Speaking of childhood troubles, Li Ruobing couldn't help but be embarrassed.

Huang Jian said with a smile: "Qingqing is a straight person. He smiled and said: "The same is true of the way of governing the country, the loss of loyalty, the fault of a gentleman, like the eclipse of the sun and the moon, everyone can see it." There is no better way to cover up than to make everyone in the world blind and deaf. From the King James scriptures, to the prohibition of private history, the compilation of calendars, private astronomy, etc., and the use of Lilu to lure the world's scholars to bury their heads in the scriptures without thinking about the road. The cause and effect in this cycle repeats, at this time, looking at the court, the corpse is vegetarian and dignified, and the way of benevolence is far away. ”

At this time, if what Huang Jian said was spread outside, it might even lead to death, Li Ruobing had cold sweat on his back, but he felt that there was no word that was not deafening, as if the fog that had shrouded him for a long time was pushed away by his hand.

He was in a trance, when he heard Huang Jian ask: "Qingqing has been in Qiongzhou for a while, according to your opinion, this barbarian person, but is it really all born stupid and stubborn?" ”

Li Ruobing was stunned for a moment, thought for a moment, and replied in a deep voice: "Definitely." The wisdom of this Yi people is no different from that of the Central Plains, if it comes to farming and weaving, industry and commerce, and even arithmetic writing, it is quite inferior to the Central Plains. But if you talk about trekking through mountains and rivers, chasing snakes and catching animals, and repelling insects and ants, it is quite better than the Central Plains. ”

Huang Jian nodded and said slowly: "What Qingqing said is very true. He said with a worried face: "All people are favored by all souls." The reason why China is better than the four Yi is that it first has the way of benevolence and righteousness. Now that the way of loyalty and righteousness is damaged, and they are self-defeating, given time, how do you know that these Diyi will not come from behind? ”

He saw Li Ruobing's face was dumbfounded, as if he didn't believe it, and said: "In August of the tenth year of Xining, my envoy went to the Liao National Day to celebrate the birthday of the Liao Lord, which happened to be the winter solstice. The astronomical calendar is a major event of the country, and the Liao people can still fight against our dynasty. ”

Li Ruobing nodded, but he didn't believe in his heart that this barbarian could surpass the Central Plains in intelligence.

The three of them walked slowly along the beach, and while discussing the way to solve their doubts, Li Ruobing asked Li Sihai if he could watch his firecracker, Li Sihai said: "Little utensils, why not." He took it out of his bosom, and after shooting the bandit just now, he didn't reload the gunpowder and gun, and he wasn't afraid of going off. Li Ruobing took it, only to see that the fire gun was similar to that made by the Song Dynasty Bazuo, but an extremely complex iron plate striking device was used as an ignition mechanism. Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the barrel and handle were covered with patterns, which was extremely exquisite.

Li Sihai said with a smile: "This flint gun does not need to be ignited with a fire breaker, there is only one advantage of seeing the opportunity quickly, but it is quite troublesome to manufacture and cannot be used by the military." This handle is a self-defense thing given by the family, so it cannot be transferred. Brother Li, don't blame me for being stingy. He also secretly became friends with Li Ruobing, thinking that next time he would bring a flint gun from the country to him, a scholar would need this thing to defend himself.

The three of them talked and laughed and came to a moored sea boat, a sampan was tied to the shore, and Li Sihai said in a deep voice: "Today, I have benefited a lot from Mr. Zhoushan's teaching. He bowed his hand to Li Ruobing and said, "Brother Li, let's say goodbye." Li Sihai climbed onto the side of the ship along the cable, grabbed the thick sail rope on the foremast with one hand, turned around, and waved goodbye to Huang Jian and Li Ruobing.

Li Sihai grabbed the sail rope with one hand, and his body standing in the wind gradually disappeared in the red glow of the sea and sky, leaving only a flock of terns still chirping and flying on the shore.

