Julu Marquis Zhao Mu took Lian Jin and personally visited Qin Zhiyong, he thought that if he did this, he would be considered a corporal of Lixian. But Zhao Mu didn't know that Qin Zhiyong was a master of psychology and could see through other people's inner thoughts at a glance.

If Zhao Mu came to urge him sincerely, Qin Zhiyong might treat him politely, but Zhao Mu was not only unright, but also hypocritical.

Qin Zhiyong generally doesn't deal with people like Zhao Mu.

Qin Zhiyong said: "Master Hou, I said in front of the king that I don't want to be a leader for the time being. ”

Zhao Mu said confidently: "You don't need to be out of office, you just need to help Ben Hou do things." What the king can give you, Benhou can also give you. What the king can't give you, Benhou can still give you. ”

Qin Zhiyong shook his head.

Qin Zhiyong didn't do it, how could he go to Zhao Mu's mansion to be a guest? Qin Zhiyong and Lian Jin are still a little different. Qin Zhiyong is a seeker, and Lian Jin wants to climb up by any means, and it is best to replace Zhao Mu and become a powerful minister.

Zhao Mu's patience was not very good, and seeing that Qin Zhiyong did not agree, his face suddenly became gloomy.

"Mr. Qin, do you know what the consequences of rejecting Ben Hou are?" Zhao Mu said, "Ben Hou knows that you are a close disciple of Xunzi, and you are knowledgeable and your martial arts are extraordinary. It is not that with knowledge and martial arts, you can gain a foothold in the world. Isn't the purpose of you Confucian people to seek officials? Mr. Qin, you are too arrogant. ”

Qin Zhiyong said: "Master Hou, you and I are not the same. I don't want to argue with you about this, because there is no point. Kindness, send-off. ”

Zhao Mu said: "Mr. Qin, I heard that you are going to Mrs. Ya's mansion for a banquet tomorrow night?" ”

Without waiting for Qin Zhiyong to reply, Zhao Mu stood up and walked out of the house with Lian Jin.

Shanrou looked puzzled and said, "Sir, Julu Hou said that you are going to Mrs. Ya's mansion for a banquet, what do you mean?" ”

Qin Zhiyong said with a smile: "Zhao Mu is telling me that he is very powerful, and the wind and grass in Handan City cannot escape his eyes. He's trying to give me a dismount. Mrs. Ya's housekeeper had just sent the invitation, and Zhao Mu knew about it. Zhao Mu's news is really well-informed. ”

Shanrou suddenly realized.

Can't these people in power speak directly? Do you have to take a detour and appear to be smarter and wiser?

Shanrou said: "Sir, Julu Hou said that Confucian disciples are running everywhere, and their purpose is to become officials......

Qin Zhiyong glanced at Shanrou and said, "What do you think?" ”

Shanrou said, "Shanrou doesn't know. ”

It's not that she doesn't know, but she thinks that what Juluhou said is very reasonable.

Not only Confucianism, but also the doctrines and ideas of other schools seem to be aimed at entering the court as officials.

Even if it is a Taoist priest, he is not taking advantage of the king's desire for immortality to deceive and deceive him to obtain benefits for himself.

Qin Zhiyong said with a smile: "No matter how much I say now, it's all empty words. After eating, we went out of the city, and I will take you to experience what the life of the people at the bottom is like. ”

Practice what you preach.

Relying only on words cannot make students deeply appreciate the essence of learning.

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Handan City is the capital of Zhao State, but the surrounding people are still living very miserably.

In addition to the common people, there were also slaves in the city of Handan.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it had not completely entered the feudal era, but belonged to a semi-feudal and semi-slave society.

Qin Zhiyong took Shanrou to walk on the road outside the city, and when he passed by the village, Shanrou saw that some people were unclothed, with yellow faces and thin muscles.

Qin Zhiyong said: "Shanrou, you used to be an assassin, and you traveled from south to north, and I believe you have seen many poor people. But you don't really understand the living conditions of the people. The princes and nobles have been high for too long, and they have long been separated from the people. They only have wealth and power in their eyes. Zhong Ming Ding food is their pursuit, and Julu Hou Zhao Mu is one of the representatives. ”

Shanrou has worshipped Cao Qiudao as a teacher since she was a child, and it is very hard to practice martial arts and learn swords, but she has never suffered from hunger or cold.

She can't understand the real life of the people.

Qin Zhiyong is going to take her to experience it for herself today.

Someone asks, "Where is the Word?" The Tao is at the very grassroots. The dirtiest mud can grow the whitest lotus flower, this is the principle.

If Shanrou wants to take charge of the Mo family, she must not be separated from the common people. Otherwise, the Mo family would not be able to escape the fate of going to extinction.

An old farmer with his two sons ploughs the fields.

Qin Zhiyong said with a smile: "Uncle, you are so old, you still have to farm." ”

The old farmer glanced at Qin Zhiyong and Shanrou, a trace of timidity flashed in his eyes, and then said, "I've seen two nobles. If you don't plough the fields, you won't have enough to eat. There are still three little grandchildren in the family to feed, and if they don't plow the fields, the whole family will starve to death. ”

After saying that, the old farmer smiled, but the smile on his face was very bitter.

Is there food to eat when you plough the fields?

Not necessarily.

If you encounter natural and man-made disasters, not to mention that you will not be able to collect any grains, and you will have to pay taxes, you will really starve to death.

Qin Zhiyong said: "Uncle, the two of us are not nobles. We're just like you, we're all ordinary people. Uncle, I'll help you with the work. ”

The old farmer hurriedly said, "How can this be done?" I can't do it, I can't do it. ”

Qin Zhiyong jumped into the field and began to work.

