Tai Chi generates two rituals, two rituals generate four images, four images generate Bagua, and Bagua circulates over and over again, encompassing all things in the universe...Since ancient times, people have known that the principle of the existence of all things in the universe lies in balance. Yin and Yang complement each other, and the five elements create and restrain each other. There is no balance.
Everywhere.
Once the balance is lost, the universe collapses.
Why was the father deeply dissatisfied with the Guanlong clan who assisted him in seizing the throne, and decided to weaken and suppress it? The reason is that the Guanlong clan almost monopolized the central power, controlled the government inside and out, and integrated the top and bottom, making the imperial power less than that of Guanzhong and making national policies difficult to implement.
In the world, even the rewards, punishments, appointments and dismissals of officials are affected by the Guanlong clan.
The father prides himself on being a great leader, wise and mighty, but if he is still like this, how can his successors compete with the Guanlong clan?
Therefore, the father continued the imperial examination established by the former Sui Dynasty, improved it, and issued it to the world. He tried to use the imperial examination to select scholars, recruit children from poor families, and restrain the power of the clans represented by the Guanlong clan, hoping to finally achieve the goal of balancing the situation of the court.
It's a pity that he refused to give it to others. My father never saw the day when the imperial examination became popular...
Li Zhi does not deny the national policy of "supporting poor families and weakening powerful families" formulated by his father, but he currently needs to rely on the power of the powerful families to achieve the goal of seizing the heir. There is nothing wrong with the weak and weak families. Uniting all the forces that can be united is success.
Foundation.
Of course, he would never allow any one family to dominate and turn him into a puppet.
The clans in Shandong and Jiangnan have deep foundations and strong strength, and Guan Long is no match for him. However, Guan Long just suffered a failed uprising, suffered heavy losses, and was unable to recover. If I fully trust and support him at this time, he will inevitably make him grateful and willing to do his best.
Check and balance the gates of Shandong and Jiangnan.
Only by walking on two legs can you walk more steadily.
A prince like a prince who only knows to follow the national policy formulated by his father to cut off the powerful families and support the poor families will only end up with the decline of the powerful families and the rise of the poor families.
Once a poor family rises, how is its nature different from that of a wealthy family?
Decades later, today's poor family will gradually evolve into another family as scholars emerge from generation to generation and rise to high positions.
As long as the power structure exists and as long as classes exist, there will be no end to the clans and clans that can never be destroyed.
The so-called changing of dynasties and asking for orders for the people throughout the ages are nothing more than reshaping the power structure again and again.
When one group of sects is knocked down, another group of sects will naturally rise up from their bones and flesh. This process does not take too long, a hundred years is enough.
Therefore, in the past dynasties, except for the short-term prosperity during the founding of the country when production resources were redistributed, after a hundred years, classes have solidified, the channels for the bottom to rise have been completely blocked, power has been passed down from generation to generation, clans have continued to grow, and social contradictions will
It will intensify again and make the same mistake again.
But the idiot prince obviously doesn't understand this.
When it comes to political talent, the prince is not even the slightest bit different from him, so the father insists on deposing the prince and giving the throne to him, the youngest legitimate son.
My father is very aware of everything and has real insights...
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Yuchi Gong sat in the barracks under the Chunming Gate, twisting his butt and scratching his head from time to time, feeling quite uneasy. Battle reports from the front kept coming. Although the Sixth Army of the East Palace did not have many firearms, the Right Houwei also added a lot of new soldiers.
, the combat effectiveness was not the same as that of veterans of many battles in the past. The two armies fought fiercely outside the Chengtian Gate. For a while, neither one could do anything about the other, resulting in an extremely tense battle situation and increasing casualties.
This is the foundation that Yuchi Gong relies on to establish himself in life, and it is also the confidence to maintain his position under the King of Jin and even go further in the future. If they are all destroyed under the Chengtian Sect, how can he expect the King of Jin to appreciate his selfless loyalty?
Give him a big reward?
Not to mention whether the King of Jin was an ungrateful person or not, but those powerful people from Jiangnan and Shandong would trample him hard under their feet and kick him into the dust.
As for the Guanlongmen clan... Apart from the soldiers and horses under his command, where does the Guanlongmen clan have any other soldiers now?
The whole of Guanlong is counting on him, Yuchi Gong, to compete with the clans of Shandong and Jiangnan under the future king of Jin. How can anyone give him any support?
It seems that he is the leader of Guanlong...
But the war was intense, and no one knew what King Jin was thinking. This hasty retreat would not only easily lead to being chased by the Sixth Army of the East Palace, but might even make King Jin dissatisfied. The gain would outweigh the loss, so he could only stand firm.
Just as he was restless and in a dilemma, he suddenly heard that some soldiers from outside rushed inside and reported: "To the commander-in-chief, His Highness the King of Jin has issued an order, ordering the commander-in-chief to immediately withdraw his troops and retreat to Tongguan."
Yuchi Gong suddenly stood up as if he had suddenly heard some fairy music, widened his eyes and said: "Can you check the token of the messenger to see if it is correct?"
The soldier said: "The humble man has checked it carefully and confirmed that it is correct!"
"good!"
Yuchi Gong couldn't help but cheered up, but immediately felt that something was wrong. After all, his entire army was unable to attack the Tai Chi Palace, and now he had to return without success. In any case, it was an extremely shameful thing.
Wouldn't it affect the morale and morale of the troops if they were smiling at the withdrawal of troops?
Then he loudly said: "The late emperor died and the prince usurped the throne. People and gods were angry! The king of Jin carried the late emperor's edict to fight against heaven. However, he cared about the livelihood of millions of people in Chang'an and could not bear to see the whole of Chang'an reduced to scorched earth under the flames of war. He couldn't bear to see the lives of the people in Guizhou being ruined.
