This Li Sihai has powerful methods, Huang Jian and Li Ruobing naturally will not treat him as an idle boatman. After seeing each other, Li Sihai turned around and ordered his subordinates to kill the other bandits scattered in the fishing village, and then find the sea boats anchored nearby, cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and not release a single person. His subordinates immediately went their separate ways, and in a short time they came back to their lives. Huang Jian and Li Ruobing glanced at each other, and they both saw a look of surprise in each other's eyes, even if they were the elite of the border army, they might not be so fast and fierce.

There are constantly boat people in fishing villages who come to the grass house to bring back their children, and the pirates loot, how many families are going to be ruined, seeing that all the big and small are all safe, they all chant the blessings of the gods and Buddhas, and they are gone. After all the schoolchildren were taken away by their families, more than a dozen pirates had just been killed in this grass house, and the smell of blood was heavy, so the three of them went out for a walk.

Not far away is a sandy beach, the sand is fine and white, the sea and the sky are blue in the distance, only to see the tide head of the line undulating far and near, many seabirds hovering at the junction of the sky and the sea, gliding up and down against the wind. The red sun is gradually sinking in the west, the cool breeze is blowing, and the coconut groves along the shore are rustling.

Li Ruobing sighed: "Although these boat people have been adrift at sea all the year round, like rootless Ping, in the end, they are also the people of my Great Song Dynasty, they have been invaded by thieves, and the court is incapable of protecting them. ”

Huang Jian glanced at him and said slowly: "These boat people didn't have to live here, but in a prosperous place, there are many officials and gentry who knock on the bones and suck the marrow, and the poor and lowly can't make ends meet, so they come here together and live in the village." This wild land, although accompanied by miasma, insects, snakes, mountain bandits and pirates, is exempt from the pain of forced labor and taxes. ”

Li Ruobing was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect that there was such a reason for this, and he shook his head and sighed: "Zi said that the harsh government is fiercer than the tiger. I know it. ”

Li Sihai smiled slightly and said: "Whether these boat people are the people of the Great Song Dynasty or not remains to be discussed." ”

Huang Jian has been with these boat people for a long time, and when he saw the puzzled look on Li Ruobing's face, he said: "These sea ships, when they arrive at the ports of my Great Song Dynasty, are Song people, and when they arrive at the overseas ports of Dashi, Layer Pull, Tianzhu, and Lumei, they often call themselves Xia Guo ships. Under the system of the Xia Kingdom, each ship only needs to pay one copper coin per year to be registered. Remnants of overseas wilderness, villages with less than 500 people, only pay one copper coin per year, and they can also be registered. ”

Li Ruobing was puzzled: "When I was in Duting Xiyi, I also saw the 'Map of the Kunyu Nations in the World', and the Xia Kingdom didn't even have a port to go to sea. Isn't it any good for a sea ship to go to the port of that country and call itself a ship of the Xia Kingdom? ”

Huang Jian said: "Naturally. The land of Xia is actually in the middle of the mainland, and it borders on land with overseas powers such as Zhudashi, Turkic, Layer, Tianzhu, and Lumei. If they do something that kills people and seizes ships, the Xia country will send troops from the land, and they will pull out the city and burn the town, and repay it tenfold. There are many such things, and they actually control the sea by land, and these sea ships call themselves Xia Guo ships, and they are anchored in foreign ports, so there is a lot less danger and trouble. The boat people have been adrift on the sea all year round, and over time, the Song people are still Xia people, and they are also confused. ”

Huang Jian said while secretly looking at Li Sihai, Li Sihai's face was as usual, as if it had nothing to do with him.

