Chapter 369 The changing situation

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Chapter 369 The changing situation

Although Du Ling's actions put him completely on the opposite side of virtuous literature, he also won the support of poor scholars.

As the saying goes, what is lost in the east is gained in Sangyu. Many scholars from poor families respectfully named him Master Du.

Du Ling's name gradually spread throughout the world under the pursuit of many poor scholars.

In the eyes of poor scholars, Du Ling's status was not even lower than that of other sages.

Zhang Yue and Zhang Huan's father and son were also promoted as great sages in the world by many scholars from poor families.

As Zhang Yue and his son became more and more famous, some frustrated scholars also took the initiative to go to the Western Regions.

This was an unexpected surprise for Zhang Yue and Xiyu.

These scholars who took the initiative to go to the Western Regions greatly alleviated the shortage of talents in the Western Regions.

Zhang Huan has not been idle these days. According to the instructions in Zhang Yue's letter, he is also constantly recruiting scholars from various places.

Zhang Kun even followed Zhang Yue's instructions to open private schools in counties in Guanzhong and Guandong.

In order to reduce resistance, Zhang Kun's private schools were all opened in remote places in various counties.

According to Zhang Yue's plan, most of the talents trained in these private schools will be sent to the Western Regions in the future to improve the humanistic environment of the Western Regions.

Of course, in addition to blood transfusions for the Western Regions through the mainland, the Western Regions also need to have the ability to produce their own blood.

In order to cultivate talents, various regions in the Western Regions have also invested a lot of financial and material resources to build academies in full swing.

Scholars who were originally assigned to various places in the Western Regions, after a series of transformations, turned around and became masters in academies across the Western Regions.

After these people became tutors in academies in various places, the treatment they received was not as good as that in the mainland.

But compared with the original life, it was much better, and some people began to take the initiative to move closer to the Protectorate.

Culture and education are very important to any political power.

Zhang Yue naturally attached great importance to this. In order to better promote Han education, Zhang Yue ordered Cai Ting to organize the staff of Luntai Official School to speed up the compilation of Chinese learning textbooks.

"Your Majesty, what is the importance of the academy's teaching materials?"

After receiving the order from Zhang Yue, Cai Ting immediately rushed to the Luntai Hou Mansion and raised his own questions to Zhang Yue.

Zhang Yue thought for a while and then asked, "What does Mr. Cai think should be the most important thing?"

Cai Ting bowed and said, "I wonder what the king thinks the Western Region will be like in the future?"

Zhang Yue fell into deep thought after hearing this. Although he had thought about the question Cai Ting asked countless times, he still fell into deep thought every time he encountered this question.

The answer to this question is very heavy, and it will affect the political, economic and military operations of the Western Regions for a long time to come.

After Zhang Yue thought carefully, he said with a serious face, "The Western Region in my heart should speak Chinese and practice Chinese etiquette... it will always be the land of the Xia!"

Cai Ting said, "What do you think the princes should do in the Xia Dynasty?"

"What if the emperor dismissed hundreds of schools of thought and only respected Confucianism?"

"Like the Warring States Period, when hundreds of schools of thought contended?"

"Or is it like strengthening Qin and ruling the country with law?"

Facing Cai Ting's series of questions, Zhang Yue fell into deep thought again.

After a long time, he raised his head and said to Cai Ting, "What does Mr. Cai think should be done in the Western Regions?"

Cai Ting had obviously already thought about this issue. He gently stirred the tea in front of him.

"If the rulers want a hundred schools of thought to contend, within a hundred years, the Western Region will be torn apart... The Western Region will be like the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period..."

Zhang Yue nodded, knowing in his heart that although contention of a hundred schools of thought was good, it was indeed not conducive to unification.

The environment of the Western Region is different from that of the Xia Lands. If it is divided, it will inevitably be annexed by the powerful Western countries.

If this is the case, today's culture and education are just a flash in the pan, and they will all be in vain in the end.

Thinking of this, he shook his head slightly, "If the Xia civilizations want to occupy the Western Regions for a long time, they must unify their thoughts!"

Cai Ting had obviously guessed Zhang Yue's choice.

He cupped his hands and continued, "In this case, the prince must choose one of the hundreds of scholars..."

Zhang Yue thought for a moment and said, "If you want to unify your thoughts, among the hundreds of scholars, only three schools of law, Confucianism and Taoism are feasible. Which school does Cai Gong think we should follow?"

Cai Ting thought for a moment and said, "Do you want to make progress? Do you want to maintain success?"

Zhang Yue said, "What's the difference?"

