readx;?readx; Chapter 338 Extreme Eyes Chu Tianshu

After sending Qin Shouchou back, Qin Lei changed into civilian clothes, called the pavilion Tao who was at home on vacation and bored, and went to the Shanbei Hall to make an appointment with the lifters. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Since the champions of the building for a while, after learning that the country's 'Talent Ceremony' has long been reduced to the 'Wealth Ceremony' of some people in power, their mood is naturally very bad. Seeing that he had been studying hard for decades in the cold window, but he couldn't compare to the copper-smelling stuff, the scholar couldn't help but be discouraged and full of sorrow, and he relied on borrowing wine to drown his sorrows all day long, and he had no intention of studying at all.

It just so happens that the sun is shining today, and it is a rare good weather in winter, and it is Qin Lei's invitation, and he will all come out with him, even if he has no intention of enjoying the scenery, it is good to breathe.

But contrary to their wishes, looking at the faintly towering city wall in the distance, the scholars felt as if they were trapped in a caged bird, and their hearts became more and more aggrieved, and their faces were gloomy, and they couldn't say a word for a long time.

On the way, I happened to meet Xin Litong and Shang Dezhong and others, who also looked gray and degraded, looking like they were owed 800 yuan.

Seeing this, the pavilion Tao laughed loudly: "The sky is high and refreshing, and it is best to look at it by the railing, and the heart is wider than the heaven and the earth." Let's climb the city wall and let you stretch your minds. Everyone has already greeted each other, knowing that Mr. Le has been dismissed and replaced by this Mr. Zhang. Someone muttered in his heart: 'This son's vision is not very good, why does he change his hair more and more?' ’

The scholars were quite moved when they heard this, but the city wall was an important defense of Kyoto, and the idle officials could not go up, let alone their group of people. But that Qin Gongzi obviously had a lot of face, and as soon as he sent someone to talk to the soldiers of the City Gate Division, it was unimpeded.

Climb the tall and majestic city wall of Zhongdu, the streets that you have just walked and the houses and palaces in the distance seem to be much smaller, and you only need to raise your head slightly to take in the panoramic view. The world in their eyes is small, but the hearts of the scholars are suddenly bigger, and they have regained the passion of pointing out the country and promoting words, talking loudly about the past and present, and the indignant and unscrupulous needles and disadvantages.

Guan Tao listened with a smile on the side, and when he saw the prince's face was emotional, he couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "What did Gongzi remember?" Qin Lei shook his head and smiled: "It's nothing, it's just that I suddenly feel young and good, and I envy them a little......"

Guan Tao laughed and said, "The son is only twenty-nine years old, and he is much younger than them, how can he feel this way?" ”

Qin Lei smiled with an inexplicable smile: "I am young and old-hearted, and my heart is full of vicissitudes." Guan Tao only laughed when he said, and said with a smile: "That subordinate is as old as tangerine peel, and his heart is more tender than tofu." ”

Qin Lei laughed casually, then turned around and stomped on the arrow, and looked far away outside the middle capital, but seeing the vast world and the eight directions, he couldn't find a traveling companion who could vomit his heart. With a desolate and helpless cry from the bottom of his heart, Qin Lei laughed at himself in his heart: "Could it be that God asked me to call myself lonely all day long, just because I am afraid that I will forget my identity as a lonely traveler at the end of the world?" ”

Seeing that the prince was caught in his own thoughts, Guan Tao stood quietly to the side, followed Qin Lei's gaze to look into the distance, and also saw the vastness of the world and the eight directions, but what he thought in his heart was when he could help this person to be the only one in the world and sweep away**.

When the two were silent, the scholars had already talked about the history of the city wall of the central capital and the defense of the central capital eighteen years ago, only to hear the red-faced scholar Tu Gongchun say loudly: "If you want me to say, this battle is the turning point of my Great Qin's thriving national strength to today's deterioration." If it weren't for the joint invasion of Qi and Chu, which led to the loss of my Great Qin elite, how could I end up in a situation where today's people are struggling to make a living, and the outside is strong and the middle is dry! "At this time, there was an open atmosphere, freedom of speech, and there was no such thing as a crime for speaking and writing, and as long as you did not insult those in power or their ancestors, or female immediate family members, you would not be provoked.

