All parties sat down as guests and hosts. After another round of conversation, Yang Rui felt that the time was right. He was about to open his mouth and ask Guan Ning to submit. Unexpectedly, as soon as the words left his mouth, Guan Ning had already sensed it and spoke first.
"I have heard that Jia Xu, Jia Wenhe, once asked King of Dong Hai three times before retreating when he borrowed grain. I also know King of Dong Hai's judgment of 'the situation is compelling', 'everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world', 'water can carry a boat or sink it', and 'never go against one's heart, never go against one's nature, and never lose one's ambition'.
Today, Guan Ning boldly has three questions for King of Dong Hai. I hope King of Dong Hai can enlighten me. "
Guan Ning stopped Yang Rui and said.
"Just ask, Mister Guan Ning. This King will tell you everything he knows."
Yang Rui said with an imperceptible frown.
The story of Jia Xu coming to borrow grain and retreating after three questions was indeed well-known. It was normal for Guan Ning to hear about it.
But now that Guan Ning mentioned this matter, Yang Rui's heart sank. Back then, Yang Rui had high hopes of subduing Jia Xu and felt that the distance between them had been greatly shortened. However, after Jia Xu retreated after three questions, he didn't have the opportunity to further interact with him and even until now, there was no news of him.
Now that Guan Ning asked three questions again, Yang Rui suddenly felt that he was going to repeat the same mistake. Jia Xu had come all the way here. If he just asked three questions and ran away like Jia Xu, how could Yang Rui endure it?
However, since Jia Xu wanted to ask, Yang Rui could only agree on the surface. He could not stop Jia Xu from asking. Many times, Yang Rui also judged that Jia Xu's three questions should be a way to improve their relationship, but his answers might not be completely appropriate.
At this moment, Yang Rui needed to agree to Guan Ning's questions even more. If he refused, he would lose the channel to improve their relationship.
"If I may be so bold, I would like to ask, King of Donghai, in what name did you take the world?"
Guan Ning stroked his beard and asked first, causing Yang Rui, Cheng Yu, and Hua Xin to be shocked. No one had expected that Guan Ning would ask such a disgraceful question first.
At this time, many people did not have much hope for the Han Dynasty. There was even the matter of Yuan Shu declaring himself as the Emperor. However, no one was willing to deny the Han Dynasty so easily. After Yuan Shu declared himself as the Emperor, he was quickly defeated by the various vassals.
Yuan Shu's failure had a lot to do with the strength of his own forces, but no one could deny that the people of the world still had a lot to do with the Han Dynasty. At least in name, Cao Cao and the other feudal lords had raised the banner of rebellion.
Therefore, when Guan Ning asked such a question at this time, it seemed that he was trying to frame Yang Rui with injustice. What's more, Hua Xin, the minister of the young Emperor Liu Xie, was present at this time, which challenged the bottom line of everyone's understanding of Yang Rui.
"Please forgive me for not being able to answer Mr. Guan Ning's question. As for the general trend of the world, there will be a conclusion in a few years. Mr. Guan Ning and everyone can just wait and see …"
Guan Ning's question was sharp, especially when Hua Xin was present. Even though Yang Rui's mentality had changed a lot at this time, he was still unwilling to admit anything immediately.
"Hahaha … King of Donghai's answer is ingenious. It will only be a few years. Of course, Guan Ning will wait and see."
Originally, Yang Rui didn't say anything. The most important thing was that according to the development of the situation at this time, the forces of all the feudal lords might be concentrated, just like in the historical facts, where all the feudal lords ruled and dominated.
But after hearing Guan Ning's words, Yang Rui's meaning had changed. However, when Yang Rui looked at Hua Xin's expression, he didn't find much abnormality. He must have realized that the Han Dynasty wouldn't last long.
"Dare I ask King of Donghai the second question. If you win the world … Well, if someone wins the world again, how do you think you will rule the world?"
Guan Ning continued to ask. Originally, he still wanted to ask the question on the premise that Yang Rui would win the world. Thinking of Yang Rui's previous evasiveness, he immediately changed his question, but the essential meaning was no different.
"The way to rule a country must first enrich the people. If the people are rich, it's easy to rule; if the people are poor, it's difficult to rule.
Do you know that? If the people are rich, they will live in peace and care about their families. If the people live in peace and care about their families, they will respect their superiors and fear punishment. If they respect their superiors and fear punishment, they will be easy to rule.
If the people are poor, they will be in danger and care about their families. If the people are in danger and care about their families, they will dare to go against their superiors. If they go against their superiors, it will be difficult to rule them.
Therefore, when a country rules, it will be rich, and when a country rules, it will be poor. Those who rule a country with kindness must first enrich the people, and then rule them … "
In the real world, there was a school of thought about the wealth of the people. Yang Rui had always agreed with it. One of the TV programs even had a special discussion about it, and Yang Rui had a deep impression of it.
In the face of Guan Ning's inquiry, Yang Rui was familiar with it. He directly quoted the opening words of the discussion, which were from Guan Zhong's "Guan: Governing the Country", which happened to be from Guan Ning's family.
Of course, this was only the most important thing in Yang Rui's opinion. At the same time, it was also what Yang Rui had been working hard to do within his jurisdiction.
Affluence in the context of the game not only referred to money, but also the description of various resources in life, including clothing, food, housing, and transportation.
Yang Rui implemented various systems. First, he solved the problem of affluence in terms of clothing, food, housing, and transportation. At the same time, he also promoted handicraft production in the form of workshops and established business alliances to promote the development of commerce. It was the "affluence" of agriculture, industry, and commerce.
Yang Rui's understanding of governing a country was not limited to this premise. The experience of thousands of years of development in reality also provided a lot of material for Yang Rui. Then, Yang Rui discussed to Guan Ning from several aspects such as law, morality, and so on. Guan Ning kept nodding as he listened.
"The King of the East Sea is a man of great talent and bold vision. The world is not as good as him."
After Yang Rui's answer, Guan Ning made a judgment for Yang Rui.
"Guan Ning dares to ask the third question. Humanity is not enough. Even if everyone is rich, it is inevitable that there will be incidents. How does the King of the East Sea think of governing the people?"
Then Guan Ning asked the third question. It could be said that this question was more difficult to answer.
It was not easy for Guan Ning to recognize the inadequacy of humanity in the context of the game. However, if Yang Rui brought some of the realistic views of humanity into the conversation, Guan Ning might not be able to accept it for a while.
"Brother Youan has always been the most familiar with governing the people. I think you must have something to say to the King of the East Sea. Why don't you report it directly to the King of the East Sea …"
Just as Yang Rui was thinking about what kind of argument to use as a starting point, he heard Hua Xin on the side speak.
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