Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 753 Centennial Ambition

Zhuge Liang was in a very uneasy mood at this time.

He was certain that no matter what Yuan Xi had experienced or done before, in a sense, he was the real rebel he had ever seen.

When Zhuge Liang was growing up, he saw many nobles in various places. Among them, there were mixed views, good and bad, and many even supported the Taiping Dao.

But Zhuge Liang has never met a person with such radical and extreme views. Under Yuan Xi's seemingly calm words, there is a storm lurking. Zhuge Liang can even feel the obsession contained in those words, which is enough to overthrow the Han Dynasty. The terrifying power!

He said: "I have roughly understood what the young master means."

"Based on what Young Master just said, Liang will try to sort out Young Master's thoughts and add what Young Master has not finished. Please see if Young Master Liang understands the fallacies."

"Young Master feels that as a qualified emperor, he should strengthen the imperial power. In order to do this, he needs to make use of the nobles and give them certain benefits, but he cannot let them become powerful. For this reason, he needs to restrict them so that they can control the power of the emperor. Within the scope of control.”

"On the one hand, let them manage various places on their behalf, but they cannot dominate one side. On the other hand, let them work for the emperor, but they must also be consumed by internal fighting. On the one hand, they should be given benefits, but on the other hand, their privileges must be gradually reduced."

"Young Master is not confident about this degree. After all, starting from Emperor Gaozu, the emperors of the past dynasties have not done so well, so all kinds of disasters have occurred."

Yuan Xi said in surprise: "Kong Ming really hit the mark!"

Zhuge Liang almost laughed angrily, "Shijun, you have such a good idea!"

"How can a weakling like me do something that the sages of all generations have not been able to do!"

Yuan Xi solemnly said: "No, Kong Ming, I am optimistic about you."

"If you can help me"

Kong Ming shook his head and said: "You don't have to use stargazing to persuade me. The stars cannot tell people's thoughts. Besides, although I am a little arrogant because of my talent, I am not so arrogant."

"I just want to ask you, the emperor is the largest noble clan. If you always think about the noble clan, aren't you always dealing with yourself?"

"This kind of behavior that digs out the root cause is nothing different than committing suicide."

Yuan Xi sighed, "Kong Ming, that's why this kind of thing must be done."

"When the Emperor does not think about restraint, but wants to expand his power without limit and do whatever he wants, who can control him?"

"Just like I come from a noble clan and am one of the largest noble clans. If I don't find a way to change this situation, in the future my family will become the largest family in the world. If the descendants bring trouble to the world, just like Huan Ling, who can deal with it? How about him?"

"If the nobles don't want to reform the old, abide by the law, and think about the world, then who will speak up for the people of the world?"

"Is there really a bamboo slip in the history books that wrote down the voices of ordinary people?"

"In the future, when the family declines or the dynasty changes, and our descendants become commoners again and are oppressed by the new nobles, where will his voice be conveyed?"

At this point, Zhuge Liang finally fully understood Yuan Xi's thoughts. He felt a little trembling in his body, "So it's back to the question you asked at the beginning."

"Why do nobles have so much money to buy officials?"

"Young master, this is because we took the wrong path from the beginning. What the superiors have to do is to get rid of the evil laws and narrow the gap between the rich and the poor for everyone. Naturally, there will be no bad consequences."

"For this reason, you want to dig out their roots from the soil?"

Yuan Xi nodded repeatedly, "That's it."

"But what I struggle with is that this speed is really difficult to control."

Completely stripping the gentry from the land would certainly weaken their local privileges and influence. This was also a method adopted by the Song Dynasty, and its compensation strategy was high salaries.

But the disadvantage of this is that all the officials of the Song Dynasty became rebels.

Although the powerful landlords of the Han and Tang dynasties owned land, they also had the responsibility to defend it. They regarded the land they occupied as their own private property. Although it may produce many negative factors, when foreign enemies invaded, they resisted most fiercely. The most determined group to resist.

The Bingliang soldiers and horses are so good at fighting. On the one hand, it is because they have resisted foreign invasion all year round. On the other hand, the territory under their feet is their own. If they lose it, they will starve to death. Fighting for this makes them break out into a desperate situation. courage.

This is the difference between soldiers from the north and the south in the past dynasties. The northern soldiers were often invaded by foreigners and felt the threat personally. The southern soldiers had never experienced the pain of being trampled on the lives of their families and taking away the land they depended on for a living. Naturally, they were not determined to resist. By the time he recognized the truth, it was already too late, as was the case with Nan Ming.

This is determined by the form. If the positions of the two are interchanged, the situation may be completely reversed. For example, although the Jingzhou soldiers and the Huaiyang soldiers cannot fight externally, once outsiders invade their hometown, they will explode with a force no less than that of the northern soldiers. The will to resist is the result of human nature where vital interests are at stake.

Therefore, after the Song Dynasty deprived officials of their land, their will to resist was much weaker. They could survive under another regime anyway, so why did they have to defend their land and work hard?

As a result, there were many shocking treasonous operations in the Song Dynasty. In contrast, most of the people with strong will to resist were powerful generals who came from the north and owned land in the local area.

This is actually a kind of simple hometown complex, which is not entirely a bad thing. Just like the southern clans, when a person has no hometown complex at all, that is the most terrifying thing. This shows that he will make decisions based on the benefits and harms. The choice that best suits your own interests includes betraying your country.

