As for the poem "Yu Jia Ao", many people have attributed it to Fan Zhi, thinking that he wrote it for Zhang Zhao.

"Gentlemen! Gentlemen! If Fan has the ability to pronounce famous verses through the ages, how come he hasn't produced another one yet?"

Fan Zhi has actually explained this many times, but not many people believe it.

"Compared with this king's poems, I am actually more curious about why he calls himself the King of Heaven? Is it possible that there is a lack of culture in Hexi and they don't understand the difference between the king and the king of heaven?

But judging from the word "fisherman's pride", there is no such possibility. Brother Derun has been to Hexi, can you tell someone what kind of person this king is?"

Derun is Liu Tao's name. When Shi Jingtang made Zhang Zhao the King of Han, he and Shangshu Lu Dao went to deliver the decree.

At this time, Fan Zhi avoided talking, Director Lu had returned home seriously ill, and the person who had the most contact with Zhang Zhao was Liu Tao.

However, Liu Tao is not Fan Zhi. Fan Zhi stayed in Hexi for more than a year and was marginalized when he came back. He has always been cautious. He was afraid of being branded as a Hexi.

But Liu Tao was different. When he came back, he praised the King of Han in Hexi for his unspeakable loyalty to everyone he met, or said that the Hexi cavalry was far superior to the Khitan. He was afraid that others would not know that he had benefited from Hexi, and even bought a house and land when he came back.

However, in this way, people don't think that he has much connection with Hexi. Such an obvious act is obviously just taking money to help promote him.

"You, Li Weizhen, have never left Hexi, but you want to persuade Prince Zhang of Hexi to come to court to plead guilty. If so, someone can be the matchmaker."

These words can be said to be a bit bold, but everyone has long been accustomed to Liu Tao's style. Li Gu also smiled and shook his head, but there was a little meaning in his smile.

"It's a pity that a certain talent is lacking. If anyone can really resolve the grievances between the imperial court and Hexi, it will be a great achievement."

After everyone heard this, they all laughed.

Brothers Li Chao and Li Chao were Li Gu's cronies, so they didn't take it seriously at all. The others, like Xue Juzheng, just thought Li Gu's words today were a bit unusual.

Liu Tao's face was calm, but his heart was pounding. Fan Zhi's face was even more sad, as if he was making some kind of decision.

Everyone kept feasting until late at night. After the discussion about Hexi, Li Gu got a piece of dance music for a female singer from nowhere. Li Ma and others were so happy that they became even more excited. They sang poems and songs one after another, and finally stayed in Li Gu.

at home.

However, when arranging for everyone to stay overnight, a servant whispered a few words into Li Gu's ear, so Li Gu directly arranged Liu Tao and Fan Zhi in the east wing away from everyone.

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It was late at night, a few dim lights were swaying outside the east wing, and there was a gentle knock on the door.

However, after only one knock, it came to an abrupt end because the door was quickly opened from the inside.

Liu Tao stood at the door neatly dressed in robes. He looked at the man in black robe outside the door and raised his hand, "Is this the Duke of Lu, Feng Situ? Please come in quickly."

The man in black walked into the door and took off the black turban on his head. His face was thin and his beard and hair were a little gray. He was none other than Feng Dao, Duke of Lu, who was currently one of the three great civil servants of the Later Jin Dynasty.

A few traces of astonishment appeared on Feng Dao's face, but it quickly disappeared and he coughed lightly.

"I am assisting you, but I didn't notice that you, Liu Derun, have a great talent. I have neglected my duty!"

"There are so many talents in the world, such as this one, like a crucian carp crossing a river, how can we talk about great talents? But Mr. Dao came in person tonight and wanted to be the emperor in Daning Palace..."

Before Liu Tao finished speaking, Feng Dao had already walked into the room and sat down, while Li Gu was watching at the door himself.

"You don't need to test me, the emperor's holy body is in good health, and God will protect you if you suffer from any illness!"

Liu Tao chuckled, Feng Dao seemed to have said nothing, but he said everything.

He spoke like this, came to him so late, and specifically asked Li Gu to use the excuse of his birthday to convene a large group of people related to Hexi for a banquet and test. There must be something seriously wrong with Shi Jingtang's health, so Feng Dao was in a hurry to do this.

