Da Qin: Rebuked the dissatisfied ministers, held the sword towards the emperor at the beginning

Chapter 59 I come, I see, I conquer!
At a specific historical stage, one person has to stand up, take on the sins, and gather all the merits of the past!
no doubt!

The first emperor in history was such a person, a strategist who controlled the army's martial arts noble faction, and carried forward his domineering to the extreme!
Unify Kyushu!
Overwhelm the Eight Desolations!

I come, I see, I conquer!
Until the moment when the Great Qin collapsed, the empire never stopped attacking. Relying on the inertia of war, it still included the lands of Baiyue into the territory of China!

Can you say that this is not the achievement of the First Emperor?

Of course not!

The only thing we can say is... the first emperor was in a hurry, one generation has its own mission, but the first emperor wanted to accomplish all of his achievements in one battle, and within a limited life, sway the infinite domineering.

Then Da Qin is destined to use its wreckage and ashes to witness the rise of the next empire...

But whatever.

The wreckage of Daqin has always been stored in the foundation of China's Guozuo!
Even if a thousand generations pass by!

All adjustments to the administrative system and perfection of laws must be based on the Qin system.

more importantly……

Ying Zheng used extreme dominance to force the people of Kyushu to have a unified concept.

This kind of fundamental change in ideology can only be forged by the ultimate domineering!

Break and stand!
Big break!

In contrast, the so-called Way of the Holy King seems to be a joke for idealists...

suddenly!

"What crime is in the present age, but merit in the future, violent theory, you are completely violent!"

Kong Bai said angrily: "Anyone who uses the country and the people to fill their own ambitions under the banner of eternal generations is a proper theory of tyranny! A tyrant!"

Kong Bai could not agree with the saying that crimes lie in the present, but merit lies in the future.

After all, how will the current situation be after thousands of generations...

Who can know?

Why do you say that as long as the crime is in the present age, the merits will surely last forever?
If not...

Then this is just a game of using the people and the country to fill the emperor's selfish desires and ambitions!
He Kong Bai will never admit it!

however!
What Kong Bai didn't know was...

As a time traveler, Yin Lie's vision spans 5000 years in China,

Yin Lie is able to define what is crime in the present age and merit in the future.

"Since ancient times, there have been four ways, namely: the way of the emperor, the way of the emperor, the way of the king, and the way of domineering!"

Yin Lie was indifferent: "If you don't order punishment, you are called an emperor!"

"Then the three emperors followed the Tao and naturally adapted to the world."

"If there are orders but no penalties, you are called an emperor!"

"Then the five emperors inspired the people of Kyushu with their virtues."

"Rewarding the good and punishing the evil, the affairs of the princes, the king!"

"So the three kings helped the world with benevolence, righteousness and propriety."

"Raise an army, make an oath, and challenge the world with faith, and call it a tyrant!"

"So the five hegemons used their power and troops to fight against the Central Plains!"

……

In summary.

It can be seen that there is a trajectory of inheritance, and the legendary way of control begins to become more and more down-to-earth and more and more realistic!
The way of the emperor, the virtue of the emperor, the etiquette of the king, the soldier of the overlord!

The times are developing!
The Way of Dominance is also constantly being iteratively updated!
So, can Kong Bai's way of the sage king be used as the basis for the rule of the next era?
Obviously not!

"Kong Pushe, from the way of the emperor, the virtue of the emperor, the etiquette of the king, and the soldiers of the tyrant, we can take advantage of the trend to explore the evolution of the ideas of the sages of the Spring and Autumn Period..."

Yin Lie sorted out his thoughts: "Lao Tzu, the founder of the Taoist school, first proposed [Inaction of the Tao], and Confucius continued to learn from it, and finally perfected [Li]. The subsequent era conformed to the heyday of the Spring and Autumn Period, and a hundred schools of thought contended. Until it set off the rise of oriental culture!"

"However, the [rituals] with [the enfeoffment system] as the core are destined to be no longer applicable to today's Great Qin. Although the Spring and Autumn Period was at its peak, the following hundreds of years of disputes during the Warring States Period and the division of Kyushu resulted in the death of countless people in the war."

