After talking about this for a long time, I suddenly returned to the method of promoting Qin.
This book is also the title of this class.
Logically speaking, this is what it should be.
But this turn of events surprised everyone, especially Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo and others.
Because the emphasis on classics is a very important idea in Legalism.
So to oppose the emphasis on the classics is to oppose Legalism.
Zhang Fei's defense against Chongdian was recognized by many people, so in terms of debate, it would be better to go back from there.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Fei's argument that he chose to pursue litigation and caused the government to waste money would come back to him.
Not to mention those students, Fu Bi and the others all looked at each other. What is the relationship between the two?
The key is to reduce the cost of government governance. This is the advantage of Legalism!
Wang Anshi originally wanted to argue with Zhang Fei on this point.
The Song Dynasty was faced with this problem, and it was precisely because of precautions and regulations that the entire administrative agency became very bloated.
The establishment of the Ordinance Department of the second government is an equity measure to address this problem.
But the New Deal still faces this problem, there are too many opponents.
Wang Anshi couldn't help but ask: "What is the relationship between the two?"
Zhang Fei pretended to be stunned, and then looked at Wang Anshi in surprise.
Wang Anshi felt a little guilty when he saw it, and hurriedly explained: "I'm really sorry, I'm just interrupting, I'm just confused about it, you can continue with the class."
Cai Bian immediately said: "We are also confused by what Wang Xueshi said."
Zhang Fei nodded without thinking too much. He also knew that he couldn't stop it, but he had to exert pressure, otherwise there would be endless quarrels.
He pondered for a while, "During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Confucius traveled around the world. Why was Confucianism never recognized? If Confucius's teachings were adopted, would it be successful?"
Everyone looked at each other.
Ye Zuqia shook his head and said, "I'm afraid not."
"Why?"
Zhang Fei asked.
Ye Zuqia replied: "Confucianism talks about the rule of virtue, which requires education, and education takes time. However, the situation at that time was that countries were attacking each other, and there was no chance to breathe. Before Qin used Shang Yang, the country was facing life and death. Confucianism
Naturally, it is difficult to be reused, and even if it is reused, it will be difficult to succeed."
Shangguan Jun added: "But since the Han Dynasty only respected Confucianism, the people have been deeply educated. Even if the dynasty changes, Confucianism is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It can be seen that as long as Confucianism is given time, Legalism will not be able to defeat Confucianism."
Cai Bian said: "This is wrong. Qin's success must be attributed to its military merit system. Without land rewards, Qin soldiers would not fight bravely to kill the enemy on the battlefield.
But where did the land come from? Not only did it come from occupying land in other countries, but it also came from the nobles of the Qin State at that time. This was also the result of Legalism.
Confucianism founded a country based on loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, and wanted to protect the rights and interests of those nobles. Even if Confucianism succeeded in educating soldiers, there would be no place to reward soldiers. In terms of force, they were absolutely no match for the legalists."
Wang Anshi took a liking to this person at first sight. Isn't this the talent I want?
Shangguan Jun hummed: "The fields will always be rewarded one day, but benevolence and righteousness are endless. You win for a while, but you can't win for the rest of your life. Facts have also proved that Legalism can only win for a while."
Cai Bian said: "At the time of life and death, this moment is one lifetime. In everything, we still have to judge the situation and not be rigid and conservative."
The two are at odds with each other.
In fact, what they are arguing about is also a major contradiction between Legalism and Confucianism. Legalism pursues continuous development and progress, while Confucianism pursues imitation of the saints and is relatively conservative.
But this is already a cliché.
Therefore, the group of old masters behind you are very anxious to see why you are starting to fight among yourselves.
Yeah, yeah! This guy is so cunning, he actually started a dispute between Confucianism and Legalism so that his legal system could benefit from it.
When Yan Fu and others were about to stop them, Zhang Fei actually spoke first: "In fact, there is nothing wrong with your answers and they are all correct, but this also fully reflects that your Confucianism is really messed up."
Um?
The classroom suddenly became quiet.
If you say that our legal studies are not good, then that's it. You actually say that our Confucianism is a mess. The key point is, why do you, Zhang San, say that?
Zhang Fei nodded and said: "Confucius promoted the Zhou rites and talked about monarchs and ministers. Do you think the princes can use him? You talk about Confucianism but don't talk about loyalty and filial piety. Is your Confucianism a complete mess?"
this..
How embarrassing!
The expressions on the faces of Cai Bian and others are extremely rich.
Those old masters also shook their heads, you guys, you are so unlucky that you even have to be reminded of this by an Erbi.
What a tragedy!
