Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

Cao Wei almost regretted it.

If he had known earlier that he still had the potential to make a prophecy, he would never have said carelessly that he owed Lu Ci favors for the minister's money before he was transferred back to Beijing, and that he would return it if he was destined.

It must be known that he has traveled to many places over the years, and involved in dealings, whether it is the favors he owes to others, or what others owe him, there are countless, but he has never actually repaid them a few times.

After all, once they are transferred, the two sides will be far and wide from now on—unless luck and strength are so good that they can gather in the imperial capital one day, otherwise there will be no day to see each other again.

You can't even meet face to face, and your jobs don't overlap, so how can you talk about repaying the favor?

Because of this, when he bid farewell to Lu Ci that day, although he was grateful that the other party was willing to make up the big hole in the minister's money left by him, he did not think from the bottom of his heart that there would be a day when he would repay the favor.

He is not young.After returning to Kyoto, he will be cautious and avoid everything if he can, so that he can go through the last journey with his family.

But I don't want to be sent to other places, homeless, and miss my relatives again.

What's more, Lu Ci was in the prime of his life, even though he had gone through all these ups and downs, but he saw that the other party's temperament and ability, no matter how good he was, he was definitely not someone who would just fall into a slump and be at the mercy of others.

To put it bluntly, after the past few years, once the official family... Lu Ci won't be able to turn around, and then ascend to the top?

Cao Wei doesn't think that such a long-sleeved and good-looking man with a bright future will ever need the help of a bad old man like himself.

It just happened by such a damn coincidence.

However, Cao Wei had just returned to his long-lost capital, and had only lived in his elder brother's house for a few days. When he was about to look at the house and buy a house so that he could be a neighbor with his relatives, he saw the very familiar Qinzhou soldiers and horses. Rushing into the city, it is obvious that he has an urgent military situation.

Cao Wei's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition suddenly rose.

This premonition really came true in the next moment.

——But in a short time, he was quickly summoned into the palace, and the crown prince personally ordered him to travel day and night to Qinzhou immediately, and lead the troops recruited from the surrounding states to go for reinforcements.

Immediately, it was heard that the prince who was eager to save the teacher did not blink, and sent [-] solid soldiers to act as the vanguard as soon as he opened his mouth.

Cao Wei: "..."

The prince also said straightforwardly and generously that the number of troops in the back is tens of thousands, and they will arrive later, and he told Cao Wei to arrive as soon as possible, and if he felt that he was short of manpower, he would write back as soon as possible to ask for it.

Cao Wei: "..."

This radiant arrogance of "someone in the court" shocked Cao Wei dumbfounded on the spot.

After he came back to his senses, he felt an uncontrollable surge of sour air in his chest.

Regardless of the fact that the Qinzhou garrison only had no more than [-] people, it took him more than half a year to persevere in handing over a dozen letters to the court, and painstakingly stated the troubles of Tubo. After a lot of hard bargaining, I almost got the fatal suspicion of "supporting soldiers and self-respect"...

After so much hard work, it finally came.

As a result, whenever Lu Ci was in trouble, the prince in charge of the country rushed to send a steady stream of reinforcements, which made him feel sad and pitiful when he was begging for troops.

Lu Ci didn't know that the rough heart of Cao Wei, a seasoned veteran, was rare and delicate.

He only thought that the other party was finally reunited with his family, but he was depressed when he was sent here for reinforcements before the mat was even hot.

Especially after traveling thousands of miles and traveling day and night, it is understandable and reasonable to feel aggrieved when you have to stay here and wait for the order from the imperial court before you can act.

Lu Ci was deeply considerate.

Therefore, when Cao Wei occupied his guest room, his backyard, his rocking chair with a bad face... and accidentally sat on the rocking chair, causing the chair that had been with him for many years to die on the spot, he still Be patient and smile.

On the contrary, Cao Wei knew that he had destroyed his old things unintentionally, so he felt really sorry, so he took the initiative to let go of this unspeakable little awkwardness, and came to help Lu Ci.

Just as Lu Ci and Teng Zongliang finished inspecting the progress of the construction of the fortress, and were talking and laughing as they headed towards the government office, they met Cao Wei who was looking for him on the way.

As soon as his eyes met Cao Wei's, he understood that the other party had something to say, so he paused, turned his head sideways, and looked at Teng Zongliang.

