Jia Xu sighed at Liu Bei's stupidity, but there was a hint of envy and desire in his tone.
Immediately, he turned around to look at Luoyang's position and whispered to himself.
"Li Wenyou, I have done what I promised you. From now on, you and I owe nothing to each other..."
Under the city.
Seeing that Dong Zhuo had fled back to the city and his own few troops were unable to attack the city, Liu Bei had no choice but to order to gather the people and take them back together.
Zhang Heng dismounted and stopped to look at the city, but happened to see Jia Xu standing on the city tower.
Even though the two had never met before, just by looking at each other for a moment, the two of them confirmed each other's identities.
Zhang Heng glared at the tower.
Jia Wenhe, you did a good job!
Jia Xu bowed his hand to Zhang Heng.
I have to do this to save my life. I hope you won't blame me.
Zhang Heng sneered.
Old guy, just wait for me!
Jia Xu smiled back, with a trace of expectation in his eyes.
I can't wait any longer, why don't you come up now.
Zhang Heng snorted coldly, turned around and walked away.
On the way back, Guo Jia was still upset and depressed. Finally, using a convenient excuse, she went to a corner to sulk alone.
Seeing this, Zhang Heng couldn't help but shake his head and smile, wink at Xun You, and the two of them walked over.
"Filial piety."
Zhang Heng squatted next to Guo Jia and smiled calmly.
"snort!"
Guo Jia turned away angrily, not wanting to talk to Zhang Heng.
Fortunately, he didn't come from time travel, otherwise he would have pointed at Zhang Heng's nose and called him a bitch.
Zhang Heng didn't take it seriously and took out a water bag and handed it over.
"Don't be angry, I'll buy you a drink."
"You think you can bribe me with a jug of wine!"
Guo Jia said angrily, but his hands were not idle. He grabbed the water bag from Zhang Heng's hand and opened it directly without intending to invite the two of them to drink together.
But the next moment...
puff!
Guo Jia quickly spit it out and glared at Zhang Heng: "What did you give me to drink!"
"Water." Zhang Heng said with an innocent face, "You really don't think I have a bar."
"Zhang Ziyi, you..."
Zhang Heng spread his hands and said with a smile: "What am I? I kindly asked you to drink water, and you treat me like this?"
"Stop talking nonsense, I'm going back to Yingchuan."
Guo Jia threw the water bag back and groaned angrily.
"Okay, okay, don't be angry." Zhang Heng said with a smile, "Fengxiao thinks, why should I let Dong Zhuo go?"
"Why, because you, Zhang Ziyi, are a benevolent and righteous gentleman, while I, Guo Fengxiao, am a shameless villain."
"I ask you seriously, why should Fengxiao be so sarcastic?" Zhang Heng said with a bitter smile, "Fengxiao thinks, how come I, the glorious Yanhan, have fallen to this point after four hundred years?"
The twist in Zhang Heng's words was so great that he almost broke Guo Jia's waist, causing him to be stunned on the spot for a moment.
Didn't I just talk about why Dong Zhuo was let go? Why did he suddenly become a big man and why did he decline?
Zhang Ziyi, can your brain circuit be normal?
However, Xun You was very interested in this topic and immediately asked: "I have been confused by what the chief secretary said for a long time. Please enlighten me."
"Okay, then let me tell you my humble opinion."
Zhang Heng cleared his throat and spoke slowly: "The rise and fall of countries has happened since ancient times, so it's not surprising. But ultimately, it is still a matter of the people having enough to eat. As long as the people of the world can survive, there will be no one Rebellion will naturally lead to long-term peace and order.
When the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out in the past, the thieves Zhang Jiao and his brothers were certainly hateful, but if the common people who were thieves could live and work in peace and contentment, why would they follow Zhang Jiao in rebellion? "
Hearing this, Xun You couldn't help but nodded.
"What the Chief Registrar said is absolutely true. Therefore, if you want long-term peace and stability, you must defend yourself from powerful enemies externally and cultivate politics internally to manage people's livelihood. Clean up the administration of officials, cultivate wasteland, and revise laws. Only then can the world be made public and everyone can be at peace."
What Xun You said can be regarded as the ideal state pursued by scholars of all ages, and it cannot be wrong.
but……
"No, it's not enough!" Zhang Heng shook his head.
"What's not enough?" Xun You asked doubtfully.
