Chapter 8 Seeking Common Ground While Reserving Differences
As soon as Lin Feng said this, the faces of most of the delegates were excited and worried.
The excitement is because it is rare for Lin Feng to be so open-minded and respect the "Yi people" in the mouth of the Han people, and the deep thinking is because everyone knows that the Yi people and the Han people have basically been in a state of opposition since ancient times. This gathering, if it weren't for Lin Feng's personal good reputation and the victory in the Battle of Guizhou, I'm afraid that few leaders would be willing to leave their territory! In such a situation, can everyone reach an agreement?
Lin Feng smiled and said, "Let's talk about my personal feelings first." In Lin's view, the growth of a person's life is to constantly sit in the well and watch the sky! Looking back on what happened over the years, Lin felt that he was actually just a frog jumping from one well to another! ”
Lord Lin compares himself to a frog? Many delegates immediately widened their eyes and stared at Lin Feng with interest.
Lin was originally a poor scholar, born in a small village in Baoyi, Xingzhou. Comparing the feeling before and after reading, I feel that I was originally like an ignorant stupid boy, it is the scriptures and classics written by the sages of history, which makes Lin feel that this world is not only a village, two houses, a few acres of fields, dozens of villagers that he sees every day, but also a broader and deeper universe, and he is like jumping from a small well to a bigger well. ”
Lin Feng spoke eloquently like a storyteller, bringing the thoughts of the participants directly far, far away.
After that, Lin Feng fled to Jinling, came into contact with Li Yu, the king of Zheng, and was fortunate enough to start training the army, and immediately felt that this was another world, and people also jumped from the original well to a bigger well, and their horizons were immediately broader; Now, I followed the Chu and Tang soldiers to the beautiful, rich, and outstanding Guiguan area, and experienced a life-and-death battle, and suddenly felt that I had jumped into a bigger well, and what I saw and experienced was even more profound. Lin Feng sped up his narration and quickly brought the entire topic to today's topic, "The world is the road, and the road is the same." If you ask rhetorically, if Lin's thinking was still stuck in the field of Xingzhou, would there be today's achievements and situation? Let's reflect on it, whether it is the Guiguan area, or other places in the Chu State, or even the entire land of China, have we been in an old well where you are not me, you are alive and dead? Do narrow visions and ideological shackles restrain our progress? Is it the well that traps us?
If we can let go of the mutual exclusion in our hearts and look beyond the Guiguan area and from the perspective of benefiting future generations, should we let go of the past and work together towards a better future? ”
Lin Feng's words made the venue quiet, and everyone was thinking.
After a pause, a rugged-looking Dong leader stood up and said loudly, "Lord Lin, you're right! Very good! However, our Dong people in Mengzhou have been besieged by the Han army three times in the past two years, and the tribe has been seriously damaged, and it has not been able to recover so far? How can we forget the hatred of the past? We can't put it down! ”
Lin Feng immediately continued: "Yes, there are many wars between Yi and Han. But in essence, what caused this situation? Is it because there is a conflict of interest behind it, and is there a political factor in pursuing who has the final say, who is in charge, and who obeys? ”
The leader nodded. Yes, the dispute between Yi and Han is nothing more than two major reasons: interest and politics.
Lin Feng immediately said loudly: "What if we can make a covenant here that everyone agrees on, not only can we help the weak nations flourish, but we can also effectively restrain those who are stronger?" ”
It goes without saying that the most worrying thing for all the ethnic deputies attending the meeting is that the Han nationality, which is in a dominant position, is willing to take a step back, truly respect the ethnic minorities, and give them more room to survive. Now, Lin Feng offered to tie some restraints on the hands and feet of the Han people, and no one didn't like it!
The scene immediately became lively, and everyone shouted at the same time.
Lin Feng stood up again, pressed down with both hands, motioned for everyone to be quiet, and opened his mouth to explain several discussion principles of the Yihan Alliance, which are also Robert's rules of procedure that he has always admired: one thing is discussed, and the representatives on the scene show their hands to vote, and more than two-thirds of them agree before it can be passed; No one may speak for more than a quarter of an hour and must not attack others......
Although a few people have a slight remark about these principles, the vast majority unanimously raised their hands to adopt these principles, and it is the same for everyone, which is called fairness, what else is there to say?
Then the real quarrel began. From the status of the various ethnic groups to how to develop next, round after round of quarrels began in the next three days.
