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Zhang Jun and Zhang Shu were both unwilling to go. One wanted to sell eggs and stuffed cakes, but the other didn't want to be cold because he heard that the venue of this poetry meeting was Liang Yuan.

There are eight scenic spots in Bianjing: spring scenery in Taipei, moving clouds on the Iron Tower, night rain in Jinchi, bright moon on Zhouqiao Bridge, snow in Liangyuan Garden, autumn sound in Bianshui River, smoked willows in Sui Dynasty, and frost bells in Xiangguo. It is natural to go to Liangyuan to watch the snow after the snow at this time. .

Liang Garden, also known as Liang Garden and Rabbit Garden, was established in Suiyang by Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty in the early Western Han Dynasty. Later, King Xiao of Liang built a pavilion and garden on the east platform of Suiyang, the capital city. This garden is Liang Garden.

It is worth noting that the capital of the Liang Kingdom was not Kaifeng, but Shangqiu, and the Liang Garden was not in Kaifeng, but in Shangqiu.

Since Shangqiu and Kaifeng are close together, some good people lacked one of the eight scenic spots in Bianjing, so they included Shangqiu's "Liangyuan Snow Park" in one of the eight scenic spots in Bianjing.

Zhang Shu felt that the journey was too far and too difficult, and the weather was too cold, so he might as well stay at home and sleep.

However, how could a member of aristocratic family like Zeng Xiaokuan travel there on foot? Naturally, he had to take a horse-drawn carriage.

A stove was lit in the carriage to keep warm. Zhang Heng lay on the thick felt with a quilt covering his legs. He took the hot tea from Zeng Xiaokuan and said with a smile: "If my second brother knew how much I enjoyed now, he would be very upset." Annoyed.

Zeng Xiao smiled broadly and said, "Erlang really missed the good scenery.

Liang Garden was built by King Xiao of Liang, Liu Wu, to recruit literati and advisors. Sima Xiangru, a great writer in the Western Han Dynasty, and Mei Cheng, a poet and poet, often recited poems, composed poems, played songs, and danced with King Xiao of Liang.

Therefore, the Liang Garden not only has halls, corridors, pavilions and towers scattered at random, but also rare birds and strange rocks, elegant buildings, and precious flowers and trees. It is said that "nothing is more beautiful than Liang Garden, and nothing is as wonderful as Chui Tai".

Especially when it is covered with snow, thousands of trees are covered with silver and jade. When the wind and snow stop, the clouds and mists disperse, and the sun rises, Liang Garden is covered in silver, which is particularly enchanting, and the scenery is even more charming. This is why "Liang Garden Snow Ji" "It is said that there is such a scenery wherever you go. If Erlang knew about it, he would be so regretful that his intestines would turn green."

The two looked at each other and laughed.

But having said that, even with a carriage, it took a long time to arrive.

Although they set off early, others were earlier. Some people arrived early. Landowners like Han Jiang and others arrived early last night. There was no need to worry about them being cold, as they also had gardens nearby.

Zeng Xiaokuan and Zhang Heng entered Liangyuan and saw a shed that had been set up with wind protection on all sides. There was also a largest pavilion with a tarpaulin to protect it from the wind. Although it was said to be for snow viewing, it was really important for these people to enjoy it in the snow. Snow, a lot of people may get sick when we go back.

Zeng Xiaokuan did not go to the shed where there were many people, but went directly into the pavilion, and sure enough he saw Han Jiang and others.

Han Jiang and others were warming themselves around the stove. Wine was warming on the stove, and the whole pavilion was filled with the aroma of wine. There were only a dozen people in the pavilion, so they were naturally the rich and powerful disciples of Bianjing City.

Han Jiang took the lead and greeted Zeng Xiaokuan with a smile: "Erlang, you are late. You will have to drink three drinks as a penalty!"

Zeng Xiaokuan smiled unnaturally: "My father doesn't let me drink."

The others laughed heartily.

Zhang Heng thought to himself, no wonder Zeng Xiaokuan seemed to have no friends, these people just regarded him as a child.

Zeng Xiaokuan was thin-skinned and his face suddenly turned red.

Han Jiang looked at Zhang Heng and said, "Erlang, why don't you introduce your companions to us."

Zeng Xiaokuan hurriedly said: "Brother Zihua, this is Zhang Heng, Sanlang, whom I told you, this is Han Jiang, Han Zihua, next to him is Lu Xianggong's son, Lu Gongzhu, Uncle Lu Hui, and this is Wang Gui The word Yuyu..."

Zeng Xiaokuan introduced them one by one, and Zhang Heng followed them one by one to greet them. Han Jiang and others just said hello lightly, and then started chatting separately, making Zeng Xiaokuan feel very embarrassed standing there.

