Chapter 334: Autumn Sunshine
The White Horse Academy follows the old system of the middle lecture hall and the left and right dormitories, and the three hundred students live in the sixty dormitories in the east and west, and there are only nineteen teachers in the academy for the time being, with Yao Baifeng and Xu Beihao in the list, and the deputy head of the academy, Bai Yu, still needs to preside over the affairs of the residence on Qingliang Mountain, but the academy intends to invite more than twenty temporary lecturers in the fall and winter of this year, and the list of names can be described as a spectacular lineup, including Huang Shang, the master of Qinglu Cave Academy, and Song Yan, the new governor of Youzhou, who is regarded as an advocate of Legalism. There is Huang Shang, the master of Qinglu Cave Academy, Song Yan, the new governor of Youzhou, who is an advocate of legalism, Wang Xihua, the great scholar of Huangnan County, who is regarded by Yao Baifeng as one of the “three talents of the governors”, and Chang Sui, the elder brother who once studied under Han Guzi in Shangyin Palace together with Xu Weixiong and Xu Huang, as well as Yu Youwei, a master of music and rhythm, who is now working in Shangyin Palace as a teacher of Jiksang, who has been invited to the academy to give lectures. Mr. Yu Youwei, a great master of sound and rhythm.
Xu Fengyen followed Dai Yuanjie as he slowly walked among them, eventually stopping at the open space in front of the book collection building, where Yao Baifeng and Liu Yuanji Wei Tieshan, these meritorious veterans, were sitting around basking in the sun, while Xu Beihao was leading a group of young scholars from the academy to sunbathe in their books.
Yao Baifeng retired from the position of the State Scholar in the capital looks hale and hearty, not like the rumors of the court in Liyang that the old and decrepit due to illness resignation, in fact, even Xu Fengyian is not clear why Yao Baifeng will take the initiative to leave Tai’an City, and why not in the capital side of the health of the day, but to return to the northern Liang, we must know that the Yao’s family school is known as can be compared with the entire Shangyin Palace, although there are exaggerated suspicions, but no one questioned! Yao Baifeng’s own high reputation in the literary world of Liyang, in fact, in the past few years in Tai’an City, Yao Baifeng is almost the only one who is willing to say a few words of justice for the military and political affairs of Beiliang in the imperial court, Xu Fengyen believes that if he had not been so “disobedient” to the Emperor of the Zhao family, Yao Baifeng’s popularity and knowledge, he would have long been able to be amongst the pivotal points of the Liyang family and be in contact with Huan Wen, Zhao Youling, and Yin Yiling. Huan Wen Zhao Yu Ling Yin Mao Chun, instead of staying in the State Prison, which has a reputation but no real power, not to mention that after Yao Baifeng followed Yan Jiexi into the capital to become an official, many of Yao’s sons and daughters went out to work, Yao Baifeng chose to stay in the Beiliang White Horse Academy at this time, even Xu Fengyen was a little worried for the old man, so much so that before he and Song Dongming deliberated on Qingliang Mountain, Xu Fengyen raised the question of whether it would be possible to only allow Yao Baifeng to act as a teacher and not as the head of the academy. Xu Fengyen asked if Yao Baifeng could only be the lecturer and not the head of the academy, so as to help the old man to minimize the rumors in the temple side of Liyang, as the former Yuan Benxi selected by the storage of the prime minister, the deep understanding of the depths of the officialdom of the Liyang Song Dongming, the deputy Secretary of the Secretary of the Department of Justice, also supported this matter, but in the end Yao Baifeng still politely refused, there is a “not too young, the official addicted to a great deal, would rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix”. Sixteen words of drama, insisted on personally do the hand of the academy, Qingliangshan or Xu Fengyen really can not argue with this respected elderly readers, had to let Yao Baifeng in charge of the White Horse Academy.
See Xu Fengyen’s arrival, Liu Yuanji Wei Tieshan, the two early years of the Beiliang border army vice marshal, did not dare to rely on the old, immediately rose to welcome, especially the family children rampage in the countryside but do not know that Liu Yuanji, looks a little weak, Xu Fengyen hereditary reckless eve, once in that Guanwai martial arts, Liu Yuanji was old colleague of the Lin Doufang pointing to his nose scolded to the blood of the head, angry seven orifices of the smoke of the Liu Yuanji rushed back to his residence, the first thing he did was to put those who were in the middle of the night, and the first thing he did was to put those who were in the middle of the night, and the first thing he did was to put those who were in the middle of the night. The first thing is to those who are in front of their own respectful ungrateful children and grandchildren all shouted to the ancestral hall, not afraid of wrongly killed only afraid of missing the gesture, the family up and down the more than two dozen surnamed Liu’s offspring, let them kneel on the ground, personally with a whip a person severely whip a hundred lashes, on the spot, there are seven or eight people to the fainting, blood dripping, outside the ancestral hall of the House of Liu women were scared to cry even dare not make a sound, that day, seven of the house! Steward was killed three people, Liu’s young sons and daughters of the companion of all rolled cover rolled, since then, Liu House family style for one of the purified, Liu Yuan Ji is closed to thank the guests, until the left cavalry commander He Zhonghu messenger to him, said that they want to this group of old people to return to the border army service, Liu Yuan Ji, this is only twisting and turning to show up and see people, or else it is estimated that the old man in this life is not intended to deal with the former robes and swordsmen.
