On the quiet and tortuous path of forest, Liang Xiao and Mei Gao walked slowly. In the dense tree canopy above their heads, there were birds singing, and the crisp sounds were heard in the quiet forest, making them appear more and more profound and quiet. Occasionally, when you look up, the beautiful peaks in the distance came into your eyes, standing tall and graceful, and you suddenly feel a sense of being out of the world.

"It's really good." Mei Gao praised sincerely, with a pleasant smile on his slightly darkened face.

"Don't rush to do fu, you haven't seen the best one yet." Liang Xiao smiled and pulled Mei Gao and walked on a fork.

In front is a narrow valley with rocks on both sides, peach trees scattered on the ridge, flowers bloom in full bloom, mixed with a faint sweet fragrance in the wet water. Take a breath and make people feel like they are in a gentle place. Several mountains are stretching up, rising and falling, like a palm, surrounded by five fingers.

Separating the colorful peach blossoms, the two walked towards the depths of the valley. Gradually, the sound of water came, and it became louder and louder, and finally turned into a loud thunderous sound. The air became more and more wet, and the steaming mist blew over my face. Not only was the face cold, but even my clothes became a little wet.

"What is this?" Mei Gao asked curiously: "Fountain?"

Liang Xiao did not answer, reached out and pushed a peach blossom away, and said with a smile: "Please!"

Mei Gao was itchy at his mystery, and he was not polite, so he lifted up his clothes and stepped up.

Suddenly, a jaw-dropping beauty appeared in front of me. On the green rocks, a silver-like waterfall flowed down and fell into the deep pool under the rocks, stirring up rolling water. The water vapor rose up. A rainbow spanned the mountains.

Mei Gao was surprised and raised his head. But he found that the waterfall was not one, but three, falling from the high mountain top step by step. The water flow hit the rocks, stirring up the beads and flowers in the sky, making a loud noise like a yellow bell. It seems to be one, but it is actually combined into one, which is breathtaking.

Mei Gao opened his eyes wide and looked at all this greedily for a long time.

Liang Xiao stood behind him, quietly looking at the beautiful scenery in front of him, with a faint smile on his lips.

After a long time, Mei Gao took a deep breath and slowly vomited it out. "There is such a beautiful view, even I don't want to go back."

"Then don't go back. I'm very spacious here, and there is no shortage of where you live. Although the women in the mountains are not well educated, they are better than nature. Whether you marry a wife or buy a maid, you can find the right one."

"Don't say it. I'm really moved." Mei Gao walked to the edge of the pond, took off his shoes, took off his feet, and put his feet into the cool spring water. The clear spring water turned and flowed away from his feet, and said casually: "Now Chang'an is a big quarrel. I'm really tired of it."

Liang Xiao did not speak, walked to the edge of the pond, immersed his feet in the water like Mei Gao. He had heard Mei Gao talk about the dispute between Dou Ying and Tian Futing, and he always felt an ominous feeling. In history, Dou Ying was killed because of his disagreement with Tian Fu, and now he seems to be back on track.

Will Dou Ying die? Liang Xiao stared at the spinning flowing water, and was in a daze.

After a closer analysis, there is no one in the court who can compete with Tian Fu at the moment except Dou Ying. He was a relative of the outside world, but he was granted a title of marquis for his military achievements. He was a general and a prime minister, both civil and military. More importantly, in order to support his son, he did not hesitate to rebel against the Empress Dowager.

However, none of these allowed Dou Ying to win. He also had these advantages in history, but he died in the end.

Mei Gao waited for a long time but didn't hear Liang Xiao speak. He turned his head and saw Liang Xiao looking at the waterfall in a daze. He couldn't help asking, "What are you thinking?"

"I'm wondering who is Wei Qihou's opponent?" Liang Xiao turned his head slowly and looked at Mei Gao. "Is it really Tian Feng?"

Mei Gao opened his mouth, and swallowed it back. He turned his eyes and Liang Xiao smiled. "Don't look, within a radius of hundreds of steps, there are only you and me. If you really want to talk about this to me, now is the only opportunity. If you don't want to say it, I won't force it. Leave here and never mention it again."

Mei Gao smiled embarrassedly. "Bo Ming, you are just too direct. This matter...is related to the court, so you must be careful."

"I can understand caution, but cowardice is useless. Your father was a person who strongly advised the King of Wu back then. In your generation, you wouldn't even have this courage? If you really ruin your career, you can leave a manor here. I dare not say anything else, and having no worries about food and clothing can be guaranteed."

Mei Gao turned around and glanced at Liang Xiao, with a wicked mouth, with a weird look. "I really want to go against my will. Do you think you can really stay in Lushan? If you really want to listen to my opinion, you have to show your sincerity."

