It is already very hot in Xiangyang in June, and all the pedestrians on the street are in a hurry, walking along the shady ground on the roadside. The yellow dog lying on the roadside opens its mouth wide and keeps panting. Even the big dogs on the roadside

The cicadas chirping under the willow trees are a little feeble.

After getting off his horse in front of a riverside restaurant, Wang Xiaolian said: "It's so hot today! It's as if the sun is going to melt you!"

As he spoke, he entered the restaurant first.

At this time, the Jiangbian Restaurant is no longer what it was when Wang Xiaolie first came to Xiangyang. The hall on the first floor is several times the original size and is divided into several areas. Opposite the door is an ordinary large table, the same as before. To the west

A screen was used to separate the pavilion, with the sound of silk and bamboo, and the sound of women singing. To the east was the stage, with a table in front of the stage for guests to enjoy the show while drinking.

Manager Chang saw Wang Xiaolie stop and said hurriedly: "Observe, the banquet prepared by the Yamen is in the pavilion on the second floor."

Wang Xiaolie pointed to a speaker on the stage in the east who raised his hands and feet in a very formal manner and asked: "What is being said over there? Most of the speakers in the past talked about smoke powder ghosts and legendary koans.

There are people who lecture on scriptures and history, but I have never seen anything like that.”

Manager Chang said: "Returning to the observation, the speaker is called Wen Shiliu. He created a new way of speaking, specifically talking about battle formations and how the army fought against the Jin army. He is known as "Tieqi'er". All he talks about recently is observation.

Leading troops to aid Shaanzhou will be loved by the people in the city!"

"Oh -" Wang Xiaolie nodded. After thinking for a while, he walked up the stairs. Halfway there, he said to the manager: "You will ask Wen Liulang to come upstairs later and tell us a story about iron cavalry."

Son."

"Okay, okay." Manager Chang nodded hurriedly in agreement.

This was a very large pavilion, with three tables inside. It was far from an ordinary small pavilion. There were three young men standing inside, welcoming everyone in, and giving them wet hair to wipe their faces with.

Everyone sat down. Wang Xiaoxing said: "In accordance with the imperial edict, Shao Tongzhi led the army back from Shaanzhou, and we took over for him. In the battle of Shaanzhou, we defeated Lousu, saved Shaanzhou, and established the reputation of our Dengzhou Army.

!It’s really not easy.”

Everyone said yes.

Things in the world are like this. When you do it, you rack your brains and work hard, but you don't feel it's a big deal when you succeed. When the matter is over, it slowly ferments, and the impact is far beyond the expectations of the person involved.

When he was rescuing Shaanzhou, Wang Xiaolie gathered the army of Dengzhou, used up the grain reserves in several states, and fought bloody battles. When he won the victory and saved Li Yanxian, he didn't feel that it was anything special. It was just a victory, so he raised his own troops.

The battle should have been won. But after the incident was over, the impact of Shaanzhou's victory slowly became apparent.

Needless to say, Wang Xiaolie's importance in the eyes of other officials was greatly different from the previous ones. This was the first great victory for the Song Army against the Jin Army. Everyone must think highly of Wang Xiaolie.

More importantly, it was the influence it had on the people. At first, the people who participated in the war told the story of the war, and they inevitably added fuel to the fire. They passed it on to others, and everyone added their own thoughts, until the story became more and more bizarre.

Finally, based on these stories, the storyteller moved them to the stage, attracting people to come and enjoy them.

Chen Yuyi said: "Wen Shiliu Lang, who talks about iron cavalry, is really a character. He speaks vividly, as if he was actually on the battlefield. If I hadn't experienced it personally and recorded it specifically, I would have thought that what he said was true."

Wang Xiaolie laughed and said: "Why, what you said is different from the real situation on the battlefield?"

Chen Yuyi waved his hands repeatedly: "Observation, how can it be the same? Fighting on the battlefield is about strategizing and winning thousands of miles away. Who has the patience to listen to him talking about the arrangements before the war? Every time, the general said what should be done, which one

The general listens to the order. After the general receives the order, he must say that he will stand up the army and stand up, and if he loses, he is willing to chop off the head of the person on the neck. This happens again and again! Alas, the military order was invalidated by observation!"

Everyone burst into laughter after hearing this. During the Battle of Shaanzhou, Wang Xiaolie explicitly abolished the military order, but the speaker continued to use it every time.

Xue Chengdao: "Not only that, what happened on the battlefield is also very different from the reality. What the people like to hear is how brave the generals and soldiers are, and how happy they are in killing the enemy. In actual battlefield, what is important is to remain motionless and let the enemy go.

No matter how the army attacks, I remain motionless. When I move, I am as fast as a rabbit running away, attacking the enemy's weak point quickly. What is the meaning of such a battle? What the speaker said is that if you stab with a spear, you will bring him out.

There was a large piece of blood. With one slash, a few heads were cut off. When the enemy general saw it, his face turned pale."

Wang Ruohai couldn't help but shook his head after hearing this and said: "The speaker is trying to please the people who listen to him after all. How can he care about the real situation? It's just that the people were bullied by Jin Lu and used this to vent their anger."

Wang Xiaolie nodded. After a while, he said: "But we can't underestimate this matter. It's not what the speaker said, but the people attach so much importance to victory or defeat on the battlefield. Where does the army's combat effectiveness come from? It's not just supplies.

