The Guiyun Restaurant in Bianjing was full of customers, and the storyteller told the story in a cadence, which attracted applause from the whole house.
With the affluence of life, going to wine shops and teahouses to listen to books has become a deeply rooted lifestyle habit.
Second floor compartment.
"Brother Sheng Gong!"
"Brother Bingyang!"
The two high-spirited young men held their wine glasses high in high spirits.
These two people are extraordinary.
The young man on the left is called Lu Mengzheng, who is the number one scholar in Jinke, and the young man on the right is called Wen Zhongshu, who is the most popular scholar in Jinke. They are both good people who are famous in the capital.
The two are the same age and are members of the same family, Sandingjia. They hit it off and have a very close relationship.
Lu Mengzheng was a lonely young man. He was twenty-six or seventy years old and looked very mature.
Wen Zhongshu's appearance is a little raw, but there is nothing outstanding about him. The so-called Tanhua Lang is judged by his appearance. Wen Zhongshu used his own appearance to justify this rumor.
Both of them were Jinshi and were able to directly serve in the court. Lu Mengzheng was appointed as the general eunuch, while Wen Zhongshu served as the judge of Dali Temple.
During their tenure, both of them performed well, especially Wen Zhongshu, who was smooth, quick to deal with tasks, and balanced both toughness and softness, which earned him high praise.
The return of the rebel army naturally required officials from the imperial court to take over military and political affairs.
Wen Zhongshu got the opportunity to be transferred abroad because of his outstanding performance in Dali Temple.
Lu Mengzheng invited Wen Zhongshu to a banquet this time to pay him a farewell. As an emperor and a courtier, Emperor Yuluo's likes and dispositions had already been figured out by the officials in the temple over the years.
In the past, serving as an official in a bitter and cold place on the border would have been considered a derogatory punishment.
In history, many officials who were transferred to a poor and remote place were as reluctant to take up the post as if their parents had died. In order to avoid dying in a foreign land, they ran around in various ways, just hoping to change their official position to a place closer to the capital or a wealthier place.
But the Dayu court was different. In the eyes of Emperor Luo, it was natural to serve as an official in a prosperous place, and it was not worth bragging about if you did well. In the same way, if you messed up, you would not be able to turn over, and you would not even be able to add icing on the cake.
Okay, do you still expect to do big things?
On the contrary, people who have achieved great results in border areas are those who have great ability and ability, and their promotion speed is much faster than that of officials in wealthy places, and even faster than those of Beijing officials who have gained seniority in Beijing.
Today, the key positions in the temple are all capable officials who have been trained in Longyou, Youzhou, Taiyuan, and Lingnan. Among them, Song Xiong is the most powerful, followed by Lu Rui and Li Fang.
Such was the custom that officials from the upper and lower levels of the Yu Dynasty did not object to being transferred to serve in the border areas, but felt that it was a very honorable thing.
This means that the court is optimistic about your potential and is interested in cultivating and training you.
Therefore, when Wen Zhongshu went to Shazhou, thousands of miles away, to serve as an official, he did not feel disgusted with it, but showed a spirit of enthusiasm.
Lu Mengzheng was also happy that his close friend had this opportunity. He raised his wine glass and said, "Brother Bingyang is going to Shazhou to take up a post. When passing through Liangzhou, you can bring a letter to Zhang Qixian and Zhang Canjun."
Wen Zhongshu was overjoyed and said: "I have heard for a long time that Zhang Shiliang gave up literature and joined the martial arts and joined the people around him. It would be great to be recommended by Brother Shenggong."
How could he not hear that Lu Mengzheng was introducing him to people?
The two drank a few drinks together, but they heard the storyteller's voice coming from the hall: "It is said that Zhang Yichao was born in a wealthy family in Shazhou, and he rarely had great ambitions. In the second year of Dazhong, he took advantage of the civil strife in Tubo and led his people
Expelled the Tubo generals from Shazhou and sent envoys to report victory to the Tang court..."
