Chapter 5 Unnamed (Part 6) "What is Jia Sheng's use for?" Li Jiancheng frowned and repeated stiffly in Chen Yanshou's tone. He didn't understand why Chen Yanshou compared the victorious Zhong Jian with Jia Yi, a famous scholar in the Han Dynasty who had no talent.
It seems that there is no similarity between the two. Jia Yi has been depressed all his life, while Li Xu has already been named a county king in his early twenties, and his title and official position as a hussar general have almost reached the limit of a human minister. As for his temper and temperament, although Zhong Jian is a human being
He keeps himself clean, but he is definitely not a serious person. As long as others don't target him too much, he may not take the initiative to find trouble for others!
"Yes, Jia Sheng's role!" Chen Yanshou emphasized very seriously, "Jia was never entrusted with important tasks while he was alive, but in the nearly twenty years after his death, two generations of Han emperors carried out the tasks to the letter.
With regard to the political concepts he proposed, others complained that his talents were not recognized. In my opinion, when it comes to how emperors in ancient and modern times treated their subjects, there are few people like Jia Yi!"
"Uncle Chen has a unique vision!" Li Jiancheng admitted that he was not a fool. He had completely understood what Chen Yanshou wanted to express, but he strongly disagreed with the proposal. At the moment, he urgently needed an invincible and famous general to suppress his younger brothers Shimin and
Liu Hongji, Yin Kaishan, Hou Junji and others tried their best to recruit Li Xu under their command but ignored him. Isn't this the same as watching Shimin's power grow and grow day by day?
Seeing that the young master praised himself and then stopped talking, Chen Yanshou felt increasingly disappointed. He had always been skeptical about whether Li Xu was willing to serve Jiancheng in the end. To be honest, his master Li Yuan and the young master Jiancheng were indeed
Li Xu was treated well, and he was granted the title of king and general. But these benefits are based on the exchange of interests. I am afraid that in the eyes of the other party, the current Tang Dynasty King Li Yuan and the then Sui Emperor Yang Guang
There is no difference at all between them. Even if they can barely compare, it is probably because Yang Guang's affection for Li Xu is more sincere. At least he did not consider too much about rewards and utilization when he continued to give Li Xu promotions and promotions.
In this case, if the Crown Prince Jiancheng wants to impress Li Xu, he must come up with something more important! Confer him with a high-ranking official to show his nobility? Hum, even if there is no reward from Tang Wang Li Yuan pretending to be Yang You, with the tens of thousands in his hand
In the territory of Jingli and Six Counties, Li Xu went to the table to ask for the title of prince. Under the current situation, could the King of Yue in Dongdu and the Emperor of Jiangdu be stingy? It is said that the Sui Princess was waiting by the Yellow River with her dowry.
, always waiting for Li Xu to come to marry him and give him money? If Li Xu was really greedy for money, he would not implement the new policy of farming and raising troops in the six counties that would take at least three to five years to see the benefits! Use force with troops?
He didn't know before he came to Zhuojun. After arriving in Zhuojun, Chen Yanshou discovered how big the difference was between the so-called Hedong soldiers and Boling elites. He once made a bold assumption, although he was extremely unwilling for this to happen.
Regardless of the imminent risk of the Turks moving south, Li Xu decided to defend the majesty of the emperor in the east capital to the death. He led Boling's elite to march westward. Within two months, no city in the counties in Hedong could save Li Yuanji and Li Yuanji who stayed in Taiyuan.
The few soldiers and horses under his command are simply not enough to provide support for Boling's elite. The 50,000 "elite soldiers" under Prince Jiancheng's command can only be fought and retreated at most! Even if the Li family mobilized all their troops, Liu Hongji,
Li Anyuan, Murong Luo, Wang Yuantong, Qi Poning and other old friends of Xuzi are all willing to fight him with all their strength. The most they can do is drive Boling's army back to Hebei. If they want to annex six counties in one battle, it is simply a daydream!
Of course, in addition to military strength, the Li family in Hedong also had a network advantage that Li Xu could never match. The Tang king could use the support of prominent families, wealthy families, and former colleagues and friends in various places to raid Li Xu's home base from all directions. But in that way,
Neither side can lose anything. Even if they can defeat Li Xu, the Hedong Li family has exhausted all their saved resources and has no three to five years to recover. There is no need to think about the words "fighting for the championship".
Since neither inducement nor coercion works, what Li Jiancheng said before, the idea of treating people with sincerity has become a good idea, but the key lies in which aspect of this "sincerity" font Xu Zi has already climbed up in the officialdom.
After years of fighting, brotherly loyalty and family affection between children may not be valued as much as they were when they were young. Li Jiancheng wants to confide in him, but they may not be afraid of the Li family in Hedong. In Chen Yanshou's opinion, what is left in Li Jiancheng's hands is
The only condition for Xuzi to be tempted is to represent the Li family in Hedong and promise Xuzi to fully accept all the new policies he implemented in the six counties of Hebei.
Thinking of this, Chen Yanshou was reluctant to remind him, "During your journey, Prince, have you ever discovered the differences between Shanggu and Zhuojun and Hedong and Gyeonggi counties, which also experienced war?"
"I saw that Zhong Jian is indeed talented in informing people, but I think his strengths can be better utilized on the battlefield!" Li Jiancheng nodded, his eyes still calm.
"What if the various places in Hedong are governed in this way?" With the last bit of expectation, Chen Yanshou continued to ask.
