Li Chen's words were not polite, and even a bit unpleasant. They were in sharp contrast to his previous greetings and caring.
But to Zhao Xuanji's ears, it didn't sound harsh.
With Zhao Xuanji's self-cultivation, he could understand that these words were more true than those before, and they were talking about his actual situation.
Since it is a fact, there is no need to talk about whether it is unpleasant or not.
Regardless of Li Chen's identity or Zhao Xuanji's status, it is destined to be even more difficult for them to hear the truth.
In the end, it was still easy to hear a few words of human truth from the mouth of the political enemy.
Zhao Xuanji smiled and said: "I was probably too mean to my children in my early years, and ended up like this in my later years. It can be considered that there are gains and losses. The retribution of the cycle of cause and effect should be endured."
Li Chen was still warming himself by the fire, and the orange-red charcoal fire illuminated his face with a halo, making it difficult to see his true expression.
He raised his head, smiled at Zhao Xuanji and said: "There are gains and losses. This is a natural principle that no one can escape. It's just the balance of profits and losses, and personal tastes are different."
"I once heard that there was a knight in the world who practiced unrivaled martial arts and aspired to be the supreme king of the martial arts. He made his ambition clear from the palace, and ended up with his wife and children. In his later years, he was shocked to realize that his life had gone astray. After all, the false name of the supreme martial artist was not worth it to his descendants.
It was ordinary and peaceful to live around my knees and grow old, so I became disheartened and lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests, no longer interested in the affairs of the world."
"I have also heard that there is a scholar among the people who studied hard for decades in a cold window, and his family was too poor to survive. He sold his wife to a brothel to study. After that, he finally got a gold medal, but he could no longer face his loose-skinned wife. In the end,
He left his wife behind and lived happily in his official career."
"The two protagonists are both determined and determined. Both have gains and losses. From the perspective of provincial orders, which one gains and which loses?"
This question is difficult to answer.
Because no matter what you say, it's wrong.
Zhao Xuanji was wrapped in Li Chen's cloak and lying on the rocking chair. He laughed and said, "Your Highness is making things difficult for me."
Li Chen smiled and said: "This is not to make things difficult. I am just thinking and understanding, but it is difficult to solve the problem. I came to ask the provincial order for advice."
Zhao Xuanji said: "How can the experience of an old minister match your highness? If it were between me, both sides would suffer. The former is naive and the latter is selfish. Neither of them is following a noble path."
"How can it be regarded as a grand avenue?" Li Chen asked again.
Zhao Xuanji replied: "There have been talented people from generation to generation in the martial arts world. How many of the heroes and heroes who have been worthy of the supreme position in the martial arts through the ages were obtained from the palace? But he wants to commit suicide from the palace. This is a lack of ability."
"A gentleman is content with his life, he is in front of him and his life is behind him. He cannot feed himself, and cannot protect his wife and children at home. He is just greedy for fame. With such a mind, even if he becomes an official, he may not be able to serve the people well.
Even if you are an official, you won’t be able to go far.”
If you are not a good official, you will not get far.
When these words came out of Zhao Xuanji's mouth, they seemed a bit funny at first.
But Li Chen couldn't laugh.
He knew very well that, including Zhao Xuanji, the court was full of cliques of political bureaucrats, but in terms of ability, they were also the backbone of the Qin Empire.
Whether an official is good or not is uncertain.
An official is very corrupt, but he can do a few practical things for the people.
An official is very honest, but cannot do anything practical for the people.
Of these two, which one is the better official?
The first one may not be the case, and the second one is definitely not the case.
The essence of an official is to help the court manage people's livelihood and civil affairs so that the people can live a better life. What is the difference between an official who cannot do things and a clay sculpture?
Chapter completed!