Lu Xun stared at Xu Daofu motionless for a long time before shaking his head: "Third brother, I really didn't expect that after so many years, your murderous intention and resentment would be so strong that you have gone crazy. , actually thinking of razing a capital city like Jiankang to the ground and turning it into a cemetery for ghosts and monsters."
Xu Daofu curled his lips in disdain: "Jiankang was just the capital of Soochow in the past. It was established as the capital only after the Jin Dynasty moved south. It is not a city that has been famous for hundreds of years like Chang'an or Luoyang. Even Luoyang, Isn't it now the old capital with only a few hundred families after the war? Luoyang has become like this, why is Jiankang a place that cannot be touched or killed? "
Lu Xun said coldly: "The ones who destroyed Luoyang were the barbaric and cruel Hulu. They had no intention of re-establishing a dynasty and ruling in Luoyang. The capital of the former Zhao was in Jinyang, and the capital of the latter Zhao was in Ye. The capital of Later Yan was in Jicheng, and the capital of Later Yan was in Zhongshan, both north of the Yellow River and close to the grasslands. They thought that if they could not gain a foothold in the Central Plains, they would move their families back to their hometown and return to the grasslands. Even after Hou Yan was destroyed, Murong Bao took his people and fled back to Dragon City outside the Great Wall."
"These barbaric and cruel Hulu did not regard the Central Plains as a place where they could live for a long time, so they slaughtered cities and destroyed towns without mercy. Correspondingly, we Han people in the Central Plains did not regard them as real rulers, but just as rulers. After succumbing to their force for a while, whenever there is an opportunity, the Jin army's northern expedition to the Central Plains will get the support of the Han people. Even in Liu Yu's latest northern expedition, when he hit Nanyan, it was not the Han powerful people and the common people who came to help him. Do you want to beat the Murong family? This shows the support of the people!"
Xu Daofu curled his lips and said, "Second brother, you don't have to tell me this. The success of our uprising depends on the support of the people. It's not those high-ranking families who have sucked our people's anointing for so many years. It's not us who have been bullied." It's too cruel. When we launched an army to take action, how could we respond to the call? There are not many civilians among the hundreds of thousands of people in Jiankang City now. Most of them are dignitaries and children of aristocratic families. We are really going to attack Jiankang City. Even if we kill all these people, there is nothing cruel, it is just a debt they need to repay after they have been dominant for many years."
Lu Xun stomped his feet angrily: "That's ridiculous. You want to wipe out all the aristocratic families and noble elites in the world. Even if your plan succeeds, who will we rely on to govern the country in the future?"
Xu Daofu sneered and said: "So what if they were all wiped out? When we raised the army, we also killed the children of the aristocratic families and nobles in Wu area one by one. Now we have such a deep blood feud with these aristocratic families, but with this "Recruit, aren't there a large number of people in Wu who are bitter and have deep hatred, so they have no choice but to join us? We have been able to manage well in Guangzhou these years without relying on the children of any aristocratic families, can we?"
Lu Xun shook his head: "Guangzhou is originally a land of barbarians. There are not many Han people. The barbarians and Yue people in the mountains make up the majority. To treat these people, as long as their tribal chiefs are obedient, it does not require too much education. , but in the land of Wu and Jiangdong, how can you manage it by still relying on the method of governing barbarian tribes? How can you govern it without relying on educated people? "
Xu Daofu said calmly: "Most rural people don't need governance or any culture. They just need to know how to pay taxes on time and serve on time. The so-called civil governance is just a way for the nobles to show their high status. And for those who made it up, look at those barbarians in the north, few of whom are literate, but they also established a dynasty? As long as they use both kindness and power, even foreign barbarians like Fu Jian don't have to worry about no one coming to serve."
Having said this, Xu Daofu paused: "Besides, what if Jiankang City was razed to the ground? It would just wipe out all the top aristocratic families and noble families, and uproot the Beifu Army and the Eighth Party Party in Beijing. It has frightened the people of the world and made them dare not go against us, and it has also vacated a large number of official positions. As long as talented people are willing to join us, they will have official positions. Look at the Hulu dynasty in the north, isn't this the case? They killed many children of big families in the Western Jin Dynasty, and instead made room for many middle- and lower-class nobles. Would someone like Wang Meng have a chance to succeed in the Western Jin Dynasty? But in the court of the former Qin Dynasty, Here, he can become the prime minister!"
Lu Xun shook his head: "The Huru in the north are regarded as flood beasts just because they do this kind of thing so often. Wang Meng makes them prime minister. He wants these Huru to know the book and answer the courtesy, and learn from our Han family." The Confucianism, Law, and Zhou Li, and from then on we will talk about benevolence and righteousness. Fu Jian is a benevolent and righteous king, so Wang Meng will work for him. If it were Shi Hu and his like, do you think Wang Meng would cooperate with them?"
Xu Daofu sneered and said: "There is also a gentleman's camp in Shihu, and there are Han counselors like Zhang Bin working for it. As long as there are powers available and officials available, are you afraid that you won't be able to find people? Second brother, I don't want to tangle with you. These details, to attack Jiankang, I just want to use this kind of tactics to capture the whole city as soon as possible. Of course it would be better if Liu Yu doesn't massacre it, but if Liu Yu resolutely defends it, then I will prepare to release the army of Changsheng people to completely destroy Jiankang. Kangcheng, we just use this new pavilion to practice our skills first. If you are afraid that others will not dare to charge, you can find those Lingnan Slang and Dong barbarians to charge together. They are not very smart. When the time comes to attack the city, it will be for Those killed by the Jin army were still injured by the immortal monsters. We can't see them even from a distance. At worst, if we blame them on the Jin army, it won't shake the morale of the army."
Lu Xun looked at Xu Daofu motionless: "Junior Brother Xu, your abacus is very good. You asked my men to attack Xinting and turn into immortal monsters. And the new ones you have collected in Jiangzhou this year The bandits and the Jin army surrendered, but you didn't use it. If you keep fighting like this, all my men will become immortal monsters, but you have strong troops here."
Xu Daofu frowned: "Isn't it because these barbarians have no brains and are easily fooled? I didn't think about who is the second brother's subordinates or mine. Since defeating Liu Yi, we are not two soldiers. They are all mixed together and there is no distinction between them."
Lu Xun said coldly: "Forget it, let me say it again, the world I want to gain, the new dynasty that the divine religion wants, cannot be a terrible world built by massacre and destruction like the Huru in the north. When we raise our troops, In order to recruit troops and control the people, we used some banners to avenge the aristocratic families. It was only a temporary act. Now that it is time to seize the world, our relationship with the aristocratic family must turn to cooperation, just like when we let Xie Daoyun go. , based on the same principle, I can’t fight a war, and you can’t govern a country. I have made up my mind on this matter and will say nothing more!”
