Zihua took Uncle Yang to the private room upstairs, the wooden door slowly opened, and there was an old man with a clean face sitting inside, Uncle Yang smiled slightly, and he had some thoughts in his heart.

Uncle Yang gave a salute, the old man was helped up by Zihua, and also returned the salute, and said in a hoarse voice: "Sit down quickly, the old man is old, his legs and feet are inconvenient, little brother is not strange." ”

"Where, where, the old man is in good health, comparable to my later life."

Zihua smiled lightly and said to the old man, "Father, this person has matched your pair." ”

The old man smiled and said, "I know, otherwise you would have brought him up?" I don't know what you think of the current situation in the world? Oh, you see, when people are old, their memory is poor, the old man is called Chenghe, and if the young man doesn't give up, he will call me Uncle Cheng. ”

"How dare you dare, the late surname is Uncle Yang, a native of Yunzhou, and he is new to the imperial city. Uncle Cheng asked me what I thought about the current situation, it was really a little difficult for me to be born late, I was only a shallow learner in my later life, how could I dare to speak out in front of my predecessors. If I talk about my view of the present, there is only one sentence, there is still a way to live with slight changes. ”

Cheng He nodded, this young man didn't know if he really had the ability or just boasted, Zhao Guo has gone through a hundred years of ups and downs, and now he wants to find a way out, but the change needs to be changed, that is to say, he has to abandon what Zhao Guo has been using for more than a hundred years, and at this point, he can't help but be a little disappointed in his heart, can the things left by his ancestors change? This young man is afraid......

Uncle Yang looked at the old man in front of him, he knew that although the old man had been carefully dressed, he knew that he must be a person in the court at a glance, and he might still be a person around the emperor, so it was better to take this opportunity to explore the emperor's confidence and see if he was sincere in wanting to bring the dynasty to life, so Uncle Yang has not spoken, only drinking, this "Yueyang Wine Shop" wine is really worthy of being known as the first wine in the world, it melts in the mouth, but the aftertaste is endless, Uncle Yang is secretly surprised. Zihua didn't know what to say, but the atmosphere was obviously a little cold, so he said softly, "Brother Yang, I don't know which student you are?" ”

As we all know, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were hundreds of schools of thought, and each family had talents in all walks of life.

"Since I was a child, I studied with my teacher in the mountains about the theory of a hundred schools, and my teacher thought that when I learned from the head of a hundred schools, I couldn't be lonely, so I couldn't count any of them, if I had to count, I should be a Legalist."

"Legalists pay attention to everything according to the law, and do not pay attention to human feelings, which is inevitably a bit harsh." Cheng He said in a hoarse tone.

"Although the law is harsh, it cannot necessarily cause chaos in the world, and everyone who does not abide by the standard will definitely give birth to the heart of doing evil. In the past, Wei had Li Kui, Qin had Shang Ying, Wei dominated for a while, and Qin could go out of the Six Kingdoms, which were all merits of the Legalists. ”

Chenghe sighed, but is there a place for them to show in the court now? At the beginning of the Zhao Dynasty, in order to reward the meritorious ministers who followed Taizu to fight, they had to be sealed in a big way to reassure their hearts, and now for a hundred years, the descendants of these people still enjoy the ancestral inheritance, but one by one they do not learn and have no skills, if it were not for the salary given by the imperial court from time to time, they would have starved to death, and the rule of law would definitely move the interests of these old nobles, will they sit still? It's another difficult road, but there is one person who is willing to help the emperor. Cheng He was both happy and helpless in his heart, if a bachelor who studied Confucianism and other ideas came, Cheng He might not feel helpless, but no, Uncle Yang, Uncle Yang, I hope you don't have to be as strong as your predecessors, otherwise I am afraid that another Ying will wither.

"I don't know where you live now, it's too late today, let the old man come to visit again tomorrow." Chenghe got up and was about to leave.

Uncle Yang hurriedly stood up and said where he lived, and sent the old man and Zihua away, suddenly, he remembered the purpose of his coming here today, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, when did he be so helpless for money, when he was on the mountain, he cooked by himself, and the junior brother prepared the ingredients, speaking of cooking, he suddenly remembered Mencius's words "The gentleman cooks far away", he hates this sentence the most, the gentleman can't bear to kill and stay away from the kitchen, but the world is strife, the people starve to death on the side of the road, do you want to teach them "benevolence and righteousness"? Benevolence and righteousness can't eat enough, meat can be eaten, and I can't bear to kill pigs and dogs, so I have to eat a vegetarian diet? Therefore, Confucianism is pedantic, but having said that, the Legalists I admire are too domineering, often too rigid and easy to break, and there are many disadvantages.

Uncle Yang shook his head with a wry smile, turned around and wanted to leave, but suddenly a beautiful voice came from behind him, and he thought it was a woman without looking at it, but it turned out to be Zihua. Zihua shook the silver taels in his hand, so that Uncle Yang could concentrate his eyes, and said, "This is the silver for Brother Yang, I forgot it just now, it was the fault of the younger brother, and I just remembered it, so I brought it to Brother Yang." ”

"Where did the virtuous brother say, the silver was originally the virtuous brother's, and it all depends on the virtuous brother's will whether to give it or not." After a day of sitting and talking, Uncle Yang had already figured out Zihua's temperament, and said with a smile.

"Na, it turns out that Brother Yang still blames the little brother, and the little brother compensates Brother Yang," Zihua laughed after speaking, and bent down with a straight smile. ”

Before Uncle Yang could speak, Zihua had already walked away, and disappeared into the crowd in a flash. Uncle Yang smiled slightly, this should be a man, after all, although the etiquette is no longer so hierarchical since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but the dignitaries of each family are still very particular about etiquette, Zihua accompanies the people in the palace, and his identity should not be low, such a temperament is rare.

Chenghe, the old servant, hurriedly entered the palace and trotted all the way to Huan Ji's study.

The slanting sun shone slightly on Huan Ji's face, making him look more lonely and haggard, without much youthful vitality.

Huan Ji heard the footsteps of people coming in, raised his head and looked at Chenghe, with a touch of hope on his face.

Cheng He arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, there is one, but there is ......" The old chamberlain didn't know what to say, in order to accompany Huan Ji to study, he had read many history books before, and he knew very well what happened to those famous men of the Legalist family, should he let him come? He hesitated.

Huan Ji took Chenghe's hand and asked anxiously, "Just how?" ”

"This is the kind of person who is trying to reform."

Huan Ji knew why the old chamberlain hesitated, he turned around and sat down next to the bookcase, deep in thought. The old chamberlain went out silently and brought a bunch of food and put it on the table next to him.

Huan Ji raised his head and said: "Although there are difficulties everywhere, but this person coincides with me, I suffer from no one to help me, and now I finally have it, it is given to me by God, how can I let go, besides, I am in the court, who dares to take him?" Uncle He, quick, eat early, and visit him in the evening. ”