Those who are not of our race will have different hearts -- history has proved that rulers who ignore this law will pay a heavy price, like the chaos of China, like the Anshi Rebellion. It is human instinct to seek profit and avoid evil. It is not uncommon for a dynasty to be able to win all nations when it is strong, but the difficulty is how many people are willing to stay and help each other when they encounter difficulties and obstacles. Historically, when a powerful dynasty appeared in the Central Plains, the alien races in the border areas would always prostrate on the ground at the first time, swearing that they would accept Chinese etiquette. However, the Central Plains Dynasty showed signs of weakness, and they would be the first to rebel, or even take advantage of the situation. This is not to say that the policy of "if people are not satisfied, then cultivate Wende to take it" is to beat dogs on meat buns. It's just that the integration of civilizations is a very long and arduous process. During the period, there were exchanges, such as Zhaojun and Wenchen; It is also full of blood, such as Ran Min and Huang Chao.

At the moment of decline in the Central Plains, as long as the thought of one morning the borderland of the inner Hu would suddenly kill the adjacent Han village, Cai Ji could not help but be wary of Xianbei, Wuhuan and other alien races. Because these alien races not only plot the throne of the Central Plains, but also threaten the people of the Central Plains. After all, no matter how mixed Dong Zhuo is, the Demon King will not put the people in cages and eat them like animals.

However, Zhang Qing did not know that a hundred years later, the Central Plains might break out in the chaos of China. Cai Ji's attitude towards the Wuhuan people seemed to him to be somewhat inconsistent. After all, it was Cai Ji who sent the soldiers to Liaodong to contact the Wuhuan people. So Zhang Qing, who couldn't figure out the bottom line, asked with a little hesitation, "How should Qing and the others get along with Crash." ”

In the face of Zhang Qing's question, Cai Ji thought of the phrase "seeking unity in struggle". In the previous life, few people would have thought of this sentence in peacetime, but now Cai Jicai, who is in troubled times, sincerely finds that this is really a golden rule. Both for the interracial. It's still the same for clans and families. Of course, Cai Ji couldn't say this directly, so after sorting out her words, she explained to Zhang Qing in a serious manner, "If you are a king, you can make friends with him." If they have different intentions, they must not be tolerated! ”

After Zhang Qing recalled Cai Ji's words, he solemnly replied. "I know it."

Among several important ministers in Youzhou, Pang Tong is incomparably intelligent, and Lin Fei is left and right. Zhang Liao is brave and resourceful. In contrast, although Zhang Qing is loyal and brave, he lacks a little bit of the overall situation after all. And it's more righteous. His bold personality is more popular with the aliens in the borderlands, but at the same time, he is also easy to be blinded by others. That's why Cai Ji deliberately emphasized the principle of getting along with other races to him alone. Seeing that Zhang Qing attached great importance to his reminder at this moment, Cai Ji nodded with satisfaction, and then changed the topic, "Brother Zhang, in addition to the people who greeted Lone at the gate of the city before, are there any other celebrities in the counties of Youzhou under Lone's rule?" ”

Zhang Qing replied truthfully, "Back to the Lord, all the county junjie are here. ”

"That's it?" Cai Ji showed a surprised expression. You must know that in Jizhou before, she would meet batches of talents recommended by local clans everywhere she went. If you talk about the characters at the gate of several counties in Youzhou, it really makes Cai Ji a little unbelievable.

Zhang Qing was asked by Cai Ji. It's a little embarrassing. But seeing him helplessly, he spread his hands and said, "Don't hide it from the lord, Youzhou is vast and sparsely populated, and there is a lack of talented people compared to the states of the Central Plains." However, I heard that Gongsun Du was assisted by Bing Yuan and Guan Ning. ”

Zhang Qing's words made Cai Ji fall into deep thought. Although she knew early on that Youzhou was far less developed than Xu, Qing, and Hebei Prefectures, she never thought that Youzhou was so lacking in talents. But on another level. This is not a bad thing. At least Cai Ji can give the students of the Wutang more opportunities to practice in the government at all levels in Youzhou with less resistance. In addition, she was able to establish a more systematic teaching system on the basis of the official school of the Han Dynasty.

The so-called "official school" refers to the school directly organized and governed by the imperial government. It is mainly divided into the highest institution of learning under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, "Taixue", and the local government school under the jurisdiction of the local government. According to the level, the local government school is called "learning" in the county, the county, the province, the yi, and the Hou country are called "school", the township is called "Zhen", and the gathering is called "order". It is worth mentioning that at the end of the Han Dynasty, there was an unprecedented emergence of a specialized school, Hongdu Gate School.

