After Li Si finished speaking, before Ran Fang could speak, Fusu answered the question for him.
Although he has been in prison, he also knows what happened in the court.
"No, if His Majesty wants to re-employ Confucian scholars, then Your Majesty will not hand over the books, and those Confucian scholars will not go to jail for this."
I have to say that it is becoming more and more comfortable for Fusu to address Ying Zheng as His Majesty.
Ran Fang nodded slightly after listening to Fusu's analysis. It seemed that through his own teachings in the past few days, this man had made some progress and was able to think.
"That's good, but there's one thing you said wrong."
"Your Majesty will not reuse Confucian scholars, but Great Qin needs Confucianists."
Li Si was also a little confused. Wasn't Ran Fang's statement contradictory?
"What's the difference between the two?"
"Yes," Ran Fang glanced at Li Si and continued, "It has been eight years since the founding of the Qin Dynasty. In these eight years, although the world has been unified, the resentment of the old countries towards the Qin has been growing day by day."
"This is enough to show that forcing the old country to accept the culture and system of Qin will not work. If we continue to use coercion to make them accept it, they will definitely encounter greater resistance."
"When things go to extremes, they must turn against each other, that's what they say."
"How can your Majesty not see these things when he is such a person? Therefore, Da Qin needs Confucianism to appease the old country and ease the conflicts between Da Qin and the old country."
"But this Confucian sect is not the current Confucian sect, but the Confucian sect created by the Qin Dynasty. It is a Confucian sect that has been revised to remove the dross."
Li Si frowned slightly. As a staunch supporter of Legalism, he had always been at odds with Confucianism.
It’s not that he is unclear about the problem Ran Fang mentioned, he just thinks that the only way to solve this problem is to respect the Legalists!
It’s because he feels that the Legalist strategy is right!
Especially for Da Qin, only the strict laws of Legalism can make the six countries afraid.
What Ran Fang said today was something he had never thought of.
"If that's the case, then why doesn't Your Majesty re-employ the Confucian sect now?"
Ran Fang shook his head. He was really impatient. If he wanted Confucian scholars to become officials, he would think too highly of these Confucian scholars.
"Confucian scholars are good at building momentum. If these Confucian scholars use those pedantic rules and make nonsense in the court, it will definitely have an impact on the people."
"And with the ability of Confucian scholars to cause trouble, they will definitely cause a lot of turmoil in the Qin Dynasty, so this book revision is to change the rules of the Confucian sect so that it can be used by the Qin Dynasty."
"The most important thing is that Fusu must be the crown prince designated by His Majesty. He is a real Confucian."
"If he ascends to that position one day, he will definitely use Confucian scholars. If he does not control the Confucian sect now, Fusu will definitely be implicated by the Confucian sect in the future, and even do things that are detrimental to the development of Great Qin."
After Ran Fang finished speaking, Li Si turned his gaze to Fusu, only to look away again after just one glance.
Fusu, on the other hand, didn't expect Ran Fang to be so bold and dare to discuss the matter of the crown prince in the court, and said that His Majesty valued him. Why didn't he think so?
"Is what Mr. Sir said a little too certain?"
"Even if Fusu re-employs Confucian scholars, aren't those Confucian scholars beneficial to the development of the Qin Dynasty?"
Li Si didn't speak this time. He was still a little shocked by Ran Fang's remarks just now. Does His Majesty really want to pass the throne to Fusu?
No one in the court had dared to say anything about this matter, and he was just waiting and watching. Now Ran Fang actually decided the matter directly.
Ran Fan looked at Fusu and shook his head, thinking that after just a few words of praise, he was knocked back to his original form.
"Young master, please don't forget that the Great Qin Dynasty relied on Legalism to become strong. Legalism is its foundation."
"If the root is cut off, then Great Qin will be doomed."
"So Legalism and Confucianism are indispensable, and they cannot be secluded. Instead, they must check and balance each other. This is what Great Qin needs!"
"Your Majesty is well aware of this, and also knows that although Fusu has a benevolent heart, he is not familiar with politics, let alone strategy."
"But now that the world has been unified, what is needed is not only a powerful ruler, but also a benevolent ruler who can unite the people of the old country to the Qin Dynasty, so Fusu can shoulder this important responsibility."
"But if he only knows Confucianism, then the world will definitely be in chaos in the future. Everything your Majesty is doing now is just for Fusu's future."
By the time Ran Fan finished speaking, Li Si had already stirred up a storm in his heart, and there were even some things that, as a Legalist, he couldn't recover from.
After thinking for a moment, Li Si stood up and saluted Ran Fang.
"Today's time has come, so I'll take my leave first."
"When I have some free time, I'll come back and ask sir for advice."
With that said, he saluted Ran Fang, stood up and left.
When he walked to the door, he turned around and said to Fu Su, "Mr. Ran has a gap in his heart. Mr. Su should learn more."
Fusu nodded slightly, not feeling uneasy at all, and even felt that Li Si was not as stern as the legend said.
After Li Si left, Fusu hesitated for a moment, then sat in front of Ran Fang again and looked at Fusu cautiously.
"Sir, do you think this... Fusu can become a benevolent king?"
Ran Fang looked at Fusu, picked up the bamboo slips he had not finished writing, and asked without raising his head: "Master, what do you think is benevolence?"
For Fusu, this problem was a piece of cake.
"Confucianism is benevolence."
Ran Fang was not surprised at all by Fusu's answer. He then asked: "In the eyes of Confucianism, is the enfeoffment of the Zhou Dynasty benevolent? Or is the unification of prefectures and counties in the Qin Dynasty benevolent?"
"Confucianism governs the world with benevolence, so how about Daqin's rule of law, which is unkind?"
"Sages talk about benevolence, but have they ever said what benevolence actually means?"
This question stopped Fusu, who sat there unable to answer.
He took it for granted that this benevolent government was just doing good to the people.
But now that Ran Fang asked him about it, he hesitated and asked himself, did he really know about benevolent government?
If you don't know, then why have you persisted for so many years?
After Ran Fang finished writing an article and saw Fusu still sitting there thinking about the problem just now, he smiled and shook his head.
"The benevolence that Confucianism talks about is in the hearts of Confucian scholars. What they say is benevolence is benevolence, and what they say is unbenevolence is unbenevolence."
"But Legalism is different. The benevolence that Legalism talks about is loving the people with the law. Great benevolence is not benevolence, that is, fairness and justice are benevolence."
Seeing that Fusu didn't speak, Ran Fang knew that it would be difficult for a Confucian scholar to deny what he had learned, so he took the initiative to explain: "Master Fusu has a kind heart. He may think that benevolent government means doing good to the people, but this Qin Dynasty The world is not governed by benevolence, but is held together by force."
"From the moment the Qin Dynasty used force, there was a gap between it and the old country. As long as the people of the old country keep thinking about the old country, the Qin Dynasty will not be truly unified, and benevolent government has no meaning in the face of force. "
"No matter how much benevolent government, it only delays the resistance of the old country, but it cannot really solve the problem."
"If Fusu really wants to have stability all over the world, peace in the world, and Qin's heart, then he can't just rule the country with benevolence. Otherwise, if all the heroes come together and the world is in chaos, what's the point of benevolence?"
In the small room, Ran Fang's words reached Fusu's ears and continued to echo in his mind.
After a while, he murmured, "Small kindness is like great evil, great kindness is like ruthlessness."
"Lu Buwei is right."
