My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 987 How can a sage book imprison a free bird? Is there any father in the world who would force his son to death?

Prince Fusu of Qin was a mature young man, he studied under a great Confucian scholar and had the demeanor of a gentleman since he was young, and was praised by both the court and the public.

Later, his brain collapsed.

Ying Fusu covered his slightly red forehead, unable to hold back his gentlemanly demeanor any longer, leaning into Ying Chengjiao's arms with a bit of nervousness and a bit of enjoyment, whispering, "Mr. Liu has been very busy with official duties recently, and even when he returns to Neishi Prefecture, he has to run around the pig farm, so it's rare for him to have some free time."

"Although Mr. Liu would always come to play with me whenever he returned to Neishi County, everything Mr. Liu did was for the benefit of the country and the people. How could I, your nephew, trouble you so much?"

"Besides, my nephew is the eldest son of the Qin Dynasty, shouldering heavy responsibilities. He is almost an adult, so he should focus on studying instead of playing."

There is nothing wrong with what Ying Fusu said, and Ying Fusu indeed thought so.

In his eyes, Liu Ji, who was busy building water pestles, water mills and water grinders all over the world, was truly benefiting the people of the world. Every time Liu Ji went to a new place, the lives of the people there would be a little better. Ying Fusu really didn't want to waste Liu Ji's time because of his little troubles.

However, in order to prevent Ying Fusu from meeting the next countryman like Liu Ji who would lead him to learn bad things, Chunyu Yue and other teachers unanimously controlled the number of times Ying Fusu left the palace and increased the teaching time for Ying Fusu. Only when Liu Ji, a teacher certified by Ying Zheng, called Ying Fusu out of the palace to play, Chunyu Yue and other teachers had to let Ying Fusu leave the palace.

Therefore, without Liu Ji's company, Ying Fusu not only lost a good teacher and helpful friend, but also lost the opportunity to leave the palace. He had to bury himself in books all day long, studying the books of sages and following the etiquette of gentlemen.

However, can a child who has experienced freedom when his mind is still unstable really completely suppress his yearning for freedom?
It was not difficult for Ying Chengjiao to hear the disappointment and grievance in Ying Fusu's words.

Ying Chengjiao held the reins in one hand to spur the warhorse, and gently stroked Ying Fusu's head with the other. After a moment of silence, he smiled and asked, "How old are Wen Yin and Ru Yun now?"

Ying Fusu said with a hint of nostalgia: "According to the eunuchs, Wenyin and Ruyun are both growing up healthily and are being well cared for in the pig farm."

"It is said that Wenyin is quite aggressive, while Ruyun is gentle. They are both quite strong!"

I just don’t know if they still remember me.

Ying Chengjiao asked with a smile: "Do you miss them?"

Ying Fusu neither nodded nor shook his head, but just remained silent.

Ying Chengjiao asked again: "I want to go to the pig farm tomorrow. Would Fusu be willing to go with me?"

Ying Fusu's eyes suddenly burst into a bright light, and he turned around to look at Ying Chengjiao, his eyes full of desire: "That's what I really want, but I dare not ask for it!"

A long time ago, Ying Fusu discovered a truth.

In Daqin, as long as his uncle is willing to support him in doing something, he can definitely do it!
Ying Chengjiao nodded happily, waved his hand to call a family soldier and ordered: "Go back to the palace and inform the Yongxiang Order."

"Today, I will take Master Fusu to Chang'an Township to stay for a day. Tomorrow, I will take Master Fusu to inspect the people's sentiments and learn about government affairs. Please ask the Yongxiang Commander to tell Madam Mi that Madam Mi should not worry."

Ying Fusu hurriedly said, "My nephew will come to look for my uncle tomorrow."

"The masters don't want my nephew to leave the palace. If my mother knew that my nephew would not return tonight, she would be worried!"

Ying Chengjiao said calmly: "Looking at the whole Qin, the area around the king and me are the two safest places."

"Fusu stayed at the Chang'an Palace, why did Madam Mi feel so worried?"

"As for Dr. Chunyu and other Confucian scholars, if you have any dissatisfaction, you can come and talk to me."

"Fusu will follow my orders."

Ying Fusu was speechless.

