It's far from "I don't agree with you, but I'm sworn to defend your right to speak." At this point, but whether it is Lu Zhe or some Legalist disciples, they are doing their best to ensure the sanctity of the law.

Lu Zhe emphasized that the law is the rule of law, and of course there is a reason for that. As for what reason...... (In the crackdown, writing it will be banned),

The Legalist disciples defended the seriousness and sanctity of the law, so they had to nag a little here.

The foundation of the Legalist disciples lies in the law, and they actually only value the solemnity of the state's affirmation of the law, and the king can affirm the importance of the law.

Legalism has three categories: "law", "art" and "potential".

Law refers to the fact that everything is done in accordance with the provisions of the law that have been written and publicized, and only the law that has been established is the basis for law enforcement. If there are some things that are not explicitly listed, no matter how immoral or unbearable those things are, they cannot constitute criminal facts.

There are many representatives who support the rule of law, but the most famous is Shang Ying, because he successfully changed the law in the Qin State and let the Qin State implement the national policy of governing the country according to the law. Although many things happened in the process of rule of law that were unpleasant to the Qin royal family, and even might cause trouble to Xiao Wall, the Qin royal family still persevered, and also worked hard to maintain the results of the law change, and finally became strong and strong enough to dominate the world.

Art is also a part of Legalist thought, and the representative figure is Shen Bu Harm. At the center of this school of thought was that the law, while sacred, required the full support of the king, and that the law should be inclined to the king's preference, and that to some extent the king, and even the dignitaries, could selectively enforce the law.

Isn't the thinking of the Legalist school of "art" a little familiar? It's not about "people in the law", it's about people because the law is enforced, and people can enforce the law according to their own preferences, and there are more choices...... Or flexibility, which is the so-called rule of law by people. It is not the rule of law.

In the view of Legalist thought, it is to concentrate all authority in the hands of the king, to create enough power to ensure the personal solemnity of the king, that is to say, whether the law is strong or not is related to the king's character and governance, the king is wise enough, the higher the importance of the law, the more the rule of law in the country can be implemented.

During the period of great changes in the Spring and Autumn Period, Wei Ying was the only one of the "laws" in the three sects of Legalism, and Shen did not harm and advocated "art". It is prudent to advocate "potential".

In fact, if we look at the three types of Legalist thoughts, the whole homology revolves around the thoughts of Legalists, but the methods adopted are somewhat different, among which the "technique" and "potential" are carried out around the king, and the "Fa" alone is to put aside everything and only talk about the Fa and ignore the others.

If we look at the development of history, since the establishment of the Qin Dynasty, the "law" of the Legalists has been abandoned, and even considered a kind of tyranny, and it is the time when the two schools of thought of "art" and "potential" come into play.

The reason why the idea of "law" has been abandoned. All because the Legalists in the vein of "law" have written legal provisions covering almost all aspects out of necessity, and the number of criminal laws listed is unimaginable, whether it is fact or conjecture. The "law" vein gives people the impression that it is too harsh.

In fact, after the death of Qin, it was not the entire Legalist family that declined, but the disciples of the "Fa" side of the Legalist family. The other "arts" and "potential" are still active in all dynasties, but because of the historical event of "deposing the hundred schools of thought and respecting Confucianism", many Legalist disciples are dressed in the cloak of Confucianism. It is still the Legalist concept of "art" and "potential" in governing the country.

The "art" and "potential" of the Legalists can survive, and it is not a simple Legalist disciple who puts on the skin of Confucianism...... That is, the outer Confucian inner law, or the Confucian skin law bone, and so on, all because the country needs the law, and a country without the law cannot be called a state.

"'Technique' and 'potential', to put it bluntly, are the rule of man." Sima Xin had already finished his work, and on the way back to the city tower, he met Xiao He, because there was nothing too nervous to be busy with, and the two chatted in a moment.

"Your Majesty likes the 'Fa' vein." That's not a secret, Xiao He also seems to be free and easy to put it bluntly: "Your Majesty needs to reform the criminal law, remove the criminal law that causes disability, and make the criminal law more targeted." ”

Legalism has risen strongly for hundreds of years, and so far, no matter which school of thought in the hundreds, is no stranger to the law, even if the students who don't like Legalism anymore, they will touch some of them.

Sima Xin is more complicated, not that it is complicated, but that the hundred schools he involves are not unique and unique. His identity is destined to be a soldier, but he has learned the knowledge of Confucianism, Huang Lao, miscellaneous families, etc., in fact, he also has a lot of good feelings towards Confucianism.

