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If we look at the various countries in the Eastern world in the 12th century as a whole, the contradictions among them erupted to extremes in the first year of Jingkang, pushing the whole situation into a new pattern.

Although there are many secondary contradictions, the main contradiction here is the contradiction between countries.

They fight each other fiercely, and the fight has always been there.

It won't disappear just because Zhao Ning crosses over, and it won't disappear just because the Great Song Dynasty becomes stronger.

Zhao Ning did not expect Zhao Ding to understand dialectics so quickly.

Zhao Ding continued: "In the first year of Jingkang, the situation of contradiction was that Jin was strong and Song was weak, and Xixia was weak. After the Jingkang New Deal, it will not immediately become Song is strong, gold is weak and Xia is weak."

Hearing this, Zhao Gou felt that Zhao Ding was talking nonsense, so he couldn't help standing up and saying, "Your Majesty's words are wrong."

Seeing that it was King Kang who spoke, Zhao Ding said out of politeness, "I don't know what your highness thinks?"

"I have experienced Jingkang reform in my dynasty. The life of the people is obviously better than in the past. The combat power of the border soldiers is stronger than in the past. Let's talk about the number of armor, the number of horses, military reserves, and the reform of the military system. Which one is not a new look?"

Zhao Gou stood there with emotion.

"Taking Annan, conquering the city, conquering Goryeo, and defeating Xixia several times, it can be seen that the Great Song Dynasty has already shaken the world under His Majesty's hard work. Now that Xixia is weak, Jin Guo is curled up in the north and dare not look south. Isn't it true? It's a great time to send troops to destroy Xia!"

Zhao Ding continued: "His Royal Highness, the conflict is not only of struggle, but also of unity."

Kang Wang, who was already passionate, was stunned by Zhao Ding's words.

He looked at Zhao Ding and asked in confusion, "What does the Great Master mean?"

Zhao Ding continued: "Contradictions are interactive and interdependent."

Kang Wang: "..."

Zhao Ding explained: "It's like water in a pool. If you fill the south side with soil, the water level in the south side will not be higher than other places, because the water in this pool is one."

"The Great Song Dynasty becomes stronger, and Xixia, which is interdependent and interacting with each other, and even the Kingdom of Jin, will become stronger than before. The world is like a pool, unless..."

Kang Wang felt that this statement was very novel, and couldn't help asking: "Unless what?"

"The principle of the pool is very simple. You fill the water in the south of the pond with soil. The water flows to other directions within a certain period of time. In the end, the water surface remains the same, unless the water rising from the south has not had time to flow through. At this time, the east side of the pool The surface of the water is higher than in other places, but the flow of water is a law of nature."

After finishing speaking, Zhao Ding summed it up in one sentence: "So as to achieve the unity of contradictions with each other."

This is the dialectical development logic of things.

Zhao Gou was still a little confused, but he seemed to understand roughly.

"What the great minister means is that my Great Song has become stronger, which has caused Xixia to also become stronger, and the country of Jin to become stronger?"

"That's right, that's it."

"Then why didn't the Jin army go south?"

"The water in the south is flowing to the north, and the water in the north will accept the water flowing in order to be equal to the south."

Kang Wang was surprised and said: "You mean, Jin Guo is absorbing our dynasty's national policy of becoming stronger?"

"That's right." Zhao Ding said, "In the competition between things, if one party has superior technology and system, after defeating the other party, the other party will definitely start to reflect and learn. In a period of time, the distance between the two parties will be shortened, so as to achieve conflict. new balance."

"The other party doesn't need to reflect or study." Kang Wang felt that Zhao Ding's theory was full of loopholes, so he continued to ask.

"If you don't reflect and don't study, you will be frustrated one after another until things die out." Zhao Ding continued, "But Xixia didn't die, and neither did Jin."

Cai Mao seemed to understand Zhao Ding's words, and he said, "Liu Xi's defeat means that Xixia is indeed becoming stronger."

Zhao Ding said: "That's right, Liu Xi's defeat proves the correctness of dialectics."

Zhao Gou asked in confusion, "Dialectics?"

Zhao Ding said: "The dialectics written by His Majesty."

Zhao Gou's whole body was shocked. Is this actually His Majesty's argument?

Others also expressed surprise, when did Zhao Guanjia write this "Dialectics"?

Zhao Ning saw that you were very puzzled, and said: "Too many things have happened in these years. I have been thinking about some things. I wrote a little while ago, and I haven't had time to tell you in the future."

Everyone didn't know what to say for a while.

It was impossible for them to call Zhao Guanjia awesome right away.

After all, what Zhao Ding just said about dialectics was just the tip of the iceberg, and they couldn't understand it right away.

There are only two attitudes towards incomprehensible thought: one wants to understand it, and the other wants to destroy it.