Wen Zhongshu listened carefully for a moment and remembered that Luo Youdu had specially summoned him yesterday to collect the true deeds of Zhang Yichao in Shazhou to fill the gaps in historical materials and write a biography of him. He said with emotion: "Your Majesty is truly a holy king through the ages.
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Lu Mengzheng also knew what Wen Zhongshu was referring to, and there was a lot of commotion about the abolition of the Guiyi Army.
Before this incident, Lu Mengzheng really didn't know the specific deeds of Zhang Yichao. It wasn't until Luo Youdu rectified the name of the Guiyi Army that he realized that such an outstanding hero had emerged from Dunhuang, Shazhou, in such a harsh environment in the late Tang Dynasty.
On his own, without the help of the imperial court, he recovered Gua, Yi, Xi, Gan,
The ten prefectures of Su, Lan, Shan, He, Min, and Kuo entered the dynasty with the maps of the eleven prefectures and their household registrations, and the mountains and rivers of the six prefectures returned home.
"The unfilial person is Zhang Chengfeng, Cao Yanlu, not the rebel army, let alone Zhang Yichao. Zhang Yichao was born in the fall, but his heart is about his family, country and the world. Facing the fierce and powerful enemies who trample on the country, he proudly shines his sword and recovers.
The Eleven Prefectures in Hexi Province are unparalleled heroes. I have always respected heroes and will never bury them."
As an emperor, Luo Youdu could rectify the names of the heroes of the previous dynasty, so he would not treat the heroes of the current dynasty badly.
Wen Zhongshu looked at his classmate and friend who was confiding in him and said: "Brother Shenggong, listen to my advice. It is the greatest blessing and the greatest misfortune that you and I are born in this world. If you advance, you will achieve great things in history, but if you retreat, you will be unknown.
Let's talk about this for the rest of our lives." It was unfortunate that they did not catch up with the Conglong period, but it was a great blessing that they met the peak of the Yu Dynasty's enterprising spirit and were able to show their talents well.
Wen Zhongshu was admitted to the top tier of the imperial examinations and worked for Prime Minister Xue Juzheng to catch his son-in-law. He also had certain connections. He knew that this opportunity originally belonged to Lu Mengzheng. He gave up this opportunity because he did not want to be separated from his mother and did not want her to go to Hexi and suffer.
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Lu Mengzheng smiled brightly and said in a very free and easy manner, "Brother Bingyang, don't worry, everyone has their own destiny. How can you know that it's a blessing in disguise?"
Wen Zhongshu also knew the situation in Lu Mengzheng's family: when he was young, Lu's father had a disagreement with his legitimate wife Liu, and drove Liu and Lu Mengzheng out together. The mother and son lived and grew up in a cave behind the temple. Mother and son depended on each other for life and had a deep relationship.
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Being in a different place, Wen Zhongshu didn't know how he would choose, but he was certain that he couldn't be as open-minded as the other party.
Lu Mengzheng smiled and said: "For my brother, this is not a comfort. How can Bingyang learn new things?"
Wen Zhongshu asked: "Is this the so-called new learning of Mr. Wangzhi?" Lu Mengzheng said: "Yes!"
Wen Zhongshu frowned and said: "I think that by generalizing from one part to another, I abandon the basics and pursue the weak. I abandon the classics of saints to pursue magic, mathematics and physics, which is difficult to achieve elegance."
After more than a year of precipitation, Dou Yan has officially proposed a new learning, and triggered an ideological turmoil in the Central Plains. Originally, due to the turmoil in the late Tang Dynasty, the warriors in the feudal towns brought trouble to the world, and all the officials of the five surnames representing Shilin and other aristocratic families were slaughtered.
, many cultural thoughts have developed independently and cannot be unified. Many schools of thought are openly and secretly fighting each other, and each is dissatisfied. Historically, this situation lasted from the early Song Dynasty to the Southern Song Dynasty, and the perfection of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism ended.
