"Today's world is dominated by military leaders, supplemented by powerful clans, and the common people are slaves."
"If a general wants to achieve great things, he must do the opposite today."
"The affairs of the military leaders are the root of the chaos in the temple. Honorable nobles gather in various places and are very famous in the army. They and their close associates are the ones who go out to fight. No matter how many contributions others have made, if there is no cooperation
It is difficult for them to have military power, and even soldiers are treated as private property by them, and others are not allowed to serve as soldiers, for fear of weakening their own power."
"They controlled the country's military force, resisted temple orders, disrupted local areas, sent domestic slaves to occupy minerals, plundered people, ignored laws and regulations, and did not pay taxes!"
"The trouble of big families lies in their mergers and monopolies. Officials in the world are either Cui or Lu, or king or Zheng. They support each other, dominate politics, promote each other, and do not allow others to interfere. In local areas, they plunder and annex wildly, and only
He knows how to seek benefits for himself, ignores the country, and only sees his own personal gain."
"The people have been working hard for years, being taxed a lot, having no shelter, and being humiliated. Life is worse than death."
"General, I have three major strategies!"
This time, Liu Taozi finally cheered up and put down everything he was doing. He asked Zu Jue to sit next to him and tell him in detail.
Zu Jue opened his mouth and said: "This first strategy is the strategy of accepting everything within a square inch."
"For example, in military affairs, we can follow the example of the Puppet Zhou Dynasty. At that time, the soldiers could not be reused, and the Puppet Zhou Dynasty was frequently defeated. In order to solve the problem of soldiers, they used the land equalization system to parallel the government troops, so as not to make Xianbei dominate. They recruited the strongest people from all over the world to join the army, and the country became more and more powerful. However,
If we want to follow suit, we must improve it further and increase the service and general terms, so as not to make it more private like the Puppet Zhou Dynasty."
"As for political affairs, we can follow the example of Fake Chen."
"The Southern Kingdom has many families and officials are corrupt, so they followed the Northern Dynasty's examination strategy to recruit talents through assessment and serve as officials in batches. However, the Northern Dynasty's examinations were mostly based on family distinctions. Only those who can participate in the examination must be recommended by nobles. This has been implemented in the Southern Kingdom."
The strategy of "passing through the back door of the Hanpin School and testing officials as they come, without leaving any gaps" is to not need Zhongzheng's recommendation, pass the academy, pass the first class, and immediately take the exam regardless of one's background."
"This move enabled the Southern Kingdom to have many talents who were not from wealthy families, allowing them to compete with the Northern Kingdom until now."
"Assimilate the strength of the two countries, distribute the land to the military households within the territory, and use strong generals to lead the army. This will ensure the strength of the army. As the number of people increases and there are more soldiers, the cultivated land under our rule will definitely be insufficient!"
"At this time, it is necessary for the general to continuously expand his base. We can go north to take the puppet fortresses, increase cultivated land, continue to grant distribution, stabilize the local people, and recruit their strong ones to join the army. To the south, we can take Beiying, Xiyan and other prefectures.
Set up a government to equalize the land!! There is a steady stream of cultivated land that can be rewarded, the army becomes more and more capable of fighting, and the people can obtain cultivated land wherever they go, which can be said to be a multi-purpose achievement."
"In Wenzhi, many schools were set up, and they were admitted to study regardless of their origins. After passing the first class, they took part in the examination, and the rankings were arranged according to the system of the Southern Kingdom. Those with the highest rankings were officials, so as to prevent the domination of the rich families."
"If you set up more schools, the officials who are running around will all belong to the general. These people are distributed in various places. If the general captures the left and right prefectures, they can directly take over the local government affairs. If there are enough casual officials, they can capture a large prefecture within a month.
Then the top and bottom arrangements can be properly arranged, and the officials can organize the people to be strong, and they can be used by the general!!"
"Incompetent people cannot pass the exam. Regardless of their morals, local officials and officials must at least be knowledgeable and worry-free. There will be no chaos in government and the people will be at peace."
"These two things are carried out at the same time. The general captures the left and right garrison towns and appoints those who pass the examination to serve as officials. The more farmland he conquers, the more cities he conquers. The sergeants who fight don't have to worry about not having farmland to reward them! Those who pass the exam don't have to worry about it.
There is no place to serve!”
"The second strategy is to capture Jinyang to rule the world!"