"On the other hand, Mo Zi's [love] is not to conquer the world, but to love all his life. Mo Zhai was born as a human being, but he wanted to do the things of gods and gods. This is destined to [love] also fade away with time!"

“Mencius’ [righteousness] often warns us to always examine ourselves, but the noise in this world is too much and too loud, so [righteousness] is destined to be drowned.”

"Finally, we have just ushered in the extremely domineering and pessimistic [Fa]..."

……

Tao, virtue, etiquette, soldiers!
Tao, etiquette, love, righteousness, and law!

From the absolute height of the traveler.

The ancient way of governing is surprisingly consistent with the evolution of Spring and Autumn thought!

They all start with [Tao], [Virtue] and [Li] as the backbone, until they lead to the end of [Dharma]!

Although the love and righteousness in the middle have not become the foundation of Huaxia's Guozuo.

But it has also slowly merged into the blood and soul of our descendants of the Yellow Emperor!
This is the supreme achievement of the ancient sages and the sages of the Spring and Autumn Period...

"Years ago! The Western Zhou Dynasty completely collapsed. In the early Spring and Autumn Period, many border princes were killed by the Rong and Di. There was no strong country in the Central Plains, causing war to spread all over the barbarians!"

Yin Lie waved his hand and said: "And the invasion of foreign enemies is not the most dangerous thing, what is really fatal is... the collapse of the Western Zhou Dynasty, which caused a complete chaos in China's ideology!"

"Fortunately, there are heroes in troubled times, not to mention many sages coming on stage!"

"[Tao] is always there, unmoving, no matter how the facts change, Lao Tzu's thoughts are indisputable."

"[Li] shines in Spring and Autumn!"

"[Love] is short-lived when the rituals collapse and the joy breaks down!"

"[Righteousness] influences the world quietly."

"The [law] has been handed down to all ages, and it will last forever."

……

In Yin Lie's opinion, Lao Tzu's level is really too high.

It is not even an exaggeration to say...

Lao Tzu was flying ahead, and the times were chasing behind, but the times couldn't catch up no matter how hard they chased.

In the end, only Confucius can adapt to the times.

And Mo Di is the carnival of extreme idealists. The legendary world of Datong will never be reflected in reality.

"Kong Pu shot!"

Yin Lie finished laying the groundwork and began to wonder: "Based on the above-mentioned inheritance context, your [Saint King's Way]... is nothing more than adding [Saint] in front of [King's Way]!"

"If this is the way of practice that you have just understood after decades of retreat, then I can only say..."

"You can't even comprehend the core tenet of Legalism's hegemony in the present age and the merits in the future. It shows how narrow your vision is!"

"And the so-called [Way of the Holy King], in my opinion, is nothing more than a clown's superfluous step, just learning to walk in Handan!"

……

Speaking of which!

Yin Lie's aura rose again!
He also started pressing towards Kong Bai step by step!

"The hero of a generation, the emperor of the ages!"

"How can you accept the limitation of the saint frame in your mouth? Is there any comparison between the saint you admired by the Kong family in Qufu and the Kyushu co-lord?"

"Can Confucius be compared with King Wen of Zhou?"

"Not to mention you Kong Bai and Shihuang!"

"Kong Pushe, you just followed the trend of the sky and failed to force my emperor, but now you want to carry the law of a saint so that future generations will be kings!"

"Kong Bai...restricting the power of the emperor and suppressing the king with holiness, what should you do!?"

……

The emperor has his own way of ruling.A specific period requires a specific [Tao]!
Kong Bai insisted on adding a [Holy] in front, which is definitely a proper restriction!

On the other hand, the secular celebrities in the opposition, if they carry forward self-denial and reverence to the extreme, and then sacrifice their lives to become holy, it is indeed worthy of praise.

For example, Mo Zhai of the Mohist school is a perfect god-man, the ultimate idealist, and the soul of the Mohist school.

It is assumed that Mo Di can apotheosis himself like the later Jesus.

