Chapter 1013 The Wave (Part 1)
It was in the early morning of this day in early May that I received the detailed message from the west.
Not long after the night of April 30th, Li Pin discussed current affairs with several like-minded emerging Confucian scholars until late at night, and his mood was somewhat generous. After midnight, which was May, and just before going to bed, the steward knocked on the bedroom door and handed over the news of the Battle of Hanzhong.
The night in Fuzhou is clear and summer has entered, so the climate is pleasant. After Li Pin finished reading the message, he sat under the banyan tree in the yard for a long time wearing a single coat. He knew that many people, including him, might not be able to sleep that night.
The current situation is still tense. Although there is a large influx of people into Fuzhou City, resettlement areas have been divided, and the city still imposes a curfew at night. The only people who could get the message at this time were him and some members of the Princess's Mansion and the Secret Investigation Department. Naturally, His Majesty in the palace would never miss such news.
He could more or less imagine how the young Majesty would view the message in front of him.
The Wu Dynasty took many wrong paths in the past. According to what Mr. Ning said, it owed a lot of debts and left countless messes. In desperate situation. Up to now, all that is left is the "orthodox" endgame of being content in Fujian. In many ways, it can even be said that it is the fault of itself.
However, since he succeeded to the throne in Jiangning last year and established the country as "Revitalization", the new Majesty has indeed given people a glimmer of hope in a desperate situation. After arriving in Fuzhou, many of the actions of this young majesty were not used to the conservatives, but in the eyes of more people, the new monarch's many measures showed vigorous vitality and determination.
Here, Li Pin may be one of the people who has followed all the way and can see it most clearly.
From Jiangning's bravery in the decisive battle to break through, to the guilt all the way, after arriving in Fuzhou, Jun Wu did a lot of things personally. He would arrive at the site where the refugees were admitted and inquire in detail about the subsequent resettlement procedures. He would also take the initiative to ask refugees who had moved from other places about their future hopes. During this period, he was even assassinated by assassins several times.
In April, people built a stone monument in the northwest square of Fuzhou to commemorate the Jiangnan people who died during the Jurchen expedition south. The king wore armor and white silk, cut his palm with a long sword, drank the blood in the wine, and then bowed three times. Worship the dead. These behaviors were not in line with the rules of the Ministry of Etiquette, but Jun Wu didn't care.
After the sacrifice, an assassin tried to assassinate him. Junwu asked someone to bring the captured assassin to the stone tablet, and told him the reason for the assassination face to face, and then killed the assassin.
These actions of being approachable, hands-on, or iron-blooded can only be regarded as external appearances. If it were just these, people in high positions would not think highly of him, but what really makes him feel stable is the various details he handles under the surface.
After arriving in Fuzhou, the first thing the court led by Jun Wu was to count all the money, grain and materials below. At the same time, the original Fuzhou officials were ordered to cooperate with the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works to submit and review the documents to Fuzhou. A directory of all craftsmen in a place. Fuzhou was originally a good port, and the shipbuilding industry of the Wu Dynasty was the most developed here. When Junwu was the prince, he focused on craftsmen, collecting things, etc. At first, everyone did not find it strange, but by the end of March and early April, the household department was initially integrated. The officials began to carry out a new round of census and compilation of households and people.
In the original Wu Dynasty, the number of scholars was already very large, and the number of officials was never lacking. After Jun Wu arrived in Fuzhou, he carefully selected officials to enter the court, and on the other hand, he paid more attention to The most important thing is the integration of the staff team.
Starting from the second half of last year, the Wu Dynasty was facing disintegration. Jun Wu broke through from Jiangning and moved in, bringing many people with him. Although people's lives are not divided into different categories, when he has to make a choice, Junwu still gives priority to ensuring the lives of those masters, shopkeepers, and craftsmen who can write, calculate, and have special skills.
After arriving in Fuzhou in batches, most of the masters and shopkeepers who could write and do calculations were incorporated into the household department, and the names of the craftsmen were included in the work department. The first thing Junwu did was to train troops based on the local craftsman list in Fuzhou. After the officials were initially integrated, they began to conduct household registration and statistics on the people of Fuzhou, especially the refugees. The system of household registration may seem cumbersome, but it has always been the most stable way for the regime to strengthen its control at the bottom.
