"Well, tell me, how was your classwork?"
This is a test for Yuan Xi.
"Yes. My grandson followed Teacher Kong Ming and learned, "How good! If the government is lenient, the people will be slow. If the government is slow, it will be violent. If the people are violent, they will be crippled. If they are crippled, they will be lenient. If lenient, they will help the fierce. If they are fierce, they will be lenient." It's Yihe, please comment from grandpa." Yuan Xi dealt with it carefully.
""Zuo Zhuan·Twenty Years of Duke Zhao"."
"Back to Grandpa, yes."
"In today's world, is the government broad or fierce?"
"My grandson thinks that it is neither lenient nor fierce, because the government does not come from the top, but because of the military, it can be called violent!"
"Bao?" Yuan Wei was a little surprised and asked.
"There are five reasons for the rise of ordinary soldiers: one is to fight for fame and profit, the third is to accumulate evil (virtue), the fourth is to fight for civil strife, and the fifth is to fight for hunger. There are five names: one is to fight for righteousness, and the second is to fight for righteousness. Strong soldiers, the third is called strong soldiers, the fourth is called violent soldiers, and the fifth is called rebel soldiers."
"Forbidding violence and relieving chaos is called righteousness; relying on the crowd to attack is called strength; raising the army out of anger is called strength; abandoning etiquette and greed for profit is called violence; the country is in chaos and people are tired, and doing things to move the crowd is called rebellion.
"Each of the five [submissions] has its own way. Righteousness must be subdued by formality, strength must be subdued by humility, firmness must be subdued by resignation, violence must be subdued by deceit, and rebellion must be subdued by authority."
"Wu Zi's Art of War? Mr. Kong Ming still teaches you these?" Yuan Wei was surprised.
"No, my grandson read this from the collection of books in his father's study."
"Xi'er, there are hundreds of schools of thought, each with its own strengths, but Confucianism must be the main one. Confucianism is the foundation of one's life. It is indispensable for self-cultivation, family order, country governance, and world peace. You may remember it." Yuan Wei looked at Yuan Xi with relief and said kindly.
"Yes, my grandson will obey your teachings."
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Yuan Shao adopted Cao Cao's strategy, which was to disperse and encircle, inducing Dong Zhuo to take the initiative. As long as Dong Zhuo's main force comes out, he can surprise Luoyang.
However, under the advice of Li Ru, Dong Zhuo did not fall for the trick. Instead, he adopted the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country, and holding on to dangerous positions.
This also caused the Allied forces' first bomb to fall short.
Among the counselors in the late Han Dynasty, Li Ru's strategy was indeed ranked among the top, no less than that of Jia Xu. It was indeed a talent of heaven and a plan of ghosts and gods.
Later, it was rumored that Emperor Xuanwu Yuan Xi's commander of the Jinyi Guards, Li Nie, was somewhat similar to Li Ru. Whether it is true or not is unknown.
In 190, Dong Zhuo ordered his lieutenant Li Ru to kill Liu Bian, the king of Hongnong, in order to annihilate the hope of the world, cut off Yuan Shao and other princes, and rebel against Dong's political foundation. Since then, the rebellion against Dong in Guandong has started like wildfire. Maybe they were bluffing before, but now it is true, because Dong Zhuo has wiped them out.
Although Dong Zhuo adopted the method of losing both sides with Yuan Shao, from now on, Liu Xie was the only legitimate emperor of the Han Dynasty.
To put it bluntly, even if Dong Zhuo did not kill King Hongnong, after Liu Xie took over the throne, in order to prove his legitimacy, King Hongnong would probably not live long.
The princes from all walks of life rushed to the Jujube Alliance one after another. They all planned to recommend Yuan Shao as the leader of the alliance, although Yuan Shao was not necessarily the most talented.
But it must be that the most prestigious big brother, only Yuan Benchu of the Yuan family, can control all the princes with evil intentions. Cao Cao is more talented than Yuan Shao, but others don't recognize him, only Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu.
The fourth and third sons of the Yuan family, the top noble family in the Han Dynasty, have no equal in the world. This is the foundation and strength of the Yuan family for more than 150 years.
