Chapter 2123 The homeland is hard to leave, the ruler and ministers are happy
This is not a good chat direction. So Lao Yu immediately started to change the topic.
"Think about it, your majesty. You have a new life now, so even if you have any regrets, you have a chance to remedy it, right?"
Lao Yu's words were just comforting. Of course, even he himself might feel that there was some lack of sincerity in it. However, he didn't care about this, because in this short but particularly harmonious relationship, he had already figured out the nature of the king Alexander.
He is particularly proud, confident and pure. Such people are used to carrying on their backs, so naturally no one needs to comfort him. Therefore, instead of wasting time doing such useless work, it is better to move your chopsticks more than to avoid letting down the reality of the delicacy in front of you.
Although he is a newborn and his body has returned to the healthiest state. However, he has become accustomed to this lifestyle of middle-aged and elderly people, and Lao Yu's taste is more on the list. Although there is no substantial basis for health preservation, it is mostly about seeking peace of mind. But in the end, you can still develop some healthy habits. For example, eating vegetarian food, not eating vegetarian dishes with meat, which has made Alexander laugh at him for many times.
No matter how ridiculed he was, he would do his own thing. After all, if he had to take care of himself, then this monarch would be too stubborn.
Alexander is not such a person, and the so-called ridicule is more of a manifestation of closeness. Lao Yu is still special to him. So even though he heard the lack of sincerity in his words, he still accepted his kindness. However, he also raised a new question accordingly.
"This is indeed an opportunity. But Lao Yu, my friend. Do you really want me to extend my journey to your hometown?"
Hearing this question, Lao Yu's face remained unchanged, but the chewing speed in his mouth was a little slower. Of course, no matter how slow it was, it was just a leaf, and it still had to be swallowed into his stomach. After doing this series of eating movements, he shook his head and said frankly.
"Of course I don't want to. Because no matter what, that's my hometown."
"I am certainly a person who left my hometown because of some changes, but this does not serve as a reason for me to bring the war to my hometown. You must know that no one with a little conscience should have such a thought. Because just like a child will not resent the lessons of his parents, even if they really did something wrong, can you still not recognize the parents who gave birth to you and raised you?"
"Maybe some people will do this, and there will be no hesitation. But I know myself, even if I kill me, I will not be able to do this. So, Your Majesty, if I really want to reach this point, please forgive me. I am afraid that I will have to go against your wishes."
"Old Yu, my friend, you shouldn't say these words."
Faced with Lao Yu's frankness, Alexander also felt helpless.
"Even if you really have such thoughts in your heart, can't you just say something nice to me? I am a king after all, and disobeying a king in person is really not the act of a wise man."
"It's really not smart." Haha, Lao Yu's face was a little more ashamed, but he still looked open and honest. He didn't think he should have something to hide. After all, he believed that his actions were all out of his original heart and also out of the truth. This kind of thinking was nothing to be said to others. Therefore, he naturally did not want to be a different set of things in front of others.
"If you say that you have no extraordinary friendship with Your Majesty, you are just a simple interaction of interests. Even sitting together like this is just a delusion, then I will indeed say something that is self-protection. After all, I will withdraw and pat my butt and leave. Anyway, I can't stop you, so it's better to have a clean look."
"But, Your Majesty. We can both sit in front of a hot pot and talk about the mountains. So naturally, I can't think that this is something I can leave."
"Just as you said to me, I stand by your side in order to be worthy of my life. At this point, the achievements you and I have achieved can prove many. In this process, I also feel that this is a process of delivering each other."
"You have given me enough trust and absolute respect. And I have done my whole life and found a heart full of heart. Maybe it's a little overwhelming, but I really feel that we should have a sincere friendship. So even if it's just for this, I don't think I should say anything against my will to you. I can't bear to defile this friendship just because I want to protect myself."
Speaking of this, he slowly slowed down his emphasis and became solemn. Just like when he was on stage for lectures many years ago, he pulled his straight clothes and straightened his wide glasses. He was sincere and sincere and said to Alexander like this.
"Your Majesty, if you really have to do that, please don't hesitate, just give me a pleasure. In this way, I am worthy of you and the country and the country. And you don't have to be in a dilemma."
This emphasis was made, and there was no room for reversal in these remarks. At first, Alexander couldn't help but change his face, solemn and embarrassing.
"I don't understand, Lao Yu. What is the point of doing this? If you really love your hometown, then I can promise you that after conquering that land, you will deliver it to you. As my subject, you will become the king of the Eastern world. Isn't that okay? Even if you feel guilty about your tribe, then isn't it enough to make up for them as a king?"
"I have never hoped for these things, your Majesty. I will not hope for these things."
Alexander's statement was interrupted, and Lao Yu's attitude was extremely firm.
"People are more important to know. I probably know that what I can do now is my limit. I hope I am a convincing monarch like you who commands the world and is a convincing monarch. I probably don't have this talent. Forcibly carrying this burden on myself is just harming others and oneself. So"
This clearly expressed his rejection, and for this rejection, Alexander couldn't help but look angry, and even put his hand on the sword that had been with him for many years. But looking at Lao Yu's open-minded look at him, he almost expected it but did not take any defense at all. He still let go of his hand.
