Fan Zhongyan was demoted three times in history, which is similar to the chief designer of later generations, the first time he wrote to ask the Empress Dowager Liu to return to the emperor, so he was demoted, but also because this time, Zhao Zhen remembered this small official who dared to speak out for himself for the first time, the second time he was already the right secretary of the platform, ready to prevent the emperor from abolishing Empress Guo, and was demoted before he went to the court, the third and most important time, the new policy of Qingli, was demoted, but this is also the biggest achievement in his life, the official to participate in political affairs, the pinnacle of life, Although the Qingli New Deal failed in just over a year, mainly because they were a group of idealists, like Han Qi, Fu Bi, Ouyang Xiu, Pang Ji, and the idealists eventually lost to the old school. Zhao Zhen is an emperor who hates partisan disputes, someone told him that Fan Zhongyan was engaged in party disputes, Zhao Zhen believed it, they were all demoted out of the capital, and the failure of the Qingli New Deal gave another big man a lot of inspiration later, he was Wang Anshi, the host of Xining's reform.

Fan Zhongyan has been running for this country all his life, whether it is the people's livelihood or the military, the embankment built when he served as Taizhou was called "Fan Gong Dike" by the locals and the ruins still exist today, militarily he advocated defending instead of attacking, before the battle of Haoshuichuan, he proposed not to take the initiative to attack, Han Qi is that the initiative can take the initiative, according to Fan Zhongyan's idea of defeat is not necessarily so miserable, and later a series of changes after the defeat of Haoshuichuan are based on Fan Zhongyan's thoughts as the core, build a walled city, camp fields and raise soldiers, the famous folding army in history, The army was trained at this time, and it was also the Western Army recorded in later generations, until the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, they were the strongest soldiers in the Great Song Dynasty, Di Qing and Chong Shiheng and other famous generals were also pulled up by Fan Zhongyan in the northwest, and the famous Huazhou Academy was built in literature, and he was also the leader of Shilin.

In Lu Zifei's mind, Fan Gong is not qualified to evaluate his life at all, not everyone can be called a saint, he is a doer, the concept is very similar to Wang Yangming's psychology, the unity of action and knowledge, he said it, and he did it, Lu Zifei, who reacted, put aside the excitement in front of him and was a little overwhelmed, an ordinary old man who could no longer be ordinary, sitting in a group of well-dressed people, no one dared to ignore his existence, gold and sand mixed together will always bloom their own light, Standing out from the crowd is the kind of person he is.

Lu Zifei asked a question that made everyone in the audience laugh: "Fan Gong, do you still accept students?" ”

Fan Zhongyan made Lu Zifei laugh: "Are you literate?" "The student is literate, and the county test won the first place in the case, because my younger brother accidentally killed someone, he was too young, and I joined the army on his behalf." Now he finally didn't feel so nervous, and he remembered that Fan Zhongyan didn't have such a big achievement now.

"I didn't expect your experience to be so similar to Hanchen, it's good that you didn't tattoo, there are more students who want to worship me as a teacher, why should I accept you, if you can say one, two, three, I will think about it." Lao Fan was also on a whim, he always felt that this young man had a different temperament from others, and deep down he still hoped that this child could surprise himself.

The opportunity for self-expression has arrived, and what he said must first be in line with the current situation of the Great Song Dynasty, not exaggerated, and then he should be on the same starting line with Lao Fan's thoughts, just talk about the current situation in the northwest "Teacher" Before the next word came out, he was interrupted by Lao Fan, "Don't, I'm not your master yet." Lu Zifei smiled, "It's not right away, it's the same, there's no difference." The friends around him were stunned, why is a teenager's face so thick-skinned, almost the same as those old fritters who have been in the court for decades.

"Fan Gong, students will talk about some insights that I have personally experienced in the northwest in the past three years, you can listen to them casually"

Fan Zhongyan didn't expect him to adjust his state so quickly, from the perspective of attitude, he is a good material for being an official, and he doesn't know how his cultural background and character are, "It's okay, you can say it casually, I will listen to it casually, Da Song never supposes a crime of speech." ”

"Fan Gong felt that what was the main reason for the defeat of the war between us and the Western Xia? There are no good generals, logistics can't keep up, and soldiers don't use force? I think the most important thing is that we don't have a correct view of the enemy, always feel that we are the Huanghuang Heavenly Kingdom, the state of etiquette, thinking is still stuck at the interface of all countries coming to the dynasty, the physical fitness and combat discipline of the party members are far worse than those of the Liao State, General Wang Qi and General Zhang Qi relied on hundreds of people to fight them, but the whole situation still wants the party people to get closer, I summed up several reasons why we lost, first, we did not clearly understand that the Western Xia was fighting this battle with the strength of a country, second, in the choice of the place of operation, The Western Xia was dominated by cavalry, and we were dominated by infantry, but the decisive battle site was chosen on the plains, third, the soldiers' combat orders were not uniformly conveyed, and there was a lack of a person who controlled the overall situation and strategized, and fourth, we did not have the cunning of the Tangut people, and they were treacherous, this was a battlefield, not an academic dispute, and the war was aimed at winning. After Lu Zifei finished speaking, he found that it was quiet in the tent, these are the real reasons why later generations summed up the defeat of the Songxia War, everyone is still reminiscing about what he said, and Lu Zifei does not bother.

