Chapter 3218 Stop talking
Since ancient times, it is unlucky to kill prisoners.
In ancient times, production resources were backward, causing reproduction to become the primary issue of a country. The most important task of a king was not to be king and hegemon, but to consider how to keep the people under his rule alive. Therefore, population has always been the most important measure of the strength of a country. important indicators.
Throughout the dynasties, the importance of population has never been increased.
Every day, disasters occur frequently, resulting in corpses everywhere and a sharp decline in the population. This is the time when the dynasty is in decline, and the end is not far away.
Therefore, all schools of thought, including Confucianism, Mohism, Legalism, and Taoism, all preached that "killing prisoners is unlucky", and by extension, it was linked to the Sheji Ancestral Temple, making every emperor fearful of killing prisoners. If God ignored the will of God, he would be angry and suffer extreme consequences. Serious "God's punishment".
The amazing thing is that those who "disobey the destiny" and kill prisoners arbitrarily often do not get a good end...
Qin general Bai Qi killed Zhao in a battle at Changping and surrendered 400,000 soldiers. In one fell swoop, Zhao, who could compete with Qin at that time, was broken. In the end, he was sentenced to death by the King of Qin, and it was rare to have a good death.
Xiang Yu, the overlord of the Western Chu, killed Zhang Han's 200,000 surrendered troops in the Battle of Julu. As a result, he "severed his destiny". The great rivers and mountains were finally usurped by the King of Han. He himself was surrounded by Gaixia and besieged on all sides. He committed suicide on the bank of Wujiang River. the result.
The list goes on and on.
So at this moment, Su Ding dialect and the old, weak, sick and disabled among the generals were immediately opposed by everyone.
Li Ji frowned and said: "The Tang Dynasty is so majestic that it dominates the world. If the prisoners are massacred, it will definitely make the Hu barbarians feel the same hatred and hatred. This will be detrimental to the Tang Dynasty's rule in the barbarian lands. Your Majesty, please think twice."
The Tang Dynasty was different from the barbarians.
Throughout the dynasties, the Han people's ambition was to expand their territory, bring barbarian lands into the territory of the dynasty, and enable their people to be educated by Chinese civilization and then integrate into China. The barbarians, on the other hand, drink blood and do not know how to be kings. They only launch wars to compete for living space and materials. Therefore, they kill heavily wherever they go. They burn, kill, and loot in every possible way. Even when they invaded the Central Plains, they never thought of sitting on the country and drinking horses from Jiangnan. They enslaved all the Han people and fled thousands of miles away just by robbing them.
Cultural differences lead to completely different original intentions for launching the war.
The Han people are far more obsessed with land than the Hu people. Every time they conquer a land, they think about how to rule it for a long time. Therefore, they must implement benevolent government, not cruel killing and suppression.
The Hu people's expeditions were only for plunder, so after burning, killing, and looting, they quickly retreated to the frontier grassland, regardless of the location of the attack...
Zhu Suiliang, who had been following His Majesty Li Er, endured and endured it before being taught a lesson by His Majesty Li Er, which made him realize that the officialdom was difficult and there were big pits everywhere. If he accidentally fell into it, he would be doomed. However, when he heard that Su Dingfang wanted to kill the prisoners, he finally couldn't hold back.
His beard stood on end and he said angrily: "The Tang Dynasty ruled the country with benevolence and virtue. We have been taught by the saints and we should be benevolent to the world. The barbarians have never heard the saint's way, so they do not know shame and drink blood like hair. The Tang Dynasty rules their land naturally. bathe it in Confucianism Guanghui, who understands etiquette, benevolence and filial piety! Only the teachings of kings can make the barbarians wholeheartedly focus on me. How can they be so ridiculous and cruel as you are to suppress them with slaughter?"
As soon as these words came out, all the generals present turned pale.
A man who talks about benevolence, justice and morality mixed in among a group of military generals who have been licking blood for most of their lives is like a rabbit mixed in among a group of tigers, as bright and out of place...
Everyone disagrees with the killing of prisoners because "killing prisoners is unlucky". No one wants to kill the prisoners and bring bad luck to them. Furthermore, they also agree with Li Ji's point of view. Once the prisoners are massacred, the Goguryeo defenders on the other side of Pingrang City will be defeated. The soldiers felt that they were the same enemy - since defeat also means death, why not fight with all your strength and die on the battlefield?
But Zhu Suiliang's theory is pure nonsense. The reason why barbarians are barbarians is precisely because they have no sense of etiquette, integrity, morality and justice. These guys are mothers if they have a mother. When you are strong, you will grovel and beg for mercy. When you are weak, you will immediately It transforms into a ferocious beast and bites off your flesh and blood one by one.
