This is a very special era. After hundreds of years of rule by Buddhism and Taoism, Confucianism has once again become the official ideology of China. However, Confucianism has been in decline for hundreds of years, and it cannot be revived overnight. Han Confucianism has
Too many fallacies and absurdities have been basically abandoned, but the new theory has not yet matured. There are many schools of thought and different opinions, but none of them has been widely recognized. People's thinking is in an unprecedented stage of confusion.
This kind of confusion is reflected in the political life of officials, which is confusion. Confucius instilled in these fledgling young talents the fiery ideal of 'cultivating oneself, harmonizing the family, governing the country and bringing peace to the world', but he did not teach them the method of 'cultivating order to bring peace'.
They can feel that this country is in urgent need of change, but they cannot see clearly what the problem is, let alone how to change it. This is where all the depression and confusion arise.
But Wang Anshi's "Book of Ten Thousand Words" is like a wake-up call, clearly showing the shortcomings of the Song Dynasty in front of these young people one by one. What's even more rare is telling them how to solve them.
!And it looks reasonable and convincing.
Their blood was ignited by Wang Anshi's passion for governing the world. They gathered around the fire and sang over wine. The singing crossed the city wall, echoed at Longshou Pass, and also reached the Yang family's military camp outside the city.
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In Yang's military camp, everything was gloomy and gloomy. The bored soldiers, of course, did not have as good conditions as Wang Shao and others, so they could only sit in the camp catching lice and bask in the sun. Occasionally, they smelled the aroma of barbecue coming from the city, and the soldiers
He slobbered profusely, and then cursed in a low voice the Yang family father and son who had incited them to rebel...
When the Yang family rebelled, they threatened to invade Dali City within half a month, open the Duan family's treasury, distribute silver to each soldier on a large scale, and distribute gold on a small scale, eat large pieces of meat, and drink from large bowls... However, within three months
After that, they were still blocked at Longshou Pass. The food they had prepared at the beginning had already been exhausted, and the ground within a hundred miles had been scraped. Not to mention eating meat and drinking wine, even eating bran-thick vegetables became a problem.
If it were earlier, the officers would have severely punished them if they heard these resentful words. But now, they all let it go, because they all know that the Tibetans have withdrawn, the Song army has also entered Dali, and the Gao family is threatening them to surrender. They are surrounded by enemies on all sides.
The defeat of the Nanzhao Army is inevitable... At this time, everyone is worried about their own fate. No one is willing to be buried with this broken ship that is bound to sink.
Not only the low-level officers, but also the senior officers at the core of the Yang family thought the same way. Although they said nothing, their silence at the highest-level meeting had clearly expressed this sentiment.
At this moment, all the generals have retreated, leaving only Yang Yunxian and his son and their chief adviser Yang Shiduo in the commander's tent. Yang Yunxian is going crazy. He and his army are trapped in front of Longshou Pass and cannot move forward. His ally, the Tubo Prince, has blocked the way.
Li Cheng. Said he was ordered to withdraw by Zan Pu... What the hell, in the past, when Selicheng mentioned the man in Hehuang, he would call him a bastard, but now he has become Zan Pu who he cannot disobey.
However, his loyal follower Gao Zhisheng, who had sworn to share life and death with him, acted like a coward. Instead of offering troops to help, he urged him to cease the war and negotiate. He even hinted that if he did not agree, he would send troops to support Duan.
Shi...he was dealt a severe blow to him.
In any case, the Tubo people withdrew, the Gao family changed their minds, and he was the only one left. Facing the increasingly difficult to conquer Longshou Pass, and the Song army that had already arrived at Nianchan Mansion, the situation forced him to have no choice. It seemed that
There is only one way left: armistice and negotiation.
But in the eyes of everyone, the path that must be taken is extremely difficult for Yang Yunxian. Because back then, his ancestor Yang Qianzhen was forced into desperation by the Duan family, so he had to accept peace talks and give up the throne.
.
So in the Yang family's dictionary, peace talks mean surrender, and the target of surrender is the Duan family. How humiliating is this?
"Could it be that I have been planning for many years and raised the army just to taste humiliation again?" Yang Yunxian looked haggard and his eyes were blood red, but he was like a sick tiger. He growled in a low voice: "You tell me, how can I accept it?!"
"My lord, Gao Xiangguo also has good intentions..." Yang Shiduo advised softly: "The right person is a man who knows the current affairs and is a hero..."
"You fart!" Yang Yizhen spitted thick phlegm into his face and said, "Gao Zhisheng is used to being a coward and thinks that everyone is a coward! Fart, fart, fart! Even if our father and son die, we will not do this.
Coward!"
Yang Shiduo had long been accustomed to his behavior, so he just wiped his face without saying anything. But Yang Yunxian got angry and said: "You bastard, how dare you do this to your uncle Shiduo!" Seeing his son's rude look, Yang Yunxian sighed and said: "Shiduo
, I apologize to you on behalf of this evil beast, I don’t know when he will become sensible.”
Yang Shiduo thought to himself, haven't you gotten used to it yet? But he still said with fear on his face: "What are you talking about, my lord? The young master is so heroic..."
"Stop talking nonsense." Yang Yunxian waved his hand and interrupted him: "Shiduo, you better tell me what should we do?"
"It depends on where the lord's bottom line is." Yang Shiduo said slowly.
