Pingkangfang, the Li family's mansion.

Li Daoyan took the teacup from his youngest grandson Li Gongxu, took a shallow sip and handed it back, and said to the thirty-year-old man standing in the hall: "Got it, you go down and continue to stare at Moyuan." ”

"Yes, Xiangye."

The middle-aged man bowed and said goodbye.

Li Daoyan turned his head to look at his eldest son, who was sitting precariously, and asked lightly, "What do you think of Shanyang Hou's statement?" ”

Li Shizhi, the servant of the Criminal Department, groaned: "Back to my father, my son thinks that the Marquis of Shanyang is taking advantage of the trend, on the one hand, to avoid being misunderstood that he has a grudge against the center, and on the other hand, he takes the opportunity to openly shout that the Northern Expedition will not end, which is obviously more clever than the ill-intentioned down-and-out literati. ”

Li Daoyan smiled slightly, his eyes becoming more and more profound: "Where do you think the sacredness stands behind that down-and-out literati?" ”

Li Shizhi said unhurriedly: "It may be the remnants of the fine work in the north, judging from Lang Sanyuan's words, it seems that he wants to provoke the contradiction between the center and the border army." However, since he has revealed his traces, I think the warp weaver will not let him go, and it may not be long before the truth will come out. ”

"I don't think it's that simple for my father, and the Warp Weaving Division may not be able to find out what the results are, but-"

Li Daoyan suddenly stopped talking, thought for a moment and continued: "But this should be an introduction, recently you have asked the children in the family to go out as little as possible, especially the third child." Usually he likes to mess around, but now he has to settle down. ”

There was a clear warning in his old eyes.

Li Shizhi lowered his head and said: "Yes, father, the son immediately grounded Yunyi, and at the same time warned the other juniors in the family." ”

Li Daoyan said: "Okay, you go and get busy." ”

Li Shizhi got up and retreated, and then walked out calmly.

Li Daoyan watched his back disappear outside the door, and suddenly smiled softly.

At this moment, there was no one else in the hall, only grandchildren and grandchildren, Li Gongxu couldn't help but ask curiously: "Why is my grandfather laughing?" ”

Li Daoyan raised his hand and patted his forearm, and said leisurely: "Didn't you hear just now?" In front of those bullshit talents, the Marquis of Shanyang praised His Majesty and your grandfather for their good life. I never thought that I would be able to hear the praise of a border army general in my lifetime, and he was also the successor recognized by Xiao Wangzhi. ”

Li Gongxu's eyes widened.

Although he is only twelve years old, he also knows the background of Jinlin Li and the reputation of his grandfather, and it is not easy for his grandfather to listen to people's praise? I don't know how many people can't enter the door of the Li family if they want to brag to their faces.

"The most difficult thing for people to live in the world is the word sincerity."

Li Daoyan saw his young grandson's doubts, and explained with a smile: "Although my grandfather is old, his eyes are not dizzy, and he can see clearly who is sincere and who is hypocritical. The fact that the Marquis of Shanyang can understand the difficulties of His Majesty and the center shows that he is a really smart person, which is very rare......"

He looked at the courtyard outside the door, and let out another sigh that made Li Gongxu even more incomprehensible.

"It's a pity that there are more people in this world who think they are smart, and they are afraid of the calculations of the organs, and in the end they are still empty."

……

Ink Garden.

There was a beautiful and moving face behind the partition window in the southeast corner of the Yaxu lobby, and she listened intently to the conversation inside, and the corners of her mouth were slightly hooked.

"Although this Marquis of Shanyang is not good at soliciting and quoting, he can also be called an unparalleled eloquent, and no one in this hall can take advantage of him."

The nineteen-year-old Jing Pian was amazed and sighed softly.

The maid who was standing next to her was full of melancholy, and said timidly: "Girl, let's go back, in case people don't see it well." ”

Jing Pianpian was stunned, and said: "I really envy Sister Xue, I don't know if she has said a few more words to that Hou Ye." ”

The painting sighed helplessly.

Jing Pianpian came back to her senses, raised her hand and gently pinched the tip of her nose, and said with a smile: "Go back, look at your kitten-like guts." ”

She naturally didn't know how complicated Xue Susu's mood was at the moment standing behind Lu Shen.

When Lang Sanyuan was driven out, Lu Shen did not sit idle, because there were many people below who asked him, such as the details of the Northern Expedition, the strength of the Pseudo-Yan army, and whether the Jing army was still as fierce as it was back then.

Lu Shen did not shirk, and answered these young people as patiently as possible, except for the topic of border army secrets, he basically knew everything and said everything, and such a humble attitude naturally continued to win full houses.

The second prince became a supporting role at the moment, but with a faint smile on his face, he simply sat back in his place and enjoyed the exchange between Lu Shen and more than 100 literati.

Xue Susu stood half a foot behind Lu Shen, just not being seen by the people below.

She stared at the back of the young prince, her hands hidden in her sleeves clenched unconsciously.

Previously, Lang Sanyuan deliberately provoked the relationship between the center and the border army, but in fact, Xue Susu reacted immediately, she subconsciously wanted to remind the second prince and Lu Shen, but it seemed that a voice suddenly sounded in her head, forcing her to forcibly stop.

Lu Shen debunked Lang Sanyuan on the spot, which made Xue Susu secretly relieved, and then felt that his mentality was ridiculous.

You must know that the secret order she received is against this prince......

Lu Shen's voice continued to reach Xue Susu's ears, and he was telling the details of the Huaizhou army's victory at Lei Ze, which was the second glorious victory of the Great Qi army in decades to annihilate the main force of the Jing army.

