"The government must have the intention to force the people to rebel, but at this time, His Highness's main thoughts may not be here."
"You must know that since Da Qian pacified Xixia and increased its prestige, His Highness has been focused on reviving the country and reviving Da Qian. He has said that he will completely solve the troubles in the North and make the world unified."
"After the First World War in Xixia, when Meng Yuan and Bei Yan surrendered, and Li Qianshun's head was sent, Da Qian should still be the Celestial Empire, but there are still Liu Zhu, Zhao Xuanjia and other rebels inside, as well as Anxi The Duhufu and the Anbei Duhufu are in urgent need of appeasement, to rejuvenate the great cadres, and to unite the world. Under such an overall situation, there is only one critical event in the future. That is..."
After saying this, Di Yan Di Shangshu paused for a moment, looked at everyone present, and his tone became shorter and more serious: "That is to save soldiers, horses, food and grass in preparation for the Northern Expedition! And when we discuss things, we should start from here. That’s right!”
"What Di Shangshu said is absolutely true."
Zhang Taiyue, who had been prepared for a long time, saw this and responded: "Since your highness pacified Xixia, more and more articles have been sent to the six ministries and nine ministers. Each of them is a good strategy for governing the country, and it is also the responsibility of the six ministers and nine ministers. Where.”
"A certain person has some feelings after what Di Shangshu said."
Upon hearing this, Di Yan immediately turned to look at Zhang Taiyue and said: "Zhang Shangshu's words must be good words of gold and jade!"
Zhang Taiyue smiled proudly and did not refuse Di Yan's praise. He directly said with a twist of his beard: "I think that everything should be viewed from a high point. For example, "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is just the beginning of the Yellow Turban Rebellion. According to the context of this book , maybe more characters will appear next, the key lies in the matter of dividing the world!"
"And everyone knows the outcome of the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, with the three families returning to the Jin Dynasty."
"Just like the words in the opening preface, many things in ancient and modern times can be talked about and laughed at."
"His Highness also has words of warning, which is to carry on the unique knowledge for the past saints and create peace for all generations."
"I think that everything can be said to be 'peaceful'."
Di Yan originally thought that Zhang Taiyue would have something to say, but his words were probably just like that. They made sense, but not much.
Now that I hear it, it actually makes some sense.
"Peace?" Di Yan wondered softly and carefully tasted the word "pin".
Upon seeing this, Zhang Taiyue continued to smile and said: "It seems that Di Shangshu should have gained something."
"Speaking of the word "Taiping", one naturally has to come from a high place. Why did His Highness the Crown Prince hide his clumsiness in the first place? It was because the traitor was quite right and won His Majesty's Sacred Heart. His authority was also unparalleled. If Your Highness wanted to eradicate the traitor, The Prime Minister must be disobeying His Majesty’s Sacred Heart, so he hides his clumsiness. His Majesty is seriously ill, and the treacherous Prime Minister Li Linfu is becoming more and more unscrupulous. The Daqian Kingdom is about to collapse, and His Highness can only face the difficulties."
"Looking at His Highness's move to eradicate the traitor, is it really an indiscriminate killing of innocent people?"
"I originally wanted to slowly accuse Li Linfu of being traitors to the party, but in the end, Li Linfu jumped over the wall in a hurry."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince only punished Li Linfu, Shi Siming and others, and treated the Forbidden Army soldiers leniently."
"Why, it's because the Daqian at that time needed the soldiers of the Forbidden Army."
"From the subsequent pacification of Thieves Dong and Thieves Li, we can see that without the bloody battle of those Imperial Guards, how could there be peace today?"
"I'm just taking a step forward and taking a look."
"Your Highness, take one step and look at ten steps."
"I think that the Northern Expedition is just one of them, and it is also the beginning of 'Taiping'. Your Highness has insisted on Taiping from beginning to end."
"Bring peace to all eternity!"
Everyone became serious.
"And if we want to make the Northern Expedition, how can it be so easy?"
"Not to mention, every war will end up wasting people and money, straining the finances; the other is war damage. Meng Yuan and Bei Yan are not Dong thieves or Li thieves who can capture thieves and kings, nor are they Western Xia, a desolate place The fighting strength is not strong, but the Meng Yuan Iron Cavalry and the Northern Yan Eight Banners all have elite soldiers and strong generals, so this will definitely arouse discussion."
As he spoke, Zhang Taiyue himself became serious.
"So, for some words and some things, as ministers, we need to improve our horizons. Not just like His Highness, we should be able to see ten steps after taking one step. At the very least, we should be able to see five or six steps, right? Abolition of the Prime Minister eliminates the head of a hundred officials, and eliminates the risk of a traitorous prime minister trying to gain power. However, the six ministries and nine ministers must unite to come up with a corresponding strategy, and they must also block the attacks of some people who are constantly calculating for His Highness. A pedantic view.”
"There is some truth in Zhang Shangshu's words!"
After listening, Su Lie was the first to shake his head and sigh.
This person has also been invited.
Because he is now considered a newcomer among the martial arts, different from the old martial arts in the past, but a new martial arts, and he can be regarded as a member of their lineage.
There are very few generals in the old martial arts. One by one, they can only live in the shadows. Slowly, the family may be in decline.
Su Lie represents the current Forbidden Army.
After all, Yue Hongling, An Zijun, Han Shizhong, Xin Qiji, and Di Qing, the five newly promoted military officers who led troops outside, already have the strength and the position of military attachés to suppress one party. Su Lie, who stayed in the capital, was the first to bear the brunt.
