"Husband, what are you?"

I went out happily early in the morning, and when I came back, my face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

Liu Qingqian looked at Li Kui worriedly, and didn't know what was wrong?

If it weren't for the late marriage with Li Kui, facing Li Kui all day long, Liu Qingqian would not have been able to tell whether Li Kui's face was black or white. Of course, this only refers to Li Kui's mood. If you look at the skin color at the objective level...... Li Kui's face has never been white.

Thinking that Li Kui was angry again, Liu Qingqian said: "Husband, don't be discouraged, this saint of the Great Song Dynasty is not easy to come out." If one book can't be made, let's continue to write one, not two, and we have to get the field back. Besides, printing books is not expensive. When you asked the bookstore to print your book, you actually offered two copies for one book, but after you bought it and printed it in the shop, you can always print three copies for the price. ”

Speaking of printing books, Li Kui had another headache.

Was it easy for him to publish a book?

Three thousand, sold a bookstore. Then he hired hundreds of craftsmen to work day and night, so that he could print so many books in such a short time. Unexpectedly, the people of the Great Song Dynasty paid too little attention to knowledge. Of course, Li Kui estimated that some people should be so indifferent. After all, many people have read books, and there is no such thing as deliberately wearing a high hat to flatter him.

After all, Li Kui is only to be controlled by Tianzhang Pavilion, and he is not the prime minister.

It's not worth it to be so many powerful people in the capital to slap him.

But in the end?

The thatched toilet on the street actually uses his books to make toilet paper?

In order to get money for publishing a book, he spent countless energy and tossed for more than a month, and he turned into a 'white cloud'. This is "Biography"! It's not "Confinement". What if the toilet paper in the toilet runs out that day, and the people of the capital are looking forward to Lord Li's new book?

Isn't it that one day in the future, the toilet paper in the capital will run out, and the people are looking forward to Li Daguan's release of "Biography 2" every day, so as to facilitate the people of the city?

After all, after using paper to go to the toilet, mulberry leaves and the like can no longer be used, and they are accidentally pierced and stained on their hands...... It is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift.

Thinking of this, Li Kui said irritably: "If you don't write it, you won't write anything in the future." ”

Li Kui is a donkey, Liu Qingqian knows this well, and followed Li Kui's words: "What the husband said is that it took a lot of effort to write a book, but it didn't even leave any benefits, and it was 20,000 yuan in vain." The most thankless thing in the world is probably writing a book. ”

Li Kui's heart was a little smoother, and when he looked at the three women, his stomach was already bulging.

Originally, the Li family did not have a singer and dancer, but after Liu Qingqian got married, there were more than 20 women in the family who ate idle meals. Recently, these women are not very restless, and they all want to hook up with Li Daguanren. He was angry, but he was helpless. I can't send it back, but I sent it back, and my mother-in-law didn't look good. Because these dancers and singers are all beauties that the old man Liu Baosheng likes. Naturally, the appearance is not to say, the Taishi Mansion is produced, and it must not be underestimated. Especially the talent, it is even more amazing.

It's a pity that Li Kui is a guy who doesn't understand the amorous feelings, and at present, he actually hides in the attic to write a book?

"Feed people and send them to the backyard upstairs, I won't come down to eat!"

After speaking, Li Kui went straight to the small building in the backyard.

Liu Qingqian muttered to herself in annoyance: "It was fine just now, why are you stunned again, didn't you just say that you can't write a book?" ”

Then she set her eyes on Ruan Xiaowu, who had no choice but to tell the truth. Immediately there were bursts of laughter in the courtyard, and Li Kui pretended not to hear it, and went upstairs directly.

I thought that Li Kui was stunned, but Zhang Dian asked him to write an article to refute the theory that science and religion are harmful. And it's going to be used tomorrow, so the girls put their minds at ease.

Following.

Vertical arch hall.

Zhang Dian waited for Li Kui to arrive, and he was not in a hurry to enter the hall, but took out a fold and handed it to Li Kui and said: "The old man also wrote a note, you can refer to it for details." ”

"The lower officials don't dare!"

