Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

After the court meeting, Qingji came to the Zide Hall where daily government affairs were handled.

The memorials piled up like a hill are waiting for Qingji's review.

Of course, Qingji is a "slacker" monarch who doesn't do everything himself, so the daily government affairs are generally reviewed by the prince, Dazai and other important officials in the court before submitting them to Qingji.

To celebrate Jiji, you only need to look at one side and give a comment of "accurate" or "not allowed".

At this time, Qing Ji said that he was dealing with daily government affairs, but he was actually reviewing whether there were any omissions in the government affairs handled by Prince Heng, who was in charge of supervising the country's regent, in the past year.

When Qingji was reviewing the memorial, Prince Heng was still kneeling and sitting under the majesty's platform respectfully.

Sandalwood is curled up, and a breeze is blowing.

I don't know how long it took before Qingji put down the memorial in his hand.

Facts have proved that Prince Heng is indeed impeccable in handling government affairs.

"Wu Heng, when the widow is not in the court, you have done a good job in supervising the country and regent. Everything is in order, and there are some subtleties, so that the widow asks himself whether it is not as good as it is."

Qing Ji gave a very high evaluation.

Prince Heng bowed to Qingji very humbly and said, "Father Wang praised you absurdly."

"The son-in-law can handle the state affairs in an orderly manner and deal with the country's large and small government affairs, only because he has Ji Ran, Kong Qiu and other brawny ministers to assist him. If not, the son-in-law would have difficulty in sorting things out."

Hearing this, Qingji smiled slightly and said, "You are able to follow good advice, listen to advice, and use people well. This is the rare talent of a monarch."

"However, the widow still wants to warn you. If you listen to both, you will be clear, and if you listen to one side, you will be dark."

"You have been too close to Confucius, Zeng Dian, and Yan Hui recently. I know that you want to win them over for your own use. However, they are not really talented in governing the country and the world."

"promise."

Prince Heng lowered his head and said, "Father, my son has been taught."

"Wu Heng, don't believe me."

Knowing son Moruo father.

Seeing Prince Heng's appearance, Qingji shook his head and said, "In your opinion, is Confucius a great talent?"

"Yes."

"Is it a talent for governing the world?"

"This……"

Prince Heng hesitated.

The answer he gave might not satisfy Qingji.

Qingji didn't hold back, he told Prince Heng bluntly, and said slowly: "Wu Heng, Confucius had great talent, but it was in the merits of enlightenment, not in governing the country."

"Of course, it is undeniable that he has indeed made achievements in governing the country."

"However, governing the country with Confucianism is in line with the kingly way, but it is not in line with hegemony, nor is it in line with the consistent legal system of my Great Wu."

"Confucius's talent is at most like Zichan's in governing a country of a thousand chariots. My great Wu now has a vast territory and a large population. It is impossible to govern effectively only by enlightenment."

"You, do you understand?"

The prince Heng said with a straight face: "Father, my son understands."

This time, Prince Heng really understood.

"Wu Heng, do you think I, Da Wu... should open up the wisdom of the people?"

Qingji asked meaningfully.

As if he had already guessed that Qing Ji might ask another question, Prince Heng pondered for a moment, and then said, "Reporting to my father, I think it is only natural to open up the wisdom of the people."

"Whether it's Deng Xi or Confucius, Confucianism, Legalism, or even a hundred schools of thought, all have one purpose in governing the state of Wu, which is to maintain the supremacy of the king's power and ensure the interests of the people of the country. Therefore, the thoughts of the various schools of thought lead to the same goal. .”

After a pause, Prince Heng said again: "During the Shang Dynasty, people in the world were ignorant. Before doing anything, they had to do divination to predict good or bad luck."

"If the hexagram is auspicious, then do it. If the hexagram is ominous, then don't."

"For the king, the method, method, or meaning is different, but any major event is almost auspicious."

"It is God's will for emperors and princes to declare the world, and he is only following God's will."

"So, whether it is his source of power or the decisions he makes, people in the country will think that they are governed by God, which is completely reasonable."

"After King Wu defeated Zhou and Zhou replaced Shang, in order to avoid disputes, the people of the world panicked, and Zhou people started a new 'stove'."

"Zhou people emphasized that the world has no masters, only those who have the ability, talent and virtue will have it."

"Thus, the Great Zhou Dynasty has been able to last for hundreds of years. Although it has declined for more than 100 years, it still has not died out."

Prince Heng sighed and said, "Whether it is the Shang Dynasty or the Zhou Dynasty, the methods used to govern the people are nothing more than fooling the people."

"Fooling people's hearts. If the father and king follow suit, the ministers think that the state of Wu will be inferior to that of Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties."

"For the family of Great Wu Wanshi, I also ask my father to establish the system of official learning, open up the wisdom of the people, let the scholars be loyal to the king and serve the country, and be loyal to the king of Wu and the country of Wu with blood and sincerity!"

Hearing this, Qingji glanced at Prince Heng appreciatively.

Such words, even if they are honorable such as Qingji and Prince Heng, can only be discussed in private, who dares to say it in front of outsiders?
That in itself is heretical.

However, it is also a real thing.

Xia, Shang, Zhou, and Qin, these four dynasties, have no major problems in inheritance.

After all, they are all of noble origin, and their ancestors are prominent historical figures.

It was different in the Han Dynasty.

Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, was a real hooligan, completely different from the previous emperors of noble origin.

He defeated Xiang Yu, who was full of aristocratic spirit, by means of a rogue in the market.

That is to say, from now on, let people know that sometimes the process of doing things is negligible, as long as there is a good result.

What kind of prince will Xiangning?

Even so, the brazen Liu Laosan made up a rather evil legend for himself.

He said that his mother gave birth to him with Long.

Of course, it was fabricated by the literati below, and then spread.

So the emperor of the Han family began to get close to God, saying that he was the son of Heaven, and the power was given by God, and let himself manage the world instead of it...

Sovereign power is granted by heaven, nothing more than that.

"Wu Heng, do you know the disadvantages of opening the wisdom of the people?"

"This... I don't know."

After thinking about it several times, Prince Heng still didn't expect the disadvantage of opening up the wisdom of the people.

Qing Ji squinted his eyes, and said slowly: "Every time righteousness slaughters more dogs, the most heartless is the scholar."

"People's hearts are unpredictable. One day, when my great Wu appears to be incompetent, even a tyrant, the scholars trained by Wu will be the first to stand up and overthrow the rule of the future king."

"This is something that the widow will never tolerate."

Hearing this, Prince Heng shook his head and said, "Father, I don't think so."

"Through enlightenment, our country of Wu may not be unable to cultivate loyal and patriotic scholars who are foolish and loyal."

"If the destiny lies in Wu, why should the father worry about what will happen thousands of years later, or even tens of thousands of years later?"