Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 559 Meigao (Fisherman of the Sahara 2)

Liang Xiao and Mei Gao walked slowly on the quiet and winding forest-yin path.In the dense canopy above the head, there are colorful birds singing, and the clear and crisp calls can be heard clearly in the silent mountain forest, making it even more deep and peaceful.Occasionally, when I raise my head, the tall and beautiful mountain peaks in the distance come into view.

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

"Don't be in a hurry to make a fu, you haven't seen the best one yet." Liang Xiao laughed, pulling Mei Gao along a side road.

In front is a narrow valley with towering rocks on both sides. Peach trees are scattered on the ridge. The flowers are in full bloom, with a faintly sweet aroma mixed in the moist water vapor. Take a light breath, and you will feel refreshed. It makes people feel like they have entered a gentle hometown.Several mountains stretched up and down, like a palm surrounded by five fingers.

Leaving the colorful peach blossoms, the two walked deep into the valley.Gradually, the sound of water came, and it became louder and louder, and finally became a loud noise like thunder.The air became more and more humid, and the steaming mist rushed towards the face, not only the face was cold, but even the clothes became a little wet.

"What is this?" Mei Gao asked curiously, "Spring water?"

Liang Xiao didn't answer, stretched out his hand to push aside a peach blossom, and said with a smile, "Please!"

Mei Gao was tickled by his mystery, so he was not polite, lifted the hem of his clothes, and stepped forward.

Suddenly, a jaw-dropping beauty appeared in front of him.On the green mountain rocks, a silvery waterfall flew down and fell into the deep pool under the rocks, causing tumbling water splashes.The water vapor rises densely, and a rainbow spans the mountains.

Mei Gao was very surprised. He raised his head, only to find that there were not one waterfall, but three waterfalls, falling from the top of the mountain step by step. The loud sound of the sound seems to be one, but in fact it is three in one, which is breathtaking.

Mei Gao opened his eyes wide, watching all this greedily, speechless for a long time.

Liang Xiao stood behind him, quietly looking at the beautiful scenery in front of him, with a faint smile hanging from the corner of his mouth.

After a long time, Mei Gao took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "With such beauty, even I don't want to go back."

"Then don't go back. My place is very spacious and there is no shortage of places for you to live in. Although the women in the mountains are not well-bred, they are more natural. Whether you marry a wife or buy a maidservant, you can find a suitable one."

"Don't talk about it. To tell you the truth, I'm really moved." Meigao walked to the edge of the pool, took off his shoes and clothes, and put his feet into the cool spring water.The clear spring water swirled and flowed away from his feet, and he said casually: "Chang'an is noisy now, I'm really tired of it."

Liang Xiao didn't speak, walked to the edge of the pool, just like Mei Gao, dipped his feet into the water.He had already heard Mei Gao talk about the dispute between Dou Ying and Tian Futing, and he always had an ominous feeling.Historically, Dou Ying was killed because of a quarrel with Tian Fu, and now it seems to be back on track.

Will Dou Ying die?Liang Xiao stared at the swirling water, lost in thought for a moment.

After careful analysis, there is really no one else in the court who can compete with Tian Fu except Dou Ying.He was born in a foreign relative, but he was granted the title of Marquis by virtue of his military exploits.He is good at both civil and military affairs.More importantly, in order to support the current emperor, he did not hesitate to turn against the empress dowager.

However, these are not enough for 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's words, turned his head and saw Liang Xiao looking at the waterfall in a daze, couldn't help asking: "What are you thinking?"

"I was thinking, who is Wei Qihou's opponent?" Liang Xiao slowly turned his head and looked at Mei Gao. "Is it really Tian Fu?"

Mei Gao opened his mouth, and swallowed the words again.He rolled his eyes.Liang Xiao smiled. "Don't look, there are only you and me within a hundred steps. If you really want to talk to me about this, now is the only chance. If you don't want to talk, I won't force you. Leave here, and never Bring it up again."

Mei Gao smiled embarrassedly. "Bo Ming, you are too straightforward. This matter... concerns the court, so we must be cautious."

"Caution, I can understand, but cowardice is useless. Your father was the one who strongly remonstrated the king of Wu. In your generation, you don't even have this courage? If you really ruin your official career, here can also give you You keep a manor. Don’t dare to say anything else, you can guarantee food and clothing.”

