Taiyang City, county government.

"How do you see through your identity after your senior?"

Huan Chang sat opposite Ji'er, and green smoke floated out of the teacup, the fragrance was tempting.

In the wine shop, Ji Er vaguely pointed out Huan Chang's identity. Huan Chang also had a strong curiosity about the unfathomable martial arts person in front of him, so he brought him to the county government.

"Although the General has practiced a very profound method of restraining energy, I can still feel the vigorous true energy from the General."

"And the swordsman next to the general also had extremely strong sword energy fluctuations on his body, and his cultivation level had reached the peak of his entry."

"In this small county town, and in a county town that had just experienced war, two warriors with high cultivation suddenly appeared in the wine shop, and the two general identities can be guessed."

"Besides, I saw that the general was calm and composed in his words and demeanor, and the swordsman next to me was filled with brilliance. He was very alert to me, a strange visitor, and the general's identity was about to emerge."

When Huan Chang heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, but he was still quite impressed by Ji Er's eyesight.

"Just just now, the gentleman said that he should take advantage of the situation and follow the will of the people so that civil strife can be completely quelled. What does this mean?"

After a bitter smile, Huan Chang asked seriously.

Ji Er stroked his beard and did not answer directly. Instead, he said quietly: "In ancient times, the flood of the Yellow River caused serious floods. Monarchs of all dynasties tried hard to build dams, but they could not completely cure the floods."

"Later, Dayu no longer blindly built dams. Instead, he began to take advantage of the situation and directly dig out dams to divert floods, and build lakes to store floods, which made the Yellow River Basin, which was seriously flooded, a fertile land."

"Tao follows nature."

"The so-called nature means following the principles of development of things. Don't intervene too much when dealing with things. Instead, you must follow the laws of development of things and take advantage of the situation. Only in this way can you achieve something."

"Just like the General's reform, although this reform is a strategy to enrich the country and strengthen the people, the reform is too rushing, and it does not conform to the national conditions of the Song State and the wishes of the people. If you want to succeed, you will definitely pay a heavy price."

Huan Chang heard this, but felt a little ignorant.

"What the sir implies is to follow the will of the people, but how can we follow the will of the people?"

"And what Mr. Sir refers to the nobles who are rulers, or the common people, or the slaves who are sold?"

"No policy can satisfy everyone's interests. All I can do is to satisfy the interests of the vast majority of people as much as possible."

Ji Er smiled slightly and said, "The best is like water. Water is good at benefiting all things without fighting, and is in the way that everyone hates, so it is almost like the Tao."

"On the contrary, what everyone thinks is close to the Tao."

"The general's words are not wrong, but everything should be progressive step by step. Even if the new law is implemented, you must first figure out the bottom line of the nobles in the country."

"In my opinion, although the laws promulgated by the General were originally intended to benefit the masses, most of the people were foolish. Before they could personally feel the benefits brought by the new laws, they could not judge whether these new laws were beneficial to them, and naturally they would not bet on their lives to maintain the new laws."

"Without the strong support of the beneficiaries of the new law, the general must be hostile to the nobles in the country to suppress the rebellion and even blood flows into a river."

"The State of Song has always ruled the country with benevolence. If the killings are too strong, even the people who have nothing to do with this matter will greatly reduce their senses towards the general."

"The new law is closely related to the general. If the general is disliked by the people, how can the new law be promoted?"

Huan Chang was silent for a long time when he heard this.

"So, according to Mr., how should I do it?"

Ji Er stroked his beard and said slowly: "First promulgate some new laws that did not touch the bottom line of the nobles. When these laws are fully implemented, more and more beneficiaries will be. What everyone likes is the Tao and the law."

"With the huge beneficiaries of the new law as the foundation, and the interests of the nobles had been eroded by part of the interests of that time, the bottom line will naturally be lowered again."

"At that time, the General promulgated a new law, and then touched the bottom line of the nobles step by step, and lowered the bottom line again and again. This took decades to allow the Song Kingdom to smoothly transition into the new law era."

"And even if there were old nobles who wanted to rebel, even if the general did not take action, the new nobles with vested interests would vow to defend their own benefits to the death."

"What is the rule by doing nothing?"

"Wuwei is not really doing nothing, but following the general trend and taking advantage of the situation. At that time, the general trend in the Song Dynasty was to promote new and new laws. Even if the general no longer presided over the continued implementation of the new laws, someone would let the new laws be fully implemented."

"The so-called taking advantage of the situation and gradually eroding is nothing more than that."

The general meaning of Ji Er is explained in easy-to-understand words, which is to boil a frog in warm water, but in terms of spiritual realm, it is much higher than this statement.

Ji'er's theory, as well as his judgment and application of the general trend, can even point directly to the original idea of ​​the natural operation of heaven and earth.

This is the first time Huan Chang has heard of this statement.

Therefore, even though Ji Er's voice was very neutral and peaceful, Huan Chang felt a great shock in his heart when he heard it.

This kind of shock is not only because of Ji Er's extraordinary insights, but also the philosophy of the natural universe contained in these words.

