When Ying Chengyu first crossed over, he thought about killing Zhao Gao and Li Si, the executioners who caused the death of the Second Emperor of Qin Dynasty. When it comes to future events or historical figures, no one can see it more clearly than him.
But as he grew older and learned more, Ying Chengyu completely gave up on this idea a few years ago.
There is a saying that small things can be changed, but general trends are irreversible. Ying Chengyu thinks this is bullshit. It should be that the general trend is not against it, and it is useless to change the details.
If the general environment does not change, kill Li Si, Zhao Gao, Xiang Yu, Liu Bang and other people who played most of the roles in the demise of Qin.
Ying Chengyu believes that it cannot be said that it is useless at all, but it is indeed not very useful.
"The noble disciple Su Qin, who made the Qin State dare not leave Hangu Pass for fifteen years, and who represented the princes and princes to use the alliance to its peak, said: 'I have two hectares of land in Luoyang, how can I wear the seals of the Six Kingdoms?'
"My lord, if the Qin State wants to avoid being overthrown, there are two ways: first, if there is a threat, eliminate it immediately. Second, reform the law and system to strengthen itself. The first can only cure the symptoms, but the second can cure the root cause."
"Does your Majesty really think so?"
Ying Chengyu's eyes were firm and without hesitation.
Guiguzi pressed a finger on the ground.
"There are so many people in the world, but there is only one talented person in a thousand. Some of these talented people are good at reading, and some are good at fighting. But apart from what they are good at, they do other things just like ordinary people, and even worse Worse than mortals.
"If these people are born in civilian families and cannot study or learn martial arts, their talents will be wasted. Only if they are born in a prince's family can they learn what they are good at. There is a huge difference in number between nobles and commoners. Those who can do it will not waste their talents. , and there is not one in a thousand.
"Those who can avoid wasting their talents can be divided into three, six or nine levels. For example, the current king of Qin, who divines the purple star, is unrivaled in the ages. The ancient sage kings, three emperors and five emperors are also unmatched. When the king sits on his throne, the emperor's power is also Not comparable.
"These types of people are all destined by fate. They are already at the highest level in what they are good at and cannot be surpassed. This is the case with Chongpuzi. Not only are they the most brave, but their wisdom and heart are also favored by heaven. I want to pass the day after tomorrow. Trying to catch up with such people is impossible.”
Ying Chengyu shook the bottle of Korean rice wine and said indifferently:
"Chenglong has said before that nothing can be achieved by one person. Moreover, the prince himself said that he will not be the best in all fields. Strong wine cannot be distilled, and Korean millet can be as fragrant as it."
[If I can’t compare to Xiang Yu in terms of bravery, then why don’t I compare with him in other aspects? Can he still ride a Wuzui horse from Qi Di with two machetes, and chop all the way to Xianyang without blinking an eye? ]
When he first traveled through time, when Ying Chengyu heard the name Xiang Yu, he would definitely kill him quickly.
But now, even if the mentality of self-improvement is removed, Ying Chengyu is not afraid.
The four famous generals of the Warring States Period - Bai Qi, Wang Jian, Li Mu, Lian Po and Ying Chengyu were the only two.
According to the bad taste buried in Ying Chengyu's heart, he really wanted to see who was more powerful in a fight between Xiang Yu, the most powerful military strategist, and Li Mu and Lian Po. Ying Chengyu, who likes excitement, really wants to see Guan Gong's battle with Qin Qiong.
Guiguzi's face darkened.
"In the past, King Wu Fu Chai was arrogant after he conquered the country of Yue. He did not listen to Wu Zixu's words and did not destroy the ancestral temple of the country of Yue. He spared the life of King Gou Jian of Yue and took him as a slave. Later, he was tricked by the beauty Fan Li and made Gou Jian return. The more you let the tiger return to the mountain.
"How is your Majesty's action today different from that of King Wu? Your Majesty, do you want me to tell you that I will be imprisoned and hung on the wall of Xinzheng?"
