Hu Hai looked solemn.
This was the first time he saw Ji Heng so serious.
He thought for a moment and said in a solemn voice: "Is your statement a bit exaggerated? Are Confucians so difficult to deal with?"
"The Great Qin burned books related to Confucianism, and the Confucianists were almost driven out of the court. After the eldest son came to power, would the Great Qin be regarded as the ruler of Confucianism? But the courtiers believe in the rule of law, how can they allow Confucianism to come back?"
"The Qin Dynasty cannot tolerate Confucianism."
"There will be no place for Confucianism in the future!"
Ji Heng sneered and said coldly: "As I said before, Dharma is Confucianism."
"The emperor is a Confucian scholar and his ministers are governed by the Dharma. Confucianism is external and Dharma is internal."
"That's just wishful thinking."
"It just can't be done."
"Perhaps the previous generations of monarchs could maintain the so-called Confucianism of the monarch and the ministers, or the Confucianism of the outsiders and the internal law, but as the saying goes, if you tell too many lies, some people will take it seriously. Once a generation of monarchs appears, they did not realize that the Great Qin Dynasty He acted tyrannically and started to implement benevolent policies, and the legal system of Qin Dynasty collapsed."
"At that time, the so-called rule of law became a rule of man."
"Everyone has his or her own thoughts."
"Without fairness and justice, is it still law?"
"The majesty of the law will be lost, and the emperor, the biggest beneficiary of the law, will also lose his majesty."
"Further back."
"It's just a repeat of Emperor Zhou's disgrace."
Hear the words.
Hu Hai's face changed drastically.
He thought Ji Heng was being alarmist before, but when he heard Ji Heng's deduction, he couldn't help but break into a sweat.
He thought of his eldest brother.
The Qin Dynasty established the country based on law, and the father taught so much, and the eldest brother is still close to the Confucian scholars. If the eldest brother comes to power, how can Confucianism lose its power? Once Confucianism gained power, the laws of the Qin Dynasty would probably become chaotic laws.
This is the thought.
A hint of resentment flashed in Hu Hai's eyes.
He felt more and more that his father had made a mistake in choosing his eldest brother.
Ji Heng finished the remaining japonica rice, wiped his mouth, lay lazily on the ground, patted his belly, and continued: "You are actually right. The First Emperor is indeed conscious, so he has been doing this for the past few years. Targeted.”
"Burn books, trap and kill alchemists, Confucian scholars, etc."
"Da Qin wants to use Confucianism, but it only wants to use Da Qin's own Confucianism, not the Confucianism of Confucian scholars."
"But it can't be done."
"Xunzi is the last master of Confucianism."
"He even offered wine to the prestigious Jixia Academy, but Xunzi never took the position of offering wine. He went back and forth three times and was eventually driven away by the Confucian scholars in the academy. .”
"Xunzi is a master of Confucianism, but he is not yet accepted by the mainstream."
"What about Qin Zheng?"
"In the late Warring States period, Confucian scholars who followed Confucius and Mencius had already gone astray. They regarded all Confucianism that was different from the teachings of Confucius and Mencius as heresy, and even willingly expelled these masters."
"And what do these Confucian scholars know about Confucius and Mencius?"
"They are just using the teachings of Confucius and Mencius to serve their own selfish interests."
"It completely deviates from the original intention of Confucius and Mencius."
"They opened private schools in various places and spread their own understanding of Confucius and Mencius to all directions. They did not allow anyone to argue, question, or innovate, because once there were new ideas about Confucius and Mencius, Development will inevitably expose the loopholes in the knowledge they impart.”
"Confucian scholars value fame and fortune."
"How dare they recognize Xunzi as a master of Confucianism?"
"Furthermore, after Confucius and Mencius, the disciples who firmly adhered to Confucianism all went astray, because their knowledge was not that advanced, they were not willing to study with concentration, they couldn't bear to ask questions, and they wanted to make profits early, so most of them chose one side. I believe in the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, and at the same time, I specialize in studying and agreeing with various yin and yang theories in order to be able to justify myself."