Teng Zongliang understood it immediately, and tacitly said that he had to go back to the office as soon as possible because he had official business, so he went back to the government office first.

Cao Wei naturally did not recognize Teng Zongliang.

And because he was only staying here temporarily, he thought he didn't have to deal with people who were not interested against his will, so he just nodded to the new general judge of Qinzhou, which was regarded as a greeting.

When Teng Zongliang's figure completely disappeared from the sight of the two of them, Cao Wei couldn't help being surprised, and sighed sincerely: "I've only seen that Zhizhou and Tongpan are in conflict, like you and Teng Tongpan are so harmonious. It’s really the first time I’ve seen you.”

He is used to seeing the helpless Zhizhou who was tossed about by the general judge and furious.There is really only one powerful character like Lu Ci who manages the judge without touching the ground and makes the other party feel willing.

Lu Ci had a delicate mind, so he couldn't guess the reason for Cao Wei's exclamation.

He smiled and explained frankly: "General Cao misunderstood. Brother Teng and I have known each other for many years, and we were also admitted in the same year. Our friendship is extraordinary. To be honest, the reason why he was appointed as the general judge of Qinzhou is because It is also because after three years of full qualifications, he volunteered to help me."

Cao Wei shut up instantly.

After seeing the prince's nervous appearance with his own eyes, how could he think that Teng Zongliang, who is Lu Ci's friend, was able to easily get permission to come to Qinzhou to serve as the general judge? It was just a coincidence of good luck?

It is absolutely indispensable that the prince pushed the boat along the way, so that the general judgment that should contain the Zhizhou and avoid the situation where Zhizhou's power is dominated by one person has changed, and it has become the Zhizhou's greatest help.

Lu Ci added: "Fortunately, General Cao brought more than [-] people. Otherwise, just to repair the city wall of Qinzhou, the entire city's manpower will be exhausted. If you don't wait for a year or a half, there will be no spare time to add new ones." Fort."

Cao Wei was brought back to his senses by these words, the corners of his mouth twitched, and just as he was about to say something, Lu Ci turned his face towards him, and said with a slight smile, "You need to strike while the iron is hot, and so is war. If General Cao doesn't mind doing it once I don’t know if you are willing to attack the Mingzhu and Momi tribes for me before the imperial court orders again?"

Some Qiang tribes scattered between Qinzhou and Dangxiang, headed by Mingzhu, Momi and other tribes, are notoriously capricious.

On weekdays, he was flattering between Song Dynasty and Dangxiang. On the one hand, he took advantage of the materials obtained from being a vassal to Song Dynasty, and on the other hand, he followed Li Deming from time to time when Li Deming sent troops to harass the border.

It is conceivable that if Li Lizun did not send troops suddenly this time, and the Tubo army was defeated again, the gang of clever, greedy and cruel wolves fed by Da Song himself would have come to bite them.

When Cao Wei was guarding Qinzhou, he also hated them extremely, and wished to send troops to crusade.

However, as a military commander, he also has outstanding military exploits. If he acts recklessly, he will immediately be impeached like a storm, not to mention this kind of privately sending troops to crusade against the feudal gangs, which violates the "benevolence and righteousness" of the Song Dynasty?

After hearing Lu Ci's light words, Cao Wei was startled after being dazed.

He carefully looked at Lu Ci, who was not joking, before he said in a complicated mood, "Is this His Highness's intention, or is it your own idea?"

Lu Ci said generously, "It's the latter. If someone asks me to be held accountable later, I will definitely take all the responsibility and prove that the general lied to me and acted purely on my orders. I won't hurt the general any more."

He already had the heart to wipe out those wolves, tigers and leopards who often took advantage of the fire, but because there were few soldiers in the city, and they were mainly infantry, it was not suitable for them to go out of the city to find those tribes who were mainly cavalry. Keep pressing this thought.

Now that Cao Wei is here, and there are more soldiers and horses, naturally this great opportunity cannot be let go.

Cao Wei was silent for a while, then suddenly smiled and said: "You are not a reckless person, tell me, have you thought of a reason for the crusade?"

It is conceivable that before the tragic end of the Tubo army's defeat and the death of the commander, the surrounding Xiaoxiao had to stop for a while, not daring to touch Lu Ci's bad luck of the rather evil magistrate of Qinzhou.

