I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 381 The southern border is in danger! Wu Quxing of the Song Dynasty is going to fight

Meizhou City, in front of Sun's library.

After Cao Changyun was arrested, the scholars who were watching were a little confused.

In the past three years.

Cao Changyun is actually the spiritual leader of Meizhou scholars.

Integrity, erudition, diligence, dedicated to public service, and outstanding political achievements.

His goal of "making Meizhou the first humanistic state in the Song Dynasty" made countless scholars willing to follow him and strive to be a pawn.

But today, everything fell apart.

They could accept Cao Changyun's paranoia and murder due to different political opinions, but they could not accept that the goal they were passionate about was described as worthless by Su Liang.

At this time.

"There is no conflict between the promotion of culture and the promotion of commerce. Only by developing Meizhou into the center of Yizhou Road and turning Meizhou into Meizhou Prefecture can Meizhou people be qualified to talk about how Meizhou became the first humanistic state in the Song Dynasty! "

A scholar finally couldn't bear it anymore.

"Students believe that Cao Zhixian was just obsessed for a moment and used the wrong way to realize his political ambitions. If he had not killed anyone, or if his superiors supported his strategy, he would still be a good and virtuous official, at least in our eyes. , is better than the mediocre Zu Zhizhou, he really thinks about the future of Meizhou! "

……

"wealth?"

"How many scholars are there in Meizhou? How many scholars are there on Yizhou Road? Have you ever thought about it? There are so many bookstores in Meizhou and the books are exquisite. Why are the businesses of many stores not very good?"

……

At this time.

Su Liang added: "Of course, there are also mistakes by local officials, who promote humanities too much and fail to tell the people about the current worries. The prosperity of humanities is Meizhou's advantage, not the only one. I hope everyone can make good use of this advantage. , Only in this way can Meizhou prosper and become the first humanistic state in the world!"

Su Liang saw the owner of Sun's library and said: "Shopkeeper Sun, didn't you ask me to inscribe the inscriptions for Sun's library? Get the pen and ink."

This horoscope.

Su Liang dipped his hand in ink and wrote eight vigorous characters on a large piece of paper: "Use business to nourish literature, and use literature to nourish business."

Today, Meizhou no longer walks on one leg.

“If people can’t have enough food and clothing, what kind of humanity can we talk about?”

Hear these two words.

"Although Meizhou is known as the hometown of poetry and literature, the book industry cannot support all the people of Meizhou. This is why in your eyes, the ancestors of Zhizhou despised literature and valued business."

“If Meizhou cannot become rich, cannot save the people at the bottom from famine, and cannot prosper business, how can we talk about creating a humanistic state?

When Su Liang checked the taxes in Meizhou, he saw the problems in Meizhou at a glance.

But the leg was too heavy, making Meizhou almost unable to walk.

"The sage observes humanities, and the poems, books, rituals and music should be followed and transformed into the world. Humanities are not the goal, but a state that accompanies a city when it prospers to a certain extent."

"As a scholar, don't reject business and trade, and don't always think about 'entering the court one day and serving Jun Yao and Shun'. Studying can lead to an official career, but the purpose of studying is definitely not to be an official, but to be a human being!"

Su Liang shook his head slightly.

"The students have been taught!" All the scholars handed over their hands.

"For the current Meizhou, this goal is actually a flower in the water and the moon in the mirror, it is just an illusion in your hearts!"

After a while.

He asked all the scholars what they thought.

"If Meizhou wants to become the first humanistic state in the Song Dynasty, what it lacks most is not poetry, books, rituals and music, but wealth!"

"The book industry in Meizhou has become surplus. If you want to prosper again, you must go out of Meizhou, let Meizhou's engraved books spread all over the world, and then come back to feed Meizhou!"

"Mr. Su, is it wrong to have Meizhou become the first humanistic state in the Song Dynasty?"

This is the path Meizhou should take, and it is also the path leading to the first humanistic state in the Song Dynasty.

