Xu Qingxiao was a little surprised. She didn't expect that the question Fu Jun asked was almost the same as the teacher guessed.
It seems that my teacher has something good.
"Is it the question of Anguo? It fits the current situation."
"Well, the Wei Dynasty has been in existence for more than 700 years, and Emperor Wu's seven expeditions have still failed to save the country. The country is on the verge of collapse. The issue of peace and security is reasonable and reasonable."
"If the theme is Anguo, it's still not very peaceful in the north."
Discussions started, and everyone was muttering something. Looking at the word "An Guo", they felt filled with emotion.
The literati of the past dynasties were nothing more than cultivating themselves, managing their families, and governing the country and the world.
If the country is not peaceful, how can it prosper?
If there is no prosperous age, how can we study?
"Everyone, this is a question that my father guessed. I invite you to come here today to talk about it."
"Of course, we still have to wait until the government examination starts to know whether it is true or not. My father is just guessing."
"Everyone here, if you have ideas, you can speak up, talk freely, and communicate with each other."
Li Xin spoke up and pointed at the white paper.
In the seat, Wang Ru took a sip of fruit wine and spoke to Xu Qingxiao in a suppressed voice.
"Young Master Li Xin is also going to take the imperial examination. This question is very relevant. Please pay attention to it and think about it carefully."
Wang Ru lowered his voice and reminded Xu Qingxiao, asking him to listen and think carefully.
Xu Qingxiao nodded and understood the main purpose of this banquet.
"All the prince's sons are participating in the imperial examination. It seems that your majesty really cares about this imperial examination."
“To tell the questions and let everyone refer to them is nothing more than to test the questions and expand your thinking.”
"The ancients were not fools."
Xu Qingxiao instantly judged some information in her mind.
Li Xin invited everyone over for dinner. He also called it "Shuofujun" to give everyone a heads up. The main purpose was to verify his own questions and expand his thinking.
I think Li Xin should have written the corresponding article to see if everyone has the same idea, or choose from them.
After taking a sip of fruit wine, Xu Qingxiao didn't say much. He had a certain idea about this topic, but he didn't know if it was good or not. He wanted to listen to what everyone said first.
"Master Li, gentlemen, I do have some opinions on the issue of Anguo."
Someone spoke.
The people who can come to this banquet are all well-known people who have studied for several years. It would be a good thing if they can make a splash.
As he spoke, everyone nodded, and Li Xin even smiled and said: "Master Xun, please speak, I am all ears."
The latter was wearing a blue-grey robe, put down his wine glass, looked at the crowd and said.
"The so-called Anguo means stabilizing the country."
"However, Emperor Wu made seven Northern Expeditions, but he hated the vast sea, the chaos on the border, and the barbarians in the north, who always looked covetously at me, the Wei Dynasty."
"If the barbarians are not eliminated and the borders are uncertain, how can we secure the country?"
"So, I believe that if the government examination is really about Anguo, its core is outside."
When he spoke out, every word was precise and precise, full of emotion and full of anger towards the chaos on the border and the bane of the barbarians.
After the voice fell, many people nodded in recognition.
"What Mr. Xun said is absolutely true, and Mr. Li also thought the same way. How can the country be stable if external chaos continues?"
"The shame of Jingcheng is still before our eyes, and the hatred of the barbarians is engraved in our hearts."
Li Xin sighed, he agreed with what the other party said.
With him taking the lead in approving it, everyone's voices gradually sounded.
"Well, if the barbarians are not eliminated, how can we secure the country? The borders are uncertain and we can only talk about a prosperous age."
"Yes, during the reign of Emperor Wu, if it hadn't been for a heavy snowfall, the barbarians would have been wiped out long ago. It's really hard to calm down."
"Now that Your Majesty has ascended the throne, he wants to do something great. If he can eradicate the scourge of barbarians, it will be a blessing to the Wei Dynasty. If it is difficult to eradicate them, and it will cause a disgrace to Jingcheng, it will be a sin that will bring shame to the sky."
"Since ancient times, it is unheard of for a woman to claim the title of emperor. It is unheard of that she has opened up the origin of all things and opened up the wonders of the ages. I don't know if she can be equally famous."
Everyone was talking, perhaps because they drank a lot of wine, and their words became more and more outrageous, and their scale became bigger and bigger.
Xu Qingxiao coughed quickly, picked up the wine glass and said.
"Everyone, we still remember the national humiliation of the Wei Dynasty, but we must not be depressed. We should remember the shame, serve the country, share the worries of the king, and benefit the people. Come and have a drink together."
Xu Qingxiao shouted.
If they were allowed to continue talking, they would probably start criticizing the emperor as they talked.
If the matter reaches the emperor's ears, he will be implicated for no reason, and he will be in trouble.
No matter what the character of the current emperor is or whether he can listen to advice, if you want to live a good life, don't seek death.
After Xu Qingxiao's words, everyone was infected and raised their glasses to drink together.
But what surprised Xu Qingxiao was.
When it comes to the emperor, no one seems to care much, especially Li Xin. Logically speaking, he is the son of the emperor, so he is more concerned about this thing, but there is no sign of stopping it.
I guess it is the literati who speak more freely.
But no matter what, Xu Qingxiao should be more cautious to avoid disaster.
After drinking.
Everyone continued to talk about the topic of Anguo.
But most of the talk was about foreign invasion.
Xu Qingxiao remained silent and listened carefully, but she had her own thoughts in her heart.
What everyone said makes sense.
But Xu Qingxiao felt that this was not what he meant.
After all, if that's what he really means, then he shouldn't be the emperor anymore.
There is a saying that when fighting outside, one must first make peace within.
No matter what happens outside, there is room for buffering. Even if the barbarians attack Jingcheng again, he will not be able to destroy the country.
