But soon, Ye Teng's voice sounded, as if he was talking in his sleep.

"Have you understood that sentence?"

…

Everyone is a shady person, so Hei Fu naturally knows what is going on: "Did the old man say 'big fish in the sea'?"

Ye Teng didn't answer, which was regarded as acquiescence, and Heifu continued:

"Four years ago, before I left Xianyang and went to Jiaodong to take up my post, my wife gave me the words 'big fish in the sea'."

This is an allusion. Out of selfish motives, Mengchangjun's father, Jingguojun Tianying, planned to strengthen the city wall of Xue County, his fiefdom, to make it as high as Linzi, and to pursue independence behind closed doors. The diners tried to dissuade him, but Jingguojun was furious and banned it.

If the retainer talks about this again, he will be killed!

Only one bold guest came to Tian Ying and said only three words to him: "Big fish in the sea!" Then he turned around and ran away.

Tian Ying didn't know what he meant, so he could only agree to let him speak freely.

The guest said: "Have you heard about the big fish in the sea? It can't be caught with nets, hooked, and has no natural enemies in the sea. But once the big fish leaves the water, even small ants can do whatever they want on it.

.The state of Qi is like the water of the lord. You can control the world and pay tribute to the princes, not because Xuecheng is strong and has many soldiers, but because you are the prime minister of Qi and have mountains at your back. If you break with Qi, you will no longer be able to do it.

Being protected, even if the city wall of Xuexian County is built as high as the sky, can it still block the 100,000 troops of Chu and Wei?"

Tian Ying suddenly realized it and stopped building Xue.

Heifu told the story of the big fish in the sea again and said:

"I initially thought that Fu Weng meant that I am like a fish in the sea. I can rely on the people of Qin in Nanjun and Guanxi, and I have won the trust of your majesty and the cooperation of my colleagues. Therefore, I can be like a fish in water and fully display my talents."

"But when we go to Jiaodong, it is the farthest place from Xianyang. Guizhou has not yet gathered, the people are not yet settled, and there are many wealthy people in the fields. I look like a offshore fish, but in fact I am just a fish on the beach. A tiger falls in Pingyang and is bullied by a dog, but a dragon swims around.

If you don't want to die in the shallows and be swallowed up by ants, you must recruit some talents to help your brothers and sisters..."

"It's really a piece of rotten wood, is that what I mean?"

Ye Teng said angrily, his eyes still closed.

"of course not."

Heifu smiled and said: "I later understood that the real warning of the old man was that Qin is like the sea and I am like a fish. If I leave this vast water, I will be like Tian Ying who left Qi and cannot survive. Therefore, the fish

Don’t escape from the abyss!”

This is a dilemma that every high-ranking person cannot avoid.

Ye Teng was a smart man. He vaguely sensed something and hoped that Heifu would abide by his duties as a Qin official and not have any messy thoughts just because he was far away from Xianyang.

This is Ye Teng's own experience. Without the protection of the Qin Dynasty, he and the entire family will be torn into pieces by the nobles of the Six Kingdoms. Therefore, he can only serve the Qin Dynasty loyally, and he dare not have any dissent to guard Han.

If he rebels against Han, if he serves as an official of Qin but betrays Qin, his reputation will be ruined and he will be reviled for eternity!

Ye Teng thought that Heifu's situation was similar to his, so he must not go the wrong way!

The last thing he couldn't let go of before he died was Heifu's thoughts.

But I heard Heifu say: "This statement is indeed reasonable, but if the sea is about to boil, are the fish in it going to move and wait to be stewed into soup?"

Ye Teng opened his eyes suddenly and looked at Hei Fu in surprise.

"The sea is so big, how could it be boiled?"

Heifu gently fiddled with the lamp wick on the table: "The sea is willing to accept its water, so it can hold it. But if you cut off the living water and cook it with fierce fire, it will boil one day. You must have felt it too," he said.

... "

It was obviously a freezing snowy day, but Hei Fu stretched out his hand and said, "It's getting hotter and hotter today!"

Ye Teng was really sweating, and the heat wave was rolling, how could he not know? But he still didn't give up:

"Can't we warn and stop it? This is the duty of Qin officials!"

Hei Fu was silent for a long time before he said: "How can the fish in the cauldron stop the fire if it jumps and struggles? You should know where the fire that boils this sea comes from... Young Master Fusu, Mao Jiao, I, and even

And you, old lady, we have tried it all and we can’t stop it.”

He and Ye Teng both know what each other is, so at this moment, Hei Fu doesn't have to be an actor, he doesn't have to pretend to be a lonely minister, a good teacher and friend, an upright official and a good official, the leader of the country...

He is just a middle-aged man standing at the crossroads of history, hesitating when faced with a decision that will affect his own life, affect 30 million people, and affect the world for two thousand years!

Is it to turn the tide, or to add fuel to the flames?

Okay, before you open your mouth to save the people and save the world, save yourself first.

He said from the bottom of his heart: "I can't expect the fire to stop on its own, and I can't serve the public wholeheartedly without any selfishness. Over the past few years, the black man has been running around, fixing the country's leaks, working as a dog for His Majesty, working hard and without complaint, but

I'm really tired. I think it's time to think about myself..."

"That's all... I will die soon. The next road, whether it is life or death, you can only walk on your own. I am just glad that the ghost uncle has arrived at the door, and I don't have to see the day when everything is boiling."

Ye Teng looked away and laughed.

Only one last question remains.

"But Heifu, what are you going to do? How do you solve the dilemma of the big fish in the sea? How do you get out of the abyss, fish?"

"For others, it's almost impossible, but for me, it's not difficult."

Heifu came closer and told the dying old man his answer in his ear:
Chapter completed!