Such debates have occurred many times in the Huaiguo Academy. Originally there were only three schools of thought: Legalism, Confucianism, and Taoism. After years of development, more schools of thought have evolved.
Law, Confucianism, and Taoism are the most populous schools in the academy, but since the birth of Sun Wuzi, military strategists have risen like a comet. Especially after he commanded 15,000 men, captured the capital of Ying, and captured the princes of Chu, he became even more powerful throughout the world.
Therefore, people in the world say: Sun Wuzi is the one who has brought tens of thousands of people to run rampant in the world, but no one in the world can match him.
Although Sun Wu did not hold the position of offering wine in the Huai Kingdom Academy, his status in the Huai Kingdom was as high as offering wine in the Academy.
Sun Wu has always been the general of the Huai Kingdom and the king of Huaiyin. After defeating the Chu Ying capital in World War I, Sun Wu rarely led troops in battles. He spent more time writing military books, preparing to convey what he had learned and understood in his life. Written as a military book.
Sometimes he would come to the academy to give lectures, or lead troops to conquer Shanyue. But these are actually Sun Wu training future military disciples.
The military strategist's disciples have a very special status in the academy. Even famous scholars who like to debate will not argue with the military strategist. Because military strategists believe more in practice, it doesn't matter if you win the argument, military strategists prefer to convince people with reason.
Among the schools, the largest school was Legalism. This was mainly because Huaiguo was the birthplace of Legalism. Since Zijue cast the punishment book, Legalism had taken root in Huaiguo.
In particular, the Huai State used Legalist techniques, which have been flourishing since the founding of the country. This convinced the Legalist disciples that this was the way to strengthen the country. Therefore, they had an advantage when debating with Confucian scholars, and the Confucian scholars who often argued were speechless. Speechless.
The Confucian scholars were all eloquent, describing the benefits of promoting rituals and music, and then the Legalist scholars would say, since the Confucian school is so good, is there any monarch who is willing to promote the royal way of Confucian rituals and music?
Then the Confucian scholars felt a little embarrassed, and then they would say: Confucianism is about the kingship of rituals and music, and there are various reasons such as whether the saint king is alive or the collapse of rituals and music, etc., so the academy is filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
Or maybe after a Legalist student is questioned and can't think of an answer, he will say that our Legalist way has been implemented in Huai State and has been verified as a way to strengthen the country. Which of your theories has been verified by the vassal countries? ?
No matter how eloquent and argumentative the other party is, it is as uncomfortable as eating a fly. No matter how you talk about it, it's not as good as having the facts in front of you.
Among the schools, Confucianism was as prosperous as Legalism. After all, the world described by Confucianism and their pursuits look so beautiful. Of course, because of this, Confucianism was often attacked by Taoists and Legalists, saying that they were trying to draw a cake. .q.
There are constant disputes in the world, so all countries are looking for ways to become powerful. Qi State translated Guan Zhong's teachings and wanted to combine Guan Zhong's techniques to rejuvenate Qi State. Han Zhaowei is now in an exciting period. He has just turned his family into a country, which makes Han Zhaowei still a little uncomfortable.
The one who was most thirsty for the method of strengthening the country was the Chu State, which had just been beaten violently by the Huai State. The Chu State was attacked and its capital was breached, and one-third of its territory was lost. Although with the help of Qin, the Huai State was forced back, it suffered heavy losses in population and land.
The King of Chu was very worried now, especially after the Huai State moved east to Jinling, the pressure on the Chu State suddenly increased.
In the past, the Chu State had a vast land, rich resources, and a large population. A temporary defeat could not devastate the Chu State. However, this time the Huai State almost destroyed the Chu State in a battle, which made the King of Chu very worried.
"Qu Qing, Xiang Qing, the disputes between the countries are getting more and more intense now. The Chu State has suffered heavy losses, and the Huai State is pressing forward step by step. I am very worried, but I cannot inherit the aspirations of my ancestors. Is there anything you can do about the vast Chu State?"
"Your Majesty, if you want to strengthen Chu, you need to reform." Xiang Meng said.
"Among the other countries today, only the Chu State has feudal lords all over the country. Although these lords have provided favorable support when the Chu Kingdom expanded, they are always inferior to those of truly powerful countries."
"This is because the power of Chu State is too dispersed. You can only control part of Chu State's power, and the rest is controlled by the feudal lords all over the country."
King Chu was a little silent when he heard this: "Xiang Qing, Qu Qing, you
They are all the pillars of the Chu State. The existence of the lords has indeed restrained the power of the Chu State, but these lords have also continued the existence of the public office and maintained the status of the public office. The last time the Huai State invaded in a large scale, the Chu State was able to When the Huai Kingdom was driven away, these feudal lords also made great efforts. "
"If we want to change this situation, these princes will immediately stand on the opposite side of the government. Without the Huai State attacking, the Chu State will be in civil strife!"
Qu Qing sighed, and then said: "In the past, Baili Xi, the prime minister of Qin, accompanied the princess of Chu to Qin as a dowry, and eventually prospered Qin. Did Baili Xi not show his talents in Chu? No, this is Because he is a slave!"
"It's not that the Chu State doesn't have talented people. There are many talented people from the Chu State among other countries. Does your Majesty know the saying, 'Although Chu has talents, they will eventually serve the Jin Dynasty?"
"The talents of the Chu State were not reused in the Chu State, but when they arrived in the Jin State, they were immediately worshiped as ministers. Isn't this a problem with the way we employ people in the Chu State?"
"Chu has been a country for more than 400 years. All official positions have been controlled by nobles. Although this was also the case in other countries before, but the countries have constantly changed, but only Chu is still like this. It is not based on talent, but only on birth."
"Just like me, if I were not born in the Qu family, I would not be able to sit in the position of Ling Yin no matter what!"
The Qu family comes from the same surname as Mi and has the same clan as the public family. However, they were later enfeoffed and took Qu as their surname. They are the public family of the Chu State and one of the most prominent nobles in the Chu State. It can be said that the Chu State's employment system is one of the most beneficial families for them, the Qu family and the Xiang family. Now they are the two who are actually opposing this system.
From this we can see how rigid the employment system in Chu State has become.
The King of Chu hesitated: "The Chu State has just passed through the crisis and its national strength has recovered. It would be even more inappropriate to change the employment policy at this time and not select talents like Qu and Xiang, but instead select from the bottom. Now As soon as the situation in the country is stabilized, if we try to deprive the nobles of their rights, we might be in trouble."
Qu Qing and Xiang Meng sighed when they saw King Chu's hesitation. They knew the situation of Chu State better than King Chu, but if they did not change, Chu State would really perish. But the current King of Chu is not as wise as King Zhuang. Without the spirit of reform, forcing it to be implemented will only make things worse.
After thinking about it, the two continued: "Since the king is worried, why not implement it in some places where there are no lords? If the effect is good, then gradually implement it in other places in the country?"
King Chu thought for a moment and said, "Yes!"