The 'Fang to the king' on the side shook his head and smiled: "My brother's words are wrong, the defense of the capital is only a result, and the reason has been planted long ago." At that time, the middle way of the first emperor collapsed, and my Great Qin suddenly had no leader. Then the kings seized the palace, and then the major wealthy clans attacked it, which shook the national capital of my Great Qin and gave Qi Chu an opportunity. But he can't complain about others. ”

Obviously, his words were more clever than those of Tu Gongchun, and the scholars also agreed, and Shang Dezhong also smiled and said: "Yes, my Daqin was injured by internal strife, not from external troubles. ”

Their discussion also aroused the interest of Qin Lei and the others, and Guan Tao was about to open his mouth, but when he saw the prince shaking his head slightly, he had to hold back the question he wanted to ask. I only heard that Tu Gongchun smiled and asked, "So it was the fault of several princes at that time?" ”

I didn't want Xin Litong to shake his head and smiled: "Brother's words are still bad. Tu Gongchun scratched his head when he heard this: "Yes, it's bad again, I'd better keep my mouth shut." There was a burst of laughter from all around.

Xin Litong smiled at Tu Gongchun and said, "The foolish brother is also a smooth mouth for a while, please don't blame the brother." ”

Tu Gongchun laughed and said: "Brother Xin will tell us why this is bad, if you say it well, I will invite you at noon, if you don't speak well, you have to set up a table to make amends to my brother." The beings on the side were also not clear, and said with a smile: "Exactly." ”

Qin Lei chuckled at Guan Tao and said, "This Tu Gongchun really chose the wrong line, and it may be more profitable to be a soldier." Guan Tao said: "Yes, this person is straightforward and bold, even if he becomes an official, he can't get along with his colleagues." ”

At this time, Xin Litong began to speak, and Qin Lei and the two stopped listening to him: "Back then, when the five kings competed for the throne, who didn't have the support of the wealthy family behind them? There is a faction of the Xu family behind King Fu, a faction of the Huangfu family behind King Wu, a faction of the Li family behind King Xu, a faction of the Ram family behind King De, and a faction of Concubine Zhuang Xian behind King Ning. On the bright side, there are several nobles in Tianhuang, fighting for the position of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, but if there are no big families fanning the flames in the back, waving flags and shouting in the middle, and charging in front, can the rebellion of the five kings spread to the whole country and continue for years? He laughed and said, "We will see it in a few months at most." ”

This is the first time Qin Lei has heard of this, and he couldn't help but ask: "Why did Brother Xin say this, I heard that the five kings were quite powerful and brutal, so it was dark, didn't it?" ”

Xin Litong smiled respectfully at Qin Lei and said, "Childe was still young, and it was normal to not know the truth. The reason why the first emperor did not appoint a prince back then was because the war was imminent, and he wanted to inspire your highnesses. But in fact, the whole country knows that the first emperor liked Prince De the most......"

That Tu Gongchun couldn't help but jump out and said: "Brother Xin's words are mysterious, how can this kind of emperor's heart be widely publicized to the whole world?" ”

Xin Litong laughed and said: "The first emperor went out on patrol several times, and he asked His Royal Highness Prince De to supervise the country, and the royal guard and the Imperial Forest Army were also led by Prince De, isn't this obvious?" "In all dynasties, only the crown prince can supervise the country. Needless to say, the meaning of the Imperial Forest Army is almost a symbol of imperial power, and it is not a slang that Xin Litong said, 'The first emperor loved Prince De' the most.

