Song Dynasty, Bianjing.

Zhao Zhen sat on the chair and asked Di Qing, the privy envoy: "Hanchen, Yang Kongmu is still making trouble?"

Yang Kongmu is Yang Yuanqing, with a super junior position, Kong Muguan.

The reason why he was asked by the emperor was because of Nong Zhigao.

Nong Zhigao had a good relationship with Nong Xiacheng, the chief of Temo Village on the border of Dali State. After the defeat of Quirenpu, Nong Zhigao, his mother, brother, wife and son settled in Temo Village.

He himself went to the villages in Dali to borrow troops, while his mother Anong gathered more than 3,000 remaining troops to practice riding and fighting in an attempt to fight the Song Dynasty again.

The civil servants and generals in the southern part of the Song Dynasty were not good at fighting, and they did not need to be taught how to plot.

First, the bold magistrate of Panyu County, and now the newly appointed magistrate of Yongzhou, Xiao Zhu, caught one of Nong Zhigao's generals, gave him a grand treatment, sent him into the inner chamber, surrendered him, and found out the information about Nong Zhigao.

Then Yu Jing, who was unable to fight, sent Kongmu officer Yang Yuanqing to alienate the Sixty tribesmen of Xishan who were attached to Nong Zhigao. He gathered several tribes to raid Temo Village and captured Nong Zhigao's mother, brother and son in one fell swoop.

Yang Yuanqing originally wanted to torture these people and cook them to death to satisfy their hatred. However, the Guangxi Transportation Department was afraid that the local ethnic minorities were being stubborn and pretended to receive the reward.

So Yu Jing had no choice but to give up his old desires and sent Yang Yuanqing to escort Nong Zhigao's relatives to the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty. After Nong Zhigao was captured, he could identify the authenticity of his mother and others.

After several months of prison life, Nong Zhigao's younger brother Nong Zhiguang contracted madness and beat the guards in an attempt to escape. Some people thought, "It's useless to raise him, so please kill him."

Zhao Zhen was furious: "Are you stupid or am I stupid?! Yu Jing wants to save this to recruit wise men, but Qing and others just want to kill him?" After that, the ministers never dared to mention this matter again.

As for Yang Yuanqing, who hated Nong's family to the core, the Song court asked him to serve Nong's mother "like a filial son's adopted relative" because he knew the minority languages.

Yang Yuanqing was so angry that he "cryed and begged to return home" to his superiors many times, but was never allowed.

This is what Zhao Zhen said.

Di Qing replied: "Your Majesty, let's stop making trouble. The thief has been captured. When he arrives in Beijing, it will be the time when the family members will be punished. Now he is serving diligently."

Zhao Zhen smiled slightly: "Tell him to stay the same, so that my mother will not get suspicious and kill herself."

Di Qing responded: "Yes."

Zhao Zhen breathed a sigh of relief: "Hanchen, I finally get the full credit this time."

Di Qing lowered his head: "I am afraid that I always fail to live up to the grace of God."

Zhao Zhen said: "I'm serious, Di Qing, don't belittle yourself. Putting you in this position requires you to take responsibility."

Di Qing nodded: "I obey."

Zhao Zhen turned to an old man next to him and said, "Teacher, a child like me from the Song Dynasty actually participated in this Dali matter. I can figure out the hidden meanings in nursery rhymes. Isn't this a true prodigy?"

The old man is Zhao Shimin, a waiter and lecturer at Tianzhang Pavilion. He was praised as a "gentleman with great virtue" when he was young, and as an "old scholar" when he was old. He has been engaged in education for most of his life. Because he is too old, he has repeatedly

Requesting a foreign appointment and retiring from the center.

Now I finally got permission from Zhao Zhen, and this time I came to say goodbye to Zhao Zhen.

The old man himself was a child prodigy. He could write poems at the age of nine, and his memory was astonishing. When Zhao Zhen was reading "Han Shu", he asked what Chang'an was like at that time. All the officials said in unison, Your Majesty, please ask the old man about this matter.

Zhao is right!

Sure enough, the old man quoted scriptures and said, "Because Chen Zi, the ancient capital, was born in the reign of Yong, and the old site is where he painted the palms." He rambled on and told Zhao Zhen a general examination of the changes in Chang'an City in ancient and modern times.

He has been engaged in education work all his life and has quite a say. Naturally, the old man first admonished Zhao Zhen with the trick of a gentleman working day and night, and then said: "That nursery rhyme, to put it bluntly, is just an anagram. Such a thing, the old minister can backhand It’s no wonder that he can compose dozens of poems.”

Zhao Zhen said: "Zhang Xiangzhong mentioned this before that Taoism was given by the gods at a young age. What is called the cycle of elements, but I can't remember it completely. Now that Xiangzhong has not returned to Chengdu, he will spend his whole life to repair it."

