Seeing Ouyang Xiu silent, Xu Ping said: "Since last year, I have published the first book when I was giving away the small iron coins, and the "Qianfa Book" has been published so far. I ask you, how many have you read?"

"There are six or seven books on the way back."

Xu Ping nodded and said, "Oh, the earliest books were discussed in terms of virtual money and real money. Have you read it?"

Ouyang Xiu thought about it before answering: "I have read some of them, but I haven't read them, so I can't remember them."

Xu Ping asked again: "Have you read the articles of the fifth Qi in the Book of Tang? Have you read the articles of the fifth Qi in the circulating process?"

"I have read the Biography of Diwu Qi, and I have naturally read the Book of Tang. When it is made, the Book of Tang is complicated, the format is confusing, and the details are inappropriate. Especially the praise and criticism of the characters are extremely chaotic and have lost the meaning of spring and autumn, so I just read it. As for Diwu Qi, the Minister of the Commander-in-Chief, casting big coins, plundering people's wealth, and causing chaos in the world. How can such a person be read? "

Xu Ping said lightly: "Don't forget the past, the teacher of the future. Di Wuqi is right or wrong. He is the person who has recently made large-scale reforms to the money law. How can you not read the money law when you discuss the current money law?"

Ouyang Xiu twitched his neck and didn't reply, obviously he was dissatisfied.

Xu Ping ignored him and turned to the surrounding officials of the museum and cabinet and said, "Di Wuqi's right and wrong, merits and demerits, gains and losses of political measures, are of great importance to the money method in the future. Among you, if anyone has any insights into money method, I suggest that you study the money method first. If you study the money method thoroughly, you will understand most of the money method, and only then will you be targeted."

After talking about this, he looked at Ouyang Xiu again: "Otherwise, I didn't know what I was talking about in my heart, so I made random comments and commented on the court ministers. Because of his confusion and making people clear, isn't this kind of person he is talking about?"

How could Ouyang Xiu still bear the temper? He bowed to Xu Ping and said in a voice: "I don't think I can say that when I am in charge! Since the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, they have been in the world for thousands of years. How many people have been able to understand for thousands of years? How many people can be understood after all their energy? When we read the books of sages and become officials and wise masters, there is no need to spend countless efforts on these irrelevant things! A saint's words are better than a thousand words from ordinary people! As long as we keep in mind what sages say and use the great way to assist wise kings is the right way for scholars!"

Xu Ping looked at Ouyang Xiu and saw that his face turned slightly red. He was obviously very excited and didn't say anything for a moment.

The breeze blows down from the hills and blows through the beautiful lotus flowers in the pond, like the waves of a sea of ​​flowers. The huge red and white flowers sway gently with the wind, rubbing against the green lotus leaves, making a rustling sound.

But the pavilion was terriblely quiet, without any sound.

Ouyang Xiu was appointed as an official of Jinshi, and was sentenced to Qian Weiyan, the Henan Prefecture, to treat these literary scholars with preferential treatment. Xie Jiang, the general magistrate, had similar interests and had no airs of being a superior official. Ouyang Xiu always said something without any scruples, and was used to it. Later, when he met Wang Shu, although he was a little more stern, he still admired Ouyang Xiu's literary talent and recommended him to the hall.

However, Qian Weiyan and Wang Shu are both veterans and important officials. They will not be as knowledgeable as Ouyang Xiu, and are very tolerant of him. Today, they are facing Xu Ping, who is two or three years younger than Ouyang Xiu, and have a high position. Will they tolerate Ouyang Xiu in person like those old people?

The officials of the pavilion in the pavilion were unsure and couldn't help but feel worried about Ouyang Xiu. Although Ouyang Xiu was crazy and spoke a little high, there were no other annoying places, and his heart was even more reproachable. Everyone studied and played together every day, and they were naturally closer to each other. Although Xu Ping was easy to talk, he also provided places, provided food and wine, and arranged places in his mansion for them to have fun and banquets at all times. However, the status of both parties was quite far apart, and their ambitions were different, so he naturally felt distant in his heart.

As far and near as human emotions will naturally make instinctive choices.

Xu Ping suddenly smiled and said to Ouyang Xiu: "You speak what the saint said and the great way of heaven and earth are always a theory of benevolence and righteousness. Oh, then I ask you, how much do you know about these knowledge? It is said correctly, what the saint said, the great way is, and the principles of heaven and earth are all included. But, can you understand the truth with the great way?"

Ouyang Xiu said proudly: "Cultivation is also stupid. The sage said, and his heart yearns for it. He devoted himself to studying hard and got one or two of them!"

Xu Ping said: "It's already amazing if you get one or two. Many people here know that when I was a teenager in the streets and alleys of Kaifeng City, I fought horses and dogs every day, and my parents were all worried."

When he heard Xu Ping talk about his embarrassing things when he was a child, the people around him couldn't help but smile knowingly. This person who was also in Kaifeng City, has also had stories. Since Liu Baniang became famous with Xu Ping, there have been many artists in the tile shops. He said that in the past, when Yongning Hou came to support him every day when he was a child. What's even more outrageous is that there are some women in brothels who claim that Xu Ping was sticking to listen to his songs every day when he was a child. Those who say this often are not young, and they can really deceive people, making everyone who knows the details find it funny.

