At the same time, the state of Qi.

Qi is a very interesting country, in a sense, he is more interesting than the angry Yan country.

Because in this era when a country is generally defined by strength and weakness, Qi country, you can't use the concept of strength and weakness to describe it.

You say that Qi is weak? But it is indeed the richest country in the world, even if it is included in the Five Kingdoms and the Yan State destroys the treasure and plunders the treasures, it is still the richest country in the Seven Kingdoms, even the current Qin State is not comparable to it.

But if you think that Qi is a strong country because of this, then you will be very sad to find that this rich country has long existed in name only, and there is no half of the people's will to speak of, this is a country without dignity.

Since the five countries entered Qi that year, the Qi State has completely been lying down, and the current Qi State just wants to live its life behind closed doors, and for the disputes between the other five countries and the Qin State, if it is not necessary, just like this time, it doesn't even bother to deal with it.

And it is such a strange country, where there is the only cultural holy place in this troubled world: the Jixia School Palace.

Here, no matter what sect or sect you come from, as long as you have real talent and learning, you will definitely be able to find your own place.

There are teachers from all over the world to teach, and there are also students from all over the world to study for bachelors, except, of course, the people of Qin are more interested in war.

But no matter where they come from, they all have a common characteristic, that is, they all belong to the elite of this era, and among these people there is a bright star, in front of him, no matter what your background is, no matter what kind of achievements you have, it will be overshadowed in front of him, he is Xunzi.

Xun Kuang, the only contemporary Confucian master who studied the hundred schools of thought in his early years, and later classified into Confucianism, and finally surpassed the shackles of Confucianism, is also the only Confucian person who does not exclude and respects Yingze.

Today's Xun situation has just entered the age of sixties, for people in this era, this is already a great age, but for Xun situation, this time is the peak of his life, at this time his energy has not declined, and the accumulation of knowledge has reached its peak.

And now, he is facing a difficult choice.

Ying Ze's invitation.

This young man, whom he is most optimistic about, even surpasses his current disciple Han Fei, has just invited him to serve as the dean of the Confucian Academy in the Great Qin Academy, which opened just before last year.

The Great Qin School Palace, which is a large school palace in the west of Xianyang City, is just presided over by Yingze, and it is said that the scale is still above the Jixia School Palace, and it is ready to expand at any time.

This school palace is different in every sense, first of all, he has not yet set up the sacrificial wine that everyone expected, that is, the head of the school palace.

It is said that the position of sacrificial wine was prepared to be set up before, and Ying Ze held it, but there were many voices that felt that Ying Zheng was the king of Qin, so the position of sacrificial wine, even if it was only a name, should be borne by Ying Zheng.

Then, the quarrel began.

Most of the people who think that Ying Ze should take the position of sacrificial wine are disciples of the hundred schools, and the reasons they put forward are extremely simple - Ying Ze is the most educated person in the elite class of the Qin State now, let Ying Ze stand above them, yes, everyone can accept it.

But if Yingzheng, a simple royal family who is underage and has no academic achievements, is allowed to serve as a sacrificial wine, even if it is just a name, they will not accept it, don't ask why, ask that these old people who are engaged in academics have tempers.

The Jixia School Palace of Qi State, the position of sacrificial wine, has always been held by academic masters, such as Xunzi, and the school palace of Qin State, which is known as "the time of studying heaven and man, through the changes of ancient and modern, gathering the strengths of hundreds of schools, and becoming a family", then as a school palace sacrificial wine, at least you have to learn through a hundred schools, right?

This point, Ying Ze, who has been forcibly stuffed with knowledge by King Zhao since he was a child, has barely done it, and even he can be called a grandmaster in the soldier's family, the doctor's family, and the farmer's family...... Or in today's hundred schools, there are only a few people who can compare with him.

But Ying Zheng ...... In addition to being the king of Qin, he doesn't seem to have anything to do, and now he has not been crowned pro-government, and he has not made any achievements in the government......

I'm sorry, if the school palace of the Qin State is such an atmosphere, they won't come, don't say anything to threaten the army of the Qin State, the heads of the families don't eat this set, they will die, Confucius and Meng, until now, no one has been threatened by this so-called power.

And the people of the hundred schools of thought were so stunned, and the part of the royal power defenders who supported Yingzheng as the sacrificial wine of the school palace before really couldn't say any strong reasons, but they just felt that the school palace of the Qin State should be respected by the king of Qin.

There are even many people who privately discuss, if the matter of the school palace is occupied by Yingze, then King Qin, is it a bit too vase?

