Zhou Jie took a few steps forward with a cane, and suddenly said, "How old is Runzhi this year?" ”

Li Yi hurriedly said: "The younger generation is twenty-seven years old this year. ”

Zhou Jie hummed, slowly walked to the bed and sat down, sighed and said, "The old man is nearly ninety years old, more than sixty years older than you." When I was your age, I had already been promoted to the rank of Wailang of the Water Department, and it was the time to be full of ambition. ”

"Hey, hey! Of course, on top of this career, I can't compare to Runzhi, whether it is a member of the water department of the Ministry of Industry, or Si Nong Shaoqing, I have no great achievements, and I can really be called a lifetime of inaction. ”

"Although I have been fond of astronomical calendars since I was a child, and I have some experience, I am not willing to take up any position as the celestial supervisor. You must know that once you are confined to Si Tianjian, I am afraid that your career will come to an end. And I was young and vigorous at the time, and I always wanted to do something for the court and the people of Limin, so I had no intersection with Si Tianjian in my career. ”

"It wasn't until the traitor Zhu Wen took control of the government that I realized that my career had come to an end, and my enthusiasm and monstrous ambitions had been wasted. And I calculated that it wouldn't be long before the hundred officials in Beijing would face a bloody scene, so it was time for me to leave. ”

"At that time, my distant second brother Zhou Ding was serving as a treasurer in Guangzhou to join the army, so I resigned from my official position without hesitation and went to Lingnan with my family, which is already 36 years ago."

"And only three years after I left, the traitor Zhu Wen slaughtered hundreds of officials one after another, and killed more than 30 high-ranking officials in the court in Baimayi alone, even including Prime Minister Cui Yuan and various ministers."

"After the Tang Dynasty, demons were rampant, and the lives were devastated, and the Central Plains was constantly fighting for decades, leaving only the white bones in the wilderness for future generations. Alas! I don't know when the Central Plains will be recovered? ”

Speaking of this, two lines of tears actually fell on Zhou Jie's old face.

Li Yi sighed: "Ah Weng doesn't need to worry, as the saying goes, if you join for a long time, you must be divided, and if you divide for a long time, there will always be a day when the Central Plains will be recovered." After so much suffering, the light is just around the corner, and the whole of China will definitely move towards reunification at home, but it will take a lot of time. Besides, Aung has already said that the saint has appeared, and it is up to us to see where he leads us. ”

Zhou Jie wiped away the tears, nodded slightly, and said: "The saint is in the world, but the old man does not dare to speculate at will. Maybe he is the prince, and it is more likely that he is far away in front of him. Alas! Anything is possible! ”

Li Yi's heart moved, Zhou Jie's words were ambiguous, but he didn't know what this sentence 'far away in the sky was close to him', did he mean something? But looking at his unmoving appearance, it seems that he is too careful.

Zhou Jie was silent for a long time, and said: "It is said that young people are ambitious, and they spend their years in old age. Hehe! The old man is in his twilight years, and he has long lost the ambition of the year, and those who can carry the crown for the Han Dynasty look up to you young juniors. ”

"Runzhi, you are a young man, and you have served in Beijing and Yunnan successively, you must have become more and more mature. Although you have experienced some trials of war, and you have also wandered between life and death, there are many more difficult and difficult situations in this life, and it is not enough to cope with this endless test unless you have the will to persevere, and the wisdom to be open-minded and calm in the face of difficulties. ”

"With your current position, you must learn to keep your eyes on it, whether it is to settle down to do learning, or to handle the affairs of the imperial court, you must not only be conscientious and do a good job without omissions, but also always do the right and left, be kind to others, and must not be stubborn and self-serving!"

Li Yi hurriedly replied respectfully: "The juniors must follow the teachings!" ”

Zhou Jie nodded and said, "It's rare that the old man is open-minded today, so I'll tell you another allusion." Hehe! The character in this allusion is the current Lord Dingbao Wang, who is a genius in the sky! He was only six years after me when he became a jinshi, but he was only seventeen years old at the time, and he was a rare young genius. ”

"Oh! He, like me, left Luoyang in the same year. I left Lingnan with my family, but he was appointed as the governor of Yongguan. When the Central Plains was in turmoil, he who had lost his support originally wanted to take refuge in the Chu State, but he was not used by King Wumu of Chu, so he had to live in Lingnan, but he did not want to be valued by Emperor Liezong, and since then he has taken root in Lingnan. ”

"The incident I want to talk about is an anecdote from the founding of our Han Dynasty. At that time, Wang Dingbao was already the judge of Qinghai Jiedu, the predecessor of the Han Dynasty. ”

"At that time, the current emperor was only an envoy of the Qinghai Festival, and he wanted the Great Liang Court to crown him as the commander of the four neighbors and the king of Nanyue, but the Great Liang Court insisted on not allowing it, which made His Majesty Long Yan angry, so he had the idea of establishing himself as the emperor."

"Although there is this idea, but His Majesty is most afraid that Wang Dingbao will resolutely oppose it, so he thought of a way to arrange for Wang Dingbao to send an envoy to Jingnan, after he left the country, immediately Zhang Luo The founding of the country, within a few months, the rules and regulations were ready, the founding name was Dayue, and His Majesty also ascended the throne as the emperor."

"After Wang Dingbao's envoy, there is always a time to come back, His Majesty is deeply afraid that he will come back and reprimand him, so he sent Ni Shu, a waiter of the Ministry of Works, to meet him and tell him about the founding of the Dayue State, the purpose is to let him have a psychological preparation in advance, and the provincial government will return to the court to denounce it in person."

"Unexpectedly, after Wang Dingbao learned of this situation, instead of accusing him, he said to Ni Shu, 'The establishment of a country should be fully regulated, but I saw that there was still a 'Qing Navy' on the border, this could not be caused by ill-consideration, right? Aren't we worried that other countries will make fun of us? ”

"After Ni Shu came back, he told His Majesty what Wang Dingbao said, and His Majesty laughed and said, 'I have always been worried that Wang Dingbao will resolutely oppose it, but I didn't expect him to do this, he is right, or I am not thoughtful!' After this incident, the emperor became closer to Wang Dingbao. ”

"Therefore, Wang Dingbao's purpose in doing this, of course, was that he knew that the boat was already in the boat, and even if he firmly opposed it, it would be useless, so he adopted a strategy of adapting to the situation in a timely manner, not only eliminating the controversy over the founding of the country, but also gaining favor in the emperor's heart."

"Soon after this incident, the emperor appointed Wang Dingbao as Shangshu Zuocheng and the squire of the military department, and entered the jue as the Marquis of Pingyuan, becoming one of the three dukes and seven marquis in the early years of the Han Dynasty, it can be said that everyone is happy!"

Hearing this, Li Yi understood the significance of Zhou Jie's allusion. It is nothing more than to explain the meaning of breaking too hard, overcoming rigidity, taking a step back and opening up the sky, and forgiving and forgiving people. Although Li Yi does not completely agree, he has to admit that what he said has a certain truth, which is probably the so-called golden mean!

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