Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2252 Apprenticeship?

Fang Jun was still wondering who drugged him, and asked curiously, "Who is the priest referring to?"

Yuan Tiangang drank the tea in the cup slowly, clicked his lips, and then said: "Pei Shiju, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the Sui Dynasty, the Duke of Wenxi County."

Fang Jun was puzzled.

This is a real legendary figure, one of the incarnations of "Evil King" Shi Zhixuan...

A person, sometimes you can call him a courtier, because he gave the emperor some bad ideas, which made the people resentful; sometimes you can also call him a minister, because he dared to speak out.

This is Pei Shiju.

Later generations only know that there is Pei Ju, and he is this monarch. Because the word "Shi" in His Majesty Li Er's name was later avoided, all history books and books were changed to Pei Ju.It's just that His Majesty Li Er was generous, and he never practiced taboo policies during his lifetime. After his death, Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi only implemented taboos, such as "Ministry" changed to "Household" and so on...

This gentleman is a real genius.

Pei Ju's fate was not good. He was born in a famous family like the Wenxi Pei family, but he lost his father when he was young. However, he was smart and studious, and soon won everyone's praise. His uncle said: "Guan Ru God Knowledge is enough to become a talented person, and if you want to be an official, you should be a resource for the affairs of the world."

During the reign of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, Gao Zhihui and Wang Wenjin rebelled, and Pei Ju volunteered to quell the rebellion. He led three thousand old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers to win a complete victory, showing the military talents of Sun Wu and Bai Qi.

Yang Guang was very happy, and said to Gao Ying, Yang Su and others: "Wei Xi will have [-] soldiers, but he can't go to the mountains early. I always suffer from the lack of soldiers. Pei Ju went to Nankang with [-] soldiers. If there are ministers Here, why should I worry!"

Pei Juzhi's talent is far more than that.

He also made several missions to Turkic and other foreign countries, managed the Western Regions, and devoted himself to the business and cultural exchanges between China and the West. Zhang Qian" compiled what he saw, heard, and felt into a book "Pictures of the Western Regions", which records the geographical data of 44 countries in the Western Regions.

Such and such can be regarded as the perfect character of Yun Wen Yun Wu, right?
In fact, this is not the case, this gentleman was actually called a sycophant in the world...

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty went out to inspect Jiangdu and did not return for two years. The accompanying imperial guards couldn't bear this loneliness, and more and more people fled.Emperor Sui Yang felt deeply depressed about this, and asked Pei Ju how to solve this difficult problem.

Pei Ju said that most of the guards were bachelors, and they would not stay here if they had nothing to worry about. They would only be able to work happily if they were allowed to settle down here. The minister asked them to marry wives and have children here.

Emperor Sui Yang thought so deeply.

However, how can the marriage problem of so many people be solved so easily?Pei Ju was afraid of Emperor Sui Yang's eagerness to get ahead and beheaded at every turn. In order to implement the emperor's will as soon as possible, he had to forcibly betroth widows, unmarried young girls, nuns, etc. in Jiangdu to these soldiers, and indulge the soldiers in the army. "Do whatever you want" in the city...

As a result, the morale of the army was stabilized, the morale was boosted, and the task was completed perfectly, which was rewarded by Emperor Sui Yang.

The soldiers were happy, and they all said that this was "a favor from Duke Pei", but the common people suffered from it.

Pei Ju made such a bad idea not once or twice...

Later, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was murdered, and Pei Ju was appointed by Yu Wenhua as the pacifier of Hebei Province, and was captured by Dou Jiande, an uprising army in Hebei.Dou Jiande was defeated and killed, and Pei Ju led the rest of his tribe to the Tang Dynasty, where he served as the censor in the palace and minister of the Minbu.

After surrendering to the Tang Dynasty, Pei Ju seemed to have transformed himself from a flattering and treacherous courtier to an incarnation of justice who dared to speak out. He proposed many good ideas to His Majesty Li Er, and the court praised him.

Sima Guang once commented: There is a saying in the ancients: the king is bright and the minister is straight.Pei Ju was loyal to the Tang Dynasty because he was a sycophant in the Sui Dynasty. It is not because his nature has changed;It is the one who knows the emperor to show, the minister to see the scene, and the show moves, and the scene follows.

Feng Lun and Pei Ju were treacherous enough to perish the Sui Dynasty, but they knew how to use it to assist the Tang Dynasty, why?

Only traitors have many talents, and they succeed or fail with the times.

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Fang Jun picked up his teacup, pondered for a while, and then asked in doubt: "When Daoist Yuan compared the younger generation to Pei Ju, does he mean that the younger generation is as talented as Pei Ju, or that the younger generation is also as loyal and indistinguishable as Pei Ju?"

