。。。 When I open the next book, I must keep it within two million words...

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"May I ask Ming Gong, do you believe in ghosts and gods?"

Fang Congzhe did not answer Liu Ji first, but asked Zhu Yuanzhang such a question.

So, does Zhu Yuanzhang believe in ghosts and gods? Actually, I believe it. He himself has been a monk and a monk, so it is inevitable that he will be affected. After coming to Jinling, Liu Ji's masters, Jiujiang Taoist Huang Chuwang and Zhou Dian, Tieguan Taoist Zhang Zhong, monk Meng Yueting, and many famous Taoist priests of Zhengyi successively defected to its shogunate. Moreover, he later looked for Zhang Sanfeng for many years, but he never found it.

However, in front of Fang Congzhe, especially in front of a full house of Confucian scholars, he would definitely not answer directly, smiled and said: "I don't read much, but I have also heard that 'Zi Bu is strange and confused'." The ghosts and gods say, if you believe it, you have it, and if you don't believe it, you don't have it, right? ......, why did the envoy ask this question? ”

Fang Congzhe asked the second question: "If Ming Gong believes in ghosts and gods, then he should believe that people have an afterlife; If Ming Gong does not believe in ghosts and gods, then he should not believe that people have an afterlife. Right? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, it was like this, nodded, and said, "Exactly." ”

"If Ming Gong believes that there is an afterlife, then there will be Ming Gong a hundred years later, what will Ming Gong do in this life? If Ming Gong does not believe in an afterlife, then there will be no Ming Gong in a hundred years, and what will Ming Gong do in this life? ”

"A hundred years later? ......, if there is an afterlife? What is it that you do? ”

Fang Congzhe's third question made Zhu Yuanzhang confused. The more eloquent and strategic the person, the more powerful the person, the easier it is to think about these ethereal things. Emperor Qin and Han Wu, what great achievements, without exception, but they are all very interested in the art of seeking immortals and immortality.

"When I was young, I met a Taoist priest in the mountains near Xiuzhou. It was the middle of winter, and the heavy snow was beginning to fall, and I saw him standing on the top of the mountain with unclothed clothes and a quilt, but his face was happy, and he drank to the clouds, and his roar shook the mountains and forests. I was curious, so I went up to him and asked him if he wasn't afraid of the cold. Standing in the snow, unclothed, shivering, but so happy, why? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang came interested.

He has attracted so many Taoist priests and monks in the shogunate, and he must be very interested in these so-called "strange people and strange things", and it would be strange if he is not interested. He asked, "How did the Taoist priest answer?" ”

He didn't answer the minister, but just sang two words.

"What are you singing?"

"If there is me in a hundred years, why not sing about wine? If there is no self in a hundred years, what will be this life? ”

"Oh? May I ask the honorable envoy, do you know the name of this Taoist priest? ”

"I was young at that time, and I didn't ask."

Liu Ji saw Zhu Yuanzhang's relishful appearance, frowned unconsciously, and interjected: "Honorable envoy, my lord took time to see you at night, but he didn't want to come to hear what you said. Whether people have an afterlife or not, this Buddhist saying. Since ancient times, the explanation is all false, and people of insight do not believe it. Zhu Zi was fifteen or sixteen years old, and he had the ambition to seek the Tao, 'flooding all households, going in and out of the old and interpreting people for decades, returning to the "Six Classics" and then obtaining it'. That's why it is said, 'Buddhism is useless. ......, why? Scholars rule the world, should follow the way of the sage, and have never heard of anyone who practices the study of Buddha and Tao. ”

Since ancient times, scholars and doctors have been proud, and when they enter the WTO, they are Confucian; Unexpectedly, born is the way. Confucianism and Buddhism are two completely different "ways". One enters the WTO, the other is born; One positive, one negative.

Listening to Liu Ji's rebuke, Fang Congzhe was not annoyed, just smiled slightly, and said: "What Mr. said, I know from Zhegu. But there is something I don't understand, and I want to ask Mr. ”

"Come on."

