As soon as this judgment came to my ears, I couldn't help but wonder if Li Sheng was telling a fantasy.
To understand the general trend of the world, although it is always said that "he who has strong soldiers and horses in the world will win", in practice it is not that simple.
Even though the Tang Dynasty was so powerful, it could be said that there were really a cloud of counselors and a rain of mighty generals, but when it first started and when the country was first established, it was not that they had not considered marrying people like the Turks.
There is nothing we can do about it. If you come out to hang out, everyone has to live!
It is a good thing not to have allies - if the world is unified, the burden on the people will be the smallest.
But without allies, this is the goal, not the means. If you really want to follow it, you are a pure fool.
Only a Confucian scholar would think like that. Li Xiaogong frowned for a moment, and there was a hint of enlightenment in his heart.
Damn it.
Could it be that His Majesty saw that His Highness had such ideological flaws, so he called himself out to explain these strategic logics to His Majesty?
Looking at it this way, Li Xiaogong felt a little guilty in his heart. It seemed that he had really underestimated this mission.
Originally, this matter was a matter of civil and military affairs. It was neither a war nor a matter of people's livelihood. It was not even the business of the young scholar in charge of Changsun Wuji, nor was it Fang Du, Duan Lun, or Wei Zheng.
, these guys are responsible for the industrial, commercial and other affairs, and they are here to serve as the prince's young master.
I thought this would be quite relaxing, but I didn't expect it to be a real mission.
With this thought in mind, Li Xiaogong pondered for a moment and decided to have some popular science with Li Sheng about what life is.
This matter of vertical and horizontal manipulation, just looking at these four words seems very handsome.
But in fact, for high-end diplomats like Su Qin and Zhang Yi, their careers are very handsome.
As for the motherland behind these outstanding diplomats, it is actually not glorious, at least not glamorous.
The so-called "vertical and horizontal" technique, to put it bluntly, is a means of making friends and destroying the enemy's friends.
If it wasn't for a real lack of strength, who would be willing to study the ways of the world?
But the problem is that living life is not that simple. Everyone has a helpless moment, and they don’t know how to adapt at such times. Then it’s really,
There will only be one result.
——Whether good people deserve to be pointed at gunpoint or not is not important.
The important thing is that the reality is that good people will always be pointed at guns, and even worse results will occur, which will harm others and themselves.
The most typical and recent example - for Li Xiaogong himself, is Emperor Fu Jian of the former Qin Dynasty during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. This guy.
Because of Wang Meng's cheat, his fighting career record in the troubled times of the Northern Dynasties can be described in two words, "indiscriminate killing".
But even though everything went smoothly, Wang Meng kept telling Fu Jian from the time he was alive until his death, telling him not to be kind to everything.
The most typical one is of course Murong Chui, and the entire Murong family behind Murong Chui.
If your temporary kindness eventually produces major adverse consequences, you will not be the only one who will be harmed, but countless people will suffer misfortune along with you. And this guy Fu Jian...
In the end, he really didn't listen to Wang Meng's words, and didn't choose to be an old man for a few more years than to work hard to develop. He suddenly took action against the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and eventually ended up as a matter of course.
Li Xiaogong remembered this example almost instantly.
Although there are huge differences between the matter of Senior Fu Jian and the current situation in the Tang Dynasty, as well as Li Sheng's situation, the principle of the matter is the same - only smart and good people can make good things happen.
So, take a deep breath.
Li Xiaogong suddenly felt that his mission was important!
But just as he was about to speak, Chai Shao on the side suddenly asked, "Holy King, what is a 'materialist' person?"
Li Xiaogong was about to speak, but was interrupted and was stunned for a moment.
And Chai Shao's thoughts were also taken away. He couldn't help but look at Li Sheng blankly, and this question immediately came to mind, haha.
Although Li Sheng's tone did seem to lack some preaching, he didn't seem to understand what Li Sheng said very well.
As Chai Shao asked, what does this "materialist" mean?
Being led by Chai Shao, Li Xiaogong almost choked when he spoke, and then his thoughts were interrupted. Then Li Sheng spoke, and the old god explained.
"Well, it's a child without a mother. It's a long story. But you just need to know that in the strategic field, this is a 'realist' to put it bluntly."
"Of course, because later," Li Sheng said, he almost said the words "the great philosopher of later generations" and quickly swallowed it back, "because this kind of thinking can harm people's minds and be unkind to the world.
Therefore, after combining benevolence and righteousness, it becomes materialism, but at our wine table, you only need to know that this thing is realism."
"Then this is the Reality Lord."
"Realism? The meaning of realism is too simple, 'The adult world does not look at right or wrong, only pros and cons'! It's that simple."
After Li Sheng finished speaking, he started drinking and eating. Although he didn't know why, he felt that the similarities and differences between materialism and realism should be enough for these two people to digest it for a while. Well, even if it doesn't take a while for them to digest it, then it's okay.
Don't delay yourself from eating and drinking.
Li Sheng still respects these big guys who are famous in history books.
However, when Li Xiaogong and Chai Shao heard this, they were both stunned.
Especially Li Xiaogong, his whole face was stunned.
For a moment, it seemed that I had used all my strength to resist the urge to slap my forehead.
When Li Sheng said this, Li Xiaogong felt like a bolt of lightning flashed through his mind.
It seems like what Li Sheng said, no, it doesn’t seem like it, what he said is right.
I have been thinking about those young people who have left their homes overseas and traveled to various places because they were pirates. They are still alone. In short, they need help in various ways - such a situation, and such a young man in such a situation will definitely
Thinking of someone to ask for help.
However, if we say that both Datang and Rome were using various means to "win" them, giving them bait, trying to make them use themselves, or prevent them from being used by the enemy,
Then they don't lack anything. As long as they spend every day happily and farm happily and expand, won't they be done? Who needs to rely on whom?
Of course, there is a credibility issue here - these guys cannot accept help from all parties with peace of mind, otherwise what will happen if others are unhappy? At least in theory, this is the case.
But thinking about it seriously, they don’t seem to have anything to worry about!