Therefore, we ordered to withdraw from Chang'an and retreat to Tongguan for later planning."
The generals on the left and right raised their arms and shouted: "The King of Jin is benevolent!"
Yuchi Gong then ordered: "All ministries listen to the order, the forwards postpone the attack, and the reserves press up from both wings to block the six rates of the East Palace so that they cannot rush in and pursue from the center. The whole army retreats. I personally sit here in the rear and strive to retreat without chaos.
, If anyone makes a noise and causes trouble, or disrespects the general’s orders, he will be killed without mercy!”
"Here!"
It will be conveyed layer by layer.
In the area several hundred feet outside Chengtian Gate in front, Youhou's guards were fighting with the enemy. The neat bluestone pavement had long been soaked with blood. After the rainwater diluted the blood and seeped into the gaps, the strong smell of blood made people sick.
Their limbs were broken, and the corpses of soldiers were spread out on the ground in a thick layer. Soldiers from both sides almost stepped on their robes to fight to the death with the enemy's corpses, and they were all red-eyed.
When the Youhouwei side received the order to retreat, the soldiers at the front who were intertwined with the Sixth Army of the East Palace were filled with despair, because they could not and could not retreat. If they retreated, the enemy would definitely follow and cover them up.
You will still die, and the rear formation will be disrupted, which could lead to a disastrous defeat.
Therefore, they must fight to the death and strive to entangle the enemy to cover the retreat of the army.
There are brave people on the battlefield. When people around them rush to fight for their lives, no matter how cowardly a person is, they will be inspired to become brave and fearless of death. However, once someone retreats and flees, it will easily trigger a chain collapse of the entire army.
, countless battles occurred in this way.
For the soldiers at the forefront, they must cover the retreat of the army, but retreating at this moment means that their deaths are meaningless.
This is the hardest to accept, but you must accept it.
These warriors gritted their teeth and let out shrill screams, frantically slashing at Donggong Liuzui. Their bravery and incomparable momentum instantly suppressed the originally well-matched enemy, and the army behind them moved toward Yanxi Gate like a tide.
, retreat in the direction of Chunmingmen.
When Dong Gongliu saw the enemy retreating, he immediately cheered up and dispersed the lone enemy vanguard, killing them, and then swarmed to pursue the enemy. However, he was threatened by the enemy's reserves on both wings and did not dare to use all his strength.
We could only follow the enemy step by step, from Chengtian Gate to Yanxi Gate, and then from Yanxi Gate to Chunming Gate. We watched the enemy troops quickly withdraw from Chang'an City, but could not wait for the military order to pursue them with full force.
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At the gate of Chunming, Yuchi Gong sat on his horse with his helmet and armor on, and personally led his troops to the rear. He watched calmly and calmly as the Sixth Army of the East Palace chased him dozens of feet away and did not dare to move forward. Then he waved his hand and turned the horse's head, along the
He rode out through the dark city gate.
Behind them, a group of soldiers dragged several carts filled with flammable debris into the city gate and lit them on fire. The raging fire completely blocked the city gate, and then calmly mounted their horses to chase Captain Chi Gong. Tens of thousands of people were orderly.
He galloped towards Baqiao.
The soldiers led by Donggong Liu rushed into the city gate to clean up the burning carts. The army then rushed out of Chunming Gate. Some of them chased the enemy in an orderly manner, while others reorganized on the spot and regained control of Chunming Gate. At the same time,
He quickly reported to Li Jing who was in charge of Jinguangmen.
When Li Jing received the report, his face was calm and there was no look of surprise. He first ordered Cheng Chubi to lead his troops to clean up the battlefield and at the same time impose martial law throughout the city. No squares were allowed to open without permission. Then he ordered Qu Tuquan Department to closely monitor the West Market.
The nearby Zuo Wuwei came to report the slightest movement, then straightened his clothes and went straight into the Tai Chi Palace to report the battle situation to His Highness the Crown Prince.
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West City, Zuowuwei Camp.
Cheng Yaojin was sitting in the commander's tent, drinking tea with Niu Jinda leisurely. Cheng Chumo walked in quickly and said quickly: "Commander, the right lord's guard is defeated. Seeing that there is no hope of breaking the city, the entire army has withdrawn."
We left Chang'an and went straight to Tongguan."
Cheng Yaojin ignored him, poured tea for Niu Jinda, and said with a smile: "How's it going? It's just as I expected, right?"
Niu Jinda disagreed: "I don't bother to speculate on the situation of the battle. I will do whatever the commander-in-chief says. It will be a sea of swords and fire. As long as the commander-in-chief gives the order, I will go for it."
The two have been together since the days of Wagangzhai. They have cooperated with each other very well for decades and have unparalleled trust in each other. Cheng Yaojin, who seems to be rough and tough, has always been the "think tank", while Niu Jinda has charged into battle and bravely won the three armies, dividing labor.
Collaboration goes a long way.
Cheng Chumo couldn't understand what the two of them were saying. When he saw his father sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, he couldn't help but feel anxious. He hurriedly took two steps forward and said loudly: "You Houwei has been defeated and has been defeated. Something serious has happened!"
Now that my father has expressed his preference for the Jin Dynasty, but now the Youhou Guards are unable to attack fiercely and are forced to retreat, it is obvious that the situation is over. Next, my father will face the prince's accountability. What should I do?
The King of Jin was really incompetent. He wanted to seize the heir with great force, but he attacked fiercely for a while and then retreated hastily. Isn't this a deception...