A chessboard and a game of chess.
Black and white faced each other.
The Empress smiled and said, "Taiping Ling has always been good at playing chess. Are you going to make a game of chess for me today? Do you want me to walk on this country with you? "
The old scholar did not reply. He waited until those meticulous female officials and eunuchs who were sweating profusely had quietly left the square. He opened his book box, took out a bamboo pole and a few pieces of black charcoal, sat down, and raised his head. "Your Majesty does not need to step down for the time being. Today, allow me to talk about the right time, the right place, and the right people. Tomorrow, I will talk in detail about the geography, people, military power, and customs that I have seen in the Spring and Autumn of the Central Plains. On the third day, I will talk about the border between the two dynasties, just to solve the urgent situation. On the fourth day, I will talk about the specific matters of our dynasty and how to win the hearts of the scholars. On the fifth day, I will talk about how to destroy Beiliang, occupy Xishu, and annex Nanzhao. On the sixth day, I will talk about how to direct the spearhead to Great An City and finally pacify the world. On the seventh day, I will talk about how to govern the country. "
Even though the Empress had experienced many ups and downs, when she heard these bold words that could swallow the world, she was stunned for a moment.
She walked down a step and imitated Taiping Ling and the old scholar sitting on the ground.
The old man first put down the charcoal that would be used to add the finishing touch. His hands leaned on the bamboo pole that he used to use to climb mountains and wade through rivers. He had already rubbed it until it was smooth and clean. He looked at the square and said calmly, "Huang Longshi once said that the general trend of the world is that after being separated for a long time, it will be united and after being united for a long time, it will be divided. At the beginning of the Spring and Autumn, the Liyang Dynasty destroyed eight countries and used the momentum of successive victories to conquer our dynasty. They seemed unstoppable, but they did not know that after a spurt of energy, there would be a time when they would be exhausted. Liyang's army was exhausted and attacked the north. Although Beimang was resting and waiting for an exhausted enemy, at that time, Her Majesty had just ascended the throne and the situation was not stable. She did not hesitate to take the risk and fought for a very difficult balance. In fact, at that time, the timing was still on Liyang's side. It was just that Beimang's geographical situation was very different from that of the Central Plains, so the 400,000 soldiers were not acclimatized. In addition, the late Emperor of Liyang had been afraid of Xu Xiao of Beiliang for a long time. He was afraid that the Beiliang cavalry would devour the wolves. After destroying Beimang, Xu Xiao could not divide Jiangnan into the north, but now he could. After all, Beimang worshipped martial arts and not literature. If Beiliang occupied the rich Heliang Corridor, which was enough to stand on its own, and took the north into its pocket, this kind of confrontation between the north and the south could be considered stable. Therefore, the late Emperor of Liyang issued a secret edict and forced Xu Xiao to retreat under the favorable situation. He signed a contract with Beimang. It was not a brilliant move, but it was also not a bad move. This created the current tripartite situation of Li Yang, Liang Mang, and Mang Qingshan. This is the first principle that I want to tell Your Majesty: the timing is not as good as the geographical location, and the geographical location is not as good as the harmony between people. "
"The strength of a country is not in the natural barrier, but in the people's hearts. The people's hearts are not as simple as the people's hearts. Since ancient times, the common people have followed the trend, but they must not be blind. The scholars of the Spring and Autumn period attached themselves to Beimang. For Beimang, it is a blessing and a curse. We must observe. "
"This old official traveled around the Central Plains and memorized 2,643 people of all kinds. I will tell you one by one, each with a rough outline. Your Majesty, please find a female official to record them."
"A farmer can cultivate thirty mu of land. He can harvest two or three dans of rice per mu, two dans of rice per mu, one dans of rice per mu. A family of five eats one liter of rice per day, eighteen dans of rice per year, about twelve dans of rice left over. In addition, clothing, marriage, sacrifice, birth, old age, sickness, death, and so on all require expenses. If there is drought, flood, locusts, and disaster, the family will be hard-pressed to make ends meet. This old official is talking about the situation in Suhang, Jiahu, Western Shu, and other places where the Empire's granaries are located. In other places, there are often people who marry but have no children. It is not rare to see a large number of people who do not have roots. The Liyang Dynasty's so-called peace and tranquility is quite exaggerated. "
"The Liyang Dynasty already has officials, no feudalism, and the officials have signs of feudalism. The officials cannot be appointed by the locals, but the officials are different. For generations, they will be local officials. In less than a hundred years, there will be local snakes everywhere. Zhang Julu is anxious and many of his hasty policies have to be rushed."
"I will choose three kinds of sea merchants, salt merchants, and tea merchants to talk about the Liyang Dynasty's finance and taxation."
"The Liyang Dynasty's newly appointed official position is the Liyang Dynasty's Secretary of Current Affairs. The important officials of the military and the state will be given a title every month. They are divided into the imperial family, the imperial concubines, the five types of rites, public clothing, Daoism, auspicious, and barbarian, and twenty-one others. I will tell you one by one, Your Majesty will know one leaf of autumn and twenty-one leaves of Liyang. "
"The Longhu Mountain does not worry about danger. Your Majesty should take this opportunity to order the Imperial Preceptor to compile ten thousand volumes of Daoist Canon and let the Daoism Sect become the leader of the world's Daoism."
"Your Majesty must not just watch the battle between the Red Sect and the Yellow Sect in the Western Region. Our dynasty can destroy the Great Buddha of the Zen Sect, but we must establish the Little Buddha of the Esoteric Sect."
The Taiping Commandant spoke tirelessly about everything in the world, regardless of whether it was big or small. The empress sat on the steps on the first day and walked down the steps on the second day. She followed the old man and walked on the beautiful embroidery. He spoke non-stop at night. The lanterns were hung high and the lights were as bright as day. No one was allowed to set foot on the square, so the empress personally held the lantern to illuminate the old man. On the next day, the two ate and ate casually squatted or sat on the satin painting. The empress even hung a cloth bag filled with warm water and food. If the old man felt thirsty or hungry, he did not need to speak and could reach out his hand to ask for food. The Taiping Commandant had to draw circles on the ground every time they passed a boundary. He had used up countless pieces of charcoal and his ten fingers were pitch black. Every time he hurriedly washed his hands, the water basin would be emptied.
The empress's dragon robe had wide sleeves and long hemline. Later on, she simply tied it with a silk thread to make it easier for her to walk. She did not care about etiquette at all.
On the fifth page, the empress still did not show the slightest sign of tiredness and was in high spirits.
She spoke with a bellyful of knowledge in seven days.
The old man walked out of the world's largest map and stood at the bottom of the steps. The empress held his hand and walked up the steps with her back facing the slightly wrinkled beautiful landscape. She said calmly, "May you be the imperial preceptor."
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