Sun Bin never thought about the relationship between a general and a monarch from the perspective of interest distribution. From the perspective of interest distribution, the two are really contradictory.

When the general won the war, the king wanted to reward cities and gold, which was indeed not as profitable as bribes from other countries. Thinking of this, Sun Bin also understood why King Qi was unhappy to go to war with Wei, because it was not good for the king.

I also figured out why the monarch was always unhappy to listen to the words of the ministers in China and was willing to listen to the persuasion of foreign travelers. Because foreign travelers all analyzed the problems from the standpoint of the monarch and helped the monarch maximize the interests. Although it is not necessarily good for the country, it is definitely good for the monarch.

Ministers in China must either start from the national interests or from their own interests, and must not deal with the monarch.

Sun Bin's haggard cheeks flushed due to excitement. He realized that the young man in front of him was not simple, talented, and the sharpness of the problem was terrifying. He just heard a few words from the other party and had a series of associations. Many contradictions were resolved, and various forces of Qi were also revealed in front of him.

"You have great talent." Sun Bin wanted to recommend the other party to the King of Qi more and more.

"There are Duke Zou and Duke Sun in Qi, and you are the talents." Yun Yao said in a commercial manner: "Now the Qi army is strong, the national government is clear and the restoration of hegemony is just around the corner."

"Do you really think so?" Sun Bin knew that this was not the other party's true words: "So that, if you have time, I'll treat you to dinner."

The noisy racecourse was not a place to speak. Sun Bin invited Yunyao to have a meal, but he did not take them to Nulu for a meal, but went to Yuelai Inn.

Because Yuelai Inn is relatively close.

The Yuelai Inn in Qi State has a reasonable layout, spacious space, long history, and has been renovated several times. The storefront is a two-story hotel and the backyard is a bungalow for staying in the hotel. As a century-old store, Yuelai Inn has a very high rating in Qi State, and the old Qi people are willing to come and taste the authentic Qi State flavor. And the tourists who come and go to various countries also like to visit Yuelai Inn, because the food tastes of Yuelai Inn will not be too bad, so there is no need to worry about not being as good as their appetite.

"Let's go to the second floor." Sun Bin took the initiative to go up the second floor. Anyway, he has a servant, so he can move him upstairs.

"Mr. Sun, please ask first." The disabled people were not afraid of going upstairs, so Yunyao naturally would not care. Yunyao felt that Sun Bin could withstand the erosion of Western religions because his will was firm enough, and he did not turn evil after experiencing suffering, so he should be competent for the Tianguan.

Sun Bin went upstairs, chose a secluded location, and ordered the store to use screens to isolate an independent space so that they could speak freely inside.

Soon the wine and food were served, and Sun Bin personally poured wine for Yunyao and the five others. He had already seen that the five were mainly Yunyao, and the other four were all followers and would not express their opinions. But Sun Bin did not underestimate the four people, and also poured wine one by one.

"I am willing to listen to Zhu Zi's teachings." Sun Bin's purpose is very simple, which is to listen to new insights and understand new ideas.

"I'm not a master, I'm just chatting. If I can help Mr. Sun, it's my honor." Yun Yao said modestly.

"I heard you say that the general and the king are relative, but after careful consideration, it is indeed the case. The power of Qi is the same as that of the Western Zhou Dynasty. It seems prosperous, but there is a crisis. There is already a Tian family who departs from Jiang, and then there will inevitably be others staring at the throne afterwards. Therefore, the benefit of the minister is not the benefit of the king, the benefit of the king is not the benefit of the country, and the benefit of the country is not the benefit of the minister. I thought hard but couldn't understand the circle." Sun Bin couldn't understand why, but he just felt that everything was repeating the tragedy. Today's Qi State was yesterday's Western Zhou Dynasty.

The Zhou Dynasty was also very harmonious at the beginning, but later the ceremony collapsed and the country of Qi had already experienced the ceremony collapsed and musical failure, and began a new cycle of reincarnation, just like a wheel, and it was impossible to get around.

