Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 257 The crossroads of the First Emperor’s destiny! (Please subscribe)

West City.

It was just dawn.

Ji Heng was awakened by the rapid knocking on the door outside the house.

He climbed up from the couch sleepily, went to the door and opened it.

As soon as the door of the house was opened, Hu Hai walked in anxiously. Seeing Ji Heng's calm look, Hu Hai said hurriedly: "Ji Heng, what time has it been? How can you still sleep peacefully? Are you in the city? Haven’t you heard that news?”

heard.

Ji Heng yawned.

He couldn't help but rolled his eyes and said speechlessly: "What are you talking about about Yinghuo Shouxin? It has nothing to do with me, so why should I care about it?"

Hu Hai was speechless for a moment and said anxiously: "Why does this have nothing to do with you? Do you know what happened to the city after the news came out? All kinds of rumors and rumors spread. Even if the government sends someone to ban it, it can't be banned. No matter what, If these rumors are allowed to spread, how can the world of Qin continue to be stable?"

"All your ideas will come to nothing."

At this time.

A cool breeze blows.

Ji Heng couldn't help but shudder.

It was already very cold.

It is now the end of November.

Winter has entered.

Ji Heng ignored Hu Hai who was chattering in his ears and went straight back to his bedroom. He covered himself with a fleece jacket. Feeling that his body was a little warmer, Ji Heng walked to the lobby and sat on the grass with his shoulders hunched. He stood on the mat and said calmly: "Is this why you came here so early in the morning?"

"Is this a small matter?" Hu Hai was speechless and said hurriedly: "Now it has spread all over the city, and there are all kinds of words."

"From what I heard, some said that this was the law enforcement star from heaven warning the emperor to kill the Confucian scholars, indicating that there would be disaster for the generals in the world. Others said that Da Qin's political affairs were too cruel and caused dissatisfaction from heaven, so heaven will Punishing Da Qin, no matter which way you say it, people in Xianyang City are already panicking."

"How can you not be in a hurry?"

Ji Heng yawned again and sneered: "What's the use of being anxious? It's better to defend the people than to defend the river. This is a sudden change in the stars, which attracts the attention of the world. It doesn't have to be a blockade to block it. Since it is blocked, Can’t help it, what role does being anxious here play? Can it still make everyone in the world feel peaceful?”

heard.

Hu Hai looked anxious.

He just couldn't calm down.

He said urgently: "Ji Heng, you were so smart in the past, do you have any strategies to deal with the current situation?"

Ji Heng closed his eyes slightly and did not answer directly. He just said calmly: "Yinghuo is one of the five stars in the sky. The five stars in the sky are Taibai (Venus), Suixing (Jupiter), Chenxing (Mercury), and Yinghuo (Mars). ), filling stars (Saturn), the five stars and Sanyuan 28 constellations together constitute the astrological framework of astrology recognized by the world."

"Three of them are Ziwei Yuan, Taiwei Yuan, and Tianshi Yuan, which are the three major star areas."

"The 28 constellations are 28 relatively stationary star regions in the sky. Because the other stars often enter these star regions through different paths, either staying or going to rest during their journey, they are called constellations or homes. Of course, if we make a general distinction , can also be divided into four regions: southeast, northwest, and southeast, which are the so-called Eastern Qinglong, Western White Tiger, Southern Suzaku, and Northern Xuanwu."

"Since the Warring States Period, astrology from all over the world has unanimously recognized that the heart is the 'Mingtang' in the sky, and the Mingtang in the world is the palace where the emperor declares his politics and religion."

"Yinghuo Shouxin is also regarded as a god appearing in this bright hall."

"Most of them are believed to be that God is dissatisfied with the ruler and wants to punish his subordinates."

"Therefore, Yinghuo Shouxin is regarded as a harbinger of disaster from heaven."

Hu Hai was stunned for a moment when he heard Ji Heng clearly stated the situation of Yinghuo Shouxin. When he heard about Yinghuo Shouxin, he had no idea what was going on. He even went to ask the witch Zhu in the palace. After explaining it for the first time, he finally understood its meaning. How did Ji Heng know?
The study of astrology is a forbidden art in the world!

Hu Hai looked at Ji Heng suspiciously and asked in confusion: "Since you know so much about this matter, why don't you feel panic at all?"

"This is a disaster from heaven!"

heard.

Ji Heng couldn't help but laugh.

Disaster from heaven?

Human beings are too small compared to the universe. How could God bring disasters to humans alone?
But he also knew why Hu Hai was so worried.