“If it is true, as stated in the Thirteen Strategies for Wenxing Meizhou, that using local state taxes to establish book markets and book towns, can it really make everyone make a career out of books?”

"As you know, the current population of Meizhou is far inferior to that of the surrounding Luzhou and Zizhou, and the farmland tax, salt, tea, wine and other commercial taxes are also not as good as those of the surrounding areas."

They still believe that Cao Changyun's goal is correct.

Many scholars frowned. They were always ashamed to talk about "Confucius".

"Do you really think that if the "Thirteen Strategies for Wenxing Meizhou" are implemented, Meizhou will become the first humanistic state in the Song Dynasty?"

Su Liang looked around and looked at the confused eyes of the Meizhou scholars, knowing that his explanation just now did not satisfy the scholars.

Su Liang's words made all the scholars lower their heads.

It was just using the wrong method that led to such a big mistake.

“Because there are already enough people engaged in this industry and there is no room for development.”

"Impossible! There is no possibility!" Su Liang suddenly raised his voice.

"Do you know that the number of scholars in Meizhou is less than 10% of all the young adults in Meizhou? It's because you are so loud that you think everyone in Meizhou wants to make a career out of books!"

The third day of May, afternoon.

The files on the Meizhou Zhizhou murder case were sorted out by Su Liang and Hong Zhong and sent to Bianjing City.

The chief official of Meizhou is a corrupt man, but the county magistrate is still a murderer.

This matter is quite bad and will surely shock the world.

but.

It also allowed the officials of the Song Dynasty to see a negative teaching material.

Everyone is responsible for reforming the law. However, if the law is not a good law, it is better not to change it.

……

The fourth day of May, afternoon.

Su Liang has ordered people to pack his luggage and will leave Meizhou early tomorrow morning.

At present, Hong Zhong, the official of the Tidian Prison Department, will be fully responsible for the affairs in Meizhou, and he will also execute all the details of the case.

After the imperial court receives the case, it will naturally send new officials to Meizhou.

This is nothing Su Liang needs to worry about.

at this time.

Sun Sheng came to report, and Su Xun and his son came to visit.

Su Liang had a delicious meal at Su's house, and it was only because of Su Xun that the case did not become an unjust case.

Naturally, he wanted to greet him in person.

"Brother Mingyun, please come inside! Please come inside!" Su Liang shouted from a distance with a smile.

At this time.

He found that little Su Shi and little Su Che were each carrying a bamboo book box.

After Su Liang welcomed the three of them into the hall, he asked with a smile: "Brother Mingyun, are Shi'er and Zhe'er going to study abroad?"

Su Xun shook his head and said with a smile: "It's not polite to come back but not return. You gave Quanzi two bamboo baskets of books, and I came here today to repay the gift."

"One box contains some books collected by my family. The engraving and printing workmanship is very exquisite. They are all only copies. After you return to Beijing, keep a few copies for yourself and give a few copies to Academician Ouyang and Sima Collator as a thank you for your stay in Bianjing. A great treat!”

"Yeah, no problem." Su Liang said with a smile.

He and Su Xun were gentlemen's friends, and there was no need to be polite at all when sending books to each other.

"As for this box, it is a gift specially given to you by Shi'er and Zhe'er!" Su Xun looked at his two sons and said, "You can tell for yourself!"

Immediately, Su Shi and Su Che opened the book box.

They both handed over at the same time.

Su Shi said: "Mr. Su's two baskets of documents have benefited Shi and his brother a lot. It will take at least half a month for Mr. Su to return. We were afraid that Mr. Su would be lonely, so we took out some poems and essays we had written. Please Mr. Su will relieve his boredom on the way, and then review and correct it! After Mr. Su is finished, just appoint a businessman to send it to Meizhou. "

On the side, Su Che's mouth tightened, trying not to laugh out loud.

Su Liang suddenly became happy and said, "You two have given me homework!"

