Traveling through Tianlong: Starting from the Zhenlong chess game

Chapter 109: The wise and the unjust

Although Qiao Feng pointed out the "double standards" of this issue.

But Zhao Mu didn't panic at all, because he was a double standard person.

Since there is no way to explain it from the perspective of family and country, Zhao Mu explained it to Qiao Feng from the aspects of "righteousness" and "chivalry".

Zhao Mu also hopes that this time he can give Qiao Feng a complete solution, so that he will not hear any gossip and doubt his identity in the future.

If a heroic figure like Qiao Feng were to become the King of the South Campus, it would be really troublesome if brothers turned against each other and friends turned against each other.

But it is estimated that the person who forced him to jump off the cliff was not Yelu Hongji, but Zhao Mu himself.

Zhao Mu then said: "Brother, have you read the Four Books and Five Classics?"

Qiao Feng didn't know why Zhao Mu suddenly asked such a question, but Qiao Feng still answered frankly: "Haha, although your eldest brother has read a few books under the guidance of his teacher, they are all ordinary poems and clouds, and Your eldest brother is a reckless man. He likes martial arts training the most and doesn't like those literate things. When it comes to literary talent, my eldest brother is naturally not as good as my virtuous brother, your official background."

Zhao Mu then said: "Among the Four Books and Five Classics, there is one article of 'Mencius' that I regard as a classic, and that is the question between King Xuan of Qi and Mencius. King Xuan of Qi asked, 'Is it okay for a minister to kill his king?', and Mencius The answer is: 'Those who are benevolent are called thieves, those who are righteous are called rogues, and those who are thieves are called a husband. I have heard that a husband was killed by Zhou, but I have never heard of regicide.'"

After hearing this, Qiao Feng opened his mouth and looked at Zhao Mu with a blank expression.

Then Qiao Feng asked: "What does Brother Xian mean by this?"

Zhao Mu was a little speechless. He didn't expect that he was talking to a cow. After talking for so long, Qiao Feng didn't understand. But it's not Qiao Feng's fault. Even in this era, classical Chinese was used for writing records, not what people said every day.

Zhao Mu explained: "This is a conversation between King Xuan of Qi and Mencius in the pre-Qin period. The general idea is that King Xuan of Qi talked about the past when Tang of Shang exiled Xia Jie and King Wu of Zhou killed Shang Zhou. Tang and King Wu of Shang were ministers. Xia Jie and Shang Zhou are kings, and it is not allowed for ministers to attack and kill the kings."

After hearing this, Qiao Feng shook his head and said: "Although my eldest brother has not read any books, when my master, Gang Leader Wang, was still alive, he often taught me the ethics of being my brother, the Lord of Heaven and Earth, and my own teacher. This minister is committing rebellion against his superior by killing the monarch. If this is the case, Without a leader and unified authority, wouldn’t the world be in chaos?”

But at this time, Qiao Feng remembered that Zhao Mu's ancestor Zhao Kuangyin also relied on Chen Qiao's mutiny to rise to power. It seemed to be the same way back then, and I suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

Zhao Mu did not refute Qiao Feng, but agreed with him and said: "Brother is right. If the ruler is a wise ruler and a wise ruler, and the ministers rebel against their superiors, then they are rebellious ministers and traitors. In the past, the deposed emperor of the Han Dynasty reigned for twenty-seven days. , committed more than 3,000 crimes, and the famous minister Huo Guang sued the Imperial Ancestral Temple and abolished them. This is not a crime, but to bring order to the chaos. Just like the Yasheng Mencius later answered King Qi Xuan, "Those who corrupt benevolence are called thieves, and those who corrupt righteousness are called cripples." ; People like cripples and thieves are called Dufu. I have only heard that Zhou killed Dufu, but I have never heard of ministers killing kings.'"

Qiao Feng said thoughtfully: "That makes sense!"

Zhao Mu continued to strike while the iron was hot and said: "The general trend of the world is the same today. My eldest brother has been tested by Gang Leader Wang's 'Three Major Tests and Seven Major Merits'. Has the eldest brother ever thought about why we have to resist Xixia, Khitan and the like?" Hulu?"

