This Northern Song Dynasty is a bit weird

Chapter 258 Lu Zhenren has a reaction

The withdrawal of Xingqing Mansion gave the imperial court and even the people of the Northern Song Dynasty a shot in the arm.

In many cases, the pride of cultural superiority cannot match the psychological gap brought about by military "weakness".

On the contrary, the more this is the case, the more anxious the people of the Northern Song Dynasty are. They look down on some barbarians, but they are beaten back by the barbarians.

Most people in the Northern Song Dynasty have poor information channels, information collection capabilities, and information analysis capabilities. They don't understand why they are humiliated by barbarians when they are rich and civilized.

The imperial court would not explain it to them, that is to say... Beidi still fights, this is the common nature of the uncivilized.

In fact, this is just a stereotype. Although Beidi sounds like everyone is a soldier, it is just a deification of Beidi's individual combat power.

Nomads cannot compare with internally stable agricultural powers in terms of war organization and military specialization.

At least the strong man held down the hammer of all the northern nomads back then.

It fully reflects the consequences of the "generational difference" of the times.

The same should be true of the Northern Song Dynasty.But when the money and food are sufficient, and the weapons and equipment are one level higher than those of the two neighbors to the north, but they often fail to win, the problem must be on themselves, not on the other side.

Sitting in front of Su Shi, Lu Sen continued to say while drinking hot wine: "Civil officials pretend to understand and try their best to suppress warriors. It's no wonder that they win. The battles that could be won by instinct are all lost by literati. .”

Su Shi was a little embarrassed.

Relatives in the family always say that they have a big mouth, but this real Lu is too drunk, and it seems that his words are even more outrageous.

Moreover, he himself is a literati anyway, and Master Lu scolded himself for it.

Holding the wine, he looked sad and wanted to refute, but he didn't dare to refute.

What if Daoist Lu gets upset and the other party refuses to season the honey with his own cooking?
The effect of honey for strengthening the body and curing diseases is good, but in Su Shi's eyes, it is far less effective than it is used for seasoning.

Many dishes that need some sweetness are seasoned with this honey, and the dishes made are really unforgettable.

Holding the wine, he thought for a while and said, "Then Master Lu means that as long as there is no restriction on generals, it is almost certain to win the north?"

"When General Di was in charge of the Yue people in the south, although he also had a supervising army, he was only a young father-in-law. His reputation was too small to dare to dictate. Therefore, even if General Di led the Xiang army, he could still control the so-called tigers roaring in the mountains and forests. The South Vietnamese were beaten to death."

Su Shi smiled bitterly.

When Di Qing went south to suppress the rebellion, everyone was afraid of the harsh environment of the Southern Man, the poisonous clouds and Gu worms, and they were afraid that they would not come back after going.Someone with a little fame, or a literati with a bright future, who would like to go.

So when Di Qing went to suppress the Nanman rebellion and save Guangzhou, he didn't really supervise the army.

Just sent a little father-in-law to accompany him symbolically.

Seeing the wry smile on Su Shi's face, Lu Sen went on to say: "This time General Di broke the siege of Xi'an City and took back the Xingqing Mansion, but there was no supervising army. What a great fight!"

If someone else said that, Su Shi would treat him as a big talk.

But when Lu Sen said that, the meaning was different.

First of all, Lu Sen has a very high reputation now. He is the only half-immortal in the world, a direct scholar of Longtu Pavilion, and once served as a military supervisor. Even the court officials and officials have to think deeply about what he said. Su Shi, a young man from a seventh-rank civil servant!

Su Shi thought for a while, and said: "But the princes and officials in the court also have a certain reason for suppressing warriors."

Of course there is a 'reason', Lu Sen sniffed: "It is also possible to suppress warriors, but literati and officials have not used the right method at all."

Su Shi was very curious, and asked anxiously: "Does Master Lu have a good idea?"

Lu Sen said with a smile: "It's actually not difficult. Literati also seek to usurp the throne, such as Wang Mang, but why don't they suppress the literati?"

"Because the literati are hidden?" Su Shi's expression became awkward. He felt that Lu Zhenren seemed to have a lot of opinions on the literati.

"This is also the reason, but it's just a superficial reason." Lu Sen nodded at the table and said seriously: "The real reason is that Confucianism pays attention to the monarch, minister, father, son, and order! Warriors generally don't study Confucianism, so they rarely learn it." With such a concept, the princes of the court and the emperors of all dynasties can't understand it on the face, but in fact they understand it in their hearts."

This is a bit blunt, but for Su Shi, who is not yet an "old man" in the officialdom, it is a wake-up call.

