The World of Yellow Sky

This time, Xu An really frowned because of his actions.

"A man has gold under his knees, how can he bow his head and kneel to others?"

Xu An didn't ask to kneel down to greet him. The kneeling ceremony of a subordinate to a superior is nothing but dross, and it is a great insult to personality.

But now it is the Han Dynasty, tables and chairs have just emerged and have not yet become popular. Most people sit on the ground, usually sitting casually, but in formal occasions, they all sit upright, kneeling and talking. In fact, kneeling is not clear in later generations Generation of such humiliation.

However, on some occasions, a person with a low status must kneel down and salute when meeting a person with a high status outside the house.

Kneeling means submission and submission. If you want to cultivate obedient people, implementing the ritual of kneeling is indeed a good solution.

The five skills of controlling the people are one, the weak, the weary, the humiliating, and the poor.

The promotion of kneeling ceremony is to humiliate the people, wear away their self-esteem and self-confidence, and make them think that they are inherently inferior and should be subdued.

Those nobles and emperors, are they really born noble, and Tianhuang's noble stomach, are they really born superior?

If this is the case, then why after the implementation of the imperial examination, those aristocratic families that have been passed down for thousands of years, and the princes who boasted of being noble, began to decline.

The theory of blood lineage is undoubtedly a joke. If it is true, how could Liu Bang establish the Han Dynasty? Why are there so many good ministers and capable officials in later generations, and why are the heroes born in humble beginnings?

The princes and generals are so kind!

The so-called five techniques of controlling the people, except for Yimin's certain advantages, he will not practice the other four techniques.

The five arts he wants to practice are not to control the people, but the five arts to strengthen the country-to wise the people, strengthen the people, rest the people, respect the people, and enrich the people.

Wisdom the people with knowledge and strengthen the people with sports.

Implement the strategy of recuperation to rest the people, abolish bad habits, bad rules, bad etiquette, improve the status of the people and respect the people.

Encourage commerce, open up seas and territories, create industries and enrich the people.

Xu An is very clear that due to the limitations of the times and productivity, it is impossible for him to establish a country with a modern system in this era, but he is also unwilling to establish a pure feudal empire like the Qin and Han Dynasties.

"stand up."

Xu Anheng raised his eyebrows coldly, Liu Mi only felt chills all over his body.

He didn't even dare to look directly at Xu An, he bowed his head and almost lay on the ground, trembling like sifting chaff, he didn't know what Xu An said, he only thought that Xu An might want to take him under the knife, and begged for mercy in a hurry .

"Forgive me, Lord Dao. I have not done anything evil since I became a prince. Please forgive me, Lord Dao. Please forgive me, Lord Dao..."

All the officials following him turned their heads and looked sideways. They didn't look at Liu Mi, because they really felt that Liu Mi was too embarrassing.

Xu An was about to speak, but he noticed the expressions of the people beside him.

A group of Tengxiang guards who followed him, as well as a group of infantry soldiers standing on the official road all focused their eyes here, and their eyes were full of contempt and disgust.

Liu Mi's kneeling completely broke the ordinary people's inherent impression of Tianhuang's expensive stomach.

The courage possessed by Liu Xie is beyond the reach of these pampered dandies.

In a sense, Liu Mi also helped Xu An.

Seeing Liu Mi kneeling on the ground, Xu An also had a thought in his mind.

Saying a thousand words is not as memorable as one fact. Liu Mi's actions and the reactions of the soldiers around him also gave Xu An a plan in his mind.

"Help him up."

Xu An gave an order to the officials standing behind Liu Mi, although he was quite reluctant, but because of Xu An's power, the two officials still supported Liu Mi one by one on the left and one on the right.

Liu Mi's legs were still trembling uncontrollably after being lifted up, and he muttered for mercy.

Xu An felt that there seemed to be some monster in the air, and subconsciously covered his mouth and nose, while the two who were supporting Liu Mi also turned their heads to the side, and everyone covered their mouths and noses one after another.

Xu An lowered his head and looked down, and found that Liu Mi's clothes were wet, and there were still some water stains on the ground.

In an instant, Xu An understood what was going on, and he couldn't laugh or cry when he looked at Liu Mi. This Liu Mi was so timid, he was so scared that he peed on his pants.

"Whether you have done anything evil, the Eagle Wolf Guard and the Criminal Prosecution Division will judge. If you really didn't do anything to bully men and women, you don't need to worry about your life."

"I won't target you because of your birth in the Liu family, don't worry."

When Liu Mi, who was so frightened, heard Xu An tell him that his life was not in danger, most of his worry was finally let go.

It's not that Liu Mi is not scared, he has been pampered and lived in the palace for a long time, not to mention that he has never seen a sword or soldier, or even entered the kitchen, and he has never even seen the scene of killing a chicken.

