I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Regarding that day, Liu Sheng's last remaining memory is that Tianzi Qi slowly raised his hand, and put his fingertips between his lower lip and beard.

After a long time, Emperor Qi naturally lowered his head and didn't say any more.

Regarding Liu Sheng's request to "make a draft and try it out", Tianziqi was noncommittal, neither sternly refusing nor expressly agreeing.

And this kind of statement - this kind of statement that has appeared countless times in the past few years, has long been used by Liu Sheng.

——Tianzi Qi's refusal to express his opinion means: Although I didn't stop it, I didn't agree either.

You just figure it out, and you've achieved results, so I won't pursue it any further;
But if it goes wrong, I, you will have to investigate your crime of 'self-assertion'......

Having been the prince for several years, this can be regarded as one of the rare tacit understandings between Liu Sheng and the emperor's father.

But right now, Liu Sheng is still in Tingwei's prison, sitting in front of Zhou Yafu.

As for Zhou Yafu, although he still doesn't know Liu Sheng's true intentions yet, he can call Liu Sheng "His Royal Highness", can call himself "Chen", and even put aside his face, and make a dying entrustment to his son Sheng whom he never recognized;
All this shows that Zhou Yafu has already developed a will to die.

If there is no interference from external forces, Zhou Yafu's ending can be no more than two kinds.

——Either passively 'died of illness', or actively 'died of illness' in the prison of Tingwei Zhao Yu under the torture of Tingwei Zhao Yu.

Therefore, the last thing Liu Sheng needs to do is to let Zhou Yafu die and survive.

Ok.

In Liu Sheng's view, the current Zhou Yafu can almost be regarded as "dead once".

People who have died once will always be slightly different from before 'death'.

Liu Sheng hoped that these differences would allow Zhou Yafu to listen to what he had to say and consider his proposal...

"Being able to say such things, it seems that Tiaohou can actually see clearly about his own situation."

"It's just that after Tiao Hou saw his situation clearly, the reaction he made really surprised me, a prince who is 'unsuitable for virtue'..."

Since it is a collapse therapy of "putting it to death and rebirth", Liu Shengzi has no worries.

Pretending to be disappointed, hiding all the true thoughts in his heart;
Youyou let out a long sigh, then flicked her sleeves lightly, full of sighs.

"Ah~"

"If I say 'unfounded worries', Tiao Hou will definitely feel that I am humiliating Tiao Hou."

"But if you don't say that..."

"Um······"

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"correct;"

"Tiaohou, have you heard such a sentence?"

"——Let the rooster watch the morning, and the raccoon hold the mouse;"

"Dogs guard the households, each division, what is its role?"

As soon as Liu Sheng said this, Zhou Yafu's thick black eyebrows twitched suddenly!
He looked at Liu Sheng strangely, and after confirming that Liu Sheng was not really humiliating himself, Zhou Yafu took a deep breath.

"I happen to have heard of it."

"This sentence came from the mouth of Mr. Han Fei during the Warring States period."

"At the end of the Warring States period, Mr. Han was not sent to Qin as an envoy, but he was working as a spy in Xianyang."

"In the end, Qin Prime Minister Lu Buwei was ordered by Qin Wangzheng to put Han Gongzi Fei into Xianyang Prison on the charge of 'in the middle of the line'."

"Lu Buwei loves talents and wants to recruit Young Master Fei for the Qin Kingdom, but Young Master Fei has the blood of the Korean royal family flowing through him, so he swears against it to the death."

"Afterwards, the young master Han Fei, who knew that his time was short, wrote a book of what he had learned and known in Xianyang Prison."

"The title of this book: "Han Feizi"..."

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"The words His Highness just said came from the chapter "Han Feizi Raise Power"."

"The original text is: Husbands have their own things, and those who have materials have something to do. Everywhere is suitable, so the top and bottom have nothing to do. Let the chickens guard the night, let the raccoons hold the mice, use their abilities, and there is nothing wrong with the above."

"The meaning of this sentence is: things have their proper uses, and only then can they have a place to display them, and each has its own place, so the upper and lower can be governed by doing nothing;"

"Let the rooster paw announce the dawn at night, and let the raccoon slaves catch the mice. If they all show their talents like this, the monarch will be able to rule by doing nothing..."

When he uttered this passage, which seemed to be easily flipped out of his mind, Zhou Yafu was as calm as a scribe;
And Zhou Yafu's words also made Liu Sheng's thoughts fly out of the relatively spacious cell in front of him for a short time.

