Chapter 12 Unification and Non-Attack
Qin Zheng also continued to argue politely: "Let's talk about non-offensive, most of the sons and hundreds of schools of thought once advised all countries to make peace, give up foreign conquest, and develop internally.
But as I said, there are few people and many people, and if we don't expand, we have to sit back and watch the people starve to death. Second, indisputable peace seems beautiful, but it also makes people passive and lazy.
And throughout history, the Yellow Emperor defeated the Yan Emperor and won the peace of the Communists, and the weaving of cloth, cars, farming, and medicine was able to spread all over the four fields.
There is no humanities in the spring and Zhuolu? And without the future generations of Narujo and Makino, how can they be stable in the Zhou Dynasty for thousands of years? Is there a piece of brass and tin in the chariots, horses, and horses that is not for hunting and conquest?
If this does not prove that the Master can see that since the unification of the nations, there has been no war among the people? ”
Tang Xie naturally would not admit defeat: "But Your Majesty still attacked the Xiongnu in the north, entered the southwest in the west, and even peeped into Baiyue in the south and explored the East China Sea in the east."
There is no internal strife in the world but there is external strife, and in the future, I am afraid that there will be no year and no day without fighting, is this also considered peace? A large number of people are vying to serve the army and build the Great Wall road, which is even more far away from love! ”
Qin Zheng also expected that Tang Xie would say this, so he shook his head and said: "For example, the Xiongnu in the north, the Xiongnu in the Jin Dynasty were just a small grassland tribe, and the Yan and Zhao periods could already frequently enter Kou China. If I don't sweep the Xiongnu today, will it be possible for the Xiongnu to go straight to the Central Plains a hundred years later?
Jin Xi blocked Qin's southern resistance to Chu Dong's rejection of Qi, and the internal defense of Liuqing, even if the north was defeated, they could only let them retreat to the grassland, lick their wounds, and make a comeback.
To Yan Zhao is still independent, many times have been attacked, the people have suffered countless casualties, even if it is not as good as the seven civil wars, it is also a loss of life, and the weak Yan is even more killed by 1,000 enemies and 800 self-losses.
Relying on the general trend of reunification, as long as one army and one general can expand the land for 600 miles, the loss is slight, and the people no longer have to be afraid.
I am the master of pioneering, and my subordinates are also elite soldiers, and by eliminating hidden dangers today, we can ensure that the people of Zhuxia can protect themselves at a smaller cost in the future.
At the same time, the city, roads, and ditches repaired by the laborers, and the cars, mills, and rakes made can be applied, and only then can they talk and love. ”
Tang Xie was thoughtful but still struggling in his heart, so he asked again: "Xie also knows that Your Majesty is eloquent and talented, much stronger than the princes of the world, but the eloquence is not an all-rounder after all.
If His Majesty makes a mistake and has to act against the interests of the living beings in the world, who can stop him in the Qin State?
If the princes each hold their own positions, and if one lord wants to act, he must first consider foreign countries to contain each other, then there will be no big mistake. ”
Qin Zheng understood that he was asking: there is no supervision of the high concentration of power, and the abuse is unstoppable. In fact, this question has been a top priority since ancient times.
"It seems that the ancients also knew that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Qin Zheng muttered in his heart.
However, Qin Zheng also came prepared, and saw him point to the bucket containing soybean milk next to him with his hand: "Master, have you seen this bucket?" ”
Tang Xie nodded suspiciously. Qin Zheng immediately explained: "One of the five elements of water, there is no fixed situation, and the small one is a big river and sea, which can be straight or bent, long or short, and it is difficult to fix.
The bucket is not a combination of wood chips, but it can hold water without leakage, and the water is fixed in it, why? It is precisely the truth that Legalism has no rules and does not form a circle.
I, Daqin, have always followed the Legalists, paid attention to the law and regulated everything in the world, and everything can be controlled naturally if there is a law and a basis.
And whether it is Confucianism, Taoism, or Mohistism, whether it is morality, etiquette, or ghosts and gods, they are all making wooden barrels for this water. All they are arguing about is who will make this bucket. ”
Saying that, Qin Zheng bowed to Tang Xie and smiled: "Master, who does he think should decide what to use to make a bucket?" ”
"This ......"
In fact, these words already have some threatening meanings, Tang Xie is not Qi Mo, but Qin Zheng, who has been trained by the Internet, naturally refutes it.
But the beliefs he had cultivated over the years did not allow him to succumb so easily, and Qin Zheng did not answer his question!
At this time, Qin Zheng waved his hand, and the two craftsmen carried the soybean milk down, poured it into the copper kettle prepared next to it, and began to heat it.
