"May I ask about the key points of military use."

Linwujun raised his head and said, "First obtain climatic conditions that are conducive to the offensive, then obtain a geographical advantageous position, observe the changes of the enemy, act before the enemy but arrive first. This is the key to using troops."

Xunzi shook his head and smiled and said, "No."

"I heard that the real method of using troops is to unite the people and themselves. If the bow and arrow are not in harmony, Houyi cannot use it to shoot tiny targets. If the six horses are not in harmony, then Zaofu cannot rely on them to reach the distance. If the people do not get close to the monarch, then Shang Tang and King Wu of Zhou cannot definitely win the battle."

"Therefore, those who can make the people surrender are those who are good at using troops. Therefore, the key to using troops is to make the people surrender to themselves." Xunzi said, looking at King Zhao, and said, "If you can reduce the banquets like this today, give the food hidden in the palace to the people, and distribute the horses you use to drive to the generals, protect your people, trust your generals, and go to the battlefield together, then you will definitely be able to defeat the powerful enemy."

King Zhao was thinking, but Lin Wujun was a little anxious and said hurriedly: "No! What is valued in using troops is favorable to the situation, and what is implemented is the deceitfulness of the situation. The people who are the best at using troops are elusive and no one knows where they came from. Sun Wuwu used this method, so he is invincible in the world. Where must we rely on the method of making the people surrender?"

Xunzi didn't even look at Lin Wujun. He just looked at King Zhao in front of him and continued, "No, what I said is the army of benevolent people. Benevolent people are united, and the three armies work together. The ministers are in power and subordinates are in power, just like sons serving fathers and younger brothers serving brothers, just like arms defending their heads and eyes, and protecting their chests and abdomen."

"Besides, benevolent people will understand the situation of a country within a radius of ten miles. If they govern a country within a radius of hundreds of miles, they will understand the situation of a country within a radius of thousands of miles. If they govern a country within a radius of thousands of miles, they will understand the situation of the world. Benevolent people will not sit in the palace, understand the situation of the people in the country, reward the soldiers who have made contributions, and help the poor and hungry people."

"So, benevolent people are in power and the country is becoming more and more prosperous. Those who surrender first will be peaceful, those who surrender late will be dangerous, those who want to go against him will be weakened, and those who betray him will perish."

After Zhao Kuo and several others left, King Zhao really asked Linwu Jun and Xunzi about the war. Xunzi seriously talked about his views on the war. Linwu Jun refuted from time to time. The ministers present were very obsessed with him. The censor Zhao Hui hurriedly woke up, hurriedly picked up the bamboo slips, took out the pen and ink, and according to his memories just now, hurriedly picked up the pen and wrote: "The king said: May I ask about the need for soldiers? Linwu Jun replied: "Go to get the right time and the right place to see the changes of the enemy, and then the first to get the first to get the right way to use troops."

Xunzi advocated righteous warfare and unify the whole country with the "army of a benevolent man and the ambition of a king" to make the whole world as close as a family. This was his lifelong pursuit and ideal. Unlike Linwu Jun, Xunzi believed that using troops was to ban violence and eliminate harm and give the people a more peaceful and orderly life, rather than fighting for their own selfish desires. It is precisely because of this ideal that Xunzi hated the deception and innocence of wartime, and even hated the wanton massacre of human lives like grass.

This is because of a person who is accompanied by pain because of an out of reach dream.

Xunzi spoke faster and more and more intensely. He stood up and commented on the army of various countries. The army of Qi was worthless by him. The army of Wei was said to be an army that endangered the safety of the country. Instead of scolding the army of Qin, he scolded the King of Qin! The censor's hand became faster and faster. Soon, the entire bamboo slip was filled with the pen, and the censor changed another bamboo slip to continue.

King Zhao was relished, but Lin Wujun had a little disdain in his eyes. He didn't believe in the invincible statement of a benevolent and righteous army. Marines and wars were all done by any means. How could the two sides kill each other? If someone like Xunzi was allowed to serve as a general, the entire army would be in danger.

"Sir, I have never forgotten to sacrifice to gods. I am very pious every time I sacrifice. But God has caused many disasters to me. What is this because of this?" King Zhao asked again.

"The god has no emotions, and it will not change anything because of your respect or slander. It has its own laws, which we cannot understand and cannot change."

King Zhao was stunned and asked again: "How can I avoid these disasters?"

"Although you cannot avoid disasters by praying to the gods, you can avoid these disasters by yourself. If you can dig channels, avoid droughts, build dams, avoid floods, treat the people well, and govern the country diligently, and others dare not invade Zhao again, you can avoid military disasters." Xunzi replied.

King Zhao nodded and asked again: "I heard that you said anyone can become a saint. Is that true?"

"It's like this. Saints and ordinary people, gentlemen and villains are all bad in nature when they were just born. The reason why a saint is a saint is that he has accumulated a lot of knowledge and done a lot of merits through his own efforts. No matter what kind of person he is, he can become a saint through learning." As soon as Xunzi said this, he was shocked all over the hall. The most unacceptable thing is probably Lin Wujun.

A saint is different from ordinary people. Any great person can always cause some strange climate when he is born. Most of his father is not an ordinary person. How can he say that everyone is the same and can become a saint? In the State of Chu, this division is the most obvious. Lin Wujun is a man born noble, so he naturally cannot agree with Xunzi's theory.

He asked with some malicious intentions: "Is Xunzi already a saint?"

Xunzi shook his head and said, "Although I have been studying various principles, learning knowledge, and urging myself to do benevolence and righteousness throughout my life, I have never been able to do anything that a saint should do. I have no merits, and I am still far from the road to becoming a saint."

"If no one like you has become a saint, then what kind of person can become a saint?"

"A person who can spend all his family property to support villagers, who can lower his head to seek food for the people, who can accept criticism from others in person, and can muster up the courage to treat anyone kindly and help strangers you meet on the road. Such a person can definitely become a saint."

"Hahahaha~~~", Lin Wujun laughed, and shook his head and said, "Where is such a person?"

Xunzi also laughed and said, "Yes."

The banquet continued, and Lin Xiangru and others left one by one. Xunzi was still kept by King Zhao. King Zhao attached great importance to Xunzi. It seemed that he wanted to keep Xunzi in Zhao and hold an official position. The weather became colder and colder. When Lin Xiangru walked out of the palace, the driver's face was red. When he returned to his mansion, Lin Xiangru, who was still savoring Xunzi's words, saw the familiar young man. The young man stood at the door of the mansion. He took off his fur and put it on a bare child.

The child raised his head in a panic. The young man smiled, wearing thin clothes, stood in the wind, stretched out his hand, and rubbed the child's head.
Chapter completed!