May night can already make people feel a little hot. In the imperial study, the young king's words were loud and deafening. For a time, the audience present showed awe, and listened to the training.
The night wind quietly blew in, blowing the gauze curtains and lights. There was silence in the room for a moment. Cheng Zhouhai and Wenren looked at each other, and then cupped their hands: "... Your Majesty's words are very true."
"Your Majesty has this insight, the great luck of the country."
Zhou Pei on the side also nodded, and Li Pin handed over, but did not immediately lead the order. Jun Wu put his hands on the table and took a few breaths before sitting down slowly. Seeing the people below exchange glances, he asked, "What's the problem?"
Wen Ren Buer took a step forward: "Your Majesty's words are enough to set the general policy of our Wu Dynasty in the future. In my opinion, it is a good thing. The situation of the decisive battle in Hanzhong is very exciting. Your Majesty said that you want to let it go, then let it go. Go out... But before that, Wei Chen has something to say."
Jun Wu blushed slightly: "Speak."
"Your Majesty, the battle of the Southwest will be the decisive battle in Hanzhong, and the news of the Huaxia army's defeat of the Jurchen will be very pleasing as long as it is released. My Wu Dynasty has been bullied by the Jurchen for many years, and countless people of the Wu Dynasty died at the hands of the golden men. The news is also blocked. It's really not in line with the way of a benevolent ruler. Therefore, Wei Chen supports His Majesty's decision, but there are some small problems in the general direction of this decision. Wei Chen believes that it must be observed."
Wenren paused for a while: "First, when the common people know the news of the Hanzhong battle, how should we let them know the reason for the victory of the Huaxia army; second, what Your Majesty said today is clear and eloquent. The will to forge ahead and break the boat is also the reason for the revitalization of a country. Then, when we release the news of the decisive battle in the southwest, is it simply to have fun with the people, or we hope that they can feel the news and feel relieved at the same time. With the same determination and sense of urgency as His Majesty, according to Wei Chen, in order to achieve the best effect, certain modifications must be made..."
His words were unpleasant, and he was careful with every word. For a long time, Jun Wu's temperament was relatively modest, conservative, and good at remonstrance. Although he was generous at the juncture of life and death, he was just doing what he was supposed to do. He was so impassioned today, but he was obviously greatly inspired by the battle of the Southwest, and he had a real understanding of the word "enterprising".
Whether it is the way of the king or the grand strategy of a country, in many cases radical and conservative are not wrong. More importantly, the person at the helm has chosen a direction and then carried out a series of correct advancements. Although Jun Wu's choice seems difficult, it is by no means unreasonable. Even in the deepest part of their hearts, everyone is more willing to move in this direction.
Wen Ren Buer said this, Jun Wu has slowly sat upright, his eyes brightened: "It makes sense, I just said that I was reckless, I drank some wine... This matter has a lot of room for manipulation... "
Wen Ren Buer nodded: "The Huaxia Army defeated the Jurchen in the Southwest Battle and the Hanzhong Battle, which means that the world has turned a corner. So, how do we turn, and where do we want the world to turn? For example, His Majesty used to think There is a lot of resistance from the court and the people to carry out the study of objects, and many people do not know what the benefits are, so now is an excellent opportunity..."
"It makes sense, it makes sense..." Jun Wu banged on the table, then got up and took down several wooden models on the back wall, "I have been asking people these days about the weapons used by the Huaxia Army in the battle of Wangyuan Bridge. Why? In fact, the principle is that it is a big second kick, but their filling is more powerful and the flying is more accurate. The Huaxia Army used this to take 30,000 Yanshanwei lightly with 7,000 people..."
The sky is full of stars, and the night of Fuzhou City is quiet. It is also in this quiet background that the emperor in the imperial study talked about the study of objects, his eyes lit up, and he couldn't help jumping. Aware of something, the mood is even more excited. Zhou Pei walked out of the room and ordered the servants to prepare porridge and rice for supper. In the study, the voices of Cheng Zhouhai and Li Pin also rang occasionally.
"... Regarding the advancement of the Ministry of Industry, this is also an excellent pretext... "
"... Regarding the concept of Huaxia's military governance, I can also deduce it later... "
“… the matter needs to be both swift and comprehensive, with adequate preparation…”
"...Also, you might as well order General Yue to take Quanzhou quickly, so you don't have to wait any longer..."