He was so surprised that the wine glass in his hand almost dropped.

Su Shi leaned forward subconsciously, and asked with bright eyes: "Really Lu means... let warriors also read the books of sages? This is unlikely."

Who would be a warrior if he could read the books of sages?

I didn't see that the Cao family, who were also generals, were already preparing to become a farming and studying family.

Lu Sen shook his head and said, "That's why you haven't completely let go of your brains. Since literati have colleges, why can't they set up military schools for warriors?"

Ok?
This idea was really beyond Su Shi's expectation.

It was a path he never envisioned.

He immediately poured Lu Sen a glass of wine respectfully. He, Su Shi, has always been proud and arrogant. The concept made him quite surprised and moved.

"Please speak in detail, Master Lu, to open the eyes of the officials."

"The highest school for literati is Taixue, which explains the words of sages." Lu Sen clapped his hands and said, "So no matter how capable the students are, there is no big problem in being loyal to the emperor and loving the country."

Su Shi nodded subconsciously.

Although he is a private tutor personally, he is very talented.However, the public schools are also good in cultivating talents, although those who study in the Imperial Academy are generally born after nobles!
"Then the military academy is like this. In the future, all generals, or young people who are promoted from the bottom, regardless of literacy or not, will be thrown to the military academy to let him study. On the one hand, learn some basic and simple words of saints, and on the other hand teach Their way of military formation. I have always believed that a warrior who is illiterate and does not understand military strategy is not a good warrior." Lu Sen said with a smile: "Let the government be the principal, and when these warriors come out of the military academy, they will be Awarded by officials, they are regarded as disciples of the emperor, do you think they will be loyal to the emperor and patriotic?"

Su Shi suddenly felt that although this statement sounded like a fantasy, but after careful consideration, it seemed to be manageable.

"Just in this way, the door will be very powerful."

"From now on, military personnel will no longer participate in politics, and literati will not be able to interfere in the military. All appointments and removals of generals will be in the hands of officials. What do you think?"

Su Shi was stunned, his mind was attracted by what Lu Sen said, and he only cared about calculating the possibility, but he didn't respond at all on the surface.

Seeing this, Lu Sen didn't bother him, got up and left the Hangzhou government office slowly, and went home.

Su Shi thought about this problem, and thought about it late at night. Finally, he felt that this matter could not be understood and solved by himself now, so he wrote a letter overnight, and posted the conversation between himself and Lu Sen without changing a single word. When they arrived in the capital, they were handed over to Ouyang Xiu.

The city of Bianjing was lively and joyous, and the excitement of taking back the Xingqing Mansion still remained.

Ouyang Xiu was also happy in his heart, but he couldn't be happy.

Sima Guang's bones were transported back to the capital, and he and his colleagues had seen them all, and everyone was filled with grief and indignation.

Not long ago, the petty officials made Sima Guang the Duke of Wen, which is a great gift to benefit future generations.

But it still makes all literati sigh.

It's really too miserable, the bones don't look like human beings anymore.

When he was thinking about writing his elegiac speech to Sima Guang, the housekeeper came to report: "Mr. Lang, there is a private letter from Hangzhou, and the inscriber is Hangzhou Sujun."

Su Shi?

Ouyang Xiu smiled a little. He had a good impression of this young man. Although he was proud, his talent was unprecedented and he was very spiritual.

If I had such talent when I was young, I would probably be even more proud than him.

After receiving the letter, Ouyang Xiu felt a little surprised when he touched it, because it was quite thick. How many sheets of paper are there?
He cut open the envelope with a paper knife, took out the letter paper inside, counted the number without looking at the content, there were eight letters, the writing was quite small and densely packed.

"This Su Lengzi, knowing that my eyes are blurred, still writes the characters so small. Could it be that you are making things difficult for me!" Ouyang Xiu muttered, and then said to the butler next to him, "Light me some bright oil lamps."

When the new oil lamps came, the two lamps fired at the same time, making the study room much brighter, and he could see the fine print on it beautifully.

At first, he didn't pay much attention to it. It is estimated that Su Shi, a disciple, encountered some troubles in Hangzhou's political affairs. Please come to ask for advice.

Because Su Shi's scientific examination session was presided over by him, the students who entered the list at that time would call Ouyang Xiu Mr. or teacher.

It is a kind of incense.

He glanced at it casually, but was stunned for a while, because the title read 'Night chat with real Lu Zhenren about cooking wine'.

In the eyes of all literati, Lu Sen is an outlier, but he is an outlier that has to be faced squarely.

