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The charcoal fire became more vigorous, making a "crackling" sound. From time to time, the roasted lamb has oil dripping on the charcoal fire, sizzling and smoking, and the rich aroma wafts in the night sky.

A jar of wine has bottomed out, and everyone has a little bit of wine.

Fu Bi squinted slightly, looked at Xu Ping and said: "In the year of the weak crown, the marquis raised 100,000 soldiers to destroy Jiaozhi in Tiannan, and there has been no such feats in the past few decades since the ancestors. Even though we were scholars, it sounded like we were there. ”

Xu Ping smiled slightly, and said disapprehantly: "It's just the right time." I have been in Yongzhou for six years, and the number of households in the state has increased more than ten times in a few years, the roads are smooth, and the business is prosperous, which is fundamental. The people of Jiaozhi did not know the changes of the times, and they thought that they were the same as before, and they demanded from the imperial court until they drove their subordinates into the court. It's not that I destroyed Jiaozhi, it's that Jiaozhi didn't measure his strength, offended the imperial court, and brought about his own destruction! It is fundamental for us to be strong, but it is a trivial matter to break the toe. ”

Young people are always full of romantic feelings, bent on the Prancing Horse frontier, galloping thousands of miles. Fu Bi brought up this topic because he also wanted to hear Xu Ping talk about things on the battlefield, and Xu Ping's answer made him a little overwhelmed for a while.

Xu Ping really has nothing to say, back then in Yongzhou, he was originally defended with superior forces, if it weren't for the Jiaozhi people who repeatedly killed themselves, Xu Ping would just occupy Langzhou. Langzhou and Guangyuan Prefecture are still the traditional territories of the Central Plains Dynasty, but the Jiaozhi people occupy the geographical advantage and squeeze out the Central Plains forces, and it is not a great achievement to take them back.

However, the battlefield is already full of fog, and the warring parties can't figure out each other, and people who are thousands of miles away can't figure it out. The people of the Central Plains only knew that this young county marquis had won a great victory in Lingnan, and apart from these officials, most of the common people didn't even know where the toes were. In the eyes of the officials, it is an extreme, at this time, the veterans who returned after the defeat of Taizong's expedition are still there, the shadow still exists, and there are many unrealistic illusions about Xu Ping's military exploits.

Several young people thought that Xu Ping was just modest, and what he said was naturally politically correct, and they all laughed together.

Li Jing, who was in Lingnan back then, stayed aside as a late student, but he just looked at it and didn't speak. He had never been on the battlefield, but he was deeply impressed by the scene when the whole Yongzhou was boiling. Regardless of men, women, children, Han people, and Tibetan people, they all know that there is a fight with Jiaozhi ahead, and they all know what they should do for this war. The scene where the whole society was mobilized is the most precious memory, and it happens to be two sides of the same coin, and the victory on the front line is exactly the same thing.

Ouyang Xiu said: "Today's imperial court has been peaceful for a long time, the people are still extravagant, the officials are lazy, and the political affairs are ********, so it is in need of such a big victory to lift the spirits. The county marquis is humble and doesn't mention it, and in less than two years, no one will know that Lingnan has won, isn't it a pity! ”

This is something that a group of young people often discuss in private, a great victory to destroy the country, and the result is no movement at all. It's not how the imperial court remembers, but the poems and texts that are so spirited that they circulate are there, but there is nothing. It's just that the generals led the troops to fight, and Xu Ping, who led the troops, was born as a first-class jinshi, so why didn't he need to record it in writing.

When they talk about emotion, they really wish they were on the battlefield and spread this supreme glory with a wonderful pen. I only hated that Yongzhou was located in a remote area, and there were no decent talents, so I missed this opportunity.

Xu Ping just smiled and was silent. I was so busy that I couldn't sleep, where did I still have such a heart. When the battle is over, his officials are almost removed, what else is there to say? These people think that it is a place to make meritorious achievements, and it is easy to do, but now Yong Langlu is still recruiting people on a large scale, and I don't see that they are willing to go.

Seeing that Xu Ping didn't talk, everyone felt that there was something hidden inside, and it was not easy to talk about it.

Young people need to change, and the current government is lifeless, which has already caused dissatisfaction among many people. In the end, these dissatisfactions all pointed to one person, that is, Lu Yijian. In fact, it was from this year that the power of Lu Yijian began to accumulate and gather in the capital, and a large number of literati from the Xijing shogunate entered the pavilion and became the backbone of public opinion.

Feeling that Xu Ping had something else to hide, they almost immediately unanimously counted the account on Lu Yijian's head.

The mutton in the village is extremely tender, and the roasted meat can show the wonderful taste even more, and everyone eats smoothly and drinks more and more. After the previous words, the whole atmosphere is a lot more harmonious.

