Clan society only cultivates outsiders. No matter what the reason is, the clan leader will definitely be spurned by the clan members, and outsiders will laugh at the clan leader for being out of his mind.
In their view, the blood of a family is thicker than water, and only their own people can be trusted about what happens, and outsiders cannot be trusted at all.
To a certain extent, this statement is true, but it is not absolute.
However, a blood relationship is indeed much more reliable than an outsider. Otherwise, there would not be such sayings as "brothers fighting tigers, father and son fighting in battle", "brothers working together can break gold" and other sayings.
Zongzhou seemed to be very united at the beginning, but it took several generations for the blood relationship between the princes to become distant, and then it became the situation where they were constantly attacking each other.
People only saw the wars between the Zong and Zhou kingdoms, but did not see their solidarity and mutual assistance at the beginning of the enfeoffment, or they were deliberately ignored.
The reason why Zongzhou's enfeoffment was more reliable than that of the Western Han Dynasty was that the environment of the Zongzhou princes was extremely harsh. If they did not unite, they would be eaten by a group of aliens without even leaving their bones; The situation was incompatible. In addition to all the alien threats at that time, it was related to the fact that the territory controlled by each prince was too large and the strength at hand was relatively strong.
When a group faces a big threat, if they are related by blood, they will definitely stick together. It seems that the threat is greatest among relatives. How can blood relations be taken care of, let alone hatred in the first place? .
For example, when Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty faced the Rebellion of Seven Kings, King Wu Liu Bi used Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty to kill his own son with a chessboard as an excuse to launch the Rebellion of Seven Kings.
In fact, the root cause was the conflict between the clan and the nobles after Liu Ying's death over who should be elected as the new emperor. As a result, Liu Bi was unwilling to accept that the throne of the emperor would fall to Liu Heng's side, so he made Liu Qi the emperor. There was a reason why Liu Qi's son was killed by a chessboard. It was a normal operation to collude with other princes to launch a rebellion.
The Eight Kings Rebellion that occurred during the Western Jin Dynasty was also caused by the struggle for the supreme throne. In the final analysis, the feudal princes and kings were too strong, and the strength of the center was not overwhelming. The center had an overwhelming advantage, and the princes and kings designated I dare not have the idea of "the emperor will take turns to come to my house next year".
Cheng Shuo was one of the few people who knew clearly from Zhiyao that he would not entrust the clan with too much land or country. He had no objections at first, but he accepted it after hearing the reasons given by Zhiyao.
The Western Han Dynasty was a semi-feudal and semi-prefecture system. At the beginning, there were mostly princes with different surnames. Liu Bang dragged his old body to kill off those former comrades one by one. Later, in the "White Horse Alliance", it was agreed that no one with the surname Liu could be crowned king. The most common people with different surnames are marquis states, and each marquis state is small.
The marquis states of the Western Han Dynasty disappeared one by one during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. During this period, they experienced no less bloodshed than the war with the Xiongnu. However, they were usually solved by "cruel officials" and no large-scale rebellion broke out.
Zhiyao's explanation to Cheng Shuo was very simple. Times have completely changed.
According to Zongzhou's enfeoffment model, the duke was one hundred miles away, the uncle was seventy miles away, and the son was fifty miles away.
The only people with the title of marquis in the Zhi family are Zhi Xuwu and Cheng Xiao. There are a lot of marquises with the surname. As for the earl, there are only four clan members including Cheng Shuo, but there are nearly 20 people with the surname. The rest are viscounts and barons. Most of them have foreign surnames.
So, they work so hard to conquer the world just to create wealth for those with foreign surnames?
In addition, it is not that Zhiyao cannot grant titles to his clan members arbitrarily. The problem is that not only will the clan members not be able to enjoy it for long if they are not worthy of their virtue, but too much wealth will also make clan members die without a burial place.
Doing so is more likely to cause dissatisfaction with the foreign surnames, and the tribesmen are unable to defend the country. The country will eventually fall apart. If someone finds an opportunity to overthrow the Zhi family's rule, there will only be a few kittens left behind the Zhi family.
They lingered in anonymity, even to the point where the whole family was buried.
Cheng Shuo himself could not agree to the fact that enfeoffment would allow foreigners to take advantage of it.
In fact, people with foreign surnames from the original country are not taking advantage. They have also made great contributions to the expansion of the original country. It is very realistic that the Zhi clan will regard themselves as a nation and take it for granted that the original country is their original country and that outsiders are just a group of people.
Just a long-term worker.
