After settling the matter in Chang'an Palace, Xiao Zhuo didn't plan to stay in Chang'an any longer, but before leaving, he still had to go to Banished Immortal Palace, because that was where he and Jin Ruo parted ways.

Looking towards the moonlight, the stars are far away, and the wise men and beautiful women speak short words. It seems that since Xiao Zhuo's sword, Chang'an City has returned to its former prosperity.

"Daozhang Li?" Chai Shao was accompanying Li Xiuning to look at the scenery on the third floor of the Banished Immortal House. When he saw Li Chunfeng coming in, he quickly called out. "Where have you been in the past three days? I wanted to talk to you when you first came here!" Because Chai Shao had met Li Chunfeng when he was in Jinyang, his attitude towards Li Chunfeng was not too harsh.

"What's going on?" Xiao Zhuo didn't expect that even after a day, he would encounter this couple in the Immortal House. Moreover, the couple's location was the same room where he and Jin Ruo lived!

"It's okay now!" Chai Shao led Li Chunfeng into the door and pointed to Li Jing and his wife in the house. Originally, he wanted Li Chunfeng to solve the matter in Chang'an Palace, but because so many people had gone there but they didn't come back, he always I felt that this matter was a bit evil, and the Li family knew that Yuan Tiangang was best at dealing with evil matters. As Yuan Tiangang's eldest disciple, it was naturally not difficult for Li Chunfeng to handle it. But when he went to see Li Chunfeng that day, Li Chunfeng was not in the room at all, and he had not seen anyone for three days in a row. When he saw him again today, the affairs of Chang'an Palace had been taken care of by Li Jing and his wife!

According to Li Jing's explanation of the stay at Chang'an Palace: an epidemic broke out in Chang'an Palace, resulting in the death of all the people in the palace, so no one who was sent in later came out alive. It was Li Jing who personally took people in to deal with it. After all the trouble of removing the corpse and preparing the medicinal powder, Chang'an Palace may not be accessible for some days.

"Li Yaoshi, Zhang Nuxia." Xiao Zhuo didn't pretend to know them for the first time, so as not to be too pretentious.

"Daochang Li." Li Jing said, and quickly asked Li Chunfeng to sit down. The Chang'an Palace incident was solved. Although it was Li Jing who took the credit on the surface, in fact, Li Chunfeng took the greatest credit. However, when speaking to the outside world, he could not publicize that it was caused by evildoers. , such a large-scale death occurred in the imperial city. After discussing with Li Chunfeng, he used the epidemic as an excuse and asked the Chang'an Palace to stay behind to give a reasonable explanation to his superiors.

"Do you know each other?" Li Xiuning remembered that when Li Chunfeng first arrived, he seemed to have never seen Li Jing and his wife.

"I saw you at Chang'an Palace yesterday. I was ordered by my master to go to Chang'an Palace to get some things and contracted an epidemic. It was Master Li who rescued me and I was able to come out alive. Master Li, thank you very much!" Li Chunfeng said, and hurriedly clasped his fists at Li Jing. , to express gratitude.

"The Taoist priest is serious!" Seeing Li Chunfeng like this, Li Jing could only put on the high hat. But Xiao Zhuo's next words surprised him and everyone present. "By the way, Miss Li, since You are also here, and Chunfeng is here to say goodbye to you."

"Where are Mr. Li going?"

"Jiangdu. There are some things that I need to ask my master for clarification." Xiao Zhuo said. After he successfully resurrected his soul, he agreed with Yuan Tiangang that since Xiao Meiniang could not be eradicated for the time being, he would first cut off the clans left by Xiao Meiniang in other places. In this way First, it can weaken her power, and secondly, it can also bring some clarity to the world. The most concentrated places for Xiao Meiniang's tribe are Chang'an and Jiangdu. Needless to say, Chang'an is the old capital of the imperial court and the palace concubines left behind when they moved eastward. They were the culprits. And Jiangdu was the scourge left by the current emperor when he went south twice. At that time, the two of them had discussed it, and Xiao Zhuo went straight to Chang'an, but he never expected that Yuan Tiangang would directly deal with Xiao Meiniang. Chang'an's dragon vein was cut off, but he still hasn't figured out what method Yuan Tiangang used.

