Qin Hu

Chapter 123

To put it simply, the heated debate surrounding [If the Qin law is changed, how should it be changed] is divided into two major factions.

The Xunzi faction headed by Han Fei!
The Confucius and Mencius faction headed by Chun Yuyue!

The two groups of Confucian scholars and Ph.D.s are themselves consultants, or senior staff officers, and they don't really participate in handling government affairs. If Yingzheng doesn't summon them to ask questions, it's nothing serious.

Therefore, they are really idle, thinking about how to argue against each other all day long.

Trying every means to quote the scriptures, even taking the living conditions of the people of the six countries in recent years as examples, all with the ultimate goal of debating each other!
At first, the two parties were still reserved, in the name of resolving Zhao Zihu's doubts and giving him lessons.

Han Fei, the head of Xunzi's faction, took the arguments of his younger brothers and confronted different Confucian doctors of Confucianism every day.

Well, Confucian scholars take turns to teach Zhao Zihu, one person per day!
But later, just like the rituals and music gradually collapsed from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period, both sides gradually stopped talking about martial arts.

One side sent two people today, and the other side sent three people tomorrow.

Then, it developed rapidly to the point that both parties were dispatched.

Every evening after Yujia set up camp, Zhao Zihu's felt tent was full of eruptions, and the two sides were arguing and staring at each other.

As for the disciple Zhao Zihu, he happily became the referee, and prepared wine and food for the teachers by the way.

Tired from the noise, they ate and drank enough to continue, and the noise didn't end until midnight every day.

Then, continue the next evening!

During this period, Dunruo and Yao Jia, two old donkeys, arranged for the personnel to serve as scouts and scouts, and also handed over the two lists of personnel to Zhao Zihu.

After Zhao Zihu made some adjustments, he officially issued a military order in the name of the captain.

Tieying Ruishi is officially established!

The disciples of the Mohist school scattered along the way to Yujia, and devoted themselves to the monitoring work non-stop!
Because what Zhao Zihu said, he wanted to see the work efficiency of Tie Ying Ruishi first during Yujia's east tour.

The Mo family is determined now, and wants to rely on Zhao Zihu to revive the reputation of being a scholar.

Naturally, it is necessary to fire the first shot of taking refuge in Zhao Zihu, and to make a performance report to show loyalty, at least to overwhelm the efficiency of those scouts, in order to show the ability of the Mohist swordsmen.

In this way, there are two more groups of people competing beside Zhao Zihu!

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It was late at night again, two groups of doctors of Confucianism were still in Zhao Zihu's felt tent, blowing their beards and staring at each other.

"Son..."

Zhao Tuo lifted the curtain to enter the tent, endured the noise, and moved to Zhao Zihu's side, saying: "Tie Yingrui's left deputy captain suddenly asked to see him, it seems that he has something important to do."

Zhao Zihu nodded, motioning for Zhao Tuo to call him in.

Zhao Tuo walked out of the account quickly, and then entered the account with a slight inclination.

The two groups of Confucian scholars who were arguing fiercely saw that it was this notorious political strategist, so they hurriedly stopped talking, sat upright and resumed their scholarly demeanor.

Then, Qiqi squinted at Dunwei with a look of contempt!
Most of the doctors of Confucianism were born in Qilu, and Dunwei was the chief culprit for the destruction of Qi, even more than Wang Ben.

So many of them, like Han Fei, looked weak and disliked anyway.

After all, not everyone has Lao Ying Yao's big heart!

But... Dunwei has seen strong winds and waves before!
Strategists also pay most attention to a person with excellent psychological quality, who will fight with swords and axes without changing his expression or beating his heart.

Therefore, Dunwei naturally wouldn't be afraid of the contempt and even the glaring eyes of a group of Confucian doctors.

Strolling through the table calmly, he still had the mood to nod his head and smile back to some broad-minded Confucian scholars like old Ying Yao.

That strategist's unruffled demeanor in the face of danger is simply masterful!
When he reached Zhao Zihu's lower head, Shi Shiran bowed his hands and said: "My subordinate Dunruo has seen the captain."

Zhao Zihu really wanted to give him a thumbs up and praise him for his awesomeness, but he said seriously, "Why is Captain Zuo here?"

Dun Ruo took out a large bundle of bamboo slips from the large sleeves of his toga, and presented it with both hands: "I found a villain in my search, and the evidence of the crime has been verified. Please, my lord, decide."

He is in command of the detectives.

Yao Jia was in charge of the investigation.

Ben Bo'er Ba, who was beside Zhao Zihu, hurriedly stepped forward, took the bamboo slips from Dunwei's hand, and presented them to Zhao Zihu.

"It's only been a few days, is the efficiency so fast?"

Zhao Zihu took the heavy bamboo slips and asked dumbfoundedly.

