Yang Peng drank the small half jar in one go, put down the wine jar, and exhaled happily. The two great talents looked disdainful. Luo Yanran said: "The general is heroic and heroic, worthy of the legendary Yanyun general!" When Shang Shiheng and Zhuang Shaocheng heard that Luo Yanran actually praised Yang Peng, they couldn't help but feel jealous, and their eyes showed a very disapproving look.

Yang Peng laughed, raised the wine jar towards Zhao Xiangxiang, and said: "Sister, as an elder brother, I wish you every year and today, and your youth will last forever, and your face will not be old!" Shang Shiheng and Zhuang Shaocheng couldn't help but be surprised when they heard Yang Peng's extraordinary export. Zhao Xiangxiang picked up the teacup with a red face, and said with beautiful eyes: "Thank you, big brother, little sister will do it first as a respect!" Then he tilted his head and dried up the cup of tea. The Song Dynasty's talented girls' day party, although there will be a banquet for many fellow practitioners, but there is no wine at the banquet, only tea, the Song people are good tea, and the literati think that the wine will be chaotic, but tea is an elegant thing, so the literati gatherings of this era are generally based on drinking tea, of course, there are also literati who are good wine and not tea.

Yang Peng saw that Zhao Xiangxiang had dried the tea, smiled, tilted his head, and poured a large sip of wine. Luo Yanran raised the teacup and raised her voice: "Everyone, let's congratulate Miss Zhao on her birthday!" Hundreds of talented people hurriedly picked up the teacups and said in unison: "Congratulations to Miss Zhao on her birthday!" Luo Yanran opened a corner of the veil with her left hand, and took a sip from the teacup with her right hand, and Yang Peng saw a crystal smooth chin and a pair of small red lips. When all the talented people saw Luo Yanran drinking tea, they also dried up the tea in their cups.

Zhao Xiangxiang stood up and saluted: "Your deep friendship is clear and inscribed!" Then he raised his head and drank the tea, and said in a loud voice: "The family banquet is simple, I hope you can enjoy it tonight!" Someone raised his voice and said: "Miss is so polite, I will already feel honored to be able to come to Miss's birthday banquet!" Many people agreed, Sun Tongfang picked up the teacup and stood up, and said loudly with a longing face: "A cup of Miss Xiao Kejing Yanran!" ”

Many frowned, and some secretly regretted: 'Why didn't I have the audacity to let this guy come out on top!' Miss Luo will definitely remember him as a person! ’

Zhuang Shaocheng didn't wait for Luo Yanran to respond, picked up the teacup, and said loudly: "Thank you for this son for Miss Yanran!" "He doesn't know Sun Tongfang, and even if he does, he will definitely look down on him, so he is called 'this son'.

It was noisy outside the pavilion, and many talented people were very dissatisfied with Zhuang Shaocheng daring to speak on behalf of Luo Yanran, and some people couldn't help but shout: "Who do you think you are Miss Yanran?" Dare to speak for Miss Yanran! "You guy, you don't have to tarnish Miss Yanran's innocence by doing this!" "Miss Yanran didn't speak, so you overstepped your bounds, it's too rude!" …… For a while, the crowd was excited, and everyone was blaming Zhuang Shaocheng. Zhuang Shaocheng was very embarrassed, looked at Luo Yanran, hoping that Luo Yanran could say something to relieve himself, he thought that after this period of getting along, he and Luo Yanran should already have mutual affection, Luo Yanran will definitely relieve himself at this critical moment, in that way, not only can his predicament be lifted, but also be in the limelight before all the talents. Thinking of the smugness, Zhuang Shaocheng couldn't help but smile.

Everyone saw Zhuang Shaocheng looking at Luo Yanran, and they all looked at Luo Yanran, and the originally very noisy scene suddenly became audible. Some have a look of obsession, some of them are longing, and some of them are worried.

I only heard Luo Yanran's voice sound: "This son values Yanran so much, Yanran is grateful," he said, picked up the teacup, and showed his respect to Sun Tongfang in a slight move. Sun Tongfang was very excited when he saw this scene, and Zhuang Shaocheng's face was like ashes. Seeing such a scene, the other talents stood up and raised their teacups to salute Luo Yanran. Sun Tongfang couldn't help but be annoyed when he saw that his performance was diluted in an instant, but he had no other way than to be annoyed, he couldn't help but let others serve tea.

