Li Yuan's current status in the Chu State is not when he first came to the Chu State from the Zhao State, but he was just a guest under the Chun Shenjun Huang Xie Sect.

After his sister Li Huan was named the king of Chu, his nephew Xiong Han was made the crown prince.

As the elder brother of the queen of Chu and the uncle of the prince of Chu, Li Yuan has been reused by the king of Chu, Xiong Wan and Chun Shenjun.

Li Yuan has no other skills, but his ability to sneak around and speculate is very powerful.

What is also powerful is that Li Yuan's ability to make money is also extremely good.

Every time he went to the Chu State, the local officials or nobles would try their best to "tie up" Li Yuanzheng, a popular magnate, and offer a lot of money. However, after Li Yuan arrived in Lanling, he was "deflated", and he didn't get any benefits from Xunzi.

This Xunzi offended Li Yuan.

After returning to the capital Chen Ying, Li Yuan suggested to Chun Shenjun Huang Xie:

"In the past, Shang Tang and King Wu of Zhou both started with the land of a hundred miles and seized the world. Now that Xunzi is also a sage in the world, and you also gave him a hundred miles of land, I am afraid that the state of Chu will also be in danger. ”

The throne of the Chu State Ling Yin has always been held by the royal family or the great nobles of the Chu State.

Huang Xie is not a royal family of the Chu State, nor is he a big nobleman. Ling Yin, who can serve as the state of Chu, was appointed to this position because he made outstanding contributions to the ascension of Xiong Wan, the king of Chu, to the throne.

With the Huang Xie of Chunshenjun, the position in the court of Chu has gradually been consolidated, as well as the many years of operation in the political arena, although the current Chunshenjun does not have the name of the king of Chu, but he has the fact of the king of Chu, and the military and political power of the Chu state have been firmly controlled by Chunshenjun.

Therefore, Li Yuan's "small report" immediately aroused the sensitive political nerves in Chun Shenjun's heart.

Since he can share the power of Xiong Wan, the king of Chu, why can't Xunzi? Don't forget that Xunzi's prestige and ability can be described by the word "everyone is expected" at the moment, which is not too much at all.

Theoretically speaking, what Huang Xie can do, Xunzi can also do.

So, Chun Shenjun Huang Xie panicked, and immediately sent someone to Lanling, conveyed to Xunzi that he was removed from the position of Lanling, and directly dismissed Xunzi, allowing Xunzi to find his own way out.

Thinking of this, Ji Kang stood up and said to Han Fei:

"Spread the edict of the widow, let the personnel of the Intelligence Bureau pay close attention to Mr. Xunzi's itinerary, and ensure Mr. Xunzi's personal safety. After Mr. Xunzi arrives in Jidu, the widow will personally go out of the city to greet him. ”

Then, Ji Kang smiled coldly again and said to Han Fei:

"People all over the world say that Chun Shenjun Huang Xie, humble and clear, corporal Lixian. But judging from the treatment of Mr. Xunzi, this Chunshenjun Huang Xie is also not worthy of his name, but it is so different. ”

Seeing that his own king attached so much importance to his teacher, Han Fei was very grateful in his heart.

He bowed down and saluted Ji Kang and said, "Wechen is here to thank the king." ”

Ji Kang smiled and said to Han Fei: "Han Qing, you don't have to be like this. Speaking of which, you can let Mr. Xunzi come to my Yan Country and introduce talents to my Yan Country, and the widow should thank you. ”

Ji Kang's words are not a lie, but they are sincere.

Because he deeply knows that whether it is in the past life or in this life, whether a country is competitive or not depends on all kinds of talents; Whether a country can be strong in the end depends most on talent.

A country that does not pay attention to talent has little hope.

This is true for as small as a unit or collective, as large as a country.

This is the unbreakable truth of the world.

Xunzi, who had resigned from the State of Chu, was passing through the State of Zhao and heading to the State of Yan at this time. This "encounter" in the state of Chu can be described as a great shame for Xunzi, who is now in his early sixties.

I thought that after serving as the Lanling Commander in the Chu State, I would be able to show my political ambitions.

But unexpectedly, it ended up like this.

Xunzi resigned from Chu State, originally wanting to return to his hometown of Zhao. However, several letters from his disciple Han Fei, as well as his old friends Zou Yan and Lu Zhonglian, made Xunzi have the idea of going to Yan Kingdom again.

When Xunzi passed through Handan, he was courteous to Ji Kang's uncle Zhao Wangdan.

For the great Confucianism of the time, Xunzi was warmly welcomed by Zhao Wangdan.

At this time, it happened that Linwujun of Chu State, as the envoy of Xiong Wan, the king of Chu, came to Handan.

Zhao Wangdan happened to set up a banquet to entertain Xunzi and Lin Wujun together.

