Chapter 8 Father’s Teachings


Chapter 8 Father’s Teachings

In July of the sixth year of God’s Blessing, the weather was hot. Many basins filled with ice cubes were placed in Zishan Hall, and there were eunuchs fanning Zhao Xing behind him. Didn't feel the heat.

“Although Qin Shihuang unified the world, ended the war, and made great contributions with books and documents, he burned books and harassed Confucian scholars, resulting in the loss and damage of countless classics, expropriation, expropriation, and massive construction. Only then did Qin II die. , in general, the faults outweigh the merits!”

It has been more than a year since Han Zhang started talking about the history of the Three Sovereigns and the Five Emperors. Last month he started talking about Qin’s unification of the world, and he has not finished it until today. Finally, a summary was made for the demise of the Qin Dynasty.

Zhao Xing secretly pouted, very dissatisfied with Han Zhang's obvious behavior of carrying private goods.

No wonder that in ancient times, except for the founding emperor, many of the subsequent emperors were very mediocre, probably because of the teachers who taught them.

"Liezi Shuofu" says: The difficulty of governing a country lies in knowing the virtuous rather than in being virtuous.

I am afraid that this is the emperor that those ministers want most.

Qin Shihuang must have carried out large-scale construction projects. The construction of the Great Wall can be said to be a defense against foreign enemies, but the construction of Epang Palace and the Terracotta Warriors and Horses is completely unnecessary.

But this does not mean that Zhao Xing agrees with Han Zhang that Qin Shihuang’s faults outweighed his merits.

As for Qin Shihuang's harsh punishments and the burning of books and humiliation of Confucian scholars, there is nothing wrong in Zhao Xing's opinion.

In troubled times, heavy laws should be used. Qin Shihuang unified the world. After hundreds of years of chaos, the world was unified. The laws of each country were different, and the nobles of the six countries were not willing to be destroyed.

If we don’t do this, when will the world be truly stable?

The demise of the Qin Dynasty was caused by multiple factors, the most important of which was that the time for the unification of the world was too short, and the remnants of the Six Kingdoms were still there. Even if Hu Hai did not favor Zhao Gao, the world would still be in chaos, but Qin It is not certain whether the dynasty will perish.

However, although he disagreed, Zhao Xing said nothing.

Confucianism was the mainstream in this era, and they naturally did not like the Qin Dynasty, which burned books and harassed Confucians.

If he says anything, who knows what these people are talking about behind his back.

After Han Zhang left, it was time to finish school.

Zhao Xing and Gu Tingye said hello and left the school.

After coming out of the school, a eunuch greeted him.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty summons you to Longtuge." The eunuch saluted.

"Got it."

When Zhao Xing heard that his father was looking for him, he got on the chariot and went to Longtuge.

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"My son, I pay homage to my father!" Zhao Xing bowed and saluted.

"Haha, Fu'er is here, come here and do it next to me." The official smiled and waved.

Zhao Xing stepped forward and sat down next to his father without any courtesy.

The official imperial seat is also commonly known as the dragon chair, which is relatively spacious.

Zhao Xing will be six years old in a few months, but because he has been practicing martial arts for more than two years and has good nutrition, his body has grown very fast, and he looks like an eight or nine-year-old boy.

Even so, it doesn’t feel crowded for the father and son to sit together.

Not to mention Zhao Xing was a prince, even if he was established as a prince, sitting on the dragon throne would not be in compliance with the rules.

But the official family has held Zhao Xing on the dragon chair since he was a child, and let him sit with him every time Zhao Xing came over.

One time, in front of a civil servant, the civil servant said that he was not in harmony with etiquette, which made the official furious and fined him half a year's salary.

From then on, no one dared to say anything.

"Father, why did you call me here? Are you planning to make your son the prince?" Zhao Xing said with a smile. "Are you in such a hurry to move out of the palace?" The official was not angry when he heard this, but said dumbfounded.

The Prince lives in the East Palace. This title is indeed because the East Palace is to the east of the palace, but the East Palace is not in the palace.

It is connected to the palace, but opens a different door.

If you move to the East Palace, it means you are leaving the palace to live. If you want to enter the palace, you also need to enter through the palace gate.

Historically, Li Shimin launched the Xuanwumen Incident and ambush Li Jiancheng on his way to the palace.

"My son is so old, it is not convenient to live in the palace anymore."

In fact, Zhao Xing wanted to go to the palace to have a look. Although the palace is big, he has been in the palace for so many years, even though he has been there for so many years. There is an adult soul in the body, and it has had enough.

"How old are you? Let's wait and see in a few years. The East Palace has been in disrepair for a long time. I will ask the Ministry of Industry to repair it later, and then I will make you the prince and let you move there." The official said.

"Father, I will take a rest tomorrow. Can you please let me go out to play? They say that reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. My son has been living in the palace for a long time and does not know the sufferings of the people. Why don't we eat with him in the future? Is it the same as Emperor Hui of Jin who is minced meat?" Zhao Xing said.

After hearing this, the official pondered for a while and said, "I can let you leave the palace, but you must bring enough guards."

"Father, it's okay to bring guards, but you can't go out with a guard of honor, right? Then everyone will know that you are your son, how can you see the suffering of the people?" Zhao Xing said.

"I will arrange for some people with strong martial arts skills to follow you, and the rest will protect you secretly, but you must not leave the city!" the official said.

"Thank you, father!" Zhao Xing was overjoyed when he heard this.

Bianjing City is so big that he has no intention of leaving the city for the time being.

"Let's not talk about this for now. I called you here because I have something to ask you." The official said.

"Father, what's going on?" Zhao Xing asked doubtfully.

"I heard that you are in Zishantang. You only interact with a few boys from the Qi family and the Gu family on weekdays, and you don't pay much attention to the rest?" the official said.

"Father, those people have average knowledge and only know how to flatter and fawn, which I dislike very much."

Zhao Xing was not surprised that his father knew about his situation in Zishan Hall.

Maybe the officials will know everything he did and said at Zishantang.

"Fu'er, you can dislike people like that, but you can't alienate them. Whether they are traitors or loyal, as a qualified emperor, you should use them both," the official said.

"Father, as a wise emperor, shouldn't he be close to talented people, Yuan Xiaoren?" Zhao Xing asked doubtfully.

"Does Fu'er know the Yangtze River and the Yellow River?" the official asked.

"My son knows." Zhao Xing nodded.

“The clear water of the Yangtze River is likened to the loyal and the wise, while the turbid water of the Yellow River is likened to the treacherous. Both the Yangtze River and the Yellow River can irrigate the farmland in the basin and are indispensable. No matter who floods the two, it will cause disaster. It takes a lot of effort to manage it, do you understand?" Guan Jia said calmly.

Zhao Xing was startled and nodded in understanding.

The official sighed slightly and said: "Back then, I thought that I could govern the world well by only using virtuous ministers. However, when I implemented the reform, I realized that this idea was completely wrong. Xian's It doesn't necessarily mean being loyal, and being traitorous doesn't necessarily mean being disloyal. In the end, it all depends on how you use people. As long as you can achieve your goals, it doesn't matter whether you are traitorous or virtuous. "

At first, Zhao Xing was only close to a few people, and he got the news.

The reason why I haven't said it yet is because I feel that Zhao Xing is still young and he may not be able to understand it if he does.

And I also want to see if Zhao Xing can react on his own.

However, two years later, Zhao Xing has not changed, so he told Zhao Xing personally.

(End of this chapter)

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