Chapter Ninety-Nine: Don't ask the common people to ask the ghosts and gods
Jiang De told the story, next to Zhao Yupan poured wine for him, everyone sat or stood around him, listening attentively, unconsciously, time passed, the birthday banquet was almost over, Zhao Ji yawned, ready to drive back to the palace, but found that only Zhao Kai was by his side among his children, so he asked Yang Jian, "Where have King Ding and the others gone?" β
Yang Jian immediately replied, "King Ding and the others have gone to look for Jiang Xiaolang, it is said that Jiang Xiaolang is telling a story about the countryside, and King Ding and the others are listening attentively." β
Zhao Ji sighed, looked at Cai Jing and said with a smile, "I didn't expect your nephew to tell stories, I think it's too late, let's go, let's take a look, and I will also take my child back to the palace by the way." β
Cai Jing arched his hand and said, "It's all up to the official's family." β
The group walked to where Jiang De was, and soon saw a group of people gathered together, Zhao Ji made a silent gesture to everyone, and carefully leaned over from behind Jiang De.
Xu Xian said excitedly to Bai Suzhen, 'Lady, congratulations, congratulations on your soon-to-be-becoming mother.' This Bai Suzhen solved the toad essence, and also put down a big stone in his heart, and after Xu Xian learned a lesson, he also obeyed Bai Suzhen's words, and Bai Suzhen was pregnant with Liujia, so she was even more careful.
But Bai Suzhen has one thing in her heart, that is, this Dragon Boat Festival is coming, it turns out that this Dragon Boat Festival is going to drink realgar wine, and this realgar wine is the thing that snakes are most afraid of..."
"I've seen Daddy!" Zhao Gou shouted at this time, and everyone hurriedly turned around, only to find that Zhao Ji and others were coming, and suddenly a group of little hairy children shouted around Zhao Ji's father.
Zhao Ji coaxed this, and then coaxed that, so unhappy, and only got up after a while and asked Jiang De, "Jiang Xiaolang, I just listened to the story you said, what kind of toad essence, what story are you talking about?" β
Jiang De arched his hand and said, "Back to the official family, the boy's parents are not in the Three Realms, jumping out of the five elements, and often talking to the boy about the ghosts and gods in the world. β
Zhao Ji was originally extremely interested in ghosts and gods, and when he heard that Jiang De actually knew about ghosts and gods, his eyes suddenly lit up and asked, "Oh?" It's a good chance that you know these things at such a young age, where are your parents... Oh, by the way, your parents are no longer alive, and that's my faux pas. β
Jiang De smiled, "Although the boy's parents are not alive, they are not dead, so the boy is not sad." β
Zhao Ji was a little dizzy at first, and then looked at Jiang De as if he suddenly realized, Jiang De guessed what Zhao Ji was thinking, this was what he wanted to see, his origin was a hard injury that could not be skipped, but if even Zhao Ji agreed, then no one in the world could make a fuss about this.
Zhao Ji asked a little excitedly, "But?" As he spoke, he pointed to the heavens.
Jiang De nodded and shook his head, and then said nothing.
Yue Fei saw that Jiang De actually talked to Zhao Ji about ghosts and gods, and couldn't help but whisper to Wang Gui and the others a little unhappily, "Big brother, what's wrong?" How can you talk to the officials about this? Even if Big Brother is really... But if the official family indulges in this way, wouldn't it be misleading the country and the people? β
Xu Guanzhong replied in a low voice beside him, "Yue Da Lang Mo has to worry, the lord has his own plans, don't you believe the lord?" β
Wang Gui also said, "That is, the eldest brother has always been worried about the country and the people, I don't think there is anything to worry about." β
Zhao Ji looked at Jiang De so mysterious, he couldn't help but be very curious, and had the heart to ask, but he looked at the people all around, and it was inconvenient to speak, so he said, "Jiang Xiaolang, you are very good, wait for him to come to the palace to talk one day." After that, he said to the surrounding princes and princesses, "Okay, it's late tonight, let's go back to the palace." β
Zhao Fujin was the first to shout, "Don't, Daddy, the story of the big brother is not finished yet, what happened to the Dragon Boat Festival?" β
The other princes and princesses were also a little reluctant, and Zhao Ji realized that the story Jiang De told seemed to have captured his own children. smiled and said, "Jiang Xiaolang, what do you think of this matter?" β
Jiang De replied, "This matter is easy, the grass people still need to be in Kaifeng for a period of time, of course it is not appropriate to let the petty officials come to listen to the grass people tell the story, but the grass people can compile this story into a book, send it to the palace, and hand it over to the princes and princesses to read." β
Zhao Ji snorted and said to Zhao Fujin, "Okay, Xiao Fujin, it's already late today, Jiang Xiaolang is also tired, it's not too late to see it in a few days." β
Zhao Fujin still pouted, and a few good princes and princesses next to him hurriedly came up to persuade him, and after a while, he looked at Jiang De and said, "Big brother, you have to talk about it, Fujin is waiting for you." β
Jiang De nodded, and Zhao Ji yawned again, which allowed Yang Jian to open the way and drive back to the palace.
