Although Yu Zhilong has great ambitions, their current strength is too small, and they are very interested in it, but it is not the time to consider joining now.

He was thinking about it in his heart, but he suddenly heard Tian Lie speak, and he couldn't help but be surprised.

"The old man has lived here for many years, set up a school, taught the Five Classics, has no good knowledge, and there are still some experiences in teaching, if the general thinks it can still be used, the old man is willing to accept a few sergeants in the army for enlightenment." According to Tian Lie's temperament, he is not a gentleman who is not rewarded for his kindness, and now that the city gate is open, he can enter and exit freely because of his advice, and Kong Ying's brothers and sisters can leave this place to really think about the happy event, he thought about it and made up his mind.

Yu Zhilong was overjoyed and said: "Thank you Mr. for not giving up, the kid is grateful!" I don't dare to take charge of Mr. Lao, so I should select some wise sergeants in the army to be taught here every day. ”

Yu Zhilong retreated to the second, and it was also a great joy to be able to have Professor Tian Lie's children in the army.

"Don't hide it from Mr., most of the children of my department are Bai Ding, if the qualifications and talents are not as good as the disciples in the hall, and there is no need to study in the army, so the children in the army do not need to know the scriptures, or to read and hyphenation. If Mr. doesn't dislike it, he can also teach some fresh stories from previous dynasties, so that these rough people in the army can understand things. ”

"I view the "Spring and Autumn Period", "Zuo Chuan", "Analects", "Mencius" and so on have a lot of easy-to-understand allusions, I think it is not only the enlightenment in the army, but also the general trend of the Ming, know the rise and fall, the body honor and disgrace are important, how to better implement, everything is still to be decided by Mr.! I got a set of "Zizhi Tongjian" from Yin in Xie Lin County, and after reading it roughly, I deeply felt the wisdom of my predecessors, and I felt more and more that it was not easy to govern the country and the army. Another day, please ask the gentleman to give me a lot of advice. ”

While the three of them were chatting, a servant girl came in to offer tea and handed over the words: "The old lady is very happy to know that yesterday's general was a guest in the inner room, and I would like to invite the general to have a casual banquet at home at noon today, and chat to express my gratitude!" Madame has ordered someone to prepare the banquet, and if the general has nothing else to do, please stay. Mrs. Ling Xiaowen rumored: It is not appropriate for women to come forward to meet the courtesy, and please ask the general to be considerate. ”

At this time, Meng Yuan was in power, and the defense of men and women was not very particular, but the Tian family was a family of poets and rites, and they attached great importance to the number of ceremonies between men and women, so although Tian Lie was very grateful to Zhilong, he did not have the idea of inviting his wife and his beloved daughter to thank him in person. Mrs. Tian and others in the inner room were happy to know that Yu Zhilong was visiting, so they said that they would stay and prepare meals.

Yu Zhilong didn't plan to stay here to eat, but when he saw that Tian Lie agreed to be a professor in the army, he was happy, although Kong Ying didn't say anything about the promise, but they already knew each other and had a good impression of each other. The three of them chatted happily, and when they saw Mrs. Tian's invitation, they agreed.

The three of them were chatting in the hall, and a maid was quietly looking at Yu Zhilong outside, and soon turned back to report everything they saw and heard to Mrs. Tian and the two young ladies. Tian Xin and Kong Yue's girlish feelings, curious about Zhilong, listened to the maid say that this son is young and vigorous, looking at his face, he seems to be slightly younger than Kong Ying.

At such a young age, he has already commanded thousands of men and horses, and he has turned to the battlefield, and the two girls can't help but be curious. They are all employed by their fathers, learning the Four Books and Five Classics, poetry and songs, and the understanding of the battlefield is the description in the poems and songs. The two of them squirmed to find a reason, went out of the inner room and quietly turned to the back door of the lobby, went in and stood behind the screen and listened carefully for a while.

Because it was facing away from the screen, Yu Zhilong, Tian Lie, and Kong Ying did not notice it, and the three continued to talk.

Sun Xing stood behind Zhilong, heard a slight sound behind him, turned his head to look around, and saw that there were two more skirt hairpins behind the screen, and he couldn't see his face, but only saw two pairs of pink embroidered shoes exposed under the screen, and the upper was embroidered with exquisite fancy, knowing that it was the female dependents of the family who came here to be obedient, because what everyone talked about was not confidential, Sun Xing didn't pay attention to it.

