In the mansion of Yongcheng Ling Ganlong, a sergeant in black armor knelt on the ground and reported the situation of Qin Chuan to Ganlong, who was sitting on the main seat. Ever since Qin Chuan lived in the Guogong Mansion, Gan Long asked those sergeants to report to him every day what Qin Chuan had done. Every once in a while, each sergeant could get a large amount of money from the Yongcheng Command, so this matter persisted.

"You mean, Da Liang Zao went to the Guogong Mansion today?" Gan Long asked with a frown.

"If you go back to your lordship, this is what we saw with our own eyes, and the horse made by Daliang is still fed by me, so there will definitely be no fake?" The sergeant knelt on the ground, bowed his head, and replied in the affirmative.

"Did you hear what they were talking about?" Gan Long said casually.

"We didn't hear the specifics clearly, but we heard the sound of Qin Chuan's son's recitation, and when Da Liangzao left, he seemed to be in a good mood."

After listening to the sergeant's words, Gan Long waved his hand, and the sergeant bowed and turned to leave. When the sergeant left here, Gan Long's brows were twisted, and the ups and downs of the sea for many years made him feel a trace of strangeness in this matter. After pondering for a moment, he walked to the desk, quickly wrote a letter, and sent someone to send it into Liyangcheng.

Liyang City is very quiet every night, although there are a few hotels that have not yet closed, but there are not many pedestrians on the streets. Compared with other national capitals where princes sang songs every night, this place is like a poor county town. Even so, the council hall of the Guogong Mansion is still brightly lit, and the next law change is about to begin, and Qin Guogong Yingquliang needs to carefully review the content of each decree and consider the stakes.

The current Duke of Qin is the most diligent compared to the monarchs of other vassal states, although there is Wei Ying, who leads the military and government of the whole country, and does not have to do everything himself, but there are still busy things every day.

Queen Zhao walked through the corridor of the dormitory to the council hall, and when she saw Qin Guogong, who was still busy, her brows furrowed, and she put the pottery bowl in her hand on the table, and said in a gentle voice: "Your Majesty, rest for a while, the concubine has boiled a bowl of nourishing soup, drink it while it's hot." ”

Hearing the voice, Qin Guogong put down the bamboo slip in his hand, rubbed his forehead, looked at the queen with a worried look, and said apologetically: "There have been too many things recently, and I have neglected you a little, so let's rest early today." ”

Drink the nourishing soup on the desk in one gulp, take Zhao's hand, and walk towards the dormitory. After a long time, the two snuggled up to each other and whispered between husband and wife.

"Your Majesty, the concubine wants to let Si'er worship Daliang as a gentleman, I don't know what the monarch wants?" Zhao's face flushed, and he said charmingly.

"Doesn't Si'er already have a master to preach and teach him? Why do you still need to be a teacher? I'm afraid this matter is not in line with etiquette. Qin Guogong said suspiciously.

Preaching and teaching, the Tao refers to the Taoism, and the karma refers to the schoolwork within the Taoism. There can only be one teacher who carefully teaches the students' morals, habits, and the main knowledge they learn from an early age. The effort is not small. This is where the saying comes from the saying that one day is a teacher and a father for life.

And there can be many teachers who teach. Once a person is chosen to be his own teacher, he is absolutely not allowed to worship other teachers in the Taoist system as students, otherwise he will be deceived and destroyed, and he will be condemned by words and writings.

Hearing Qin Guogong's words, Zhao quickly understood that Qin Guogong had misunderstood what he meant, so he hurriedly explained: "The king has misunderstood the meaning of the concubine, Da Liangzao is just a teacher who teaches the laws and regulations of the Qin State, and Da Liangzao's current power and prestige are unparalleled. ”

Qin Guogong thought for a while, and then understood what Zhao meant. He and Wei Ying have a good relationship, and the relationship between the monarch and the minister is harmonious. But whether the relationship between Si'er and Da Liangzao can be like his own in the future cannot be concluded now, once the two are not in harmony in the future, then the Great Qin State will inevitably fall into turmoil.

Harmony between kings and ministers and harmony between the monarch and the minister is the most important condition necessary for a great country.

Thinking about the key, Qin Guogong haha, kissed Zhao's face, and said with a smile: "You are really my virtuous helper." ”

Zhao smiled charmingly and looked at Qin Guogong with all kinds of charm.

It was also under the dark night sky, and now it was in the Daliang Mansion, Wei Ying locked himself in the study, and the desk was full of bamboo slips, at this time, Wei Ying was looking through these bamboo slips one by one, while flipping through them, while recalling the conversation with Qin Chuan during the day.

