The small palace temple on the top of Mount Tai can only accommodate the emperor and the prime minister Jiuqing, and the rest of the people have to guard the fire outside.

Heifu carried the wine bag, and after searching for a while, he found Zhang Cang who was trembling here on the back of the palace. Zhang Cang's deafening words today, but he was regarded as a flood beast by the ministers, and even his senior brother Li Si reprimanded him, and was finally driven away impatiently by the emperor.

"It's cold in the mountains, drink some wine to warm up."

Heifu handed him the wine and said with a smile: "What you are thinking about now, is it that the whole world is turbid, you are alone, everyone is drunk, and you are sober?" ”

"Don't dare."

Zhang Cang wrapped himself in a woolen blanket, took a sip of wine, looked up and asked Heifu: "Do you also believe that this rain is providential?" ”

Heifu said: "I don't think so, I also think that the sunrise and sunset, wind and rain are indefinite, it is the law of nature, not for Yao, not for the sake of death, and has nothing to do with the sense of heaven and man?" ”

Unlike the echo of the other warlock in front of Qin Shi Huang, Heifu has not taken political lessons in vain for so many years, he believes in materialism from the bottom of his heart, and even crosses this matter, he also thinks that science can explain it.

"You mean, I'm right?" Zhang Cang was a little moved, Heifu was the first person to stand up and recognize him.

"Of course I believe it, Zi Gu, do you remember what the last paragraph of Xunzi's "Treatise on Heaven" says?"

"Remember, this is my favorite chapter, I can memorize every word!"

Although the disciples of Xunmen are from the same teacher, they have different emphasis, Li Si is heavy on imperial art, Han Fei is heavy on Laozi and criminal name, Fuqiu Bo inherited the Confucian part of Xunzi, and Zhang Cang has learned a lot of things, but his favorite is mathematics, calendar, correspondingly, the "Theory of Heaven" that explores the laws of the world is also very deep.

Zhang Cang wiped the water on his face, wanting to read it aloud, but he was afraid of attracting others, so he could only recite in a suppressed low voice:

"Think about it in the sky, and make it with things and animals! Praise it from the sky, and use it with the mandate of heaven! Look at the time to wait, which should be the right time to make it! Because of the abundance of things, which can be transformed into power! ”

Heifu exclaimed: "Well said! It is man-made, and to give up man-made efforts and hope for God-given well-being is to violate the principle of all things! ”

Xunzi's theory is not only a primitive naïve materialism, but has risen to the height of dialectic! He did not simply criticize superstitious customs, but also constantly emphasized people's subjective initiative, which translates to "understanding the world" and "transforming the world"!

In this era of obscurantism and superstition, Xunzi's thoughts are as dazzling as lightning piercing the night sky! It is worthy of being the culmination of a hundred schools of thought!

After complimenting, Heifu sighed again: "Zi Gu, I really envy you, I can meet such a good teacher, but unfortunately Xunzi has passed away, I can't go to Lanling to listen to his lectures, and I don't have the opportunity to worship the ......."

"Although the Master is gone, the knowledge he left behind will not be extinguished."

Zhang Cang was encouraged, gritted his teeth and said: "I know that it is really inappropriate to say these words on the top of Mount Tai today, sweeping away His Majesty's desire to seal Zen and seek immortality. But although these truths are not understood by His Majesty and the princes, and even Prime Minister Li Cheng no longer mentions them, Zhang Cang will not abandon them! We must carry it forward! ”

"It's so hard."

Heifu shook his head: "Although Xunzi's words are insightful, there are very few people in this world who believe in them. ”

Needless to say, there is still a considerable gap between the thinking of ordinary people in society and the heights reached by the elites. Heifu's family is all sure of the gods, and his mother also donated a Shao Siming Temple on the bank of Yunmengze. If you flip through the "Book of Days" again, you can see that there are many taboos and complicated spells to ward off evil spirits and exorcise ghosts.

In ancient times, although the Chinese were very utilitarian and believed in any god, they just did not believe that there was no god.

Materialism has no foundation at the bottom, so what about at the top?

