Li Huidao: "I did say that, now that I think about it, it is indeed a bit extreme."
Xie An said in a deep voice: "I don't want to criticize you. I just want to know why you think that opportunity is more important than your life? Is it worth your while? Can I understand that you are desperate to get ahead?
person?"
Li Hui smiled bitterly and said: "Mr.
, if you take the ordinary path, there is no chance. Xie Gong thinks, with my background, if I want to make a difference, is there any other way? "
Xie An turned around, frowned and said, "You mean, it's unfair for me to serve this ninth-grade Zhongzheng system?"
Li Hui thought for a while and said with a smile: "Fairness or unfairness, Mr. Xie knows better than me, so I don't need to answer."
Xie An chuckled, nodded and said: "Of course I understand. Didn't someone in our Dajin say something like, 'There are no Hanshis in the top grade, and no nobles in the bottom grade'? It's just that they think our promotion of scholars is unfair. It seems you think so too.
But this matter cannot be discussed clearly in a few words. We will discuss this matter in detail when we have free time. What I want to ask is, do you think you are a person who is desperate to achieve your goals? "
Li Hui looked at Xie An and said: "Mr.
Scam. Mr. Xie should know what happened in Juchao County. The former county magistrate Huang Tingbai was killed by lake bandits, and Lu Zhan, who took office with me, was also unfortunately killed. Juchao County is the land of dragons and tigers. If this is also an opportunity, then it is also a scam.
It's not my turn. I thought this was an opportunity at first, but I didn't expect the situation there to be so bad. By the time I realized something was wrong, there was no turning back."
Xie An laughed and said: "A scam? You mean this is a scam? If you knew the situation in Juchao County, you wouldn't take office, would you?"
Li Hui shook his head and said, "I will still go."
"Oh? Why?" Xie An asked.
Li Hui smiled bitterly and said: "Mr. Xie, I still say the same thing, because I have no other choice. If I had known about the situation in Juchao County earlier, I might have dealt with it more calmly."
Xie An nodded, and the topic came back again, to the issue of children from poor families having no other opportunities. Xie An did not want to say more on this topic.
"If going to Juchao County to serve is not an opportunity, then Huan Da Sima conscripts you to serve under him. This is always an opportunity, right? Since you are eager to get ahead and make a difference, why not seize this opportunity?
?I heard that not only did you refuse, but you even made some unpleasant noises. Tell me why?"
Li Hui's heart moved and he thought: "Here we go, this is a topic that cannot be avoided. Many people have asked it, and I have answered it many times, but in the end Xie An still has to continue to explain this matter."
Li Hui pondered for a moment and said: "I am serving as an official for the imperial court, not for a certain person or family."
Xie An smiled and shook his head and said: "This is obviously not true, and it is wrong. Being an official under Sima Huan is not working for the court? I also joined the army under Sima Huan back then. What do you mean?
I only serve Huan Da Sima, not our Jin Dynasty? All the officials under Huan Da Sima's account are people who do not serve our Jin Dynasty? Didn't Xie Xuan just be transferred from Jingzhou to the capital?"
Li Hui said hurriedly: "That's not what I meant."
Xie An smiled and said: "Then what do you mean? In other words, do you think Huan Da Sima is not worthy of your service? The Huan family is the pillar of our Jin Dynasty. In our Da Jin, Huan Da Sima is the mainstay and the backbone of the Jin Dynasty. You
Why should Sima Huan and the imperial court be so separated?"
Li Hui was a little hesitant. He didn't know why Xie An wanted to pursue and ask these questions. In Li Hui's view, Xie An should know the reason, because he and Xie Xuan had already made it quite clear before.
When he was in Juchao County, Xie Xuan asked himself the same question, and his answer was actually very straightforward. He told him that he did not want to associate with those who brought harm to the world. Although he did not mention his name, he actually stated his position.
It was impossible for Xie Xuan not to report these words to Xie An. But Xie An still asked these questions and pretended not to know Huan Wen's actions and ambitions. What was his purpose? Is he testing himself or doubting himself? Or maybe he was like him
Is it just a casual question?
"Xie Gong actually knows the reason, so why bother to ask me. Although I am hungry and don't choose food, I don't eat everything. I have my own principles when it comes to acting." Li Hui said in a low voice.
Xie An was pacing slowly, and the wooden clogs under his feet were making a loud sound, which was crisp but unpleasant. To Li Hui's ears at this moment, it was a bit irritating.
"What are your principles of conduct?" Xie An asked.
Li Hui gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "There are things you should do and things you should not do. Those who benefit the country and the people will not refuse. I will not disdain to associate with those who help the tyrants to do harm and those who are the accomplices of tigers."
Xie An's long eyebrows twitched, and he looked at Li Hui with squinted eyes: "Are you trying to say that you don't want to see Sima Huan and don't want to work with him? Because you think that is to act as a harbinger of the tiger and to help the emperor do harm?"
"Since Xie Gongfei asked so clearly, then that's it." Li Hui had already given up.
Xie An frowned, and stretched out a slender pale finger from his long sleeves to tap lightly on the table. He said slowly: "Why? I want to know why you think so. Nothing in the world happens without a reason.
As far as I know, you had no relationship with the Huan family before this. Why are you so prejudiced against Huan Da Sima? Huan Da Sima is the Prime Minister and Grand Sima of our Jin Dynasty. He is a figure admired and admired by everyone in our Jin Dynasty.
