Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 305 The Theory of Seven Kingdoms!

Help Su silently.

He still knows something about Yan State.

At that time, Su Qin, a famous scholar in Shandong, proposed the diplomatic strategy of six countries uniting to resist Qin.

After first talking about the failure of Zhao State, Su Qin did not talk about Wei and Han, but went directly to find Yan State.

In Su Qin's lobbying to the King of Yan, he directly named the mistakes of Yan's diplomatic strategy, and this is actually a microcosm of the entire history of Yan.

". It is peaceful and peaceful, and there is no worry of overthrowing the army and killing the generals. This is nothing more than the state of Yan! Does the king know why? The reason why Yan did not attack the invaders and be attacked was because Zhao was used to hide in the south! Qin and Zhao were at odds with each other, but the king used the whole Yan controls the latter, so Yan does not face any difficulties. When Yan attacks Yan, he fights thousands of miles away; when Zhao attacks Yan, he fights within a hundred miles. He does not worry about troubles a hundred miles away, but focuses on planning thousands of miles away. Nothing more than this!"

What Su Qin ridiculed at that time was the Yan State's diplomatic policy of "not worrying about troubles a hundred miles away, but focusing on worries thousands of miles away." However, this was a typical Yan State style of government.

The biggest crux of this kind of pedantic diplomatic relations is that there is no clear judgment of interests. Current affairs are often influenced by a big and unreasonable idea, and the diplomatic relations are often wavering. Although Duke Wen of Yan was an example at the time, Yan immediately withdrew soon afterwards. He joined forces with Qin and returned to the old road.

Later, the Yan State's diplomatic relations were recognized by the world for its capriciousness.

It has even gained the reputation of "although Yan is weak, it is good at attaching itself to big countries". At first glance, this kind of diplomatic relations seems to be a wise diplomatic strategy between powerful countries, but Yan is not a powerful country, and it has no ambition to unify the world. This so-called far-reaching To rely on others and become your enemy is to destroy your own future.

Secretly Fusu also thought about the reason.

In his opinion, the fundamental reason why the Yan Kingdom is like this lies in the profound royal spirit and the noble complex of the old royal families and princes.

Tian Qi and Zhao are both emerging countries, and they cannot be compared with the descendants of the emperor surnamed Ji.

It was precisely out of a lack of weighing the actual interests and the constant jealousy of the powerful neighbor's "life experience" that the Yan State's diplomatic relations became difficult to recover, and even fell into long-term pedantry.

The monarchs and ministers of the Yan State were often unrealistic and fearful of a solid contest of strength. They always fantasized about using some seemingly solemn and solemn saint-king virtues to calm the severe interest conflicts, and stayed away from real reforms. This kind of The illusory and chaotic political environment was also the reason why Le Yi decided to flee Yan State in the end.

Le Yi had a very clear understanding of Yan's political tradition and was unwilling to make any more unnecessary sacrifices despite knowing that he was powerless to change it.

Although the Qin Dynasty is not as pedantic as the Yan State, its courtiers already have the Yan State's obsession with "birth status". If things go on like this, the Qin State may also fall into a situation that is difficult to recover from.

If that happens, will Great Qin really have the energy to reform?
Are you really not affected by political corruption?
Fusu didn't know.

But he actually already had the answer in his mind.

Ji Heng continued: "As for the Chu State, if Chu is consolidated and destroyed, all will be divided and conquered!"

“The axis of partition lies in the division of state power.”

"During the Warring States Period, all the major countries in the Central Plains began to seek reforms to become stronger. Waves of reforms to strengthen the country came one after another. Among so many big countries, only Chu State had only one short-lived midway reform. As soon as there were any signs of subsequent reform thoughts, They will be strangled immediately by joint efforts."

"That's why."

"The Chu State has never been able to solve the problem of partition since its founding."

"And Chu's half-term reform was Wu Qi's reform."

"The reason why it is called half time is because the time is too short. From the time Wu Qi entered Chu to the time Wu Qi was killed, it was only a short three years."

"If we really talk about it, it will only take more than a year for the reform to be implemented."

"It's a real glimpse."

"Wu Qi's reform, roughly speaking, has three points."

"The first is equal rank and equal salary."

"At this time, in addition to being granted fiefdoms, the noble families of the Chu State also controlled high nobility and high salary. Common people could not get the title even if they had military exploits. Non-general generals could not get low nobility and low salary even if they had great merits. Therefore, all nobles had the same salary. It is actually a powerful system that inspires soldiers to fight.”

"It was also the predecessor of the military merit system in Shang Yang's reform."

"Second, abolish the incompetent officials of the public clan and raise fighting men."

"Third, enfeoffment and colonization."

"Moving the aristocratic population to remote areas for development and pioneering will benefit Chu State's deficiencies and benefit Chu State's surplus."

