Commander of the Guard.

Now he is the commander, and he will be the governor of the five armies of the Zhou State in the future!

This is equivalent to handing over all the military power of the Zhou State to Li Minghe, from a squad leader to a commander, how many levels has this jumped?

Isn't this just soaring?

If it had been someone else, he might have nodded his head and agreed immediately, but Li Minghe chose to be silent, he thought for a moment, and then glanced at the books on the shelf.

Picking up the teacup and taking a sip slowly, Li Minghe still didn't respond directly, but bypassed his invitation and asked rhetorically.

"A few days ago, I saw in the newspaper that the clan was used to suppress the barbarians, and I only had one question to ask the king, how is the king going to pacify the barbarians?"

"Oh! This is simple, naturally those who follow me prosper, those who oppose me die, those who oppose me suppress it, and those who follow me caress it. ”

Zhu Lunqi's answer is extremely standard, and it has always been the case for barbarians for thousands of years.

"Both soft and hard, in this way, the barbarians must be appeased!"

"That's exactly what the history books say,"

Li Minghe put down the teacup, looked at the King of Zhou in front of him and said.

"However, I want to ask the king, not to ask anything else, that is, the southwest Zhuyi, which has been suppressed for hundreds of years, why is there always chaos?"

"This ......"

Zhu Lunqi couldn't help but be stunned.

"Look, isn't it because it's just because Lone is on paper that I will invite you out of the mountain."

Zhu Lunqi's tone was extremely sincere, in fact, there were more famous "civil and military all-rounders" in Beijing than Li Minghe, but Zhu Lunqi knew that those people were just "talking on paper", not to mention anything else, and there were several generals in the Loyal and Righteous Army who were well-known "civil and military all-rounders" in the countryside back then, why was Your Majesty able to train the Loyal and Righteous Army? It does not rely on the "civil and military all-rounders" of the main generals, but on military training.

Of course, he knew that it was impossible for His Majesty to train for him, but those subordinates who had followed His Majesty for many years could train for the Zhou State. Not only can he train soldiers, but he can also pacify the barbarians. And that's something that others don't have.

Besides, Zhu Lunqi also knows that he doesn't have the capital to recruit famous generals now, as for those who are willing to come to the door, how many of them have real talents?

"Captain Li, please do me a favor."

"What can I do for you?"

Li Minghe asked with a solemn face.

"This ...... If you are reluctant to be here, you can live in the palace and help me come up with ideas and be a counselor. No matter what status you choose, I will pay you a double salary according to the salary of the commander, so as to ensure that your family has no worries about food and clothing. ”

I only thought that Li Minghe didn't want to leave here, and Zhu Lunqi took a back seat, and wanted Li Minghe to be his staff officer, of course, this staff officer also had to help him train his troops.

Li Minghe said after smiling.

"I haven't done a thing with the king, and what I usually say is just lip service. As the saying goes, it's easier said than done, why do you believe me like that? ”

Zhu Lunqi said seriously.

"Because you have been in the army for many years, because Your Majesty has personally rewarded you, and of course, because of your repeated meritorious contributions when you suppressed barbarians in Taiwan."

This is the reason why Zhu Lunqi chose him.

After hearing this, Li Minghe sighed in his heart. As a vassal king, he can personally invite him to the door, and if he dies as a confidant, it is worth going out to help him with this sincere acquaintance.

But......

Picking up the tea bowl without making a sound, Li Minghe slowly took a few sips of tea, and after putting down the tea bowl, he spoke calmly.

"This time, Your Majesty divided the countries, ordered the king to raze the land, suppress the barbarians and appease the people, and belong to China, what is the intention, I am just a soldier below, naturally I don't know how to explain it, but from the experience of Taiwan, it is not difficult to suppress the barbarians and appease the people, the key is in the king!"

"Lonely?"

Zhu Lunqi asked in surprise.

"How can it be on Lone's body?"

"The king, if after the king arrives in the feudal kingdom, when an immigrant goes out and is killed by the barbarians, how will the king deal with this matter?"

"If the murderer dies, it is natural to order the barbarian chief to hand over the murderer and kill him!"

Zhu Lunqi's answer made Li Minghe smile, and then said.

"How can you make an example of this?"

"The murderer dies, this is the law of the Han people, but the barbarians, since the barbarians do not understand the law of etiquette, how can they pay attention to the law of etiquette with them?"

Looking at King Zhou, who seemed to be unclear, Li Minghe continued.

"Barbarians, the reason why they are barbarians, is because they don't know the etiquette and law, and they live and pacify with barbarians, often I am less and raze, raze and kill me, I kill one person, and we are the ones who suffer. Therefore, at this time, they can often only punish their heads and tire their clans, so that they can set an example, otherwise, how can the barbarians be afraid? How can you be willing to be enlightened by my great enlightenment? ”

Hearing that Sang Li Minghe said this, Zhu Lunqi couldn't help but be stunned, and he even felt more and more that the country had to invite him to go.

