Chapter 1444 Theory of Five Virtues


    Shangdang, Huguan.


    Originally thought that the upcoming battle did not arrive as scheduled, so that the soldiers of Shangdang Huguan breathed a sigh of relief, but Yuan Jun still did not retreat in the cottage in Taihang Mountain, and seemed to be ready to continue the attack at any time.


    Fei Qian is not sure how much Yuan Shao has and how far he can support it. After all, there is no systematic data to look up in the current war. We can know the changes in Yuan Shao''s reserves and morale. Everything depends on personal judgment. and forecasts of the situation.


    Taiyuan City was settled. After Lu Bu killed Chen Gong, he stayed in his mansion and didn''t come out. Zhang Liao went to see him a few times, but he didn''t see him, and he didn''t see anyone else. He just shut the door.


    Gao Shun devoted himself to military training in the school grounds, and he also looked indifferent to the mundane world. As for the other generals, they either stayed at home or went hunting in the mountains with a few guards...


    Under such circumstances, it was not easy for Fei Qian to see Lu Bu for a while, and it was not good to summon him, so he simply dealt with it coldly, and after telling Cui Jun to pay more attention, he rushed back to Huguan with his troops. The importance of Shangdang Huguan is self-evident.


    Only by completely defeating Yuan Shao, many problems will be solved. After all, it is like a sentence, performance cures all diseases. When there is no performance, any problem is a big problem, and when there is performance, any problem is not a problem.


    However, the current situation of Yuan Jun makes Fei Qian a little uncertain. Is there a problem in Yuan Shao''s rear as originally imagined, or is Yuan Shao suffocating somewhere and preparing to make a fuss?


    What no one expected was that a letter revealed the answer to the mystery.


    Dang Feiqian''s information network is also relatively open. Of course, it is still limited to the north and south of the big river. For the south, one reason is that no one goes, and the other reason is that even if someone is willing to go, they have to pass through a warring area, which is very dangerous. The situation is just a general idea, and the specifics are still very vague.


    Compared with the blankness in the south, the information in the north is relatively complete. Like the move Yuan Shao made in Yecheng, after being passed around, through the relay between the placed personnel and the caravan, the information was quickly spread. It was passed to Fei Qian.


    Of course, this soon is only relative.


    No matter how fast it was, it took close to ten days on the road after letters were exchanged...


    However, it is still very valuable.


    When Fei Qian got this letter, he felt a little dumbfounded.


    Wu De always said that there was still a certain market space during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, but after it was abandoned by several emperors in the Han Dynasty, not many people still followed it.


    So what virtue does the Han Dynasty represent now?


    Many people know that the Han Dynasty is the virtue of fire, but in fact, the Han Dynasty was the virtue of water at the beginning, and its color was dark, exactly the same as the Qin Dynasty...


    The five virtues always say that the general meaning is that the evolution of history is always inseparable from the mutual generation and mutual restraint of the five elements, and it is a cycle that repeats itself.


    Metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, mutually generate and restrain each other. Each dynasty corresponds to a different five elements. Whenever a later dynasty overthrows the previous dynasty, the new five elements must overcome the old five elements. Of course, this is Zou Yan’s theory, which was also accepted by many princes at that time. recognized.


    Qin Shihuang believed in the five virtues and always said that although most kings fought back and forth during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, and there were many countries, most people still believed that the Zhou Dynasty was an orthodox dynasty, so the Zhou Dynasty was Huode, Qin Dynasty After the destruction of Zhou, the Qin Dynasty should be the virtue of water, which is called conforming to the will of heaven.


    So Qin Shihuang leaned everything on the water, such as the color of their clothes, the water was still black, so the whole country of Qin generally used black as the main color, including the soldiers of the Qin army, weapons, equipment, and Qin Shihuang''s dragon robe, all of them were all of the same color of black.


    Then a very strange thing happened. Since it is said that Liu Bang overthrew the Qin Dynasty and established the Han Dynasty, according to the end of the five virtues, it should be to use soil to restrain water and to favor soil virtue. However, in the early Han Dynasty, Liu Bang He didn''t do this, but continued to uphold the virtue of water, and forced himself to squeeze into a position among the original four emperors of the gods, becoming the incarnation of the black emperor.


    Could it be that Liu Bang is a hooligan, so he doesn''t understand these things?


    Wrong, Liu Bang is actually a cultural hooligan, so Liu Bang did this out of important considerations. Liu Bang''s overthrow of Xiang Yu did not rely on the troops he had brought from Jingchu, but the old Qin people in Guanzhong.


