"Let them in."
Xu Yi said.
Soon.
Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, who had been thoroughly cleaned and changed their clothes, appeared in front of him.
"Boss Xu!"
Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling shouted together.
Although they can't compare with them after taking off their beggar attire a few years later, they still possess some extraordinary charm.
If you could remove the food on their faces due to chronic malnutrition and the aura of the lower class on their bodies, and say that they are young masters trained by aristocratic families, some people would probably believe them!
"Um."
Xu Yi responded positively to the title of 'Boss Xu' for the first time. He closed the secret book in his hand and looked at Gao Zhong and Xu Ziling.
"What are your plans next?"
Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling looked at each other and said in unison.
"We want to follow Boss Xu! Do something big together!"
Obviously, the two of them had already discussed this before coming.
"oh?"
Xu Yi raised his eyebrows and asked with interest.
"In your eyes, what does it mean to do something big?"
"this······"
Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were speechless for a moment.
They just shouted slogans, but how could they really think about answering this question?
However, they did not complain about this. Instead, they felt that this might be Xu Yi's test for them, and they quickly thought about it.
In the end, Kou Zhong, who is active and quick-witted, took the lead in answering.
"Now that the world is in chaos, all heroes have risen together. The real big thing is to form a rebel army and compete in the world! I believe that under your leadership, Boss Xu, we can definitely overthrow the tyrant's rule!"
As if he had reached his highlight point, Kou Zhong spoke with bright eyes and high ambition.
Because he was bullied since he was a child, his biggest wish is to become a majestic big shot.
In his opinion, those generals who command an army and conquer the world are the most majestic figures.
Naturally, his biggest dream now is to become a general!
Xu Yi glanced at him lightly and said slowly.
"rebel?"
"It's not a rebellion!"
Kou Zhong was a little panicked when he heard the word 'rebellion' and quickly explained.
"It is to quell the chaos in the world! Overthrow the tyrant's rule!"
"okay."
Xu Yi pressed his hand to stop him.
As a professional rebel, his understanding of these two words is much deeper than others.
What you mean by 'doing justice for heaven' and what you mean by 'supporting the country' are all nonsense!
Even if the slogans you shout are nice and make people feel that what you are doing is just and that you are standing on the moral high ground, the reality is the same.
"What about you? What do you think?"
Xu Yi looked at Xu Ziling.
Xu Ziling pondered for a moment and then said.
"Now the world is in chaos and the people are in dire straits. In order to save the common people, I think we should also set up a rebel army to restore peace to the world."
Same meaning, different way of expressing it.
Xu Ziling focused more on saving the common people. From a moral point of view, this is more in line with the propaganda of the superficial slogan.
But he didn't do it for slogans. Although he himself was having a hard time, he was indeed a compassionate character.
Having seen too many people's sufferings, he also hopes to make the world's common people live a better life.
Just like at the end of the original work, he persuades his good brother Kou Zhong to give up the fight for the world. On the one hand, it is indeed because of the relationship between his master and his concubine, and on the other hand, he himself does not want to cause more killings.
Of course, the two of them unanimously set their 'big deal' on fighting for the world. The most fundamental reason lies in Xu Yi's strength.
Without even using a single move, he directly captured a member of the Zhuhua Gang, the largest gang in Yangzhou. Are you telling him to conquer a street?
This is totally irrelevant!
Let alone a street, even the entire city of Yangzhou, in the eyes of Gao Zhong and Xu Ziling, this was just a matter of whether Xu Yi wanted to think about it or not.
If Xu Yi thought about it, they even thought that Yangzhou City would have to change its owner tonight!
For Xu Yi like this, if the 'big thing' proposed was not world-class, they would be embarrassed to speak!
"You all said that the world is in chaos, but do you know why there is chaos in the world?"
Xu Yi did not give them a reply, but asked another question.
"Why is the world in chaos?"
Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were stunned for a moment, and then Kou Zhong spoke cautiously.
"Because of the tyranny of the tyrant Yang Guang? The excessive taxation made the people miserable, and the people of the world revolted?"
