The old gentleman ate tea and listened to books with peace of mind when Xiao Er left, squinting his eyes and looking at ease, as if he did not have the consciousness of drinking short-handedness at all.

Oh, so far, a cup of tea has entered the throat and there is no intention to introduce yourself.

However, Lin Xi doesn't mind, usually such a character, either a person of great wisdom or a top-level liar, just looking at his temperament, just drinking tea with him is also enjoyable, so it doesn't hurt if he doesn't know.

The old man is not in a hurry to drink tea, polishing time, but seeing that Lin Xi is not very old, he is also unhurried and takes small sips, and the two of them complement each other when they sit together, and they can also cherish each other at this point.

At this time, the storyteller said: "I saw that our Rui Wang Ye cut off the horse's head of the Hunu prince with an axe, and the big prince fell off the horse with a 'wow wow yell', but was carried by the Rui prince like a little chicken in his hand, the prince laughed and said to the Hunu soldiers, 'You wait for the prince to be in my hands, don't hurry up and retreat!'" The Hunu soldiers saw that the Rui prince was very brave with one enemy, and lost the main general, and immediately threw away his armor and knelt down to beg for mercy. It is the Northern Expedition and a complete victory!"

And so the paragraph ends.

There was an immediate cheer from the hall, Lin Xi twitched the corners of his mouth and clapped his hands together, and motioned for Gu Haihai to go and give a reward.

After the story was finished, people left one after another, as if they had come to listen to such a scene, but most of the readers still sat in their places.

Some people seem to be still reminiscing about the scene just now, but they heard someone start the remarks: "Since Emperor □□ repelled Hunu in exchange for decades of peace between the two countries, and at the request of King Hunu, he married Princess Showa to appease and educate Hu Man." However, the ambition of the uncivilized northern slave wolf, repeatedly coveted the rich mountains and rivers of our dynasty, even if there were princesses and relatives married in each dynasty, the Hunu iron cavalry still stepped into my northward land again, but the regrettable thing is that my dynasty has no talent to lead the army, so that I always hear the color of the Hunu, and the battles are fought again and again, and the big country is like this. ”

Is this about to start?

Lin Xi, who had eaten tea and listened to the book, rested enough and was about to leave, but now he also sat back peacefully, pricked up his ears to listen, and asked Xiao Er to eat some snacks.

Although the laws of the Great Xia Dynasty have some shortcomings and omissions, Shilin's speech is still free, and now many students gather together, talking about the past and the present, and talking about the current government and politics, but it has also become a habit.

They mostly choose to be in some open places such as teahouses and restaurants, and their unique views and incisive remarks are also easy to be widely circulated, and it is not said that there are court officials sitting in them, and if they do what they like, it is a shortcut.

Today's scholars still dare to speak straightforwardly, but once they become officials, they practice closed-mouth meditation and laughing, which is a pity.

Lin Xi looked at the scholar carefully, but he was familiar, but it was the scholar surnamed Zhan he had just seen today, so ...... Lin Xi's gaze looked towards him, and he was not surprised to see that Pei Xuan was also here.

So he turned his gaze back leisurely, as if he hadn't seen it.

Lin Xi sat far away from them, but he was not worried about being discovered. But even if you see it, it's nothing, just more horizontal and vertical.

As soon as the scholar surnamed Zhan finished speaking, someone immediately answered, saying: "Every year, when I hear the bad news of defeat, I always don't think about tea and dinner for dozens of days, and ask why this is so? Is there no general in the DPRK? However, the military is elected every three years, and all the talents are collected in the court. However, every year, military funds have not been reduced, and soldiers and horses have not yet arrived before grain and grass have arrived. Why?"

Another scholar replied: "Looking at the generals sent by the imperial court every year, we can see that they are not without generals, but in fact they are abandoned and not used, such as those who talk about the army on paper in the Shen family, and most of the historians abandon the army and leave. ”

"So, what's the use of having more generals? Military funds are sufficient, and they will eventually be privately owned. ”

This is really unkind, so I almost pointed my nose and scolded the two princes, mothers and wives.

"It's a pity that everyone knows about it for decades, but no one dares to ask, but it just suffers the people of northern Xinjiang. ”

Everyone shook their heads and sighed, but immediately a scholar changed his words.

"Fortunately, the emperor was wise and decisive, abandoned the public election, and ordered his nephew Prince Rui to take command of the expedition, and then returned to the dynasty victoriously. The scholar stood up and saluted in the direction of the royal city, "Although the student is a scholar, he admires the Rui prince, and if he is lucky enough to see him, he has no regrets in this life." ”

As soon as the scholar spoke, a chorus sounded.

