Qin Official

"I have a way to achieve the effect of unifying public opinion and people's hearts as the Prime Minister said without banning hundreds of families, burning history, and burning books!"

Heifu understood very well the reason why Li Si advocated "book burning". Since the dispute between feudal counties and counties, some Confucian scholars have been clamoring for restoration for a long time. Since Mount Tai was enshrined in Zen and they estranged from the imperial court, many people thought that the past was not the present. , express their dissatisfaction. If we let it go and allow rumors and slander to spread, in the long run it will indeed shake the foundation of the empire, which the emperor cannot tolerate.

Since there is a senior like Shang Yang who burns poems and books to clarify the laws, burning books has become the simplest and most convenient way...

However, it is too exaggerated to expand the scope of attack from "Poems" and "Books" to the entire school of thought, and to completely prohibit speech and teaching, even to the extent of destroying private schools in the world.

In that case, not only "Poems", "Books" and the History of the Six Kingdoms will be burned. Think about it, Xunzi's "Treatise on Heaven" and Mohist theories that can be called physics are currently in the eyes of the emperor and Li Si. "Learning that is useless", but given time, it may not fail to become the germ of science. There are also books such as "Zhuangzi" that are popular in later generations. If they were burned cleanly by a fire without explanation, in Heifu's view, it would be a waste of natural resources.

Although the official collection of doctorate books has not been burned, once this knowledge is accessible to only a few people and there is no room for dissemination among the people, dissemination is a crime, and they are not far from complete extinction.

Every country must have its own core values, and the government will promote them vigorously. But if all other subjects are banned and people memorize the 24-character mantra of prosperity, democracy, civilization, and harmony and the party discipline and rules every day, who can stand it? ?

Thoughts need to be unified, but they cannot be too single. The hundreds of schools of thought created by the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period are like the blooming of a hundred flowers that grow wildly, and they have nourished future generations for two thousand years. It would be a pity to kill someone with a stick and create a cultural gap in China. Just like in a field, although the weeds have been removed, the ecosystem is still fragile due to the prosperity of grains.

It has been proven countless times in history that politicizing academic issues, suppressing dissidents, solemnly respecting Confucianism, and engaging in literary inquisition can make opposing voices disappear in a short period of time, but the consequences will be endless.

The silence of thousands of horses is ultimately a sad thing. Only when the sea embraces all rivers can it become great.

People who want to die will die. Those long-mouthed Confucian scholar Heifu can't save him and doesn't want to save him. He just hopes that it won't be magnified and other innocent fish in the pond will be affected.

What happened today may offend Li Si, but based on Heifu's understanding of the emperor, maybe he would be more willing to see him express different thoughts...

Have a debate with Li Si in public? It's not necessary, no matter what you say and how passionate you are, Heifu knows that the emperor and the Legalists don't care about the long-term future at all. They only look at reality and results!

So Heifu immediately jumped into the topic and seized every opportunity to speak.

"Your Majesty! I have heard a saying that it is better to guard against the mouth of the people than to guard against the river. If the river collapses, many people will be hurt. Blindly banning private learning and burning its history will not help. There will always be secret oral transmission among the people. How can we block it?"

When Wang Wu, the fifth official who was close to Li Si, heard this, he immediately said: "Jiaodong County Sheriff, are you mocking His Majesty as King Li of Zhou? You are mocking the Prime Minister as Duke Rongyi? Do you think this will lead to the eyes of the road, the people of the country to riot, and the emperor to run away?" "

"If Qin Shihuang hadn't been there to control it, it would have been really possible."

Hei Fu secretly thought in his heart, but smiled and said: "Fifth Doctor has misunderstood. What I mean is that public opinion is like flowing water, and it should be like Dayu's control of water. Instead of blindly blocking it, it is better to block it and thin it out, so that it returns to the sea!"

Qin Shihuang stopped Wang Wu who wanted to argue with Heifu again and asked: "How can we block and separate at the same time?"

Heifu said: "I will talk about private studies first, and then talk about history books."

"As Prime Minister You said, whether it is Confucianism, Mohism, Taoism, etc., they all have the theory of law and kings, but no one is perfect, let alone a school? There is often a mixture of dross and essence, and the disciples are also confused. But Confucianism teaches people to be loyal to the emperor. There is nothing wrong with this. Since Mohist entered the Qin Dynasty during the reign of King Huiwen, he has contributed many skilled craftsmen and ingenious instruments to our great Qin Dynasty. Although the words of universal love and non-attack are not advisable, the words of stillness are also of great benefit in unifying the world. .”

"When I went to Jiaodong to take up my post, there were also Confucian scholars who were dissatisfied with the teachings of the law, so I ordered that all those who wanted to open private schools in the county must have studied the laws and regulations in the county, and then they were granted the private school talisman and could open a school. Those masters were not allowed to The history of Qi and the characters of Qi should be taught, and the textbooks compiled by the government should be used to teach, and the public schools should be promoted to have the same ancestors, Qin and Qi. At the same time, the public schools were developed in a big way, and those who excelled in the examinations were rewarded. After half a year, the public schools became increasingly prosperous, and sooner or later they would be integrated Although private education and private education among the people have not disappeared, no one dares to slander the world by saying that the past is not the present."

"I believe that what happened in Jiaodong can be extended to the whole country, and the hundreds of schools of thought will be screened. Those who violate the law will be banned, and those who have no fault will be included under the rule of sacrificial wine, and they will not be beaten to death with a stick..."

Li Si understood that Heifu was trying his best to promote his "Jiaodong Model" and actually wanted to make those measures a national policy!

He can feel this son's raging ambition!

"How can one county compare with the whole world?"

