Section 49: The Concept of Statecraft

The Central Plains countries continue to use the Xia Dynasty system to this day, but the progress of the times The disadvantages of the Xia Dynasty system were revealed, and some virtuous ministers put forward the theory of governing the country, thus continuing the ideological collision of the hundreds of schools. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 Although the sages of the Sons and Sons carried out their own ideas and carried forward their own schools, the real purpose was to focus on how to govern the country.

The celebration banquet of the county election will have a theme, in previous years, the Dongting banquet in Xiangjun was all Fengyue and ancient books, but three years ago, the theme broke through and rose to discuss state affairs, and the theme of the last Dongting banquet was to strengthen the army, and the theme of this Dongting banquet is naturally governing the country. It's just that the court of Chu has always prevented people from entering the ranks and talents, and it is not allowed to discuss national affairs, so the last Dongting banquet made Gongzi Wu very disappointed.

Gongzi Wu, who was sitting in the first place, continued with a faint smile: "My Great Chu used to be a southern barbarian, and with the efforts of King Zhuang and the sages, he became the second overlord after the Wei State, and the Son of Heaven rewarded the princes with the throne of Bading. After that, my Great Chu has continued the policy of governing the country of the sage, thus laying the foundation for the Chu State to be strong for a hundred years."

"It's just that the Xixin government proposed at this year's Zhengdan Dynasty that the Legalist rule is too strict and demanding, and it is no longer suitable for the situation of the current Chu State, and proposes to govern the country with Confucian benevolence and righteousness and establish a utopia that everyone yearns for." Childe was expressionless in a blink of an eye, and his voice was like the cold winter wind and frozen bones.

The sage is the founder of the Legalism and a disciple of the sage Lin Zhong of the Wei State. After the disappearance of the sage Guan Zhong, the Wei Guoqing clan did not allow Lin Zhong's disciples to be his descendants. Jointly persecuted the young King Wu of Wei and expelled all the disciples of the Legalists in Wei, including the then unknown sage Kuo.

The sage left the Wei State and did not follow many Legalist disciples to the Lu State, but came to the Chu State alone to be appreciated by the King of Chu Zhuang, so that he was reused and ranked as the ruling secretary, so that the Legalist thought became the policy of the Chu State, so that the Chu State gradually became stronger, and finally replaced the Wei State as the overlord.

Da Chu has always continued the policy of governing the country of the sage, which has remained unchanged for a hundred years. This year, the Zhengdan Dynasty will meet the new ruler of the West to the King of Chu, proposing that the Legalist concept is not suitable for the Chu State, and asking the King of Chu to govern the country with the Confucian concept of benevolence and righteousness.

A simple sentence made the Chu State boil, and the opposition of the Qing clan and the children of the public office put Xixin under great pressure, and finally had to resign from the ruling position and disappeared into the world without a trace.

It's just that the rhetoric of Xixin's ruling power is like igniting a powder keg and directly detonating the struggle between classes. The public office and the old Qing clan naturally opposed it, because the Confucian principle of benevolence and righteousness in governing the world seriously infringed on their interests. In a hundred years, the Legalist family gradually became the protection of the office and the old Qing clan, and the heavy Chu law was ignored in the velvet hall, and the laws that made the rise of the Great Chu became the guarantee of the rights and interests of the office and the old Qing clan, and they naturally opposed the change of governing policy.

And the Xinxing Qing clan also has the full support of the scholars and the children of the Han family, they can't see the future in the current Chu State, even if the election seems fair, it is just a disguise, and those places are firmly in the hands of the Qing clan. In the Confucian concept of governance, they see hope, the opportunity to become a master, and a truly fair world.

"Then what do you think of how I should govern the country now," Gongzi didn't look at the handsome people sitting there.

The old men and juncai of the Qing clan were silent, not daring to discuss this topic, even if the Chu country had freedom of speech, no one would really believe it. And everyone knew in their hearts that Gongzi Wuji admired the idea of legalism and governance, so naturally he didn't dare to touch Gongzi Wuji's brows.

