The longer he lives in this era, the clearer Zhao Kuo will see some things.
It is said that times make heroes, and this is true. Countries are not without capable people. Now in Zhongshan, Zhao Jia also has people around him who are making suggestions and making correct strategic arrangements. However, in the face of the general trend, these
All lost their effect. Zhao Kuo was not only a simple general, but more often than not, he was also a scholar who was good at thinking. During the battle with Zhongshan, he summed up something.
It cannot be said that these are what he summarized, but that he had a deeper understanding of some things based on the memories of his previous life. What impressed him deeply was that "production is the measure of all social progress in history, and social productivity
The phrase "the level of development determines the course of human society" was once the main point of view of historical materialism. Combined with today's social process, Zhao Kuo found that he could deeply understand this point of view.
He gradually understood the relationship between the historical subject and the people. Zhao Kuo picked up a pen in the camp and began to write. This was probably the first book written by Zhao Kuo himself. The original "Ma Fu Shu" was truly
The author should be Han Fei... Han Fei and other disciples recorded his words and deeds, and then collected and compiled them by Fan Ju of the Qin State. This book was written by Zhao Kuo himself, and no one else participated.
The name of this book is called "Historical Materialism". Zhao Kuo could not clearly recall all the views of historical materialism, but after living in this era for so many years, he was able to make his own judgments.
"Historical circumstances create matching heroes, and many of the historical events created by heroes are inconceivable today. In ancient times, the emperor distributed land to royal children, heroes or descendants of ancient emperors, allowing them to recruit soldiers
, to collect taxes. In the end, it led to the separatism of the princes and endless wars. After the establishment of the system of prefectures and counties, the local nobles could no longer recruit soldiers, collect taxes, and no longer have the strength to cause rebellion."
"The ancient emperor's approach seems stupid and wrong now... and combined with the historical environment at that time, during the Xia and Shang Dynasties, there were many countries, internal and external troubles, and many areas were undeveloped barbarian lands.
There was no unified cultural form in the Central Plains. In ancient times, the emperor developed remote areas through enfeoffment, expanded the area under his control, and gradually established roads throughout the country, so that Chinese culture covered the entire Central Plains region and continued."
"The reason why we should look at history correctly is because the historical perspective can help us accurately judge the situation, distinguish the pros and cons, and implement policies in a targeted manner. We must humbly absorb the experience of our predecessors, combine it with our own reality, and avoid mistakes.
Only by making necessary losses can we avoid detours. We should also absorb and learn from the theories and surprises that our predecessors have proven through practice."
"The people of Zhao asked me: Why did I lead my soldiers to attack Zhao?"
"The answer I gave is: One King and the World is inevitable. From an economic perspective, because of the improvement of today's productivity and social and economic development, the connections between various places have been strengthened. This is the material basis of the One King and the World. Most of the vassal states
The feudal system was abolished and the system of prefectures and counties was implemented, and centralization was partially implemented. This was the political basis for one king and the world. In terms of culture, the connections between various places were increasingly strengthened, and a fairly solid national community was formed with Chinese culture as the center. This
It’s the cultural foundation!”
"Because of reforms, countries have developed rapidly in society and have had frequent economic and cultural exchanges. However, social development has been hindered by the separation of feudal lords, blocked transportation, and inconsistent currencies. Long-term wars have destroyed normal social production, ended separatism, and led to one king over the world. This
It is the need of socio-economic and cultural development and the common need of people in all countries."
During this period of time, Zhao Kuo has been stationed in the north of Zhongshan, neither attacking the city nor continuing to march. He paid attention to the enemy's movements while writing his own book. He wanted to use an objective attitude to interpret a story.
The necessity of the king of the world also completely gives the ideological foundation of the king of the world. Zhao Kuo is still waiting. It is really impossible to attack the city with 40,000 people. He still has to wait until Wang Jian comes to Zhongshan with his troops.
, can the siege begin.
At this time, Zhongshan was extremely peaceful.
Zhao Jia, who had just ascended the throne as king, had not enjoyed the benefits of being a king for a day. He could not close his eyes day and night and was extremely exhausted. The ministers in Zhongshan were divided into two groups. Some of them were hard-line resisters and they demanded that the entire city be drafted.
