Volume One [Qing Ping Le]] Chapter 44 There is no more Li Yuanhao in the world
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"What do you admire about me?" Chen Ke asked curiously. He had been in the Song Dynasty for many years and had fully understood the value orientation of this world that "everything is inferior, only reading is high".
Although I have made many inventions and come up with many ideas, even in the small Qingshen County, only the people who are eager to get rid of poverty will buy it. Those sour Ding scholars who are shaking their heads, even if they are penniless, will not give them to them.
Take it seriously.
Chen Xiliang had already pointed it out to Chen Ke long ago - in order to win the respect of mainstream society, one must have outstanding poetry and articles; one must be knowledgeable and unique in classics and meanings; the third is to pass the Jinshi examination and be a good official.
At least so far, Chen Ke is different from any of these three things. Therefore, in the eyes of the county scholars, he is just a weirdo who does not do his job and hangs out with the lower class people all day long. How can they respect him? However, Chen Ke has no respect at all.
It’s not about those second-rate comments. He has never wanted to be famous, he just wants to live a good life comfortably, so he has always turned a deaf ear to those weird voices... just go his own way and let others say it!
So when Chen Ke heard a scholar say that he admired himself, and it was Su Shi who said this, Chen Ke's first reaction was surprise: "What do I have to admire?"
"How can Third Brother belittle oneself?" Su Shi took his hand and said with excitement: "Isn't the purpose of scholars becoming officials to benefit one party? You have already benefited the people of Qingshen County before you became an official.
This thing is really remarkable!" The two of them passed each other, but Chen Ke was two months older than him.
"Uh..." Chen Ke smiled helpfully: "It seems to make some sense."
"It's not that there is some truth, but this is the truth!" Su Dongpo said excitedly: "Tell me how you came up with those ideas!"
"You're a little kid." Chen Ke shook his head and said with a smile.
"Soy sauce, cooking techniques, lotus charcoal, Huangjiao wine... and the 'Always Righteous' design you designed have all changed people's lives," Su Shi objected: "And I found that you did everything
, isn’t it all to help others and let them live a good life? This is what the saint calls ‘benevolence’!”
Chen Ke is so sweaty. He is not a big fan of Su Dongpo, but Su Dongpo has become his big fan. What the hell is that?
It was Su Zhe who came to the rescue for him: "Second brother, we have to leave, otherwise we will be discovered."
"Alas..." Su Shi remembered his situation, nodded depressedly, and said reluctantly: "How many days will you stay at home?"
"My sister needs to take three doses of Zhenwu Decoction, which will take at least three days."
"But he comes to talk to me every day." Su Shi took his hand and said as if he had made a difficult decision: "Wait a moment." Then he walked to the bed and took out a slap from under the pillow.
The large object was solemnly wrapped in a handkerchief, turned around and handed it to Chen Ke: "Third brother, this object is for you to play with to commemorate our first meeting!"
"..." Su Zhe hesitated to speak on the side, and finally smiled helplessly.
"Thank you!" In this era, it is impolite to open gifts in front of others. Chen Ke felt that the heavy thing he picked up should be an inkstone. He has never been a hypocritical person, so he accepted it happily and said: "I came in a hurry, but I don't have a gift for you.
You can only do it next time."
Su Shi was originally a little aching, but when he saw that he was giving in without any hesitation, he knew that he was such a refreshing and generous person. He suddenly felt like drinking fine wine and couldn't help but said happily: "Then I'm waiting for the gift from the third brother!"
Su Che felt dizzy while watching. Who are these two people? What a pair of treasures...
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In fact, Su Che was too careful. His parents were drinking and talking, looking like they were burning the midnight oil, so he couldn't care about them.
At that time, Su Xun was sitting in the host's seat, Song Fu and Chen Xiliang were sitting in awe, and Chen Chen was willing to accompany the last seat... Of course, he had no role to speak here. His main job was to be an audience and serve tea and soup.
Tonight, everyone was very excited... The fact that the Su family's little girl was saved was secondary, the main reason was that someone had killed her.
The name of that scourge was Li Yuanhao. The founding king of Xixia, a major worry for the people of Song Dynasty, actually died this time... I say 'really' because he is rumored to be killed every year.
More than a dozen times.
But this time, it's true...
A generation of all-powerful heroes will always die in a humiliating way after over-expansion. Yuan Hao is an example. Speaking of which, he definitely brought the blame on himself.
In April last year, Yuan Hao married the crown prince Ning Lingge and did not change his family name.
Buyi was so beautiful that even Li Yuanhao, who had countless women, was moved by his heart. The king of Xixia, who had been a bandit all his life, always kept the things he liked as his own, even if it was his daughter-in-law.
So Prince Ning Lingge experienced the nightmare of his wife becoming a stepmother overnight. Before that, his two uncles who held great power in Xixia, Yeli Yuqi and Yeli Wangrong, had been faked by their father in the Song Dynasty.
General Zhong Shiheng’s counterinsurgency schemes were all executed. His mother, Queen Yeli, was also deposed last year...
The hatred of seizing his wife, deposing his mother, and killing his uncle finally broke out. He did not swallow his anger like Tang Xuanzong's son, but with the support of the Prime Minister, Fu Zangying Pang, he made up his mind to kill his father!
On the Lantern Festival in the eighth year of the Qing Dynasty, Prince Ning Ling took advantage of the palace to enjoy the lanterns during the festival. When the guards were lax, he took a machete and touched Yuan Hao's bedroom. Yuan Hao was already drunk at the time. Although he was alert in time,
But his movements were half a beat too slow, and his nose was cut off with a knife!
