I will live forever in the martial arts world

Weiyang Palace was built on the site of the original Zhangtai Palace of the Qin Dynasty. Since the great ancestor Liu Bang, this has been the place where all political affairs and power of the Han Dynasty flowed out.

The emperors of the Wen and Jing dynasties ruled from this palace and shepherded the people of the world.

Today, there was a lot of noise in this palace.

Without him, the Huns sent three groups of troops south to plunder the Central Plains. Everyone needs to discuss a countermeasure.

This was the situation Liu Che encountered after returning to Chang'an from Pingyang City.

"Are you sending the princess to get married again?"

Liu Che heard 80% of the voices from the court advocating that he, like Emperors Hui, Wen, and Jing, should adopt a concession policy towards the Xiongnu.

In contrast, there is a huge gap between the main war faction headed by Wang Hui, the great official, and the harmonious faction headed by Han Anguo, the imperial censor.

In the end, even Yan An, his teacher who grew up with him, advocated resuming the marriage and sending a princess to the Huns.

"What a shame!" Wang Hui said loudly: "It's been a hundred years since our Han Dynasty was established and we have been paying tribute for hundreds of years. Could it be that we have really become a vassal of the Huns?"

"What if we don't get married? Emperor Gaozu was so powerful back then. He launched a war against the Huns and was surrounded by Baideng. What's more, today... the Huns' army is stronger than before, and there is an invincible army like Tuoba Ye. God, who can have the strength to counterattack?"

The peace-loving officials were heartbroken:

"One mistake can be a big mistake for the country and the country. Who can bear this responsibility?"

Liu Che listened to the voices of the peace faction, which was dominated by civil and military forces in the Manchu Dynasty.

There was a fire in his heart.

Could it be that the Han people really had no choice but to be bullied like this by the Xiongnu, allowing them to come and go, plundering the wealth of the Han people who were not rich enough, and then giving away the princess to calm the war after the plundering?

But he also knew that he had no right to speak until the Empress Dowager Dou Yifang handed over the military and political power to him.

"You guys should fight. It's best if we can get a result. I'm tired."

Liu Che lost his patience.

The ministers did not pay attention to him. They just greeted him respectfully and then continued to argue with each other in the hall, refusing to give in to each other.

Liu Che walked out of the hall.

Looking in the direction of Pingyang, I thought to myself: "Did Qin Shihuang Yingzheng also experience these hardships and ups and downs back then?"

He and Li Ling walked to Jiaofang Hall together. At this time, an internal official trotted over and said, "Your Majesty, Master Zhuang Dong, the little sage, is waiting for your Majesty's summons in the northwest corner tower."

"Dong Zhongshu!"

Liu Che's eyes lit up.

This Confucian master who has instilled in himself the idea of ​​​​great revenge since he was a child is the most famous war sect. At the same time, he is also one of the top ten strange people in the world.

He wanted to know what kind of advice this Confucian master could give him.

"Show off!"

The southwest corner tower is located at the southwest corner of the Weiyang Palace wall. If you climb up and look far, you can see the endless smoke and clouds of the Qinling Mountains in the distance.

When Liu Che arrived here, he saw a scholar wearing a high crown and a wide Confucian robe with a mountain-like temperament standing there.

Dong Zhongshu.

He stood with his hands behind his hands, looking at the smoke and clouds of the Qinling Mountains in the distance, and said: "Your Majesty, do you know that it was on this turret that the Great Qin Emperor's mentor Jiang Taiyi made a sword and asked the Prime Minister Lu Buwei to return the power to the First Emperor? Ying Zheng.”

Liu Che's eyes moved slightly and said: "You also know that I have met Mr. Jiang. Does this mean that you want me to be like the first emperor Ying Zheng and accept him as the emperor's disciple?"

It has to be said that he had this idea after returning from Pingyang.

Especially when I heard that Mr. Jiang only used one sword to let Lu Buwei return to power, I couldn't wait...

