Once again, the group bade farewell to their hometown in the early morning and headed for the last stop, Hongnong.
Instead of walking along the Yellow River, they walked on land. The terrain between the two places was flat.
If they were to take the Yellow River, they would first have to go to Taolin County and then take the Honglu River in the southwest.
Meng Haoran, Wang Wei, and Li Yi were in the same car.
Meng Haoran didn't seem to be in a good state. His concentration wasn't focused enough, and he was often distracted.
Li Yi could not help but recall what was written in the information. He went to Chang 'an to look for Zhang Shuo to see His Majesty. His Majesty suddenly went to Zhang Shuo's house and Meng Haoran hid under the bed.
"Haoran, although I have never met His Majesty before, I have heard of His Majesty's character."
Li Yi's voice was calm, for fear of scaring Meng Haoran.
When he heard Li Yi's voice, Meng Haoran gradually recovered from the tension caused by the difference in their statuses.
Wang Wei sat upright. He also wanted to understand.
"It's fine to write idyllic poems. Many people yearn for a leisurely idyllic life. However! No one likes to listen to other people's sad stories all day, unless it's an enemy. "
Li Yi knew that Meng Haoran was in a hurry. He was already twenty-nine years old.
If he hadn't run into Zhang Shuo, Meng Haoran would have written a poem the next year when Zhang Shuo changed locations.
Isolated from the clamor of the dust, the first thing to do is to live in peace and tranquility … The thirties have not met yet … Calligraphy and sword writing are getting late, the sun has already set in the Qiu Garden. In the morning, one's heart is filled with joy, sitting during the day, one often lacks comprehension … Who can be Yang Xiong and recommend him to Ganquan?
The whole poem first described the scenery, then his own situation, then his thoughts, and finally his wishes.
He was already thirty years old. It was too late for him to learn the sword.
He wanted to drown his sorrows in alcohol, hoping that someone would recommend him like Yang Zhuang, who was from the same hometown as Yang Xiong.
At that time, after Yang Xiong was recommended, he wrote Gan Quan Fu and became famous, directly becoming the assistant minister of the Yellow Door.
The rank of an official was not the highest, but he could always accompany the emperor.
Meng Haoran always felt that his talent was unrecognized. In fact, he knew his own shortcomings. If he didn't take the imperial examinations, he wouldn't have been able to pass.
It wasn't until he was thirty-nine that he couldn't find anyone to recommend him to take the imperial examinations.
After that, he continued to write poems and play around. In the end, he only worked as an aide for a few days.
He wrote many poems in his life and left behind a large number of pastoral works for later generations.
"Writing frontier poems?" Wang Wei was happy. He knew how to write frontier poems.
"A poem that praises the good life of the people of the Tang dynasty is also fine." Li Yi felt that Wang Wei's starting point was higher than Meng Haoran's, and at the same time, his overall talent exceeded Meng Haoran's.
Wang Wei didn't pass the imperial examination the first time, but he passed the examination the next year.
Li Yi poured tea for the three of them and said, "Poems and essays are of little use in the imperial examinations. The Buddhist scriptures are memorized and cannot be faked. Haoran is lacking in current affairs. "
Meng Haoran's expression flickered, and he looked at Li Yi with fear in his eyes.
He had never told anyone that he was a bad strategist. He had memorized all the things he had to memorize, and when he wrote poems, he could come up with allusions at his fingertips.
When he was asked about his current affairs, he was immediately dumbfounded.
"Can Li Dongzhu teach me?" Meng Haoran already regarded Li Yi as a god.
"It's very simple. Stay in my Zhuangzi for a few days, and you will understand the affairs of the Tang dynasty, including the contents of the current affairs examination."
Li Yi once again understood why people from aristocratic families could always pass the Jinshi exam, while ordinary people couldn't.
Without newspapers and the Internet, where could one learn about national affairs?
Who could he ask about the border and the war in Tubo?
Without knowing the specific situation, and with the current affairs examination, how could he make it up with his eyes closed?
"Is that so?" Meng Haoran found that it was too simple. Staying in the Li Family Zhuangzi was enough? Did they leave out the questions for him? Good, good!
