"Mr. Shao told his fortune..." Chen Ke sighed in his heart, he couldn't say, I know the history. He had to bring Shao Yong out to tell the story. After speaking, he showed a piece of money in his hand and said: "Back then, Di
Marshal Pingnan, Mr. Shao once saw him from a distance, and I was by my side at the time."
Ouyang Xiu took the money and looked at the seal on it. It was indeed a rare 'Shao money', and asked: "What did Mr. Shao say?"
"He said that Marshal Di has a very good face, but there is a scar in his Yintang. If it is not removed, he will be destined to die in the next year of his life." Chen Ke had already thought of his words and said without blinking: "This
A calamity is a gateway to hell, and only Bianjing's royal aura can suppress the evil aura in his life."
"Di Hanchen is forty-nine this year..." Ouyang Xiu said with a gloomy face, "Mr. Shao really said that?"
"Teacher can write a letter for verification." Chen Ke said calmly. As the saying goes, 'a gentleman can be deceived', how could Ouyang Xiu ask such a question?
Old Ouyang was a little confused by what Chen Ke said, and he didn't care about the fish biting the hook. After a long while, he said: "What do you mean?"
"Marshal Di is the prime minister, and his decision to stay or leave can only be made by the officials." Chen Ke said solemnly: "I am most afraid that someone will use Taizu's example to make trouble, so I kindly ask the teacher to dispel the concerns of the officials first."
"How to say?"
"Let's talk about it in three levels." Chen Ke said: "First, if you have to get rid of your generals just because of worries, where is the court's law? Where is the conscience? Who else will lead the army for the Song Dynasty in the future? Second, the current generals
, is no longer the military commander of the Five Dynasties, and the current emperor is not the emperor of the Five Dynasties. In everyone's mind, only someone surnamed Zhao can be the emperor, and there will not be a second Taizu. Third, if the officials are still worried about Di Qing,
All the more reason why he should be allowed to be the Privy Councilor. Because the Privy Councilor does not have any troops in his hands, nor can he mobilize the army independently of the emperor and his subordinates. What's more, if he himself is in the capital, if he really behaves disobediently, he only needs a few healthy soldiers.
Then he can be captured and brought to justice. On the contrary, if we let him leave the capital, firstly, he will have an army in his hands, and secondly, he will be far away from the capital. Wouldn't this be counterproductive?"
Ouyang Xiu laughed loudly after hearing this, looked at Chen Ke and said, "Sichuan people are eloquent, I am really convinced this time."
"From what the teacher said, it seems that I have seen any Shu people?"
"That's your future father-in-law, Su Xun and Su Mingyun." Ouyang Xiu said with a smile.
Speaking of Su Xunlai, his visit to the capital this time was indeed different from usual. Relying on Zhang Fangping's letter of recommendation as a stepping stone, he met Ouyang Xiu, the leader of the literary world. Ouyang Xiu immediately fell in love with this man and his articles, and asked his boss
Friends, Prime Minister Fu Bi, Envoy Han Qi and others recommended it.
In a short period of time, Su Xun established contacts with all the famous ministers in the capital. From Su Xun's point of view, it seemed that his rise to greatness was just around the corner... However, contrary to expectations, except for Ouyang Xiu, all the top ministers liked him.
article, but did not comment on him personally.
This made Su Xun extremely disappointed. He thought over and over, what did he do wrong? But those cheers were indeed from the heart, and his reputation was getting bigger and bigger, but why didn't these people recommend him to the emperor?
?
This is fate! This is what is meant by the saying that people cannot resist fate. If he had thought of this method when he first came to the capital fifteen years ago, it would not be difficult for him to gain fame, because at that time, it was the Song Dynasty that suffered
After the disastrous defeat in the northwest, the officials worked hard to break all stereotypes and adopt any useful ideas. However, in the subsequent Qingli New Deal, there was a very important one called - 'suppressing luck'!
'To suppress luck' means not to promote talents beyond the level. From then on, the hierarchical system has been unbreakable. Everyone is a part of the system and everyone has to maintain it. If you want fame, you can take the exam... If you want to make an exception,
no way.
What's more, Su Laoquan's articles were beyond the ancients, unparalleled at the time, and his thoughts were the purest Confucianism. But when Confucius and Mencius traveled around the world, did they get any good fruits? Because Confucianism itself has extremely shortcomings.
It has major flaws and has not been perfected in the era of the founders. What's more, thousands of years have passed. How can we use the ideas born in the pre-Qin period to solve the current problems?
So the big guys just admired his majestic articles and sneered at his ideas on governing the country. Chen Ke actually understood this truth, but he really couldn't bear to tell Su Laoquan... For a man who is almost fifty, this is
The reality is too cruel, so let him continue to be confused.
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Ouyang Xiu is a pure gentleman. As long as you can make him think it's reasonable, you don't have to worry about him not shouldering the burden. So when leaving him, Chen Ke felt that half of the big stone in his heart was about to be let go.
In fact, he was quite apologetic, because this incident was destined to offend a group of top ministers such as Wen Yanbo. However, except for old Ouyang, Chen Ke really had no one to turn to... Zhao Zongji was better able to speak in front of officials.
, but this issue of whether top military generals should stay or go is too sensitive, and the young prince must avoid suspicion.