At the beginning of the year, Tie Sanwu controlled the Fuzhou political power. Zhou Pei, Cheng Zhouhai and others secretly worked together with local forces to behead Tie Sanwu and easily captured Fuzhou. Speaking of which, the local gentry, The armed forces naturally had their own demands for the new imperial court. In everyone's imagination, with the overthrow of the Wu Dynasty, the newly ascended young king must be eager to counterattack. Moreover, under such circumstances of being surrounded by enemies on all sides, he will also actively win over all parties and give large rewards to his supporters in order to win the throne. effect.
But when statistics and household registration were restarted, people discovered that this seemingly radical new king actually adopted a style of chewing up and digesting everything. In Fuzhou in April, there were many refugees coming from all over the country and being transported by fleets. The work of statistics and resettlement was very busy. Chaos and assassinations occasionally occurred, but the chaos caused was not serious. In the final analysis, The new king and his team regard these things as training, and have made plans for everything, so that they can react if they happen.
For this reason, in the eyes of caring people, Fuzhou is currently in a busy, complicated but relatively orderly atmosphere. The new king's control over the city is expanding every day. For anyone who sincerely expects a wise king and is loyal to the Wu Dynasty, the sight before them will only make them feel happy.
And even if someone is unwilling, it doesn't make any sense. Junwu carried out a strong army reorganization after the breakout and transfer to Jiangning. Now more than 100,000 elite soldiers are controlled by generals such as Yue Fei and Han Shizhong. Although a large area of Wu Dynasty has collapsed, Junwu used these remaining forces to swallow up Fuzhou, or even Fujian as a whole, is still able to do so with ease.
While integrating the Ministry of War, clearing military discipline, training officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and beginning to organize households and people, the reform of the Ministry of Works was also carried out in a drastic way. At the upper level of the Ministry of Industry, several craftsmen with active thinking were promoted to chief officers. For those craftsmen who had made great contributions to the Jiangning Gewu Research Institute, Junwu promoted them and even gave two of them gifts. He also made a public promise that as long as he could make great achievements in the development of geophysics in the future, he would never be stingy with titles and titles.
The previous classes of the Wu Dynasty, including scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, came one after another. In the past years, merchants used the power of money to slightly improve their status, but after all, they were not recognized by the political power. Jun Wu did not have such power when he was the prince, but at this time, he actually had to elevate and recognize the status of the craftsmen.
Some of the old Confucian scholars and ministers who followed Jun Wu southward raised more or less objections, and some just vaguely reminded Jun Wu to think twice and not be so radical. But now the army is in the hands of Junwu, and the officials below are available. The intelligence is assisted by the eldest princess and the Secret Investigation Department, and Li Pin's newspaper is used for propaganda. Although these great scholars and veteran ministers were more or less able to contact the rural gentry and clan forces in various parts of the Wu Dynasty, but when Jun Wu was determined to take every piece, the influence and restraint of these ministers on him was unknown. Sleep has dropped to the lowest level.
Under the influence of these tactics, conservative Confucian scholars may have some complaints about the new emperor's rebellion and "unsteadiness", but for a large number of young Confucian scholars, such a king is undoubtedly exciting. In the past few days, a large number of Confucian scholars have come to Li Pin, and they are full of excitement and praise when talking about the new king's tactics.
Yes, as long as Fuzhou can be thoroughly digested and controlled, the effect it can have is far greater than hastily regaining the entire Fujian or getting a Jiangnan that is not of the same mind. Once the new monarch controls Fuzhou in detail, the whole world will be in order in the future. Under this premise, the weak and weak situation of the gentry and wealthy families in various places may also be reformed.
Throughout history, which dynasty and generation can achieve such control over the bottom class, is it not the image of Emperor Wu?
While praising Junwu's actions, people also began to reflect on many things in Confucianism in the past. In the past two months, the most discussed topic in Fuzhou's Confucian circles was the original arrangement of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. bit problem. In the past, it was believed that these four types of people were arranged from front to back, and so on. Now it seems that this concept must be changed, and the status of the two levels of business and industry must be taken seriously.
Various theories were then born. There are two most representative views: the relatively conservative view is that scholars, as the managers and coordinators of the world, should be on the first level, and then agriculture, industry and commerce have their own roles, and they should be treated equally and encouraged to develop; and the more radical view is , scholars, farmers, industry and commerce must all be treated equally and belong to the same There is no hierarchy between superior and inferior. Of course, the reason why such a statement is radical is that it is stuck on the issue of how farmers should be treated equally with scholars. For example, people can give craftsmen and businessmen titles and titles to show their status. , but how to commend and encourage farmers? Because of this problem, most people think that this idea is a good one, but most of it cannot be implemented.
