Chapter 153 I dont want you to become the second Fusu!
Hear the words.
Ying Zheng looked slightly strange.
He shook his head and said:
"The First Emperor doesn't like other people's comments."
"If we really want to evaluate him, he is probably no different from ordinary people."
"The First Emperor also had seven emotions and six desires, and was aware of the joys and sorrows of the world. But he was a king and an emperor, so he did what kings and emperors should do."
"This......"
"This is also the biggest difference between him and ordinary people!"
"Why do you ask this?"
"What do you think of Qin Shihuang?"
Qin Luoheng bowed to the ground.
Gong Shen said:
"The boy is offended."
"The period when the First Emperor was king can perhaps be summarized in four sentences."
"The king of Qin swept across Liuhe, how majestic he looked! He wielded his sword to cut through the floating clouds, and all the princes came to the west."
Ying Zheng looked slightly strange and nodded.
Curious said:
"These four sentences are quite pertinent."
"What about the emperor?"
Qin Luoheng pays his respects again.
He said in a deep voice:
"Qin Shihuang was the first person to truly unify China. Not only did he achieve political unification, he also unprecedentedly implemented a series of unified systems such as writing in the same text, driving in the same track, degree in the same system, and walking in the same order.
These are enough to shine through the annals of history and be famous throughout the ages.”
"It also revolutionized the world's political system."
"From the perspective of an onlooker, what Qin Shihuang did and achieved were beyond the current era to some extent."
"Eternal Emperor may be the best title."
"Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, a large-scale construction project has begun across the country, not to mention imperial mausoleums. Countless palaces, Chidao, straight roads, and official roads have been built in various places. In just a few years, more than hundreds of them have been built, and there are also rivers connected to the Sichuan River all over the country.
Prevent and dredge the canals."
"There are no problems with these projects."
"But if it is all put into a few years, does it seem to be an excessive use of the people?"
"When the world is at peace, it is time to recuperate and recuperate. Is it inappropriate to waste people's resources uncontrollably? I used to live in Lishan. At first, the number of prisoners in Lishan was only a few hundred thousand, but now it has reached hundreds of thousands."
"This is too shocking."
"I don't think it's appropriate, kid. Qin Shihuang is the master of the world, so he should enjoy extremely high standards. At the same time, major events are happening everywhere. Looking at the world, the number of conscripts is too astonishing."
"The boy feels that he may have hidden worries."
Qin Luoheng stopped.
What he just said was so smooth that he almost mentioned the construction of the Great Wall and the construction of Afang.
Fortunately, I endured it in the end.
He did not feel that what the court did was wrong.
It's just too much and not enough.
Now the imperial government's levy in Guizhou has been excessive. When the construction of the Great Wall, the construction of Afang, and the expansion of the imperial mausoleum will begin in the future, the superimposed corvee will be too heavy.
He wanted to give some advice in advance.
Ying Zheng gave Qin Luoheng a cold look.
Indifferently said:
"You think Qin Shihuang wasted money and wasted money, and was extravagant. You also think the Qin Dynasty had too many corvees and overused the people."
"But do you know why?"
"I don't know, kid." Qin Luoheng bowed his head.
Ying Zheng stood up and looked at the bright moonlight in the sky.
He said coldly:
"Because you don't understand the law!"
"Shang Yang once said: 'The capital of a craftsman lies in his hands; the capital of a merchant lies in his body. Therefore, the capital of the world is one house, and the capital of the body is the same. People's capital is more important than the body, but they rely on external forces to rely on their capital and return to their own homes.
, it was difficult for Yao and Shun, so Tang and Wu banned it, and then it achieved great success and became famous.'"
“If the people are weak, the country will be strong, and if the people are strong, the country will be weak. Therefore, a country with a righteousness must keep its people weak.”
"Only when the people of the world are made poor and weak will they respect power and respect the imperial court."
"Although you have attended classes in the school for a few days, you know very little about the Dharma."
