Since it was the old man who summoned him, Chen Chang naturally did not dare to neglect him. He immediately told Xiao Yuer where he was going and asked her to tell Lou Qingyi that if he wanted to find him, he would send someone to the old man.
Lou Yu's complexion looked much better than before, with a slight rosiness on his face and his energy was much better.
Chen Chang met Li and said: "Master, Qingyi arrived home safely last night. Because the time was over, she didn't disturb you. She was originally going to come to greet you in person, but she was a little unwell..."
Lou Yu waved his hand and said: "I have known about this for a long time. Qingyi has gone through a disaster this time and is finally safe. Otherwise, I really don't know how I will face her dead father in the future."
As he said this, Lou Yu couldn't help but his eyes turned red.
The eldest son has been dead for many years, but the scar left in the old man's heart has never healed. Every time he thinks of his eldest son, Lou Yu will cry sadly. Today, in front of the younger generation, he has tried his best to control his emotions.
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"Grandpa, you have just recovered from a serious illness. Don't be too sad, as this will be detrimental to your physical recovery." Chen Chang also understood the grief of an old man who lost his son, "Qingyi is fine, she just suffered a little shock."<
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Lou Yu nodded: "Let her rest well and don't worry about me, an old man. I urgently called you here today because I want to ask you about the person behind the scenes. Please tell me in detail what happened this time."
Let me tell you."
"Yes!"
Later, Chen Chang told the story of rescuing Lou Qingyi in detail. Lou Yu asked very detailed questions and asked many questions.
Lou Yu also knows that this matter is not as simple as it seems. He hopes to find some useful clues through the details. The crisis in the Lou family will not be resolved until the person behind the scenes is discovered.
Chen Chang said: "Master, since Manager Lu is from Jiangling, we can follow this clue to investigate. In addition, we can also investigate through the clue An Daoming."
All kinds of clues point to Jiangling, and it can be seen that the person behind the scenes is hiding in Jiangling City.
Lou Yu has naturally considered this possibility. He has been cautious all his life. He will always be friendly with others when it is convenient for them. He will never embarrass others too deliberately. Naturally, he is also unlikely to make enemies. But in the end
Who reached out to his granddaughter?
Since Manager Lu and others have been silenced, the mastermind behind the scenes will definitely make plans. Without conclusive evidence, it will be difficult to correct him. Therefore, his consideration is that the matter still needs to be investigated, but he cannot make too much noise.
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It just so happens that Chen Chang means the same thing.
"I heard that you are still in contact with the candidate in Dazhou?"
Chen Chang's heart skipped a beat. He tried his best to keep his affairs as a candidate secret, just because he didn't want too many people to know about it, but this old man who had been lying on the bed for a long time actually knew all about his situation.
Seeing Chen Chang's nervous expression, Lou Yu said: "You don't have to worry about this. To be disrespectful, the Liang Dynasty is already declining, and even His Majesty only follows Zhou's lead. It's okay to make more friends, but
No matter when the time comes, you must keep a clear head. You must know that waiting for office is a double-edged sword."
Chen Chang hurriedly nodded in agreement. He and the waiting officer now have a relationship of mutual use. However, the spy organizations of all ages are a double-edged sword. Once one day he endangers the interests of the other party, the other party will not hesitate to kill him.
Eradicate it.
"Chen Chang, there is only one state left in Liang now. Whether it is for yourself or for the Lou family, you should make plans early. Can you clearly see the current situation in the world?"
At this time, Chen Chang felt that the old man was far less aloof from the world than he appeared to be. He still had plans in his heart. What was rare was that the old man was not pedantic and did not force him to stay under the tree in the back beam.
Hanging from a tree. Youdao is a good bird choosing a tree to roost. Of course, he will not stay in Jiangling forever. His goal is in the Northern Zhou Dynasty and Chang'an, so that he can grasp the future direction of the world.
"Grandpa, I won't hide it from you. I will go to Chang'an in a while!"
"Chang'an? Why is this?"
Chen Chang's answer obviously surprised Lou Yu. At the beginning of the establishment of the Three Kingdoms, the strength of Qi and Zhou in the north was very different. Qi occupied a vast and wealthy area in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River and was the strongest among the Three Kingdoms.
Although Lou Yu knows that Qi is powerful, it does not mean that he will choose Qi. At this time, he just wants to know what Chen Chang thinks.
Chen Chang didn't care about Lou Yu's surprise. If he wasn't from later generations, he wouldn't know anything about it.
At this time, most people believed that the Feng Shui treasure land of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was no more than Guanzhong.
Who would have thought that in thirty years of Hedong and thirty years of Hexi, the Northern Zhou Dynasty would catch up and finally eliminate the more powerful Northern Qi Dynasty.
