Chapter 172 Controlling Yang Guang
"Your Majesty, long time no see."
Ning Que stood in front of Yang Guang and said with a faint smile.
Yang Guang looked at Ning Que with a complicated face. Today, he already knew that the famous evil king in front of him was his former important minister Pei Ju.
It should be said that Pei Ju is a vest of this evil king.
When he first learned the truth, he was also taken aback.
Who would have imagined that a majestic demon giant would change his vest, sneak into the court, and serve as an important minister of the court. What's even more incredible is that he even made brilliant achievements that are enough to leave his name in history.
Even without a single soldier from the imperial court, just relying on his own strength, the Turks, an extremely powerful grassland force, split into East Turks and West Turks.
And let these two forces fall into endless civil wars, and then reversed in one fell swoop the situation that the Central Plains has been weak when facing the grassland forces since the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.
For a time, Yang Guang thought that Pei Ju would be his ovary, who would assist him in governing the world, conquer all directions, and make great achievements for all generations.
But he didn't expect that his important minister Pei Ju would be the vest of the evil king of the Demon Sect. In this way, everything will be suspended.
"It's true that I and Pei Aiqing will not see each other for a long time." Yang Guang sighed, and suddenly said to the guards not far away, "Prepare delicious food and wine, today I will have a chat with Pei Aiqing and drink three cups!"
Soon the food and drink were ready, Yang Guang invited Ning Que to have dinner together, and Ning Que sat down happily.
After drinking three rounds and eating five flavors, the two have not talked to each other.
In fact, Ning Que has been thinking about Yang Guang.
Most of the epic classics of later generations define Yang Guang as a "faint king" and "tyrant", and write him as a licentious, fatuous and subjugated king: he killed his brothers and killed the loyal and good; There are tens of millions of passengers, and the people are in dire straits.
But now in this world, Ning Que, who has inherited the memory of Shi Zhixuan who worked with Yang Guang himself, knows that this evaluation is not comprehensive.
Few people know the other side of Yang Guang. He pacified the Chen Dynasty and unified the world; he built the Eastern Capital and moved the capital to Luoyang; Road, forcing the Turks to split; he created the imperial examination, valued education, and more importantly, broke the monopoly of knowledge by the aristocratic families. In addition, his poems and essays are even more unique, and have been praised by famous scholars in the past dynasties.
Yang Guang's biggest failure is that he is too eager for quick success and too conceited. He wants to accomplish something that other emperors could not accomplish in a lifetime. How could this not fail?
Moreover, he is indeed not caring enough for the people. His eagerness for success and disregard for the power of the people have exhausted the country's power, leaving countless people hungry and displaced, which has led to today's world crumbling.
Therefore, Yang Guang is a very complicated person, with merits and demerits. Perhaps it can be described in one sentence: "His crimes are obvious, and his merits are also outstanding! The disadvantages are in the present, and the benefits are in the future!"
Ning Que had no intention of whitewashing Yang Guang, it was just a true thought in his heart after reading Shi Zhixuan's memory.
"Pei Aiqing, now everyone in the world says that I am a stupid king, do you think I am really a worthless and stupid king?"
Yang Guang suddenly put down his wine glass, stared at Ning Que and asked, he didn't call Ning Que "Evil King" or "Shi Zhixuan", but still regarded Ning Que as his important minister Pei Ju.
"The fool might be right!"
Ning Que took a sip of the wine and smiled slightly.
Hearing this, Yang Guang's eyes dimmed slightly, and he muttered to himself in a daze: "Yes, the great and beautiful rivers and mountains have made me into the current state where people's grievances are boiling and the people are displaced everywhere. I am not a faint king. Is it Hunjun?"
At this moment, he heard Ning Que's words again.
"This country is ultimately corrupted in the hands of His Majesty, so it is not wrong to say that Your Majesty is a fool... But it is not necessarily true if His Majesty is useless.
His Majesty commanded troops to quell the Chen Dynasty, built the Grand Canal that runs through the north and south, managed the Western Regions, supported me to split the Turks, established the imperial examination system, and broke the monopoly of knowledge by the aristocratic families... These are all the achievements of Your Majesty. Some achievements, no matter how the world and future generations smear them, are indisputable facts.
