In the spring of 1685 A.D., the Han army sacrificed to heaven and earth at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, amnesty and prison, Marshal Lin Feng Jin Han King, opened the mansion to govern affairs, changed Shun Tianfu to Chengtianfu, and Wu Yingke, the princess of Anping of the Great Zhou Dynasty, was the concubine, and ordered Li Guangdi to be the prime minister of the Han Dynasty and the king.

In the meantime, the Inspectorate was set up, and Chen Menglei was moved to inspect the imperial history of the capital, in charge of propaganda and internal investigation, and to correct the civil and military officials of the Han Dynasty; In addition, the "Han Ordnance and Grain Statistics Yamen" was set up, which was subordinate to the General Staff of the Han Army, referred to as the "Military Commander", and Wang Shirong was relocated to the privy envoy, awarded the rank of colonel, and ordered him to investigate the Quartet and explore the princes of all walks of life.

Gao Shiqi, the former martial arts instructor of the Han Dynasty officers in Mazhuang, was specially relocated to the superintendent of the school because of his outstanding merits, and he was relocated to the rank of colonel because of his outstanding merits, and he was able to innovate the "national policy" strategy of the marshal, and he was awarded the rank of colonel.

In addition, Lin Feng also ignored the strong opposition of Li Guangdi, Chen Menglei and others within the Han government, insisted on going his own way, and forcibly promoted the Swedish officer Rick Rachel to major general in the name of "welcoming relatives and meritorious service", and awarded the title of "General Yulin Zhonglang", appointed as the commander of the Guards, and ordered Colonel Li Ergou to be the deputy to be responsible for protecting the safety of the Han King.

Under the generous Han king's wanton distribution, when these high-ranking officials received rich dividends, officials at all levels in the Han military government also received benefits ranging from large to small, especially those new members of the ruling group, who were also affirmed by the Han officials in this big dividend, and most of the powerful landlords and local officials of the Han government were appointed as rural cadres, thus re-establishing their local status, only this time the masters they served were replaced by the Qing Dynasty to the Han Dynasty.

At this moment of universal celebration, a bunch of big-nosed foreigners suddenly came to the city of Beijing, this group of people is very similar to General Rick in appearance, a group of Eastern European Slavic models, but at this moment, except for Lin Feng, other Chinese can not find this little mystery, this matter is like Europeans can't distinguish Chinese, Koreans or Japanese.

The Russian mission encountered some small troubles in the process of meeting Lin Feng, which made the leading diplomat, Lord Ihonovsky, extremely angry, because they had come all the way from the distant Heilongjiang River valley and made a big circle in the Qing occupation area, not to mention the hardships and hardships on the way, which were really very indescribable, and after finally reaching the destination, they were pushed around by several departments of the Han government, which was indeed a very infuriating thing.

However, it is not that the Han army is deliberately embarrassed here, in fact, this time is the time when the central head department of the Han army is undergoing a major transformation, because a lot of yamen and offices have been newly added, and several new bosses have come to power, so at this time, most of the officials are running for office, and at the same time, this reconnaissance and contact work on the Russian side is in charge of Lord Chen Menglei, because of the relationship between the Han king's restructuring, and Wang Shirong's military command yamen is responsible. Therefore, after the several intelligence officers who had initially contacted the Russians in Liaodong returned to the headquarters, they were a little at a loss for a while, and they didn't know how to report this matter to the boss.

Of course, this heavyweight diplomatic activity will not be ignored for a long time, when Wang Shirong got the news from other channels, Wang Daren, who knew the stakes, quickly reacted, in addition to scolding the relevant officials, immediately gave the Russians a high-level reception, and at the same time immediately reported the matter to Lin Feng.

"Ji Yun, what do you say these rakshasa ghosts are doing when they come to our place?" Lin Feng was stunned for a long time after hearing the report, and said to Wang Shirong coldly, "Could it be that they were beaten by the Qing army, and they can't stand it?" ”

"That's right," Wang Shirong said with a smile, he stretched out an index finger, smiled and compared, "Dafan conquest and alliance are nothing more than the words 'distant friendship and close attack', the former Warring States Seven Heroes unique to Western Qin stand out, and it is precisely like this, the humble and suitable people have a little contact with this 'gang of cowards and dead chickens', between the words, I feel that this person is gloomy, the king does not think that this generation is rough and stupid, in fact, he is also shrewd!" ”