Originally, when Li Lizun brought [-] elite cavalry with great fanfare to attack Qinzhou City, which was guarded by only a young civil servant after Cao Wei had just been replaced, almost everyone thought that Qinzhou might not be able to last for three days.

Who would have thought that the unknown civil servant who guarded the city not only didn't get frightened and fled the city, but also made Li Lizun lose his army and his life?

After the tragic battle in Tubo, many people secretly speculated that Dao Luci was probably not some unknown person who was demoted here because he offended the officials.

On the contrary, I am afraid that some ruthless person who hides his secrets deliberately found an excuse by the court and sent him to Qinzhou to paralyze Li Lizun first and then plot against him.

Since the cunning tribes such as Mingzhu and Momi have been able to survive in the cracks for so many years, and they have lived quite comfortably, they have their own way of survival that seeks advantages and avoids disadvantages. plate.

What Cao Wei thought was that since they couldn't shrink back and couldn't grasp the handle, it could only be Lu Ci's initiative to send troops to attack for no reason.

Once it falls into the ears of people in the temple, the nature must be more serious than usual.

Lu Ci smiled slightly and said: "Mingzhu and Momi and other ministries, although they are called vassals, they have armored troops to control the army, spy on the interior, and follow the party to harass the people. They have done bad things for a long time. When Tubo sent troops to occupy Qinzhou, The ministries also sent men and horses to join in, their wolfish ambitions are self-evident. As the saying goes, bandits should not be underestimated and enemies should not be manipulated. It is difficult to attack the party for a while, but the majestic Song Dynasty can't do anything to his minions and kill the chickens to scare the monkeys? "

Cao Wei was taken aback, his expression suddenly became serious, and he asked in a deep voice, "I underestimated them, and even joined forces with Tubo?!"

Lu Ci said flatly: "To be honest, it never happened."

Cao Wei: "..."

Facing Cao Wei, who was choking and speechless, Lu Ci's lips curled up, and he said in a calm manner: "But in order to repel Tubo, I personally commanded and supervised the troops on the city wall for several days. If I swear that I have People from tribes such as Mingzhu and Momi are mixed in..."

He looked at Cao Wei and said meaningfully: "General Cao, in your opinion, will the people in the temple suspect that I have nothing to do to create trouble, maliciously frame me, or choose to believe my nonsense, and thus agree to send out the reason for not long ago?" The soldiers whose morale was high after the great victory, launched a crusade against the despicable and capricious villains?"

The author has something to say: Notes:

About tribes such as Mingzhu and Momi:

"Bingzhou is connected to the front line of Xia, and there are many Qiang tribes belonging to it along the border, so armed conflicts are inevitable. Judging from Liu Ping's background and personality, he is by no means a do-nothing and fearful person, so he quickly adapted to the new situation. Role. At that time, Mingzhu, Momi and other tribes were capricious. Not only were the two heads between the imperial court and Xixia, but they also sometimes assisted party members to harass the border. In order to stabilize the border defense, Liu Ping boldly attacked and killed thousands of them. So he subdued all the ministries." ("Born in the Song Dynasty: The Northern Song Dynasty Shilin General Altar Talk")

210th Nine

Hearing Lu Ci's words at first, Cao Wei didn't react at first, and still stared wide-eyed at the other party, who seemed to have eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard.

Lu Ci's brows were frowned, and he didn't want to explain any more, just looked back quietly.

After Cao Wei slowly turned his words over in his mind a few times, and gradually recalled them, he suddenly felt a chill rushing up his spine, and in this autumn tiger's sky, he turned white haired. sweat.

Be good, if you want to commit a crime, there is nothing to worry about.

Cao Wei has always known that those who read books have a lot of eyes, and they have hundreds of turns in one intestine. They are darker than Lu Ci, and they have seen many in the past.

But those people have always only dared to greet other officials. When facing the menacing enemy army, they all ended up in a double-strand battle, or were so frightened that they lost all vigor to plot against their colleagues.

It was the first time he had seen Lu Ci look so gentle and kind, but at such a young age, staring at those thousands of lives so ruthlessly.

... No wonder he, when he sees too much, he will only use his energy inward, and he will only fight with his colleagues to break his head and blood. At first glance, it is really strange to see someone who is willing to use that energy outward, and is serious about fighting against foreign enemies.