Luo Yanran said: "Thank you, Yanran thanked you with this cup of tea!" After speaking, he gently lifted the corner of the curtain and sent tea to drink. Everyone glanced at it, although they only saw the tip of the iceberg, they couldn't help but be intoxicated, reacted, and drank the tea in the cups, although it was tea, it felt as if they had drunk alcohol, and then sat back in their seats. A few people ate and drank the refreshments and dishes on the table, and the others also ate and drank when they saw this.

Luo Yanran put down the teacup, looked at Yang Peng, and asked, "The little woman heard that Yan Yunjun, including King Yan, is prejudiced against scholars?" ”

Yang Peng drank wine and ate at the same time, and said: "It's not prejudice, but I think that most of the traditional scholars are useless to the country!" Shang Shiheng and Zhuang Shaocheng showed displeasure on their faces, Zhuang Shaocheng had lost face just now, and now he was eager to behave in front of the beauties in order to save face, so he rushed in front of Shang Shiheng and said: "The general's words are really unreasonable!" If there are no scholars, who will govern the country and teach the people? ”

Yang Peng glanced at him and said with a smile: "Can the four books and five classics and poems be written to govern the country?" When a foreign enemy invades, chanting a poem and writing a poem can make the enemy roll up the flag and leave? The foundation of the country is the economy, without this foundation, the country will inevitably be in turmoil, the country is in chaos and nothing can be talked about, the great turmoil of the past dynasties is often caused by huge problems in the national economy, so the development of the economy is definitely the top priority of a country, but you Confucianism does not distinguish between grains and contempt for commerce, so the idea does not make the world chaotic to call there a ghost! Why the cycle of chaos in all dynasties is endless, as short as a few decades, and as long as only one or two hundred years, and they can't always jump out of this strange circle, why is this happening, in fact, it is directly related to the Confucian governance that blindly emphasizes benevolence and filial piety but does not pay attention to reality! ”

Zhuang Shaocheng and Shang Shiheng are great talents, but what they are good at is only chanting poetry, although they think very highly of themselves, but they don't know anything about governing the country, after listening to Yang Peng's words, they want to refute, but they can't find the words to refute.

Luo Yanran said: "There is some truth in the general's words, but Confucian morality educates the people and makes the society return to kinghood, so that there will be a peaceful and prosperous era!" The general must not be able to deny this! As for the responsibility of this cycle of chaos, my little woman thinks that Confucianism should not be carried, before the pre-Qin period, Xia Shang Zhou, isn't it also a cycle of chaos? Zhuang Shaocheng and Shang Shiheng hurriedly nodded in agreement.

Yang Peng said with a smile: "How many years has the Xia Shang Dynasty been in the Wednesday Dynasty?" Fifteen or six hundred years. And since the beginning of Confucianism, how many years has it been until now? But a thousand years out of the nod. But how many dynasties have been in the past thousand years, the two Han Dynasty, the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and the current Song Dynasty, the dynasties have changed so frequently, which is something that has never happened before Confucianism prevailed! And the invasion of foreign enemies is intensifying, and the Central Plains Dynasty is becoming more and more powerless in the face of foreign enemies! All of this happened after Confucianism prevailed, and if Confucianism could get out of it, then it would be called a ghost! If Yan Yun hadn't abandoned the useless Confucianism, it would have been impossible for him to rise to Yan Yun, and then break through the strong enemy and sweep the world to lay down such a splendid river and mountain! This is a fact in front of us, what does Miss Luo think? ”

Luo Yanran said: "I can't deny this. Perhaps in the face of foreign invasion, Confucianism is indeed insufficient, but many times the overthrow of the world is not caused by foreign enemies, but is caused by our internal reckless military force. For example, if it weren't for the rebellion of the eight kings in China, how could foreign tribes invade the Central Plains; Another example is the previous Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, if it weren't for the chaos at the end of the Tang Dynasty, how could the Khitans occupy the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun? It can be seen from this that it is not advisable to use military force at will. During the Western Jin Dynasty, if the Confucian culture was as prosperous as it was at this moment, how could there be a rebellion of the eight kings, without the rebellion of the eight kings, there would be no tragedy of the five chaos! Does the general think I'm right? ”

