Chapter 253 Hey, I have a bad temper!
A warm current flows along the meridians from the wrist, calming the surging Qi and blood, and the deficient Qi and blood are briefly filled with Qi.
The feeling of having blood rushing up at any time disappeared, the dizziness in the head was gone, and I no longer felt nauseous and vomited.
Lu Buwei nodded to Ying Chengjiao and said, "Okay."
Withdrawing his wrist, he gave a bitter smile and handed the bamboo slips he had been holding tightly in his hand to Ying Chengjiao.
"I didn't expect that retribution would come so quickly."
Li Si, who was standing next to him, relaxed a little when he saw that Lu Buwei handed the bamboo slips with one hand instead of holding them with both hands.
Lü Buwei and Chang'an Jun are not like the relationship between a lord and his retainers. It is not wrong to call Lü Buwei the lord.
Ying Chengjiao casually put the bamboo slips aside and grabbed Lu Buwei's hand with an impatient look on his face.
"Yue'er, go find a doctor. Uncle Lu, give me your hand . If you don't get treated quickly at your age, you will lose at least three years of your life."
The Yue girl nodded her delicate head slightly, and her beautiful hair rippled like waves. Her figure disappeared, but the fragrance on her body remained.
Lu Buwei pushed away the hand that Ying Chengjiao stretched out to help him continue to use his internal energy to stabilize his body, and pushed the bamboo slips towards Ying Chengjiao again with a serious look on his face.
"Your Majesty, read it first, and then we'll talk."
Ying Chengjiao simply refused to take the bamboo slips in front of his arm.
He raised his eyelids slightly, glared at the stubborn old man who had watched him grow up, and tapped the table heavily with his finger.
With a "dong" sound, an inch-deep hole was poked in the solid hardwood table.
Li Si was secretly amazed at this scene, thinking that his martial arts skills were not much different from those of Gai Nie and Zhao Gao who were protecting His Majesty closely.
"Put your hands here honestly, don't force me to use force."
The two equally stubborn men looked at each other. Lu Buwei sighed, with blood stains on his slightly yellow teeth, and he obediently stretched out his hand.
Compared with Ying Chengjiao, who could fight with the world's top martial arts master Yue Nu for a long time without a gun in his arms, the little martial arts that Lu Buwei learned were simply not up to par.
Instead of being forced by Ying Chengjiao to regulate your body, it is better to take the initiative.
Respect the elderly, Ying Chengjiao is very professional.
His five fingers were placed on Lu Buwei's wrist again, and he slowly transferred the moderate and peaceful internal strength he gained from practicing "Yellow Emperor" bit by bit.
Going too fast would be counterproductive and might kill Lu Buwei directly. In the eyes of doctors, Lu Buwei's current physical condition is too weak to be nourished.
"What retribution or no retribution? It's all your psychological effect. Don't let your imagination run wild. If good is really rewarded with good and evil is punished with evil, then what is the point of the Legalists? Should we dismiss Li Si?"
Ying Chengjiao thought that Lv Buwei was saying that his actions in Han were a retribution for his heart damage today, so he comforted Lv Buwei with kind words.
Relying on his inner strength, Lu Buwei, who was like a candle in the wind, sensed that now that the wind was gone, he could burn steadily and his vital signs were stable.
Only then did Ying Chengjiao feel like talking to the Left Prime Minister of Qin who had been waiting beside him without any complaints.
The prime minister's uniform that Li Si wore was a wide robe with big sleeves. He crossed his hands in front of his forehead and saluted slightly towards Ying Chengjiao. The two black sleeves covered his face, so his facial expression could not be seen.
"Chang'an Jun's words are wrong. Human nature is evil, and the Legalists use the art of criminal law as a rope to tightly lock up human nature. The Legalists seek to concentrate the power of the monarch and do everything that is beneficial to the development of the country. As the saying goes, if a sage can strengthen the country, he will not follow the law."
After dealing with Ying Chengjiao for such a long time, a very smart man like Li Si had already had a general idea of Ying Chengjiao's character and knew that Ying Chengjiao and the First Emperor were actually the same kind of people.
They like to hear flattery and don't mind having more of them around them. But the people they value and employ must have real talent and knowledge.
When talking about the Legalist theory, which he was best at, Li Si decided to refute it after thinking for a moment, showing off his talent by displaying his vast knowledge.
"You are quoting out of context." Ying Chengjiao laughed and said, "The original sentence should be: Laws are for loving the people, and rituals are for facilitating things. Therefore, if a sage can strengthen the country, he will not follow the laws. If he can benefit the people, he will not follow the rituals.
"Shang Yang said that laws and rituals are all for the purpose of protecting the people and are made to benefit the cause. There is no need to blindly follow the ancient system. As long as the sage's principles can strengthen the country, there is no need to follow the original rituals. As long as the rituals are beneficial to the people, there is no need to stick to the old rituals.
"You only talk about strengthening the country but not benefiting the people, which misinterprets Shang Yang's original intention. People who are not familiar with it would think that your Legalism is a pure utilitarianism, disregarding the lives of the people and serving the king completely."
