Chapter 1014 Looking Forward to the Future
"Zichuan, look at this!" While Jia Xu and Chen Xi were arguing, Guo Jia ran in and handed Chen Xi a piece of information.
"Whose news is this?" Chen Xi was confused. "Applying for a military base, this thing is for the general, why give it to me?"
"The Confucians are up to something again!" Guo Jia said helplessly.
"Confucianism? Aren't all the great Confucian scholars coming out to work recently?" Jia Xu said after thinking for a while.
"The Kong family used the classics of Lunyu to wake up all the other great Confucian scholars, so Confucianism has regained its pre-Qin style."
Chen Xi thought about it and felt that Kong Rong's execution ability in this regard was still quite good. But it also made sense that only when Confucianism became stronger would it be valuable to the Kong family of Qufu. Now that everyone had not been discontinued, the Kong family of Qufu was just a larger aristocratic family and could not really be considered the ultimate wealthy family or something.
Putting aside the factor of Confucianism, the Ji family and the Jiang family are both there, and the Kong family is somewhat not up to par.
Besides, even if we include Confucianism, it is hard to describe the difference between Confucius and Huangdi.
Therefore, the Kong family learned from their mistakes and combined literature to convey moral principles, which was barely considered an integration.
Then this group of people started to open the gates and fight with other schools, and even wanted to apply for territory for Confucianism. They planned to take the hardcore Confucian route again.
"They applied for a place to build a military camp?" Chen Xi said with a twitch in his mouth, "What's going on? The general actually approved it. No wonder they sent it to me."
"Don't get me wrong, this is the proper Confucian line. What kind of Confucianism is it without a military camp?" Kong Rong sneered as he walked in from outside.
"Archery is not just talk. If you don't practice, then you are useless. Do you really think Confucius' three thousand students traveling around the countries is a spring outing?"
"Isn't it a study tour?" Chen Xi asked curiously.
"How can you travel and study if you don't drive a chariot? It was at that time and in that environment." Kong Rong retorted with a sneer. Chen Xi thought about it and felt that what you said made sense.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were probably more wolves than people in the wild, and those who could travel and study in those days were not ordinary people.
"Does this mean that Confucianism is starting to do this again?" Chen Xi touched his chin, feeling that there was something wrong with this style of painting.
"This is the orthodox Confucianism. Confucius was a chariot in his day, with a two-meter-tall body and a muscular body. He first persuaded people with force and then used moral education. Do you think fools will listen to your reason?" Kong Rong directly changed the style of Confucius, which stunned Chen Xi.
Are you talking about Confucius or the devil muscle man?
"Are you serious? Confucius is like this?" Chen Xi expressed his doubt.
"Are you a descendant of the Kong family, or am I a descendant of the Kong family? Confucius is like this, I said!" Kong Rong shook his head and was too disdainful to argue with Chen Xi.
"That seems to be the case. Idiots don't like others to reason with them." Chen Xi said after thinking for a while.
"Then do you think the King of Wu and Marquis Wen would listen if they reasoned with him?" Kong Rong asked again. Chen Xi thought about it and nodded silently.
But the corners of his mouth twitched. Why would you say so naturally that the King of Wu was a fool?
"Ritual means reason, and reason means force!" Kong Rong looked very excited. "Force ensures that those unreasonable people can calm down and listen to you, while reason can convince them."
"So the orthodox Confucian way is to first convince the other party after making sure that your own reasoning is correct, and then start to reason?" Chen Xi said thoughtfully.
You know what, this really seems to be the style of pre-Qin Confucianism.
"Yes, that's what the so-called educationists do. First you beat them up, then you start to reason with them. At this point they will be grateful and admire your principles." Kong Rong said as a matter of course, "That's how the Hu and Qiang peoples are!"
"The Confucian chariot is still a chariot now?" Chen Xi silently changed the subject. The issue of the Hu people and the Qiang people is a bit sensitive, so it's better not to talk about it casually. If it gets out, it will have a bad impact.
Although no one can control him, he still has to pay attention to his words and actions, as his words and actions may affect countless people.
"Being a chariot driver is much more difficult than riding a horse. If you are good at chariot driving, you will definitely have no problem riding a horse. What's more, it is more effective to use a chariot to reason with you than to use a horse to reason with you."
Kong Rong seemed to have entered some kind of delusional state. Chen Xi was at a loss for words. He didn't sound like a Confucian. Instead, he sounded like a bunch of biker gangs who would kill anyone they disliked.
