Chapter 10: Judgment
After the young scribe surnamed Yun finished talking about his speculation, he was about to bow his head and drink another cup of tea, when he inadvertently raised his eyes and saw Su Jing in a green shirt, dressed as a scholar, and sitting in a precarious position.
In the past few days, Su Jing has reviewed the articles of the sages memorized in the hard reading of the previous years, combined with the Confucian words of his previous life, and when he repelled the ghosts last night, under the vigor of righteousness, there is a clear mind and wisdom and transparent artistic conception on his face at this time.
The young scribe surnamed Yun saw that Su Jing's temperament was as rich as jade, his eyes were upright, and he knew that he was a like-minded person, so he had the intention of making friends in his heart.
It seems that when he talked about this year's autumn season just now, the young man in front of him shook his head imperceptibly. The young man surnamed Yun thought.
Thinking about it like this, he was even more curious and inquisitive about Su Jing.
So, the young man surnamed Yun got up and walked slowly towards Su Jing's table. Walking in front of Su Jing's eyes, he arched his hand to his chest, and said: "In Xia Yunfu, Yun Mengkuang, ask Brother Tai for advice or two." ”
Su Jing was leisurely drinking tea and eating a few side dishes by herself, when she suddenly felt a tall figure appear in front of her. But it was a young man surnamed Nayun who approached him to talk.
Su Jing saw that Yun Fu saluted formally, and hurriedly staggered forward, got up and saluted: "Su Jing doesn't dare to be Brother Meng Kuang's salute." ”
Seeing that Su Jing knew the etiquette, Meng Kuang secretly said in his heart that he guessed correctly, this young man is a member of my Confucian family.
The other three scholars at Yun Fu's table saw Yun Fu get up and walk towards Su Jing, so their eyes were also attracted.
When they saw Yun Fu saluting the young man, the three of them all showed incredible expressions, especially the young scribe who was called Zijian by Yun Fu, and there was a look of displeasure on his delicate and handsome face, which flashed in a flash.
This young scribe known as Zijian, whose name is Li Gu, is the son-in-law of the Li family in Pingyang County, who is only sixteen years old, but his literary name has spread throughout the Shilin of Pingyang County.
Just because two years ago, at the age of 14, he stood out in the Pingyang County Examination and won the third place in the county examination that year. ”
That old Hanlin even gave the word Zijian to Li Gu, who was only fourteen years old at this time, to encourage the younger generations. At that time, this story can be described as a commotion and a good story.
The land of Huaiyang, since ancient times, has been outstanding people, and Zhong Lingyu is beautiful. Its Pingyang County is also at the peak of its literary style, and there are four of the twelve well-known academies in the south of the Yangtze River. can have a place in Shilin, Pingyang County, it is conceivable that this Li Gu definitely has proud capital.
But despite this, this Li Gu is also happy and convinced of that Yunfu, Gain, that Yunfu is a session of Yangzhou's Xie Yuan, its name is Fu, it is conceivable, it must be highly expected by the people in the family, and the auxiliary, the upper can help the king Sheji, and the lower can appease the people Li Shu.
As his name suggests, Yunfu people are extraordinary. Since the last session of Xie Yuan, he has traveled to the six counties of Yangzhou, sharpened his talents, broadened his knowledge, and made friends with scholars. Therefore, in the whole Yangzhou, there is a name for a gentle gentleman. Li Guneng became acquainted with him, and he also had family connections and worked hard in many ways.
Yun Fu saw Su Jing's reply, and said modestly: "Shicai, Your Excellency seems to have another high opinion on what Yun just said, I don't know if Meng Kuang is fortunate enough to hear Gongzi's high theory?"
Su Jing knew that this person must have secretly shook his head at himself, and had the intention of exploring, so he made a gesture of invitation, and the two sat down.
Su Jing was also not polite, and said: "I can't talk about Gao Yi, but I have some personal opinions." ”
"I wonder what Brother Yun wants to hear?" asked Su Jing.
Yun Mengkuang was puzzled: "Isn't it the matter of Qiuqiu......" Speaking of this, his eyes lit up, and he suddenly paused: "Brother Su, can you explain two things for Yun in detail?"
Su Jing said: "Then let's start with the matter of Qiufu, after all, Su is going to participate in the matter of Qiufu this year." ”
When Yun Mengkuang heard this, he realized that the young man in front of him was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and it was a good time to participate in the Xiucai County Examination.
Su Jing got straight to the point and said: "The county shou chu is a question this year, and it will not be very different from previous years." ”
"Why is Brother Su so sure?" Yun Mengkuang heard that Su Jing was the opposite of what he said before, and he didn't think it was angry, but asked with interest.
Su Jing said: "Without him, Xiao Gui Cao is with his ears." ”
Yun Mengkuang was stunned, Su Jing saw that Yun Fu was different, his heart was sweating, and he said in his heart, in this world, I am afraid there is no such idiom.
In fact, Su Jing thought badly, there is really a Han Dynasty in this world, if there is no such dynasty, why do people call themselves the Han family, but the founding prime minister at that time was not called Xiao He and Cao Shen, but called Xiao Yu and Cao Bing, because the Han Dynasty belongs to the ancient dynasty, according to the current time, Su Jing suddenly put forward such a concise word, it is quite a bit easy, erudite and memorable.
