Lu Ya clenched the teacup in his hand tightly, thoughtfully, knowing that he could not do it, was it right or wrong to be so foolish? Or as the master said, the rivers and mountains of the Great Song Dynasty were only the rivers and mountains of the Zhao family, not owned by the people, and the rivers and mountains of Kublai Khan belonged to the people? He couldn't figure out which one was better to be the emperor.

Lu Ya pondered for a long time, sighed, and then changed the topic: "After parting that year, have you and Uncle Wen been together?"

Deng Yan said: "No, after you were robbed, Zhang Qi originally planned to take us back to Dadu, but I didn't expect to go to Jinling, I was seriously ill, so I had to stay in Jinling to recuperate, and Prime Minister Wen was taken to Dadu, so they were separated not long after that, but I didn't expect that from then on, heaven and man would be separated forever." Until Wen Cheng was killed, I had never seen it. ”

Lu Ya sighed: "The fate of a generation of heroes is so tragic. ”

Deng Yan continued: "So I have written books and biography over the years, and I want to pass on Prime Minister Wen's integrity and spirit from generation to generation. ”

Lu Ya said: "Then this matter, don't you care about it?"

Deng Yan said with a smile: "Since ancient times, everyone has admired loyal ministers and filial sons, even his enemies, but those who are sycophants and traitors are not only hated in life, but also scolded after death. ”

Lu Ya said: "That's like Zhang Jue, should he be scolded or admired?"

Deng Yan was stunned: "This ......"

Although Zhang Qi is a Han Chinese, but when he was very young, he followed Zhang Hongfan to the east and west, at that time Zhang Hongfan was the general of the Jin State, and later the Jin State perished, he surrendered to the Great Yuan, Zhang Qi did not spend a day in the land of the Great Song Dynasty when he was a child, after Zhang Hongfan's death, his son inherited his father's business, and was awarded the title of Wanhu Hou, with the sword of Shang Fang in his hand, and in charge of military power, loyal to Kublai Khan, under the teaching of Deng Yan, he was honest and honest for the official, loved the people like a son, and never had the behavior of corrupting the law or oppressing the people, from the perspective of the Yuan Dynasty, he was really a great loyal minister。 But after all, he belongs to the Han nationality, but now he is doing things for the Tartars, whether such a person is a good person or a bad person, Deng Yan is difficult to tell for a while.

Lu Ya saw that Deng Yan's face was difficult, and knew that Deng Yan was good at learning but not good at words, not like Zhang Shijie talking, if this question was asked Zhang Shijie, there would definitely be an answer, but now it was Deng Yan in front of him, and Deng Yan was Zhang Qi's teacher, and it was indeed difficult to comment on his students in front of an outsider. It is not appropriate to say that he is good, or that he is not good.

Lu Ya said: "Uncle Deng, I know that Lu Dao is very much for you to comment on Zhang Qi in front of me, but I have a word, I don't know what to say about Lu Dao." ”

Deng Yan understood what Lu Ya was thinking, because he was afraid that he would have concerns, so he smiled: "I didn't treat you as an outsider, just say what you have to say." ”

Lu Ya stood up, walked a few steps, turned back to Deng Yan and said: "Zhang Qi belongs to the official of the Yuan Dynasty, he loves the people like a son, the bigger this official does, the more benefits to the people, the more loved by the people, the people will only say that there is a good official in the imperial court, called Zhang Qi, at that time, the people's hearts want, they don't want to restore the country of the Great Song Dynasty......" Speaking of this, Lu Ya looked at Deng Yan, I don't know if he understood what he said.

Deng Yan also stood up and said, "You mean to ...... Shouldn't I teach him to be a good officer?"

Lu Ya waved his hand and said with a smile: "I didn't mean that, I don't know how Uncle Lu Dao Deng taught him, if it is only for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty, you can teach him to learn to be an official who is corrupt and perverts the law and brutalizes the people, and with his status and ability, he will slowly corrode the power of the Yuan Dynasty from the inside." At that time, the Yuan Dynasty was also the same as the end of the Song Dynasty, corrupt officials were rampant, corrupt and incompetent, and the remnants of the Great Song Dynasty took this opportunity to recover the Central Plains, which can be described as twice the result with half the effort. If it was for the people to avoid catastrophe and then recuperate, then teach him to be a good official, but at that time, the Yuan Dynasty was rich and strong, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. The choice between these is only in your thoughts, how do you choose?"

Deng Yan put his hands behind his back, paced in the room, and said after a while: "I didn't think about it so much at the beginning, since Zhang Qi is my student, I just led him to the right path, and I didn't expect to miss a big thing." As you said, how do I choose? How do I choose, how do I choose......"

