Rebirth of the Tang Dynasty's strongest consort

Chapter 514
"So a gentleman can deceive him with the right way, but it is difficult to ignore the wrong way."

Fang Yiai took a sip of herbal tea and murmured: "This sentence comes from the "Tao Te Ching", why did Brother Tan ask?"

Changsun Tan turned his head and listened carefully, seeing Fang Yiai's answer was correct, he smiled lightly and said, "Sure enough, it's the top of the commoner list, and the reputation is well-deserved."

"Who hasn't read the Tao Te Ching? Fang Jun just tasted it." Fang Yiai shook his head slightly.

Just when Fang Yiai was about to ask a question with a smile, Changsun Dan's "casual" words immediately froze his smiling face.

"Brother Fang, do you know the meaning of this statement?"

After finishing speaking, Changsun Dan picked up a lychee and peeled it like no one else was there, completely ignoring Fang Yiai's puzzled and astonished eyes.

Fang Yiai glanced sideways at Changsun Dan, seeing that his expression was as usual and calm, he couldn't help saying: "This person... changes so quickly!"

For Changsun Dan's impression, Fang Yi'ai is still on top of the famous chess game in Chang'an in the Imperial College. In his opinion, Changsun Dan is just a "gas tank" plus a mad, talented bookworm. Who would have imagined today? The conversation turned out to be astonishing.

Looking forward, Fang Yi thought to himself lovingly, after a while, he said leisurely, "Fang Jun knows a thing or two about this."

"For those honest and gentlemen, a villain can deceive him with reasonable methods. But it is absolutely impossible to deceive him with unreasonable excuses."

Chang Sun Dan ate the lychee, raised his eyebrows lightly and said, "Those are gentlemen? Brother Fang seems to have picked himself out of the ranks of gentlemen with his words?"

"Fang Jun never considers himself a gentleman, after all, it's hard to be a gentleman." Fang Yiai joked on the surface, but thought to himself: "Speaking so strangely, there must be something wrong!"

Seeing something in Fang Yiai's words, implying that Changsun Wuji and others are not gentlemen, Changsun Dan was not annoyed, spat out the fruit core and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter whether you are a gentleman or a villain."

As he said that, Changsun Dan picked up another lychee and muttered: "It is necessary to guard against others."

"Defense against others?"

Fang Yiai frowned, only wanting to break the casserole and ask the end, how could there be Xianxin Yajia and Changsun Dan making rounds like this.

"Brother Tan has something to say, but it's okay to say it, Fang Jun will listen to it." Fang Yiai chuckled, picked up a lychee like her eldest grandson, and peeled it off by herself.

The eldest grandson looked at the white flesh in his hand, sneered, and brought it in front of Fang Jun, and said with a smile: "Brother Fang, did you ever dislike younger brother?"

"Eh..." the grandson Dan's hospitality caught Fang Yiai by surprise, seeing the fruit meat delivered to him, he had to take it with both hands, and ate it suspiciously.

Tasting Lingnan lychees, Fang Yiai's thoughts were flying, but Changsun Dan's attitude changed strangely and unpredictable, and it was difficult to figure out his intentions for a while.

Seeing that Fang Yiai ate the lychees, the eldest grandson Tan held the cup and sipped it lightly, and then said: "My younger brother has been learning hand-talking with his master since he was a child in Mount Lanke, do you know the name of the master?"

"Hmm." Fang Yiai frowned slightly, spit out the fruit core, thought for a moment, and said vaguely, "Could it be that rotten old Mr. Ke Weng?"

"That's right, my family teacher is called Lan Ke Weng, but in fact he has a more proud ability."

"What is it?"

"The Tao of Huang Lao."

Fang Yiai swallowed a mouthful of saliva, looked sideways at Sun Dan from the corner of her eye, curious and puzzled, had no choice but to hold a cup of tea, procrastinating for a while before saying, "Huang Lao's theory?"

"That's right!" Changsun Dan looked at each other with a smile, with a hint of pride in his brows.

"In ancient times, hundreds of schools of thought have been silent for more than a thousand years. Only Confucianism and Taoism have prevailed in the world, such as Mohism, Legalism, and Military Strategies, but few people know about it."

As he said that, Changsun Tan changed the subject, "Do you know why?"

"Mohist, Legalist, and military." Fang Yiai was slightly angry, he had little knowledge of the pre-Qin schools, but now that Changsun Tan asked, Fang's son-in-law, who didn't want to lose face in front of him, had to start talking about the train. trick.

"The Mohists and French furniture were at their peak, but their silence now doesn't mean much. But the military family has been strictly prohibited from privately collecting military books since ancient times, and its decline is quite reasonable."

Changsun Dan chuckled, "Brother Fang speaks highly, but military strategists are just as my brother said."

Seeing that the elder Sun Dan only talked about military strategists, and ignored Mo and Fa and did not comment, Fang Yiai blushed and thought: "I am afraid that evasive words are useless."

Being tactfully ridiculed by Changsun Dan, Fang Yiai was unwilling to do so, and said instead: "In fact, Taoism also incorporates theories of military strategists, doctors, and political strategists."