"The Master said, I am aspiring to learn when I was fifteen years old. What the saint said is the ultimate principle of heaven and earth. I was also at the age of fifteen. My family suffered a disaster and had no choice but to sell my property in the capital and move to the countryside of Zhongmu to make a living. From that year on, I have been studying hard for five years. Today, I have been unknowingly ten years. I have been studying hard for ten years and still can't say that I have won the saint's words."

In the crowd, Yin Zhu was older and had a higher status. He bowed and said, "I passed the imperial examination in the year of a young age. I left the border to smooth out the barbarians, defeated the clown in Jiaozhi and jumped the beam, and held his king before the king. This dynasty has been established for more than 60 years, and only one person who has made such achievements is. How can ten years of hard study be said to be useless?"

Xu Ping nodded: "Yes, after ten years of hard work, I only dare to say that I can see the paths of the saints. As an official in the court, I have been walking on thin ice for years, for fear that a person will be careless and will suffer the people. Ouyang Xiu is said to have studied the books of sages since he was a child, and all the villagers have claimed that he is extremely talented. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a way to get a saint."

Hearing this, Ouyang Xiu's heart couldn't help but raise it. He distinguished himself from others, first and then suppressed it. This method was used very well when Ouyang Xiu wrote articles, and he used it very skillfully. Xu Ping's words were heard in his ears, and he would first praise himself, and he would inevitably be criticized and he couldn't help but feel twelve points of energy.

Xu Ping looked at Ouyang Xiu and said slowly: "Then, you can use the one- or two-part saint method to tell me and the people here, how about the money method you mentioned in the article?

While talking, Xu Ping gently patted the book "Qianfa Book" on the stone table.

Ouyang Xiu opened his mouth and quickly closed it again.

How can I say this? When Confucius and Mencius were there such a complex method of money? At that time, money was still physical currency. In addition to being convenient and easy to circulation, it was no different from cloth, gold, silver, and even animal skins and gems. If there is no thing, the saint did not really know five thousand years ago and five thousand years later, how could it be mentioned? Not to mention that Mencius was far from being a saint at this time, and he did not even have the status of the seventy-two sages of Confucius in later generations.

After a while of silence, Ouyang Xiu said helplessly: "When the law of the great way is simple, how can we talk about money? This technique of governing the country is not the method of governing the country. The technique is small douer."

"The small path is also a Tao. Let me tell you, let everyone listen."

Ouyang Xiu was speechless, feeling that there were thousands of words in his heart, but none of them was useful at this time.

Xu Ping's face couldn't help but sink, looking at Ouyang Xiu: "Can't you say it? Aren't you quite able to talk?"

"No matter whether the saint is, it is naturally because this is a path and a skill, so why bother to say it?"

"Oh, when you are here, why do you always say that you have come?" Xu Ping turned his face. "Would you like me to say it?"

Ouyang Xiu sighed in his heart: "Cultivate wishes and hear the teachings to be regulated."

"I ask you, what is Tao?"

"The ultimate principle of heaven and earth that the saints talk about is naturally the Tao."

"Does your words mean that you didn't say it! Tao is very simple, isn't it just a road? If you pave the ground and let others walk, we call it the road. In the hearts of people, look at this world and understand this world. The saints have pointed out the direction to guide you, that is Tao. Is what I said right?"

Ouyang Xiu was a little discouraged: "What he said is reasonable even if he is to be controlled."

Xu Ping nodded: "It's good to have a reason. Even if it's just a little bit of truth, it's not that I'm talking nonsense, right? You have to walk along the road from here. If you sit down and don't move on the road after you get on the road, it's impossible to finish the road, right? The same is true for the road in your heart. The saint pointed out that the road in your heart is paved, just to let you not go astray, don't go around in the same place, don't go to the mud! But if you want to get from here, you still have to walk by yourself. If you get the words of the saint, you will fly?!"

Suddenly, it seemed that the cicadas on the trees stopped crying, and there was no sound in the world.

"When walking on the road on the ground, some people are barefoot, and they are injured after walking for a few steps, and they cannot move a single step. Some people know to wear shoes and walk as fast as they fly. Some people know to ride horses and ride cars, and walk easily and quickly. Isn't the same in their hearts? The saint's way is in their hearts, so they have to keep going, but they still have to learn their own abilities."

"When it comes to money method, why do you ask if you have read Di Wuqi's articles? Because reading those articles means putting on your own shoes. The deeper you understand, the more you may be riding a horse and a car! So what if you get the way of a saint? You still have to go by yourself, why not read it? Can you not read it?"

"The sage talks about life, benevolence, and politics, and people should think of the people of the world as their thoughts. This is the great way. The great way is naturally in my heart! I have repeatedly said that when an official in the court, every word and action, every policy order may affect the lives of countless people in the world. You have to be careful. You only see the advantages of shopping vouchers, but you do not see the disadvantages. Ouyang Xiu, it is easy to make profits, but the difficult thing is to prevent the disadvantages. What are the disadvantages and how to prevent the disadvantages? You don't mention it a word. 'The person who is in charge of the matter is not wise.' It is not that you cannot say that you are not wise, and I am not wise, but you are not qualified yet. With his confusion, he makes people clear, and he is talking about you!"

Xu Ping looked at everyone and said in a deep voice: "The Pavilion is the place where the imperial court cultivates talents. How to cultivate talents? The Chongwen Academy has countless books and can be read. When the imperial court decrees are issued, the officials of the Pavilion can learn. The officials of the National Government can discuss it casually, and will not offend it. However, if you comment on the chief officials, you are not qualified. Go back and study well!"
Chapter completed!