Ying Chengyu saw that Gui Guzi was extremely serious, tapped the map, pointed next to Gui Guzi's finger, and said with a smile:
"My lord, look where we are. This is the land of Qi, and the Marquis of Wucheng is here. If this son dares to rebel, the Marquis of Wucheng will be the first one not to spare him."
Guiguzi smiled contemptuously.
"Wang Jian led the army to attack Zhao, but was defeated by Li Mu and his deputy general was defeated. Later, he had to use counterintuitive tactics to frame Li Mu. He led an army of 600,000 Qin, but faced Xiang Yan, who had less than 200,000 troops of Chu. Although Chu had favorable geographical conditions, it was not enough. To fill the vacancy of 400,000 troops.
"Throughout his life's wars, we can see that his soldiers are always stronger than the enemy's, and his number of soldiers is also stronger than that of the enemy. Wang Jian is strong because he only faces the enemy head-on, using more to defeat fewer, and using the strong to bully the weak. Qi's soldiers are less than 100,000, and the heavy Tongzi can defeat Wang Jian with only his personal bravery and leading ten thousand people."
The last war god of the Qin Dynasty was said so badly by Gui Guzi that Ying Chengyu scolded him half sincerely and half jokingly:
"You know the art of hammer warfare. Are you worthy of commenting on Wang Jian?"
"I am not talented and have two bad disciples. One is Pang Juan and the other is Sun Binye."
Ying Chengyu laughed twice and could only applaud.
The Zongheng skills pioneered by Gui Guzi were so dazzling that Ying Chengxuan always regarded him as being good at Zongheng skills and forgot that he was also very good at the art of war.
"No kidding, in short, I don't agree with this matter."
"Please give me an explanation, Your Majesty."
"I've said it before, don't think about obliterating everything in peacetime, but think about transcending. Zonghengshu is a technique for troubled times, so don't use it in prosperous times. In the past, Korea's 'surgery' rule was so popular that it worked from top to bottom, so that the people had no regard for South Korea. The heart of belonging.
"Now the prince is in charge of the land of Korea. He is the one in the upper position. The prince does not think about self-improvement but wants to harm others. Isn't it the same as in the time of Korea? This kind of atmosphere cannot be indulged. Thought is the weathervane of a country and determines the culture of the country."
Guiguzi said nothing, but had no intention of leaving. He picked up his chopsticks and started eating and drinking.
"Your Majesty believes that times create heroes, and heroes create times. Which of these two sentences is correct?"
"The prince asked this, presumably he agrees with the latter?"
"Since this is the case, I personally think that the changes in the world are not driven by the whole body, but by a few amazing and talented people. Such as Shang Yang who changed the law to save Qin, such as Bai Qi who defeated the world, such as Su Qin who admired the seal of the six kingdoms, such as Tiandan, a single city restored to its entirety.
"Without Shang Yang's reform, Qin would have been annexed by Wei long ago. Without Bai Qi massacring millions of people, and the Battle of Changping defeating Zhao to the point where no one was taller than the wheel, Qin would not have been able to unify. Without Su Qin's lobbying for alliance, The Qin State might have been unified for a hundred years. Without Tian Dan and the Fire Bull Formation to attack, Qi State would have been swallowed up by Yan.
"Gu Chan thinks that heroes create the situation. Do you think so, Your Majesty?"
The turning point of history is not a natural and natural process. It is a mutation caused by the will of a few people.
Ying Chengyu does not deny this.
But what Ying Chengyu wants to say is that although individual awakening is important, subsequent win-over is even more important!
[If you fail to win over someone successfully and don’t have enough support, you will be like Copernicus who was burned to death for proposing the heliocentric theory. ]
"Shang Yang couldn't change the law without the support of his filial ancestors; Bai Qi couldn't do it without Qin's army; Su Qin couldn't find the common interests of the five countries and couldn't become the king of Wu'an; Tian Dan couldn't restore the country without Qi people.
