With Han Fei's busy work, he had no way to continue teaching Zhao Zheng.

Zhao Zheng was very happy about this, thinking that without Han Fei, he would be able to play like in the past, but Zhao Kuo did not want to let him go, Zhao Kuo originally wanted to take him to his school, but he was too young and worried that he would not understand the knowledge, so he sent him to Xunzi's side and let Xunzi teach him. Xunzi was happy to teach him, and he liked this smart child.

Zhao Zheng reluctantly came to Xunzi's mansion.

Xunzi did not hold any official status, on weekdays he was debating with Gongsun Long, delving into knowledge, improving his academic system, admiring him, there are many people who want to learn from him, the difference between Xunzi and everyone else, probably is that Xunzi accepts apprentices a little strictly, he is not like Confucius who is uneducated, he will only select some good people to let them inherit his doctrine in a certain aspect.

In the face of those disciples who behaved mediocrely, Xunzi just shook his head and asked them to leave, the reason was that they couldn't learn anything by their side, and it was just a waste of time to follow them, or find something they were good at to do. Xunzi is a person who advocates learning very much, he thinks that anyone can become a saint through learning, but he does not advocate useless learning, he hates those behaviors that waste time.

Xunzi's learning is a big concept, not only to read books to gain knowledge, but also to follow the sages to improve their own moral deficiencies, even if it is to learn carpenter work and make yourself a skilled carpenter, which is within the scope of learning that Xunzi said. So Xunzi's idea is very simple, I can teach poetry, morality, governance, and law, but if you are not suitable for learning these, then learn something else, even if it is to be an excellent carpenter, it is much better than being an incompetent Confucian.

Therefore, Xunzi's disciples are much fewer than others, but among the scholars of the times, his disciples are better than one another.

Xun Zi looked at Zhao Zheng in front of him with a smile, Zhao Zheng had a straight face, and finally had the appearance of a Qin person, he respectfully held a pen and bamboo slips, and waited for the teacher to teach. Xunzi stroked his beard and asked seriously, "What do you want to learn?" ”

Zhao Zheng was stunned, whether it was Zhao Kuo or Han Fei, when teaching him, he never asked him what he wanted to learn, and just said what he wanted to teach him, Xunzi suddenly asked, but Zhao Zheng couldn't answer, he said blankly: "I don't know... Father said...."

"Alright... The first thing I want to teach you is to think for yourself and not be influenced by others. Xunzi said very seriously: "Everyone should respect and honor their father, at this point, you are doing the right thing, but you can't become your father, your father is Wu Chengjun, you are Zhao Zheng, this will never change, you have to decide for yourself what kind of person you want to become." ”

"You can only learn well when you are interested in yourself, and if you are forced by others to study, you will not learn anything."

"To be a human being, you have to have your own opinions, you can't say what others say, my disciples, when they think the same as me, I feel worried, because I feel that they are just learning my knowledge and don't have their own opinions, when my disciples start to refute me, I will be happy, because I know that they are already experiencing my thoughts with their hearts, and extending their own opinions, and when my disciples can beat me in a debate, I will let him go, Because I have nothing left to teach him. ”

Zhao Zheng frowned, seemed to understand something, and said: "I want to be a person who can surpass my father, please teach me." ”

Xunzi laughed at this time, nodded his head, and said: "I know the "poem", which contains songs from all over the world, Zhengsheng Ya music, and music songs of the royal court and the noble temple sacrifices. Are you going to learn? ”

"What's the use of learning?"

"Confucius said: You can read the "Poems" as a standard for words and deeds... Poetry can be used as a textbook for learning music and reciting poetry, and it can be used for ceremonial songs during feasts and sacrifices, and it can be used to express its meaning when talking about it..."

"Can I learn poetry better than my father?"

"You can be a teacher when you learn poetry, and the official in charge of etiquette probably can't surpass your father."

"If you don't learn, if you don't learn, let's change it."

"I know the book, which records important historical facts of the Yu, Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties, the strategies of the monarchs and ministers, the words of the ministers to enlighten the monarch, the proclamations of encouragement, the oaths of the monarch admonishing the scholars, and the orders of the monarch. Are you going to learn? ”

"What's the use of learning?"

