Wei Wuji met King Zhao and said: "I heard that when Confucius traveled around the world, more than 3,000 people gave him gifts and became his students. Among them, there were 70 outstanding students. These 70 people owned ten thousand chariots.
The monarch of a large country can find anyone who can be regarded as his teacher. Now Ma Fujun has set up a school outside Handan, and there are hundreds of disciples studying with him. However, his disciples are troubled because they have no place to live.
This is something that will make you laugh."
King Zhao hurriedly said: "I will send someone to help Mr. Ma Fu build a school."
The town of Mafu became very lively again. King Zhao wanted to build a school for Zhao Kuo outside Mafu. He sent a large amount of materials needed to build houses and ordered Zhao Li of Handan to take the people of Handan.
Construction. When Zhao Kuo sees Zhao Li, he will always feel very uncomfortable, because he will think of Handan Zao who followed him and died in the battle. Zhao Li is not as sad as before. He recently had another child, a boy.
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Zhao Li said: This child looks very much like his brave brother.
Zhao Kuo didn't want Zhao Li to build the school too luxuriously. It only needed to be able to accommodate the disciples, so that they could live here and be protected from wind and rain. Zhao Kuo's disciples were very puzzled. There was one named Fu
The disciple asked: "I heard that the majesty of the monarch is reflected in the size of the palace where he lives, and the majesty of the scholars is reflected in their clothes. Now that you have set up a school, how can a simple school inspire others?"
What about respect for knowledge?”
"Zhao Kuo replied: You are wrong. I have something to tell you. The king will be respected because of his kindness and kindness to the people, and the scholars will be respected because of their excellent moral character. Of course I am not averse to enjoyment.
, what I want is to teach everyone, not because of their background. If the academy is too luxurious, I am afraid that those who come from poor backgrounds will stop in front of the academy."
"No matter how simple a house is, it doesn't feel so simple just because of the noble character of the people who live here..."
Zhao Kuo's teaching was not like the school in his previous life. He would often summon students to speak out his thoughts and repeat them patiently. Of course, he would also encounter students who questioned him, and Zhao Kuo was never angry.
It was just explained to them that at this time, what he was talking about was his own thoughts, such as great unification, benevolent government, restricting the king with laws, and protecting the common people.
Afterwards, there will be a question and answer time with the disciples. At this time, the disciples will ask Zhao Kuo about their confusions, and Zhao Kuo will answer them one by one. What they ask is also different.
"Teacher, I want to become a Sikou. What do you think?" a disciple asked.
"That's good. You have to be familiar with the law, keep every law in mind, and be fair. You can't trample on the law because of your own likes and dislikes. You can't forgive a criminal because of his noble birth, and you can't forgive him because of his noble birth.
The criminal is of low origin and pity him. Anyone who makes a mistake, no matter what the purpose is, should be punished..."
"A sage said: Revenge can be forgiven. Isn't that true?"
"If a person's parents were innocently killed, then as a commander, it would be your fault if you did not arrest him in time, and it would also be your fault if you allowed him to take revenge in private and kill his enemies.
.. Let the people trust you, let them find him after they have hatred, and expose the enemy's crimes, instead of asking them to take revenge. If a person's parents committed the crime of being a thief and were killed, should they be allowed to do so?
Do children avenge their parents?”
"Excuse me, how do you make people trust you?"
"If you can popularize the law for them, conduct fair trials, and don't think about fighting for your title or salary, but think about doing your job well, then the people will trust you..."
Zhao Buchu, a potential competitor of Dong Chengzi who wanted to be the Sikou of Zhao State, carefully wrote down the teacher's words. Just after he finished asking, Yang Duanhe asked again: "Teacher, please tell me how to defeat the enemy...
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"Lin Gong once said to me: There are three types of soldiers..."
Zhao Kuo answered Yang Duanhe's question seriously and said to him: "If you can care for your soldiers on the battlefield, you can not bully the enemy's people after the war, you can treat the captives kindly...you can not monopolize them.
Reward, treat the soldiers as your own brothers, then you can become an excellent general. You have to know why you are fighting, whether it is for your own title, to protect the country, or for the world...