    Yes, Liu Bang is from Chu. When he was named King of Han, almost all of the 100,000 people in his hands were from Chu, Wei, and Han. However, based on this, people cannot compete with Overlord Xiang Yu. When Liu Bang secretly plotted against Chencang and attacked Sanqin, he almost recruited all the Qin people in Guanzhong, even including the five generals who later snatched Xiang Yu''s body by the Wujiang River, all of them were Qin people.


    The enemy of the enemy is a friend. Qin people hated Xiang Yu anxiously, so Qin people supported Liu Bang''s main military strength and logistics in the Chu-Han War, so in fact Liu Bang and Xiang Yu competed for the world, in fact, they mainly relied on Qin people. Otherwise, when the song of Chu was played during the ambush on all sides, wouldn''t Liu Bang worry that his soldiers would also be homesick and had no intention of fighting?


    Liu Bang and Xiang Yu''s struggle for the world, to a certain extent, is actually another hegemony between the Qin people and the Chu people. Therefore, after Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty, he resolutely set the capital of the country in Chang''an, because only in Chang''an can there be a way Directly governing this group of Qin people, and then constantly moving the world''s largest county Haoyou to Sanfu, on the one hand for the stability of the place, on the other hand it is also constantly adding sand to Guanzhong.


    Even killing Han Xin was actually because he was afraid that the Qin people would rebel again, because Han Xin, the commander in charge of the Qin army at that time, jumped up when he heard someone bewitching Han Xin. After all, these Qin people seemed to be more convinced by Han Xin...


    So, Liu Bang chose to inherit the water virtue of the Qin Dynasty to win the hearts of these Qin people. Then when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty couldn''t bear it, he changed it to Tude.


    Then in Comrade Wang Mang’s time, in order to prove that he was ordered by heaven, he adopted the abdication system of the Zhou Dynasty. Wang Mang said that he had inherited the Huo De of the Zhou Dynasty, and changed Tu De into Huo De.


    As for Liu Xiu, at the beginning, he had little influence, and he didn''t dare to openly oppose Comrade Wang Mang''s fire virtue, so he simply took advantage of the situation and made a big article about the word "fire", saying that "there is fire from the sky, and it flows into the red crow" and "fire" Master" and other prophecy words, and then after Wang Mang was overthrown, they all said it fluently, so they didn''t change it at all, and directly used Huode until now.


    It can be said that in the later period of Wang Mang, the five virtues have gradually lost their market. Most politicians know that this thing is just a cover, and the change of dynasty has nothing to do with any virtue. Gradually, no one mentioned this matter. As for what clothes to wear and what color to wear, they didn’t care too much. Therefore, Chinese people after the Han Dynasty still like red very much.


    Under such circumstances, it would be interesting for Yuan Shao to engage in some kind of water virtue.


    "Come on, this information is interesting..." Fei Qian passed the news of Jizhou to Jia Qu.


    "This...this is not rebellious!" Jia Qu slapped the information on the table angrily, and said indignantly, "In the past, he used the order to control the coquettish edict, but today he promotes water virtue. This is a rebellious move! A wolf''s ambition, It''s obvious!"


    Jia Qu is still young after all. Although he has experienced a lot in these years, it may be that Bingzhou people are more straightforward, or they are really dissatisfied with Yuan Shao''s behavior, so they have shown strong disgust.


    "Han has Han, it is the order of rituals!" Jia Qu shook his head and sighed, "Nowadays the world is chaotic, instead of seeking harmony, but rebelling against differences, such behavior will last for a long time! The great Han Yuan Benchu, after all, is a passer-by!"


    Fei Qian looked at it, but smiled and said: "I see that Yuan Benchu''s strategy is also a last resort... It can be said that it is a good strategy. It can be said to be a good strategy. It can keep your reputation from falling, explain the cause of external defeat, and prevent internal strife. The people of the family can still appease the children of the gentry... But, it may not be a good strategy in the future... Forget it, Yuan Jun is going to retreat, I wonder if Liang Dao has any ideas?"


    The position of the station is high, what Feiqian sees is not the strategy itself, but the intention, usefulness, and future evolution direction of the strategy.


    Yuan Shao doesn''t know whether the so-called five virtues are true or false?


    Not necessarily, but for Yuan Shao, this statement does allow him to have a ladder to get down from the high place before, so he can''t control whether the ladder will fall down and hit his head...


