Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 271 Legalism under the relationship between the world! ! ! (Please subscribe)
The next day.

The sky is bright.

The sky rarely cleared up.

But as the sun rises, the climate becomes even colder.

Ji Heng curled his neck, made himself a cup of hot tea, and then covered it with a thick layer of fur.

At this time.

He looked aside.

Fusu sat upright at the table with a calm expression.

Fusu slightly cupped his hands and said doubtfully: "Fusu came here this time because he was really confused."

"As the court proceedings have been fermenting recently, I have encountered a lot of resistance in the DPRK. I originally wanted to push forward some things as I thought before, but now I have also encountered a lot of criticism."

"I did hear that Mr. Ji was involved in this incident, so I want to know more about the truth."

Ji Heng took a sip of hot tea and said calmly: "I know about the court meeting, but this matter is not bad for you."

"Why is this?" Fusu looked strange.

Ji Heng crossed his arms and said calmly: "I asked you to read "Han Feizi" carefully in the past. How much do you know about "Han Feizi" now?"

heard.

Fu Su was taken aback.

He didn't expect that Ji Heng would test himself as Han Feizi.

He bowed respectfully and said slowly: "Fusu has not slacked off at all in the past two years. He has never forgotten to figure out Han Feizi. I wonder which article do you want to test me for?"

"Binei." Ji Heng sat up straight.

When he heard the word Binai, Fusu's expression changed slightly.

Ji Heng ignored the change in Fusu's expression, and spoke out the contents of "Binei" word for word, as if he were familiar with all the treasures in his family.

"The trouble with a master is to trust others. If you trust others, you will control others."

"A minister is not a relative of flesh and blood to his lord. He is tied to power and has no choice but to do something."

"Therefore, when a person is a minister, he peeks into his king's heart without even taking a moment's rest. However, if the master is indifferent and arrogant, that is why in this world there are people who will rob the king and kill the master."

"If you are a master and have great faith in your son, then the treacherous officials will take advantage of the son to achieve their own ends. Therefore, Li Dui passed on to the King of Zhao and starved his master's father."

"If you are a master and have great trust in your wife, then the treacherous officials will take advantage of the wife to achieve their own selfish ends. Therefore, You Shi Chuan Li Ji killed Shen Sheng and established Xi Qi."

"If a husband cannot be trusted because of the closeness of his wife and the closeness of his children, then the rest cannot be trusted."

When Ji Heng told the main content of "Binei", Fusu's face changed drastically, his lips trembled slightly, and his eyes looked at Ji Heng in horror, not knowing what Ji Heng wanted to do.

Ji Heng said calmly: "Human nature cannot stand the test."

"So I have told you many times in the past, don't test human nature, let alone test human nature."

"The book "Han Feizi" talks about the art of power."

"It's the emperor's magic!"

"I'm just borrowing his book to show you something."

“If you trust people, you will control them.”

"If Da Qin believes in God, it will be controlled by God."

"This is the main reason why the First Emperor and I advocated using this celestial phenomenon to overthrow the divine authority that was so revered by the world in the past."

"And this is also the general trend of the world."

Fusu sat upright.

He hadn't seen Ji Heng so serious for a long time.

I don't dare to be disrespectful in any way.

He leaned forward slightly and bowed down respectfully, with a very humble attitude.

Ji Heng didn't pay much attention to it and said to himself: "As for the hundreds of schools of thought, each one has its merits in different directions. When it comes to talking about ghosts and gods, the one I appreciate most is Taoism."

"The law does not talk about ghosts and gods."

"And the other three are all involved."

"Among the scholars, Mohism is the most fearful of heaven and the most conservative in the relationship between heaven and man."

"Mozi even said more than once that heaven is a personal supreme god who can use the standard of justice to reward and punish good and evil deeds in the world."

"It is mentioned many times in "Mozi Tianzhi"."

"I have heaven's will, just like the rules of a wheel, and the rules of a craftsman."

"Heaven desires righteousness but hates unrighteousness."

"...Those who obey God's will, love each other and benefit each other, will be rewarded. Those who go against God's will, do evil to each other, and be traitors to each other, will be punished."

"That's why the ancient sages clearly said this: 'If the emperor is good, God can reward it; if the emperor has faults, heaven can punish him.' The emperor rewards and punishes inappropriately, and listens to the prison, and the world is plagued by diseases and disasters, and frost and dew occur from time to time. "The emperor will feed his cattle, sheep, dogs, and pigs, make rice and wine, and pray to heaven for blessings."

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"From these words, it can be seen that Mozi supports the gods, and even everything in the Mohist school is based on the will of heaven to determine the so-called ethical right and wrong. The 'universal love' that the Mohist school fundamentally advocates comes from' God willing'."