Xinjun’s wisdom and vitality, as well as the changes in world affairs, can inspire some young people. Li Pin often communicates with these people. On the one hand, he guides them to do some practical things. On the other hand, he also vaguely feels the influence of New Confucianism. appears, perhaps it has reached a possible critical point.
Of course, for him, his perceptions and emotions about the things before him were more complicated.
Young people who have never seen much of the world, or Confucian scholars who have seen a lot of the world, may be encouraged by the changes happening here - indeed, the turmoil experienced by the Wu Dynasty was too great. Now that the country is ruined and the family is in pieces, most people realize that without thorough innovation and change, it seems that it is impossible to save the Wu Dynasty.
For this reason, even some old-school bureaucrats who followed Jun Wu to the south may have something to say when they saw Jun Wu carrying out drastic reforms and even cutting his palms and bowing with blood during sacrificial ceremonies. There were criticisms, but in fact there was not much confrontational behavior. Because even the old people know that if you follow the rules, you can only be conservative. If you want to explore, Jun Wu's extraordinary behavior may be really needed.
From a historical perspective, an emperor like Jun Wu who has passion in his chest, a well-organized staff, and who has even seen blood on the battlefield may be the master of ZTE in any dynasty or generation. qualifications. At least in this initial stage, with his feedback and the assistance of Cheng Zhouhai, Wen Renbuer and others, it has been perfect. If he were to be placed at any moment in past history, he would indeed feel for such an emperor. ecstatic.
But now, among the sincere expectations, compliments and praises of those Confucian scholars, there is always an emotion rising deep in his heart, suppressing his joy and questioning him.
——In the current historical moment, how do our efforts compare with those in the southwest?
——The strong and wise master of ZTE, facing the one from the southwest, does he have a chance to win?
In the eyes of those who came to him to discuss Taoism, many of whom were capable and knowledgeable young Confucians, the answer to this question was unquestionable. But only on Li Pin's side, deep down in his heart, he was not even willing to answer such a question. He understood that this already reflected the measurement and answer in his heart.
So when every Confucian scholar felt excited and inspired, he was the only one who always smiled calmly and could point out the other person's problems and guide the other person's thinking. This situation made his reputation even greater in Fuzhou.
In the early morning of the first day of May, shortly after he ended his discussion with several Confucian scholars, the question in his heart was presented to him through intelligence.
On April 24, when Ning Yi's reinforcements had not arrived, Qin Shaoqian led the Chinese Seventh Army with 20,000 troops and defeated the attack of Zong Han and Xi Yin's 100,000 troops. He even killed his son Wanyan in front of Zong Han. Set up a horse. Since then, the two most accomplished of Zong Han's descendants, King Zhenzhu and King Baoshan, both died at the hands of the Chinese army in the Southwest Battle. Zong Han and Xi Yin led the remnant troops to flee eastward in panic...
That year, the Jurchens went south to besiege Bianliang for the second time, causing the greatest humiliation of the Wu Dynasty. In the humiliation of Jingping, Zong Han, Xi Yin, King Zhenzhu, All the kings of Baoshan Among them, in addition, Yin Shuke, Ba Lisu, Yu Yu, Dalai... these ferocious Jurchen generals, in the hearts of the conscientious Wu Dynasty people, were sworn in and wanted to kill them with all their life. The great enemy. This time, they were killed one by one in the southwest.
Originally he was going to be happy...
But more complex emotions arose, entangling him and torturing him... Such emotions made Li Pin furious in the yard. After sitting under the banyan tree for a long time, the night breeze came gently and the banyan tree swayed. At some point, a Confucian scholar who had stayed overnight came out of the room and saw him. He came over to salute and asked what happened. Li Pin just waved his hand.
“Nothing.”
The Confucian scholar went back to sleep, and Li Pincai turned his gaze in the direction of Miyagi and sighed.
He then called for his servants.
"Prepare the carriage and enter the palace."
This is news that the whole world will cheer for. Whether it can be released is a matter that needs to be discussed later.
Soon after, he met Zhou Pei, Cheng Zhouhai, Wen Renbuer, Tie Tianying, and...
The only emperor who expressed his excitement unscrupulously... (End of chapter)