"You can't make the law of one lifetime, but you must establish the law of all eternity." Wei Ying's eyes flickered, and he repeatedly checked the contents of these bamboo slips.

Wei Ying is a very conceited person, and he is so confident in his own ideas, especially some of the decrees that change the law, that he does not allow others to discuss them, and he believes that the edicts he wrote are definitely the most suitable for the current Qin State. However, Qin Chuan's words seemed to open up a whole new world for him, and when he looked at his Fa from a higher angle, he vaguely felt that there seemed to be a trace of flaws.

It was already late at night, Wei Ying put down the last scroll of bamboo slips, and sighed a little in his heart, at this time he really wanted to meet the master who was hiding behind Qin Chuan, and ask him face-to-face what his Fa was lacking.

But he knew that these worldly masters were always the ones who saw the beginning and the end, and their own initiative to pursue them might cause counterproductive consequences.

In frustration, Wei Ying's eyes lit up, and he remembered the three conditions proposed by the master.

Although he couldn't meet that master, Qin Chuan could, he could know that master's thoughts through Qin Chuan. Thinking of this, Wei Ying couldn't help but clap his hands.

Touching the beard on his chin, Wei Ying said to himself: "Let me give it a try and see if I am a fellow believer." ”

Students choose teachers based on their virtues and abilities, and teachers choose students based on their understanding and whether they can inherit their own Taoism. For example, a Confucian disciple would never worship a Legalist scholar as a teacher, and in the same way, a Legalist scholar would never accept a Confucian disciple as a student.

After a few days, Wei Ying made some minor changes to the several decrees issued later according to his own ideas, and after completing it, he came to the Guogong Mansion.

After entering the council hall and saluting, Wei Ying first described in detail to Qin Guogong the specific content of the following changes, as well as some of his own modifications to the law. Listening to Wei Ying's words, Qin Guogong also nodded, because Wei Ying's modifications were exactly what he felt inappropriate. Since Wei Ying can modify it in time, the pressure on his body has been reduced, and he is suddenly very happy in his heart.

"The widow is very fortunate, although the six countries seek Qin, the people of the world are humble to Qin, but thanks to Mr. will not give up, work hard day and night for the Qin country, turn the tide in the fall, three or two years, the Qin country is rich and the people are safe, the widow believes that it will not be long, my great Qin warriors will be great out of the world, and then the whole world will be impressed by the Qin country and Mr." Qin Guogong raised the wine glass in his hand and drank it all.

Wei Ying was also infected by Guogong's words, and also took a drink from the wine glass.

Putting down the wine glass, Qin Guogong smiled and said to Wei Ying: "I don't know what Da Liangzao thinks of the prince? ”

"Since ancient times, the crown prince has been the prince of the country, and the crown prince..."Wei Ying said with a pause, looking up at the smiling Duke of Qin.

"I don't know what you mean by this?" Wei Ying asked suspiciously.

"Haha, the widow has no other intentions, it's just that the prince is old, and it is inevitable that he will not take care of the prince's schoolwork, and I won't tell you that the prince has been sick at home recently, and the prince's schoolwork has always been disciplined by the queen's descendants. However, after all, the queen has lived in the monarch's mansion for a long time, and she knows nothing about changing the law..."Having said this, Qin Guogong paused, and looked at Wei Ying, who was immersed in drinking.

"The widow hopes that Da Liangzao can solve his doubts for the prince in his spare time. Moreover, it can also promote the relationship between the prince and Mr., I don't know what Mr. will do? Qin Guogong said with a smile.

Hearing Qin Guogong's words, Wei Ying was originally reluctant in his heart, but the monarch did not call himself Da Liang Zao but Mr., which shows that Qin Guogong discussed this matter with him as the father of a child. Seeing the good intentions of the monarch, Wei Ying couldn't bear to disobey it, and thought for a long time before he saluted the Duke of Qin and said, "Obey the king's order." ”

Seeing Wei Ying's promise, Qin Guogong breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, in fact, he had always been worried that Wei Ying's upright character would directly decide with the busyness of state affairs, but fortunately, nothing like this happened.

"Your Excellency, I hope to conduct an examination and teaching of the prince's homework, so that he can teach according to his aptitude in the future."

