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The spring breeze is blowing, the begonias by the Mochou Lake are intertwined, the weeping willows on the embankment, the flying flocculent is misty, and the blue waves shine on people.

Qin Mu did not wear the formal Twelve Chapters of the Emperor, but participated in this sutra banquet in relatively relaxed regular clothes. Originally, I wanted to make the atmosphere of the banquet a little more relaxed, so that everyone could speak freely.

But as soon as the whole feast began, because of a question he casually asked, it soon fell into an extremely fierce debate.

Qin Mu asked: "After the first emperor of the Chinese Dynasty for two thousand years, it can be called a prosperous era, which should be the rule of Han Wenjing and the rule of Tang Zhenguan, I don't know if the Qing thinks so?" ”

Of course, the rule of Wenjing and the rule of Zhenguan have always been the "examples" that have been talked about by the writers of the past dynasties, and the high-ranking officials and scholars who sat down naturally did not oppose it and expressed their approval.

"However, as far as I know, whether it is the rule of Wenjing or the rule of Zhenguan, they are all based on the art of Huang Lao, in other words, the two glorious and prosperous eras of China have been created, and they are all Taoist techniques of governing the world, which seems to be a bit different from the only Confucianism in the world.

Qin Mu said this, hesitantly, as if the last student was asking the grandmaster for advice, but in an instant, like a boulder thrown into the lake, stirring up a thousand waves, what four books and five classics no one can care about to talk about, the smoke of the pavilions and pavilions, for a while quiet and silent, the needle can be heard.

There is no doubt that Wenjingzhizhi uses the technique of Huang Lao;

As for the rule of Zhenguan in the early Tang Dynasty as the result of Huang Lao's art of governing the world, this alone was immediately questioned.

Huang Daozhou, who had passed the year of knowing the Mandate of Heaven, was the first to stand up and say: "What His Majesty said is not true. In the early Tang Dynasty, Confucianism flourished, and there was no such thing in ancient times, Taizong Zhenguan, vigorously but guided Confucianism, and taught the prince Chengqian Confucian classics with Lu Deming and Kong Yingda, two Confucian scholars, which shows that Taizong attaches great importance to Confucianism;

Du Fanchuan also said: The country has its own world, and for more than 230 years, it has been dedicated to mercy and forgiveness, and every subsequent punishment. It is difficult to be difficult inside and outside, and the authors are successive. The land armor soldiers, the authority and orders, are not mine. can finally be captured, this is really kind and loving, into the bone marrow of people, vulgar and ancient, can not be shaken.

It can be seen that there is the Tang generation, up to the emperor. When he went down to the local governors and state and county officials, he mostly pursued Confucian governance among the people. Yes, His Majesty said that Zhenguan Shengshi used the technique of Huang Lao, and the ministers did not dare to agree. ”

Qin Mu smiled and said nothing. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, in order to strengthen the rule, Confucianism was promoted, which is a fact.

But it is also true that Li Tang claimed to be a descendant of Lao Tzu Li Er, and he especially admired the Taoist Huang Lao's technique.

Although Wang Fuzhi was also a Confucian disciple, he was a materialist. Everything is practical, this is the reason why Qin Mu admires him, he said slowly: "Zhenguan is Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. ”

This is a short statement. But the facts.

What's interesting is that Fu Qingzhu is a person, he is involved in hundreds of schools of thought, and he also respects Taoism, and he has also been a Taoist, he also stood up and said: "When Tang Taizong summed up the gains and losses of governing the world, he once said, 'Therefore, I have been working hard all night, but I want to be pure, so that there is nothing to do in the world.'" As a result, the conscription was not prosperous, the grain was abundant, and the people were happy. Governing the country is like planting a tree, if the roots are not shaken, the branches and leaves will be prosperous. If you can be pure, why should the people be uneasy and happy'

Bai Lotian also once said, "The husband wants to make people frugal and simple, and the customs are clean and peaceful, and he does not precede the way of the old man." The way is to be simple and simple, to be thrifty, not to be dazzled and discerning, not to be intelligent. Those who make good use of it, although a town, a county, and a country are all in the world, they can all lead to pure reason'

Liuliuzhou also advocates the way of governing the country, with no harsh orders and no troublesome governance for officials. All of these are seen in the Taoist idea of governing the world without action, and in the Tang Dynasty, from the king to the celebrity, they were all respected. In the governance of Zhenguan, it is still lenient and simple, clean, light punishment, and thin servitude, so it can be calculated that His Majesty said that the rule of Zhenguan is Huang Lao's technique, although it is not true, but it is not an exaggeration! ”

From the words of the two, it is not difficult to see that although the rule of Zhenguan cannot be said to be unique to Huang Lao's art, let alone the result of exclusive respect for Confucianism, in real terms, Huang Lao's art accounts for more credit than Confucianism.

So here comes the question, uh, of course, the question is which one is stronger in mining technology

Rather, it is: since the rule of Wenjing and the rule of Zhenguan, which are talked about by scholars in history, are not the result of exclusive respect for Confucianism, then is it a little wrong to dismiss the hundred schools of thought and respect Confucianism alone?