Tu Gongchun was speechless, scratched his ears and cheeks, and said, "I continue to be silent." ”

Qin Lei has also heard three versions of that past, namely the narration of Old Man Shen, Prince Jia and Empress Dowager Wenzhuang, all three of whom have experienced that unbearable period of time, and it is inevitable to tell it with their own positions. On the contrary, what the white-clothed gentleman who watched coldly at this time is probably the closest to the truth.

I only heard Xin Litong continue: "If the first emperor did not encounter accidents and the throne was handed over normally, Prince De could become the next emperor of my Great Qin." He said with a gloomy face: "But the first emperor suddenly fell ill and died without leaving a word, which made the forces behind the rest of His Highnesses see an opportunity, so they urged several Highnesses to join forces to oppose King De's accession to the throne." ”

After all, the first emperor did not say who would inherit the unification, and several highnesses were instigated, so they naturally became red-eyed, and they rushed up surrounded by major families, wanting to challenge King De. King De was the strongest, and he was able to fight evenly with the first and fourth, which eventually led to the prolongation of the war. ”

"In the end, after all, it became angry and resentful, and the big clans behind several princes shamelessly jumped out, and put all the responsibility of the same room on several princes, and also held a crusade meeting in a fake manner, announcing the ten sins of the kings, and finally fought back, and joined hands to knock the former master into hell, so that my Great Qin royal family has declined since then, and the country's capital has been completely shaken, which is why the later Qichu coalition invasion happened."

After speaking, Xin Litong snorted coldly and said: "Although those wealthy families have fought under the guise of 'hanging the people and fighting crimes, doing the right thing for the sky', there are many people who covet Jiuding, and then look at the changes in the situation in the past ten years, their wolf ambitions back then are immediately self-evident and obvious. ”

Shang Dezhong, who was scorched and yellow-skinned on the side, also said indignantly: "Now that my two powerful ministers of Great Qin are in charge, one family dominates the army, regards it as its own private army, and is reluctant to send it out to fight in the country, and will only stay in the domestic nest to fight; And the other family controls the government, brutalizes the loyal and good, embezzles and bribes, sells official positions, and manipulates the imperial examination! It is really the silverfish of the country and the scourge of Great Qin! ”

He almost gritted his teeth and said the words 'manipulating the imperial examination', which unexpectedly attracted the anger of the scholars, and the scholars were depressed for days, and they were quite suspected of taking the opportunity to vent. On the city wall, the south and the north tones, the east and the west sounded in all directions, and the denunciation and spit flew together, and the dirty words were drunk and scolded, which made the onlookers of the Qin Lei Pavilion Tao breathtaking.

Everyone knows the two that Shang De recalled. But Lieutenant Li is in the military circles, and they are two worlds, although he will bring his old man with him when he mentions the national thief, but after all, he has not suffered from it, and his evil deeds are not obvious, and the soldiers only denounced it slightly, and then poured out all the anger in their chests on the other.

Not to mention Wen Yanbo's big hat of controlling the government and brutalizing Zhongliang, the crime of 'manipulating the imperial examination' alone is enough to make the scholars want to eat their flesh and skin them alive.

Just when Qin Lei really couldn't listen to it, the city gate finally opened, and tens of thousands of withered refugees passed under their feet in droves, which also attracted the attention of the scholars who were finally poor in words.

"Everyone, take a look, the literary thief not only harmed us scholars, but also made my Daqin miserable!" Shang Dezhong immediately linked these refugees to the thieves and was filled with righteous indignation.

"That is, a few years ago, he ordered the Kyoto Prefecture to clear the refugees out of the central capital, and I don't know how many people have died of freezing and starvation in the past half a month. What's even more outrageous is that this act of losing conscience is just to make the central capital city look more comfortable! It's really intolerable! "These scholars entered Beijing a few years ago, and of course they experienced the great expulsion campaign.