After the enfeoffment, Zhiyao will enfeoff a large number of Zhi clan members in Chu, Wu and Yue. Most of the tribesmen will not get more than ten miles (500 meters) in circumference, such as Cheng Xiao, Zhi Xuwu
, Cheng Shuo three people, the first two will have a fiefdom with a circumference of fifty miles, and the latter one will have a circumference of thirty miles.
I don’t know if Zhiyao was in a compensatory mood and planned to grant the title of “Ying” of Chu to Cheng Xiao. In exchange, the Cheng family would return to Cheng Shuo’s branch to manage it on their own.
Cheng Shuo's future fiefdom will be on the "Wu" side of the old capital of Wu State, very close to the river.
Because he already knew about it, Cheng Shuo would naturally start to pay attention to Dajiang, and he also heard some things about Dajiang from Zhiyao, so it was difficult not to pay attention to him.
It is precisely because of the existence of Dajiang that Zhiyao needs to enfeoff so many tribesmen in Chu, Wu and Yue. The most likely result of giving different surnames as fiefdoms is that they will continue to grow bigger and even become Chu people, Wu people or Yue people.
A new leader led to a wave of rebellion decades later.
That's not Zhiyao's wild imagination. The Qin Empire faced that kind of situation in the original history. The appointed officials became the protective umbrella of the old aristocratic forces. Until the Western Han Dynasty, there were still rebellions in Chu, Wu and Yue.
The atmosphere of the center.
Therefore, it is not that people in Vietnam are becoming gentler. People in the south have become more and more gentle after the Sui and Tang Dynasties. As early as the unification of Qin, the Western Han Dynasty, and the Eastern Han Dynasty, no matter who ruled the world, the original Chu State, Wu State and Yue State
The territory of the country is the largest nest of rebels.
After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, people in Chu, Wu, and Yue old areas no longer wanted to rebel. However, as life became more advantageous, the local areas were always against the central government, such as dishonesty in paying taxes, or the Song Dynasty.
During the Ming Dynasty, they were involved in smuggling with the nomadic forces in the north, serving as a guide party and so on.
Of course, what we are talking about is only probability, not an absolute.
At present, the senior officials of the Yuan Kingdom have developed a mentality because of the continuous rebellion in Wu District, and believe that it is extremely difficult to rule the south.
In this case, Cheng Shuo believed that Zhiyao's choice of enfeoffing people in the south was a sign of reliance on his people, so he decided to look after the south for his family and would not allow the rebel forces to grow bigger and stronger even if bloodshed was shed.
"Dayuan has a mature shipbuilding industry system, and the ships it builds are far better than those of Chu, Wu, and Yue. Unless there is a huge accident, there is no way that the danger of the river will become apparent."
"The king has established a permanent fleet in 'Han'. In the future, he will also set up permanent fleets in 'Que', 'Ying' and other places under the direct control of the central government. Obviously he wants to have complete control."
"Oyuan's national dignity has not been lost, and there will definitely be some changes over time, but it can be guaranteed to be worry-free for at least a hundred years. In a hundred years, after about three generations, the locals should regard themselves as original people.
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Cheng Shuo has actually thought about what will happen to his descendants. He is very clear that one day he will be in opposition to the central government. However, the current generation only cares about their own affairs and the affairs of the next generation of descendants, and the third generation of descendants really have nothing to do with it.
While they were stationed in "Han", the shogunate was established.
Cheng Shuo sent men to summon the "marshals" of each "division" and asked them to perform their duties at "Zhu Fang", the general commander of "Han".
Prior to this, Zhiyao did not appoint a general in Wudi. The original army used "divisions" as the largest unit, and each divided the war zone and the "marshals" performed their duties.
Because the relationship between generals and military assistants no longer existed in the original country, Zhiyao basically appointed whoever was the chief general temporarily, and the position of "general" gradually emerged.
According to the understanding of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, a general is someone who is called a "general" to control an army. This is what is called a general. Otherwise, it was always called a military general before.
The evolution of history is just like that. It was only after the unification of Qin that there were professional generals. The "generals" in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were not military commanders. They were sent by the overlord to serve as "supervisors" in a certain vassal country.
existence.
The representative figure is Mi Zixia, who was sent by the Jin State to the Wei State to supervise the state, and was also called a general.
It was not until the Western Han Dynasty that the title of general existed. It was also a position of temporary military leadership. It was not that who was appointed as a general, that person always held that position. General Zhonglang was the commander-in-chief of the standing army, and in the local area, the captain was the commander-in-chief.
The chief military officer. The Zhonglang General had the same responsibilities as during the Qin Empire. He was under the direct command of the emperor and was regarded as the head of the emperor's bodyguard.
It was only after the Eastern Han Dynasty that titled generals entered the permanent official positions in the imperial court, and subsequent dynasties followed the Eastern Han Dynasty's practice.
