Although most of the emperors and scholars ruled the world in the past dynasties, in other words, in layman's terms, most of the emperors and scholars were the same ruling class, but in fact, the emperors and scholars still had different interests. Two ancient people once said two sentences, and this "difference" has been explained very clearly.

One is Lu Su during the Three Kingdoms.

On the eve of the Battle of Chibi, Zhuge Liang sent an envoy to Eastern Wu to persuade Sun Quan to join forces with Liu Bei to fight against Cao Cao. Cao Cao advanced by land and water, claimed to be 800,000 troops and horses, and coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, "in the name of the Son of Heaven, to conquer the Quartet", which has the name of righteousness, so Sun Quan hesitated.

At the same time, most of the ministers of Eastern Wu were also opposed to the war and proposed surrender.

Only Lu Su resolutely supported Zhuge Liang and said something to Sun Quan in private. He said: "If you wait for the subordination, you should return to the township party with the suppression, and you will not lose the state and county because you are tired of officials; The general descended to exercise, and what do you want to do? The position is not a marquis, the car is only a ride, the ride is not a horse, and there are never more than a few people, how can the south be called lonely! The will of the people, each for himself, is not to be heard. It is advisable for the general to make a big plan as early as possible. ”

When a strong enemy comes to attack, or when the country is defeated, the scholars can surrender and not lose their wealth. However, if the emperor surrenders, it will be difficult to survive!

This was the first place where the interests of the emperor and the scholars differed.

The other was Zhang Shuo of the Tang Dynasty.

During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Pei Xian, the former governor of Guangdong, was imprisoned, and Xuanzong and the prime minister discussed his punishment. A man named Zhang Jiazhen thought that the cane should be punished, and Zhang said that he objected with the reason that "the minister could not be punished by the doctor" and persuaded Tang Xuanzong. Zhang Jiazhen was very angry, and after retreating, she said to Zhang: "Why do you want to talk about things so seriously! Zhang Shuo replied to him: "Prime Minister, when the time comes, you will do it." If the ministers of the country can be humiliated, but they are afraid of doing it. I am not the first to say this, but to be a gentleman in the world. ”

Prime Minister is a matter of luck. If the ministers of the court are whipped and insulted at will, I am afraid that "my generation" will also have this day. When there was a conflict of interests, the first thing that came to the mind of the scholars was not to protect the rights and interests of the state and the emperor, but to use power and eloquence to protect the interests of their own class.

This is the second difference in the interests of scholars and emperors.

Lu Su was a famous minister during the Three Kingdoms, and he was very loyal to Sun Quan, and spoke the hearts of the majority of scholars and doctors. Zhang said that he was a famous minister in the Tang Dynasty, three times before and after, deeply expected, and had a literary name, and Su Ying was equally famous, known as "Yan Xu Dabi", can also be said to be a representative of the scholars, it cannot be said that he was disloyal to Tang Xuanzong, but at a critical moment, he still chose to safeguard the interests of his own class.

From this, it can be deduced why there are so many dynasties and so many emperors who are very harsh on their subordinates. Therefore, a truly wise ruler should have a positive and negative attitude towards his courtiers. One is positive, trusting the courtiers, "employing people without suspicion, and suspecting people without use"; However, while trusting, we must also maintain our own opinions, have our own judgment, and absolutely not "follow the clouds".

Therefore, although Hong Jixun is Haidong's think tank and "nine times out of ten", Deng She still maintains independent thinking on the question of whether to send troops to Liaoxi and enter Dadu.

That night, he did not reply to Hong Jixun.

The next day, I closed the door and pondered for a long time.

In the afternoon, he finally made a decision, sent someone to summon the ministers, first told Hong Jixun's proposal, and then did not directly say his decision, but asked everyone, and said, "What do you think?" ”

The originally quiet hall suddenly seemed to have stabbed a hornet's nest, and there was a buzzing sound everywhere, and everyone was talking to each other, or their faces changed drastically, or they couldn't believe it. All in all, more than ninety percent are surprises.

Let's say that among the Wenchen trains, under Hong Jixun, the second place is Wang Zongzhe of Lianzhong Sanyuan, who is currently the imperial history of Yidu Province and the imperial history of Taizhishu. The most shocked person was him, and he couldn't even be said to be "shocked", it was simply "frightened". He was cautious by nature, and never dared to look at Deng She with his eyes, but when he heard the words, he stared at Deng She with a pair of eyes, but his pupils were dilated, obviously his eyes did not fall on Deng She, but he did it subconsciously, and he didn't know what he was thinking, only to see sweat like pulp.

