Chapter 579 Weishui Killing and Liu Xing Xiaoxue Fall in Love
"Shang Yang's Reform" is a topic that cannot be avoided when talking about the Qin Dynasty. It is equivalent to talking about the history of our country without talking about the Zunyi Conference.
Its political significance, substantive significance and subsequent impact are very huge.
Without Shang Yang's reforms, the Qin State would not have grown from weak to strong. Since then, the Qin State's several generations of strategies such as distant relations and close attacks, including horizontal and vertical alliances, heading east to Hangu, and unifying the six countries, would no longer exist.
Therefore, the first part of the "Qin Empire" series begins with Shang Yang's reforms.
In the plot of "Fission", Shang Yang's promotion of the reform accounted for nearly one-third of the entire TV series, and subsequent plots were also related to the reform.
To a certain extent, the word "fa" appears more frequently in this drama than Shang Yang and Ying Quliang combined.
The plot of "The Qin Empire - Fission" about Shang Yang's reform is very patiently unfolded.
It not only explains Shang Yang's various measures in the reform in detail based on the plot, but also mixes the difficulties and various obstacles of the reform, and also pave the way for the plot behind the reform.
Returning to the plot, Shang Yang talked about Qin Gong three times and presented "Nine Strategies to Strengthen Qin", which greatly shocked Ying Quliang and tried to reform the country to strengthen Qin.
But wanting to reform is not that simple. The first point is to gain the approval of the officials of the Qin State.
Especially for the old aristocrats, the reform harmed many of their interests, which naturally aroused fierce opposition and resistance.
So, under the arrangement of Ying Quliang, Shang Yang came to have a verbal battle with the officials.
There are few politicians who are clumsy in speech. Especially in the pre-Qin era, when there were hundreds of schools of thought, speaking out was a necessary skill, and eloquence was not good.
If you don't explain your theory clearly, you won't be able to defeat your opponent, and you won't be appreciated even if you have a lot of talent.
Shang Yang is undoubtedly a qualified talkative king, which has been demonstrated in many debates in the previous plot.
Now at the critical moment, Shang Yang would not let his guard down. In this debate, he used fierce words and pointed out the pros and cons of the reform based on the national conditions of Qin. He spoke out in a single tone, leaving the old family members and others speechless.
The audience also enjoyed watching it.
This kind of scene where one person dominates the audience with his words has always been a scene that everyone likes to see. Otherwise, Zhuge Liang's verbal battle with the scholars of Soochow would not have become a famous scene in the Three Kingdoms.
Fortunately, Shang Yang didn't kill two people, otherwise he might have been attacked by the currency station...
Shang Yang, who won the debate, was appointed as Zuo Shuchang, presiding over state affairs and implementing reforms.
At the beginning of the reform, Shang Yang believed that the first step was to establish the credibility of the government and gain the trust of the people of Qin.
So Shang Yang thought of a cool operation.
The classic idiom "Yimu Lixin" in primary school Chinese textbooks.
Everyone knows this story. The bounty made people carry logs. When I was a child, I thought Shang Yang was stupid. When I grew up, I realized that this was to establish the credibility of the Qin government.
Only a government with credibility among the common people has the foundation to implement reforms.
And if the people don't trust you, even if you blow smallpox, it will still be rootless duckweeds.
He established a letter of trust in the wood to let the people know that the government kept its word and would carry out its orders. Shang Yang also introduced the great weapon of military merit and nobility.
Getting ahead is no longer the exclusive domain of nobles, and untouchables also have the hope of honoring their ancestors.
Everyone in Qin was shocked!
Striking while the iron was hot, Shang Yang issued five decrees in one breath, except for the military merit conferment law.
There are also many laws for farming rewards, laws for codifying people to sit down for five consecutive years, laws for inn inspections, and laws for punishing private fights, all of which were struck on the Qin Dynasty.
Among them, the two most influential new laws in the Qin State were the military merit system and the criminalization of private fighting.
There is no need to say much about the former. The latter is because the old Qin people are used to being undisciplined and fierce by nature. They often start fighting at the slightest disagreement. The government restricts private fighting, which makes everyone uncomfortable.
At this time, the Meng tribe, the Meng tribe, the Xi tribe, and the Bai tribe and the Rong Di immigrants fought over water, and a large-scale fight broke out. As a result, the canal embankment collapsed, causing numerous deaths and injuries.
After Shang Yang learned the news, he ordered people to rush to repair the canal embankment and ordered the arrest of all criminals who gathered to fight.
Half a month later, more than 700 criminals gathered at Caotan, Weishui River, and Shang Yang ordered them all to be executed.
Ying Quliang couldn't bear it and was afraid of provoking a popular uprising.
But Shang Yang told him that those who achieve great things must sacrifice. Now that the new law has just been promulgated, the entire Qin State is paying attention to this matter.
If you take the law into consideration and do not blame the public, and let it go lightly, it means that the previous laws are a joke and the reform will be dead.
