Yang Wei pulled Hu Zhao all the way to his guest room, and the two talked speculatively, not noticing the passage of time. In the blink of an eye, two hours passed quietly. After this conversation, Yang Wei found that Hu Zhao could be said to be an avid fan of Legalism.

Hu Zhao did not believe in Lao Tzu's theory of quiet and inaction, as said in history. Instead, they very much want to get ahead, govern the country with the theory of Legalism, and achieve the rule of law.

However, Yang Wei found that Hu Zhao's Legalist thinking was too radical, and Yang Wei knew that there were famous Legalist supporters in history, and it can be said that none of them ended well. Therefore, Yang Wei must reverse Hu Zhao's thoughts, he doesn't want to see such a good friend end miserably.

It seems that Hu Zhao in history chose to live in seclusion, which may not be a blessing for him. But why is the current Hu Zhao so different from the Hu Zhao in history?

Yang Wei suddenly thought that it was Hu Zhao who saw something that stimulated him a lot, and made him have a huge change. The most likely is the rebellion of the Yellow Turban, or the later chaos in the world, today you kill my official, tomorrow I kill your official, so that Hu Zhao would rather live in seclusion and bury his ambitions deep in his heart than this troubled water.

Although Hu Zhao is famous in this life, he has participated in the imperial examination twice and his name is not Sun Shan. The reason is that because of Legalism, in the current situation where Confucianism is popular, what will be the consequences of advocating Legalist theory, it is conceivable, in the end he did not even pass the township test, and now he is still a showman.

In addition to being frustrated, Hu Zhao traveled the world to relieve depression and broaden his knowledge. While Yang Wei secretly sighed for Hu Zhao, he was also a little glad that it was still too late to reverse Hu Zhao's views.

Hu Zhao's Legalist theory is still a bit immature compared to Zhang Zhi, and only a young person like Hu Zhao would understand Legalism so extremely, lacking the sleekness of sophistication.

However, Yang Wei came from a real society ruled by law, an extreme society ruled by law, and there is no institution like the jury system in the United States that balances morality and legal principles, and it is simply a hall of the presiding judge. This has resulted in a large number of unjust, false and wrongful convictions, and many people who deserve sympathy have also been sentenced to capital punishment. There are many examples of irrationality but legality or illegality but reasonableness.

In any respect, Yang Wei has more say in Legalism than Hu Zhao. Yang Wei organized his words and said, "Kong Ming, your views are too radical, I can only agree with reservations. There is nothing wrong in the world, but the law cannot be the only code of conduct. ”

When Hu Zhao heard this, his face was uncertain. Yang Wei continued: "Let me tell you a story about the period when the Qin State changed the law during the Warring States Period, when the Qin State attached great importance to the rule of law. One day, a robber blocked the road and robbed, and a good man couldn't see it, picked up the stick next to him, and gave the robber a stick.

Unexpectedly, the robber was beaten to death with a stick. When the good man saw his life, he didn't dare to hide it, but there was a way to sit together at that time. After seeing the official, he explained the matter clearly, and the rescued person also testified for the hero.

But at that time, Shang Ying was in power, and he firmly believed that the rule of law was better than everything, and even the poetry books at that time were burned completely. Although the county officials were embarrassed, they did not dare to violate the law, and the most basic rule of the law at that time was to pay for life. In the end, the county magistrate sentenced the hero to a summary sentence out of conscience.

This matter reached Shang Ying's ears, and Shang Ying praised this county official as a good official who enforces the law like a mountain and has an iron face and is selfless. Since then, there have been no righteous and courageous people in the Qin State. Speaking of this, Yang Wei picked up the teacup and took a sip gently. Hu Zhao's face was already a little unnatural, and his heart had obviously begun to waver.

Yang Wei continued: "Does Kong Ming know about the Huaishui Battle of the Great Yue Ding Ding in the world?"

Hu Zhao said: "I have 50,000 elites in Dayue and 500,000 Qin soldiers, and my three-year-old child knows it, but I don't know." ”

Yang Wei said: "Kong Ming knows where the key to this battle is?"

Hu Zhao said: "Of course, the morale of the Qin soldiers is low, and I can only annihilate the Qin soldiers in one go." ”

Yang Wei said: "Why are you down?"

Hu Zhao said: "Of course, Taizu raised his arms and shouted, I am mandated by heaven to crusade against Qin rebellion, the rise and fall of Dayue, and fight here." The morale of my Dayue was instantly high, and the morale of the Qin soldiers was greatly reduced. ”

Yang Wei joked: "Do you believe it?"

Hu Zhao looked at Yang Wei dumbfounded, although he didn't believe it, he didn't dare to say it like Yang Wei.

Yang Weishen mysteriously approached Hu Zhao and said in a low voice: "This matter is a classic record that my prince's student stole from the palace, and it must not be leaked. ”

Hu Zhao nodded solemnly, and Yang Wei said: "In fact, the victory or defeat of this battle was completely caused by a soldier. Hu Zhao's mouth opened wide in shock.

Yang Wei continued: "In a small-scale contact battle before the Battle of Huaishui, a soldier in the Qin army saw another soldier who was close to him being cut open in the stomach with a knife, and no matter in the battle, in a hurry, he picked him up and left the battlefield.

Because it was a scuffle, no one noticed him. He just wanted to find Lang Zhong to save his life as soon as possible, but he didn't expect that under a bump, the wound of the wounded soldier was getting bigger and bigger, and the internal organs in the abdominal cavity were squeezed out along the wound, and he was already dying.

He just pursed his lips and kept asking the soldier to kill him, he didn't want to suffer this crime again. Seeing that he could not survive, the soldier roared helplessly, raised his knife and killed the soldier under his own knife.

When he returned to the camp, Bai Qi was patrolling the camp, and when he saw him, he arrested him without saying a word. When asked where he had gone, he told the truth about what had happened.

Bai Qi has strict discipline and strict military discipline in the army, whether he kills his comrades or is a deserter in this matter, he is guilty of unforgivable, and he immediately ordered someone to drag him out and cut him.

After the incident, the soldiers in the army were upset about it, and the details of the Vietnamese army in the Qin army took this opportunity to take a walk and remark, saying that as a Qin soldier, they should not be injured, and once they were injured, no one would come to save them, but they could only wait for death. As a result, the morale of the Qin soldiers plummeted. was driven into Huaishui by the division of my big tiger and wolf, which caused Huaishui to soar for a while. ”

Hu Zhao was dumbfounded when he heard this, if you want to say that Bai Qi was wrong? Yes, the fault is only that Bai Qi's killing surname is too heavy and the military law is too strict. This made Hu Zhao completely subvert the idea in his heart.

Yang Wei concluded: "Therefore, the country cannot be impossible, but it must not be used as the only criterion. As a country, we cannot rely on the rule of law alone, but also the law of the inner king and the outer law. ”

Hu Zhao bowed down to be taught. He no longer admires Yang Wei now, but reverence, a kind of reverence for teachers. His erudition is simply not enough in front of Yang Wei. In the eyes of outsiders, it was a great honor for him to be able to compare with such a character, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of pride.