"You can know how the wise kings of ancient times governed the country, you can persuade the king to govern the country with benevolence and righteousness, and you can persuade the ministers to treat the king with benevolence and righteousness..."

"Can I learn more than my father?"

“.....”

Then, Xunzi said the ceremony, music, and spring and autumn again, and Zhao Zheng just shook his head and said that he would not learn, because Xunzi told him that there was no way to surpass his father in learning these things, Xunzi didn't seem angry, he smiled and said: "Since that's the case, then learn all this... If you can learn all of them, you may be able to surpass Wu Chengjun. ”

So, poor Zhao Zheng began to study day and night, Xunzi's education method is very advanced, he will not yell like someone, nor will he beat his disciples like someone, Xunzi teaches through a negotiation method, the usual process is "What does the book say, my idea is like this, what do you think?" ”

Xunzi is constantly cultivating Zhao Zheng's thinking ability, he lets Zhao Zheng think by himself, put forward his own ideas, and make his own suggestions. Xunzi also did not object to him learning the doctrines of other schools, for example, Zhao Zheng occasionally used the arguments of Ma Fushu to refute Xunzi, Xunzi was not angry, and even Zhao Zheng used the ideas that Han Fei told him to criticize Confucianism, Xunzi was not angry, he was just a little disappointed, he said that this was not Zhao Zheng's own idea, it was still someone else's.

Zhao's mother complained to Zhao Kuo that the child Zheng is becoming more and more ignorant, and he has to refute whatever he says, Zhao Kuo also feels a little strange about this, Zhengcai is only seven years old, why did he enter the rebellious period? When he was teaching in person at night, he noticed the changes in Zhao Zheng.

"If you go out to sea from Liaodong, you can see an island, and there is a Japanese island ...."

"How did you know there were islands?"

"How did the islands come to be?"

"Why is it called Japan?"

Zhao Kuo said a word, Zhao Zheng can ask him ten questions, without repetition, and as long as Zhao Kuo explains one of them, he can ask ten more, which makes Zhao Kuo feel that there is no way to continue teaching, however, he is not angry, he thinks, this is a good thing, Xunzi just taught for a little time, so that Zhao Zheng has a strong desire for knowledge, and let him start to really think about what he has learned, not just memorize it mechanically.

Zhao Kuo understood, no wonder Xunzi's disciples didn't seem to be taught by the same teacher at all, and they could even teach the sages of the Legalists.

Zhao Kuo also explained to Zhao Zheng very carefully, which extended the teaching time, but Zhao Zheng looked very happy.

Occasionally, when Han Fei came here, Zhao Zheng pestered him, wanting to refute what he had learned from him before, Han Fei was a little angry by what he said, so he threw a large number of bamboo slips to him, and told Zhao Zheng: Don't bother yourself again before you finish reading!

Time flies quickly, Zhao Kuo spends most of his time teaching in the classroom, his disciples are more and more, Zhao Kuo is often in how to be a good official, how to implement the law, how to implement the law, the formulation of the law, principles and other knowledge, in other times will also be mixed with some private goods, talk about benevolence and the like. The rest of the time, he spends time at home with his family.

Most of Zhao Kuo's disciples also got knighthoods at this moment, and were arranged in different positions by King Qin.

Because of Han Fei's ban, nobles can't raise doormen, so these people must have their own jobs, if they don't want to work, they will go to be Zhao Kuo's disciples, anyway, they can't stay in Zhao Kuo's house as a doorman, only the older Ge, who was pardoned by King Qin, can stay by Zhao Kuo's side as an elder. Fortunately, he was arranged to be the pavilion chief, a former thief, who has now become an official who catches thieves.

He did a pretty good job, because he was still very familiar with the thieves, and he could even guess the escape route they were going to choose.

Di's status is the highest, he was directly assigned to Prime Minister Lü Buwei, to serve as his subordinate officials, what he did was to promote the new policies of the temple and the like, Li Yu became the local county leader, Ming did the order, and the rest of the people also had their own arrangements, only Zhao Fu, unwilling to serve as an official, and unwilling to leave Zhao Kuo, and finally the King of Qin let him serve as Wu Chengjun's family order, and his duty was to protect Zhao Kuo.

