Just like the officials of later generations engaged in political performance projects, in this era, the shortcut to win the hearts of the people will always be so many things, for the official side of the world, in addition to benefiting the people of the extremely difficult thing, then the repair of the imperial court is related to the royal family, or the temple is closely related to the local people, it has become the best shortcut to obtain political achievements and be recognized by the court when the official is in office.

Later generations may be extinct, but if in this era, there is really no way to bring a prosperous life to the people as an official, and it is impossible to reduce the burden of the people in terms of taxes, then building some temples that pray for good weather or peace and security of the country and the people can naturally become the best way to win the hearts of the people, and similarly, this is also the best way to be greedy for ink.

And for such a thing as repairing the Confucian Temple, Ye Qing didn't know if the literati led by Zhu Xi would be greedy for ink and silver, but even a teenager like Zhu Shijie could throw his hand generously for fifty taels of silver to redeem a woman, so Ye Qing would never simply think that thousands of literati from the north and south gathered in Qufu for the purpose of "learning from Lei Feng and doing good deeds".

As long as the literati who come here, they will inevitably come here with various purposes, either to make a name for themselves, or to make friends with some more famous literati, or to raise their sense of existence in the history of the Confucian Temple in the future.

In short, the repair of the Confucian Temple for the Confucian saint is by no means as noble and sacred as it seems, in short, it also has various intricate interests related to the literati.

Therefore, by repairing the Confucian Temple, winning over the people, improving his prestige, and stabilizing the governance and political affairs of local officials, Ye Qing will not let Zhu Xi succeed alone, and even, since it is inevitable that the northern government will pay for repairs, then it is inevitable that he Ye Qing will be the leader, and he Ye Qing's name needs to be ranked first, and he will be regarded as the initiator of this incident, and Zhu Xi and others are just rushing here to participate in the grand event.

Zhu Xi looked at Ye Qing quietly, from the time Ye Qing came to this backyard garden and asked him the first sentence, he vaguely guessed Ye Qing's purpose, but in his opinion, this matter is completely because of him Zhu Xi, so many literati will gather here, how can he Ye Qing, why should he want a piece of the pie? Or even take away that highest prestige and leave only some soup for them to drink?

"Lord Ye......." Zhu Xi's tone was no longer as calm as just now, and after taking a deep breath, he said in a deep voice: "Nowadays, there are many literati living in the holy temple who are quite prestigious in the local area, and there are also many people who are wealthy and have a lot of money, you have to think about it, if the old man really leaves you ......." ”

"Whose territory is the Northland?" Ye Qing held the teacup, looked at the tea leaves floating on it, and said lightly: "If Mr. Zhu really had such an idea, I'm afraid he would have already put it into action, so why wait here for someone Ye to arrive?" What's more, don't say it's Xin Qiji, even the Lin'an Imperial Court is useless, without my Ye Qing's nod, even if anyone dares to touch a brick in the Confucian Temple, I can cure him for the crime of rebellion, if Mr. Zhu doesn't believe it, you can try! ”

"You...... Ye Qing, you are too pressing! Zhu Xi was trembling by Ye Qing's logic similar to that of a robber, and this happened to be an important reason why they and others had been in a dilemma and could not get past Ye Qing's self-construction.

In the past few years, whether Ye Qing repaired the river or relieved the victims, or continued to recover the lost territory, the territory of the Jin people continued to shrink, and the territory of the Song Dynasty continued to expand, and many victims were diverted to Huainan Road, which also made Ye Qing's reputation in the north increasing in the past few years.

Zhu Xi naturally knew all this, all the way from Lin'an to the north, he saw the north's gratitude to the Song Dynasty, Ye Qing's various deeds of respecting Ye Qing, and even the temples built in several small places, which were enshrined in General Ye Da, who did not match Ye Qing's appearance at all.

And the guards he brought with him, trembling along the way, none of the bandits and grass cowards who were on guard all the time appeared, although they were not rich but quite peaceful, and they finally understood that Ye Qing's reputation as a hero in the north was by no means in vain, and he was able to still stand in the north under such suppression by the imperial court, obviously because of natural disasters and man-made disasters, so that Ye Qing took advantage of the hearts of the people.

This is like a cauldron in the north, before Zhu Xi arrived, all the food in the pot was enjoyed by Ye Qing alone, and now Zhu Xi suddenly ran over, looking at a certain kind of food in the cauldron Ye Qing had not moved, so he instantly moved his mind to take it for himself.

Now Ye Qing is willing to let him eat, but he can't eat alone, and when Ye Qing has to distribute it, Zhu Xi is unwilling, in his opinion, this food that has not touched chopsticks is what he saw first, why should you share Ye Qing?

Obviously, Zhu Xi forgot, or deliberately ignored an important fact, that is, this cauldron was originally created by Ye Qing, and it was already a big concession to be willing to share it with them.

