After chanting, his face showed a look of vicissitudes of life, and his hair seemed to have become more beautiful in an instant, which made people feel sad to see it.
Shi Dayong was illiterate in writing. Apart from the sense of vicissitudes of life in Sun Chengzong's poem, he couldn't hear anything else. Cao Bianjiao and Jiang Wanli were even less versed in writing. They both sat there blankly, wisely keeping their mouths shut.
Lu Shanji and other closing officials listened to this poem, but their faces darkened and they were indescribably sad.
Maybe this poem aroused Sun Chengzong's mood again, but I saw him sighing slightly, holding the wine glass, neither raising it to drink nor putting it down, just holding it up, looking at the roasted leg of lamb in front of him absentmindedly for a long time.
Silent.
Seeing this, Lu Shanji couldn't help but be a little dissatisfied with his nephew, blaming him for not mentioning the poem Master Jinglue had inspected and composed by Zhongyou at this time, which really disturbed the atmosphere and made him unable to reconcile for a while.
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Lu Ming turned a blind eye to his uncle's reproachful look, and only said to the teacher with great concern: "My teacher is devoted to serving the country, how can the court not know about it? According to the students, before the envoy arrives, the teacher must not be worried about him
Li Yi. At this time, the national affairs are difficult, and the emperor needs important ministers like the teacher to preside over Liao affairs. He will never offend his mentor because of the birthday of his ancestor. Besides, there is another great victory in Jinzhou, and the merits and demerits are balanced. No matter how the court discusses, it will not matter.
I can’t discuss my mentor’s huge fault, so let’s wait and see.”
"Wait and see?"
Sun Chengzong gave a wry smile, finally put down his cup, glanced at everyone slowly, and finally fixed his eyes on Lu Ming's face, and said in a deep voice: "Is your Taoist teacher determined to leave because of the gold gift on my ancestor's birthday? Oh, that's wrong.
...You are really old as a teacher, and if you stay here behind closed doors, it is still a place for heroes to show their talents. So what if a strong man is old and has great ambitions? You must go when you have to go, and in the future, you young people will still have to do this.
Okay." After saying that, he glanced at Shi Dayong intentionally.
What? Sun Chengzong is leaving?
Shi Dayong was puzzled, and he couldn't help but be even more surprised when he thought about what Sun Chengzong said to him just now in Guanxia, "a body to be punished".
Although this period of history in the late Ming Dynasty was half-understood, Sun Chengzong's famous name Shi Dayong was very popular. Although he disapproved of his Ping Liao strategy, he could not deny that Shi Dayong respected Sun Chengzong.
Let’s not talk about whether the strategic direction is correct or wrong, let’s not talk about whether the employment of personnel is wrong, let’s not talk about whether Liaoxi is allowed to expand, but it is not about the feat of leading more than 70 people in the family to death in Gaoyang. Shi Dayong will
We must respect Sun Chengzong and not be disrespectful in the slightest, otherwise we will be struck by thunder from heaven.
Such an old man with national integrity and a rare veteran who has been reused by the emperors of two dynasties has a great influence on Liao affairs. If Sun Chengzong resigned at this time, who would the court send to take over the Liaodong strategy, and what consequences would it have?
The defeat of Xiaolinghe and the payment of gold by Zu Dashou also affected Qiu Hejia. Even if the court did not dismiss Qiu Hejia because of the great victory in Jinzhou, it would not let him be promoted to Liaodong Manager.
If he were Chongzhen, he would definitely choose someone else to preside over Liao affairs. Those who have merit should be rewarded, and those who have made mistakes should be punished. It is okay to balance merit and fault, but you will never be promoted despite merit and fault.
Rewarded. This is obviously not the way to refute.
It can be seen that Qiu Hejia will definitely not be the one to succeed Sun Chengzong in charge of Liao affairs. So if Sun Chengzong really takes up the post, who will Chongzhen send?
Sun Chuanting? Hong Chengchou? Lu Xiangsheng?…
He racked his brains to think of several famous figures in the late Ming Dynasty, but he felt that they were none of them. Shi Dayong had a headache and was a little scared. He was afraid that Chongzhen would send a capable and arrogant guy to preside over Liao affairs.
After Zu Dashou is solved, the next step is to integrate the remaining forces of the generals in western Liaoning and use the wealth left by Zu Dashou for his own use. If it goes to waste because of the appointment of a new official, it will be a waste of efforts.
However, whether Sun Chengzong leaves or stays is beyond his control. Even whether Qiu Hejia, the governor of Liaodong, can stay in office is still largely unknown.
God knows how Chongzhen will view this great victory. If he insists on pursuing Qiu Hejia for losing his army and losing his territory, even a hundred Shi Dayong will not be able to stop him.
No, Mr. Sun must not leave at this juncture! As long as Mr. Sun is here, he can always help Qiu Hejia. If he leaves, Qiu Hejia will be unable to support himself, and his own situation will be even more troublesome.