Therefore, these more than 700 people must be killed to show the determination and courage of the government to reform.
Ying Quliang was persuaded by Shang Yang, who personally presided over the Weishui torture and sacrificed more than 700 lives to show Qin and even the world his strong determination to reform.
At the same time, it was also firmly engraved in the hearts of the people of Qin that "public battles are meritorious, and private battles are guilty."
When this episode was broadcast, it aroused heated discussions among the audience, and they were divided into those who supported Shang Yang's actions and those who did not.
Later, it was discussed at the legal level, and many relevant celebrities came out to create a wave of popularity.
[Q: What kind of punishment will Zhang San get if he fights with people on the street? 】
Answer: They should be divided into criminal cases and public security cases according to the seriousness of the circumstances.
Public security cases are handled relatively lightly, usually with a fine + detention. The time and fine vary depending on the situation.
If it is classified as a criminal case, it will be dealt with in a relatively serious case, less than three years for a minor case; more than three years and less than ten years for a serious case; more than ten years if it causes serious disability or death, life imprisonment or even the death penalty.
[Q: What if Zhang San had a fight during Qin Xiaogong’s time?]
Answer: The capital crime is still beheading...
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Although the Weishui torture was a bit cruel, the effect achieved was also very significant. Under the severe blow, the situation of private fighting in Qin State was wiped out.
The common people soon felt the benefits of village stability and harmonious life, and began to truly support the reform.
After the reform achieved a certain stage of success, Shang Yang began to take drastic measures again, abolishing the mine fields and abolishing the fiefdoms of the public nobles.
This undoubtedly touched the direct interests of the old family, and the heads of the Bai family of the Meng, Xi, and Bai clans began to stir up trouble, moving in the prince to win the throne, and resisting the reform.
Shang Yang was furious, arrested the heads of the three tribes and the county magistrate, and killed another wave of people on the Weishui River.
Use heavy scriptures in troubled times.
The road to reform was tortuous and difficult, but Shang Yang finally managed to break out of the bloody path with a barrage of heads.
With Shang Yang's successive victories, the reform became more and more popular among the people of Qin, and Qianlong, the leader of the old clan, finally couldn't bear it anymore.
Qianlong's palace is extremely deep and his methods are sophisticated, and his first move is a shocking killing move.
He took advantage of Ying Quliang's patrol to the east and plotted against the prince to win the throne, causing him to commit the stupid act of massacring the civilians. He then encouraged the prestigious people to turn over farmers to protest.
The so-called handover means that farmers pile up all their farm tools at the government office and stop farming in protest.
In ancient farming societies, this move had a great negative impact. If it was not properly resolved, it was likely to trigger civil unrest or even turn into rebellion.
Lao Qianlong's move is not poisonous.
If the prince makes a mistake and is not severely punished, the prestige Shang Yang has accumulated among the people will disappear, and it will also cause strong dissatisfaction among the people, and the reform will no longer exist.
And if Shang Yang punishes the prince and punishes the king with his ministers, it is the biggest taboo among the big taboos. When Ying Quliang returns, there will be a gap between the monarch and his ministers.
Even if Ying Quliang truly loved Shang Yang and did not even care about his son, Shang Yang would not end well if he offended the prince.
Indeed, in history, Shang Yang met a tragic end. Although there were personal reasons and he was not tolerated by all the nobles of the Qin State, the attitude of King Qin Wenhui was the key.
If he was willing to protect Shang Yang like his father Qin Xiaogong, even if Shang Yang was targeted by thousands of people in Qin, he could still save his life.
It's a pity that Shang Yang offended King Wenhui of Qin, and King Wenhui of Qin didn't like him. He was happy to divide Shang Yang into pieces to let everyone vent their anger and win over people's hearts.
It is not clear what Shang Yang thought in history, but in the play, although Shang Yang was aware of the consequences of this incident, he resolutely chose to punish the prince in order to protect the reform.
Of course, he did not attack the prince himself, but he cut off the nose of one of the prince's two teachers, Ying Qian and Gongsun Jia, and branded the other on his face and sent him into exile.
This choice created many mortal enemies for Shang Yang and planted deep troubles for his future.
Many viewers saw this and realized the tragedy behind it.
Many people are afraid to watch it, but the ratings of "Qin Empire - Fission" have been rising.
As of the thirty-second episode of "The Qin Empire - Fission", the plot has reached the beginning of the reform, Shang Yang and Ying Quliang are testing the new army, and when they are full of ambition and preparing to regain the land of Hexi, the average ratings of the whole drama were close to 4.8.
There are still twenty episodes left, and breaking 5 is already a sure win.
It is also very promising to surpass the 5.12 ratings of "Wulin Gaiden", but the possibility of catching up with "Bright Sword" which is 6.26 is very slim.
But it doesn't matter, "The Qin Empire - Fission" is only the first one, and there will be four more dramas to follow.
Especially in the last "Tianxia", the climax of the whole series is the unification of the six kingdoms by Qin Shihuang. With the accumulated momentum of the four previous films, who can guarantee that it will not create a record-breaking ratings myth.
