When Hou Ying saw Wei Ying, he was so surprised that he couldn't speak for a long time.

After a busy time, he actually operated it himself, bathing, trimming his face, changing clothes, and catching the wind, and the two of them talked freely about mutton spirits. Hou Ying told Wei Ying that the scholars of the Zhaoxian Pavilion had already come back in twos and threes, and those who did not come back heard that they also lived in the county government to check books, and I heard that only one named Wang Shi had gone to ten counties, and it had spread in Liyang, and they all said that Qin Gong was ready to reuse him.

Wei Ying didn't care, but just said a lot of things and feelings, especially in detail about the experience in Chencang Mountain River Village, and asked Hou Ying to take him in.

Hou Ying was full of emotion and agreed. The two of them talked about the fourth watch, Hou Ying repeatedly urged Wei Ying to rest, Wei Ying gave up, and when he returned to the room, he fell asleep without taking off his clothes.

At noon the next day, Wei Ying woke up. After a hurried lunch, he buried himself in sorting out the bamboo slips engraved along the way, transcribing all the numbers and conclusions he had written down into more than 30 pieces of parchment and sewing them into a book. After five years as a concubine in the uncle's mansion, Wei Ying is skilled in sorting out the brochures. After doing this most important thing, Wei Ying galloped out of the city and came to the mouth of the river south of the city. He needed to think calmly about how to state his political views and policies for governing Qin to Duke Qin.

For the nine mountains and nine thousands, there are many people who fall short. Meeting the monarch is the most important step, be cautious, be cautious.

Qin Feng came to Wei Ying early in the morning, and he had heard of Wei Ying's history before, but it had been passed down for thousands of years, and no one could know whether it was true or not. Therefore, it is better for Qin Feng to stay still.

Qin Gong's sincerity in seeking talents, Wei Ying did not doubt it. Sincerity, however, cannot be equated with the choice of statecraft.

Since ancient times, people have put forward thousands of propositions on governing the country, and in general, the traditional consensus has formed several mainstreams: royal governance, Taoist governance, Confucian governance, Mohist governance, and Legalist governance.

Among them, the rule of the royal road is a system that has been continued after more than 2,000 years of history, and its most successful example is the Western Zhou ritual system.

This kind of royal etiquette system has indeed made the world prosperous, and Confucianism and Taoism are still sparing no effort to praise this kind of royal road.

Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, although the royal etiquette system has declined greatly, many monarchs still insist that they follow the royal road in order to show their benevolence and righteousness.

So what about Duke Qin, can it be said that Duke Qin must not appreciate the royal way? There seems to be no evidence for such an assertion.

Moreover, Baili Xi during the Qin Mugong period was the learning of the royal road, when the Qin State was indeed strong for a while, and Mu Gong also claimed hegemony, and the old Qin people are still proud. Qin Gong's "Seeking Talent" also affirmed that he longed for the strength of Mu Gong, and vowed to restore Mu Gong's hegemony. Based on this, it seems that if the Duke of Qin accepts the rule of the royal road, there seems to be a reason.

What about Taoism? Lao Tzu traveled west to Qin during the Qin Xiangong period, which was also a great pride of the Qin people.

What's more, Qin Xiangong did want to use Lao Tzu as the prime minister to govern the country, but Lao Tzu himself insisted on not accepting it. Qin Xiangong is the father of the current Qin Duke Yingquliang, and he is also the most accomplished Qin monarch after Mu Gong. Qin Gong counted several generations of ancestors in the "Seeking Talents", but he respected his father Qin Xiangong.

Would he reject the Taoism that his father once admired? It's also hard to say. At least there is not enough evidence that Qin Gong was disgusted with Taoism. Besides, after coming to Liyang, Wei Ying also heard from Hou Ying that the Duke of Qin once wanted to ask the descendants of Baili Xi to govern Qin, and the old man was said to be a Taoist scholar.

As for Confucianism and Mohism, Wei Ying believed that the Duke of Qin would not choose. Among the hundreds of sons, Confucianism despised the Qin State the most, and the Qin people also hated Confucianism the most. Confucian scholars did not enter the Qin Dynasty, and almost the whole world knew it. The fundamental propositions of Confucianism, such as benevolent government, etiquette, and the restoration of the Jingtian system, were also scoffed at by the Qin State like other countries.

The Duke of Qin would not fancy Confucianism, at least two factual basis. First, Shangdafu Ganlong is a famous Confucian in the Eastern Gan Kingdom, but his power has been shrinking day by day after Yingquliang ascended the throne.

Second, after the issuance of the "Decree on Seeking Talents" of the Qin State, it secretly requested that the secret envoys operating in various countries should bring as few Confucian scholars as possible into Qin.

What about the Mo family? Although it is the most simple, diligent, ingenious, righteous, and practical school in the world, the Mohists' two political propositions of "resting the army" and "loving and not attacking" will not work in any Warring States.

If the Duke of Qin wants to choose the Mo family, it can be said that it is the easiest, because the Mo family used to use the mountains in the south of the Qin State as the general academy for a period of time, and it has a great relationship with the Qin State.

What about the Legalists? Legalism is the torch of the Warring States period. Whoever wants to strengthen the country must first change the law, which has become a hot topic among the famous men and gentlemen of the Warring States.

However, the fundamental premise for the implementation of Legalism is whether the monarch's determination is thorough or not. Halfway through the Dharma, it's better not to do it.

The nondescript changes caused by the halfway change of the state of Chu are the most painful lessons from the past. Is Qin Gong familiar with Legalism? Unfamiliar. Does Qin Gong like Legalism? I don't know. Can the Duke of Qin take Legalism as the only way to govern the country? It's even more unclear.

