Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 740
The Bianjing Guiyun Restaurant was full of customers, and the storyteller told the story in a rhythmic tone, which aroused applause from all the halls.

With the affluence of life, listening to books in restaurants and teahouses has become a deeply rooted living habit.

Second floor compartment.

"Brother Sheng Gong!"

"Brother Bingyang!"

Two high-spirited young men held their wine glasses high, with high spirits.

These two people are not ordinary.

The young man on the left is called Lu Mengzheng, who is the number one scholar in the current department, and the young man on the right is named Wen Zhongshu, who is the top scholar in the current department.

The two are of the same age, and they are also members of the same discipline, the Three Tripods, and they hit it off immediately, and their relationship is extremely close.

Lu Mengzheng was a lonely young man, at the age of 26, he looked mature.

Wen Zhongshu's appearance was a little fresh, but there was nothing outstanding about it. The so-called Tanhualang was based on his appearance, and Wen Zhongshu justified the rumor by relying on his own appearance.

Both of them are Jinshi and rank, and they can directly enter the court to serve.

Lu Mengzheng was appointed as the supervisor, and Wen Zhongshu served as the judge of Dali Temple.

During their employment, both of them performed well, especially Wen Zhongshu, who was smooth, responsive, and a combination of firmness and softness in dealing with others, and was highly praised.

This time, the return to the rebel army naturally requires court officials to take over military and political affairs.

Because of Wen Zhongshu's outstanding performance in Dali Temple, he got the opportunity to be transferred outside this time.

Lu Mengzheng's banquet for Wen Zhongshu this time was also a farewell party for him.

Once the emperor and the courtiers, the likes and dispositions of the emperor Dayuluo have been figured out by the officials in the temple for many years.

In the past, going to be an official in a bitterly cold place on the border would be a punishment.

In history, many officials transferred to a poor and remote place are like dead parents, unwilling to take office.In order to avoid the death of a guest in a foreign land, he ran around in various ways, only to be able to become an official in a place that is closer to the capital, or a place that is a little richer.

But the Dayu court was different. In Luo Tianzi's eyes, being an official in a prosperous place was a matter of course, and it was not worth bragging about.In the same way, if you screw up, you will be unable to stand up, and you can't even do the icing on the cake, so you still expect to do great things?
On the contrary, they have made achievements in the borderlands, that is, people with great ability and ability, the speed of promotion is far faster than that of officials in rich places, and even higher than that of Beijing officials with seniority in Beijing.

Several key positions in today's temples are capable officials who have been honed in Longyou, Youzhou, Taiyuan, and Lingnan.

Among them, Song Xiong is the most, followed by Lu Rui and Li Fang.

With such a general atmosphere, the officials of the Dayu court did not reject being transferred to the frontier, but felt that it was a great honor.

This means that the imperial court is optimistic about your potential, and the imperial court intends to cultivate your experience.

Therefore, Wen Zhongshu didn't feel disgusted when he went to Shazhou thousands of miles away to be an official, but he had a high-spirited attitude.

Lu Mengzheng was also happy that his confidant and friend had this opportunity, held his glass high and said: "Brother Bingyang is going to Shazhou to take a post. When passing through Liangzhou, I can bring a letter to Zhang Qixian and Zhang Canjun."

Wen Zhongshu was overjoyed and said: "My brother has heard for a long time that Zhang Shiliang abandoned literature and pursued martial arts, and joined the frontier. It would be great if he could be recommended by brother Shenggong."

How could he not tell that Lu Mengzheng was introducing him to contacts?
The two drank a few cups together, but they heard the storyteller's voice from the hall: "It is said that Zhang Yichao was born in a rich family in Shazhou, and he has little ambition. In his second year of junior high school, he took advantage of the civil strife in Tubo to lead the people Expel the Tubo generals in Shazhou, and send envoys to Tang Ting to win..."

Wen Zhongshu listened carefully for a while, remembering that Luo Youdu specially summoned him yesterday to collect Zhang Yichao's real deeds in Shazhou to fill in the gaps in historical materials, write a biography for him, and said with emotion: "Your Majesty is really the eternal sage. "

Lu Mengzheng also knew what Wen Zhongshu was referring to, and there was a lot of commotion about the abolition of the Guiyi Army.

Before this incident, Lu Mengzheng really did not know the specific deeds of Zhang Yichao. It was not until Luo Youdu rectified the name of the Guiyi Army that he knew that under such a harsh environment at the end of Tang Dynasty, there was such a great hero in Dunhuang, Shazhou.With his own efforts and without the help of the imperial court, he recovered the ten prefectures of Gua, Yi, Xi, Gan, Su, Lan, Shan, He, Min, and Kuo, and brought the maps of eleven prefectures to the court. , just like returning home.

"The unfilial person is Zhang Chengfeng and Cao Yanlu, not returning to the righteous army, and not Zhang Yichao. Zhang Yichao was born in the Japanese occupation, but he cares about his family and the world. Facing the fierce and powerful enemy who trampled on the country, he proudly shines his sword and recovers. The eleven prefectures in Hexi are unrivaled heroes. I have always respected heroes and must not be buried."

As the emperor, Luo Youdu can justify the names of the heroes of the previous dynasty, so naturally he will not treat the heroes of the current dynasty badly.

Wen Zhongshu looked at his classmates and friends who were confidant to him, and said: "Brother Shenggong, listen to my advice, you and I were born in this world, it is the greatest blessing, and it is also the greatest misfortune. If you advance, you can make great achievements in history, but if you retreat, you will be unknown. Talk about the rest of your life."

