Emperor Shuang: The counterattack started from the Gaopingling Incident Chapter 404: Things that can be discarded at any time, peace is the most valuable
Chapter 404: Things that can be discarded at any time, peace is the most valuable
The envoy's expression was finally no longer as calm as before, and he said with some changes: "Although our sect is not weak, it is not a militant sect.
After all, the fundamental purpose of our religion is to do nothing. Naturally, we don’t want more people to get involved in the war and let them die in vain. Our religion still cherishes its believers.”
Cao Shuang's heart was inaction, and most of his words about caring for his followers were just excuses. If he wanted to get more benefits, he could drop these things at any time and ignore them for the time being.
In the early Han Dynasty, Huang Laoxue pushed the Taoist "governing by doing nothing" from theory to practice. When the Western Han Dynasty was established and society was initially settled, the country needed peace, the economy needed recovery and development, and the people needed rest.
Huang Laoxue adapted to the needs of society and proposed governing by doing nothing, which won the attention of the rulers of the early Han Dynasty.
Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, Empress Dowager Dou, etc. all used Huang Laoxue as the guiding ideology for governing the country.
The main ministers Xiao He, Cao Shen, and Chen Ping all liked Huang Lao's learning and implemented a policy of inaction.
The book "Huainanzi" edited by Liu An, king of Huainan, is a theoretical summary of Huang Laoxue in the early Han Dynasty.
Huang Laoxue is inclusive. On the one hand, it inherits the inaction politics of Taoism, and puts forward the idea that the monarch should do nothing and the ministers should do something. It believes that "peace and tranquility are valued, and the people can decide for themselves." The monarch only needs to master the political essentials in governing the country, and should not interfere too much.
; He advocated "sparing harsh affairs, reducing taxes and limiting taxes, and not taking away the people's time", allowing the people to rest and recuperate.
On the one hand, it also absorbed the Legalist thought of the rule of law, the Confucian thought of etiquette, justice and benevolence, the Mohist thought of universal love, and the famous thoughts of form and name, etc., and proposed that both punishment and morality should be emphasized, kindness and power should be applied at the same time, names and responsibilities should be followed, and rewards and punishments must be trusted, and believed that "
There is no success without fighting.”
"Huainanzi" also gave a new explanation of "inaction", saying that "the so-called inaction does not precede things; the so-called doing nothing is due to the actions of things." It opposes deviating from the Tao and acting rashly, and advocates acting in accordance with reason.
Making a difference due to the force of nature and subjective efforts.
Therefore, Huang Laoxue's "governing by doing nothing" is a fusion of Taoism, Legalism, Confucianism, Mohism, Ming Dynasty, Yin and Yang schools of thought, a combination of inaction and action, and a practical approach to managing the world. It has a positive and enterprising spirit in politics.
spirit, to a considerable extent, overcame Lao and Zhuang's passive thoughts.
Although there are many reasons for the historical legend of the "Government of Wen and Jing" in the early Han Dynasty, the rule of inaction in the ruling ideology is undoubtedly an important factor, which brought opportunities for the war-torn society and people to recuperate.
However, with the changes in historical conditions, by the Eastern Han Dynasty, some alchemists mixed Huang-Lao Xue with immortal immortality, ghost and god sacrifice mats, prophecy talismans and other alchemy together, and regarded Huangdi and Laozi as gods, forming primitive Taoism. Huang-Lao Xue gradually
Became the predecessor of early Taoism.
Cao Shuang nodded and said: "That's right. Peace is the most important thing. If the two sides fight, it will not be good for either family. It will only be beneficial to Wu and Shu. I believe this is not the result that the leader of your family wants to see.
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After all, the Wei Dynasty is not as weak as it used to be, and I believe it will be much easier to defeat forces like the Yellow Turban Army."
At this time, Cao Cao was not strong enough to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop like Gongsun Zan.
In this way, through guerrilla warfare, accumulating small victories into big victories is the only way to win.
The Qingzhou Yellow Turbans couldn't stand it anymore, so "the thieves retreated."
The Qingzhou Yellow Turbans withdrew northward and into Jibei, and Cao Cao continued to pursue them!
The terrain of Jibei is different from that of Dongping, with the Yellow River to the north and mountains to the northeast.
The terrain here was naturally more conducive for Cao Cao to set up ambushes and even cut off his retreat.
In this way, at this time, the conditions for what Bao Xin said at the beginning: "Select elites later, according to their vital points, and attack them to break them" were mature, and the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans were forced to a desperate situation, unable to advance or retreat.
Cao Cao harassed the enemy while blocking the enemy's rear route, but at the same time, Cao Cao still did not have the strength to annihilate the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans in one fell swoop, so he continued to fight and talk at the same time.
