Daqin: When I return from sea, I will offer you a map of the world

Chapter 534: Forced into the palace? The Dragon King...the First Emperor is back!
It was obvious that Kong Yu was on full fire.

Shusun Tong obviously couldn't hold his teacher back, or Kong Yu himself didn't care about Shusun Tong as a disciple.

Kong Kun's impassioned spirit boosted morale so much that all the Confucian scholars were excited, and even representatives of hundreds of schools of thought had high hopes for Kong Kun.

When it comes to personal attacks, Confucianism's combat effectiveness is indeed not low.

As one of the major schools of thought, Confucianism is perhaps the closest to Legalism in terms of energy and talents.

Zhao Si's eyes slowly turned cold.

Obviously, in addition to reform, they also hope that the old officials will be completely buried in the garbage heap.

The reform only changed the administrative policy, but the official position was a carrot and a hole.

If the old officials survive easily, there will not be many opportunities left for them.

In the same way, if the king still reuses old officials, their chances will be even slimmer.

"Where is the country that follows the laws of hundreds of schools of thought? Where is the country that follows the laws of Confucianism?

It is an obvious fact that all countries have become stronger through reform. Even in the disputes among the seven countries, which country does not practice the system of counties and counties?
Only those who follow the Dharma can fight, and those who do not will perish.

He had already anticipated today's situation...

In fact, even if everyone in the world votes, 80% of the people in the entire Qin Dynasty support the death of the old officials, even the old Qin people in Guanzhong.

Of course, these are the most disgusting things hidden in his heart. In fact, even Kong Kun himself did not think about these things, but instinctively chose the approach that was in the best interests of him.

The old officials who were born based on Shang Yang's old law are too hateful. The law is an evil law, and the old officials who implement the evil law naturally become the incarnation of evil.

Zhao Si was a little more talkative. The First Emperor was really good at killing people.

The Lord Shang made great contributions to the east of the Great Qin Dynasty, and the old officials made great contributions to the unification of the Great Qin Dynasty. However, the current situation has become more difficult. Now that the world is unified and the four directions are stable, the methods of disputes in troubled times are not conducive to the governance of the Qin Dynasty, so today we are discussing the reform.

The mistakes of the old officials and old laws are today, not the past. If you talk about the mistakes of the past, you are talking about Qin's crime of unifying the world! "Zhao Si looked at Kong Kun and said word by word.

After the reform, there will inevitably be a group of old officials who do not know how to adapt and cannot accept the status quo to give up their positions. However, there are too few vacancies left by peaceful evolution. Coupled with the huge group of new officials, all schools of thought can share what they have. Not much.

Kong Yu turned to look at Shusun Tong in surprise, the emotions in his eyes became complicated.

Zhao Si let out a sigh and looked at Kong Kun, at the impassioned Confucian scholars, and at the hundreds of scholars who were ready to make a move.

When Shusun Tong saw Zhao Si mercilessly criticizing his master, he knew that something was seriously wrong. If he didn't make up for it, there might be no chance of improvement.

However, he still wants to protect the huge group of old officials. Although saying it will destroy unity, the fact is that as long as the old officials are willing to comply with his own policies, they will be more powerful than 90% of the people in the world. reliable.

"Then you mean that my eldest father was wrong?" Zhao Si raised his eyebrows and looked at Kong Kun.

Without the laws of the past and the officials of the past, there would be no Qin today.

Zhao Si lowered his eyebrows and sighed slightly.

Zhao Si was really angry and laughed...

"The Qin State has been unified for more than ten years!" Kong Yu still wanted to refute.

Some people don't understand, some pretend to understand, and some pretend not to understand.

Is the state of Qin not a kind person? Is Qin's law not a good law? Because Qin is victorious today and the unifier is replaced by another country, will Qin be safe? Where are the people of Qin?
Or will the world continue to be at war?
The war between the seven kingdoms lasted for five hundred years. Qin was able to unify the world because it was the general trend. Everyone in the world wanted stability and everyone was tired of war. Therefore, Qin was able to unify the world.

“During the Warring States Period, the princes in the world were either strong or weak...If it were not for Shang Jun to rule the country with laws, Qin would not be able to go eastward, and if there were no old officials to enforce Qin’s laws, Qin would not be able to unify.

Not to mention, in addition to the various schools of thought, there are also new officials joining the game this time.

But as soon as the words fell in his ears, he was greeted with a sneer.

Shusuntong said in a deep voice without any hesitation: "Teacher, this disciple disagrees!"

Some people are stupid, some people are bad, and some people are both stupid and bad.

It is not unexpected that we have today's one-sided situation.

