A Thousand Hills

Chapter 79

The turn of events in the Jiangbeiling incident really left people dumbfounded.

However, building a library is indeed a great event for the benefit of the people. Thinking about how prestigious the previous emperor who built the library was, and thinking about how much praise the previous Confucian who presided over the building of the library received, many people feel... !Jiangbeiling is indeed not a vegetarian!
Of course, the above are the inner activities of many people.

For example, Jiang Beiling's friends, family, students, and admirers have a different view. These people all feel... In the whole world, besides Master Jiang, who else is worthy of presiding over the building of the library?

Emperor Mu Yuan ordered Jiangbeiling to build the library, and Jiangbeiling took the order.

In this way, Jiangbeiling Confucianism stayed in the imperial capital.

Li Xuan also got an official, packed up and went to the palace to be a guard.

Empress Dowager Hu heard that her grandson was coming to be an official in the palace, and whenever she was free, she would invite her grandson to Ci'an Palace for dinner, and from time to time, someone would send fruit and snacks to the grandson, which made Li Xuan's head full of black lines.

Li Xuan came to Xie's house to ask Xie Moru to talk when he was resting. Li Xuan came. Today happened to be a rest day, and Xie Shangshu was also at home. Li Xuan was the eldest son of Yong'an Houfu, and it was Xie Shangshu who entertained him.Although Li Xuan has status, Xie Shangshu is also an important minister in the court. Li Xuan is going to see his granddaughter when he comes here. Even if you are the son of the Marquis, you have to ask why.

Li Xuan smiled, "I'm free today, so I came to see Mo Ru's sister. Mo Ru's sister first asked me about a set of books at home, and I brought them to Mo Ru's sister."

It's hard to say about Xie Shangshu, I handed over the book or something, but I still brought Li Xuan into Songbaiyuan.

Mrs. Xie is entertaining the three old ladies, mother-in-law, daughter-in-law and a large family. Xie Moru is Xie Moyou's company.Xie Shangshu first ordered the maid to go in to pass the message, and Xie Moru took Li Xuan to Linshui Pavilion.

Li Xuan had the cheek to come to Xie's house, not empty-handed, but also brought gifts, two boxes of pearls, two boxes of gems, and a set of books in the house.Li Xuandao, "My family is full of men, no one uses these, my sister can play with them. As for the books, my sister will copy a set and return it to me."

Xie Moru took it with both hands, "I heard Master Wenxiu said that you have this collection of books at home, and the previous war was chaotic, so I don't want to keep it."

Li Xuandao, "When my great-grandfather left the previous dynasty, he only brought Ziyu Qingyun and this set of books with him. This book is not rare. During the Dafeng Dynasty, people often borrowed it to copy it, so the book was not published because it involved Tang gods. After the Feng Dynasty, the emperor Taizu of the former dynasty didn’t like the theory of gods and ghosts, so many temples were destroyed, and no one borrowed this book. Who knew that the last emperor of the former dynasty believed in immortality, prayed for longevity, and coveted these two things , the family ancestor had no choice but to leave the previous court."

"The last emperor of the former dynasty also seeks benevolence and obtains benevolence." Xie Moru smiled, "Emperors have no gods since ancient times."

Li Xuanzu was related to the immortals of the Tang Dynasty, and he always respected the immortals. He did not agree with Xie Moru's statement, saying, "The Yellow Emperor was born with gods."

Xie Moru said, "The three emperors and five emperors are all related to the gods. It's just that there were no written records at that time, and it was just passed on by word of mouth. What is the proof? Or, the age of the gods has passed. It is also possible that they are just mortals themselves. Far away, when we look forward from thousands of years later, we feel that they are all gods."

Li Xuan had never heard such strange words, and was stunned for a moment, "How is this possible?"

Xie Moru blinked and smiled, "My family speaks."

Li Xuan couldn't help laughing, "Just say you made it up."

"When a hundred schools of thought are contending, each school has its own conclusions, so why make it up?" Xie Moru still discussed with Li Xuan, "Master Wenxiu gave me a lot of advice. I will borrow Master Wenxiu to read your book. Is it okay?"

Li Xuan naturally didn't mind.

Li Xuan asked Xie Moru, "How did my sister come up with the idea of ​​building a library?"

Xie Moru didn't hide it, and said with a smile, "Second uncle used to take me to the library of the Imperial Academy to borrow books occasionally. Every time I went there, I got a lot of strange eyes. I thought, if there is a place for ordinary people to borrow books, it would be It is much more convenient. Such a thing is not so rare, Emperor Wu did it during the Dafeng Dynasty, but now he just imitated it."

