faceless man
This is the second time Jiang Hua has seen faceless people. It doesn't take a guess to know that there must be many shady deals behind these faceless people.
However, when the deal behind this is beneficial to Yancheng, it is acceptable.
"I come on behalf of a noble person."
Jiang Hua glanced at the faceless man, said he understood, and then began to taste tea.
"Now, Young Master Yangsheng has been granted the title of Grand Sima by the monarch. He is in charge of the military affairs of the five counties and is fully responsible for the conquest of Yancheng."
"Currently, Young Master Yangsheng plans to be stationed in Liujiagang and use this as a basis for military training. However, Young Master Yangsheng does not have enough prestige and many generals do not listen to him, so he plans to arrange some generals to serve as vanguards. The following is the vanguard force Detailed information and route of travel.”
"It is already late autumn and February. The total number of this vanguard force is about 10,000, all of them are soldiers. The coach is an elderly doctor. This doctor has now returned to his peak. Although this man shouts It’s awesome, but in reality it’s just an idea of a peaceful handover.”
"The doctor's thoughts are not difficult to guess. He has carefully considered the current situation. He thinks that Yancheng will shrink the army back. He thinks that Yancheng will hold on to Dashiguan to delay time, so he plans to whenever Yancheng's army leaves a certain When he conquered a certain place, he would immediately lead an army to recover a certain place, so that he could continue to make meritorious deeds.”
"As for the risks involved, this doctor has also considered it, but after serious consideration, he felt that he could maintain a tacit understanding with Yancheng, trade with Yancheng secretly, or even betray Chaoguo directly."
"My lord hates this kind of rip-off thing the most!"
WTF?
what?
There can only be one person who betrays the Chao Kingdom, and that’s me!
There can only be one person who benefits from maintaining a tacit understanding with Yancheng, and that’s me!
There can still only be one person who can successfully regain the lost territory and obtain military exploits, who would it be?
As for the secret transaction with Yancheng and the benefit, needless to say, it must still be me!
"The information about this doctor is as follows. He was born in the Li family of the Four Great Qing Clan. His father is the current head of the Li family, so he was able to become a doctor after a lot of hard work. It's just that his fiefdom as a doctor is very pitiful. There is only one land.”
"His bloodline mutated when he was young. He is now a water snake. He can transform into a dragon when necessary, but he is still water-based. His magical powers are suspected to be..."
"In this army, in addition to the doctor himself, there are seven or eight masters at the level of third-generation doctors. The following is their specific information. These people are basically from the noble family or the official family, so their strength is pretty good. Each one of them has magical powers, and the army under his command is relatively elite, with more junior officers, and the command and control of the army is stronger than that of ordinary armies..."
After a while, the faceless man sold all the information about this army: "Finally, it's their marching route. If nothing else happens, they plan to cross the river first, take a boat through Liujiagang, and head to the east. The five counties will end up in Guyang County. They are expected to set off in three days. They will first go to Guyang County from the ferry to wait and see the situation..."
"Because these people did not obey orders, Young Master Yangsheng would not support them. When they encountered an ambush, Young Master Yangsheng had no time to support them."
I understand, this is because the prestige of Young Master Yangsheng is too low, so the nobles below simply unite to go their own way and don't listen to him.
Therefore, Young Master Yangsheng betrayed their information by the way. On the one hand, he could show his sincerity, on the other hand, he could clear up the thorns and establish some prestige.
"In this battle, you can fight to your heart's content. It doesn't matter how many you kill. Even if we kidnap them and demand ransom secretly, we will pretend not to know."
"I came here mainly to form a tacit understanding with you on behalf of our Lord."
"My Lord has said that the Chao Kingdom is the Chao Kingdom, and he is his."
"My Lord also said that we hope to use tacit understanding to cooperate with each other."
"In this battle, my lord only wants Guyang County and Dong County. The remaining three counties will all belong to Yancheng. Yancheng can do whatever it wants."
"Every time before our Lord sends troops, I will come to communicate and inform you in advance what the operational goals of our army will be and how many troops will be dispatched. I only hope to form a tacit understanding and even cooperation as much as possible."