"In my opinion, this kind of thinking is closer to the mainstream thinking of the Western Zhou Dynasty."

"Because at that time, the world was keen on praying for relief from disasters."

"At the same time that Mozi lived, many people in the world already doubted the relationship between heaven and man, and began to think more about human affairs than belief in ghosts and gods. Among them, the conservatives were Confucianists."

"Confucius said, 'If you don't talk about strange powers and confuse the gods', he also said, 'If you can't serve people, how can you serve ghosts?' This actually shows that Confucius had doubts about ghosts and gods, but subconsciously he still believed in the destiny of heaven, so he always stood above the gods. To people’s attitude.”

"Unlike Mohism's steadfast belief and Confucianism's general belief, Taoism is very radical."

"Laozi says: Heaven follows Tao, and Tao follows nature."

"Taoists no longer believe that heaven is the supreme existence, but believe that above 'heaven', there are more fundamental 'Tao' and 'nature', and 'heaven' is just a representation of 'nature'."

"Only law, no will."

"This is also the origin of 'Heaven and Earth are unkind and regard all things as stupid dogs'."

"However, limited by the current situation, Taoism only doubted the existence of heaven, but it did not completely dispel the will of heaven."

"even so."

"Still the most dazzling existence among all the schools of thought."

"It is even the most eye-catching result of the contention of various schools of thought."

"Because God has been degraded."

“It has lost its personality and is no longer supreme.”

"This is also the reason why I admire Taoism. In my opinion, Lao Tzu's greatest invention for the world is not the "De Dao Jing", but the elimination of the supreme authority of heaven since the Yin and Zhou dynasties of personal gods."

"It also starts with me."

"The people of the world have begun to dilute their reverence for heaven, dissolving the binding force of justice, and the affairs of ghosts and gods have gradually turned to the aspect of asking for bad luck, covering up sins, etc. However, because of this, the decline of the Mohist family is a foregone conclusion."

"Although Confucius inherited this new trend of thought, Confucianism has always regarded it as its own responsibility to maintain the traditional culture of the Western Zhou Dynasty. In addition, Confucian scholars have always been actively traveling among countries to learn the art of Qianlu, and in the end they inevitably rise and fall with the times."

"So Confucianism is awe-inspiring and not superstitious."

"During the hundreds of years of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the relationship between heaven and man was doubted and denied by more and more scholars. If we continue to develop along this path, we will not be too far away from only focusing on human affairs and not caring about destiny."

"At the end of the Warring States Period, Xunzi was the first to bear the brunt of the criticism, speaking out about the distinction between heaven and man, and challenging the theory of disaster." "However, this kind of thought was not accepted by other Confucian schools, so Xunzi was also ostracized by Confucianism, and in the end he was After entering and exiting Jixia Academy three times, no matter what, under the suspicion of each sage, the authority of heaven declined step by step, and its binding force on human ethics and morality became worse and worse. However, this trend suddenly came to an end with the unification of the world. That’s it.”

"Xunzi's disciples were not obsessed with academics, but began to be obsessed with official careers."

"Xunzi's progress in this area did not extend further, nor did it affect the world. After Xunzi passed away, other Confucian schools regained dominance, and traditional sacrifices that had been gradually abandoned by the world began to flourish again. .”

"There is even the concept of Shinto teaching in the world."

Ji Heng did not say much about "Shinto teachings" and continued to talk eloquently: "Starting from Xunzi, cracks have arisen within Confucianism. This is an inherent contradiction in the theory of the relationship between heaven and man, and it ended with Xunzi being expelled from Confucianism. , after being repeatedly opposed by other Confucian scholars, Xunzi simply abandoned the theory of correlation between heaven and man that has been inherited by Confucianism."

"No more trying to restrain people through heaven."

"He advocates evil nature."

"Furthermore, Xunzi placed all political good and evil on the self-discipline of the monarch. This tendency goes even further."

"They only care about human affairs and don't care about destiny."

“And this is Legalism!!!”

Fusu sat upright.

After listening to all of Ji Heng's explanations, especially when he came to Legalism in a roundabout way, he couldn't help but feel horrified.

This is a completely new perspective.

Taking the three schools of Confucianism, Mohism and Taoism as the perspective, and taking the relationship between heaven and man as the basis, he finally explained the essence of this court discussion in detail. Especially when he said that this was the Legalist School, Fusu only felt trembling all over. A chill surged up from the soles of my feet to my spine.

It was so cold that people shivered.

"Is this the Legalism in Mr.'s eyes?" Fusu said tremblingly with a pale face.

Ji Heng shook his head.

He said calmly: "This is not Legalism in my eyes, but Legalism in the relationship between heaven and man. Legalism comes from Confucianism. Confucianism is a moderate existence, so it will naturally be criticized by Mohists and Taoists. In When Taoism and Mohism were prosperous, radical Confucianism existed, and thus Legalism existed.”

