At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the competition for the deer in the world

Chapter 152 On the Laws of History and Zhou Rites, Cui Ying Returns to the Sizhou Army
When Cheng De set his sights on Cui Ying, he found that his hair was loose at the moment, his head was lowered, and he was looking at the ground.

"I want to talk to you." Cheng De said to Cui Ying.

Cui Ying raised her head, glanced at Cheng De lightly, and said nothing.

"I know from Wei Delu that you are a talented person." After Cheng De finished speaking, he looked at Cui Ying.

A trace of anger flashed in Cui Ying's eyes, "Don't mention this person in front of me!"

"Then I won't mention him, let's talk about you." Cheng De said calmly.

Cui Ying's eyes flashed with astonishment, and she looked at Cheng De suspiciously.

Cheng De didn't seem to see Cui Ying's eyes, and said to himself: "Now, you have fallen into my hands. If Tuotuo finds out, I'm afraid it will implicate your country and even your relatives."

Cui Ying was silent, and there was a trace of pain in his eyes.

"I will announce that you, Cui Ying, have died in my hands. From now on until I replace Yuan with you, you will take my surname and change your name to Cheng Ying." Cheng De said, looking at Cui Ying.

Cui Ying raised her head and looked at Cheng De in disbelief.

"Why do you want to do this? Also, you said you replaced Yuan with Yuan. You don't know how powerful Da Yuan is. You can't succeed!" Cui Ying stared at Cheng De and said excitedly .

"Of course I want to subdue you. Otherwise, why am I spending so much time on you? In my opinion, you are a talented person. It would be a pity to kill you directly. It is better to subdue you." , wouldn’t it be better for me to use it? As for the strength of the Yuan Dynasty you mentioned, I admit that it was indeed very powerful in the past. However, the current Yuan Dynasty is already fading away. With your intelligence, you should be able to see this That's right." Cheng De looked into Cui Ying's eyes with mixed emotions.

Cui Ying shook her head: "You are just a fly shaking a tree. You are not in Dayuan, and you have no idea how powerful Dayuan is."

Cheng De smiled, and his eyes suddenly became brighter: "I have an excellent army, decisive advisers, and brave generals. It is not a broken peasant uprising army, but a powerful army whose combat effectiveness is not inferior to that of the Yuan Dynasty."

"Furthermore, when the Yuan Dynasty launched a siege war, it has always pursued that as long as it surrenders, it will not massacre the city. If it does not surrender, it will massacre the city crazily. If you calculate carefully, how many cities have been massacred by the Yuan Dynasty since the outbreak of the peasant uprising? city?"

"Also, if you don't surrender, the Yuan Dynasty will inevitably massacre the city, but if you surrender to the Yuan Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty will not let it go. I think that the Yuan Dynasty did this because it thought it was not safe for people to stay behind, and they had to kill all of them to feel at ease. The purpose of this is to protect the rear. However, the Yuan Dynasty did this, but they did not know that they had secretly lost the hearts of the people of the world."

"Those who held great power in the Yuan Dynasty didn't seem to understand that in the world only those who won the hearts of the people won the world. Even if people submit by force, it is only a short-lived glory. After all, this society needs to be returned to the people's hearts. People will carry it."

Cui Ying fell into deep thought.

"Do you know the real life of ordinary people in the Yuan Dynasty? From your appearance, I can infer that your living conditions should be very good."

Hearing Cheng De's words, Cui Ying withdrew from her thoughts and looked at Cheng De: "Didn't ordinary people in the Yuan Dynasty live well?"

Cheng De sneered and said, "Who told you? Have you done any in-depth civil investigation?"

Cui Ying shook her head: "I know a little about you from the prime minister. You seem to be from the common people, so can you tell me about the real life of the people in the Yuan Dynasty? I think, only people like you who have experienced , will have a profound experience.”

Cheng De glanced at Cui Ying in surprise, and then said: "Many common people in the Yuan Dynasty worked on the land all their lives, but they couldn't even settle in the soil after death. The landlords never farmed the land, but they could afford food and clothing. Worry-free. Although the world is vast, there are lands everywhere, but none of them belong to those ordinary people. Why do you think this is?"

Cui Ying looked at Cheng De in shock, "Is what you said true?"

Cheng De looked at Cui Ying calmly, and made Cui Ying feel scared.

Cui Ying finally accepted the reality Cheng De said, and his heart was greatly touched.

Cheng De ignored Cui Ying's thoughts, but continued: "The life and death of a country is the law of nature. It is true that people are mortal. From birth to death, dynasties have gone through a common stage. That is, it is time for the world to be peaceful." , all dynasties are like this: founding the country, enfeoffing, pardoning the world, setting up clean officials, veterans are honest and promising, and cherish the power of the people; The power of the people is wasted; the world is overthrown only because the power belongs to one person, and the land belongs to the nobles. If the power of the people is exhausted by taxation, the world will riot. There are few wise masters, and many foolish emperors. There are few virtuous officials and many corrupt officials. The desire is endless. This is especially the case. The previous dynasty lamented its violence from generation to generation, and it also lamented the later generations for its greed. The former dynasty had no time to mourn for itself, and then the later court mourned it. Also. 'History, after all, is just a constant cycle."