Yun Fuxin said: "This person is really knowledgeable. ”
Su Jing saw that the different color on Yun Fu's face had decreased, and his heart eased slightly, and then explained: "The son said, it is the way of the father to not change for three years, which can be described as filial piety. Of course, it is about filial piety, but it also contains the idea of the sage governing the government. ”
The implication here is that when a new office arrives, it is not possible to change the ruling strategy of the predecessor. lest the people be at a loss to follow the truth. The highly respected Yang Xuezheng has a good reputation in educating people's hearts in Pingyang. The county shou chu only arrived in Pingyang in the spring of this year, and he had just been in charge of the affairs of Pingyang County for a long time, so he would not make a big fuss about the imperial examination of educating scholars. ”
Su Jing's words were clear, reasonable and responsible, which was convincing. Yun Mengkuang thought about it and nodded frequently in agreement.
Yun Mengkuang listened to what Su Jing said, and just sighed and said, "Listening to your words, Yun Mou's mouth was suddenly opened." ”
Su Jing waved his hand again and again: "Brother Yun is serious. ”
Yun Fu looked at Su Jing with blazing eyes at this time and said, "Then dare to ask, what does Brother Su think about the border affairs in the Northland." ”
Su Jing sorted out his thoughts and said clearly: "The king went north to conquer the captives, as for whether he can do the whole thing, I think it depends on the temple, how determined the Son of Heaven and your husband are." ”
Yun Fu heard this, and said strangely: "Since the news of the northern land, the confrontation between the king and the north has been more than three or four months, and the war is anxious. Why did Brother Su say that the king and the master would win, just waiting for the full success. This last sentence has the meaning of comparison.
Su Jing said: "It is precisely because Wang Shi and Beidi have been facing off for several months, and many of them have tried to attack, and they have almost exhausted Beidi's sharpness. And the climate is about to enter autumn, and when the autumn harvest comes, it is impossible for a large number of young and strong people in the north to be unable to spare their hands for the transfer of grain and straw materials for the army. So much so that the land of Hebei, thousands of hectares of fertile land and rice, rotted to the ground. ”
Su Jing paused for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "In this plot, at this time, there should already be a court minister playing the Son of Heaven." The edict of the Son of Heaven informing the front-line soldiers to fight quickly must be on the way at this time. From this point of view, more than half a month, as little as ten days, there will be good news in the north. ”
This last sentence, Su Jing is extremely certain, and he is loud.
Su Jing's voice fell, and a snapping sound came with the sound of stepping on the wooden ladder, Su Jing and Yun Fuyun Meng Kuang, who had already marveled at what Su Jing said, followed the prestige, and a middle-aged Confucian student came down from the staircase, wearing a white brocade robe, wearing a Xiushi square scarf, holding a delicate folding fan in his hand, his boots walked down steadily, and a few wisps of ink whiskers fluttered under his chin.
The voice of the person came and said calmly: "What this little boy said just now is correct, today's county guard mansion, in the report that came to the post this morning, but there is just the exact news of the Northern Expedition, Lai Tianzi Shengwei, the soldiers of the three armies use their lives, the left wing of the Beidi army, the left general Tanshi Shooting Department, 50,000 horses and horses are in the west of Yandang Mountain, and the plan of the old marquis Li, the head of the camp in Youzhou, has been killed for me. And the fifth school of the forbidden army, 20,000 armored cavalry has been led by Guo Xing, Marquis of Duyu, and has copied the back road of Xianbei. In three or five days, the decisive battle will begin, and the border trouble in the north will be decided. ”
The middle-aged scribe's voice was like a bell and a jade chime, and his voice carried an inspiring power.
The diners who were eating tea and drinking wine in the lobby were also honored to hear this, and a sharp-eyed person recognized the middle-aged scribe and said loudly: "Isn't this the county guard Cao's Xu to join the army? ”
Su Jing said in his heart, this matter must have just happened recently. However, this soldier Cao is one of the several major Peng Cao under the county guard. Among them, how could the deputy of Bing Cao Changshi join the army so ignorant of the importance of joining the army, and can such an important military matter be publicized in this public?
Maybe it was because he was in a state of excitement when he heard the news from Wang Shijie at first glance? It shouldn't be that he was in the officialdom and had been in a high position for a long time, so it was impossible for him to even be unable to control his own joy and anger.
Of course, there is also a possibility, there must be a demon when things go wrong, since it is so promoted, it must be to show some people, to deter or appease?
Su Jing was not able to infer too much at this time because he had too little information, but Su Jing guessed that if this matter was also spread in other counties in Yangzhou, then his guess would have some basis for judgment.
Su Jing's heart suddenly sank, could it be that there was some kind of change in Yangzhou, which caused the vigilance and precautions of the imperial court.
This soldier of Pingyang County, Cao Lushi, joined the army, Lord Xu, and under the instruction of Lord Pingchu, the county guard, spread the news of the victory of the king in Jincheng Mansion. Originally, I didn't know where to start, so I came to this "Tianxiangju" to think about the strategy and the intentions of the county guard.
Figuring out the intentions of Shangfeng is a compulsory course for almost every qualified bureaucrat, and this Xu Senjun, who has the intention of making a difference in his career, naturally wants to immerse himself in studying this way.
I didn't want to meet a few young men talking about the war in the north in the lobby of the restaurant, so I took advantage of the situation and told the affairs assigned by the county guard. It is said that this Xu has excellent eloquence in the army, and the diners and men present are very excited when he says something.
This soldier Cao joined the army Lord Xu may not know, but when he was talking endlessly and encouraging people's hearts, a sixteen-year-old boy analyzed and guessed many secrets by observing words and feelings.