Li Ruobing remembered that Xiao He, the envoy of the Xia Kingdom, seemed to be elegant and elegant, and he was really a cunning figure who ran at the gate of the public secretary in Bianjing all the year round, he frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Xia Guo's move is just to find an excuse to plunder other countries and fight the grass valley in a high-sounding manner, and these overseas boat people don't need to be grateful to Dade." ”

Huang Jian looked at Li Sihai's expression again, only to see that he only smiled faintly, and the doubts in his heart deepened. At this time, a round of red sun on the horizon gradually falls on the sea, such as a big wheel, the red clouds are stacked and piled up, and a few terns fly up and down around this red sun, gliding back and forth, and the tired birds chirp non-stop, a group of infinitely beautiful scenery of the sunset. Huang Jian felt that he came from this, and asked angrily: "Qingqing, where is China's way to win the four yi?" ”

Li Ruobing replied without thinking: "The benevolent and righteous are the handle of the world, and China lives in it, so the guests are obeyed." The way of China's victory over the four Yi, in the practice of benevolent government, advocating loyalty, righteousness and filial piety, and the upper and lower hearts, then Di Yi has no gaps to enter, and this so-called victory is in the court. ”

Huang Jian nodded and sighed: "People, fierce is not as fast as a lion and tiger, not as fast as a bird, and people are favored by all souls, the most expensive in the world, why not?" The strength is not as good as the ox, the walk is not as good as the horse, and the cow and the horse are used, why not? Xun Zi said: People can be grouped, but they can't be grouped. How can people be collective? Xun Zi said: Points. How can it be done? Xun Zi said: Righteousness. Therefore, the righteousness is divided into harmony, harmony is one, one is more force, more power is stronger, and strong is better. Taishi Gong said that the people are better than the sky, and the sky is better than the people. Great! ”

Huang Jian was moved, and Li Ruobing was familiar with the chapters and sentences of the sages he quoted, and he was also respectfully taught at this time, like a disciple, listening to Huang Jian and said: "The way that man is better than beasts is also the way that China is better than the four yi." China has the way of loyalty, righteousness and filial piety, each with its own peace, so the Chinese can cooperate, the cooperation is more powerful, the more strength is stronger, and the strong is better than the four Yi. Siyi has no loyalty, righteousness and filial piety, but the force is to see, people can not be in their own place, then they can not be together, self-attacking, the weak eat the strong, the force is bent, so the four Yi are finally controlled by China. ”

Huang Jian slowly elaborated, Li Sihai showed a thoughtful look on his face, and Li Ruobing immediately praised: "What Mr. said is very true, and the student suddenly opened his mouth. ”

"Alas!" Huang Jian sighed, his voice changed, and he said gloomily: "There is not much left of the Chinese way, and the strength is declining day by day, and the way of the four Yi is gradually rising. ”

"Why did you say that, sir?"

"Qin lost its deer, and the world chased it, so there was a Han Dynasty, deposed a hundred schools, respected Confucianism, and ruled the world with loyalty, righteousness and filial piety. Later, Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, and he was a chaotic minister and thief, and the world attacked him together, and finally put the chaos right. At the end of the Han Dynasty, there was no way, and the world was in chaos. Emperor Wu of Wei fought all his life, and the Son of Heaven did not obey the order, and he had not lost the righteousness, and Emperor Wen of Wei represented the Han Dynasty, and it can still be inferred that the general trend is coming, but the ministers have already lost. When the Sima clan usurped Wei, they returned to the evil path of rebellious ministers and thieves. China's way of losing its loyalty and righteousness is that the old people and ministers cannot be in peace, attack and kill each other, and finally go south in chaos. ”

Huang Jian said slowly with a painful tone: "If the avenue is lost, it will be difficult to return, try to look at the countries of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and the world of chaotic ministers and thieves." Mencius said that the thief of the hook will punish the thief of the country, and he is honest! Even if there are one or two wise monarchs and virtuous ministers, there are also small sections and the avenue is lost! If the way of loyalty and righteousness is lost, filial piety will not be able to survive alone. As for the Sui and Tang dynasties, there were those who killed their fathers, those who killed their brothers, those who steamed their mothers, and those who privately owned their daughters-in-law! The fault of a gentleman is also like the eclipse of the sun and the moon. Yes, everyone has seen it. If loyalty, righteousness, and filial piety are lost, the Chinese will not be able to unite, and they will become more and more exhausted, because the situation is divided and subdued, and it will be controlled by Di Yi, and in the fifth generation, with the size of China, it cannot be defeated by one corner of the Khitan, is it not sad! ”

