There are one hill and eight buildings in the Northern Prefecture of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Chapter 5367 Military power has been lost for thousands of years
Chapter 5367 Military power has been lost for thousands of years
Having said this, Qinglong looked at Baihu and said in a deep voice: "Master Baihu, I know that you still have your original intention and your ideals are still there. Liu Yu can do what you have always wanted to do but couldn't do, so after you leave here, you
I am willing to assist him and help him, and I even hope in my heart that he can really succeed, but please remember that we are descendants of aristocratic families after all. Everything we have and what we want to do here must be worthy of our ancestors and worthy of us.
There are limits to what we can do to help Liu Yu as his descendants. Doing something for him can stimulate our nephew's ambition, and we can consider it. But if we help him eliminate all our aristocratic families, that is absolutely impossible.
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Bai Hu nodded: "I have been emphasizing that my position is still in the noble family. This is our foundation and the reason why we are sitting here. However, if we blindly emphasize the interests of the noble family, we will not
To make the changes we need, even if Liu Yu is gone, I believe someone will wipe us out completely in the future. This is no joke."
Suzaku laughed loudly and said: "Master Baihu, are you overreacting? As long as the power is in our hands, who can touch us? Now it is just because we have lost control of the army due to negligence and mistakes. As long as we
We need to pay more attention to it and let our nephews lead troops and become generals like before, instead of letting Liu Laozhi and Liu Yu, who started from humble beginnings, directly become generals. Then who can change our position?"
Bai Hu sighed softly, shook his head and said: "It seems that Master Suzaku still hasn't figured out one thing. Do you think everything in this world will remain unchanged for thousands of years? Whether it is our aristocratic family or the nobles, for the military
Did the loss of control only come about after Liu Laozhi and Liu Yu appeared? Is it a slogan that people call out only today when kings, generals, and prime ministers should rather have the guts?"
Zhuque's face changed slightly, beads of sweat began to form on his forehead, while Xuanwu nodded and said: "Master Baihu is right about this. The loss of power by the nobles did not start with Liu Yu. It can be said that from the Warring States Period,
After the savages began to join the army in large numbers, and war and military achievements were no longer the exclusive rights of the Chinese people, this trend of subduing the superiors and replacing the people with the people had already begun. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's words were just hiding the secrets of the people in the world.
What I wanted to say but didn't dare to say in my heart was shouted out with the slogan of rebellion. Sun En caused chaos and shouted almost the same slogan as him. We must face this and pay attention to it head-on."
Bai Hu nodded and said: "Since ancient times, all city-states and countries were formed by the settlement of formerly nomadic tribes. Later, with the identification of grains, farming replaced nomadic hunting and became our main way of survival.
, and the warriors in the tribes in the past became the earliest nobles, the nobles in the tribes became the nobles and kings above the nobles, and the conquered tribesmen became slaves, and the descendants of the slaves are still slaves.
, the nobles and rulers became Chinese people, while the slaves became savages. Chinese people did not engage in production, but only fought. The savages were not qualified to participate in battles, obtain honors and power, and could only farm outside the city to feed these noble people. Chinese people
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"So, from the beginning, fighting was the power of the nobility. The wars in the Spring and Autumn Period were still the people of the country. The nobles drove chariots and fought according to the etiquette of the war at that time. The fighting was only limited. Of course,
, the scale of these wars is also very small, usually only a few thousand people, and at most 10,000 or 20,000 people. They cannot destroy the country, change dynasties, etc., and the damage to production is also small."
"But after entering the Warring States Period, the original kind of war that still had to adhere to rules and principles, was not too intense, and did not easily destroy the country or destroy the city, suddenly escalated in an all-round way. The so-called siege war, the number of people killed
City, war to destroy the country, murderous people filled the country, each country started to destroy the country instead of the old-fashioned alliance and hegemony model to launch the war, tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people participated in the war at every turn, which led to the
The monarchs and nobles turned the main force of the war from the former compatriots to the savages who used to only farm and produce."
"The savages are the descendants of slaves who were defeated in the past. They are not qualified to fight, and they do not expect them to gain merit and glory through fighting, so as to obtain titles and official positions and change their lives. To put it bluntly, this is still an alternative slavery system.
However, in the Warring States Period when wars to destroy the country were prevalent, these manpower that was not originally used for war began to be used in large quantities, from the soldiers of the Wei State to the martial arts warriors of the Qi State, to the new army of the Qin State and the Zhao State.
The Hufu riding and shooting all turned these savages into common people, giving them the qualifications to fight and the possibility of becoming knights. Although they were only civilian knights, they at least had room and hope for advancement, which stimulated them
When they heard about war, they were happy and willing to fight. However, the nobles who were previously engaged in fighting began to turn to management and general duties, and gradually began to withdraw from fighting."
Suzaku laughed: "This is similar to the evolution of our noble clans and aristocratic families today. Mr. Baihu, you want to say that the noble clans and aristocratic families lost their power because they allowed a large number of common people and barbarians to join the army, thus losing their military power.
Is it inevitable?"
Baihu nodded: "Yes, the army is different from the manor. If a general wants to convince the people, he has to take the lead, share the joys and sorrows, and shed blood and sweat together. This makes it difficult for nobles and children of aristocratic families to do it, so
In later generations, among the gentry, families such as generals were also divided into families that led soldiers for generations. However, these families, such as Huan Wen, were actually looked down upon by pure scholar-bureaucrats. They were only keen on giving orders in the court, or
Like us, we plan everything secretly. If we really want him to go into battle as a general and take the target personally, few people can do it. In the end, it will be like the Xie family forming the Beifu Army. With Xie Xuan as the commander, but in reality
The battlefield command must be handed over to people like Liu Laozhi and Liu Yu. Once there are no longer people like Xie Xuan who can be the commander-in-chief, then military power must be completely handed over to the hands of humble warriors."
Having said this, Bai Hu looked at Xuanwu and said seriously: "So, in my opinion, you think Liu Yu is fighting against the selfish and greedy side of human nature, with no hope of victory, but I also think that this kind of
The model is also an enemy of the restlessness in human nature, the desire for glory and wealth, and the unwillingness to be oppressed. We can neither completely prevent the people at the bottom from fighting and joining the army, nor can we just throw them away after the battle and let them
They continue to live their original life as serfs. They have weapons in their hands and have combat experience. As long as one person organizes and shouts from a high position, at least it will be Sun En's rebellion. When the time comes, what can we do to stop it?" (This chapter)