Chapter 719: The Master Teaches Lessons
Liang Jianfang left, this general gave people a very serious and steady feeling, and Zhang Yang's impression of him was not bad.
Liang Jianfang in history is also a brave general, but his military exploits are not high or high now, and many generals are outstanding.
To say that there are so many generals in the DPRK and China, Li Ji, Cheng Yanjin, Qin Qiong, Wei Chigong, Li Daliang......
There were so many fierce generals during the Sui and Tang dynasties, not to mention that there was also a general Li Jing who made Siyi dare not offend and pacified the Central Plains.
There were so many heroes and heroes in the world back then, and the Tang Dynasty once shined brightly, and there were too many legends.
People like Liang Jianfang can only be buried, but fortunately, Li Shimin began to train the next generation of government generals, and with Wei Chigong's recommendation, Liang Jianfang can be regarded as having found an opportunity.
Zhang Yang looked at the direction he left with his hands and was silent.
The crown princess took her five-year-old son Li Xiang to Lishan first, and Li Chengqian stood aside and said: "I heard that yesterday, Lishan invited everyone in the clan to a banquet? β
"Yes, the uncle of the clan came to visit the emperor, and Lishan invited him to a banquet."
Li Chengqian said with a smile: "I heard that those people in the clan have praised Lishan. β
"Really? I thought they would have an opinion about Lishan. β
"That's not it, it's just that most of the people in the clan praise the generosity of Lishan, saying that they ate and drank in Lishan for a day and a night, and the owner of Lishan did not skimp at all, and even drank so much wine without complaining, if you want to come to Lishan again in the future, you plan to bring more family members."
The wind is very cold in winter, especially at the foot of Lishan Mountain.
How? The people in the clan are interested in Lishan, and they plan to come to Lishan to eat big in the future?
That day and night they really didn't eat less, they ate more and drank more......
Zhang Yang took the prince to Lishan, and asked with some confusion: "Actually, Liang Jianfang didn't use Lishan, he was ordered by His Majesty to go to the Western Regions to lead him away, so why bother to come and go?" β
The stone steps up the mountain were not spacious, so Li Chengqian had to be half a step behind, and explained with a smile: "You, the county marquis of Lishan, are often discussed, especially the restructuring of Qianniuwei by General Cheng Da and General Niu Jinda, which has a good effect in the army, and naturally many people want to see you." β
"Besides." Li Chengqian's words paused, he was a little tired from climbing the mountain, and he changed his tone and continued: "At the beginning, the Persian war was arranged by you, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, how could he not see you if he wanted to rush to the aid of Persia. β
This statement is a bit like the meaning of draught and not forgetting the person who dug the well, Zhang Yang thinks that he has not been close to the general, and he had to keep his distance from Su Dingfang in time.
Hearing Li Chengqian's words, Zhang Yang became more and more melancholy, as if he could see that the emperor's knife was already on his head.
Walking to the door, Li Yue was talking to the crown princess in a low voice, both of them smiling.
Li Chengqian got married early, and his son with the crown princess was two years older than Xiao Qingqing.
Zhang Yang looked at the two children in front of him, this scene was very interesting.
Xiao Qingqing patted Xiong Da's neck, and then twisted its fat body to leave, sat down in front of Li Xiang, and asked, "Why do you want me to call you cousin?" β
Li Xiangmu shook his head.
Then he looked Li Xiang up and down and asked, "Your father is the prince, you must be very powerful." β
Li Xiang shook his head again.
She asked again, "Do you know how to write?" β
Li Xiang lowered his head slightly and felt that something was wrong, and then shook his head vigorously.
In this way, pride appeared on Xiao Qingqing's face, and she asked aloud: "Let me ask you, when a family eats, each person has a rice bowl, two people use a vegetable bowl, and three people use a soup bowl, there are a total of eleven bowls, how many people eat in total?" β
Li Xiang scratched his head and looked at his father with a pleading gaze, that is, the current prince.
Li Chengqian is also thinking, what is this asking?
In order to relieve the embarrassment of the moment, Zhang Yang smiled and said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, how has the matter in Chongdefang been recently?" I want to ask under it. β
Li Chengqian suddenly realized, and then he thought of his mother's explanation, and said again: "Lone also has something to say to you." β
After the two sat down, Li Chengqian talked about the original persuasion of the construction of Daming Palace, he looked a little more ashamed, and said: "Fortunately, you and Yue'er wrote a letter to the East Palace and woke up Lonely." β
Zhang Yang smiled and explained: "I have lived in Lishan for a long time, busy with the affairs of Taifu Temple, I rarely ask about the affairs of the court, the construction of Daming Palace is not an overnight thing, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can dissuade it is good and should be." β
Thinking of the situation in the Taiji Palace, Li Chengqian held his forehead and was a little afraid, "When Lone led those ministers to advise, my father's expression at that time was afraid when I thought about it. β
Anyone can advise, but the prince cannot.
