Chapter 2 Respect the King and Fight the Barbarians
The young marshal and his princess returned to Yanjing for the first time after their wedding. Not only the high-level officials in Northern Xinjiang Province knew about such a major event, but also the middle- and lower-level officials and military officers.
Naturally, Northern Xinjiang is also under the Great Wei Dynasty, but obviously in these two provinces, commander's orders are more effective than imperial edicts, so the joy of the young commander's wedding is not only his personal happiness, but also the happiness of the officials in the entire Yun family area of Northern Xinjiang.
"Same joy"
Yunzheng's team went all the way north, no matter which county or prefecture it passed, the county magistrate or prefect would personally lead the team to meet them at the border, and then lead the way with others within their own jurisdiction, and then sent a salute to the next colleague to greet them.
Yun Zheng actually didn't like this kind of pomp and circumstance. In his previous life, he was disgusted with such grand arrangements for weddings. He felt that marriage was only a matter of two people. This kind of joy and happiness
In fact, others can't share it. These scenes are just a waste of time when he is full and has nothing to do. But he has no choice. He is the young marshal of the Yun family. He brought his wife back to Yanjing for the first time after his wedding. These people came to pick him up and drop him off.
Seeing off is a habit for subordinates, and it has been a practice in China's officialdom for thousands of years. Yun Zheng's status is of course noble enough, and he can treat it with the attitude of "you can pick up and see off if you like, I won't see anyone anyway", but he didn't do that
Even though he was doing this, he still had "cordial conversations" with every major official from the prefecture and county who came to pick him up, to understand their work, and gave gentle words of comfort to everyone, and spoke highly of their contributions to the stability of northern Xinjiang.
Although he would feel depressed and entangled every time he said such words, as the prince of the Marshal and the future governor of Northern Xinjiang, he must be able to say these words and say them as if they were true.
As a result, Yun Zheng's team can't move any faster. The daily schedule is only a little. In the words of Chen Zijun, the commander of the cavalry team, it is "swift as a turtle." The word "swift", even if it is not used in lightning,
At least it has to be a rabbit or a leopard, but Chen Zijun complained that he was as fast as a tortoise, which shows how slow this team has become.
By the time Yun Zheng's team arrived at Hejian Mansion, a month had already passed. Yun Zheng kept communicating with officials along the way. Although it made him a little uncomfortable, he realized that he had gained a lot, at least for him.
After Marshal Wu Neng won the army, he used his gentle and gentle manner to make most of his officials understand what kind of person their future commander would be.
Along the way, officials had a very favorable impression of Corporal Li Xian, Marshal Yun. They could be summed up in eight words to describe him: forceful but not violent, courageous yet elegant. They also scoffed at the previous rumors that the Marshal was arrogant and unapproachable despite his extremely high martial arts skills. - Shoot
Look at your shoulders and ask yourself, "Is there any difficulty in the work?", "Don't be burdened, just go ahead and do it!", "I understand that your responsibilities are heavy and things are complicated." Such a young marshal is said to be arrogant and difficult to approach? What nonsense?
A year of salted duck eggs!
If Yun Zheng knew that his actions would win the favor of so many grassroots officials, he would probably not be so depressed, but would scream to the sky, and then shout "Long live understanding" with emotion. After all, people in this era,
Unlike the officials of later generations, Yunzheng's behavior was rarely seen in this era, and the effect was certainly much greater than he imagined.
He doesn't know it yet
Even Lin Yuyan found his behavior a bit strange. In the political system of the Wei Dynasty, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War were somewhat different from other dynasties. The Ministry of Personnel only had the power to directly appoint officials in the four major governor-general areas.
The highest-level governors (the governors are basically hereditary are not counted) and the lowest-level magistrates in the three governor-general areas, and the lowest-level magistrates are the result of negotiations between the central government and the governors. The Ministry of War has no direct jurisdiction over the four major governor-general areas and is only responsible for providing
The weapons and equipment of the registered troops, each district raises its own food and salary, and in the event of a war, the central government will provide salaries as appropriate. Therefore, among the officials Yunzheng saw along the way, in fact, only the assistant commanders (the chief officers who manage the military establishment of the First Guards)
, similar to a logistics officer, who is in charge of reserves and conscription, regardless of fighting, and becomes an auxiliary commander) and county-level officials are the "own people" of the Yun family, but the other prefects are all members of the imperial court, and there is absolutely no need for him to do this
Facing Lin Yuyan's doubts, Yun Zheng chuckled: "I'm just following the old story of Duke Huan."