These words, including what they said before, were all heard from hearsay.
The scholars they had met all said so, so they followed suit.
Xu Yi, who felt the psychological fluctuations of the two people through "Mind Reading", shook his head directly.
This is the limitation of the times and education.
Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were undoubtedly the proud sons of heaven. They were able to ride on the wind in this turbulent era, and in the end even managed to divide the world with Li Tang, almost becoming the co-leader of the world.
Although there are some external opportunities and the role of the halo of certain protagonists, it is undeniable that their own courage, abilities, methods, etc. are extremely outstanding.
But they are still inevitably bound and restricted by this era.
Kou Zhong gave up fighting for the world in the end, more than half of the reason was because of Xu Ziling, but half of the reason was that he was also convinced by the fallacy given by Shi Feixuan.
People will die in war, and more people will die if they fight like this.
Compared with Kou Zhong, who was born as a commoner, Li Shimin was more suitable to be the person who manages the world.
For the sake of the world and for the people to live and work in peace and contentment, they should not continue to fight.
Etc., etc.
Because everyone in the world said so and promoted it, Kou Zhong might have hesitated at first, but then he was swayed by the persuasion of his best brother, and finally backed down, completely giving up the throne that was almost within his reach.
But actually?
These so-called people of the world are just the heresies of Buddhism and scholars. They control the public opinion of the world and make the people of the world fall into their decadent thoughts.
It's like today's 'tyrant theory'.
Is Yang Guang really a tyrant?
"Big mistake!"
Xu Yi shook his head, directly denying what they said, and then said seriously.
Let’s take a detailed look at Yang Guang’s actions since he ascended the throne. He opened canals, conquered Korea, and held imperial examinations...
Every thing, every thing, whether from the national level or the common people's level, is a great thing that benefits the country and the people!
If he could do all these things, Yang Guang would definitely be one of the top emperors in the past two thousand years, not to mention comparable to the First Emperor.
Xu Yi analyzed the benefits of these policies to them one by one from a fundamental level.
Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were stunned when they heard this, feeling that their outlook on life had been greatly impacted.
"If this is the case, then why does everyone in the world regard Yang Guang as a tyrant?"
The two murmured to themselves, obviously still unable to recover.
Having heard the "tyrant theory" too many times in their ears, they have already agreed with this point of view.
This was one of the reasons why they later found out that Fu Junma had assassinated Yang Guang. Not only did they not have any resentment, but they even recognized her as their godmother.
Just because of long-term hearsay, they have already developed a great rejection of Yang Guang, and they have no good impression at all.
Now that they heard Xu Yi say that Yang Guang was not only not a tyrant who brought disaster to the country and the people, but also a good emperor who truly served the country and the people, this was really beyond their original understanding.
"Because he failed!"
Xu Yi told the reason very coldly.
Indeed, if Yang Guang succeeds, he will at least become an emperor like Li Shimin through the ages, but who made him fail?
He failed, was counterattacked by the family's power, and naturally became a 'tyrant' in the eyes of the world.
In this era, the aristocratic families have the most powerful power in the world!
Even the royal family that Yang Guang belonged to was originally just an aristocratic family. It was Yang Guang's ancestor who stole the world from the Yuwen family and eventually ruled the world for generations.
Yang Guang didn't even dare to eradicate all the Yuwen family, which shows how powerful these aristocratic families are.
"Most of everything Yang Guang did was aimed at these aristocratic families. If he succeeded, the Sui Dynasty would have been in power for at least two to three hundred years. What a pity!"
Xu Yi sighed and shook his head.
Analyzing from ancient thinking, Yang Guang's talents and strategies are actually no worse than Li Shimin's. Even most of the great things that Li Shimin accomplished later were based on Yang Guang, and he was Yang Guang's successor.
But relatively speaking, Yang Guang was too eager for quick success and launched a number of super large projects at the same time. He didn't expect that his court could bear it.