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"What we are talking about today is that you will not recognize anything outside this door. You, Liu Derun, must also understand that you are in Dajin, and your parents, wife and children are also in Dajin."

Feng Dao didn't like the feeling of being led around very much. As a veteran official whose edges had been worn away by today's world, the premise for him to do anything was to protect himself first.

After sitting down, Feng Dao shook his head, "King of Great Liang, this title is not very good.

The term "Heavenly King" was a nickname for the Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty in the past, but since the First Emperor unified the world, no one has used it anymore.

The people who were later called kings of heaven were Fu Jian, King of Qin, Yuwen Jue, King of Zhou in the Northern Dynasties, and even Shihu Shile, but they were all barbarians."

As Feng Dao spoke, his brows furrowed more and more, because not only did he not understand why Zhang Zhao wanted to be called the King of Heaven, but in fact, he was not sure why Zhang Zhao suddenly wanted to stand on his own.

Even if this occupies the territory of the Dingnan Army and the Lingwu Army, it can still be discussed. Why should it be so fierce?

Liu Tao smiled indifferently, "Since the King of Heaven was the title of the Emperor of Zhou in the past, why did it become a title reserved only for barbarians? The Son of Heaven's father was a Khitan man, so couldn't he still be the King of China?

The king of Liang is in the northwest, where Dangxiang, Qiang, Shatuo, Uighur, Dadan, Sogdian, Tubo, and Tuyuhun tribes are all mixed together, just like in the past when the emperor of Zhou, the king of Xia, wanted to change the barbarians into Xia.

It's a pity that I returned to my country with great righteousness, but I didn't expect the emperor of the Central Plains to recognize Di Yi as my father. Even the miscellaneous barbarians in Hexi despised him. How could the king of Liang turn Yi into Xia after being so immoral?

Since the Emperor has no virtue, the King of Liang should be the King of Heaven and raise the banner of China in Liangzhou."

Feng Daochang took a breath, and he could tell that Zhang Zhao was not trying to build a country and establish self-reliance, but was competing for orthodoxy with the Central Plains.

This Heavenly King is not a Diren Heavenly King like Fu Jian, nor a Xianbei Heavenly King like Yu Wenjue, but a Heavenly King like Zhou Tianzi.

"Sophistry! So bold! So cruel!" Even an old fox like Feng Dao was so angry that he was shaking with anger at Zhang Zhao's statement.

"Even if the emperor's father is a Khitan and his conduct is defective, the orthodoxy of the Central Plains is still there, the culture of the Central Plains gathers together, the capital of Yao and Shun, the emperor's kingly spirit is still here, and Hexi has fallen for a hundred and fifty years. How can we raise the banner of China?"

"Then I would like to ask Mr. Ke Dao, Shi Jingtang was of mixed Sogdian origin. If Zhu Xie's family in the former Tang Dynasty was canonized by a great dynasty, it could barely be called a great dynasty clan, and it still had the appearance of being a king of China.

But Shi Jingtang was a rebellious minister, his father was a Khitan man, and he betrayed his country to become the emperor. What kind of king of China could he be?

If four generations of our lord have not forgotten their homeland, surrounded by barbarians and protected the Han culture, but cannot raise the Chinese flag, why should Shi Jingtang be the emperor of China?"

Liu Tao snarled at Feng Dao unceremoniously, and Feng Dao was so angry that his face turned red. He gasped and looked at Liu Tao.

"If you want to put it this way, Li Min claims to be a member of the Great Dynasty clan, and Qian Yuanguan has been a Chinese for generations. Which one of them is not more orthodox than King Zhang?

If we want to uphold the Chinese Taoist tradition, none of them is more suitable than King Zhang!"

"Indeed!" Liu Tao nodded in agreement.

"But Li Min in the Wu and Tang Dynasties was no more than a farm servant. He only wanted to protect himself and had no ambition to make progress. The soldiers and generals of the Tang Dynasty could only defend themselves. How could they pacify the North without cavalry?

Qian Yue's country is small and narrow, so what can he do to uphold the Chinese orthodoxy? Only King Liang is capable of both civil and military affairs!"

