Fang Jun was still wondering who drugged him. Hearing this, he asked curiously: "Who is the Taoist priest referring to?"
Yuan Tiangang drank the tea in the cup slowly, clicked his tongue, and then said: "The former Minister of Civil Affairs of the Sui Dynasty and the Duke of Wenxi County, Pei Shiju."
Fang Jun was puzzled.
This is a true legend, one of the incarnations of "Evil King" Shi Zhixuan...
Sometimes you can call a person a sycophant, because he gave the emperor some bad ideas and made the people resentful; sometimes you can call him a virtuous minister, because he dares to give direct advice.
This is Pei Shiju.
Later generations only know that there was Pei Ju, who was this king, because later the word "Shi" in the name of His Majesty Li Er was taboo, and all historical books and records were changed to Pei Ju. It's just that His Majesty Li Er was very generous and never practiced the policy of avoiding taboos during his lifetime. After his death, Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi implemented the policy of avoiding taboos, such as changing "Minbu" to "Hubu"...
This guy is a real talent.
Pei Ju's life was not good. He was born into a distinguished family like the Wenxi Pei family, but lost his father when he was young. However, he was smart and studious, and soon won everyone's praise. His eldest uncle said: "Guan Ru God Knowledge is enough to become a talented person. If you want to be an official, you should be qualified for the affairs of the world."
During the period of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, Gao Zhizhi and Wang Wenjin started a rebellion. Pei Ju volunteered to quell the rebellion and won a complete victory with three thousand old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers, demonstrating the military talents of Sun Wu and Bai Qi.
Yang Guang was very happy and said to Gao Ying, Yang Su and others: "Wei Xi's 20,000 soldiers cannot reach the mountain early, and I am afraid that his soldiers are too few. Pei Ju led 3,000 soldiers to Nankang. I have a minister like this." Why should I worry about this!"
Pei Ju's talent goes far beyond that.
He also served as an envoy to the Turks and other foreign countries several times, and conducted strategic operations in the Western Regions. He was committed to trade and cultural exchanges between China and the West. He made forty countries in the Western Regions surrender and pay tribute to the Sui Dynasty, and expanded the territory for thousands of miles. He was known as "the traffic between China and the West. Zhang Qian" and compiled what he saw, heard and felt into a "Picture Notes of the Western Regions", recording the geographical information of the forty-four countries in the Western Regions.
In this way, he can be regarded as the perfect character of Yunwen Yunwu, right?
In fact, this is not the case. This gentleman is actually called a sycophant in this world...
Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty went on a tour of Jiangdu and did not return for two years. The imperial guards accompanying him could not bear the loneliness, and more and more people fled. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was deeply melancholy about this, and asked Pei Ju how to solve this difficult problem.
Pei Ju said that most of the guards were singles and they would not stay here without any worries. Only by allowing them to settle down here would they be able to work happily. I asked him to marry them and have children here.
Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty thought so.
However, how can the marriage problems of so many people be solved so easily? Pei Ju was afraid that Emperor Sui Yang was eager for success and would behead people at every turn. In order to implement the emperor's will as soon as possible, he had to forcibly betroth widows, unmarried young women, nuns, etc. in Jiangdu to these soldiers, and indulged the soldiers in "You can take what you want" in the city...
This stabilized the morale of the army and boosted morale. The mission was completed perfectly and was awarded by Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty.
The soldiers were happy and said that this was "a favor from Duke Pei", but the people suffered.
Pei Ju came up with such bad ideas not once or twice...
Later, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was killed, and Pei Ju was appointed as the pacifier of Hebei Province by Yu Wenhuaji, and was captured by Dou Jiande, the Hebei uprising army. Dou Jiande was defeated and killed. Pei Ju led his remaining tribe to surrender to the Tang Dynasty and served as the imperial censor and minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
After surrendering to the Tang Dynasty, Pei Ju seemed to have transformed from a flattering and cunning minister into an incarnation of justice who had the courage to criticize and remonstrate. He proposed many good ideas to His Majesty Li Er and was praised by the whole court.
Sima Guang once commented: The ancients said: The king is wise and the minister is straight. Pei Ju was loyal to the Tang Dynasty when he was a traitor in the Sui Dynasty. This was not because of a change in his nature. When the ruler heard of his faults, his loyalty turned into a traitor. If the ruler was happy to hear his outspoken words, his sycophancy turned into a loyalty. This means that the king knows the appearance, and the ministers have the scenery. If the appearance moves, the scenery will follow.
Feng Lun and Pei Ju were treacherous enough to destroy the Sui Dynasty, but they knew how to support the Tang Dynasty. Why?
But a traitor has many talents and will succeed or fail with time.
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Fang Jun held the tea cup and pondered for a moment, then asked doubtfully: "Master Yuan compared the junior to Pei Ju. Does he mean that the junior is as talented as Pei Ju, or does he mean that the junior is also as loyal as Pei Ju and it is difficult to tell the difference between traitor and loyalty?"
