Chapter 317 The Righteous Army and the Righteous War
When King Wei learned that Zhao's troops were killing each other and finally evacuated Wei, he was indescribably happy because he finally no longer had to invite Lord Xinling to deal with Lian Po. However, King Wei also understood in his heart that
The generals of the Wei State, except for Wei Wuji, are all mediocre villains. They were defeated first by the Chu State and then by the Zhao State. From this point of view, in the absence of Lord Xinling, the only one who can be defeated by Wei
The only country that China has defeated is South Korea!
Wei still needs generals who can fight.
Just when the King of Wei realized this, he heard the news that Lian Po had run away and left the State of Zhao. To the King of Wei, this news was simply a gift from heaven. But he didn’t know whether Lian Po would come to the State of Wei. He
Will he be willing to stay in the Wei Kingdom? So, at the suggestion of Lord Longyang, knights from all over the Wei Dynasty were sent to find out the whereabouts of Lian Po. Finally, Lord Longyang found Lian Po and took Lian Po with him.
return.
The King of Wei made a lot of preparations to welcome Lian Po. He had a banquet prepared and was waiting for Lian Po's arrival.
When the old general followed Lord Long Yang into the palace, the smile on King Wei's face suddenly solidified... Lian Po's appearance really disappointed him. Lian Po was too old. Lian Po was not wearing armor.
Po, his hair was gray, his face was full of wrinkles, and he was in a bad mood, which made him look like a strong, bad old man. King Wei's heart suddenly felt cold, but he still managed to smile.
Come and ask Lian Po to sit down.
The ministers of Wei State were relatively polite to Lian Po. After all, they did not dare to judge a book by appearance. This strong old man chased and beat them not long ago. Lian Po was sitting proudly in his seat. He was also in
Looking at the ministers of Wei State, Lord Longyang suddenly felt a little confused after seeing King Wei's expression. He didn't understand why King Wei looked so cold.
Although the King of Wei held a banquet to entertain Lian Po, he did not ask Lian Po to stay until the banquet was over. He did not even say anything about rewarding Lian Po. When the banquet was over, Lian Po left the palace to rest.
At that time, Lord Long Yang stood in front of King Wei. Lord Long Yang said very dissatisfied: "Your Majesty! You told me many times before that Wei has brave soldiers but no generals who can command them!"
"Now General Lian Po has come to Wei... He is a world-famous general with great military exploits and countless battles... This is a brave general that God is giving to Wei. Why do you treat him so coldly?"
The King of Wei was stunned for a moment, and then said: "He is too old..." Seeing that the King of Wei was hesitant and speechless, Long Yangjun said angrily: "The one who fought with Zhao in the Wei State
At that time, Qin's general Hegong attacked the enemy and captured nearly 30,000 Wei soldiers... You refused to use Lord Xinling because you said he was too weak, and now you don't want to use General Lianpo because you said he was too weak.
You are old, so what do you want to do?"
This was the first time that King Wei saw Long Yangjun looking so angry. He laughed hastily, lowered his head, and admitted his mistake to Long Yangjun: "You are right, this is all my fault, I will definitely correct it, please.
Don't be angry...I will invite General Lian Po to come tomorrow and ask him to stay in Wei!"
Under Long Yangjun's advice, the King of Wei gave Lian Po many rewards, gave him a house, and even the people who served him. In the following period, he continued to force various swords and
He was rewarded with bows, chariots and other things. The King of Wei rewarded him a lot, but did not give Lian Po any food. However, this did not make Lian Po unhappy. He should not be given to those who have no merit.
Food! That’s what Lian Po thought anyway.
The king of Wei rewarded him in this way, which can be regarded as showing high regard for his integrity. In the end, Lian Po stayed in Wei.
Because the King of Wei had not given him any official position, Lian Po stayed in Daliang for a period of time and then went to find his friend in Wei, Lord Xinling.
When Lord Xinling, who was sitting in the courtyard drinking, saw Lian Po suddenly walking in, he was stunned. He stood up drunkenly and his eyes widened. During this period, he ignored what was happening outside.
