"Young Master, this is today's court food.”
A four or five-year-old child carrying a bamboo basket came to Ying Wei and said respectfully.
Ying Wei sat in front of a stone table and gestured for the child to put down the bamboo basket. He opened the bamboo basket and smelled the delicious food inside. He praised,
"…The fatty from the inn has improved his cooking skills recently. Just the taste alone is enough to make one's fingers itch.”
"…Uncle Ding's cooking is indeed better than before, especially that grilled fish…" the child said with a smile.
After saying that, he felt that something was wrong and quickly covered his mouth.
Ying Wei looked at him with a faint smile and said,"…Zi Liao, it seems that you've already finished your court food at Fatty Ding's place.”
Zi Liao's expression changed and he lowered his head,""…Uncle Ding made too much grilled fish, so he gave me one. I ate the court food before Young Master, so I hope Young Master can forgive me.”
Ying Wei said lightly,"... Go back and kneel down to reflect on yourself. Also, memorize a few chapters of the Analects of Confucius. I'll get someone to check on you."”
"For now, you should go to class and study.”
Zi Liao quickly said respectfully,"... Here!"”
After saying that, Zi Liao retreated and prepared to go to school to study.
This young child was Ying Wei's attendant, the son of the Black and White Xuanjian.
The Black-White Profound Jian was once a great bandit of the pugilistic world and didn't have a surname. This child had inherited the surname of the Wei Clan and was called Liao. Because he was currently studying in the scholarly faction, he was called Ziliao.
Although the rites and music had collapsed during the Warring States Period, there was one ritual that could not be abandoned, and that was the ritual between nobles and commoners.
As a modern person, Ying Wei was not used to it at first, but after so many years, he gradually got used to the life of a royal family.
As an errand boy, eating before his master was already a mistake. If it was in the modern world, such a small matter would naturally not matter, especially since he was still a child, so he would not be punished.
However, in this era, this was a mistake that needed to be punished.
Especially in the path of 'technique', Legalism had a requirement that the monarch had to be fair in rewards and punishments.
If the minister made a mistake and the monarch did not punish him, then the minister would think that the monarch was weak and could be bullied. In the future, the minister would definitely offend the monarch.
From this, one could see the difference between the Confucians and the Legalists. The Confucians might think that small mistakes could be forgiven. They would only give some criticism and show their benevolence and righteousness, and their officials would be deeply grateful.
Legalism, on the other hand, firmly believed that human nature was evil and must be punished.
In conclusion, both theories were correct. You never knew whether the other party would continue to deceive the emperor or change because of shame after forgiving them.
This was quantum mechanics!
After the meal was over, Ying Wei called for the servants to clean up the plates.
"A gentleman stays far away from the kitchen, so Little Sage Manor never opens fire.”
"However, this was originally Mencius 'exhortation to virtuous people to practice benevolence and righteousness. Now, this Little Sage Manor has directly quoted its literal meaning.”
"It can be seen that the so-called classics are meant to be misinterpreted by future generations.”
Ying Wei laughed. After finishing his breakfast, he went straight to the library and continued to read the various classics collected by the Confucians.
For the past few days, Ying Wei had been standing between his residence and the library.
Ever since he found out that the Startling Salamander wanted to assassinate him, Ying Wei had given up on the idea of returning to the State of Qin. Who knew if he would see the Startling Salamander Sword stabbing at him the moment he left the Small Sage Manor?
It was this small Sage Manor that gave Ying Wei a sense of security.
Just in case, Ying Wei didn't even go to the Pleasure Tower and only read the books of sages, which amazed Han Fei. He didn't know how Ying Wei became a gentleman.
During the pre-Qin period, ordinary families only ate two meals a day because they had to save food.
However, for a royal family like Ying Wei, he could eat whenever he wanted. As long as he wanted, he could ask the chef to cook for him at any time.
Just like that, he focused on studying for a few days. One afternoon, Zi Liao suddenly jogged to find Ying Wei and said,"…Young Master, there's a Qin official outside the Little Sage Manor asking to see you.”