The spirit of Mohist thought lasts forever.

It will not be divided like this.

It's a pity, it's all over.

So in reality, have any kings practiced [The Way of the Holy King]?

There really is...

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Xianggang of the Song Dynasty, in order to practice [benevolence and righteousness], finally destroyed the country and the family!
This is the naive end of the emperor blindly insisting on benevolence and righteousness!

"Nonsense, nonsense!"

Kong Bai roared and retorted: "Qin Lie, don't take it out of context. I'm self-denial, return to etiquette, and the world should be benevolent. This is the ideal of sages! How can you use the saint to suppress the king and limit the imperial power!?"

Kong Bai said Qin Lie was too cruel!
Come up and give him a big crime against the Yi tribe!

No room left at all!
"Ha! I took it out of context!?"

Yin Lie sneered and said: "Kong Pushe, the core of your [Way of the Holy King]: inner sage and outer king, is taken from Zhuangzi's words!"

"However, Zhuangzi's very famous point of view is: perfect people have no self, gods and men have no merit, and sages have no name!"

"Kong Pushe... am I taking the words out of context, or are you using one-sided Confucian principles to forcibly bridge the so-called [Way of the Holy King]!"

"You didn't say a word about Song Xianggong who practiced [benevolence and righteousness], and Lu Guo's strict adherence to [ritual law] made the ruler weak and his ministers strong. You also avoided talking about it!"

……

The land of Qufu is the State of Lu!
Once the fiefdom of Duke Zhou...

After the Duke of Zhou made rituals and made fun, he also practiced etiquette and other things in the fiefdom.

This made every generation of monarchs in the Lu Kingdom become mediocre and weak due to the limitations of etiquette and law!

For example: Wen Jiang of the Four Great Demon Girls in the Spring and Autumn Period, her husband is Duke Huan of Lu. As a result, when Wen Jiang returned to Qi to visit his relatives, he had an affair with his elder brother, Duke Xiang of Qi!
How could Duke Huan of Lu, who had been a good student since childhood, accept this?
My husband’s ex-accomplice NTR!
Duke Huan of Lu went to argue with Duke Xiang of Qi, but his ribs were broken by the guards and he died!

It can be said to be extremely aggrieved!
Also.

Looking at every generation of monarchs in the Lu Kingdom, they are all extremely mediocre!

In summary!

Yin Lie can completely conclude that the so-called [The Way of the Holy King] will not work at all!
There is indeed nothing wrong with the teachings of the sages.

The virtue of a king is the cornerstone of a state!
But if the king only has virtue and no means or city, then he will become a toy and decoration of the saint's framework!

Let Confucianism fool you at will!

"Kong Bai, you don't even know what a real emperor is!"

Yin Lie shouted loudly: "One emperor through the ages, he should have unprecedented ambitions. Laughter is more crazy than people, and anger is more angry than people. Only when it is clear and turbid, can it be the ultimate god!"

"That's it! Only then will all the capable ministers and officials come together under the banner of the emperor's ambition to create a common prosperous age!"

"Either unify the mountains and rivers for thousands of miles, or create a world of peace and tranquility!"

"At that time! The emperor's rule of law will be able to obey the destiny of Tao, the education of Confucianism, the rule of law, the military of soldiers, the construction of engineering, the celestial phenomena of yin and yang, and even... the business world with economic reform and opening up as its core. Prosperity!"

……

Your single Confucian way of the Holy King!
How can it be compared with the essence of the various schools of thought?

Simply wanting to make the world return to benevolence through self-restraint and return to ritual, a prosperous age will come...

joke!

And it's ridiculous!
Especially in a dream!
"You...you...impossible!"

In Kong Bai's mind, Yin Lie's theory of the essence of a hundred schools of thought was constantly echoing, plus that sentence of the emperor's ambition banner, which is both clear and turbid, and only then can one reach the extreme of the gods and men!
"Qin Lie...at your age...how could you have such profound insight..."

Kong Bai looked at Yin Lie at this moment, as if he saw a ghost!
"Hehe! Kong Pushe, I have already said that you are too short-sighted!"

