Han officials

Chapter 106: Attack and Defense
Before Liu's mother and Guan Yan even started the "Charity Bureau" in Xiangping City, other counties had already selected locations and even prepared money and grain in advance, just waiting for Liu's mother and Guan Yan to send someone to take over.

There is no way. This kind of opportunity to accumulate good reputation and establish a relationship with Wei Zhe is really rare.

And it doesn't cost much, so only the powerful people would be stupid and indifferent.

Although she had good intentions, Mrs. Liu was not an ordinary lady and she did not really let it go.

She has been in charge of the Xuanwu Wei family for many years and knows that many secret calculations are invisible.

Fortunately, Liu was there, so the kind-hearted Guan Yan didn't do anything bad with good intentions.

But then again, although Wei Zhe named it the "Ciyu Bureau", this type of orphanage did not only appear in the Song Dynasty.

For example, during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Emperor Wu of Liang, Xiao Yan, issued a special decree to build the "Solitary Garden" in Jinling.

It is said that the government is responsible for "providing food and clothing to ensure that everyone has enough food and clothing."

As for the Sui and Tang dynasties, there were also "Beitian Nursing Homes", which combined nursing homes and orphanages to provide treatment for all the elderly, weak, sick and disabled people. However, as the scope of adoption gradually expanded, most of them were gradually transferred to temples.

Of course, whether it is the "Solitary Garden" of the Southern and Northern Dynasties or the "Ciyu Bureau" of the Song Dynasty, the scope of their influence is actually not large, and is often limited to the city.

After all, the upper limit of social productivity is there, and kindness cannot be eaten. Without sufficient food, even a kind heart is useless.

Therefore, Wei Zhe's original intention of letting Guan Yan run the "Charity Bureau" was actually very utilitarian.

He just wanted to find a suitable excuse to gain fame and reputation, and it just happened that he could save some poor people.

But others don’t know, or at least don’t see him that way.

……

The next day, at the Liaodong Prefecture Governor's Mansion.

"Congratulations, sir, on your success in studying the classics!" Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "The elderly have a place to live, the strong have a place to work, the young have a place to grow, the poor, the widowed, the lonely, the disabled, all have a place to take care of... You truly put your knowledge into practice!"

After all, everyone in Liaodong knew that Wei Zhe was studying the "Book of Rites", and he had been here for several years.

Guo Yuan smiled upon hearing this and said, "Your Excellency's action is truly benevolent, and my teacher is deeply impressed."

You should know that what Xi Zhicai just said came from the "Li Yun" chapter in the "Book of Rites", which is the "Three Rituals" highly praised by ancient classics.

In particular, the forty-nine selected ancient prose chapters of "The Book of Rites" were able to be compiled into an independent book, which was initiated by Zheng Xuan.

Guo Yuan believed that Wei Zhe's practice was a clear expression of his agreement with the philosophy of their school of ancient Chinese classics.

This is also the reason why Guo Yuan wrote a letter to Zheng Xuan to inform him after hearing about this matter.

The so-called "famous people" actually became famous through these letters.

For example, now in Qingxu area, when people mention Wei Zhe, he is not just known for his good fighting skills.

Being studious, polite, and unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness has become Wei Zhe's new label!
After saying that, Guo Yuan took out a book from his sleeve and presented it to Wei Zhe.

"My teacher heard that you are an expert in the Book of Rites, so he asked me to present this to you. I hope you will accept it."

Wei Zhe opened it and glanced at it briefly before he couldn't help but sigh, "Mr. Zheng's kindness is so great, I'm truly unworthy of it!"

The book in front of Wei Zhe was obviously more profound than the "Commentaries on the Three Rituals" in the county school.

Simply put, the version in the county school is for registered disciples, while the one in Wei Zhe's hand is for senior disciples.

Although it is not a legacy, it is still very precious.

