Two months later, Uncle Suntong reported to me that Baijia Academy was already full of talented people.
Even though many people are still unwilling to serve Great Qin, the number of people who have been admitted to the academy has reached a considerable number.
Of course, many of them come to try it with a skeptical attitude, and there are many people who pretend to be fake. But the real talent has not been buried, and I am surprisingly satisfied with Shusuntong's role in taking charge of the academy.
After two months of screening and inspection, those who stayed basically had some skills. Everyone also found that the atmosphere of the academy was much better than they expected.
Ever since someone started a debate due to a conflict of ideas and found that no one could stop it, it gradually formed a pattern. Every few days, someone would start a debate among scholars on the pretext that the other party had insulted their own school of thought.
So we often see scenes like this in the academy:
Person A: "What? You just don't apologize for stepping on my foot, but you also said that my military strategist has a simple mind and well-developed limbs, so it doesn't hurt when you step on it? Then I have to talk to you Confucian. Come on, do you dare?" Going to the Taoist Forum?"
Person B: "What did you mean by giving me a sideways look just now? Do you look down on my doctor? Do you dare to go to the Taoist Forum and let me tell you how to use a set of silver needles to cure your crooked mouth and eyes?"
As a result, a group of people roared towards the discussion platform, and then sat down and had a hearty debate, making uninformed people think that they were dazzled and what they saw in front of them was not the group of people who had just quarreled like ruffians.
The collision of ideas made the academic level of the academy improve by leaps and bounds, and the phenomenon of being immersed in academic research became a common practice. People who were originally doubtful also began to work hard to repair books.
When I heard Shu Suntong's report, I was overjoyed and at the same time I couldn't help but sigh in my heart: "You people really think that no one cares about you. If I hadn't withstood the pressure, I would not allow irrelevant people to wait in the name of fire prevention." Entering the academy, you would have been killed hundreds of times by the ministers of the imperial court for your debate, which was obviously of a private nature. I rely on deception every day to benefit the people. I am very tired, okay? '
Then I looked at the outstanding performers handed over by Shusun Tong, and I focused on the first three people:
Military strategist: Yuchi;
Legalism: Jie Wu;
Strategist: Sima Li.
After thinking for a moment, I said to my uncle and grandson, "Follow me to the academy. I want to meet these three people in person."
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The Academy is close to the north bank of the Wei River, not far from Xianyang Palace. It was originally the Palace of Doctors. After Yingzheng ordered the ban on private education, only a few doctors, Shusun Tong, were left to deal with government affairs there. After some repairs, it was changed into the Palace of Hundreds of Scholars.
After arriving at the Academy, I didn't alert anyone. Originally, the Academy at this time was trying to cover up people's eyes, and the literati loved to be arrogant, so it was better not to let them see me. I asked Shusuntong to lead the three of them directly. Arrive at the side hall of the Academy.
After the three people arrived, they saw me sitting and Shusun Tong standing, and they quickly saluted and said, "Buyi Yuchi (Jie Wu, Sima Li) has met your Excellency."
Shusun Tong quickly shouted softly: "This is my second emperor of the Qin Dynasty. I am here to see the outstanding performance of the three of you in revising the book. I came here to inspect it."
The three of them did not expect that I was the emperor, so they excitedly said: "I have met His Majesty!"
Shu Suntong bowed his hand to me apologetically: "Your Majesty asked me to keep a low profile. I was worried that there would be many ears and eyes outside, so I did not tell them your Majesty's identity."
I waved my hand and said, "You did the right thing. The three of you are not allowed to tell anyone about your meeting with me, do you understand?"
The three of them naturally said yes.
I turned to look at the first person. He was about thirty years old, with starry eyebrows and sharp eyes. He was an extraordinary warrior. He was a military strategist: Yuchi.
There are four major factions of military strategists, namely: military power planners, military situation planners, military yin and yang planners, and military skill planners.
Yuchi is the heir to military power and family planning.