First of all, the emperor with the blessing of the "Mandate of Heaven" will never admit it, once he admits it, immortality and seeking immortals have come to naught, which is absolutely unacceptable to Qin Shi Huang.

Looking at the middle level of society, the intellectuals of the nine streams and ten schools, the ink respects ghosts and gods, Confucianism pays attention to the sense of heaven and man, the Taoist Huang Lao is also very fond of mysticism, not to mention the Yin and Yang family of Fang Shihua, they rely on ghosts and gods to eat.

In Legalist theory, there is very little talk about the gods of heaven and earth, and the power of human beings is also admired, but in the Qin Dynasty, they were mostly officials, and in addition to strictly obeying the laws and orders, they rarely used their brains to think about deeper things.

After thinking about it, the only people who are likely to accept this theory are the peasants who are immersed in hard work and hope to increase grain production by using the power of man instead of God's face......

From decades ago, from the debate between heaven and man that shocked Jiji, it was decided that Xunzi's theory of "heaven and man are separated, and man will conquer heaven" will only be believed by a few people, and this group of people is also regarded as heretics by various families......

Zhang Cang's concept is like a little candlelight lit in the night, faint but dazzling, but a little wind and rain will extinguish it and be lit again, which may be a long time later.

Heifu didn't want someone to dig out Xunzi's words in the pile of old papers two thousand years later, so he said in surprise: "Our ancestors thought to such a height at such an early age!" ”

So he made his own suggestion.

"In my opinion, if you want people to believe something, it's useless to just talk about it, you have to prove it!"

Zhang Cang was surprised: "Proof? ”

Heifu nodded at him and said: "For example, when I was a pavilion chief, people in my hometown often said that fireflies are born from rotten grass and rotten bamboo roots, and everyone believes it, but I don't believe it." ”

So in my spare time, I rummaged in the mud by Yunmengze and found that fireflies were actually oviparous. In autumn and winter, fireflies lay eggs at the grass roots near the water, so that they lurk in the soil, and in the summer of the following year, the grass pupae turn into adults and drill out of the soil. ”

"I see!" Zhang Cang was also a little surprised, he hadn't observed it himself, and he thought that the fireflies were really made of rotten grass.

"Look."

Heifu spread his hands and said, "You are the same, let alone others?" People don't understand the process of change of things and only see the results, because they don't know why, so they are called 'gods', but if they find out the process of change, let people know that it is so, and remove the mysterious gauze! This is what I mean by proof, and the truth is also true! ”

"I see!"

Zhang Cang is a smart person, he can understand a little, he was overjoyed: "I said that the rotation of the stars, the alternation of the sun and the moon, the four seasons, the wind and rain, these are all natural occurrences, not providence, but no one believes them, because they don't know the changes in them, they can only boil down to the number of days." Unless I prove it and find out how it changed! ”

Dialectical dialectic, just debate, how can it be done without proof? Seeing that Zhang Cang was led to a new path by himself, Heifu was secretly happy, and also said: "That's right! ”

Zhang Cang became excited, poured a sip of wine, untied the sheep's fur, walked into the already much lighter rain, looked up and laughed, and read a simple and mysterious poem.

"In the beginning of time, who preached it?

The top and bottom are not formed, why should they be tested?

Sun and Moon Ann? Liexing An Chen?

How many miles have you traveled? ”

Zhang Cang turned back to Heifu and said, "This is the "Tianwen" left by Qu Zi when he visited Jixia School Palace!" At the beginning, the Master often looked at it and muttered more than 170 questions, calling it a work of wonder through the ages. ”

Heifu's head, this is like an ignorant human child, a question to the unknown universe!

Zhang Cang sighed: "I didn't understand it back then, but now, I understand!" What I want to do is to solve these questions one by one, why are there days and nights in the rules of the sun and moon? Why the four seasons rotate, but also let people know why it rains and when it will rain! ”

He sighed: "But it's too difficult, I'm Zhang Cang forty years old, and it took me more than ten years just to write half a book of "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic". But ......"

Zhang Cang raised his head suddenly, and the fat man's eyes were full of determination.

