son-in-law

Chapter 1013 The Wave

I received the detailed message from Ximian in the early morning of May.

Not long after the night of April [-]th, Li Pin talked about current affairs late into the night with a few congenial young Confucian scholars, and his emotions were somewhat generous.After midnight, that is May, before he was about to fall asleep, the steward knocked on the bedroom door and delivered the news of the Battle of Hanzhong.

The night in Fuzhou is clear and clear, and it has entered summer, and the climate is pleasant.After reading the message, Li Pin sat under the banyan tree in the courtyard for a long time in his unlined clothes, knowing that many people including him might not be able to sleep this night.

The current situation is still tense. Although there is a large influx of people in Fuzhou, resettlement areas have been divided, and the city still enforces a curfew at night.Those who can get the information at this time are him, some members of the Princess Palace, and some members of the Secret Investigation Division. Naturally, His Majesty in Miyagi will never miss such news.

He could somewhat imagine how the young His Majesty would look at the message in front of him.

In the past, the Wu Dynasty took many wrong paths. According to what Mr. Ning said, he owed a lot of debts and left countless messes, so that he even came to the desperation of surviving in name only.Up to now, only the "orthodox" endgame in Fujian is left. In many respects, it can even be called self-inflicted.

However, since succeeding to the throne in Jiangning last year, the new His Majesty, whose country name is "Zhenxing", has indeed given people a glimmer of hope in a desperate situation.After arriving in Fuzhou, many of the actions of the young majesty will make the old-fashioned people uncomfortable, but in the eyes of more people, the many measures of the new monarch show vigorous vigor and vigor.

Here, Li Pin may be one of the people who followed all the way and saw it most clearly.

From Jiang Ning’s bravery when he broke through the decisive battle, to the guilt he experienced all the way, after arriving in Fuzhou, Jun Wu took care of a lot of things by himself. During this period, they were even assassinated several times by assassins.

In April, people built a stone monument on the Northwest Square of Fuzhou to commemorate the Jiangnan people who died during the Jurchen’s journey to the south. The emperor wore armor and white silk, cut his palm with a long sword, drank the blood in the wine, and then worshiped three times. Sacrifice the dead.These behaviors do not conform to the rules of the Ministry of Etiquette, but Jun Wu doesn't care.

After the sacrifice, there was an assassin who tried to assassinate, and Jun Wu asked the captured assassin to be brought to the stone tablet, and asked them to explain the reason for the assassination face to face, and then ordered the assassin to be beheaded.

These acts of being approachable or approachable, or doing things personally, or being upright and upright, can only be regarded as external appearances.If there were only these, those in high positions would not think highly of him, but what really made him feel stable was the various details he handled under the surface.

After arriving in Fuzhou, the first thing the court led by Junwu was to count all the money, food and materials below. At the same time, the original Fuzhou officials were ordered to cooperate with the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry to submit and review the list of all craftsmen in Fuzhou.Fuzhou was originally a good port, and the shipbuilding industry of the Wu Dynasty was the most developed here. When Jun Wu was the prince, he paid attention to craftsmen and things, and everyone didn't think it was strange at first, but at the end of March and early April, the initial integration of the household department The officials began to carry out a new round of census and compile households for all the people.

In the original Wu Dynasty, the number of scholars was already very large, and the number of officials was never lacking. After Junwu arrived in Fuzhou, he carefully selected officials to enter the court, and on the other hand, he cared more about the staff. integrate.

Beginning in the second half of last year, the Wu Dynasty was facing disintegration. Junwu broke through from Jiangning all the way, and brought many people with him.Although it is said that the lives of the people are not divided into grades, but when there is a choice, Junwu will give priority to guaranteeing the lives of masters, shopkeepers, and craftsmen who can write, calculate, and have skills.

After arriving in Fuzhou in batches, most of the shopkeepers who could write and count were incorporated into the Ministry of Households, and the names of craftsmen were included in the Ministry of Industry. The first thing Junwu did was to train soldiers with the list of local craftsmen in Fuzhou. After the integration, household registration and statistics of Fuzhou people, especially refugees, began.It may seem cumbersome to organize household registration, but it has always been the most stable method for the regime to strengthen its control at the bottom.

