Of course Zhiyao is not trying to expel Zhikai, but Zhikai has lived a very smooth life for more than 20 years, not only since he was a child.
Some young people don't like the saying "If you don't polish it, it won't make it." They think that their elders are just looking for trouble and deliberately create some difficulties to make things difficult for their juniors.
However, it is not good for people to live too smoothly, especially those who are destined to bear heavy responsibilities. Once they live too smoothly, they suddenly encounter setbacks that are difficult to handle, and there is no second chance.
Not only was he disabled, but those who were dragged down were so innocent.
"The prince has arrived in Ba City." Zhiyao really didn't know that Ba City was modern Chongqing.
Someone will report to Zhiyao what happened to Zhikai and what he is doing.
At the same time, Zhiyao and Zhikai also maintained exchanges of letters.
Zhiyao knew in advance that the road to Pakistan was difficult, and was fully mentally prepared for Zhikai to stay there for two or three years.
As for whether anything will happen to a smart meeting? No one dares to guarantee it 100%. What we can do is try our best to prevent accidents caused by human negligence.
Others can travel outside the summer, but Zhikai is strictly limited to the summer. This is a protective measure.
When Fen Ying learned that Zhi Kaixi had been away for more than two years, he did not choose to make trouble with Zhi Yao, but he often secretly shed tears alone.
Mothers are like this. They may feel annoyed when their daughter is around. Once they have not seen their children for a long time, they will feel strange and emotional.
"The prince has gained a lot from this trip. A prince should work hard like this." Fen Ying didn't know if he was comforting himself.
It's a done deal and can't be changed. Making a fuss will only annoy people and make you look less like a queen.
Of course, as long as Zhiyao doesn't get close to other princes and give them unwarranted hopes, there are simply too many things that Fen Ying can endure.
If Zhiyao suddenly pays attention to a certain prince, even the younger brother of Zhikai's mother, let's see if Fenying will make trouble.
Zhiyao, as the king of a country, has too many things to take care of. First, ensure the stability and sustainable development of the country, and then his relatives. Among his relatives, Zhikai is the one who pays the most attention. The rest of his relatives are not deliberately caused, but they inevitably become
The most familiar stranger.
This is a fact, especially since Zhiyao has so many children and grandchildren, many of whom not only cannot remember their names, but also their faces, let alone the grandchildren inside and outside.
"Let's go." Zhiyao said and stood up.
Today is another day when the original royal family goes out to hunt in the city. Also participating in the hunt are the nobles and officials in the capital.
In other times, there would be sacrificial activities held every year, with hunting as an important part of the program, and it would be rare for scholars to criticize them.
The crisp autumn weather is very suitable for going out. The hunting venue is on the north bank of Pu River in the south of Zhongjing.
Also today, ordinary people will go out hunting together with their wives and children at home.
Therefore, hunting around August 15th every year has become a festival in the original country.
What happened during the Mid-Autumn Festival was not intentionally caused by Zhiyao, it could only be said to be an accident.
Then again, during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, the unification of Qin, the Eastern and Western Han Dynasties, and the Southern and Northern Dynasties, there was no such festival as the Mid-Autumn Festival. It was not recognized as a festival until the early Tang Dynasty.
There was no custom of eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival during the Tang and Song dynasties. It did not appear until the end of the Yuan Dynasty. The reason was that the rebels used notes hidden in pastries to convey messages. Later, mooncakes hid coins or dates, etc.
A custom that represents good luck.
In the original country, people hunted during the day, and stayed out in the wild at night. They sat around the campfire and roasted the hunted and processed prey. They lived a life of barbecue under the moonlight in advance.
Zhiyao will remember the names of some of her juniors every year on this day because of their outstanding performance in hunting.
Hunting is not pure hunting. Hunting is about division of labor and cooperation, which involves management and the deployment of team members.
Only a team with strong coordination can achieve more results in this kind of activity, and can see everyone who has a team
, their various abilities.
If you can perform well in hunting, at least commanding a team of troops to fight is not a big problem. You can also be qualified as a grassroots or middle-level officer.
"I am deeply pleased that you have taught your children well." Zhiyao was not pretending to be cool, she was truly happy for the performance of some of her juniors.
As a father, it must be both gratifying and promising to have a son who is looked down upon by a king.
It's just that because of the absence of the prince, Zhiyao could still feel happy by praising the prince in previous years. Last year and this year, no ministers praised Zhiyao's other descendants. This is because they understand the truth and don't want to cause trouble at all.
Even though it has been more than a year since Zhikai left the original country for Ba, Zhiyao has never expressed the idea of changing the crown prince. As a human minister, if he praises a certain son of the king, he will hate the queen at first, and then he will do it again.
