The sky was slightly bright, the sky was still dark blue, Li Xuandu came out of his room, passing by Pei Yu's room, Pei Yu hadn't gotten up yet, thinking that he had copied the book late last night. When I walked through the staircase, I met Pei Zhou, who also got up early.

Pei Zhou said with a smile: "No wonder Li Gongzi is a master of the rivers and lakes, he got up so early, this is to smell the chickens dancing?"

Everyone carried the sedan chair, and Li Xuandu also smiled: "It's no wonder that Pei Lao is a scholar and a Confucian, and he is with each other." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Pei Zhou asked: "This inn is quite large, and there is a small garden behind it, quiet and elegant, if Li Gongzi doesn't like it, how about going to relax?"

Li Xuandu nodded and said, "Great." ”

The two went downstairs together, and at this time, the proprietress of the inn had also gotten up and was standing behind the counter to settle the accounts.

Since he met Mrs. Lu, every time he went to an inn, Li Xuandu would compare the innkeeper with Mrs. Lu in his heart, compared to Mrs. Lu, this proprietress seems to be about three or four years younger, her body is slightly thin, and her face is fair.

Seeing Li Xuandu and Pei Zhou going downstairs together, the proprietress just nodded slightly and didn't say much.

Li Xuandu and Pei Zhou came to the garden behind the inn side by side, although it was winter, there were still a few bushes of bamboo and a few pines and cypresses, the two walked slowly along a path, Pei Zhou hesitated a little, and asked: "Li Gongzi is also a member of the court?"

Li Xuandu asked rhetorically, "Why did Pei Lao suddenly ask about this?"

Pei Zhou shook his head and said: "Talking with Li Gongzi in the past few days, looking at Li Gongzi's conversation and insight, it is really not like an ordinary martial artist in the rivers and lakes, and when he rescued him that day, he was able to treat Qingluanwei's descendants like a few treasures, and it seems that he had dealt with Qingluanwei a lot." ”

Li Xuandu admitted calmly: "It is true that I have stayed in the imperial capital for a period of time, but I am not a person in the court, after all, I have no official position, but I am just white." And after the second year of Tianbao, I left the imperial capital, and I no longer have anything to do with the imperial court. ”

Speaking of which, where did Pei Zhou not understand, and sighed: "It turned out to be Zhang Xiang's doorman." ”

Li Xuandu nodded.

Pei Zhou said slowly: "Since Gongzi Li has also been in the imperial capital, then according to Gongzi Li, what is the reason why my Great Wei Dynasty will have such a situation today?"

Li Xuandu smiled dumbly and said: "Pei Lao can't help but think too highly of Li, this is a big question, if you want to answer it completely, I'm afraid it will be left for future generations." ”

Pei Zhou waved his hand and said: "You and I are now in the back garden of this inn, and we are not above the temple, just chatting." ”

"Since Pei Lao said so, then I will say it, it's just a family's words, and there is something biased, and I hope Pei Lao won't make fun of it. Li Xuandu sorted out his thoughts and said: "In my opinion, no matter how different the dynasties and dynasties have changed, there are always two things that have not changed, one is the people's heart, and the other is money and food. ”

"As far as the current situation of the Great Wei Dynasty is concerned, it seems to be dangerous, but if there is enough money and food, and the people's hearts are not scattered, whether it is the foreign enemy Golden Horde, or the internal troubles of the Pseudo-Zhou and Qingyang Sect, there is no need to worry. When Zhang Xiang was in power, the governor of Qin led a large army to recover Qinzhou and Liangzhou, and expelled the army of the Golden Horde, which is a clear proof. ”

"From the eleventh year of Wude to the second year of Tianbao, but only three years, why can Wude be able to fight in the eleventh year, but Tianbao can't beat it in the second year? ”

"Money and food come second, and the key is people's hearts. ”

"Looking at the previous dynasty, it is nothing more than the ancient three-metric system, the prime minister's government system, the subsequent three provinces and six ministries system, the previous dynasty's two governments and three divisions, and the cabinet system of this dynasty, the court regulations have been changing, but what remains unchanged is the people's hearts, no matter how perfect the regulations, are floating in the sky, if you want its roots to fall on the ground, you still have to rely on people to implement, this is the people's hearts. If people's hearts are uncertain, the result is that the party struggle will not stop, and the party struggle will be put above state affairs, then it is conceivable what can be done. ”