"Thank you for your hard work, sir!" The two of them bowed and handed over their hands at the same time.

"Okay, okay, I will comment carefully!" Su Liang said with a smile.

Immediately, the four of them laughed.

...On the fifth day of May, the sky was slightly bright.

In order not to alarm the people, Su Liang and his party quickly left Meizhou City.

On the way back, Su Liang chose to take a carriage.

Riding a horse is too much of a waste.

He accomplished this very well and was fully qualified to ride in a carriage.

……

Three days later, on an official road.

Three horses in front, four horses in the back, and two carriages in the middle.

A carriage pulled Su Liang, and a carriage pulled luggage and sundries.

The carriage was moving very slowly, and the windows on both sides were open.

Both sides of the road.

The trees have lush branches and leaves, and the scenery is very beautiful.

Su Liang looked out the window and murmured to himself from time to time.

An hour later.

Su Liang sighed helplessly and said, "Forget it, I don't have to worry about myself anymore."

An hour ago.

Seeing this beautiful scenery, Su Liang was in a good mood, so he was ready to recite a poem in an artful way.

I had been holding it in for an hour, but I couldn't form a sentence.

He is good at writing articles, but he really doesn't have much talent for poetry.

At this time.

Su Liang sat up straight, looked out the window, and murmured: "I have gained the poetry, but the poems are just skin and ears, so it is useless!"

Thinking of this, Su Liang happily enjoyed the beautiful scenery.

His instructions to Sun Sheng and Du Lei were: try to walk as slowly as possible and reach Bianjing before June.

Finally made a long journey.

It was like thunder and lightning when you arrived, but you should naturally appreciate the scenery along the way when you return.

……

May 12th.

The murder case of Meizhou Zhizhou spread to Bianjing City.

After Zhao Zhen finished reading, he raised his chin and said, "Thankfully Su Qing was sent to try this case, otherwise it would have easily been an unjust case. Su Qing has never disappointed me!"

"Here comes someone! Immediately call the officials responsible for sentencing in Dali Temple and Kaifeng Prefecture to the Political Affairs Hall to read the case around and let them all see what it means to be aware of every detail and what it means to judge a case like a god!"

Just when the chamberlain was about to make the announcement.

Zhao Zhen added: "Officials from the General Pavilion and Honglu Temple were also called. They criticized Su Qing for not being qualified to be the censor Zhongcheng. They thought that his ability to judge was insufficient. They also said that everyone knew that Su Qing was me. I should suppress and suppress my favorite ministers. If they all become like Su Qing, I should also favor them!"

"I only love Su Jingming, what's wrong?" Zhao Zhen looked arrogant.

He was very aware of Su Liang's contribution to the Song Dynasty court.

Without Su Liang, there would be no Song Dynasty today, and he would not even have a son.

……

Half an hour later, Zhongshu Provincial Political Affairs Hall.

A group of officials are gathering around to read the murder case of Meizhou Zhizhou.

After reading it three times, Zhao Gai, the minister of Dali Temple, couldn't help but sigh: "I only understood it after reading it three times. It's so amazing. Jing Ming is so amazing! He actually deduced the real murderer from just one number." , if I were to try this case, I’m afraid it wouldn’t be possible!”

On the side, Bao Zheng of Kaifeng Prefecture gently stroked his beard.

"Jingming already has my seven-point talent in solving cases. The future is promising! The future is promising!"

not far away.

Several government officials looked at the case and were a little confused.

They watched it several times, but they still couldn't figure out why after going around in circles, the murderer was still Cao Changyun, the magistrate of Meishan County who was initially suspected.

of course.

After understanding this, some officials frantically searched for flaws in the case in an attempt to find the inappropriate handling of Su Liang.

At this time.

Wen Yanbo whispered to Fu Bi on the side: "The position of Jingming's censor Zhongcheng has been secured. We can prepare documents in advance."

"More than just the position of Yushi Zhongcheng? I think within ten years, the position of Prime Minister will be stable!" Fu Bi looked at Wen Yanbo's position and said with a smile.

