Chapter 327: Feudalism and Counties
It wasn't until he saw it with his own eyes that Heifu discovered that Qin's national plan was not decided by the king and emperor of Qin alone, but adopted the same strategy as later generations: holding meetings.
For example, when Qin Xiaogong was in power, Shang Ying, Gan Long, Du Zhi and other ministers held a meeting in front of Xiaogong, and after some debate, Qin Xiaogong leaned towards Shang Ying, and the change of law began.
During the reign of King Huiwen of Qin, Zhang Yi and Sima Cuo also engaged in a debate on whether to destroy Han or Shu, and in the end, Sima Cuo won.
During the reign of King Wu of Qin, there was a debate between Zhu Liji and Gan Mao about attacking Yiyang.
Even when King Qin Zhao was king, regarding the sins and life and death of Wu Anjun, although King Qin Zhao insisted on going his own way, he also followed the situation and let the ministers meet to vote......
This kind of imperial meeting is called the "Imperial Council" and is the theme of each court meeting.
This is not only the tradition of the Qin State, but also the advocate in the highly respected "Han Feizi" by Qin Shi Huang: "Although the master is virtuous, he cannot plan alone!" Strength is invincible, wisdom is inexhaustible, rather than using one person, it is better to use one country......"
Of course, the outcome of the meeting is by no means the minority obeying the majority, and the process of these court deliberations is very much like a debate competition, where the king does not personally go down the court, but only acts as the host and referee, and watches coldly, but has the final decision.
The same is true of the previous discussion of honorific titles, and the current feudal county disputes......
Judging from Heifu's position, Wang Xuan, the first debater on the positive side, had not yet spoken, and the second debater, Zong Zhengze, one of the nine Qings, stood up and questioned what Li Si Fangcai's words meant? Is there a suspicion of slandering the ministers?
Li Si, the opponent of the debate, is not afraid of offending people today, and if he has such a thing as a political opinion, he must either not publish it, and once he speaks, he must stand on his feet, and he must not hesitate to retreat.
He smiled: "I said, the feudal discussion is the words of the ancients!" ”
Without waiting for Zong Zheng to grab the white, Li Si waved at Qin Shi Huang again: "Please Your Majesty, Rong Chen will come carefully!" ”
"Yes."
Qin Shi Huang, as the referee, gave the opposing side a chance to speak, and the debaters on the positive side had no choice but to silence and prick up their ears to listen carefully to Li Si's flaws.
Li Si said: "The kings of Fang Cai said that Zhou has the world, divided the land like a melon, and set up five titles such as duke, marquis, uncle, son, and male, and divided his children into princes. More than 100 princes, like a list of stars, spread all over the world, like spokes concentrated in the hub, gathered around Zhou Tianzi; Joining together as a pilgrimage, and leaving as a vassal barrier, but so? ”
There was nothing wrong with what he said, and Zong Zheng and the others had no choice but to nod yes.
Who is Lees? The disciple of Xun Qing, who is also a scholar, has been mixed in Jixia and Lanling, and he is not familiar with the Confucian set of things, and when he sees the other party in the set, he immediately attacks his shield with his spear!
He said eloquently: "But why did you avoid talking about what happened next? The Zhou family has been inherited for more than 100 years, and when it came to King Zhou Yi, because it was supported by the princes, he personally went down to the hall to greet the princes, and hurt the courtesy. Although King Xuan of Zhou had Zhongxing, he was unable to decide the heir of Luhou. In this way, it became more and more Lingyi, and when it came to King Zhou Li and King Zhou You, the princes were even more difficult to control, and the Gonghou Bo openly carried out the government of the Son of Heaven, and the Shenhou colluded with the dog to enter the Kou. After King Ping moved eastward, Zhou had already listed himself as a prince, and since then, there have been those who shoot arrows on the shoulders of the king, and there are those who have won the title. The princes are obedient, and no one regards the Son of Heaven as the Son of Heaven anymore. ”
"Therefore, I thought that the doctor said that Zhou has been inherited for 800 years, but in fact it is only 300 years, and after 550 years, the so-called Zhou Tianzi is just an empty name! The reason for this is because Zhou was divided into more than 100 princes, and finally the royal family invaded the tomb and declined, and the princes could not lose their tails......"
