Since the Third Young Master led a group of men from the Meng family and commanded 50,000 cavalrymen who were not affiliated with the Qin army and were not paid, they left Shangjun.
Shangjun has ushered in a period of rapid development. It can be said that it is changing with each passing day and the reform is in progress.
"Han Zi, why do you want to cancel the tower? It's okay to say that the soldiers in Shangjun who fought hard at the frontier have no such intention. But in Longxi, the Yunzhong County tower is the foundation for maintaining stability. It is the place where people miss it, how can it be cancelled? "
Crown Prince Ying Fusu asked confused questions while holding the latest official document written on paper written by Han Feizi.
Han Fei spread out the paper, picked up a pen, and began to write instead of speak.
[Five beetles are a danger to the country’s security. It is useless for the country to do more than what they do. The beauty of a sacrificial woman also feeds evil thoughts, which is beyond stupid...]
On the same day, eighteen fast horses galloped from Shangjun Dacheng to six counties including Jiuyuan, Yunzhong, Taiyuan, Longxi, Beidi, and Yanmen. Three horses in one county galloped to report the news.
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It was dark at night, but there was a room in Chang'an Jun's mansion lit with three candles that were as bright as soybeans.
The slightly bright candle cannot fully illuminate the small wooden house.
Although the light that is not dazzling is only enough to allow people to walk without knocking on the corner of the table and bench, it is enough for the two old people chatting in the house at night.
A lamp was placed on the only poor wooden table in the hut. A person was sitting next to the table, and his face was clearly visible.
He wears a certain blue-grey soap towel on his head to wrap up all his white hair. Except for two gray beards on his lips, there is also a small tuft on his chin.
The eyebrows are wide and short, and the distance between the eyebrows is slightly long. Just looking at the eyebrows makes the person look a little dull, which can be said to be honest.
But just looking at his eyes, those old and increasingly energetic eyes with a little bit of energy, which should appear on the face of a giant military strategist, can overturn at least half of his previous impressions.
Because the anger revealed in it is so strong, one can see the pride in his eyes.
Honest and energetic.
Two temperaments that should not appear at the same time fall into such a person, but they are unexpectedly harmonious and have no sense of contradiction.
"You and I have always been at odds with each other, so why are you here in this humble house of mine?"
The old man held the book and turned a page. He looked at the old man in black who sat on the bed uninvited and spoke softly.
There were no candles placed at the end of the bed, and the face of the old man in black could not be seen clearly unless he looked closer.
We can only tell from the broad outline of his body that this was a strong man who must have been inaccessible to others when he was young.
The old man in black laughed, not caring about being looked down upon, and said with a smile: "When I went to the toilet in the middle of the night, I saw the lights on Xunzi's side, so I came to inspect."
Xunzi, a native of Zhao, considered himself a great Confucian scholar.
If the world knew that Xunzi was still alive, it would cause earth-shattering thunder in the world.
At that time, the Jixia Academy of the State of Qi gathered all the heroes from the world and made sacrifices to wine.
Meng Ke, the great Confucian who proposed the theory of human nature, Meng Ke, Zou Zi, the founder of Yin Yang School, Zou Yan, Shen Zi, Shen Dao, the founder of Legalism School, Shen Zi, Shen Buhai, the founder of Legalism School, etc. Many scholars and giants came from Jixia Academy.
From the founding of Jixia Academy to the destruction of Jixia Academy, Jixia Academy has always been the highest academic institution in the world. If its status is easy to understand, it is equivalent to the merger of the top ten universities in the country, with Jijiu as the president.
As for Xunzi, the third time he offered wine to Jixia Academy.
It can be said that at the end of the Warring States Period, all those who studied in Jixia Academy were students of Xunzi.
At that time, Jixia Academy was even nicknamed Xunzi Academy.
Wrote "Han Feizi", Han Fei, the idol of the First Emperor.
Li Si, the most noble person in the Qin Empire, is in charge of everything for the prime minister.
Zhang Cang, a scientist, mathematician, and cultivator of the Western Han Dynasty.
These three great masters were all students taught by Xunzi, and they were the most outstanding ones.
Xunzi studied under the great Mohist master of Mohism, and was known as Song Yan of Song Zi at that time.
Xunzi, who believed that he inherited the will of Confucius, severely criticized traditional Confucianism, which may have the shadow of Mohism.
There is a very interesting thing about Confucianism at the end of the Warring States Period. Two orthodox Confucians appeared with completely different ideas.
Traditional Confucianism sneered at the great Confucian Xunzi, thinking that he was a deviant and apostate.
Confucianism, Mohism, and Legalism are all mortal enemies. You are a great scholar, Mo Songyan, and taught two great masters, Han Fei, and Li Si calls yourself a Confucian?