Let the king think that he has become a prince's dog-leg, even if he looks down upon a certain prince, who is stupid enough to do such a thing?
"Your Majesty, if you destroy Chu in the future, you may be able to show your performance to the younger generation." Zhi Xuwu said with a smile.
Zhiyao also laughed at this.
The youngest of their generation is in their 40s, and the oldest is in their 70s or 80s. No matter how talented they are, how many years can they still use them? They are definitely looking forward to the emergence of talents among the younger generation.
"I have no successful heirs. I just hope that I will not get into trouble in the future, and that will be enough for me to be blessed." Sun Wu almost lost all his teeth, and he had to work very hard to hear clearly when he spoke.
Everyone was becoming more and more speechless towards Sun Wu, and they could only laugh in apology, or simply pretend that they did not hear clearly what was being said.
Zhiyao looked at Sun Wu and thought: "In the past, Sun Wu served Fu Chai and was too worried about raising his own heirs. Except for Sun Chi who was defeated and died early, Sun Wu's second son Sun Ming and third son Sun Di are really incomparable.
mediocre."
This is because Sun Wu knew that he had made a lot of contributions, and he didn't want any of his descendants to perform too well for fear of causing trouble for the family.
It was Sun Wu's turn to serve Zhiyao. It was already difficult for Sun Chi to save Sun Chi, so he could only devote himself to teaching his grandchildren.
Therefore, what Sun Wu said just now means the same thing: he hopes Zhiyao will not give Sun Chi or Sun Di any important responsibilities, and also implies that his grandchildren can be reused.
Zhu Xia has had the custom of respecting the elderly since ancient times, but it was not like the Western Han Dynasty where official authority was used to formally grant some privileges to those who lived to a certain age.
As for the privileges given to the elderly in the Western Han Dynasty? That was because Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty reflected on his old age and realized the problems caused by the war. He first gave privileges to some veterans. Later, the Han Court Center continued it and gradually allowed older people to have privileges.
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The customs of the Han Dynasty were continued in the subsequent Xia dynasties. If foreigners entered the Central Plains, only the Manchu Qing Dynasty would continue to implement them, and the other foreign governments would not adopt them.
On the other side of the alien race, they pursue survival of the fittest. Due to the harsh living environment, it is difficult for older people to be supported. When they reach a certain age, they have to go to the wild to fend for themselves.
It is rare for monarchs and ministers to have the opportunity to get along with each other in a relaxed manner, and some people want to take advantage of this atmosphere to make some demands.
Zhiyao is not a mean and ungrateful person. He does not feel bad about his heroes, but he is also wary of certain phenomena.
More and more people put forward their demands. Slowly seeing Zhiyao frowning, the smart people began to change the topic.
"Your Majesty, will we start the war to destroy Chu in three years or five years?" Sima Rangju glanced at some people in warning and asked Zhiyao with a smile.
If it were a formal occasion, Sima Ranju would not ask at all, and it would be difficult for Zhiyao to give an answer.
This year is the second year that the Yuan Kingdom annexed the Song Kingdom, and it is also the first year of preparations for the final battle of unification.
More than a year has passed, and generally no major events have occurred in the original country.
At this stage, wars are still happening frequently in places, mainly in the southeast. The original army is killing those who disobey and continue to have small fights with the Chu army.
The Yuan State and the Chu State have entered a state of war, but other areas maintain a situation of if you don't attack me, I won't attack you.
In the autumn of last year, the Donghu banditry in the northeast suffered a powerful counterattack by the former border troops, leaving nearly a thousand corpses behind.
The body ran into the forest and disappeared again.
The Yuan Kingdom does not care about Donghu now. As long as Donghu is blocked outside the country, there is no major military countermeasures for the time being.
In view of the fact that the Yuan Kingdom will definitely invade Donghu in the future, the frontier army at this stage is mainly focused on exploring the terrain and then finding Donghu's habitat to make advance preparations for future marches.
At the same time, the border troops of the original country in Xiawu Mountain reported that there was almost no human habitation in Dai District. Zhiyao ordered the border troops to move to Dai District, build relevant garrison locations, and occupy Dai District.
Since the Dai land is empty, it can only be said that the entire Zhao family has moved to the Jiuqu area of the Dahe River.
Zhiyao may not know everything about what happened in Zhao Daiguo, but he can still grasp the general trends.
At this stage, Zhao Wushe wants to form a deep alliance with Yiqu, and at the same time he is wooing Bai Zhai, hoping to form an alliance to deal with Lou Fan.
