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Volume 5: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, Looking Northward Chapter 164: Asking for a Title

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    The messenger took Lu Qi's pardon order and flew to Hongzhou City. Lu Qi's pardon order greatly surprised the soldiers and civilians of Hongzhou. Gu Taiwei sat in Hongzhou City. After receiving the pardon order, he nodded secretly in approval.  The pardon issued by the King of Jin apparently pardoned the Yuwen family, but in fact it appeased people's hearts. Especially the words "merit and fame" were the most important to many of Wei's surrendered ministers and generals. The King of Jin was very interested in the Yuwen family.  If you don't correct the past, then your future future will be free of flaws and sins.  Gu Taiwei released all the relatives of the Yuwen family, and also asked Yuwen to take away some of their belongings based on the actual situation. In addition, according to Lu Qi's oral message, in his own name, he asked people to advertise to the surrendered ministers who were related to the Yuwen family, and told them  Don't let go of your wives indiscriminately. His Majesty the King of Jin does not like people who let their wives go for official career. After hearing this, the surrender officials really did not dare to "draw a clear line" with the Yuwen family. After Lu Qi's pardon order came, Hongzhou's people's hearts changed.  He quickly changed from feeling uneasy to feeling peaceful.  Early the next morning after the pardon order arrived in Hongzhou, the head of the Rong family and his son set off for Changsha Mansion. They went to Changsha Mansion to ask for an audience with Lu Qi, who met with the Rong family and his son.  Lu Qi lived in the former imperial palace of Chu State, now Changsha Palace. He met Rong and his son at Xiangyun Pavilion. When they met, Rong and his son knelt down and respectfully kowtowed to Lu Qi. Lu Qi did not give him a cold reception and stepped forward with a smile.  He helped the head of the Rong family and asked someone to give him a seat.  After sitting down, Lu Qi smiled and said: "Long time no see, my old master is as strong as ever." "By your majesty's auspicious words, I am in good health." The head of the Rong family said respectfully.  Lu Qi smiled and said calmly: "You are always Qing'er's grandfather. I should respect you according to etiquette. It is okay to talk about relatives, but it is not necessary to talk about monarchs and ministers." "Your Majesty said this. I cannot agree with you. I think I still have some merits."  The head of the Rong family said without changing his expression.  "How do you describe your contribution to the job?" Lu Qi asked with a smile.  "My greatest contribution is to keep your majesty's secrets. Your majesty went to Tang and Zhou, and even Wei's suspicions about your majesty, I used to cover up for your majesty." The head of the Rong family said solemnly.  Lu Qi was slightly stunned after hearing this, and then turned to look away. After a while, he heard the head of the Rong family say sincerely: "Your Majesty, please don't blame the old minister for his inaction. The old minister's actions will not have much impact on the Jin Kingdom's overthrow of the Wei Kingdom."  The meaning of the existence of the Wei State is actually His Majesty's deliberate indulgence. The old minister does not want to achieve great achievements, but only wants to be wise and protect himself. If the old minister achieves great achievements, it will only make things difficult for His Majesty. " Lu Qi turned around.  , smiled and said: "I have seen the eloquence of the old Duke." "I thank your Majesty for your tolerance." The Rong family and his son hurriedly stood up and knelt down to thank him.  "You are still Duke Rong. It would be great if you moved to Huzhou in the future." Lu Qiwen said.  "Huzhou is close to Taihu Lake. It is the land of fish, rice and silk. I can't ask for it. Thank you for your grace." Rong Guogong responded respectfully.  "Mr. Rong Guo, please rise. Father-in-law, please take a seat." Lu Qi said gently.  Father and son Rong stood up to express their gratitude, especially Duke Rong¡¯s son, who looked very excited and surprised. The father and son sat down.  "The old man went to Huzhou, and I hope he will not interfere with the military affairs." Lu Qi reminded.  "Your Majesty, don't worry. I will be at ease. I moved to Huzhou. I will build a castle on the bank of Taihu Lake and live in peace with my people." Rongguo Gong replied.  Lu Qiwei was startled, then nodded and said: "It's good to be an elder, but I should not be too idle." "Yes, I will try my best to benefit the whole village." Rong Guogong said respectfully.  Lu Qi smiled and nodded. He couldn't beat the Rong family to death with a stick. The Rong family was very useful in keeping the family in check and could only be treated with gentleness. The old Duke was very cunning, but his 'father-in-law' was obviously a capable person.  A reassuring character.  "How much does the old prince know about me?" Lu Qiwen asked.  "Returning to your majesty, I know that your majesty has conquered Hexi and Beiting, and has become the prince-in-law of the Zhou Dynasty, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and the general." Rong Guogong replied.  "Then do you think Zhou Guoguo knows my true identity?" Lu Qi asked.  "Your Majesty, the so-called truth and falsehood are confusing. The Wei State was the closest to the Jin State in the past, but I can't figure out whether the rumor is true. The key is that your Majesty's behavior completely subverted the normal cognitive concepts. Any  If people heard that the Emperor of Jin ran away to the State of Zhou, their first thought would be that it was nonsense, and they would also think that if the Emperor of Jin was not in the country, his power would be usurped by others," Rong Guogong replied.  