Chapter 901 Ideal
Fei Yi was obtained without any effort.
When Sun Li and ten others sneaked into the gate, the Xuzhou army inside was fighting playfully, with a wine vat tilted on one side, making the whole air drunk.
Sun Li and the others easily confirmed who the leader of the crowd was and resolved the battle without any bloodshed.
Then, the gate of Feiyi slowly opened in the heavy rain.
At this point, the door for Taishan Army to enter Xuzhou was completely opened.
In the rainy night, the electric light shone again, and the people from Feixian County who had been arranged under the awning could see it clearly.
It was a towering iron army walking towards them resolutely.
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Heavy rains are always like this, they come and go quickly, but you never know when it will rain again.
For Ding Sheng and Dong Fang, the heavy rain was indeed the wrong time. They had launched a fierce attack on Linzi City before, but because of the heavy rain, they had to give up the results they had achieved and retreat to the camp.
After arriving at the camp, the Taishan Army was not much better off.
Because most of the officials in the Ding and Dong tribes came from the dry and cold north, they were very unaccustomed to the current humid state.
However, the heavy rain went away quickly. Just when it cleared up today, Ding and Dong decided to give the entire army a rest.
Ding and Dong did this not only to ensure the morale of the army, but also because they wanted to accompany an important figure on an inspection tour around Linzi.
It turned out that when the order letter for the Sheqiu camp was sent to the Linzi camp, another person came, and this person was Tao An.
Tao An had previously been the mountain chief of the Yecheng Senior Martial Arts School, and was recently transferred to camp counselor by Zhang Chong.
After reading the military reports sent by Ding and Dong, Zhang Chong found that although the overall battle was successful and the two of them cooperated, in fact they still fought each other. .
For example, when Ding Sheng rushed to attack Linji before, he did not say hello to Dong Fan, who was in charge of the war zone at the time. It was Dong Fan who responded promptly and led the main army across Jishui in time, which expanded the overall results.
Therefore, in view of this, Zhang Chong asked Tao An to come to the Linzi camp specifically to coordinate the work of the two.
In fact, to put it bluntly, he is just a middleman, not directly leading these two commanders.
Do Ding Sheng and Dong Fang have any objections?
Maybe there was, but at least he didn't reveal anything in front of Tao An.
And another point is that Tao An's own qualifications are considered qualified.
Among the ministers of Da Tai today, Tao An is a relatively unique one, because he is one of the few people who believes in Taoism.
Taoism and Taoism, or Taipingism, are not the same thing at all, but a group of people who believe in Zhuang Lao's hermit thought.
For example, during the period of Yao and Shun, there was a distinguished scholar named Xu You. At that time, Yao planned to abdicate in favor of this Xu You, so he sent people to find him in the mountains. But what did Xu You do when he heard the news?
He went directly to the Yingshui River to wash his ears, which meant that worldly fame and fortune had dirty his ears.
But something more powerful happened.
When Xu You was cleaning his ears, there happened to be a Taoist next to him, his name was Chao Fu. At that time, Chao's father happened to be leading the cow to drink water by Yingshui River.
Then he asked Xu You why he was cleaning his ears here. When he heard this, he immediately cursed Xu You.
It is said that Xu You did it deliberately to gain a good reputation. Otherwise, if he really wanted to live in seclusion, how could his reputation spread and be found so easily?
And now Xu You is still washing his ears here. He has washed the sound of fame into the water, but the water is dirty. How can his cow drink it?
It can be seen that this father Chao is a person who is even more unfavorable to fame than Xu You.
It was these people, together with Zhuangzi who followed, who jointly constructed Taoist thought during the Warring States Period.
But don’t think that Taoists are always born in the world. When the world is without Tao, these people will come out to educate their disciples and change the world.
For example, this is the case with Huang Shigong who taught Zhang Liang the art of war.
Tao An also had such a background. He was trained by some Taoist hermits to find the Lord of Light and bring peace to this troubled world.
Therefore, Tao An obviously has no great background, but he has a profound view on the overall situation of the world, and his morality is high, which is different from ordinary people.
In fact, what kind of thinking does the Taishan Army, or Tai Tai, use to govern and plan the world? At present, none of the previous scholars and hundreds of schools of thought can accurately cover it.
Because now many of Da Tai’s important ministers come from almost different schools.
