Three Kingdoms

By the time of the Han Dynasty, Fei Qian no longer believed in the special curative effect of the King's Wind that shook again and again, nor did he believe that singing a ditty about the rise and fall of the world and the suffering of the common people could attract a large number of admiring eyes.

There is no problem in using a piece of world map to fool military generals, because most of those military generals’ intelligence is used in military affairs, and their understanding of the world and the direction of the future may not necessarily be there. More or less their own mature ideas.

But counselors are different.

If you have a knife and ambition, then these counselors will jump on you and hug your thigh, and then shout for it?

Advisors, especially those with first-class intelligence, do not measure lofty ideals, but the actual strength in front of them, and then judge which of these strengths can be used by themselves...

Just like the three Zhuge brothers, isn't the friendship between them good?

The previous example that happened to Fei Qian himself, in terms of friendship, Fei Qian and Pang Tong are pretty good. In terms of relationship, both from the perspective of Pang Degong and the marriage between Jing and Xiang, they are pretty good, and they left in the first place. When they visited Jingxiang, Pang Tong clearly wanted to come with him, but in the end he didn't.

There is only one reason.

Pang Degong did not allow it.

Perhaps there was a reason why Pang Degong was indifferent to fame and wealth and admired Huang Lao, but the most important reason was that Fei Qian at that time had less than a thousand soldiers, no more than ten generals, and no more than five counties. What could be used to attract Pang Degong to change his mind?

It's like Fei Qian is facing Jia Xu at this moment.

In history, Jia Xu started from Dong Zhuo, from Li Jue to Zhang Xiu, and then to Cao Cao. Among these choices, the goal is probably the main line just mentioned, to cut off the rotten arm of the Guandong gentry. .

It is estimated that after the Battle of Wancheng, what Jia Xu said when he saw Cao Cao was probably similar to what he is saying now, inciting Cao Cao to confront the Guandong nobles represented by Yuan Shao. After all, not long after the Battle of Wancheng, the Guandu War broke out. war.

On the eve of the Battle of Guandu, in Yanzhou where Cao Cao was located, except for a limited number of people from Xun Yu and Guo Jia, basically there were not many optimistic and firm supporters to contend with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao...

That's why Cao Cao finally said those words to Jia Xu: "The one who makes me trust more than the world is Ziye."

Yes, even the enemy who killed his son can be tolerated. What could be more convincing than this? So when Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, the Jizhou nobles turned around and bowed to Cao Cao's rule without hesitation. This was probably the result of Jia Xu's move.

How can such a counselor, who has calculated everything that may happen in the future, never look back because of a few words, a few social problems of later generations, or a display of so-called lofty ambitions? Abandon everything, even his family's position, and serve himself wholeheartedly?

Compared with Cao Cao at that time in history, Fei Qian's current form seems to be different, or in some respects, slightly stronger, especially for Yu Jia Xu.

After all, there are not many Kanto nobles here in Feiqian.

So this turtle decided to come here to fool me?

Shouldn't this be my job?

It seems that the previous arrangement was correct. If this big liar really gets the chance to speak, he might end up with numb feet or lame feet...

Who can tell how much of what Jia Xu said just now is true and how much is false?

Which ones are true and which ones are false?

Fei Qian looked at Jia Xu up and down, wondering whether he should ask someone to boil some water and just make some soup.

Jia Xu was a little fussy when Fei Qian stared at her, so she couldn't help but hold back her impassioned look and put on a serious face.

"Wen He," Fei Qian put on a serious look and said without a smile, "your words, although they are well-intentioned, are also wrong!"

Jia Xu didn't show any emotion at all. He just raised his hands and said, "Please enlighten me."

"...As a Legalist, you should know the advantages and disadvantages of Legalism." Fei Qian looked at Jia Xu and said, "Let me put it bluntly, if there are any shortcomings, Wen He can speak up."

"Dharma, techniques, and momentum all have their own magical uses, and they are supplemented by etiquette..." Fei Qian raised three fingers and said, "This is the great achievement of the Pre-Qin Legalists, and Han Feizi is indispensable."

Jia Xu nodded,

"Confucianism respects etiquette, Taoism respects emptiness, Mohism respects righteousness, and the Dharma..." Fei Qian paused, then looked at Jia Xu and said, "Respecting people, or in other words, respecting kings..."

Jia Xu opened his eyes wide, with a hint of admiration, and nodded in agreement.

