"A dispute between civil and military officials?" Zhou Zhilu asked in surprise.
Yun Li glanced around and whispered, "This is nothing new in official circles.
"Our Song Dynasty was founded on military power. During the reign of our previous emperor, military fortune flourished, and military commanders enjoyed immense power, suffocating the civil officials.
"But later, a turmoil broke out, and Your Majesty was also involved in it when he was young. As a result, Your Majesty was quite wary of military generals seizing power, which led to the current flourishing of literary style.
"As for the civil officials, they were squeezed too hard in the early years, and now they are also suppressing the military commanders.
"This is a struggle between civil and military affairs."
Zhou Zhilu suddenly realized, but thinking about the situation surrounding the Great Song, he said in surprise: "But with the Great Song surrounded by enemies on all sides, it will definitely not work without military generals to charge into battle. Your Majesty should also understand this."
Yun Li smiled and asked, "Brother Zhou, what do you think a civil servant is? Just someone who sits at a desk and talks about military strategy?"
Zhou Zhilu thought of the civil servants he had come into contact with recently, the magistrate of Wanghai County, the magistrate of Yancheng County, the chief clerk of Yancheng County... and for a moment he felt like there was something stuck in his throat.
Seeing this, Yun Li smiled and said, "Brother Zhou, you have seen too little. It is normal for officials to be good or bad. If the civil officials were just talking nonsense, how could the emperor tolerate them so much?
"Let's just talk about the Battle of Nanling fifty years ago. Grand Secretary Pei Xuanzhi, Senior Pei, single-handedly entered the enemy army to negotiate. At that time, Senior Pei had reached the seventh level of sacred learning. He displayed the image of a saint in front of the enemy camp, defeated several enemy generals in a row, and even negotiated with the enemy commander for three days and three nights. After three days, the entire enemy army retreated!"
Zhou Zhilu's eyes widened when he heard this, and he said in disbelief, "No way, what did they talk about?"
Yun Li smiled bitterly and said, "How could I know such a secret? However, since then, very few civil officials have been able to cultivate to the seventh level. Now, if I praise the civil officials as having the talent of Pei Sheng, it will be a great encouragement to them."
After saying this, Yun Li raised his glass and drank it all, chanting: "To learn martial arts, one should be like Huo Yunhou, and to study sages, one should learn from Pei Zhicai."
Zhou Zhilu was curious when he heard this, "Oh? Who is this Huo Yunhou?"
Yun Li was about to say excitedly, "This Huo..."
There was a crisp sound of "click" and the cup broke.
An arrogant and domineering voice rang out: "Where are the shopkeepers? Get out here!"
As he finished speaking, a middle-aged man with a big belly, sweating profusely, ran over and asked in a low voice, "Sir, may I ask why you are so angry?"
A young man in a brocade robe said with disdain, "Boss, you're too noisy! Why are you letting anyone in? There are even people telling stories here. If someone didn't know better, they'd think you were running a brothel!"
As the young man spoke, he looked towards Zhou Zhilu with a sinister look.
Zhou Zhilu heard this and said unkindly, "I didn't expect there were so many biting dogs in the capital. This really opened my eyes."
The young man's face was gloomy, and he said coldly: "Destroy him for me."
A black shadow suddenly rushed out from the young man's side, and with a flash of cold light, a dagger suddenly attacked.
"Humph! You lackey dare to hurt others? Go back!"
Zhou Zhilu shouted, drew the long sword from his waist, and in the cold wind, he chopped the opponent back in an instant.
The shadow retreated back to the young man, looked down at the frost on the dagger, and whispered: "Sir, the opponent's skills are not weak."
The young man sneered at the words and said, "Humph, not weak? So what? A mere Taoist night guard dares to fight back in Yong'an Prefecture?"
After saying that, he stood up, walked in front of Zhou Zhilu, narrowed his eyes and said arrogantly: "Boy, here, if I want to hit you, you have to take it obediently. Do you understand?"
Zhou Zhilu's eyes flashed coldly, and his left hand couldn't help but rest on the hilt of the knife.
"That's enough, Fan Jin! That's too much!" Yun Li stood up and scolded.
Upon hearing this, Fan Jin raised an eyebrow and looked at Yun Li. "Hey! Isn't this the unknown person from the Yun family? I was wondering why his voice sounded so familiar. What's the matter? Did you become unable to make ends meet and come here to tell stories to make money?"
"You!" Even Yun Li, an easygoing person, was so angry that his face turned red.
"Is your last name Fan?" Zhou Zhilu suddenly interrupted.
Then he grinned: "Fan Quan's son, no wonder, one is power, the other is money, it really is true that like father, like son."
Fan Jin had a gloomy face. He hated it most when people made fun of him and his father's name.
Seeing Zhou Zhilu's left hand on the hilt of the knife, he shook his head and said, "What? You want to fight? I'm standing right here. If you dare, chop me."
Yun Li quickly held Zhou Zhilu's hand and said, "Brother Zhou, calm down!"
"Fan Jin! I will definitely inform my brother about what happened today and report you for your misconduct!"
Fan Jin laughed heartily, "Hahaha, Yunli, ah Yunli, you're so naive. Who do you think you are? Do you think your brother will go against my family just because of a word from you?"
Then he looked at Zhou Zhilu with contempt and said, "Just relying on this little ninth-rank Fuye Guard?"
As he spoke, Fan Jin reached out and was about to pat Zhou Zhilu's cheek.
A cold light suddenly flashed in Zhou Zhilu's eyes.
“Crack!”
There was a crisp sound, and before anyone else could react, Fan Jin's right hand twisted and drooped backwards.
"Ahhhhhhh!!! My hand!"
Fan Jin's guards felt their scalps tingling when they saw this. They immediately drew out their daggers and protected Fan Jin, staring at Zhou Zhilu ferociously.
Yun Li also understood that the matter could not be resolved peacefully, so he drew his sword and confronted the other party's guards.
Just then, the official that the store owner had reported to the police finally showed up, or perhaps, seeing that someone they couldn't afford to offend was in trouble, they had no choice but to show up.
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