Some of the people participated in defending the city and fought to the death with the Qin people. Others, hoping to break out of the encirclement, fled to the State of Yan and prayed for the protection of the King of Yan.
Zhao Jia hesitated for a long time. If he went to Yan State, he would have to live a life of dependence on others. Not to mention whether Yan State would give him a city to stay. Even if he stayed, what would be the use? The national power of Yan State
It's not even as good as Zhao. When Qin launches an attack on Yan, don't you have to face the Qin people? But if you defend the city, how long can you defend with this isolated city?
Qin obviously wants to surround Zhongshan. When they surround the city, sooner or later, the food will be eaten up. What can they do by then?
Zhao Jia's heart was full of despair, but he still gritted his teeth and had no intention of surrendering. He would rather die in battle than surrender to the Qin people. Zhao Kuo was stationed north of Zhongshan, which blocked the relationship between Yan State and Zhao State.
Due to the relationship between the two countries, the Yan State could no longer transport food to Zhongshan. Zhao Jia looked at the map in front of him and sighed helplessly... The Qin State would soon surround him. Before the Qin Army arrived, he had to make a decision.
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Zhao Jia meditated for two days and two nights. On the third day, he summoned his ministers and stated his plan.
"Abandon Zhongshan and evacuate to Wusui City." When Zhao Jia expressed his thoughts, the officials were very surprised. Zhongshan has many household registrations, a tall city, and occupies a geographical advantage. Why should we abandon such a city and go to Wusui City?
What about the small city of Wu Sui? Now that the Qin army has not even arrived at Zhongshan, are they going to flee without a fight? Zhao Jia looked at the officials who were arguing and said:
"Although Zhongshan is big, it is still far away from the State of Yan. Without strong reinforcements, if the Zhao people surround us, we will definitely be defeated. But if we go to Wusui, north of Wusui is the Great Wall of the State of Yan, and further north is the Great Wall of the State of Yan.
In this way, the Zhao people can no longer surround us, and the Yan State can support us at any time..."
"But when we go to Wusui, I'm afraid we will have to live under someone else's roof, and even you will have to bow to King Yan."
Zhao Jia asked: "Nowadays, most of the people in the city are Yan soldiers. In Zhongshan, aren't we living under someone else's roof? What's the difference?"
Since the King of Zhongshan said this, the ministers naturally had no way to object anymore, so Zhao Jia gathered the soldiers in the city and launched an attack in the direction of Zhao Kuo to the north of the city. Zhao Kuo was unwilling to fight them and headed towards
After marching with the Westerners and forcing Zhao Kuo back, the King of Zhongshan did not pursue any more and fled directly towards Wu Sui with his troops. Many people followed him and fled Zhongshan, which turned into an empty city, but Zhao Kuo did not take the opportunity to launch an attack.
Attack and intercept the people.
When Wang Jian came to Zhongshan, the King of Zhongshan had already entered Wusui City. Zhao Kuo and Wang Jian met in Zhongshan City. Wang Jian brought Wang Ling from Xianyang, gave up the pursuit of Zhao Jia, and first stabilized the remaining cities of Zhao State that had been captured. In the King of Zhongshan
After escaping, the entire Zhao State officially fell into the hands of the Qin State. King Zhongshan only occupied two small cities and had no strength for revenge.
Lu Buwei stopped pursuing. On the one hand, he was consuming too much food. On the other hand, he did not take Zhao Jia seriously. When Zhao was about to attack Yan, he could easily destroy it. There was no need to fight for these two small buildings.
At this moment, the Zhao Kingdom was destroyed, and the remaining one was the Zhongshan Kingdom. The reason why Zhao Jia did not proclaim himself King of Zhao in the first place was probably because he did not want to continue to attract hatred.
The war was over, but the army could not withdraw to the Qin State, because the internal turmoil in the Zhao State continued, and the army still needed to be stationed here to deter the Zhao people.
Zhao Kuo left Zhongshan in a chariot. He originally did not want to bring an army, but Wang Jian disagreed, so he arranged for thirty soldiers to follow him to protect his safety. Zhao Kuo headed south all the way.
The destination is Mafu Township outside Handan.
