The horse mounts in the prehistoric world are also quite strong. When the Li Mansion of Chentangguan held a 100-day banquet, Wen Zhong and Zishou had secretly returned to Chaoge City.
Li Changshou could only speak in a hurry on behalf of the servants and servants from all over the Li family, and expressed a warm welcome to the birth of Prince Jinzha. He also arranged the first instrument group for playing, playing and singing in Chentangguan, and pretended to be unable to drink and left early.
It's night.
Most of Chaoge City fell asleep, and only some service-oriented streets were still noisy.
In the Dashi Mansion, the patrolling guards walked through the front yard on time and on location, occasionally laughing a few times, muttering in a low voice that this Dashi was not close to women and had no family members.
Li Changshou's paper Taoist sat in his study, wearing a dark red robe and grey-white long hair, with a meticulous style of rigorous academic research.
By the window is a drink banquet that ordered people to set up in advance. Although the dishes are simple, they are better because of the large quantity.
After all, the guests we are going to invite today are quite famous in Chaoge City.
The third update at midnight.
Two black shadows in cloaks came over the wall from the backyard. The cloak had extremely weak magic power and could hide their figures in front of mortals.
Li Changshou smiled a little.
Wen Zhong has also found out the trick. Although he is trying his best to hide the fact that he is a "strange man", he also learns to act cheaply.
We still have to continue to grow.
Soon, the sound of knocking on the door was heard. Li Changshou stood up, the study door opened on its own, and the two black shadows rushed into the room.
The first person was Wen Zhong. After entering, he took off his cloak and hat, bowed to Li Changshou, saying:
"Meet the great history."
Li Changshou smiled and said, "Young master is so polite, so there is no need to be restrained."
After saying that, his eyes fell on the burly figure behind Wen Zhong, with a little smile in his eyes.
What stands in front of him now is!
This person who bears the infamous for all ages, a typical representative of the tyrant in the Wudao, and the mourner of the Shang Dynasty, was the son-in-law Emperor Xin Zhou!
He was eight feet tall, with long hands and long arms. At this moment, he slowly looked up, took off his cap, and revealed a young and angular face. His somewhat narrow eyes exuded a kind of self-confidence that could not be concealed.
Li Changshou opened up Kong Ming Dao's mind and avoided being affected by disaster when he contacted King Zhou.
Then, he bowed to his son.
By the way, according to the rules of Shang Dynasty, if you are not a slave, you do not need to kneel down on your daily life unless you are a sacrifice or confess your sins.
"I've seen the son and received the prince."
"You are kind to you, Lord Da Shi."
Zishou bowed his hand and fist, lowered his head slightly, and said seriously: "Zi Sushou is not the king, and the great historian is an important minister of the six ministers, so there is no need to respect him."
Li Changshou smiled and said, "Prince Yan is so serious, please sit down."
"Accepted as a guest, and the great history is here."
Wen Zhong also said on the side: "Dashi, you are the one who is here, otherwise I wouldn't dare to take it."
Li Changshou did not insist much, so he sat in the main seat. Wen Zhong and Zi were one on the left and one on the right, and were striking the corners around the small round table.
Then...
The atmosphere is a bit awkward.
Zishou held his knees with both hands, straightened his chest and sat upright, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Wen Zhong pondered the words and said with a smile: "To be honest, the position of the son who received is thanks to the Dashi's blunt statement in front of the palace that year."
Li Changshou looked at Zishou and smiled and said, "What does the prince think about this?"
"Um……"
Zishou showed some thoughts in his eyes, but he knew that Li Changshou was testing him, so he had to deal with it carefully.
Over the years, the young master has already praised this great history to heaven, and even said that he is a god among immortals, which is somewhat exaggerated.
Zishou quickly said: "I was very grateful to Dashi for what happened back then, but this gratitude only made a frank advice to Dashi who can obey etiquette and law."
"Hahahaha."
Li Changshou laughed a few times, "It's just a matter of doing things in his position, and it's just a matter of doing things."
Wen Zhong smiled and said, "I'm sorry, actually I have some personal relationships with Dashi."
"Oh? Why haven't I heard from Master Shao talk about it before?"
"This matter should not be made public, otherwise it will easily attract gossip."