After three rounds of drinking, Zhao Wangdan asked Xunzi and Lin Wujun:

"Mr. Xunzi, Lin Wujun, the widow wants to ask the next two, what is the essentials of using soldiers?"

Lin Wujun thought for a moment and replied to Zhao Wangdan:

"My lord, the foreign ministers think that the upper part has a favorable natural climate, and the lower has a geographical advantage; After observing the enemy's situation, moving later than the enemy, but seizing the favorable opportunity for counterattack before the enemy, this is the key to fighting a war. ”

Xunzi shook his head and said to Zhao Wangdan: "Great King, I think what Lin Wujun said is wrong. I have heard that in ancient times, the method of fighting a war was that whenever there was a war, the key to fighting a war was to unite with the people. ”

"If the bow and arrow are not coordinated, Hou Yi will not be able to shoot the sun; If the six horses do not cooperate, the Father will not be able to defeat the enemy from afar; If the army and the people do not get along with each other, Shang Tang and Zhou Wu cannot win with soldiers. ”

"Therefore, in my opinion, people who are good at using soldiers are only good at being close to the people."

After listening to Xunzi's words, Lin Wujun said unconvinced:

"Xunzi's words are biased, and what the military attaches importance to is a favorable situation; What is admired is cunning and deceit. Those who are adept at using these tactics attack so suddenly that the enemy does not know where they came from. Sun Wu Wu Qi used such a method, and he was invincible in the world. From this point of view, the key to the use of troops is not to be close to the people. ”

Xunzi retorted to Lin Wujun and said:

Lin Wujun's words are even more wrong, what he just said is that the war of kings is a matter of conquering people's hearts. And what Lin Wujun just said is that what the military attaches importance to is a favorable situation; What is admired is cunning and deceit. ”

"The army of the benevolent is not allowed to be deceitful. What can be deceived is a sloppy army; It is a weak and tired army; It is an army between the monarch and the minister, and the detachment from Germany. ”

"If Xia Ji cheats Xia Ji, it is still possible to win; If Xia Wei cheated Tang Yao, it would be like hitting a stone with an egg; It's like stirring boiling water with your fingers; It's like putting a feather in a blazing fire, and when you put it in, it burns it, and how can you cheat it? ”

"Therefore, the army of the benevolent, when it spreads out in formation, is like the sharp blade of the Mo Evil Sword, and it will break when it is wrapped around them; Charging into battle is like the sharp edge of the Mo Evil Sword, and those who stand in their way will be defeated. ”

"The army of the benevolent is as hard as a stone. The enemy who offends them will only be defeated in disarray. With such an army, how can the enemy deceive? ”

"The army of the benevolent, the various units are coordinated and cooperated, the generals are of the same heart, the courtiers are to the monarch, the subordinates are to the superiors, just like the sons serve their fathers, just like the younger brothers serve their brothers, just like the hands and feet protect the head and eyes to protect the chest and abdomen."

"For the army of the benevolent, it is just as successful to deceive and then attack as to alarm and then attack. Therefore, it is impossible for the army of the benevolent to defeat them by fraud. ”

"As for the irascible and fornicating monarch, who wants to be with him? Those who can be with him must be the people of his country. And the people of the world will be close to the king of the benevolent. Seeing the benevolent king, I was so happy that I was with my parents; The people like Renjun just as much as they like the fragrant pepper orchid. ”

"And looking back at their monarch is as frightened as burning skin and stabbing in the face, and as angry as seeing an enemy. The temperament of these people, even if they are as cruel and greedy as Xia Ji and thieves. But how can they be willing to kill the people they like for the sake of the people they hate! ”

"It's like asking someone else's children and grandchildren to kill their parents. The Book of Songs says: 'King Wu of Zhou drove the banner and held the axe majestically, like a raging fire, and no one dared to stop it. That's what I'm talking about. ”

Xunzi's words made Lin Wujun speechless, stood up, bowed to Xunzi and said:

"What the gentleman said is very true, and I have been taught below."

Zhao Wangdan said to Xunzi: "Mr. has resigned from the official position of the Chu State, can you be willing to hold an official position in the old country?" If Mr. is willing to come to Zhao State, the widow can worship Mr. as the secretary of Zhao State. ”

After listening to Zhao Wangdan's words, Xunzi stood up, bowed down to Zhao Wangdan and said:

"The king invited me and was grateful. However, when he was about to travel to Yan Kingdom, he had to live up to the king's kindness and ask the king for forgiveness. ”

After listening to Xunzi's words, Zhao Wangdan had no choice but to give up.

At the end of July, Xunzi came to the Jidu of Yan State, and Yan Wang Kang led the ministers of Yan State to personally go out of the city to greet him.

According to Xunzi's own requirements, Xunzi was appointed by Ji Kang as the executive dean of Xiangping Academy, with the same position as Shangqing.