Humane Yongchang

Chapter 304 Yangzhou Trends
Listen to Chen Sheng talk about business.

Han Fei switched to the right phase mode in a second, and solemnly squeezed his palms and bowed his head: "Follow the king's orders!"

Chen Sheng gently helped him, his face softened: "As for what you said about Xun Qing's two major propositions, 'to apply etiquette and law together' and 'to control the mandate of heaven and use it'..."

He paused for a moment, carefully organized his words, and said again: "I agree with Xun Qing's two propositions. In a sense, Xun Qing's proposition is the one that suits my heart the most."

"but……"

"It's the same question we talked about earlier - the time is not right!"

"Rituals and music can indeed be used as a supplement to the law, filling in some inconvenient gaps in the law, and making the social order more perfect."

"But the premise is that ritual and music have developed to a very high level, a level that is recognized by the general public, voluntarily obeyed, and passed down from generation to generation."

"It's hard, even harder than we push the laws we made into the countryside."

"It not only requires thousands of years of perseverance, but also a sufficient material basis to support it."

"With Kyushu's current material base, it is still far from the point where it can support ritual music and take root among the general public. It is like a barren field that cannot grow a good harvest of food."

"Ignoring the real environment and blindly daydreaming is really harming others and harming ourselves!"

Chen Sheng said it very clearly.

Han Fei also heard it very clearly.

Although he understood, a huge question popped up in his mind: why even a Confucian scholar like Master (Xunzi), who has learned five chariots, has carefully explored the strategy of governing the world, and when Chen Sheng's mouth is full of short-sighted and trivial tastes of parents already?
Also, how did Chen Sheng manage to see through the development direction and pros and cons of these governance strategies at a glance?Could it be that he had never heard of the Master's proposition?
Han Fei couldn't understand, but he was shocked.

At the same time, he also understands that Chen Sheng has explained so much, and he is afraid of misunderstanding something...

"Master has not asked me to be a lobbyist, and I will not be a lobbyist either."

He said sternly.

Chen Sheng smiled lightly: "It doesn't matter, I'm not a mediocre person who is at the mercy of lobbyists. I'm telling you what I've said to prepare for you to be able to tell what I've said to you when you're sitting down with Xun Qing someday in the future. Yu Xunqing."

Han Fei was relieved, and then chuckled: "It turns out that you want to invite me to be a lobbyist..."

"You are my right prime minister!"

Chen Sheng laughed, and then said sternly: "I actually admire you people, you are at the forefront of the times, you are always at the forefront of the times, and you are always thinking about the way to govern the world, for the sake of the nation, for the family and the country. ."

"Because of you people who went forward to open up the way for our Yanhuang descendants, my Yanhuang bloodline can have a long history, and my Chinese civilization can prosper..."

Hearing this, Han Fei was also greatly moved and his emotions surged, secretly saying that Chen Sheng really understood them.

But he never thought about it, Chen Sheng changed his words and said: "Of course, you people are used to thinking that the country is for the people, and seek for your own selfishness. It is despicable, shameless, and vulgar, and the personnel are also full of bastards, animals, animals, parasites... But it is not incomprehensible, after all, when the world is bustling, it is for profit;

"In general, the flaws do not hide the beauty!"

Han Fei's face turned black, and he asked in a sullen voice, "Do I have to thank the king for his praise?"

Chen Sheng waved his hand vigorously: "You and I, the monarch and the minister, have the same morality, and we are united in the same mind. Aiqing doesn't have to be so outspoken!"

Han Fei's face turned darker immediately, but he couldn't find any words to refute Chen Sheng's point of view, because there are indeed many vicious villains in the Hundred Schools, and it's not just a certain school, but every school has it... ...Like his Legalist, he is a well-known lair of cruel officials. Most of the famous tortures in Kyushu in the past two to three hundred years were carried out by his legalist disciples.

Just when the two had just finished talking about their business, suddenly a guard of Wang Ting appeared at the entrance of the quiet room, clasped their fists and bowed: "Reporting to the king, Chen Feng of the Special Warfare Bureau is out to see you."

"Ok?"

The two of them looked at the entrance together, and both had a feeling in their hearts: "Something happened!"

Guanlan Pavilion is a quiet place for Chen Sheng to sneak in. If there is no urgent official business that cannot be delayed for a moment, no one will come here to find Chen Sheng.

"Let him in!"

Chen Sheng replied without thinking.

"only!"

Wang Ting's guards saluted, turned and left quickly with the sword.

Not long after, Chen Feng, who was dressed in a black military uniform, wrapped in a thick body of water vapor, walked quickly in front of the quiet room with watermarks one step at a time, pinched his palms and bowed: "Last General Chen Feng, see Your Majesty, My King... "

Chen Sheng: "Get in!"

Chen Feng: "Hey!"

He hurriedly took off his shoes and socks, and bowed in barefoot.