The “rule of law” in Legalism is not the rule of law in the modern sense. Although it emphasized the use of law to control and weaken the power of the nobility, the fundamental purpose was to concentrate power in the hands of the king. What is above the law is still the power of the monarch and the emperor. As the saying goes, "the law is what you speak, and the law is what you write." The king can be above the law and above the law. The essence of such a law is the king's law, which has greater power than law. Therefore, it talks about It is not the rule of law in the true modern sense, so Fei Qian said that "the law respects the king."

No one in later generations might pay special attention to this information, let alone the Han Dynasty now. Because the spread of knowledge is relatively slow, and most of it is passed down in the form of family learning, the natives of the Han Dynasty often did not have the opportunity to come into contact with things other than their own family learning. Even if they did, many of them were from other schools of thought. A few words...

Imagine that a bamboo slip can only contain a dozen or twenty characters at most, and a volume can contain three to four thousand characters. Under such conditions, it is a difficult task to have a large number of books for personal reading. It is quite a luxury, so in ancient times, basically, a person could only study one school of thought.

Therefore, when Fei Qian could not only talk about the characteristics of Legalism, but also compare it with other schools of thought, this amount of knowledge was basically beyond the grasp of ordinary Han Dynasty gentry.

But this is not the end, Fei Qian continued, "...Wen He inherits the mantle of the Legalists. He should know the four words of 'like good and evil', but success is the same, failure is also the same..." Legalists believe that everyone has "good things" Shang Yang once said, "There are likes and dislikes in life, so the people can be governed." Based on this point, relevant laws and regulations were formulated.

The tendency to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages can be said to be the nature of the entire biological world, nature and human society.

Sun-loving trees try to grow toward the sun, and shade-loving creatures try to gather in moist and dark places. When a person encounters a sharp knife, he shrinks his hand, and when encountering a flame, he should avoid it. This is the most basic axiom, and it is also the instinct for the continuation of life. From this, the Legalists derived a basic principle for governing the people, "Love good and evil" Or "seek advantages and avoid disadvantages."

This kind of "liking advantages and avoiding disadvantages" or "taking advantages and avoiding disadvantages" is not only reflected in the material level, but is also reflected in the spiritual level. When some people feel that a certain behavior of theirs may lead to worse consequences, they will It is possible to take measures to sacrifice individuals to preserve the community. This is a higher level of "taking advantages and avoiding disadvantages."

According to the evolutionary principle of survival of the fittest, those who can survive and reproduce in the end must seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Those who do not seek advantages and avoid disadvantages will inevitably be eliminated. Higher races rely on strength and wisdom to maintain reproduction, while inferior races rely on numbers to maintain reproduction and do not seek benefits. If you avoid harm, the race will be destroyed. This is not only effective for living creatures, but also for humans.

"Therefore, the legalist way is not the law of the kings. It is based on the current conditions, taking advantage of time, taking advantage of weight, taking advantage of power, and adapting to the people's nature. When hungry, you seek food, when you work, you seek nothing, and when you are suffering, you seek happiness. Shame leads to glory... Therefore Han Feizi has clouds, flying dragons ride on clouds, tango snakes swim in the mist, clouds rest in the mist, and dragons and snakes are the same as earthworms and ants..."

Fei Qian changed the subject and continued to face Jia Xu: "... Yao was a common man and could not rule three people; Jie was the emperor, but he could bring chaos to the world... Wen He wanted to cut off his rotten arm, but dare to ask how he became rotten. If If you chop them off, what arm can be used to replace them? If the new arms are rotten, what should I do? Kill them all? Will the disadvantages of the pre-Qin Dynasty be repeated? Or..."

Jia Xu was silent, but stared at Fei Qian closely.

Legalism serves the monarch, which Jia Xu cannot deny.

Then the left arm and the right arm also serve the body of the big man. This cannot be denied by Jia Xu. So as the most respected monarch in Legalism, does he also have a responsibility when the body rots?

So if you cut off the rotten arm to the end, you will be cutting off the monarch. However, in this way, it goes against the legalist's own position...

This is also the most contradictory part of Jia Xu's heart. Jia Xu also thought about such problems, but in fact, many times he would rather attribute these problems to the Guandong nobles.

As the heir of Legalism, he must respect the king, or find a wise king, but in fact, Jia Xu also knows that the so-called wise king does not actually exist, so what should he do?

Kill and replace him?

What if another one is the same?

Rebellious?

Sorry, even Dong Zhuo has never thought about this kind of thing in this era and at this time point. You can change the emperor, but your surname will still be Liu.

After a long time, Jia Xufang asked: "What if I think of it as a prince?"

Regarding this issue, Fei Qian actually had some preliminary plans, but he couldn't fully express them yet, so he said: "Does Wen He know that door hinges are not beetrooted and running water is not rotten?"

Jia Xu repeated it slightly, frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "How is this different?"

