Chapter 312 Give this world a new answer
A white dove circled over Shangjun and then descended diagonally.
Soon, a piece of letter paper half the size of a palm fell into Ying Fusu's hands. It recorded the new policy of abolishing the towers on November 15th and the new crime of obscenity added to the Qin law.
After more than a month in Shangjun in the northwest, Ying Fusu had changed more than he had in the dozen years he had spent in Xianyang City.
He truly took charge of local affairs and dealt with major and minor matters. He learned knowledge that he could not learn from classics and deeply realized the difficulties of his father and uncle.
Regardless of other things, just the fact that his uncle has been keeping a low profile for the past ten years is something he only recently realized and understood, and he has a little understanding of the reasons, because Han Fei did the same.
It is obvious that most of the government decrees came from Han Fei, who himself had a speech impediment, and Han Fei played a leading role in most of the reforms in Shangjun, but the person who issued each new decree was Ying Fusu.
At first he did not understand why this happened and was very disgusted with Han Fei's behavior. His father, who was on the throne, disdained to take credit for the achievements of his ministers, and the noble-minded Prince of Qin was the same.
He asked Han Fei, who patiently taught him everything he knew:
This is a process of building momentum. If he wants to quickly establish the prestige of Ying Fusu in the seven northwestern counties and win the hearts of the people in the seven northwestern counties, the fastest way is to take all the credit on himself.
As for why the First Emperor did not do this, it was because he no longer needed to do so. Having conquered the six kingdoms, the First Emperor no longer needed to establish his prestige through these means, as he had already passed this stage.
Ying Fusu didn't understand and questioned. In his impression, his father had never been in such a stage. He was always strong and powerful.
Han Fei cited the example of his uncle who retired at the height of his career when the First Emperor first came to the throne and did not take any credit for his work for ten years. However, in the first New Year after the First Emperor unified the country, he shouted "anti-heaven" during the wax festival, and asked the prince of Qin to think about the reasons behind this.
More than a month passed, and as the eyes of the soldiers and civilians in Shangjun looked at him from the initial awe to the current awe and love, Ying Fusu no longer hesitated and silently accepted Han Fei's offer of credit.
With a slightly dark complexion and noticeably rough skin, Ying Fusu, whose appearance had been slightly changed by the northwest wind and sand, had shed his childishness and naivety and begun to become calm and mature.
Holding the letter from Xianyang, he walked into an inconspicuous room in the Shangjun County Governor's Mansion. This small room, less than 30 square meters, was Han Fei's office.
After entering, he first called "Sir", then slightly shook the letter in his hand to make Han Fei focus on the letter.
"The Emperor has already banned the towers in the Guanzhong area."
Han Fei was a little surprised.
Based on his understanding of the First Emperor, this should not be something the First Emperor would do.
He took the letter and read it. After seeing the crime of obscenity, he was sure that it was the restless monarch who took action.
[Your Majesty, you think the seven northwestern counties are too small and that your actions are too slow. ]
"gentlemen."
"Um?"
“Why must the tower be banned?”
Han Fei took out paper and pen and started writing quickly.
For him, words longer than one syllable can be spoken faster than they can be written, especially after the implementation of simplified Chinese characters.
[The prince has already asked about this matter, but I have not explained it to him.]
"Because Fusu learned today that the towers have been removed, the prostitutes in the towers in the north will return home and become secret prostitutes."
【No surprise.】
"He was doing things at home, why did he want to demolish the building?"
【atmosphere.】
"atmosphere?"
[That’s right, Prince. Do you still remember what Fei told you about the dispute between you and Your Majesty over the “law” and “technique” of the Legalists? ]
Ying Fusu nodded. He remembered this incident very clearly.
He was able to convince Han Fei, the first of the Legalists, to rewrite Han Feizi. If Han Fei had not said this himself, even if he thought his uncle was better at governing the country than his father, he would not have believed it.
Although the Qin State ruled the country by law, the Legalist school of thought is not completely equivalent to the school of governing a country.
【Han was destroyed because of the evil trend of "technique". If the towers were not removed and obscenity was not punished, it was also an evil trend.】
Ying Fusu seemed to be thinking about something and quickly shook his head.
"Please elaborate, sir."
[The Qin people were brave in public wars but timid in private fights. Where did this contradiction come from?]
"Public wars can earn military merit, and military merit can earn you a title. As for private fights, Qin law stipulates that the mastermind will be beheaded, and the coerced followers will be punished with castration."
Han Fei nodded and spread out the two pieces of paper again. He couldn't change the First Emperor, but Han Fei felt there was great hope for the Crown Prince to change.