Your Majesty's life can perhaps be described as 'the disadvantages lie in the present, and the benefits lie in the future'. "
Hearing Ning Que's words, Yang Guang's absent-minded eyes suddenly burst into light. He seemed to have lost his soul, and kept repeating in his mouth "the disadvantages are in the present age, and the benefits are in the future", and then he stood up and yelled like crazy .
Perhaps Yang Guang had suppressed it for too long, and at this moment he was like a madman, yelling at the sky until his voice was almost hoarse.
After a long time, he gradually calmed down and sat opposite Ning Que again.
"I lost my temper just now, but Ai Qing laughed at me."
Yang Guang said apologetically.
"understand!"
Ning Que waved his hand, signaling Yang Guang not to worry about it.
At this time, Yang Guang stared at Ning Que suddenly, and said with a serious expression: "As the evil king of the Demon Sect, Aiqing now even dominates the entire Demon Sect, and the power under her control is so huge that I am afraid it has surpassed that of Ci Hangjing." Zhai and the four powerful families, I wonder if Aiqing has any ideas about this world?"
Ning Que was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and looked at Yang Guang in surprise.
Of course he has ideas about this world.
He came to the palace this time, originally planning to control Yang Guang through the life and death talisman, and use Yang Guang to provide the most favorable support and assistance for his hegemony when he was still the emperor.
Otherwise, it’s really boring to come to Yang Guang for tea!
But he didn't expect, he never thought that Yang Guang would take the initiative to bring up this topic.
"Looking at Aiqing's appearance, it seems that Aiqing really has some ideas about the world. That's fine. It's better to hand over the world to Aiqing than to hand over the world to Li Yuan, that white-eyed wolf, and Cihang Jingzhai. A bunch of whores."
Yang Guang muttered to himself.
"I heard that Cihang Jingzhai once supported the former emperor to establish a dynasty. Why doesn't your majesty ask Cihang Jingzhai for help at this time? Maybe they will continue to support you! If you get their support, maybe your majesty still has the hope of reorganizing the country. .”
Ning Que asked curiously.
Hearing this, Yang Guang smiled coldly, as if he was very disdainful of Cihang Jingzhai: "It's just a group of whores who are arrogant and mercenary. When the first emperor established the dynasty, they really contributed a lot. But how many benefits did the first emperor give to us?" Buddhism? Otherwise, how can Buddhism be as prosperous as it is today?
It's just that these whores are not satisfied, and they keep asking for more benefits for Buddhism.
The most abominable thing is that they have been in control of He's Bi in the past, and they have always refused to hand over He's Bi to the court. It is clearly the ambition of wolves, and they are trying to keep the power of "Electing the Emperor".
Just, who are they? Why do you say that you represent the people of the world?
If it wasn't for the opportune time, I would have dispatched an army of 100,000 to wipe them out long ago.
If I want to bow my head to beg them, even if I die, I can't do it. Not to mention, even begging is useless, those whores have already chosen the Li clan. "
Yang Guang said bitterly, his words were full of deep-seated hatred for Cihang Jingzhai.
At this time, he looked up at Ning Que again: "Aiqing, I can help you to the greatest extent while I am still in office, whether it is fame, wealth or resources... But I have a request, I hope that after Aiqing wins the country, I can help you." Treat my Yang family well."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, His Majesty treated me well back then, and when I become emperor, I will definitely treat Your Majesty's family well." Ning Que promised.
To be honest, getting Yang Guang's wholehearted support is better than forcibly controlling Yang Guang, so Ning Que gave his promise without hesitation.
Of course, he did not deceive Yang Guang either.
If he can succeed in enthroning as emperor, he will not treat Yang Guang's family badly, and he will not be afraid of revenge from Yang Guang's family... because to him, he doesn't care how long this country can last, he only cares about his enthronement as emperor It's just how many potential points can be harvested in the end.
Of course, although he reached a deal with Yang Guang, Ning Que couldn't trust anyone, especially an emperor.
So, just now, while Yang Guang was drinking tea, he silently injected a life-death talisman containing miniature demon seeds into Yang Guang's body.
In this way, whether Yang Guang is sincere or fake, they are all under his control.
(end of this chapter)