Chapter 166: A Great Opportunity to Cultivate a Foundation
"Ladies and gentlemen, I think you've all heard the rumors outside.
The rumors out there are not meant to be rumors like me, but they are.
From now on, the national policy of the Han Dynasty has changed!
We and the Huns have changed shape since yesterday! β
As soon as King Wuqiu Shou heard Zhang Yuan speak, he began to get excited.
He can clearly remember that the four words of offense and defense were said by Zhang Yuanxian first.
Faintly, Zhang Yuan's image has risen a lot in the heart of King Wuqiu Shou!
"But that's a soldier's business, so what does it have to do with us?"
Someone at the bottom raised their own inner questions.
This kind of normal question, instead of asking it for the sake of provocativeness, Zhang Yuan will definitely accept it gladly.
"Yes, I am here today to answer this question.
Some people say that fighting a war is a soldier's business, a general's business, and His Majesty's business.
What does it have to do with us literati?
But have you counted how many of the positions in the various armies of the Han Dynasty were held by literati?
It's not that I, Zhang Yuan, are boasting about myself, but today I'll take myself as an example.
Earlier, I was an official of Ichiro, and then I was promoted by His Majesty, and the title and official position have been promoted.
After that, I participated in the Battle of Mayi as the commander of the Jimen Army.
To put it bluntly, it was my plan to attack the Xiongnu Dragon City, and the former general Wei Qing approved of my plan and carried it out.
Now I am your Taixue Ling, and I am your teacher.
Nearly half of the Han literati hope to enter Taixue!
What is the difference between a literati and a warrior? β
"Taixue Ling, but let us enlist in the army?"
"No, no, no!
Now you are not qualified to join the army! β
As soon as this sentence came out, many people were not satisfied, no matter how to say that the students belonged to the pride of the sky in their respective hometowns.
Because they can eat more sumptuous food from childhood to adulthood, at least they don't have to go hungry, and their physique is even stronger than that of the soldiers in the army.
If a scholar has money, he will be able to eat well, and if he eats well, he will be strong, and if he is strong, he will be able to practice martial arts.
The literati and martial arts are the most admirable atmosphere!
Therefore, Zhang Yuan said that they were not qualified to join the army, and everyone was a little unconvinced.
Not to mention anything else, the county soldiers of Du County will definitely not be able to fight one-on-one with these students.
Many people in later generations have the impression of readers who are hollowed out by wine in TV dramas, and literati can only hold a pen.
Even in later generations, there were some literati who could provoke the Liang to fight in the army, and they could be famous for centuries, and in Zhang Yuan's eyes, the Han Dynasty was full of such talents.
Perhaps their military talent may not be as good as others, but their martial arts are not weak at all.
"Taixue Ling, it's not that the students are arrogant, but once we go to the battlefield, it will be easy to pick and kill a few Hun thieves!"
Zhang Yuan smiled and glanced at the students sitting around.
"No, no, no!
I don't question your ability to kill the enemy.
The role you have to play in my heart is far greater than that of going into battle to kill the enemy!
I would like to ask you a word, what is virtue? β
Zhang Yuan does have high hopes for students who want to study maps and all kinds of knowledge.
If Liu Che really promised some students with outstanding abilities to serve as military commanders, then the starting point of this group of students is unimaginable.
According to the rules and regulations before Taixue, it depends on their own cultivation to be able to push the best students to the position of Lang Guan.
But now some people have the qualifications to be directly military commanders, which is equivalent to jumping a few levels on the basis of Lang Guan.
The most important thing is that as soon as they get the position, they are able to hold the power of the army.
If Gongsun Hong knew Zhang Yuan's plan, he probably would have the intention of vomiting blood.
He had been secretly planning for a few years, and the students under him were not yet higher than the official position of three hundred stones.
If Zhang Yuan can succeed, these students will be military attachΓ©s of 600 stones, or even 1,000 stones.
In any dynasty, it is more important to have military power than to control the government.
The generals of the Han Dynasty could not control the military power in peacetime, and most of the generals had to serve as civilian officials after the battle.
For example, Wei Qing and Zhang Yuan are like this.
There is also Li Guang, although everyone calls him General Li, but he is now a guard captain.
But at this time, the military power was in the hands of the military commanders of each army and Changshi.
In the future, the official position of 600 stone may be the starting point of this group of students, in case the battle is won, the time will come to reward meritorious deeds.
That's where the situation gets interesting.
Although it was said in case, Zhang Yuan knew that this battle would be won.
Zhang Yuan was looking forward to going to court again, and among the more than 100 officials in the front hall of Jianzhang Palace, there were one or twenty Taixue students.
Therefore, Zhang Yuan has to give the students a firm confidence in victory, and even let the students always take Zhang Yuan as their teacher.
The teacher preaches and teaches and solves doubts.
"Returning to the Taixue Order, virtue refers to a person's character and beliefs."
"Virtue should include loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, righteousness, gentleness, respect, humility and other qualities.
If you do all of the above, you will be a virtuous person. β
The students gave many answers, but they never got rid of the Confucian viewpoint.
Not even converting.
With this, these students are much worse than great Confucians such as Dong Zhongshu, Gongsun Hong, etc.
Those few people can casually involve Confucian classics and even a certain word in governing the country.
"All these virtues you are talking about are personal opinions of individuals.
If you go to the battlefield in the future and become a general or a local guard, what do you think you can do to be considered a virtuous person? β
Then the surrounding students were silent.
It's not that they don't have ideas in their hearts, it's that their education has always limited them.
They are not generals and they are not too guarded, how can they say these things, isn't it a joke to say them?
Zhang Yuan turned his head to look at King Wuqiu Shou.
"Taixuecheng, what do you think is virtue?"
King Wuqiu Shou bowed his head respectfully.
"The lower officials don't know, and I ask Taixue to solve the doubts for the lower officials."
King Wuqiu Shou played the image of a seeker very well, Zhang Yuan nodded and said slowly.
"I have been a general, I have held many civilian positions.
But many people don't think very well of me.
Sometimes I often wonder if I'm really not doing a good job, so everyone has an opinion about me.
But recently, after Taixue recruited new students, something made me clear.
It's not that I'm bad, it's that I'm too good for those who mock and slander me to think they're too mediocre.
They have to do this to me, or sooner or later, the darkness they hide beneath them will be swallowed up by the light!
They themselves are mediocre and can't tolerate the appearance of people who are better than them, can a country tolerate these worms continuing to gnaw at the foundation of the Great Han?
No! β