"But if you do this, it is not impossible, after all, the people do not work and live in poverty, so we must teach them how to cultivate the land and farm."

took a sip of tea, and then Li Minghe continued.

"At that time, when I first arrived in Keelung, the natives were often my enemies, and we had to conquer the natives in order to protect ourselves, and the natives were all displaced, so the only way to do this was to settle them in the plains, let them reclaim the fields, and naturalize them as people, and the natives often did not produce in the old days, and did not know how to work, and the soldiers and immigrants could only teach them to work with leather whips, and what they heard along the way was not moaning, crying and complaining, but if not, how could they be naturalized as people?"

Although it was only a few words, Zhu Lunqi still realized some of the meanings from his words, and knew that the "education" he said was far from being as simple as he said, so he paced back and forth in the Li family's study.

"King, if at that time, someone writes to the king, saying that Li killed the people indiscriminately, and even plundered them as slaves and maids, how will the king deal with him?"

This......

Zhu Lunqi originally wanted to ask, how did you deal with it in Taiwan, but when it came to his lips, he thought that at that time, how many people in the world knew about Taiwan, and at that time, in those places in Taiwan, in addition to soldiers, were exiles, and how many ordinary people were there? Naturally, no one would ask this question.

After thinking for a moment, Zhu Lunqi said with a wry smile.

"When the time comes, someone will definitely accuse you like this, after all, everyone reads the books of the sages, and do not do to others what you would not do to yourself!"

"That's why it's up to you to say it's you, not down."

Li Minghe blinked, and then said with a smile.

"If the time comes, as soon as others say it, the king will be benevolent, how can he pacify the barbarians?"

"Ming and this are not the same!"

Zhu Lunqi said.

"The natives don't know etiquette, so we need to wait to teach them etiquette, so that we can return to China. I, Zhu Lunqi, as a Ming Zhou fan, how can I not be benevolent? Since then, the Zhou clan has educated the people of one side for generations, so that they belong to China, if they can't be benevolent, then what is the difference between them and the captive? Minghe, to tell you the truth, I went to raze the land alone in order to educate the local people, even if I was tired to death, I was willing to do it, and I would never regret it! ”

"Okay, the king is ambitious!"

Li Minghe high-fived and praised, and then said.

"What the king said is indeed what my Ming clan should say, but has the king ever thought about what should happen if the people are not subject to education? If the people invade the country, is the king ready to repay the grievances with virtue and wipe their necks so that they can't cut them off? ”

Li Minghe's rhetorical question made Zhu Lunqi's heart sink, and he couldn't even speak, so he could only choose to be silent for the time being.

It took a long time before Li Minghe spoke.

Of course, when I first arrived in Taiwan, I heard the commander say that "wolves travel thousands of miles to eat meat, dogs travel thousands of miles to eat", this life and death are all in one thought, to be merciful to the enemy, is to be cruel to oneself! The living live in the world, and they can talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality, but they still have to do what they should do! Sometimes, this benevolence and morality depends on who it is right for! If I am not wrong, it seems that a while ago, someone published an article in the newspaper saying that thousands of people in the world seemed to have misunderstood the original meaning of the sage's book, because in the Zhou system, there were both Chinese and savage, and the people should be treated differently by applying the law and acting benevolently, but when dealing with savages, they must be treated differently. ”

Even when he was outside the Guan, Li Minghe could learn from the newspapers about some of the changes in the Guan, including some academic controversies.

"It's just a family talk."

Zhu Lunqi replied helplessly.

"However, it may also be telling us that since the weekly system is implemented, we must divide the country into fields......"

After saying this, Zhu Lunqi's face looked a little ugly.

Chinese, savage...... Could it be that this is the weekly system?

What is the Zhou system, no one can say why, but now after some discussion, everyone knows that the Zhou system is not just "rites", what is behind the so-called "rites"?

If it is only "courtesy", how can there be a difference between the countrymen and the savages?

After pondering for a long time, Zhu Lunqi said.

Guan Zi said, "Cang Liao actually knows etiquette, and if you have enough food and clothing, you know honor and disgrace", this is very reasonable, and the wild people do not know etiquette, all because of insufficient food and clothing, and after the lonely general comes to the country, it is natural to let the people have enough food and clothing. In fact, this is in line with the will of the people, as long as the people are fed and clothed, they will naturally know the etiquette, before that, it is true that they cannot blindly talk about it......"

What are you talking about?

Is it benevolence or propriety?

At this time, Zhu Lunqi couldn't help but be a little dazed, he was originally full of expectations for him, and even a little confused, although he knew that he was going to face many problems, but some problems, are they willing to face?

"Since the king knows, he can't just talk about it, in fact, it doesn't matter whether he goes down or not, whether the important king can stick to his heart!"

At this moment, the sudden words made Zhu Lunqi stunned, and there was a slight trace of doubt in his eyes.

Conscience?

What is the original mind?