"If the first strategy is successful, the general's power will definitely continue to increase and become self-sufficient. The temple is already seriously ill and cannot save itself. Even people like Gao Jun and Duan Shao can't do anything. Sooner or later, Jinyang will be exposed to the general's troops.
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"When the time comes, the general will send troops to capture Jinyang and defeat those stubborn idiots. The general can support his clan as the emperor and continue to send troops in his name to attack the various states and counties of the puppet Qi and Daqi along the way!"
"The general goes to conquer various places in the name of the emperor, and uses strong troops to defeat weak and incompetent armies. There is no reason to fail!"
"As long as we can block the Puppet Zhou and occupy the Qi Kingdom, we can implement the first two strategies in all parts of the world and arrest and kill those nobles and nobles who are unwilling to obey!"
"Grant their farmland to the people, continue the land equalization order, and recruit more soldiers! Integrate the power of the world!"
"The third strategy is to start with Zhou and then with Chen."
"Daqi already occupies the most fertile and wealthy place, with the most manpower and the richest materials. As long as we can make full use of it, the Puppet Zhou and Puppet Chen will definitely not be the enemy of the general if they join forces!"
"As for the southern kingdom of Si'an, there are very few people who dare to advance. Even if there are people who want to invade the north, most of them will occupy some advantageous cities and then retreat. Therefore, they attack the Puppet Zhou first. The Puppet Zhou's strength comes from successive victories. As long as they are defeated
Several times, they were unable to make progress and they self-defeated!!"
"After defeating the false Zhou, the false Chen will not be worth mentioning!"
After Zu Jue finished speaking, he was already out of breath.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at Liu Taozi eagerly.
He was about to die. If Liu Taozi still didn't recognize him this time, then he really had no choice. After talking to Cui Gang like that, he understood why he was not taken seriously.
Because his purpose is completely different from Liu Taozi's.
For Zu Jue, ascending the throne as emperor is the goal, and stabilizing the people is the means.
For Liu Taozi, stabilizing the people is the goal, and ascending the throne is just a means.
Looking at it this way, there is a big problem with Zu Jue's original strategy. By following those four steps, he might really be able to become an emperor and command the world. But by kidnapping the young master and abdicating the throne, he would be able to obtain the throne and the noble and powerful group under his command.
But it is still the same group of people from the past, nothing has changed. Even if new policies are implemented, the people who do things are still the same group of people.
There is no shortage of good policies in Daqi, but if no one implements them, what use is the policy no matter how good it is?
This general obviously did not want to follow the old path of Gao Huan, Yu Wentai, or even Sima Yan and others.
This was not in line with the fixed thinking of the Southern and Northern Dynasties. It was the mainstream in this era for powerful ministers to abdicate to ascend to power. But Zujue slightly changed his thinking and came up with three new countermeasures.
It seems to be no different from the first four. They are all about attacking the surrounding areas, waiting for opportunities, and taking the Central Plains, but they are completely different.
Liu Taozi frowned, looked at Zu Jue in front of her, and said nothing.
Zu Jue's heart gradually became cold.
Just when he was about to get up and leave again in frustration, Liu Taozi slowly spoke.
"My grandfather is indeed a wise man."
"These words really made me see the light of day."
Zu Jue raised his head suddenly, and Liu Taozi continued: "I like this strategy better."
"I am not afraid of killing people, nor am I afraid of rebellion."
Zu Jue said in a low voice: "I know the general's benevolence. Compared with the first countermeasure, this countermeasure may lead to more deaths and more civilian deaths."
"I know, I'm not afraid of death either."
"Even if I end up being infamous throughout the ages, I won't compromise."
"It stinks and is dirty, I'll clean it up myself."
Zu Jue raised his head again, and he suddenly realized that he still didn't fully see the general.
In Zu Jue's eyes, the general is like a sharp iron spear thrown angrily at the world. It is straight and sharp. It moves forward in an indomitable way. Unless it breaks, it will not bend or stop.
Liu Taozi looked at him and said, "I will make you a military advisor."
"From now on, you will follow me and advise me to complete these three major strategies."
Zu Jue stood up quickly.
"Thank you General!!"
"There's just one thing, grandpa, I know your talents and your bad habits."
"You want to have fun, as long as you don't break the law, I won't care. Just don't force me to do something I don't want to do."
"I am a person who never compromises when doing things. No matter how talented I am, if I break the law and do evil things, I will not show mercy."
