Chapter 1008: Instead of Asking the Saints About the People's Feelings, Why Not Ask the People's Feelings? Uncle Must Have Other Intentions!

Ying Chengjiao's name is Zongzheng, but he does the work of Fengchang, Shaofu and Jiangzuo Shaofu.

Ying Le's name is Fengchang, but because of Ying Chengjiao's absence, he has to do the work of Zongzheng.

In everyone's mind, Ying Le is a cheerful, smiling, mysterious and reliable old man. Even when Ying Zheng took the position of Fengchang for interest exchange and made Ying Le retire early, Ying Le accepted it without any argument.

But since Ying Le began to manage the clan on behalf of Ying Chengjiao, Ying Le gradually became strong, and when the Qin Royal Hospital was extended to Guanzhong, Ying Le showed a toughness, coldness and madness that made everyone feel unfamiliar!

Under Ying Le's order, all eligible women of the Qin royal family, including but not limited to wives, princesses, concubines, female officials, maids, etc., no matter where they are, must return to Xianyang City to learn the art of midwifery and suturing full-time, and immediately go to the Qin hospitals in various parts of Guanzhong to participate in the delivery work after making some progress.

Except for those who hold important positions (only Ying Chengjiao), all eligible men of the Qin royal family, including princes, grandsons, eunuchs, and castrated men, must learn the art of pig management full-time, and then go to various parts of Guanzhong to assist the court in distributing pigs to the people and teaching the people how to manage pigs.

Those who violate orders, those who are lazy, those who pretend to obey but disobey, those who ruin the reputation of the royal family, and those who take the opportunity to steal credit and cultivate their own confidants.

Expelled from the family tree! Demoted to commoners! Not allowed to use the royal family surname again!

It was precisely because of Ying Le's almost crazy order that the Qin royal family, which had been silent for 74 years since the rebellion of Ji Jun, suddenly burst into unprecedented vitality!

July 10, the 16th year of Qin Wangzheng.

Ying Fusu's originally white and tender face, as white as jade, soft and fleshy as if it could be squeezed out of water, not only became thinner and thinner, but also turned bronze. There were several cracked and wrinkled skin on his upper arms due to sunburn. He no longer had the fragrance of orchids that had been with him for many years, but instead had a faint stench from the pig's remains.

Even if Ying Fusu still maintained the most standard gentleman's posture, no one who saw Ying Fusu now would ever associate him with a gentleman like jade, but Ying Fusu didn't care.

Ying Fusu just kept lifting the curtain of the carriage, his eyes chasing the pigs eating tender grass outside the carriage and the children carrying baskets to cut pig grass, revealing a smile from the heart.

Yuan Shou dug out a large piece of deer oil and carefully rubbed it on the sunburned part of Ying Fusu's arm, saying with great distress: "How could the young master torture himself to this extent!"

"Chang'an Jun entrusted the young master to the care of Doctor Liu, but Doctor Liu took care of the young master like this!"

"I will fight this man to the death!"

Yuan Shou never expected that he only stayed at home for two months to recover from his injuries, and Ying Fusu was trained to be like this!

Although Yuan Shou's physical and mental injuries have not yet healed, Yuan Shou has made up his mind.

When this trip is over, he will fight Liu Ji to the death. Only one of him and Liu Ji can survive!

Ying Fusu's eyes were still chasing the vitality and hope outside the carriage, and he said sincerely: "Master, please don't blame Doctor Liu."

"The task of dividing the pigs is important, and teaching the people to manage the pigs is even more important."

"Only by teaching the people how to manage the pigs can the people really live a good life, and only then can we live up to the good intentions of my uncle."

"My uncle loves the people so much, and teaches his disciples to practice benevolent governance. How can his disciples fall behind his uncle!"

Benevolent governance, loving the people, taking the people as the foundation, and the people are more important than the king, this is the unshakable ideological foundation of Meng's Confucianism.

Yuan Shou could only avoid this sharp edge and said distressedly: "Even if you are practicing benevolent politics, you should be stingy with yourself."

"It is good that you are benevolent and love the people, but you cannot abandon etiquette and belittle yourself because of this."

"No matter how busy you are, you should ask your servants to fumigate your clothes to improve your temperament!"

Ying Fusu shook his head gently: "The pig doesn't like it, the people don't care, why should I care?"

"The foul smell has not ruined my temperament, but is a proof of my virtue!"

Yuan Shou said without hesitation: "How can the people not care! How can foul smell promote virtue!"

While speaking, Yuan Shou was about to list the words of the saints in "Zhou Li", "Spring and Autumn Annals", and "Analects of Confucius" to change Ying Fusu's mind.

But Ying Fusu turned to look at Yuan Shou and said, "I have visited the people in the countryside and have seen and heard it with my own eyes."

"The people do not care whether the air around me is fragrant or smelly. The people only care whether I am benevolent to the people."

"The foul smell will not ruin my character. The respect of the people makes me feel like drinking sweet rain, so I will be pure!"

"Master, is the fragrance and odor more important than the people's heart? Is the nobility of character not determined by the people's heart?"

"Why not ask the people about the people's heart instead of asking the saint?!"

In the past, Ying Fusu wore gorgeous clothes and was flamboyant, and the people kept a distance from him, with fear in their eyes.

Now Ying Fusu wears hemp clothes and smells foul, and the people approach him and love him, with love in their eyes.

Ying Fusu believes the words of the saint, but Ying Fusu cannot help but believe his eyes and ears.

Ying Fusu witnessed with his own eyes the grand occasion that had never been recorded in the books of the saints, and heard with his own ears the gratitude and respect from the people from the bottom of their hearts. He also personally practiced the benevolent government that the saints had been striving for but could not obtain.