It is no exaggeration to say that if the Han Dynasty had not fallen, this scripture would have been enough to be a family heirloom.

Just like the Yuan family of Runan who inherited the "Meng's Book of Changes", perhaps the Xuanfu Wei family will become the Liaodong aristocratic family that inherited the "Zheng's Rites" in the future.

However, Guo Yuan had no intention of taking it back. Instead, he insisted that it was the teacher's intention.

After all, the more supporters of the Old Text Confucianism the more likely they are to overthrow the New Text Confucianism.

Seeing this, Wei Zhe accepted it, but still asked someone to prepare a return gift.

Let's not talk about how proud Wei Zhe was in Liaodong County. On the other hand, the people of Goguryeo hadn't been doing well recently.

……

At the same time, Goguryeo was in the city.

"It's too much to bully others! It's just too much to bully others!"

In the palace hall, Goguryeo King Gao Nanwu roared with a red face.

Compared to before, Gao Nanwu is obviously much older now.

Seeing his furious look, the Goguryeo nobles in the palace were not surprised.

In fact, ever since the great defeat in Lelang, Gao Nanwu has been particularly irritable and easily angered.

But this time Gao Nanwu couldn't be blamed. Even many dignitaries echoed him, saying, "Your Majesty, the Han people are becoming more and more rampant. We must send troops to suppress them. Otherwise, where will the dignity of our Great Goguryeo be?"

"That's quite true. I am willing to be the vanguard. Please, Your Majesty, send the troops!"

There was no way. They didn't agree with Gao Nanwu's counterattack because it was not profitable.

But now Wei Zhe's five-way capture army is directly attacking them, and these Goguryeo dignitaries naturally cannot tolerate it.

After all, it’s no big deal if the king loses face, but it’s a different story if they lose their people and cattle.

They can clearly distinguish between what belongs to the king and what belongs to them.

Seeing that the crowd was excited, the Left Prime Minister Yu Su, who originally wanted to say a few words of persuasion, thought about it and remained silent.

Seeing this, Gao Nanwu, who was sitting above the hall, nodded in satisfaction.

That's it, he instantly felt all his lost strength returned!

So, under the encouragement of the powerful people in the hall, Gao Nanwu immediately gave the order with high spirits:
"Ba Ye Er, Gu Du Er!"

"The general is here!"

"I order you to lead 5,000 troops each and immediately rush to Heshenggu City to wipe out the invading Han bandits."

Obviously, Gao Nanwu was not as confident as he appeared.

Faced with Wei Zhe's active invasion this time, Gao Nanwu did not choose to immediately invade the Han territory to fight back, but conservatively thought of driving the people out.

This mentality is similar to that of the previous prefects of Liaodong counties.

I don’t know when it started, but the offensive and defensive positions in Liaodong have changed!
However, Goguryeo had obviously not yet adapted to this change.

The result of the 10,000-strong army stationed in Heshenggu City was that everything was in vain.

Both the Xianbei and Wuhuan people came and went like the wind and would never engage in a head-on confrontation with the Goguryeo army.

As for the Xianbei Yicong and the Three Han hunters in Lelang, they were even simpler, just like rats.

Among the five armies that were trying to capture the pirates, it was actually Wei Muhua's pirate ship that was the easiest to track down.

However, faced with the huge Han boats roaming the Yalu River, the Goguryeo army could only watch and sigh in despair.

They don't have any water army, and they don't even have any experience in dealing with water army.

After a while, the southern border of Goguryeo became like a quagmire, trapping the Goguryeo people directly in it.

The situation was even worse than before the Goguryeo people sent troops.

After all, the five capture armies were just harassment, but the arrival of the 10,000-strong Goguryeo army actually increased the pressure on the local area, causing many Goguryeo settlements to pay more and more tribute.

Gradually, many of the mountain people of Goguryeo who could no longer bear the oppression began to flee secretly and took the initiative to join the Han people...

(End of this chapter)