It wasn't that Zheng Lei didn't dare accept it.
The problem was that the officials in Zhaoge were already unhappy that Diyi had made him the state preceptor.
If he were to create a historical precedent for him, those officials would probably have the intention to eat Zheng Lei up.
After all, this was the ancient times, when civilization was still in its infancy. In this era, rules and ancestral systems were the authority. If one wanted to challenge the authority of that time, they would definitely be opposed by all classes.
"I think with Sir's ability, you shouldn't be afraid of the eyes of those mortals!”
Diyi said with a smile.
There were also a few generals who practiced supernatural powers in the Shang Dynasty. Di Yi naturally knew about the cultivation states of cultivators. Although he did not know what Zheng Lei's cultivation was exactly, he could tell from the strange abilities that Zheng Lei had displayed that he was definitely above the Immortal Realm.
As for immortals, there was not a single one in the entire Shang Dynasty.
"Good! I agree."
After hearing Diyi's words, Zheng Lei agreed. After all, he wasn't afraid of those people. He was just afraid of trouble.
When it was said that the king had allowed the three princes to visit the Imperial Advisor's mansion to study, the entire Zhaoge officialdom was in an uproar.
Those officials who had decided to turn a blind eye to the matter of Diyi making Zheng Lei the Imperial Advisor!
Once again, he was dissatisfied with Diyi's actions that went against the ancestral system and went to the Thearch Palace to beg Diyi to retract his orders.
Who would have thought that the usually forgiving Diyi would speak with such a firm tone this time?
The officials who had no other choice could only go to Zheng Lei's Monarch's Mansion to make a fuss, hoping that Zheng Lei would ask Di Yi to take back this order.
However, these officials were all arranged by Zheng Lei at the door. Four strong young slaves stopped them and were thrown out of the door like gourds, leaving only the officials with bruises on their faces cursing at the door like women.
The Shang Dynasty was a feudal dynasty with slavery. As the king of Great Shang, these officials would not dare to be so presumptuous.
However, as a wise ruler, Diyi would not easily punish officials who claimed to be loyal to the monarch and patriotic. This also led to these officials taking an inch after a mile.
This was the same logic as the Ming Dynasty. Scholars were not killed, but they dared to curse the emperor in court.
If King Zhou succeeded to the throne decades later, these officials would definitely not dare to be so rude.
The commotion continued outside the door, but Zheng Lei was teaching the three princes in the front yard.
Zheng Lei pointed at the commotion outside the door and said,"From this matter!" What did you see?"
Wei Ziqi was obviously unhappy with Zheng Lei's actions. However, Zheng Lei was still the teacher of the three brothers. Hence, he replied,"Please forgive this disciple for being slow-witted and not comprehending anything.”
Wei Zhongyan also shook his head in confusion."Teacher, I didn't comprehend anything either!”
Only Di Xing, after pondering for a while, came to a realization and said,"Mercy and might."
Seeing that Di Xing was quick-witted, Zheng Lei smiled and said,""That's right. As a monarch, you must first learn to use both kindness and might, not just one person's tolerance. Just like those ministers just now, because of your father's indulgence, they no longer have much fear of the royal power.”
Wei Ziqi disagreed with Zheng Lei's point of view and refuted,"But I heard my father say that you once told him that using copper as a mirror can straighten one's clothes. Using the ancients as a mirror, one can know the rise and fall of the country. Using others as a mirror, one can understand the gains and losses of the country. If kindness and power are applied at the same time, and no one dares to speak out, then wouldn't the king be easily confused by treacherous officials? Isn't this contradicting what Teacher said just now?”
"This involves a refutation. There weren't many people who could be the mirror for the king. Most of the officials were mortals. They would have selfish desires. If they relied on the king's tolerance for them to do things that were illegal and illegal, what should they do?”Zheng Lei asked.
"This…this…"
Wei Ziqi stammered for a long time but could not answer.
"Therefore, to govern a country, one must be domineering and supplemented by the Way of the King.”Zheng Lei continued.
"Then, Teacher!" Di Xing said thoughtfully. What was domineering? What is the king's way?"
"Tyrannical, you can understand it as the country's military strength and valiant style! You can understand the Way of the King as a virtuous king like your father.”Zheng Lei said.
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In the blink of an eye, ten years had passed. Emperor Xing had grown from a child to a 15-year-old youth with a strong body.
During this period of time, Zheng Lei's main teaching target was Di Xing.
In any case, Wei Ziqi and Wei Zhongyan would not be able to inherit the throne of Emperor Yi in the future. Furthermore, Wei Ziqi might have already formed a perfect worldview when he was learning from Zheng Lei due to his age, causing him to not agree with Zheng Lei's ideals.
However, Wei Zhongyan's aptitude was too poor. No matter what Zheng Lei said, he was like a monk.
Therefore, among the three students, only Di Xing was the closest to him and had learned the most from him.
On this day, Zheng Lei was admiring the flowers in the garden of his residence.
"Young Master, the Third Prince is here!" Qingyao reported.”
Zheng Lei felt a little strange. There was no class today, so why did Di Xing come to his residence? But he still said,"Let him come over!"
After a while, Di Xing, who was dressed in a black robe and had thick eyebrows and big eyes, walked towards Zheng Lei.
"Teacher! Father has appointed me as the future heir.”Before he even reached Zheng Lei, Di Xing was already beaming with joy.
"Oh! When did this happen?"
Zheng Lei's expression was very calm. He had long known that Di Yi would make Di Xing the Crown Prince, but it shouldn't have happened so soon. Then why would Di Yi make Di Xing the Crown Prince in advance?
There were two older brothers in front of Di Xing, so logically speaking, it was not his turn to be the Crown Prince.
It was said that in history, other than Di Xing's mother being the Queen, it was said that when Di Xing was seventeen years old, he performed the ability of pulling nine oxen upside down in front of the officials in the Imperial Palace.
Emperor B thought that Di Xing was talented and talented, so he set Di Xing as the Crown Prince.
However, this matter happened two years earlier than in history.
Zheng Lei didn't know that all of this was because of his appearance. Diyi had seen Zheng Lei's teaching of the three princes and their performance.
Among them, the eldest son Wei Ziqi was proud of himself and was unwilling to learn. Zheng Lei had passed down knowledge that he regarded as a famous saying for governing the world.
Two words, Wei Zhong Yan was born with a dull talent and spent his days in chaos.
Because there were three sons, Emperor Xing, who were diligent and studious, he followed Zheng Lei to learn true skills.
This was why Diyi made up his mind two years earlier than history and handed the position of Crown Prince to Di Xing.
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