Perhaps in the eyes of later generations, hearing the words "govern by doing nothing" in the mouth of Han Feizi, a famous legalist and even one of the "patriarchs", seems a little contrary to harmony.

—— Govern by doing nothing?

Isn't that what Huang Laoxue advocated?
How did Han Feizi say it in the end?
But in fact, as long as you understand the logical relationship a little bit, people will easily find that this is actually not a big deal.

First of all, Han Feizi, a "famous legalist", is not actually an orthodox legalist who studied from legalists, studied legalist theories, and finally mastered them and achieved great success.

——Same as Qin Prime Minister Li Si, early Han diplomatic genius Lu Jia, and Han Prime Minister Zhang Cang at the time of the first emperor: Han Gongzi Fei, who studied under Xunzi.

That's right;

It is such a heterogeneous person who clearly belongs to Confucianism, but was once "expelled from Confucianism" by the disciples and grandchildren of later generations: Xunzi and Xunqing.

The main reason why Xunzi was "expelled from Confucianism" by later generations of Confucianism and became an outlier who was obviously born in Confucianism but was not recognized by this school, especially the descendants of this school, is the final evaluation of Xunzi by later generations .

——Xun Qing is one of the representatives of Confucianism, but also a master of the contention of a hundred schools of thought during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods.

In other words, Xunzi is not just a fan of Confucianism who is good, Confucianism is wonderful, and Confucianism is croaking, but through dialectical thinking, he integrates the theories of various schools of thought, and learns from his strengths and eliminates his weaknesses. Able to call himself a school of great Confucianism, everyone.

And as a disciple carefully cultivated by such everyone, especially as one of the two most proud disciples (Han Fei and Li Si) and the three most promising disciples (plus Zhang Cang), Han Fei will certainly not be a "fa Home world invincible' paranoid.

As the saying goes: The stronger a person is, the more he will absorb the strengths of others; the weaker he is, the more he will be afraid of other people's strengths.

Naturally, everyone like Han Fei also has the broad mind of "tolerance is greatness" for the idea of ​​"governance by doing nothing" advocated by Huang Laoxue.

Pulling back the briefly scattered thoughts, Liu Sheng's eyes on Zhou Yafu became playful;

But Zhou Yafu looked at Liu Shengshi's face, but he was obviously a little unhappy.

It seems to be saying to Liu Sheng: I have answered your question;
But I think you are beating around the bush and scolding me by raising this question.

So, you'd better give me an explanation...
"I always thought that Tiaohou was a warrior who only knew how to fight and kill;"

"Even if you come from a famous family, you can only read some military books."

"Never thought..."

Stared at by Zhou Yafu with slightly dissatisfied eyes, Liu Sheng could only laugh and give a perfunctory 'explain';
However, Zhou Yafu was obviously not satisfied with Liu Sheng's explanation.

"Your Highness is joking."

"I only know how to fight and kill, and I only know how to exercise my muscles and bones and hone my martial arts all day long. That's a martial artist, not a martial artist."

"Such a person, at best, is just a fierce general who charges into the battle, at worst, he is just a reckless man who can only show off his bravery."

"And the real warriors—those who are really ambitious and want to serve the clan will not be ordinary people who only know how to fight and kill."

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"My late father, Lord Jiangwu Hou Zhou, was born in a humble family and did not have the opportunity to become a 'warrior';"

"So even though the minister was a concubine, my late father always strictly disciplined the minister."

"—When I was young, what I saw the most was the Taigong Liutao, which my father borrowed from Shiqu Pavilion to ask for favor from the Taizu Emperor Gao."

"But my late father also said: The reason why warriors learn to fight is not to find wars to fight, but to stop wars."

"So, apart from the books of military strategists, as long as they can be found, my late father will also find all the famous books and classics of various schools of thought. He personally watched the three of my brothers study and even recite them."

Saying this, Zhou Yafu's tone only became more serious because of the mention of his deceased father.

After saying the last sentence, Zhou Yafu once again cast his solemn eyes on Liu Sheng.

"So, what is your Highness trying to tell me by saying this?"

"Do you feel that the minister's worry is not in line with his status?"

"Shouldn't you, as the late emperor's minister, take good care of the Zongshe on behalf of the late Emperor, and worry about everything that would ruin the Zongshe?"

Seeing that Zhou Yafu's face became more serious, and his tone became more solemn and cold, Liu Shengzi also corrected his face a little.