"That will take some time. Right now, our family's energy is mainly focused on the battlefield, and Xuzi has been trying out the land equalization strategy here for more than two years!" Li Jiancheng thought for a while and answered solemnly.
"There is no need to implement it immediately. The prince only needs to make a promise to Zhongjian and those around him!" Chen Yanshou shouted in his heart, his mouth moved, but in the end he said nothing.
Chen Yanshou privately believed that the reason why Xuzi implemented the land equalization order in Hebei and Henan, regardless of offending the wealthy families in the six counties and the left-behind dignitaries in Luoyang, was probably closely related to his own background. As a child of a poor family who never forgot his roots, Li Xu
He always unknowingly regards the displaced people as himself or his parents, which makes many of his actions seem crazy and bold, but also incredibly stubborn.
If Li Jiancheng can represent the Li family to implement the three policies of equalizing land, imperial examinations, and martial arts in all places controlled by the Li family now and in the future, then Xuzi will not only be favored by the Li family, but also those who stand behind him
Children from poor families, poor scholars, low-level soldiers, as well as his father, relatives and friends, and people in the same situation as him all over the world will all be the beneficiaries of the New Deal. As a person who repays kindness, Li Xu even if he is not optimistic about the built
future, and will assist him without reservation.
This is the real "use of Jia Sheng". It is not necessary to have high-ranking officials to display titles. Xuzi already has enough official positions and titles, and does not need anyone to add icing on the cake to the political ideas he insists on, for which he has paid countless prices.
, and what he persists in unyieldingly is what he cherishes the most in his heart! If Prince Jiancheng is willing to fulfill this wish for him, Xuzi will never let Jiancheng down in his life. On the contrary, if Jiancheng cannot show this kind of courage, Chen Yanshou
He believes that even if Li Xu surrenders to the Li family in Hedong in the future, he will not be willing to be driven by a person whose reputation and ability are not as good as his own.
"Uncle Chen, is there anything else you haven't said?" Li Jiancheng finally noticed that the expressions of his close staff were not normal, yawned, and asked with a smile.
"The war will probably be over within a year or two!" Chen Yanshou's already cold heart sparked a few sparks again, heating up his words again, "With this success in going north to fight against the Turks, the Crown Prince
The reputation of the prince is bound to be at its peak, but turning from chaos to governance is a very time-consuming matter. Government affairs are originally the director of the prince. If the prince wants to keep the Tang Dynasty's favor as before, he may not be able to make the world think ""
Good word!"
"Uncle Chen is right, but what we should do specifically requires long-term planning! It's really difficult to make a decision at the moment!" He was stunned for a moment, then frowned and pondered again for a long time, Li Jiancheng finally said slowly
Express his own opinion: "Besides, my father has his own arrangements for fighting the chaos and bringing peace to the people, so it is impossible for me to act on my own initiative!"
"Your Majesty, it makes sense. Chen is a little impatient!" Seeing Li Jiancheng like this, Chen Yanshou grinned his white beard and apologized in a low voice.
"I know that Uncle Chen has everything planned for me." Li Jiancheng also smiled and rubbed his dry eyes. "If you have anything to say in the future, I hope Uncle Chen will tell you everything like he did today!"
Chen Yanshou smiled and bowed, "Chen made a note, Your Majesty, please go to bed early, it's getting late!" Seeing that the other party didn't show any sign of continuing the conversation, he took the initiative to pinch the last few sparks in his heart and said goodbye.
Li Jiancheng smiled and sent the other party out the door, saying goodbye as a junior, and then returned to his desk with a smile, pulled out a stack of white and soft silk paper, and picked up a pen to draw on it what Chen Yanshou wanted to express today. He actually
He fully understood that he also knew that if he did that, he might tie Xuzi to his chariot forever, but he didn't dare to do that. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but that he couldn't see any hope of success.
The Zhou Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty were actually destroyed at the hands of aristocratic families. His father, Li Yuan, came to a similar conclusion more than once in private. The reason why Li Xu was repeatedly made things difficult and framed without any grudges was mainly because of his family background.
It's a black dragon jumping out of a mountain stream. A group of koi carp raised in a pond will naturally try every means to eliminate it before it grows up. And the new policies implemented by Li Xu in the six counties are tantamount to destroying the entire
The pond for raising koi carps blends it with the mountain stream and river.
Among all the heroes in the world, Dou Jiande was not the only one to draw nutrients from the decrees implemented by Li Xu. The current Yining Dynasty under the rule of the Li family also borrowed a considerable part of the policies of land equalization and reclamation, but kept the three policies of land equalization, imperial examination and martial arts intact.
It was impossible to eat it. Not only did he, Li Jiancheng, not dare to agree to Xu Zi, but his father Li Yuan would not have dared to make such a rash decision if he had come in person.
Unlike the Boling Army, most of the generals under Li Xu's command come from ordinary families. Those currently helping the Li family in Hedong compete for the world include Pei Ji, Liu Wenjing, Chai Shao, Changsun Shunde and other wealthy children. Behind each of these people are...
There is a huge family with deep roots. After Ye Mao's father Li Yuan conquered Longquan, he insisted on being rewarded regardless of his or her family background, but was criticized by Liu Wenjing and other leaders.
Min stretched out his hand to win over his father. Pei, Liu and others immediately tried every means to pull him down from the position of heir to the Tang Dynasty.
Is it worth losing the support of all the important officials around his father to get Li Xu? The pen in Li Jiancheng's hand was smeared, and the handwriting was blackened again. This is a black and white bet, which side should you win?