Xunzi, who is jokingly said to have founded New Confucianism, never recognized the word "new". He has always claimed that he inherited the will of Confucius, and that the so-called traditional Confucianism has distorted the original intention of Confucius.
Mozi originally learned from Confucianism, and he founded Mohism because he did not agree with your tampering with the Confucian classics. After so many years, if Confucius were still alive, he would be all-embracing and would not reject Dharma and Mohism like you pseudo-Confucian scholars.
This battle of ideas did not come to an end until the horses of the Qin Empire marched to the palace, Xunzi disappeared, and Jixia Academy became a thing of the past.
Without Xunzi, a great Confucian who always claimed to be orthodox Confucianism, his students were basically ashamed to call themselves Confucian scholars. They believed that what they inherited was Xunzi's thought rather than Confucianism.
Just like Han Fei and Li Si, they considered themselves Legalists when Xunzi was still alive.
Xunzi's disciples have no favorable impression of Confucianism, which is regarded as orthodox by most people nowadays, let alone consider themselves Confucian scholars.
They don't believe in Confucius, they believe in Xunzi.
Xunzi's disappearance was basically equivalent to death in that era of war and chaos.
These disciples blamed the death of Xunzi on Qin, so not many of them went to serve in Qin. Instead, they either returned home or traveled around, scattered in rivers, lakes, and famous mountains and rivers.
If these people were to know that Xunzi was still alive and well in Xianyang City, they would surely surge in and destroy the Chang'an Palace, which was like a small Xianyang Palace.
Xunzi, who enjoyed great reputation in the world, still did not look at the old man in black.
He said casually: "Since you have seen it, go back. You are not welcome here."
"Can't you say a word?" The old man in black leaned back, laughed, and said: "Xunzi, who single-handedly refuted the Confucian scholars in the world, is so afraid of me that he doesn't even dare to say a few words?"
Xunzi laughed and was not angry.
"When it comes to sharp teeth and a sharp tongue, even Deng Xi, Hui Shi, and Gongsun Long can't argue with you. It's ridiculous for me, a Confucian scholar, not to talk to you."
The old man in black, whose face could not be seen clearly, let out a clear laugh, lay on his back on Xunzi's bed and stopped talking.
Xunzi heard the movement and saw the movement of the old man in black from the corner of his eye. He frowned and slammed the "Spring and Autumn" in his hand on the table with his backhand, causing a lot of noise.
"You don't want to do anything with you. If you don't leave, don't blame me for bullying you."
The old man in black did not get up.
"Don't be so stingy. Your Majesty needs to find you and me today. I will wait here with you. Why do you need to travel to two places?"
Xunzi's face was filled with anger, and his turban was shaking slightly from the anger.
"Your Majesty is looking for me, but not for you. Let's go."
"Did you not hear what your Majesty did today? He openly killed the three great families of Meng Xibai in front of the Tingwei Mansion. Even I was shocked when I heard this, and it is in line with me."
"Absurd! Your way is the way of troubled times. What your Majesty does has nothing to do with your way! He behaves domineeringly out of benevolence. Although what you are talking about is as close as a stone's throw away, it is actually a world of difference!"
"Almost the same. Although you claim to be a great Confucian, you are definitely not a Confucian scholar. As the saying goes, Heaven does not create people for the sake of kings. Heaven establishes kings for the people. Therefore, in ancient times, when establishing a country by laying out lands, it was not just about honoring princes. Ranking official positions , The reason why I am given a title and salary is not just to show respect to the doctor. Xunzi’s words are very popular with me.”
Xunzi looked very unhappy, because all the words used by the old man in black in front of him to refute him came from his mouth.
Xunzi believes that the appearance of the people is not to create value for the king, but the appearance of the king is for the people. Like the establishment of a feudal state, high officials and generous salaries are not to promote the princes and scholar-bureaucrats into another class, but to better serve the people.
This is completely contrary to the current mainstream values. If this idea is to be realized, it will inevitably cause great turmoil. As for turmoil, the old man in black likes it best.
You, Xunzi, keep saying that your Tao is different from mine, and that I am the Tao of troubled times.
But isn’t your theory meant to create a chaotic world? What's the difference between you and me?
The old man in black didn't wait for Xunzi to reply for a long time, nor did he hear Xunzi get up.
He said leisurely: "You and I should be happy when your Majesty turns from benevolence to hegemony. What the world needs is a thunderbolt, not drizzle. Let's wait together."
Xunzi took a deep breath, stood up and said in a deep voice: "I don't even bother to argue with you. I want to wait for you, Your Majesty. Go back to your house!"
The old man in black turned his head and saw that Xunzi was about to demonstrate the six skills of a gentleman, and immediately stood up and left.
