Chapter 136 Mencius said: sacrifice one's life for righteousness
When he heard that the warriors from the palace were coming, Ying Yiren hurriedly hid in a side room. Lu Buwei took out the bamboo slips and pretended that the warriors walked into the inner room and saw Lu Buwei in front of him. He looked around but did not find Young Master Yi.
Seeing the person's figure, Lu Buwei hurriedly put down the bamboo slips, stood up with a smile, and said enthusiastically: "Hu, are you here to see me? You haven't had a drink with me for a long time."
The warrior smiled and said: "I came to see Young Master Yiren because of the king's order."
Lu Buwei snorted, then said with a smile: "The young master is not in the house, but don't worry, he will be back soon." He casually chatted with the warrior for a few words, and then asked: "I wonder why the king is looking for the young master?"
What are your orders?" The warrior looked around, then lowered his voice and said, "After the marquis paid homage to the king, the king gave the order, and I don't know what it was."
"Okay, please go back first. I will send someone to find the young master and ask him to go to the palace quickly."
After seeing off the warriors, Lu Buwei walked into the side room, frowned, and said: "It seems that the matter related to Fan Ju should be about Zhao Guo, and the matter related to you, young master, should be Zhao Kuo's matter.", Ying.
The foreigner, or rather Zhao Zichu, remained calm at this moment. He squinted his eyes, and his expression was very similar to that of King Qin. He said, "Then how should I deal with it?"
Lu Buwei thought for a moment and then said with a smile: "Tell the truth."
In the palace, King Qin and Fan Ju looked at the young master. Ying Yiren had met his father twice since he arrived at the palace, and he had never seen his eldest father before. King Qin was very interested in him.
His own son was very disappointed. Similarly, he was also very disappointed with his son's son. He did not think that there were talents worthy of his attention. Fan Ju looked at the young master who calmly faced the King of Qin without any fear on his face.
There is more appreciation in it.
"Is it your suggestion to replace Lian Po with Ma Fujun?" King Qin asked indifferently.
It seemed that he was questioning him, trying to blame him for the failure of the war. However, Yiren was not afraid. He heard that the King of Qin said Ma Fujun, not Ying Kuo. In the Qin State, the general
People often call Zhao Kuo Ying Kuo, and call him by his surname to express his hostility. The stranger raised his head and said seriously: "When I came to Zhao State, the nobles of Zhao State despised me and refused to talk to me.
Make friends.”
"Zhao Kuo is my friend and often talks to me about his ideas."
"I thought he was a man with no talents and could only talk empty talk, so I suggested to Marquis Ying that he could replace Lian Po and become Zhao's general."
King Qin didn't ask any more questions. There was a slight disappointment in his half-concealed eyes. The stranger smiled and said: "But after I proposed, I realized my fault. He is a truly talented gentleman."
, what he said to me before may not be empty talk, but an expectation that he can truly achieve. He once told me that it is not difficult to defeat Lord Wu An. As long as he leads Zhao's army, Qin's army cannot
win."
"That's why I thought he was a man with high ambitions and low abilities. However, he easily defeated the Yan army, and I realized that he was not lying. Everyone in Zhao loved him because he was benevolent, kind, and could treat his friends sincerely. In terms of morality,
On the other hand, I have never met a more noble person than him. I think it is because he sincerely regards me as a friend that I can see his conceited and arrogant appearance."
"I am to blame for the failure of this war." The foreigner bowed and bowed to the King of Qin.
King Qin asked very sharply: "You said, he once told you that it is not difficult to defeat Bai Qi?"
Ying Yiren nodded and said, "He indeed said that."
King Qin asked again: "Is he always so arrogant and arrogant on weekdays?"
"No, he said this to me alone when he hosted a banquet for me. But on weekdays, he is a humble person who respects all people, even those of low origin."
King Qin suddenly looked at Fan Ju. Fan Ju squinted his eyes, wondering what he was thinking about. After a moment, Fan Ju asked again: "I heard that you gave your wife to Ma Fujun to take care of you?" Yiren smiled bitterly.
Said: "The Zhao people want to harm me, so I can only flee Handan. My son has just been born and can't walk, so I can only hand him over to Ma Fujun. Ma Fujun is an upright man and he will take good care of my son."
King Qin laughed and waved to Yiren. Yiren hurriedly walked up to him. King Qin looked at him seriously, nodded and said with a smile: "Not bad, not like your father.", Yiren.
The man was stunned and speechless. The King of Qin took his hand and continued to ask about Zhao Kuo's situation in Zhao State. Ying Yiren did not hide anything. Zhao Kuo's attitude towards Zhao Kuo was revealed.
