Wei Ba's understanding of Mencius is nothing more than a few famous sayings: You can't bend with force, you can't be licentious with wealth, you can't move with poverty. Another thing about literature is that the weather is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the people. He doesn't understand Mencius's teachings, and he doesn't know much about Mencius.
The process of Mencius becoming a saint is even less clear.
Mencius had never had a high status before the Song Dynasty, and he could not even be mentioned as a minor sage. The book "Mencius" was classified in the sub-category in the Han Dynasty. It could only be used as an introductory tutorial at best, not a Confucian classic, and could not enjoy the "Spring and Autumn" and "Shangshu"
"" and other classics. There are not many people who are proficient in "Mencius", and even fewer people like Liu Xi are willing to annotate "Mencius". Even Liu Xi himself has no idea of elevating Mencius to be alongside Confucius.
However, the intellectuals of the Han Dynasty all had an ideal of taking the world as their own responsibility. They believed that these were not just knowledge in books, but the way to govern the country. They always wanted to use the knowledge they learned to assist the emperor in achieving great things and governing the country.
The world. Liu Xi has been a scholar all his life and once served as the governor of Nan'an. Although he is a commoner now, many of his students are officials in Soochow. However, Sun Quan, like Cao Cao, admires Legalist power and does not pay much attention to learning.
——In other words, he paid more attention to practical knowledge and paid less attention to Confucian classics. In Sun Quan's view, the four words "people-oriented" were simply nonsense. Several of Liu Xi's disciples did not get along well in Soochow, and basically they did not.
I just write articles and act as a secretary.
Liu Xi himself felt a little helpless about this situation. Now he suddenly saw an education target who was like a blank sheet of paper. Although his knowledge was poor, he could accept Mencius's thoughts and was even very interested in putting people first. At least
Although he was not disgusted, he could not help but be tempted. Based on the educator's idea of teaching the world's talents, coupled with the fear of the proliferation of ancient classics, he accepted Wei Ba's invitation and agreed to serve as the chief priest of Jiaozhou Academy.
Wei Ba made a mistake and successfully invited a great scholar like Liu Xi, which made Xia Houxuan, a famous scholar, feel speechless.
After inviting Liu Xi back to Guangxin City, Wei Ba saw the dusty Liao Li. Although Liao Li was a little tired, he was in high spirits. As soon as he saw Wei Ba, he said excitedly: "General, he really lived up to expectations. In a few months,
He captured Jiaozhou with ease, and he is worthy of being a famous general."
Wei Ba quickly stopped Liao Li's flattery and introduced Liu Xi to Liao Li. Liao Li was very surprised, but didn't say much. He exchanged a few polite words with Liu Xi and pulled Wei Ba aside.
Zisheng said: "What a big flag. Now it makes Sun Quan feel uncomfortable again."
Wei Ba was puzzled, what does this have to do with Sun Quan?
"Don't you know?" Liao Li was very surprised. "Liu Xi has many disciples who serve as officials in Wu State. If you invite him here, it will definitely be a temptation for those people. These people are all good at writing and writing.
The article is very wonderful, and you are very good at deceiving people. General, you are so clever."
Wei Ba Khan. He invited Liu Xilai to civilize those barbarians, attract them to become Han people, and become common people who pay taxes, but he never thought about engaging in psychological warfare or public opinion warfare with Sun Quan. After listening to what Liao Li said,
It was an unexpected success.
Wei Ba told Liao Li his thoughts. Liao Li thought about it and thought it made sense. Although the population of Jiaozhou could not keep up with those big states in the hinterland of the Central Plains, the war in the Central Plains had lasted for decades and the population had dropped sharply.
The population of Jiaozhou is still quite large. If we can attract those barbarians out of the mountains and become registered households, the population of Jiaozhou can at least double, and naturally we can get more taxes and become more powerful. Wei Ba asked him
The letter to Jiaozhou has clearly designated him as the governor of Jiaozhou. In other words, these registered households will be his subordinates in the future. Of course, the more people, the better.
Liao Li energetically threw himself into the negotiations with the Jiaozhou clan. Although Wei Ba had some knowledge in this regard, his negotiation skills were far inferior to Liao Li's. With Liao Li in charge, the burden on Wei Ba's shoulders was much lighter.
You can focus mainly on military affairs in Jiaozhou.
During this period, the merchant ship from Yizhou rushed to Jiaozhou, unloaded a large amount of lacquerware, Shu brocade and other goods, loaded it with prepared rice, jewelry, and quickly returned to Chengdu. Guan Feng took such a ship and left Jiaozhou and rushed back
Chengdu, to complete the task assigned to her by Wei Ba.
After more than half a month of negotiations, Liao Li successfully convinced the wealthy clans and formulated a more thorough plan to ensure that the barbarians would not bear too heavy taxes after they came out of the mountains. Their lives were guaranteed, and with Liu Xi
Such a great Confucian education for his children, as well as the great reputation of the god general, combined with several factors, the invited barbarian representatives had a strong interest in moving out of the mountains, and they were willing to go back and discuss with their tribesmen to move out from the mountains.
settle down.
In a short period of time, Wei Ba did not have the energy to develop the depths of the mountains, so he could only put his limited financial and material resources near the city and trade routes. The barbarians settled along the trade routes, where they could cultivate crops and provide supplies needed by the travelers.
Food can be paid by selling food and labor, which can improve one's own living standards and help each other, which is beneficial to both parties. What Wei Ba has to do is to restrict the big clans from oppressing them, so as not to force them to flee into the mountains again.
