The sun hangs obliquely in the western sky, and its red light shines between the sky and the earth, which is particularly soft. In the pond next to it, the lotus has been in full bloom, and the huge flowers are swaying in the sun. On the big elm tree outside the yard, the chirping cicada that has been chirping all day finally finally

When he was tired, his voice became softer and quieter.

Wang Xiaolie raised his hand and grabbed a falling parasol flower. He brought it to his nose and smelled it, with a sweet smell. He gently sucked the middle of the flower with his mouth, and a drop of sweet nectar entered his mouth.

It lifts people's spirits.

Gently throwing the flowers aside, Wang Xiaolian said: "Unknowingly, the sycamore flowers have begun to fall, and the hottest days have come. This summer has not been very hot, and I can stay in the room, but it is still

good."

Chen Qiudao said: "Yeah, it's really rare that it's not hot this year. In Xiangyang, when it's hot in the summer, there's nowhere to hide. It's really annoying! It's not like Kaifeng and Luoyang, where there's ice to hide in the winter.

.There’s not even ice here in summer!”

Wang Xiaolie said with a smile: "It's different this year. There is ice. We use artillery and there is a lot of gunpowder. The flame salt in the gunpowder can condense the water into ice. Although it is not as good as natural ice, it is also

It works."

With that said, Wang Xiaolie ordered the soldiers to bring some food and put it on the table.

There are four pieces of cake on the plate, which look slightly steaming. A few cherries are sprinkled on top, which is very cute.

Wang Xiaolie said to the other three people: "This is a newly made ice cream using flame salt. It is a bit like ice cream, but more delicious. It is not easy to make, and it will melt after a long time. Let's all have a piece."

Chen Qiudao first took a piece of ice cream in his hand. As soon as his hand touched the ice cream, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "This thing is ice! Just now I saw that it was steaming, I thought it was hot! In this weather, this is really a magical thing!"

After hearing this, Chen Yuyi and Wang Ruohai also took a piece each, and were very surprised.

Wang Xiaolie said: "Of course it's ice. In this weather, if it's hot, why would I be embarrassed to let you eat it?"

With that said, the four of them each ate a piece of ice cream and felt refreshed.

After eating ice cream, the four of them drank tea and sat under the sycamore tree, chatting casually.

After talking about the recent military and political situation, Wang Xiaolie said: "The Jin army withdrew from the eastern front and focused on attacking the western road. Although they broke through the Shaanxi Road, facing the Qinba Mountains, it is not that easy to get over it. In the past two years,

It can be said that nothing major happens in the world."

Chen Qiudao said: "In the middle of the court, Qin Hui came to participate in politics in February and attached himself to Prime Minister Fan Zongyin at first, but nothing happened. However, recently, Fan Zongyin lost the trust of the officials, and Qin Hui joined the officials again, ostracizing Fan Zongyin, and created a disturbance out of thin air. In the second half of the year, the court

I’m afraid I can’t say it’s nothing.”

Wang Xiaolie smiled and said: "We are thousands of miles away, and we are not enough to deal with the affairs of the court, so we will not interfere too much. As long as we take care of the territory under our control and train our army well, we will not let the

It is enough for the Jin army to come south."

Wang Ruohai said: "What Zhenfu said is that we are not only thousands of miles away, but also Zhenfu has heavy troops. If we interfere in the affairs of the DPRK, I am afraid it will arouse people's suspicion. It is better to ignore it and just watch. Peace of mind

Mind our business."

Chen Qiudao sighed: "Well, Zhenfu has trained 100,000 elite soldiers. In one or two years, it is time to send troops to the north to restore the Central Plains. The current situation in the court is really unconfident. The court cannot make up its mind, so what should we do?

How to do it?"

Wang Xiaoxing said: "There are so many bandits in Jianghuai and the two lakes. It is a great blessing that the court has pacified these places in one or two years. It will take two or three years to restore the Central Plains before we dare to think about it. Speaking of which, we are really lucky. Jian

In the second year of Yan, Zong stayed in Kaifeng to recruit heroes from all over the world, and other places were relatively empty. At the end of the year, I destroyed Yang Jin, and there were no soldiers to guard the dozens of surrounding states. I suddenly occupied such a large territory. If I wanted to occupy more than a dozen states now.

It is not an easy task to establish a state. Speaking of which, we can only say that it was God’s will.”

Chen Qiudao, Chen Yuyi and Wang Ruohai nodded together. Wang Xiaolie said it right. He indeed occupied the largest area at the most appropriate time. Moreover, in a year or two, there were no strong enemies around, so he could develop calmly.

Of course, it was not only Wang Xiaolie who had this opportunity, but also Zhang Yong, Kong Yanzhou, Li Cheng and many others. However, after they occupied the place, they continued to expropriate and extort money, making the people miserable. Only the number of people increased greatly, but

A solid foundation has not been formed. Now it seems that there is a gap in ability. These people do not have the ability to govern, and when opportunities come, they cannot seize them.

Chen Yuyi said: "Everything seems to be fine now, but there are still many hidden worries. In recent months, I have paid attention to the administration of officials, and it really makes people not optimistic. Although it seems calm, local laws and regulations are inconsistent, and political affairs are very chaotic.

"Many officials are incompetent and confused, leaving everyone above and below at a loss. This situation should be improved as soon as possible."

Wang Xiaolie said: "We don't have enough officials, and there are few people doing things. More than a year ago, there were always doubts about me. Even if there were talents under the government, they were not willing to defect. It was only in the second half of last year that things got better. Here we are.