Li Xuan looked sincere, "Sister, you are the only one who thinks of this idea of ​​imitating such people."

Two thrushes in the corridor chirped long and loudly, accompanied by the rustling of sycamore leaves being blown by the wind, Xie Moru's face was light, "There is no one in the world who can't move." Zhang Nanny brought the brewed herbal tea, the slightly brown tea brought Xie Moru and Li Xuan shared a cup of the slight scent of flowers and medicines. Xie Moru took a sip and continued, "Many people feel that Mr. Beiling misses the past, but I don't think so. Including Mr. Beiling Ning Jijiu, who came to the imperial capital, actually misunderstood Mr. Beiling's character."

"People who are obsessed with fame and fortune feel that people in the world are chasing fame and fortune. Noble people see everyone with a bit of nobility in their eyes. Mr. Beiling refused to be an official when he was the first emperor. Many people think he is nostalgic for the previous dynasty. But what is there to be nostalgic about in the previous dynasty? The land was annexed, the last emperor was fatuous, the people were in dire straits, and wars broke out everywhere. At that time, a catty of salt was as expensive as eight hundred yuan. Dongli died of depression, so what is there to love about such a former dynasty?"

Li Xuandao, "Then why did Mr. Beiling refuse to become an official after the late Emperor repeatedly extended the invitation?"

"My son, what is the name of Boyi Shuqi that has been passed down through the ages?" Xie Moru said, "These two people have no meritorious achievements in history books, let alone comfort the people. Zhou Li died. Literati love fame, serving two dynasties with one body, just like one woman serving two husbands. In terms of reputation, it is better for Mr. Beiling not to be an official than to be an official. Another thing is that whenever a new dynasty is established, the new rich Yuan Xun can't make arrangements, let alone surrender ministers? Those who followed the former emperor to conquer the country, which one is Yi Yu's generation? When it comes to the turmoil of the country, except for the end of the dynasty, the new dynasty is the founding of the country. The hero who followed the former emperor , where are you now? And what about Mr. Beiling who declined the late emperor's invitation and refused to become an official?"

Men are mostly strange creatures, and most of the time they regard women as secondary creatures other than men.Of course, a confidante in the eyes of men must be talented, but once a woman's talent exceeds that of a man, many men's hearts are not as broad as imagined.

Fortunately, Li Xuan is not the majority of men.

Li Xuan is four years older than Xie Moru, which may be the reason why his mother, Princess Wenkang, has always been strong. Li Xuan is easy to accept the strength of women, which includes Xie Moru's extraordinary insight.

Hearing Xie Moru's words, Li Xuan couldn't believe it, and asked without shame, "Could it be that Mr. Beiling thought about this at that time?" This must be far-sighted.Speaking of them, the Yong'an Hou Mansion is also one of the founding fathers of the country. Of course, the Yong'an Hou Mansion is the first emperor who defected from the previous dynasty, but going further, the Yong'an Hou Mansion was a well-known family in the former Dafeng Dynasty of the previous dynasty. , the history of his family is definitely the Li family of the flowing dynasty.In this way, the Dongmu Dynasty had only been established for more than [-] years, and the Yong'an Hou Mansion gradually lost its influence in the military.

Xie Moru said, "Mr. Beiling has experienced the downfall of a dynasty and he has retreated completely. Of course he wants to get this. My son, you must have heard that the first emperor led an army to break the city, the last emperor of the previous dynasty committed suicide, and all the officials of the previous dynasty were panicked. Uneasy. But Mr. Beiling led people to sort out all the books and collections and store them properly. When the late emperor led the army into the city, he handed them over in full. When Han Gaozu entered Xianyang City, what Xiaohe did was nothing more than that. The late emperor wanted to reward him However, he wrote a letter imploring the first emperor to allow them to bury the last emperor. Mr. Beiling has always had a clear vision and a firm mind. He declined to be an official, but taught in Jiangzhou. Such a person, at his age, worldly fame and fortune could not move him 30 years ago, let alone now? To study the history of the former dynasty, he has his own writing in the Imperial Academy, and the position of the prince's teacher is more suitable for people in the Vanity Fair. What Mr. Ling is willing to do must be something that is of great benefit to the people. But if there is such a thing, it will definitely move him."

Li Xuan was convinced, raised his tea bowl to thank Mo Ru with a bowl, Xie Mo Ru smiled, "Don't make fun of me."

"Where is that, my sister understands better than my husband in my family." Li Xuandao, "I respect my sister. It is my sister who has a high level of knowledge and cleared my confusion. In the past, I only thought that Mr. Beiling was thinking about passing on poems and books to his family. , I don’t want to have such a trade-off of pros and cons.”