He nodded weakly: "Everyone is using their lives, so the efficiency is very fast."

Zhao Zihu untied the hemp rope that bound the bamboo slips, took a rough look at them, and nodded in praise: "Okay, then follow the rules and hand over the criminals and evidence to the Yushi."

"I will keep this report, and I will show it to my father tomorrow, and I will ask for credit for them by the way."

He bowed his hands weakly: "Wei~!"

Zhao Zihu rolled up the bamboo slips, put them on the desk, and asked, "Has Captain Zuo eaten?"

He blinked weakly, then smiled and said, "I ate dinner, but now I'm hungry again."

He was honest and blunt.

A thick skin is a must for strategists.

Zhao Zihu raised his chin to Ben Bo'er Ba, signaling to set up a banquet for Dunwei.

After a while, he took his seat weakly and began to eat Hesai nonsense.

And the debate among the Confucian doctors continued, but in front of the outsider, Dunwei, it was no longer as wild as before.

Everyone sat upright, adhering to the principle of expressing love and ending with courtesy, and never rushing to turn pale and show a joke to Dunwei.

Well, Dunwei wants to eat is just one of them, he just wants to watch the excitement!

However, Zhao Zihu was dissatisfied when he saw that they were not fierce and gentle, so he picked up the bamboo slips that Dunwei sent, and said to Han Fei and the Confucians: "Masters, here is a case involving Tie Yingrui. The police tracked down an evil gentry."

"This person is a small official in the township government. Relying on the power in his hands and having many servants in his family, he ran amok. When watering the farmland, he blocked the canal without authorization and only watered his own field, causing the crops of the farmers downstream to die of drought."

"The farmer asked him for a theory, but he didn't take it seriously. He still went his own way. In a rage, the farmer went to report to the officials. After he learned about it, he sent his slaves to kill the farmer halfway."

"Similar things have been done a lot."

"Tie Yingrui walked the countryside and found out the evidence of his crime. Now it is a certainty."

"Masters, what do you think should be done with this person because he is a member of the clan?"

According to the Qin law, this kind of treachery and evil is to be of the same clan, and there is no discussion.

Han Fei and the Confucian scholars looked at each other thoughtfully, but no one spoke for a while.

Zhao Zihu smacked his lips, looked at Han Fei and said, "Master Han Fei, tell me!"

When Han Fei heard that he was named, he didn't give in. He stroked his beard to organize his words, and said, "The murderer pays with his life."

"Wife, children, and parents should be aware of their crimes, but conceal them and not report them, and enjoy the family wealth accumulated by their arrogance, then they should also be punished."

"Same crime!"

"As for the members of the same family, they should be divided into different categories."

"If there are those who help the tyrants and enjoy their protection, they will naturally be punished, but they should not be sentenced to death, just as hard labor."

"If there is someone in the same clan who is not close to him and does not enjoy his protection, even if he knows his crime and conceals it and does not report it, although he should be punished for the crime of sitting together, he should be punished lightly, fined money, food and labor. Just as a warning to others.”

What Han Fei said was very detailed, and it seemed that compared with the punishment of later generations, the degree of detail was no less.

But Qin Fa is so meticulous, very meticulous.

Later generations believed that the ancient criminal law was so general that there seemed to be a lot of loopholes to exploit, which was the result of the great prosperity of Confucianism.

To be honest, in the 2000 years after the Qin Dynasty, the criminal law began to degenerate from the Han Dynasty, and has been degraded until it became clan autonomy again, which is actually quite sad.

Confucianism has a great responsibility, which is one of the reasons why Confucianism has been criticized by later generations. Too much emphasis on education is sometimes not a good thing!
"Well……"

Although Zhao Zihu agreed with Han Fei's statement in his heart, he was noncommittal on the face, just nodded, then turned to look at Chunyu Yue and said, "Master Chunyu, what do you say?"

Chunyu Yue shook his head: "Using torture is too cool."

This completely overturned Han Fei's conclusion.

Han Fei's eyes widened, and he was about to speak: "Could it be..."

Chunyu Yue raised his hand to stop him from talking, and said slowly: "There is nothing wrong with punishing the principal offender and his family."

"It is understandable to punish those who help the tyrant and those who are shaded by him."

"But those who only know the truth and choose to conceal it, are actually concealing it from relatives. This is human nature. If you want to punish and punish, it will pass."

Han Fei sneered, and asked back: "So, if his parents, wife and children also hate his actions and don't want to enjoy the wealth he has accumulated, but they just don't report what they know, they shouldn't be punished?"

Chun Yuyue took it for granted: "Of course there should be no punishment, and even rewards. Being a human being, it is really rare to have such integrity."

These words seem to be a little out of the right way, and they belong to strong words and nonsense.

But Zhao Zihu's eyes lit up, and he secretly sighed that although this old Confucian is old-fashioned, sometimes, what he said was level.