These Northern Liang experienced the Spring and Autumn war military generals high merit, unruly, untamed, disobedient to the constraints, naturally, are the truth.
But there is a point of departure from the sun many “founding” ministers are not the same, that is, for the Xu family or Xu Snapdragon, with an ineffable and deep-rooted strong complex, if Yan Zhenchun Yang Shen Xing Ma Lu Lu Lu these generals of the departure from the sun, is to help the old emperor down the Zhao room, then Yan Wenluan Wei Tieshan Liu Yuanji these generals, is to follow the Xu family Jiangshu. Xu Snapdragon fought down the Xu family. A word difference, a world of difference. It is very simple, Xu Snap with them together with the same suffering, together with the battlefield kill, both the kind of “gentleman and subject friendship”, but also you and I for the life of the righteousness of the robe and swordsman. In the temple, obscure, hard to see the true heart, on the battlefield, life and death, the easiest to see the nature.
In the infamous Xu Fengyen hereditary recklessness before and after the king of Beiliang, the dark current surging, the original cavalry commander-in-chief Zhong Hongwu was killed, in Beiliang Road privately known as not what to kill the chicken to warn monkeys, but to kill the tiger to warn the wolf, thus showing that the plagiarism of the wind of the Beiliang, Xu Fengyen with the identity of the son of the leadership of Lingshou generals, even if Xu Snapdragon is still alive, the gateway to hold the Lingshou officialdom of the generals of the species is not the same as that still made a storm?
Xu Fengyen greeted everyone and saw Lin Doufang, the old pawn of Lotus Battalion, and suddenly realized that the Xu family’s first generation sword must be the one-armed old man’s collection, remembered Xu Snapdragon sympathized many times in the early years and said that if there is still a first generation of the Xu sword in the world today, it would most likely be the one that was given to Lin Doufang personally as the betrothal of the two families’ dolls, only that later on, Lin Doufang didn’t have any children, and the first main general of the Lotus Battalion, who was the first general of the Lotus Battalion in the world, had been killed in the war in the past. The first general of the Lotus Battalion was disillusioned and disappeared in Beiliang, so the marriage had to be called off. Today’s White Feather Cavalry General Yuan Nanting is from the Lotus Battalion, that time six hundred old pawns for His Highness the son to the capital to send off, Lin Doufang Yuan Nanting, as well as the current right cavalry commander of the Kam Partridge Zhou Kang had appeared.
Dai Yuanjie brought two chairs to Xu Fengyin Song Yu, after Xu Fengyin took the chair, he didn’t rightfully squeeze Yao Baifeng’s center main seat, but just casually placed it next to Lin Doufang to take a seat. As for Qingliang mountain big housekeeper Song Yu, even more simply did not take over the chair, smiled and shook his head and refused, holding his breath and standing at a distance.
Yao Baifeng took it all in, smiled slightly, then his face turned grave, and opened the door to ask: “Your Highness, I dare to ask if Qingliang Mountain can intervene in the Guangling Road Chunxue House’s change of heart?”
The early fall sun is warm and warm, but after Yao Baifeng threw out this question, even Lin Doufang Wei Tieshan these veteran generals also felt a palpitation, the original posture of leisure sitting are instantly turned into sitting upright.
Xu Fengyen’s face was as usual, gently shaking his head and smiling, “I would like to have some relationship, but unfortunately I don’t.”
Yao Baifeng gazed at the young feudal king’s slightly narrow eyes, speechless for a long time, seemingly not catching the expected clues, the old man sighed, muttering to himself, “The chaos of the world, ah, only after a short period of more than twenty years of peace, how did it fall into this state of affairs?”
Xu Fengyen’s face remained calm, smiled and asked, “Mr. Yao is thinking why the world is in a state of chaos except for the Liangmang border where wolves and smoke are rising, how come even the Central Plains is going to be in a state of chaos?”
Yao Baifeng was stunned, then smiled bitterly and said, “Your Highness need not be so sarcastic, I ask myself, I never felt that for the sake of the stability of the Central Plains, the Northern Liang generals should die in battle at the border.”