"Your Majesty has been wise since childhood. If you can get help from that person, you will be more powerful than a tiger. However, the mountains are falling and the water is flowing. What Your Majesty needs to think about is how to govern the entire world. This is not the person who can help you." Dong Zhongshu's He said in a gentle voice: "This is a matter for people in this world. It is true that the person who has the power to flatten the world can govern and create, but it is not what he is good at."

Liu Che was thoughtful and said: "Dong Zhongshu, what do you mean, what should I do?"

Dong Zhongshu said slowly: "Your Majesty wants to counterattack the Huns, and I support it. This is a national hatred, and the master of revenge is the master of justice, but this alone is not enough..."

Liu Che asked: "Why is it not enough? I already have fifty years of national capital accumulated by my father and emperor, which is enough for me to fight the Huns for ten, or even twenty years!"

Dong Zhongshu asked: "If we fight for ten years or twenty years, if we can't defeat the Huns in one fell swoop, destroy their country, and annex their territory, what can we do if we fight for fifty years? The grassland people are nomadic and have no place to live. Wait for another five years." In ten years, they have grown like weeds again, treating the symptoms but not the root cause."

Liu Che said: "Then what good plan do you have?"

Dong Zhongshu said: "The reason why the Qin Dynasty was able to annex other countries and unify the world was not only the national foundation accumulated by six generations of virtuous kings, but also the legal system that was born in response to the times. It was these legal systems that made the Qin Dynasty the most powerful on the earth at that time. In a country, the army is also the most powerful army. Although the Han Dynasty has a country, there is no legal system to support the Han Dynasty to use the money perfectly. The legal system in the world is not right. Even if you have money, it will be a waste of money. And if the legal system is right, This will open up the source of resources and the cycle will continue, making the country stronger and stronger.”

Liu Che was startled and said, "You mean, you want to change the law?"

Dong Zhongshu said: "Ying Zheng is a good example. If your Majesty wants to become a hero, then you must learn from him and take all power in your own hands. In this way, the country will follow your will." To advance your goals, just like this time, if you want to go to war with the Xiongnu, then just one word from you can make the whole world prepare for war, instead of having so many constraints."

Liu Che took a deep breath and said: "But you also said that the reason why Lu Buwei was able to return to power back then was because of Jiang Taiyi. Now, if I don't also rely on Mr. Jiang, how can I..."

Dong Zhongshu said: "Ying Zheng was able to hold all the power of the Qin State. Jiang Taiyi did help him, but only a few times. He only took action when Ying Zheng encountered powerful foreign enemies. The reason why he The main reason why he was able to turn the entire empire into his own body and arms, as freely as his arms and fingers, was that he successfully held the power of the world in his own hands through the imperial arts and the legal system of Legalism. That is the country.”

Liu Che's eyes could not be described as unmoved, and he said: "Then in today's world, how can we change the laws so that I, like Ying Zheng, can concentrate all the power in my hands?"

Dong Zhongshu said: "Before you ask this question, you must first answer: Does your Majesty know who has the power in the world today?"

Liu Che thought about it: "The Empress Dowager?"

Dong Zhongshu said: "No, the power in the hands of the Empress Dowager will return to your Majesty's hands sooner or later. I am talking about the powers that your Majesty will not be able to obtain even after he takes charge."

Liu Che was shocked and said: "The power that I still can't get after taking charge?"

Dong Zhongshu said: "The power of the princes and vassals is one of them. They are hereditary and replace each other, which divides the power of the emperor."

Liu Che's face was even more shocked: "Do you mean to continue to reduce the vassal status?"

How many years has it been since the Rebellion of the Seven Kings broke out? !

These princes and kings had already been cleaned up by his father back then. If he continued to clean up, he might not lead to a terrifying backlash.