He sat in his courtyard drinking with his guests all day long. He had heard about the news that Lian Po led an army to attack Wei. Lord Xinling asked blankly: "Why are you here? Wei has perished.
??”
I had just been drinking for a few months without going out, and Lian Po came here?
Lian Po couldn't help laughing, and he sat down next to Lord Xinling. Lord Xinling looked at him and never asked him why he was here. Lord Xinling probably made a judgment in his mind.
, he was unwilling to open the wound in Lian Po's heart again, but no matter whether others mentioned it or not, Lian Po just listened to the strange Wei language, and the scar in Lian Po's heart was constantly being torn, as if dripping blood.
The State of Zhao lost a gray-haired old general, but the State of Wei gained a drunkard.
Lian Po stayed with Lord Xinling all day long. The two of them drank wine and talked about the past. Their topic always focused on Zhao Kuo. Lord Xinling shook his head and said, "You don't know
Ah, he wrote more and more "Book of Horse Service". Not long ago, someone sent me a new "Book of Horse Service". I guess I couldn't finish reading it for five or six months. He added more
A lot of things...his knowledge is getting higher and higher."
"That kid who always drives and plays in the courtyard is now the King of Qin?"
"Yes, I heard that he now has three sons and one daughter... Hahaha, I still want to marry him..." Wei Wuji grinned. He looked at Lian Po and asked: "You
It's better to find a grandson and marry his daughter. In this way, you will be one generation older than him!" Lian Po looked at him disdainfully, "Even if I don't marry him, I am also his elder."
"However, all my sons died on the battlefield... and my daughter also died in the process of giving birth... I only have one grandson, who was raised by his mother...
", Lian Po said, taking another sip of wine.
"It's best to be in the horse uniform... Kuo is here in Qin State, you and I are here... By the way, how is Dong Chengzi?"
"Dong Chengzi left the State of Zhao, saying that he was going to travel around the world... Since then, there has been no news from him. I think he is probably dead."
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Zhao Kuo, who was in Qin State, also learned about what happened in Zhao State at this moment. When he learned that Lian Po left Zhao State because of distrust, Zhao Kuo sighed with emotion: "Zhao Yan, what a stupid king!
You dare to destroy your own Great Wall! And for a villain like Guo Kai, I can't wait to strangle him to death with my own hands!" Of course, Zhao Kuo's disciples also recorded this sentence, which became the way for future generations to evaluate Zhao Guo.
This is the best information that can be used when dealing with monarchs and ministers.
Zhao Kuo's current business is to continue to work on his own experimental field and teach his disciples in the school. Many of his disciples who originally followed him are now distributed all over the world, serving as officials or becoming scholars. The students Zhao Kuo trained
These disciples do not care about power. Like Zhao Kuo, most of them are people who care about the country and the people. They can treat the people kindly and fairly, and can severely oppose the persecution of the people by the nobles and officials.
Because of this, scholars of the Ma Fu School have become the most hated group of people by nobles from all over the world. They hope that the king can make the people live a good life. They lobby the kings of various countries, hoping that they can implement benevolent and righteous systems. Sometimes,
They would also sit among the people and tell them many truths. They promoted Ma Fujun's thoughts to everyone, and with the strong support of the Qin State, the Ma Fu School of the Za family had the potential to become a prominent school.
Ma Fujun's teachings have taken root in various places. Although they have not yet borne fruit, their influence is growing day by day. Ma Fujun's teachings are also very gentle when dealing with other schools of thought, because Ma Fujun feels that various schools of thought can support each other.
Developed together, therefore, these scholars will not show their hostility towards other schools of thought.
They preach benevolent government to the king, kindness to the ministers, and morality to the people... They will not despise official positions in the countryside, even at the lowest official position, they will do their best to realize their ideals, because
They were close to the common people, so the Ma Fu theory became more popular in the countryside. Almost every common person in the place where the scholars of the Ma Fu school stayed could say a few words about the contents of the Ma Fu book.
