I am the king of the dead

Chapter 798 Mistakes Recklessness for Brave

Duel, white gloves, a long sword, a fight to the death in the arena.

Duels seemed to be an elegant act of conflict resolution between nobles.

The birth background of dueling culture is quite complicated.

For example, the city-state system left by Rome on top of Western Europe. There are frequent battles between city-states and frequent military disasters in Western Europe. Everyone needs to rely on force to survive. When encountering injustice, they naturally resort to force;

For example, there is a proverb in Rome that the law is always changing. In the West, we cannot say that there is no law, but that it is better to say that it is better than nothing.When there is a conflict between individuals, there is no public instrument to make a ruling. Because of the long-term absence of referees, duels must be used to resolve conflicts.

For example, Taixi was in the middle ages like purgatory on earth, under the bad production relationship of strong personal attachment, almost all things had to be won by duels to win their own justice, since this bad world cannot achieve basic justice, Then use life and death as the bet, the big noble and the little knight have only one life, and the duel is the bet.

The prevalence of private fighting, in addition to exacerbating internal friction, will inevitably lead to a social atmosphere that despises the family and the country and values ​​the country, and is brave to fight privately rather than publicly. , is flinching.

In the pre-Qin period, private fights were common. This phenomenon was not limited to the Qin state. Shang Yang made special regulations on private fights during the reform. After the new law was promulgated, there were still private fights in Xia busy time. The rest of the people were all beheaded, and the wind of private fighting stopped immediately.

Therefore, Shang Yang has also been criticized. It is said that Shang Yang is: the punishment of engraving a knife and saw inside, and the punishment of deep iron ax on the outside; The Wei River is completely red.

Lixin, who migrated to wood and established faith, was not as simple as obtaining gold by carrying a piece of wood on his back. In order to implement the new law, Ying Si broke the law, and even Ying Si's teacher, Gong Ziqian, was tortured and his nose was gouged.

As Zhu Qiyu said before, change, when the knife goes down and you see blood, you have to continue, because this is a matter of life and death.

Qin law has been practiced for a hundred generations, and private fighting has been strictly prohibited in all dynasties.

Tai Shigong's evaluation of Shang Yangzhi's private struggle is: after ten years of traveling, the people of Qin are happy, the road does not pick up lost things, there are no robbers in the mountains, and the family has enough.The people are brave in public wars and timid in private battles, and the villages and towns are in great order.

There is a big difference between Daming and the Principality of Moscow. Not only does Daming not advocate private fighting, it is even strictly prohibited. If Ivan engages in a duel in Daming, no matter the outcome, the murderer will die.

"I must engrave it in my heart, I dare not forget." Ivan bowed his head and said hurriedly.Of course, Ivan must pay special attention to the warning from the Ming emperor.

Ivan was a little nervous, because the next words were a little out of date, he bowed his head and asked, "Dear Ming Emperor, I have a doubt that has troubled me for a long time, please answer my question generously, may Your Majesty know about our Principality of Moscow? ?"

"I don't know, I won't meet you." Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "Princess Rome traveled thousands of miles to the capital. I don't know anything about the land of Taixi, and I even know it very well."

"For example, the Holy Roman Empire actually formulated the "Golden Edict" and identified seven electors. Was the emperor elected?"

"The cliff is in front of you, and the wolves are behind you. Do you hope that the cliff is not deep enough, or do you hope that the wolves don't eat people?"

The last sentence was spoken by Zhu Qiyu in Greek. This is a Roman proverb, a famous saying of Constantine I. At that time, the Franks and Goths invaded the Eastern Roman Empire, and Constantine I was organizing to retreat from the enemy. , cried out, calling on the Romans to repel the Franks and Goths.

Ivan never expected that His Majesty could know Greek, and he was so familiar with it. He also understood why Ma Huan, the minister of Honghe Temple, always translated the emperor's Chinese into Greek instead of his words. Chinese.

Because there is no need for it at all, His Majesty can understand it completely.

"Your Majesty's erudition is astonishing, but also admirable." Ivan admired. In his eyes, Daming is extremely arrogant. This kind of arrogance is reflected in many places, such as the barbarians in the population of Daming, In the eyes of Daming people, they are no different from beasts.

But at this moment, he realized that as a beacon of civilization, Daming was more civilized than he had imagined. Looking at the Emperor of Ming in front of him, the most honorable person in the world, he was still full of respect for the world.

Ivan III asked quite sincerely: "Your Majesty, what do you think of our Principality of Moscow?"

