Daqin: When I return from sea, I will offer you a map of the world

Chapter 455 Do you want to unify hundreds of families?

"You are a guest of King Zhao, so Zhao people are naturally hospitable." Xiao He glanced at the drunken Fan Kuai and said with a smile.

"Have you remembered all the names?" Zhang Cang asked, ignoring the drunken Fan Kuai and looking at Chen Ping with a smile.

"Not bad!" Chen Ping clapped his hands and replied with a smile.

"The banquet hosted today was really thoughtful." Zhang Cang smiled and nodded.

In return, I will send them to Xianyang to eat in a bar.

"The forces in Handan are generally clear. They are all aristocratic families. The big and small nobles of Zhao land often communicate with each other. Next, it is up to you to communicate with them. When the entire Zhao land is almost touched, The reinforcements are almost here." Zhang Cang thought for a moment and said.

It is impossible to figure out the local power structure from official documents. This thing will probably not be recorded.

To be like the light...

Only by communicating with them in depth can you master more information.

And now is a good time to find out.

When Wang Shi arrived at Zhao, they took it for granted that King Zhao could not leave without their help, and wanted to earn a profit from Zhao Si's kingdom. This was an opportunity.

It's just right for Chen Ping to go...

"As for Cao Shen, you take people to contact Chen Sheng and Liu Bang. Liu Bang is in Jinyang, and the county soldiers in Jinyang can rely on him."

"What about us?" Fan Kuai suddenly raised his head from the desk.

"I'm going to summon Xun Lin, the governor of Handan County, and all the officials from Zhao."

"As for you, they will continue to entertain you, eat and drink when you should." Zhang Cang smiled.

Fan Kuai nodded when he heard the sound, his head paused, he knocked on the table with a dull sound, and fell asleep again.

Understand them, master them, and then clean them thoroughly.

The State of Zhao is the top priority and also Zhao Si's basic base.

If you just run a Zhao country, it won't be so troublesome.

But Zhao Si's future is far more than just the Zhao Kingdom. Since Zhang Cang has Zhao Si's promise to divide the flesh and blood, the Zhao Kingdom can decide everything on its own. Zhao Si has given him such great trust, and he must also trust Zhao Si. Responsible.

Give the cleanest Zhao country to your lord.

……

On the other side, Wang Ben, who was stationed in Yan State, finally received a message from his old father Wang Jian.

Opening the letter, Wang Ben read it carefully, his brows showing some contemplation.

What he didn't expect was that his father actually agreed to use the Taiwei's power to mobilize troops privately instead of submitting it to the First Emperor.

Strictly speaking, although the First Emperor said that Wang Jian had such rights, this was not a small-scale military mobilization, and the failure to report it to the First Emperor left a little stigma and evidence.

He was surprised by his father's choice and couldn't understand the meaning behind it.

But Wang Ben still implemented his father's decision.

"Send an order to send fifty thousand soldiers and horses to Zhao."

Zhang Cang only wanted 30,000 troops, but Wang Jian's instruction was to directly allocate 50,000 troops.

Although the rebellion in Zhao State is not strong, it is still a large country.

Now that the choice has been made, the gang will naturally help thoroughly.

To win big!

After all, there is no king's order, and the credit must be given to Zhao Si first, so 50,000 soldiers and horses is already the limit.

No matter how many more, it would be Wang Bi's meritorious service in quelling the rebellion, not Zhang Cang's meritorious service in defeating Zhao.

If he was just considering pacifying Zhao's land, Wang Ben would directly lead his army to plow the land. It wouldn't take long before the events of Yan State could be repeated.

He has nearly 300,000 soldiers and horses in his hands.

However, this matter must not overshadow the main event.

"Trouble..." After giving the order, Wang Ben complained and looked at the map hanging in the military account.

"If Zhao State doesn't need to go, then let's pacify Wei State first..."

"In this way, if anything goes wrong in Zhao Di, I can provide timely support and rely on you."

"The Chu land has not been pacified for a long time. What does Ren Xiao do for food?" Wang Ben glanced at the military report handed over by Xianyang and muttered to himself.

According to Wang Jian's military plan, the rebellion in Chu State did not require the support of the Central Plains rebels.

After all, the Lingnan Corps has a full strength of 600,000 troops. It is not a big problem to suppress the rebellion of the Lingnan tribes with his left hand, and by the way, to suppress the rebellion in the Chu State with one hand.

But judging from the current battle reports, it seems that the Lingnan side is giving priority to quelling the rebellion of the Lingnan tribes?