Although he was suspected of being a sycophant, Lin Xi was still secretly surprised, he knew that Zhao Jingyi had a prominent reputation, an excellent reputation abroad, and won the hearts of military generals, but he didn't know that people who read him admired him so much, and he couldn't help but be speechless, this can be rated as a national idol.

Fortunately, he is not the prince, otherwise the civil and military will be with him, and the people will look at him like a hero, which emperor can sit still? Not to mention the two princes.

"Maybe the killing is too heavy, and the Rui Wangfu is full of white things, but it makes people ......" The scholar said casually, and after finishing speaking, he found that this was a bit taboo, and he accepted it sneeringly.

Lin Xi sighed silently again, every time Zhao Jingyi's heroic deeds were mentioned, people would subconsciously mention the subsequent human tragedy of the death of both parents and the death of his wife and children, and he did not see the last face, it can be said that the cup was crowded with a coffee table, and he also sympathized with it after hearing about it just now.

And there are rumors in the secret that he killed him...... If Zhao Yuanrong wasn't alive, the Heavenly Evil Lone Star would have been worn on Zhao Jingyi's head.

But then again, I can't say that I am still Zhao Jingyi's lucky star, if it weren't for him, Zhao Yuanrong probably wouldn't have survived.

Lin Xi was still a little proud when he thought of this.

The old man next to him looked at Lin Xi, whose expression had changed and changed, and suddenly sighed: "It's a misfortune for him, but it's also a blessing." ”

Seeing Lin Xi look over, he stroked his beard and smiled, "What do you think?"

The old gentleman finally accosted him again.

Lin Xi naturally knew that it was because the emperor understood that the old prince and the princess had died, and that Princess Xiao had a lot to do with him when she was depressed and finally became depressed, so she felt guilty and distressed for Zhao Jingyi, and rewarded him again and again.

At the same time, Zhao Jingyi had no intention of military affairs at that time, and did not care about military power, so he closed his door and guarded filial piety after handing it back, and put his mind on his son-in-law, so he was strangled to death without showing up with that jealous mind, but he was very kind to Zhao Jingyi.

What's the point of exchanging the unexpected death of a loved one for the glory of grace?

It was Lin Xi who asked rhetorically: "If the prince can go back to the past and let him choose again, how do you think he will choose, old man?"

The old gentleman's expression moved when he heard this, and he didn't answer, but he heard Lin Xi continue, "If it were me, nothing could be more important to be with my family." It's a pity that everyone can only pay the price for their choices and suffer the bitter fruits. ”

Let him make a choice again, maybe Lin Qing in the dungeon will not die, but there is no if.

At this time, after all the scholars expressed their sorrow and sorrow for the tragic life of Prince Rui, the words had turned to Dada, the eldest prince of Hunu, who was now in dispute in the imperial court.

The actions of the imperial court are the most concerned by these students who are waiting for the examination.

The extremely arrogant attitude of the envoy of Hu Nu in negotiating in front of the Golden Palace has already been circulated, and the righteous indignant has already stood up.

"I really don't know what the adults of the court are thinking about, if Dada is released to return to Hunu, won't they let the tiger return to the mountain, and let Hunu grow strong and come to bully our dynasty again?

"If you are so weak, where is the majesty of our dynasty? Today there are Hu slaves who are priceless to take prisoners, tomorrow there will be Xiyi wielding a sword to invade the west, and in the future, the southern barbarians and Dongyi will all be military disasters, how will we deal with it at that time? How many princesses can the emperor kiss?"

"I heard that the left servant of the household department impeached the prince Rui for his reckless military ......"

"It's ridiculous, the current army can't resist the army of Hu Nu, if it is reduced again, how to deal with it?"

Hearing this, Lin Xi nodded, and couldn't help but say to himself: "Maybe Lord Shilang is holding the Four Books and Five Classics, and he can educate Hu Nu by saying that the Sage Son can defeat the soldiers without a fight." By the way, maybe there is a fairy-like daughter in the family who can overwhelm the city and the country?"

Lin Xi's voice was quite small, just enough for the old gentleman next to him to hear it, and the old man still had a sip of tea in his mouth, and his face was a little distorted when he heard it.

"Zuo Shilang's daughter does have it, and he just babbles soon. ”

Lin Xi raised his eyebrows, "The potential is endless. ”

"You kid. The old gentleman shook his head with a smirk.

With the wisdom of the emperor, he would certainly not adopt such a fallacy. ”

"Since this is the case, wouldn't it disappoint the people with lofty ideals in the world and make the bones of the soldiers who died on the battlefield cold?

"Brother Zhan, be cautious. Pei Xuan whispered a word of persuasion to the scholar surnamed Zhan.

