Emperor Qin

Seeing the stalemate in the atmosphere over there, Li Xin was a little dazed, poked Meng Yi, and asked in a low voice: "That... the same bed, popular everywhere, what is it?"

Meng Yi whispered back to him: "I tell you not to study, you are calling Yan Qing a treacherous sycophant who confuses the king."

Li Xin was displeased for a moment, rolled up his sleeves, and prepared to let the old man who scolded others know what Tyranny was after A Jiang finished speaking.

On the other side, seeing Han Fei angry, Yan Jiang just smiled, but not angry, but a little regretful.

Han Fei was born in the last years of the Warring States Period. This is the last glorious era of the school of thought. There are countless capable people in this era. They all want to sell their talents to the monarch, and it is best to achieve the highest achievement of splitting the earth. And to do this, the most basic element is to be able to speak well.

Shang Yang, whom Han Fei admired, met Qin Xiaogong three times. He talked about the way of emperor for the first time, and the way of king for the second time. He heard Qin Xiaogong doze off and said a waste of my time to the recommender. At the last chance, Shang Yang changed the way of domineering , Finally, the sale was successful, and the name was left in history.

Unfortunately, Han Fei did not have this condition. He was born with a stutter, was not good at talking, and was not liked by his father. No matter how angry he was, there was nothing he could do if he didn't have the opportunity to display it. Therefore, there were many extremes in his study of the Fa. , and it happened to be in the mind of Qin Wangzheng, so there is the feeling of "the widow can see this person and hang out with him, and he will die without hatred."

Thinking of this, when he saw Han Fei, he was about to shake his sleeves and leave. Yan Jiang said indifferently: "Sir, you have been a master of law for a long time. I ask you, law, technique, and power, which one is more important?"

Magic power refers to "law", "power" and "force". It was the basis of legalists' political reform in the Warring States period. The predecessors of Legalists generally took one of the subjects as a compulsory course, and other electives. For example, Shang Yang focused on implementing "legal law". ", Shen Buhai puts emphasis on "power and skill" in administration, and Han Fei is a fellow practitioner of three subjects, and his grades are very good. In his policy plan for Han Fei, he believes that none of the magic powers should be missing, and he requires all three kinds to be grasped. Be hard.

Hearing the other person talking about his profession, Han Fei had a hint of arrogance and contempt on his brows, and said calmly: "Spells, one body, basic, and no separation. Shen Ziwei, he did it in the art, Shang, Jun, and he didn't do it in the law..."

Stuttering just makes others sound headaches, but his own thinking is very clear, that is to say, the king must use power to control his subordinates, and he must also be restrained by law, and he must use "punishment to stop punishment". As long as the law becomes stricter, it can deter the common people There will be fewer people who break the law.

"Then I would like to ask Han Zi, what should I do if nine hundred civilian husbands are conscripted, and the road encounters heavy rain, delays, and the husband is among them, what should I do?" Yan Jiang pulled out the reason for the uprising in Daze Township, which was the biggest bomb that broke out in Qin State. .

You take people to serve in forced labor, but you can’t arrive on time due to heavy rain, and if you miss the time, you will be beheaded according to the law, what should you do?

Han Fei frowned slightly: "I, Wen Qin Lv, because of the rain, I will be exempted from punishment."

Is it due to the weather?Did Qin Lu say so?

Yan Jiang thought for a while and said that this was not true to the historical records, but then he thought, Qin II killed all the important officials at that time, and it is possible that the law would be messed up. Of course, it is more likely that this is just Chen Sheng's nonsense.

"It's raining that can't be proved, and officials force punishment, what about the husband?" If you can't prove that it's raining heavily, and people insist on convicting, what should you do?

"Report to the officials," Han Fei said.

appeal?Are you sure it's not funny?Yan Jiang just smiled: "That's it?"

Han Fei's face gradually became darker: "The rainy day is out of date, but it is not early, and the police are killed, and the latter is rare."

We were blocked by the heavy rain because we didn't start early, so we killed him as a warning. Everyone will start early in the future, and there will be no further delay.