"Oh?" A gleam flashed in the eldest grandson's eyes, and he was quite surprised: "How do you know?"

"It's actually not difficult. Looking at the ancient books, Deng Yu in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhuge Wuhou in the Shu Han Dynasty, and even Uncle Wei in our dynasty all learned the ways of Huang Lao?"

Fang Yiai’s remark is actually a lie, because in the Tang Dynasty and before, most of the ancients dabbled deeply, and they did not only admire Confucianism as in the Ming Dynasty, so it can be justified to say that Wei Zheng and Deng Yu learned the ways of Huang Lao.

"Not bad, not bad." Changsun Dan nodded with a smile, took a sip of the herbal tea, and the temptation in his heart gradually subsided.

"Brother." Changsun Dan put down the teacup and said in a low voice, "I don't know if my dear brother has ever trusted my younger brother?"

Fang Yiai was startled for a moment, then smiled and said, "Why can't you believe it?"

Seeing that Fang Yiai's expression did not seem to be fake, the eldest grandson Dan felt a pang in his heart, and simply said, "In this case, my dear brother can order Cheng Chubi and Xue Rengui to hide in Wufeng Tower with armored soldiers in two days' time."

"Five Phoenix Tower?!"

Fang Yiai took a deep breath and thought: "Wufeng Tower is a royal restaurant, and privately ordering armored soldiers to hide in it, isn't it the same crime as treason!"

Carefully weighing in his heart, Fang Yiai smiled wryly and said: "Brother Tan, don't be joking, Wufenglou is the Royal Restaurant, why did Jiabing go there?"

As she said that, Fang Yiai changed the subject and threw out a hat and said, "Besides, Fang Jun will have the right to command the armored soldiers after he resigns from the military governor's office?"

Seeing Fang Yiai's prevarication, Changsun Dan sighed behind his back, "It seems that Fang Jun still doesn't trust me."

Thinking of this, Changsun Dan was disheartened and was about to leave when he thought about it, "Fang Jun and Daddy are in conflict, so it's understandable not to believe me."

Looking at Fang Yiai twice, the eldest grandson murmured: "Isn't the son-in-law sworn brothers with Cheng Chubi and Xue Rengui? Brothers won't listen to elder brother's orders?"

"Why did he ask me to mobilize the armored soldiers two times and three times?" Fang Yi was full of doubts in his heart, and simply continued: "It's not difficult to mobilize troops, but what is the meaning of Brother Tan?"

"If my younger brother says that two days later, the students of the Imperial College and Chang'an Shizi will have a debate in Wufeng Tower, can Brother Fang be trusted?"

"Debate what?"

"Debating that nursery rhyme about my house brother."

"Nursery rhyme?!" Fang Yiai nodded and groaned softly, and said in shock, "Has this matter spread to such an extent?"

"It's about the top of the civilian list, the number one scholar in civil and military affairs, and the secret of the royal princess. It's really predictable." Changsun Tan said sarcastically, with the corners of his mouth raised.

Fang Yiai felt displeased at being told, held a cup of tea and deliberately ignored the glances of Elder Sun Dan who glanced back and forth.

"Okay." Eldest Sun Dan chuckled, turned serious and said, "This matter is my brother's private matter, younger brother shouldn't lie without authorization, please forgive me."

"Fang Jun has already been brought to the fore in this matter. Brother Tan's famous words in person have proved the heart of a gentleman." Fang Yiai cupped his hands and continued: "How dare you blame me?"

After being praised secretly by Fang Yiai, the eldest Sun Dan seemed to be very helpful, and said with a smile: "Two days later, the students of the Imperial College and the Chang'an Shizi will go to Wufenglou to debate. Zhou Yi?"

"The way of Yishu. Fang Jun is too talented to comprehend it." With the lesson of being ridiculed before, Fang Yiai no longer hides his clumsiness, and said truthfully.

Seeing Fang Yiai's magnanimity, Chang Sun Dan was slightly surprised. After nodding his head in approval, he said, "Since Brother Fang doesn't know the art of Yi, I will not talk about Brother Guaxiang. Just talk about the result. In two days, Wufenglou may be destroyed." A great change in Mude."

"Great change in Mude?" Fang Yiai really didn't know much about the Book of Changes. Hearing such obscure words, he faltered and said, "I've only heard of fire and water virtues, but this Mude... Fang Jun is ignorant and ignorant." .”

"Brother is wise and foolish, and younger brother admires him."

"What? What do you admire?"

Changsun Dan smiled wryly, and complained: "Brother Fang is so proficient in the art of Yi, how can he say he doesn't know anything about it? If wood makes fire, the wood's virtue will start the fire. Since the Wufeng Building is expected to fire, the younger brother will be unavoidable. .”

"Wufeng Building is on fire?!"

Two flashes of cold light flashed in Fang Yi'ai's eyes, she looked at Changsun Dan and thought: "This man's words are unpredictable, and his intentions for coming here are even more ambiguous. Be sure to ask clearly!"

(End of this chapter)