"The road is long, I will go up and down and seek!"

"Well said!" Heifu applauded, but he complained in his heart: "Dude, you still have the rest of your life......"

Heifu is full of confidence in Zhang Cang, how do you say that? Mathematics is the foundation of all science! Zhang Cang, a great mathematician, was born to engage in science.

He believes that with his help, this fat man of more than 200 pounds can become the founder of natural science in China!

Heifu stepped forward, patted Zhang Cang's shoulder, and cheered him up: "Although everyone is drunk now that you are awake, and the whole world is dark and you are alone, just like this dark cloud shrouds the heavens and the earth tightly, and you can't see a trace of light, but as long as you persevere, you will be able to keep the clouds open and see the sunrise!" ”

"That's not right." Zhang Cang said with a smile: "Sometimes no matter how long you keep it, the clouds will not disperse by themselves, you have to stretch out your hand to pluck the clouds before you can see the sun!" ”

Heifu was surprised, and then looked at Zhang Cang and smiled.

In the midst of laughter, it rained in the middle of the night and stopped!

……

The next morning, on the fifth watch, the showers had stopped, and the clouds showed signs of dispersing.

Qin Shi Huang was already sitting in the pavilion on the top of the mountain, accompanied by his ministers, waiting for the sunrise.

At this moment, the east side of the pavilion is filled with clouds and mist from the soles of the feet, as vast as the sea, more than ten islands can be vaguely seen in the sea of clouds, the clouds and mist are shrouded, and it is the other peaks of Mount Tai.

Looking into the distance, the clouds on the horizon are like lines, originally gray and white, but soon, it becomes colorful, this is the sun rising, its color is pure, red as dansha, there is red light under it, shake the inheritance, look back at the peak west of the sun, some shine to the sun, some can't shine, or red or white, the colors are mixed, all like bending over and bowing to pay tribute.

Seeing this situation, Qin Shi Huang remembered that he humbly told the heavens yesterday, but in exchange for a torrential rain, it was the night that changed into a posture of neither humility nor arrogance, and gambled with the sky, but the result was that the clouds opened and the fog dispersed, and the sun rose in the east, and he couldn't help but show a sneer:

"God, are you also afraid of the soft?"

He believes that this cloud and rain is set aside by his own might!

On that day, on the top of Mount Tai that turned clear, Qin Shi Huang ordered the soldiers to stand on the stone, Li Si personally wrote, the craftsman engraved on the stone, it was carved for Mount Tai stone, the first emperor of Qin was praised, and it was clear that it was sealed.

"When the emperor is on the throne, he will make a clear law, and his subordinates will be punished."

"Personally patrol the distant Li people, Denzi Taishan, and look around the East Pole."

"The righteousness is clear, hanging in the posterity, and obeying it!"

Qin Shi Huang slightly modified the original stone inscriptions, no longer respecting the seventy-two emperors of ancient times, but regarded himself as "unheard since ancient times, beyond the reach of the five emperors".

Before Qin went down for a day, it was dim and dim and chaotic, and from then on, the world entered a new stage of light and light! In this way, the legitimacy of the Qin Empire was demonstrated.

The lawless king of the ancients, and the king of the law!

In the evening, after all the rituals were over, Qin Shi Huang sat on his chariot and descended from Mount Tai from the shady slope. When he was almost at the foot of the mountain, the emperor turned his head and looked at the mountain that had impressed him.

When I first climbed the mountain, I felt that it seemed to be a high mountain, and it was difficult to climb, after all, it was worshiped by the Qilu people and added countless meanings to the world's first mountain.

When he reached the top of the mountain, the wind and rain were coming, Qin Shi Huang only felt that the high place was not very cold, just like he ruled the country, one wrong step, everywhere was an abyss.

But now, after descending the mountain, Qin Shi Huang feels that this is just an ordinary one among the countless dangers and obstacles he has overcome in the 31 years since he ascended the throne.

Turning back again, leaving Mount Tai behind, Qin Shi Huang also left a brief comment.

"This Mountain ......"

He said contemptuously, "How short! ”

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