There was a slightly dull smell in the study, and it seemed that there had been no one for a few days.

Li Zhishi, who stayed alone in the study, was not idle, but walked to the bookcase and looked at it, in addition to some unique classics, there were some calligraphy and paintings with very new colors.

Li Zhishi, who was professionally curious about these things, subconsciously pulled out a pair, and then gently wiped the table and spread the calligraphy and painting on the table.

There is only one sentence on it.

"If you want to have a million troops and a thousand miles of flags, you should answer the way and explore the bag."

Li Zhishi recalled it a little, and remembered that this was a poem written by Li Gang himself, the famous work "Water Dragon Yin", which can be regarded as one of his more famous ones. Although this sentence is only an excerpt from it, the momentum contained in it really reconstructs Li Gang's persistence and ideals in his life.

In fact, although Li Zhishi was quite disrespectful when he first met this left minister, in fact, in the history of the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties, Li Gang was indeed a person he admired very much.

In Kaifeng's defense force was overwhelmed, personally went to the city to supervise the war, and Kaifeng was not lost, and then he was demoted because of refusal and redraft, but after being recruited by the imperial court, he did not hesitate to take office immediately, and reorganized the dynasty for Zhao, and after the situation stabilized a little, he was helplessly degraded again.

If someone asked Li Zhishi what Confucianism and Taoism were and how he viewed Confucianism in the Song Dynasty, then he would only reply with three words: "Look at Li Gang." ”

He has the advantages of Confucianism in the Song Dynasty and the shortcomings of Confucianism, helping the world and serving the country and the people, but he is stupid and loyal to the court and does not know how to save himself and current affairs.

But what is more likely is that it is not that he doesn't understand, but the bottom line of his heart, the bottom line of Confucianism and Taoism, does not allow him to be disloyal to the monarch, no matter what the monarch is, probably this is the so-called monarch and ministers have to die.

When he felt something, Li Zhishi gently recited another sentence in this poem "Water Dragon Yin", which corresponded to the words and sentences on the calligraphy and paintings on the table.

"Collect the old things as soon as possible, clear the atmosphere, and be the master of the zhongxing."

"ZTE, ZTE, how difficult is it?" After reading the words, Li Zhishi sighed, and just about to put away the calligraphy and paintings, he saw that the wooden door of the study was suddenly pushed open from the outside, and then, with the support of the old man before, Li Gang, whose face was as pale as wax, walked in.

"Brother Li is right, ZTE? How difficult it is......" The old man's face was quite dissatisfied with Li Zhishi's unauthorized move, but Li Gang did not take it to heart, and even called Li Zhishi "Brother Li" in his words.

Behind this title, there is already a certain degree of affirmation and recognition of Li Zhishi by this old minister of the Song Dynasty.

Lee Sang...... Can you still hold on? Li Zhishi was silent for a moment, but finally asked.

Li Gang naturally knew that Li Zhishi was not asking if he could stand at the moment, but how long he could hold on to life. Looking at the young junior in front of him who was still very green, but his mind was already too much beyond ordinary people, Li Gang couldn't help but smile, because the concern that Li Zhishi had hidden well on his face was still captured by him after all.

But the other party's question is too ruthless after all, even if Li Gang feels that he is already very open-minded at this time, but when he really wants to set a deadline for himself, he doesn't know how to speak after all, hesitates for a long time, and finally waves his hand and says to the old man next to him: "Ji Bo, you can retreat first." ”

Obviously, Li Gang has a very high right to speak at home, and I saw that although the old man Ji Bo was worried, he finally retreated, but he glared at Li Zhishi quite deeply when he was leaving, which was a warning.

When the old man beside Li Gang retreated, naturally only Li Zhishi and Li Gang were left in the study.

"I knew I couldn't hide it from you." After a short silence, after all, Li Gang, who was still a little unable to stand and sat on the chair, spoke first.

"Naturally, when Ouyang Che came to me that day, I understood that Li Xiang, who was obviously wary of me, was able to let Ouyang Che go, there must be something wrong with the Prime Minister's Mansion, and with the current situation, Li Xiang, who took the initiative to resign, is naturally the one that Zhao Gou must protect." Li Zhishi sighed and said, "Our current saint, although he is short-sighted and a little timid, in order to maintain the stability of the court, he will definitely not attack Li Xiang. ”

"In this way, it is Li Xiang's own evil disease that has erupted, and he feels that his time is running out."

Time is running out, and as soon as the words came out this time, Li Gang's eyebrows couldn't help but tremble, but in the end, he had to smile bitterly: "Brother Li's words are still so straightforward. Indeed, my illness was congenitally limited, and now it has suddenly erupted, and I am afraid that my body will not be able to survive. ”

"So Li Xiang has the intention of entrusting him?" Li Zhishi didn't know whether this sentence was an inquiry or a statement, but seeing that Li Gang didn't mean to answer, he knew that it didn't matter what it was.

"I used to wonder how much life this Great Song has to live." At this time, Li Zhishi did not continue to talk about the previous question, but said a sentence that made the seriously ill Li Gang can't help but bring up the topic of interest.

"How long does Brother Li think he can live?" Li Gang asked.

Li Zhishi shook his head, and after glancing at Li Gang, he stopped his gaze on the calligraphy and painting on the table and said: "This Great Song, in the eyes of the kid, is no different from Li Xiang. ”

If there is no difference, it means that they are seriously ill, and it means that they will die in a short time.

Seeing that Li Gang fell into silence again, Li Zhishi did not stop, but continued: "If the army and the people are weak, they should fight to strengthen the hearts of the people, although they should not blindly rejuvenate the army and lose the people, but now in the Great Song Dynasty, no one wants to fight from top to bottom, most of them are thinking about how to get by and survive for a long time. ”

"At this time, the Confucianism is no longer the Confucianism of the pre-Qin Dynasty, emphasizing literature and ignoring martial arts, wanting the country to be rich and the people strong, but full of the riot of the literati, coupled with the thinking of shackling the people, it is really in the army that there is no general in front of the army and the follow-up is powerless, and when the Jin people regroup again, the world is in danger."

Li Zhishi didn't say anything about this, not because he didn't want to make a defense with Li Gang about Confucianism now, but because the space had begun to remind him that he couldn't say it anymore.

Although he wanted to refute it, he was sick and weak, and on the other hand, he really didn't know where to start.

And if he couldn't argue, Li Gang simply didn't argue, but led the topic to Ouyang Che.

"And no matter how Confucianism is, all the scholars in the world are Confucian, and it is an unchangeable fact at this time, and among the scholars today, Brother Shaoyang has the insight to help the world, and now there is one more Ouyang Che recommended by Brother Li.

After saying this, Li Gang stood up tremblingly, bowed slightly and bowed to Li Zhishi.

"After the old man returns, I still hope that Brother Li will focus on the Great Song Dynasty Jiangshan Sheji, and don't let that Ouyang Che go astray."

"In the future, Brother Li, please tell Brother Chen, and say that Bo Ji will go first, and this Great Song Dynasty will be handed over to him."