Tongguan, the military camp of Han Ting.

At this time, Han Tingzhi received Zhou Tai's letter, and after reading it, he looked at Lu Xiaoxian beside him, and said: "I was really said by Xiaoxian, the problem in Youzhou was brought by Zuo Houde, and Zhou Tailai reported that Zuo Houde had occupied Youzhou!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian just nodded, and before he could speak, Gongsun Yin on the side said loudly: "My lord, what about Qingzhou and Hanzhou? ”

Han Tingzhi sighed and said, "It's not clear, Zhou Tai said that he sent someone to find out the news, but I think it also fell into the hands of Zuo Houde!" After all, if it weren't for Qingzhou and Hanzhou, Zuo Houde would not have been able to reach Youzhou so quickly, and even Youzhou Zuo Houde would have been captured in one day, let alone Qingzhou and Hanzhou! ”

Gongsun Yin exclaimed, completely lacking his former look: "One day? How can it be! Youzhou is Hong Zaixing's lair, even if we wait for the army to attack, we can stalemate for several months! ”

Han Tingzhi let out a slight breath and said, "Zhou Tailai reported that Zuo Houde used a new type of siege equipment!" The attack distance is no less than that of the catapult, and what is even more rare is that it is easy to carry, and the power is far greater than that of the catapult! ”

The three of them discussed for a while, and when Lu Xiaoxian and Gongsun Yin retreated, Han Tingzhi looked in the direction of Youzhou and let out a long sigh!

"I hate to press the gold thread every year, and make wedding clothes for others"

For Zuo Houde, neither Hong Zaixing nor Han Tingzhi paid too much attention to it, the first is that the location of Dingcheng is not good, at the junction of the two countries, it is difficult to develop in Han Tingzhi's opinion!

Second, both Han Tingzhi and Hong Zaixing regard each other as the last opponents, and subconsciously ignore Zuo Houde, of course, it can't be said that in Han Tingzhi's view, it is best to win over Zuo Houde.

If you can't, staying is also a trouble for Hong Zaixing, and when Hong Zaixing is solved, it will be easier to clean up Zuo Houde!

If you really want to treat Zuo Houde as an opponent, whether it is Hong Zaixing or Han Tingzhi, they don't think it's necessary, and Zuo Houde is a prince to give face.

But in fact, there are still ethnic minorities such as Nanyue and Nanban in the south, Karasuma and Turkic tribes in the north, there are bandits and bandits in Mount Tai, there are Liang people in Xiliang, and there are still Shu kings in Shudi! The strength of these people is not inferior to Zuo Houde, but neither Hong Zaixing nor Han Tingzhi took these people seriously!

The world has never been calm, but there is no doubt that now the two families of Dayan and Daming are dominant, and for the rest of the small characters, it is still mainly to win over!

However, Han Tingzhi didn't expect that a "little person" like Zuo Houde could swallow an elephant with a snake, and the southeast of Hong Zaixing could directly swallow the northern border of Hong Zaixing!

"Zuo Houde! is a good left, I underestimate the heroes of the world! Han Tingzhi muttered!

Of course, this battle of Han Tingzhi is not without gains, at least Guanzhong is already in the bag! But thinking that this time he could have unified the north and the south, Han Tingzhi felt a pity, but he didn't expect Zuo Houde to take advantage of the chaos!

Of course, Han Tingzhi's pity, that is, in an instant, Han Tingzhi's overlord true colors, accepted the reality in a short time, sat in the tent, and wrote a letter to Jiang Ruoxu, who was left behind in Jiangling, to tell him the situation here.

At the same time, he wrote a letter to Zhou Tai and asked him to withdraw his troops back to Jiujiang, at this time it was useless for Zhou Tai to stay in Youzhou!

Han Tingzhi didn't plan to fight with Zuo Houde next, after the last battle between his soldiers and Hong Zaixing, they were already tired and tired, not to mention, for the new weapons in Zhou Tailai's letter, Han Tingzhi did not underestimate it, after all, Zuo Houde could rely on such a thing to defeat Youzhou City in one day!

Besides, Han Tingzhi doesn't know much about Zuo Houde's background, and he doesn't even know Zuo Houde's geometry? Before you find out the details, it's still not appropriate to do it!

Therefore, Han Tingzhi sent an envoy to Youzhou to negotiate a peace truce

……

Of course, in Youzhou at this time, Zuo Houde's idea is the same as Han Tingzhi's - a temporary truce!

First of all, Zuo Houde has just laid down Sanzhou, and what he needs most at present is to recuperate and digest thoroughly. Zuo Houde was an officer system before, and the southeast is just a place, these three states are almost half of the world, but the officer system is not possible!

It's easy to fight the world, but it's hard to defend the world, and now Zuo Houde is already the lord of the north, and he has to take into account the problem of governing the world.