It is said that Hongdu Sect is actually the product of the eunuch faction in order to cultivate talents who support themselves and compete with Taixue, which is occupied by the Shi clan. Therefore, unlike the high-ranking Taixue, the students recruited by Hongdumen School are selected by the state and county three public schools. Most of them were the children of commoners with low social status who were despised by the nobles. Its subjects are even more openly in line with Confucianism, and they break the convention of specializing in Confucian classics by offering courses such as Cifu, novels, rulers, calligraphy and painting. Not only that, in order to strengthen their own power, the eunuch faction gave special treatment to the students of Hongdu Sect. After graduating, students will give high-ranking officials Houlu, some of them are assassins, too guards, and some are scholars, servants, and some are marquis. Therefore, Hongdu Gate School was very prosperous for a while, with as many as 1,000 students. However, soon after, with the fall of the eunuch faction led by the Ten Standing Servants, Hongdu Menxue was also wiped out in the war.

Coincidentally, the historical Cao father and son also admired literature and miscellaneous arts. Not only does Sancao have a pivotal position in the history of literature, but the seven sons of Jian'an are a symbol of the times. This is certainly not a coincidence. Whether it is Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty who uses words to take scholars, or Cao's father advocates the seven sons of Jian'an, there is the same political purpose behind it, that is, to compete for talents with the family of scholars who control Confucianism. Cai Ji has the determination to "dare to change the sun and the moon into a new sky", and naturally he will challenge the family like Emperor Ling and Cao Cao in history. And the martial arts hall and the imperial examination system are her sharp weapons.

Of course, Cai Ji, who came from later generations, would not oppose for the sake of opposition. Music, literature, calligraphy, Go and other subjects can certainly cultivate sentiment and self-cultivation. But when it comes to governing the country, Confucianism is more pragmatic. Therefore, Emperor Ling's practice of taking scholars by resignation is impossible to learn. However, even if Cai Ji had a reverence for Confucianism, it could not change the fact that the lecture hall recruited the children of the common people to teach non-Confucian classics such as arithmetic, ink (force, machinery, architecture), and magic (medicine, chemistry). This will inevitably be reminiscent of the Hongdu Gate School run by the eunuchs at the beginning. In addition, private schools in Qingdao and Xu are thriving. As a result, the lecture hall has not been able to form a climate. If you can take the opportunity to repair the Youzhou School Palace, you can add arithmetic and other courses to the government-run schools, schools, and school orders. It will open up a different situation and store more talents for the fledgling imperial examination system.

After having some calculations in his heart, Cai Ji instructed Zhang Qing, "Pass the order, and summon the three elders of each county." ”

The third elder was an official in charge of local education in the Han Dynasty, and Duan Kui, the father of the two brothers Duan Rong and Duan Zhi, was the third elder of Donglai County. At this time, although Zhang Qing didn't know what Cai Ji was going to do when he summoned the three elders, he still gave it up. But seeing that he followed, he asked Cai Ji again. "The clans in the city have prepared a reception banquet, can the Lord attend tonight?"

"I'm tired of traveling for a few days, so tonight's banquet will be waived." Cai Ji seemed to feel that something was wrong when he said this. Then he added, "You go and ask Ziyi if they can go to the banquet for Lone." ”

In other words, the reason why Cai Ji shirked the evening reception banquet was not deliberately putting on a score. But this long march really made her feel sore. In addition, there was a shortage of water in the north, and she hadn't taken a bath for several days, and she felt that her whole body was going to stink. Fortunately, as soon as her words fell, Cao Pi, who had gone to arrange the bath water, happened to come back to recover her life. Seeing this, Zhang Qing got up and said goodbye and left the study. And Cai Ji, under the guidance of Cao Pi, hurried to the bathroom.

The bathhouses of the Han Dynasty were called "thirsty", and due to the importance of personal privacy in this era, they were generally not large, and public baths were not popular. So even the bathroom in the Assassin's Mansion was nothing more than a large wooden tub in the room. But this does not mean that the Han Dynasty people did not pay attention to bathing. In fact, whether it was the official eunuchs of the Han Dynasty or the commoners, they were very particular about bathing. Even ordinary people. At least every three or four days, I will take a good shower. Officials even have statutory holidays, which are specially used for showering and resting. At this time, as soon as Qi Hou arrived, the four maids who had been waiting by the bathtub were first blessed together, and then Yuguan stepped forward and began to untie and change clothes for Cai Ji. The change of clothes has been incensed beforehand, and the steam rises to fill the bathroom with a refreshing aroma.

Outside the bathroom, Cao Pi watched the fragrant white smoke come out of the window. I subconsciously came up with the picture of a plain girl taking a bath that I had seen in He Yan's room. Thinking that the woman in the bathtub was Qi Hou, the young man immediately shook his head nervously, wanting to throw the obscene picture out of his head. But for some reason, the more he threw off, the clearer the spring palace diagram in his mind became. Cao Pi, who was deeply disturbed, only felt that his cheeks were feverish, and he quickly turned around and trotted out of the small courtyard where the bathroom was located.

