Chen Ping thought too much, what "sleeping together" was just a polite remark by Heifu, their friendship was far from being as good as that, but a small banquet was held for him in the mansion, except for Zhang Cang, the cousin of Chen Ping's wife, there were no other outsiders.

Because it was dark, Chen Ping didn't have time to carefully observe the mansion given by the emperor Heifu, only knew that the house was magnificent, with high walls, and the courtyard wall was decorated with Qi painting and lacquer, which was bright and dazzling, and it was newly renovated at a glance.

The candles on the bronze lampstand illuminated the hall, and after the three of them sat down, Zhang Cang joked on the table and said that according to the specifications of the right chief, this mansion covers an area of more than 70 houses (one house is 30 cubic steps)! Humu Township is not as good as the sum of the east and west, not to mention, this is Xianyang City, which has a very high land price!

"My mansion is small, there are many wives and concubines, and it is noisy all day long, it is not as spacious and clean as this, Chen Ping, you can live here with peace of mind."

No matter how Heifu heard this, Zhang Cang was showing off, so he opened the topic and talked to Chen Ping about what they had encountered in the past five years.

After chatting, Chen Ping only felt that Heifu's experience in the past few years had really ups and downs, he had lost battles, was almost captured, broke through in a desperate situation, made great contributions, and most importantly, climbed the big ship of Li Si and his sons.

Heifu sighed: "Chao is Tian Shelang, and he ascends to Tianzi Hall at dusk, looking back, it really seems like a dream."

Chen Ping flattered: "The right chief has made countless meritorious contributions, all relying on meritorious service promotion, and he deserves today's status." ”

On the other hand, Chen Ping's own life is much more plain, Chen Ping likes dull days, but he doesn't want to indulge in it and can't extricate himself, so he chose to come to Xianyang.

At this time, Zhang Cang took over and asked, "I heard that Chen Ping studied Huang Lao?" “

Although he had heard of Chen Ping's name from his patriarch Zhang Chengna, he initially thought that he was a little white face who had seduced his cousin with his beauty, but he never thought that Heifu would never forget Chen Ping, and when he got married, in addition to the civil and military officials, Xianyang colleagues, and the old department of Nanjun, he only invited Chen Ping to be a Shandong scholar.

Zhang Cangqizhi wanted to take this opportunity to try Chen Ping to see if he really had talents unknown to the villagers.

This statement is out of control.

The two talked about Huang Laozhi's learning, and when Chen Ping traveled to study, he did not choose Confucianism, which was more popular in Wei and convenient for eating, but followed a scholar to learn the art of the Yellow Emperor and Lao Tzu.

Coincidentally, Zhang Cang's teacher Xunzi is not a Confucianism in the general sense, he is inclusive, mixed the doctrines of nine streams and ten schools, and turned them into his own use.

Among them, of course, it also includes the Huang Lao doctrine that is very popular in the Jixia School Palace, Zhang Cang was influenced by it, and he also has a deep Huang Lao foundation.

So the two of them will talk about Lao Tzu and Zhuangzi for a while, and Tian Piao and Shen Dao for a while, you will say "the law is out of power, and the right is out of the way", and I will say "officials guard the sky and guard the way themselves".

They were happy to say it, but Heifu heard it in a fog, and only felt that the style of the banquet had changed abruptly, from reminiscence to a philosophy class......

At this time, the three of them had already drunk a lot of wine, so Heifu knocked the cup with chopsticks and interrupted: "The Qin people don't like to talk about nonsense, if you want to talk about Huang Lao, you might as well say something I can understand, such as ...... What is the practical use of Huang Lao today? No matter how good a doctrine is, if it is not beneficial in this world, it is empty talk! “

Of course, Zhang Cang could say it, but he didn't answer and looked at Chen Ping.

The maidservants have already retired, and there are no outsiders present anyway, so Chen Ping, who was a little drunk, said boldly: "I thought that it would be too much to use the law of Qin to rule the law of the Six Kingdoms today!" “

Chen Ping came from a humble background and did not have a wide range of knowledge, but he stayed at the bottom and worked as a grassroots official for several years, and witnessed all kinds of things that happened when Qin Zheng was implemented in Weidi, and he really had some thoughts in his heart.

"After the death of Wei, Wei set up Dangjun, so that the county guarded the county order to govern it, and in the first two years, it was ruled by customs, but since last year, it has widely spread the law in the county and township, and publicized it greatly, so that the people can take the law as their teaching and the officials as their teachers."

"The laws are cumbersome, and the people don't understand Qin Seal, so they are often shaved and blackened for making small mistakes, and are reduced to prisoners. In Yangwu County alone, in a few years, the prison was filled with prisoners, so that there were people working on the construction site, but the voice of the people complaining was not small. “

In addition, after the three-year tax exemption ended, the government began to levy land rent, oral tax, and forced labor from Yangwu County, which was a few points heavier than in the Wei state. The people complained to the township officials, and the township officials pushed it to the county officials, and the county officials said that it was the meaning of the county, so the people's grievances were gathered in the Qin officials. “

"Adding fuel to the fire is that in the past six months, the imperial court decrees have come one after another. First of all, it was said that in the past, weights and measures and coins could not be used, and Qin Heng and half a tael of coins were used, and the officials searched along the streets, and found that someone in the market had secretly hidden old balances and old money, and they were arrested and imprisoned on the spot. That's it, the two places weigh different coins, which is indeed quite inconvenient. But if the county wants to abolish the inherent script within three years and rewrite all the Qin seals and Qin Li, it will be difficult for some strongmen......"