Ye Zuqia argued: "What we are fighting for is the way to prosper the Qin Dynasty. We should discuss the matter according to the situation. This is probably just a secondary reason."
In that situation, Emperor Zhou could not protect him. Confucius was not stupid, and he would not demand too much. The emotional intelligence of Confucius was absolutely first-rate.
"Of course." Zhang Fei nodded and said: "But you are all candidates. If you take this question in the imperial examination next year, if you don't answer this point, you may not be on the list. As a teacher, I naturally need to remind you.
you."
Fu Bi, Zeng Gongliang and others all laughed.
The students all raised their hands and said, "Thank you, teacher, for reminding me."
"This is my duty."
Zhang Fei made an understatement and added: "Judging from your debate just now, one thing is clear, that is, Legalism is more efficient, far better than Confucianism."
Having said this, he paused for a moment and then asked Zhao Xu behind him, "Official, can you allow me to say something inappropriate?"
Zhao Xu smiled and nodded.
Zhang Fei then continued: "If Qin Shihuang comes to our court, there will be only two results, either he will die suddenly, or he will kill all the ministers. Collecting taxes according to law is such a simple issue, but in our court,
It can cause a huge quarrel, but what is even more depressing is that the quarrel will end in vain. Can Qin Shihuang bear it?"
The students were all happy.
The ministers were embarrassed.
Who are you kidding?
But Zhao Xu liked to hear it very much. He was such a confidant! He expressed the grievances in my heart.
It was really not easy to govern the country in the Song Dynasty.
Zhang Fei added: "As for the problem of consumption just mentioned, Legalists can accomplish the greatest things with the lowest consumption, because anything can be solved by the emperor with just one sentence. Who dares to say no?"
Cai Jing asked curiously: "Since Legalism is so good, why does the teacher say that we should learn from it?"
"Because the bad is here."
Zhang Fei said: "It's too simple, so if Qin Shihuang comes to our court, he will either die in a hurry or kill all the ministers. He cannot agree with the concept of preventing things and controlling them.
It is difficult to go from luxury to frugality, and the same is true in politics. You already have the fastest shortcut, why should you take the long way around? When a river blocks the road, why build a bridge? It is a waste of time. Soldiers are valuable and quick, so just throw them away.
Just put a few hundred people in and fill in the river channel. How simple.
Legalism's saving of consumption only saves the consumption of the monarch and the country, but the consumption saved will inevitably be doubled on the people."
These words made those old masters feel extremely happy.
This is quite well said.
That's it.
"But that's not the most deadly thing."
Zhang Fei said: "If Legalism can only be used for a while, then Legalism is stronger than Confucianism, but the problem is that Legalism is irreversible. It is completely understandable that Qin used Legalism to rejuvenate the country in times of crisis.
, if you don’t try to be strong, it will be over.
But after unifying the six countries, it is impossible to abolish Legalism and use another plan to govern the country!"
Cai Bian suddenly interrupted him, "Teacher, what you said is wrong. Fusu has always been wise. If Fusu had ascended the throne at that time, the destruction of the Qin Dynasty might have been avoided."
Zhang Fei said with a smile: "If Fusu comes to power, no matter how wise he is, he will be the second emperor of Qin with a good reputation. The outcome is unchangeable. I can tell you directly that if Fusu comes to power and governs the country with benevolence, he will be tolerant."
What will happen when we treat our people?
The situation was that he found that his imagination was too good, and when he implemented it, he could not solve any of Qin's problems at that time, and then he was forced to return to Legalism, and then there was no more."
Seeing how confident he was, Cai Bian couldn't help but wonder: "Is there any basis for what the teacher said?"
Zhao Xu and the others also looked at Zhang Fei curiously.
This has always been controversial, and many people believe that Fusu will not be able to turn the tide, but they will not say so absolutely, after all, this is something that has not happened.
But that's just what they think.
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Of course there is! And you just said it yourself."
Everyone looked at each other.
Who said that?
"It's just consumption! It's hard to calculate other accounts, but it's relatively easy to calculate finances."
Zhang Fei shook his head helplessly, "I have just explained that it costs money to govern a country, and the cost of governance under Confucianism is much higher than that under Legalism. So when Fusu adjusted his policy, the Qin State
The finances will inevitably collapse first, because Qin's finances were not good at that time, and at the same time they lost the huge profits under Legalist governance, and at the same time, the cost of governance is still rising significantly. Will these three-pronged approach be a good result? "
Shangguan Jun shook his head and said: "Fusu can first reduce the court's expenditure and then adjust it slowly."
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "What you mean by this is that before you win over the people, you have to offend all the original supporters. That may be faster than Qin II."
