Xie Xuan said in a deep voice: "Does Fourth Uncle feel that he is overestimating his abilities? He is eager to prove himself, so he uses all his strength to express himself."
Xie An shook his head and said: "On the contrary, he didn't want to say anything at all. I forced him to say it. I just wanted to know his true thoughts, but unexpectedly he started talking to me about major world affairs. This made people even more sad.
Surprisingly, what he said was basically correct. His judgment of the overall situation was basically accurate."
Xie Xuan asked curiously: "What on earth did he say?"
Xie An then said what Li Hui said today about the internal and external difficulties of the Jin Dynasty. Xie Xuan was surprised when he heard it: "Isn't what he said exactly the judgment reached by the fourth uncle and Wang Pushe after discussion?
"
Xie An nodded and said: "Because of this, I feel strange. Although these things are not too difficult to judge, nor are they too profound secrets. But, how can he, a nineteen-year-old boy from a poor family, know these things? I
How many of the younger generation in Dajin can think so far-reaching? Considering my situation in Dajin? Xie Xuan, either my fourth uncle belittled you, or you, I didn’t think too much about these things before.
"
Xie Xuan nodded and said: "I'm not as good as him. Li Hui is worse than me. It's indeed... a bit strange. With his life experience, how can he be so knowledgeable?"
Xie An stood up, took two steps with his hands behind his back, and chanted slowly: "The flowers are not flowers, and the mist is not mist. It comes in the middle of the night and goes at dawn. It comes like a spring dream, but it goes away like a morning cloud with nowhere to find."
Xie Xuan was stunned and didn't understand why Xie An started reciting a poem.
Xie An said in a deep voice: "Xie Xuan, this poem was written by Li Huizhong when he was reviewing it. Such a poem that is obscure, profound, and full of mysteries is written by a young man. Who can believe that it is written by a young man?
? Not to mention the poem about picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, which is indifferent and tranquil, with a sense of transcendence. This makes me completely unable to see through Li Hui. I ask myself how to know people, but this Li Hui is shrouded in a...
There is a layer of fog that makes it difficult to see clearly and makes it unclear.”
Xie Xuan was silent. Li Hui was the first to make his fourth uncle so entangled. With his wisdom and wisdom, his fourth uncle rarely had such entangled moments.
"Fourth uncle, do you think Li Hui is a craftsman sent by Huan Wen?" Xie Xuan decided to simplify the problem and bring it back to the reality in front of him.
"I don't think so. His actions are reasonable and reasonable, and the reasons he gave are absolutely convincing. Coupled with your and Wang Muzhi's experience of interacting with him, I judge that he is indeed unwilling to associate with Huan Wen. He thinks that Huan Wen is going to usurp
Contrary, so he wants 'a gentleman should not stand behind a dangerous wall'. Haha, this guy is quite confident in me, he thinks I can stop him, isn't he afraid that I am also a dangerous wall here?" Xie An laughed.
Got up.
Xie Xuandao: "In that case, I don't think we need to think too much about it. No matter whether we can see through him or not, at least he is not Huan Wen's. My nephew thinks that we should protect him well."
Xie Fusu smiled and said: "If you don't want to protect him, why bother bringing him to the capital? He will die sooner or later in Juchao County. Huan Xuanwu is now recruiting talents, and he is targeting small families from poor families, trying to win over them
Word of mouth has created the most widespread public opinion. How can he tolerate Li Hui who refuses to listen to his call? Wang Biaozhi is right. At this time, we must express our attitude. Li Hui is lucky, even if he lets go
Before the Northern Expedition, we would never do this. But after the Northern Expedition, we will have to fight for every inch of territory."
Of course Xie Xuan knew this. Li Hui actually got the opportunity as a chess piece. Of course, he saved his life. But even so, with the previous strategy of compromise and tolerance, Li Hui could not save Li Hui.
Hui's. Transferring Li Hui to the capital was actually an announcement to Huan Wen that the Wang and Xie clan would no longer remain silent. To a certain extent, Li Hui benefited from the change in the situation.
"Fourth Uncle, since you also think that Li Hui is very talented, why not place him in the provincial government this time to arrange official positions? Give him a chance to show his talents. Working under Fourth Uncle, Fourth Uncle can also get to know him better. What if?
If he is worthy of use, he will be reused. If he is pretending, it will be exposed." Xie Xuan said solemnly.
Xie An frowned and looked at Xie Xuan, and said coldly: "Are you here to ask for an official position for him? Did Li Hui ask you to come?"
Xie Xuan hurriedly said: "No, no, how could I do this? Li Hui didn't mention it at all."
Xie An's face softened slightly, he took a few steps and said in a deep voice: "We have to test his patience and put more pressure on him. Only by disappointing him and feeling angry can we see this person better. If he
If he is really worthy of use, I will not bury him. If he plagiarized something from somewhere to gain fame and get what he wants, then he will become frustrated because of the dissatisfaction and his true nature will be exposed. Therefore, we cannot give him good things.
position. I decided to let him be a city gatekeeper."
"Chengmenmen?" Xie Xuan shouted in astonishment.
The city gatekeeper, as the name suggests, is the one who watches the city gate. But he does not belong to the Chinese army soldiers and horses, but belongs to the provincial officials under the gate. His duty is to be responsible for opening and closing the city gate together with the Chinese army guarding the city, and to hold the key to the city gate.
