Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 885 Encouraging the Central Plains
When the Huainan army in Chenliu's old city was demonstrating against Yongqiu, Shen Zhezi called all the generals to discuss how to deal with the thousand corpses sent by Gao Xi.

Originally, the Huainan Governor's Mansion had a process of burial and compensation for the soldiers who died in battle. This was also a step in Huainan's many measures for military training.Although the soldiers of the Huainan Army have different hometowns, years of running-in are enough to cultivate their sense of belonging to Huainan.

There is a special cemetery near Shouchun for the Huainan Army to bury the fallen soldiers.Every year on the sacrificial day, in addition to Shen Zhezi and other Huainan officials visiting and worshiping in person, there will also be a gift of condolences to the families of the Gaoyuan martyrs.This is not only to elevate the status of the soldiers, but also a means to disintegrate the private soldiers of the Xiangzong tribe.For those soldiers, they all sacrificed their lives. There is no doubt that it would be more worthwhile to sacrifice their lives for the Huainan Army.

It's hot in midsummer right now, and the corpses of these fallen soldiers have been kept by the rebel army for a while, and they have begun to rot to a considerable extent.If it is still forced to return to Shouchun, not to mention the torture of the dead, if it breeds some kind of disease, it will be a more serious problem.

However, Shen Zhezi didn't intend to bury them hastily on the spot. On the one hand, he really felt sorry for these soldiers who had died aggrievedly. On the other hand, he also used this as a wake-up call to warn the Huainan soldiers who are now a little bit arrogant. , including himself.

The generals did not give much advice on this, since there are bound to be casualties in any war, and after wearing armor and fighting, they already know their fate. If they can't see it away and are afraid and cowardly, death will come faster.As for how high to lift the fallen soldiers, this is not something they are good at.

So right now, it was mainly Shen Zhezi who was discussing with Jiang Xi and Xie Ai who accompanied him.As for Xie Ai, right now he is still learning from Shen Zhezi, and he is not very familiar with the way of doing things and the rhythm of the Huainan Governor's Mansion.Therefore, it is mainly Shen Zhezi and Jiang Xi who are discussing.

First of all, local burial is affirmative. In the future, the Huainan army will move to all sides, and it will not be limited to along the Huai River. It is unrealistic to send all the fallen soldiers back to Huainan Gaoyuan for burial.Strong bones are buried everywhere in the green hills, and there is no need to return the corpse wrapped in horse leather.In the land of Huaxia in the Central Plains, there are patent gardens for thousands of miles.

The second is to hold a grand ceremony, not only to comfort the dead, but also to recover the slightly depressed morale, and to ring the alarm bell by the way.Although the Huainan Army is already one of the most powerful troops in the world, it does not mean that it will be invincible. You must not lose your courage and belittle the enemy.

In addition, there is also a proposal from Jiang Xi, that is, while paying homage to the souls of the soldiers, pay homage to famous local officials and scholars.This move is also to shorten the distance with the villagers in the recovery area.

People nowadays have a strong affection for the local people, and those famous officials whose names have been recorded in the history books are often born in the local noble clan themselves, and a name often means a deep-rooted local sect.Re-emphasizing the loyalty of their ancestors, even if those village clansmen resisted the Huainan Army again, their attitudes would soften somewhat in the future.

Jiang Xi made such a proposal. On the one hand, it was naturally because he felt that the Huainan Army's tough governance attitude was quite resisted by the village clan. Add some compliments.One moment they were full of reverence and dragged them to the graves of their ancestors, so they couldn't turn their backs on the Huainan army the next moment, right?

Moreover, if this matter takes shape, it will become a bargaining chip in the hands of the Huainan Army in the future.China has a long history, and generally there have been some good ministers who have a long history. They may have cut off their blood lineage, or their descendants are still local nobles, or their families may be in decline and unknown.The Huainan Army's army worshiped the past all the way, and to some extent it was sorting out history.

In such a situation where the concept of family inheritance is strong, who doesn't want their ancestors to be famous again at that time?This is not just a matter of face, but also related to actual interests, especially in the north than Jiangdong pays more attention to the maintenance of tradition.So if this matter can work well, it will be a big weapon in the hands of the Huainan army in the future. Even if their army has not yet entered the place, they have already grasped some of the local township sects' veins.

"In the early Han Dynasty, filial piety was promoted, and many families were destroyed. Now the king's master is going north, and the barbarians are rampant. What they are facing is a catastrophe that has never been seen since the three generations of Xia. The scholars and the people are ignorant. There is no lack of loss of righteousness. It is appropriate to highlight it. Zhu Xia is mighty and strong, the forefathers have the strength of character, in addition to being strong, they can also make the living people strong, despise the miscellaneous, and make them difficult to be enslaved."

Jiang Xun said with great sadness.

Shen Zhezi's eyes brightened when he heard this. First of all, he was gratified that these colleagues had made great progress in terms of ability and talent with the passage of time.He has always had similar ideas, but he has never found a suitable entry point.

