My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 275 The Inner Saint and the Outer King (please order all monthly tickets for rewards)

After that night, Zhang Cang looked at Fusu again, and every time he felt that the prince was really handsome and handsome!

Zhang Cang did not dare to criticize Legalism directly at this time, but he hoped that Fusu could give him a clear signal.

"The prince has benevolence in his heart, so he is interested in certain contents in Confucianism."

When these words were spoken, Zhang Cang's mind was inexplicably agitated.

The inner sage and the outer king.

When a person with benevolence and righteousness sits in the position of the supreme ruler, isn't this the ideal state of governing the country that Master pursues? ?
  "I just don't know, does the prince want to use only part of the content of Confucianism, or take the core?"

Fusu sat down. Ever since he made up his mind to revise Qin's governance ideology, he could hardly find a more suitable ideological container than Confucianism to carry the imperial power system that would encompass the future unification.

"Whether it is Confucianism or Legalism, it is necessary to take part of it or take the core. What determines these things is which one is more effective."

"If Confucianism is still the same as it was a hundred years ago, then adopting this kind of doctrine is the way to ruin the country."

Fusu's words criticized Zhang Cang.

"Whether it is Legalism or Confucianism, what I like most is what can maintain the stability of the country and help the people live and work in peace and contentment. Even if the Confucian system is used entirely, I will not hesitate."

Fusu's eyes were like torches.

Zhang Cang saw that the prince was so determined and was moved by his determination and courage.

"So, the prince really wants to reuse Confucianism?"

After living in Qin for so long, Zhang Cang felt that the Qin Legalists were abusing their power, overusing their laws, and oppressing the people. The more he felt that what his master said was right.

"The problem is, I only have one person now, and no one can help me accomplish such a thing. Although Legalism has many disadvantages, compared to Confucianism, no matter how many fatal weaknesses and shortcomings it has, it is still my first choice. .”

"Confucianism is like the legendary sun chariot. Although it is bright, it is still a legend. But Legalism is driven by a bad horse, with broken wheels and crushing the people, but it can make the carriage run, and it can run very fast."

"Which ideology and doctrine a king chooses to govern the country does not depend on what kind of country the king can tailor based on the doctrine, but on whether the scholars can transform their doctrine into wheels to help the carriage run. "

"Whoever can make a carriage run and run fast will use his theory. This is the kingly way."

Zhang Cang was also full of knowledge. When he met the prince Fusu, he finally felt like a wise man meeting a wise master.

He suddenly felt that his future was bright.

Zhang Cang said seriously, "My master believes that a monarch should be a king with long rituals, respect the virtuous, value the law and love the people, and be hegemonic, and be greedy for profit but be deceitful and dangerous, and his power plans can be overthrown and lead to death. I am willing to vouch for the prince. As long as the prince intends to reuse Confucianism, I can He is both a king and a hegemon."

After hearing Zhang Cang's response to him, Fusu finally showed joy.

These days, he has been worried about this matter.

Fortunately, Zhang Cang finally agreed to this matter, which could be regarded as solving Fusu's worries.

It is really difficult to find an agent who can change a country's ideological views on governance.

First of all, the person needs to be very knowledgeable; secondly, he needs to have the courage to be a leader; thirdly, he needs to be famous. Because of these, Fusu anchored Zhang Cang.

"I have always liked to appreciate Xunqing's teachings. Because Xunqing saw many unrealistic aspects of Confucianism, it is this that makes me admire Xunqing the most. Xunqing devoted his whole life to doing this matter."

"Finally, he put forward a proposition, which is to treat rituals as a system. To make rituals a cultural system, of course, it needs executors, or people who teach them to the people. So who will do this? What about? It’s “Master”.”

"So Xun Qing believes that in order to govern the country well, one must respect the teacher. "When a country is going to prosper, it must value the teacher and respect the teacher. If you value the teacher and respect the teacher, the law will survive. When a country is about to decline, it must despise its teachers and underestimate its tutors. If it despises its teachers and underestimates its tutors, then people will be happy. If people are quick, the laws will be ruined. "

"In Xun Qing's view, teachers are a different governance system from rulers. Although rulers hold political power, it is scholars and teachers who truly understand the way of governing a country and inherit the teachings of the sages."

"This is why kings always deviate from virtue, and it is difficult for virtuous people to occupy high positions."

"Xun Qing also believes that teachers are the smartest and wisest people among human beings, they are the ones who can truly communicate with the ancient sages and kings, and they are the ones who truly understand and execute rituals."

"Therefore, teachers represent the "original tradition" of political governance."

"Xun Qing believes that the rulers in reality are just a group of people who continue to occupy the position of rulers. They only represent the highest power in reality. But this does not mean that their hearts are connected with the previous kings."

"Xunqing therefore believed that they did not understand the way of governing the country - etiquette. Later, Xunqing proposed that in order to govern the country well, the king must respect the teacher and learn from the teacher in order to understand the way of the previous kings and rule according to the great principles. Manage the country.”

"To tell you the truth, these theories make me feel ridiculous when I hear them. But do you know why among hundreds of schools of thought, apart from my master Han Fei, the one I admire the most is Xun Qing?"

Zhang Cang bowed and said, "Please give me some advice, Prince."

"Because after Xun Qing proposed this ridiculous theory, he himself knew that this theory could not be realized at all. So he proposed "name-making"."

"Reform the political system by making names, use the system to determine the responsibilities of each individual in the world, establish personal moral obligations and principles, and clarify the norms of the political system and etiquette."

"In this way, everyone in the world can have a position to establish, a law to follow, and a system to follow, thereby achieving governance."

"In other words, it is up to the king to formulate the system and clarify the status between king and minister, husband and wife, father and son, their position in society, and what should be done."

Xunzi's emphasis on institutions is rare among Confucianists and is of great value. Because such a concept of "making names" actually gives the king too much power.

In other words, Xunzi actually found a way out.

He is trying every means to put the rope of Confucian morality into the hands of the king who is far away, trying to use this to throw the Confucian theory of benevolent government from the ground to the unattainable pinnacle of power where the king is.

"The reason why Xun Qing is revered as a son by today's people is that he deserves it. But in our generation, we may be able to work harder and make the inner saint and outer king a reality."

"I want to create a brand-new system where benevolent governance and the rule of the people and the people will become the outline of the king's governance. But in order to achieve this, the resistance encountered will be ignored for the moment. The question is who can open up the final link?"

Zhang Cang bowed and said, "I am willing to march forward for the prince. Don't worry, prince. I will go and find a way for the prince."

"Although Zhang Cang is not talented, he always believes that his master's insistence is right. The king has power, and once he does evil, the disaster will be a hundred times worse than natural disasters. Historically, princes and kings in various countries have treated the people harshly because of their power, leading to the destruction of the country. disaster."

"Only by letting Confucianism become the yoke of the carriage and restrain the monarch's actions, can the top and bottom be at peace. The monarch can not only restrain his ministers, but at the same time be able to implement benevolent government and treat the people well."

(End of this chapter)