Chapter 81: The Emperor's Heart
At this time, Zhao Kuangyin must have no time to take care of the actions of the envoys in various places, and he has no time to take care of the southern expedition, even the northern expedition. It's just that at this moment, the gun shoots the first bird, but as long as there is a move that endangers Zhao Kuangyin's rule, Zhao Kuangyin will inevitably turn the horse's head and take the lead in exterminating it. Such risks are difficult to predict.
Mei Xiaohan said: "What you said is good, it's similar to what I think." ”
Zhang Liang said: "The reform that Master Mei is carrying out now will be of great help to future actions. ”
Mei Xiaohan walked to Zhang Liang's side, glared and said, "If you say these words to me, aren't you afraid that I will kill you?" ”
Zhang Liang said: "I... Of course I'm afraid. ”
Mei Xiaohan said: "Since you are afraid, why do you want to talk to me these words?" ”
"Zhang Liang believes that Master Mei will not kill Zhang Liang."
Mei Xiaohan said: "You look very confident. ”
Zhang Liang said: "Since I first met Master Mei, I decided to follow Master Mei without regrets in this life. ”
Mei Xiaohan said to herself: "Pat me on the back... Why do you say that? ”
Zhang Liang said: "Because Master Mei is different from all the adults I have seen, he is not as young and promising as adults, and he cares about the people, and he is a rare master." ”
"Zhang Liang is willing to serve the whole horse." After saying this, Zhang Liang fell to his knees.
Seeing that Zhang Liang was so sincere, Mei Xiaohan stepped forward and hurriedly helped Zhang Liang up, saying, "Hurry up, please get up... If you have something to discuss! ”
"What do you think Lord Ben should do to govern Meicheng now?"
"Strengthen the city defenses, hoard grain and grass, recuperate, and recruit soldiers."
Zhang Liang's words made Mei Xiaohan feel inspired, because this sentence is very similar to what a person said in history, and this sentence is also very famous in history.
Mei Xiaohan couldn't help but admire this person a little more, because the same thing was said in the Ming Dynasty hundreds of years later, by a strategist named Zhu Sheng.
"Build a high wall, accumulate grain, and slowly become king,"
This sentence was put forward by Zhu Yuanzhang's adviser Zhu Sheng in the context of the chaos at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.
At that time, the situation was that the rebel army had its own army, and everyone had different intentions.
Zhu Sheng asked Zhu Yuanzhang to vigorously accumulate grain and other military supplies, build a deep ditch and fortify the city, keep a low profile, and don't wait to be called the king and emperor, because too high-profile will attract a key attack from the Yuan government.
Zhu Yuanzhang is one of the few people Mei Xiaohan admires, Zhu Yuanzhang is self-made, there are not many people who can do it like him, and there are even few in history.
Zhu Yuanzhang was born on September 18, the first year of the Tianshun Emperor's calendar in the Yuan Dynasty, and was the fourth in the family. Zhu Yuanzhang's father, Zhu Wusi, and his mother, Chen, are ancestral homes in Xuyi, Sizhou.
In the first year of the Yuan calendar, Zhu Yuanzhang was born in a poor peasant family in Fengyang County, Anhui Province.
Zhu Yuanzhang was originally named Zhu Chongba, and later changed to Xingzong. After participating in the peasant uprising at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, he changed his name to Deyu, and finally changed his name to Yuanzhang, the word Guorui.
Zhu Yuanzhang was poor since childhood, his parents and brothers died of the plague, he was lonely, and he entered Huangjue Temple as a monk, and served as a cleaner, warehouse keeper, and oiler. In fact, he is a handyman, Zhu Yuanzhang entered the temple, in fact, just to be able to fill his stomach.
Less than two months after entering the temple, due to the difficulty in collecting the rent of the temple in the famine year, the temple owner closed the warehouse and dismissed the monks, and Zhu Yuanzhang had to leave his hometown as a traveling monk.
Because of a letter from his friend Tang He, he was forced to join the rebel army, and at first under Guo Zixing, he led his troops to the battle, and he was sure to conquer it.
