There was dead silence.
After a while, Zhang Cangcai continued: "Li Si and I have no ideas of our own and still follow the Confucius' teachings. Therefore, it is applicable to us that Confucianism is the law and law is Confucianism."
"But like Han Feizi, he had already got rid of the shackles of Confucianism. In the early stage, he read the books of Shang and Guan and the books of Sun and Wu. In the middle period, he studied Confucianism and Mohism. In the later period, he studied Huang Lao. Then he specialized in the theory of evil nature and gathered the strengths of hundreds of schools of thought. For those who have their own way of speaking, Confucianism is the law, and this statement does not apply to him."
""Han Feizi" can clearly prove this."
"The book "Han Feizi" deviates from Confucianism from beginning to end."
"In the eyes of Confucius, Confucianism needs jurisprudence or legal theory. Legal system and ritual system are two different aspects of Confucian governance and need to complement each other."
"But Han Feizi is different."
"He firmly believes that the law is law and Confucianism is Confucianism, and the two cannot be combined."
“He even suggested that Confucianism and literature would corrupt the law.”
"Han Feizi entered law from Confucianism."
"Self-contained."
"But this is also related to the fact that Han Feizi has never been reused. Although he has a lot of knowledge, his talent has not been truly practiced. Many of his ideas are only in books and have not been truly implemented or combined with reality. In the end, they are just in the water. The moon and the flowers in the mist have more than enough theory but not enough practice.”
"It's hard to tell the pros and cons."
"This may also be Han Zi's misfortune."
Zhang Cang sighed softly.
He admired Han Feizi very much.
He thought he was so talented that even Li Si didn't take him seriously, but he didn't dare to underestimate Han Feizi.
Xunzi had many disciples, and even more talented ones.
The existence of Xunzi was like a towering mountain, which tightly enveloped them. They benefited from it, but they were also deeply trapped in Xunzi's thoughts.
But Han Feizi was able to get rid of Xunzi's influence. He was better than his master and went his own way, which is really amazing.
He thinks he can't do it!
It is precisely because we have looked up at the mountain of Xunzi that we know how difficult it is to climb or even exceed this mountain.
It is difficult to reach the sky.
Zhang Cang took back his mind.
He looked at Fusu and guessed Fusu's true thoughts, and said slowly: "Master, do you want to ask whether Da Qin will practice Confucianism or Legalism in the future?"
Fusu nodded solemnly.
Zhang Cang sat back in his seat, pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "I actually don't know, but after the young master mentioned it last time, I went down and thought about it. As Ji Heng said, Da Qin may do it in the future." The ruler, the Confucian, and the minister follow the law'."
"Your Majesty's actions are aimed at driving away Confucianism."
"To drive away Confucianism is not to use Confucianism, but to use benevolence and righteousness."
"What is Confucianism?"
"This is how the world views Confucianism."
"The flow of Confucians stems from the officials of Situ."
"He who helps others, follows the yin and yang, and teaches enlightenment. Wander through the Six Classics and pay attention to benevolence and righteousness."
"I have written about Yao and Shun, the literary and martial arts masters, Zhongni, who emphasized their words and were the highest in the Tao. Confucius said, 'If you have a reputation, you have to try it.'"
"The prosperity of the Tang and Yu Dynasties, the prosperity of the Yin and Zhou Dynasties, and the achievements of Zhongni are those who have tried their best."
"The reason why Confucianism is not used in the age of great controversies is that Confucianism loses its subtlety when it comes to confusion, and suppresses it at any time when it is pioneering, and goes against the principles of Taoism. It only relies on grandstanding to gain favor from the public. Those who are late follow it, and use the Five Classics to analyze and consolidate the decline of Confucianism."
"This is the trouble with Confucianism!"
"But in my opinion, this understanding is too general."
"Confucianism is actually based on 'ritual' as its core, plus 'patriarchal law' built on blood ties."
"The 'benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom and trust, gentleness, respect, frugality, loyalty, filial piety, honesty, shame and courage' that are highly praised by contemporary Confucianism are actually just for window dressing."
