Steel Dynasty - Chapter 677

[Chapter 676 Complex Situation]

The sandalwood lingers in the study, and its refreshing fragrance is refreshing.

Xiao Ming stood up and walked to the west wall of the study room and looked at the map in front of him.

The map in front of him covered the entire west wall of the study. It was a huge world map, with all the countries he knew about in the world marked on the map.

“Two counties in the south?” Xiao Ming looked at the map. After Goryeo surrendered to the barbarians, it seemed that in order to show his determination to distance himself from the Chongqing Kingdom, the King of Goryeo changed all the states in the country into counties.

The so-called two southern counties are just the former Wuju and Jeonju. According to contemporary divisions, they are South Jeolla Province and North Jeolla Province in South Korea. They are two counties close to the Japanese state.

“Goryeo is mountainous, and the Japanese often used the captured cities as strongholds to fight the barbarians. This prevented the barbarians from taking advantage of the cavalry. They struggled for several months. In addition, Beishan had no intention of fighting the Japanese. Only now has this complicated situation emerged. .” Wang Xuan frowned.

“It’s Bei Shan again!” Xiao Ming snorted softly, “Even if he was sent to Goryeo, he still has an undying desire to kill me.”

“Your Majesty, Bei Shan has always been a man who must avenge his enemies, and the barbarians have always wanted to revenge him. The emperor was very vigilant when he unified the north, so he rushed to send troops from Goryeo to deal with the emperor.”

Xiao Ming nodded, “I originally hoped that the Japanese country could keep the barbarians in Goryeo, so that they would both lose, but I never thought that Bei Shan was also a loser. Smart man, but since the Japanese state and the barbarians are willing to reconcile, I don’t have much time left.”

“It is true. The Japanese state has occupied Goryeo Wu County and the entire county. This is equivalent to taking root in Goryeo. The Japanese state’s ambitions are not over. No matter how small it is, it will be a threat to Dayu itself, not to mention adding a barbarian tribe. If the Japanese and the barbarians are at odds, Dayu will be in danger.”

Wang Xuan’s words are not alarmist, the barbarians and the Japanese clearly have common interests. , this benefit is to carve up the country of Chongqing.

It’s just that because of Goryeo, the two are incompatible. If one day they find that they cannot deal with Dayu alone, they will inevitably form an alliance by then.

Although the history of the Three Kingdoms in this time and space is the same as before, the history of the fifteen hundred years since then has completely changed.

It is difficult for Xiao Ming to draw lessons from contemporary history, because the countries he faces are unfamiliar and he cannot use old experience to deal with them.

In addition, his arrival has once again affected the course of history, and for him, whatever happens now is possible.

Because countries, like people, will adjust their survival strategies according to the environment. Now the environment in East Asia has changed. These are the butterfly wings of history.

“So the war in the north should end as soon as possible.” Xiao Ming clenched his fists. Now that his entire army was pressing on him, he didn’t believe that King Zhao could still withstand it.

After a pause, he asked: “Besides this, is there any other important information?”

“There is also about the King of Chu. Now the King of Chu and the French are cooperating more and more closely. In addition to selling firearms to the King of Chu at high prices, the French , it is said that a hundred missionaries were sent to Lin’an. According to the information obtained by the official, these missionaries were just disguised craftsmen, and the King of Chu also sent some noble children to France to learn.”

Wang Xuan’s words made Xiao Ming heart-broken. After falling into the trap, King Chu’s many actions now show that he is ready to learn from the West. Being beaten by the Dutch and facing threats from him all the time, King Chu now seems to have grasped the last straw of the French.

“Keep an eye on the King of Chu.” Xiao Ming said in deep thought: “No matter how the King of Chu struggles now, everything he has worked so hard to build will be mine.”

The cooperation between the King of Chu and the French will undoubtedly allow him to attack the Chu Kingdom. The difficulty increased, but he was confident that his progress would be faster than that of King Chu.

In terms of technology, the French could not save the King of Chu. After all, in the West, the overall industrial level of the country is much higher than him, and there is no advantage in specific technology.

Although Xiao Ming also wanted to kill the threat of the King of Chu in time, the new trends of the barbarians and the Japanese country made him suddenly have no time to take care of the King of Chu south of the Yangtze River.

King Zhao has not yet been executed, and the threat of barbarians is coming again. It is not wise to go south now. Moreover, the northern war consumes a lot of money, and ammunition supply has gradually become a problem. At the same time, the cities under the attack also need to be taken over and managed, which is even more restrictive. His hands and feet.

“Yes, Your Majesty!” Wang Xuan bowed and responded.

The two talked about some things from different places, and then Wang Xuan chose to leave. As soon as he left, Li San walked in.

“Your Majesty.” Seeing Xiao Ming, Li San bowed.

After performing the Fourth Prince’s mission last time, Li San returned to Qingzhou to oversee domestic affairs.

Sitting down on the chair, Xiao Ming reviewed the memorial again and said at the same time: “You and Wang Xuan have a tacit understanding. Tell me, what’s the matter?”

Li San laughed twice, and he said: “The emperor is kind to me. As heavy as a mountain, I can’t lose to Wang Xuan. “

Humph, you can only show off with this mouth.” Xiao Ming didn’t even look up.

Li San was still smiling. Now that Xiao Ming had betrothed Liuli to him, and the Queen Mother had adopted Liuli as her adopted daughter, he was now very famous in Qingzhou.

But when he got to the point, Li San’s face became serious, and he said to Xiao Ming, “I wonder if the emperor knows about a school called the Law Society?”

“The Law Society?” Xiao Ming’s movements froze for a moment. Out of the experience of later generations, He has always been very sensitive to this kind of thing, “What does this Law Society do?”

Seeing that Xiao Ming didn’t know anything about it, Li San said: “This Law Society was founded under the leadership of a student named Miao Guoan from Bowen College. This Miao Guoan once studied at the School of Government Affairs in Bowen College and has always respected Legalist classics. This Law Society also aims to revitalize Legalist theory.

“Miao Guoan. “This name is somewhat familiar to Xiao Ming, he said; “Pang Shoufu has mentioned this person’s name to me.

Li San continued: “That’s right. This Law Society was established with the support of Pang Shoufu.

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Whether it is Confucianism or Legalism, this is a method used by rulers to govern the world. In contemporary times, from the Han Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, it was all about internal law and external Confucianism.

As the name suggests, Confucianism within and outside the law advocates Confucianism on the surface, but in practice it also relies on Legalist thought, often combining Confucianism and Legalism, and Confucianism and Legalism complement each other.

However, the legalist thought here is definitely not that a gentleman breaks the law and the common people are equally guilty, but that the monarch is the law. The monarch is the core of everything. What the monarch says is the law. The essence of the rule of law is to obey the monarch’s instructions. This is internal law and external Confucianism. The true meaning of.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ming said: “You can find a way to insert an informant to see what kind of law this Law Society promotes?”

For him, it is acceptable if the Law Society wants to strengthen his rights, because this is the maintenance of imperial power. .

If this Law Society does something wrong and behaves like the West, he will have to intervene.

(End of chapter)