There was a burst of thunderous cheers in the tent. If it were not limited to the military order, many generals would even draw their swords and hit the shields to cheer. Many people's hands were unconsciously pressed on the hilt of the sword, and even the sword
Half of them were taken out, and then he realized that it was in the commander's tent, and exposing the blade was a serious crime, so he put it back.
Amidst the cheers, Tao Yuanming blushed, gritted his teeth, and said bitterly: "The commander-in-chief insists on having his own way. I will stop here and have nothing to say. If you feel that you are putting the people of Jiangbei in danger of war,
In order to give you an excuse for the Northern Expedition, please forgive me that I can no longer serve you!"
Liu Yu made a downward gesture with both hands to signal everyone to silence. The tent quickly returned to calm. Liu Yu sighed: "Mr. Tao, this time you went to Hou Qin as an envoy and made great achievements. Although we immigrated to Jiangbei,
We have different opinions on the matter, but you don’t have to leave me just now. The country is in dire need now, and there are still many places where you are needed. It would be a pity for both you and me to leave me like this."
Tao Yuanming said coldly: "I have no desire for fame or fortune. Just like I made it very clear at Liu Changshi's family dinner last time, I just care about the common people and want to do something good for the people of the world. At that time
I thought that Marshal Liu came from a humble background and knew the sufferings of the people. He would make the people of Jin live a good life, so he would be a like-minded person and willing to work for the Marshal. But today I know that in the Marshal’s heart, he has a high level of achievement.
To the common people, for the sake of your great cause of the Northern Expedition, you can sacrifice the happiness of the people. This is contrary to my philosophy, so I apologize that I can no longer serve the commander-in-chief. I wish the commander-in-chief all the best in his great cause, and I hope you will achieve your goal.
When doing great work, we should consider the suffering people as much as possible and don't push them too hard."
When he said this, he saluted Liu Yu, turned around and left without even looking back.
Tan Daoji spat on the ground bitterly: "What the hell? He's so crazy. Brother Jinu, are you really going to let him go like this? He blatantly slandered your reputation and made arrogant opinions on national policies. If you don't punish him,
, if others follow suit, I’m afraid there will be endless troubles.”
Liu Yu shook his head: "After all, he is asking for orders for the people. This kind of old scholar only talks about benevolence, justice and morality, but does not think about it. Only by ending the troubled times can the people truly be happy. I have established unparalleled achievements, which is enough.
His name is in the annals of history, so why start a war rashly? It is because the Han people will eventually be oppressed and discriminated against under the rule of the Hu monarchs. Just like the brother who suppresses evil, his eldest father has become the prime minister, and he is not forced to go south in the end.
Go to the Jin Dynasty? Because only the country of our Han people is the true motherland and homeland of the Han people in the world!"
There was another burst of cheers in the tent. Liu Muzhi glanced at Xie Hui and Fu Liang, who were busy writing, and said: "Okay, today's military discussion will end here for the time being. Generals and clerks, please step aside for the time being.
I still have something to discuss with the commander."
Everyone bowed and left. The excited or disdainful comments outside the tent gradually faded away, and soon they were no longer heard. Liu Muzhi clapped his hands twice, and the soldiers on duty outside and behind the tent also
They all retreated, and soon, within a hundred steps of the entire Chinese army commander's tent, there were only two people left in the tent.
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "Sure enough, you are right. Tao Yuanming has made up his mind to threaten to resign and leave me."
Liu Muzhi sighed: "I didn't fully expect it. I originally thought he wanted to gain power in the court by clinging to you, then form a party for personal gain, or even win over Xile. But this time, I may have underestimated him.
What he wants is not power in the court, but fame in the world. He wants to be like Ji Kang and become a great celebrity all over the world, manipulating public opinion and confronting you."
Liu Yu was silent for a while and said: "Now that he is asking for help for the people, I really can't refute him. In principle, recovering lost land for the country is a righteous cause, and everyone should contribute to it, but
Those ordinary people, in fact, as he said, don't care much about these things. What I am worried about now is that if Tao Yuanming really spreads such panic rumors in Jiangbei that the Hulu are going south, some immigrants will be afraid and deterred.
And some small and medium-sized aristocratic families who are not very supportive of the national policy of immigration have reasons to delay or even resist."
Liu Muzhi nodded: "So, I just want to discuss with you now how to solve this matter. Literati and celebrities use poetry and writing as swords, but they are not necessarily worse than the swords of foreign enemies."
Liu Yu looked at Liu Muzhi: "You checked a few days ago about Tao Yuanming's whereabouts after he came back. Did he meet with Xile?"
Liu Muzhi smiled slightly: "He didn't lie this time. It was Lu Zongzhi who casually let it slip about immigrating to Jiangbei. Then he asked the Yongzhou officials for recent official documents and saw that it was not Xi Le who told him.
However, he went to Jiangling and met Xile. Just when Xile defeated Huan Zhen and the whole army was celebrating, Raptor was there to drink with other brothers in the Western Expedition Army. Only
He met Xile and Xianzhi."
Liu Yu frowned: "Is Xianzhi also there? What did they say?"
Liu Muzhi shook his head: "Because Xile repelled the left and right sides, the content of the conversation is unknown. However, after listening to the Raptors' secret report, Tao Yuanming once lamented that even Xile did not object to this emigration to Jiangbei.
He refused to join him in a joint letter to oppose the matter, so he had to do it alone."
Liu Yu nodded: "When I wrote to Xi Le to discuss this matter, he had no objection. He even said that if necessary, he would personally go out to Zhenjiangbei to serve as Guoping Fan. I didn't know at the time that he was sincere.
It was still said casually, but now it seems that he really wants to support this national policy."
Liu Muzhi sneered: "Liu Xile is not stupid. He immigrated to Jiangbei. This time, it was led by senior members of the aristocratic family. It was not about robbing tenants from their manor to farm the fields. Therefore, now the senior members of the aristocratic family are eager to take advantage of this opportunity to immigrate.
, the land in Jiangbei is also enclosed. In order to attract them to participate in the immigration, we did not explicitly oppose it at the beginning. We can only wait until later to talk about this, but we want to turn the land in Jiangbei into the same as the manor in Jiangnan. These big families
It’s impossible to have a hereditary territory.”
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "Probably Xile wants to control the distribution rights of these lands, manors, and households by leaving Zhenjiangbei. This is exactly the way he can manipulate and control the aristocratic family. It seems that after Xile's triumphant return this time
, around this matter, we have to have a good fight again. Let’s not talk about him first, let’s talk about Tao Yuanming. Do you think he made up his mind early in the morning and didn’t want to work with me, not just because
Is it about immigrating to Jiangbei this time?"
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This chapter has been completed!