"Although Tian Wenjing is not well-educated, he has solid knowledge of the Legalists. He must have learned real skills and knowledge from Gongsun Yang, otherwise, with Tian Weihou's vision, he would not have been able to take a liking to him."
Wei Huan shook his head: "Qi State has been thinking about reforms all the time, but the Zhou royal family is suppressing them with Zhou rituals. They dare not usurp the throne of the Jiang family. If they cannot abolish the hereditary nobles, the reforms will never succeed. Tian Weihou is very ambitious. He has given Tian Wenjing such a high position. I am afraid he will take action in a few years!"
"This...Father!"
Wei Meng was puzzled and asked, "Is reform really that good? Isn't abolishing hereditary nobles and hereditary officials like abolishing one's own military power?"
Wei Huan snorted, "Whether the reform is good or not, you can tell by looking at the Wei family and then the Gan Kingdom. How many mediocre people are occupying official positions in our Wei family? How many officials from other families are shining in the Gan Kingdom?
The people of other countries are farming and fighting like crazy, what about ours?
If Gan Country had not been blocked from iron tools and cultivation resources, Dali would have been unable to suppress them long ago!"
"What should we do then?"
Wei Meng was a little anxious: "Neither Qi nor Chu are willing to put pressure on us. Are we just going to sit back and watch the reforms go forward?"
Wei Huan sneered, "It doesn't matter! This reform will never work! When we carried out reforms in Wei, Li Kui wanted to seize the power and land of those people, and he died miserably in the end. If Zhao Ji only changed the laws of Zhao, it would be acceptable. If he wanted to affect the hereditary nobles, all the nobles of Dali would stand against him. But if he only changed the laws of Zhao, what's the difference between that and not carrying out reforms?"
Wei Meng asked: "So now we..."
Wei Huan smiled slightly: "Let's wait and see! I actually hope that Zhao Ji can stand against all the nobles, otherwise, I, an old man, may not be able to wait for the opportunity."
"As for Luo Yan..."
"If Luo Yan wants to die, I won't stop him. I am more concerned about Luo Ming. As long as he knows what's happening, the Luo family will still be in our hands after Luo Yan's death."
"Father is wise!"
…
Han family.
Han Zhe walked around the yard with his hands behind his back, humming a little tune, and seemed to be in a good mood.
Sometimes I pick flowers, sometimes I kick melons.
It seemed as if this was not his own courtyard, but the court where he would ascend the throne in the future.
I can't bear to leave!
Han Juan sat cross-legged on the futon and opened his eyes helplessly: "Father, you have been wandering around for the whole afternoon. What happy things have you encountered that you must disturb me from understanding the way of heaven?"
"My dear son, what's the point of understanding the way of heaven? How can it be better than the joy of family and the picturesque landscape?"
Han Zhe was a little anxious: "Look, you've been home for so many days, and apart from going out for a walk by yourself, you've been meditating at home. Can you accompany me, your father?"
Han Juan rubbed the dark circles under his eyes and wanted to say something.
Han Zhe quickly added: "Your master asked you to cultivate your mind in the mortal world, but you don't even want to enter the mortal world, so how can you cultivate your mind?"
"All right!"
Han Juan thought about it and said, "Then tell me, what happy things happened to you today?"
Han Zhe laughed loudly: "This is a long story. It has to start with what happened to Ying Wuji some time ago..."
As he spoke, he recounted what had happened recently.
Han Juan tried to fit in at first, but the more he listened, the more boring it became. He endured it and asked after listening to the end, "So, what's there to be happy about?"
Han Zhe smiled and said, "Isn't this worth being happy about? Before Ying Wuji jumped out, the Wei family hated us to the core, but now we can prove that we just wanted to use Wei Teng to kill Ying Wuji, not to kill Wei Teng. Although there is hatred, at least we are not the main culprit, otherwise we will be hated by the Wei family and the royal family at the same time... Don't you like to hear it?"
"It's meaningless."
Han Juan yawned: "What about Han Xie? Did he just die like that?"
Han Zhe's face looked a little unnatural. He could say "He's dead, what's the matter" to others, but he couldn't say it to his beloved son Han Juan.
Growing up in the mountains, this son is completely different from the children of wealthy families.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Han Juan said thoughtfully: "I understand, this is the mortal world. It seems that what Master said is really right. If you don't face the cruelty of the world and your own ugliness, you can't cultivate a seven-witty and exquisite heart. Father, I will learn from you!"
He bowed respectfully to Han Zhe and jumped over the wall.
In the evening breeze, the slightly bulky Taoist robe swayed in the wind.
He fastened his belt lazily and jumped to the other side of the wall.
"where you go?"
"I heard that math problem is quite interesting, let's take a look!"
Listening to the sound from the other side of the wall, Han Zhe had a complicated expression. He stayed in the courtyard for a long time before leaving quietly.
…
Chongli Palace.
Zhao Ji sat on the throne, facing the empty court.
But his expression was grim, as if the people standing below were rebels who were eager to drive him off the throne.
Yesterday he had a late-night chat with his old friend. The king and his minister had united again after many years, but things were far from as smooth as they had imagined.
The reform has not yet begun.
The two men had only discussed the details of the reform when they were overwhelmed by the overwhelming pressure.
When Shang Yang carried out reforms in the past, the pressure from the big families was far less than that from within the State of Li.
But even so, after Shang Yang achieved his success, he was torn into pieces by five horses by the new king on the charge of treason, which calmed the people's hearts.
But Li country...
Among all the countries in the world, there is probably no country that is more divided than Li.
If the two of us, the emperor and his ministers, were to carry out the reform, even if only one of us died, it would not be enough.
But as long as the reform can be accomplished, what does it matter even if both the emperor and his subjects die?
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