As for the quarrel at the scene, Ma Bujun commanded Wang Kui to have a very vivid metaphor after that: "That is a large-scale war that includes all war scenes!" There are one-on-one generals heads-up, there are scenes of group attacks besieging the same person, and there are scenes of on-site confrontation between two factions. ”
Three days later, in the final signed version of the on-site record, the Yihan Covenant was only a short page, and the provisions were even more simple than seven articles:
Article 1: "All nationalities are created equal, and the people of all nationalities are created equal." ”
Yes, this article is a reproduction of the first article of the later American Declaration of Freedom, which is completely within Lin Feng's expectations. With so many nations sitting together, the covenant that can be put on paper can only be talked about in general, but it is at least a great improvement compared to the past.
Article 2: "All ethnic groups in the Guiguan area shall form a joint decision-making organization, and each ethnic group shall appoint a representative in turn on a daily basis to deliberate on conflicts, disputes, wars, and other acts of voting among various ethnic groups. ”
Article 3: "All ethnic groups in the Guiguan area shall convene a general meeting once a year to decide on various events of the past year and discuss the development of the coming year. ”
Article 4: "All ethnic groups in the Guiguan area have the right to join the Tang Army, enjoy equal military salaries and pensions, and enjoy the same right to promotion." ”
Article 5: "All ethnic groups in the Guiguan area enjoy common tax rights when participating in the commercial trade of the Tang Dynasty, and shall not be treated discriminately. ”
Article 6: "All ethnic groups in the Guiguan area are equal in economic development, and the rich and strong ethnic groups have the responsibility to help the weak and small ethnic groups. Article 7: "The cultures of all ethnic groups in the Guiguan area are equal and shall not discriminate against the cultural customs of all ethnic groups, but the cultural customs of all ethnic groups shall not affect other ethnic groups." ”
The short seven covenants involved the political, economic, cultural, commercial and other aspects between the Yi and Han ethnic groups in the Guiguan area, laying a solid foundation for the future Guiguan region to soar into the sky, because the large and small covenants led by Lin Feng in later generations did not get out of the framework of this covenant, and this covenant was honored by later generations as "an important covenant that influenced the ages".
Of course, the three days of discussion and decision-making are not just about these imaginary concepts. These ideas are easy to agree on, and the most important implementation rules are the focus of debate, such as how to restrain and punish strong peoples, how to help weak peoples, and how to conscript.
Many concrete facts were also settled in these three days:
The Guizhou Jiedu Embassy set aside a separate courtyard as the office of the joint decision-making body;
A place was set aside in the city of Guizhou as a concentration place for various ethnic groups to trade goods freely;
A conscription office was set up in Guizhou City, and soldiers of all nationalities began to be recruited from now on;
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At the same time that the big quarrel in the city of Guizhou finally came to an end, the big quarrel in the palace of Xingwang, the capital of the Southern Han Dynasty, also came to an end.
Since Wu Huaien returned from a fiasco in the northwest, a big quarrel and debate began in the Southern Han court.
Pan Chongche, the inner servant province who controlled the power of the court, immediately invited Liu Sheng, put Wu Huaien in prison, and strongly advocated the re-recruitment of the national army to re-march westward, and personally led the army to avenge the Southern Han Dynasty.
Finally caught the sore feet of these eunuchs, and the other factions of the Southern Han Dynasty invariably united and strongly demanded that Pan Chongche kill Wu Huaien and ensure that the rematch must be won.
Pan Chongche would agree to this kind of unremarkable thing, and immediately proposed to let Xian, who can ensure victory, who will be the coach!
At this moment, everyone is wilted, Wu Huaien can fight in the country, and he can get all the elite in the country, and he returned with a fiasco, who dares to win this guaranteed ticket. During this period, there have been continuous rumors in the Xingwang Mansion that Lin Feng is a bad star in the sky and the nemesis of the Southern Han Dynasty, who provokes who is unlucky!
No one wants to be the coach, so it's back to the old topic, revenge to Chu Tang or not? How to retaliate? After half a month of great controversy, the Southern Han Dynasty reached a compromise plan: observe the situation, at least wait for Lin Feng to lead the army to return, and then wait for the opportunity to retaliate.
In other words, the wilted Nanhan was ready to knock out his teeth and swallow it in his stomach.
Just when the upper and lower reaches of the Lingnan Lishui were engaged in great debates, the Han Kingdom in the north once again underwent a great change that shocked the world.