At this time, Shang Dezhong clenched his fists slightly, and said loudly: "Everyone, Zi said: 'Seeing the unvirtuous and introspecting inward', let's say that the thief is not, we can't be like him, ignoring the people." Everyone praised them one after another, and Tu Gongchun, who was even more impatient, blushed and said, "Brother Shang, what should we do?" ”

Shang Dezhong's eyes flickered slightly, and he said loudly: "You can't win the first place horizontally and vertically, and it's useless to read books, why don't I go and help settle the refugees in the city, it can be regarded as doing good deeds and accumulating virtue, and there will be more than one year in the future!" ”

A cadre of scholars is trapped in the middle of the capital, with no hope for the future, and is about to do something to numb the pain in his heart, when he hears that he has no objection, he is about to walk down the city wall. They all bowed hands with Qin Lei and said: "Qin Gongzi, I have to do something later, we will have a date later!" ”

Qin Lei hurriedly returned the salute and said, "Everyone! I admire it endlessly, but there are many rules at home, and I can't help the poor with you. Then he took out his purse from his bosom, shook it, and said, "There is some silver in it, please buy food and clothes for me, and give it to the refugees in the city." As he spoke, he threw the purse to Shang Dezhong and said, "Brother Shang is highly respected, so I will hand it over to you for safekeeping." ”

Shang Dezhong took the heavy purse and arched his hand: "The student will not fail in his mission." Farewell! After saying that, he turned around and went down the tower first. The rest of the scholars also bowed their hands to Qin Lei and followed down the city tower.

Qin Lei and Guantao returned the salute solemnly, and kept watching the backs of this group of Tsing Yi scholars disappear into the city, before they withdrew their arms and stood up straight.

Seeing the soldiers leaving, the black-clothed guards gathered around them and formed a large circle to separate the two from the outside world, while the two continued along the city wall to the east.

"That's a bag full of gold leaves, so the prince is not afraid that the merchant will swallow it privately?" Guantao asked softly.

Qin Lei laughed and said, "This is the Central Capital City, the territory of Shen Bing and Shen Dusi. Even if someone kills a mosquito, I can tell if it's a male or a female. ”

Guan Tao shook his head and smiled: "Why should the prince do this? ”

Qin Lei knew that Guan Tao was good at government affairs and strategy, but he was not very good at these people, could he not marry a daughter-in-law at the age of forty? Thinking of this, he smiled slightly: "The best way to keep these people enthusiastic is to make them feel that they have a great responsibility, how to make them feel like this?" A sum of money that is not too large, but a steady stream of money is undoubtedly the best choice. ”

Guan Tao scratched his head and smiled: "The prince is really ...... Scheming. ”

Qin Lei said with an innocent face: "I donate money and do good deeds, with a clear conscience." ”

Guan Tao smiled dumbly and said, "You are indeed blameless," he said but frowned, "What should we do if these scholars can't act as planned?" ”

Qin Lei smiled indifferently and said, "They will, no case." After speaking, he looked at the pavilion Tao with blazing eyes, and said in a deep voice: "The so-called 'I will put a hundred flowers before they bloom, and I will not kill them if a hundred flowers have been killed', readers should be the soul of a nation and the mouthpiece of a country, they must be the first to perceive the crisis lurking around when others are still confused, and then roar out a deafening strong voice to wake up the people who are still in a dream, even if they are broken, they will not hesitate to do so, this is the duty of the reader, not the pursuit of what 'Qianzhongsu', 'Yan Ruyu' and the like." ”

When Guan Tao heard this, he said excitedly: "What the prince said is the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the era of a hundred schools of thought?" ”

Qin Lei was slightly stunned, and smiled slightly embarrassed: "Sort of, a country must have some hard bones that are sensible and dare to speak, don't you say?" ”

Guan Tao said in his heart: "It seems that it is not the same thing as I thought. But it's already good. After satisfying his spiritual pursuit, he turned to worry about Qin Lei's future rule: "Lord, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deposed the hundred schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone, which led to the 'great unification' of my Huaxia. ”

He is such a contradictory person, he hopes that things will develop in the direction he expects, but when things come to an end, he has to think about Qin Lei everywhere, even if it is contrary to his ideals.