"The way to defend yourself?" Liu Gaoer nodded slightly, still with a suspicious look on his face.

"It is likely that Kanto will shift from the distinction of identity to the self-defense of the covenant, which is another way of self-defense."

"Identity? Covenant? Gao Su's mind was completely confused, "What does this have to do with the way of self-defense?"

"Why did General Zhao say this?" Liu Zhijian was also puzzled, "Not to mention the situation in the Kanto region in the past, now that the identity of the Qing turbidity is clearly distinguished, how can it be said that it is from the self-defense of identity to the self-defense of the covenant?" In his early years, he was pinned on by his father to inherit the family business, and he had been studying and supervising the family's accounts, until his brother Liu Zhiyuan was unwilling to join the army and there was no one in the family to support the lintel, so he was forced to abandon literature and join the artillery battalion. Because of Xi Wen's experience, Liu Zhijian is clearer about the division and rule of the Qing Dynasty in the Song Kingdom, and the difference in identity is only greater than before.

"The clear stream and the vulgar are easy to choose the law and self-discipline, which is not a turning point from identity distinction to covenant recognition."

Zhao Xingde said slowly: "The feudal princes of King Zhou, the bloodline determines the identity, and the identity determines the difference between the gentleman and the commoner. After the Qin and Han dynasties, the Wei and Jin scholars were still like this, until the Tang Dynasty, after which the imperial court vigorously advocated the imperial examination, and more and more scholars from the Han family also entered the court, which broke the distinction between scholars and scholars. However, the so-called security of the peasants and industrialists does not come from their own self-defense, but from things other than themselves, one is from the official position, and the other is from the local power, wealth, land, and so on. On the surface, everyone obeys the laws of the Great Song Dynasty, and they are all the same. However, official position and wealth are all foreign things, and they are still just another form of status. A scholar from a poor family, a small man who is promoted to a small people, even if he is like Yan Hui and Min Zhixian, he will be despised and despised by him. And the Qingliu Law and the Vulgar Law are actually the covenants made between everyone and other people, the people and the court. It is easy to choose the law and self-discipline between the clear stream and the vulgar, and the person chooses the law by himself, which is the difference between self-observance with the covenant and the substitution of identity with the covenant. For those who want to be a gentleman but can't get it, this is the era of shifting from status to covenant, as long as they abide by the law of the clear stream, they can be treated as a clear gentleman. ”

"I see." Liu Zhijian was a little stunned, and arched his hand, "Master Xie advises." ”

He suddenly remembered that Kim Chang-tae had abolished the primogeniture inheritance law in the Bidin Mansion and turned to the township covenant in the Commandery, which had caused a lot of noise, and now it seemed that what Kim Chang-tae had done in the Commanderin Mansion seemed to have the same end in the same way as the trend of replacing identity with the covenant that Zhao Xingde said.

"From the era of identity to promise," Liu Zhijian thought in a distracted manner, and said in a low voice, "Is this really the general trend?" ”

"That's the general trend." Zhao Xingde nodded, "It's like the general trend of firearms flourishing in the world." ”

Although firearms have become popular on the battlefield, the vast majority of people have not yet realized that the replacement of cold weapons by firearms is the most fundamental change in the history of warfare. Although the essence of war is still the struggle between man and man, what determines the outcome is no longer the martial arts and bravery of the soldiers, but the comprehensive contest of various factors such as physical strength, intelligence, skills, organizational ability, and mobilization ability, and even the contest of the comprehensive strength of the state and society. If you use the battle of beasts as an analogy, the army is only equivalent to the fangs and claws of the country, which must be sharp, but what really determines the victory or defeat is more muscles, bones, and flexible nerves, which are hidden in the body of the beast. If the selection of sergeants only focuses on martial arts, sooner or later they will be eliminated by history. Sooner or later, the sergeant system will undergo a major change, but the self-defense embodied in the sergeant system will not only not change, but will become more and more important.

Based on Zhao Xingde's view, the helmsmen of Xia Guo, such as Liu Yi, Chen Chong, Zhang Shanfu and others, may not have foreseen this problem.

However, the sergeant system is the foundation of Xia Guoguo, and how to change the sergeant system cannot be cautious.

From the perspective of the Xia court, after the unification of the world, instead of struggling to try to change the sergeant system, it is better to temporarily maintain the original status quo of the sergeant system in Kansai, and constantly make new attempts in the irrelevant Kanto. Prior to this, it would have cost a lot of money to forcibly reorganize the Kanto region into a sergeant system, which would have outweighed the losses. On the other hand, from the perspective of the Xia court, the population of Kanto was three times that of Kansai, and if the sergeant system was really implemented, the number of sergeants would be three times that of Kansai and ten times that of Kanzhong. This is tantamount to holding a sword upside down, once there is chaos in Kanto, the power of Guanzhong alone cannot be suppressed at all, which is also what the Protectorate never wants to see.

"If, I mean if, ...... in the future," Gao Su muttered, "Xia Guo and Song Guo, which side will your lord stand on?" ”

Liu Zhijian also looked at Zhao Xingde, looking forward to his answer. Speaking of this from the bottom of my heart, this question that has been held in my heart for a long time can be asked. Although Zhao Xingde was born in Kanto, it can be said that there is no Zhao Xingde without the old people of Kanto. However, Liu Zhijian, Gao Su and others were born and died with him on the battlefield, and they all shed blood for Xia Guo together, even if they usually have some speculation, they will never believe that Zhao Xingde will regard Song Guo more seriously than Xia Guo. He has relatives and friends in the Song Kingdom, and he also has brothers in the Xia Kingdom, and Liu Yi, Chen Chong, Zhang Shanfu and others value him in the slightest, and they are not below Chen Dong and others in the Song Kingdom.

