Mu Sheng was shocked when he heard this, and quickly waved his hands and said, "Sir, don't dare to talk nonsense. This prince's position has been determined, and I don't dare to have any wrong ideas."
Wu Xie stroked his beard and said solemnly, "They are all the blood of His Majesty. Don't you want to fight for your destiny? I am not talented. If you want to fight for your throne, I, Wu Xie, dare not say that I can 100% protect you." I am in power, but I, Wu, am confident that there is no one who has the best strategy in the world. I can still achieve this victory over the heavens. People plan things, and success depends on heaven. Today, I, Wu, just want to know the master's heart."
It seems that Wu Xie is testing whether he has the ambition to compete for the throne.
Even after being together for so long, Mu Sheng didn't doubt him, and told the truth directly: "Since Sir, you have asked this point, I will tell you the truth. To be honest, as long as you are of His Majesty's blood, who doesn't have the ambition to fight for destiny? ? I dare not use myself to save others, wake up to hold the power of the world, and lie drunk on the lap of a beautiful woman. Who would refuse such a temptation as long as there is a chance?"
"But I don't have any other advantages as a person. I still have this self-awareness. Not to mention that the title of prince has been established for more than ten years. Whether it is prestige or popular support, I am far behind fourth brother. In addition to the prince, there are also Ninth Brother, Young Master Xiu, I meet you today. I can only say that Young Master Xiu is very deep in the city, and his abilities and the Yang family he represents are far beyond my reach. Although His Majesty has named me Lord Changping, I feel that this is far from enough. What do you think, Sir, that you can reach the level of fighting for destiny?"
When Wu Xie heard this, he smiled slightly and said, "Master, please don't be discouraged. I have something to say. Master, you must slowly think about it. No matter who it is, no matter how powerful the family behind this person is, whether they have destiny or not still depends on the thoughts of His Majesty today." In the meantime, His Majesty still has the final say over the country of the Jin Dynasty. No one or anything can go against His Majesty. You just need to remember this and do your best to obey fate, as long as you have a clear conscience."
Mu Sheng bowed his hands and said, "Sir, I understand."
Wu Xie's meaning is very clear. The final interpretation of the heir belongs to the emperor. The prince can be established or deposed. It is the emperor's business to pass the throne to who. As long as the prince does not truly ascend the throne for a day, in fact, the princes still have their own rights. If you have the opportunity to perform well, don't underestimate yourself too much. In the eyes of big leaders, you can do it if you say you can do it, and you can do it if you don't.
Hengpi: Don’t accept it!
Wu Xie said in a serious tone, "Master, you must take Princess Yao's matter seriously. This Tuli Wang Ruimuqiu is not so easy to get along with on the surface. In fact, he is a monkey spirit and he will not place bets easily. I won’t marry my precious daughter to any prince easily.”
"What the young master has to do is to work hard to win Princess Yao's favor. As for whether there is fate or not, it depends on God's will. If Ruimu Yao really wants to be with the young master, then the young master has a trump card in his hand that can save his life. Then he can let go Go ahead and fight. Even if the fight fails, the prince will not dare to do anything to you if he succeeds in ascending the throne in the future. The young master needs to think carefully..."
Mu Sheng frowned and thought about it in his mind, and then recalled Sister Yao's deep facial features, which were very different from the exotic beauty of the Central Plains women. It seemed feasible. Regardless of whether it was successful or not, whether he could embrace the beauty or not, he seemed to have no problem. loss.
"Okay! Just as Mr. said."
"However, I have one more thing to ask sir. To be honest, I still agree with the prince's philosophy of governing the country. Now that the world has been unified, in the past era of other countries, our alliance between Jin and the grassland tribes made all the old nobles of Guandong regard us as ours. Just like Xirong, now that the Jin Dynasty has unified the world, there is indeed no need to pay too much attention to the grassland tribes, what do you think, sir?"
Upon hearing this, Wu Xie cupped her hands in the direction of the golden tent where the emperor lived, and said, "It seems that His Majesty is the most sober today. Sir, let Wu tell you slowly."
It seems that Wu Xie still agrees with His Majesty's current policy?
"Sir, please speak. I am all ears."
Wu Xie said, "Let me ask you, Young Master, do you think the threat from the alliance of the Guandong countries is greater? Or the alliance of the grassland tribes?"
Mu Sheng thought of the Xiongnu Empire in later generations. In order to destroy the Xiongnu, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty almost lost the entire Western Han Dynasty. Later, he discovered that these nomadic peoples were like invincible Xiaoqiang. Wildfires could not burn them out, and the spring breeze blew them again. Moreover, the nomads have a huge advantage in that all the people are soldiers, roaming around, they are good at horseback skills, and everyone is hardworking and hardworking. The combat quality of the soldiers is extremely high. The base area in the rear is the prairie, and its strategic maneuver space is very large, which makes it difficult for the enemy to invade us. Retreat is the essence of war in which the enemy is exhausted and we are disturbed. The cost of war is much lower than that of the Central Plains Dynasty.
The dynasties of various historical periods in the Central Plains have always been unable to defeat the grassland peoples, and they cannot afford to spend them. Often the main reason for the collapse of the Central Plains dynasties is the huge military pressure from the northern grasslands, which forces them to spend thousands of dollars on the northern border all year round. Chen Bing Millions. Once the dynasty reaches the end of the dynasty, land is annexed, refugees are everywhere, natural disasters occur frequently, and finances collapse, this is the straw that breaks the camel's back.
Thinking of this, Mu Sheng doubted and said, "It must be the threat from the grassland tribes, but now the grassland tribes have been defeated by the Jin army as early as the time of the late Lord Huiwen. Today, with the great military achievements of the Beihai victory, it should not be Wouldn’t it be too much of a threat?”