The mainstay of the imperial court, why do you think of him so?"
Li Hui frowned and glared at Xie An, feeling a little annoyed. Don't you, Xie An, know what kind of person Huan Wen is? I've been forced to this point by you, why are you still pretending to be confused?
"Master Xie, just think of it as my prejudice. Or... let me put it this way. If a gentleman doesn't build a dangerous wall, I just think of it as a matter of protecting myself." Li Hui said softly.
"A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall...haha, protect yourself? You mean, you will be unlucky because you go to Huan Da Sima's tent to serve as an official? This is more interesting. I would like to hear the details. Do you think that following Huan
Is Da Sima in danger?" Xie An laughed. The expression on his face seemed to have heard something particularly interesting, and he became very interested.
“Mr.
Xie An looked at Li Hui with a smile, his eyes extremely calm.
"I'm just asking a question, I'm not forcing you to answer. You don't have to answer me, and I won't mind."
Li Hui looked at Xie An and felt like scolding him. What Xie An said was really hateful. It was like someone toasting someone at the wine table and saying, "I'll do it, but you can do whatever you want." If you ask and I don't answer, do you take it seriously?
Don't you mind? You, Xie An, have been asking around today just because you want to find out my background. In this case, I will simply comply with your wishes and give you a big one.
Li Hui was worried and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Xie, I have the audacity to speak nonsense. If there is anything inappropriate in my words, I hope Gong Xie can forgive me. I have little knowledge and I said something wrong. Don't blame Gong Xie."
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"Don't worry, this is a private conversation. You can tell me everything you know. No one will blame you if you say something wrong, and no one will know." Xie An said with a smile.
Li Hui nodded, took a breath and said: "Okay, let me get straight to the point. Mr. Xie, my country, the Jin Dynasty, is now in danger. It seems that the world is peaceful, but in fact it is already surrounded by crises, internal and external troubles. From my point of view, if
If we, the Jin Dynasty, are not careful, we may be in danger of destroying our country."
Xie An frowned and looked at Li Hui coldly.
Li Hui said in a deep voice: "Xie Gong, as far as I know, Fu Jian of the Qin State has captured Ye City, and the Yan State will soon be completely destroyed. The northern Central Plains will be unified by the Qin State. This is extremely detrimental to our Jin Dynasty. Yes.
As far as the Jin Dynasty is concerned, if we are unable to conquer our homeland through the Northern Expedition, we will have to hope that the five barbarians in the north will continue to attack and weaken each other's strength, so that we can reap the benefits. Once the north is unified, they will turn their attention to our Jin Dynasty. Fu
Jian has the ambition to unify the world. Now that he has destroyed the Yan Kingdom, his next goal must be to go south and attack our country, Jin. Is our country, Jin, ready to face this powerful enemy from the north?"
Xie An's brows trembled, his fingers subconsciously rubbed each other, and he seemed to be trembling slightly. But his face was still quite calm, and his tone was gentle and low.
"Go on!" Xie An said.
"It can take as long as ten years, as little as five years, or even within three years. Fu Jian will attack our country, Jin Dynasty. It depends on how quickly he digests the land and population of Yan State, recruits soldiers, horses, grain and grass, and prepares supplies."
How? This is an external worry, and the other is an internal one. There is still time to deal with external worries, but internal ones are already imminent, which is the most terrifying thing." Li Huidao.
Xie An said in a deep voice: "What is internal trouble?"
"The internal trouble is that some people have already harbored ambitions and intend to usurp the state of Jin Dynasty. Moreover, now it is a done deal and the arrangements have been made. This person is Huan Wen, the great Sima of Jin Dynasty. The Huan family
Ambition is actually known to everyone. I don’t believe that Mr. Xie doesn’t know it. How could a man like Mr. Xie not notice his attempt to tamper with him? However, Mr. Xie probably didn’t expect that Huan Wen had already risked everything for his own ambition.
Huan Wen led the Northern Expedition several times, but his purpose was not to regain his homeland, but to take advantage of the opportunity of the Northern Expedition to gain prestige and increase his strength. The Northern Expedition the year before last, he attacked Fangtou, but was defeated again. Everyone thought that Huan Wen had all his hopes and dreams.
If you lose money, your ambitions will be curbed. I don't think so. I think this will just encourage Huan Wen to take risks and do shocking things. Xie Gong, the land that the Huan family now controls has included Jingzhou, Yuzhou, Jiangzhou and Xu Yan
Two Prefectures. Before the attack on Yan, the land of Jingkou and Xu Yan was still in the hands of the Xi family, and Yuzhou was still in the hands of Yuan Zhen. But now, Jingkou, Xu Yan and even Yuzhou are all in his hands. In the big town of Jiangzuo, Jingkou Gu
All the important areas in the capital including the private school have fallen into his hands. To put it bluntly, in today's Jin Dynasty, the Huan family's strength has reached the point where they can do whatever they want. Jiankang, the capital, has become a dead place. At this time, do you think
Will Huan Wen restrain his ambitions? He will only become more radical, and may risk the disapproval of the world and do treacherous and unethical things. This is the huge disaster that our Jin Dynasty will face, and the situation of internal and external difficulties."