Country! Expensive

nationality!

civilization!

During the Song Dynasty, the Yashan Mountains were destroyed, and the land was submerged. The barbarians occupied China, knocking their bones and sucking out their marrow. However, the former owners of this land were reduced to third- and fourth-class people, no different from slaves. It was Taizu of the Ming Dynasty who expelled the Tartars and restored the Han Dynasty's rivers and mountains, and restored the civilization of Chinese clothing. In the world, this is what Ming Dynasty is most praised by today and future generations.

The splendor and magnificence of Chinese civilization cannot be fully described even in a few days and nights. It is not like some countries in later generations that can be summed up in one word. However, Chen Kai clearly remembers that in later generations, there is always a kind of description about a certain country that only has more than 200 people. It is meaningless to conclude that China's civilization history of thousands of years is just a few extra years.

However, the people who said these words never remembered that five thousand years ago, we faced the great flood that swept the world like the ancient Egyptians; four thousand years ago, we cast bronzes like the ancient Babylonians; three thousand years ago, we We once thought about philosophy like the ancient Greeks; two thousand years ago, we conquered all directions like the ancient Romans; a thousand years ago, we were as rich as the Arabs; six hundred years ago, we were richer than the Spanish and Portuguese We set sail earlier; and in the 21st century, we are the rising stars to compete with the Americans, the world hegemons!

Over the past five thousand years, the poker table of human civilization has changed with batch after batch of players, but we are the only ones who have always been there. And the batch after batch of existences that have fallen in front of us are not after a short period of time. After the glory, it quickly returned to the ordinary, that is, it completely disappeared in the long river of history, leaving only some symbols for people to pay homage to.

For five thousand years, we have always been a world-class power. However, we have only taken a nap in the past few hundred years. Some people will always pessimistically think that we will only serve as cattle and horses for those bandit countries that started by burning, killing, and looting. As everyone knows, our ancestors have experienced more dangerous environments countless times, and they have become commonplace. The shallowness of judging the life and death of a civilization based on the conditions of one or two hundred years comes from a country with only a few hundred years of history. Because they have never experienced the ups and downs of five thousand years.

And it is the most outstanding Chinese nation in the world that has persisted all the way to this day, and will inevitably lead to the future generations. Even Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, was just the common force of the Chinese nation in that era to drive out the Tartars. Just an agent of your will.

It is the nation that creates civilization, and it is the people that create the country!

Just like future generations, Li Dingguo and the others had heard countless stories about the ancestors of China told by their ancestors, fathers, elders in the village and other scholars when they were young, even if they could not read a single Chinese character. , it does not prevent them from being proud to be a part of China.

The wave after wave of thoughts issued by Chen Kai immediately shocked Li Dingguo to the point where he lost the ability to think. It was as if the ancestors of China were staring at him with scrutinizing eyes, making him unable to even breathe for a while. It became difficult.

It wasn't until a long time later that he gradually recovered from this unimaginable shock. But when he looked at Chen Kai again, his eyes were very different. Yes, in the short period of time just now, he had experienced He came to something far more remarkable than the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor that Jin Weixin spent several years instilling in him.

"Jingcheng, you..."

Li Dingguo no longer knew how to describe his state of mind at this moment. After a while, he realized that digesting these things would not be a matter of time for him. So, he Then he turned to Chen Kai and asked who taught these.

"There is something I have never told you. When I went south to join Damu, in fact, I was not going to Damu at first, but to the late emperor..."

The late emperor in Chen Kai's mouth was Emperor Longwu. He told Li Dingguo the story he and Zheng Chenggong made more than ten years ago about a scholar who traveled thousands of miles south to join the king's master: "People say that reading thousands of books is not as good as reading thousands of books." Traveling thousands of miles, I thought it was just the experience that was more important than the journey, but later I discovered that the thing that had the greatest impact on me was my temperament. Along the way, I saw too many Tatars’ cruelty to the Han people, and I also saw too many things. Due to the resistance of the people of the Han family, I wanted to stop and help them several times, but at that time I still firmly believed that only a wise king like the late emperor could lead us to victory. It was not until I was almost in Fujian that I got the news that the late emperor died for his country. The news. At that time, I was confused for a while, but then I thought, I couldn’t just go back. So, I went to invest in big wood."

From the history books of later generations, Chen Kai has seen too much pain and humiliation experienced by this era and this country and this nation in the next two to three hundred years, so once he realizes when and where he is, , he immediately went to look for suitable anti-Qing forces. However, he also knew very well what kind of dangerous environment he would face next. If he wanted to win, he would have to make more efforts.

"From what he has done so far, I have known for a long time that he may not have any ZTE vibes. I don't expect him to make any contributions, as long as he doesn't hold you back, don't hold back the big tree, and don't hold me back. Well, who would have known that he would abandon his country. I was indeed furious at the time, and I will still be furious when I think about it now. But when I think about it, a wise king like the late emperor can only end up martyring his country. About him , since I didn’t expect it in the first place, there is no need for it to affect my family’s state of mind. Therefore, the impact of abandoning the country on me is far smaller than that of you. While you are still troubled by this, I We are already evaluating the impact of this matter and how to deal with it. Because I always understand the truth that what we can rely on is never any wise king, only ourselves."

After listening carefully to Chen Kai's "mental journey", Li Dingguo couldn't help but think that when they decided to unite with the Ming Dynasty to fight against the Qing Dynasty, the only option left was Yongli. If Emperor Longwu was still alive at that time, it would be hard to say They would choose the latter. Of course, it was not necessarily the case. After all, Longwu was far more difficult to control than Yongli. Sun Kewang would probably not make himself uncomfortable even if Zheng Zhilong could not do it.