At the beginning of the year, Tie Sanwu took control of the government in Fuzhou. Zhou Pei, Cheng Zhouhai and others secretly acted together to cut off Tie Sanwu's head with local forces, and easily took over Fuzhou. It also has its own demands.In everyone's imagination, the Wu Dynasty has been overthrown so far, and the new young king must be eager to counterattack, and in such a situation where he is surrounded by enemies, he will actively win over all parties, and give his supporters great rewards, in order to get a thousand dollars. effect.

But when the counting and compilation of Qimin's households began again, people discovered that this seemingly radical new king actually adopted the style of chewing and digesting the land.In Fuzhou in April, there were many refugees coming from all over the world and transported by the fleet. The work of statistics and resettlement was very busy, and there were occasional chaos and assassinations, but the disturbances caused were not serious. In the final analysis, it was The new king and his team regard these things as training, and they have made plans for everything, and they will react when they happen.

It is also for this reason that in the eyes of caring people, Fuzhou is currently in a busy, complicated but relatively well-organized atmosphere.The Xinjun's control over the city is expanding every day. For anyone who sincerely looks forward to the Mingjun and is loyal to the Wu Dynasty, the sight in front of them will only make them feel gratified.

And even if someone is unwilling, it doesn't make any sense.After the breakout and transfer of Jiangning, Junwu carried out a strong reorganization of the army. Now more than [-] elite soldiers are controlled by generals such as Yue Fei and Han Shizhong. A Fuzhou, or even the whole of Fujian, is still doing well.

While integrating the Ministry of War, clearing up military discipline, training the officials of the Ministry of Households, and beginning to organize the households for the people, at the same time, the reform of the Ministry of Industry is also undergoing drastic reforms.At the upper level of the Ministry of Industry, several craftsmen with active thinking were promoted as chief officials. For the craftsmen who followed the Jiangning Gewu Research Institute at the beginning, Junwu promoted those who had made great contributions, and even bestowed awards on two of them. He also publicly promised that as long as he can make great achievements in the development of Gephysics in the future, he will never hesitate to confer titles on officials.

In the previous class of the Wu Dynasty, scholars, peasants, and businessmen came in turn. In the past few years, merchants used the power of money to improve their status slightly, but after all, they were not recognized by the government.When Jun Wu was the crown prince, he did not have such power, but at this time, he actually wanted to elevate and recognize the status of craftsmen in essence.

Some of the old Confucian scholars and old courtiers who followed Junwu to the south raised more or less objections, and some only vaguely reminded Junwu to think twice and not to be so radical.But now the army is in the hands of Junwu, and the officials below are available. The information is assisted by the eldest princess and the secret investigation department, and Li Pin's newspaper is promoted.Although these great Confucians and veterans were more or less able to connect with the power of the gentry and gentry from all over the Wu Dynasty, when Junwu was determined to eat one piece, the influence and restraint of these officials on him were unknowingly. Sleep has dropped to a minimum.

Under the influence of these tricks, conservative Confucian scholars may have some complaints about the new emperor's rebellion and "unsteadyness", but for a large number of young Confucian scholars, such a king is undoubtedly exciting.Over the past few days, a large number of Confucian scholars have come to Li Pin's side, and when they talk about the new king's tactics, they are full of enthusiasm and praise.

That's right, as long as Fuzhou can be thoroughly digested and mastered, it can play a far greater role than hastily recovering the entire Fujian or obtaining a Jiangnan that is not of one mind.Once the new king controls Fuzhou in a meticulous manner, and in the future, the whole world will be in order. Under such a premise, the weak and weak situation of gentry and aristocrats in various places may also be reformed.

Throughout history, which dynasty and generation can achieve this kind of control over the bottom, not the image of Emperor Wu?

While praising Junwu's actions, people began to reflect on many things about Confucianism in the past. In the past two months, the most discussed issue in the Confucian circle in Fuzhou was the ranking of scholars, farmers, businessmen and commerce.In the past, it was thought that these four types of people were from front to back, and then down. Now it seems that this concept must be changed, and the status of the two levels of business and industry must be taken seriously.

Then came various theories.There are two most representative arguments: the relatively conservative view that scholars, as the managers and coordinators of the world, should occupy the first rank, and that agriculture, industry and commerce have their own uses, and they should be treated equally and their development should be encouraged; and the more radical idea is that , scholars, farmers, and businessmen must be treated equally, belonging to the same level, and there is no distinction between high and low. Of course, the reason why such a statement is radical is because it is stuck on the issue of how farmers and scholars are treated equally. For example, people can give craftsmen and businessmen Officials are bestowed with titles to demonstrate their status, but how should farmers be rewarded and encouraged?Because of this problem, most people think that this kind of idea is good, but most of them cannot be implemented.

