Ji Heng stretched out, shook the wine bottle, drank the wine in one gulp, and sighed: "There are some things in the world that cannot be changed by people."
"The First Emperor made a lot of efforts, but in the end it was impossible to stop his fate."
"Besides."
"The outside world has criticized the First Emperor for being extravagant and lustful, but many people have never thought about why the First Emperor did this. Didn't the First Emperor waste money and people by doing this?"
"You probably know."
"But sometimes, even if you scold the world, you have to do it."
"For eight hundred miles in the middle of Qin, the towers and palaces stretch to the sky."
"In the nine years since the founding of the Qin Dynasty, countless palaces have been built indiscriminately, and the palace ladies from the six countries have gathered together. They are gorgeous, extravagant and lewd, and the music of bells and drums is endless."
Ji Heng smiled slightly and said: "These measures taken by the First Emperor are indeed criticized by the world."
"But is it really pointless?"
"No!"
"Since ancient times, the world has said that the power of kings is divinely authorized. If you want to do something big, you must claim to uphold the will of God."
"Xia Qi attacked the Youhu clan and said that he was 'respectfully carrying out heaven's punishment'. Xia Jie was confident that 'I have the world, just like the sun in the sky.' When Pan Geng moved the capital, he also said, 'Heaven's eternal destiny will be here in Xinyi'."
"Over the hundreds of years of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there have been countless acts of 'regicide', but few powerful officials dared to kill the king and replace him."
"No one is supporting another heir to the royal family."
"And this is all because of two words."
"Destiny!"
"These measures taken by the First Emperor were just to gain awe in people's hearts."
"So the First Emperor first established the uniqueness of the imperial power through a series of titles, then linked the imperial power with the divine power through actions such as stipulating 'water virtue', and also tried to salvage Jiuding. These actions were all to gain greater legitimacy for his regime. .”
"Recognized by the world."
"The palaces built in various places are not for personal enjoyment, but are related to the face of the entire regime."
"The emperor considers the four seas as his home, and he must not sacrifice his magnificence to emphasize his majesty."
"Even the First Emperor, who has such a high prestige, needs to do this to consolidate his prestige in the hearts of his subjects, let alone the monarchs of later generations?"
"It's just..." Ji Heng's lips curved up, and he said calmly: "Is this really a legalist approach?"
boom!
Hearing Ji Heng's words, Hu Hai's face was as sharp as thunder.
He looked at Ji Heng with a horrified look on his face, and was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
Ji Heng's face remained normal and he chuckled: "It's Legalism, but not entirely. The First Emperor was a great man, but he still didn't get rid of the influence of Confucianism. The law that the First Emperor practiced was actually Confucianism, not Confucianism. It’s Shang Yang’s method.”
"The First Emperor not only wanted Qin's laws to maintain his rule, but also wanted to use Confucianism to fool the people."
"Therefore trying to construct a set of laws for the emperor, Confucianism and ministers."
"But Da Qin is a country based on law. When this idea appeared, Da Qin's system collapsed."
"Today's Great Qin is just relying on the bravery of the past to forcibly support it."
"But how can dead leaves really stop the fire?"
"Indeed."
"The First Emperor made various remedies."
"He came up with a 'Five Virtues Theory', expelled Confucian scholars from the court, took sole control of the interpretation of 'benevolent government', and used officials as teachers and the law as teachings, but the First Emperor ignored one point , not everyone has the skills of the First Emperor."
"Legalism divides forces, techniques, and methods."
"The main purpose of Shen Buhai's reform was to use skills to control the ministers. But if you only choose one of them, Korea will soon weaken. How much more to have all three?"
"The power of this pair of monarchs can only be high."
"How many people in future generations will reach the political height of the First Emperor?"
"Even if Da Qin can barely support it."
"In the end, it will not become the so-called Confucianism for the king and the law for the ministers, or the Confucianism for the outside and the law for the internal."
"It will only become Confucianism within the outside world and Confucianism within the outside world."
"In a country that is founded on law, but the monarch actively abandons the law, is it still necessary for this country to exist?"
"I'm not optimistic about the First Emperor's plan."
"Whether it's Fusu ascending to the throne or other princes, they can't play with it."
"It will only lead to a failure of benevolence and righteousness and a different offensive and defensive situation!"
The remote cabin is as quiet as a deep valley.
Ji Heng's voice continued to echo.
"Although I am not optimistic about the layout of the First Emperor, this is indeed the best arrangement that the First Emperor could think of."
"After hundreds of schools of thought contended, four schools put forward their own ideas for governing the world. These four schools were Taoism, Legalism, Confucianism, and Mohism."
"But after hundreds of years of warring states, the Mohist school split. Although the Taoist school of Huang Lao made some progress, under the centralization of power, it ruled by doing nothing, which was obviously not accepted by the First Emperor. Legalism has been a Another form of Confucianism is the integration of Confucianism and Legalism, and the Legalist approach is only suitable for troubled times, not very suitable for governing the world."
"Confucianism teaches that there is no distinction between teachings. After hundreds of years of teaching, we have disciples all over the world."
"In the late Warring States period, Confucianism did go astray, but due to the large number of disciples, it accidentally answered questions that other hundreds of schools of thought could not answer."
"Virtue! Destiny!"
"And how to rule the world and sit in the world."
"The core ideas of Confucianism are benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, trust and filial piety."
"These things are moral."
"The best."
"It's also the easiest to fool people."
"This set of ideas, combined with the theory of destiny, and supplemented by the legal system as a tool, is enough to allow future monarchs to secure the world."
"But as I said before."
"The Qin Dynasty established a country based on law. This approach can be done by any of the six countries in the Kanto region, but not by Qin alone."
"If you don't do this and continue to adhere to the rule of law, Qin will gradually collapse."
"Because Da Qin's legal system is only suitable for wartime."
"The First Emperor had no choice."
"Looking at the world, among the thoughts of hundreds of schools of thought, only Confucianism can be used."
"This may also be a frustration of contemporary times."
"After all, who would have thought that Confucius' change from 'learning in the government' to 'teaching without distinction' would have such a great impact on the world?"
"Maybe even Confucius himself couldn't think of it."
Ji Heng slowly stood up.
He glanced at the confused Hu Hai for a few times, and said calmly: "There are only five days before the execution, and I am a little tired of giving lectures. I will lecture once at most, and then I won't lecture anymore. In the last period of my life, I can still Being accompanied by good food and wine is a life worth living.”
"Ha ha."
Ji Heng laughed loudly and walked out of the house.
At the end of the day.
He also left a sentence.
"I have said so much today, you can go down and think about it. If Da Qin continues like this, which of the six lands in Guandong will be the first to rebel, and which group will it be?!"
"I advise you not to scold Qin Shihuang. The matter of burning pits needs to be discussed."
"Qin's politics and laws have been implemented for hundreds of generations, and Confucianism has a great reputation."
In the hut as quiet as a valley, Ji Heng's figure had long since disappeared, but Hu Hai didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
His thoughts were still immersed in Ji Heng's words.
My mind was panicked.