These barbarians are wild and untamed, and the teachings of saints and the power of kings are not even as good as a leg of lamb in their eyes...
It was too late for His Majesty Li Er to stop Zhu Suiliang, and he sighed helplessly. This guy is very knowledgeable and can write well, but his character is simply a fool...
As expected, Cheng Yaojin, who was silent on the side, grinned and said: "Your Majesty, after the fall of Goguryeo, all its lands were included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Naturally, they must follow the policies of Annan, Japan and other places, and from within the country Recruiting Confucian students to go to various places to build schools and teach local people Confucian classics. This is in line with what Zhu Huangmen said... Why not let Zhuhuangmen be responsible for the Confucian school in Goguryeo? Since Zhuhuangmen are confident that they can educate barbarians, why not be beautiful as adults? If all Goguryeo people can understand etiquette and benevolence in the future? , Xiaoxiaoti is really a blessing! ”
Zhu Suiliang's expression suddenly changed.
Are you kidding me? The land of Goguryeo was originally very cold, barren and impoverished. After this battle, there were corpses all over the ground and the mountains and rivers were broken. It would take a hundred and eighty years for it to recover. If I came here, how much hardship would I have to endure?
What's more, teaching barbarians is not something that happens overnight, but requires perseverance. Don't listen to what he said about teaching kingly ways and influencing Confucianism, but he himself also understands that it may not be effective in thirty or fifty years. He is already old this year. He was over forty years old, and living to the age of seventy could be considered "auspicious" in these days. Could it be that he wanted to die in a foreign land and bury his bones in the barren Goguryeo?
Before he could say anything to evade, Li Ji also nodded and said: "Zhu Huangmen is a well-known scholar in the world with profound knowledge and knowledge of ancient and modern times. If he can take on the responsibility of educating the people of Goguryeo, he will definitely be able to spread Han culture widely. The merit lies in the present and the benefit lies in the future. Therefore, I second the proposal.”
Zhu Suiliang almost wanted to yell, "Mother!" It was just a casual conversation, but why did you make it sound like a court discussion and "second the proposal"...
Unexpectedly, as soon as Li Ji finished speaking, Su Dingfang nodded and said: "I second the proposal."
Xue Wanche is now considered to be a complete Fang Jun partisan. Naturally, he also "loves the house and crows" Su Dingfang, Fang Jun's number one "thug", and believes that he is a member of the same group. He does not understand what royal teachings are. He only knows that by standing on Su Dingfang's side, he supports Fang Jun. , so he nodded: "I second the proposal."
Ashina Simo received Xue Wanche's advice on "the way to surrender a general", and he was deeply convinced that he was his noble man. Moreover, the two of them had met each other quite well over the past few days and had a good rapport. They always had fun and were in harmony when fighting. They immediately expressed their support for Xue Wanche without hesitation: "I second the proposal!"
< br>
Zhu Suiliang: "..."
He felt like he was offended. He was just expressing his opinions casually. How could he end up being assigned to teach King Dao of Goguryeo for the rest of his life?
At this moment, his intestines were almost turning green, and he couldn't put what he had said before into his stomach. He could only look at His Majesty Li Er pitifully: "Your Majesty..."
His Majesty Li Er's head hurt, and he wished he could kick this idiot off his horse.
I already told you, stop talking, stop talking, why can't you hold your mouth back? Come on, this is the result of talking nonsense, everyone will look unhappy with you...
Although I wish I could just send this fool to Goguryeo, I can't bear it after all. As an emperor, a noble man, he seems to be rich in the world with the sun and moon in his hands, but he wants to find someone as knowledgeable as Zhu Suiliang, who can play chess and play chess. It is also not easy for a "close minister" who is proficient in calligraphy and painting.
Originally, that boy Fang Jun also had some talents as a "close minister". His skill in flattering and flattering was not as good as Zhu Suiliang's, and he often served him very happily. However, since Wei Zheng's death, that boy seemed to have been "criticizing ministers". "The tendency to change direction begins to contradict oneself, which makes people uncomfortable.
Therefore, he was reluctant to leave Zhu Suiliang in the bitter cold place of Goguryeo, so he had to talk to Xini: "We can discuss this matter later... Su Dingfang, everyone thinks it is ominous to kill the prisoners, do you have any other good ways to escort these prisoners back?" ”
Killing prisoners on a large scale is definitely not possible. It will do too much damage to the reputation of the Tang Dynasty and his emperor. He does not want to wear the hat of "cruel king" on his head and be written into the history by historians. Reviled for eternity.
Su Dingfang thought for a while and said: "There is another way..." (End of Chapter)