A powerful minister of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 88 Someone is trying to find out about you
You child prodigies talk.

Do you really not consider other people's feelings?

Bao Zheng also observed the expressions of the other students in the examination room, most of whom looked sad.

Thinking about how to have the best of both worlds.

But Bao Zheng was sure that many people could not think of it.

Song Shier said it was so simple, and Bao Zheng also wanted to hear what solution he could come up with to have the best of both worlds.

Release water?

Fan Zhongyan would never do such a stupid thing.

Especially since coming to Songcheng, Fan Zhongyan and Song Xuan have rarely seen each other.

Even when Song Xuan went to sign up, he only saw Fan Zhongyan busying around.

Even though Fan Zhongyan was certain that Song Xuan would not come to him to ask him to leak the exam questions, he believed that Song Xuan was very smart and would inevitably guess the exam questions from their conversation.

Therefore, it would be better to wait until he is admitted to the academy and then teach him in detail.

This is the only way to avoid gossip such as the exam being unfair.

"Twelfth brother, how did you write it?"

Sure enough, Zhang Fangping was the first to ask Bao Zheng's own questions.

"I put forward my argument at the beginning. How can there be a perfect solution in the world?"

"Since ancient times, barbarians have always feared power rather than virtue. Beat him, you son of a bitch."

"Hahaha."

Zhang Fangping couldn't help but laugh several times:

“Although I’m not as talented as my twelfth brother, my thinking is the same.”

Song Xuan’s two sentences.

It really made Bao Zheng lose his mind for a while.

Because he is a true conservative.

War is a waste of money and manpower.

Of course, we should negotiate peace if possible to avoid disputes.

But Song Xuan said, "How can you have the best of both worlds?"

It hit him hard on the head.

If you tell the barbarians about the teachings of Confucius, can they really understand?
Many people in the Song Dynasty did not understand it.

You still expect the barbarians to understand what you are saying. That is simply wishful thinking.

Bao Zheng fell into a long silence.

Su Xun couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh:

"Twelfth Brother is right. When I was in Sichuan, I also heard from time to time that there were barbarians causing chaos. The local government would directly fight them and then report to the court."

Song Xuan expressed his understanding.

It's not just the areas of Sichuan and Yunnan.

Even in places like Hunan, there are many barbarians who refuse to accept the control of the central court.

During the reign of Emperor Taizu of Song Dynasty, the Meishan barbarians were besieged and suppressed several times, with both sides winning and losing alternately.

Until he killed more than 15,000 barbarian soldiers at one time, causing great damage to their vitality.

Many barbarians were forced to flee to southwestern Hunan, Guangxi, Guizhou and other places.

In order to prevent them from retaliating, the imperial court set up five military camps at the entrances and exits of Meishan, completely isolating them from communication with the outside world.

However, at present, these Meishan barbarians still refuse to be educated and are waiting for an opportunity to go out of the mountains to plunder.

As for the barbarian tribes in Sichuan, there are even more of them.

Most of them chose to cooperate with the Song Dynasty, acting as guides to annex other tribes and waiting for opportunities to strengthen themselves.

The premise is that of course there are many barbarians who are determined to invade the land controlled by the government, and the government has to close the trade market and launch a military counterattack.

In short, both sides adhere to the principle of "since ancient times".

It all comes down to who has the harder fist.

Who have you listened to since ancient times!
“I didn’t even know about these things.”

Bao Zheng was a little surprised when he heard Su Xun's story.

"It's normal for everyone to be isolated from information." Song Xuan comforted Bao Zheng a little:
"If it weren't for what Sanlang said, I wouldn't have known there were so many barbarian soldiers in Sichuan."

Su Xun grinned, feeling very happy that he could tell everyone some things they had never experienced. Zhang Fangping thought that his twelfth brother was just trying to comfort Bao Zheng.

Twelve Brother not only knows everything.

Some even hid some and pretended not to know.

Although Bao Zheng's face was dark, no emotion could be seen on his face.

But he hasn't said a word since he came out of the examination room. It seems that this policy essay has stumped him.

Twelve Brother said this just to ease his anxiety and prevent him from failing the exam tomorrow.

Bao Zheng agreed with Song Xuan's words.

People often praise scholars for knowing everything about the world without leaving their homes. This is really an exaggeration.

They learned many things from books, but their knowledge was very one-sided.

"But I think Twelfth Brother still knows a lot. Have you really never left Yingtian Prefecture?"

Su Xun took over the conversation. He could feel from Song Xuan's words that they were the same kind of people.

Twelfth Brother definitely didn’t just move to Songcheng from that small place in Lema Town.

After all, there are many rumors that you cannot experience or accurately describe if you have not been to the local area.

"I went to Tokyo when I was a kid and it broadened my horizons."

Song Xuan did not hide it from Su Xun and told him what he said.

"I knew it!"

Su Xun's face was full of excitement.

No wonder Brother Twelve suggested that I go to Tokyo to take a look.

"Twelfth Brother, will you go to Tokyo to study in the future?"

Song Xuan thought for a moment and said, "Let's talk about it later. I'll have to go to Tokyo for the autumn exam. If I want to study abroad, there's no need to go to Tokyo specifically."

"That's great." Su Xun said quickly:

"If Brother Twelve plans to start studying abroad in the future, please write to me in advance and let me know. We will then meet at our destination. Studying with Brother Twelve will surely broaden your horizons."

"Of course you can." Song Xuan agreed.

The four of them ran towards their residence together and happened to meet the captain of the police, Ding Zhe, who was waiting at the door.

He stepped forward quickly and said, "Shi Er Lang, I have something to tell you."

"Let's go."

Song Xuan walked in and invited Ding Zhe to come up and talk.

Ding Zhe sat aside and said, "Someone came to pry into Shi Er Lang's background today. I'm afraid it will harm Shi Er Lang. That person has a considerable background."

"His father is Hanlin scholar Dou Chou." Song Xuan opened his folding fan and started fanning himself.

"Shi Er Lang knows the mastermind behind this?"

"When I was taking the test today, I said a few words to him. He was really stingy."

Listening to Song Xuan's disdainful words, it was obvious that he was used to being a local bully.

Ding Zhe also had some connections, so he went back to Lema Town to find out more.

It turned out that Song Twelve was one of the three evils in Lema Town. When he left Lema Town, he threw one of the other two evils into jail and made the other run away for a living.

He is still fine, can't he have any tricks?

Ding Zhe felt that if only Zhang Tuiguan was watching over him, he wouldn't be able to act so rampant!
I guess there is someone behind this.

Ding Zhe understood what was going on and stood up.

"Since Twelve Lang has a plan in mind, I will go patrol the streets first to avoid being discovered and tipped off."

"Thank you very much." Song Xuan stood up and patted Captain Ding on the shoulder. "I'll treat you to dinner another day. Tao Hong, please help me send Captain Ding off."

Tao Hong smiled and asked Ding Zhe to go out, and the scene of him directly stuffing something into his mouth without any formality needed to be seen by Bao Zheng and others.

"It's outrageous that Dou Chou actually wants to take revenge on Twelve Brother in private."

Su Xun slapped the table and looked at the sword beside him:

"I was new here and no one knew me. I found out where he lived and beat him up."

"Don't be impulsive." Song Xuan suppressed Su Xun who was about to stand up:

"The court is in turmoil right now. I wonder how many more years his father, the Imperial Academy scholar, can remain so arrogant."

"Are we just going to swallow our anger?"

(End of this chapter)