Yang Peng admired: "Miss is very knowledgeable, and what is even more rare is that she is so wise!" Yes, if Confucianism had been so prosperous back then, and the monarchy had centralized power like the Song Dynasty, the Eight Kings Rebellion would not have happened. But there is another possibility, with such a weak atmosphere, can the Western Jin Dynasty really withstand the invasion of Wuhu in the end? There is a good example in front of me, if the Confucian system really works, why did the Song Dynasty throw away all the great rivers and mountains in Jiangbei? In fact, this result is not much different from the result after the Wuhu Chaos of the year! And in the end, it was not the southern regime that was heavily influenced by Confucianism, but the northern regime, which was less influenced by Confucianism and had mixed nomadic blood! What does this mean? ”

Rao is Luo Yanran is smart and wise, and she can't answer a question like Yang Peng. Yang Peng continued: "After the chaos of the five days of China, if the Eastern Jin Dynasty was not addicted to those useless cultures, including Confucian culture, but worked hard to make the country strong, open up wasteland and do business to enrich the country, and train troops to strengthen the army, in the case of Yanyun, it only takes a maximum of five years to recover the rivers and mountains in the Central Plains of the Northern Expedition!" "Look at Luo Yanran and ask;" Miss Luo, if I say so, I don't think you will object. Luo Yanran pondered: "The Wuhu just took advantage of the chaos, although the strength is strong, but the Wuhu are suspicious of each other, not a whole. If the monarchs and ministers of the Eastern Jin Dynasty can really do what the general said, it is very possible for the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains to recover the rivers and mountains within five years! Yang Peng smiled slightly.

Zhuang Shaocheng said urgently: "Miss, why did you speak for him?" Luo Yanran said lightly: "I'm not speaking for anyone, I'm just talking about things." The general said that he was reasonable, if the Eastern Jin Dynasty had not lost its fighting spirit in a corner of peace and Confucian culture, but was angry at trying to strengthen the country and strengthen the army, in terms of the situation at that time, the Eastern Jin Dynasty did have a great chance to recover the rivers and mountains! ”

Luo Yanran sighed faintly: "Hey! After listening to the general's words, I can't figure out what is right! Then he was puzzled: "If Confucianism is really useless, although there have been many wise kings in all dynasties, and there are countless wise ministers like carps crossing the river, why are they all unswervingly adopting the Confucian way of governing the country?" ”

Shang Shiheng glanced at Yang Peng and sneered: "The reason is very simple, because no matter how the crazy pressers slander, only Confucianism is the best way to govern the country!" ”

Yang Peng ignored Shang Shiheng and said to Luo Yanran with a smile: "The reason is indeed very simple. It is precisely because there are many wise kings that they understand that only Confucianism can fool the people, and can ride on the heads of the people forever to enslave the people! As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, and Luo Yanran's expression was invisible, but Shang Shiheng and Zhuang Shaocheng showed obvious shock, Yang Peng's words were absolutely shocking and rebellious for those of them who had received Confucian education since childhood.

Yang Peng continued: "The divine right of the monarch, the three outlines and the five constants, is nothing more than to prevent the people from resisting! The monarch wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die, and not dying is disloyal! In this way, the emperor can do whatever he wants, how to oppress, enslave and kill the people is right, and the people can't bear to resist the slightest resistance, it is a great crime of rebellion and deserves death! Hehe, is there such a ridiculous truth in the world? Luo Yanran didn't make a sound, and the two businessmen Heng Zhuang Shaocheng pointed at Yang Peng and said angrily: "You, you dare to openly say rebellious words!" ”

Yang Peng sneered: "No one is even allowed to speak, I can only use one word to describe it, that is, 'garbage'!" Shangshi Hengzhuang Shaocheng glared at Yang Peng in horror.

