"The land of Liaodong has existed since the pre-Qin period, but it did not begin to flourish until the time of Emperor Wu, and most people in the world thought that the prosperity of Liaodong was due to the policy of opening up the territory at that time, but in fact, although this matter is related to Emperor Wu, it is not about the expedition to the east and the west, but another major decision of Emperor Wu......"

Wang Yu's historical knowledge is not rich, but when he hears this, he can probably figure out what Zhang Liao is going to say later......

Depose the hundred schools of thought and respect Confucianism alone!

This is the deepest impression left by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to the world except for the Hungarian War, and its influence is not at all under the vigorous southern expedition to the north.

Whether this move is a merit or a fault is actually difficult to conclude. Confucianism in later generations is not the same thing as Confucianism in the Han Wu era, Confucianism is truly self-contained, completely imprisoning the pioneering spirit of the Chinese people, and it has to wait until Zhu Xi comes up with the set of science of 'destroying human nature and preserving heavenly principles'.

And the science of science is actually fused with the inherent bureaucracy, power and art of the Chinese people, and the way of the emperor, and the Confucianism of Dong Zhongshu's era is at most an original version, with a little tendency.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had a positive effect on the centralization of power, and at least after that, there were no more rebellions such as the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms.

Wang Yu has no intention of evaluating the merits and demerits of his predecessors, and Zhang Liao will not deflect the topic at will, he mentioned this matter just to pave the way for the next explanation.

"The various schools of the pre-Qin dynasty had their own extraordinary skills, but under the suppression of Emperor Wu's imperial court, they were still vulnerable and soon collapsed. The official position was dismissed, the school was sealed, and there was no place to live...... But no matter how big the catastrophe, there will always be survivors, and they have survived tenaciously in various ways......"

I don't know if it's a matter of paraphrasing, Zhang Liao's tone is a little low, and it looks like he empathizes.

Wang Yuxin said: Wenyuan can't also be the inheritance of a certain faction, right? However, it is not easy to say, the military family is also a faction of the hundred schools of the pre-Qin period, and the hundred schools of thought are fighting with each other, in fact, they have been learning from each other's strengths.

Speaking of which, haven't you received Xu Rong's mantle? But he is not an ink artist at all.

"At that time, the imperial court's control over Liaodong was the weakest, and those who were unwilling to rely on the imperial court and were interested in passing on the inheritance saw this, so they naturally chose this place as a place to continue to exist."

Recapturing Liaodong was a trivial matter for the Han army at that time, but the conditions here were too bad, and even the eloquent Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not have a very good way to govern it.

At that time, the Han army did similar things to the Qin army, except that they built a few small cities or beacon towers as a place for guards, and then sent criminals to go over to enrich the border. The remnants of the various factions are mixed in with these people, and they are not at all conspicuous.

"Does the lord know why there are so many families surnamed Gongsun in Liaodong?" Probably thinking that the explanation was too long and uninteresting, Zhang Liao suddenly asked in an active atmosphere.

"This, I didn't think about it, could it be that there is something special?" Wang Yu shook his head.

When he read the novel in his previous life, he also had the same question, why are there so many people surnamed Gongsun in Liaodong? If it starts with a family and gradually multiplies, then this family is really remarkable. Now listening to Zhang Liao's question, he also heard the sound outside the strings, and he was quite surprised, could it be that these surnamed Gongsun are still related to the hundred schools of thought?

"The surname Gongsun is said to have originated from the Yellow Emperor, but there is no exact evidence, and the real evidence-based statement is that Gongsun is an honorific title ......"

Wang Yu listened with relish, it turned out that before the Qin Dynasty, there was no title of emperor in China, the highest ruler was the king, and under the king was the duke, and the son of the duke was called Gongzi, and then they were all called Gongsun.

This is similar to the second generation of a certain official in later generations who always said 'my dad is so-and-so', as long as you sign up, the other party will know that it is a nobleman.

From this point of view, those second-generation officials cannot be regarded as particularly unlearned, and their words and deeds are in line with the style of the ancients. If they go one step further and directly copy the practice of the ancients, it will be more intuitive to directly call the bureau grandson, the city grandson, and the provincial grandson, and ensure that it will not cause misunderstanding. The only trouble is that after the parents or grandparents are promoted, everyone must also change their surnames.

