Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 261 Shengtian Banzi? ! (Please subscribe)

"Yes, but not entirely." Ji Heng stood with his hands behind his hands, his expression becoming serious.

He turned around and said slowly: "I am indeed dissatisfied with the increasingly popular ideological system of 'divine right of kings' and 'reception of heaven and man'. It's not that I am dissatisfied. I just think it is too narrow. It is true that in this system Under the system, something called 'Taoism' was naturally formed."

"It's called Taoism, but in reality it's the same thing as father, minister, and son."

"For an emperor, this is a very good way to control the people."

"You can also control your subjects better."

"And with this orthodoxy, many things can be explained. If the people of the world uphold this orthodoxy, it will be a peaceful and prosperous age. If they do not uphold it, it means that troubled times are coming."

"But if this is really the case, then Yin Huo's guarding his heart means that troubled times are coming."

"But is that really the case?"

"No."

"Yinghuo is just one of the stars in the sky. There are countless stars in the sky, and they change every moment. If there really are so-called gods in the world, and they will issue warnings because of this, how can the world fall into a long-term crisis? War?"

"Yinghuo Shouxin is just an ordinary celestial movement."

"If Great Qin continues to allow this idea to spread, sooner or later it will suffer serious consequences. The laws of nature should be treated as normal, rather than being transformed into demons and gods."

"and"

"The world has gone astray for 200 years."

heard.

A strange look appeared in Ying Zheng's eyes, and he asked in surprise: "What do you mean by the wrong path?"

Ji Heng tapped his temple with his hand and sighed: "Thoughts."

"Today, most people have heard of 'a hundred schools of thought' and 'a hundred schools of thought contend', but how many people know about the existence of the master of a hundred schools of thought?"

Ji Heng said calmly: "Thought is something that distinguishes humans from heaven and earth."

"For three generations, ideas have been constantly evolving, and new trends of thought have continued to emerge, eventually leading to the creation of hundreds of schools of thought that have far-reaching influence. However, as far as the world is concerned, the ideas of these schools of thought have not been inherited, let alone carried forward. , but instead fell into a narrow situation of attacking each other and fighting each other."

"But that wasn't the case initially."

Speaking of which.

Ji Heng couldn't help sighing and sighed: "Perhaps this is also related to the success of kings and defeat of bandits. The master of hundreds of schools of thought did not make Qi strong, so he was abandoned by the world. This has to be said. A shame.”

"Qi State?" Ying Zheng had a hint of doubt in his eyes.

immediately.

He seemed to have thought of something, and said a little uncertainly: "Are you talking about the Jixia Academy that was expanded by King Qi Wei back then?"

Ji Heng nodded and said: "After hundreds of years of ups and downs in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, hundreds of schools of thought were born. The most dazzling among them are Taoism, Confucianism, Mohism, Legalism, etc., but if these theories are integrated into one , what kind of thoughts will the created master have?”

"The world actually has the answer."

"More than 100 years ago, King Qi Wei recruited students from all over the world and expanded Jixia Academy, making it the most prestigious institution of higher learning in the world at that time. It is true that King Qi Wei's purpose of expanding the academy was to recruit more students from the Qi Kingdom. The nobles have no connections with scholars, but the more important purpose is actually to let them create a new school of thought."

"To guide Qi to complete the reform and reform."

"Under the deliberate call of King Qi Wei, Confucian Mencius and Xunzi, and Yin-Yang Zou Ji all entered Jixia Academy. During the hundreds of years that Jixia Academy existed, Taoist thought was eventually formed. As the center, it also integrated Yin-Yang, military, political, Mohist, Confucian, Legalist and other schools of thought to form an idea called 'Huang-Lao's School'."

"The current Huang-Lao philosophy is classified as Taoism."

"The emergence of Huang Lao's theory is actually the culmination of hundreds of schools of thought."

"It's just a bit regrettable that the Qi State continued to have internal rebellions and the aristocratic relationships were complicated. Therefore, this idea that gathered the strengths of hundreds of schools of thought did not receive further development. It was only equivalent to proposing a general outline. It died prematurely, and this theory did not play a key role in Qi’s future innovation.”

"As a result, it is increasingly ignored."

"And in the follow-up, as the internal rebellion in Qi continued to intensify, more and more scholars stayed away from Qi, and this 'Huang Lao's School' was completely ignored and completely died."

"But in my opinion, this theory is the right path for the future of the world."

"It's just that with the decline of hundreds of schools and the internal strife and internal strife among hundreds of schools, it is difficult for this theory to be taken seriously by the world. However, in my opinion, this theory is actually the most suitable path for the Qin Dynasty."

