General Xin Mao looked serious and nodded: "The students are naturally aware of the dangers involved. However, in the battle at the Foundry that day, many soldiers were defeated and then disappeared. They did not know whether they were alive or dead, and the students were anxious. If they really died in the battle, that would be fine.
But if the students are now hiding from the rebels in the Zhongnan Mountains, they may lose their lives at any time, but the students sit back and do nothing because they are afraid of death. How can they feel at ease? Here, there are more than 30 classmates including students.
Everyone understands the danger of this trip and is prepared for the worst, even suicide notes have been written... Therefore, it is imperative for us to go."
Students gathered in the academy from all directions to receive the most up-to-date education, and they were also "disciples of the Emperor." This gave the academy students unparalleled pride and pride, and also gave these proud disciples a kind of "arrogant" attitude.
He doesn't take students outside of the academy into consideration at all. Only the classmates around him can compare with him, and he recognizes each other as never before.
Coupled with the constant instillation of the academy's consistent concepts of "patriotism," "serving the country," and "carrying on the past and forging ahead into the future," the academy's students have become more united than ever before, identifying each other as the ones who jointly create a prosperous age.
The cohesion is extremely strong.
Therefore, when the students were holding on to the Foundry Bureau, they risked their lives and never left. Now General Xin Mao is even more undaunted and vows to find the lost robe and prevent him from freezing and starving in the wilderness and dying miserably at the sword of the rebels.
Fang Jun stood up, patted General Xin Mao's shoulder heavily, and said in a deep voice: "In this case, I will naturally not stop you. Wang Fangyi will lead two hundred elites to go with you. I have only one request, if you are in danger, please use the camera.
When doing things, know how to advance and retreat, and don't act rashly. The academy students are personally selected by me one by one. Each of them has high hopes and does not want anyone to make unnecessary sacrifices. I hope that those students who have been separated can return long ago.
But I don’t want any of the students who have escaped to die!”
"Here!"
General Xin Mao was grateful and solemnly said: "Students will obey Si Ye's instructions. If something cannot be done, you should retreat immediately and never act recklessly!"
"Okay, let's go, be careful."
"Here!"
When Xin Mao was about to walk out of the commander's tent, Fang Jun stood at the window with his hands clasped behind his back, watching from a distance as Xin Mao was about to run quickly to the school field and meet up with Wang Fang's wing who had already assembled there. Soon, the thunderous sound of horse hooves was heard.
A cavalry group of more than two hundred people drove out of the camp at lightning speed.
It wasn't until he disappeared that Fang Jun sighed, walked back to the desk and sat down.
Logically speaking, he should not have allowed General Xin Mao to go to Zhongnan Mountain to search for the whereabouts of Cen Changqian and others. It was not because he was cold-blooded and unwilling to rescue the students who had fled Zhongnan Mountain. Instead, he almost crossed the rebels on the way from Xuanwu Gate to Zhongnan Mountain.
In the area occupied by the army, it is difficult to pass through several military camps silently, and once discovered, there is almost no hope of escape.
The reason why he agreed to General Xin Mao's request and even sent Wang Fangyi, who was experienced in field battles, was because in his opinion, if General Xin Mao could complete the rescue and seriously bring back the scattered students, then this group of students would be
Your character, spirit, and beliefs will all undergo a transformation.
Not only will he become a pillar of the country with a strong character, but he will also be able to unite with sincerity, which will have an earth-shaking impact on the court in the coming decades.
The "gentry clan" has been entrenched in the court for hundreds of years and has long been entrenched. Even if several generations of emperors persisted in this ambition and persistently attacked and weakened it, it would not take a hundred years for the stubborn disease to be eliminated.
Unless Zhu Wen, like Zhu Wen, kills all the elites in the world in Baimayi and breaks their backs...
However, cruel methods like Zhu Wen's can only be used when the dynasty is overthrown. Otherwise, the world will be in turmoil in an instant, and the end of the world will be full of wars. The dynasty will fall, the world will be in chaos, and the people will have no life. Since Zhenguan, more than ten years of hard work have been carried out to reform.
The results were destroyed in one fell swoop.
Otherwise, even Wu Zetian and other talented and brilliant people who played politics to perfection would only suppress the Guanlong clan, but support the Jiangnan gentry and the Shandong aristocratic family. One family will be destroyed, and the other will be prosperous, changing the soup without changing the medicine.
Treating the symptoms rather than the root cause.
How to eradicate clan politics? The only way is to fight fire with fire.
This "poison" is the "party struggle" alongside the clan...
In fact, there is no perfect political system in the world, and every system has shortcomings and loopholes. The development of clans later became a chronic disease that hindered social progress, but at the beginning of its birth, it played a positive role, not only ensuring the stability of dynastic rule.