It will take more time for the barbarians to come out of the mountains. This is something that cannot be rushed. Wei Ba cannot expect to build Jiaozhou into a big state with a household registration of one million in one day. While Liao Li was busy discussing with the wealthy clans
, he also issued a recruitment order to the nearby barbarians. Now that the autumn harvest has ended, most of the barbarians are either resting at home, waiting for the New Year, or going out to do odd jobs to find some extra income, so that they can add a little oil to the New Year's Eve dinner and sacrifice their five internal organs.
Temple. I heard that General Wei Shen issued a summons order, and many people rushed over. In just one month, Wei Ba summoned an army of 20,000 people. In addition to the original more than 10,000 people, the total force exceeded 30,000.
Wei Ba mobilized more than 400 guards from the guards battalions and arranged them to be junior officers such as marquises and captains in each camp. In addition to tactical training, they also had to learn basic reading and writing of official documents.
, on the other hand, learn basic methods of using troops. During the battle against Dai Liang, Wei Ba realized that without a strong grassroots officer training system, it would be impossible to build an elite division. While there is
At that time, he began to prepare his own army for war.
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Just when Wei Ba was busy in full swing, Lu Xun arrived at Linhao. Pan Jun received the news and went out of the camp for several miles to greet him. Lu Xun did not dare to neglect, so he got out of the car all the way away and hurriedly greeted him, smiling.
: "Chengming, how can I bear this?"
Pan Jun said with a smile: "It's all for national affairs, what can't I bear? Last time I was saved by you, I haven't thanked you yet, so I'm going to trouble you again this time."
Lu Xun hurriedly said something modest, walked into the camp with Pan Jun, and asked about the recent situation. Pan Jun shook his head with a wry smile, told Lu Xun what he had learned, and finally said: "We all seem to underestimate it.
Kill this kid. He is not as simple as knowing how to fight. If things continue like this, I’m afraid he won’t be able to come back to Jiaozhou.”
Lu Xun frowned slightly, was silent for a moment, and sighed: "It is not our great fortune to have this man in Shu Han. If we do not send troops in time, Jiaozhou is not ours, but if we send troops immediately, we have no chance of winning. If we can't compete with him Doing a better job and recapturing Jiaozhou may not necessarily be a good thing, it might actually cause trouble."
Pan Jun felt the same. "What the general said is true, and I am also worried about it. I have written to the king, asking him to reduce the taxes in Jingzhou and rest with the people. I just don't know if the king can listen. I heard that there are some villains around the king recently. , stirring up trouble and driving a wedge between the monarch and his ministers is really depressing."
Lu Xun looked at Pan Jun in surprise and muttered: "I didn't expect Cheng Ming to have such an idea. We agree."
"The general also submitted a letter?"
"To be honest, this is what I did in Chenyang, and the people quite recognized me. I also wrote to the king, asking him to reduce taxes, rest with the people, and compete with Wei Ba for the hearts and minds of the people. Those who win the hearts and minds of the people will win the world. If the exploitation is too excessive, it may be counterproductive. But the king refuses to listen, saying that he must prepare for war and wait until the world is at peace before implementing benevolent policies. What I worry about is that if things continue like this, the day when the world is at peace may no longer belong to Wu."
After hearing these almost unethical words, Pan Jun's eyes tightened and he met Lu Xun's gaze. He thought for a moment and laughed: "What the general said is indeed a wise saying. It's a pity to realize this. There are not many people there.”
Lu Xun also smiled. "Having Chengming help me shows that I am not alone."
The two laughed.
After learning that Lu Xun was coming to Linxun, Zhu Ji came to see him, and Zhou Li also came from Luling. At this moment, he stood up and said loudly: "General, Li Li has a plan to defeat Wei Ba and relieve his troubles. "
Pan Junruo looked at Zhou Li thoughtfully and said nothing. When Lu Xun didn't come, Zhou Li didn't even want to see him. As soon as Lu Xun arrived, Zhou Li came to offer suggestions. It was obvious that he had a plan, but he just didn't dare to confront him. That's all he said. From this point of view, it was right to let Lu Xun take charge of the war.
"If Ziyu has any good ideas, let's hear them."
Zhou Li coughed and cleared his throat. "Wei Ba calls himself a divine general and is known for his ability to deceive people. His tactics are naturally despised by scholar-bureaucrats, but they cannot be ignored by the barbarians in the mountains. His strength has grown so much. Fast, because these barbarians believed his lies and were deceived by him. I planned to use the trick to defeat the barbarians. If Wei Ba wants to enter Yuzhang, he must be connected with the barbarians in the mountains. I sent people to contact some tribes to confuse the fake with the real. It will catch him off guard. Even if the big thing fails, it will make him and the barbarians suspicious of each other. We can no longer respond like Wuling and Jiaozhou to shake the foundation of our great Wu."
After hearing this, Lu Xun nodded slightly and said to Pan Rui, "What do Chengming think?"
Pan Jun also agreed. "This plan is right on target. Whether it succeeds or not depends only on the size of the effect. Ziyu is indeed a master of using time. If Wei Ba can be defeated, it will definitely be another miracle." He paused. He paused, then smiled and said: "However, when a large army fights, the main thing is righteousness, and the miraculous thing is the auxiliary. Since the fish is the miraculous thing, the general needs to pay more attention to the righteous aspect."
Lu Xun smiled slightly: "You and I will join forces and compete with Wei Ba to see who will win."
Zhou Li and Zhu Ji exchanged glances and glanced at Zhuge Ke who was sitting in the corner. Zhuge Ke lowered his head, as if he had seen and heard nothing.
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