"The literary genre has the talent to govern the world, proficient in law, Confucianism, soldiers, names and other schools, the academic is quite mixed, and has served as the prime minister of Zuo all the year round, and the minister of Wei, has rich experience in governing the country, and can take office at any time." After Ji Ran pondered for a while, he began to tell Qingji and Taiziheng the reasons why he recommended Wengen, Kong Qiu, and Deng Xi.

"Kong Qiu has the talent to govern the country, and his disciples such as Yan Hui, Zeng Dian, Bu Shang and others all hold important official positions in Wu and have a certain foundation."

"Moreover, Confucianism is proficient, respects etiquette, and has the merit of education."

"If Kong Qiu is allowed to govern, the policies established by the minister in Wu over the past 20 years or so will not change much."

"Let's talk about Deng Xi, Deng Xi has both law and Taoism, and the study of criminal names, he is strict, and he treats people more harshly, but he does have the talent to govern the world."

"If Deng Xi is in power, he will definitely respect the rule of law and rule the people with severe punishment. Governing the people and the country in this way can enable our Great Wu to restore its national strength as soon as possible, but it may also leave a lot of drawbacks. After a pause, Ji Ran said meaningfully: "If the king uses Deng Xi as Dazai and governs Great Wu, he must consider that after Great Wu dominates the world, he will depose Deng Xi's government, or he can use his people instead of his government." Qingji had to admit that Ji Ran did know Deng Xi, Kong Qiu and the literature very well, after all, he was a colleague who had been with him for twenty or thirty years.

No one is perfect, and no one is perfect. Deng Xi, Wen Chong, and Kong Qiu all have great talents, but their character flaws are also very obvious.

For this reason, Ji Ran had to give some pertinent suggestions. At this time, Prince Heng asked suspiciously: "Dazai, in my opinion, Fan Li, the imperial historian, also has the talent to govern the world. ”

"He is your disciple, the study of the fine channel, soldiers, law, and fame, with his talent, it is not impossible to take over your position as Dazai, why doesn't Dazai recommend Fan Li? Is it to avoid suspicion? "External actions do not avoid hatred, and internal actions do not avoid relatives.

This is a major principle of Wu Guocha's system. Ji Ran knows. Faced with Prince Heng's doubts, Ji Ran just smiled slightly and said: "Prince, Fan Shaobo is indeed talented, and he is Wang Zuo's talent. ”

"However, he is as interested in fame and fortune as the old minister, and he doesn't care about Dazai's position, if he occupies such a high position, it will make Fan Li uncomfortable and limit his talents. This is one of them. ”

"Second, with Fan Li as Dazai, he will blindly follow the policies established by the old ministers, and there will not be many reforms."

"This is not conducive to my Dawu recovering its national strength as soon as possible and forging ahead." Why do you want to repeat it again and again?

"Restoration of national strength"? The truth is obvious. Wu's national strength has developed to the limit, and it is difficult to make a breakthrough when it reaches a bottleneck.

The golden mean, ruling by inaction, is indeed a good way to govern the country, but it has certain limitations.

After more than 20 years of Taoguang cultivation and hard work, the national strength of Wu is very strong.

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If the "rule of inaction" continues, Wu still cannot develop. Therefore, Ji Ran planned to resign and go into hiding, and he would not promote his proud disciple Fan Li to the throne.

If you want to dominate the world in your lifetime, you can become worthy of the name

"Wu Shi Huang" must take into account matters related to governing the country. In Jiran

On the basis of "Taoism" governing the country, we will combine the learning of various schools to find a new way, so that the national strength of Wu will once again take off.

Otherwise, Wu Guo would have no choice but to go on with his own path. The study of a hundred schools, requirements

"Stability" is the most appropriate way to govern the country with Taoist and Confucian knowledge. request

"Speed", the most suitable is to govern the country with the knowledge of legalists and famous scholars.

"Ji Ran, this is a big matter. The widow needs a certain amount of time to consider, and the transition of power also needs a period of time, and if you serve as Dazai for half a year or a year, the widow will allow you to resign and return to the government. ”

"Thank you, King!" Ji Ran breathed a sigh of relief and happily accepted the order. Qingji still respects Ji Ran's opinion very much.

If nothing else, Ji Ran will be like the late Ji Zha, take a back seat, occasionally give lectures in the Jixia School Palace, start a sect, and then most of the time he can take care of himself and play in the mountains and rivers, living a life of idle clouds and wild cranes.

After Ji Ran said goodbye and left, Qingji set his eyes on Prince Heng, squinted his eyes and asked, "Heng'er, who do you think will rule the Wu Kingdom for Dazai after Ji Ran?" Prince Heng thought for a while, and then said: "Father, the son recommends Deng Xi." ”

"Deng Xi is familiar with the study of Legalism, which is in line with the governing philosophy of my Wu State. During his tenure in office, Dazai also used the study of Legalism many times, and the law flourished in the court, the military, or in the community, so that the Wu people could accept the construction of the rule of law. ”

"It is most appropriate for Deng Xi to take over the position of Dazai and carry on the past and forge ahead into the future." Prince Heng would recommend Deng Xi, but it was not unexpected.

After all, Prince Heng and Deng Xi are close, they are in love, and their governing concepts are basically the same. Qingji, on the other hand, prefers Taoism

"Rule by inaction". It is true that Wu has always attached importance to the construction of the rule of law, so much so that it is regarded by other countries

"The country of tigers and wolves" has strict punishment laws. However, in the final analysis, the Taoist governance of Wu led by Ji Ran can be relaxed and reasonable, and the learning of a hundred schools of thought can be reasonably used to integrate and comprehend, which is exactly where Qingji appreciates the learning of Taoism.

"Wu Guo is the Wu country of the Wu people, not the Wu country of one family." Qing Ji looked at Prince Heng earnestly and said, "The selection of Dazai is very important, and it is best not to be good at this kind of thing. ”

"Father's intention is to convene a court meeting to discuss the new Dazai candidate?" Prince Heng asked.

"No, it's just a big court, and there are certain limitations. Heng'er, do you know that the widow asked Ji Ran to recommend Dazai's successor, why did Ji Ran give Kongqiu, Wen and Deng Xi? ”

"This ...... Because these three people have the talent to govern the country, they can be of great use. ”

"This is only one of them, and the second and most important reason, even Ji Ran doesn't know how to further reform so that my Dawu can break through the bottleneck and continue to prosper." Qingji said slowly: "Confucius represents Confucianism, Deng Xi represents Legalism, and literature represents famous scholars. ”

"Confucianism, Taoism, law, fame, and soldiers are the five great scholars of my Great Wu."

"The ideological theories of Confucius, Deng Xi, and Wen Chong, and the concept of governing the country represent the mainstream of governing the world. Therefore, it is not enough to be limited to the court discussion, and the widow wants to let out the news and let the scholars from all over the country comment. ”

"The three schools of Confucianism, Legalism, and Fame that they represent are chosen to stand by their sages."

"Father is wise!" That being said, in fact, Keiji didn't think about it, and after Ji Ran, who to choose for the position of Dazai.

After all, like a group, Keitsu is the chairman and the top decision-maker, and Dazai is the executive president.

Without a suitable Dazai at the helm, it would be even more difficult for Wu Guo to go more smoothly and in the long run.

There are various ways to govern the country, and it depends on how Qingji chooses.