Great Qin had a prosperous age

Chapter 98 Rule of Law VS Confucianism
Fu Sheng was naturally surprised.

This man is indeed imposing, but there is a sense of righteousness in him, and he is not the greedy and domineering person he expected.

One moment Fu Sheng was thinking that the young master of the Qin Kingdom did not understand etiquette, but the next moment he saw the young master Fusu for the first time, and he saluted him greatly.

Fusu's big salute to Fu Sheng was also part of today's plan.

In the eyes of Confucianism.Ritual is the foundation of a country.Confucianism has Confucius as its founder, and Confucius advocated the restoration of Zhou rites.Rituals, together with music, are important means of maintaining the feudal aristocratic hierarchy and have always been attached great importance to Confucianism.

The bow and salute not only expressed Fusu's admiration for Fusheng, but also used actions to show this great scholar of Qi and thousands of other Confucian scholars in the world that the young master Fusu was not only a man who understood etiquette, but also a virtuous corporal. , value them as Confucian scholars.

This move not only brought light to Fu Sheng's face, but also served as a hint to Confucian scholars all over the world.

It should be noted that the Qin State values ​​simplicity, does not adhere to etiquette, does not value righteousness, and values ​​profits.

The Qin State advocated the rule of law, while the governance of the Six Kingdoms of Guandong, although mixed, was mainly Confucianism.

Although the Six Kingdoms of Guandong were also a major division of the Zhou Dynasty, most of them actually continued the aristocratic model, that is, group rule.

This is completely different from Qin's rule of law.The rule of law in the Qin State restrained all the people and served the king of Qin. This was part of the reason why King Qin Yingzheng embarked on the path of authoritarian centralization after he unified the world.

Qin Fa is like this.In the Qin State, there were almost no nobles to speak of, and everyone had to support themselves.Everything you say or do depends on military merit.Although the shortcomings of Qin's method of unification were highlighted, during wartime, the military merit system was a method that could alleviate class conflicts.

The aristocratic politics, its ritual and music system, maintains the rule of a group of nobles.The reason why the six countries in the Kanto region have not followed Qin's reforms is not that they remain unchanged, but that they cannot be changed at all.The root cause is that the aristocracy is extremely powerful.

This divergence of interests, especially after the Qin State became stronger, Qin State and the six Kanto countries became farther and farther apart.The strength of the Qin State is one aspect, but the advantage of centralized rule is also constantly impacting the nobles of the six Kanto countries.So Qin became the thorn in the side of the six kingdoms of the Kanto.

However, the Six Kingdoms intended to resist Qin and sent troops one after another, while Qin relied on France to fight people, but kept pushing eastward.

The six kingdoms of Kanto continued the aristocratic politics of the Zhou Dynasty.The decline of aristocracy has finally come to an end.At that time, the Qin State, under the leadership of Ying Zheng, reached its peak.

In fact, Qin's victory over the six Kanto countries was actually a victory of feudal autocratic centralization over aristocracy.

Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, there have been no nobles in China.

However, Confucianism, under the successive impact of the legalist way of governing the country, retreated in succession...

The Confucianism at this time was not the Confucianism of later generations.Pre-Qin Confucianism, from the very beginning, was actually for the use of kings. Those rules and regulations were originally used to teach kings to be 'sages', that is, perfect people.

The Confucianism of later generations was for the use of the ruled, with the Three Cardinal Guidelines and Five Constant Principles, along with the patriarchal system nested layer by layer... (I won’t go into details here.)
Han, Zhao, and Wei were destroyed, and Dai and Yan were left hanging.Among the countries that believe in Confucianism, there is only one Qi State left.

The reason why scholars in the world are called scholars is not only because they are intellectuals, but more importantly, most of them believe in Confucianism, which means that they value righteousness.

This noble man was naturally Zhou Zi who was imprisoned half a month ago, and Fusu had already met him.Don't be afraid of death, good guy.

Mencius taught them to sacrifice their lives for righteousness.Naturally, this is a valuable quality. A person is willing to dedicate his life, which requires a lot of courage and strong spiritual support behind him.Of course, it also depends on whether this righteousness can turn into benevolence, but there is another story.

