My country is dead again [Rebirth]

Ye Huaishan is a frequent visitor to the forum, and many of the students and officials who often come here are very familiar with it. Among the nearly [-] students, Du Ruo is even more impressed by Ye Huaishan. This person can't wait to guard the door of his room every morning. Before discussing the allusions in the book with him, Ye Huaishan was still very good at talking, he could talk about his own thoughts for an hour without stopping, and he didn't see others perfunctory himself, insisting on arguing that he was ugly.

However, Ye Huaishan is indeed very talented and learned. What he talks about is not empty principles, but he has his own thinking. He has traveled to many places at a young age. He has a penetrating view and is a person with great ambitions, so Du Ruo would not hesitate to talk to him about some things.

The few times Ye Huaishan's topics appeared on the discussion forums, they were so sensitive. Once before, he boldly wanted to debate the issue of northern Xinjiang with others, and he almost said the topic. If Du Ruo came out to stop him, he stopped Let's go, Du Ruo must also talk about his own thoughts.

And Ren Chu, who is opposite Ye Huaishan, is also the best of this group of students. He is much quieter than Ye Huaishan, and he usually looks like a modest gentleman, but when he comes to the forum, he looks different, very competitive. He is strong, and he will never give up until he argues with others. Among them, Ye Huaishan is his main opponent. The two seem to have a close relationship in private, but they are simply feuds in the forum. They have different opinions every time. It is our responsibility to refute the opponent.

"Brother Yingnian said that the weakness of the army and the decline of the military are nothing more than party disputes, and even the root cause of the eunuch's disaster is also party disputes." Ye Huaishan has always been confident, and he rarely thinks about it. It formed in his mind, "Party struggles are not unique among civil servants. Civil servants and military generals are also different parties, and they still have to fight. Civil servants and eunuchs are different parties, so they still have to fight. The interests of each faction are different, but The result of the pursuit is mostly just a word of power. But there are only a few powers in the court, so there are battles, and the factions bite each other, hoping that one family will dominate. At first, eunuchs wanted power and oppressed civil servants, which was a party struggle. Power, or party struggle. The death of Pingdu, whether it is the eunuch’s disaster that consumed air and blood, or the weakness of the army, is still the fault of party struggle in the final analysis. Is what Shen Yuan said right?”

"Of course not!" Ren Chu retorted unceremoniously, causing everyone to laugh out loud. Knowing that these two people were going to argue about life and death again today, they all seemed to be watching the scene.

"There have been party disputes in all dynasties, and according to what Brother Shen Yuan said, there are party disputes everywhere in the court, and there are party disputes from time to time. If the root cause of everything is the disaster of party disputes, then didn't all previous dynasties die because of party disputes? So Brother Shen Yuan thinks Back then, the Yan Dynasty of Beidi people was destroyed by Tai Zu, did it also die due to party struggle?" Ren Chu has a gentle and gentle appearance, and he is more excited than anyone else when he speaks, and his face turns red unconsciously. "The party struggles for interests. , this is not only the interests of one person, but also the interests of the entire faction behind it. A group of people with the same interests huddle together and exclude others. It is for party struggle. Although civil servants and military commanders have different positions, it is impossible for a country to have only civil servants but no military commanders. The same is true between eunuchs and civil officials. Their mutual exclusion can only be called a struggle for power, not a faction. So Yingnian thinks that these cannot be called party struggles, what brother Shen Yuan said is extremely biased."

Some of the students onlookers nodded thoughtfully, but Ye Huaishan did not shrink back, still confident, and replied with a smile: "Today's debate is whether Pingdu died due to party struggle, rather than what party struggle is. Brother Yingnian said So much and no answer to this question.”

Ren Chu blushed even more, and said, "You want to argue about the faction, but you distort the meaning of the faction. Is there any problem with me pointing out this mistake?"

"Okay, no problem." Ye Huaishan seemed to be in a good temper this time, nodded, and said, "Since Brother Yingnian thinks that factional disputes among civil servants are called factional disputes, let's just talk about it that way. Civil servants themselves Tai. Ancestors have been fighting for power since the beginning. In the past, there were southern and northern parties formed due to regions, and later there were reformists and conservatives born due to changes. Today, there are still party disputes in the court. People say Pingdu died because the defenders in the capital were vulnerable, and the imperial court had no troops to use, but why this happened, the party struggle should be responsible for it.”

Du Ruo also listened carefully. He had said similar things to Sun Bingde many times before. At that time, what he lamented the most was the party dispute in the court. Now he is standing here. After so many things, he has a new idea about the party dispute. , but looking at Ye Huaishan who talks eloquently, he still thinks of his former self.