Deng Yan couldn't think of a few words from Lu Ya, which made Deng Yan feel that everything he had done in the past ten years was wrong, but Zhang Yan is now full-fledged, not the blank piece of paper he was at the beginning, and it is impossible to change his thinking. Besides, Deng Yan's heart is as calm as water, and his nature is pure, so it is even more difficult for such a good person to teach others to learn from bad than to ascend to the sky.

Lu Ya pulled Deng Yan back into his seat and said: "Uncle Deng, I don't know how to choose, because this matter is put on me, I don't know the answer to Lu Dao, there have been a few times, I have also faced a difficult choice, at that time I really don't know what to do to do it is right, but since I have chosen, there is nothing to regret, at least Zhang Qi is willing to do something for the people, much stronger than Brother Sang and Li Heng." From the perspective of the people of the world, Uncle Deng is right. ”

When Deng Yan heard this, his heart was a little calmer, "Ya'er, you have thought about things more carefully than your eldest brother back then. ”

Lu Ya knew that the eldest brother he was talking about was Lu Xiufu, when the two of them worshiped in the bloody wind and rain, and made an appointment to go to Huangquan together, who would have thought that the two of them would survive, and now they are both running around for the previous dynasty.

Deng Yan said: "If it weren't for Zhang Qi's help, Prime Minister Wen's deeds would not have spread so far-reaching, and he often came to visit me, I really can't bear to teach him badly." It's just that he now thinks he is invincible in the world and arrogant, and these are also due to his character. Zhang Qi can be said to be Deng Yan's proud disciple, and when he comes to Deng Yan, he inevitably says a few more words.

When Lu Ya heard this, he suddenly remembered something and said, "Uncle Deng, is Zhang Jue really invincible in the world?"

Deng Yan said: "As far as I know, whether he fights alone or leads his troops to fight, he has not been defeated. ”

Lu Ya said: "Uncle Deng, today I overheard Li Heng talking in the teaching military field, but he said that Brother Sang sent a master to deal with Zhang Qi, I don't know who this person is?"

Deng Yan shook his head and said, "You should ask your father about this, I really ...... about the affairs of the rivers and lakes There are not many people who know the Tao. ”

Lu Ya asked again: "Then have you ever heard that there is a Taizhen Taoist who is Zhang Qi's master?"

Deng Yan thought for a while and said, "This...... I've heard Zhang Jue mention it, but that person disappeared long after the Battle of Yashan. ”

Lu Ya said: "If that's the case, then Zhang Jue is really invincible in the world?" I couldn't help but beat a little drum in my heart, no wonder I felt nervous every time I saw Zhang Jue, maybe I was really suppressed by his name, right?

In fact, he met Zhang Qi twice in his childhood, and Zhang Qi's courage at that time had already been deeply imprinted in his heart, so now he still feels scared when he sees him again.

Deng Yan said with a smile: "That's not necessarily, there are people in the world, there is a sky outside the sky, maybe there will be a swordsman with strong martial arts to defeat him this year, maybe it's okay, so as not to be too arrogant." However, Li Heng has always been at odds with Zhang Jue, and now there is another Brother Sang, which is really difficult to deal with. I was hesitating in my heart, whether to remind Zhang Jue, naturally he couldn't say this clearly, just tell him to be careful.

Lu Ya told Deng Yan about Li Heng's training of wolves, Deng Yan was shocked when he heard this, Lu Ya told Deng Yan about the plan he had made with Lu Xiufu, and finally took out Lu Xiufu's letter, "Uncle Deng, my father told you to personally send this letter to Zhongyi Island, and asked Zhao Yu to send some people." ”

Deng Yan put away the letter and said, "I hope this battle can be won, and the Great Song Dynasty can only rely on your younger generation." ”

Deng Yan left Lu Ya to have dinner in the house, during which Lu Ya told Deng Yan about his experience over the years, as well as the heroes who made trouble in Suzhou, broke into the Yuliu Gang alone, etc., Deng Yan was full of praise for Lu Ya. Lu Ya felt that talking to Deng Yan could be so unscrupulous, and it was difficult to talk so much with Lu Xiufu in comparison. Only when mentioning Yin Lan's matter, Deng Yan didn't say a word, as if he was thinking. Although Lu Ya talked happily, he also noticed the change in Deng Yan's face, but in ancient times, he was very secretive about men and women, and he was not easy to ask.

The two talked until late at night, and then Lu Ya got up to say goodbye. When I went out, I saw that there were no stars in the sky, the clouds were thick, and a heavy rain seemed to be coming.

Suddenly, I heard Deng Yan chanting in the room:

The rain is bright and the tide returns to the shore with sand.

The sound of the leaves is cold, flying through the window screen.

I hate the west wind blowing the world, blowing me even more, and falling to the end of the world.

Lonely and luxurious, the black clothes are oblique.

Speaking of rise and fall, who does Yan enter?

Only from the south came countless geese, and the bright moon, and the reed flowers.

Lu Ya stopped to listen, smiled slightly, and strode towards Xiuyuan.