Wen Yanbo stood up from his position and said: "I am willing to give in, I am really willing to give in!"

Suddenly, both of them laughed out loud.

at this time.

Privy Councilor Zeng Gongliang walked over quickly with a serious look on his face.

"Everyone, the military situation in the southern border is urgently reported. Nong Zhigao abandoned Yongzhou and went eastward. He successively occupied Hengzhou, Guizhou, Gongzhou, Tengzhou, Wuzhou, and Duanzhou. He has the potential to besiege Guangzhou!"

"what?"

Wen Yanbo, Fu Bi and other ministers all stood up with puzzled expressions on their faces.

"Don't Nong Zhigao only have five thousand people?" Zhang Fangping asked.

Zeng Gongliang said angrily: "Zhang Zhong, the governor of Hengzhou, abandoned the city without fighting; Li Ju, the governor of Guizhou, abandoned the city without fighting; Zhang Xu, the governor of Gongzhou, abandoned the city without fighting; Li Zhi, the governor of Tengzhou, abandoned the city without fighting; and Li Zhi, the governor of Wuzhou, abandoned the city without fighting. Jiang Tan abandoned the city without fighting, and Ding Baochen, the magistrate of Duanzhou, abandoned the city without fighting! Yu Jing, the pacifying envoy of Guangnan West Road, and Yang Tian were pacified by Guangnan West Road. After learning about this situation, they were all furious, but there was nothing they could do! "

"Trash! You are eating the royal salary and not resisting. If you abandon the city and escape, you should be executed!" Fu Bi glared.

"Nong Zhigao also claimed that he would rule across the river from the Song Dynasty. The officials were very angry and summoned us to Chui Gong Hall immediately!" Zeng Gongliang said.

Fan Zhongyan said slowly: "Everyone, don't be anxious. As we walk, we say that the walls of Guangzhou are strong and there are large crossbows. It cannot be captured in a short time. We must not mess up our position."

After a while.

The ministers came to Chui Gong Hall.

The floor of the main hall was covered with the remains of the tea set.

Zhao Zhen rarely throws things.

But today, it seems that he was angered by the inaction of those magistrates.

Wen Yanbo took the lead and said: "Officials, please fight! I am willing to personally lead the army to annihilate Nong Zhigao's rebellion."

"I also invite you to fight!"

Fu Bi stood up, as did Zeng Gongliang and Wu Yu.

At this time.

Fan Zhongyan said: "In the official family, I think all the ministers are inappropriate."

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at him.

He continued: "The people of Guangyuan Prefecture are good at fighting and unreasonable. In addition, they are very familiar with the situation on the two roads in Guangnan and have fellow tribesmen to help them, so they are invincible. The best way now is to send troops A strong general who can fight hard and lead a fierce army to completely defeat them must be ruthless and never leave any roots behind!”

"The Long Yu Army is heavy cavalry and is not suitable for fighting in the southern border. The Bianjing Forbidden Army has too many rules and regulations and is not barbaric enough. I recommend the Changhua Army Jiedu Envoy, the Ma Infantry Deputy Capital Commander, and Yanzhou Di Qing to lead the Western troops to conquer!"

Zeng Gongliang shook his head.

"If the Western Army is used, I'm afraid the Xixia people will take action!"

Zhao Zhen nodded.

Although the Xixia people did not dare to confront the Song Dynasty, it was common for them to send a team to pretend to be bandits to rob.

Moreover, it would be unfavorable for Di Qing to conquer the southern border.

Not only will Xixia take action, the Liao Kingdom may also take this opportunity to harm the Song Dynasty.

Fan Zhongyan cupped his hands and said, "I would like to sit in the northwest again!"

Fan Zhongyan has a greater power to intimidate the Xixia people than Di Qing. With him, the Northwest has a backbone.

Zhao Zhen thought for a while and said, "It's feasible."

(End of this chapter)