After Cheng De sighed, "What I want to do is to break the cycle of history. I really hope to establish a dynasty that will not enter the cycle of history in my lifetime."

Cui Ying looked at Cheng De in a daze, as if a whirlwind was blowing in his heart.

In the end, Cui Ying said, "Are you really a commoner?"

Cheng De replied flatly: "In your opinion, do you think that only powerful people can see clearly?"

Cui Ying was silent for a while: "Among the many people I have met, including Prime Minister Tuotuo. In my heart, you are a very smart person, much better than many people in the world. Just now you said that the views on the life and death of a country make people I was very touched, and I understood many puzzled questions before. Unexpectedly, I read so many history books, but I can't understand as well as you."

Hearing the disappointment in Cui Ying's tone, Cheng De shook his head: "You think highly of me, I just stand on the shoulders of the sages to see further."

Cui Ying smiled bitterly and said, "You are modest."

After all, Cui Ying put away her contempt for Cheng De, and treated Cheng De as an equal.

Before, he vaguely looked down on Cheng De, who was born as a commoner.

However, through Cheng De's insights just now, he is better than ten years of reading.

This made Cui Ying understand that this Cheng De is not an ordinary person.

"Having said so much, I admire your intellect. Before this, I was quite familiar with many of your achievements. I also admire you in this regard. If I work under your command, I will naturally be convinced. However, I want to ask you another question, which has puzzled me for a long time. If you let me get rid of this confusion in my heart, I will never betray you in the future and follow you all the way to the dark. In my opinion, a person who sees history For someone who understands so well, you are the most likely rebel force to replace Yuan, and to be honest, I am very optimistic about the Sizhou Army led by you. More precisely, I am optimistic about you!"

Hearing Cui Ying's words, Cheng De felt relieved. It would be great if he could subdue Cui Ying in this way.

"What's your confusion?" Cheng De asked Cui Ying.

"Confucius talked about self-restraint and reverence for propriety, but today's Confucian scholars include the three principles and five constant principles of the monarch, minister, minister, father, son, and son into the scope of etiquette. But, is this really the understanding of etiquette?"

Hearing Cui Ying asked this question, Cheng De couldn't help frowning.

This question seems to have been answered by a certain professor in his previous life.

He reviewed it carefully, and then thought for a moment, before saying: "What is ritual? Li is actually an external order. Confucius wanted to restore the Zhou ritual, but in fact, I personally don't agree with this approach, because It simply doesn't stand up and doesn't convince me."

Cui Ying's gaze was fixed on Cheng De, showing a look of waiting for the following.

Seeing this, Cheng De continued: "Zhou was originally a minister of Shang. When Zhou destroyed Shang, he used a small state to defeat the big sect. This in itself violates etiquette, but Confucius wants to restore Zhou etiquette. This is the paradox. place."

Cui Ying praised: "General Gao Lun, it turns out that there is something wrong with this ceremony."

"Why did the Rites of Zhou appear? In my opinion, the Zhou Dynasty defeated the big clan with a small state. His power was not very strong, so he could not make other princes willingly accept the rule of the Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, the Zhou Dynasty became the Zhou Dynasty. Treat the rites as a code of conduct to restrain the subjects of various princes, let them keep their own place and not overstep, so that it will be convenient for the Zhou Dynasty to rule other princes.”

"As for now, these Confucian scholars follow the three principles and five constant principles of the monarch, minister, minister, father, son, and son, which are based on rituals and further carried forward to make it easier for the emperor to rule the subjects."

Cui Ying's eyes widened, she looked at Cheng De, and remained silent for a long time.

Cheng De's words broke his previous three views.

He seemed to know a certain cruel truth.

My heart can't be calm for a long time.

"Actually, the history books all say how licentious and immoral King Zhou of Shang was. However, if you read the history books carefully, how many sons did King Zhou of Shang have and how many sons King Wen of Zhou had? , you can see everything at a glance. I always thought that history is written by the victors, and this has never changed.”

What Cheng De said shattered what Cui Ying believed in in the past.

Cui Ying was silent for a long time before she looked at Cheng De and said, "You answered my confusion, now, I regret it."

Cheng De narrowed his eyes slightly to Cui Ying: "What do you regret?"

"I regret telling you the doubts in my heart. Although the doubts in my heart have been answered by you now. However, I found that I didn't have the state of mind of 'I heard the Tao in the morning, and I can die in the evening'. Maybe it was my experience. There are fewer things to do." Cui Ying sighed melancholy.

