[Three Kingdoms] Xinghan

Seeing this, Jian Qiu's eyes darkened, and she almost fainted.

Everything was going in the worst direction he expected. The person he met three days ago was indeed General Zhao Zilong.

And it also means that His Highness the King of Changsha was likely to be there that day.

This is how to do!

He ignorantly followed the crowd and sat down, his mind was full of a certain sentence that the traveling businessman said that day.

"Young master's actions, if it reaches His Highness's ears, I'm afraid it will implicate your father."

Jian Qiu lowered her head, afraid of being noticed by others.

His Highness's gentle voice rang in his ears, talking about things he had never heard of.

I have been listening silently, I don't know how long it has passed.

He suddenly realized a problem: If His Highness had already decided to deal with him, wouldn't he be waiting for death if he went on like this.

Maybe I should take the initiative to do something to fight for a life.

Thinking of these, Jian Qiu secretly clenched her fists.

He raised his head and listened intently to what His Highness said, his mind was more active than ever before.

He hoped to do something, if he could get His Highness's appreciation, maybe he wouldn't be questioned.

Ling Han quickly noticed Jian Qiu.

Looking at the entire classroom, few of the children of the aristocratic family dared to look up at themselves.

And there is only one person who has received his gaze and has the courage to maintain eye contact with him for several seconds, which is really eye-catching.

However, Ling Han did not recognize Jian Qiu.

There was a distance between him and Jian Qiu that day, and his attention was attracted by the tide of Yinglong, so how could he notice the boy's appearance?

Even if he recognized him, Ling Han would not do anything to him.

After all, according to what the senior brother said, the other party was just a little stubborn, and did not cause any actual evil results.

Soon, a topic ended.

Ling Han looked down and said, "Do you have any questions?"

"In the classroom, there are only teachers and students, there is no other relationship. You don't have to worry about anything. If you have any doubts or disagreements, you can bring it up, and we can discuss it together."

All the students looked at each other when they heard the words.

Obviously, no one has the courage to stand up because of such encouragement.

Ling Han waited for a while, and finally a young man stood up.

It was the one he had noticed earlier.

Jian Qiu has the mentality of treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

He asked: "Mr. Dian, student Jian Qiu, there is something I don't understand, so I would like to ask you for advice."

Ling Han slightly raised his eyebrows upon hearing this.

The name Jian Qiu...it turns out that this student is the naughty boy that the senior brother said.

In Lujiang, Lu Xun started the question-and-answer session.

But in Jiujiang, after waiting for a long time and saying a lot of words of encouragement, finally someone dared to stand up.

Ling Han smiled faintly, and he probably understood why the other party was so courageous.

He made a gesture to indicate that the other party could start asking.

Jian Qiu folded her fists slightly and leaned forward: "Mr. said that the emperor broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people. This is to stabilize the people's hearts and maintain the rule of the court. The students think so."

Then he said: "But I have doubts about another point, which is the negligent death that Mr. said."

"This decree is valid. What if someone with bad intentions buys the poor with a lot of money and makes them commit suicide just to frame their colleagues?"

"Isn't it a loss for the imperial court to demote capable people at a small price?"

Ling Han nodded slightly.

He said: "What you said involves another issue: when a king governs the world, should he use people for their talents or for their talents?"

The students were a little shocked when they heard this sentence.

The words "the king governs the world" can be said directly from the mouth of His Highness the King of Changsha.

It seems that His Highness has completely let go of his honorable status today, and is determined to speak to them as a teacher.

So while being shocked, they also felt that it seemed okay to be a little presumptuous today.

As far as Ling Han is concerned, he himself is more in favor of employing talents, especially in troubled times like the Three Kingdoms.

But he is destined not to become a traditional emperor.

Talented but lacking morality, reusing such a person will cause great obstacles to one's own reform.

Therefore, in terms of using talents, he cannot ignore the character of the other party.

People who are treacherous and evil and have no mercy, no matter how capable they are, they should avoid reuse.

Ling Han looked at Jian Qiu and said, "How to employ people is not the focus of today's discussion. But your question just now is easy to answer."

"The so-called death by negligence must always be caused by negligence. As long as an official maintains integrity and treats the people well, he will not be framed by treacherous people."

Jian Qiu was stunned for a moment, then asked again: "Shouldn't scholars enjoy the advantages over ordinary people?"

As soon as the words fell, he himself blushed.

When he was watching the tide and grabbing a seat that day, he said similar things to the traveling businessman to show that he was not at fault.

At this moment, it is not so much to raise such doubts.

Rather, he was using this to defend His Highness for what he did that day.

Although Ling Han heard what happened from Zhao Yun, he didn't know that Jian Qiu said such words that day.

From Ling Han's ears, Jian Qiu's question was not fundamentally different from Quan Rou's question before she died.

——Could it be that in the eyes of His Highness, we scholars are the same as those farmers in the fields who only know how to cultivate?

