Xia Zhaoyi's cheeks also turned red, as if a crystal peach petal had fallen from a pear blossom.
She coughed uncomfortably and said, "Have you eaten?"
"Not yet, I was supposed to wait for you."
"That's just right. We've been to the Chenghe River to find a restaurant."
With that said, Xia Zhaoyi walked forward pretending to be natural. As soon as she turned around, the smile on her lips rose.
The cool evening breeze seemed to be blowing over her heart, and many pictures appeared in front of her eyes. She wanted to hold hands with him and run wildly on the grassland, she wanted to read a book with him, and when she was tired, she would lean her head on his shoulder. I still want to go on a boat with him and let the wind and the waves of the lake carry me wherever I go.
From the back alley, you have to walk through a long alley.
The sweet aroma of rice porridge wafted from the neighborhood, and several families cooked meat, which was full of aroma.
There are many flowers planted in the back alleys. When the flowers bloom in spring and summer, the fragrance comes in bursts and is refreshing.
After walking for a hundred steps in silence, Shen Lie broke the silence: "How busy have you been these days?"
Xia Zhaoyi nodded: "Well, I'm very busy, and there are also those officials. They are all old fools, and they can't afford to be early if they have no profit."
"Did you encounter anything particularly difficult?"
Xia Zhaoyi looked up at him and said, "There are quite a few, and I'm a little scared."
"Afraid?" Shen Lie felt incredible.
"I'm afraid... it's too smooth," Xia Zhaoyi raised his eyebrows, "Every reform in the past and present, the success or failure is not judged from the top down, but from the bottom up. Only the thick bottom can achieve the bright top. But some bright things are often just an empty shell with gold and jade outside. To make a complete change, you have to break your muscles and bones, and the historical imprint left by each reform is... painful."
"You feel that a new dynasty cannot be built in a world that is too comfortable."
Xia Zhaoyi nodded: "Teaching and educating people is also a method, but I'm afraid that what I teach in school is one thing, and when I go home, I will be exposed to another thing."
Shen Lie was silent for a while and said: "If so, what about establishing a cruel law?"
Xia Zhaoyi lowered his eyes and watched every step taken by his toes: "I have thought about it, and today... I really want to do this."
Shen Lie whispered: "What happened?"
"At the beginning, the Bi family made many arrangements to enable Queen Nangong to escape from Jinping Palace smoothly. One of the arrangements was to deliberately trick Guan Ning to march to Wentai County in Changyang, so as to anger Song Zhiyi and distract Li Ju. In this way, they bought time to settle down the Bi family. At the same time, if something happened in the palace, Li Ju would be wary of the frontline battle situation, and would not dare to embarrass the Bi family. But now, Li Qian's court power was exhausted, and the Bi family army also rushed to the northwest outside the Great Wall to pass the border. Naturally, Ning Xingjun would not sacrifice his life anymore. As soon as they exited Wentai County, the Pingpi soldiers from Wentai County counterattacked and invaded Baiguang Township."
Shen Lie said: "Today an urgent letter came, and I sent it to the city together. But what does this letter say?"
"Well," Xia Zhaoyi said, "and I don't want to save Baiguang Township for the time being."
Shen Lie frowned slightly: "Why?"
"I want... to let them get a beating," Xia Zhaoyi's voice became a little difficult, and he looked up at Shen Lie, "Whether it is Baiguang Township or the long line of villages and cities connecting with Changyang, they They are all too cowardly. When I set up the Chamber of Commerce in Mingtai County, I tried to mobilize them, but they would only tremble and refuse. It is true that we should not force them to do something, but these are troubled times. I do You don't have to feed them, feed them to drink, and then protect them when others attack you. They have to grow their own food and find water to drink. When others attack them, they have to have the mentality to fight with the soldiers."
"It's just that if you don't save me, many people will die in Baiguang Township."
Xia Zhaoyi curled her lips and half-smiled: "Yes, I seem to have become very scary. I just thought that killing some people can serve as a lesson and they will understand hatred."
Shen Lie didn't speak anymore and walked side by side for a long time before he said in a deep voice: "The consequences of Bi Jiajun and Guan Ning's march should not be your responsibility. And if you have not experienced the shock, you can't change their minds by forcing them. What? Scraping bones to treat poison, who can avoid pain?"
As he spoke, his stern eyes darkened and he looked at the girl: "Ali."
"Um?"
"In my opinion, what you just said is right."
"What did you say just now?"
"To make a complete change, we have to work hard. Everything now and everything foreseeable in the future is too smooth for He Jing."
This kind of hard work cannot be achieved by building a construction site or building a new house. It requires a complete change in thinking.
The girl has always admired the concept of education, and Shen Lie recognized and supported it, but as she said, education alone may not be useful.
But, how to change it?
Shen Lie walked slowly and suddenly said softly: "Wen Chao."
Xia Zhaoyi looked at him: "...Wen Chao?"
As he spoke, Xia Zhaoyi's eyes gradually brightened: "Yes, the literary trend starts from the bottom up!"
Shen Lie said: "Well, let them speak freely without restraint. A commoner may not be able to write well, but if he can tell stories smoothly, he is also a scholar."
Xia Zhaoyi smiled and said: "If this is the case, real literati will not do it."
"That's their pain."
Xia Zhaoyi said: "Yes, Li Ju once massacred literati and burned down Qingshan Academy. This is also painful. And because Li Ju did this, in the land outside Li Qian, all literati in the world have written all kinds of books. Essays denounced him, and countless poems and paintings ridiculing him were published. All of them were talented. It would be really painful if they lost the title of literati they were proud of. I wonder what new poems and masterpieces they would come up with. "
Xia Zhaoyi also laughed: "Just scold me. It's been a long time since someone scolded evil boy and demon girl in front of me. I'm still not used to it."
"...How could you have such an idea?"
Xia Zhaoyi laughed: "I'm just kidding you!"
However, Xia Zhaoyi still feels that this kind of literary trend is not "painful" enough.
It is said that in troubled times, talents emerge in large numbers and times create heroes. The ancients certainly did not deceive her.
All kinds of innovations indeed appear in the changing times of troubled times.
A world that is too depressing and scary, and a world that is too comfortable and carefree will make it harder to achieve anything.
It's sad to think about it. Only fierce collisions and deep and complex chaos can produce a large number of novel ideas and technologies.
Then we can only start a literary trend from the bottom up.
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I didn’t want to write this chapter at first, but when I think about the Renaissance and the industrial isolation, if there are no labor pains, it seems that everything is really going too smoothly, and there will be many strange things happening ~ For example, it is still the same in 2023. Some old ideas.
I will try not to have this kind of discussion in the following chapters. It would be too long to write this in depth, and I find it boring~