Naturally, he would not say that he knew the direction of history. After thinking for a while, he said: "Qi was a military dynasty that relied on the army and force to conquer the world. The people in power were mainly composed of nobles with military backgrounds in the six towns. They all
They were born in the military and were very ambitious. In the early days of the founding of Qi, Emperor Gao Huan wanted to safeguard the imperial power. These nobles who were soldiers from the six towns gained the emperor's favor. The emperor not only chose to marry them, but also entrusted them with high-ranking positions in the court.
.Judging from the time, this approach was undoubtedly correct."
Lou Yu didn't expect that this young man was quite knowledgeable. He narrowed his eyes and stroked his beard and said, "Keep talking!"
"Winning over the nobles in this way can not only protect national security externally, but also strengthen the control of the soldiers in the six towns internally and prevent civil strife. However, the result of being favored is that the nobles are arrogant and arrogant, and the nobles also use power for personal gain and unite.
They formed small groups to fight against the imperial power, and serious rebellions occurred, such as Hou Jing's Rebellion."
Lou Yu nodded heavily. To a certain extent, this was the cause of Hou Jing's Rebellion. This turmoil was a catastrophe for the world and directly led to the demise of the Liang Dynasty. Emperor Wu of Liang was a comatose in his later years and could not control his military background.
Hou Jing, this gave Hou Jing a chance.
"The imperial power felt a sense of crisis. In order to consolidate its own interests, security and status, it in turn sought strategies to weaken the nobles. During the Gaoyang period of Emperor Wenxuan, it paid more and more attention to promoting Han bureaucrats and clan generals to check and balance the nobles.
The power of the nobles and nobles has been greatly weakened by Gao Yang's plan. Important official positions in the imperial court have been occupied by Han bureaucrats." Chen Chang read a lot of books during this period of recuperation, and combined with the knowledge of later generations, he made a good impression on the world.
The situation was carefully analyzed.
Lou Yu nodded again, Chen Chang's analysis was quite good.
The ministers of Gu Ming appointed by Gao Yang were mainly Han bureaucrats. The nobles had been excluded and had no place to stand. Most of the power of the nobles in the army was divided by their clansmen. During Gao Yang's reign, Gyeonggi Province
Every governor of the Grand Governor's Office is appointed by a clan relative. This employment strategy directly caused the nobles to lose their status as the dominant family in military power.
The royal family who led the wolf into the house was then eaten by the wolf. The clansmen who controlled the military power were not economical, and there were also rebellions. The current emperor Gao Yin was just a puppet, and all major affairs in the court were controlled by him.
The uncle, the tutor, records the book and makes decisions.
Lou Yu deduced that it wouldn't be long before Gao Yan would find a way to destroy his nephew, move from behind the scenes to the front, and truly ascend to the throne of God.
"You came up with all this yourself?" Lou Yu was a little surprised. He had only heard that his grandson-in-law had read some books before, but his literary talent was not outstanding. As for political affairs, he was not good at it. How could he analyze the world situation at this time?
So thorough?
Regarding this, Chen Chang had already thought of his words and said: "Master, although the world is divided into three parts, they are eyeing each other, and there will be war disasters in the future. I also have to prepare for a rainy day.
Understand this."
As the saying goes, one is born in sorrow and dies in happiness. In troubled times, one must make plans for oneself.
Lou Yu has personally experienced the war, and the pain of losing his son made him deeply disgusted with war. However, he is just a scholar and has no power now, so there is no way to prevent this from happening.
"Chen Chang, since you don't like Qi, what about Chen?"
The Chen Dynasty was located in the south of the Yangtze River and inherited most of the land and cities of the Liang Dynasty. Emperor Wu worked hard to govern, and the current emperor Chen Qian can be regarded as an emperor with great talent and strategy. Chen Qian came from a difficult background and knew the suffering of the people, but still implemented the strategy of recuperation and recuperation, and governed the country with frugality and rectification.
If the officials govern, pay attention to farming and build water conservancy, the politics will be clear and clear, the people will be rich, and the country will become stronger.
Chen Chang shook his head: "Chen was built on the devastating Hou Jing Rebellion of the Liang Dynasty. The foundation of the country was extremely poor. The strength of Jiangnan was almost wiped out by Hou Jing's rebellion. Now the Chen Dynasty can only control the east of Jiangling and the Yangtze River.
The areas to the south and north of Jiaozhi are really unable to compete with Zhou Dynasty."
Since ancient times, most of the dynasties that unified the world have advanced from north to south. Very few dynasties that have unified the world have been able to unify the world.
Lou Yu's eyes suddenly widened: "Yes, in my opinion, the Chen Dynasty's national power can only guarantee its partial security, but it is really difficult to compete with Zhou and Qi."
