Chapter 321: Picking up Leaks

"Sir, why are you so optimistic about me?" Gao Yuan said with a smile.

"I was just curious, so I ran to Fufeng, but this time, it let me know that I finally found a master worthy of all my sacrifices!" Jiang Jiaquan looked very solemn.

Seeing Jiang Jiaquan's appearance, Ding Weichi laughed, "General, don't be fooled by this liar. If he is really talented, why would Jiang Xinliang be caught by us? And this time, let's go to Yuyang again and let that Jiang What kind of sheriff's guy, he eats farts again and again, I think this old man was fired by his old boss, and he came to our place to make a living!"

Hearing Ding Wei's sarcasm, Jiang Jiaquan's expression was not moved at all, "The king chooses the minister, and the minister also chooses the master. I am fifty-eight years old this year. I was originally in the Jiang family. To be honest with this brother, although Jiang is not talented, he has accumulated a lot of property over the years. It is not a problem to be a rich man to support his life. But..." He turned his head and looked at Gao Yuan, " There are capable ministers from time to time, but wise masters are rare. When I arrived in Fufeng, after listening, watching, and thinking twice, my heart, which was already calm, had some expectations, so I wanted to gamble."

Gao Yuan laughed, "The old man really thinks highly of me, but since the old man has the talents of all over the world, why can't you show your talents in the seven countries of the world?"

Jiang Jiaquan showed a smile, "The philosophy of governing the country of the six countries in the Central Plains is incompatible with me, so here, I can only make a living."

Gao Yuan keenly heard what the other party said about the six countries of the Central Plains, "What about Qin, why don't the old man go to Qin!"

"Qin already has Li Ru!" Jiang Jiaquan shook his head.

Gao Yuan felt strange: "As far as I know, Mr. Li Ru has traveled all over the world and never served as an official in the court. What is the relationship between Qin and Mr. Li Ru?"

Jiang Jiaquan chuckled, "It is true that Li Ru has never been an official in the court, but the contemporary king of Qin, King Qin Wulie, is Li Ru's most proud disciple. And the officials in power in the Qin Dynasty, almost all important positions are taken by Li Ru. under the control of his disciples. Although Li Ru was not an official, he created a powerful Qin State."

Gao Yuan was stunned. This was the first time he had heard of this.

"Li Ru traveled the world and accepted elites as his disciples. General Gao may not know that most of the current positions in the Qin court are not held by Qin people, but come from all over the world. Although these people come from different backgrounds and origins, they all have a What they have in common is that they are all disciples of Li Ru, who are from the same school as King Wulie of Qin, uphold the same philosophy, and believe in the same school of learning." Jiang Jiaquan couldn't hide the envious look on his face, "Decades ago, Li Ru and I Confucianists parted ways because of their different ideas. Over the past few decades, he has become famous all over the world and created a powerful country.

I had already conceded defeat, but I didn't want General Gao to fall from the sky. Perhaps, I still had hope to fight him one last time. "

"Do you know Li Ru?" Gao Yuan asked.

"More than just recognition?" Jiang Jiaquan raised his head. Looking at the scorching sun that was slowly rising in the sky, "He and I were born in the same school."

As soon as these words came out, Gao Yuan's eyes widened. Li Ru's name spread throughout the world, and Lu Hong's son, Lu Chao, was Li Ru's closed disciple, but he never imagined that the Jiang Jiaquan, who had met once before and was extremely embarrassed in front of him, would be Li Ru's. same door. The somewhat embarrassed old man in front of him suddenly became more important in Gao Yuan's heart.

"Sir, let's go into the room and talk!" Gao Yuan sent out an invitation.

Jiang Jiaquan walked into Gao Yuan's freshly cleaned courtyard, looked around, and said, "This is General Gao's former residence?"

"Yes!" Gao Yuan nodded and smiled, "I've been living here before. Why did the old man come here so early and be caught by them?"

Jiang Jiaquan's face was full of anger immediately, "I know I have offended the general before, so when I arrived in Fufeng, I didn't dare to come to see me casually. If I fell into the hands of the soldiers under the general's command, I might be killed before I saw the general. They cleaned up. Thinking that this is the former residence of the general and has a deep relationship with that girl, the general will definitely come back to take a look, so they rented a house near the left and would come here every day to wait, but thinking You can meet the general."

Gao Yuan laughed, "I didn't expect it to fall into their hands!"

Jiang Jiaquan shook his head again and again, "I think it's because I offended the general, so God will punish me for this!" He stroked his wrist, and there was still a dull pain there.

"Sir, sit down!" Pointing to the stone table and bench in the corner of the yard, Gao Yuan said.

The two sat opposite each other, and Gao Yuan thought for a moment: "Why did Mr. Li Ru have a disagreement with Mr. Li?"

"When I learned from him and became a teacher, he wanted to travel around the world, choose talents to teach, but I thought that I should choose the master and serve him, and carry forward my theory. No one could convince the other, so we separated and went their own way. Unexpectedly Decades later, he is famous all over the world, but I have achieved nothing. Naturally, I lost this competition." Jiang Jiaquan's face was full of bitterness.

