Wei Ba's understanding of Mencius is nothing more than a few famous sayings: the mighty cannot be bent, the rich cannot be lewd, and the poor and lowly cannot be moved. There is also the fact that the time is not as good as the location, and the location is not as good as the people. He did not know much about Mencius's teachings, and he was even less clear about Mencius's sanctification.

Mencius's status before the Song Dynasty was not high, and Yasheng was impossible to talk about. The book "Mencius" was classified as a subcategory in the Han Dynasty, and at most it could only be used as an introductory tutorial, not a Confucian classic, and could not enjoy the treatment of classics such as "Spring and Autumn" and "Shangshu". There are not many people who are proficient in Mencius, even fewer who are willing to annotate Mencius like Liu Xi, and even Liu Xi himself did not have the idea of lifting Mencius to the side by side with Confucius.

However, the intellectuals of the Han Dynasty had an ideal of taking the world as their own responsibility, believing that these were not just books of knowledge, but the way of governing the country and the world. They always want to use what they have learned to assist the emperor in achieving great things and governing the world. Liu Xi has been a lifelong scholar, and he has also been a Nan'an Taishou, and now although he is a commoner, many of his students are officials in Eastern Wu, but Sun Quan, like Cao Cao, advocates Legalism and power, and does not pay much attention to learning—or he attaches more importance to practical learning than to Confucian classics. The four words people-oriented are simply nonsense in Sun Quan's opinion. Several of Liu Xi's disciples did not mix well in Eastern Wu, and basically wrote articles and worked as secretaries.

Liu Xi himself could not help but feel a little helpless about this situation, and now he suddenly saw an educational object like a blank sheet of paper, although he was very poor in learning, he could accept Mencius's thoughts, and even was very interested in people-oriented, at least not disgusted. He couldn't help but be tempted. In line with the idea of being an educator who is taught by the world's talents, coupled with the fear of the proliferation of ancient scriptures, he accepted Wei Ba's invitation and agreed to serve as the chief sacrificial wine of Jiaozhou School.

Wei Ba hit the right side and successfully invited a great Confucian like Liu Xi, which made Xiahou Xuan, who was a celebrity, feel speechless.

Invited Liu Xi back to Guangxin City, Wei Ba saw Liao Li, who was in the dust. Although Liao Li was a little tired, his spirit was very excited. As soon as he saw Wei Ba, he said excitedly: "The general really lived up to expectations, and he easily won Jiaozhou in a few months, and he deserves to be a famous general." ”

Wei Ba hurriedly stopped Liao Li's praise. Introduce Liu Xi to Liao Li. Liao Li was very surprised. didn't say anything, he and Liu Xi exchanged a few polite words, then pulled Wei Ba aside, and said happily: "What a big flag." This made Sun Quan uncomfortable again. ”

Wei Ba was puzzled. What does this have to do with Sun Quan?

"Don't you know?" Liao Li was very strange. "Liu Xi has many disciples who are officials in the state of Wu. You invited him, it must have been a temptation for those people. These people are all good at writing and writing, and the articles are very wonderful. There is a big set of demagoguery. General, you're so clever. ”

Wei Ba Khan. He invited Liu Xilai to educate those barbarians, attract them to become Han Chinese, and become tax-paying household Qi Min, but he didn't think about doing psychological warfare and public opinion warfare with Sun Quan. Hearing Liao Li say this, there was an accident.

Wei Ba told Liao Li what he thought. Liao Li thought about it and felt that it made sense. Although the population of Jiaozhou cannot catch up with those big states in the hinterland of the Central Plains, but in the case of decades of war in the Central Plains and the sharp decline in population, the population of Jiaozhou is still quite a lot. Wei Ba's letter to him to Jiaozhou has clearly designated him as the assassin of Jiaozhou, in other words, these households will be his subordinate people in the future, of course, the more people the better.

Liao Li was energetic and devoted himself to the consultation with the Jiaozhou clan. In this regard, although Wei Ba has some knowledge, his negotiation skills are far inferior to Liao Li. With Liao Li doing it, the burden on Wei Ba's shoulders is much easier, and he can focus on the military affairs of Jiaozhou.

During this period, the merchant ships of Yizhou rushed to Jiaozhou, unloaded a large number of lacquerware, Shu brocade and other goods, loaded them with prepared rice and jewelry, and quickly returned to Chengdu. Guan Feng left Jiaozhou on such a ship and rushed back to Chengdu to complete the task assigned to her by Wei Ba.

After more than half a month of consultations, Liao Li successfully persuaded those big clans to draw up a more thorough plan to ensure that the barbarians would not bear too heavy taxes after coming out of the mountains. With the guarantee of life, coupled with the great Confucian education children like Liu Xi, as well as the prestige of the god general, several factors combined, the invited barbarian representatives had a strong interest in moving out of the mountains, and they were willing to go back to discuss with the subordinates and move out of the mountains to settle down.

In a short period of time, Wei Ba did not have the energy to develop the depths of the mountains, and he could only put his limited financial and material resources near the city and the trade route. The barbarians settled along the trade routes, where they could not only cultivate crops and provide the food needed by the brigades, but also obtain remuneration by selling grain and labor, improve their living standards, and help each other with mutual benefit, which was beneficial to both sides. What Wei Ba had to do was to restrain those big clans from oppressing them, so as not to force them to flee into the mountains again.