Liang Xiao was stunned for a moment and laughed silently. "What kind of sincerity do you want?"

"What are your plans to leave Chang'an so happily? Should you go to the Western Regions or to Yizhou?" Mei Gao chuckled: "I have heard of the King of Huainan applying for the relocation of the vassal state. If it is successful, can the Huainan Palace, after the relocation of the vassal state, have my place?"

Liang Xiao was surprised and stared at Mei Gao for a while. He didn't expect Mei Gao to say such words. It seems that he came to Lushan to announce the imperial edict, which was probably not only arranged by the emperor, but also by him taking the initiative. After thinking for a while, he stood up, drifted with water, walked to the depths of the pond, and hooked his finger at Mei Gao. "Want to know? Come down."

"What do you mean?" Mei Gao said, tentatively getting into the water. "I only heard that I was on the same boat, but I never heard that I was going into the water."

"Because this is too dangerous, the ship sinks as soon as it says it's sunk, and it's not going to be directly watered."

Mei Gao was stunned for a moment, raised his head and stared at Liang Xiao. "No way?"

"Really." Liang Xiao said seriously: "This time I'll be killed and live. If you regret it, it's still time to leave now."

Mei Gao hesitated for a moment and was furious. "My feet are wet, and it's still time?" As he said that, he jumped into the water, his feet slipped, and he almost fell down. Liang Xiao reached out to hold him in time and couldn't help laughing. "I am sure that he is Uncle Mei's son, and he is still a little bloody."

"Stop talking nonsense, I'll ask you one thing, if you really want to lose, will Yizhou go?"

Liang Xiao patted Mei Gao on the shoulder with force and laughed loudly. "Don't worry, it's not just Yizhou. The whole world can be gone."

In addition to the most core idea, Liang Xiao told Mei Gao frankly that most of his plans. Mei Gao was relieved after hearing this. "So, isn't you falsely speaking about the large area of ​​land you said to the King of Huainan?"

"Of course not." Liang Xiao nodded. "Shaoru, it is better to travel thousands of miles than reading thousands of books. You have been to the Western Regions. In your opinion, which is greater in the Western Regions or the Central Plains?"

"The Western Regions are big. But the Western Regions are full of deserts. What's the use of no matter how big it is?"

"Yes, the Western Regions are all deserts and cannot support too much population. But this can at least show one problem: the Han Dynasty is not the whole world. The world outside the Han Dynasty is very wide, and you and I have a great place to use it. If you don't leave people here, you will leave people where you will. Floating on a raft in the sea is not self-exile, but more likely to open up a broader new world."

Mei Gao nodded repeatedly. He had been to the Western Regions and had a broad vision. He knew that what Liang Xiao said was not groundless. The world in his mind was far beyond the territory of the Han Dynasty. If he offended the emperor, he would not have to be nervous. At worst, he would leave the Central Plains and find another place to live.

Such things were happening before, but in the past, people in the Central Plains had limited vision, and the places that could be imagined were the Yue Kingdom in the south and the Xiongnu in the north. Yue Kingdom was barbarians and the Xiongnu were barbarians, which were not as good as the Central Plains. This was just a forced choice. Now the situation is different. At least there are Yizhou and the Western Regions to choose from. Outside the Yizhou and the Western Regions, there is also the land where the descendants of the merchants mentioned by Liang Xiao were thriving and surviving.

Scholars always say that they are three generations, and being able to live with the legendary merchants is not a good thing.

"You gave Maoling's property to Wang Bin, is this the purpose?"

"It's not just this reason." Liang Xiao shook his head and laughed twice with self-deprecatingly. "Your Majesty loves Wang Meiren, and I give the property to Wang Meiren's brother. Naturally, I hope Wang Meiren can say a few good words for me. Otherwise, as you said, it is impossible for me to live in Lushan."

Mei Gao let out a breath of humiliation. "I have never seen anyone who is virtuous and lustful."

"That's right, even Confucius couldn't help but go to see Nanzi. We ordinary people, let alone be born virtuous."

Mei Gao was stunned and then burst into laughter. He pointed at Liang Xiao. "You are blaspheming the saint again."

"I am not a blasphemous saint, I am just seeking truth from facts. Let's not talk about it. Since the founding of my dynasty, which one of the last emperors meets the standards of the inner saints and the outer kings?"

Mei Gao raised his eyebrows. "You are getting more and more courageous, and even the late emperor dares to criticize it?"

Liang Xiao smiled disapprovingly. "If you are afraid, it's still time to leave now."

Mei Gao pointed at the water deep in his waist. "Most of my body is wet, can I still leave?"

