Abnormal Three Kingdoms

Chapter 331 On the Law
"Do you want to imitate Shang Jun and strengthen the country with law?" Seeing a group of celebrities who seemed to have been discounted leave, Xue Ti felt something, looked at Chu Nan and asked, what Chu Nan did was more inclined to severe punishment and strict law , no one around, couldn't help asking.

"Shang Yang's method was only useful at that time." Chu Nan shook his head. Of course, he had read Shang Jun's book. Although it was only a fragment, he understood the general idea. Hearing Xue Ti's question, he said casually: "To say something disrespectful to the sages, that set is not suitable for the current world."

"I would like to hear the details." Xue Ti asked curiously.

"One people is to unify the minds of the people; although this is beneficial for the court to rule the people, it also castrates the creativity of the people. Many things are created by the people. Although this move can greatly reduce the burden of governance in the short term, But in the long run, people's minds are imprisoned and they cannot innovate, and the world will lose its vitality. The people are actually like human-shaped animals, who can only work hard but don't know how to create. If things go on like this, the world will be like a pool of stagnant water, and there will be no possibility anymore;

Secondly, a weak people, a strong country and a weak people are indeed more conducive to the stability of the court, but one thing, your court must continue to be strong, and if it is a little weak, it will definitely be backlashed by it!

Just like when Gaozu entered the customs, the simple three chapters of the law made Qin people completely obey, and even the great Han was able to be established, it is the Qin law that cannot be denied. With a little bit of dignity and benefits, the people of Qin completely forgot about the Great Qin. It is hard to imagine that after the capital of a country is occupied, the local people would welcome them along the road without any resistance, let alone miss the old master. This is what the weak people bring. The disadvantages of the country, no dynasty can remain strong forever;

Once again, the people are exhausted, and the people are busy with their lives. When people are busy, they don't think about other things. Naturally, there will be no riots. But any place is better than your rule. You still count on the people when the country is in crisis Willing to support?

The fourth humiliation of the people is actually to let the people live without dignity. They choose to submit to the oppression from the upper class scholar bureaucrats, just like the tired people. You don't think that a court that only humiliates the people can be supported by the people, right?
The last is the poor. Don't let the people have too much wealth in their hands. If people are poor, they will be short-sighted. After these five skills, the whole country will obey the people. "

Speaking of this, Chu Nan paused, with a look of disdain flashing in his eyes: "This can greatly grab national power, reduce the cost of governing, and at the same time greatly tap Qin's people's power, so that Qin has a very strong fighting power, so Qin was able to sweep the six countries under this set of laws. However, this set of laws is feasible in Qin, but it cannot be expanded to the whole world. Qin people are used to Qin laws, and those who dare to resist have long been killed; But they can't accept it, and they will naturally resist. When Shihuang is still there, he can suppress it, but when Shihuang is gone, who can suppress it?

So even if it wasn't Hu Hai who took over the world after the first emperor disappeared, if Qin couldn't change, he wouldn't last long. "

This is the first time Xue Ti has heard such a point of view. Although he has never heard of some words, it is not difficult to understand when combined with the context.

"So, the envoy is saying that Qin was prospered by the law and died by the law?" Xue Ti laughed.

"It's not because of the law, but because of the power. The law of the Shang Jun is to seize the future of the Great Qin in exchange for today's extremely powerful power. However, when the world is unified, we should consider and start to change the system. After all, people are not animals. When the beast comes to govern, it will be a matter of time before it will be backlashed. I don’t know whether Shang Jun has follow-up reform methods. If he is prepared accordingly and can reform in time, Qin will not perish in the second generation, but to do this, he must Being an enemy of the scholar-officials is like today's gentry, it is almost impossible to break through from the inside."

Chu Nan regretted, "It's a pity that the first emperor disappeared, and no one can return to heaven except him. It is precisely because of this that there is a big man today."

"So the Lord thinks it's time for the big man to reform?" Xue Ti understood a little, looking at Chu Nandao.

"Take Taishan County as an example. How much wealth does the people have in Taishan County?" Chu Nan laughed.

Xue Ti nodded. He has been the prefect of Mount Tai for several years. He knows better than anyone who owns the wealth. From this point of view, it is indeed time for a change. After all, there is only so much wealth, unless more can be created out of thin air Otherwise, if there is no change, even if the dynasty changes, it will not change the substantive problems.

I probably understand that Chu Nan's thinking is actually not complicated, and the purpose is not to poison the world, but to rule the world, and said with a wry smile: "It's just that the method of envoy is too drastic."

"Any change is to cut flesh from some people. I used to be a businessman. There is a saying among us that cutting people's wealth is like killing parents. You have to cut flesh from others, and you have to make them think of you. It's a bit unreasonable." Chu Nan sighed: "Who wants to be a villain? But this road must be walked by someone. If I don't walk today, our descendants may face even darker catastrophe in the future. Why don't we Just let me go."

"People in the world say that the envoy is a butcher, but today I know that the envoy's ambition is very impressive, and I admire it!" Xue Ti said sincerely.

Whether it's true or not, but Chu Nan's ambition is extraordinary and comparable, and after hearing what Chu Nan said, Xue Ti also felt that what Chu Nan said was quite reasonable.