The sky was getting dark, Li Ruobing watched the ship go away, and said angrily: "If you are a hero, I want to compete with him, so I have to cheer up." ”

Huang Jian said slowly: "The system of the Xia Kingdom, from China, is ingenious, and it is secretly in line with the way of Diyi. What I am worried about is not in the Xia Kingdom itself, but in its secret and vulgar system, which has endured for a hundred years. If Di Yi gets used to it, it will be enough to be a big disaster for China. Now my dynasty is damaged by the way of loyalty and righteousness, known as the peaceful and prosperous era, the surface is calm, but in fact there is no surface, but the inside is a plate of loose sand, not as strong as the Han Dynasty. If the Hu people are strong and strong, it will be enough to invade the Central Plains. ”

Li Ruobing said strangely: "Why did Mr. say this? ”

Huang Jian explained: "The Xia State's system of governing the people with soldiers is unprecedented, and it has not declined in a hundred years. In the past, Yelu Abaoji of the Khitan State entered Kou Kaifeng, and it was difficult to govern the people of China. Xia Guoguangxing's system of grabbing officials by force and promoting them layer by layer is actually in line with the way that the Hu people strive for strength and respect the strong. If the Khitan uses this method to unite the army and gather people, then the upper and lower levels can be like arms and fingers, and within ten years, the power can be multiplied compared to before, which is enough to plague the Central Plains. However, maybe the old man is worried. ”

He was silent for a moment, and then said: "The so-called courtesy and courtesy, although loyalty and righteousness do not exist in the imperial court, but how can I be a great Song Dynasty 60 million people, how can they all be muddy and nightmarish people. According to the old man's view, the way of loyalty and righteousness must not be weakened! Even though treachery is rampant, there are many people who deceive the world and steal fame. The people of our generation should be even more energetic, exert their minds, and study the way of revival and reorganization, so that the upper level is fearful and the lower part is relied on, so that they can cultivate benevolent government internally and resist strong enemies externally. ”

Li Ruobing was reprimanded to this barbaric place, originally somewhat discouraged, but at this time, a sense of pride arose, bowed down and said: "Mr. teaching, deaf and deaf, the younger generation is like a candle in the long night, please allow me to be a teacher." ”

Huang Jian smiled and nodded, which can be regarded as accepting this disciple. If it weren't for Li Ruobing, a Confucian who carved loyalty, righteousness and filial piety into his heart, and his unyielding temperament, he would not have told him these shocking concerns. In the Han Dynasty, there was a Bank of China that since the five dynasties, there have been endless history books.

Seeing that the sky was about to get dark, in the sound of the rising tide of the sea, a new moon rose in the sky, and the stars twinkled beside them.

In Bianjing City, Zhao Zhifu, the governor of the political council, leaned back in his chair with a tired face, not to mention ten years older than a few months ago. After the Hebei camp was attacked by the Liao army, Tong Guan and Liu Yanqing seemed to collude and slandered the prince Zhao Keke in unison for deducting the reward, which caused the army to be frustrated, and fearful of the enemy like a tiger, looking for an excuse to stay in the Daimyo's mansion, and did not go to the river in time to pacify the army, so that the Keree Department rebelled, the camp mutinied, and was taken advantage of by the Khitans. Even if Hebei won a great victory, it did not change the courtiers' criticism of the prince, and the heart of the official family was becoming more and more firm, and it was difficult to recover.

"These two old bastards!" Zhao Zhifu gritted his teeth and smashed the teacup, sat down again panting, and collapsed weakly in the chair. If the crown prince is deposed, as the biggest ally, his political career will come to an end, not to mention the blow and cold reception that the Zhao family will suffer after the third prince succeeds to the throne.

At this time, the family came, and Qin Hui asked to see him in the imperial history, and Zhao Zhifu barely cheered up and forced someone to invite him in. He is already in his fifties, he can't recover if he loses this battle, Qin Hui is in his prime, not only the emperor and the prince, but even the three princes have a good impression of him, even if the prince is deposed, it is not completely without a future, and after the Zhao family in the future, he may have to ask this younger generation to take care of him.