Li Si put down his sleeves, his rigid face full of seriousness, and nodded solemnly: "Legalists are just like what Chang'an Jun said, pure utilitarians who completely serve the king. They use laws to protect the lives of the people, because the people are the king's subjects.
"If a sage can strengthen a country, he should not follow the old ways. If he can benefit the people, he should not follow the rituals. If strengthening the country and benefiting the people are contradictory, he should take the former and the latter. The king is there, the country is there, the people are there, this order must not be disturbed."
Among the hundreds of schools of thought, except the Mohist school, no other school that could gain popularity had any doctrine that spoke for the people and served the people.
For example, Confucianism hopes to restore the aristocratic doctrine of Zhou Li, Legalism values the doctrine that serves the monarch at the moment, and Taoism worships Yao, Shun, Yu and Tang and hopes to restore the ancient doctrine of the Way of Heaven.
Reason 1: The period of a Hundred Schools of Thought was the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. At that time, those who could read and write were basically aristocrats. They belonged to an aristocratic class, and their natural stance was basically also aristocratic.
Reason 2: In ancient society, where there was royal power, privileges, and no human rights, even in peacetime, it was difficult for a doctrine to gain momentum without the support of the nobility. Not to mention the Spring and Autumn and Warring States, when many heroes competed with each other, doctrines that had nothing to do with the king and the nobility disappeared without a ripple.
Ying Chengjiao and Lu Buwei looked at each other, and seeing Lu Buwei nod, he knew that Lu Buwei also recognized Li Si.
I would like to take this opportunity to talk to Li Si about the future development process of Legalism.
To realize his ideals, he alone cannot accomplish it even if he works himself to death.
With the combined efforts of many experts, he can slack off every day without hindering the world from moving forward along the path he expects.
Whoosh
A sudden and unexpected gust of wind blew into the hall.
Where the wind was blowing, there was a Yue girl with flying hair and a heroic look, and a middle-aged man wearing coarse linen clothes, who was held by the Yue girl by the back of his clothes and held a medical book in his hand .
The middle-aged man had dull eyes and looked a little dazed.
As a doctor employed by Chang'an Jun's mansion, he had just been memorizing medical books in his room.
As soon as I heard the sound of the door, my body felt lighter and my feet were lifted off the ground.
The sound of the wind was whistling in my ears, and I couldn't see the scenery clearly. I could only see myself moving backwards.
"Lord."
After his feet landed on the ground and he paused for a moment, the middle-aged doctor saw Ying Chengjiao in front of him, and called out softly while holding a medical book.
He turned around and glanced at the Yue girl who was unbuttoning her clothes behind him, then turned back to look at Ying Chengjiao.
He smiled bitterly and said, "Why are you in such a hurry?"
Ying Chengjiao glanced at the Yue girl, who raised her chin proudly as if to say, "You don't need to praise me."
The Yue woman who handled secret matters for Zhao Ji had always been so efficient.
"It's the old man who has something to do."
As soon as Lu Buwei opened his mouth, the middle-aged doctor's eyes moved to his face, and his expression changed as soon as he saw it.
“This is heartbreaking!”
He thought to himself, no wonder he was in such a hurry, and took out the silver needle he carried with him.
Ying Chengjiao made way for the middle-aged doctor, who then protected Lu Buwei's heart meridian with silver needles and then took his pulse to determine his specific condition.
"The Left Prime Minister once said that all schools of thought change with the times and circumstances. I wonder if this statement has changed in the Left Prime Minister's mind today?"
As Ying Chengjiao spoke, he took the bamboo slips beside him and gently unfolded them.
“Unchanged.”
Chang'an Jun really values talent and learning.
Li Si was delighted and a smile appeared on his face.
"It's good that it hasn't changed. No matter how the laws are changed, the Qin Dynasty will always rule the country by law. But the laws of that time are not the laws of today, and the laws of peace should not be the same as the laws of war. If the Left Prime Minister doesn't mind, then I will ask for your help."
"I really wish for it, but I dare not ask for it."
Li Si said with great joy.
He knew that agreeing to this statement would mean that he would be labeled as a member of the Chang'an Junfu and firmly tied to Ying Chengjiao.
This was exactly what he wanted.
Li Si didn't care how the Legalists changed.
Li Si could make the Legalists become whatever the superiors wanted them to be.
Li Si studied Confucianism and spread the law, all not for the sake of the doctrine itself.
It was for his own success and for power and status.
After receiving Li Si's affirmative answer, Ying Chengjiao began to carefully read the bamboo slips brought back by Lu Buwei.
As soon as one saw the names in front of it, which were the names of cities in Han, one knew that this bamboo slip was something that Lu Buwei had been working on day and night for the past few days.
These are definitely not the names that Uncle Lu asked me to look at. I don’t recognize any of them.
Ying Chengjiao looked at ten rows at a time and directly pulled to the far left, his eyes wide open.
[Lü Buwei, how does it feel to have your orders not carried out? 】
Just by looking at this line of words, Ying Chengjiao could feel the resentment, anger and hatred from them.
He recognized that it was written by the First Emperor himself, not by Zhao Gao, but by Gai Nie.
