The World (3)

At this moment, Li Guida was completely immersed in the illusion of leading an army built in the style of the Broken Army, competing with Wen Tianxiang on the battlefield, and despising his own shame, and did not notice that Kublai Khan and Hututmur's faces had become more and more gloomy, as gloomy as the April sky on the steppe.

"......, crush its edge with firearms, and cut off its wings with iron horses. The enemy will be defeated, and our army will decorate its tail with light vehicles, and if it is steadily trying to do so, it will be invincible and invincible! Command 5,000 troops, or tens of thousands of enemies! After talking about the specifications of artillery and firepower, and then talking about the essentials of the coordination of the four arms of infantry, artillery, cavalry, and vehicle, Li Guida summed up very confidently.

"General Li, if Your Majesty gives you 2,000 craftsmen, 100,000 catties of refined copper and 100,000 catties of refined iron, I don't know how long it will take, can you build the cannons one by one?" Hututmur couldn't stand the sudden arrogance of Li Guida, and asked in a low voice.

"This?" Li Guida's reply was a little hesitant. In the Broken Army, mastering the performance of any new firearm, the way of preparing on the battlefield, and the operational criteria are the skills that every high-ranking military general must have. When a new weapon is equipped, instructions for use are quickly printed and distributed to the generals. Therefore, Li Guida talked about the matching of artillery specifications and firepower, but if he really asked him to supervise the construction of artillery, I am afraid that even the simplest tiger squat cannon could not make half of it.

"I'm afraid it's clear in my mouth, but it's not even in my hands!" Kublai Khan sighed in his heart, he knew too well the shortcomings of Confucian scholars, so he was always skeptical of Confucianism's statecraft and ability to do things. In his mind, the biggest use of these people is to decorate the façade and confuse the public by writing articles about the Mandate of Heaven and the Five Virtues. Really do practical things, but it is more convenient for people with colored eyes. Although the lustful people do not look righteous like the Confucians, they still have the bad habit of greedy for money and lust.

Thinking about it in this way, the importance of Li Guida immediately decreased by a few points. smiled and said: "General Li can teach artillery specifications and manufacturing essentials, and it is already a great achievement for the country. As for how to make it, it is better to send the recorded text back to the Hundred Workshops as soon as possible, so that Ahma, Dong Wenyong, and Dong Dexin will have a headache! ”

"Yes! Your Honor! The clerk bowed and obeyed, put away the copy, and walked backwards out of the big tent.

Li Guida suddenly felt a little embarrassed, as if a liar who walked the rivers and lakes was suddenly seen through by the audience, and a flush appeared on his face.

Just when he was hesitating whether he should muster up the courage to take over the task of transforming the artillery, and build a few of the simplest small cannons in front of the army to prove himself, he heard Kublai Khan comfort him magnanimously: "General Li is a general who leads the army, not a craftsman in the army, and it is not easy to pay attention to these small skills of carving insects to such an extent. Let's not mention this today, I am very interested in Prime Minister Wen's new policy in the south, I wonder if General Li can tell me about it? ”

"The New Deal?" The topic suddenly jumped from firearms to governance, which made Li Guida a little uncomfortable. Looking at Kublai Khan's encouragement with expectant eyes, and then at Hututmur's face, he thought for a while, and said extremely reluctantly: "This matter is a long story, the thief has been trying out the new policy for more than two years, I don't know what Your Majesty wants to know?" ”

"The ancients knew themselves and knew their opponents, so that they could not be defeated in a hundred battles. But recently, Wen Tianxiang's tricks, I have seen flowers in a fog. You have been in Fujian for a long time, you should be able to understand a thing or two! Kublai Khan said, picked up the pirated newspaper and threw it into Li Guida's arms.

This is very difficult for Li Guida, because of the inner resistance, Li Guida's attitude towards the new policy has always been more skeptical than accepting, and sometimes he is even unwilling to understand, but Kublai Khan's questions are so vague. grabbed the newspaper and read it for a while, before he said slowly: "In the opinion of the minister, that thief, I'm afraid, I'm afraid he has been poisoned by equality, and he is acting in disorder, and he is going to end up with his roots!" ”

"Poisoned by equality?" Kublai Khan paused for a moment, this statement was very fresh, and it was the first time he had heard it in his life. Without waiting to ask in detail, the left minister next to him, Hututmur, had already preemptively asked first: "Equality?" But what Confucianism says, 'Do not do unto others as you would have them do unto you'? ”

"I'm afraid, it's not as simple as these words, the thief believes that there is no distinction between high and low people in the world. Do unto others as you would have them do to you. Do unto others what you would have as you would have them do unto you. Li Guida said slowly, and his mind returned to the grievances and grievances with his colleagues when he was in Fujian.

