The messenger took Lu Qi's pardon order and rode to Hongzhou City. Lu Qi's pardon order was a surprise to the military and civilians in Hongzhou. Gu Taiwei was in charge of Hongzhou City. After receiving the pardon order, he nodded secretly in praise.

The King of Jin's amnesty was to approve Yuwen on the surface, but in fact it comforted the people's hearts. Especially the three words "fame and fame" are the most important for many surrendered ministers in Wei. The King of Jin did not reconcile the Yuwen family, so the future of the surrendered ministers would not have any flaws.

Taiwei Gu released all the relatives of Yuwen family and also asked Yuwen to take away some of the property according to actual circumstances. In addition, according to Lu Qi's oral message, in his own name, he asked the surrendered minister who had a marriage with Yuwen family to tell him not to let his wife go randomly. His Majesty the King of Jin was not happy to let his wife go for the official career. After hearing this, the surrendered ministers did not dare to "draw a clear line" with Yuwen family. After Lu Qi's amnesty order arrived, the hearts of Hongzhou quickly changed from anxiety to peace.

The morning after the pardon arrived in Hongzhou, the head of the Rong family and his son set off for Changsha Prefecture and went to Changsha Prefecture to ask for Lu Qi. Lu Qi met with the Rong father and son.

Lu Qi lives in the former imperial palace of Chu, now it is Changsha Palace. He meets the Rong father and son in Xiangyun Pavilion. As soon as he meets, the Rong father and son kneel down and respectfully bow to Lu Qi. Lu Qi does not give Leng Yu, and smiles and goes up to help the head of the Rong family, and then gives him a seat.

After sitting down, Lu Qi smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time. My hometown is healthy and shabby."

"Borrowing the auspicious words of Your Majesty, the old minister's body is still acceptable." The head of the Rong family said respectfully.

Lu Qi smiled and said calmly: "You are always Qing'er's grandfather. I should respect you according to etiquette. You can discuss relatives, but you don't have to discuss the monarch and ministers."

"Your Majesty said this, the old minister cannot agree with it. The old minister asked himself that he still made some contributions." The head of the Rong family said without changing his expression.

"What do you say about your old credit?" Lu Qi asked with a smile.

"The greatest contribution of the old minister is to keep his secret for Your Majesty. Your Majesty went to Tang, Zhou, and even Wei's suspicion about Your Majesty, and the old minister once concealed his Majesty." The head of the Rong family said righteously.

Lu Qi was slightly stunned when he heard this, then turned his head and looked elsewhere. After a while, he heard the head of the Rong family sincerely say, "Please don't blame the old minister for not doing anything. The old minister's actions will not have much significance for the destruction of the Wei State of Jin. The existence of Wei State is actually because Your Majesty deliberately indulged. The old minister does not want to obtain great merits in his heart, but only wants to be able to protect himself. If the old minister makes great merits, it will only make His Majesty embarrassed."

Lu Qi turned around and smiled and said, "I have seen the eloquence of the old Duke."

"I thank Your Majesty for your tolerance." The Rong father and son hurriedly stood up and knelt on the ground to thank him.

"You are still Duke Rong, so it would be great if you move to Huzhou in the future." Lu Qi said gently.

"Huzhou is bordered by Taihu Lake, and it is a hometown of fish, rice and silk. The old ministers cannot ask for it. Thank you for your grace." Duke Rong hurriedly responded respectfully.

"Duke Rong asked for a ride, and my father-in-law asked for a seat." Lu Qi said gently.

The Rong family and son stood up thankfully, especially the son of Duke Rong, who looked quite excited and surprised, and the father and son fell down.

"The old Duke went to Huzhou, I hope he would not interfere in military affairs." Lu Qi reminded him.

"Don't worry, your Majesty, the old minister will be at peace. He moved to Huzhou. The old minister set up a village fort on the shore of Taihu Lake to live in peace with his tribe." Duke Rong replied.

Lu Qi was stunned and nodded immediately, "It's better to be an elder, but the old Duke should not be too idle."

"Yes, the old minister will do his best to benefit the people in the countryside." Duke Rong said respectfully.

Lu Qi smiled and nodded. He could not beat Rong to death with one stick. Rong was very useful in checks and balances of aristocratic families, and could only treat him with kindness. This old Duke was very cunning, but his "father-in-law" was obviously a person who could rest assured.

"How much do the old Duke know about me?" Lu Qi asked gently.

"When you go back to your Majesty, I know that your Majesty has made progress in Hexi and Beiting, and has become the son-in-law of Zhou, the Minister of Rites, and the General." Duke Rong replied.

"Then do you think that Guohui Zhou knew my true identity?" Lu Qi asked.

