"General Black broke thousands of troops with two axes, and General Yang split eighteen generals, although it is amazing, but if you want to subdue a million enemy troops with one arrow with Your Majesty, it is far behind!" A stout young man foamed at the mouth, looking very excited. Yang Peng was taking a sip of wine into his mouth, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but squirt out, but fortunately, he reacted quickly, and the wine sprayed on the ground, which did not pollute a table of dishes.

Jiang Li hurriedly took out her embroidered handkerchief to wipe the wine stains for her lover. Yang Peng turned his head to look at the drinkers at the table, and laughed quietly: "These ordinary people can really spread nonsense, how come I don't know that I have subdued a million Khitan troops with one arrow!" If I have the ability, why spend so much money to maintain such a large army, isn't it enough to have me? ”

Jiang Li pursed her lips and smiled, and said with a look of adoration: "This is a good thing, if it is spread blindly, it will be spread blindly." Besides, I don't think it's too exaggerated for these people! ”

Yang Peng smiled, looked at Jiang Li gently, and secretly thought: I am naturally the best in their hearts.

"Hmph, if you are reckless, sooner or later the whole world will suffer!" Suddenly, a discordant voice reached everyone's ears.

Yang Peng couldn't help but turn his head to look and saw a young man in a Confucian shirt with an elegant temperament sitting in the corner with an indignant face. Obviously, he was the one who spoke just now, he was not drinking alone, and he had three companions, but the three companions were not dressed in Confucian shirts, and they all looked frightened.

When the guests at the table who were talking loudly suddenly heard this, they were greatly annoyed, and they all stood up and looked at the table of Confucian scholars. The young strong man at the head glared and shouted, "Did you just speak?" ”

The companions of the young man in the Confucian shirt hurriedly waved their hands in denial, so everyone's eyes fell on the young man in the Confucian shirt.

The young man in the Confucian shirt said angrily: "What's the matter, could it be that I have violated the king's law when I speak?" ”

The young strong man laughed mockingly, and said to his companions beside him: "Where did my Tao come from, it turned out to be the remnants of Confucianism!" The crowd burst into laughter.

The Confucian scholar ignored his companion's hint that he should not cause trouble, and he suddenly rose up and shouted angrily: "Confucianism is the right way of heaven and earth!" Only when the way of Confucianism is prosperous, can the world be stable and the people can live and work in peace and contentment! Now it is not possible to break the righteous path of etiquette and happiness, and the people will have to suffer sooner or later in the future! When the three companions heard that he had openly criticized the government, they were terrified, fearing that they would be implicated, and they secretly ran away.

The young strong man was furious and shouted, "Nonsense! If Confucianism is the right way, there will be no fucking evil way! Lao Tzu clearly remembers the scene of Taizong and Qinzong during the period of the Second Emperor, Lao Tzu didn't even have a full mouth! If you Confucian righteousness is such bullshit, Lao Tzu would rather not be on the righteous path! The diners applauded.

The Confucian student was in the middle of it, but he was not afraid, and said loudly: "The shortcomings of the Second Emperor period are all caused by traitors such as Pang Taishi, how can it be blamed on Confucianism!" ”

The strong man sneered: "That means that your Confucian system can't deal with corrupt officials at all!" Since we can't deal with corrupt officials, it's not us ordinary people who are unlucky? In that case, why Confucianism? ”

The Confucian was speechless and wanted to refute, but he couldn't find the right words for a while.

Jiang Li laughed quietly: "I didn't expect that a Confucian scholar who reads poetry and books can say that he is no more than a rude man!" ”

Yang Peng also laughed quietly: "Quarrel, there is always a reasonable party to take advantage." No matter how many books the Confucian students read, they can't refute the facts! Jiang Li nodded approvingly.