Zhao Kuo was sitting in his classroom and was talking about plagiarizing Xunzi's theory of the teacher of benevolence and righteousness. If you look at Zhao Kuo's knowledge carefully, you will find that this guy is a plagiarist. He plagiarized Mencius's thought of focusing on the people.
The benevolent soldiers, Confucius' benevolent government, Mozi's funeral festivals, and the future unification of Han Feizi and the new sage, Shang Yang's rule of law, Gongsun Long's reputation, Zhan's agriculture, Zouzi's geography, Zhuangzi's nature, corpses
Zi's universe...this is simply shameless plagiarism!
"Qin's general Hegong attacked Wei's territory. The local people responded one after another and stood on the road to greet Qin's army. However, Wei's soldiers surrendered after hearing the news and were completely unwilling to continue to resist. After pacifying
After the examination, the Qin State quickly sent officials to appease the people here, eradicate the traitors here, distribute their farmland to the original people, and implement the Qin State's tax system, which made the local people very happy.
This is what I call the army of benevolence and righteousness!"
Zhao Kuo was narrating when suddenly, someone sitting in his seat raised his head and laughed.
He laughed so loudly that he directly interrupted Zhao Kuo. They all turned to look at him. Everyone found that this man only had a low-level title, but he raised his head proudly, his laughter full of disdain.
Zhao Kuo looked at him but did not speak. However, Ying Zheng and Lord Changping, who were sitting in front, suddenly stood up, especially Lord Changping, who had already placed his sword on the hilt. If it weren't for Qin
The country does not allow private fights, I'm afraid he is already going to attack this person.
He laughed for a long time, then stopped, shook his head and said, "What you said is completely wrong."
"How dare you..." Changping Jun was about to order the arrest of this person, but Zhao Kuo stopped him. Then he looked at the young man in front of him curiously and asked with a smile: "Why are you doing this?
What do you say?"
The young man stood up, first bowed to Zhao Kuo, and then continued: "What I know is that a benevolent and righteous army is not as good as a just war. According to what you said, the soldiers killed the people.
They are not allowed to burn farmland and houses, and are not allowed to kill prisoners. Of course, these are benevolent and righteous armies, but now Qin wants to use such benevolent and righteous armies to invade other countries. No matter how benevolent and righteous your army is, these people want to protect their country.
People will definitely resist with all their strength, and this will not change."
"Oh? Please continue talking."
"My general view on war is that there are two different kinds of wars: unjust wars that oppose killing and expropriating goods, and just wars that support riots and prohibit injustice. If the war launched by the Qin State is to save the people there, it is for
It would be just to kill the tyrants there, but if Qin's war was fought just to gain greater benefits for itself, to obtain land and household registration, then it would be an unjust war."
"Bold!!" Several disciples around him couldn't help it anymore. They said, "Let's take this madman to the county magistrate together!" Zhao Kuo stopped them anyway. Zhao Kuo said seriously: "
Why are you angry? Is it because he said that Qin invaded other countries? He only said what he felt in his heart, so what crime is there? Is what he said about a just war wrong? "
The disciples shook their heads and said, "Teacher, it's just because he insulted you."
Zhao Kuo said seriously: "Being able to point out my shortcomings and refute my knowledge is not an insult, it is respect for me. If you don't dare to point out my shortcomings, I will definitely be punished.
Being blinded by absurd truths is an act of deceiving and insulting the teacher. But being able to correct my shortcomings so that I can improve my own mistakes, how can this be called an insult?"
Only then did Zhao Kuo look at the young man. Zhao Kuo said: "You are right. I also view war in the same way. Therefore, I hope that what Qin will fight is also a just war... You call me
What's the name?"
"My name is Wei Liao."
Zhao Kuo was stunned, and it seemed familiar. Wei Liao continued: "If the Qin State wants to win the war, it will not work just by relying on a just war. War pays attention to many aspects. Please allow me to help you.
Let me tell you what I know... The strategy of conducting war has three different and interrelated winning strategies: Tao Sheng, Wei Sheng, and Li Sheng... Only by mastering these three methods can we achieve the final victory.
"
He began to talk endlessly about his views on the war, and at this moment, even Lord Changping slowly put down his hands and listened carefully.
