Ping An Biography

The servant led Yang Shiqi along a gravel path and walked into a full moon cave. He walked to the blue tiles and white walls, and met Mrs. Dong head-on.Dong put his fists in front of his lower abdomen and gently bent his knees to salute, Yang Shiqi said kindly: "The old man still needs to see Ting Yi and bother Madam."

"Mr. Yang, is the purpose of King Xiang's visit today to invite my husband to become an official?" Mrs. Dong asked abruptly.

Yang Shiqi stroked the beard on his chin, hesitating for a while, but saw the concern on Dong's face.Although I felt that it was a bit inappropriate for the "woman" to intervene in these matters alone, but after thinking about it, the two women still depended on Yu Qian, and their fates were closely related. It would be strange not to care; Very polite, very pleasing to the eye.Yang Shiqi said kindly: "The king of Xiang didn't say anything, but the old man thinks it should be like that."

"Then Yang Gong must talk to him well." Dong's face showed melancholy, and he deliberately turned his face away with a charming expression, and his voice was also affectionate, "My husband doesn't listen to people's persuasion, but The person you respect the most is your mentor, Duke Yang. Tell him, since Duke Yang has also served as an official under the King of Xiang, it must be right to let him follow you..."

"Okay, okay... the old man has his own sense of propriety. Madam don't need to worry about this matter, teaching Yu Mian to study hard is the real thing." Yang Shiqi said kindly.His words and deeds in front of Mrs. Dong are completely upright and gentleman, and of course he is usually an elderly and virtuous gentleman.But Yang Shiqi does have a concubine who is younger than Dong's, it's not that he doesn't like to be close to his concubine, it's just that he has seen a lot of age and knows how to deal with all kinds of "women". [

He separated from Dong Shi and came to Yu Qian's bedroom again.

Seeing Yang Shiqi coming in alone, Yu Qian seemed to be in much better spirits than before. Although he was still lying on the bed in obscene clothes, he hurriedly greeted Yang Shiqi to take a seat without changing his face; there was no etiquette, and all kinds of etiquette should be worn Neatness is the only way to be decent. It would be nondescript to bow and bow in this scene. Of course, Yu Qianqian, a gentleman, would not do such a strange thing.

He didn't pretend to be coughing and panting anymore, but he didn't immediately get up vigorously.Everyone doesn't point it out, it's wrong and it's wrong.

"After something happened in Yangzhou, I realized that I usually have a lot of friends, but there are not so many people who can sit down and say a few words from the bottom of my heart." Yang Shiqi said slowly.

Yu Qian also hurriedly said: "No matter when, students' respect for Yang Gong will not change."

Yang Shiqi nodded and said, "Recently Ting Yi said he was sick, and the king of Xiang came to visit to invite you to become an official. He also asked me to lobby."

Yu Qian also nodded solemnly and said yes, but didn't say anything yet.

Yang Shiqi said again: "But people have their own aspirations, and I will not force Tingyi. What I said today is because of the entrustment of the king of Xiang, and the second is because the officialdom in Huguang is not completely decided by us newcomers. There are some important official positions. I have been empty for a long time without raising people. For some reason, the old man still wants to ask Ting Yi to get a letter."

Just as Yu Qian was about to speak, Yang Shiqi decisively stretched out his hand and made a gesture to stop him: "There are still a few words, let's just listen to the old man."

"Mr. Yang, please teach me." Yu Qian said hastily.

Yang Shiqi said: "If Ting Yi is really persistent, he is unwilling to become an official anyway. The old man has other things to deal with, but he must come forward to persuade the King of Xiang to withdraw those soldiers from the mansion and let you return to the idyllic rivers and lakes. Don't worry, this matter does not matter. It's not difficult, the old man believes that the king of Xiang will let you go even for the sake of the old man; it is obvious that the king of Xiang mainly cherishes Ting Yi's talents, and he used to shut you down because he was afraid that you would become a strong enemy in the court, but now the threat is no longer Existence, Ting Yi can no longer be tolerated by the court, so naturally he can no longer become the opponent of the King of Xiang. So now the King of Xiang uses you according to the law, but there is no need to harm you. It is a pity that with the affection of the old man, this matter should be different. "

Yu Qian remained silent. On the surface, the focus of these remarks was to find a way out for him, but in fact the most important thing was to state one thing: Yu Qian had no chance to serve the court again.

Yang Shiqi said again: "Ting Yi's hometown is Jiangxi, and Jiangxi is still in the hands of the imperial government. Although the imperial court frequently loses control over that place, if Ting Yi returns to his hometown at this time, your reputation is too great, and it is inevitable that you will be punished by the local government. The officials are going to make things difficult for you... If you are afraid of trouble, you have no choice but to go the Jianghu road."

Jianghu road is a free and easy term, but it is actually a wandering, not so easy to walk.

Yu Qian was in his thirties, which was a good time, but it was also a time when his life path was almost finalized... So he continued to fall into silence.

After Yang Shiqi said a few important words, he also fell silent in a timely manner.

After a long time, Yu Qian finally asked the question in his heart: "Why did my mentor come to Huguang to vote for King Xiang?"

why?Yang Shiqi's thoughts are very clear, and of course he understands in his heart that it is because of the failure in the political|political struggle, this road is not his choice; once a person who was a white-collar official, failure is nothing more than going back to the past, and it is easier If you can afford to put it down, if you don't want to be stuck in a dead end, you naturally have to take a slightly better road.