Even former generals like Liu Hao have to avoid suspicion, lest anyone think there is a small group involved and things will be complicated.
But Ouyang Xiu was open-minded and comforted Chen Ke by saying: 'I have always offended people with my opening my mouth. I have too many lice but it doesn't itch. I just need a few more.'
In fact, there is still someone he can ask for, but surrounding Di Qing's fate, there is destined to be a long-lasting but extremely fierce battle. He must preserve his strength... The battle hasn't started yet, how can he do it?
Are you going to blow all your cards right away?
On the way back, Chen Ke let the boat dock near Zhulin Nunnery... The Liu family's house could no longer be lived in, so the whole family moved here. These days, he has to come to change Liu Yue'e's dressing every day, and today should be the last time.
Because the old man had ordered that Liu Yue'e could come and go as he pleased until Liu Yue'e recovered from his injury, so Chen Ke had an unimpeded journey to the guest room in the backyard, where Liu Yue'e had been waiting for a long time.
Chen Ke cut the silk ribbon with ease. Chen Ke looked at the injury carefully and said with a smile: "I finally gained some muscle."
Liu Yue'e nodded and said nothing. Ever since she was injured, she seemed to be a different person. She never left the door or took a step forward. She didn't talk much all day long. She meditated and adjusted her breath every day. Her family thought she was like this.
In order to recover as soon as possible, Chen Ke clearly felt that although the injury on the girl's body was healed, the trauma in her heart would not heal in a short time.
Chen Ke knew that the psychological trauma she suffered came from two aspects. One was Xiaohuan's death, which could not be smoothed over with a few words. The other was her own breakup of the engagement. Two completely different things, but leading to the same consequences.
That made her deeply doubt herself, whether she had done everything wrong in the past eighteen years...
On the former side, Chen Ke can continue to enlighten her, but on the other side, every time he appears, he hurts her more and more. This makes Chen Ke feel very guilty and always wants to try his best to compensate her... Take it out of the medicine box
A delicate pink porcelain vase, he handed it to Liu Yue'e like a treasure, and said with a smile: "What do you think this is?"
It took Liu Yue'e a while to come back to her senses, shook her head, and continued to be lost in thought.
"This is a bottle of jade cream used in the palace that I worked hard to get." Chen Ke smiled and said, "Have you heard of this thing?"
Liu Yue'e shook her head.
"You've always seen Yang Jingzong, right?" Chen Ke said with a smile.
Liu Yue'e nodded and mentioned that uncle. Everyone in the capital knew that this man was the uncle and brother of Empress Dowager Zhang Hui. When he was young, he was a gangster in the capital. He was tattooed for committing crimes and later became the emperor's brother.
The empress dowager's sister recognized her, and she suddenly rose to prominence and became a tyrant in the capital.
I don't know why Chen Ke suddenly mentioned that layman, Liu Yue'e looked at him inquiringly.
Chen Ke pointed to his cheek and said, "Look at his skin here, is there anything abnormal?"
"No..." Liu Yue'e shook her head.
"He was tattooed back then, but now you can't tell it at all. His skin is as smooth as before, which is the result of this imperial medicine." Chen Ke said with a smile: "When Marshal Di returned in triumph, the officials gave him a bottle
Although Marshal Di has no use for this, the officials have not taken it back, allowing him to use it at any time if he changes his mind."
"It seems very expensive..." Liu Yue'e is a woman after all. No matter how depressed she is, she can't resist the elixir that can eliminate scars on her body.
"It's expensive but not expensive. The main reason is that this medicine can help soldiers and prisoners escape, so it is strictly controlled by the palace. Only with the order of the officials can you get a dose." Chen Ke handed it to her with a smile.
: "Use it once every morning and evening and see how it works."
Liu Yue'e gently held the small porcelain bottle and whispered: "Thank you..."
"You're welcome." Chen Ke smiled and said, "If there's nothing else, I won't come over tomorrow."
"..." Liu Yue'e froze slightly, nodded and said, "I'm sorry to trouble you during this time."
"Don't be so polite to me. I'm really not used to it." Chen Ke stood up with a smile and said, "I'm leaving first."
Liu Yue'e stood up and said, "Wait a minute." Then she went back to her boudoir. After a while, she came back with a red envelope, handed it to Chen Ke and said, "Your Gengjie..."
"Oh?" Seeing the much desired Geng Tie right in front of him, Chen Ke was not excited at all and said, "Why is it in your hands?"
"I took advantage of the chaos at home and stole it." Liu Yue'e said with a pale smile: "From now on, we will have nothing to do with each other, and you don't have to pay attention to my grandfather's request."
"The promise is not on paper, but in the heart." Chen Ke shook his head and said without answering Geng's post: "Since I promised your grandfather, I will definitely do it."
"How could you possibly do it..." Liu Yue'e shook her head and said, "It's too unrealistic."
"What if I can do it?" Chen Ke laughed, looked at Liu Yuee and said, "How about we make a bet?"
Liu Yue'e shook her head, expressing no interest.
"Let's take a bet." Chen Ke smiled and said, "If I win, I can ask you to do one thing. If you win, it will be the same. It's settled!" After saying that, he waved his hand and left in stride.
Looking at his back as he left casually, Liu Yue'e remained motionless for a long time, feeling lost.