Li Kui said so, but he still looked at it. After reading it, Li Kui became even more angry. Glancing at Zhang Dan, he said in his heart: "This old man is very bad, he can write better than the masters, and he deliberately makes the master ugly." ”

Zhang Dian seemed to be deliberately angry with Li Kui, and laughed hehehe, his eyebrows were full of pride: "You kid, if you sharpen the skills in the article for twenty years, maybe you can defeat Ercheng without the old man's action at all." It's a pity that you kid is a restless lord. How is it possible to polish the skills for 20 years? ”

After speaking, Zhang Dian seemed to recall the scene when he was young and studied hard, and sighed: "Article." It is compared to internal strength. You're still very tender. It's obviously a great opportunity in front of you, and you don't know how to cherish it. However, it is not easy to be a saint in the world, you must be conspicuous in your heart. Sometimes it's so high that it falls and kills. ”

That's true.

Li Kui has only been studying for a few years, especially the subset of classics and history. The Nine Classics alone, without ten years of hard study, don't even think about it if you want to integrate it. Add the vast ocean-like masterpiece of the Seventeenth History, wouldn't it take twenty years of hard work? Twenty years is not even enough.

Although Li Kui's article is novel, it lacks corroboration and profound writing skills. This is not something that can be done by opportunism, it needs to be studied hard day by day, accumulated over time, and only when you suddenly feel relieved and cheerful that day can you understand it. Even after Ouyang Xiu, he abandoned the 'Taixue style' with obscure words and gorgeous rhetoric, and advocated the ancient literature movement. But the ancient text also pays attention to the beauty of the words, and there must be a realm of words and things. Without the talent to write and memorize, it is impossible to do articles like mercury.

Li Kui's article only has 'words and substances', even if he has been holding back for many days, he can't write at the level of Zhangdun.

And Zhang Dan's literary brilliance, if it is an ordinary imperial examination, is definitely a first-rate existence.

It's a pity that this guy is also unlucky, and he is mixed in the second year of Jiayou. This subject is too difficult. Ding Youke, who was known as the first subject of the millennium imperial examination by later generations, had three in the Tang and Song dynasties alone. In addition, the main examiner is Ouyang Xiu, and the poems are Mei Raochen, all of whom are literary masters. And the other examiners: Wang Qi, Han Jiang, and Fan Zhen are all famous.

Fan Zhen is Fan Chong's uncle. had a very good relationship with Su Shi, and later became a New Year's friend.

The two brothers of the Su family, the brothers of the Zeng family, uncles and nephews Zhang Zai and Cheng Hao, as well as Zhang Dian and Zhang Heng, and Lu Huiqing and so on. Even if Zhang Dian is very good, it is difficult to get ahead and become the most shining person.

It stands to reason that if so many talents are really used well, Da Song will inevitably achieve a new atmosphere.

It's a pity that a change of law has involved everyone's fate.

Zhang Dun, Zeng Bu, Lu Huiqing, Zeng Bu and others became reformers, while Su Shi, Su Zhe, Zeng Gong, Cheng Hao and others became conservatives. At the worst of times, both factions thought of assassinating their political opponents.

Just when Zhang Dian was stunned, Zhang Dian said: "Originally, the old man also thought about the crime of rejuvenating the party, in the old man's opinion, everyone is guilty, not to mention that everyone is guilty, but at least they are all a nest of snakes and rats. Even if the sin of raising up the party has spread to countless people, it is still their own infliction. And ......"

"And they did it first."

Li Kui interjected.

Zhang Dian was reminiscing, but was ruined by Li Kui's abrupt words, and glared: "The old man said, or did you say?" ”

"You keep talking!" Li Kui was helpless.

Zhang Dian continued to tell the story: "The old man also knows that the old man has a stubborn personality and is stubborn and self-serving. But the old man is not completely disobedient, but the one who persuades people at least has to be admired by the old man. When the old man was on the way to degrade, he heard that Lu Huiqing didn't even dare to drink the water on the road, for fear that someone would poison him. But the old man is not afraid, how can the old man be afraid in his life? When the old man had a thought, he would return to the temple one day, and he would definitely kill this fly camp and the descendants of the province. ”

Li Kui listened in silence. But his heart was like a mirror, and he said, "Do you think you haven't done what you will repay?" Your old heart has always been small, okay? ”

Seeing that Li Kui was not convinced, Zhang Dian changed his words and said: "Do you think the old man didn't do it, don't you want to?" Wrong, thought about it. But you gave the old man hope. ”

"Xiaguan He De, how can he ......" As soon as Li Kui spoke, he was stopped by Zhang Dian and said: "You kid has been restless since he was a child, and Zhou Yuan was blind and regarded you as a seed of study. ”

"Zhang Xiang, you should be the prime minister, you can't spew blood, right? The lower official is also a jinshi and the first, why is it not a seed of reading? Li Kui retorted.