Chu Nan glanced at Xue Ti, nodded with a smile, but felt a little emotional in his heart. If people like Zhuge Liang, Guo Jia, and Xun Yu said this to him, he would feel more fulfilled.

In fact, he knows very well that he is not as great as others think. If Liu Bei accepted him at the beginning, or Chen Deng and the others accepted him, nothing happened later.

After all, if you can eat at the table, who would overturn the table without any problems?

It's a pity not, even after voting for Lu Bu, he only has the power, but in the eyes of those people, he still can't get on the table, since you won't let me get on, then everyone don't get on.

In short, Feng Gao's gentry rebellion ended like this, but the matter was not over yet. Chu Nan left these people in order to earn Yuan Tan. He wanted to make friends with Yuan Tan, but he had no contact information.

Facts have proved that Chu Nan's guess is correct. Yuan Tan did plan to take advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains to bring Taishan, Jiyin and other places under his control, so when the gentry here contacted him, the other side agreed without much hesitation. .

Chu Nan blocked Feng Gao, let these gentry continue to communicate with Yuan Tan, and at the same time ordered people to secretly investigate Yuan Tan's movements.

Yuan Tan had already dispatched troops, and the main force came from Xu Huang's jurisdiction as expected, but his elite was preparing to go to win the county with the support of the gentry.

Chu Nan did not clean up the dormant gentry outside of Fenggao, it was unnecessary, he just used the Fenggao gentry to contact these gentry, and secretly obtained information and Yuan Tan's marching route.

On the third day of September, the gentry of Ying County secretly made a secret sign with Yuan Tan, and planned to cooperate with Yuan Tan to occupy Ying County, and then, depending on Ying County, they went straight to Fenggao.

In order to mobilize Lu Qian's army, he specially contacted the gentry in Mou County to arrange a rebellion, so as to divert Lu Qian, the only mobile force in southern Chu, and then prepared to welcome Yuan Tan into Ying County.

Chu Nan first pretended to let Lu Qian plan to go to Mou County, and asked Pei Yuanshao to lead some soldiers and horses to make 3000 people go to Mou County on the way. on the way.

Mount Tai, an unnamed valley, Yuan Tan galloped through the valley with a thousand elites.

"My lord!" Cen Bi looked at the dangerous terrain all around, and came to Yuan Tan's side worriedly, and said, "Is this move too risky? If it fails, the consequences will be unimaginable, or let the last general lead the army to sneak attack, why bother the lord personally?" Go out?"

Yuan Tan took the map from Cen Bi, shook his head after looking at it for a while, and said, "Look at this, General. The Southern Chu army is divided into two groups. The first step is led by Cao Jun's surrendered general Xu Huang, who is now confronting General Zong Wang at Guishan Mountain." In this area, the other part is led by surrendered general Lu Qian, and according to accurate information, it has now reached Mou County, and the garrison of Feng Gao is only two hundred, and even including the strong and brave, there are only a thousand people."

"Thousands of brave men are nothing but powerful people. I can't ignore them. If you want, the Taishan gentry can support us and thousands of people at any time. Therefore, the actual defenders in Fenggao are only two hundred, and there are still dissatisfied Chu soldiers in Fenggao City. The righteous men of the Southern Violence are by our side, our army has food and grass provided by the famous families in Mount Tai, and we have internal support, although there are only a thousand people, they are the key to victory, under a surprise attack, we will surely capture Chu Nan in one fell swoop!"

Yuan Tan followed Yuan Shao to pacify Hebei, and made many military exploits. He still has a strategic vision. His team is the dagger that stabs at Chu Nan, piercing his chest and abdomen. As long as he succeeds, Chu Nan will be defeated, and Mount Tai will also fall in his palm.

A few days ago, news came back from the north that his father had already captured Yijing built by Gongsun Zan, and he would occupy Youzhou in a few days. He needed enough credit to prove to his father that he was the best.

Originally, he wanted to take advantage of the battle between Cao and Lu, but he didn't expect Cao Cao to lose so quickly. When he wanted to send troops to take the opportunity to carve up the Central Plains, Chu Nan appeared again on Mount Tai. If he sent troops to the Central Plains, he had to guard against Chu Nan's own actions Taishan sent troops to attack him in Qingzhou. At this time, the Taishan gentry contacted him and invited him to take charge of Taishan County. For Yuan Tan, this was naturally a great thing.

According to past experience, in a county, whichever side the gentry stands on can win. With Chu Nan's infamous reputation, he does not believe that the gentry will stand on Chu Nan's side. It seems reckless, but the attack on Mount Tai is well thought out of.

"It's also Chu Nan who committed suicide. When he came to Taishan, he didn't know how to show favors, but he only persecuted the nobles. This person is undefeated, and the laws of heaven cannot tolerate it!" At the end, Yuan Tan laughed proudly.

As for why he personally leads the army, Yuan Tan has no choice. He has only two generals who can use him. One Zongwang is leading the army to attract the main force of Chunan, and the other Cen Bi is far less capable than Yuan Tan. What he wants in this raid is A quick word, if Cen Bi were to lead the army, Yuan Tan would be a little worried given Chu Nan's record, so he could only come in person.

(End of this chapter)