From a certain point of view, it is also caused by psychological shadows. He is well aware of what kind of goods those rural sects are, and they will shine brightly if they are given some sunshine.For example, in order to speed up Sinicization and promote integration, the later Northern Wei Dynasty fostered a group of powerful surnames. The so-called five surnames and seven surnames, not to mention the inherent inheritance, the energy that almost ruled public opinion mostly accumulated and exploded from that period.

Regardless of whether these great surnames are awesome or not, and how much they have contributed to the world, from the perspective of moral flaws, this ability to adapt to the wind is definitely a master level.So Shen Zhezi subconsciously didn't want to make any concessions to these people, even if it would make his Northern Expedition difficult, but once these powerful and powerful surnames grow stronger, they will in turn become shackles that lock him.

This is because these people are different from the so-called noble families in Jiangdong. The Jiangdong sect is more about pursuing a kind of political privilege, but its foundation in the countryside is actually very weak.But the north is different. These people are deeply rooted in the countryside and strive to develop and grow their roots so that they can survive in troubled times.If you give them too many concessions, I'm afraid that before the troubles are completely wiped out, the whole of China will be divided into groups and become a mess.

But just as Jiang Xi said, these people are not without connections. In the Han Dynasty, filial piety was judged, and they were more filial than anyone else. Regardless of whether the parents were alive for the time being, they must not be sloppy after death.Therefore, thick burials became a common practice in the Han Dynasty, and some people even lost their families and property for it. This is the guidance of the value system of the selection system. The dead have a bad life, and the living have no future.

Therefore, those tomb robbers in later generations should really worship the investigation system of the Han Dynasty.If there is no such system to guide the social atmosphere, the generals of Faqiu Zhonglang will be a ghost again.

Huainan Metropolitan Government's current propaganda methods are already extremely powerful. With the combination of printing, opera and many other means, in such an era when people's wisdom is not yet widespread, they definitely have the ability to turn one or two mediocre people into superstars in troubled times .This principle is the same in ancient and modern times. You must know that even in the era when the wisdom of the people of later generations has been universal, Ran Min can be portrayed as the savior of China that some people believe in.The means and channels mastered by the Huainan Governor's Mansion are definitely ahead of the entire era.

And Jiang Xi’s words actually contain a simple truth, that is, all history is contemporary history, and no one in this world can achieve the so-called peace for all generations. The ancients were loyal or treacherous. What has been done, in fact, does not have the meaning of in-depth debate.They are just a ripple or a stormy wave in the long river of history. They can make waves in later generations, mainly because their people and things can meet certain needs of later generations.

Of course, Jiang Xi made such a suggestion at this moment, but he actually had some selfish intentions.Yucheng is his hometown. Although the scenery here is very strange to him, there is no doubt that when talking about the former sages of Yucheng, his father Jiang Tong is definitely a person who cannot be avoided.Especially at the moment when the Huainan Army was determined to make the Northern Expedition, Jiang Tong left an inexhaustible precious legacy to his descendants with just one piece of "On Migration of Soldiers".

After pondering for a while, Shen Zhezi agreed to Jiang Xi's proposal. Regardless of Jiang Xi's selfishness or not, Jiang Tong is definitely a character worthy of special mention.However, the over-promotion of "On Migration of Soldiers" at the moment is actually a little thin, with a bit of hindsight.

So in addition to this, Shen Zhezi is also planning to write another sacrificial text in person, and this sacrificial text will become a programmatic document for the Northern Expedition in the future.Of course, he is not conceited that he has such a high and majestic writing style, but because he already has a more suitable choice in his heart, that is, the "Instructions to the Central Plains" issued by Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang during the Northern Expedition.

Like other famous poems through the ages in his mind, Shen Zhezi couldn't remember the full text of "The Call to the Central Plains", but some of the famous lines in it, Shen Zhezi believes that anyone who has read the book will know all the later generations.

In recent years, Shen Zhezi has seldom published new articles, so when he heard that the governor was going to write the sacrificial article himself, even those generals who were proficient in writing and ink were very excited, and they all stared wide-eyed. Shen Zhezi, who had already written before.

Shen Zhezi has a different habit when writing essays, which is to outline the skeleton first, and then fill in the details.First of all, write out the essence of those famous poems and sentences, and then search for the memories, if you really can’t recall them, then you can piece them together yourself.After all, after so many years of nurturing, his literary attainments are already extraordinary, coupled with the background of those famous sentences that have been passed down through the ages, after writing the pen, it will not be too bad no matter what.

"Expel the barbarians, restore China, clarify the rules and regulations, and save the people..."

During Zhu Yuanzhang’s Northern Expedition, he was already a well-known and self-reliant king of Wu, so he could naturally put forward the slogan of setting up the outline and Chen Ji, but Shen Zhezi is still a minister of the Jin Dynasty in Jiangdong. Language disorder.

　This article by Zhu Yuanzhang is definitely one of the most famous articles. However, I have been stuck in my thinking recently. It was only when a book friend reminded me that it is more suitable for the current state of the Huainan Army and the situation in the north. Here Thank you, the full text will not be excerpted, if you are interested, you can read it yourself. . .

　　
　
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