Because of the perspective relationship, Tian Xin and Kong Yue naturally couldn't see Yu Zhilong's face, but only saw the back of a man's growth, which was not at all the image of a tiger with a bear's waist and a strong mountain in the commentary. Listening to his conversation, although it is not the elegant style of a scribe, it is also a little light and healthy, without the slightest sour and pretentious style.

When he heard Yu Zhilong's self-description, saying that he and his subordinates did not know much about writing and ink, and even did not know much literacy, Yu Zhilong's tone was calm, as if he was talking about homely things, and he did not have the slightest shyness, Tian Xin couldn't help but smile softly, he couldn't imagine that this person was really interesting, and he stated his shortcomings in public, without the slightest shame of a literati.

Tian Xin's voice was a little loud, the three people in the hall heard the movement, Yu Zhilong was surprised, turned his head to look back, Tian Xin and Kong Yue "ah", their faces turned red, and the two of them quickly turned around in shame, lifted their skirts, and ran on tiptoe.

Tian Lie couldn't speak for a while, so he made a serious gesture. Kong Ying heard the voice behind the screen, guessed that it was the little sister and Tian Xin who were curious, and came to see what was going on, but the woman behaved like this, which was quite rude. In a hurry, he found a conversation and asked: "I heard the general talk about the book "Zizhi Tongjian" just now, I don't know if the general is so concerned about history books, can you tell me one or two of his experience?" ”

"I don't dare to say what I know, isn't it the class that has an axe in front of the two of you?"

"The general is a member of the army, but he is interested in this book, and the old man is also very curious, I wonder what the general thinks of this book?"

Yu Zhilong pondered for a while and said: "The content of this book is grand, and the account is detailed, I think that the "Historical Records" is comparable to it!" Those who are kings must not be ignored, and those who are interested in governing must not be ignored! ”

"The general also read the "Historical Records"?" Kong Ying asked curiously.

"Well, this, this is a subordinate of mine surnamed Qian, he has studied in a private school for a few years, and later when he was chatting, he commented on these two books, and he talked to me in his spare time, so he knows this book." Yu Zhilong said that he missed his mouth, his thinking changed sharply, and he found a reason.

Tian Lie and Kong Ying didn't think about it, although these two books are not the Four Books and Five Classics, and they are not included in the county studies and scientific examinations, but their content is rich, the language is exquisite, and many allusions are wonderful, and Confucianism has studied a lot. In particular, the book "Zizhi Tongjian" was compiled by the previous dynasties, and the editor summarized the gains and losses of previous dynasties and the experience of governance. Especially after Meng Yuan entered the Central Plains, the original Han students read this book more often to seek the cause of the destruction of the previous dynasty.

Tian Lie and Kong Ying are also quite concerned about the gains and losses of the Song, Jin, and Yuan dynasties, and the two are not dead readers, so they naturally have their own opinions. It's just that Tian Lie has a stronger sense of identity with the Mengyuan court, which has now practiced Han law in Han land.

Yu Zhilong admitted that he had just started reading, and he didn't have any plans, let alone any lofty goals, and now he just selected some chapters that he was interested in and read them, not to do learning, to put it nicely, that is, to know the past and look at the present, and to learn from history.

Yu Zhilong said frankly, but Tian Lie and Kong Ying couldn't help but sigh in their hearts when they heard it. This book is the first Song Dynasty people to view the ancient and modern, clear gains and losses, diligent politics and people, if the first Song Dynasty really learned to apply, it will not be today. Unexpectedly, at this time, it was a young anti-Kou in the eyes of the government who attached great importance to it, but it was a pity that the Song and Yuan dynasties were corrupted, the world was declining, and the grand masterpiece was reduced to an ornament in the study of the powerful.

After a while, Tian Lie said slowly, "Taizong of the Tang Dynasty said: Take copper as a reference, you can be dressed properly; Take people as a reference, you can know the gains and losses; Taking history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall. If the general has this heart, he will surely prosper in the future. ”

Kong Ying felt the same way, he thought that this person was just a reckless person with a little idea, but he didn't expect to explore the pros and cons of the previous dynasty so carefully, no wonder he made a special trip to invite Uncle Tian today. This person is better than being young and studious, and he is cautious, if he really has the opportunity to turn into a dragon in the future, the opportunity is unspeakable!

