"The country is stable and the world is at home?"
Li Si sneered: "Can the Confucian concept of pursuing selfish desires regardless of the prosperity and decline of the country be achieved? If it could be achieved, how could the Six Kingdoms perish?"
"Hey...it's too small."
Zhao Hao shook his head and sighed: "The situation is still too small, Li Tingwei!"
Li Si: "......"
"First of all, what you need to know is that both Legalism and Confucianism have one thing in common, which is to serve the emperor in ruling the world!"
Zhao Hao smiled and said: "The biggest difference between the two families is that they implement it in different ways!"
"Method?" Li Si frowned: "What method?"
"Let's talk about Confucianism first!"
Zhao Hao turned to look at Kong Yu and others, and said: "The method advocated by Confucianism is to educate the world from the inside out. It is to make people take the initiative to abide by etiquette through education."
"To put it simply, let everyone obey the rules and don't cause trouble!"
"Yes! We agree with Gongzi Hao's theory!"
As soon as Zhao Hao finished speaking, Dr. Confucianism immediately stood up and echoed.
The veterans of the empire, as well as the princes and grandsons, all remained silent and listened quietly.
Li Si frowned slightly and did not interrupt Zhao Hao.
But Zhao Hao continued: "What are the so-called rules? It means that people accept the class differences between rich and poor!"
“Confucians believe that without class distinctions, a country cannot be stable!”
"Let's talk about the preacher again."
Zhao Hao turned to look at Li Si and others, and said: "Legalists believe that people seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. It is impossible to develop a good atmosphere just by relying on people's consciousness. The most effective way is, my father said Yes, rewards and punishments!”
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng's expression was calm and calm, and he even wanted to laugh a little in his heart.
Brat, do you want to see my face? There is no way, so I won’t take a stand.
Sure enough, when Zhao Hao saw that Ying Zheng had no reaction at all, he felt a chill in his heart and thought to himself, could he have said something wrong?
But seeing Li Si frowning and saying nothing, he boldly continued: "This reward and punishment is to use external force to induce people to respect the rules set by the emperor!"
"Moreover, Legalism is inherently opposed to class consolidation!"
"How do you say something, Li Tingwei, please tell me!"
"?" A question mark slowly appeared on Li Si's forehead, and he couldn't help but said, "What do you mean, Master?"
"Oops, I can't remember your terminology. Anyway, you are a representative of Legalism. Come and listen!"
"I...."
Li Si was so angry!
What the hell, you are arguing against me as a Legalist, and you are asking me as a Legalist to provide professional services. Isn’t this trying to kill me, and yet you are asking me to hold a knife? This is simply unreasonable!
Although there were endless slanders in his heart, for the sake of the First Emperor, Li Si still said with a dark face: "The law does not differentiate between the close and the distant, and does not differentiate between high and low. It is determined by the law."
"Yes, that's right!"
Zhao Hao clapped his hands, nodded to everyone and said, "Look, everyone, this law is very fair. There is no relationship, no hierarchy, no status, everything must be done in accordance with laws and regulations!"
"Ah!"
Ying Zheng couldn't help but chuckled and said, "What kind of medicine are you selling in your gourd? Tell me quickly. The world slanders me that Qin's laws are strict and calls my Qin government a tyranny. Don't you know?"
"If I return to my father, I will naturally know about it, so I have to solve this problem!"
Zhao Hao bowed his hand to Ying Zheng and said hurriedly: "Confucianism and Legalism cannot be compatible. The reason is the difference in ideas!"
"But." As he said this, he changed the subject and looked around the crowd: "Think about it, is this concept reasonable?"
"The concept is reasonable? What do you mean? Brother Hao, can you explain it a little more clearly?" Gong Ziliang asked.
"Brother Nine Emperors, you and I are both born princes, are we the same as Qian Shou?" Zhao Hao asked with a smile.
Gong Ziliang thought for a while and said: "I have read the Qin Code, and it seems to be the same. We must be punished if we break the law!"
