Coming out of Ningcuizhuang, Qiu Yi had the idea of resigning and returning to Zhongshan for the first time, although he was also a member of the Qiu family, there was also competition within the family, his father had been in the local office, unknown, but Qiu Yun was able to be the governor of the side, and went straight to the top of the imperial court, famous all over the world, he had secretly humiliated his father.

When the imperial court was established, the patriarch let Qiuyun enlist, and left his father behind, since then the development of the two brothers has been completely different, every time he talks about Qiuyun's exploits, although his father is happy, but he can feel his father's loss.

A year ago, he was promoted to the Senator of Gongcao, the official residence of the third grade, he was secretly happy in his heart, he felt that he could fight for his father, Qiu Ge is now only a fourth-grade lieutenant, and he can already suppress him.

But today, Qiu Yun taught him a lesson, letting him know what the government is and what the essence of the government is, and it also made his hot heart gradually suffer a heavy blow.

Qiu Yi left, Qiu Yun and Qiu Ge were still drinking tea in the garden, maybe they had just talked too much with Qiu Yi, both father and son were a little tired, the two of them drank tea quietly, there were birds fluttering in the forest, making a cheerful chirp, and the yellow leaves fell from the branches and fell quietly with the wind.

"You said too much today. Qiuyun broke the silence and spoke.

"I'm upset and want to talk. Qiuge looked at the birds in the woods, which jumped from branch to branch, sometimes swooping to the ground, searching for the grass.

"I know you're upset," Qiu Yun sighed softly, looking at Qiu Ge's expression with a hint of pity: "Those who have achieved great things should endure what others can't bear." ”

Qiu Ge showed a wry smile, Qiu Yun understood what he was laughing at, and sighed softly: "Over the years, your eldest brother and you, one positive and one negative, one literary and one martial, you are too soft, a little less masculine; ”

Qiu Ge smiled bitterly again, eldest brother Qiu Ge is like a dazzling sun, so dazzling and dazzling, his father chose him, there is nothing wrong with his father.

"Do you know why I have to bring you back this time?" asked Qiuyun.

"I'm a prodigal, not a talent, Liangzhou, oh, no, the world knows it, just to cover for you. Qiu Ge's expression was also casual, and he came as soon as he opened his mouth.

Qiu Yun shook his head lightly and teased: "You, no wonder ignorance says that you are a person in the red dust and can't cultivate the Tao." ”

Wuming's evaluation of him was known to all Liangzhou, Qiu Ge smiled inappretently, Qiu Yun also showed a smile, this smile flashed, and then said solemnly: "You are only half right, I will take you to the imperial capital, the bigger reason is that if something happens, you can survive, but your brother can't." ”

Qiu Ge was stunned, a little unconvinced, Qiu Ge has the strength of the clan, and he has no power to restrain the chicken, but Qiu Yun said that he can survive, this... If others say it, he must listen to it as a joke, but it is his father who says this, and he admires his father immensely, so he can't believe it.

"In the imperial capital, or rather, on any battlefield, it is not possible to cultivate to a high level," Qiu Yun sighed, he had asked Qiu Ge to learn more about the government countless times, but Qiu Ge was not interested in these, only interested in commanding the army.

"Do you remember the assassination of Tuoba Eagle?" Qiu Yun asked, Qiu Ge nodded, Qiu Yun said: "Duanmu Zheng judged that it was a member of the Tuoba family, and judged that it was the minister of the court who did it, but my judgment was that the internal guard did it. ”

Qiu Ge was so surprised that he couldn't help but repeat: "Neiwei? Why did they do this?"

"It's very simple, if Tuoba Eagle is stabbed, Tuoba Qianshan can only continue to stay in the imperial capital as a hostage, Tuoba tribe can't send enough people to replace him for a while, and Tuoba Qianshan Although the cultivation is not as high as Tuoba Eagle, Tuoba Eagle is only the courage of a horseman, and Tuoba Qianshan is the talent of the commander. However, this is only one of them, and the main thing is because of me. ”

"Because of you?!" Qiu Ge was a little surprised, Qiu Yun nodded: "The emperor ordered me to return to the court, I was worried about the safety of Liangzhou, and I didn't leave, so the emperor began to be suspicious, killing Tuoba Eagle, there are two birds with one stone, no, it is a number of birds with one stone, first of all, I have to take responsibility, either to be removed from office or to return to the court to ask for guilt; secondly, I can use this to adjust the local and border army officials in Liangzhou; and thirdly, to leave Tuoba Qianshan." ”

Qiu Ge let out a long breath, Qiu Yun's analysis and prediction of what happened in Liangzhou and the imperial court in recent months solved several mysteries that had been lingering in his mind, he guessed part, but there were still some that he didn't guess, Qiu Yun obviously saw farther and deeper than him, from Liangzhou to the imperial capital, Qiu Yun, and even the Qiu family, it was equivalent to walking from the law field.

The vagaries of the situation are unpredictable, and ordinary people can predict them.

