People are too expensive?

You are too light?

The common people are too miserable?

These words broke into Guo Jin's head, making Guo Jin feel that his entire world has been subverted.

After a while, Guo Peng didn't say anything, and Guo Jin didn't ask.

He was so shocked that he needed time to react.

Guo Peng gave him some time.

The early spring breeze blew across the field with a little chill, blowing on the faces of the father and son, leaving a cool touch.

Guo Jin blinked and looked at Guo Peng.

Guo Peng spoke at the right time.

"Why did you kill Zang Hong for your father? Why did you kill Xun Yu? Because before the founding of a country, being a father was also a people. Like them, they worked together. After the founding of a country, being a father was the king, and being a father was no longer a people. The king was the enemy of the people, and the common people were the friends of the king."

Putting one hand on Guo Jin's shoulder, Guo Peng said slowly: "Faced with hundreds of thousands of people, the king is weak, because there are only one person, and the people have hundreds of thousands. In order to govern the country, the king has to distribute power to the people. The people have power, and the number of people is large, who is stronger? Who is weak?

But there is no way for heaven to escape, and the king also has a chance, because in addition to the people, there are also common people. In order to dominate the qualifications of being an official, the people deceive the king and suppress the common people, and at the same time offend the king and the common people. For the king and the common people, the people are the common enemy. The king has great righteousness and the common people have great strength. If the two are combined, they can defeat the people."

Guo Jin suddenly felt a little excited after saying this.

It seemed as if the clouds were clearing from the chaos to see the sun.

He asked excitedly.

"Father, how can the two be united?"

“…”

This time, Guo Peng was silent.

"Father?"

Seeing that Guo Peng stopped talking for a while, Guo Jin asked in confusion.

Under Guo Jin's questioning, Guo Peng suddenly said something that surprised and suspicious to Guo Jin.

"A Jin, deep down in his heart, does not like a family of one family, but there is no way to be a father."

"Father……"

"Do you know why?"

Guo Peng turned his gaze away from Guo Jin's face and moved to the distance that Guo Jin could not see for the time being.

"Because not every jun can clearly realize that he is a jun, and not every jun can clearly realize that his allies are common people, not people."

"Father, what does this mean?"

"A Jin, who is your teacher?"

Guo Peng asked.

"Mr. Cai, and the teachers in the school, they..."

Guo Jin suddenly realized something and said in surprise: "They are all people!"

"Not only are they the people, what you learn is also the people's knowledge, not the king's knowledge. The inheritance of the king's knowledge is more difficult than the people's knowledge. It can only be passed on by word of mouth. Once there is any mistake, the king's learning will be cut off, and the king will have nothing to say, and the king will become the people inside."

Guo Peng shook his head and sighed: "As the king, I don't do what you should do, but I am immersed in the lies made up by the people. I want to be a saint and be a benevolent king. Instead of restricting and suppressing the people, I indulge the people's power to seize the taxes and land of the common people. However, the king does not know, or knows, but can do nothing.

A large number of common people were displaced, but the treasury was empty. They could not provide money for relief or settle down. In the end, the common people had no way out. As long as one person took the lead, the remaining people would follow him and rise up. In the chaos in the world, the people turned into new dynasties, but the king died without a place to bury himself. Is there still few such things happening?"

Guo Jin's face became more and more surprised.

"This is the disadvantage of a family of one family."

Guo Peng sighed: "A Jin, do you know what you are most worried about for your father? What you are most worried about for your father is that our Guo family's king has cut off his inheritance and let his efforts to suppress the people and help the common people have been wasted. In this way, in just two hundred years, the world will return to 16 years ago, and the Yellow Turban Rebellion will surely reappear."

"this……"

Guo Jin found that he understood a lot.

Compared with the historical events he knew, he deeply believed that what his father said was correct.

During the short conversation, Guo Jin felt that everything he knew had changed direction.

Looking from this direction, Guo Jin suddenly understood everything Guo Peng did.

"No one teaches you what a king's learning is for your father. This hard-won master's learning is much more precious than the Five Classics and Fourteen Laws. He conquers the world for his father and sees the rise and fall of the princes in the world. Finally, he can see a trace of mystery from the war. This trace of mystery makes him sweat and tremble with his father."

