Chapter 123: Cross paths lie ahead, and our ambitions must be cut off!
Before the big case.
Ying Zheng sat leisurely on the table.
What was placed in front of him was no longer a large bronze plate, there were no white-faced pot helmets or deboned mutton on the table, but only porridge and side dishes.
Extraordinarily light.
Qin Luoheng served Ying Zheng a bowl of white porridge.
explained:
"Chief officer, it's not that I don't have fish and meat, it's just that you are not suitable now."
"As a senior official in a high position, he usually eats a lot of fish and meat. The fat, sweet and greasy food melts into the body and turns into heat. Your internal heat this time may not be caused by overeating meat."
"As the saying goes, what is weak cannot be replenished."
"The official is very weak right now. If he continues to take supplements, not only will it not be good for his body, but it will also increase the burden on his body. Going too far is not enough."
"Although drinking more water can clear away heat, the more important thing is to control your diet."
"In the near future, I should mainly eat light food."
Ying Zheng said in a deep voice:
"It doesn't matter."
"I'm not that picky yet."
“Porridge and side dishes are indeed more pleasing to the eye than fish.”
Finished.
Ying Zheng picked up the bowl and started eating.
The food Qin Luoheng prepared was very bland, but he was very adaptable to it, and he ate much more comfortably than before when he ate big fish and meat.
But I didn’t really eat much.
Finished eating.
Qin Luoheng brought the hot decoction over.
Ying Zheng's eyes were full of disgust.
But under Qin Luoheng's close surveillance, he still pinched his nose and drank the bitter medicine, his whole face grimacing with pain.
too bitter!
Seeing that Ying Zheng drank all the soup, Qin Luoheng nodded with satisfaction, leaned over and picked up the bowls and chopsticks. After taking the bowls and chopsticks into the kitchen, he did not rush to clean them, but went to give them to Ying Zheng.
I moved a deck chair and placed it in the courtyard.
Let him bask in the sun in the courtyard.
Looking at the recliner, Ying Zheng frowned.
He didn't sit down.
Instead, he stood quietly in the courtyard.
Looking around this quiet and quiet courtyard.
here.
Qin Luoheng lived for ten years!
soon.
Qin Luoheng came out of the back kitchen and saw Ying Zheng standing outside. He also asked curiously: "What are the chief officials looking at? The sun is rare these days, so the chief officials should just sit and bask in the sun."
Ying Zheng came to his senses.
He walked to the recliner and took a look at the recliner.
He frowned and said:
"This thing was also made for your master?"
Qin Luoheng smiled and said:
"Um."
"Isn't the master very old?"
"If you sit on the table all the time, it will be difficult to get up and sit down, so I made this reclining chair, thinking that it would make the master a little more comfortable."
"Chief officer, please sit down and try."
Ying Zheng glanced at Qin Luoheng, hesitated, and sat down. It was indeed much easier than sitting on the mat with his knees together.
Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction, "It's indeed a lot more comfortable."
immediately.
When he thought that it was caused by Gong, his face immediately darkened, and he snorted coldly: "But that's it, after all, it's some unfashionable stuff."
"You are lucky, Master. You have someone who is serving you so wholeheartedly even when you are old. You have enjoyed all the good things. He deserves to die well."
Qin Luoheng smiled awkwardly.
But there was no answer.
Because the sun was out and Ying Zheng was sitting outside, Qin Luoheng also moved the table to the yard and read a book outside.
then.
In the courtyard, one person is reading a book and the other is basking in the sun.
It's rare to find silence.
Not far from the small courtyard, looking at Ying Zheng with a relaxed look on his face, Yi felt a little unbelievable.
Is this still the domineering and treacherous First Emperor of the past?
and......
Is Your Majesty too close to this deceased person?
Not only did he ask about this person's current situation from time to time, but this time he even stayed here overnight, and he also allowed the deceased to treat himself and make medicine. This level of closeness cannot be matched even by the eldest son, right?
Yi took a deep look at Qin Luoheng.
He really couldn't understand.
But as a minister, he didn't dare to ask any more questions.
He just has more respect for Qin Luoheng, and even has a bit of awe.
Let it sit in the sun for a while.
Ying Zheng was also a little sleepy.
He looked around, trying to find a target to keep himself awake.
at last.
He looked at Qin Luoheng.
Qin Luoheng did not read "Legal Questions and Answers" at this time.
What he was reading was "Cangjie Chapter".
This is a small seal model written by Li Si, which is one of the literacy textbooks in the school.
Ying Zheng opened his mouth and said:
""Cangjie Pian" was written by Li Si."
"Li Si's handwriting is good. When I first saw it, I was amazed. However, the article you read is just a copy, and you cannot appreciate the charm of his calligraphy."
Speaking of which.
Ying Zheng recalled the scene when he first met Li Si.
At that time, Li Si was just a river commander, with a rank of only a few hundred years old, but he already had great ambitions. However, at that time Li Si was Lu Buwei's disciple, and what he admired was not the rule of law in Xunxue, but the kingly way in "Lu Shi Chun Qiu".
Even use it to promote yourself.
but.
At that time, he liked "Han Feizi" and disliked "Lu Shi Chun Qiu", so Li Si was not reused as he wished. It was not until the later "Book of Remonstrance and Expulsion" that Li Si began to appear in front of others.
That was also the time.
Li Si abandoned "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals" and picked up the legal system of Shang Jun.
Crossroads lie ahead, and our original ambitions are cut off.
Ying Zheng still remembered what Li Si said at that time.
