71. The Psychology of Civil Officials
Li Buqi's words detonated the atmosphere, and these idle nobles surrounded Li Buqi and asked how to make people fly. Li Buqi then drew a figure of a glider, saying that an old man had seen someone fly off the ground with this thing in the west, but because the glider was not strong enough, it broke.
It's good to fly a little off the ground. These nobles are idle and not short of money, don't you think it's just a good thing to get a sturdy one? So a few people immediately said that they would find a Japanese iron as soon as possible, and then find a skilled craftsman to create what Li Buqi wanted, as long as Li Buqi could make the glider.
Hehe! Building a glider is systems engineering. Although there is no aluminum, there must be a steel pipe as a skeleton, right? There must be a steel wire to pull the parts tight, right? You have to have metal connectors, right? You need silk to be strong enough for the wings, right? By the way, you also need to have bearings! Once this thing is made, it will be a big technological advance.
Let's take our time. When these things can be figured out, the scientific and technological level of the Great Song Dynasty will inevitably go to a higher level.
Wang Kechen was also full of thoughts about how to make people fly, and it wasn't until Li Buqi said goodbye that he remembered that he had forgotten the original intention of today's arrangement, and he didn't say a word about it. But it doesn't matter, when they parted, Wang Kechen said: "Today, I still wanted to discuss poetry with you, but I forgot all about the flying wings when I heard you talk about it. So tomorrow I will invite you alone, and you don't have to refuse. ”
Li Buqi hurriedly said: "If the official wants to talk to me about poetry, it is just because he can't ask for it, so how about I invite an official in Wuweifang tomorrow?" ”
Wang Kechen didn't shirk either: "Okay." After returning to Beijing, I ate the vegetables of the two sessions and five flavor squares, and the aftertaste is endless. ”
So on the second day, Li Buqi sat opposite Wang Kechen in the Wuwei Fang, and joined the lively Cao Tong to accompany him. Li Buqi picked up a few of his own studies and took them out for the two of them to comment.
Cao Tong looked at it and said, "This text still needs to be carved." ”
Wang Kechen looked constipated when he saw Li Buqi's poem: "If you don't give up this poem, cough cough, it's really straightforward." But the rhythm that should be there is there. I heard that you have only been studying with Master Ding for a few months, and it is rare to be able to compose such poems. In time, there will be great success. ”
Talking about poetry is just an introduction, and he changed his words and got to the point: "I listened to your poems "Bamboo and Stone" and "Red Plum Praise", and I only felt that there was a strong spirit in it. These two capitals are based on the will of things, right? ”
Seeing that Li Buqi did not deny it, he continued: "You and I hit it off at first sight, I am a few years older than you, and I will tell you some experience as an official." You are extraordinary, and you must not mistake yourself for the sake of being angry with some vulgar people. ”
In order to minimize the emperor's suspicion, Li Buqi now deliberately shows people with a strong and impulsive image. This image will continue to be maintained, so Li Buqi made a seemingly understandable appearance: "Oh." ”
Wang Kechen saw that Li Buqi obviously didn't go to his heart, which was the same as he had expected before, so he continued: "For example, the imperial history named Sun Fu, you shouldn't go to his house to climb the wall. This makes others look at you frivolously, and you have no chance of promotion. ”
Li Buqi pretended to be unconvinced: "But how can that imperial history joke with the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers and people in Hebei?" The kid couldn't bear it. ”
Wang Kechen smiled bitterly in his heart, so he had to make his words clearer: "I have had an experience as an official in the past few years. There is never a shortage of good words among those who are officials, and those who want to be lucky to enter. You drove Sun Yushi away, and there will be Zhang Yushi and Wang Yushi tomorrow, do you drive them away one by one? Then you don't have to do anything else, and you don't have to be promoted. ”
Li Buqi still had a stupid expression: "My scholars and doctors are all scholars, and the moral articles they learn will not have so many unscrupulous people, right?" ”
Wang Kechen smiled: "Most scholars are naturally people with high morals, but there are always some who are really nothing compared to glory and wealth.
The rich and noble, the rich and the powerful, are often not in one person. Many scholars came from poor backgrounds, and their food and clothing depended on the imperial court. There are many officials and few dispatches, and once they seize the office, they are just another horse. How many people have been officials for 30 years without an inch of land to cultivate, and they are old and have insufficient food and clothing, so there are some people above who want to be high-ranking officials and officials with oil and water by unscrupulous means. If you want to keep your official position, you will do everything you can to seek office. Pretending to be big, figuring out the holy will, hoping to get lucky is still the most common. Are you going to fight them one by one? ”
Again, the economic base determines the superstructure. Ma Laocheng doesn't deceive me.
Li Buqi would pretend not to believe it and muttered: "The officials are alarmist, right? They are all sage books to read, and they should understand the truth of not bending their waists for five buckets of rice. ”
Cough, Cao Yu really thought that Li Bu abandoned the too young, too simple Tusen, and said with a bitter smile: "You can inquire about Xiang Wenjian (Xiang Minzhong) and Zhang Wending (Zhang Qixian)." Two prime ministers can make such a fuss, do you think those ministers are better than them? Of course, there was an even worse Cao Tong who didn't say it.
Li Buqi didn't know this allusion, so he hurriedly asked for an explanation. Cao Tong briefly told this story, only saying that there was a rich widow in Tokyo who wanted to remarry when Zhenzong was in the city, and the two prime ministers Xiang Minzhong and Zhang Qixian competed to marry this widow, causing a storm, and finally the lawsuit reached the court, and Zhenzong drove the two prime ministers out of the capital.
Drove the two prime ministers out of the capital, this matter is not trivial. Li Buqi maliciously speculated that the plot was not much bloody, maybe it was a little inappropriate for children, but Cao Yan's identity was sensitive and he didn't dare to go into too much detail. But there must be a lot of people who know about this, so just ask someone to ask.
Wang Kechen saw that he had already talked about this, and said: "Also, if you don't give up, you must remember that there may not be enmity with you in this court, so don't pay too much attention to some of them." There is never a shortage of people in the officialdom who want to be lucky, when the official position is low, when there is no reputation, no one can look down on you, if the official position is high, how many people will be worried about making you famous. The more famous you are, the more people will stare at you and count on you, and if the slightest mistake falls in their eyes, they will use you as a stepping stone. Therefore, before doing things, we must think twice, and we must understand the truth of being with the light. ”
In the end, he saw Li Buqi's confused expression, and he was so worried that Li Buqi was frightened and added: "But you don't need to worry too much, Your Majesty and all the rulers are the choice of the moment, and it is difficult to deceive the saint with his charms." As long as you are careful, you don't need to be afraid. ”
Li Buqi pouted secretly in his heart: Doesn't this mean "believe in the leader", I often said this to my subordinates before I crossed, but even I didn't believe it.
Wang Kechen and Cao Tong said so clearly to themselves today, this is a great favor. Although Li Buqi didn't understand that these two people were so affectionate to him, he still avoided the table and shook it to the ground: "The official can teach the kid like this, the kid is very grateful." ”
If the old man Ding Du can say such things in front of him, he treats himself as a nephew. This love Li will not give up.