In fact, Ying Fusu felt that it might be safer to be with Ying Chengjiao than with Ying Zheng.

After all, assassins can threaten Ying Zheng's personal safety, but Ying Fusu finds it hard to imagine what level of assassin can threaten Ying Chengjiao's safety!
And as long as Ying Chengjiao is safe, he will naturally be safe staying by Ying Chengjiao's side.

Ying Fusu could only nod and say, "My nephew will follow your uncle's arrangements."

He said he was reluctant, as if he was a good kid who wanted to go home to sleep but was held back by his relatives.

But Ying Fusu's muscles unconsciously relaxed a little more, his back pressed against Ying Chengjiao's strong and solid abdominal muscles, and his perennially warm cheeks could not hide a comfortable, cozy and secure smile.

At this point, Ying Chengjiao asked, "Fusu called your uncle at the palace gate, but did you have something to say to your uncle?"

Ying Fusu sat up straighter again and said seriously, "Nephew does have something to say to uncle."

"May I ask, uncle, did you spend the whole night with the king and other important ministers discussing the strategy for governing the old Qi territory?"

Ying Chengjiao did not answer, but reminded: "You should call me father king!"

Ying Fusu said puzzledly: "Yes! Master, when you teach your nephew, you should call him the king according to etiquette!"

Ying Chengjiao smiled and shook his head: "Except when there were many people in public and all the ministers were present, how many times did Fusu hear your uncle call you the king? He always called you elder brother."

"Is your uncle's behavior inappropriate? Of course it is not."

"Yes, have you ever seen your father get angry about this? Have you ever seen any court officials attack your uncle because of this?"

"None of them!"

Ying Fusu looked at Ying Chengjiao sincerely and said, "All the teachers think that my uncle is a gentleman, but he is often rude in his behavior."

"The scholars often sighed and lamented about this, thinking that it was because the uncle had no great scholar to teach him when he was young that his gentlemanly conduct was flawed, and that the uncle taught his nephew."

"Uncle's address to the king is also considered inappropriate by the masters!"

Ying Chengjiao asked in return: "Then why didn't you see your teacher come to advise your uncle?"

Ying Fusu fell into deep thought. Could it be that because his uncle was too good at fighting, the teachers did not dare to advise him?
But, the masters are all men who dare to die for justice, so how could they be afraid of death!

If that is the case, why didn't you teachers advise your uncle?

Ying Chengjiao answered his own question: "Because they know very well that if your uncle had attached great importance to the etiquette between the monarch and his subjects as required by the etiquette, when the Zhao attacked Xianyang, your uncle should have obeyed your father's order, marched cautiously, and prepared to ascend the throne."

"If that were the case, then your uncle would be the King of Qin, and your father would have died on the battlefield long ago!"

"Is this what your uncle wants? Is this what your father wants? Is this what Fusu wants? Is this what the people of the Qin Dynasty want?"

Ying Fusu immediately became nervous and said quickly, "Nothing will be done!"

Ying Chengjiao nodded slightly: "Yes!"

"If your teacher really advises your uncle in this way, it will not only anger everyone in Daqin, but also expose the shortcomings and weaknesses of the etiquette and laws they follow!"

Ying Chengjiao directly used examples that happened in recent years, which made Ying Fusu's little head buzz.

Being still young and having little contact with the world, Ying Fusu, who only read the books of sages, could not understand the complexity of human nature and the diversity of things.

So much so that Ying Fusu murmured in bewilderment: "Etiquette and law, are they wrong?"

Ying Chengjiao tapped Ying Fusu's chest and said seriously: "Rituals are useful, but they are flawed. Laws are useful, but they are also flawed. The opinions of all schools of thought are useful, but they are also flawed."

“Learning is not just about learning from different schools of thought, but also about learning the wisdom to distinguish the pros and cons of different schools of thought!”

"There is nothing wrong with the etiquette between the ruler and his subjects, and between father and son, but my uncle thinks it is not the most important thing."

"The Eastern countries boasted that they knew the etiquette of monarch, minister, father and son, but Qi was usurped by the Tian family, and Prince Xiaobai and Prince Jiu fought to the death for the throne. This is enough to show that the etiquette of monarch, minister, father and son is not enough to solve all difficulties."

