As the crown prince of the Qin Empire, Xiao Ruxun did not relax at all in the cultivation and education of Xiao Zhenbang.

From the early days when he personally took him to handle the government and raised him personally until now, even if he was given a knowledgeable teacher, he would not reduce the time for personal education.

Whenever Xiao Ruxun has time, he has to check Zhenbang's homework. When he has no time to squeeze out time, he has to check Zhenbang's learning situation.

In addition to the basic knowledge of the Four Books and Five Classics taught by the teacher Xiao Ruxun arranged for Zhenbang, Xiao Ruxun also asked Zhenbang to use his spare time to read "Han Feizi" and "Shang Jun Book".

He asked Zhenbang to raise his own doubts, compare the differences between Confucianism and Legalism, and think about it.

Although there are many things at the moment, Xiao Ruxun will still squeeze out time to solve his doubts for Zhenbang, grasp Zhenbang's state of thought, and prevent his state of thought from being out of the preset track.

Xiao Ruxun often discusses some very meaningful topics with Zhenbang, guiding his independent thinking ability and preventing him from obeying the opinions of his family.

"Mencius said that human nature is good, but Xunzi said that human nature is evil. The father and emperor, the child was really confused, so he asked the teacher. The teacher said that human nature is good, and the reason for doing evil is that it is because of the improper education in acquired nature, so he should focus more on acquired education. But the child always felt that it was not right to say this."

Zhenbang's face was full of doubts, and no matter how he thought about it, he could not convince his heart.

Xiao Ruxun took the "Han Feizi" in his hand and read it for a while, then closed the book.

"If everyone is kind, is the law still necessary? If everyone is evil, how should the country survive?"

"The Father means..."

Zhenbang didn't understand Xiao Ruxun's meaning very well.

"A father means that there are no simple good or bad people, everyone has a good or bad side, just looking at where and where he is and what he is going through."

Zhenbang suddenly realized: "That means that Mencius is right. People are just like water. It is not that they are born unkind, but because they are forced to do so because they are different in their places?"

Xiao Ruxun shook his head.

"It's not that simple. People are people and water is water. Mencius lived in the era of great changes in the Warring States Period. All of what he said was a debate, that is, support his own remarks, try every means to prove that he is right. For example, this is how the white horse is not a horse.

In such an era and background, everything Mencius said had an extremely strong desire for himself. In order to prove that he was right, anyone was wrong. In contrast, Han Feizi was the same. In order to prove that he was right, he could also regard other theories as wrong, and what he did was nothing more than the interests of individuals and schools."

Zhenbang was a little confused again.

"So is it evil or is it good for human nature?"

Xiao Ruxun smiled and touched Zhenbang's little head.

“Is this important?”

"Does the Father think this is not important?"

Zhenbang looked at Xiao Ruxun in confusion.

"Did Qin have no laws? Is there no education? The Qin has all the methods of dealing with what Mencius said and Han Feizi said. The people who do evil will have laws to punish them severely. Normal people can be educated by the country. Since the Qin has all the laws, is it important for us to be good in nature and evil in nature?"

Zhenbang still looked ignorant.

Xiao Ruxun sighed.

"Zhenbang, the purpose of letting you learn Confucianism and Law for your father is not only to increase your knowledge, but also to let you know that Confucianism and Legalism are two theories that are incompatible with water and fire, and the era they are in is an era of great changes in the war.

The various schools of thought contend, and each family is doing its best to prove that their doctrine is correct, so that the rulers can adopt their opinions, appoint their students, and encourage their power. What do they do this for?"

Zhenbang blinked and remembered what Xiao Ruxun said just now.

"For...them?"

"Yes, they argue, they debate, not for the truth, not for the real debate of evil nature and good nature, but for the selfish desires, to make the rulers believe them, accept them, give them power, give them power, and enjoy glory and wealth.

How about evil nature? We will not be without education, so what about good nature? We will not be without laws. Evil nature and good nature are meaningless to us. They argue only to prove that they are more correct, while the other party is more wrong, so that the kings of the Warring States Period will accept them and become rulers."