Time is in Cao Cao's favor! At this time, winter has entered and the weather is freezing. The survival of the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans has become even more difficult. The initiative on the battlefield is also the initiative in negotiations!
Under this situation, Cao Cao put forward his own conditions and tried his best to win his surrender.
The Qingzhou Yellow Turbans are all farmers, not evil people.
They are running around just to survive! No matter what god he believes in, if Cao Cao wants to surrender them, he must first solve their livelihood problem!
From later on, Cao Cao relied on farming in Dong'e and other places to obtain grain, and later when he fought with Lu Bu for Yanzhou, "all the soldiers went out to collect wheat, and those who were left could not be thousands", Cao Cao agreed to let the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans farm in some areas and survive.
At the same time, Cao Cao also agreed to the independence of the Qingzhou Army. Since then, the Qingzhou Army has not been disbanded, and Cao Cao has not appointed other generals to lead the army. This shows that the Yellow Turbans have always maintained their independence in organization.
Cao Cao governed the army strictly, but he was "lenient" to the Qingzhou soldiers, and even did not rule them according to the law when the Qingzhou soldiers were "dispersed" and "captured". This shows that the Yellow Turbans seem to have maintained their independence apart from Cao Cao's military laws!
In the end, Cao Cao satisfied the demands of the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans based on the teachings of Taiping Dao. Later, after Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, he once said: During the reign of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, "there was a yellow star seen in the Chu and Song Dynasties..." When he was fifty years old,
There is a real person who originated from Liang Pei..."
One year before Cao Cao's death, when Chen Qun and others persuaded Cao Cao to become emperor, they wrote: "The Han Dynasty is exhausted, the Huang family should be revitalized, and your highness should be in line..."
In other words, after being "packaged" and "improved", the "Huang Family" in "The Han Dynasty has exhausted its energy and the Huang Family is revitalized" was interpreted by Cao Cao as himself!
It can be said that this also means that, to a certain extent, Cao Cao himself has obtained a religious status in the "Huang Family".
It can be said that the conditions provided by Cao Cao met the demands of the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans economically, organizationally, and doctrinally.
With no way out, the weather was getting colder, and it was difficult to survive, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban naturally agreed to Cao Cao's conditions and surrendered!
When Cao Cao accepted the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, he said: The strength of Wei Wu began from this.
In fact, from a purely military perspective, the Qingzhou Army is not considered capable of fighting.
At that time, he was defeated by Gongsun Zan and Tao Qian. After that, he fought with Cao Cao and suffered many defeats. He was not considered an elite soldier.
However, "the strength of Wei Wu began from this" is indeed the case! First, Cao Cao had a large-scale direct armed force.
This directly affiliated armed force has two meanings. First, it is a standing army.
Cao Cao claimed that "more than 300,000 soldiers were surrendered." It is generally believed that, based on the tradition of one to ten in defeating the enemy at that time, the size of the Qingzhou Army should be around 20,000.
You know, before that, Cao Cao's own troops only had a few thousand troops! Moreover, "the old soldiers were few and the new soldiers were not trained."
Of course, the greater significance lies in: a huge source of troops.
Qingzhou Yellow Turban, after the father died, the son succeeded, the brothers succeeded each other, and they were in charge of the army. ("Three Kingdoms. Tao Qian's Biography" quoted from "Wu Shu")
In other words, more than a million men and women farmed in peacetime, but the men were all reserve soldiers of the Qingzhou Army.
Later, many friends wondered: There were only so many people to accept the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, so why did they only deploy so many troops during the Battle of Guandu?
In fact, Qingzhou soldiers are soldiers and farmers. They go into battle when necessary, and when they are not in battle, they work at home, farm, or engage in logistics and transportation.
During the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao's biggest headache was the lack of food and grass. Therefore, it was natural for the Qingzhou Army to engage in production and transportation work!
At the same time, and more importantly, the so-called millions of men and women surrendered to Cao Cao, which provided Cao Cao with a huge labor force!
"When the Yellow Turbans are broken, it is promised that if the thieves' assets are obtained, they will establish a farm." In other words, with the Qingzhou Yellow Turban's cattle, production tools and population, Cao Cao had the foundation to implement the farm and have enough food for his troops!
"The strength of Wei Wu began from this", it is indeed true! Thousands of soldiers can defeat millions of enemies. Cao Cao's military ability is indeed outstanding.
However, what is even more rare is Cao Cao's political ability! Gongsun Zan and Tao Qian were able to defeat the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, but they could only expel them from the country.
However, Cao Cao, who was obviously much weaker at the time, was able to surrender the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, which was much larger than himself, and turn a powerful enemy into his own strength. It is really amazing!
From this, Cao Cao finally had the capital to compete in the world!