It was in the early morning of this day in early May that I received the detailed message from the west.
Not long after the night of April 30th, Li Pin and several like-minded up-and-coming Confucian scholars talked about current affairs until late at night, and his mood was somewhat generous. After midnight, it was May, and he was about to go to bed, when the steward came knocking on the bedroom.
At the door of the room, news of the Battle of Hanzhong was delivered.
The night in Fuzhou was clear and summer had entered, and the weather was pleasant. After reading the message, Li Pin sat under the banyan tree in the yard for a long time wearing a single coat. He knew that this night, many people, including him, would not be able to sleep.
Got off.
The situation was still tense. Although there was a large influx of people in Fuzhou City, resettlement areas were divided, and the city still implemented a curfew at night. Those who could get the information at this time were him, some members of the Princess's Mansion, and the Secret Investigation Department.
Naturally, His Majesty in the palace will never miss such news.
He could more or less imagine how the young Majesty would view the message in front of him.
The Wu Dynasty took many wrong paths in the past. According to what Mr. Ning said, it owed a lot of debts and left countless messes. At one time, it even reached a desperate situation where it existed in name only. Until now.
, leaving only the "orthodox" endgame of being content in Fujian, which in many respects can even be said to be its own fault.
However, since he succeeded to the throne in Jiangning last year and established the country as "Revitalization", the new Majesty has indeed given people a glimmer of hope in a desperate situation. After arriving in Fuzhou, many of the actions of this young Majesty will make the conservatives
It’s hard to get used to it, but in the eyes of more people, the many measures taken by the new king show vigorous vitality and vitality.
Here, Li Pin may be the person who has followed all the way and sees it most clearly.
From Jiangning's desperate battle, his bravery during the decisive battle, to the guilt he felt all the way, after arriving in Fuzhou, Jun Wu did a lot of things personally. He would arrive at the site where refugees were admitted, inquire in detail about the subsequent resettlement procedures, and also take the initiative to inquire about relocation.
The refugees who arrived had no hope for the future. During this period, they were even assassinated by assassins several times.
In April, people built a stone monument in the northwest square of Fuzhou to commemorate the Jiangnan people who died during the Jurchen expedition south. The king wore armor and tied with white silk, cut his palm with a long sword, drank the blood in the wine, and then bowed three times.
Sacrificing sacrifices to the dead. These behaviors did not comply with the rules of the Ministry of Etiquette, but Junwu didn't care.
After the sacrifice, an assassin tried to assassinate him. Junwu asked someone to bring the captured assassin to the stone tablet, and told him the reason for the assassination face to face, and then killed the assassin.
These approachable, hands-on, and iron-blooded actions can only be regarded as external appearances. If it were only these, people in high positions would not think too highly of him, but he really makes people feel stable.
It’s still all kinds of detail processing under the surface.
After arriving in Fuzhou, the first thing the court led by Jun Wu was to count all the money, grain and materials below. At the same time, the original officials in Fuzhou were ordered to cooperate with the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works to submit and review the list of all craftsmen in Fuzhou.
Fuzhou was originally a good port, and the shipbuilding industry of the Wu Dynasty was the most developed here. When Junwu was the prince, he focused on craftsmen, collecting things, etc. At first, everyone did not find it strange, but by the end of March and early April, the household department was initially integrated.
The officials then began to conduct a new round of census to compile households and people.
In the original Wu Dynasty, the number of scholars was already very large, and the number of officials was never lacking. After Junwu arrived in Fuzhou, he carefully selected officials to enter the court, and on the other hand, he was more concerned about the number of officials.
Integrate.
Starting from the second half of last year, the Wu Dynasty was facing disintegration. Jun Wu broke out from Jiangning and moved in, bringing many people with him. Although the lives of the people were not divided into categories, when Jun Wu had to make a choice, Jun Wu
After all, priority should be given to ensuring the lives of those masters, shopkeepers, and craftsmen who can write, calculate, and have special skills.
After arriving in Fuzhou in batches, most of the masters and shopkeepers who could write and do calculations were incorporated into the household department, and the names of the craftsmen were included in the work department. The first thing Junwu did was to train troops based on the local craftsman list in Fuzhou.
After the integration, the Fuzhou people, especially the refugees, began to be registered and counted. Household registration may seem cumbersome, but it has always been the most stable method for the regime to strengthen its control at the bottom.
