The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

The image itself is that of a domineering person, but people are just trying to reason with you.

And you, seeing such a strong man, don't hit him, people are trying to reason with you, but you don't flatter him, are you crazy?

"Come on, bring a seat for Dr. Lu." Li Fu called to the people in the yard.

Soon, there was another stool under the awning.

Obviously, Lu Deming was not used to this thing, and sat down reluctantly.

It was more comfortable than sitting on the ground.

"I think that what makes people convinced is not the strong military force, and for the country, it is not the strong army." Lu Deming said: "The education that the saints talked about is the most important thing. If you teach them with etiquette, they will have ethical principles and will not violate etiquette."

Li Fu frowned.

Are those who engage in literature, Confucianism and Taoism so... naive?

Li Fu felt that Lu Deming's ideas were too pure.

On the northern grasslands, from the Qin Dynasty to the Han Dynasty, and then to the present Tang Dynasty.

How many years have passed, isn't it a bear color (sai)?

Have they changed? Have they learned? Have they submitted?

They won't submit unless they fight.

"During the pre-Sui Dynasty, during the reign of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, the Turks repeatedly invaded the border, and Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty divided them into two parts, the east and the west. Later, Qimin Khan surrendered and gave Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty the title of 'Saint Khan'" Li Fu looked at Lu Deming and asked, "Is that right?"

Lu Deming nodded.

"What did Qimin Khan say at the time?" Li Fu asked again.

Lu Deming thought for a while, and then responded: "Qimin Khan said, from the sky below, above the earth, where the sun and the moon shine, there is only the sage Khan."

"Dr. Lu, Qimin Khan surrendered to the former Sui Dynasty, not because he was moved by the way of the sage, but because his strength was weakened and he was defeated, otherwise, he could say such words in front of Emperor Wen of Sui?"

Listen to that, from the sky below, where the sun and the moon shine, there is only the sage Khan.

What's the difference between this and licking a dog?

"Later, Emperor Yang of Sui succeeded to the throne and inherited the title of sage Khan." Li Fu said with a smile.

Emperor Yang of Sui, educated the world with virtue?

Does Lu Deming dare to say this?

"After Emperor Yang of Sui ascended the throne, the Sui Dynasty was still prosperous, with a full treasury and a strong army. The Khan of the Turks did not dare to challenge such a Sui Dynasty."

"Later, the Sui Dynasty fell, and the Tang Dynasty went through untold hardships to unify the world. The Central Plains fell into a period of weakness, and the Turks turned their backs on them. After the fall of the Sui Dynasty, they repeatedly invaded the Central Plains, burned, killed and looted, signed treaties with the Tang Dynasty several times, and then tore up the treaties. Many people on the border died in their hands.

If it is said that education has been going on for so many years, if it could be educated, it would have been educated long ago, and there would not be such a shame as the Weishui Alliance."

Although they did not take money from the treasury, they were stationed at the doorstep of their homes, and they were about to be slapped in the face, but they did not slap it down. Isn't it shameful?

If they were scared, they would not even have the courage to raise their hands to the Tang Dynasty.

"It is not effective to educate foreigners. This is a truth that our ancestors have verified for thousands of years." Li Fu said: "After the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the best ruler of the world was Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty. However, the two generations of Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing laid a solid foundation for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Only then did the Han Dynasty turn from defense to offense and sweep the Xiongnu. Why didn't Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty educate the Xiongnu?"

Because it doesn't work.

For so many years, I have presented facts and reasoned with you to tell you that this thing just doesn't work. You are still stubborn and still want to educate.

Educate a fart, you should beat it, beat it to death.

A dog is fighting for food. If you knock it unconscious with a shovel, it will definitely be obedient when it wakes up.

"The words of the saints are ideals, but what lies before us is reality. I think that ideals are fine, but it is right to face reality. We can work hard to realize our ideals, but if we use our ideals to deal with the enemy before we have absolute strength, we will become a joke."

"I also hope that there is only the Tang Dynasty in the world, and there is only one language and writing in the world, but this is not realistic." Li Fu laughed and said, "There are Japan and Goguryeo in the east, Turks, Mohe, and Xueyantuo in the north, and Tubo and the Sixteen Kingdoms in the Western Regions in the west. Their writing, language, culture and customs are all different from those of the Tang Dynasty. In this way, there is no need to talk about education. People do not recognize our writing, language and culture, and do not recognize the way of saints. They only recognize the way of soldiers."

The strength of military power is the foundation. In the contest between major powers, the army is the confidence to speak.

Muscles can be shown off, but they cannot be absent!

Falling behind will be beaten!

"In front of such a foreign race, the way of the saints is not effective. They have their own way. It's just like here, some people believe in Buddhism, some believe in Taoism, and some believe in Taoism.The differences cannot be changed. "Li Fu explained: "If you want peace in all directions, the way of the sage cannot achieve it."

The three children listened to Li Fu's words carefully, and they all felt that their uncle Wang was right.

If you follow what Dr. Lu said, use the way of the sage to educate the people of the world, you can do this for the people of the Tang Dynasty and implement benevolent policies, but for foreign races, if you are not strong, they will bully you.

Just like the Turks bullied the Tang Dynasty in the past.

Dr. Lu fell into deep thought.

He listened to what Li Fu said and was also reflecting on this issue.

During the period when the sages lived, there were frequent diplomatic wars among the countries. Although this was the case, they were only battles between the countries in the Central Plains. From the perspective of the unification of later generations, this was a fight behind closed doors and had nothing to do with foreign races.

The sage's principles came into being under such circumstances. .

But now it is different. The Central Plains is unified. Although the world's artifacts have changed hands several times, the dynasties are finally born with unification. After unification, the enemies they face are foreign races.

Invasion from all sides, then, in this case, as King Jingyang said, with different cultures and beliefs, can we still use the way of the saints to educate them?

Li Fu's output made Lu Deming start to think about this topic.

Li Fu originally just wanted the three children to have their own thoughts and ideas when they were studying.

Unexpectedly, it also affected Lu Deming.

Lu Deming raised his head and looked at Li Fu: "How did your highness talk about this topic with the prince?"

He was also curious, why did they run to the kitchen yard and talk about the way of the saints.

"Oh, I didn't plan to talk about this at first. I wanted to bring them here and make something. Isn't this the story of a gentleman staying away from the kitchen? "Li Fu smiled and said, "We were chatting and it turned out like this."

"So that's the story of Mencius advising King Xuan of Qi to be benevolent." Lu Deming stroked his beard and nodded.