"It should be fine now. Qiu Ge pressed a heavy stone in his heart and asked carefully.

Qiu Yun shook his head: "For the sake of the mountain, there is still the last one." ”

"What about that?"

"For my father's new position, and, King Qi," Qiu Yun thought about it and said slowly: "I don't know what the emperor will do with King Qi, I heard that the queen mother asked the emperor to take care of King Qi before leaving, and the emperor agreed." If the emperor still remembers the promise to the queen mother, I am afraid that the king of Qi will be sealed as a vassal country and let the king of Qi take the country. ”

Qiu Ge didn't ask again, just sighed a long time, and added water to Qiu Yun, Qiu Yun looked at him, in fact, Qiu Ge's performance this time surprised him very much, in the past, Qiu Ge always did something that made him very annoyed, he beat and scolded, but when he turned his head, he still did the same, to say that he was completely wastewood, but he could write a few poems, he could make a few poems, he was still famous in Liangzhou, and a few poems were passed on to the imperial capital.

Over time, he didn't want to care about it, thinking that with the strength of the Qiu family, it should be no problem to ensure that he was a merry and talented man, but this time he returned to the dynasty, but he was impressed.

This way, it seems to be calm and uneventful, but secretly it is murderous and dangerous.

thought that Qiu Ge didn't know anything, but in fact he knew everything, but he didn't say anything, just followed silently, and cooperated with him intentionally or unintentionally.

Today, he finally understood why Wuming said that Qiu Ge was a person of red dust, but under his seemingly prodigal appearance, he had a keen sense of sight and smell.

Qiu Yun was completely sure that Qiu Ge's information was far lower than him, but he was able to analyze so much of the inside information, which made him very curious.

"How do you see that?" Qiuyun finally spoke, breaking the silence.

Qiu Ge didn't answer, just silently looked at a red ball that turned out of the sky, and the red ball of light was struggling to spew out fire-like heat, burning the clouds around him.

"Why don't you want to say it, but you're still dissatisfied with your father?" Qiuyun asked calmly instead of being angry.

Although I understand my father's approach, the eldest brother is indeed better and more eye-catching than himself, and it is normal to keep the eldest brother, but I still feel a little uncomfortable.

"How dare a son be angry with his father," Qiu Ge shook his head slightly, smiled and said, "It's nothing to put it bluntly, it's just the result of my father's words and deeds for decades." ”

His smile was so reluctant in Qiu Yun's eyes, but Qiu Yun was still satisfied, picked up the teacup but didn't bring it to his mouth, and said in a loud voice: "I am a crazy man, crazy in the world, laughing at the floating clouds, thirsty to drink the waves, infatuated men and women, heroic and heroic, wolf smoke rises on the flat ground, and weeds bury the wreckage; ”

Qiu Ge smiled bitterly, this is a sentiment he wrote when he was hanging on the ancient battlefield in Liangzhou, this poem spread all over Liangzhou, and then spread all over the world, achieving his reputation as a talent.

"Good poetry, good poetry," Qiu Yun praised, and Qiu Ge said slightly: "Father is very different today from usual. ”

"Say a few good words to you, it's very different from the past," Qiu Yun smiled, put down the teacup, looked at his son's side, with a clear outline, and his thin lips were tightly closed: "To be honest, I didn't expect it, but this proves that I was right to bring you back, your brother is straight, it's okay to lead the army to fight, he won't be able to do this government, I hope he will always be in the side and never return to the court to participate in politics." ”

Qiu Ge turned his head to look at his father: "Since the eldest brother can lead the army to fight, he can naturally penetrate the court situation, the eldest brother just doesn't want to deal with these things, if he wants to do it, he is better than anyone else." ”

Qiu Yun smiled again, this time a real smile from the heart, Qiu Ge leaned against the pillars, looking at the redder clouds in the sky, and several birds bathed in red light, chasing in the colorful glow.

Qiuyun was in an extremely happy mood, even if the emperor's holy decree came down at this moment and gave him suicide, the poisonous wine was also the most beautiful wine in the world.

His two sons are the best of the best.

"Father, what do you think of the Crown Prince's Prison Kingdom?" Qiu Ge asked.

Qiuyun asked rhetorically, "What do you think?"

"The crown prince is in charge of the country, this is the rumor that the emperor wants to dispel the brother and the younger brother, and correct the name of the prince. After a little thought, Qiu Ge said, "In addition, I also warn those courtiers who advocate brother-in-law and brother-in-law not to make any more trouble. ”

Qiu Yun nodded slightly, his eyes were still looking at him expectantly, Qiu Ge frowned slightly, knowing that his answer was not satisfactory, so he continued: "Just now my father said that King Qi wants to take up the domain, but the emperor is hesitating, I estimate that the emperor is observing, if the ministers react too much, it means that the prestige of King Qi has threatened the crown prince, and the emperor's disposition of King Qi may change." ”

After saying that, Qiu Ge looked at Qiu Yun, the meaning was obvious, I could only think of these, Qiu Yun continued: "There is also the prince," Qiu Ge was a little surprised, Qiu Yun smiled slightly: "After so many years, the emperor's imperial technique has become more and more familiar." ”

Qiu Ge was a little interested, got up and sat opposite Qiu Yun, but Qiu Yun's eyebrows were full of worry: "In addition to King Qi, the emperor is still observing the prince, why do you want to observe the prince? Ge'er, what kind of person do you think the emperor is today?"

