"Qin's soldiers are stronger than Shang Tang and Zhou Wu; The land of Qin is vast in Yu Shun and Xia Yu! “

If she hadn't heard it with her own ears, Mingyue would never have believed that this passage came from the mouth of a Confucian who was considered a "Confucian master" by later generations and admired Confucius to the extreme. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

If the Confucian scholars of later generations heard it, how could Qin, who was severely punished and punished, and gave up the first merit and music, be compared with the three generations of holy kings.

However, when talking about the Qin State, Xunzi did not have the disdain and disgust of ordinary Confucian scholars for the Qin State, but instead talked about things and had an extremely neutral attitude.

Mingyue restrained her smile and arched her hand: "I hope that Mr. will make it clear why he praises Qin." ”

"It's not a compliment, it's a fact."

Xun Jing smiled slightly: "Why do I say that the Qin State is more powerful than Shang Tang and King Wu of Zhou?" Shang Tang and King Wu of Zhou can only make those who love them obey their orders, but Qin is different, even the enemy has to listen to his orders. “

"I just came back from Chu this month, the father of Chu Wang Heng is King Huai of Chu, who was deceived by King Qin into forming an alliance with Qin, and was detained until death, and then the Yingdu of Chu was also broken by Qin Wu Anjun. Although there are still millions of people in Chu and hundreds of thousands of soldiers, they dare not send soldiers to set foot on their homeland half a step, and send the prince to Xianyang, begging to be Qin's country, and dare not be an enemy with it. Now the state of Qin has asked the state of Chu to go to the left and to the right. The state of Qin has been able to make Qiu Yun serve for himself, this is what the old man said, Qin's power is stronger than Tang Wu. ”

"As for the territory of the Qin State, it is greater than Yu Xia, not to mention it. In ancient times, the three kings served the princes in one day, but the border never exceeded a radius of thousands of miles. The current state of Qin crossed the river in the south and occupied the Shaxian area in the south of the Yangtze River; It is adjacent to the raccoon dog to the north; On the west side are Ba and Jung; To the east, Taoqiu is bordered by the state of Qi. As for the Central Plains, it was even more slaughtered by the Qin State. The Qin army was stationed in Yujin, only one hundred and twenty miles away from the Great Liang City of Wei State, in Zhao State, the fortress of pine and cypress in Taiyuan County has been lost, Qin lost the West Sea and Guchang Mountain, overlooking Zhao State...... This is a territory all over the world, this is what I mean is more vast than Shun and Yu. Qin's might shook the world, Qin's strength defeated the countries of the Central Plains, the seven heroes of the world, Mo is stronger than Qin! “

In just a few words, a powerful country that overlooks the world has jumped out.

Mingyue couldn't help but feel a little pressure, and said silently, while Zou Zheng said with some amusement: "Back then, Mencius didn't even want to say anything about Qi Huan and Jinwen, and he also thought that the five hegemons were also the sinners of the three kings; The princes of the present day, the sinners of the five tyrants...... The sacrificial wine talks about both the royal road and the domineering, thinking that the two are not in conflict, which is why the sacrificial wine is often besieged by Qilu Confucianism. ”

Xunzi disagreed: "The correctness of the implementation of a country's governance is directly related to the life and death of a country, and it is particularly critical for those who have a country and a family. Therefore, if you can't follow the royal road for a while, it is understandable to be domineering like the Qin State. ”

He glanced at Chang'an Jun and said pointedly: "The so-called overlord also has merits, such as opening up fields, building warehouses, improving equipment, recruiting and selecting people who read materials, and then restraining them with rewards and punishments and laws. In this way, although the royal road is the way to unify the world, but if there is no king in the world, the monarch who pursues hegemony can often win, this is the reason why Qin is strong, although the law of the Shang monarch is criticized by the six countries of Shandong, but the effect on Qin, but it is like a dying sick person to drink a dose of fierce medicine, not only the medicine to get rid of the disease, and the body is stronger than the average person! ”

Mingyue bowed her head and said: "Xunzi's explanation of the royal way and domineering is really a wake-up call, but the kid wants to know, is the Qin State invulnerable?" ”

"Of course not." Xun Guan stroked his beard and said: "Qin's strength is only relative to the Six Kingdoms, in fact, its troubles are innumerable. ”

"Dare to ask what is the trouble?" The bright moon is straight to the point.

