By the time of the Han Dynasty, Fei Qian no longer believed in the special curative effect of being shaken again and again by the King's Power, nor did he believe that singing a ditty about the rise and fall of the world and the suffering of the common people could attract a large number of admiring eyes.
There is no problem in using a piece of world map to fool the generals, because most of the generals’ intelligence is used in military affairs, and their understanding of the world and the direction of the future may not necessarily be there.
How much of it is their own mature idea.
But counselors are different.
If you have a sword and ambition, then these counselors will jump on you and hug your thigh, and then they will ask for it?
Advisors, especially top-notch wise men like these, do not measure lofty ideals, but the actual strength in front of them, and then judge which of these strengths can be used by themselves...
Just like the three Zhuge brothers, isn't the friendship between them good?
The previous example that happened to Fei Qian himself, in terms of friendship, Fei Qian and Pang Tong are pretty good. In terms of relationship, both from the perspective of Pang Degong and from the marriage relationship between Jing and Xiang, they are pretty good, and they left in the first place.
When he went to Jingxiang, Pang Tong obviously wanted to come with him, but in the end he didn't.
There is only one reason.
Pang Degong did not allow it.
Perhaps there was a reason why Pang De was indifferent to fame and wealth and admired Huang Lao, but the most important thing was that Fei Qian at that time had less than a thousand soldiers, no more than ten generals, and no more than five counties. What could he do to attract Pang De to change his mind?
Just like Fei Qian is facing Jia Xu at this moment.
In history, Jia Xu started from Dong Zhuo, from Li Jue to Zhang Xiu, and then to Cao Cao. Among these choices, the goal is probably the main line just mentioned, to cut off the rotten arm of the Guandong gentry.
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It is estimated that after the Battle of Wancheng, what Jia Xu said when he saw Cao Cao was probably similar to what he is saying now, encouraging Cao Cao to confront the Guandong nobles represented by Yuan Shao. After all, not long after the Battle of Wancheng, the Guandu War broke out.
war.
On the eve of the Battle of Guandu, on the ground in Yanzhou where Cao Cao was located, except for a few people like Xun Yu and Guo Jia, basically there were not many optimistic and firm supporters to contend with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao...
That's why Cao Cao finally said those words to Jia Xu: "The one who makes me believe more than anyone else in the world is Ziye."
Also, even the enemy who killed his son can be tolerated. What is more convincing than this? So after Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, the Jizhou nobles turned their heads and bowed to Cao Cao without hesitation.
This is probably the result of Jia Xu's move.
How can such a counselor, who has calculated everything that may happen in the future, never look back because of a few words, a few social problems of later generations, or a display of so-called lofty ambitions?
Abandon everything, even your own family position, and serve yourself wholeheartedly?
Compared with Cao Cao at that time in history, Fei Qian's current form seems to be different, or in some respects, slightly stronger, especially for Jia Xu.
After all, there are not many Kanto nobles here in Feiqian.
So this turtle decided to come here to fool me?
Shouldn't this be my job?
It seems that the previous arrangement was correct. If this big liar really gets the chance to speak, he might end up with numb feet or lame feet...
Who can tell how much of what Jia Xu said just now is true and how much is false?
Which ones are true and which ones are false?
Fei Qian looked at Jia Xu up and down, wondering whether he should ask someone to boil some water and just make some soup.
Jia Xu was a little embarrassed when Fei Qian stared at her, so she couldn't help but hold back her impassioned look and put on a serious face.
"Wen He," Fei Qian also put on a serious look and said without a smile, "your words, although they are well-intentioned, are also wrong!"
Jia Xu didn't show any emotion at all. He just raised his hands and said, "Please enlighten me."
"...As a Legalist, you should know the advantages and disadvantages of Legalism." Fei Qian looked at Jia Xu and said, "Let me put it bluntly, if there are any deficiencies, Wen He can just speak up."
"Dharma, techniques, and momentum all have their own magical uses, and they are supplemented by etiquette..." Fei Qian raised three fingers and said, "This is a great achievement of the Pre-Qin Legalists, and Han Feizi is indispensable."
Jia Xu nodded,
"Confucianism respects etiquette, Taoism respects emptiness, Mohism respects righteousness, and the Dharma..." Fei Qian paused, then looked at Jia Xu and said, "Respecting people, or in other words, respecting kings..."
Jia Xu opened his eyes wide, with a hint of admiration, and nodded in agreement.
The "rule of law" in Legalism is not the rule of law in the modern sense. Although it emphasizes the use of law to control and weaken the power of the nobility, the fundamental purpose is to concentrate power in the hands of the king. Above the law is still the power of the monarch and the emperor. The so-called "export is law.
