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Afang Palace.

The palaces seemed to be connected to the sky, the red pillars soared into the sky, and the golden glazed tiles shone brightly in the sun. The palace walls were winding and twisting, like a giant dragon lying. The palace gate was tall and majestic, and the guards on both sides were dressed in black armor, holding spears, with solemn faces, which made people afraid.

Entering the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, a wide white marble passage leads straight to the main seat.

On both sides of the passage, there are various colorful flowers and plants, which emit bursts of refreshing fragrance. On the walls of the hall, huge murals vividly depict the glorious history of the Qin Empire.

In the corner of the hall, a group of musicians were concentrating on playing melodious music. They were dressed in uniform, their expressions were focused, and the instruments in their hands made pleasant sounds.

The dancers, dressed in light gauze clothes, danced to the music with graceful and agile movements.

The beautiful palace maids, dressed in light pink palace costumes and with neatly combed hair, moved lightly among the guests, holding delicious food and mellow wine in their hands, with light steps and graceful movements.

Yi Huawei was wearing a dark official uniform and a tall crown, with delicate and elegant accessories. His face was calm, and his eyes were like a deep lake, without any ripples, yet he had a kind of imposing aura. At this moment, he sat quietly in the main seat, with an upright posture and a straight spine. He exuded a calm and powerful aura, and his eyes slowly swept over everyone in the hall.

Beside Yi Huawei, Lu Zhi, wearing a light blue dress, sat upright with a pen in her hand. While looking at everyone, she would secretly glance in the direction of Yi Huawei from time to time.

After nearly a year, the Black Dragon Guards finally found and invited the leaders and prominent figures of various schools, including Confucianism, Mohism, Taoism, Agriculture, Medicine, and Logic. They even found the hidden Yin-Yang school and the Guiguzi Zongheng school, which rarely appears in public nowadays.

Although they are called the Hundred Schools of Thought, the Hundred Schools of Thought in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period can actually be divided into twelve main schools, namely Yin-Yang, Confucianism, Mohism, Nominalism, Legalism, Taoism, Diplomacy, Miscellaneous, Agriculture, Fiction, Military, and Medicine. However, the comprehensive school of miscellaneous thought represented by Lü Buwei, which incorporated the teachings of various schools, gradually disappeared in the Qin Dynasty after Lü Buwei's death.

The military and legal schools can be said to be the most successful among the hundreds of schools in the Qin Dynasty. The leader of the legal school was the right prime minister Li Si, and the military school was naturally the national commander Wei Liao.

Yi Huawei wanted to host a banquet for hundreds of families, and of course Li Si and Wei Liao were indispensable. In addition, the three dukes and nine ministers were basically all present.

The scholars invited today include He Shanggong of Taoism, Tian Jiu of Mohism, Dai Zou Yan of Yin-Yang School, Xu You of Agriculture School (Xu Xin is not included), Yi He of Medicine School, Chang Wu Yu of Celebrity School...

Yi Huawei was observing the various schools of thought, and at the same time, the various schools of thought were also secretly observing Yi Huawei.

As for this favored minister beside the First Emperor, now the Imperial Tutor of the Second Emperor, and the wise Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty, everyone present had heard of his name for a long time, but had never seen him in person. When they saw him today, they felt that his reputation was well-deserved.

This favorite minister who suddenly appeared in history advised the Second Emperor to release the common people and insisted on letting the people rest and recuperate. This move made him famous.

In terms of people's livelihood, Yi Huawei vigorously promoted water conservancy construction. He organized people to repair rivers and reinforce dams to make irrigation more convenient, effectively reducing flood disasters and thus ensuring a good harvest of farmland. At the same time, he advocated and promoted urban construction, actively repaired roads and bridges, and greatly facilitated people's travel.

In addition, he set up schools to cultivate talents with the concept of teaching without distinction; encouraged doctors to exchange experiences and improve their medical skills, and established clinics in various places to provide better medical services to the people.

It actively promotes the development of commerce, formulates reasonable business policies, reduces business taxes, and encourages trade. At the same time, it organizes the establishment of a standardized market order, severely cracks down on illegal vendors, and maintains a fair and competitive business environment.