Cai Ting said, "If you want to make progress, you should follow the Legalist way. If you do not follow the Legalist way, you may not be able to get along with Chang'an..."

Zhang Yue continued to ask, "What if you want to keep your promise?"

Cai Ting said, "If you want to defend success, Confucianism is naturally the easiest way to do it. However, the Western Region is different from the Central Plains. This is the place of the Four Wars... If you defend, you will lose..."

Zhang Yue nodded, "What does Mr. Cai think of Taoism?"

Cai Ting said, "I think Taoism is good for the people, but not good for the king..."

Zhang Yue finally smiled when he heard this.

"The world is not a world for one person, but a world for everyone..."

"If you benefit the world, the world will open it up; if you harm the world, the world will close it..."

Zhang Yueyue said, his face became more serious.

"Mr. Cai, I think that the teachings of the Western Regions should be based on Taoism, mixed with the Legalist way of overlord... What do you think?"

Cai Ting heard the words and agreed, "The prince is so brave, Ting should attach the tail..."

Zhang Yue stood up and walked outside the house, looking east, with a look of determination gradually appearing on his face.

At this time, Cai Ting also slowly came to Zhang Yue and bowed.

Zhang Yue returned the gesture and said, "I'll leave it to Mr. Cai..."

Cai Ting did not speak, but solemnly bowed to Zhang Yue three times.

…

After a period of adjustment, various places in the Western Region are slowly getting ready for restructuring.

After leaving Luntai, Guo Kai did not return to Beishoujiang City, but went directly to Ershi City in Hezhong.

Geng Shu led a group of personal guards to beat the horses and headed west to surrender the city.

After Geng Shu arrived at Xishou Jiangcheng, he quickly took over the power of Xishou Jiangcheng.

Geng Shu then made preparations to move to Pune as planned.

…

When Geng Shu took control of the Xihou surrender city, Guo Kai also successfully arrived at the Second Division City in the middle of the river.

At this time, Yang You and Wu Zheng also returned to the Second Division from Guishang.

"Marquis Guo, this is all the information on the Guishan Kingdom!"

Yang You had already received the order from Zhang Yue before returning to Ershi City.

Therefore, after returning to Ershi City, he immediately handed over all the information he obtained to Guo Kai.

"Thank you Mr. Yang!"

Guo Kai thanked him.

On the way to Ershi City, Guo Kai already understood that Hezhong's main opponents in the future would be An'an and Guishang.

Therefore, he spent all his time studying information from Parthia and Kushan.

Although he had a certain understanding of Kushan at this time.

But compared to the first-hand information provided by Yang You, it is still far behind.

Yang You smiled and said, "You're welcome, Marquis Guo. This is what Qianniu Guards should do."

Guo Kai nodded, asked Yang You to sit down and asked, "How did Mr. Yang see his country during this trip to Guishuang?"

Yang You said, "Although the Guishang Kingdom is newly established, it is indeed a powerful force... From a certain point of view, if the Han Dynasty does not interfere, it will only take a few years to annex Daxia and Jibin... By then, the Kushan Kingdom will become a

A mighty empire!"

Guo Kai was shocked when he heard this, and then asked: "Guishuang actually has such strength!"

Yang You nodded and said, "Yes, the predecessor of Kushan is the Dayue clan... Before the rise of the Huns, the Dayue clan was the overlord of the grassland..."

"This Kushan was originally one of the five tribes set up by the Yuezhi who moved westward after occupying the territory of Daxia."

"The Kushan people were originally located in the mountains and had a harsh geographical environment. Perhaps this is why the Kushan people are more combative than the other four tribes... and have stronger combat effectiveness!"

"Before Qiu Juque came to power, the strength of the Kushan Tribe was far superior to the other four tribes... Among the five Yuezhi Tribes, it was quite similar to that of Qin and the Six Kingdoms..."

Yang You took every detail and reported all the information about the Kushan people to Guo Kaifeng.

While Guo Kai listened, he used the new paper from Luntai to record the key points.

After Yang You left, Guo Kai continued to study the intelligence materials of Guishang Kingdom.

After being busy like this for almost ten days, Guo Kai basically had a clear understanding of the situation in the Guishan Kingdom.

It is precisely because of this that his emphasis on Kushan has reached a new level.

He was keenly aware of the threat the Kushan Empire posed to the Han Dynasty, especially the threat to the Hezhong region.

…

In Guishang City, Qiu Juque was convening everyone for discussion.

"Everyone, although we, Guishan, have established a country now, we are located in a land of four wars. We must not slack off..."
To be continued...