Fei Qian chuckled, explained a little further, and said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, and your wisdom, you will be right..."

Jia Xu rolled his eyes a few times, and then suddenly said: "I am confused, I hope you will clear up your doubts..."

Fei Qian nodded, indicating that Jia Xu could ask questions.

"So the king returned to Bingbei?" Jia Xu asked.

"Of course." There was nothing to deny, so Fei Qian nodded and said that there were few nobles in the north, which made it easier to re-plan and organize.

"So the monarch stands guarding the mountain academy?" Jia Xu asked further.

"Yes." Fei Qian nodded.

"So why did the monarch not respond because of this?" Jia Xu straightened his body and continued to ask.

After Fei Qian was silent for a moment, he nodded and said, "But..."

"So why did you abandon someone before and didn't ask?" Jia Xu suddenly made a turn and asked himself.

"...This...ran..." Fei Qian hesitated, looked at Jia Xu for a while, and finally admitted.

Jia Xu shook his head and smiled bitterly, sighing: "... In this way, the monarch has played a big game of chess... Qingqi rushed in, intercepted and killed Meiyang... Withdrew from the outside, and sat and watched in the pass... When the gentry in the pass declined, he would return again It’s a place where one side meets the north…”

At this moment, a soldier suddenly ran in from outside the hall, holding a military report high in his hand. The military situation was urgent, so he naturally reported it as he came, and there was no room for delay.

Fei Qian took the military newspaper from Huang Xu's hand. After checking the paint, he knew it was sent by Xu Shu from Su City. He opened it up and down to see how many columns there were, so he took a deep breath and couldn't help but blurt out: " ...Guanzhong...is there an epidemic?!"

Jia Xu on the side also took a breath of cold air after hearing this and looked at Fei Qian with wide eyes.

Fei Qian smiled bitterly and said: "... Wen He, this matter... has nothing to do with someone..."

Jia Xu nodded, shook his head, sighed and said: "...God's will is like this, God's will is like this... Your Majesty, you can withdraw the troops from Su City..."

"Withdraw the troops from Sucheng?"

Jia Xu looked back at the outside of the hall and said quietly: "Now is the battle between Hongnong and Guanxi. The princes stationed their troops in Sucheng, and they felt like thorns on their backs. The disciples in Guanzhong never dared to let go... Besides, the beautiful sun is now beautiful. It is dead, Chiyang will definitely be unable to support itself, Ma Han and his ilk will not be able to achieve great things, Xiliang has no commander..."

"...It is just the right time for the monarchs to withdraw their troops... Coupled with the current epidemic, there will undoubtedly be chaos in Guanzhong..." Thinking of the Xiliang Group that once had the power to sweep the world, now there are only three or two big cats and kittens left, and Jia Xu is more or less the same There are some emotions.

Fei Qian noticed that Jia Xu used the word "epidemic", and when he said it, he felt somewhat helpless.

Because there were actually many plagues in the Han Dynasty. Every time we encountered a plague, we could only endure it for a long time. Then when winter came, everything was covered under ice and snow, so it was called seasonal epidemic. .

However, most of these plagues came with wars. For example, in the third year after the founding of the new king Mang, in the Xinwei year, locusts appeared in Binhe County, causing a serious epidemic, killing more than half of them. Then in the Bingzi year, there was another great epidemic in February. When Feng Mao was in Goucheng, six or seven out of ten soldiers died of diseases...

Not only during regime changes, but also during general counter-rebellions, plagues sometimes break out. Just like when Ma Yuan was in the 20th year of Jianwu's 20th year, he marched south to Jiaozhi, and 45 out of 10 military officials died from miasma. , later in the 25th year of Jianwu, Wuling Wuxi encountered a great epidemic again, and many people died...

So if the war in Guanzhong does not stop, then the plague may not end. But according to the current situation, will the disputes in Guanzhong stop?

hehe.

Hard to say.

Or it's basically impossible. Some of these people have already put their lives and wealth on the poker table, so how can they stop easily?

"Wen He's words make sense..." Fei Qian nodded and said, "...In this case, we will withdraw our troops from Su City..."

Jia Xu looked at the Zhongxing sword hanging on the sword stand beside Fei Qian. After a moment of silence, he suddenly raised his hands to Fei Qian solemnly and said, "...junhou, I have something else to do. Can I borrow the Zhongxing sword?"

ah?

I've heard of people borrowing arrows, but I've never heard of people borrowing swords. What does Turtle want to do with this Zhongxing Sword?

Jia Xu also saw Fei Qian's doubts, and slowly explained: "... I wonder if you have ever heard of the Flying Bear Army?"