The so-called old stories of Duke Huan refer to "New Preface? Miscellaneous Affairs". Duke Huan of Qi heard that Xiao Chen Ji was a wise man and was eager to meet him and talk to him. One day, Duke Huan of Qi went to see him three times in a row. Xiao Chen Ji excused himself
When he didn't see him, the people who followed Duke Huan said: "My lord, you are the lord of ten thousand chariots. He is a commoner. You came three times in one day. Since you haven't seen him, forget it." Duke Huan of Qi said patiently:
"It can't be like this. Only when a wise man looks down on his rank and wealth can he despise his monarch. If his monarch looks down on his overlord, he will also look down on the wise men. Even if there is a wise man who looks down upon his rank and rank, how can I dare to look down on the overlord?" On this day, Duke Huan of Qi went to visit him five times in a row.
, then I was able to see Xiao Chenji
This old story of Huan Gong is actually different from what Yun Zheng did, but the meaning is the same, which is to act like a courteous and virtuous corporal, so that the officials below will feel that he, the superior, is still easy to talk to and cares about the situation below.
After listening to Yunzheng's words, Lin Yuyan thought of her father's suspicion. Although she deliberately avoided the actual conflicts between the royal family and the Yun family, the Lin Yun family was actually hot on the outside and cold on the inside. This was a fact well known to the top management. Although Lin Yuyan did not want to because
These things ruined his relationship with Yun Zheng, but he still couldn't help but ask: "Husband, do you want to imitate Duke Huan?"
Yun Zheng understood what Lin Yuyan meant as soon as he heard this. Looking at her expectant face, he sighed softly in his heart, but nodded: "What does Yan'er think of Duke Huan? In addition, according to Yan'er, should her husband follow suit?
Duke Huan?"
Lin Yuyan smiled unexpectedly: "But Yan'er asked her husband first."
Yunzheng pinched the tip of her nose and smiled: "Okay, let me first say that I think Duke Huan's rule of Qi and Yu Zongzhou will be of great benefit to the world." He took an orange, peeled it open, and said, "This orange is
It is the Great Zhou World. No matter how many orange segments it is divided into, as long as they are still under the skin of the entire orange, the orange is still a whole. In fact, each segment of the orange does not have the ability to separate independently.
, they must have this piece of orange peel surrounding them, so that they can survive. But on the other hand, if the orange peel has no orange segments, and all the orange segments are gone, then the orange peel is useless."
Seeing Lin Yuyan frowning and thinking, Yun Zheng put down the orange and continued: "Speaking of Duke Huan, in my opinion, Duke Huan of Qi is of great benefit to Zhou, because at this time the emperor of Zhou is no longer able to control the overall situation, while Duke Huan of Qi is powerful, but insists on
He formulated a principle that was beneficial to the Zhou Dynasty: 'respect the king and reject the barbarians.' Therefore, having Duke Huan is better than not having Duke Huan. For the emperor of Zhou, the former is definitely better."
Lin Yuyan understood Yun Zheng's meaning as soon as she heard it: After Duke Huan of Qi came to power, with the assistance of Guan Zhong, he went through various reforms in internal affairs, economy and military. With a strong material foundation and military strength, he launched the banner of "respecting the king and rejecting the barbarians"
, as the leader of the feudal lords, he respects the emperor and attacks those who refuse to obey.
"Respecting the king" means respecting the power of the king of Zhou and safeguarding the patriarchal system of the Zhou Dynasty. In 655 BC, King Hui of Zhou had the intention to establish another prince. Qi Huan Gong gathered all the princes and kings at the head of the army and made an alliance with the emperor of Zhou to determine the legitimacy of the prince.
The next year, Duke Huan of Qi led an allied army to attack the state of Zheng because Duke Wen of Zheng had fled. A few years later, Duke Huan of Qi led many kings to form an alliance with the officials sent by King Zhou Xiang, and established the throne of King Zhou Xiang. 651 BC
In the same year, Duke Huan of Qi convened the kings of Lu, Song, Cao and other countries, as well as the Zhou king and Confucius, to meet in Kuiqiu.
