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When the two came to the head of the village, two middle-aged servants greeted them and led them to the first house in the east of the village.

Niuchuanwa is a village, and there is not a single shop in the village. Chickens and dogs bark in the courtyard, children laugh on the village road, adults gather in one place to chat, and sweep away the noise of the town.

When I entered the courtyard gate, I saw a person standing under the corridor of the main room, looking at the courtyard gate. A servant walked a few steps quickly, came to the man and bowed down to report: "Mr. Return, Chu Qingliu Shaoxia and Mei Zhanxue Heroine have arrived." The voice was not very high, but it could be heard clearly by Mei and Chu.

Chu Qingliu quickly stepped forward, came to the man, clasped his fists and saluted, and said, "Juniors Chu Qingliu and Mei Zhanxue meet Mr. Ruan." ”

Mr. Ruan is in his early fifties, with a white face and a slight beard, and his body is thin but not weak, just like an iron bamboo in the wind. Chu Qingliu felt that if he called each other with words such as "master" and "small people", he would inevitably be abrupt.

Ruan Yi said with a smile: "I rashly sent someone to invite, and the two of you were willing to come, I should have greeted you in person." However, I am still entangled in the gift of the elder and young, so I refuse to be discharged from the hospital, this is one of my weaknesses, Chu Shaoxia and Mei Shaoxia, please don't be surprised. "The sound is like a clear spring and a stone, and the jade pendant is lightly hit, crisp and pleasant, almost like a young man.

Chu Qingliu said with a smile: "Mr. Ruan called, how dare I not come?" Although they are all brothers in the four seas, they still have to pay attention to the eldest and youngest. Mr. Ruan's ability to go to the corridor to meet him has already made my brother and sister panic. ”

Xiang let him enter the house and sit down, and the servants offered tea and retreated. Mr. Ruan said: "In the early years, I went to Beijing from my hometown to take the exam, and I passed by Jiuhua Mountain, and I once saw a kind of 'lazy monk cloud tea', which is very extraordinary. Chu Shaoxia, is there any tea under the moment?"

Chu Qingliu said: "There is still lazy monk cloud tea, but according to the family teacher, the monk who created this tea has long been materialized, and now this tea is not as good as before." If the gentleman goes to look for it again, he is afraid that he will regret it in vain. ”

Ruan Yi said: "So, when you go to which mountain, you have to drink the tea of which mountain." The tea in the cup was planted by the owner of this house on the side of the mountain, isn't it also very good?"

Chu Qingliu said: "Mr. Ruan, just before noon, I just had a meal in the town with a strange person from the rivers and lakes, and that person used two gold leaves, and he didn't care at all. The man said that there is only one place in the world that can live in Bianliang, Tokyo, and in addition, Jiangnan, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Yangzhou, and Chengdu are not even comparable to the edge of a toenail in Bianliang. Mr. Ruan has lived in the imperial capital for a long time, what do you think about this?"

Mr. Ruan said: "Bianliang is just a place. Let's not talk about anything else, just talking about tofu, Bianliang is definitely not as good as my hometown Jianyang. ”

Mei Zhanxue said: "Not only tofu, but also soup paste, baked cakes, and sesame sugar, Bianliang may not be the best." ”

Ruan Yi said: "The three things that the girl said should be the most important in Jiangling Mansion. Chu Qingliu also laughed when he said a word.

Mei Zhanxue said: "Mr. Ruan, you just talk about eating, do you want to invite us to dinner? To be honest, we really don't have time to eat at your place."

Ruan Yi smiled: "I don't have so many gold leaves, and even if I do, I have nowhere to spend them here." But what Miss Mei said is also true, we can't just gossip. Chu Shaoxia, have you ever thought about entering the Beijing Martial Arts Examination? In April next year, there will be a martial arts course. ”

Chu Qingliu said with a smile: "Mr. Ruan, I'm a person, Sun Wuzi's thirteen chapters can be regarded as reading once, but I have no choice but to turn over them, and Wu Qi's Art of War has not even been turned over." I'm going to go on a scientific expedition, so why don't I laugh off people's big teeth? I really don't have the guts. ”

Ruan Yi was speechless for a long time, and said: "Chu Shaoxia, what is a chivalrous word in your mind?"

Chu Qingliu said: "Mr. Ruan, this family teacher has taught this many years ago. The tutor said that the word chivalry seems to be light and empty, but in fact it is extremely heavy. The first-class chivalrous man, to the big one, has Shennong's taste of herbs, Cangjie makes words, and Dayu controls the water; To put it mildly, such as Ou Yezi casting swords, Cai Lun making paper; To put it a little further, let's say that the waterwheels, ploughing pears, lily clothes, and rain hats in the fields are all created by talents, and since then they have benefited the people of the world and have been passed down from generation to generation. All of the above, whether they are famous or unknown, all have both the enthusiasm for the benefit of the world, and the wisdom and power for the benefit, all of them are first-class chivalrous people. ”