"It is precisely because the civil servants are busy with party disputes that they carve up the military forces in Beijing and the three major battalions, using military power to fight each other, so that the three major battalions are declining day by day. Is there an army worthy of a war?" Ye Huaishan also became angry, and his speech speed unconsciously accelerated, "The raising of soldiers requires the support of the treasury, and civil servants spend all their money in places that should not be used due to party disputes. , carve up each other for mutual benefit, but in the end, they are still confused about where the money has gone. The imperial court can’t support the three major battalions, and the guard army. In the end, it only raises a group of civil servants who can fight openly and secretly. How can the capital of the country be like this? Can it be guaranteed? Brother Yingnian still thinks that party struggle should not be responsible for the death of Pingdu?"

Du Ruo frowned, wanting to remind the student that he had said a little too much, that he scolded all the civil servants of the Manchu Dynasty, but before he could speak, a young official who served in the Ministry of War in the front row said jokingly: "This sentence As some have said, there are drawbacks to civil-official factionalism, but you don’t have to scold everyone, right?”

Ye Huaishan smiled, bowed to the other party, and said: "Shen Yuan is now arguing about the death of Pingdu, and of course he is talking about the court before the fall of Pingdu, not the current court. Scolding people in front of the grown-ups."

Everyone also laughed, this little embarrassment was easily resolved, Du Ruo looked at Ye Huaishan with satisfaction, and had to say, this kid is still very smart.

Seeing that Ren Chuyi didn't speak for a while, everyone urged Ren Chu to debate with Ye Huaishan. Ren Chu calmly said: "Brother Shen Yuan's words are reasonable. But the reason why the army is weak and weak is not because of the party struggle, but because of the fact that Dayu has been fighting for a long time. He even thought that it was precisely because of his emphasis on literature over military affairs that civil servants were given the opportunity to fight among the parties, which led to the weakening of the army and the difficulty of finding generals. When the country was founded, the military fortune of Dayu was prosperous, and the Beidi and Qiang people were afraid of us. The bandits in the border are even more frightened when they hear the news, and they dare not take the lead. The decline of martial arts has the suspicion of the emperor, and there are also descendants who only live in peace and do not think about danger. In the prosperous age, they never know the importance of generals and troops. But the prosperity of a country cannot be separated from the power of martial arts. Prosperity is inseparable from the strength of the army. Dayu did not realize this problem. He blindly emphasized culture and despised military power, constantly reduced the power of generals, and guarded against military power, resulting in a greatly reduced army strength and reduced it to a useless army. And the decline of martial arts , military generals are hard to find, and the court is naturally dominated by civil servants, and there are factions fighting each other."

As soon as the words fell, Ye Huaishan immediately replied: "Brother Yingnian said that the martial arts are prosperous, so isn't the Yan Dynasty's martial arts prosperous enough? Why did the Yan Dynasty be destroyed by Dayu?"

Du Ruo shook his head and chuckled with everyone, these two people really like to argue sometimes.

"Now we are talking about Dayu, but Brother Shen Yuan insists on talking about the Yan Dynasty. This situation is different, so naturally we can't look at it from the same perspective." Ren Chu was so angry that he almost wanted to roll up his sleeves, "Yan Dynasty does not have a complete and effective government. The system is completely different from the situation of the Han people for thousands of years. How can they govern the country for a long time in the Central Plains even if there is an army capable of conscripting and fighting? But Dayu is ruled by the Han people, and the official system is very mature, but due to neglect of force, the capital of the country is destroyed. Fallen, isn't this the disadvantage of emphasizing culture over military?"

Neither of the two could convince the other, and they argued back and forth for more than a dozen rounds. One insisted that Pingdu died because of party struggle, party struggle was the cause, and Wu's decline was the result. The other insisted that Pingdu died because of Wu's decline. Yes, if they couldn't stand each other, they would inevitably quarrel again, blushing and staring at each other, spitting flying all over the place.

The students and officials onlookers also began to discuss, following the ideas of the two people on the forum, they also divided into two factions and began to argue, shouting for death due to party disputes, and angrily denouncing death due to military decline. open hand.

Seeing that his Guozijian was about to become a vegetable market, Du Ruo was about to step out to stabilize the situation, when Ye Huaishan and Ren Chu on the stage saw him across the crowd, and their eyes lit up.

Du Ruo felt bad, as expected, Ye Huaishan said loudly: "I have seen Mr. Du, today's debate topic, the students want to hear Mr. Du's opinion, please enlighten Mr. Du."

Ren Chu was no longer in a hurry to argue, and echoed, "The students also want to ask Mr. Du for advice."

So the crowd all turned their heads to look at Du Ruo, staring straight at him. A few officials who were familiar with Du Ruo stepped forward and pulled Du Ruo forward, with "Don't try to run" written all over their faces.

Du Ruo had no choice but to be pushed to the forum, nodded to the two students, and said: "Actually, what you said is very good, and people all over the world will ask this question, why did Dayu's century-old foundation be destroyed once, and the country's capital fell to the ground?" , everyone has their own opinions, and the results are also different. I have also read some articles written by folk literati recently, and there are arguments for both reasons. After I saw it, I thought it made sense.”