Zhan Shusheng's face changed slightly, and when he was about to sit down, he finally shook his head and said: "I am waiting to gather in the capital today, just so that I can enter the court as an official in the future and benefit the people, but if the predecessors in the court are like this, it is better not to be this official." ”

Lin Xi sat far away and couldn't see Pei Xuan's expression clearly, but he knew that it would definitely not be good, and Lin Qing had taught him in every way with these words.

The hand holding the tea bowl shook slightly, watching the ups and downs of the tea leaves in the bowl, Lin Xi smiled lightly and drank it in no hurry.

"This scholar is quite virtuous, and he can make materials. The old man praised.

When Lin Xi heard this, he was slightly sarcastic: "But I don't know if his backbone can hold on, ten years later, no, five years later, can he still say this?"

The old gentleman was surprised, as if he was surprised that Lin Xi said such pessimistic things at a young age, and then glanced at him again, and said in a deep voice: "Don't rely on your own incompetence to resist the persistence of others, a gentleman's integrity is like a green bamboo body that will never bend." ”

Lin Xi didn't speak again, but his heart moved.

"Brother Zhan's words won my heart, if today's words can be transmitted to the court, it will have an impact, and it will not be in vain that my generation is patriotic. Following the scholars, there were several others who expressed their ambition of not wanting to go along with the dirt and do nothing, in exchange for praise from many parties.

Then I heard someone say: "However, it is a fact that there is no silver in the DPRK and China, and the military expenditure is extremely expensive, and it cannot be erased." ”

Immediately, someone sneered and said: "The consumption of military funds has its own fixed number." However, the treasury is empty, and the reason for this is known to you, to me, to heaven and earth, and to everyone. Last year, there was a Jiangnan corruption case, and countless officials were dismissed, but the bloodstains at the entrance of the city have not been erased.

"Poor Lord Zhongyi Lin, who died unjustly in prison, fortunately left a handwritten letter and handed over the evidence of the crime to Lord Qincha, so that he could avenge his grievances. Brother Pei, you are a disciple of Lord Lin, you must know a lot, can you explain it in detail for you, so that we can admire the righteousness of your lordship. ”

As soon as the scholar's voice fell, the scholars immediately responded.

Lin Xi looked at Pei Xuan and arched his hand, saying "Don't dare, don't dare", but he still stood up at the request of everyone, and humbly kowtowed to the surroundings one by one, but the smile suddenly stopped the moment he saw Lin Xi.

I saw that his junior brother was expressionless at the moment, and his eyes were looking straight at him without blinking.

Although his heart was weak, Pei Xuan still raised a cordial smile, and was about to appease Lin Xi a little, but suddenly saw Lin Xi's expressionless face with a slight smile, raised his eyes to look at the sky, and then opened his mouth and said to him silently: Senior brother, Dad is watching.

Pei Xuan's body suddenly stiffened.

Pei Xuan didn't say anything in the end, and after praising Lin Qing's character, he said some words of remembrance and deep sorrow, and then sat down with a confession.

The scholar who had befriended him called out puzzledly, "Brother Pei?"

Pei Xuan shook his head and said: "The teacher is breezy and bright, and he has his own posterity's evaluation, what does it mean if I say more? Only by following his path can I live up to the teacher's trust." ”

"What Brother Pei said is very true. ”

Pei Xuan sat down and didn't care about anything else, and immediately looked up in Lin Xi's direction, but the latter had already left that position, and only an old man next to him smiled at him.

Lin Xi walked on the street, a little aimless.

It was not early, it was close to dinner, but he didn't want to go back yet.

He knew that there would be no shortage of such literati gatherings today, and in places he couldn't see, Pei Xuan must have participated many times, looking at the appearance of pretending to be humble and familiar with driving, his father was afraid that he had already become his usual stepping stone and fulfilled his reputation.

Lin Xi was not happy.

"Young Master, do you want to go back to the Hou Mansion?"

Gu Hai asked in a whisper behind him.

Lin Xi shook his head, suddenly stopped, he turned his head and asked Gu Hai, "Your father is still in Huaizhou?"

"Young Master, you didn't let him leave, how could he go?"

Lin Xi nodded, "It's time for your father to go to Beijing." ”

Gu Hai immediately smiled and said: "Thank you, young master, but my father said that if the young master is not at ease, he is still willing to stay there, and he also said that the horizontal and vertical have passed, so he is not in a hurry." ”

This is to persuade him to calm down. Lin Xi knew in his heart that he wouldn't say anything more, but he had already made up his mind that he still had to go back in person, and as for how to go back, he had to think about it.

There are some things, he is not at ease after seeing Pei Xuan.