Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 705 How Can You Not Consider the Future
The three of them traveled northward along the Canhe River and arrived near the Huitong Bridge.It is extremely lively here, with many restaurants, restaurants and restaurants, and the flow of people is bustling.

When Zheng Gangzhong turned his head, he saw brothers Yang Zhi and Yang Hua looking at him eagerly.He smiled and said: "Don't look at me. With our salary, we can't enter those frequent places. Find a small restaurant and drink two glasses of thin wine."

Yang Zhi sighed: "That's right. We pay ten or twenty pennies a month, go to that big restaurant, and eat everything in three to five days. It's Xunjia Tavern, where we have a full meal of wine, meat, etc. It's more shabby, but the food is delicious. Affordable."

Yang Hua said: "As long as you eat wine and meat, what are you going to do with the pomp!"

The three of them talked, and went to a small restaurant nearby, and sat in a pavilion on the second floor by the Luo River.

After ordering food and wine, Zheng Gangzhong pushed open the window and watched the ripples of Luoshui outside.

"Luoyang has been the capital of emperors since ancient times, and it has been the home of many battles." Zheng Gangzhong sighed, "It's just that the scattered garden relics are still there, but it's hard to find the people playing around. This great city in the world has been ruined like this after a war. , is really embarrassing.”

Yang Hua said: "Our brothers were born in Yongzhou and grew up in Yongzhou. We only thought that Yongzhou is a place where barbarians live, and the Central Plains must be lived by heavenly people. Who would have thought that it would be nothing more than that if we really came to the Central Plains to take a look. I just hope Let’s get rid of the Jin people as soon as possible and restore the prosperity of the past.”

Yang Zhidao: "That's right. We two Yongzhou people won Jinshi and traveled thousands of miles to Luoyang. Many people thought they were crazy. They didn't know that we were wild people, but there was a kind of begging in our hearts, and we wanted to serve the country. In the past six or seven years since Jingkang, in the vast Central Plains, there is no one who can fight against the Central Plains. Only Wang Xuanfu pulled up a team in the midst of the war, comforting the people at home, and resisting the gold bandits outside. Dozens of battles, big and small, without a single defeat. Only Only people like this can lead us to expel the Tartars and restore the Central Plains. It is our good fortune that the imperial court allows us to serve on Jingxi Road. I really don’t understand why so many people come and leave!”

Zheng Gangzhong turned his head, looked at Yang Zhi, and said: "Because most people say that they are serving the country, but they care about what they get. Wang Xuanfu's here, although the salary is good, the life of the officials will be much better here. .But his rules are different from those of the imperial court, life is not easy, and people who don’t need money leave.”

Yang Zhidao: "Our brothers are not married, and there are three other brothers who serve our parents. The purpose of going north is to fight against gold and serve the country. I didn't think so much."

Zheng Gangzhong couldn't hear it and sighed: "I feel a little ashamed to hear you say that."

Yang Zhi shook his head, picked up the wine and drank it.

Yang Huadao: "I heard people say that the Xuan Fusi knew that many of us brought our families to Luoyang, and life was difficult, so we wanted to find something to do for their families. In two days, all of us, Go to Sanxiang Town, Fuchang County. I heard that the Lianchang River is rich in water, and many factories have been built there.”

Zheng Gang said: "I always heard people say that under Xuanfu's rule there are many factories and produce a lot of things, but I haven't seen what it looks like. Is this factory built in the mountains and rivers? It's not easy."

Yang Hua said: "No. It is because many factories need water conservancy, so they are built beside the river. Ordinary factories don't need it, so they are built next to the city. It's just that here are separate industrial areas, and factories are built there. Is it common? arrive."

The route Zheng Gangzhong took this time happened to be in a place without a factory, and he didn't see any of his family.I just heard that the factory under Wang Xiaolie's rule made money, but I don't know what the factory looks like and whether it is the same as other places.

"I see." Zheng Gangzhong nodded. "Sanhe Town is Changgu, where Li He lived in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, it was a post road from east to west, and it was very prosperous. It's just that the roads in Xin'an and Mianchi are better now, and few people go there."

Yang Zhi exclaimed: "Is that Changgu over there? I like Li Changgu's poems the most. The words are gorgeous, and they are truly extraordinary!"

Zheng Gangzhong said: "Yes, Changgu is near Sanxiang Town. When we get there, we can visit Li He's hometown. Around Luoyang, there are many places like this. How can other places be comparable?"

Yang Zhi and Yang Hua admired for a while, feeling incredible.In Yongzhou, my hometown, there is such a character as a treasure, but I don't want Luoyang to be everywhere.This thousand-year-old capital is indeed different.

After chatting for a while, Yang Zhi said: "Brother Zheng, we have been here for a while, why haven't we been given positions? This place is different from the imperial court. There are so many officials that are lacking everywhere, and it's not that there are no seats."

Zheng Gangzhong said: "I've thought about this for a long time. After much deliberation, it should be under Xuanfu's rule, and the rules are very different from other places. Xuanfu is worried and won't let us see clearly, for fear that someone will arrange an official position. , I was dissatisfied in every possible way when I got there. At that time, it will be difficult.”

"I see." Yang Zhi nodded. "If you want me to say that when you are an official, you should follow the rules. Why should you care too much? Under Xuanfu's rule, compared with other places, it can be said that the government is well-organized and the people are happy. What else is there to choose? "

Zheng Gangzhong said: "It is different from other places, so many people have doubts in their hearts."

After finishing speaking, Zheng Gangzhong looked out the window.The white sails on the Luohe River are like clouds, slowly drifting closer from a distance, approaching the willow forest beside the river.

How is this a trivial matter?Unlike other places, how could the court not care?It's just that the court has been powerless in the past few years and pretended not to know.When the political situation stabilizes and the imperial court has spare power, how can it be possible to let Wang Xiaolie do whatever he wants in the local area?At that time, once Wang Xiaolie's power was taken over, what would the officials below do?
Leaving his family to the north, this is the question that Zheng Gang has considered the most.Momentary difficulties are nothing, but one cannot but think about the future.

Wang Xiaolie has a large army in his hands, whether it is the army or the civilians, they are different from others in every way.After expelling the Jin army and restoring the Central Plains, what will happen in the end?High officials can ignore these small problems, but officials like Zheng Gangzhong can't.If you are not careful, you will ruin your future.

Zheng Gangzhong could see very clearly that Wang Xiaolie actually had a big conflict with the imperial court.Now the imperial court wants to use Wang Xiaolie's forces to deal with the Jin army, and the high-ranking officials will reward them generously, but that's all.Once Wang Xiaolie is no longer needed, it will be very bad.

Leading an army outside, and building this army by himself, throughout the ages, it is difficult for such a person to have any good results.Zheng Gangzhong had to consider what would happen to Wang Xiaolie in the end, and how he would be implicated as a subordinate.

Even though he promised the country with his body, he could not care about life, but he had to consider this question.In fact, many officials did not come to the west of Beijing because of this.

(End of this chapter)