Sun Bin never thought about the relationship between the general and the monarch from the perspective of the distribution of interests, and from the perspective of the distribution of interests, the two are really contradictory.

When the general wins the war, the king wants to reward the city and gold, which is indeed not as much as bribes from other countries. Thinking about it this way, Sun Bin also understood why the King of Qi was not willing to go to war with the Wei State, because it was not good for the king.

I also figured out why the monarch was always unwilling to listen to the words of the Minister of the Interior, but was willing to listen to the persuasion of foreign travelers. Because foreign travelers analyze problems from the position of the monarch and help maximize the interests of the monarch, although it is not necessarily good for the country, it is definitely good for the king.

The ministers at home either proceed from the interests of the country or from their own interests, and will certainly not deal with the monarch.

Sun Bin's haggard cheeks flushed with excitement, and he realized that the young man in front of him was not simple, talented, and the sharpness of his vision was terrifying. I just listened to a few words from the other party and had a series of associations, and many contradictions were easily solved, and the various forces of Qi were also displayed in front of me one by one.

"You've got a lot of talent." Sun Bin wanted to recommend the other party to King Qi more and more.

"The State of Qi has Zou Gong and Sun Gong, you are the great talents." Yun Yao said to each other: "Now that the army of Qi is strong, the national politics are clear, and the restoration of hegemony is just around the corner. ”

"Do you really think so?" Sun Bin knew that this was not the other party's sincere words: "That's it, if a few people have time, I'll invite a few people to dinner." ”

The noisy racecourse is not a place to talk, Sun Bin invited Yunyao to dinner, but he did not take them to Nulu to consume, but went to Yuelai Inn.

Because the Yuelai Inn is relatively close.

The Yuelai Inn in Qi has a reasonable layout, spacious space, a long history, and has been renovated several times, with a two-story restaurant on the façade and a bungalow in the backyard. As a century-old store, Yuelai Inn has a very high evaluation in Qi country, and the old Qi people are willing to come to taste the authentic taste of Qi country. Travelers from all over the world also like to patronize the Joy Inn, because the food taste of the Joy Inn's is basically not too bad, so there is no need to worry about not being appetizing.

"Let's go to the second floor." Sun Bin offered to go up to the second floor, anyway, he had an attendant, so he could move him upstairs.

"Sun Gong, please first." Disabled people are not afraid to go upstairs, and Yun Yao naturally doesn't care. Yun Yao felt that Sun Bin could resist the erosion of Western religion, because his will was firm enough, and he did not turn black after experiencing hardship, so he should be able to be a heavenly official.

Sun Bin went upstairs, chose a secluded location, and instructed the shopkeepers to use a screen to isolate a separate space, so that they could talk freely inside.

Soon the wine and food were served, and Sun Bin personally poured wine for Yun Yao and the other five people, he had already seen that these five people were mainly Yun Yao, and the other four were all followers and would not express their opinions. But Sun Bin didn't underestimate the four of them, and poured wine one by one.

"I am willing to listen to Zhu Zi's teachings." Sun Bin's purpose is very simple, that is, to listen to new insights and understand new ideas.

"I'm not a master, I'm just chatting, and if I can help my grandfather, it's my honor." Yun Yao said modestly.

"I've heard you say that generals and kings are relative, but when you think about it, it's true. The momentum of the Qi State is like that of the Western Zhou Dynasty, which seems to be prosperous, but there is a crisis. There is already the Tian clan to replace Jiang, and it is inevitable that there will be other people staring at the throne after that. Therefore, the interests of the ministers are not the interests of the king, the interests of the king are not the interests of the country, and the interests of the country are not the interests of the ministers. Sun Bin couldn't understand why, he just felt that everything was repeating the tragedy, today's Qi country is yesterday's Western Zhou.

The Zhou Dynasty was also very harmonious at the beginning, but then it collapsed and died, and the Qi State had actually experienced the collapse of etiquette and began a new round of reincarnation, as if it was like a wheel gurgling and couldn't get around.

can see that the current situation of Qi is just a repetition of the tragedy of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and he can already be regarded as a wise man.

