Until he left the East Palace, Mo Li was still immersed in his own thoughts, unable to let go of it for a long time.

In the past, he thought that the people's poverty was caused by corrupt officials. Later, after reading history books and listening to Mr. Qin's detailed talk about the general trend of the world, he discovered that there are many reasons for the suffering in the world.Of course, many of them are caused by illnesses, but hanging the pot to help the world can only save people, not the world.

Zhushan County, where Moli lives, is too peaceful, and the people and things there are very simple. Over time, Moli has the illusion that the officials are clear and the people can live and work in peace and contentment.

"The prince wants you to stay to help the sixth prince?" Mo Li suddenly asked.

Meng Qi was regretting that he missed the jade card with a natural koi pattern. He was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Actually, this prince of the Qi Dynasty knows in his heart that the sixth prince cannot bear the great cause in his heart. He told me Those, in fact, can be seen from the documents that 'Meng Guoshi', like other heroes who founded the Chu Dynasty, cared about the world and governed the country. What kind of thoughts do you think 'Meng Guoshi' would have when Emperor Chu and Yuan slaughtered heroes?"

Mo Li was about to speak, Meng Qi raised his hand to stop it, and added: "Use ordinary people's thinking, don't treat us as dragon veins."

"Since being a courtier can't realize his ambitions, he might as well be the emperor himself." Mo Li replied quickly.

"Not only this, but also."

Meng Qi flipped through the topographical map of the palace and said without raising his head.

Mo Li thought for a while, and asked tentatively: "You are also facing a huge problem... an heir?"

Ordinary people are always going to die, no matter whether Meng Qi is assisting the prince or proclaiming himself emperor, the time of the "former national teacher" who is over 80 years old is numbered. Going back to the center of power, don't you want to find a suitable "student" to inherit or realize your ambition?

"The prince gave me a chance, and at the same time pushed the problem to me." Meng Qi was not annoyed that the prince was plotting against him. One reason was that the prince was about to die, and the other reason was that it was a conspiracy.

After a little thought, you can understand.

If Meng Qi is not the dragon vein of the Taijing, he is really a survivor of the Chu Dynasty, and he has spent his life in vain, would he be willing?

"He doesn't care about the person who sits on the throne, nor what the emperor's surname is. He just hopes that the transition of the regime will be safe and sound, and there will be no major disturbances. From a distance, he cares about all people, and he can't bear to see chaos in the world; Chu said that several of his younger brothers will not die unexpectedly, but his concubines, subordinates who serve him, and the maids in the East Palace will all survive."

Meng Qi explained to Mo Li what the Qi Dynasty prince thought.

The ink carp was silent for a moment, and then let out a long breath.

"He went to the doctor in a hurry." Mo Li shook his head and said.

Like Meng Qi, he didn't feel angry at all when he knew the truth.

In the palace, the prince, who is good at maneuvering, is willing to hand over his wealth, life and thousands of miles of country if he really sees people, but there is a problem.

As the prince said, once he dies, the order talisman will not work well, like the commander of Jin Yiwei and those courtiers who come to serve because of the prince's status, they can't wait to get rid of the relationship.

The so-called thousands of miles of rivers and mountains have to be taken by themselves, and the order talisman must be used before the prince dies.

Not to mention, even if you succeed, you still have to work so hard to fabricate your identity, otherwise how can you be secure in the world?

Meng Qi's own identity can't be used. He said he was the national teacher of the Chu Dynasty, but his appearance didn't match his age.If you want to use the status of a national teacher, you must first grow old——

Meng Qi couldn't help looking at Mo Li, and couldn't help laughing.

If the doctor pretends to be a descendant of Prince Zhaohua of the Chu Dynasty, plus the former national teacher, holding the Jade Seal of the Kingdom, and then kills Lu Zhang, and with the help of the prince of the Qi Dynasty, controls the army and the capital, this will be a drama of treason and dynasty change , maybe it will be successful.

Meng Qi didn't tell Mo Li this.

"You are a doctor. You should know that it is better to go to the doctor when you are in a hurry than to hide your illness. No matter what the prince wants us to do or what he has planned, he always has his family and country in his heart, and he doesn't care who is sitting on the throne. He has thought more clearly than most people in the world. How many people don’t care about whether their country will perish after they die? They don’t even care about it when they are alive.”

The prince's persuasion failed not because Meng Qi was a dragon, but because Meng Qi had changed. He had a different idea from when he was a national teacher in the Chu Dynasty.

And the prince didn't know anything about it, so how could he not fail?

The prince didn't know that Meng Qi had lost confidence in the way of assisting the king and creating a prosperous world from top to bottom.

——It is useless to change dynasties. As long as the officials are still the same group of people and the people still live on the land, the morals of the world will never change.

Even if you are the emperor yourself, no one can implement the strategy of governing the country as he likes and get the support of the ruling and opposition parties, not even the emperor himself.

The imperial power does not go to the countryside. Some places like Zhushan County do not follow the emperor's order to live and work in peace. In some places, because the sky is high and the emperor is far away, the people live in dire straits. Meng Qi has seen too many things about the favorable coup and the evil government, which aroused the complaints of the people. .

