over for a glass of water and wine?" The man calmly replied: "Brother Xu is polite, but Qin has always been withdrawn, so he is more comfortable talking like this." Li Shimin laughed and said, "There are so many mavericks in the world, what do you call Brother Qin?" The man said slowly: "The name is just an artificial mark, the two of you can just pretend that my name is Qin Chuan!" The two felt more and more that this person was not simple. Xu Ziling said in surprise: "Forgive me for talking too much. Brother Qin must be a Buddhist, or have a predestined relationship with Buddhism. I wonder if I guessed wrong?" Li Shimin looked at Xu Ziling in astonishment, completely puzzled, why Xu Ziling only saw the other person's back and could not say a few words before he came up with such an unexpected guess. Qin Chuan didn't think anything different, and replied: "Brother Xu's feeling is indeed extraordinary, if Qin Cai hadn't come in while Brother Xu was on stage, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to hide it from Brother Xu." Li Shimin was startled and said, "Brother Qin followed me?" Qin Chuan said indifferently: "That's right. Brother Li was all focused on Brother Xu at that time, so naturally he wouldn't notice me, an idler!" Li Shimin and Xu Ziling were stunned. Let's not say that this person came here with Li Shimin on purpose.It's just that with Li Shimin's superb cultivation, he didn't know that someone was following him closely, so he knew that this person's skills were extraordinary. Qin Chuan didn't wait for the two of them to speak, and continued: "Come back to business, just now Brother Li talked about Brother Ling, what's your plan?" Li Shimin said with a wry smile: "It's not right that those words fell into Brother Qin's ears, so why should we discuss them publicly?" Qin Chuan shrugged and said: "Brother Li has a large number of masters coming with him, you can send someone to kill Qin after you talk about it, so that no third party will know about it." Li Shimin and Xu Ziling looked at each other again, then someone would teach others the truth of killing themselves to silence their mouths. However, the way he shrugged his shoulders was very beautiful, making it even more difficult for people to kill him. "Bang!" Li Shimin slapped the table and sighed: "I, Li Shimin, am I the kind of person who only cares about my own interests and recklessly hurts people's lives, brother Qin is joking!" Qin Chuan said coldly: "If you don't kill people, others will come to kill you. Brother Ling is ten years older than Brother Shimin. When the incident started in Taiyuan, he was still in Hedong Mansion and had never participated in the big conspiracy. A year later, But he was forcibly established as the prince. In normal times, this is not a problem, but at this moment when all the heroes in the world are competing, Brother Shimin is the first soldier outside, charging into the battle, cutting off the pass, killing the enemy and taking the city, but he stays behind. Sit back and enjoy the success in Xijing. Even if Brother Shimin has the same intentions, Brother Ling is only in the position of seniority, how can he convince the people of the world, isn't he afraid of repeating the history of Li Mi killing Zhai Rang?" Li Shimin's face sank, and he said slowly: "Who is Brother Qin? How can you know so clearly about my Li family?" Xu Ziling was also surprised when he heard it.However, his focus is different from Li Shimin's, and his tone is sonorous and powerful, his reasoning is transparent and exquisite, and his reasoning is so loud that people cannot argue with it. Qin Chuan said without hesitation: "Brother Shimin, if you don't want to talk about this, why don't you let us change the topic?" Xu Ziling and Li Shimin faced each other again in astonishment. Ouyang Xiyi chuckled, flattered his horse and said, "Let the old man be a pawn to open the way!" Kou Zhong hurriedly approached Wang Shichong and said, "Breaking in is the next best thing to do!" Wang Shichong was undecided, he hurriedly delayed the time with a burst of laughter, and when everyone's attention returned to him from Ouyang Xiyi, he pretended to be calm and said: "It seems that the time is still early, Huang Taizhu He should have not left his dragon bed, I will come back later to pay respects!" As soon as he whipped the horsewhip, he turned around and left, without even looking at Dugufeng again. Kou Zhong hurriedly followed and left. Li Shimin wondered: "Brother Qin, what else do you want to say?" Qin Chuan said slowly: "I want to ask brother Shimin about the way to be a king." Both Xu Ziling and Li Shimin were confused by him. First of all, Li Shimin is not a monarch, not to mention that he is only in the period of conquering the world. Even if Li Shimin intends to take the position of Li Jiancheng, he should ask someone for advice, and he should not be questioned by others . Xu Ziling had a vague feeling in his heart, feeling that he should know the identity of this person, but he couldn't guess it specifically. Li Shimin stared at his back, frowned and said: "If Brother Qin can tell the reason for asking this question, it doesn't matter if I, Li Shimin, give you the answer." Qin Chuan said calmly: "As a human being, I always do what I think of, and I seldom bother to think about why I should do it. Just now I just remembered that Brother Shimin set up a 'Tiance Mansion', which is in charge of the country's conquest. There are one long history and one Sima each, two doctors, two military