Duman, Cai Yong, Zhuge Gui and others were all Confucian officials, but their respective tendencies were different. As for He Kui, he was more inclined to the idea of political strategists, and people like Tian Feng, Ju Shou, Yan Zhuang, and Gaosheng were all naked Legalists.
These people all have their own ideas about governing, but ideas are ideas, and they all know that no matter which one of them they are, they will not become the orthodox ideas of the future princes.
Because they knew that their king was taking a path that was unprecedented and unprecedented, both in terms of ideas and policies.
But whether they are Confucianists, Legalists or political strategists, they all pay attention to joining the world and making meritorious deeds, so they can be self-consistent in the court.
But what do you, Tao An, mean by being a Taoist? Aren’t you particular about being born? Why are you here seeking wealth and fame?
So when Zhang Chong appointed Tao An, a Taoist, as the first chief of the Advanced Martial Arts School, many people opposed it.
The reason for their opposition is that Taoist ideas are in opposition to the imperial court. After all, if you and other self-proclaimed men are brilliant, aren't they poisoning people's hearts and making others imitate them?
If all the talented people believe in Taoism, who will govern the world?
Therefore, these people not only opposed Tao An as the head of the martial arts school, but also suggested that Zhang Chong ban Taoist ideas so that there would be no sages in the world.
They are not worried that this will offend some old Taiping Taoists in the court, because Taoism and them are almost two different things.
But Zhang Chong insisted on making Tao An the first mountain chief. What was the reason he gave to the ministers?
He believes that since the Qin Dynasty, the world has been open to profit. Whether it is killing for meritorious service, or studying for fame, it is actually for the sake of glory and wealth.
Should this be done? should.
But Zhang Chong doesn't want everyone in the world to be like this, just for personal gain.
He said a new word in public, which was "ideal".
Everyone doesn’t know what this word means because they have never heard it or seen anyone use it.
But when Zhang Chong explained it to them, everyone understood why the king wanted to say this word.
According to the king's interpretation, an ideal is the idea of truth, an absolute belief, which relies on a truth to bring justice to the world and people's hearts.
Everyone doesn't understand what faith is, nor what truth is, but they know "righteousness".
Isn't it what Saint Meng said about righteousness? They understand.
These old brothers even secretly rejoiced, thinking that the king was really loyal and that he was still talking to his brothers.
But some young people, especially the staff who have been around Zhang Chong all year round, such as Li Heng, Li Rong, Feng Xi, Huang Quan, Guo Tao, Wu Rui and Zhang Yun, understood the king's words. mean.
In fact, the king is promoting a standard for governing the hearts of the world. This standard is the "ideal" the king mentioned. The King also understands that some people live for profit, but the King also wants those who live for ideals to be seen, discovered, and respected.
Because only then will more and more people understand and have ideals, so that the world will not fall into the same danger as the Han Dynasty again.
And each of these people saw different things because of their different academic backgrounds.
For example, Li Heng, like most of his staff, was relatively vain. But because he made a mistake due to impatience during the battle at Zhongrenting, he was sent to a local place for training by Zhang Chong.
But it was precisely after he went down that he came back completely transformed, and he understood even more what the situation in the world was like.
Therefore, in Li Heng's view, it is obvious that although the king has not conquered the world yet, he has already begun to prepare for the governance of the world in the future.
Each dynasty would learn from the lessons of its predecessors. For example, the Han Dynasty took Qin's loss of the world as a lesson, recuperated, and implemented enfeoffments instead of counties and counties in the vast area of Kandong.
Later, Guangwu learned the lessons of the former Han Dynasty. In his opinion, the reason why the former Han Dynasty was usurped by Wang Mang was because Wang Mang took away the destiny by prophesying Wei. Therefore, Guangwu must master the interpretation of Chenwei. Not only he, but also his sons and grandsons exerted great control on Chenwei.
The purpose is to create the concept of the Han Dynasty's endless destiny in prophecies and destiny.
But now that Yan Han has also lost the world, what is the lesson?
Some people would say it was the eunuchs who disrupted the government and relatives who disrupted power; some people would say it was Huan Ling who was mediocre.
But these are not the answers for Taishan Army.
The Taishan Army's answer to Han's loss of the world has actually been reflected in actions and policies.
That is, when the Han Dynasty lost the world, the cultivators had no land. The powerful families seized the most wealth in the world, but none of it could serve the people of the world.