"It is also the most suitable idea for today's world."

Ji Heng's eyes were clear.

He did not lie. Huang-Lao theory is indeed the most suitable thought for the Qin Dynasty. At least history has proved that Huang-Lao theory is really useful. Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty adopted Huang-Lao theory and finally created a great Han Empire. But it was also because of Huang-Lao's theory had only one general outline and did not develop further. As the ideas of divine power of kings and the influence of heaven and man became deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, it was gradually squeezed out of the world by Confucianism.

In the end, he never returned to the court.

Moreover, as the influence of the idea of ​​induction between heaven and man on the world deepens in the future, Confucianism and Taoism, which were originally pursued, have gradually become so-called Confucianism and Taoism, completely losing their original pursuit of truth and pragmatism, and no longer believing in Zibu. The words are strange and the power is confusing.

"Huang Lao's theory." Ying Zheng whispered.

He had heard little of the doctrine, and it was not worth hearing.

As Ji Heng said, King Wei of Qi wanted to use this theory to revolutionize the state of Qi. However, in the end, the reform of the state of Qi was not thorough and even became weaker. Therefore, how many people would care about the so-called Jibai Academy founded by Jixia Academy? The theory of family dacheng?
Ying Zheng shook his head and said in a deep voice: "As you said, this theory is incomplete, and Qi was eventually annexed by Qin. How can such a theory be used by Qin?"

Ji Heng nodded, then shook his head again.

He said calmly: "For now, Huang-Lao theory only has three books at best, namely "The Four Classics of the Yellow Emperor", "Guanzi" and "Liezi". But this does not mean that Huang-Lao theory cannot go further, and just What I know is that Huang Lao's theory actually went a step further, but these books were eventually lost in the vast smoke of history."

Ying Zheng sneered and said indifferently: "Since it is drowned, it means it is useless."

"I know that you admire this theory very much. In the past, you used "Guanzi" and "Liezi" to educate Fusu. But the world is so important, how can you be so careless? And it is still an incomplete theory. Even if I am as you say If you want to promote these ideas without any follow-up theory, you are destined to be abandoned by the world."

"How could I disregard the life and death of the Qin Dynasty just because of your selfish thoughts?"

"You are not qualified!!!"

heard.

Ji Heng couldn't help but smile bitterly.

How could he not know that he was a little fanciful?

just
But in fact, it's not.

Huang Lao’s theory is not without its sequels.

Even the follow-up of Huang-Lao's theory was recognized by later generations, but in the end it became a flash in the pan. When Confucianism completely monopolized the world's thoughts, that continuation of the book was regarded as a banned book by the rulers of the past dynasties.

He pondered for a long time.Ji Heng sighed softly and said slowly: "The opening chapter of "Tian Rui" says: What is born cannot be born, what is transformed cannot be transformed, what is not born can be born, what is not transformed can be transformed, what is living cannot but be born, what is transformed cannot" It does not change, so it always arises and changes.”

"The meaning of this sentence is that things that have birth and death can't help but change, things that can change can't help changing, things that can produce things can escape birth and death, and things that can make things change can not change."

"Perhaps this sounds a bit mysterious and hard to pronounce."

"in short."

"This world is always governed by an inexplicable rule, just like the cycle of day and night, and the changing of seasons. As a human being, we don't know why this rule appears, and we don't know the ultimate meaning of this rule, but we can What is certain is that the world exists because of this rule and changes because of this rule.”

"And this rule is called 'The Tao'!"

"If the visible is born from the invisible, how can the world and the world be peaceful?"

"In the opinion of the scholars at that time, how could this rule create all things? They believed that there were four stages, namely the absence of Qi, the beginning of Qi, the beginning of form, and the beginning of matter."

"The process is not important."

"The important thing is that people are born according to the rules of heaven and earth, and they also evolve according to the rules of heaven and earth."

"There are natural rules between heaven and earth."

"Yinghuo Shouxin is just like the changes of day and night and the four seasons. It is actually just a cycle of celestial phenomena. However, this cycle occurs when Qin rules the world. However, whether it is Qin or not, Yinghuo Shouxin will appear, no matter what It will change as dynasties change and people’s hearts change.”

“It’s natural to do nothing!!!”

"Heaven and earth are entities without life characteristics. The movement and changes in the universe and the generation of all things are not caused by the sky, but are the result of inaction."

"As for all things in the world, they are actually made up of a special kind of 'Qi'. This 'Qi' is a material factor, which is divided into Yin Qi and Yang Qi, tangible and intangible. The birth of life is due to the gathering of Qi, and the death of life It’s also because of Qi San.”