As a result, Dou Yan directly came out to promote Xinxue, pretending to be the founder of a sect, and launched a series of king bombs, with the potential to aspire to be the leader of the alliance. Everyone present was a happy trash, which naturally caused public outrage.
Some supported him, some denounced him, and even worse, some yelled at him, saying that he insulted the teachings of the saints.
Wen Zhongshu is obviously one of them.
Lu Mengzheng said: "As a brother, I don't think so... When you and I were studying, we didn't catch up with the great rise of magic. So we don't take it seriously, but we don't know that magic has already been deeply rooted in people's hearts." He waved his hand to summon a waiter. He said: "Shopkeeper, my friend is going on a long journey. Go across the street and buy me ten portions of Suhuangdu, eight portions of chestnut cake, five portions of pea yellow, and five portions of sweet-scented osmanthus cake. Each portion of Suhuangdu costs six cents. Chestnut cake is five cents a piece, pea yellow is four cents, osmanthus cake is four cents a piece, together..."
He frowned, as if calculating.
But the waiter opened his mouth and said: "The total is one hundred and forty dollars. But as far as I know, the pastry shop across the street has a buy four and get one free offer, which only costs one hundred and fifteen dollars."
Wen Zhongshu looked at the waiter in astonishment. He, the handsome man, had no reaction at all. This waiter had calculated so clearly.
Lu Mengzheng took out one hundred and twenty coins and said, "Excuse me, please go to the store."
The waiter happily took it.
Lu Mengzheng said: "Brother Bingyang comes from a well-off family, so he doesn't feel deeply about such trivial matters. My brother has been dependent on his mother since he was a child, and he just wishes he could break a coin in half and use it, so he feels very deeply about this. I serve as a general. The supervisor also mentioned this when chatting with Shangguan these days. The benefits of learning mathematics are not only in life. They are also inseparable in national affairs. Accurate and simple numbers greatly improve efficiency. .This is the case when he is going to be a supervisor. Think about it. The Ministry of Revenue? The Third Division? These places that deal with counting on a daily basis.
I'm afraid it's even more true... But most people don't want to say it clearly. After all, everyone knows the secrets of each, does that mean they can all join the Household Department and the Third Division?"
A trace of embarrassment flashed in Wen Zhongshu's eyes.
Lv Mengzheng's eyes were shining brightly: "Mr. Wangzhi is a man of great courage, and his innovative knowledge can govern the country and educate people, and can benefit the people all over the world. This is in line with His Majesty's four imperial mottos. The promotion of this knowledge is what we pursue in this life." "
Wen Zhongshu looked at his energetic classmates. Although he did not approve of Dou Yan's new learning, he was also happy for him.
No matter what, there are still prospects for the development of new learning.
After all, standing behind Dou Yan were the Dou family, Dou Yujun, the lofty imperial master, and Dou Yi, the prime minister...
Of course, he didn't know that the person behind Dou Yan who really supported him was Luo Youdu.
Hall of Wende.
Luo Youdu was holding a book at the side, thinking about where he should go to sleep tonight, and the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up slightly.
The King of Qin of Dayu, who was under him, was busy reviewing memorials. Luo Youdu was extremely cautious about the training of Chou Chou. In order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the Tang Dynasty when his roommates were at war, he personally took care of him to train him, and he did not put too much pressure on him. To avoid causing the same tragedy as Li Chengqian, we just gave the memorial to him appropriately for review first, and then reviewed and taught him based on Chou Chou's review.
Luo Kangrui secretly glanced at his father and saw him reading the book seriously, admiring him in his heart: My father is my father, he loves to exercise and read, and he is both civilized and military.
He reviewed the last memorial, put it together and presented it to his father, and said, "Father, do you plan to regain the Western Region?"
Luo Youdu didn't even raise his head, nodded and said: "It's time..."
He looked at the annotation written by Luo Kangrui on the memorial: Science and technology is the foundation of a strong country, not magic tricks... My father is very relieved.
Luo Kangrui knitted his brows together and muttered, "I won't leave any for the child."