If you show your wit in front of a group of students and literati and make poems, if you are applauded and favored, you will be able to make a name for yourself, become familiar with them in the scholars, and at the same time make friends with some promising literati and form your own network. If you are lucky enough to get the favor of Master Xuezheng and those invited scribe officials, and are fortunate to be appreciated by them, then there will be one more way to get recommendations in the future, especially good, and you will be recommended by Master Xuezheng to study in the country, which is a good opportunity, so these students and scribes are so interested in this poetry meeting. Xia Hongsheng is different, he has no interest in these things, he purely wants to enjoy the literati event that he has been looking forward to for a long time in later generations, and see the scene of meandering water flowing and stopping to write poems. If you don't see it, you naturally have no interest. These scholars are too utilitarian, and they don't have that sense of detachment and freedom.

It's not to blame those students, who don't want to have a good future, under universal values, they can only do this. It doesn't matter how much they like to show themselves in front of so many people, to hope to win the favor of others, but in desperation, they have to do it.

Xia Hongsheng and Wang Zike walked out of the school hall together, and the two walked towards Yixiangju with a smile. The prince doesn't seem to be interested in poetry, but he is very interested in various national events, and he always asks Xia Hongsheng about the decisions of some countries along the way, and Xia Hongsheng is even more sure that this prince must be the son of a high-ranking official, otherwise he would not be so clear about those decisions in the court, and even Li Shimin can know the news that he is preparing to attack Liang Shidu.

"Brother Zike, you either heard these words from the side, or no matter how they came from, you shouldn't say them. It is certain that the imperial court will attack the capital of Liang Shidu. But when and how to fight is the strategy of the imperial court. Now, if there is a rumor that Liang Shi is prepared, the effect of this strategy will be greatly reduced. Xia Hongsheng looked around, lowered his voice and said to Wang Zike: "I want to come to Brother Zike's house, I'm afraid it's the official eunuch family in Beijing, these things have been heard by Brother Zike, and I will rot in my heart, don't mention it to others again." ”

"Brother Jingshi's lesson is to remember it below." The prince smiled and arched his hand, but he didn't seem to take it to heart when he heard the tone, and said: "Now that the four seas are calm, only Master Liang is stubborn and refuses to surrender, and it is a well-known thing that the court wants to attack him. Moreover, with the current situation of my Tang Dynasty, it is as easy as a palm to destroy his Liang Division, so he only needs to send a few generals to suppress the army, and the Liang Division will be wiped out in an instant. Even if he knows about it, what's the matter? ”

Xia Hongsheng shook his head, and said: "Brother Zike's words are wrong, the so-called army is a strategy, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the army, and then the city is attacked." Why does it have to come to the point of a battle between the two armies? Even we all know that it is inevitable for the imperial court to attack Liang Shidu, think about it, those soldiers under Liang Shidu will not know? The court and the Liang division, which is stronger and which is weak, is it very clear, are those soldiers willing to send a stubborn Liang division to death? So, this is the time when there is no rush to send troops. Brother Zike, believe it or not, His Majesty has not sent troops for a long time, just to wait for the soldiers under Liang Shidu to create Liang Shidu's rebellion by themselves! I dare to assert that at this time, Liang Shidu's army may have been inserted into countless details, and it is only a matter of time before he rebels against Liang Shidu's sergeants. When the time comes, His Majesty only needs to send a large army to feign an attack, and there will be soldiers under Liang Shidu who will kill Liang Shidu and surrender to him. ”

As soon as he turned his head, he saw that Wang Zike looked at him in surprise, looked Xia Hongsheng up and down, and sighed: "Brother Jingshi is a real young talent, and what Fang Cai said is no different from what my father said, I am really convinced!" Haha, sure enough, being able to make friends with Brother Jingshi is a blessing in the next life! ”

Xia Hongsheng arched his hand casually, but said with a smile in his heart that this young man in white was clever in his mind, and he knew how to test himself.

While the two were talking, they heard a rush of horses' hooves and shouts from behind, and the pedestrians on the street got out of the way on both sides of the road, and saw a group of cavalry rushing forward, and then looking behind, they saw that there was a prisoner cart behind it, and it was locked in it, which was actually the group of Turks who had drunk and made trouble in Yixiangju yesterday. Xia Hongsheng turned his head to look at Wang Zike, but when he saw a faint smile on his face, he didn't seem surprised, it was just interesting. The group of sergeants stopped at the entrance of the city and shouted to the surrounding crowd: "Yesterday, there were Turks who were drunk and causing trouble, beating the people for no reason, and molesting women of good families. ”

Suddenly the surrounding crowd applauded, those sergeants turned over and dismounted, pressed the Turks down the prisoner car, those Turks were still struggling, scolding and scolding, how could their bodies be tightly tied, kicked by several sergeants on the leg socket, plopped down to the ground, and immediately led to a cheer from the crowd.

