Regarding the treacherous movements of the Turks, the military department Shangshu, who also holds the post of deputy minister, could not provide any opinion. If it weren't for Shang Yanshan's whim today, the military department would never have even noticed that the left and right flanks of the Turquoise were actually taking turns to enter the army. Several officials of the Ministry of Rites and the Domain's Yuan who were urgently recruited by Zhang Pu from the Zichen Hall were a little baffled. Although the Ministry of Rites was in charge of the exchanges between the Great Zhao and various countries, it mainly focused on the vassal states, and had very little understanding of the Turbidium, so it was impossible to make any suggestions. The vassal court is even more reasonable, they are in charge of the bureaucrats of Zhao and the overseas vassal states that pay tribute to the Great Zhao, where do they have time to pay attention to what Tu Ji Ci is also the vassal state of the Great Zhao? The secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who is also also the deputy minister, also eloquently defended himself and his colleagues, saying: Da Zhao is the place where the etiquette is flourishing, and the Tiantian Dynasty is dignified, and it is common for people who are not educated outside the wilderness such as Hu Barbarian Yiyue to know; This is an old precedent in ancient times, since the Han and Tang Dynasties, there is no need to be surprised, and there is no mediocrity!

This view was immediately met with the nods of all the civil officials and the vast majority of the generals in the main hall.

Shang Cheng was not surprised at all by the situation that appeared in front of him. He was no longer surprised by this situation from the time he got the scribbled military map in Beizheng in the spring of the 19th year of the Eastern Era. He even felt that what was happening in front of his eyes was normal; Isn't it? Although it has long been mentioned in "Sun Tzu" that "knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent will not fight a hundred battles", the "war" mentioned by Sun Tzu is actually a civil war, and it is easy to know oneself and the other in this kind of war. Because whether it is Qin Chuyan or Zhao Wei and Han Qi, even if they are different from Qin people or Chu people, everyone wears similar clothes, speaks the same words, reads the same books, and abides by the same traditions and customs; In this case, it is of course easy for the Qin people to understand the political, economic, and military situation of the Chu people, and it is not difficult for the Chu people to understand the social changes of the Qin people. But now that the war between Da Zhao and the Turks is a foreign war, how can it be possible to "know oneself and know the enemy" in this kind of military conflict without a long period of meticulous preparation? He felt that in the hundreds of thousands of years since the Qin Dynasty, the only foreign wars that could barely be regarded as "knowing oneself and knowing one's enemy" were only the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty when Zhang Qian of the Western Han Dynasty passed through the Western Regions, and the period from Tang Taizong to Tang Xuanzong after Xuanzang's westward journey. It was with Zhang Qian and Xuanzang, the pioneers who had a broad vision and dared to sacrifice, that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was able to drive the Xiongnu to Europe, and several emperors in the early Tang Dynasty were able to reach into Central Asia, and then with a unified country, a clear politics, a stable society, a developed economy and an unrivaled military strength, thus creating a Han and Tang Dynasty atmosphere that has been passed down through the ages. And what about the current Da Zhao? There is no dispute that the country is united; Politics can be regarded as clear, he can understand it; The society was also stable, at least he had not heard of a peasant uprising; The economy is undoubtedly developed. If there is a strong military force as a guarantee, the transpiration of the country will only be in a moment, and what will follow will inevitably be a glorious era that can go down in history......

He jerked his head up!

He suddenly understood Zhang Pu and Dong Quan's political ambitions.

Before today, he had never inquired about the political goals and ideas of the southerners and northerners. He thought that whether it was going south or north, it was actually an excuse that the civil servants were looking for to fight each other. There is no doubt that this has to do with his position and ideas. He has always regarded himself as a pure soldier, and he also demands himself according to the standards of a soldier as he understands it. Even if he has to indirectly manage some local government affairs when he is appointed as a governor, he is still a soldier in nature, so he feels that the affairs of civil officials have little to do with him, and he doesn't need to bother to inquire and ponder. However, just now, even now, he finally understood what the political purpose of the southward and northward factions was! Shengshi, the goal they pursue is the same, they are all to create a prosperous world! Whether it is the southward or northern, their ultimate political goal is to lead Dazhao into another prosperous era since the Han and Tang dynasties! It's just that Zhang Pu and his people hope that the arrival of the prosperous era will come naturally, while Dong Quan and them are looking forward to a stormy victory, hoping to announce the arrival of the prosperous era with the death knell of the demise of the people of the Sudden Exhaustion......

Zhang Pu and Dong Quan, what they pursued was to create a prosperous era of Zhao!

This inadvertent discovery made him tremble with excitement. His heart was pounding in his chest, his hands and feet were a little disobedient, and even a slight spasm appeared. The torrent of torrents poured down on him, drowning him in an instant. He snorted bitterly: Shengshi......