The Confucian scholar said after a long pause: "The reason why there is a situation where traitors are in power is because the two emperors did not follow the teachings of Confucianism, in other words, it is because the two emperors did not follow the Confucian way well, so it will cause countless maladministrations." It can be seen that it is precisely because the two emperors do not follow the Confucian way that there is a problem, and if the Confucian way is well followed, there will never be so many problems. ”

The young strong man was not good at verbal debate, and was so surrounded by the Confucian scholar that he was speechless for a while, although he felt that the other party was wrong and wanted to refute, but he didn't know how to refute for a while.

At this moment, a middle-aged man who looked like a businessman stood up and said loudly, "Childe's words are obviously just quibbles. Isn't the core idea of your Confucianism loyalty to the monarch? Heaven and Earth Junqing, these five are the highest, and others can only bow to these five, and they must not have the slightest prohibition and disobedience! Am I right? The Confucian couldn't help but nodded.

The merchant smiled slyly and continued, "Well, since the monarchy is divinely bestowed, and the status is comparable to that of a god, and the whole world is the private property of the king, I would like to ask why the king can not do whatever he wants?" According to what you say, it should be you Confucians who obey the king, so why should the king obey your Confucians! Do you Confucians still want to be above the king? ”

The young Confucian said angrily: "It is the responsibility of the king to care for the common people, if the king does not care about the common people, he will lose the mandate of heaven, so the king must think about the people of the world!" Otherwise, the national honor will never last long! We Confucians do not want to be above the king, but we just hope that the king will follow the Confucian way and conform to the way of heaven and the hearts of the people! ”

The merchant laughed and said, "For the sake of the king," and then raised his voice to all the drinkers: "Everyone has heard it, this is the true face of Confucianism!" Many people, including the Confucian scholar, did not react when they heard this, but listened to the merchant continue: "The world is the world of the people of the world, but you Confucians want to help the king enslave the people!" You Confucians still dare to support the righteous path, and you are just domestic slaves and lackeys when you are ordered! Many of the drinkers shouted loudly, and the young man from earlier made the loudest noise.

The young Confucian said angrily with a blue face: "Nonsense! All things in heaven and earth naturally have a way, and the world is no exception. Just as the sun shines thousands of miles, and all creatures in heaven and earth can survive thanks to its favor, so kings are like the sun, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment thanks to his favor. The king is so great, and the country belongs to him, what's wrong? If a king is gracious to all the people, shouldn't all the people respect the king? ”

The merchant laughed and said sarcastically, "You Confucians are good at sophistry!" What a contrast! Who can compare to the sun? The sun is shining all over the world, how can you ever ask the people of heaven and earth to have a little return? The young Confucian couldn't help but sigh. The three continued: "Which of those kings of the previous dynasty didn't want to be the world? Do you want to provide the wealth that originally belonged to the people of the world for your own enjoyment? If you want to give the best treasure to the emperor, the best daughter should be ravaged by the emperor, so clever and robbing, Tian shamelessly compares himself with the sun! If you want to say that you can really compare to the sun, then only your Majesty, the founding emperor of our Ming Dynasty! The hall echoed, and everyone looked respectful.

The merchant looked at Confucius and said, "If you want to talk about being as selfless as the sun, it is only Your Majesty today." His Majesty told us today that he only did what he had to do, and there was no kindness, and he also said that the country belongs to the people of the world, not his Yang family. Since the people of the world are the real masters, let the people choose their own magistrates and court cabinet officials, and he said and did so. Today, Your Majesty is doing everything for the people, and he doesn't even want the gratitude of us, the people. If there really is a god in heaven and earth, it is only His Majesty today! The drinkers applauded.

The merchant glanced at Confucian with contempt and said mockingly: "If even such a selfless and virtuous majesty is not a good emperor in the eyes of your Confucians, I can only say that you Confucians are not as good as shit!" ”

When the lobby was up and running, the young man shouted, "Shit, get out!" The Confucian student's face turned blue and white for a while, and Huo Ran was about to leave.