The tyrant who cut off the noses of millions of people never expected that one day his own son would cut off their noses.
Seeing his father's face turned into a gourd of blood, Brother Ning Ling became timid. He threw away his knife and left the palace before the guards understood the situation. He went straight to the Prime Minister's house to hide. What he didn't expect was that not only did he hide his favor, but he also
Instead of helping him ascend to the throne as promised, he immediately hunted and killed him.
It turns out that both Yuan Hao and his son fell into Wu Zang's scheme to blackmail his pet.
Wu Zang was originally the brother-in-law of Ning Ling's uncle, and later became his father's brother-in-law... After Yuan Hao killed Ye Li's brothers, he coveted the beauty of Ye Li Yuqi's wife Wu Zang, so he
He was ordered to become a nun and they communicated with each other privately. Last year, Wu Zang gave birth to a son, Liang Zuo, and Yuan Hao fostered him in the home of his brother-in-law, Wu Zangyu Pang.
Because of this relationship, Wu Zang was appointed as the Xixia Prime Minister. Ever since his nephew was born, he and his sister had been plotting to abolish Brother Ning Ling and make Liang Zuo the crown prince. As a close minister of Yuan Hao,
Naturally, he saw that he coveted his daughter-in-law, so he boldly planned a series of vicious schemes: on the one hand, he encouraged Yuan Hao to seize the wife of Prince Ning Ling's brother. On the other hand, he encouraged Ning Ling's brother to get rid of Yuan Hao and promised to make him the emperor.
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Wu Zangying Pang's wishful thinking was very loud - no matter whether Ning Lingge succeeded or failed, he would be executed for the crime of regicide and patricide, and his nephew Li Liangzuo would become the first heir to the throne of Xixia.
In order to ensure success, he used his power to temporarily mobilize the guards guarding the palace, allowing Brother Ning Ling to sneak into the heavily guarded palace to commit murder. Since Brother Ning Ling was able to escape sometimes, it was natural that he would have to do something secretly.
The success of the strategy is inseparable from luck. Just as no collector has the best luck in the world, no matter how outrageous the strategy is, it is also a great success. Brother Ning Ling chopped off Yuan Hao's nose and fled to his home. What else could he do?
What about those who were hesitant? He immediately charged him with the crime of treason and killed him immediately, completely clearing the relationship.
Early the next morning, the good news came that Li Yuanhao had lost too much blood and collapsed at dawn. Without hiding the evil, Chong suddenly covered the sky with his hands - Li Yuanhao's only son was his nephew, how could others fight with him? So he embraced
He made Li Liangzuo the emperor, welcomed his younger sister back from the temple to become the queen mother, and killed the deposed queen Ye Li, completely taking over the power of Xixia.
After doing all this, Wu Zang sent his ministers to the Song Dynasty to express condolences. Only then did the Song Dynasty know that a great change had taken place in the Xixia Kingdom. For a civilized regime that did not like weapons, this was simply a blessing from the gods! The officials immediately expressed their condolences.
Ancestral Temple, thanks to the blessing of the ancestors, got rid of Yuan Hao, a serious trouble, and planted the cause of disaster for the Xixia Kingdom.
Although the two countries had recently established diplomatic relations and it was difficult to celebrate in a big way, the officials still announced a general amnesty for the whole country and changed it to Yuan Huangyou the following year...
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"Although I feel bad about retribution, I got an advantage over Yuan Hao!" Su Xun was slightly drunk, and he patted the table and said, "The imperial court should mobilize a large army immediately, take advantage of his illness and kill him, and return to our northwest border!"
"If we really want to send troops to Xixia," Song Fu also said excitedly: "I am willing to join the army and be a pawn in the vanguard!"
"..." Only Chen Xiliang remained silent.
The two looked at him strangely and said, "Aren't you happy that the Song Dynasty has a chance to restore Jin Ou?"
"I thought the imperial court would not fight this war." Chen Xiliang shook his head and said.
"How can you increase other people's ambition and destroy your own prestige?" Su Xun said displeasedly: "Don't you understand that God cannot take anything from you, and you must suffer the consequences?"
"Of course I can't wait to destroy Xixia tomorrow." Today's Chen Xiliang is much more mature than three years ago. He calmly analyzed: "But I think there are three things that the imperial court cannot fight."
"Which three are not to be beaten?"
"The Qingli New Deal failed, and Fan Gong, Fu Gong, etc. were expelled. The financial and armament problems of the imperial court were not solved, but worsened. This is one of them." Chen Xiliang said clearly: "Today's officials and prime ministers are afraid that
They don’t want to fight this battle, otherwise why would they celebrate such a great event like Yuan Hao’s sudden death in a secretive manner? Aren’t they just worried about angering Xixia? This is the second one. As for the third one, the imperial court just calmed down Beizhou last month
The king rebelled, and Nong Zhigao from the southwest coveted the South Guangxi Road... It is no longer the beginning of the country, and the imperial court dare not start a national war when internal troubles are not yet resolved and there is insufficient preparation."
Although they were deeply frustrated, Su Xun and Song Fu still had to admit that what Chen Xiliang said was reasonable, but they were extremely disappointed and said: "Gong Bi, are you just going to accept your fate like this? This is not like your character..."
"On the contrary," Chen Xiliang shook his head and said with a firm look: "The incompetence of the government is a pity for the country. This is when our generation learns its shame and becomes brave and works hard. One day, I will let the Song Dynasty raise millions of troops to level the Loop.