Looking at the three children in the courtyard, Zhao Kuo had a vague headache. He didn't expect that he would come here thousands of years later and eventually become a kindergarten principal... Well, Zhao's mother was very happy. The old man was very happy.
She likes children, and she also likes Chengyu who stays here and is unwilling to leave. Chengyu is different from Zheng and Kang. Zhengyao is more mature and Kang is more naughty. Chengyu looks like a silly child.
If he did, he would be able to giggle for a long time.
In terms of age, he is two years older than Kang and four years younger than Zheng Yao.
He was very afraid of strangers and did not dare to approach Zhao Kuo and Zhao's mother at first, but after they expressed their goodwill, he quickly became close to them. He was very well-behaved and always stood by Zhao's mother's side. Zhao's mother did not
Even if he was asked to play, he wouldn't dare to play... Because Zhao Zheng still had to study, Cheng Yu spent most of his time playing with Zhao Kang. The two of them got along very happily, playing together and waiting for his brother to come home.
After Xunzi left Qin, Zhao Zheng returned to Han Fei again.
Unfortunately, after receiving Xunzi's education, Zhao Zheng was no longer as obedient as before. He always questioned Han Fei's teachings and put forward his own ideas. Han Fei was very unhappy and missed Zhao Zheng very much when he was young.
At that time, he would believe whatever Han Fei said and write it down. But now, when Han Fei says one sentence, he can refute ten sentences. Han Fei is always angry and yells at him, and even once again
Become stuttering.
Han Fei always stutters when he is excited.
Han Fei is still serving as an official. Perhaps even he did not expect that after two years in the Qin State, he would become a veteran of three dynasties... During his tenure as an official in the Qin State, Han Fei began to turn his theories into
In order to practice, and at the same time constantly enrich his theory in practice, many of his ideas have some shadows of Zhao Kuo's theory, but they are completely different. Han Fei has always advocated the use of laws to govern the country.
After accepting many of Zhao Kuo's ideas, his doctrine became the use of laws to protect the people, to curb the powerful, and to supervise the rulers... Therefore, Han Fei put forward many prohibitions, including imposing restrictions on the masses.
A series of supervision methods for ministers and a series of protection methods for the people. Qin State attaches great importance to farming and mulberry farming, so it will not easily launch corvee and war during the busy farming season, and Han Fei was the first to propose the use of legal methods.
Minister to make this clear.
He directly proposed that the king be prohibited from launching corvees and wars during the busy farming season. Of course, if he was invaded or was unable to do so, he could conscript the people to fight by negotiating with the three princes, including the prime minister.
What I thought was quite thoughtful, and in addition, he did a big thing... He formulated a new tax law for business. Qin's taxation has always been based on land tax, supplemented by commercial tax.
Han Fei probably realized that Qin's taxation was too complicated and burdened the people too much, so he proposed to implement a new taxation method: calculate the property of the country's big merchants and craftsmen, and calculate the property of the craftsmen according to their personal income.
A new commercial tax was introduced to benefit from the tax, and a car tax was established for transportation. Except for officials with a certain title, everyone else who drives a car must pay the tax.
Han Fei may want to reduce the burden on farmers through open source.
Han Fei had many ideas, and the State of Qin gave him a platform to put them into practice, so he started to study them. Therefore, he was always impeached. The officials thought that he was not doing his job properly. However, the matter at hand, that is,
He has not fallen behind at all in Tingwei's work. Whether it is participating in changing the law or trying criminals, it is not too difficult for Han Fei.
Zhao Zheng followed Han Fei, just following him around, watching him make judgments, watching him study the law, thinking about how to improve it, etc. Now that his study focuses on the law, Han Fei often
Discussing laws and some concepts of governing the country with him, Zhao Zheng also has his own opinions on this, and when he returns home, Zhao Kuo will teach some things that are different from others.
Physics, chemistry, astronomy, geography, etc., and occasionally I would tell him some stories.
Zhao Zheng likes to listen to his father telling him stories.
"Father... Senior brother told me today that when you govern a country, you cannot be influenced by emotions, you cannot choose ministers because of disgust and love, and you cannot start wars because of anger... He also said: It should be restricted by laws.