Qiu Ge was stunned for a moment, thinking about it, Qiu Yun took a sip of tea, felt that the tea was too light, splashed it casually, waved his hand and called the little guy waiting at the garden gate, the little guy ran over, Qiu Yun told him to change the pot of tea, the little guy ran out with the teapot, and soon brought the pot of tea in, put it on the table, and then carefully turned around and returned to the garden gate, there were still only Qiu Yun and his son in the garden.

When the little guy came out of the garden gate and couldn't hear them talking, Qiu Ge spoke: "What kind of person is this emperor, it's really hard to say, you have to say that he is mediocre, he can stick to the imperial capital, promote his father Fang Hui Duanchang, fight back Xianbei, punish corruption, and realize Taiding Zhongxing, this is by no means a mediocre monarch's action, but if you want to say that it is the British lord, it doesn't seem right, in the past ten years, the imperial court treasury has been empty, floods and droughts have continued, and the displaced people have become disasters, and the court is helpless.

When fighting against Xianbei, the emperor issued many holy edicts, edicts to his courtiers, and strictly practiced simplicity, but over the years, the extravagance of the imperial court has risen, and his root son thinks that it is still on the emperor, on the other hand, the wind of corruption in officialdom has risen again, and the contradictions between the scholars have become deeper and deeper. ”

Qiuyun nodded: "It's not bad that you can see this." After a pause, he said: "Ten years ago, the emperor was regarded as a British lord, but since the defeat of Xianbei, the emperor has been tired of government, and most of the government affairs have been handed over to the courtiers, and later let the king of Shaoyang County take charge.

As far as I know, in those years, there were seven or eight assassinations against Shaoyang, and the scholars also openly slandered Shaoyang on various occasions, and at the same time resisted various policies of the imperial court, refused to donate grain for disaster relief, refused to requisition, refused to pay money and grain, and even sent private soldiers to resist.

Signs of civil strife in the empire appeared, what about the emperor? Almost the entire imperial scholar class stood opposite the emperor, this force was so huge, the emperor had to give in, so he killed Shao Yang and compromised with the scholar class. Since then, the emperor's suspicion has been there, and over the years, this suspicion has become more and more intense, and almost everyone is suspicious, so he is not a British lord. ”

Qiuyun stood up, and the setting sun sprinkled on him, like putting on a red robe: "The prince was in charge of the government two years ago, but he acted too rigidly, causing the vigilance of the scholars, and the emperor hurriedly returned to power. Therefore, the emperor removed the crown prince, put the blame on him, and appointed Zuo Chen as the crown prince.

Zuo Chen, a famous scholar in the clan, a backbone of the opposition to Shaoyang, the emperor's purpose in using him was to ease the relationship between the prince and the scholars. But whether the crown prince can control the Yan family? The emperor does not know, so he wants to inspect the prince again. ”

Qiu Ge's brows furrowed when he heard this, and he looked at his father, and interjected in some disbelief and asked, "Do they really dare to rebel?"

Qiu Ge didn't realize at all that he himself was also a scholar clan, the Zhongshan Qiu clan, a first-class scholar clan; Qiu Yun sneered: "Rebellion? What is there to dare to do! Look at the history books, how many rebels, the previous dynasty of the Great Zhou, the current dynasty, and further on, how many!"

Qiu Ge gasped, the cold hairs on his back stood up, and Qiu Yun sighed: "Today's disadvantages are nothing more than land annexation, farmers lose their land and become homeless, homeless people flee, court taxes are reduced, and the treasury is empty. This is similar to the late Zhou Dynasty, the Yan family was not only a member of the Shi family, the world was in turmoil, the Yan family took advantage of the situation, Emperor Taizu issued an edict, the purpose was to recognize the special status of the Shi family, and therefore unite the Shi class to the Yan family, so as to take the world. ”

"But there must be an army for rebellion!"

"Hehe, the army, how many protégés of the scholar clan are in the army? Let's just say that I am the border army of Liangzhou, more than half of the officers in the army are from the protégés of the scholar clan, besides, the army has not moved, the grain and grass go first, and the grain and grass are in whose hands? Isn't it in the warehouse of the wealthy family of the scholar clan!"

Qiu Ge was a little stupid, it turned out that imperial power was not omnipotent, he couldn't help but think of Liu Han's words, as long as the interests are suitable, the same is true for the government.

interests, interests are balanced, and the world is stable, otherwise it will be a big chaos.

Qiuyun looked at the sunset and muttered to himself: "The sage said well, if you cook a small meal in a big country, you must be careful and careful, prince, alas, prince ,.."