"Bastard, how dare you ask such a question?”
"We are not dead yet, so how can Great Qin allow you to be so impudent?”
The more Ying Zheng spoke, the angrier he got. He roared and wanted to slap Fusu!
Zhang Ci was not surprised to see this, because this was the norm between father and son.
Why did Ying Zheng dislike Fu Su in the past? It was because their ideals did not match.
The Great Qin Empire had become strong through the reform, and the Legalism ideology was the foundation of the Great Qin Empire, and Ying Zheng was a loyal supporter of the Legalism.
However, Fu Su was gentle by nature and liked the Confucian way of loving the people.
This made Ying Zheng extremely dissatisfied, and the father and son often quarreled because of this, which was why Fu Su was not welcomed in the past.
Now that Fu Su dared to say that he wanted Great Qin to reform, how could Ying Zheng not be furious?
"You brat, how can you change the Great Qin ancestral system?”
"Change what? Are you going to change your faith to Confucianism?"
"Foolish, extremely foolish!"
Ying Zheng cursed angrily, looking as if he was angry that he did not fight for it.
Fu Su did not dare to talk back. He could only kneel on the ground stubbornly. He was quite unconvinced.
Fang Ming shook his head and said,""Get up and sit!"
"Yes, sir!"
Seeing this, Fu Su heaved a sigh of relief.
Ying Zheng snorted coldly and did not flare up again.
Since Fang Ming had already spoken, everyone had to give him face. After all, this was his territory.
"Fusu!" Fang Ming asked with a smile as he boiled the mutton,""Do you want to be an emperor or a subject?”
"Hmm?"
Fu Su's entire body trembled. He looked at Fang Ming in disbelief and did not say anything for a long time.
He really did not dare to answer such a question. Since ancient times, the imperial family had been ruthless. If he was too ambitious, he might be punished by Ying Zheng.
"Don't be afraid. Do you know why you're arguing?”"Because your father has always wanted to groom you into a qualified emperor, but you've always wanted to be a subject."”
"No, no!" "My dream has always been to be an Emperor who brings benefits to Great Qin like my father.”
"Haha!" "If that's the case, why did you ask such a childish question?" Fang Ming sneered disdainfully. As an emperor, he should rule all directions and make all kinds of theories his own!”
"Great Qin has indeed used Legalism as its foundation to continuously grow and become stronger. However, in this day and age, just relying on Legalism is no longer enough.”
"Your father has also realized this, so he has been actively introducing other schools of thought into the Imperial Court over the years, constantly probing!”
"And you? You've already been brainwashed by Confucianism and are only thinking about how to display benevolence. This is what makes your father angry!”
"If you only want to be an official, then this is not wrong. You can be a Confucian successor, and you can talk about benevolence, righteousness, and morality!”
"But if you want to be an emperor, you can't just talk about benevolence, righteousness, and morality, understand?”
"You have to be domineering and kingly. You have to learn to control other theories, not submit to the Confucian teachings and be at the mercy of others!”
Fang Ming's powerful words stunned Fu Su!
Ying Zheng and Zhang Ci were also stunned. No one had expected him to hit the nail on the head, and thoroughly unravel the fundamental contradiction between the father and son.
"The one who knows me is Mister!"
Ying Zheng laughed heartily, feeling a little gratified.
Everyone thought that he was unreasonable and ignorant, only knowing how to live by the teachings of Legalism. They didn't see that there were already many voices of the Hundred Schools of Thought in the Great Qin Imperial Court.
Over the years, he had indeed been trying to absorb the essence of various places, but unfortunately, the results had not been great.
But this did not mean that his path was wrong.
Ying Zheng knew very well that any theory was just a tool, and an emperor should learn to use these tools, not be controlled by them.
Fu Su was young, but after being influenced by the Confucians, he immediately treated him like a treasure. He was always talking about benevolence, righteousness, and morality, and his thoughts had long been deeply corrupted.
Once such a person became the emperor, the disadvantages would be very obvious. He would be easily controlled by the great scholars.
Ying Zheng had seen through this point, which was why he was so disgusted by his behavior!
"But Teacher, isn't Confucianism good?”Fu Su argued,"Is there anything wrong with the sage's doctrine of benevolence and love for the people?"”
" The Saint is not wrong. You are the one in the wrong!" "No theory can be perfect, nor can it govern the chaotic world well!”
"Could it be that you can use benevolence and love for the people to govern the villains? Can you use love to increase food production? Can you stop the flood with benevolence and righteousness?”
"A theory is a tool. All schools of thought have their own advantages and disadvantages, and we can't simply choose between them. We have to take the essence and discard the dregs, and use them freely. Only then can we be an emperor, and only then can we seek the well-being of all the people in the world.”
Fang Ming's reprimand left Fu Su speechless for a long time!
He was shocked by the impact of this knowledge. His mind was in a daze, as if his three views were about to explode.
"When dealing with the poor, a ruler should be as benevolent as his father. Therefore, he should use the Confucian path to govern and love the people!”
"When dealing with criminals, we should use thunderous methods to intimidate them. The path of Legalism is especially outstanding!”
"When it comes to agriculture, we should use farmers!"
"In the path of diplomacy, we should use the School of Strategy!”
"The path of the battlefield is to use soldiers!"
"The Mohist family should be used in engineering construction and weapon research!”
"Doctors should be used to treat illnesses and save lives!"
"These are all tools. For the emperor, remember to use tools well and not be controlled by them!”
"When the Hundred Schools of Philosophy are used by Great Qin, Great Qin will truly last for ten thousand years!”
Fang Ming's unceasing and domineering words once again shocked everyone!
Ying Zheng's eyes grew brighter and brighter, because Fang Ming had voiced out his thoughts.
As for Fu Su, it was as if he had been struck by lightning. His obsession with the scholarly faction began to slowly dissipate, and a new concept was quietly born!
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