"My lord will try his best to send military merits to Yancheng, but he also hopes that Yancheng can allow our lord to gain some victories. These victories do not require Yancheng to lose anything, as long as Yancheng cooperates a little. For example, my lord leads the army to cross the nest. River, encountered attacks on the way, and finally defeated the attack in Yancheng, ensuring the safe arrival of the army."
"For example, our lord led the army to Dongjun to expel the remaining Yancheng army in Dongjun, and finally successfully expelled the Yancheng army."
"For example, if Yancheng completely transfers the population resources of a certain county, if you don't want it, our Lord can win a battle and regain the lost territory."
"My Lord has said that he will find a way to deal with the heads himself. I just ask Yancheng to cooperate a little bit."
"After Yancheng cooperates, our lord will try to delay the time until winter. Now there is only a month and a few days until winter. If it is delayed until winter, Yancheng will have three more months to recuperate. During these three months, there is no need to We will carry out small-scale battles intermittently, and my Lord will do his best to bring military honors to Yancheng."
"My lord is also willing to secretly help Yancheng smuggle, help Yancheng purchase needed supplies, and is also willing to capture savages and trade with Yancheng. Those who are difficult to kill in Yancheng can be revealed to my lord, and my lord will do it himself. Likewise, it is inconvenient for my lord Those who want to kill directly also hope that Yancheng will take action."
"My Lord also said that Yancheng and my Lord may one day compete against each other. But before that day comes, I hope we can maintain a tacit understanding and strengthen each other."
"Finally, my lord said that the enemy of Yancheng has never been him but the foolish king who has lost his credibility on Meishan Mountain."
"Maybe one day, maybe in the future, we will all have the opportunity to continue cooperation."
"This vanguard army is our Lord's sincerity. I hope we can see the sincerity of Yancheng soon."
“What comes and goes lasts forever.”
"Next, I will stay in Yancheng. If necessary, please inform me at any time."
"Hope this is a win-win cooperation!"
After a while, the faceless man left. And until he left, Jiang Hua didn't say anything. While drinking tea, Jiang Hua couldn't help but recall the first time he met the faceless man. At that time, he was probably cooperating with the Hu family. The Hu family betrayed other counties. It was a win-win situation at that time.
However, at that time, Jiang Hua was still a little cautious and worried. He often worried that one day Yancheng would be gone when he woke up.
At that time, Yancheng was really too weak, with not a single Taoist priest.
At that time, as long as the monarch was determined and let go of his moral integrity, one person could rush over and destroy the entire Yancheng.
But now, everything has changed.
On the other hand, the owner of the Faceless Man is very sincere, but how things will develop in the end depends entirely on Jiang Hua's personal will. It wasn't until a moment later that Jiang Hua slowly put down the tea cup...
…
As the sun set, a guest riding a donkey arrived in Yancheng.
This guest was very special. When asked where she was from, she directly replied that she was from Qufu Academy.
Qufu Academy is the place where Confucius teaches now, and it is also the place with the largest number of people among the three university palaces.
Li Sheng was giving lectures in Luoyang and was responsible for the history of the collection room. Anyone who came to Luoyang Academy could enter the collection room of the Great Zhou Dynasty and take a look. Li Sheng shouldered the relevant cause and effect. Everyone, go in and take a look, and you will see that you don’t owe Emperor Zhou anything. Li Sheng has already paid it back for everyone.
For the many secrets in the Zhou Dynasty's secret room, Li Sheng had the most experts, including many real people and first-generation monarchs.
In addition, Li Sheng's path is not that easy, and he is quite aloof.
And Donghai Academy is Mo Sheng's territory, and Mo Sheng's contempt for the old nobility is well known to the world. If Sheng Mo hadn't been too strong, he would have committed suicide by being hit with seven swords in the back.
Most of the disciples of Mo Sheng are real paupers, many of whom were born as savages and common people. These people do not have Mozi's state of mind and cannot truly treat everyone equally. They often look at things with a pair of tinted glasses. Many of them even go too far because of their background.
And studying is very resource intensive.
Relatively speaking, Kong Sheng is more popular.
Kong Sheng himself was from a serious noble family, and of course Mo Sheng was also from a noble family.
However, Kong Sheng recognized the nobility and Zhou rites, and even believed that Zhou rites were the best in the world. Because of this point of view, many disciples of Confucius have chosen to run away with buckets. It is true that they have different paths and do not work together.
