Doupeng smiled slightly: "Why do you think Huiyuan can't help us? So what if you become an apostle of the Tiandao League? It has been proven that Murong Lan, He Lanmin, and Liu Tingyun, who were apostles of the Shenmen League, all betrayed us, and Xu Daofu and
Although Lu Xun is not an apostle, they will be dissatisfied even when they are vassals and want to be independent. The previous promotion and assessment model of gods and apostles is no longer suitable for this era."
Kumarajiva raised his eyebrows: "Do you want to completely change the rules of the Tiandao Alliance? This is a rule that you have practiced for thousands of years. You can change it at any time?"
Doupeng said coldly: "In the past, the Tiandao Alliance was in a state of governance and peace. It only needed to hide in secret and use the apparent power held by some affiliated organizations to provide us with the resources and benefits we needed. However,
After the chaos in the world, this apparently stable power was broken. We can no longer continue to control the powerful families and noble children by providing them with all the things they want like we did during the rule of law.
Just like the Beifu Army Group that Liu Yu is building now, I don't have a good way to control these military leaders now, mainly because Liu Yu is controlling them from above."
Kumarajiva smiled and said: "There is no one who does not love power and wealth. Liu Yu is an outlier, but the same cannot be said for others. You can start with people like Liu Yi and Zhuge Changmin. Liu Yu will gradually grow old."
Sooner or later, he will transfer power to these young commanders and generals he has promoted, and that is your chance."
Doupeng sighed: "Liu Yu is not Liu Laozhi. His subordinates or comrades are not so easy to win over. Now he has destroyed Nan Yan, saved the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and broken the way of the Heavenly Master. His prestige is at its peak. It is Liu Yi.
, Zhuge Changmin and other old friends who were still on equal terms with him in the past have also widened the gap with him. It is of little significance for me to win over these people. It is difficult to defeat Liu Yu from a military point of view. The only way is to defeat Liu Yu.
Just go the other way."
Kumarajiva immediately asked: "Which way? Tell me and listen."
Doupeng took a deep breath: "Liu Yu's achievements and fighting ability cannot be targeted now. Nan Yan and Tianshi Dao are both considered to be the top armed forces in the world, and they are no match for him. Now Liu Yu
His prestige in the army is close to that of gods and Buddhas. The soldiers do not dare or even want to oppose him. His victory can benefit all those who gain promotion and change their destiny through war. This is why he has won the respect of the soldiers.
Because of his heart, hoping to find someone to oppose him in the army is the same as hoping to find someone who can defeat him on the battlefield. Basically, he doesn't consider it."
Kumarajiva nodded: "So, you still want to follow the old path of using nobles and nobles from aristocratic families to oppose him? But now that the aristocratic families have lost power, and as long as the economic interests of the aristocratic families are guaranteed, aristocratic families such as Liu Muzhi and Wang Miaoyin can
Representative, I am willing to cooperate with Liu Yu. The war is left to the Jingba Party. They can sit back and enjoy the gains, and they can even let their nephews join the army to get some military glory. How do you solve this kind of thing?"
Doupeng laughed: "That's because the noble family understands that Liu Yu can fight, but he and his brothers have no talent for governing the country, because many people don't even know a few big characters, so how can they accomplish it?
What about managing villages and rural areas and collecting taxes? What's more, many soldiers went to new places. Not only did they not know how to govern themselves, but the greed in human nature broke out after a lack of restraint. They used power for personal gain and bullied men in the local area.
Overlord, not only the local powerful landowners will fight against him, but even ordinary people can't stand them. Liu Yu's plan to rely on retired soldiers to manage the place failed after all."
Kumarajiva nodded: "Now the Eastern Jin Dynasty is still managed by the children of aristocratic families and powerful landowners. However, Liu Yu is setting up the official school with the intention of letting middle- and lower-class scholars replace the heads of the aristocratic families.
Officials, the people who actually manage the grassroots, do you have a way to solve this matter?"
Doupeng sneered and said: "Human nature is like this, and Liu Yu can't change it. Soldiers will become corrupt and depraved when they go to the local areas. How can they be noble? They are just because they were pressured by noble families in the past.
There is no chance to become an official through recommendation. Once they have the opportunity to control the power at the grassroots level, they will also use their power for personal gain. The more strict Liu Yu is and the less he allows them to reap benefits, the more they will hate Liu Yu. After all, there is no one in this world.
Someone like Liu Yu who only wants to benefit the common people he doesn't know can be said to be a saint, or he can be said to be a hypocritical traitor who is just pretending to win people's hearts in order to realize his own ambitions."
Kumarajiva breathed a sigh of relief: "I kind of understand what you want to do. You want to compare Liu Yu to a pseudo-sage like Wang Mang, and find some influential celebrities and eminent monks to counter Liu Yu's tricks.
Theory, under the banner of asking for help from the people, came to confront Liu Yu, right?"
Doupeng nodded with satisfaction and said: "Yes, Liu Yu has indeed fought in the south and north over the years, wiping out powerful enemies one after another and expanding the territory of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. But in the end, the people of the Eastern Jin Dynasty were not only mentally refreshed.
Besides, what are the actual benefits? Are the people living better than before? In order to support Liu Yu's war, they have to pay more taxes and recruit soldiers to fight. Many people died in the battle and the fields were deserted.
, the household registration has been reduced, maybe the high-ranking families can get the newly conquered land in the north, but what can ordinary people get? This is called military prosperity, and the people are suffering! Even more than the suffering of the country's subjugation. "
Kumarajiva smiled and said: "Everyone wants to live a stable life, but Liu Yu made it impossible for everyone to live a stable life in the name of the Northern Expedition. This is a good point to hit him. In the past, Tao Yuanming was a gangster
Before I got married, I often confronted Liu Yu like this, so are you planning to let Huiyuan do such things in the future?"
Doupeng said calmly: "Tao Yuanming has become a black robe after all. Now he may be taking another path. He became an official in Yu Yue's military government, including the long history of Jiangzhou. With the status of an official, he wants to serve the people again.
, his words are not so convincing, and, in my opinion, Tao Yuanming wants to have power first and have high influence among aristocratic families and nobles, and then win over a group of nobles to his side, and compete with
Liu Yu resisted."
Kumarajiva nodded: "So, you want to find someone who is not an official, does not hold power, pleads for the people, and is widely respected by the people. He will speak for you in the future and let the people rise up against Liu Yu's tyranny. This
Man, you have fallen in love with Huiyuan, right." (End of Chapter)