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Volume 7: Joking about drinking the blood of the Huns Chapter 27: Learning from the Scriptures

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    Update time: 2010-05-07

    Jing Si of the Tianwu Military Academy was summoned. He didn't have time to bandage his wounds and went to see the emperor. When he saw officials wearing beaded crowns and yellow robes from a distance, he endured the pain and fell to the ground, saying long live the emperor.  Zhao Jiong saw that there were two arrows stuck in the greaves of his left and right calves, and his left hand was bloody and bloody, as if he had been accidentally hit by a stone cannon, and his whole body was covered with blood. He suddenly felt a sense of cherishment in his heart, stood up with emotion, and sighed: "There are thorns."  Warriors like you are a blessing to the country." He then turned to Cui Han, the Marquis of Yu, who was in charge of the Tianwu Army in front of the palace, and said, "Such a loyal and courageous warrior must not be treated lightly." Cui Hanwei obeyed the order and added  : "His Majesty is grateful for the majesty of Heaven, so the soldiers are working hard regardless of their own safety."

    Zhao Jiong comforted Jing Si with kind words, gave him medicine, and ordered the guards to take him down. He said in a deep voice to the account: "The former Prime Minister Wang Pu said that Bingzhou is a sure-to-die bandit and will not be easy to conquer. Today I saw it and it turned out that  In this way, although the Imperial Guards are dedicated to serving the country and risking their lives, the selection and training of the Imperial Guards is not easy. If they attack the city by force, the losses will be great. What good strategies do you have to strengthen the city?" He was worried about turning to attack immediately after capturing Taiyuan.  You Yan, therefore, did not want to lose too many troops and horses under Taiyuan City.

    While the generals were thinking about it, Pan Mei came out and said: "We can recruit the people from the east of Hedong to build a long embankment around Taiyuan and divert the Fen River to flood the city." Seeing that the officials seemed hesitant, Pan Mei said: "When the late emperor conquered Hedong, he also  The Fen River soaked the city wall. After the troops withdrew, the city wall was exposed to the scorching sun and collapsed immediately. If the officials could not bear the water to flood the city and the people, they could destroy the Taiyuan city wall according to this method. Let's see how the fierce bandits from the east of the river rely on a strong city."

    Cao Han said from the side: "Where are the common people in the city? Liu Jiyuan has recruited all the men who can wield weapons into the army." He paused and then said: "It's just that the method of flooding the city takes time.  "He raised his head and saw that Zhao Jiong's face seemed to be moved, and said, "In order to prevent the soldiers in the city from rushing out and destroying the levee, we must attack the city while building the levee. The soldiers in the city saw our army building the levee.  Sooner or later, the city wall will not be protected, and there will be no fighting spirit. Maybe the city will be knocked down before the embankment is successfully built."

    Zhao Jiong consulted Cao Bin, Cui Han and other generals for their opinions, and they all agreed with Pan Cao's statement. Almost all the generals of the Forbidden Army had participated in the previous battles against Taiyuan, and were well aware of the difficulty of attacking the city, so they decided on a side.  The plan was to build embankments and divert the Fen River to flood the city while simultaneously attacking the four walls of Taiyuan.

    Anxi Jiedu envoy Chen De returned to the camp and took off his armor while listening to Zhang Zhongyao's report: "General Yu Fu led two thousand white feather troops to cross the Yellow River, but Li Jifeng in Xiazhou Yamen did not want to fight with the Northern Han army.  , at the expense of their own strength, they just allowed their soldiers to plunder the people in the capitals on the east bank of the Yellow River."

    Since the main force of the Forbidden Army departed from Bianliang, the once-interrupted contact between Chen De and the various departments of the Anxi Army has been restored. The sergeant Chengyingying came from the elite border towns of the imperial court and also had connections in the Forbidden Army.  The channel reported various situations to Chen De.

    Chen De said with a smile: "You will die for small profits, and you will cherish your life for big things. It is perfect for Li Jifeng. How can he accomplish anything with such a small belly and timidity? He is far inferior to Li Jiqian. By the way,  Is there any news about Li Jiqian?"

    At this time, most of the leading uncles and nephews of the Li family in Xiazhou were in charge of a state each. Li Jiqian only had a high reputation among the Qiang vassal tribe, and was vaguely ostracized by his uncles and elder brothers. Zhang Zhongyao never understood why Chen De  Paying so much attention to Li Jiqian is just that most of the generals of the Anxi Army had a blind trust in Chen De. Some things seemed insignificant to them, but later facts proved that Chen Dexin often responded to each other's efforts, and in the end  But it is of great use.