Shi Dayong was in a hurry and wanted to persuade Sun Chengzong not to die. Before he could speak, Lu Ming had already said, "Did your teacher forget the poem he gave to his students in Yongping?"
"Remember, of course I remember."
Sun Chengzong didn't remember the poem he gave to his students. After thinking about it for a moment, he recited it, "One man, one sword and one book, hesitantly walks through the mountains and rivers. The redbuds and wild geese ascend the road in vain, and a man's ambition can swallow his head." [
"Zijing Yanmen ascends to the road in vain, and a man's ambition can swallow the tiger. The teacher encouraged the students with this poem, and the students have always regarded the tiger as their own ambition, and followed the teacher as an example in everything. But the teacher has changed his mind at this time. I wonder, what should the students do?
What do you think?" Lu Ming's mood suddenly rose, which was surprising.
Sun Chengzong laughed, "Qingyun, don't provoke the general. In fact, you should know that it is not the master's decision whether to stay or go as the teacher. What's the use of your method of motivating the general? Can you still pursue it?"
Do you want to submit your resignation as a teacher?"
What?! Sun Chengzong has already submitted his resignation?
Shi Dayong was shocked and almost knocked over his wine glass. He sat there with his legs trembling a little.
Seeing that his agitation was seen through by the teacher, Lu Ming blushed, but still insisted: "Nothing is certain in the world. No one knows what the outcome will be until the imperial edict is issued. Maybe the emperor will not let the teacher go."
"Maybe." Sun Chengzong nodded noncommittally and said no more.
Lu Ming stayed there, not knowing what to say.
Lu Shanji hesitated for a moment and suddenly asked: "If you really want to go, I wonder if you will return to your hometown or live in Beijing?"
Sun Chengzong hummed and said: "Of course I'm going back to my hometown in Gaoyang. If I have time, I'll finish compiling the "Complete Book of Supervisors" and forget about a big thing on my mind."
When he heard that Sun Chengzong had already decided on the arrangements after he left office, Shi Dayong was heartbroken for a while and couldn't help but advise: "Master Jinglue, please forgive me for bluntly stating that the defeat of the Great and Small Linghe battles cannot be reversed by manpower. Jinglue
You have tried your best, so why should you take the blame and decide to leave?"
"General Shi Shen didn't know anything. Since the defeat of Xiaolinghe, the memorials attacking the boss in the court have been like a storm. In addition, there are people in the court who don't want the boss to stay behind closed doors anymore, and they have obstructed everything.
The emperor is adding fuel to the fire, and to be honest with you, my current situation is also a dilemma." Lu Shanji spoke for Sun Chengzong, sighing long and feeling sad.
"In fact, in the eyes of many people in the court, the war had just subsided after the court had just started contacting the Donglu to negotiate peace, but I, Sun Chengzong, wanted to cause trouble and build Dalinghe City. This angered Tai Hong and caused the Changshan Mountains
, Dalinghe was defeated miserably, and Zu Dashou led the Liaodong Army to surrender the gold. It was because of me that the following series of consequences were possible, so they targeted me. Huh, in the eyes of some important ministers, I, Sun Chengzong, is the root of
It’s a thorn in the eye, a thorn in the flesh, just pull it out quickly!”
Sun Chengzong suddenly became excited and his body trembled slightly. Everyone saw this and did not dare to speak.
After calming down for a while, Sun Chengzong secretly smiled bitterly, looked at Shi Dayong, and asked him: "By the way, is there any news about Zhang Bingbei?"
Shi Dayong shook his head: "After Zhang Bingbei was defeated at Xiaolinghe, there was no news about it. The last general who built the army to withdraw troops sent people to search the battlefield, but no body of Lord Bingbei was found. However," some people didn't know whether to take it seriously or not.
explain.
Sun Chengzong raised his eyebrows: "But what?"
Shi Dayong said: "Some soldiers once said that the defeated soldiers seemed to have been captured by Jiannu."
"Zhang Chun was captured alive?"
Sun Chengzong was startled and stayed for a long time before he said: "My Ming Dynasty has lost another good minister, alas!"
Lu Ming was a little worried and said: "Zhang Chun is an important minister in the court and knows my details. If he follows the example of his ancestors and paid gold on his birthday, wouldn't it mean that Jiannu knows the reality of our country?"
"Absolutely not!" Sun Chengzong said resolutely: "I know Zhang Chun is a person, he will never drop money, I am afraid that he will probably die as a martyrdom." After a pause, he said regretfully: "He used the car formation to reject the slaves, his tactics are appropriate.
, It’s a pity that God did not help me, Ming Dynasty, resulting in such a disastrous defeat, but it is really beyond human power.”
As soon as he finished speaking, an official hurriedly came in from outside the building and said respectfully: "Sir, the Tang newspaper is here."[