Three days later, night falls
Jiang Hua was wearing mourning clothes today. According to Zhou etiquette, people of different status would wear different mourning clothes.
However, different places have different customs and habits. Even the most stubborn states of Lu and Yan do not abide by the Zhou rites these days. What's more, it's a small southern country like Chao State, and Jiang Hua is now in charge of the Jiang family. Jiang Hua is equivalent to the founding leader of this new country. Theoretically speaking, the customs and etiquette of this country all depend on Jiang Hua. idea.
So at this moment Jiang Hua is just wearing linen clothes, with a white cloak on the outside of the linen clothes, a hat made of white cloth on his head, and a pair of white cloth shoes on his feet, but that's it, there is no big difference. A large-scale campaign mobilized troops and mobilized the masses.
The nobles and Taoists arrived one after another, and Jiang Hua greeted them one by one.
At nightfall, when the greetings were over, Jiang Hua also left the ancestral temple and came to a spacious square nearby. Everyone had a futon and everyone sat on the ground. Before Jiang Hua spoke, everyone was waiting quietly.
Jiang Hua sat on the futon and began to look at everyone.
The Taoists are all sitting on the left hand side, headed by Taiping Taoist. Taiping Taoist was followed by his second brother, third brother and Sun En, the representative of foreign Taoists.
There are also ten people sitting in the first vertical row on the right, namely Mr. Si of the Wei family, Mr. Fei of the Han family and others. Behind each person, there are several people. The few followed by two, the more followed by four.
There were also some people sitting beside Jiang Hua.
"More than ten years ago, when I first met you, you were in high spirits. Now, when I meet you again, you have extraordinary strength. Many fellow Taoists have already been able to break through, but now they are just suppressing themselves and trying to accumulate more. Just some background."
When Jiang Hua praised and observed everyone, everyone was also observing him.
"Fourteen years ago, when I first met Mr. Yan, although Mr. Yan had extraordinary talents, his strength was relatively weak. Looking at Mr. Yan now, his whole body is filled with the charm of Tai Chi and the power of creation. It can be said that he is completely made by nature. It seems that Salt You are not far away from the real person and the first generation monarch." Taiping Taoist congratulated.
"Back then, Mr. Yan used a secret method to attack the first emperor Xiang Liu as a Taoist priest. Mr. Yan was attacked by the secret method. At that time, I was often worried about Mr. Yan's safety, but now it seems that there is a crisis, and there is an opportunity in the danger. .The Yan Lord back then was of the Yan Emperor’s blood. The Yan Lord at this moment has an almost perfect fusion of the Yan Emperor’s blood and the Yellow Emperor’s blood in his body. The first monarch is not far away.” Si, the Young Master of the Wei family, congratulated.
Immediately afterwards, everyone sent blessings one after another, and Jiang Hua's face was full of smiles.
"In the past fifteen years, the journal "Hundred Schools of Thoughts" has averaged one issue every ten days. It has recorded the thoughts of you, as well as the development and changes under your rule. But at this moment, I still want to hear your thoughts and views on the future. According to my opinion, let’s go in chronological order.” After saying that, Jiang Hua looked at Taiping Taoist.
The Taiping Taoist was not polite, he nodded immediately and said loudly: "In the past fifteen years of Taiping Taoism..."
"The above is the development process of Taiping Dao. We must thank Mr. Yan for his support. Otherwise, Huang Tian's will will not be born and the old way will not break through."
"If possible, I hope to continue. There are not many places in this world where we can realize our personal ideals without any scruples."
Jiang Hua didn't comment, but looked at the next person. However, this time he did not look at Lijun, but at the nobles, one Taoist and one noble, in order.
Young Master Wei coughed and then said, "Then just say a few words."
"After arriving in Hanoi County, Gu initially wanted to prove himself to the world and gain fame."
This is indeed the truth, and many people nodded.
"But after arriving here, I discovered that Yancheng is indeed very different, different in every aspect. What impressed me most is that Yancheng is very dynamic!"
"Later, Gu and his friends began to build Hanoi County according to their own ideas. In fact, we nobles all had similar ideas. Basically, we suppressed the nobles of Shiqing Shilu, concentrated power in the hands of the monarch, gathered strength to do big things, and absorbed the common people. , elites among scholars, countrymen, and savages..."
"Later, we were sneak attacked by Taiping Dao. I never expected that this battle would last from Baijia's third winter to today. The fight is not over yet and they are still facing off."
