Chapter Five Mid-Mountain Pavilion Discussion of Power (2)
Dongfang Jian held the wine cup for a moment, then drained the wine in the cup in one gulp and put it down. [] Fang slowly said," Jian grew up in a foreign land and never thought of returning home. Therefore, when Jian's parents died at the age of seventeen, he followed his parents 'wishes and brought their ashes back to his hometown. He returned to his hometown three years ago and observed mourning for three years. The period of mourning had just ended, so he bid farewell to his parents and began to travel the world. Along the way, he saw many unspeakable things. I also feel a little touched, but I don't know what to say.”
"Over the weekend, the seven countries will fight and join Qin. After the destruction of Qin, Chu and Han fought for each other and merged with Han. It had been nearly 400 years since the Han Dynasty, when Gaozu killed the White Snake and rebelled, unified the world. Later, Guangwu revived. The cause of the rebellion probably began with Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling. Emperor Huan imprisoned good people and trusted eunuchs. After the death of Emperor Huan, Emperor Ling ascended the throne, and General Dou Wu and Taifu Chen Fan assisted each other. At that time, there were eunuchs Cao Jie and other people playing power, Dou Wu, Chen Fan plot to kill him, the plot is not confidential, but was killed, Zhongjuan from then on more arrogant. The gentleman in the court avoided it, and the villain jumped for joy. Officials everywhere were corrupt, the people were in dire straits, and thieves rose everywhere. At this time, if someone with the intention to climb high and shout, there will be a large number of followers, with a single spark of fire into a prairie fire. At that time, the road between the court and the states was not smooth, and it was difficult to collect taxes, money and grain into the treasury. What did the court use as a salary to form an army to quell the rebellion? He will certainly give power to the states and conscript troops to attack them on the spot. In this way, disaster is not far away. Although the rebels were involved in a wide range of activities, they had no clear political goals and lacked military training, so although they were in chaos, they could not last long. However, the states took advantage of the chaos to take advantage of the situation, self-determination of taxes, money and food, reorganization of military power, military power, money and food are all decided by the princes, so the situation of the tail is too big to fall. There are no taxes in the courtyard, and there are no weapons outside. If the emperor is still alive, the vassals will have no reason to move, but if the emperor dies one day, the successor will be young. The internal court is not harmonious, and the orders outside are not conveyed. It will certainly become a strong branch and weak trunk. If there were crafty sycophants at this time to act at the right time, then the national instrument would be covered with dust, and the imperial family would immediately collapse. At that time. The various regions would inevitably form independent territories, and the feudal lords would fight amongst themselves. Chaos would really begin. However, this was not the most worrying thing.”Dongfang Jian paused for a moment and continued,""If the feudal vassals can settle the chaos in a short period of time and kill less, it's fine. If this drags on for too long, it will definitely hurt the foundation of China-the people. At that time, even if we manage to unify the country, it will be devastated and the population will wither. If brothers fight, we will definitely bully them. Once the foreign cavalry breaks in, our Chinese will face the disaster of being wiped out.”After saying that, he sighed endlessly.
Hearing Dongfang Jian's words, Tian Feng broke out in a cold sweat. His hands trembled, and the wine cup fell to the ground with a clang. His lips trembled as he muttered to himself,""If that's the case, what can we do?" Although Tian Feng was originally dissatisfied with the current situation of the Han Dynasty and had a premonition that there would be chaos, he did not expect it to be so far away and the consequences to be so terrifying. For a moment, his mind was like a chaotic battle between two armies, people neighing and horses neighing. His eyes were listless and unfocused as he looked at Dongfang Jian. When he saw Dongfang Jian, he suddenly stood up. He reached out and tugged at Dongfang Jian's sleeve, shouting,""Mister is talented, you must have a plan to protect China. I hope Mister can teach me.”After saying that, he knelt down and was about to kowtow.
Dongfang Jian hurriedly pulled him back." Don't panic, sir. Stand up first. Let the sword speak."”Tian Feng's tears flowed down his face. He barely managed to get up and sit down, but he only looked at Dongfang Jian.
Dongfang Jian had no choice but to bend down and pick up the wine cup, then pour wine for him. Only then did he slowly say,"The chaos has already appeared. It's not something that can be resolved overnight." However, nothing was absolute. If there was a hero who could rise up and wield the sword of lightning, he could unify the country and unify the eight desolates. He served the monarch with loyalty, practiced benevolent government, reduced taxes, promoted industry and commerce, and trained armaments. Pay attention to farming and encourage sericulture. On the other hand, he used the method of thunder to suppress them with iron and blood. It is also an opportunity for rejuvenation."