Zhao Kuo originally thought that he would never have the chance to return to his hometown again in his life. Finally, he was going back to his hometown, the home he had dreamed of countless times... The closer he got to the horse uniform, the more uneasy Zhao Kuo felt...
All cities in the country were not allowed to enter or leave. Zhao Kuo basically saw no pedestrians on the roads. Occasionally, he could meet a few Zhao people who had fled their hometown because of fear, or who wanted to flee Wu Sui.
After meeting Zhao Kuo, these people ran away for fear of being caught.
There are also some people who will hide on both sides of the road, hoping that the Qin army will not find them.
Zhao Kuo naturally chose not to see them.
Zhao Kuo's feelings are probably only known to him. He can swear to God that he has not betrayed Zhao Guo and that he still loves Zhao people as always... Everything he did was without selfish motives... He just wanted to
To save the world, I just wanted to save these people... But in the face of Zhao Ren's confusion and scolding, Zhao Kuo did not defend himself or get angry. He was just a little sad.
Just think of me as the villain who destroyed your country, just think of me as a despicable traitor. As long as you can live a better life than before, then I would rather bear this infamy.
The horse suit gradually appeared in front of Zhao Kuo. The school room outside the horse suit was now empty and had been abandoned for a long time. Outside the horse suit, the scholars, rangers, or children of the past could no longer be seen. The cultivated land was also abandoned.
It was overgrown with weeds. Zhao Kuo trembled and stepped out of the carriage. He looked at the familiar farmland on both sides. The land he cultivated in the past was already full of weeds.
"This is Ping Gong's farmland..."
"This is my home..."
Years of memories came to life in an instant, and Zhao Kuo almost cried. When he walked to the gate of the township, he saw a strange old man. The old man had a hunched back and a spear in his hand, standing firmly in the township.
At the door, he looked at the Qin troops and said loudly: "No one is allowed to come near here!" He waved the spear in his hand, trying to scare away the enemies in front of him, but the Qin people just looked at him quietly.
Zhao Kuo walked forward slowly, "Go to hell...is it you? Is it you?"
Zhao Qusheng looked blankly at the general in front of him. After staring for a moment, the spear in his hand fell to the ground.
"Ma Fujun?"
"Mr. Mafu is back!! Mr. Mafu is back!!" Zhao Qusheng suddenly shouted loudly. At that moment, he could only hear the extremely loud noise in Mafu. Zhao Kuo saw many people rushing out from the gate.
, there were old and young, and some people didn't even wear shoes... "Mr. Ma Fu!!" Everyone exclaimed, and they gathered around Zhao Kuo. Zhao Qusheng lowered his head and wiped his clothes.
tears.
Everyone was crying, crying and laughing. Zhao Kuo finally couldn't help it and burst into tears.
The Qin soldiers looked at the chaotic situation in front of them and were a little at a loss. They saw these Zhao people pulling Zhao Kuo into the township. They did not go in without Zhao Kuo's order, but just stayed outside the township.
At this moment, Zhao Kuo was still treated like a hero. Zhao Kuo had been avoiding the horse suit because he was afraid that when he came here, he would see those faces of hatred and disappointment.
But this did not happen. The people in Mafu had only excitement in their eyes and tears on their faces. They did not ask angry questions or close the door. They hugged Zhao Kuo one by one and told him how much they missed him.
Zhao Kuo, this place will always be his home. On this day, the Mafu people were very happy. They could not bring out meat to entertain Zhao Kuo, so each family collected some millet and found some wine, and then they started to celebrate.
Sitting in the big courtyard of the past, Zhao Kuo's courtyard is still so quiet after so many years. The villagers help him clean it every day... In this familiar courtyard, the villagers gather together and everyone
While eating, some old people sang familiar songs, and young people wanted to dance. Zhao Kuo sat on top, wiping his eyes from time to time. He thought that at his age, he would no longer shed tears.
Zhao Kuo enjoyed himself so much while eating rough corn and drinking bad wine that was not intoxicating.
"Ma Fujun, when you come back this time, you won't leave again, right?"
"I still have a lot of things to do, but people who go out will go home sooner or later."
"In a few days, I want to pick up my mother and my children, and let them see the place where their ancestors lived..."
"Is the principal grown up?"
"He already has children..."
"Why didn't he follow?"
"He will come, don't worry, he will definitely come."