Chen Chang added: "Let's talk about the Zhou Dynasty again. I think the Zhou Dynasty was born out of worries. The Zhou Dynasty was born at a disadvantage and had weak military strength, but it actively sought changes in its military system. Its army experienced significant changes in personnel and tactics.
Positive changes have led to continuous growth in strength.
Specifically, in terms of personnel, the first change is that the core position of the founding fathers as the main generals among the top military leadership has been weakened, and a group of new people have emerged to replace them. This has given capable generals hope and room for advancement.
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The second change is that among the middle ranks of the army, the older generation of generals from the Six Towns died out naturally, but their descendants failed to inherit the mantle. The military talents of their fathers and grandfathers were gradually lost among the younger generations. After the positions were vacated, the Han generals promptly
Filled the space.
The third change is that the ratio of Han people in the army to soldiers from the six towns has become half and half, which means that the soldiers from the six towns no longer have an absolute advantage. The status of Han generals in the military is growing, which has brought new opportunities to Zhou
Weather, the combat capabilities of the Zhou army have been greatly improved. In addition, the Zhou Dynasty also allocated fields to the generals and allowed them to have private soldiers. These practical policies deepened the generals' sense of belonging to the Zhou Dynasty, and the army also had a stronger
cohesion.
As for tactics, I don’t know much about these, but I can roughly feel that Zhou attached great importance to infantry, while Qi still stayed at the level of developing cavalry.”
Although the words he said were all narrated based on modern people's thinking, they also expressed the meaning completely, making Lou Yu nod frequently.
Lou Yu said: "Infantry seems to have low lethality. But one thing kills another. To a certain extent, infantry is a magic weapon to restrain cavalry. Since Zhou was born in sorrow, then Qi will definitely die in happiness?
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"At least that's what it seems now." Chen Chang naturally didn't dare to finish his words, "Qi established the dynasty by relying on people, but after it was established, it neglected to manage the officials and nobles, resulting in corruption in the administration. In this regard, Zhou wanted to strengthen
A lot."
Lou Yu said: "I heard that there was an official in Qi named Zu Ting. He had bad personal ethics and was a master thief. When Zu Ting joined the army as Cang Cao, his greed was not suppressed as he became an official. Once, Zu Ting
When Ting attended a banquet hosted by Sima Yun, the governor of Jiaozhou, he mistook the chef's copper plate and took it with him to take away. The chef did not fear the authority and directly searched Zu Ting. Zu Ting was arrested on the spot. Everyone present was shocked.
I couldn't help but think that Zu Ting would find a hole in the ground to crawl in. Unexpectedly, Zu Ting didn't take it seriously at all, and showed the magnanimity of a villain.
After this person became prosperous, he would form cliques for personal gain, exclude dissidents, collude with other treacherous and powerful officials, and suppress officials who did not agree with him. His methods were extremely despicable, not only attacking his colleagues, but also his family members. Zu Ting won the favor of Emperor Wenxuan because of this
With Gao Yang's appreciation, even if he committed the crime of soliciting bribes, he would be punished with one sentence. According to Qi's criminal law, he should be punished by hanging. But when he met Zu Ting, Qi's laws became a decoration and treated him differently. Humph, these imperial courts
Immortality is simply unforgivable."
Chen Chang listened attentively. An official like Zu Ting, who was promoted despite being ill, was still able to prosper in the officialdom. Commitment of adultery was inseparable from the Northern Qi royal family's tolerance of adultery. It can also be seen from the side that the officialdom of the Northern Qi Dynasty has already
It was rotten at the root. Official corruption was the political ecology at that time. How could such a dark officialdom culture make the country combative?
As for the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the hard-working officialdom made the Northern Zhou Dynasty extremely powerful.
The officialdom of the Northern Zhou Dynasty adopted the six-official system.
This was the official system of the Zhou Dynasty, and the Northern Zhou Dynasty made improvements according to the actual situation. Especially in personnel selection, the Northern Zhou Dynasty abandoned the concept of family status and opened the door to capable people, allowing many poor families to embark on the road of official career. Most of the capable people
The officialdom has brought a good atmosphere to the entire political ecology. If the political ecology is good, the entire country will be full of righteousness and its combat effectiveness will be explosive.
The most important thing is that Emperor Wu of Zhou will come to power soon.
Where the Northern Zhou Dynasty was established, the country also continued to have rebellions, and the throne of the emperor continued to change hands, but Emperor Wu of Zhou quickly resolved this situation.
Following such an emperor, Chen Chang felt that he would not be far behind.
But he had to wait, because Emperor Wu had not yet ascended the throne.
However, this time will not last long. Judging from the fact that Yu Wenzhi left Ziling in a hurry and rushed to Chang'an, something big must have happened in the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
This chapter has been completed!