I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 294 Su Liang sets up a trap, and the violent Yelu Hongji

November 18th.

Yushitai, Taiyuan.

Yelu Hongji had been serving as an admonishment official for more than half a month, but his interest was no longer as good as before.

Because he saw too many ways in which the Song Dynasty was far stronger than the Liao Dynasty, but he couldn't learn from it.

Every time I see Su Liang finish the day's lesson quickly and well in just one hour.

Whenever I see that Tang Jie can write three impeachment memorials in one day, he can also spare an hour to exercise with the five-piece longevity suit in the corner.

Whenever I see Fan Zhen inspecting the order of the official class, after completing daily classes, he still has free time to compile "New Book of Tang", and even often discusses music theory with friends.

He felt that the Yushitai of the Liao Kingdom was just a grass-roots team.

I even thought intermittently: The Liao Kingdom is about to end!

……

This day, afternoon.

Su Liang came to Yelu Hongji with a smile again.

"Nirvana, I will have a rest tomorrow. Wang Jiefu, Sima Junshi and other young officials have organized a tea party at Fan House and invited you and me. Would you like to go?"

After saying that, Su Liang placed an invitation in front of Yelu Hongji.

Yelu Hongji looked puzzled: "You also invited me?"

"You are a distinguished guest. These young officials all want to meet you. Don't worry, they want to get to know Hong Ji Hong Ni Lin, not Yelu Hong Ji!"

Hearing this, Yelu Hongji immediately laughed and said, "I'll go!"

this moment.

Yelu Hongji puffed up his chest and suddenly felt confident.

He realized that the reason why he felt bad was because he compared himself with people like Fan Zhongyan, Wang Yaochen, Ouyang Xiu, and Su Liang.

If compared with the young officials of the Song Dynasty, he should not be that bad.

……

The next day, it was nearly noon.

Yelu Hongji, dressed in a brocade robe, and Su Liang came to the private room on the second floor of Fan Tower.

Present were Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, Lu Jie, who had just returned to Bianjing to report on their work, Feng Jing, who had passed three yuan, Fan Chunren, the second son of Fan Zhongyan, and other young talents.

These people were naturally summoned by Su Liang.

Without Su Liang's face, the stubborn Wang Anshi would not have wasted an afternoon drinking tea with someone.

After everyone met, they exchanged pleasantries and treated Yelu Hongji as a distinguished guest. The etiquette was very thorough. Everyone introduced themselves and greeted him.

This gave Yelu Hongji a sense of superiority surrounded by others.

Associating with young officials who are about the same age, he is relieved of all pressure and is ready to show off his knowledge.

After a while.

Everyone started chatting while drinking tea.

It didn't take long for Yelu Hongji to feel uncomfortable.

He felt out of place.

He had never read the idle books these people talked about; he had never seen the mountains and rivers they talked about; he had never heard of the anecdotes they talked about; he had never tasted the various delicacies they talked about.

even.

When the other party talked about some folk customs of the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Hongji had only a partial understanding of them.

He could only mumble and giggle.

Before coming here, I had made a draft but completely forgot about it.

I feel like a country bumpkin, and the difference in knowledge is too great.

Compared to these people.

Maybe he is also good at horseback riding and archery.

and.

Yelu Hongji is also very concerned about it.

These people all have handsome faces and elegant temperaments. Except for Wang Anshi, who has not washed his hair, everyone else is actually more handsome than him.

Annoying!

It’s really irritating!

Yelu Hongji frowned from time to time. Through this Fan Lou tea party, he saw that there were not just a few officials like Su Liang in the Song Dynasty, nor dozens, but batch after batch, coming one after another in great force.

How does this compare with the Song Dynasty?

He also thought of Su Liang's poem: Asking the canal where the water is so clear, it means that there is a source of living water.

He instantly realized that this must be caused by the lack of civilized affairs in the Liao Kingdom.

If we do not improve the status of literati and reform the imperial examination system again, the Liao Kingdom will never be able to have talented people of all ages like the Song Dynasty.

After Yelu Hongji sat for more than an hour, he left first, citing physical discomfort.

A smile appeared on Su Liang's face.

From freedom to the Fan Lou tea party, it was all arranged by Su Liang.

In terms of freedom, Su Liang wanted to let Yelu Hongji see how outstanding the pillar officials of the Song Dynasty really were.

At the Fan Lou tea party, Su Liang wanted to let Yelu Hongji see the peerless style of the young officials of the Song Dynasty.

Its purpose was to plant a seed of civil rule in Yelu Hongji's heart.

Let him advocate reform.

Let the Liao Kingdom also begin to emphasize culture and suppress military force, and comprehensively learn from the Song Dynasty.

When the Liao Kingdom learned the rules of the Song Dynasty, the Liao Kingdom would be abolished.

In the Liao Kingdom, where the gap between the rich and the poor was huge and annexation was very serious, engaging in civil rule would definitely turn the Liao Kingdom into chaos.

Even if they find their way back, they will still have to take a long detour.

At the moment, Yelu Hongji sees all the good things about the Song Dynasty and cannot see the shortcomings of the Song Dynasty's cultural governance.

Little did he know that he had completely fallen into the trap set by Su Liang.

Su Liang's methods are suspected of being "deceitful" and are not very convincing.

But then he thought about it.

If this move can reduce the casualties of soldiers on the Hebei border and cause the Liao Kingdom to decline rapidly, it will be worthwhile.

A real man should be informal.

There is nothing wrong with abandoning the conduct of a gentleman for the sake of national affairs.

……

Near dusk.

Yelu Hongji returned to Dutingyi exhausted both physically and mentally.

As soon as he arrived at the hall, before he could sit down and take a sip of water, he heard the conversation between Yelu Su and Li Han coming from inside.

"His Highness has some entertainment and will definitely return late at night. At this time, it is a good time to go to Goulan to drink and listen to music. This opportunity cannot be missed. The next time we come to Bian Kyoto, I don't know it will be the year of the monkey and the moon of the horse!"

"Yes, be happy when you should be happy. Song and Liao are not at war. They are each developing their own things. Your Highness is frowning every day. It is completely unfounded!"

"Brother Li, let's go to Sangjia Wazi to watch female sumo wrestling tonight. After watching it that day, I'm very hungry!"

"No problem. After seeing it, let's find a place to put out the fire."

"Haha, what a great idea. I will pay for all the expenses tonight. You must have fun!"

"No, no, the mission's public funds are enough. The mission's public funds are enough. His Highness will never be able to tell."

……

The two of them strode to the hall while chatting and joking.

When they saw the gloomy Yelu Hongji, they were stunned.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, why are you back so soon?" Yelvsu's mouth was stuttering.

He didn't expect Yelu Hongji to come back so soon. Judging from his dark face and angry look, he obviously heard the conversation between the two just now.

"Has my return delayed your two good things? Where are you going? Do you want His Highness to take you there personally?"

"No, no, Your Highness, you...listen to my explanation!"

"No need to explain, just let His Highness give you another beating. This time, no slap in the face!" Yelu Hongji said with his fist raised.

Yelvsu and Li Han were about to cry but had no tears left, so they had to turn around obediently.

There was obviously no way to escape today's fat beating. When they encountered a master with violent tendencies, they could only stand next to each other.

　Sorry, I didn’t write enough 8k. Because I have been busy with chores recently, I will update steadily first, save a few chapters of manuscripts, and then slowly increase the word count. Thank you all readers for reading, thank you very much!

　　

　

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