Well? ”

Hearing this, Ying Zheng's heart suddenly moved, he knew that the person recommended by Mo Li was definitely not simple, three years ago, it was he who said the matter of the startling salamander and Xuan Qian, so that Ying Zheng was able to control part of the net.

However, Ying Zheng's expression remains unchanged and is still as calm as water, so people can't see what they are thinking?

Now the performance of Yingzheng is that Mount Tai collapses in front and does not change its face, and the elk is happy in the left and does not look instantaneous, which is a necessary quality for a king.

Looking around, the corners of his mouth moved slightly, as if he was talking to the surroundings?

Then, Ying Zheng changed the trajectory of his footsteps without a trace, and the figure turned back again, and at the same time, he walked to Mo Li's side and lowered his voice: "Come in and talk about it!" ”

Although his voice was very low by Ying Zheng, Mo Li still heard a hint of excitement from it.

For Ying Zheng, what he lacks most now is talent.

As long as there is a steady stream of talents, he can realize his lofty ambitions.

After all, now he still has the right to take charge of Great Qin.

Hearing that Mo Li has a wizard here to introduce to him, Ying Zheng couldn't be happier!

For Mo Li's magic, he has a deep understanding.

Now that Mo Li said that he was introducing talents to him, it must be the forces behind Mo Li who began to contribute in order to help him seize the Qin State.

"Hmm!"

Mo Li nodded, and followed Ying Zheng towards the house.

He knew that Ying Zheng was in such a hurry to enter the house by himself, and what he wanted to see was not himself, but the wizard he said.

"Where is the wizard, let him out?"

As soon as he entered the house, he heard Ying Zheng's majestic voice sounding, with a slight hint of eagerness.

Obviously, at this time, Ying Zheng was very eager to meet this genius who Mo Li said.

However, soon this eagerness was not hidden, and it returned to a calm state again.

Ying Zheng's disguise was not to be wary of his son Mo Li, but out of Ying Zheng's royal nature, and he was afraid that the wizard was in the palace at the moment, and that person would despise him, the king of Qin.

"No!"

Mo Li bowed to Ying Zheng, then tilted his head slightly, and said in a calm voice: "Zhongda, come out!" ”

"No!"

With the fall of Mo Li's voice, a voice sounded in the dark, and soon a figure turned out from the corner of the hall.

This person is Sima Yi, he quickly came to a place five steps away from Mo Li and Ying Zheng, listened to it, and made a big salute to the two.

"Sima Yi, the grass people, meet the King of Qin, meet the son!"

The moment Sima Yi came out, Ying Zheng's eyes lit up instantly.

He could see at a glance that this man was extraordinary.

Those who are in high positions naturally have their own ability to see people, and they are the first emperor of the ages, Qin Shi Huang.

At this moment, Ying Zheng's eyes flashed with a fine light, and he faintly saw a feeling of recklessness in Sima Yi.

Especially Sima Yi's wolf appearance, which made Yingzheng even more happy.

"Sir, please be seated!"

Ying Zheng said.

He did not rush to have an in-depth conversation with Sima Yi, but invited Sima Yi to take a seat first.

"Thanks, Your Majesty!"

Sima Yi gave a slight thank-you salute, then didn't leave the side, and sat down opposite Shi Yingzheng.

After Sima Yi sat down, the scene instantly became extremely silent, and no one spoke.

Ying Zheng kept looking at Sima Yi, wanting to see what was so extraordinary about him?

And Sima Yi also looked at Yingzheng and wanted to see this emperor who was praised by the world.

Mo Li smiled and said nothing.

Such a scene was thought of when he introduced Sima Yi to Yingzheng.

Long.

"Haha..."

The two of them looked at each other and smiled, and there was a feeling of sympathy in their eyes, and they both had the feeling that this was the person I was waiting for.

"Mr. taught Yinggao very well, thank you Mr. here...."

Ying Zheng bowed slightly to Sima Yi.

This worship is not false, but from the bottom of my heart to thank Sima Yi.

After all, while Ying Zheng is the king of Great Qin, he is also his father.

As a father, there is nothing more gratifying for him than to see his son become a talent.

"The king is serious."

Sima Yi returned the salute.

Although he came from a later generation, he still understands the etiquette of the Qin Dynasty.

In this era, etiquette is not only for courtiers to worship the king, but also for courtiers to worship each other to show etiquette and respect.

However, the appearance of the two of them bowing back and forth made Mo Li look a little disdainful: "Hypocrisy, really hypocrisy, they are really all people who have been emperors..."

Mo Li knew that the two did not directly enter the topic, they were testing each other.

Ying Zheng is exploring Sima Yi's true purpose, and Sima Yi is to see if Ying Zheng really needs him.

"Father, Sima Yi is a rare talent, you have to cherish it!"

Mo Li reminded in a low voice.