In addition, he also attached great importance to agricultural production, vigorously promoted advanced agricultural technology and excellent crop varieties, effectively increased grain production, and supported the development of handicrafts and encouraged craftsmen to innovate, which significantly improved the quality and craftsmanship of Daqin's handicrafts.

Because of Yi Huawei's series of actions, he has a very good reputation among the people. In order to express gratitude for his achievements, people from many places spontaneously built a shrine for Yi Huawei, and the two brothers and sisters, together with Yilan, the god of craftsmanship, were worshipped by the people.

"Hahaha~~"

Yi Huawei laughed heartily, raised his hands slowly, and then bowed solemnly: "I have long admired the names of the scholars of the Hundred Schools. It is a great blessing in my life to meet you today. I am very happy!"

"Thank you, sir!"

Upon hearing this, all the disciples bowed in return, their voices in unison and loud. Their actions were meticulous, showing their respect for Yi Huawei.

Although there are still many differences in concepts between the Hundred Schools of Thought and the Qin Dynasty today, there are even people among them who want to overthrow the behemoth Qin Dynasty.

However, when facing Yi Huawei, they had to put aside their resistance. The majesty and wisdom emanating from Yi Huawei made them feel an invisible pressure.

The scholars knew that the man before them was no ordinary court official, and his influence was enough to influence the direction of the Qin Dynasty. His respect for the Hundred Schools of Thought (cancelling the wanted list for the scholars) also made the scholars have a complex feeling towards him in their hearts. They were wary of the Qin Dynasty's rule, but they also secretly admired Yi Huawei's character and talent. In this subtle atmosphere, everyone was secretly thinking about the future direction and possible variables.

"Please take a seat, my friends! Let's have a feast!"

After three rounds of drinking.

An old man wearing a Confucian robe and a tall crown asked, "I wonder why the Lord wants us to come here this time?"

Yi Huawei put down the wine bottle and said, "I wonder what sect this master belongs to?"

The old man cupped his hands and said, "I am the eighth generation grandson of Confucius, Kong Yu!"

Kong Yu, the eighth-generation grandson of Confucius, lived in the hometown of Confucius in Wei State. In history, he was good friends with Zhang Er and Chen Yu. After Chen Sheng and Wu Guang started the uprising against Qin, Kong Yu joined Chen Sheng and Wu Guang and was appointed as a doctor. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were suppressed by Zhang Han, and Kong Yu also died in the chaos.

"So it's Mr. Kong, I've heard of your name for a long time!"

Yi Huawei smiled, looked around, and said slowly:
"Back then, the Jixia Academy was at its peak, with hundreds of schools of thought competing with each other and sparks of thought colliding here, bringing endless wisdom to the world. It was a fascinating era, with scholars expressing their own opinions and working hard for the future of the country and the welfare of the people. Today, I am inviting you to a banquet in the hope of recreating the glory of the Jixia Academy, allowing different ideas to converge again and explore a brighter path for the development of the Qin Dynasty."

After a slight pause, Yi Huawei looked at everyone and continued, "Now that the Great Qin has unified the world, there is still a long way to go. I know very well that it is difficult to achieve eternal success with my own strength. Therefore, I specially invite all of you to discuss the affairs of the country. You are all knowledgeable people in the world, each with your own strengths. If you can work together, you will surely make extraordinary contributions to the prosperity and stability of the Great Qin."

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the emperor had a "Biyong" and the princes had a "Pangong". These were official schools, mainly responsible for educating the children of the princes and ministers to prevent them from being illiterate, ignorant of poetry and mathematics. However, with the collapse of rituals and music, these official schools handed down from the Zhou Dynasty gradually fell into disuse. In the late Spring and Autumn Period, learned people like Confucius began to promote private schools, advocating education for all, and later philosophers followed suit.

During the first hundred years of the Warring States Period, Confucianism and Mohism became the dominant schools. No one paid attention to the official schools of the princes, while private schools flourished like wildfire. It even reached the point where the princes had to recruit the various philosophers to serve as doctoral advisors. For example, Wei Wenhou invited Zixia to Wei and founded the Hexi School.

The Tian family of Qi was no exception. In order to get rid of the accusation of usurpation and to attract knowledgeable people and consolidate the regime, Duke Huan of Qi founded the Jixia Academy to recruit talents. The scholars who came to seek refuge were treated as officials and allowed to "discuss without governing", which has been going on for more than a hundred years.

