The Way of the King and Tyranny.
Fu Su knew.
Mencius said,"Those who rely on strength to make use of benevolence will dominate, and those who rely on virtue to make use of benevolence will become kings.”
In layman's terms.
Using violent means to kill and forcefully obtain things was domineering.
And using benevolence and benevolent government to make people willingly submit and willingly sacrifice everything was the invincible benevolence and the kingly way.
The Confucians had always advocated the Way of the King and belittled tyranny.
The other Hundred Schools of Philosophy had different opinions.
However, they still chose to support one side.
Some supported the Way of the King, while others supported the Tyrannical Way.
No one had ever thought that Jiang Chen would use both the kingly way and the domineering way.
However, Fu Su did not have much experience.
He only felt that such a statement was very novel.
He could not comprehend anything.
But to Ying Zheng who was next door…
It was like a bolt from the blue, deafening the deaf.
"Using both the Way of the King and Tyrannical?"
"First, we use tyranny to conquer them, then use the kingly way to make them submit. Can we resolve the disaster of the Xiongnu?”
Ying Zheng muttered to himself while his eyes gradually shone with a bright light.
"Your Majesty, I think what Jiang Chen said makes sense.”Meng Yi said as if he had understood something.
"The Xiongnu are cruel. Every time a natural disaster strikes in the north and we run out of food, they will ride their horses south to plunder the people of the Central Plains.”
"This kind of race doesn't remember to eat.”
"We can only give him a painful blow and make him pay a painful price.”
"Only then can the cruel nature in his heart be restrained.”
"At the same time, they won't treat us as food supplies and can listen to us obediently.”
"This should be what Jiang Chen meant by conquering them with dominance.”
"If we blindly attack and eliminate the Xiongnu's living space, they will definitely be driven to desperation.”
"Therefore, we need to implement benevolent policies at this time.”
"Let the Xiongnu know that we are strong and at the same time, we are willing to give them a chance to survive.”
"This is to use the kingly way to make them submit.”
"I'm giving them a hard blow while giving them hope at the same time.”
"Hit me with a stick and give me a date.”
"Hiss, this Jiang Chen is really ruthless.”
Meng Yi couldn't help but sigh.
"However, I still don't understand one thing.”
" Why did Jiang Chen say that in order to create a real unified empire, we need to integrate the farming people and the nomadic people?”
"Your Majesty, did you know?"
Meng Yi couldn't think of an answer, so he looked at Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng's expression was slightly ugly.
"Meng Qing, you are very smart."
"Hmm? Your Majesty, you praise me too much. I'm not as good as you.”Meng Yi lowered his head and cupped his hands.
Ying Zheng shook his head and said," You don't have to be humble. I said you were smart, and I meant it."”
When Meng Yi heard this, he was a little touched.
But what Ying Zheng said next made him freeze on the spot.
"However, Meng Qing, don't think you're so smart.”
"Because people like him are really annoying.”
Meng Yi,"What's going on?" What did I do wrong? Why did His Majesty say that?
He looked at Meng Yi, who was stunned on the spot.
Ying Zheng's complexion turned slightly better.
Then, he ignored Meng Yi and turned around to look at the cell.
The reason why Ying Zheng said that just now was because…
It was because he wanted to hide the fact that he was unable to answer Meng Yi's question.
Why did it have to integrate the farming people and the nomadic people to truly create a unified empire?
If Meng Yi asks me, who should I ask?
Of course, there was also the fact that Meng Yi's interpretation of the kingly way and dominance was very good.
It was so good that Ying Zheng could not make up for it.
You, Meng Yi, have shown that you are happy.
Don't I need to show my face?
Humph! Smart aleck!
However, he looked at Jiang Chen in the cell.
Ying Zheng could not help but sigh in his heart.
He was clearly younger than Fu Su, so why was he so intelligent?
Not only was he intelligent, but he also knew about the relationship between the people of the Central Plains and the Xiongnu people in the north.
Moreover, he could even propose a way of the king and a way of tyranny.
Hiss, could it be that there were really people who were born with omniscience?
As expected of my Fusu's teacher.
Hmm? Teacher?
Ying Zheng suddenly thought of something, and turned his head to look at Meng Yi, who was still in a daze.