In short, the surname Gongsun has been handed down in this way.

Later, many people with this surname were mostly glorious ancestors, and they used this surname to express their ambition not to forget their ancestors and try to recover. Then there were some hot eyes that followed the trend, and Gongsun became the surname of the Central Plains.

"I see." Wang Yu nodded, and understood, "Taking Gongsun as the surname is in line with the situation of the factions at that time, and it is not easy to arouse suspicion, so the Wang clan in Liaodong has the surname Gongsun." ”

"The lord is wise." Zhang Liao said with a smile: "After Emperor Wu, although the strength of my Great Han is slightly weaker than before, it still has a considerable deterrent effect on the grassland Hu people. Liaodong, Bingzhou, and Xiliang have Hu and Han people living together. The Hu people have no culture, but they are very active in vassal elegance, and after knowing the allusions to the surname of Gongsun, they are also complacent and change their surnames, so there are more and more people with the surname Gongsun in the border areas......"

"Uncle Zhang, you have said so much, what does it have to do with the Eastern Crusade?" It was easy to wait for Zhang Liao to finish speaking, Lu Qiling covered her mouth with her hand, and couldn't stop yawning: "Could it be that before the war, he told Gongsun Du that you were not surnamed Gongsun, but actually a Hu person or a remnant of various factions, so he would raise his hand to surrender and bow down?" ”

"Not really." Zhang Liao smiled and said: "It's just that the art of war pays attention to knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, and if you understand these origins and allusions, it will be easy to distinguish between friend and foe." ”

"That's it?" Lu Qiling stared at her round eyes and shook her head: "Just by one surname, how can you tell the details of Gongsun Du?" That Xu Gongqing is not surnamed Gongsun, but why is he the moment of Momen again? ”

She was inexplicably excluded from the Eastern Crusade sequence by Wang Yu, and it was easy to seize an opportunity to talk about it, but she was disturbed by Zhang Liao and a few people, and she was disturbed, but it turned out that Zhang Liao said a lot of things and quoted scriptures, but there was no direct connection with the Eastern Crusade, of course, it was going to attack.

Zhang Liao didn't take her seriously, just smiled bitterly.

"Ling'er, don't make trouble." Wang Yu knew what was on the girl's mind, and hurriedly came forward to dissuade her: "The Intelligence Department has been active in Liaodong for several years, but I haven't been able to inquire about it, so secretive, it shows that this intelligence is still very important." ”

Lu Qiling pursed her lips, looking disapproving, and when she wanted to say something, she met Wang Yu with some stern eyes. Before and after she came to Qingzhou, Wang Yu behaved very softly, and the sudden change shocked her, and she couldn't care about pestering Zhang Liao to get angry.

"Therefore, Wen Yuan's recommendation this time really responds to the sentence that the virtuous do not avoid relatives." Shocked the barbarian girl, Wang Yu turned his head, as if nothing had happened, and praised Zhang Fanglai.

"Don't dare to be a lord." Zhang Liao hurriedly humbled himself, but said in his heart: Sure enough, it is one thing and one thing, and the young man, who has always been not afraid of the sky and the earth, was actually stopped by the lord so quickly, looking at his demeanor, it is almost the same as facing General Lu.

"The reason why these secrets are difficult to inquire about is only because there are few people who know about them, and they will not be easily publicized to the outside world. Although Liaodong is located in a remote area, the prestige of the lord is known to everyone, but Liaodong is not monolithic, and there will always be people who know how to make meritorious contributions......"

Zhang Liao is not purely humble, Zhang Fang doesn't have to go out at all in Liaodong, and he doesn't have time to go out, because there are too many visitors.

Nominally, he only came to supervise the trade situation, and in front of Gongsun Du, he also shirked in this capacity, and did not have any negotiations with the other party other than trade at all. But in fact, everyone in Liaodong knows that he is the envoy of Qingzhou, and if he wants to deal with Wang Yu, the shop in Qingzhou is the best way.