Lu Qiqian looked at the silent crowd, and felt very bored and boring, although the state of Chu prevented people who could not enter the official career to discuss state affairs, but almost all of the people present were from the Qing clan, and they had served as the head of a county or even a county, so they naturally had the right to discuss state affairs. And the talented people present are also famous, even if they can't enter the three courts and enter the imperial court in the end, they will also serve as the county supervisor in the palace school.

It's just that now everyone is afraid of Gongzi's power, and no one dares to discuss it.

Lu Qiqian was disappointed in his heart, and then said: "There is a sentence in "The Speech of the Son of Heaven Huang and Zhaogong": The mouth of the people is more important than the defense of Sichuan; If the river collapses, there will be many injuries; The same is true of the people. Therefore, it is the envoy of the Sichuan people and the envoy of the people. I don't know if the Governor has heard of it."

Gongzi didn't look at Lu Qiqian beside him, his expression was calm, there was a trace of expectation in his heart, and he responded lightly, "Naturally, I guess Lu Gongzi has an idea in his heart."

The Lu family has been inherited for thousands of years, and it has also been in charge of the phase in the once prosperous Xia Dynasty, not to mention the status in the Chu State. Now the elder of the Lu family is the old man, who served as the ruling secretary during the previous King of Chu.

Lu Qiqian smiled and said, "Legalist thinking, enriching the country and strengthening the army, but with the passage of time, it has gradually deviated from the original."

"Dare to ask, why did Gongzi Lu say that" Youjun got up and asked puzzled, and Gongzi frowned slightly.

Lu Qiqian looked at the handsome man who got up, dressed in a white robe in Chu clothes with a righteous face, looking like a child of the Qing clan, but if you look closely, you can see that the embroidery on the white robe of Chu clothes is a gentleman's short sword and book.

"People of the Legalists" Lu Qiqian couldn't help but be surprised.

Juncai nodded and saluted, "Legalist Li Kui"

Legalism, one of the hundred schools of thought, is a school that really studies the policy of governing the country, and the founder of Legalism is Lin Zhong, a sage of the Wei State, and the real foundation of Legalism is a sage. Moreover, after the sage established the concept of Legalism, the Legalists settled in the Chu State, and the Dharma Temple in the suburbs of Yingdu is the place where Legalism originated. It's just that the children of the Legalists rarely participate in the election, and they all directly enter the court as officials, which is also the welfare left by the saints, and it is the privilege of the Legalists in the Chu State.

Lu Qiqian smiled and said, "After King Zhuang and the sage, the concept of Legalism gradually deviated, and the mouth of the people, the wealth of the people, and the accumulation of strong soldiers have become the privileges of the Qing clan and the office."

After hearing this, everyone immediately gasped and looked at Gongzi Wu, who was sitting in the first place. Now the state of Chu is strong and rich, but everything is based on the hard work of the common people, and the public office and the Qing clan are no longer as if they were working hard at the beginning, and even ignore Chu Lu to enjoy privileges. Let the efforts of the former king and the saint become a utopia.

What Lu Qiqian said was true, but no one dared to mention it, even Lu Qiyun couldn't do it, because it would touch the Chu State Office and all the Qing clans, and it would tear off the coat of the Legalists.

"Then what is the best strategy for Gongzi Lu to do this" Gongzi looked calm and didn't care about Lu Qiqian's remarks.

Lu Qiqian smiled and said, "My Lu family respects the law, but I can't compare it to the law family."

After hearing this, Gongzi nodded and looked at the Legalist Li Kui and said, "Li Kui, you are not only a talented person in my Xiangjun County, but also a son of the Legalist family, and this governor will listen to your Legalist rule of the country."

Li Kui hurriedly thanked and expressed his ambitions, making Gongzi Wu and Lu Qiqian nod from time to time, obviously agreeing with Li Kui's idea. After all, Legalism is more practical than Confucianism, and it is the school that pays the most attention to the study of governing the country, which makes Gongzi Wu and Lu Qiqian extremely admired.

Childe is not the governor of a county, but that doesn't mean he won't ascend to the throne. Lu Qiqian is the grandson of the Lu family, so he will naturally embark on a career in the court.