Duke Huan of Qi would always intervene and stop any violation of the authority of the Zhou royal family.
"Rejecting the barbarians" means resisting the intrusions of the Central Plains princes by the Rong and Di who nomadically live outside the Great Wall, and the Chu state in the south. In 664 BC, the Shan Rong attacked Yan, and the Qi army rescued Yan. In 661 BC, the Di people attacked Xing, and Duke Huan of Qi
Adopting Guan Zhong's suggestion of "please save Xing", he repelled the Di soldiers who destroyed the capital of Xing, and established a new capital for Xing in Yiyi. The next year, Di's army attacked the defense, and Wei Yigong was killed. Qi Huan Gong led the princes
After years of hard work, Duke Huan of Qi launched a powerful counterattack against Chu's repeated northern invasions. In 655 BC, the allied forces attacked Chu and forced Chu to agree to pay tribute to the Zhou royal family. Chu also expressed its willingness
Joining the alliance headed by Duke Huan of Qi and obeying the command of Qi, this was the Zhaoling Alliance's campaign to attack Chu, which suppressed Chu's northern invasion and protected the Central Plains countries.
Judging from these circumstances, the Qi State, which respected the king and resisted the barbarians, was basically the protector of Emperor Zhou. Emperor Zhou was in name only and had nothing to do with things. No one was afraid of him. Qi State stood up and said: How dare you not listen to the boss? I will blame you for the boss.
! Some outsiders came to destroy the place. Emperor Zhou didn’t have any soldiers at hand, so he didn’t even dare to let go. He let his younger brother get beaten. Qi Guo jumped out again and yelled: "Brothers, someone is destroying the place. Do it with me!"
Damn it!"
What's wrong with such a little brother? It's so good! With Qi Guo in hand, he can deal with all kinds of dissatisfaction!
So she laughed: "I said there must be villains around my father, Yan'er, who know that my father has had some feelings for the Yun family in recent years... Actually, Yan'er doesn't want to say these things, but Yan'er is afraid that her husband will feel that Yan'er is jealous because of these things.
Yan'er is an outsider and won't talk to Yan'er about anything. In that case, what's the point of Yan'er's life? But Yan'er felt relieved after hearing her husband's words today. Her husband wants to be Duke Huan, and it's too late for Yan'er to be happy.
I think next time my father knows about it, he will definitely change."
Yunzheng smiled and nodded, but there was some gloom in his heart. Yan'er may think that me being Duke Huan of Qi is a good thing for the "Emperor of Zhou" of the Lin family, but Emperor Wanchang, who is the Emperor of Zhou himself, may not necessarily think so.
After all, Wanchang is not the emperor of Zhou, and the central court has not been as nominal as the emperor of Zhou!
Respect the king and resist the barbarians, hey, what a great person to respect the king and resist the barbarians!
No one knows the essence of respecting the king and resisting the foreigners better than Yunzheng, a descendant!
What is the true essence of respecting the king and rejecting the barbarians? It is the struggle for hegemony!
Let’s talk about Duke Huan of Qi. After the reform showed results and the new army was organized and trained, Duke Huan of Qi was eager to go out and fight for hegemony. Fighting for hegemony was the common wish of Qi’s monarchs and ministers, but Guan Zhong felt that it was not yet time, because Qi had not returned yet.
There is no slogan to participate in the competition in the Central Plains. With a slogan, you can become famous and have the appeal to attract the princes. At the same time, you can declare your country’s ideal foreign policy. A successful slogan can even defeat an army.
As the result of careful consideration by the monarchs and ministers of the Qi State, "respecting the king and rejecting the barbarians" adapted to the diplomatic situation in the early Spring and Autumn Period. First, although the Zhou royal family was declining day by day, the hundreds of years of rule in the Western Zhou Dynasty formed in people's minds the idea that the Emperor of Zhou was the "co-owner of the world".
Traditional Thought Today, despite the decline of the royal family, Emperor Zhou still has considerable political appeal. There are many vassal states that want to dominate, but no one dares to suddenly replace Emperor Zhou. The second one was called barbarian, barbarian, and Rong at that time.