Xu Fengyen pondered for a moment, slowly said: “today’s chaos in the central plains, the court can not be blamed, away from the Yang cut the feudal and inhibit the local generals power two things, the general direction is right, but in practice the specific wrist, too cool, such as Yan Zhenchun Yang Shenxeng this set of old people who hold the power of the army, the heart of the room of the Zhao is undoubtedly, there is also that the king of Huainan, Zhao Ying in fact do not have to die in battle, but the opposite is true. On the contrary, these people are exactly where the vitality of Liyang, let it die of old age and illness, although dragged, but far better than with a deliberate battle of Guangling Road, to dry death to seize power, perhaps much better, and, Liyang civil and military officials, who are not fools, if I say that my father’s evil posthumous, is still in the range of tolerance, then the old chief minister Zhang Julu’s late, especially chilling. Today’s son can not be said to be a fainting king, originally should be called the king of the rise is, all kinds of initiatives, such as the establishment of additional pavilions, broken beauty posthumous Yan Zhenchun, etc., is also considered to be a great comfort to the temple of the heart of the civil and military, but it is a pity that there are some things, as a courtier Zhang Julu do well, as a monarch of the Zhao Seal may not be able to do well, at least his time will not be enough.”
Xu Fengyen calmly said, “The current chaos in the Central Plains, where is the chaos? Chaos in the hearts of the people, King Zhao Ying of Huainan died with a grudge, King Zhao Suo of Jiaodong retreated in depression, King Zhao Xun of Jing’an took Mei Tai’an City with fear and trembling, and King Zhao Yi of Guangling polluted his own reputation to seek hereditary disrepute, so King Zhao Bing of Yanzhi’s rise to the north is also reasonable. Liyang military generals, not to mention Yan Yang those old people, the younger generation, Lu Shengxiang, Cai Nan, Tang Tieshuang, etc., I believe that these people as well will have some unspeakable hidden pain. If Zhang Julu did not die, even if it has left the temple to retreat to the far side of the river and lake, and even as long as it is not the end of the body and reputation, today the Central Plains absolutely chaotic not up.”
Yao bai feng face has a painful color, trembling voice: “no matter how, the people how innocent!”
Yu Tieshan shook his head slightly, Liu Yuanji rolled his eyes, most of these veteran Northern Liang generals who had survived from the dead were a bit scornful of this kind of bookishness.
Xu Fengnian said flatly: ”Since the founding of Qin, eight hundred years ago, divided and divided, constant wars, which dynasty’s people were not innocent? Moreover, Mr. ‘no matter how’ these four words are too glib, that Emperor Zhao Zhuan even if he has a thousand excuses and reasons, but as long as he is still sitting on the dragon chair, this woe will have to be borne by him. Just like I Xu Fengnian blocked the hooves of the Northern Mang, did not let them drive straight into the Central Plains, the court does not read good, I simply do not care, if I can not block, the second Liang Mang war lost, the future history scolding or not, when the people of the Central Plains poked and prodded me to scold me, I as well as still do not care.”
Squatting not far away from the flipbook sunshine book Xu Beihao turned his head and coughed heavily, no good temper: “These big words fart words bad luck words, less say two sentences, you North Liang King do not care about me Xu Beihao still care about it! And ah, Mr. Yao is the master of our White Horse Academy, be polite to me!”
Xu Fengnian was speechless and somewhat defeated.
Yao Baifeng laughed and said cheerfully, “No harm, no harm, Your Highness is willing to say these unappealing words today, I, an old man with my neck buried in the yellow soil, am very happy, really very happy!”
Liu Yuan Ji heatedly laughed, “That’s of course! Our king is an authentic Northern Liang old man, a real person, and never speaks the dog-whistle bureaucratic language of the Liyang court side!”
Lin Doufang laughed and scolded, “His Majesty’s ancestry is from Jinzhou, Liaodong! Not to mention that it was not born in Northern Liang either! You, Liu Laosan, have flapped your ass countless times in your life, and not once has it ever been on the level.”
Liu Yuan Ji is not afraid of the sky and the earth, to the general Xu Snapu is also respect but not fear, only fear of Lin Dou Fang this together with the death of the old brother, otherwise in the end the whole Beiliang only Lin Dou Fang rewarded Liu Yuan Ji a few punches, if it is not Wei Tieshuang and other people desperate to stop, it is estimated that Liu Yuan Ji will be kicked on countless feet.
Wei Tieshan wanted to say something.
Xu Fengnian had sharp eyes and said gently, “Old General Yu has something to say.”
Yu Tieshan clenched his teeth and asked in a deep voice: “Your Majesty, do we really have to rely on those young men in Northern Liang? Delivering 300,000 iron horsemen and the survival of Northern Liang to the battle of Liuzhou?”