Then, the original discussion around the sacrificial wine of the school palace was inexplicably deviated, and even developed in some directions that were inconvenient to speak.

Seeing this, Ying Ze directly cut the position of the school palace sacrificial wine, and the position is gone, so it naturally doesn't matter who will take the position.

Actually, this matter is actually not so troublesome, mainly because the people of Gonghuo picked out the control of King Qin and Luoyang Jun over the Qin State, and now Ying Zheng has not been crowned pro-government, even if Ying Ze wants to pick a son and don't do it, there is no way.

Although the people under him all knew that after Yingzheng was crowned, he would take the initiative to withdraw from the power center, but now the time has not yet come, and the planned transfer of power has not yet begun......

Who dares to take this thing?

Yingzheng can't take it yet, and no one else dares to touch this thing, or even if he wants to, no one can catch it.

Because Ying Ze raised the bottom line of this position too high, except for King Qin, the legal heir, Meng Fu could barely catch it, but Meng Fu is now devoting himself to the school palace, and he is too old to be suitable.

Can the younger generation ...... Who's qualified?

Therefore, the position of sacrificial wine can only be put first, and then it will be filled when Yingze retires, and no one can say anything at that time.

In addition, the establishment of this school palace is also a bit strange, all the sons of the hundred schools can apply for a hospital, as for the position of the president, it is up to the academy to decide, Qin State does not care, but the president needs to accept the control of Qin State.

It is also for this reason that Xunzi is a little helpless about Ying Ze's operation, because before his former student Xu Le reached the Jixia School Palace, Ying Ze took the lead in advertising the world and was ready to invite him, a Confucian master, to the Great Qin School Palace as the head of the academy.

This means that Qin, the first power in the world, recognized Xun Guo as a representative of Confucianism, which is the most difficult place for Xunzi!

Because Confucianism is actually very chaotic, not much worse than the Mo family, or the world's hundred schools of three major scholars, Confucianism, Taoism and Mo, after the ancestors are divided, Taoism is divided into heaven and man, yin and yang, Huang Lao, etc., the Mo family is divided into three points, Confucianism is even more powerful, Confucius ten philosophers and seventy-two sages, also known as Confucius ten thieves, seventy-two anti-kings.

After Confucius, Confucius was in chaos, each distorting the meaning of the scriptures, and they all thought that they were the orthodox Confucianism, and their brains came out.

It wasn't until after Meng Ke that Confucianism was redefined, and benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith finally allowed Confucianism to end the civil strife.

However, the Confucian sect that finally settled down, there was a Xun situation, and once again provoked the Confucian war, Xun Guo believes that the current Confucianism is a group of utopian rotten Confucianism, not realistic, and fantasizes about the public world, but does not do anything practically, knowing that holding his mouth open Abba Aba, is nothing, and because of the good or evil nature of sex and Mencius talked about the big conflict.

The conflict has not been resolved to this day.

However, Ying Ze directly advertised the world and invited Xunzi to serve as the dean of the Confucian Academy of the Great Qin Academy, which represented Ying Ze, and the Qin State recognized Xunzi's legitimacy in Confucianism!

Ying Ze directly took the name of a country to Xunzi as a backstage.

This made Xunzi very helpless, because Yingze was completely coercive and lured, or he was gracious first, if he didn't report it, it would be immoral.

Of course, this is not the most important thing, the most unacceptable thing for Xunzi is that Yingze also took out the dictionary he compiled according to the situation of this era.

Xunzi just read a few pages of the contents of this dictionary, and he couldn't help it!

And Ying Ze said that the compilation of the dictionary was too large and too complicated, and he couldn't get it alone, and even Ying Ze also put all the books of the Zhou royal family that were seized from Luoyang before and brought back from the old capital of Chu to the Great Qin Xue Palace, and invited people from hundreds of schools to compile them into a book.

Ying Ze tempted him with these things! It's simply not human!

So now he's distressed, should he go? In what capacity? What is the identity of the Great Qin School Palace after I go?

Hey, distressed!

He knew that it was impossible for people to take all the benefits, and Ying Ze smashed the treasure in his face first, he couldn't refuse at all!

So, after thinking about it for a long time, he, Xun Condition, was still tempted!

It's just that whether it is the compilation of the collection of books or the dictionary that Ying Ze said, it is not something that can be completed by one person, Ying Ze can't do it, and he can't either, this is a big project, so now he is looking for a helper in the Jixia School Palace.

The first to bear the brunt was Han Fei, one of his two disciples.

I like Han Fei's talent very much, but the real reason that makes Xunzi look at him differently is his conduct.

However, Han Fei refused yesterday, and he wanted to go back to South Korea.