When Feng Dao heard Liu Tao's fallacies, his head hurt. He never expected that Liu Tao would be so arrogant.

Born in Tokyo, facing him, the most favored civil servant around Shi Jingtang, he still dared to say such treasonous words.

But just as he was about to refute, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

Why did Liu Tao want to tell him this?

Yu Liutao argued that these words were not the purpose of his visit today.

He, Feng Dao, came to explore the way for Shi Chonggui because he knew that Shi Jingtang was indeed going to die soon. He was not here to argue about orthodoxy.

Speaking of which, Shi Jingtang was also pitiful. During the time when he was so angry that he was bedridden, Feng Dao, Li Gu and others had long been recruited by Shi Chonggui.

The reason was that Shi Jingtang was so whimsical that he actually wanted to pass the seat to Shi Chongrui, who was only two years old, instead of Shi Chonggui.

This is the most outrageous thing in the world. Shi Jingtang betrayed his country and sought glory before ascending to the throne. For thousands of years, there has been no one who has been more unfair than him.

Now to think of passing the position to two-year-old Shi Chongrui in such troubled times is simply crazy.

Therefore, even if Feng Dao and other civil servants were re-employed by Shi Jingtang, they would immediately turn to Shi Chonggui.

Because if there is another military turmoil, the most unlucky people will be these civil servants who seem to have power but actually have no power, but make the military think they are very rich.

After Feng Dao discovered that something was wrong, Liu Tao's attitude quickly softened. He took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Feng Dao.

"Precisely because the King of Liang came from Hexi, he did not have the same temperament as other warriors in the world. When such people arrive in Liangzhou, they will have the special experience of having the King of Liang sleep on his feet.

Your Majesty's literary talent is better than anyone in the world. He is especially good at poetry and prose, and he also knows the importance of promoting literature and education.

A year ago, all the prefectures in Hexi had complete state schools, and five or six out of ten Confucian scholars from Guanzhong were teaching in Hexi to make a living.

Moreover, there is no such thing as military officials treating civil servants as slaves. After Fan Wensu formulated the laws for Hexi, all the scholars and common people followed them regardless of their status. Even the King of Liang was no exception. His morale was high, like the rising sun. How could he not be admired?

If we, the civil servants, no longer want to fall prey to pigs and dogs, only Prince Liang can rely on."

Feng Dao said nothing and silently read Zhang Zhao's autographed letter to him, then put it on the oil lamp and burned it to ashes.

In this letter, Feng Dao was not moved by the official appointments, promises, and win-wins. Only Zhang Zhao was certain that Shi Jingtang would not be around for long, which made him very frightened.

Feng Dao thought about it all and suddenly figured out many problems.

Why did Zhang Zhao react so fiercely? Not only did he stand up for himself, he also wanted to spread the word to the world to disgrace Shi Jingtang. All of this was to push Shi Jingtang's face into the ground and beat him repeatedly.

Could it be that since he and the Khitan leader are brothers, his biggest idea is to piss off Shi Jingtang to death?

Feng Dao shook his head. Don't think too much about such conspiracy theories. Once you fall into it, it will affect your judgment.

"Since King Zhang has this idea, things have reached this point. The king has already called himself the King of Heaven and established a country and an ancestral temple. There is no turning back. It seems that I came here in vain."

Feng Dao came today to explore the way for Shi Chonggui, to see if he could bring Zhang Zhao back, at least to find out what Zhang Zhao was thinking, and to take the opportunity to assess whether there was any danger in Guanzhong.

Now that Zhang Zhao has the intention to fight for the Chinese orthodoxy, there is nothing to talk about with Shi Chonggui. Let's see the truth on the battlefield!

Liu Tao looked at Feng Dao strangely: "But how can Mr. Dao say that there is no room for change?

The king sent a message to the world, scolding the leader of Jin for his immorality and shamelessness, but he did not say that Jin's immorality was unreasonable.

If the successor can comply with the people's wishes and no longer serve the Khitan as his father, who can say that he is immoral?"

Feng Dao was about to leave, but when he heard Liu Tao's words, he suddenly turned around, his eyes piercing Liu Tao like lightning.
To be continued...