"Although my residence is simple, according to what you said, the residence is brilliant because of the wise man. Now that you come to my simple residence, my simple residence has become extraordinary because of yours." The old man's courtyard takes a long time to walk through the road, walk through a dense forest, and a broken thatched hut at the foot of the mountain is his courtyard. The old man looked at his home proudly, without any anxiety on his face, as if he lived in a royal palace.

"Okay, it's a good house... I really want to own such a house." Zhao Kuo saw the simple and rough fence around the house, there were chickens and ducks foraging in the courtyard, there were vegetable gardens in front and behind, and a burly tree, which was tightly entangled with the house. Under the dripping rain, it looked even more lush. You could see the endless water flowing from the window. In summer, sitting under the shade of the tree and looking at the river in the distance, it must be a unique atmosphere.

"Difficult, difficult." The old man shook his head and said, "You are different from me... Even if you move into the deep mountains and forests, you must not be able to get purity." The old man took Zhao Kuo into the courtyard, and he did not lock the door. The rain kept dripping from the eaves, and the lush branches kept shaking. The rain gathered at the tip of the paper strip and then fell. Standing here, far away from the road and unable to see the smoke from cooking, it really makes people feel inexplicably comfortable.

"I have never seen such a scene in the past few decades..." Zhao Kuo felt the quietness and peace as the wind blew through the surrounding dense forests, and his whole body became much more relaxed and his breathing became smoother.

"It's because you've been rushing on the road but never stopped to watch." The old man stroked his beard, his sleeves floated, and he stood proudly in the courtyard, his eyes extremely deep.

"No, maybe it's because you couldn't find such a scenery before. You know, Yi Wang Tian could not find such a peaceful place before. There were wars everywhere and nowhere was spared." Zhao Kuo said seriously.

"That's right." The old man glanced at Zhao Kuo and immediately expressed his agreement. Zhao Kuo immediately understood that this person who also agreed with the theory of the king's world. Zhao Kuo did not know the old man in front of him, and the old man obviously recognized him. Zhao Kuo rarely met a friend who could communicate equally. He did not want the other person to be the kind of pedantic person who hides in the deep mountains and forests and firmly believes that the ancient method is immutable. However, Zhao Kuo felt that the other person was not that kind of person.

"There are indeed too many dead people. I really want to thank you for being able to live such a peaceful life now." The old man took Zhao Kuo and Ge into the house. The old man's inner room was also very simple, with only beds, desks, and some firewood. Although it was simple, fortunately it would not leak. Ge shook his body, and then made a fire in the simple kang in the old man's inner room, making the room warmer. Zhao Kuo noticed the bamboo slips piled up in the old man's house. He was a little curious and wanted to go and look around. He looked at the old man.

"A person with insufficient talent is not a stupid person, but a person who wants to make a fire to warm up the body when facing books." The old man looked at Ge, shook his head and said, and asked Zhao Kuo to open the books casually. Zhao Kuo picked up the bamboo slips and started to look through them. When he saw this, Zhao Kuo was a little fascinated. Zhao Kuo had never seen these bamboo slips, and Zhao Kuo read a lot, but he had never read them. It seems that these were written by the old man himself.

The old man was by no means an ordinary person to be able to write so many books. Zhao Kuo found that his books included all aspects, including military affairs, from marching and fighting to strategy, from strategy to practice, including everything. Zhao Kuo read the most books on military strategy, but he had to admit that the old man's knowledge of military theory was indeed at its peak, and even compared with Wei Liao, the country's Taiwei, he probably did not fall for it. In addition to military strategy, there are many manuscripts on the political field.

The manuscript explains a lot about the causes of chaos in the world, and tells in detail the drawbacks of the feudal system, analyzes the relationship between productivity and annexation wars. In addition to politics, there are also many contents about philosophy, including the meaning of human survival, interpreting Lao Tzu's dependence on misfortunes and good fortune, Zhuangzi's inner sage and external kings, talking about people from nature, and determining the philosophical thoughts based on people. He even has works on calendar astronomy and other aspects.