To be honest, Xunzi didn't want Han Fei to go to South Korea, even if it was his country.

With his knowledge, from the moment the six countries signed the treaty made by Ying Ze, he knew that the six countries had no future, and the peace treaty that was not on the surface completely extinguished the last trace of hope of the six countries to resist the Qin state.

Today's Six Kingdoms, to put it mildly, are not much different from the vassal states of Qin, as long as the preparations of Qin are completed, it will not be a difficult thing for the Six Kingdoms to fall.

And the first to bear the brunt is South Korea, which is blocked on the road to the east of the Qin State.

This country, which has rotted to the bones, cannot be saved by Han Fei's so-called enthusiasm, not to mention whether Han Fei has that ability, even if he really has it, but Ying Ze, will he give him that chance?

Xunzi even felt that if South Korea continued to mess up, Ying Ze would not be busy with it, and he would wait until South Korea reached its lowest point to make a soldier who would surrender without a fight.

However, if Han Fei wanted to do the so-called act of saving the country before him......

"What do you want to do?" Looking at Han Fei, who had already packed his luggage and was about to leave, Xunzi asked solemnly.

"I'll go home." Han Fei said with a smile.

"Do you still want to do what you did before?" Xun Zi sighed slightly, Han Fei's purpose of coming to Jixia School Palace to study, he knew it, but at that time and now they were two completely different states.

At that time, if South Korea wanted to improve itself, there was still a little chance, but now, South Korea was just an indestructible existence for the Qin State, and Ying Ze, that kid was ruthless, he would never doubt that as long as South Korea had a tendency to change the law and try to become stronger, Ying Ze would not hesitate to directly extinguish this fire of revival.

South Korea, there is no chance.

"It's not impossible." Han Fei squinted and smiled, but the twitching corners of his eyes made Xunzi feel the distress in Han Fei's heart very clearly.

"But you should be able to see that you can't stop everything that follows, so where is your so-called opportunity?" Xunzi asked.

"Teacher, the unification of the Qin State is a foregone conclusion, and I can't see this fact clearly." Han Fei shook his head and let go of his baggage.

"The Qin State is too strong, the foundation laid by the six generations of Qin Kings has given the Qin State the strength to dominate the world, and now, whether it is the King of Qin who has not yet been crowned, or the Luoyang Jun who coercs the Six Kingdoms, they are not simple people, with people like them, the Six Kingdoms have no chance at all."

"And where is your chance?" Xunzi really didn't see any chance, he only saw the blood flowing after resisting Yingze.

The two of them had known each other when Ying Ze was a teenager, and at that time, he had already discovered Ying Ze's essential domineering, and if everyone couldn't listen to him when he was still willing to talk well, he wouldn't say it anymore.

Once you make him feel that peaceful communication costs more than violent slaughter, he will not hesitate to choose the more cost-effective one.

And once things get to that point, no one can stop him.

"You won't be the kind of person who just gives up, but, Han Fei, I still have to warn you, some people can't be provoked." Xunzi shook his head, he didn't know what kind of person the uncrowned King Qin was, but he knew Ying Ze's character that as long as that thing had a tendency to get out of his control, his easy-going appearance would disappear completely.

"I know." Han Fei said with a wry smile, Xunzi has talked a lot about Yingze with them over the years, and in addition to undisguised appreciation, the most is a warning to them.

Don't try to provoke him, maybe others will have scruples because of the so-called reputation, but Ying Ze is different, he doesn't care about his reputation, when it comes to the key part, he is an extremely rational person, rational is not like a person.

Once he was...... Before his death, who cares about his posthumous name?

"So I'm not going to do those provocative things, what I'm going to do now is patience and be prepared when it erupts." Han Fei replied,

"Although I firmly believe that the unification of the Qin State is unstoppable, it is far more difficult to govern the world than to fight the world, and it took six generations of Qin kings and people like Yingze to complete the great cause of fighting the world, and although the time it takes to govern the world is not so much, it is by no means something that their generation can accomplish."

"I don't know what kind of person the King of Qin is who has not yet been crowned, but if he can get the support of that Luoyang Jun, he must not be worse than him, but, even so, there have been seven generations of male lords in Qin in a row, I don't believe that there will be an eighth generation in Qin State, or even the ninth generation, and there will never be a person like Ying Ze in Qin State again, God will never be so fond of Qin State, once there is a problem within Qin State, at that time, South Korea's opportunity will come." Han Fei affirmed.

