Chapter 26: Forgetting to fight will be in danger
Gao Chong shook his head slightly, but now he can't argue, and he is also a little angry, so he stepped forward and said, "Okay, I'll argue with Master. As the saying goes, the more the truth becomes clearer, let's see who is right.
Since Master I like to use the ancients to teach us, let’s listen to the words of the ancients. You just taught that our country will perish even if it is a big war, but you always choose to forget. What about the second half of the sentence? Even if the world is safe, forgetting to fight will lead to danger!
Mencius said: Born in distress, die in happiness. It means that we should have a sense of crisis. We should not fight for war, but we should not be prepared. It is wrong to be a war and fight with military force, but it is even more undesirable to stop fighting.
The ancients also said: In ancient times, they competed with morality, in the Middle Ages, and in today's competition for strength. Whoever has the strength in the present world has the right to speak.
The Master is also a talent in the border area. Have you ever seen the tragic life of the people in the North? Have you ever considered it for them in moral cultivation?"
Mr. Wang was so angry that his beard shook, and Zhan Zhan said, "Okay! OK! Everyone says that the little prince is ignorant, and it seems that it is all fake. Since you are willing to debate with me, I will talk to you well!
You say that you are competing for strength nowadays, but I don’t think so. Let’s talk about the Emperor Renzong of our Song Dynasty. He reigned for 42 years. History says that he was a ruler and was only benevolent. The emperor is truly worthy of it.
After Renzong passed away, even the Liao Daozong Yelu Hongji of Liao Kingdom was shocked and rushed up to grab the hand of the Song Dynasty envoy and cried bitterly, saying, "I have not recognized the war for 42 years." He also said, "I want to build a tomb for him to express my grief." Since then, the emperors of the Liao Kingdom have "respected his appearance as their ancestors." Isn't this a model of morality-cultivating soldiers who will defeat others without fighting?"
Gao Chong laughed and said, "Okay! Let's talk about Renzong! First of all, I still agree with this late emperor. But Master, don't forget: How did we get peace at that time! For the Liao Kingdom, we signed the Tanyuan Alliance, and agreed to pay 100,000 taels of silver and 200,000 pieces of silk every year. Both sides defended the borders and did not harass each other, becoming brotherly countries. They also left each other's envoys to celebrate Zhengdan and birthday.
The Qingli peace agreement was signed with Xixia, and the Xixia Yuanhao surrendered to us, but we gave Xixia an annual monies of 150,000 pieces of silk, 70,000 taels of silver and 30,000 jin of tea every year. The Northern Song Dynasty paid annual monies to become the "monarch"
In other words, we exchange 170,000 taels of silver and 350,000 pieces of silk every year to exchange for this so-called peace. Where did this money come from? It is the people's fat and ointment, and the contribution of our people! We paid a lot of taxes to support more than 1 million troops, and then we have to pay taxes to pay protection fees for peace. Is this your moral wise monarch?"
Master Wang trembled with anger: "Zhu Zi! You dare to argue with the wise king. It's really a ruthless act!" Li and Qiu Yue behind had already arrived at the door. They found that there was no fight inside, so they listened secretly outside.
"Madam, this Master Wang started to curse after arguing. It was really a shame. I think he was not as good as our little prince."
Mrs. Li smiled slightly after hearing this, and said, "Let's listen carefully to what they say?"
Gao Chong continued: "Then let's talk about history. Let's talk about the Western Jin Dynasty first. Although after years of fighting in the Three Kingdoms, there were 35 million people during the Jin Dynasty; of which more than 24 million were in the north, the subsequent Five Barbarians invaded China. In the past 120 years, there were only 11 million left in the north, a decrease of 13 million. Why didn't you scholars come to influence the enemy at that time?
Besides, our Emperor Taizu also used a military stick to hit 400 military states, which created our Song Dynasty. Why did you think he did not give up his force?"
Master Wang gritted his teeth and said, "Zhuzi, Xia Cang cannot speak of ice. What national affairs do you know at a young age? In the long run, the Gao family will perish! I will leave and will never serve your Gao family again. I will open my eyes and watch how your Gao family is destroyed."
Gao Chong was very unhappy when he heard this. He snorted coldly and said, "Very good! You should watch it well! Our Gao family is protected by me, and you may not see his destruction; but I also want to take a good look at what will happen to you when the foreign race invades? Isn't it: Nine out of ten people can roll their eyes, and they are useless as scholars."
"Okay! What the little prince said is reasonable! Nine out of ten people can roll their eyes, and they are useless as scholars. It is the faces of these guys." Zhou Shiyuan screamed as soon as he heard this.
The remaining people also started to cheer: "Nine out of ten people can roll their eyes, but there is no use for scholars. Nine out of ten people can roll their eyes, but there is no use for scholars."
They were a little confused when they exercised during the day, but the shouts were very neat; the roars soared into the sky, causing the wind and clouds to change color.