As for attacking the south, it is still not the right time, Zuo Houde's foundation is still too small, and the southeast can take advantage of the chaos and swallow the north!

The world is still too big, Zuo Houde's subordinates lack both soldiers and horses, and lack talents, and they lack everything!

In this way, the opinions of the two sides were agreed.

In this year, Hong Zaixing, the founding emperor of Dayan, died on the battlefield, and the Dayan regime that had been founded for thirteen years was announced!

The Hong clan, which had been entrenched in the north for 70 years, withdrew from the stage of hegemony in the world.

For the Hongyi clan, Zuo Houde did not kill them all, but moved their entire clan to Dingcheng and put them under house arrest!

In the same year, Zuo Houde founded the country in Dingcheng and called the emperor, the country name was Qi, and the year name was Dingding!

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The capital of the Great Qi is Dingcheng, the imperial palace.

Zuo Houde looked at the four or five scribes in front of him, these people were all dressed in dark ink robes, and everyone had a solemn face on their faces, and they had a lot of respect for Zuo Houde!

These people are the disciples of the Legalists, since the founding of the country and the emperor, after becoming the lord of the northern land, the talents under Zuo Houde have gradually multiplied, and the disciples of the three prominent schools of Confucianism, Taoism and Law have also rushed to Dingcheng to tell Zuo Houde their political ideas!

These days, Zuo Houde is also listening to the opinions of various families, the Confucian Gongsun Confucianism, the Legalist Li Family, and the Taoist Huang Grandmaster, Zuo Houde has also asked them to explain one-on-one!

Of course, in addition to these three schools, there are also other schools, such as the peasant family, the medical family, the Mo family, the Yin and Yang family, and ......, and they have also sent proud disciples to come.

Zuo Houde has also been politely received by everyone, of course, after nearly a month of research, Zuo Houde finally selected the school that he was most satisfied with - Legalism!

The leader of the Legalist family this time is Li Si's descendant - Li Yan, this person is in his early forties, with dozens of disciples, rushed from Jiangling to Dingcheng, and now he is in front of Zuo Houde!

Zuo Houde looked at Li Yan and said, "Sect Master Li, maybe I will talk to the widow about the decrees of the pre-Qin Emperor!" ”

Li Yan was naturally self-reliant, and said with a holy face: "Since Shang Zi entered Qin, he proposed that 'if the world is not governed together, the country will be lawless. The king of soup and martial arts is also prosperous without following the ancients; The destruction of Yin Xia is also not easy to die politely. However, those who oppose the ancients may not be wrong, and there are not enough people who follow the rites. ’

After standing for the letter, began to change the law, since the first Qin VI is respecting the law, and my Legalist family after the sixth century of time, but also gradually has a complete set of political system, the following by me to inform Your Majesty! ……”

In this way, Li Yan began to talk about the legal system in the pre-Qin period.

"Shang Jun said: If the rebel brigade is abolished, the people who are treacherous, irritable, personal friends, and suspicious of farmers will not work, and the people who oppose the brigade will have nothing to eat, and they will be farmers. If you are farming, the grass will be cultivated. ”

After hearing this, Zuo Houde asked: "Oh, the widow knows that this statement comes from the book of Shang Jun, but the widow also knows that when the king of Qin was in power, there was still a hotel!" ”

Li Yan bowed and explained: "Your Majesty, the book of Shang Jun was said when he entered the Qin Dynasty, and after six generations, it is not exactly what is said in the book!" Hotels also have a great use, in the pre-Qin period, between the counties and counties, it was convenient for Qin officials to go back and forth, and even doctors and nobles also had a place to rest! Moreover, every year, whether it is the head of Qian, the public soldier, the Shangzao, or the hairpin, there is this military service, and the hotel is a transit place! ”

Zuo Houde nodded, and Li Yan continued: "If you use kindness, the people will kiss their relatives; If you let the traitors be, the people will be in control. Those who are united and restored are also good; Whoever doesn't follow the rules is also a traitor. Zhang Shan, then it is hidden; If you commit adultery, you will be punished. If it is hidden, the people will win the law; If the crime is punished, the law will prevail over the people. The people win the law, and the country is in turmoil; The law is victorious over the people, and the soldiers are strong. Therefore, it is said: If you govern with good people, you will be chaotic and cut; If you rule by traitors, you will be strong. ”

When Zuo Houde heard this, he immediately clapped his hands and praised: "Reasonable!" Human nature is inherently evil, and it is not morality that restricts human nature, but law! The law will collapse completely! ”

What Li Yan means is: govern the people with the so-called good people, then the people only love their relatives. If the so-called traitors are used to govern the people, then the people will abide by the legal system of the country.

When people are combined, they cover up each other's faults, which is called goodness. Alienating the people and monitoring each other is called treachery.