"Oh, then I'll grant you a piece of land for the Confucian school, and of course I'll also grant you some weapons and equipment." Chen Xi touched his chin and found it very interesting.
"By the way, how is the Confucianism going?" Chen Xi suddenly remembered something and asked Kong Rong. He was very interested in this.
"I failed and am still stuck at the threshold of becoming a great Confucian scholar!" Kong Rong felt helpless. There was no use for something that could not be popularized. Even though they were great Confucian scholars who were both civil and military, it was useless for Confucianism.
What they want is something that is universal, preferably one with no barriers to entry.
That's why they thought of picking up the Six Arts of a Gentleman again and seeing if they could train something out of them, preferably the elite talents exclusive to Confucianism.
"I always feel that the Confucian style of painting is a little bit wrong!" Looking at Kong Rong leaving, Chen Xi was a little
"Something's wrong?" Jia Xu smiled. "When the Confucians picked up their swords and chopped people, they were not much worse than the Mohists. They have just been cultivating themselves in recent years. You should know that the Mohists took the path of humane destruction back then. The dispute between Confucianism and Mohism was so fierce, why didn't the Confucians get chopped to death by the Mohists?"
"Come to think of it, the Mohist school was almost killed by the Confucian school back then." Guo Jia said after thinking for a while.
"..." Chen Xi was speechless. Some questions really cannot be delved into. If you think about it, it seems that you really doubt your life. "Maybe you are right. Forget it. Let them continue to follow the hardcore Confucian route. This is good."
"Should we disperse them as well when the time comes?" Jia Xu suddenly asked.
"No need. When Lu Daru left, he probably had already thought of such a day. Confucianism should not be underestimated!"
Chen Xi sighed. He didn't think so before, but now he felt more and more that Lu Zhi's whole trick was just to find an excuse to go directly to the Western Regions and make arrangements for Confucianism in advance.
"The old man of the Xun family has the spiritual talent of seeing through the future. This kind of talent is not necessarily possessed by only one person." Chen Xi said meaningfully.
"If you say so, can Kong Ming use Xun Shuang's spiritual talent?" Guo Jia was stunned and suddenly thought of something.
"Hey, hey, hey, isn't this too unreasonable?" Guo Jia felt a little distressed. Zhuge Liang was becoming more and more evil. Comparing oneself with others would really make one angry.
"That's Kong Ming!" Chen Xi smiled. "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's continue talking about the transfer."
"It is a sign for all the veterans who are willing to die on the battlefield. Fighting the Huns will always bring out some lurking old monsters. The last time many people knew about it, the battle was already over."
Chen Xi thought of the old soldier he saw flying like a sword that year, and he was shocked.
The other party flew over while standing on the sword, like a legendary immortal.
However, after verifying his identity, they found that he was a veteran of the Royal Guards who possessed a talent called the Synergy of Heaven and Earth.
It can be considered a weakened version of using thoughts to cover the essence of heaven and earth. Unlike Lu Bu's Dharma image of heaven and earth that is hundreds of feet long, the opponent can only control the essence of heaven and earth within ten feet.
When the other party heard that a war had broken out in the northern border, he rushed on the way. As a result, when he arrived, the main force of the Huns had already been killed. He still remembers the look of loss on the other party's face.
Sometimes Chen Xi also found it quite outrageous. His medical treatment system did save the lives of many veterans, which resulted in the Han Dynasty being constantly at war. The veterans who retired due to injuries were like leeks in a leek field, one batch after another.
So this time Chen Xi learned his lesson. Instead of letting the veterans act spontaneously, it would be better to put up a sign and recruit veterans directly. However this is difficult to operate. After all, while preventing the news from leaking out, it is also necessary to recruit veterans who are willing to re-enlist.
Fortunately, their welfare system is very complete, and they just send someone to go door to door to verify the situation.
No soldier of the Han Dynasty could refuse to fight the Huns.
Even if these veterans are no longer able to join the larger army, serving as scouts is still a good choice.
Chen Xi and his men were well prepared. They planned to gather an elite army and launch a blitzkrieg to directly penetrate the Parthian royal court and then destroy the Parthian capital in one fell swoop.
Although the mess left by the blitzkrieg was difficult to deal with, it was precisely because it was a mess that many noble families were able to go abroad and fish in troubled waters.
By then, the Parthian remnants, the Roman barbarians, and the Han royal families would just be able to match each other in strength.
Just like raising Gu, big fish eat small fish, and you can always raise a powerful family.