"Why do scholars rule the world and follow the way of saints? But there is no practice of Buddhism? ”

"The Buddha talks about crossing people, teaching people to only look at life; The Tao talks about flying immortals, and only cares about their own life and death. Regardless of their absurdity, these two points alone cannot be used to rule the world. 'Establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations', this should be the ambition of the country. ”

Fang Congzhe got up, bowed to the end, and said solemnly: "This is a theory that the sun and the moon are not published!" He tidied up his clothes, faced Zhu Yuanzhang, knelt on the ground solemnly, and then said, "The ghosts and gods and the afterlife that I talked about in Xia Shicai are just like Ming Gong's answer: 'Zi Bu is silent and strange and chaotic'." Why? Is there something that even a saint can't understand? Definitely. The eldest husband is a man in the world, '10,000 years is too long, seize the day'. If there is peace, it will seek the well-being of the people; In troubled times, the people will be relieved. This is what heroes and heroes and people with lofty ideals should do! "Where the Tao is, although there are thousands of people, I will go"! That is to say. ”

Chen Yu is a great Confucian, hearing this, he only felt that there was a loud voice, and he couldn't help but applaud and applaud, saying: "'The big husband is a man in the world, 10,000 years is too long, just seize the day', that's a good point! You can say that again! ”

"I'm ashamed to praise Mr. This sentence is not actually said below. ”

"Who's that?"

"It's the words of a poem that my lord wrote before."

"Oh? I have heard for a long time that King Yan is an all-round talent in civil and military affairs, and I wonder if the envoy can recite this word, so that we can see the whole picture? ”

"Sending "Man Jianghong", the sentence quoted below is from Xia Yan, and the whole sentence says: 'How many things are never urgent; The world is turning, and time is pressing. 10,000 years is too long. ......, Ming Gong, I don't know how you feel about this sentence? ”

"King Yan has great ambitions, 'seize the day', and heroes should be like this."

"Yes! Fang is under today, the four sides are disturbed, the heroes are competing, and the male and female are undecided. In the north, there are Chahan, Polo, Li Siqi, Zhang Liangbi and my lord, and in the south there are Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng, Ming Yuzhen, Chen Youding and Ming Gong. In such a situation, it is like sailing against the current, either advancing or retreating, and you really want to 'protect yourself' but can't! ......, I don't know if Ming Gong thinks so? ”

"That's true."

"From Zhe, please analyze the current situation in Jinling for Ming Gong."

"Envoy, please."

"Jinling is based on the Yangtze River in front of it, and the south is re-led, and the situation is unique and victorious. There is also Zhenjiang, when the coating is in danger before the momentum of the humerus, for the key to the gateway of the east and west. Wang Daoyun of the Eastern Jin Dynasty: 'Managing the Quartet is fundamental. 'Sun and Wu Jiandu are here, and they cannot be annexed because of the strength of the Cao family. The topography of this Jinling.

"Moreover, the southeast of Jinling connects the vast plains, the water network is intertwined, and it is extremely rich, and it is advantageous to have fishing salt and valley silk, and it can be directly transported into the city through the Qinhuai River." Convenient boats and cars, no difficulty and no difficulty; The fields are fertile, and there is a transfer of nationality'. You can fight if you advance, and you can defend when you retreat. This Jinling's material.

"Zhuge Liangyun of the Three Kingdoms: 'Zhongshan Longpan, Stone Tiger, True Emperor's Mansion.'" Honestly!"

After praising the natural conditions of Jinling, Fang Congzhe paused, turned abruptly, and said: "It's just a matter of help!" ”

During the banquet, Yang Xian asked, "What can I do?" ”

"However, now Jinling has strong enemies on both sides, Zhang Shicheng in the east and Chen Youliang in the west; And in the north, there is Chahan in Henan. There is a good comparison, if Jinling is compared to a samurai, now he has to be restrained, and he can't use it at all. There are many talents in the Ming Shogunate, and he must have understood the current situation for a long time. May I ask Ming Gong, how do you plan to deal with it? Ever wondered how to break the game? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang groaned and said: "First easy and then difficult, break them separately." So much for. ”

"Who's easy? Who's in a quandary? ”

"Friendship should be difficult."

"Friendship is unruly, cruel and unkind, killing its master and usurping his throne is unreasonable. Although the military is very sharp, it is actually easy to deal with. Difficult, in the following view, only the Jinji Chahan is also! ”

"Chahan is far away and friendly and close. Friendship is unreasonable, for my Jinling's immediate trouble. And although it is difficult to Chahan, it is difficult to be my enemy at the moment. ”