It is sufficient, well-trained, and more importantly, it has the support of the people. The military’s victory on the battlefield must be shared with the people. Everyone has seen that even if we don’t do it, there are still people who will do it.”

Chen Yuyi said: "Observation means that we should encourage the speaker?"

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "Of course not. You have also said that what the speaker said is completely inconsistent with what happened on the battlefield. If they were told to speak according to the actual situation on the battlefield, I'm afraid no one would listen.

Don't worry about them. The speaker earns some food and clothing, the people get happiness, and they get the best of both worlds. Instead, the army and the government must have their own systems to publicize to the people based on the facts. Not just in the form of speech, but also in various forms of entertainment.

All can be used. It is not to make money, but to let the people know how the army fights. Why the army fights, how many difficulties it faces, and how many people die on the battlefield. Why does this army fight so bravely, and why are they not afraid of death."

Chen Qiudao nodded: "My observation is that if the government doesn't say anything, the people will only hear what the people say. As time goes by, maybe they will really think that fighting on the battlefield is like that."

This is inevitable. Due to the lack of information about the war between the Song Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, later generations did not understand the real situation on the battlefield. What many later generations know about it is the stories of Yue and others. For many people, this

At that time, the high-ranking favored Lu Wenlong, the double-gun Lu Wenlong, and the infuriated Wushu laughed to death Niu Gao. Real war, on the contrary, is a very unfamiliar thing to many people.

Before the wine was served, Manager Chang led Wen Shiliulang upstairs.

Wen Shiliu was in his forties, with a thin face and a few gray beards. When he got upstairs, he saluted everyone and said, "Young Wen Shiliu, I have met all the officials."

Wang Xiaoxing said: "I heard that the iron cavalry you mentioned is very popular with the people. Today we are going to support Shao Tongzhi. Please come up and say something. If you say it well, you will be rewarded."

Manager Chang did not say the identities of Wang Xiaolie and others. Wen Shiliulang took one look and knew that these people had unusual identities, so he was very careful. Following the instructions, he stood under the window and stood aside.

musical instruments, etc.

After clearing his throat, Wen Shiliu Lang said loudly: "Speaking of that Jing——"

Wang Xiaolie waved his hand: "You don't have to start from the beginning. Just choose the part you are most proud of and tell us a short paragraph."

Wen Liulang hurriedly agreed. He lowered his head and thought for a while, and said: "Okay. Let me tell you a story about the guerrilla general Shao Tongzhi who rode into the Golden Formation alone——"

Shao Ling was stunned. He whispered to Wang Xiaolie: "Observe, when did I become a guerrilla general?"

Wang Xiaolie smiled and said: "Don't worry about him. The official system of this dynasty is complicated and many people don't understand it. Adding a general will sound impressive."

Guerrilla generals are Wu Sanguan, the thirteenth rank among the twenty-nine ranks, starting from the fifth rank. After the Shenzong Dynasty, Wu Sanguan was dismissed, and there has been no removal of rank since then. But how could the common people get the title of a clean official? At this time

It was popular to say three points, so the speaker followed the example of the Three Kingdoms and gave the generals various titles. The words were smooth and the people sounded majestic.

This is not nonsense. For example, after Zhang Jun arrived in Shaanxi, he specially sealed the altar and worshiped Qu Duan as a mighty general. This mighty general was not a Wu Sanguan, and I don't know what it meant. It was just that it was grand to worship him at the altar.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Shiliu Lang started to speak. Seeing that everyone listened attentively, the more he spoke, the more excited he became. In his mouth, Shao Ling held a spear in his hand. Gods can kill gods if they block them, Buddhas can be killed if they block Buddhas. One person can choose

Hundreds of people were killed and the Jin army was dispersed.

Shao Ling's eyes widened when he heard this, and he stared blankly at Wen Liulang, who was salivating, and even wondered if he was fake.

After finishing a paragraph, Wen Shiliu Lang held up his hands and said, "Young man is clumsy, please don't blame me, officials."

Wang Xiaolie said with a smile: "What you said is very good. The ten taels of silver here are your reward today."

After saying that, he signaled Cui Qing to take the silver and reward it to Wen Liulang.

How could Wen Liulang ever get so much reward? He kept thanking him profusely. He took the money and went downstairs, as if he was stepping on a pile of cotton.

The food and drinks were served. Wang Xiaolie raised his glass and said with a smile: "I don't want the battle in Shaanzhou to be like this in the eyes of the people. Shao Ling is particularly dissatisfied with controlling the people, and he wants to add a general. Come, let's have a full cup.

!”

Shao Ling said hurriedly: "The speaker is talking nonsense——"

Wang Xiao lied and said with a smile: "We are just listening for fun and drinking."

Putting down his wine glass, Wang Xiaoxing said: "The common people are having fun, and the government should not interfere. But what I heard from the speaker is far from the truth. It is okay for the common people to have fun in their free time, but they cannot take it seriously."

Wang Ruohai shook his head and said: "Ordinary people are ignorant and have heard these stories too many times. How can they not take them seriously?"

Wang Xiaolie nodded, thoughtfully. Yes, the common people don't know what the battlefield is like. They have heard these stories so many times, how could they not take them seriously? The Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Biography of Yue Fei, and Bao Gongan, how many people have heard these stories?
Chapter completed!