The discussion in the room was chattering, and after a while, another staff member was called to discuss more things. Zhou Pei walked out of the courtyard and walked to the quiet courtyard next door. She lit a candle and read all the intelligence information about the entire Southwest Campaign brought by her servants one by one, page by page. , I have been seeing Wanyan Sheye Ma killed and Zong Hanxi Yin fleeing.
Then sat quietly for a long time.
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The early morning of the first day of May gradually passed, and the sea level to the east rose a little bit of fish maw. The curfew was lifted, the fishermen began to make preparations for the sea, the officials at the port and the wharf were carrying out darts, and the refugees gathered in the east of the city were waiting for the early morning porridge and the start of the daytime statistics to enter the city. The city seemed to be busy again. On an ordinary day, Li Pin, who was washing in hastily, rode a carriage through the streets of the city.
Noisy.
There were many emotions brewing in his heart, and he pinched his fingers lightly, calculating the names one by one.
When he returned to the courtyard where he lived, he immediately summoned the servants, the staff of the newspaper office, and the Confucian scholar who sat here to discuss Taoism and help from time to time, and quickly began to issue orders and arrange work.
Some people were assigned to be in charge of meals, some people were to be in charge of the carriages and horses immediately, and more people received the list one by one and began to gather people all over the city... This is the manpower reserve that I have been paying attention to in the past few months, most of them are There are young Confucian scholars with radical thinking, and there are also some older Confucian scholars with active thinking, but only a small number of them are.
The people who took the order left the newspaper courtyard and merged into the bustling crowd, just like water droplets into the sea. For Fuzhou, where hundreds of thousands of people have gathered at this moment, the total number of them is not many, but there are some things that have been brewing in such a deep sea...
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The sun gradually rose, illuminating the city slightly hot.
Something big is about to happen...
Chen Cangji, who passed through the streets of Fuzhou and arrived at Feng Heng Academy in the west, felt a different atmosphere. Many scholars had already gathered here. Some of them are old acquaintances with each other. Even if they don’t know each other, they can see that many people have extraordinary bearing. They are all summoned by Li Pin and gathered here, and Li Pin has recently been by the emperor’s side. The famous celebrity, gathering people in such a hurry, obviously something big is going to be done.
The acquaintances communicated with each other, but for a while there was nothing.
About 100 people came here, and Li Pin came from outside. He first greeted everyone in general, and then went to the steps in front of the compound. The inner courtyard of the academy is a closed structure on all sides. : "You can treat this gathering as an imperial examination."
This sentence is very heavy.
After speaking, the crowd in the yard seemed to be a little quieter than before, and people thought in their hearts: The emperor is going to use people.
Of course, many years later, more people will remember the words they heard later that day.
Li Pin looked around in silence, and then said: "I want to talk to you today about some very important things, and you will be surprised and shocked. Because there are so many people, I would like to ask everyone to prepare first, later No matter what kind of news you hear, please don't make noise for now, don't discuss with each other, from today, there will be countless discussions... Then, I will start talking."
He pressed the table with one hand, and immediately stepped on the stool and went to the table of the Eight Immortals. Standing on a high place, he continued to speak when he could even see the people at the back of the courtyard:
"What I want to talk to you about today is the decisive battle between the Huaxia Army and the Jinguo West Road army in the southwest... About this incident, bits and pieces of news have been passed around in Fuzhou in the past few months. I know that everyone here has heard a lot, but the external situation is chaotic and all kinds of news are strange. What you heard may not be true. For some reasons, before this, Chaotang did not tell you in detail. These information... But from today onwards, these information will be released, including the information that happened before and after the whole war in the southwest, and the information received by Chaotang will be shared with you, and then through the articles you write, through newsprint , inform the people of the world!"
There was a faint sound of "hum" in the crowd, but then it became quiet, and Li Pin took a breath: "The first thing I can tell you is that the battle in the southwest is over. April 20 Fourth, the decisive battle in Hanzhong ended. Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Xiyin attacked the 20,000 people led by Qin Shaoqian with an army of 100,000, and were defeated by 20,000 people! Qin Shaoqian chopped up his son Wanyan Sheye in front of Zonghan. Ma, Zong Hanxiyin fled in embarrassment, and since then, the Jurchen West Road army has been completely defeated in the process of this southward movement, and there are not many people left..."
"... Quiet! I know you are all curious, and all the information will be shown to you later... After receiving such news, there are actually two thoughts on the court, one of which is of course to block the news, I Wu Chao and Huaxia Army Everyone knows that there are some people who feel that this news should not be shared. This is because the enemy's ambition is destroying his prestige, but this morning, His Majesty said something..."