"Your Majesty, you can listen to me first." Dong Zhongshu said unhurriedly: "The division of power among hundreds of schools of thought in the classics is the second. Today's teachers have different ways, people have different opinions, and hundreds of schools have different methods. This is quite So in the Warring States period before the Qin Dynasty, the word 'sword' had twenty-one ways of writing it, which did not recognize each other, were different from each other, and criticized each other."

"This example is the Taoist school of Heaven and Man, the Yin-Yang school of Yin Gui, Yang Ji, and the Legalist method, technique, and power. The military situation of the military strategist is also divided into eight Confucianism and three Mo, which are multifarious and divided into a mess, and finally lead to The entire Chinese inheritance is full of internal strife, and this kind of internal strife can be seen everywhere from the court to the rivers and lakes."

When Liu Che heard this, he couldn't help but murmured to himself: "I have read in the book that Han Fei said this in his letter to the First Emperor Ying Zheng. It is a pity that although the First Emperor unified the world's writing, weights and measures, , but there is no thought that can unify all the schools of thought."

"Division is the root of all troubles. The great unification of the universe is the long root of heaven and earth." Dong Zhongshu said calmly: "Only when Yingzheng understands this principle can he achieve Qin's great achievements for thousands of years, which will be passed down for hundreds of generations. Even if Qin dies, the Han Dynasty will inherit the Qin system. , which shows the immortality of the concept of great unity.”

Liu Che asked: "What should we do..."

Dong Zhongshu talked about the third root without haste, saying: "The third power that His Majesty needs is the power of money. Money is the foundation of national power. However, in this world, the power of money does not belong to the country. , does not belong to the emperor."

This is simple and clear, and Liu Che completely understands what to do.

He thought again and again, nodded and said: "It's just that this edict requires me to have considerable power before I can issue it."

You don’t need to think about it to know how much benefit money touches. It is too difficult to collect all the money into the national treasury.

At this time, Liu Che had vaguely understood why Dong Zhongshu had to raise these three cruxes one after another. The order was very important.

You must first obtain power and then consolidate it before you can display your ambitions and expand your power.

Liu Che looked at Dong Zhongshu with great excitement and said, "How can I get these three powers back, Master?"

Dong Zhongshu said: "This is why I want to invite your Majesty to come here today. For these three questions, I have brought two people to your Majesty, who can answer the first and third questions respectively."

Liu Che said in surprise: "Who is it?"

"The first person is named 'Zhu Fu Yan'. He is a disciple of the previous sword master Gai Nie. Forty years ago, he was taught the strategy of vertical and horizontal maneuvers given by Gai Nie. He is a strategist who has studied the doctrines carefully. I am a talented person who debated scriptures with me in Songhai not long ago and came up with a solution to this problem."

Dong Zhongshu said softly:

"Brother Yan, come out and see His Majesty."

As soon as the words fell, a man in a blue shirt with a simple appearance came out from the corner, like a gentle scholar.

"Father Yan, head of the Zongheng family, pays homage to Your Majesty." The man bowed his hands and saluted.

"Political Master?" Liu Che asked in surprise, "Are you from the Guigu Sect?"

The master's father Yan said calmly: "It can only be regarded as half. My master, Sword Master Gai Nie, lived in the East China Sea for a short time. Because my body was weak and I was not talented in martial arts, I only taught me the strategy of vertical and horizontal smashing and closing, but not the martial arts." .”

"Half of the Guigu sect is also from the Guigu sect."

Liu Che said happily:

"Did you know that I met Mr. Jiang Taiyi, the founder of your sect, in Pingyang City not long ago? In fact, a junior brother of your Guigu sect, named Wei Qing, will come to Chang'an in the near future."

Master Yan was slightly startled: "Master Jiang? Is he still alive?"

He didn't seem to have heard the news about Jiang Taiyi's reappearance in recent days, so he looked very surprised.

When Liu Che saw him like this, he knew that the other party was indeed not involved in martial arts secrets and was just a scholar. (End of chapter)