In China's thousands of years of history, monarchy and divine power have been competing for power. However, in the previous one or two thousand years, divine power was dominant. Starting from the Shang Dynasty, divine power was gradually suppressed by monarchy. By the Zhou Dynasty, it directly evolved into the divine right of kings. , the theory of induction between heaven and man, the emperor is the incarnation of the gods in the human world.

This is also the origin of the emperor.

The rulers of the Zhou Dynasty hoped to consolidate their royal power through divine power.

Think of this.

A few words suddenly appeared in Ji Heng's mind.

Taishi is the beginning of Qi, Taishi is the beginning of form, is the birthplace of vitality, and is the ancestor of all things.

The meaning of this sentence is actually to prove the existence of gods, which means that the sky above us is the supreme god of this world, and the earth is the 'wife' of the sky. The sky and the earth jointly use the five elements to create human beings. and planned the development of the entire human world.

Since the sky is God, then all natural phenomena in this world are also combined with the will of the sky, the god.

The emperor who rules the world is the human controller appointed by the sky.

This theory was later inherited and developed by Dong Zhongshu in the Han Dynasty. Heaven and man are one, so there will be a connection between heaven and man. As for the people, they must obey the will of heaven and help heaven, that is, help the emperor and maintain the royal power. rule.

Although Qin did not directly inherit this theory, he has been deeply influenced by it.

At the same time, there was the follow-up Taishan Fengchan.

There is also a jade seal that is familiar to later generations, saying "If you are ordered by heaven, you will live forever".

Although the First Emperor expelled Confucianism from the court, the Confucian doctrine of heavenly right of kings and the influence of heaven and man, inherited and carried forward by Confucianism, has been popular in the world and has been influencing the Qin Dynasty.

Even this theory was actively accepted by the rulers.

Because in ancient times, natural disasters often determined the life and death of the people. In other words, once the monarchy and the divine power were bound together, it would easily affect the people at the bottom, and at the same time, it would be easy for the people at the bottom to accept it. If they did not uphold it, Under the rule of royal power, many disasters will occur, causing the world to have no food and the people to live in dire straits.

This is why this theory has been so popular since its emergence.

Even Qin, a relatively pragmatic country, was affected by subtle influences.

Everything is to better govern the people.

Even though Confucianism was expelled from the court, some of the things inherited by Confucianism actually still existed within the Qin court, but they changed from so-called Confucian scholars to titles such as alchemist, shaman, and astrologer, and this was what he had done before. As I said in prison, who among the scholars in the world is not knowledgeable in Confucianism?

Law is Confucianism.

Others are also 'Confucian'!
It's just a difference between the inside and the outside.

Although the Qin Dynasty suppressed the theory of gods and ghosts starting from Shang Yang, the theory of gods and ghosts has been circulating for thousands of years, and obscene sacrifices have emerged in endlessly from various places. In the end, Qin still compromised on this and acquiesced to some gods. Ghosts exist, but they must be officially recognized. Because of this, divination and other related books have been circulated all over the world, not only in Qin, but also in other vassal states in the world. Even all countries in the world later compiled their own " "Japanese Book".

Every country has a group of "Japanese" who specialize in this service.

Regarding this situation, Ji Heng actually sneered at it in his first few lives. However, after several reincarnations, he gradually understood the reason. Rather than saying it was 'feudal superstition', it was actually a reflection of the social reality at that time. Productivity The fundamental reason why people believe in taboos is the low standard of living and the people's dire livelihood caused by long-term war.

For example, if you give birth to a child and die right after birth, if you get a serious illness and the person is gone, if you travel far away, you will be killed, if you stay at home normally, disaster may come from the sky. People do not understand the fundamentals of this. The reason is that there is no way to escape these natural and man-made disasters. We can only attribute the source of all suffering to supernatural and mysterious forces and seek an alternative sustenance outside of reality.

In this case, the theory of gods and ghosts is naturally popular.

After all.After all, it is a kind of helpless self-deception.

Today, the people at the bottom are superstitious, and the rulers also believe in it.

Don't ask the common people and ask the ghosts and gods.

This has been the norm in China for thousands of years.

In the ninth reincarnation, Ji Heng actually tried to make changes, but the results were disastrous. He was attacked by the whole world. Not only did he attract verbal criticism from the courtiers, but he was also criticized by the people at the bottom. In the end, everything ended hastily, and even directly If nothing happens, nothing will change.

But the Qin Dynasty may be an exception.

Because Qin is the law!
Compared with other countries, Qin was more pragmatic and relatively materialistic. Although it was also superstitious about gods and ghosts, it was not as unquestionable as other dynasties.

Think of this.

