Three days later, Zhao held the largest sacrificial ceremony in history outside the city of Handan, offering sacrifices to heaven, ancestors, and all the soldiers and civilians who died in the war over the years.
Tell God and the ancestors about Zhao's unification of the Central Plains.
It is said that those Confucian scholars wanted Zhao Kuo to go to Mount Tai to become a Buddhist monk.
As early as when Zhao Kuo was still in the Chu State, this group of people was inciting Mount Tai to be granted Zen status, hoping to increase the voice of Confucianism.
In Zhao State, the status of Confucianism was very embarrassing.
If you study Dharma, you can become an official; if you study military skills, you can lead troops to fight; if you study Mohism, you can research and build instruments; if you study medicine, you can treat people; if you study farmers, you can study farming...
Only Confucianism... you can't do anything after learning it. There are indeed many scholars with Confucian backgrounds in the Zhao Kingdom's court and local officials, but basically they are all Xunzi and Yu Xin, who are external Confucianists and internal legalists. Real Confucianism is very difficult.
Very little less.
So a group of Confucian scholars tried to find a way to start with etiquette. After all, Confucianism inherited Zhou Rites, and they claimed to know the etiquette and law best.
As long as Zhao Kuo listens to them and carries out the Taishan Zen ceremony.
They will be able to occupy a place in the court, and in the future, whether it is a Zen ceremony, a sacrifice, or any other grand ceremony, it will be left to them to preside over it.
There is a saying that the first class makes the rules, the second class adapts to the rules, and the third class enforces the rules.
The contention of a hundred schools of thought may seem like a confrontation of ideas, but in essence, it is about who should be the one to make the rules.
This is true whether Confucianism in history spared no effort to persuade Qin Shihuang to go to Mount Tai for Zen, or now it is advising Zhao Kuo to go to Mount Tai for Zen.
No one has ever seen Taishan Fengchan.
Confucianism says that seventy-two kings consecrated Zen here in ancient times, but no one knows whether it is true or false.
How to arrive at that time, what etiquette, what steps, everything must be up to them, even the king is no exception.
However, in history, although Confucianism finally allowed Qin Shihuang to succeed in conferring Zen status on Mount Tai, within a few years, the Qin Dynasty was gone...
The Confucians had no choice but to continue their efforts in the Han Dynasty, and finally won the victory. They became the chess players of China for more than two thousand years, and even the emperors of the past dynasties had to compromise with them.
I guess Confucius never imagined when he was alive that the most prominent moment in his life would be after his death...
However, Zhao Kuo was not interested in consecrating Mount Tai. Not only was it a waste of time and money, it was no different from offering sacrifices at home.
At least when offering sacrifices at the doorstep, nearby Zhao people can participate and improve cohesion.
Do you really think that God will hear you if you climb so high?
Even if it is true, you should go to Mount Everest to become a Buddhist monk, not Mount Tai.
As for promoting national strength, it does have a certain effect, but it is far less effective than denigrating the last victory.
In September, the State of Zhao announced a general amnesty for the whole country. Except for the heinous people, all other criminals were exempted and released.
The imperial court also ordered people to integrate the weapons of the Six Kingdoms and build a huge plow outside Handan City for passers-by to see, in order to demonstrate its determination to focus on agriculture and recuperate.
The official documents and files of the Six Kingdoms have also been transported to Handan. Lin Xiangru and others have to work overtime until midnight every day, checking household registrations, checking land acres, checking taxes, and checking the list of officials...
This does not include local memorials, development plans, personnel assessments and appointments, etc.
Just checking the information left by the Six Nations made a bunch of old men almost exhausted. Even Zhao Kuo had to work overtime every day.
He originally thought that after reunification, he would be able to relax, leave everything to others, and become a hands-off shopkeeper. Who would have thought that he would be more tired than before.
The four kingdoms of Qin, Qi, Han and Wei were relatively good. They had a complete household registration system, official evaluation standards, tax collection systems, and their writing was very different from that of Zhao.
As long as the court checks it once and the local government checks it again, there will be no problem.
The State of Chu was the most deceitful. Many cities were controlled by feudal lords. The court did not have detailed household registration information at all. Many people were not counted, which also caused problems in the tax system.
The money did not flow into the hands of the court, but all flowed into the hands of the feudal nobles. No wonder the Chu State has always been large but not strong.
Moreover, there are certain differences between the bird and insect characters of the Chu State and the characters of the Zhao State, which made it difficult for Zhao Kuo and others to identify them, greatly increasing the difficulty of their work.
Unfortunately, there is no way to hand over such an important matter to others, so I can only check it bit by bit myself.
"No wonder Qin Shihuang worked overtime every day in history and was exhausted in the end. Who can bear this?" Zhao Kuo thought in his mind that he still had Lin Xiangru, Wei Wuji and others to help him, but Qin Shihuang had to do everything himself.
