Yu Hai raised his eyes and saw the fourth prince walking towards him with Wei Mian not far away. He reminded the eighth prince, "Your Highness, this is the fourth prince."
The Eighth Prince raised his eyes and looked over, frowning slightly, and his overly beautiful face suddenly turned gloomy.
The fourth prince not far away did not see the eighth prince, but Wei Mian beside him did. He reminded the fourth prince: "Your Highness, it is the eighth prince."
Hearing this, the fourth prince raised his eyes and looked over, and then his eyes met those of the eighth prince.
At this moment, Yu Hai and Wei Mian seemed to see lightning and thunder.
The two quickly looked away and stopped looking at each other.
The eighth prince originally thought that the fourth prince would change direction when he saw him, but to his surprise, the fourth prince walked straight towards him this time.
He raised his eyebrows slightly and continued walking forward. Every time he saw the fourth prince, he would not change his direction.
Wei Mian and Yu Hai, who were behind the Fourth and Eighth Princes, saw that the two Highnesses did not change direction and both walked towards each other. Their hearts were lifted.
The two of them did not walk straight towards each other. The fourth prince walked over expressionlessly, and the eighth prince also walked forward with a cold face.
After a moment, the two of them were about to drift apart. At this moment, the two of them stopped unconsciously.
The fourth prince stood a little in front of the eighth prince, and the eighth prince stood a little behind the fourth prince.
The two had their backs to each other, not looking at each other.
"You are going to the fiefdom soon. Before going to the fiefdom, I hope you can stay away from the tenth brother." The eighth prince's tone was full of warning, "You'd better stay away from the tenth brother from now on and don't get even closer to the tenth brother. "
The fourth prince said coldly: "It is not your turn to comment on the matter between my tenth brother and me."
The eighth prince looked forward, not even glancing at the fourth prince from the corner of his eye.
"Now that you have come forward, if you get closer to the tenth brother, it will only bring danger to the tenth brother."
The fourth prince also didn't even look at the eighth prince. He said with a cold and handsome face: "You are more dangerous."
"Zhao Yun, you have now attracted the attention of the crown prince and the acting king. They will not touch you now, but what about the future?" The eighth prince asked the fourth prince in a sharp tone, "When you are crowned king and have a fiefdom, they I will definitely not let you go, and you will implicate the tenth brother by then."
He added: "The tenth brother is young and does not have any power. Whether he is the prince or the acting king, he can easily get rid of him."
The fourth prince was indifferent to the eighth prince's words. He still said with a cold face: "You don't have to worry, I will protect my tenth brother."
"Zhao Yun, when you are granted the title of king, you will immediately go to the realm. How will you protect your tenth brother?" the eighth prince said aggressively.
"This is none of your business." The fourth prince warned the eighth prince coldly, "Don't think that the things you did will not bring danger to the tenth brother."
His tone was full of coercion: "Zhao Yi, you are more dangerous!" After saying that, he left directly.
"Your Highness, the Fourth Prince is too arrogant." Yu Haijian was very dissatisfied with the Fourth Prince's attitude towards the Eighth Prince, "Your Highness, we still..."
Before Yu Hai finished speaking, he saw the Eighth Prince glance at him with a cold look. He was so frightened that his heart trembled, and he quickly closed his mouth and lowered his head.
The Eighth Prince said nothing more and continued walking in the direction of the East Palace.
The fourth prince continued walking in the direction of Lanyuan Pavilion.
"Your Highness, what does the Eighth Prince mean?" Wei Mian also disliked the Eighth Prince. "Why does he say that you will bring danger to His Highness Tenth? He is obviously the most dangerous one."
The fourth prince said indifferently: "Don't pay attention to him."
"Your Highness, you clearly know what kind of person the Eighth Prince is and what he has done, why don't you get rid of him?" Yu Hai didn't understand why the Eighth Prince didn't get rid of the Fourth Prince, and Wei Mian also didn't understand why the Fourth Prince didn't get rid of him. Do not remove the Eighth Prince. "If you don't get rid of the Eighth Prince, the Eighth Prince will definitely not let you go in the future."
The fourth prince naturally knew that the eighth prince would become his biggest threat in the future, but he was not now.
"Let's talk about future matters later."
"Your Highness!" Wei Mian shouted dissatisfied.
The fourth prince glanced at Wei Mian and said in explanation: "Zhao Yi is useful, we can't get rid of him now."
When Wei Mian heard this, he was slightly stunned and then asked with confusion and curiosity: "Your Highness, what use can the Eighth Prince be?"