    "Since Li Jiqian was defeated by General Xin on the grassland last time, Tie Yaozi has lost a lot. In addition, due to the suspicion of other Li clan members, his strength has been greatly reduced. However, he still often appears in Dijin Ze, picking up the Qiang."  The human tribe, but it cannot compare with the momentum of the Baiyu Army." Zhang Zhongyao said thoughtfully, according to Yu Furengui, Dijinze is now increasingly under the control of the Baiyu Army, and Li Jiqian frequently appears in Dijinze. As time goes by,  There must be a chance to get rid of him.  From Chen De's instructions, Yu Furengui sensed Chen De's deep fear of Li Jiqian. According to the custom of this era, eradicating the roots was the best solution.  Therefore, he spared no effort to send out military personnel to investigate Li Jiqian's whereabouts.

    Chen De took a sip of tea, and after hearing the implication of Fu Rengui and Zhang Zhongyao's words, he said in a deep voice: "Tell Bai Yujun that if Li Jiyun, the commander of the task force, dies, Li Jifeng will definitely take action, and then Xiazhou will be in chaos.  If you have the chance to deal with Li Jiqian, there is no need to hesitate." Zhang Zhongyao nodded. This was the first time that Chen De issued a killing order against an enemy leader, which shows that he was not at ease with Li Jiqian.  As far as Chen De is concerned, Li Jiqian's performance in history is indeed too outstanding, not because of his ability to lead the army and his power, but because of his charisma for the Party and Qiang tribe. He is simply a spiritual leader for future generations.  He was a character who escaped from the Song army's pursuit many times after that. His luck was like that of an unbeatable Xiao Qiang, so whenWe have to get rid of him as soon as possible while his wings are not full and the various tribes of Party Xiangqiang have not yet been completely bewitched by him.  But now Xiazhou is nominally dominated by Li Jiyun. If Bai Yu's army kills his younger brother and angers Li Jiyun, it may lead to the Li family's various ministries joining forces to attack, and ultimately they will no longer be able to hold the five states in trouble.

    Zhang Zhongyao added: "General Xin came to report that the elders of the Inquisition have reached an agreement. Anyone who claims to be a god and confuses all living beings is an evil heretic and should be punished by burning with fire. Please ask the military government for assistance, as well as the Inquisition."  The elders requested that a school be opened to teach God¡¯s decrees.¡±

    Chen De thought for a while, nodded and said: "The Inquisition's confirmation of divine decree is progressing slowly, but this article is good. Let the military governments allow the Inquisition to arrest evil heretics in accordance with this article, but if you want to use the power of the military government, you need to  The person who was captured had to have violated the criminal laws of the country. Burning was too cruel and should not be advocated. God was kind and allowed the Inquisition to coordinate with the orthodox religions to build demon-suppressing stone towers in various states and imprison the recognized evil demons and heretics in the stone towers.  , no contact with outsiders for life, but corporal torture is prohibited.¡±

    Zhang Zhongyao wrote down Chen De's instructions and added: "The Inquisition also requested that the Inquisition send clergy to explain the divine decree to the sergeants and people to prevent them from being deceived by evil heretics."

    Chen De frowned and said in a deep voice: "This is suspended. There are only two or three divine decrees now, and they all have profound intentions. Moreover, the elders are still arguing about many issues. What is there to talk about?" He paused.  He said to Zhang Zhongyao: "What the Inquisition preaches is divine decree. It must eliminate the essentials and retain the essential. If you start preaching to the people without full discussion among the elders, there will be many errors and contradictions, which will bring disrepute to the Inquisition. Inform the elders,  Each Orthodox Church preaches that I support the Anxi Army, but in order to use the name of the Inquisition, we have to wait for the elders to develop more knowledge on how to understand God's will, make it suitable for ordinary soldiers and civilians, soothe their souls, and then arrange for them to interpret God's will.  It¡¯s not too late to discuss the grand purpose.¡±

    After Zhang Zhongyao wrote it down, Chen De asked again: "Have the envoys who followed the caravan to the Hall of Wisdom in Baghdad set off to seek out knowledgeable wise men in Dashi and further western cities?" Zhang Zhongyao asked:  "General Xiao, General Li received news that each of the three groups of envoys carried a large amount of gold, silk and tea. One group went to Damascus to purchase books, one group went to various cities in the food chain to recruit knowledgeable and wise men, and one group went to the Mediterranean Sea further west.  Cities are looking for and recruiting wise men. They are all set out now."

