King Qin can't continue to stay in Shangdang, and he can't let Zhao Kuo continue to stay here.

So, after a period of time, the King of Qin finally sent someone to return to Xianyang with Wu Chengjun. Zhao Kuo needed to bring his family, disciples, disciples, and those followers to Xianyang. Speaking of which, Zhao's mother is the most reluctant to leave.

She hugged Kang and sat on the bed with a straight face. Zhao Kuo stood aside, everyone was preparing to go to Xianyang, but his mother, who refused to go, just sat here, silent, no matter how Zhao Kuo persuaded her, she didn't reply. Zhao Kuo knew in her heart that her mother had lived in Zhao Country all her life, and the people she knew were there, and the people she knew stayed there, and she was unwilling to leave Zhao Kingdom.

"Mother.. There's no way I'll ever return to Zhao... Because of me, someone in the Zhao Kingdom wants to murder you, and if I go back, there will be more people who will become the target of the villain's attack because of me... Just like Xin Lingjun, when I was in Zhao State, he was always framed, everyone hated him, and his original reputation was also hit, and people often assassinated him and murdered him, but now? ”

He was in his own courtyard, drinking, free with his friends, and no one was hostile to him. and Dong Chengzi...."

"Including... Do you think Wei Wuji is willing to suffer with you, or is he willing to drink and have fun alone? When do you think he's happier? ”

Zhao Kuo was silent for a moment before he said, "I can't let my family and the people I care about be in danger. If you don't want to stay in the Qin State, I can take you away, let's go to the Chu State, to the Qi State... But only not in Zhao Guo...", Zhao's mother gently shook the child in her arms, and then said: "Zhao Guo is dangerous... Is the Qin State safe? If you stay in the Qin State, no one will want to murder the people around you? ”

Zhao Kuo raised his head and said seriously: "I don't know, but I will protect my family... You don't know? When I knew that King Zhao wanted to seize Zheng and wanted to kill me through you, I was really very angry? If he sends someone to kill me? I wouldn't be so angry... What if a man can't even protect his family? What kind of man is that? ”

"I wanted to kill him... If something happens to you, I'm going to kill him. ”

"I'm glad you're okay..."

"I know that killing King Zhao will cause turmoil in the country? More people will die... That's why I left Zhao Kingdom? Am I not a sage? For the sake of your own family? I'm probably going to do something recklessly... I'm afraid that if I stay in Zhao Kingdom, one day? Because of the people you care about? And can't control yourself, kill more people. ”

"Mother...", Zhao Kuo bent down and half-knelt in front of his mother, he said seriously: "Please follow me, right?" You are the person I love the most in this life, if I don't have you by my side, who should I confide in the pain in my heart and the fear in my heart? Zhao Mu lowered her head, looked at Zhao Kuo's red eyes, and all the words in her heart were blocked in her throat and couldn't speak.

Mother Zhao stretched out her hand and gently stroked Zhao Kuo's face.

"Including... I'm afraid. Your father came back and couldn't find us..."

"If I die somewhere else... After you die, how will you meet your father? ”

Looking at his mother with tears on his face, Zhao Kuo held his mother's hand, shook his head, and said, "Don't worry, my father won't find us... He has always been by our side, and he has never left us... When I went into battle to kill the enemy, I could hear my father beating the drum for me, and when I wanted to do something against my conscience, I could feel my father's stern gaze, staring at me from behind... I remember, when I was very young, my father told me that I was him. ”

"Mother... I have his blood in my veins... I am his continuation... Now, he's here..", Zhao Kuo patted his chest, he lowered his head again, and pointed to Kang in his mother's arms, "Also here..."

"Look? Do we look like him? ”

Zhao's mother finally agreed to Zhao Kuo, and the family was ready to go out, and King Qin prepared a special carriage for Yi, the outside of this carriage was actually covered, similar to the kind of carriage that Zhao Kuo saw in film and television dramas, Zhao Kuo was a little surprised, King Qin told him that this was made by domestic craftsmen, because of the extreme cold in Beidi County and other areas, so the craftsman made this kind of carriage, which can resist the cold when traveling.

It's just that the cost of this carriage is a bit high, and it is not suitable for ordinary people.

Nowadays, such carriages are being built in various parts of the Qin Kingdom, and it is estimated that they will soon be promoted to all parts of the world, even the whole world.

The doormen are also ready, with Di here, they have not been immersed in sadness, Di is an interesting person, King Qin commented. Di has a new friend, that is King Qin. King Qin likes this long-winded and straightforward barbarian very much, he can always say things that others dare not say, he will not pretend, and he will brag about his past, every time King Qin comes to Zhao Kuo, he can always chat with him very happily.