It is precisely because Zhang Fangming is here to do trade on the surface, so everyone doesn't have to shy away from Gongsun Du too much, who doesn't want to make more extra money? In the past, the trade in Liaodong was monopolized by Gongsun Du's family, but now that the Qingzhou army has reached Youzhou, it can be directly connected with the grassland, and it will not be so easy to make money in the future.

When you enter the trade center in Qingzhou, close the door and say anything, then only God knows, you know and I know. As long as Zhang Fang's questions do not involve too sensitive military secrets, they are basically always answered.

"The person who provided the most comprehensive information was a person named Gongsun Mourning...... This person is the late Xiangping Linggongsun Zhao, his father is the Liaodong Wang clan, deeply authoritative, Gongsun Du at the beginning of the throne, will be Zhao captured, whipped in the city and killed to establish authority, all the punishment of his clan. This grandson mourning was born to a servant girl and was not included in the family tree, so he escaped. ”

Zhang Liao explained in detail: "According to him, Gongsun Zhao's ancestor is Gongsun Long, the debater of famous scholars...... His people have the style of ancestors, quite eloquent, often help people judge right and wrong, resolve disputes, so they are very famous in Liaodong. ”

Famous scholars are a very important school among the hundred schools in the pre-Qin period, and their main academic activities are to debate names and facts, and they are named after them. Unlike the Zongheng family, who is also very good at debate, the debate of the famous family is a little more mysterious, and later the debate and metaphysics of the Buddhists are actually the inheritance of the famous masters, but they have changed their names, and in a sense, they can be regarded as plagiarism.

Wang Yu doesn't care about the grievances between Gongsun Zhao and Gongsun Du, but Gongsun Zhao is an authentic descendant of various factions, and everything that happened back then has a complete inheritance in his family.

"According to him, even if Gongsun Du is a Mo scholar, he will not be a descendant inherited from the Han Wu era, it should be said that he is not surnamed Gongsun in the first place, he is not from Liaodong at all!"

The foreshadowing was enough, Zhang Liao accentuated his tone and said an allusion.

It is unknown what Gongsun Du's original surname was, and his father Gongsun Yan was a native of Qingzhou, who avoided trouble in his early years, floated to Liaodong, and soon after, changed his surname to Gongsun.

The opportunity to change his surname was a piece of news, not long after Gongsun Yan arrived in Liaodong, he heard the news that Gongsun Leopard, the son of Xuansu Taishou Gongsun Wang or Gongsun Leopard, had died. He is a smart man, he also served as a small official in the Central Plains, he is familiar with the wisdom of human affairs and sophistication, and he is very good at seizing the opportunity.

Gongsun Du's real name is also called Leopard, and after changing his surname, he has the same name as Gongsun Wang or his son who died young, and the two are about the same age. Gongsun Yan found an opportunity to let his son show his face in front of Gongsun Wanghe, and when the latter saw it, he fell in love with Gongsun Du. So he sent his grandson to study, married him a wife, and recommended him as an official, which completely fulfilled those four words: treat it as if it were your own.

"Gongsun Yan is a foreigner, and after Gongsun Wang or Hu Ren, Momen cares very much about Han Tong and will definitely not have anything to do with it, even if Gongsun Du is a disciple of Momen, it must have happened later. Therefore, the lord does not have to worry, even if our army disputes with the Liaodong army, it will not lead to the hermit of Momen, or the factions will come later. ”

Having said so much, Zhang Liao just wanted to reassure Wang Yu.

When Wang Yu heard this, he was indeed much more relieved.

The process of Gongsun Du's development is not glorious, Wang Yu will not look down on him because of this, it is difficult for the grassroots to climb up, compared to Uncle Liu Huang, who specializes in betraying the boss and engaging in rebellion in the nest, what is it to recognize a godfather?

The key is that Zhang Liao's words are justified and well-founded, in addition to the overall explanation of Gongsun Mourning, you can also get a lot of circumstantial evidence from other people, and it should not be wrong. As long as you don't provoke Xu Rong, there is nothing to worry about, it's not a question of whether you can beat or not, even if you can win, can you do it?

"It's for the best." Wang Yu exhaled the turbidity in his chest, his spirit was much better, he beckoned to the generals, he said softly: "Without these concerns, I will go into battle lightly, I have already thought about the tactics of this Eastern Crusade, we think we can fight like this......"