Wu Xie shook his head and said, "Young Master, what you said is wrong. Although they experienced the great defeat in Beihai, except for the Dayi clan, the other Huns tribes have not damaged their vitality. The current grassland tribes have long since recovered from the era of King Huiwen. Although there are still many conflicts within the Huns today, the three major clans in the grassland are indeed waiting for a great leader who can truly unify the various tribes of the Huns. They have been waiting for the opportunity. Our Jin Dynasty still has to deploy millions of troops on the northern border. Responding to threats from northern grasslands.”
"Millions of soldiers cost tens of thousands of gold every day. Even if the imperial court has strong national power and wealth, the price paid to maintain peace on the northern border is too heavy. Compared with raising a million-strong army, which of the grassland tribes will be rewarded every year? A little gold and silver is nothing at all. The current plan is to focus on winning over and appeasing the grassland tribes, which is the way to achieve long-term peace and stability."
"The sound of the previous dynasty's subjugation is still ringing in my ears. It's ridiculous that no one in the civil and military dynasties understands the current situation. They all think that the current prince is a virtuous man. They will wait for the Huns to unite and go south to kill you. They will put their swords on their necks and chop off the heads of these dogs. , they can really wake up.”
Mu Sheng sincerely praised, "Sir, you are so eloquent that I admire you so much."
When Wu Xie heard this, she just smiled...
Hearing this, Mu Sheng couldn't help but admire Wu Xie's layout and vision. After all, he has a historical perspective of the aftermath. The grassland people have always been the sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of the Central Plains dynasty, even in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad. The rise and fall of great dynasties and climate changes are directly related to the southward raids of grassland peoples.
In fact, the occurrence of many things is a chain reaction. On the surface, it seems to have nothing to do with him, but in fact, it has a lot to do with it. In this era, Wu Xie can have such insight, and he is indeed an expert.
Historically, the farming dynasties of the Central Plains have never been able to effectively control the grasslands. The grassland peoples live in pursuit of water and grass. They are too mobile and will never settle down and live like the farming peoples. This is caused by the poor living environment. Likewise, you cannot send taxes. Officials cannot effectively organize the social structure without collecting taxes. It is impossible to establish a bureaucracy and set up an effective administrative organization like the Central Plains Dynasty. It is also impossible to construct a clearly hierarchical social system. The Central Plains Dynasty did not This system is totally unworkable on the grasslands.
Let’s talk about the so-called military leader of the grassland people. In fact, he has no way to effectively control the nomadic tribes below. He is actually the leader of the robber alliance. Once you cannot defeat the enemy in terms of military leadership and cannot grab good things, then you immediately Step aside and choose someone more capable of leading everyone to survive.
The social organization of nomadic tribes is more like that of wolves. The goal of their hunting is farming civilization. If the military leader of the grassland people wants to maintain effective rule, he can only continue to lead and support his tribe to achieve brilliant military victories one after another. By the way, Earning a lot of money, a leader who can make his subordinates well-fed is a good leader. Otherwise, he can only stand aside. He has no rice in his hand and cannot even coax a chicken, let alone a human being?
This is why the northern grasslands drove away the Huns, and then the Xianbei people came, and drove away the Xianbei people, and then the Rouran people came, and then drove away the Rouran people, and then the Turks came, and the grassland tribes have always been harassing the Central Plains. The dynasties and the Central Plains dynasties could only spend a lot of money to build fortifications and spend tens of thousands of dollars a day to support a huge border guard force. This put unprecedented pressure on the central finance. Many ancient dynasties collapsed first because of extremely bad finances and no money. Nothing can be done, no money to appease the people! The army has no pay, so if they don't mutiny, it will be a great honor to the court.
The same is true for countries, and so are people. In the end, these ancient dynasties fell, and their poor financial situation was an important factor. It was like a house made of dominoes. If one corner collapsed, the rest collapsed.
The last years of the Ming Dynasty were a true portrayal of such events. If the country encountered a systemic crisis and did not adjust its policy strategy early, the building would collapse, and one or two loyal ministers and good generals could not save it.
The Central Plains Dynasty could only passively defend the grassland peoples militarily, but it could not truly eliminate them by taking the initiative. The last resort the Central Plains Dynasty could choose was.
First, marriage and kinship establish blood ties.
The second is to spend money to buy peace and support them, such as the story of the Northern Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom.
The third is to follow the example of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and resort to violence. Even if they try to bring down the entire country, they will still fight against the Xiongnu.
In fact, throughout history, none of the above three items alone can solve the problem. Only three-in-one can basically solve the grassland border problems. The later Qing Dynasty clearly summarized the successes and failures of previous dynasties, and its methods of treating grassland peoples were more sophisticated, including intermarriage. Marriage, blood connection, benefit sharing, and the spiritual control of religious beliefs are also added.
This allowed the grassland peoples to finally become stable during the Qing Dynasty, and they did not pose a fatal threat to the farming civilization. This was also related to the fact that the rulers of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were also from nomadic tribes. They knew how to deal with the grassland peoples and knew how to deal with them. How to control them.
It has to be said that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was the centralized empire with the most routines and the most perfect governance technology among the classical Chinese dynasties.
Thinking of this, Mu Sheng could only hope that when the prince came to power in the future, he would find an opportunity to write a letter to persuade the new king to change his ways.
This is also something that will happen in the future. Now, the most important thing is the hunting meeting. At that time, even the emperor will wear armor and go into battle to hunt in person, to show that he does not forget his original intention and conquer the world immediately, and he can calm the world even if he dismounts.