Fusu had already heard the name Fu Sheng after 2000.

Bowing to such a person is, on the one hand, to execute today's plan perfectly, and on the other hand, it is Fu Sheng who risked his own life to pass down the Book of Documents.

Fusheng had no knowledge of political affairs and did not seek utilitarianism. He only focused on studying poetry and books.While in Jixia Academy, the King of Qi asked him to serve as the banquet drinker many times, but he always refused.

For decades, Fu Sheng immersed himself in the Book of Songs and the Six Books, annotating the books and explaining their meanings. It was difficult for ordinary people to understand him, but he enjoyed himself.

Today, he met the young master of Qin for the first time.Fu Sheng's thoughts suddenly began to swirl as he paid such obeisance to Mr. Fusu.

The most important thing is that the eyes of the person in front of me are very clear.It was obvious that Young Master Fusu's bow to him just now was sincere.

Even King Qi had never treated him so courteously.

The young master of the Qin State showed courtesy to him and valued him. How could Fu Sheng still be calm in his heart?

However, everyone knows that disaster in Qi is approaching.He also heard people from Qi joking with each other, and soon their king was King Qin who was now thinking of calling himself emperor.

Fu Sheng was naturally respectful, his face was calm, and he had the bearing of a 40-year-old scholar.

Fusu looked at Fusheng, and suddenly a word came to his mind - "the aura of awe-inspiring power."

When Hou Sheng saw this scene, he was naturally furious.

"Fu Sheng, you actually asked the Qin prince to salute you. It's so disrespectful!"

Hou Sheng's tone was neither light nor serious, but it was extremely intimidating.Then Hou Sheng's words of dissatisfaction naturally made Fu Sheng fearful.

Fu Sheng's throat tightened.

"Young Master Fu Su, I am a commoner. I cannot afford this gift from you."

It was too late for the scholar to see the scholar feel sympathy for each other, so how could he see him in trouble, and he was here to instigate rebellion today.

Fusu naturally wanted to rescue Fusheng.

"Prime Minister, there is no need to be like this. Fu Su has already said that today, Mr. Fu Sheng will be honored."

Fu Sheng was so surprised that he couldn't speak.

Suddenly, the whole hall fell silent.

Among the Qi ministers, there will naturally be people who are extremely dissatisfied with Young Master Fusu's words.Because of the tone of this sentence, it was as if Young Master Fusu had made the decision in Qi State.

Fusu has no time to care about what others think.

Chunyu Yue was the most outstanding Confucian scholar in the Qin State, and Fu Sheng was the most outstanding Confucian scholar in the Qi State.

The crown prince of Qin State saluted the leading Confucian and Taoist figures in Qi State, which fully demonstrated Qin State's attitude towards Confucianism.

When Hou Sheng saw this scene, his eyes darkened.What tricks is Master Fusu going to play again?

This man is very scheming. Hou Sheng has long seen his ability to talk and talk, so he naturally knows that he should not be underestimated.But what happened today made Hou Sheng and the people of Qi dumbfounded.

In front of the king and his prime minister, Young Master Fusu behaved extremely arrogantly.So Hou Sheng naturally never expected in his wildest dreams that Young Master Fusu would bow to a mere commoner.

I don't know how Fu Sheng felt when he was bowed to by the master of Qin State.

Fu Sheng promised me that for the sake of Qi, today I will explore the young master's intention to help Su return to Qin.It would be best if he could change his mind directly and return to Qin.

Fu Sheng came to his senses and bowed to Fu Su again, but he pressed his body and head lower than Fu Su.

"Young Master Fu Su has a noble status, but Fu Sheng is just a commoner. Fu Sheng deserves to receive this great gift from you."

"Mr. Fu Sheng, you don't have to stick to worldly etiquette. Fu Su's visit to see Mr. Fu Nian is a worthwhile trip."

　It’s so exciting! It’s so exciting!I'm just asking for a recommendation vote today, and I hope you can give me some help when it's put on the shelves tomorrow.

　　


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