"How to evaluate?" Zhu Qiyu took a sip of tea and said very seriously: "The Principality of Ross is divided into three, and the Slavs are also divided into three parts, east, west and south. They fight each other and fight each other."

"I laugh at the golden edict of the Holy Roman Empire, but the seven German electors come from the seven ancient tribes of the Germans, and even the seven ancient tribes can sit down and talk."

"The three Mrs. Lars are of the same type and the same spirit. Why is the only way to solve the problem is to fight endlessly?"

"If you want to fight, use all your strength to annex the opponent completely in one fell swoop!"

"The more they are torn apart, the deeper the wound will be, and the more alienated they will be, and in the end it will be full of mess and feathers all over the place."

"I am not against war, but recklessness cannot be regarded as bravery."

During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties of the Central Plains Dynasty, the north and the south were torn apart violently, but the heroes of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties all took it as their mission to unify the world.

Shenzhou Lu Shen, Hu Yuan ruled the Central Plains for a hundred years, and the Ming Dynasty still tenaciously took root and sprouted on this land, and finally stood on this land with intertwined roots, and finally bridged the rift between North and South.

Ma Huan translated this passage word for word, and Ivan's face turned green and pale immediately.

The logic of this passage is very complete. Even the Holy Roman Empire, a seven-piece empire in bulk, can still maintain a certain degree of unity, but the Slavs have continued civil wars.

And regard recklessness as bravery, this sentence is even more like a criticism of accusation.

Zhu Qiyu saw Ivan's embarrassment, so he said smoothly: "Young man, if you feel unwell and today's performance is right, you can come here. You can go back and have a good rest, and go to the Siyi Hall to study."

With such sharp criticism, Ivan, as a heir who was raised as the founder of the All-Russian Kingdom since childhood, would become angry from embarrassment no matter how well-trained he was.

Zhu Qiyu's words were not polite at all, since he didn't like to hear them, he didn't need to say them.

"I'm not uncomfortable, my respected and wise Majesty, your words are my light to move forward." Ivan said excitedly: "A wise man should not only hear words of praise, because everything is not perfect."

His Majesty's words were really hard to hear, but they solved many confusions in Ivan's heart, especially what the so-called All-Russian Kingdom looked like. Finally, in a few words of His Majesty, there was a clear and definite way.

Zhu Qiyu sat up straight, and looked at Ivan III again, thinking whether it would be more appropriate for the Tiqi to hold this guy down and cut him right there?When the time comes, find a reason, such as disturbing Sheng Jia, to confess.

The United States can destroy the country because of a tube of washing powder, and Ming Dynasty, who is also a lighthouse, executes Ivan because of disturbing the holy car and prevents the establishment of the All-Russian Kingdom, which is very reasonable.

Obviously, Wang Fu, Wang Yue, Chen Xun, Hu Wei, and Ma Huan's judgment on Ivan was correct, and he was an outstanding man.

Zhu Qiyu warned straight to the point that the dueling culture that Ivan regards as a symbol of honor is worthless in Daming.

Then, it compared the conflict and cooperation of the seven ancient Germanic tribes behind the electoral system, criticized the internal friction among the Slavs, and showed a joke to the three western barbarians.

And Zhu Qiyu also made his personal judgment on the fighting methods of the Slavs, which is to regard recklessness as bravery.

Such ugly words, at Ivan's age, after hearing it, shouldn't he argue, or leave violently?
But no, Ivan sat there properly, and continued to listen to the admonition.

Zhu Qiyu was silent for a moment and said: "The Principality of Moscow has accumulated a lot of wealth because it has collected taxes for the Golden Horde. This wealth is even jealous of the Khan of the Golden Horde, and often sends envoys to ask for tribute. The Golden Horde clashes."

"Ill-gotten wealth is like flowing water. It comes quickly and goes quickly. It is easy to come, but it may also be dissociated because of the uneven distribution of spoils."

The strength of the Principality of Moscow is due to the collection of taxes from the Tatars of the Golden Horde. This tax collection process is often accompanied by bloody killings and looting. Those who participate in the looting and killing must fill their own pockets , will be handed over to the Grand Duke of Moscow, and the Grand Duke of Moscow will share the account with the Golden Horde.

This kind of blood tax cannot be collected after the establishment of the All-Russian Kingdom, and the country will die after it is collected.

Mencius said: What can we say to those who are not benevolent?Safe from danger and benefit from disaster, enjoy the cause of death.If you are not benevolent but talkable, how can you destroy the country and lose the family?
Nothing to talk about with the unkind?Take danger for safety, take disaster for profit, and regard things that lead to the ruin of the country and family as happiness.Such a heartless person, if he can say anything to the heartless person, how can there be such a thing as ruining the country and ruining the family?