Zhou Li is something from that era, but today you still think that Zhou Li is the best in the world. Is there something wrong with your brain?
The ideal society of Confucius is probably one in which nobles understand the difficulties of the common people at the bottom and truly act according to the standards of a gentleman. In this way, the nobles are all gentlemen, and they all understand the difficulties of the common people at the bottom, so they will not exploit the common people at the bottom, but will treat the old as the old, the young as the young, and do not do to others what you want to do to others. …
The Datong society in Confucius' ideal also had nobles, common people, and kings. It was still a world with strict hierarchies and distinct levels.
It's just that Kong Sheng imagined that the nobles and monarchs in the Datong society had extremely high moral cultivation and could understand the lower class without over-squeezing them. If you think about it, you will know that this is completely impossible.
Now that Kong Sheng is still alive, when he dies one day, the Confucian sect will inevitably split directly, and then attack each other, constantly calling each other heretics, killing him, killing him, and killing him bloody!
In short, Kong Sheng was quite popular among the nobles!
Many nobles would send their sons and daughters to study under Confucius, and then go back after learning a skill.
Qi Xin was a typical nobleman, a Confucian scholar, and one of Confucius' direct disciples.
As a direct disciple of Confucius, Qi Xin also had her own understanding of Confucianism. She advocated that the emperor should rule from the top, and the wise men should govern the world. She advocated learning from Gong Bohe of the Zhou Dynasty.
At that time, a foolish king appeared in the Zhou Dynasty, and he used many foolish tricks. In the end, the people of Luoyang could not stand him, and then the people of Luoyang united with the nobles to expel him as the king. After the king was expelled, Gong Bohe became In nominal terms, the Duke of Zhou became the de facto ruler. This rule lasted for many years (historically fourteen years). It was not until many years later that a new emperor of Zhou succeeded to the throne.
Qi Xin always felt that the emperor was fatuous and incompetent, so he should simply let the emperor rule from the side. The wise men join forces to govern. As for how to produce wise men, there are many ways. It can be based on family background, talent, strength, or background. Anyway, no matter how you look at it and choose it, in the end all wise men will be It is much stronger than the emperor ruling the world alone.
Qi Xin has never concealed her thoughts, so she is considered a heretic in Qufu Academy. However, there are many heretics in the Confucius Sect, so everyone is used to it. If there is not a single heresy one day, that would be abnormal.
When Qi Xin entered Yancheng, Taoist Qingmei took the initiative to greet him.
"Plum Blossom Path Qingmei has met fellow Taoist."
"The Jiang family in Qufu Academy has a surname of Xin, and I have met fellow Taoists."
After a while, the two came to a restaurant and sat by the window, drinking tea and chatting while enjoying the breeze.
"Taofa has entered life. To be honest, I have seen many similar ones before. However, at that time, it was the nobles who used Taofa to make their lives more comfortable."
"Some nobles use Taoism to transform the manor to make it warm in winter and cool in summer. It is very enjoyable to live there. Some nobles use Taoism to make the flowers in the manor look like spring all year round, making the manor lush and blooming all year round. There are all the flowers.”
"Nobles use Taoism to make their lives more convenient. This has been happening for a long time. It's nothing new."
"What's new is that Yancheng applies Taoism to the lives of the grassroots. These Taoisms in Yancheng are all popular. I have seen the series of large-scale mining magic tools invented by Yancheng when I was in Qufu. Master He took the lead as the guarantee, saying that any of his disciples who use Yancheng's daily magic tools must pay according to Yancheng's rules."
"For this reason, many brothers and sisters also complained, saying that the master is old and a little stubborn, and he can prepare to start a retirement life."
"However, there are also many nobles who directly imitate. Now, I dare not say that the relevant imitations have spread all over the world, but many enlightened nobles have already experimented in their own territories. After tasting the benefits, these big nobles I have also begun to embrace the concept of Taoism entering life.”
"Of course, these nobles are shameless on the surface. They will indeed pay for the first one they copy, but they will also have brains in the future. They will also ask Taoists to use Taoist methods to change the production model, and they will also ask Taoists to invent similar methods. device."
"These great nobles are larger in size, have a large population, and their fiefdoms are larger than those in Yancheng today. There are many Taoists in their fiefdoms. Under such circumstances, how can Yancheng ensure its own advantages?"
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