At least on his face, Yang Shiqi showed a very open-minded look. He raised his head and pondered for a moment, and said thoughtfully: "If you can't do everything well, you will definitely not be able to accomplish anything; if you can do everything well Appropriate, but it depends on luck."[

He seems to have comprehended a truth in life, and at the same time admitted his failure frankly.Yang Shiqi really felt that he had done a good job as an official in the court, and there was nothing wrong with it. It was completely unlucky that he ended up like this... because many good things can make people have a smooth journey many times; One thing out of control can cause disaster.

Thinking about it, for so many years, scholars, emperors, and even Yang Shiqi among the eunuchs and eunuchs have left room, and they usually do everything smoothly and appropriately as if they were helped by others. It is really unexpected that there will be such a catastrophe.One cannot disbelieve in fate.

Yang Shiqi's open-mindedness seemed to have affected Yu Qian, and Yu Qian also shook his head and smiled bitterly, which was also a smile.

Yu Qian asked again: "What does your mentor think about Ping An?"

"Ping An?" Yang Shiqi stroked the beard of his chin again, pondered for a while, and said, "If you say that we knew Ping An before, the old man's impression is pretty good, young people can do that very well It's rare, at the beginning, I also thought that with time and help, this son would surely become a weapon... Heh! Who would have expected him to have such a bizarre life experience. But the current king of Xiang is no longer the peace of yesterday."

"What do you think of the current king of Xiang?" Yu Qian asked again.

Yang Shiqi said calmly: "Taizong opened up the territory, opened up the land, increased the power of the world, and accepted the guests from all directions; Renzong and today gradually stopped foreign military forces, collected sea boats, and reduced taxes. Misfortune is not enough to worry about. But the king of Xiang was able to borrow a hundred or ten armors at this time, and in a few years he was able to separate the land of thousands of miles across the lake. Looking at the past and present, there has never been such a thing that was done by ordinary people. There must be me waiting for it It is really hard to say who will win and who will lose in the future." The truth is, if Yang Gong thinks that Zhang Ning will lose, he doesn't need to go to Huguang to make a fuss.

Yu Qian said: "The reason why the students have always been different from the King of Hunan is that, as Yang Gong said, the people's hearts will be stable and prosperous, and the people in the world are suffering. At this time, some people are raising troops in the country and their lives are dying. It is against the Dao."

"I am very pleased that you have such a heart. It is a blessing for a sage to keep benevolence alive today." Yang Shiqi nodded in appreciation, but the words turned around again, and he wanted to continue talking.Yang Shiqi was not a literati with a serious imperial examination background. Some ideas are similar to ordinary scholars, but they are different.

He said: "Ting Yi's heart is right, but he is biased and persistent when he sees things."

Yu Qian hurriedly said, "Please advise me, teacher."

Yang Shiqi said: "To this day, the imperial court, the king of Han, and the king of Xiang are competing for success. Even if we contribute to the imperial court, the means we use must be calmed down by the army, and wars will inevitably occur. For the common people, whoever wins and who loses What's the difference?

If you want to accuse the king of Xiang of not taking advantage of the "chaos" of the Han king to raise troops and expand the civil strife, what about the "Battle of Jingnan" that lasted four years and killed millions of soldiers and civilians? ?Ting Yi only sees one thing but not the other, after all, he still has his own opinion.From the point of view of righteousness and etiquette, Emperor Jianwen was inherited by the Taizu, but he was robbed of his country. His monarch and ministers did not forget to seek justice, which made sense; but of course it could not be said in the court before...

Since Zhou Tianzi, there have been the prosperity of the Han, Tang, Song and Zhongxing, and there have been longer wars and chaos.Looking back at the past and looking at the present, whoever wins will have an ending. When the dust settles, the prosperous world will be peaceful in the end.The change of spring and autumn is like the growth and decline of vegetation. "

After Yu Qian listened, he finally said after a long time: "The teacher's words, the students know that they are biased..."

Yang Shiqi looked at Yu Qian's face and nodded slowly, not wanting him to express his opinion, and then casually mentioned: "Here, the Jianwen court has reopened six departments, and the old man has been appointed out of the cabinet and the official department is named Zheng Qia. He was a Jinshi during the Jianwen period and left the officialdom. For more than 20 years, he has been following the civil servants of Emperor Jianwen; Zhu Heng, Minister of the Ministry of War, was formerly appointed by the King of Han. Five people are the cabinet ministers, one more than the usual four cabinet ministers. There is also a position to preside over the Ministry of Industry, but I can't recommend Tingyi; and if you go to the Ministry of Officials to serve as a minister, you will not be selected... ...It is more appropriate to be the Minister of the Ministry of War, Ting Yi was the right minister of the Ministry of War before, and now you are in the same position, firstly, it seems that King Xiang did not belittle the old officials, and secondly, it is easy to mention in front of 'others'."

There are other considerations for this position. Yang Shiqi did not say it clearly. He believes that Yu Qian, a proud student, can still understand his layout tacitly if he changes places... If Yu Qian is under him as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, he will be a good helper at best. It can't play a bigger role; but as the Ministry of War, it is a horizontal expansion, and according to Yang Shiqi's judgment, Zhu Heng, Minister of the Ministry of War, is the most shallow of the several cabinet ministers, and they can be combined and relied on each other.

Yu Qian nodded slightly, but said in his mouth: "The student is allowed to take care of his illness for two days, and then he will visit his teacher at home when he is well."

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