"That's right, Lao Maozi is very cunning, Lao Tzu...... cough, cough...... The Lonely King also knows," Lin Feng had always been a little unaccustomed to this self-proclaimed person, and looking at Wang Shirong, who turned his head away to avoid embarrassment, he smiled embarrassedly, "...... According to Ji Yun's meaning, what kind of charter should we take for this matter?! ”

"According to the humble opinion, this matter is also beneficial to our army," Wang Shirong thought for a while, "Recently, a certain has been reading a lot of copywriting in Liaodong, there are some left over from the previous Ming Dynasty, and there are also pseudo-Qing themselves, and I found that Liaodong is a wild and remote place, with high mountains and rivers, which is extremely unsuitable for our Central Plains army to levy, but the light cavalry of the Tartars can rush to the conflict, if this time the Rakshasa ghost can pull the hind legs behind the Tartars, it will also be very beneficial for us to attack Liaodong in the future." ”

"What do you mean by 'not suitable for the Central Plains army to conquer'?" Lin Feng looked at Wang Shirong strangely, suddenly remembered the past of the former Ming Dynasty, and said with a smile, "You mean that Nagada in the northeast is not suitable for a large army to fight?!" "What the, could it be that Lin Biao's Liaoshen Battle was a success?

"Not bad!" Wang Shirong was unconscious, brushing his beard and groaning, his expression was very serious, "The lord can know that since the Eight Banners have entered the customs, the northeast has become a ruin, and Liaodong or the people's livelihood is okay, but Liaozhong, Liaoxi, Heilongjiang, and many places north of the Amor River are sparsely populated, and even thousands of miles are uninhabited, and even some natives are also strong and disobedient to the Wanghua Department - in this way, if my Han raises a large army to conscript, there is a risk of no food, no water, no bows, arrows, and cannons," looking at Lin Feng, who was full of astonishment, he patiently explained, " If all these military burdens were to be transported by our own, how many men, mules, horses, and carts would have to be prepared? A soldier fights in western Liaoning, and the rear must be equipped with at least three or four people! And these thousands of miles of running back and forth, people eat horses and chew, and the grain and straw consumed can be described by the word 'more'? ! ”

Lin Feng wiped the cold sweat on his head, and couldn't help but blame himself in his heart, how could he forget this? Can the three eastern provinces of the seventeenth century be compared to the heavy industrial base of the twenty-first century? This year, the White House is still an Indian toilet, thinking of this, I can't help but smile bitterly, "So troublesome? It seems that I thought about this battle too easily. ”

"Alas, it's not just troublesome, when the army starts, there is no need to fight, and it will not be easy to get to that place!" Wang Shirong also smiled bitterly, and then cheered up and said, "But this battle must be fought, if our army can't pacify the rear and pacify Mongolia, then there will never be a chance to use troops in the Central Plains - if you don't take advantage of Fengtian's weakness to destroy this dynasty at this time, and wait for them to recover in the future, it will be really a big trouble!" ”

"Oh...... What does Ji Yun mean is that we have to ally with Lao Maozi? Lin Feng gasped, "These guys aren't good goods - you said that even if we can join forces to destroy the Tartars, what if they want to occupy the northeast?!" ”

"It's okay," Wang Shirong smiled casually, he shrugged his shoulders, spread his hands, and said indifferently, "The extreme west and the extreme north are either deep mountains and bad waters or desert wastelands, what is the use of my big man?" All we need is fertile land for farming......"

"Then what if these Russians get Longwang Shu and continue to invade the south? If they really want to do this, we have spent so much money to work hard, not to mention whether we can destroy the Tartars, even if the Tartars are destroyed, we still have to fight on two fronts in the end, and the strategic goal of 'stabilizing the rear' has not been achieved?! ”

"But what does this have to do with forming an alliance?" Wang Shirong looked at Lin Feng in surprise, "If the Tartars are destroyed, then our alliance with the Russians will be automatically dissolved, and when the time comes, there should be another way to say whether it is war or peace, how can we look at these barbarians and be kind?" Isn't the lord a little too naïve?! ”

"Naive?!" Lin Feng was stunned.