Zhang Dian sneered: "You touch your conscience and ask yourself, have you ever studied the knowledge for a day after you became a jinshi?" ”

Li Kui didn't dare to answer this, he had already been admitted to the Jinshi, and he still went to study, looking for abuse?

Zhang Dian said leisurely: "Scholars, is a lifetime of business, after the age of fifty, there is a success, is already the posture of a dragon and a phoenix." It doesn't matter if you don't get into the jinshi. The words are far away, and the old man will talk about the others first. He paused and continued: "The old man originally thought that one day he would be the prime minister, and he would inevitably slaughter Sima's henchmen. As I turned out, it wasn't easy. The reason why it is not easy is that the officials want to maintain the balance of the court. And among the Yuanyou party, many of them are people he likes very much. Fortunately, these people are not much wrong, and the old man endures it. Of course, these alone are not enough to make the old man open the net. ”

"The old man said that you changed the old man's mind because the old man saw the hope of recovering Western Xia and subduing the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun from you. There is still some hope in Western Xia, it is the same with you or not. When the first emperor was in power, he almost won. ”

"Almost?"

Li Kui couldn't help but interject again.

Zhang Dian looked at each other angrily, as if to warn Li Kui, no matter how dare he disturb his interest, his old man's fist was also very sharp: "But the old man has no confidence in the Liao State." At one time, I thought, go to war. If you can win, it is the best, once the unfavorable, increase the New Year's coins to pray for peace. It's a big deal, the old man is this sinner. ”

"This is gambling, fighting a war is more than strength, how can you gamble?" Li Kui felt that Zhang Dian was trapped in a demonic obstacle and could not extricate himself.

Zhang Dian snorted coldly: "A hundred years ago, the Great Song Dynasty was beaten to the doorstep by the Liao State. A hundred years have passed, and the wealth of the Great Song Dynasty is no longer the same, and the population has increased by 20 million. If my generation didn't even dare to counterattack the former enemy, how could the Great Song Dynasty continue? ”

I have to say that it is not easy for someone to be a prime minister. At least in terms of momentum, Zhang Duan is completely sufficient.

Zhang Dian continued: "But you are different, you kid is not a scholarly character, and your temper is also troublesome. But if there is someone in the Great Song Dynasty who can command the army and take back the sixteen states of Youyun from the Liao people, it must be you. ”

"You're old and wise!" Li Kui was a little proud.

His big killer hasn't been taken out yet, if he really gets it out, the Liao people will have to cry and call their mother.

"Compared with personal anger, the old man feels that the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun are more important. So I am willing to suppress the anger in my heart many times and give them a chance to survive. After all, if the court wants to go to war, a stable court is the key. The Yuanyou party who are now staying in the court, once there is a war in the country, they will also put state affairs first, and they will not be as important as Sima Junshi. But unfortunately, these people are not honest. The last few Henan Prefecture science conferences, from the academy to the official school, have been influenced by the Ercheng Science Institute. As a result, the old man had to do it. ”

"So what did Zhang Xiang ask the kid to do?"

Li Kui was puzzled. Zhang Dian was a brilliant man, and at the same time a brilliant man. Especially sitting in the position of prime minister, if he really devotes himself to the country, it is really a blessing for the Great Song Dynasty.

Zhang Dian pointed at Li Kui and said, "The old man wants you to persuade the official family and imprison science." He took a deep breath, as if he was very uncomfortable, and said, "Only for those who are in science." ”

Zhang Dian is not the kind of person who can tolerate people, and it is already very good that he can do this.

"But ......"

"No, it's your chance. At the same time, if you refuse, the old man will not hold a grudge against you because of this, and you can rest assured. After Zhang Dian finished speaking, he smiled and played with the taste: "By the way, the official family also has a lot of complaints about Ercheng. ”

Vertical arch hall.