"Now, Gu's good friend Brother Li (Li Kui) is about to make a breakthrough, and Gu has gained a lot in these years. Before coming to Yancheng, it took a hundred years for Gu to become the first-generation monarch. After these fifteen years, Gu is the first-generation monarch. It might only take twenty years.”
"There is also Brother Pang. He also trained a Xuan-level Taoist army in Hanoi County, and is now thinking about the Earth-level Taoist soldiers. Brother Pang is only two years away from being a Xiantian."
"In the past fifteen years, I have really understood what kind of qualities a monarch should have. If Lord Yan wants to take back Hanoi County, I will certainly support him. It's just that I am willing to pay a big price and be willing to fight with Yan. The exchange between the princes made Mr. Yan allow Gu to take away the people of Hanoi County who trusted Gu."
"No matter what Mr. Yan needs, we can talk about it."
"Even if the Wei family helps and asks the Emperor of Zhou to make the Jiang family a prince, we can still negotiate."
Jiang Hua nodded slightly and looked at the next Taoist on the left: Wang Jujun.
Wang Jujun is no longer as handsome as he was when we first met fourteen years ago. Half of his hair is now white. Wang Jujun bowed his hand to Jiang Hua before continuing: "Fourteen years ago, I was in the newspaper "A Hundred Schools of Thought". , saw Taoist Taoist Taoist Taoist thoughts and the sincerity of Lord Yan, so he left Qufu and planned to build a Confucian ideal world of great harmony in Li County."
"Many people say that I am trying to reform the ancient system. I am under the guise of Zhou Li in name, but in fact I am building the Li County in my mind."
"I don't object to this, but I don't agree with it either."
"The Zhou rites in the narrow sense were created by Zhou Gongdan back then, but such Zhou rites are no longer suitable for the current era. The era of ritual and music conquests has ended long ago since the emperor came out."
"So, if it is the Zhou rites in a narrow sense, then I am indeed reorganizing the ancient system, and it can indeed be said that I am selling sheep's meat to dogs."
"But what is Zhouli in a broad sense? Zhouli in a broad sense is everyone's yearning for a better era and their vision for a better world!"
"The reality is so cruel, can't we still look forward to some beautiful things in our hearts?"
"So, if it is the Zhou rites in a broad sense, then all the reforms I carry out are in line with the Zhou rites. Because what I build is the Zhou rites in my mind, not the Zhou rites of Zhou Gongdan!"
"Over the years, there have been many twists and turns in the governance of Li County."
"First of all, Li County has not moved aside. The left and right sides of Li County are under the rule of other Taoist friends. To the east of Li County is the county of Yancheng, and to the west of Li County is Chaohe River. Such topography is destined to Li County cannot take the path of Taiping Road and expand to the surrounding areas."
"So, the development of Li County quickly reached a bottleneck."
Invading whom?
It’s hard to beat anyone!
"So, after learning from the pain, Li County began to move towards a larger population and a high-quality population."
"Lijun began to call on people with lofty ideals from all over the country to come to Lijun to build the world of their dreams on the journal "Hundred Schools of Thought Contending"...
Although the tune is high, Lijun's current strength is indeed not that good.
After Li County developed to its limit, it immediately launched a war on the opposite side. But the opponent was well prepared. Wang Jujun did not have the strength of Taiping Dao. In addition, Xiang Yu was too fierce. Wang Jujun could not defeat him without breaking his face. After breaking his face, Wang Jujun was pressed down by Xiang Yu. Hit the head with a blast!
After being hammered into doubting life, Li County was repulsed, then Xiang Yu crossed the river, and then Li County was destroyed!
When Li County was destroyed, Wang Jujun became so worried that his head turned gray overnight!
Fortunately, the group of Confucian scholars at the core of Li County all escaped alive.
After running away, Wang Jujun established a Confucian Lijun exile organization. This organization went directly to Yancheng, looking for people to donate money and materials in an attempt to make a comeback.
Not to mention, he really made a comeback.
Of course, the comeback was not because Wang Jujun's exile organization was good enough to fight, but because Wang Jujun raised enough benefits. After thinking about it, Gongzi Fei felt that it would be good to leave an opponent behind and just use it as a practice, so Xiang Yu withdrew his troops.
Xiang Yu stayed in Li County for about half a year, and he didn't leave a hair for Wang Jujun.
When Wang Jujun received the news and returned to Li County, the sky was really high!
Since then, Wang Jujun has become more realistic.
That year was the seventh year of Baijia.
From then on, Wang Jujun became more realistic and worked hard to become stronger!
