This Northern Song Dynasty is a bit weird

Chapter 253 It's Impossible
Hearing Wang Anshi's words, everyone in the field understood what it meant.

But Lu Huiqing was not convinced: "Really Lu is not my Confucian disciple, how can he be called a gentleman."

He didn't have any opinion on Lu Sen personally, he just simply refused to accept Wang Anshi.

Why is it that a criminal official who was demoted from abroad is more favored by the princes in the court than a diligent local parental official like him?

The official position is even two levels higher than him.

At this time, almost everyone's eyes fell on Lu Huiqing.

As for Lu Huiqing, who was in the center of everyone's attention, she was calm on the surface, but she was a little complacent in her heart, feeling that she had attracted the attention of everyone present.

But they didn't know that when Grand Master Pang, Bao Zheng and others looked at him, their eyes were mostly scrutiny.

Facing the aggressive Lu Huiqing, Wang Anshi said calmly: "Confucius once sought the Tao from Laozi, and he and Zhuangzi are also close friends. Confucianism can be regarded as born out of Taoism. Confucianism and Taoism are originally a family. I had a serious talk with Lu Zhenren, and what he said Learning is very complicated, Confucianism and Taoism are easy to learn, Buddhism also knows a little bit, and some very detached thoughts are mixed in it. Besides, among the six arts of a gentleman, Lu Zhenren is a little weaker in "music", but he also understands music theory and can understand music. The sound of great elegance, he can't be a gentleman, who can be a gentleman."

The idea that 'Confucianism and Taoism belong to one family' was recognized by the vast majority of people present.

The six arts of a gentleman... None of the people present can draw a bow and lead an arrow, can drive a chariot, and real Lu can control a flying weapon, isn't it much more elegant than a chariot?
So when Wang Anshi said this, all the officials present felt that Lu Sen deserved the title of 'gentleman'.

Lu Huiqing originally refuted it, but after he thought about it carefully, he was dissatisfied with Wang Anshi, and not dissatisfied with Master Lu, so why bother to argue with Wang Anshi on this matter, let's talk about it later. .

Seeing that Lu Huiqing did not refute, all the officials quietly withdrew their scrutiny. They are now more interested in a certain sentence in Wang Anshi's words.

Fu Bi, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help but asked, "What are the detached thoughts of Master Lu?"

Those present are almost all top literati. They already know a lot about Confucianism, and they also know a little about Buddhism and Taoism. Although they have different political opinions, they all come from the same source. I know all my thoughts.

So this 'idea of ​​detachment', they are very interested in hearing it.

All eyes turned to Wang Anshi.

"At that time, I talked with Lu Zhenren about the land annexation, and he said that 'land annexation can never be resolved internally'."

Bao Zheng nodded: "He also told this old man."

Others have not heard this, because they are all thoughtful.

Wang Anshi continued to smile and said, "Later, Master Lu said something very interesting. 'All class conflicts originate from insufficient productivity.'"

Everyone couldn't understand... These words sounded very plain, but the meaning in them was very strange and pointed.

"Productivity?" Bao Zheng thought for a while, then said, "What do you mean by the fertility industry? What Lu Zhenren means is that I don't have enough people in Song Dynasty? Not enough output?"

Others thought about it for a while, and they all thought that was the meaning.

Wang Anshi shook his head: "Plausible, the productivity that Master Lu refers to seems to have a deeper meaning. I also asked about the meaning of this word later, and he has no desire to continue the conversation."

Everyone sighed.

When Lu Sen was an official in the capital, they talked with Lu Sen more or less, and they knew that he had a wide range of knowledge and was worthy of the name of a half-immortal.

Moreover, it can be seen from the "Xianjia Shadow Puppet Show" that the teachings Lu Zhenren received from childhood are completely different from ordinary people like them.

Knowing a few 'roads' is nothing strange.

"It would be great if I could listen to Lu Zhenren's explanation of the principles related to 'productivity'. Maybe it is the way of the great sage." Fu Bi shook his head regretfully.

Everyone else nodded in agreement.

Officials have reached their level, and academics have reached their level, which has almost reached their peak, and the rest is "breakthrough".

But breaking through that is so easy.

After everyone chatted for a while, Grand Master Pang said: "No matter what, let's think of a way to repel Xixia now. Now is a golden opportunity. We have enough money and food, and Khitan is in civil strife, unable to invade our frontier. If we can't take it all at once Xixia, in the next thousand years, there may not be such an opportunity again."

Bao Zheng nodded in agreement and said: "That's true, even if Xixia cannot be captured, Xingqing Mansion must be taken back."

"Then, who should we ask to support General Di?" Grand Master Pang felt a little worried: "It seems that there are only a few generals who can recruit and fight well, and they are all on the front line. It would be great if General Mu was still in the capital."