Governing the world is actually a grand proposition, but when it comes to the root cause, we still cannot escape the problem of the system.
In fact, at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, most of the dynasties can be regarded as politically clear, no matter what system they adopted. But why did the same system, at the end of the dynasty, cause public resentment to boil over and uprisings everywhere?
In the final analysis, it is nothing more than vested interests occupying too many resources, and the living space of the people at the bottom is getting smaller and smaller, until they are unable to maintain the minimum food and clothing, and the court is unable to change this symptom, so it will naturally collapse.
Any new dynasty is built on the bones of the previous dynasty. Those with vested interests have long been crushed, and no one is lying on the people to suck blood, so naturally a prosperous age can be expected.
But those dignitaries who established emerging dynasties will slowly evolve into vested interests. The cycle goes back and forth, endlessly.
The system is still the same system, but as time goes by, loopholes will inevitably be found. Vested interests take advantage of this loophole to strengthen themselves, like parasites, increasing in number and getting bigger.
When the country becomes increasingly weak, even if those in power want to reform the system, it will be too late.
Because those with vested interests have long since grown into monsters, and they will unite to kill anyone who dares to touch their interests.
This is also the reason why reforms in ancient times often ended in failure.
As a result, the world ushered in the change of dynasties as a matter of course.
Just like when a person is sick, if there is no treatment at the beginning, then when the disease reaches its final stage, there will be no cure.
Therefore, there is no perfect system in the world, only the most appropriate system, which is a system that is constantly being patched.
This is the saying goes that governing a big country is like cooking small dishes.
Today, the world at the end of the Han Dynasty is already in critical condition. There are too many vested interests, and the situation has long been beyond repair. If you want to rebuild the world, you have to tear it down and start over.
Otherwise, even if Liu Bei can kill Dong Zhuo and enter Luoyang, he will not be able to truly bring the world back to prosperity.
But even if they want to tear it down and start over, it cannot be done by the Liu Bei Group themselves.
This is the real reason why Zhang Heng let Dong Zhuo go.
Dong Zhuo lost his troops and generals this time. After returning to Luoyang, in order to consolidate his power, he would definitely go to war and liquidate the wealthy families on the basis of Dong Min's murder.
It would be better to throw him out and fight with the parasites of the old era. It would be better for both sides to suffer losses and perish together.
The Liu Bei Group can take advantage of this time to secretly develop and strengthen itself.
Only when the world is completely in chaos can we rebuild the world and rebuild the world.
Dong Zhuo treated the common people as human shields, and Zhang Heng regarded Dong Zhuo as a scapegoat.
Zhang Heng explained this entire logical chain, and the two of them were dumbfounded and shocked, as if they had opened the door to a new world.
Good guy, I thought Zhang Ziyi was a bad guy, but who knew that his thoughts were so deep, his mind so broad, and his eyes were on the whole world.
In contrast, it is really ridiculous that I am obsessed with winning or losing a battle.
It’s smaller, the layout is smaller!
But the shock in his heart reached his mouth, but Guo Jia was unwilling to admit his mistake, so he could only snort.
"Hmph, hypocrite!"
Zhang Heng still looked indifferent.
"Nowadays, we are in troubled times, and wise people all regard the world as their own responsibility. The success or failure in front of us is fleeting, so why bother to delve into it. What do you think of being filial?"
Guo Jia had not yet spoken, but Xun You's eyes shone, and he nodded heavily and said: "What the chief registrar just said was like an enlightenment, which made me enlightened. This teaching will never be forgotten. Although I am not talented, I am also capable. I am willing to work hand in hand with the Master to rebuild the mountains and rivers and rebuild the world!"
"Gongda is too polite. What I just said was just my occasional enlightenment. I don't deserve such praise."
Zhang Heng smiled modestly, and then looked at Guo Jia again.
"What do you think of Fengxiao?"
"snort!"
Zhang Heng's answer was still a cold snort, and Guo Jia slowly stood up and patted the dust on his butt.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Let's leave quickly. We still have to resettle the people when we get back."
Zhang Heng smiled, "Oh, didn't Feng Xiao just say that he was going back to Yingchuan? Why, you don't plan to leave now?"
"Zhang Ziyi, you..."
Guo Jia suddenly became angry, but was speechless and could only walk away.
Looking at Guo Jia's back, Zhang Heng couldn't help but shake his head and smile.
I can't tell that this kid is still a bit of a tsundere.
