sweeping the world

Chapter 509 The Death of the Little Court ([-])
Any system or class has an end, and nothing lasts forever.

There is a sentence in the "Tao Te Ching" that "the sun moves at noon, the moon waxes and wanes, the extremes of things must reverse, and the peaks of prosperity must then decline." This fully describes the evolution of aristocratic families.

The aristocratic family didn't have any notoriety at the beginning. On the contrary, the aristocratic family was the pioneers and creators at that time, and they led the expansion of China's territory.

Do you know how Huaxia's surname came from in the first place?A group of people conquered a certain land. For example, the name of the land was "Zhao". The king rewarded the pioneer "Zhao" for the land, and a family with the surname "Zhao" appeared.

Because of the name of the fief and the surname, the surname of each family in the pre-Qin period was not fixed, and it changed with the conversion of the fief.In other words, the surnames of early China are a history of development, and any surname has traces of the battles between Chinese ancestors and foreign races.

It was not until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty that the aristocratic family reached its peak. When the emperor of the Han Dynasty was unable to govern the country, there was the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the world's aristocratic families were recruited in the name of trilogy. The situation has long been chaotic and divided.The Dong Zhuo Rebellion was actually a struggle between the poor families in the Xiliang area and the Kanto aristocratic families. It is difficult to find the truth in history, and the aristocratic families naturally won.

Cao Wei was in the early days of Cao Cao’s entrepreneurship. Except for his relatives, under Cao Mengde’s command, the majority of those who belonged to and served him were poor families. At first, only the Yingchuan Xun family belonged to the shogunate. All lands, courts, and because Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia passed away one after another, the aristocratic families under his command fully raised their heads.

The aristocratic family developed to the extreme in the period of Cao Pi, that is, Cao Cao's strategy of reusing the poor family all his life ended with Cao Pi, and it also made the later Cao Wei usurped by the Sima family to lay the foundation.

The Sima family was able to usurp Cao Wei Jiangshan only with the support of most of the aristocratic families. At this time, the aristocratic family has no enemies, so it is natural to be able to spend extravagantly.

There is only one core of the Jiupin Zhongzheng system, redefining the ancient pre-Qin social system of "born with a species", that is to say, whoever is born is doomed to a life trajectory, the lower class can not make progress, and the upper class can enjoy high officials and rich salary for life rich.

It may be that history is playing a joke. During the period when China was creating "born with species", a country called Guishuang on the land west of Tianshan Mountain was also implementing a similar system.

Guishuang is a descendant of the Da Yuezhi. After being expelled by the Huns, they first went to the Western Regions, and retreated to the Indian subcontinent after being untenable in the Western Regions. After destroying more than a dozen countries, they established the Guishuang Dynasty.This dynasty believes in religion throughout the country, and believes that every class should have a solidified group of people. For example, the ruler will always be the ruler, and the untouchables should be untouchables for generations. After refinement, they are divided into nobles, officials, warriors, people, and slaves. , both the caste system.

Perhaps it was misfortune, and it might also be luck. Because of the "eight kings' rebellion" in the power struggle of Sima Yi Jin, the great country was handed over to the Hu people, and the process of "born with a seed" in the Central Plains was interrupted.If the Sima 1 Jin State is made strong, China may be like India, making "born with a seed" a system that will never be cut off. In the future, there will be two countries in the Eastern Continent where people are destined to be born with a class.

Most of the aristocratic families fled to the south of the Yangtze River with the "Yiguan Nandu" and continued to live their lives of drunkenness and death. Although it is possible to regain the Central Plains, all previous efforts have been wasted.

The so-called "a country with no foreign enemies will perish forever" is true regardless of class or person. The process of "born with seed" was interrupted, some families began to reflect, and some thoughts that had been discarded returned to some families, and the idea of ​​integrity was naturally continued.

Xie Ai was also from an aristocratic family. If you said that before, you simply thought that the comers were going to fight back. Seeing that most of the people retreated under the impact of the cavalry, those who looked like members of the aristocratic family were killed as if they were leading the death , and probably know why.

There were about 3000 or [-] people who came to counterattack. They left the cover of the Jin army's archers on the outer wall of the city.The vast majority of people ran away crying, only a few warriors continued to fight with the family, but they were quickly overwhelmed.

Huan Yun could believe that Xie Ai had noticed it, and he said: "It should be done."

You can't use common sense to spy on aristocratic families. Sometimes it's better for some people to die than not to die.Those sacrifices will open the way for the family to survive, and it depends on whether Xie Ai will fulfill his wish.

