When Cui Yuan came back in the afternoon, he saw such a picture, only Zhu Wen was silently drinking tea in the back hall, and Zeng Yu and Zhao Yi were each holding a bamboo slip in two corners of the study and watching quietly.

Cui Yuan walked into the study and didn't make a sound, he came to Zeng Yu's side and saw that Zeng Yu had already "Han Feizi" Yang Quan. Looking at the position of Zeng Yu's bamboo slips, it seems that he has just begun to see this article, "The husband is suitable, the material is appropriate, and it is appropriate everywhere, so there is nothing to do." Make the chicken at night, let the raccoon hold the mouse, all use their energy, and there is nothing to do. There are strengths, but things are not good. Subtle and capable, deceived by the bottom: the argument is good for life, and the next is because of its material. It's easy to use up and down, and the country is not cured', I didn't expect Zirui to also like Han Feizi's words. ”

Zeng Yu was startled by the sudden voice behind him, turned around and saw that it was Cui Yuan, and hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Uncle Cui is good!" I think Han Fei's thoughts are very suitable for us in China, because only a court established by relying on a strict legal system can ensure great unification, and Han Feizi, as the master of Legalism, has many of his ideas about how to establish such a court by those in power. ”

"Have you read "Han Feizi" before?" Cui Yuan asked in surprise.

"When I was a child, the teacher in the village taught me, and I have a certain understanding of "Han Feizi", especially after seeing today's Han Dynasty, I have a deeper understanding of it." Zeng Yu nodded and said.

As a master of the art of war and the founder of the Zongheng family, Guiguzi's disciples are mostly disciples of the art of vertical and horizontal defeat or soldiers. But Qianlong Village is different, although it is nominally a gathering place for the descendants of Guiguzi, but many people from other schools also came after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty respected Confucianism, and they also brought the classics of each family, and for hundreds of years, except for a few schools, almost all the classics can be found in Qianlong Village.

Therefore, Zeng Yu and others can choose what to learn when they are young, although what they learn may be more influenced by their parents, but some will still learn others, and even learn many classics. For example, Zeng Yu, like all children when he was a child, had a heroic dream and had been learning the way of soldiering, but later he also learned the art of vertical and horizontal. And three years ago, because of the experience in the dream, he had a rough understanding of the hundred schools of thought, and in the past three years, he has carefully studied the classics of each family, and the explanation of the elders in the village, after synthesizing the memories in the dream, the understanding of each school can be said to be better than that of the old man who has studied for many years, and knows the suitable position of each school.

For example, the Legalists represented by Han Feizi are the most suitable for the governing concept of feudal China in this era; Confucianism because there are too many internal factions, but there is a common point, that is, education, Confucian scholars are the best at educating people, so that the people understand etiquette, "there is a great etiquette, called Hua", it is precisely because of Confucianism's hundreds of years of education that can assimilate the surrounding famous people, so that China can truly become a unified empire; And the soldiers, the so-called "soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, the way of survival, must not be ignored", and there are four potentials of soldiers, which are military power and strategy, military yin and yang, military situation, and military skills. Since Sun Wu wrote "The Art of War", the war has been completely different from the aristocratic model of the Xia, Shang and Zhou periods, but is full of intrigue and calculation, and the development of the military family has also moved forward step by step, giving birth to a great military strategist, such as "Qi Jian Po Mu, the most elite army." Xuanwei Desert, Famous Danqing" mentioned Bai Qi and Wang Jian of the Qin State, Lian Po and Li Mu of the Zhao State, as well as the soldier Han Xin of the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty, etc., and the Han Dynasty has been famous for three hundred years, and has played the prestige of a Han Dynasty as a Wuhu.

It's a bit far, Cui Yuan heard Zeng Yu naturally nod and said that he had watched "Han Feizi", his curiosity about Zeng Yu and them rose again, I remember that when he asked Zhao Yi's father where he was from, the other party never said, he couldn't help but ask: "Zirui, let me take the liberty of asking, where are you there?" ”

Zeng Yu was stunned, he didn't expect Cui Yuan to ask this question, and he asked so directly that he didn't know how to answer it all of a sudden.

Seeing Zeng Yu's expression, Cui Yuan hurriedly said: "If it's inconvenient, then I didn't ask." ”

"It's not, we're a small mountain village, and it's not easy to get in and out, so...," Zeng Yu explained.

"Okay, let's not talk about that. Since you have read "Han Feizi", then I will test you, how do you think the sentence I just read should be understood? Cui Yuan had also asked Zhao Yi's father before, but he didn't tell himself, but now that he heard Zeng Yu's answer, he knew that Zeng Yu and they were probably inconvenient, so he diverted the topic and wanted to ask him.