Zhao Xingde looked at the two of them and was silent for a long time, his eyes were very complicated.

It is true that he was born in the Song Kingdom, however, he is no less than Gao and Liu in his identification with the Xia Kingdom.

If it weren't for this, with Liu Yi and Zhang Shanfu's eyes like torches, how could he be allowed to be promoted all the way to the high position of general in the Xia army. It is precisely because of this recognition that Zhang Shanfu will tolerate him to let go of his hands and feet in Kanto, Liu Yi accepted the people of Luoyang to recommend him as the Shangzhu country, Chen Kang brothers met him in a strange way, but they can become friends with each other, Chen Zhong even introduced Zhao Xingde as the most valued young general, and even intended to make him his right-hand man. Trust based on a sense of identity, the trust that leads to each other as a kind, is very subtle, but it is more reliable than any promises, guarantees, and inquiries made by a third person. This is all based on the fact that they know Zhao Xingde and are sure that with Zhao Xingde's temperament, he will not betray this trust, nor will he betray Xia Guo.

And Zhao Xingde also lived up to expectations, from Liaodong, to Jiangnan, and then to Henan, he did not consume too many resources of the Xia State, and almost single-handedly blocked the expansion of the Liao State, leaving enough space for the Xia State to completely solve the Turks. At the same time, where he passed, Liaodong led the Binfu, the three towns of Henan, the Liuqiu Han Army Marshal's Mansion, and the South China Sea Naval Division, all of which maintained some kind of coordination with the Xia State, which was very different from the previous situation when the Liao and Song Dynasty fought and the Xia State could hardly intervene except for sending troops to intervene.

These exploits are not clear to others, but Zhao Xingde's subordinates, Gao Su and Liu Zhijian, are very clear.

However, Ma Yuan, Feng Shu and others talked about Zhao Dudu to return to the Song Kingdom sooner or later in the water division every day, and even discussed that when the class master returned, they would contact Qingliu to promote him as a general and take back power from Deng Su. Liu Gao and the others disdained to argue with them, so they asked. Both of them are from the Xia Kingdom, naturally they don't want Zhao Xingde to go against the Xia Kingdom in the future because of the Song Kingdom, since they asked directly, their eyes looked at him without blinking, with their understanding of Zhao Xingde, although Zhao Xingde is clever and gives words, he will never lie to deceive his brothers who have been born and died together. Zhao Xingde was silent, and the room was so embarrassed to be silent.

"If you have to choose a side......

After a long time, Zhao Xingde raised his head, looked at the two of them, and said in a deep voice: "I think, there is no if, whether it is the Xia people or the Song people, they are all flesh and blood compatriots that I can't give up." Born in the Great Song Dynasty, I can't choose, and exile in Great Xia is also the arrangement of fate. The people on both sides are connected to me by flesh and blood. Since God has arranged all this, if he will definitely force me to choose a side," he shook his head, with a resolute look in his eyes, and said in a low voice, "Then I can only fight this damn God to the end!" That's my answer. ”

Liu Zhijian and Gao Su looked at Zhao Xingde in surprise, this kind of tone was really not like their usual gentle person.

However, these words came out of Zhao Xingde's mouth so naturally that Gao Su and Liu Zhijian were surprised, and they both breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, this was the Zhao Xingde they knew. If Zhao Xingde was still a little confused and panicked when he was at the end of the party and went to study in Bianliang alone, and had all kinds of miscellaneous thoughts about gains and losses, then after that, he joined the army in Hebei, exposed the case, fled to Guanxi, and the experience of fighting in the south and the north, and many trials and tribulations, which forged his gentle and elegant appearance and indomitable heart. He is no longer a piece of gold and jade in the eyes of the division commander, but a piece of steel that has been tempered thousands of times. His fate cannot be mastered by others, and neither can God be the master. It is this kind of tenacity that is hidden deep and inward, so that his subordinates can follow him, and he can convince heroes like Lu Mingyu, Luo Xianshi, and Jin Changtai, and he is willing to serve him as the leader.

After this matter was said, Liu Gao and the others no longer had any doubts.

"Haha," After being stunned for a moment, Liu Zhijian smiled and said: "Lord Zhao is so courageous, both sides are flesh and blood brothers, they can't give up, they don't give up, this is a real man!" No wonder Bachelor Li, Princess of the Song Dynasty and Marshal Han are all devoted to adults, if they are really men's true colors, no one is missing, family affairs, state affairs, and world affairs are consistent, Liu admires and admires. His gag, Zhao Xingde almost choked on a sip of tea. National affairs are related to the personal affairs of children and unrelated matters.

Gao Su was stunned for a moment, and laughed strangely with Liu Zhijian.

The friendship between the three of them for many years was accustomed to being casual, and the overly serious atmosphere in the White Tiger Hall suddenly dissipated into nothingness.

Gao Su and Liu Zhijian laughed enough, seeing that Zhao Xingde's face was becoming more and more cloudy, I was afraid that I couldn't hold back my anger and get angry, so the two of them knew the opportunity to retire, leaving Zhao Xingde alone to sit on the White Tiger Hall. Outside the window, a bright moon was bent like an eyebrow, and the stars were twinkling, as if looking at this embarrassed man with a smile.