King Qin felt that Di didn't regard him as a king at all, and occasionally put his hand on King Qin's shoulder, and the warriors of Qin State drew their swords angrily, Xing, Ge and the others' faces changed greatly, but King Qin didn't care, he laughed.

"That's why he likes to talk to Die," he said.

In the Qin State, although they left their hometown, they could gather together every day, listen to Di boast about their friendship with the King of Qin, watch Ge and Xing quarrel, Li Yu is also recording what he saw in the Qin State, he has traveled to various countries, but he has never been to the Qin State, Han Fei is even more exaggerated, he often disappears, once he disappears, he disappears for seven or eight days, he seems to be very interested in the system of the Qin State, and he is writing wildly with a pen all day long, and the bamboo slips are piled up.

Zhao Kuo was still a little worried, he was worried about the people who came here with him. The king of Qin took him to see those people, and the Shangdang county guard gave these people a place to live, houses, cultivated land, farm tools, and even ploughing cattle, and enjoyed the treatment of a first-class knighthood, and found that Zhao Kuo was coming, and these Zhao people were excited to come forward and talk to Zhao Kuo, and they looked very happy.

The officials did not bully them, on the contrary, they got more arable land here, and I heard that the taxes here were also easier than those of Zhao State. In Zhao's view, the Qin State was really an army disguised as a state, and all their purposes were for war, and all of them were for war.

Therefore, the most important thing in the Qin State was cultivation and training. Everything has to make way for these two things, so that forced labor and the like must avoid farming, and it must not even have the slightest influence on agriculture.

Finally, Zhao Kuo got into the carriage and set off towards Xianyang with his family, guests, and disciples.

After entering the hinterland of Qin, the more you can experience the atmosphere that is different from other countries, in terms of the amount of arable land, Qin is crushing the countries, because the system of Qin, allowing the people to spontaneously reclaim the land, recognize the private ownership of land... This stimulated the enthusiasm of the people to cultivate the land. Farmers in other countries are similar to employees, working for the company, and the company leaves them food to live on, and the rest is taken.

The peasants of the Qin State were equivalent to self-employed people, working for themselves and handing over a part of the prescribed wealth, and the rest could be kept.

Therefore, the reclamation rate of the Qin State is very high, there are cultivated land everywhere on both sides of the road, and you can see the hard-working people working on the cultivated land, and the officials are very supportive of this behavior, and sometimes, they will also take out their private property to support the people in the jurisdiction, of course, this is to be carried out secretly, this is cheating. The Qin State is going to have a farming competition, to see who grows more grain, and then the Li and Libi, the township to the township, the county to the county, the county to the county, the officials who get a good ranking will be rewarded and promoted.

The penultimate ones will be reprimanded and demoted, and if they get the countdown twice in a row, they will be arrested and sentenced.

That's why Shangdang County Shouwang Ji thought about defecting, because he took the penultimate place twice, and if he took it again, he would be taken to Xianyang for questioning.

The first characteristic of the Qin State is that there is a lot of arable land, and the second feature is that there are many pavilion chiefs, these pavilion chiefs are equivalent to the later police station chiefs, they patrol their territory, publicize the law, catch thieves, and every time they go out of a distance, you can see a team of knights, under the leadership of the pavilion chief, check their passes, as well as "ID cards"... Of course, King Qin himself does not have an "ID card", but Zhao Kuo has.

Zhao Kuo got his "ID card" in this era, which was given to him by the King of Qin, which recorded his name, title, height, occupation, place of origin and other information in detail, and also had a "household registration book", as the head of the household, Zhao Kuo saw that all the circumstances of his family were recorded on it, but this household registration book was to be handed over to the local officials for safekeeping.

Zhao Kuo suddenly understood that in the Qin State, it is probably impossible for Weifu to visit privately, because all places will be carefully checked, at the beginning, the King of Qin traveled, using the identity of Yangquan Jun, it is said that this is a domestic nobleman, he wants Zhao Kuo to see the most real Qin State, but the local pavilion chief thinks that the height of the two does not match, this is fake, and he is almost about to be arrested, after the King of Qin revealed his true identity, the pavilion chief hurriedly apologized.

And King Qin still rewarded this pavilion chief.

Immediately, the king of Qin no longer concealed it, got into his carriage, and swaggered towards Xianyang, and there was no pavilion chief to embarrass them. Han Fei was still busy remembering, it seemed that he had also recorded this matter. Zhao Kuo often accompanies Yi and Kang's side, of course, he has not forgotten Zheng, I don't know who gave Zheng a foal, and he plays with the foal all day long.

The foal was too small to carry people, and Zhao Kuo didn't dare to let Zhao Zheng ride a horse, he was still too young. Zhao Zheng could only sit in the carriage and tie the foal to the carriage, whenever everyone stopped to rest, he would lead the foal to run around, Zhao's mother couldn't catch up with him at all, but fortunately, the king of Qin sent a warrior to follow him, so as not to hurt him. When the convoy passed through Hangu Pass, the rigorous and old-fashioned atmosphere became even stronger.

