Chapter 141 Killing one person is a crime, killing ten thousand people is a hero, and killing a million people is the best of heroes!
In the main hall.

Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai looked at each other, stood up and said with a smile: "Generals, since Qin Shihuang unified the six kingdoms, abolished the feudal system and changed it to the county system, on the surface there is no hundred or thousand years of royal inheritance, but the way of selecting talents has not changed much."

"It is still mainly based on official recommendations, which can easily lead to a situation where officials protect each other and push each other."

"It is extremely difficult to change this situation simply by relying on one policy or one person."

Dian Wei scratched his head, not quite understanding what was going on. Zhao Yun, however, had a slight realization: "So we need to eliminate these aristocratic families?"

“Redistribute power?”

Guo Jia looked at Zhao Yun approvingly and nodded slowly: "Reform means dividing the interests of a certain class, which is bound to be strongly opposed by the vested interests. So far, there is no better way except to kill them!"

Dian Wei understood now, he smiled and raised the short halberd in his hand: "I wish to be the sharp blade in my lord's hand, where the sword points, no grass will grow!"

Zhao Yun hesitated for a moment and said softly, "Won't this kill a lot of people?"

"What's wrong with them protecting the inheritance passed down by their ancestors?"

Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai were stunned.

Just as he was thinking about how to explain, Ye Feng beside him had already put down the teacup in his hand: "Zilong, have you ever been to the border?"

Zhao Yun shook his head.

Ye Feng continued to ask: "Have you ever seen thousands of refugees, starving people everywhere, exchanging their own children for food?"

Zhao Yun seemed to recall some memories, and pity appeared in his eyes: "Of course I have seen it."

"During the time when I was learning from my master, I saw countless people who had no food to eat and had to sell their children. That's why Zhang Jue of the Taiping Dao had so many followers in the world."

Ye Feng smiled and said, "What's wrong with these refugees and people who eat each other's children?"

Zhao Yun vaguely understood something.

Ye Feng continued: "Some things are not right or wrong, it just depends on where you stand."

"If we stand on the side of the aristocratic families, their wealth is the result of hundreds of years of accumulation and the hard work of several generations. If we forcibly take away what they have earned, it is no different from the behavior of robbers."

"But from the perspective of ordinary people, they just want to live and have something to eat. Is there anything wrong with that?"

"We who are changing the world can only stand on the side of ordinary people, because only by conforming to the standpoints and ideas of the majority of people can we make the nation strong and stand at the top of the world."

"There's no right or wrong here, all we can say is that he's in the way!"

"If these people are willing to give up some of their wealth, they can still survive. But if you were them, holding wealth far exceeding that of ordinary people, wearing gold and silver and eating delicious food every day, would you be willing to give it up?"

"If you don't want to, you can only use your fists to speak. It has been like this since ancient times."

Zhao Yun's eyes were filled with confusion. He understood what Ye Feng meant, but he couldn't agree with the concept of "robbing" from the bottom of his heart.

While Ye Feng was impressed by Zhao Yun's extraordinary benevolence and righteousness, he continued to explain: "In other words, how did they accumulate their wealth?"

“Is it all through normal channels?”

"Being rich but unkind, making money from national disasters, and running rampant in the countryside, this is the reason why wealth is gathered so quickly."

"Even if this generation is not like this, didn't previous generations oppress the people and extort the poor?"

"Do you still think they were wronged?"

Zhao Yun was stunned and remained silent for a long time. His eyes flashed with brilliance and he nodded heavily: "My lord, you are right. I am short-sighted and only think about the present."

Ye Feng patted Zhao Yun on the shoulder: "When a country prospers, the people suffer; when a country perishes, the people suffer!"

“Although they are all suffering, the reasons for suffering are different and the forms of suffering are also different.”

"The superiors need to look at the problem from a certain perspective, and then it will be clear at a glance what should be sacrificed and what should be supported!"

With Ye Feng's broad-minded character and extraordinary temperament, Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai felt that they had made the right choice.

Perhaps he was in a good mood, Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "Marshal Ye, I have another question for you!" "Killing so many people who hold the pen, do you know what the consequences will be?"

"When Qin Shi Huang unified the six kingdoms, he accomplished what countless wise rulers had wanted to accomplish over the past thousand years."

"But in the end, he was still called the tyrant of all time."

"Aren't you afraid of being cursed for eternity?"

The sharp question attracted the attention of everyone present.

Ye Feng smiled faintly: "Have you ever heard such a sentence?"

"Killing one person is a crime, but killing ten thousand people is a hero, and only by killing a million people can you be the best of heroes!"

"A true man walks between heaven and earth, and he only seeks to have a clear conscience."

“If you are afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind, how can you achieve great things?”

"If anyone is afraid, they can just leave me. I will never stop you at any time!"

After hearing this, Dian Wei was the first to shout excitedly: "I have chosen one lord and I will never change for the rest of my life."

"Although my brain is not very flexible, I will do whatever the lord tells me to do!"

"What kind of bullshit is this eternal infamy? The person is dead, why do you still care about this?"

"I am willing to follow you, my lord, through fire and water, no matter what."

After saying that, he knelt down in front of Ye Feng.

Zhao Yun glared at Dian Wei and said, "General Dian, you are so quick-witted and not kind at all!"

"Although I have many questions, I just want to make progress. I want a wise man like my lord to show me the way forward. How could I have any other ideas?"

Having said this, he also knelt down in front of Ye Feng: "I am willing to follow the lord, even to the death!"

"As long as you have a clear conscience, why worry about the blood on your hands?"

Ye Feng smiled and helped the two of them up, then looked at Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia.

Although the two tried their best to remain calm, Ye Feng could feel the excitement in their hearts.

Sure enough, the moment Ye Feng looked over there.

Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai knelt down on the ground at the same time: "I am willing to acknowledge Marshal Ye as my master and will never betray him. If you go against this promise, God will strike you with lightning!!"

Ye Feng laughed loudly and helped the two men up: "With the help of the two gentlemen, great things can be accomplished!"

"Please get up, please get up quickly!"

Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai did not pretend, they stood up from the ground and clasped their fists again: "My lord has a broad mind, which is beyond our reach."

"We are so lucky to be able to follow the lord!"

"We can even see that China will surely stand at the top of the world's nations in the future."

"Whether it is the Wuhuan and Xiongnu in the north, the Qiang in the west, or the Nanyue in the south, they will all submit to you, my lord."

“A brand new era is approaching.”

Ye Feng waved his hand: "Stop complimenting me here!"

"The situation is complicated now. Do you two have anything to tell me?"

"After all, I will be leaving Luoyang in two days."

"I would like to hear your opinions, gentlemen. I hope to learn from everyone and become invincible!"

(End of this chapter)