Chapter 8 Wang Zijiang asked about the way of heaven during the banquet Wu Weiyi used the question to identify the annual rings
Prince Du Jiang led Wu Weiyi and stepped into the hall on the velvet blanket on the ground. When the civil and military officials saw the prince, they all knelt on the edge of their desks and shouted loudly:
"Welcome to your Highness, your Highness, and your Highness, and you will be at peace."
Wang Zijiang continued to take steps and led Wu Weiyi into the seat. When Wu Weiyi saw it, he was shocked again. He saw that his seat was the first position on the left hand of the chairman. Wang Zijiang's own seat was actually opposite him, and he was in the first seat on the right.
Wu Weiyi knew that during the Spring and Autumn Period, the left was generally regarded as the most respected in the festive and auspicious events. Therefore, the seat Wu Weiyi now sits in is the most noble position except the King of Shu. Therefore, Wu Weiyi was naturally a little flattered when he saw such an arrangement.
Wang Zijiang first entered the seat, and then stood and said to everyone:
"My dear ministers, today we are lucky to have the visit of the immortals from heaven. This is really a blessing for our Shu Kingdom. You may not know that this immortal is the twelve golden immortals under the seat of the King of Jinwu Daming - Taiyi Supreme Immortal. Yesterday, he fell into our Shu Kingdom from the sky, and today he showed his magical powers on the court. However, he was almost killed by the willful and willful Princess Jinzhi who mistakenly acted as a spy in the Ba Kingdom. Fortunately, I arrived in time. Now that I can welcome the immortals here, it really makes us shine!"
After hearing what Wang Zijiang said, everyone at the banquet said in unison:
"Prince Shengming, I and others worship."
Wang Zijiang then waved his hand and said:
"Dear ministers, please come to the banquet!"
After saying that, the officials and officials who were kneeling beside several cases all stood up and entered the table.
At this time, two rows of maids were neatly walked in from outside the hall gate, and there was a maid in each seat in the hall.
Wang Zijiang stood up, raised his wine cup and said to everyone:
"Come on, all the servants, watch the wine."
During the meal, all the ministers and ministers raised their wine cups together with Wang Zijiang and shouted in unison:
"Thank you the prince for wine."
Then everyone drank the wine cup in their hands and re-entered the seat.
Wang Zijiang winked at the palace servants who were accompanying him, and saw the palace servant walk into the middle, slamming his high fives three times, and shouting loudly:
"The banquet begins!"
The sound of the sheng, flute and wind music around them suddenly rang out. Seven or eight dancers who had already prepared outside the hall were waving their silk long sleeves and also responded with gentle dance steps.
The people in the hall began to pour wine and drink with each other, and Wang Zijiang surely came to Wu Weiyi with a wine cup.
Wu Weiyi knew that the prince was going to toast, so he quickly stood up and returned the salute. Wang Zijiang smiled and said to Wu Weiyi:
"Ah, Immortal, I am fortunate to be able to visit our Shu Kingdom today. I will respect you first."
After saying that, he drank the wine in the cup in one go. Wu Weiyi also raised the wine together to drink it. After Wang Zijiang returned to his seat, he put down the wine cup and greeted Wu Weiyi with a smile, and asked him:
"Supreme Immortal, I wonder if I have any advice for coming to our Shu Kingdom this time?"
Wu Weiyi was about to use chopsticks, but when Wang Zijiang asked this, the chopsticks stopped there again. At this moment, his mind was spinning very quickly:
"If I had not told some tricks about this prince, I wouldn't have given up so easily. But... I have not even clarified the specific time point now, how dare I speak up? And... I have nothing to say about this ancient Shu Kingdom..."
So Wu Weiyi stood up and bowed imitatingly, saying to the prince:
"Prince, I am here today and I have a special secret to give you."
When Wang Zijiang heard this "Super Immortal" that he came here with some mystery, he immediately became interested and walked up to ask:
"Oh? I hope to hear it carefully."
Wu Weiyi paused for a moment, put his hands behind his back, lowered his head and closed his eyes and pondered for a while, and then said in a silence:
"The road to Shu is difficult, it is harder than climbing to the blue sky! Cancong and Yufu, why are you confused about the founding of the country? You are 48,000 years old and will not be connected with Qin Pass."
Wang Zijiang only heard him chanting here, but he had no thoughts and asked:
"I know what the immortal said just now, "Cancong and Yufu" are all the ancestors of our Shu Kingdom. Others... I am so stupid, but I can't understand it."
Wu Weiyi smiled, so he added:
"Shu founded a country with difficulty. Although it had gone through all kinds of hardships, it only had the right place but never had the time. This means that the road to Shu is difficult, and it is difficult to reach the blue sky."
