The King of Han was ashamed by Gao Jing's words and covered his face with his sleeves.
A grim-faced man said,""Didn't the Confucians always advocate restoring the rites of Zhou, talking about benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and faith? Could it be that it was like what Confucius said, only when they returned to the Zhou Dynasty could they be considered a powerful country?”
Gao Jing looked at this person and had a guess in his heart. He asked,"And this is?"
" This is the Marquis of Blood, Bai Yifei," the Prime Minister introduced.”
As expected!
Gao Jing bowed slightly to him and said,"The Blood Red Marquis only knows one part, but he doesn't know the other!"”
" The Book of Rites says that the Xia Dynasty respected fate, worshiped ghosts and gods and kept them at a distance, was close to people and loyal to them, put wealth before power, reward before punishment, and was close to people but not respected. The people of this country are poor and stupid, tall and wild, simple and uncultured.
The Yin people respected the gods and led the people to serve the gods. They put ghosts and gods first and then etiquette, put punishment first and then reward. They respected the gods but did not get close to them. The people's maladies are unrestrained and restless, and they are shameless when they win.
The people of the Zhou Dynasty respected etiquette and advocated giving. They served ghosts and gods and kept a distance from them. They were close to people and loyal to them. Their rewards and punishments were arranged according to the rank of nobility. They were close to people but not respected. The people's weakness is that they are clever and clever, they are not ashamed of their articles, and they are deceived by thieves.
Confucius believed that the Xia Dynasty served ghosts and the Shang Dynasty respected gods. Both of them valued ghosts and gods and took people's lives at will. Only the Zhou Dynasty used etiquette to educate the people and paid more attention to the "human" itself!”
"Therefore, while Confucius praised the rites of the Zhou Dynasty, he actually praised the rule of men!”
"The rule of men relies on virtue, so the Confucians seek the rule of virtue!
Benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and faith were only used to ask for themselves. If they couldn't do it themselves, how could they ask for others?”
His words were reasonable and well-founded, and many of the officials present had a look of realization on their faces.
Even Minister Zhang Rangdi couldn't help but bow,""Thank you for your guidance, Mister!"
"Thank you for your guidance, Mister!"
Most of the ministers bowed to Gao Jing.
Bai Yifei's face darkened. He insisted,""No matter how nicely Teacher puts it, I don't see any country becoming powerful because of Confucianism.”
Gao Jing shook his head." There is no one way to govern the world. It is better to govern the country than to follow the ancient ways!" Now was a world of great strife, with countries frequently fighting each other. The strong would become strong, and the weak would perish.
In such troubled times, it was not easy to survive. Guan Zi said: The granaries knew etiquette, and the people who had enough food and clothing knew honor and disgrace…It was not yet time for the Confucians to govern the country!”
"It's not the time for the Confucians to rule the country yet," Baiyifei sneered. Then when will it be?"
"Six kings, Bi, four seas, one." Gao Jing said lightly.”
The imperial court instantly exploded with a bang!
Many officials pointed at Gao Jing and cursed.
Gao Jing remained calm and raised his voice."I've heard of such a story. Once, when the Fan family was destroyed, someone took the opportunity to steal a clock. He wanted to carry it and escape.
However, the bell was too big to carry, so he smashed it with a hammer. As soon as he smashed it, the bell rang loudly.
He was afraid that someone would hear the bell and take it away, so he hurriedly covered his ears. He thought that if he covered his ears, no one would hear him. That was ridiculous.
Now that the Qin country's ambition to unify the world has long been known to the world, what's the difference between everyone's actions and this 'deceiving oneself while stealing a bell'?”
Only then did the noise gradually stop.
King Han's expression flickered as he asked angrily,""Sir, what do you think of Korea?"
"Han is a weak country. Why does the King of Han ask when he already knows the answer?" Gao Jing asked curiously.”
"Weak in what way?" King Han did not give up.
Gao Jing thought for a moment and said," Korea is located in the battlefield of the four countries. In the west, there is the powerful Qin. In the south, there is the vast Chu. In the north, there is the Zhao, who is dressed in Hu clothes and riding archery. In the east, there is the Wei, who has strong soldiers.
Korea's territory was not big to begin with, and there were few household registration. They could not expand outwards and could only defend themselves.
The Zhao Country had mountains as its barrier, the Wei Country had rivers as its walls, the Qin Country had Hangu Pass to defend against external attacks, and the Chu Country had natural barriers like rivers.
Korea was located on the plains, easy to attack and difficult to defend. There were no natural barriers.
Every country had reformed to become stronger. The Wei Kingdom had Wu Qi's reform, the Zhao Kingdom had Hu clothing, riding and archery, and the Qin Kingdom had Shang Yang's reform...
Although South Korea had used Shen Buhai to try to reform, Shen Buhai was a Legalist who was inclined to the loyalty of ministers to the king. He changed the methods of appointing, supervising, and assessing ministers.
It was a good thing that the reform of the government was beneficial to the people, but this was a way for the king to control his ministers. If the king was virtuous, Korea would naturally become rich and powerful, but if the king was mediocre, then the reform would lose its meaning.
Moreover, Shen Buhai's reform had just begun to bear fruit, but it was destroyed by the battle in Wei. With reform, it was equivalent to nothing.
In addition, people without faith would find it difficult to survive, and the country was the same!
Korea was constantly changing and wanted to gain benefits from the wars between the other countries. However, such actions also caused Korea to lose the trust of the other countries.
The other countries hated Korea's actions. Even if Korea was in danger, they would not help.”
Only Gao Jing's voice could be heard in the hall.
Listening to Gao Jing's analysis of the reasons for Korea's weakness, the King of Korea felt even more bitter.
By the time Gao Jing finished speaking, Han Wang's eyes were already filled with tears. He immediately stood up and rushed over. He bowed deeply in front of Gao Jing and sobbed,"As the King of Korea, I only know that Korea is weak. Now that I've heard your words, I finally understand why Korea is weak.
Please teach me how to revitalize Korea!”
Gao Jing looked at the fat man who was bending down hard. After a moment of silence, he said,""Korea has been suffering for too long. It's like an old man who has been sick for many years and is lying on a sickbed. Using strong medicine to treat him will only kill him!
Korea needed a reform and a few generations of governance before it could be revived…Unfortunately, Korea did not have that long.
Moreover, whether it was Qin or the other countries, they would not give Korea the chance to grow stronger!”
King Han staggered back and fell to the ground. His face was ashen as he muttered,"" Is Korea really hopeless?"
Gao Jing looked at him and hesitated. In the end, he shook his head.
Seeing Gao Jing's reaction, King Han's eyes lit up and he hurriedly said,""Sir, please…"
She only reacted halfway through her sentence and changed her words."I have many questions to ask you. Please enter the back hall and talk to me!”
As he spoke, he did not give Gao Jing a chance to refuse. He pulled him and ran to the back hall.
He directly left the officials behind!
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