"So, you call it too ugly to eat, you can't just because you see the food in my pot, you immediately don't take me as a master in your eyes, and then think it's yours, right?" Ye Qing asked lightly while playing with the empty teacup in his hand.

"Lord Ye, the old man has to remind you that the northern land is the territory of my Great Song Dynasty, and the people are also the territory of my Great Song Dynasty, not your Ye Qing's territory...... Could it be that Lord Ye recovered a few lost lands and had the intention of becoming a king on his own? Lord Ye, the old man has to remind you that if you are so careful in the end, you will harm others and yourself, if the old man plays the ...... of the court. Zhu Xi's face was gloomy and he began to half-threaten Ye Qing.

Before the Great Dynasty Meeting, he began to go north, obviously he was still in his own analysis of the situation in the court after the Great Dynasty Meeting, and he didn't know exactly whether it was the division of power above the court now, or the situation had reached a delicate balance based on trust in Ye Qing.

Attracting thousands of scholars to gather in Qufu seems to have made Mr. Zhu a little fearless. Yes, in front of so many scholars, even now in the Northland, I can't do anything to you Zhu Xi, but Mr. Zhu, don't forget, Ye's reputation in the Northland is still higher than yours, and you ...... It's just that it has a certain status in the hearts of some literati. So in the Northland, if you want to take advantage of it, it's completely impossible. As for you playing the imperial court, you can, you can, you ask Han Yanxuan whether he hates you more now or hates me more? If your recital is in the hands of Han Yanxuan, if my letter is in the hands of Han Yanxuan, the reason why officials protect each other...... Mr. Zhu, I guess I don't need to remind you, right? The teacup was gently placed on the table, looking at Zhu Xi, whose face was even more gloomy, Ye Qing continued lightly: "Yes, there has always been a discord between me and Han Yanxuan in the court, but this is limited to me and him, but if someone takes the initiative to stand up and want to become the common enemy of me and Han Yanxuan, I want to ...... Han Yanxuan will definitely agree to join forces with me without thinking, when the time comes, Mr. Zhu, you will have a reputation among the literati, but after all, your arms can't twist your thighs, the academy you have worked so hard to build in the south, as well as the theory of science that you have painstakingly studied for most of your life, as long as the imperial court is willing, a piece of paper can define half of your life's hard work as a pseudo-academic ....... ”

"Ye Qing, you are deceiving people too much! The old man will never ....... ”

"Are you deceiving people too much, or am I Ye Qing deceiving people too much? When the Northland was under the rule of the Jin people, why didn't you come? Why don't you come when the yellow water in the north is flooding, the people are displaced, and you don't have enough food and no clothes to wear? Why don't you bring the literati and companions around you to relieve the people of the Northland when the flood is the most difficult in the Northland, and when there are floods everywhere? Now that the livelihood of the people in the north is about to improve, why did you immediately go north? Is there a bargain you picked up like this? Can it be more ugly to eat? Ye Qing was even more angry than Zhu Xi, and slapped the stone table in front of him hard, scolding Zhu Xi angrily.

Looking at Zhu Xi's trembling lips, Ye Qing was unforgiving, and continued to say coldly: "Last year, the flood was still flooding, and dozens of river embankments were still washed down. Do you know why I went to the officials of the Ministry of Gold and Labor? That's because our Great Song Dynasty has been away from the north for too long, and we don't know which direction the Yellow River is flowing! This year, all the embankments have just been strengthened and repaired. However, a large amount of cultivated land that has been flooded by the Yellow River is still unpredictable whether there will be a harvest, so you will immediately run over to raise the banner of literati righteousness! Do you treat me Ye Qing as a fool, or do you treat the livelihood of the people in the north like a mustard? I can't wait! Let me tell you Zhu Xi, if you want to repair the Confucian Temple, yes, Jinan Mansion will not pay a penny, this money must be paid by you literati who regard the north as a mustard for the sake of fame, and it must be the initiative initiated by me Ye Qing, it must be me Ye Qing leading you to repair and worship the Confucian Temple! I want to choose my Ye Qing out alone in the north to make a name for myself, and do your spring and autumn dreams! Zhong silkworm, send off! From tomorrow, Xin Qiji will send an army to garrison the Confucian Temple, and no one will be allowed to enter the Confucian Temple without the permission of my Ye Qing! No one can do it! ”

Picked up the empty teacup, glanced at it and fell directly on the table, and then shouted to the ghostly Zhong silkworm not far away.

"Ye Qing, how can the people's livelihood and government be so compared with the saint temple? The old man cares about the common people, how can he treat the lives of the people like a mustard? Zhu Xi then stood up and said with an extremely ugly face.

"Fuck off! I don't want to talk to you anymore today, I'm in a bad mood! Drop-off! Ye Qing waved his hand impatiently, walked to Zhong Silkworm in front of him, and took advantage of the situation to invite Zhu Xi: "Mr. Zhu, please come here." ”