The Qin Dynasty opened the Hengqu Four Sentences, sweeping away all the schools of thought

Su Xuan was a little surprised. He didn't expect Ying Zheng to be so direct.

Long before Ying Zheng arrived, he had considered how to face Ying Zheng.

The reason why King Xiaowen of Qin met Shang Yang three times was because Jing Jian introduced him several times within the territory of Qin.

Now that Ying Zheng has come from afar, it is obviously not feasible for him to imitate Shang Yang.

And bowing your head is not appropriate either.

Because he knows very well that the easier it is to get something, the less likely we are to cherish it.

If one wants to elevate his status in Ying Zheng's heart, in addition to demonstrating his talents, establishing a unique personality for himself is also of utmost importance.

The character he created for himself was to make himself the only confidant of Ying Zheng.

As we all know, a person's impression of another person depends largely on the first impression.

If the first impression is good, it will often bring a filter halo, which can help him gain Ying Zheng's trust more quickly. Even if someone slanders him in the future, Ying Zheng will subconsciously favor him.

This is a kind of advance preparation and prevention, which can help him save a lot of unnecessary time and energy, and will also play a vital role in the future.

Ying Zheng was a little panicked when he saw Su Xuan remained silent.

He suddenly thought of the marriage arranged by King Han An.

Is it because of this?

He didn't mind marrying his daughter Ying Yinman to Su Xuan, but the age gap between the two was too big, which was obviously inappropriate.

He pondered for a moment, and then an idea came to him.

"I heard that you are still unmarried, but I have a suitable candidate. This woman is dignified, virtuous, graceful and well-mannered. She is a match made in heaven for you. If you don't mind, how about I act as a matchmaker for you?"

Su Xuan was stunned. He could never have imagined that Ying Zheng's thinking would jump so much.

Suddenly, a wife was given to me?

"This woman is the most extraordinary woman in the Yin-Yang family, Dongjun Feiyan."

is her?

It was hard to refuse this, so he said with a reluctant look, "Thank you, King Qin."

Ying Zheng smiled with satisfaction, thinking that if Su Xuan served in the Qin State in the future, he could reward him with more beauties.

"I want to destroy the six kingdoms, unify the world, and let the people live in peace. Please teach me, sir." Ying Zheng bowed and saluted, showing respect to the wise and humble with a sincere attitude.

Su Xuan smiled mysteriously and asked, "King Qin, do you know that there are still six countries besides the six countries?"

Ying Zheng was a little confused because this was beyond his understanding.

"The King of Qin wants to destroy more than just the six kingdoms." He began to plant a seed in Ying Zheng's heart, drawing a broader blueprint for him, "Has the King of Qin ever thought that one day, all the land under the sun, moon, and mountains will belong to Qin?"

All the land beneath the sun, moon and mountains belongs to Qin?

Ying Zheng only felt his heart was pounding, as if something in his heart was breaking through a valve.

It turns out that in addition to the six kingdoms, there is such a vast territory waiting for him to conquer!

It’s really exciting!

"Sir, you are really courageous!" He admired from the bottom of his heart, his eyes more excited than ever before.

Su Xuan was thinking that if the world had been unified in the era of cold weapons, there might not be nuclear wastewater and viruses ravaging the world in the future. In the same amount of time, humans might have already migrated to the moon or Mars.

It is not impossible that the interstellar age will arrive ahead of schedule.

He might not live to see that day, but what does it matter?

It doesn't matter if I succeed, but I must be part of the success!

In the following time, the two let go of their restraints and talked freely.

But in just a few moments, Ying Zheng had benefited greatly and was pleasantly surprised.

Different from Han Fei's rule of law, Su Xuan's governing philosophy advocates Confucianism within and law outside, combined with Taoism.

Use Confucianism and law to educate the people and regulate the standards of morality and etiquette, so that people will know shame, distinguish right from wrong, understand honor and disgrace, and distinguish good from evil.

At the same time, we must use legal principles to show the people, decide matters according to the law, be fair and strict, so that the people will be convinced and have a sense of awe. Only in this way can we have clean administration and social stability.

Combining it with Taoism mainly advocates the Taoist principle of governing by inaction.

The policy of non-action does not mean doing nothing. It may seem like doing nothing, but in fact everything is being done.

It advocates that managers should have the ability to control the overall situation, see things clearly, and be able to follow the trend to make things develop in a favorable direction.

Why was the Legalist theory proposed by Han Fei so highly recognized by Qin Shi Huang?

In addition to the fact that Qin State strengthened its country through laws, it was more because of the idea of ​​"rights cannot be imposed on others" put forward by the Legalist doctrine.

The centralized autocratic system they advocated could better help the king to concentrate power and rule the world.

They actually considered the issue from the king's perspective.

Centralization of power and command over the whole world, which king could refuse?