Yuan Tiangang wondered: "You doll really don't understand words? The old man said that you are as thick-faced and black-hearted as Pei Ju, and extremely shameless!"

Fang Jun: "..."

He found that this "half-fairy" seemed to be used to pissing off people, and he was ridiculously childish and hateful.

Young master ate your rice or something, will you scold me as shameless?If you hadn't been threatening me with words like "the faces are different, they don't look like good people" all day long, would I be humbled?

Feeling a little upset, Fang Jun got up and said goodbye: "I hurt my self-esteem, let me go!"

Hearing this new word, Yuan Tiangang couldn't help laughing. He was very unhappy with Fang Jun's attitude towards him, but he had to admit that this kid was full of freshness and agility. Getting along with him not only allowed him to diverge his thinking, but also It is rare to feel the youthful and vigorous youthful atmosphere. If there are other young people in front of him, which one is not trembling and dare not take a breath?
Interesting.

I also wanted to discuss with him how to persuade His Majesty Li Er, so I tried to persuade him to stay: "The old way of matching people is unrivaled in the world. If you want to learn it, maybe you can think about it."

Yuan Tiangang's physiognomy is indeed unrivaled in the world. I don't know how many dignitaries can't get it in order to see his face. Now he is willing to teach this unique skill to others. Even Sun Simiao is quite surprised.

This is the "immortal art" that even his precious apprentice Li Chunfeng has only superficially learned. If it were anyone else, wouldn't he immediately kneel down and kowtow to worship his teacher?
Unexpectedly, Fang Jun is the one who goes his own way. Facing this opportunity that everyone covets, he shook his head like a rattle and refused straight away: "The junior's qualifications are vulgar, and I'm afraid it's hard for him to comprehend the Taoist master's fairy art. , you should choose someone with extraordinary talent to cultivate, and he will inherit your mantle in the future."

Yuan Tiangang's eyes widened, and he couldn't believe it: "You don't want to learn?"

Fang Jun thought for a while, and said: "It's not that you don't want to learn. The skill of matching people is fine. If you are willing to teach the juniors the skill of searching for dragons and acupuncture points, then it's okay for the juniors to worship tea and learn from teachers."

What is there to learn about face-to-face?More often, people judge their identity and future through their temperament. Many words are ambiguous, and no one can see through the future.

But Xunlong acupuncture is different. With a long history of 5000 years in China, geomantic omen has always been the most mysterious subject. How many emperors will flock to each other, and the movement of the five elements to communicate with yin and yang is the real knowledge!

"Mother!"

Yuan Tiangang was so angry that he almost ran away, blew his beard and stared, pointed at Fang Jun's nose and said: "Are you stupid, kid? The technique of searching for dragons and acupuncture points is indeed exquisite, but the emperors of all dynasties have regarded it as a forbidden study." I can't wait to bring them all under the imperial power, and punish the rest, so that no one person or word will be passed on to the world! The old Taoist is relying on his seniority, fame, and the support of Taoist sects, which makes several emperors be wary , did not lay a dead hand on the old Taoist. Look at Li Chunfeng, the old Taoist taught him the art of searching for dragons and acupoints. As a result, he was awarded the official position of Taishi Ling and imprisoned in the officialdom. Yes, that is a very noble official position, but look at what Li Chunfeng is doing? Observing the astrology, counting the calendar, every change of the sun, moon and stars, the changes of the weather, and the mood, and leading his officials to occupy the waiting... This There is nothing wrong with it. Heaven and human beings are of the same kind and interact with each other. Heaven can intervene in human affairs, and human beings can also respond to heaven. Therefore, when the country is about to prosper, there must be auspiciousness; Body... The heavens sense the changes in the human world, and there must be special celestial phenomena that respond, but the heaven-human induction is the way of the world. In fact, human beings can intervene? This is clearly nonsense! So, if you learn this method Li Chunfeng today will be your end tomorrow."

Fang Jun hesitated.

It sounds quite reasonable, but who the hell knows if this old Niubi is fooling himself?
After all, this old-fashioned and pedantic man is true, but it may not be obvious that he is highly respected...

But if you think about it carefully, the emperors valued the dragon veins of Fengshui far more than the theory of prophecy. The emperor called himself the "son of heaven" and dismissed miscellaneous theology such as "theology of prophecy" as a threat. To their own rule, so it has always been severely cracked down.

But Feng Shui Dragon Vein is the foundation of the dynasty, how can any emperor make it fall into the common people?

In case someone has ulterior motives and digs out the dragon's veins...

Fang Jun stroked his chin, thinking it was better not to learn.

The risk is too great...

(End of this chapter)