Xue Susu lowered her head, and a look of pain appeared in her eyes.

No one in the field knew her thoughts, and Lu Shen, who had his back to her, couldn't even detect it.

After he finished talking about the details of Razor's victory, the atmosphere in the lobby was slightly solemn.

When the good news was transmitted back to the capital, countless people cheered and sang about the wine, including many literati in the hall at this moment, as if for them, tasting the joy of victory was the most important thing.

However, at this moment, I learned from Lu Shen's mouth that it was very difficult for the border army to win that battle, and in order to annihilate the main foot soldiers of the Jing army, thousands of Daqi men were sleeping in the Leize Plain, and their families received only bad news.

The second prince sighed softly, and looked at Lu Shen with a little more inexplicable emotion in his eyes.

At that moment, a slightly discordant voice sounded below.

"Lord Lu, if our dynasty and Jingguo don't attack each other, won't there be so many people sacrificed on the battlefield anymore?"

Lu Shen followed the prestige, and saw that it was a scholar in his twenties, with a beautiful face and bright eyes.

"What do you call Your Excellency?"

"Student Luo Songhai, a native of Hezhou Qingyuan."

"The meaning of Ling Fangcai's words, can I understand that there is no need to continue the Northern Expedition?"

As soon as Lu Shen said this, there was a commotion in the lobby, and Luo Songhai became the focus of attention in the audience, including some angry eyes.

In fact, before today's literary meeting, the literati in Beijing did not have an intuitive and clear understanding of the Northern Expedition, but because of the idea of family and country, as well as the righteousness in the bones of the scholars, they hoped that the imperial court could revive the prestige of the Great Qi and drive the Jinglian people in the north back to their hometown.

As the communication with Lu Shen became more and more in-depth, they knew how the Jing people did evil in the north, how difficult the border army was, and the current results of the border army were based on more than ten years of diligent training and fearless killing on the battlefield.

This is a subtle psychological change, they have gone from shouting slogans to support the Northern Expedition without knowing what is righteous, to now they really realize how difficult it is for the border army, and everyone should cherish the current achievements.

Therefore, the appearance of Luo Songhai made many people subconsciously think that this was the second Lang Sanyuan.

In front of everyone's eyes, Luo Songhai said calmly: "Lu Hou Rongyu, the student has no such intention. It's just that Fang Cai Hou Ye also mentioned that the war was very costly, and the Northern Expedition required countless soldiers to risk their lives, and as the war deepened, this cost would inevitably become greater and greater. So the students were thinking that if they could make an alliance with Jingguo, our dynasty would recuperate and help the people's livelihood, and when our country's strength far surpassed that of Jingguo in the future, we might be able to complete the great cause of the Northern Expedition at a smaller cost. ”

Lu Shen looked at him steadily, and Luo Songhai stood solemnly, meeting Lu Shen's gaze with a fearless face.

After a while, Lu Shen said indifferently: "Your idea is ideal, but it doesn't conform to reality. ”

Luo Songhai bowed and said, "Please teach Master Hou." ”

Lu Shen looked around at everyone and said: "In the past two years of war, the enemies of our border army are basically the pseudo-Yan army, and the collision with the main force of the Jing army is only the battle of Lei Ze. Aren't you curious, where are the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Jing Army? Let me tell you that the main force of the Jing army has been in the far north, and at the same time as our dynasty recovered Dingzhou, the Jing army killed the soldiers and horses of the Zhao State to the ground, and now it has completely annexed the Zhao State. ”

Luo Songhai's expression changed slightly.

Lu Shen continued: "Today's Jingguo occupies a large territory in the north, and the area alone has surpassed that of our dynasty, and they have the best horse breeding place in the world, and the cavalry of the Jing army is still extremely strong. Now that they have annexed the state of Zhao, where will they point next? I believe the answer speaks for itself. Remember—"

He paused slightly, and said in an accentuated tone: "The Jingguo army is very strong, and it may attack south at any time. If I am still fantasizing about seeking peace in exchange for peaceful years, there is only one ending waiting for us, just like the Heluo tragedy fifteen years ago! ”

"When that day comes, the destruction of the country and the extinction of the species will not be alarmist!"

Luo Songhai's heart was shocked, and he couldn't help but bow down again and said, "Students are taught." ”

The full hall of literati all saluted, even the elderly Confucians, and only heard them say in unison: "Be taught." ”

Xue Susu looked at this scene and couldn't help but have mixed feelings in her heart.

The second prince whispered to himself, "That's a good point. ”

He didn't talk about poetry and songs, scriptures and articles, but only about the relationship between Daqi and Northern Jingguo, the beginning and end of the border war and difficulties, and the significance and key points of the Northern Expedition, so that these literati who usually look above the top can see the real situation clearly.

Maybe not everyone can understand Lu Shen's good intentions, but there are many people like Luo Songhai, after listening to Lu Shen's tirade, the idea of going to the frontier suddenly sprouted in their hearts.

The second prince and Lu Shen went downstairs side by side, and the literati who were still unsatisfied greeted them, and at this moment they didn't seem to notice Xue Susu, who was following behind, and their eyes were full of the handsome face of the young prince.

In the crowd, a young man quietly squeezed forward, although the people next to him were a little unhappy, but at this moment, everyone rushed towards the second prince and Lu Shen, and it was not good to say anything.

The young scholar lowered his eyebrows, his eyes were like a sharp blade glowing with a faint cold light, as if he wanted to show it unexpectedly, and then stabbed into the verdant bitter gall of the young prince.

(End of chapter)