The Han government officially regarded this southern expedition as a southern invasion, and the official records also used the southern invasion instead of the southern expedition. It was both a war of recovery and a war of aggression. It is conceivable what the strategy was. Elimination of more aristocratic families is one of the strategies .

Seeing that Xie Ai was unmoved, Huan Yun said, "Leaving these people behind may allow the defenders of Stone City to see the general's benevolence and overcome them without fighting."

"The order..." Xie Ai was persuaded by Huan Yun: "Capture him."

There are not many people who avoid becoming a ghost under the sword, and Yin Kang is one of them.After he was escorted to Xie Ai's side, he didn't show much impassioned expression. He looked at Xie Ai in silence with many family members, and of course there was Huan Yun who was riding beside Xie Ai on his horse.

"Wait, is there anyone who is willing to commit crimes and make meritorious deeds?" Xie Ai didn't order everyone to be bound, but he didn't have a good face either: "Can you tell the defenders in the city to abandon the dark and turn to the light?"

No one from the aristocratic family, including Yin Kang, said anything, and they still remained silent.

"Don't worry, general." Huan Yun said with a smile, "Perhaps the defenders in the city will surrender in a moment."

The aristocratic family will not do meaningless things, including sending people to die for no reason, every thing must have a purpose behind it.

Xie Ai is not stupid, he can even be said to be a very smart person, even if he didn't think of it before, he should be aware of Huan Yun's behavior.He knew that if all the people who were sent to death in the future were killed, those aristocratic families would submit to him later, but that was just submitting.He also knew that if he didn't kill him, the family would give him a big gift.

Under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands of eyes, the banner of the Jin army at the highest point in Stone City was lowered, and then the flags everywhere were withdrawn. Not long after, the horses blocking the way and the fence were pushed aside. Under the leadership of the leader, they left the fortification area, and they knelt on the ground after they walked out.

"General." Huan Yun said with a smile, "This is a surprise."

Xie Ai asked the deputy general to come forward to accept the surrender. Although there was a smile on his face, there was no joy in his heart.He only felt that the aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River were really completely decayed, and there really was no national righteousness.

The surrender of Stone City was under the watchful eyes of the public, and the Han army was naturally jubilant. Those who followed Huan Yun and stood in the camp of the Han country also cheered heartily. The shock and anger belonged to those who were still standing in the camp of the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. people.

The surrender of the Stone City defenders without a fight is an effect, which indicates that the originally neutral family has also begun to change its direction. It is a good thing for Xie Ai and other Han generals who led the army to Jiankang and those who abandoned the dark for the light from the beginning. It is bad news for those who want to resist to the end.

First, Stone City, then Jilongshan, Zhongshan and other Jin armies outside the outer walls all surrendered one after another. The effect was that chaos broke out among the defenders of the outer walls.

Xie Ai led the army to take advantage of the chaos to take down Xilimen, but encountered desperate resistance when he wanted to re-enter.Not only their way, but Fu Wei's troops who came from the direction of Zhongshan successfully captured the Beili Gate, and encountered strong resistance if they wanted to re-enter.

Knowing that the Han army had seized the Xili Gate and Beili Gate of the outer wall, those who were at the Datong Gate were of course wailing. The burst of power is somewhat useful, and it really blocked the Han army.

"It's just a desperate fight." Huan Yun had no doubts about the final outcome, but he had some doubts: "General, when will the follow-up army arrive?"

Yu Yi also said, "If it drags on for a long time, I'm afraid something will change."

Only about [-] Han troops arrived in Jiankang City. Although it is helpful, it is really not enough for Jiankang City with a population of one million.

Xie Ai has not yet been able to count exactly how many people are on the side of Han. The ones who have data are the [-] to [-] armed forces on hand by Huan Yun and Yu Yi.

The current Jiankang City is in total chaos, and fighting is happening everywhere. With a limited number of 9 or [-] people, it is difficult to control the outer city. What happened, the advance was blocked, and the outside was constantly being attacked, but don't let the main force enter the outer city, but it was surrounded from the outside.

"Wang Xizhi went to the front to take over the military power?" Xie Ai asked after getting the answer: "How is this person?"

"Wang Yishao is a great calligrapher in the universe." Huan Yun knew what Xie Ai was asking, but he couldn't say for sure: "Whether the king's family or not depends on what decision the general brings to the king."

