The reborn sycophant

"Wei Chuyan, are servants really different from livestock?"

These words reached Chu Yan's ears, which made Chu Yan look at Zhao Ji in surprise.As night fell, oil lamps were lit everywhere in the house. Beside the bean-like lights, Zhao Ji raised his head and looked at Wei Chuyan, his watery eyes were full of doubts.

In Wei Chuyan's memory, Zhao Ji was a decisive person. She ascended the throne at a young age, surrounded by fierce tigers, so when she did things, she was extraordinarily ruthless, so ruthless that she domesticated the tiger into a house cat.

In her previous life, Zhao Ji never cared about the life and death of slaves. She even played with nobles, let alone a slave as low as dust?

Wei Chuyan really wanted to give Zhao Ji a little reminder today by arguing with that gentleman, but in her mind, this should be a long process. There is something wrong, after all, some ideas are deeply rooted in people's minds, and it is difficult for others to change them.

But Zhao Ji asked her very quickly, as if he was still very interested. Chu Yan was afraid that her neck would ache, so he squatted down and looked at Zhao Ji from bottom to top.Zhao Ji also lowered his head following her movements, looked at her without blinking, and met her eyes.

"There is a difference."

Zhao Ji was waiting for this sentence, and she immediately asked: "Then why can slaves be sold at will like livestock and recorded as property, why can slaves be killed at will? Why do people kill slaves like As casual as killing an animal?"

These questions came quickly and urgently, obviously they didn't come up suddenly, I'm afraid these questions have troubled Zhao Ji for a long time.The first banquet was a bit unexpected, and he patiently explained it to her.

"Master, there have been slaves since the Shang and Zhou dynasties. In the Spring and Autumn Period, wars continued, people were displaced, and many became slaves. Some of them were voluntary, just like Master Zhu Qishi Zhu, but more were arrested. If it is sold off, no one will be a slave until the end of the road. Nowadays, the Qi Dynasty is prosperous, but there are still many slaves. Official slaves and private slaves are marked in the law of our dynasty as official and private wealth. Indeed It can be disposed of by the master as he pleases. Therefore, it is true that many people do not treat slaves as human beings. Masters must know that the life and death of a slave is not tied to him, but to the paper that sells him. on Chee."

"This is determined by the concepts of the world and the laws of the government. There is no need to doubt it, Your Highness. But don't take these things as usual. Take the Wei family as an example. Although the Wei family has many servants, it is rare to kill them. Slaves If you make a mistake, you will be punished. This is natural. When Chu Yan was a child, he would kneel down at the ancestral hall if he made a mistake. But if it is said that he is killed at will, it is very rare. It is not a big mistake. Which family Will the master kill slaves? The Wei family will not, and neither will the other honorable families. His Highness may have seen one or two before thinking that everyone else is like this."

However, shouldn't Zhao Ji grow up in the palace? How could he see this?The Wan family is not like a violent family.

"Won't you kill at will?"

Zhao Ji was also taken aback.Seeing that there are often slaves who are punished in the palace, she thinks that it is the same among the people. Any slave who makes a mistake will be dragged out and beaten.

For example, her second brother and third sister killed countless slaves. According to Gao Muen, they often used people as prey to hunt.

Why is it not like this among the people?

"No, slaves are also property. Killing them is equivalent to losing a fortune. How can someone take killing slaves as a routine thing?"

However, if they are violent and stubborn by nature, there are many people who take pleasure in beating and scolding slaves, or even killing people. I have seen many such people at the first banquet of Shiwei, but I still don't want to talk about these with Zhao Ji.

"Then why do you say that slaves are different from cattle?"

What Zhao Ji told her made her even more confused. Since slaves are property, they seem to be no different from livestock.She couldn't see any difference except that folks didn't kill slaves at will.

"Of course. Slaves are human, master. They can talk, think, and do things according to the master's assignment. If they are motivated, if they can be appreciated by the master, or if they earn enough money by themselves, they can escape from the slavery." Slavery. This is the difference between a slave and an animal. The root of a slave is a person. Today in school, those students completely regard slaves as animals. They don’t want to study with me as your “slave”, so they It's because they feel insulted, and even the teachers who teach take it for granted."

This is what Chuyan wants to correct.The meaning in Mr. Na's words was too contemptible, she couldn't agree with Mr. Na's statement, and was also worried that this statement would lead Zhao Ji astray.

"The word "slave" involves too many things. The first banquet does not mean that slaves should not exist. Without slaves, many families will be inconvenient. Your Highness, what the first banquet wants is to pay them a little attention."

"A little attention?"

Zhao Ji played with Wei Chuyan's hair and asked suspiciously.Ever since she accidentally touched Wei Chuyan's hair in the afternoon, she really wanted to touch Wei Chuyan's cold hair again. Now that Wei Chuyan was squatting in front of her, it happened to give her a chance. She played with Wei Chuyan's hair like It's like finding something fun and not letting go.

"Master, do you know how many slaves there are in Qi Dynasty?"

"There are always 10 people."

"The master is wrong. There are millions of servants in this dynasty."

Zhao Ji let go of his hand, very surprised.

Are there so many people?

"Among these millions of people, there is no one in ten thousand who can finally get out of slavery. As far as Chuyan knows, there are probably only a few dozen people. Those like the right minister who got out of slavery and became important ministers of the dynasty have not been able to do so for more than ten years. , and he is the only one. Of course there are reasons for the slaves themselves, but more of them are restrictions from others. The master’s family oppresses and others look down on them, and they themselves take it for granted. Many people have been imprisoned in slaves for a lifetime. identity."

"Is that why you want everyone not to despise slaves so much?"

"Yes, if there is a chance, the first banquet wants to give them some opportunities."

I don't know what I remembered, but I showed some nostalgia for the first banquet, and there was a very faint smile on my lips, like a night flower that was about to bloom.

Zhao Ji agreed: "When I have a feudal state, I will also let the people stop being so contemptuous of slaves. I don't like them killing people. In the future, in my fief, no one should kill slaves. Wei Chuyan, you Is it okay to say that?"

Her eyes were big and clear, looking at Wei Chuyan watery, it was extremely painful.

The first banquet couldn't help smiling, Zhao Ji's original intention was good, but it was too naive.

"What are you laughing at? Am I right? Human life cannot be taken away at will. They are human beings, and I am also human. Cats and dogs will be sad when they see their own kind die. I can't bear to see them die, can it be Isn't it right?"

Zhao Ji felt wronged again.

Listening to her childish words, the smile in Wei Chuyan's eyes gradually disappeared.She hoped to plant a little kindness in Zhao Ji's heart, but she didn't want to teach her to be so soft-hearted.Zhao Ji is not an ordinary child, she is the princess of the Tian family, and she is not an ordinary princess, she will become the emperor of the Qi Dynasty in the future, an emperor can have a heart of benevolence, but he cannot be too benevolent. The head becomes weak.Judging from Zhao Ji's description, she didn't even dare to watch people die.

Was Zhao Ji such a soft-hearted person when he was a child?

Then how did she become such an emperor later on?

The author has something to say: It's stuck, Mr. Wei is about to divide, so he's very stuck.

Naiji will naturally grow up slowly. You can probably guess that compared to the intenseness of her previous life, her growth process in this life is relatively gentle because of A Yan's presence.

Let's see if there is a chance for me to write about my past life in the future.