In other words, he considered it, but he did not expect that the counterattack of the family members was much more serious than he imagined, which ultimately caused all his strategies to overturn and all his successes to fail.
For example, during the three expeditions to Goryeo, it was normal for the first two expeditions to goryeo to fail due to environmental, climate and other reasons.
But in the third campaign against Goryeo, the Sui Dynasty made all preparations, and the early stage went very smoothly, and they almost took Goryeo.
And as long as he captures Goryeo, relying on his amazing achievements in opening up new territories and his unrivaled power, Yang Guang can completely suppress all dissatisfaction in the country and completely suppress the aristocratic families!
It's a pity that the family members obviously didn't want to see all this happen. At this most critical moment, they used clever methods to successfully hold back Yang Guang, causing his third campaign in Goryeo to end in failure.
This failure completely depleted the Sui Dynasty's solid foundation. Yang Guang was no longer able to control the Central Plains, and thus became the 'faint emperor' that everyone reviled.
"It's actually like this!"
After hearing these words, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were greatly shocked.
They had always been just two gangsters, and they had no idea that there were so many secrets behind it.
"But Boss Xu, I still don't understand something. You just said that Yang Guang is also a member of the aristocratic family, so why does he want to suppress the aristocratic family?"
Kou Zhong said with some confusion.
From Xu Yi's previous narration, he had already concluded it.
The failure of Yang Guang's three conquests in Goryeo and his becoming a reviled tyrant were all because he had a falling out with the aristocratic family.
In this case, wouldn't it be better if Yang Guang didn't fall out with these aristocratic families?
"hehe."
Xu Yi smiled and said instead of answering the question directly.
"If you want to know the answer to this question, you have to go back to the previous question - why is the world in chaos?"
"Why is the world in chaos?"
Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were thinking in their hearts.
They are all very smart people. Although their education level is almost zero, it does not hinder their thinking.
"Boss Xu, are you saying that Yang Guang is worried that these aristocratic families will rebel against his Yang family in the future? That's why he wants to deal with them?"
After thinking for a while, the two gave this answer.
Xu Yi nodded in approval, but finally shook his head.
"This is indeed an important reason why Yang Guang wants to deal with the noble families, but it is not the root cause of the chaos in the world."
As a member of an aristocratic family, Yang Guang was wary of the Yuwen family's throne, fearing that they would also seize the Yang family's throne in the future, so it was normal to strike first.
Yang Guang's failure was, to put it bluntly, a failure in the competition with the aristocratic families.
He mistakenly overestimated his own abilities, and even more mistakenly underestimated the power of the family, which ultimately led to his failure.
The power of the aristocratic families is too deep-rooted. These families have been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years. It is too naive for Yang Guang to want to dismantle them with his own generation.
Later, Li Shimin also thought about dealing with the aristocratic families, but he was much smarter and did not devote himself to doing this well for his own generation. Instead, he weakened them step by step and used time to wear away the power of the aristocratic families.
In the end he could be said to have succeeded, but not yet.
Because of the introduction of the imperial examination, the power of the aristocratic families was indeed greatly weakened, but another school of academics was also born.
"What was the root cause of the chaos in the world?"
Xu Ziling asked curiously.
He is very concerned about this issue because he really hopes to see that the people of the world will no longer suffer from war.
"The root cause of the chaos in the world is..."
Xu Yi paused, and then spoke word by word.
“Wealth is unevenly distributed!”
"Unequal distribution of wealth?"
Both Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were stunned.
This term... was actually the first time they heard it.
It is different from Xu Yi’s explanation just now.
Although they had not heard the explanation just now, and it even greatly impacted their outlook, they could at least understand it and understand its meaning.
But this wealth is unevenly distributed...
terribly sorry!
Although they knew each of these six words, they really couldn't imagine what this had to do with the chaos in the world.
Does it mean that whether the world is in chaos or not depends on whether you can distribute wealth?
Looking at the two people with confused faces, Xu Yi smiled slightly.
"To understand the answer to this question, we must first understand another question - what is the socioeconomic foundation!"
(End of chapter)