While Cheng Shuo was waiting for the "marshals" of each "division" to arrive at "Zhu Fang", the fleet from "Langya" arrived first.
The fleet coming from "Langya" was so large in scale that the berths at the exit of "Han" simply could not accommodate it. As a result, the waters on both sides of the river near the mouth of the river were filled with various types of ships.
After the spies of the Chu State saw such a huge navy fleet of the original state, they were frightened. Then they had some urgent discussions and tried every means to send the news to the capital of "Ying".
Accompanying the fleet was a legion of troops that arrived. They were recruited from Qidi and would serve as a garrison. They were not intended to directly participate in the offensive against Yuejie.
One day, Cheng Shuo came to "Zhu Fang", met the "handsome men" who came, and showed the documents and tiger talisman given by Zhiyao.
This set of procedures is to confirm that those "marshals" and the troops under their command have been incorporated into the shogunate. Afterwards, Cheng Shuo not only controls their future, but also has the power of life and death.
Because there are formal documents and the existence of tiger symbols, naturally no one has any objections to being placed under the command of the shogunate.
They quickly got into their roles and reported various recent situations to Cheng Shuo. Those who needed to replenish their troops immediately spoke up, and those who lacked military supplies also immediately urged them.
Some people really hope to find a position in the shogunate for their juniors. Even if they are just a clerk handling documents, once this battle is won, it will be a rare qualification for the juniors.
To put it bluntly, who doesn’t create gold-plated opportunities for the younger generation? Who doesn’t do that among the elders who have the ability and connections?
Cheng Shuo couldn't agree to them all, and he couldn't refuse them all. He could only come up with a set of assessment rules and accept a group of really capable juniors.
Cheng Shuo, who became a shogunate general for the first time, was extremely busy. Without the help of his accompanying staff, he couldn't do it on his own.
After a group of juniors were recruited to the shogunate, the staff who originally handled trivial matters were liberated to participate in the deployment of military affairs.
It took nearly half a month for Cheng Shuo to properly handle a series of matters and initially form an effective command system for the various departments under the shogunate's command.
While Cheng Shuo was busy building the shogunate system, the Chu State was not just wasting time. After they learned that a huge fleet had entered the river from the sea, they also began to recruit ships as soon as possible.
The Chu State did not want to take the initiative to fight the Yuan Kingdom's navy. What it wanted to prevent was that the Yuan Kingdom's army would go upstream through the river. It could tolerate attacking Chu's cities or villages along the river. What it feared was that it would directly attack the "Ying" capital.
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Although "Han" is far away from "Ying", and not all the rivers along the way can allow large ships to pass, the kings and ministers of the Chu State were extremely afraid that the Yuan State would not act according to common sense, so how could they not feel nervous?
The kings and ministers of Chu State also thought of one thing. For example, the navy of Wu State, which used to be the former naval academy of the country, used ships along the coast to arrive at a certain coast in Yue for landing.
Under that kind of worry, Chu Wangning mobilized troops from other regions to gather in Vietnam. They even thought of setting up a beacon tower to call the police.
Beacon? This is a facility that appeared hundreds of years ago. Most of them are in the direction of nomadic groups. When they detect signs of nomadic forces moving south to invade, they light beacons to warn the rear.
At that time, the beacon fires did not produce smoke, but were simply ignited raging fires. Therefore, the beacon towers needed to be built on high mountains, and people were usually sent to pay attention to whether the beacon fires were lit at all times.
This time the kings and ministers of the Chu State thought of using smoke to sound the alarm. The reason was that there were too many mountainous areas in the country, and the beacon fire alone would be hindered. Even the beacon smoke required someone to guard the high mountains to see it.
The news that the Chu State was recruiting ships was soon reported to the shogunate by the original country's spies in Chu. Cheng Shuo, who learned about this incident, specifically came to Zhiying and asked: "Among the fleets, who can adapt to the battle on the river?"
How many warships are there?”
For pointed-bottomed boats, the larger the boat, the deeper the draft. It can still come in from the mouth of the sea, but it will definitely not be possible to go deep into the river.
Zhiying didn't hesitate too much and replied: "About two thousand? Most of them are 'wing' ships."
Cheng Shuo hesitated when he got the answer.
The Yuan Kingdom really had no experience in fighting on inland rivers. On the contrary, the navy of the Chu Kingdom had been fighting with the navy of the Wu Kingdom on the river since the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period. There were only 2,000 large and small ships, and there was no experience at all. Cheng Shuo doubted that they would be able to fight.
Win the fight.
As for saying that the sea is coming, why are you afraid of inland rivers? Just listen to it, it’s really not two different things!