"The whole article of Yang Quan in "Han Feizi" is Han Fei's public promotion of absolute monarchy and monarchical dictatorship. He reversed the idea of the aristocratic republic and limited the monarchy in the pre-Qin era, and vigorously advocated absolute monarchy and centralization, which was the core of Legalist thought. The previous paragraph is a real reflection of Han Fei's reason why he called the Legalist masterpiece, he proposed that the monarch should try his best to let the courtiers do their best and give full play, that is, people do their best and things can make the best use of them, so that the upper and lower are appropriate, so the country has no governance. In fact, this also just confirms Han Fei's exposition on the role of art, the monarch is to use art, that is, to observe people and judge, reward and punish clearly, and do their best, so that they can not spend huge political costs, or huge social changes, to achieve the prosperity and strength of the country, the clarity of the rule of officials and the stability of society, Han Fei took a political cost-saving road here, and even cited the road of inaction. Zeng Yu thought for a while and replied.

Cui Yuan was stunned, he knew that what Zeng Yu said was completely right, but he understood this, and he only knew these things after years of study and his years of experience in governing a county.

Seeing that Cui Yuan suddenly stopped talking, Zeng Yu asked, "Uncle Cui, did I answer wrong?" ”

Cui Yuan came to his senses and replied: "Of course not, I'm curious about how you are so young and understand the Legalists so thoroughly, generally speaking, it is impossible to do it without ten years of hard work." I have also come into contact with some Legalist scholars, but now Legalism is in decline, so pure Legalist scholars gradually do not have much opportunity to play, and their understanding of "Han Feizi" is not as thorough as yours. ”

"I answered casually, Uncle Cui won the award." Zeng Yu didn't expect that his answer would cause Cui Yuan's shock, and he also woke up to the fact that he had many years of experience, after all, after thousands of years of research on the hundred schools of thought, the experience of later generations of research is far beyond what he has seen, just like standing on the shoulders of giants, standing high and seeing far.

"If it weren't for knowing that you were Zirou's friend, I wouldn't believe you were a young man at all. From what you say, it's more like I'm about the same age. ”

"Haha, what Uncle Cui said made me embarrassed." Zeng Yu replied with a smile.

"Okay, tell me when you came down the mountain, and what are your plans next?" Cui Yuan didn't continue, and asked Zeng Yu.

Zeng Yu put down the book and said: "We left the village at the beginning of the year, and now we plan to travel around Jizhou, meet more friends, and make friends with like-minded people." ”

"I don't know who Zi Rui thinks is a fellow practitioner?"

"It is a like-minded person who works together for the same goal and works hard together." This is Zeng Yu's answer.

"Is there a catch?" Cui Yuan asked.

"Haha, it's okay, I met some friends, and some friends in the village." Zeng Yu replied with a smile.

"Haha, it's better to be young, have dreams, and work hard. Let's go, let's eat first, you should be hungry after waiting so long. Cui Yuan took Zeng Yu's hand and said.

"It's a bit of a thing, we also want to experience the food of various places when we travel this time. Zirou, you also rest first, Uncle Cui told us to go to dinner. ”

At this time, Zhao Yi had also put down the bamboo slip in his hand, and he found out when Zeng Yu and Cui Yuan were talking, but when he saw that they were chatting energetically, he didn't come over, but he didn't invest as much as he did at the beginning.

As soon as Zeng Yu shouted like this, Zhao Yi came over and called Cui Yuan Uncle Cui first. Cui Yuan asked: "I remember that the place on the bookshelf is "Poems", Zirou doesn't know if it is "Lu Poems" or "Han Poems" that I read? ”

In the Han Dynasty, it was said that "poems" were divided into two schools: ancient and modern, mainly Han, Lu, Qi, and Mao; Among them, Han, Lu, and Qi are the modern literary school, and Mao's poetry is the ancient literary school. Nowadays, the schools that specialize in studying "Poetry" have gradually died out, and most of them have been swallowed up or excluded by other schools, and "Poetry" as a compulsory classic for each school, they also have their own understandings, but they are mainly divided into these schools, and Cui Yuan's study has "Lu Poems" and "Han Poems".

"It's Han Shi, I like it more."

"Haha, it's really similar to your father, he also likes Han Shi." When Cui Yuan heard this, he laughed and laughed.

"I also learned Korean poetry from my father, and he told me that "Han Poem" is a book of subtle words and great meanings, and its combination with the story belongs to the symbolic combination. It symbolizes the headphones and poetry of things and poetry, in fact, it is the combination of history and poetry, which is developed from "Xunzi". Although Xunzi was a Confucian sage, his students Han Fei and Li Si were representatives of Legalism, so my father asked me to read more. Zhao Yi explained that he was a person who was influenced by his father, majoring in Legalism.

"I don't know when I'll be able to have a long talk with Jing Fei again! Hey, Zirou, did your father say when he would come out for a walk? Cui Yuan saw Zhao Yi and remembered Zhao Zhen again.

"My father didn't say that, but I'm sure you and my father will have a chance to meet again."

Most of the people in Qianlong Village are the descendants of the sects that are now suppressed, as long as Zeng Yu can achieve his goal, if the situation of a hundred schools of thought can appear, everyone can rest assured that they will come down the mountain to recruit disciples, and Zhao Zhen will of course go down the mountain together, and will naturally come to Cui Yuan.