Learning Confucianism can't save the world?
Hearing Ying Zhan's words, Fu Su felt a little disappointed and puzzled.
After all, ever since Fu Su started learning, he had been leaning towards Confucianism, believing that Confucianism was an ideal and perfect school of thought.
With Confucian scholars and Confucianism to govern the world, can make the world harmonious.
However, Fu Suxian was criticized by his father, the First Emperor, for being led astray by the pedantic Confucians. He also heard Ying Zhan say that although the Confucians guided people to be good, they were out of touch with reality. Learning Confucianism could not save the world.
This made Fu Su feel as if someone had denied something that he regarded as a treasure.
Even the Marquis of Xianyang, who was about the same age as him, had spoken the same words as Fu Su's father, the First Emperor. They both believed that governing the world should be based on both the kingly way and tyranny, and that the Confucian gentleman's way was not suitable.
When everyone else said that, Fu Su also wondered if he was really wrong.
Therefore, Fu Su's face was solemn as he cupped his hands and bowed.""Why do you say that, Marquis of Xianyang?
Please enlighten Fu Su."
Seeing Fu Su's attitude, Ying Zhan knew that this Young Master of Great Qin had taken his words in. He continued,""Confucianism follows the Zhou rites and advocates the system of the Zhou Dynasty.
It had been more than 800 years since King Wu of Zhou destroyed the Shang Dynasty and established the Zhou Dynasty.
Speaking of which, the period when the authority of the emperor of Great Zhou was at its peak was only from King Wu of Zhou to the fifth emperor, King Mu of Zhou.
After King Mu of Zhou, the authority of the Zhou emperor began to decline, and the Zhou Dynasty also began to decline.
It was only 300 years since King Wu of Zhou established the Great Zhou.
Ever since King Ping of Zhou moved eastward, Duke Zhuang of Zheng shot an arrow at the Emperor of Zhou, and the Emperor's authority ceased to exist.
From then on, the vassals fought for hegemony, the five tyrants fought for supremacy, the big countries annexed the small countries, and they fought each other. This was the Spring and Autumn Period.
It was also the era of the Confucian scholar, Confucius.
Confucius lamented about this and thought that this was the collapse of etiquette and music. Therefore, he wrote books, accepted disciples, and traveled to study. He praised the etiquette of Zhou and wanted to save the world.
Little did they know that the root of the world's disputes could not be saved by restoring the rites of Zhou.
Once the ambition in human nature was unleashed, no one was willing to return to the control of the emperor.
Back then, the Emperor of Zhou was able to make the world submit, not because of the Zhou ceremony, but because of the powerful Six Masters of the Emperor.
When the six armies of the Zhou Dynasty were exhausted, no one respected the emperor anymore.
Whoever was stronger would be the overlord of the world.
Only the strong would be able to survive in a world of great strife!
This was natural selection, survival of the fittest!
It was also the natural law of the world, like a big fish eating a small fish, a tiger hunting a goat.
On the other hand, the Confucian school's philosophy was to persuade the big fish not to eat the small fish, and the tiger not to hunt the goat. Everyone would sit down and eat vegetarian food in peace and treat each other with respect.
Although the original intention was good, it could never be realized because it went against the laws of nature!
Therefore, Confucianism was not suitable and practical, and was not welcomed by the kings of the various countries.”
"In such a world of great competition, the strong will be strong, and the weak will die!
If you are a sheep, you should train your legs well. If you are a tiger, you should grind your teeth well.
If the Confucians told a sheep not to train its legs and let a sheep use benevolence and righteousness to influence a tiger, it would be sending a sheep into the tiger's mouth!
The Confucians told the tiger not to grind its teeth and not to eat the sheep, which would only anger the hungry tiger!
Thus, the existence of the scholarly faction was like a toilet bowl in the eyes of the various countries. It was smelly, hard, and unapproachable.”
"And only Legalism, militarism, and strategists, which can strengthen the strength of the countries and have a direct effect on the prosperity of the country and the strengthening of the army, will be used by the kings of the countries.”
"In order to survive, the various countries have resorted to all means, including the Way of the King, the Way of Tyranny, and even the Way of Deceit.
If you attack me with your troops, I will use my persuasion to persuade other countries to besiege you.