I don't know how much time passed, he gradually woke up from the surging heart, and a sense of sacred responsibility and mission rose in his heart. This feeling both taught him to be agitated and at the same time at a loss. He didn't expect Zhang Pu's ambition to be so grand that he didn't have the slightest psychological preparation. He was proud of himself to be a part of the great cause of the great world, but he was also anxious about his current situation, which he used to major in Chinese and philosophy, but now it is not useful at all; The skills he can show are all on the battlefield, but he wants to stay in Shangjing to recuperate; Even if this "recuperation" is not really recuperation, it is enough to teach him that no matter how energetic he is, he can't do it! Alas, they are responsible for all this damn headache and eye disease......

He was cursing his illness in his heart when he suddenly felt someone gently pinch him on the shoulder. He looked up and saw that the person who reminded him was a clerk pouring tea and water in the main hall; Then he noticed that a room full of people were watching him.

Zhang Pu looked at him and asked with concern, "Uncle Ying, did you have a headache again?" Regardless of their differences, he actually admired the young Shangzhu country; If Shang Cheng hadn't been seriously injured on the battlefield, and he hadn't been so anxious to go north, he really wanted to persuade him to leave the army and embark on a career in office. What's more, Shang Cheng has just made it clear that he supports the Southern Expedition, so he needs to show his concern even more.

Shang Cheng put down his arm a little embarrassed, shook his head twice, and said, "...... A little. He just smashed his head with his fist, but unexpectedly this subconscious action caused others to misunderstand. He wiped it on his face, and his face turned red. Damn, he actually burst into tears just now? It's over, it's a shame to go home!

Zhang Pu said: "If you can't hold on, go back first." Then he said to the clerk, "Remove the braziers from the house." Inform the hospital again, and turn around and ask them to send a few good doctors to treat Uncle Ying carefully. As he spoke, he glanced at Yang Du very dissatisfied. It's just a scene, you don't beat Shang Yanshan's body but smash him in the face, do you want to fake the real show?

Yang Du sat on the seat with a straight face, not caring about the reproachful gazes at all.

Because Bohai's Baojie Chiqi was about to arrive in Beijing, several prime ministers and vice ministers headed by Zhang Pu had other matters to deal with, so the temporary meeting of the prime minister's office ended around the moment. The meeting did not come up with any specific proposals or decisions, but only determined a general direction for the recent military adjustment, without delaying the southern expedition, the imperial court will gradually reduce its support for the two northern Wei towns of Bohai and Yanshan, and at the same time gradually increase the supply of grain and military materials to Dingjin and Longxi. In addition, Zhang Pu also proposed that the Ministry of Officials should draft a document as soon as possible, let Ye Xun enter the Wenhua Hall of Scholars, and then go to Bohai Wei on behalf of the imperial court to reward Guo Biao's department, and urged Guo Biao and the meritorious soldiers to come to Beijing to present gifts before the birthday of the Holy Monarch next month. The proposal was immediately endorsed by several vice-ministers.

Around the beginning of the Shen period, Shang Cheng returned to Yingbo's Mansion. He had just washed his face and changed his clothes, and was about to take a nap when the guards came to report that Li Mu was here.

Shang Cheng frowned and said, "You just said that I haven't come back yet." He now regrets knowing Li Mu. Doesn't it mean that celebrities and scholars have arrogance, why didn't they grow up in Li Dingyi, a famous astronomer and mathematician?

"He said he was here to invite you to a feast." The guard said.

"Don't go!" Shang Cheng waved his hand impatiently. A few days ago, Li Mu also said twice that he wanted to invite him to a banquet, but fortunately he had an eye at the time, and first asked what kind of banquet it was, and it turned out that one was a poetry meeting to appreciate Lamei, and the other was even more nonsense. He was teaching people to send off guests at that time. Li Mu didn't want to think about it, these two places could he go to at the county uncle? A small order can make him scratch his scalp, what poetry meeting does he dare to participate in?

"He said, tonight it is Lord Tian Xiutian who is the east." The guard said again.

Shang Cheng was stunned for a moment. Li Mu invited a treat, he would definitely not go; But if this meal was Tian Xiu's treat, it would be difficult for him not to go. He mistook a woman for a gentleman, and asked around about the whereabouts of others, although it was not out of intention, but he always felt a little sorry for others. He needed a chance to apologize to Tian Xiu seriously.

When he saw Li Mu, the first thing he asked was: "Who else is there tonight?" ”

"There's no one but me." Li Mu explained, "Qingshan has been talking about your original help for the past two years, and I sincerely want to thank you, you have to give her a wish, right?" When she returned to Beijing this time, her practical errand has not been implemented, so she did not rent a house, and only took turns living in the house of the two princesses. It just so happens that the two princesses have entered the palace today to congratulate you, so I am invited to invite you. Seeing that Shang Cheng was silent, he thought he was reluctant, so he persuaded him, "Qingshan's temper is stubborn, and her family can't control it, and ten horses can't turn back on what she believes." You can just go over and have a drink, and when she says thank you, you can leave. One by one, she turned around and helped me burn the glass with peace of mind. After all, the last sentence still exposed the small calculations in his heart.

