The courtiers looked down upon Li Shui's explanation, thinking that this guy was making arrogant excuses again.
Li Si twisted his beard and smiled and said: "Those who are clear will be clear. I believe you all have your own minds to decide who plagiarized whom. There is no need to argue with each other. If Mr. Huai really likes the title of first-class, I will let you know." There is nothing wrong with coming out. If Lord Huai wants a reward of a thousand gold coins, I can give it to you with both hands."
Li Si was so upright and upright that the courtiers all expressed their admiration. When he looked at Li Shui again, his contempt became even stronger.
Li Shui rolled his eyes and thought to himself: "Li Si, this guy is really treacherous. On the surface, he doesn't care, but inside and outside his words, there is a hint that I am not as knowledgeable as you."
Li Shui said calmly: "Master Li, there is no need to give up the reward. After a while, I will make you convinced."
Li Si chuckled and said, "Then I'm all ears."
Li Shui opened the bamboo slips, examined them carefully for a while, and finally recognized the fourth item. Then he said with great confidence: "My fourth point is to oppose Dr. Chun Yuyue's suggestion of enfeoffing the princes."
Chunyu Yue was stunned and said unhappily: "Master Huai, I just reprimanded you a few times. You should not take revenge for personal gain and deliberately attack me."
Li Shui sneered.
The courtiers looked at Chunyu Yue with sympathy.
Ying Zheng asked Li Shui calmly: "Why do you oppose enfeoffment? What is the reason?"
Li Shui said loudly: "Since the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the princes have been fighting for hegemony, and the war in the Central Plains has continued for more than five hundred years. The people have been displaced and their lives have been devastated. I would like to ask you why this is."
When Li Shui asked this question, his eyes were fixed on Chun Yuyue. This question was obviously prepared for Chun Yuyue.
Chunyu Yue had no choice but to reply: "Because the rites and music have collapsed, the outline is often cut off. The king is not a king, and the ministers are not ministers. The father is not a father, and the son is not a son. Therefore, no one respects the emperor, and the princes are doing their own affairs."
Chun Yuyue answered this question without any pressure. After finishing speaking, Nian Xu smiled.
Li Shui sneered and said, "Fart, it's all nonsense."
Chunyu Yue was so angry that he almost fainted: "Master Huai, this is the political hall. How can you be so rude and humiliate the minister in front of the court?"
Ying Zheng said calmly: "Huai Guzi, if you speak rudely again, I will punish you."
Li Shui saluted Ying Zheng and said, "I heard some people talking nonsense, and then thought about the suffering that countless people have suffered, so I can't bear it."
"I believe that the hundreds of years of war in the East Friday were all caused by confederation. King Wu conquered Zhou and conquered the world in one fell swoop. Then he enfeoffed the children of meritorious officials. At the beginning, the princes were close, but after several generations, the blood relationship gradually became estranged, so that Attack each other as enemies.”
"When the emperor is strong, he can still suppress it. Once his strength is damaged, the princes will take the opportunity to rise up, annex the territory, and plunder the population. There will no longer be peace in the world."
Chun Yuyue's face turned pale, and his lips kept trembling, as if he wanted to speak, but couldn't.
Confucius believed in Zhou rites and wanted to return to the Zhou Dynasty. The emperor of Zhou sat in the center, with eight hundred princes guarding him around. The king is the king, and the minister is the minister. The nobles worked hard and the common people worked hard. Everyone performs his duties and does his own thing. The world is peaceful and happy.
Chunyu Yue has received this kind of education since he was a child, and this view has been deeply rooted in his heart.
Suddenly Li Shui came up with another set of ideas, saying that the hundreds of years of war in the Eastern Friday Dynasty were caused by King Wu of Zhou's enfeoffment.
This caused Chun Yuyue's worldview to collapse. He subconsciously wanted to refute, but he didn't know where to start.
Li Shui glanced at Chun Yuyue and thought: "Because you are Li Xin's brother-in-law, I didn't beat you up as a rebel, so you don't need to thank me."
Li Si smiled slightly and said, "Master Huai's words are quite reasonable. I agree."
This is not the first day that Li Si, Chun Yuyue, and Wang Ben have competed with each other in the court. Seeing Chunyu getting more and more frustrated, Li Si didn't mind taking advantage of him.
