Beginning (9)

A row of crystal beads of sweat appeared on Chen Fusong's pale forehead. In the warm winter wind, he suddenly felt chills all over his body, and his back was blown into a cold piece by the wind.

"Is this what the Prime Minister really means by equality?" Chen Fusong refused to believe it. As a hardcore follower of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, in his heart, the New Deal was as clean as a baby born. The fraud, filth, and snatching of the world should never have happened to the New Deal. But deep down, there is a voice reminding him that the New Deal is not a good deed, nor an evil way, this New Deal has no good or evil, it is just a way, a way of governing that can make the country rise faster and the people's lives richer, and that's it.

After losing the moral high ground, he was very confused, but he still decided to carry out Wen Tianxiang's orders. "I hope that through your and my hands, the road to the rise of the Great Song Dynasty will be less bloody and more brilliant!" Chen Fusong thought so, and his figure gradually disappeared into the streets of Fuzhou in winter.

On the streets and alleys, Chen Fusong is not the only one who is confused. The discussion of the righteousness of the Nanyang Merchant Groups and their subsequent actions continued through the centuries and slowly developed into a protracted polemic. Along with this controversy, the new policy and tradition, the new and the old, the law and the ancestral system, the barbaric pragmatism and the benevolence, righteousness and nobility, all the things that bear the imprint of the times, fierce conflicts broke out in the ideological field. This point was not only not foreseen by Wen Tianxiang and Du Gui and other initiators of several merchant groups, but also by the entire Confucianism of the Great Song Dynasty.

"These are chaotic times, and while most people are still wondering whether the situation in the north is unstable and the Metropolitan Governor's office should punish an unknown and small country with such fanfare, a monster has quietly poked its head out of the eggshell of the New Deal and the Covenant, and opened its fanged mouth......" A Western philosopher who was doing research at the National Central University of China wrote in a letter to a friend, "If Mr. Wen Tianxiang really had a God-given book as legend suggests, he would have done better." to avoid these bloody and filthy primitive accumulations. It's a shame he didn't. In the West, no one in the West has done the same ......"

After this letter, which was full of personal emotional factors, was published in the newspaper, it immediately became the focus of attention of a group of social science researchers. It even caused quite a stir on the other side of the globe. But some sober academics scoff at this. After research, they came to the conclusion that "the so-called chaos, confusion, and the armed merchant groups that contradicted the spirit of the covenant at that time were only a symptom of the imminent demise of the old mainstream ideology in China and the birth of a new trend of thought." The essence under the surface is that the new school of Confucianism, led by Chen Longfu and others, gradually defeated the old school of Confucianism and became the theoretical basis of the new era! ”

This conclusion is very convincing, and the historical events that occurred in Fujian in the three years of Xiangxing did indeed show this kind of clue in the eyes of later generations. In particular, the birth of the armed merchant group broke through the framework of traditional Confucianism, and also brought China's diplomatic thinking for thousands of years to a new realm.

Under the guidance of traditional Confucianism, the policies of the Central Plains Dynasty towards the surrounding ethnic groups can be broadly summarized into three models. The first is annexation, at the beginning of the establishment of the dynasty, for the areas that were deeply influenced by the culture of the Central Plains, they would definitely be annexed within the territory, so as to achieve the ideal model of the four seas and one family advocated by Confucianism.

The second model is fetters, which are applicable to areas that are too far away from the capital of the Central Plains Dynasty, or where the people are too "barbaric". The Central Plains Dynasty used diplomatic or military channels to let the "barbarian state" come to worship and pay tribute. So as to achieve the Confucian standards of the Four Yi Dynasties. However, this method often deviates, and those small neighboring countries who don't know what etiquette and shame are often unable to understand the "good intentions" of the Central Plains Dynasty to give you a lot of rewards just to show your deference, and they often rebel and declare their disobedience to the king. And after announcing their disobedience to the king, they did not lose much. The Central Plains Dynasty, immersed in the illusion of peace and prosperity, often symbolically punished the small states to continue paying tribute, but the items given back by the envoys would multiply. Over time, rebellion has become a means for some small "barbarian" countries to seek benefits. The extortion in the name of tribute also gave the Central Plains Dynasty a big headache.

The third mode is transportation, which is the originality of Da Song. In the war between the Great Song Dynasty and the countries around the Central Plains after Taizong, whether they had the upper hand or the lower hand, they liked to use their children's jade silk to calm the anger of the other party, and by the way, they showed the demeanor of a great power. So much so that the appetite of the northern peoples grew bigger and bigger, until it became a noose around the neck of the Great Song Dynasty.