"He can protect his tenth brother." The fourth prince disliked the eighth prince very much. He felt that the Eighth Prince was too sinister and despicable, like a rat in the gutter. However, he knew that the eighth prince treated Zhao Yao sincerely. The Eighth Prince would never let anything happen to Zhao Yao. "After I make the king and go to the fiefdom, it will be dangerous for the tenth brother to stay alone in the palace. Zhao Yi will protect him."
The fourth prince and the eighth prince have a tacit understanding, that is, they will protect Zhao Yao. No matter how they dislike each other, they will not take action against each other for the time being, because they are all waiting for Zhao Yao to grow up safely, and for Zhao Yao to become a king and go to the fiefdom smoothly, away from the right and wrong of the capital.
Before Zhao Yao became a king and went to the fiefdom, they all tacitly protected Zhao Yao secretly.
"Your Highness, can the Eighth Prince really protect His Highness the Tenth?" Wei Mian didn't believe the Eighth Prince.
"He can." The fourth prince said, narrowing his eyes slightly, and a hint of darkness flashed in his eyes, "If he can't protect his tenth brother, then there is no need for him to stay in the world."
The fourth prince knew clearly what kind of person the eighth prince was, but turned a blind eye to what he had done over the years, just because he could protect Zhao Yao.
For the fourth prince, having one more person to protect Zhao Yao is a good thing. He believed that he could protect Zhao Yao, but he couldn't be by Zhao Yao's side all the time. When he leaves the capital, he can only temporarily leave Zhao Yao's safety to the eighth prince.
Hearing what the fourth prince said, Wei Mian felt relieved and did not say more about the matter.
The fourth prince returned to Lanyuan Pavilion but did not return to the History Museum. He no longer studies history. Last year, he was called by the emperor to serve in the Tingwei Mansion.
Tingwei was in charge of Zhou's punishment and was very important.
After the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, the important officials in the Tingwei Mansion were basically descendants of aristocratic families. Although there are some officials from poor families in Tingwei Mansion, they do not hold important positions and have no real power in their hands. Furthermore, there are too many powerful people in the capital. They look down on officials from poor families, and it is difficult for officials from poor families to control them.
Only the princes can control the dignitaries in the capital and suppress the officials of the Tingwei Mansion. The fourth prince is highly virtuous and well-read in poetry, books and laws, so he is the most suitable to go to the Tingwei Mansion.
In addition to reading collections of classics and history and poems and songs, the fourth prince also likes to read laws. He thoroughly studied the laws of the previous dynasties, the Chen dynasty, and the dynasties before the Chen dynasty.
Back then, after the establishment of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the late emperor not only asked the Li family to establish the Imperial Academy and repair the ruined rituals and music, but also asked the Li family to help formulate the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Over the years, the Li family has been revising the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the fourth prince has contributed a lot.
The fourth prince opposed torture, but he did not reject severe punishment. He believed that without severe punishment, it would be impossible to deter the heinous people. Of course, punishment cannot be strictly harsh, but must also have a merciful side.
Last year, the emperor asked the fourth prince to go to the Tingwei Mansion. In addition to asking him to scare the officials of the Tingwei Mansion who were disciples of aristocratic families, he also asked him to repair the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Although the fourth prince knew that if he went to Tingwei Mansion, he would offend many children of the aristocratic family, he didn't care. Like the emperor, he disliked aristocratic families and believed that aristocratic families were the main culprits in oppressing the people. He has always felt that Dazhou is the Dazhou of the common people, not the Dazhou of aristocratic families, so the aristocratic families must be eliminated, otherwise the mistakes of the previous dynasty or Chen Dynasty will definitely happen after Dazhou.
He returned to Lanyuan Pavilion to look for books on laws. Not only will he go to the fiefdom in the future, but he will also make new laws for his fiefdom.
Zhao Yao was studying in the Hall of Wende, and he was studying "Zuo Zhuan" during this period.
"The great affairs of the country lie in sacrifice and military affairs."
Mr. Xiao asked Zhao Yao to understand the meaning of this sentence carefully after going back.
Coincidentally, Zhao Yao recently received a letter from his third uncle. The third uncle also mentioned this sentence and asked him how he understood it.
The superficial meaning of the sentence "The great affairs of the country lie in sacrifice and war" means that the great affairs of the country lie in sacrifice and war.
This sentence comes from "Zuo Zhuan. Chenggong".
Zhao Yao didn't quite understand why Uncle San and Mr. Xiao wanted to ask him what he meant.
