Volume 7 "The Comeback" Chapter 210: Legalist Zheng Yuan
The grassland rainy season has passed, ushering in a world of autumn yellow. The wind is rolling in the pen, www.biquge.info the grass is fluttering, it is such a vast earth, the people are smiling and harvesting the blades of grass with rudimentary tools, and the slaves grazing livestock in the distance are also laughing, and the same steppe people, whether they are low-level herdsmen or slaves, they will always feel proud to see such a prosperous tribe.
After the Fifth Army completed the task, the Helan Mountain tribes such as the Huhun Division, the Tushen Division, and the Zeyan Division saw that the 'Han Army' gave way, and praised the 'Han King' for keeping his word while not advancing immediately, and dragged on for nearly half a month.
That was what Lin Bin wanted to see, the more cautious the Helan Mountain tribe was, the longer it would take to delay, which not only ensured the secrecy of the evacuation in large part, but also gave time for the Qiang army to cross the Yandi Desert.
Of course, Lin Bin would not wait stupidly for the Huns and the Qiang people to clash, he asked Lin Dubu's troops to disguise themselves as Huns to attack the Qiang people's precursor troops, and at the same time let Lin Boer lead his headquarters to disguise themselves as Qiang people to attack the Huns' herdsmen and rob livestock. This is a long-term project, and no matter how long the fight lasts, the two races that originally wanted to occupy Heshuo alone will definitely turn into a protracted war because of the continuous skirmishes.
In order to ensure that the difficulty of making a comeback in the future is reduced, Lin Bin needs to bury several nails in Heshuo, and with the above necessary, some warriors who have passed the test of loyalty are selected. They used various identities to infiltrate the Huns and Qiang, and they needed to be incognito and exist as spies for a long time in the future. The social structure of the nomadic people is very rudimentary. It is not difficult to get in, but it is difficult to improve your status in the Xiongnu or Qiang. Of course, these Lin Bin already have plans, and those fighters only need to act according to the plan, and there will definitely be no shortage of opportunities for meritorious service.
A huge plan is being implemented, but there are always so many episodes in the world, when Lin Bin plotted to have the Huns and Qiang fight for life and death for the battle for Heshuo. There is news from the Han side that the Han State is preparing to withdraw its troops from the north!
"The Han State has a profound meaning, I am afraid that it is to avoid conflict with the king. Specializing in the South? ”
Lin Bin already knew the name of the middle-aged man, Zheng Yuan, who was a supporter of Legalism.
The reason why Zheng Yuan came to Lin Bin is also very simple, the hundred schools within the Han Kingdom saw that the Son of Heaven attached great importance to Confucianism who could only talk rhetorically, and knew that the next era would be when Confucianism would dominate. The hundred schools of thought know that Confucianism is very xenophobic. If Confucianism is allowed to become a school of statecraft, other academics will definitely be sidelined, and may even be branded as 'heresy' by Confucianism. Zheng Yuan is the one who chooses to find another way, which can be regarded as a test of the Central Plains School for the emerging northern powerhouses, and this is just the beginning.
Lin Bin carefully recalled the history, and after thinking for a long time, he couldn't determine which direction the Han State led by Liu Che in history was the first to operate. But. Lin Bin is one thing certain, if Liu Che wants to use troops against the north, he will definitely cut off the threat from the rear first. Liu Che is now preparing for a war in the north, sweeping away the countries in the south!
"I'm thinking...... The first time the Han State did not succeed in its calculations, it was not intended to provoke me again, lest I lead a large army to use force against the Han State. One of the obvious reductions in the north of the Han State is to tell me, 'The Han State does not want to fight with you', and the other part is that I am afraid that they still want to use me as a shield to block the way of the nomads going south. ”
Lin Bin was wondering, why was Han so sure that he would not use force against him? Is he no longer a threat in the eyes of the Han Kingdom?
"The king ignored one point, if the Han Kingdom is strong, can the king still abide by the agreement and let the Han Kingdom exchange goods for horses?"
Lin Bin "Oh......" an end note, he nodded secretly, it turned out that not only did he like to gamble, Liu Che was also a natural gambler, Liu Che was betting that he would not use force against the Han Kingdom, since he would not use force, then there was room to sit down and talk. Han Guo's soft posture is not for anything, but to get horses!
Lin Bin needs to think, is it right to continue to import horses to Han in this situation? After all, the fact that the Han State is hostile to him is on the table, and there is no restriction on the import of war horses, which is undoubtedly a self-defeating way. Lin Bin can be sure that if the Han State has enough war horses, the first person to deal with will not be the Xiongnu, but himself!
