Because Wang Yue's family's caravan had already reached Sichuan, and they often exchanged letters, the Su family's father and sons visited some relatives and friends at the beginning of the year after offering sacrifices to their ancestors at the end of the year. Just after the third day of the New Year, they boarded the Wang's merchant ship and sailed down the Yangtze River.

Because the Wang family's merchant ships were famous for their speed, Wang Yue estimated that the journey, which would normally take more than a month, would only take twenty days at most.

After all, during the Chinese New Year, there are fewer boats on the river, which saves some sailing time.

Seeing Qi Heng was a little surprised, Wang Yue smiled and explained, "Because there are fewer boats on the river during the New Year. They took my family's speedboat, so it was naturally faster than expected."

Seeing Wang Yue say this, Qi Heng said excitedly, "When they come, can you introduce them to me, cousin?"

Before Wang Yue could answer, Changbai and Changfeng, who had rushed over after hearing the news, happened to overhear the conversation between the two.

Chang Feng asked in confusion, "Who is coming over?"

Wang Yue explained with a smile, and then without waiting for Chang Feng to ask, he quickly said, "Since you two are here, who will receive the young master? I have other things to do."

Changbai received Wang Yue's look and said quickly, "Changfeng, accompany the young master to find the handkerchief. My cousin and I have something to talk about."

Chang Feng was of course very happy to be interacting with Qi Heng, so he nodded quickly and made a gesture of invitation to Qi Heng.

Although Qi Heng wanted to say something more to Wang Yue, he saw that Wang Yue obviously had something to say to Chang Bai, so he left tactfully.

After the two men left, Changbai asked in a low voice, "Didn't you say at the beginning of the year that Zhong Huai would participate in this imperial examination? When will he come back?"

Wang Yue looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he whispered, "He plans to hide in my merchant ship and come with the Su family father and son. We will go to receive him together when the time comes."

Chang Bai was pleasantly surprised when he heard this, "Really? That's great. By the way, where do they live? Have you settled them?"

Wang Yue nodded and said proudly, "It just so happened that the Su family also asked me to help them buy a house, so I bought one for Zhong Huai, next to the Su family's house.

It just so happens that their houses are right next to my back garden. If I want to visit the Su family in the future, I will know in advance whether they are at home or not. "

Wang Yue made this arrangement not in preparation for climbing over the wall. He just felt that he was too deeply involved with Wang Anshi. If I were a reformer in the future, he would definitely be a reformer.

But the brothers Su Shi and Su Zhe were different. They had their own ideas about reform, and they both opposed Wang Anshi's reforms.

He wanted to communicate with the Su brothers, but he couldn't let Wang Anshi's people know. The most appropriate thing to do was to imitate Mei Changsu's approach.

Sheng Changbai was a gentleman and had no intention of going anywhere else. After listening to Wang Yue's words, he followed Wang Yue to the two gardens to check. From the garden, he could really see the peach blossoms in Wang Yue's back garden, so he confirmed it.

Chapter 199: On the Qin Dynasty!

After hearing this, Changbai said with emotion, "Cousin, how did you find such a place? If you hadn't told me, I really wouldn't have known that these two houses were connected to yours."

Wang Yue listened to Sheng Changbai's words and felt that they sounded familiar, as if he had heard them on TV before. However, he couldn't remember when it happened. However, it was definitely not the drama "The Story of Minglan".

He didn't remember it for a moment, so he said proudly, "Didn't I teach geography to the princes? That's why they were allowed to look at some geomancy maps collected in the palace, including the map of Tokyo."

Sheng Changbai gave Wang Yue a thumbs up and said admiringly, "Cousin, you are really amazing. These two houses are in the same alley. It's really wonderful!"

Not only Sheng Changbai said this, but even Gu Tingye was very happy after seeing his mansion and listening to Sheng Changbai's description.

Although Wang Yue had no intention of climbing over the wall, Gu Tingye had the ability to do so. From now on, he would just stand on the top of the wall and shout towards Wang Yue's yard, and he would be able to chat with Wang Yue across the wall.

As for the Su family, there was nothing to say about Wang Yue's arrangement. They liked it very much. After all, the houses here were not as expensive as those in Jiyun Lane, but the environment was also quite good.

Gu Tingye has an active personality. He has devoted himself to studying in recent years and has gained some skills. In addition, he has a wild personality and a wide range of knowledge.

So after getting on the boat, he had a very pleasant conversation with the father and his two sons from the Su family. The father and his two sons from the Su family also admired Gu Tingye, a Yangzhou scholar with the surname Bai.

