After leaving Jiangning for nearly a year, it is natural that Ning Yi would be unfamiliar with some things in this city. If he could know the expansion of Zhuji in the past year, as well as the names of several newly built restaurants and teahouses in the city,

, presumably the doubts in my heart will be swept away.

In the past year, Zhuji has opened a total of three new stores. The first one, Mingyuelou, has now become one of the largest restaurants and entertainment venues in Jiangning. With meals, performances and various activities, the store is bustling with activity.

The second teahouse is called Qingyuan, which is composed of courtyards or private rooms with different styles. It is mostly a gathering place for literati and poets. Some women who are not prostitutes are sitting in the teahouse, which is very elegant. As for the third teahouse, it is Yiyi.

Lanju's style is somewhere between the two. It's not very lively, but the sound of strings and bamboos amuses the ears, and occasionally people tell stories. It's similar to the Western restaurants of later generations. It's a bit bourgeois, but it's also a normal place to eat.

The three stores are actually transformed from Ning Yi's previous ideas, with different styles. In fact, they still rely on Kang Xian's support. Princess Chengguo's Mansion in Jiangning has never participated in social interactions, but in fact it is a domineering behemoth with intricate connections.

Kang Xian issued an order, and when some shopping mall bosses came to support Zhuji, they probably didn't even know that the order came from the Prince Consort.

In fact, some things were already being done when Ning Yi left. He contacted some brothel girls who were not prostitutes to work in Zhuji, and also bought some young boys and girls to train storytellers, juggling, acting, etc. The older ones

I can help out in the store a little bit. For these things, Ning Yi once took a sum of money from Kang Xian, saying it was the copyright fee for the previous disaster relief booklet. It was quite reasonable.

However, Yunzhu felt that this was a loan, and in recent months she had been paying Kang Xian back one after another. Kang Xian didn't want it, but she was stubborn and felt that Kang Xian had been inquiring about Ning Yi. What's going on here?

He still owed him money. In the end, Kang Xian had no choice but to accept it, and secretly promoted the reputation of Zhuji Mingyue Tower and Qingyuan. They went to Mingyue Tower for large and small banquets, where literati gathered or to do some poetry

He went to Qingyuan for meetings and other events. On the New Year's Eve of this year, he organized and held the poetry meeting of Laichuan Academy in Qingyuan, which immediately made him famous. After the year, Yilanju no longer needed his advertisement.

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Arriving all the way to the Prince Consort's Mansion and finding Kang Xian who was watching a movie with his family, the Prince Consort first talked about the development of Bamboo Records in the recent period. Ning Yi came back from Hangzhou and everything that happened during this period, he

Basically, everything is clear, there is no more trouble and no fuss, and there is no need to use these extra courtesy.

"...There is one thing that is very interesting. In the front hall of Qingyuan, a lot of poems were collected and made into plaques, and a few of your poems were at the forefront. When there was a poetry meeting at Lichuan Academy on New Year's Eve, a Qingyu case

It was there that not many people dared to write lyrics and show off their shame, and people have been talking about it ever since."

After saying hello to Zhou Xuan, Ning Yi followed Kang Xian towards the back garden. When he heard him talk like this, Ning Yi smiled and shook his head: "Isn't this too much?"

"Well, no..." Kang Xian waved his hand. "Of course your girl Yunzhu helped you publicize it, but I was there at the time. I don't know why, but everyone always talked about your Qingyu case. That night I wrote Yuan

There are really fewer people who write Xi poetry. Some people say that you have exhausted the beauty of your poetry and the meaning of your music, but there are so few lyrics in the world. Haha... But the few songs you wrote in Hangzhou can actually be as majestic as before.

You are grand and graceful to the extreme. If these people know about it, I am afraid they will really... say that you are a poet or a sage..."

Ning Yi frowned: "How many songs are there in Hangzhou?"

"It's the one who often remembers the sunset in the creek pavilion, being drunk and not knowing the way back, returning to the boat late after all the fun, and straying into the depths of lotus flowers... This short song is like a dream, making people feel as if they are in front of their eyes. You can also use this kind of words

I can write it..."

After all, Kang Xian was a literati. Even if he secretly valued the practical aspects like Qin Siyuan, there is no Confucian successor who is not good at poetry. Ning Yi smiled: "I didn't write that."

"Other people are fine, but you don't have to say this in front of me. Do you remember the other lines? Three mountains are halfway out of the blue sky, and two rivers separate Bailuzhou. You have written this poem in front of me and Siyuan earlier.

, it was just a fragment of a sentence at first, but this time in Hangzhou, you completed it. The Phoenix travels on the Phoenix platform, and the Phoenix goes to the platform and the Kongjiang River flows by itself. The flowers and plants of the Wu Palace are buried in the quiet paths, and the clothes of the Jin Dynasty become ancient hills. The three mountains are half-fallen outside the blue sky.

