Take the city to the Warring States

Chapter 208

Zhao Yong and Xue Zimo didn't hear Zhao Wuming's voice for a while, they looked at each other and then looked at Zhao Wuming, seeing him smiling and asking him: "Uncle, since studying the way of sages is not suitable for the world of great struggle, then at this time Can you return the golden eagle to us?"

"Uncle, I didn't tell you that the way of sages and sages is useless. If there is no etiquette and music, where will the princes and generals come from, and where will the kingdoms of the world come from?"Hearing the words of the two, Zhao Wuming reacted instantly.He was almost fooled by Zhao Yong, so he asked Zhao Yong and Xue Zimo,

Zhao Yong and Xue Zimo were taken aback for a moment, they had never considered such a problem at such a young age.

Xue Zimo thought for a long time, and asked Zhao Wuming: "A country is a country, and princes and generals are princes and generals. What does this have to do with rituals and music?"

"That Gu asks you, what is the difference between you and the children of ordinary people, and why do the servants in the government listen to you?"Zhao Wuming asked Xue Zimo back.

Xue Zimo replied without hesitation: "There are only rules in the government. Those who abide by the rules will be rewarded with money and silk to promote their positions, and those who do not abide by the rules will be punished."

"Then what are the rules, and what are the money and status."Zhao Wuming asked Xue Zimo back without thinking, and then looked at Zhao Yong.

Xue Zimo looked embarrassed, and looked at Zhao Yong as if asking for help.

Zhao Yong thought about it for a while, and reluctantly explained to Zhao Wuming: "Money and silk are property. With it, you can buy what you want in the market. Position is power, and rules are made by those with power."

"What is the right? Why do people in the world listen to the words of the powerful."Zhao Wuming continued to ask Zhao Yong and Xue Zimo back.

The two thought again, these questions were very strange to them, but they also opened a door they had never thought of before: "Could money be power?".

"If wealth is power, why are the status of those big merchants not as high as that of princes and generals?"Zhao Wuming continued to ask them back without thinking.

Zhao Yong and Xue Zimo were at a loss for words, and after a while they asked cautiously: "Could it be because of the rules?".

"It's not the rules but the etiquette and music".Zhao Wuming replied to Zhao Yong and Xue Zimo.

Zhao Yong and Xue Zimo were startled, and looked at Zhao Wuming in puzzlement: "How could this be ritual and music?"

"Why do the people in your house listen to you? If it's money, why don't the people who guard it take it away? Why do people who have things in their hands want to exchange these inedible money? Humble, if rituals and music were not used to divide the order of the world, why would the nations exist today. At this point, do you think that what you have learned is still useless?".Zhao Wuming questioned the two of them.

Zhao Yong and Xue Zimo were at a loss for words. After a while, Zhao Yong seemed to have thought of something, and asked Zhao Wuming unwillingly: "According to my uncle, no matter what the position is, no matter what the rules are, it is all created by ritual and music. In this case , and why the rites and music will collapse, and this world of great controversy will appear."

"The collapse of rites and music can only show that the current rites and music can no longer be used in the present. Only a hero can sweep away the heroes and re-create the rites and music to have a prosperous age. But this does not mean that rites and music are useless in this world of great contention. ".Zhao Wuming explained to Zhao Yong and Xue Zimo.

When Zhao Yong heard the word Xiongzhu, his mind instantly shifted to this: "Xiongzhu? Is it the same as King Wu of Zhou?".

"At one time and another, King Wu of Zhou enfeoffed all the states because it was inconvenient to rule, so he enfeoffed the places that were inconvenient to rule. On the other hand, the exchanges between the countries in the world are frequent, from Qin State to Yan State to Chu State, and travel between various places. Unimpeded. If you can wipe out all the countries and let them belong to one country. If the government orders are smooth and the rule is convenient, why do you need to divide the feudal? At that time, the rituals and music were re-enacted, and the prosperous age naturally emerged, and the unified person can be called the hero. If If you don’t study rites and music, how will you formulate a system in line with the present in the future. Even if you are lucky enough to unify the countries, I am afraid that they will fall apart overnight.”Zhao Wuming didn't care if there was something in it, whether they understood it or not, he said it all in one go.

Zhao Yong seemed to have realized something, and muttered to himself: "Unify all the countries in the world, re-enact rituals and music, and only when a prosperous age emerges will you be the hero."

"Uncle, what will happen if I, Zhao Guo, formulate the rituals and music that echo the present."Xue Zimo seemed to have thought of something, and asked Zhao Wuming.

Hearing Xue Zimo's question, Zhao Wuming was slightly surprised, and then explained: "The reforms of various countries are trying to re-enact rituals and music, and reshape the rules. It's just that they have different biases, so the results are different. If Zhao Guo can find a way to echo the current If you don’t have the rites and music, you can jump up like the Qin State.”

"Dare to ask uncle, what is the ritual and music that agrees with my Zhao country?".Zhao Yong heard Zhao Wuming's reply and questioned him.

Zhao Wuming didn't answer immediately, but instead looked at Zhao Yong solemnly: "Today's Zhao State is too far behind, and a generation can only do one thing. It takes time to formulate the rituals and music that belong to Zhao State, and Zhao State wants to be strong. It takes time. But in this world of great strife, every second counts, so what your father has to do is to buy time for you. I hope you will not let him down."

"Uncle, is it true that our Zhao country has no time now?".Zhao Yong was a little confused, and asked Zhao Wuming back.

Zhao Wuming nodded emphatically: "There is no time, and the reforms of all countries have ended. At this time, the only way for Zhao Guo to survive is to fight. So uncle hopes that you will study rituals and music, and don't waste the time spent by your father and king. Effort ".

"Uncle, is there some hard work of yours in this?"Zhao Yong continued to ask questions without thinking.

Zhao Wuming was taken aback for a moment, not knowing how to answer.Since I am the fourth younger brother of Zhao Yu, the fourth son of Zhao State in the past, and the fourth son of King Cheng today.Should you also do something for this country before leaving?After all, it is Zhao's blood that flows in his body.A fierce confrontation unfolded in the heart, and it took a long time to say: "There is a solitary presence, Zhao Guo continues to sacrifice, the royal family continues to pass on, and the north can also be worry-free."

"North? Could it be that uncle's ambition is to guard the north?"Zhao Yong seemed to have realized something, but he felt a little confused.

Listening to this conversation, the two Huns fell into deep thought. What is the ambition of the Lord of Seoul?The so-called worry-free north is probably the sound of endless swordsmen in the north.

Feeling that Zhao Yong and Xue Zimo are two children after all, Zhao Wuming then changed the subject with a slight smile: "Uncle just wants you to understand, study hard and don't waste this good time by playing truant."

"Uncle's lesson today is that we must go to school to study hard in the future, but can this golden eagle..." .Seeing Zhao Wuming smiling, the slightly depressing atmosphere just now dissipated, Zhao Yong asked Zhao Wuming embarrassedly.Xue Zimo also showed the same expression, they were really reluctant to bear the golden eagle.

(End of this chapter)