The two drank herbal tea, and Li Xuan talked to Xie Moru about a lot of things outside. At the end, Li Xuan said, "My elder brother went back to live in the suburbs again."

Before Xie Bai went to Xining, he had a deep talk with Li Qiao. Li Qiao had to wait for Qiu Wei to end, so he did not go to Xining Prefecture with Xie Bai.However, Li Qiao was acquainted with Mr. Beiling, and Li Qiao did a lot to help Li Xuan persuade Mr. Beiling to stay in the imperial capital.The two brothers must have a good relationship, Li Xuanfang mentioned Li Qiao so abruptly.

Xie Moru said, "Since the son misses Mr. Jiujiang, he should visit him when he has time."

Li Xuan thought, Xie Moru knew about his elder brother anyway, and said in a low voice, "Sister Mo Ru, tell me, is there any way to make my father and elder brother get closer."

"Fate is different between people. Some people, even close relatives, are born with shallow fate. Since the fate is shallow, there is no need to force it. You have your fate, and your father has your father's fate."

Li Xuan sincerely suggested to Xie Moru, "Sister Mo Ru, you should go to the temple less." Now that chances come and go, Li Xuan is really worried that Xie Moru will see through the world one day and go to the temple to practice or something.

Xie Moru smiled, "I don't burn incense and worship Buddha when I go to the temple."

Li Xuan often came to Xie's house, this time he stayed at Xie's house for lunch.

Xie Shangshu felt in his heart that the friendship between Li Xuan and Xie Moru was much better.In the past, when Xie Bai was at home and Li Xuan came over, Xie Baihui called Xie Moru to talk together. Now that Xie Bai has been released, Li Xuan simply came to visit Xie Moru carelessly. When did you two have such a deep friendship? what!
When Li announced his resignation in the afternoon, Xie Shangshu was terribly regretful.

He already knew from the noble concubine's daughter through his old wife that the reason why Li Xuan was able to persuade Mr. Beiling was entirely the idea given to Li Xuan by Xie Moru.Speaking of this, Xie Shangshu regretted it even more.

Conscience of heaven and earth, Ning Jijiu did come to his house to complain that Jiangbeiling was too difficult to speak.As for why he didn't tell Xie Moru about Jiangbeiling's departure from the imperial capital, it was because Xie Moru was quite resistant to Jiangbeiling's coming to the imperial capital.But His Majesty wanted Jiang Beiling to stay in the imperial capital. Now that the Manchu Dynasty was trying to keep Jiang Beiling, Xie Shangshu didn't tell her because he was worried that Xie Moru would tear him down.Who knew that Xie Moru turned around and thought of such a wonderful idea, but in the end, he gave it to Li Xuan.

Xie Moru wouldn't think too much... Well, in fact, with Xie Moru's head, it's impossible not to think too much.

This, how to explain to Mo Ru, don't let Mo Ru misunderstand.

Xie Shangshu regretted it all, and said to his old wife, "I really shouldn't hide it from Mo Ru." Bai took advantage of the Yong'an Houfu.

Mrs. Xie said, "Didn't you tell me that you don't like Mr. Beiling staying in the imperial capital?"

"Yes." Xie Shangshu thought for a while, and decided to clarify with Xie Moru, after all, it is not easy to leave a rift with Xie Moru now and in the future.

So, after dinner, Xie Shangshu called Xie Moru to the study and said, "Hey, I thought you didn't like Jiang Beiling staying in the imperial capital, so I didn't tell you about Jiang Beiling."

In fact, Xie Moru really didn't take the fact that the Xie family hid from her to heart. It was the Xie family's loss that the Xie family hid from her.Xie Moru understood, "Well, it doesn't matter. As long as it's not because of Ning Jijiu." If Jiang Beiling Yinning Jijiu stays in the imperial capital, what would she like?If Jiang Beiling stayed in the imperial capital because of her proposal, it would be a different matter.

Xie Moru smiled meaningfully, "I will only be sad if my grandfather puts an outsider before me."

"Where is it?" Xie Shangshu told the truth, "Master Ning came here to complain about Jiang Beiling's difficulty in speaking. Hey, he was very confident in inviting Jiang Beiling to come to the imperial capital."

Xie Moru really didn't know how to comment on this Ning Jijiu. Xie Moru asked, "Revise the history of the former dynasty? Repair the tomb of the former dynasty? Start with the descendants of the Jiang family?"

Xie Shangshu nodded, although Ning's method of offering wine is not very honorable, but it is not considered despicable, it is just a method.

Xie Moru said, "That's why he's just a little priest, and Mr. Beiling is as famous as Emperor Xue."

(End of this chapter)