Listen to Ji Heng's words.

There was a rare hint of contemplation in Ying Zheng's eyes.

He actually didn't hear what Ming Ji Heng said about "Tao" and "Qi", but he understood one thing, that is, Yinghuo Shouxin will definitely happen, and it will definitely appear at this time, but it just happens to be at this time. The world of Da Qin.

Ying Zheng's eyes were slightly different.

What Ji Heng said has somewhat subverted his past understanding, and it also fundamentally denies the prevailing influence of heaven and man in the world, and directly denies the existence of heaven. Both heaven and man are natural, even if there are really so-called gods. , nor is it a personal god.

finally.

Ying Zheng shook his head and said: "I don't want to hear you say these mysterious and mysterious things. I just want to know, if I don't believe it, how will you quell the rumors in the world today."

Ji Heng said lightly: "Yinghuo Shouxin is regarded as a disaster from heaven."

"The so-called disasters are nothing more than natural disasters and man-made disasters."

"And natural disasters since ancient times have mainly been caused by earth dragons turning over, floods, and severe droughts."

"Earth dragons rarely turn over. As for floods, although Da Qin has wasted people and money in recent years, it has not done nothing. It has actually repaired rivers and canals all over the world. As long as there is no major flood, it will basically not have much impact."

"As for the drought."

"This time the dividing areas are all swampy areas. It will take at least several years to make such a vast area barren. However, judging from the current situation, there is no sign of this. So in my opinion, the natural disaster is The odds are not high.”

"It's more of a man-made disaster!"

"Man-made disaster." Ying Zheng's eyes turned cold and he said coldly: "You mean to let me prevent man-made disaster?"

Ji Heng nodded and said in a deep voice: "It is true that we should take precautions, but there are only those who can be thieves for a thousand days in the world, how can there be those who can guard against thieves for a thousand days? How can we really guard against thieves?"

"And Yinghuo Shouxin is essentially a natural celestial phenomenon."

"It doesn't have much impact on the world."

"Therefore, what the imperial court really wants to do is to prevent natural disasters, and use this to promote the new ideas of the Qin Dynasty. At the same time, with the help of this celestial phenomenon, the world will have some doubts about the so-called gods and ghosts, and finally lead the world step by step out of the gods and ghosts The influence of learning.”

Ying Zheng was silent.

He was in no hurry to speak.

He just stared at Ji Heng tightly for a long time before speaking: "What exactly is the new thought you are talking about? How dare you conclude that there will be no natural disasters in the world? Do you know that if you make a mistake in your judgment, what will happen to Da Qin?" What serious consequences it will cause!”

Ji Heng chuckled lightly and said with a relaxed face: "Did I ever say that there will be no natural disasters? I just asked the First Emperor to prevent natural disasters. Whether there are natural disasters or not, as long as you take proper precautions, you can win the hearts of the people. I can tell the world clearly."

"Man will conquer the sky!"

"Back when Dayu was able to control the floods in Kyushu that flooded the world, couldn't Qin be able to control the disasters caused by heaven? What's more, there was a 'Jedi Tiantong' during the Five Emperors' period. This clearly told the world that humans have only the power to treat gods. Respect, but never fear.”

"If God really brings disaster, then what's the problem with Sheng Tian's half son?"

Hearing Ji Heng's words, Ying Zheng's eyes were filled with horror.

He got it all.

Ji Heng said so much before, but in fact he only said one sentence.

Man can conquer heaven! ! !

This is the only idea he wants to promote.

In the eyes of everyone in the world, Yinghuo Shouxin is a sign of impending disaster, but so what?As long as Da Qin handles it properly and overcomes the so-called disaster, wouldn't it prove that God has nothing to fear.

Once the people of the world accept this understanding, it will have an extremely huge impact on the world's cognition.

Thoughts that are different from the reactions of heaven and humans have also sprouted in the hearts of the world since then.

This baptism at the spiritual level is far greater than the hundreds of years of influence from hundreds of schools. Ji Heng wants to be in favor with the God of Heaven, and even more so, to defeat the Son of Heaven, and completely change the world's outdated and superstitious atmosphere.

"Man conquers nature."

"Shengtian Banzi."

Ying Zheng kept mumbling in his mouth.

Even he was shocked by Ji Heng's idea at the first time.

But immediately a surge of pride and fighting spirit arose in Ying Zheng's heart. So what if God was going to punish him?At that time, Dayu was able to control the floods and Emperor Zhuanxu was able to control the earth and heaven. Could it be that his Yingzheng could not defeat the emperor?

Thinking of this.

Ying Zheng's eyes gradually became firmer.

(End of this chapter)