The governing philosophy proposed by Su Xuan also helped Ying Zheng consider issues from his perspective. From beginning to end, he only focused on one core point.

That is how to help Ying Zheng rule the world better.

He quoted Shang Yang's idea of ​​"governing the world in different ways, and governing the country without following the old ways", and advocated adapting to the times and adopting different methods to govern the country in different time periods.

The Qin State ruled the country by law and was powerful for a time, but after unifying the world, is it really applicable to rule the country solely by law?

Or in other words, is it enough?

He believes that more practice is needed, and as long as it is useful to the country and the people, it should be promoted on a large scale.

Su Xuan cited the role of the curved plow in agriculture and asked Ying Zheng to think about the role that the mechanical techniques of the Mohists and Gongshujia would play in people's livelihood if they were promoted.

He did not stick to one school of thought, but drew on the strengths of various schools of thought and expressed a completely new concept of governing the world.

Hearing the views put forward by Su Xuan, Ying Zheng sometimes pondered and sometimes marveled, as if a door to a new world had opened in his mind.

Yes, there are hundreds of schools of thought, so why should we stick to just one?

In the prosperous era he created, there should be a hundred schools of thought coexisting and contending with each other!

After listening to Su Xuan's ideas on governing the country, Ying Zheng was even more looking forward to his strategies for governing the country.

In the engrossed conversation, the two forgot the passage of time, and the place of discussion also moved from the courtyard to the desk in the room.

"I have some humble opinions on how to govern a country, and I have compiled them into a book. King Qin, please take a look at it." Su Xuan handed the "Plan for Governing a Country" which he had prepared long ago to Ying Zheng.

After learning about Su Xuan's philosophy of governing the country, Ying Zheng had more expectations for this book "Plans for Governing the Country".

In his opinion, this must be a masterpiece that is no less than "The Book of Lord Shang" and will go down in history.

"Plans for Governing the Country" is divided into nine chapters, including "Agriculture", "Water Conservancy", "Official Administration", "Tax Law"...

The "Agriculture Chapter" emphasizes the importance of "the right time, the right place, and the right people" in agricultural production. The so-called right time refers to the fact that agricultural production should plant food according to different seasons, climates, and the production laws of crops. The right place means to examine the quality of the soil, plant suitable crops according to the fertility or barrenness of the land, and make reasonable layout and management. The right people means to give full play to people's subjective initiative. When we follow the right time and produce according to the land, we will naturally have a good harvest of food.

The importance of agriculture is self-evident. Ying Zheng deeply agreed with many of the viewpoints in "Agriculture" and nodded frequently. At the same time, he couldn't help but wonder why Su Xuan knew so much about agriculture.

The "Water Conservancy Chapter" explains that water is the foundation of agriculture. Without water, there would be no fields. Water conservancy should be built according to local conditions and irrigation tools should be vigorously developed. It also mentions the importance and positive role of Zhengguo Canal.

When he saw Zhengguo Canal, Ying Zheng couldn't help but smile.

Speaking of which, he also had to thank Han for sending Zheng State to Qin. The strategy of exhausting Qin could only extend Han's fame for a few years at most, but for Qin, it was an eternal achievement!

However, after reading the two chapters, Ying Zheng benefited a lot and was fascinated by them. He couldn't wait to turn his attention to the "Official Administration Chapter".

When he saw the imperial examination system mentioned in the "Official Administration Chapter", his gaze paused. After learning about it in detail, his eyes lit up and he almost clapped his hands in admiration.

Select talents from all over the world for your own use, and use the imperial examination system to bind the relationship between the local and central governments, so that local officials understand that if they eat the emperor's salary, they must be loyal to the emperor. This can be said to further strengthen centralization and national unity!

He was completely immersed in it and watched it over and over again, but still felt unsatisfied.

The performance evaluation method that was explained next shocked him even more.

The promotion of local officials is no longer based on seniority, origin and qualifications, but only on political achievements! Whoever has good political achievements and high ratings will be promoted!

If this law is implemented, it will be clear what local officials do every year.

This is the true meaning of reward and punishment!

By that time, will there still be people who are just sitting there doing nothing?

I’m afraid everyone will rush to serve the Qin Dynasty!

In the past, because of the Qin State's legislation and clear rewards and punishments, everyone in the army was eager to serve. From then on, the State was invincible and had few rivals.

What if it is the same in the court?

He was shocked. How could this be a policy for governing a country? Sir, you are clearly building an eternal foundation for our Great Qin!

He could no longer suppress his inner excitement, and held Su Xuan's hand tightly, making a promise that would last until his death, "Trust you as much as you trust me, and I will never let you down for the rest of my life!"

"You are like a green pine, and I am like a pine or cypress. Even if we are torn to pieces, I will never let you down!" Su Xuan responded in a deep voice.