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The sound of water is gurgling, the oars are lingering, and the black boat is moving forward quickly on the vast shaking...

The lights were on in the main cabin, Yan Zhu and Huan Yuan sat opposite each other and were playing chess. The two of them didn't speak, and their thoughts were all in the game, and they fought fiercely. Huan Yuan had a strict layout, both offense and defense, and they played steadily. Yan Zhu had a weird style of chess. He took the odd sword many times and wanted to win in the danger, but Huan Yuan cracked them one by one. At this moment, he was weak and had already revealed his depressed appearance.

Qin Ge stood behind Yan Zhu, staring at Zhongliqi intently. However, Zhongliqi leaned against the door of the cabin, holding a gourd, filling wine gulp after sip, and turning a blind eye to Qin Ge's sharp sword-like gaze.

On the deck outside the cabin, Liang Xiao and Wei Qing were sitting on the ground, playing the most popular game of the Han people.

Liubo, also known as Lubo, is a game similar to later chess. It has a little bit of military tactics. Langguan often plays it. Wei Qing doesn't speak much, but is proficient in Liubo. Liang Xiao is not his opponent at all. He lost seven games in a row, and his nose and eyes are swollen. He just made a few moves in the eighth game, but he was about to lose again.

"Zhongqing, where did you learn the art of the arts from? It's simply a killer."

"I learned it at the Pingyang Hou Mansion." Wei Qing smiled. "Pingyang Hou is a master of Six Blogs. He often plays chess with the princess. I watched from the side and learned a few tricks."

"The Marquis of Pingyang you mentioned..." Liang Xiao said slowly: "Which Marquis of Pingyang?"

Wei Qing smiled. "Of course he is the real Marquis of Pingyang. But Your Majesty is also good at Six Blogs. No one can defeat him except Sang Hongyang and Han Yan."

"Sang Hongyang?" Liang Xiao's eyes rolled and he heard a familiar name again. "Is he very smart?"

"He is the son of a businessman and has been good at mental arithmetic since he was a child." Wei Qing left a son. "He entered the palace very early, but because of his humble background, he was always despised and could only serve as a attendant. After His Majesty ascended the throne, he relied heavily on him and often discussed economic affairs with him."

"Your Majesty has keen eyes to recognize people, and there are many strange men around you."

"Yes. Your Majesty doesn't like those children from aristocratic families. Only those who are talented are not allowed to do so, if not, a lowly person like me would have the opportunity to serve the emperor."

Liang Xiao's mouth was slightly raised. Wei Qing looked very satisfied now, and he could not imagine how great his future achievements would be.

"Zhongqing, if you don't care about your background, you don't have to be tired of your background. In the future..." Liang Xiao pointed to the starry night sky. "You will become a dazzling star and attract the attention of the world."

Wei Qing glanced at Liang Xiao and chuckled softly: "Mr. Liang, thank you for your motivation. However, I am very satisfied now and dare not expect anything. People are not satisfied with their suffering, but they do not know that too much is not enough."

Liang Xiao pondered for a moment, looked up and asked, "Zhongqing, you are a close minister of the emperor, and it is not good to have such an idea."

"Why?"

"I heard from the old man that wealth is only three generations, and the same is true for dynasties. Why? It is because the first generation has experienced the difficulty of starting a business and the second generation has heard and witnessed it. They will work diligently and dare not be careless. The third generation has been frugal since childhood, not knowing the difficulty of starting a business, only knowing how to spend extravagant people, thinking that their family is big and their business is endless for thousands of years, but they do not know the crisis hidden under wealth. If they cannot work hard to manage, they will collapse in a blink of an eye and disappear."

Wei Qing stopped, raised his head, looked at the starry sky, and thought for a moment. "Your words seem familiar, I seem to have heard someone say them."

The window of the cabin was opened, revealing Yan Zhu's somewhat depressed face. "Liang Xiao, have you read Jia Jun's book?"

"Jia Junshu?"

"There is the former Taifu of Changsha and Jia Yi of Luoyang."

Liang Xiao shook his head. He knew that Jia Yi was a man and knew a little about his deeds, but he had never read his article seriously. The only thing that impressed him was the "On the Over Qin". It was obviously not wise to show off in front of Yan Zhu, not to mention that his master Huan Yuan was right beside him, but he knew that there was not even a piece of simplicity in his family, so how could he talk about studying?

"It's really not easy to have such knowledge before." Yan Zhu praised Liang Xiao. Since he experienced the change of the post house and fell into Huan Yuan's hands, Yan Zhu has changed his opinion of Liang Xiao. If Liang Xiao hadn't drunk his identity as Zhongliqi in time, he would have been strangled to death by Zhongliqi.

"Thank you for your praise, but I just said it casually. Please give me advice."

Yan Zhu probably lost face when playing chess and was unwilling to be abused again. He followed Liang Xiao's topic and discussed the general trend of the world.

Yan Zhu has read a lot of books, but to Liang Xiao's surprise, he could hardly see any Confucian shadow. His knowledge is very diverse, and if he must belong to his family, he will be more like a traitor, but it is more consistent with his current identity as a strategist.

Unconsciously, Yan Zhu talked about great unification. The so-called great unification is a very vague concept, at least for Yan Zhu. In Liang Xiao's view, his advocacy of great unification is not so much a concept as proposing a concept, but rather brainwashing Huan Yuan, emphasizing the legitimacy of reducing the vassals, and highlighting the court's policies.

The Wu and Chu Rebellion was forced by the policy of reducing the vassals. The reason why Huan Yuan and others became traitors was also related to this. If the court and the kingdom were at peace, King Liu Bi of Wu might not rebel so quickly. Maybe Huan Yuan would still be the general of the Wu Kingdom.

Huan Yuan remained silent, neither agreeing nor objecting. Liang Xiao felt that his attitude was a little ambiguous, and a glimmer of hope rose in his heart.

He really doesn't want to be enemies with Huan Yuan.

Yan Shu was talking and talking freely, and he was dry and said, then he stopped talking with an unfulfilled voice. Wei Qing and Qin Ge protected him back to the cabin to rest. Liang Xiao did not follow him. He was not Yan Shu's personal bodyguard. The reason why he followed him was because of his master-apprentice relationship with Huan Yuan.

Huan Yuan walked out of the cabin and sat side by side with Liang Xiao on the side of the boat. "How about Chang'an?"

"Okay." Liang Xiao glanced at him and smiled.

"How is it a good way?"

"Everything is good." Liang Xiao smacked his lips and said, "But I'm stupid and can't tell you how good it is. If the master wants to know, go and see it yourself."

"I'll go if there's that day."

Liang Xiao's face suddenly turned dark. Huan Yuan's words were obviously wrong. Did he want to lead his troops to Chang'an?

"Master, how about Liu Ju and his father Liu Bi?"

Huan Yuan was silent for a long time. "It's better."

"How about the comparison between Minyue and Wu Kingdom?"

Huan Yuan sighed softly: "It's a far cry from each other."

"Then I can tell you that when Zi is several times stronger than Emperor Xiaojing today, his courage may be comparable to Emperor Gaozu, and even compared with Emperor Qin Shihuang."

Huan Yuan snorted with his nose: "Boy, when will I learn from the masters and show off my mouth? Don't talk so much nonsense, how have you practiced craft art recently? Have you encountered any problems?"

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