The behavior of the king..." Zhao Zheng said seriously: "I think what he said is very reasonable. If the king appoints someone like Zhao Yue because of his own liking, it will cause the country to decline. But there is one thing I don't understand.
."
"What don't you understand?"
“How can the laws made by the king restrain the king?”
"This... I think it is probably restricted through the ministers. If the king insists on dealing with the ministers, then the ministers who carry out his orders can come up with laws to oppose his behavior."
"What if the king wants to abolish this law?"
"So: Those who master the law are the most important, and the law should not be changed easily."
"Then what if the law is no longer in line with the current situation? It cannot be changed? This is obviously wrong... And if the person in charge of the law is not the king but a minister, then the minister wants to use the law to threaten the king and achieve his own goals.
Intention, what should I do?"
The more Zhao learned about politics, the more confusion he seemed to have. In response, Zhao Kuo could only smile and tell him: "If you think that the king is the ruler of the country and everything must be beneficial to the king, then this is wrong.
The king does not represent the country, what represents the country is the majority of the people living here. The interests of these people are the interests of the country, and the interests of the king are not the interests of the country."
“If the system implemented by the king is only beneficial to him, then the people will rise up against him. If the king’s policies are beneficial to the people, then the people will support him. Even if some ministers want to murder him, this is impossible.
...The people are the most important thing... In this way, if the king wants to abolish a law that is beneficial to the people, then he will definitely encounter opposition... And the problem you mentioned about ministers causing rebellion...
While the law restricts the king, it also restricts the ministers..."
Zhao Zheng squinted his eyes, carefully wrote down his father's words, and then returned to the house.
The next day, when he rushed to Han Fei, he asked the same question again. Of course, he got a different answer from Han Fei.
Zhao Zheng looked at the two answers he had recorded carefully, and what he thought was the third correct answer had already appeared in his mind.
.....
The State of Zhao welcomed the envoys of the State of Qin.
In a short period of time, two kings of Qin were sent away in succession, but King Zhao was not happy, because in the last battle, Zhao State failed. Of course, it cannot be said to be a failure. After all, Lian Po also suffered a lot.
With a small Qin army, the Qin people were able to repulse his attack, but for the confident King Zhao, failing to capture Shangdang was the biggest failure.
This made King Zhao very angry. He even felt that if he let Li Mu go on the expedition instead of Lian Po, he might be able to defeat the Qin people. He wanted to let Li Mu return to the temple and let Lian Po guard the border fortress, while Pang Gong and Kong Gong
Bin hurriedly dissuaded him. They believed that the failure to capture Shangdang was not entirely a fault of the commander. Zhao's food supply was not as much as that of his opponent, his soldiers were not as elite as his opponent's, and even his weapons were not as good as his opponent's.
If Li Mu were to be appointed as the commander-in-chief, this young man would not be as steady as Lian Po, which might lead to more serious consequences.
King Zhao frowned, sat in the upper position, and looked at the two ministers sitting next to him. He said with some displeasure: "It's not that I don't believe in Lord Xinping's ability. I just feel that Lord Xinping is already old and I can't bear it."
He worked hard, so he wanted Lord Wu An to replace him..." After hearing what King Zhao said, Pang Gong did not speak. Instead, Kong Bin on the side shook his head and said, "What Zhao needs now is Xinping.
A veteran like you..."
"Mr.
, or the whole army will be annihilated... Zhao State still needs to increase its national strength and make more allies. It is not a good thing to fight a country that is stronger than itself at all costs. Please consider it more."
After hearing Kong Bin's advice, King Zhao finally gave up his idea. He continued: "The envoy sent by the State of Qin wanted to ask the State of Zhao to return the wife of a foreigner... He also said that the two countries could formulate an alliance.
, don’t attack each other..."
Then Pang Gong said: "Send someone to send the foreigner's wife back. However, you don't have to worry about drafting a covenant or anything like that. These are all things the Qin people said to deceive you. After the King of Qin succeeded to the throne,
Zhao will definitely be the first to attack. Please let Lord Xinping and Lord Wuan train the soldiers and prepare for war. Such trivial matters are not worth discussing at all..."