"When the Qin Dynasty was founded, it established a doctoral school, most of which were Confucian students. The First Emperor also always respected Confucianism, but he almost never used Confucianism?"
"Is it really because of Confucian incompetence?"
"No!"
"Because Confucianism and Legalism are contrary to each other."
"You know very little about Legalism, and you know nothing about Legalists. Do you think Confucianism and Legalism can be so compatible that you can give orders like an arm?"
“Confucianism and Legalism are largely opposed to each other.”
"Do you know why?"
Qin Luoheng shook his head.
Ying Zheng stood with his hands behind his back.
Indifferently said:
"Because the law comes from Confucianism."
"Li Kui, Wu Qi, and Shang Yang of Legalism all came from Confucianism."
"They all had entered the Xihe School founded by the Confucian figure Zixia. Obviously, the theory of managing the world and governing the country taught by Confucianism was not satisfactory to them, so they began to look for other methods to refute the empty words of Confucianism, so they had
Legalism."
"The Confucian dispute lasted for hundreds of years."
"Although Legalism was born out of Confucianism, the political views of the two are completely different."
"Confucianism is based on the inherent goodness of human nature, and Legalism is based on the inherent evil of human nature."
"Confucianism attempts to regulate the world through benevolence and etiquette, while Legalism advocates the use of harsh punishments and political tactics to rigidly control the people in order to achieve the effect of controlling the world."
"Confucianism teaches that 'the lin is real and you know the etiquette and justice'."
"Legalists believe that knowing etiquette and justice is useless and even terrifying."
"Shang Yang said in "Rewarding Punishment": 'Education, discernment of wisdom, rituals and music, and cultivation cannot lead to wealth and honor.' That is to say, he advocated the elimination of those who are knowledgeable, intelligent, and cultivated in rituals and music, because these people
Not easy to manage.'"
"Confucianism says: 'There is constant wealth and perseverance.'"
"Legalists say: 'The people are weak and the country is strong'."
"Confucianism teaches the selection of worthy people and the use of moral people to govern the world."
"Legalists say: 'Confucianism disrupts the law with literature, chivalrous people use force to violate the prohibition', 'Those who have merit are highly rewarded, and those who are capable are high officials', 'If a country uses evil people to govern good people, it will surely rule and become strong.'"
"With the above comparison, you may think that Confucianism is better."
"Fusu thinks so too."
"But Legalism has been the mainstream in the world for hundreds of years. How can it not have unique advantages?"
"Legalism rewards meritorious deeds and punishes laziness, with clear rewards and punishments. Legalism can give the people of the Qin Dynasty equal opportunities for advancement. Everything in the Legalism School is based on credit, so the Qin Dynasty can achieve the goal of keeping the whole country in step, with strict discipline and strict enforcement of orders and prohibitions."
"The Qin Dynasty became strong due to reforms."
"The legal system has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Confucianism does have advantages, but for the Qin Dynasty, Legalism is obviously more suitable."
"Da Qin chose the law."
"We can only resolutely enforce the rule of law!"
Qin Luoheng raised his head.
Surprised and said:
"It is true that Confucianism and Legalism are in conflict, but the two are also complementary. Why can't the Qin Dynasty learn from each other's strengths and implement Confucianism and internal law? That is to adopt Confucianism's benevolence and righteousness, and the law's punishment of evil."
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Indifferently said:
"External Confucianism and Internal Law?"
"The Qin Dynasty is based on the legal system. If you want to implement 'foreign Confucianism', you must overthrow the 'law' in name or in name. If the law does not exist, then the legal system that took the Qin Dynasty hundreds of years to establish will fall into its own trap."
Collapse?"
"This is an act of national subjugation!"
"Adopt the benevolence and righteousness of Confucianism and the punishment of evil from the law."
"The First Emperor once considered this, which is why the doctor's academy existed, but the facts proved that the First Emperor's move was wrong."
