The festive season is approaching. In Dingzhou City, every household is decorated with lanterns and festoons. Temple fairs and markets continue. Even the government has opened a curfew. At night, lanterns can be seen faintly by the moat, and people are everywhere to enjoy the night.
At this time, a big ship was also sailing slowly on the river outside the city, and there were two people sitting on the deck, they were obviously Wu Ming and Wu Zhi who were traveling in micro-clothes.
"Seeing this scene makes me feel like a human being..."
Wu Pheasant was dressed in a green shirt and dressed as a Confucian scholar. Years of military service did not add to her wind and frost. On the contrary, due to her great advancement in martial arts, her skin was like ice jade.
"One is that you are able to manage it well, and the other is near the capital. If there is still a thousand miles of starvation, how can there be any way to survive in other places?"
Wu Ming smiled slightly.
The wealth and political agglomeration effect of the capital is naturally no small matter. After all, it is at the feet of the emperor. No matter which dynasty they are in, the living standards of the people are top-notch, but it is a joke to say that it can represent the general standard of a country.
Night breeze.
Wu Zhi and Wu Ming, who had stolen half a day's leisure from the buoyant life, enjoyed the sights on both sides, occasionally cooking wine and drinking.
Occasionally, other flower boats can be seen, full of brocade clusters, with silk and bamboo orchestras and the sound of warblers and swallows constantly coming from above, but before they approach, they are scattered by nearby escort ships.
Even though they travel in low clothes and possess special skills, Wu Ming and Wu Zhi don't like the temperament of Bailongyu clothes, and they have many guards who secretly accompany them.
Although it may not be able to deal with any major enemies, it is more than enough to deal with these small troubles.
"Ding'er has reached the age of entering school, can my husband have a suitable choice for a teacher?"
Wu Zhi looked at the rolling river and asked suddenly.
"Ding'er is talented and smart. No matter what he learns quickly, he doesn't have to worry about learning and governance. The only thing to worry about is his character. When he is selected as a teacher, he has to think carefully..."
To be honest, an emperor, in fact, doesn't even have to have any requirements for literary talent and martial arts, otherwise what would a group of civil servants and generals below do? The real thing to learn is the imperial mind, selecting and employing people, and the method of checks and balances is enough.
The most important thing is to be able to deal with the courtiers, not to be deceived, as long as this is achieved, and a little literati flattery is added, the title of the famous emperor through the ages will be appropriate.
"Recently Huang Zong, a great Confucian in the north, came to Dingzhou City to give lectures. Several Confucian scholars have recommended this person to me. What do you think, my husband?"
Wu Zhi had a faint smile on his face.
"Pure Confucianism?"
Wu Ming frowned slightly.
"My husband seems to have a prejudice against Confucianism?"
Wu Zhi asked curiously.
"No!"
Wu Ming shook his head and said: "In the troubled times, to rule and reconcile the chaos, what is needed are warriors and military strategists... Of course, now the nineteen states of the Great Zhou Dynasty, 80% of them can be unified in your hands, and Ding'er just needs to be a successful ruler. The inaction techniques of Confucianism, Legalism and Taoism are also quite beneficial, but in less than three generations, Confucianism still cannot be the main one... "
The scholar rebelled and failed for three years.
To be honest, didn't those founding kings know the danger of the dominance of a scholar's family
No!
Just don't do it!
Even if scholars control the world and suppress generals, so what? Without military power, who can rebel
After the founding of the country, military strategists will inevitably decline, while Confucianism will rise.
Even though they knew the consequences of doing so, their armaments would inevitably be weakened in the later stages of the empire, and they would be unable to fight back if they were suppressed internally or resisted externally, so what
Looking up at the size of the world, how can there be an everlasting empire
If you put emphasis on martial arts and curb writing, even if you can dominate the world and conquer the world, there will always be disasters of overthrow, but if you elevate civil servants and hold on to the weak, you can at least win a hundred years of state power.
The emperor is selfish, how will he choose, do you need to think about it
From a practical point of view, the Confucian system of monarch, minister and minister is indeed quite beneficial to governance, and it is a system that saves administrative resources the most. On the surface, at least it still declares that the monarch wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die.
As for those generals with heavy soldiers in their hands, you want to kill him to see if the other party will resist
Comparing the two, it is natural that everyone knows the choice.
However, when the country was just founded, it was a little different. The founding ancestor of the country must use military force to revolt, with heavy troops and military merits first.
And the second generation will carry on the past and open up the future, and it is necessary to cut off the domestic vassal towns and hills one by one. Pure knowledge of literary affairs is not enough, but after the third generation, the rule is consolidated, and Confucianism can rule the world. If the world is peaceful, maybe there will be a prosperous age or something. tout.
Although the price is to enter the reincarnation of the last days of the dynasty after a hundred or hundreds of years, isn't it a big profit to enjoy the world for hundreds of years as a family
"What does the husband mean? No?"
Wu Zhi blinked his eyes, knowing that his husband was in danger of mountains and rivers, unfathomable.
Examination method, military engineering method, etc., were actually all thought up by him. After experimenting one by one, he found that the effect was amazing.
Just from improving the printing technique, publishing a large number of books, and increasing the class of scholars, this husband's attitude towards Confucianism can be described as very complicated.
"Pure Confucianism is not enough, nor is pure martial arts, it's not like one civil and one military, let's pay equal attention to civil and military!"