"It is true that heroes create the current situation, but heroes alone cannot create the current situation. If you want to change the environment single-handedly, I can't do it, Confucius can't do it, and neither can anyone with double pupils."
Guiguzi understood what Ying Chengyu was thinking.
"I thought that your Majesty and the King of Qin were both evil and righteous, but I never thought that deep down, your Majesty and the King of Qin were just ordinary people, but the king of the Ying clan was extraordinary.
"The King of Qin was able to tolerate Lu Buwei and Wang Jian. He was not afraid of his great achievements, nor was he afraid of the rebellion of his subjects. He thought that he could suppress them. The same is true for your Majesty. Your Majesty thinks that his ability can overwhelm his pupils."
Ying Chengyu said with a hearty smile:
"If sitting on the world's resources cannot overwhelm Chong Tongzi, then I, Ying Chengyu, and your imperial brother deserve to die. What qualifications do these two losers have to rule the world? It's better to let Chongtongzi take it."
Dang rang ~
The chopsticks in Guiguzi's hands fell and made a slight sound when they fell on the plate. The old man opened his mouth, and the meat that had just been put into his mouth slipped from his lips. The old man lost his composure.
When Ying Chengxuan questioned his Yin and Yang skills, the old man did not lose his composure. When Ying Chengyu refused to attack and kill Chong Tongzi, the old man did not lose his composure.
"Your Majesty, what did you say?"
Ying Chengyu picked up the chopsticks and put them in Guiguzi's hand, and said in a tone that was half reproachful and half funny:
"It's over, this flattery is not smooth at all. Just say a word and you will be like this. Your appearance should be revealed when I chant in the heavy rain. You should learn from Zhou Qingchen in this regard, he is very good I know how to shoot.”
Ying Chengyu regarded this as the old man's disguise, because what he just said was too simple. Without deep meaning and metaphor, it is impossible for Guiguzi, who has learned fifty cars, to behave like this.
The old man's hands were very loose, and Ying Chengyu put the chopsticks between his fingers.
Dang rang ~
Dropped again.
Ying Chengyu smiled and pointed at Guiguzi.
"Pretend, if you keep pretending, the prince is addicted to pretending, right?"
Guiguzi trembled at the four flesh moles, took a deep breath, put his trembling hands on the table and pressed hard. The front ends of his fingers turned white because he couldn't press hard enough to draw blood.
"The person who is pretending is not me, but your Majesty. If I hadn't let the news slip today, how long would your Majesty still want to hide it from me?"
Ying Chengqiu was puzzled.
"What am I hiding from you?"
"Your Majesty just said that it would be better to let Chongpuzi take care of this world."
"That's right."
Ying Chengyu looked matter-of-fact.
"Isn't this an ancient principle that only those who are capable in the world should live in?"
"There has never been such a truth since ancient times. I have never heard of it. Mencius said something similar: The world belongs to all people, and not one person belongs to the world. Only the virtuous live in it." A businessman once said:' The world is not for one person, only the virtuous can live in it. It is not impossible for those who are capable and virtuous to take over the world.'"
Ying Chengyu spread his hands with a puzzled look on his face.
"Isn't it just one word difference? Well, although the meaning is indeed very different, the prince doesn't need to make such a gesture, right?"
Guiguzi didn't know whether Ying Chengyu really thought so or was just pretending.
The two words "virtue" and "neng" are very different. The meaning of one word is completely different, and the meaning is vastly different.
But what Guiguzi cares about is not this at all, but his position.
Mencius, Lu Buwei said this because the two were not kings, nor were they born into the royal family. Although Ying Chengxuan is not a king, his power is not much less, and he comes from the royal family.
Gui Guzi was surprised that Ying Chengyu didn't want to be the king, but he had gotten used to it after so many years.
This sentence "The most capable people in the world will live there" can make Guiguzi lose his composure, because the message Guiguzi gets from it is that not only does Ying Chengyu not want to be the king, but he also doesn't care whether the Ying family is the king or not.