The people who were going to farm were all marching in formation, Zhao Kuo didn't know if this was the result of long-term training, or if there were such regulations in the Qin State, anyway, he was like coming to a big military camp, not a country.

They came to the foot of a mountain, and the king of Qin took Zhao Kuo's hand and brought him here, and the whole mountain was full of peach trees... The peach trees have not grown up at the moment, they all seem a little low, and they have not blossomed and borne fruit, the king of Qin pulled Zhao Kuo to walk here, and said to Zhao Kuo seriously: "The widow heard that you like peaches, so he ordered that this mountain be planted with peach trees... It's not far from Xianyang... The widow thinks that if you can come to Xianyang, you can come here to play in your spare time..."

"The widow will give you this mountain..."

Zhao Kuo looked at this peach mountain in surprise, all the places he could see were full of trees, Xunzi, Gongsun Long, Han Fei and the other three also followed not far away, looking around in surprise, to be honest, Zhao Kuo was really moved in his heart. King Qin found a clean place, let people spread out the seats, everyone sat down here, Gongsun Long looked around, smiled and said: "If it is in the spring, this place is full of flowers, and we will sit here again, but there will be a different atmosphere." ”

"When the widow heard about it, Wu Chengjun said: The humble place has also become no longer humble because of the people who live here."

"Now, in this ugly mountain, there are people like Wu Chengjun, Xunzi, Gongsunzi, and Han Fei, and in the eyes of the widows, this place is no longer simple." When Gongsun Long heard this, he nodded with a smile, thinking that he was right. Everyone sat here quietly, listening to the wind blowing through the treetops, making a loud noise, a touch of red appeared in the sky, the sun also became crimson, half of their bodies were hidden under the mountain, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the earth.

The sunset turned the earth red.

King Qin straightened up, looked at the few people in front of him, and asked, "May I ask how the monarchs govern the country?" ”

Zhao Kuo, Xunzi and the others looked at each other, but they didn't speak, just smiled.

Han Fei looked at them, and finally put down the pen in his hand and put down the bamboo slip, this move attracted everyone's attention, and Han Fei said: "I heard: If you don't know, it's unwise; It is disloyal to know but not to say. Disloyal as a courtier, damned; If you don't speak properly, you should be damned. Nevertheless, I am willing to tell you all what I have seen, and I ask you to judge me for what I have said. ”

"I have heard: the world is in the north of Yan and the south of Wei, connecting Chu and Qi, entangled Korea into a combination of vertical and longitudinal forces, and intends to go west to oppose Qiang Qin. I laughed at them privately. There are three ways to perish in the world, and the six countries have all taken possession of it, which is probably the situation of attacking Qin together! ”

"I have heard: By the attack of chaos the stable will perish, by the evil against the righteous will perish, by the perverse attack of the righteous will perish."

"Now the treasury of the six countries is dissatisfied, the granary is empty, the people of the whole country are requisitioned, and the army is expanded by hundreds of millions, among which more than 1,000 people who ordered Dai Yu to be a general and swore to fight to the death on the front line said that they were not afraid of death. The blade is current, the torture instrument is behind, or retreat and flee and can't fight to the death. It's not that these soldiers can't fight to the death, it's because the monarchs of the six countries can't make them fight to the death. He said he wanted a reward but did not give it out, he said he wanted to be punished but he did not carry it out, and he did not reward and punish him for breaking his word..."

Han Fei suddenly spoke, King Qin was shocked, he called Han Fei over, originally to let him record everyone's words, he hurriedly looked into the distance, waved his hand eagerly, and hurriedly rushed a few officials from a distance, stood behind them, and began to record.

Han Fei no longer stuttered, no longer dazed, and no longer recorded, the more he spoke, the more excited he became, he stood up, stretched out his hand, and spoke loudly in the direction of the six countries. He told about the opportunities that Qin State could get the world several times, and said that Qin State took the initiative to give up these opportunities, and he also said the disadvantages of the Six Kingdoms, as well as the advantages of Qin State, and the way to deal with the Six Kingdoms, and finally, he looked at King Qin and said confidently:

"If the king really listens to my strategy: in one fell swoop, the world cannot be separated, Zhao cannot be attacked, Han cannot be destroyed, Chu and Wei cannot surrender, Qi and Yan do not come to take refuge, the name of the overlord cannot be achieved, and the neighboring princes do not come to worship, if the king kills me and parades the whole country, as a precept for those who cannot do their best for the king's plan!"

Except for Zhao Kuo, Xunzi, Gongsun Long, and King Qin, they were completely dumbfounded.

