Chapter 449: The old master preaches
Wu Wei was not in the palace and did not say hello in advance. Nan Meng, Meng Bei and Bai Bai happened to come to see him in an emergency, but they went to the Qinzheng Hall to find nothing.
They thought Wu Wei had gone to chat with Jiang Yuan. They had heard about the recent quarrel between Wu Wei and Jin Yu.
Among all the people who are close to Wu Wei, only Jiang Yuan is the oldest and has the most experience.
The three people hurriedly left the palace to look for Jiang Yuan, but in vain. Jiang Yuan sat at home alone, drinking tea and reading a book, which was very uncomfortable.
Seeing the anxious looks on several people's faces, Jiang Yuan asked a few more questions.
Ever since Jiang Yuan was hanged in the palace by Chen Dong and tortured to ask about Jinyu's whereabouts, after being rescued, Jiang Yuan had not cared about the affairs of the court and only enjoyed his old age at home.
Although he was alone, fortunately Wu Wei treated him quite well. He had no worries about food and clothing, and arranged for a few considerate maids to come and serve him.
There are also more than a dozen guards who take turns protecting the residence where he lives.
Jiang Yuan was very satisfied with his original choice of following Wu Wei, because no matter who he followed, there was no way he would end up like this.
Bai Bai and Jiang Yuan talked about the quarrel between Wu Wei and Jin Yu, and Wu Wei was delayed a lot of state affairs because of this.
Jiang Yuan stroked his long white beard and nodded.
"Young people always have to go through some ups and downs in love before they can see the true nature of things.
Let's go, I will go into the palace with you to see King Wei.
At this time, he probably needs someone to play a game of chess with him."
Jiang Yuan put down his book, straightened his clothes and waved to let the three people lead the way.
Mengbei and Nanmeng looked at each other. They felt that Jiang Yuan, an unreliable old man, was of no use.
He would have to arrange for someone to take him back.
Bai Bai was very happy: "You old man, I haven't visited the palace for a long time. Let me tell you that I have built many new houses inside and outside the palace recently.
Go take a look and give me some advice."
Bai Bai supported Jiang Yuan and talked to him in a flattering manner, but Jiang Yuan just nodded and smiled.
Wu Wei and Xiao Hong chatted briefly for a while and then left and returned to the palace.
Four guards and five horses were left at the entrance of the courtyard, and Wu Wei rode back to the palace.
Because Xiao Hong's idea of going into seclusion made Wu Wei dislike Jin Yu better, so after returning to the palace, he went directly to Qin Zheng Palace and told the palace maid that he would live in Qin Zheng Palace.
As a result, as soon as he entered the main hall of the palace, he saw Jiang Yuan sitting there waiting for him.
"Mr. Jiang, why are you here?" Wu Wei was a little surprised, but he felt much better when he saw him.
After all, Jiang Yuan had followed him from the beginning and witnessed Wu Wei's growth. Wu Wei already regarded him as his grandfather's relative.
So no matter how worried I was, when I came back and saw Jiang Yuan sitting here like a family member, I felt like I had something to rely on.
"King Wei, I haven't seen you for a long time. I've lost a lot of weight lately.
I have been addicted to chess recently, so I dared to challenge King Wei to play a game." Jiang Yuan stood up and saluted with a more respectful attitude. He knew that the courtesy of a monarch and his ministers should never be omitted.
Wu Wei's face lit up, and he walked in front of Jiang Yuan and helped him up: "Great, I just don't want to deal with state affairs, so let's lighten the mood in the next game."
As soon as the maids heard that Wu Wei wanted to play chess, they immediately arranged a small table, stools, chess pieces, tea and snacks.
Jiang Yuan stood aside stroking his beard and watching the palace maids busy while Wu Wei sat there in a daze. In fact, he was still worried.
"King Wei, I heard a story on the way here.
Do you want to hear it?" Jiang Yuan asked with a questioning tone, but in fact he guessed that Wu Wei would not refuse.
After spending several years together with Wu Wei, who became the leader of the country, Jiang Yuan knew that he was no longer the Wu Wei before, and often did not dare to rely on his old age.