"Everyone! Your Majesty said so"
Li Pin bowed on the table, and then began to repeat what Jun Wu said aloud. There were modifications and deletions in it, but the ambition to go all out and chase after it was all spread out in the words. Someone couldn't help but speak, and there was another thin "hum" in the yard. After Li Pin finished his recitation, he waited for a while.
"Everyone! Your Majesty's words are really the words of Mingjun and Shengjun, but what is the deep meaning of His Majesty's words? In these years, the Wu Dynasty has never defeated the Jurchen, but the Huaxia Army in the southwest has defeated. There must be their reasons for defeating the Jurchens. We can fight against the Huaxia Army, but we can't ignore this reason. We can't help but open our eyes to see why they are so powerful. We need to learn what is good, and catch up with what we lack! The world is changing, these days I sit and discuss with you, one thing is clear, sticking to the rules will not work."
"Why do you want to release all the news about the southwest? I tell you that many adults in the court are unwilling, but we must face the Huaxia army squarely and learn their benefits. This thing cannot be done in a day or two, and it will also It can't be explained in a few words. So from today onwards, His Majesty hopes that a group of people with flexible thinking can start to learn to face it and analyze it..."
"You have to find out the reasons for the strength of the Huaxia army, and use your articles to tell the people of the world these reasons! You have to tell the people of the world what we are going to do! At the same time, you can't think that the Huaxia army has defeated the Jin Kingdom. So as long as the Huaxia Army is good, you have to see for the people of the world, what are the problems and shortcomings of the Huaxia Army! You must also tell the people of the world what we can't do and why we can't do it."
"All of you are smart people who have studied literature all their lives and hope to serve the country in a useful way. Everyone, the Wu Dynasty has been in danger for more than 200 years. When we arrived in Fuzhou, there was no way to retreat. Many people knelt down. , Lin'an small court knelt down, countless people knelt down, Huaxia army defeated Jurchen for a while, but they were extreme, they killed the emperor, they wanted to destroy my Confucianism... Their way is dead, and ours To make corrections, we must see and learn, learn from its advantages and avoid its disadvantages!"
"Next, you don't just look at the information about the Huaxia Army. Why are you gathering here today? Where is Feng Heng Academy? Some of you know, some don't. Next to the courtyard here is the Jiangning Gewu Academy. After coming to a branch, the Huaxia Army carried out the study of the study of objects and studied the rules of everything in the world. In this battle of the Southwest, all kinds of strange weapons, firearms, and objects that appeared on the battlefield, especially in the first battle of Wangyuanqiao. The academy has already begun to deduce and study deeply, these are some of the most important things about the Huaxia Army and the future of this world, and everyone will have the opportunity to see and understand them later."
"And if you understand it, you can tell all the people in the world what the so-called gewu in the southwest is."
Li Pin paused: "As for the battle reports of Southwest and Hanzhong, it is expected that they will be published tomorrow. You can read and think about it today. Of course, if there are good articles, they can be handed to me tonight, maybe tomorrow. It can be seen in the newspapers first. But in general, don't worry, you can write about this war according to your ideas, and write about the truth and lessons in it. As long as you write well, the next month or several months will be used. , we will put it on newsprint and distribute it to the world one after another, and even end it as a book, your words will be seen by countless people, and even Your Majesty will see your articles..."
"Next, if you have any ideas, you can tell me, privately or publicly, you can."
The sun has risen, and the city is as busy as usual. Li Pin was talking hoarsely in the yard, sweat dripping from his forehead, and after a while, various voices rang out one after another, and he began to speak one after another. answer.
Gathered here, only the first group of people he can think of, there may not be many people who can use it, but it doesn't matter, more people will come one after another. The clues of a revolution were emerging, of course, at the time not many people could think of its significance.
When Li Pin talked about this in Fengheng Academy, Jun Wu had personally asked about various things about Gewu Academy, including how to introduce the principles of Gewu to the visiting scholars, how to choose words, and how to make alarmist and scary words. In the courtroom, arrangements for the reform of the Ministry of Industry were brewing, and in private, Cheng Zhouhai took over the work of spreading various public opinions and rumors. Although the people of the world are entitled to know the news of the Jurchen disastrous defeat in the Southwest, it does not mean that they must build momentum for the Huaxia Army. This is the adult world.
The order instructing Yue Fei to stop the slow negotiation and quickly seize Quanzhou has also been galloping on the road with the horse.
It was raining heavily in Lin'an, with occasional thunder.
A few days later, Wu Qimei and other talents received the news and learned about the unusual movement in the direction of Fuzhou...