It's not that the prince can't have wings in the court, and he can't have people to support him, but the prince's ability is ability.
But you can't be swayed by others, become someone else's shield, a knife in your hand.
What's more, it is a father and son of the heavenly family, and they must be more cautious.
This prince is still too sincere, so many officials are admonishing, it is nothing to them.
But if the crown prince can stand up, these officials will use the prince to build momentum and coerce His Majesty in the court, which is the situation that Li Shimin does not want to see.
Therefore, people can't be too naΓ―ve, there are no good people in this court.
Zhang Yang even doubted that there was only one good person left in this Datang.
Today's sky is clear, and people's mood is much better, unlike the days ago, when there was heavy snow and heavy dark clouds.
Li Chengqian said again: "The queen mother said, you were also the head of the East Palace at the beginning, and you were even more lonely, although the time in the East Palace was not long, but I will rely on you more in the future." β
Seeing that the prince was about to salute, Zhang Yang hurriedly supported him, "His Royal Highness the prince must not say that." β
"Lone also thinks that if there are one or two people to remind him at a critical time, Lone is also willing to repent and listen to the teachings."
Li Chengqian took a deep breath and said solemnly: "You were a lonely friend in the East Palace at the beginning, and you will still be in the future." β
Having said that, Zhang Yang glanced at his daughter sideways, it was okay not to look at it, but this time he felt that the scene made his scalp tight.
Li Xiang actually began to bring tea and water to Xiao Qingqing, and even brought her a chair, and wiped the chair for her to sit down.
Retracting his gaze, Zhang Yang held his forehead in distress, this is the son of the crown prince and the grandson of Li Shimin.
Zhang Yang continued to pretend that he didn't see this scene.
Li Chengqian said again: "Actually, the queen mother also instructed another thing, saying that she hoped that your family would be able to come to the palace on Chinese New Year's Eve this year. β
"Yes."
Seeing that Zhang Yang didn't directly agree, Li Chengqian couldn't say more.
After the crown princess finished talking with Li Yue, Li Chengqian was also ready to leave.
The couple said goodbye to the prince's family and stood in place for a long time, until they descended the mountain, and Zhang Yang bowed his head and said, "The empress let us spend Chinese New Year's Eve in the palace." β
"There's a lot going on at home."
"Taifu Temple also has to prepare for next year's cultivation."
The couple quickly reached a tacit understanding, and after Li Chengqian's family left, Xiao Qingqing sensibly helped clean up the tea bowl and the chair at home.
She was still very young and could only drag the chair with great difficulty.
"Pack up and go to listen to the teacher's lecture." Li Yue commanded.
"My daughter doesn't want to listen to her teacher's lectures." Xiao Qingqing was stubborn.
"It's okay not to listen to the teacher's lecture, and go to Mr. Ouyang Xun for an extra hour every day to practice calligraphy."
As soon as the words passed through his mind, Xiao Qingqing immediately said: "Then I'll go and listen to the teacher's lecture." β
Today, the couple plans to go to see the teacher and the teacher together.
Zhang Yang changed his clothes, prepared some salted duck eggs and fine salt at home, and Brown Sugar led his daughter out of the door.
Today, the couple went to visit the teacher together, and they did not let their daughter ride the bear, which seemed to pay attention to some etiquette.
Xiong Da just followed by the little master.
The villagers saluted when they saw the husband and wife, although Li Yue rarely appeared in front of the villagers now, but when they saw the bear, the villagers here all understood.
When the couple walked into Zhang Gongjin's house, the villagers continued to be busy with the matter at hand.
Zhang Gongjin smiled and said, "Little girl, are you here to listen to the old man's lecture again?" β
Xiao Qingqing twisted and said: "Instead of following Mr. Ouyang to write, it is better to listen to the teacher's lecture." β
My wife was really happy to see this lively and smart little girl.
Li Yue looked at the furnishings in the teacher's home to see what was still missing here.
The master took her hand and said softly: "There is nothing lacking here, everything is very good, and the village has arranged it well for our old couple." β
Even though his wife said so, Li Yue still looked around carefully.
Zhang Yang sat at the door of the teacher's house, comforting Xiong Da who was lying on the side, and after his daughter sat down, today's class began.
