Chapter VII Abandoning and dividing seals, establishing prefectures and counties
"Ah!" Qin Yiren's words had just finished speaking, and there was only a sound of exclamation. The sound was loud, like thunder, almost lifting the roof of the hall away.
Not only scholars from Shandong, but also well-educated scholars were surprised, but also ministers from Qin were shocked.
That is, Fan Sui, Wang Jian, Huang Shigong, Wei Liao, Li Si, Han Fei, Fan Zeng, Meng Wu, Meng Ao, and Cai Ze, who are not shocked?
You should know that in the minds of the ancients, saints were supreme beings, extremely sacred, and everyone should respect them and not have any disrespectful words.
Even if you don’t accept their views and the way of acting cannot be so direct. It is too amazing to say that saints are used to step on. Who can not be shocked? Who dares not be shocked?
"Your Majesty, are you joking?" Fan Sui was stunned for a long time before he realized, and hurriedly reminded Qin Yiren.
If this is spread, Qin Yiren will definitely be called an arrogant person and will be criticized. Fan Sui has a good intention.
"Yes, the lord is joking." Wang Jian and the others quickly agreed to reduce the seriousness of the matter.
"It's a joke, it's a joke." All court officials and scholars from Shandong, and those who are well-educated agree.
Unifying the world is a great cause. It is very respectable for Qin Yiren to accomplish such a great cause. They admire Qin Yiren and do not want him to be criticized.
However, their kindness was in vain, and Qin Yiren said, "I didn't laugh."
"This..." Fan Sui was suffocated and hurriedly said, "How can you explain this?"
I originally thought Qin Yiren was joking, but I didn't expect it. Qin Yiren actually admitted that he was not joking and his kindness was in vain.
Then, with Fan Sui's talent, it would have been unexpected that Qin Yiren said this, and there must be a reason for it.
"You must be very surprised, why did I say such arrogant words? " Qin Yiren stood up, glanced at the people in the hall, his eyes flashed, and said, "I will explain your doubts for you."
All of them stretched their necks and widened their eyes, staring at Qin Yiren, trying to figure it out.
"Chunyu Yue, when you mentioned the former king, that is, the saint, do you know what a saint is?" Qin Yiren did not directly explain his doubts, but asked Chunyu Yue.
"This..." Chunyu Yue never expected Qin Yiren to ask him a question, and he didn't react for a while and was a little confused.
"Your Majesty, you are called a saint." Chunyu Yue was stunned for a moment, and finally realized, hurriedly explaining what a saint is.
"Yeah." All the people in the palace agreed with this, which was also the most popular explanation about the saint at that time.
"Wrong!" Qin Yiren flatly rejected it.
"Ah!" Another scream of exclamation sounded, each looking in disbelief, as if he was a ghost.
"A saint is called a saint" at that time, which was the most popular definition of "saints", that is, "stop at the highest good", which means that there is no one more perfect than a saint.
It is such a convincing explanation. Qin Yiren was wrong, who can not be surprised?
"It's a big mistake." Qin Yiren also added a special sentence.
These words were like thunder, thundering on everyone's hearts, and they were all like wooden stakes.
"In your mind, the Three Kings and Five Emperors Zhou Gong are called saints, right? Do you know why they became saints?" Qin Yiren's eyes flashed and he asked back.
The Three Kings and Five Emperors have made great contributions and have made great contributions to China. They are recognized saints. However, as for why they became saints, they can really ask people.
"Your Majesty, the reason why the Three Kings and Five Emperors are saints is because they have made great contributions to the world and praised them for their future generations." Chunyu Yue thought for a while and said.
"Although your words are reasonable, they are not accurate enough." Qin Yiren shook his head and said, "You only know their success, but not why they succeed. The reason why they succeed is because they have keen insight, can grasp the context of the times, and know how to restore peace to the world. In one sentence, 'Go to the times and achieve success."
Later generations praised the Three Kings and Five Emperors Zhou Gong because they achieved great success and benefited the people. Confucianism even regarded them as dogma and kept promoting the "laws and the former kings".
However, Confucianism did not see why they succeeded. Otherwise, Confucius and Mencius would not have advocated "self-restrained self-restraint and regained etiquette" and demanded the restoration of Zhou Gong's outdated political philosophy.
"When the Three Kings and Five Emperors, there were the veins of their era and the needs of their era. However, the Three Kings and Five Emperors are almost thousands of years from the times we are in. The veins of our era are very different from their times." Qin Yiren counted with his fingers and said: "When the Three Kings and Five Emperors, China was just as big as the Central Plains, and the territory of the Great Qin is now vast, hundreds of times more; the mouths of the Three Kings and Five Emperors were sparse, and the mouths of the Great Qin are now, no less than 20 million, hundreds of times more than those of the Three Kings and Five Emperors. There have been great changes in mountains and rivers. If we practice the previous kings and use the method of the Three Kings and Five Emperors to govern our era, we will definitely not succeed."
"It's reasonable." Fan Sui, Wang Jian, Huang Shigong, Wei Liao, and Li Si, who have outstanding political wisdom, agree with this statement, and it's all about the key points.
Of course, not everyone has the political wisdom of theirs, and many people shook their heads and disagreed.
Chunyu Yue argued loudly and said, "Your Majesty, if you do not rule the previous kings, you cannot rule. When you return to unity today, you must follow the laws of the previous kings to make the world peaceful."
This person is famous for his pedanticism, and he is always in a saint's way.
"Yes, the saint's laws cannot be abolished." An echo immediately rang out.
There are many people who think of this.
"Chunyu Yue, I ask you, how many feet of cloth should you wear when you were three years old?" Qin Yiren did not answer positively, but asked again.
"Two feet." Chunyu Yue didn't answer, but had to answer because he wanted to figure out what medicine he sold in Qin Yiren's gourd!