, the two rivers separate Bailuzhou. Floating clouds can always block the sun, and the absence of Chang'an makes people sad..."

Kang Xian read it out, and at the end, he couldn't help but sigh and shook his head: "If someone told me that, I wouldn't believe it. The poems are so exquisite that you have no need to write them. Only this last sentence

, showing your true feet, always because the floating clouds can block the sun, missing Chang'an makes people sad. When you wrote poems, you imitated the style of the Tang Dynasty, and it seems that you were too lazy to change it at that time, including the poem "Chang Ji Xi Ting Sunset"

I don’t know how much time you have spent on similar words and phrases... To be honest, I don’t believe it if you really say that it is all smooth. But for you, this poem is probably no longer a poem to express your feelings, it is purely about you...

...Sigh, I don’t know how to say it. Should I praise you or scold you a few words to be worthy of myself? In short, with people like you around, it’s hard for me and others. I don’t know if I want you to write more poems in the future.

, I might as well ask you to stop writing..."

All in all, when talking about this, the old man sighed at first, and then became depressed. Ning Yi naturally understood the meaning. Kang Xian regarded these poems as being written by him. When ordinary people write poems and lyrics, there must be something wrong.

His own style, but the poems he copied before were all bold and heroic, but he just threw them to Liu Xigua, and Li Qingzhao also threw them out. It was nonsense at the time, but these two completely different styles fell in Kang Xian's eyes, so

It has another meaning.

Being able to play with several different styles of writing to perfection can only prove that the author has far exceeded this level, or that Ning Yi is such a genius, enough to play with words in his hands to perfection. As long as needed, he can

He substituted himself into the style of the Tang Dynasty and wrote poems such as "Ascending the Phoenix Tower of Jinling" or completely different scenes such as "The Journey of a Knight" and "Like a Dream".

If this thing is just said, it is naturally difficult to believe, but of course there are still various geniuses in the world. Just like some genius mathematicians in modern times. Their greatness is not because of the logic that ordinary people can understand, but because of the numbers themselves.

Those who fall into their eyes are alive. Such people must exist in every era. Kang Xian may not have seen similar ones. After he was able to confirm that this poem was written by Ning Yi, he ruled out all possibilities.

We can only regard Ning Yi as such a genius, even if he has no respect for poetry. The poetry itself is like mud in his hands, which can be rounded and flattened casually. For a literati who has studied tirelessly all his life

Speaking of which, this is naturally frustrating.

He already thought so, and Ning Yi couldn't help but laugh. After a while, Kang Xiancai said: "It's okay for you to hang these poems on the rebels. I guess you don't care if there is a chance to clear your name in the future."

However, if you decide to go to Beijing, I have something to ask you before that... We could have talked about it in a few days, but we have already thought about it for too long."

At this time, they had arrived at the pavilion in the center of the garden behind. There was no one around. Kang Xian's expression became serious, and Ning Yi also frowned: "What's the matter?"

"Those things you did in the Ba Dao Camp were carefully considered by you. What exactly did you want to do?"

"For the time being, it's just used to deceive people."

"Really?" the old man asked, staring over with stern eyes, but Ning Yi's eyes didn't fluctuate much, and only after a moment, he smiled slightly.

"It's a taboo to go any further, I know. You're not the first person to ask me about this recently, ha..." Ning Yi smiled. "But you also know that within a hundred or so years, these

Ideas are of no use at all. They can at best be used to confuse those who have too idealistic ideas. If you care about this, it means you are also an ideal person."

The old man's eyes were stern, he shook slightly, and then he breathed a sigh of relief: "Of course I know that these ideas will be useless within a hundred or so years, but what on earth were you thinking about?"

Ning Yi thought for a while: "Then... we don't talk about Confucianism, we just talk about practicality, something big and simple?"

"Oh, you always don't talk about Confucianism. I'm not a person who can't understand. I can explain the truth clearly, so let me do as you wish."

"From ancient times to the present, every time a dynasty changes, what a country will become has actually been decided from the beginning of its establishment."

The lights shone over, reflecting little bits of light in the pool outside the pavilion, and there was the faint sound of opera singers in the distance. It was peaceful, but Ning Yi knew that the old man in front of him was not just welcoming him back. He was the smartest person in this era.

As a representative of a group of people, some things cannot fool them. If some of the things he wrote and said in the Ba Dao camp enter their ears, they can see the dangerous clues in it. Maybe he is still

I haven't fully figured out the key, so I may not take this act of my own too seriously, but if I really take it lightly, the old man with a kind smile in front of me also has the ability to turn this place into a Hongmen Banquet... and the courage.

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Therefore, he thought for a while and started with this sentence.

