The capital is expensive, and it is not easy to live in a big place.

Ouyang Che looked out from the window of the inn, there were countless snowflakes floating in the sky, covering the sky, and the entire outside was white, and the streets, houses, and trees were all covered with a layer of white. Everything was bleak, and there were few pedestrians on the streets, leaving a long trail of footprints on the snow.

A biting cold wind blew, Ouyang Che couldn't help but sneeze, goosebumps all over his body, and he couldn't help but feel sad in his heart.

After more than half a year in Tokyo City, Ouyang Che has a warm and cold affection for the people in Tokyo City, which can be said to be in his bones.

Towards the door of the rich children, the twilight with the fat horse dust, the residual cup and the cold burn, everywhere latent sorrow and joy. Every day, he wanted to seek a shortcut to the end of the south and repay the loss in his chest, but in the end he still got nothing, and he ended up with a lot of entanglement, and he was shy in his pocket.

There are also people who are in high positions and relatives of the emperor and the country appreciate his talent and recruit him as a staff member of the moment. But when he was jealous and hateful, outspoken, generous and generous, and worried about the country, he was incompatible with these princes and ministers who were drunk, had a low personality, and were hedonistic.

"Why did I, Ouyang Che, come to the capital?"

yes, why did he come all the way to Tokyo City?

He was originally a Chongren person in Fuzhou, a cloth cloth, thirty years old, but he was still upright, taking national affairs as his own responsibility, and his heart of worrying about the country and compassion came from his nature, and he often aroused the ridicule of his neighbors.

In the first year of Jingkang, the Jin soldiers attacked the Song Dynasty in a big way, and the Song soldiers were defeated and retreated. Out of patriotism, he asked the court to "Ten Strategies for Anbian to Defend Against the Enemy", but the state official withheld it and did not forward it. In response to the maladministration of the imperial court, he proposed to write to Qinzong on ten major events, such as protecting the state and defending the enemy, and dismissing traitorous ministers, but there has been no response.

coincided with the siege of Bianjing by the Jin soldiers, and Wang Song commanded the troops to break the Jin people and save the Song Dynasty from danger. When the Jin people retreated, he felt a lot of emotion, so he decided to go north alone, in order to advance the ladder and work for the Great Song Dynasty.

He walked all the way, visited the people's suffering, and spent four and three months coming to the city of Tokyo just to save the country and the people, and to show his ambitions. But now, it's what it is.

It has taken a lot of entanglements, and if you don't achieve anything, you can only wait for winter to come to spring, and return to your hometown.

Now it is winter, the Jin people are going to winter, the Song and Jin sides are at war, the Jin people have hit both sides of the Yellow River, although the Song people are downwind, but they can barely resist.

It's just that south of the Yellow River, thieves are rising, the canal is blocked, and the situation is rotten, and the Song people are worried about the current situation.

Ouyang Che shook his head. Hearing that Wang Song's training was unparalleled in the world, how to leave him, the Great Song Forbidden Army of Lianghe became so weak that there was no sign of counterattack.

Thinking of the turbid current of the ministers of the DPRK and China that he had seen in the past six months or so, Ouyang Che couldn't help but sigh, no matter how outstanding a hero is, he has entered the unfathomable sauce jar surrounded by miasma in Tokyo City, and it is a strange thing to be able to clean himself.

The reason why he is out of place is entirely because he is a monster who doesn't know what to do. The water is clear and there are no fish, but the water in the city of Tokyo is too turbid.

"I have no intention of fighting for spring, and I am jealous. Scattered into mud and dust, only fragrant as before. ”

Ouyang Che read softly in his mouth and muttered, "Wang Song, what kind of person are you, and what kind of retribution do you have?"

Under the ups and downs of the situation, he also wanted to go to Wang Song, but he relied on Wang Song, although he was an official and a governor, he was a military general. I am only a humble literati, and if I go to take refuge, I am afraid that it will cause criticism from the court scholars.