Zhao Kuo took off his coat and sat in the warm room. He watched quietly for the whole day. During this period, the old man was silent. He just watched Zhao Kuo study. Most people who like to read had this problem. They like to be fascinated when they read, and completely forgot the passage of time. The most difficult thing was Ge. He sat indoors helplessly and went out to feed the horses several times, but when he came back, he found that Zhao Kuo was still studying.

Zhao Kuo has a good memory. He reads very quickly, remembers clearly, and can accept all kinds of books. He can be said to have no choice but to accept everyone. Until nightfall, Ge had already lie down and slept soundly. Zhao Kuo put down the bamboo slips in his hand, but he was not tired at all, and looked at the old man in front of him with great energy. From the content written by a person, he could basically tell his character.

If the books are written rigorously, he must be a rigorous and old-fashioned person on weekdays. If the books are written humorous, he must be an interesting person on weekdays. If the books are written rippling, he may not be a very happy person on weekdays. Nowadays, he can see his core ideas from a person's books and thus distinguish what school the other party is from. Zhao Kuo looked at these books, but he was a little unable to tell.

He should belong to Taoism. After all, his philosophical theory is all about studying Laozi and Zhuangzi, focusing on self-cultivation, humans and nature live in harmony, and political views are also about cultivating and resting, and governing without doing anything. But he is very proficient in military theory. Can you imagine a Taoist scholar fighting with the army? Confucianism, Legalism, Mojia, but Taoism, think about Laozi riding a cow and charging with the army, which is a different sense of incongruity.

The purpose in his books is very strong, with practical ideas, including health care, square skills, mathematics, military strategy, strategy, etc., which is extremely purposeful and operational... His theories contain the shadow of Confucianism, Mohism, and even Legalism. Zhao Kuo suddenly realized that this person belongs to the Taoist school of Huang Lao?

"Your books contain all things. You have such talent, but why do you live in the wild and refuse to come to help the people in the world?" Zhao Kuo frowned, looking a little angry. Zhao Kuo was really angry. This person has achieved good achievements in politics and other fields. Moreover, his view of cultivating and resting is also very consistent with the world after the war, but why did he not want to make some efforts and why was he so selfishly hidden in the deep mountains?

The old man shook his head and sighed, "It's not that he doesn't want it, but that's not..." The old man raised his head, his eyes full of helplessness. He said, "In the previous chaotic times, countries fought each other, and it is impossible to avoid it. Who is willing to implement such a policy to appease the people? Now, the world is unified, but the Qin State's system is harsh, allowing Qin State to relax its management of the local area and let the emperor rule inaction. Is this possible?"

"Although I have never seen him today's emperor, from his actions, I can see what kind of person he is, and he will never be willing..." The old man said, without any loss in his eyes. He has a lot of talent and knowledge, but it is not at the right time. In today's era, his knowledge has no place to be used. Fortunately, the old man was not angry either. He said, "But this is a good thing and a bad thing."

"Although I am not busy for the world like you, I live a comfortable life. Every day, no enemies murder me, no complicated things to bother me. Besides, I will die myself, but what I have studied will not disappear. One day, someone will pick up my books to govern the world. By that time, I can do something for the world, the difference is that it is a little later than you."

When Zhao Kuo heard this, he suddenly admired the other party's open-mindedness. He is worthy of being a person who is studying Laozhuang. If others encounter such a thing, they are afraid that they will drink to relieve their sorrows every day and write countless poems that are not worthy of attention. However, this old man is not like this. He enjoys his life in the mountains and forests every day, thinking about philosophy, and writing wonderful articles. He wants to leave something for the world. It cannot be used now, and may not be able to use it in the future.

This mentality indeed crushed some unsuccessful literati in later generations. This is also a wonderful person. Zhao Kuo is not obsessed with whether he will become an official, because he is right. It is already difficult to let Qin not interfere with the normal life of the people. It is probably not feasible to let them allow the people to develop freely. The Legalists dominate the Qin State, so they will not allow it. Besides, the character of the First Emperor is not a person who can rule without doing anything.

