Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 263 The world is united, the old man returns ([-])

Zhang Liang pointed to the map and explained the history of China's development. Of course, it was limited to the history at that time, and said: "Brother Zhou, please look, this is the Central Plains, which is the land of China that is often mentioned in our books. In the eyes of sages, They think that the world is just this little place, which is no bigger than a thousand miles.

"Sages, although there are many things that are right, their vision is too short-sighted. What they know is a small place like the Central Plains, but they don't know that after so many years, the land of Huaxia is no longer just a limited expression letter. In the Central Plains, there are footprints of Chinese people from the north to the desert, and the east has reached the shore of the sea. The south is even more difficult to imagine. If Zhang Liang hadn’t traveled in the past few years, it would be hard to believe that our ancestors’ footprints are so far away. to an unimaginable extent.

"Chu State was called barbarians when Wu Ding first marched in the Shang Dynasty, and it should not be regarded as the land of China. After hundreds of years in the Shang Dynasty and 800 years in the Zhou Dynasty, the land of Chu State that lasted for more than a thousand years has long been no different from China, and the sages He still sticks to the tradition and simply thinks that Chu is a land of barbarians, without even the qualifications to form an alliance. I am ashamed to say that Zhang Liang applauded loudly when he read history here, but now that he thinks about it, he is ashamed.

"Chu is known as a country of five thousand miles. There are five mountains in the south and Jianghuai in the north. The land is fertile and the products are abundant. It can be regarded as a first-class powerful country. Don't think that Chu is the limit of the south. There are still vast lands in the south of Chu. In this land, there are natives and us Chinese people living in this land. What they say is the same as us, they are all descendants of Yan and Huang.

"According to what Zhang Liang saw, they took root in this land probably at the time of the intersection of Shang and Zhou Dynasties. It has been thousands of years. But our sages, Confucius and Mencius don't know it at all, they only know how to brag about them."

Lingnan has the present Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Vietnam. Zhou Chong knows the history very well, so he is not surprised at all.What surprised Zhou Chong was that Zhang Liang was so emotional that he had little affection for the saint and disdain for it.Thinking about it carefully, what Zhang Liang said is very reasonable. History has changed a lot. The footprints of the Chinese people have spread from the Central Plains to the south of the Five Ridges long ago. However, the books handed down by the sages have not changed. To think about the problem, is there any right reason?

The shackles of the words of the sages on the ancients are really terrible. Even a very outstanding man like Zhang Liang realized the insufficiency of the sages and books only after traveling and broadening his horizons. It is really commendable to express his emotion.

Zhou Chong nodded in agreement, and said: "Sages are not omnipotent saints. They also have their limitations. He is limited to their living age. What they said and did in that era may not be applicable today. Maybe , the sage said, "Contribute to the progress of the world" is the real sage's words, and nothing is static, only by grasping the context of the times can we make contributions."

It was just an ordinary sigh, but Zhang Liang clapped his hands in praise, and said, "Brother Zhou's words are good, but it touched my heart. In the past, I was influenced by saints, and I blindly believed in the so-called emperor's art. It's about preaching. Now I understand that the true way of a sage king is to unify the world and unite the Chinese people wherever they go. This is the fundamental way to reduce war chaos. Preaching sounds very reasonable, but it hits a wall everywhere , The nations are fighting and lobbyists are rampant, but the result is more and more chaos. It is cruel to rule the world by force, but everything will be fine after the pain."

Zhou Chong had to feel from the bottom of his heart that Zhang Liang is really a talented person. He used to strongly oppose King Qin's unification of the world, but after a few years he agreed so much. If Zhou Chong hadn't mentioned it in his own ears, it would be hard to believe. He said with a smile: "Zifang's words won my heart!"

Zhang Liang patted his forehead, only to realize that Dafa had dragged the question far away with emotion, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhou, what my younger brother means is that King Qin not only wants to destroy Chu, but also to unify the fundamental land of China, which is the land of Baiyue We must also unite, after all, it is where our Chinese people have traveled, and it cannot become a place outside the border. Only in this way, this is the real unity!"

Not to mention in ancient times, even in modern times, many people think that the unification war launched by Qin Shihuang was only limited to the Central Plains, and only destroyed the six countries.If you think so, it is a big mistake and very wrong. The unification war carried out by Qin Shihuang was very thorough. After destroying the six countries, the Qin army took a break. 50 troops crossed the south of the Lingnan and went straight to the land of Baiyue. After several years of fighting , defeated the local aborigines, and incorporated the current Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, and northern Vietnam into the territory, that is, all the Chinese footprints that Zhang Liang said were unified, and a real unification was realized.

The unification war of Qin Shihuang was condemned by scholars as useless, and the expedition to Lingnan was even denounced as tyranny, but those scholars lived in the pattern created by Emperor Shihuang without knowing it, the laughing stock of history!

Zhang Liang's words surpassed the times, Zhou Chong was very surprised, perhaps only an outstanding person like him could make such a high-five, applauded and said: "Zifang's words are very reasonable, if the king does not unify Lingnan, it will be fine, if the king On the unification of Lingnan, Zifang was the first to advocate it, and the first contribution must go to Zifang."

"Brother Zhou has won the award, Zhang Liang is just doing what a Chinese person should do!" Zhang Liang shook his hand humbly.

Zhou Chong explained with a smile: "It should be said that what Zifang is doing is what a good son and daughter of China who cares about China's future should do!"

Zhang Liang nodded and said: "I love to hear that! Every son and daughter of Huaxia should do their part for Huaxia! Zifang came to see Brother Zhou this time to ask Brother Zhou to facilitate this matter, so that King Qin can destroy the state of Chu. Afterwards, send troops south to conquer the land in the south of the Five Ridges."

In history, Qin Shihuang ordered an expedition to Lingnan, but withstood a lot of pressure. As Zhang Liang said, in the eyes of people at that time, the world was the land of seven countries, and Lingnan was not counted.And it was Qin Shihuang's great talents and decisiveness to send troops decisively that we have our current Lingnan territory.

Even if Zhang Liang didn't say it, Zhou Chong would have contributed to this matter. Zhou Chong's building of the navy was just a measure taken in response to the difficulties Qin Shihuang encountered in unifying Lingnan.At that time, due to the lack of reasonable development in Lingnan and the inconvenient transportation, the logistics of the 50 army really troubled Qin Shihuang, and the problem was not solved until the Lingqu was dug.If there is a navy, attack from the sea and carry out landing operations, the logistical pressure will be much lighter.

"Zifang sees far and seeks deeply!" Zhou Chong agreed very much, and said: "I will write a memorial to the king immediately, and present all that Zifang said before the king. According to the king's talents, the right What Fang said must be greatly agreed, and Zifang can contribute to Daqin from now on, congratulations!"

This is a very good thing, but Zhang Liang quit, hurriedly waved his hands, and said: "Brother Zhou, you must not do this, if you do, I will be in a hurry with you."

Zhou Chong was puzzled, and asked: "Why is that? You have to give me a convincing reason!" Many, support the author, support genuine reading!)
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