"Doesn't Lord Yang smell 'gnats and flies, and horses are also in trouble'? It is true that Chahan is far away and friendly and forgiving, but when it comes to who is the real trouble? Ming Gong, all the gentlemen, you are all people who are beyond the sages of the times, can't you still see it? If the trouble of Chahan is compared to a fight, then the trouble of friendship is nothing more than a gnat! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "I understand what the envoy means. In fact, long before the last time I saw the envoy, someone said to me, saying, 'King Yan is well-known in the world, and Chahan is afraid of it.'" Now, he has a decisive battle with Chahan, which can be called a strong enemy', and said that the envoy is now coming to Jinling, and he must want to invite me to send troops to help King Yan. Therefore he advised me, saying, 'This is the time when the heavens are about to destroy Richardham, and it is better to raise up a great army and cross the river to attack him.' The king of Yan attacked the outside, and my Jinling attacked the inside, and the death of Chahan would not be ten days away. If Chahan dies, Polo will be lonely, and the land of Chahan can be divided together, and then Polo will be taken together, and most of them will be my emperor Song You. ’”

"I don't know who is the one who advises the Ming Gong?"

"Ninghai Yedu."

Ye Dui, the word Liangzhong, was a native of Ninghai, Zhejiang, and was famous as a Confucian at that time.

This person once in the nineteenth year of Zhizheng, when Zhu Yuanzhang laid down Ning Yue and coveted western Zhejiang, he gave Zhu Yuanzhang a "Martial Arts One Outline and Three Eyes" as a cloth cloth, saying that the world has a great plan, and proposed that "it is advisable to eliminate Li Chahan in the north, and Zhang Jiusi in the south." Fuwen, Taiwan, take Fujian, Vietnam, Dingdu Jiankang, expand the river, Guangzhou. ”

When talking specifically about how to deal with Li Chahan, he commented: "The Zhang family can sit and wait for the overthrow, and the Huaidong counties will also return." The Central Plains in the north, the Li family can also be combined. Now I heard that Chahan was arrogant and arrogant, and he wrote to the Ming Gong, such as Cao Cao's recruitment of Sun Quan. Stealing is about to end, people's hearts do not belong, and Chahan wants to do what he does, and the situation is not good. It is advisable to be like Lu Suji, Dingzu Jiangdong, to observe the provocation of the world, and this is also its outline. ”

The so-called "Lu Su plan" is "three points of the world".

When Lu Su saw Sun Quan, Sun Quan asked about the world, and he replied: "The only way to stay in Jiangdong is to watch the provocation of the world." This "Dingzu" theory appeared earlier than Zhuge Liang's "Longzhong Pair".

When Ye Dui wrote to Zhu Yuanzhang, Haidong had not yet entered Yidu, so his overall plan can be called "first south and then north". That is, first take Zhang Shicheng and Fang Guozhen, "Dingzu Jiangdong", and then Xu Tu went north. It can be seen that he also regards Chahan as his greatest enemy.

As soon as this book was published, Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised and wanted to keep it, but he resigned.

After saying goodbye and leaving, a while ago, he heard the news that Fang Congzhe had entered Jinling, and he rewrote a letter and sent it to Jinling. The rough content is as Zhu Yuanzhang said. However, because he saw an opportunity, he changed the proposal of "south first and then north" and changed it to "north first and then south".

Fang Congzhe bowed solemnly and bowed again.

"Why did the envoy suddenly make this great gift again?"

"Congratulations to Ming Gong."

"Congratulations to me?"

"He Minggong is a sage, Mr. Simei's analysis is really pertinent! That's all I want to say. If Ming Gong is willing to follow it, then try to see who is in the world in the domain of tomorrow! At this time, although Chahan is the leader of the northern land, if this strategy is used, the heroes of the sea will only be Ming Gong and Yan Wang Er from now on! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled but said nothing.

Liu Ji said: "It's easier said than done. If there is something rare, Li Siqi will help him. King Yan lives in Shandong, and may not care about Li Siqi, but at that time, it is my family against two enemies. ”

"What the gentleman said is not true."

"How?"

"To fight Chahan, of course, you need to consider Guanzhong first. But now in Guanzhong, Li Siqi is not the only family, but also Zhang Liangbi and others. The previous battle between Chahan and Polo, Li Siqi helped Chahan and Zhang Liangbi helped Polo, and the Tatars seemed to have many generals, but the discord between them was already clear. Fang is in turmoil today, and there are five or six out of ten righteous troops. Chahan, Polo, Li Siqi, and Zhang Liangbi were divided into Jinji and Guanzhong, blocking the mountains and rivers, and there was an emergency to save each other, and the benefits of this small country were also. Today, they are attacking each other, and they are seeking their own death. ......, a wise man, will not fail to see this. Why is Li Siqi afraid? ”

Yang Xian asked, "Chahan is the enemy of my Emperor Song. For An Fengxue's hatred, it is not impossible to join forces with King Yan. However, at the end of the book, Ye Dui said, 'If Chahan dies, Polo will be lonely, and you can share the land of Chahan, and then take Polo together, and most of them will be for my emperor Song'. Looking at the book of King Yan today, there is also a sentence of 'when the mountains and rivers are divided, and the alliance will always be good'. But I would like to ask the envoy, do these two sentences mean the same thing? ”

Of course not. Ye Dui's meaning is to say that most of them can be owned by Jinling; And Deng She's meaning is just to say that it can be separated from Jinling. The topic has unconsciously shifted to talking about conditions.

