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Chapter 627

Due to the defeat of the Yuan army and the suicide of Auruchi suddenly made Zhao Bing think whether his reform plan was a bit out of place. After coming to this era, whether it was for self-protection or the so-called restoration of the country, he regarded the development of military as the top priority, but the biggest resistance in this process came from the scholar group. The concept of emphasizing literature and suppressing martial arts made it difficult for his ideas to be implemented.

At present, the country is in decline, and Zhao Bing knows that it is difficult to restore the country by relying solely on the pen and mouth of the scholars, and everything still needs to be solved by the sword. However, the status of the soldiers is low and everything is held by the scholars, which will inevitably affect morale. Therefore, he plans to take advantage of the opportunity of victory to launch his own reforms and improve the political status of the soldiers after the Battle of Qiongzhou, but it will inevitably touch the interests of the scholars.

There is a argument in the Internet in my previous life that these scholars were just a group of sour scholars who were powerless and could only blindly betrayed. They would kill them if they were disobedient and dismissed them from office, just like Qin Shihuang's cheating of books and Zhu Yuanzhang's court sticks. Under such a high-pressure policy, those sour scholars had to submit and listen to the hello honestly. However, when Zhao Bing came to the world, he realized that things would be simple, and the scholar group was definitely not so easy to mess with. Although they did not have a knife handle, they still had the ability to control the world.

As we all know, the monarchy system in China for 2,000 years is actually a monarchical dictatorship centralization system with the 'heroes' rule of the country'. The legitimacy of the regime comes from the Lin Law's successes to the king and losers. On the one hand, they implement a mandatory tax payment system, but in fact, this is no different from the nature of robbers and robbers. It is just that "bandits" and "sitting bandits" are different; on the other hand, it implements a licensing system and a government-run system, which prohibits citizens and the government from making profits, and also has the humility of secret robbery.

The implementation of such a policy will inevitably lead to a major contradiction between the government and the people. In addition to the administrativeization of power, the people will naturally fall into the status of slavery. Apart from relying on the Master Qingtian, there is only one way to fight. There are only two ways to resolve class contradictions - violent stability maintenance and cultural and ideological stability maintenance.

Compared with violence, the cost of maintaining stability in cultural thought is much lower, which becomes the only choice of the ruling class. Of course, Confucianism is not chosen as soon as it appears. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, hundreds of schools of thought contend, including Taoism, Legalism, Mohism, etc., and Confucianism can finally "stand out" is the result of the great waves washing away the sand. This process of self-transformation.

We know that respect for Confucian cultural thought began with Emperor Wu of Han. At that time, the ideological culture of the city-state alliance system was popular, and multiple cultural ideas coexisted at the same time. Therefore, the debate on policy decision-making cannot be unified in terms of the arrangement of the regime system. The debate on whether to divide the feudal system or choose centralized power; the debate on whether to implement local currency power or central currency power; the debate on whether to take the state-owned road or private road in the development of industry and commerce, etc.

This kind of ideological differences must be unified, but what should we use to unify it? In Confucius's thought, hierarchical thought occupies a major position. Even if there is a small spark of equal rights, the special interpretation power of Chinese characters can be used to give dialectical past. Due to the need for reform of the regime system, the rulers elevated Confucian culture to compulsory ideological and cultural understanding to unify ideological and cultural understanding. Therefore, Confucianism has become the only magic weapon to promote the construction of a centralized regime system, and there are no other two other things.

We know that "Confucian culture" is a non-institutional value judgment culture. Its function is to regulate and alleviate the contradiction between violent power governance and people's rights demands. Its content is quite extensive. When a nation's economic development path is received special attention, it can be attributed to the result of the role of national culture, and sociologists have also turned it into a panacea that can be touched everywhere.

Zhao Bing understands that from the perspective of modern materialism, the so-called national culture is actually a reflection of the development of a national social system. This reflection has three core characteristics: one is the ideological culture that reconciles the contradictions between the main social classes and eases the effects of; the second is the national culture of the dominant production and labor organization in the economic structure; the third is the institutional culture that encourages reserves and those who lack income to cooperate with each other to achieve uniform income flow.

In history, the monarchy ruled the people's thoughts through the coercive nature of the ideology of "stopping the hundreds of schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone", which not only helped the unity of cultural thought among officials, but also promoted the respect of the monarch in terms of ideological will. It also helped the promotion of equality of basic rights between labor bodies with small peasants as the main body, and further eased the conflict between the government and small peasants. At the same time, Confucian theory is also conducive to consciousness, religion is dominated by the monarch, which is conducive to the centralization of the power of administrative, legal, financial and other powers to the monarch, which has played an epoch-making role in consolidating the monarch.

