Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 1158: Soldiers win the mountains and rivers and establish control to suppress luck
As the news spread to the Northland, although it did not cause too much disturbance, people who knew about it were more or less worried, especially the bureaucrats within the general's government system, who were very concerned.

After all, the various hidden dangers of the imperial examination system are not only visible to people from other forces. People in the Youzhou General Mansion are also aware of them and are more concerned about them.

"Currently, many people are privately approving of those selected through the imperial examination, but they are still concerned about the many hidden dangers, fearing that this will damage our foundation."

Tong Hai reported the recent situation in front of Chen Zhi, revealing the fluctuations in people's hearts in Youzhou——

"Although this group of people also acted arrogantly, they were out of good intentions after all, because they were working in the General's Mansion, and they wanted to take a further step in the Governor's Mansion in the future. The strength of the General's Mansion was directly related to their vital interests, so it was inevitable I’ll be more concerned.”

"I understand what you mean." Chen Zhi put down the pen in his hand, put the processed official documents in one place, and then said, "It is necessary to calm people's hearts, but there are some people saying that they hope that I can pass the imperial examination. After that, don't continue to implement it, thinking that if this law is implemented for a long time, it will corrupt people's hearts and make the foundation of Youzhou collapse."

Hearing this, Tong Hai wanted to speak but stopped.

Chen Zhi glanced at him and asked with a smile, "What do you think?"

Tong Hai shook his head and said: "This subordinate is responsible for spying and should not make suggestions."

Chen Zhize said: "This is not a suggestion. You have been with me for several years and can be considered a friend. Today I want to ask you what you think about the imperial examination."

Tong Hai hesitated for a moment and then said: "This method can be said to be a great act of kindness. It can allow many people from humble backgrounds like me to have the opportunity to sit in the court. But if they do this just out of compassion, This incident has damaged the roots of the family, but it will be detrimental to the long-term peace and stability of our Youzhou in the future."

"An act of mercy?" After hearing this, Chen Zhi shook his head slightly and said with a half-smile: "The root of this method is actually to ensure the long-term stability of the General's Mansion. However, these are complicated and may not be credible. It's just that you mentioned other forces. That’s the way to achieve stable and long-term governance, but this is wrong.”

As he said that, he noticed Tong Hai's expression, waved his hands and said with a smile: "Don't rush to accuse me. I'm not saying that what you said is wrong. On the contrary, your words made me find the key. How can this calm people's hearts? Finally I have some ideas.”

Tong Hai asked why.

"Those people in the south want to wait for me, Youzhou, to be in chaos, but they are a bit wishful thinking. As everyone knows, their own families have many hidden dangers. I will not wait for them to be in chaos, but inform them first. No matter whether these forces will be in chaos in the future, All will be destroyed."

Sure enough, three days later, an article written by Chen Zhi was circulated from the general's mansion, and because of the sensitivity of its content, it was quickly published in large quantities and spread to all parties.

This article does not have a specific name, but because of its content, it was called "Chen's Statement" by those who watched it. This statement was not a strategy, but a prediction.

"What does this mean?"

The aristocratic families in Youzhou can be said to be the first batch of people who got this article, but after reading the words in it, they all couldn't help shaking their heads.

"I didn't expect that the general has been shrewd for so long, and now he is also engaged in prophecy. It says that Guanzhong is in chaos, turned to Buddha, and then declined. It also said that after the Shi family, there will be chaos. His nephew will The wanton killings, and saying that the Wang family will be in chaos in Jiangzuo, and there will be many family disputes, faintly reflects Li Daitao's stiff words, what he said is too appalling, and it is simply impossible."

The elders of the Lu family looked at this and shook their heads.Even Lu Zhi, who had previously admired Chen very highly, couldn't help but frown when he read the article.

It turns out that this article is not like the previous articles or works of the Chen family. It doesn't talk about profound truths, let alone practical skills, but predictions. There are many taboos involved in the content, which vaguely reflects the influence of the aristocratic family. It is no wonder that several elders of the Lu family have such an attitude.

"I was still too impatient and pushed for the imperial examination. Now that other forces have seen the truth, it suddenly ended badly. They even messed up. In order to calm people's hearts, they did not take the initiative to abolish the imperial examination. Instead, they slandered other forces. .”

"Yes, let alone other things, let's just say that Guanzhong and Jiangzuo have the reputation of being orthodox. Even if the family is powerful, how can they do rebellious things? How much less the Langya Wang family? I heard that the Langya Wang family The reason why we are able to establish a stable foothold in Jiangzuo is because of the stability of the Wang brothers, who are both civil and military. It can be seen that they are loyal people, where are the hidden dangers?"

"However, the foundation of Youzhou is still strong at present, which is enough for him to deal with. But shouldn't our Lu family make preparations early so that there is still a way out in case of an emergency?"

"We need to make preparations, but the General's Office takes this aspect very seriously, so we still have to take a long-term approach and not rush."

Listening to the elders talking to each other, Lu Zhi did not refute. Instead, he was thinking about whether these things were really feasible and whether he really needed to make preparations.

Not to mention the aristocratic families in Youzhou, but as the news spread, the several families involved also got the news one after another. When they read the full text of the article, everyone couldn't help but laugh, feeling that this statement was simply ridiculous and arrogant. , so everyone thought it was Chen's arrogant words.

Subsequently, the public opinion under these forces began to build momentum. They refuted this article one by one, and finally extended to Chen Zhi, saying that he was fatuous, arrogant, and arrogant.

When the news came back to Youzhou, all the bureaucrats below were extremely angry, especially Tong Hai and others who had the information, and they even found Chen Zhi to give vague advice.

Chen Zhi smiled and said: "The article has already been sent out, how can I get it back, but you don't have to worry, the power of this article is not what it is today, you see I mentioned many forces above, as long as one of them follows my If we talk about development, then other forces will not be able to live in peace, and they will be suspicious of each other..."

When Tong Hai heard this, his eyes lit up, and he felt that he understood Chen Zhi's intention, so he said: "So that's it. General, this is a conspiracy. As long as something happens to one of them, the other families will be worried about it. When the time comes, each other will Suspicion, maybe people who didn’t rebel at first were forced to rebel in the end.”

Chen Zhi smiled and said nothing. Naturally, he would not tell this subordinate that this move is a conspiracy, but it is not forcing all parties to internal chaos, but because the people related to those forces, even if they know that it will develop like themselves What I said is normal, but it will still develop like this.

As for the reason, it is all due to human nature.

But when Tong Hai said it, he said with some confusion: "My lord, if we use the power of the Xuanjia Army to conquer the two states and grasslands, and cultivate for a few years, we can help the world and Hunyuan Tian... well, Why do we need to do this to revive the imperial court?”

"This is an act of attacking the heart. Soldiers can gain mountains and rivers, but not good luck. Because of the many evils, the reputation gained by attacking the heart will not last long. Because people are changeable, the imperial examination is the system. The basic strategy of the direction will not change due to the changes of the dynasty."

Tong Hai found it difficult to understand what Chen Zhi said, but he also knew that Chen Zhi had a plan, so he no longer worried.

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