Xu An has fought countless battles, and the leading army has defeated more than a million enemy troops, so there is a sense of majesty, that is, Gongsun Du and Qu Yi were trembling when they first saw Xu An, and they dare not disobey, let alone Liu Mi.

A group of Tengxiang cavalry soldiers and a group of generals of the Ming army who followed Xu An added a bit of pressure.

"Thank you Daojun for not killing..."

Liu Mi came back to his senses. At this time, he also found out his embarrassing situation, and he felt extremely ashamed.

"but……"

Xu An said but, Liu Mi trembled all over again, and almost peed his pants again.

"Capital crimes can be avoided, but living crimes cannot be escaped. Even if you did not do evil things, you still have to bear certain responsibilities."

Liu Mi's complexion became paler and paler, and even his lips began to turn pale.

"As a vassal king, you have been honored by your ancestors, pampered and pampered, and your food and clothing are all fueled by the people. You still have to work for a certain period of time to redeem your sins."

"Labour... redemption?"

Liu Mi looked blank, he didn't understand what this meant.

"You'll know then."

Xu An is not going to discuss this topic again.

"Don't worry, there is no fear of life, and there is no need to suffer any flesh and blood."

Xu An paused for a moment, and then explained. Looking at Liu Mi's pale face, he was a little worried that he would scare Liu Mi to death.

A person like Liu Mi is used to being pampered, his limbs are inactive, and he doesn't know the five grains. If someone tells him that the people in the country can't afford to eat and starve to death, maybe he will probably say why not eat minced meat.

Not because of stupidity, but simply because of ignorance.

It's as if some farmers in ancient times thought that the emperor was digging the ground with a golden hoe.

Even in the era of extremely advanced information in later generations, the jokes caused by many ignorance are even more magical than why not eat minced meat.

"Enter the city."

Xu An didn't waste any more time on these Suiyang City officials, and rode his horse towards the corridor of the city gate. Behind him, all the generals and the cavalry of Tengxiang Guard surrounded Xu An, and walked towards the inner city.

While the horse was walking, its torso kept rising and falling. Riding on the horse's back, the method that he had just thought of was gradually perfected in Xu An's mind.

Although the world now belongs to the Ming Court in name, the world has been liberated.

The old era is over and a new era has begun.

But in fact, the influence of the old era still remains, and those who have been under the rule of the Han court for a long time and are deeply influenced by feudal thinking still occupy the majority.

To change the world, to truly liberate the world, the first thing to do is to emancipate the mind.

The first step in emancipating the mind is to respect the people.

Let the princes and generals be kind to each other This sentence is known to the world.

Break the long-established concept and let them understand that this is not the way it should be.

If it is a problem to dispose of these high-ranking officials, generals, and members of the Liu clan who have surrendered, now that Xu An has also been inspired by Liu fans, he is going to gather these people together and let them live the lives of ordinary people. Decentralized to the villages in various places to carry out labor, so that ordinary people can understand.

These so-called Tianhuang noble stomachs are just ordinary people just like them, they are not born noble, they are inherently nobler than them.

Chapter 9 and Three: The Maritime Silk Road

The safety of Suiyang City has been ensured, and all the guards in the original government office have been replaced by Tengxiang Guards.

Riding a war horse and passing through the streets of Suiyang City, everywhere in sight is deserted as far as the naked eye can see.

There is not much popularity in this city, and there is a dead and decadent smell everywhere, which makes Xu An feel very uncomfortable.

There are no human voices or noises between the squares and cities, as if it is an empty city.

This is not because the people in the city are afraid to speak out and stay behind closed doors. Xu An can still see the difference.

He didn't feel this way when he passed through the cities of Wei Ting before. He only had this feeling in the towns that passed through Han Ting.

Xu An frowned, this was the case all the way.

This is the seat of Liang State in Yuzhou. It should be a very prosperous city, but it is so lifeless and decayed.

All the doors of the square city were opened, and Xu An was able to see everything in the square city.

The Pioneer Ming army just took over the city, and only cleared the threats on the main road. They hardly interfered with other areas of the city, and only sent some patrols to maintain law and order, which also allowed Xu An to You can directly see the other side of Suiyang City.

The rotten smell in the air is really there, Xu An's eyes entered through the door of the workshop, and what he saw were a few pedestrians in ragged clothes, all of them were hunched over. Pale and muscular.

It's not that Suiyang City doesn't have a little stronger people, but those who are either powerful and wealthy people, or landlords and merchants, how dare they go out to touch the fate of the Ming army at a time like this.

But these passers-by were obviously the poorest people at the bottom. It wasn't that they were not afraid of the Ming army, he was also afraid of it.

After all, under the propaganda of the Han court, the Ming army was a gangster who burned, killed, looted, and did all kinds of evil.