"The reason for saying this is that when every dynasty begins, the emperor or the ideological trend at that time will decide the dynasty..." He raised his hand and scratched, "it will decide what the ruling class of the dynasty pays more attention to. If

We only ask for one thing, for example, that the country be strong and prosperous, that is very simple, reduce restrictions and let the local development, within three generations, as long as this country is still there, we can flatten the foreigners and regain Youyan, who says it can't be done."

"All dynasties perished due to weakness, and the Han Dynasty perished due to strength. If we govern the country like the Han Dynasty, we can perish like the Han Dynasty. After the fall of the Han Dynasty, all dynasties paid more attention to centralization and checks and balances. The emperor's art said that all subordinates must be equal.

People are constantly doubting and reaching a balance. Now we are talking about how to revitalize the armed forces. In fact, there is a very simple way. Suppose... I am only making assumptions here. Suppose it can be done. Today, the Holy Emperor only needs to release the following control.

Applying the standards of the Han Dynasty, within sixty years, if the Wu Dynasty is still there, then if there is still Liao and Jin in the north, I will chop off my head for you."

Kang Xian looked at him: "What if?"

"Well, hypothetical." Ning Yi nodded: "The reason why it is hypothetical is because it is irresponsible. In the current situation, if we really do this, the princes will rise up in less than twenty years. But I say this just because I want to

It is said that in each dynasty and each generation, what is emphasized above is actually controllable, but there are not many directions that can be chosen. It goes in one direction. Other things have to be given up. If we choose the prosperity of Jiangning today, we will not see it.

To the sight of tigers running like clouds and trampling through the Helan Mountains. It’s all your choice.”

"so what?"

"Ming Gong, I know. The so-called peace of the world in Confucianism is to find the best state. But today we don't talk about it, just use it. Since the establishment of the Wu Dynasty, the direction it will take has been set. Our Confucian establishment

That network will continue to tighten, tighten, and tighten again. From ancient times to the present, why do reformers never end well? Because any system will spontaneously maintain its own status and trends. Why did the Northern Expedition cause problems?

, because this network has become entangled, and whoever wants to flex his muscles will be covered in blood, both good and bad, because no one will have room to flex their muscles. This is the best for the country. This is the foundation of the country.

It was decided at that time that you will not be allowed to move! If this Northern Expedition succeeds, we are really lucky. The force used is also strong enough, but what will happen next, can't you see? The net will be tightened

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Ning Yi tilted his head and smiled: "I came back from Hangzhou this time and made a lot of connections. The Su family has a relative named Song Mao and Song Yufan, who is the magistrate of the state in another place. Ming Gong, you also know what will happen next. Wait.

When he comes, he will come to visit me. The interests of both of us are intertwined and become more powerful, but maybe he is a corrupt official and I will be implicated by him in the future. This is a risk. The property of Princess Chengguo Mansion belongs to the royal family.

It seems that you are in charge of yourself, but you know exactly what kind of connections are behind you. These people represent various interests. Duke Qin was assassinated, and those who did it were businessmen who did not want to go to war with the Liao Kingdom. Ming

Sir, are there any such people behind you?"

Kang Xian frowned.

Ning Yi continued: "No one can touch it. At the beginning of the founding of the country, these have been decided. Up to now, the current emperor cannot change it. If he wants to change it, even he will get a bloody head. Maybe two generations are willing to take the risk."

Such a danger could lead the country to the other side, but who would really dare?"

"Ming Gong, what you are studying now is Neo-Confucianism. Next, you can talk about preserving the laws of heaven and destroying human desires. What rules should people follow? Everything is clearly defined line by line. How men are like women, how saints are like, they are all carved out in molds. This is

Tao, but to be effective, it means that people can't move, and they can't move more and more. If the Wu Dynasty is the only one in the world today, and it continues to develop like this for a thousand years, the Wu Dynasty will not collapse. This is to create peace for all generations...

But the country has enemies. If we choose this direction, if we are surrounded by rules and regulations and entangled with various interests, in the end it will be like the Northern Expedition. I can't defeat others, and I can't defeat them more and more..."

"In fact, there is naturally a gap between what you said. I really went astray. There are people from all dynasties and all generations who dare to change the law and get bloody." After thinking for a long time, Kang Xian said slowly, "But generally speaking, it is not the same as yours.

It's similar, that's it, what does it have to do with what you are doing in Naha Sword Camp?"

"It's a bit exaggerated to say that there will be peace forever. In fact, whether it's running a country or engaging in politics, it's usually about checking for leaks and filling in the gaps. It's like holding a steel scale and swinging it all the time. Wherever there is a problem, fix it. As for the overall situation, we just keep moving in the same direction.

Going in the direction, Mencius said that a king will rise in five hundred years, and a dynasty will come to an end in five hundred years. Because it is tightened too tightly, it becomes harder and harder for others to have hope, and their resentment is getting bigger and bigger. Then with a bang,
To be continued...