"That's not right!!" Xunzi got up suddenly, his face was full of solemnity, and he said seriously: "I heard: the mold of the sword casting is flat, the quality of copper and tin is good, the skill of the sword-casting craftsman is high, and the ingredients are just right, so that the sword is cast when the mold is opened." ”

"But unless the sword is quenched, and sharpened, it cannot even cut the cord; After quenching and sharpening, even using it to cut copper utensils, it is easy to slaughter cattle and horses. The people of a country are like a sword that has just been taken out of the mold. But if we don't educate them and make them coordinated, then we can't rely on them to defend our land internally, and we can't use them to fight externally....."

"There are three kinds of majesty: the majesty of morality, the majesty of the harsh inspector, and the majesty of presumptuousness. These three kinds of majesty cannot but be carefully examined. The system of etiquette and music is perfect, the moral status is clear, and various measures are in line with the times, and the love for the people and the benefit of the people are all manifested. In this way, the people will respect the monarch as they respect the heavens, the heavens as they respect the monarch, they will be as close to their parents as they are to their parents, and they will be as they will fear the gods as they are to the gods..."

"The border of the Qin State is steep, the terrain is convenient, the mountains and forests and rivers are very beautiful, and the natural resources are abundant, which is the superiority of the terrain. Enter the territory and observe its customs, the people are simple, the music is not lewd and despicable, and the clothes are not frivolous and charming; The people were very afraid of the officials and were very tame, just like the people of ancient times. ”

"When I arrived at the official mansions of large and small towns, all the officials there were serious and serious, all of them were humble and thrifty, generous and prudent, loyal and trustworthy without being careless and sloppy, just like the officials under the rule of the ancient holy kings. When he entered his city, and observed the great men there, he went out of his own house, and when he went out of his house, he entered into the public house, and when he went out of the public house, he returned to his own house, and had no private affairs; There is no collusion with each other, no factions, and there is no one who is unwise and honest and honest, just like the officials of ancient times. ”

"Observe its court, before retreating from the court, everything must be dealt with, and it is as if there is nothing to do, it is really like the ancient court. Therefore, the four generations of Qin were strong, not because of luck, but because of the inevitable result. That's what I've seen. Therefore, it is said that it is the highest state of politics to be quiet and well-governed, the government decrees are simple and thorough, and the political affairs are not troublesome but meritorious. The state of Qin is like this. ”

Han Fei listened carefully to Xunzi's expression of his opinion, frowned, and thought about it seriously.

"That's not right!!"

Gongsun Long stood up suddenly, and he spoke: "Can the concept of limitation still be said to be a certain concept when it is not related to the limit? The concept of limitation can no longer be said to be the original concept of the time when it is not limited! Can a generalized class concept be said to be a kind of concept that was originally generalized? The class concept of generalization can no longer be said to be the original generalized concept!! ”

“.... If the name is chaotic, the monarch and the ministers will fight and the orders will be inconsistent, the orders will be inconsistent, and the right and wrong will be unclear, and the politics will be dark. This is a violation of the basic laws of ambiguous logic. If the basic laws of logic are violated, the name and the truth will not correspond, the truth will not correspond to the truth, the truth should not be named, and the evil will be full but the right and wrong will be confused. Violating the basic law of the logic of "not knowing the two things" will inevitably lead to the loss of governance, and there is no way to correct the name and reality in order to unify the world! ”

"That's not right!!"

Zhao Kuo stood up, looked at the three people in front of him, and said seriously: "What Han Fei said about the strength of the Qin State in terms of force, as far as I know, in the past, Yin Xuan was the Son of Heaven, leading a million troops in the world, drinking Qi water on the left and Huan water on the right. King Wu led the three soldiers in plain clothes, and one day after the war, he destroyed the country of Yin Xuan and captured the king himself alive! ”

"Possession of only great force, but not the people, even if the victory over the enemy, such a victory is not long-lasting! Have the power position to subdue others, implement measures to subdue others, and no one in the world resents, Shang Tang and King Wu of Zhou are such people, they have the power position to subdue others, and do not implement measures to subdue others, then, once rich enough to have the power to rule the world, but now it is impossible to be a common man, Xia Wei and King Shang are such people. ”

Xunzi said, "In today's era, it is better to increase credit than to expand the territory", but I know that today's princes are fighting with each other, eager to kill each other, destroy each other's temples, and do not give him the opportunity to worship, in such an era, stop expanding the territory, just increase their credit in the princes, this is not a king of the world, and if you don't work hard to become stronger, that is to give the enemy a chance! ”

"What Gongsun Long said: I agree that clarifying concepts is indeed what a king should do, but you are too obsessed with the relationship between name and reality, and you govern the country by the logic of name and reality alone, is this okay?"

The three of them stood in three directions, looking at each other with a war intent in their eyes.

Qin Wangle went crazy.