Ying Zheng was already very different from what he looked like in history. He did not kill the kings of various countries, nor did he humiliate them, did not treat the people of the six countries as conquered, nor did he act recklessly in history, chose to compromise with Confucianism, did not burn books, and did not use the people of various places to do big projects... Even so, some things in Ying Zheng's bones have not changed, and it is ruled without doing anything? It does not exist!

If he ascended the throne in Fusu, all this could be realized. Fusu's utilitarianism, or rather, he was not so fascinated by achievements, and he hoped to see the scene of prosperity and peace of the people. In that case, it was not surprising that Zhao Kuo chose the theory of Huang Lao to restore the people's strength. Zhao Kuo extended the topic from the old man himself to his theory. When talking about the theory point of view, the old man was a little excited.

The old man's theory and Zhao Kuo's theory have both overlapping and conflicting places. When talking about letting the people rest, giving them enough time to cultivate, reducing taxes, labor and other things, the two were like brothers, wishing they could hold each other's hands, and they could not find a confidant, but when they talked about governing inaction, the two had a big difference.

"The people cannot manage themselves by themselves. If the people can manage themselves well, what's the use of the temple? The temple serves the people, builds roads, and builds large-scale water conservancy projects. These organizations and management are all the powers owned by the temple. According to your statement, the people in the world are busy with their own affairs and only care about farming and textiles. Then can society develop? If there is no temple to perform its functions, how can the people live a good life?!"

"There is a kind of Taoist theory, which I call it temple-freeism. This is very dangerous and wrong!" Zhao Kuo pointed to the old man in front of him and said seriously.

"The promotion of society is not a temple with people themselves. People's own development can drive the development of society at the same time. Without too much interference, the people will naturally want to live a better life. As for the functions of the temple you mentioned, I can only say that inaction is not about inaction, but just not interfering much, such as corvee, taxes, wars, engineering... You are changing the concept and referring to reducing interference as non-interference. Your own argument is wrong!"

"Okay, since you mentioned the issue of argument, how much did you mean to reduce interference? According to what you said just now, if the state does not interfere with local governments, it will lead to insufficient centralization of centralization, trigger local rebellion, and trigger the Seven Kings... Cough cough, the strength of the local government will exceed that of the temple, and it will easily form local clans, chaos in the legal system, and lack of national prestige!"

"In this way, you have been implementing your inaction and rule, let me tell you what will happen!!" Zhao Kuo stood up and said seriously: "In foreign countries, powerful enemies will appear. They will take advantage of the decline of the dynasty's military strength and continue to harass, and even trigger a greater war! According to the feudal you proposed, the local princes become rich and powerful, appoint and remove their officials, and have their own army! Sooner or later, this will cause rebellion in the country!"

"If there is no restrictions on the local government, and the powerful appear and oppress the people, do you think the constraints of the temple are protecting the people or harming the people?!"

"No!", the old man stood up in anger. He said: "The foundation of governance by inaction is carried out on the basis of the cessation of war. The country retains a strong standing army. How can the local government surpass the temple? How dare foreign enemies invade the border? And the problem of the powerful people you mentioned is that on the basis of reducing land rent, light taxes and low taxes, the people can live a relatively wealthy life. Even if a few rich families appear, they will not cause too much danger to the people..."

"Ha, it won't cause too much harm??" Zhao Kuo sneered and scolded: "What you said is ridiculous! Since you are familiar with Laos and Zhuangzi, how could you not know that contradictions are the foundation of society. There will be wars if there are contradictions. I hate wars, but I cannot stop all wars. The system you mentioned can only be implemented within thirty years after the war. Later, it will have to be abolished, otherwise it will cause the weakness of the country!"

"Besides, even if it is to be implemented, it must be changed!"

The two old men quarreled for a whole night, and Ge woke up several times. He was afraid that the old man would drive him and Junhou out. However, by dawn, the two fell asleep. After getting up, they did not look like they were quarreling yesterday. They had a smile and talked about some interesting stories. When the weather gradually became darker, the two sat in their seats seriously and started quarreling again.

But Ge couldn't understand a single word!
Chapter completed!