On the way to the banquet, Shang Cheng asked Li Mu: "When you just mentioned Tian Xiu's honorable man, did you mean her father?" Her father...... Who is her family? "Since he knew that Tian Xiu was Tian Qingshan, he had never asked anyone to inquire about her situation, so he didn't know anything about her background.

"Who else could it be? Tian Wang, Tian Dongli! Li Mu said. After saying that, he reacted. He looked at Shang Cheng in surprise and asked, "You still don't know?" ”

Shang Cheng was silent. He didn't know that Tian Xiu was a woman, and of course it was impossible to know that Tian Xiu's father was Tian Wang, what was there to make a fuss about? However, he was still a little curious about how Tian Wang, who lost his official position in the early years because of the Liu Lingtai case, gave birth to such a strange daughter. Tian Xiu not only ran out to become an official, but also made a great reputation alone, the key is that there are so many ingenious ideas, of course, it can also be said to be insightful or nonsense......

Li Mu didn't know what to remember, he sat on the back of the horse for a long time without speaking, and only sighed for a long time and said: "She and Tian Dongli have different opinions, and the two fathers and daughters in front of them often quarrel......

"Quarrel?" Shang Cheng turned back sharply and looked at Li Mu with wide eyes. Tian Xiu and her father Tian Wang often quarrel? Or do you quarrel because of a difference of opinion? Two world-famous figures, Mr. Aoyama and Mr. Higashiri, quarrel at home over differences over academic issues? Oh, by the way, Li Mu is talking about different opinions, not different understandings, it seems that the focus of the debate is not the knowledge in the books, but something else, maybe it is still a difference in political opinions...... He suddenly felt that his brain was a little insufficient, so he tried to recall it for a while, and then asked uncertainly: "I remember, Mr. Dongli is in favor of the north, right?" ”

"Yes, he had been calling for the north to fight the Turks first!" Li Mu said. Speaking of beating Tu Tu Ci, the tone was even more sonorous, and even the hand holding the reins trembled a little, and when he heard it, he knew that he was a firm northward faction.

“…… Lord Tian, I mean Aoyama first, first ...... It's Lord Tian, one by one, she is a southward faction? ”

"Pretty much......"

Shang Cheng was a little confused. Yes, no, no, what does it mean to be "almost"?

"Qingshan is not exactly a southward faction." Li Mu probably didn't know how to explain it, and he had to organize sentences temporarily, so he spoke slowly. "Just like me, many people say that I am a person from the Beijin faction, but in fact, Tian Dongli and I are not all the way people......

Shang Cheng smiled. As soon as he said that, he understood. Whether it is the southward or northern, it is impossible to be monolithic internally, and there will definitely be many small factions subdivided because of different political opinions, different teachers, or different regions in their hometowns, etc. Although these small factions are aligned in the general direction, they are still very different from each other. Li Mu said that he and Tian Wang were not all the way, and it was normal.

“…… Seriously, in fact, mile, Qingshan and I, we can only be regarded as people along the way. Li Mu said.

Shang Cheng suddenly became speechless, and said for a long time: "You two, you and Tian Qingshan, you are all the way?" Of course, he knew what Li Mu meant by "people all the way", which meant that the two of them were very consistent in political opinions, not that the two of them had a relationship between men and women that was neither easy to say nor to hear. Thinking about it, she called Tian Xiu "sir" twice, and she was able to sarcastically mock herself, and she had to find a famous Li Mu, who was familiar with both sides and well-known on both sides, to accompany her, which shows how much this person usually cherishes his feathers.

Li Mu smiled and said, "If it weren't for that, how could Qingshan and I become close friends?" Do you think, I'm a northbound faction, and she's a southbound faction, so we can't fight when we meet? ”

Shang Cheng nodded. This is said thoroughly, as long as everything involves the dispute between the north and the south, no matter how good a friend is, he may turn his face. There is a living example in front of him, Tian Xiu and her father Tian Wang, don't the two of them often quarrel at home? But he was also a little confused. As far as he knew, the representatives of the southward faction in the court were Zhang Pu and Ye Xun, the leader of the northward faction was Dong Quan, and between the north and the south, there were also a large number of neutral officials headed by Lao Xiangguo and Tang Xing, like Zhenqian Xue Xun and Lu Jidi Xu, they were all like this, and they could be called pragmatic factions. How can there be a group that seems to be like the south and the north and is not the north of South Africa, and listening to the meaning of Li Mu's words, there seems to be no minority of such people. The political ideal of the north and south factions is to create a prosperous era, and it is estimated that Tang Xing's goal must be like this, so what is the political purpose of Li Mu and Tian Xiu, the fourth faction?

He couldn't figure out for a long time what Li Mu and they could have a higher and farther goal than creating a prosperous era to leave a famous green scroll, so he simply cut off his thoughts.

He felt that politics was really complicated, and it was obviously not a place like him where a Shangzhu country dared to mix casually......