Wu Wei looked up at Jiang Yuan and nodded, extending his hand to signal him.
"Does King Wei know the legend of dragons and phoenixes?" Jiang Yuan asked Wu Wei. Wu Wei looked at Jiang Yuan doubtfully, wasn't he telling a story?
Why would you ask such a boring question?
It is said to be a legend, so what does it matter whether you have heard of it or not?
"The dragon is the king of beasts, and the phoenix is the king of birds. Originally they were not related, and they almost never met.
Until I met..." Jiang Yuan was interrupted by Wu Wei before he finished speaking.
"Mr. Jiang, I know this legend. The phoenix rises to nirvana, the dragon transforms into wind and rain, and finally is reborn.
What is the significance of this story?" Wu Wei asked directly. He was not a child and could say anything directly.
Jiang Yuan laughed loudly: "Of course the story is told by the person who wants to tell some truth to the listener.
I also know that King Wei knows much more than me.
Generally, there will be totems of dragon and phoenix in the palace, symbolizing the good life of the king and queen.
But in fact, the dragon gave birth to nine sons, all of whom are different. Does King Wei know why?" Jiang Yuan blinked and looked at Wu Wei.
Wu Wei didn't hear what Jiang Yuan wanted to express at all. The preface and the follower were inconsistent.
"Mr. Jiang, the chessboard is ready, please!" At this time, Wu Wei really didn't want to talk nonsense with Jiang Yuan. The palace maid happened to be ready, so Wu Wei could interrupt this illogical story by playing chess.
Jiang Yuan slowly sat down and looked at Wu Wei. His eyes kept glancing back and forth on the black pieces, just wanting to hold the black pieces.
Wu Wei also saw his thoughts but he was not prepared to satisfy Jiang Yuan's thoughts.
He directly picked up the black piece and placed it on the chessboard. Wu Wei gave Jiang Yuan a proud look.
There was no big change in Jiang Yuan's expression. After all, Wu Wei is the king of the country.
Picking up the white piece and following Wu Wei's black piece, Jiang Yuan also glanced at Wu Wei and smiled happily.
"Why is Mr. Jiang laughing?"
"Why are you laughing again, Lord?"
"I asked you first!"
This time Jiang Yuan didn't reply immediately. He stroked his beard and stared at Wu Weixiao slowly.
"Master, not everything in this world needs to have a reason.
Just like when I laughed just now, I was laughing along with you unconsciously." After a while, Jiang Yuan said these words.
The two people's chess pieces have already fallen on less than half of the chessboard. Wu Wei's mind was on the chess game and he did not carefully study Jiang Yuan's words.
When Jiang Yuan didn't say anything and concentrated on playing chess with Wu Wei, Wu Wei disliked being too quiet and asked Jiang Yuan to continue talking.
"King Wei, do you feel that your ideas are a bit too overwhelming?" Jiang Yuan paused and glanced at Wu Wei, stroking his beard.
Wu Wei frowned, was he asking for too much?
"The title of country leader is not an easy one. I am very busy every day and all kinds of state affairs need to be taken into consideration.
Therefore, if you don't have enough energy every day, you will feel that others don't understand you, can't share your worries, and cause trouble for you.
The ruler of the country will always be in a bad mood, and if this continues, it will become a vicious cycle.
And they tend to be impatient with those who are close to them." Jiang Yuan kept talking about his self-righteous understanding.
Wu Wei probably also heard Jiang Yuan's purpose as a lobbyist.
"Mr. Jiang, I understand what you said, but I want to make it clear that I am not that impatient.
I just can't understand how a well-educated girl could turn into a shrew?" Wu Wei said a question that he had never understood.
"King Wei, if a woman doesn't have any man in her heart, she will be a very perfect woman.
But once she gets involved in love, she will definitely transform from a fairy into the most tacky woman in the world.
Selfish, unreasonable, domineering and arrogant.
The root of all this is that she cares about the person in her heart." Jiang Yuan explained with a smile that this was the effect he wanted, and Wu Wei would have a way to deal with it as long as he talked about the problems in his heart.
Chapter completed!