The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

Chapter 214

"Then have you figured out the answer?" Li Shimin asked.

The eldest grandson Wugou still did not answer directly, but said: "Erlang still remembers the civilized war he once said."

That dialogue suddenly appeared in Li Shimin's mind. The world is a dark forest, and civilization is like a hunter with a knife.

Four of the five original civilizations were destroyed, and Huaxia was the only one left.

Thinking of this, his heart moved, and he guessed her thoughts, and said: "Chen Jingke said, for the glory of Chinese civilization, do you believe they will be so noble?"

Changsun Wugou nodded and said: "Maybe it's because they jumped out of the well in the Central Plains and saw the outside world. So their horizons are wider than ours, and their thoughts are different from ours."

Li Shimin retorted: "This doesn't conflict with their pursuit of the world, right? If you win the world, you can use more power to explore the world. Isn't it more convenient than relying on the strength of a clan?"

"Doing this can also prevent the family from being ruined, and it won't be like it is now, reduced to relying on him, a fool, to support the lintel."

Changsun Wugou shook his head and said, "I don't know about that. I'm not from the Chen clan and I haven't met them, so I don't know what they think."

"But apart from this possibility, I really can't think of any other reason, Erlang, can you think of it?"

Li Shimin shook his head silently, even though he didn't want to admit it, Changsun Wugou's explanation is indeed the most reasonable at present.

Because apart from thinking about the selflessness and nobleness of the Chen family, it is really impossible to explain why they have such a great advantage, why they don't compete in the world.

Changsun Wugou said: "Jing Ke has been emphasizing Chinese civilization, and he has tried his best to get you to agree with him to promote this concept."

"It can be seen that he really agrees with this concept from the bottom of his heart and regards it as the most important goal."

Li Shimin thought for a while, and had to admit that it was true.

Since the last time I took out the world map and threw out the concept of civilization war.As long as he met Chen Jingke, he would chatter a few words in his ear, and his ears were callused from the chatter.

It can be seen that he really agrees with this concept from the bottom of his heart and works hard for it.

The eldest grandson Wugou continued: "He has never concealed his sympathy for the common people, and he has contempt for the powerful, especially the nobles. We have known this for a long time."

"Now he says that the soldiers come from the common people, and they should protect the common people, protect the Chinese civilization, and expand the territory for the Chinese civilization. Isn't that logical?"

Li Shimin was about to nod his head, but he suddenly reacted and said angrily: "You are still making excuses for him, just now you said that you will not spoil him anymore."

The eldest grandson Wugou said with a smile: "I'm not trying to excuse him, I'm clearly analyzing his thoughts for you, so that you can better control him, not serving the country."

Li Shimin said helplessly: "Guanyin maidservant, you are the best lobbyist in the world."

"I'm only Erlang's lobbyist, I don't mind talking to others." Changsun Wugou raised the teacup to his mouth and said:
"After talking so much, you are also thirsty. Come and drink a glass of water to calm down."

The anger in Li Shimin's heart had indeed dissipated, and he went down the slope with the ladder she sent over: "But his idea is very dangerous, and if he is used by others, it may cause catastrophe."

The eldest grandson Wugou nodded and said: "That's true, but today he just said something superficial, we don't know the whole picture, so we can't jump to conclusions."

"Why don't we call him to the palace tomorrow, let's ask him carefully and see what he thinks."

Li Shimin agreed: "Yes, let's do it like this. I'll call him over tomorrow and I'll have a good trial of him."

Seeing that he had indeed calmed down, Changsun Wugou let go of the stone in his heart, and said: "There is no thought in the world that is created out of thin air, it must be guided by some kind of thought."

"I carefully recalled what Jing Ke said and did, and compared it with the thoughts of various schools of thought, and I really found some clues."

Li Shimin quickly put down his teacup and said, "Tell me what you found."

The eldest grandson Wugou said: "Guanzi said: the people will be safe if they live with it, they will be strong if they are supported, they will be in danger if they don't, and they will perish if they don't."

"It is also said: Live together in happiness, live together in harmony, and die together in mourning. The rules are the same, and the battle is the same strength."

"His writings are full of this kind of thinking, he believes that the people are the foundation of the country, and the country can only be strong if the people are rich, so he advocates hiding wealth from the people and hiding soldiers from the people."

"Jing Ke's words and deeds are similar to him, but he is more radical."

Li Shimin's eyes became brighter and brighter, he couldn't help but slapped his thigh and said: "That's true, Guanyin maidservant, you are really my good helper, it seems that I have to take a good look at Qi Fa's works."

The eldest grandson Wugou said with a smile: "You are busy with state affairs all day long, I have nothing to help you, I can only check and fill in some small things for you."

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The next day, Chen Jingke was preparing to continue teaching the five Xu Shanying, and at the same time was preparing to use the newly built training facilities.

But before he had time to act, he saw the servant from the palace, summoned by the sage.

He didn't find it strange at all when he heard the news. There must be more than one Li Shimin's eyeliner in Zixiao Temple, even Xu Shanying among the five.