It was a misfortune that they did not catch up with the Conglong period, but it was a great fortune that they met the peak moment of the Great Yu court's determination to forge ahead, and they were able to show their strengths well.

Wen Zhongshu was admitted to Tanhua, and he was selected as a son-in-law for Prime Minister Xue Juzheng, and he also had certain contacts. He knew that this opportunity belonged to Lu Mengzheng originally. He was unwilling to be separated from his mother, and he did not want her to go to Hexi to suffer, so he gave up this opportunity. .

Lu Mengzheng smiled broadly, very free and easy, and said: "Brother Bingyang, don't worry, everyone has their own fate, how can we know that it is not a blessing if we lose our horses?"

Wen Zhongshu also knew the situation of Lu Mengzheng's family: when he was young, Lu's father and his wife Liu Shi were at odds, and Liu and Lu Mengzheng were driven out together. The mother and son lived and grew up in the cave behind the temple. .

Changing places, Wen Zhongshu didn't know how he would choose, but he could be sure that he couldn't be as open-minded as the other party.

Lu Mengzheng smiled and said, "This is not consolation for my brother, does Bingyang know something new?"

Wen Zhongshu said: "Is it Mr. Wangzhi's so-called new learning?"

Lu Meng said rightly: "Of course!"

Wen Zhongshu frowned and said: "My brother thinks that generalizations are partial, and the basics are discarded. Abandoning the classics of sages in order to seek magic and physics, it is difficult to enter the hall of elegance."

After more than a year of precipitation, Dou Yan has formally proposed a new study, which has caused an ideological turmoil in the Central Plains.

Originally, because of the turmoil at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the warriors in the feudal towns caused chaos all over the world, and the five surnames representing Shilin and other aristocratic officials were slaughtered. Many cultural thoughts had their own development and could not be unified.

The opinions of many schools of thought are in conflict with each other, and each is not convinced.

Historically, this situation lasted from the early Song Dynasty to the Southern Song Dynasty, when Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism was perfected.

As a result, Dou Yan directly came out to promote the new school, with the attitude of establishing a sect. A series of kings were blown down, and he was likely to aspire to be the leader of the alliance.

Some supported it, some condemned it, and some even yelled at him, saying that he insulted the teachings of saints.

Wen Zhongshu is obviously one of them.

Lu Mengzheng said: "I am a brother, but I don't think so... When you and I were studying, we didn't catch up with the popularity of magic. So we don't take it seriously, but we don't know magic. It has already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people."

He said, waving for a waiter, and said: "Shopkeeper, my friend is going on a long journey, go across the street and buy me ten servings of crispy yellow dumplings, eight servings of chestnut cake, five servings of pea yellow, and five servings of sweet-scented osmanthus." Cakes. Crisp yellow dulcets cost six dollars each, chestnut cakes five dollars each, pea yellow children four dollars each, osmanthus flower cakes four dollars each, together..."

He frowned, as if calculating.

But the waiter opened his mouth and came: "The total is 140 yuan. But as far as I know, the pastry shop across the street has a discount of buying four and getting one free. It only costs 110 and [-] yuan."

Wen Zhongshu looked at the waiter in astonishment, he was completely unresponsive, this waiter could calculate so clearly.

Lu Meng took out 120 coins and said, "Please trouble the store."

The waiter took it happily.

Lu Mengzheng said: "Brother Bingyang's family is well-off, so he doesn't have deep feelings about these details. Since he was a child, he and his mother depended on each other for life, and he only wished he could split a coin into two halves. During these days when I was the supervisor, I also talked about it when I was chatting with Shangguan. The benefits of learning mathematics are not only in life. They are also inseparable in national affairs. Precise and simple numbers have greatly improved efficiency. This is the case for general supervisors. Just imagine, the Ministry of Household? Can you register with the Household Department and the Third Division?"

A trace of embarrassment flashed in Wen Zhongshu's eyes.

Lu Mengzheng's eyes sparkled: "Mr. Wangzhi has great courage, and his innovative learning can govern the country and educate people, and benefit the people all over the world. It is in line with His Majesty's four words of imperial admonition. Carrying out this learning is what I have pursued in my life. "

Wen Zhongshu looked at his classmates in high spirits, although he didn't approve of Dou Yan's new learning, he was also happy for him.

In any case, there are still prospects for the development of new studies.

After all, standing behind Dou Yan is the Dou family, Dou Yujun, the high-ranking emperor teacher, and Dou Yi, the prime minister...

Of course he didn't know that it was Luo Youdu who really supported Dou Yan behind him.

Wende Hall.

Luo Youdu was holding a book at the side, thinking about where to sleep tonight, the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up slightly.

The king of Dayu and Qin who was below him was reading the memorial silently.

Luo Youdu was extremely cautious about Chou Chou's training. In order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the same room in Tang Dynasty, he personally brought him to train him. He did not put too much pressure on him to avoid the same tragedy as Li Chengqian. He first critiqued it, and then he himself critiqued and taught it based on the ugly critique.

Luo Kangrui secretly glanced at his father, saw him reading the book seriously, and admired him in his heart: the father is the father, he loves to exercise and read, he is both civil and military.

After reviewing the last memorial, he sorted out his father who was facing upwards, and said, "Father, are you planning to take back the Western Regions?"

Without raising his head, Luo Youdu nodded and said, "It's time..."

He looked at the annotation written by Luo Kangrui on the memorandum: Science and technology are the foundation of a strong country, not strange and obscene skills... The father's heart is very comforting.

Luo Kangrui knit his brows together, and muttered, "I won't leave some for my son either."

(End of this chapter)