Lu Ci patiently waited for Cao Wei to digest for a while, and then asked again with a smile: "General Cao, would you like to help me with this?"

Cao Wei was silent.

His chest was hot, his lips were tightly pressed, he suddenly slapped his knee, and replied loudly: "Is there still a need to ask? Done."

As long as anyone with such a bit of blood will have to look at those gangsters who have reaped countless benefits from Song Ting, but have never paid a single cent, and there are still 1 bastard tribes who took advantage of the fire and robbed them.

If he hadn't had to guard against being impeached by a general who took power, how could he have endured it until he left office without touching half a finger?

It is undoubtedly a good opportunity given by God for those cunning wolves to meet a daring and cruel Lu Ci.

——If he still hesitated to do anything, he might have lived in the stomach of a dog all these years.

Before Lu Ci could speak, he had already put on his battle robe smartly, and was about to send troops to go out immediately.

Just before leaving, he couldn't help turning his head around, and replied forcefully: "You don't need to leave me alone. If something goes wrong, it will be better if I have to carry it alone. If you ask you to take care of everything I’m gone, once I tell my old brothers to know, where will I put my face in the future?”

Although his tone was relaxed, both of them knew well that if Cao Wei's name was involved in this matter, they might not be held accountable, but they would definitely be held accountable by senior temple officials.

After all, since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty has followed the custom of respecting the gentlemen and humble the martial arts.No matter how big a mistake Lu Ci made, as long as he was compared with Cao Wei, he still belonged to the category of "one of his own" in the eyes of civil officials.

There is a clear distinction between civil and military officials. Whether Lu Ci is punished or not is related to the face of all civil servants.

Even Ding Wei, Wang Qinruo and others from the foreign party would probably keep silent and not make a fuss about it.

After Lu Ci was stunned, he couldn't help laughing, and reached out his hand to stop the veteran who was more irritable than he imagined: "Thank you General Cao for your kindness, but please don't worry, General, and wait for a few days."

Cao Wei frowned, and wondered, "Could there be any difference after waiting for a few days?"

Lu Ci said solemnly: "We have to wait for the imperial court's instructions before mobilizing troops."

This set of cutting first and then playing sounds full of momentum, but in fact it leaves an excellent shortcoming for political opponents, which can be described as endless troubles.

——Just like what Teng Zongliang asked him a few days ago, about the government's proposal to recover the overdue loan money from the people and use it for military use.

Lu Ci has always believed that before saving others, one must first protect oneself.

Since we want to do good deeds openly and without rushing, naturally we don't plan to plant unnecessary disasters.

As early as after he won a complete victory against Tubo, and painstakingly sorted out the memorials related to the military exploits and the aftermath, he put the crusade against Mingzhu and Momi on the agenda and asked for instructions in just one day.

When it comes to implementing specific rewards, the courtiers will have to fight for a long time, but in the joy of victory in the great battle, it must be quite easy to persuade the prince to agree to his sending troops to denounce the ministries that fished in troubled waters.

After listening to Lu Ci's explanation, Cao Wei felt that this person was deceitful.

It shouldn't have surprised him so much to plan ahead.

The reason is this, Cao Wei still couldn't help thinking about it for a while, when he was dealing with Lu Ci, did he ever offend the other party by inadvertent...

"Wait," he suddenly noticed something was wrong, and couldn't help questioning, "Did you send out the appeal for the crusade early in the morning?"

Seeing Lu Ci nod his head, Cao Wei's expression became more subtle: "...how do you know that I will be the one leading the troops?"

Lu Ci smiled: "General Cao overestimates me too much, how can I be so powerful?"

Without waiting for Cao Wei to speak again, he simply explained: "It's just a common sense speculation. After all, General Cao has been guarding Qinzhou for a long time, and it has only been a few months since he was transferred. If the frontier is in trouble, General Cao must be the first person to help."

——Isn’t that counted?

Cao Wei's face twitched.

If the person presiding over the court at this time was still the unpredictable Zhao Heng, Lu Ci would not dare to be so sure.

But since he is the little prince he has taught for so long, he doesn't have to worry that the court will make other bizarre choices that are tantamount to getting his head flooded.