After listening to Wei Ying's words, Qin Guogong nodded, he still knew some of the rules here, and replied very simply: "Naturally." ”

"Your Majesty, the day after tomorrow is the end of the month, I hope that child in Yongcheng can also participate in the examination." Wei Ying looked at Qing Guogong and said with a straight face.

Qin Guogong was stunned for a moment, shook his head with a smile, smiled bitterly, and said to Wei Ying: "Well, it happens that they haven't been tested for a while, so it's bothering Daliangzao." ”

The two of them discussed other political affairs, and when it was getting dark, Wei Ying got up and saluted and left the Guogong Mansion.

Two days later, a bamboo slip was sent into Yongcheng from Liyang, at this time it was already three poles on the sun, in the Guogong Mansion, Qin Chuan sat behind the desk with a straight face, looking ahead without squinting, and beside him Gan Long and another old man stood with their hands in hand, and two or three guards stood aside.

"The time has come, please answer the question." Gan Long looked at the time, took out a roll of bamboo slips from his sleeve, and put it on the desk in front of Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan spread out the bamboo slips, only to see that there were only two words written on them: good and evil.

Seeing the title on the bamboo slip, Qin Chuan scolded secretly, the proposition of good and evil is too big. If it is only taken literally, good means good, good. And evil is the opposition of good, and the bad is not good. But what is good if you explain it in terms of good and evil? What is evil? He didn't know where to start. Because there are thousands of people in the world, and there are thousands of good and evil. Even the sages and sages of today cannot accurately explain what is good and what is evil. It can only be explained from one side only, so there is a debate between the inherent good and the evil of human nature.

In Qin Chuan's cognition, whether it is human nature is inherently good or human nature is inherently evil, as long as what is done is good, then it is a good person, and if it is evil, it is an evil person. Moreover, even the wicked have a good side, and the saints have times when they do evil.

After thinking about it for a long time, a bold idea came out of Qin Chuan's heart.

Gan Long and the other old man looked at Qin Chuan for a long time without writing, and when they glanced at each other, they couldn't help but shake their heads, the mockery and schadenfreude in their eyes were obvious. They know the content of the exam in advance, and this kind of question and answer makes their answers not perfect, let alone a child who is only five years old. So he stopped paying attention to Qin Chuan's movements, walked a little farther, and began to chat.

Seeing that half of the time for the exam had passed, Qin Chuan sorted out the thoughts in his mind, so he picked up the bamboo slips on the desk and began to write word by word on the bamboo slips.

Human nature is inherently good, and when the saint is still wrong, the great good cannot cover his evil; Human nature is evil, and wicked people still have good intentions, so great evil cannot hide its goodness. The distinction between good and evil is the foundation of human nature. Things are determined to be right and wrong, big and small, to divide the good and evil of the moment, not the good and evil of the world. However, people are impermanent, good and evil, and the king rewards the good and punishes the evil, so there are many people who go to the good and the evil.

After writing these words word by word, Qin Chuan was already sweating profusely, wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, checked it carefully, tied up the bamboo slips, bowed to Gan Long and said, "Sir, the student has finished answering." ”

Because Gan Long and the old man were chatting on the side just now, they didn't carefully check what Qin Chuan wrote, they just thought that Qin Chuan was writing indiscriminately, so they didn't care.

"The prince should always review his schoolwork and not slack off, so as not to disappoint the expectations of the king." The old man stroked his beard and smiled and admonished. But he thought about how a child could write a wonderful article, and he didn't believe it anyway.

"The disciple obeys the teacher's teachings." Qin Chuan said respectfully.

Gan Long picked up the bamboo slip, glanced at Qin Chuan, didn't say anything, turned around and walked towards the outside of the monarch's mansion. When the old man saw Gan Long leaving, he also left here.

After Qin Chuan saw the two of them leaving, he breathed a sigh of relief, and finally waited until the two left, feeling the sweat on his body, Qin Chuan wondered in his heart, he was just writing an article, why did he sweat all over, could it be that he was sick?

Touching his forehead, it seemed to be a little warm, so he moved the desk into the house, lay down on the bed, and soon fell asleep.

On the surface of the Wei River outside Yongcheng City, on a tattered fishing boat, an old man in black stroked his beard and laughed, repeating word by word what Qin Chuan had written on the bamboo slip just now.

"It's like drinking sweet alcohol, hahaha. The old blind man has a good eye, but how can the good things in the world be enjoyed exclusively, and watch the old man make trouble for you. After the old man laughed, the fishing boats on the Weishui River actually went upstream, quickly heading upstream, only hearty laughter kept floating on the Weishui River.