When he was in Fujian, his biggest dissatisfaction with the New Deal and Wen Tianxiang himself was the word equality. What I have learned since childhood and adhered to is the hierarchical order of heaven, earth, king, parent, and teacher. Like most Confucians of this era, Li Guida believed that only the absolute obedience of the lower to the superior could maintain the stability of the country and enable the country to concentrate all its forces to deal with foreign enemies.

The way to salvation is not to play any equality and contract. Rather, it relied on military power to quickly establish an absolute Confucian order. Respond to the chaos of the Northern Yuan Dynasty with the rigor of science.

For this reason, he is getting farther and farther away from Wen Tianxiang and others. So much so that he was completely desperate for the Fujian Metropolitan Governor's Office, so after the defeat, he chose to completely abandon the Broken Army.

But in the north, far away, his understanding of the word 'equality' became clearer. Here, the contempt and oppression of Hanchen by the ministers of the Mongolian and Semu departments can be deeply experienced even if they are generals. Although Kublai Khan repeatedly emphasized that he did not treat the elites of the Han people as Han Chinese, Li Guida understood that it was because he was useful to the Dayuan court at the moment. And in the future, once they have no use, they or their descendants will forever prostrate at the feet of the Mongols and their descendants.

"Do not do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Do not do unto others what you want, and do not do unto others! Kublai Khan chewed on Li Guida's words repeatedly, like reciting a Buddhist scripture, several times without stopping.

That's why he experimented with elections to give the people the right to hold accountable rulers and prevent them from abusing their power. In the army, many people in the Rulin and the court were dissatisfied with this and came out to oppose him. In the opinion of the ministers, this covenant is probably a last resort for the thief. For our dynasty, it is a good opportunity to use troops! Li Guida continued to analyze.

Wen Tianxiang's character is stoic, but he is not a stubborn person. Except in military affairs, he sometimes tries to defy the will of the people and act alone. Other things are usually done after consulting with someone. When we discuss, we can express our opinions, but after reaching a conclusion, we must not delay and contradict. In the more than two years since the trial implementation of the new policy, there has never been just a tone of voice in the Metropolitan Governor's Office, but because Wen Tianxiang can accept everyone's suggestions and advocate 'conformity' and 'compromise', after everyone shouts, they can always find a mutually acceptable way.

I'm afraid that the same is true of the so-called Dharma Covenant. Wen Tianxiang saw that his method was unacceptable to others, so he concentrated the forces of all parties in one place to discuss a compromise strategy.

"In doing so, you will inevitably miss the great opportunity of the Northern Expedition to Zhejiang and the restoration of the old capital!" For a moment, Li Guida forgot which side he belonged to at the moment, and thought regretfully.

"Maybe after doing so, there will be internal disputes in the future, but there is no need to resolve them by force. A clever plan is indeed a clever plan in a prosperous era. But at this moment, it is a stinky move! Kublai Khan came back from his contemplation and sighed.

He finally understood what Wen Tianxiang wanted to do! The Han people have always been able to share hardships and hardships, and their own army is overwhelming. But at this moment, he transferred all the soldiers and horses to the north, Wen Tianxiang easily won Fujian and Liangguang, the place is big, the crisis is not in front of him, and the thoughts of all forces are probably alive again.

In addition, Wen Tianxiang, the metropolitan governor's mansion, was nominally subordinate to the Remnant Song Dynasty, and the prestige and ability of the Remnant Song Dynasty could not be suppressed and balanced at all. In this way, the remnants of the Song Dynasty have seemed to be militarily smooth sailing for several months, but in fact, the various forces have already faced the brink of a showdown.

Wen Tianxiang used force to suppress him, I am afraid that his status and image of loyal ministers will be shaken. So I had to go one step further, throw out an election, and then take a step back, and play a trick. Between advancing and retreating, he bargained with the forces of all parties, and finally integrated the forces of all parties into his own hands through the law, completely emptying the remnants of the Song Dynasty court and scholars. At the same time, he used the law to restrain the powerful generals in the army, so that they could not be proud of their achievements.

