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Chapter 513 Human nature and animal nature

After saying a few gossips, Liu Xie returned to the main topic and asked Han Sui's intention.

Although he felt that Han Sui could not say anything new, he was just showing his loyalty.

"Your Majesty, I took a look when Yan Chi was watching the formation." Han Sui held the teacup with a focused expression. "There are several personal guards around Yan Chi who are wearing our Han army armor. I guess they were thrown to them not long ago. It can be seen that these armors have a lot of temptation to the Xianbei people. The Xianbei tribes compete with each other. Whoever has more armor can be the king, so other tribes will definitely not watch Yan Chi to swallow it."

"But I didn't see any other tribes." Liu Xie said.

"They are watching." Han Sui was prepared. "If they decided not to come, with the strength of the Wild Wolf Tribe, Yan Chi would not be so presumptuous."

Liu Xie breathed a sigh of relief. He was not afraid of the Red Ridge Tribe. The Kuangsha Tribe came, but was afraid that they would not come. The scout didn't find out about the other tribes, and he was still a little uneasy. After listening to Han Sui's analysis, he finally felt relieved.

"In order to strengthen Yan Chi's confidence and lure other tribes together, I plan to send some people to fight tomorrow, show weakness to the enemy, and let Yan Chi taste some sweetness."

"Who are you going to arrange for the fight?"

"Cheng Gongying." Han Sui said in a deep voice: "Most of his commands are Qiang light cavalry, and many of them were rebellious. They were wild-hearted and used to being presumptuous. They often did not obey orders and acted without authorization. I planned to send them to fight Yanchi to show that military discipline was not in order. After the defeat, I took their time out of the battlefield and let them rush to Juyanze to ambush."

Liu Xie's eyes flashed and he looked at Han Sui deeply.

Han Sui raised the corner of his mouth slightly. "Does Your Majesty think it is feasible?"

Liu Xie thought for a moment. "It's feasible."

Han Sui let out a sigh and bowed excitedly. "Please rest assured that I will control my position and will never affect your Majesty's overall arrangement."

Liu Xie smiled and didn't say anything.

Han Sui was very ambitious. Before the victory or defeat was decided on the front battlefield, he was considering drawing the main force to accumulate strength and prepare for the pursuit. As for whether there is any intention to preserve strength, it is still unclear. But if he does this, he will obviously transfer more pressure to the imperial guards. If he does not have enough confidence, Han Sui's suggestion will be a threat.

If Han Sui is desperate and hopes that he can protect him, he will naturally give more benefits.

Regardless of whether Han Sui had such a subjective idea or not, objectively, he had such suspicion.

He didn't think Han Sui was the kind of person who could speak without restraint when he was excited.

But with enough confidence, he naturally doesn't have to worry about whether Han Sui has the intention to threaten. To put it bluntly, even if Han Sui doesn't come, he is confident that he can defeat the Xianbei people with the imperial guards, but he just can't wipe out them all.

Dignity comes from strength. Although the imperial guards have not many troops, and the total number is less than 10,000, they have not relaxed training for more than two years, and their equipment is even more perfect. It is still easy to beat tens of thousands of Xianbei people in front.

This battle was not only for the Xianbei people, but also for Han Sui.

No matter what Han Sui thought, in the face of real strength, he had no other choice except to bow down and surrender.

After Han Sui left, Liu Xie thought about it repeatedly and sent someone to invite Jia Xu.

After hearing this, Jia Xu was very calm.

"This is Han Sui, and it is also the characteristic of many people in Xiliang." Jia Xu smiled silently, a little helpless. "Life is difficult. At any time, you must first set yourself invincible in order to survive. It seems smart, but in fact it is short-sighted and difficult to become a great person."

Liu Xie smiled slightly. "Maybe this is human instinct."

"instinct?"

"Nature." Liu Xie changed the word. "Or animal nature, survival is always the first priority."

Jia Xu blinked and didn't say anything, but his expression was a little awkward.

Liu Xie picked up a dry firewood and threw it into the fire. "Everyone has animal nature. It is not shameful to have animal nature, but animal nature alone is definitely not enough. Similarly, it is not desirable to deliberately ignore animal nature for the sake of human nature. I remember someone said that losing human nature means losing a lot. Losing animal nature means losing everything. The mistakes of Confucianism sometimes lie in excessive demands, ignoring human basic needs, and becoming a theory against one's will."

Jia Xu's eyes flashed, as if he had some insight. After a while, he said: "Your Majesty's words are almost the distinction between Confucianism and Law. Legalists focus on farming and fighting, and seek survival. Confucianism emphasizes education and seeks morality. If there is law but no Confucianism, it is difficult to get rid of animal nature. If there is Confucianism, it is difficult to get rid of human nature. Your Majesty promotes education in Xiliang, which is based on animal nature."

Liu Xie laughed in silence. "That's the same."

"Your Majesty also asks you to give me some advice."

"Real human nature can include animal nature and transcend animal nature." Liu Xie said lightly: "If the implementation of education cannot allow people to survive better, even if this education is not wrong, it will inevitably be incomplete."

Jia Xu let out a sigh of relief. "I understand. Your Majesty takes Gengliang as the foundation and seeks the way to revive it. It seems that he will retake the road of Qin and the world, but in fact it is to return to simplicity and truth, strengthen the foundation and cultivate the essence."

Liu Xie stared at Jia Xu and couldn't help but smile. "When Emperor Gao granted the title of Hanzhong, Zhang Liang was the assistant minister, and the Han Dynasty had four hundred years. Now I have been fighting in the northwest, and there are gentlemen who dare not expect it. It should be hoped for the Han Dynasty to be like Zhou, and the world will last for eight hundred years."

Jia Xu shook his hand quickly. "How dare I compare with Liu Hou?"

"I deserve it." Liu Xie said. "I will give you this opportunity."

Jia Xu remembered the conversation he had with Liu Xie and smiled knowingly. "Then I'll just say no to me and try it out."

The war is imminent, and the Xianbei people lurk on the side like wolves, and may launch a thunder strike at any time. Everyone is highly vigilant, people cannot untied their armor, and horses cannot untied their saddles. Liu Xie is no exception, lying in harmony with his clothes until dawn.

I woke up early in the morning, finished washing up, and was having breakfast, when Ma Yunlu walked in.

"Your Majesty, I have a request."

Liu Xie raised his head and looked at Ma Yunlu while drinking porridge. "Want to go to fight?"

Ma Yunlu nodded awkwardly.

She was qualified to attend the pre-military meeting and knew that the Yulin Women's Camp was arranged in the rear camp as the guard of the queen, nobles and the female relatives of the generals. But she was unwilling to give up and wanted to participate in the battle like everyone else.

"Don't worry, I have my own arrangements and I will let you go." Liu Xie finished his last bite of porridge and put down his bowls and chopsticks. "I have put so much effort into building a women's camp, and I will never let you become a decoration. But when to go to the battle, there are some considerations."

Ma Yunlu was overjoyed. "Then... can your Majesty explain it more clearly so that I can explain it to the knights under my command?"

"I can't tell them for the time being, but I can tell you." Liu Xie waved. "Come on my ear."
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