To help Ying Zheng solve the problem of talent shortage, Chen Qilin did not ask the system, he had his own method.
Ying Zheng, Fu Su and Li Si were all stunned when they heard this!
Learn from King Zhou of Shang?
Isn't he a fatuous tyrant whose country was destroyed?
What’s there to learn?
"Sir, King Zhou is a mediocre tyrant in ancient times. Why should I imitate him?"
Ying Zheng came back to his senses and asked in confusion: "Sir, does King Zhou surpass me, Da Qin, and me in the way of employing people?"
Ying Zheng still had something to say in his heart: Sir, do you want me to be that stupid king who subjugates the country?!
Fusu and Li Si also nodded with deep understanding.
Chen Qilin looked at the three of them with a look of disdain on his lips:
"Your Majesty, do you really think King Zhou, Emperor Xin, is a fatuous tyrant? There is nothing to learn from him?"
Chen Qilin used to be quite curious about the Shang Dynasty, especially King Zhou, and consulted a lot of information, thus gaining a new understanding of King Zhou.
The real Emperor Xin was definitely not King Zhou in the Zhou Dynasty history books!
If Chen Qilin wants Ying Zheng to accept his point of view, he must first correct his prejudice against Emperor Xin!
Ying Zheng heard this and nodded.
Fusu and Li Si also thought so: King Zhou was a foolish and unprincipled tyrant!
Chen Qilin said: "What a stupid tyrant! King Zhou is the ancient emperor of mankind, with great talents and great strategies!"
"Sir, King Zhou is recorded in the history books:
He loves women, dotes on Daji, and listens to women;
Kill the loyal minister Bigan, expel the villains, and make important use of the villains;
Disrespect the heaven, blaspheme the gods, and neglect sacrifices;
Wine ponds, meat forests, extravagance and lust...
In the end, the Yin Shang Dynasty was destroyed by the Zhou Dynasty!
So King Zhou is not a fatuous tyrant, or what?"
Ying Zheng told the contents of the historical materials he had read in detail.
One crime after another was pinned on King Zhou's head.
Chen Qilin stood up tall, took a puff of his cigar, blew out a smoke ring, and said:
"Successful kings and defeated bandits, the so-called historical materials you see are nothing but family stories written by the victors of the Western Zhou Dynasty to praise themselves, put money on their faces, and attack their opponents.
After a rebel Zhou conquers the world, do you think he will record the real King Zhou as a wise, mighty, talented and strategic king in the annals of history?
It is better to have no books at all than to believe in them!”
Ying Zheng and others fell into thinking.
Chen Qilin continued:
"Which of the kings in the past dynasties is not fond of women? Which one is not the seventy-two concubines of the Three Palaces and Sixth Courtyard, and can grab a lot of women?
If we deny King Zhou and Dixin based on this point alone, then there will be no heroes in this world!"
"The so-called Emperor Xin favored Daji. Is it wrong to favor his own concubine? Which emperor doesn't have a favored woman?"
"As for the wine pond and the meat forest, it is a complete lie made up to discredit King Zhou.
Let’s talk about the meat forest first. The meat is hung up to make a meat forest. If it is not smoked to death, the meat will become smelly if it is hung for a few days. Even bacon does not smell good!
Who would lie down in a forest of flesh and have fun and smell that smell?
This scene is simply unimaginable...
Emperor Xin was strong-blooded, powerful in martial arts, capable of handling fierce beasts, and was extremely brave. He was also eloquent and fluent in music!
I wonder if Di Xin, a noble and elegant person who is good at both civil and military arts and is proficient in music, would have the perverted habit of having fun in a pile of smelly meat, right?
Let’s talk about the wine pool. Everyone knows that wine needs to be sealed and stored. If it is opened and left for a long time, the wine will be bland and tasteless. Who would be stupid enough to pour the wine into the pool and turn it into water?
Which person who is a good drinker can make a wine pool?
The Western Zhou Dynasty made up lies about Black Emperor Xin, but he didn’t even make up a decent one!"
Ying Zheng, Fu Su, and Li Si fell silent again!
Chen Qilin continued:
"As for listening to women, this is indeed true. Emperor Zhou, Emperor Xin, will indeed listen to women.
