Seeing that Ouyang Xiu was silent, Xu Ping said: "Since last year, the first book has been published when the little iron money was issued, and there have been twenty or thirty copies of the "Money Law Book" now. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info I ask you, how much have you watched? ”

"Back to the system, there are six or seven copies."

Xu Ping nodded and said, "Oh, the first few books are about virtual money, have you read it?" ”

Ouyang Xiu thought for a moment before replying: "I've seen some, which ones I've seen and which ones I haven't seen, I can't really remember it." ”

Xu Ping asked again: "Have you read the fifth Qi Biography of the Book of Tang?" Have you read the Fifth Qi circulating article? ”

"The Fifth Qi Biography has read it, and the Book of Tang has naturally read it. To be made, the "Book of Tang" is complicated, the style is disordered, and the details are improper. Especially the praise and disapproval of the characters, it is extremely confusing, and it has lost the meaning of spring and autumn, and it is just a look. As for the Fifth Qi, the book in charge of the government minted a lot of money, looted the people's wealth, and caused chaos in the world, this kind of character, where is the article worth seeing! ”

Xu Ping said indifferently: "Don't forget the past, the teacher of the future." It doesn't matter if Fifth Qi is right or wrong, he is the person who has recently reformed the money law on a large scale from this dynasty, how can you not look at the current money law? ”

Ouyang Xiu's neck was stiff, and he didn't reply, obviously unconvinced.

Xu Ping ignored him, turned his head and said to the surrounding pavilion officials: "The merits and demerits of the Fifth Qi, the gains and losses of political measures, have extremely important reference significance for future generations of money laws. If any of you have any opinions about the money method, I suggest that you study the Fifth Qi first. After studying the Fifth Qi thoroughly, most of the money law will be understood, and what he says will be targeted. ”

After saying this, he looked at Ouyang Xiu again: "Otherwise, I don't know what I'm talking about in my heart, so I will talk about it and comment on the ministers of the court." With his faintness, it is clear to people, isn't it this kind of person? ”

Ouyang Xiu's temper, where can he still endure it? He bowed his hand to Xu Ping and protested: "To be controlled, I don't think I can say that!" Since the three emperors and five emperors, since the opening of the world, it has been hanging for thousands of years. How many people have been there for thousands of years? Spend your whole life and energy, and how many people can you get to know them? We read the books of the sages, and the Zhongjin Shi is the official and the master, so there is no need to spend countless efforts on these inconsequential things! A saint's words are better than a thousand words of ordinary people! As long as you keep in mind what the sages said, using the Great Dao to help Mingjun is the right way for scholars! ”

Xu Ping looked at Ouyang Xiu and saw that his face was slightly red, obviously very emotional, and he didn't speak for a while.

The breeze blew down from the hill and blew through the lotus flowers in full bloom in the pond, like the waves of a sea of flowers. The huge red and white flowers swayed gently with the wind, rubbing against the green lotus leaves, making a rustling sound.

The gazebo was eerily quiet, and there was no sound at all.

Ouyang Xiu became an official from Zhongjinshi, and sentenced Qian Weiyan of Henan Mansion to give preferential treatment to these literary scholars, and sentenced Xie Jiang to have the same interests as them, and there was no official shelf. Ouyang Xiu has always said what he has to say, without the slightest scruples, he is used to it. Later, when he met Wang Shu, although he was stricter, he also admired Ouyang Xiu's literary brilliance and recommended him to the pavilion.

However, Qian Weiyan and Wang Shu are both veterans and important ministers, and they will not be as knowledgeable as Ouyang Xiu, a rising star, and they will be tolerant of him. What he is facing today is Xu Ping, who is two or three years younger than Ouyang Xiu, and his official position is high, will he tolerate Ouyang Xiu's confrontation in front of him like those old people?

The pavilion officials in the pavilion had no bottom in their hearts, and they couldn't help but sweat for Ouyang Xiu. Although Ouyang Xiu has a rebellious personality and speaks a little highly, there is nothing annoying about the others, and his heart is even more blameless. Everyone reads and studies together, plays and entertains every day, and is naturally emotionally close. Although Xu Ping is easy to talk to, he also provides a place, provides food and wine, and arranges a special place in his house for them to play and feast from time to time. But after all, there is a big distance between the status of the two sides, and they have different interests, so they naturally feel alienated in their hearts.

One is far and one is near, and people's feelings will naturally make instinctive choices.

Xu Ping suddenly smiled and said to Ouyang Xiu: "If you open your mouth what the sage said, and shut up the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, it is easy to talk about the benevolence and righteousness of the heart. Oh, then let me ask you, how much do you know about these knowledge? That's right, what the sage said, where the Great Dao is, the principles of heaven and earth are all included in it. It's just, can you solve things with the avenue? ”

Ouyang Xiu said proudly: "Cultivation is also dull, what the sage said, the heart yearns for it, bury your head in hard study, and get one or two!" ”

Xu Ping said: "If you get one or two, it's already very remarkable." Many people here know that when I was a teenager, I was a teenager in the streets and alleys of Kaifeng City, and my parents were very sad to fight horses and lackeys every day. ”

Hearing Xu Ping talk about his troubles when he was a child, the people around him couldn't help but smile knowingly. This person who is also a person with a story in Kaifeng City, since Liu Banniang became famous by relying on Xu Ping, suddenly there were more artists in the Goolan tile shop, saying that in the past, Yongning Hou came to him every day when he was a child. What's even more outrageous is that there are also some women in the Qinglou, who boast that Xu Ping listened to his songs every day when he was a child. In this way, they are often not young, and they can really deceive people, so that everyone who knows the details feels funny.