The laws of history prove that in the thousand-year feudal rule, once the monarchy was established, "Confucian culture" appeared in the period of transformation to the development stage. This was the case from the Han and Tang Dynasties to the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Either the announcement was to "stop the hundreds of schools of thought and respect Confucianism alone", or to build a Confucius Temple and pull the dead Confucius up and fend for Xinjia.

Indeed, the cycle of criticizing Confucius and respecting Confucius has also been staged many times in Chinese history. In addition to the fact that Confucian culture did not form a logical and systematic nature like the Bible and Buddhist scriptures, the monarch's golden and jade words are sometimes tens of millions of times stronger than the Analects of Confucius. The beautification of Confucius by politicians sometimes is too different from the ideological will of the general public. This is also the emergence of an alternating cycle of Confucius' thoughts being released from time to time, and the overthrow of Confucius's thoughts and the establishment of Confucius and the establishment of Confucius and the reverent Confucianism.

However, most rulers also realized that to maintain long-term social order, using only administrative and violent organizations to not only have unreliable problems, but also the cost of maintaining stability will become increasingly large, making fiscal expenditures too heavy and burden difficult. However, using Confucian culture to complete the ideological rule of the people can minimize the cost of maintaining stability, which is not the most attractive choice for rulers. From a historical perspective, under this situation, as long as the ruler does not make major mistakes in decision-making, long-term stability will be achieved through the rule of "Confucian culture"...

Zhao Bing was a "experienced person". After several years of this era, he still had to be heard by three Confucian masters. He felt that he might have a more alternative or deeper understanding than the so-called people in later generations. Therefore, he realized that scholars of course could not kill or drive out of the court, but they should make good use of it to serve the ruling class, that is, to serve themselves, and not serve the enemy, because the betrayal of these people was too terrible and no less harmful than those generals who surrendered. However, he also knew that war was not only to resist the invasion of the enemy's force, but also to prevent the cultural invasion of foreign races. Only in this way can the roots and souls of the nation be preserved.

"The officials, several magistrates have arrived, waiting outside!" Wang De saw that the young emperor had finished handling official duties, sat there for a long time without moving, and did not dare to disturb him. He saw that he moved his butt and quickly stepped forward to report.

"Please wait in the side palace!" Zhao Bing woke up and said.

"Yes!" Wang De agreed to go out to deliver the message.

Zhao Bing took a moment before getting up and heading to the side hall. Of course, the emperor had to go to the back door when meeting his ministers, and had to be a little late. He saw that in addition to Liu Fu, who was with the Empress Dowager in Yazhou and Zhang Shijie who was responsible for the aftermath in Haikou, Lu Xiufu, Wen Tianxiang and Ying Jieyan were all here. When the three of them saw it, they hurriedly greeted him. Zhao Bing naturally gave him a seat and took the tea program.

"The Queen Mother Wen Xiang protects the Queen Mother and leads his army to come again. Thank you!" Zhao Bing said to Wen Tianxiang first.

"Your Majesty, this is my duty. Your Majesty has worked hard to command the troops to repel the Tartars!" Wen Tianxiang hurriedly stood up and saluted.

"This battle is all done by the Zuo Prime Minister and the Shu General. I am here to enjoy the success. It's better not to cause trouble!" Zhao Bing pressed down and signaled him to sit down.

"I dare not take credit. Your Majesty has read the war report today, so I'll ask for instructions!" Lu Xiufu stood up and said, knowing that His Majesty must have something to discuss by summoning them.

"I am summoning my beloved ministers to come this time to discuss the matter of sending troops to Guangnan West Road." Zhao Bing nodded and wrote to the correct preaching. "This time, all the troops in the enemy's Huguang province were released, and most of them were wiped out. It was when the troops were empty. I think it was a good opportunity to send troops."

"Your Majesty, our army consumes a lot of materials in this battle. The accumulated rockets and flowering bullets are less than 30%. If there are days of fierce fighting, there will be no soldiers and horses, and we still need to rest. If the enemy attacks Qiongzhou again, how can we defend against the enemy? I think it's better to be cautious." Lu Xiufu frowned and said when he saw His Majesty's old story.

"I think it's hard to find a fighter opportunity, and it's a good opportunity to restore the states in Guangxi!" Wen Tianxiang's eyes lit up and agreed to send troops.

"What do you think sir?" Zhao Bing originally wanted to hold an enlarged meeting to allow all civil and military officials above the Minister of the Court to participate in order to win the majority of people to support his proposal, but if you think about it, just follow the priests at home first, both out of etiquette and procedural benefits, so as not to have a rift about the monarch and ministers. Seeing that Ying Jieyan did not express his attitude, he asked.

