Chen Ru returned to the study, and before he could sit down, he asked, "What do you think is the reason for Lord Li's dismissal?" ”

Yang Congyi was stunned, not knowing what Chen Zhixian meant by asking. He didn't know what was going on, so he replied, "It may be that Lord Li has made meritorious contributions and caused casualties." ”

Chen Ru shook his head and said: "If this is the case, it will not be dismissed from the official management, and the demotion to be elected is already a very heavy punishment." The imperial court deposed Lord Li at this time and let me serve as the Anqing army, which must have gone through some debate and game. When I received the "confession", I was still very relieved, thinking that the court had not forgotten me after all, but after calming down and thinking about it, I realized that things may not be as simple as they seem. What is the significance of the imperial court's move? ”

How would Yang Congyi know what the high-level officials of the imperial court thought, but then he thought that the Song Dynasty was emphasizing literature over military force, and using literature to control martial arts, so he guessed: "Could it be that the imperial court wants to seize the local military and political power in the hands of civilian officials, so it will depose Lord Li, who was born as a military attaché?" ”

Chen Ru nodded and said, "Close, but what you think is simple." From the beginning of the Jingkang Rebellion to the present, whether it is war or peace, the court has been arguing for 20 years, the court is divided into two factions, the main and faction have always had the upper hand, especially since the beginning of the peace conference in the eleventh year of Shaoxing, the main and faction occupy the absolute upper hand, the main war faction officials are either idle, or far away, and the generals and commanders in the army have also collected military power and stayed away from the army. But the main battle faction has always existed, it is impossible to extinct it, and the emperor will not allow the court to have no main battle faction, so it is only temporarily weak, and once there is an opportunity, it will still take advantage of the situation. The main battle faction in the DPRK and China must look for opportunities, and the main peace faction will naturally suppress it everywhere. This time, Lord Li's actions may be that the main battle faction is creating opportunities, and Lord Li was deposed from the management, maybe the main peace faction discovered this sign and drew salary from the bottom of the kettle. Master Li was deposed, who will take over? Whether it is a person from the main battle faction or a person from the main peace faction, it is impossible for the other party to agree. I have been in the ranks of the scholars and the first, I have been released for many years, I have no power in the DPRK, I do not belong to the main peace faction, nor the main battle faction, I just happened to serve in Anqing, and my term of office has also arrived, and I need to be transferred, so I am the right person. But I have a low official position, what should I do? It's easy to do, just add the official directly, not only to add me to the official, but also to add three levels in a row, why? ”

Yang Congyi listened to Chen Ru's analysis and made sense, kept nodding his head in agreement, and suddenly asked him, but he didn't have time to blurt out much: "Win over adults." As soon as the words came out, Yang Congyi regretted it, didn't this mean that Chen Ru was going to join the dispute between the two factions?

Who knew that Chen Ru didn't care, and heard him say: "Yes, someone wants to win me over." Do you think it will be the main battle faction or the main peace faction? ”

Yang Congyi didn't dare to speak rashly this time, after all, this was talking about the government, although he didn't care, but this involved the party Chen Rus, no matter how he said it, he felt inappropriate. After thinking for a moment, he replied: "Actually, adults don't need to dig deeper, you can pretend not to know, and regard the addition of officials as a reward and trust of the emperor and the court. ”

Chen said: "It sounds reasonable, but it is difficult to put the current Anqing Army." Lord Li's actions, Anqing has already made waves, whether it is to add fuel to the flames or to stop the flag, it will inevitably offend one side, because Anqing is already an extension of the court dispute, and this is also their battlefield. ”

Yang Congyi doesn't understand politics, and the ideological and political theories he learned are not used here. Then he said: "Since it is the Lord and the faction that have the upper hand now, it should be the Lord and the faction that are supporting the lord." ”

Chen Ru shook his head and said: "Not really, the Anqing Army is a military state, how can the main battle faction let go, even if it can't be caught in the hand, it is impossible to let the main battle faction take it, if the main and faction force the main and faction to give me a third level of official rank, then this 'confession' will not reach my hands, and the main battle faction will inevitably reject it, and will not let it go at all." Now that this 'farewell' has come, it must be the result of the main battle faction's urging, and as for why the main peace faction will let it go, there are no more than three reasons. Speaking of this, Chen Ru paused.