The Su family had just arrived in Kyoto, so it was no exaggeration to say that they were unfamiliar with the place. Being able to be neighbors with familiar people would allow them to take care of each other.

Of course, in order to keep it strictly confidential, Gu Tingye told the Su family's two sons and fathers that his surname was Bai, and that he was just Bai Ye, the son of a wealthy merchant in Yangzhou.

Sheng Changbai first went to see Gu Tingye off and settled him down before coming to the Su family. He actually wanted to get to know Su Su as well.

After all, the Su family had just arrived and brought their families with them, so Wang Yuesheng and Changbai didn't want to stay too long, so he stood up and prepared to leave.

Before Sheng Changbai left, he invited them warmly, "Uncle Su, Brother Su, I heard from my cousin that you may have to take two more exams before you can be appointed as officials. Mr. Zhuang in my family may have some understanding of this. If you three think it is useful, you may come to my house as a guest."

Of course, Su Shi and Su Zhe could not make the decision on their own, so they could only look to their fathers. Although they also had connections, they also knew that it would be good to have more experience.

Su Xun had not expected such a good thing to happen, so he said happily, "You and Zidan and Ziyou are brothers, so I will shamelessly call you my nephew. Since you have invited me so kindly, my father and I will definitely visit the Sheng family in a few days. I just hope that we will not cause any trouble to your family."

Sheng Changbai shook his head quickly and said happily, "Uncle, you are really polite. I passed the imperial examination last year and will also participate in this year's examination. I was looking for an opportunity to let the two senior brothers pass on some experience. If uncle can agree, I will certainly be more than happy."

When Su Shi heard this, he said with emotion, "Zhe Chengshi is really too modest. Yan Hui is the top scholar. With his help, you will definitely win the first place this time."

Sheng Changbai and Wang Yue were not polite. He said very honestly, "Zidan is too modest. I really can't learn my cousin's writing. I still like Zidan Ziyou's writing."

Seeing Sheng Changbai's sincere invitation, Su Zhe immediately smiled and said, "As long as you don't mind me and my elder brother, we will tell you everything we know."

After Su Zhe finished speaking, Sheng Changbai saw that Su Shi and Su Xun had no objection. He was overjoyed and after returning home, he immediately informed Sheng Hong.

Sheng Hong didn't expect that his eldest son was so honest that he actually invited all three of the Su family members back.

He excitedly informed his wife to clean the house inside and out, making it even more grand than the ancestor worship during the New Year.

Not to mention the three Lans of the Sheng family, even Old Madam Sheng's expression became noticeably happier after hearing the news.

She has always liked talented people, otherwise she would not have been attracted to Sheng Hong's father, the third place winner in the imperial examination.

Now the Su family's father and son are visiting. The old lady has always liked the talents of the three of them, and the Su family's reputation is quite good, which also makes the old lady value them very much.

Especially Su Xun, who is now fifty years old and has only one wife, but no concubine. He also raised two such outstanding children. It is really admirable.

……

Five days later, Sheng Family Academy

The Sheng family's confidential news was not very good. In the academy that day, not only Sheng Hong, Changsong, Changbai, Changdong and Wang Yue from the Sheng family were present, but even Qi Heng also rushed over.

Qi Heng was very excited when he saw the three of them. After everyone greeted him, he said admiringly, "Uncle Su, Brother Zidan, Brother Ziyou, I have read your Qin Theory many times and I am deeply touched. I have long wanted to discuss it with you, but I didn't expect to meet you today. I am so happy."

After all, Su Xun was about the same age as Sheng Hong, so it was not easy for him to discuss Qin Lun with Qi Heng here. Seeing Qi Heng so excited, he smiled and waved his hand and said, "I'll forget it. You and Zi Dan and Zi You are about the same age. In Yan Hui's words, you have a common language. You young people should discuss it carefully."

Sheng Hong was actually a little stage-frightened. He was really worried about embarrassing himself at this time, so he took the opportunity to say, "Yes, yes, you young people, discuss it, Brother Su, Mr. Zhuang and I will give you comments, let's make friends through literature today."

Mr. Zhuang also agreed and said, "It's rare that three top-class talents have come in the second year of Jiayou. You three should share your opinions and provide some inspiration to Changbai, Qiheng, and Changsong, the three people who are going to participate in this imperial examination."