But as Zhang Chong's personal secret, Li Heng's knowledge goes beyond that. He knows that the king has a deeper understanding of Han's loss of the world.
That is, whether they are emperors, nobles, or aristocratic families, they have actually become morally corrupt. They only have self-interest in their eyes and have no public conscience.
The solution to this problem lies in the two words the king said: "ideal".
If everyone has ideals and adheres to them, the world will not be in chaos.
The king is really tall!
Li Heng understood it, but there was someone who thought more carefully, and he was Li Rong.
He, Li Heng and another Li Shang who was outside were collectively called the "Three Lis", and they were also well-known among the younger generation of civil servants.
Li Heng understood it as a broad vision, but Li Rong understood it as a way of self-cultivation.
The king said that we should talk about ideals, so that it will affect others, and then more and more people will talk about ideals.
In Li Rong’s view, isn’t this exactly what Confucius said: “A gentleman is like the wind, and a villain is like grass”?
A gentleman should be like the wind, the one who influences others, while most villains or ordinary people are like grass, they will fall wherever the wind blows.
When the east wind blows, they will fall to the left. When the wind above changes direction and starts to blow from the west, they will fall to the right again.
So there is no point in blaming them for going east or west. It is up to the gentlemen above to understand when the wind should blow.
If one of the two Li understood it from the pros and cons of the world, and the other understood it from the pros and cons of personal cultivation, then one of them sensitively saw that the king was going to reorganize the army.
He is Guo Tao.
Guo Tao is a person who is very good at guessing other people's thoughts, especially Zhang Chong's. He ponders eighteen thoughts carefully in his heart.
He keenly discovered that since the king mentioned the word "ideal" when talking about Tao Gong, doesn't it mean that in the king's opinion, Tao Gong is an ideal person?
And putting Mr. Tao in the Jiangwu School, and saying that ideals should be used to infect ideals, does that mean that those who are studying in the Jiangwu School have no ideals in the eyes of the king?
And who is studying in the advanced martial arts school? Aren't they the old brothers who conquered the world with the king?
From this point of view, it seems that the king wants to rectify these old brothers.
Guo Tao thought of this, but no one said anything, he just kept his thoughts deep in his heart.
Afterwards, as Guo Tao expected, after the king captured Kyoto, he really began to implement the largest army reorganization.
It can be said that most of the old brothers in the army have been arranged to study at the Yecheng Advanced Martial Arts School.
In fact, in Guo Tao's opinion, this is also appropriate.
Even though he didn't have much contact in the military, Guo Tao could hear a lot, that is, the old people in the military started to compare themselves with each other since they entered Kyoto.
They are not comparing who has the most powerful official, or they are comparing famous swords, BMWs, and mansions.
This kind of trend will definitely not last forever.
Therefore, the king's "ideal" is not to abandon those old brothers, but to truly have a benevolent heart to treat illnesses and save people.
Your Majesty is truly benevolent and righteous.
But in fact, no matter how these people interpret it, "ideal" and Tao An are connected anyway.
Therefore, even the marshals Ding Sheng and Dong Fan did not dare to take advantage of Tao An. Instead, they had to have more contact with this "idealist" so that they could also pursue their ideals.
So, when the heavy rain stopped, Tao An expressed that he wanted to see Linzi, especially the walk along the Zi River. The two of them agreed unanimously and accompanied him together.
From this point of view, Tao An is very good at being able to have two handsome men as companions.
Afterwards, Marshals Ding Sheng and Dong Fang each accompanied Tao An to Zishui on the edge of Linzi with their tooth soldiers.
At this time, Tao An was standing on a slope beside the Zi River, looking far into the distance.
I saw that the Zi River has been meandering forward, and there is another stream of water flowing from north to south into the Zi River, and the two finally flow into the distance together.
Although he didn't see it, Tao An knew that what was in the distance was not the sea, but a large lake called Juding.
He had been to this place before, but he didn't expect to see such a scene when he came here again.
On the bank where the two rivers intersect, a huge city stretches across the horizon, which is Linzi.
This city was the purpose of his visit this time.
Sighing, Tao An suddenly said something to Ding Sheng and Dong Fan who were still talking:
"Let this water break Linzi."
Ding Sheng and Dong Fang were stunned for a moment at first, not understanding what Tao An meant, but soon they understood what Tao An meant, and they both looked at each other in horror.
They all saw one meaning from each other:
"Is this an ideal person?"