When Ying Wei heard this, she knew that Brother Zheng was sending her money and goods again.
Ever since Ying Wei sent his and Han Fei's works to Xianyang Palace more than a year ago, Ying Zheng had sent people to the State of Qi every few days to express his condolences to Ying Wei.
That was because Ying Wei and Han Fei's works had struck a chord in Ying Zheng's heart.
In history, after reading Han Fei's works, Ying Zheng said,""…Sigh, I won't regret it if I see this person hanging out with him!”
As long as I can make friends with Han Fei, I won't have any regrets even if I die. It can be seen how much Ying Zheng admires Han Fei and the Legalism.
Any person's thoughts were closely related to the environment they grew up in, and there was a reason why Ying Zheng admired Legalism so much.
Ying Zheng was born in the State of Zhao. When he was young, Ying Yiren and Lu Buwei ran to the State of Qin, leaving Ying Zheng and his mother, an orphan and a widow, to live in the State of Zhao.
Abandoned by his father as a hostage, Ying Zheng's miserable life when he was a child could be seen clearly. He was definitely bullied every day.
He finally managed to return to the State of Qin at the age of nine and succeeded the throne at the age of thirteen. However, until the age of twenty-one, he was practically a puppet.
He was the King of Qin, but Lu Buwei controlled the government and called him Zhongfu. One could imagine how aggrieved he was.
During this period of time, he had experienced the rebellion of his brother, who he had a good relationship with. His relationship with his mother had also become more and more tense.
The worst moment in Ying Zheng's life was when his mother found a male escort and gave birth to a child who wanted to replace him. Even his mother, who was the closest to him, wanted his life, so how could Ying Zheng not feel disappointed?
Ying Zheng's childhood and teenage years could be said to be extremely miserable. He was deserted by everyone, and in the end, he became a complete loner. It was already not easy for him to not have any mental problems.
Facing Ying Zheng, who had gone through all this and had such a miserable childhood, if you talked to him about the benevolence, righteousness, and morality of Confucianism and asked him to implement the benevolent government, he would definitely cut off your head.
To him, those Confucianists were just bullsh * t. Why didn't he ask Lu Buwei to return power to him with benevolence and righteousness?
Only Han Fei's Legalism, the emperor's mind, and the methods of controlling his subordinates were what Ying Zheng needed most in his life. That was why Ying Zheng respected Han Fei and Legalism so much.
If any transmigrator dared to talk about Confucianism with Ying Zheng, he would not think that you were a great talent, but that you did not understand him.
This was also why Ying Wei had a good relationship with Han Fei after meeting him. He even wanted to add his name to Han Fei's works.
According to modern parlance, this was taking photos with internet celebrities to increase traffic.
Especially as a modern man, Ying Wei was really not good at ancient articles, and Han Fei happened to be an expert in this field.
Therefore, Ying Wei narrated his ideas and Han Fei helped him gather these ideas into a book.
What would Ying Zheng think if these things were presented to him?
Ying Zheng could only think,'My little brother really understands me too well. His thoughts are the same as mine. We are soul and spirit partners. I love him to death!'
Naturally, he would 'beg for his brother' and send people to the Qi Kingdom to reward him. He even helped Ying Wei to take care of his fief. His only purpose was to urge Ying Wei to return to the country.
This was actually the same principle as chasing a woman. Being able to understand the other party was the killer move to enter a woman's heart.
I like apples, but you gave me a box of pears. You think that this is good for me, but you're just touched.
Ying Wei's actions were called 'Jiang Taigong fishing, willing to take the bait.'
Back then, Jiang Shang had caught King Wen of Zhou, while he, Ying Wei, had caught Qin Shihuang.
As for Han Fei? He was just a tool, so there was no need to mention him!
Ying Wei followed Zi Liao to the entrance of the Small Sage Manor and saw a young official in his twenties welcoming him with the protection of several Qin soldiers.
However, Ying Wei's attention was not on the young official. Instead, he was looking at the chariot that they were protecting.
Ying Wei's expression turned cold when he saw the carriage. The color of the carriage and the silk on it were obvious that it was meant for a woman!
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