The king can transcend the law and be above the law. The essence of such a law is the king's law with greater power than law. Therefore, it cannot be said to be the true rule of law in the modern sense. Therefore, Fei Qian said that "the law is still the law."
"Jun".
No one in later generations would necessarily pay special attention to this information, let alone in the Han Dynasty now. Because knowledge spreads relatively slowly, and most of it is passed down in the form of family learning, many indigenous people in the Han Dynasty did not have it.
I have the opportunity to come into contact with something other than what I learned at home. Even if there is something, many of it is just fragments of other schools of thought...
Imagine that a bamboo slip can only contain a dozen or twenty characters at most, and a volume can contain three to four thousand characters. Under such conditions, it is difficult to have a large number of books for personal reading.
It is quite a luxury, so in ancient times, basically, a person could only study one school of thought.
Therefore, when Fei Qian could not only talk about the characteristics of Legalism, but also compare it with other schools of thought, this amount of knowledge was basically beyond the grasp of ordinary Han Dynasty gentry.
But this is not the end, Fei Qian continued, "...Wen He inherits the mantle of Legalism. He should know the four words of 'like benefit and evil'. However, success is the same, failure is also the same..." Legalists believe that everyone has "good things"
Shang Yang once said, "There are likes and dislikes in life, so the people can be governed." Based on this point, relevant laws and regulations were formulated.
The tendency to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages can be said to be the nature of the entire biological world, nature and human society.
Sun-loving trees should try their best to grow toward the sun, and shade-loving creatures should try their best to gather in moist and dark places. People should shrink their hands when encountering a sharp knife, and should avoid flames. This is the most basic axiom, and it is also the instinct for the continuation of life.
From this, experts derived a basic principle that governs the people, "like advantages and avoid disadvantages" or "use advantages and avoid disadvantages."
This kind of "loving advantages and avoiding disadvantages" or "taking advantages and avoiding disadvantages" is not only reflected in the material level, but is also reflected in the spiritual level. When some people feel that a certain behavior of theirs may lead to worse consequences, they will
It is possible to take measures to preserve the community at the expense of individuals, which is a higher level of "taking advantages and avoiding disadvantages."
According to the evolutionary principle of survival of the fittest, those who can survive and reproduce in the end must seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Those who do not seek advantages and avoid disadvantages will inevitably be eliminated. Higher races rely on strength and wisdom to maintain reproduction, and inferior races rely on numbers to maintain reproduction and do not seek benefits.
If you avoid harm, the race will be destroyed. This is not only effective for living creatures, but also for humans.
"Therefore, the legalist way is not the law of the kings. It is based on the current conditions, taking advantage of time, taking advantage of weight, taking advantage of power, and conforming to the people's nature. When hungry, they seek food, when they work, they seek nothing, and when they are suffering, they seek happiness.
Shame leads to glory... Therefore, Han Feizi has clouds, flying dragons ride on clouds, tango snakes swim in the mist, clouds rest in the mist, and dragons and snakes are the same as earthworms and ants..."
Fei Qian changed the subject and continued to Jia Xu: "... Yao was a common man and could not rule three people; Jie was the emperor, but he could bring chaos to the world... Wen He wanted to cut off his rotten arm, but I dare to ask how he became rotten. If
If you chop them off, which arm can be replaced? If the new arm is rotten, what should you do? Kill them all? Will the disadvantages of the pre-Qin Dynasty be repeated? Or..."
Jia Xu was silent, but stared at Fei Qian closely.
Legalism serves the monarch, which Jia Xu cannot deny.
Then the left arm and the right arm also serve the body of the big man. Jia Xu cannot deny this. So as the most respected monarch in Legalism, does he also have a responsibility when his body rots?
So if you cut off the rotten arm to the end, you will be cutting off the monarch. But in this way, it goes against the legalist's own position...
This is also the most contradictory part in Jia Xu's heart. Jia Xu has also thought about this problem, but in fact, many times he would rather classify these problems as the Kanto nobles.
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As the heir of Legalism, he must respect the king, or find a wise king, but in fact, Jia Xu also knows that the so-called wise king does not actually exist, so what should he do?
Kill and replace him?
What if another one is the same?
Rebellious?
Sorry, this kind of thing, in this era, at this time point, even Dong Zhuo has never thought about it. The emperor can be changed, but the surname is still Liu.
After a long time, Jia Xufang asked: "How can I see it as a prince?"
Regarding this issue, Fei Qian actually had some preliminary plans, but he couldn't fully express them yet, so he said: "Does Wen He know that the hinges of doors are not beetrooted and the running water is not rotten?"
Jia Xu repeated it slightly, frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "How is this different?"
