Liufu.

In the twilight sunset, Liu Jiangbai was drinking with an old friend from Lin'an.

It is also a pavilion in front of the bamboo forest, and it is also a low table, and Liu Jiangbai took out the Moutai sent by Lin Mu.

"Sifting the wind and making the moon, a chic life, elegant and elegant, is a humble gentleman, this is the true meaning of bamboo, whether in Lin'an or Jiangning, Brother Liu's yard is always a bamboo forest, which shows Brother Liu's mind."

With a drink, the middle-aged Confucian looked at the verdant bamboo forest and stroked his long beard.

"Brother Haoran, don't be sarcastic about me, I was demoted to Jiangning, and I have nothing to do all day long, and I can only drink bamboo to relieve my worries." Liu Jiangbai was bitter in his heart.

The Confucian scholar, known as Haoran, sighed slightly, "It's only a matter of time before I return to Lin'an with Brother Liu's talent, so why bother." After that, he drank the wine in the cup, and suddenly his eyes showed a look of amazement: "I didn't expect that there is such a good wine in Jiangning, and Brother Liu is very happy." ”

Liu Jiangbai said proudly: "This wine is a gift from the son of an old friend, and it is a gem in the world. ”

"Oh?" The middle-aged Confucian was slightly surprised, "Brother Liu in Jiangning has no acquaintances, could it be that he is a person from the Lin family involved in the quartermaster case?" ”

"Exactly." Liu Jiangbai bowed his hand to the middle-aged Confucian scholar, "I have to thank Brother Haoran for maneuvering in this matter, otherwise my son of an old friend may have fallen to the ground." ”

Speaking of this, he slapped his forehead and said, "Lin Mu lived in Zhu Di's courtyard in the past, and he should also be allowed to come to meet you, the great benefactor." ”

called the housekeeper, and Liu Jiangbai asked him to invite Lin Mu over.

Here, Lin Mu's plan for today was arranged, and Steward Chen of Liufu arrived.

"A lifesaver?"

When he arrived at Lin's house, Steward Chen pulled Lin Mu and was about to leave.

"He is Dong Haoran, the deputy privy envoy of the court, and it was the letter that the lord sent last year to save your life."

When Uncle Fang heard this, he said, "Young Master, this is really our Lin family's great benefactor, so I should prepare some generous gifts." ”

Lin Mu naturally knows what to do, in the Hua Dynasty is in charge of the military is the Privy Council, this privy deputy envoy is equivalent to the vice minister of national defense, not to mention that this Dong Haoran saved Lin Mu's life, even if it is a relationship with Lala, he should go through.

"I'll come when I go." Lin Mu pretended to go to the secret pavilion and came out with two boxes of Moutai in his arms.

Handed the wine to Shan Hu to hold, he and Steward Chen went straight to Liufu and met Dong Haoran, the privy deputy envoy in Steward Chen's mouth.

"Xia Guan has seen Dong Gong." Lin Mu bowed, and in the Chinese Dynasty, he generally called high-ranking officials "Gong", such as Liu Gong and Dong Gong.

Dong Haoran looked Lin Mu up and down, and said apologetically: "I have wronged you, your Lin family is innocent in the military quartermaster case, but the powerful person pressed the charge on your Lin family, and the official is helpless." “

"Even so, Dong Gongzhi's great favor Lin family has nothing to repay, so they can only prepare some small gifts to express their hearts." Lin Mu asked Shan Hu to put down the wine.

Liu Jiangbai saw that Dong Haoran had been showing a look of confusion, so he explained: "Just today, King Duan accepted Lin Mu as a waiter in the palace, and now he is also a person with an official position. ”

"I see." Dong Haoran laughed, and he also wondered why Lin Mu was a lowering official.

Motioning for Lin Mu to sit down, Liu Jiangbai deliberately showed off to Dong Haoran, "Do you guess why King Duan wants Lin Mu to speak for the palace?" “

Dong Haoran shook his head.

"You must not believe it, Lin Mu is great disaster will not die, there must be more than luck, after the Lin family suffered, he wandered outside, never thought to meet Western scholars, this year he was proficient in Western studies." Liu Jiangbai said loudly.

Dong Haoran's eyes when he looked at Lin Mu at this time became a little different, he and Liu Jiangbai were both ministers of the law change faction, and this law change was imitated by Western studies.