As for his speech helping Li Shui, he didn't mind. Li Shui is too junior and has offended too many people. Such people will not pose a threat to him.
Thinking of this, Li Si continued to talk: "Before the Qin Dynasty unified the world, we had already implemented the system of prefectures and counties in our own country. After unifying the four seas, we also tried to implement prefectures and counties in the six countries. In my opinion, these prefectures and counties , can be used and become customized. From now on, the world will have no different intentions and will be able to enjoy long-term peace and stability."
Li Shui chuckled: "Nonsense."
Li Si felt a little pain in his heart: "Why is this person so ignorant? I am speaking for you, but you call me nonsense?"
Li Shui said with a smile: "I just said that I opposed enfeoffment, and Mr. Li just followed my wishes and said that he wanted to run counties. Is this plagiarising me?"
Li was speechless for a moment: "This is too vindictive. Are you calling me nonsense just because I disparaged you just now?"
Li Shui holds a grudge, but Li Si is actually not a big-hearted person.
At that time, Li Si was jealous of talents and framed Han Feizi, causing a generation of famous Legalists to die in prison. This person's big heart is evident from this.
Seeing Li Shui talking nonsense, Li Si was also a little unhappy. He sneered and said: "Excuse me, Master Huai, why can't you serve in the county? You don't want to treat people wrongly and talk nonsense in the court."
Li Shui rolled his eyes and said, "Master Li also said just now that the country is now a trial county system. If the county system is perfect, do we still need to discuss here how to stabilize the world?"
Li Si opened his mouth and was a little speechless.
Li Shui continued: "The Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, which lasted for thousands of years, all had the shadow of enfeoffment. The people of the world have long been accustomed to enfeoffment. The powerful powers from all over the world also recognize the enfeoffment from the bottom of their hearts."
"Although the Qin Dynasty has unified the world now, it is a military unification, not a conceptual unification. Many people, especially the nobles of the six countries, miss their homeland and never forget to return to the era when the princes stood side by side."
"Now they don't dare to make any changes. But if the world changes one day, they will definitely swarm up. By then, there will be wars and smoke everywhere."
"Guess, there is no Prince of Qin to guard the country. Will the county magistrates and governors fight to the death? Or will they surrender to the nobles of the six countries in exchange for higher official positions?"
Ying Zheng was a little shocked when he heard this. He is a monarch and has a longer-term vision than others. After thinking about it for a moment, he felt that what Li Shui said was very possible.
At this time, Wang Ben chuckled: "Master Huai is really interesting. He opposes both enfeoffment and the administration of counties. So what should you do?"
Everyone looked at Huaiguzi with glaring eyes, and thought with gloating: "Yes, you just scolded people quite happily. You scolded anyone who didn't deal with you. It's typical to treat people wrongly. Now use all the methods to scold people. It's blocked, let me see how you go."
Li Shui bowed his hand to Ying Zheng and said loudly: "Minister, please implement the parallel system of prefectures and states. There are both prefectures and counties, and there are princes. The prefectures and the country are intertwined."
"In this way, the princes guard all sides, and it will be even more difficult for the nobles of the six countries to rebel. And there are counties and counties between the princes and countries, which also strengthens the emperor's control over the world."
Li Si sneered and said: "What if, as time goes by, the princes become stronger and want to rebel? What should we do? Isn't this back to the drawbacks of enfeoffment?"
Li Shui said: "So, we must implement the second strategy, which is called the grace system."
"The princes, regardless of their direct concubines, all have the right to inherit the feudal kingdom. Therefore, after the death of the old princes, the new princes will divide their land. In this way, after several generations, the feudal kingdom will become smaller and smaller, and finally They are no different from ordinary wealthy households and are all placed under the control of counties."
"And by that time, the world will have recognized Da Qin and China as a unified dynasty. The people will be united and there will be no need to worry about division."
The courtiers were silent. Someone next to me muttered: "Why didn't I think of this?"
Li Shui secretly laughed in his heart: "You can imagine that there is something wrong with it. This is a method that several generations of emperors of the Western Han Dynasty learned through bloody lessons."
On the throne, Ying Zheng sighed and said: "Huaiguzi, indeed there is a strategy for governing the country. My acquisition of Huaiguzi is like King Wen's acquisition of Lu Shang. This time, Danggui Huaiguzi ranks first in the first class."
