For teacher, for father

After eating lunch at noon and taking a leisurely nap, Ji Hao suddenly realized...he once again led Zhao Zheng around for a long time with nothing to do.

Don't talk about practicing calligraphy and discussing Taoism, he hasn't written a single word with the young boy these days...

After realizing that his student was the future Qin Shihuang Yingzheng, Ji Hao felt a huge pressure on his shoulders.At the same time, I was also thinking about how I should guide Zhao Zheng to grow up in the right way.

It is absolutely impossible to use Zhao Ji's method. That will only lead to Zhao Zheng becoming more and more violent and taciturn.This is no match for those old and cunning brothers and courtiers in the court.

But now in such a living environment of common people, his goal and task is to cultivate a virtuous emperor... there are some difficulties.Not only Zhao Ling and Zhao Ji, but Ji Hao also began to seriously think about Zhao Zheng's growth path.

Ji Hao was thinking seriously, flipping through a large number of bamboo slips left by his former wife Ji Hao. From the memories in his mind and the bamboo slips left behind, it can be seen that Ji Hao is a scholar with unique insights, but he just has some ideas Too extreme. In this era when Confucianism was suppressed and Legalism was dominant, Ji Hao's thinking was very close to Confucianism, and even a little too idealistic.As a result, most of the theories cannot be applied in today's war-torn countries.

The theoretical knowledge is there...but how to guide Zhao Zheng's character development?

The young man held his chin with one hand, flipping through the huge number of bamboo slips bit by bit.Over the past few days, he has felt that he has become more and more used to looking at the strange characters of big seal script. Perhaps it is because of Ji Hao's memory and knowledge that he can easily understand the content on the bamboo slips now. .

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"Crack."

The sound of opening the door was extremely piercing in the quiet air. The young man raised his head, and it turned out that his students had returned.

only……

The bruises and scratches on his face all told Ji Hao that Zhao Zheng met those children who bullied him again.

The young boy walked into the house silently, and started tidying up the leftovers under the stove as if nothing had happened, completely ignoring the scars on his body. During these years in Handan, he was too used to this kind of life.

The people of Zhao State hated him, beat him, and scolded him—because the blood of the Qin State royal family flowed on his body, which was an unchangeable fact since he was born.

"Zheng'er, come here."

"Sir." Zhao Zheng walked over obediently, sat down cross-legged in front of Ji Hao, and let the young man's slender and soft fingers gently caress the scratch on his cheek.

The boy closed his eyes and didn't speak.It turned out that both husband and mother couldn't see him getting hurt.If mother is here, I will hold her and cry again...

Fortunately, fortunately, I didn't let my mother see it.

"Politics."

"Mr. assigns a homework for you, okay?"

"Sir, please speak."

"Let's go out to play later!" Ji Hao withdrew his hand, and said seriously and affirmatively.The serious tone made Zhao Zheng also open those bright black eyes.

"..." Zhao Zheng had no expression on his face, he seemed to have adapted to the irregular way of speaking like Mr.

"As a monarch, in addition to being decisive, you must also learn to use your own capital and throw out temptations appropriately." Ji Hao said, recalling the current situation of the Qin and Zhao countries: "Now Qin is getting stronger and stronger, although Zhao should have It’s not bad, but because the treacherous officials and villains are in power, they have already faced the situation of being strong outside and doing nothing. Otherwise, Qin has repeatedly invaded Zhao’s border, why did King Zhao not send troops?”

"No sovereign wishes to see his country invaded without cause and without retaliation."

"The same goes for the children of Zhao State... You have to remember that you are no worse than them, and you are even a hundred times more noble than them. You are a descendant of Qiang Qin, and the blood of the Qin royal family flows through your body. "

The young man's eyes streamed slightly, and he clarified his meaning again word by word: "If you go back to Qin, sir and your mother will do their best to help you become king."

"But first of all, can Zheng'er show his master? In the face of those Zhao children, can Zheng'er guarantee that he will not suffer a little loss and obey them?"

"...Zheng'er understands, sir."

The young man bowed his head, stood up and saluted Ji Hao reverently: "The student will definitely live up to my master's high expectations."

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After Zhao Zheng left for a short period of time, Ji Hao finally couldn't bear it any longer, and couldn't calm down after wandering around the room for many times, so the young man had to stand up hastily and walk out of the room.I followed the route the boy left in my memory and searched all the way there.

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Was he being too harsh on the teenager?Zhao Zheng is just a child who is only a few years old now... Even if he will become a powerful Qin emperor and establish a unified prosperous dynasty in the future, he should not cruelly deprive young people of the right to enjoy childhood love and happiness.

The words just now were indeed Ji Hao's test for Zhao Zheng, but after the young man left, Ji Hao thought carefully about the danger of the whole incident, and began to regret it again.

He has now become Zhao Zheng's enlightenment gentleman. If there is one thing that is not properly handled, will it change the entire historical situation because of a small butterfly effect like him?If Qin Shihuang is gone, how can Qin unify the six countries?

Such consequences were simply unimaginable. The young man quickened his pace, ignoring the fine beads of sweat on his forehead, and followed the path outside Handan City, looking for traces of his students.It was almost time for the sun to set, and the bright fire clouds engulfed the warm sky like tearing apart. The dry air carried a sultry atmosphere, which made Ji Hao even more anxious.

