Chapter 291: When kings and tyrants work together, a great country can become a great nation
The candlelight penetrated through the gauze, exuding a hazy yellow halo in the ink-stained night. Ying Chengyu's reflection waxed and waned under the light. He walked slowly to the door of Xunzi's room and knocked lightly.
The two doors on the left and right were opened from the inside, and Xunzi stood in front of the door in plain clothes, lowering his head and turning sideways to make way for Ying Chengyu.
Ying Cheng was surprised.
He originally thought it would be a word like "Enter" or that the door was unlocked, but he didn't expect that Xunzi himself came to open the door for him.
This happened frequently to Li Mu, Gai Nie, and Jing Ke, but not to Xunzi.
Xunzi was the last of the current nicknamed disciples to enter the Chang'an Palace.
Although Xunzi always treated Ying Chengyu as a king and regarded himself as a disciple, in fact there has always been a rift between the two, and that rift is called distrust.
Xunzi did not completely trust Ying Chengyu like his favorite disciple Han Fei.
In Xunzi’s philosophy and in ordinary people’s thinking, how can those with vested interests abandon their own interests to benefit others?
Therefore, no matter how many empty words Ying Chengyu made, Xunzi would not fully believe him.
This old man, who was sitting in Jixia Academy and had waited for three years to offer wine in vain, regarded Ying Chengyu as the last straw. He could gamble with his own life, but he did not dare to risk all his wealth.
"Xunzi is not asleep yet."
Ying Chengyu entered and sat upright opposite the old man. He felt a little uncomfortable and had nothing to say.
He had long known that Xunzi had not slept. With such a big event happening today, Xunzi must have known what he had done, so naturally he would not sleep.
There are no more than three people in the world who can solve the sequelae of murdering the three major families, and Xunzi is one of them.
"If you are king, the world will be successful."
Xunzi twirled his beard and said with a smile. The joy on his face was visible to the naked eye, which was the opposite extreme from the expression of the old man in black.
"Xunzi, stop making fun of Cheng Xi. Even if Cheng Xi becomes king, he still thinks he can't do better than his imperial brother."
"Green comes from blue and green comes from blue. Your Majesty is now the king. If you absorb your majesty's power, you should reach a higher level."
"Pull him down." Ying Chengqiao curled his lips with a look of disbelief. "Who are you fooling? I am the king tonight. At dawn, Meng Ao will be able to clear the king's side. Tomorrow, Wang Bi, Li Xin, and Wang Jian will be able to gather troops and horses to serve the king."
When the old man saw that Ying Chengyu had no intention of doing this, he sighed secretly and stopped talking to Ying Chengyu about becoming the king. He just pointedly said that you cannot wake up a person who is pretending to sleep.
"Xunzi should know the purpose of Cheng Xi's visit today. What happened today is that Cheng Xi was a little reckless. Now that the matter has come to this, Xunzi please call all his disciples to come to Xianyang and join the Qin Dynasty as officials."
If you want to quickly fill the vacancies of the three great families of Meng, Xi, and Bai in Guanzhong, you need a large number of people who can serve as officials.
It was difficult to find the First Emperor because the Qin State did not have enough talent reserves for its own reasons. And talent was precisely what Xunzi, who had disciples all over the world, lacked the most.
It is impossible for each of these people to be a prime minister and write a book like Li Si and Han Fei. That is unrealistic.
But if they were only allowed to manage one city and one county, Xunzi could find a large number of disciples with such talents.
Managing the leaders of Guanzhong and Guizhou, who are in awe of Qin's laws to the core, is a novice task for those Jixia Academy students who are used to hanging out in this high-level copy of Qi State.
"You can't even serve as the magistrate of Lanling County. How can my disciples and disciples take on such an important task? Your Majesty is joking."
Ying Chengyu frowned. This was the second variable. He did not expect that Xunzi would politely reject him.
He knew very well that Xunzi wanted the same thing as himself, and now that he had such a good opportunity, he should not give up.
Xunzi had a luxurious life experience. In Qi State, where the literary style was the most popular, King Xiang of Qi once said that Xunzi was the best teacher.
According to current sayings, Xunzi was the most learned and knowledgeable person, and the highest official in the intellectual and cultural circles.
However, Xunzi, who was so highly regarded in the Qi State, was only appointed as the magistrate of Lanling County by Huang Xie, the Lord of Spring, and was dismissed after only half of the job.
"A stone is invisible when placed in the soil, and gold when thrown on the beach shines brightly. Both are placed in a place close to one's own body, but the results are completely different. Xunzi is a piece of gold that shines brightly and shines wherever it is placed.
Shining light. That little guy Huang Xie doesn't know Xunzi's talent, it's because his eyesight is stupid."
Xunzi smiled slightly.
"You have never thought that such a proud man as your Majesty would value you so much. Then I dare to ask Your Majesty, why did you not set foot in your residence until today, when you have been in Chang'an for a long time?
"Your Majesty's behavior is like owning expensive jewelry but not knowing how to wear it. Mixing brocade and cloth but not knowing the difference between the two.