The Jixia Academy achieved remarkable academic success, bringing together many scholars from all walks of life, who exchanged ideas and debated with each other, sparking countless ideas.

Confucianism inherited and developed the teachings of Confucius and Mencius here, emphasizing benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness, and providing a theoretical basis for the construction of social order.

The Mohists advocated universal love, non-aggression, respect for the virtuous, and frugality. Their ideas have influenced the political and social life of various countries to a certain extent.

Taoism advocates governing by inaction and adapting to nature, providing people with a way of thinking that transcends the world.

The Legalists ruled the country by law, emphasized strict laws and severe punishments, and provided practical solutions for the reform and governance of various countries.

Yin-Yang School observed celestial phenomena and studied geography, trying to reveal the relationship between nature and human society.

Farmers pay attention to agricultural production and put forward many practical agricultural technologies and policy suggestions.

The famous scholar is good at debate, and explores philosophical issues such as the relationship between name and reality through logical reasoning and language skills.

The diplomats rely on their eloquence and strategy to maneuver between countries and influence international relations.

It is precisely because of the joint efforts of these different schools that the Jixia Academy became an academic melting pot where various ideas were integrated and innovated. Many important academic works were born here, leaving behind valuable cultural heritage for future generations.

Therefore, the Jixia Academy can indeed be called a "century-old university". It is not only a center for academic exchange, but also an important force in promoting social progress. Because all kinds of schools of thought gathered here and a hundred schools of thought contended, it is also a veritable "comprehensive university".

In ancient times, learning was a process of inheritance, and most of its sources came from the official positions set up by the Zhou royal family. For example, the six arts advocated by Confucianism were originally the educational content of the official school of the Zhou Dynasty for the nobility. Laozi was also a historian in the Zhou royal family's treasury. At that time, the cultural center of the world was in Luoyang.

However, after the rebellion of Prince Chao, Luoyang suffered great damage, and even the collection of books was scattered to various places. After that, private schools emerged. With Confucius, Shao Zhengmao and others teaching students, the cultural center of the world shifted to Lu.

After Confucius' death, his 72 disciples began to split up, some went to Qi, some went to Chu, and some went to Jin. But a new cultural center soon emerged, the Hexi School during the reign of Wei Wenhou. With Zixia and others as the core, many people in this school became good state officials in Wei, and the Legalist thought also sprouted there. Wei deservedly became a cultural center in the early Warring States period.

After that, there was the Jixia Academy. Taoism, Confucianism, Legalism, Nominalism, Military, Agriculture, Yin-Yang, Lightness and Heaviness and other schools of thought gathered here, with many talents and a hundred schools of thought. At that time, the Jixia Academy was not only the axis of Chinese culture, but also one of the three axes of world civilization. Unfortunately, King Min of Qi was aggressive, ambitious, and arbitrary, which led to the decline of the Jixia Academy. The Jixia scholars gradually dispersed and gathered in Qin and Chu respectively.

Yi Huawei raised his head slightly, slowly swept his eyes over the people present, smiled, and said: "You are all the most knowledgeable people in the world, each of you is well-educated and talented.

However, I want to ask you today, all people in the world share the same ancestor and origin, and are all descendants of the Chinese nation. The Qin Dynasty went through hardships and dangers to unify the world. Tracing back to the origin, we have a common ancestor and the same blood. However, why do you still divide us descendants of the Chinese nation into Qin, Chu, Han, Yan, Zhao, Wei, and Qi? Shouldn't we abandon these old divisions and work together for the prosperity and strength of China as a unified identity? "

"Your Excellency is wrong!"

Kong Yu stepped out of the line and bowed, his face solemn: "Please forgive me for not agreeing with what you said. You must know that since the enfeoffment of princes in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the history of the king's court being in the center and the princes guarding it has lasted for more than a thousand years. Although we are all descendants of the Yellow Emperor and have the same origin, the ancestral system cannot be abolished. 'It is unheard of that things can last long without learning from the ancients', I hope you will be careful!"

"Oh…"

Seeing that no one objected or responded to the sitting, Yi Huawei narrowed his eyes slightly and slowly said, "I naturally know what Confucius said about the ancestral system. However, times are changing, and the general trend of the world is also constantly changing. Now that the four seas are united and the world is unified, if we still stick to the old system and don't think about reform, how can we make our Great Qin long-term and let the people of the world live and work in peace? Xuanyuan Huangdi is our common ancestor. We should regard the world as one family, abandon the old national distinctions, and work together for the welfare of the people of the world."