The ethnic minorities surrounding Di took advantage of the disputes and political instability in the Central Plains to launch attacks on some vassal states, threatening the security of the Huaxia region. Therefore, stopping the military harassment and attacks of ethnic minorities became the wish of most vassal states.
A slogan that combines morality and reality, it is also an excellent excuse to appeal to the princes. It is difficult to refuse. It may be due to the limitations of vision, thinking and strength. No one has clearly put forward the political call of "respecting the king and rejecting the barbarians" before.
no one has practiced
Being able to put forward slogans is a symbol of ability. Diplomatic slogans are an expression of a country's foreign policy, indicating that the country has its own ideals and plans for international affairs. Not all countries are able to put forward their own political propositions and diplomatic slogans. Although some countries are economically
They are developed and their military is not weak, but they cannot come up with independent diplomatic propositions and slogans that are acceptable to others. They even follow the footsteps of superpowers. Therefore, these countries still cannot become independent diplomatic powers.
As a result, "respect the king and repel the barbarians" was widely accepted and became the diplomatic slogan on the lips of the overlords and the monarchs and ministers of the great powers in the Central Plains during most of the Spring and Autumn Period.
Respect the king and stop resisting the barbarians. The only exception is the Chu State, because the kings and ministers of the Chu State know that they are "barbarians" themselves and cannot live with themselves. Just like the rebellious ministers and traitors always like to seize power and usurp the throne by shouting "Qing Jun side", "respect the king and resist the barbarians".
"It neither restored the authority of Emperor Zhou nor eliminated the military threats from surrounding ethnic minorities. Objectively, the vassal states holding this banner undoubtedly achieved more or less benefits. As the original author, Qi State benefited the earliest,
Also the largest
The slogans of Qi Huangong and Guan Zhong have a strong moral color. Although politics and morality are completely different things, at least throughout the entire five thousand years of China's history, morality seems to have had some irresistible power in political struggles. Qi's diplomatic planning
At this stage, the national policy was wrapped with a layer of moral light. Yun Zheng used Mr. Kong Qingdong's words in his mind: "Long live the slogan!" Because facts have proved that the slogan "Respect the King and Reject the Barbarians" is indeed worth the long live shouts of the people of Qi.
Yunzheng rarely discussed the current political situation with Lin Yuyan, because firstly, Lin Yuyan didn't like to ask, and secondly, he was a little embarrassed to bring it up. After all, everyone knew the relationship between Lin Yun's family, but today he took this opportunity,
Yun Zheng felt that he could start to express his feelings to His Majesty the Emperor of Luoyang through Lin Yuyan's mouth. This slogan was not only suitable for the Qi State at that time, but also suitable for the current Yun family to shout.
Although the central court of the Lin family dynasty is far more powerful than the original Emperor Zhou, after all, it is the same as the Emperor Zhou, that is, in fact, it cannot control its own subordinates, no matter the Yun family, the Zhou family, the Leng family or even the Jiang family, Wan
In fact, Emperor Chang had no way to directly control the four foreign families. On the premise that the invasion of the four foreign families was not serious, Wanchang could command them, but it was impossible to truly enforce the orders and prohibitions. The relationship between the four foreign families and the Lin family court was similar.
Yu Erlangshen to the Jade Emperor: Listen to the tune but not the announcement. Of course, from this point of view, Wanchang's situation is much better than that of Emperor Zhou.
Yun Zheng raised this point today. In fact, she was a little uneasy. Lin Yuyan's political acumen was much worse than that of her father, so when she heard Yun Zheng's idea, she thought it was quite good, but Yun Zheng didn't
I am sure that Emperor Wanchang will feel good after hearing this.
Because although this king of fighting against the barbarians sounds grand and seems to be standing on the commanding heights of morality and justice, what is the reality? In fact, the words of Emperor Zhou still have no effect, but on the contrary, a voice appears among the "little brothers"
It worked. The other boys all listened to him. Yunzheng was worried that Emperor Wanchang would see the trick and see that the Yun family was shouting the slogan of respecting the king and repelling the foreigners and was fighting for hegemony. Then something would be wrong.
Of course, Yunzheng is not particularly worried, because Emperor Wanchang's energy is now too involved, and his main focus has been on implementing the new law. Regarding the political situation, even if Wanchang wants to take action, he will mainly focus on the butcher's knife.