The two of them were grinding and chirping, Mo Li really couldn't stand it, so he directly picked out the words and let Yingzheng go directly to the topic.

"Huh?"

Ying Zheng frowned, Yu Guang glanced at Mo Li, groaned slightly, and looked at Sima Yi again.

At the same time, Sima Yi also looked at Ying Zheng, and the two looked at each other, producing crackling sparks.

However, Ying Zheng saw the frankness in Sima Yi's eyes, which made the doubts in his heart go a little.

And Sima Yi saw the color of trust in Ying Zheng's eyes, which made him feel like he wanted to be ruined.

"Sir, what should Daqin do next?"

Ying Zheng asked tentatively with this topic.

The question he raised is not simple, to put it mildly, it is how Great Qin rules the world; To put it mildly, how should the current situation of Daqin be solved, and how should the widow break the situation?

No matter from which point of view, it is invulnerable and has no flaws, but it can be used to test Sima Yi deeply.

After all, as long as Sima Yi answers such a question, he can get a glimpse of Sima Yi's thoughts and aspirations.

"Haha!"

Sima Yi smiled slightly, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, for He Yi, who had been an emperor, the question raised by Ying Zheng was a trick like a pediatric.

"Ahem..."

Coughing lightly, Sima Yi said in a deep voice: "Governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh." ”

"Huh? What does this mean? ”

Ying Zheng was stunned, he didn't expect Sima Yi to come directly to such a sentence.

"The first meaning of 'governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh' is to govern the country with righteousness.

Lao Tzu said in the "Tao Te Ching": "Govern the country with righteousness, govern the army with wonder, and take the world with nothing." ”

To govern the country with "righteousness" means to be upright and upright, and not to engage in crooked and evil ways;

However, if the army is to be "strange," it is necessary to take it by surprise and attack it unprepared.

"The ruler of the people, the king who is virtuous and obedient, the law and the people are tyrannical, the lustful and deceitful are dangerous, and the power and conspiracy are overturned and the darkness is dead."

The trick of power, once rampant, will lead the country into disorderly chaos.

In such a country, internal friction will inevitably increase, and management costs will rise sharply, and when it is impossible to cope with it, it will naturally go to extinction.

At present, this is the case in Great Qin, if the king wants to solve the problem, he can only cut through the chaos with a quick knife.

Specifically, to govern the country with righteousness is to have a set of benign rules to ensure the spontaneous operation of the state apparatus, and this rule can be consistent, not abolished by people, but stopped by events.

Once the decrees are smooth, the state as an organizational system will function healthily and automatically without the need for too much intervention by the administrators.

From the Spring and Autumn Period to the present, princes from all walks of life have changed their laws and tried to become strong in order to protect themselves, but few have succeeded in real reform.

The main reason for this is that in the process of implementing the new law, it has been fettered by too many personnel and powers, so that it has no beginning and no end.

During the period of Han Zhaohou, Shen Buxian was in charge of South Korea.

He broke the shackles of blood kinship, reused talents, and was determined to reform, bringing the weak South Korea into the ranks of "today's strong countries".

However, Shin Bu has an older brother and wants to use his brother's relationship to get a half-official position in South Korea.

So, Shen Buxian pleaded with Han Zhaohou.

However, Han Zhaohou rejected Shen Buxian's request and said, "It was originally your idea to select talents in an eclectic manner."

And now, isn't it a contradiction that you're running for your brother again? ”

It can be seen that when there is a conflict between the country's reform policy and its own interests, the advocates of reform themselves are not able to adhere to the principles, and the effect of the implementation of the new law can be imagined.

The only successful reform is the new law implemented by Shang Jun in Daqin. (You know it's Shang Ying, so don't bother with the title.) ）

Shang Jun's new law, although it is currently mixed, is "positive".

Among them, meritorious service will be rewarded, and punishment will be punished if there is a mistake, all of which will be transparently implemented in accordance with the provisions of the law, and there will be no tricks of power or black-box operation.

The most important thing is that rewards and punishments can be fulfilled in a timely manner, and the people will never lose their trust.

As far as the grass people knew, when Shang Jun first began to change the law, the decree had been formulated in detail but had not yet been promulgated, and he was afraid that the people would not believe it, so he erected a three-zhang long wooden pole at the south gate of the bazaar in the national capital, and ordered that if anyone could take it to the north gate, he would be rewarded with ten gold.

The people felt that this was strange, and no one moved it.

Shang Jun also said, "I can take the reward of fifty gold." ”

So a man took the pole and went to the north gate.

Shang Jun immediately ordered a reward of fifty gold to him.

At this time, Shang Ying ordered the promulgation of the law, and finally won the trust of the people.

Governing the country with righteousness and rewarding and punishing with faith is the key to Daqin's standing out in the smoke of gunpowder.

Although Shang Jun is harsh, he is in troubled times, and fraud is rampant, but he can still not lose his trust in the people.