Wei Ying clearly knew that the implementation of the royal etiquette system did not necessarily require the monarch and the minister in charge to be of one heart and one mind, as long as the monarch did not obstruct it.

However, the implementation of the legal system must be supported by the monarch and unswervingly supported, and the monarch and the ministers must always be of one heart and one mind, otherwise, it will be difficult to unify the laws and regulations, and it will be difficult to achieve results in changing the law.

The roads of the nations to change the law are all paved with blood. South Korea's Shen Bu is still just purging the rule of officials, which is already a bloody storm, not to mention the earth-shaking and complete change of law?

In an abject impoverished country like Qin, there is no way to save it without a strong legal system, and the implementation of the legal system is like a mountain and a sea, and the force aroused is also shaking the heavens and the earth.

How to tempt? Wei Ying couldn't think clearly for a while, but one thing was clear, that is, he couldn't be impatient.

The autumn breeze was cool, and an old and distant voice sounded in Wei Ying's ears, "Those who count state affairs should judge the amount of power." Those who say that they are masters should judge the feelings of the king. This is the source of lust. Although the scholar has the wisdom of the sage, he has not studied it carefully, and there is nothing to find out the truth. This is the foundation of the plan, and the method of speaking. Wrong person, don't talk to it. This, the way of celebrities and gentlemen. Be careful, be careful. ”

This is the teacher's summary of the successes and failures of the past generations of celebrities. When he first explained, Wei Ying seemed to understand whether he understood or not, but he just remembered it.

Ten years later, when he was facing a difficult choice after ups and downs, this warning came to his heart, and he suddenly woke up to the cool awakening - even if he has the wisdom of a sage, he should also examine the feelings of the king; In order to obtain the true choice of the monarch's heart, it is necessary to study and test it repeatedly; If the monarch is not the person who should be spoken, do not state his true thoughts to him, which is the fundamental point of the monarch's choice. So, how should I test Qin Gong's true choice?

Qin Feng saw Wei Ying's hesitation at a glance, and even wanted to go over and tell Wei Ying directly, saying that Qin Xiaogong just wanted to change the law and strengthen the country. But is that okay?

First, because of the change in history, Qin Feng didn't know what bizarre changes would happen, if it caused the destruction of a strong country, the gains outweighed the losses.

The second is because Qin Feng is very familiar with Wei Ying. But for Wei Ying, he Qin Feng is still a stranger, and it is obviously not okay for a stranger to let a great talent decide where he goes with a word. Therefore, Qin Feng had no other way but to look at Wei Ying's own choice.

The sun set, and Wei Ying rode into the city and came to the small courtyard of the Inner Shi Jingjian.

Jing Jian has always engraved Wei Ying in his heart, how many times, Jing Jian almost told Xiao Gong, thinking of the promise to Wei Ying, he actually held back.

In the past three months, the counties have continuously sent people to report on the actions of the scholars in the county government—out of a total of 99 scholars in Qindi, more than 80 have stayed in the county government. They all have all kinds of reasonable and legitimate reasons, squatting in the county government, collecting and browsing all kinds of books and briefs they can see, and thinking about writing their own countermeasures to control Qin. Only more than ten scholars went to the mountain village near Yongcheng to take a look, and when they returned to the county government, they complained bitterly, claiming that if they didn't give meat to eat, they would go back to the Liyang Zhaoxian Hall to eat and come again.

What made Jing Jian feel gratified was that there was a scholar named Wang Shi of Qi who ran all over the ten counties of Qinzhong alone, although they were all around the county government, but after all, they were deep in the folk countryside, which was really rare. When Jing Jian reported Wang Shi's situation to the monarch, Xiao Gong was also very happy, and said to him with a smile: "This gentleman is quite hard-working, come back and take a look, if you can learn and knowledge, you will give him a heavy responsibility." ”

Jing Jian couldn't help it, and said, "Your Majesty, there must be outstanding people behind." Xiaogong laughed, "In the back?" Where is it? Jing Jian ah, I think it's Wang Shi. Those who should have come have come, and those who don't will never come. It is up to people to make things happen, and heaven is not going to make the Qin State strong, so that's it. ”

In the laughter of Xiaogong, Jing Jian clearly saw the tears shining in his eyes. Jing Jian felt worried, but he didn't dare to say any more, in case Wei Ying ...... He didn't dare to look down and think, nor did he want to think about it, he was in a hurry in his heart, and only three days and two heads urged the counties to ask about the movements of the scholars, and repeatedly told not to miss a single person. Strangely, none of the counties reported the name Wei Ying, let alone moved.

Look at the fact that in September, the wind is cool and the leaves are falling, and the martingale is still a mud cow entering the sea, and Jing Jian's heart is getting colder and colder.

He was a hundred unwilling to think of Wei Ying as a villain, and he didn't want to think that he had fled back to Wei.

But where can he go?

If you visit the mountains and wilderness, you can't go to a county government? Something went wrong? Fallen into the depths? Just met a bandit? Jing Jian didn't believe it.

He knew that a high-grade celebrity like Wei Ying was both civil and military, and ordinary mountain dangers and bandits might not be able to help him.

And although the Qin State is poor, there are very few bandits, Ding Zhuang has become a soldier, who will be a bandit? After thinking about it, I still have to think that Wei Ying fled back to Wei.

Jing Jian sighed for a long time in the middle of the night, thinking that he was originally a famous man with peerless talent, but he was such a villain who did not promise and did not pay attention to faith, Jing Jian's heart ached.

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