Qin Hui hurriedly walked in, and saw Zhao Zhifu's pale and tired face, and his face did not show the slightest discoloration. He bowed his hand to Zhao Zhifu and said: "I came to disturb Zhao Xiang at night, but the protégés of the lower officials told me that there was a proposal like nonsense in the actions of the Jingshi, but I may be able to save the hearts of the officials and stop the East Palace Yichu." ”

"What?" Zhao Zhifu was in good spirits, as if he bounced up from the chair, and he didn't care about the prime minister's bearing, and hurriedly said: "What is the proposal?" ”

Qin Hui was like this, and told the Science Society about its attempt to contact the Juzi in Beijing to jointly write to the imperial court and ask Tong Guan to behead him, and by the way, he also told the Kelie rebellion from Zhao Xingde, the collapse of the Hebei army, the sneak attack of the Liao army, and Tong Guan's abandonment of the city and his escape. In short, if what these actions say is true, the blame lies only with Tong Guan, and the prince who is far away in the Daimyo's Mansion has nothing to do with the fall of Hebei.

"Hey, I really don't know what benefits Cai Jing and Tong Guan, the two old foxes, gave Liu Yanqing, he dared to frame the prince." Even Zhao Zhifu believed Liu Yanqing's rhetoric in advance, rather than the prince's self-defense, because deducting rewards was already a common practice, and there were even those who used inferior wine as imperial wine, and the fact that the prince was afraid of the Liao army and stayed in the daimyo was there, and it was impossible to refute it.

After knowing that there was another reason for the fall of Hebei, Zhao Zhifu weighed the comings and goings, and at this moment His Majesty had made up his mind, even if he and the other courtiers played according to the facts, they shared the words for the prince, and accused Tong Guan and Liu Yanqing of the crime of bullying the king, and most of the officials could not listen to it. As the so-called Shen Zhen needs to use fierce medicine, at the moment there are nearly 20,000 people gathered in Beijing, and the elite of the world's scholars gathers for a while, as long as the tide is set off, I am afraid that the official family will have to punish Tong Guan, he is saddled with this black cauldron of defeat, and the matter of the East Palace is easy to store, so he will naturally give up.

"Good!" Zhao Zhifu's face showed a rare smile, "The sons are worried about the country and the people, and their courage to take responsibility is commendable." Yes, you need encouragement. ”

"What Zhao Xiang said is that Xia Guan also means this." Qin Hui smiled slightly, reached out and picked up the teacup from the table and took a sip gently. If the crown prince can really inherit the unification, this credit for consolidating the East Palace will be greater, but the recovery of Hebei will be greater.

At the same time, on the side of the Taishifu Bridge in the Bianhe River, four or five sedan chairs were parked. In Cai Xiang's mansion, Prime Minister Cai Jing smiled and put the folded copy of Lin Mansion Yin of Kaifeng Mansion on the table, and the eyes of the four or five officials below looked at Lin Beat with jealousy, and they were very remorseful, and they thought of reporting this matter, but they were so anxious that they didn't expect to write a folded book in detail and submit it to the Taishi.

"Nonsense." Cai Jing said with a smile, "A group of post-born boys who don't know the height of the sky are really nonsense! ”

The atmosphere in the flower hall was relaxed, and all the officials also laughed, and some even picked up the tea cup and sipped the unique imperial group tea in the Taishi's mansion.

"The Ministry of Rites privately informed these moves, and those who dare to write a book and wantonly slander the government and government will be dismissed and go home." Cai Jing also smiled and took the tea and dipped his lips, the graceful and free demeanor of the prime minister made several people in the hall imitate it, he put down the teacup, and said: "Under the door of the Chinese book, the officials of each room are not allowed to accept documents that slander the state and slander the government without authorization." In addition," he paused, and said to Kaifeng Mansion Yin with a smile, "Although Hebei has won a great victory recently, but be prepared for danger in times of peace, it is time to rectify the market in Bianjing, especially in Dengwengu, you must be good at preventing the people in the market from making trouble and alarming the Holy Hearing." ”

All the officials only said yes, Cai Jing closed his eyes and pondered for a while, and then said slowly: "The move to Beijing is the essence of the country, and it must be cultivated well, and if you can persuade it, you can persuade it more." After speaking, he closed his eyes and concentrated on his energy. The officials changed their eyes a few times in private, and the hall held its breath and was silent.