Seeing that the two students had no intention of quarreling anymore, but looked at him humbly and listened carefully, Du Ruo said again: "When I first arrived in Lezhou, I also said with my own mouth that the death of Pingdu was due to party disputes. The calamity of the eunuch party destroyed half of Dayu's foundation, but the civil servants didn't think about how to fight against the outside world, but only wanted to fight for the little power and interests, and finally let Dayu step into the abyss. But today, I also have some other views on party disputes, which I can discuss with you."

"As Yingnian said, there have been party struggles in all dynasties. This is an irreversible struggle. Wherever there are people, there will be struggles. Not to mention that no one can make all civil servants have only one idea, and there is always a way to do the same thing. Those who are different are understandable. But why do we now criticize party struggles and feel that party struggles have harmed Dayu? It is because party struggles should have a limit. For the people, we only know how to fight for power and profit, and eventually lead to the subjugation of the country. Therefore, we reflect on and criticize the party struggle, which is beyond reproach, but none of us can eliminate the party struggle, so we must re-examine the party struggle.”

Everyone on and off the stage was silent, listening carefully to Du Ruo's words, Du Ruo smiled and said: "Uncle Ouyang Yong wrote "Theory of Cliques" in the past, saying, 'Gentlemen and gentlemen treat like-minded friends as friends, and villains and villains share the same interests. For friends', the cronies of a gentleman gather because of moral loyalty and trustworthiness. A monarch should distinguish between cronies of a gentleman and cronies of a villain. Looking at the current court, I think everyone admits that we still have party disputes, and Fangzhou dare not say that he stays out of it , maybe many people regard me as the host of a certain party. If we only know how to criticize party disputes, then Fangzhou should resign and leave Beijing, and Da Yu will be clean. But I choose to stay because I want to find many People like me are friends of gentlemen with me, maybe the world still says we are partisans, but we have our own morality and ideals, so such a friend is meaningful."

Everyone fell into deep thought, Ren Chu also thought for a long time, and then asked: "Then how do you think about the disadvantages of martial decline?"

"It's hard to tell which is the cause and which is the effect of military decline and party struggle. We might as well say that they are mutual cause and effect." Du Ruo said, "You are all right. Whether it is party struggle or military decline, our descendants should be vigilant Disadvantages, civil servants have less unnecessary disputes, and military generals have more space, so that the country can prosper." He bowed his hands to everyone, "Fang Zhou's superficial words should be used as a reference for everyone. If you have other opinions, you can share with them. Talk about Fangzhou."

Ye Huaishan became more and more excited after hearing Du Ruo's words, and directly stepped forward to hold Du Ruo's hand, saying, "My lord, the student still wants to ask you for advice..."

"I'll ask for advice tomorrow. Are you not thirsty after talking for so long? Anyway, I am thirsty." Du Ruo knew that if he was stopped by this person today, he would not have to eat or sleep, so he could talk endlessly and bowed his hands to everyone, "It's already It's dusk, and the Guozijian is about to lock the door, so everyone should leave."

Everyone was still full of ideas, and a wicked student in the audience said: "Students also want to hear what Yuan Weng thinks about the party struggle. Why don't we send a post to Yuan Weng and ask him to come and talk about it tomorrow."

"Okay!" As soon as the words came out, there were a lot of responses, and the young officials in the middle and high courts did not think it was a big deal to watch the excitement, and said, "To tell you the truth, I still want to see Lord Du and Yuan Weng argue about the party."

Everyone was not afraid of Du Ruo, and laughed loudly, as if they wanted to go to Sun Bingde's mansion to pull him out right now.

In fact, since the establishment of the forum, there have been people who have sent a battle post to Sun Bingde, wanting to invite him to discuss the Tao together, and even if he is less moral, he should discuss the Tao with Du Ruo, but Sun Bingde has never paid attention to it. Now this group of people Wanting to bring up the old matter again, Du Ruo said helplessly: "The Dao Forum emphasizes voluntariness, and Yuan Weng is busy with government affairs, so please don't bother me."

Everyone was also joking and had a good time, but they still expressed deep regret and dispersed together amidst laughter.

Du Ruo heaved a sigh of relief, and was about to go back to the house, when he caught a glimpse of a man with black clothes walking towards him, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Sect Master Wan, does Your Majesty summon you?"

He Xiaoman went out with Song Qingge, and Wan Lian was temporarily in charge of the Beijing East Factory. At this time, seeing Wanlian's serious expression, Du Ruo's eyelids twitched, and Wan Lian said: "Master Du, follow me into the palace. Jin Yiwei found out something related to Hua Yangjiao, and I'm afraid something will happen."

The author has something to say: I am finally going to write about the story of Xiaohua and the Song family! ! !Immediately, I felt that the end was calling to me! ! ! (No, not yet, after writing this, there is still the Pei family)

感谢在2021-07-1817:43:50~2021-07-1917:30:57期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the mine: 2 chestnut;

Thanks to the little angel of irrigation nutrient solution: Saya 2 bottles;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!