    Yuan Shao''s strategy, in terms of the current effect, is indeed a relatively good move, just like what Fei Qian said, because Yuan Shao was stuck in the conquest of Bingzhou and could not step down, so An argument was needed to preserve Yuan Shao''s own reputation.


    A character like Ah Q also needs face. Even if he is ripped apart in front of others, he still needs to seek some psychological comfort behind others, let alone a big man like Yuan Shao who really needs face.


    The attack on Bingzhou failed, and even the old nest was stabbed by Tai Shici. How could Yuan Shao give an explanation in such a situation? If you don''t give an explanation, will anyone be willing to go with Yuan Shao in the future?


    It was not losing to Zhengxi, but losing to the direction of luck in the world, so the current failure has become an acceptable result. After all, Jinsheng produces water, and it will be the turn of water virtue to prosper. The future is still Is it quite promising...


    Therefore, such a set of theories diverted the attention of the children of the Jizhou gentry, and generally saved Yuan Shao''s face, so that he would not retreat too ugly.


    "My lord is right!" Jia Qu also focused his attention on the specific military affairs, "If this happens, Yuan Jun will definitely deploy suspicious soldiers and retreat slowly... and in the mountain road, it is not easy for soldiers to pursue them. If you are not careful, you may be caught by the enemy...Well, my lord, can you let Xiaowei Ling lead a small army to chase and harass you along the way..."


    What Jia Qu said is correct, since this piece of information can be found in the hands of Fei Qian, presumably Yuan Shao''s order to withdraw his troops also reached the hands of Feng Ji in Huguan Village. If you immediately withdraw your troops regardless of anything, you will inevitably leave some suspicious soldiers, and even dig a few holes...


    Therefore, sending large-scale troops to pursue them may not have much effect in areas like the Taihang Mountains. It is better to send Ling Jie out as Jia Qu suggested, and make as much money as possible.


    "That''s fine..." Fei Qian thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement. After all, Ling Jie''s part was quite low-key because of Gong Jun''s death. If he was given a chance to vent, it would also let him let go of his burden and start over again. Excited to kill two birds with one stone, "However, you need to explain it clearly to Colonel Ling, and remember not to force it, don''t make the same mistakes again!"


    Jia Qu took orders and left.


    Jia Qu left, Fei Qian took Yuan Shao''s information again and looked at it again, thinking of something. Yuan Shao''s talk about the five virtues reminded Fei Qian that the actions of Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao may have changed a little bit at this point in time.


    In history, Yuan Shu was beaten by Cao Cao to call him father, and then he could only turn his head to bully the area in the south of the Yangtze River. You must know that in the Han Dynasty, most people thought that the south was humid and hot, with a lot of bugs and savages, let alone miasma poisonous things. , is not a good place, so Yuan Shu was forced to take the southern land, so under such circumstances, why did Yuan Shu propose to proclaim himself emperor?


    In Cao Cao''s Wei Shu, it is also stated that Yuan Shu is just an "alleged title" and has not officially proclaimed himself emperor. For example, the words used to describe King Zhou are similar. Comparing the detailed descriptions of Liu Bei and Sun Quan becoming king, it can be generally guessed that Yuan Shu’s so-called act of becoming emperor is actually much smaller than Liu Bei and Sun Quan...


    So, from this point of view, in fact, Yuan Shu’s thinking in history is probably similar to that of Yuan Shao at present, right? Use an excuse to consolidate the already somewhat disintegrated internal governance. "I''m the real wife... No, it''s an orthodox name..." Yuan Shu probably wanted to use this method to win back Sun Ce''s heart, but a man who changed his mind, like a woman who cheated, would feel disgusted by any actions made by his original partner and intolerance.


    But who would have thought that the climate turned around at this time, and the ice line moved southward, causing the Jiangnan region, which was originally a tropical or subtropical climate, to become a temperate climate that is more suitable for people to live in, and the original center of economic development, Jizhou In the area of ??Yanzhou and Qingzhou, natural disasters and man-made disasters came together...


    So from this point of view, the Sun family''s luck is the best, right? Could it be that the old saying is still true, life is going to be decent, it really is...cough cough...


    Thinking about it in this way, the theory of the Five Virtues that Yuan Shao is promoting now is actually not very different from the orthodox theory of Yuan Shu at that time. I am afraid that it is just a measure that he had to introduce in order to maintain his own authority and reputation.


    So, can you take advantage of it?


    It''s like Cao Cao discredited Yuan Shu at that time...


    (end of this chapter)