Mother Zhao is still taking care of her two grandsons as usual, Yi can get up, and she also starts to get busy in the house, but unfortunately, in the Qin State, she has no way to help others, because it is illegal. Zhao Kuo was sitting in the courtyard reading, and he saw Yi squatting in front of the stove in a daze, stunned. Zhao Kuo put down the bamboo slip in his hand, walked to her side in a few steps, and squatted down.

"What are you thinking?"

"It's nothing...", Yi smiled and shook his head, but his eyes were red.

Zhao Kuo let out a long sigh before asking, "Do you miss them again?" They refer to Yi's parents, Xu Li is too stubborn, Zhao Kuo invited him several times, but Xu Li refused, he is going to die in Zhao State, unwilling to leave, Yi After coming to Qin State, Yi often thinks of her parents, and her mood has not been very good. Zhao Kuo said to Yi with some distress: "Don't worry, you will definitely meet." ”

"We'll take Masaka and Kang and meet them..."

Yi sobbed and stood up, Zhao Kuo also stood up, hugged her into his arms, and stretched out his hand to wipe away her tears.

.......

Xu Li's wife's hand swept over Xu Li's face, erasing the tears on his face, she sat on the bed, looking at her decadent husband, her eyes were full of distress, Xu Li sat on the bed blankly, no longer as hot as before, he whispered: "What if she is bullied in Qin State?" She was pregnant and traveled a long way to Qin, what if something happened to her? ”

"Alas, then why were you so stubborn in the first place, including taking you away, but you just refused to go, and reprimanded him face to face..."

"I'm Zhao! I'm not going anywhere! I'm here to stay! Xu Li said stubbornly, he suddenly fell silent again, lowered his head, his wife sighed, and comforted: "Don't worry, didn't you say it?" The art is unhindered, and he also gave birth to a child, called Kang... We have grandchildren..."

Xu Li still didn't speak, his wife was not easy to persuade him to do anything, Xu Li resigned from his official position, King Zhao sent people to invite him several times, but he refused to serve as an official again, although he did not want to be an official, but he also refused to leave here, he was ready to farm here, but Xu Li was no longer young, no longer as strong as before, and he was busy in the cultivated land for a long time, he was out of breath and had a sore back.

So they hired a few men to work for them.

On weekdays, Xu Li wanders aimlessly around Handan City.

The biggest relief is probably that Zhao Kuo's former friends, the disciples who are going to stay in Zhao Kingdom, will often come to visit him, they all regard Xu Li as an elder, and the most popular among them is Li Mu. Li Mu often comes to Xu Li to talk about some things that have happened in Zhao recently, Xu Li also likes this child very much, but he is a little worried about this child.

Because Li Mu is a little too straightforward, like Lian Po, it is easy to offend others, and he also taught Li Mu not to offend too many people, and his wife laughed at him, so are you embarrassed to warn other people like this? In Handan City, you are the one who offends others the most!

Sometimes, Lian Po, these old people, will also come to visit Xu Li, after all, they have worked together in the past, and they also have some friendship with each other, every time Lian Po comes, he will complain to him, Zhao Kuo will take away Zhao Guo's military heart as soon as he leaves, and the soldiers are sluggish, even if they are rewarded, they can no longer arouse their fighting spirit, and several cities close to Yan State in the border area, and even some officials directly took the city to serve Yan State.

It is said that it was the Yan State that sent people to agitate the people and officials here.

The excuse is, of course, Zhao Kuo, and a craftsman called Du.

Lian Po also didn't understand why the people living there had such respect for a craftsman, and Yan Guo obtained some of the cities of Zhao in an instant through such means, which made King Zhao very angry and wrote a letter to King Yan, asking King Yan to return these cities, but King Yan rejected this proposal. King Zhao ordered Lian Po to train the army and prepare to send troops to Yan State, and Lian Po told Xu Li that Zhao State and Yan State might be at war again.

PS: I never wanted to write about a saint, I just wanted to write about a good person. Selfish, impulsive, mistaken, and a little irritable, but a good person who really wants the people to live a good life. So I don't need to say anything more to my friends who taught me how to make a saint, I didn't want to make a saint in the first place.