The sun hangs obliquely in the western sky, and its red light shines between the sky and the earth, which is particularly soft. In the pool next to it, lotus flowers are already in full bloom, and the huge flowers are swaying in the sun. On the big elm tree outside the yard, the cicada that had been chirping all day finally got tired and began to chirp quietly.
Wang Xiaolie raised his hand and grabbed a falling phoenix flower. I brought it to my nose and smelled it, with a sweet smell. Use your mouth to gently suck the middle of the flower, and a drop of sweet nectar will enter your mouth, refreshing your spirit.
Gently throwing the flowers aside, Wang Xiaolie said: "Unknowingly, the sycamore flowers have begun to fall, and the hottest days have come. This summer has not been very hot, and I can stay in the room, but it is still good."
Chen Qiudao said: "Yeah, it's really rare that it's not hot this year. In Xiangyang, when it's hot in the summer, there's nowhere to hide. It makes me really irritated! It's not like Luoyang, Kaifeng, where there is ice to hide in the winter. .There’s not even ice here in summer!”
Wang Xiaolie said with a smile: "It's different this year, there is ice. We use artillery and there is a lot of gunpowder. The flame salt in the gunpowder can condense the water into ice. Although it is not as good as natural ice, it is also It works.”
With that said, Wang Xiaolie ordered the soldiers to bring some food and put it on the table.
There were four pieces of cake on the plate, which looked slightly steaming. There are a few cherries sprinkled on top, which is very cute.
Wang Xiaolie said to the other three people: "This is a newly made ice cream using flame salt. It is a bit similar to ice cream, but more delicious. It is not easy to make, and it will melt after a long time. Let's all have a piece."
Chen Qiudao first took a piece in his hand. As soon as my hand touched the ice cream, I couldn't help but be surprised: "This thing is ice! Just now I saw that it was steaming, I thought it was hot! In this weather, this is really a magical thing!"
After hearing this, Chen Yuyi and Wang Ruohai also took a piece each, and were very surprised.
Wang Xiaolie said: "Of course it's ice. In this weather, if it's hot, why would I be embarrassed to let you eat it?"
With that said, the four of them each ate a piece of ice cream and felt refreshed.
After eating ice cream, the four of them drank tea and sat under the sycamore tree and chatted.
I talked about the recent military and political situation. Wang Xiaolie said: "The Jin army withdrew from the eastern front and focused on attacking the western route. Although they broke the Shaanxi Road, facing the Qinba Mountains, it is not that easy to get over it. In the past two years, it can be said that there have been no major events in the world."
Chen Qiudao said: "In the middle of the court, Qin Hui paid homage to the government in February and attached himself to Prime Minister Fan Zongyin for the first time, but nothing happened. However, recently, Fan Zongyin lost the trust of the officials, and Qin Hui joined the officials and squeezed out Fan Zongyin, creating a disturbance out of thin air. In the second half of the year, the court I’m afraid I can’t say it’s nothing.”
Wang Xiaolie smiled. He said: "We are thousands of miles away, and we have more than enough energy to deal with the affairs of the court, so we will not interfere too much. As long as we can safely manage the territory under our control, train our army well, and prevent the Jin army from coming south, that is enough. "
Wang Ruohai said: "That's what Zhenfu said. Not only are we thousands of miles away, but Zhenfu also has heavy troops. If we interfere in the affairs of the DPRK, I'm afraid it will arouse people's suspicion. It's better to ignore it and just watch. Don't worry. Mind our business.”
Chen Qiudao sighed: "Well, Zhenfu has trained 100,000 elite soldiers. In one or two years, it is time to send troops to the north to restore the Central Plains. The current situation in the court really makes people have no confidence. The court cannot make up its mind, so what should we do? How to do it?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "There are so many bandits in Jianghuai and Lianghu. It is a great blessing that the imperial court has pacified these places in a year or two. It will take two or three years to restore the Central Plains before we dare to think about it. Speaking of which, we are really lucky. Jian In the second year of Yan, Zong stayed behind to recruit heroes from all over the world to Kaifeng, and other places were relatively empty. At the end of the year, I destroyed Yang Jin, and there were no soldiers to guard the dozens of surrounding states. I suddenly occupied such a large territory. If now, I want to occupy more than a dozen It is not an easy task to move to a state. Speaking of it, I can only say that it was God’s will.”
Chen Qiudao, Chen Yuyi and Wang Ruohai nodded together. Wang Xiaolie was right. He indeed occupied the largest area at the most appropriate time. And for a year or two, there are no strong competitors around, so you can develop calmly.
Of course, it is not only Wang Xiaolie who has this opportunity, but also Zhang Yong, Kong Yanzhou, Li Cheng and many others. It's just that after they occupied the place, they levied and expropriated it, making the people's livelihood miserable. It's just that the number of people has increased greatly, but it has not formed a solid foundation. Now it seems that there is a gap in ability. These people have no ability to govern, and they cannot seize the opportunity when it comes.
Chen Yuyi said: "Everything seems to be fine now, but there are also many hidden worries. In recent months, I have paid attention to the administration of officials, which really makes people not optimistic. Although it seems calm, local laws are inconsistent and political affairs are very chaotic. .Many officials are incompetent and confused, leaving everyone above and below at a loss. This situation should be improved as soon as possible."
Wang Xiaolie said: "We don't have enough officials, and there are few people doing things. More than a year ago, there were always doubts about me. Even if there were talents under the government, they were unwilling to defect. It was only in the second half of last year that things got better. Here we are. This year, it will be much better. There are many rural tribute scholars and officials from the south who are willing to come out to do things. If you make good use of them, you don't have to worry too much about the problems of officials."