Li Si shook his head: "Your Majesty, the policy of the minister is like fire, and the policy of Jiaodong County Governor is like water. Fire is strong, and the people look at it and fear it, so few people die. Water is weak, and people play with it, and many people die, so it is difficult to tolerate it. . If private education is banned, sooner or later it will be the same as before. The voice of retro is hard to stop, so it is better to ban it!"

"Everything you say makes sense."

However, Qin Shihuang was noncommittal and asked Heifu: "Is it possible to block and omit the history books of the Six Kingdoms?"

This was a proposition, but Hei Fu responded: "Of course! As the right prime minister said, private collection of the Six Kingdoms and Spring and Autumn History books is prohibited, and they are all confiscated to Xianyang. This is a blockade. But the reason for the confiscation does not have to be By burning the books, one may claim that the Qin Dynasty wanted to compile the history of thousands of years from ancient times to the present, so it collected all the history books from all over the world and made a comprehensive study of them. Those who were ambitious could also join the dynasty to help compile the history. This is sparse!"

"Revising history?"

Qin Shihuang frowned, and the officials also looked at each other.

Heifu said: "That's right, the imperial court will come forward to compile the history of the Five Emperors, Xia, Shang and Zhou and the Spring and Autumn Kingdom, covering ancient and modern times, and compile it into one volume!"

It’s no wonder that they don’t quite understand. Sima Qian’s grandfather is probably not yet born yet, and China has no tradition of compiling histories for previous dynasties. All countries compiled their own chronicles, such as Lu's "Spring and Autumn", Jin's "Cheng", Chu's "梼杌", and Qin's "Qin Ji".

However, there are exceptions. Zhang Cang suddenly realized it and immediately came out and said:

"Your Majesty, I once served as a historian under the pillars. In the stone chamber of the Yushi Mansion, the history books of the Wei Kingdom were collected. Because they were written in bamboo and recorded in years, it was also called the "Bamboo Book Chronicles". It was different from the histories of other countries. It was actually compiled from the Five Emperors. Things began to be recorded, so there are "Five Emperors", "Xia", "Yin", "Zhou", "Jin", and finally the "Wei"..."

This history book of the Wei State can be said to be a model for compiling history for the previous dynasty, and also an example for Heifu's idea of ​​compiling history.

Li Si disagreed: "The people of the world often ridicule the laws and administration of the imperial court and the history of the six kingdoms. The ban is not enough, how can it be repaired? Isn't this the opposite!"

But Hei Fu smiled and talked about an unrelated matter: "In the eyes of Prime Minister You, what was the era of Yao and Shun like?"

Li Si stated his point of view calmly:

"The studies of Confucius and Mohism were both praised by Yao and Shun. However, their choices were very different and even contradictory. However, they both claimed to have obtained the true inheritance. From the time of Yin and Zhou Dynasties when Confucian scholars praised Dao to the present, more than 800 years ago, the scholars of Mohism have It has been two thousand years since the Yu-Xia period, and its history cannot be fully known. The history of Yao and Shun three thousand years ago is even less certain! Confucianism and Mohism say that it was a prosperous era, but I think they are all fabricated lies. , these kings who followed the ancient law are either stupid or deceitful! Therefore, I will not talk about Yao and Shun! Anyone who followed the ancient law can be judged guilty!"

"Yao and Shun did not have enough laws, but Prime Minister You has true knowledge and insights!"

Heifu raised his thumb: "In my opinion, the world is not getting better as time goes by, but on the contrary, it gets worse as time goes by!"

"ah!?"

Zuo Prime Minister Wang Wan, who originally thought that Heifu was helping him, was shocked, and Li Si was also slightly stunned. However, Qin Shihuang's eyes lit up and he became interested.

After making shocking remarks, Heifu said:

"When I was in Xianyang, I was fortunate enough to read an article called "Five Beetles" in "Han Feizi"..."

Li Si glanced at Heifu. This was the emperor's favorite article. Whenever Han Fei was mentioned, Qin Shihuang often felt regretful and pitiful, and would also remember that it was Li Si who sent poison to Han Fei.

Heifu seemed not to know, and talked eloquently: "Han Zi said in Wuwei that in the ancient world, there were few people and many animals, and the people were invincible to the animals, insects, and snakes. At this time, a sage appeared. He built a nest in a tree to avoid The people were pleased with the harm on earth, and made him the king of the world, calling him the Chao clan.

"At that time, the people ate wild fruits and clams, which had a fishy stench and hurt the stomach. The people suffered from many diseases and their life span was short. At this time, another saint appeared. He drilled a flint to make fire, used it to grill food, and got rid of The fishy stench makes the people less sick and live longer, and the people are happy with it, making it king in the world, and they call it Suiren's family."

"When there were the Chao clan and the Sui people, people used wood as weapons. By the time of Shennong, they used stones as weapons, cut down trees, and began to build houses. In the time of Yu, people learned to smelt, use copper as weapons, and build mountains. In the past few hundred years, they have also been used as iron soldiers. In the few years since His Majesty's administration, people have used iron farm tools to plow and plow the fields. They are more durable than copper farm tools and work twice as hard with half the force."

"If there are still people living in nests today, eating hair, drinking blood, and drilling wood to make fire, they will definitely be considered uncivilized barbarians! If someone uses a stone sickle to harvest food, they will also be considered poor and lowly."

"Therefore, Sui people have nests and are called saints and kings. But compared with the current world, they are just beasts. They are stupid and violent, and they are not as good as today's Guizhou. In the era of Shen Nong, even the emperors were cave-dwelling grasshoppers. , are not as good as today’s scholars. From this point of view, the older the era, the worse it is. If we push it back to ten thousand years ago, it will be even more like a beast!"

After reciting Han Fei's theory, Heifu put forward his own opinions eloquently.

"To put it simply, the world must advance, and the present is better than the past. This is the way of heaven!"

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