After Zhao Ji left, the other guests also said goodbye to Cai Jing in turn, and Jiang De also stepped forward and said to Cai Jing, "Taishi, the kid is rude today, and he will come back to make amends tomorrow, and the kid will go back first today." β
Cai Jing was extremely satisfied with Jiang De, Jiang De not only gave him a heavy gift, but also gave him a big face in front of everyone, not to mention that Cai Jing also saw that Jiang De seemed to be mixing well in the homes of the petty officials, so he also nodded to Jiang De and said, "The old man is busy with affairs today, and when he asks your aunt to take you to the door again, you and I will get along well." β
Jiang De took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Cai Jing and said, "Taishi, the kid has a thousand words to say to the Taishi today, but he really has no chance, but fortunately, the kid has already prepared a letter, please read it." β
Cai Jing sighed, took it, touched his hand, and found that it was extremely thick, first thought it was flying money, but immediately felt that it was not, not to mention anything else, just now Jiang Decai sent a magical mirror, and it is impossible to add to the snake.
Cai Jing nodded and said, "Okay, the old man must read it carefully." As he spoke, Cai Jing rubbed his eyes, Jiang De's eyes narrowed, remembered his heart, and said a few more words to Mrs. Cai, and then left with a few small ones.
As soon as he got out of the gate, he saw Niu Gao waiting outside with a happy face, Niu Gao saw Jiang De and others coming out, and hurriedly greeted him and said, "Xiao Langjun, are you coming out?" β
Jiang De snorted and said, "What is so happy?" β
Niu Gao smiled, "It's not Xiao Langjun's fireworks, it's so beautiful, as soon as we put it, it will cause a lot of people to see it, it's so lively, they all said to have another one, if it's not much, I have to put a few more." β
Xu Guanzhong pointed at Niu Gao and said, "It's good that I didn't give you much, otherwise you would have to spoil the lord's affairs." β
Yue Fei asked Jiang De at this time, "Big brother, why did you just talk to the official family about ghosts and gods?" Don't you often tell us that poor night in the middle of the night, don't ask the common people to ask the ghosts and gods? β
Jiang De looked at Yue Fei and said, "Yue Fei, I hope you can trust me unconditionally like Wang Gui and others in the future, since you asked, I will explain, do you know the story of carving a boat to ask for a sword and waiting for a rabbit?" β
Yue Fei nodded and said, "Sir, I've told us." β
Jiang De continued: "Could it be that Han Feizi really saw the Song people waiting for the rabbit? Did LΓΌ Buwei really see the Chu people carving a boat and begging for a sword? Definitely! They are just using these stories to explain the truth of governing the country and securing the country.
Why don't they just talk about the principle of governing the country and securing the country? That's because you directly said that those kings and scholars are very difficult to understand, so you have to use these stories to help illustrate.
Today's officials love ghosts and gods the most, and in the future, we will give advice and directly persuade the officials to be diligent in government. Aren't there people who persuade the official family to dismiss Hua Shigang? In this case, why don't we take advantage of the characteristics of the official family's love for ghosts and gods, and say that the legends of ghosts and gods are used to advise the officials?
For example, if I tell a legend of ghosts and gods in the future, with a story of a great king building and finally chaos in all directions, and the ghosts and gods were destroyed, will the officials not want to hear it? That's why I'm talking to the officials about ghosts and gods. β
Let's say, Jiang De paused for a moment and continued, "The method is not important, the important thing is the result, just like we learn the art of war to fight, can only the method written in the war book be used?" If so, then it would be too easy to fight. β
Yue Fei nodded with a little understanding, Wang Gui patted Yue Fei and said, "Look, I said that the eldest brother must have a reason, and he was told." β
Yue Fei touched his head a little embarrassed and said, "I will definitely not suspect my eldest brother in the future." β
Jiang De snorted and said, "Okay, it's really late tonight, let's go back quickly." β