"Uncle Lu, you have indeed suffered retribution." Ying Chengjiao looked up and said seriously.
This retribution did not come from heaven, but from the First Emperor.
"Your Majesty, if this is the case, I cannot continue. I only ask that you go to Xianyang Palace once."
Whenever Lü Buwei moved his mouth or spoke, the silver needles on his face began to tremble.
Looking at his head, it looks like a talking cactus.
"I'm not going."
Ying Chengjiao shook his head.
The last time he frightened Zhao Ji, he had her beaten up by his great-uncle, forcing her to return to Yong on her own.
Although the First Emperor, an insider and indulgent person, knew the reason, he was still in a bad mood and felt that his nose was not a nose and his eyes were not eyes.
At this moment, Ying Chengjiao didn't want to go in and get scolded.
"Then this..."
The cactus is speechless.
He had been prime minister for nearly half of his life, and he had never encountered a situation where the monarch was angry about national affairs.
He had always believed that there was nothing wrong in not giving the First Emperor real power, but he began to reflect on whether he had suppressed the First Emperor too harshly.
The First Emperor read books on Confucianism, Legalism, Mohism, Taoism, and military science, but he believed that the Legalists were the ones who could govern and strengthen the country.
Therefore, as soon as he came to power, he wanted to restore Shang Yang's policies, which ran counter to the eclectic ideas held by Lu Buwei.
In the context of ideological conflict, Lu Buwei, who was dissatisfied with the rule of the First Emperor, acted arbitrarily and stubbornly, and disapproved of most of the Legalist policies implemented by the First Emperor.
It was not that he intended to suppress the First Emperor and the royal power, but he really thought that doing so would be detrimental to the Qin State.
The First Emperor's reply made him so angry that he wanted to vomit blood, because the First Emperor did not consider national affairs at all, but was targeting him personally.
Lu Buwei understood the meaning of this sentence as: I do not accept any of your political views.
"Nothing, nothing."
Ying Chengjiao found a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and wrote at the end of the memorial in front of Lu Buwei.
【Brother, please give me some face.】
He handed it to Li Si and said, "Re-present it to my brother the Emperor."
"only."
Li Si obeyed the order and bowed to Ying Chengjiao.
"There are no such empty formalities in the Chang'an Jun Mansion." Ying Chengjiao said casually.
A smile broke out on Li Si's face. He raised his head, put down his hands, and behaved very obediently.
"only."
He had performed the same ritual every time he came to Chang'an Jun's mansion several times before, and Ying Chengjiao had never said anything to him.
This time when he was told about the rules of Chang'an Jun Mansion, Li Si thought it was another sign of his integration into Chang'an Jun Mansion.
Li Si did not think that not observing etiquette was a sign of disrespect. This Legalist who studied Confucianism and practiced law believed that one should follow the rules of whoever one serves.
For example, one should not perform formalities in the Chang'an Jun Mansion. This is Ying Chengjiao's rule, and it is a law.
The greatest rule in the world is the law.
The masters of various schools of thought not only preached their doctrines verbally.
If you observe carefully, you will find that his behavior, mannerisms and thoughts are all consistent with his own doctrines.
This is how thoughts change people.
"Wait a minute."
Ying Chengjiao called Li Si.
As he approached the door, Li Si, holding the memorial, looked back in confusion, but this time he did not salute.
"First check whether the names are correct. Uncle Lu has not been involved in government affairs for ten years, so he may not be able to find a suitable candidate for Handi."
My royal brother is not a petty person. He shouldn’t be angry about such trivial things that happened back then. Is there something wrong with the list?
When Lu Buwei heard this, he immediately became excited.
How could Jiao'er question my selection? I have been searching for three days and two nights!
The cactus trembled violently. The middle-aged doctor who was treating it frowned and inserted a needle into a vital point of Lu Buwei.
Lu Buwei was very conscious, but he could no longer control his body and could not move.
"Don't move if you want to live!"
Doctors hate patients who don't take their illness seriously the most. If you don't take it seriously, why do you see a doctor?
"only."
In front of his lord, his lord's lord, Li Si chose the latter very decisively and unfolded the memorial to read it carefully.
As a close minister and favorite of the First Emperor, and someone who had held a high position in the court for ten years, Li Si was very familiar with the names on the list.
After an incense stick of time, Li Si closed the memorial and said seriously: "It is too late for me to write this list."
I would say the list is correct!
Lu Buwei's eyes rolled back and forth.
Ying Chengjiao nodded thoughtfully and said, "Then send it over. I'll see what my brother has to say."
"only."
In the evening, the memorial was brought into the Xianyang Palace along with other memorials.
The next day.
Li Si knew that Ying Chengjiao got up late, so he chose to go to Chang'an Jun Mansion with the memorial at noon.
Ying Chengjiao and Lu Buwei, who were recuperating in the mansion and did not check in at the Prime Minister's Mansion, unfolded the memorial and saw two big words written by the First Emperor at the end.
[No! ]
"Hey I have a bad temper!"
Ying Chengjiao didn't even want to eat, so he rode out of Chang'an Jun Mansion and headed straight for Xianyang Palace.