The second is that the Great Song Dynasty ruled the military with literature, and the status disparity between the civil and military was huge, and he still had a little bit of pride as a scholar. Going to take refuge in Wang Song, a military general, will inevitably make him unable to raise his head in front of scholars and the world.

In the end, Wang Song was not a Jiedu envoy or an ambassador of Xuanfu, he could privately open the shogunate and recruit staff, so that he could go and defect.

Thinking of the Chen Dong and his party that he met in Daxiangguo Temple a few days ago, Ouyang Che was a little happy. Originally, it was just a meeting in Pingshui, but after a conversation, the two met late, and they felt like confidants.

Listening to Chen Dong's tone, he admired Wang Song, not only admired him militarily, but also promoted him as the first master of the Great Song Dynasty in poetry, and his evaluation was far above Su Dongpo. This also surprised Ouyang Che.

Chen Dongsheng became a student of Tai Academy, served as a local official, was well versed in the sufferings of the people, and was not afraid of the powerful, with a strong iron backbone, he admired Wang Song so much, which also made Ouyang Che look up to Wang Song in a particularly high regard.

Chen Dong also mentioned to him that he wanted to recommend him to Wang Song or the official family of the Great Song Dynasty, but in the past few days, there has been no news of Chen Dong, and it seems that he has to go to Tai Academy to find Chen Dong in person, and he has returned home.

He didn't want to trouble Chen Dong, and he was already satisfied to meet such a confidant in the capital. This man is a high-spirited person, and if things were going forward, he should have already come to inform himself.

Why should I make it difficult for him?

"Brother Ouyang Xian, but in the house?"

Ouyang Che wrapped his cotton clothes tightly and was about to open the door and go out, when Chen Dong's voice sounded outside.

Ouyang Che opened the door and looked down, Chen Dong was looking up in the middle of the courtyard on the first floor.

The two came to the house and sat down, Ouyang Che hurriedly scalded a pot of hot tea, and beckoned this famous man to sit down.

"Brother Ouyang Xian, I've kept you waiting for a long time these days, it's really a trivial matter, and I can't get out of it, I hope Brother Xian will forgive me."

Chen Dong took a sip of hot tea, drove away the cold on his body, and looked at Ouyang Che, who was in a good mental state, with an apologetic expression.

He is a full 11 years older than Ouyang Che, and it is natural to call him "virtuous brother".

"Brother Chen, what is the matter, it must not be a trivial matter to let you, Brother Xian, a great talent of Jin Chengde run around like this tomorrow night."

Ouyang Che got up, poured tea again for Chen Dong, picked up the teacup himself, and drank it slowly.

During the Xuanhe period, Cai Jing and Wang Hao were in power, and others did not dare to accuse them of their crimes, but he was fearless. In the seventh year of Xuanhe, he wrote to Cai Jing and other traitorous ministers, which can be seen in this person's character.

"The traitors of the court are in charge, and the vertical sons are rampant, all of them are the people of the Qin and Twilight Chu, and they are inferior. Wang Xianggong was loyal and pure, worried about the country and the people, and used soldiers and trained soldiers to stand alone in the world, which saved the Song Dynasty from overthrowing. Now, the court is boiling, and all the ministers of the court are trying to make the prince leave the center and be happy. ”

Chen Dong said angrily: "Wang Xianggong has made such a great contribution, which is better than Di Qing back then. It is sad that such a humeral minister would be isolated by the courtiers. For this reason, the foolish brother summoned all the scholars of the Tai Academy, and wanted to jointly play the official family, far from the villain, and near the gentleman, to ask for the life of the prince. Who knows, but there are few responders, and everyone is self-cherished. It's frustrating to think about. ”

Chen Dong's words provoked a sneer from Ouyang Che, and there was a hint of sarcasm in his expression.

"Brother Chen, do you know that today's court situation is exactly what the official family needs?"

Ouyang Che's words made Chen Dong stunned for a moment, and then picked up the teacup and thought silently.