Below Wang Zongzhe, it is Luo Lilang.

Luo Lilang is one of the left and right divisions of Yidu Province, his grade is not high, but his real power is great, he can be said to be the main direct person in charge of administration, and he is a relative, and Deng She's convening of the ministers is not a formal court meeting, so it can be ranked third. Judging from his appearance, he had a wooden face, bowed his head and stood solemnly, as if there was no change, but his hands in his sleeves trembled involuntarily.

Luo Lilang is further down, it is Wu Henian.

Wu Henian is now the prefect of Yidu, the capital of Shandong. If this meeting was a meeting of the whole of Haidong, he was afraid that he would not even have a chance to go to the court, and only the officials of the province, the imperial history, and the left and right divisions of each province would squeeze him out of the clouds. But this meeting was not an official court meeting after all, and the venue of the meeting was in Yidu, so he could rank fourth.

His reaction was completely different from Wang Zongzhe, Luo Lilang and others.

first peeked at Deng She's expression, and then looked at Hong Jixun's demeanor from behind; Seeing that Deng She seemed to be confident, and seeing that Hong Jixun did not move at all, his heart was bright at the moment, knowing that this proposal must be discussed and decided by Deng She and Hong Jixun before, after a little thought, he stepped out of the ranks, knelt on the ground, and said loudly: "It's like a chess table game, the enemy and me are in a stalemate." The lord uses this to break the game, which is really wonderful! ”

Before Deng She could speak, one of the Wuchen's shifts came out and said in a loud voice: "Wu Henian is flattering and confusing the Lord!" The minister asked the lord to behead him. Everyone looked and saw that the person who spoke was unexpected, but it was Chen Yutou, who had only arrived in Yidu not long ago.

Still didn't wait to speak, still in the military minister's shift, another person came out of the ranks, and said loudly: "Greedy, greedy for life and afraid of death, how can a military general be his true character?" The Lord, the Lord, this discussion is as Lord Wu said: The commission, the commission is a wonderful strategy! If and if you go out of western Liaoning to force the capital, the ministers and ministers will be the vanguard, and the army will go to Dizhou first. ”

Don't look at people, just listen to their voices, stammering, everyone knows that it must be Li Jing.

Deng She had earlier transferred Xu Ren and Li Jing from Haidong, arranged for Xu Ren to garrison Yidu, and assigned Li Jing to Wendeng as Chen Yutou's deputy stationed in Laizhou. A while ago, Chen Yutou was transferred to lead the troops to Yidu to help defend the defense, and Li Jing also came with the headquarters. It seems that maybe Li Jing really opposes Chen Rutou's opinion, or maybe the relationship between the two of them is not very good.

Either for or against, the two types of opinions are-for-tat.

If Deng She had already made a decision, why did he ask the opinions of the ministers? What about the two sides who listen to the arguments and disagreements refute each other? Without it, it is not that Deng She has nothing to do, but because before making such an important decision, it is necessary to unify the opinions of the courtiers.

"Brothers are of the same heart, and their profits are gold". Otherwise, even if it is enforced, if the subordinates do not understand, the effect will not be good.

Therefore, although he saw that the opinions of the ministers were "-for-tat", Deng She was not annoyed, and smiled kindly: "General Chen, why are you opposed? ”

Chen Yutou said: "The battles in Juye and Dizhou have almost dragged our army into embarrassment. Although Zhao Zuocheng conquered Juye, he did not be able to completely annihilate the Tartars of Jining Road, and Wang Baobao, who retreated in the south, may launch a counterattack at any time. This is one of them. Second, in Dizhou, although Luo Guoqi, Hu Zhong, Wang Guoyi and others recaptured Dizhou City, they were not able to eliminate all the enemies who would invade the future. Since the start of the war in early April, and the battle has been fought until now, it can be said that we have no soldiers to adjust, and no food to raise! Lord, in such a situation, still starting a war from Liaoxi? Of course, if we win, we may be able to alleviate the embarrassment of our two battlefields in Dizhou and Juye; But what if it fails? Even if you don't fail, what if you can't win quickly? ......, there will be three battlefields that are in a tug-of-war! ”

Chen Rutou said very bluntly.