With the outcome already decided, Yin Lie slowly put away the awe-inspiring righteousness around him.

He no longer needs to use his momentum to overwhelm his opponents.

Or rather.

Kong Bai...

My Taoist heart has been damaged, and I am no longer qualified to stand in front of him and debate with him!
suddenly!

"no!"

Kong Bai took a deep breath, and he said a little crazy: "Qin Lie! Even if you put forward the essence of a hundred schools of thought, it still cannot fully prove that the old man's [The Way of the Holy King] is wrong!"

Kong Bai really can't afford to lose!
He could only cling to his last reliance, the moral high ground he occupied was not completely shattered by Yin Lie!
"Ha ha!"

Yin Lie sneered and said: "Kong Pushe, since you insist on pestering me, then I will do as you wish!"

"Even if you don't talk about the framework of supporting the country with the essence of a hundred schools of thought, you still use the saint to suppress the king, restrict the imperial power, and want to use the saint's decree and the subsequent generations of kings..."

“Let’s just talk about the core of the [Way of the Holy King] you proposed: inner saint and outer king.”

"Could it be that if you do everything you can to achieve [Inner Sage], you will surely be able to achieve [Outer King]?"

"Mo Zhai, the founder of the Mohist school, is a living saint recognized by the Spring and Autumn Period. He has no moral defects, but the Mohist family still fell into the end of today's fragmentation!"

"How famous is Song Xianggong's benevolence and righteousness? As a result, he was benevolent and righteous when he succeeded, and he was benevolent and righteous when he was defeated. Don't you see where the Song Kingdom is today?"

"There is also Lu Buwei, who proposed [following the way of heaven, responding to the way of the king], abolishing the law of beheading and recording merit, and implementing the [system of righteous soldiers], and intends to carry out the act of [replacing heaven and defeating Zhou]... This is even worse than your [way of the sage king] Even more [Royal Way]!"

"But what's the result? If Daqin really follows the national policy line formulated by Lu Buwei to unify the world, I really don't know how many people will be called emperors and how many people will be crowned kings in the future!"

……

Yin Lie had analyzed it before.

Lu Buwei is a very powerful person, based on the way of heaven, he set off a trend of encroaching on the Central Plains!

And with the banner of kingship, establish the legal rationality of the Great Qin's rule of the Central Plains!
The way of heaven and the way of kings go hand in hand!
This is many times more powerful than Kong Bai's so-called sage king's way!
however!
Lu Buwei's policy of national unification took too long, ranging from decades to over a century.

The problem is that.

With the abolition of decapitation, the military title system is bound to collapse because of the loss of fairness!
Lu Buwei couldn't come up with a solution.

As a result, the entire national policy of unifying the law of heaven and the law of kings in parallel seems extremely contradictory and cannot be reconciled at all.

The same reason.

The way of the Holy King has the same problem.

Whether it's in a troubled world, or in a governing world...

The way of the Holy King is sound and sounds good in theory, but if it is implemented in practice, it can be applied in practice.

It will definitely be a mess, beyond words!

Because the king is weak and the minister is strong...

Kong Bai also couldn't give him a solution, he only talked about him, and he was too selfish!

At last!
Yin Lie said indifferently: "Patriarch Kong, if you are defeated, you will become [Holy] if you succeed, and you will become [Holy] if you lose. In my opinion, you should return to the ancestral hall of the Kong family in Qufu and continue to retreat to serve your Spring and Autumn ancestors. Confucius... After all, this is the only meaning of your existence left for the rest of your life!"

The voice didn't fall!

"..."

Kong Bai's eyes widened with anger, he only felt that he was burned internally, as if Yin Lie had killed his entire body!

next moment!
"puff!"

Kong Bai spat out blood...

A note for future generations: The contemporary head of the Confucian family in Qufu, during the period of enshrining Zen in Mount Tai, spattered all directions with blood!
The reputation inherited from the direct line of the sages of the Spring and Autumn Period!

Forever lost!
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(End of this chapter)