"In the beginning of man, his nature is good...", Zhao Kuo thought about the appearance of an angry old man, and couldn't help but change his words: "In the beginning of man, his nature is evil..." This seems to be a little wrong, and it has to play a role.
For children's enlightenment education, Xunzi's theory of human nature and evil is relatively advanced. Beginners may not be able to truly understand it, which will be counterproductive. Zhao Kuo scratched his head and asked, "At the beginning of human beings, human nature has no nature. Habits lead to good, and laziness leads to evil?"
"If you don't teach, your nature will change. The way to teach is to be specialized..." There is no problem with this sentence. It goes well with the previous article. If you learn it, you will be good. If you don't learn, you will be bad... Mencius' mother, choose your neighbor.
If the disciples don’t learn, they will cut off the machine. Well, this can also be used. The person who originally compiled the Three Character Classic must have been a die-hard fan of Mencius. Zhao Kuo nodded, Dou Yanshan, there is a right way. Teach the five disciples, and they will all be famous. This is the way to go.
Changed, there is no such number one figure at the moment.
So who can best teach children? Ma Fushan, there is one party... No, no, Zhao Kuo hurriedly pushed out the thoughts in his mind, now Xunzi, there is a righteous way, teach all the disciples, and the virtue will be broad... Zhao
Kuo revised the virtues bit by bit, the present versus the ancient, Mencius versus Xunzi...this is not a couplet!! Zhao Kuo felt a little headache, it was really not easy to compile the enlightenment textbook.
After writing for a long time, Zhao Kuo put down what he was doing and walked out again. Since he taught Xin Wu sternly, this man has made some changes. He stopped the corvee in the county and organized officials to go there.
Morality was preached in various places. This was probably the first time in the Qin State. The people were confused. Xin Wu even created several moral characters, selected a few filial and kind people, gave them rewards, and encouraged others to follow their example.
their behavior.
Zhao Kuo suddenly felt that this kind of promotion could be connected with the title. Since the title can be used to make Qin people become brave, can the title be used to promote folk morality?
Morality is not an empty talk. Morality is a very broad concept. Dedication, patriotism, friendliness, and integrity are all within the scope of morality. Zhao Kuo advocates morality not to make people stupid and filial, but to make people treat the king as their father.
He just wanted to establish a new moral concept and establish a new national spirit, a national spirit of simplicity, dedication and patriotism, not just limited to filial piety.
No feudal country will ever end, but the national spirit is eternal.
This kind of universal value can play a huge role as long as it can be rooted in the hearts of the people. This is what Zhao Kuo longs for. Of course, establishing such a moral concept will also have huge benefits for the country itself. Those in the Qin State
Officials who preach the law can become pioneers in promoting morality in the future, and they can play a greater role. The more Zhao Kuo thought about it, the more excited he became.
Zhao Kuo was walking on the road and felt very happy when he saw the surprised people. The people in Qin were too depressed, while the people in the early Han Dynasty were too relaxed. After all, the early Han Dynasty was ruled by inaction. Don't think that it was ruled by inaction.
It means that the country does nothing, and governing by doing nothing means allowing the people to do what they want freely without interference... Probably because the Qin Dynasty was too repressed, Liu Bang, who had a cheerful temperament, chose such a governance method
.
Facts have proved that his method was very suitable for that era, but it only weakened the combat effectiveness to a certain extent. In addition, there was also a hero in the north, and the early Han Dynasty was bullied. Therefore, Zhao Kuo wanted to use this method reasonably.
The two systems are properly cooked in one pot. The country must manage the people well but not be too harsh at the same time. In addition, a spoonful of moral education must be added, so that the taste is the best.
Guaranteed to break the enemy's teeth.
He stayed in Nanyang for a while. The Chu State had no intention of sending troops. It was always bluffing, gathering soldiers from various places and pretending to attack. However, in Zhao Kuo's view, the opponent's acting skills were not good enough.
There is room for improvement. Zhao Kuo is so sophisticated now. Zhao Kuo can see through Xiang Yan's little tricks at a glance. When I called your brother Linwu Jun and talked about war, you were still playing in the mud!
Zhao Kuo is not relying on his old age to show off his old age. In this era, he is really old...
