Liu Muzhi said calmly: "The general trend is irreversible and cannot be stopped by human power. The struggle between the monarchy and the power of the aristocratic families in the Jin Dynasty has been going on for a hundred years since the founding of the country. It can even be traced back to the Cao Wei period when the mafia was first established. The monarchy has unlimited power. The interests of the aristocratic family cannot be protected, but the aristocratic family is too big. If the emperor is ignored, it will cause the emperor's backlash. Therefore, every few decades, the aristocratic family will release the emperor to take power for a few years. When they feel that the emperor wants to monopolize power. , and will make this emperor disappear, this is the century-old politics of the Jin Dynasty."
"So, whether the emperor wants to rule in person or the family wants to continue changing puppets, this civil war is inevitable. The barbarians in the north will not endanger the survival of the Jin Dynasty for the time being, even if there are people like Fu Jian who want to unify the world. , the Jin Dynasty will temporarily put aside its conflicts and fight together, but internal struggles exist all the time. Jinu, in fact, if you think about it, if it were not for the heroes who were killed in the civil war, how could they have shouldered the responsibility of the Northern Expedition and restoration? Where is the country’s great cause?”
Liu Yu frowned: "I don't understand what you said. Is it a good thing to have a civil war? Once the war started, all life was devastated, and countless families were destroyed. This is an absolute loss for our country, Jin Dynasty, and it is not a good thing."
Liu Muzhi smiled slightly: "What you saw on the grassland, the fighting and fighting between the small tribes, will one day stop? Don't they have no losses, no blood and tears? But not through this method, How can we produce elite soldiers capable of defeating the warriors of each tribe?"
Liu Yu shook his head: "That has been a habit on the grasslands for thousands of years, but we Han people are different. We love peace and make a living through farming. We do not need to fight to the death like they do when they compete for water sources and pasture."
Liu Muzhi sighed: "So the Han people are like cattle and sheep. They can live in peace in peacetime, but their armaments are getting worse and worse. Just like our Jin Dynasty, there is only Jingkou. Relying on various tax exemptions and conscription policies, it has become a very It is a special source of soldiers, but other than that, like those manors in Wudi, the people only know how to farm and open up wasteland. How do they know about these military affairs? The soldiers recruited do not know anything, and they have to be taught from scratch even how to line up. If you can't draw the bow or hold the bow, isn't it because the people are not accustomed to fighting and are like cattle and sheep?"
"But the prairie barbarians, their fighting power is derived from the daily competition for survival. Although they are usually brutal, this can cultivate natural elite soldiers, just like you, Liu Jinu, if you hadn't been rampant since childhood. Where in the countryside can you have this kind of boxing and kicking skills?"
Liu Yu sighed: "But do we have to go through a cruel war to train elite soldiers for the Northern Expedition? Can't our current Beifu soldiers be good enough?"
Liu Muzhi shook his head: "Beifu soldiers are special among the special. They are either refugees who lived in the Huaisi area during the original war, or they are fierce people from a special source of soldiers like Jingkou. These people don't need to be too With more training, you can form an army, but it will not last long. Once the world is at peace, the refugees will no longer exist. Now it is the other extreme. There has been chaos in the north for many years, and the people are in dire straits. The refugees have been intercepted early by various warlords, or massacred. , or be recruited as soldiers, and will not be allowed to flow to the south. Therefore, this civil war is about fighting for power and profit for the noble families and the emperor, but for people like you who are interested in the Northern Expedition, it is an opportunity to rebuild elite soldiers .”
Liu Yu gritted his teeth: "I still don't agree with such a thing. If the cost of building elite troops is to cause chaos in the world and ruin families, then I would rather not go to the Northern Expedition."
Liu Muzhi said coldly: "These things are not decided by you and me. If you want to avoid war, you have to take power. Now even your life has to be decided by others, how can you realize your ideals? Send a slave, win the third game, survive this time, and then stay in the palace, stay beside the emperor for a period of time, calmly observe the civil war, choose the appropriate side, on the other hand, also put yourself out of the The center of attention from all parties has been withdrawn and treated coldly. Now you are too famous and attract too much attention, which is not a good thing."
Liu Yu sighed: "Are these your own ideas, or are they discussed with Miaoyin, or in other words, with the Xie family?"
Liu Muzhi smiled slightly: "Your knowledge has improved a lot than before. Yes, these things are the result of my discussions with Miaoyin and Madam these days. Jinu, you have to figure out your position and figure out your position. Know your friends and enemies, we will always be on your side."
Liu Yu shook his head: "Then you are on my side, are you for the benefit of your own family, or for me? I am getting more and more confused now. Fatty, don't blame me for being paranoid, now Miaoyin has even joined forces with Suzaku I'm really afraid that one day, you will also slip to the side of the mafia."
Liu Muzhi shook his head: "She did that to save your life. She doesn't know that you have the magic medicine. If I am also with the mafia, do you think there is someone you can trust in this world?" ? Jinu, I, Liu Muzhi, will never forget my identity, my promotion, my life, it is because of the glory of the Jiang family and the Xie family, it is the kindness they gave me .If I don’t repay them, then who am I?”
Liu Yu gritted his teeth: "Then what will you do if one day you find out that the Xie family, like the Mafia, may become an obstacle to the Northern Expedition and become a dark force?"
Liu Muzhi laughed: "You finally asked this question. I'm afraid this question has been torturing you for a long time. Jinu, do you have the answer now?"
Liu Yu closed his eyes and shook his head: "No, when I first learned that Mr. Xianggong was Xuanwu, I was shocked beyond measure. Later, when Qinglong, that is, Xi Chao told me about the relationship between him and Mr. Xianwu. I was shocked again when I was grudges. It was a kind of destruction of belief. I thought that a famous official like him, who wanted to leave his name in history, would not care about the interests of his family to make contributions to the country, but I didn’t expect that he also has such a dark side. If even my husband would do something detrimental to the Northern Expedition, then the Xie family may also have this possibility. Fatty, aren’t you worried?”
Liu Muzhi's eyes were shining brightly: "Then tell me, my slave, what is the Northern Expedition, what is your achievement, what is this thing that you have fought for all your life, never turned back, and endured countless hardships? Why? Do you have to ask people to give up their lifelong foundation and their family's century-old foundation to satisfy your ideal?"