Zhu Qiyu and King Jili have nothing to say, killing with a sword is the best communication.

Ivan only felt a surge of energy and blood in his heart, making him blush, and Ivan wanted to refute.

His Majesty's words are equivalent to saying to his face that the family he has been proud of for the past 19 years is not only not worthy of pride, but should even be ashamed. It is equivalent to saying that all the glory in the past was nothing but robbery.

But Ivan had no way to refute it, because it was a fact. He bowed his head very sincerely and said: "Thanks to the generous Emperor Ming, who illuminated my path with wisdom, although the path is still bumpy."

"It's really hard for me to speak." Zhu Qiyu still refused to accept compliments as always. He actually had a lot of compliments, but he had already promised Yu Qian and Hu Wei to tell the truth.

The truth often hurts.

"I have walked [-] miles and came to the Daming capital. I have seen too many people and things along the way. I can distinguish the good from the malicious, the honest and the bad from the sincere. With [-] points of sincerity, I thank you Your Majesty's words." Ivan walked for too long and met too many people, so of course he knew some ugly words, but they were life-saving words.

People's hearts are separated, Zhu Qiyu doesn't really care whether Ivan's thanks are sincere or not, but his body temperature is 37 degrees, and he can't say more cold words.

The next performance was a feast for the host and guest. Zhu Qiyu was listening most of the time, and Ivan told a lot of anecdotes about Taixi.

For example, on the English Islands, the red rose Lancaster family and the white rose York family fought fiercely for the throne of England;
Poland has won successive victories in the war with the Teutonic Knights, but it still cannot completely destroy the resistance of the Teutonic Knights;

The mighty conqueror Ottoman Sultan Fatih touched his nose in Belgrade, a small city with less than 6000 defenders. The white knight Janos Hunyadi led 6000 people to resist the westward advance of the Ottoman Kingdom .

After Zhu Qiyu learned about it in detail, he realized why Yadiger of the Black Sheep Kingdom failed to wait for Ottoman's reinforcements in Herat.

It turned out that the Ottoman Sultan was smugly preparing an army of 6000 to march west, and was going to unify the West in one go, but in Belgrade, Serbia, he was beaten by [-] people and couldn't find North...

And this white knight Janos Hunyadi, the guy known as the Holy Shield of God, conquered the Ottoman Kingdom. No matter how hard the Ottoman Kingdom tried, it just couldn't go any further.

"Military talent is a rare talent, and it will not change because of your blood, knowledge, fame, or status. I hope you will keep this in mind." After hearing this, Zhu Qiyu couldn't help feeling that these people with military talent, You can really do whatever you want.

6000 people, resisting the attack of 10 people, no matter how you look at it, it is impossible.

However, in this war called the "Siege of Belgrade", the Ottomans who took down the king's castle were unable to chew on it, and more than 1 people died.

Fatih, who came up with land sailing, is obviously not mediocre, but little Belgrade just can't be beaten.

Ivan III also had no military talent.

During the confrontation on the Ugra River, the Principality of Moscow had accumulated several generations of elite soldiers and strong generals, and they were almost completely destroyed in the hands of Ivan III.

In order to get rid of the shackles of the Golden Horde, Ivan III refused to share the tax with the Golden Horde by force. As a result, Ivan III became more and more afraid, and ran back to Moscow from the front line overnight. Abandon the army and run away!

He ran away!
If it weren't for the Golden Horde, which was already at the end of its battle, and if it wasn't for Pope Vassian's persuasion and persuading Ivan III to go back, the dream of the all-Russian monarchy would have been dashed in the Ugra River confrontation.

Ivan said seriously: "Even in Moscow, I have heard about His Majesty's valor. The further I go east, the more legends I hear. I think that His Majesty must be a military genius to lead the Ming army and fight a battle. Another victory."

"Recently, I heard that His Majesty has acquired a large territory nearly ten thousand miles away."

"Your Majesty's name is the nightmare of the Oirats."

Whether it was Zhu Qiyu, Xing'an, or Ma Huan, they all fell silent by coincidence.

His Majesty's military talent is the top secret of the Ming Empire!
How did Emperor Zhu Qiyu of the Ming Dynasty restrain himself from micro-manipulating and directing the war himself?

　Belgrade is now the capital of Serbia, and Serbia is the first front against the westward advance of the Communists. Unfortunately, Serbia has never been sincerely accepted by the Western barbarians.Ask for a monthly ticket, woohoo! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
　　
　
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