"I must change my past mistakes!"
Potara Ku put his hand on his sword, looked at the old scribe who was following his brother in the distance with displeasure, and muttered a few words.
Liu Taozi and Zu Jue were standing on a hillside, watching the Zhou soldiers in the distance digging gullies and building arrow towers.
Zu Jue stroked his beard and said with a smile: "My lord, you are worrying too much. Yang Zhong is not forcing you to come out to fight. Yang Zhong is just pretending to fight."
"Hahaha, those people sent by Yu Wenhu are all cowardly idiots. How do they know the real situation on the front line?"
"Every day they see people sent by Yang Zhong running to the front line, and they hear that some camp has been breached."
"Yang Zhong is pretending to fight with you!"
"If you send troops to attack his camp, he will never resist and retreat directly. Then you will report to Yu Wenhu that you sent troops to attack him and defeated those walls."
"Then Yu Wenhu still dares to send his own people to replace his people?"
"Little tricks!"
Liu Taozi nodded, "I see. Over the past few days, he has continued to build more camps, and I have sent troops to defeat them many times, but he still enjoys it."
"This is a good thing. Yang Zhong can play, but my lord can't, right?"
"We will also report to the temple that Yang Zhong has set up a camp in our territory and how many civilians and soldiers he has sent. We must report it clearly."
"Gao Zhan knows Yang Zhong's movements, so he doesn't dare to continue to persecute his lord."
"Hahaha, let's forget it in the past. Now that I'm here, can I still let this old man Yang Zhong use my master to do things?"
Zu Jue was completely different from when he first arrived. He was wearing very luxurious clothes, he was neatly dressed, his eyes were shining, and he looked proud.
Liu Taozi said softly: "Grandpa, Yang Zhong, a famous general, should not be underestimated."
"My lord, don't worry. It's true that Yang Zhong is a famous general, but Yu Wenhu doesn't trust him. As long as he doesn't trust him, let alone a famous general, what about Han Xin and Bai Qi? It's hard to escape his death!"
Zu Jue continued: "Now is a good opportunity for us to prepare for war."
"Lord, let's report it to the temple first. Every time Yang Zhong comes to build, we must report it. We must not miss it once. Let the temple know that Yang Zhong is already at war with you. Although Gao Zhan is moody, he is very
He is good at making judgments and can be considered to be able to listen to advice and will not rush to deal with the lord."
"We can prepare for war with peace of mind. Yang Zhong doesn't care about the gains and losses of the frontier at all. He is eager for us to actually send troops."
"We have to take advantage of the fact that Yang Zhong's army has not all arrived, and send troops first. It is best to seize several important garrison towns in the north that are in contact with the Turks. We will only attack the places where Yuwen Hu's cronies are, not Yang Zhong's cronies. Hehehe,
Let’s see how Yang Zhong explains it to his lord then.”
"If we can force Yang Zhong to be killed, it will be a great joy."
"My lord, don't worry. If you send troops to attack these camps, why don't you take them if you have military merit? Leave the rest to me and I will take care of it myself!"
Liu Taozi left some soldiers behind and quickly left on horseback.
Po Dora looked at his brother who was going away, feeling depressed. This time he was not allowed to go with him. Zu Jue walked to him at some point, looked at Liu Taozi who was going away, and said with a smile: "Po Doro
Don't worry, general, the opportunity to make military achievements is still behind you!"
Potara glanced at Zu Jue but said nothing.
He looked down upon this old man at all.
Zu Jue may have noticed, and he said: "General Podoluo, I heard that you have been with the general for a long time, but now your status is far inferior to that of the other generals. Yao Xiong sat alone in Beiheng and fought with the Turks for three times.
More than ten times, more than twenty times, we won, and the number of victories increased. The bandits sat in Shuozhou, protected Tian Zili, and punished thieves up and down Shuozhou, killing many people in Shuozhou."
"Zhang Hei was able to assist the troops and stationed in Hengzhou. There was peace in Hengzhou without a single disturbance."
"Why are they all stationed in various states, but you are stationed here in Wanshou Town?"
Potara was furious, "How dare you humiliate me?!"
Zu Jue hurriedly said: "How dare you, how dare you, I just want to say that if you only know how to charge into battle, you can be a general, but you cannot sit on one side. The general might as well read a book, whether it is the art of war, politics or history. If the general can change a little bit,
As long as you change a little bit, I think my lord will look at you with admiration, and maybe the general will be responsible for the defense of Beishuo."