Pei Zhou was silent for a long time, and said slowly: "People's hearts are like water, and the people are like smoke. It is precisely because people's hearts are changeable that they must constantly change the rules to restrain people's hearts. ”

Li Xuandu nodded and said: "That's right, so Zhang Xiang once said that we all crossed the river by feeling the stones." ”

Pei Zhou sighed: "I'm old, I don't know if I can see the day when I cross the river." A generation does a generation's thing, so I believe that Li Gongzi, you young people, will be able to reach the other side one day. ”

Li Xuandu sighed lightly: "This is not an ordinary river, this is a weak water with goose feathers that does not float, if you want to cross the river, you have to pay an immeasurable amount of head and blood." ”

This small garden is not big, it is in the shape of a ring, and the two of them are actually walking around the small garden.

Hearing Li Xuandu's words, Pei Zhou stopped, sighed with emotion, and said: "Now above the court, all that is used is some mana trickery, fur spells, and left ears on the side door, and there is no one who really has the Great Dao. ”

The avenue here is, of course, not the avenue of eternal life, but a real avenue of governing the country. Of course, spells do not refer to the spells used by the monks, but to power techniques and various means of conspiracy.

Li Xuandu said: "Lao Ji is in the woods, and his ambition is thousands of miles. The martyrs are in their twilight years, and their hearts are strong. A pillar of the country like Pei Lao may not have a comeback. ”

Pei Zhou laughed.

It's getting dark.

The proprietress who was keeping the accounts was suddenly shocked and looked up. I saw an official in Tsing Yi striding into the inn, but it was different from the ordinary official of the Yamen, this person's Tsing Yi official uniform was painted with a blue bird flying with wings, and he wore an uncommon official knife at his waist.

The official in Tsing Yi walked to the counter, put the saber on his waist on the counter, and asked indifferently, "Is there any wine?"

Since the inn is a Taiping Inn, the proprietress is naturally a member of the Taiping Sect, where do you not know the details of this Tsing Yi official, it is clearly the famous Qingluanwei.

The fierce god came to the door, I am afraid that there is no good thing.

The proprietress took a breath lightly and said softly, "If you go back to your lordship, there is wine." ”

The Qingluanwei looked around and asked, "How many people are in the inn?"

The proprietress looked through the account books and said, "If you go back to your lordship, there are fifty-seven people." ”

Qing Luanwei suddenly aggravated his tone: "Is there a thief among them?"

The expression on the boss's face suddenly froze, and she reluctantly smiled: "What did you say, my lord?

"What anti-thief?" Qing Luanwei stared at the proprietress and asked, "Naturally, he is the one who is against the imperial court, let me ask again, is your inn hiding anti-thieves?"

The proprietress closed the account book, lowered her eyes, and said, "My lord Mingjian, we are all serious businessmen, where are there any thieves." ”

The atmosphere in the inn suddenly froze.

A young man had come to a short distance behind Qingluanwei at some point, holding a broom in his hand.

The Taiping Inn has its own rules, if the guests of the inn seek revenge against each other, then the inn will abide by neutrality, such as Mrs. Lu at the beginning. Of course, there are exceptions, for example, Shen Yuanzhai's sneak attack on Cui Shuofeng is related to the interests of the Taiping Sect itself, so the inn will not stick to the rules.

In addition to these two points, if someone intends not to be expensive to the inn, the Taiping Sect is not a role for anyone to handle, even if the Taiping Sect has closed the mountain.

Qing Luanwei looked back at the young man behind him, and suddenly smiled: "There is no best." ”

The hostess didn't speak.

Because the main owner has already appeared.

Fang Thirteen was the first to enter the inn.

Then there is the little grandfather who was born in the Yanguo Mansion, named Cao Jiande, and now he is known as the Governor Tongzhi in the Qingluan Wei Governor's Mansion.

The person who walked side by side with Cao Jiande was a handsome young man, even if it was a cold winter, he was wearing a thin robe, holding an ivory fractured fan in his hand, and there was a picture of a beautiful woman on the fan surface.

After the three of them, there were more than a dozen people who accompanied him, including Qing Luanwei in green or purple clothes, and people in civilian clothes, who should be the henchmen of the young man.

Fang Thirteen and the other three sat at a table alone, and this Qingluan Wei Thirteen Taibao said indifferently: "Since there is wine, then serve it." ”