It should be emphasized that His Majesty the Great Qin Emperor did not say anything, he just asked a question and asked everyone for advice.

He never said that he wanted to shake the position of Confucianism, absolutely not.

But no matter how Qin Mu downplayed it, the people sitting there listened to the thunder silently, and their hearts shook so much that it was difficult to speak.

Because the dispute between Confucianism and Taoism has always been the most intense. This question is related to whether Great Qin will respect Confucianism or Taoism in the future, and for all Confucian disciples, this is a serious question.

The end of the Ming Dynasty was an era of ideological change.

In fact, many thinkers are already selling dog meat on the head of a sheep, and they still claim to be Confucian disciples, but in fact, the core idea is no longer Zhu Cheng's doctrine, and even has broken away from the scope of the Tao of Confucianism.

Like Wang Fuzhi, Li Zhen, etc., they are actually inclined to materialist thoughts;

Gu Yanwu, Fu Qingzhu and others are definitely not followers of Zhu Chenglixue.

There are even many figures like Xu Guangqi, Wang Zheng, Sun Yuanhua, Li Tianjing, Zhang Tao, Qu Shiyun, and Chen Yujie who advocate Western doctrines.

This was originally an era of great collision of ideas, and it was an era in which various ideas were unprecedentedly active since the pre-Qin period. It was an era when all kinds of ideas were dressed in the cloak of Confucianism and were in vogue.

Therefore, this debate is destined to be a fierce debate.

Everyone has the heart to take this opportunity to expound their thoughts in front of the emperor, and Qin Mu's identity is quietly changing, from a "student" who obediently listens to the lecture to a bystander, or a referee.

While listening to the fierce debate of Xie Jinglun, Huang Daozhou, Gu Yanwu, Wang Fuzhi, Fu Qingzhu and others at the feast, Qin Mu drank the new tea served by Liu Ru, and a wisp of cigarette smoke curled on the small table.

Liu Ruye's identity is just an ordinary palace maid, and no one will care about her, at least on the surface.

She was full of poetry and books, and this time she had the honor to serve the emperor around the banquet, and listened to such a fierce and wonderful debate among the world's heroes, and she was soon intoxicated with it, so that Qin Mu tea was drunk, and she forgot to make it.

It wasn't until Qin Mu lightly tapped her fingers on the table that she woke up and was eager to plead guilty, but was stopped by Qin Mu with gestures, so as not to disturb the people who were debating fiercely.

But this action was still seen, "Majesty! Huang Daozhou suddenly shouted, quieting the fierce debate.

Qin Mu asked slowly, "Does Master Huang have any advice?" ”

The anniversary of the zodiac is over fifty years, and the crown is broad, the face is clear, and the face is upright;

This time, he obviously used the topic to play and led the fire to Qin Mu: "Your Majesty inherits the mandate of heaven and the first emperor's legal system. The minister is brave today, and wants to ask His Majesty Xià to Shang Ying's "The people are weak and the country is strong, and the country is strong and the people are weak." Therefore, a country with a way is for the weak. What do you think? ”

After Huang Daozhou's questioning, more than 200 people at the banquet immediately held their breath and waited for Qin Mu's reply, including Sima An, Lu Zhenfei, Yang Tinglin and other high-ranking officials, without exception.

This question is extremely acute, and perhaps the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty and the scholars of the world have similar doubts.

Shang Ying is a representative figure of Legalism, and his words are to the effect that if the people dare not resist the law, the country will be strong, and if the people dare to violate the law, the state will be weak, so the country that governs the law must make the people dare not resist the law.

Is this statement wrong? Society needs the rule of law, and in that sense, this passage is true.

Note, however, that the law mentioned by Shang Yang is slightly different from the legal society of the West in later generations, which emphasized that everyone is equal before the law, including the supreme ruler, and no one is above the law, at least on the surface.

And the laws of Shang Yang are used by the monarch to govern the people. The monarch itself is beyond the law, and the law is only a means used by the monarch to restrain the people and ensure his rule, it only governs the people, not the king.

However, these are not the fundamental original meaning of Huang Daozhou's words when he asked Qin Mu.

Huang Daozhou's question is like a trap, Shang Yang is the representative of the Legalists, and the Western Qin Dynasty is strong by Shang Ying's reforms, but most scholars of the past dynasties also believe that it is precisely because the rule of law in the Qin State is too harsh that the people are unbearable, and there is a matter of the death of Qin II.

Qin Mu established the country, emphasizing that he inherited the legal system of the first emperor, so the question is, do you also want to inherit the idea of governing the country with the Legalist family of the pre-Qin Dynasty?

This doubt, from the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty to the people of the world, may have been hidden in their hearts for a long time, but no one dares to say nonsense.

Today, Huang Daozhou, a person who is not afraid of death, pierced this layer of window paper, and this question can no longer be avoided.

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(To be continued......)