Zheng Yuan is actually more like a Confucian than a Legalist, he always has a leisurely appearance, and he does not have the seriousness that a Legalist child should have. Once Lin Bin asked, Zheng Yuan's answer was very philosophical, he said, "There is nothing wrong with the Legalist apprentice, but the Legalist apprentice can no longer learn the Confucian art of self-cultivation and health preservation?" ”。
Lin Bin thinks that's right, Confucianism in the Warring States Period did absorb the advantages of other schools, such as the 'shooting' in the six arts of the gentleman, which was learned from the soldiers, but how many years has it been, and Confucianism in the Western Han Dynasty did not have the mind of other schools, and other schools of thought were always absorbing the advantages of others, and Confucianism was not only exclusive, but also very narrow, as long as others put forward a little different opinions, Confucianism was attacking rather than discussing. What is this?
"The king doesn't need to worry now, the Han Kingdom will never enter the north in the short term, and the king has enough time to recuperate. In the next curious question, please give advice to the king: the king abandoned Heshuo and moved to Liaodong, during which he ordered the army to plunder the population from the border counties of the Han State, and also carried out the technique of raiding and harassing its garrison fortresses, why is this? How is it different from Hulu? ”
Lin Bin pretended to have a sinking face, stared at Zheng Yuan's eyes, and saw that Zheng Yuan was still calm and calm after asking such a sensitive question, and suddenly felt that Zheng Yuan was a little interesting, at least he had a lot of guts.
"I'm warning Han."
"Why the warning? Is it because the Han State let the Qiang people deal with the king? ”
"Yes, tell Han that I know that the Qiang people were deliberately put in, and Han Guo can't say nothing, this time it's just to harass and plunder the population, and next time I should directly lead the army to capture Chang'an."
Zheng Yuan smiled, he finally showed the side of a Legalist apprentice, with a serious face, and said sonorously: "I'm afraid that the king's warning is false, and the need for Huaxia people to adjust the population structure of the tribe is true, right?" Attacking the garrison fortress was just to keep the Han army from retreating and not to hinder the king's great cause of 'relocating' the population. ”
Lin Bin was also laughing, and he laughed "haha": "If I ask you to make up a set of laws to govern the people, how much time can you do it?" ”
Zheng Yuan didn't smile anymore, and asked seriously: "What kind of decree does the king want?" ”
Lin Bin stretched out his hand to hold the knife and narrowed his eyes: "A decree to govern the people in troubled times!" ”
Zheng Yuan was silent, and finally simply closed his eyes, as if he was asleep.
Lin Bin never lacked patience, he stopped talking, and looked through the information sent from the Han Kingdom. According to his heart, the recent Han Kingdom is very interesting......
The Han State had used its superior forces to hold the security of the south, and began to implement a strategy of division against the small states in the south, gradually disintegrating the threat of the southern states to the Han state. Not only that, in the face of the invasion of Minyue by South Vietnam, the Han State passed a resolution for the first time, deciding to send troops to intervene in the war between the two Yue countries, accepting the request of the king of Minyue, 30,000 foot soldiers have entered Huiji, and 40,000 sailors are also marching towards Minyue, and may punish the disobedient Nanyue State as the suzerainty at any time.
This alone may not be much, but when the Han sent troops to prepare for the crusade against South Vietnam, the Han also began its own actions against the north. The current Han State seems to have suffered a serious stimulus, and under Liu Che's power, the whole country began to prepare for war, and the Han Kingdom, a behemoth with a large population and a rich economy, seems to be no longer willing to be lonely, and can't wait to do something.
A series of events made the old lady Dou in Chang'an give up her opinion and turn to support the self-motivated Liu Che. Although Liu Che was only seventeen years old, he was definitely a warlike monarch, and his first edict after taking power was to order all counties, counties, and even townships across the country to recruit men in the prime of life, and train them locally, and all the workshops in various places were rushing to make weapons and armor. The chariot of the Han Kingdom has been driven by Liu Che!
Lin Bin could imagine that Liu Che's recruitment was destroyed, and the desired move of Confucianism to take charge of the government was not successful, and I don't know why he temporarily gave up the idea of letting Confucianism govern, and chose to compromise with Mrs. Dou in exchange for Mrs. Dou's support. Old Mrs. Dou is definitely a wise old man, and the constant war made her give up the so-called inaction and support Liu Che in the implementation of military governance. The so-called rule of war is actually to support war preparations.
"It's so interesting......"
Lin Bin's self-talk made Zheng Yuan open his eyes.
Zheng Yuan tidied up his clothes, bowed down slowly, and exclaimed: "Zheng Yuan, a disciple of the Legalist School, see the king!" ”
Lin Bin obviously didn't understand the etiquette at this time, and he didn't make any moves.
Zheng Yuan's bowing posture did not change, "The king doesn't plan to use Zheng Yuan?" ”
Lin Bin finally reacted, he hurriedly helped Zheng Yuan up, and greeted him very happily: "Mr. Zheng." ”
The two looked at each other and smiled, and they both got what they wanted......
****************************************************************************
The old rule, there is a shift at night.
Call for tickets...... Money......
(To be continued,) (To be continued.) )