Eastern Jin Invincible Iron Army

Chapter 333 National Belief
Facing Cui Cheng's compliment, Gao Jingzong said with a straight face: "The situation of the country is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. Therefore, the current national policy of our Xia Kingdom is to go against the current."

Minister of the Ministry of War Feng Lei said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the people of our Xia Kingdom, everyone puts loyalty first, and everyone is willing to die for His Majesty. If the conscription points set up across the country are overcrowded, there is no need to worry about soldiers."

Gao Jingzong was very satisfied. He used the Martyrs' Shrine to inspire the morale of the people, and he used the direction of founding the country to establish an object of loyalty for the millions of soldiers and civilians in the Xia Kingdom.Especially the kneeling to the coffins of fallen soldiers, although there are moving factors, it is more of a show.Gao Jingzong has been the governor of the righteous people for nearly a year. If he doesn't even have this ability, he will really live on a dog.

Obviously, Gao Jingzong's show effect is not bad.

Gao Jingzong said to the Minister of Rites: "Send someone to contact the Jin State. The Xiayan battle is a matter between us and the Xianbei people. Outsiders go away, or you will bear the consequences!"

When Cui Cheng heard this, he hurriedly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, no matter how you say it, the Kingdom of Jin is orthodox in the world in name, and the righteousness lies in it. If this word spreads all over the world, I'm afraid it will be criticized by the world!"

Gao Jingzong stared at Cui Yi with burning eyes, and said, "Do you want tens of thousands of soldiers to sacrifice in vain? Once our Xia Kingdom backs down, the morale that has been so hard to improve will fall to the bottom within half a stick of incense. Jin's deterrence is reduced, and within half a year, the southern Jin army will attack our country of Xia with tens of thousands of troops, and we will have no room to retreat."

Cui Yao said: "I just don't want Xia to make enemies everywhere."

Gao Jingzong said coldly: "People are good at being bullied, and horses are good at being ridden. Only when the strength is equal can you make friends. Whether you are enemies on all sides or everyone in the world, it is nothing more than sticking your head out. Shrugging off, as long as the morale is still there and the troops are wiped out, within three years we can build another invincible iron army."

Cui Yi stopped talking, Gao Jingzong sat down slowly, looked at the worried ministers, Gao Jingzong calmly smiled at them: "Don't worry, the sky will not fall, our situation is difficult, But the situation of the Xianbei people is not easy. Jizhou was turned upside down by the first division, and the Yellow River is an insurmountable moat for them. Don't look at the fierceness of the Xianbei people, but it is not the case. The crazier you live, the faster you die."

Mentioning Da Mao in later generations, in fact, almost everyone will say that they are a fighting nation.In fact, our Chinese nation is the real fighting nation.This point can be glimpsed from ancient myths and legends.For example, in the legend that the flood destroyed the world, the West took refuge in Noah's Ark, and the Sumerians were similar to "Genesis", also taking refuge in a large ship.But in Chinese myths and legends, it was Dayu who controlled the water.For example, fire is given by God in the west, but it was stolen by Prometheus in Greek mythology, but in Chinese mythology, fire is made by drilling wood.

If you carefully read the core of Chinese myths and legends, you will find that the only thing our Chinese ancestors taught us is "struggle". When the flood comes, we don't run or avoid it, but manage it.There is a mountain blocking us, we don't need to move our house, we don't need to dig a tunnel to facilitate our travel, but we need to move the mountain away.

Of course, there are many similar myths. In the myths and legends of various countries in the world, the sun god cannot be challenged, but in the myths and legends of China, the sun can be defeated.We in China not only have Kuafu chasing the sun, but also Houyi shooting the sun.There are many more stories that educate us about our struggles.

A girl was drowned by the sea, she turned into a bird and resurrected, trying to fill the sea (Jingwei reclamation.) This is a struggle.

A person was beheaded because he challenged the divine power of the Emperor of Heaven, but he did not die, and continued to fight (Xing Tian) wielding an axe...

We often say that the Chinese nation has survived for thousands of years by constantly fighting against nature, disasters, and the environment, but a few people have thought about how the Chinese people have maintained this fighting spirit that has lasted for thousands of years ?

Every nation's mythology has its own brand, but which nation's mythology have you seen so many stories of our struggles?

Laozi's "the heaven and the earth are not benevolent, and everything is a humble dog" means that if you want to survive, you have to rely on yourself, not the sky.This sounds crueler than "God so loved the world", but it is very realistic.

These fairy tales that we have heard since we were young and passed on to the next generation by word of mouth reflect more than simple stories.Every civilization is theistic in its early stages, but our civilization is the only one that does not fear God. Perhaps because we deeply understand what Lao Tzu said, our ancestors never pinned their hope of survival on God’s favor. Therefore, Many people say that Chinese people have no faith.Hehe, can a nation without faith survive for 5000 years?
In fact, it is our national spirit and our belief to fight bravely, not to be afraid of losing, let alone surrender.

The first thing Gao Jingzong did to establish the Xia Kingdom was to establish the beliefs of the Chinese nation.

There is no belief, no belief in karma, so that human beings become fearless, especially shameless.Usually we associate these mysterious spiritual beings with religion. Belief in "God" is equivalent to belief in religion. In fact, it is completely wrong. Everyone can independently believe in "God", no matter what the "God" is called, as long as it is not Human beings, as long as he is always in your heart, you don't even have to go to churches and monasteries, no matter where you are, 'God' is with you, this depends on a person's deep inner self-awareness, of course, this is also a belief the highest state.Religion is not superstition, nor is it an attempt to explore the mystery of spiritual life, but it tells us the experience of some sages in teaching people to live in the world and the efforts they have made for this.

In fact, whether it is the sinking of China in the five chaos, or the Mongolian destruction of the Southern Song Dynasty, and the Opium War, Japan's invasion of China, in fact, it is the loss of Chinese beliefs.Gao Jingzong wanted to recast the martial soul, not to invent so many advanced technologies, nor to build so many armors and weapons, but to re-establish the faith of the Chinese people.

Thinking of this, Gao Jingzong said: "The Ministry of Rites is still in charge of a major event!"

Cui Yao bowed and said, "Please show me, Your Majesty!"

Gao Jingzong said: "The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry cooperated to select skilled craftsmen and set up the National Historical Archives. The collections are from Suiren who drilled wood to make fire, Fuxi performed Xiantian gossip, Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs, Huangdi, Zhuanxu, Diku, Tang Yao, The deeds of Yu Shun, the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, compiled two books, one is Zhongxian, and the other is treachery. For example, Huo Qubing sealed the wolf as a Xu, Ban Dingyuan threw a pen to join the army, and Jueyu Qingqi urged Zhanyun. Talking about betraying the Han and helping the Hu, Zhang Bin and Pei Xian acknowledging the thief as his father, betraying the family and forgetting the ancestors, all these should be included in the biography of traitors."

In this era, there are no movies and no television, so if you want to do a good job in public opinion, you must only have painting and sculpture.Gao Jingzong wanted to use the most straightforward way to let the people of Xia Kingdom understand what is good and evil, what is right and wrong, what is national interest, and what is righteousness of the nation.Gao Jingzong continued, "The Ministry of Rites is responsible for the compilation of documents, and the Ministry of Industry is responsible for carving these things down for the soldiers and civilians of the Xia Kingdom to observe and learn from."

(End of this chapter)