Li Changshou said seriously: "I won't mention these things anymore. The prince is here today, I don't know what's going on?"
Zishou bowed and said, "It's coming for the sake of advice."
"oh?"
Li Changshou smiled and touched the wine pot. Hearing that Zhong was quick in his hands and eyes, he picked up the wine pot first and poured wine for Li Changshou first.
"What strategy did the prince come to seek?"
"Previously, the generals in the army wanted to return to Chaoge City to complain."
Zi's ​​self-deprecating smile showed a bit of helplessness.
"The father ordered Su to lead the army, and Su had already stated the rules that they should not plunder civilians as prisoners.
There were still generals who slandered the military uniforms of the enemy who died in battle and put them on the young and strong civilians to get away with them.
He was killed to warn a hundred people, so he drew his sword and killed the general.
However, if this matter is going back to Chaoge City, the Sei will be quite passive. The generals and the military generals will probably attack the Sei."
Li Changshou thought for a while and asked, "The rule that the civilians should not be plundered as prisoners was planned by the young master?"
Wen Zhong sighed, "No, it's indeed a disciple. Huh, it's my plan."
disciple?
The man on the side was exposed and thought.
He heard Zhong continue, "Slaves have passed away, and it is already a stubborn disease of Shang. Under the building, the foundation is floating.
Although there are fewer wars in Shang and the slaves obtained through plunder are far less than those accumulated over the years, this is the first step that can be taken now.
Only by first denying the style of plundering prisoners of war as slaves can we restore the slaves who were originally captured by our ancestors to their normal status as civilians.
In this way, there are many young and strong men in the Shang Dynasty, and strong soldiers and horses. There are endless talents who can do everything and do things. The national strength is just around the corner!”
"Then what?"
Li Changshou asked with a smile.
Wen Zhong pondered for a few moments and said, "Are you asking?"
"Not talking about anything else, just talking about the business of the country itself."
"Then, the country of Shang can extend its national destiny and last forever..."
Li Changshou looked at Zishou and smiled and said, "The prince thinks so too?"
Zishou's eyes were filled with light, and he said in a calm voice: "The words of the young master, the aspirations of the son!"
Li Changshou sighed slowly: "Let's raise our glasses to drink together, and talk while drinking."
The three of them raised their glasses to drink together. After drinking the wine in the glass, Li Changshou closed his eyes first and put his hands in his sleeves, as if he was asleep.
He was thinking about whether he would like to point out "King Zhou" tonight...
Although Li Changshou knew in his heart that even if he had tried to help Zishou, the power of the way of heaven could not resist Zishou; but when a certain possibility was placed in front of him, Li Changshou still wanted to try it.
The point is to take a step back and this matter will not have any negative impact on you.
And considering from another perspective, there are not many opportunities to influence "Di Xin", but now "Di Xin" is still "Prince and Zi Su", and its plasticity is still there.
"You are wrong."
"Wrong?" Wen Zhong was a little puzzled.
Zishou hurriedly said, "Can we have other ways to revive our country?"
Li Changshou sighed: "The young master's words are reasonable, but his behavior is too reckless. The prince should have learned the history of Shang, so how did Shang's national strength gradually become deficient?"
The son receives the Tao:
"Zi Shu is thinking about this problem every day, and there are four reasons.
One of them is that before the ancestor Wencheng decided to pass the throne to the eldest son, bloody rains were often caused for the battle for the throne, and the internal friction between national strength was too serious.
Secondly, the aristocratic families are becoming more and more stable, most of them are not enterprising and only have the idea of ​​enjoyment. There are many people here.
The third is that there are too many slaves, which has become a hidden danger. The merchants are impatient and the trend of enjoyment and extravagance is almost hopeless, and there is no talent available.
The fourth is the princes.
When my businessman was in a civil strife, eight hundred princes cultivated and nourished themselves, and there were many ambitious people.
Jiang, who is about to marry, is the daughter of Dongbohou. I have not known her yet, I don’t know the details, I have only seen the portrait, but she will definitely become my queen.
This is the stable strategy of the father.”
Li Changshou put a piece of beef in his mouth and smiled and said, "Prince, we might as well deduce it."
If you get the support of the king this time, the killing of generals in the army will become the beginning of your reform of internal governance, what will happen next?
