Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 13 But Find Out the 'Traitor' Minister (This Chapter is Free)

Chen Dong nodded. In this era, "differences in the way should not be conspired with each other", if Zhao Xingde doesn't believe it, then there is no need to say anything about it.

He turned the wine glass, murmured and said: "This dynasty advocates the rule of the three generations. Shun's son, Shang Jun, has no way, and the whole world abandons Shang Jun and worships Xia Yu. , Cheng Wang has no way, the Duke of Zhou abolishes him, Li Wang has no way, and the people of the country chase him."

Zhao Xingde's eyes flashed, one must know that Chen Dongbai is under Shao Wu's sect, these words are inconsistent with Shao Wu's Confucianism ideas.He looked up at Chen Dong and asked, "If Shaoyang admired Mr. Huang, why did he join Shao Yushi's sect?" He hoped to hear his explanation.

Chen Dong smiled slightly, and said slowly: "Mr. Zhoushan's theory is good, but it is not tolerated by the scholar-bureaucrats of the imperial court. Instead of dying of old age and dying of Lin Quan, it is better to turn straight into music. My teacher is a leader of scholars. If we want to show off Toujiao, if you don't join Cai Jing's 'treacherous' party, you need to join the Qingliu, so I worship under the teacher's door, and I want to accumulate people's popularity for the future, there will always be a time for us to help the country."

Zhao Xingde didn't expect Chen Dong to have such a plan, he was stunned, and sighed after a long while: "Master said, a politician is upright. If you are a commander in chief, who dares not be upright?" What he meant was that if Chen Dong studied under Shao Wu, In the future, I can only go farther and farther on the road of power and strategy, instead of sticking to the morality and ideas I originally believed in.

Chen Dong glanced at him, drank a glass of wine, and before he could speak, the door was pushed open, and a singer who was lightly powdered and holding a pipa walked in slowly. He gave Chen Dong a blank look, and said coquettishly, "Chen Lang hasn't come for a long time, but did you forget Master?"

Chen Dong felt slightly embarrassed, and said: "Isn't I here?" Then he said: "This is my friend Zhao Yuanzhi, he is a real talent." He said with a smile: "Yuanzhi is an honest man, so don't bully him " The singer rolled her eyes and said angrily, "Are you allowed to bully me?" Even so, the tone and eyes were full of affection, Zhao Xingde saw that the two were flirting, and he didn't know Is it true or false.The singer raised her head and glanced at Zhao Xingde, before giving a deep salute, Zhao Xingde knew that the relationship between her and Chen Dong was extraordinary, so she hurriedly moved aside, the singer saw that he was reserved and obviously not used to romantic scenes, so she just Even evading was a little flustered, and he grinned like a flower just blooming, revealing all kinds of amorous feelings, and said softly: "My grandma's surname is Li, a famous teacher, Mr. Zhao is blessed."

At that time, there were tens of thousands of prostitutes in Bianliang, and the singers were called "Shishi" or "Panpan" and "An'an". Her gorgeous face, if not, is not far behind.

Chen Dongdao: "Shishi's life experience is quite pitiful. Her maiden name is Wang. Her parents died when she was 4 years old, and she has been adopted by Grandma Li." I have agreed on a life-long matter, but Grandma Li asks for a lot of money to redeem her body, so I have to make a long-term plan." As he said, the face of Li Shishi next to him also darkened.At this time, the imperial court forbids scholars to have adulterous affairs with prostitutes. He confessed to Zhao Xingde, firstly, to show his heart-to-heart, and secondly, he did not want Zhao Xingde to underestimate Li Shishi, or even make fun of him.

After listening to Chen Dong's introduction, Li Shishi knew that Zhao Xingde was a friend that Chen Dong really valued, so he came to salute again, and Zhao Xingde also returned the salute.After the three of them were seated, the atmosphere was different from before, there was an extra considerate beauty present, and the hearts of the two scholars became much more relaxed, and they exchanged cups more frequently.