Fan Zhongyan pondered the words of this young man carefully, and what he said was very reasonable, the fact is indeed the case, there is a golden phoenix flying out of this hen's nest, the analysis is clear, and the problem is also very thorough, "It's not bad, you are talking about how we should deal with the relationship between the Great Song Dynasty and Western Xia next." There are several people around who have opened their mouths, because this is the right of the ministers in the court, and this belongs to the national policy, asking a young man who is less than 20 years old, so that those who have been officials for decades are very acceptable.

Lu Zifei felt that Lao Fan's attitude had changed a lot, and at this time, wouldn't it be perfect to settle down this big backer while the iron was hot, "Then I worship you as a teacher••••••"

This is a lord who does not see rabbits and does not scatter eagles! Lao Fan thought in his heart, accepting apprentices is a big thing, Confucianism in the Song Dynasty is the mainstream, heaven and earth are pro-monarchs, the relationship between master and apprentice is more important than father and son in officialdom, the literati value morality and integrity, if the disciple's morality is deficient, he will kill the master, there is no integrity, it is serious, Han Derang, who took refuge in the Liao, and Zhang Yuan, who took refuge in the party, brought unspeakable trauma to the Great Song Dynasty, and it is not a good thing to make a decision easily, and this child is a bit of a philistine, and what he said before cannot be taken back, On the side, Fan Zhongyan's friend Pang Ji saw the embarrassment of his old friend, "You first tell me the question that Fan Gong asked you, the answer is good, everyone present testifies for you, is it okay?" ”

Just waiting for your words? Lu Zifei's hanging heart was put in his cavity with peace of mind, "The three-year Songxia War made the Great Song Dynasty spend countless manpower, material and financial resources in the northwest, and the court will not support us to fight with the party people again, of course, the party people do not have the energy to fight again, as the saying goes, 'not my race, its heart will be different' We can't relax our vigilance, build high cities, accumulate grain, gather the people of Shaanxi, gather the people's hearts, if the people's hearts are scattered, what are we fighting for." ”

Fan Zhongyan opened his mouth, "Your statement is too general, everyone knows how to do this, tell me in detail"

Lu Zifei sorted out his mind and said: "First of all, the people in the northwest region want to resume production, the years of war have made the people lose confidence in us, where will the people's confidence come from?" A strong army, the defense line in the northwest is so long, the number of troops cannot be too small, the next question arises, where does the money come from, there is only the opening of the mutual market, so that a cycle is formed, and when the time comes, it is time for us to blow the horn of the counteroffensive. ”

Fan Zhongyan and Pang Ji glanced at each other, there was something, but it was more difficult to operate, "The court thinks that opening the mutual market is not good for the Great Song Dynasty, what do you think." ”

With such a naïve question, don't you have a little concept of economics? Anyway, the Great Song Dynasty is also the most powerful country in the world now, what Lu Zifei doesn't know is that when the Empress Dowager Liu E was in charge of the government, Jiaozi had just been born, and the economy of the Great Song Dynasty was still in an embryonic state. ”

Lao Fan frowned, "You bull has blown to the sky, all the important ministers sitting here are important ministers of the court, don't talk nonsense." "You can make Western Xia surrender without a single soldier, what do you want us people to do.

Lu Zifei did not refute "This question will not be explained for a while, am I talking big, you will know later, I will talk about the role of the market, the market is a process of commodity exchange, we Han people have been industrious since ancient times, planting grain, weaving cloth, and making ironware, while the Liao and Dangxiang people are nomadic people, they mostly live by grazing and plundering, which is why although the ethnic minorities occupied the land of the Han people in the past, they could not rule for a long time, they could not farm, they could not weave, You think I'm talking nonsense, but then you pay attention, we sell them grain, silk, cloth, and fine porcelain in the Great Song Dynasty, in exchange for their sheepskins, cowhides, cow tendons and even cattle and sheep, we use their things to build weapons, what do they get, fine silk, beautiful clothes, human nature is greedy, once they have good things, they will give up the bad things, so that in the long run, they will only graze and enjoy a luxurious life, Their food and all daily necessities are provided by us, we don't want to provide that day, they can't live, when they think of looting, the long period of affluent life has made them lose their initial ambition and strong physique, then how to fight the war is up to us, this is the benefit of the mutual market, you only see a little defeat in front of you and give up, the pros and cons of it are easy for you big people to figure out, right? ”

There was a burst of applause outside the tent, "I really have ambitions not to be old, listening to your words is better than reading for ten years." "Seeing that the person who came in was Han Qi, Lu Zifei came" Han Xianggong had a good reputation, and the students didn't dare to be it. But the smile on his face didn't mean to be ashamed.