Anyone who has been in contact with Lu Sen thinks that he has great knowledge and great principles in his chest.

It is not just a way of practice.

This Su Shi is actually able to talk with Master Lu at night, which is valued by Master Lu?
Ouyang Xiu couldn't help but continue to read.

The kind that reads word by word.

After reading it, he slapped the table hard, ignoring the pain in his hand, and shouted: "It is indeed a practical statement, not an empty strategy."

Then he turned his head and shouted: "Housekeeper, prepare the carriages and horses, I want to..."

Having said that, he suddenly remembered that it was late at night and he couldn't enter the palace for business.

He could only sigh, suppressing his excitement, and then looked at these papers over and over again, staying up all night.

On the second day, in the court hall, without waiting for the little official and others to speak, Ouyang Xiu stood up by himself, bent down and said: "Guan, I have something important to report here, can I let the official speak first. "

The handsome little official looked at the curtain at the back, and there was no objection from the people inside, so he turned around and said, "Sure."

Others also looked at Ouyang Xiu curiously.

Judging by Ouyang Xiu's appearance, it seemed that something big had happened, but they hadn't heard of anything special happening recently.

Ouyang Xiu straightened his body and said: "Yesterday, Quan knew about Hangzhou affairs. He sent me a letter from Su Shi, a seventh-rank civil servant. After I read it, I found out that it was Lu Zhenren who entrusted him to send us political opinions. .”

Everyone was moved now.

The reason why the imperial court wanted to hit Xixia hard recently was very simple. Lu Sen made a flat peach tree, and Empress Dowager Cao was in a hurry, she wanted to eat it.

In fact, other people also want to eat.

At this time, all the officials have understood that in this world, only when Lu Sen is by their side can the lives and health of themselves and others be guaranteed.

Otherwise, a small wind and cold may take away a pillar of the imperial court.

Empress Dowager Cao wanted Master Lu to come back, and so did they.

After conquering the Xingqing Mansion, Di Qing led the troops to fight without setting up a supervisory army. This is their kindness.

Of course, it is impossible for them to say clearly: Reverend Lu, we know we were wrong, you come back, we will continue our lives by pointing at your fruit.

After all, they are all literati, and they need face.

They originally thought that it would take a year or two for Lu Zhenren's attitude of not caring about world affairs to have a response, but it turned out that the response came within three months.

Empress Dowager Cao also knew the inside story. She suppressed her excitement, bypassed the small official's house, and asked, "Can Eunuch Liu read the contents of Master Lu's letter in public?"

"of course can."

Ouyang Xiu took the letter out of his pocket and handed it to Eunuch Liu in public.

Eunuch Liu coughed lightly, and then slowly read the words in the letter.

I read it very slowly. At the beginning, the court officials wanted to know what Lu Zhenren thought about their taking down the Xingqing Mansion.

But when the letter was half read, they were all stunned and began to think deeply.

Especially Wang Anshi, Bao Zheng and others, they seem to have something to gain.

After the letter was read, there was a lot of discussion in the court.

Empress Dowager Cao was taken aback. She thought that this letter was sent by Lu Sen to make 'conditions', but she didn't expect that it was really a political opinion!

The little official's family is still young, so he doesn't understand what this letter means, but others do.

Whether it is a civil servant or a military officer, they all feel that the content of this letter is very groundbreaking.

Because after being suppressed by civil officials for so long, the military officers are also extremely worried about their future. If the rope around their necks is placed in the hands of the officials, then they are real watchdogs. Although the name is not good, but At least I can eat some meat and drink some porridge.

If it is a hound, it is even more delicious and delicious.

I will no longer be frightened to death by literati holding a knife to grind it around.

The civil servants also thought it was good, because in this way, the threat of the general would be greatly reduced, especially the opinion of the military man not to interfere in politics, which was quite in their favor.

As for ignoring the military, it is of course best for them not to go to the battlefield themselves, and then whether to fight or not, after all, they have the final say.

In essence, there is not much difference.

It can be said that Lu Sen's suggestion seems quite feasible.

Grand Master Pang stood next to Bao Zheng, and said with a smile: "Okay, the old man's idea, I have already said it, as long as you dare to take down the Xingqing Mansion, my grandson-in-law will be happy, and there will definitely be something leaked."

Bao Zheng sighed: "When he was still in the capital, he could have said this suggestion."

Grand Master Pang snorted: "At that time, you didn't take him seriously. If you said it, who would listen? Are you Bao Zheng?"

Looking at Grand Master Pang with a proud face, Bao Zheng felt helpless, but he had to admit that the old man was right.

(End of this chapter)