Qin Zheng smiled slightly and said, "Doctor Zilian, Master Tang, you can take it orally today, try my soy milk." ”
Zilian and Tang Xie were a little confused, weren't they discussing governing the country and non-offensive just now? Why do you have to take care of the food?
Qin Zheng couldn't help but snicker when he looked at the appearance of the two: "No matter how important the avenue is, you have to eat, Zheng Ling brought the leftover fritters from the morning, and I want to invite the two of you to eat." ”
"Hey!" Zheng Ling hurriedly ran to the imperial dining room.
At this time, several craftsmen also brought mats to everyone, a Qin king, a doctor and a university scholar, and the three of them just "sat on the ground", and a big "pot" of soybean milk was boiling next to them.
Qin Zheng looked at the two of them: "Master Tang, let's go on, the Mo family emphasizes non-attack, Confucianism emphasizes the unrighteous war in the Spring and Autumn Period, and what you just said is all about being afraid of one thing."
That is the ruler, and the wise ruler will protect the bucket and stay in the bucket himself. And the ruler, if he is brutal, will destroy the barrel and will jump out of the barrel.
So what if I say I'm willing to stay in the bucket and make it the strongest bucket possible? ”
Tang Xie seemed to have a turning point when he heard Qin Zheng's words, and asked randomly: "Dare to ask Your Majesty what you want to use to make this bucket?" ”
After hearing this, Qin Zheng shook his head: "The pottery barrel is fragile, the wooden barrel is perishable, and the copper and iron barrel is expensive and heavy, and I don't like it." ”
This time, Lian Zilian couldn't help but interject: "Then what does Your Majesty mean?" ”
Qin Zheng suddenly raised his head and smiled: "Hahaha, the best thing in this world is, of course, to use water as a bucket, so that the water consciously becomes a bucket!" ”
Zilian hasn't understood yet, but it's not good to open his mouth to dismantle the stage again, and he is distressed, but Tang Xie next to him seems to have understood something, and his eyes flashed.
"Your Majesty is saying that no matter what material is an external force, it is impossible to last if it is an external force, and if you want to be long-lasting, you must have an internal force.
That is to say, let our family's thoughts be injected into the water, so that no matter whether it is because of non-aggression or benevolence, it is not right to fight indiscriminately. ”
Zilian nodded as if he didn't understand, and Qin Zheng also nodded and continued: "It's almost, but I don't want any kind of concept, if I want to have the entire hundred schools."
Since the world is unified, why should the hundred schools of thought be so clearly divided, if they are blended with each other, can they become the water that makes buckets?
The whole world is ideologically unified, isn't the purpose of non-aggression achieved? As for whether he chose not to fight because he believed in non-attack, does it matter? ”
After Tang Xie listened, there was a bang in his head, and all the gaps that were originally just a trace of them finally opened.
"I'm afraid this is the goal pursued by the sages, a hundred schools of thought come from one, and end from one, and the people are born from the ancestors, and they are all one country, this is my great unity.
For the sake of this unification, I have to continue to fight and continue to favor. Fight against the Gentiles who don't accept this idea, and favor every one of my people! Qin Zhengyi said righteously.
As soon as the words fell, Tang Xie stood up violently, Zilian thought that he was going to make a move if he said it, so he immediately hugged Tang Jie's legs, and Qin Zheng was also ready to run when he saw this posture.
However, Tang Jie's next action caught the two of them unexpectedly, and they saw that he ignored the "leg pendant" Zilian, but respectfully bowed to Qin Zheng.
"Your Majesty King Qin, today's words made Xie Mao suddenly open, I used to blame you for my mistake. I apologize to you! ”
Qin Zheng was also a little at a loss when he looked at this black-faced man so solemnly. You must know that the great unification in the future generations is something that every Chinese person can proudly say for a day, but I didn't expect to really be able to impress this everyone.
Qin Zheng hurriedly got up and went to Tuo Tang to explain. It turned out that the thin Tang Xie was like a big tree, and he couldn't drag it at all......
"Master Tang is exempt!" Qin Zheng said as he looked at Zi Lian. Only then did Zilian get up and persuade: "Brother Tang Jie, it's not like this..."
But the stubborn Tang Xie still silently maintained the posture of bowing, in his opinion, the apology must be sincere, and the longer the time, the more sincere.
An honest craftsman next to him was also a little overwhelmed when he looked at this scene, and asked timidly: "Your Majesty, a few adults have finished soy milk, do you want to serve it to you?" ”
"Okay, you..."
As soon as Qin Zheng wanted to say that you put it there first, he heard Tang Jie, who had been silent for a long time, shouting: "Don't move!" Leave me alone! ”
Immediately afterwards, he broke free from the "shackles" of the two with an extremely vigorous posture and headed towards the copper cauldron......
Qin Zheng couldn't help but complain in his heart: "Wushuang, sister! Is that you? ”