After finishing speaking, Chen Ping arched his hand and said: "Today's government decrees are complicated, often several times in a month, and the county and county reprimanded the officials and the people in order to fulfill them within the time limit. Who knows, the more troublesome things are, the more tired the people are; The more the law is nourished, and the more resentful Shandong becomes. ”

In Chen Ping's view, in the past six months, Qin Zheng has been too hasty, and the people of Shandong have not yet recovered from the destruction of the country, and they have been smashed by a series of government decrees.

In order to complete the task of the central government, the province forced the city, the city forced the county, and the county forced the township, and the township could only force the village chief and the villagers.

The situation of the Qin State was even more severe, the world had just been unified, and the old contradictions had not been eliminated, so they started construction on a large scale, and several major projects were launched at the same time, and they also urgently issued laws and regulations to accelerate the realization of true unification in various places.

The emperor's original intentions are good, and the Qin people may not think that there is anything in this, but the 20 million Shandong people who are used to it can't stand it......

Heifu looked at Chen Ping and secretly admired that although he was young, he had already seen a big hidden danger in the Qin Dynasty, so he asked: "Chen Sheng thinks that it is inappropriate to use laws and decrees alone, so how should he govern the world?" ”

Chen Ping sees these situations in his eyes, and in his opinion, the solution is in front of him!

He owed: "For example, what people need most today is not endless decrees, not harsh laws, but recuperation." If we can use the law of Shangjun and the learning of Huang Lao at the same time, follow the way of heaven, use both criminal and moral principles, and practice a quiet and inactive government, then all the people will be self-reliant. “

"In just 10 or 15 years, the people will be able to rest from hundreds of years of continuous fierce warfare, and the people will have crops, food and clothing. After unification, the children who enjoy the beauty of the world will also grow up and will be able to get used to Qin Zheng, and it will not be ......too late to implement various measures at that time."

Although Chen Ping is biased towards Huang Laozhong's Taigong conspiracy technique, and pays attention to "conspiracy and cultivation", when it comes to Huang Lao's essence of "quiet and inaction", he still talks about the Tao, and after speaking, he looks at Heifu and Zhang Cang with antiquation.

This is the idea he has been preparing for a long time, and in the hearts of the young scholars, they have not followed the story of Shang Ying, Fan Ju borrowing Jingjian and Wang Ji to offer advice to King Qin......

But Heifu and Zhang Cang just looked at each other, smiled, and sighed again.

is talented, and his eyes are sharp enough, and he can propose a good prescription, but unfortunately, he has never mixed in the Xianyang officialdom, he takes it for granted.

Zhang Cangdao: "Chen Ping can know that Shang Ying visited Qin Xiaogong three times back then? ”

Chen Ping said: "I have heard a little. “

Zhang Cang's head bowed: "Shang Ying said the first time it was the emperor of Yao Shunyu, and the second time he said it was the king of Shang Tang and Zhou Wu, both of which were good for a long time, but Xiao Gong began to doze off after listening to a few words, and did not listen to what he said. It wasn't until the third time that Shang Ying began to talk about the domineering power that made Qin suddenly rich and strong, Qin Xiaogong listened to it, and slowly sat forward to Shang Ying's seat, and talked for several days! “

Chen Ping realized a little, and said in a low voice after groaning: "What does my brother-in-law mean, I heard people talk about Huang Lao's technique today, just like Qin Xiaogong listened to Shang Ying talk about the emperor's way and the king's way of governing the country, can't you listen to it?" “

"Yes, yes."

Heifu said helplessly: "Chen Sheng doesn't know, above the court, there are more than 70 doctors, although most of them are Confucian students, but there are also some famous Huang Lao disciples all over the world. ”

"For example, Tang Bing, known as Dongyuan Gong, Cui Guang, known as Xia Huanggong, Wu Shi, known as Qili Ji, and Zhou Shu, known as (lu) Li. Just last year, these four elders had lobbied Your Majesty with the technique of Huang Lao, who was quiet and inactive, recuperating and recuperating, but His Majesty thought that this was a pedantic and ancient saying, which was contrary to the principles of Qin Law, so he did not listen to ......."

As a result, Huang Lao's words were not valued by Qin Shi Huang, and the four elders, like Confucianism, became the decoration of the court.

Zhang Cang said with a smile: "Hugh said that the four elders, the right chief once advised His Majesty to suddenly abolish the script of the Six Kingdoms, I am afraid that the local officials and the people will not be able to learn Qin characters in time, and there will be some inconvenience, please change it to five years and call it a five-year plan." But His Majesty thinks that five years is too long, and this is only three years, if it is not for the advice of the right chief, I am afraid that the counties will have to complete this matter within a year! ”

Chen Ping was stunned, and Heifu fell into thought.

He seems to be proud of his career, but in the past six months or so, except for the first meeting, most of the others have been vetoed by Qin Shi Huang.

The First Emperor has a very high vision, but the administration is also impatient, in Heifu's view, he is a bit like a business gamer on the rise, only standing in his own perspective, his eyes are always looking ahead, and what he sees is the churning clouds and water of the four seas, and the five continents are shaking and thundering.

but ignored the common people at his feet.

Those opposing opinions, in the eyes of the emperor, were only buzzing, a few miserable, a few sobbing. The ants boast of a big country, and the grasshopper shakes the tree, which is not worth listening to......

To use the same poem to depict the emperor's state of mind, that is......

How many things are never in a hurry;

The world is turning, and time is pressing.

10,000 years is too long, seize the day!

There are always similarities, O great men!