Xunzi paused, as if he was thinking, and said after a long time: "Since the Qin State was filial piety and Shang Ying, it has always been fearful, afraid that all the countries in the world will unite to deal with it. Therefore, the results that the Qin State can achieve with hegemony have reached the extreme, and if they can't follow the royal road in the future, I'm afraid that the strength of the country will not last long. “

"The Qin State should restrain its force, return its goal to the rule of culture, appoint an upright gentleman to govern the world, listen to the government in Xianyang, handle internal affairs well, and make the people healthy, and they will naturally know etiquette and pleasure when they have enough food and clothing. As for foreign affairs, the obedient state will put it aside and ignore it, and the disobedient country will crusade against it. If this can be done, then the Qin army does not need to go beyond Hangu Pass, and the decree can be implemented in the world; If this can be done, even if it is far away in Chu Yan, the princes of all countries will build a Ming Hall for the King of Qin, and Han Wei will enter Qin as the Marquis of Guannei, and in one day, it will almost be able to do ......"

Is this the way to unification of the royal road?

Mingyue smiled dumbly, Xunzi is really a Confucian, even if he praises his domineering, but in the end, he still can't get rid of the idea of selling Confucian royal politics to others. Do you want the Qin State to give up the good situation, not to attack, and to pay attention to civil governance? King Qin and Prime Minister Qin are afraid that if they don't agree, this war to unify the world will shed millions of blood before it can be declared over.

Just when he was a little lost to Xunzi, a common Confucian disease that can see the symptoms but can't give a prescription, Xunzi smiled again: "Of course, I'm also empty words, after all, I haven't really entered Qin to see, and when I understand some of the affairs of the school palace, after I step down from the position of sacrificial wine, I plan to take my disciples to enter Guguan and go to Qin to take a walk and take a look......"

As soon as these words came out, Zou Zheng couldn't help but be shocked: "Sacrificial wine, do you want to enter Qin?" “

"Yes, yes." Xunzi said: "What's wrong? “

"This ...... It seems that Confucianism has a tradition of not entering the Qin, and neither Confucius nor Mencius entered the Qin. “

"In the world of Confucius, the land of Qin is remote and far away, and Mencius has too deep prejudices about the Qin State, but in my opinion, whether we enter Qin or not, the Qin State is on the other side!"

"Regardless of whether we enter Qin or not, it will dominate the world and split the hearts of mountains and rivers, and there will be no convergence of half a point, maybe I will enter Qin to lobby the king of Qin, and it may not be ...... to make the Qin country change its outlook and wake up."

Xunzi said so optimistically, without showing half a bit of fear and worry about entering Qin.

Mingyue couldn't help but be awe-inspired, he really felt that Xunzi was very different from Teng Geng and other Confucian scholars in the general sense!

About the rise of the Qin State, in the eyes of the Confucian scholars in the East, also felt like a miracle. So on the premise of saying that the Qin people were barbaric, they were also a little uncomfortable, but after all, no one dared to say the truth out loud, for more than 2,000 years, in Confucianism, only Xunzi could praise the domineering so boldly and recognize the reform achievements of the Qin State!

Now he somewhat understood why Xunzi, a "Confucian" who admired Confucius, would teach Li Si and Han Fei, two famous Legalist disciples......

What he teaches is not pedantic poetry, books, rituals and music, but the domineering art of the royal road that is closely connected with reality!

So Mingyue answered: "The kid is also very curious about why the Qin State is so powerful. I heard that when Confucius visited Lao Tzu in Zhou, Uncle Nangong Jing drove for him; If Xunzi enters the Qin Dynasty to govern the government, can the kid be the reinmind for Xunzi? “

As soon as these words came out, Xunzi was stunned for a moment, and Zou Zheng also changed color.

Uncle Nangong Jing was the concubine of the Meng clan of Lu State in the Spring and Autumn Period, and as a nobleman, he worshiped under Confucius.

The meaning of Chang'anjun's words, could it be that he wants to do something to Xunzi!?

The words have been made clear, the sixteen-year-old boy has a frank look, but Xunzi, who is over half a hundred years old, is still thinking silently, and Zou Zheng looked at the old and the young, and had a plan in his heart.

In the Warring States Period, the princes worshipped people as teachers, which is not a shocking thing, you know, Wei Wenhou once called Zixia a disciple, King Yan Zhao also called Zou Yan a disciple, and Meng Weijun took Tian Piao as a teacher, which is commonplace. Chang'an Jun is the son of Zhao Guo, and Xunzi is a Zhao person, if this master-apprentice status can be achieved, it is a good thing.

Just when Zou Zheng was thinking about whether he wanted to do it for them, there was a person who rushed into the hall, it was Li Si, Xunzi's disciple who was accepted in Chu State.

"Master, Zouzi, Chang'anjun!" Li Si hurriedly saluted the three of them and said, "The Qi Palace's Housheng is here, and he wants to find Chang'anjun." ”

Mingyue glanced at Li Si first, wondering if this young Xunqian disciple was one of the goals he proposed to worship in Xunmen, and then he also wondered, Hou Sheng came here to find himself, could it be that there was something urgent?

Soon, Hou Sheng hurriedly walked in, saw Chang'an Jun behind him, and said loudly: "Chang'an Jun, quickly follow me into the palace, the king wants to summon you!" ”