Pakistan, Ninja County.

Evening night has come. There was no starlight under the black curtain.

The lively nightlife in Shinobi Town began.

There are a bunch of people around the place where they perform and watch them dance with swords, guns, swords, halberds, break boulders on their chests, somersaults and other traditional performances.

I brought my relatives and friends to eat and laugh in the restaurant.

There are also gentlemen and servants who look at the ladies who are shuttling in and out of people.

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"Yaoyu Pavilion" is also very lively.

Every night is lively.

The lobby is full of people from all walks of life, either single, or eating flowers and wine in twos and threes. The girl next to her is tall, small, gentle, or knowledgeable to accompany the guests to laugh......

The most honorable place of "Yaoyu Pavilion" belongs to "Ishimasado". As the name suggests, "Ishododo" is a place used for political discussions, just like a poetry meeting in later generations.

Each meeting of the "Ishodo" is organized by the popular Qing people, and invitations are sent a few days in advance. Those who do not have an invitation must be brought by someone who has an invitation card in order to enter the "Ikeshodo". "Isashodo" is the property of the Wang family, and in Ninja County, no one dares not to give the Wang family face.

Qinglou opens the door to do business, it is okay to eat flowers and wine, and it is okay to play with girls, but it is difficult to enter such a circle.

There are more than 20 people gathered in the "Jianzheng Hall", including the erudite Cai Youli, the second master of the Cai family, Lin Pei, the shopkeeper of the Wangjia rice shop, Fang Yujian of the Fang family's Shuwan, Duan Yidao, who is called the "broken door knife" by the people of the Jianghu River, Liu Bin, the son of the Liu family, Zhou Bing, the chariot and horse gang who went south and north, Wen Renshu, the son of the Hanmen, and so on.

These people are all famous in the rivers and lakes, at least they are famous in Ninja County, and today Su Qi presided over the political conference for the first time, and they all came to cheer and give Su Qi a lot of face.

Li Yao was brought in by Liu Bin.

Su Qi, who is the first to be the host of the event, has long been recognized by the people present in terms of talent.

“…… Miss Su's Taoist thought is very good for individuals, the unity of heaven and man, the pursuit of nature, and the exploration of the way of heaven, I agree. However, such ideas and practices are useless for governing the country and opening up territory. Li Yao began to talk eloquently, directly and plainly.

Su Qi smiled slightly: "Please Mr. Li for advice!"

"Don't dare to teach, for the current Pakistan, it is impossible to rule by inaction, let's look at the neighboring countries, Chu is rich in land and resources, the former overlord of the Central Plains, with a population of 10 million and millions of troops, our country has always had constant friction with him...... Although the terrain is remote, the population is not as large as our country, but they live in a bitter cold place all the year round, but the people are fierce, can bear hardships and stand hard work, after the change, there is a way to promote, and they have strengthened their decision on the battlefield, beheading, on merit, is the basis for the Qin State to survive in the cracks...... Although Shu has always lived in peace with us now, if we can't improve ourselves, we will meet with our swords one day...... These are the things we need to pay attention to. The surrounding countries, large and small, such as Chen Guo, Yunguo and other laughing countries, although the population is small and narrow, but it should not be underestimated, they are also fighting for survival......" Speaking of this, Li Yao looked around, some people were thinking, some people were nodding, and some people felt alarmist.

"Mr. Li is right, this is the status quo, it has been the case for 100 years, and I think this will continue to be the case. The surrounding environment is like this, our country has a long history, the folk customs are also strong, the business is also developed, and the well salt also controls the lifeblood of the surrounding countries...... In this way, Fang believes that we should pay attention to enlightenment, let more people read, be sensible, and choose good ways to make the country rich and strong. Using Confucianism, the more people who read, the country will naturally be strong, and the surrounding vassal states will definitely be convinced, and they will never dare to look at our country. Fang Yujian, the Fang family's Shuwan, talked eloquently. affirmed the status quo and emphasized that if Pakistan wants to be strong, it must cultivate scholars, gather the wisdom of scholars, and influence and educate the surrounding vassal states.

Su Qi smiled at Fang Yujian and nodded slightly, feeling that he was right, there was still some connection between educating and educating people and the unity of heaven.

Fang Yujian is in his 30s, thin and slightly short, born as a child of the Han family, and then thrown into the Fang family, he has not been reused, but he only teaches the children of the Fang family in the Fang family's internal school. As a scholar, he likes to make friends with people, and often goes in and out of large and small political discussion meetings, no matter who the other party is, he will rise up to refute it. The dissatisfaction in the Fang family, now that I think about it, maybe it is to attract attention and seek a way out, maybe it is because his doctrine has not been recognized now, and he has not been appreciated by others, and more than ten years have passed, and he has not been given the opportunity to become a leader.

"Mr. Fang, I think that your idea is good, but now that there is a crisis, Taoism and Confucianism are not what Pakistan needs now. Now our country should be a strong army, as long as we are strong and strong, in order to protect our country, our family, just say that we are in the county, you look at the brilliant lights, prosperous business, the people live and work in peace and contentment, what do you rely on? It is our soldiers who have blocked the enemy's aggression on the front line, and it is they who have built a solid rear for us with their lives and blood. The year before last, the State of Chu sent 50,000 troops, if it weren't for our General Bamanziba blocking the attack of the State of Chu, would we be able to talk about it here? Li Yao shook his head, all over the country, everywhere every year, Confucianism is good, can the surrounding countries give you time?

Bamanzi is now the god of war in Pakistan, and has experienced more than 20 battles, most of which ended in victory, because of his existence, there are fewer wars around him.

It seems that Li Yao admires a soldier, and only with strength can he have the right to speak. Su Qi thought so.

This is, the door of the "Admonition Hall" opened a crack, and a sergeant quietly walked to Li Yao's side and said a few words to him.

Li Yao stood up, raised his glass and said to everyone: "Everyone, I'm sorry, there is something to deal with in business, do it first as respect, let's get together next time and say goodbye!" ”

After speaking, Li Yao hurriedly said goodbye to the sergeant and left.

"Brother Liu Xian, who is Li Yao? What for? The surroundings began to ask Liu Bin, who brought Li Yao over.

Liu Bin haha, gently patted his left hand with a fan in his right hand, and said slowly: "Li Yao is a soldier, I heard that he is a member of the Li family in Jiangzhou, and he has just arrived at the garrison of our Renxian County as a captain. ”

There are 2,000 soldiers stationed on the Yangtze River in Ninja County, and their main responsibilities are to maintain law and order in the county, catch thieves and catch thieves, and also maintain the safety of ships coming and going on the Yangtze River, as well as the safety of the salt wells in Wushan.

Headed by the captain of Ninja County, there are 1,500 sailors and more than 20 warships; 500 infantry, 100 horses. It's a big barracks in the hinterland.

"Do you know him well?"

"I'm not familiar, I came to our house a few days ago to visit and know him, and he said that he wanted to know about the political discussion party in Shinobi County, so I brought him here today. Oh, you go on......"

In this way, Su Qi met Li Yao.

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"Ha, my dad is still a school captain!"

"Your father is actually more than just a school captain, he came to Renxian County because General Ba assigned him to the local area to rectify military affairs. He is the confidant of General Ba. There are also many generals in the Li family, and their influence in the army of Pakistan has always been very large. ”

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