The foreign policy of attacking other countries for the loss of a few merchants and sending armed merchant groups to plunder with the army is completely inconsistent with the great power demeanor of China. In the words of Chen Yizhong, the prime minister in charge of foreign affairs in the Great Song Dynasty at that time, "This is simply an insult to Huaxia Sven!" Where is the face of my Chinese kingdom? My dignified state of etiquette has since become a country of robbers! ”

From the point of view of Chen Yizhong and his supporters, looting is against the way of the saints. Dancing with one's own kindness and sincerity is the royal road advocated by the ancients. As for the few maritime merchants killed by Grand, they are nothing more than one of the tens of thousands of maritime merchants, just a weed. In order to reach the world of saints, these maritime merchants should naturally be ignored. We must not mobilize the entire strength of a country to come out on top! War must be a righteous war, and even if an unjust war is won for a short time, it will not end up with a good result.

In the empty court, Chen Yizhong's voice echoed lonely. Several officials who remained with the emperor stared impatiently at the columns, carefully studying the speed of sunlight moving on them. (Please support the drunkards to 17k)

The Young Emperor Zhao Yu yawned, looked at everyone, and looked at Chen Yizhong, who had an angry look on his face, and asked slowly: "What do you think, if no one seconded Prime Minister Chen, I will have to use the seal on the declaration of war with Ge Langguo." ”

After speaking, he skillfully opened the brocade box and took out the jade seal of the country.

"The minister seconded the proposal!" The privy deputy envoy Zhang Shijie said in a trembling voice. Since the annihilation of the Jianghuai Army, his health has not been very good. He once raised as a lieutenant general in the Xing Song Army for a period of time, and recently the Xing Song Army moved its headquarters to Fuzhou at the invitation of Wen Tianxiang. Zhang Shijie felt shameless to go to the old ministry, so he returned to the imperial court under the pretext of hanging up a false position of privy deputy envoy and deputy commander of the forbidden army.

Zhao Yu paused for a moment and stopped stamping the proclamation. The Provisional Statute provided for his power to once dismiss the decisions of the Metropolitan Government. When the resolution was overthrown, the emperor could not refute it if the Metropolitan Government insisted on it. But Zhao Yu has never tried this power, and his favorite thing to do now is to not look at the seal of the decree sent from Fuzhou, and then order someone to send out the decree that has run out of seals as soon as possible. Every day, only after fulfilling this obligation, he can return to the harem to read and appreciate paintings with Deng Guangjian and others, and listen to them discuss the major events in the world and the stories that happened in countries outside the Great Song Dynasty. In order to have time to follow the guards left by Miao Chun to learn fighting skills, weapons and crossbow arrows.

On the surface, Zhao Yu is still an ignorant child. However, this child, who witnessed the tragic death of his brother in despair, is much more mature than his peers, and his mind is much more deeply hidden.

The palace is not the safest, and even if there are 200,000 soldiers and horses who have sworn allegiance around them, it is still difficult to escape the fate of "stumbling" and falling into the water. People who keep saying that they are for the Great Song Dynasty and for the royal family may not be really loyal, and those who are full of loyalty today may sell the royal family tomorrow for Mongolia, or a promise from others. Confucianism is not the only governing classic, the world is very large, and there are many effective methods in different countries in different eras. New Confucianism and old Confucianism are not the same thing, Wen Tianxiang's new Confucianism and New Politics are fundamentally different from what Chen Yi and others have learned all their lives. Zhao Hao has a lot of thoughts and questions in his heart. But he knew that until he was full enough to protect himself, his best performance was to pretend to be immature.

"The minister thinks that the current crisis of the Great Song Dynasty is in the north, not in the south. Instead of pouring water into the division to conquer the South Seas, it is better to concentrate on attacking Jiangxi. Now the main force of the Mongols is dragged in Liaodong, south of the Yangtze River, and there are only two armies of Dachun and Saindeqi. And the main force of Saindeqi is all in Yunnan, as long as our army defeats Dachun, the hometown of the two rivers and two Zhejiang can be restored! ”

After communicating with Zhang Yuan and others in the Xing Song Army for a period of time, Zhang Shijie's overall view of the situation has risen, and he has analyzed the current situation in the south of the Yangtze River.

Chen Hangyan and Li Xing were pressing forward step by step in Liangzhe, and Fan Wenhu only had the ability to parry, and had no power to fight back. But Dachun did not send a single soldier to rescue. This fully shows that the plague also hit the Yuan army very hard. If the Broken Army can seize this opportunity to take advantage of the situation, it is not impossible to drive the Yuan army out of Jiangnan.