Some young people can be encouraged by Xinjun’s wisdom and inspiration, and the changes in the world. Li Pin often communicates with these people. On the one hand, he guides them to do some practical things. possible key points.

Of course, as far as he is concerned, the perception and emotions of these things and changes in front of him are more complicated.

Young people who have never seen much of the world, or Confucian scholars who have seen a lot of world, may be encouraged by the changes happening here before them—indeed, the Wu Dynasty experienced too much turmoil, and now the country is ruined. The death is fragmented, and most people realize that without thorough innovation and changes, it seems that the Wu Dynasty cannot be saved.

It is also because of this that even some old-school bureaucrats who followed Junwu to the south saw Junwu carry out drastic reforms, and even made such behaviors as cutting their palms and drinking blood in the sacrificial ceremony. Not much confrontation was done.Because even the old people know that if you follow the rules, you can only keep the old. If you want to open up, maybe you really need Junwu's extraordinary behavior.

From a historical point of view, an emperor like Junwu who has blood in his chest, has discipline in his subordinates, and even saw blood on the battlefield, may be qualified as the master of ZTE in any dynasty or generation.At least in this initial period, with his feedback and the assistance of Cheng Zhouhai and Wen Renbuer, it is already perfect. If he puts himself at any point in the past history, he will indeed feel that such an emperor ecstatic.

But right now, amidst the sincere expectations, compliments and praises of those Confucian scholars, there will always be an emotion rising deep in his heart, suppressing his joy, and questioning him.

——In the current historical moment, how do our efforts compare with the one in the Southwest?

——The strong and wise ZTE master, facing the one in the southwest, does he have a chance of winning?

In the eyes of those young Confucian scholars who came to him to discuss Taoism, many of whom were capable and knowledgeable, the answer to this question was beyond doubt.But only on Li Pin's side, he was not even willing to answer such a question deep in his heart. He understood that this had already reflected the weighing and answering in his heart.

Therefore, when every Confucian student was excited and encouraged, only he always smiled calmly, pointed out the other party's problems, and guided the other party's thinking.Such a situation made his reputation in Fuzhou even bigger.

In the early morning of the first day of May, shortly after he finished talking with several Confucian scholars, the question in his heart was brought to him through information.

On April 24, when Ning Yi's reinforcements never arrived, Qin Shaoqian led the Seventh Chinese Army with 2 troops to defeat the attack of Zong Han and Xi Yin's [-] troops head-on, and even beheaded his son Wanyan in front of Zong Han. horse.Since then, the two most successful descendants of Zong Han, King Zhenzhu and King Baoshan, both died at the hands of the Huaxia Army in the Southwest War.Zong Han and Xi Yin led the remnant soldiers to flee eastward in panic...

That year, Jurchen went south to encircle Bianliang for the second time, which caused the greatest humiliation of the Wu Dynasty. In the shame of Jingping, Zong Han, Xi Yin, King Zhenzhu, and King Baoshan were all among them. In addition, Yin Shuke, Ba Lisu, Yu Yu, Dalai... This ferocious Jurchen general, in the hearts of the conscientious Wu Dynasty people, is a mortal enemy who wants to kill with all his life.This time, they were killed one by one in the southwest.

I was supposed to be happy...

But more complicated emotions rose up, entangled him, tortured him... Such emotions made Li Pin sit under the big banyan tree in the yard for a long time, and the night wind came lightly, and the banyan tree swayed.At some point, a Confucian scholar staying overnight came out of the room, saw him, came over to salute and asked what happened, Li Pin just waved his hand.

"nothing."

After the Confucian scholar went back to sleep, Li Pincai turned his gaze to the direction of Miyagi and sighed.

He then called his servants.

"Prepare the car and enter the palace."

This is news that the whole world will cheer for. Whether it can be released is a matter of discussion.

Not long after, he met Zhou Pei, Cheng Zhouhai, Wenren Buer, Tie Tianying, and...

The only emperor who unscrupulously expressed his excitement...

(End of this chapter)