This hand, although beautiful, is beautiful, but it is too mother-in-law and mother-in-law, and has lost its heroic nature. According to Kublai Khan's thoughts, if Wen Tianxiang is replaced by himself, in the face of this crisis, why not quickly cut the chaos and cut it directly. Although the process is a little bloody, the enemy is at present, and the absolute authority is erected internally as soon as possible, and the troops and horses can be reorganized to face the external enemy one day earlier.

"The literary thief has limited knowledge, so he is naturally not as far-sighted as His Majesty! But in Fujian, its position is indeed unshakable. After this agreement, I am afraid that no one believes that he is a traitor who steals the country and power. No matter what you want to do in the future, there will be countless people who will open the way for you one after another! Li Guida gave Kublai Khan a sycophant without a trace. Deep down, he didn't agree with Kublai Khan's understanding.

For Wen Tianxiang, Li Guida's feelings have always been very complicated. On the one hand, he admired Wen Tianxiang's personality and ability, as well as his spirit of disregarding life and death for the country. On the other hand, he hated Wen Tianxiang for not conforming to the perfect image in his heart, hating him for not taking his own advice, and even not reusing himself. In other words, he hated why he was not Wen Tianxiang the most, or why Tianshu's good things didn't let him encounter. This feeling of awe and irritation made his performance contradictory all the time, and almost all the time, he wanted to go against Wen Tianxiang and accuse him of his mistakes. But when others talk about Wen Tianxiang's mistakes, Li Guida will think in his heart that Wen Tianxiang may be right, but no one in the world can understand his actions except himself.

He is Wen Tianxiang's confidant and his fierce rival. No one can understand him and destroy him except himself. At the same time, no one is worthy to understand him and destroy him, not even Kublai Khan. himself and him are like Zhou Gongjin and Zhuge Kongming, the whole era must be illuminated by himself and him, and everyone else is just a trick and foil in the excerpts. Li Guida thought, thought, his eyes showed a bit of obsession and madness.

"It's not necessarily that I am superior to him in knowledge, but we have a rule in the Mongolian steppe that we follow the strong. There is no shame in being a slave of the strong, because the strong are the masters of the world, and only the strong can guide everyone in the right direction, lead everyone to open up territory, and deal with disasters. Therefore, heroes like Mu Huali and Zhebei were all prostrate at the feet of Genghis Khan, willing to be the eagle dogs of the Great Khan. As for you southerners, although you have the order of heaven and earth, you all think that you are the first person in the world, except for yourself, everyone else is a fool and a fool, so you can't use it in one place if you have power. Wen Tianxiang's method may be a way that has to be done. Kublai Khan ignored Li Guida's sycophants and analyzed himself.

Seeing that the Great Khan had finally solved the doubts in his heart, Hututmur was also very happy. Although he felt that things in the south might not be so simple, the specifications and configuration of the artillery he learned tonight could deduce that Wen Tianxiang did not have the strength to create greater chaos in the south of the empire in a short period of time, and he had basically achieved the goal of summoning Li Guida.

How can you tell who is the strongest? What should I do if I follow the wrong one? Li Guida retorted in his heart, looking at Kublai Khan's clear and confident eyes, and suddenly remembered a few words of Wen Tianxiang clearly in his mind.

At that time, the army had just captured Fuzhou, and Wen Tianxiang tried out the election in the three northern provinces of Fujian to deal with the embarrassing situation of scholars refusing to go out to be officials. Li Guida once questioned Wen Tianxiang's approach, saying that it was too whimsical.

At that time, Wen Tianxiang once said: "Even if we can't seize the opportunity to let this era carry out even a simplified universal suffrage, at least, we must slowly conclude a contract, express the demand for equality in words, and write it into the law, so that future generations who pursue equality will have a legal basis from now on." ”

At that time, Wen Tianxiang's gaze was as firm as Kublai Khan's gaze at this moment.

At that moment, Wen Tianxiang also said: "It doesn't matter if the new deal is flawed for a while, everyone can slowly change it, slowly repair it, and even make concessions according to reality." What I'm afraid of is using defects as an excuse to shirk it, and I don't try it even though I know it's beneficial. If this infinite cycle continues, the whole nation will sink forever, forever stick to the ancients, and no longer move forward! ”

Li Guida found that he finally understood Wen Tianxiang's true intentions, but he didn't want to say it. Say it, it is estimated that Kublai Khan will not understand it.

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