However, he was so shocked by Di Qing's sudden revelation of his 'true identity' that he almost forgot the preparations he had made, and was taken aback by the 'belated' reinforcements.

Cao Wei said helplessly: "Aren't you sure that I will agree?"

Lu Ci smiled and said: "Fortunately, General Cao is righteous, loyal to the country, and loyal to the liver..."

Without batting an eye, he tossed down a basket of good words, which made Cao Wei's teeth sour, and finally said: "I definitely don't want to raise a tiger to cause trouble, and let the enemy do harm."

No matter what the answer Cao Wei gave, he would try every means to persuade the other party until he agreed.

Although he didn't express his true thoughts, Cao Wei more or less guessed it.

Seeing this gentle and handsome gentleman with a gentle smile, Cao Wei was shocked, and wisely chose not to mention this matter again.

It's just that after dinner, he couldn't help thinking carefully over and over whether he had offended Lu Ci.

... The sky is a lesson, he just wants to understand the affairs of this place as soon as possible, and return to Beijing to retire.

When Lu Ci was busy preparing to conquer the surrounding tribes, he was far away in Bianjing, and there were not many people thinking about him.

Late at night, Cao Li made an appointment to Ding Wei's mansion, and was soon accepted into the study.

Ding Wei stepped back to the left and right, with a stern look on his face, and suddenly sighed: "Sit down."

Cao Lili was also preoccupied, nodded indiscriminately, and sat down as he said.

Since the officials launched troubles against Lu Ci, Liu E, and even Ding Wei successively, the situation in the DPRK and China has completely fallen into chaos and uncertainty.

Ding Wei relied on his keen sense of smell and flexible response to barely keep the position of the last prime minister, and he would not be like Kou Zhun, who would be the deputy envoy as soon as he fell.

But as the officials fell ill completely and were unable to recover, and the prince took up the post of supervisor of the country again, the court situation quickly moved in the direction they least expected, and became clearer.

Although the crown prince has not been moved to the official position in the last relegation by the officials due to his filial piety, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the advantage has completely fallen in the direction of Li Di and Kou Zhun.

Before they could discuss a countermeasure, Lu Ci, who was supposed to disappear because he was sent to the desolate Qinzhou, managed to do this overnight, which made Kou Zhun even more proud and even more powerful.

Cao Li gritted his teeth and said: "Your Highness is still young, and he attaches great importance to friendship. He always likes Lu Ci... If Lu Ci is really allowed to return to Beijing, it will be unimaginable in the future!"

As a privy envoy, the number of times he was summoned by the prince alone to ask questions was far less than Kou Zhun, the mere deputy envoy.

Every time he looked at the back of Kou Zhun leaving triumphantly, he thought, wouldn't it be a great shame to tear off his own face if this scene was watched by the officials?

The candle flame flickers on and off, Ding Wei's expression is heavy.

He never cared about the gnashing of teeth in Cao Li's tone, he was only immersed in his own thoughts.

After a while, he smiled suddenly, and said lightly: "Since he has the leadership and generals who lash out at Fang Qiu, why don't I go with the flow?"

Regardless of whether Lu Ci is a natural born general, or employing the right people, or even pure luck, a blind cat ran into a dead mouse...

Instead of taking the risk of offending the prince and pouring dirty water on Lu Ci, who is shining brightly, it is better to follow his will and keep him in the military position of "leading troops to fight" for a long time.

It takes nothing more than a word from the prince to transfer literature to military resources.

Cao Li's eyes lit up.

He understood instantly, and echoed with a smile: "It's still my husband's thoughtfulness. Since he is so promising, why do you and I bother to be such villains and prevent him from being promoted? It's better to let him do what he wants."

No matter how much the crown prince loves Chong Lu Ci, he can only see the advantage that military resources can be promoted faster than civil servants under the condition of solid military achievements.

But it is impossible to know how serious Jinshi, especially civil servants from Qinggui Pavilion, avoid the matter of transferring military funds for fear of not doing so.

Ding Wei nodded slightly.

——This matter not only needs to be kept secret, but also needs to be done quickly.

It should not be difficult to convince the prince.

In his view, he only needs to point out that "to let Lu Ci enjoy the greatest achievement brought about by this great victory, it is best to transfer to military capital", and it will probably be successful.