This time it was Yao Baifeng’s turn to cough and secretly threw Xu Beihao a look.
After all, those nearby scholars of the academy who were tanning books were a mixed bag, involving the major events of the border, they had to act carefully and cautiously.
Xu Fengyen waved his hand and smiled, “It’s fine, talking about this here now will no longer leak military affairs.”
Xu Fengyen looked squarely at Yu Tieshan, “Before Xie Xijian traveled to Liuzhou, he once asked me a question in private, do you want everyone of the 300,000 iron riders of Beiliang to die in a sensational battle outside the pass, and then with a clear conscience and with regrets, to wait for the end of the fall of the four states of Beiliang? Or is it a gamble that may carry a thousand years of curses, and be scolded as a border-guarding vassal king who does not understand military affairs but is greedy for success, and be regarded by future historians as a typical paper warrior, to fight for a ray of hope for Bei Liang?”
A cadre of veteran generals all fell into deep thought.
Lin Doufang was the first to come back to his senses and said with a grave expression on his face, “If the king says so, I will come here today even if it’s not in vain, I will turn around and drink two pounds of green ant wine, and originally that stomach of swearing and cursing will be put aside for now, and if in case I lose the fight, then I will go to the monumental forest of Qingliang Mountain to point at that gravestone, and pick up what’s in my stomach to curse again.”
Liu Yuan Ji said resentfully, “Lin Dou Fang, this also curses the king ah?”
Lin Doufang viciously said, “Since you have become the King of Northern Liang, not to mention that you still have the world’s strongest elite soldiers in your hands, then winning big battles is the natural thing to do! Back then, the great general even fought down half of the Central Plains, now why can’t the king stop the Northern Mang barbarians?”
Yao Baifeng looked puzzled, is there any such reasoning under the sky?
Xu Beihuan gloated, “Old General Lin is generous with his words.”
Yu Tieshan, who was the most peaceful in nature, busied himself with rounding up the situation and said, “Old Lin ah, this hasn’t even been drinking yet, why are you talking about alcohol. Your Highness, don’t be general with this stubborn cow, old Lin this person knife mouth bean curd heart, in fact, in our group of old guys, not in front of the king’s face, he is the most protective of the king.”
Being exposed to the bottom of the Lin Doufang cross-eyed.
Xu Fengyen smiled and narrowed his eyes, full of sincere smile, joked: “Lieutenant old general, I know in my heart, after all, Lin old general almost did my old man well, not to me is strange.”
Liu Yuan Ji said: “The king is so handsome, and then look at the old man Lin this shabby look, even if there is really a daughter, but also absolutely not worthy of the king ah.”
Lin Doufang, who had long been used to punching and kicking Liu Yuanji during his military career, almost wanted to kick this Liu Laosan, who couldn’t spit ivory out of a dog’s mouth, only that the young feudal king and Yao Baifeng were present, so he managed to hold back.
Xu Fengyen suddenly whispered, “Mr. Yao, I have a proposal, can the White Horse Academy arrange for some scholars to go to the village private schools inside and outside of Liangzhou on a regular basis to give lectures to those poorly educated monks and children, the content of the teaching does not need to be too detailed, shallow can be, on the one hand, there is no need to delay the scholars’ studies in the academy, on the other hand, those children also do not understand the high level of the content. Because I hope that our future scholarly seeds in Beiliang will be able to understand the customs of the Central Plains as early as possible, and I hope that they will know that outside of their home town of Beiliang in the cold and bitter North, the world is full of wonders, and that they will be able to realize their ambition of reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles, therefore, the scholars of the academy can freely give lectures, and even casually talk to the children about the local food and dishes of the Central Plains.”
Xu Fengyen was silent for a moment, and said tentatively, “Perhaps this matter is indeed a bit too big to handle, if no one in the academy is really willing to do it, I can take out the Hearing Tide Pavilion’s collection of books as a reward for going out to give lectures.”
Once these words came out, Yao Baifeng was stunned and speechless for half a second.
On the open space in front of the library building, in the autumn sunlight, those young scholars who were helping to dry the books might not be able to hear the content of the conversation over there clearly, but everyone could see that scene.
An aged scholar sat comfortably in the main seat.
A murderous and meritorious military general of Northern Liang sat on the left and right.
A vassal king who held the power of 300,000 iron horsemen sat even more peacefully on the edge there.
Then, the young people saw another scene.
That scholar of science, who had been honored all over the world, slowly stood up, bowed respectfully to that young feudal king, and when he bowed his head, tears filled his eyes as he said in a trembling voice: “I, Yao Baifeng, and I, White Horse Academy, pay my respects to the King of Northern Liang for all the scholars of Northern Liang!”