Seeing this, Zhang Heng pulled Zeng Xiaokuan to sit down, circling the stove to keep warm, and listening to the chat of these top officials.

Zhang Heng understood clearly that the yamen were talking about the war in the west, that is, the war between the Song Dynasty and Xixia.

In the fifth year of Jingyou's reign, Li Yuanhao, the leader of the vassal Dangxiang regime, broke away from the Song Dynasty and established himself as emperor. After proclaiming himself emperor, he went to the Song Dynasty to get the title, changed it to the Yuan Dynasty "God-given Rites and Laws Yanzuo", and founded the country as "Daxia".

Last year, Xixia Jingzong Li Yuanhao wrote a letter to inform the Song Dynasty, hoping that they would admit this fact, but how could this be possible? Most officials in the Song Dynasty advocated immediately sending troops to attack Xixia and raising troops to prosecute the perpetrators.

So Song Renzong issued an edict in June of that year to cut off Yuan Hao's official title and offered a reward for his arrest, and the Song-Xia War broke out in an all-round way.

In March of this year, Li Yuanhao attacked the Jinming Village of the Song Dynasty. In July, he sent a large army to surround Yanzhou. The Song Dynasty generals Liu Ping and Shi Yuansun were ordered to reinforce. They were attacked by the Xixia army at Sanchuankou. They encountered many premeditated attacks by the Xixia army. The siege suffered heavy losses, which shocked the Song Dynasty and the public.

So the imperial court attached great importance to this matter and ordered Xia Song to be appointed as the Shaanxi Road Manager and Comfort Envoy, and Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan as deputy envoys, jointly responsible for the affairs of fighting against Xixia. Such things were discussed in the yamen.

Zhang Heng listened with great interest. After all, the feeling was different from reading it in history books and hearing it in reality. Especially since the father and brother in these yamen families were important officials of the imperial court, so the information he knew was the core of the political institution of the Song Dynasty, and he could feel it better. to its beating, living pulse.

Just as Zhang Heng was listening with great interest, someone suddenly said: "I have been hearing Xiaokuan praise Zhang Sanlang for his intelligence and keenness. I wonder what Zhang Sanlang's views on the Western invaders are?"

Zhang Heng was stunned for a moment before he realized that Zhang Sanlang was talking about him. He looked at the person who was speaking. It was Han Jiang's younger brother Han Zhen. The young man was looking at him with provocative eyes.

Zeng Xiaokuan suddenly became nervous, fearing that Zhang Heng said something inappropriate and made Han Jiang and others laugh, so he quickly said: "Brother Yuru, Zhang Sanlang has just arrived in Bianjing and has been immersed in the classics. Regarding the war in the northwest, I don’t know much about it, so I might as well forget it.”

Han Zhen smiled and said: "The imperial students are also the future pillars of the imperial court. How can they not even know about such important national affairs? If this is the case, what benefit will such a person have to the people of the world if he becomes an official?"

Zeng Xiaokuan was suddenly speechless.

What Han Zhen said is not wrong. Taixue and Imperial College are different from ordinary academies. The students here have a high probability of becoming officials, so talking about political affairs and caring about the country are necessary qualities.

After all, Han Jiang was older. Seeing Zeng Xiaokuan's embarrassment, he smoothed things over and said, "Forget it, let's talk freely here. If Zhang Sanlang has any ideas, he can always say it, and there is no need to go and discuss any opinions. And we also It’s just for fun, and what I said is a laughable and generous opinion, so don’t take it too seriously.”

Seeing that his brother was trying to smooth things over, Han Zhen had no choice but to give up.

Zhang Heng just smiled and didn't say anything.

To be honest, when Han Zhen asked him, he had many events, characters, battle situations, summaries...all kinds of information pouring in his mind.

The Song-Xia War was a national war between the two countries. It started from the founding war of Li Yuanhao. In the fourth year of Zhizhenghe, the Song army, led by Tong Guan and Zhong Shidao, defeated the Xixia army at Gugulong. And in Xuanhe and Yuan Dynasties,

In 1999, Xixia Hengshan was conquered. Xixia lost its barrier and faced the danger of national subjugation. Xixia Chongzong expressed his surrender to the Song Dynasty as the end point. It lasted for eighty years and ran through the entire middle and late period of the Song Dynasty.

How can such a complex and systematic war be explained clearly in a few words? Because I know more about it, I don’t know how to explain it.

In the eyes of Han Jiang and others, this made Zhang Heng just a nerd, and their evaluation in their hearts was much lower.

But it didn't matter, anyway, they originally felt that the people Zeng Xiaokuan befriended were not up to the next level.

Han Jiang's words were actually a tactic they used to test. After they tried this, Zhang Heng didn't respond, so they made their own conclusion.
Chapter completed!