Zhang Gongjin said in a low voice: "Do you know what power is? β
Xiao Qingqing shook his head and said, "I don't understand." β
The child's reaction is the same as always, if she doesn't understand, she doesn't speak, she doesn't speak like other children, and her personality is much more extroverted.
"Power is the court, and the court is the hearts of the people."
Hearing this, Xiao Qingqing shook his head again.
Zhang Gongjin stroked his beard and nodded, "Let's listen to the old man slowly, a rich man, an emperor, and a prime minister, the three of them gathered together and looked at a general in front of them, and all three of them secretly ordered this general to kill the other two." β
Xiao Qingqing frowned and was silent.
"The next words, you have to listen well, the rich, the emperor, and the prime minister don't have knives in their hands, only this general has a knife in his hand, and the one who survives the rich and the prime minister is the emperor, and the one who kills the emperor and the rich is the prime minister."
Xiao Qingqing still frowned, as if a general facing the three of them had appeared in his mind, and whispered, "Who should I kill?" β
Zhang Gongjin said with a smile: "If you kill the emperor, you can get the throne, if you kill the prime minister, you can get thousands of protΓ©gΓ©s, and if you kill the rich, you can get inexhaustible wealth, so think carefully about who to kill." β
"Emperor!" She immediately gave the answer.
Hearing this, seeing that the master shook his head again, Xiao Qingqing was puzzled: "Can't you kill the emperor?" β
Zhang Gongjin sighed: "You see that from this moment on, you have obeyed, this is the wonderful use of power, whether it is the emperor or the rich, or the prime minister, the three of them represent wealth, status, power, having these three things is just to get what you want, these three things are the benefits of power, not the essence of power." β
Listening to the teacher's narration, Zhang Yang sat on the threshold, leaning his back against the soft and warm bear's back, and stroking the bear's big head with one hand.
"At the beginning, your father told the old man these words."
Xiao Qingqing turned his head to look at his father, and said, "That father has never taught me this." β
Zhang Gongjin smiled and said: "The villagers of Lishan were able to unite because they believed that the Marquis of Lishan County could give them a good life, so they obeyed. β
Xiao Qingqing said in a low voice: "So this is power?" β
"Only by making others obey you can you have power, and the highest power can give them status, wealth, thousands of disciples and power......"
"Master, I still don't understand."
Xiao Qingqing said aggrievedly.
Of course she couldn't understand talking so much to a three-year-old child, Zhang Yang can only hope that Li Xiang's childhood memories when he grows up are not so clear, and let Li Shimin's imperial grandson serve tea and water to his daughter, this scene is not very harmonious no matter how you look at it.
What will this daughter do in the future? Zhang Yang sighed melancholy again.
Zhang Gongjin said again: "When you have wealth, is it a good thing that you will distribute your food to others in a disaster year?" β
Xiao Qingqing nodded very innocently, "Of course it's a good thing." β
"No, you are a rich man, and you are buying people's hearts by distributing your food to the victims, and those in power have the right to arrest you."
Xiao Qingqing twisted his face and scratched his head vigorously, becoming more and more confused.
Zhang Gongjin's voice was a little hoarse, "You must know that you have given food to these disaster victims, and in time, they have armor and weapons, then these people can become a team of soldiers and horses to fight for you, and in the eyes of those in power, your move to divide the food is dangerous." β
"Do you think it's the right of the rich to give their food to the victims?"
Xiao Qingqing nodded heavily.
"Then do you think that the authority to catch this rich man who has shared the grain is also the power of the person in power, yes or no?"
Xiao Qingqing still shook his head, but shook his head again.
This kind of problem is complex and contradictory.
Zhang Gongjin smiled, "Yes, we went back to the original question, what is power, power is the desire of the people, it can be a lie, a lie can make you famous and status, it can also be wealth, and it can be your full stomach, but these are not power itself." β
As if after saying what he wanted to say, Zhang Gongjin let out a long breath, squinting his eyes and feeling the warmth of the sun shining on his body, "Sometimes you have to think more, think more, and think twice before you act." β
Xiao Qingqing was digesting this very contradictory question.
Zhang Gongjin told her again, a few articles in the book, but in the next class, she had already begun to doze off.
How much attention can a three-year-old have.
"The old man won't live long, and I don't know how many times I can give you a lecture in the future, there are some truths, you can't understand it now, and you will understand it later."
After the lecture, every time she listened to the teacher's lecture, she was always confused, and those knowledge and principles were very difficult to understand, not as simple as the farmer and the snake.
In her mind, snakes are meant to bite.
Li Yue led her out of the courtyard and asked in a low voice, "You have to remember what the master said to you." β