I didn't talk nonsense and asked directly: "I ask you, do you have any way to deal with the Xiongnu's troubles?"
Yuchi replied: "Return to your majesty. The common people think that our Qin Dynasty has built the Great Wall and stationed troops on the border to resist the Xiongnu from afar. If we supplement it with cavalry, we can stabilize the border."
After hearing this, I was slightly disappointed, there was nothing outstanding about it.
Unexpectedly, Yuchi continued to answer: "Of course, raising an army takes a thousand days, and using it for a while. The ancients have mastered the art of raising troops, but there are few famous experts in the way of raising an army. To deal with the dangers of the Xiongnu, Buyi thought that we should pay more attention to raising the army."
"What is raising troops? Buyi once heard that all the food for the border army was transported to Yunzhong from Neishi, and the losses were huge. Unlike other armies, the frontier army is dedicated to fighting and does not engage in production. If the frontier army is to be soldiers in war and farmers in peacetime, Then you can farm, support and fight, this is the border area. Why couldn't it be done like this before? The Great Wall has not been built yet;"
"Soldiers are often replaced due to the expiration of their service. When they are trained again, they are not as good as the old soldiers. Moreover, soldiers are recruited from all over the country, and replacement takes a long time. The soldiers at the border can be permanently stationed in Yunzhong, and they can also have families in Yunzhong. Just order those who have not completed their service not to see their wives. This is a special soldier."
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After listening to Yuchi's words, I smiled with satisfaction: "Yes, I do have some abilities."
When Yuchi heard this, he quickly thanked him.
Yuchi's strategy is exactly the same as the farming system. He is a talent, and he can be trained by Meng Tian like Zhang Han.
Not long ago, Meng Tian's memorial mentioned Zhang Han. Now Zhang Han is able to lead the army independently. The memorial said that Zhang Han "must take the lead when an army marches, and when the army stops, it must be virtuous and share food. His foresight and speed in battle." ".
I didn't praise him too much, because I was worried that Meng Tian would take special care of Zhang Han because of my arrangement. I told Meng Tian in the replay: He should work harder.
I looked at the person in the middle again, and for a moment, I thought I saw young Li Si. There was a slight resemblance between their eyebrows.
'Looking so similar, and being both members of the Legalist family, he couldn't be Li Si's illegitimate son, right? 'I thought evilly. Of course, this is impossible.
I asked: "Jie Wu, what do you think of the crime of officials being 'not straight' in the "Qin Code"?"
Jie Wu bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, 'not straight' refers to the official's judgment of a serious crime or a serious sentence during a trial."
"Buyi believes that the most important thing is the censor. The censor performs the duties of review and supervision. Only the censor can discover and punish the crimes of officials being dishonest. However, the number of censors is limited, and it is impossible to carry out detailed investigation of every case. Check."
"Therefore, the common people believe that a special supervisory office should be established, independent of the censor and court officials, and directly under His Majesty. Cases in which both the censor and court officials are misjudged will be punished as negligence. Not only that, the office can also visit everywhere , all grievances must be investigated, and all cases must be investigated, so that officials can fulfill their duties and resolve cases.”
I nodded, noncommittal. The method is a good one, but if such an official office is really established, it will inevitably develop into a Jinyiwei type of existence.
Personally, I hate this kind of shady organization. Great Qin already has a clean room, but fortunately it is only used to collect intelligence and protect the emperor. Neither Ying Zheng nor I have ever given them the power to interfere in the government affairs. The reason why only officials above Qian Shi knew about the existence of the clean room was because Ying Zheng did not want to put everyone in danger.
However, this person is very similar to Li Si, so he must have his uses. In fact, I have summarized Li Si’s characteristics in two words: pragmatism.
In the final analysis, whether it is their obsession with power or their rigorous style of doing things, they only serve their own purposes. Maybe this is the characteristic of Legalism.
Then I looked at the third person, the one I was most curious about.
