The black robe smiled slightly: "There is a question of degree here. Not all people have to die to pay for their sins. Many times, it is the king who needs to pay off his debts and eliminate his karma, but he suffers the innocent people. At this time, The Buddha had to be compassionate and save the world. This is the so-called salvation of all sentient beings. This time, the propaganda can be said that it was because of Liu Yu's sins that God punished him. He sent monsters like Tianshi Dao to take revenge on Liu Yu. We are rich, but the people are innocent, why should the common people suffer? The Buddha couldn't bear to see them die in vain, so he sent the army of the Later Qin Dynasty to rescue them. He also hoped that after they were saved, they would achieve great enlightenment and convert themselves to me, the Buddha, and devote themselves to good deeds."
Yu Yue laughed: "This explanation seems a bit far-fetched. These people of the Jin Dynasty were saved by Liu Yu before. So is Liu Yu good or bad? He used to be the savior of the people of the Jin Dynasty, but now he has become a villain. , how do people understand this?"
The black robe said calmly: "Being good or evil is all in a single thought. Liu Yu once made contributions to the country and benefited the world. There is no need to deny this. But later, for his own greed and for the sake of merit, he did He did many great evil things. Not only did his family die, his wife and friends were separated, but he also caused the people to suffer and suffered military disasters. The Tao of Tianshi is karma. The devil who was let go by him came back to continue to avenge him. This has been analyzed before Passed. And Liu Yu also suffered retribution because he massacred the soldiers and civilians of Nanyan and wiped out his wife's tribe. The whole army was infected with the plague and could not fight. At this time, only the Buddha can save the people, not Liu Yu."
Yu Yue nodded: "I see. Such an analysis is simply impeccable. However, Liu Yu's theory that everyone is equal and gets a title based on merit is probably not something that people will give up on once or twice. Although Buddhist theory is good, it cannot make people rich, at least it cannot make people live a relaxed and happy life in this life. If you only rely on Buddha's blessing once, I'm afraid it won't be able to defeat Liu Yu."
The black robe smiled slightly: "Step by step, don't rush, let the Buddha appear first. If the army of the Later Qin Dynasty can defeat Tianshi Dao, and Buddhism can start to spread in the south, it will not only save the people.
There will be many benefits in the future. According to Liu Yu, everyone is equal.
There is the hope of gaining wealth through military service, but it also greatly increases the risk of death after being drafted into the army. After all, the war is fierce and dangerous, and if one is not careful, not even the corpse can return to the capital. This time the attack on Nanyan was successful, although the country was destroyed, but tens of thousands of soldiers died in battle or died of illness. As their family members, they will Will you be happy or sad? "
Yu Yue sighed: "This has always been like this. Of the 100 people who went to the battlefield, only 20 or 30 people came back alive, and only a few people returned home rich and wealthy. Otherwise, how can we say that the Long March has never been completed? What else? Who wants to join the army and fight in peacetime? The military merit system before the Qin State, which calculated merit based on killing people and taking their heads, has long been regarded as a barbaric and cruel act, and was despised by scholars. That's why. However, Liu Yu relied on his righteous name of the Northern Expedition to actually turn such an act into a just act, which is also miraculous."
The black robe nodded and said: "Yes, so Liu Yu is coaxing the people to join the army and serve the country. Going into battle to kill people will also bear huge risks. Although there have been constant wars in the past, the people in Jingkou are originally martial, and they also thought The meritorious service of the Northern Expedition is also to avenge the ancestors who died in the previous Northern Expeditions. Therefore, the people of Jingkou can bear such casualties. After all, it is a place where white flags can be everywhere in one Northern Expedition. But Jingkou can bear such casualties, but other places may not be able to bear such casualties. . Just like you, the tenants and villagers of Wudi Manor, Sima Yuanxian asked them to join the army and be happy subordinates, but they would rather rebel than respond."
Yu Yue laughed: "Because many of the tenants in our manor in Wudi are relatively weak people who were refugees who went south or were injured and disabled on the way south. They are unable to continue to serve in the army, so we are given They were taken into the manor to work as farmers. Many of them were frightened out of their wits by being hunted down by the barbarians. The feeling of being hunted was so terrifying that even decades later, among their descendants, "The stories I still heard as a child were how brutal and ferocious these Hulu were and how invincible they were."
"Many people from Jingkou were strong men who were able to fight back against the Hu people under the leadership of the refugee commander when they went south, and reached the south of the Yangtze River in large numbers. They had strong ambitions, and they only had to perform military service for many years and did not need to pay food taxes, like other places. People are different, but the tenant farmers in Wudi Manor
, are the descendants of cowards and weaklings who are afraid of war and do not want to go to the battlefield. This is the difference between them. In addition, Tianshi Tao has always been preached among them. Once you set foot on the battlefield, there is no return. Even if you have money and merit, No chance to enjoy it either. "
Having said this, Yu Yue paused and said to himself thoughtfully: "In fact, during the last battle of Feishui, the Xie family came forward to form an army and promised the Xie family in Wu and the villagers in other aristocratic family manors. Guests, if you join the army to serve the country this time, you will not only be exempted from the status of slave when you come back, but you will also be allocated land. If you have achieved military merit, the Xie family can personally report your merit and receive rewards, and be rewarded with officials and titles. These villagers and tenants are eager to join the army for the first time in decades, all thinking that they can turn around and strive for wealth and fame."
"But they didn't expect that even though they won the Battle of Feishui, they would continue to follow the army in the Northern Expedition, but they would still have to pay back the troops who had marched thousands of miles. Especially the fire in Wuqiaoze almost destroyed the elite of the Beifu Army. , in the subsequent retreat process, people were chased for thousands of miles. Those who came back, not one out of ten, even those who came back alive, could not repay the credit because of the defeat. In the end, the Xie family could only get a little share. They were given fields in return, which was far from what everyone expected when they surrendered to the army!"
"So since then, no one has believed in the benefits promised by the victory of the Northern Expedition. Sima Yuanxian issued a conscription order, although he did not really want to go to the Northern Expedition at all, but took the opportunity to organize his own army to fight against the aristocratic family It was just with Huanxuan, but as soon as the conscription order was issued, it had the opposite effect. As soon as they heard about the Northern Expedition, the people of Wu simply rebelled!"
The black robe laughed: "This is called cleverness being misled by cleverness. Sima Yuanxian is just a little prince who has never seen the world and does not know the sufferings of the lower class. Although he has some cleverness, he is still ruined by it. Hearing what you say, I I actually think that Liu Yu was able to organize the Northern Expedition under such circumstances and really succeeded in destroying the country. It was much more difficult than I originally thought."