Just don't leak the news, especially Na Kou Lao Xi'er, otherwise he will definitely be hurt by him.

When everything is done, even if the prince regrets it, he can't find any loopholes in his rhetoric. At most, he might suspect that he avoids the important and ignores the minor, but he can't provide any evidence.

What's more, it's not easy to go back and forth, it's like a child's play, let Lu Ci transfer back to the literature.

In this dynasty, there is no precedent for "literary transfer to martial arts, and re-transfer to text".

And once it can be done, it will not only completely ruin Lu Ci's brilliant future as a civil servant, but also make Kou Zhun's faction lose an important arm, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

As for the future as a military officer...

Ding Wei sneered.

Even if Lu Ci was born as a civic official in the gongju or even Sanyuan Jidi, once he is transferred to military capital, everything will be irrelevant.

According to the principle of using literature to control martial arts, from now on he can only serve as the deputy of the civilian commander, and can no longer be alone.

And with such a deputy commander who was the most showy in the past, wouldn't the civilian who served as the chief commander keep embarrassing him again and again, and even take credit for it?

After careful calculation and discussion, both Ding and Cao believed that this matter should not be delayed, and they planned to raise it privately with the prince after the court tomorrow morning.

After all, it was a prime minister who came here hand in hand with the prime minister. No matter how accustomed Zhao Zhen was to summoning Li Di, Kou Zhun and others to come to discuss matters, he would certainly not lose the reason why these two were taking it easy.

Immediately received the two of them cautiously.

Zhao Zhen's face was calm and steady, and he only persisted until he understood the two people's intentions——

"Ding Xianggong and Cao Shu are joking." Zhao Zhen couldn't help but said: "Small...Although Lu Qinzhou led his army to defeat Tubo, his memorials were clearly written. The craftsman of the bow and crossbow, and his younger brother Di Qing who made the extraordinary contribution to killing the enemy's leader."

The real and main reason why he didn't say it out is: whether it's the young master's appearance and temperament, or his physique and martial arts, no matter how refined and elegant you look, they don't match up with generals anyway!

To put it bluntly, even Ding Wei and Cao Lili are much more like warriors than the young master.

The author has something to say: Notes:

I really don't have Hei Dingwei, Ding Wei has done such wicked things to Liu Ping in history.

... In May of the first year of Tianxi (1017), Liu Ping was called into the court and served as the supervisory censor of Zhengbapin.According to the rules of this dynasty, the supervisory censor is an official of Yushitai, the highest supervisory organ of the imperial court. Although his rank is not prominent, he shoulders the responsibility of supervising and impeaching all officials, and has always been valued by the emperor and courtiers.When he first became a speech officer, he had the courage to discuss things, pointed out bad governance, and left a deep impression on people.

Two years later, Liu Ping concurrently served as the judge of the third division of salt and iron, that is, he obtained a part-time job from the highest financial institution in the central government.The third division has jurisdiction over the household department, salt and iron department, and Duzhi department. The judge is the deputy of each department, and the powers and responsibilities are not small.In the same year, he was elected as the envoy of He Zhengdan to the Liao Dynasty, and on behalf of the dynasty, he went to the Liao Kingdom to celebrate the New Year.In the fourth year of Tianxi, when he moved to serve as the censor in the palace of Qipin, the thieves who robbed his family a few years ago were caught, and the two lost items were returned. for appreciation.

He has been in politics for 47 years, from the local to the central, and his experience is not light. However, at the age of [-], he is full of energy, and he has the emperor's favor, so Liu Ping let go of his hands and feet, not shying away from the powerful, and criticized the government several times.But because of this, he offended his favorite minister Ding Wei, and planted the seeds of bad luck from then on.

According to records, Song Zhenzong planned to reuse Liu Ping because he appreciated Liu Ping's talent.Ding Wei, who was good at maneuvering power, found an opportunity to tell the emperor: Liu Ping is the son of a general, and he has always known soldiers. If he is sent to the northwest to command the army, it will be enough to restrain the party.Ding Wei's compliments, in fact, concealed calculations, not only immediately dispelled the emperor's thoughts, but also ruined Liu Ping's bright future as a civil servant. ("Born in the Song Dynasty: The Northern Song Dynasty Shilin General Tan Shuo", the general of poetry and writing: Liu Ping)