Wang Yaochen left the official hall and saw Xu Ping sitting on a rattan chair in the sun in the yard. He fell asleep at some point. When he walked closer, he saw Xu Ping holding a copy of "Liu Hedong Collection of Essays" in his hand, and a piece of paper on the table next to him.

There is a five-character poem written by Xu Ping at some time on the paper:

"Song of poetry and learning from Lao Du, I like to chant for white-headed chanting.

Show paper to pity the suffering of the people, and lament the past and present.

The fragrance of flowers suddenly splashed tears, and the grass and trees were also shocked.

But he went to no one, and secretly learned to get drunk with willow shade."

The trend at this time was Han Yu and Du Fu's poetry, and Du Fu's poems were regarded as benchmarks. When scholars learn to write poetry, they must read Du's poems all over. If the style of the poem can be so similar to Du Fu's poems, they will be able to gain great favor.

Du Fu's life was bumpy, and his poetry was so melancholy that he naturally had a kind of compassion in the poem. At this time, it was a peaceful era. Although there were strong enemies outside and many contradictions inside, the lives of ordinary people were still acceptable. How could young people truly understand the feelings in Du's poems without going through the world? Learning Du's poems is naturally to force me to say sorrow and pretend to be deep. Xu Ping also came here like this. I don't know why today I wrote this poem to tease this matter.

Wang Yaochen read the poem several times, and finally couldn't help laughing out loud.

Xu Ping was awakened from his dream. He looked up and saw that it was Wang Yaochen. He hurriedly stood up and said, "It's Boyong who is here, why don't you call me? The spring is right now, and the so-called spring is sleepy and autumn is exhausted. I fell asleep unknowingly."

Wang Yaochen said, "I'm bored in it, so I'm out and I'm free. I'm going to have a walk. By the way, if you write this poem, if you're going to be seen, wouldn't it mean you're teaching the young people badly? You're in the west of Jing, and you're also learning!"

Xu Ping waved his hand: "Game work, just have fun when you have time."

Wang Yaochen shook his head, but said, "Poetry expresses one's aspirations, and it is only when you are unintentional. Yun Xing has been fond of reading articles from Liu Hedong these days, and Mr. Wu Liu's poems are probably not on a whim. Since the beginning of the year, "The Strategy for Rich the Country and the People's Security", your will has been a little depressed. Although you don't say it, we can guess the truth in it."

Xu Ping forced a smile and said, "There is no depression in his will. It's just that the book has been compiled. After a big event in his heart, he will naturally relax. Reading these articles can also relax."

"Although Tao's poems mostly describe rural interests and are born with tranquility and indifference, they can only be written by Mr. Wuliu without bowing his back for five dou of rice to avoid the world. Wei's poems, isn't Liu's poems the same? Reading is leisurely, but there is a word of bitterness. Their leisure is transformed from suffering. We are still young!"

Speaking of this, Wang Yaochen pressed Xu Ping's shoulder and stopped it, and stopped talking about the topic. He stopped when he clicked. Wang Yaochen was not his mother-in-law's character, and he knew that Xu Ping was not.

He took a stool and sat down next to him. Wang Yaochen said, "The official documents from all over the country have been back. It is scheduled to be held next month. The head of Jingxi Road Prefecture will gather in Dengzhou for discussion. There are not many days left. Should we prepare well?"

"Of course, it's necessary. The compilation of "The Strategy for Rich and the People" says that local prefectures and counties are involved. In fact, it's mainly because of the several prefectures and counties in the north, and it's good that everyone in the south can see it."

Wang Yaochen frowned and said, "And I'm worried that they may not agree by that time. The southern states have never had much contact with us. You have never seen many officials from many states. What will happen in detail. Although Jia Tixing and Deputy Envoy Fang have always supported the new policy, what is the situation? Yun Xing is hard to say. After this discussion, Mr. Yan must return to Beijing. Whether he can support us depends on this time."

Since Fan Zhongyan was demoted, Yan Shu's concerns have become more serious than before, and he is not so enthusiastic about the new policy. Although it is only a few hundred miles away, the situation in the capital is still difficult to grasp. If Yan Shu knew that the lower-level officials below the capital are complaining and full of yearning for the implementation of the new policy, he might not hesitate. Chen Zhizhong has been in trouble in the past two years. Since Xu Ping left, the treatment of lower-level officials has become significantly worse, and all his resentment has been posted on him. Lu Yijian, who prevented the new policy, was arranged like a lack of money and food, and you can't say it's too much, and scholars' mouths are very poisonous.

In fact, it is not just Yan Shu. Since Fan Zhongyan was demoted, Xu Ping has changed a lot. Lu Yijian can suppress the officials from discussing this matter, but how can he block the world's long and tighter the rebound, the greater the strength. Xu Ping saw it, and his thoughts slowly changed. In the past, he always thought that as long as he governed according to what he said, everyone could live a good life and have meat every meal, and naturally would support himself, but now he is a little shaken.

The country and the world really can bring people to their side by just using their interests? How many people who support Fan Zhongyan wholeheartedly think that they can get promoted and make money with him? Why is this so in poetry? Is the poems of these two people better than those of others? Not just that. Han Du’s poems are good, but are Li Bai and others just a little bit? Respecting Han Du in this era is the spirit of respecting Han Du. In the chaotic times of the Five Dynasties, they really feared everyone, making the country prosperous and strong, and never happening that kind of tragedy is the call of the times. Moreover, although it has been quite calm since the Song Dynasty, the social class changes drastically, and people always have a sense of instability. Finding a way to govern the country and safeguard the people is the wish of many people.

It was at this time that Xu Ping truly realized why superstructures not only include political structures, but also ideology. Fan Zhongyan’s official position is not high and his power is not heavy. Where does his energy come from? It comes from ideology. After decades of being an official in the local area, setting an example, and shouting for poetry and prose, Fan Zhongyan has already stood in the high ground of ideology in this era. Lu Yijian could demote Fan Zhongyan from the capital, but he could not defeat him. In terms of ideology, Lu Yijian was not worthy of comparing with Fan Zhongyan at all.

The battle between Fan and Lu has changed greatly. Now the desire to immediately push the new policy to the whole country is no longer so strong. Letting his theory stand on the ideological high ground with this set of "Strategy for Rich and Safeguarding the People" is what Xu Ping most hopes to do. Only by becoming the mainstream ideology can it truly be called the law of the ages.

This policy is not a technique for governing the country, but the way Xu Ping brought to this era. Only at this level can it be truly passed on. It is no longer the same as the policies of Sang Hongyang, Di Wuqi, Liu Yan and others in the past, but it is just a flash in the pan.

It is precisely because of this change in thought that Xu Ping's enthusiasm slowly cooled down, but his will became stronger.

Later generations often learned the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties, not to mention the Six Sects of the Song Dynasty, but Han and Liu in the Tang Dynasty actually had different treatments in the Song Dynasty. The Northern Song Dynasty learned about Han Yu, who was implicit and profound, brave and vigorous, and was truly transcendent until the status of Liu Zongyuan in the Southern Song Dynasty. Why did Xu Ping like to read Liu Zongyuan's poems recently? Wang Yaochen said it well, Liu's leisure was escaped from loneliness, and it was precisely because of the poet's loneliness at that time that he had deep and distant leisure.
Chapter completed!