"..." Yang Yunxian stood up and walked around for a long time, his face dark and gloomy, and finally stood still and said: "If you don't surrender to the Duan family, everything else can be discussed!"
"Is this..." Yang Shiduo pondered for a moment and said, "It's not impossible."
"Oh, tell me quickly!" Yang Yunxian suddenly raised his head and said.
"The Yang family won this battle by relying on the people of the Song Dynasty, but it is not an exaggeration to say that they drank poison to quench their thirst." Yang Shiduo said: "There is an old saying among the Han people that it is easier to invite gods than to send them away. Will Dali's surname be Duan in the future?
It’s hard to say.”
"You mean, the Song Dynasty people won't leave?" Yang Yunxian said in a deep voice.
"Definitely not leaving," Yang Shiduo said calmly: "The people of the Song Dynasty sent troops just to get our Dali. How could they come and leave again? Unless the emperor of the Song Dynasty is really the reincarnation of a Bodhisattva." He paused and said: "And Duan Silian can only hold on to it.
The nose is recognized, who told him to surrender to the Song Dynasty?"
"Father, we can also surrender to the Song Dynasty." Yang Yizhen suddenly said: "Anyway, the Duan family has dedicated the title of Lord of Dali to the Emperor of the Central Plains. It is reasonable for us to surrender to them." He said with a relieved smile and said: "Originally,
Our Yang family lost to the Song Dynasty, not to the Duan family. Losing to the Central Plains Celestial Dynasty is reasonable and reasonable, what is there to be ashamed of?"
"Well..." This is a new idea. In this way, the Yang family and the Duan family are both ministers of the Song Dynasty, and they are no longer monarchs. Yang Yunxian can accept this tone. He thought about it and said: "Will the Song Dynasty agree?
"
"I will definitely agree." Yang Shiduo nodded and said: "Recently, I have collected the Song Dynasty's strategies for ruling the Barbarian region, and I know that they adopted the method of restraining the emperor."
"The chicken rice method?" Yang Yizhen said with straight eyes: "Can you fucking stop dragging Wen?"
"It means win over and control." Yang Shiduo said with a wry smile: "Sometimes they are gentle, sometimes they use force to suppress, but they all have the same purpose, to keep the division under control. To put it bluntly, they just want to see us fall apart internally.
I don’t want to see any one company dominate the country.”
"If I had said this earlier, it would have been over," Yang Yizhen spat at him, "This trick is not new, we can use it too."
"That's right. The art of balancing can be used by everyone from kings to princes." Yang Shiduo nodded: "The people of the Song Dynasty need us very much to balance the situation in Dali...not because of the Duan family, but because of the Gao family
.”
"Gao family?"
"Yes." Yang Shiduo nodded and said: "My subordinates have been advising my lord that the Gao family has unified the thirty-seven tribes of the Wu tribe, and its strength has surpassed that of the entire Bai tribe. Even if they support us in destroying the Duan family, they are just killing people with a borrowed knife, and sooner or later they will still fight against us."
We started it."
"Don't mention the past." Yang Yunxian waved his hands impatiently and said, "I regret it so much."
"The people of the Song Dynasty have been in Dali for several months, and they must be very familiar with this." Yang Shiduo said calmly: "This time, we, the Bai people, suffered heavy losses in the civil war, and we are even more unable to fight against the Uzbek people. If the Song Dynasty wants to keep Dali in its hands smoothly,
They will definitely support our Bai clan; if we can show sincerity, instead of making things difficult for us, they will help us regain our strength." He paused and said, "In the future, it is not impossible for us to annex the Duan family by default.
"
Yang Yunxian was moved by these words. After thinking for a long time, he finally nodded and said: "Shiduo, please go to Dali City..."
"I'm afraid Dali City is useless, so I have to go to the Zhanchan Mansion." Yang Shiduo said.
"Oh, that's right." Yang Yunxian nodded and said, "Go ahead, the future of my Yang family depends entirely on you."
"My lord, your words are serious." Yang Shiduo said hurriedly: "I am also a member of the Yang family. I will naturally be shattered to pieces, no matter what."
"See?" Yang Yunxian said to his son: "This is your future supporter. If you want to be the head of the family well, the first thing you need to do is respect your uncle Shiduo."
"Father," Yang Yizhen said in confusion: "I am the head of the family, what do you do?"
"Hahaha, he died before he left the army, which made the hero burst into tears." Yang Yunxian laughed, but his laughter was full of sadness and said: "Silly boy, do you think I can still live?"
"Why can't you live?" Yang Yizhen found that Yang Shiduo's face was shedding two lines of tears. Then he knew that his father was not joking and said in surprise: "Didn't you say that surrendering to the Song Dynasty would be fine?"
"If the Song Dynasty doesn't pursue us, will we be fine?" Yang Yunxian said with a bitter smile: "Since the war, the clan has suffered heavy casualties, and the clan's many years of savings have been wiped out, but they have gained nothing. Those families whose sons have died do not hate our Yang family.
?Those families who are suffering from hunger and cold due to poverty, don’t they hate our Yang family?” He sighed and said, “If I don’t die to apologize, the Yang family will lose their hearts. If they lose their hearts, they will not be far away from defeat.
I will definitely continue writing, but I won’t dare to say whether I can post it or not. It depends on whether the little monk cooperates... If it’s not there at night, it will definitely be there in the morning.
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