Xiao He himself was a faithful believer in the Huang Lao School, and he had little involvement in the miscellaneous family and the Yin-Yang family, and he also had an understanding of some Confucian thoughts. It is precisely because he has a special understanding of Confucianism that his sense of Confucianism is not very good, and it can even be said that he has some disgust.

"Streamline the legal entries and adopt targeted sentencing," Xiao He actually had a slight concern: "I just hope that because Your Majesty pursues the rule of law, some people in the Legalist family will not be allowed to act recklessly." ”

Sima Xin raised his eyebrows, and he said: "Your Majesty has his own ideas, and the rule of law he needs cannot be manipulated. ”

"Huh." Xiao He chuckled a few times and changed the subject: "One thing is doomed. ”

"Yes......" Sima Xin was a little nerve-wracking: "Confucian students ran out to make trouble, and the timing was too ......", the last word "rotten" was not said, but it meant like that. After a pause, he continued: "Your Majesty means not to beat Confucianism to death, but according to the ability of some Confucian disciples to cause trouble, it is not easy to do!" ”

It was not uncommon for the pre-Qin era to dislike Confucianism, and it should be said that it is strange that hundreds of other schools of thought were able to like Confucianism. It is not nonsense to say that Confucianism is very good at causing trouble, Confucianism is actually a very aggressive school.

Who is the most disgusted with Confucianism among the hundred schools? In fact, it is not a Legalist or a soldier, but a Mohist.

There is a reason why the Mo family hates Confucianism, at first it was Confucianism that robbed some of the "business" of the Mo family, for example, the funeral in the ancient pre-Qin era was actually the main "industry" of the Mo family, and the folk funeral was basically a few disciples of the Mo family, but Confucianism stretched out its hand to the field of funeral, and the two families also became hostile.

Then, the Mohists advocated simplicity and simplicity in funerals. It is believed that since a person is dead, then when he is buried, he should not be extravagant, and all the etiquette and procedures should be there, but he should not do unnecessary waste.

What is the Confucian view of funeral? It is to advocate mourning, which is not only the funeral object that should be given, but also the identity of the descendants, who have let the deceased ancestors enjoy the treatment that they could not enjoy when they were born.

The further confrontation between the Mohists and Confucianism began from the different views of the funeral, and the two sides clashed constantly, and even dragged the Legalists into the water in the conflict, and then the Huang Lao, the miscellaneous family, the famous family and other schools, and the melee circle became bigger and bigger. The implication is becoming more and more widespread.

"Because of those corrupt Confucians, Confucianism has offended too many people this time!" Sima Xin really didn't want Confucianism to be attacked in an all-round way, but he was also very angry, and said in a muffled voice: "This time, it only depends on how Your Majesty protects Confucianism and what kind of way it is used." ”

Xiao He chuckled lightly and shook his head: "If you say how Your Majesty will protect Confucianism, it is better to mention Confucianism to protect yourself." They have a lot of historical baggage, and this time they offended all the nobles at once. It won't be any better. ”

It is true to say that Confucianism is easy to offend people, and once Confucianism in the pre-Qin era of antiquity recognized any viewpoint, it would persist no matter how much it took, and it was also because its own views were contradicted by other schools. Sticking to his own views, and even trying his best to lower the views of other hundred schools, there will be more and more enemies.

I have to say that the Mo family has offended a lot of people, and the Mo family has the idea of "love and non-attack". The so-called "concurrent love" involves too wide a scope, but "non-offensive" is relatively easy to explain.

There are many conclusions about "non-offensiveness", that is, not to bully the weak with the strong. Don't press right with mistakes, don't beat the outnumbered with the crowd...... Wait a minute. There are many bitter things in the history of the Spring and Autumn Period, such as a strong country wants to attack a weak country, and then the Mo family will jump out and send someone to warn the king of that strong country, "A certain country is so weak, your strong country should not attack", if this is not enough to make people laugh and cry, and then there is a sentence "If you don't listen to advice, the Mo family will start its own actions".

The Mo family is one of the hundred schools of thought, or the power of one family to argue with many countries, doesn't it sound very sparing and arrogant? But it's not that the Mo family doesn't know whether to live or die, but the "uniqueness" of the times gives the Mo family that confidence.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, there were more than 3,000 vassal states divided by the Zhou royal family at the most, and sometimes a county was a vassal state, with dozens of counties...... That is, dozens of cities are considered a big country.