"Mr. Chai, please also ask Mr. Li to resign on my behalf?" But at this moment, Li Jing also opened his mouth to say goodbye to Chai Shao.

"Master Li, why is this?" When Chai Shao asked, Li Jing hesitated. Because of the Chang'an Palace incident, Li Jing's name became famous in Chang'an. But precisely because of this incident, Li Jing also immediately He was very worried. Because Chang'an Palace was left behind, he had already reported the matter to Luoyang immediately! In the past, he wished he had such an opportunity to reach heaven and even show his ambitions, but now? What is all that in Chang'an Palace? Ah! Cat demon! And according to what Li Chunfeng said, the people in Chang'an Palace are just unattractive ones. Since the people in Chang'an Palace are all unattractive ones, where are the cool ones? Li Jing is not stupid, he immediately He thought of the Imperial City of Luoyang. And once his deeds of slaying demons and eliminating evil spread to Luoyang, what will be waiting for him?

"That's it. Our couple has been out for a while, and the dog is still being fostered at the adoptive brother's house. It's time for us to go see him." Zhang Chuchen also knew about his husband's difficulties and hurriedly came out to explain.

"That's fine. Then our couple will be here..."

"There is no sound in the sky, and all the prosperity of the past is gone. All the prosperity of the past is gone, and all I can see is the towers and the moon riding on the wind." Just as Chai Shao and his wife were seeing off Li Chunfeng and the others, a loud voice came into the room, and Gai Shao said. After Chai Shao's words.

"Who's talking?" Chai Shao opened the window and looked out, only to see two men pulling each other in the opposite room. One of them had obviously drunk a little too much, while the other was trying to hold him back.

"Young Master, I'm so sorry. My roommate had a few too many drinks and was a little drunk. I, Du Ruhui, will apologize to the Young Master on his behalf." Du Ruhui said and quickly bowed to apologize.

"It doesn't matter, they say that people's true nature is best seen when they are drunk. Isn't your room brother usually so arrogant?" Chai Shao joked.

"Sir, you are wrong about this. Brother Fang is usually the most henpecked, so today he came down to Chang'an and had a few more drinks before he dared to say such a thing." Du Ruhui said, hurriedly walked over and pulled Live with that drunk man.

"Henpecked?" Unexpectedly, after the drunk man heard the conversation between the two, he immediately said to Du Ruhui: "Who said I am henpecked? How can I, a tall and dignified man, be henpecked?" But the next sentence changed the topic again, "Let's talk about it again. Well, when it comes to henpecking, how can I compare to the late emperor of this dynasty, he was even more henpecked than me!"

"Xuanling! You drank too much!" Du Ruhui said, and went to grab Fang Xuanling's wine bottle again.

"What's wrong? It's okay for me to be henpecked, but he can't be said to be henpecked?" At this point, Fang Xuanling took another sip of wine and said, "I just said it, he is not only henpecked, he is also immoral!"

As soon as Fang Xuanling said these words, Li Jing and his wife were fine, but Chai Shao and his wife were shocked and looked at each other for a moment. After all, the Li family is considered a member of the royal family. When someone first heard someone talking about the late emperor, It's inevitable that you have to be more attentive.

"Xuanling, what are you talking nonsense about? How can there be any immorality!" Du Ruhui stopped Fang Xuanling. He knew very well that the banishment to the Immortal Palace was a crowded place, and it would be inappropriate to spread rumors about the late emperor. Can be convicted.

But the more he wanted to suppress the matter, the more someone here couldn't get used to it. "I'm Chai Shao, I dare to ask this dear friend, how did our Emperor Wen lose his virtue? The late emperor put an end to the chaos in the Central Plains, conquered all directions, and started The foundation of the prosperous age of the Sui Dynasty. How can we talk about such achievements?" In fact, what Chai Shao said was a bit against his will. Over the years, he has visited the Qin family many times to pay homage to his birthday, but he has seen a lot of suffering in the world. But sometimes he will I thought, what caused the hardship of those people? If this situation is not solved fundamentally, what is the use of using personal financial resources to save one person and one family?