"Your Majesty insists on attacking Guangxi, probably it has a deep meaning? Why not say it out, it has solved everyone's confusion!" Ying Jieyan certainly knew the original intention of the young emperor to attack Guangxi, but it was difficult to convince everyone based on this reason alone. Because everyone understands, including the young emperor, they all know that with Qiongzhou's current strength, it is like attacking Quanzhou, and it is impossible to defend it. Moreover, this time, it is necessary to go deep into the hinterland, and the risk is too great. Once there is a slight misjudgment, it will be gone but not back, and then Qiongzhou will be in danger.

"Okay!" Zhao Bing nodded and pondered for a moment, "Since the fall of Lin'an, many loyal ministers and righteous men have been scattered among the people, and many great scholars still think about our dynasty. They refuse to accept the conscript of the Tartars to take up false posts, while Ganyu is poor and hides in the countryside."

"What Your Majesty said is that many scholars in Jiangnan are loyal to our dynasty. They do not forget the emperor's kindness and lie dormant in the countryside. When the king's army arrives, they will eat cushion pots to respond to Your Majesty!" Wen Tianxiang nodded deeply and thought it was authentic.

"Wen Xiang has said this, but the reality is the opposite. Not only did he not greet him, but he refused to fight with his sword and gun, but he refused to fight the king's army outside the city." Zhao Bing shook his head after hearing this.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty is Cai Jing, one of the six thieves of the Huizong Dynasty?" Wen Tianxiang was stunned when he heard this, and thought for a moment, but comparing himself with a notorious treacherous still surprised him.

"As soon as the Wen Xiang guessed it!" Zhao Bing looked at the three of them with a striking and suspicious eyes and said, "In the past, Emperor Huizong was bewitched by Tong Guan and Cai Jing, and joined forces with the Jurchens to destroy Liao and recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, but in the end he was defeated. The Jurchens saw the truth and reality clearly, so they both hunted north with Emperor Jingkang and lost the Central Plains. In addition to the treacherous and treacherous people, it was also not unrelated to the people of Yanyun, who helped Liao resist Song and be abused."

"After I moved south, during the Shaoxing period, the people of Jiangbei risked their lives to follow the south, and the royal army would also give full help when they attacked the north. But today, those people of Jiangbei who were once loyal to the Song Dynasty helped the Tartars attack our dynasty. Zhang Hongfan, Shi Tianze, Dong Wenbing and others were all Han people in the Central Plains. The soldiers and generals in the army accounted for half of the army. The difference between the two sides was huge, why is this?"

"These are all people who forget the classics of ancestors. If they do not read the books of sages, they are no different from those of barbarians!" Lu Xiufu said angrily after hearing this.

"The left prime minister is biased. I think it's not all. But after a hundred years, they have long forgotten the kindness of heaven and surrendered to the barbarians." Wen Tianxiang said sadly.

"What the right prime minister said is, not to mention for several generations. Since the enemy chief Kublai Khan said that our dynasty had fallen, there were some scholars from Jiangnan who committed suicide and avoided the world. However, there were no fewer people who served in the Yuan Dynasty. There were even a pseudo-Confucian scholar Xu Heng, who surrendered to the Yuan Dynasty, persuaded Jiangnan scholars to serve in the Yuan Dynasty in the name of "entering Xia, the Xia", and asked them to betray our dynasty. They were appointed officials and made a wish and bought Jiangnan scholars with a large sum of money?" Zhao Bing agreed with Wen Tianxiang's reply, but then asked back.

"We scholars not only have the responsibility of assisting the king, but also teach the people. The Tartars recruited scholars in Jiangnan just to use it, so that the people will forget their kindness. In this way, there will be no Song in a few generations!" Ying Jieyan said sadly.

"Mr. I hit the nail on the head, how vicious the Tartars' heart is!" Zhao Bing said angrily, "Now our dynasty is in a corner, and there is a sea separated by it. Under the bewitching of the scum of the scholars and forests, the people all thought that our dynasty had perished, but they did not know that the court still existed. I insisted on attacking Guangxi to tell the world that my Song Dynasty was not yet perished, and I still exist in the world, so don't be deceived by the Tartars!"

"Your Majesty has deep meaning, I am ashamed of myself." Lu Xiufu heard this and stood up to politely, "Your Majesty's order to attack the king's army in the north will surely let the people of Jiangnan know your majesty's reputation, and in the future, they will be able to drive out the Tartars and make them so that they can be more kind. When the loyal and righteous man heard that Your Majesty knew that the court would cross the sea in Qiong, assist Your Majesty in restoring the Song Dynasty and returning to the capital of Bianliang!" Lu Xiufu stood up and said passionately.
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