Wu Ming sighed quietly, at this time, the helplessness of those founding emperors could be understood.
Don't they know the harm of being a Confucian official
It's just that if you are not afraid to speculate on future generations with the worst malice, it is better to let civil servants bully you to death than to let generals bully you to death.
Even if there is a powerful minister, at most he will kill the king secretly, and another clan will continue to be the emperor, but if the generals are allowed to rise up, it will be a major event of clan extinction.
Of course, in this world, things are a little different.
The existence of extraordinary powers such as celestial beings is a check and balance for any dynasty.
Among other things, as long as Wu Ming is still there, even if the dynasty of his descendants encounters a catastrophe, it is still possible to preserve the line of blood and incense and keep the sacrifices going.
Outsiders thought that he wanted to become the guardian angel of the new dynasty, but to Wu Ming, what was the dragon energy of the entire Great Zhou
If you really want to do this, why not let him raise troops from the beginning, proclaim the king and emperor, establish the immortal dynasty on earth, and reap the best of luck
If you are still a celestial being, you might gain some benefits by becoming a guardian of the country or something, but now you are a golden celestial with the same life span as heaven and earth, doing so would do more harm than good.
At least, after three generations, the blood relationship is thin, and Wu Ming is too lazy to care about what the future generations will do.
He didn't have enough time to pursue the eternal road, so how could he bother about it
"Equal emphasis on civil and military? Good!"
Wu Zhi nodded happily, obviously playing with the same idea: "Confucian master uses Huang Zong, how about it?"
"Although this person is a great Confucian, we have to meet him once before we talk..."
For this great Confucian from the North who suddenly came to Dingzhou, Wu Ming also felt a little tricky.
Maybe, this person represents the will of some forces behind him, and acting recklessly is not good for anyone.
"Everything depends on the husband!"
Wu Zhi smiled sweetly.
"After the beginning of spring, the town will be shaken up, right?"
Wu Ming asked suddenly while holding the wine cup.
"Yes!"
Wu Zhi raised his eyebrows, and the original posture of his daughter's family disappeared without a trace, and there was an evil spirit of iron and blood.
"Five years of gathering together, resting and resting, crops have been harvested several times, the barn is full of old grains, plus the newly formed Lingzhou Army, Yingzhou Army, and Xuzhou Army, the sum total exceeds 500,000, and the armor is complete. It is time to sweep the world down. , and return the common people to a peaceful and prosperous world!"
"Shan, then as a husband, I wish you success!"
Wu Ming opened his eyes, his cultivation base is far beyond the ordinary, he is not a star picker, Fuchenzi is comparable to several veterans, and coupled with his close relationship with Wu Zhi, he saw the red true dragon at a glance.
At this time, the red dragon's eyes are wide open, its scales are bright, and it looks like it is eager to try.
Even vaguely, Wu Ming sensed several dragon auras in the world, all showing signs of decay.
"The position of the real dragon has been determined, and the spirit of other dragons will inevitably decline... E Chan's dispatch of troops this time is definitely the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves and sweeping the world, but it needs to be cleaned internally..."
Seeing this, Wu Ming nodded slightly.
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It's also the festive night market, but some people can hardly sleep at night.
Wisteria Academy, in a wing room.
Huang Zong looked at an oil lamp on the table, but his eyes were slightly absent.
"Recently, Wuzhen is rich in food, well-equipped with soldiers, and more vigorous. I'm afraid it has decided to start a world war... oh..."
As a Confucian student, the concept of great unification is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, Huang Zong is naturally willing to see the world return to one.
However, he was entangled in the question of whether this world would be Ji's surname or other surnames.
The Great Zhou has ruled the world for almost three hundred years. Sometimes the righteousness and fame are not worth mentioning, and sometimes the energy is incredible.
Although Wu Zhi succeeded in stabilizing his rule with the help of the righteousness of the court, and now has the power to swallow the world, but there are also undercurrents in the ruling group.
If Wu Ming is here, he will definitely think of the events of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms in his previous life.
Wu Pheasant's practice of coercing the emperor to order the princes is quite similar to that of Cao Cao, and when this Prime Minister Cao was complacently preparing for a battle to settle Jiangnan, the Battle of Chibi directly put the hope of unification in vain. It laid the groundwork for the future split and confrontation of the Three Kingdoms.
If the world had really been unified at that time, even though the Cao family had usurped the throne, there must be nothing to do with the later Wu Huan Hua.
It's a pity that there are no ifs in history, and there are many reasons for the defeat in the Battle of Chibi, and the black hand of the royalist faction is even more looming.
The situation Wu Zhi is facing now is similar to this.
If the world can really be unified, relying on this huge prestige, it seems to be a matter of course for Ji Lin to abdicate obediently. Judging from Wu Zhi's style, the probability of this is almost 100%!
And the princes in the court, even those who claim to be loyal ministers of the Great Zhou, are they really willing to see this scene
Naturally, there is no need to expect what choice they will make.
Fortunately, Wu Ming has gained a lot of experience after all, and he knows that there is nothing new under the sun. Since the royalists of the Eastern Han Dynasty can hold back Cao Cao for the sake of imperial power, these courtiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty don't have to count too much.
Anyway, the current imperial court has reached the end of its use, so what are you waiting for if you don't kick it away