sbdcsierra Chapter 158: 10,000-Year-Old Intention
Chapter 158: 10,000-Year-Old Intention
"Water can carry a boat and capsize it..." King Xian murmured these words, and said after a long time: "I don't like to hear these words, but I have to say that you are right."
Xu Qing shook his head and said: "Good medicine tastes bitter, but loyal words hurt one's ears. The prince should know this truth."
Xu Qing understands the mood of the virtuous king. The virtuous king is the actual ruler of the country, and his authority is still higher than that of the emperor. He already has the feeling of Cao Cao coercing the emperor to make the princes, but the difference is that the virtuous king himself is the country The legal heir of the emperor, he is just lazy if he doesn't want to be the emperor.
Of course, as far as Xu Qing observes... the Xian Wang may also be worried about his own waist... After all, Xu Qing has never seen the Xian Wang and other concubines in the Xian Wang Mansion, and the Xian Wang Mansion in Nuoda has only the Xian Wang Concubine as the mistress.
The emperor is different... the seventy-two concubines of the Sangong and Six Courtyards... this number is both an opportunity and a challenge for men...
Keke...too far...
No matter how enlightened the ruler is, due to the constraints of this era, it is impossible for him to really regard himself and the common people as equals, because the wise king has long been used to living a life superior to others, and was forced to live by the palace since he was a child. Many servants in the palace brought them here, but he did not receive an equal education like Xu Qing.
As Xu Qing just said to him: the power of the masses is also great, if you are not a good ruler, the masses of the people will overthrow your rule.
No feudal ruler would like to hear such words!
But fortunately, looking at the appearance of the virtuous king, although he doesn't like to listen, he still has the ability to distinguish right from wrong.
The person is not bad, at least listen to persuade.
The virtuous king said: "This sentence, this king will tell the emperor in the future."
Xu Qing: "..."
Well, he didn't actually listen to it, he just wanted his Little Brother to listen...
Xu Qing has never seen such a complex power structure like Chu State, where the emperor is in power and the virtuous king is in charge of the army. What is frightening is that the virtuous king has the ability to abolish the emperor anytime and anywhere...
The pair of brothers Xian Wang are even weirder than the two brothers Zhu Qizhen and Zhu Qiyu in the Ming Dynasty.
At least the two brothers Zhu Qiyu and Zhu Qizhen want to be emperors, and everyone strives to be emperors!
But the state of Chu is different, neither of the brothers wants to be emperor...
The Little Brother of the Xian Wang couldn't beat the Xian Wang, so in order not to be beaten, he could only listen to the Xian Wang as a big brother...
What a miserable emperor...
The composition of power relations and interest relations in Chu State also became quite complicated because of this.
The throne of the Xiao family... is it hot?
King Xian drank another sip of tea to moisten his throat, and said with a smile: "This king knows that every time I come to your place, there will always be something rewarding. Sometimes I think, if you really become the prime minister one day, I, Da Chu, might start a new prosperous world."
Xu Qing shook his head: "Prime Minister... I'm afraid this is unlikely..."
The virtuous king smiled and said, "Don't underestimate yourself. During the Qin Dynasty, Gan Luo worshiped at the age of twelve. Now you are almost five years older than Gan Luo. You don't even have this confidence?"
Xu Qing said: "My lord misunderstood, what I'm talking about is not about talent and learning."
The virtuous king asked suspiciously, "It's not a question of talent and learning? What's the question then?"
Xu Qing took it for granted: "It's a matter of laziness..."
King Xian: "..."
Although King Xian really wanted to pick up Xu Qing and beat him, but after thinking about what he had done these years, he stopped this thought.
Don't talk about anyone who is half a catty...
But such a talented person actually became so decadent because of laziness, which really made Xian Wang very upset. He looked at Xu Qing and patted the table and said: "Xu Qing, Xu Qing! Do you know that your talent is very important to you?" How important is Chu, and even the entire Central Plains?! Supplement a law with your own power, create a horseshoe, and you are still the number one genius in Yongzhou. Tang, now, this king has put the opportunity in front of you, and you told this king that the reason you don't want to is because you are lazy?!"
Xu Qing nodded: "My lord, I'm really lazy...the kind of book that you don't want to write yourself..."
King Xian closed his eyes for a long time Heavenly Dao: "I believe that you must have worked hard before, otherwise you would not have such talent. Can you tell me why you became so lazy?"
Xu Qing sighed and said: "To be honest, my lord, I was like the young man in my lord's mouth, studying hard, studying hard, hoping to show my talents one day, hoping to change my own destiny...but..."
King Xian looked at Xu Qing and asked, "But what?"
Xu Qing said: "But when I have experienced that sometimes a short sleep, or a speeding car can make my ten or twenty years of hard work in this world in vain... , I don’t want to live myself so tired like before... because maybe everything I have worked hard to get here at this time point may also leave me forever at a certain moment..."
King Xian took a sip of tea and looked at Xu Qing: "Is this the answer?"
Xu Qing nodded and said, "This is the answer."
It has to be said that King Xian had misjudged Xu Qing before, but at this moment he was wrong again.
He thought that Xu Qing was greedy for money, but he just needed enough money to maintain his life at that time, and this person's desire for money was not very strong.
In fact, Xu Qing is not greedy for money or lustful, and has a completely resigned attitude towards fame and fortune...
Xian Wang used to think that this person had great ambitions, after all, what he wanted was not an official position but a title!
A title is much more difficult than an official position!
But... Now King Xian finally understands why Xu Qing wants the title so much, it has nothing to do with his ambition, really nothing to do with it.
He wants a title only because he wants to be a big and useless man who can get paid for it without doing any work...
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The Xian King can be said to have a vague understanding of what Xu Qing said just now. He should have worked hard before and worked hard like the great talents of Chu, but because of some reasons, he became what he is now. The general meaning of the sentence is that anyway, what I created now will be lost if my own people leave in the future, so I simply let myself get tired...
I have to say that this kind of thinking is not advisable! If everyone in Dachu thinks this way, the country will be wiped out soon!
As the virtuous king of Great Chu, he couldn't watch such a rare talent so decadent! Xu Qing's thoughts are too dangerous!
The Xian King looked at Xu Qing and said: "When the first emperor passed away and this king ascended the throne for the first time, all civil and military officials bowed down and shouted long live. Obviously no one can live long live, do you know why civil and military officials still shout like this? ?”
Xu Qing shook his head and said, "I don't know."
The Xian King said solemnly: "A person can't live forever, and the emperor is no exception, but the merits he left can be. Just like the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, although they have passed away long ago, as long as the merits are still passed on to future generations, then this time People are still alive forever, and still live in another way until long live. The word long live is not a compliment to the emperor, on the contrary, it is a warning to the emperor."