Zhenbang widened his eyes, as if he opened the door to a new world.

"In other words, nature is evil and nature is good at all. What is important is that the ruler is willing to adopt Confucianism or Legalism?"

"right."

Xiao Ruxun nodded with satisfaction: "Zhenbang, I told you this way because others can believe that nature is good or evil. They can become believers of Confucianism and supporters of the Legalists, but you cannot, because you are the ruler."

Xiao Ruxun stroked Zhenbang's little head with his hand, and Zhenbang looked at Xiao Ruxun in surprise.

"Zhenbang, you are the son of the father, the prince of the Qin Dynasty, the future emperor, everything in the world, the future is yours, Mencius, Xunzi, Han Feizi, and their believers, have an unequal status with you. They are ministers, and you are the king they are fighting for.

Your identity determines that you cannot become a believer of anyone. You are the king. You cannot believe in any theory. No matter what they say is full of splendor, you just need to remember, use whatever is most beneficial to the Qin Dynasty. Whether it is good or evil, does it mean to the Qin Dynasty? Is it meaningful to you?"

Zhenbang opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it out.

Xiao Ruxun continued, "Zhenbang, you must remember that when you become the emperor, no matter whether the people under you are believers who are good in nature or supporters who are evil in nature, they are all chess pieces in your hands. If you want them to live, they will live, and if you want them to die, they will die.

You have to learn to play with them, not be played with by them. No matter what they say to you or what they want you to believe, you have to remember that they are chess pieces, you are chess players, and only chess players can play with chess pieces, and chess pieces don’t want to play with chess players.”

"Then... the teacher said, the child should..."

"The teacher is the minister, you are the king."

Xiao Ruxun interrupted Zhenbang: "Ordinary people can say that they respect teachers and respect the truth, but Zhenbang, you are the king, the only king in the world, the teacher, and a chess piece in your hand. You must learn to use him and play with him, rather than being led by him."

Zhenbang seemed to suddenly understand something.

"He can lead anyone in the world by the nose, but you are the only one who can't do it. Zhenbang, you are his king, you are his master, give him respect and listen to his teachings. This is politeness, a basic moral quality for people, not anything else."

"Baby...Baby seems to understand..."

Zhenbang's expression was not relaxed, and he seemed to be struggling with something.

Xiao Ruxun held Zhenbang's hand and held him in his arms.

"Zhenbang, my father is the current emperor, you are the future emperor, and we, father and son, hold all the power in the world, and this power is what all people close to us urgently want. They give you gifts and flatter you, not for you, but for the power in your hands.

Why have the emperors been alone since ancient times? Because the power is too great, no one will ignore your power and be in love with you. They only want your power, and other things don’t matter at all, and even you don’t care, just because you are the king, that’s all.”

Zhenbang suddenly reached out and hugged Xiao Ruxun.

"Dad, I'm afraid."

Zhenbang's voice became a little trembling. He had obviously realized something and had such obvious emotions.

Xiao Ruxun hugged Zhenbang even harder, reached out to stroke his little head, soothe his emotions.

"It's normal to be afraid of anything in the world. Dad is very afraid of being an emperor now, and Dad is also afraid of it! But, Zhenbang, even if you are afraid, you have to be the emperor. Even if you are afraid, you have to hold power, because while you are afraid, they are even more afraid."

Zhenbang raised his head and looked at Xiao Ruxun.

"They... are more scared?"

"Yes, Zhenbang, you are Jun. Although you only have one person, you have power. Your power is your strongest weapon. As long as this weapon is in your hands, everyone will be more afraid of you than you are afraid of them."

Xiao Ruxun gently stroked Zhenbang's head: "You must learn to use power and use your weapons to make those who you are afraid of contradict themselves and fight yourself. When you watch them fight, you will suppress whoever is stronger, and support whoever is weak. To be in our emperor's career, balance is the most important thing."

"Dad, I don't understand."

"You will soon understand, Zhenbang, you should pay more attention to how your father deals with those people. You should learn your father's methods and learn to use power to deal with those people."