Wen Zhong also think about it together.”
So Wen Zhong and Zi were both thinking about it.
Wen Zhong was a Qi Refiner after all. He lived for a long time, had a wide range of knowledge, and had a relatively comprehensive consideration of the problem. He soon realized the seriousness of the problem and frowned into the character "Sichuan".
Zishou was still a little more angry, and after thinking for a while, he said:
"There will be many old ministers who object."
Wen Zhong quickly responded: "It's not just that, it's not just about the family of military generals.
To solve the problem of slaves, it will inevitably touch all the current princes, nobles, aristocrats, and even the people.
All slaves needed was a piece of food, but they could cultivate fields, dig rivers and canals, and be slaves at home. They were born like this, and most of them had no idea of ​​resisting.
If we take action directly...hiss!
I'm afraid it's a shocking change."
Zishou said: "Is what the young master said a little too exaggerated?"
"Prince, I took it for granted and didn't think well before," Wen Zhong's face was a little dark, "The slave affairs must be handled later and subject to power.
The killing of generals in the army must be covered up.
We discussed before that it is absolutely impossible to argue in the court about the harm of slaves to the country!”
Li Changshou nodded with a smile.
Zishou showed anger on his face and said calmly: "Why are you afraid of having something? You should argue!"
Wen Zhong sighed: "A big problem may happen when a strong argument is made."
"At worst, this position is not guaranteed," Zishou rose up, "What's wrong with giving this life to them!"
"Prince, prince," Li Changshou said hurriedly, "Don't be excited, do things should be in power, and don't be impatient.
The four points that the prince just said hit the nail on the head is indeed the current drawbacks of the Shang Dynasty. These drawbacks have existed for a long time for a long time, and they cannot be easily changed in just one or two sentences.
But if a prince like a future monarch who supports the Great Shang Dynasty is easily destroyed by those old stubborns, that would be the misfortune of the Great Shang Dynasty.
Your ancestor is watching you in heaven!”
Zishou looked ashamed, bowed deeply to the air, and sat down.
Li Changshou smiled and said, "Since that's the case, I won't hide it. I will offer three strategies to the prince and the young master."
Wen Zhongxi said: "With you taking action, the Da Shang will be stable!"
Zishou also listens with his ears.
He was actually a little dissatisfied with the young master's flattery of Dashi. If this Dashi was talking nonsense later and said something that made him give up on the reform of the affairs of the government, he would immediately turn around and leave.
But Li Changshou said slowly:
"The first strategy is to be stable.
Before the prince becomes the monarch, he needs to win the support of the merchants and the people inside and outside Chaoge City.
The prince must understand this truth - you are not the only descendant of the king. If the king has to kill the prince due to the pressure from the Shang Dynasty, there will still be an heir to the throne.
The one who speaks and makes the decision is always the king, not the prince."
The son couldn't help but feel silent.
Li Changshou said again:
"This second strategy is still stable.
There was something about "Yi Yin exiling the king" before, which was enough to be wary.
The royal power is not without restrictions. The process of forming the royal power of Shang king is centered on the civil officials and military generals who ruled around him, and powerful princes. The government orders need to be implemented by someone, and the army needs to be led by generals, and the royal power is subject to its control.
This is particularly important.”
Zishou thought for a while and asked, "Can you please explain it in detail?"
"I asked him specifically," Li Changshou pointed to Wen Zhong, "Simply put, you must first win over the ministers and generals, let them be the same as you, and then promote your change step by step.
Whether it is weakening the princes or changing slaves to the people, they need to be gradually realized. It is impossible to achieve results in three to five months, and it will be a bit difficult for thirty or fifty years.
If you take a big step, it is easy to pull the muscles on the inside of your legs!"
Zishou nodded slowly and was quite touched by this.
Li Changshou continued: "Military power is the top priority. The prince must cultivate a general whom he can absolutely trust and have absolute voice in Chaoge City.
This is the basis of everything, and it is also the root cause of the princes' fear of Shangjun."
"Listen to Dashi's words, I suddenly felt enlightened!"
Zishou's eyes were filled with emotion and toasted Li Changshou with a glass of wine.
"Don't be anxious, I haven't finished speaking yet."
Li Changshou responded with a chuckled and held the wine, saying, "This third strategy is still stable."