Li Kui followed Zhang Dian into the main hall, which was where the emperor dealt with the government. It was not very big, and after the emperor heard the recital, he did not stop the recital in his hand.

Buried his head in Hao Sui and instructed: "Give a seat to the two Aiqing." ”

After a long time, after writing the comments with a red pen, he raised his head.

Ask Zhang Dan: "Does Zhang Xiang have something important?" ”

"The official, the minister is here for the second journey." Zhang Dan said bluntly. After speaking, he handed the prepared folds to Hao Sui, who handed them to the emperor.

Zhao Xu couldn't help frowning when he heard 'Ercheng'.

He remembered the unbearable childhood, it was not a child, his whole childhood was a little better, he was still a prince at that time, and his life was very comfortable, although he studied hard, no one would ask him to be like the emperor. The most unbearable thing for him is that his youth was completely ruined in the hands of one person, and this person is Cheng Hao.

Back then, after Sima Guang came to power, he couldn't wait to promote Cheng Hao to the Chongzheng Hall storyteller. If the emperor is in power, the official position of the Chongzheng Palace is not big, and in terms of position, he is just a close minister of the Son of Heaven. He was mainly responsible for explaining scriptures and meanings to the emperor, historical books and other works. It can be said that he was the emperor's secretary and adviser. But the bad luck was that Zhao Xu was not in power back then.

There is no pro-government emperor, and the first task is to study.

Chongzheng Hall told stories, and became the emperor's teacher. Cheng Hao naturally became the emperor's teacher. And Cheng Hao is also a candidate personally selected by Sima Guang. The most popular with Sima Guang. Several other Chongzheng Hall storytellers are just part-time. For example, Su Shi, a scholar of Hanlin, and Su Song, a scholar of the Ministry of Officials and a Hanlin attendant.

And Cheng Hao is a very old-fashioned person, unlike Su Shi and Su Song, who speak wittily and are well-versed in the past and the present, which can always make the emperor eliminate some of the boredom of reading.

But Cheng Hao is a moral gentleman, but the more boring things are, the more energetic he becomes. The Emperor showed a slight hint of contempt. The old man immediately beat his chest and wailed: 'The minister is ashamed of the first emperor'. After that, he immediately wanted to die, hit his head on the pillars of the hall, jumped into the lake, and did everything. Zhao Xu was frightened and cried several times by this bad old man.

The emperor at that time felt that he had been kidnapped by Cheng Hao with morality. I saw the excerpt on the chapter, but I didn't dare to make a decision. The main thing is that Zhangdun's advice is cruel, and the exile of the main figures of science.

Since Zhang Kui brought Li Kui here, it is obvious that Li Kui is a lobbyist. Zhao Xu turned his head to look at Li Kui and asked, "Does Li Qing have anything to say?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the contention of a hundred schools of thought is a sign of the opening up of the Great Song Dynasty, which is a good thing. Although the science of science is stubborn, it can be regarded as a technique to persuade people to do good, although it is pedantic, but it can let the people know honor and disgrace. Li Kui first raised the science, but then changed the conversation and said: "But Your Majesty, now that the Great Song Dynasty is worried about internal and external troubles, a moral gentleman can not only not govern the country, but can mess with the dynasty." The land of the five states of the Great Song Dynasty occupied by the Western Xia has been the land of China since the pre-Qin Dynasty, and most of its people are my Chinese people. The Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun were enslaved by tens of millions of compatriots by the Liao. The minister was worried that science would be smooth and the world would be anti-war, which would be contrary to the court's plan. ”

"Secondly, my Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army is rotten. Before the minister was in Qingzhou, the bandits bought the forbidden army, occupied the official road, and plundered the merchants, and the officials had become bandits, and their combat effectiveness was low. Hundreds of thieves, but let 5,000 soldiers work in vain. Compared with the Western Army, the army of Jingdong East Road may not be able to defeat a thousand Western Army. And Your Majesty, do you know that the Western Army and the Western Xia are at war, what is the chance of victory? ”

"Five-five."

"How does Western Xia compare with the Liao?"

"I'm afraid the Liao people are stronger."