    Chen De nodded and said in a deep voice: "Although this matter is not urgent, it is a top priority. Let the envoys pay attention to making more contact with the Jingcheng Academy in the Dashi City and the religious wise men along the Mediterranean coast. These wise men  Although they hold different opinions on their belief in God, the elders of the Inquisition can help each other to strengthen themselves so that they know that there are people outside the world and there is a heaven outside the world." After Chen De said this, a smile appeared on his face.  At this time, most of the scientific theories of ancient Greece were in the minds of some Persian and Western religious wise men. The principle they believed in was that "science is the maid of theology."  The introduction of science and speculative traditions in the Mediterranean region required the introduction of religious wise men who mastered science at this time.

    On the other hand, the Orthodox elders of the Inquisition, with the protection and support of the Anxi Army, did conduct a lot of serious debates about what is the true will of God. The Inquisition and the school run by Liang Zuoqiu are currently under the jurisdiction of the Anxi Army.  The most open-minded place.  In addition to the original Central Plains and Central Asian mystical religions, the elders of various sects in the Inquisition were mainly deeply influenced by Indian Buddhism.  The introduction of new religious ideas is also a shock to the original Orthodox elders of the Inquisition. The more speculation and theory there is, the easier it is for the interpretation of divine will to break away from the "metaphysical" stage and produce purely "metaphysical" theology.  In this way, the Inquisition would not easily conflict with the secular government, and it indirectly promoted a culture of rational thinking.  Chen De didn't mind that religious leaders argued all day long about propositions such as "How many angels can stand on the tip of a needle?" and "Can God create a stone that He himself cannot lift?"  And in front of such religious elders who are proficient in theology and good at thinking, the heresies that confuse the world are as easy as tissue paper.

    After Zhang Zhongyao recorded various matters, he sighed: "Today I watched the Imperial Army attack the city. With the abundant manpower and material resources of the Central Plains and the power of the world to attack a corner, Taiyuan City can indeed be conquered overnight." Chen De said: "Otherwise, all the armies will suffer.  There is no siege method to reduce casualties, so we plan to build a long embankment and divert the Fen water to soak the city wall." Zhang Zhongyao said in surprise: "It took a long time to build the embankment and soak the city wall. There are 200,000 troops outside, and a lot of food and grass are consumed. Since your Majesty has  How can Jing Lue Youyun agree to such a protracted strategy?"

    Chen Dedao: "Perhaps the official is a new leader and has no practical experience of the fatigue of the army for a long time. The important ministers are either unaware or opposed to the strategy in their hearts."Yan, deliberately consumes the grain and grass in Taiyuan.  "

    Note 1: House of Wisdom: The Abasid Caliphate (called the "Black-clad Era" in Chinese history books) established its capital in Baghdad.  In order to follow the example of the Persians who established a medical school and astronomical school in Jundishapur in the fifth century, Al-Mansur, the second caliph of Abbasid, recruited many scientists to Baghdad.  Come.  Indian scientific books such as the mathematical "Sittanta", "Sushruta" and "Kharaka" were all translated into Arabic at that time.  The third caliph, Harunal-rashid, ordered the translation of many Greek classics. The fourth caliph, al-Mamun, established an institution called "Wisdom" in about 828 AD.  "The Museum" organization continues to carry out this kind of translation work.  The person in charge of the translation work was the Nestorian Hunain ibn Isheq (about 809-877 AD). He translated most of Galen's medical works into Arabic, and also translated Ptolemy's  Astronomical writings.  His work continues for more than ninety of his disciples.  Chief among these were his son Ishek (died 910 AD), who translated the works of Ptolemy and Euclid, and his nephew Hubaysh, who translated Hippocrates  Di and Theoscorides.

    Note 2: Alchemy in Islamic countries emerged in the ninth century. Its founder was called the "mystic" Jabiribn Hayyan. In the Middle Ages, Westerners Latinized his name into  geber.  The writings he left behind are said to have been compiled by members of the Brotherhood, a tenth-century mystical sect.  Alchemy has always had an "unofficial" academic character. On the one hand, it is related to mystery religions, and on the other hand, it is also related to the chemical tradition of craftsmen.  This relationship is particularly significant among the alchemists in Islamic countries.  The orthodox Muslim sect is officially Sunni, while among ordinary Muslims, Sufi teachings are widely popular.  The more radical wing of Sufism is the so-called qarmati, which advocates equality for all.  They established schools and compiled encyclopedias in an attempt to realize the ideal of equality through such enlightenment work.  They were especially interested in craftsmen, and it was from them that the guilds in Islamic countries developed.  They opened "Academies of Sincerity" in some cities to spread their ideas.

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