The smile on Yan Jiang's face widened, and he didn't ask whether he could do what he said: "My son is of noble birth, so he naturally knows righteousness, so do you know what a man should do when he encounters this situation?"

Han Fei looked at him and said nothing.

Yan Jiang's eyes froze slightly, and he said in one mouthful: "The old man said: It's enough for a strong man not to die, and he will be famous if he dies. Do princes and generals have a kind!?"

For a while, all the princes, generals and ministers present were all frowning, their expressions were awe-inspiring, and there was a sense of displeasure at being offended. Even Meng Yi and Li Xin were whispering to each other to go back and read more about the criminal law.

Han Fei looked even more thoughtful.

Of course Yan Jiang knew how rebellious he was saying these words, but on the way back, he had already murdered his king, so how could he be afraid of this, and if he didn't return to Qin, would he still be afraid of being punished by the King of Qin?

Just wait for Han Zi to think about it for himself. This person's knowledge is in the same line as Shang Yang's, and he uses strict laws to punish the common people. How strict is it?There is such a rule in the Qin Law: "Those who are poor because of laziness, the whole family will be slaves"-that is to say, the modern Moonlight Clan otaku or card slaves will all be dragged to build the Great Wall in the Qin Dynasty.

The people of Qin are used to using military exploits to offset these crimes, and they have had to live with it these years, but the common people of the six countries probably felt full of shit when they saw this, and the number of wars after the completion of the six kings and the four seas With the sudden reduction, it will be extremely difficult to earn military merits, but the criminal law is still as strict as before, and life will be difficult. If you accidentally go to repair the mausoleum and the Great Wall, Afang Palace, this is unbearable.

After all, Han Fei is everyone, and he will not change his ideas easily. After thinking about it for a few moments, he mentioned that the Qin State was strong because of heavy punishment and heavy laws, and it should be right in troubled times.

What Yan Jiang was most worried about was this—although the king of Qin killed Han Fei, he almost used the other party's ideas. Why can't he get close to the people around him? The power fell to the side, and more importantly, after entering the Qin Dynasty, Han Fei died.

Han Fei is very suitable for formulating criminal law. He has an advantage. He believes that things are developing, and different laws are used from time to time, and the law should also change. However, after his death, the view of "law" he advocated naturally disappeared. Laws change with the times, and the king of Qin got what he needed, so he acquiesced in Li Si's killing Han Fei.

Later generations said that Li Si was jealous of his senior brother's talent and was afraid of being replaced by his own status. That's why he secretly poisoned his junior brother Han Fei after Han Fei angered the Queen of Qin, which made the King of Qin regret it later.

But after being in Qin State for so long, Yan Jiang is sure of one thing - if Li Si really went to kill Han Fei without any instructions, Qin Wangzheng would never keep his head until dawn, and later showed a The appearance of regret, maybe... is it true?

The King of Qin needed Han Fei's ideas, but he couldn't let people know which part he accepted. After all, the scope of the five beetles and eight traitors was too wide, and the lethality was too wide.After knowing what to do, it would be a hidden danger to keep Han Fei - the emperor's art, as long as the emperor knows it, with you here, can't you guess what he thought?This is something that an emperor cannot accept.

Therefore, after killing Han Fei, no one knew how much he had accepted, and no one could guess his thoughts. It was perfect.

Of course, Yan Jiang knew that this was all his own speculation, but it did not prevent him from polishing Han Fei's point of view to make life easier for the common people after the unification in the future.

The two debated each other all night like this. Meng Yi and Li Xin listened hard for a while at the beginning, but after a while they had a splitting headache and felt nauseous. Seeing the owl listening with gusto and full of energy, he doubted his own intelligence for a moment.

Are these words so simple that even birds can understand them?I'm worse than a bird?

What is that thing that uses people as a mirror and history as a mirror? What does the income of the common people have to do with the prosperity of the Great Qin?There is also commercial law. What kind of law does a businessman want? Is it enough to pay heavy taxes? Is there any need for production?And what are light corvee and thin tax and "work instead of salary"?

Meng Yi felt that these might be a little unusual, so he insisted on listening, remembering what he didn't understand first, thinking that it might be useful in the future, Li Xin had already quietly hid.