Fortunately, one more month of classes will be enough, and the main thing that will be tiring at that time is the place.
Counting household registrations, clarifying land acres, unifying weights and measures, etc., each of these will touch on the fundamental interests of some people, and will inevitably cause some confusion.
Likewise, it is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Zhao officials.
As long as these things are handled well, it will be easy to stand out from the crowd of colleagues and gain the attention of the court and even Zhao Kuo, and it will not be a problem to rise to prominence in the future.
Of course, if it is not handled well, it will be difficult to get promoted in the future, and even your current official position may be in question.
Zhao State lacks people for everything, except those who want to be officials.
While Zhao Kuo and others were dealing with internal affairs, Tian Dan also led the Shesheng Battalion and Wei Wuzu to the southwest.
"The Peacock Army has withdrawn from Shu County, but according to our army's scout investigation, they have not really given up attacking our Zhao State. They just withdrew their army to Qiongdu State and gathered nearby barbarians to form an auxiliary army." Pang Nuan pointed.
Map said.
The Qiongdu Kingdom is the most powerful country among the barbarians in the southwest. Unfortunately, this power is only relative to the southwestern barbarians. Whether it is the Zhao State or the Maurya Dynasty, the strength of the Qiongdu Kingdom is vulnerable.
Now the Qiongdu Kingdom has been occupied by the Mauryan Dynasty, the king was beheaded by the Mauryan Army, and the ministers were all prisoners.
"Qiongdu Kingdom." Tian Dan quickly found the location on the map. He didn't know much about Qiongdu Kingdom, but had only heard of its name.
However, the key to this battle is not the Qiongdu Kingdom, but the Mauryan Dynasty. Qiongdu Kingdom is just a battlefield between two empires.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! This is the helplessness of the small country.
In the eyes of the Chinese people, the king of a small country is already the supreme being.
But in the eyes of big countries, these small countries are nothing.
Being behind doesn't necessarily mean you'll get beaten, but I don't want to hit you right now.
Once I want to hit you, I can kill you at any time.
"How many troops do they have now?" Tian Dan asked.
"The elite of the headquarters will not exceed 50,000, and the auxiliary troops are not clear. The Peacock Army not only recruited auxiliary troops from the Qiongdu Kingdom, but also the main barbarians in the southwest, except Yelang and other distant countries, were all captured by the Peacock Army. Therefore, The auxiliary troops of the Peacock Army will increase every day, and the number is uncertain." Pang Nuan said.
In front of the elites of the Mauryan Dynasty, the mountains and rivers in the southwest as a barrier did not play a big role. The Mauryan army easily crossed the mountains and reached the city.
In front of the Mauryan Dynasty, these small countries had no ability to resist, and it could even be said that there was no room for struggle.
The only thing that has an impact on the Peacock Army may be the poisonous insects and snakes in the deep mountains and old forests.
"The Auxiliary Army does not need to worry about him. Send people to contact various countries and find some guides to come over." Tian Dan said.
He did not regard these auxiliary troops as human beings at all. The only ones with real combat effectiveness were the tens of thousands of elites from the Mauryan Dynasty.
However, he doesn't like the fighting capabilities of these small countries, but he does like their guides.
In terms of understanding of the terrain of the southwest, no one can surpass these locals.
"The general has gathered thousands of Southwest Yi tribesmen during this period, and selected a dozen hunters who are very familiar with the surrounding terrain as guides," Pang Nuan said.
After all, he is also a famous general in the Central Plains. Although he is not as good as Le Yi, Tian Dan and others, he is also in the first rank under him. He still knows about finding guides and drawing maps, and has already started preparations.
"Do you know the location of the enemy's camp?" Tian Dan nodded with satisfaction. This is the famous general. He is still on the way, and everything is ready.
Once you arrive, you can start the battle directly.
"About five degrees south by west, a hundred miles away," Pang Nuan said.
"Let's give the Peacock Army an appetizer first." Tian Dan said with a smile, stood up and walked outside the camp, "Gather the Shesheng Camp together."
Pang Nuan's eyes lit up. Even though Shesheng Camp was founded by Le Yi, only in the hands of Tian Dan could it reach its peak strength.
The lethality of the Army Soul-level archer legion can be imagined.
"What if the Peacock Army retreats after being attacked by the Shesheng Battalion?" Pang Nuan immediately felt worried.
"Isn't it better to retreat? The purpose of our army is to repel them, expand the territory to the east of the Arakan Mountains, build a frontline base, and avoid taking the battlefield at home. As long as the strategic goal is achieved, killing the enemy is secondary. The current focus of Zhao State is to stabilize the country, not to expand its territory." Tian Dan said calmly.
The strategic plan set by the imperial court has been passed on to him, and he fully agrees with it.