"Of course, since the ancestor of Yan and Huang, my Han Dynasty has started from the corner of the Yellow River and even encompasses the north and south of the Great River, inside and outside the Great Wall, but it is not a matter of making a covenant alone, for these barbarians, we can only use swords, guns and cannons!" Wang Shirong waved his hand proudly, and said proudly, "At that time, when the goal is achieved, we will meet the two armies of the Rakshasa Ghost, then naturally we still have to use cannons to speak, if our swords and guns are more powerful, then naturally they will have nothing to do." ”

"Isn't that right?" Lin Feng opened his mouth wide and looked at Wang Shirong in surprise, is this person still a Confucian disciple and a protégé of a sage? How is this set of remarks incompatible with the education he received since childhood? "Doesn't it mean that we have always talked about 'benevolence and righteousness' and 'education'? Didn't the saint say anything about a dancing, and he was so moved that he came to join him or something......"

"Ahem...... Ahem, my lord, don't misinterpret the meaning of the sage," Wang Shirong shook his head and patiently explained, "How can there be such a statement from ancient times to the present? If our Confucianism is really so weak, then how could Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty use Dong Zhongshu? This benevolence and righteousness have to depend on the time and place, for example, the Xiongnu soldiers were strong and strong, we had to talk about benevolence and morality at that time, otherwise this state affair will inevitably be erosive, and such as North Korea Goryeo, in the past, Tang Taizong could not attack three times, so he had to talk to them about benevolence and righteousness, in addition to Annan and other places are more smoky jungles, and it is not good to enter the army, and we have to talk to them about benevolence and righteousness - in addition to these, do you say that Sima Xiangru told Bashu about benevolence and righteousness? And even the Song Dynasty, which was known for its weakness, did it ever talk about benevolence and righteousness to the Southern Barbarian Baiyue? ”

"What do you mean is that originally our Han people's way of doing things mainly relied on swords, guns and cannons, if the swords, guns and cannons are not as good as others, then we have to talk about 'benevolence, righteousness and morality' and boast that we love peace?!"

"Of course it is—what dynasty in the world isn't like that?" Wang Shirong is a little strange, today I only know the lord's political opinion on Confucianism, on weekdays, I see that this person has always been ruthless and unscrupulous, why is his thinking so pedantic? Looking at Lin Feng, who was full of surprise and doubts, he decided to strike while the iron was hot, and completely persuaded the lord to abandon those inexplicable absurd benevolence and righteousness, "The lord is a great talent, he must have read a lot of books in the past, think about it, how big is the original territory of the Han Dynasty in the past five thousand years?" How many original ethnic groups were there in the north and south of this great river? It turns out that where have the famous dogs, Zhongshan, Yunnan, Ba, Shanyue, etc. in history gone? If you only talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality, how can these people disappear?! ”

“…… So according to you, where have these people gone?! ”

"Of course, it's like the Han people, and here we talk about 'education'," Wang Shirong said solemnly, "The education that the sage said is not just to move others with benevolence, righteousness and morality, but to first make a big move, wipe out other people's armies, and then burn all the writings, utensils, palaces and other heretics of other tribes, and then let them speak Chinese, use Chinese characters, wear Hanfu, and practice Han customs, so after decades, who is not a Han person?!" ”

Lin Feng was startled and lost his voice, "There is such a thing? …… Which book says it?! ”

Wang Shirong felt that although the lord was good at adapting to the situation and broad-minded, he did still have a big problem in this academic aspect, "Hehe, this kind of thing is not good for my Han, of course, I will not let those articles that refute it pass down, but looking at its classics, it is not difficult for those who have a heart to get a glimpse of the mystery, and I remember that in the past, the Guan Zi of the Qi State defeated the barbarians, captured a large number of Yi people, first destroyed its text, and then punished its heart, and then scattered all over the country to watch the discipline and education, the sage has praised it in many ways, saying that Guan Zhong's governance is wonderful, if it is not so, 'my generation is left'......"

"That's what it means," Lin Feng patted his head, turned his head to look at Wang Shirong, and said with a wry smile, "Ji Yun, I really didn't expect the saint to be so fierce." ”

"The king is bad, where the essence of Confucianism lies, if not, this great river, the Yellow River, thousands of miles of China, how many nationalities, how many courts, the vernacular novel in the sentence 'the so-called general trend of the world, together for a long time must be divided, divided for a long time must be together' is really reasonable, 'divide' is because the corrupt officials of the court forced the people to rebel, and 'he' is because my Confucian policy is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people...... Wang Shirong's face is full of sacredness, "The lord can know that if there is no such unification of Confucianism, then today's Shenzhou, I don't know how many countries there are, and there will be many divisions. There is endless chaos, how can there be peace and happiness in this world?! ”

Although this is very unpalatable, Lin Feng thought about it, compared it with Europe, and suddenly found that this set of statements may still be really reasonable, otherwise why is a continent with a similar area and why is the development trend so different? Of course, our ancestors would not be fools, otherwise they would not have created such a glorious Chinese civilization, and it seems that they still have so many reasons for their admiration for this Confucianism.