However, at this moment, a maid of Fan Lou grabbed a step forward to stop him, and bowed slightly very politely. The Confucian was angry, and when he saw the maid stopping him, he immediately shouted angrily: "What are you doing? ”

The merchant immediately ridiculed: "Are you people who are full of poetry and books so arrogant and unreasonable when you speak to people? Many people followed and ridiculed the Confucian student.

Confucian only felt ashamed and embarrassed, and immediately took out a piece of broken silver and threw it on the table, and fled. There was laughter in the restaurant. Immediately, the restaurant returned to its former appearance.

Jiang Li said with some anger: "These Confucian scholars dare to speak out in public, and Your Majesty will not deal with them!" ”

Yang Peng smiled, waved his hand and said: "There are some different voices in society, even if it is very ridiculous, it is a good thing." Besides, since we have to do everything according to the law, we can't be guilty of our words. Jiang Li looked a little depressed, then put these thoughts behind her, and said with a smile: "I'm stupid, so I won't worry about this!" Your Majesty's decision will never be wrong anyway! Yang Peng smiled.

Suddenly, there was a commotion on the street outside Fan Lou. Then, someone rushed into the lobby and shouted excitedly: "The Persian Oiran is parading outside, everyone is coming to see the excitement!" There was a commotion in the lobby, and almost everyone crowded to the window, and Chen Xiao was no exception.

Everyone only saw a blonde beauty sitting on a fragrant cart full of exotic customs, and although she couldn't see her face clearly, her hot and sexy figure was revealed.

Yang Peng smiled: "The figure is very good!" Jiang Li saw that her lover seemed to like it very much, and immediately said, "I'll send someone to take her into the palace immediately!" ”

Yang Peng smiled, waved his hand and said, "Either way, or not!" ”

Jiang Li asked puzzledly, "Why not?" ”

Yang Peng winked at Jiang Li and said, "If I go out shopping and bring back a Persian cat, I will have to drown your sisters' vinegar water!" Jiang Li couldn't help but laugh.

Yang Peng approached the middle-aged businessman who had just refuted Confucianism to the point of incompleteness, and asked curiously, "Brother, do you know the origin of that Persian Oiran?" The middle-aged businessman is also a self-acquaintance, and when he saw Yang Peng asking, he immediately smiled and said, "It turns out that my brother is also good at this!" Yang Peng was stunned for a moment, laughed, and said with a smile: "Which man is not good in this mouthful!" The merchant exclaimed, "Well said! This is the real man! Then he mocked: "Those Confucian scholars, when they hear me ask like this, they will definitely say a high-sounding truth, which is really disgusting!" ”

Then he pointed to the incense car procession that was passing under the Fan Tower and said, "I heard that it was originally a Persian clan and was born noble." I haven't seen this Oiran, and I heard that the face and temperament are completely different from those of our Central Plains, but they are also stunning in the country. Hehe, if I have the chance, I will definitely go to see and see, if I can share a bed, it would be great! ”

Yang Peng laughed and patted him on the shoulder. Seeing that the incense car team had passed, he said: "Brother, you and I really hit it off at first sight, why don't we have a bar together!" The merchant rejoiced, "I can't ask for it!" Immediately, Yang Peng led the merchant back to the wine table. The merchant clenched his fists and said, "Brother, please." Yang Peng took him and sat down together, and said with a smile: "You don't have to be so polite, just whatever." The merchant was very happy, and then shouted to one of the maids nearby, "Maid, bring me all my food and wine." The maid said yes, and immediately went to the merchant's original wine table, and brought him all his wine and food. Then the merchant ordered some more delicacies and thirty-year-old daughter red, took out a piece of silver and stuffed it into the maid's hand, saying that it was the price of wine, and the rest was regarded as a reward for her. The maid couldn't help but be overjoyed, thanked her repeatedly, and then went down to Zhang Luo.

After a while, the merchant ordered a very beautiful delicacy and his adult daughter of thirty years, Hong, and the maid said slowly, and then withdrew.

