I have lived forever since the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 182 Five virtues always say

The five-day-one-dynasty period in the Han Dynasty was normal.

The terrifying situation of the three-day-one-day or even every-morning morning that was rolled out in later generations is extremely special.

After all, courtiers are not iron men, and the emperor doesn't want to get up in the dark every day.

What's more, such a high-frequency early court is too much internal friction. How can there be so many major events in the world that need to be dealt with by the emperor.

It is even said that there is a reliable civil service system operating below, and the emperor has grasped the core power and knows how to check and balance, even if he does not go to court early for more than 20 years, it will not be a problem.

Therefore, it is normal that nothing major happened in the early court today until the official memorials were reviewed.

Liu Bang threw the last bamboo slip on the case into the box next to it, and asked in a deep voice, "Do you have anything else to play?"

"Your Majesty, I have something to play." Zhang Cang stood up slowly.

At the same time as he got up, the person sitting in front felt a gust of wind blowing from the back of his head, and at the same time the ground trembled slightly.

"Let's talk about Zhang Jixiang." Liu Bang squinted his eyes, obviously impressed by Zhang Cang.

If it is discussed who is the tallest among the big Han officials, there may be different opinions, and Fan Kuai, Cao Shen and others can all compete.

But if discussing who has the largest stature among the officials of the Han Dynasty, no one will say the second name except Zhang Cang.

But Zhang Cang was tall and fat, but he didn't look vicious.

Many people will have the impression of a kind face when they see him for the first time, and after taking a closer look, they will find that his skin is like a baby, and his whole person looks like dough.

Zhang Cang spoke slowly, with a high tone: "Your Majesty, it has only been three years since the founding of the Han Dynasty, the world is peaceful, the people have their place, since the birth of the people, there has never been such an urgency to accept orders.

Isn't this God's will!

It can be seen that it is orthodox for the big man to inherit the destiny.

Therefore, based on the theory of the five virtues of the sage Qi Zouzi, the orthodox dynasty has "virtuous fortune". I would like to ask your majesty to determine the moral fortune of my great man and make it known to the world. "

As soon as these words came out, many people around were shocked.

The words "orthodox" and "virtuous luck" are inscrutable just by listening to them.

However, the group of generals standing on the west side of the main hall scratched their heads, feeling that their brains were about to grow out. They didn't understand whether Zhang Cang said just now was "Zou Zi" or "Elbow".

Shu Suntong looked sideways, his expression full of helplessness.

According to the inheritance, Zhang Cang had studied under Xunzi, and his seniority was higher than himself.

It's just that although he didn't deviate from the orthodoxy like those senior brothers and directly joined the Legalist school, he was also not a qualified Confucian disciple, and he dabbled too extensively in miscellaneous knowledge.

The Zou Zi just mentioned, that is, Zou Yan, is a figure of the Onmyoji school. He had considerable influence at a certain point in time. After Qin destroyed the six kingdoms, this name was rarely mentioned.

Therefore, the reason why Shusuntong felt a headache was that he didn't know which pile of old papers Zhang Cang dug out the knowledge from, so that if there was any point of dispute later, he didn't know where to start to refute.

However, he scanned the front, calmed down, and asked in a low voice: "Doctor Chen, you look confident, you probably won't go wrong later."

"Perhaps." Chen Luo was noncommittal.

After all, from Shu Suntong's point of view, Liu Bang's case is not seen to be empty.

He probably thought that the content of Zhang Cang's performance had been reviewed by himself and was arranged in advance.

At this time, Liu Bang, who was sitting in the upper seat, also had a headache.

The generals didn't understand this lengthy content, and neither could I!

Taking a deep breath, he smiled kindly at Zhang Cang and said, "Zhang Jixiang continues to talk about it. It is best to talk about what the 'virtuous luck' is and what kind of 'virtuous luck' I can set. And say and see."

Zhang Cang was not stage-frightened, and he talked straight away: "In October of the first year of the Han Dynasty, the five stars gathered in Dongjing. According to the calendar, this is also the year star, which belongs to the sign of your Majesty's order from the sky.

According to Qi Zouzi's theory of the five virtues, starting from the ancient Yellow Emperor, each dynasty ordered by the sky has its own "virtuous fortune", which emphasizes a "five elements restrain each other, and it goes round and round".

In ancient times, the Yellow Emperor was the virtue of earth, Xia was the virtue of wood, Shang was the virtue of gold, and Zhou was the virtue of fire. Therefore, when we Han inherited the Zhou Dynasty, we should use the virtue of water to prove the will of God. "

The reason why he excluded the Qin Dynasty from the orthodoxy is very understandable.

From the court to the people, many people still have resentment against the Qin Dynasty in their hearts. They scornfully called the emperor of Qin Dynasty "Qin Wangzheng" and "The Second Emperor Fusu", and verbally did not want to admit that they were once the masters of the world.

What's more, Qin Chao himself didn't pay much attention to the term "virtuous luck".

In the eyes of the first emperor, the Qin Dynasty he established ended the change of dynasties, and "the second generation and the third generation will be passed down endlessly", and there will be no more "five virtues end and start, and the cycle goes back and forth".

Another point is that the first emperor believed that he had made unprecedented contributions to annexing the world and expanding the territory, and surpassed the three kings and five emperors in terms of name. How could he be willing to rank the great Qin's fortune behind Zhou De?

Therefore, the Qin Dynasty did not adopt Zou Yan's theory of five virtues, even though many Qin Dynasty bamboo slips unearthed in later generations did not see the content of formulating national policies based on water virtues.

The vast majority of people in later generations believed that the Qin Dynasty was a "water virtue", mainly because of the records in "Historical Records", which resulted in misunderstandings.

Therefore, Zhang Cang proposed that the great man should be the virtue of water and inherit the virtue of fire from the Zhou Dynasty, which is an order that is completely in line with the status quo.

The officials in the hall were bluffed for a while.

After all, when it comes to the right to interpret classics, the first thing you look at is inheritance.

Aside from Zhang Cang, the title of Xunzi's student is quite powerful, at least it makes most people not have the confidence to refute him.

After pondering for a moment, Liu Bang turned his head to look at Shu Suntong: "Too Chang, what do you think of what Zhang Jixiang said?"

Shu Suntong who was questioned pursed his lips.

He doesn't have a deep understanding of these contents, and if he argues, he will show timidity instead.

Standing up, Shu Suntong was about to support Zhang Cang's proposal, but he saw Chen Luo, who had his back turned to him, shook his head slightly.

He was stunned for a moment when he saw this, and countless thoughts passed through his mind.

What does it mean?Dr. Chen wants me to object?

Coupled with His Majesty's bewildered look just now, could it be that this is not an advance performance, but what Zhang Cang said temporarily?

But regarding this topic, Zhang Cang was obviously prepared. Is Dr. Chen sure to win him in the debate?
Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, he could only answer first: "Your Majesty, I think Zhang Jixiang's ideas are good, but they are not so perfect in some places and need to be discussed, so that the 'five virtues' can be improved. Always say 'more in line with the situation."

　Qin Shuide's doubts are mainly based on Kurihara Tomonobu's "Research on the History of the Qin and Han Dynasties" published in 1960.The evidence in the book is detailed, using handed down historical materials and predecessors' research more comprehensively, and using a lot of unearthed Qin Dynasty writing materials.

　　As for whether the Qin Dynasty belonged to the "Water Virtue", different people have different opinions on this issue, and I will not discuss it in depth in the book.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)