Speaking of Mu Guiying, everyone felt embarrassing.

Honest people are easy to bully, and the Yang family desperately protected the Northern Song Dynasty, and it was almost impossible, so they took it for granted.

Now that the Yang family ran away quietly, they realized...they seemed to be a little harsh on the Yang family in the past.

"Let the descendants of the Cao family come in. They are generals. Cao You is not bad. Although he is a literati, he has also learned how to fight in the army." Yan Shu thought for a while and said, "Let's give him the official position of Luoyang Observation Envoy. Let him bring troops, horses, food and grass, go north to support General Di, and then be restrained by General Di."

"Do you want to send the supervisor?" Ouyang Xiu asked.

Everyone was speechless for a while.Then he secretly glanced at Wang Anshi.

It stands to reason that they should be dispatched, but... first Wang Anshi, then Sima Guang, and others who dared to reach out to direct the military strategy, and the battles supervised by literati almost all failed.

Later, he was pointed and scolded by Lu Zhenren in the court. No matter how big-hearted these literati are, they couldn't help muttering in their hearts.

Could it be that the supervising army neglected the military aircraft?

In the end, Grand Master Pang said: "Let's not send it for now, if we want to get Master Lu back, we really need to fight a few big victories."

Everyone nodded.

So a new round of Xixia strategy was decided.

If Zhao Zhen was still there, they would naturally discuss it with Zhao Zhen. Of course, the result would not change much, because Zhao Zhen generally would not refute the decision of Zhongshumen.

What's more, the current official family is still young. As for the Empress Dowager Cao... a woman knows what important family and country affairs are, and it is a great achievement to raise the small official family well.

Soon, the imperial court will send troops to Xixia again, and the whole world will know.

Lu Sen was in Hangzhou, so of course he also heard about it.

But he didn't know that this matter actually appeared to invite him back to the court.

He simply thought that the court finally had some blood.

When I was in a good mood, I wanted to find someone to share with, so I wanted to go to Su Shi for a drink, chat and have fun.

As a result, as soon as I arrived at the Hangzhou government office, I saw a large number of people watching outside. Lu Sen squeezed in and found that Su Shi was trying a case. Several people were kneeling in front of the hall. Because these people turned their backs to him, Lu Sen did not Find out exactly who was arrested.

But then he was a little surprised when he heard the discussion of the people around him.

Because the person who was arrested was King Xiangyang and his sons.

I didn't expect Su Shi to find the clue so quickly.

If it was in other dynasties, it would be a big deal for officials to arrest the prince, at least a lot of procedures would be required to do so.

But in the Song Dynasty, there was really nothing special about it. As long as there were solid clues, one could be arrested after reaching a certain level of official position, especially the prince who was released outside.

The King of Xiangyang sounds very arrogant, but in essence, neither the previous Lu Huiqing nor the current Su Shi really took him seriously.

Lu Sen also heard the fat man Su Shi taking a picture of the gavel in the courtroom, and shouted angrily: "In the secret passage of your mansion, 370 and five pieces of iron armor were found. Your subordinates confessed that there are at least [-] iron armor left in the south of the city." In the cave, I have sent someone to search it now. King Xiangyang, you still haven’t pleaded guilty?”

The king of Xiangyang was dressed in white prison clothes with disheveled hairstyle. Although he was kneeling, he stood up straight. He laughed and said, "Ignorant boy, this world belongs to our Zhao family. How dare you tie me up and wait for me to enter Beijing? Refer to your book."

Su Shi also laughed loudly: "When you enter Beijing, it will be difficult for you to survive. Who will protect you even if Zangjia intends to rebel? A small official family, or the current queen mother? Come and take them all to prison. Escort to the capital in the future. Leave the hall and close the door!"

Seeing that the door of the government office was closed, the people around talked and left.

Everyone was very excited.

This is a prince, the new sheriff is really bold, really powerful.

Lu Sen stepped forward and said, "Please tell Su County Sheriff that Lu Sen is visiting."

The guard at the gate recognized Lu Sen, and he quickly said, "Really Lu, please wait a moment, I will report right away."

After about a stick of incense, Lu Sen went into the backyard and sat with Su Shi while drinking and chatting.

"I didn't expect you to arrest him so quickly." Lu Sen said with some admiration: "I know that King Xiangyang seems to have rebellious intentions, but there is no evidence."

"It's actually not difficult." Su Shi pointed to his head: "I am talented and intelligent. After receiving the guidance of Master Lu, I thought about what I should do if I were a traitor. Following this line of thought, it is very easy It was soon discovered that the missing supplies had disappeared from nowhere. Find a few more people who seem to be wrong, capture them, interrogate and sell them, and soon enough evidence will be found."