Li Si said: "If the King of Qin's ambition is to strengthen the army to quell disputes and unify the world, then the King of Shang's method will be better than "Lu's Spring and Autumn". If the King of Qin's ambition is to be the leader of the princes and allies and coexist with the six countries, then "Lu's"
"Spring and Autumn" is better than the legal system of Shang monarch."
Li Si said this in front of the Lu family's disciples.
This also means that Li Si has completely broken up with Lu Buwei's disciples.
It was also from that time that Li Si began to be reused, and was promoted step by step from a small order to the current rank of Tingwei.
Ying Zhengdao:
"Li Si's calligraphy is very extraordinary."
"There is a charm that is speechless but can be truly felt."
"It is as vigorous as iron and silver hooks, as beautiful as a scroll of mountains and rivers, and as solemn as the strict laws. When you see Li Si's handwriting in the future, you will know what the beauty of Chinese writing is."
Qin Luoheng shook his head and said:
"The writing is beautiful, but it doesn't mean much to me."
"The Qin seal script is not about magnificence, but practicality. No matter how magnificent Li Si's calligraphy is, it cannot be written by ordinary people. To praise Li Si's writing blindly is to ignore the essentials and ignore the last, which makes people mistakenly think that Li Si was reused because of his outstanding writing.
"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "As a result, everyone is proud of the magnificent writing, but the original meaning of the writing has been lost, and calligraphy has become a arena where all parties compete for beauty."
"The one with square letters."
"The flag of Chinese civilization."
"As long as the square characters are there, Chinese civilization will always be there!"
"It is inappropriate to care too much about whether the writing is beautiful or not. You can appreciate it, but you don't need to show off too much. Correctness and neatness are the primary requirements for writing."
"The only requirement!"
Ying Zheng smiled brightly, nodded and said:
"Well said."
"The people of Qin should be pragmatic."
"Excessive pursuit of gorgeousness and refinement will lead to inferiority."
Ying Zheng didn't say much more on this. He changed the topic and asked about Qin Luoheng's merits and rewards, and asked: "I remember that the land and house you deserved when you were awarded the title have not been distributed yet. Are you going to give this land and house to Qin Luoheng?"
Where to put it?”
Qin Luoheng hesitated for a moment.
said:
"Anywhere is fine."
"But, can I not grow food?"
Ying Zheng frowned and asked:
"Why?"
"The fields in Da Qin are used to grow food."
Qin Luoheng hesitated and said:
"I think it's a bit of a waste."
"I want to use this hundred acres of land to plant something else."
"The chief officials should also know that the vegetables that Da Qin often eats are the 'Five Vegetables', which are sunflower, hyacinth, scallions, leeks, and spring onions."
"Of course there are gourds and cantaloupes."
"besides."
"There are only wild vegetables, but the wild vegetables are mainly bitter vegetables. As it is said in the Book of Songs, 'Gathering bitter vegetables, picking bitter vegetables, under the first sun'. The bitter taste of these bitter vegetables can be imagined. Unless there is really nothing to eat, people will not go there.
Eat this bitter herb."
"I can understand the imperial court's idea of letting people grow food."
"During the war, when we were short of food and clothing, we should focus mainly on growing food. When growing vegetables in the fields, we could only grow sunflower vegetables that are large in quantity and ripen in more than a year. But now the world is stable."
"Should some changes be made?"
"In a time of great strife, everything is dominated by war. It is true that we cannot make changes easily, because no one knows how big an impact these changes will have. But now I feel that the time is ripe, and I should take the initiative to make some attempts and changes."
Ying Zheng was indifferent.
Qin Luoheng continued:
"Change is always difficult."
"But if you always stay the same, will you always be right?"
"I do not think so."
"Chief official, do you still remember the green vegetables you ate earlier?"
"That's also a wild vegetable!"
"Almost no one grows it in the private sector, but I found that the yield of pak choi is not necessarily lower than that of Wucai, and the taste is obviously better than Wucai."
"In addition to Chinese cabbage, there are also water shields, winter melon, wild rice, radish, etc."
“Food is the most important thing for the people.”
"In wartime, there are wartime practices, and in peacetime, there are peace practices."
"I don't expect the government to try it on a large scale. I just want the court to allow me to try it on my own land. If it succeeds, the people will have more vegetables. If it fails, it will just start all over again."
"I pay my taxes correctly!"
"Since the founding of the country, the First Emperor has always been determined to innovate."
"There are constant actions on major political matters, but I don't think they are comprehensive. The Qin Dynasty embraces the world. We should not just focus on the government and the public. We should also care about the suffering of the people and improve the people's food, clothing, housing and transportation."
“Eating is the simplest!”
"Okay." Ying Zheng said suddenly.
Qin Luoheng was startled and said in surprise: "Is it really possible?"
Ying Zheng nodded and said: "Your suggestion is good, but it can only be tried on personal fields. Taxes must be paid in full every year and cannot be in arrears. If the taxes cannot be paid in full, the attempt will only stop here."
"in addition."
"Every vegetable you grow must be reported, and when it is harvested, it must be counted by officials. If the harvest is poor for several consecutive years and cannot reach the yield you said is better than the five vegetables, your attempt must be stopped in time.
.”
"Have you thought it through?"
Qin Luoheng stood up, bowed respectfully and said:
"Thank you, chief official, for your support."
Ying Zheng said:
"The imperial court prohibits attempts."
“But in moderation!”
“Otherwise, wouldn’t the great fields be wasted there?”
"Speaking of fields."
"What do you think of Da Qin's current land system?"