"The meeting of the beautiful Lu Shu and the handsome man Lu Shu was supposed to be a good story, but there was no mention of matchmaking. It wasn't until the ugly concubine pursued the handsome man Lu Shu that Lu Shu thought of pursuing her.
"Your Majesty's behavior is not only stupid, but also absurd. You simply mistake the blind for the sighted and the deaf for the hearing. You regard right as wrong and evil as good. It is so absurd."
In Xunzi's words, he first used pearls and brocade cloth to imply Ying Chengyu's dissatisfaction in not allowing him to contribute after accepting him as a disciple.
Later, the emotional entanglement of the beautiful concubine, the handsome man and the ugly concubine was used to imply that Ying Cheng was in trouble, and he was the only one who had to deal with it before thinking of him.
At the end, it is a direct attack without any disguise.
Ying Chengyu frowned, with a look of obvious dissatisfaction on his originally relaxed face.
"Xun Qing, do you think that I am the only one who needs you? By ridiculing me like this, can you achieve your ideal world and make the world based on law and worship virtue?"
Xunzi was called by his name, but he didn't take it seriously and stretched out his hand.
"In the whole world, you can't think of anyone who can solve your problem. If your Majesty is not talking nonsense, how about you list three or two people to help you solve your problem?"
Ying Chengyu's face darkened.
"Confucians have long been tired of studying classics in the doctor's office. I can ask Fu Sheng to come forward and ask him to spread all the Confucian disciples throughout Guanzhong. Confucians who have long wanted to return to the world's leading academic position will not miss this opportunity.
I will be grateful to you."
Glancing at Xunzi, Ying Chengyu slapped his thigh with an exaggerated expression that he just remembered.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "I have forgotten that you are also a Confucian scholar, and the rise of Confucianism is equal to your rise. You have spoken ill of me, but I have no personal grudges and helped you to rebirth Confucianism.
If you repay evil with kindness, you are truly a saint."
Xunzi was not angry.
He said calmly: "What your Majesty thinks is right. Those hypocritical Confucianists who distort Confucius' thoughts are naturally willing to collude with you. But I would like to know how your Majesty can convince you?
"If you are not a king, all Qin officials will have your Majesty's word to make decisions. Your Majesty, who regards Legalism as a model and worships bad people as prime minister, should not be willing to see the rise of hypocritical Confucianism. Is what you said correct?"
Ying Chengyu snorted coldly and did not answer Xunzi's question, because what Xunzi said was right.
Confucianism and Legalism are mortal enemies.
The First Emperor almost banned Confucianism in the world in order to train a prince, so how could he support Confucianism again?
If filling the vacancies of the three major aristocratic families requires paying the price of employing Confucianism, the First Emperor would definitely not do it.
The First Emperor's strategy towards Confucianism was very simple. Just study the classics in the Doctor's Office and teach my son benevolence and righteousness. Don't come out to make trouble.
"I have the genealogy of the Ying family in my hands. Using this genealogy as a threat, my royal brother should be able to follow my instructions."
Xunzi, who had always been with the old god and had profound qi-nurturing skills, was slightly shocked and opened his mouth slightly.
"The genealogy of the Ying family is in the hands of your Majesty? All members of the Qin royal family are under your control?"
Xunzi had never heard of such a bizarre thing in all his years of life.
The king of a country is not in charge of the genealogy, and whether he can leave a bloodline in his descendants or not, and his name depends on other people's looks, this incident touched on Xunzi's blind spot.
Xunzi's feeling was the same as when he first heard Ying Chengyu's idea that everyone in the world should be a noble and everyone could be an official. This makes no sense.
Ying Cheng nodded reservedly, with a calm look on his face.
Xunzi pulled off a beard and soon regained his composure.
"The King of Qin today is an emperor who has never been born. The genealogy in your hands may be able to bring the King of Qin to heel in small matters. But for such a big matter, this genealogy is as useless as the king said. It is a pity to discard it. It will be of no use."
Ying Chengyu agreed with Xunzi's opinion in his heart. If the First Emperor could be manipulated by a genealogy, then he would not be the First Emperor.
But he had a cold smile on his face, as if he didn't care to argue with Xunzi.
He continued: "Nobles from aristocratic families are all pursuing fame and wealth. The three major aristocratic families are dead and there are many vacant official positions..."
"Your Majesty, do you want to say that Qin's aristocratic families will divide the official positions among the three major aristocratic families?"
Xunzi glanced at Ying Chengyu with a look as if he didn't know anything.
"The Qin State has been fighting for years, and its land continues to expand. Official positions are extremely scarce in other countries, but this is not the case in the Qin State. The number of official positions in the Qin State has exceeded that of the old Qin people and the children of aristocratic families. In another thirty to fifty years, maybe what the king can say
Realized, now, haha.”
What a piece of shit you are!
Mistakenly thinking that Xunzi did not know the true situation of Qin, Ying Chengyu cursed in his heart.