"Confucianism can also govern the country, Confucian scholars can also govern the country, and hundreds of schools of thought can also govern the country. The law is not a good law, and the officials are not good officials. If there is no regard for good and evil, and no distinction between virtues, how can the world be stable, and how can the world be convinced? ?" Kong Kun spoke slowly and word by word.

"As the saying goes, it's not too late to make up for it. Your Majesty, even evil is evil..." After Kong Kun made an impassioned output, he bowed and saluted with a look of righteousness on his face, and looked directly at Zhao Zhao from behind without changing his expression. Si.

So Qin won, but now the world has been unified. Even when you put down your sword, take off your armor, pick up a hoe and plant the land, you can't abandon your sword and armor. That's why I say it's time for reform, but it doesn't mean that you Now we can deny the use of swords and armor, and even brazenly stand on the court after the unification of Qin to tell Gu that Qin can win even with a hoe.

Shusuntong didn't know whether his teacher was motivated by profit or simply thought that the old officials really deserved to die, but he noticed Zhao Si's cold eyes.

"What did you say?"

Gu came back from overseas and didn't read many books, but he also knew that until the end of the dispute between the Seven Kingdoms, the internal system was basically based on Legalist rule. The only difference was which country could implement it better.

Gu has made it clear enough. What we want to discuss today is how to govern the Qin Dynasty today, not a dispute about right and wrong, life and death, let alone a dispute between hundreds of schools of thought. "Zhao Si spoke softly.

It can be seen that the impassioned output just now was quite difficult for the old man's body.

As for the so-called academic disputes, ideological disputes, and the battle between good and evil, they are just added later.

There were too many groups that the old officials had offended. Even Li Sitiao and the new officials were not willing to accept it. Now they are just pushing the wall down.

"I just said it... The current situation is different, so we shouldn't generalize." Zhao Si sighed softly and looked at Kong Kun.

It's just that from Zaigu's point of view, when the seven countries fight, the old method is a sharp weapon. When they fight, they can only compete with each other to see whose sword is faster and whose armor is stronger.

The so-called irresolvable hatred is essentially rooted in interests.

Can you win?
Not to mention that Qin was unified, but when all seven countries were present, which country governed the country with etiquette? Use Confucianism to govern the country? Or do you use the knowledge of hundreds of schools of thought to govern the country?
Which country does not fight to the end with all its white men and every family has a pickaxe? Which country does not impose more taxes, more corvees, and more military service? When the country is on the verge of destruction, which country is concerned about the livelihood of its people?

"Disciple doesn't think so!"

"After the unification of the Qin State, the reason why the Qin Law was followed was, firstly, that the world was unified and the achievements that His Majesty had accomplished were unprecedented. Therefore, there was no old example to be found. For the great cause of traveling through the heavens and the earth, the governance of the country needed to be stable, so the old methods could only be used. If we delay further changes, it will inevitably bring disaster to the world.

Secondly, at that time, the Central Plains was busy with civil war, so the barbarians from all directions were able to recuperate and harass the borders. At that time, they were just unified, far from being stable. There were Huns in the north, various tribes in the south, Bai Yi filthy people in the east, and Yue people in the west Clan, if there is no check, balance and conquest, the border will fester and cause a catastrophe...

But within the Central Plains, the world was in decay, the cities were in ruins, the roads were abandoned, and the waterways were blocked. Therefore, corvee labor was instituted to build cities, lay roads, and dig trenches..."

Shusun Tongsheng seriously refuted his teacher's point of view. What greeted him was Kong Yu's angry eyes and numerous scorns...

Shusuntong was used to it, but he had to say it.

Although he was a bit forced to quibble, part of what he said was also true. Kong Yu looked at Shu Sun Tong with an incomprehensible expression on his face. After slurping his lips for a moment, he said, "Damn it, have all the sages' books been read into the dog's belly?"

Shusun Tong could only smile bitterly. Yes, the First Emperor was at fault, but can you say this?
And say it in front of his grandson?
People are already preparing to correct their policies. Is right or wrong really that important?

Besides, even if you insist on right and wrong, don’t look at what’s going on now?
Admitting a mistake would be equivalent to personally pushing the old official to death!

After all, someone has to pay for the king's mistakes.

But, is this necessary?
However, Kong Yu was his teacher after all, and Shusun Tong didn't even know whether his teacher really didn't understand, pretended not to understand, or didn't want to understand.

However, faced with Kong Kun's reprimand, he could only listen.

"This is a court, not a school where you teach your disciples!"

Zhao Si noticed Shusuntong's embarrassment and slowly shook his head.

No matter what, Shusun Tong is also his minister.

"The people are not teaching disciples based on their status, but they are trying to distinguish right from wrong."

