Chapter 188: Discernment

"Come, you two come here." After the banquet was over, Zhao Kuo beckoned to the two young people sitting by the door.

"The King." Li Si and Han Fei stepped forward flattered and bowed down.

Although Zhao Kuo knew that this Li Si was the prime minister of Great Qin in history, he still did not give him a high official position, but let him be a very small official under Lin Xiangru and slowly experience.

In terms of grade, it is probably about the same size as the level of the boss above his head when he was an official in the Chu State before.

But Li Si didn't have the slightest displeasure, he could feel that Zhao Kuo and Lin Xiangru valued him.

For example, this time, he thought that Zhao Kuo sent someone to inform him that he had something to order, but he never expected it to be a banquet. Except for him and Han Fei, all of them were the ministers of civil and military affairs of Zhao State, and they were all personally entertained by the monarch in any country.

But Han Fei is a Korean son, with the current relationship between the three Jins, it is normal to appear here, what is he?

And Zhao Kuo specially introduced him to everyone, and even arranged a seat for him.

Li Si didn't understand why Zhao Kuo treated him like this, but a warm current of death for a confidant welled up in his heart.

He may not deserve the position right now, but he vows that it won't be long before he gets everyone to look sideways.

"This is Xun Quan, I think you should have heard of his name before, and he will be the teacher of the two of you in the future." Zhao Kuo pointed at Xunzi and said.

Han Fei and Li Shi were excited, their faces turned red, they had admired Xunzi for a long time, but they had never had the opportunity to see each other, and now they finally met.

And they also heard what Xunzi said just now, which is too much in line with their taste.

What is the use of self-denial and retribution, it is simply 'the study of fools and witches, and the act of miscellaneous'.

Only by keeping pace with the times, 'repairing the ancients in an irregular manner, lawlessness is common, and discussing the things of the world, because of the preparation', can we continue to make progress.

Xun Zi looked at Li Si and Han Fei quietly, a strange aura emanated from his body, and his eyes were deep, as if he wanted to see the two of them through.

His talent is called discernment, and he can find out the quality of a person's qualifications in an ordinary state, and if he fully opens his talent, he can determine the most suitable direction for the other party to cultivate.

However, it is very mentally energy-consuming to fully open it, and under normal circumstances, it will only be used when encountering the top genius Xunzi.

"Yes, very good."

Xunzi nodded with great satisfaction, the talent of the two people was definitely the top he had ever seen, surpassing all his current disciples.

Although it may not be suitable for the Confucian route, it is more suitable for the Legalist route, but it doesn't matter, isn't it the Legalist? So will I.

It's just that...... I'm afraid that the old man's name of "Confucian heresy" can't be washed away......

"Confucius said: Teach according to aptitude, and there is no class in teaching. Presumably, his old man would have agreed with my approach. Xunzi thought in his heart.

"Students meet teachers." The two immediately fell to their knees and bowed three times.

"You will prepare the bundle by yourselves, and this king will not prepare it for you." Zhao Kuo said to the two with a smile.

During the Warring States Period, students did not have to pay tuition fees for apprenticeship, and if the students were far away from home, or if the family was too poor, they might have to eat the teacher's and live with the teacher.

But when apprenticing, and the solar terms to give the teacher a bundle, usually jerky, or something else, such as the family is a fisherman to send fish, the family is a carpenter to send furniture, the family is better will also give six gifts of bundles, the grade is higher, but it is not a provision to die, what to send depends on the mind.

"Bow to the king, let us prepare." Han Fei and Li Si said gratefully.

It is better for students to prepare in person, and it is also more sincere.

Zhao Kuo was able to introduce them to Xunzi and let them worship Xunzi as a teacher, and the two of them were already very grateful in their hearts.

You must know that what most monarchs fear most is that their courtiers will form a faction, let alone apprentice.

Han Fei originally thought that if he stayed in Zhao State, it would be very good to be able to listen to a few words occasionally when Xunzi was lecturing, but he didn't expect Zhao Kuo to really let him worship Xunzi as a teacher.

"Is this the heart of a monarch?" Han Fei thought in his heart, and then thought of the Korean monarch, and sighed deeply.

"In the future, Han Fei will follow Xunzi while doing Handan Ling." Zhao Kuo said to Han Fei, although Handan Ling is a petty official, but because Handan is the capital of Zhao State, this petty official can't be done by ordinary people.

However, Han Fei wants to have a backstage and strength, so he can exercise it.

"Your Ministers obey." Han Fei said respectfully.

Zhao Kuo looked at Li Si again.

Because of his background, Li Si's foundation is not as good as Han Fei's, and the first twenty years of his life are almost wasted. But the talent is no less than Han Fei, and in just two months, he has been able to handle most of the government affairs independently.

And Li Si worked extremely hard, he knew that this opportunity was not easy to come by, so he copied the book that Lin Xiangru lent him overnight every day, and returned the book to Lin Xiangru the next morning.

Later, Lin Xiangru told him that these books were published by Zhao Guotong, and each one had many copies. Zhao officials can borrow books from Shaofu with the official seal, and they can return it at any time.

When the library is built, you can go directly to the library to borrow books.

Li Si ended his life when he stayed up late every day to copy books until he was ugly.

But Lin Xiangru was keenly aware of the fact that Li Si seemed to have some flaws in his personality in the process of taking Li Si, perhaps related to his early experience, a little too interested in fame and fortune, and a gloomy personality, with an unscrupulous ruthlessness.

There are talents and talents, but if one day you are in a high position and there is no one to check and balance, it is very likely to cause disaster.

Zhao Kuo thought that after the death of the first emperor in history, Li Si and Zhao Gao were in the same stream, forged an edict, and made Hu Hai the emperor.

Li Si saw the crisis of the Qin Dynasty, but in order to protect his vested interests, not only did he not choose to persuade Hu Hai, but also wrote to Hu Hai to practice the "art of supervision", severely punish the law, and impose heavy punishments on his subordinates and the people.

It made the people of the world miserable, and they revolted one after another, and smoke spread everywhere, which accelerated the demise of the Qin Dynasty.

When the First Emperor was alive, Li Si was a capable minister through the ages, and after the death of the First Emperor, Li Si was a proper traitor.

The front and back are like two people.

In Lin Xiangru's words, if someone can suppress Li Si, then Li Si is a capable minister who rules the world.

If no one can suppress Li Si, then Li Si is a traitor in troubled times.

"Li Si, you continue to follow Lin Qing first, and follow Xunzi to learn the rest of the time." Zhao Kuo thought for a moment and said to Li Si.

He planned to let Lin Xiangru continue to take Li Si with him, and at the same time remind Xunzi to see if he could break Li Si's character back.

With Li Si's strength, it would be a pity if he was suppressed because of his personality and couldn't give full play to his talents.

"Your Ministers obey."

Li Si didn't have any opinions, Lin Xiangru took good care of him, Xunzi was more suitable to be his teacher, if he could follow two people at the same time, it would naturally be better.