Seeing that he was covered in water, Chen Sheng knew that he was riding a horse in the rain, so he picked up a tea cup and scooped a hot tea soup and handed it to him, and then ordered him to sit by the fire pond: "If you have something to say, talk about it. Son, the right minister is the chief justice of the royal court, except for the information related to the Baijia, there is no need to conceal the right minister for everything else.”

When Han Fei heard this, he was about to open his mouth to tactfully retire, but Chen Feng had already spoken one step ahead of him: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the Yellow Turban thieves in Xuzhou who are guarding Shanyang County, their elite soldiers and horses returned to Xiapi in Xuzhou three days ago, and there are only [-] old and weak left. The soldier's death, clinging to Changyi, the first hustle of the Xuzhou Yellow Turban thief, whose whereabouts are unknown."

"Ren Xiao withdrew his troops?"

Chen Sheng helped him take off the dripping wet robe, frowned and thought urgently, why did Ren Xiao withdraw the army!

Shanyang County is the heart of Yanzhou where Changyi, the former state capital of Yanzhou, is located. It is not only the throat for the Red Army to march to the northeast to recover the entire territory of Yanzhou, but also an important traffic artery connecting the north and south of Taiping Road...

It stands to reason that no matter where Ren Xiao withdraws the soldiers and horses, he should not withdraw the soldiers and horses of Shanyang County. Isn't that stripping the beauty and stuffing him in Chen Sheng's bed?Which cadre can stand such a test?

Unless... Ren Xiaobu has a bigger move!

Perhaps, Taiping Road has a bigger move!
"Julu Yellow Turban headquarters, is there any change?"

Chen Sheng asked thoughtfully.

Chen Feng quickly recalled the information on the Jizhou defense line he received today, and then replied: "Reporting to the king, I have not received relevant information yet!"

Not without change.

But no relevant information has been received!
Chen Sheng quickly passed the current situation in Kyushu in his mind, and then said in a deep voice: "Ren Xiao does not hesitate to give up Shanyang County to mobilize troops and horses, and there are only three goals possible!"

"First, the Zhou Dynasty!"

"Second, I am Hanting!"

"Third...Yangzhou!"

Speaking of this, he suddenly narrowed his eyes slightly, and his eyes showed a hint of coldness: "I'm wrong, maybe there is a fourth goal: kill two birds with one stone, both for Yangzhou and me Hanting!"

When I thought of this, it was like entering a bright hall in a dark alley, and my thoughts suddenly became alive: "Second child, what is the situation in Yangzhou now?"

Without thinking, Chen Feng opened his mouth and replied, "Reporting to the king, since Baiyue invaded and the Bolang Army retreated to Jingzhou, Yangzhou was divided between the Zhou Dynasty and Taipingdao along the line of Poyang County and Linhai County."

"Sima Zhuan, the commander of the Yangzhou Qu on the Taiping Road, was beaten to pieces by the Bolang Army, and almost the entire army was wiped out. Before the Baiyue people invaded Kyushu, Sima Gudu led the remnants to flee back to Xuzhou. After the Lang Army withdrew, he brought several hundred remnants of defeated generals into Yangzhou again, raising his flag and recruiting troops to compete with the Zhou Dynasty soldiers and horses left behind by the Lang Army. As of the last information sent back from the Shouchun stronghold four days ago, There are about [-] soldiers and horses under Sima Zhu..."

Chen Sheng listened to this patiently, and suddenly interrupted doubtfully: "It has been more than six months since the Bolang Army withdrew last year, right? How come there are only [-] soldiers in the way of Taiping Dao's slanderous words to confuse the public for such a long time? ?"

Chen Feng replied: "Return to the king, Yangzhou, which has been fighting for years, has long lost its richness in the land of fish and rice!"

"Back then, Tu Sui gathered 15 troops in Yangzhou, and he already took away two or three out of ten young men from Yangzhou. Later, when Sima Ang fought with the Bolang army, a large number of young men from Yangzhou gathered on both sides, and most of the casualties were those from Yangzhou. Young and strong."

"According to some information collected by my Special Warfare Bureau, it can be roughly inferred that the male young men in Yangzhou are less than [-]% of the heyday after another round of blood-sucking by Sima Yan and the Zhou Dynasty. This is only a conservative inference. The actual situation may be even less!”

"These men Qingzhuang who have escaped the dick again and again have already changed their color, but when the army came and immediately fled the mountains and forests with their families, it would be difficult for both the Zhou Dynasty and the Taiping Road. Summon Yangzhou young men to join the army to fight!"

"In addition, Sima Zhu only occupied a few counties in the northeastern part of Yangzhou. The area is so vast that it is less than one-third of the whole of Yangzhou. The other seven points are all in the hands of the Zhou Dynasty."

Chen Sheng loosened his brows, nodded slightly, and motioned Chen Feng to continue speaking, but his heart was a little heavy.