Several sergeants stepped forward and tore the clothes of the Turks hard, revealing their backs, and there were sergeants behind them holding horsewhips, and with a crisp sound, they slammed the backbones of the Turks.

The more they scolded, the harder the sergeants behind them became, and finally the Turks who were in pain didn't dare to scold anymore, and they couldn't hold on after howling for a while, and begged for mercy.

The sergeants showed no mercy, and the two hundred whips were all drawn on the backs of the Turks, and the flesh and blood behind the group of Turks were blurred, and they lay on the ground without even humming.

"Listen, whether it is the Han Turks, or the Shizi people, when you arrive in this Luoyang city, you should be a good person who keeps to himself! If anyone dares to make trouble, our horsewhip is indispensable! After beating the Turks, the sergeants shouted loudly at the crowd of onlookers.

With that, several sergeants turned on their horses, pulled the reins and drove away again, leaving the Turks on the ground and snorting.

"Haha, happy!" The prince laughed and said: "Jiang Guogong's rewards and punishments are clear, just right, since he was ordered to garrison Luoyang City, this Luoyang City is really new!" ”

"Jiang Guogong?" Xia Hongsheng scratched his head.

The prince explained with a smile: "Jiang Guogong is the general of Qu Tutong, the governor of Luozhou, who was ordered to garrison Luoyang City, is upright, impartial, and rewards and punishments. ”

A group of people were still watching the beaten half-dead Turks, Xia Hongsheng and Wang Zike bypassed the crowd and entered the southern city, at this time it was already noon, the two came to the elegant seat upstairs of Yixiangju, the steward had already recognized the two of them, and very politely invited the two to sit down.

"The two sons, yesterday were really majestic, which made those Turks frightened, and also solved the misfortune of the small shop. Yesterday, the crowd was angry, there were many diners, and the little one wanted to find the two sons but couldn't find them. Today, I don't want the two sons to appreciate the face of Yixiangju again, this meal, when Yixiangju comes to invite, I hope that the two sons will not refuse! After inviting Xia Hongsheng and Wang Zike into the seat, the steward bowed very respectfully and said.

The two of them did not refuse, sat down, and soon, the steward personally served one dish after another to the table.

The prince knelt in front of the desk with a very aristocratic demeanor, but Xia Hongsheng was not used to kneeling, and sat lazily cross-legged on the seat.

"I was going to go all the way to Chang'an, but I didn't want to go to Luoyang and the horse's hooves were lame, so I had to stay for a few days, but I didn't want to get a strong Brother Jingshi. The ancients did not deceive me! The prince filled the wine glass in front of Xia Hongsheng, then raised his wine bottle and said, "Come, Brother Jingshi, let's have a drink!" ”

"Thinking that you are the son of a high-ranking official in Chang'an, why, let you out alone at a young age, and the family can rest assured?" Xia Hongsheng said as he took a mouthful of cold food and put it in his mouth, well, yes, it's even better than what I made! Sure enough, it is a professional restaurant.

Wang Zike shook his head and said, "Of course, there are also attendants to escort you, but when you get to Luoyang City, you won't have any surprises. The hooves were broken several times along the way from the dismount, and when they arrived at Luoyang City, they were completely cracked, so they could only cut off the hooves and wait for them to grow again. This horse is ...... Given by the elders, I liked it very much, so I thought that I would wait a few days for him to barely get on the road, and take it back to Chang'an to resettle and recuperate. coincided with the arrival of the Luoyang Poetry Club and the Douhua Princess, so I thought about staying in Luoyang City to make a fuss, and waited until the Douhua Kui was over, and then continued to Chang'an City. Luoyang has been prosperous since ancient times, and at the beginning of this bucket of Oiran, I am afraid that the city is a grand scene! At the right time, of course, you have to watch it and then go. ”

Hearing that the prince had shaved the horse's shoes several times, and now the horse's hooves were completely broken again, Xia Hongsheng suddenly remembered that the old horse pulling the carriage in Xu Qixian's house was also a lame old man, and inexplicably had a question, isn't this horse's hooves nailed with iron palms, how can it be so easy to wear?

I was puzzled, so I asked: "Brother Zike, isn't this horse's hoof nailed to the horse's hoof, and it is so easy to wear?" ”

"Horseshoe? What's that? The prince could look at Xia Hongsheng with even more blank eyes.

Xia Hongsheng's eyes narrowed, there was no horseshoe in the Tang Dynasty? A country where cavalry is one of the country's main combat strengths does not have a horseshoe? When did horseshoe start to be used in China? Obviously, there was a saying that iron-smelting technology was there so early......