Back in Yang's mansion, there was a person waiting for Yang Wei's return. It was Zhao Yun who hadn't seen him for three months, it turned out that on the day Yang Wei went to take the college exam, Hu Zhao felt that he had learned a lot of things by Yang Wei's side, after all, Hu Zhao had no problems with the Four Books, Rites and Poems, and what he couldn't pass was only in the strategy. So he wanted to try his luck in the township test, so Yang Wei sent Zhao Yun to escort Hu Zhao back to Yuzhou to participate in the township test.

When Yang Wei saw Zhao Yun coming back alone, he was a little puzzled and asked, "What about Kong Ming, why didn't he come back with you?"

Zhao Yun replied: "Kong Ming stayed in Luoyang, and the emperor left him behind." As he spoke, he took out a letter from his arms, respectfully held it to Yang Wei, and said, "This is the emperor's holy decree to the young master." ”

Yang Wei took it casually, opened it nonchalantly, and asked casually, "What is the result of Kong Ming's township test this time?"

Zhao Yun had never seen anyone receive the holy decree so lightly, he was startled, he didn't know that Yang Wei received the holy decree almost every day in Luoyang, and then he got used to it, and he didn't start to be cautious. was stunned for a moment before replying: "Kong Ming successfully passed the exam. ”

Yang Wei stopped his hand and frowned: "Didn't you take Xie Yuan?"

Zhao Yun shook his head and said, "No." ”

Yang Wei continued: "Then who is Xie Yuan in Yuzhou this time?"

Zhao Yun replied: "It's a young man surnamed Guo, I heard that like the young master, he has just come of age. ”

Yang Wei groaned: "Yingchuan's surname is Guo, is it Guo Jia?"

Zhao Yun slapped his forehead and said, "That's right!"

Yang Wei broke out in a cold sweat, and said in his heart, this Guo Jia is really powerful, he defeated Hu Zhao once when he was just an adult, although he was defeated from the article, this Guo Jia must be seen when he will try.

At this time, he had already opened the letter, only to see that it was written: "Degao, I didn't expect that you still have an elite army hidden in Zhuo County." It's okay, I've also put some peace of mind, during this time, Youzhou won't be too calm, I will need you more places in the future, pay attention to your safety.

I like this Hu Zhao very much, let him stay in Luoyang to accompany me for a while, fortunately, you will come to Luoyang soon. Oh, and one more thing, this time I have appointed eight captains of the West Garden, you are the captain of the army, and you are in charge of the rest of the captains. If you are not in Luoyang, let Yuan Shao take care of it first, and then you will hand it over when you come to Luoyang. If you have soldiers of your own, they will not be given to you. ”

Yang Wei was disappointed, the emperor abducted one of his own people, this Hu Zhao is not good, first confided in me that I have elite soldiers, selling teachers is really fast! Yang Wei now takes himself as a teacher, he doesn't want to think about it, he has never admitted that Hu Zhao is his student.

Yang Wei wailed in his heart, "I am so wronged!" I am even more wronged than Dou E! Does the emperor see that my head is bigger than others? He has to let me be the head of this injustice! When the time comes, he will have to use his own soldiers to make up the number for the emperor.

Yang Wei asked Zhao Yundao with a gloomy face: "How did the emperor kidnap Kong Ming...... Oh, left?"

Zhao Yun saw that Yang Wei's face was not good, and he was a little flustered for a while, and said: "When we first arrived in Luoyang, Kong Ming said that he was a disciple of the young master.

The third prince went back and told the emperor about it, and the emperor knew about it, and specially summoned Kong Ming, after some questions and answers, the emperor admired Kong Ming very much, so he left Kong Ming in Luoyang, wrote a holy decree, and asked me to forward it to the young master. ”

Yang Wei was a little worried, although Hu Zhao's thoughts had been reversed a lot by himself, but Yang Wei could feel that his fanaticism for Legalism was still unabated, and he should not follow the old path of those Legalists! None of the Legalists in history had a good end. Probably not, Yang Wei couldn't help but think of what Hu Zhao told Hu Zhao when he was leaving.

Yang Wei asked him, "What is the Fa?"

Hu Zhao was stunned, there was really no clear concept in all the Legalist classics, he just felt that Legalism was the only way out for the country to be rich and the people strong. After hesitating for a moment, he said: "The law is a kind of supreme standard that has been formulated and made for everyone to abide by. ”

Yang Wei shook his head and said: "You are wrong, the law is to ensure the interests of the powerful group, it is formulated by the strong group, and it is something that the weak group must implement." Hu Zhao opened his mouth and did not speak. What Yang Wei said is not wrong at all, if it is formulated by the disadvantaged group, why should you let the strong group implement it.

Yang Wei continued: "If you make a mistake about the object of the law, it will be your greatest sorrow. Shang Ying made such a mistake, he used the power of the emperor to support those landlords, but harmed the interests of the nobles and offended the most powerful aristocratic forces at that time.

When the emperor's goal was achieved, in order to stabilize the nobles, he could only and must push out Shang Ying, the culprit, to appease their anger. The nobles are dependent on the royal family, and there is no way to do anything to the emperor, so they can only transfer all their grievances to Shang Ying, and what will happen to Shang Ying, you should know better than me. ”

Hu Zhao's face turned a little pale at that time, and he suddenly understood how dangerous the path he was taking was. One wrong step is an abyss.

Yang Wei continued: "As for the definition of the strong group and the weak group, it depends on who has the strong force in their hands. Just like now, a big family must have at least 10,000 private soldiers, and a county lieutenant with dozens or hundreds of people under his command dares to touch the people of the big family? The emperor has millions of troops in his hands, and the private soldiers of a big family are nothing in the eyes of the emperor.

Is the emperor a strong group relative to the great families? No, when all the great families are united, the strength of the army is several times higher than that of the emperor. Therefore, the emperor did not dare to do anything to the great family for no reason, and only when some of the great families seriously damaged the interests of the royal family, he would take action to avoid being attacked by all the families. ”

Hu Zhao's heart was about to rise to his throat, and it was the first time he had seen someone who dared to arrange the emperor like this. This made him realize that his teacher was a lawless master.

Yang Wei continued to ask: "How is the law enacted, and how is it enforced?"

Hu Zhao said: "The formulation of the law must be fair, the implementation must be fair, and the prince who violates the law is guilty of the same crime as the common people, so as to show the majesty of the law." ”

Yang Wei shook his head again and said: "You are wrong again, there is no fairness in this world, you must not think so, it is even more ridiculous for the prince to break the law and commit the same crime as the common people." That can only be an excuse in the power struggle, just take it now, if the second prince kills a passerby, you dare to take the second prince.

If you dare to do it, I'm sure that if you take down the second prince today, tomorrow your head will become a tool for the emperor to show the majesty of the royal family to the world. The formulation and enforcement of laws also depend on the people, and we must not forget that the formulation and enforcement of laws are aimed at the weak groups, and do not apply to the powerful groups.

If you want to answer questions with a Legalist, then you must pay attention to the main purpose of ensuring the interests of the emperor, the family, and the officials, and restrain the behavior of other people, so that they can create more benefits for the emperor, the family, and the officials. ”

Yang Wei retracted his thoughts, Hu Zhao had his advice, he shouldn't say stupid things like equality before the law, and he would be able not to conflict with the family.

Yang Wei saw that Zhao Yun was still standing respectfully, and said, "Zilong has been tired all the way, let's go and rest first." Zhao Yun said goodbye, and Yang Wei also collected his thoughts, calmed his mood, and entered a short period of cultivation.