The reason why Mr. Zhuang said this was that last year, the three apprentices he taught all passed the provincial examination and would also take part in this metropolitan examination.

Chang Feng, who was originally very impetuous, was supervised by Sheng Hong and studied day and night a few years ago. As a result, he actually passed the imperial examination and was qualified to participate in this imperial examination.

Mr. Zhuang was very happy that his three older students had all passed the imperial examination. He thought that this time all three of them might become Jinshi.

Therefore, when he heard that Changbai had invited the Su father and son over, he also wanted to let the three of them meet his students.

Seeing that Mr. Zhuang had said so, Su Zhe did not hesitate to say so, and said with a smile, "Yan Hui and my brother's grades are higher than mine, so I will take the lead this time and try to inspire others."

So he stood up and expressed his views very passionately.

"The first part of On the Qin Dynasty is very well written by analyzing the reasons why the Qin State was strong, including its geographical advantages, its proposal for reform and strengthening, its correct war strategy, and the painstaking management of several generations of Qin kings.

The middle part does not provide an in-depth analysis of the policy mistakes made by Qin after its unification, and is somewhat anticlimactic.

The next article is too simple in describing the reasons for the fall of Qin, attributing it only to "lack of benevolence and righteousness" while ignoring other possible factors, which seems too simplistic.

Therefore, I think the structure of this article is not complete enough, and some parts are not fully discussed. If I write like this in the imperial examination, I am afraid my score will be worrying. "

Su Shi waited for Su Zhe to finish speaking, and then continued, "I think this article is perfect. The fatal fault of the Qin Dynasty was that it did not practice benevolence and righteousness. These four words have explained everything.

Moreover, through this article, Jia Yi hoped that Emperor Wen of Han would learn from the lessons of the Qin Dynasty and govern the country with benevolence and righteousness.

So there is nothing wrong with what Jia Yi said here. Even if it is put on the imperial examination, it is still a good article. "

The two brothers were almost singing a different tune, and everyone's eyes turned to Wang Yue, wanting to know what Wang Yue, the top scholar, was thinking.

Wang Yue was also a little amused. What were the two Su brothers doing?

The two brothers agreed with the first half of Jia Yi's article, but had obvious differences of opinion on the latter part.

If you two brothers have any disagreements, just go home and argue among yourselves. It would be too embarrassing to talk about it now.

He faced everyone's gaze, especially Su Xun's ashamed expression, so he could only bite the bullet and change the subject, "Well, the four words 'not giving away benevolence and righteousness' are actually a bit too much."

Seeing that Wang Yue suddenly proposed an even more different opinion, Su Shi and Su Zhe were a little curious, but neither of them asked.

But Qi Heng was different. He admired the two brothers very much. Seeing Wang Yue say this, he asked excitedly, "Cousin, what do you think of these four words?"

Everyone could see his mood. He wanted Wang Yue to explain the reason. It was obvious that he was very dissatisfied with Wang Yue's attempt to change the subject.

Wang Yue sighed and said solemnly, "Let me give you an example. Take the laws of our Song Dynasty. Although they are not perfect, the common people have already gotten used to them, right?"

Although Sheng Changbai didn't know why Wang Yue suddenly changed the subject, he quickly tried to mediate and said, "Of course, the Song Dynasty has been established for so long, and although the laws have been adjusted, they are generally like this, and the people of the Song Dynasty have long been accustomed to it."

Wang Yue still looked at Sheng Changbai with appreciation, and then said seriously, "After Qin unified the world, the laws they used were still the laws of Qin. The people of Qin had been ruled for hundreds of years and had long been accustomed to it.

But the people of the newly unified six states were not used to it, and the upper echelons of Qin State were not aware of this problem at all and continued to strictly enforce Qin State’s laws. This was one of the sources of the conflict.”

Chapter 200: This boy is not worth your attention!

Sheng Changbai frowned. He was a little unsure of Wang Yue's thoughts, so he asked tentatively, "Cousin, do you mean that the laws of Qin have always been famous for being strict, while the laws of the six kingdoms are relatively loose, so the people who have just been incorporated into Qin are very uncomfortable with this, and that's why they are suffering so much?"

Wang Yue nodded, then shook his head and said very seriously, "It's not that miserable, it's just that when I was doing corvée labor, the roads were more crowded, and the public security was much better than before.

The law was just one of the fundamental contradictions within Qin at that time. The nobles of the six countries took advantage of this contradiction and took the opportunity to incite the people to rebel against Qin.