Yiqu had no interest in going north at all, but he coveted Qin very much. He repeatedly invited the Zhao family to join forces on behalf of the country and go south to invade Qin, but Zhao Wushe refused.
It's not that Zhao Wuji suddenly became very friendly to Yuan Guo, it's just that he knew very well that he couldn't offend Yuan Guo at all, and at this stage he didn't want to provoke an attack from Yuan's army.
Zhiyao knew what Zhao Wuxie was thinking. He was just taking advantage of the fact that the Yuan Kingdom could not take care of it for the time being. The Zhao family wanted to use the conquest of Loufan to increase the population and resources, and waited for the life and death battle between the Yuan Kingdom and the Chu Kingdom before looking for him again.
Opportunity to go south.
When did the war between Yuan and Chu begin?
In Zhiyao's plan, the Yuan Kingdom should first consolidate its rule in Yan, Zheng, Song, Lu, and Wu. At least whether it is occupied, it must be able to obtain output, and more than half of the local people must
Willing to contribute to the country.
At this stage, due to Sanhuan's acceptance of the status quo, Lu Di's side is the most stable. Not only can it contribute tax revenue, but there are no problems with recruiting corvees and recruiting troops.
Zheng Di's initial resistance to the Yuan Kingdom was similar to that of Wu Di. Later, a large number of people were recruited and obtained land under their own names. The situation became similar to that of Qi Di. Three years later, more and more people pursued their own
With the constant production, the social environment has become stable, and the sense of war is stronger than that of the people in Qidi.
Next comes the Song Dynasty. Their king became the earl of the original country, and the princess was still the crown prince of the original country. Although there was resistance to the rule of the original country, it generally seemed relatively stable.
There are many situations in the Yan region. It was not until the recent news that the border troops resisted Donghu outside the country spread that the local people began to try to accept the rule of the original country.
Overall, Zhiyao is very satisfied with the progress of everything and plans to spend three years creating a stable period.
Within these three years, what each county needs to do is to spend one quarter every year to carry out on-site military training in each county, township, li, and village, and then report the relevant data to the central government.
This is when Zhiyao wants to find out how many troops the country has, so that when it comes time to formally conquer the Chu Kingdom, how many troops can be used to destroy the Chu Kingdom, and how many troops can be deployed in various places that need garrison defense.
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So, Zhao Wuxie wanted to take advantage of the war between the Yuan Kingdom and the Chu Kingdom to make a comeback? It was just nonsense.
The territory of the Chu State is really too big. It is not enough to dispatch one or two hundred thousand troops to destroy the country, but it will be very difficult to fight with less than 500,000 troops to destroy the country.
Zhiyao would learn from the lessons of the Qin State in the original history, either delaying the fight, mobilize more than 500,000 troops when fighting, and then use an absolutely tyrannical attitude to beat the Chu people without temper.
In the original history, the Qin State used 200,000 troops for the first time in the battle to destroy Chu, and suffered the first disastrous defeat after the Qin State unified the war, which suddenly made Xiang Yan famous.
A defeat had a great impact on Qin's new war to destroy Chu. Not only did the Chu people think they could defeat Qin again, but their morale was higher after participating in the war and the beginning of the war. They were also very unconvinced by their defeat after the war.
Later, the First Emperor appointed Wang Jian as a general and mobilized 800,000 troops. The Chu State was destroyed. The problem was that the state of Zuo was destroyed. Ordinary Chu people and nobles did not realize how beautiful the Qin army had won, and they were always thinking about revenge.
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So, Zhiyao knew very well that destroying the Chu State was just a matter of
This goal is not the ultimate goal. If the Chu people are not completely conquered, today's Wu will be Chu in the future, and what happened in the original history will also happen again in the original country.
Will the battle to destroy Chu begin again after three years or five years?
Zhiyao's goal has always been very clear. If there is a chance, he will do it within three years. If there is no chance, he will try to annex Ba and Shu first. Five years is completely affordable.
The Yuan Kingdom was eyeing Ba and Shu not because of how rich the two countries were in their products or how large their populations were, but purely because of their strategic value.
After occupying Bashu, the Yuan Kingdom launched a war of annihilation against the Chu Kingdom. They could completely take advantage of the river flowing downstream. At that time, they would send troops from Chen and Wu, and a trident offensive would be formed.
Controlling the upper reaches of the river not only has the advantage of quickly dispatching troops and ensuring the logistics line during wars, but it can also play a lot of value when it comes to ruling the Chu region later.
"I remember that the river also needs to be renovated before it can be used for water transportation, right?" Zhiyao didn't remember it too clearly.