"However, no matter whether it is Li Kui, Wu Qi, Shen Dao or Shen Buhai, they actually always have the shadow of Confucianism in them, and they have not really broken away from the influence of Confucianism on the relationship between heaven and man. The one who really broke away was Shang Yang."

"It's just that Shang Yang's appearance is a bit beyond the current situation."

"besides."

"There is only one Han Feizi."

"Han Feizi was a great disciple of Xunzi. He was better than his master."

"Xunzi is a great Confucian, and it was only because he was disliked by Confucian scholars all over the world that he abandoned the theory of correlation between heaven and man. However, when it came to the actual discussion, Xunzi still respected the destiny of heaven, and he only led innovations in the Confucian view of destiny. "

"It just wasn't done that thoroughly."

"So rather than calling Xunzi a Legalist, I prefer to call him a Legalist."

"This may also be Qin's fate."

"The Qin Dynasty became stronger because of Shang Yang, the 'Confucianism and Legalism' that emerged across the ages, and because of Xunzi, the disciple who was closest to Legalism, he was finally able to dominate the world." Ji Heng opened his mouth, but did not say what he wanted to say.

'It was also destroyed because of Li Si's 'Faru'! '

Ji Heng shook his head.

He said in a deep voice: "And this may have destined Da Qin to only follow this path."

"Nowadays, the old trend has revived in the world, and all kinds of wild and obscene sacrifices are emerging one after another. The theories of disasters and the induction of gods and humans are very popular. However, these are destined to run counter to the path that Qin wants to take."

"So this might as well be another war."

"It's just that this is a battle without smoke and frontal fighting."

"However, there will be no less flashes of swords and swords in private."

"It will be even worse."

"This is a life-and-death war."

"Da Qin has no retreat."

"There cannot be any compromise. Any compromise is a betrayal of Great Qin. Once the legal system is abandoned, it is equivalent to abandoning the faith of the past 200 years, which also means that Great Qin will collapse itself."

"There are too few magicians in the world!"

"Qin experienced the Four Nobles during the reign of King Qin Zhaoxiang, and also experienced the dictatorship of Lu Buwei in the early years of the First Emperor. The original legal framework was greatly affected. This is why there is so much controversy between the government and the opposition."

"People's hearts have changed!"

Fusu's heart trembled.

He understood completely.

From the beginning, Da Qin followed the path of "only focusing on personnel and not caring about destiny". However, Shang Yang could only be regarded as a "deviant" at the time and did not form his own thoughts on this. He just walked on a path of transcendence. The path of the times, and Da Qin became stronger step by step with this nascent idea.

even.
Everyone in the Qin Dynasty knew little about it.

Just know to be pragmatic.

Think of this.

Fusu also had mixed feelings.

He bowed respectfully to Ji Heng and said with emotion: "Fusu understands."

"Da Qin has followed the legal system from the beginning."

"It's just that the legal system of the Great Qin Dynasty was accidentally hit and completely unreasonable. It was only through the efforts of the ancestors of the past dynasties that they could barely fight their way out of the troubled times. However, with the unification of the world, the Great Qin Dynasty seemed to have lost With all the motivation, it didn’t know the way forward or the future, so Da Qin began to try to find direction from other schools of thought.”

"It's not because Da Qin is powerless."

"But Da Qin has been ahead of the curve from the beginning."

"What Da Qin has to do now is to regroup its thoughts and take Legalist thought one step further."

"The first thing is to refute the telepathy between heaven and man."

"And this is what my father and husband will do this time."

"Fusu is taught."

Ji Heng nodded slightly.

The reason why he told Fusu so much was because Fusu was the crown prince of the Qin Dynasty and needed to understand why he was doing this instead of thinking that he could delay or wait.

Qin does not have this qualification.

Qin's delay.

It means going backwards.

Backsliding is a dangerous sign for Great Qin.

Especially the direction of thought.

Thoughts are too important to the world. Once the Qin Dynasty's emphasis on human affairs is replaced by other thoughts, especially the thought of the connection between heaven and man, it will cause great turmoil to the world.

Ji Heng said slowly: "It's good if you can figure it out."

"The Great Qin actually had no way out since Shang Yang's reform. To retreat would mean collapse. King Zhaoxiang of Qin and the First Emperor had already retreated in their early years. The result is obvious. Many of the laws of the Great Qin have become invalid and exist in name only. If we continue to regress and the law is illegal, it will definitely lead to the collapse of the country."

"But this is what the First Emperor has to do."

"What you really need to focus on is the other sentence."

"If a husband cannot be trusted because of the closeness of his wife and the closeness of his children, then the rest cannot be trusted!"

(End of this chapter)