"Since that's the case, then listen to me safely." Liang Xiao laughed and stepped forward to hug Mei Gao's shoulder. The two walked to the shore and sat down on a big rock. "I just said that Wei Qihou's opponent, Qi, is not Tian Fu, but the emperor, and to be more precise, has gradually lost the imperial power of checks and balances. To be more precise, Tian Fu is actually a loser. Look at how he is doing as the prime minister, he is still the emperor's uncle. In my opinion, he is about the same as his grandson."

Mei Gao narrowed his eyes and listened carefully.

"You just said that Tian Fu suggested moving the world's powerful people to Maoling, with the intention of attacking the ranger, implying that Wei Qihou was holding people's will to respect themselves. I think this was not Tian Fu's suggestion, but the emperor's idea. Of course, it is not ruled out that Tian Fu killed people with a knife. However, when the heroes and princes lose the strength of checking and balancing the court, the ranger will sooner or later become the target of the emperor's killing."

Mei Gao sighed lightly and nodded. "Yes, among these forces, the ranger is actually the weakest. After Wu and Chu, the strength of the princes was greatly reduced, and the ranger's situation was no longer as good as before. Emperor Xiaojing killed Wang Meng and Zhou Fu, and the slaughtered the ranger. Our fathers could still suck the princes, stay if they were together, and if they were not, they would go. Now we only have one place to go. If we don't serve the emperor, we can only die in the countryside."

Liang Xiao smiled. Mei Gao finally said what he said in his heart. People are selfish, and Mei Gao is no exception. If it is not involved in his own interests, he will not care who dies or who lives or lives. At least he will not care so much. Sometimes it is difficult to tell the difference between the golf and the golf. Mei Gao's father Mei Cheng and Sima Xiangru who is still in court are all You Shi. Tian Fu proposed to deal with the golf, so they could not be nervous.

Before Wu and Chu, the princes and kingdoms were side by side with the court, and there were many choices for the wanderers and the wanderers. They would go wherever the princes and kings were respectful to the wise and the nobles. Once the etiquette was not well-behaved, they would leave calmly and they would not have to worry about not being able to find the lord. But now the princes and kingdoms are gradually weak, and the court has become the only choice, and they no longer have the glory they used to be. It would definitely be unrealistic to say that they did not feel lost in their hearts.

If you are uneven, you will be whispered; if you are poor, you will think of change.

The reason why he dared to reveal his idea of ​​going out to sea with Mei Gao was because he guessed Mei Gao's thoughts from Mei Gao's words. Mei Gao's father Mei Cheng is a typical traveler. Mei Gao himself is not a true Confucian child and does not have such a strong loyalty. He has been to the Western Regions, went to Nanyue, saw the world, and knew how great the world was. To resonate with him, Mei Gao is undoubtedly the most qualified person.

Of course, the most important thing is that the Confucian idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor in this era has not yet been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Scholars like Mei Gao who uphold the legacy of the Warring States Period are the mainstream intellectuals. They have not yet born slavery and are still in blood. Waiting for another hundred years, when Confucianism occupies the mainstream position, it will not be so easy to do this.

"So, this conflict is inevitable, and there is nothing strange about it."

Mei Gao frowned and fell into deep thought. He was just worried about his future before, and received Liang Xiao's promise, and had relieved his worries. After hearing Liang Xiao say this, he realized that this matter is definitely not as simple as his personal future. According to Liang Xiao, Dou Ying's opponent is actually the emperor, and no matter how hard he tries, the defeat has been decided.

The rabbit dies and the fox is sad. Mei Gao supports Dou Ying. He naturally cannot remain indifferent when he hears this result.

"Is this the only way?"

"It's not that there are still opportunities." Liang Xiao hugged his head with his hands and leaned back. "Wei Qihou is not fighting alone. Behind him are the scholars of the world. If this power can be used, there may be a chance to turn defeat into victory."

Liang Xiao said, looking at Mei Gao from the corner of his eyes. This is the real key. Whether Mei Gao can take on this important task depends on his performance at this moment.

Out of Liang Xiao's expectations, Mei Gao had almost no hesitation and immediately asked: "How can we use this power?"

"Have you thought it through?" Liang Xiao reminded: "I used to say something, but then it's real. If you step out, you really can't take it back."

"Why are you afraid of wolves in front and tigers in the back?" Mei Gao disagreed. "What's there to be afraid of? Just like you said, you can go to sea at the worst."

Liang Xiao smiled. "Actually, it's simple. The emperor is ambitious to explore all directions. Only we can help him in such a thing, but Tian Feng and others cannot help. After you return to Chang'an, you have to do two things. One is to promote the migration of Huainan vassals as soon as possible, and the other is to tell Wei Qihou to take every step and not to act too rush."—

(To be continued.)

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Chapter completed!