"According to the order of reforms, we should talk about South Korea next." Ji Heng paused and said slowly: "But I decided to talk about Yan State first."
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After hearing Ji Heng's words, Fu Su sat upright.
He has always been curious about Ji Heng's attitude towards Yan State.
Ji Heng frowned and said: "The State of Yan was founded very early. It was established as early as the beginning of Zhou Dynasty. It was the fiefdom for the son of Duke Zhao, the younger brother of King Wu of Zhou. However, in my impression, there was only one reform in Yan State, which was the Leyi Reform. .”
"But in my opinion, the Yan State should not have only one reform, because the Yan State has existed for too long, which is comparable to the Zhou Dynasty."
"There has been only one reform in more than eight hundred years. Normally, it would not be sustainable at all."
"In the past, the Jin State was as powerful as the Jin State. It existed for more than 600 years. During this period, it also carried out institutional reforms. In the end, it could not resist the fate of disintegration. The original Qi State also suffered the Tian family's death. These vassal states that were founded in the early Zhou Dynasty , only carried out one large-scale reform, and the result was that it either collapsed or was replaced, and it stands to reason that it cannot support the Warring States Period."
"Because there are too many accumulated shortcomings, and it is difficult to recover."
"But Yan State is an exception."
"Although I am from Yan, I was moved to Xianyang when I was young. I know little about the past history of Yan. The only memory I have is the Leyi Reform."
"So the reform of Yan State will be relatively rough."
Hu Hai frowned.
He doesn't know much about the history of Yan State.
I have no idea.
Separated by a wall, Fusu looked slightly embarrassed.
He did know the reason.
After Qin destroyed Yan, the history books of Yan were burned together because of old grievances.
Nowadays, only the Great Qin State House has the only copy.
Although Ji Heng was a noble of the Yan State, historical records were always kept in the palace and were not publicly displayed. Only those great nobles who had survived for hundreds of years might have a few records left in their families. As for ordinary nobles, they only had a few records. I know some big events, but after a while, they are basically forgotten.
After all, the cost of making bamboo slips is very high these days.
Not many nobles would use bamboo slips to record things that had nothing to do with them.
What's more, the world has been in war for a long time. Many nobles declined in the war, and the bamboo slips in their clans were also lost. In the world, only the official offices of the major vassal states retain relatively complete historical materials.
But with the unification of the world, all of these belonged to Da Qin.
As for why the First Emperor destroyed the historical materials of Yan State.
The truth is about old and new grudges.
Firstly, it was the rebellion between the First Emperor and Prince Dan, secondly, Jing Ke assassinated Qin, and thirdly, when Qin destroyed Chu, the State of Yan had been putting pressure on Qin from all directions, creating a lot of pressure for Qin to destroy Chu. If the First Emperor had not withstood it, Without the pressure, Qin's fate would not be too good.
Because of this, the First Emperor was holding back his anger. As soon as the Qin army defeated the Chu army, he immediately asked Wang Bi to destroy Yan.
The library of Yan State was really vented.
In fact, the First Emperor did not want to keep an orphan copy. Wang Wan, the old prime minister at the time, gave Wang Ben a few words in private, and then some historical records were preserved. However, even if they were transported back to Xianyang, they were directly shelved in a high cabinet. No one dares to do so until now. Go and organize.
Ji Heng didn't know this, so he said to himself: "I don't know what happened in Yan State in the past, so I won't discuss it too much."
"But I remember that Su Dai, the high minister of Yan State, once said: Although Yan is small, it is good at attaching itself to big countries. If it attaches to Qi to the east, Qi will be strong; if it attaches to Qin to the west, Qin will be strong; if it attaches to Chu and Wei to the south, Chu and Wei will be strong."
"Perhaps Yan can survive forever by relying on powerful countries."
Ji Heng chuckled and shook his head.
"Back to business."
"Le Yi's reforms mainly include 'appointing officials based on their ability', 'following the law, obeying the common people and evildoers, and giving gifts to cute officials', etc."
"It's just that the Yan Kingdom used to pride itself on being the most orthodox feudal state outside the Zhou Dynasty, so its reforms were very conservative. The country stuck to the old ways and adhered to the royal way. Le Yi's reforms only improved some of the royal ways that were already full of holes. In the end, As Leyi fled, this conservative reform also failed."
"in short."
"Because Yan State has a profound historical background and claims to be the orthodoxy of the Zhou Dynasty, it has always adhered to the royal political tradition. Even if there are changes, it will be difficult to completely eradicate it. This situation is actually similar to that of Chu State."
"The Chu State established itself as king in the Spring and Autumn Period, and implemented division and rule from then on."
"Yan State has adhered to the royal way from beginning to end, and the tradition of the royal way is deeply rooted,"
"Nearly all the countries in the world abandoned the Kingly Way and Zhou Rites during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but not the Yan State. The Kingly Way tradition has been passed down in Yan for 800 years. This Kingly Way inheritance is too old and has already penetrated into the bone marrow. I want to change this It’s a tradition that’s almost ingrained in one’s bones, and it’s incredibly difficult.”
"Especially Qin's system is completely different from the royal system and Zhou rites."
"The conflict between the two cultures is even greater."
"However, after Qin destroyed Yan, it killed hundreds of thousands of nobles in the capital of Yan. The resistance to the implementation of Qin's system was not that great."
"But there are many chivalrous people in Yan and Zhao."
"If the royal tradition of Yan is not eradicated, there will always be a gap between Qin and Yan."
"Although the Yan State has always been poor and weak in the past, it never gave up resistance when faced with the powerful Qin and kept trying to fight for its life. However, when faced with the inhumane tyranny of the 'tyrannical Qin', the fierce confrontation between the two cultures The combat power that the Yan people can unleash cannot be underestimated."
"This is a fight to the death."
"At least the nobles and knights of Yandi will not give in easily."
Ji Heng paused, picked up the wine bottle, and took a sip.
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Fusu was thoughtful.
After hearing what Ji Heng said, he suddenly understood why the First Emperor insisted on burning the history books of the Yan Kingdom.
Because Zhou rites and Qin laws are incompatible.
If the books of Yan State are allowed to survive, the conflict between the two places will inevitably be intensified.
The Yan Kingdom has been practicing the royal way for more than 800 years, and the royal way is already respected by many officials in the court. If the books of the Yan Kingdom are brought back to Xianyang, they will inevitably attract officials to read and quote them, and they will be harmed by it.
It may even cause the court to waver.
If the annals of the Yan Kingdom attracted the subsequent monarchs of the Qin Dynasty.
Let future generations of monarchs follow suit.
This will undoubtedly plunge Da Qin into turmoil.
This is obviously not what the First Emperor wanted to see.
Fusu raised his head and looked at Xianyang Palace, his mind undecided for a long time.
"Etiquette and Dharma."
"These are two cultures."
"Da Qin can only tolerate one kind."
"Did your father choose the Dharma from the beginning?"
"So the outcome of all the controversies after the founding of the country was actually decided long ago?"
Fusu smiled bitterly.
He could no longer guess what the First Emperor was really thinking at that time.
Is it really a moment of anger?
Or was it carefully considered?
he does not know.
It's also completely indistinguishable.
Ji Heng turned sideways, letting himself lean comfortably, and continued: "Since we have talked about the many righteous people of Yan and Zhao, let's continue to talk about Zhao."
"Zhao's changes are very intuitive."
"Hufu riding and shooting."
"Although the follow-up reforms have touched on other aspects, the most important thing is still this 'Hu'."
