"Only the sword and virtue can subdue people.
Young Master Fusu, have you comprehended it?"
Ying Zhan's voice slowly fell. It seemed to carry a strange power, causing Fu Su's eyes to light up. It was as if he had opened the door to a new world!
"I see!
It was better to believe all the books than to not have any books at all. He did not expect Confucius to convince Zi Lu. The truth was actually like this!
Only the sword and virtue can subdue people!
Senior Brother, Fu Su has comprehended it!"
Fu Su said as if he had been taught a lesson.
Ying Zhan looked at Fu Su's expression as if he was treating his words as the norm, and he actually felt a little guilty.
He mainly wanted to change Fu Su's weak personality, so he gave the example of Confucius subduing Zilu and even tampered with the original text…
Although what Ying Zhan said was also a possibility in history, it was also possible that what the Confucians said was true. Confucius had convinced Zilu with his own etiquette and charisma.
However, as long as Fu Su could change because of this, Ying Zhan would be able to tarnish the scholarly faction this time…
"Young Master, have you really understood my meaning?”
Ying Zhan looked at Fu Su, who seemed to have changed a little, but not much, and smiled playfully.
" Don't you mean to use the sword in your hand and your benevolence to convince others at the same time?" Fu Su replied seriously.”
"No, I can't!
The virtue I'm talking about is this!"
As Ying Zhan spoke, he pulled out the sword at his waist and let Fu Su take a closer look.
There was a neat and tidy De character engraved on it!
"My sword is my virtue. If the enemy is not convinced, I will use my virtue to convince them!
It's just that it's martial virtue!"
Before Fu Su could react to Ying Zhan's words, the First Emperor, who was listening in on the lecture, could no longer listen and walked out briskly.
After he left the court, he heard that Fu Su wanted to ask Yingzhan for knowledge. He was curious about what Yingzhan wanted to teach Fu Su today, so he came uninvited to " listen ".
When Yingzhan told Fusu that Great Qin was unified and that it was time to reform and relax some laws, the First Emperor did not step out to interrupt even though he had some doubts.
Even if he won the battle and tampered with the Confucian classics, saying that Confucius used a sword to make others sit down and listen to his reasoning, the First Emperor would still tolerate it…
However, when Ying Zhan instilled the concept of using the sword and martial arts to convince people into submission into Fu Su's mind, the First Emperor finally could not bear to listen anymore.
A father knew his son best. The First Emperor knew Fu Su too well.
The child was a good child. He was respectful, filial, and treated others sincerely. However, his personality was weak and pedantic.
Therefore, the First Emperor wanted Fu Su to learn from Yingzhan because he wanted Yingzhan to change the pedantry and weakness in Fu Su's character, not to change the benevolence in Fu Su's bones.
Because Fu Su was different from Yingzhan. He had inherited his mother's Chu character, and there were many things that could not be changed.
If he forcefully broke it, it would only make the child feel at a loss and confused.
Moreover, the First Emperor only wanted Fu Su to become a wise and capable person. He didn't want Fu Su to develop the nature of a wolf.
After all, a capable Fu Su could become his elder brother's arm in the future and help govern Great Qin.
However, if Fu Su had the nature of a wolf, he would be unwilling to take his position and there would be a possibility of him causing trouble.
Fu Su's ability was incomparable to Ying Zhan's.
In the end, the rebellion would definitely fail and he would commit a capital crime…
This was not what the First Emperor wanted to see.
Of course, the First Emperor was thinking too much. He felt that Ying Zhan's ability was too strong and was afraid that Ying Zhan would develop Fu Su's wolf nature.
Little did they know that one's acquired knowledge could be changed, but it was difficult for even immortals to change one's innate nature!
This was why it was said that a leopard could not change its spots.
Therefore, even though Fu Su had changed a lot, it was impossible for him to have the nature of a wolf.
"Marquis of Xianyang, when I passed by just now, I vaguely heard you say that after the unification of the Great Qin, some laws should be changed.
Looks like you have some insights."
As soon as the First Emperor appeared, he changed the topic to prevent Fu Su from being immersed in his thoughts about the sword and martial arts.
At the same time, he also asked the question he wanted to ask just now.
Ying Zhan didn't expose the First Emperor's bad habit of eavesdropping. Seeing that the First Emperor had heard it, he went with the flow and said,""That's right.
Our Great Qin relied on Shang Yang's method to enrich the country and strengthen the army, unifying the world.
But now that the situation in the world had changed, it was indeed time for some laws to be changed.
For example, the prohibition of private fights was used to prevent internal friction and loss of young men. Therefore, Qin Fa did not care about the reason for private fights. As long as both sides attacked, they would impose punishment.
This caused Great Qin's people to fear punishment, and even if they were beaten or bullied, they would not dare to retaliate.
This law will cause the good people to be bullied and the evil people to be encouraged.
Therefore, it should be changed. When Qin people were beaten, threatened, and their lives and property were endangered for no reason, fighting back was self-defense according to the law, not a private fight.”
"Of course, compared to the other laws, the private combat method is just a small part. Even if it is not changed, it will not shake the foundation of the empire.
However, if some laws were not changed, it would become a hidden danger.
For example, some laws were too heavy and detailed, so detailed that the number of rat holes in the official warehouse exceeded a few, and the officials in charge had to punish the cattle and horses that lost fat.
The rat hole in the granary was not something that could be changed by human will.
Some officials were severely punished because there was an extra rat hole in the granary, causing the cattle and horses to fall sick and lose a few taels of meat. In fact, it was somewhat unjust.
Even the officials would be wronged, and there would probably be many cases of people being severely punished for small matters.
Another example was when Jing Ke attempted to assassinate the Emperor. The Emperor was unable to pull out his sword in time and was chased around the pillar by Jing Ke.
All the ministers in the court were anxious but helpless. They could only shout for the king to carry his sword. In the end, it was Xia Wuqi who threw out the medicine box and hit Jing Ke, giving the emperor a chance to pull out his sword and counterattack.
The reason for this was because the Qin law stipulated that ministers were not allowed to bring swords into the palace, and the warriors outside the palace were not allowed to enter the palace without the order of the King of Qin.
Therefore, when His Majesty was in danger, he was alone and helpless.
Like this, some of the overly strict laws made Great Qin's officials and people like puppets, only knowing how to follow the strings and not daring to change at all.
Once they crossed the line, they would be severely punished.
If this continued, Great Qin would lose its vitality and would only have grudges!
If there was a spark, it was very likely that it would ignite these accumulated grudges!”
"Shang Yang once said that there is no way to govern the world, and the country does not follow the ancient ways!
"Now, Great Qin has unified an empire, something that has never happened before in the past.
Therefore, the Qin method should also be changed with the passage of time.
Of course, he had to do it step by step. He couldn't rush it, but he had to be steady!”
After Yingzhan's long speech, the First Emperor couldn't help but nod in agreement.
It was indeed Shang Yang's words that there was no one way to govern the world and that the country did not follow the ancient ways.
After Shang Yang's reform, the Qin rulers would sometimes make some corresponding changes to the Qin method. However, most of the changes were not big, so there were very few records.
After the First Emperor unified the world, he had some awareness of this.
However, reform was a major matter. As the first emperor of an empire in history, the First Emperor did not have the experience of his predecessors to refer to, so he was more cautious.
Now, after hearing Ying Zhan's words, the First Emperor finally became determined to reform!
Everything was for Great Qin!
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