Podoro was stunned and asked suspiciously: "Is it really useful?"
"It won't do any harm to the general if he reads it. Why doesn't the general give it a try?"
"I have a lot of books here, I can give you some!"
Only then did Podoro smile awkwardly, "I'm afraid I can't read it. They all came from the law school, and I have never studied in the past."
"I think the general's cavalry and archery skills are top-notch. Can studying be more difficult than cavalry and archery?"
"good!"
Podoluo made up his mind and saluted Zu Jue again, "Thank you very much! How can I thank you?"
Zu Jue licked his lips, looked to the left and right, and asked in a low voice:
"Are there any prostitutes in this city?"
Yecheng.
"Hahaha~~"
"Come on, give me a kiss!"
Gao Guiyan was holding the beauty in his arms, smelling of alcohol, his face was red, and he was swaying.
The confidants around him couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, you have to go to see His Majesty today. How can you get drunk? You can't eat anymore!"
"What are you afraid of?! Your Majesty is a good drinker yourself, so how can you care about my drinking?"
Gao Guiyan pushed the henchman away and continued to drink. The beauties kept pouring wine into his mouth, and they all shyly clapped their hands and applauded, making Gao Guiyan very drunk.
After eating so much, the beauty finally left.
Gao Guiyan stood up, peed first, and then changed into a new set of clothes. A few of his confidants supported him, but his face was still so red, his whole body was very hot, and his eyes were a little blurry.
"Your Majesty, you are drunk today, why not go again tomorrow?"
"No, I have something important to do today and I have to see His Majesty."
Gao Guiyan took a breath to calm himself down, and then looked at the confidant beside him, "Are you ready for the documents I want?"
"Everything is ready. But does your Majesty really want to go to court for Liu Taozi? He was at odds with you in the past."
"You know nothing!"
Gao Guiyan cursed unhappily: "Da Qi has become so corrupt that dozens of people can kill outside Jinyang. Is this the time to care about the past? If we continue to make such a fuss now, it will only lead to the destruction of the country!"
The confidant dared not say any more.
Gao Guiyan got into the car and left the mansion drunkenly.
A group of soldiers were guarding him, and the carriage was speeding by on the road. With the shaking, Gao Guiyan became more and more uncomfortable, and almost vomited several times.
After finally arriving at the entrance of the palace, Gao Guiyan got out of the car, wiped his face with a cloth, and then strode towards the palace.
As soon as he reached the entrance of the palace, there were soldiers blocking him.
Looking at the soldiers blocking the road in front of him, Gao Guiyan became furious, "I want to go to see His Majesty, how dare you stop me?!"
The soldier ignored him and just pointed his spear at him. Gao Guiyan became even more angry. He stretched out his hand and directly grabbed the opponent's weapon. He threw the soldier to the ground and cursed. Soon, an officer came quickly.
As we walked closer, the soldiers in the distance also raised their crossbows.
The officer saluted Gao Guiyan.
"Your Majesty."
"How dare these idiots block me! Go and report to His Majesty immediately!"
The officer looked at Gao Guiyan calmly, "Your Majesty, your Majesty has issued a pardon. Foreign ministers are not allowed to enter the palace without being summoned."
"Foreign Minister?? I am Foreign Minister??"
"Your Majesty has an edict to appoint you as the governor of Jizhou. Please take up your post as soon as possible."
At this moment, the cold wind blew, and sweat broke out on Gao Guiyan's forehead. Suddenly, he woke up, and the smell of alcohol was gone. He stood here, silent for a long time, and suddenly asked: "What is this edict?"
,How come I don’t know?”
The officer said: "The order was issued yesterday. Your Majesty held a banquet at home and was very drunk, so he probably didn't know about it."
"Your Majesty, according to the system, local officials are not allowed to stay in Yecheng, let alone enter the imperial palace."
"Please set off now. Your Majesty has arranged for many officials to see you off, and there are also many rewards."
Gao Guiyan was trembling slightly and his face was ashen. He did not speak, but slowly walked back to his carriage. He wanted to get in, but he stumbled and almost fell. The soldiers on the left and right hurriedly helped him get on.
Got the car.
Sitting in the car, Gao Guiyan's eyes suddenly became extremely fierce.
"Gao Zhan."
Chapter completed!