Seeing that Yang Congyi was listening carefully, he continued to analyze: "First, Huaixi pacificates the envoy, he is the lord and faction, the Anqing army is under his rule, Anqing mobilizes troops, regardless of success or failure, it is not good for him, therefore, he will not allow Anqing to use swords and soldiers, and although I am a jinshi and first, the highest is only to serve as a magistrate, with shallow qualifications, not the main battle, nor the main peace, as an Anqing army, he does not have too many concerns, he can completely influence me, so he will be promoted by three books." Second, the emperor will not allow the main war faction to dominate the family, and will suppress the main battle faction on the surface, but secretly will still support it, otherwise the court will only have one family, which will be very dangerous, so the emperor will support the main battle faction to give me a third-level official. Third, I have a brother who is an official in Beijing, and he happens to be the main and faction, and with this relationship, I served as the Anqing army, and the main and faction are not worried that I will fall to the main battle faction. With these three points, this 'confession' will be released into my hands. ”

Yang Congyi nodded secretly, although he was not clear about the rules of the court and did not understand, but the emperor needed two voices in the court, and he still understood this truth.

Chen Ru paused for a moment and said, "Then the question is, what should I do?" It is necessary to accept the love of the main battle faction, but also not to fall to the main battle faction. ”

Yang Congyi blurted out: "Maintain the status quo." As soon as the words came out, he regretted it again, what a mouth.

Chen nodded and said, "It's right to maintain the status quo. But how to maintain it is a problem, if nothing is done, the situation will inevitably get out of control, which is not in the interests of the main peace faction, and if the undercurrent is suppressed, it will offend the main war faction. It's a real dilemma. ”

Yang Congyi said again: "There is war before peace, and there is peace before war, it should complement each other, how can it be the same as fire and water?" ”

New China's peace for more than half a century was won by not hesitating to fight a war, and the peace of more than half a century has seen the upgrading of weapons and equipment, the rapid development of hardware and software, and the further enhancement of military capabilities. He understood, but the ancients did not understand, entangled in war and peace all day long, tearing down each other, wasting national strength, and doing nothing.

Hearing this, Chen Ru asked: "There is war and peace, and there is peace and war, what is the meaning of this?" ”

Yang Congyi thought for a while and explained: "I think the relationship between countries should be the same as the relationship between people, there will be conflicts of interest. If two people are strong and weak, competing against each other, the weak can't fight, they will back down and choose not to fight, then the distribution of benefits will be decided by the strong, if the weak do not fight with the strong head-on, take advantage of his inattention, give him a little more, anyway, he can't beat me, give him a few more times, he has to consider, the two sides continue to fight, who will suffer more, this time is the time to negotiate peace, the more ruthless the fight, the more scared, the smoother the negotiations, only then will there be lasting peace. This is that peace can only be achieved without fear of war. ”

Chen Ru nodded and said, "There is some truth. If there is peace, there will be war, does it mean that the two sides will have a stronger war capability only if they are peaceful and recuperate? ”

Yang Congyi said: "That's right. I don't think there is absolute peace between countries, and there is no such thing as an endless war, so the Lord's peace faction and the main war faction fight for their own interests, and it has nothing to do with the country. In my opinion, the proposition that is truly in line with the national interest should be to promote peace through war and nurture war with peace. ”

Chen Ru struck the case with his palm and said: "A good one is to promote peace with war, and to raise war with peace." Today's argument has opened my mouth. It's really a talent to let you be a head catcher. ”

Yang Congyi hurriedly excused himself and said, "Don't dare, my lord will win the prize." ”

Chen Rushi continued: "I was inspired by the four words of peace and war, and I had some thoughts on the matter of Anqing, and if it can be implemented smoothly, I will definitely be able to give an explanation to both sides." ”

Yang Congyi didn't ask what he thought, he didn't know anything about political affairs, and when the time came, how Chen Ru arranged it, he just did it.

The more Chen Ru thought about it, the more he felt that his idea was feasible, and it could well resolve the pressure from the main peace faction and the main battle faction, and he only felt refreshed for a while. Today's promotion and problem have to be solved, which can be called double happiness.

Excited for a moment, he said, "Yang Zhutou, let's dine with me tonight." ”

He is just a small official, the identity gap is too big, and eating is a very private thing, how can he dine with Chen Ruyi. Yang Congyi hurriedly excused himself and said, "How can this work, this is not appropriate." ”

Chen Rushi said: "I can't shirk, I still have something to explain to you in the evening." ”

Chen Ru said so, what else could Yang Congyi do, so he had to reply: "Listen to the arrangement of adults." ”

Chen said: "Okay, you go first, I'll send someone to call you in the evening." ”

Today's promotion, Chen Ru should still have a lot of things to deal with, and Yang Congyi is inconvenient to bother, so he quit and quit the study.