Princess of the auxiliary country

In the next half month, Huo Junyao did not teach Prince Wen Ruo any book knowledge like his previous teachers.

Instead, I took him around every day, not only in the hot spring villa, but also took him to several nearby villages and towns.

Without saying anything specific, he just asked him to stand on a high place and watch the passers-by.

At first, Prince Wen Ruo still didn't understand, but as he continued to observe every day, the things that were still vague in his heart seemed to become clearer and clearer.

"Cousin Zhaode, Wen Ruo still doesn't understand something."

In the hot spring villa today, Prince Wenruo's half-month period has arrived and he will leave to return to the capital in the afternoon.

So he didn't go out today. At this time, he still wasn't too clear about Huo Junyao's intention of taking him everywhere to see pedestrians.

"Before I answer you, I want to ask you a question."

"Cousin Zhaode, please ask. Wen Ruo is all ears."

Seeing the serious and old-fashioned look of this young lady, Huo Junyao felt a little helpless. This guy is only ten years old. Look at his little expression and the way he looks like he's holding on all day long.

Why do you feel that in the future this person will be like an old scholar?

Shaking her head to get rid of these messy things, she looked at Prince Wen Ruo and asked, "What is an emperor?"

As soon as these words came out, Prince Wenruo's pupils shrank slightly and he quickly raised his hands and said, "Cousin Zhaode, you can't say this. How can your father make arbitrary comments?"

In a society where imperial power is paramount, the emperor cannot say whatever he wants.

"The emperor is also a human being. Others can say it, so why can't the emperor say it?"

"Don't talk to me about this and answer my question quickly. Don't you want to know the true role of these half-months for pedestrians in your opinion?"

Hearing this, Prince Wenruo pondered for a long time before slowly speaking, "The emperor is the master of a country."

He really didn't know what to say, and he didn't dare to make random comments. The education he received since childhood didn't allow him to say anything to evaluate the emperor.

What's more, he is different from others. The current emperor is still his father. How can he, a son, dare to evaluate him?

Huo Junyao was speechless after hearing him say this after being silent for a long time, but she also knew that this little guy had been poisoned by a lot of decadent Confucianism.

She no longer continued to ask him, but said to herself, "The emperor is the head of a country, and this country, to put it bluntly, is a super-sized home."

"To put it simply, a country can be compared to a family, and the emperor is the head of the family."

"So what is the head of the family going to do?"

"The first thing to do is to protect the family, and then seek a stable and prosperous life for the family. This is the responsibility of the head of the family."

Prince Wenruo nodded, which he accepted and understood.

He also felt that Huo Junyao's metaphor was very appropriate. Isn't the emperor the biggest patriarch in the country?

And isn’t the purpose of what you do is to make your home better and make your family fed, clothed and prosperous?

"Our Yu Dynasty has always said that the emperor and the nobles rule the world together."

"Do you think this is correct?"

Hearing this, Prince Wenruo nodded and answered without thinking, "There is nothing wrong with this sentence. It has been true throughout the ages."

However, what was waiting for him was Huo Junyao's sneer.

"Why has this always been the case? Who told you?"

Seeing her mocking tone, Prince Wen Ruo frowned slightly and thought, isn't that what the books say?

Isn't it right?

As if seeing what he was thinking, Huo Junyao curled her lips disdainfully and said, "Who wrote the book?"

Prince Wenruo fell silent at this question. Books were naturally written by those scholars, and those scholars were members of the gentry.

"I do not deny the importance of scholars. They also play a vital role in the governance of a country."

"But aren't these words too flattering for themselves?"

"They only say that the emperor and the nobles rule the world together, so let me ask you, where are the others? Where did they go?"

"Don't other people matter?"

"Let's not talk about farmers, if there are no farmers cultivating the land, then there will be no food. What will a country be like without food?"

"Aren't they important? Without food, how can we expect those scholars to hold books all day long to fill their stomachs?"

"In addition to farmers, there are also merchants. If there are no merchants, how can goods circulate between the north and the south?"

"There are also craftsmen. If there were no craftsmen, how would the books, pens, inks, paper and inkstones in the hands of scholars come from?"

"Just because they know a few words and can speak a few sentences, their status is second only to the emperor and above everyone else. Do you think it is reasonable?"

Prince Wenruo was stunned by this series of questions from Huo Junyao.

My mind and heart were hit like never before.

However, thinking about what she said, he felt that there was nothing wrong with it.

Farmers cultivate the fields and the food they obtain feeds the people of the world. Merchants conduct business to facilitate people everywhere. The things made by craftsmen facilitate everyone in the world.

What did the scholar do?

It is true that some scholars are very important to the operation of the court, but why is the status of scholars so high?

They are all making contributions to the people of the world. Why is the status of just scholars so detached?

"Scientists, farmers, industry and commerce, this is a rule that has been established in ancient times a long time ago."

"You have also read a lot of ancient books, so let me ask you, when did the scholars among the scholars, farmers, industry and merchants become the gentry and scholar-bureaucrats?"

"I remember that in the past, the word "officials" in agriculture, industry, and commerce should refer to those officials in the imperial court, right?"

As soon as these words came out, Prince Wen Ruo's ears were like thunder exploding.

Yes, he has read a lot of ancient books, which is very common among scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, but since when did this official become a scholar? Originally it refers to officials, when did they all be referred to as scholars?

He seemed to have discovered a shocking scam.

Yes, a big scam, a shocking scam by a scholar who distorted the facts in order to improve his status.

"How could this happen? How could this happen?"

At this moment, Prince Wenruo felt that something seemed to have broken.

"There is nothing wrong with making some plans for status. As long as the results are good, that's fine. But what has it become now?"

"The scholar uses this scam to stand high and look down on everyone."

"They can always speak some ancient texts to benefit themselves, but they don't know that the writers of these ancient texts are themselves, and they also have the right to interpret them."

"Do you think this is appropriate?"

Prince Wen Ruo was completely stunned.

The impact was too great.

However, Huo Junyao ignored him and continued, "Some scholars, relying on these methods to deceive the world, occupy most of the resources and suppress those who are more useful to come forward."

"Eating the food grown by farmers, scolding farmers for being rough, enjoying the convenience brought by businessmen, but calling businessmen low, and at the same time using things made by craftsmen, talking about miraculous skills."