It takes more time for the barbarians to come out of the mountains, which is something that cannot be rushed. Wei Ba could not expect to build Jiaozhou into a large state with a million household registrations in one day. While Liao Li was busy discussing with the big clans, he also issued a conscription order to the nearby barbarians. Now that the autumn harvest is over, most of the barbarians either rest at home and wait for the New Year, or come out to do odd jobs and find a little extra income to add a little oil and water to the Chinese New Year's Eve meal and sacrifice the Five Dirt Temple. Hearing that Wei Shen was going to issue a summoning order, many people rushed over. In just one month, Wei Ba gathered an army of 20,000, plus the original more than 10,000 people, and the total strength exceeded 30,000.

Wei Ba transferred more than 400 guards from the guards battalion and arranged them to serve as grassroots officers such as military marquis and lieutenants in each battalion. In addition to tactical training, it is also necessary to learn the basic reading and writing of official documents, and on the other hand, to learn the basic methods of using troops. In the battle against Dai Liang, Wei Ba realized that without a strong system of training grassroots officers, it would be impossible to build an elite division. Taking advantage of the time, he began his own rearmament jihua.

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Just when Wei Ba was busy, Lu Xun came to Linhao. Pan Jun received the news and went out of the camp for several miles to greet him, Lu Xun didn't dare to slack off, he got out of the car from afar, greeted him quickly, and said with a smile: "Chengming, how can I afford this." ”

Pan Jun said with a smile: "It's all for national affairs, what can't you bear." I haven't thanked you for saving me last time, and I'm going to trouble you again this time. ”

Lu Xun hurriedly said a few words modestly, walked into the camp with Pan Jun, and asked about the recent situation. Pan Jun shook his head with a wry smile, and told Lu Xun what he had heard, and said, "We all seem to have underestimated this kid." It's not as simple as he can fight, and in the long run, I'm afraid Jiaozhou won't be able to come back. ”

Lu Xun frowned slightly, was silent for a moment, and sighed: "Shu Han has such a person, it is not my great Wu's luck." If we don't send troops in time, Jiaozhou is not my own, but if we send troops immediately, we have no chance of winning. If we can't do better than him, it won't necessarily be a good thing to recapture Jiaozhou, maybe it will give birth to right and wrong. ”

Pan Jun agrees. "What the general said is very true, and I am also worried. I have written to the king, asking him to reduce the taxes of the whole territory of Jingzhou and rest with the people, but I don't know if the king can listen. I heard that there are some villains around the king recently, telling right and wrong, and dividing the monarch and ministers, which is really embarrassing. ”

Lu Xun looked at Pan Jun in surprise, and said in a deep voice: "I didn't expect Chengming to have such an idea, but we coincide." ”

"The general is also in the book?"

"Don't hide it from Chengming, that's what I did in Chenyang, and those people recognize me. I also wrote to the king, asking him to reduce taxes, rest with the people, and compete with Wei Ba for the hearts of the people. Those who win the hearts of the people win the world, and if they are exploited too much, I am afraid it will backfire. But the king refused to listen, saying that he would prepare his army for war, and it would not be too late to apply benevolent government when the world was peaceful. What I'm worried about is that if this goes on for a long time, I'm afraid that the day of peace in the world will no longer be owned by Dawu. ”

Hearing this almost incomprehensible sentence, Pan Jun's eyes tightened, and he met Lu Xun's gaze. He thought for a moment and laughed: "What the general said is indeed true. It's a pity that not many people realize this. ”

Lu Xun also smiled. "With Chengming's help, it shows that I am not alone."

Two hahadaxiao.

After learning that Lu Xun was going to Linhui, Zhu Ji rushed to visit, and Zhou Yi also came from Luling, at this moment he stood up and said loudly: "General, the bream has a plan, which can break Wei Ba and solve the trouble in his heart." ”

Pan Jun looked at Zhou Yi meaningfully, and didn't say anything, when Lu Xun didn't come, Zhou Yi didn't even want to come to see him, as soon as Lu Xun arrived, Zhou Yi came to offer advice, obviously he already had Jihua, but he didn't dare to say it to him. From this point of view, it is right to let Lu Xun preside over the war.

"Ziyu has any good ideas, let's hear about it."

Zhou Yi coughed and cleared his throat. "Wei Ba calls himself a god general, and he is capable of demagoguery. His tricks are naturally despised by the scholars, but they cannot be ignored by the barbarians in the mountains. The reason why his strength has grown so fast is that these barbarians believe his nonsense and are deceived by him. I'm going to make it happen, and I'm going to be brutal. If Wei Ba wants to enter Yuzhang, he must communicate with the barbarians in the mountains. I sent someone to contact some tribes to confuse him with falsehood and catch him off guard when the time came. Even if the big thing doesn't work, it will make him and the barbarians suspicious of each other, and they can no longer respond like Wuling and Jiaozhou and shake the foundation of my Great Wu. ”

Lu Xun listened, bowed slightly, and said to Pan Rui: "What does Chengming think?" ”

Pan Jun also agreed. "This plan hits the nail on the head. Whether it succeeds or not, only depends on the size of the effect, and Ziyu deserves to be a master of use. If Wei Ba can be defeated, it will inevitably be another miracle. He paused, and said with a smile: "However, the battle of the army is mainly based on the positive, supplemented by the strange, since the fish is strange, then this positive aspect still needs the general to bother." ”

Lu Xun smiled slightly: "You and I will join forces to compete with Wei Ba and see who will kill the deer." ”

Zhou Yi and Zhu Ji exchanged a look, and they all glanced at Zhuge Ke who was sitting in the corner. Zhuge Ke lowered his head, as if he hadn't seen or heard anything...... (To be continued......)

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