Although they also participated in the pacification of the rebel forces in the Chu State, there seemed to be little progress, so that although the Chu State's rebel forces were contained, they have not been completely pacified. The puppet Chu King Xiong Xin who was pushed out is still very much alive.

Ren Xiao knew Wang Ben, and he was considered a veteran of the same generation as Wang Jian.

Although his meritorious service is not enough to make him a prince, he is still mature and prudent enough. Logically speaking, such a person should be able to distinguish clearly what is important and what is important.

The war situation in the Chu region cannot be said to be unsatisfactory, just a bit strange. There is definitely progress. Although it is a little slow at this rate, the local rebellion will definitely be ended before the end of next year.

However, Wang Jian still had a strange feeling.

A bit, not enough?

However, what Wang Ben never knew was that as early as the spring of this year, Ren Xiao had resigned from the First Emperor because of his serious illness.

Now that Ren Xiao's condition has worsened again, all matters in Lingnan have been decided by Zhao Tuo himself.

Oh... In fact, Zhao Tuo had already taken control of the military and political power in various parts of Lingnan a long time ago.

Ren Xiao is getting old, and he has been thinking about returning to Guanzhong for retirement a few years ago.

As for Zhao Tuo's various utilitarian thoughts, Ren Xiao is also happy to see him. For a man in his seventies who is still greedy for power, he must be thinking about returning home.

Zhao Tuo wanted to gain power, but instead gave him a holiday.

As for the danger?

It doesn’t exist. Your Majesty is at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, and the Qin Dynasty is at its peak.

Zhao Tuo is not a fool...

A powerful country cannot tolerate a mountain king. No matter how well Zhao Tuo manages this place, this place will not become Zhao Tuo's territory. At most, it will just become Zhao Tuo's achievements and stepping stone to continue to climb up.

how can that be possible?

This is not the end of the dynasty.

Unless the First Emperor died suddenly, the Second Emperor would be an extremely stupid and unpopular person.

Wang Ben thought about it, but didn't care anymore, and didn't want to communicate with his old father in private.

After all, there is no reason why my old father can't see things that he can see.

The Taiwei is Wang Jian, not Wang Ben.

Let the old father worry about these things.

Wang Ben went out to deliver the order, and the Qin soldiers, who were waiting impatiently, started to move again.

Nuo Da's team was divided into two groups. One wave organized the logistics of food, grass, weapons, and prepared to go to Wei to quell the rebellion.

The other wave began to prepare chariots, weapons and armor, distribute army rations, and headed towards Zhao.

And on the other side...

Xianyang City, inside the palace...

The winter coat that Zhao Ying knitted by herself has been completed.

The palace servants were wandering outside, waiting for their summons. Zhao Ying understands that it is more like monitoring than waiting to be called. Zhao Ying understands this.

She looked at the winter coat in her hand and the palace people standing silently outside. She opened her mouth several times to ask them to send her child to her, but no sound came out.

To be fair...

In fact, Zhao Ying's feelings for Zhao Si are quite complicated.

There is no denying that that is her biological son.

It's just that she failed to assassinate her at that time. Instead, she started a love story because of Fusu's words and various reasons, and she was pregnant...

In short, because of this incident, she also aroused internal criticism, and when she left Xianyang, she was indeed unable to take Zhao Si away.

It’s just a choice…

So Zhao Si was left in Xianyang.

But in fact, Zhao Ying acquiesced that she killed her child with her own hands.

Who would have thought that a baby could survive in a world of ice and snow?

Because of Fusu, and because of the child abandoned by her own hands, the madness in her heart calmed down a lot, and her hatred for Qin became more rational.

Of course she has enough reasons to hate Qin.

Her parents, her playmates, her friends, too many people who had been with her since childhood died under the wheels of Qin's war.

Compared to Gongzi Xie, who has a traitorous heart but no courage, she is an out-and-out activist.

At first, she wished for the demise of the Qin State, and she was also the most extreme type of person among the six countries who were hostile to the Qin State.

At that time, hatred had twisted her into something almost like a terrorist.

Relatives, close friends, servants who accompany you day and night...

There were so many things that she could vividly remember, and she could only identify Qin as the object of her hatred.

After all, Fusu has a certain personality charm...

On the one hand, it was because Fusu was not as domineering as the First Emperor, on the other hand, it was also because of Fusu's political opinions and Fusu's personality.

In short, during the process of contacting him for a period of time and looking for an opportunity to take action, Zhao Ying discovered that Fusu might not be a bad person after all.

