Zhou Quan looked at Zong Ze intently, and Zong Ze also looked at Zhou Quan intently. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

For Zhou Quan, Zong Ze is well-known for a long time, and when he worked in Dengzhou before, he also dealt with Zhou Quan's subordinates. It's just that at that time, he was far away from Zhou Quan, and he couldn't reach this person at all.

Zhao Ji intended to bypass Zhou Quan and join forces with the Jin people to attack Liao, so he was transferred from Dengzhou and replaced him with Zhao Ji, Tong Guan and others who were more trustworthy. Originally, he just wanted to send him away at will, but he learned that he had cooperated with Zhou Quan's subordinates, and thought that he had also taken refuge in Zhou Quan, so he brought him to Yingtian Academy, so as not to anger Zhou Quan.

"Does Dr. Zong recognize me?" After looking at each other for a while, Zhou Quan asked with a smile.

"Although I haven't seen it, but when I heard the couplet, I knew that it was the county prince." Zong Ze said sincerely: "A certain person resigned from Dengzhou and came to Yingtian to take up his post, and there were some holidays in the middle, so he went to Jeju, Diqiu and other parties, and saw the schools run by the county office. ”

In fact, he set out from Dengju, arrived in Jeju, and then returned to Haizhou, passed the Xuhai Railway to Xuzhou and Diqiu, and then entered the capital to report on his work, and finally went to Yingtian to take up his post. This journey took him more than four months, and the cost of the journey alone wiped out nearly half of his savings for many years.

The impact of this trip on him was unprecedented.

At first, he still went with a defensive heart, just like most doctors at this time, he also regarded Zhou Quan as a hidden worry and threat to the Great Song Sheji, but when he turned around, he saw Jeju completely under Zhou Quan's rule, and saw Haizhou and Xuzhou under Zhou Quan's great influence, this concept changed.

Zhou Quan can't come out, like the common people!

Zong Ze has accumulated a lot of depression in his chest, he is in his thirties and is a junior sergeant, at that time, because of his bold deliberations in the examination papers, he was almost deposed, and since then, he has been in various places, and he has been appointed to some low-grade official positions, which can be said to have been sinking for a long time. Seeing that Li Bangyan, Bai Huang and other people who do not learn and have no skills are fortunate to be in high positions, and Cai Jing and Zheng Juzhong are entrenched in the political hall, but he has never had the opportunity to display his talents, how can he not be depressed, and only feel that this Song Dynasty political arena needs a clear stream?

At first, he couldn't find that clear stream, but this trip made him confirm that Zhou Quan was the clear stream in the political arena of the Great Song Dynasty!

When he arrived at Ying Tianfu, in the place where Fan Zhongyan and other sages had stayed, he saw those students who were dull and much more enthusiastic about fame than facts, and this feeling in his heart was even stronger.

Compared with Yingcheon Academy, whether it is Yongcheon Annex, or Jeju Academy, the students there are more lively, and the things they pay attention to are closer to the world. From the country's major policies and strategies to the grain harvest in the farmland, it can be said that there is no student over there who does not discuss, specialize, or care!

Therefore, he has also seen the couplet "Everything cares" hanging on the Jeju Academy.

At this time, I saw Zhou Quan with my own eyes, Zong Ze was half a hundred years old, but he looked like a young man, and he felt that he had something to say to the people he admired.

Where to start?

"This Northern Expedition, I am afraid that there are unforeseen worries, the county is in a high position, why not stop it?" After thinking about it for a while, Zong Ze still started with the most important thing at present.

These words made Zhou Quan secretly praise.

From Zhao Ji to the scholars below, almost all of them were optimistic about this Northern Expedition and felt that they would win, and Zong Ze was the first person in front of him to reveal that he was not optimistic about this operation.

"Why did Dr. Zong say that?" He asked.

Zong Ze knew that this was Zhou Quan who was taking the school examination himself.

In terms of age, he has more than one of Zhou Quan's old sons, but thinking of Zhou Quan's achievements, Zong Ze has no sense of humiliation.

"The time, the place, the people, my Great Song Dynasty occupies the heavenly time, and the Liao occupies the geographical advantage, but above the people, my Great Song Dynasty may not have an advantage. King Yun doesn't say that Tong Guan is the actual commander, but this person is not sympathetic to the sergeant, does not know the art of war, is arbitrarily domineering and does not tolerate dissent, and has no self-knowledge, so he is not a good handsome. Hebei forbidden army, many years of weakness, only unbearable war, Beijing division forbidden army, mostly for cheap service, has no fighting spirit, although the western army is brave, but since the summer conquest, its will be arrogant and lascivious, its soldiers have no military discipline, a little major event, suddenly mutiny, but also not enough to rely on! Looking at the Liao State again, if you win, you can survive, and if you lose, you will definitely die, so it has the same desire from top to bottom, and it will fight against the water. ”

Zong Ze told his speculation about the development of the war situation in the north one by one, Zhou Quan was just concentrating at first, and then he couldn't help nodding.

Although he is a civilian official, Zong Ze is no stranger to the military, and most importantly, he has enough strategic vision to support him!

"Inside and outside the court, seeing that the county prince even broke the Liao people, forcing Yeluchun to shrink back, he thought that the Liao army was easy to fight, and the whole country was arrogant and extravagant, and he had no self-knowledge. The national fortune of the Liao State is here, a desperate battle, there will be surprise soldiers, the court is not prepared for this, but for the post-war merit you fight for me, is not aware of the enemy. Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent will not be defeated in a hundred battles, so on the other hand, neither knowing oneself nor knowing one's other, how can one not be defeated? ”

Zong Ze said this, with worry in his eyes, and stared straight at Zhou Quan: "If the Liao expedition is defeated, I am afraid that the Jin people will gain the benefits of the fishermen, and the cruelty of the Jin people will be better than the Liao people. The county prince, let the Jin people go south, I am afraid that the north of the river will be burned by the fire again! The fault of this court, how innocent is the people, suffering from this calamity, the county prince has always loved the people, and please relieve the danger of the people and prevent it from happening! ”

"Tsk!"