Battle line layout, public sentiment issues, resource allocation, and managing the country and settling down the family, which one should not give the barbarians a headache?
Does killing alone work?
It's definitely useless.
So [Anguo] is definitely not a border issue.
It is useless to be a scholar. Let scholars talk about the history of war. It is nothing more than talking about war on paper and a bunch of hindsight.
If you don’t go to the battlefield and don’t understand real war, everything you talk about is nonsense.
So the emperor shouldn't be so stupid to let a group of scholars talk about war.
This Anguo.
It should be economical.
kindness.
Economic issues.
For a country, external problems are smaller than internal problems. Taking history as a guide, most countries are ruined because of internal problems.
And this interior is nothing more than two.
The court and the people.
The vassal king, powerful ministers, and parties are the roots of the court.
Economy, agriculture, and life are the source of the people.
It is not the turn of a group of scholars to dictate matters in the court. In a battle of that level, a group of people can be killed with just your toes.
So if the emperor takes "An Guo" as his title.
The fundamental thing is to ‘order the country’.
How to make the country peaceful and let the people have enough food and drink.
Once the people have enough to eat and drink, many disputes will be reduced, and the people will have great trust in the country.
To give you the simplest example, if the people don’t have enough to eat or wear, it doesn’t matter if foreigners come in. Anyway, it’s just that life will be a little harder, and I even want to come in as soon as possible.
But if the people have enough to eat and drink, and still have spare money to go to Goulan and listen to music, who wouldn't be angry if a war really breaks out?
I live a happy life every day, and you come to ruin my happy life? I will fight with you.
So the policy is to secure the country.
It should be the people, the source of the people should be firewood, rice, oil and salt, and all of this should be silver.
To put it simply, it is.
Copper plate.
Xu Qingxiao was determined in his heart, but he didn't say it openly. He was a scholar, but not a saint.
What's the point of going out? Showing off that you're very capable? And then having your questions copied?
You can always say good things without paying for it.
It's better not to talk about this kind of thing. It doesn't matter whether people approve it or not. There is no need to make such a limelight.
Well, it's a wretched development, hold on.
At the banquet.
When Xu Qingxiao came back to her senses, she found that everyone was a little miserable. It was still lively at first, but suddenly the mood changed.
"The shame of the country is still vivid in our minds. We, the scholars, can only study hard but cannot contribute to the country. We are really ashamed."
"Yes, the prosperity of the world is inseparable from the sacrifices of our ancestors. The barbarians in the north are not as good as pigs and dogs."
"One day, when I can join the military department and go to the northern border to fight, I will definitely kill all the barbarians."
I don’t know when the topic started, but it gradually began to criticize the barbarians in the north.
Xu Qingxiao read many books at Zhou Ling's house, and some of them mentioned the barbarians in the north.
The barbarians in the north were a thorn in the hearts of the people of the Wei Dynasty, hurting people all over the world all the time.
Barbarians are naturally suited to be warriors. They are strong and strong, and their muscles and veins are naturally connected. This is a racial advantage.
It is an indisputable fact that ten Wei soldiers cannot defeat one barbarian.
Fortunately, if God gives you physical talent, it will weaken your intelligence. Most barbarians have average intelligence.
They invaded the Wei Dynasty, burning and looting were trivial matters, but the focus was on some inhumane killings.
The disgrace of Jingcheng was not limited to the area around Kyoto.
Instead, they used all kinds of cruel methods to torture and kill the people of the Central Plains.
This is the real point of anger.
This is also what the Wei Dynasty has wanted to do most since the founding of the country. Sweep the barbarians, unify the northern forces, and then hide their strength and bide their time, suppress the borders in one fell swoop, and complete the unprecedented unification.
However, nine generations of kings could not do it, and this generation is actually even more difficult to do it.
The most promising one was Emperor Wu, but unfortunately he still lost.
"The crimes of the barbarians are too numerous to write down. I really wanted to write a poem about this situation to express my hatred, but the writing and ink are not enough, so it is difficult to write it elegantly."
"Is there anyone here who would like to compose a poem?"
Li Xin opened his mouth. He denounced the barbarians and wanted to write poems, but unfortunately he was not well-educated, so he looked at everyone.
At this moment, the scene became quiet.
It's not that no one knows how to compose poetry, it's just that it's a little difficult to compose poetry suddenly. It's not impossible to improvise on the spot, but with so many people watching, if you don't read it well, it will become a joke.
Xu Qingxiao sat below and took a sip of wine. He understood everyone's feelings very well.
After all, I have been reading for several years, and I can write articles just fine. Anyway, I write whatever comes to my mind, but writing poems is different. I really can’t do it without some culture.
It has to be appropriate to the situation, the sentiment, and it has to rhyme, but it can't be a verbal poem. If you say it wrong, it will make you laugh, which will ruin your reputation.
Can understand.
But at this moment, someone suddenly looked at Xu Qingxiao, couldn't help but stand up and smiled.
"Master Li, I heard that Chen Xinghe is an excellent poet. However, it seems that Brother Chen is not here, but his junior brother Xu Qingxiao is here. How about asking Brother Qingxiao to recite a poem?"
The man spoke.
With a smile on his face, he looked at Xu Qingxiao and said this.
In just a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on him.
Xu Qingxiao was a little confused.
ha?
Want me to compose a poem?
I know how to make a fool of myself, do you know?
Also, I don’t seem to have offended you, right?
No, I praised you just now, but I didn’t expect you to treat me like this?
Okay, okay, I want to remember your name and never praise you again.
Xu Qingxiao was a little confused. He was drinking well and suddenly asked himself to compose a poem?
He won't do it.
With my little culture, the poems I produce are embarrassing, and I don’t do them well.