"Oh!" The Young Emperor Zhao Yu opened his mouth and let out a low exclamation. This action was very cute, and even Chen Yizhong, who was originally angry, was amused. The atmosphere in the Golden Palace gradually became lively, and the few ministers who stayed behind took the opportunity to laugh and discuss: "Yes, yes, such a good opportunity, why didn't the Prime Minister seize it!" ”

"I'm afraid Lord Wen is accumulating strength. Recently, there have been frequent movements of troops and horses, and the Xing Song Army has gone to various places to take over the responsibility of suppressing bandits and maintaining local law and order, and this is to prepare for this. The battle must be fought step by step, and after pacifying the South Seas, the Great Song Dynasty will have no worries behind it, and only then can the front concentrate its strength. Besides, the minister thought that the sailor's attack this time would not take too long! ”

Emperor Deng Guangjian smiled and said, "Since Your Majesty has handed over the power of war defense to the Prime Minister, please don't interfere with his exercise of duties again." Otherwise, the three armies don't know who to obey the order, but they will delay the big thing! ”

"The minister thinks that Lord Deng's words are reasonable!" Zhao Shijun came out of class and stood beside Deng Guangjian. Although he didn't have much contact with Deng Guangjian, at this time, Zhao Shijun was very grateful to Deng Guangjian for being able to talk about things impartially.

Zhang Shijie and Chen Yizhong looked at each other, and they both felt a little embarrassed. The two had not communicated beforehand, but inadvertently, they became a faction in the court. Although they have different opinions, the sense of emptiness that has been left out of the core of power has slowly brought them closer.

"Since I have an appointment with the prime minister, I should not ask more. Besides, Prime Minister Wen must see the situation more clearly than I here. Zhao Yu waved his hand and said generously, "Zhang Aiqing can write down your suggestions and send them to Quanzhou." If it really works, I believe Wenxiang will adopt it! As for the southern expedition to Grand......" Zhao Yu hesitated, and a somewhat eager expression appeared on his face. (Please support the drunkards to 17k)

"Your Majesty, according to the Provisional Covenant, the Great Song Dynasty has the responsibility to protect the people under its rule. Therefore, Wen Xiang's move, although the momentum is too huge, is understandable in the law! ”

Lu Xiufu walked forward quickly, bowed and played. His head was so low that no one could see the expression on his face as he spoke. But the organic spirit person clearly saw that the faces of Chen Yizhong, Deng Guangjian, Zhang Shijie and others jumped at the same time.

No one thought that Lu Xiufu would speak for Wen Tianxiang again and again.

"So I will use the seal. Zhongqing has something else to do, if there is nothing to do......." Zhao Yu grabbed the jade seal and gently covered it in the lower corner of the conquest order.

"Retreat!" The deacon and eunuch shouted at the top of his voice.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!" Lu Xiufu and Chen Yizhong took the lead, and more than 20 left-behind ministers bowed at the same time.

Zhao Shijun peeked at Lu Xiufu, trying to know from the other party's facial expressions why this person, who has always been unpleasant to the Dadu Governor's Mansion, has repeatedly said good things about the Dadu Governor's Mansion recently. To his disappointment, Lu Xiufu's old face was wrinkled, covering up all traces of feelings.

"This Lu nerd will only do bad things!" Chen Yixin secretly scolded in the center, he can't go on like this, if it goes on like this, the imperial power will only become more and more sideways. When the emperor completely became a sealed clay puppet, what difference did it make if Wen Tianxiang usurped power or not.

Thinking of this, Chen Yizhong's eyes secretly looked at Zhang Shijie. She was pleased to see that Zhang Shijie, the deputy commander of the forbidden army, who had the right to enter and leave the palace, was secretly looking over. Their eyes met in mid-air, nodded, and quietly moved to the side.

What if you can secretly meet Your Majesty and obtain a holy decree? There was a burst of ecstasy in Chen Yi's center.

If Prime Minister Chen Cheng supports it, he can return to the front line to form the Jianghuai Army, and Zhang Shijie has some expectations in his heart.

The general of the town hall, Zhang De, the commander of the forbidden army, saw all this in his eyes beside him, he shrugged his shoulders, did not speak, and slowly walked towards the outside of the palace.

"Maybe the quiet days are too long!" Zhang De thought as he walked. Who should his forbidden army support, is it Wen Xiang or Chen Xiang? Which of them is truly loyal to His Majesty?

Zhang De was very confused. In these chaotic times, no one gave him a definite answer, and he couldn't believe any affirmative answers.

If there is anyone among all the heroes of the Chinese Revival Era who has believed in Wen Tianxiang from beginning to end, has never doubted the correctness of any of his orders, and can give him the greatest support at any time, the number of people in the answer is definitely not more than three.