Tian Feng calmed down after hearing this. He lowered his head and pondered for a moment. Then, he stood up resolutely, straightened his clothes, and kneeled before Dongfang Jian. He said,"Sir, you are a great talent. If you can stand up and shoulder the burden of the world, I am not a talent. I am willing to serve you as my lord. I will lead the horse and give it up even if I have to die." Zhang Fei, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou also knelt down and sang loudly.
Dongfang Jian could not help but feel a headache. He hurriedly stood up and said,""What are you doing? "Let me explain slowly." The four of them looked at each other in confusion and stood up.
Dongfang Jian looked at the three of them and shook his head with a bitter smile.""It's not that I don't want to, but most of the world is under the control of the wealthy families. I'm just a commoner from a poor family. Although I want to save the world, I don't have the strength. If I take over the world one day, the wealthy families in the world will not tolerate me. At that time, I will cause chaos and cause the people in the world to be in trouble. I'm afraid that my family will be greatly weakened. It's much more difficult to pacify internal strife than external strife.'To resist foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the country.' At that time, we will become sinners of the nation.”
When Tian Feng heard this, he was greatly disappointed and didn't say a word. Zhang Fei, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou also stood stiffly on the spot, not knowing what to say.
"Big brother, is there no other way?" Zhang Fei asked anxiously. Why are those aristocratic families able to live in vain while we commoners can only starve? It's just too unfair. It's time for a change in the world.”
Dongfang Jian saw this and said," Yi De, don't talk nonsense. Do you think that the world is your toy? Do you think that you can change it just like that? The world belongs to the people of the world, not a certain person or a certain aristocratic family."”Then, he changed his tone and said,"You're right. The wine and meat in the vermilion gate stink, and there are frozen bones on the road." This was the era where there was no room for the common people to live. The common people were the best people in the world. Even if there was a chance for them to live, they would not rebel. But now, eunuchs were in power and buying and selling official positions. The world had already started to think wildly.”
"What a good line, wine and meat stink at the vermilion gate, the road has frozen bones and the world belongs to the people of the world. Just based on these two sentences, I, Tian Feng, will follow you, my lord.”Tian Feng immediately knelt down and shouted.
Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Zhang Fei also shouted,"We pledge our lives to follow my lord to save the world.”
"Stop swinging, get up quickly."”
"If my lord doesn't agree to accept us as his followers, we will kneel for a long time." Tian Feng said.”
"Alright, alright, I promise you. Get up quickly," Dongfang Jian said anxiously.”Dongfang Jian helped them up.
"If my lord can really save the world, I have a plan that can help my lord solve his identity problem," Tian Feng said.”
"Yuan Hao, what plan do you have to teach me?" Dongfang Jian asked.
"My lord, if you want to achieve great things, you still need to rely on the strength of one person."”
"Who is it?"
"Dongfang Shuo, a famous minister of the Han Dynasty."
"Dongfang Shuo, I understand now. Yuanhao is indeed a talented person.”Dongfang Jian said.
The two of them looked at each other and laughed. Their laughter made Zhang, Yan, and Wen laugh inexplicably. The three of them looked at each other but still did not understand.
"My lord, what should we do in the future?”Tian Feng asked.
Dongfang Jian smiled and said,"What we need to do now is to prepare for the future."
Tian Feng asked,"What's the plan?"
Dongfang Jian said with a smile. Fang Jian was certain and said slowly,""I've been traveling the world for more than a few years. Along the way, I've seen many abandoned fields and refugees. This is not only a natural disaster, but also a disaster. In addition, there were many diseases in various places. The government of each state not only did not give out grain and porridge, but also prepared medicine to cure diseases. Instead, they closed the households of the people to avoid the epidemic. Many commoners couldn't return to their homes and could only leave their homes, causing small groups of thieves to swarm everywhere. In the meantime, many Taoist priests scattered talismans and cast water spells to win the hearts of the people. Therefore, I expect that the people who will rise up in the future will be these Taoist priests.”
Tian Feng nodded in agreement." I've also seen many of these Taoist priests being sneaky. They often mislead the public with empty words and provoke others.”
Dongfang Jian nodded and continued,"When the chaos first starts, it will definitely cause a huge commotion. If the court can select talented people, let go of their hands, put down this chaos, it is really easy. However, the ten constant attendants control the government, do not want the relatives to take power, will certainly hinder them. At that time, the war would continue. His Majesty was originally an impatient person. In order to quell the chaos as soon as possible, he would definitely put power in the local areas. In this way, the states and counties would recruit soldiers to attack themselves. If there were heroes, they would definitely take advantage of this situation. I think that although the civil unrest won't last long, when it subsides, the Imperial Court's control over the region will weaken greatly. At present, the places where the people are in turmoil are mainly in Hebei, Qing, You, Bing, Yu and Jing. Therefore, the north would be the place where the war would be concentrated in the next few years.”