Dialectics is a very profound philosophical speculation, and it is impossible for everyone to accept it immediately after Zhao Guanjia wrote it.

Therefore, Zhao Ning only showed it to Zhao Ding.

He didn't expect Zhao Ding to learn so quickly, and he learned to explain it with examples.

Zhao Ning said: "There is another saying in dialectics, the negation of negation, the development of things is the unity of progress and twists and turns."

Except for Zhao Ding, everyone present was obviously confused by this sentence.

"The development of things must be forward, but not in a straight line, but through twists and turns." Zhao Ning said, "For example, the strategy against Xixia has been fighting continuously for more than 100 years to get Hengshan back, but it has not always been very smooth. It goes well, but take it back and throw it back, lose it and take it back, but take ten cities today, lose five cities tomorrow, and take eight cities the next day, sooner or later, Hengshan will return to the hands of Song Dynasty."

With Zhao Guanjia's skill, everyone suddenly realized.

"The twists and turns lie in the interaction and unity of contradictions. The strengthening of the Song Dynasty will definitely affect Xixia and bring the contradictions to a new balance."

Zhao Gou couldn't help asking: "Wouldn't it be impossible to destroy Xixia forever?"

"No, contradictions will always exist objectively, but Xixia has not always existed objectively. After the demise of Xixia, the contradiction will change from the contradiction between the Song Dynasty and Xixia to the contradiction between the imperial court and the governance of Hexi Road. The contradiction will always exist."

Chapter 635 Opportunities Rain on King Kang (Second Change)

"The interaction of contradictions takes time. The strengthening of the Song Dynasty has created a new pattern of contradictions, and the strengthening of the Song Dynasty will create a new pattern of contradictions."

"Your Majesty means that when Song becomes stronger, Xixia will become stronger, and as Song becomes stronger, Xixia will become stronger." Zhao Gou said.

"Yes."

"Isn't it the same for the Kingdom of Jin?"

"Yes."

Zhao Gou unconsciously showed a trace of confusion on his face.

Zhao Ning continued: "If you want to destroy Xia, you have to do your best in one battle before the next new conflict pattern is formed!"

"Next time a new pattern of contradictions?" Zhao Gou was overwhelmed by this theory, and suddenly didn't know that it was impolite to talk to Zhao Guanjia like this.

"After six years, the new policies of the Song Dynasty have affected Xixia, forming a new pattern of contradictions. In this round of contradictions, Xixia is strong in military affairs, not internal affairs." Zhao Guanjia said succinctly.

Zhao Ding took the words and said: "Only the military is strong, and it cannot last long. When the Xixia people realize this weakness next time, they will continue to reflect on it and start to learn from the new policies of the Song Dynasty to make a comprehensive restructuring to further stimulate the strength of Xixia. Due to the limitations of geographical and geographical factors, the upper limit will appear soon, but the strength will definitely be stronger than it is now."

Zhao Gou finally understood.

Things are not separated from each other, but interact and connect with each other.

Zhao Gou instantly felt as if he had opened the door to a new world.

Why is the bar essence a bar essence?

Because in the eyes of Gang Jing, the static world only exists in what he sees with his eyes and hears with his ears.

Therefore, after seeing the good news this time, they believed that the strength of the Song Dynasty could completely destroy Xia.

When they see their neighbors eating meat, they think that the world is in a prosperous age.

The nature of the world is dynamic and evolving.

The biggest problem with Confucianism is that it has not developed the logic of the dynamic development of things, but overemphasizes the use of order to maintain stability in the world.

After the artificially created system completely frames the world, the independent struggle and unification of the contradiction itself is restricted, thus depriving the world of other possible developments.

In fact, whether it is scientific exploration or speculation about the future system, a new way of thinking is required.

This is the fundamental reason why Zhao Ning wrote "Dialectics".

When the old order of Confucianism is slowly loosening over time, it needs to be supplemented by new ideas.

This new idea is: dialectics!

Without the blessing of dialectics, it is difficult to develop a systematic scientific theory.

If you want a technology tree, you don't just need to optimize the gunpowder and improve the ironmaking technology.

People cannot indulge in the short-sightedness of technology and ignore the exploration of theoretical science.

The exploration and discovery of theoretical science requires dialectics.

If the elites of the Song Dynasty did not understand the dialectical rule of law, sooner or later they would fall into the dead end of Cheng Zhu Neo Confucianism.

Zhang Shuye said: "Your Majesty, I carefully read Liu Kai's report. Although Liu Xi's defeat was due to Liu Xi's rash advance, there was also the reason why Liu Kai, as the commander-in-chief of the entire army, misjudged the enemy's situation. Liu Kai's impression of Xixia people is still a few years ago, which is a wrong perception."

"You can't blame Liu Kai. The Xixia people developed secretly in the Hengshan area. The Northwest's secret operations have been in-depth and latent for many times, but nothing has been found." Zhao Ning said, "We must not only look at the enemy objectively, but also understand the enemy objectively. Your own judgment of the situation."