Gao Yuan smiled and said, "Sir, with such a world-renowned senior brother, isn't it easy to make a big difference?"

Jiang Jiaquan's face suddenly changed, "I have already lost, how can I use his name again?"

Gao Yuan looked at him. He was a man with strong self-esteem. He came from the same school as Li Rushi, so he learned the same thing. Thinking about the current political philosophy of Qin State, he already had a little foundation in his heart. I picked up a treasure among them. Li Ru's theory can strengthen a country, so this person's talent and learning will naturally not be bad. Such a character, because he was disheartened, gave up on himself, and became a counselor waiting to die in obscurity. He didn't expect that he could make him ignite his ambition again, and he felt a little proud when he thought about it.

Every era must have its own suitable political ideas. Although Gao Yuan came from a highly civilized era, he never believed that the political ideas pursued by that era could adapt to the world he lives in now. Civilization develops step by step. Come out, if now I focus on doing what I did in my previous life, let alone it won't work, I'm afraid that after three or two strokes, all my subordinates will run away, and I won't even be able to save my life.

"Can I ask Mr. about his theory?" Gao Yuan smiled.

Jiang Jiaquan's spirits lifted. He must be tested. He took a deep breath to calm down the agitation in his heart. He began to sort out his thoughts. From his understanding, although Gao Yuan was born in a good family, he hadn't read many books. He also seemed uneducated, which made Gao Yuan look down on himself, the general. Although I haven't read many books, my knowledge is not bad.

Ding Wei, who was standing outside the door, saw that the old man of the Jiang family had a very happy conversation with the general. The conversation didn't take long, and only the old man said that the general only had to listen, and he could listen. During the process, he nodded frequently, and couldn't help feeling anxious, General, don't let this old liar fool you. Reach out for a guard. "Go to the general's mansion and see if Cao Sima is there. Please Cao Sima! By the way, you. Go and invite Wu County Magistrate. This old liar is a scholar, and Wu County Magistrate is also a scholar. Let him expose this old liar's deeds." !"

The two guards hurried away. Ding Wei poked his head out from the door again, and said with a smug smile: "You old liar, wait a minute. I'll let you look good."

In the courtyard, Gao Yuan had already confirmed that both Jiang Jiaquan and Li Ru were heirs of the Legalist school. Jiang Jiaquan’s idea of ​​governing the country just mentioned by his school was clearly the legalist thought he had known in his life. The person was Han Feizi, but he had never heard of this person's name in this era.

"Sir, do you think that governing the country should be based on the law, rule the country by law, use skills to control officials, and use power to bully others, and combine the three to make it an inseparable whole?" Gao Yuan just talked to Jiang Jiaquan just now. Dabian's discussion made a programmatic summary.

Listening to Gao Yuan's summary, Jiang Jiaquan let out an ah, looked at Gao Yuan, but was a little dazed, but in an instant, he was ecstatic, "General Gao, I have studied for decades to come up with these three Program, you, can you blurt it out?"

Hearing this, Gao Yuan felt a little embarrassed. He just took advantage of other people's achievements. He shook his head again and again, "No, no, in fact, the husband has made it very clear in the discussion just now. .”

"Does the general think it's feasible?" Jiang Jiaquan looked at Gao Yuan nervously. Before, he was afraid that Gao Yuan would not understand, but now he was afraid that Gao Yuan would reject him because he understood too much. Over the past few decades, his theory has been touched. Many walls, those big nobles are not willing to give up their privileges at all.

Gao Yuan didn't answer him directly, but asked him another question, "Then Mr. also thinks that if you want to implement the theory of your school, you must strengthen the country and weaken the people? Put the people in poverty, and then use rewards and punishments, To enable the people to follow orders like a stream, overcome their own difficulties, and go to farming and fighting?”

Jiang Jiaquan stared blankly at Gao Yuan, "General Gao, have you studied the theories of our school? How do you know this?"

Gao Yuan said with a smile: "Sir, don't worry about how I know, I just want to ask, what do you think of this issue?"

Jiang Jiaquan was silent for a moment, "You know this from Li Ru? Have you met Li Ru?"

"I haven't met Li Ru, but I have an elder brother who studied under Li Ru." Gao Yuan didn't answer this question directly.

Jiang Jiaquan nodded and said, "So that's true. That's right. Our school of thought really thinks so, but now I have a different view. What Li Ru is promoting in Qin State is exactly the same."

"What do you think differently, sir?"

"Sufficient clothes know honor and disgrace!" Jiang Jiaquan said: "If you want to truly build a powerful country, you must not only enrich the country, but also strengthen the people. You cannot oppose a strong country with a rich people. In the past twenty years, I have given up my relationship with Li Ru. Instead, they turned to deeply study the problems existing in the school's theory, and found out the fatal problems in the school's theory, and these problems have already begun to manifest in Qin State. The rich country and the weak people, this cannot last Yes. Li Ru’s current approach is that the country is rich and its soldiers are strong, but the people have not benefited from it. It may make a country strong in a short period of time, but problems will inevitably arise over a long period of time.”

"Then what do you think is the right way to do it now?" Gao Yuan asked.

"Rule the country by law, put people first!" Jiang Jiaquan spat out eight words. (To be continued..)