The deeds in Zhao State were told one by one.
The King of Qin sighed, looked at him, and asked: "Is there any way you can conquer the Qin Dynasty with a horse?"
The foreigner thought for a moment and then said: "Father, it is difficult to subdue the king and the people, and he hates things like killing the people the most." The King of Qin laughed again and said: "It is precisely because there are no talents like him in Qin.
Such unbenevolent things happen only when the country is admonished, so he should come to Qin." The foreigner was helpless and said: "There are many villains in the Zhao country, and Ma Fujun's reputation is very high, so we can try to make him
King Zhao is afraid of Mr. Ma Fu."
"As long as King Zhao cannot tolerate Ma Fujun, we can propose to exchange the city for Ma Fujun. At that time, the frightened King Zhao will definitely agree."
King Qin looked at Fan Ju and asked: "Can this method be implemented?" Fan Ju smiled and stroked his beard and said: "Ma Fujun once told Xu Li about Zeng Zi's murderous allusion. A man told King Zhao that Ma Fujun wanted to rebel.
King Zhao may not believe it, but if there are three people, what about more people?"
"Your Majesty, please write a letter in person to invite Mr. Ma Fu to come to Qin." Fan Ju said again.
King Qin was stunned for a moment, then he came to his senses and said with a smile: "I want to write letters to him often. Please do the same."
The two of them laughed, and Ying Yiren was stunned for a moment. When he left the palace, he understood their intention to separate, and couldn't help but sigh. Compared to his eldest father, he was still more immature. He sent Yiren away.
, King Qin said to Fan Ju: "Uncle Fan, I feel that Lord Wu An is not pretending to surrender. What Lou Huan saw was Lord Ma Fu deliberately pretending to kill Lord Wu An with my help."
Fan Ju was silent for a moment, then nodded and said seriously: "Ma Fujun is a wise man. I no longer feel ashamed if I lose to him." King Qin looked at him deeply. Perhaps this is why Fan Ju valued Ma Fujun so much.
Because of this, he has always regarded his failure as the greatest shame. He felt that he was plotted by Zhao Kuo, who was far inferior to him, and that he was bullied by a tiger. But when he found out that his opponent was also a fierce tiger, this kind of
The sense of shame is no longer so strong
After Pang Nuan left, Zhao Kuo remembered an important thing. He originally wanted to find the farmer's children through Pang Nuan.
After entrusting the child to his mother, Zhao Kuo took Han Fei and rushed there.
In Handan, Han Fei knew that the teacher was looking for people from farmers. Han Fei hated scholars from many schools. He believed that these scholars did not make any contribution to the country and talked nonsense all day long. However, except for farmers, Han Fei emphasized agriculture and believed that agriculture was The foundation of everything, so these scholars who can guide the people in farming and have no pursuit of status are relatively recognized.
When Zhao Kuo came to Pang Nuan's courtyard, the old man was in very bad spirits. Speaking of which, he was frightened by Zhao Kuo. In his opinion, Zhao Kuo did not want to innovate, he wanted to create another one out of thin air. A brand new system. What he wanted to change was not just the administration of officials, but also the implementation of what he had conceived. The impact would be no less than that of Shang Yang's reforms in the Qin State. This would create a new and unique Zhao State.
Pang Nuan sat indoors and looked at the two young people in front of him. The young people were full of fighting spirit. They had nothing to worry about and no fear. They could do what they wanted. However, it was obvious that Pang Nuan wanted more than They want more. Compared with Zhao Kuo's vision of the glorious future of Zhao State, he sees more bloody spears on that road. He wants to completely change the system of Zhao State, which will kill countless people. of.
Even though Shang Yang had the full support of the King of Qin, he still couldn't avoid bleeding, and in the end, he even died.
Perhaps because he had lost the recklessness and bloodiness of his youth, Pang Nuan did not dare to talk about reforms anymore, and subconsciously became indifferent to Zhao Kuo. He kept a straight face and said nothing. He did not want to participate in Zhao Kuo's reforms. In a radical innovation like this, whether it succeeds or fails, the innovator will only die, with no possibility of survival.
Zhao Kuo had already seen his deliberate alienation, but he didn't blame him. He knew how difficult and dangerous it would be to do what he wanted to do, but no matter what, he had to do it. Do something.
It’s not like the Zhao people have nothing, they still have Ma Fujun!
Therefore, Zhao Kuo did not ask about innovation or government affairs anymore. He asked directly about the situation of the farmers. When it came to the farmers, Pang Nuan just put down his strong guard. He recalled for a moment and then said : "I do have a few farm friends, but they are all in Qin. I can write to them and see if they can send some disciples to help you."