In the Shang Dynasty, women could go to war just like men.
When Emperor Xin went to war, he took female warriors to the battlefield.
This was traditional in the Shang Dynasty.
The most famous one is the wife of King Wuding of Shang, the ancestor of King Zhou.
She is the first female military commander documented in history (oracle) and an outstanding female politician.
During Wu Ding's series of wars against neighboring countries and tribes, Fu Hao was ordered to recruit soldiers on behalf of the King of Shang many times, and served as a general to fight on the battlefield many times.
She once led 13,000 troops to attack the Qiang side and captured a large number of Qiang people. She became the general who led the most troops in one campaign during Wu Ding's reign...
What is this called?
This is called equality between men and women. Women also have half the sky. This is called using talents in an eclectic way.
Let’s talk about reusing villains.
What is a villain?
A villain is a person with a humble status, such as a slave.
Ti Xin reformed the slavery system:
The system of slave burial was abolished, some talented slaves were promoted to join the army and given official positions.
Daji was a slave captured by Emperor Xin when he conquered the Yousu tribe, but he was made a concubine. This shows how radical Emperor Xin's slavery system was.
These are all Di Xin, promoting and using talents in an eclectic way!
Let those who are capable occupy their positions instead of looking down on them because of their humble background and continue to use the hereditary system of official positions and nobility!
This is a true meritocratic move that breaks class stereotypes and will be of great benefit to the country!
If future generations of kings do this, will there still be a shortage of talents?"
Ying Zheng, Fu Su and the others did not speak, and their expressions of thought deepened.
Chen Qilin ignored them and continued to talk eloquently:
"Besides, Emperor Xin killed his loyal minister Bigan and expelled the villain!"
"Are Bigan and Weizi loyal and virtuous ministers? They are the virtuous and loyal ministers of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the rebels of the Yin and Shang Dynasties!"
"Bigan, who is Wei Zi?
One is King Zhou's uncle, who failed in his bid for the throne with his father, and the other is King Zhou's brother, who failed in his bid for the throne with Emperor Xin.
King Zhou reformed slavery and reused talented slaves in an unusual way (there is no way, you nobles can't do it). This will definitely leverage the existing interests of the noble class such as Wei Zi, Bigan and others, and cause their resentment and fierceness.
be opposed to!
Even Weizi and Bigan wanted to unite with the Zhou people and other princes to overthrow the rule of King Zhou, restore the old traditions, and protect their original interests!
Emperor Xin killed the traitor Bigan and banished Weizi. Is it wrong?
Is it possible that high-ranking officials should be rewarded with generous salaries and good food and drinks to confess to these traitors?"
Chen Qilin couldn't stop at all and continued:
"The so-called disrespect for heaven, disrespect for gods, and neglect of sacrifices.
During the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, living people and animals were used as sacrifices!
The reason why King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty slacked off on sacrifices was because he couldn't bear to see living people being used for sacrifices. If such sacrifices became popular, the population would definitely decrease, and besides, it would be too cruel!
So King Zhou finally abolished the use of slaves for sacrifice and broke the ancestral system, which was scolded by the nobles as slacking off in sacrifice!"
"Do you not respect heaven or the gods?
King Zhou and Emperor Xin only believed: Man can conquer heaven!
Ethereal gods should not be above all living beings, let alone the imperial power!
Therefore, Emperor Xin rebelled against God, and later generations benefited from it, and their thoughts were not bound or imprisoned by theology...
Otherwise, when the emperors of the dynasties after the Shang Dynasty ascended the throne, they would have to be crowned by God’s spokesman in the world..."
Chen Qilin's words greatly changed the perception of Ying Zheng, Fu Su and others towards King Zhou and Emperor Xin.
It turns out that Di Xin is so great!!!
At the same time, Ying Zheng also gained new inspiration on how to solve the problem of Da Qin's lack of talents.
Li Si stood up and expressed his doubts:
"Sir, since King Zhou is so wise, powerful, talented and strategic, doesn't he know that Xiqi will rebel? Why would the Yin Shang Dynasty be destroyed by Xiqi?"
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