Looking at Lin Feng, who was frowning and thinking, Wang Shirong couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in his heart, and asked tentatively, "King, is there a fallacy in the words of subordinates?!" ”

"No ......" Lin Feng thought hard for a long time, and suddenly understood that he and Wang Shirong grew up in different eras, and of course this idea was very different - in the era when he grew up, the country was poor and weak for a hundred years, and no matter what he did, he lacked confidence, so no matter what political proposition he had, he was all singing the high tone of benevolence and righteousness, and there was always a taste of "saving the country by curve" in his bones, and although the Han people in Wang Shirong's era endured all kinds of humiliation, in the end, it was not for a long time, and this arrogant mentality was still maintained.

The biggest difference between the two is here, one is the arrogant strong country mentality, the other is the aggrieved weak country mentality, raised and stole it and smiled at Wang Shirong, and patted him on the shoulder vigorously, "You are right, I was wrong, the reason why the Lone King was suspicious just now was that if he gave up those lands in the extreme north and west, then my Lin Feng's sin would be great," he looked at Wang Shirong with a stunned face, and said with emotion, "The current situation of the Lone King is very similar to Shi Jingjiao back then, this Youyun Sixteen Prefectures is easy to let, but if you want to get it back in the future, That's hard to beat! ”

"Yes...... But......" Wang Shirong couldn't laugh or cry a little, "Lord, if you say that Liaodong or even Liaozhong and Liaoxi ministers dare not say much, but those bitter cold places in the extreme north and west are not ours in the first place!" ”

"Nonsense!" Lin Feng refuted unceremoniously, bluffing Wang Shirong's face pale, since he became the Shi Han Army, Lin Feng was still so strict with him, "Ji Yun, you have to remember, those places were originally ours, the emperor surnamed Lin dared to kill, the palace dared to demolish, but I didn't dare to lose those territories - I can't afford that responsibility!" ”

"Responsible?!" Wang Shirong was taken aback, the lord in front of him now has tens of thousands of troops and governs thousands of miles, who dares to make irresponsible remarks about him? To whom is he accountable? However, his mind is very deep, and he naturally can't question this in person, so he can only praise loudly again and again, "My lord is wise, and he is confused for a while...... cough, cough, this so-called governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, the ruler must know the way to make trade-offs, and now the war in Liaodong will start, so what can I do? ”

"Ahem...... Ahem, what does the lonely king mean...... I was just talking about this attitude, you know?! After expressing his patriotic feelings, Lin Dashuai, who returned to reality, also calmed down, nodded to Wang Shirong embarrassedly, and said, "Since this old Maozi is here, the covenant naturally has to be signed, in short, we have to fight the enemy together now, right?" When the tartars are destroyed, we won't be doing anything. ”

"What the king said is extremely true," Wang Shirong bowed to Lin Feng with a smile, "This matter is top secret—but what reason will the lord start a war with the Rakshasa Ghost at that time?" ”

"The rules of the ancestors, the so-called 'indoctrination of barbarians', do you still need a reason for this?!"

"Hehe, yes, Wechen is too worried, but here I also ask the lord to order Lord Li and Liaodong Buzheng Si Tang to cooperate with Wechen, and from now on, I will arrange a detailed investigation of the military strength of the Rakshasa people, and buy guides for the army!"

"That's great!" Lin Feng nodded casually, as far as he knew, Russia was extremely weak in the Far East at this time, and it had no foundation, and it had suffered many losses against the local indigenous tribes, so he was full of confidence in this war, "By the way, you wait to call that 'a gang of cowards and dead chickens' to come over, and this king will negotiate with him now!" He suddenly remembered something, "By the way, no one here knows Russian, how can we talk about that?!" ”

Wang Shirong was stunned for a moment, and looked at Lin Feng in surprise, "In Mongolian language-don't you know that the Mongolian army has conquered Rakshasa for hundreds of years in the past, and this guy speaks Mongolian very smoothly." ”