Mei Yaochen, who had not spoken much, drank a glass of wine, put the wine glass aside, sighed heavily, and said: "Over the years, who has made meritorious deeds like a county marquis, which one else?" He is also a high-ranking jinshi, and his political achievements on the ruling side are prominent, but his reputation is not good. The ministers of the DPRK and China are jealous of the virtuous and can suppress the backwards, which is outrageous! The marquis is an elder again, doing things silently, not knowing how to create a momentum for himself, others are also anxious for you in the eyes! ”

Xu Ping looked at the blue flames rising from the charcoal fire, and forcibly held back and did not speak. Are these young people looking for themselves to be the leaders of the alliance? It's too much to overwhelm. At this time, the old forces have not yet declined, and the new forces have not yet taken shape, how can these young people who have only been reading books for a few years have such great confidence? Normal is not supposed to lie dormant for a few years.

Besides, what kind of elder he is, except for Wang Gongchen, everyone here is older than him. I just entered the ranks early, became an official early, and came out early in the officialdom.

Ouyang Xiudao: "It's a pity that there are no poems and texts circulating in the county, if there is a wonderful article that records the affairs of Lingnan, people all over the world will yearn for it, and it will not be like this." ”

Xu Ping still smiled and shook his head: "The article is about life, I am still young now, I have too little experience, and I can't understand many things, so why bother to write it?" Maybe one day, when the experience arrives, the article will naturally become. ”

"Where is this the Marquis? We who read books read the articles of sages, and there is naturally a way to govern the world in them! Even if he is not talented, he is also familiar with the books of the pre-Qin princes, the historical records of the past dynasties, and the articles of the sages and sages. From the three generations, down to the Sui and Tang dynasties, the ancient and modern chaos is all clear. The sage's articles naturally have a great way, how can they not write about life! ”

Xu Ping looked at Ouyang Xiu and remembered that he was a figure in the history of this generation, and his words were not too exaggerated. But if you read too many books and know that there is chaos in ancient and modern times, it is obvious that you know that the sky is high and the earth is thick.

After thinking for a while, Xu Ping said: "The sage book is naturally useful, but it is not all-encompassing, let alone a panacea. Time has changed, although ancient and modern things are the same, but the face is completely different, how to distinguish? If you don't understand the world, you can transfer the truth in the sages' books to the world, but it is just a boat to ask for a sword. The difficulty in understanding the way to control chaos in the past and present lies not in knowing the past, but in knowing the present. If you don't know the present, if you don't know the things of the world, how can you talk about knowing the past? If you just find the truth of chaos from the books of the sages, it will be empty after all. ”

Seeing Ouyang Xiu's disapproving face, Xu Ping shook his head and stopped talking.

This is the problem of scholars, especially people who think highly of themselves and do not have a deep understanding of the actual world, they always feel that they have mastered the truth in the universe, and they look down on honest people like Xu Ping the most. In their opinion, where does it take so much hard work? As long as their elixir is used, all difficulties will be solved, and where is there anything difficult!

This is not about what books are read, let alone the Confucian classics, but only whether the world holds the status of the books they read. The higher you hold it, the heavier this arrogance becomes, and the more you despise everything.

A thousand years ago, these scholars read the Confucian classics and consciously grasped the truth of the universe, and all those who could not let them use their talents were villains and should be swept aside.

At a certain time in history, what they did was right, because after the roadblocks were removed, there were naturally other people who would make up for it and do what these people could not do, so as not to cause things to fall apart.

But with the development of time, these people themselves will become roadblocks, and they will also face the fate of being swept away. After the ups and downs of life, some people will eventually wake up, while others will be as stubborn as stones in a pit.

In order to prevent this fate, they always fantasize about fixing their minds with strict rules, and in the end they will turn around and find that they are useless after the rules are set.

A thousand years later, Confucianism was swept into the dustbin of history. Confucianism has failed, but this style of reading will not change, they no longer bury their heads in the pile of old papers, but cross the ocean to learn the things of foreigners. It's still the same style, I don't know how much I learned from foreigners, I can speak a few words of foreign language and run back to the country, I feel that I am the savior, and I look down on any of them. Just let yourself be on top and give a few orders, and the country will become rich and powerful in no time.

However, after all, there are still people who are willing to combine the truth from the pile of old papers with the reality of the world, and honestly bury their heads in doing things in obscurity. A thousand years ago, these people who read the books of the sages said that it was their credit, and those who buried their heads in work were nothing more than martial artists, petty officials, or some kind of fool, who took the credit from you and stepped on one foot.

A thousand years later, why not the same routine? The thinking has changed, but the routines of these readers have not changed. And it is more advantageous than a thousand years ago, a thousand years ago a saint could not be expected to climb out of the grave to speak for himself, but a thousand years later there are foreigners to speak for him.

Xu Ping has been a human being in two lifetimes, and this kind of routine has been seen a lot, where do you care what these young people say?

The most important thing for people is to do it in a down-to-earth manner, and those who shout that they hold the supreme truth in their hands should just give them a place to call them, so why bother?

Of course, the people sitting here tonight will slowly change in their own lives, and they will have to change as well. When they reach their old age, they still have to face the disdain of other young people like Xu Ping today. (To be continued.) )