"Your Majesty, the so-called true and false is confusing. The Wei State was the closest to Jin State, but I can't figure out the rumor that would be true. The key is that Your Majesty's behavior completely subverts the normal cognitive concept. If anyone hears that the Emperor of Jin State went to Zhou State, his first thought would be nonsense, and he will also think that if the Emperor of Jin State was not in the country, wouldn't he have usurped power by others?" Duke Rong replied.

Lu Qi nodded and said, "That's the truth, but I know that any secret will be revealed."

"Your Majesty is the truth, but anyone from Jin State who knows Your Majesty's secrets will almost keep their mouths for their own interests or mislead them. Because most of the civil service system of Jin State was recommended by Xiao, the Xiao family did not rebel, and it was difficult for foreign forces to invade the secrets of the officialdom of Jin State. The reason why Your Majesty was able to hide the truth is that the officialdom of Jin State is very pure. Zhou State and the former spies of Wei State could not interfere in the official system of Jin State in a short period of time, and could only repay them based on hearsay." Duke Rong State said.

Lu Qi nodded and said, "I still need to go back to Zhou State."

"Since Your Majesty has made progress in Hexi Beiting, I also think he should go back. However, I suggest that Your Majesty should not take risks with himself. Just manage Hexi and wait for the opportunity. According to the old minister's guess, Your Majesty's next step should be to advance the Han Kingdom west of Jiange, so that the territory of Jin can be connected with the fifteen states of Longyou." said Duke Rong.

"The old Duke knew that I had Hehuang and Longxi?" Lu Qiwei said in surprise.

Duke Rong was slightly stunned and said, "The old minister doesn't know, but Your Majesty has occupied Hexi, and Hexi is the most important strategic location of Longyou Road. You can seize Hehuang and Longxi, and you can compete with the Central Plains in Hexi. Since Your Majesty has 200,000 troops in Hexi, and there are 40,000 cavalry of Xiliang, it is easy to capture Hehuang and Longxi as long as you send troops."

Lu Qi nodded and smiled again: "Why don't the old Duke suggest me to raise an army and unify the world?"

"The old minister believed that the hero who wanted to be hasty but failed and wanted to use swords and weapons to unify the world would be 90% defeated. The ancient King of Western Chu and the Emperor of Zhou now rely too much on the army to solve everything, and lacked the gentle means of the ruler." Duke Rong replied.

"I have met Emperor Zhou, who was a wise ruler, but most of the military officials he relied on were wise figures." Lu Qi commented.

"The old minister believes that if the Emperor of Zhou was a wise monarch, he should not have committed the evil things that had happened in several dynasties before. Zhou was originally a military general who rebelled and established a country, but the Emperor of Zhou condones military officials to become arrogant. The old minister believes that it is not diligent in office or a wise monarch. After the Emperor of Zhou advanced to the Jianghuai River, the most important thing he should do was to recuperate, strengthen the status of civil servants, and let civil servants take charge of some military positions. However, the Emperor of Zhou was eager to destroy Yan State. Yan State's soldiers and generals were brave and had more cavalry, which was several times stronger than the combat power of the Tang State army back then. The consequences can be imagined." Duke Rong did not agree with the reason.

Lu Qi was silent after hearing this. After a while, Duke Rong said again: "Your Majesty can be the main reason for his own ability. But I believe that he is also the one who has benefited from the fight between the snipe and the clam. In other words, in the Tang Dynasty, several major families occupied great power, but none of them could shake the rule of the Tang Dynasty. The reason is that the families checked and balanced each other, and the Emperor of Tang was always staring at the aristocratic families."

"The old Duke's meaning is to advise me not to let the Xiao family dominate the world." Lu Qi said gently.

Duke Rong shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, checks and balances of aristocratic families are necessary, but if you want the country to be strong and stable, the best way is to recruit scholars fairly and recruit students from the emperor, which can gradually replace the influence of the aristocratic families on the court."

"That's true, but most of the truly talented scholars are from aristocratic families, and it's hard for ordinary families to study." Lu Qi responded with a smile.

"Your Majesty's words are biased. Not to mention that there are many large families in Jiangnan, but your Majesty's move to establish a multi-academie can already make many talents emerge." Duke Rong retorted.

Lu Qi smiled and nodded, then said gently: "Actually, I know that the Jin State can be in harmony with people is the credit of the Central Government envoy. What I did is to win the world, and what the Central Government envoy did is to rule the world."

Duke Rong's expression was slightly stiff, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty, the harem will interfere in politics, which will cause chaos in the future."

Lu Qi smiled and said, "If you want to do something in the future, when the world is unified, the inner court may become a cabinet and hold the nine ministers and prime ministers, but the envoy of the Central Government will still be the head of the cabinet."
Chapter completed!