Praise the so-called good people, and the sins of the people will be covered up. Appoint the so-called traitors to govern, and then the faults among the people will be punished.

If the mistakes of the people are covered up, then the people will be above the regulations. If the sins of the people are punished, then the laws of the state can suppress the people.

If the people are above the law, the country will be chaotic, the law will limit the people, and the country's military strength will be strong. Therefore, if the so-called good people are used to organize the country, the country will definitely be chaotic until it is weakened. If you govern the country with the so-called traitors, you will definitely be able to govern the country well until it becomes strong.

When Li Yan heard what Zuo Houde said, a trace of joy flashed in his eyes, and he said: "The true meaning of this Legalist is also!" ”

Zuo Houde looked at him and let him continue!

Li Yan continued to speak, slowly explaining the Qin Law, and suddenly, Li Yan opened his mouth and said: "Don't be in a hurry to commit adultery in the matter of winning the law, and the foundation of adultery is not deeper than severe punishment." ”

What Li Yan said was: The task of law enforcement is not to be in a hurry to put an end to treacherous evil, and the root of eradicating treachery is to severely punish and punish evil spirits.

Zuo Houde couldn't help but exclaim when he heard this: "This is wonderful!" The cost of crime is too low, and the law must be severed to punish adultery. ”

Li Yan said again: "If there is no rule, the evil officials will not be able to benefit the people for personal gain." ”

Zuo Houde looked up at Li Yan and said, "Can you really do it without a cure?" ”

Li Yan arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, this is the way of the Qin officials, and it must be done!" ”

It is no wonder that Zuo Houde felt incredulous, and Li Yan complained: officials are not allowed to stay and do the government affairs of the day, so that the evil officials will not have free time to go to the people to seek their own selfish interests.

This is something that Zuo Houde could not do in his previous life, but it is something that must be completed for Qin officials, Zuo Houde sighed: "No wonder Qin Wangzheng can rule the world!" ”

After that, for more than ten days, Zuo Houde listened to Li Yan explain the ideas of the Legalists, and Zuo Houde gradually had his own understanding, in the pre-Qin period, the laws and regulations of the Legalists were extremely strict in the first place, and many laws were inhumane in Zuo Houde's view!

Of course, Zuo Houde still appreciates it, after all, as long as you don't break the law, it's fine!

Of course, the rule of law is also extremely strict, every regulation, law, every punctuation mark is very clear, rewards and punishments are clear, these codes are locked in a room, no one is allowed to modify without authorization!

There are many laws, and they also require the officials to remember clearly, and they will be inspected every once in a while, and if they don't remember which criminal law, they will be required to be punished by this criminal law!

At the same time, Qin's management of the people under his rule is also very strict, and everyone has a "biography" and "charm", which is equivalent to the ID card of future generations!

At the same time, land is state-owned, private buying and selling is not allowed, and each person has his own household registration when he is born, as well as the industry he will engage in in the future, and a person's background determines many things!

Of course, the most famous thing in the Qin period was the military merit system, and the division of the twenty titles was just an almost perfect road to promotion, and it was also the way for most people to gain fame, fortune and status!

Some of the things here have been carried over all the time, such as the county system and certain military regulations!

Of course, what makes Zuo Houde happiest is that Li Yan's family has preserved the complete laws of the Qin Dynasty, and has even made some repairs in line with the times according to the changes of the times over the years, in short, this is a complete legal system.

For this system, Zuo Houde can even take it out and use it as long as it is slightly modified!

Of course, there are also many Qin laws that are not particularly perfect in Zuo Houde's opinion, but Zuo Houde did not bring it up, after all, Zuo Houde can still revise it in the future!

The reason why Zuo Houde chose Legalism is very simple, the first military control before is actually the use of Legalism, and choosing Legalism can be more smoothly transformed!

The law of the second Legalist is very strict but also very fair, and although Zuo Houde occupied the north, he still failed to get the hearts of the people in the north, the law can calm the people's hearts, and it can also govern Zuo Houde very strictly, so that people can't make a mess!

Although Zuo Houde chose Legalism, Zuo Houde still does not intend to abandon the rest, whether it is a doctor, a farmer, a Mo family, or a Yin and Yang family......

The disciples of these schools are all outstanding talents of this era, and Zuo Houde is naturally the more the merrier.

The heroes of the world, enter my world!

After a short time, Zuo Houde's proposition was clearly manifested, a large number of Legalist disciples came to the north to display their ambitions, and most of the disciples of Confucianism and Taoism left, but the Mojia and other primary schools still remained!

Zuo Houde is also to reuse these left to the school Wei Commission, and arrange them to the right position, although Zuo Houde is not particularly recognized by these people's ideas, but their miscellaneous studies, Zuo Houde are all appreciated!

Whether it is field system, hydraulics, astronomy, physics, mathematics...... There are corresponding talents!