At the beginning of the year, Tie Sanwu took control of the Fuzhou regime. Zhou Pei, Cheng Zhouhai and others secretly worked together with local forces to behead Tie Sanwu and easily captured Fuzhou. Speaking of which, the local gentry and armed forces were naturally resistant to the new imperial court.
He also had his own demands. In everyone's imagination, after the Wu Dynasty had overthrown, the new young king who came to power would be eager to counterattack. Moreover, in such a situation where he was besieged on all sides, he would also actively win over all parties and give great rewards to his supporters.
, in order to achieve the effect of selling gold and bones.
But when statistics and household registration were restarted, people discovered that this seemingly radical new king actually adopted the style of chewing up and digesting the whole place. In Fuzhou in April, people came from all over the country.
There were many refugees brought by the fleet, and the work of statistics and resettlement was very busy. Occasionally, chaos and assassinations occurred, but the chaos caused was not serious. In the final analysis, it was the new king and his team who regarded these things as training.
Plans have been prepared for everything, so that we will have a response if something happens.
For this reason, in the eyes of caring people, Fuzhou is currently in a busy, complicated but relatively orderly atmosphere. The new king's control over the city is expanding every day, and for anyone who sincerely expects a wise king and is loyal to the Wu Dynasty,
Said that the sight in front of them would only make them feel happy.
And even if some people are unwilling to give up, it makes no sense. Junwu carried out a strong army reorganization after the breakout and transfer in Jiangning. Now more than 100,000 elite soldiers are controlled by generals such as Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, etc. Although the large territory of the Wu Dynasty has been lost.
Although Junwu used these remaining forces to swallow up Fuzhou, or even the whole of Fujian, he was still able to do so with ease.
While integrating the Ministry of War, clearing military discipline, training the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and beginning to organize households and people, the reform of the Ministry of Works was also carried out in a drastic way. At the upper level of the Ministry of Works, several craftsmen with active thinking were promoted to chief officers.
Junwu promoted the craftsmen who followed the Jiangning Gewu Research Institute and made great contributions to them. He even gave two of them titles and publicly promised that as long as they could make great achievements in the development of Gewu in the future,
He will never be stingy about conferring official titles or titles.
The previous classes of the Wu Dynasty, including scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, came one after another. In the past years, merchants used the power of money to slightly improve their status, but after all, it was not recognized by the political power. When Jun Wu was the prince, he did not have such power.
, actually wants to elevate and recognize the status of craftsmen in essence.
Some of the old Confucian scholars and officials who followed Jun Wu to the south raised more or less objections, and some just vaguely reminded Jun Wu to think twice and not be so radical. But now the army is in Jun Wu's hands, and the officials below can use the information.
With the help of the eldest princess and the Secret Intelligence Department, Li Pin's newspaper was promoted. Although these great scholars and veterans were more or less able to contact the rural gentry and clan forces in various parts of the Wu Dynasty, Jun Wu was determined to take a piece of it.
Together, the influence and restraint of these ministers on him were unconsciously reduced to the minimum.
Under the influence of these methods, conservative Confucian scholars may have criticized the new emperor's rebellion and "unsteadiness", but for a large number of young Confucian scholars, such a king is undoubtedly exciting. Over these days, a large number of Confucian students
When Li Pin came to Li Pin's side, everyone was filled with excitement and full of praise when he talked about Xin Jun's tactics.
That's right, as long as Fuzhou can be thoroughly digested and mastered, the effect it can have is far greater than hastily regaining the entire Fujian or getting a Jiangnan that is not of the same mind. Once the new ruler controls Fuzhou in detail, he will be able to control Fuzhou in detail in the future.
And in a broader sense, the entire world can be in order. Under this premise, the weak and weak situation of the gentry and wealthy families in various places who only care about themselves may be reformed.
Throughout history, which dynasty and generation can achieve this kind of control over the bottom, is it not the image of Emperor Wu?
While praising the military action of the emperor, people also began to reflect on many things in Confucianism in the past. In the past two months, the most discussed issue in the Confucian circles in Fuzhou was the original ranking of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. In the past, this was considered
The four types of people go from front to back, and so on. Now it seems that this concept must be changed, and the status of the two levels of industry and commerce must be taken seriously.
Subsequently, various theories were born. There are two most representative theories: the relatively conservative view is that scholars, as the managers and coordinators of this world, should live on the first level, and then agriculture, industry, and commerce each have their own uses, and they should be treated equally and encouraged to develop.