Ji Heng's eyes flashed slightly.

But the strangeness was soon hidden.

Ji Heng said calmly: "Did you just listen to what I explained?"

"This is a natural change in the stars."

Seeing that Hu Hai did not respond, Ji Heng rubbed his forehead. He also knew that in this era of 'numerology of gods and ghosts', it was actually a bit difficult for Hu Hai to accept that this was the natural movement of the celestial body, so he did not say more about it. Said: "In fact, in my opinion, this saying of being deluded and guarding one's heart, and causing disasters from heaven, is not very important."

"What matters is whether the First Emperor believes it or not."

heard.

Hu Hai was shocked.

His face became serious, but his expression was a little uncertain, and he asked with a slight hesitation: "Do you think His Majesty will believe it?"

"Yes!" Ji Heng said decisively.

The corner of Hu Hai's mouth twitched.

He thought Ji Heng would say something else.

Isn't this the same as now?

Ji Heng ignored Hu Hai's eyes.

He is sure.

A letter from the First Emperor in history.

Moreover, after Yinghuo Shouxin, two strange things were reported in the world, one was the inscription on a meteorite, and the other was a piece of jade wall fished out of the Chu River.

Historically, after these two incidents, the First Emperor obviously felt great pressure. After the incident of carving words on the meteorite, he directly ordered the killing of the people within ten miles around, cutting down trees and burning the mountains. This shows that the First Emperor was afraid of these prophecies. Even if you don't hesitate to kill him, you must reduce the impact of this matter.

It just didn't work out very well.

October in the Qin Dynasty is the beginning of the year, and it is now the end of November.

That is, he has entered the 36th year of the First Emperor.

It was only one year before the First Emperor died of illness in history, and if Ji Heng remembered correctly, these events in his memory all appeared in this year. It was precisely because there were so many prophecies and prophecies popping up in the world. This made the First Emperor deeply uneasy. In the end, even though he was still ill, he had to start his fifth world tour in order to continue to control the world like in the past.

Unfortunately, with the death of Sand Dune, everything finally came to an end.

Moreover, the First Emperor secretly always agreed with the divine right of kings. Otherwise, he would not have recruited a large number of Confucian scholars and doctors at the founding of the country, and when formulating regulations, he would have figured out the fate of the country and the color of the country, and also created the White Emperor. , Qingdi, the theory of the Five Elements.

Just like a crown.

If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.

If you want to enjoy the benefits of the divine right of kings, you must also bear the 'wrath' of God.

Hu Hai said: "Is there really no way to have both?"

"You can't even do anything about it?"

Hu Hai didn't believe it.

Ji Heng laughed and said: "I am only a human being with naked eyes, how can I compete with God?"

"And sometimes it's hard to say what happens with these gods and ghosts. In the final analysis, the final decision is in the hands of the First Emperor."

"If the First Emperor doesn't believe it, how much influence can the so-called Yinghuo Shouxin have on the world? It's just a lot of rumors, and it will eventually calm down. However, if the First Emperor believes it, he will have his own solution. This is When it comes to astrology, doesn’t the power of interpretation always lie with the top?”

"You actually don't have to worry so much."

"As the saying goes, when soldiers come to block, water comes to cover up."

"all will be good."

"No matter how uproar the world gets about this matter, a solution will eventually be found. However, whether this so-called disaster will turn into a real natural disaster or a man-made disaster depends on how the court handles it."

"It has little to do with me."

Done.

Ji Heng stretched out and went directly to the kitchen.

He is going to prepare his own breakfast.

Hu Hai looked at Ji Heng with suspicious eyes. He felt that Ji Heng was not telling the truth. Ji Heng probably thought of a solution, but didn't want to tell himself. He paced back and forth in the room for a long time, and finally waved his sleeves. Didn't ask further.

Hu Hai left soon.

Young Master Gao and others also came one after another.

They all want to seek a solution to the vision from Ji Heng.

In this regard.

Ji Heng also treated everyone equally.

The key to the solution lies with the First Emperor.

After sending all the young masters away one after another, Ji Heng's small courtyard was quiet.

He sat leisurely on the recliner and covered his body with a thick layer of fur. At this time, he had a deeper understanding of Cao Cao's Chang Ge Xing.

He hummed softly.

"Singing to wine, how much life is like, like the dew in the morning, the past is full of bitterness."

“Aren’t these sentences a true portrayal of reality?”

"It's just the First Emperor."

"You have finally come to the crossroads of destiny."

"And how will you choose this time?"

"Just like in the past, I still wield my sword to fight against the floating clouds."

(End of this chapter)