"The ability of the prince to command the army is known to the world. In several major battles outside Tokyo, tens of thousands of thieves were killed and wounded, Wanyan Zongwang was almost killed on the spot, and the Jin people had no choice but to withdraw their troops to the north. As soon as Wang Xianggong entered the center, the imperial court seized his power slightly, controlled his money valley, collected his elite soldiers, and went to the disaster of the feudal town, and the world was at peace. ”

Ouyang Che's eyes were leisurely, and his expression seemed to have insight into everything.

"Wang Xianggong is famous, and the scholars will suppress it, this is the ancestor's method of using literature to control martial arts, which has entered the bones of the scholars, and it is difficult to cure it. The guarded heart of the official family against the warriors is no different from that of the kings of the past dynasties. It is above the court, Wang Xianggong is difficult to support alone, and he is constrained everywhere, and this root is still on the official family. ”

Outside the window, the snow was falling more tightly, and the cold wind blew in through the cracks in the window, making the room even colder. The two of them seemed to be unconscious, and each muttered silently.

The imperial power of the imperial court has been greatly harvested, and the prevention of military generals has tended to be perfect in the system. Even if there were local envoys similar to the Tang Dynasty's feudal towns, they all used literature to control the military, and the civil ministers led the generals.

With the civil system of the military, the civil ministers commanded the army, and the layman guided the insider, the Zhao and Song dynasties almost never had the disaster of the feudal town, but its drawbacks were also obvious, that is, the foreign war was a mess, and there were few victories.

"Brother Ouyang Xian, in this way, if you want to win this war, Wang Xianggong has to personally go out and lead the army. In this way, it is not necessarily a bad thing for Wang Xianggong to leave Beijing?"

Ouyang Che shook his head and said softly: "It has been more than 170 years since Taizu's "Chen Qiao Mutiny". The pros and cons of the military are known at a glance. If the imperial court wants to win this national war, it may not be easy to rely on these scholars and doctors alone. ”

He changed his tone and said solemnly.

"Wang Xianggong is in the center, although he can't do things, he doesn't have to worry about his life. Once Wang Xianggong led the troops to the battle, Wenchen was constrained, and he might be able to win some battles, but Wang Xianggong's ending would not be too good. ”

Chen Dong's heart sank, and his face became much heavier.

Even if Wang Song led the troops to the battle, the superintendent or envoy must be a civil minister. As long as Wang Song shows any signs of military expansion, all kinds of constraints, such as the supply of grain and grass, logistics supplies, and reinforcements and reserves, I am afraid that they will come unexpectedly.

"We are waiting for the scholars to die in righteousness. Those who seek the peace of the country and the people, resist the thieves outside, and comfort the people inside. It is for the safety of the people and the "righteousness" of the Han people, and it is by no means for the few people in the Zhao and Song royal families, and for the incorruptible and shameless scholars and doctors, running up and down. ”

Ouyang Che was impassioned, and he regained his bookish spirit, ambition and pride.

"The righteousness of the scholar is the "loyalty" to the official family and the imperial court, and the person who wants to do it is just a high-ranking official and a black veil on his head. And for the people, it is abandonment and unrighteousness. Since you think that Wang Songtian is a genius and has lofty aspirations, it is better to do something to promote him to go out of Beijing to lead the army, which is very good for thousands of Han people. ”

"What a "righteous death", the foolish brother admires!"

Chen Dong stood up, bowed to the end, and bowed: "The virtuous brother is a great talent, and the foolish brother will be recommended by the official family." Virtuous brother is a little restless. ”

He straightened up, took a bag of money from his waist, and placed it on the table.

"Xianggong Wang is not in the court, so he can't introduce you. However, the foolish brother will get some silver taels for you from his house to help you get through the difficulties before you. ”

Ouyang Che thanked him: "Thank you, brother!"

Chen Dongzheng said: "Die of righteousness." Thank you, foolish brother, "righteous" brother!"