Kong Ying's family is biased, and his status in the clan is actually far inferior to that of his relatives, he is not enthusiastic about the imperial examination, and he does not have much recognition of the Yuan court.

Just now I heard that Tian Lie wanted to stay in the local area, for the enlightenment and education of the soldiers under Yu Zhilong, Kong Ying was very worried about Tian Lie in his heart, it is foreseeable that the Yuan army will come soon, according to Kong Ying's view, the Yuan army is strong, and there are many chances of victory, and it is really dangerous to stay here. He was looking for an opportunity to persuade Tian Lie, retract his promise, and in front of Yu Zhilong, it was not easy to speak for a while.

Speaking of governance in the city, Yu Zhilong said: "Don't hide it from the two of you, you know that the leader of our army Liu Da has set a tree flag to be called the king, called the king of Shuntian, and the leaders of each department are called generals, and the boy is not talented, and he is also among the generals." In order to strengthen the prestige of our army, the boy specially made a notice and a letter for the people, and has already told the Shuntian King to agree, and it can be announced inside and outside the city today, if it is not bad, it will cause the Quartet to shake. ”

Tian Lie wanted Kong Ying to glance at each other and said, "The general has a heart." "It is said that the name is not right, and if the word is not good, it will not be done, and since ancient times, many people will issue documents and notify the Quartet, which is not only a strong momentum, but also an opportunity to take the lead in the right to speak.

"The kid is not talented, now the slave nationality, the craftsman nationality, and the military nationality have harmed the people for a long time, how about abolishing it first?"

"Oh, the general has such a heart! If it can be promulgated, it will be a blessing to the people. This law has been in use all over the world for hundreds of years, and the successive dynasties were originally promulgated for the sake of having a good skill and convenient control. But now the Mongolian and Han magnates extort excessively, since the Mengyuan Dynasty set the capital for decades, countless Han family sons have been reduced to slavery, not to mention, the artisan and military households at the time of the original establishment of the country have been exploited by the division for decades, life is difficult, and there are more and more escapees. The rest of the people are also perfunctory, it can be said that there are no skilled workers in the artisan households, and there are no strong men in the military households. After hearing about Yu Zhilong's plan, Tian Lie agreed.

Kong Ying continued: "The trouble is big, it is estimated that thousands of households are involved in this county alone, and if the general acts, he should act with the force of thunder." Otherwise, the masters of those slave households will oppose and obstruct it! ”

Kong Ying and Tian Lie know a lot about the harm of these three books, and it should be feasible to take them for the benefit of the people. It's just that because they have harmed the interests of many powerful people, the dynasties know that they should change and do nothing, not that they don't do it, but they are really unwilling or powerless.

"I also want to do the same, Schelling once reminded me that if these three registrations are abolished, the people who have no wealth should also be given the capital to build a family and live a life. Otherwise, doing bad things with good intentions will harm the people. I have ordered Xie Lin to recalculate the local acres, to take stock of the hidden land, to confiscate the acres and property of the nobles, and to pay part of the assets of the Han family, and to make a charter at that time, so that these people can be freed from suffering. If you are interested, please help me to refer to it, and the boy is grateful! ”

"The general's words are serious, this is for the benefit of the people, and it is what he wants." Tian Lie saluted solemnly, "It's just that Tian is a scholar, and he is really not good at specific planning, if he is sent, he should do his best!" ”

Yu Zhilong did this, and he moved his whole body, if in peacetime, because of the damage to the interests of all parties in the court, he would definitely not allow it, now this is already a place of thieves, and it is relatively easy to break the old system and replace the new law. It's just that Tian Lie knows that he is really not good at doing this, and if he is clearly his staff officer, he will be completely on the thief ship.

Kong Ying's heart is mixed, it is difficult to make a decision for a while, he also wants to leave a name and make contributions to the world in his good youth, but he really can't make up his mind just by Yu Zhilong's short words, and it remains to be seen how he is, so he just praised Yu Zhilong's approach and didn't say anything.

Yu Zhilong is not surprised, he and the two of them are new acquaintances, and there is no domineering air on them, it is impossible to shake the majesty, and the civil and military talents from all directions will look at the wind and worship. This rebellion is not a dinner party, it is a head-off!

Being able to gain their favor and support is a good start. What's more, Tian Lie has agreed to teach some soldiers for himself, and he will not worry about continuing to recruit in the future if he has started.