Zhao Shimin replied: "The theory of gods and monsters should be ignored. Your Majesty, what a gentleman should do is human affairs. Xinmang pays most attention to the prophecy of latitude and longitude, and disasters will not accumulate for many years, which will be laughed at by those who know it. Your Majesty should take this as a warning."

With just one sentence, the emperor was silenced.

"As for the theory of child prodigy, I believe that if a good seedling is stimulated too much, it will not grow strong and will eventually be destroyed."

"A sapling cannot become a pillar after twenty years of growth. This is a natural principle."

"The original intention of Zhenzong's examination of boys was to seek for outstanding talents. However, as the trend became established, the scholar-bureaucrats' families overcooked the children. As a result, countless good seedlings who should have become pillars became distracted and even lost their minds."

"Your Majesty, it takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people. As a talented person, he will always set foot in the academic field after ten or twenty years, get a high rank, and then serve in the imperial court, and appoint people according to their talents. Only in this way can luck be suppressed. , respecting truth, this is the real way to cultivate.”

"The matter of the prodigy in Meishan, I think your majesty should look at it this way: It is precisely because of the actions of Jiang Qing in Meishan that the family has a private school, the party has a village, the village is orderly, and the state has a school. He promotes writing and upholds justice. Therefore, the customs are honest and honest, and the country and the public are loyal. , among the many young people who are able to learn, it is natural that there are those who stand out."

"If more children in the Song Dynasty can study, Your Majesty will be able to obtain more talents."

"Of course, many among the boys and girls later became virtuous ministers of the country, such as Yang Yi, Song Shu, Yan Shu, etc. However, today's world is no better than in ancient times."

"In the Warring States Period, a single soldier could make a powerful country, but nowadays, even the good and the mediocre are useful. Therefore, we should be good at guiding the atmosphere, build a strong foundation, and plant more and more to wait for the best in the forest."

"Your Majesty, what Jiang Qing of Meishan has done is a good strategy for all times."

Zhao Zhen nodded: "What the teacher said is always true. Thinking that I will no longer have to give advice in the future, I feel..."

Zhao Shimin had tears in his eyes: "I can't bear to leave your majesty, but now I am old and dull and can't be driven. I should avoid my position so that your majesty can promote capable people. This is also the way to advance talents. The righteousness of a monarch and his ministers is that they can be sent to other counties." , and always keep it in mind.”

Zhao Zhen raised his hand, and the official came forward and handed over a silk scroll: "This is a poem I wrote for the teacher. I ask the teacher to cherish his spirit and take care of his body in Yaozhou. If I miss you and call you to Beijing again, the teacher can Don’t refuse.”

Zhao Shimin was completely moved: "Old minister, I would like to thank your majesty for your kindness."

…

Su You and the others finally set off again, accompanied by the handsome Gao Zhisheng, Dali's envoy to the Song Dynasty.

The choice of the route for the mission was also very particular. The confused officials on Guangnan East Road and West Road, Su You, really couldn't believe it, so they suggested that Gao Zhisheng take the waterway, go down the river and stop at Yibin County, Xuzhou, and then wait for the four-way system. Make arrangements for Zhang Xueshi.

Zhang Xueshi was sent by a member of the Central Committee to serve abroad. He has a clearer grasp of the court's trends and has various connections in the capital. Brother Gao, if you ask him to cite it, it's a no-brainer.

When you get to China, you should put away the Dali Confucianism and Buddhism co-governance. Buddhism can be used for socializing with scholar-bureaucrats, showing off knowledge, going to temples to give alms, and giving lectures. Nowadays, the scholar-bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty like to do this.

This is elegant and good, and it is also Brother Gao's personal style, which will leave a deep impression on people.

However, once you interact with the imperial envoys, keep in mind the orthodoxy of Confucianism, follow Confucius and Mencius in your words, and follow the Zhou etiquette in your actions. Forget about the legends and myths about capturing Nong Zhigao. They only talk about rebellious ministers and traitors, and everyone will punish them. Even if Dali is not

He is partial but also has a sense of justice and integrity.

This is the key to identifying the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty.

Nowadays, Dali and the Song Dynasty are connected to the north and east. In the east, Nong Zhigao rebelled against Chu Ping. Officials in Guangnan are extremely wary of outsiders. Even in Yanbian Mandong, they may not be convinced. If they are trying to rob a prison car, then Dali

It's mud that falls into your crotch, it's either shit or shit.

In the north, there is the Erlin Department as an intermediary, and everyone knows the basics. Taking this path, there will be much less taboos between each other.

Oh, by the way, I remember when I passed by Meishan, I gave the things I purchased to my Hachigong...

Gao Zhisheng nodded repeatedly, completely unaware of being used by Su You as a courier boy.

My brothers are really sincere in their treatment of me. I feel bright and moist like a fish in water...
Chapter completed!