Tian Feng nodded.
Dongfang Jian continued," From ancient times until now, China has mostly been unified from the north to the south. In fact, the north is bitter and cold, the folk customs are fierce, and many good generals and brave soldiers are produced. If you have the ambition to dominate the world, you will do your best to seize it. However, the northern states and counties are densely populated, and the forces of the princes are intertwined. If you want to integrate them, you must be a bold monarch. If he wanted to nurture it into the capital to conquer the world as soon as possible, he had to use thunderous might and bloody methods to go through many battles to achieve it. This way, although they could obtain weapons that could last for a long time, to the ruler who did this, it was easy to be criticized and called cruel. This is the first reason. Secondly, how would he face the Great Han Imperial Court after he unified the Northern Lands? Turn around and serve him? Yuan Hao is not a short-sighted person, should know that there is no such possibility. Therefore, those who can do such bloody means must be people who look at the world with eagle-like eyes and wolf-like eyes and have wild ambitions. Then, there were only two ways to deal with the imperial court: 1. Ignore him. At that time, he would urge one or two silly birds to make a show that the Han Dynasty was in ruins and he was the emperor to divert his attention. Two, to directly control the emperor. By using the Son of Heaven to order the vassals, when he was done using it and forcing the Han Dynasty to abdicate, he would be able to succeed. However, no matter which path he chose, he would be labeled as a traitor. Since ancient times, those who obtained the world did not cherish their feathers. No matter what, they had to do it in the name of killing evil. Otherwise, it would greatly damage their own appeal. To sum up, at this time, the north to get the world, must be domineering. On the contrary, if he used the kingly way to fight for the world, he would definitely not stand out in the north.”
Tian Feng sighed in admiration. He asked,"In my lord's opinion, what should be done if the kingly way is carried out?”
Dongfang Jian reached out for the wine and took a sip. Then, he said," The world is like a chess game. If you fight for the world with the kingly way, you should abandon the north and go to the south of the river. It was set up in the south during the war in the north. When the north is in chaos, we should go around it, not to seize land and occupy cities, but to investigate carefully, search for wise ministers and good generals for our own use, and send people to the south to accumulate money and food and secretly recruit soldiers and horses. He made friends with the common people with kindness, made friends with the clans with gold and pearls, and searched for talents to enrich himself. Once there is a change, the government changes the law to seize power. At that time, the court sent generals to guard the Huaihe River along the Yangtze River, blocking its dangerous places, ships sailing along the Yangtze River to patrol the natural danger. There are aristocratic families in the palace to support, good ministers and talented people around to assist, the people have received grace, how can not prepare food to welcome the king? Wuyang area, there are many water networks and rich production, the terrain is soft and not conducive to cavalry domineering. In today's battle, if there is no cavalry to break into the camp, how can we win? Moreover, this place is surrounded by water on three sides. If the capital is set here, it will become a situation of staying in a corner and will not have the power to compete for the world. Therefore, this place can be used as a warehouse for money and rice, which can be used as a backup. Send a general to guard it and carefully manage it. Jingzhou was rich and had convenient transportation. To the north, we occupy the Han and Mian regions, and the benefits are all in the South China Sea. To the east, we connect Wuhui, and to the west, we connect Ba and Shu. This is the place where we can use force. To the west of Jingzhou, Yizhou is a dangerous fortress with thousands of miles of fertile land. It is a country of abundance. The people are rich and the country is rich. Gaozu took advantage of it to achieve the emperor's industry. If you cross the three states of Jing, Yi and Yang, keep the dangerous terrain, go west to the Rong people, go south to pacify Yi and Yue, occupy the dangerous terrain of the Yangtze River, cultivate political affairs internally, station troops and store food to train soldiers. Many spies were sent to the north to find opportunities to slander, alienate, or harass. Once there is a change, we will divide our forces into three groups to attack. He ordered a general to lead Jingzhou troops to attack Wancheng and Luoyang, a general to lead Wu Yang troops to attack Hefei, and the king himself to lead Yizhou troops to attack Qinchuan. If this is done, the great cause can be achieved and the Han Dynasty can be revived. At that time, he ruled the world with the way of being a king outside and a saint inside, implemented benevolent government, reduced taxes, promoted industry and commerce, and trained armaments. Pay attention to agriculture, encourage sericulture, the richer the country and the stronger the people. In this way, how dare outsiders look at China?”
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