【Yes. Qin and Zhao have the same origin. Before Qin Xiaogong, the Qin people had lived with the Rong and Di people for a long time, so they were brave and aggressive, and private fighting became a trend. Private fighting destroyed public security and stability, and caused serious internal friction. The "Qin History" records: In the sixth year of Qin Jiangong, private fighting in more than 40 counties across the country killed more than 20,000 people. 】
【The difficulty of governing a country lies not in governing good, but in governing evil . Only by punishing evil can good be promoted. Therefore, if we want to eradicate private fighting, we must not be lenient in punishing criminals. Therefore, Shang Yang issued an order to strictly prohibit private fighting, and those who violated the order would be punished according to the circumstances, in order to eradicate this evil trend. Those who violated the order would be beheaded if they were the masterminds, and those who were forced to follow would be punished with castration.】
【Faced with the barbaric and vulgar customs of the Qin people for hundreds of years and the resistance from the court, people at that time believed that it was not something that could be changed overnight. Shang Yang faced strong resistance from the entire Qin society. Things that have existed for thousands of years and involve conflicts of interest from all sides, how can they be eradicated just like that?】
[However, during a private fight in the summer, Shang Yang executed more than 700 prisoners at once, and the water of the Wei River was dyed red, and the wailing shook the earth. Since then, the evil trend has been completely eliminated. The people rushed to report to the authorities when they had conflicts that could not be resolved, and they did not dare to take action. ]
[Shang Yang also established a new law, making the twenty ranks of military merit open and transparent. As long as the Qin people were brave enough to fight in public, everyone had the possibility of being made a marquis or a prime minister. From then on, the rise of Qin was unstoppable, and even the State of Zhao, which had the same origin as the Qin people and had a stronger military spirit than the Qin, could not stop it. What was the merit of this? The merit of the law. ]
【Laws set the code of conduct for a country, are the lowest moral standard, are the direction of the country's ethos, and are the first education that the people receive. The Qin State valued military merit, and looked down upon those without military merit. This was the merit of Shang Yang's reforms, the twenty-level military merit system, and the merit of changing the private and evil practices and promoting the public and evil practices.】
【The same logic applies to abolishing the towers and punishing obscenity. Nowadays, entering the towers is an honor, and those who enter are high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and it does not violate the Qin law. Now the Qin law is changed, so that these two things violate the Qin law and are illegal. Within a year, everyone in the world will despise those who do this, and the evil wind will not blow and will stop. 】
Ying Fusu was not a Yue woman, but the eldest son of the First Emperor who had received the highest level of education since childhood. The Yue woman could not see the development trend after the Qin law was relaxed, but Ying Fusu could.
Therefore, he understood it immediately. Han Fei's words "the evil wind has not yet blown but has stopped" made him suddenly realize it. Thinking that in the future women would be proud to enter the tower, and the Qin State, where the evil wind of lewdness was sweeping across the country, made him shudder.
Bow and lower your hands to worship.
"Fusu heard that the Imperial Physician was good at treating illness before it occurs. Now, you are governing the country just like the Imperial Physician is treating illness before it occurs. The Imperial Physician treats people, and you are treating the country. Fusu is learning from you."
Han Fei stood up to avoid it. Ying Fusu was confused when he saw this. This was the first time Han Fei avoided it.
This was not the first time he bowed. The previous times he bowed, Han Fei accepted it first and then helped him stand up, instead of standing up and moving aside to refuse the greeting.
[This is what your Majesty thinks. To be honest, I have never thought about this. I originally thought that law was the doctrine of the king governing the people. Your Majesty redefined Legalism. Most of what I said today is just a repetition of what your Majesty said. ]
Ying Fusu opened his mouth in surprise and smiled bitterly for a long time.
"When my uncle killed someone in front of me, I thought he was as violent as my father. When my uncle discussed the Dao with my father and taught me, I thought he was good at governing the country and the people. Today, I learned from you that my uncle loves people. No wonder my uncle got angry when he saw me committing crimes. It turns out that loving people is like this."
Han Fei said nothing, he had nothing to say.
Han Fei was born in the Han Dynasty, the last of the seven major powers in the Warring States Period. He grew up with the pressure of his country's rise and had to study law. He did not have much feeling about the word "lover".
In Korea, he is a prince of Korea. Korea is his country and his home. He always thinks about the country, and the people are not in his consideration.
From Han Fei's point of view, the motivation of abolishing towers and convicting obscenity is to eliminate evil trends and make the world stable and prosperous. Benevolence and righteousness to the people are a means of governing the country, not to seek welfare for the people.
Everyone has different backgrounds, experiences, and things they learn. These differences determine people's thinking patterns, behaviors, and world views.
"Did my uncle tell me how to completely prohibit this behavior that goes against human nature and justice?"
"Human, human, human heart? Heaven, heaven, heaven's principles?"
Han Fei stuttered back and sat down again, picking up a pen and paper.
"good."
Ying Fusu nodded.
"Food and sex are human nature. Guanzi founded the Loutai, which was in line with people's hearts and the laws of nature, and it developed and expanded rapidly..."
Rustle~
Han Fei started writing again without waiting for the prince to finish speaking.
[Without heaven, there would naturally be no justice. ]
The first sentence made Ying Fusu concentrate and hold his breath.
The events of the La Festival had long since spread to Shangjun , but due to the education he had received since childhood, Ying Fusu could not agree with such treasonous words as "rebellion against heaven".