The first is Xiao Zi, since the success of Baizhangling's steelmaking, he firmly believes that everything Wen Tianxiang does is far-sighted. As Wen Tianxiang's personal attendant and proud protégé, he has a fanatical admiration for his teacher. It is this sense of worship that drives him to go step by step on the road of research, and even go further than the goal that Wen Tianxiang expects in terms of science and technology.

The second person is Wanyan Jingyuan, Wen Tianxiang does not treat him differently because he is from the Jurchen royal family, and completely puts his safety in his hands. Wanyan Jingyuan felt the grace of the prime minister, so he swore to repay him with death. This simple feeling and complete ignorance of politics made him follow Wen Tianxiang at all times, and he never doubted all his opinions.

As for others, including the local forces represented by Chen Longfu and the military represented by Zou Wei, Du Hu, Zhang Tang, Chen Hangyan and others, their perception of the world is more or less different from Wen Tianxiang's. At some moments, they even tried to influence Wen Tianxiang in a way to get him to make an extremely reluctant decision. (Please support the drunkards to 17k)

The third person has never objected to any of Wen Tianxiang's orders, nor has he ever questioned any of Wen Tianxiang's decisions, and always gave him unexpected support when Wen Tianxiang needed it most. even stood silently in the corner, patching the loopholes left by the immaturity of the New Deal for him.

This is a name that historians deliberately downplayed, but everyone around Wen Tianxiang knew it.

She is Chen Shuzhen.

"Chen Shuzhen, the wife of Xu Wenlong, a righteous man of the Anti-Yuan Dynasty. The Yuan army moved south, and the imperial court avoided its front cherry blossoms at sea. The Fujian family surnamed Chen and Xu scattered their wealth to resist the thieves, and the army was defeated, and the young and strong people in the clan died at the hands of Suodu. Shuzhen fought in the chaos of the army, recruited the old troops in the mountains, and swore not to surrender. The world respects her and calls her Mrs. Xu......"

Since she saw Wen Tianxiang for the first time, Mrs. Xu firmly believed that this person could lead everyone out of the predicament, so she led the Xing Song army and gave Wen Tianxiang unconditional support.

This time, Mrs. Xu's support for Wen Tianxiang was that the entire Xing Song army was revived.

After the adoption of the "Provisional Covenant Law," with the gradual straightening out of internal contradictions and the acceleration of army building, the question of the fate of the Xing Song army was put on the agenda.

In this regard, Wen Tianxiang was very embarrassed. Because not only the Xing Song Army, but also the entire old land of the Great Song Dynasty, there were thousands of resistance forces active in large and small. As the lost territory was regained one after another, how to deal with these resistance forces became a big problem. Yu Qing, these people once fought to the death against the Northern Yuan, and the Broken Army should recognize their status, or at least accept them with open arms. But, with reason, the Broken Army can't do it.

Take the leader of the People's Army, Zhen Changshan, He Shuming, who is currently fighting side by side with Chen Hangyan, for example, with more than 30,000 soldiers and horses under his command, but more than 20,000 are old and weak women and children. Compared with the Broken Army, the combat effectiveness is very limited, and the military discipline is corrupt. If the captives are desperate to accept them, it will only weaken the army's combat effectiveness and make logistical supplies more difficult.

However, not accepting them will not only chill the heroes of the world, but also may push them to the opposite, or even to the arms of the Northern Yuan.

At the critical moment, Mrs. Xu wrote a note to Wen Tianxiang. In the article Chen, Mrs. Xu suggested that her Xing Song army should be removed from the elite and the elite part should be merged into the Broken Army. The rest is divided into two parts, and the old ones will be given land and resettlement expenses according to the size of their military merits, and they will return to their hometowns to work in agriculture. The young and strong were scattered to various places as a team to undertake the task of defending the local area and exterminating the remnants of the bandits. In this way, the Breaker Army could concentrate its forces and fight against the Northern Yuan without any worries.

After Tiao Chen was delivered, the entire Metropolitan Governor's Mansion was shocked. Chen Longfu, Zeng Huan, Du Hu, Zou Xun, Wu Xizao, all those who think they are indifferent to fame and fortune are secretly ashamed.

"We must give Mrs. Xu, no, enough rewards to General Chen, otherwise, it will be difficult to face the heroes of the world!" Du Hu, the commander of the sailor who was about to lead the expedition, said in admiration. has a false name for the children of a family, and his knowledge is not as good as a woman. By doing so, she has undoubtedly become an example of a hero in the world.

"General Chen is indifferent to fame and fortune, I'm afraid we can't give her what she wants!" Wu Xizao looked at Wen Tianxiang, who had a solemn face, and sighed quietly.

The winter solstice is coming, accompanied by the north wind, there are mountain songs constantly coming from outside, vaguely, the tone is like high mountains and flowing water.

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