After talking about the disadvantages of Zhou feudalism in one breath, Li Si concluded: "Therefore, the sons of Zhou Wenwu have the same surname, but the gentleman's Ze was beheaded in the fifth generation, and hundreds of years have passed, and the princes have been estranged. In order to annex the land, they attacked each other like enemies and attacked each other, and even Zhou Tianzi could prohibit it, and was even eaten by the princes, and it was declining day by day. ”
"Now the five hundred and fifty years of turmoil left by the Zhou Dynasty are finally unified by His Majesty's gods, and they are all counties of Qin. For the sons and heroes, it is enough to use the public tax to reward them, so why repeat the mistakes of the Zhou family? Therefore, I think that feudalism is not a good policy, and setting up counties in various countries is the art of tranquilizing the world! ”
Li Si said, and the hall was silent, leaving only the historian Hu Wujing, who was standing in front of Heifu's position, excited, holding a pen on the silk rustling record.
As a historian, to record the words and deeds of the ministers at the court meeting, the most boring thing is to have nothing to do for a day and record a bunch of words of praise and praise.
On the contrary, this kind of courtiers have a diametrically opposed attitude, and the scene of the debate in the court is much more interesting to record.
However, to Hu Wujing's disappointment, after Li Si finished speaking, the ministers who supported the feudal side did not organize a decent counterattack.
is worthy of being a famous writer who has written such a famous article as "The Book of Exhortations", Li Si's words are logical, not only the doctors can't find flaws, but even Wang Juan can't think of a refutation for a while......
Fortunately, Qin Shi Huang did not embarrass Wang Juan for too long, he did not agree with the county, nor did he categorically deny feudalism, but ordered: Let the prime minister, the imperial historian, Jiuqing, the internal history and other important ministers go back, and each of them will play a sparse speech, talk about the pros and cons of feudalism and counties, and their own opinions, and hand them into the ban tomorrow.
Immediately, he signaled the confessor to shout, "Stop drinking, retreat!" "The first great court meeting after the emperor was over......
After the emperor's chariot left the main hall under the escort of the guards, Wang Juan breathed a sigh of relief, with this time buffer, he could at least sort out his thoughts and refute Li Si, the inconsistent villain!
He glanced at Li Si, who had already torn his face, waved his sleeves, and left the hall angrily with Zongzheng and other ministers, as well as the doctors.
Li Si smiled calmly, not afraid at all, he had condescended to Wang Juan for a long time, and for a period of time, he had been echoing Wang Juan in trivial matters, making him relax his vigilance, and today he suddenly made his position clear, and he was ready for a showdown.
In terms of tongue debate, he only dares to admit the top three, but it is better than writing articles, playing with words, and being a court...... No, it's the whole world, who is his opponent Li Si?
Unless, it is the resurrection of the soul who died in Yunyang Prison, Li Si will be jealous......
"When you were alive, I was like a thorn in my back day and night, but when you died, sometimes I feel, really, lonely......"
Li Si shook his head and sighed, different from the trend when he came, Li Tingwei widened the sash around his waist, straightened his waist, and strode out of the hall!
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With the dispute between feudalism and county on the table, the court wrestling between Wang and Li has been exhausted, and the ministers have different thoughts, or hold feudal theories, or say that the county is good, and in the whole process, Heifu, who has been watching coldly, feels that he has seen a long time again.
After the court meeting, Heifu, Meng Yi, and Wang Li took Lang Wei to the front and back, and when they returned to the palace with the emperor, they secretly thought:
"Li Si's last words are really vicious, especially the word hero, which is clearly a crazy hint that many of the ministers support feudalism because they are also dissatisfied with the status quo and want to tear the soil and seal the monarch's selfish ......"
At present, Qin is no longer sealed, and even Wang Jian is a false seal, and at most he enjoys the false name of a city lord.
"Hey, although the emperor asked the ministers to go back and reorganize the language and compete in the music, but those military ministers who previously supported feudalism, as long as they are smart enough, no longer have the courage to openly support them, right?"
Similarly, Heifu looked up at the emperor's tall back on the chariot, and also discovered a hobby of Qin Shi Huang.
Unlike King Qi Xuan in the story "Indiscriminate Filling", Qin Shi Huang did not like to listen to the grand ensemble of the ministers, because in that case, he would not know how high the ministers were.
The emperor, like King Qi Min, listened to them one by one, and brought out his ministers one by one to express their opinions on something, just like letting the musician play the sheng alone. So as to understand everyone's talents, kick out Mr. Nan Guo who is mixed in, and be able to grasp everyone's political tendencies.
He guessed correctly, this method is what Han Fei said: "The master of the people who makes the ministers know the end, and the ones who do not say will ask them to choose." Then the ministers did not dare to speak falsely, and they did not dare to ...... silently"
This is the southern art of a shrewd monarch.
"In this way, a courtier like Ye Teng, who watched the whole play, would not be able to continue to remain silent."
Heifu gloated, but he never thought that when he stayed in the guard ban that night, he was not qualified to talk about this matter, but he was also taken out by Qin Shi Huang alone, asking him to express his opinions on the feudal monarch and the county......