Please ask me to be the emperor

Chapter 33 Raising tigers brings trouble

"My family has hunted for generations. When it came to my generation, my parents died young. But I like to dance and play sticks. I work out my muscles all day long. I am not a womanizer and I have never married. When I was a teenager, I went hunting in the mountains and encountered a leopard. He shot him dead and took him home, where he became famous in the village."

"Therefore, there were often ferocious beasts in the surrounding counties, and they all invited me to hunt them. I killed the beasts, ate their meat, stewed their bones, and strengthened my muscles, bones, skin, and flesh. As a result, I became stronger and stronger, and the ferocious beasts were afraid of me. Once I found a tiger's den in the mountains and killed the mother and her cubs. Only one cub injured its hind legs, so I captured it and took its skin in order to raise it."

"Although this tiger can eat people, it is a rare treasure. Its skin is the most valuable, followed by its whip and its bones, and its teeth can ward off evil spirits. The remaining tiger meat is edible, and its sinews can be used as bows. Because tigers are difficult to hunt , often hurts its skin, and its skin is cheap when it is injured, so I want to raise it and kill it. My real name is Xiao Hu. Because I caught this tiger, people call me Xiao Qinhu. I am also proud of this and call myself Xiao Qinhu is the same."

"But I never thought that there was an old monk who was kind to me. Because he was old, he came back from Wutai Mountain. Because I was practicing archery and was taught by this man, I took great care of him. He married a nunnery. He lives in this mountain, educates the people, and promotes Buddhism. One day he saw this tiger and thought it was innocent, so he begged the tiger away from me. He fed it with rice porridge and raised it as a guard dog."

"The tiger cub was fed rice porridge and gradually grew up. The old monk tamed it according to the method of training a dog when he had time. When the old monk went out, the tiger cub followed him; when the old monk came home, the tiger cub lay beside his knees. He was as close to his master as a puppy. Two years later, the tiger cub grew into a big tiger, but it remained as tame as ever."

"Because the injured leg was slightly crooked when walking, the locals called it the "lame tiger." When guests passed by the nunnery, the tiger walked back and forth like a dog to guard the door, never scaring the passers-by. So, far and near, People thought that the old monk was so good at Taoism and Buddhism that he could tame tigers, so people often came to visit him for this reason. The old monk often felt complacent about this, thinking that the tiger had changed its nature."

"I never thought that the old monk was practicing this way a few days ago. At that time, he had a fever and his nose was bleeding, and the blood flowed to the ground. The old monk always loved to be clean and was afraid that the blood would stain the ground. He tapped the ground with his toes to signal the tiger. Licking the blood stains clean, the tiger will remain the same."

"Unexpectedly, he was a beast. He had never eaten blood since he was born, so he forgot his origin. When he licked the blood, he felt it was sweet and delicious, better than rice porridge. He returned to his natural nature, and his animal nature became strong. He actually pounced on the old monk. , killed the old monk who had raised it for many years, and then ate it."

"When I heard about this, I rushed over immediately. But at this time, the tiger had already fled into the mountains. I waited here for several days, but I didn't expect that the tiger had been getting along with people for a long time and knew a lot about human affairs. I was not able to encounter it. It was extremely cunning, and I later designed traps many times to ambush it on the roads it often passed, but it escaped every time."

"It's just that this tiger does not violate its ferocious animal nature and does not want to part with the delicious taste of human flesh. Therefore, it often lingers here, hunting humans, but never leaves. Therefore, there are often hurting people here recently. I heard today that this tiger is here again. , injured a passerby on the roadside and was eating. So I came here specifically with the intention of hunting this tiger."

"It was only because I deeply hated him and wanted to kill the tiger with my own hands to avenge the old monk that I had a conflict with Brother Chen. Then the tiger escaped and injured the noble man. Because of the reason, I deserve to suffer this crime!"

Zhang Jun couldn't help but sigh after hearing this: "A tiger is not a human being. As the old saying goes, if it is not of my race, its heart must be different. The species is like this, let alone a wild beast."

"This old monk is a master of Buddhism and compassionate. To people, he is a great monk and a great virtue. To animals, he is nothing more than a meal. How pedantic and stupid.

When Zhao Yutou heard this, he followed Zhang Shun's words and admonished him: "If you are not of my race, your heart must be different. The ambitions of Rong and Di are not the same as those of Hua. Therefore, the ancient sages are kings. There are also internal and external differences. The difference between Hua and Yi. It is government. Benevolent government is applied to the people, etiquette distinguishes superiors and inferiors, punishments are intimidating to the cunning people, and military warfare is used to defeat barbarians. These are all benevolent and righteous."

"Husband and common people are like descendants. Their benevolence is the foundation of the king, their etiquette is the king's teachings, their punishments are the king's authority, and their military combat is the king's love and protection. If the king is benevolent but rude, the people will not be educated; if the king is benevolent but not If there is no punishment, the people will attack and kill each other, and the monarch cannot stop it, and the people will suffer from it; if the monarch is benevolent but there is no war, then the barbarians, Rongdi, and invaders will rob each other, and how can the people be safe?"

"Therefore, the people have a king because the king has benevolence, courtesy, punishment, and soldiers. There is an old saying: The Yi and Di have a king, which is not the same as the Chinese without a king. This should be referred to? The Yi and Di belong to, The strong bullies the weak, the masses tyrannize the few, they are strong but shameless, and even if they have a king, they are still like animals. Their king is merciless, their people are rude, their country is chaotic and punishes, they regard war as child's play, and they take pleasure in bullying other countries. Therefore, those who have a king are the same as those who do not have a king, and they are barbaric. However, our country, China, has been a country of etiquette since ancient times. We have a king but no king, and we are prepared with benevolence, etiquette, punishment, and soldiers. Therefore, it is said: The barbarians and Di have kings, which is not as good as the Huaxia without kings. .”

"Now I know that my lord is benevolent and righteous, but benevolence and righteousness must not be used indiscriminately. Being benevolent without courtesy is called a chaotic master; benevolent without power is called a deceitful master; benevolent without soldiers is called a cowardly master!"

Zhang Shun knew that he meant to remonstrate because they felt that he was too benevolent in his actions. For example, when he punished Chen Changzhen just now, they thought it was too lenient, so they worshiped him and said, "I would like to be taught! Although Master Zhao is illiterate, his knowledge is If this is the case, so are the sages of ancient times."

Zhao Yutou didn't even dare to say anything, his face turned red. It turns out that because Zhu Yuanzhang "expelled the Tartars and restored China", the people of the Ming Dynasty claimed that "the only ones who can rectify the country are the Han and the Ming." Therefore, people in the Ming Dynasty were most fond of discussing the "Hua-Yi Debate". Zhao Yutou traveled to Mengjin to transport guests. He often listened to scholars debating on ships, and absorbed the essence, so he came up with this theory.

Chen Jingzhi was a new recruit, and he had only been regarded as a farmer before. Although Zhang Shunyong was close to him, Chen Jingzhi still did not think there was anything special about him. After listening to his words today, I couldn't help but admire him and said: "The classics are short-sighted, but listening to you now is better than reading ten years of books. There are sages in the wild, and they are probably people like you."

After that, he bowed to Zhang Shun three times and said: "When I first met my lord, I just felt that my lord was a mother-in-law and a mother-in-law. He was not like a master who was decisive in killing. I suspected that the divination was wrong. Now that I see such a talented person under my lord, how can I I know that my lord is destined to be a man of destiny. In the future, I will dedicate myself to death and help my lord achieve this great cause."

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