Although Han Fei had received royal education since childhood, his attitude towards heaven had changed after so many years in Chang'an Junfu. Under the dual influence of Ying Chengjiao's rhetoric and practical verification, his attitude towards heaven had changed.
【People’s hearts are changed by laws. The private fighting in Qin was the people’s heart, and a piece of Qin law could change it. 】
Ying Fusu knew that his point of view on heaven would not convince Han Fei, so he only talked about the human heart.
"The root of food and sex is reproduction. This is human nature. People want to have offspring, which is different from private fighting."
【Wrong, this is seduction! How can there be common people in the tower? Common people want to indulge like nobles, envy and admire them, Guan Zhong seduces people with fame, wealth and honor. This move can make Qi the hegemon, but it cannot unify the world. Just like the harsh laws of Qin can make Qin unify the world, but it cannot make Qin long-term peace. 】
"It has been going on like this for thousands of years. Sir, you can conclude with one word, this..."
If we judge right from wrong based on the length of time, there should be no such thing as reform. What lasts a long time is not necessarily right, and change is not necessarily wrong.
"But change is not necessarily right. The Northland's secret prostitutes are enough to prove that this is against the will of the people."
【Then create a popular will! The king and the prince think this is right, but the prince thinks it is wrong. Let's wait and see. The king once said: There is nothing that cannot be changed. Laws are determined by the country, and people's will is also determined by the country. 】
"... Fusu doesn't understand, but you can do it first. Then order the ban on the secret prostitutes in the north."
Han Fei stopped the prince who was about to leave.
[No. The abolition of the building and the criminalization of obscenity are enough to establish the trend, and there is no need to pursue it to the end. If the water is too clear, there will be no fish; if the person is too careful, there will be no followers.]
The Crown Prince of Daqin was confused and smiled bitterly.
[You are the one who said that I should be respected, and you are the one who did not allow the ban. What do you want from me? 】
"Sir, you have confused Fusu."
[Prostitution is illegal, but it is difficult to ban it. Even though the laws of Qin were so strict, prisons were still full. The state can set a trend and sweep away prostitutes once a year to prevent the evil wind of prostitution from blowing. On weekdays, it is convenient for the people not to report it, and the officials will not arrest it. ]
The prince of Daqin hesitated and said:
"...Sir, do you mean to pretend that we don't know about this?"
Han Fei first nodded slightly to show his affirmation, and then continued writing at his desk.
[The weather in the north is cold and the people are suffering. They can’t get enough food. The people who serve as prostitutes must be nobles. The king once said: Food and sex are prevalent, but there are few people who can enjoy them. ]
"Hunting, pitching pots, archery, singing and dancing, drama..."
[Hunting is dangerous, pitching pots has been around for thousands of years, archery requires physical strength, and singing and dancing dramas are boring. Since there are secret prostitutes, the mahjong, cuju, basketball, gobang, and cards invented by the king can be shown to the nobles in the northwest, asking them to pay money to play.]
“This, this, this, this…”
Ying Fusu seemed to have been infected by Han Fei's stuttering, and it took him a long time to stop and speak fluently again.
"Will this work? Will the nobles pay?"
Ying Fusu knew what Han Fei said.
When he was not the crown prince but the eldest son, he often went to Chang'an Junfu and often saw Ying Chengjiao playing mahjong and cards. Therefore, in the eyes of Ying Fusu, who loved to study and visit, and did not stay in the palace for a long time, Ying Chengjiao was very unlearned .
But the second son Ying Gao, the third son Ying Jianglu, and the rest of the princes and princesses who stayed in the deep palace, on the contrary, knew the power of their uncle through the attitudes of their mother, the queen mother, and the emperor towards Ying Chengjiao, as well as Ying Chengjiao's unrestrained behavior in the palace.
Han Fei put down the brush in his hand and uttered a lot of single sounds with a serious face.
"try!"
He doesn't know if it will work, so he has to try it first.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the world was changing rapidly and turbulent.
The various schools of thought have not finished their songs, but we have already come on stage. They are all trying to give a new answer to this corrupt world and the people who are struggling to survive.
No one can be sure that the theory he founded will be the final answer.
If the philosophers had hesitated and dared not spread their teachings without being sure of the final outcome, there would be no Hundred Schools of Thought.
…
In the carriage, the Yue girl's eyes were full of stars as she listened carefully to Ying Chengjiao's explanation of why towers were abolished and why obscenity was convicted.
"My husband seems to be able to see the future."
"Indeed, I can do it. This is the only point in which I can surpass the heroes of the time. Success or failure depends on this."
A trace of bitterness appeared on Ying Chengjiao's face.
"I thought that although I couldn't apply it mechanically for various reasons, it was better to see the process of writing the answer than to discredit the ancients who moved forward, sought answers, and kept trying. But I was wrong. Marxism-Leninism really dealt me a heavy blow. Perhaps no one in the world today deserves these two words."