In fact, at this point, Zhao Si had a preliminary understanding of why future kings would be coerced by their ministers.

It's easy to kill them, but talking about reform today has become a joke.

This group of people are good at making use of rules. The so-called right and wrong are actually very simple when taken apart.

From the unification of Qin to the present, who will bear the blame for the turmoil in the world, and who will bear the blame for the suffering of the people in the world.

Either the First Emperor takes the blame, or the old officials take the blame.

Although Zhao Si's cognition has become the same as the position under his buttocks, and Zhao Si has not lived a hard life since returning from the sea.

But what is undeniable is that after the unification of the world, the First Emperor continued to use the old legal thinking, and Li Si continued to use the art of controlling the people. In addition, the First Emperor felt that time was running out and became more and more eager for success. In the past ten years, the herd of cattle and horses below Life is really difficult.

It is a fact that one-tenth of the population became a corvee.

It is a fact that a homesteading family will go completely bankrupt if they are not careful.

It is also true that there are countless official and private slaves.

The blame is too big and the old officials will take the blame. They are not even qualified to accept the new law and will be completely removed from the stage.

Now they are standing on the commanding heights of morality. In fact, they each have their own calculations. Even their hatred for the old officials and the old laws is by no means empathetic to the sins suffered by cattle and horses, nor is it out of justice.

but!

If we want to keep the old officials, should we let the great father carry them out?

Although strictly speaking, the blame should be shouldered by the First Emperor, and in fact, after the First Emperor later relieved himself, he privately expressed to Zhao Si that some of his policies when he was terminally ill were wrong.

If he did not recognize Zhao Si and the flaws in his political path, the First Emperor would not let Zhao Si do anything, or even promote Zhao Si's reforms.

but……

While Zhao Si was silent, he had already begun to consider whether he should forsake Kong Yu, or take a good inventory of the criminals among the disciples of various schools of thought, or use the previous chaos in the world as an excuse.

If you insist on insisting on it, I can naturally find fault with it.

He is both a referee and a player and it is nonsense to say that there is nothing he can do. However, this is always not upright and straightforward enough, and it is inevitable that he will feel uncomfortable.

Zhao Si is naturally not afraid of hurting each other. The ones who cannot bear it must be this group of people. Who can resist the imperial power if they really insist on fighting to death?

but……

Zhao Si thinks this is not the best choice.

While Zhao Si was pondering whether he should take extreme measures to stand up for the old officials, he heard a familiar voice.

"Your Majesty is here!"

The ministers bowed their heads and Zhao Si also stood up for him!

Outside the palace, greeted by all the palace people, the First Emperor slowly walked into the palace with his little child in his arms, and sat down on the throne with a smile under the eyes of the ministers.

Dragon King...ah no, the First Emperor has returned to the throne!

"How come my eldest father is back?" Zhao Si asked in surprise.

Do you think you can't control this kind of situation? That shouldn't be the case. After all, the military power and criminal law departments are in their own hands. In the worst case, they will just spend some effort to eliminate the influence of public opinion, but it will not be impossible to implement even a reform.

"The little slave called me daddy yesterday. I brought it back to show you." The First Emperor smiled and sent the little slave to Zhao Si.

The little guy opened his teeth and called him daddy, and Zhao Si smiled happily at the sound.

The First Emperor looked at it with a smile for a while, then swept across the steps and landed on the ministers. His smile slowly faded. For a moment, the entire court could hear a needle drop, except for the little childish slave who was still showing his teeth and waving his claws, laughing. It resounded throughout the palace, but no one felt happy.

Even Kong Yu, who had been brave and fearless just now, could not help but feel a little frightened when facing the gaze of the First Emperor.

"I just heard that you are distinguishing right from wrong?" The First Emperor looked at Kong Yu.

With the current situation being like this, it was natural that Kong Kun could not repeatedly choose to give in and could only admit it.

"As a minister, if you act according to the king's orders without falsehood, this can be called loyalty; if you act according to the law without violating it, this can be called chastity. What's wrong with the old officials obeying my orders?" asked the First Emperor.

The First Emperor rejected all means and chose to attack openly and stood in front of the old officials.

Taking the blame? He never needed his subordinates to take the blame for him.

At this moment, Xian Gong's lips murmured for a long time, but she could not speak. Her fingers were clenched and turned white, and her body was almost trembling.

Since the First Emperor said that he was acting according to orders, it meant that he took over the pot.

The law is determined by me, and the old officials are ordered by me. If you have any questions, please come to me.

"No...no mistakes..."

The sudden appearance of the First Emperor and taking over the responsibility, or in other words openly admitting his administrative mistakes, was something Kong Kun could not have expected.

(End of this chapter)