"These window-dressing things can be used by Confucianism, but they can also be used by Fa."
"Young master, it may be a little difficult to understand."
"I'll take 'ritual' as an example."
"Confucian 'rituals' are retro Zhou rites, based on the learning of Confucius and Mencius."
"The 'rituals' of the Great Qin Dynasty are the legal etiquette formulated by Li Si and other Confucian and Legalist officials."
"There are obvious differences in nature between the two."
"The Qin Dynasty aimed to use Qin Law as the foundation, supplemented by Xunzi's learning, and use 'benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom and trust, gentleness, courtesy, frugality, loyalty, filial piety, honesty, shame and courage' as the basis to create a new system under the legal system, but Confucianism occupied 'benevolence and justice' ...Shame Yong' has waited too long, and the court needs to take these window-dressing things away from the Confucian hands."
"Use it for yourself!"
"But..." Zhang Cang looked around vigilantly, stood up with the corner of his clothes, walked quickly to Fusu, looked around again slightly uneasily, and whispered: "Your Majesty really The intention is probably to realize the 'law-based world and the enlightenment of Confucianism', but this Confucianism refers to the whitewashing of 'benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom and trust'."
"Looks like a Confucian scholar, but is actually a Dharma man."
"It's just that Confucianism has stolen these great principles for too long, and it's not that easy for the court to take them back."
"It is even possible that if we fail to seize it, we will be taken away."
Finished.
Zhang Cang looked around in panic and quickly returned to his place.
Fusu's heart trembled.
After Zhang Cang's explanation, he had figured it all out.
Qin and Confucianism are alienated, and Qin and Confucianism are indifferent to each other.
Ever since Shang Yang's reform, Great Qin had never wanted to see Confucians.
That's how it used to be.
The same is true today.
The First Emperor never wanted to use Confucianism from the beginning to the end. He just wanted to temporarily appease Confucianism, and then used the legal system to forcibly pluck Confucianism.
He also instantly understood what Ji Heng meant when he said, 'What the Qin Dynasty wants is the Confucianism of the Qin Dynasty'.
Confucianism is fundamentally a patriarchal system with "ritual" as its core.
It is impossible for Da Qin to compromise.
What Da Qin wanted was the layer of Confucianism that whitewashed Confucianism.
Qin Ru was destined to fall out.
One pass, one pass.
Things that had confused him before suddenly became clear to him.
What is the law of monarchs and Confucian ministers? It is essentially law, but it is covered with a layer of "benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom and trust" that the world thinks is Confucianism.
Think of this.
Fusu's whole body suddenly became energetic.
But soon, he frowned.
Confucianism has been stealing these great principles for too long. How easy is it to take them back from Confucianism?
Moreover, no one knows what benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom, trust, gentleness, courtesy, thrift, loyalty, filial piety, honesty, shame and courage look like under the legal system.
There are no lessons to be learned either.
If you are not careful, you may be influenced by Confucianism, and then you will turn from law to Confucianism.
Fusu looked at Zhang Cang and asked hurriedly: "Does Yushi Zhang have any clues about this Confucianism-based facade?"
Zhang Cang shook his head and said in a deep voice: "This system is just a rough creation, without any reference. In the past, all the reforms in the world were to enrich the country and strengthen the army. Therefore, the reformers mainly focused on the world of farming and war, so the laws were formulated , is only suitable for striving for hegemony in wartime, and is not suitable for stabilizing people's livelihood and stabilizing the country."
"The world has gone from chaos to order."
"Now, if you want to transfer the Dharma from the time of war to the time of peace, no one can achieve it. In today's world, there is no such condition."
"Da Qin cannot withstand such trouble."
"What I'm worried about is the 'Confucian education'. If you can draw a tiger, you can't turn it into a dog. By then, I may really have fulfilled Confucianism."
"If that's the case, it would probably be a bad luck for the world."
Zhang Cang sighed deeply.