This year, it will be much better. There are many rural tribute scholars and officials from the south who are willing to come out to do things. If you make good use of them, you don't have to worry too much about the problems of officials."

Chen Yuyi looked at Chen Qiudao, but shook his head slightly and said nothing.

Wang Xiaolie said: "I understand. What you mean is, since there are so many people, why don't we use them? There is obviously a shortage of people everywhere. It's not that I don't use them, but I want to train them before using them. If they are used without training, they will not be used."

We just did something bad and brought bad officials. Our style of work is likely to change a lot. The good situation now will disappear. If we want to come back again, we will have to use ten times a hundred times the energy."

Wang Ruohai said: "What Zhenfu means is to set up a school? Let these people go to study first?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "School is only one aspect, and it cannot rely solely on school. My current estimate is that it will take three years to select truly usable talents from these people. One year of studying in the school, and one year without doing an internship as a chief officer.

One year, one year of real learning in practice. After three years, what remains will be truly useful. We cannot rush this matter, we must take our time."

Chen Yuyi said: "Many officials who went south have been officials in the court for many years and know everything. What do they want to learn?"

Wang Xiaolie raised his head, looked at the sun in the west, and said nothing for a while. A parasol flower fluttered down from the top of his head. Wang Xiaolie stretched out his hand and gently grabbed it in his hand. The flower was slightly purple and long.

The ground stretched upward, split open at the top, and unfolded several petals. The few stamens inside were thin and weak, with a crystal color. It seemed that the nectar on them could still be seen.

After a while, Wang Xiaolie said: "What I'm afraid of is that these people know everything. Do you think that after being an official for a few years, you know how to be an official? For most people, they don't understand. Officials should

What to do and how to do it, to be honest, I can’t tell you clearly right now. What should I do if I can’t tell you clearly? We are going to solve this problem now.”

Chen Yuyi sighed: "Zhen Fu, the imperial court has governed the people for thousands of years. What else do you not understand about how to be an official? It's just that some people do it well, and some people don't do it badly, that's all. As long as we strengthen supervision and eliminate corruption and abuse of law,

It is enough to severely punish all the culprits."

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "It's not enough, far from enough. Councilor, you think this matter is too simple."

Wang Ruohai said: "Then what should Zhen Fu say?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "I can't figure it out for the moment. There are only general principles. Only by following these principles can you truly understand how to be an official through practice. Only then can you understand how many things officials cannot do.

Do."

Chen Qiudao looked at the other two people and asked, "What are the principles of Zhen Fu?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "The principle is to understand why there are officials? What do officials do? How do you think it's done well? If you don't understand these issues and do it in a daze, it won't work in the end."

Chen Yuyi said helplessly: "Zhenfu, what you mentioned is all clear from classics to customs. Is there anyone in the world who doesn't know what officials do? The emperor represents the herdsmen, and the officials manage the government for the emperor. It's simple.

clear."

Wang Xiaolie gently turned the phoenix flower in his hand, looked at Chen Yuyi and said: "The emperor replaced the herdsmen of heaven, how are the people in the world now? If this world is the world of heaven, and seeing that the mountains and rivers are now broken and half of them are lost, what should heaven do?

think?"

Chen Yuyi said: "The Tao Lord and Emperor lost their virtue, which led to today's disaster——"

Wang Xiaolie said: "If the Emperor Daojun is the Son of Heaven, how can God make him lose his virtue? The counselor also has a son, will he let his son do such a disaster and remain indifferent? The Second Saint Beishou is miserable, but it can be even worse.

, and the people of the world! If the sky looks at this earth, and sees the people on this earth being displaced and dying of hunger everywhere; looking at the desolation of the earth, and seeing the mountains and rivers filled with colors, what will heaven think?"

Chen Yuyi was silent for a while and then said: "What does the world's major events have to do with the people?"

"Really?" Wang Xiaolie held the sycamore flower and shook his head. "If it had nothing to do with the people, today, where would the money come from? Where would the soldiers come from? Could it be that as the emperor's second saint, under the golden soldier's stick?

Are you asking God to come down?"

Chen Yuyi shook his head slightly, looked at Chen Qiudao and Wang Ruohai, and sighed softly.

Wang Ruohai said: "Zhen Fu, in life, many things cannot be too clear. The so-called confusion is rare."

Wang Xiaolie sneered: "If it's a trivial matter, it would be confusing if you were confused. But can you be confused now? Do you know that the worst thing about the Jingkang Incident was not Ersheng Beixun, but the people of the world! In a few years, because of the military disaster,

There are tens of millions of dead people! What do tens of millions of people’s bones look like when piled together? It’s like a mountain, a mountain made up of people’s bones!”

Chen Qiudao and the other three remained silent and lowered their heads in unison.

After crossing south, Zhao Gou's position was not stable. Under the constant pursuit of the Jin army southward, it was in turmoil. Only when the main force of the Jin army moved westward did Zhao Gou have the opportunity to integrate his forces and slowly secure his position. In this era,

There were many people who questioned the Zhao and Song dynasties, and Wang Xiaolie's words were relatively mild. The so-called accusation against Chengyu was because the emperor really had murderous intentions.

He breathed out softly. Wang Xiaolie said: "Many times, I really want to ask Tian. What do you think when the world is like this? Unfortunately, Tian Tian is silent and cannot find an answer. Without the answer, we only have ourselves.

Think of ways to."
Chapter completed!