Chapter 50: Righteousness

Li Yu escorted Lu Zhaoling back to the camp, unloaded the booty, and invited her to visit Li Zhu'er together.

Because Bai Heng was injured, the people of Yonghe Palace would never go out again.

When Li Zhu'er heard that her eldest brother had come to see her, she happily ran out to greet her.

"Brother! You're finally here, and I heard you'...... Eh, Zhaoling? Li Zhu'er was coquettish to Li Yu, but she didn't expect to catch a glimpse of Lu Zhaoling again, "Why are you two together?" ”

"I met in the woods." Lu Zhaoling replied with a smile.

"Hmm......"

Li Zhu'er still felt a little incredible, but she also accepted the situation, and continued to say to Li Yu: "Brother! I heard that you participated in the autumn hunt and I waited for you, but you didn't know until today that you came to see me! ”

"I'm a princess, and I'm still like a child."

Li Yu touched Li Zhu'er's head and said to her lovingly.

"Hee-hee, it's not like you're used to it with your father."

Li Zhu'er is right.

"You should learn more from Princess Tongguang."

"Wow! How long have you known each other? You will use Zhao Ling to teach me a lesson. ”

"I've known each other for a short time, but I've learned the power of Princess Tongguang." Li Yu said half-jokingly and glanced at Lu Zhaoling.

"Huh? What happened to you in the forest? Li Zhuer said curiously.

"It's nothing, nothing, what's wrong with Bai Heng?" Lu Zhaoling made a haha and diverted the topic.

"Ah Heng is much better, Shen Gongzi is really rejuvenated, I want to thank him when I go back!" Li Zhuer said happily.

"Where is His Royal Highness the Third Prince now? I would like to visit. Li Yu said.

"He sat in this tent and read, and the doctor said that he was too weak to come out to blow the wind." Li Zhu'er pointed to the tent behind her.

Li Yu nodded and walked towards the tent.

"Are you going to see Ah Heng?" Li Zhuer asked Lu Zhaoling.

"I'm not going, your brother may have something to say."

"Then you stay a little longer, it's almost lunchtime, let's eat here together." Li Zhu'er said, licking her lips quietly.

"You said you invited me to lunch, but it's actually a recipe for my craft, right?" Lu Zhaoling saw through it at a glance.

"Hey, hey, it's not all. Actually, my brother is also very good at cooking, and I want him to show his hand today. ”

"Oh, really?" Lu Zhaoling raised his eyebrows, expressing surprise.

"Uh-huh. Let me tell you, my brother has been by my father's side since he was a child, and he looks old-fashioned at a young age, both serious and rigid, and he is almost carved out of the same mold as my father, like an old man. Do you feel the same way when you walk with him? ”

Lu Zhaoling laughed: "That's true. How old is your brother? ”

"Actually, he's only twenty-one! I can't see it. ”

"I can't see it." Lu Zhaoling agreed.

"But there is one thing about him, I heard that he is very similar to his mother, that is, he cooks well."

"I also learned how to cook from my mother."

"I haven't met my mother, and I heard from my second brother that my mother doesn't cook very often, and occasionally cooks a few dishes that my father loves to eat. The eldest brother was very clingy to his mother when he was a child, and he also liked to eat his mother's cooking. Later, when his mother was gone, the eldest brother made those dishes by himself. ”

"Your eldest brother must be very sad when your mother is away."

"Hmm...... Later, my eldest brother used to cook for me and said that he wanted me to taste my mother's taste. My eldest brother likes his mother very much, and he probably misses her very much. ”

"Your eldest brother treats you very well."

"Hmm. Don't look at him, he always likes to teach people with a straight face, but he is actually very gentle. Li Zhuer smiled.

The two chatted for a while, and when they saw Li Yu coming out of the tent, Li Zhuer ran to be coquettish and called him to cook.

The wounded guards in the team had been escorted back to the camp by two people for medical treatment, and Li Yu took the remaining three to set up a team.

Lu Zhaoling saw that he looked skillful, and it really looked like he had been cooking for many years.

"Isn't there an old saying in your Central Plains, called the gentleman is far away from the kitchen?" Lu Zhaoling asked as he watched.

"As the old saying goes: A gentleman is to a beast, and when he sees his life, he can't bear to see his death; Hearing its voice, I can't bear to eat its flesh. It is a gentleman who cooks far away. It is about promoting benevolence and righteousness. Li Yu kept his hands in his hands and explained to Lu Zhaoling.

"Oh...... I see. Lu Zhaoling nodded, "But isn't it a bit narrow-minded to take this as benevolence?" True benevolence and righteousness are not confined to such trivial things as eating meat and killing, right? ”

"Princess Tongguang, what do you think is benevolence and righteousness? If human beings want to eat meat and kill, is it unkind to other living beings? We just hunted a mother and son of a brown bear, and it is only a small matter to us, but is it cruel to a brown bear? The she-bear attacked us just to save her young. ”

"This ......" Lu Zhaoling was speechless for a while.

Yes, they killed bears, which can be regarded as out of selfish desires...... Unkind?

Li Yu continued: "There is always a fight in this world. Compared to the struggle between people, eating meat and killing is insignificant. ”

"Can the promotion of righteousness eliminate the strife in the world?"

"Many of the people who fight each other in the world are just like the she-bear, struggling to survive and protect something important. For the sake of these things, no one will back down. What kind of righteousness can save them all? ”

Li Yu said, stopped the knife in his hand, and looked at Lu Zhaoling.

"Princess Tongguang, the minister has been on the battlefield and killed many people. Many of the enemy soldiers who died at my hands were just trying to protect their hometown. But if you don't kill them, you can't protect your comrades and your homeland. What kind of righteousness can save the minister from this contradictory and endless struggle? ”

Although Li Yu asked Lu Zhaoling, his expression was not a trace of confusion, and he was still resolute.

Lu Zhaoling was difficult to answer, and only felt his shallowness again.

There was a moment of silence between the two.

Li Yu looked at Lu Zhaoling's solemn expression and smiled at her.

"There are a lot of ministers, and the princess doesn't have to take it to heart. Those who lead the army should be decisive in their slaughter. Chen used to hesitate when he was young, but now he doesn't think about it anymore. ”

Lu Zhaoling did not answer.

Li Yu continued to cook.

What is benevolence and righteousness?

Lu Zhaoling wants to be a hero, wants to punish evil and promote good, but the good and evil in the world are often not so distinct.

As Li Yu said, many people who fight each other in the world are just like the she-bear, struggling to survive and protect something important.

What can she do to save this chaotic world?

If we truly understand what righteousness is, will we be able to quell the strife in this world?

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At the same time, the Corning Palace stationed.

Gray Shadow is reporting the news to Bai Xi.

"The mastermind behind the murder of the three princes has been investigated, and it is news from His Majesty."

"Oh? Father found out? Could it be ......?"

Bai Xi stretched out his fingers and tapped on the table with great interest.

"This time, my father moved so quickly, and sure enough, I expected it well."

Bai Xi said with a smile.