But after listening to this, he understood Chen Kai's thoughts, that is, the emperor was not worthy of trust, but he could not be affected unnecessarily because of his incompetence. He still had to work hard. This was different from what he had said before about the country, nation and civilization. The concept is exactly the same.

"So, you came up with the idea of ​​convening a war cabinet?" Gui

"Yes." Chen Kai nodded, and then said: "It's not entirely what I thought of. To be precise, this has never happened before in the Ming Dynasty, but there are ancient precedents to follow."

"oh?"

It has existed since ancient times, which aroused Li Dingguo's interest. Chen Kai also spoke about this without reservation: "In the Zhou Dynasty, King Li harmed the country and the people, and the people of the country chased him away. But the people of the country did not pursue him.

To attack and kill the emperor elsewhere, it was inconvenient for the prince to inherit the throne while his father was still alive, so Zhou Dinggong and Duke Mu were called to administer the state affairs on their behalf for fourteen years, until King Li died and the prince succeeded to the throne, which was known as Zhou Zhao Gonghe in history.

, This was recorded in Tai Shigong’s "Historical Records"."

Chen Kai's method is simple to say, that is, to expand the Zhouzhao Republic to include all the forces that are still resisting the Qing Dynasty, and use it as a wartime cabinet to handle national affairs on behalf of the emperor Yongli who abandoned the country, and even

Replace Yongli and become the banner of the national anti-Qing movement!

"Actually, this is not the first time that the Zhou Dynasty has been a republic. As early as when the Zhou Dynasty was just established, King Wu died of illness a few years after conquering Zhou. King Cheng was still young at that time, so King Wu's two younger brothers, the first Duke of Zhou and the first Duke of Zhao,

The Duke of Zhou administered the administration on behalf of the Emperor until he became the king. Among them, the descendants of the first Duke of Zhou were granted the title of Lu, including Duke of Zhou, The World Returns, and Duke of Zhou feared the day of rumors, and when Wang Mang was humble and did not usurp, the Duke of Zhou in these two poems is also

It is this person. And the descendants of Duke Zhao were granted the title of Yan Kingdom. There is also an allusion about Gantang's legacy in the Book of Songs, which tells the story of his time as an assistant in the government."

The republics at that time, including the republics under King Li, can be classified into the category of aristocratic republics, which are similar to the ancient Roman Republic. However, the former republic was a temporary policy for the clan to maintain the operation of the country, and was closer to a temporary republic of virtual kings.

, while the latter republic is a long-term system in which slave owners maintain governance, and there are still certain differences.

Chen Kai didn't think it was necessary to contact Li Dingguo about the Roman Republic. China is not Europe. When talking about ancient Rome and ancient Greece, it seems that they are superior to others. However, in Confucian thought, Zhou Li and Zhou Gong are absolutely special existences.

, Restoring the Zhou rites has been the ultimate dream of many Confucian scholars in the past dynasties since Confucius. Chen Kai believed that since Jin Weixin, Gong Ming and others could pass the examination, they should have relatively rich knowledge in this area, so let Li Dingguo listen to them

The story is far more effective and more expensive than the energy it consumes.

"Is this the third time?"

"Moreover, it has happened in all dynasties when the emperor was young and became the assistant minister or the queen took charge of the administration. However, it is rare for an emperor to abandon his country, so I immediately thought of the Zhou Zhao Republic during the reign of King Li, which is not the case.

To suit the occasion.”

After hearing these words, Li Dingguo couldn't help but sigh secretly. Chen Kai's talent was indeed extraordinary. This wartime cabinet could not restore the negative impact caused by the emperor's abandonment of the country to the greatest extent. He clearly remembered

Jin Weixin and others praised Duke Zhou for his great achievements, and secretly compared him to Duke Zhou of the Ming Dynasty. This trick of imitating Duke Zhou is likely to be collectively praised by Confucian scholars, which must have the effect of removing fuel from the cauldron.

However, Chen Kai's views on Yongli are obviously irreversible. The word "faint emperor" is directly linked to his object of allegiance, which makes him feel very uncomfortable. In addition, Chen Kai's current indoctrination about countries, nations, civilizations and the like

, which made him feel an inexplicable sense of tearing apart.

"So, you need me to use the power of fake Huang Yue to issue an edict on behalf of the emperor to establish a wartime cabinet?"

"No, the wartime cabinet was initiated and convened by me. I just need you, Ning Yu, to use your fake Huangyue power to endorse this and affirm the legitimacy of the wartime cabinet."

"Why?" It was clear that issuing the edict was more straightforward, and Li Dingguo didn't quite understand Chen Kai's intention.

"You are the prince who supervises the country, and I am the governor. It is two different things for the world for you to issue an edict on behalf of the emperor and for me to initiate the convening. To be precise, I need you to approve this kind of thing with the power of the fake Huang Yue At the same time as the national salvation movement was spontaneously initiated by loyal ministers who were still fighting, the Huang Yue was handed over to the War Cabinet to further enhance the legitimacy of the War Cabinet. Rather than letting others mistakenly think that the Huang Yue was just transferred from your left hand to your right hand .”

Chen Kai's words made Li Dingguo a little confused. However, he still understood one thing, that is, Chen Kai still wanted Huang Yue, but why?

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