"The king, the scholar, the minister, the law, is this the path paved by the First Emperor for the eldest son?" Hu Hai clenched his fists hard, his eyes full of unwillingness and loss.
Ji Heng took another sip and said nonchalantly: "There is no need to be too concerned about the affairs of the Imperial Family Garden."
"Now back to the beginning."
"This is the reason why I say that Great Qin has not ended its troubled times."
"The leaders of Guizhou have not gathered and the old nobles have rebelled against the law. The Qin Dynasty has not been resolved in any way for nine years since its founding."
"Judging from the current situation, the First Emperor will not be in a hurry to solve it."
"The reason why there is no gathering of the heads of Guizhou and the chaos of the old aristocracy in the world is that the cultural systems of Guanzhong and Guandong are different."
"The Qin Dynasty did destroy the Six Kingdoms and established a unified system, even without enfeoffing the territory. However, the traditional power of the old aristocrats of the Six Kingdoms was not really curbed by Qin's short-term unification. These old aristocrats The social foundation still exists, and it can still preserve and even accumulate a lot of power."
"The number of deaths in the world has increased dramatically in recent years, which is probably a symptom of intensified conflicts."
"As far as I understand, Qin destroyed the Six Kingdoms simply by military means. It only eliminated the monarchs of the Six Kingdoms and the courts in the places where the Six Kingdoms ruled. It did not integrate the old social structures of the Six Kingdoms. destroy."
"Therefore, Qin's destruction of the six kingdoms is rather regarded as a political and military destruction, and it has not yet fundamentally destroyed the soil of division."
"It is inevitable that the world will fall into chaos!"
Hu Hai took a deep breath, calmed his mind, and recovered from the feeling of loss. After listening to Ji Heng's words, he frowned and said, "What do you think, Da Qin will be in chaos in the future?"
Ji Heng pondered for a moment and nodded.
Hu Hai snorted coldly: "As you said before, the First Emperor paved the way for the eldest son to be a 'ruler, a scholar, and a minister'. The eldest son has a kind heart. After taking office, he only needs to implement benevolent government step by step, and he has to go to General Meng Tian." How can the world still be in chaos if we help each other?"
Ji Heng shook the wine bottle, left a small amount of it, and said, "You can't solve the problem by relying on benevolence and righteousness."
"The Qin Dynasty relied on force to forcibly integrate the world."
"During the process of unification, Da Qin has been trying to push Qin's laws and systems to the six countries, trying to achieve true cultural and institutional unification. However, a military country wants to realize the transformation to a civilized country only through the use of force. Transformation is nothing more than wishful thinking."
"As long as the cultures and systems of Guanzhong and Guandong are not completely integrated, the internal contradictions in Daqin will always exist."
“No matter how much kindness you do, it will only be postponed in the end.”
"One day it will all break out!"
"At that time, Qin will lose its deer, and the whole world will chase it away!"
"This is the general trend of history."
"The First Emperor can only help Su stabilize the world."
"In the end, Fusu has to go on his own, and implementing benevolent policies may be the right thing to do."
"But in governing a country, where is the boundary between benevolence and unbenevolence?"
"As a matter of national importance, should we be benevolent to the people, benevolent to the nobility, or benevolent to Confucian scholars?"
"Fusu needs to figure this out himself."
"If Fusu can really understand the benevolence of government, achieve stability in the world, peace in the world, prosperity of the people, and prosperity of the country, he will be able to complete the unfinished business of the First Emperor. If Fusu listens to Confucianism, he still follows the Confucianism's vast and unreasonable and boundless rules. Ren, maybe this historic task will be handed over to the next person to try."
"Maybe this person's surname is Liu, maybe his surname is Xiang."
In the remote and quiet hut, Ji Heng's voice continued to echo.
Hu Hai's face was gloomy and he felt angry in his heart.
He believed that it was not worth it for the First Emperor to do so much for Fusu.
Fusu is a good brother.
But as Ji Heng said, Fusu was too embarrassed to take on such a big task.
partition.
Fusu blushed, but didn't know how to argue.
What is benevolence?
What is benevolent government?
He asked himself in his heart, did he really know?
Fusu clenched his fists in shame, and his nails dug into his flesh, but he was completely unaware of the pain.
He used to think he knew.
Benevolent government is nothing more than being kind to the people and recuperating.
But now, he hesitated.
Because of this kind of questioning, the First Emperor also asked.
When the First Emperor ordered the killing of more than 400 people including Ji Heng, he anxiously went to remonstrate with him, but was eventually scolded by the First Emperor for being "unbenevolent".
He was stubborn at the time, so he cited the example of Boyi and Shu Qining being lonely and loyal ministers who refused to eat Zhou Su after King Wu of Zhou destroyed the Shang Dynasty. He wanted to warn the First Emperor that a few pedantic people were not enough to shake the world. Otherwise, it will only give the nobles of the six countries an excuse to disturb people's hearts, and even make the people panic.
The First Emperor asked him what benevolence was?
He answered Confucian benevolence.
The First Emperor asked him: "In the eyes of Confucianism, is it benevolent to govern all the prefectures and counties in the world and make the people happy with their work?" Is it benevolent for the princes to split the earth with their swords? The unification of the world is benevolence, so is it benevolence to enfeoff the princes? Confucianism calls it benevolence to govern the world with benevolence, but is it not benevolence to govern the world with law as the criterion? '
He didn't answer at the time.
The First Emperor continued:
"Confucius has been talking about benevolence all his life, and Confucianism has been talking about benevolence for hundreds of years, but have they ever given 'benevolence' a real foundation?"
"No!"
"Confucianism will not give it."
“Because once you give it, there is no more benevolence!”
"The benevolence of Confucianism is the 'benevolence' of Confucian scholars. It changes with people and moves with the heart."
"The right to interpret lies in the hands of Confucian scholars."
"They say you are benevolent, only then can you be benevolent."
"It is the Legalists who truly define 'benevolence' in the world."
"The law is to love the people, and there is no mercy."
"The true benevolence in the world is fairness and justice!"
The First Emperor's words kept echoing in Fusu's mind. At that time, he still stubbornly believed that the First Emperor was making excuses and did not really listen. In his opinion at the time, the Legalist laws were so harsh and made the people complain even more. How can we call it benevolence?
but now.
He vaguely thought about something clearly.
There is no mercy, no kindness.
Fusu sighed softly, with a hint of bitterness on the corner of his mouth.
"Small good is like great evil, great kindness is like ruthlessness."
"My father told me long ago what benevolence is, but I never understood it myself."
"The reason why my father drove the Confucian scholars out of the court was because he wanted me to be less influenced by Confucianism in the future and to understand the true benevolent government in the world as soon as possible."
Fusu stood tall, facing the direction of Xianyang Palace, and bowed respectfully.
The posture is extremely humble.
the other side.
Ji Heng has already talked about the old aristocratic chaos.
He wiped his mouth and shook the wine bottle. There was not much wine left in the bottle.
Ji Heng said: "The old aristocrats' chaos in the law is actually closely related to Qian Shou Wei Ji."
"The people who are 'unattached' and 'uncollected' in the homeland of the Six Kingdoms of Kanto are mainly the old aristocrats of the Six Kingdoms, and these people become the basis for the aristocrats of the Six Kingdoms to gather forces locally and disrupt the legal system of the empire. The two complement each other." .”
"It is very common now for the old nobles to violate the law."