If they had the support of the Han Dynasty for blood transfusions, but still lost to a group of Parthian remnants who had lost their state system, there is nothing much to say. It only proves that they are really weak.
If they couldn’t even deal with the broken Parthia, how could they talk about putting pressure on Rome later?
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Zhuge Liang, who was far away in Nangui, sneezed. He felt like someone was talking about him.
"Kong Ming, have you been overworked recently? Why not take a few days off?" Liu Bei asked with concern.
"Thank you, Lord Xuande, for your concern. I am in good health!" Zhuge Liang declined Liu Bei's kindness.
He now knew how powerful an all-round strategist was. Fa Zheng, Pang Tong and Xu Shu might be slightly better than Kong Ming in their respective areas of expertise, but in an overall comparison, they were no match at all.
Although not all of Zhuge Liang's abilities are top-notch, all of Zhuge Liang's abilities are now first-rate and above.
This kind of terror made many people stunned. Even Pang Tong and others found it difficult to accept. Zhuge Liang's growth rate was really too fast.
He is also studious and would learn other people's skills whenever he has nothing to do.
It seemed as if there were endless skill points. Zhuge Liang even took some time out of his busy schedule to learn two-handed sword skills from Liu Bei, planning to give Sima Yi a little surprise when they met next time.
However, Zhuge Liang did not know that Sima Yi had already broken through the boundary, because Sima Yi also planned to give Zhuge Liang a little surprise.
Zhuge Liang and his men were stuck in Nangui, and there was nothing much to say about the rest of the places, as they were all tough battles.
There are some insurmountable checkpoints within the territory of every country. They certainly defeated the Kushans and achieved a great victory.
However, they did not completely annihilate the Kushans. With Arvind being transferred here, the pressure on their attack became even greater.
Arvind took over Rahul's legacy and united the northern and southern armies into one, thinking only of how to defeat the Han dynasty and avenge Rahul.
Faced with this momentum of victory for the desperate army, Zhuge Liang chose to temporarily avoid the attack. It was not that he could not fight, but that he was unwilling to do so. The casualties would be too great if he continued to fight like this.
It’s better to slow down. If the spring is compressed too tightly, it may cause rebound. It’s better to let it go and try to win over the heart.
After all, it is not a long-term solution for the North and the South to be united by hatred. The friction between the North and the South cannot be resolved without decades of assimilation.
So Zhuge Liang was waiting, and the people he was waiting for were none other than Zhou Yu and Sun Ce.
The Kushan defense was perfect. Even if he and Xu Shu activated their talents to look for flaws, they could not find any. If the enemy was determined to defend, they would have to retreat after the defeat.
The only flaw that is not considered a flaw lies in Cecilien. The navy that Nangui is proud of is also its strongest point, but now it has become a breakthrough point for the Han Dynasty.
Because when Cecilian was alive, the navy was indeed the strongest in Kushan, but once Cecilian died, everything became like a mirage.
Cecilien successfully used the fragments of Brahma's body to prolong his life, but once he used all his strength, death was only a matter of time.
If he wanted to change his fate, even if he filled it with the will of the entire empire, it might not be enough.
Zhou Yu was ready to fight, constantly creating friction to distract Cecilien's attention, but Cecilien also responded to each move and would rather suffer losses than let Montcomb handle it.
There was no way. He had already seen the end of his own death, so he wanted to protect Montcomb from the wind and rain at the end of his life and help him grow faster.
Cecilien knew very well that even if he could exert his full strength in the end and take down Zhou Yu and Sun Ce in one battle, it would still be a hopeless situation for the Kushans.
Because no one can defeat Zheng He, this is the true power of the foundation.
He is one, Zheng He and Zhou Yu are 0.7 each, and together they can barely fight against him. But after he dies, even the strongest Montcomb is only 0.5, and there is only one of them, so there is no possibility of winning at all.
Even at the moment of his final brilliance, Zheng He learned from his experience in the video and might even make a few more steps forward, which would have made the situation even worse.
Even if he risked his life, he could only launch an all-out war once, and Zheng He was far away in the Han Dynasty's homeland. Even if he was a god of the sea, it was impossible for him to kill Zhou Yu and Zheng He at the same time.
Now he was putting all the pressure on Meng Kangbu. He did not ask Meng Kangbu to defeat Zheng He, but as long as they could end up in a draw, the Kushans would be able to survive.
A genius may emerge within a hundred years. Of course, if given a choice, no one would be willing to pin their hopes on an illusory future or on a child who hasn't even been born yet.
It’s a pity that this is all the Kushans can hope for.