King Zhao was speechless. After a moment, he said: "I have heard that Ju Xin of Yan State is a wise man. He once wrote nine works of "Ju Zi" and was able to command the army. He was brave and good at fighting, and Yan
But the king reprimanded him for his defeat and was unwilling to let him serve as a general. Some people said that Pang Gong and he were very good friends. I wonder if you can invite him to the Zhao Kingdom?"
Pang Gong was stunned, shook his head helplessly, and said: "Ju Xin and I haven't seen each other for many years, and I don't know if he is willing to come to Zhao."
"Please send someone to invite him..." King Zhao said excitedly, "I am willing to grant him land! Let him become the king of Zhao!"
Kong Bin looked at Mr. Pang next to him, sighed, and said nothing.
Pang Gong nodded and agreed to him.
.........
When Xunzi arrived in Xinzheng, the King of Han was very happy and immediately sent his ministers to greet him.
Xunzi originally didn't want to see King Han, but Zhang Ping respected him very much. He lowered his head and drove to Xunzi himself. Xunzi had no choice but to say a few words to the young man next to him.
He got in the car and followed Zhang Ping to the palace. After Zhang Ping asked about Xunzi's situation, he asked: "I heard that Mr. Ma Fu is in Qin. I haven't seen him for a long time. I don't know how he is doing."
Woolen cloth?"
"he's good."
"Well..." Zhang Ping nodded and said with a smile: "Last month, my wife gave birth to a son for me, named Liang... When he is older, I will prepare
Let him study with Ma Fujun..." Xunzi was still a little indifferent to Zhang Ping, but just hummed. Xunzi didn't like South Korea, nor did he like Zhang Ping. Even this time, he was just passing by Xinzheng and didn't want to see him at all.
King of Han.
But Zhang Ping was very enthusiastic. He respected Xunzi very much, and even had many confusions and wanted to ask him for advice.
Xunzi asked: "How did the King of Han know that I was in Xinzheng?"
"I heard earlier that you and Mr. Gongsun Long left Qin and rushed to South Korea. Later, I heard from officials that Mr. Gongsun Long died of illness... As soon as you entered the city today, the officials guarding the city gate sent someone to report it to the Lord.
..”
The two of them arrived in front of the palace, and Zhang Ping hurriedly supported Xunzi and walked into the palace.
The King of Han had already prepared the banquet. When Xunzi walked in, the King of Han stood up happily and went to pay homage to Xunzi. After all, he was the leader of a country. Even if Xunzi disliked him, he could not be rude to him. The two of them paid their respects.
After that, Zhang Ping helped Xunzi sit aside. The ministers all looked at Xunzi curiously. The King of Han sat on the upper seat and said with a smile: "It is Korea's honor that Xunzi can come to Korea... Please
Please stay a few more days so that I can entertain you."
Xunzi was still very indifferent. He had heard a lot about the King of Han from Zhao Kuo. These things made him despise the King of Han in his heart. He just nodded casually and ignored other things.
, resting with his eyes closed, only Zhang Ping sat next to him and asked him some questions. Xunzi liked people who love to learn, so he answered Zhang Ping's questions attentively.
The King of Han held up a wine cup and said to Xunzi with a smile: "In the past, Korea was constantly fighting, and the people were in dire straits. For the sake of Korea, I voluntarily rushed to Qin, endured humiliation, shouldered heavy responsibilities, and successfully freed Korea from the war. Today, all industries in Korea
If it is prosperous and the people live and work in peace and contentment... By behaving like this, I can be said to be a wise monarch."
Xunzi suddenly laughed and said: "So you are a king who endures humiliation and bear heavy burdens like Gou Jian! This is what I did not expect. So, now you have deceived the King of Qin and dispelled Qin's suspicion of you. You also have someone like Fan Li under your command."
Such a capable man, when will you plan to send troops to attack Wu?"
King Han's expression remained unchanged and he smiled unfathomably.
"Well... it's almost... it's almost..."
After Xunzi left the banquet angrily, King Han called Zhang Ping.
"Prime Minister Zhang... I have a way to increase South Korea's land by hundreds of miles."
"Hmm? Mr. Zhang? Mr. Zhang?? What's wrong with you?"
"Someone is coming!!"
ps: It's been a long time since I asked Ersanzi for monthly votes and recommended votes... But this is not the reason for Ersanzi not to vote.
Please vote as soon as possible, otherwise I will kill Zhao Kuo tomorrow.