Daqin started with offering immortal medicine

Yingzheng laughed out loud, then turned back to the throne, and said, "Sir, you said before that you and Guiguzi are the same teachers, but you have learned different things. I don't know what you mean by that?"

Hearing this, all the civil and military officials in the hall looked at Li Yang together.

Everyone really wants to hear, what kind of tricks this person who dares to claim to be on the same level as Guiguzi has learned.

At this time, Li Yang couldn't help but get serious, because this topic directly related to the two concepts of governing the country of Qin.

For more than ten years, the Qin State has continuously mobilized people's power to build the Great Wall, Chi Road, Wuling, Afang Palace, Lishan Tomb, etc., expropriating millions of people.There are not enough young men, so women are conscripted to undertake the hard labor of transfer.There are many names in the Qin Law, and the punishments are harsh. If one person breaks the law, his relatives and neighbors will even sit down.

It can be said that the excessive expropriation of the rulers of the Qin Dynasty has far exceeded the limit that the society can bear.

Li Yang knew very well that if Daqin didn't seize the time to reform, the world would soon be in chaos.

Moreover, the Chen Sheng and Wu Guang uprisings in history will happen next year.

And the only way to change all this is to reform, abolish tyranny, and let the people recuperate.

However, it is a very difficult task to return the common people to rest and recuperate.

Because no one can persuade Yingzheng to give up those national projects.

Building the Great Wall, building the Chi Road, guarding the Five Ridges, building the Afang Palace, and building the Lishan Tomb, etc., are all things that Ying Zheng wants to achieve in his life. Whoever blocks them will be against him.

Not to mention the courtiers' persuasion, even his son's persuasion did not go well.

The reason why the son Fusu was dispatched to the frontier was actually because his political views contradicted the first emperor's governance. Fusu believed that the country should be governed by benevolence. When confronted with the wrongness of accusing the first emperor of burning books and burying scholars, he was sent to the frontier by Qin Shihuang in a rage.

Even if his own son persuades him, he will be dispatched to the frontier. Let me ask, who else in this world would dare to go against the Dragon Scale of the First Emperor?

For Li Yang, this is a difficult problem!

However, although it is a problem, it must find a way to solve it.

Thinking of this, Li Yang said cautiously: "Brother Guiguzi, most of what he has learned is the art of fighting for hegemony, but what I have learned is the art of governing the world. The art of fighting for hegemony is good at strategy, focusing on warfare, with the goal of annexing the world. To rule the world The art of governing well, emphasizing people's livelihood, and aiming at the prosperity and strength of the world. This is the big difference between the two!"

Li Si, who was standing on the side, already sneered in his heart. This guy is so bold, he is good at governing, and values ​​people's livelihood. Isn't this advocating the use of Confucian benevolence and righteousness to govern the country?This is contrary to His Majesty's governance, he is really not afraid of death!

Not only did Li Si think so, but the civil and military ministers in court all looked at Li Yang strangely.

Everyone knows that the first emperor hated Confucian scholars the most, and even for this reason, he killed more than 400 Confucian scholars headed by Fusu teacher Chun Yuyue not long ago, and even ordered the burning of all poems and books in the world. The depth of Confucianism.

Sure enough, Yingzheng was displeased when he heard that, and frowned slightly: "What Mr. said, could it be that Qin is going to abandon the law and follow benevolence?"

Li Yang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty misunderstood, the art of governing the world that I said is not to abandon the law and follow the benevolence. Not only do not abandon the law, but to strengthen and perfect the law, to achieve the goal of ruling the country according to the law."

Ying Zheng was stunned: "Oh? So, sir, you also feel that the laws of the Great Qin Dynasty are important to the country?"

Li Yang nodded, and said without any doubt: "Law is the foundation of my country in Great Qin. Since Shang Yang's reform, this has made the country stronger and stronger, and it can be said that it is precisely because of the laws in Great Qin that this Only then did I lay the cornerstone of my Great Qin's unification of the world."

"Okay, well said!"

Yingzheng laughed a few times, and then sighed: "It's a pity, thinking that my law of the Great Qin is the law of enriching the country and strengthening the army, but there are people in the world who slander my law of Qin, calling it a law of violence and the law of widows. Qin is tyrannizing Qin! Sir, why do you think this is?"

Li Yang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this is what I mentioned before, the crux of the art of fighting for hegemony and the art of governing the world!"

"What's the crux of the matter? Tell me, sir!" Ying Zheng urged.

