Shi Kefa is clumsy, although he has a great reputation, but in fact, he is a talent in a county, and he is reluctant to govern a state capital, and it is difficult to force him to play chess on the big chessboard of the world.

Chen Zilong is the same, but Chen Zilong has an advantage over Shi Kefa, that is, he has jumped out of this chessboard. After serving as a governor in Qinzhou for a few years, after Xinxiang completely took over the Guangdong Mansion, he didn't even have a nominal position as governor. Yu Guozhennian made friends in the past, and he did not embarrass him, and gave him a choice, but he was ashamed to become a second minister, so he served as a compiler of the Three Emperors.

This allows him to observe the changes in the world from a more neutral point of view, Chen Zilong is a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, but he can see with his own eyes that the places under Yu Guozhen's rule are developing faster than the rest of the Ming Dynasty, and even the best places like Jingshi and Jinling, and the people's livelihood is more than one, which makes Chen Zilong at a loss.

If he hadn't been to Qin'zhou, he hadn't been exposed to this relatively relaxed atmosphere, and he wouldn't have given up his persistence so easily, but when he arrived in Xinxiang and examined the changes that Yu Guozhen had brought to the lives of the people, Chen Zilong felt that his loyalty to the Ming Dynasty and his loyalty to Huaxia had contradicted each other.

"This is Yu Jimin's conspiracy, no matter how hard you rack your brains, you can't do anything about it, and I look at Yu Jimin's heart, not only here."

Shi Kefa listened silently, only nodded occasionally, and unconsciously, he also sat down on the ground, not caring about the minister's etiquette.

Chen Zilong continued: "Since the First Emperor unified the Six Kingdoms, have you ever seen any overlord who would summon his opponent to this meeting before unification, and which overlord has you seen who does not claim to be a king, or at least a generalissimo, but has made up the name of a committee?" ”

"What does Wozi mean, Yu Jimin wants to do something that no one has done before?"

"It can't be said that no one has done it before, Yu Jimin is looking for someone to compile the Three Emperors Ceremony, and push my Huaxia Dao to the time of the Three Emperors, which naturally includes the time of Yao Shunyu. Yao Shunyu was called Chan Rang at the time, but in fact, the Son of Heaven was jointly promoted by all parties, if all parties were called members at that time. Then this meeting to elect the Son of Heaven can be called a committee. ”

"In other words, Yu Jimin is actually the system of Tuogu, intending to perform the ritual of Zen concession?" Shi Kefa asked in surprise.

Chen Zilong nodded, he guessed Yu Guozhen's intentions.

But he didn't know that for Yu Guozhen, the gift of Zen concession was not the fundamental purpose of establishing the committee, but the ultimate goal of the Huaxia Military Strategy Committee. On this basis, the highest decision-making body in China will be formed. Yu Guozhen himself can point out the direction of future development with a vision beyond this era, but those who come after him may not be able to do it. At that time, it will be necessary to pool wisdom, and the Huaxia Military Strategy Committee will naturally be reorganized into the Huaxia Development Strategy Committee. Become a think tank with no executive power to help future rulers.

"Then what does Yu Jimin mean by summoning us to hold this Laoshizi consultation?" Shi Kefa asked again.

"The foolish brother just said, what Yu Jimin wants to do is something that the First Emperor and Emperor Taizu can't do, and this is also where I really admire him, Brother Dao, if you are not afraid of your jokes, this is the foundation of the eternal world, if it is not for me, I really can't wipe my face, just this point. I should serve Yu Jimin! ”

"You say."

"Think about it, if the initial emperor didn't send Bai Qi and Meng Tian and others to sweep **, if Emperor Taizu didn't send troops to fight with Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng and others, but summoned them to discuss matters and determine the ownership of the world, what kind of arrogant thing would it be! Yu Jimin set a precedent, that is, since then, the lord of the world, only strong soldiers and horses are not enough. It is also necessary to truly return to the hearts of all people! ”

Shi Kefa has no way to deny this. With Yu Guozhen's strength, there really is no need to summon them to any meeting. Directly send troops to attack one after another. Yu Guozhen summoned them to talk, and in some minor matters, he did make corresponding concessions, although he still relied on force as a backing, but the threat of force is very rare.

Unless it violates his bottom line.

"Since Yu Jimin, the internal affairs of Huaxia are no longer decided by force alone." Chen Zilong sighed again: "For this alone, Yu Jimin will be a model for all generations." ”

"It's just a meeting of the Spring and Autumn Army." Shi Kefa muttered.

"Okay, I'll be more direct, Yu Jimin has a fight and pull for all forces, but he is more focused. For Jianyu,Because it refuses to accept sinicization,So Yu Jimin is mainly fighting.,Didn't you just say that Yu Jimin declared war on Jianlu? Chen Zilong knew that his mind couldn't turn for a while, so he said again: "This time Yu Jimin Xingshi's Northern Expedition, I'm afraid it's not just as simple as recovering the Beijing Division!" ”

"Well, he has set Liaodong as the core territory of China, and his ambitions are obvious!"

"For Li Yan, Yu Jimin is support, do you perceive it, every time the consultation is held, Li Yan always follows Yu Jimin behind the flag and shouts, the reason is that Yu Jimin and Li Yan have an agreement, Li Yan will lead his troops to the west to recover the territory of the Western Regions. Therefore, although the territory controlled by Li Yan is small and there is not much manpower, Yu Jimin has to support him with 200,000 stone of grain every year! ”

"Didn't Liu Zongmin and Niu Jinxing attack Li Yan, saying that he colluded with Yu Jimin, causing Li Zicheng to be defeated and killed, which is not unusual." Shi Kefa said.