Zhou Quan couldn't help but snort, reached over, grabbed Zong Ze's arm, and then thought that his action was somewhat rude.

He let go of his hand, let out a long sigh, and saluted Zong Ze: "Listening to Dr. Zong's words, I know that in today's world, there are still heroes!" ”

"The lower officials have a little shallow opinion, how can the county prince not know?" Zong Ze said humbly.

"What Dr. Zong said is indeed similar to what I saw, and I also went to the official's house to send a private message to Cai Xiang, but there was no response." Zhou Quan smiled bitterly: "My identity is embarrassing, if I talk too much, I am considered to be unwilling to see Tong Guan's meritorious service and the generals be rewarded, so I can only do some other things to make up for it slightly." ”

Hearing this, Zong Ze was also gloomy, how could he not know that the person in front of him was being suspicious of the imperial court, and he was really powerless, but for the sake of the people, he always wanted to do his best.

Although the two were silent, they had a sense of bosom friend at this time.

"If it weren't for the constraints everywhere, I wouldn't need to go overseas to start a new business, Dr. Zong has been to Jeju, and he should be able to compare Jeju, Haeju and Xuzhou, so you can know what I mean." At this time, Zhou Quan had a very strong feeling in his heart that he wanted to recruit the person in front of him.

Zong Ze is silent again, the time from Jeju to Zhou Quan's hands is relatively short, and the conditions are the worst among all the places, but now, Jeju Wuguo City is better than Xuzhou and Haizhou, an important reason is that there is no one here to restrain Zhou Quan. Zong Ze has learned about some of Jeju's systems, and while admiring its thoroughness and promotion of people's livelihood, he also has to admit that there is too much opposition to it if he wants to promote it to the Great Song Dynasty.

Just like the railway, Zong Ze, who has personally experienced the railway, can be sure that this is a matter of benefiting the country and the people, and in Jeju, no one opposes it at all, but when he arrives in the Central Plains, he still has to intrigue with all forces, and even the rich landowners in the countryside dare to play tricks with Zhou Quan on this issue.

The two men then began to talk about railways, then about industry and commerce, and then about how to promote technological progress - and while their views were at odds on many issues, they resonated on many more. After this round of talking, the two have become old friends, and Zhou Quan's title to Zong Ze has changed from Dr. Zong to the closer Ru Lin Gong.

It wasn't until noon in the sun, hungry in his belly, that Zhou Quan said goodbye to Zong Zeyi.

At this time, he realized that he only cared about discussing with Zong Ze, and as a result, he forgot about Yu Liyan and the other three daughters. When she looked back, the three girls were bored, and they had already shaded under a tree, and they also put out snacks and tea.

When he walked over, Yu Liyan sneered: "Why don't you continue to talk to that old man, it's better for you to sleep with that old man again tonight!" ”

She was much straighter than Shishi and Hongyu, and when she said this, Shishi and Hongyu had a big red face, and the guards next to her all tilted their heads to cover their mouths and snicker.

Zhou Quan was very embarrassed, and then said, "I'll tell you a story...... During the Three Kingdoms, after Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage three times, he was with Zhuge Liang all day long......"

Yu Liyan was in awe: "Zhuge Liang I know that in the Liao Kingdom, there are people who quote him at every turn. ”

"Yes, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang were together, but originally his subordinates Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were very dissatisfied, thinking that he valued Zhuge Liang too much, Liu Bei replied that he had Kong Ming, like a fish in water...... I talked to Ru Lin Gong today, and I was like a fish in water. ”

Zhou Quan is not telling lies!

Although he already has Han Shizhong and Yue Fei under his command, neither of them has fully grown up, especially in strategic analysis, they are not yet perfect, and there is still a gap compared with Zong Ze at this time.

If there is anyone else stronger than Zong Ze at this time, it is naturally there, among the people Zhou Quan has come into contact with, Cai Jing's vision must be stronger than Zong Ze, but this person's selfishness and desire for power are too heavy, Zhou Quan has to be a little defensive when discussing problems with him, where dare to talk with his heart!

Only Zong Ze is pure and dry, and his personality charm is very strong, no wonder he can command the Central Plains, and even make characters like Wang Yan and Yue Fei listen to orders.

"Fish water?" Yu Liyan heard him compare like this, and pouted again: "Then you go and have fun with him, don't come to us!" ”

At this time, the master and Hongyu were embarrassed, even if their faces were as thick as Zhou Quan, they couldn't help coughing dryly: "If you don't know how to use idioms, don't use idioms indiscriminately!" ”

Yu Liyan's eyes flowed, she didn't understand it at first, but at this time she also knew that the joy of fish and water had something else to say. Her own face was burning, although she still wanted to be hard-mouthed, but she didn't dare to dwell on this matter anymore, so she could only ask curiously: "What do you say to this old Mr. Kong Ming, you are so happy?" ”

"Some national things, you are not interested, have you rested enough, rested enough, let's go elsewhere to play!"

When he said this, Liang Hongyu pursed her lips and smiled, and secretly wrote down Zong Ze's name, Yu Liyan and Shishi were not interested in national affairs, but she was very interested. (To be continued.) )