After the wine was hot, a gleam flashed in Chen Dong's eyes, he raised his glass and said to Zhao Xingde: "To be honest with Yuan Zhi, I think that in today's world, the scholar-bureaucrats and the emperor rule the world together, but I, the scholar-bureaucrats, have different minds and are caught in party disputes. Nothing can cheer you up. As the saying goes, everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. If you want to cheer up the government, you must first unite people’s hearts. I want to contact dozens of friends and start a literary society in Taixue to encourage each other and study academic principles. I don’t know if Yuan Zhi can do it Willing to join the club?"

Zhao Xingde said with a smile: "It's such a good thing, I should help Shaoyang. I just don't know if I need to pay a fee to join the club?"

Chen Dong laughed loudly and said: "The donations vary from person to person. Rich households like Zhang Wenhuan, Deng Shouyi, and Zhu Damu naturally have to pay more. Yuan Zhi, you are so easygoing. That's all, but everyone is the founder of the Neo-Confucian Society."

"Confucianism Society?" Zhao Xingde turned the wine glass, pondering the name of Wenshe.

"Exactly," Chen Dong's eyes flashed with heat, "Tomorrow is the most rational, learn from the past and present, and rule the world with the way of the sage king." The two drank the wine in their cups, and Chen Dong discussed some literature with Zhao Xingde The company's charter and system.Chen Dong has the ability to know people, and his intuition is like Zhang Bing, Deng Su, Zhu Sen, He Fang and others. Although they have talents and ambitions, they are not as good as Zhao Yuanzhi in terms of practical skills. I hope that Zhao Xingde will play a role similar to the general affairs officer in the Neo-Confucian Society 'color'.Zhao Xingde felt that he gave less money than others, so he was too embarrassed to shirk it too much. The two hit it off and drank a few more glasses.

That "prostitute" Li Shishi is quite knowledgeable. When Chen Dong and Zhao Xingde discussed the affairs of the literary society, she just pursed her lips and held the pipa and smiled and said nothing. Beside Chen Dong.After we talked about the big things, we went back to the romantic talk. Chen Dong mentioned that Zhao Xingde had written some good lyrics, and Li Shishi played and sang them one by one according to the lyrics. , dripping ding-dong from the eaves, there is a faint sound of rhythm, which is in harmony with the singing, just like nature.Zhao Xingde and Chen Dong and Qing Ge delivered the wine, they were both very drunk, and they staggered back to the fasting house together.

Agitated by the rain along the way, when they returned to the house, most of the drunkenness of the two of them also woke up. Chen Dong was still unsatisfied, and said impassionedly: "If the corpses of the princes in the court are vegetarian, you can't keep the barbarians from the outside, and you can't calm down the people inside. The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of my generation of scholars. China has a long history of culture, rich mountains and rivers, and several times as many people as the barbarians. As long as the emperor rises up, the government is clear, and the people's hearts are flourishing, China will prosper! The Great Song Dynasty will prosper!" Zhao Xingde couldn't bear to sweep away He echoed his interest, and the two chatted in the courtyard of the fasting house late at night before going to bed.

A few days later, the warm fragrance in the study room of Prime Minister Cai Jing's mansion was strong, Cai Jingxin took the copy of the poems of the old party scholars passed on by the inspector of Shao's mansion, and when he read the three words and one poem written by Zhao Xingde, he couldn't help laughing and said: The juniors who don’t know the current affairs and the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth, should suffer some setbacks even if their dreams come true and the gods caress their heads.” He thought to himself: “Zhao Tixin and I have fought against each other for several years, and died in depression. He is a good son. Wait for him to meet a group of fame-seekers and see if he can put this bag in his sleeve, and if he can't use it, he has to hoe it."

The helpers at the side echoed: "These old parties criticize the government in the name of poetry collections, they should be punished." Cai Jing waved his hands and said: "A gentleman has the capacity to tolerate others, and scholar-bureaucrats are the pillars of the country, how can they be easily destroyed. "