Compared with launching an imperial war with the Maurya Dynasty, it is obviously more appropriate to stabilize the country and ensure its own sustainable development while constantly bleeding the Maurya Dynasty.
After all, the Mauryan Dynasty is one of the best empires in the world and cannot be destroyed in a short time.
And compared with the overthrow of the Mauryan Dynasty, the subsequent governance is obviously more difficult.
The State of Zhao does not want to be assimilated by the rubbish Brahman religion.
If you get infected with this thing, you will never be able to stand up again, and the backbone of the entire nation will be broken.
It's better to sweep this thing into the dust of history.
Soon, Yanzhou brought Sheshengying over.
As Tian Dan activated his talent, the momentum of the Shesheng Battalion changed instantly. The transformation of the Army Soul Legion was completed within a few breaths, and everyone's eyes were bright and piercing.
Over the years, Shesheng Camp has continuously deepened talent, improved quality, and perfected skills. Things that previously required talent can now be done solely by skills.
But even so, the Shesheng Battalion is still far from the real Army Soul Corps. Only with the help of Tian Dan's talent can it reach its peak.
"Five degrees south to west, a hundred miles away, attack indiscriminately." Tian Dan ordered.
Swish, swish, swish!
The dense sound of breaking wind pierced the sky, and the dense rain of arrows flew out like locusts and disappeared in mid-air.
After firing twenty waves of arrows, Tian Dan gave the order to stop.
In the Peacock Army, Marin is welcoming reinforcements.
The Maurya Dynasty learned that the Zhao Kingdom was engaged in a unification war, and based on the principle of not taking advantage of the bastard, it sent an additional 100,000 reinforcements, including a War Elephant Legion with the same strength as the Army Soul Legion.
Even if he planned to take advantage of the civil war in the Central Plains, Zhao Guoteng would not take action and get a share of the pie, at least to seize the southwest region.
As for the friendly relationship between Zhao and the Maurya Dynasty, that’s bullshit!
The Maurya Dynasty learned that although silk was produced in various places in the Central Plains, the Shu brocade in the southwest was the best. It had always been a special gift to the royal family. One piece was stronger than six pieces. It was shipped to the west of the ancient Seleucid Kingdom and sold, and it was directly equal to the same weight.
The price of gold.
If this is defeated, it will be equivalent to getting a golden mountain.
The major forces of the Maurya Dynasty have never worked together so well. No one raised any objections and all supported the attack on the Central Plains.
As for the Zhao State, the stronger the stronger, the Mauryan Dynasty did not really take it to heart.
The distance between the two sides was too far, and there was almost no interaction in the past. The Maurya Dynasty's impression of Zhao was more about the wealth brought by trade. As for the military, although it suffered a defeat, it didn't mean much.
It was just a test of the waters before, and they didn’t even send any real elites. It was normal for them to lose to Zhao.
If Zhao Guo could not even stop the ordinary armies that opened the way, he would not be qualified to be the opponent of the Maurya Dynasty.
The only thing that made the Maurya Dynasty angry was that the State of Zhao actually destroyed the State of Qin, so that they recognized the wrong opponent, were discovered by the State of Zhao, and lost the opportunity.
As for Zhao Guo's attitude, anger, etc., they are not within the scope of the Maurya Dynasty's consideration.
Although I didn't hit you in the first place, it's enough to hit you. I, the Maurya Dynasty, don't need to consider other people's thoughts.
Although very arrogant, I have to say that the Mauryan Dynasty did have this capital at this time.
All the surrounding countries were beaten by him, even the Seleucid Kingdom, which was also an empire, was no exception.
Although Ashoka was worried about the hidden dangers of the empire, he never worried about the empire's force.
"The general will feel relieved when he sees the general." Marin led the generals and saluted Thain, who had just arrived with his army, and extended his hand to signal Thain to go ahead.
Thane was the most famous general in the Mauryan Dynasty after the two war gods, and he made great military achievements in the unification war.
If he defeated Zhao Jun in the previous battle and took charge of the next war, he would still have a chance to surpass Thain.
Now that he was defeated by Zhao Jun, the commander's position was taken over by Thain. If nothing else, he had no chance to surpass the opponent.
Moreover, Thain was born into a noble family, which was beyond the reach of a small family like him.
If given the chance, Marin still hopes to have a good relationship with the other party.
Thain walked at the front without hesitation, and after entering the military camp, he sat at the front without any hesitation.
At this moment, there was a sharp sound of breaking wind in the sky, and sharp arrows passed through the camp in an instant and were shot towards the Peacock Army.
The Peacock Army never expected that they would be attacked in the military camp and had almost no time to react. However, those who were shot in the vital points almost died on the spot.
A sharp arrow landed directly in front of Thain, its feathers still trembling.