Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 52: Confucianism and Military Aircraft

Early the next morning, after washing, Huo Jun put on the Confucian clothes he wore yesterday and went to meet Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou.

Outside the state capital, Huo Jun handed the documents to the attendant. After a moment of effort, the attendant invited Huo Jun to the side hall to wait for Liu Biao to receive him.

Faintly, Huo Jun heard the conversation between Liu Biao and a group of scribes, constantly talking about the "Five Classics Chapters" and other words.

Listening to these contents, Huo Jun already understood in his heart.A few years ago, Liu Biao ordered the great scholar Song Zhong and the scholar Qi Wukai to compile the "Five Classics Chapters and Verses", which was almost completed according to time.

Perhaps the only person who could order people to compile classics and develop education in troubled times was Liu Biao.Education has a delayed nature. The education that Liu Biao worked hard to develop in Jingzhou for so many years ended up in the two kingdoms of Cao Wei and Shu Han in history. Liu Bei inherited a large amount of inheritance, thus consolidating the foundation and achieving the hegemony of Shu Han.

If Liu Biao and his son could reuse these talented people, how could they make wedding dresses for others.I don’t know how Jingzhou’s inheritance will be distributed in this plane!
After waiting for a long time, the literati headed by Song Zhong and Sima Hui dispersed, and Liu Biao finally summoned Huo Jun to enter.

Huo Jun entered the hall, glanced at Liu Biao above, bowed his hands and said, "Jun pays homage to Duke Ming!"

When Liu Biao saw Huo Jun entering, he looked around and saw that he was wearing Confucian clothes. He smiled and said: "I originally thought that Zhong Miao would take up a military post and would wear military uniforms to report on his duties, but I never thought that he would still wear Confucian clothes."

Huo Jun bowed his hands in salute and replied: "Those who are greedy and violent use force to disrupt discipline, while those who are loyal and brave use words to keep their hearts upright. There is too much killing in the world, so we should practice Confucianism to educate people's hearts."

Liu Biao had a smile on his face, but his mood was depressed. He sighed and said, "If people in the world had Zhong Miao's heart, how could the world be in such chaos?"

Huo Jun stood with his hands tied and said calmly: "After the great chaos, there was great rule. The disputes of the Warring States period were merged into the Qin state. The troubled times of the late Qin Dynasty were succeeded by the great ancestor. Wang Mang usurped the throne and was corrected by the ancestors. Today, heroes are everywhere, and Ming Gong has made great efforts to educate Jianghan. If If you can gain momentum, you can also help the Han Dynasty."

Liu Biao stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I am an old general! It is difficult for my second ancestor. I am willing to follow the example of King Wen and wait for future generations to help the Han Dynasty."

Liu Biao never concealed his thoughts. After pacifying Jingnan and unifying the Jianghan region, Liu Biao often compared himself to King Wen of Zhou.Perhaps Liu Biao also realized that he could not achieve great things and could only put his expectations on the next generation.

Out of satisfaction with Huo Jun, Liu Biao kept smiling on his face.

Looking through the merit report sent by Huo Jun yesterday, Liu Biao said: "In the Battle of Jiangxia, the Jiangdong Navy was defeated. Huang Jiangxia and his son made outstanding contributions. And Zhong Miao's ability to defend military aircraft and turn the tide of the battle is also indispensable!"

As he spoke, Liu Biao saw the record of Xu Kun and Ling Cao's death in battle, and the smile on his face became brighter, and he said: "It seems that leaving Zhong Miao alone to strengthen Jiangxia is a clever move."

Huang Zu omitted some content in his performance, and only talked about his victory over Jiangdong, and embellished it, saying that Jiangdong was repulsed, not that they evacuated on their own.

Of course, in Sun Quan's propaganda, they were fighting back against the Jiangxia bandits, Ling Cao underestimated the enemy and rushed in and died, and Xu Kun died in the middle of nowhere.Because thieves were everywhere in Jiangdong, he had no choice but to lead his troops back to the army.

"Ming Gong is good at accepting advice and strategizing in Xiangyang City. I fight bravely outside, so I can win this victory!" Huo Jun followed Liu Biao's words and said.

"I don't know anything about the military, Zhong Miao Miao Yan!" Liu Biao suppressed his smile and seemed to be unimpressed by Huo Jun's flattery.

Huo Jun slightly cupped his hands and said: "Zhunjun took a look at Duke Ming, and Zijun followed Duke Ming to see what he was doing. Why did he say that he didn't know the military affairs? When he was one year old and four o'clock, he ordered people to kill the animals and take the leather, so as to cover up the situation. Use vermilion lacquer to make armor, so that it will not be warm when you wear it in winter, and it will not be cool when you wear it in summer; cut down the trees in the deep forest, take the forest from the ravine, and build thousands of stern and fighting boats. Not light."

"I have heard that in ancient times, the kings of the Sang family cultivated virtue and abandoned military force in order to destroy their country; there were kings of the Hu family who relied on the bravery of others to destroy their country. Anyone who knows his master must cultivate virtue internally and externally. Manage military preparedness. When the enemy invades and refuses to advance, it is not righteousness; to mourn for the corpse of a dead soldier cannot be called benevolence!"