After hearing this, Cheng De felt relieved.

Just now, he thought that Cui Ying regretted that she had answered her doubts before, so she sincerely surrendered to him!
Now it seems that I thought it was wrong.

Quickly, Cui Ying sorted out her thoughts.

Then, he raised his head, held his chest high, and suddenly knelt down on one knee towards Cheng De: "The general is as wise as the sea, resourceful, and truly admires the general. From now on, I, Cui Ying, would like to serve the general with my life. From now on, My name is Cheng Ying, and I will not restore my name to Cui Ying until the general replaces Yuan."

"Cheng Ying greets General Zhenglu!"

Cheng De let out a hearty laugh: "Haha."

"From now on, our Sizhou Army will have another general who can fight well!"

Hearing Cheng De's words, Cheng Ying replied: "The general promoted the last general!"

Cheng De supported Cheng Ying with both hands, and said with a smile, "I believe in my eyesight. I won't say much about the rest. Let's discuss how to win Suqian City. Also, how much food and grass does Suqian City have? , do you know all of this?"

Cheng Ying was shocked when she heard this.

But he didn't hesitate at all: "Reporting to General, the guard of Suqian City, named Wu Timur, is Tuotuo's confidant guard. This man has outstanding military strength, but lacks strategy and is easily impulsive. As for the food and grass of Suqian City, According to the final estimate, there should be 70 shi."

Cheng De was overjoyed, and looked at Cheng Ying with gentle eyes: "I want to give you a task."

When Cheng Ying heard this, her eyes brightened: "General, I have just served the general, and the general entrusts the last general with a heavy responsibility. Aren't you afraid that the last general will betray you?"

Cheng De replied: "Don't be suspicious, but don't be suspicious. I talked with you just now, and I have seen your character clearly. Since you said that you will die for me, then you will definitely do it. I I believe you!"

Cheng Ying was moved for a moment, looked at Cheng De and said, "The general trusts the junior general so much, the latter will never let the general down! Please tell the general about the task in detail."

Cheng De looked at Cheng Ying with satisfaction: "I think you should have dealt with that Utimur before?"

"Before, he and I were working under Tuotuo's subordinates, and we met often, so we became acquainted." Cheng Ying replied.

"That's good. The task I want to give you is to open the gate of Suqian city by fraud, and the time will be tomorrow night. Are you confident to complete it?" Cheng De looked at Cheng Ying and asked.

Cheng Ying's heart was shocked, and she hurriedly patted her chest to reassure: "I hope the general can rest assured that this task will be completed eventually."

"Very good! I believe in you! Let you lead the 5000 men! But, you have to manage them well and appease them. Tell them that our Sizhou army aims to drive out the Hulu , Restoring China, and the military regulations of the Sizhou Army, they must also obey." Cheng De said, patting Cheng Ying on the shoulder.

Cheng Ying looked into Cheng De's gaze with a little more admiration and gratitude.

He cherished Cheng De's trust in him very much, so he decided to take Suqian City as a reward for Cheng De.

"This time, I will send Li Xiaoci to lead 5000 soldiers and horses, and you will lead 60 soldiers and horses to Suqian City. He will not interfere with how you cheat to open the gate of Suqian City. After taking Suqian City, he will It is the defender of Suqian City. And you will lead [-] people to transport all the grain and grass of Suqian City to Siyang City. However, leave [-] shi for Li Xiaoci and the others! The remaining [-] shi should be transported to Siyang City. Yangcheng!"

"The end will obey orders!"

Cheng De smiled, "After taking Suqian City, I will counterattack Qinghe and Qingjiang at that time, and stab Tuotuo from the back to break the siege of Huai'an City. You should spend more time thinking about counterattacking Qinghe and Qingjiang When the time comes, you can continue to cheat to open Qinghe and Qingjiang city gates, this will reduce the casualties of the Sizhou army, of course it is excellent."

Cheng Ying nodded heavily: "General, please rest assured, I will definitely do it."

"You don't have to worry about your being leaked. At that time, I will let the people under my hand say that the person who opened the city gate by cheating is a person I found who looks similar to you. Everything is a scheme brewed by me personally. In this way, you can avoid being suspected of being on your head, and your family will not be affected. After taking Qinghe and Qingjiang City, the news of your death will be spread to the Yuan army first." Cheng De looked at Cheng De Yingyu said earnestly.

"The last general trusts the general!" Cheng Ying laughed.

"Okay. It's getting late, you should take a good rest first, and go to appease your 5000 people tomorrow. Wait until tomorrow night, and follow the plan." Cheng De told Cheng Ying.

Cheng Ying nodded in response.

Seeing this, Cheng De left the house and left with Guo Xing, Cheng Neng, and Cheng Jing.

By this time, the rain had stopped.

(End of this chapter)