The more radical idea is that scholars, farmers, industry and commerce should all be treated equally, belong to the same level, and there is no distinction between superior and inferior. Of course, the reason why this statement is radical is that it is stuck on the issue of how peasants and scholars should be treated equally.
, for example, people can give officials and titles to craftsmen and businessmen to show their status, but how to commend and encourage farmers? Because of this problem, most people think that this idea is a good one, but most of it cannot be implemented.
The new king's wisdom and vitality, and the changes in world affairs can inspire some young people. Li Pin often communicates with these [ ] people, and on the one hand he guides them to do some practical things. On the other hand, he also vaguely feels that the emergence of New Confucianism may really
We have reached a possible critical point.
Of course, for him, his changing perceptions and emotions regarding the things in front of him are more complicated.
Young people who have never seen much of the world, or Confucian scholars who have seen a lot of the world, may be encouraged by the changes happening here - indeed, the Wu Dynasty experienced too much turmoil, and now the country has been destroyed.
The country was in ruins and fragmented, and most people realized that without thorough innovation and change, it seemed impossible to save the Wu Dynasty.
For this reason, even some old-school bureaucrats who followed Jun Wu to the south may have some complaints when they saw Jun Wu carrying out drastic reforms and even cutting his palms and bowing with blood during sacrificial ceremonies.
There was not much confrontational behavior. Because even the old people knew that following the rules would only lead to being conservative, and if they wanted to explore, Jun Wu's extraordinary behavior might be really needed.
From a historical perspective, an emperor like Jun Wu who is passionate, well-organized, and has even seen blood on the battlefield may be qualified to be the leader of the ZTE in any dynasty or generation. At least here.
At the beginning of Duan, with his feedback and the assistance of Cheng Zhouhai, Wen Renbuer and others, it was perfect. If he were placed at any moment in past history, he would indeed be ecstatic about such an emperor.
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But now, among the sincere expectations, compliments and praises of those Confucian scholars, there is always an emotion rising deep in his heart, suppressing his joy and questioning him.
——In the current historical moment, how do our efforts compare with those in the southwest?
——The strong and wise master of ZTE, facing the one from the southwest, does he have a chance to win?
In the eyes of those who came to him to discuss Taoism, many of whom were even capable and knowledgeable young Confucian scholars, the answer to this question was unquestionable. But only for Li Pin, deep down he was not even willing to answer such a question.
As for the question, he understood that it already reflected the weighing and answer in his mind.
So when every Confucian scholar felt excited and inspired, he was the only one who always smiled calmly and could point out the other person's problems and guide the other person's thinking. This situation made his reputation even greater in Fuzhou.
A few points.
In the early morning of the first day of May, shortly after he finished his discussion with several Confucian scholars, the question in his heart was presented to him again through intelligence.
On April 24, when Ning Yi's reinforcements had not arrived, Qin Shaoqian led the Chinese Seventh Army with 20,000 troops and defeated Zong Han head-on. He was attacked by a hundred thousand troops and even killed his son Wanyan in front of Zong Han.
Shi Yema. From then on, the two most accomplished of Zong Han's descendants, King Zhenzhu and King Baoshan, both died at the hands of the Chinese army in the Southwest Battle. Zong Han and Xi Yin led the remaining troops to flee eastward in panic...
At that time, the Jurchens went south to besiege Bianliang for the second time, causing the greatest humiliation of the Wu Dynasty. Among them, Zong Han, Xi Yin, King Zhenzhu, and King Baoshan were all among them. In addition, Yinshu Ke, Pulling Su, Yu Yu,
Dalai... these ferocious Jurchen generals, in the hearts of the conscientious Wu Dynasty people, were all sworn enemies who they tried their best to kill. This time, they were killed one by one.
Killed in the southwest.
I was originally going to be happy...
But more complex emotions rose up, entangled him, and tortured him... Such emotions made Li Pin sit under the big banyan tree in the yard for a long time. The night breeze came lightly, and the banyan tree swayed. He didn't know it.
At some point, a Confucian scholar who was staying overnight came out of the room, saw him, came over to salute and asked what happened, but Li Pin just waved his hand.
"nothing."
The Confucian scholar went back to sleep, and Li Pincai turned his gaze in the direction of Miyagi and sighed.
He then called for his servants.
"Prepare the car and enter the palace."
This is news that the whole world will cheer for. Whether it can be released is a matter that needs to be discussed.
Soon after, he met Zhou Pei, Cheng Zhouhai, Wenren Buer, Tie Tianying, and...
The only emperor who expressed his excitement unscrupulously...