Who says counting money isn’t tiring?

If Zuo Mengeng hears this, he must give him a slap in the face.

Last night, he, together with Liu Yiyuan and Rong Hua Fu Gui, were checked all night long before he finally figured out how much money had been robbed this time.

The total amount of gold, silver, jewelry and rare calligraphy and paintings totaled more than 300,000 taels.

With this wealth in hand, Zuo Mengeng's confidence was somewhat strengthened.

"Master, that Lu Wazi..."

In the early morning, Zhang Yan came to see him, but he stopped talking.

"What's the problem?"

Zuo Mengeng had to be careful.

Zhang Yan looked regretful.

"The guy under Lu Wazi is fine."

Zuo Mengeng finally understood what was going on when he saw Zhang Yan gesturing between his legs.

"Doesn't that mean that his whole life is ruined?"

Zhang Yan couldn't help but sigh.

"In the future, when he grows up and knows about people, what will he do?"

Zuo Mengeng's shock quickly passed, and he was not as entangled as Zhang Yan.

"When a man walks in the world, the most important thing is his mind. Don't worry, I will teach him personally in a while. In such a big world, there is always a use for him."

Seeing the dawn, Zuo Gui was left behind, Zuo Yong guarded the treasure, and Zuo Mengeng returned to the city.

Although exhausted, he still went to visit Xu Ruolin.

This girl fell into the water yesterday and was very close to death. She was also very cold. Fortunately, she didn't get sick, but she was much weaker.

"You're fine, why did you end up in the water?"

Xu Ruolin drank ginger soup and said depressedly: "I just wanted to meet Qian Muzhai, but who knew that something like this happened."

Zuo Mengeng was so funny.

"I didn't expect you to be a star-struck fan."

After he explained what "star-chasers" meant, Xu Ruolin also laughed.

"You don't know how famous Qian Muzhai is in Jiangnan. It is said that people who go to his house for advice are walking along the street for three miles, day and night."

Zuo Mengeng didn't care.

"Isn't it amazing? He doesn't understand Portuguese or geometry."

Xu Ruolin couldn't help but look at him flirtatiously.

"These are just trivial stories. How can they be compared with Qian Muzhai's masterful moral articles?"

Zuo Mengeng hummed: "What use are those moral articles to the country and the people? When facing the Tartars, shouldn't we use Portuguese artillery?"

How could Xu Ruolin know so much?

"I have also asked Yaya, but every time he hesitates to speak. Scholars all over the world respect Confucianism. They always praise Confucius and Mencius in their words, praise Cheng and Zhu in their writings, and their articles are beautiful and magnificent. But this

The world seems to be getting more and more chaotic, and even those talented people can't find any solution."

Zuo Mengeng is much more sarcastic.

"Since the Han Dynasty, all Confucian scholars have governed the country. However, dynasties have changed and the cycle of rise and fall has never stopped. What can they do? It is clearly a principle of life, but it must be used to govern the country. The slightest deviation is a thousand miles wrong."

Xu Ruolin glanced at Zuo Menggeng carefully and whispered: "Yaya said that those ministers who govern the country respect Confucianism on the surface, but in fact they all use Legalism to govern their affairs. The so-called external Confucianism and internal law is just a trick.

It’s just a shell.”

Zuo Mengeng was extremely serious.

"It is said that if the name is not correct, the words will not be correct. They know that the country of Confucianism is full of errors but do not correct them. This is unwilling to bow their heads and admit their mistakes. They think they are borrowing the shell of Confucianism, but they do not know that thoughts condense people's hearts. What they preach is something deeper.

That’s what it will be.”

When many people in later generations discussed ancient politics, they popularized science with a condescending attitude.

Don't think that Confucianism is orthodox. People in power know that Confucianism is not good at governing the country. In fact, they implement legalist ideas and so on, in order to whitewash the feudal literati.

As everyone knows, Confucian ethics pervades every corner of society and has become a deeply rooted thought. How can the Legalist philosophy of governing the country be successful?

Otherwise, why would Yang Tinghe lose in the great etiquette dispute?

It’s not like the princes of heaven and earth, their masters, are tied around their necks, making the rulers breathless.

Xu Ruolin was severely impacted, but the boundaries of her thinking were constantly opening up under such impact, and she increasingly felt that Zuo Menggeng was extraordinary.

"Zuo Mengeng, do you think the Ming Dynasty is really going to die?"

Zuo Mengeng asked, "Do you think there is still hope?"

Xu Ruolin asked a sudden question.

"If the Ming Dynasty dies, what will happen to ordinary people like you and me?"

Zuo Mengeng comforted him and said: "It is his Zhu family that perished, not the world. People in the world will live how they should live. It's just a matter of changing the emperor."

Xu Ruolin tasted it carefully and found that what he said made sense.

"Then who do you think can become the new emperor in the future?"

"I."

Xu Ruolin suddenly raised her head, looked at Zuo Mengeng who was extremely serious, and laughed dumbly.

"boast."

Zuo Mengeng was unconvinced.

"Why do you think I'm bragging?"

Xu Ruolin was ashamed of him.

"Why do you have the power to be the emperor?"

Zuo Mengeng naturally fought back.

"Why can't I sit on the throne and be the emperor?"

Xu Ruolin was stunned by this rhetorical question.

Yes, Qin lost its deer, and the whole world chased it away.

Why are you so sure that Zuo Mengeng can’t do it?

She found reasons for herself.

"Every king who founded a country must be a peerless hero, possessing the appearance of a celestial being and being very different from ordinary people."

Zuo Mengeng held his arms in his arms and smiled even more cheerfully.

"Can't I be a great hero, a great hero?"

"you……"

Xu Ruolin instinctively wanted to laugh at him, but the scenes of Zuo Menggeng's fights appeared in her mind. For some reason, there was always a voice in her heart telling her that the great hero is sincere.

This realization made Xu Ruolin panic, and she was speechless.

Zuo Mengeng sat for a long time before coming out of Xu Ruolin's room and met Zuo Fu who came to see him.

"Young Master, that member of the Jinyi Guards is awake, and he wants to see you."

The Baihu on the Jinyi Guards' ship was seriously injured and could not escape death. Zuo Mengeng's sudden attack allowed him to escape.

Later, when the cabin was being cleaned, he was rescued and is now being kept in Zuofu.

Zuo Menggeng was also very curious about the hundred households in brocade clothes, so he looked for it.

A man in his early thirties, tall and with a thin body full of solid muscles.

This is a very explosive body, and it should have extraordinary martial arts skills. Otherwise, it will not be able to persist to the end.

But the situation at this time is not good.

He was injured in dozens of places all over his body, and his right arm was broken. His expression was sluggish and his face was bloodless.

When he saw Zuo Mengeng, his eyes were shining, as if he wanted to see through the young man in front of him.

"Thank you for your help."

Zuo Mengeng waved his hand, not taking any credit.

"It's just a coincidence."

The hundred households nodded and introduced themselves.

"I am Han Chuan, a hundred households in Fusi, Jinyiweinan Town."
To be continued...