With this alone, it is enough to rule the four seas and level the world.

Therefore, the laws of Great Qin are the foundation of Great Qin's strength. ”

Sima Yi threw out the first point.

"Sir continues..."

Ying Zheng's eyes lit up, obviously he heard the key point, and he didn't want Sima Yi to stop there, and at this time, most of the doubts in his heart had disappeared.

"Huh!"

Sima Yi smiled slightly, thought for a moment and said: "The second important thing in governing a big country is to select talents and abilities.

This is a seemingly ordinary, but in fact superb leadership skill.

Specifically, it is about putting the right people in the right places and making the most of their roles, rather than intervening in specific matters.

Under the influence of Lao Tzu's thoughts, a great Legalist once put forward the view that "the monarch does nothing, and the minister does nothing".

(This is the point of view put forward by Han Feizi, which has been borrowed by Sima Yi here, and I hope that all the viewers will not be entangled.) ）

In his view, the monarch, as the supreme manager, does not have to do everything himself, but must learn to hand over the initiative to his ministers and give full play to their enthusiasm.

In the view of the grass people, the responsibility of the king boils down to the formulation of major strategies and the use of people.

As long as the king grasps these two items, he also grasps the foundation of being a kingdom.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Wei Wenhou once enjoyed and drank with the Confucian scholar Tian Zifang.

Wei Wenhou said to Tian Zifang: "I feel that the music of the chimes is not very harmonious, and the left side is a little high. ”

Tian Zifang smiled after hearing this.

Wei Wenhou asked, "What are you laughing at?" ”

Tian Zifang said: "Your Majesty, I heard that the monarch knows how to appoint music officials, and he doesn't have to know music music. Now that you are proficient in music, I fear that you will neglect your duties as an appointed officer. ”

Wei Wenhou was enlightened.

As the king of a country, Wei Wenhou only needs to select good musicians to govern the country well, instead of always caring about trivial matters such as "the bell is not better".

If you care too much about trivial matters, you are bound to be confused about big things.

Therefore, Tian Zifang criticized him for "judging the sound and being blind to the official".

.....”

Speaking of this, Sima Yi stopped the second point, he knew that Yingzheng understood the meaning.

In fact, Sima Yi didn't say something in his heart, that is, his old opponent Zhuge Liang, no matter what he did, he did it himself, and finally exhausted himself to death.

"Hmm!"

When Ying Zheng heard this, he nodded thoughtfully.

"The old fox is the old fox, this eloquence is really no one!"

Mo Li sighed.

"The third essence of governing a big country is to do nothing.

Wu Wei is the core point of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching.

This idea is mostly regarded as negative by many kings or capable people, but in fact, Lao Tzu's "Wu Wei" is not to do nothing, but to advocate a dialectic of "doing nothing and doing nothing", that is, to do something under the premise of conforming to the laws of things themselves.

Lao Tzu once said, "Man is the law of the earth, the earth is the law of the sky, the heaven is the law, and the Tao is the nature." ”

In his view, the operation of the avenue has its own rules and laws, and once human intervention and coercion are compelled, they will fall into alienation and cannot extricate themselves.

Specifically, in terms of governing the country, it is necessary to hand over the initiative to the people and pay more attention to the will of the people, instead of making decisions based on their heads and tossing and turning based on their feelings, so that government decrees are frequently issued and changed every day.

The king should not have his own selfish and prejudices, but should take the opinion of the people as his opinion.

After all, the world of those who win the hearts and minds of the people. ”

Sima Yi said what he thought in his heart, but what he was talking about at the moment was the general direction, and he didn't have words to deal with Lu Buwei's affairs.

The purpose of saying this is to make Ying Zheng understand that hegemony cannot make the Qin State strong all the time, and it needs to be combined with the king and the tyrant.

After all, in history, although Ying Zheng eliminated the Six Kingdoms and unified the world, he did not know how to rest with the people later, and always interfered with the normal life of the people through various policies...... It backfired.

Later, Liu Bang and his heroes all participated in the peasant war at the end of the Qin Dynasty, so they paid great attention to learning the lessons of the fall of the Qin Dynasty, and the idea of "doing nothing by doing" was also carried forward in the Han Dynasty.

Han Gaozu and his successors implemented a policy of rest and recuperation, reduced land rents, encouraged farming, advocated frugality, and reduced punishments, so that the production and economy of the Han Dynasty were greatly restored and improved.

During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, when the Xiongnu repeatedly invaded the northern border, the Han Dynasty completely defeated the fierce and powerful Xiongnu cavalry by virtue of its strong economic and military strength after years of recuperation, and even drove the Xiongnu to today's Europe.

Something, something, inaction, quiet as a virgin, when there is a do, moving like a rabbit.

This is the mystery of the dialectic of "doing nothing".

It is also the reason why Sima Yi wants to express it.