It is already considered a wise man to see that the current situation in Qi is just a repetition of the tragedy of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

"It is true. As far as I know, many countries will cultivate their own power in other countries, use money to fund doctors who are beneficial to them, and even let them be prime ministers. Therefore, it is difficult to say that the benefits of ministers are the benefits of the country and the king." Yun Yao said that cultivating ministers who are beneficial to them in the enemy country has been routinely operated in the Warring States Period.

Sun Bin nodded and said, "I know that some countries even specialize in frameing the talents of other countries and supporting mediocre talents, but not allowing other countries to become stronger." Qi State is also playing this tactic. For example, in Yan State, supporting pro-Qi forces, if they really don't work, they support mediocre talents. Use mediocre talents to attack the talents of Yan State, anyway, it will not make Yan State's life easier.

In fact, how did Chu, Wei and Zhao play, spend money to make trouble in other countries.

"I also heard that some nobles did not hesitate to launch wars through the king in order to get a good fief."

Sun Bin nodded again. This phenomenon is particularly common, especially in order to find a suitable fief, the king's brothers often occupied land in other countries through war.

It is because these problems are very common that Sun Bin couldn't understand why everyone could not contribute to the country well? He remembered his senior brother, and Pang Juan was also jealous and framed himself. If he was devoted to the Wei Kingdom, then he should recommend himself to the King of Wei instead of digging out his kneecap.

Thinking of this, Sun Bin felt a slight pain again, and a sense of humiliation couldn't help but rush to the Baihui acupoint. He really couldn't figure out whether these people had benevolence, morality, and country in their hearts?

Because he was worried that he would be replaced, he could kill the wise men, so he could naturally betray the country and the monarch for the benefit of his fief. Such people are not a minority, and Sun Bin hated them deeply.

"Mr. Meng, the Jixia Academy, proposed benevolence and righteousness in order to solve these problems." Yun Yao said: "Confucius said to restrain oneself and return to rituals, but the Master's benevolence is to first and then the country, first and then the relatives are close to each other, so these practices are not wrong, because this has been the case since the Western Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, Mr. Meng valued righteousness over benevolence, because righteousness is wider than benevolence. Benevolence is to act according to bloodlines, but righteousness has another set of rules, breaking out of bloodlines, and to sacrifice one's life for the right things. The so-called correct thing is that 'the people are the most important, the country is the second, and the king is the least', which means to let the monarch give benefits to the ministers and let the ministers give benefits to the people."

"Is this what Meng Ke's idea meant? Didn't he like to talk about profit?" Sun Bin felt that this was Yun Yao's misinterpretation.

"That's what it means, and I think his idea is correct. We must establish a set of rules that transcend bloodlines. In fact, the Legalists did the same, and the Mohists did the same. You said that Qi was repeating the history of the Western Zhou Dynasty. In fact, the seven major powers are currently seven Western Zhou Dynasty. But there is one thing different, that is, the knowledgeable people in the Warring States Period were looking for a new set of rules that could surpass the bloodline rules of the Western Zhou Dynasty." "We can no longer make everyone seek profit just for themselves and their families. We must make them realize that there is something more important than their bloodlines. Guanzi proposed the 'distinguishing between China and the barbarians' very good. China is higher than bloodlines, so at that time, Duke Huan of Qi was domineering and the princes of the world admired it. But now the bloodlines have surpassed China. Mencius hopes to use righteousness to suppress it, while the Legalists hope to use law to suppress it."

Sun Bin nodded repeatedly, really a simple and clear story, pointing to the point, pointing to the essence. Now everyone is only thinking about the interests of their own family, but they have not found something that transcends bloodline and is worthy of sacrificing family interests. In Guan Zhong's era, there was a distinction between Chinese and foreigners, but in the current Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period were all confused and didn't know what to do, so everyone can only benefit themselves.

From this point of view, it seems that the problem is easy to solve. As long as you put forward a proposition that is better than blood, which can be recognized by everyone, and supports everyone, you will be peaceful in the world.
Chapter completed!