It is indeed a good strategy to fight Liaoxi and coerce Dadu to resolve the danger of Dizhou and even the stalemate in Juye. But what if it fails? Even if you don't lose, what if you can't win quickly? Liaoyang is the rear of Yidu, which is equivalent to dragging the rear into the battlefield! If you can't win quickly, or if you fail, not only will it threaten Yidu, but it is very likely that you won't even be able to keep Liaoyang!

Again: the stakes are too big.

Deng She smiled slightly, and thought in his heart: "Lao Chen's words should be his heartfelt words. Unexpectedly, he seems to be coarse, but he is very careful when it comes to major events, and he thinks quite comprehensively. Chen Rutou's perception of Chen Rutou did not change, and he thought, "He is willing to speak to me from the bottom of his heart, and it can be seen that he already has a great sense of belonging to me Haidong." Not only was he not angry because of Chen Rutou's outspokenness, but he was very happy. Because this shows that Chen Yutou already regards Haidong as his belonging.

At that moment, he asked Wu Henian and Li Jing again, and said, "Gu Ling, Lao Li, why do you two agree?" ”

Wu Henian said: "General Chen's doubts are not unreasonable. However, the minister thought that General Chen only saw the disadvantage, but did not see the advantage. Of course, if I can't win a quick victory, maybe the situation will become uncontrollable. But what if I can win quickly in Liaoxi? If he can win quickly, Chahan is a general of the Mengyuan court after all, and he will definitely lose ground when the time comes, is it better to save Dadu? Is it better to save most of them? Save Dadu, then our army will have the upper hand in Dizhou and Juye; If you don't save most of the capital,......, then what will you do? ”

Just like when Deng She first entered Liaoyang in Shuangcheng and even before entering Liaoyang, although he had the intention of self-reliance, there were many people who belonged to the Central Plains for the Liaodong Red Turban, in other words, many people who thought they should be loyal to the Song regime, so they were inevitably hindered. If Liaoxi threatens Dadu and Chahan doesn't come to the rescue, what will his subordinates think?

Why did Cao Cao "coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes"? Fame and righteousness still have to be followed in many cases. Liu Bei called himself a "Miao descendant of the Han family", and Sun Quan said that Cao Cao was a "Han thief". Could it be that Sun Quan and Liu Bei are really loyal to the Han family? Otherwise, it's just an excuse to call on the people of the world.

On Chahan's body, just like Wu Henian said, if Haidong really threatens Dadu, even if all his subordinates are not loyal to Meng Yuan, as long as he dares not to save him, his reputation will definitely be ruined, and he may have one of his subordinates to oppose him at any time.

Not to mention that Zhang Liangbi and other separatist forces in China are eyeing each other.

Chen Yu said: "Please don't listen to Wu Henian's words!" ”

"Why?"

"Indeed, if our army can quickly defeat Liaoxi and coerce Dadu, it can indeed make Chahan advance and retreat. But what if our army can't win a quick victory? Wu Henian only talked about the possible results of the favorable side of our army, but did not mention the possible consequences of the negative side of our army. Just ask: What is his intention? ”

The two of them were arguing with each other, but what they said was like nonsense. Because one of them insists on the favorable side and the other insists on the unfavorable side, no one can say whether it will be advantageous or unfavorable to go to Liaoxi. In this case, even if you refute it ten more times, I am afraid that you will not be able to reach a conclusive conclusion.

Actually, it's not the two of them to blame.

Let's not talk about Wu Henian's possible idea of investing in Deng She, taking this "advantage" and "disadvantage" as an example, it was originally a "bet", and if it was not practiced, no one could really be sure.

After listening to the nonsense for a long time, Deng She did not look impatient at all, turned to Li Jing, and said, "Old Li, why do you agree?" ”

Li Jing was also sincere, telling the truth, and said: "The ministers and ministers heard that in the troubled times, people are poisonous and poisonous, and those who are cowardly often starve with an empty belly. The plan to take and take Liaoxi and force the capital, in the eyes of the ministers, can be called the word 'vicious and spicy'. Therefore, the ministers and ministers agreed. ”

is telling the truth, but there is actually a truth. What is "spicy"? What others can't think of is "vicious"! If you summarize Li Jing's meaning in a concise way, he is saying: This plan is bold and reckless, and it has a surprising winning effect, and it is expected that Chakhan Timur would not have imagined it. And so he agreed.