This time, Li County began to organize the army based on the relationship between clans, fellow villagers, teachers and students, and began the self-governance of the gentry. When encountering major events, the squires gathered together to discuss. In peacetime, major issues were mainly decided by the squires after discussion. In time of war, the decision was made by Wang Jujun's overlord.
Three years later, Gong Zifei's army arrived again, this time led by Xiang Yu.
This time, the armies of both sides were estimated to be small. Xiang Yu only brought 3,000 men, who came here for a fight.
Lijun carefully prepared an army of 3,000 soldiers. Both sides were yellow-level Taoist soldiers. After a great battle, Xiang Yu won.
A month later, Xiang Yu came over again for a fight. Li County fought again, and Xiang Yu won again.
During the ten years of Baijia, Xiang Yu fought nine times, and he won all of them, while Li County lost everything!
This is the second time Li County has been destroyed!
This time, Xiang Yu stayed in Li County for three months, and Wang Jujun raised enough benefits, and then Xiang Yu left with the benefits.
This spring, Xiang Yu sent troops for the third time.
If not for the death of Uncle Chao, Wang Jujun might have established the Lijun exile organization for the third time.
However, to be honest, Wang Jujun has made progress in recent years. They got stronger every time, but Xiang Yu on the opposite side was too fierce. Xiang Yu also got stronger every time. Han's Young Master Fei and his senior brother Li Si also got stronger every time. By the way, even Zhang's ovary is getting stronger every time.
Wang Jujun, his junior brother Zhu Yuanhui, and his junior brother Zeng Bohan are all talented and making rapid progress, but their opponent is progressing faster.
However, the three of them are all people with a strong will. Although they have been defeated repeatedly, they can still persist without being ridiculed by the outside world. As long as they don't die, they will succeed sooner or later.
After Wang Jujun finished speaking, it was Gong Zifei's turn. Gong Zifei looked at everyone and said, "I have gained a lot in these ten years."
"It goes without saying that I would like to thank Mr. Yan first."
"Secondly, I would like to thank Mr. Wang. Although Mr. Wang has suffered repeated defeats, he has persisted in fighting despite repeated defeats."
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help laughing. However, Wang Jujun did not laugh.
"I'm serious. If you don't believe it, you can listen to Gongzi Ji's opinion."
Gongzi Ji was sitting on the left side behind Gong Zifei. As soon as he spoke, everyone felt like thunder: "At the beginning, I felt that Lijun's army was just like a pile of loose sand. It dispersed as soon as it rushed. It felt like many feudal lords in Chu State. The army is about the same and has little fighting spirit."
"The feeling at the time was that the opponent fell down before I even exerted any force."
"By the time of Baijia's tenth year, the impression I had on Lijun's army was that it was very resilient. Many soldiers could persevere and not retreat. Although their combat qualities were still not high, their resilience was not. Very strong."
"This year, we had nine battles with Li County. Each time, it was three thousand versus three thousand, both yellow-level Taoist soldiers. We also agreed that the strength of each other's generals would be sealed to the level of prime minister."
"This time, Lijun made progress every time. By the ninth time, I had to get serious."
Hearing this, everyone had different feelings.
In these fifteen years, many people have really seen what genius is!
They saw Han Xin in Yancheng, and also saw Gongzi Ji and Gongzifei in Hexi County, and they really understood the truth that there are people outside the world and there is heaven outside.
Especially the nine battles between Gongzi Ji and Lijun have spread throughout the world. In most places, Gongzi Ji's practices have become standard teaching materials.
Don't you know how to seize the opportunity?
Please learn the title of Young Master!
You don't know how to be a qualified warrior?
Please refer to the son’s registration
After nine battles, the name of the young master spread throughout the world!
It’s not a shame to lose to Young Master!
Not to mention the people in Li County, even Han Xin couldn't help but smash the war chess in front of him when he was practicing war games in private.
In Han Xin's words: "This guy's intuition is so strong that it is unreasonable. If I lead three thousand people, it will be difficult for me to do better. I may not even be his opponent. If the battlefield is limited to three thousand people When I play against him, I lose more than he wins."
"With limited strength, on the battlefield with less than 3,000 people, no one in the world may be stronger than him. What I can't do is also difficult for Uncle Wu (Wu Qi), and Mr. Changqing (Sun Wu) is also very difficult. Disaster."
"However, if the scale of the battlefield is expanded, the more people there are, the greater my chances of winning!"
"More importantly, war and politics are closely related. In addition to the war itself, there are many other factors that affect the outcome of the battlefield..."
(End of chapter)