"It's hard for both to coexist."
"The dispute between Confucianism and Legalism has lasted for hundreds of years and cannot be resolved overnight."
"You don't understand this very well."
"If Confucian ministers are employed, Confucianism and Legalism will inevitably fight against each other in the court. If the parties are united and those who are different, the court will become a mess. This will not be of any benefit to the Qin Dynasty."
"The two have long been incompatible."
"Maybe you think the First Emperor can balance, but the balance lasts for a while, but it cannot last forever. The two are destined to be strong and weak, and the strong will continue to eat away at the weak until they become the only family again."
"In that case."
"Why bother looking for trouble?"
"in addition."
"You take it for granted."
"Human nature is inherently evil. If you want to achieve the goal of 'adopting the benevolence and righteousness of Confucianism and adopting the law to punish evil', the reality often backfires. What you may end up achieving is 'adopting the loyalty, filial piety and hypocrisy of Confucianism, and adopting the cruelty of the law to weaken the people.'"
“Such a poor and weak country will be at the mercy of others, isn’t it?”
"You do have some ideas, but have you ever thought about it? During the hundreds of years of great strife, the countries were not without benevolence, righteousness and morality, and the people were not without benevolence, righteousness and morality. But why was Qin the winner in the end?
Law."
"Why?"
"Because the whole country of Qin moved in unison and implemented orders and prohibitions."
"The characteristic of Legalism is that it means what you say, so that's why Shang Yang has the power to establish trust, and there are military titles as rewards, and severe punishments as punishments. The people see war, just like hungry wolves see meat. As long as they kill more enemies,
In Da Qin, you can rise to the top and gain glory and wealth."
"Da Qin chose the law."
"It is natural to accept everything in the Fa."
"And the First Emperor...can balance it all."
Qin Luoheng's face turned green and red.
He knew he had made a mistake.
The Qin Dynasty established the country based on law, and it was simply impossible to implement "external Confucianism and internal law". This was equivalent to denying its own past. For the Qin Dynasty, this was self-destruction.
Reuse Confucianism.
The Legalist ministers of the Manchu Dynasty disagreed.
Moreover, Confucianism and Legalism are inherently opposed to each other. When the time comes for the court to continue to fight among factions and become full of chaos, this will not only be of no benefit to the Qin Dynasty, but will actually harm the Qin Dynasty.
His idea is too naive.
Can the First Emperor really balance all this?
He doesn't believe it.
Because historically Qin Shihuang failed to do it.
In the last years of Qin Shihuang's reign, he was obsessed with great achievements and excessive use of the people.
Otherwise, the Qin Dynasty would not have died in two generations.
Looking at Qin Luoheng, who was frowning and thinking deeply, Ying Zheng frowned slightly.
He said in a deep voice:
"Do you know why I tell you so much?"
"Because the questions you asked were also asked by Fusu many years ago."
"After so many years, Fusu has never changed. He still believes in the unrealistic saying of 'taking Confucianism's benevolence and justice, and taking the law to punish evil'."
"I don't want you to become the second Fusu!"
"Think about it."
"Don't let me down again!"
Ying Zheng glanced at Qin Luoheng, shook his head with a sad expression, turned and left.
Qin Luoheng bowed to see him off.
When Ying Zheng walked away, Qin Luoheng smiled bitterly and said: "The chief official really thinks highly of me. He compares me with the eldest son. Fusu is a son, but I am just a historian."
"How virtuous and capable am I?"
"but."
"The official is right."
"Da Qin is not suitable for promoting Confucianism."
"But I studied Taoism!"
"The Learning of Huang Lao."
Qin Luoheng had a smile in his eyes.
Said proudly:
"Confucianism has no chance."
"But Taoism's rule of inaction has a lot to offer."
"Using Huang-Lao's teachings to adjust the harsh punishments of Legalism is a correct choice. Relatively speaking, Taoism is more moderate and moderate."