Mei Gao turned around, glanced at Liang Xiao, his mouth was crooked, and his eyes were strange. "If you really want to disobey Shangyi, do you think you can really stay in Lushan? If you really want to hear my opinion, you have to show some sincerity."

Liang Xiao was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing. "What kind of sincerity do you want?"

"You left Chang'an so happily, what is your plan? To go to the Western Regions, or to Yizhou?" Mei Gao chuckled, "I've heard about the King of Huainan's application to move the vassal. Can the Huainan Palace have my place?"

Liang Xiao was greatly surprised and stared at Mei Gao for a while.He didn't expect Mei Gao to say such a thing.From this point of view, his coming to Lushan to proclaim the imperial edict was probably not only arranged by the emperor, but more likely he requested it on his own initiative.He thought about it for a while, stood up, drenched in the water, walked to the depths of the pool, and hooked his fingers to Mei Gao. "Want to know? Come down."

"What do you mean?" Mei Gao tried to get into the water while talking. "I only heard of those who took the same boat, but never heard of those who went into the water together."

"Because this matter is too dangerous, the ship will sink as soon as it is said, it is better to go directly into the water."

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

"Really." Liang Xiao said solemnly: "This time, I really put my life to death. If you regret it, there is still time to leave now."

Mei Gao hesitated for a moment, then flew into a rage. "My feet are all wet, is there still time?" He jumped into the water, his feet slipped, and he almost fell.Liang Xiao reached out to support him in time, and couldn't help laughing out loud. "As expected of Uncle Mei's son, he's still a bit bloody."

"Stop talking nonsense, I'll just ask you, if you're really going to lose, can you go to Yizhou?"

Liang Xiao patted Mei Gao's shoulder vigorously and laughed loudly. "Don't worry, it's not just Yizhou, it's all over the world."

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Except for the core idea, Liang Xiao told Mei Gao frankly most of his plans.After hearing this, Mei Gao felt relieved. "So, what you said about the large area of ​​land to King Huainan was not a lie?"

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

"The Western Regions are big, but the Western Regions are all deserts, so what's the use of being bigger?"

"That's right, the Western Regions are all deserts, and they can't support too many people. But this can at least explain one problem: the big man is not the whole world. The world outside the big man is very wide, and there is a lot of room for you and me. No one is left here. Floating in the sea is not self-exile, but more likely to open up a broader new world."

Mei Gao repeatedly nodded.He has been to the Western Regions, his eyes were wide open, and he knew that Liang Xiao's words were not groundless.The world in his mind has gone far beyond the territory of the great Han.There is no need to be nervous if you offend the emperor, the worst is to leave the Central Plains and find another place to live.

Such things have happened before, but the people in the Central Plains in the past had limited vision, and the only places they could think of were the Yue Kingdom in the south and the Xiongnu in the north.The Yue Kingdom is a barbarian, and the Xiongnu is a barbarian. They are not as good as the Central Plains. This is just a choice of last resort.The situation is different now, at least there are Yizhou and the Western Regions to choose from. Apart from Yizhou and the Western Regions, there is also the land where the descendants of merchants that Liang Xiao mentioned lived and thrived.

Scholars must say three generations, and it is a beautiful thing to be able to live with the legendary businessman.

"Is that why you gave the property of Maoling to Wang Bin?"

"It's not just for this reason." Liang Xiao shook his head and laughed at himself twice. "Your Majesty loves Beauty Wang. I gave the property to Beauty Wang's elder brother. Naturally, I hope that Beauty Wang can speak well for me. Otherwise, as you said, it would be impossible for me to live in Mount Lu."

Mei Gao let out a sullen breath. "I have never seen anyone who loves virtue as much as lust."

"That's right, even Confucius couldn't help but want to meet Nanzi. I'm an ordinary person, let alone expect to be born virtuous."

Mei Gao was startled, then burst out laughing.He pointed at Liang Xiao. "You are blaspheming the saint again."

"I'm not blaspheming saints, I'm just seeking truth from facts. Let's not talk about the distance. Since the founding of my dynasty, which of the previous emperors met the standards of inner saints and outer kings?"

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

Liang Xiao smiled disapprovingly. "If you are afraid, go now, there is still time."

Mei Gao pointed to waist-deep water. "Most of my body is wet, can I still walk?"