Qiao Feng replied: "Of course it's because these barbarians are cruel and unkind." Zhao Mu nodded and said, "That's it. In the final analysis, the so-called Hu-Han conflict was not started by the Han people ourselves, but by the Xixia people and the Liao people. They are not satisfied with our land, and even want to take over the Central Plains and kill our people like pigs and dogs."

"During the Five Dynasties, the Liao people occupied the sixteen states of Youyun in our Han region. Since the founding of the Song Dynasty by Taizu, we have made it our mission to unify the world. Unfortunately, Taizu's ambition was not fulfilled, and Taizong had great ambitions and few talents, so that Youyun ten The ancestral land of the six states has been reduced to Hu Di for hundreds of years."

"And our Song Dynasty lost the Great Wall barrier of Emperor Qin, making the interior of the Central Plains undefendable, and those outside the Great Wall were all barbarians skilled in bows and horses. They would plunder us whenever they wanted. And they After grabbing the things, they all returned to their hometowns with great satisfaction."

"Eldest brother once drove away the Song soldiers and saved a group of Khitan people."

Hearing this, Qiao Feng asked: "Brother Xian is blaming my eldest brother for helping the foreign race?"

Zhao Mu shook his head and said: "Of course not. Although I hate the Khitan barbarians, I am not ignorant of the general situation. If there is peaceful trade, our Central Plains is vast and rich in resources, so I will naturally welcome them. But have you ever thought about these people who live in these countries? Why did the Khitan people in Liaodong appear here and be hunted down by these Song soldiers? There are many foreign races in the world, including Tubo people, Xixia people, and Dali Baiyi people. Why did those Song soldiers do this to these Khitan people instead of killing others? Cruel? Why is there no such thing at the borders with other neighboring countries?”

After listening to Zhao Mu's words, Qiao Feng couldn't help but his pupils trembled. Qiao Feng has indeed never thought about this deeper issue.

Qiao Feng just couldn't bear to see the weak being bullied, so he saved the Khitan people out of chivalry. But I never thought about why these Song soldiers were so cruel.

Seeing Qiao Feng's expression, Zhao Mu also felt that it was almost done. So he directly pierced the window paper and said: "It is precisely because the Khitan people are relying on us to not return the ancestral land of Youyun Sixteen Prefectures, and the Khitan cavalry also invades Han from time to time and plunders. And growing up here Which of the people in the border areas does not have a blood feud with the Khitans? These enemies are naturally extremely jealous when they meet. How the Khitan soldiers treated us Han people, our soldiers of the Song Dynasty naturally reciprocated the favor."

Qiao Feng was an upright man who was happy with revenge. Although he felt in his heart that it was right to help the weak, it was also right for the Song soldiers to avenge the compatriots who died tragically at the hands of the Liao soldiers.

Others robbed me of my money, robbed my land, killed my family, and refused to retaliate a tooth for a tooth or an eye for an eye. Is it possible to thank them for coming to invade and enslave us?

After Zhao Mu's deception, Qiao Feng recalled that he had just driven away the Song soldiers and saved the Khitan people. He even felt that he had done something wrong. He felt that his behavior was just like those hypocrites who "exhort others to be generous without suffering others' suffering".

Zhao Mu saw Qiao Feng's regret, and then Zhao Mu said: "Brother, you don't have to think so much. Regardless of whether you save him or not, he is actually right. He saved it out of a chivalrous heart, even if it's me. If I see something like this happening, I will stop it. This is the kindness in our Han people’s bones. But if we don’t save it, it’s understandable. It depends on what big brother thinks.”

"Actually, we treat the Khitans and the Xixia people the same way. If they were like Dali and lived in harmony with us, the two countries would really exchange weapons and weapons. Why not? But we, the Song Dynasty, Xixia, and Liao The peace is only on the surface. It is maintained with annual coins. These coins are the people's wealth and anointing. We use our flesh and blood to feed the tigers and wolves, but the tigers and wolves are still not satisfied. It is precisely because they often invade heart, so we must resist the Liao Kingdom and Xixia."

Zhao Mu looked at Qiao Feng's face and felt that it was about the same, so he said: "This is exactly what the sages said, 'Use the right to defeat the unjust'. As long as you do the right thing, it doesn't matter who you are." What’s important?”

　The number of subscriptions for the 4,000-word chapter was cut in half, which is quite unsatisfactory. The author restores the standard chapter and tries to update it as much as possible.

　　

　

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