"My Great Qin has always been regarded as a rude country by the Eastern countries, and the etiquette between the monarch and his subjects and between fathers and sons is not valued. However, my Great Qin royal family has mutual trust between fathers and sons, and friendship between brothers and respect between younger brothers."

"Fusu, please remember that you, I, and the other sons of the Qin royal family are united by blood, common interests, and the same pursuits. We are willing to die for each other and for the Qin."

"It's not because of those stupid etiquette requirements that I am willing to treat the other party with courtesy!"

The etiquette system can guide people to be good, and it can also restrain people's behavior. In Ying Chengjiao's view, the etiquette between the monarch and his subjects, and between fathers and sons has its flaws, but it still has more advantages than disadvantages.

If the person sitting in his arms was Hu Hai, Ying Chengjiao would instead talk to Hu Hai at length about the etiquette between the ruler and his subjects, and between father and son, and use etiquette to suppress the evil in Hu Hai's heart.

However, Ying Fusu was kind-hearted and mature in heart, and he attached too much importance to etiquette, even to the point where it should not be. Ying Chengjiao had to tell Ying Fusu that etiquette was just a fairly handy tool, not everything, let alone the goal. What Fusu should pursue was the most simple and sincere emotions!
Ying Fusu lowered his head and pondered for a long time, then looked up at Ying Chengjiao and asked, "Mencius said: If the ruler regards his subjects as his own hands and feet, then the subjects will regard the ruler as their own heart and soul."

"If the subject looks upon the king as his own, then the king will look upon the subject as his own. If the subject looks upon the king as his own father, then the king will look upon the subject as his own son."

"Is what my nephew said correct?"

However, Ying Chengjiao looked at Ying Fusu sincerely and said, "After all, your uncle and your father-in-law are different."

"No matter if Fusu calls you father or king, Naiweng will always regard you as his son."

"But when you were young, you didn't have a father by your side, so you didn't know how a father should treat his children. So you treated your children more like a subject."

"Your uncle cannot help you feel the warmth of father and son again, nor can he help you understand what father and son love is."

"Your uncle can only advise Fusu that you should regard him as a father rather than a king."

"You should also know that even though we are all Qin officials, you, I, and Master Chunyu and other masters are different after all!"

Ying Chengjiao sincerely hoped that Ying Fusu could understand.

There are many rulers who order their subjects to commit suicide, but few fathers who order their sons to commit suicide.

I must obey the king's orders, and a son should correct his father's mistakes!
How could Ying Zheng, who was born into the royal family of the Qin Dynasty and had never executed or forced his subjects to death, allow his own son to commit suicide? !
Even if Ying Zheng really issued such an order, as a son, Ying Fusu should have rushed back to Xianyang to persuade Ying Zheng, instead of obeying the order and committing suicide like a subject!
Ying Chengjiao hoped that Ying Fusu could have the most basic trust and affection towards Ying Zheng.

It is not the trust of a minister in his monarch, but the most basic emotion of a son towards his father!
But Ying Zheng was not the only one who had never experienced a normal father-son relationship. How could Ying Fusu understand what a proper father-son relationship was?

After a long silence, Ying Fusu asked slowly: "My uncle said that father treats Fusu as a son, not a minister."

"Fusu is confused. Today Fusu wanted to advise father, why did father refuse Fusu's advice on the pretext of wanting to sleep?"

Ying Chengjiao sighed inwardly, and then said without hesitation: "You have been extremely tired recently. If this continues for a long time, your health will definitely be affected."

"In the past, my father could work hard day and night, but now that my uncle has returned to the court, he will not allow it."

"Before leaving the palace, your uncle strictly ordered the palace minister to supervise you and make sure you get enough sleep for three hours, otherwise he would not move the memorials for you!"

Ying Fusu was stunned: "My father really went to rest!"

"My uncle was able to persuade my father to rest during the day!"

Ying Chengjiao raised his chin slightly and said, "Your uncle is your father's brother. How can you not accept your uncle's good advice?"

"Fusu, what advice would you like to give today?"

"Your father is fast asleep, so why not let your uncle help you think about it and correct it first?"

"Don't forget, your uncle is also one of the Nine Ministers!"

(End of this chapter)