He said: "His Royal Highness Duanwang has always had a strong interest in Western studies, and has always wanted to find a waiter who is proficient in Western studies, but this time he met the right person." “

After a pause, he looked at Lin Mu, "Lin Mu, since you know how to learn from the West, in your opinion, how does the current Chinese Dynasty army compare with the Western army?" ”

"The difference between clouds and mud!" Lin Mu was not polite at all, since Dong Haoran was also a minister of the Law Reform Sect, he didn't have to hide it.

When Dong Haoran heard this, his face suddenly looked a little unpleasant, he was the deputy privy envoy, and he was in charge of the army, Lin Mu belittled the Chinese Dynasty army so much, he was naturally unhappy.

"Then you can tell me a thing or two." Dong Haoran was a little unconvinced.

Lin Mu smiled, although the Hua Dynasty has trade contacts with the foreigners, it has not really fought with the foreigners, so it does not know the advanced weapons of the foreigners and the organization and discipline of the modern army, so although the Hua Dynasty is afraid of the Jin, it has blind confidence in the foreigners.

After thinking for a while, he said: "First, the Chinese Dynasty has backward firearms and a lot of shoddy ammunition, while the foreign army is well-equipped, has complete logistics, and has a strict logistics management system. Second, the Chinese Dynasty emphasized literature over military force, and soldiers were regarded as lowly people with low morale, while foreigners were not, and third, the traditional formation of Chinese Dynasty soldiers was no longer suitable for firearms combat, and the training methods of foreigners and the military structure were all prepared for the upgrading of weapons. ”

Dong Haoran nodded slightly, the three points proposed by Lin Mu are indeed the problems faced by the army at present, but since the founding of the Chinese Dynasty, it has emphasized literature and light military force, which is the ancestral system.

He, the privy deputy envoy, is also a civil official, and he uses civil power to control the military, even if he is a reformer, he agrees with it in his heart.

"The world is rotten, traitors are in charge, and the military is lax, this is indeed the current problem, but the emphasis on literature and light on military force is the ancestral system of the dynasty, which cannot be changed." Dong Haoran said.

"If the Hua Dynasty dies, what is the use of this ancestral system? Since the purpose of changing the law is to survive, the ancestral system can also be changed. Lin Mu heard Dong Haoran's words, the ancestral system cannot be violated.

"This ......" Dong Haoran was choked by Lin Mu's words.

Seeing that Dong Haoran's face was pale, Lin Mu's words changed, "This is just the contemptuous words of the lower officials, it is difficult to get into the hall of elegance, Dong Gong only talks nonsense as an official." ”

Liu Jiangbai's eyes rolled, and he also played a round game, "It's just drinking and gossiping tonight, don't take it seriously, don't take it seriously." “

Dong Haoran sighed deeply, and he treated Lin Mu differently: "Now there are not many people in the Hua Dynasty who dare to tell the truth like you, indeed, if the Hua Dynasty dies, what is the use of this ancestral system?" ”

Picking up the wine glass and drinking it all again, Dong Haoran said: "Brother Liu, I came to Jiangning this time just to pass by, but I will continue to set off for Anfeng tomorrow." “

"Brother Dong was assigned by the emperor to inspect the border?" Liu Jiangbai is not surprised, Dong Haoran used to go to the border between the Hua Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty every year.

Dong Haoran's face was solemn, "If it is, it would be good, this time there was a rebellion in the Jin Dynasty's Linhai, and Zhang Yan led the army to revolt and flee to the territory of the Hua Dynasty, and the Jin people were furious, claiming that Ren Anyi, the Xuanfu envoy of the Chuzhou Mansion of the Hua Dynasty, colluded with Zhang Yan to rebel, and sent an envoy to ask the official family to ask for people and ask the official family to execute Ren Anyi and hand over Zhang Yan. “

Liu Jiangbai's hand holding the wine glass froze in the air, and he said: "This matter is not trivial, the Jin people have been recuperating for decades, full of wings, and the newly enthroned young emperor Erhe is ambitious, this time I am afraid that it is a long-planned conspiracy of the Jin people, if so, the Jin people may have the intention of creating an incident and taking the opportunity to go south." “