"Next year, there are a few things that must be done in the Tang dynasty. Tell me about them."
Li Yi didn't want to tell them directly. He wanted to see Meng Haoran and Wang Wei's level.
He himself could influence the questions, and he could even come up with the current affairs. How he operated the general trend of the Tang dynasty was something that others had to test.
"The border." Wang Wei and Meng Haoran spoke at the same time.
"Where is the border?" Li Yi asked.
"Tubo!" Both of them still spoke at the same time.
"What should Tubo do?" Li Yi didn't say whether it was right or wrong and continued to ask.
Meng Haoran and Wang Wei looked at each other, and Wang Wei spoke first, "We should continue to attack the interior of Tubo while the Tang dynasty has enough logistical supplies."
Meng Haoran also said, "The elites of the Tang dynasty are all at the source of the Yellow River. They have adapted to the local climate and can advance."
"You two will fight with knives? Where does the Tang dynasty get its money? Doesn't the Tang dynasty need money in other places?
Next year, the Tang dynasty won't attack Tubo. Strategically, attacking Tubo will consume our national strength.
Do you know that the tribes from the Yellow River in Tubo to the source of the Yellow River have surrendered to the Tang dynasty?
This is called information asymmetry. You can't understand it at your level. It's written in the newspaper, so write it out. Read more newspapers. "
Li Yi shook his head. If they didn't attack Tubo next year, the Turks wouldn't attack either.
Once the Turks started to fight, they would definitely end their internal strife quickly and target the Tang dynasty together.
"The Turks and the commandos won't start a war unless they provoke them first. Tubo is cooperating with us to make money …"
Li Yi explained the current situation in the north, northwest, and west to the two.
The northwest needed to grow cotton. Tubo's land would be given up for planting and breeding. When the time came, some money would be given to Tubo first.
It wasn't the money that was given out, but the Tang dynasty's goods that were bought with the money. The Tang dynasty would gain a little bit of advantage.
The commandos were continuously injured by the Tang dynasty. It wasn't clear whether Tubo would attack Su Lu or not, but Su Lu had to attack the white-clothed Abbasid Caliphate.
If he didn't attack, the internal situation would be unstable. The losses suffered by the Tang dynasty would have to be made up for by the white-clothed Abbasid Caliphate.
The Tang dynasty could even trade with them and ask them to help open up the Silk Road.
Meng Haoran and Wang Wei looked at each other again.
"Does being in a high position have such benefits?" Meng Haoran thought of Li Yi's position.
"The strategy of the Tang dynasty is not easy to come up with." Wang Wei's expression was solemn.
He thought that if he was in the same position as Li Yi, he wouldn't have thought so much.
Born in the Wang family of Hedong, he knew all too well how difficult it was to formulate national affairs.
One careless mistake could cause problems for the entire country.
When Li Yi said this, it seemed that everything was under control and nothing was left out.
What kind of situation would the enemy of the Third Corps be in? What kind of measures would they take? How would the Tang dynasty deal with it? It sounded simple.
But how did this situation come about? Who pushed for the current situation to come about?
Wang Wei was still convinced. His family was close to the capital, so he knew how much the Li Family Zhuangzi had sacrificed in the war.
Otherwise, why would His Majesty live in the Li Family Zhuangzi and not his Wang Family Zhuangzi?
"Yes, it's not easy." Meng Haoran reacted. Indeed, it had little to do with one's position. Only with ability could one have a position.
"The next question is about the Khitan, Xi, and Bohai trade. How do you explain it?" Li Yi asked again.
These were all current affairs policies to be tested at the beginning of spring next year. From the northeast to the northwest, each faction would come up with a solution.
"Didn't they surrender?" Meng Haoran's meaning was that they were on the same side. It was just business. What was there to explain?
"Make a lot of money from the trade and restrict the people there. Otherwise, they will rebel again. It's not credible. "Wang Wei didn't think that the situation there was stable.
"If it's only a problem of money, I have countless ways to solve it. Economic warfare is just as important in war. There's also a kind of war called cultural warfare …"
Li Yi once again gave a new idea and a new term.
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