Chapter 392 He is going to find another general who can fight the Huns
"Chang'an-kun, there is no need to be discouraged.
"Your Majesty is a heroic master who conquered the world with force in troubled times. It is ordinary not to believe in the word 'benevolence'."
Zhao Gongming still rode his iconic colorful black tiger and said without any surprise.
Ying Chengyu did not answer because what Zhao Gongming said was wrong.
If we look at Zhao Gongming's definition of the word "benevolence", there is no need for Ying Chengyu to persuade him, as the First Emperor has already done it.
Ying Chengyu witnessed with his own eyes that the First Emperor hid his identity and went to the fields to help farmers till the fields. It was because the farmer was old and frail and staring at the back of the scorching sun made the First Emperor unbearable.
Ying Chengyu witnessed with his own eyes that the First Emperor bought a rattle and teased a child standing on the street who was crying and asking his mother for a toy. He turned his tears into laughter and showed a happy expression.
Ying Chengyu saw with his own eyes that the First Emperor went to the graveyard and saw dozens of new graves. When he learned that these people had died from the cold winter, he turned around and asked him, "Can briquettes be supplied to Korea next year?"
Benevolence is a Confucian idea.
Ren, the Confucian explanation means loving others.
The word benevolence comes from Ren Conger, which means people coexist, help each other, and love each other. Therefore, its basic meaning refers to respect and friendship for others.
Connecting the theory of benevolent government with kingly politics, everyone has benevolent sympathy, that is, the heart of intolerance. It is advocated that "with an intolerable heart, implement intolerable government, and govern the world with the palm of your hand."
Judging from this standard, the First Emperor has already achieved it.
It is said that the First Emperor was violent, but he never killed people wantonly.
But the "benevolence" of Confucianism is not the "benevolence" of Ying Chengxuan.
Ying Chengyu's "benevolence" is not pity and charity from a superior person, but respect for each other as equals.
When Ying Chengyu asked the First Emperor to treat people as human beings, the First Emperor had no reaction.
What prompted the First Emperor to say "Ying Chengxi, you are really crazy" was that Ying Chengxiu compared him with a trafficker and a lackey, classifying him into the same category - human beings.
Ying Chengyu once shouted for equality, but what he said was not absolute equality, and he never agreed with the Mohist philosophy.
A diligent person should have better food and better housing than a lazy person.
As long as there are people, there will be classes. Ying Chengyu understands this truth very well.
But class should not be solidified, and the common people should not be able to struggle just for a bite of food no matter how hard they work, while the nobles should not be enterprising but can be arrogant and extravagant.
He wants to fight for an equal opportunity for everyone in the world - everyone can be a carp that crosses the dragon gate.
He also wants to fight for an equal personality.
Emperors, princes, merchants, farmers, beggars... they are all the same people.
In this world, there are always some people who don't like oppression.
I don't like to be oppressed, nor do I like to oppress others.
Ying Chengyu led the convoy to Nanyang. The First Emperor saw the achievements of Confucian education. Compared with Nanyang Academy, Yangcheng Academy was insignificant.
Every student's eyes burst with unprecedented enthusiasm, and their learning attitude was as high as ever, comparable to those military disciples of the Qin State who knew there was a war to be fought.
The First Emperor still did not want to enlighten the people's wisdom, but this group of students who were in full swing made the First Emperor involuntarily begin to imagine what it would be like if Qin could cultivate talents on its own and completely get rid of the constraints of the decadent nobles.
The First Emperor truly saw a society governed by etiquette without red tape.
Nanyang, under the rule of Fu Sheng, a great Confucian scholar who knew etiquette, understood etiquette, and valued etiquette, prospered and everyone was kind.
The First Emperor nodded secretly. This was another new way of governance that was different from Legalism. Confucianism did not seem to be as useless as he thought, and there were still merits.
The army stopped in Nanyang for one night. That night, Ying Chengyu took Nanyang County Magistrate Fu Sheng to meet the First Emperor.
The lights stayed on all night.
Zhang Han stood on guard all night.
The whereabouts of the five thousand men and horses could not be hidden from anyone, and the First Emperor did not want to hide it.