Although Xin Wu has a bit of a villain character, his ability to do things is really good, and he is a practical official, just like Li Si. No wonder he is favored by King Qin and Lu Buwei, and they ignore some of his little actions. After getting Zhao Kuo's favor,
After the "order", this man really did something. He traveled to the countryside and happily met with the local people. He had no airs of an official at all. He even personally rewarded a few people who were kind to their father and were serious and dedicated.
model.
His move immediately set off a wave of positive effects. For a time, there were kind faces all over Nanyang. Those serious pavilion chiefs were now reading out stories about moral models from various places. Xin Wu initially thought that Zhao Kuo's
This method was a waste of time and had no effect. He was very resistant in his heart and had no choice but to carry it out because of Zhao Kuo's identity. But when he started to carry it out, he felt something different.
The people at the beginning were in awe of him, but now the people love him. He saw that the people gathered together to talk about his merits, and after the news about being rewarded for his dedication and other qualities spread, people everywhere did not need to supervise him, and that was also the case.
Xin Wu worked hard, never picked up lost items along the way, and fell in love with each other. Xin Wu was stunned. Now, no matter where he goes, he can meet cheering people who pick up their own food to entertain him.
Xin Wu also fell in love with the feeling of acting like this. Since he wanted to play an image of loving the people, he must find a template. As a result, his words and deeds began to look a bit like Zhao Kuo. He deliberately imitated Zhao Kuo.
Kuo's attitude towards the people. Looking at the changes in Nanyang, Xin Wu suddenly had a good idea in his heart. This was an opportunity for promotion. Xin Wu hurriedly summoned his officials and said seriously:
"Wuchenghou taught me how to govern the place. I treated the people as my own relatives, and they responded in kind. It can be seen that there is nothing wrong with what Xunzi said. I want to write down my own governance methods.
Come out and hand it over to Xianyang so that people everywhere can benefit from it. What do you think?" What else could the officials say? Of course, it was just flattery. Afterwards, the officials collaborated to write a petition.
Xin Wu hurriedly came to Zhao Kuo with the written document and handed it to Zhao Kuo respectfully.
Zhao Kuo couldn't help but nodded when he saw what Xing Wu mentioned about using moral education, rewarding moral gentlemen, and loving the people. He looked at Xin Wu in front of him in surprise. He didn't expect that this person would change so quickly. However,
This is a very good thing. He smiled and said: "You wrote very well. Just because of this petition, you can be regarded as a wise minister..." Faced with Zhao Kuo's evaluation, Xin Wu said excitedly
Speechless, he leaned down and bowed again, asking Zhao Kuo to sign a letter.
Zhao Kuo saw through his thoughts, shook his head and said, "This is what you wrote. I don't know how to govern a place or a country. I'm just an old farmer in Xianyang. You'd better write it yourself."
, Xin Wu requested again and again, but Zhao Kuo just shook his head and refused to sign. However, he still told Xin Wu a few areas that could be improved. Zhao Kuo said seriously: "Since we want to promote it, it can't just be filial piety and diligence."
..."
"I'm telling you a core value that you have to remember...patriotism, dedication, integrity..."
Xin Wu carefully wrote down Zhao Kuo's suggestions, including those regarding knighthoods. He could add honorary titles to serve as a commendation...
He left here happily. Zhao Kuo sent him off with a smile on his face. Of course he knew that Xin Wu was still fooling him. It was just like before. He had not changed much. What he was thinking about was still himself.
His title, his own status.
However, it doesn't matter. As long as it can benefit the world, Zhao Kuo can be an old Xianyang farmer who knows nothing.
At this moment, news came to Nanyang from Xianyang. Li Mu defeated the Xiongnu, captured countless gains, and expanded his territory... Zhao Kuo was very happy, and couldn't help but buy some drinks from the local officials, and sat in the courtyard.
Zhao Kuo drank wine and celebrated the victory achieved by Li Mu and the others. Unfortunately, Zhao Kuo no longer had friends who could drink with him. At this time, Zhao Kuo put some more wine around him.
cup.
It was as if Lord Xinling and the others were around.
"We have defeated another powerful enemy in the future... In this way, the people in the frontier will be able to live in peace for decades, and I will be able to feel at ease..."
"Wuji, I will let you see what I am insisting on for. Everything is getting better... it's getting better."
.......
Zhao Kuo left Nanyang and went to Nanjun. When he left, Xin Wu brought the officials here to say goodbye. He probably remembered what Zhao Kuo said at the beginning and arranged for many common people to be actors.