"I just want to ask you one thing."
Guiguzi decided not to make any innuendo.
"If the King of Qin dies and the crown prince succeeds to the throne, and Chongtongzi rebels against Qin and captures Xianyang and takes over the world, do you think it's okay, Your Majesty?"
Ying Chengyu rolled his eyes.
"Nonsense, of course not."
[It seems that your Majesty just made a slip of the tongue. ]
When he raised his fingers to take the chopsticks, the front end turned red, Guiguzi wanted to eat vegetables.
His fingers haven't touched the chopsticks yet.
"I'm not dead yet, why should I give up the world to him? Let him start a new enfeoffment system and make history go backwards? It's funny."
Guiguzi paused and raised his head slightly.
"Then what if your Majesty is no longer here?"
Ying Chengyu looked at Guiguzi with a look as if he was seriously ill.
"Now that Mr. Nai is gone, how can he still take care of things? What's the point of whether I am willing or not?"
"It's really meaningless. Zen just wants to know that your Majesty doesn't care if it's the Ying clan that reigns supreme."
[Nonsense, if I wasn’t afraid of the death of the Second Emperor of Qin, why would I have done so many things? ]
Ying Chengyu's brain was faster than his mouth. Just as he was about to answer, Gui Guzi continued:
"Compared with the progress of the world, the fact that the Ying family is in the world is not important. Your Majesty, please don't deny it. If you are more concerned about the Ying family being in the world, you should promote the feudal system instead of the county system.
"Only today do I understand why Your Majesty wants to change the law. Your Majesty is doing it for thousands of years and for all generations. In front of Your Majesty, Mo Zhai's resurrection cannot be praised!"
In this era, the feudal system must be more stable and mature than the county system, and it can unite all nobles. As long as the enfeoffment system is implemented, it is impossible for Qin to die even if it wants to survive for two generations.
As a time traveler, Ying Chengyu naturally knows this truth, and it is in the interest of the nobles and nobles in this era.
Ying Chengyu nodded in confusion.
"Yes, that's right."
He understood what Guiguzi was saying, but he still didn't know why Guiguzi behaved like this. Because this choice is not difficult at all for him, a Chinese who has traveled across China from a country of 9.6 million square kilometers.
If the First Emperor did not want to abolish feudalism and implement counties, then perhaps the land of China would now be a scene of European countries. If Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty had not established the Jinshi Section and initiated the imperial examination, then the caste system in India might still exist today.
Great changes in the world would affect those with vested interests, so shortly after the death of the First Emperor, the old aristocrats who no longer had fiefdoms and vassals rebelled and destroyed Qin. Therefore, after the death of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, the powerful families whose class system was completely broken supported a new emperor and destroyed the Sui Dynasty.
Of course, the harsh torture in the late Qin Dynasty and the great achievements of Emperor Yang of Sui were also one of the reasons for its demise.
However, if the First Emperor of the Sui Dynasty enfeoffed people on a large scale, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty would still select officials from the clans. No matter how harsh the Qin laws were, no matter how outrageous Yang Guang was, the chances of the Qin and Sui Dynasties dying were not high.
In the entire slave society and feudal society of China, no pure peasant uprising could succeed.
As long as no nobles took the lead, no nobles would lead the peasants in rebellion. Farmers who live at the bottom of society, cannot read books, and do not know the truth have no choice but to die with hatred.
The Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, who had the most righteous position in history, went from a cowherd boy to the emperor at the beginning of the game. This was not a pure peasant uprising.
If he had not married Queen Ma and inherited the team of Queen Ma's adoptive father Guo Zixing, Ming Taizu would only be a handful of loess.
But knowing that it would offend the nobles, knowing that the nobles might backlash and throw the world away, why not do it?
Implement the enfeoffment system without changing the system of prefectures and counties, do not give way to the wisdom of the people, continue to fool the people, and live a peaceful and prosperous life?
Ying Chengyu couldn't do it.
Some things have to be done by someone.
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