Huang Jian stopped when he said this, Li Ruobing's face was embarrassed, but his heart seemed to be pressed as heavily as a stone, the Taizu Chen Qiao of this dynasty mutinied, and the yellow robe was added, and he was also a rebellious minister and thief in Huang Jian's mouth, but he lost the way of loyalty, so Taizu wanted to use the general Fu Yanqing, and once said, "I treat Fu Yanqing very well, how can he bear me in the future!" Zhao Pu immediately replied: "Zhou Shizong treats His Majesty well, how can Your Majesty bear Zhou Shizong!" Taizu was silent and took back his fate. The first emperor wanted to use the famous general Di Qing, and once said, "Di Qing is a loyal minister", Wen Yanbo immediately retorted, "Isn't Taizu a loyal minister of Zhou Shizong." The first emperor was also silent, and then finally used Wenchen to suppress and monitor Di Qing. The so-called time is difficult to defeat the geographical advantage, and the geographical advantage is difficult to the enemy. If you lose the way of loyalty and righteousness, you will lose peace, and you will guard against each other, and the monarchs and ministers will intrigue and fight, and they will eventually be controlled by Di Yi.

Huang Jian glanced at Li Sihai, changed his words, and said lightly: "Although the founding emperor of Xia is wise and martial, he has successively served in the Northern Han Dynasty, the Southern Tang Dynasty, and my Great Song Dynasty. ”

Li Ruobing's face changed suddenly, he, like Huang Jian, suspected that he had something to do with Xia Guo when Li Sihai mentioned the identity of the boat people. According to what he saw in Duting Xiyi, the royal family had a high prestige among the Xia people, and the Song people would definitely quarrel with each other if they occasionally insulted them. This Li Sihai seems to have a lot of power in the left near sea area, and he is a ruthless person, I am afraid that he will kill the two of them when he is angry and ashamed.

Li Sihai's face really changed, looked at Huang Jian, and said in a deep voice: "Sir's words are wrong. When the founding emperor welcomed the queen of the Tang Dynasty into the summer, there was a saying that he was willing to live under his subordinates, so loyal, how could he be said to be a chaotic minister and a thief. ”

Although Li Ruobing was worried about his hot hands, he was naturally stubborn, and since he knew the identity of the other party's Xia people, he refused to weaken his momentum, and immediately said: "There is no evidence for the matter of ceding the country, and the rumors in the world are not enough to win the trust." ”

Li Sihai's eyes were cold, he hesitated for a moment, and finally said in a deep voice: "When the founding emperor welcomed the Tang lord into the summer, the ancestors of the country were fortunate to meet him. At that time, the founding emperor asked the Tang lord to restore the throne and call himself the emperor, and he was appointed as the protector of the country, but the Tang lord misunderstood and replied, "The public wants to be Cao Cao, and he can't be the emperor of the Han Dynasty." When the generals heard of this, they urged him to give up. When the dynasty was established, although there was no longer the position of the protector of the country, the power of the country was all vested in the five mansions, and the emperor ruled by the arch. Seeing this situation, Lord Tang knew that he had no intention of power, but sincerely gave up the country. He paused for a moment, and then said: "It's about the reputation of the first emperor, and the younger generation has to fight on the basis of reason, and I ask Mr. Huang to forgive me." ”

Huang Jian didn't expect Li Sihai to say such a secret, so he couldn't help but be stunned, and only smiled: "It turns out that Mr. Li is the founding minister, but he is fortunate to meet him." I don't know which one? Li Sihai replied: "People who wander in the four seas dare not insult the name of their ancestors. ”

Huang Jian nodded, didn't ask, and said to Li Ruobing instead: "Since loyalty and righteousness have been lost, and if you want to rule the world with this, you have to cover it up with lies. Qingqing, have you ever lied, do you know what is the most distressing problem if you lie? ”

Li Ruobing glanced at the man, only to see him smile coldly, ignore it, and then replied respectfully: "The younger generation has read the poetry of the sages and has never lied. ”

Huang Jian smiled: "Even when I was a child, didn't I? ”

Li Ruobing frowned and thought about it, before he said with embarrassment: "Mr. reminds, I remember, I occasionally had it when I was a child, and the most distressing thing is that if my father and mother ask about it, I have to cover up the past with great pain, and the result of lying is more and more, and finally I can't cover it up, my father has a strict temperament and punished me heavily, so I don't dare to lie easily." ”