Guo Peng shook his head and sighed: "They are afraid of the ruthlessness of being a father. Why are they afraid of the number of people and methods of their own, and what they think is far more terrifying than being a father, and far more ruthless than being a father, and the consequences will be more serious.

If you take action once for your father, you will kill only a hundred people. Yecheng will last for several months. If you don’t turmoil in the court, you will not turmoil the world. But if you take action once, you will kill millions of people. After 16 years of turmoil in the world, the Han Dynasty collapsed. Only when you take action can you take action will you take action. So which one is the most terrifying thing, the people and the king?"

Guo Jin swallowed, and his heart was shocked.

"Father, if this is the case, can there be a way to deal with it?"

"have."

Guo Peng nodded: "Father is also exploring, and has found a rough idea. A Jin, remember, when you are king, if they kneel on the ground and shout wisely, you should reflect on whether your policy is wrong and make them feel that there is an opportunity to take advantage of it.

If they stand in the court and scold you as a fool, especially when scolding you as a tyrant, you should reflect on whether it is not done fast enough or cruel enough.

There are not a few people who are in love with the common people, but they are definitely only a very small number. If they stand up one by one and scold you like jumping their feet, it should be that you touched their vitals and persevere."

"Father, this...is completely contrary to what the Five Classics family rules say."

Guo Jin looked at Guo Peng and whispered: "What is said in the book is completely different from what his father said."

"Who did the Five Classics do it? Was it done by you?"

"No, the Five Classics...of course, they were written by scholars...the people."

"right."

Guo Peng nodded: "What you learned when your father was young, what you learned when you were young was all about folk learning, which is the knowledge of scholars. What is the purpose of scholars? Inheriting knowledge is secondary, and the main purpose is to gain power and then rule the common people, that is, to deceive the king and suppress the common people. This is what the father has been doing."

“!!!”

Guo Jin widened his eyes.

"A Jin, how could I ever hear the emperor's words since my father's rebellion? Until now, I have a good position in the emperor, deceive the emperor, and seize the authority of the Han Dynasty for my own use. These are the knowledge of scholars. Because there is a Han emperor above his father, he is not a unique king. The knowledge of scholars is useful to being a father."

Guo Peng did not hide anything from his son.

Guo Jin's brain rotated rapidly, and immediately realized in horror that what Guo Peng said was true.

"Did you notice it? A Jin, what you have learned is entirely from the perspective of scholars. What you have learned is to promote the superiority of scholars, and how integrity and character of scholars are, and how born to be rulers.

In the words, it seems that scholars are the lords of China, and kings of all dynasties are just puppets who follow the words of scholars and do things. The existence of a king is only symbolic and has no practical meaning. As long as there are scholars and listen to the words of scholars, the country can prosper."

Guo Peng sneered: "What are the scholars proclaimed? What are the old stories of Yao, Shun and Yu that scholars praised? It is abdication. What is the inside of the abdication? It is a king who does not care about authority and is willing to let go. It is a good king.

The power is released whenever he says, and the throne is transferred when he says, and the power is not taken. This is the holy king advocated by scholars. But, A Jin, think carefully, if the king has let go of power, who is the cheaper? Is it the illiterate commoner? The emperor does not want power, who wants power? Who will rule?"

Guo Jin thought for a while in surprise.

"Scholar?"

"Yes, it is the scholars. They talk about everything in a mess, and embellish them with the appearance of benevolence, righteousness, morality and academics, just two words, and they need power.

A king should not take power. It should be handed over to scholars. It is wrong for a king to take power, but it is right for a scholar to take power. What should the king cherish the life and death? It is enough for a scholar to protect his family."

Guo Peng said as if he was sighing: "This time, as a father, he was a new king. Without the central court, he completely started a new job and seized the central government's authority.

I thought my father had a selfish selfish position and established a young emperor. In troubled times, it was obvious that it was autocratic and that it was a bad intention. Who would not see it? How many people were willing to stand up and fight for the Han Dynasty at all costs?"
Chapter completed!