"Yes, Your Majesty is more considerate than the old minister."

Zhao Ning also said: "But the impact of Liu Xi's defeat, in terms of military and political control, the imperial court still has to make rewards and punishments. Liu Qi himself has admitted his mistakes. If the imperial court does not punish him, other commanders will also punish him in the future. It is fatal to lose sight of changes in the enemy's situation."

Zhang Shuye said: "It's better to send Liu Kai to General Dingyuan, fine him a year's salary, and let him continue to serve as the envoy of the Yanyan Road, and make meritorious deeds."

Zhao Ning said, "What do other people think?"

Cai Mao said: "The veteran thinks that this punishment is reasonable, it serves the purpose of punishment and does not affect the overall situation."

He Li stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I do have something to say about the situation in the northwest."

"But it doesn't matter."

"Is it necessary to readjust the practice of commanding the six roads in Shaanxi with one person?" He Li said, "Since we got Yinzhou, the military budget of the country and the dynasty has been tilted towards Yinzhou. There is no problem in expanding our city wall in Hengshan, but There are more and more affairs in Shaanxi, and the old officials thought that it was only Zhang Xianggong who was in charge of the six roads alone, and he had no skills at all, and the court needed to make corresponding adjustments to the six roads in Shaanxi to cope with the increasingly complicated situation in Xixia."

What He Li said sounds like a policy supplement to Liu Kai's wrong decision.

Zhao Ning felt that what he said made sense, and asked the others: "What do you think?"

Cai Mao said: "The minister seconded the proposal."

"What Xianggong He said is indeed reasonable." Zhao Ding also nodded, "If the imperial court wants to complete its work before the Xixia people realize the reform of internal affairs, it must comprehensively strengthen the strength of all sectors on the border of Shaanxi, including internal affairs, such as Hexi. Very close to Xihe Road.”

"With Li Yanxian here, do we still need to send someone?" Zhao Ning asked.

"Economists from all walks of life are partial to military administration, civil administration reform, and the education of barbarians need to be strengthened. Xihe Road is mainly based on the combination of agriculture and animal husbandry. It really needs a Xuanfu envoy to coordinate in the past." Zhao Ding said.

Zhao Ning nodded.

If you want to open up the Hexi Corridor and regain the Western Regions in the future, you really need to further assimilate the Northwest Qiang people, and you really need someone to share part of it for Zhang Jun.

However, Xuanfu envoys at this level, like Zhizhi envoys, are in charge of multiple government affairs, and are generally held by ministers.

Qin Hui has already gone to Korea, so we can't send Cai Mao to the northwest again, right?

Not to mention Zhao Ding and He Li, they definitely couldn't leave.

Zhao Ning asked, "Who will you send to the northwest?"

The scene fell silent, and after a moment of silence, He Li said: "Zaizhi can't leave the capital, but I think Kang Wang is more suitable. Kang Wang has participated in the reform of many new policies such as the new agricultural policy and handing in banknotes. There is no problem in terms of governance."

Zhao Gou's heart jumped wildly, but he still said: "What can I do, I'm afraid I won't be able to do the job, and the court's plans will be delayed."

Zhao Ning said with a smile: "Kang Kang must have confidence in himself, I have always had confidence in you."

Zhao Gou's heart skipped a beat: "Your Majesty..."

Cai Mao said: "King Kang is not only the governor of Kaifeng, but also the governor of Annan, and now he is going to the northwest. I am afraid that he will not be able to separate himself?"

He Li said: "Kaifeng Prefecture's new agricultural policies, handing over banknotes to the countryside, and the new policies of the Agricultural Bank have stabilized. Annan's Governor-General, Kang Wang has submitted policies for the next ten years. Kang Wang is in the capital, and he is the Governor-General in name. In fact, he is in charge of the overall situation of Annan's civil affairs, and the rest of Kang Wang can't ask, so why not put talents where he should go?"

"The northwest is dangerous. If King Kang goes there, what if something goes wrong?"

Cai Mao obviously opposed Kang Wang's going to the northwest.

This matter is not a question of whether Kang Wang is suitable or not.

Everyone can see that King Kang is involved in too many affairs now, and if he is sent to the Northwest for a few years, even though it is only civil affairs, he may not be allowed to come back and become the crown prince.

Don't forget, who is Cai Mao's supporter.

Chapter 636 The Terrified Lord of Xixia (Third)

"We will discuss this matter later." Zhao Ning interrupted the argument between the two, "Back to the strategy against Xixia."

He Li and Cai Mao stopped arguing.

However, Zhao Gou on the other side has already caused waves in his heart.

If he could really go to the Northwest and come back with another wave of achievements, his prestige would definitely rise to another level.