Mr. Wang's face turned pale, and he almost spit out an old blood, and he couldn't breathe for a long time; then he covered his face with his sleeve and ran away.
"Okay!" Everyone screamed at the sight, but Gao Chong's face changed drastically. He saw his mother holding a vine with Qiu Yue and Gao Qing at the door, looking at him angrily.
"Okay! That's all today, everyone should disband quickly!" Gao Chong quickly disbanded the team as soon as he saw it.
When Gao Bao and Gao Wei saw that the wife was coming, they quickly pulled Zhou Shiyuan and his volunteers to run out for training.
Li sighed and said, "You are so promising! Come with me!" He said that, and turned around and left.
Gao Chong lowered his head and followed him step by step, and entered Li's study. Gao Qing and Qiuyue were lying at the door and secretly listening to the movement inside.
"Kneel down!" Li shouted, Gao Chong knelt on the ground. The two people outside were startled and quickly covered their mouths with their hands.
"Dalang, you are really promising! Did I give you the power? You thought your wings were hard and wanted to leave your mother and fly alone."
Gao Chong quickly said, "Mom is wronged me! The instruction stick is in my mother's hands. Even when the child reaches 80 years old, he has to be beaten with his little stick."
Li chuckled and said, "You slutty guy, I'm afraid that my mother will not live to that age."
When Gao Chong and Gao Qing who eavesdropped outside, Qiu Yue was relieved when she heard Li laughing.
Li sighed and said, "You have done something today. Nine out of ten people can roll your eyes, but they are useless as scholars. It is too hurtful. You guys yell together. Thank God if you didn't make me angry.
Although Master Wang is a little stubborn, he is still knowledgeable and has passed the imperial examination. He is also a famous scholar in our Zhending Mansion. Come with me and apologize to others and strive to make people forgive me.”
Gao Chong nodded repeatedly and said, "This is no problem. He is an old man. Even if I kneel down, there is nothing wrong with me. But I really can't admit defeat in the situation just now. He wanted to eliminate my roots and rushed in and let me disband my army. I couldn't agree to anything!"
Li nodded and said, "I understand what you said, so I will let you go this time. The song you sang just now is good. I copied the lyrics later and let me see it."
"Okay! OK!" Gao Chong quickly copied the lyrics for his mother, while Li asked someone to prepare a heavy gift, and then took his two sons to Dawangzhuang in the neighboring village to apologize to the old master.
When Master Wang heard that they had come, he closed the door and didn't come out to meet. Instead, his son, daughter-in-law Wang Kuo and Wenjuan kept talking with Li.
Finally, seeing that Mr. Wang still had no intention of meeting him, Li had to put down the gift and withdrew again with her son.
"It's all good things you did! You'll come tomorrow. When will the Master calm down and when will you finish it?" Li used the instruction stick in his hand to teach his son a lesson; and took the opportunity to vent his depression.
Li felt that his personal visit had already given him enough money to the other side. Master Wang was really pretentious. No matter how much Gao Chong said, he was a child, and he said it was not without reason. Is an old master so unwilling tolerant?
Gao Chong pretended to be grinning and said, "Mother, I'm angry, you asked me to go. It would be strange if I could invite you out."
Li suddenly slapped his forehead and said, "I was so angry that I was so angry with you. Forget it, we Erlang will come tomorrow. Master Wang still likes Erlang more, and I guess he can accept our sincerity."
As they were talking, they suddenly found dust flying in front of them, and an army of thousands of people galloped towards them.
Gao Chong quickly asked Old Man Lu to drive the car to the side of the road, and they looked at the army curiously. Although they were wearing Song army clothes and holding Song army flags, they were not enough to have all kinds of guys in their hands, even hunting forks and bows, full of grass-roots.
However, these people were all strong and full of murderous aura. One of them was immediately tied with a man in green. They did not pay attention to Gao Chong and others, and shouted: "Catch the imperial court Qin and offender! Catch the imperial court Qin and offender!" While rushing past them, he headed straight for Zhending Mansion.
Gao Chong was full of suspicion. He didn't know where these people came from. He looked much stronger than the northern soldiers of the Song Dynasty. Why hadn't he heard of it before? He really didn't expect that Dong Cai had such an army in his hands, so he had to be more cautious in the future.
At this time, Liu Wei and Dong Cai completed the handover procedures, packed their bags and prepared to set off. Before departure, he still cared about Gao Chong asking him to plead for his subordinates.
Liu Wei thought it was a trivial matter. If he had something to do, Dong Cai would have to give him face. Then he knew that Dong Cai suffered a loss at Gao Chong's hands and held a grudge, so he refused Liu Wei's request in one bite.
Liu Wei was also very anxious. He had made a promise at that time, but he failed to do so and could not submit a deal to Gao Chong. So he was brave and instructed Liu Ziyu, the eldest son who was in charge of military supplies, to leave 100 divine arm bows, and asked Shao Yun to give it to Gao Chong as compensation.
Chapter completed!