"Now it is a foregone conclusion that my Great Song Dynasty will subdue Hexi, and my determination has been made. Once our army is successful, it will inevitably cause panic among the Liao people. If the Liao people go south, I will have two roads in the north of the river, and I will not be able to stop them. The situation is even worse than it was back then. ”

Li Kui analyzed the current situation. As for the use of troops against Western Xia, this is his guess. After all, Zhang Dan, the restless prime minister, and the Western Army are now strong and strong, how can they continue to be at peace with the Western Xia?

Li Kui's record is too brilliant, and Zhao Xu will not doubt Li Kui's judgment. At this time, I was already panicked in my heart. Zhang Dian was already preparing for an offensive against Western Xia.

The arrow is on the string and has to be sent.

And once the Liao people went south, it was really a dilemma for the Great Song Dynasty.

During the original Shenzong period, the Song and Xia wars, and the Liao people returned 100,000 soldiers and extorted 200,000 taels of silver per year from the Great Song Dynasty. But once the Liao people found that they could easily defeat the Great Song Dynasty, it would not be a problem that 200,000 could solve.

Robbery, where can it compare to the Huahua world that occupies the Great Song Dynasty?

It's like the difference between molesting a people's girl and dominating a people's girl, it's easy to choose that one. There is strength, of course, choose to dominate!

Sure enough, when Zhao Xu heard this, his face suddenly turned pale. Nowadays, the two roads in Hedong are basically the same as those in Jingdong East Road. There are only a number of forbidden troops, but they are not of any use at all.

Zhao Xu asked nervously: "According to the arrangement of my Great Song Dynasty in the north now, how many men and horses do the Liao people need to attack before they can cross the two roads in Hebei?" ”

"Thirty thousand is barely enough, fifty thousand is enough."

Li Kui said in a deep voice.

Zhao Xu couldn't help but shake his body, so frightened that cold sweat broke out. Liao is a million, if it is really said by Li Kui. Once the Liao State went south, the Great Song Dynasty had the possibility of being destroyed.

After a long time, Zhao Xu said viciously to Li Kui: "The Military Command Bureau has set up Xing Prison to find out all the silverfish in the forbidden army. After thinking about it, he still felt that it was inappropriate, and added: "You can't use the punishment of civil officials." ”

Li Kui has bad deeds, and Zhao Xu is not very at ease with him. The forbidden army of the Great Song Dynasty and the military state all had judges and supervisors, all of whom were civil officials, and if Li Kui tortured even these people, it would inevitably cause Shilin to shake.

Zhang Shangying's goods will be beaten, if other people Li Kui still deal with it like this, the emperor will inevitably have a headache.

Zhao Xu continued: "In addition, when will Li Qing's firearms be of great use? If my Great Song Forbidden Army is not rectified, I am afraid that there will be a big mess. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister is doing his best to supervise it. It's just that even if a firearm is made, it needs to be used. The minister did not have the right to train a new army. Li Kui was embarrassed.

It was simple to solve this problem, and Zhao Xu immediately asked Hao Sui to call Han Deqin: "Li Qing, you want someone to find Han Qing, and I will allow you to act cheaply." ”

"Come on, bring me my gold medal and give it to Li Qing."

Zhao Xu is also bloody. Compared with the fear of the Liao people, giving Li Kui a gold medal is nothing.

Li Kui then took the order and left.

Three days later, the Great Pilgrimage Meeting.

Emperor Zhang's Qijuan: "The second journey of science bewitched Shilin, causing thousands of students and Tai students of the two capital cities to blindly follow. I ask Your Majesty to send down a decree to ban the broadcasting of science. ”

"Accurate!"

The Emperor nodded in agreement. This was all said in advance, and Zhao Xu naturally knew it.

At this time, Cai Bian came out of class, held a copy of the folds above his head, and said in a loud voice: "The ministers ask Your Majesty, Sima Guang changed the decree of the first emperor without authorization, slandered the first emperor, the eyes of the monarch are supreme, Yuan You and his party are all his henchmen, and the ministers ask Your Majesty to punish his party and revitalize the prestige of the national law." ”

Zhao Xu was dumbfounded, he didn't know why Cai Bian was suddenly about to impeach Sima Guang again.

And Zhang Dian was on the side, already pale.

Cai Bian did not listen to his advice and openly provoked party disputes.

What should he do?

According to the original plan, or do you pinch your nose and recognize this piece?