Ruan Yi said: "It can be beneficial to future generations, and they are naturally first-class heroes, and Master Wu Zhuang said it very well." ”

Chu Qingliu said: "The slightly inferior chivalrous people are those who can make meritorious contributions at one time and one place, such as the Han Dynasty Youwei Huo attacked the Xiongnu in the north, and Li Weigong in the Tang Dynasty swept away the four razors and stabilized the country, which can be regarded as second-class chivalrous." The reason why it is said to be second-class is that even if there is no Wei Huo, there will be others who will be able to make this meritorious deed, and without Li Weigong, there will be others who can also pacify the four yi. But after Ou Yezi's death, no one was able to make such a famous sword, and this is the difference. ”

Ruan Yi said: "Even if there is no Wei Qinghuo to get sick, there are people who can attack the Xiongnu in the north, but I am afraid that it may not be the case." ”

Chu Qingliu said: "The next one is Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, Zhang Jiao Huangchao ordinary people. They are not willing to be bullied and humiliated, they can rise up from themselves, overthrow tyrants and cruel officials, and vent their grievances for the poor people in the world, which is also among the chivalrous. ”

Ruan Yi said: "Chen Sheng and Wu Guang may be able to calculate it, and Zhang Jiao can also calculate it." Huang Chao has killed more than 10 million people, corrupted the world, and takes people as food everywhere he goes, can he be regarded as a hero?"

Chu Qingliu said: "You have to count." Emperor Taizong of Li Tang once said that water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize a boat. This is a very nice thing to say, but the emperors always don't have a long memory, and they forget it after saying good things. Huang Chao led thousands of soldiers and horses to Chang'an City and swept it away, so it can be regarded as helping Li Tang's descendants to grow a little memory. Even later, when those emperors of other families started to exploit the people, they had to have some scruples in their hearts. If there were more people like Huang Chao and come out to sweep and wash from time to time, the people of the world would not be so miserable. ”

Ruan Yi said: "Chu Shaoxia, besides this, is there anyone who can be called chivalrous?"

Chu Qingliu said: "The next level of chivalry is the likes of the bearded red Buddha girl. Be happy to take revenge, fight with the sword to eliminate evil, act only to listen to your own conscience, and will never be restrained by others. Even if this is the lowest class of chivalry, there are fewer and fewer, the so-called chivalrous at the moment, but just thieves, relying on their own martial arts, wantonly humiliating the weak, encountering skills stronger than their own, but groveling, and the word chivalry has nothing to do with the word chivalry. ”

Mei Zhanxue said: "Second brother, when you are a chivalrous man, you have to kill the traitor, kill the strong thief, and help the weak, do you have to be like the bearded guest and the red whisk girl?"

Chu Qingliu said: "It's better to be like that, but it doesn't have to be like that. If you think that everyone in the world deserves to die, and it is not worth your hand to help, you can do nothing. In such a world, as long as you can be good and not be in the company of vulgar evil, you can barely be regarded as a chivalrous person. Others are desperate to accept their fate, let the government robbers exploit them, willing to be a bird in a cage, a chicken and a dog in a circle, slaughtered by others, starved to death without knowing that there is resistance, you can only be a bird in the forest, free to come and go, you are a chivalrous man. Although it can't be beneficial to the world, after all, it is still to speak for heaven and earth, retain a little bit of truth in heaven and earth, and make a show to those people, which can be regarded as chivalry, chivalry, and chivalry. Alas, people's hearts are not ancient, there are more and more treacherous people, and the way of chivalry has been lost for a long time, and it is difficult to compare it with the old times. ”

Mei Zhanxue said: "Second brother, I didn't understand. ”

Ruan Yi said: "Miss Mei, what Chu Shaoxia said about the truth of heaven and earth, that is, people should be free and easy when they live in the world. ”

Mei Zhanxue said: "Big brother has killed so many people, is he a chivalrous man?"

Chu Qingliu said: "Count, why don't you count? His evil teacher did not hesitate to mislead people's future for the sake of plotting a little money for his students, how is this different from trying to kill people for money? Such a person should be killed." The eldest brother must not be the only one who is poisoned by the evil master in the world, and the eldest brother must not be the only one who wants to kill the evil master to take revenge. But if others think about it, forget it, turn around and still be willing to endure it, and let the evil teacher be evil. Big brother, he can kill the evil master, is to avenge himself, but also to avenge the people of the world, this is to promote the way of heaven and speak on behalf of heaven and earth. Of course, the eldest brother is a chivalrous, and he deserves this chivalrous word. ”

Ruan Yi said: "Chu Shaoxia said so many words 'kill' in one go, the murderous aura is too heavy. ”

Chu Qingliu said: "It's not that the murderous aura is too heavy, it's that there are too many people who should be killed." ”

Ruan Yi said: "The first thing Chu Shaoxia did when he stepped into the rivers and lakes was to provoke the four murderers of Hong Ze with his sword, and I have heard people talk about it more than once. From this point of view, Chu Shaoxia is still unwilling to be alone, and still wants to kill the evil and eliminate the evil. The young man has great ambitions, and I admire him very much. ”