Deng She couldn't help laughing and said, "'Poisonous ones are cheaper'? Lao Li, what you said is really the essence of this plan! In a word, it explains his decision.

Chen Yu walked forward on his knees, and wanted to wait for another admonition.

Hong Jixun finally couldn't bear it anymore, turned around abruptly, his eyes stood up, and the halberd reprimanded: "The ancients said: 'Playing a thousand birds with the pearl of the Marquis of Sui, people laugh at it for being light with weight. I only see that if our army cannot win a quick victory, but cannot see that if our army wins a quick victory, such a person can be called 'seeking light with weight'! I have also heard the ancients say: 'If a person is not caught, he can be forgiven; If it is not intended, it can be dismissed. Those who can't do it can be forgiven, and unintentional offenses can be ignored. Going to Liaoxi is obviously something that our army can do, but it just depends on whether it has the courage or not! But you tried to stop the lord from doing it! This is really not something that can be 'dismissed'! What Li Jing said is good, you are really greedy for life and afraid of death, and you are as timid as a mouse! ”

Chen Yu was stunned, and then furious. He knew that Hong Jixun was powerful, but the reason why he admonished Deng Sheben was selfless was all from the public. No matter how patient you are, you can't bear such an insult in court. His face was flushed, and he was about to get up. Seeing that the dispute is about to turn into a quarrel.

Deng She laughed and said, "What Mr. said is too much! Seeing that Chen Ru's head had already straightened up halfway, he took the opportunity to say, "General Chen, General Li, and Gui Ling, please all get up!" ”

With him in this round, the tense atmosphere in the hall was slightly alleviated. Hong Jixun snorted, turned around, and retreated into the shift; Chen Rutou didn't have a good seizure, so he bowed and retreated. Li Jing, Wu Henian and others also returned to their thrones.

Deng She thought: "Only in the discussion of the ministers, there was such a big controversy. This has never been seen in previous military decisions. Hehe, Richard, Richard, speculate on this, it seems that you wouldn't have guessed that I would go to Liaoxi! ”

He looked at the ministers and said, "General Chen is safe, and those who seek the country should be like this." However, the opinions of Mr. Hong, Lord Wu, and General Li cannot be said to be wrong. In my opinion, this is a good idea. If you can win quickly, won't the embarrassment of Dizhou and Juye be solved? Even if you can't win quickly, if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem to have much damage to our Haidong, at most it is to withdraw troops from Liaoxi. In fact, even if you can't win quickly, if you use it properly, it's enough to disrupt Chahan's strategy! You may not know that Chahan has borrowed troops from Dadu, and a part of Dadu's garrison is already moving to Dizhou. Our army is fighting Liaoxi at this time, at least most of the Tartars in this part will definitely shrink back! Therefore, I think that going out to Liaoxi and coercing Dadu can be described in four words: 'the advantages outweigh the disadvantages'. ”

Chakhan Timur borrowed information from Dadu, and Chen Yutou and others really didn't know much. Because Dunsher hadn't even told them before. Why bother? It plays a less than half positive role, and it is self-defeating to morale.

Chen Youtou frowned, thought for a while, and reluctantly said: "If it is as the lord said, there are Chahan borrowing troops from Dadu, fighting a dozen Liaoxi, 'knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger', the minister has no objection." ”

Dizhou is more critical now, and with the military horses in Dadu, it is even more dangerous. From this point of view, it seems that it is still possible to send troops to Liaoxi and thus force Dadu to withdraw. However, despite this, Chen Yutou still disagreed, he reserved his opinion, raised an important question, and said: "Whether it is true or false, this matter is extraordinary. May I ask my lord, what are your plans? ”

Going out to Liaoxi is going to Liaoxi, what else can you plan? His question seemed inexplicable, but Deng She didn't feel strange at all, and smiled slightly: "General Chen is asking, what kind of banner should our army play?" Holding down the handrail, he stood up, looked around at everyone, spit out a few words, and said, "When the discussion is over, I will send someone to Anfeng, ask for the holy decree, and cut down the capital!" ”

"Please decree that the capital will be destroyed."

Not only is coercion politically significant, but there is also a deeper meaning embedded in it. Zhu Yuanzhang promised to form an alliance, so Deng She and him are both Song Chen, who is the main and who is secondary?