Fei Qian chuckled, explained a little further, and said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, and your wisdom, you will be successful..."
Jia Xu rolled his eyes a few times, and then suddenly said: "I am confused, I hope you will clear up your doubts..."
Fei Qian nodded, indicating that Jia Xu could ask questions.
"So the king returned to Bingbei?" Jia Xu asked.
"Of course." There was nothing to deny, so Fei Qian nodded and said that there were few nobles in the north, so it would be easier to re-plan and organize.
"So the monarch stands guarding the mountain academy?" Jia Xu asked further.
"Yes." Fei Qian nodded.
"So why are the princes so attracted by this but not speaking out?" Jia Xu straightened his body and continued to ask.
After Fei Qian was silent for a moment, he nodded and said, "But..."
"So why did the monarch abandon someone before and didn't ask?" Jia Xu suddenly made a turn and asked himself.
"...This...ran..." Fei Qian hesitated, looked at Jia Xu for a while, and finally admitted.
Jia Xu shook his head and smiled bitterly, sighing: "... In this way, the monarch is playing a big game of chess... Qingqi rushes in, intercepts and kills Meiyang... Withdraws from the outside, sits and watches in the pass... When the gentry in the pass declines, they will return again It’s a place where one side meets the north…”
At this moment, suddenly a soldier ran in from outside the hall, holding a military report high in his hand. The military situation was urgent, so naturally he would report it as he came, and there would be no delay.
Fei Qian took the military newspaper from Huang Xu's hand. After checking the paint, he knew it was sent by Xu Shu from Su City. He opened it up and down to see how many columns there were, so he took a breath and couldn't help but blurted out: " ...Guanzhong...is there an epidemic?!"
Jia Xu on the side also took a breath of cold air after hearing this and looked at Fei Qian with wide eyes.
Fei Qian smiled bitterly and said: "... Wen He, this matter... has nothing to do with someone..."
Jia Xu nodded, shook his head, sighed and said: "...God's will is like this, God's will is like this... Your Majesty, please withdraw the troops from Su City..."
"Withdraw the troops from Sucheng?"
Jia Xu looked back at the outside of the hall and said quietly: "Now is the battle between Hongnong and Guanxi. The princes stationed troops in Sucheng, and it was like a thorn in the back. The people in Guanzhong never dared to let go... Besides, the beautiful sun is now available. It is dead, Chiyang will definitely be unable to support itself, Ma Han and his ilk will not be able to achieve great things, Xiliang has no commander..."
"...It is just the right time for the monarchs to withdraw their troops... Coupled with the current epidemic, there will undoubtedly be chaos in Guanzhong..." Thinking of the Xiliang Group that once had the power to sweep the world, now there are only three or two big cats and kittens left, and Jia Xu is more or less the same
There are some emotions.
Fei Qian noticed that Jia Xu used the word "epidemic", and when he said it, he felt somewhat helpless.
Because there were actually many plagues in the Han Dynasty. Every time we encountered a plague, we could only endure it for a long time. Then when winter came, everything was covered under ice and snow, so it was called a seasonal epidemic.
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However, most of these plagues came with wars. For example, in the third year of the founding of the new king Mang, in the year Xinwei, locusts appeared in Binhe County, causing a serious epidemic, killing more than half of them. Then in the second year of Bingzi, there was another great epidemic.
When Feng Mao was in Goucheng, six or seven out of ten soldiers died of diseases...
Not only during regime changes, but also during general counter-insurgency campaigns, plagues sometimes break out. Just like when Ma Yuan was in the 20th year of Jianwu's 20th year, when he was marching south to Jiaozhi, forty-five out of ten military officials died from miasma.
, later in the 25th year of Jianwu, Wuling Wuxi encountered a great epidemic again, and many people died...
So if the war in Guanzhong does not stop, then the plague may not end. But according to the current situation, will the disputes in Guanzhong stop?
hehe.
Hard to say.
Or is it basically impossible? Some of these people have already put their lives and wealth on the poker table, so how can they stop easily?
"Wen He's words make sense..." Fei Qian nodded and said, "...In this case, we will withdraw our troops from Su City..."
Jia Xu looked at the Zhongxing sword hanging on the sword stand beside Fei Qian. After a moment of silence, he suddenly raised his hands to Fei Qian solemnly and said: "...junhou, I have something else to do. Can I borrow the Zhongxing sword?"
ah?
I've heard of borrowing arrows, but I've never heard of borrowing swords. What would a turtle do with this Zhongxing Sword?
Jia Xu also saw Fei Qian's doubts, and slowly explained: "... I wonder if you have heard of the Flying Bear Army?"