counselors and sacrificial wine, four signers, two recorders, two military officers in the record room, and six Caos of meritorious service, warehouses, soldiers, cavalry, thallium, and scholars. Two people joined the army, six people joined the army, a total of thirty-four people, just like a small imperial court, it can be seen that the ambition of the brothers of the world is not only in the mere matter of fighting, so we only ask questions." Li Shimin and Xu Ziling were stunned and speechless when they heard him list out the organizational details of "Tiance Mansion" like a few treasures. Qin Chuan said lightly: "Is this reason sufficient?" Li Shimin smiled bitterly and said: "I'm convinced! If Brother Qin is willing to use it for me, I will definitely ask Brother Qin to be in charge of scouting the enemy's situation. Therefore, the way to be a king is to know how to choose the best and appoint the best. Otherwise, even if you have the best national policy, you can't implement it If you don't know the right person, you won't know the right way when you implement it, and everything will be in vain." Xu Ziling praised secretly in his heart, if it was Li Mi or Du Fuwei, it would be strange to see that this person knew everything about him and didn't try to kill him.But Li Shimin kept his promise, answered honestly, and answered freely and beautifully. It's just that this kind of mind is no longer comparable to others. Qin Chuan said in a deep voice: "After the great chaos, how can we achieve great order?" Li Shimin smiled slightly at Xu Ziling before answering: "After the chaos, it is easy to teach, just like the hungry people are easy to eat. If you are a king, you are willing to set an example, aiming at the bad government of the previous dynasty, and practicing the way of eliminating extravagance and saving money by seeking governance through tranquility, Yan Ge will prosper." Wen, buddhist benefit, light corvée and thin me, must be of the same mind, people should respond like a sound, not fast but fast, the middle land is safe, and people far away will be self-contained." Qin Chuan was silent for a while, and then said: "Brother Xu, what do you think of Brother Shimin?" Xu Ziling didn't expect that he would suddenly ask for the opinions of other people like himself.He laughed dumbly and said, "I'm just a layman to Weizheng, so I'm qualified to comment on Brother Shimin. However, Brother Shimin's four-character mantra of "seeking governance in peace" is very suitable for my personality. After the chaos, the only way to save money In order to promote production and make the people have more than enough food and clothing." Qin Chuan was still facing the empty wall, and said in a deep voice: "In the past, Emperor Wen Yang Jian came to the throne, and he also practiced moral government. Who would have thought that he would die in two lifetimes? Brother Shimin, what do you think about this?" Li Shimin sighed: "Brother Qin's question is at the most critical point. From this, we can see that Brother Qin is very knowledgeable and not just idle. I don't know if the two of us can move our seats to continue the conversation with Brother Qin?" Qin Chuan said with a smile: "I heard that the son of the world loves to make friends with strange people and strangers in the world. Of course, he also has a mind to accommodate all kinds of strange behaviors. I have always been alone, so this kind of conversation is the most suitable for me. If Brother Shimin insists on changing In another form, I just have to say goodbye!" Li Shimin shrugged his shoulders towards Xu Ziling, expressing his helplessness, and said with a smile: "I just want to see Brother Qin's expression, if that's the case, then follow Brother Qin's words!" Qin Chuan said indifferently: "I knew that brother Shimin would not force others into difficulties, so I will ask brother Shimin to answer the question just now." Li Shimin was puzzled and said, "Brother Qin, why does it seem like he wants to test my ability as an emperor?" As soon as these words came out, Xu Ziling's heart was shocked, and he had already guessed Qin Chuan's true identity. In fact, Qin Chuan's identity has been on the verge of revealing. Besides Shi Feixuan, who is interested in asking Li Shimin such questions about governing the country? She is deciding who should be the winner of He's Bi. Qin Chuan said without hesitation: "A good bird chooses a tree to live in, so is Brother Shimin satisfied?" Li Shimin cast his eyes on Xu Ziling's face, apparently sensing something strange in his eyes from the change in his eyes, and gave him a look of asking for advice. Thinking of Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling sighed inwardly, and nodded to indicate that Li Shimin should answer frankly. After meditating for a moment, Li Shimin said solemnly: "The foundation of peace lies in winning people. The prosperity of the Sui Dynasty was due to Emperor Wen's hard work and political thinking. Every time he listened to the court, he would forget his tiredness day and night. There is no suffering in the world without seeing him personally." Just ask, and be frugal, with strict rewards and punishments. It's a pity that there is still a gap, otherwise the Sui Dynasty will be passed down for generations to come." Xu Ziling didn't wait for "Qin Chuan" to answer, he stood up and said: "You two, please continue the conversation, I will take my leave!" Li Shimin was shocked. "Qin Chuan" did not see any movement. Xu Ziling nodded slightly, and drifted away.