Shanrou hesitated for a moment and followed Qin Zhiyong down to the field.

Qin Zhiyong didn't speak, he worked silently, Shanrou had doubts in his heart, but he didn't ask.

This is an afternoon.

When the sun went down, Qin Zhiyong put down the work in his hand.

In the era of slash-and-burn farming, farmers worked very hard, and the efficiency of farming was extremely low.

Shanrou stretched her waist, and her back hurt. Doing farm work is more difficult than sword training.

Qin Zhiyong said: "Uncle, we will come again tomorrow." Until I finish helping you with the work in the fields. ”

On the way back to the city.

Qin Zhiyong asked, "Shanrou, what do you think now?" ”

Shanrou said: "It's very tiring to do farm work. ”

Qin Zhiyong said: "You have only worked for an afternoon, and the people's cultivation is a lifetime, and they will not rest until death." Patriarch Mo Zhai is a farmer and a real common man. The purpose of the Mohist doctrine founded by Patriarch Mo Zhai is to change the living conditions of the common people. Although I, Qin Zhiyong, am a Confucian disciple, Patriarch Mo Zhai is the person I admire the most. ”

"To promote civilization and serve the people, we should not sit and talk about it, let alone just say a few empty words. Although the ideologies and propositions of each school are different, their goals all have one thing in common, that is, to treat the people well, to find ways to improve their lives, to stabilize social order, and to ensure long-term peace and stability in the country. ”

"Whoever wins the hearts of the people wins the world."

"The disciples of all families want to be officials. However, those who truly pursue learning do not become officials for the purpose, but for a purpose. Officialdom is a good platform that can be used to realize one's ideals and ambitions. Therefore, there is a saying that 'it is good to practice in the public gate'. ”

"It's a pity that people who have entered the officialdom often forget their original intentions and no longer have the world in mind, but become unscrupulous and unscrupulous for personal gain."

"Shanrou, man is the soul of all things, because he knows how to think and know how to use tools. Ploughing the land is very hard, so let's find a way to find a tool to make plowing the land easier and more labor-saving. If you can do it, it will be a great merit. ”

Shanrou's performance today, Qin Zhiyong is still very satisfied.

She can put down her body and go to the fields to plow, which shows that she is still a manufacturable material. If Shanrou was unwilling to go to the field, no matter how high her swordsmanship talent was and how good her heart was, Qin Zhiyong would not pass on her knowledge and kendo. As for the matter of being in charge of the Mo family, there is no need to mention it.

Without Shanrou, Qin Zhiyong can find other people.

The next day.

Shanrou continued to follow Qin Zhiyong to cultivate the fields outside the city.

Yesterday, Shanrou still had some resistance to plowing the fields, but today her state is much better.

Qin Zhiyong nodded secretly and said, "Shanrou, no matter what you do, since you have decided to do it, then let go of distractions and concentrate." Only when the body and mind are united can we experience the joy of labor. ”

Shanrou's eyes lit up, her heart understood, and she nodded, "Yes, sir." ”

A true sentence is transmitted, and a false transmission is passed on to ten thousand books.

At the right time, often a sentence can give people a spiritual touch. In everything you do, you have to be one body and mind. This is the truth. No one had ever told Shanrou before.

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Qin Zhiyong took Shanrou to the outside of Handan City, and the matter of helping the old farmer to cultivate the fields was known and spread overnight in Handan City.

Many people laughed at Qin Zhiyong, even if his martial arts were extraordinary, he was still a mud leg.

Qin Zhiyong and Shanrou came to Zhao Ya's mansion on time for a banquet.

Zhao Ya warmly greeted Qin Zhiyong and Shanrou, and said, "Mr. Qin and Miss Shanrou can come to my house to appreciate the light, which really makes the humble house shine. The feast is ready, and the two of you are invited to take your seats. ”

Qin Zhiyong said: "Mrs. Ya's residence is not a humble house. Mrs. Ya please. ”

After taking a seat.

Mrs. Ya drank a glass of wine and said with a smile: "I heard that Mr. Qin has been cultivating fields outside the city for the past two days? I don't know if it's a rumor, or if it's true? ”

Qin Zhiyong nodded and said, "There is indeed such a thing." ”

Zhao Ya looked at Qin Zhiyong, and a trace of strangeness flashed in her eyes. She really couldn't imagine that Qin Zhiyong would help the old farmer cultivate the fields. What kind of person is he?

Mrs. Ya said: "Mr. Qin's work is really different from ordinary people. ”

Qin Zhiyong said: "Could it be that Mrs. Ya thinks that cultivating the fields is a shameful thing? Land has always been the most precious thing. What we eat, what we wear, and what we use grows out of the ground. Not to mention us ordinary people, even if there are true immortals, they are inseparable from the four basic elements of wealth and law. I wonder what Mrs. Ya thinks is right? ”

Ploughing the fields and cultivating the land was actually said so lofty by Qin Zhiyong.

Zhao Ya said: "Mr. Qin is really a person who has a university question, this is a wonderful statement. Zhao Ya was really lucky to meet Mr. in three lives. In the future, Zhao Ya still needs to ask her husband for more advice. ”

Qin Zhiyong said: "Mrs. Ya, you won't invite Qin to dinner for no reason. I'm a person who doesn't like to beat around the bush, be false and wronged, if you have anything to say, just say it. As long as Qin can do it, he will never refuse. ”

Zhao Ya picked up the wine glass and hid the embarrassment in her heart for a moment.