Zhenbang buried his head in Xiao Ruxun's arms again.

"Zhenbang, as long as Dad is alive, no one can hurt you, but Dad will always die, and you will always have a day to protect yourself and protect your son. Do you understand?"

"I don't want dad to die! Long live dad!"

Zhenbang hugged Xiao Ruxun tightly. Xiao Ruxun was silent for a while and smiled: "Silly child, how can there be a real person in the world? Daddy will die, either faster or slower, but Zhenbang, you can rest assured that Daddy will definitely leave you a stable Qin."

Xiao Ruxun's eyes became sharp.

Yes, a stable Daqin, a stable Daqin, a stable Daqin, and a stable Daqin, who works and lives step by step with everyone.

Whoever dares to make the Qin Dynasty chaotic will be his mortal enemy, Xiao Ruxun, who will never die.

Then the next day, someone started to cause trouble, trying to force Xiao Ruxun and them to stay alive.

"Your Majesty, Buyan and Ong Korai's entourage fought in the embassy area, fighting the Korean embassy in a mess. The King of Korea has fled to the palace gate and asked His Majesty for protection."

Xiao Ruxun had just finished handling the state affairs for a morning and was about to take Zhenbang to have lunch. When he learned the news, he suddenly felt that the monk was confused.

"Wait, what did you say? Buyan and Weng Guodai's entourage fought, and then beat the North Korean Embassy to a mess?"

What's the situation?

What's going on?

After Xiao Ruxun asked carefully, he realized that Li Bing was hit by a fish in the pond.

People from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs knew about the bad relationship between Buyan and Weng Guodai, so they arranged their resident far away, and the North Korean Embassy was right between them.

This morning, Buyan and Weng Guodai's entourage collided at the entrance of the North Korean embassy. For some reason, the two sides fought and as they fought, they fought from outside to the North Korean embassy.

At that time, Li Ting was interviewing the North Korean envoy in the embassy, ​​and happened to encounter this incident. The North Korean guards in the North Korean embassy were also affected. They were beaten as weapons and shields by Weng Guodai and Buyan.

Then North Korea was very popular, and it started fighting with them, and eventually evolved into a trilateral melee.

The Koreans' combat effectiveness was obviously not as good as that of Weng Guodai and Buyan's grassland man. After a confrontation, the Koreans were beaten to pieces. Buyan's people and Weng Guodai's people continued to fight. Li Bing thought something was wrong, so he slipped away from the back door and sneaked to the palace to find Xiao Ruxun to protect him.

In fact, not long after he left, the Qin guards in the embassy area learned the news and immediately dispatched troops to control and arrest all the people who caused trouble. However, the more than 20 Koreans who were beaten in the North Korean embassy were really miserable.

Xiao Ruxun should have been very angry because someone was causing trouble under his nose, but after seeing Li Bing's bear-like appearance and hearing the loss report of the North Korean Embassy, ​​he suddenly wanted to laugh.

The third party is actually the one who makes trouble and is unlucky, which is a very novel experience.

After the incident, Bu Yan and Weng Guodai rushed to the palace to see Xiao Ruxun, and then happened to run into Xiao Ruxun and comfort Li Bing.

"Li Qing, this incident happened suddenly. I really don't know how it turned out like this. It's not a strange thing for them to fight. Why did you involve you? I really don't know what to say..."

Xiao Ruxun was also a little embarrassed. Li Jian came to let Xiao Ruxun make the decision for him. Xiao Ruxun felt that it was not easy for him to hold back his smile.

However, the appearance of Buyan and Weng Guodai soon broke the awkward atmosphere.

"Your Majesty, Bu Yan is too bullying! He dares to despise the Emperor of Qin and fight in the Great Qin!"

"Your Majesty the Great Emperor, Weng Guodai despises my Khan, and the following are the ones who are in trouble. Can Daqin sit idly by this kind of thing?!"

The two of them stared at each other with red eyes. There was also a Li Bing staring at him with red eyes and pity on him to be fair. Xiao Ruxun sighed.
Chapter completed!