So Ling Han answered him firmly: "Scholars are naturally different from ordinary people."

Ling Han stared at the teenagers below.

They have learned characters, learned poetry, and read Confucian classics, but they have not been fully immersed in the ink of the times.

Like Jian Qiu, although he was full of air in the crowd that day, he still didn't disregard life and despise the people like ants.

If left unchecked, it's hard to say what this group of teenagers will eventually grow into.

With the right guidance, they might be very different.

And this is one of the important reasons why I am standing here.

Ling Han said: "Scholars have learned the words of sages since they were young, and after becoming officials, they have also made greater contributions to the court."

"Therefore, scholars and their descendants should live a better life than ordinary people."

Jian Qiu was stunned upon hearing this.

If what His Highness said, wouldn't I have no reason to be questioned that day?

But think about General Zhao—General Zhao has escorted His Highness many times, and has made countless military exploits on the battlefield.

Such a monstrous achievement, let alone killing a farmer through negligence, even if he intentionally killed some people, he should not be punished.

However, Ling Han changed the subject: "However, the benefits enjoyed by scholars and the power they possess must be limited within a certain range."

"They make meritorious deeds, so they can enjoy the benefits; if they make mistakes, they will also be punished."

"The merits and demerits cannot be generalized. If the scholars are all proud of their achievements and treat the common people like shoes, the imperial court will surely die here."

Jian Qiu blinked in confusion.

Merits and demerits cannot be generalized?But since ancient times, as long as those who have made great contributions have not developed a rebellious heart and did not make the king feel threatened, they will not face any punishment even if they commit many crimes.

He seemed to understand what His Highness said, but he didn't seem to understand.

Ling Han looked at them and said: "You must be puzzled by General Zhao's demotion."

As soon as this remark came out, the expressions of the students suddenly became more serious.

They dare not discuss this matter on the open face, but they have all kinds of guesses in their hearts.This is so amazing!

Ling Han said again: "Although General Zhao caused death by mistake, there is indeed a reason for the incident."

"He is my senior brother, he has kept me safe many times, and there is no quarrel between the two of us."

Isn't it out of favor?

But the children of the aristocratic family are even more puzzled: Since there is a reason for the incident, and they have not fallen out of favor, why should they be demoted?

Just compensate the farmer's family with more money.

"The reason for this treatment is because this king wants to use this incident to tell the world one thing."

Ling Han's voice changed from the gentleness before, and became more imposing: "Human life is extremely precious. Anyone who causes death, whether intentionally or unintentionally, will have to pay for it."

"If you don't want to give the traitor a chance, then you have to be careful and don't let him take advantage of it."

These words almost clearly stated: Zhao Yun's demotion is just a gesture.I just want to use this to tell the aristocratic family that even if the merit is as high as Zhao Yun, there is no exception.

In fact, it itself will be a matter of mutual understanding.Because of such a trivial matter, he was demoted, but he was still reused afterwards, and he was promoted soon afterward. This is simply for others to see.

But if Ling Han didn't say that, after many years, later generations might speculate whether Zhao Yun committed some kind of fault that is not convenient to record, so that he would use this name to convict him.

Jian Qiu thought deeply after sitting down.

He seemed to understand a little bit.

Does His Highness mean to say that the Japanese can order the people to give up their positions, but they should reason with them in a gentle manner instead of driving them away in a rampage.

The former is justified by itself, so there is no need to worry about it.

And the latter, you will face great danger.No matter which civilian fell into the water and died, or simply someone who hated his father took the opportunity to buy a civilian with money to commit suicide, he would be questioned and even implicated his father.

But at the same time, he had another doubt.

It's so troublesome, even to convict General Zhao, in the end it's because of an attitude issue, is it necessary?

Jian Qiu didn't expect that this incident would have any effect on protecting the common people.

However, he had a vague feeling that His Highness's move should have other purposes.

It doesn't matter so much, anyway, I will have a better attitude in the future so that others can't find faults.

Without Jian Qiu himself noticing, some aspects of his thoughts have quietly changed.

This change is very subtle and not real.Rather than calling it a change, it would be better to say that a seed was planted.

If Ling Han's reform in Yangzhou stops right now, this seed will probably never have a chance to germinate.

But if Ling Han keeps going on firmly, then this seed, eating the sun, drinking the dew, weathering the wind and rain, will grow into a towering tree sooner or later.

With Jian Qiu as the first person to eat crabs, soon another student stood up and asked another question.

Ling Han answered him patiently, and the class continued.

Among the many descendants of aristocratic families in Yangzhou, Jian Qiu is not the first to plant the seeds, nor will he be the last.

作者有话要说：感谢在2021-06-1723:33:21~2021-06-1823:21:59期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who cast the landmine: 1 piece of fried beef roll in fragrant pot;

Thanks to the little angels of the irrigation nutrient solution: 10 bottles of Qingxi; 5 bottles of quiet time;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!