Li Yang said solemnly: "As the saying goes, mount a horse to fight, and dismount to rule the country. The art of fighting for hegemony is for war, and the art of governing the country is for peace. The law of Shang Yang is the law of wartime. The law is strict, so that military discipline can be regulated. Increase the combat power in order to strive for hegemony in the world. However, now that the Great Qin is ruling the world, the people yearn for peace. If the people are governed by the strict law of the army in wartime, it will be too strict, which is why it is called violent law. "

"Shang Yang's law, minor crimes and heavy punishments, one person breaks the law, relatives and neighbors will be imprisoned, hundreds of thousands of people will be imprisoned, and countless people will be executed and beheaded. If this continues, the people will not be safe, and the country will have fewer people, which is not good for the country. If minor crimes are punished lightly, serious crimes are punished heavily, and one person breaks the law, only one person is punished, so that the law remains, and the law-abiding people can be at peace, wouldn’t it be joyful?”

Li Yang remembered very clearly that the reason why Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rose up was because of the rain, and the delay was due to death according to the Qin law. That's why they were cornered and led about [-] servants to revolt in Daze Township, Qi County. , is for the change of Daze.

At that time, the gentry of many counties and counties killed the county guards and county magistrates in response to Chen Sheng, and then the source of the spark instantly started a prairie fire.

Ying Zheng didn't speak, but fell into deep thought.

At this time, Li Si stood up and questioned: "The law is not strict, who would be afraid, and the world will not be more chaotic?"

Li Yang retorted: "The law of governing the world, one is to protect the law-abiding people, and the other is to punish those who break the law. If all the officials in our hall are one team, and one of them breaks the law, all the officials like us will sit together. , then we law-abiding officials abide by the law in vain, what is the point? If this continues, who will obey the law? No one abides by the law, this is the root of chaos in the world."

"So, the law of governing the world is not only for the purpose of punishing law-breakers, but also for the purpose of making the people strive to be law-abiding citizens. The people of the world understand that as long as they abide by the laws and regulations, they can be safe and peaceful. How many people in this world will not abide by the law? Where does this chaos come from?"

Li Yang's views on the law are upright and impassioned.

As the driving force behind the tyranny of the Qin Dynasty, Li Si didn't know how to refute Li Yang's theory.

Because he suddenly discovered that the theory mentioned by Li Yang seemed to be the essence of the rule of law.

Of course, like Li Si, Ying Zheng didn't take it seriously at first, and even felt that the law was not strict enough to deter the rioters.But now...he unexpectedly discovered that the theory Li Yang said was not only extremely reasonable, but also impeccable.

Chapter 11 Conferment and worship

Ying Zheng was really shocked by Li Yang's views on the law, and the more he listened to it, the more intriguing he found it.

While the law is used to punish the rebellious people, can it really make the people abide by the law?No one seems to have seriously considered this issue before.

Because from the beginning of Shang Yang, all the people in the court thought that as long as the law is strictly followed, the world will be under the heavy code, dare not go half a step beyond the threshold, and become a good law-abiding citizen.

However, the actual result is not like that.

On the contrary, under the heavy code of the Great Qin Dynasty, there were endless chaos among the people, and the world complained about the laws of the Great Qin Dynasty, calling it a violent law.It can be seen that the world is not willing to abide by the laws of Qin Law, but instead regards Qin Law as an enemy.

Why is this happening?

Today, Li Yang used the examples of all the officials above the court, which finally made Ying Zheng understand the answer, and that was because of Qin Lv's method of sitting together.

Because of the law of sitting together, abiding by the law does not mean that you will be safe and peaceful. What is the point of abiding by the law?How can the world obey the law?

While Ying Zheng was thinking about this theory, Li Yang continued, "I have something to ask Your Majesty."

"Mr. has something to say, but it's okay to say it!"

Ying Zheng looked at Li Yang curiously.

Li Yang nodded, and said: "I would like to ask Your Majesty, if the laws of Qin can only be used to punish the rioters, would His Majesty kill one hundred rioters? Would His Majesty kill one thousand rioters? Ten thousand rioters, would His Majesty kill them?" Will your majesty kill them? The people in the world are disorderly people, will your majesty kill them?"

Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes.

He can kill a thousand, and he can kill ten thousand, but killing all the people in the world is tantamount to subjugating the country.

There is no one in the world anymore, so what is the use of him being the emperor?So Li Yang's question is very embarrassing.

Yingzheng's face was a bit ugly, and he said with a serious face: "Sir, are you saying that I, Daqin, will perish?"

Yingzheng's self-prestige without anger made Li Yang's heart tense, and he quickly said: "The Great Qin will last forever, and it will never perish. I just want to say that if the law cannot achieve the purpose of making the people abide by the law, Qin Fa will never die again." Strict, it's meaningless, it's just killing more people. But have you ever thought about it, if the Qin law can make the people of the world abide by the law, even love the law, and protect the law, all the people in the world will be law-abiding people. If so, why worry about me, Great Qin? If you are not happy, why worry that my Great Qin will not last forever?"

Yingzheng was able to sweep the six kingdoms, complete the great unification, implement the system of the same text, the same track, and unify weights and measures, which is enough to show that he is actually a very wise king.