Yang Peng didn't bother to pay attention to the two, and said to Luo Yanran: "The prince will have a kind of Xiangning!" Among the beasts, whether it is the wolf king or the deer king, whether it is the tiger king or the bull king, these kings are all elected by the clan through fighting! As a king, you have the responsibility of being a king, and the biggest responsibility is to protect your people, if you can't do it, its throne will be lost immediately, so these kings will either protect their people or die in the conflict against the enemy, this is the real king! And our Central Plains, hehe, the emperor left the people and didn't care, just ran for his life, and when he was done, he sang and danced to promote arrogance and luxury! Miss Luo, do you think those deer kings and wolf kings are worthy of respect, or are our emperors worthy of respect? Luo Yanran didn't speak, and Shang Shiheng reprimanded: "You are simply talking nonsense, you actually compare His Majesty the Supreme Emperor with beasts!" ”

Yang Peng glanced at him and asked contemptuously, "Can he compare to a beast?" Shang Gongzi, as a citizen, do you want an emperor who escapes from the battle and only enjoys the life and death of the people, or does you want an emperor who fights to the death for his people like the wolf king? ”

Shang Shiheng was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously felt that he must have an emperor who could sacrifice himself for the sake of his people, but such words were unspeakable.

Yang Peng ignored Shang Shiheng anymore and said to Luo Yanran: "The Confucian divine authority of monarchy, the three outlines and five constants, is very conducive to the emperor's rule, and is very conducive to the selfishness of the emperor's family and the world, so naturally any emperor is very willing to promote this set." You can give what you want from the people of the world, everyone wants it! But this is very harmful to our Chinese family! This is not the right way, but the wrong way! ”

Luo Yanran suddenly asked, "In this way, King Yan is a true hero with no selfish intentions?" ”

Yang Peng laughed and said, "If you are not selfish, you may not be able to." However, it is not his selfish desire to use Confucianism to deceive the people and satisfy their selfish desires. His selfishness is to let the Huaxia clan get out of the strange circle of chaos since ancient times, and to build an incomparably strong country! Shang Shiheng and Zhuang Shaocheng sneered again and again.

Someone outside the pavilion shouted: "I have never heard that deviance can make a country strong, it's just nonsense!" Many Confucian scholars echoed it, and the scene was noisy. Yang Peng didn't care, he drank the wine leisurely, he didn't expect these Confucian students to wake up, but he hoped that Luo Yanran could change his mind, because he felt that Luo Yanran was extraordinary, and he should be able to understand what he said, and he didn't want such a moving woman to be a puppet controlled by Confucianism, which would be too scenic.

The noisy voice gradually calmed down, and Luo Yanran said: "Many of the truths that the general just said may be reasonable, but can a strong country be built with military force?" Shang Shiheng and Zhuang Shaocheng echoed and ridiculed Yang Peng.

Yang Peng smiled and said: "Poor soldiers, other nationalities do not have this word, this is the originality of Confucianism." Miss Luo is full of poetry and books, and she must know that Kong Lao Er traveled around the world in the Spring and Autumn Period in the hope of showing his ambitions but ran into walls everywhere? ”

Luo Yanran nodded. Yang Peng asked again: "May I ask Miss Luo, why are all countries reluctant to use Confucius, isn't he a saint, there are always one or two kings in the Spring and Autumn Period?" ”

Luo Yanran uh, she had never thought about this question yet. Bow your head and ponder. Yang Peng looked at her with a smile. After a while, I saw Luo Yanran raise her head and say: "In the turbulent times of the Spring and Autumn Period, the Confucian idea of benevolence, righteousness and abstinence seems to be difficult to enrich the country and strengthen the army, let alone annex other countries and grow stronger!" ”

Yang Peng smiled: "Zhao! If some wars can continue to strengthen themselves, why do they want to make up the idiom of reckless military force? Luo Yanran hesitated: "This ,......。 War always causes a lot of casualties, and that's not always a good thing. ”

Yang Peng said: "As long as soldiers are voluntarily conscripted, as long as the state takes proper care of their families, it is not a bad thing!" Confucianism emphasizes benevolence, righteousness and abstinence, this is just wishful thinking, for more than a thousand years, the Central Plains Dynasty has been governed by Confucianism, has it ever been exempt from external threats? Only when you are strong enough to take the initiative to defeat the opponent to ruin the country and destroy the family, can you get a period of peace, such as the Turks in the early Tang Dynasty! The result of blindly retreating is like the Song Dynasty, and the great country of the Central Plains has finally been lost! A country in this world is like a person living in a jungle, if you don't become a tiger that eats meat, you will become a tiger delicacy! If you want to live peacefully with the tiger, will the tiger agree? Isn't it naïve and ridiculous to have such extravagant hopes? When you are strong enough, you don't eliminate the potential threat, but you have to pretend to be garlic, what is the common prosperity with all nations, and when you are weakened, who will be merciful to you among the enemies you have spared? It's like five nonsense. The reality is cruel, either you die or I die, and the self-righteous benevolence of Confucianism will kill people! ”

