In Ying Zheng's study, after Mu Wu's reply, silence fell. Only the sound of Ying Zheng's ten fingers tapping echoed. After a long while, Ying Zheng said,""Tell me, what do you think of the Mohism, Confucianism, and other schools of thought?”
Mu Wu didn't answer immediately. Instead, he pondered for a moment.
"Father, I believe that the Hundred Schools of Thought are like the vassals of the world in the past few centuries.”
"Oh?"
Ying Zheng's interest was piqued. He straightened his body and said,""Tell me about it."
"Father, ever since King Ping of Zhou moved to the east, the feudal vassals have been in constant conflict. Duke Huan of Qi, Duke Mu of Qin, Duke Wen of Jin, King Zhuang of Chu, and Duke Xiang of Song successively dominated the feudal vassals. After the feudal vassals annexed them, they evolved into the seven kingdoms of Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei, and Qin. Your son believes that the unification of the world is the general trend!”
"Similarly, the Hundred Schools of Philosophy have been arguing endlessly over the years. No one is convinced of the other, so there was nothing wrong with it in the beginning. However, Great Qin was about to unify the world, and there were many sects that did not obey Great Qin's discipline, which had a negative impact on the progress of Great Qin's unification. For example, if the Mo family did not exist this time, your son would definitely be able to take down the entire Xiang Shi clan on behalf of Imperial Father!”
"As such, your son believes that Great Qin should control the Hundred Schools of Philosophy and even wipe them out! This was beneficial to the empire's control over scholars. Otherwise, if there was even the slightest movement in the empire, these people would gang up and attack. The impact would be extremely bad!”
Ying Zheng nodded. Mu Wu's words had hit the nail on the head. The Hundred Schools of Philosophers were quite dissatisfied with the Great Qin Empire, and some of them felt that the world belonged to the Zhou Dynasty, and that the Great Qin Empire was a rebellion. However, they did not think about how the Zhou Dynasty's world came to be. Some people were dissatisfied with Great Qin's governance and felt that it was too harsh, so they called it Violent Qin. Some of them did so purely because Great Qin had always been on the western border, and in their eyes, it was no different from a barbarian. As such, they looked down on Great Qin and were unwilling to let Great Qin unify the world.
But no matter what, the Hundred Schools of Philosophy had affected Great Qin, and had become a roadblock that hindered the stability of the Great Qin Empire. And Ying Zheng's usual method of dealing with roadblocks was to smash them into pieces!
"Even though the Hundred Schools of Philosophy are weak, they have a high reputation among the people. If we don't handle this well, Great Qin will be cursed at everywhere.”
Ying Zheng asked again.
"Rally a batch, strike a batch, and destroy a batch! Now, the Confucians and Mohism were the most prominent schools of learning in the world. The Mohism was bent on obstructing the Great Qin Empire, and their giant was Yan Dan. Therefore, they had to be eliminated! As for the Confucians, they could be attacked, but they did not necessarily have to be destroyed. The Confucians paid attention to heaven, earth, monarch, parents, and teachers, and they were of great use to their father in ruling the world. They could be used and reformed. As for others, such as the Yin-Yang School, which had always been cooperating with Great Qin, they could give rewards and announce it to the world.”
"In addition, I think we should form another group of secret guards to form a corner with the network. However, this secret guard can focus on preventing assassinations, which the martial artists are best at! The Hundred Schools of Philosophy's martial arts were incredibly high, and even though Great Qin's soldiers had won every battle, they were not a match for the Hundred Schools of Philosophy in a one-on-one battle. Training such a group of secret guards would be able to deal a significant blow to the Hundred Schools of Philosophy!”
In fact, what Mu Wu was talking about was some of the things that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would do in the future. The most important thing was to castrate the Confucians, making them completely a tool for the past dynasties.
Although he knew that doing so would be detrimental to the Han people, it was undoubtedly the best solution at the moment. Mu Wu was not a professor of thought, and he did not know what to do. However, the laws of history were certain.
Great Qin was the first feudal dynasty, and it was impossible for the Muwu Kingdom to directly go from a feudal era to a capitalist or a socialistic era. Not many people in the world knew how to read, and talking about capitalist or socialistic countries was nonsense.
Moreover, although he had castrated Confucianism and unified the ideology of his rule, he would not do things that were too one-sided, such as emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce. As for other things, he could only push them forward slightly. As for whether history would advance and enter into capitalist or socialistic society, that was not something Mu Wu could consider.
This was the balance that he could maintain between individuals and nations, ensuring that his rule would slightly promote the development of history and shorten the time of feudalism.
Hearing Mu Wu's words, Ying Zheng was very surprised. This son of his had surprised him too much. The few strategies he had proposed were all very useful, which made Ying Zheng's expectations of Mu Wu even higher.
"Alright, you're right. Then I'll leave this matter to you. Have you thought about the name of the secret guard?”
"Ah?"
Mu Wu was stunned. What was going on? Was Ying Zheng planning to hand over the secret guards to him? This was an organization similar to the Brocade Guard. Although it was not as awesome as the Brocade Guard, it could investigate the world, protect important figures, and assassinate. It was not much worse. Was Ying Zheng, who was naturally suspicious, really going to hand over such a powerful organization to him?
Mu Wu's mind spun rapidly, but he still decided to refuse. Even if Ying Zheng was excited and said the truth, he still could not accept it. Otherwise, when Ying Zheng's excitement was over, he would definitely start to suspect him. At that time, if Zhao Gao were to say a few more words, he would not be far from being finished.
"Father, your son still has to help father sweep the world, so I really don't have that much energy. However, your son has already thought of a name.”
Ying Zheng had regretted his words, but he did not know how to take it back. Now that Mu Wu had given him a way out, he was even happier and valued Mu Wu more.
"What name? Tell me."
"Shadow Secret Guard."
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