Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 122 Huishi
"Alas, the boy who used to like watching pigs being slaughtered has now become a prestigious scholar!"

When Mencius rode in a carriage, followed by many people, towards the new place where he would give lectures, He Bo swam to the end of the river and watched him leave.

these years,

Because out of curiosity,

When He Bo had nothing to do, he liked to observe Mencius in secret, and even recorded many "stories of the second sage's childhood". He planned that when Mencius grew old, his disciples would follow the example of their predecessors and write a book to record their teacher's words and deeds, and then take these records to him to make Mencius' life complete.

Anyway, the ghosts and gods wrote his "daily records" for free, so how could Mencius object?
"I just don't know why, this lecture is like a fight!"

Maybe it was because he and Gongyang Ru studied together at the Jixia Academy?

But think again,
Is it reasonable for Mencius, who was obsessed with slaughtering pigs when he was young and could remain calm even when seeing blood splattering, to become like this when he grows up?
I hope that when he denounces certain princes as "tyrants" and wants to expel them from the princehood, he will not actually take action and use the knife technique of "Mencius butchering a pig"?

Thinking of this,

He Boxian laughed for a while, then walked back along the river bank, planning to go to Linzi in a few days to watch the debates of the scholars in the Jixia Academy.

For the past two years,

The Duke of Qi spent a lot of effort recruiting scholars. In addition to improving his own reputation, he also made the Jixia Academy full of talented people.

And He Bo was just waiting to see the excitement there.

After walking for a while,

He Bo found that the young man who had just been splashed with water by him was standing on the bridge holding a long bamboo pole, trying to poke fish.

His friend next to him tried to stop him, "Don't be impulsive!"

"You can't swim!"

Hui Shi waved his long pole, "No!"

"I must catch that fish!"

So He Bo leaned on a big willow tree on the shore with one hand, put his other hand on his waist, and watched arrogantly from the side.

Until he heard the man holding the fishing rod say, "Zhuang Zhou, it turns out that the thief fish you mentioned really exists!"

"Ok?"

He Bo blinked, and memories suddenly came to his mind. He remembered that he had a relationship with a child more than ten years ago.

...So that child is Zhuang Zhou?

The Song State is not big.
But the density of the various philosophers is very high!
but,

What is a "thief fish"?
So He Bo walked over, pretending to be a passerby, and made a reasonable comment, "The fish in the Pu River are very intelligent, how can they be thieves?"

Don't ruin the reputation of fish just because you are someone's boss!
"If you can sneak attack people, aren't you still a thief?"

Hui Shi felt very aggrieved.
He was sprayed with water by fish even when he was standing on the bridge.
Is this in accordance with the laws of heaven and earth?

If he hadn't controlled the direction of his fall in the end, he would have flopped into the water like a duck again!
"Then maybe you said something wrong?"

"Before you complain about others, reflect on yourself first!"

Hui Shi therefore held onto the pole and stared at this passerby. He shook off Zhuang Zhou's hand and stopped poking the fish. He pointed the pole at He Bo and asked, "Who do you think should reflect on this?"

"Of course I reflect!"

Facing the naked threat, He Bo said righteously, "I don't know what happened, so I'm here to advise you to be magnanimous. I must reflect on myself!"

Hui Shi retracted the pole with satisfaction and poked it into the ground.

Then, the three of them looked at each other and smiled.

"Let's go eat together?"

Hui Shi threw away the bamboo pole, and without caring about his still wet clothes, he began to call his friends.

"My treat!"

We are leaving Song State anyway.
There is no point in keeping the coins of Song State. It is better to use them to make friends.

So He Bo followed him and happily ate for free.

On the way,

Hui Shi moved his arms and felt refreshed. He couldn't help saying, "It's not hot today, but my clothes are dry in an instant. Zhuang Zhou, do you know why?"

"I don't know. I'm wondering what to eat later."

"Eat fish!" Hui Shi did not think about it any further, but said firmly, "I want to eat fish from the Pu River!"

After hearing this, He Bo just smiled and said nothing.

And wait until you are seated,
Zhuang Zhou started eating right away, integrating the joy of the swimming fish with himself. Hui Shi asked He Bo, "Gentleman, where are you from?"

"I came from Wei State and wanted to visit the Jixia Academy in Qi State."

"Then I just want to go to Wei State. Can you introduce the situation there to me?"

Hui Shi clapped his hands, thinking that the other party had come at the right time!
He Bo ate two pieces of fish and naturally felt bad, so he asked Hui Shi, "Are you going to Wei to do business or to seek an official position?"

"Although merchants can make money, they cannot realize my ambitions, so I went to the State of Wei to seek an official position!"

"Do you want to enter the home of an important official, or the palace of the Marquis of Wei?"

Hui Shi smiled confidently and said, "Since I want to be an official, I will naturally become a high-ranking official!"

"I want to assist Marquis Wei!"

So He Bo said, "When he gets old, you might suffer!"

Wei Houying’s administration was not actually that bad.

At least he was aware of Wei's problems and tried to remedy them, achieving some results.

After the capital was moved to Daliang, the relationship between Wei and the Three Jins did ease a little, and they continued to fight and communicate with Qin.

In recent years, we have suffered many defeats.

It cannot be said that the country's strength declined because of Wei Houying's incompetence, but because the dividends of Wei as the first country to carry out reforms gradually passed, and after the neighboring countries realized the benefits of reform, they also jumped in frantically.

Let alone Shang Yang's reforms in Qin,

Just five years ago,
Marquis Han supported Shen Buhai's reforms.

Same as five years ago,

The Duke of Qi no longer indulged in wine and women. He appointed Zou Ji as prime minister and carried out reforms.

As one waxes and wanes,

It makes sense that Wei State gradually lost more than it won in its foreign wars.

Its east, south, west and north,
Only Zhao in the north and Chu in the south had not carried out reforms.

As Qi and Qin attacked from both sides, Wei State had no energy to expand to the north and south.

Just as He Bo mentioned when he was discussing the world with his ghost officials:
"Wei is going to follow in Zheng's footsteps!"

If Wei Houying died now,
Then he could still enjoy the afterglow of Wei's hegemony without having to see its complete decline.

But He Bo has seen Wei Houying's vitality, which is still very strong. There will be absolutely no problem in a few decades.

And decades later,
The Wei State thought that the reform of Li Kui was enough.

Can it withstand the Qin State, which carried out two reforms, and the wealthy and powerful Qi State?

When Hui Shi heard what He Bo said, he stroked the table with his palms and finally said:
"It sounds like your analysis of the world situation makes sense."

"But how can we be sure now about something that will happen decades later?"

"What if I can change the Wei Kingdom?"

Hui Shi, who was not even thirty years old, was full of ambition and did not think that anything in the world was difficult.

Zhuang Zhou finished eating the fish, wiped his mouth, and said directly to He Bo, "This man just wants to be an official but he's stupid!"

Then he said to Hui Shi, "If you are dismissed from office by the Marquis of Wei, you can come with me to farm the land, and I can give you a piece of it."

Hui Shi glared and said, "I don't even know how old I will be when I come back!"

"Do you want an old man like me to go farming with you?"

I'm really not afraid of both of us dying in the field together.

Hearing this, He Bo stretched out his hand to comfort him, "It's okay, I will also prepare a place for you at my house!"

"Let's go fishing together then!"

"Why should we go to your house?"

He Bo blinked and smiled, "It can't be helped. I should be considered the most hospitable person in the world!"

"At least many people on both sides of this river are going to my side!"

The two looked at him in confusion, wanting him to introduce himself.

But He Bo didn't say anything.

(End of this chapter)