Lu Sen smiled and said, "Awesome, you write good poems, and your ability to be a parent official is not bad."

Su Shi laughed triumphantly.

Ordinary people flatter him, he will only feel hypocritical.

But Lu Zhenren is different. In Su Shi's eyes, Lu Zhenren is in front of all the officials of the entire imperial court.Dare to point their noses at them and scold them. Such a person would never flatter himself for the sake of fame and wealth, so his praise is definitely sincere.

After laughing, he asked, "Did Master Lu come to see me just to drink?"

"Just drinking." Lu Sen took a sip of the plum wine and said with a smile: "The court finally dared to take the initiative to fight Xixia. It sounds happy, so let's drink to celebrate."

"Renren Lu has a pure heart." Su Shi raised his wine glass and said, "He is not in the court, but he still cares about state affairs. I admire you, I respect you!"

The two drank each other for nearly an hour, and Lu Sen directly drank the little fat man to the ground.

"Never drink." Lu Sen said with a smile.

Then, smelling of alcohol, he walked in the direction of Dongfu, intending to leave Hangzhou City, and then fly back to Dongfu with an aircraft.

But halfway through the road, I saw Ouyang Chun and several knights escorting two strangely dressed people from the front.

Lu Sen took a closer look and found that both of them were perverted, and both had clear noses and swollen faces.

Lu Sen stepped forward and asked with a smile, "Hero Ouyang, I haven't seen you for a while."

Ouyang Chun was also very happy to see Lu Sen. He clasped his fists in return and said, "I met Master Lu, by the way, you came just in time. I also want to ask Yuanwai Zhang from Bitian Pavilion to send you a message!"

"Oh, is there something urgent?"

"These two sneaked into the city last night, and then used catapults to throw stones tied with ropes to the deck of your golden ship." Ouyang Chun looked back at the two with a cold expression: "This golden ship But the fetish, they actually wanted to steal it. Then after our eyeliner found out, it took some time to hunt them down, and then we caught them."

Want to steal a solar boat?
Lu Sen stared at the two seductive people, and then turned to Ouyang Chun: "Thank you, Hero Ouyang, for your help. I must thank you in the future. As for these two people, let's send them to the disabled relief hall first, and you say it." Someone will take over."

Ouyang Chun clasped his fists, turned around and left with the two of them.

And Lu Sen also went straight back to the cave.

Not long after, Alizee brought the two color-eyed people to the cave.

It's just that the two Semu people were tied up to look like silkworm babies, and their eyes were also blindfolded.

At this time, Alizee's expression was a little ashamed, and she said after saluting: "Mr. Sir, I was careless about this matter. These two are members of Assassin. They have sneaked into Hangzhou City for half a month. They have two purposes. One is to find a way to find Lang Jun and find out where the garden in the mountain is. The second is to find a way to steal Lang Jun's solar boat."

Lu Sen was a little surprised: "I heard from Leader Ouyang that they used catapults to throw the stones up. The catapults are so huge, how did they bring them in?"

"Break things down into parts, ship them in one by one, and then find a chance to assemble them."

"That's unlikely!" Lu Sen shook his head: "Even if the parts can be shipped in, the assembly is still a very troublesome thing, especially the two Semu people, which are very obvious in Hangzhou."

Alizee was stunned for a moment, and then she said, "Your Majesty, you mean that someone from your own family will help them?"

Lu Sen nodded: "And he should be a big shot, otherwise they couldn't hide the troublesome thing of assembling the catapult. Where was the catapult found?"

"Yang Mansion?" Alizee had a strange expression.

"Yang House?" Lu Sen was stunned for a moment: "Jinhua's natal family?"

Alizee nodded.

Lu Sen leaned back subconsciously: "This is impossible. The Yang family has a very good relationship with me. How could the stone thrower be found in the Yang family."

"But that's it."

Lu Sen took a deep breath: "I'll go to Yang's Mansion to have a look, and help me call Jin Hua out by the way."

Yang Jinhua was cooking in the room, and when she was called out, her expression was still dazed, she didn't understand what happened.

Lu Sen pulled her into the aircraft, then flew to the door of Yang's residence, landed, and walked in.

The concierge was still Lao Qi, and when he saw Lu Sen, his face suddenly became sad: "My lord, you are indeed here, Marshal Mu is waiting for you in the inner hall."

Lu Sen nodded and led Yang Jinhua in.

After entering the inner hall, she saw Marshal Mu holding his grandson sitting on the main seat. When she saw Lu Sen, she smiled and said, "The catapult is in the martial arts arena. Go and see for yourself. Find something." , come talk to me again."

(End of this chapter)