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"Teacher, please tell me the principles of doing business."
The disciple from Qi asked seriously. When he asked, everyone looked at him in surprise. Even Han Fei looked a little sullen on his face, but Zhao Kuo smiled and said: "Merchant
It can provide supplies to those in need. Horses from the State of Zhao can be sold at a good price when brought to the State of Qi. Fish and salt from the State of Qi can also be sold in the State of Zhao. I have not done business and do not know.
How to make money...but I know a truth."
"The essence of doing business is exchange, and it is equivalent exchange based on people's understanding of value... Business people can make profits through the price difference in different places during exchange... Wealthy businessmen can help those who are poor
People, when necessary, can reduce some of their own profits to facilitate others. There are selfish businessmen who desperately plunder wealth and hoard supplies. When there are too many poor people and the market collapses... these people accumulate too many goods.
Businessmen with short-sightedness will suffer greater losses."
The disciples who asked Zhao Kuo for advice learned all kinds of things. No matter what they wanted to learn, Zhao Kuo would teach them. There was even a student from Chu who wanted to learn from Zhao Kuo how to get in touch with ghosts and gods, so Zhao Kuo
Kuo told this disciple about the nature of the world, saying that gods are the laws of the world, and that exploring the laws of the world is the way to get closer to ghosts and gods.
From the movement of the sun, moon and stars to the thunder and rain, Zhao Kuo's words confused the disciple who wanted to learn witchcraft. Not only this disciple, but also the other disciples who were listening. Xunzi said
He once implicitly expressed atheism, but Zhao Kuo's idea that the laws of the world are the gods has never been seen before. Why does it thunder, why does it rain, and why does day and night change?
Zhao Kuo explained seriously and said: These are the truth about gods.
There seemed to be nothing that Ma Fujun didn't understand. He could teach everything. The school gradually took shape, and more people came to study. Most of them were from Zhao, some were nobles, and some were from humble backgrounds. Because Ma Fujun
Food was provided here, so they came to study. Zhao Kuo taught them seriously. If there were people who didn't study and were just trying to make ends meet, he didn't beat or scold them. He left them as helpers to fill their bellies.
Whenever Zhao Kuo was giving lectures, the young Zhao Zheng would stagger to the middle of these disciples and sit down like them. However, he could not hold on for long, so he just sat for a while.
Then he started yelling and rushed into Zhao Kuo's arms and pulled his beard, which seriously affected the atmosphere of the class. Zhao Kuo sat in the courtyard and spoke to everyone seriously, asking and answering questions. Sometimes, Zhao Kuo
It will also allow everyone to express their opinions.
The atmosphere in the school is very harmonious. People from Qin and people from Chu can have a meal together in a gentle manner at this moment. The two are discussing whether Qin should come to rule the world or Chu should come to rule the world. Obviously, the Qin people have taken over.
The Chu people who had the upper hand often said that they could not refute it, but even so, the two did not conflict because Zhao Kuo didn't like his disciples to have conflicts. There was a Zhao person who was punished for beating a Wei disciple.
Zhao Kuo drove away.
The reason why the Zhao man beat up the Wei people was because of Wei Wuji. The Wei people felt that Lord Xinling was not taken seriously in the Zhao State, so they should return to the Wei State.
Today, there are more than 270 disciples studying with Zhao Kuo in the school. Zhao Kuo clearly remembers each of them and chooses different methods to teach them according to their personalities. He teaches them in accordance with their aptitude.
I know. After all, he had obtained a teacher qualification certificate. Zhao Kuo is really talented in teaching. When he teaches, he is not very serious... he always fills the classroom with laughter.
He also narrated the history of later generations and some famous figures directly as sages from ancient times. There were many later systems hidden in them, all of which he applied to the ancients. Anyway, he was not the only one who liked it.
In doing so, many great sages at that time liked to make up a story to support their opinions, and this has become a habit nowadays.
Han Fei is a master in this field. Most of the familiar idioms in China later came from Han Fei. Some of Han Fei's stories were heard, and most of them were made up by him himself, with the purpose of warning the world.
Or use it as evidence. Therefore, whenever Zhao Kuo told these stories, Han Fei knew very well, how could there be so many ancient people and so many stories that he had never heard of? Teacher, I understand you.