The merchant personally poured a glass of wine for Yang Peng and Jiang Liman, and then poured himself wine. Put down the flask, pick up the wine glass, and said with a smile: "I'll do it first as a respect!" "Even with a tilt of his head, he drank a glass of wine. Chen Xiao and Jiang Li both took a sip of their wine glasses.

The merchant introduced himself: "I taught Xue Fan, a businessman from Quanzhou, I don't know what to call the son." "In ancient times, it was rude to only ask a man's name, and it would be very impolite to ask the other party's wife's name.

Yang Peng smiled and said, "My name is Yang Mu." Xue Fan hugged his fists and said: "It turned out to be Yang Gongzi." Then he glanced at Yang Peng and said; I think Yang Gongzi is extraordinary and arrogant, and Mrs. Zun is also heroic, presumably Yang Gongzi is a man in the military, right? ”

Yang Peng nodded and said with a smile: "Brother Xue has good eyesight." Brother Xue is from Quanzhou, and his surname is Xue, I don't know if it has anything to do with the Xue family that has the first merchant family? ”

Xue Fan said with a smile; "Yang Gongzi is really well-read and strong! Yes, it is the Xue family below! ”

Yang Peng said with a smile: "The Xue family is the first businessman in the Ming Dynasty, no wonder Brother Xue's conversation is so extraordinary." Xue Fan smiled and hugged his fists and said, "Young Master Yang is smiling!" Then he sighed: "Our Xue family doesn't dare to claim to be the number one businessman in the Ming Dynasty now!" Today, His Majesty encourages commerce and trade, and countless businessmen have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and the strength of several of them is now not inferior to our Xue family! If our Xue family is still conservative, I am afraid that we will be left far behind by those families! Yang Peng smiled.

The two chatted while eating and drinking, the sky was high and the sea was wide and everything was discussed, Yang Peng found that this Xue Fan was not just a businessman, but also had some thoughts and backgrounds. Unconsciously, the two of them felt very familiar with each other.

Xue Fan took advantage of a little alcohol and said to Yang Peng: "Young Master Yang, I know that you are not an ordinary person, you must be an important general in the army!" I take the liberty of it, and I want to ask Yang Gongzi for help! I don't know if Yang Gongzi is willing? ”

Yang Peng said with a smile: "Brother Xue, although he said it bluntly, as long as I can do it, I will never refuse." ”

Xue Fan hugged his fists and said, "Thank you Young Master Yang!" Then he straightened out his thoughts and said to Yang Peng: "I can't hide it, this time I came to the capital to make a request to the cabinet and His Majesty, asking the imperial court to allow us to arm our merchant ships by sea. ”

Yang Peng asked in surprise: "You want to arm merchant ships?" ”

Xue Fan nodded and said, "Gongzi Chen, you don't know, it's very unsafe on this sea, it's common to meet pirates, and sometimes you even meet foreign sailors to rob you." Relying only on a small number of dart masters on the ship, it is okay to deal with small groups of pirates, but if you encounter a large number of pirates and foreign sailors, it is useless! For this reason, the maritime merchants lost more or less their goods and even killed and injured some people. ……”

Yang Peng understood, and said, "So you maritime merchants hope to arm merchant ships with heavy equipment such as artillery." ”

Xue Fan nodded, "That's it." If there are merchant ships armed with artillery, we will march in groups, caravans, fleets, not to mention pirates, even if we encounter foreign naval forces, we can fight with them, and even defeat them! He arched his hand towards Yang Peng, "Young Master Yang, I don't know if I can ask the cabinet and His Majesty for this matter?" ”

Yang Peng smiled: "There is no problem with this, I can convey it on my behalf." Xue Fan was overjoyed and thanked.

The two ate and drank and chatted for a while, and Yang Peng said goodbye and left.

Yang Peng did not return to the palace directly, but went to the cabinet yamen first.

When I came to the cabinet, I saw that the remaining cabinet members were discussing things. When everyone saw Yang Peng coming in, they all stood up and saluted.