Dharma and emotion are just like this, we have to look at them separately!

You can't expect that everyone has the courage of Duke Bao to kill relatives righteously. There are several such gods and men in China for thousands of years.

As Chun Yuyue said, it is rare for a person to choose between good and evil when faced with the enjoyment of wealth and honor, and not to enjoy the wealth and honor obtained by his family members doing evil deeds.

Don't you see, how many rich and noble children enjoy it with peace of mind!

But when it came time to punish him, he yelled that he was wronged, and kept saying that he hadn't committed a crime!

You have never committed a crime, but don’t enjoy the riches and honor brought by crime... If you enjoy it, you are guilty, and you will not lose if you are executed!

Han Fei flicked his sleeves and gave Chunyu Yue four big characters: "Unreasonable."

Zhang Liang followed up and said, "If Master Chunyu's words are followed, the practice of even sitting can be abolished."

Chunyu Yue didn't fall into the trap of the Little House, and continued to say slowly: "That's not true, even sitting should not be abolished."

"However, we should forgive each other for concealing our relatives."

Let him finish talking.

Han Fei, Zhang Liang, and the Confucian doctors who advocated Xunzi's theory were defeated for a while today.

This is rare, they have always had the upper hand in the past!

Zhao Zihu saw that Han Fei's group stopped talking, so he bared his teeth and said happily, "Okay, what Master Chunyu said today has benefited my disciple a lot."

As he spoke, he looked at Ba Bo'er and said, "Remember what Master Chunyu said today."

Ba Boer Ben nodded in agreement, and immediately wrote on the bamboo slips.

Zhao Zihu stretched his waist and said: "Okay, let's leave it at that for now, let's talk about it tomorrow."

Han Fei and Zhang Liang got up first, led their followers, and went out of the felt tent. They planned to go back and continue to think about it, and they were trying to win the round tomorrow.

Chunyuyue and the others were very satisfied, and they also left the banquet and left.

In the huge yurt, it became empty in an instant, only Du Wei raised his head and downed a glass of fruit wine, slammed his mouth and said, "Interesting, interesting~!"

As he spoke, he went to read the text recorded by Ba Boerben.

The rolled part of the bamboo slips was already as thick as a woman's waist, and it was obviously all recorded. After two groups of Confucian scholars debated, they came up with the wonderful part.

Dun Ruo unfolded it a little bit, and gradually the expression on his face turned into a serious smile, and he raised his head and said to Zhao Zihu: "What do you want to do, Young Master? Do you want to reform?"

Zhao Zihu nodded and asked back: "Is it not possible?
After a pause: "..."

This coward has so much courage!
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The next day, Zhao Zihu was woken up by Xiang Liyue to practice martial arts as usual, but he was no longer practicing swords, but practicing his Fang Tianhuaji, that is, the skill of striking spears.

As for swordsmanship, Zhao Zihu has mastered it.

Ruishi's subordinates are all warriors on the battlefield, but three-on-one plus Fat Qing'er, he can't take advantage of it.

Every time it was Fat Qing'er in armor, Zhao Zihu beat her head like a bell!
This kind of swordsmanship is considered to be top-notch, and it is useless to practice it again. It can only be improved by years of fighting experience!
But Zhao Zihu is not a low-level soldier, so there is no chance to fight with people for many years, even the soldiers guarding the Great Wall, I am afraid that he will not be able to fight the Huns once a year.

Those Mohist swordsmen who travel the world may have such an opportunity!
As for the skill of hitting the spear, it doesn't matter how fancy it is, it can be summed up as "block" and "tie". Zhao Zihu practiced it faster, and it took almost three days to master it. He was able to compete with Zhao Tuo back and forth.

As for the divination halberd, this thing, to be honest, any extra branch is quite tasteless, and it is only useful for swinging the enemy while galloping on the chariot.

Using a halberd in foot combat is not as sharp as a spear. This is also the biggest reason why the halberd was eliminated later!
However, his Fang Tianhua halberd is not an ordinary spear or beryllium, and it is even more different from a divination halberd.

In ancient times, this thing was almost equivalent to a high-tech weapon. Speaking of it, there are too many techniques, such as cutting, stabbing, hooking, blocking... There are so many techniques that only appear in romance novels, or they are used for relying on appearances .

There is no exact record of actual combat in ancient books!

Therefore, Zhao Zihu practiced Fang Tian's painting halberd, and now he is thinking about how to use it well, almost creating a new weapon usage.

Zhao Tuo and Xiangliyue can't teach him, they can only help and advise him!
"I shouldn't ask Prime Minister Gan to help build this hairy thing. It's too difficult to use. It just looks good, and it's okay to pretend."

Zhao Zihu couldn't practice well, so he could only curse.

(End of this chapter)