You use your persuasion to move the countries, and I will also send out my persuasion to destroy your persuasion.
You bribed my minister, so I sent an assassin to assassinate your strategist…"
"The experience of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period has shown that those who tried to talk about Zhou rites and benevolence, such as the Lu and Song Kingdoms, have all perished.
Those who schemed against their friends and did everything they could to become stronger and stronger.”
"Even the process of our Great Qin unifying the world was filled with the Way of the King, tyranny, and deception!”
"The Great Qin's reform was the most thorough, and it promoted the granting of titles for military merits and the granting of titles for plowing the fields. Thus, all the people of Qin worked together and bravely fought to be the first.”
"Our Great Qin Country is rich and powerful, and the strength of a single country can sweep through the other countries. The moment the Qin army appears, the other countries will be terrified, and the moment the Qin emissary appears, the other countries will tremble.”
"Even though our Great Qin is united and has a strong army, if we can achieve our goal with less blood and fewer sacrifices, Great Qin will do anything.
For example, Zhang Yi, the prime minister of Qin, first promised King Huai of Chu 600 miles of land to lure King Huai of Chu to break off diplomatic relations with Qi, causing Qi to hate Chu.
At the final delivery, Zhang Yi changed his mind and only gave King Huai of Chu six miles of land. King Huai of Chu, who was deceived by Zhang Yi, was furious and sent troops to attack Qin, but he was attacked by Qin and Qi from the east and west.
Not only did the Chu Country not obtain an inch of the Qin Country's land, but it was also occupied by the Qin Country!
"For example, when Great Qin destroyed Zhao, Zhao's Li Mu was a huge obstacle. Great Qin bribed Zhao's Prime Minister Guo Kai to slander the King of Zhao. The King of Zhao suspected Li Mu and killed Li Mu. Great Qin then destroyed Zhao in one fell swoop!
These are all evil!"
"However, regardless of whether it's the Way of the King, the Way of Tyranny, or the Way of Deception, as long as it's useful for the prosperity of the country, the strengthening of the army, and the stability of the world, it can be used!
Because the path of deception was also a type of military strategy!”
"Heaven has its own rules. It doesn't exist for Yao and doesn't die for Jie.
If one only knew how to follow the old rules and not look at reality and be flexible, then no matter how big the family business was, it would also fail.”
"If we follow the laws of nature and fight for it, then even the smallest country can swallow the world.
"Just like our Great Qin. In the eyes of the six Eastern countries, we were just horse slaves of the Emperor of Zhou and barbarians living together with the Xirong!
During the time of Duke Xiao of Qin, the various countries would meet in an alliance. They would even look down on Qin and not allow Qin to participate.
Duke Xiao of Qin thought it was a great shame and humiliation, so he issued an order to seek talents and appointed Shang Yang to reform to seek strength.
From then on, the Qin country became powerful, and the various countries no longer dared to underestimate it!
"After seven generations of hard work, he finally swept through the various countries and unified the world under the hands of the First Emperor of Great Qin!
It ended the bloody battles of the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period for hundreds of years and unified the world!
The people of the Central Plains no longer had to fight against each other. The chaotic languages, currencies, and weights and measures of the various countries also had a unified standard, making it convenient for the people of the world to live.”
Speaking up to this point, Ying Zhan looked at Fu Su and said earnestly,""Looking at the changes in the world over the past eight hundred years, the reasons for the rise and fall of the various countries.
Did Young Master think that the Confucian school was suitable for governing the world?
If our Great Qin had followed Confucianism, we would have been destroyed by other countries!
If all the countries respected Confucianism, the world would still be in a chaotic era where there were many vassals, the written language and currency were in chaos, and the people of the various countries could not communicate and trade easily.
How could there be the powerful Great Qin Empire?”
Ying Zhan's words not only clarified the history of the world for 800 years, but also exposed the cruelty of the world since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. He also exposed the efforts and struggles made to save the country. It allowed Fu Su to truly understand the cruelty of reality and the rules and nature of this world for the first time!
This young master of the Great Qin Dynasty, who had grown up in the palace and been taught by Confucian scholars, felt that his worldview had been completely overturned, and his heart was deeply shocked!
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