The Yu clan had no choice but to start the incident, but he was supposed to be the protagonist but gave way to the Huan clan because of Yu Yi's hesitation.

It was because of Huan Wen's decision that Huan's clan was returned to Han under the presidency of Huan Yun.This is a decisive family, and it will not be shaken by the secular world in its determination to work hard. Regardless of the notoriety and rebellion, it is nothing more than believing that the Han Kingdom ruled by Liu Yan will dominate the world. The family can be better developed.

The Wang clan was once very prosperous, although it has weakened, it is still the number one clan south of the Yangtze River.Their long-term strategy of keeping a low profile seems to make the family style tend to be weak, and they will not be decisive when encountering things, otherwise they will not appear weak with the strongest strength.

Although the Wang Clan sent their family members to the Han Kingdom, so far there has been no movement that is obviously biased towards the Han Kingdom. Obviously, as Huan Yun said, the Wang Clan is waiting for Liu Yan's attitude before proceeding. One step selection.

It should be said that Xie Ai wanted to win Jiankang in one go before, and waited until Jiankang really came to face up to it. Although there were endless internal strife in the small court, it was still not easy to easily capture Jiankang.He knew that he should change his strategy if he could not succeed in haste, so he contacted Fu Wei. The two Han armies controlled the two gates of the Outer Guo, and no longer invaded inward. The first thing was to quell the chaos outside.

When Chu Suanzi and others returned to Miyagi, they learned that the Han army was no longer eager to march into Miyagi. Some were relieved, while others became even more ashamed.

There were too few Han troops, and although the rebels were well-organized, it was difficult to unify their orders for a while. If the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty could create a chance to win once, it might be able to expel the invading Han troops, including the rebels, from the city with high morale.

After recovering the entire city of Jiankang and driving out the Han army and the rebels, the city should be full of people who wholeheartedly resist the Han army, which is definitely much better than before.The next step is to wait for Wang Xizhi to lead the army back to catch up. It is not impossible to win with internal and external response. Victory will definitely boost the morale of the small court. On the contrary, the morale of the Han army should be low. possible.

Now... as long as there are wise people, they know that the ending is almost doomed, and those who should make a decision can no longer hesitate.

"There is a stalemate in the city. Even if Young Master Yi leads the army back, he will not be able to look at each other from head to tail." Chu Po could see it clearly: "There are other disadvantages to our side. The stalemate will make more nobles take refuge in the puppet Han. Xilimen Outside is an example."

Chu Suanzi was looking at the ministers who continued to quarrel after returning to the main hall of Miyagi. After holding back for a long time, she finally couldn't help it, and asked, "If the country falls, what will happen to my mother and son?"

Facing his own daughter asking such a question, Chu Po couldn't influence him, and he might have thought about it a long time ago, and replied: "The King of Han once accepted Ranmin as Wang, and he was never treated harshly, but very kindly."

"Ran Min has a general talent, and the King of Han loves his talent and uses it with great vigor. Dan'er is a child." Chu Suanzi asked again: "Daughter serves on the pillow mat, can Dan'er live a lifetime of worry-free life?"

Chu Po felt a little complicated about the possibility that his daughter might be taken over, so he replied, "Maybe I can have a happy life."

It can be said that it is a normal state in Chinese history to destroy a country and dominate concubines. The kings of all dynasties basically did this. The difference is whether the conquered concubines will be favored or favored after being conquered.After many kings destroyed the enemy country, they usually played with the subjugated queen for a period of time in order to enjoy the pride after the victory.

Chu Suanzi said those things frankly, because she knew what kind of fate she would have after the subjugation of the country, and she was also confident in her appearance.What she is not sure about is whether she has the ability to serve Liu Yan cheerfully, so as to get a little bit of sympathy, instead of being played with and then discarded, like those kings and women who have lost their country, bearing a tragic fate is not helpful to the family and children beneficial.

"If the country dies..." Chu Suanzi had an angry expression on his face: "What will happen to the family?"

"Chu's honor and disgrace are all in Suanzi. Huan and the rest of the rebels may be rewarded, and the rest of the family may perish." Chu Po spoke with a very calm attitude. After finishing speaking, he was silent for a while before continuing: "As a father, he will not be an official in the future, Suanzi can rely on Xie's Anshi."

The two father and daughter stayed aside and talked quietly, and the quarrel below had already come to an end.Looking at the people who came out of the crowd, they had serious faces, and the rest were yelling and cursing. From the yelling and cursing, we can figure out what the result will be.

(End of this chapter)