Jiuyuan County.
The third son of the Qin Dynasty, Ying Jianglu, heard the news of his father's parade and was very anxious, very anxious.
His cavalry army has not been out in battle for a long time.
If he could not conquer and digest the Xiongnu territory before the First Emperor consolidated the Central Plains, he would not be able to become king and would have to return to Xianyang and become an idle royal child.
The building is rough, but it occupies a large area and has a rough and beautiful interior.
General Ying was respectfully led in by the concierge and found Meng Tian, the lord of Jiuyuan County.
Ying Jianglu first expressed his condolences for the death of the champion Hou Meng'ao, and talked about some of the old man's great achievements and bravery in battle when he was still alive, and then said a little bluntly:
"General Meng, the food and grass are ready, and the soldiers are strong. Do you think when will we raise our troops to attack the Hungarians?"
Ying Jianglu waited for a month, but now he couldn't wait any longer. He thought that he had given Meng Tian enough time to grieve. If he didn't go out to fight, it would be his turn to grieve.
"Third Young Master, it's not that Tian doesn't want to raise an army, but the battle line is too long, and the chances of defeat are far greater than the chances of victory. The distance of seven hundred miles is the limit. If we pursue further, our army will be divided and eaten."
Meng Tian took out the Xiongnu map and explained to General Ying Lu in detail why he did not continue the attack.
For more than 700 miles, without the supplies of the Great Wall, the 47,000 cavalry were a lone army.
In addition, the desert is thousands of miles away and the scenery is the same.
Without a specific reference point, such as Yinshan Mountain, it is likely to be lost in the vast Gobi.
At that time, there will be no need for the Huns cavalry to attack. The 47,000 cavalrymen will have run out of food and cannot find the right direction, so they will be killed by nature.
"What the general said is that the general knows the general situation. Is there no way to solve this problem?"
"Yes, build a city."
Meng Tian said in a deep voice.
As long as there is a city, there will be supplies. This is how farming people fight nomads.
Shangjun, Jiuyuan County, Yanmen County.
The order in which border counties are established is a milestone in the advancement of farming peoples to nomadic peoples. The more miles the city can be built, the more miles the Qin army can attack.
Ying Jianglu smiled bitterly and said:
"Is there no other way?"
He will never build a city.
It is difficult to build a city and county that can withstand the Xiongnu attack.
Building a city in cold weather, filling in personnel, and training soldiers are all difficult points. It would be great if the construction can be successful within three to five years.
By that time, Zhongyuan had already decided that this city would be 100% owned by his eldest brother Ying Fusu and had nothing to do with him at all.
"I don't know."
"... Then we can make up the number of fifty thousand."
After successive battles, although the Qin army's equipment was crushed, it was still damaged.
Meng Tian shook his head.
"This cavalry army is not among the Qin army and cannot be mobilized from Jiuyuan County. The garrison troops from Shang County will be supplemented."
Ying Jianglu left with a face full of disappointment.
Meng Tian touched the mountains and rivers on the Xiongnu map.
"With these 47,000 cavalry here, it is enough to keep the Xiongnu out of Shangjun. The prince is safe."
Meng Tian, who had been standing behind Ying Fusu from beginning to end, didn't care about the issue of the cavalry's resources because he had never thought about adding more.
He deliberately did not reinforce the fifty thousand cavalry, just as he deliberately did not go out for the expedition.
He was waiting, waiting for the First Emperor to digest the Central Plains, waiting for the day when he would actually lead the Qin army to go on an expedition, open up new territory and expand the territory, and achieve military successes.
As for the 47,000 cavalry on hand, it is good to keep the border counties safe and create a good development environment for Prince Ying Fusu.
After leaving Mengtian's mansion, Ying Jianglu's face suddenly turned pale.
There are quite good reasons for not being able to go on an expedition.
If you can't replenish your troops, it will be a disaster for the whole world!
General Ying mounted Lu on a fast horse, ordered about a hundred people, and headed for Shangjun under the protection of the guards. He wanted to find another general who knew how to fight the Huns, his uncle Ying Chengyu's retainer--Jun Zhao Wu'an Li Mu.