"A prosperous age?" Unexpectedly, Fang Xuanling listened to Chai Shao's words, but disagreed, and then asked: "What is a prosperous age? The people are prosperous, the country is rich, and the majesty is everywhere. People have their own way of life, and their actions have their own methods. We can inherit the legacy of the saints. Only by learning the unique knowledge can we set an example for all generations, and then we can prosper. However, under the rule of the first emperor, the country was rich but the people were poor. Although the country was prosperous, bandits were rampant, so why? The imperial tax order was issued as one, but it was twice that of the people. The rich, powerful and powerful How can poor people be virtuous? The barbarians are intimidated by threats rather than feeling virtuous. They are friends when they are prosperous and thieves when they are in decline. This will be a disaster for future generations! The people do not seek the right way in life, the people do not follow the good words, and rob others of their wealth. Using property for one's own use, and taking other people's property to fulfill selfish desires will lead to chaos in the long run! If such a person exists, how can he talk about a prosperous age?"

"This..." Chai Shao looked at everyone present, but none of them answered. He didn't know whether they agreed with Fang Xuanling's words or were surprised that Fang Xuanling looked completely different. What he said, It is true that he has spoken from the bottom of his heart for a long time, which shows that his ambition is not small! And the person who speaks out so bluntly about the shortcomings of the imperial decree must be a great talent if he is not a madman!

"Then what do you think, sir, of the current sage? A sage or a wise king?" At this time, Xiao Zhuo asked again, because Fang Xuanling's views were almost the same as those of his father.

"No!" However, Fang Xuanling disagreed with both of Xiao Zhuo's answers. "The current sage is neither a sage king nor a wise king, but a virtuous king!"

"What is a heroic king? Dare to do things that the predecessors did not dare to do, and dare to create achievements that future generations dare not create. In the Warring States of the past, the six generations of the Qin Dynasty unified the situation. For thousands of years, this has never happened in ancient times. The First Emperor Liao Liao After more than ten years of unification, this act can be said to be unparalleled in the world, and it is said to be heroic! However, the people do not know its value, the scholars do not know its benefits, and the world will perish before seeing the results. After Qin, later generations Although the prince talked a lot about his sins, he never failed to remember his kindness. But I went on a pilgrimage, opened the imperial examination, opened the canal, and ran the eastern capital. I performed the merits of several generations with the strength of one life, and did things unprecedented in ancient and modern times. Now it is prosperous. The whole country's army conquers Liaodong. If this battle is won, the whole world will surrender and the world will be peaceful..." When Fang Xuanling said this, he might be a little thirsty, so he turned around and went to look for the wine bottle behind him, only to hear a crash. He thought he was being beaten. Something got knocked over.

"What if we lose?" Xiao Zhuo asked, but Li Jing was the first to be surprised.

"Defeat?" Li Jing was puzzled. He grew up under the influence of his uncle Han Qinhu and was familiar with military strategy. From his point of view, the imperial court did not lose in this Eastern Expedition no matter how it looked at it. possible.

"If we are defeated, all kinds of bandits will definitely take advantage of the situation. If the scabies disease reaches a deep level, it will not kill you, but it will be enough to cause disability." The person who answered the words was Du Ruhui. It seems that people are like alike.

"Sir." Li Jing heard this and immediately stepped forward and said: "Li Jing, sir, please give me some advice. I just heard what brother Fang said that Qin's death was determined by time. But according to my opinion, Qin was established in war and also died. In battle. Qin's military method is based on the beheading of military achievements, so the Qin army is extremely brave in battle. Therefore, there is a saying that the martial arts of Qi cannot meet the warriors of Wei, and the warriors of Wei cannot meet the warriors of Qin. However, after Qin destroyed the six kingdoms, the world If a family has fewer soldiers and fights, its achievements will gradually decrease. At that time, the only way to protect the foundation of the Qin Dynasty was to defend against strong invaders from outside. However, if they built the Great Wall to keep out the invaders, their foundation for farming and fighting would become a hindrance. There is a way to strengthen oneself when there are external worries, and to be content with peace and self-destruction. Looking at the rise and fall of Qin and other countries, it all conforms to this way."