"Zi said, I am fifteen and interested in learning. What the sage said is really the truth of heaven and earth. When I was fifteen years old, my family suffered a disaster, so I had no choice but to sell my property in the capital and move to Zhongmu countryside to earn a living. From that year on, he immersed himself in studying, and was lucky to enter the Shi and the first in the fifth year of Tiansheng. To this day, it has been ten years unconsciously. After ten years of hard reading, I flipped through the books of sages, but I still didn't dare to say that I had won the words of the sages. ”

In the crowd, Yin Zhu was older and had a higher status, and he arched his hand and said: "To be controlled in the year of the weak crown, enter the Shi and the first, go out of the border of the town, pacify the barbarians, break the clown who jumps the beam, and hold the king before the king." This dynasty has been established for more than 60 years, and there is only one person who has this meritorious service. Ten years of hard work, how can it be said that it is useless? ”

Xu Ping nodded: "Yes, ten years of cold windows, I only dare to say that I have a glimpse of the Sage Avenue Doorway." As an official in the court, he has been walking on thin ice all these years, for fear that if he is not careful, he will lose the country and suffer the people. Ouyang Xiu is said to have studied the books of sages since he was a child, and everyone in the township called him talented, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he has obtained one or two ways to be a saint. ”

Hearing this, Ouyang Xiu's heart couldn't help but rise. Arguing with others, first promoting and then suppressing, this method was not used less when Ouyang Xiu wrote articles, and he used it extremely skillfully. Xu Ping's words were heard in his ears, and he held himself high first, and then he was bound to blame, and he couldn't help but cheer up.

Xu Ping looked at Ouyang Xiu and said slowly: "Then, you can use the way of a saint to talk to me and the people here, how about the money method you mentioned in the article?"

As he spoke, Xu Ping gently patted the "Money Law Book" on the stone table.

Ouyang Xiu opened his mouth and quickly closed it again.

What does this say? During the time of Confucius and Mencius, where was there such a complicated money method? At that time, money was still physical money, and in addition to its convenience and circulation, it was no different from cloth, gold, silver, or even animal skins and precious stones. If there is no thing, the saint is not really known for 5,000 years before and 5,000 years later, how can it be mentioned? Not to mention, Mencius was far from being a saint at this time, and he didn't even have the status of the seventy-two sages of Confucius in later generations.

After being silent for a while, Ouyang Xiu said helplessly: "To be systematic, the simplicity of the avenue, how can you talk about such a thing as money law?" This art of governing the country is not the way of governing the country. Technique, Doyle Jr. “

"The trail is also the way, let's talk about it, let me, let everyone listen to it."

Ouyang Xiu opened his mouth and stammered, only feeling that there were a thousand words in his heart, but none of them were useful at this time.

Xu Ping's face couldn't help but sink, and he looked at Ouyang Xiu: "Can't tell?" Aren't you quite able to tell? ”

"Saints don't care, naturally because this is a small way, it's just a trick, so why bother to say it?"

"Oh, when I asked you, why did you always say it?" Xu plane hole pulled. "Do you want me to say that?"

Ouyang Xiu sighed in his heart: "Cultivation wishes to listen to the teachings of the system. ”

"I ask you, what is the Tao?"

"What the sage said about heaven and earth is the truth, and it is naturally the way."

"Doesn't that mean you didn't say it! The Tao is very simple, isn't it the road? The ground is paved for people to walk on, and we call it a road. In people's hearts, to see the world, to know the world, and the saints have shown you the direction and guided you, that is the Tao. Am I right? ”

Ouyang Xiu was a little discouraged: "What you say is also reasonable. ”

Xu Ping nodded: "It's good to make sense, even if it's just a little truth, it's not like I'm talking nonsense, isn't it?" On the road on the ground, you have to follow the road from here to there, if you sit on the road and sit on the road without moving, it is impossible to finish the road, right? The same is true of the avenue in my heart. The sage pointed out and paved the way of the heart, just so that you don't go astray, don't go around in circles, don't go to the quagmire! But to get from here to there, you still have to go on your own. If you have a word or two from a saint, you will fly?! ”

Suddenly, it seemed that the cicadas in the trees had stopped, and there was no sound in the world.

"Walking on the road on the ground, some people are barefoot, and they can't walk a few steps before their feet are injured, and they can't move a single step. Some people know that when they put on their shoes, they can walk like flying. There are also people who know how to ride a horse, know how to ride a car, and walk easily and quickly. Isn't this word of the heart the same? If the saint's road is in his heart, he will go down, or he will learn his own skills. ”

"Speaking of money law, why do you ask if you have read the article of Fifth Qi? Because reading those articles is to put shoes on yourself, and the deeper you understand, the more you can ride a horse! What is the way to get a saint? Go or do you have to go yourself, why not read it? Don't read the line? ”

"The saint talks about life, benevolence, and politics to think of the people of the world, which is the great way. The avenue is naturally in my heart! I have repeatedly said that as an official in the court, every word and deed, and every decree issued may affect the lives of countless people in the world, so I have to be cautious. You only see the pros of the shopping voucher, but you don't see the cons. Ouyang Xiu, it is very easy to make a profit, but the difficult thing is to prevent cheating. What are the drawbacks, how to prevent them, you don't say a word. 'The Lord is not wise. It's not that you can't say you're unwise, and I'm not a wise person, but you're not qualified yet. With its faintness, it is clear that it is you! ”

Xu Ping looked at all the people and said in a deep voice: "The pavilion is a place for the imperial court to cultivate talents. How to educate talents? There are countless books in Chongbun Temple, which can be read. The decrees of the imperial court are all known to the cabinet officials and can be learned. Officials of the State Administration can discuss it casually and will not be offended by it. However, you are not qualified to judge the chief official casually. Go back to studying! (To be continued.) )