"How many feet of cloth do you need to wear when you were seven years old?" Qin Yiren asked again.
"Three feet."
"Where are ten years old?"
"Five feet."
"How many feet do you need to cloth now?"
"Seven feet."
Qin Yiren and Chunyu Yue asked questions and answers, which attracted everyone to open their eyes and looked at Qin Yiren. What does this robe have to do with the state affairs discussed?
"Chunyu Yue, can you still wear a robe made of two-foot cloth as a child?" Qin Yiren asked again.
"No." There is such an obvious thing, I still have to ask about it here. Chunyu Yueda was disdainful and couldn't stop the corner of his mouth.
"Why can't it?" Qin Yiren asked again.
"Swish!" Chunyu Yue sneered and said, "If you understand so clearly, why should you ask more questions?" He was disdainful to answer.
"What you said is nothing more than that your body embryo is taller. The clothes made of two-foot cloth in childhood are no longer suitable for your body embryo. If you understand this principle, why don't you understand that the time of the Three Kings and Five Emperors are no longer suitable for today and today?" Qin Yiren then gave a conclusion: "The time of the Three Kings and Five Emperors is like your childhood, and now the current situation is like you are now, do you understand?"
"Miao-!Miao-!Miao-!" As soon as Qin Yiren finished speaking, a sound of praise sounded, and many people nodded slightly, agreeing very much.
This metaphor is very vivid. The era of the Three Kings and Five Emperors was the beginning of China, and many things were in the bud. By the Warring States Period, it can be said that it had achieved great success, with a wider territory and a wider audience.
"This..." Chunyu Yue wanted to refute it, but he couldn't find the words to refute it.
He wanted to refute it unless he admitted that he could still wear the robe he made of two-foot cloth as a child.
"If the Qin Dynasty wants to govern the world well, it must step on the shoulders of the saints. Only in this way can one stand high, see far, and make far-sighted plans, so that the world will be peaceful and achieve greater achievements." Qin Yiren said with a loud voice: "Instead of the King of Dharma, regardless of whether the previous kings did, they copied it in a sly manner. The experience of the saint's successful experience can be learned from; the lessons of the saints must be learned from, and this is the correct method."
"Okay!" A cheering sounded.
After Qin Yiren's explanation and persuasion, many people have turned around and agree with this statement.
"The method of the three generations is to divide the feudal. Do you know the terrible consequences of the feudal?" Qin Yiren rushed to Chunyu Yue and said, "The first thing is to divide the feudal is not conducive to the emperor's restraining the princes. The princes have land, cities, and wealth, and food. They can do whatever they want, and do not obey the emperor's orders. Some people even raise troops to fight against the emperor. This is an old story in the Zhou Dynasty, and this is an important reason for the decline of the Zhou Dynasty."
The feudal system cannot effectively control the princes because the princes have land, cities, people, and money and food. They can establish an army and have the strength to challenge the emperor.
At the beginning of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, there was a war between the Emperor of Zhou and the princes, but the result was that the Emperor of Zhou was defeated. Therefore, the Emperor of Zhou greatly reduced the prestige of the Emperor, and the matter of not losing the Emperor was endless. In this way, the Emperor of Zhou could not control the princes.
"The second is not good, it is not good for integrity, and it does not care about the common people." Qin Yiren leaned his finger and said, "Duke Zhou built Luoyi and brought the princes to the king. One is to investigate the achievements, and the other is to collect tributes from the princes, that is, gifts. The Zhou family determines whether the princes are loyal to the princes based on the slightest and seriousness of the gifts. This will lead to a misunderstanding. Those who have ulterior motives will use this to deceive the emperor. Chunyu Yue, you are a well-educated person, so you should know how many such things are?"
"Yes, many, many, it can be said that it is endless." Chunyu Yue didn't want to answer, but had to answer because this is the fact.
"If the emperor wants to receive gifts, the princes will imitate it. I will accept you. In the end, all etiquette and laws will be thrown out of the sky, and it will become exploitation and no longer care about the people's feelings." Qin Yiren sighed and said, "The territory of Shandong is wider than that of Daqin, and there are more people than Daqin, but in the end it was destroyed by Daqin. What is the reason? Because they exploited excessively, the taxes are uncertain, and they can be changed at any time, and the people of the country have a hard time. Chunyu Yue, you are from Qi, do you know how the people of Qi hate such things?"
"Know." The cold sweat fell on Chunyu Yue's forehead.
What Qin Yiren said was the truth, and everyone had to admit that it was true. This kind of exploitation started with the Emperor of Zhou. Zhou Tiankaizi wanted to receive gifts and tributes, so how could the princes not accept it?
It’s true that the upward movement and the downward movement is true!
"The third disadvantage of the feudal system is that there is no chance for a talented man to stand out." Qin Yi said in a deep voice: "Not all of you, but most of you, are the sadness of whether there is any use of skills, right?"
"Yes." A loud response sounded, like thunder, and many people shook their heads and felt regretful.
"Look at the court again, Fan Sui, Huang Shi, Wei Liao, Meng Ao, Han Fei, Li Si, Cai Ze, and Fan Zeng, they were all from Shandong. The reason they entered Qin was because the Qin had a place to use their talents. The reason why the Qin could provide them with the place to use their skills was because the Qin implemented the county system, not the feudal system." Qin Yiren pointed at Fan Sui and the others and said.
Fan Sui, Huang Shi, Wei Liao, Meng Ao, Han Fei, Li Si, Cai Ze, Fan Zeng were not Qin people, but were valued in Qin because Qin did not implement a feudal system, but a county system. Talented people can be valued, and those without talent can only stand aside, and there will be no phenomenon of "standing in a pit and not shit".
Chapter completed!