But no matter how afraid, life still has to go on.

Years of wars and miscellaneous taxes piled on top of each other, emptied the only money and food they had accumulated, and if they didn't go to work for a day or two, without wages, they would just starve to death in the huts.

All the Ming soldiers kept their eyes on and walked forward slowly. They had seen such a scene countless times, and they were already used to it.

Every time they saw such a situation, they were just glad that they had joined the Ming army and that they were living under the rule of the Ming court.

Freezing three feet does not happen in a day, and Xu An has no way to solve this situation in a flash.

Governing a big country is like cooking a small fish, and governing the country can only be done slowly.

Speechless all the way, Xu An led the generals all the way into the government office of Suiyang City.

In the main hall of the government office, a group of Tengxiang guards had already tidied it up, placed tables and chairs, maps and sand tables, and everything was arranged according to the specifications of the military meeting, but it was not Xu An who wanted to hold the meeting. Military discussions, discussing operations.

This time, the discussion is only about how to accept the five original Han states that have not yet been fully included in the bag.

The Qing and Xu prefectures have now been fully taken over, but the Han court still occupied the five prefectures of Yan, Jing, Yu, Yang, and Jiao on the eve of the Battle of Pengcheng.

Although the five prefectures basically have little resistance, the four prefectures of Jing, Yan, Yu, and Yang have already submitted their surrender forms.

Jiaozhou is a long way away, and the news is passed back and forth. Although the roads along the road are rough, they are probably already on the way. Xu An actually doesn't care whether Shi Xie handed in the surrender form.

Shi Xie's willingness to surrender is only to save him some time and save the people of Jiaozhou from encountering some military disasters.

And even if Shi Xie was unwilling to surrender, he didn't even need to dispatch his own soldiers to go south. He only needed to let Zhang Yan call in soldiers from the barbarians in southern Xinjiang and the vassal states to defeat Shi Xie and occupy Jiaozhou.

The blood that Zhang Yan killed in southern Xinjiang flowed into rivers, and he gave both kindness and power.

Regarding these generals, Xu An did not have many ways to conceal the use of troops.

Zhang Yan, as a veteran of the Taiping Dao, also has a certain amount of research on the Yin and Yang of soldiers.

In the first few battles, Zhang Yan defeated the soldiers of the barbarians with Yin and Yang soldiers. All the barbarians in southern Xinjiang thought that the gods did not dare to disobey Zhang Yan. Zhang Yan's implementation of the chieftain system was not hindered at all. Join the Taiping Dao to practice Taoism and debate.

So the Wudang Flying Army was officially established. Zhang Yan selected hundreds of barbarians to join the army, and organized 5000 people into the camp to teach Chinese, explain the scriptures, and teach them to enter the Tao.

And all his family records were transferred to the cities, and his native place was given, so that he left the tribe and no longer attached to his original tribe.

This time to attack Jiaozhou, there were more than [-] Yizhou Ming troops plus [-] Wudang flying troops as the main force, and the rest of the tens of thousands of troops were recruited from the barbarians to help the battle, as well as soldiers from vassal states.

The Jiaozhou soldiers under Shi Xie's command couldn't resist at all, lost several cities in a row, retreated all the way, and finally maintained the balance of power.

In the original time and space, Shi Xie was not even the governor of Jiaozhou, but was named General Anyuan and Marquis of Longduting.

The Three Kingdoms were established, and in the 15th year of Jian'an (210), Sun Quan sent Bu Zhi as the governor of Jiaozhou, Shi Xie led his brothers to join him, and Shi Xie was named General Zuo by Sun Quan.

Shi Xie's ability is actually mediocre. If he were to be placed in the Central Plains, he would be eaten by Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others, and there would be no bones left.

However, keeping him was somewhat useful. Shi Xie's prestige in Jiaozhou was extremely high, and he was rewarded according to the military situation in the south.

Even though the Ming army was victorious, the tribes in Jiaozhou were still willing to follow Shi Xie and resisted desperately. Therefore, after the battle, in order to reduce casualties, the Ming army just surrounded and did not attack.

After all, the war that really determines the world is in Pengcheng. As long as Liu Xie is defeated in Pengcheng, the chaotic situation in the world will be settled.

It is better to recruit Shi Xie, so that the people and tribes of Jiaozhou can be used directly, which is also of great benefit to his future plans

Although neither Jiaozhou nor Yizhou has been fully developed, Xu An has no intention of giving it up to others in southern Xinjiang.

It is better for Southern Xinjiang to be in the bag as early as possible.

In the main hall of the government office, Xu An sat at the head, and Jia Xu sat at the left.

There were only the two of them in the main hall, and the rest of the generals stayed outside the hall temporarily. He needed to confirm some things with Jia Xu before starting the meeting.