He said dissatisfiedly: "I am talking about the nobles of the aristocratic families, not the nobles of the Qin family. The Qin State's recruitment order is still one of the national policies of the Qin State, and it can also recruit nobles from the six countries as officials."
Xunzi nodded.
"This is true, but if you do this, I would like to ask, what is your purpose in killing the three great families of Meng, Xi, and Bai?"
Didn't you kill the three major families just to break the status quo of monopolizing official positions in the world and make a good start?
Now that you are bringing the nobles left over from the Six Kingdoms to Qin, it would be better not to kill the three great families before.
"I don't need to trouble Xun Qing. I will naturally consider everything carefully when doing things. I will move out of Chang'an Palace tomorrow, and this place is not suitable for you to stay."
Xunzi had been targeting Ying Chengyu, and Ying Chengyu felt that there was no way to continue the conversation with Xunzi.
He saw that Xunzi was deliberately trying to embarrass him. He didn't know the reason, so he had no way to solve the problem, so he asked Xunzi to leave directly.
Ying Chengyu asked himself that he could not convince even the First Emperor, who had great trust in him and gave him everything he asked for.
I really don’t know how to persuade Xunzi, whose thoughts and realm have reached the pinnacle of human beings.
Xunzi allowed Ying Chengyu to walk to the door, put his hands on the doors on both sides, then sighed deeply and reluctantly opened his mouth.
"Why don't you go to Gui Guzi? His disciples are more famous than you, and their disciples are more numerous than you."
Ying Cheng heard the sound of the string and knew its elegant meaning. He pressed the door and did not look back.
He said clearly: "It turns out there is a problem here. Xunzi still doesn't trust me."
"A matter of great importance, students' lives, you have to be cautious. Your Majesty didn't answer until you talked about it. It's really a good deal of determination."
"No, I don't have good concentration. I didn't expect it."
Ying Chengyu did not recognize Xunzi's praise and blew up his truck.
"In my mind, Gui Guzi has never been considered. Political strategist, military strategist, Yin-Yang strategist, famous strategist, corpse strategist, none of these he knows is the way to prosperous times. As Dun Ruo said, there is no one in the world.
The prosperous age is the strategist."
Xunzi stood up, faced Ying Chengyu's back, and bowed deeply with Confucian etiquette.
"Your kindness is still there, and you are willing to assist me. I hope your Majesty will not forget what you said today, and your original intention. Your Majesty can leave with peace of mind. You are in Xianyang, guarding the Chang'an Palace for Your Majesty. Your disciples,
I will guard Qin Guanzhong on behalf of your Majesty."
Ying Chengqiu smiled and turned around, seeing his eldest father's generation bowing and saluting, not moving his steps or stepping forward to help him.
"Xunzi believed me in just a few words?"
Xunzi did not get up.
"It's not important what you say, it's what you do that matters. You have always agreed with the Qin State that you don't care about your heart. If a bad person has done good deeds in his life and pretended to be a good person in his life, from your perspective, he is a good person.
"Your Majesty wants Han Fei and Lord Wu An to go to the northwest to carry out reforms. He declares war with Heaven in Waji Festival to ignite the flames of people's hearts. He declares war with aristocratic families to focus their attention on Xianyang. Kill three major aristocratic families to break the monopoly and ask you to recruit disciples to stabilize the situation.
"Everything your Majesty does, you see with your eyes and hear with your ears. Since you are the one doing the best in the world at this moment, and you have been wishing to walk on the road all your life, why don't you want to? You were tempted before, just because you were afraid that you would go too far into your domineering ways, and your original intention
Not here."
Ying Chengyu pulled Xunzi's arm.
"Legalism is the most overbearing. Xunzi calls himself a Confucian scholar and taught two Legalists. I am not as good as Xunzi when I am overbearing."
Xunzi stood up and conveyed his thoughts on governing the country through Ying Chengyu's ridiculing words to ease the atmosphere.
"Using force instead of taking advantage of others is the law of the dead. Domination is never the way of majesty, but equal emphasis on kindness and power is. In the beginning, human nature is inherently evil. Restriction by law is domineering, and education and enlightenment are the kingly ways. Doing domineering alone will make the world ignorant, and walking alone will make the world ignorant.
If the king's way is evil, then the right way will be suppressed. If kings and tyrants work together, a great nation can be built."
Xunzi considered himself a Confucian scholar, and he was consistent with the thoughts of Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, in terms of education, and he believed in teaching without distinction.
His theory of evil nature, which is contrary to Mencius, is based on the fact that Confucius taught without distinction.
When people are born, their nature is inherently evil, and they must be educated to learn about propriety, justice, integrity, and shame. If people are born with good nature and are educated, they will grow up barbaric.
"Cheng Xiu, please remember." Ying Cheng Xiu responded sternly, then scratched his head and said with some embarrassment: "Cheng Xiu has a question that has been in his heart for a long time. I wonder if I can ask Xunzi to explain it. It is from Xunzi's "Encouragement to Learning" article."
Crabs obviously have eight legs, but "Encouraging Learning" keeps saying six legs...