Chen Yuyi looked at Chen Qiudao, shook his head slightly, and said nothing.
Wang Xiaolie said: "I understand. What you mean is, since there are so many people, why don't we use them? There is obviously a shortage of people everywhere. It's not that I don't use them, but I want to train them before using them. Use them without training, no We just did bad things and led the officials into bad ways. Our style of work is likely to change a lot. The good situation now will disappear. If we want to come back again, we will have to use ten times a hundred times the energy."
Wang Ruohai said: "What Zhenfu means is to set up a school? Let these people go to study first?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "School is only one aspect, and it cannot rely on school alone. My current estimate is that it will take three years to select truly usable talents from these people. One year of studying in the school, and one year without doing an internship as a chief officer Years, one year of real learning in practice. After three years, what remains will be truly useful. We cannot rush this matter, we have to take our time."
Chen Yuyi said: "Many officials who went south have been officials in the court for many years and know everything. What do they want to learn?"
Wang Xiaolie raised his head, looked at the sun in the west, and said nothing for a while. A sycamore flower fluttered down from the top of his head. Wang Xiaolie stretched out his hand and gently caught it in his hand. The flower is slightly purple, stretching upwards, splitting at the top, and spreading out several petals. The few stamens inside are thin and weak, showing a crystal color. It seems that you can still see the nectar on it.
After a while, Wang Xiaolie said: "What I'm afraid of is that these people know everything. Do you think that after being an official for a few years, you know how to be an official? For most people, they don't understand. Officials should What to do and how to do it, to be honest, I can’t tell you clearly now. What should I do if I can’t tell you clearly? We are going to solve this problem now.”
Chen Yuyi sighed: "Zhen Fu, the imperial court has governed the people for thousands of years. What is there that you don't understand about how to be an official? It's just that some people do it well and some people don't, that's all. As long as we strengthen supervision and eliminate corruption and abuse of law, It is enough to severely punish all the culprits."
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "It's not enough, far from enough. Counselor, you think this matter is too simple."
Wang Ruohai said: "Then what should Zhen Fu say?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "I can't understand it at the moment. There are only general principles. Only by following this principle and practicing it can you truly understand how to be an official. Only then can you understand how many things an official cannot do." Do."
Chen Qiudao looked at the other two people and asked, "What are the principles of Zhen Fu?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "The principle is to understand why there are officials? What do officials do? How do you think it's done well? If you don't understand these issues and do it in a daze, it won't work in the end."
Chen Yuyi said helplessly: "Zhenfu, everything you mentioned is clear from the classics to the customs. Is there anyone in the world who doesn't know what officials do? The emperor represents the herdsmen, and the officials manage the government for the emperor. It's simple. clear."
Wang Xiaolie gently turned the phoenix flower in his hand, looked at Chen Yuyi and said: "The emperor replaced the herdsmen of the sky, how are the people of the world now? If this world is the world of the sky, and seeing that the mountains and rivers are now broken and half of them are lost, what should the sky do? think?"
Chen Yuyi said: "The Tao Lord and Emperor lost their virtue, which led to today's disaster——"
Wang Xiaolie said: "If Emperor Daojun is the Son of Heaven, how can God make him lose his virtue? The counselor also has a son, will he let his son do such a disaster and remain indifferent? The Second Saint Beishou is miserable, but it can be even worse. , and the people of the world! If the sky looks at this earth, and sees the people on this earth being displaced and dying of hunger everywhere; looking at the desolation of the earth, and seeing the mountains and rivers filled with colors, what will heaven think?"
Chen Yuyi was silent for a while. Cai Cai said: "What does the world's major events have to do with the people?"
"Really?" Wang Xiaolie held the phoenix flower and shook his head. "If it has nothing to do with the people, today, where does the money come from? Where do the soldiers come from? Could it be that the two saints, as the emperor, prayed to heaven under the stick of the golden soldiers?"
Chen Yuyi shook his head slightly, looked at Chen Qiudao and Wang Ruohai, and sighed softly.
Wang Ruohai said: "Zhen Fu, in life, many things cannot be too clear. The so-called confusion is rare."
Wang Xiaolie sneered: "If it is a trivial matter, being confused is just confusing. But can you be confused now? Do you know that the worst thing about the Jingkang Incident was not Ersheng Beishou, but the people of the world! In a few years, because of the military disaster, Tens of millions of people have died! What do tens of millions of people’s bones look like when piled together? It’s like a mountain, a mountain made up of people’s bones!”
Chen Qiudao and the other three remained silent and lowered their heads in unison.
After crossing south, Zhao Gou's position was not stable. Under the constant pursuit of the Jin army southward, the situation was precarious. After the main force of the Jin army moved westward, Zhao Gou had the opportunity to integrate his forces and slowly consolidate his position. In this era, there were many people who questioned the Zhao and Song dynasties, and Wang Xiaolie's words were already relatively mild. The so-called accusation against Chengyu is that the emperor really had murderous intentions.
He exhaled softly. Wang Xiaolie said: "Many times, I really want to ask Tiantian. What do you think when the world is like this? Unfortunately, Tiantian is silent and can't find an answer. There is no answer, we have to find a way ourselves."
After saying that, Wang Xiaolie waved his hand gently and watched the sycamore flower fluttering in the air. Mobile phone users please browse to see Kingdom of Tianhan for a better user experience.