His every move can't be hidden from the emperor's eyes. It's no wonder that Li Shimin didn't look for him when the violent remarks yesterday came out.

He is very open about the eyeliner matter, since there is no way to resist, why not think in a better way.

These eyeliners are not only to monitor him, but also to protect him.

Li Shimin doesn't mind being known about things that can be known to others, and he can even send some information to him deliberately through his eyeliner.

Keep all the real secrets in your heart, even if you want to tell someone, you must find an absolutely secret place, so that no eyeliner can eavesdrop.

Follow the servant all the way to the palace, and met Li Shimin in the Ganlu Hall.

Originally, he thought that Li Shimin would reprimand and question him, and then warned him not to talk nonsense. He was ready to explain and even quarrel.

Unexpectedly, the other party didn't talk about this matter at all, but asked him about his studies.

"You have been studying with Sun Zhenren for a while, let me test your learning results?"

Chen Jingke couldn't figure out his thoughts, so he could only see the tricks, saying: "The knowledge of the ancestors is vast, and I haven't even learned the superficial. I'm afraid I will disappoint you."

Li Shimin smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, you still have a lot of opportunities to study at a young age. This is not an assessment, just a random question."

Chen Jingke could only say, "Just ask."

Li Shimin said: "There are hundreds of schools of thought, which school have you learned from?"

Chen Jingke thought for a while and said truthfully: "If you talk about general understanding, I know a little about the thoughts of various schools of thought, but if you talk about research, I only have Taoism."

Li Shimin said in surprise: "Oh? You actually know all kinds of schools?"

Chen Jingke sighed: "I learned it all in the family, but unfortunately I only understand what the various schools of thought are."

"It's a pity that I didn't study their thoughts and knowledge in depth. My research on Taoism is still learned from Master."

Li Shimin also felt regretful, but he still comforted him: "It's very rare to be able to do this at your age. In the future, learn from Sun Zhenren, and don't waste this opportunity."

Chen Jingke said: "Here."

Li Shimin asked again: "Since you know all kinds of schools of thought, I'll pick a few to test you. What's your opinion on Legalism?"

This question was beyond Chen Jingke's expectation again. He thought that Li Shimin would ask the military strategists, and then took advantage of the situation to lead to the violent remarks he released yesterday.

Who knew that what he asked was actually an unrelated Legalist.

If you ask a military strategist, he will be able to give a set of violent arguments immediately if you are prepared, but if you ask a legalist, he is really unprepared and can only think temporarily.

It took a while before he smiled wryly and said, "There are many sages in Legalism, and each sage had a different thought. For a while, I really didn't know how to answer."

Li Shimin was waiting for this sentence, and immediately asked: "Then tell me, which of the many sages of Legalism do you like the most, and whose thought you agree with the most."

This is simple, Chen Jingke replied: "Guanzi, I think his criminal ethics is the essence of the law."

As expected, Li Shimin said calmly, "Oh, tell me about your understanding of Guanzi."

Chen Jingke thought for a while and said, "Guanzi's thoughts on the law can be summed up in one sentence: punishment is not the goal, but salvation is the goal."

"That's why I said that he has the idea of ​​criminal ethics, and it is also an idea I agree with. You can't completely deny a person just because of a mistake, and give him a chance to reform."

"And he also advocated the idea that the crime and the punishment should be commensurate, and the punishment should be as great as the crime committed."

"We can't punish light crimes with heavy penalties. This will cut off the opportunity for criminals to change their ways, and will also force those who have made small mistakes to take risks and cause greater damage."

"Felony crimes cannot be punished lightly. This will allow crimes to be allowed or even encourage crimes, leading to chaos in the country."

"The counterparts are Shang Yang and Han Feizi. They advocate heavy punishment for minor crimes, which is really ridiculous."

Everyone has their own preferences. Chen Jingke does not deny the shining points in the thoughts of Han Feizi and Shang Yang, but he really doesn't like the Jinfa School headed by these two people.

Now mentioning the two of them, he couldn't help complaining: "These two people seem to talk about the law everywhere, but they are actually the most unreasonable people."

"They were born noble, so their thoughts reflect the sense of superiority of the superiors everywhere, and they don't treat the common people as human beings at all."

"When the people have money, they will go bad. To prevent the people from going bad, we must plunder their money and keep them struggling for food and clothing, so the world will be peaceful."

Hearing this, the corners of Li Shimin's mouth twitched slightly. After all my hard work, I finally began to confide my true thoughts.

Judging from what he said, it was really guessed by Guanyin's maidservant that the Chen clan was likely to be deeply influenced by the Qifa sect, at least Chen Jingke.

Chen Jingke didn't know what Li Shimin was thinking, the more he talked, the more excited he became, and his mouth began to blur:
"Gather all the wealth in the hands of the country, so that the country can be strong. Pooh, it's pure nonsense."

"He, Shang Yang, Han Feizi, who is not rich in wealth, has a lot of slaves. He lives a luxurious life of rich clothes and fine food, but accuses others of becoming bad when they have money."

"Is there anything more shameless in the world?"

(End of this chapter)