Xunzi believed: People are born evil!
When babies are ignorant, they will often cry and fight over a mouthful of milk, a toy, or anything that doesn't go their way.
And when they grow up, selfishness, lies, and deception are always with them.
Such a creature, you say he is inherently kind? Isn’t this just deceiving yourself?
Desire for food when hungry, desire for warmth when cold, desire for rest when tired, desire for benefit but aversion to harm, this is what humans are born with, it is what happens without waiting, this is what Yu and Jie share.
This sentence is what Xunzi said!
In this sentence, he proposed for the first time that the evil of human nature is rooted in the bones, and it will not be avoided regardless of Yao, Shun, or Jie and Zhou.
The only difference is: some people can restrain themselves when they grow up and let good outweigh evil!
And some people allow their selfishness to expand and let evil prevail over good!
Here, Li Jiancheng is undoubtedly the latter.
This time, he couldn't help but reflect on himself after falling off his horse for no reason. Instead, he directed all his grievances on others, especially those who he usually hated the most.
If you stay in Li Jiancheng's army for a long time, you will find a very strange question:
Here, both generals and soldiers are clearly divided into three factions.
This first faction is naturally the supporter faction centered on Li Jian.
Among them, represented by the brothers Wei Zheng, Wei Ting, Wang Si, Xue Wanren, and Xue Wanche, they controlled the command of the army.
The second faction is those who support Li Shimin.
This is represented by Cheng Yaojin, Qin Shubao and others, supplemented by the vast majority of soldiers in the army!
Although these people do not have the power to command and make decisions, they are indispensable for charging into battle and overcoming difficulties.
The third faction is led by the emperor and people infiltrated by various big families.
People at this level are the fewest in the military, have the least say, and are the most marginalized.
The combination of three factions in a large army is indeed strange. At the same time, it also reflects Li Jiancheng's lack of control over the military formation.
You should know that in his younger brother Li Shimin's army, even if every battle was fought, there would be various voices and opinions whether to attack or to retreat.
But once Li Shimin made a decision, all other voices would disappear.
Everyone in the entire military will work hard to achieve this decision as the ultimate goal.
It was precisely because of this kind of army that Li Shimin was able to create miracles repeatedly and fight back in desperate situations!
He will not be like Li Jiancheng now, who can only bully Liu Heitai like a bandit. He cannot and does not dare to fight a tough battle!
It is said that his family members know their own affairs. Li Jiancheng tried to recruit people like Cheng Yaojin, but in the end, he always failed.
You want us to fight? Okay! Wherever you say we will fight, we will find a way to fight it for you!
As for personal friendship? I'm sorry, we are all rough people and don't understand that. If you have something to do, you can call me. If there is nothing, I will go to bed...
"What kind of ecstasy did Li Shimin give you?! Gu is the prince and the future emperor. If you don't be loyal to Gu, who will you be loyal to?!"
Before he arrived in Chang'an, Li Jiancheng suddenly fell from his horse and was already filled with old and new hatreds.
As a result, when he arrived at Shili Changting outside Chang'an and saw the sparse welcoming team, Li Jiancheng could no longer restrain the anger in his heart and almost went crazy!
Li Yuan from the Ministry of Rites had been waiting in this long pavilion with ventilation on all sides for a long time. When he saw the dark army approaching from a distance, he was immediately overjoyed and ran to the roadside rubbing his stiff hands.
At the same time, those who came with him were shivering one by one, holding various ritual utensils, trying hard to create a warm welcome.
However, with just a few of them, the formation was not visible, but the shabbyness was particularly obvious.
Especially compared with the whole country celebrating when Li Shimin returned to Beijing last time, they really might as well not have come!
"Your Majesty, Li Yuan, welcome..."
Standing on the roadside, Li Yuan finally waited until Li Jiancheng came closer. Li Yuan shouted loudly and was about to salute, but he saw Li Jiancheng's extremely cold eyes first!
"No need!" He almost squeezed out these words through his teeth. Li Jiancheng was very afraid that the next second, he would lose control of himself and get violent and hurt others!
"Exempted? Can this be exempted?"
Li Yuan was stunned for a moment. Before his frozen brain could react, Li Jiancheng in front of him clenched his fists and drove his horse straight past him.
Li Yuan didn't know that if it weren't for his scruples, Li Jiancheng would have strangled them all alive!
"Sir, what should I do?"
Seeing this scene, Li Yuan's men were also stunned. They waited until the army led by Li Jiancheng began to pass in front of them one after another, then they came to their senses and hurriedly gathered around and asked.
Li Yuan twitched the corner of his mouth, suddenly turned his head and glared at his men, and said angrily: "What else can I do? Cold salad!"
"But this thing..." The subordinate shrank his neck after being scolded, but when he saw the big red palace flowers and other items on the tray, he still hesitated.
Li Yuan raised his hands, looked at the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who were passing by in front of him and murmured: "What? The prince doesn't want it, how dare you press him on the head?"
"Don't dare, don't dare!" His subordinates finally got smart and shook their heads rapidly.
"Don't you dare?" Li Yuan snorted coldly and continued: "Don't you dare to talk so much nonsense?! Let me tell you, be smart these two days and don't get into trouble with the prince and prince.
I can’t save you either!”
Several subordinates who had reacted nodded repeatedly after hearing the words: "Yes, yes, sir, that's what you said! We are just humble officials, how dare we mess with the affairs of those big shots..."
"Huh, I don't even dare to measure you! Let's go, there's a Wuli Pavilion ahead! Let's go and watch the excitement, remember not to get too close..."
Seeing that he had already put some distance between himself and Li Jiancheng in front, Li Yuan finally led the people slowly and walked forward beside the large army.
"Hey, I hope that His Highness the Crown Prince will not be angry to death when he sees the scene somewhere..."
According to the rules during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, when a general returned from an expedition and won a victory, the court would need to send someone to greet the general ten miles outside the city. The only difference was the number of people to greet him and the level of his position.
The short pavilion five miles outside the city has always been a place where common people and their families welcome soldiers. Here, there are no number or regulations, it is all voluntary.
The last time Xiao Han and the others came back, the people who greeted them lined up from the gate of Chang'an City to the Ten Mile Changting Pavilion.
Even he, Li Jiancheng, showed up dressed up!
Although he had some bad intentions at the beginning, no one can deny the scale of that event!
Nowadays, things have changed and people have changed. Li Jiancheng looked at both sides of the empty road, and then thought about the huge crowds of people at the beginning. Comparing the two, he almost felt depressed and wanted to vomit three liters of blood.
This chapter has been completed!