super apocalypse

Chapter 162 Talking about the World

Chapter 162 Talking about the World

In Yingchuan Academy, in the small courtyard of the school, Xiao Lan tortured a group of students on the way of governing the country, and a group of students talked boastfully. Although their words were convincing, in Xiao Lan's view, they all had great limitations .

"What? Marshal Xiao seems to be very dissatisfied with the policies of our disciples in governing the country, old man Sima Hui, but listen to your advice." Seeing the disapproval on Xiao Lan's face, the old man couldn't help but spoke in a deep voice, the words After all, among the many students who spoke just now, there are a few that he values ​​more. Although the policy of governing the country is not perfect, it can be called the top choice.

Sima Hui—Mr. Shui Jing, a famous sage and scholar in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Although he had already guessed, Xiao Lan stared at Sima Hui carefully again. Gu, very moral, with a calm expression, such a calm and composed expression, has to be admired.

"Hehe." With a chuckle, Xiao Lan said calmly, "You students are indeed talented, but unfortunately, they are all just talking on paper. If you want to rule the country, you must first figure out why the chaos in the world today comes from."

A gentry student said in a deep voice: "The reason for today's troubled times is nothing more than the fact that the eunuchs form a party, the emperor is young, so the relatives monopolize the power, and there are many levies and miscellaneous taxes. Coupled with natural disasters and man-made disasters, the people are in dire straits!"

"What Wen Ruo said is very true. This is the reason for the chaos in the world. As long as the traitorous party is eliminated and His Majesty is in charge, the world will naturally be eliminated and peace will be restored." Many students agreed with the previous student's answer. , Nodding in agreement.

Wen Ruo?Isn't that Xun Yu?Xiao Lan was slightly startled, raised his head and glanced at Xun Yu again, just as Xun Yu turned his head and looked at each other, the two met each other.

Xun Yu was born in the Xun family of Yingchuan, after Xunzi.His grandfather, Xun Shu, was well-known in the world, and he was called a god.Xun Shu had eight sons, known as the Eight Dragons.Xun Yu's father, Xun Yu, was Prime Minister of Jinan, and his uncle, Xun Shuang, was Sikong.Xun Yu was afraid of eunuchs, so he let Xun Yu marry Tang Heng's daughter as his wife.Because Xun Yu was talented and famous when he was young, he was able to avoid others' ridicule.Later, He Yong, a well-known Nanyang scholar, saw Xun Yu, and he was very surprised. He said, "Wang Zuo is also a genius!"

In 189 AD, Xun Yu was promoted to Xiaolian and served as the palace guard.In the ninth month, Dong Zhuo abolished the Young Emperor Liu Bian and established the Xian Emperor Liu Xie.In the eleventh month, Dong Zhuo was the Prime Minister of the country, but he was not famous in praise, and he did not follow the court. He walked on the sword and stepped into the palace, so Xun Yu abandoned his official position and returned to his hometown.

This person later became Brother Cao's first adviser in the early stage, and was called "My Son's House" by Brother Cao. Guo Jia was able to serve Cao Cao because of Xun Yu's recommendation.This man has amazing strategies and extraordinary tactics. He once made five tricks for Cao Cao, and established Cao Cao's prestige as the overlord of the north in one fell swoop.

The first strategy, Cao Cao sent troops to attack Xuzhou, and was attacked by Lu Bu in the rear. Cao Cao insisted on going his own way and decided to destroy Tao Qian first, and then Lu Bu. The dilemma of being surrounded by enemies.The second strategy is to persuade Cao Cao to welcome the emperor and coerce the emperor to command the princes, so that Cao Cao can take the initiative on the road to hegemony and reach the political commanding heights.The third plan, on the eve of Guandu, the proposal of "four wins and four losses" gave Cao Cao great confidence.The fourth strategy, after Guandu, Cao Cao decided to crusade against Liu Biao, and Xun Yu made another suggestion, persuading Cao Cao to wipe out the remnants of Yuan Shao and unify the north.The fifth strategy is to overcome all opinions and dispel Cao Cao's idea of ​​restoring the ancient Kyushu system.

Not only is Xun Yu not inferior to any strategist in terms of tactics, what is even more rare is that Xun Yu's ability to recognize people is unparalleled. A large number of elite talents were recommended to Cao Cao by him, which laid the foundation for Cao Cao to dominate. Xun You, Zhong Yao, Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia, Sima Yi, Chen Qun, Du Xi, Xi Ji, Hua Xin, Wang Lang, Xun Yue, and Xin Pi are the pillars of talent.

However, there is only one thing, and that is that this person is loyal to the Han Dynasty. Even Cao Cao wanted to face the south and face the north, and call him the Ninth Five-Year Lord, but Xun Yu rejected it.