"Old Yu, you really gave me a difficult problem. Do you have to let me make a choice above your and my ambition to conquer?"
"I didn't think about making things difficult for you, Your Majesty. When you come up with your usual decisiveness, it's all right!"
"The homonym of the Greek dialect of Maraca is to curse people. You are just making things difficult for me!"
He slammed Lao Yu's chest hard, which made Lao Yu couldn't help but cough, and the heroic king also drank indulgently.
He usually doesn't drink like this in front of Lao Yu. Although he has indeed had a reputation for drinking in history, he is not the kind of guy who doesn't listen to advice when facing his respected subordinates, friends and teachers.
But the current situation is different. If you can't drink a lot, it will be difficult to eliminate the affliction in his heart. It was after such a bitter drink that he slapped his beard, stared at his red eyes, and said to Lao Yu.
"Do you know, Lao Yu. When I first met you, I remembered someone. His name is Aristotle. Have you heard of it?"
"Of course. The famous ancient Greek philosopher, that wise man, sometimes I really wish I could be born two thousand years earlier to see the style of this sage."
"Ha, style? In terms of wisdom, he may indeed be extraordinary. But when it comes to being a human being, Lao Yu, do you know that in my heart, he is not as good as you!"
With a mocking smile on his face, the king who started drinking again talked about his past without any concern.
"It was when I was thirteen years old that I saw my teacher for the first time. I have to say that at that time I did have a longing for him. He studied under Plato and was called the Spirit of the Academy, and was famous for his wisdom in the Greek city-states. In that era of respecting scholars, even in Macedonia, a place that the Greeks regarded as a remote country, he was famous and longed for."
"I long to learn from him, to be a wise man, to be a wise king. Unlike my father who only teaches me some mess, I long to give me the wisest and purest things."
"He did teach me a lot, but that was not what I wanted. Perhaps in your eyes, he was an unparalleled wise man, an almost omnipotent wise man. But in my opinion, he was just a delusional and self-righteous guy."
"He is just a scholar, a man holding a pen in the library, a guy who speaks loudly in front of the people. What is his right to tell me what a king is, and what should a king do? He is just a scholar, and what is his right to explain the way of a king? Just because his teacher Plato proposed a ridiculous philosophical king, did he plan to cultivate me into such a ridiculous and pitiful thing?"
"He underestimated me too much. I am not the kind of idiot who obeys his words as soon as he says it. I understand far better than that stubborn guy. He wants to use me as a tool to achieve his dream. This is a ridiculous and pitiful idea. Maybe he wouldn't think that I think of him in this way."
Russell believed that Aristotle's influence on Alexander was almost zero, and there was no reason. Because a well-known scholar would agree to educate a future king in a remote small country, it was hard to say that he had no impure motivation. Coincidentally, Alexander was smart and intelligent since childhood, and he could tell who treated him with what kind of thought. As a future king who was unrestrained and willful, how he would give back is something that is not difficult to imagine.
The way smart people do not always apply to people, especially for another smart person. Just like Alexander and Aristotle, there is no sincerity between the two, so naturally there is no good result. But now, there is another saying.
Lao Yu did take out his heart and heart to treat Alexander. This may be related to his past experience, and he is not the kind of person who is used to falsehood and only serves his own purposes.
And it was this special friendship that touched Alexander's heart. Although he was a famous king, he was not the kind of unkind and righteous person that ordinary people imagined. This can be seen from his treatment of love horses.
The person who can hold a funeral for the horse and build a city to commemorate it will never be the kind of heartless guy. The reason why no one can be treated like this is because he has not met someone who treats him sincerely. But now when he meets him, he naturally refuses to say that he will regret it.
The reason why he tells such a past is to suggest that Lao Yu is different from the former teacher for him. He is willing to do something for Lao Yu, even if it is said, it will go against his original intention.
Of course, everything was indifferent. He would not say such words. Old Yu understood it naturally, so he also picked up the wine bowl in front of Alexander and drank it all in one go.
All the words were in the wine. For a person who had not drunk alcohol for many years and had clearly stated that he was unwilling to drink again, this also showed his attitude.
Sometimes men don’t need to say so clearly. With such a tacit understanding, it is better than anything beautiful. Alexander laughed and was very satisfied with Lao Yu’s performance. Because in his opinion, Lao Yu is really much more important than a golden country.
The Kingdom of Gold is just one of his thoughts. In fact, after reading so many modern books, his thoughts are no longer so deep. In the past, he thought this was the end of the world, but now it seems that the starry sky above his head is hanging high, and endless land is also on his head. If you want to find the end of the world, why bother to go to the east? Isn’t the stars and seas another kind of magnificence and romance?
Put aside the thoughts of the past and find a satisfactory helmsman for your future ship heading towards the stars and seas. Isn’t this a better choice?
Alexander thought so, and then looked at Lao Yu, who was flushed with his face because of drinking, and had already put the letter from Nick Fury in front of him.
Chapter completed!