I thought it was to congratulate Lu Yijian on his birthday, but unexpectedly, I was to give him a popular science survey, a cup of tea, and three taels of refreshments for Mr. Lu. Ye An and Mr. Lu talked about it from noon to afternoon.
This was not Ye An's unilateral contribution to Lu Gong's popular science of geophysics, but a discussion between the two parties. Who would have thought that future academic masters would be so interested in geophysics, and would even specialize in studying its application and application in the current production and life of the Song Dynasty. prospect.
At this time, Ye An discovered that Lu Gongzu was still a practical person. He keenly discovered that all theories are basic and need to be studied, but practice is more important. Only theories proven through practice are the true ways of studying things. Otherwise, anything that cannot be proven is false.
Ye An almost dropped his jaw when he heard these remarks. This guy even has a definition of pseudoscience!
"Uncle Yong said that even if there are proven methods of studying things, if they cannot be applied to daily life and applied to people's lives, they will be shelved on the shelf. Only when they are used by future generations can they be considered true methods of studying things. But now That's the most important thing! The foundation of studying things is not only simple analysis and discovery, but more importantly, application! This is the essence of the way of studying things, just like instruments can save time and effort in workshops, and the principle of change allows craftsmen to have New things are available and can benefit the common people!"
Mr. Lu was holding a tea cup and talking in the flower hall. Ye An added from time to time: "This is the right truth! The essence of studying and analyzing the way of investigating things is not only to explore the secrets of the movement of heaven and earth, but also to benefit the people of the world. Only in this way can people in the world realize the wonder of studying things, and they can live forever by doing so!"
"Goodbye, Marquis Ye! It's a pity that Uncle Ouyang Yong is not here, otherwise the three of us would have had a good time drinking and chatting! If Marquis Ye has some free time, he must invite me to have a night talk by candlelight!"
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The steward of the Lu Mansion had come three times, but he did not dare to enter the flower hall. Lu Yijian asked him to describe in detail what the two were doing, and then strictly ordered him not to disturb them, but to come and take a look from time to time.
It wasn't until the banquet was about to end that Lu Yijian came quietly while changing clothes. Only then did he realize that his youngest son was actually chatting with Ye An with great interest. The way the two talked about things made him curious. .
Finally, he said to himself with a smile: "You are indeed a young man! He is much more pragmatic than those old guys! Very good, very good!" But looking at the steward who was hesitant to speak, he said: "Old Tian, you don't have Are you disturbing them? If you dare to disturb them, watch your skin carefully!"
Lao Tian, the steward, was about to cry but had no tears: "Master, I dare you! You personally ordered me not to enter as long as Sanlang and Yehou are still talking. Look at the sun, they are only having tea now. I don’t know how hungry I am!”
Lu Yijian snorted coldly: "What do you know? This is a good thing! My son is much stronger than I was back then. It would not be a bad thing if I could get closer to Ye An. Sir, I cannot always be the prime minister. Ye An is a rising star and needs the care of the heavenly family." , if we get close to him, my son will benefit for life!"
Lao Tian has been with Lu Yijian for many years and has watched Mr. Lu grow up. He couldn't help frowning and said: "Master, the young master used to be disobedient and resentful to Ye Hou. We just met him today. You see, he obeys his words. Ye An Are you really that capable?"
Lu Yijian pinched the bridge of her sour nose and said, "Ye An's abilities are much more than that, so I have to get back together with him even though we have broken up with each other, turning our hostility into friendship!"
Lao Tian couldn't help but shudder. He didn't expect that his father, as the prime minister of the dynasty, would actually say such calming words, and he didn't want to offend Ye An.
"I asked you to invite Wang Xiaoxian, can you come?"
Lao Tian immediately nodded and said: "In reply to the prime minister's words, the steward of the Wang family received the post and asked Privy Wang to reply: "I will definitely come to visit you tonight!"
Lu Yijian nodded: "I was reinstated and became prime minister again, but Wang Zeng was just a deputy envoy to the Privy Council, ranking under Wang Shu. He must have felt uncomfortable. Although he didn't deal with me, he would treat me to a private banquet today.
Come on, this is because you don’t want to fight with me anymore. The outcome has been decided, the outcome has been decided!”
The discussion in the flower hall gradually disappeared, and Lu Yijian strolled in: "You two have a good chat. Young people should move around more and don't care about other things. Everything in the court is state affairs. Whatever you do for the country is your duty.
But you shouldn’t care about it in private. Changsheng, do you know what I mean?”
Ye An crossed his hands and said: "I know Chang Sheng, but I hope Prime Minister Lu will forgive me. It's not easy to be a lonely minister!"
Lu Yijian couldn't help but twitching when he heard the word "lone minister". Ye An's biggest reliance was on these two words. How many people in the Huanghuang history books could be "lone ministers" who started well and ended well? Even the true "lone minister"
Neither can be done.
But even if Lu Yijian didn't want to admit it, there was nothing he could do. Ye An, a lonely minister, had indeed done a good job. Neither Wang Zeng nor himself had gained Ye An's trust and could not bring him under his command.
This is also an important reason why he is not popular with civil servants and military generals. It is difficult for officials to use him. Everyone knows that a person like Ye An can take orders in times of crisis, but he can never be a harmonious presence in the court.
Many people think that Ye An may ascend to the throne in the future, but whether it is Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, or the veterans in the court, they all know that as a lonely minister, Ye An will never become the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty.
But Lu Yijian forgot that although Ye An was a lonely minister, he had made friends with many people and was the most popular person in the court. Even if he and Lu Yijian broke up, what would happen in the end?
Ye An left the Lu Mansion. Although he did not show up at Lu Yijian's birthday banquet today, the significance was equally important. At least it made those who had joined him understand that the relationship between him and Lu Yijian had eased.
To be able to break up with Lu Yijian, the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, and to be invited by Lu Yijian to celebrate his birthday afterwards is beyond ordinary people's expectations.
Even Lu Gongzhu was a little puzzled that his father could let Ye An go so easily and planned to rebuild the old relationship with him. He looked at Lu Yijian who was sending away the guests to enjoy tea and said: "Father, you are full of confidence in your return to the prime minister.
Why not take action against Ye An?"
"Take action? How to take action? Do you know what the cost of taking action against Ye An is? The reason why this kid dares to come so easily is that he is very confident!"
Lu Yijian put down the tea cup in his hand, looked at his son and couldn't help but sigh: "Do you think Ye Changsheng only has the care of the officials? If he really resorts to methods, both sides will suffer. Don't forget that the Imperial City Division is still in his hands. This time
It is safest to find the best way to go. As a father, I don't intend to make enemies of him. A wise man should be a good dancer in the court, but a foolish person will make enemies on all sides. Do you know what it means to be a father?"
Mr. Lu nodded in agreement: "My child understands, but Ye An's knowledge of studying objects is really magical and can be of great use to the world. It is also the tripod of the country!"
Lu Yijian smiled and said: "Are you willing to learn and work hard on the art of studying things? As a father, I think this is not a bad thing. Your ability in learning is much better than Ye An!"
These words reached Lu Gongzhu's heart, and he also realized that he was no match for Ye An in other places. Perhaps he could surpass him in learning...