He doesn’t deserve to die either…

In other words, if Fusu is alive, maybe those who are still alive can live better.

Therefore, Zhao Ying gave up the assassination without Fusu's knowledge, and a love story also happened.

After leaving Guanzhong, Zhao Ying assumed that her child was dead.

For a long time after returning to Zhao Di, Zhao Ying lived with guilt.

However, time will eventually dilute everything...

However, more than twenty years later, his own child appeared.

The memories of that year hit her unbiasedly again, and her past emotions resurfaced in her mind, and she didn't even know how to face them.

One is a noble son, the other is a prisoner.

One is the mother, the other is the son...

After a long silence, Zhao Ying finally called out.

The palace people came forward upon hearing the sound and did not dare to neglect.

She was under house arrest, but she was still Zhao Si's mother. With this status alone, no one in the palace dared to humiliate her.

After carefully listening to Zhao Ying's request, the palace officials felt troubled and did not dare to agree to Zhao Ying's request. They did not even dare to accept the winter clothes. They could only ask the leader, Zhongche Fu Ling Qian, for instructions.

Qian heard the sound and came over. He listened carefully to what happened. He bowed to Zhao Ying seriously and said, "I can only take this step and tell your Majesty everything, and obey your Majesty's decision. Please forgive me. You cannot be guaranteed something like this.”

Zhao Ying nodded when she heard this and thanked her in return.

Qian asked the palace servant to tidy up his clothes and follow him, and then he walked quickly.

In the palace, the grandfather and grandson were chatting.

"The so-called unification is nothing more than that everyone recognizes this concept. In fact, in the child's view, the concept of unification has many aspects. It cannot just be seen from the aspects of boundaries, currency, language, writing, etc. The world must be unified, and the hearts of the people must be unified. Also want to unify.

The so-called unification means that everyone reaches a consensus.

We have the same country, use the same currency, speak the same language, write the same script, have the same appeal and the same desire.

From small to large, we can seek common ground while reserving differences in all aspects.

It’s not necessary to cut the wood into exactly the same squares to call it the same. Elm and locust trees are all in the genus Wood. It should be emphasized that everyone needs water, land, and sunshine, instead of cutting down the locust tree because it is unsociable. …”

Zhao Si talked eloquently, and the First Emperor had a smile on his face, nodding his head from time to time to listen to Zhao Si's eloquent talk.

"So Sun'er believes that no matter what it is, it must follow an objective and established truth. Although the various schools of thought are diverse, from a theoretical point of view, most of them enable people to cultivate themselves to be good and restrain themselves. In my case, It seems that this is no problem.

Academically, it is necessary for them to have a common understanding. The most basic core is roughly the same, but they can say different things.

Politically, it is necessary to put forward a proposition so that they can have a common direction.

In politics, we should guide and give direction. We should take the initiative to seek change, be prepared for danger in times of peace, know how to prosper when we see decline, and observe the decline when we see prosperity. "Zhao Si said with a smile.

What Zhao Si said is actually nothing more than some commonplaces.

Academically, give certain constraints, such as formulating a public order and good custom that all schools of thought agree with. Under the premise that it does not violate the basic public order and good custom, you can each improve your theory.

In politics, the leader proposes a theme and slogan for his administration, and all subsequent political activities are carried out in a manner that does not violate the principle of the theme.

The theme can be changed every few years...

For example, the theme of the past few years is the development of agriculture, mulberry and water conservancy, and the theme of the next few years is the expansion of territory.

In short, leaders must shoulder the responsibility of leading the way and defining the scope.

Although this will inevitably lead to a dojo inside the shell of a snail and a lion, it is still better than deposing hundreds of families and one dominant family.

As Zhao Si said, unification is never just about territorial unification.

In fact, with the development of the times, many things are gradually becoming unified.

In modern society, a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend is actually just an appearance...

Academic doctrines must eventually tend to be unified.

Because after accumulating a lot of experience through constant trial and error and struggle, hundreds of schools of thought will gradually tend to the same form.

There is only one correct track, which is called rejecting differences while reserving differences.

It is also an inevitable rule...

In that case, it would be better to agree on the common points from the beginning and let them seek common ground while reserving differences.

Turn inward expansion into outward expansion...

The First Emperor nodded and said with a smile, "Do you want to unify a hundred families?"

"It's not like unifying hundreds of families. Let's set a rule for them..."

Although looking at it now, perhaps all scholars will think that Zhao Si is nosy.

However, according to history, it was just Zhao Si trying to avoid the demise of some of the schools...

(End of this chapter)