"The relationship between Qin and Zhao is so bad, will they come?" Zhao Kuo asked worriedly.
Pang Nuan said seriously: "Farmers never work as officials. They are busy in the muddy fields with the common people. There is no distinction between countries in their eyes. They know that you intend to develop the agricultural and mulberry business in Zhao State, and they will come." Yes, but I don’t know if the Qin people will let them leave.”
Zhao Kuo could only hope that they would find their own way. After pondering for a moment, he asked again: "I intend to raise poultry in captivity, but I heard from the old neighbor that this matter is not easy to handle. He also said that you have done this before." I want to ask you for advice." Pang Nuan recalled it again, nodded and said: "I have done it before, but all the poultry I raised died. Because of this incident, I still feel that Very ashamed”
Afterwards, the two of them talked about their experiences in raising chickens. Zhao Kuo understood that it seemed that his plan to raise poultry on a large scale was probably going to come to nothing. However, he might be able to buy chicken chicks and distribute them to the people to raise. They were just feed. It may become a problem again. Many people in Zhao State are impoverished. They save food during the autumn harvest. Until the next autumn harvest, they have to rely on this food and do not even dare to eat another bite.
A piece of clothing can be worn for many years, and some clothes are even used as burial objects and buried with the owner, because they are already the most precious personal property they own.
"Pingyuan Jun did not follow you back?" Zhao Kuo asked about Zhao Sheng's situation. Zhao Sheng had helped him. What did he want to do in Zhao State? If he could get Pingyuan Jun's help, it would be the easiest to succeed. However, this time Pang Nuan returned from Wei, Zhao Sheng was not in the team that came back. Pang Nuan couldn't help laughing, and he said helplessly: "The King of Wei regards Lord Pingyuan as the prime minister of Wei. In the short term, I'm afraid he will be the prime minister of Wei." Can’t come back.”
"What? Prime Minister??"
Zhao Kuo was stunned, what kind of operation did King Wei do? There was a series of exchanges between King Wei and King Zhao? You make my brother the Prime Minister, and I will make your uncle the Prime Minister!
Pang Nuan also looked a little dumbfounded. He said: "There is a Lord Longyang next to King Wei. This is his proposal. King Wei actually accepted it. Lord Pingyuan was originally unwilling to serve as the prime minister, but King Wei came repeatedly. I paid homage to him, treated him with great respect, and refused to let him leave Wei State, so Mr. Pingyuan had no choice but to agree to him. Now he may be more comfortable and safer than in Zhao State."
After chatting for a while, Zhao Kuo said goodbye to Pang Nuan and was about to leave the courtyard when Pang Nuan suddenly stopped him. Zhao Kuo turned around and Pang Nuan walked up to him with a cane and said to him seriously: "Xunzi once said something to me, and I want to tell you."
"He said: The car in front has overturned, but the car behind still doesn't know how to change! When you go back, the road is bumpy. Please look at the carriage in front of you, pay attention to the road, and don't drive in a direction that is easy to overturn. I will bless you."
Zhao Kuo grinned and said, "Xunzi is right, but I also want to tell you something."
"Please tell me."
"Life is what I pursue, and righteousness is also what I pursue. If these two things cannot be obtained at the same time, then I will give up life and choose righteousness. Life is what I pursue, but what I value is to overcome It’s my life, so I don’t do anything just to survive. Death is what I hate, but the things I hate are more serious than death, so there are some disasters that I can’t avoid.”
"Some people pursue something more precious than life, and some people hate something more serious than death. Not only wise people have such a nature, but everyone has it. However, wise people can not lose it. Such righteousness."
"I want to save the people of Zhao State from suffering and enable them to live. This is more important than my life. If my pursuit like this will bring disaster to myself, I will not be afraid. I will not I am not a wise man, but I have not given up my pursuit."
Looking at Zhao Kuo's extremely determined face, Pang Nuan was stunned.
At that moment, in the eyes of everyone, Zhao Kuo's body was so tall and majestic. He smiled, said goodbye to Pang Nuan, and left here.
Pang Nuan stood blankly in front of the courtyard door, motionless and silent for a long time.
His retainers looked at Pang Nuan in surprise. For some reason, Pang Nuan suddenly started crying. Tears burst into his eyes. His cry was hoarse from his throat. He hit the ground heavily with his crutch. Several retainers around him started crying. He was frightened and hurriedly stepped forward to help him.
"Master, what's wrong with you? What's wrong?"
"I have also read Mencius's "Sacrificing one's life for righteousness"!
"I have read in vain! I have read so many books in vain!"
ps: I had severe insomnia last night and stayed up all night. My mental state is very bad today and my breathing is very slow. Please forgive me.