When Zhu Yuanzhang was 25 years old, he participated in the Red Turban Army led by Guo Zixing to resist the tyranny of Meng Yuan. Then he was continuously promoted with his military exploits, and in the sixteenth year of Zheng, the generals were appointed as the Duke of Wu by Zhu Yuanzhang.
In the twenty-fourth year of Zheng, he was on the throne of Wu. In the first year of Hongwu, after basically defeating the remnants of the peasant rebel army and sweeping the Yuan, he was proclaimed emperor in Nanjing, with the country name Daming and the year name Hongwu.
Zhu Yuanzhang reigned for thirty-one years and established a unified feudal regime in the country, the Ming Dynasty.
During his reign, Zhu Yuanzhang implemented a series of policies conducive to social progress, such as resisting foreign aggression, reforming politics, developing production, and stabilizing the people's livelihood, in order to alleviate the acute and complex class contradictions, national contradictions, and contradictions between various groups within the ruling class, and vigorously strengthened the centralized rule of the absolute monarchy in the political, economic, military, and ideological fields. Judging from the entire history, he must be said to be a very courageous place, and he is also a very bold and capable emperor.
The emperor who should be self-made is Liu Bang.
Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, was the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty. Zi Ji, a native of Pei County, Surabaya County, Qin Dynasty, was nicknamed Emperor Gao.
Liu Bang was born in a peasant family, and he was a pavilion chief in his early years, and he was open-minded and generous, but he rarely did farm work in the fields.
Qin Shi died in Mang, Dangshan, because of the release of prisoners.
In September of the first year of Qin II, Liu Bang gathered people in Pei County to respond to the uprising of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, called Pei Gong, and soon defected to Xiang Liang.
In October 206 B.C., he entered the throne. Prince Ying of Qin surrendered, and Qin perished.
Liu Bang abolished Qin's harsh law and agreed with the father of Guanzhong in three chapters: "The murderer dies, and the wounding and theft are punished." "So it was welcomed by the people. After Xiang Yu defeated the main force of the Qin army, he also led troops into the pass.
Hearing that Liu Bang had been settled, Xiang Yu was furious and stationed in Hongmen, wanting to attack Liu Bang.
Liu Bang was invincible because of his troops, listened to Zhang Liang's advice, went to Hongmen in person, and spoke humbly.
Xiang Yu named Liu Bang the king of Han and ruled the Bashu region and Hanzhong. Liu Bang was unwilling to be monopolized by Xiang Yu and led his army eastward, launching the four-year Chu-Han War.
In the early stage of the war, Liu Bang was at a disadvantage and was repeatedly defeated. But he knew people well, paid attention to admonishment, was able to give full play to the talents of his subordinates, and paid attention to uniting the forces of opposing Xiang Yu from all over the country, and finally turned defeat into victory.
In the winter of the fifth year of King Han, Liu Bang asked Han Xin, Peng Yue and others to lead an army into the siege of the Chu army. Xiang Yu led his troops to break through and kill himself in Wujiang. In February of that year, Liu Bang ascended the throne.
The reason why Liu Bang and Zhu Yuanzhang were able to go to the end was not all due to luck, on the one hand, they were able to gather talents around them, and on the other hand, they were very able to endure it.
"If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan" In ancient times, anyone who achieved great things must first have a big heart, which can accommodate everything.
The development of Meicheng has ushered in a new period, and the great person who opened up the situation in this new era is Mei Xiaohan. Change is just around the corner, and there may be many, many things to pay, and the price may be heavy.
But at this moment, it seems that no one can stop Mei Xiaohan and stop the decision he made.
The first thing he wants to do is to make Meicheng a city like an iron bucket.
Because he suddenly realized a problem, ancient China, there were neither airplanes nor artillery, as long as the city defense was strengthened, and advanced weapons could be developed, no army could break through the city.
From this moment on, he has a new goal, he wants to develop miracles in this land of his own, and continue to grow his power.
He is no longer satisfied with the status quo, he wants to change, no one can stop him, and no one can change his decision.