"So when the First Emperor arrested the alchemists, he also arrested many Confucian scholars."
"Because the two are one."
"This is also the reason why the number of Confucian scholars arrested is not high, but the Confucian doctors and bachelors in the Doctor's Academy feel like they are facing a powerful enemy, and they even have to flee even if they give up their high rank and salary."
"Of course, the First Emperor killed the alchemists and Confucian scholars not only to intimidate the Confucian scholars and drive them away from the court, but also for a more important reason, to take back the right to interpret the 'mandate of heaven'."
"Since the founding of the Qin Dynasty, many alchemists and Confucian scholars have been summoned to study rituals and music."
"Finally, I came up with a set of five virtues that I always say."
"The Five Virtues of Great Qin always say that you should know the content better than me."
"The reason why the First Emperor did this was actually for one purpose, which was to tell the world that the return of the world to Qin was not only a matter of public expectation, but also a destiny."
"In my opinion, it is actually to prove the 'legitimacy of the regime.'"
"Legitimacy!!!"
"However, this theory comes from the Confucian scholars and alchemists. I have said before that the Confucian scholars' theories have always been specious. There is no final conclusion. It just makes people feel that they have some truth. But this theory is the result of these Confucian scholars and alchemists. The final interpretation power is actually in the hands of these people."
"thus......"
"These people must die!"
"The right to interpret the Five Virtues must lie in the hands of the court."
"The reason why this massacre of alchemists and Confucian scholars was carried out on such a large scale actually had two purposes. Firstly, it was to take the opportunity to eliminate the alchemists and Confucian scholars who participated in the 'Five Virtues Theory'; secondly, it was to take the opportunity to drive the Confucianists out of the court, and further Suppress the influence of Confucianism, and then implement the subsequent monarch-Confucian-minister law."
"So originally we only needed to kill a few dozen alchemists and Confucian scholars, but the two purposes were superimposed, and in order to avoid being noticed, and to cause panic among Confucianists, the number of traps and killings increased to more than 400 in the end."
"Many things in the world actually have nothing to do with right or wrong."
"It's just a matter of weighing the pros and cons."
Everything is quiet.
Hu Hai was stunned.
He had never thought that there would be so many ways to kill Confucian scholars and alchemists.
But he thought about it carefully, and it seemed that among the alchemists who were tricked and killed, there were indeed people who participated in the customization of ritual music that year. However, among more than 400 people, the dozens of alchemists and scholars who participated were really inconspicuous.
And it has been nine years since this happened.
If Ji Heng hadn't mentioned it, he wouldn't have even remembered it.
Fusu's heart trembled slightly.
He can now fully understand his father's idea of killing alchemists and scholars.
Only the weapon and the name are important, and cannot be fake.
It is related to the "mandate of destiny" of the Qin Dynasty, and it is also related to the "benevolent government" of the Qin Dynasty in the future. How can we leave the power of interpretation in the hands of Confucian scholars? Confucian scholars are good at making noise and causing trouble, and they have great influence among the people. If one day they say that Qin has lost his destiny, the turmoil it will cause is unimaginable.
Fusu looked scared.
He had never thought about the influence of Confucianism in the world.
But according to Ji Heng's words, he has woken up.
Confucianism is different from other doctrines. It teaches that there is no distinction between people. Even if you give them a few pieces of dried meat, they can teach you a lesson. After hundreds of years of spread, the influence of Confucianism has spread all over the world.
Mohism and Taoism, which were competing with Confucianism at the beginning, had a very high threshold for accepting students, so they stopped accepting them very early.
In addition, the Mohist school was divided, and Huang Lao's school had no master for a long time, and its decline was obvious. If it is true as Ji Heng said, Legalism and Confucianism will gradually merge in the future, and sooner or later the world will become Confucian.
Think of this.
Fusu's face suddenly turned pale.