Luo Yanran's heart turned upside down, she had never heard of Yang Peng's remarks, and she only felt like thunder. Although Shang Shiheng, Zhuang Shaocheng and other talented people still pretended to be disapproving, they couldn't help but recall Yang Peng's words in their hearts, and many questions that they had never thought of involuntarily came to their minds, and they were quickly thrown away.

Yang Peng said with a smile; "I've said everything I need to say, what does Miss think, that's Miss's own business?" Luo Yanran glanced at Yang Peng and asked, "Why did the general say these words to the little woman?" ”

Yang Peng picked up the wine jar and took a sip of wine, glanced at Luo Yanran, and said with a smile: "I saw that you were still saved, so I was verbose." Luo Yanran smiled and said, "The little woman doesn't understand what the general said. Yang Peng smiled and drank to himself.

The Confucian scholars had long been impatient Luo Yanran had been talking to Yang Peng all the time, and Sun Tongfang shouted: "Today is a good day, what are you doing to say those bad words!" Why don't we make a tea order? All the Confucian scholars applauded.

Zhuang Shaocheng intended to curry favor with Luo Yanran, so he raised his voice and said: "Miss Yanran is unparalleled in talent and has a noble status, I propose that Miss Yanran be the commander." "The so-called commander can be said to be the presiding officer of the tea order, and she makes the topic, and the other people must act in accordance with the title of the commander, and must not violate it, the topic is generally related to poetry, and those who do not do well will be punished for drinking tea.

Zhuang Shaocheng proposed Luo Yanran to be the commander, obviously to curry favor with Luo Yanran, and the backward talents held a grudge in their hearts, but they all agreed.

Luo Yanran said: "You love, Yanran doesn't dare to be!" Today is my Sister Xiangxiang's birthday, so Sister Xiangxiang is naturally the official. Luo Yanran said this, and all the talented people naturally agreed. Zhao Xiangxiang humbly gave in, but Luo Yanran didn't allow it, so Zhao Xiangxiang had no choice but to be this commander. glanced at everyone, and raised his voice: "Our tea order, although it is not stricter than military law, but we also have to pay attention to the rules!" If I have a problem, you must make it, whether it is good or bad, and if anyone is lazy, I will have to ask him to leave the banquet! ”

Everyone nodded in response, and Sun Tongfang raised his voice and said, "Miss Zhao, please come up with a question." The crowd agreed. Zhao Xiangxiang stood up and walked out of the gazebo. Everyone looked at Li Qingzhao, silent, everyone was curious about what topic she would have?

Zhao Xiangxiang looked up at the bright moon and twinkling stars in the sky, her heart moved, and she smiled and said to everyone: "The stars and moon are brilliant tonight, and everyone here is famous, so it is better to write a poem with the theme of the stars and the moon, or fill in the lyrics." After it's done, it's up to me and Yanran to taste it together! The crowd applauded, and then began to rack their brains to think. At this time, Zhao Xiangxiang said again: "It is naturally best if you can make a difference, otherwise it is okay to use the famous sentences of your predecessors." ”

As soon as these words came out, a few scholars who knew that they had not learned enough immediately read out the famous sentences of their predecessors, which could be regarded as explaining the task: "The bright moon shines among the pines, and the clear spring stone is upstream." "Jiang Yue is only a few feet away, and the wind lantern illuminates the night and wants to watch three more." "When is the bright moon? Ask the sky for wine. These famous sentences of the Tang Dynasty are extraordinary, but one picks up people's teeth and wisdom, and the other is not the artistic conception of this scene, many talents sneered, revealing contempt. Zhao Xiangxiang nodded lightly, noncommittal.

Chai Yonghui asked Yang Peng in a low voice: "Big brother, did you do it?" Yang Peng leaned into her ear and whispered: "The bright moonlight in front of the bed, two pairs of shoes on the ground." Chai Yonghui was stunned for a moment, then understood, and his delicate face turned crimson, and he glared at Yang Peng infinitely.

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.