Thinking of this, Xiao Lan couldn't help but smile wryly. Even if this kind of person has the talent of Wang Zuo and the ability of ovary, how can he be willing to serve the Taiping Army?Unless daydreaming!However, even if he can't let him work for him, Xiao Lan will not easily let him out of his control, otherwise, wouldn't he just make enemies for the Taiping Army?

Seeing Xiao Lan sigh, Xun Yu was taken aback for a moment, not knowing why, so he couldn't help but lower his head and think.

"I wonder, Marshal Xiao, what do you think?" Seeing that everyone expressed their opinions and agreed with what Xun Yu said, Sima Hui nodded slightly, very satisfied. When Xiao Lan looked at Xun Yu, he rolled his eyes and asked the question Xiao Lan.

"Huh?" With a deep groan, Xiao Lan's breath suddenly changed drastically. In an instant, everyone felt that the temperature of the air dropped suddenly, and an invisible pressure filled the surroundings, making people feel that it was difficult to breathe. After that, Xiao Lan withdrew his intimidating aura, and said calmly: "Mr. Wen Ruo just said that it is true that eunuchs form cliques, foreign relatives monopolize power, and exorbitant taxes are all the reasons for the chaos in the world today, but If we talk about the root cause, it still lies in the word 'land'."

Xun Yu immediately cupped his hands and said, "I also ask Marshal Xiao to speak clearly."

Xiao Lan glanced at everyone, and said in a deep voice: "As the saying goes, food is the most important thing for the people, and what the people live on is nothing more than planting the land and harvesting food. However, I would like to ask you, who owns all the land in this world?" In your hand?" Before everyone could react, he pointed to a student in Chinese clothes and asked, "How much land does your family have?"

"This..." After a little hesitation, the student in Huafu responded, "Fine land is [-] mu, and Susukian land is [-] mu." But he then added: "These are all inheritances passed down from the ancestors, what's wrong? "

"It seems that your ancestors are really powerful." Xiao Lan sneered, ignored him, and asked a thin and handsome young man with a pale face, "How many fields does your family have?"

"I'm afraid my ancestors are incompetent, and there are only ten acres of Susukida in my family." The young man who was questioned was obviously a poor student, not only his clothes were shabby, but there was a hint of self-deprecation in his words.

"There are still ten mu of land, although it is Susukida, but it is considered to be doing well." Xiao Lan said indifferently: "I was in Qingzhou in the past, and I recruited no less than 200 million people, but they didn't even have half an mu of land?"

A gleam flashed in the eyes of that poor young man, and he said in surprise: "Then it seems that my ancestors are not completely incompetent?"

The student in the Huafu couldn't help but asked: "Marshal Xiao, I wonder what you mean by what you said? What does the chaos in the world have to do with how much land our family has?"

"What's the matter? Isn't it simple? What an idiot!" Xiao Lan glanced at him with a sneer on his face: "Don't ask where your ancestors got so many fields, how many fields can there be in this world?" , your family occupies [-] mu, ten, one hundred, one thousand, all the fields in this world are occupied by your aristocratic families, so what should the common people do?"

"This..." Xiao Lan's question immediately caught everyone's attention. Although they, the children of the rich and noble families, mostly only know about romance, dancing, writing, and reciting poems, but the number of fields in every household in their family is very large. It is astonishing how many people are hired to work each year, there are no less than tens of thousands.

Xiao Lan said in a deep voice: "I know that you have rented out the land to the common people for cultivation. If it wasn't for this, you people would not be able to live the life you have now if you only guard the fields. But, do you know that the common people cultivate One mu of land, after a season of hard work, can only harvest less than three stones of grain, but a full two and a half stones have been taken away. The rest is not even enough to make ends meet. Waiting to die, and you don't have to do anything, just harvest ready-made, you can live comfortably, but you wealthy nobles are not satisfied, you still want to continue to expand the fields, you say, can this world not be chaotic? ?”

Hearing this, the audience fell silent, and all the rich and poor students were stunned. After a while, Xun Yu retorted: "The imperial court's taxes are always one-in-thirty. , it is absolutely impossible to reach such an exaggerated level in your mouth!"

"That's right!" Another student echoed immediately, "There are thousands of tenants in my family, and each household only takes a grain of grain per mu. It's not as scary as you said."

"Really?" Xiao Lan replied irrefutably, "Even if you can guarantee that each household in your family is really only getting a grain of grain per mu, but the problem comes back, your family, your ancestors' land, How did it come about, in the final analysis, didn’t it come from the hands of the common people.”

Glancing at everyone coldly, Xiao Lan said decisively: "If you ask me, the most fundamental reason for the chaos in the world is that the gentry annexed the land and controlled the government. You gentry are the real root cause of the chaos! "

(End of this chapter)