Therefore, during the Jingkang Disgrace, the Jin soldiers were able to march at a speed far exceeding that of modern troops. They marched for more than two thousand miles in the enemy's hinterland without getting lost, and drove southward. They suffered heavy setbacks in the attack on the city and had nothing to do. The gates of the capital are wide open.

These incredible coincidences, and the hidden secrets behind them, are extremely thought-provoking.

Yuan Xi has read some history. The more he knows, the more he understands the insignificance of a person.

Before the tide of the times and human nature, even as an emperor, what he could do was extremely limited. In the cycle of dynasty changes, many problems would have no results even in later generations. Some things seemed destined to fall into an unchanging cycle.

Yuan Xi wanted to try it.

Although you can't escape from this vicious circle, you can at least let the people behind you see as many possibilities as possible.

He bowed deeply to Zhuge Liang and said, "Kong Ming may not know why I am so persistent."

"But you can think that whether it's for stargazing or for other reasons, I think Kong Ming can definitely help me." "The problems I face are really difficult, and there are not many people in the world who can help me." There are many, but I believe Kong Ming must be one of them."

"I shamelessly ask Kong Ming again. Even if it is not for my personal selfishness, can Kong Ming try to help me because of the sufferings of the people he has seen along the way?"

Zhuge Liang couldn't help but turn around and look at Huang Yueying, and both saw the moved look on the other person's face.

The other party's expression is serious!

The person in the world who can truly hold such an idea is comparable to the ancient sages, but if it is false, then he must be the biggest traitor!

Zhuge Liang hesitated for a moment and said: "Liang is very talented and has little knowledge. Although he once worked with his uncle, he is well aware of the difficulty of governing a place. Liang does not know the inside story of the envoy. As a military advisor, thousands of lives are in his hands. One trip went wrong.”

Yuan Xi smiled: "My supervisor and sworn brother Lu Boyan also said so. Later he did very well."

"I believe that with Kong Ming's talent, he will not be worse than him. Besides, my mastermind, Mr. Feng Xiao, wants to find a disciple, so I would like to invite Kong Ming to come and have a look."

"I have told everyone who comes to me that if I later do anything that violates morality and makes them dissatisfied, they are free to leave."

"Swear in the name of my Yuan family."

Zhuge Liang was thinking a lot for a while. It had been four years since he saw Yuan Xi from a distance in Langya City.

In the past four years, the opponent's rise has been extremely fast, which even surprised Zhuge Liang. What surprised Zhuge Liang the most was the ambition that the opponent now harbors.

If it is true, he will definitely change the world.

Thinking of the rumors about Yuan Xi, what he had done, and his performance in front of him, Zhuge Liang had already begun to understand what kind of person Yuan Xi was.

It must be fun to work under his command, right?

If he is a treacherous and evil person, he may be deceived by him.

Forget it, let’s just bet this time. If it’s wrong, just blame yourself for being blind.

Zhuge Liang only hesitated for a moment, then bowed to Yuan Xi and said, "Then please give me some advice."

Yuan Xi was startled, then ecstatic. He suppressed his excitement and bowed deeply, "I am the one who needs Kong Ming's advice."

Zhuge Liang sat up straight and sighed: "Master, don't expect too much from me. I may not be able to do better than my predecessors."

"Eight hundred years since the Zhou Dynasty and five hundred years since the Han Dynasty, no one knows what will happen after that."

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, military advisor, just go ahead and do it. It's too cold at high places. Since you are in a high position, you understand that the higher you stand, the harder you will fall."

"My children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. I am ready to die and destroy my family."

"Thousands of years ago, the rise and fall of a family was just a drop in the ocean."

"I only care about the next hundred years after my death, and leave the rest to those who are determined to do it."

"Chinese heritage is passed down from generation to generation. Even if the predecessors pass away, there will always be descendants who will stand up."

After Zhuge Liang heard this, he bowed deeply and said, "If this is what you really mean, Liang will do his best to help you achieve your great ambitions."

Yuan Xi's face showed excitement, it's done!

At this time, Zhuge Liang seemed to have put down the heavy burden in his heart, and said to Yuan Xi: "Liang wants to ask my lord something."

"Is my lord's stargazing technique truly a perfect strategy?"

"Did my lord realize it on his own, or where did he learn it?"

Yuan Xi thought that this question was indeed difficult to answer, but he was not going to hide it from Zhuge Liang, so he changed his explanation and said: "The art of stargazing is just a way of saying it."

"I can indeed occasionally predict things that may happen in the future, but they are not necessarily accurate."

"How to put it, sometimes I know that the tea cup will fall to the ground, but what will happen after it falls, whether it will be broken or intact, this is what I cannot predict."

Zhuge Liang heard this and said in surprise: "This is enough!"

"If you find the right way to use it, it can change the overall situation of the world!"

"I must ask my lord for advice when I have time."

Yuan Xi smiled awkwardly and said, "No problem."

He had a big problem in his mind. To tell one lie, he had to lie several times. It was not easy to deceive Zhuge Liang.

At this moment, a guard came in and said that Liu Bei had arrived outside the city.

After hearing this, Yuan Xi smiled at Zhuge Liang and said, "Just in time, military advisor, please come with me to see Duke Xuande."

(End of this chapter)