Cai Jingdao: "After great chaos, you can use Taoism's rule of inaction to recuperate, and then use Confucianism."
It's a coincidence that this guy used the changes in history to trick him, but the history he knows is really too short.
Zhang Fei chuckled and said: "Under the current situation of the Qin State, if you try to govern by doing nothing, it will soon fall apart and fall apart. You want to do nothing, but everyone else wants to do something. Not to mention that the ghosts of the Six Kingdoms are still lingering. The key is whether Legalism can
People who don’t talk about the ethics of loyalty and filial piety only talk about power. As Chen Sheng and Wu Guang said, princes, princes and generals have a kind of peace with each other.
Then there are only two results. One is that Fusu immediately returns to Legalism and uses Legalism to win the war. After he wins, he will definitely think that Legalism is better. If he changes his policy, the country will be in chaos.
, the result is that it is still inseparable from Legalism.
If he loses, it will be Liu Bang. After Liu Bang takes the throne, he will definitely not use Legalism. If he also uses Legalism, then everyone will ask him why he wanted to overthrow the Qin Dynasty."
When it comes to talking about this topic, Zhang Fei is much better than them. Their view of history is only a few years old. Zhang Fei is only a few years old. So many countries around the world have told everyone with blood and tears what will happen if you do this.
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You must know that modern society is a global family with advanced information. Even the most backward countries have a much better foundation than the Qin Dynasty, but they are still trapped in this infinite reincarnation and cannot go back.
This is human nature.
Only countries with a rich cultural heritage and developed education can adjust themselves to avoid falling into this cycle of reincarnation.
Or it can be completely handed over to a more powerful outsider to rule. After the rule is achieved, it can be won back through non-violence and non-cooperation, but that still has to rely on others to be in a weak state.
The scary thing about Legalism is that after Han Feizi, the Mahayana of Legalism became a very complete ideological system. It is not as simple as a military merit system. It can penetrate into every corner, and it is the most conducive to monarchy. It is a super system.
centralized system.
If the adjustment plan is to go back, give the people more freedom and wealth, and then save money.
With the Qin Dynasty's size, how could this be possible?
Even if Fusu agreed, no one else would agree.
But if you only use Legalist methods and don't follow his entire system, then it's still okay.
Fu Bi suddenly asked: "What if we adopt legal methods?"
Zhang Fei was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said: "That's not possible. The problem remains. Qin's finances are completely entrusted to Legalism, and the cost of Legalism's rule is the lowest. You can change from Confucianism to Legalism, but you can't change from Confucianism to Legalism.
Legalism becomes Confucianism unless we start over."
Cai Bian said: "According to the teacher's words, the Qin State can either extend its head with a sword or shrink its head with a sword. But I would rather choose Legalism than allow others to bully me."
Zhao Xu and Wang Anshi nodded at the same time.
Zhang Fei smiled and said: "The success of Legalism depends entirely on lazy people like you."
Cai Biancuo said in astonishment: "Why did the teacher say that?"
Zhang Fei said: "Sima Xueshi once said that there is only this amount of goods and wealth produced by heaven and earth. If it is not among the people, it should be in the public family.
The Legalists use violence to force all goods to be placed in public houses, which saves the cost of government rule and increases the burden on the people. But why are they not willing to take a step further? When the people are rich, the country is also rich.
Just as our scholar Wang proposed, those who make their families rich will benefit their country; those who make their country rich will benefit the world; those who want to make the world rich will benefit the world."
Wang Anshi's eyes lit up, he turned out to be a friendly army.
But then I thought about it, no, he is mine, why should I question him?
Deeply blame myself.
So that's what happened, you should have told me earlier.
He was extremely nervous just now.
Mainly because the emperor listened very fascinated.
Shangguan Jun snorted: "Who can't say that?"
Wang Anshi's expression changed, and he secretly thought that this guy could only be ranked tenth in the imperial examination.
Zhang Fei chuckled: "I just finished talking about Cai Bian, you kid made this mistake again. This person goes to higher places, and the water flows to lower places. The people want to live a better life. Of course, the monarch wants a better country."
Financial development, isn't it a matter of course? If your role is just to keep the country and the people in place, then you give the officials a reason to use you?
Although I ask everyone to take Legalism as a warning, I don’t think Shang Yang was wrong or Qin Shihuang was wrong, because what they represented at that time was progress. However, if the people’s lives and national finances in our dynasty are still at the same level as the Qin Dynasty
, isn’t this a very despairing thing?”
Wang Anshi immediately looked at Sima Guang.
Cylinder!
No.
Light!
Do you understand?
This is the reason why the official family uses Brother.