The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 815: too utilitarian
Chapter 815 Too Utilitarian
Later, the Emperor of Daliang ignored the lives of the people… He snatched medicinal materials from the people, ignored the blood and sacrifice of his soldiers, and insisted on fighting to the death with the State of Jin because of personal grudges. It was also the Princess Zhenguo who saved the dying people, stationed outside the city for several months without attacking the city… and patiently persuaded them to surrender.
The entire camp of wounded soldiers was like boiling water meeting hot oil, and it immediately exploded, and the soldiers knelt on the ground one after another…
One could hear people swearing to follow the Princess Zhenguo until death.
Xiao Rongyan was so excited that he could hardly suppress his excitement. He slowly stood up and looked at Bai Qingyan, whose face was solemn and eyes were gloomy. He felt that Bai Qingyan had an ability to bewitch people, which was an extremely rare talent for a general.
He guessed… the reason why King Zhenguo Bai Weiting called Bai Qingyan a natural-born general was probably because Bai Qingyan had such a talent.
But in Xiao Rongyan’s opinion, Bai Qingyan is not only a natural general, her vision and insight…if she really becomes emperor in the future, she will also be a good emperor.
Moreover, Bai Qingyan did not mention the State of Jin or the Emperor of Jin in his speech, and his intention to replace the State of Jin was obvious.
Yue Shi was so moved by Bai Qingyan’s words that he almost couldn’t help but shout along with the soldiers in the camp, “We will follow the Princess Zhenguo until death.” He glanced at his smiling master secretly, and in his heart he broke into a cold sweat for his master.
Originally, Yue Shi was thinking that after Miss Bai married his master, he would become a powerful general of their Yan State. But looking at the attitude of Miss Bai… it seems that she will not join Yan State. What should he do?
Yue Shi felt that their master was a little heartless. Even he could see that it might not be so easy for Miss Bai to marry into the Yan family in the future, but his master could still laugh.
That day, before noon, Bai Qingyan’s words spread throughout the military camp.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers abandoned their previous prejudices based on their different nationalities and accepted Bai Qingyan’s words that all people in the world are one family. Only then did they truly regard each other as family members.
The soldiers who surrendered to Jin before put aside their guilt for attacking their motherland and were willing to fight for the unification of the world! Fight for all the people in the world!
The atmosphere in the Jin army camp was better than ever.
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When the tired Bai Qingyan woke up, it was already 3 p.m.
Through the low bed curtains, Bai Qingyan saw Xiao Rongyan sitting in front of the flickering candlelight on the table, reading bamboo slips, and raised his hand to press his sore temples.
Hearing Bai Qingyan raising the quilt and getting up, Xiao Rongyan put down the bamboo slips in his hand: “Awake…”
“Hmm!” Bai Qingyan slept very soundly. She rubbed her neck and asked, “What time is it?”
“Three quarters past three in the afternoon.” Xiao Rongyan slowly poured a cup of hot tea and walked towards the bed.
He opened the bed curtain and hung it on the gilded copper hook, then sat down beside the bed, handed the tea to Bai Qingyan and said, “Drink some hot water first.”
After taking two sips, she looked at Xiao Rongyan and asked, “Aren’t you going to pick up the King of Wei?”
“I asked Yue Shi to go…” Xiao Rongyan took the teacup from Bai Qingyan’s hand and placed it on a small stool beside him, staring at her quietly, “You fell down as soon as you came back, I was worried.”
Although Doctor Hong had come to treat Bai Qingyan and said that he was too tired to fall asleep, Xiao Rongyan still did not leave and stayed here to guard Bai Qingyan.
“A Bao…” Xiao Rongyan held Bai Qingyan’s hand and asked, “Do you want to be emperor?”
Bai Qingyan did not avoid Xiao Rongyan’s gaze: “Do you think it’s inappropriate?”
“It’s not that I think it’s inappropriate. If Abao wants to be emperor, it’s not enough to just read Shangjun’s book. Shangjun’s book… talks about the art of controlling the people, but its law is too harsh. Qin respected it at the beginning… that’s why it was called tyranny! My mother once wrote a set of books. I heard from my mother that the book was not written by her, but I have read the content, and it is more applicable than the book written by Shangjun. The whole book is summarized in four words… Confucianism outside and law inside! It is a rare book that is kept secret in our Yan State.”
Xiao Rongyan did not hide his secrets. He said to Bai Qing: “If Abao is interested, I will have someone copy this book and send a copy to Abao after I return to Yan in the future.”
She had always known that Xiao Rongyan had never looked down on her, but she had never expected that Xiao Rongyan would be able to discuss and communicate with her, who might be on the opposite side in the future.
“Aren’t you afraid that I will become an enemy of Dayan in the future after reading the strange book of Dayan?” she asked with a smile.
Xiao Rongyan grabbed Bai Qingyan’s hand and stroked the back of her hand: “I regard Abao as my treasure, my friend, my confidant, and even my rival. Abao put his military book on the table for me to read… How can I keep secrets from Abao?”
In fact, Bai Qingyan did not only read “Shangzi” written by Shangjun. The articles left by the ancient sages were all full of knowledge. Bai Qingyan just didn’t want to miss it, so he read them in detail.
She also did not believe that a country could be governed and made strong by relying solely on the doctrines of any one school of thought.
Among the hundreds of schools of thought, Confucianism is the only one that values righteousness, so… Confucianism is highly respected among the hundreds of schools of thought.
However, both the Legalists and Mohists were too utilitarian, only seeking immediate development without considering the long-term. However, in order for a country to truly enjoy long-term stability, a balance between profit and justice is needed.
When it comes to balance, we have to mention Taoism. The many fragments and single copies of Taoism left in ancient times are not entirely what modern scholars think of as governing by doing nothing…
The Bai family has the four Taoist chapters “Jingfa”, “Shiliujing”, “Cheng” and “Daoyuan”, which are rare and hard to find in the world.
Among them, “Jing Fa” talks about the need to rely on the legal system to govern the country, “Shi Liu Jing” describes political and military strategies, “Cheng” talks about the balance and measurement required for governance and law enforcement, and “Dao Yuan” talks about the cosmic view.
Bai Qingyan believes that among these four books, the first three are more practical, making words and state governance concrete. Although they cannot be fully applied according to this era, we can still extract their essence for our own use.
She had read these books before, but had never studied them carefully. Now she picked them up again and studied them carefully. She wanted to extract the essence and eliminate the dross from each school of thought, learn from the strengths of various schools of thought, and create a way of governing that would be beneficial to the country and the people, and balance the power of the monarch and the interests of the people in the long run. This was an extremely time-consuming and laborious task, and she felt that the days were short and her heart was long.
Shen Qingzhu stepped into the room and bowed towards the inner room: “Miss, Mr. Xiao, Yue Shi is back and said that the distinguished guest who was placed in the inn heard that Miss and Mr. Xiao were engaged and wanted to see Miss.”
Xiao Rongyan stood up and straightened his clothes. He knew why King Xihuai wanted to see Bai Qingyan, so he said to Bai Qingyan, “It’s probably about Wei State’s affairs. If you don’t want to see him, I’ll go and talk to him.”
“Do you plan to take this distinguished guest with you and go with the Jin army, or leave first to settle this distinguished guest?” Bai Qingyan stood up, sat on the edge of the bed and put on his soft-soled shoes.
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