Chapter 74 Fusu, who are you supporting?
Fusu and Xiangli Chengdu had lunch at Ying Yuan's mansion.

There is no way. Whether it is the Daqin Institute of Technology or the papermaking issue, there is much more involved.

To put it bluntly, any one of these two things would cause a shock to the whole world if it were released.

If the two of them were to host the event as Ying Yuan had arranged before, there would be too many things that needed to be confirmed.

Since it had come to this, Ying Yuan could only reluctantly accompany the two of them to eat.

Looking at the two of them, especially Fusu who didn't speak when eating or sleeping, Ying Yuan sighed dejectedly.

"No way! Definitely no way!"

'There's a good chance that I won't be able to take a nap today!'

"Looking at the way they are, if we don't figure this out, let alone taking a nap, I'm afraid we won't even have to eat dinner with them."

Ying Yuan stuffed the tasteless corn rice into his mouth, and casually picked up a piece of barbecue with chopsticks and put it into his mouth.

The whole person looked no longer as high-spirited as before, but instead was filled with dejection.

Fusu and Xiangli Cheng saw it and were happy in their hearts.

Although one of them is Ying Yuan's brother and elder brother, the other is also a Mohist leader who swore to follow Ying Yuan.

But this did not prevent them from becoming more and more aware of Ying Yuan's inherent laziness during their interactions.

The two looked at each other and instantly realized from each other's eyes that, well, their opinions were basically the same.

'Gong Ziyuan/Sixth Brother, you may be talented, but you are really lazy!'

It's such a huge project that will go down in history, why are they so lazy and not even willing to work on it for a moment?
The two of them could never figure this out.

However, they had no other choice. The most they could do was to find an opportunity and try to persuade them indirectly.

After the meal, just as Ying Yuan had expected, the two of them had just put down their bowls and chopsticks, and without even taking the time to digest the food, they hurriedly came to Ying Yuan's side.

Especially Fusu, he now grabbed Ying Yuan's sleeve with a sincere look on his face and said with a hint of pleading.

"Sixth brother, I beg you for this!"

"You asked me to think about whether it was Prince Fusu of the Qin Dynasty or Fusu of the Confucianism. What did you mean by that?"

"I'm feeling terrified right now!"

"I am indeed closer to Confucianism, but why do you, my father, and even many important officials think that I only care about Confucianism?"

"But how could I abandon Daqin?"

"I really don't understand where I went wrong. Today, you have to explain it to me anyway!"

Looking at Fusu's aggrieved expression, Ying Yuan sighed.

On the other hand, Xiang Licheng who was standing aside had a gleam of joy in his eyes that was almost overflowing.

Obviously, this excitement was very interesting to him.

Ying Yuan pondered for a moment and finally became serious.

Because he was keenly aware of a problem.

Although Fusu was educated in Confucianism since childhood, even now, everyone knows that he was brainwashed by Confucianism.

But there is one thing that everyone actually overlooks.

Fusu was certainly brainwashed by Confucianism, and he truly believed in Confucianism's benevolence, righteousness, filial piety, courtesy, and so on.

But his belief does not come from forcing this set of principles on everyone, but from practicing it himself first.

In other words, even if people dislike Fusu, they have to admit one thing.

That is, Fusu is indeed a gentleman!

He really believes in those things of Confucianism!
Well, if such a true gentleman is properly cultivated, he will not only be a blessing to the Qin Dynasty, but will also be his most useful tool... uh, a good helper!
Thinking of this, Ying Yuan's expression became serious, and he quickly sorted out his thoughts in his mind. He looked at Fusu calmly and said.

"Brother, to be honest, your problem mainly lies with you."

“Confucianism certainly taught you the wrong things, but to be realistic, Confucianism is not completely useless.”

"It's like the Hundred Schools of Thought, even if they don't like each other, they can still see the strengths of each other." "It's like Juzi, he represents the Mohist school, but even he has to admit that there are bright spots in Confucianism."

Xiang Licheng on the side nodded without hesitation when he heard this.

He definitely has this kind of magnanimity.

Anyone who can become a great figure in the Mohist school must have vision and broad mind.

Although he disliked many things in Confucianism, it would be a bit of an exaggeration to say that Confucianism was completely useless.

But after Fusu saw Li Cheng's admission, he became even more confused.

"Since you admit that Confucianism has its good points, why do you still say that I am wrong?"

Ying Yuan took a deep breath and said with a wry smile.

"Because you're on the wrong side!"

"position?"

Fusu was a little confused, but Xiang Licheng next to him suddenly understood.

He even slapped himself on the thigh.

"I see!"

Ying Yuan ignored Xiang Licheng and started explaining directly to his brother.

"Yes, that's the position!"

"This is exactly why I questioned you before and why my father doesn't like you and why the court officials look down on you!"

Ying Yuan looked at Fusu in front of him and shook his head with emotion.

"You are obviously the prince of my Great Qin and the eldest son of my father. Logically speaking, you should look at the various schools of thought from the perspective of the Great Qin!"

"But you didn't!"

"Your previous behavior actually stood on the Confucian standpoint!"

Seeing that Fusu still didn't understand, Ying Yuan simply spread his hands.

“What is the Confucian stance?”

"Let's take the Mohist master next to us as an example!"

"As a great Mohist, he had the obligation and responsibility to promote Mohist doctrines, educate his students and compete with other doctrines."

"Because, inheriting and developing Mohist doctrine is his most basic position!"

"So, brother, master, do you agree?"

The two nodded in unison.

Ying Yuan smiled when he saw this and looked at Fusu playfully.

"But on the other hand, what about the kings and princes of the Qin Dynasty?"

“Where should we stand?”

"That is of course Daqin's position!"

"As long as it is beneficial to Daqin, I will support it!"

"For example, I like Mohism and need the Agricultural School, but this does not prevent me from supporting the Legalists as well!"

"Because whether it is the Mohist school, the Agricultural school or the Legalist school led by Li Xiang, they are all beneficial to the Qin Empire and its people!"

“So I not only support them, I also strengthen them as much as possible!”

"This is not determined by my likes and dislikes, but by my stance. What about you?"

"Brother, where do you stand?"

“Why do you always stand on the Confucian side?”

At this point, Fusu fell completely silent! ;
(End of this chapter)