Therefore, when Han Fei recorded these things, he brought his own subjective thoughts and applied all the thoughts expressed in these stories to Zhao Kuo. For example, in Fan Zi's story, Han Fei
He briefly recorded the story of Fan Zi, and finally wrote directly: "The Master said: Worry first when the world is worried, and then be happy when the world is happy." This became Zhao Kuo's emotion after telling the story.
Of course Kuo didn't know about these things. He only knew that Han Fei had been recording...
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Word spread from the Chu State that the Qin people wanted the King of Chu to ransom the prisoners. The Chu people were waiting for the Qin people to go to war, and their eyes were bleeding. The Qin people asked for ransom, which immediately exposed Jingyang's position on the front line.
After the failure, the Chu people were both panic-stricken and hoped that the King of Chu could redeem the children of Chu State. This was true even for the nobles. Their cronies and private soldiers were also among the prisoners.
The King of Chu immediately ordered Chun Shen to redeem these captives. In order to redeem these prisoners, the King of Chu even starved and sent the food he used to Chun Shen. This move of the King of Chu immediately made Chu The people cheered, and the nobles responded one after another, and a large amount of food was gathered into the hands of Lord Chun Shen. There were even common people who cried and sent food. They missed their relatives very much.
They want their loved ones to come back.
For a time, the entrance of Chun Shenjun's mansion was crowded with people. However, Chunshen Jun did not receive them. In fact, Chun Shenjun sternly rejected King Chu's request. He said: The Qin people are cruel, and these soldiers are absolutely not. The reason for survival was that this was just a ploy by the Qin people to defraud food and destroy the Chu state. The King of Chu was very angry and once again ordered: Regardless of whether it was the Qin people's ploy or not, it must be redeemed. He could not sit idly by and do nothing.
However, the envoy sent by the King of Chu was actually blocked by Lord Chun Shen and did not receive him.
Chun Shenjun once again refuted the King of Chu's order and even distributed the food given by the King of Chu to other armies. He said: If you don't use the food to give it to your own soldiers, you will defeat the enemy and provide food for those soldiers who died in the battle. I have never heard of taking revenge and giving it to the enemy, hoping to get something in return from the enemy.
The nobles fell silent. They all knew the cunning of the Qin people. Perhaps what Chun Shen Jun said was right... However, the common people did not appreciate it. For a while, everyone began to curse Chun Shen Jun. , believed that he had killed his relatives, and asked the King of Chu to remove him from his position as Ling Yin and demote him to a commoner. Even the reason for the failure of the war was pushed to him, and Lord Chun Shen did not care. I still go my own way.
He worked hard to deploy defensive forces in the Juyang area. He felt that the Qin people would soon launch another attack.
The only good news is that Jingyang's army was not completely destroyed. He got in touch with the Chu State. He is now resting in South Korea. Soon, he will lead his army to Chendu to assist Xiang Yan in his defense. This way As soon as it came, the Chu State had two lines of defense, which the Qin people should not be able to break through in a short time.
At this time, Bai Qi also received a clear answer from Huang Xie: Want food? We won't give it.
Bai Qi was not angry, as he had expected it.
The officials of the State of Qin once again appeared in front of these captives of the State of Chu. Their expressions were fierce. The Chu people who had just gotten used to their gentle side were very scared. They looked at these Qin officials anxiously. The Qin officials were angry. Said: "Chu actually rejected Qin's proposal. They even refused to use a little grain to redeem the second and third sons back! Is this the country that the second and third sons fought for?"
"The State of Qin has spent a lot of food to raise its second and third sons these days. We just want the State of Chu to compensate for this food, but they refuse!"
Hearing these words, the people of Chu were stunned and panicked. The King of Chu refused to redeem himself. Could it be that he was going to die here?
Looking at these angry and frightened Chu people, the officials smiled and said seriously: "But... Qin is a country of benevolence and righteousness. It is not as cruel as Chu... We will let go I just hope that I won’t meet my second and third sons on the battlefield in the future.”
"What?!"
"Let us go?!"
The captured Chu people were shocked.
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