In fact, it is no wonder that Cao Pi has such a reaction, after all, he is already fourteen years old. Fourteen-year-olds are undergoing drastic changes, both physically and mentally. What's more, he still has to get along with a twenty-year-old woman day and night. It is said that Cao Pi is a child of a Confucian family. Maybe you can do it without being rude. After all, the Han Dynasty family paid great attention to etiquette. is like Chen Liu's revenge, "Although you are at a banquet, you must be polite and tidy." His wife has had it, and he blames himself without a crown. His wife thanked him and waited for the crown, but he dared to ascend to the court. The family members did not see the difference in joy and anger. "Huaxin of the plain," met the children very neatly, although in the idle room, as strict as the court. As for the Hanoi Sima clan, he was even more strict in instructing his sons, "Although he lives in a banquet place, he is not dignified." …… Although the sons are crowned adults, they dare not enter if they are not ordered, they dare not sit if they are not ordered, they dare not say if they do not ask questions, and they are solemn between father and son. ”

However, the Cao family's background is not high, and they have always lacked the cultural accumulation and upbringing of the Confucian family. Therefore, Cao Cao's political concept and style of conduct are very different from those from the world. This difference is called "liberation" to put it mildly, and "frivolity" and "debauchery" to put it mildly. Under the influence of Cao Cao, the children of the Cao family are more or less contaminated with a bit of a free temperament. Only Cao Ang was influenced by Madame Ding and strictly obeyed the law of etiquette. And Cao Pi was intimidated by Cai Ji's majesty, and he didn't dare to go beyond Lei Chi by half a step. He didn't even dare to take a second look at ordinary maids and village girls. This kind of contradiction and longing for women is afraid that only Cao Pi knows best in his heart.

I don't know how long I ran, but Cao Pi finally stopped. But looking around at the surroundings was unusually unfamiliar, and an inexplicable sense of uneasiness crept into the young man's heart, and quickly replaced the previous impulses. It is undeniable that since he came to Qiying, Cao Pi has always lacked a sense of security. This made him somewhat sensitive and a little sentimental. Touching the scene, Cao Pi took a deep breath, raised his head to look at the only clear sky that seemed familiar, and secretly thought to himself in his heart, "I wonder if my father and brother are okay at the moment?" ”

Under the same blue sky, Cao Cao stood in the battle array with his feet across the war horse. Opposite him, tens of thousands of Cao troops flocked to Handan City like a tide. After months of siege, the city of Handan has long been out of food. During this period, Yuan Shang had let thousands of old and weak go out of the city to surrender to Cao's army, but Cao Cao ordered him to drive him back on the grounds of being careful not to break through. In desperation, Yuan Shang had no choice but to close the city gate and continue to confront Cao Cao. And many of the old and weak who were driven back to the city did not survive the five-year cold winter of Jian'an.

Soon after, Zhang Nan and Jiao killed Yuan Xi and defected to Cao Cao. Cao Caodang, who had incorporated Yuan Xi's troops, sent someone to show Yuan Xi's head, along with his seals, scepters, clothes, and other items, to the defenders of Handan. Seeing that the reinforcements that had been expected had defected to Cao Cao, the morale of the soldiers and civilians in Handan City suddenly collapsed. On the contrary, although Yuan Shang was heartbroken by the death of his second brother, he still personally came forward to boost morale, claiming that Cao Cao was exhausted and that reinforcements from Bingzhou led by Gao Gan were about to arrive. Seeing that the threat could not be achieved, Cao Cao once again mobilized troops and horses to attack Handan City.

And just as Cao Cao was intently observing the progress of the siege, a messenger rushed in front of him, turned over and dismounted, and handed a leather bucket forward, "Yu Sikong, and the state is five hundred miles urgent." ”

Cao Cao raised his hand to take the messenger and handed him the pail, opened the beeswax and poured out a yellowed roll of paper. After a quick glance at the contents of the paper, the corners of Cao Cao's mouth raised a smug smile. Seeing this, Gao Fan on the side couldn't help but ask flatteringly, "My lord, but there is good news from the state?" ”

Cao Cao glanced at Gao Fan, and shook the battle report in his hand with a slight expression, "Gao Gan has surrendered to the ban and sacrificed the annexation state." ”

As soon as Cao Cao's words came out, Cao Junwenwu, who was present, immediately burst into excited cheers. Gao Fan even craned his neck and congratulated Cao Cao in a loud voice, "Congratulations to the Lord for deciding and merging the state." ”

However, this time Cao Cao did not pay attention to Gao Fan, but once again set his sights on Handan City, which was in the midst of a fierce battle.

Chapter Reflections:

Well, recently, the national issue has been more sensitive, and after thinking about it for a long time, Liu Ding still deleted part of the content of this chapter (it should be most of the content, hehe,), but the general point of view has not changed. As far as this book is concerned, Xiao Cai's strength was not strong enough when he collided with Xianbei and Wu Huan. Therefore, it is impossible for Xiao Cai to adopt a soft policy towards foreign races like Sun Lu, who has absolute strength. Xiao Cai will be tougher and more nationalistic, which is determined by the environment in which she lives. Take a preventive shot first, and there will be a drama of fighting with aliens in this volume. That ~ This book is pure fiction, if there are similarities, please do not sit in the opposite number. (To be continued)