"However, in these three directions, except for the war, the rest are just plans that have not yet been implemented. Even so, the old people of Chu State were alerted. With the death of King Chu Mourning, the old people of Chu State took quick action. By shooting Wu Qi, Chu's revolution ended."

"The failure of Wu Qi's reform means that the deep-rooted aristocracy has extremely strong inertia, and these aristocrats are unwilling to make any changes at all."

"Any change must be blocked."

"This is also the reason why Qu Yuan was immediately killed by the concerted efforts of the whole family as soon as he was planning a reform in Chu State."

"Although the Chu State later gathered some strength, they had to work together to carry Qin under the influence of external forces. However, after Xiang Yan's victory in the first battle, the old family's bad habit of constraining each other relapsed. The strength that was finally gathered together once again A huge crack has appeared, and destruction is inevitable."

"Including the Yangtze River, Huaihe River, and Lingnan, it became the largest country. Although the families were divided into loose groups, it was still the state of Chu."

"Being weak and always sluggish is a chronic disease of the family."

"Chu is divided and ruled when it rises, and divided and ruled when it dies."

"What a pity!"

Ji Heng shook his head.

Although the Chu State has a vast territory and rich resources, it was destined to fall into the chaos of division and rule since the founding of the Chu State. However, as Qin unified the world, the old aristocratic families that could not be united for a long time have briefly reunited. The strength is still there, but it is not as strong as the Chu State back then, and it still cannot be underestimated.

But just as what happened in history, even if Xiang Yu defeated Qin in Julu, the victory and the inability to unite for a long time still meant that the clans were hopelessly divided.

If you go against the general trend of the world, you are destined to suffer the consequences.

This is a legacy of Chu’s past political tradition.

It cannot be rebuilt without total destruction.

immediately.

Ji Heng talked about the last country among the six countries.

Qi country.

He said calmly: "Qi's problems are actually a warning to Qin."

"To live in peace and forget to fight is an act of subjugation to the country!"

"During the Warring States Period, in terms of martial tradition, Qi's martial arts was not inferior to that of Qin and Zhao, and its heroic style was unparalleled in the world." "In terms of military strength, the size of the Qi army has remained at least 40 for a long time, always occupying the leading position in the Warring States Period. In terms of the number of powerful countries in the middle and late stages, in terms of the personal skills of the soldiers, they are famous all over the world and are known as martial arts warriors. In terms of the history of offensive wars, Qi has a brilliant record of two major victories and destroying Wei's first hegemony. In terms of the history of bitter battles, there are six In the [-]s, the state of Qi fought against Yan and regained its kingdom again. In terms of financial resources, Qi State took advantage of the world's fish and salt, and its commercial travel was as developed as that of Wei State. Until the fall of the country, Qi State's treasury was full, and the people of Qi State were still rich."

"In terms of political situation and official governance, after two reforms by King Wei of Qi and King Xuan of Qi, the degree of clarity of official governance in Qi has always ranked among the top three in the Warring States Period."

"In terms of talents, the academic style of Qi was at its peak. The Jixia Academy gathered so many celebrities, which was undoubtedly a crime for the world. It also occupied the highest crown of world culture for a long time. When it comes to folk customs, Qi people are 'lenient, open-minded, and greedy. "Rough and courageous, wise and argumentative, broad-minded and tolerant, rough and wise, they are not a weak group whose culture is better than quality."

"However, such a powerful country was vulnerable to a single blow at the end of the Warring States Period. Why?"

"From some Qin soldiers and some Qi people, I mostly heard that 'if the people dare not fight, the country will be destroyed and the city will be destroyed'."

"The people of Qi, who had always been brave, no longer dared to fight the enemy at the end of the Warring States Period."

"There are two explanations for this."

"First, the people of Qi State have become desperate for this country, so they are indifferent and unwilling to follow Qi State to death."

"The second reason is that the people of Qi have been in peace and contentment for a long time, their fighting spirit has been dissipated, and their martial spirit has completely disappeared. In my opinion, the second reason is the main reason why Qi is vulnerable."

Ji Heng lamented: "Those who are warlike will perish, and those who forget to fight will be in danger."

"Qi is the one who forgets to fight."

"In the era of the Warring States Period, compared with the chaotic wars in the Central Plains, the Qi State did not have a war for more than [-] years at the end of the Warring States Period. In other words, the Qi people did not fight a war for almost [-] years. Spending time in a state of peace and happiness is an ideal state at any time.”

"But that was from the Warring States Period."

"A world of great contention."

"In such a turbulent era of great conflict, a great country fighting for more than fifty years is nothing short of a dreamlike existence."

"And there's actually a reason for that."

"After Le Yi's reform, six years after the Yan army defeated Qi, the Qi State fell to the bottom. The treasury and property were plundered by the Yan army, the population was greatly lost, and the military strength was greatly reduced. It was originally known as the Qin State The state of Qi, under the two emperors of the East and West, had to re-plan its national policy, changing from the strong Qi that controlled the overall situation of the Warring States Period in the past to the Shou Qi of 'restoring national strength, preparing for war, being friendly with the princes, and dispatching cameras'."