"It's true, as far as I know, many countries will cultivate their own forces in other countries, use money to fund doctors who are beneficial to them, and even make them ministers of state, so it is really difficult to say that the interests of ministers are the interests of the country and the interests of the king." Yun Yao said that cultivating ministers who are beneficial to themselves in enemy countries is already a routine operation in the Warring States.

Sun Bin nodded and said: "I know that there are even some countries that specifically frame the talents of other countries and support mediocre talents, but they don't let other countries become stronger. "This tactic is also being played by Qi State, such as supporting pro-Qi forces in Yan State, if it really doesn't work, support mediocrity, and use mediocrity to attack the virtuous talents of Yan State, anyway, it just won't make Yan Country feel better.

Chu State, Wei State, and Zhao State actually play how to spend money to make trouble in other countries.

"I've also heard that some nobles don't hesitate to wage war through the king in order to get a good piece of land for themselves."

Sun Bin nodded again, this phenomenon is particularly common, especially the king's brother will often occupy the land of other countries through war in order to find a suitable estate.

It is because these problems are so common that Sun Bin can't understand why everyone can't contribute to the country well? He thought of his senior brother again, Pang Juan was also jealous and framed himself, if he was dedicated to the Wei State, then he should recommend himself to the King of Great Wei, instead of digging out his kneecaps.

Thinking of this, Sun Bin felt a faint pain again, and a sense of humiliation couldn't help but rush to the Baihui acupoint, he really couldn't understand whether these people had benevolence and righteousness, morality, and a country in their hearts?

Because he is afraid that he will be replaced by a killer of the virtuous, then he can naturally betray the country and the monarch for the benefit of his own mining, this kind of person is not a minority, and Sun Bin hates it.

"The Mencius of Jixia Xuegong proposed benevolence and righteousness, in fact, to solve these problems." Yun Yao said: "Confucius said self-denial and revenge, but the benevolence of the master is to put the family before the country, and to kiss first and then to alienate, so these practices are not wrong, because it has been the case since the Western Zhou Dynasty." Therefore, Mengfuzi emphasized righteousness over benevolence, because righteousness is broader than benevolence, benevolence is to act according to blood kinship, while righteousness has another set of rules, jumping out of the bloodline, is to sacrifice life for the right thing to take righteousness. And the so-called correct thing is that 'the people are the most important, the society is secondary, and the monarch is light', that is, let the monarch give profits to meet the ministers, and let the ministers make profits to satisfy the people. ”

"Is this what Meng Ke's proposition means, doesn't he like to talk about profits?" Sun Bin felt that this was Yun Yao's misinterpretation.

That's what it means, and I think his idea is correct, we have to establish a set of rules that transcend bloodline, in fact, the Legalists do the same, and the Mohists do the same. You said that the Qi State was repeating the history of the Western Zhou Dynasty, in fact, the current seven great powers were the seven Western Zhou Dynasty, but there was one difference, that is, the people of insight in the Warring States were looking for a new set of rules that could surpass the bloodline rules of the Western Zhou Dynasty. "We can no longer let everyone only seek profit for themselves and their families, we must make them realize that there is something more important than their bloodline, Guan Zi proposed 'Huayi's distinction' is very good, Huaxia is higher than bloodline, so at that time, Qi Huan was the hegemon, and the princes of the world admired it." But now the bloodline has surpassed Huaxia, Mencius hopes to use righteousness to suppress, and Legalism hopes to use law to suppress. ”

Sun Bin nodded again and again, it was really a simple and clear narration, to the point, straight to the essence. Now everyone only thinks about the interests of their own family, and they have not found something that transcends the bloodline and is worth sacrificing the interests of the family. In Guan Zhong's era, there was Huayi's distinction, but now the Seven Heroes of the Warring States are all confused and don't know what to do, so everyone can only benefit themselves.

At first glance, it seems that the problem is easy to solve, as long as you put forward a proposition that is better than blood, can be recognized by everyone, and supported by everyone, the world will be peaceful.

Yes, it's that simple, but it's hard to find the right proposition.