road.  Lu Qi nodded and said: "That's the truth, but I know that any secret will be revealed at some point." "What your Majesty said is true, but anyone in the Jin Kingdom who knows your Majesty's secret will almost do it for themselves."  Because of the interests of the Jin State, most of them were secretive or misleading.It was formed by the recommendation of the ? family, so if the Xiao family did not rebel, it would be difficult for outside forces to penetrate into the Jin officialdom to spy on secrets. The reason why Your Majesty was able to conceal the secrets was actually because the Jin officialdom was very pure, and neither Zhou nor the previous Wei spies were able to spy on it.  In the short term, those who had infiltrated Jin's official system could only rely on hearsay to report back.  " Duke Rong Guo said. Lu Qi nodded and said, "I still need to go back to Zhou.  " "Since your majesty has invaded Hexi Beiting, I also think that you should go back. However, I suggest that your majesty not to risk your life and just wait for the opportunity in Hexi. According to my guess, your majesty's next step should be to invade the west of Jiange.  Han State, which in turn enabled the Jin State's territory to be connected with the fifteen states of Longyou.  "Rong Guogong said. "Does the old Duke know that I occupy Hehuang and Longxi?  " Lu Qiwei said in surprise. Duke Rong Guo was slightly startled and said: "I don't know this, but your Majesty has occupied Hexi, and Hexi is the most important strategic location in Longyou Road. You can capture Hehuang and Longxi if you advance, and you can compete in the Central Plains from afar.  Since your Majesty has 200,000 troops in Hexi, including 40,000 Xiliang cavalry, it will be easy to capture Hehuang and Longxi as long as you send troops.  " Lu Qi nodded, then smiled and said: "Why doesn't the old prince suggest that I raise an army to dominate the world?  " "The old minister believes that haste leads to waste, and a hero who only wants to use swords to dominate the world will be defeated 90% of the time. The ancient overlord of Western Chu and the current emperor of Zhou both relied too much on the army to solve everything and lacked enough  The strategist's gentle methods.  "Rong Guogong replied. "I have met Emperor Zhou. He was a wise king, but most of the military ministers he relied on were wise men.  "Lu Qi commented. "The veteran believes that if the Emperor of Zhou was a wise king, he should not have committed the evil things that happened in the previous dynasties. The Zhou Kingdom was originally built by military generals who rebelled and established the country, but the Emperor of Zhou was arrogant and allowed his military officials to become powerful. Veterans  He believes that being diligent and caring for the people does not mean that he is a wise king. After Emperor Zhou entered Jianghuai, the most important thing he should do was to recuperate, strengthen the status of civilian officials, and let civilian officials take charge of some military positions. However, Emperor Zhou was eager to overthrow the Yan State, and the Yan State soldiers  The generals were brave and there were many cavalry, which was many times more powerful than the Tang army in those days. The consequences can be imagined.  "Rong Guo Gong did not agree with his reasoning. Lu Qi listened silently. After a while, Rong Guo Gong said again: "Your Majesty is able to accept the destiny, and his own ability is the main reason. However, I believe that it is also due to the snipe and the clam.  The people who benefit from the fishermen are harmonious. Let¡¯s just say that in the Tang Dynasty, several aristocratic families occupied a lot of power, but none of them could shake the rule of the Tang Dynasty. The reason was that the aristocratic families checked and balanced each other, and the emperor of the Tang Dynasty always kept his eyes on  Family.  " "What the old man meant was to advise me not to let the Xiao family dominate.  " Lu Qi said gently. Rong Guogong shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, checks and balances among aristocratic families are necessary, but if you want the country to be strong and stable, the best way is to recruit scholars fairly and recruit the disciples of the emperor, so that you can gradually replace them.  The influence of the aristocratic family on the court.  " "That's what I say, but most of the truly talented scholars come from aristocratic families. It is difficult for ordinary people to study.  "Lu Qi responded with a smile. "Your Majesty's words are biased. Not to mention that there are many big families in the south of the Yangtze River, but His Majesty's Duoli Academy's measures have already allowed talents to emerge in large numbers.  "Rongguo Gong retorted. Lu Qi smiled and nodded, and then said gently: "Actually, I know that the Jin State's ability to govern and manage people is due to the contribution of the Zhongfu envoys. What I do is to conquer the world, and what the Zhongfu envoys do is to govern.  The world.  Duke Rongguo looked slightly stiff, hesitated, and said: "Your Majesty, the harem's interference in politics will cause chaos in the future."  " Lu Qi smiled and said: "We will talk about the future matters later. When the world is unified, the inner court may become a cabinet, with the nine ministers in charge, but the envoy of the central government will still be the head of the cabinet.  " "Old minister, I understand.  "Rongguo Gong stood up and said.
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