"After all, the prince is still too young, unlike me, who has already overcome the shortcomings." Meng Qi sighed, and said melancholy, "The world needs more than a wise king, and a group of virtuous ministers? At the end of the day, even petty officials, even small tax collectors, follow benevolence, righteousness and shame, know the great way and abandon small profits, and only then can they realize what they want in their hearts."

"Let's go find Patriarch Qingwu," Mo Li reminded.

Meng Qi looked at the surrounding palace walls, picked a path with Mo Li, and went to the south of the imperial city.

Meng Qi is no stranger to the topography of the palace, he just doesn't know that the uses of various palaces have changed after the change of dynasty.For example, Chunhua Palace, which was originally the place where the princes and clan of the former dynasty studied and lived, is now vacant.

Lu Zhang didn't have many concubines, or in other words, there were very few high-ranking concubines with titles and treasure books.

His status was not high, so he didn't need to live alone in a palace, so the harem was not full, and several remote palaces were directly designated for other uses, including the Book Pavilion, and the Prayer Hall for sacrifices.

There was an imperial guard patrolling ahead, so Meng Qi stopped, found a hidden corner, took out the map and showed it to Mo Li.

"There's a strange place here."

"Vientiane Pavilion." Mo Li read out the words next to it, "Is it for worshiping the sky and watching the stars?"

Meng Qi nodded and said: "Qin Tianjian has a special observatory outside the city. It is not surprising that there is a similar place in the palace. This pavilion was originally built by an emperor in the Chen Dynasty who believed in longevity. I hired some alchemists to make alchemy in the palace, and it was used for other purposes during the Chu Dynasty, but Lu Zhang changed it back."

"Lu Zhang doesn't believe this?" Mo Li thought of the Xingbo appearing during the Lantern Festival this year, and the emperor was furious.

If there are alchemists in the palace, and Lu Zhang attaches great importance to these things, then the unlucky ones will not only be Qin Tianjian, but also those alchemists who failed to "predict" the ominous omen.

"Although there are many schools of alchemists, they believe in different patriarchs, and they use mixed methods, but they are still connected with each other. If Lu Zhang relies heavily on alchemists, the Qingwu patriarch will not have to bother to support the prince, and directly use Lu Zhang Zhang is easier, just say that a certain place has unfinished luck from the Chu Dynasty, and you can confuse the court to launch hard labor to dig rivers and open mountains."

"Then this Vientiane Pavilion must have other uses." Mo Li quickly understood the implication of Meng Qi's words.

Meng Qi nodded slightly, continued to point to the map and said: "Looking from the location, the Vientiane Pavilion is in the southeast corner of the Imperial Palace, not far from the Wanhe Hall. The pavilion is surrounded by open spaces and is built very high. Behind the pavilion is the road leading to the outer city. There are two canals, Dingyuan and Anping, as long as you open the gates in the palace, you can enter Weishui all the way...Doctor, what kind of place do you think this is?"

"Great place to get away."

Mo Li pondered for a while, then added, "If there is a secret passage underground, it would be more suitable."

Meng Qi put away the map and said confidently: "Lu Zhang is probably hiding there, and the secret road is [-]% likely to be connected to the Wanhe Palace. When the imperial guards patrol, they will include the Wanxiang Pavilion. Wanhe Once there is a change in the palace, Lu Zhang will hide if the imperial guards can't stop Patriarch Qingwu. People in this world have a habit, the so-called lesson learned from the past, and the enemy defeated by him because of his failure. I will pay special attention to it, and even be extremely wary of it.”

Drawing on the experience of Jiedushi's separatist regime that led to the country's disintegration, he established a new dynasty and tried his best to weaken the power of the generals. In the end, because the army was too weak, he was defeated by the nomads and the country fell.

Because the emperor's indiscriminate killing of heroes led to the separation of the monarch and his ministers, he naturally tried his best to win over people's hearts, but this was only Lu Zhang's outward behavior, and there were still some things that were not humane.

Anyone who seeks to usurp the throne may keep thinking about how to fight back if he is forced into the palace, how to catch the rebel, how to escape when the situation is over...

"...probably a tortoise shell with gunpowder buried in it."

Mo Li heard Meng Qi muttering so.

There are indeed a lot of imperial guards in front, and crossbow arrows are also arranged on all sides of the palace wall.

"What should we do now?"

"Wait." Meng Qi said seriously, "Ancestor Qingwu was sent to smash this tortoise shell?"

Meng Qi touched his pocket regretfully, but there was nothing to eat.

At this time, if there is a bag of sugar-fried chestnuts, peel off two hot ones and share them with the doctor, at least it can pass the time.

"Doctor, your position is not safe. People in the nearby palace can see it from a high place." Meng Qi signaled Mo Li to approach him openly.

The range of the blind spot is just that big, barely enough for an adult man to stand, if there are two people, it is estimated that they have to——

Mo Li raised his eyebrows and said, "You're getting smaller, let me hug you?"

Meng Qi: "..."

"I mean gerbils." Mo Li added slowly.

Who wants to hold/carry a fat doll to beat the emperor!

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