After hearing this, Wang Zijiang said:
"The emperor's words are not bad. The Chinese in Shu have been established for more than 300 years since they followed King Wu to attack Zhou and promote Zhou. Although this place is indeed inferior to the Zhou people who left Qinchuan in the north, their fortunes are becoming increasingly prosperous. What's more, our Shu country is now enterprising, practicing Zhou rituals to encourage themselves and raising troops to strengthen themselves. Now our Shu country is rich and strong, and it is at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period. Perhaps it won't take long, and it is unknown whether this prince can lead his troops to compete with the Qin people."
Wu Weiyi listened silently, but continued to smile and waved his hand and said:
"Your Highness, this is the second point I want to say. Remember not to compete with the Qin people. Only by 'not connecting with Qin people' can we keep the peace in Shu Kingdom."
When Wang Zijiang heard this, he was even more puzzled:
"Why do the Supreme Immortals always want to increase the ambition of others? How can our Shu Kingdom be inferior to that of the Qin people? According to rumors, there was a country in Dongou, Jiuzhou. It was also under the assistance of a god. With the power of a country, he fought with the strong Chu for more than 300 battles with the power of a country, and finally destroyed Chu in one fell swoop. This prince was about to follow the example of Dongou Kingdom, to serve as a talented person, and to open up a great cause of our Shu Kingdom."
"The country of Dong'ou? Destroy Chu?"
Wu Weiyi was inspired by this Prince Jiang and suddenly thought of something:
"If I remember correctly, the Chu State was destroyed twice during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. As we all know, when Wang Jian led the Qin army to destroy Chu, the land of Bashu had been owned by the Qin people. The other time the Chu State was destroyed was King Helu of Wu, Wu Zixu, and Sun Wu led the Wu people to destroy Chu. Moreover, this person also mentioned the 'Eastern European Country'. In this way, the current era should be..."
In order to confirm his own ideas, Wu Weiyi and Wang Zijiang said:
"Although this Dongou country is strong, it is still a country that can only be harmonious but cannot take advantage of the time and place. Otherwise, how could it be restored by the Chu people?"
Wang Zijiang was shocked after hearing this:
"Supreme Immortal! Are you saying that Chu State still has the power to restore the country now? Is it because of the number of days?"
Wu Weiyi saw that Wang Zijiang was so surprised, and he became clear in his heart. He roughly knew what era he had traveled to. However, on the surface, he still pretended to be calm and continued to talk:
"The so-called centipede insect dies without being stiff. The state of Chu has a vast territory, so how can it be merged by a mere Wu State? Isn't this just like a snake trying to swallow an elephant? Although it has a temporary opportunity and a capable person to assist, it is still lacking in greed after all."
After hearing this, Wang Zijiang paused for a moment and asked again:
"Why would you like to ask the emperor, what about the Qin people's destiny?"
Wu Weiyi saw at a glance that the Shu Kingdom must be at a higher level than the Qin people at this time. He knew that if he was too generous to the Qin people's destiny at this time, it would probably lead to unexpected results. Therefore, he just replied:
"The Qin people founded a country with a long life and made some achievements in the future. Therefore, as we said just now, the best way to preserve Shu is to 'not connect with Qin'."
As soon as he finished speaking, a man rushed out of Wang Zijiang's side mat. He saw that this man was tall and big, with round eyes, and staring out his eyes very scary. He pointed at Wu Weiyi and shouted:
"What kind of god is this? It's a magical saying here that confuses the public and bewitches people's hearts. How can our Shu Kingdom be comparable to that of the small Dongou Kingdom, and how can the Qin people compare to the Chu people? If our Shu Kingdom was not blocked by the dangerous mountains in the north, destroying Qin was just a blink of an eye. You fake immortal, you are exaggerating!"
After hearing this person say that, he knelt down facing Wang Zijiang, lowered his head, clasped his fists and said:
"Prince, if the prince intends to destroy Qin, I, Du Lie, will lead my troops to serve as the vanguard on the left to repay the prince's favor for his acquaintance."
Wang Zijiang hurriedly helped Du Lie up and said to him:
"The general will understand the will of the general. Please ask him quickly, so there is no need to do so. The so-called "know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles." Taiyi Xian also reminded me with kindness that whether you go out of Qinchuan in the north or cross the Chujiang in the east, you will have a big deal. You should think twice and act."
At this moment, a team of eunuchs and palace maids suddenly walked out from behind the curtain of the main seat. One of them raised his voice and shouted loudly:
"The king is here!"
Then, with the help of a man, an old man with gray hair and beards trembled out from the main screen, with a crown on his head, and the bead curtains in front of the crown made a crisp and pleasant collision sound with the trembling body of the King of Shu.
Seeing that the King of Shu was arrived, Wang Zijiang immediately became panicked. He immediately led the important officials to get up from the table, and then knelt on the edge of the desk, shouting in unison:
Chapter completed!