, as well as the city gate opening and closing ceremony system during some important rituals.
Although he was a sixth-rank official, he actually had no status and was dispensable. After the Jin Dynasty moved south, this official position was abolished for a time. It was not until Jiankang's outer gate became a real city wall and gate that the province was restored.
He took this position. Moreover, there were not only one city gatekeeper in Menxia Province, but four.
"Are you in charge of the gate of Taicheng?" Xie Xuan asked, still holding a glimmer of hope.
If you are in charge of the gate of the Health Palace, then it is still an important position. The gatekeeper of the forbidden gate is much more important.
However, Xie An said in a deep voice: "There is a vacancy for the gatekeeper at Dongli Gate, so let Li Hui go to Dongli Gate. Xie Xuan, I warn you not to move around for him privately or change positions. I said this is for him
It’s a test. Don’t be confused.”
Xie Xuan smiled bitterly and was speechless. He sighed for a while and said, "How can I mention this to Li Hui?"
Xie An shouted: "What do you want to mention? The spring break will end in a few days, and the Ministry of Personnel will appoint officials. What do you want to worry about?"
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Over the past few days, Li Hui and his party used their free time to visit the entire Jiankang City.
This ancient city, which was called the ancient capital of six dynasties in later generations, does have many places worth visiting. Of course, at this moment, Jiankang can only be called the 'ancient capital of two dynasties'. After all, only the capitals of Soochow and Jin Dynasty are there.
After this, the Song, Qi, Liang, and Chen were still in the chaos of history.
The layout of Jiankang City can be called a land where a tiger sits on a dragon's side. It is surrounded by beautiful mountainous areas such as Zhongshan Mountain, Fuzhou Mountain, and Jilong Mountain in the north, and the mighty Yangtze River runs across it in the west. Jiankang City is backed by mountains and is surrounded by rivers in the west.
It can be described as extremely magnificent.
The Qinhuai River runs through it on the south side, and the Qingxi River runs through it on the east side from north to south. There are also large lakes such as Xuanwu Lake and Yanque Lake. It is truly a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters.
Li Hui took Ah Zhu and others on a tour from the outer city to the inner city, and even went to see the Stone City outside the West Gate. Although the Stone City was built during the Soochow period, even today, it is still
A towering and solid fortress. As a military garrison fortress outside Jiankangxi City, Stone City still has nearly 10,000 troops stationed and the barriers are tight.
On the day Li Hui left, he caught up with the Chinese garrison in Stone City practicing at the riverside fortress outside the fortress. Although he didn't get close, he just watched from a distance, but he also saw dust flying, shouts of killing shaking the sky, armor and soldiers.
The flash of the blade shimmered like ripples in the sunlight.
Li Hui also visited Changganli, Dongchanggan, Xiaochanggan and other common areas in the south. The people here lived a prosperous and leisurely life, and the markets were very clean and tidy, which was impressive.
The most intuitive indicator of whether the people in a place live a comfortable and prosperous life is their residence and mental outlook. Changqianli, as the largest area where people live, can reflect the basic outline of people's life in the capital.
When he saw boys and girls chasing and playing in the market, Li Hui couldn't help but think of the famous sentence in the poem "Changgan Xing": "The man came riding a bamboo horse and went around the bed to get green plums. Living together in Changgan, the two children had no suspicion."
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Changqianli and its surrounding residential areas are home to tens of thousands of ordinary people. It is unknown how many wonderful stories of childhood sweethearts will happen.
Li Hui spent two days wandering around the main city. Except for the inner city of the Health Palace, which could only be viewed from a distance, Li Hui almost visited all the other major markets.
The prosperity of the market in the main city of Jiankang City is staggering. Although there are no high-rise buildings of later generations, and most of the buildings next to the market are exquisite small buildings of two or three floors, the development of commerce in the market exceeds Li Hui's imagination.
Various markets at the street entrance are crowded with people and a wide range of products. Shops on the street are open one after another, and business is booming. Restaurants and tea shops are everywhere, and there are all kinds of shops. People with southern and northern accents are noisy.
, rub shoulders and heels.
All in all, after three days of touring the inner and outer cities of Jiankang City, Li Hui had a better understanding of the prosperity and size of Jiankang City, the development of commercial and handicraft industries, and the spiritual outlook and living habits of the people in the capital.
An intuitive understanding.
The prosperity of this capital of the Jin Dynasty is definitely not inferior to that of some modern cities in later generations. The standard of living is not low either. Moreover, the temperament of the entire capital mixes the characteristics of the north and the south, forming a unique temperament.
The northern gentry and common people lived here after they migrated to the south. They brought the living habits and culture of the north, which collided with the living habits and culture of the local gentry and common people in the south of the Yangtze River. There are some things that are incompatible with each other here, but as time goes by,
In fact, most situations involve integration and compromise.
Li Hui often hears accents mixed with Northern Mandarin and Wu dialect in the market. At food stalls on the street, people will also ask for strong seasonings to be added to the local light Yangchun noodles. All of these are
The embodiment of the integration of North and South.
Of course, it is common for two people to quarrel on the street, with one calling the other "Beiqi" and the other calling him "Southern raccoon dog". That is not the integration of the North and the South, but a discriminatory remark against each other.