"Daxia Li, what you said is biased!" Du Ruhui rarely saw anyone willing to discuss politics with him, and he was a little happy in his heart, saying: "I heard that Daxia Li is the best at military affairs. It is not surprising that there is such a theory. According to Daxia Li,

As it is said, if Qin wants to prosper for a long time, it must continue its military campaigns. But how can it continue with the endless military campaigns? Soldiers are the sharp edge of the country. The edge has two sides, one facing outward and the other facing inward. Those who turn outward are used to expand the land.

Borders are used to show the prestige of the country; those who turn inward are forced to resort to violence and commit suicide. What is war? What is military affairs? Soldiers and horses, food, grass, equipment, clothes, and silk are all about money! The war is endless, the people's power is empty, and the financial resources are exhausted.

If the successors are lacking, although they are better than the present, they will be defeated in the future. It is no different from fishing in the lake, which is not advisable! Moreover, the Qin government destroyed its country before it saw its effects. The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system and accumulated the wealth of four generations.

The majesty of Emperor Wu in his lifetime is evident. After hundreds of battles, he should be reborn. Looking back at the current emperor, he has engaged in many affairs since he ascended the throne. The people of the world are all resentful because of this. Many people and industries have been abandoned because of this. When this happens,

At that time, if it takes ten years to regenerate and support the people's livelihood, it will surely become a prosperous age that has never been seen before!"

"I've been taught a lesson!" Li Jing heard this and stepped back. However, Li Xiuning stepped forward to salute and said, "Sir."

"Girl, please tell me." Now that the matter has come to this, Du Ruhui and even the people in front of him may be unusual. If he doesn't make a clear explanation today, I'm afraid it will be difficult to stop.

"The little girl is not talented. I once heard a sage say: 'Those who have gained the Tao will have many help, but those who have lost the Tao will have few help'. Let's talk about the pre-Qin period. Hundreds of schools competed for glory, and countless unparalleled scholars emerged. However, Qin unified, abolished hundreds of families, and became the only one.

Advocating legal studies caused the scholars to become disloyal and the people to be ungrateful. In this case, can the Qin's death be considered as a result of immorality?"

"Girl, it's rare for you to have such insight, but it's a pity that you're only a woman." Du Ruhui sighed with emotion and said: "How can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan! How can the emperor's strategy be seen by the minds of ordinary people! Thousands of years of chaos can be achieved in one day.

Why is it so difficult to win the hearts and minds of the people? It takes decades to see the effect. Although the effect is immediate, it will inevitably lead to resentment from heaven and earth." When Du Ruhui said this, he turned around and walked away. After a while, he heard Fang Xuanling's words.

sound sounded

"Hey... Ruhui, pull me up, I can still drink." Fang Xuanling tripped and fell.

"Daozhang Li?" Chai Shao saw that none of the three people could speak to the other side, so he immediately asked Li Chunfeng for help. Finally, Li Chunfeng stood up and lived up to everyone's expectations.

"Since you two know the political malpractice of the imperial court, why don't you become an official and bring happiness to the people?" Although the dragon vein of Chang'an had just been restarted last night, Xiao Zhuo did not think that two great sages would appear tonight to save the Sui Dynasty from collapse.

, Sure enough, Du Ruhui's next words also disappointed Ruo Ren.

"Young Master, what you said is wrong. It's not that we two don't want to become officials, but that the current Holy Lord is fond of martial arts and arbitrary decisions, and is definitely not the Holy Lord. Moreover, there is one person in the current court that both Brother Xuanling and I admire, and he even advises

If we don't get the Holy Spirit, why should we bother you?"

"Who is this person?" Xiao Zhuo couldn't help but be curious after hearing this.

"Xiao Yu, the assistant minister of Zhongshu, this person has the ability to prime the country, but his temperament is too stubborn, and the person he assists is a hero rather than a holy master."

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Ahhh! I'm going crazy! This chapter is so difficult to write! I was originally going to write about Ling Yan's ambition! Writing in vernacular is too convoluted, and as a result, writing the prelude is so tiring. Let's wait until there are more chapters before writing!
Chapter completed!