This is why he has always insisted on capturing prisoners. Yangzhou, where most of the potential for war has been emptied, is the most vivid example at the moment!
'It seems that Yangzhou's strategy has to be adjusted again. '

He sighed in his heart and secretly said: 'Xing, the people suffer; death, the people suffer! '

Yangzhou, where the young and the young go to seven or eight, is no longer a sweet pastry.

But a huge mess!
There is no diamond who messes around with porcelain, and it is easy to smash signs.

Seeing Chen Sheng nod, Chen Feng continued: "On the Zhou Dynasty side, the current Yangzhou Mu is Ji Ba, the son of Jingzhou Mu Jibiao, um, it seems to be a fake Zhou Mu, but according to the news sent by Shouchun, Ji This person is not in love with power, and travels around the lake with a large group of beautiful girls all day long. Right now, the real person in charge of the Zhou Dynasty in Yangzhou is Liu Ji, the captain of Yangzhou Dian Military Academy..."

"Who?"

Chen Sheng made a duck cry in surprise, and immediately reacted, pretending to be indifferent and waving his hand: "It's okay, I seem to recognize this person before, and I am a little surprised to hear this name suddenly!"

This name, he just recognizes it!

Chen Feng was stunned when he heard the words, and went through Liu Ji's resume again in his mind, and then smiled relievedly: "Your Majesty has seen this person in Mengcheng, right? Do you have an old relationship with a teacher at this time?"

His question caused Chen Sheng to be stunned, and asked suspiciously, "Why did you say this?"

Chen Feng asked in confusion: "Could it be that the king didn't get acquainted with this person when he fought with the former Yangzhou Yellow Turban Commander Tu Sui in the Mengcheng? That's not right, the king is denying the wrong person, this person is The people of Pei County, who have never been to our Chen County in the future, died in Dangshan when he first joined the army. He accumulated merits to [-] masters. After the battle, the eldest brother broke the thief, and the Dangshan camp that went south returned to Dangshan to continue the battle. Mengcheng Wei stayed in Mengcheng until last year when the king defeated the Dangshan camp in Liang County, and he was so frightened that he led his troops to the south to defect to the Bolang Army..."

He recited Liu Ji's resume to Chen Sheng like a treasure.

Chen Sheng only felt his brain buzzing!

what?
At that time, Liu Ji and his own father were in Dangshan as a general?
what?
When Tu Sui was decisively fought outside Mengcheng, was Liu Ji inside Mengcheng?

what?
Back then, when Lao Tzu fought Beng Tu Sui, it was Liu Ji who finally picked Lao Tzu's peaches?
what?
Liu Ji was scared by Lao Tzu's defeat of Meng Tian and fled to Yangzhou to join the wave army?
He listened to this series of deeds, as if he was watching the rapid rise of a son of destiny, both by accident and by accident!
The worst thing is that the reason why this Son of Destiny can rise so fast is that he is the biggest behind the scenes!

'Since Yangzhou Dian Military Academy Captain is Liu Ji, needless to say, the fierce men of Peijun Group must have followed him to Yangzhou...'

Thinking of this, Chen Sheng sighed heavily in his heart.

He really didn't know this!

In the first place, with the fate of seven killings and the emperor's power, Chen Sheng was hiding from the two real dragons, Ying Zheng and Liu Bang, intentionally or not.

Even the areas where the two of them might exist, such as Changyi in the past and Pei County today, he ignored intentionally or unintentionally.

That kind of demonic barrier state full of admiration and dedication, like being possessed by a demon, Chen Sheng has tried, and he doesn't want to try again.

At least until he resolves the hidden danger of the Seven Killing Fate, he will not go head-to-head with these two true dragons!

He has grabbed some context.

That day is not far away...

Second, Chen Sheng is really too busy, really too busy.

The overall situation of the three-party melee in the world requires him to always pay attention and grasp it personally.

He did not dare to relax for a moment in the development of his own acre of land, and he was always vigilant and introspected every day.

And whether it is the former Captain Mengcheng or the current Yangzhou Dianjun Commander, in the eyes of today's Chen Sheng... not worth mentioning!
This is really not Chen Sheng's complacency and arrogance!
As a strong man, Chen Sheng has the consciousness of a strong man. He knows what things must be done by himself, and he also knows what things are not worth paying attention to.

Unfortunately, trivial matters such as who Wei Mengcheng is and who is Commander Yangzhou Dianjun are not on the list of matters that Chen Sheng needs to pay attention to.

This is like, when Chen Sheng attacked Yuzhou before, he didn't even rush to Yuzhou to hold a military meeting. He just issued the general order, and then Chen Shou handed Yuzhou back to the king's court.

It's that simple……

Including the current Yangzhou Dian military academy, if it weren't for him Liu Ji, it would be so simple.

But both he Liu Ji.

Maybe not so simple...

(End of this chapter)