Yan Jiang mainly wanted to tell Han Fei that the law, reason and sentiment are the elements of social stability, and one should not just focus on the upper class. Heavy rewards, heavy punishments, heavy agriculture, and heavy wars are all due, but the ability of the people to bear it must be considered. If the operating load is too large, the country will automatically collapse, and life will find its own way. This is where the way of heaven calls forth.

Han Fei's ability to become a master of the law is extremely strong. At first, he didn't think so, but after thinking about it, he found that these ideas touched him too much, and he was a little crazy for a while. The previous arrogance has long been gone, but soon, he understood the reason why the other party's sayings would strengthen Qin and destroy Qin all in one body-that is, severe punishment and harsh laws and magic power all depend on the king. Well, if it's a foolish king, he can support it, but if it's a tyrant... I feel confused for a while.

Hearing this later, Han Fei also lamented that one of the reforms is to adapt to local conditions and comprehensively suppress the interests of all parties, instead of counting on the sudden wiseness of the king of the country like him, and figured it out for himself. If he met Yan Qing a few years ago, He must use the etiquette of a national scholar to ask him to enter Korea to change, but it is a pity that the destiny is in Qin, and people like you are actually from Qin.

This is the time to enter into the business bragging. Two figures with ideas beyond the times collide with the spark of history. Yan Jiang is actually a little guilty, because his thinking is backwards after the evolution of history. It's like giving an answer and then analyzing how this happened. It's a bit of an afterthought. Han Fei is the kind of thinker who can see through the fog of history and grasp the context of the times. Maybe he doesn't see it so clearly, maybe there are mistakes, but this is all without detracting from the greatness of his thought.

In later generations, Han Fei’s ideas were in a guiding position for the dynasties of all dynasties. Although "ruling the country by law" has been changed a lot by Confucianism, the essence has not changed. It is only admired by the mainstream Confucianism in later generations.

Finally, Yan Jiang had nothing to say, and he admired everyone very much. He is patriotic and loyal to Korea, but he is very accepting of new ideas, can distinguish right from wrong, and never argues. If he can know more about the bottom The social structure can definitely evolve his theory again... Thinking of this, he felt that the trip was worthwhile.

So the two said goodbye.

In the dark pupils of the owl, the two unworldly talents stood up leisurely and saluted each other with great respect. For a moment, they felt as if they were suffocating in the ocean of famous masters.

Yan Jiang sent Han Fei out of the hall, and there were guards outside the door to send him back to the other courtyard. Then he turned around and hugged His Majesty, and walked to Meng Yi who was still thinking hard, ready to say goodbye.

"Wait, don't go!" Meng Yi just woke up, grabbed his sleeve, and said with a complicated expression, "Your Majesty asked me to bring, bring you something."

"Oh, what?" Yan Jiang became a little curious. Not only did the King of Qin not arrest him, he even asked someone to bring him something. Are you so sure that he will return to Qin?Who gave him the confidence?

"Well, it's too late, it's already midnight, and everyone in the warehouse is asleep, so I can give it to you tomorrow," Meng Yi said with a more complicated expression, "Why don't you rest for a night and see?"

"Huh?" Yan Jiang looked him up and down, "Didn't you want to hold me back?"

"This is Handi, how can I tie you back?" Meng Yi sighed, "It's not a big deal, it's a private letter from the king, let's read it tomorrow."

Yan Jiang felt that something was wrong, but he nodded in agreement. He was not afraid that Meng Yi would tie him back, he had plenty of ways to escape.

So I went back to the other building, and lit some incense to make Huahua run out of the window to be on guard.

Seeing that it was already three o'clock in the evening, he lit the lamp to record some of what he saw today. When he looked up, he saw that his beloved bird was still in front of the case, staring intently. Lose.

"What?" Yan Jiang smiled, reached out and raised his hand under the other's sharp beak, "Baby, are you fascinated by my charm?"

The warm lights danced, illuminating half of his face, which was hazy, and there was a glimmer of light between his brows and eyes.

Elegant and brilliant, elegant and unparalleled.