Yang Peng casually sat down on a chair and said to everyone: "Sit down." Everyone agreed, and sat down one after another.

Yang Peng asked curiously, "What were you discussing when I came in?" It seems to be quite intense, huh? ”

Tang Shi immediately said angrily: "Han Niangniang, I propose that the university greatly reduce the time for studying cultural classes, but Weichen thinks that it is absolutely impossible, so there is a slight dispute. ”

Yang Peng teased: "Seeing that you are gritting your teeth like this, I'm afraid it's not a little dispute!" Then he looked at Han Bing and asked jokingly, "Han Bing, why did you make our old pedant like this?" ”

Han Bing smiled: "Where am I angry with him, it's just a proposal!" ”

Tang Shidian said excitedly: "I will never approve of the big axe cutting the study time of cultural classes!" ”

Han Bing said to Yang Peng: "We are in urgent need of talents now, but countless hours have been wasted in the education of cultural courses in universities. Tang Shidian hurriedly said: "This is a method of pulling out seedlings to help grow, and it is absolutely undesirable!" In the short term, it seems that we can achieve a lot of results, and we can have more talents available, but in the long run, it will greatly reduce the ability of our officials at all levels, which is a great disadvantage to the empire! ”

Yang Peng asked Han Bing, "What cultural courses do you suggest cutting?" ”

Han Bing said: "It's mainly poetry and songs. ”

Yang Peng was stunned for a moment, and asked in surprise: "Our university is actually teaching poetry and poetry?" Han Bing nodded.

Yang Peng smiled and said to Tang Shidian: "Old Tang, what use can this poetry and song be for entertainment and entertainment?" Why did you react violently? ”

Tang Shidian was taken aback when he saw that His Majesty had such an attitude, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, poetry and songs are very useful for improving personal cultivation, can it really be said that they are just entertainment tools?" ”

Yang Peng said with a smile: "I think the most important personal cultivation is character, ability, as for poetry and songs, pastime things." Seeing that Tang Shidian still wanted to persuade, he immediately raised his right hand and said: "In this way, this matter will be voted on by the left-behind cabinet, if it cannot be passed, the matter will be stopped, otherwise it will be implemented as a temporary policy." ”

Han Bing raised his voice and said, "I suggest that the learning time of poetry and poetry be compressed by three points,"

Yang Peng immediately said: "What we want to cultivate is not a song and dance girl, but a talent in all aspects of domestic and foreign affairs, and all poetry and song courses have been cut." The crowd was taken aback. Yang Peng continued: "Raise your hand in approval. ”

Yang Peng's wives naturally raised their hands, and most of the other ministers were in favor, but only Tang Shidian was opposed, so this temporary bill was passed. Tang Shidian was depressed.

Yang Peng said: "I came today for another matter. Then he said what Xue Fan had invited.

Tang Shi pawned and objected: "How can this work? Civilian swords, guns, swords, halberds are all hidden dangers, not to mention cannons, which are powerful weapons. If someone rebels and makes trouble in this way, will it not cause a great disaster! ”

Fu Jianyue said: "There is no need to worry too much about this matter. Unless the policy mistakes of the imperial court make the people miserable, who will take risks! I think Xue Fan's proposal is still very reasonable! After all, the imperial fleet mainly thinks that it is to defend the sea frontier and fight a fierce battle with the opponent's fleet, as for the protection of the caravan, it is difficult to take care of this kind of thing at all times, if they can get their merchant ships armed, it will save the imperial court a lot of trouble! ”

Han Bing continued: "Not only that, but if our merchant ships can be armed like this, wouldn't it be equivalent to a civilian dart game?" If necessary, these armed merchant ships can be mobilized, it will be a very powerful force! Everyone couldn't help but be moved, and nodded one after another, but Tang Shidian frowned, looking worried, and said: "The minister still thinks that this matter is inappropriate, please think twice!" ”

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