Bai Qi stepped forward and shook hands with the man: "Brother, what is your surname?"
The man's smile was like a spring breeze: "I am from Qin, and my surname is Li."
Li Shimin was a little surprised: "Ah, do you have the same surname as me?"
Cao Cao reminded: "He is from Qin. In terms of seniority, he should be the ancestor of your ancestors."
Li Shimin: "Cao Thief!"
Bai Qi asked again: "Brother, what is your full name?"
The man smiled and said: "I'm Li Si."
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Who is Li Si?
During the Warring States Period, wars broke out everywhere.
This man was once a minister of Chu, but he was not happy with his job. He resigned directly and went all the way north to the state of Qi to study under Xunzi. After becoming a teacher, he ran to the state of Qin. The state of Qin was advancing violently at that time, and Li Si was attacked.
Reuse has also skyrocketed.
It is no exaggeration to say that for a long time, Li Si was the second-largest figure in the Qin Dynasty. He was present when he conquered the six kingdoms, he directed the abolition of enfeoffments, and he developed the Xiaozhuan font. He built the same tracks as roads, chariots, and unified currency weights and measures, all of which came from
His suggestions and plans. In short, he was Qin Shihuang's gold medal assistant in Yingzheng. He made great contributions to the unification of the empire and system construction throughout his life, and left an extremely far-reaching influence. It can be said that he is a major figure in Chinese history.
Planner.
However, the evaluation of him by later generations did not leave much of a good reputation, but he was involved with mice.
"Historical Records: Biography of Li Si" records: "When he was a young official in the county, he saw rats in the toilets of the officials' houses. They were not able to eat anything. They were frightened when they came close to people and dogs. When he entered the warehouse, he saw the rats in the warehouse. They were eating and accumulating millet, and they were living in a big house.
Under the veranda, there was no worry about people or dogs. So Li Sinai sighed and said: 'The virtuous and unkind people are like rats, they are in their own place!'."
When Li Si was a clerk, he loved to observe rats. He found that the rats in the toilet were timid and fearful, and would run away with their heads in their arms when they saw a dog. But the rats in the rice barn were different. They ate the best food and walked with swagger.
, and are not afraid of people and dogs.
He was filled with emotion and came to the conclusion: A person's success or failure is determined by his environment, just like a mouse. Life is like a mouse. Different positions lead to different fates.
Li Si's life creed is the "rat philosophy". It is extreme egoism, like a greedy rat, its eyes are rolling, seizing every opportunity, seeking to maximize personal interests at any cost. When naked interests
In front of a rat like Li Si, the moral creed preached by Confucianism is no different from a bastard reciting sutras.
I have to admit that this philosophy of life once helped Li Si achieve success. With the sensitivity of a mouse, Li Si sensed the trend of Qin's unification of the world, and with the insidiousness and cruelty of a mouse, he cleared the obstacles on the upward path, so he became famous and prosperous.
Wealth.
……
"Li Si, the sinner, comes to see Your Majesty." Li Si bowed his head to Ying Zheng.
He was a minister of Qin, born as a Qin man, and died as a Qin ghost.
Everyone focused their attention on Ying Zheng. The first emperor in the history of Chinese civilization to complete the cause of unification said with a gloomy face: "Li Si, do you know your guilt?"
"My lord, this crime cannot be forgiven." Li Si looked calm.
Fes wished for the demise of the Qin Dynasty. Like Qin Shihuang, he hoped that the great achievements of the Qin Dynasty could last for eternity.
But the fall of the Qin Dynasty was ultimately related to him. Li Si was unwilling to defend himself, and he was willing to plead guilty.
In October of the thirty-seventh year of the First Emperor's reign, Qin Shihuang Yingzheng, who was over half a century old, fell ill on his fifth patrol. Although he had been seeking the so-called secret recipe of immortality his whole life and "hated others talking about death,"
Still unable to resist the natural laws of life.