"I am in the Forbidden Army, but I also know that there are constant impeachments in the imperial court. They all say that there are too many Tibetan soldiers in the Forbidden Army cavalry. Moreover, the cavalry is still stationed in the Forbidden Army camp in the capital, which will inevitably cause trouble in the future."
"But to be honest, when it comes to cavalry, if you bring out a Tibetan and a Han, it will definitely be easier for Tibetans who are used to riding and shooting since childhood to quickly gain combat strength. This is not to make others' ambitions destroy your own prestige, it is a fact. So, in addition to this, if these Tibetan soldiers are not included in the Forbidden Army, where will they go?"
"There are too many Xiang troops in the local area, and there is nowhere to accommodate the Fan soldiers. Even so, the Xiang troops cannot suppress the Fan soldiers, and it is easy to cause mutiny. When the time comes, the impact will be considerable."
"Expanding the military will indeed consume more food and grass, and will also increase the burden on the national treasury."
"But even if that's the case, then won't we expand the army?"
"Maybe Meng Yuan and Beiyan will come over tomorrow."
"Do we have to wait until then to expand the army, then train the soldiers and sharpen their guns before the battle?"
"Will Mengyuan and Beiyan give us time?"
Di Yan nodded seriously, and the others also nodded.
But at this moment, Li Daliang and Li Shangshu, who had been silent, also spoke: "Did His Highness hint that he wanted to rob the rich and give to the poor?"
The remaining people were startled for a moment, and then became solemn.
"The reason is simple."
Although some people seemed to understand instantly, Li Shangshu still responded softly and explained briefly.
"Since we need to expand the army, we need food and grass, we need military pay, and we need to go to the Northern Expedition, food and grass are secondary. The key is that this military salary is a huge expenditure. Now in order to appease the people, taxes in various places are relatively low, and His Highness is engaged in maritime business. , and also traded with Meng Yuan and Beiyan, encouraged merchants and valued commerce. To put it bluntly, it was actually for money."
"But when it comes to opening up new sources of wealth, the common people have gone to the extreme. According to His Highness's temper, he will never exploit the lowest common people at this time. He can only find the rich and wealthy to get some money and food."
"So, is this what His Highness means?"
"In the final analysis, the Yellow Turban Rebellion is that the people have been oppressed for too long."
"Your Highness has said that the Yellow Turban Rebellion was caused by the unstable political situation of the Han Dynasty, the dictatorship of foreign relatives, and the dictatorship of eunuchs. The war against the Western Qiang lasted for decades, with huge costs and heavy corvee military service. In addition, the phenomenon of land annexation was serious, and the people were in dire straits."
“Among them, the stakes of land annexation were discussed.”
"This is something we should pay attention to!"
The whole hall was silent.
Di Yanmo looked at each other solemnly and said, "What Li Shangshu said makes sense. If you want to go to the Northern Expedition, it is not just a question of expanding combat power and accumulating food and grass. You must also unite the inside and outside, and work as one."
"At this time, we must abandon the old and establish the new, take one step forward, look at five or six steps, and raise our horizons. The past ideas of hoeing the strong and supporting the weak and settling in a corner need to be abandoned."
"Establish a mind for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the living and the people, inherit the unique knowledge of the past saints, and create peace for all generations. This is the guiding light!"
Zhang Taiyue, Li Daliang and others almost nodded solemnly together.
Di Yan said: "The so-called abandonment of the old and establishment of the new after the government forced the people to rebel, the expansion of the army after the world was at peace, and the creation of financial resources behind robbing the rich and giving to the poor are the top priorities of the country... As important ministers of the country, we cannot rely on whether there is such a thing in the book. I won’t do it if you mean it! I must share your worries with His Highness so that great things can happen!”
Zhang Taiyue said: "That's the case. In fact, the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in the Di newspaper seems to be a leisure work, but there is also a certain explanation."
"That is to fight against the outside world and stabilize the inside. Not to mention, if Wei, Shu and Wu can have national justice, can unite with the outside world, and end the troubled times early, with Zhuge Liang's plan, the courage of the Five Tiger Generals, and the heroes of Liu Bei and Cao Cao, they will surely You can build a great Han Dynasty."
"When the time comes, will there be something like the Wuhu chaos after the Jin Dynasty?"
"If we, for the benefit of the moment, want to work together and oppose differences, have tit-for-tat confrontation, or if we want to avoid suspicion, even sitting together to discuss, we have to be spurred by His Highness before we have no choice but to have this lotus banquet, how can we Didn’t you really betray His Highness’s trust in us?”
"There is no such thing as forming a clique for personal gain. If we are dedicated to serving the public, we will be upright and not afraid of our shadows being distorted!"
Several people in the audience were all moved. Di Yan immediately glanced at Zhang Taiyue a few more times. He did not expect that he would have such feelings. He was worthy of being appointed as the minister by His Highness, so he would not be a mediocre person.
He immediately said: "Zhang Shangshu's words are really thought-provoking. Listening to your words is worth ten years of reading. I thought that it was like this at that time. His Highness's intention is to let us, His Highnesses, work hard to promote them." The courtiers are all alert and mobilized to work together for the country's Northern Expedition, instead of the messy and posturing gestures before!"
Everyone present also understood His Highness's thoughts.
Now that we understand it, we naturally need an explanation.
Take this opportunity to continue the discussion.
Xiao Yi did have this intention. Of course, the impact of a novel is far more than that.
A few days later, another article appeared in the Di newspaper.
The theme is, people’s wisdom!