Before leaving, he left a message: "Teacher, I have a piece of advice for you. When you completely abandon Confucianism, when you can become your own family, Xunzi does not have to be inferior to Confucius."
After closing the door, Xunzi sat back at the desk, picked up the "Spring and Autumn" that was upside down on the desk, and continued to study.
The candlelight flickered, and the old man's face was kind and energetic, waiting quietly.
A few years ago, the old man scoffed when he heard the words equality, freedom, and democracy from a young and energetic man.
The old man did not believe that a young man who was born in a prince's family would speak for the people of Guizhou, but he only took a fancy to his disciples.
But when the young master had a detailed and in-depth chat with him, he said that the abolition of slavery was imminent, that people's aspirations were the way out for the future, and that education should be paid attention to from an early age to train everyone in the world to become officials.
He said that the law should be the minimum limit of the empire to rectify and guide people's thinking, that he should reward those with high moral standards to correctly establish the concept of national customs, etc., etc., etc., etc., the old man could not sit still.
With these words, even ordinary people would have to compile them for several years before they could complete and unify the theory. The old man had his initial trust in the young master.
Promise the young master that if what he says is true, he can help him.
The old man knew very well that if he wanted to realize his concept that the king should serve the people and the people should not be slaves to the king, in this world, it must be implemented by aristocrats, and they must be great aristocrats.
Because the people were suppressed too hard, ignorant and ignorant, the nobles suppressed the people to death.
But how could a knowledgeable noble help the old man realize his ideal? Smash your own bowl and rebel against yourself? From the moment it was perfected, the old man's concept was the most absurd joke.
Therefore, as long as there is a chance that this joke will come true, the old man will not give up, so Jixia Academy was destroyed, and the old man came to Chang'an Junfu.
But because he only had initial trust in the young master, the old man did not bring his disciples over.
The old man settled down in Chang'an Jun's Mansion and became a disciple of a man nicknamed Master, waiting silently like he had done for decades before.
Just like tonight.
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How could this guy think about canceling the balcony? Doesn’t he love the balcony the most? The First Emperor continued to read the letter with doubts.
[I know I can't convince you, so I won't tell you more about the reasons. You won't listen anyway. Let me just say one thing, if you don’t ban the towers and add the crime of obscenity to the Qin Code, I won’t let you enter the genealogy. Anyway, the genealogy is in my hands. 】
"Shu Zi!"
The First Emperor was so angry that he tore cracks out of the entire letter paper and almost tore it in half.
Whether one can enter the family tree is a very big deal in this era, and even the first emperor, who is arrogant in the world, is not immune.
As the emperor, he can have his name engraved on the successive kings of Qin.
But without mastering the royal family tree, he cannot write his name in the family tree.
The reason why the Ying family has always stood behind Ying Chengyu is that this family tree plays a very important role.
After cursing for a while, the First Emperor continued to look down with a cold face.
[I have announced the paper to the world. Brother Emperor, please do not use bamboo slips from now on. That object is too heavy, and it is tiring to carry and uncomfortable to look at. Of course, this emperor can do whatever he likes or not. Anyway, it’s not me who approves the memorial. 】
[One last thing, if you want everyone in the world to be loyal to you just like the veterans who fought for me, then do as I say. Integrating medical care into the official system of Da Qin, all doctors in the world will be paid by the state, and people will receive free medical treatment, starting with Guanzhong. 】
[Brother Huang doesn’t know how to operate, so just listen to Xia Wuji’s words. If the treasury can't afford this part of the money, you can ask me for it. The emperor's work cannot be in vain. The reason for this is also very complicated. I know you don’t like to hear it and can’t accept it, so I won’t tell you. Brother Emperor, take care and don’t make more babies. 】
Wow~
The First Emperor was so angry that he crumpled the letter into a ball, stood up and roared loudly in Zhangtai Palace.
"You write it, why don't I like to hear it? Is this what you call the people's will, but you tell me! Since it is in front of my eyes, why don't you make it clear to me? You left and threatened me I really thought that the Qin State would not be able to survive without you!"
Before what happened today, the First Emperor didn't care at all about Ying Chengxuan's so-called popular sentiment.
What is the use of the thoughts of those foolish people? What consequences can it have on Da Qin?
And when those veterans fought desperately to protect Ying Chengyu, something not driven by fame and fortune happened in front of the First Emperor, and the First Emperor was very interested in this matter.
The First Emperor speculated that this might be what Ying Chengxuan meant.
Legalists let the First Emperor drive the people of Qin to conquer the world like tigers and wolves, relying on their bravery and fear of death.
However, Ying Chengyu did not use the utilitarian policy of Legalism, but still made these veterans brave and fearless of death. This new method of controlling the people was something that the First Emperor wanted to know very much.
Let the people of the world act according to their own wishes, and no king can refuse.
