In fact, it was not just them. If Xu Ping's record against Jiaozhi was replaced by Khitan or Dangxiang, it would be possible to be a king. But when facing Jiaozhi, he could only be a county marquis. In addition to the relatively unimportant opponents in the eyes of the court, there was another reason that there were basically no imperial guards and even less important generals who participated in the war. In normal times, it would still be possible to achieve success due to people. Without these people who have the right to speak in the military, the rewards they received for the same military achievements would be greatly reduced.

This is the case, and Xu Ping had no choice but to leave it to time if he wanted to change this situation. For Xu Ping, his career was actually just beginning before he was thirty years old. However, he ran too fast when he started and was too close to the finish line by accident. As long as he survived the old man in a few years, he would be an important figure in the court.

Most of the heroes of Qi and Lu did not participate in the imperial examinations, and the war in the northwest was where they used their martial arts. After talking about the recent situation of the Dongzhou incident for a while, Ji Ying came over. Zhang Fangping hurriedly saluted, stood behind his uncle obediently, and shut his mouth.

Yingtian Mansion was one of the centers of the world's academic studies in 20 or 30 years. Ji Ying came from a family, had a family background, and had relationships with many great figures. Teng Zongliang, who was famous in later generations because of Fan Zhongyan's "Yueyang Tower Notes", was a relative of his mother's family. The father of Zhang Meiren, who was recently favored in the palace, once studied at his family, which was Fan Zhongyan himself. Before he passed the Jinshi, Yingtian Mansion was also related to the Ji family. After Ji Ying became a Jinshi, he was appreciated by Wang Zeng and repeatedly appointed him as a magistrate.

Speaking of family background and circumstances, Ji Ying was unparalleled in the Jinshi in the fifth year of Tiansheng, and was comparable to Wang Su. However, Ji Ying was upright and contented, and never made friends with powerful people. Even after Xu Ping was promoted to a high position, the two did not have much contact.

After seeing the etiquette, Ji Ying said to Xu Ping: "Since Yunxing took over the Sansi, he has been busy with business. It has not been a long time since he passed the same life like today. Although the state affairs are heavy, it is better not to forget to travel and relax."

Xu Ping always respected Ji Ying and hurriedly said, "The civil affairs in the court are like quicksand. People are trapped in it and cannot come out. I only hope that one day the quicksand retreats, so that I can really be a idle person."

Ji Ying smiled, Zhang Fangping poured wine for several people, and then drank a glass.

Putting down the wine glass, Ji Ying said: "Recently, the collection of the Lingnan Madam Xianling in the capital was sung in the capital. The lyrics and tunes are excellent. I heard that it was edited by Yunxing. Since we met when we were admitted to the imperial examination, we have never known that you are still good at this."

Ji Ying is a musician, and unlike Liu Sanbian, who plays common music, he studies elegant music and is familiar with tone and musical system in history. The court redeveloped the ritual and music system, and he was one of the hosts. When he heard about his recent set of music, Xu Ping couldn't help but feel ashamed in front of experts and said, "Mr. Shi has known me for many years. I am an outsider in music. Don't you know that set of sanqu music was arranged by Liu Sanbian, who wrote the lyrics. I just put in a story."

Ji Ying nodded repeatedly: "How good is your story? Three hundred poems are the best in the national style. This set of sanqu music is deeply rooted in the legacy of the national style. In addition to entertaining people's eyes and ears, the most important thing is to educate people's hearts. This set of sanqu music is also the second best. What is rare is to educate people!"

In education, Xu Ping became more accustomed to calling this the occupation of ideological highlands, and in fact there are similar meanings. He compiled Liu Xiaomei's story into a set of songs, which did have the intention to promote the ethnic policy in Yongzhou and prepare for the policies when the war in the northwest will begin in the future. Ji Ying was an orthodox musician, but he could see through the intention at a glance.

Before Xu Ping answered, Ji Ying still said: "Song of poetry to express his aspirations. The earliest works of lyrics were originally written to express his aspirations, such as Li Taibai's "Remembering Qin E" and others. The artistic conception was profound and the lyrics were both good. During the pseudo-Shu and the pseudo-Tang Dynasty, the monarchs and ministers were indulging in peace and joy, and the lyrics became more and more refined, but the artistic conception was nothing, becoming a melody. After the founding of this dynasty, the wind changed slightly. However, the dozens of words were only able to chant the scenery, and at most a moment of emotion, the story could not be discussed. After the set of songs, with space, you could tell stories, and while entertaining the eyes and the purpose, it was incomparable to the previous Xiaolings and the like."

Xu Ping just laughed, and he also had the knowledge of poetry, but when he really told these professionals, he would inevitably show his timidity. It would be better to concentrate on listening to Ji Ying's lecture. Once the set song has a story, it can be included in the people. It is no longer a toy for literati and scholars, no longer only sing in brothels and brothels, and thus has vitality. He is still very clear about this.

Xu Ping was trying to speak and play music some time ago, and he wanted to use these popular forms of entertainment to spread concepts such as the New Deal to ordinary people. It seems that speaking did not attract the attention of these scholars and doctors. Because of the more elegant and vulgar nature, the play music was noticed by the scholars and doctors soon after it appeared.

"However, now there is only one Xiangguo Temple Book Club crafts new songs. Except for Liu Sanbian, the rest are all market figures. Even Liu Sanbian, the lyrics and music they make are vulgar and cannot enter the elegant hall. It's a pity. Yunxing, have you ever thought about letting the yamen in the court do these things? Jiaofangsi is only practicing some songs that can be fun for the fun, which is really a waste of talent. If they can write some sets, it will look different from now."

Seeing that Ji Ying was so interested in this matter, Xu Ping was a little puzzled: "Why does Gong Shi mean to do this?"

Ji Ying sighed and said, "Most of the songs used in the world today originated from the early Tang Dynasty. Those songs actually have their own origins. For example, "Qin King Breaking the Formation Song", which promotes the martial arts of Emperor Taizong of Tang when he was King of Qin. Others such as "Liangzhou Ci" and so on are also related to martial arts for foreign races. If one day in the future, the war between the northwest begins and this dynasty will be lucky enough to have martial arts in the previous dynasty, and it can be regarded as a different pattern. And it will no longer be like the song lyrics, but only the songs were passed down, but the stories sung at that time are gone. Isn't it a beautiful thing?"

Xu Ping then understood what Ji Ying meant, and actually he should rely on the set music to the elegant music. The major events of the country are in sacrifice and Rong. Music as part of the etiquette. One of the two biggest sources is sacrifice and the other is war. The music that rituals are fixedly used is music, which is the main content of Ji Ying's re-determining of the ritual and music some time ago. The music of the battle formation is mainly used to promote, and of course this is also part of the national etiquette. It can have a complete band of advocacy and is part of national civilization. Ji Ying's meaning is to combine the set music with the music of the battle formation, and sing stories on the battlefield while playing music, and to make a difference.

Of course, if this is combined with the victory on the front line, losing is not inspiring.

Ji Ying, who had never been in a group with others and seemed a little lonely, actually realized that the war was approaching. It seemed that the rebellion of the Northwest Dangxiang General has become a consensus among middle and lower-level officials. Moreover, because he participated more in the new policy and saw the growth of the country's financial resources, they were more optimistic than those old ministers in power. In their hearts, even if there were twists and turns in the war, they would not fail.
Chapter completed!