"Ming Gong has cultivated literary virtues, has enough armor and soldiers, and has abundant food and grass, so why does Ming Gong say that he doesn't know soldiers!" Liu Biao stroked his beard, deeply agreed, and said: "Cultivation of martial arts requires practicing literary arts. If culture and virtue are prosperous, martial arts will be prosperous. Zhong Miao has both civil and military abilities, so he is not the same as ordinary people!"

Liu Biao also had his own values. He was different from ordinary separatist warriors. He fantasized about taking a development path like King Wen of Zhou Dynasty.After all, he is old, and there are many things he is unable to do and unable to do.

Huo Jun raised his head and looked at Liu Biao and said: "Ming Gong, now that we have flourished in culture and virtue, with abundant soldiers and armor, and plentiful food and grass, why don't Ming Gong control military preparations outside. Taking advantage of the civil strife in Jiangdong, send troops eastward to seize the land on the left side of the Yangtze River."

Huo Jun wore Confucian clothes to meet Liu Biao in order to win Liu Biao's favor.The purpose of praising Liu Biao's ability was to draw out Liu Biao's determination to go to Jiangdong.

Liu Biao put down his remarks and asked, "I agree with Zhongmiao's words. However, Cao Cao is in the Central Plains, Xiahou Dun is approaching Xiping, and Nanyang needs to be defended with heavy troops. Under such circumstances, according to Zhongmiao's opinion, how many soldiers and horses Can we go to Jiangdong?"

"There are no more than [-] to [-] soldiers and horses in Jiangdong, and each has a different commander, and there are only a few elites. Therefore, Jun thought that the eldest son could command tens of thousands of elites. Together with General Zuo, Grand Administrator Huang, and General Liu, the total number would be [-]. It's enough to attack Jiangdong." Huo Jun replied.

"The eldest son commands ten thousand troops?"

Liu Biao stroked his beard and asked: "There are six counties in Jiangdong, and the territory is vast. How can it be said that 3 people can cover it?"

"I would like to report to Duke Ming, although there are six counties in the east of the Yangtze River, the territory is vast. However, from a high point of view, only the three counties of Yuzhang, Danyang, and Wujun are of concern. Lujiang is located in the north of the Yangtze River. It has experienced many wars, and the people are few and the soldiers are few, so there is no reason to worry. "Kuiji is located in the southeast, with hills and mountains crisscrossing it. If Wu Commandery surrenders, the letter will be safe. As for Luling, Yuzhang will be pacified and Luling will be safe."

Huo Jun talked eloquently and tried to portray the threat posed by Jiangdong as small as possible, so that Liu Biao could easily make up his mind.

"The two armies compete with each other for Jiangdong. If we can take Yuzhang first, the enemy force will be less than ten thousand. Our army can expand in Yuzhang. Later, we will have Jingzhou to support us with grain and grass, and we can fight. And if Jiangdong is maintained all year round, During the war, the people are too busy fighting, the fields are deserted, and the food and grass are not available, so they will definitely not be our opponents in Jingzhou."

For someone like Liu Biao who doesn't know much about war, it's useless for you to talk to him about arranging troops and planning military strategies.But if you talk to him about food supply and digital economy, he will understand.He may even think of simplicity as simplicity and thus recognize you.

Therefore, Huo Jun did not talk about anything else but the protracted war with Jiangdong.

As Huo Jun said, every time the coalition forces occupy an additional place, the Jiangdong Army loses a piece of strength.Jiangdong Army has been fighting against the Allied Forces all year round. The strong men are busy fighting, and there are wars and smoke. It is easy for the fields to be abandoned. If they are abandoned, the army will have less food.The biggest advantage of the Allied Forces is that it is backed by the large granary of Jingzhou. As long as the Allied Army does not conflict with Xiangyang, there will be no shortage of food and grass.

Listening to Huo Jun's discussion, Liu Biao fell silent and thought with his little military knowledge.

After a while, Liu Biao said: "It is not difficult for Xiangyang to send an army of ten thousand people. Let me think about it. Since Zhongmiao entered Xiangyang, he has made many achievements. He is not a school captain. Now he is appointed as Zhonglang General. , and also led the army, awarded two thousand soldiers, and recruited them by themselves."

After a pause, Liu Biao warned: "The eldest son is going to war. Since Zhong Miao has taken the military post, he still needs to give more advice and suggestions. Although I want to compare with King Wen, the eldest son is not as capable as King Wu."

"No!" Huo Jun responded with his hands raised.

Listening to what Liu Biao said, Huo Jun already understood in his heart.Liu Biao's suggestion of sending [-] troops has been adopted by Liu Biao, but due to face issues, he needs to postpone passing on the order.

Sure enough, it is still the broken window effect. Liu Qi's 2 people are too many, and Kuai Yue's 5000 people are too few. It is appropriate to neutralize his own 1 people.

ps: I have something to do at home tonight and will be late tonight. There will be another update tonight.

(End of this chapter)