"So, there are reasonable and unreasonable things here. There must be a difference between the prince and the head of Guizhou. If there is no difference between the prince and the head of Guizhou, then can the head of Guizhou sit on our heads and shit? Then where is the majesty of the royal family? "
"Hahaha!"
As soon as Zhao Hao finished speaking, everyone burst into laughter.
Ying Zheng angrily cursed inwardly, "You are a traitor," and then raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.
Soon, the hall became quiet.
But Zhao Hao continued: "So, in my opinion, the fairness of Legalism, in a sense, does not actually exist."
"It's just that the ruler needs him to exist!"
"Because the Five Arts of Legalism to control the people can help the monarch achieve good governance. For example, our country of Qin became strong precisely because it respected the legal system!"
"Five skills to control the people?"
Young Master Gao was stunned for a moment and said with some confusion: "What are the Five Arts of Controlling the People?"
"this....."
Zhao Hao hesitated a little, turned to look at Li Si again, and said with a smile: "Li Tingwei, it's your turn!"
"..."
Li Si's forehead was covered with black lines. He really wanted to look up to the sky and roar, "What a sin!" We are discussing the law, discussing the law, discussing the law! I'm not taking the prince's legal class!
This guy is so annoying!
"call....."
Li Si took a deep breath and subconsciously looked at Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng gave him a meaningful look: I understand you.
The corner of Li Si's mouth twitched, and he said helplessly and coldly: "I don't know what the five skills of controlling the people you mentioned, but my Legalist does have five methods of controlling the people!"
"First, use the weak to defeat the strong, and use evil to control the good."
"Weak refers to observing order and obeying state laws, while strong refers to disobeying laws and resisting the state's actions."
"A traitor refers to a cruel official who is not affected by personal feelings and takes the law as his criterion."
"Liang refers to an official who believes in morality and benevolence."
""Shang Jun Shu Shuo Min Wu" says: If you use kindness, the people will love you; if you use evil, the people will love you."
"Second, he only respects magic and uses it to teach people in the world, so that the people respect the law, fear the law, and fear the law."
"Third, laws and regulations, actions of the country, make the poor rich and the rich peaceful."
"Fourth, there is a saying in "Shang Jun Shu·Weak People No. 20": if the people are humiliated, they will be noble, if they are weak, they will be respected by officials, and if they are poor, they will be rewarded generously."
"Fifth, the way a saint governs a country is to use force and kill."
Zhao Hao nodded and was about to ask Young Master Gao if he understood, but saw Ying Zheng wave his hand impatiently: "Stop talking nonsense and explain directly, why should Confucianism and Legalism coexist?"
"Back to my father, in fact, it can be seen from Li Tingwei's answer just now that the philosophy of Legalism is to be direct and straightforward.
It can even be said that it has nakedly expanded people’s pursuit of material desires! "
Zhao Hao cupped his hands and said: "However, humans are not beasts. People have thoughts and only pursue material desires. They cannot meet people's needs, especially certain individuals who have different needs!"
“Legalist governance is effective in the short term, but in the long run, the country will be like a tight string.
For example, in the current situation of Qin State, once Qin State has no enemies, Qin Zheng’s farming war reward system will soon collapse;
Because everyone wants to go into battle to kill the enemy, perform meritorious service, be awarded a title, and receive land, but how can there be so many enemies to kill in the world?
As a result, individual needs that have been suppressed before will also explode, and the country will have difficulty in developing, or even civil strife. "
"And Confucian concepts will play a role in solving individual needs and thus making up for the shortcomings!"
After saying this, Zhao Hao couldn't help but sigh secretly.
This is the key to the fact that feudal rulers of all dynasties have always followed the principle of "external Confucianism and internal law" to govern the country.
In fact, the unevenness of emperors also determines the rise and fall of a country's political power.
The root of "prosperity, people suffer, death, people suffer" is here.