He said meaningfully,
"Meng Qing, I don't think this Jiang Chen is anything special.”
"How can such a person be your teacher?”
"Pretend you didn't hear what I said before.”
"Sigh, Fusu will have to suffer."
"Your Majesty, do you really think I don't know what you're thinking?" Doesn't your conscience hurt?
Do you dare to touch your conscience and tell me again?!
Old man, you forced me to be Jiang Chen's student for your sake.
But now, seeing that Jiang Chen was really capable, he kicked me away?
Your Majesty, please have some dignity!
However, Meng Yi only dared to shout these words in his heart.
He did not dare to show it on his face.
However, Ying Zheng seemed to have seen through his thoughts.
His tone instantly turned cold.
"Meng Qing, are you cursing me in your heart?”
"I absolutely did not!" Meng Yi hurriedly raised his hand and made a gesture of swearing to the heavens.
Seeing this, Ying Zheng gave him a suspicious look.
However, he didn't see any clues.
Then, he flicked his sleeves and continued to watch Jiang Chen's lecture.
Ying Zheng was now filled with questions.
He wanted to know how Jiang Chen would explain the death of the second emperor of Great Qin, and how he would teach Fu Su to stop it.
At the same time, he also wanted to know why it was necessary to integrate the farming and nomadic peoples in order to create a truly unified empire.
Even Ying Zheng himself did not realize it.
Unknowingly, he had also entered the student mode of anticipating the teacher's lecture.
...
"Teacher Jiang, although I don't quite understand what you mean by using the kingly way and tyranny to resolve the Xiongnu disaster, I believe that you have a point.”
"However, you said that only by integrating the farming people and the nomadic people can we create a true unified empire.”
Fu Su raised the question in his heart, as well as Ying Zheng and Meng Yi's.
Jiang Chen had expected him to ask this question.
"The reason is actually very simple.”
"But before I answer you, let me ask you a question.”
"In your heart, what is the Grand Unification Empire? What was the Grand Unity Empire like?”
Hearing this, Fu Su fell into deep thought.
However, after thinking for a long time, he could not think of a good answer.
In the end, he could only bite the bullet and say,
"In your eyes, Great Qin is a unified empire.”
Jiang Chen wasn't satisfied with his answer. He shook his head.
"Too one-sided."
Fu Su lowered his head in shame.
"You said that Great Qin is a unified empire, but that's not entirely true.”
"Then what exactly is the Grand Unification Empire?”
"First, it's the system that is implemented, and then the territory that is governed.”
"The system is easy to understand.”
"Let's take the Zhou Dynasty before the Great Qin Dynasty as an example.”
"The Zhou Dynasty implemented a feudal feudal system.”
"Besides the emperor's own territory, the rest were given to the dukes to establish kingdoms.”
"Everyone does their own thing. When the emperor of Great Zhou is strong, he will bow his head and pay tribute.”
"Once the Emperor of Zhou's strength weakened, the vassals immediately turned against him, forming the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period.”
"In short, in the feudal feudal era, the ones who made decisions were a group of dukes and nobles.”
"And the Grand Unification Empire will implement a central system.”
"That is, to take back power from the hands of the princes and nobles.”
"It allows all the power to be gathered in one direction.”
"Great Qin has done this and abolished the enfeoffment system and replaced it with a county system.”
"However, Great Qin has yet to complete all the steps to become a unified empire.”
"The second point is the territory you rule.”
"Are there any other rebel forces in the area under your rule?”
"And this resistance force can be the nobles of the six countries, the Baiyue in the south, or the Xiongnu in the north.”
"You might want to say that the Bai Yue and the Xiongnu are both barren lands.”
"But you have to know that we all come from the same root.”
"Moreover, as long as the Yue in the south and the Xiongnu in the north exist, they will pose a huge threat to the Central Plains.”
"What kind of unified empire is an empire that has to worry about being attacked by enemies day and night?”
" Only by conquering everything on this land and no longer being threatened by any enemy, coupled with the implementation of a central power system, can it be considered a unified empire.”
"Hmm, do you understand what I'm saying?”
Jiang Chen's mouth was dry from talking. He picked up the remaining wine and moistened it.
Then, his gaze fell on Fu Su.
He saw that Fu Su was dumbstruck.
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