Feeling Zhou Yafu's question again, Liu Sheng thought about it again and again, and finally sat up straighter.

"Just like I just borrowed from Mr. Han's words;"

"—The best use of a chicken is to palm the night to announce the dawn; the best home of a raccoon slave is to catch mice."

"What civil servants should do most is to secure the people of one side; what military generals should do is to conquer the enemies of one side."

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"If a rooster can't announce the dawn, a raccoon slave can't catch mice, and a dog can't guard the house, all of them will be killed and eaten by their master without exception."

"It's the same principle: if civil servants can't govern the people, and military generals can't govern the army, they can easily be dismissed from office, and at worst, their heads will be removed."

"I also heard that what farmers should care about is farming time;"

"Businessmen should care about Tianjin and roads;"

"The craftsman should be concerned with improving his skills;"

"What the ministers should care about is to use their own abilities and responsibilities to fulfill the emperor's entrustment."

"These principles, Tiao Hou, should you understand?"

"—If you can memorize "Han Feizi" fluently, Tiaohou, you can't even understand such a simple truth?"

Zhou Yafu listened to Liu Sheng's words.

At least this time, Zhou Yafu did not rush to refute, but thought carefully for a moment;

It was this moment of thinking that gave Liu Sheng the chance to strike a fatal blow.

"Tiaohou said: I am worried that in the future, my Liu family will fight against each other, which will bring disaster to the world;"

"But has Tiaohou thought about it: because he is worried about this matter, if Tiaohou intervenes in his father's appointment of the crown prince, what kind of disaster will it bring to the Han family in the future?"

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"yes;"

"What Tiao Hou said is not without reason."

"Aside from the eldest brother Linjiang Wang being young and weak, resourceful and indecisive, and being dragged down by his mother Li Ji, he would cause endless troubles for our Han family if he was to be established - it is indeed true that he is the eldest brother. It can prevent my descendants of the Liu family from having problems of rivalry between the descendants and concubines."

"But what about Tiaohou?"

"What kind of example will Hou Tiao set for his subjects in the future?"

"—As soon as Marquis Tiao persuaded me, my father abolished me and made my elder brother;"

"After that day, is it possible that there is a so-and-so marquis who can persuade the emperor to easily establish a prince by relying on the quelling of the so-and-so chaos;"

"When someone asks, you can say one thing with confidence: Am I imitating the story of Tiao Hou?"

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"I heard that the common people will always drink muddy muddy water because they are about to die of thirst."

"For my Han family, solitary is that muddy water."

"—If you drink it, you will get sick, but if you don't drink it, you will die of thirst."

"What is that Hou doing?"

"Seeing that Royal Father is putting in all his effort, enduring humiliation and feeding my Han family this ladle of muddy water, do you want to stand up and remind Royal Father?"

"Tiaohou can see the muddy water, but can't father see it?"

"Marquis Tiao knows that clean water is good to drink, Father, don't you know the truth that even children in the chief role understand?"

"Who wouldn't drink water if it wasn't for the poisonous water?"

"If it's not about to die of thirst, who would be willing to put a bowl of 'clear water' and drink this muddy muddy water..."

What Liu Sheng said was neither insincere nor frank;

Hearing these words, Zhou Yafu only gave a long sigh with a wry smile after a short thought.

"call······"

"These words His Highness said are reasonable or unreasonable;"

"It doesn't matter to me now."

"—His Highness has become the crown prince and heir, and has been trained by His Majesty to look like another Mingjun."

"As for the minister, he is in prison at the moment, and he may die soon..."

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"My lord, I may be wrong."

"But my lord, I have a clear conscience."

"From the beginning to the end, nothing I did was for my own selfishness;"

"For the sake of the ancestral temple, the country, and to repay the kindness of the late emperor, I am willing to repay with my life..."

"Tiaohou, do you want to be a gentleman like Zilu?"

"—Jiu Jiu Wufu, the minister of the country, but you want to come to a 'normally talk about your heart, and die to repay the king'?"

"—Is this the home that warriors should have?"

"——Doing this, Tiaohou, is it really repaying the late emperor's kindness???"

Interrupting Zhou Yafu's bleak straightforwardness again, it was another question that pointed directly at the depths of the soul;
Zhou Yafu was silent again.

This time, Liu Sheng didn't speak again.

Liu Sheng has already done what can and should be done.

For the rest, it all depends on Zhou Yafu whether he can turn this corner.

The most important thing is: Zhou Yafu, can you let go of this face...