"And Qi has never looked back since this turn."

"Completely slide into the path of perfect relaxation."

"Although there were lonely replies in the later period in an attempt to revive the glory of the Qi State, after the government firmly believed in the national policy of 'serving Qin and Anqi', the Qi State's government and opposition parties turned a blind eye to all voices of resistance and revitalization, which ultimately led to the tragedy of the country's subjugation. .”

"Personally, what Qi has done is simply unbelievable."

"During the Warring States Period, the entire society's understanding was full of vigilance against war and emphasis on armaments. However, the Qi State was not an ignorant and remote tribe, but it completely forgot and deviated from this basic understanding. It is really incredible. Moreover, The Tian family originated from the Warring States Period, emerged in the era of iron-blooded competition with continuous wars, and reached the peak of extremely glorious political, economic, cultural and military prosperity. In this way, Qi State, faced with the cruel reality of great war in the world, was completely Regardless, it is simply unheard of to pursue a shrinking national policy of focusing on peace and security."

"The opening chapter of "Sima Fa" in the "Seven Books of Martial Arts" says: No matter how big the country is, if it is warlike, it will perish. Although the world is safe, if it forgets to fight, it will be in danger."

"This is a wise saying."

"Since the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, great powers have pinned their hopes for survival on illusory alliances, staying aloof from the world's storms and settling in a corner. They have not even given up the minimum struggle when their country was ruined and their family was destroyed. Qi State has done this for This is the first example in ancient and modern times.”

"The lesson is profound."

"We should also keep this in mind for Great Qin."

"Those who are warlike will perish, and those who forget to fight will be in danger!"

After hearing what Qi did, Fusu was also amazed.

If Qi had not perished without a fight, Qin's attempt to unify the world would probably have taken some time and cost a lot of money.

Qi succeeded Qin in the end, but it was enough to cause Qin to wake up.

Although the world is safe, if you forget to fight, you will be in danger.

Ji Heng then chuckled and said: "As for the Qin State, there is actually not much to say. Under Shang Yang's powerful century-old method, Qin completely isolated the chronic diseases of the Qin tribe, and derived a new national style from this, thus in For a long period of time, it successfully avoided falling into the political chaos and crisis of the other six countries."

"As for the three treatments of Legalism, treatment by force and treatment by techniques are both cancerous."

"Relying on power to govern will inevitably lead to absolute monarchy and autocratic power, which is actually the same as governing by others."

"Reliance on technical treatment will inevitably lead to conspiracies, which is actually the same as internal strife."

"Only the mainstream and authentic rule of law was implemented in the Qin State and became a great success. It can be seen that the rule of law is the right way to govern the country."

"All the seven kingdoms of the Warring States period underwent reforms, and the other six kingdoms perished. However, Qin prospered and proved the correctness of the rule of law."

"This is a warning of rise and fall through the ages, and we must observe it."

"The reason why Shang Yang's reform was successful was not because of the military merit system that the world thinks, nor because of equality under any law, but because of the content of Shang Yang's reform, which was deeper and more profound than that of the other six countries. Thoroughly, the past political traditions of the Qin State became more and more targeted, and Qin Xiaogong resolutely abandoned the old political traditions, which finally prompted the Qin State to implement comprehensive and profound reforms."

"thus."

"Qin is strong."

"And last for six generations, and unify China."

"If I say it verbally, you may not be able to feel much."

"In fact."

"While other princes in the world were still clinging to their ancestral temples and continuing to cultivate their clan power, Qin directly implemented the 'household division order': it was forbidden for fathers, sons, and brothers to live in the same house; when other princes were still thinking about punishing the officials, Qin directly attacked the aristocratic families and basically eradicated all the old aristocratic families in the Qin State; while other princes still promoted the insurmountable aristocratic class, Qin directly implemented the military merit system. As long as you can achieve military merit, you can obtain a title. According to the law, All are equal."

“This completely broke the old political system and folk customs.”

"Compared with the Six Kingdoms, Qin started from tradition and carried out extremely profound changes, which were comprehensive and thorough. More importantly, the monarchs of Qin State always adhered to the contents of the reform, thus avoiding the resurgence of old foundations and old ideas. It avoids giving up halfway or failing in success.”

"However, the results of Shang Yang's reforms can only be maintained until Qin unified the world. After Qin unified the world, the results of Shang Yang's reforms can no longer be maintained."

"Because the chronic diseases of Qin and even the chronic diseases of the other six countries have reappeared in Great Qin."

"Without sustained and long-term changes, Da Qin is destined to die from these chronic diseases."

"In the end, it will be difficult to recover until it is completely destroyed."

"And this is the meaning of Gengfa!"

　Nine thousand words tomorrow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)