In his view, the country's major affairs, that is, national security, require a strong army to maintain. This is what he understands as "rong". As for "sacrifice", he thinks it is unnecessary because it is no longer the past.
The past dynasties believed that there were gods in the world and hoped to communicate with the gods through sacrifices and obtain their protection. However, the current Zhou Dynasty does not need to offer sacrifices to the gods like the previous dynasties.
"Mother, do you think I understand correctly?"
Liang Bin nodded and said: "I think you understand it right. Even if the Zhou Dynasty completely quelled all the wars, it still needs a strong army to protect the Zhou Dynasty from being invaded by the Xiongnu or other foreigners, or other foreign countries." Bully."
"But I think the meaning of this sentence that Uncle San and Mr. Xiao specifically asked me is not as simple as my understanding." Zhao Yao pointed to the word "Rong" and said, "I should not have misunderstood the meaning of the word [Rong]. But the word [sacrifice] should have other meanings besides offering sacrifices.”
"What else does it mean?" Concubine Liang said, "Sacrifice is basically just related to sacrifice. Don't think too much about it. I think your understanding is right."
"Sacrifice, sacrifice, why did people in the past like to offer sacrifices?" Zhao Yao asked, "Is it because natural disasters often occur?"
"There are also reasons for this. The main reason is to pray for God's blessings, such as good weather and good harvests." Liang Bin said, "In the past, the people who offered sacrifices were high priests at first, and later became emperors. The emperor personally offered sacrifices to the elders. God bless you.”
"Why did it start as a high priest's sacrifice and then later become an emperor's sacrifice?"
"To be precise, it is not the emperor, but the emperor. The high priest's sacrifice will make the people respect the high priest. In the minds of the people, the high priest is more important than the emperor. And the emperor is also restricted by the high priest, so it was abolished later. The high priest will be offered sacrifices by the emperor himself instead."
"Actually, the emperor wants to take control of the power of sacrifice and control the people, right?" Zhao Yao asked sharply.
"Yes."
"The [Sacrifice] in [The major affairs of the country are in sacrifice and military affairs] is the meaning of the people's hearts."
When Liang Bi heard this, she was startled for a moment, and then said in agreement: "You can think so."
"Uncle San and Mr. Xiao want to tell me that the most important thing in the country lies in the hearts and minds of the people and the army." Zhao Yao pinched his chin and said, "In the past, people used sacrifices to win over the hearts of the people, but now the people are not stupid. They simply want to rely on Offering sacrifices to win them over won’t work.”
Liang Bin asked: "Then what do you think we need to win over the people?"
"Mother, how long can the hearts and minds of the people you win over last?" Zhao Yao said seriously, "Actually, it is very simple to win the hearts and minds of the people."
Liang Bi asked deliberately: "What is the simple method?"
"That is to let the people have enough to eat and keep warm clothes." In fact, the people's requirements are very simple, that is, to have food to eat and clothes to wear, and not to ask for other things. "Especially after the people experienced the riots in the previous dynasty."
"Yes, the common people just want to have enough to eat and wear warm clothes." Liang Bin said, sighing, "But it is not easy to make every common person have enough to eat and wear warm clothes. No emperor can do it. .During the peaceful and prosperous period of the previous dynasty, there were still many people who did not have enough to eat and did not have warm clothes to wear."
"What Third Uncle and Mr. Xiao mean is that the people's hearts and the army are very important." Zhao Yao brought the topic back. He frowned and said thoughtfully, "The people's hearts and the army are also double-edged swords. With If it is used well, the country will be stable. If it is used improperly, the country will be in turmoil."
Liang Bin was secretly shocked. Although she had long known that her son was smart, she did not expect that her son would associate so many things with the phrase "important matters of the country are in sacrifice and military service".
She heard Zhao Yao continue: "How to use the double-edged sword [Si Yurong] well? The key depends on the person holding the sword, that is, the emperor, so it is not easy to be the emperor." What are the benefits of being an emperor? I don’t understand what the prince brother and the others mean by fighting for the throne.
Some time later, Zheng Xilin, who was far away in the countryside, received a reply from Zhao Yao. When he saw his understanding of the sentence "The most important thing in the country lies in sacrifice and military affairs" in the letter, he marveled in his heart: It is true that the youth is better than the master.
Sorry, Kavin has not updated in the past two days. I have been suffering from insomnia for the past two days. I couldn't sleep all night. My mind was in a mess, so I had no inspiration.
Will resume two updates tomorrow.
[The major affairs of the country depend on sacrifice and military affairs] This sentence means that the major affairs of the country are related to the people's hearts and the army. This is my understanding, and I am not sure.
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