This is the most important thing to target the major princes, and to use the princes to restrain the princes. When you should be gentle, you should be gentle, wait for the opportunity to divide and transform them. This matter is the most important thing."
When the son thought about it carefully, his eyes gradually became filled with light.
Wen Zhong asked again: "How should we solve today's situation?"
Li Changshou smiled and said, "It is easy to say and it can also benefit the child."
"I'd like to hear it carefully!"
"Prince should be in the name of benevolence and righteousness. Never mention changing slaves to the people, nor do you reveal your ambitions in your heart. Even if you have said it before, when someone mentions it, you firmly deny it."
Li Changshou smiled and continued:
"The prince can say that the foundation of the establishment of a great Shang Dynasty lies in the bloody battle between merchants and the descendants of the defeated, how can they be worthy of standing with merchants and sitting together?
Of course, this is just a saying.
Prince, you must learn to shape yourself, distinguish the interests and consolidate your own heir's identity.
In this way, you have the opportunity to realize your inner ambitions.
You can discuss with the young master how to perform.”
Wen Zhong said: "But, Dashi, one set before ascending the throne and another set after ascending the throne, wouldn't it be criticized?"
Li Changshou laughed and said, "Does your son care about his infamy?"
"Hahaha!"
Zishou laughed a few times and felt a sudden heroic spirit!
"I was poisoned, killed, fell into a well, collapsed from my house, and even rumored that I was a strange fate.
Infamous, clouds.
If the country wants to reform, the king should bear the burden!”
Li Changshou said seriously: "But reputation must also be paid attention to, which will also affect the effectiveness of government orders and will also make the population a reality.
In this way, this time, it is based on the name of benevolence and righteousness and martial virtue.
Why did the prince kill those two generals?
It was because the prince disdained to kill unarmed people and felt that the royal army should not plunder, so he ordered them not to plunder civilians.
The two generals disobeyed military orders first and needed to behead them.
Persecution of the weak by cruel means is against the morality of martial arts and smearing Shang Jun's face, and he needs to be punished.
After the incident was exposed, they intended to incite mutiny in the army and cover up their own crimes and need to be killed immediately, otherwise the army would lose control and the consequences would be unimaginable. In front of the eight hundred princes, the king's army would make a laugh.
Only after the prince thought it through carefully, did he kill the victorious generals in the army.
And the generals in the army who shouted and asked the king to order the prince to punish him were either unaware of the truth or had ulterior motives."
Zishou asked in confusion: "Do they don't know the truth or are they unpredictable?"
"That depends. If you want them to be unsure of the truth, you will be unpredictable."
Li Changshou smiled slightly: "The word "power" comes from people's hearts.
I hope that I will not forget my words today. Don’t be eager for quick success or instant benefits in everything. Don’t seek to achieve success in one go. Only by seeking stability and change in stability can you achieve success."
Zishou stood up and bowed deeply: "Thank you for your advice."
"Also," Li Changshou said with a smile, "I am the king's great history. It is not appropriate to talk to the prince. I will rely on the prince and the young master to work together later."
Wen Zhong and Zi were looked at each other. The former looked relieved, while the latter was filled with stars.
Before leaving, Zishou asked Li Changshou a question, but Li Changshou failed to answer.
He asked:
"Dashi, I'm confused.
Over the years, many people have been hoping to die and seize the position of the people. For this reason, the powerful and the elder brothers are planning a rebellion.
Before he was born, many nobles from aristocratic families had secretly followed their brothers.
Now that my father is old, the internal struggle is in front of me, and I have no fear or hatred to suffer, but I am afraid that the fate of the Shang Dynasty will be depleted due to internal struggle. The disputes between ancestors of all generations and the precepts of Wencheng's previous kings are still in front of me, and I dare not forget them.
Can Dashi teach me if I want to become a throne, do I have to kill my brothers and destroy my brothers?
If there is no other way, you should cut it immediately to avoid chaos."
Li Changshou thought for a little about this and could only say:
"From the heart, the decision is about you. Never forget that the ancestor of Shang is watching you."
...
“Six.”
"bump!"
Youqin Xuanya frowned and looked at the arrogant innate treasure, and continued to think seriously.
Chapter completed!