Kong Yu shook his head slightly and retorted: "Prime Minister, what you said is wrong. The ancestral system was established by the previous kings. It has lasted for thousands of years without decline. There must be a reason for it. If the ancestral system is changed at will, it will cause chaos in the world. Moreover, enfeoffment of princes and letting each of them guard their own land is the basis for maintaining stability in the world. Although the Qin Dynasty has unified the world, the customs and sentiments of different places are different. If the county system is forcibly implemented, it will cause public resentment."

Yi Huawei smiled and said, "Mr. Kong only knows one side of the story. Although the feudal system has its historical origins, its drawbacks have become increasingly apparent with the development of the times. The feudal lords are divided, wars are constant, and the people are suffering. Now that the Qin Dynasty has unified the world, the implementation of the county system is the general trend. The county system can strengthen centralization, unify government orders, and improve administrative efficiency. As for the different customs and sentiments in different places, I think it can be gradually resolved through cultural integration and popularization of education."

Kong Yu frowned and said, "Although what the Prime Minister said makes sense, cultural integration and education popularization are not something that can be achieved overnight. Moreover, the Qin Dynasty ruled the country with legalism, harsh laws and harsh punishments, and the people were afraid. How could they accept cultural integration and education popularization?"

Yi Huawei nodded slightly and said, "What Confucius said is not without reason. The Qin Dynasty ruled the country with the Legalists, which did have some shortcomings. But I think that the Legalists' law is not just about harsh punishments, but about ruling the country by law and taking the law as the main line. At the same time, we should also pay attention to moral governance and use morality to influence the people. Only by governing by law and morality can we truly achieve long-term stability in the country."

Kong Yu pondered for a moment and said, "The Prime Minister's rule of law and morality is indeed admirable. However, Confucianism advocates governing the country with benevolence and governing people with courtesy, which is different from the Legalist rule of law and morality. Confucianism believes that benevolence is the foundation of human beings and courtesy is the guarantee of social order. Only by promoting benevolent governance and implementing courtesy can the people be convinced and the country can be long-term and stable."

Yi Huawei smiled and said, "I also understand the Confucian benevolent government and ritual system. But I think that although benevolent government and ritual system are good, there are some problems in their actual operation. Benevolent government overemphasizes moral influence and ignores legal constraints; ritual system overemphasizes form and ignores actual results. Moreover, in today's chaotic world, it is difficult to achieve national unity and stability by relying solely on benevolent government and ritual system."

Kong Yu shook his head and said, "Your Excellency is wrong. The Confucian benevolent government and ritual system do not only emphasize moral influence and form, but also guide the people through moral influence and formal norms, so that the people will consciously abide by the social order, thus achieving long-term peace and stability of the country. In troubled times, benevolent government and ritual system are even more needed to appease the people and stabilize people's hearts."

Yi Huawei nodded slightly and said, "What Confucius said makes sense. But I think that it is difficult to achieve long-term peace and stability in the country by relying solely on benevolent governance, ritual system, or the legalist's combination of law and morality. We need to combine the strengths of each school and learn from their strengths to make up for their weaknesses."

Kong Yu pondered for a moment and said, "I deeply admire what the Prime Minister said. But there are hundreds of schools of thought, each with its own reasoning. How to integrate the strengths of each is a difficult problem."

Yi Huawei smiled and said, "I think that combining the strengths of various schools of thought is not simply piecing together their ideas, but taking the essence and discarding the dross according to the actual situation. For example, the laws of the Legalists can be used to maintain social order, the benevolence of the Confucians can be used to influence the people, the universal love of the Mohists can be used to promote social harmony, and the inaction of the Taoists can be used for recuperation. Only by organically combining the ideas of various schools can we truly achieve long-term peace and stability."

The scholars present listened quietly to the debate between Yi Huawei and Kong Yu, with different expressions. Some frowned slightly and fell into deep thought; some looked focused, staring at both sides of the debate, as if analyzing the profound meaning of every sentence; some showed a thoughtful look, as if they were inspired by the debate.

(End of this chapter)