Chu Qingliu said: "Mr. Ruan, if you want to say this again, I can only retire immediately, and you praise me so much, I am really embarrassed." I killed the wicked only by chance, not intentionally. There are too many wicked people in the world, and I can't kill them all, if I want to find them, I really have to kill people every day, and I am far from doing them, and I can't do them in the future, and I really can't afford to be praised like Mr. Ruan. The world is the world of all people, the world is the world of the people of the world, and if you want this world to be better, you must do your best. I'm just one of the others, and I don't dare to have such a big ambition, I just want to do a few things in a timely manner, and do my duty, that is. ”

Ruan Yi said: "This dynasty has opened the martial arts department since the beginning of the first year of Jingyou, and there have been two courses so far. Xu Sichun, the first champion of martial arts, once served as the warlord of Wating Village, and died in the northwest frontier, and the two champions Jin Jingxian are still with me. ”

"These two exams can only be said to be in name only, but there is no reality, and it is difficult to say that they can win people. Not only are the handsome young men on the rivers and lakes unattended, but even the children of ordinary families are unwilling to respond to this martial arts. The reason for this, the imperial court is not unaware, and has also tried to remedy it, and the addition of Huangwu Taixue in the third year of Qingli is an example. However, the establishment of martial arts is still difficult to attract talents from all over the world, and it will be abolished after more than 90 days. ”

Chu Qingliu said: "Even if martial arts can really win people and create talents, it will definitely not last long." ”

Ruan Yi said: "Why is this?"

Chu Qingliu said: "The reason why civil officials can press on the heads of military attaches is that first, there is the royal family behind the back, and the other is that the imperial examination has added countless faces and brilliance to the civil officials. However, if the people selected by the Wuke can really have the ability of Zhuge Wuhou and Li Weigong, and as soon as they make a move, they can pacify the Xia Kingdom in the northwest, recover Yanyun in the north, sweep away the Liao State, and make such a great achievement, will they not be pressed on the heads of the civil officials? Who can still suppress the military attachés? At that time, maybe there will be another Chenqiao mutiny. ”

"If the civil officials have won the champion Jinshi, all the positions can be placed, if the martial champion Wujinshi are all genuine people, and put all these capable people in the army, wouldn't it be a great disaster? Even if there is another glass of wine to release the military power, it will cost the emperor to go to the emperor's house for a lot of banquets and silver taels. Therefore, the imperial court does not really rely on Wuke to win people, but it is just for show. Who can't see this thought? Going deeper, if you can't beat the Xia State or the Liao State, the emperor may be alive soon. If someone really can defeat the two countries of Liaoxia, the emperor will not be able to sleep. ”

"Every year, I send worship silver taels to the Xia State and Liao State, not that there is no one in the Song Realm, but that there are people in the court who are unwilling to use it and dare not use it. It is not difficult to imagine what kind of situation we will get in the future. ”

Ruan Yi said: "Chu Shaoxia, who did you listen to this truth?"

Chu Qingliu said, "This little bit of vulgarity can be said to be known to everyone, and you can see through it with a little attention." But the court still has to guard it as a great secret, which is ridiculous. ”

Ruan Yi said: "How to think in the long term and avoid future troubles, such a major matter, we have our own court and the Zai Zhi Privy and others to discuss, we don't have to worry about it, we only talk about what we can do." After the withdrawal of martial arts, I gave a note to the imperial court, talking about the selection of martial arts talents, and now long live the meeting, he actually summoned me personally, very commendable, and ordered me to preside over this matter. ”

Mei Zhanxue said: "Mr. Ruan, what did you say?"

Ruan Yi said: "The chivalrous warriors of the rivers and lakes have always been unrestrained and indifferent, and they will inevitably feel inconvenient if they let these people go to serve in the civil and military yamen." Therefore, the emperor specially set up the Imperial City Department to investigate the special department, which is used to attract people in the martial arts of the world, and anyone who has a skill, even if it is a person who cries chickens and dogs, as long as he is willing to serve the court, the department will accept it. As soon as they were included in the company's roster, they were issued with a letter of identity, but there was no errand to force them, and each person could contribute as much as he could, and the court only gave promotions according to his performance. ”

"If the errand assigned by this division involves each person's sect or family, let each person quit his errand, so as not to spoil his fellowship. ”

Chu Qingliu said: "Mr. Ruan is really talented, as soon as this life comes out, the world's talented people will definitely gather under Mr. Ruan's door." Mr. will choose his outstanding people to add a little more, and in time, Mr. Ruan will be able to control the life and death of the rivers and lakes. ”

Ruan Yi said: "I went south to Hengshan this time, because I ignored the master of the view and resigned, Miaoyiguan promoted the new master, and the world's handsome people gathered, which is really a good time to recruit talents." However, what I value most is you Chu Shaoxia. ”

Chu Qingliu smiled and said, "Mr. Ruan, if I become your subordinate, we won't be able to talk so happily anymore, wouldn't it be very interesting?"

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