Fang Congzhe was very determined in his heart, knowing that Zhu Yuanzhang's departure from the army had basically become a foregone conclusion.

However, he still did not dare to take it lightly. Because the more you talk about the conditions, the more critical it is. If he takes a step back at this time, he may lose thousands of miles of mountains and rivers in Yidu, and said with a smile: "My lord's meaning has been very clear, 'Bianliang is also a tribute to the world', 'Flatten Guanzhong, and divide the mountains and rivers'." ”

"I want to hear about it."

"Bianliang belongs to Anfeng, Guanzhong and Jinji belong to you and me."

Yang Xian laughed and said, "The envoy deceived me and Jinling is no one evil? ”

"Why do you say that?"

"Guanzhong, Jin Ji belong to you and me? My Jinling is in the south of the Yangtze River, far away from Guanzhong, Jinji and Hebei, and the whip is beyond reach. Mo said that he and King Yan 'cut off the mountains and rivers', even after cutting down Chahan, Polo, Li Siqi, etc., King Yan gave up Jinji and Guanzhong, and we couldn't afford it. The so-called can be seen, but not obtained. Aren't you deceiving me that there is no one in Jinling? ”

Jinling is in Jiangsu, the east is near the sea, the west is Anhui, Anhui is Henan to the west, and Jinji and Guanzhong are in the north and west of Henan. Although Zhu Yuanzhang's influence has expanded to Anhui, it is obvious that he does not yet have the ability to enter Jinji and Guanzhong.

"Then, in your opinion, what should we do?"

"I went out of Henan in Jinling and helped King Yan to take Jinji and Guanzhong, then Henan is mine. The land of Henan, only one-third of the size of Jinji and Guanzhong, after the destruction of Chahan, etc., the king of Yan should send troops from Guanzhong, and then help me Jinling to take Hubei and Anhui. ”

Shaanxi borders Hubei, and Jiangxi to the southeast, both of which are now partially or mostly under Chen's control.

"Bianliang is the old capital of my emperor and Song Dynasty, how can it be owned by Jinling? Lord Yang's words are wrong! ”

"What should we do from the point of view of the envoy?"

For this bargaining, Fang Congzhe was already prepared.

Before leaving Yidu, Deng She summoned him specifically for this purpose, and told him in detail that he could give in as much as he could, but there was only one way, Bianliang could never be handed over to Jinling. He was confident and replied: "Yingchuan, south of Luoyang, please return to Jinling." Yingchuan, north of Luoyang, should be two weeks. ”

During the Warring States period, the Zhou royal family was in turmoil, and Wangji was divided into two parts, the Eastern Zhou Kingdom and the Western Zhou Kingdom. Fang Congzhe said, "North of Yingchuan and Luoyang, it should be two weeks", which means that he wants to give up the area around Bianliang to King Xiaoming and make him the land of Gyeonggi. Neither Yidu nor Jinling are allowed to interfere.

Yang Xian still wanted to speak, Fang Congzhe said: "Bianliang is the capital of my emperor and Song Dynasty. Adults must want to take it, do you want to be Cao Cao? Or do you want to blackmail the Son of Heaven to order the princes? ”

Yang Xian smiled and said-for-tat: "Hehe." King Yan has already covered Shandong, to occupy Jin and Hebei, at that time, Linhenan will be like looking down, and controlling Bianliang is like driving a horse. 'Hold the Son of Heaven hostage to order the princes'? I don't know who would have this idea! ”

Fang Congzhe was stunned, seeing that the hall was about to evolve into a "sword of words", Zhu Yuanzhang got up with a laugh, brushed his sleeves and said: "The battle of tongues is useless!" I have made up my mind, please return to King Yan. Within five days, my Jinling will inevitably send troops to Henan to help Jining. How to 'divide the mountains and rivers'? First Come! ”

This is the true nature of the hero.

The agreement on paper is not believed at all, and whoever fights it is owned by whom. That's the final word.