The popularity of "The Great Qin Empire" has made Zuo Lede's reputation rise to a higher level.
Although Zuo Le's achievements in the field of TV dramas are already well-deserved No. 1 in history, a well-produced classic historical drama still gave him a lot of points.
When people measure the quality of a director, they often analyze whether he can manage a large-scale production crew and whether he can successfully shoot the kind of grand and grand scenes.
Zuo Le has also filmed many large-scale scenes before. "Seven Swords" blew up all the scenic spots across the country, but many of the scenes in the play were synthesized with special effects, which does not fully explain the problem.
Until this "Qin Empire - Fission", the tens of thousands of people watched the cold weapon war scene, which really amazed countless viewers.
Zuo Le's directing skills have also been praised to the sky.
Why big productions are considered by everyone to be the standard for measuring a director's level is because it is indeed difficult to shoot.
Let’s not talk about the specific difficulty of filming. Thousands of people gather together, and without certain management skills, the crew will never work hard.
When it comes to shooting a crew with thousands of people, in order to shoot the desired picture, communication, command, rehearsal, performance, cooperation...all kinds of problems will extremely test the comprehensive quality of a director.
Directing a crew of dozens of people to shoot is not at the same level of difficulty as directing a crew of several thousand people to shoot.
If you haven't been baptized by a big crew, no matter how good your movie is, you will still be criticized for being a little kid.
This is undoubtedly a deformed culture, but the film and television industry recognizes this, which is why you see countless famous directors making blockbusters even if they go against their own style.
Although many of them are doing it to fulfill their dreams of making blockbuster movies, there are also people who are simply doing it to gain bad reputation.
Of course, there is another explanation why directors like to make blockbusters, that is, when making blockbusters, the crew has many projects, which makes it easier to launder money...
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Zuo Le is still very satisfied with the various rainbow farts praised by the outside world.
More importantly, the success of "The Qin Empire - Fission" swept away the haze of his previous failure at the Golden Phoenix Awards.
If there were still people who badmouthed Zuo Le before, saying that he had slipped from his peak, now looking at "The Qin Empire" which is about to break the 5 mark, it would be self-defeating to continue to speculate on this.
So the topic quickly changed seamlessly from "Zuo Le's peak is gone" to "Who can break the monopoly of the big devil".
Kong Laoer and Wang Qian, who climbed to the summit at the end of last year, were brought up to show their faces and encouraged in various ways.
Gao Laosan and Xue Laosi were involved, and their sense of crisis suddenly doubled...
Speaking of Gao Laosan, the performance of "Family with Children 9" directed by him did not drop during this year's Spring Festival release due to the horror of "The Qin Empire - Fission", and even increased slightly.
The reason is very simple. After eight years of preparation, the Xia family's children finally fell in love.
Xiaoxue took the college entrance examination, was admitted to Beijing University, and established a romantic relationship with Zuo Yangyang, the son-in-law in the hearts of countless viewers.
This pair of childhood sweethearts, who the audience had watched grow up, finally came together, making countless viewers exclaim, "I believe in love again."
Not only did everyone compete in the TV series, but they also didn’t let go of the reality. Every day they matched Yang Qing, who played Xiaoxue, and Chu Yuanlalang, who played Zuo Yangyang.
Of course, some people support Zhang Shan and Yang Qing, who play Liu Xing, to have a "sister-brother romance".
However, it may be because of her appearance, and in addition, Zuo Yangyang is the official wife in the drama, the support rate of "Qingshan CP" is far lower than that of "Yuanqing CP".
After Yang Qing won the title of "National Daughter", Chu Yuan also got the nickname of "National Son-in-law".
Although Zhang Shan failed to become the "national son-in-law", Liu Xing's popularity cannot be overshadowed.
In the play, Liu Xing was specially recruited in advance and admitted to the police academy. He bravely saved a girl. The girl was moved by his heroic act of saving the beauty and started to pursue him.
The monkey who was called a green-haired monkey is now a public servant being chased by girls. Countless viewers were very moved.
The topic [# Liu Xing was chased backward by a girl#] surpassed the Battle of Maling where Pang Juan died in "The Great Qin Empire" and became the top trending search list for scarves that day.
It is precisely because the two children have developed their own emotional lines that "Family with Children 9" has withstood the pressure of "Qin Empire" and still stayed within the average range of the series' ratings.
Many viewers even said with regret that without "The Great Qin Empire", "Family with Children 9" would probably have become a small hit.
There is no guarantee that it will break 3. There is no small hope of breaking the best ratings record in the history of the series, which is really a pity.
With Liu Xing and Xiaoxue going to college and developing their relationship, the "Family with Children" series also began a new transformation.
A large number of new scenes have been added, and the overall style is no longer completely a sitcom, but more like an urban drama.
However, according to audience feedback, everyone accepted this change well. The "Family with Children" series has successfully transformed again, taking another step closer to the goal of five generations living under one roof...
