Chen Lin's guess only accounted for a small part of Ye An's plan. The new army was what Ye An valued. The system of the Song Dynasty was flawed. Emphasizing culture over military affairs had deformed the national defense strength of the Song Dynasty.
It would be fine if it were a unified dynasty in the true sense, but now the Song Dynasty has Dangxiang in the west, Khitan in the north, and Dali in the south. In a sense, the Central Plains Dynasty at this time has been surrounded.
Originally, these lands were under the control of the Han family, which was a subordinate relationship, but now they were in competition with the Song Dynasty.
In Ye An's eyes, the Song Dynasty at this time could not be considered a so-called unification, even if it had occupied the Central Plains and most of the Han family's inherent land.
"Mr. Ye, what is the Great Unification?" Zhao Zhen from Zishan Hall asked in a slightly hoarse voice.
Now he is in the period of changing his voice and hardly speaks in court meetings, but in Zishan Hall, he has no scruples when facing Ye An.
Following Zhao Zhen's words, Ye An clapped his hands violently and said: "Good question from the officials! History has already given the answer. "The Legend of Gongyang·Yin Gong Year" contains: "What can be said about the first month of the king's reign? The great unification." "The king is ordered to do so.
, the first month was established to unify the world, and all things were worshiped as a starting point, so it is said to be a great unification."
After Ye An finished speaking, he paused and looked at Zhao Zhen who was full of curiosity and said: "The officials must want to know how to achieve great unification. "Hanshu·Wang Ji Biography" says this: "In "Spring and Autumn", so the great unifier has six contracts.
The wind flows through all nine states."
"Sir, it's as if you didn't say anything. I have read these history books a long time ago. When the country conquered the lost territory, the territory of the Han and Tang Dynasties was restored and unified... But how to do it? This is what I want to understand!"
Very good, Zhao Zhen has gradually changed his mind from originally thinking about how to be a conservative king, and wants to be a pioneering king. This change is subtle and rapid. Ye An is sincerely happy, at least for his efforts over the years
Not in vain.
Taking a deep breath, Ye An looked at Zhao Zhen and said slowly: "Guan family, do you still remember what I taught you? The dynasty is mainly divided into several categories, economy, culture, military, politics, and people's livelihood.
, Today I will discuss with the officials what is great unification!"
Ye An's words made Zhao Zhen even more confused. Is the description in the history book wrong?
"Of course it's a bit one-sided!" Ye An understood Zhao Zhen's doubts. His student still had some difficulty getting rid of his inherent thoughts, but he had to admit that his mind was very smart.
After writing the word "big" on the small blackboard, Ye An slowly said: "Da in Datong is not big or small, but means "respecting the big". "One" means Yuan, and "Unification" means the beginning.
, "Unification" is the beginning, and the beginning is the essence of all things. This is similar to Taoism, but different from Taoism. It is the most original understanding of unity by the Chinese ancestors. Can the officials understand it? "
Zhao Zhen nodded slowly. He vaguely understood what Ye An meant. This feeling was very strange. Hearing the two words "Yuanshi" made people think of the origin.
"Sir, what you mean is... to respect Yuanshi, which is mixed with everything from the Han family?"
Ye An nodded with satisfaction: "The officials are smart. The so-called unification actually includes everything in the Han Dynasty. The original meaning of "unification" means that the dynasty is subordinated to a metaphysical body from bottom to top, thus making this system
To obtain a transcendent existence, it is not just about the unification of government affairs from top to bottom with the imperial power as the center.
Of course, to be more concrete, "Great Unification" is a top-down effort to establish a huge empire with a vast territory, numerous ethnic groups, a high degree of concentration, and uniformity."
This is already something close to the scope of philosophy. Naturally, Ye An will not let his students be confused. He grinned with white teeth and said: "So the officials should understand that if you want to achieve great unification, you do not have to regain lost ground."
It can only be completed on the basis of the country's economy, military, politics, culture, people's livelihood, investigation of things, and even the people's hearts."
As Ye An finished speaking, Zhao Zhen looked at the words on the blackboard. These categories were connected by Ye An with lines, and finally pointed to the three words "Great Unification".
"When the Song Dynasty had a prosperous economy, an army that conquered the world, a court with complementary civil and military coordination, admirable civil governance, stable people's livelihood, a leader in the investigation of things, and confident people, the country was already considered a dynasty.
Great unification!
At that time, officials, you will find that it is just a snap to conquer Dangxiang in the west, conquer Khitan in the north, and destroy Dali in the south. It is not impossible to sweep all directions. At that time, the Song Dynasty had already reached the pinnacle of China and became a real power.
The prosperous dynasty!"
These words made the young emperor clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. The scene described by Ye An was almost something that emperors of all dynasties had dreamed of. Even Chen Tong, who was serving tea and pouring water beside him, felt excited after hearing this.
Self-restraint.
But there are still sober people. Sitting in the mezzanine, Liu E couldn't help but smile: "What this boy said is true. Unfortunately, if you calm down and think about it, any one of them would be as difficult as climbing to the sky. Otherwise, the emperors of all dynasties would have
They have all become Holy Lords and Mingjuns!”
It seemed that he was speaking to Lan Jizong beside him, but in fact Liu E was just speaking to himself.
"Guan family, everything above is extremely difficult for you and your dynasty, but fortunately you still have time to work hard, because you are still young, which is your greatest asset!"
Liu E looked at Lan Jizong strangely, and then at the copper pipe next to her. She felt that Ye An was talking to her, saying that she was old, old...
An older woman must not mention her age or years in front of her. Qin Mumu is so young that Ye An is not allowed to talk about her age, let alone Liu E?
Of course, what Liu E was more concerned about was that the things Ye An described were not prepared for himself, but planned for Zhao Zhen after he came to the throne!
Before this, he had no idea that Ye An was using him to "pave the way" for Zhao Zhen. Chen Lin's report had already explained everything, even if it was beneficial to the country, even if it was to make him a good queen.
Although her reputation was well known throughout the country, Liu E was still furious.
Her anger did not come from Ye An's concealment, but from the betrayal she felt, not only from Ye An, but also from everyone in the court.
They seem to respect themselves, but these people are waiting for them to show their ambitions after following the late emperor. They do one thing on the surface and another behind the scenes. This is betrayal! It is an unforgivable betrayal!
But even if she knew it, what's the use?
Liu E also knew that her age could not be compared with that of Zhao Zhen. Although she was his biological mother in name only, and although she had the ability to "power the military and state affairs", she was still the empress dowager of the Song Dynasty, and she was still a woman. Courtiers were always there
No more guarding against her "story after practicing martial arts".
Thinking of this, Liu E couldn't help but look at Lan Jizong beside him. Like Chen Lin, he was an old man in the palace and one of the few people he could trust... But looking at his expressionless face, Liu E
There was a feeling of powerlessness in my heart.
This shows that he has listened to Ye An's words. The more at such a time, the calmer he will be.
Liu E sighed secretly and couldn't help but cast her eyes on the young official again. It seemed that everyone was optimistic about him and regarded him as the future wise king and wise ruler of the Song Dynasty.
Then who do you think you are? What can you do?
There was nothing I could do! A feeling of powerlessness came over me like a tide. This was the only thing I couldn't change.