Chapter 172

To know why Emperor Taizong of Tang could say "love them as one," it is not only because of his personal open mind, but also because after the Northern Dynasties, the Sui and Tang Dynasties were originally taking the south from the north and mixing the world. Therefore, the meritorious ministers who helped the destiny and the pillars of the founding of the country were not a single ethnic group, but a mixture of Hu and Han. Even the royal family could not avoid being stained by Hu blood and Hu customs, so the foundation of the country and the cultural orientation were completely different from the Southern Dynasties, which moved south to resist the Five Hu.

Therefore, even if Xiao Baoyue's knowledge was broad, hearing Wang Yang's paraphrased words of Emperor Taizong of Tang, saying "treat them as one," she would feel it was unreasonable.

Wang Yang naturally knew that Xiao Baoyue couldn't accept it. To make her understand this statement, he had to use the discourse system within the ideological value dimension of that time. For example, if you give Inuit math problems, using lions and tigers as topics is not as vivid as using reindeer and seals. So Wang Yang talked from the governance of the ancient world to the distinction between Yi and Xia in "Spring and Autumn" to the heart of the Son of Heaven. On the surface, every word did not deviate from the classic principles, but in reality, every sentence was like a strange peak outside the clouds, exceeding imagination!

This is like dancing a dance from outside the sky while wearing shackles; it is like creating a set of peerless sword moves within the prescribed actions! This explanation of Wang Yang, if heard by ordinary people at that time, might only appreciate the breadth of his learning and the strength of his words; those with some knowledge could hear the strict principles and wonderful logic, as for the subtle and profound parts, they could not know. And falling into Xiao Baoyue's ears, it was no different from a stormy sea! She even heard a few tastes of "following one's heart without exceeding the rules"!

But these were not the places that shocked Xiao Baoyue the most.

What shocked her the most was Wang Yang's chest and spirit.

Although she didn't know the specific talent of this person, just based on this spirit, let alone those Confucian scholars who only knew how to demand chapters and talented people who played with art and literature, even the important ministers in the court and the pillars of the country, how many people could say these words?

"How about the barbarians? If I transform them and make them all my people, then they are not barbarians!"

"When the Son of Heaven treats all things, heaven covers and earth carries, if there is someone who returns to me, I must treat them well!"

"If you equalize China and barbarians, you can combine China and barbarians into one family! If you equalize the world, you can combine the world into one unification!"

Xiao Baoyue echoed Wang Yang's words in her ears, looked at Wang Yang, and her eyes changed. This spirit was indeed magnificent... it's just... it's just not what a subject should have...

At this time, the maid stepped forward to clean up the ice bowl fragments. Xiao Baoyue suppressed the surprise in her heart, waved her hand to drive the maid away, and said: "What you said just now has great insight. It's just that although the Northern Dynasties are prosperous, they are still called Five Hu; the succession of the correct calendar is in the south of the Yangtze River. Our dynasty has been fighting for the correct calendar with the northern captives for a long time. If we don't strictly distinguish between China and barbarians, how can we clarify the unification? How can we correct people's hearts?"

Wang Yang smiled: "Since the chaos of the Five Hu to the present, it has been nearly two hundred years. The south of the Yangtze River has always occupied the orthodox position to exclude the northern Hu, but the fortune of the Northern Dynasties has not stopped, and the land in the south of the Yangtze River has been lost day by day, so how can the unification be clear? How can people's hearts be correct? The Northern Dynasties' national fortune is passed down from generation to generation, and the number of victories and defeats is not here. Instead of excluding the barbarians and making countless enemies, it is better to accommodate the people of the world with a high-minded posture and a strange state! Only by lifting all things can we have all things; only by accommodating the world can we control the world..."

Lifting all things, and then we can have all things; accommodating the world, and then we can control the world...

Xiao Baoyue pondered this sentence, her gaze fixed on Wang Yang's face.

Only heard Wang Yang continue: "Promoting this policy cannot be rushed. It should have chapters and methods, be good at using paving, and need to combine the correct and the strange. The key is to be like spring breeze and rain, moistening things silently. When the time is ripe, clarify the four seas, then it will be like a rooster crowing, and the world will be clear!"

Wang Yang stopped talking after saying this.

Xiao Baoyue listened with agitation, leaned forward and asked: "What are the specific chapters and methods? How to pave? And how to combine the correct and the strange?"

Wang Yang smiled without saying a word, opening his fan to fan himself.

Xiao Baoyue frowned, and ordered: "Someone, lead the fan for Young Master Wang."

Soon, two maids in elegant gauze skirts came to Wang Yang's side, holding long-handled gauze fans to fan Wang Yang.

In the scorching heat of sweating profusely, suddenly a cool breeze passed over his body, and the refreshing feeling made Wang Yang slightly narrow his eyes, his expression comfortable.

Xiao Baoyue looked at Wang Yang and said: "Now you can say it."

Wang Yang closed his eyes: "Say what?"

Xiao Baoyue repeated: "What are the chapters and methods? How to pave? And how to combine the correct and the strange?"

Wang Yang said casually: "The wonderfulness of application lies in the heart."

Xiao Baoyue's anger rose: "You—"

"Hmm?" Wang Yang opened his eyes and glanced at Xiao Baoyue.

The maids saw their master was angry, lowered their heads and hung their hands, not daring to wave the fan again.