"For the remnants of Liu and Niu's two armies, Yu Jimin is the town, and they are not allowed to harm the people, and they are not allowed to expand to the Central Plains.

"The strategy of marrying outside the water is also." Shi Kefa muttered to himself, although Liu, Niu, and Zhang, the three gangs of rogues are no longer considered thieves now, and they are also engaged in some local construction, but Shi Kefa's impression of them has not changed.

"Finally, let's talk about Yu Jimin's ...... to the small court of Jinling"

Hearing that Chen Zilong also spit out the five words "Jinling Small Imperial Court" in his mouth, Shi Kefa couldn't help but be sad and inexplicable: "Wozi, you voted for Yu Jimin, you shouldn't say that, you have to be a little ...... to the court."

"Okay, I won't say it, I won't say it...... However, Brother Daolin, there has always been a rumor here in Xinxiang that the Son of Heaven was not killed three years ago! ”

Shi Kefa is silent, this rumor is only Xinxiang, Jinling also has!

It's just that Shi Kefa has always believed that half of this rumor was thought up by kind-hearted people who couldn't bear to hear about Chongzhen's death, and the other half was Yu Guozhen's intention to add fuel to the fire. After all, if Chongzhen is really not dead, then Yu Guozhen will be famous for calling the small court of Jinling.

"Brother Daolin, if I were you, what I would be thinking about now would not be how to maintain the Jinling Imperial Court, but how to maintain the dignity of King Fu and Minister Donglin when Yu Jimin put forward a proposal for the unification of the world." Chen Zilong's next sentence made Shi Kefa's heart ache.

He stared at Chen Zilong. He hoped to get a way to favor Jinling from Chen Zilong, who was familiar with Xinxiang, but he didn't listen to this final verdict. But he also knew that he couldn't hide his illness from medical treatment, so he reluctantly said: "Why do you say this, the matter is not ...... That's not all. ”

"Do you know how many students graduate from Xinxiang Middle School every year?" Chen Zilong stretched out a finger: "In the past June, the number of students graduating from the middle school was 47,000. The number of students graduating from the primary school is 161,000. In three years' time, these 161,000 pupils of the primary school will have completed their secondary education, and according to the rules of Xinxiang, they will be able to enter the townships and towns and assume the posts of scribes, clerks, and officials at all levels, which is to replace the officials, and in two to three years, some of them will be promoted to the rank of head of a township and a town. Among them are county magistrates, mayors, and even governors of a province! ”

Speaking of this, Chen Zilong smiled meaningfully: "Don't think that without Confucianism, Yu Jimin will not be able to govern the world, you are in Jinling, and this is nothing more than such an idea!" ”

At that moment, Shi Kefa felt that the cold hairs on his whole body stood up.

"Yu Jimin, this is cutting off the road of the world!" He snapped.

Chen Zilong didn't answer, just scratched the itch on his body.

Even if Shi Kefa held back that he didn't have the intention of taking refuge in Yu Guozhen, how could Qian Qianyi and the others not have this thought? Especially Qian Muzhai. He had a good relationship with Yu Guozhen. Donglin offended Yu Guozhen, and he used the excuse to shrink back. Putting Shi Kefa, a stupid man, and Wu Changshi, a restless and self-guarded man, is really not good, and let Lu Daqi take the lead. Qian Muzhai has to think about it, even if Yu Guozhen wins the world, a noble and dignitary position is also indispensable!

As for other people, I'm afraid that they will have the same thoughts, if Yu Guozhen's army comes, and they can't resist it, then they will fall. Demotion Yu Guozhen is always more reliable than demotion Li Zicheng, and when the time comes, they will still be rich and noble, even if they are demoted and appointed, they will be able to return to the center sooner or later.

But now, Chen Zilong has exposed a deeper plan for Yu Guozhen, and with Xinxiang's education system, Yu Guozhen can cultivate the talents he needs in just a few years, and the Confucian students who were born in the imperial examination have no future in Yu Guozhen's hands.

And what is surprising is that none of the princes of Jinling Gong Gong have noticed this!

"The times are different, Dao Lin, let's study more knowledge, no matter how Yu Jimin is, a learned person will naturally have a good life." Chen Zilong said slowly.

Chen Zilong, who was disheartened and focused all his energy on academics, was lying on the cement steps under the shade of the tree, and beside him, Shi Kefa, a scholar of the Ming Cabinet and a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, stood in a daze, and after a while, Shi Kefa jumped over and grabbed Chen Zilong.

"You can't bear to watch the world sweep away?" Shi Kefa gritted his teeth and said, "You just gave up?" ”

"The general trend of the world is mighty, those who go along with it prosper, and those who go against it die...... This is what Fang Mizhi said to me, he said, if you want the world to not be abandoned by the times, and if you want Confucianism to have a chance to revivenation, the only way is to combine Confucianism with practical learning - he is doing this, Brother Dao, if you really want to do something for the world's Sven, not just for the official hats of those people in the small court of Jinling, go and help Fang Mizhi. ”

When Chen Zilong said this, he didn't want to say more.

This is not the strategy of the small court of Jinling, but the strategy of the entire Confucian sect, if Shi Kefa has a long-term vision, he should know how to choose.

(To be continued)