As his illness worsened day by day, Ying Zheng knew that his end had come, and his top priority was to quickly confirm the appointment of a heir apparent. Although his eldest son, Fusu, often disagreed with his political views, he was resolute and courageous, a believer in people and a warrior.
The assistant of General Meng Tian will undoubtedly be a virtuous king. Moreover, according to the eldest son inheritance system, it should also be passed down to him.
At that time, Ying Zheng no longer hesitated and summoned Zhao Gao, who was in charge of the emperor's seal and issuing orders, and asked him to draft an edict for his eldest son Fusu. At that time, Fu Su was supervising the army in Shangjun, and Ying Zheng ordered him to entrust the military to
Meng Tian rushed back to Xianyang to preside over the funeral. This actually confirmed the identity of his successor.
In July, the First Emperor died, and the eunuchs Zhao Gao and Li Si conspired to launch the "Sand Dune Rebellion", tampering with Ying Zheng's edict of succession, deposing Prince Fu Su, and establishing Hu Hai as the new emperor, the second emperor of Qin.
In the end, Fusu, who had high hopes for Ying Zheng, committed suicide, General Meng Tian committed suicide by swallowing medicine, and Li Si was falsely accused of rebellion and beheaded to death. The great achievements of the Qin Dynasty were immediately destroyed and the country collapsed.
"Li Si, I mistrusted you after all."
Ying Zheng said coldly, "You are a butcher's knife, but only I can control your butcher's knife. I should kill you before I die. As long as I am alive, you are the capable minister of Da Qin. After I, you are the leader of Da Qin."
The traitor who subjugates the country!"
When Cao Cao heard this, he sighed: "Brother Zheng, you are not alone."
……
Zhu Gaojie didn't pay much attention to the dispute in his mind at this time. He was giving instructions to Lu Chaoyang before leaving.
"This time there was a flood in Shandong, and the emperor was very unhappy. At this time, the move of the capital was delayed. This time, the imperial court used work as relief, and water was collected to wash away the sand, which inevitably caused moths to infest." Zhu Gaojie said seriously, "Beizhen Fusi
The task is to pull out these borers, act as a supervisor, and urge the local flood management team to calm down the matter in the shortest possible time."
Lu Chaoyang hesitated for a moment and asked: "But if you encounter resistance, do you want to do it?"
He made a "cut his throat" gesture, hinting at Zhu Gaojie.
The resistance Lu Chaoyang mentioned was of course not ordinary resistance. He had the support of Prince Qi's Mansion. If ordinary corrupt officials were to kill one by one, no one would dare to say anything. But for such a huge project, it is inevitable that there will be some big shots.
Lu Chaoyang doesn't care if he acts secretly, but if he adds enemies to Prince Qi, it will be his fault.
Zhu Gaojie smiled: "Breaking down water to wash away the sand is a clever idea that the king proposed to the emperor. This method is more effective than "relief through work", but the emperor attaches more importance to "relief through work". Do you know why?"
Lu Chaoyang shook his head: "I am ignorant, please show me."
"Work-for-relief is not the first initiative initiated by this king. It had already appeared and been implemented as early as the Jinggong period of Qi Dynasty. It was even more commonly used in the Song Dynasty." Zhu Gaojie raised a finger and said, "But there are shortcomings of using work-for-relief.
It is also obvious that the method of forcibly recruiting labor force to build projects through corvee will increasingly show its shortcomings. Because it mobilizes too much human and financial resources in a super-economical way, it will kill many people, drain the people's wealth, and make the world empty.
The consumption and the displacement of the people have not only devastated tens of millions of workers, but also caused a national financial and economic crisis."
Lu Chaoyang was a little confused. The topic was too high-end and people were too impetuous. For the first time, he hated himself for being so uneducated and unable to understand what the prince was talking about.
But Zhu Gaojie didn't expect Lu Chaoyang to understand. He said these words more like he was saying them to himself.
He murmured to himself: "If we want to make up for these problems, we need to have monitors to keep an eye on the executors, use strict means to prevent corruption, reduce the financial burden of the government's allocation for disaster relief, and allow more food