Zhenger...

He was still so young, so he let him face those dudes alone... If he really did something, what if the other party brought a servant?

Ji Hao was a little dizzy after every bad possibility was dropped, he was really too reckless, he didn't think about these trivial details in advance, so he said those words of encouragement to Zhao Zheng.

Even if he subdued those dudes, so what, the history of Qin Shihuang returning to Qin at the age of nine and ascending to the throne at the age of 13 will not change. As long as Zhao Zhengan stays in Handan peacefully for five years, Qin Guo will take him back. It's never too late to practice.

While blaming himself like this, Ji Hao eagerly searched for that thin figure.

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In the end, Ji Hao found Zhao Zheng under the old willow tree beside the stream.

The three little guys who were the same age as Zhao Zheng had already sat limply on the ground, with some scars on their cheeks, and they were staring at Zhao Zheng with uncomfortable expressions. It could be seen that several of them had already made a move.

But his own students stood upright, showing a stubborn and unyielding back for Ji Hao.

The young man gasped, stopped his steps, did not walk over, but stood quietly behind the willow tree not far away and observed.Of course he was anxious, of course he was worried—but if he went over now, it was not only distrusting the boy, but also overturning what he said, with Zhao Zheng's temper, he would definitely ignore him again.

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"Now the three of you might as well go up together? Let's see who is stronger!"

Zhao Zhengqing's voice was tinged with hoarseness, Ji Hao could only see him wiping the blood on his face, and raised his head to look at the three sitting on the ground: "You can call the servants to beat me to death, If I die... it will be worth it if I can exchange for Zhao Guo to destroy the country faster!"

"With Qin's current strength, it only takes a small opportunity to take Zhao. If Zhao Zheng can become this opportunity, his life will not be in vain!"

"...Zhao Zheng, speak wild words, even so, you are still a descendant of Thief Qin, why should we trust you, why should we help you?!"

The leading young man did not give in, but gritted his teeth even more fiercely, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stood up struggling: "Help you, what good do we have? Qin and Zhao are different, and will never become friends!"

"Then what's the benefit of being my enemy? It's easy to kill a small proton, but who will bear the consequences?! Can you bear it? Your father will bear it!" Zhao Zheng was not in a hurry, his tone Low and steady, his dark eyes were full of arrogance.

"..."

"Now Zhao Zheng is struggling to make a living in Handan City. If you can help me, Zhao Zheng swears on the blood of the Qin royal family. When he returns to the country in the future, he will definitely repay your love today a hundred times."

"If you want to kill me, it will not be too late when Qin attacks Zhao!"

"..."

"If you go against today's words, I will definitely make you die in the country of Zhao! Even if you don't die, your lowly mother will die—let's just believe you." The young man in charge was the oldest among them, and he was silent for a while. , Finally said this sentence word by word.Because his father was a civil servant next to King Zhao, he sometimes secretly heard the conversation between his father and the disciples, and thus knew that the relationship between Qin and Zhao had become more and more tense.

The strength of the Qin State is obvious to all, but Zhao, because the treacherous officials of the court killed loyal officials in power, has become an embarrassing situation where the outside is strong but the inside is doing nothing, but now he is not prepared for a long-term battle.

"So, Zhao Zheng also apologized for the offense just now, please don't worry about it, young master."

"Okay, don't think that we will treat you well... just don't make things difficult for you. The descendants of the thief Qin..." The young man of Zhao country turned his head, muttered awkwardly, and then said sullenly: "I It's Qi Yi, I still don't like you, Zhao Zheng."

"..." Zhao Zheng ignored Qi Yi's embarrassment, and did not defend himself, but finally nodded slightly and turned to leave the stream alone.

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Ji Hao stood behind the willow tree and watched Zhao Zheng walking towards him step by step. His clothes were already tattered, his face and exposed skin were covered with bruises and bruises, his footsteps were crooked, but he still stubbornly kept silent. , with that innate arrogance.

The young man finally couldn't help but curled the corners of his lips, and gently stretched out his arms to catch the young man's upside-down thin body.

The warm light of the setting sun outlined a touch of golden strokes for Zhao Zheng, and his face covered with sweat and scars, paired with a pair of firm black eyes, looked so dazzling.

The young man lowered his head, hugged Zhao Zheng in his arms, and gently rubbed his messy black hair: "Are you tired?"

"Zheng'er is not tired, sir."

"Then let's go back, sir is hungry." Knowing that the other party didn't like being hugged by him, Ji Hao just took the boy's hand and led Zhao Zheng slowly towards their home outside the city.

"it is good."

The afterglow of the setting sun fell on the ground, and the young man obediently let Ji Hao lead him, couldn't help but raise his head, and quietly looked at the man in front of him.For some reason, he liked to observe his husband quietly.Like a breeze and flowing water... Ji Hao's existence can always calm the restless violence in his heart and give him inexplicable peace of mind.

Still wearing the old white clothes, long and smooth black hair, exuding a hint of thinness but elegance, Zhao Zheng couldn't help but think of the words Ji Hao said to himself in the afternoon: If you go back to Qin, Mr. Mother will do her best to help you become king.

If I go back to Qin...if I go back to Qin—if I am king.

I will never let you leave Qin, sir.