"If that's the case, then listen to me safely." Liang Xiao laughed loudly, and stepped forward to put his arms around Mei Gao's shoulders.The two walked to the shore and sat down on a big rock. "As I said just now, Wei Qihou's opponent is not Tian Fu, but the emperor. More precisely, he is the imperial power that has gradually lost its checks and balances. In detail, Tian Fu is actually a loser. Look at what he does as a prime minister. Well, tsk tsk, he is still the emperor's uncle, in my opinion, he is almost the same as the grandson."

Mei Gao narrowed his eyes and listened intently.

"You just said that Tian Fu's suggestion to move the world's powerful to Maoling was intended to attack the knight-errants, implying that Wei Qihou relied on public opinion to respect himself. I think this is not Tian Fu's suggestion, but the emperor's idea. Of course, Tian Fu cannot be ruled out. It is possible to kill someone with a knife. However, when the group of heroes and princes and kings lose their power to check and balance the court, sooner or later the ranger will become the target of the emperor's killing."

Mei Gao sighed and nodded. "That's right, among these forces, the ranger is actually the weakest. After Wu Chu, the power of the princes and kings has been greatly reduced, and the situation of the ranger is not as good as before. Emperor Xiaojing killed Wang Meng and Zhou Fu. Slaughter Ranger is the first voice. Our fathers were able to travel and feed the princes. If we agree, we will stay, and if we disagree, we will go. Now we only have Chang’an. If we don’t serve the emperor, we can only die in the village.”

Liang Xiao smiled.Mei Gao finally spoke his mind.People are selfish, Mei Gao is no exception.If his own interests were not involved, he would not care about who would die between Dou Ying and Tian Fu, at least not so much.Ranger, ranger, sometimes it is difficult to tell the difference.Mei Gao's father, Mei Cheng, and Sima Xiangru, who is still in court, are all wanderers. Tian Fu proposed to deal with rangers, and they couldn't help being nervous.

Before Wu and Chu, the feudal kingdoms and the imperial court were side by side, and there were many options for rangers and warriors.They will go wherever the princes, kings, and corporals are respected.Once the etiquette is not good, they leave calmly, without worrying about finding the master.But now the princes and kingdoms are gradually weakening, and the court has become the only choice, and they no longer have the same scenery as before.It would be unrealistic to say that there is no sense of loss in my heart.

If there is injustice, there will be a cry, and if you are poor, you will want to change.

The reason why he dared to reveal Hai's thoughts to 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 he doesn't have such a strong belief in loyalty. He has been to the Western Regions and South Vietnam. He has seen the world and knows how big the world is.To resonate with him, Mei Gao is undoubtedly the most qualified.

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 of intellectuals.Wait another hundred years, when Confucianism takes the mainstream, and then think about doing this, it will not be so easy.

"Therefore, this conflict is inevitable, and there is nothing surprising in itself."

Mei Gao frowned and fell into deep thought.He was only worried about his future before, but with Liang Xiao's promise, his worries have been relieved.Hearing what Liang Xiao said, he realized that this matter was not as simple as his personal future and wealth.According to Liang Xiao, Dou Ying's opponent is actually the Son of Heaven, no matter how hard he tries, the defeat is already decided.

The rabbit died and the fox was sad.Mei Gao supported Dou Ying, so it was impossible for him to be indifferent when he heard this result.

"Is that the only way?"

"Not at all, there is still a chance." Liang Xiao put his head in his hands and leaned back. "Wei Qihou is not fighting alone. Behind him are scholars from all over the world. If we can use this power, we may have a chance to turn defeat into victory."

While talking, Liang Xiao looked at Mei Gao from the corner of his eye.This is the real key. Whether Mei Gao can take on this important task depends on his performance at the moment.

Contrary to Liang Xiao's expectations, Mei Gao asked without any hesitation, "How can I use this power?"

"Have you thought about it clearly?" Liang Xiao reminded: "Before, it was all talk, but now it's the real thing. If you step out, you really can't take it back."

"Why are you afraid of wolves before and tigers later?" Mei Gao disagreed. "There's nothing to be afraid of. As you said, the worst thing is to go to sea."

Liang Xiao smiled. "It's actually simple. The Son of Heaven is ambitious to open up all directions. Only we can help him with such things, and Tian Fu and his ilk can't. After you return to Chang'an, you have to do two things. One is to facilitate the Huainan relocation as soon as possible. The first is to tell Wei Qihou to take every step at a time, and he must not act too hastily."
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