Stability is of great significance to the continuation of the inheritance of Chinese culture.
Similarly, the intensification of party strife will lead to corruption in the administration and overstaffing, which directly determines the foundation of the dynasty. However, in its early stages, it can achieve a balance in the dynasty and promote competition in an important social system.
The sword has two edges, and everything has its pros and cons. Simple clan conflicts or party disputes will cause instability in the government and corruption in government. However, if the two coexist, it is very likely to achieve a balance in a certain sense and further catalyze the
Progress of social system.
As for whether Fang Jun can achieve his ideal results by launching the big weapon of party struggle three hundred years in advance, he can only leave it to fate. The wheels of society are rolling forward and cannot be controlled by human power. There are too many factors that can affect the direction. Changes
The power required is also too great.
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Ji County.
The wind and snow were overwhelming, and the Taihang Mountains to the west were winding and undulating like a dormant dragon, becoming increasingly tall and majestic under the vast sky.
Along the frozen Wei River, dozens of miles of companies and camps could not be seen to the end. Countless flags were fluttering fiercely in the wind and snow, scouts on horseback came and went, and groups of soldiers wearing helmets patrolled around the camp.
Continuously, anyone who dared to approach was expelled or even arrested.
In a tent in the military camp, Zhang Liang and Qiu Xiaozhong were sitting opposite each other. The former was holding a pot and pouring hot tea into a cup, while the latter was nodding in thanks.
The two of them held the cup together and took a sip. Zhang Liang raised his eyes and forgot about the wind and snow outside the window, as well as the vast foothills of Taihang Mountains covered by the wind and snow. He couldn't help but let out a long sigh and said helplessly: "It took me more than half a month to leave.
Three hundred miles away, there are still more than four hundred miles away from Luoyang... Fang Jun has even rushed back to Chang'an from the Western Regions."
Qiu Xiaozhong had a rather irritable personality. Hearing this, he put his teacup on the coffee table and said in a low voice: "What is Xu Maogong hiding? Hundreds of thousands of troops are like a tortoise crawling all day long. If they continue to dally like this, what will happen?"
Will he be able to return to Chang'an in the future? Chang'an is now in a state of chaos, and the East Palace is in danger, but he behaves like a normal person, and simply doesn't know what to say."
Even though it is difficult for hundreds of thousands of troops to march quickly, when will this stop and go end? The fighting in Chang'an is in full swing, but here it is not hurried. The morale of the army is getting worse and worse, and the morale of the army is unstable. Everyone
I can't even figure out what kind of trick Li Ji is playing.
Zhang Liang glanced at him and said calmly: "Brother, be careful what you say! Now that the British Duke is in charge of the entire army as the commander-in-chief, he will follow his words. If my brother secretly slanders the British Duke and is known by him, I am afraid he will not be able to escape punishment.
"
Qiu Xiaozhong said angrily: "So what about punishment? How dare you kill someone? Now that His Majesty has passed away, Xu Maogong has led his troops abroad and has not returned. His disobedience is clearly revealed. I am afraid that sooner or later he will raise troops to rebel!"
Unlike Zhang Liang, the Guanlong clan was his real foundation. Now news from Chang'an is constantly being sent to the army. Fang Jun traveled thousands of miles from the Western Regions to aid the East Palace. When he returned to Guanzhong, he continuously defeated the Guanlong army. Not only did he ruthlessly
It severely damaged Guanlong's morale and reversed many unfavorable situations in the East Palace.
Everyone knows that Fang Jun’s soldiers and horses are the elites of hundreds of battles. If the Guanlong army is completely defeated due to such a fierce attack by him, what will happen to the Guanlong clan?
All the generals and soldiers who came from the Guanlong clan in the Eastern Expedition army were anxious and their days were like years. However, Li Ji strictly ordered the entire army to act in unison, and used the troops from other forces to covertly cover up the army from Guanlong, resulting in all
None of the Long Generals involved dared to act rashly.
Although I hate Li Ji so much that I gnash my teeth with hatred, I also know that this man is harsh in his methods and has a tenacious heart. He really ignored his military orders and wanted to return to Chang'an first. It is impossible to say that he will really be punished by military law and the standard punishment...
Zhang Liang took a sip of tea, looked at Qiu Xiaozhong's furious face, and whispered: "Nowadays, rumors are spreading in the army, and all the generals are also criticizing, and people's hearts are unstable. Although the British Lord has unparalleled prestige and superb methods,
But if everyone works together, is it possible that the British public can be killed all at once? The law cannot punish everyone!"
Qiu Xiaozhong was shocked and looked at Zhang Liang in shock.