Yuan Tiangang asked curiously: "You kid really can't understand? The old Taoist said that you are as thick-faced and black-hearted as Pei Ju, and are extremely shameless!"
Fang Jun: "..."
He found that this "half-fairy" seemed to be used to criticizing others, and was so childish that he was both ridiculous and hateful.
Did you eat your rice or something? Do you want to scold me for being shameless? If you hadn't been threatening me with words like "the face is different and not like a kind person" all day long, would I have to be so humble?
Feeling a little unhappy, Fang Jun stood up and said goodbye: "I hurt my self-esteem, so say goodbye!"
Listening to these new words, Yuan Tiangang laughed dumbly. He was very unhappy with Fang Jun's attitude towards him, but he had to admit that this kid was full of freshness and agility. Getting along with him not only allowed him to diversify his thinking, but also It was rare to feel the youthful and energetic atmosphere. If it were any other young person in front of him, who wouldn't be too scared to take a breath?
Interesting.
I also wanted to discuss with him how to persuade His Majesty Li Er, so I tried to persuade him to stay: "The old Taoist's skill of fortune-telling is unique in the world. If you want to learn it, you might want to consider it."
Yuan Tiangang's physiognomy skills were indeed unparalleled in the world. Many dignitaries and dignitaries could not get him because of their fortune telling. Now that he was actually willing to teach this skill to others, even Sun Simiao was quite surprised.
This is an "immortal skill" that even his precious apprentice Li Chunfeng has only scratched the surface of. If it had been anyone else, he wouldn't have immediately knelt down and kowtowed to become his disciple, right?
Unexpectedly, Fang Jun was the one who stood out. Faced with this opportunity that everyone coveted, he shook his head like a rattle and refused: "This junior has crude qualifications. I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to understand the Taoist priest's magical skills." , you should choose people with extraordinary talents to train them and inherit your mantle in the future."
Yuan Tiangang's eyes widened and he said in disbelief: "You don't want to learn?"
Fang Jun thought for a while and said: "It's not that you don't want to learn. Forget about the art of fortune-telling. If you are willing to teach the younger generation the art of looking for dragons and divining acupoints, then it doesn't matter if they offer tea and become a disciple."
What's there to learn from face-to-face interviews? It is more important to judge a person's identity and future through his temperament. Many words are ambiguous and blocked at both ends, and no one can see through the future.
But looking for dragons and diagnosing acupoints is different. With five thousand years of Chinese history, Feng Shui has always been the most mysterious subject. How many emperors will follow each other like ducks to move the five elements to communicate yin and yang. This is the real knowledge!
"Mom!"
Yuan Tiangang was so angry that he almost ran away. He blew his beard and glared, pointed at Fang Jun's nose and said, "Are you stupid? The art of finding dragons and tapping acupuncture points is indeed exquisite, but emperors of all dynasties have regarded it as forbidden knowledge. , I wish I could bring them all under the imperial power, and kill all the rest, so that no one can spread his words to the world! The old Taoist relied on his seniority, fame, and the support of the Taoist sect, which made several emperors surrender. , did not kill the old Taoist. Look at Li Chunfeng, the old Taoist taught him the art of looking for dragons and tapping acupuncture points. As a result, he was awarded the official position of Taishi Ling and was imprisoned in the officialdom. The Taishi Ling of all dynasties was to compile history. Yes, that is a noble official position, but look what Li Chunfeng is doing? Observe the stars, determine the calendar, and lead his officials and subordinates to predict the changes in the sun, moon and stars, and the changes in the weather and complexion... This There is nothing wrong with that. Heaven and humans are like-minded and can interact with each other. Heaven can intervene in people's affairs, and humans can also interact with Heaven. Therefore, when a country is about to prosper, there must be auspiciousness; when a country is about to perish, there must be monsters. See the turtle moving around. Body... When heaven senses the changes in the human world, there must be different celestial phenomena to respond to it. However, the sense of heaven and man is the main road of the world. In fact, human beings can intervene? This is obviously nonsense! So, if you learn this method of finding dragons and divining acupoints, Technique, Li Chunfeng today will be your end tomorrow."
Fang Jun hesitated.
It sounds reasonable, but who knows if this old man is deceiving him?
After all, this old Taoist scholar is a man of nature, and he may not necessarily be highly virtuous and respected...
But if you think about it carefully, the emperors definitely valued Feng Shui and Dragon Veins much more than the theory of prophecy. The emperors claimed to be the "sons of heaven" and disdained miscellaneous theology such as "the science of prophecy", believing that it would threaten them. to their own rule, so they have always cracked down hard.
However, the Feng Shui Dragon Vein is the foundation of the dynasty. How can any emperor make it fall into the hands of the people?
What if someone has ulterior motives and digs out the dragon's veins...
Fang Jun touched his chin and felt that it would be better not to learn.
The risk is too great...