He still could not break the cage of thinking that he had created since childhood, and subconsciously regarded the words of the saints as the truth, but how could he not rethink the words of the saints based on what he saw and heard?

Ying Fusu's question resounded in Yuan Shou's mind like a huge bell.

Yuan Shou froze in his action of applying deer oil to Ying Fusu. After a few breaths, he said with a guilty look: "After hearing what you said, I just woke up."

"I have been very self-righteous in recent years and have not asked about the people's hearts for a long time."

"Sir, I really don't know what you are asking."

"I should investigate the people's sentiments carefully before I can answer you!"

Yuan Shou felt ashamed and remorseful from the bottom of his heart.

The words of the sages are correct, but the profound meaning is difficult to understand.

The words of the people are shallow, but they are the most simple and sincere.

As a great Confucian of the Mencius School who supports benevolent government, values ​​the people's hearts, and is people-oriented, Yuan Shou has been buried in the books of sages for many years and has not asked about the affairs of the people.

Isn't this a betrayal of Mencius!

Yuan Shou and Chunyu Yue all stood up, bowed to Ying Fusu and said, "Thank you for your teaching, Master!"

Ying Fusu quickly stood up and returned the greeting, "Thank you, Masters."

"Uncle taught me the art of investigating the people's sentiments, and taught me the heart of benevolence and love for the people."

"What I said is just one or two of your great principles."

Yuan Shou praised more sincerely, "Chang'an Jun, you are worthy of being a saint of the time!"

As he was talking, the carriage stopped, and Ying Chengjiao's voice came from the front, "Fusu! Come on!"

Ying Fusu quickly got off As soon as he got out of the carriage, he saw Ying Chengjiao happily strolling by a stream with his hands behind his back, muttering: "Fish on the beach in spring, fish in the pond in summer, fish in the shade in autumn, and fish in the sun in winter."

"Fish in running water in spring and clear water in winter, and in the dark and shady ponds in summer and autumn."

"It's early summer now, and this deep pond with water plants in the shade is a great fishing spot."

"I will definitely have a good harvest today!"

"Bring me my fishing box!"

Ying Fusu has often met Ying Chengjiao in recent months, but he has never seen such a relaxed, happy and comfortable smile on Ying Chengjiao's face.

Quickening his pace and running to Ying Chengjiao's side, Ying Fusu bowed and asked: "Uncle, is there anything you need from me?"

Ying Chengjiao was concentrating on flipping through the tackle box, and pointed at the pond in front of him and said: "Fusu has been very hard these days, and he should relax."

"There must be big fish in this pond, uncle will teach you how to fish in this pond today."

Ying Fusu asked seriously: "Uncle's trip is to follow the order of my father and king, and lead all the wise men to the old Qi land to preside over the examination of the imperial examination."

"Now my uncle is fishing here, isn't that a dereliction of duty?"

Ying Chengjiao curled his lips and said, "The reason why my uncle asked to go to the old Qi to preside over the imperial examinations was to have fun along the way."

"The father-in-law allowed my uncle to go to the old Qi, and also allowed my uncle to have some fun."

"My uncle has worked so hard for so many years that he is exhausted, what's wrong with relaxing!"

Ying Fusu subconsciously felt that this was wrong, but then he thought that the person who said this was his uncle!

My uncle must have other intentions!

Unconsciously assembling the fishing rod, hook and bait, and throwing the hook casually, Ying Fusu said thoughtfully: "My body and hair are given by my parents, I dare not damage them."

"Uncle, in order to keep his body and hair healthy, he relaxed a little with the permission of my father."

"This should be filial piety, not dereliction of duty!"

"If filial piety and duty are contradictory, should filial piety be more important than duty?"

Ying Fusu turned his head to look at Ying Chengjiao for an answer, and saw Ying Chengjiao's face not looking good and whispered: "Lift!"

Ying Fusu looked puzzled: "Brotherly?"

"Isn't this action of uncle's for filial piety, but for respecting his elder brother?"

Ying Chengjiao raised his voice slightly and whispered anxiously: "Lift the fishing rod!"

Ying Fusu subconsciously lifted the fishing rod, and saw a small fish jumping out of the water with the hook.

Ying Fusu didn't know why he felt happy, but he smiled unconsciously: "Uncle, the fish is hooked!"

Ying Chengjiao snorted: "If you don't make a nest when fishing, you won't catch much."

"Get out of the way, uncle will make a nest first!"

While speaking, Ying Chengjiao pretended to squeeze Ying Fusu away unintentionally and occupied the fishing spot that Ying Fusu had just been fishing.

Watching Ying Chengjiao throwing bait into the pond from a distance, Chunyu Yue and Yuan Shou looked at each other and had some doubts about their judgment.

Such a person, can he really be called a saint!

At the same time.

Linzi City.

Tian Huan, the second son of Qi, was the first in the mansion. He looked at the people on his left and right sides and said in a particularly heavy voice: "According to the news from the Xianyang clan, Chang'an Jun has set off for Linzi City."

"Second brother!"

Tian Huan emphasized: "In his life, Chang'an Jun has only stepped out of Neishi County twice, except for leading troops to fight."

"The first time, Chang'an Jun got a hundred miles of territory from Han State, and got Chang'an Township as his fief, and was named Chang'an Jun."

"The second time, Chang'an Jun led 500 soldiers to defeat the Han army, killed the Han Gongzi Cheng in battle, and the people of Han were almost slaughtered!"

"And today, Chang'an Jun stepped out of Neishi County for the third time without leading troops to fight."

"The target is Linzi!"