, performing a sad farewell scene, Zhao Kuo smiled without exposing it. He said seriously to Xin Wu: "You did a good job. When I return to Xianyang, I must tell the king about you."
Encouraging Xin Wu, Zhao Kuo sat on the carriage and staggered to Nanjun. The governor of Nanjun was Mao Jiao. He was a native of Qi and an upright man. In history, the King of Qin wanted to imprison his mother.
When Mao Jiao got up, many ministers spoke against it. The King of Qin killed the ministers who came to dissuade him, and said that anyone who came to dissuade him would definitely die. Mao Jiao explained his funeral affairs to his family and went to dissuade him. The King of Qin finally gave up his imprisonment.
A birth mother’s thoughts.
However, Zhao Kuo did not have a very good relationship with him, because this man was a loyal feudalist and he believed that feudalism was the correct way to govern. In fact, many people believed that feudalism and counties had pros and cons.
Yes, in fact, counties are more advanced than feudalism. This has been verified by history. Any unified country that uses the feudal system will fall into civil strife within one generation and its national power will be greatly reduced. This is not nonsense.
The Han Dynasty believed that the Qin State's demise was too rapid because there were not enough princes to help the king resist the rebels, so it used a large number of princes with the same surname to guard various places. As a result, after Liu Bang's death, his enfeoffment almost led to the collapse of the Han Dynasty. These princes not only
Instead of helping to resist the rebels, he became a traitor, a traitor more powerful than the enemy outside the wall. Emperor Wen carefully dealt with the princes in various places, internal and external troubles... In the end, the princes rebelled, and the Han Dynasty fell into civil war, and the national power was depleted
, unable to deal with the outside world, the Huns became the overlords of the grasslands.
Jin believed that the princes of Cao and Wei were too weak and failed to protect the king, so they were easily abdicated, so they carried out enfeoffment. Well, when Sima Yan died, the rebellion was triggered, and the country that was finally unified fell into a long-term civil war, and its national power was greatly reduced.
Political chaos arose, and the barbarians outside the Great Wall showed their swords.
A certain peasant emperor who did not want to be named also wanted to make his descendants vassal kings and carry out enfeoffment. As a result, after his death, civil strife broke out... If the final victor was not a capable man, the war would have ended quickly.
, it’s really hard to say what will happen.
Therefore, after the unification of the Qin Dynasty, enfeoffment will definitely still not be adopted. It is also unreliable to implement enfeoffment in remote areas where temples cannot directly manage them. If you cannot manage them directly, how can you expect the princes far away from the Central Plains to be able to manage them?
What about here? If you continue to provide assistance and intimidation, how do you know that the other party's descendants will not become the second powerful enemy beyond the Great Wall?
Therefore, there was an irreconcilable conflict between Zhao Kuo and Mao Jiao, but Zhao Kuo still admired him as a person. He did a very good job in governing Nanjun. The situation in Nanjun was obviously much better than that in Nanyang County.
There was not even anything Zhao Kuo could blame. The people lived and worked in peace and contentment and worked hard. It can be said that he was a model for the Qin governor. When he came to Nanjun, the first thing Zhao Kuo thought of was a certain dark-skinned young man.
He was probably not born yet, or was still a child.
Mao Jiao did not come to meet Zhao Kuo in person, and there were not many officials who came to greet him. Zhao Kuo was very happy on the contrary, as long as he did not delay the government affairs of various places. He wandered around Nanjun to check the situation of the people, and finally just
When Mao Jiao came to Mao Jiao, when he saw Zhao Kuo, he hurriedly took his hand and took him to the inner room. Mao Jiao frowned and said seriously: "There is a rebellion, please come and put it down."
thing."
Zhao Kuo's eyes widened and he asked: "How could there be a rebellion? Please explain clearly."
"We found that many Chu people were heading north by boat, seemingly rushing to Chen County. However, Chen County still has no news about these Chu people. I guess someone in Chen County is hiding the Chu people and wants to
Rebellion... I have written to Xianyang, but I have not received a reply yet. You are a veteran general who has been on the battlefield for a long time. If a rebellion breaks out, I will ask you to command the soldiers of Nanjun..."
Zhao Kuo felt that this was simply impossible. Under the governance of Qin, who could rebel? Who dared to rebel?
He narrowed his eyes and asked, "Don't worry, who is the governor of Chen County?"