Think about it, if the nobles of the six kingdoms were really so popular, why didn’t the people of the other kingdoms, except Zhao, rise up to resist when Qin invaded the six kingdoms? "

Su Shi, Su Zhe, Su Xun and Mr. Sheng Hongzhuang all seemed to be thinking deeply and felt that there seemed to be some truth in it.

This is indeed the case. Except for Zhao, other countries did not border Qin, so when Qin attacked, the people of other countries did not resist together with the nobles.

Sheng Changbai immediately understood what Wang Yue meant, and said very seriously, "Zhao State resisted very strongly because it is a sworn enemy of Qin State, but the other five countries are different.

In fact, it was the other five countries that did not practice benevolence and righteousness. The mistake of Qin was that the laws were too strict and too impatient, and it did not know how to adapt. This is why the old guard of the six countries took advantage of it. "

Wang Yue nodded and concluded solemnly, "That's right. Therefore, I think Jia Yi's attribution of the fall of Qin to the lack of benevolence and justice is actually wrong. It should be attributed to the fact that the laws were too harsh, which made the people of the other six countries unable to adapt.

It was for this reason that Liu Bang won the hearts of the people with just three laws and was able to seize the world.

It is exactly the same truth that he who wins the hearts of the people wins the world.

The laws of Qin were strict, and the territory of Qin was relatively small, so many laws could be strictly enforced and no problems arose.

But after unifying the world, the territory of the Qin Dynasty has expanded countless times. If we do not take special factors into consideration and still enforce it so strictly, we will not be able to do it if there is a slight accident, and it will inevitably cause resistance. "

After listening to Wang Yue's description, the topic was indeed diverted. Everyone stopped dwelling on the dispute between the two Su brothers and started discussing the issue of law.

When everyone was chatting excitedly, the screen in the school was suddenly pushed down, and two girls fell to the ground and rolled into a heap.

Who else could these two girls be but Molan and Rulan?

Everyone couldn't help but look over and cast surprised glances.

Wang Yue was a little surprised. In the original drama, this shouldn't be the time when the boy fell, right?

When Sheng Hong saw his two daughters embarrassing themselves, his face became very gloomy.

Wang Yue saw this scene and said with a smile, "It seems that Uncle Su and the two Su brothers are really too famous. Although my two sisters are living in seclusion, they still want to witness it with their own eyes. I'm sorry to make you laugh."

Su Xun knew that it was time for these outsiders to say goodbye, so he smiled and said, "Yan Hui is joking, but the three of us in the Su family are not as good as you."

After he finished speaking, he bowed to Sheng Hong, and then said with shame, "I am very happy to discuss Taoism with you today. I will definitely bring my son and my two daughters-in-law to visit you some other day."

He said this to follow Wang Yue's words, that next time he would ask his son and daughter-in-law to come visit, they could meet the women in your house. But now, after all, the two daughters-in-law were not here, so it was inappropriate for the three of them to meet the women.

Sheng Hong also said ashamedly, "It's all my fault. I didn't teach my daughter well. Brother Su will come next time. Sheng will definitely treat him well."

Wang Yue saw that Sheng Hong was preparing to take care of household affairs, so he also stood up and said, "In that case, Uncle, I will go and see Uncle Su and the two Su brothers off."

Sheng Hong nodded to Wang Yue, and then watched Wang Yue and the Su father and son walk out.

Qi Heng glanced in the direction of Rulan and Molan, then bowed to Sheng Hong and turned away.

……

Wang Yue felt that it would be a good idea to tell Minglan at this time, otherwise he might get angry.

So, he spoke to his close follower Qingfeng and asked him to help notify Minglan, and then he followed the Su father and son out.

After leaving Sheng's house and the four of them were on their horses, Wang Yue said a little embarrassedly, "I'm ashamed to say that I was really worried just now."

Su Zhe and Wang Yue were close in age, and he felt that they had similar personalities, so he rode his horse to Wang Yue's right and asked in confusion, "What is Yan Hui worried about?"

Wang Yue shook his head helplessly and said, "Speaking of which, I admire the talents of the two Su brothers very much. I was really worried that she would eavesdrop at that time."

Su Zhe couldn't help laughing when he heard what Wang Yue said. He said happily, "It's not a big deal. After you get married, we will have plenty of time to spend together."

Su Shi was really afraid that his younger brother would agree to meet Wang Yue's fiancée. He was relieved to hear his younger brother's answer. He also smiled and said, "Yes, we also want to see what the girl Yan Hui likes looks like?"

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