The Mo family is a school that has been developed in all the vassal states of the Zhou royal family, they recruit a wide range of disciples, and they are also swordsmen of their own school, and even involve private soldiers in the field of military training.

What are the usual actions of the Mohists when they interfere in the conquest of the vassal states? It is to send the disciples of the Mo family, some people and craftsmen who have learned the art of defending the city, to help the attacked city to defend the city.

In fact, if the Mo family just sent people to help, the attacked city would only attract hatred, and it would not become a mortal enemy. In addition to sending people to help defend the city, the Mo family would also send swordsmen to attack or assassinate the monarch of the vassal state, trying to attack the monarch who sent troops to attack a certain city in the way of "besieging Wei to save Zhao", in exchange for the promise of the monarch of that country to withdraw his troops.

Has the Mo family ever successfully killed the monarch of any vassal state in history? It's hard to investigate whether there was really a monarch who had killed, but there was no sensational record in history, and it was regarded as the monarch of a vassal state that the Mo family had not killed.

Even if they have not succeeded in killing the monarch of a certain country, it is a fact that the Mo family hinders the conquest of the vassal states, and it is a very annoying fact. The Mo family has its own swordsmen, and even its own private army, and in a certain period of history, the Mo family is even stronger than most vassal states, and once reached the point where the "Juzi Order" changed color when the countries changed.

"The Qin State has received a lot of help on the road of expansion because of the friendship of the Mo family, but it was the Qin State that was the first to carry out the attack on the Mo family." Xiao He gestured as he walked, and took a step: "I just got the news that the contemporary Juzi of the Mo family presented to His Majesty, asking His Majesty to allow the Mo family swordsmen to capture Confucianism. ”

"What do you mean??? Sima Xin was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't cry or laugh: "The Mo family doesn't have a fever, and his brain is burned, right?" ”

"Of course I don't have a fever, I guess I think that His Majesty's anger will be aimed at Confucianism," Xiao He was also a little crying and laughing: "Of course, the Mo family knows that His Majesty will not allow it, but he just wants to gain the favor of the Legalists and soldiers, so he will stand up and express his position." ”

The Mo family once declined, and when Qin ruled the world, in fact, the Mo family no longer had much sense of existence, compared to the glorious period when the Mo family once had thousands of swordsmen and tens of thousands of private soldiers, the Mo family is now two or three kittens.

"It's good that they cooperate with the army well, there will always be a day when they will regain their strength, and it's not good to jump out now." Sima Xin doesn't seem to like the Mo family very much, and that's because of his background.

"Yes, cooperate well with the army, use the secret method of the Mo family to train qualified scouts, and send disciples to help the army open up, that is the right way." Xiao He didn't have too special a sense of the Mo family, and said: "In fact, the Mo family has room for development in the empire, whether they are in the military or in the civilian population, they have an identity, even if they form a civilian armed force to capture slaves in a pioneering land, it is a good business, and they should not participate in current politics." ”

"Does the ruling party want to remind the Mo family?" Sima Xin stopped, turned his head to look at Xiao He, and his face was very serious: "You have to think seriously about whether it is worth it to govern." ”

Xiao He didn't express his position immediately, and talked about other things: "Not only the Mo family, but also the miscellaneous family, the famous family, and the vertical and horizontal family...... And so on and some other schools of thought are looking for opportunities. Because of some of His Majesty's attention, many schools also have opportunities to develop and grow. Isn't it precisely because of His Majesty's needs that the chemists and craftsmen who have been derived from them have appeared? ”

Sima Xin waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's different." Firearms were the future direction of the Imperial Army. Daily living and equipment needs. Your Majesty values everything for the sake of the future of the Empire. ”

Xiao He nodded: "Yes, but His Majesty's attitude has made the hundred schools see the hope of rising, so some people want to see the stitches." This time, Confucianism jumped out and was an excellent target for attack, and of course they would be ready to move. ”

"Times are always changing, and every era has its needs." Sima Xin took a new step: "It is the need of the times for a hundred schools to cater to Your Majesty, and it is not good to comment." As for...... How to cater to it, the opportunity is actually in the expansion. ”

Sima Xin just made a long story short, because the two of them had already arrived at the entrance of the corridor of the Miyagi Castle Tower while walking...... (To be continued......)

PS: I have always written that there are opinions on the campaign, but I don't have opinions on internal affairs, and I say that it is a procrastination to write about the conquest, and it is also a procrastination to write about the current situation in internal affairs, and the honor has been half-crazy.