Lian San held the umbrella, motionless, unaffected by anything.

Wang Yang looked back: "Don't stop!"

How dare the maids continue to fan, they all shrank their heads like quails.

Xiao Baoyue clenched her jade hands and took a deep breath.

When Wang Yang turned his head back, Xiao Baoyue had already put on an impeccable smile: "You are hungry, right? What do you want to eat? The cook here has a good hand."

The maids looked up, dumbfounded!

Lian San looked like a wooden man, his expression unchanged.

Wang Yang said lazily: "No need for meals, it's not meal time yet. Just get some snacks."

Xiao Baoyue smiled like a spring breeze: "Good." Then she looked at the maid, her smile disappeared: "Continue fanning."

The maids' hand speed was like flying! The wind power was more than doubled!

Lian San held the umbrella, glanced at the maid lightly, and was as steady as an old dog.

Six kinds of snacks were on the table, emerald lotus cakes, red bright fragrant jerky, flower cherry cakes, crab meat dumplings, honey bait paste rings, pine nut date balls, all exquisite.

Wang Yang hadn't eaten any of them, nor had he seen any of them. He first put a dark golden crispy piece into his mouth, only feeling it was very fragrant and delicious.

Xiao Baoyue watched Wang Yang, smiling but not smiling: "How is the taste?"

"It's okay. How is it made?"

"The cook here has a set for making fried dough twists, it seems like adding glutinous rice flour and honey, and then frying it. I don't know the specifics. If you are interested, I will call the person to ask?"

"No need, I just asked casually."

Wang Yang ate, feeling the taste was a bit like a fusion of honey fruit and fried dough twist, rich in taste, really delicious, it's just that the name is a bit strange. I will ask Sister Song to inquire about it in the market later. If it's not expensive, I will buy some back as a dessert after meals.

As if seeing through Wang Yang's thoughts, Xiao Baoyue said: "If you like to eat, I will have people make more. Take a portion when you leave."

Wang Yang wanted to refuse, but Xiao Baoyue had already ordered it. Then she said: "You just said 'using virtue.' Before you said using virtue and using means, and then you can be called the kingly way. I have basically understood using virtue, I want to ask, what does using means refer to?"

Xiao Baoyue guessed that even if she continued to pursue the previous topic, Wang Yang would not elaborate, so she returned to the main line of Wang Yang's argument to ask.

And Wang Yang wanted to arouse Xiao Baoyue's interest, so he must speak, but he couldn't finish his words.

His relationship with Xiao Baoyue is now very subtle. It is said to be an alliance, but it is actually mutual threat and utilization. And if you push it, this so-called "threat and utilization" is unequal.

The threat is: Xiao Baoyue is really holding Wang Yang's lifeline, while Wang Yang is using the "barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes" self-detonation method to threaten and implicate Xiao Baoyue.

Utilization is: Xiao Baoyue uses Wang Yang to deal with the Prince of Badong, while Wang Yang uses Xiao Baoyue to hide his identity loopholes and avoid being silenced by the Prince of Badong.

In summary, Xiao Baoyue's threat to Wang Yang is a life-and-death threat, while Wang Yang's threat to Xiao Baoyue is weaker. And Xiao Baoyue uses Wang Yang to attack others, but Wang Yang uses Xiao Baoyue to save his own life.

The external manifestation of this inequality is that Wang Yang can only sit outside in the hot weather, embarrassed; while Xiao Baoyue sits in the house, comfortable. The internal manifestation is that Xiao Baoyue does not reveal her subsequent plans at all. On the surface, Wang Yang is cooperating with Xiao Baoyue, but in reality, Wang Yang is following Xiao Baoyue's rhythm.

This makes Wang Yang very unhappy. Because following someone else's rhythm means that it is possible to be led into the ditch by others, which means that the possibility of him facing sudden situations is greatly increased.

More importantly, when this fragile alliance will last, and what will happen after it ends, Wang Yang can't grasp it at all. He cannot entrust his life to Xiao Baoyue's sense of morality. It can't even be called a sense of morality. When the birds are gone, the bow is hidden; will the hunter have a moral burden on the bow? Not to mention that he himself committed a capital crime.

So he not only wants to add chips to his own safety, but also wants to adjust this unequal relationship.

He is like a sophisticated chess player, step by step in this complex relationship chess game. First, he painstakingly made a move of pressing the city, putting a layer of "cooperation" coat on the two. This coat seems to be just an inconspicuous name, but sometimes inconspicuous things are very useful. Only when the name is correct can the words be smooth, just like before falling in love, if you use the name of a friend, you can go out to play openly, without letting the other party bear more pressure. This is the power of the name. It is like a support board, supporting the pressure that should have been added to both sides.

If someone carefully deduces the whole process, they will find that Xiao Baoyue's series of concessions appeared only after establishing the name of "cooperation."

Then Wang Yang used language skills, psychological suggestion, emotional induction, and a series of methods to start testing the other party's bottom line, inferring the other party's purpose, judging the other party's preferences, exploring the other party's temperament, until he mastered enough information, and then decided to throw the bait, and from there micro-manage the relationship between the two sides.

He is not giving a public class, but taking out insurance for himself.

It's just that Wang Yang knows that as far as what he has said so far, the insurance amount is far from enough.