To govern without doing anything, Tao follows nature, this is Ji Er's Tao.

Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, exploring natural cosmic philosophy is of no use, but for warriors, if they want to reach the peak of martial arts, they must integrate into the Tao and engrave their own Tao on various Taos with the long sword in their hands.

"Sir, I admire you very much."

Huan Chang stood up and bowed to Ji Er.

This ceremony is not only the disciple ceremony held by Huan Chang to the knowledgeable gentleman, but also the etiquette of juniors in the world to the seniors.

But soon, Huan Chang made a decision in his heart, and then bowed and bowed.

"The Song State is at a time of change. The emperor is eager to seek talent. The gentleman is a genius. I wonder if he is willing to come to Song State to serve?"

"If the gentleman wants to come, it is indeed a blessing for the emperor and the people of the Song Dynasty!"

To win over Ji Er is Huan Chang's extremely strong wish.

Whether Ji Er's insights on governing the country or his cultivation and talent in martial arts, it is enough to make Huan Chang lower his posture and come to win over.

In fact, even the sect leaders of those super sects will do this after meeting Ji Er.

Some people are destined to be extraordinary in this life.

Although Huan Chang knew that Ji Er's martial arts in front of him were not the top of Jiuzhou, just the Tao that the other party understood was destined to go very far in the martial arts path.

There are three thousand roads, and you can achieve enlightenment when you reach the extreme.

However, those warriors who achieved enlightenment through fishing and farming have the potential value of enlightenment compared to those who have great feelings like Ji Er.

How far a warrior can go along the way of martial arts is inseparable from the Tao they have learned. Some people are destined to have limited success in this life on the day they become enlightened. No matter how hard they strive, it is difficult to make progress.

Some people are destined to embark on an extraordinary path since they understand their true hearts and know their own way.

Therefore, at the peak of entering the room or even half-step realm of transcendence, many warriors deliberately suppress their cultivation, continue to inquire about their nature and explore the true meaning of the Tao in this realm.

Huan Chang valued Ji Er not only the present, but also the other party's future.

"Govern by doing nothing, the Tao follows nature, and guides the situation."

"If this kind of Tao can reach the extreme, not to mention the person's achievements in martial arts, but this kind of thought alone has a high reference value for the influence of the princes in governing the country."

"Even, this kind of thought can influence the dynasty's atmosphere, honor, disgrace, rise and fall of the dynasty, this is the real way!"

Huan Chang thought in his heart, and the light in his eyes became more and more powerful.

At this moment, Huan Chang suddenly felt a warm breath coming from his chest. This warm feeling was so strong that he couldn't help but take out the wordless heavenly book directly.

However, Huan Chang finally held it back.

"Did the Heavenly Book, which has not been moved for such a long time, finally react again?"

Huan Chang was ecstatic.

Since the last time I discussed Taoism with Zhongqiu, the wordless heavenly book has felt warm, the heavenly book has not moved for a long time.

Especially since Huan Chang took office as a general, he found many great scholars and Taoism, wanting to see if he could make the heavenly books have any abnormal movements, but he never succeeded.

Today, when I heard Ji Er's simple words, the Book of Heaven actually released such amazing heat. Huan Chang felt that his heart became extremely hot.

However, at this moment, Ji Er's voice sounded.

"I really want to ask for it!"

Ji Er laughed out loud, and agreed to Huan Chang's recruitment without hesitation. This made Huan Chang feel a little surprised. Even the warm feeling emitted by the Heavenly Book was temporarily ignored.

In fact, what Huan Chang didn't know was that Ji Er came to Taiyang City this time to defect to Huan Chang and then become an official in the State of Song.

Because the path that Ji Er walked was very difficult, his cultivation had already reached a bottleneck. In addition to entering the court to explore and improve his own path, it would be extremely difficult to further his cultivation.

Of course, not all warriors have to go to the court to experience it. Everyone understands different ways, so the way to improve their cultivation will naturally not be the same.

"This is indeed a blessing for the Song Dynasty!"

Huan Chang was ecstatic and hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Ji Er's hands, with a fiery expression in his eyes.

"Well, how did that warm feeling disappear?"

As soon as Huan Chang held Ji Er's hands, he felt that the Tianshu, which had been moving, had fallen into peace again. He couldn't help but feel anxious, and he wanted to find an excuse to send Ji Er away, and then take out the Tianshu to study it carefully.

However, Huan Chang was still rational after all, and took a few deep breaths to calm his mind.

...

As the third hour of noon arrived, Huan Chang stood on the city tower in military uniform, looking at the noble families who were kneeling on the ground, his face calm.

Although Ji Er advised Huan Chang not to implicate innocent people, after careful consideration, Huan Chang still decided to kill these people.

Today, Huan Chang is no longer an unknown person, but a general of the Song State, with a high position and a powerful position.

Every word he said will affect many people. You must not go back on your word, otherwise it will give people the feeling of changing every day.

What's more, in order to severely intimidate the rebellious nobles, some people must be sacrificed, otherwise more people will die.
To be continued...