"If you want to see that day, the premise is that you can live long enough, if that's the case, I still advise you to worship the Taoist, with the ability of the Taoist Heavenly Sect, maybe I can help you live a few more years." Xunzi smiled, but between his eyebrows and eyes, he was worried about Han Fei.

Han Fei's body does not support him to do such a thing that is longer than his life, and the relationship between Bei Yingzi, the person with the highest ranking in the Taoist Heavenly Sect, and Ying Ze is extraordinary, so it is not difficult for Ying Ze to live for one or two hundred years, but Han Fei will never be possible.

"Then, can you guarantee that you can live longer than King Qin and Jun Luoyang?" Xunzi's face was straight, he still didn't want Han Fei to do such an unrealistic thing.

"I don't know how long I can live, and I don't know how long King Qin can live, but Luoyang Jun Yingze, this person is difficult to live long." Han Fei shook his head,

"He is too calculating, too scheming, too murderous, too lucky, such a person, too many opportunities, how to live long?"

"Prosperity must decline, wisdom must be injured, Luoyang Jun Yingze ......"

In Han Fei's eyes, Ying Ze is really wrong, he is too smart, and even to a weird level, a soldier, a doctor, a farmer, a Confucian, his achievements in these four families are simply impossible to reach at the level that he is possible at his age, not to mention that he is still four at the same time.

He has not been defeated in the army so far, and a person who is only in his twenties has reached the peak that is difficult for others to reach in his life, and he has really succeeded to the point where he should not exist!

If Ying Ze was the same age as Xunzi, he would not be so incomprehensible, but Ying Ze's biggest problem is that he is too young!

A person in his twenties, doing so much, too smart, and too greedy, this is by no means a long-term appearance!

"......" Xunzi was speechless.

He also knew that Ying Ze was too abnormal, and his existence had violated the laws of nature, and such a person with countless lights appeared in this troubled world......

And what Han Fei said is indeed reasonable, destroying the Six Kingdoms is no longer a difficult thing for the current Qin State, but it is far more difficult to govern the world than to fight the world, will God still give the Qin State a chance to produce a generation of faint monarchs for more than a hundred consecutive years?

What's more, the emergence of such a person as Ying Ze in this generation has really consumed all the luck of the Qin State.

There are too many countries that prosper because of one person and decline because of one person, and it is impossible for the Qin State to escape such a fate, not to mention, the appearance of Ying Ze has pushed the Qin State to the top, how many people can control the country built by him? Maybe this generation of Qin kings can, but what about after that?

Prosperity must decline, this is the way of heaven, Ying Ze pushed the Qin State to its peak, and after he leaves, the Qin State will inevitably decline, because he has done too much, too good, so that it is extremely difficult to imitate and maintain.

The opportunity in Han Fei's mouth is also the result of these things, which is indeed possible.

However, Xun knew that even if such an inevitable thing happened, the opportunity that Han Fei thought would not appear.

Because the Six Kingdoms are facing Yingze, a person who is cautious to the point of perversion!

He will strangle in the cradle all the dangers that may be out of his control, and even when he asked Ying Ze, if Qin really rules the world, how to deal with the people of the Six Kingdoms who have resentment?

Ying Ze's answer at that time was very simple - kill.

The people who don't know a single word only need to eat enough, let him see that he has a bright future, and they will not be in chaos, which he believes he can do, and if he is well fed and has a future, he still has resentment, and even wants to cause chaos, then there is no need to say anything, just kill it.

The most precious thing in this world is human life, and the most worthless thing is also human life.

As for the nobles and royal families of the Six Kingdoms, if they are obedient, they will be fine, but if they have bad intentions, for these people, he will not give too many opportunities, just use the knife directly, anyway, without them, it will not have much impact, the powerful will always be only a few, and the country exists for the majority.

He is not a person who likes violence, if he can, he wants to solve all problems in a peaceful way, but once this peaceful way fails, or even if the other party thinks it is weak, then there is no need to be soft.

People are cheap, and the best way to deal with cheap bones is to break, crush, burn to ashes, and go with the wind.

"If you're going to South Korea for this reason, I won't say anything more, but I think you're more than that." After Xunzi was silent, he still asked his question, and he could see that Han Fei had something on his mind.

"Sure enough, I still can't hide it from the teacher." Han Fei shook his head,

"I had another dream last night."

Xunzi closed his eyes, "What kind of dream?" ”

Han Fei seemed to be recalling, "When I woke up, I had forgotten the contents of the dream, but I found that the tears on the pillow were still dry. ”

"Is it a sad dream?" Xunzi sighed slightly.

"Maybe, I don't know if it's tears of sorrow or joy from realization......"

"You've got another layer of experience, not bad." Xunzi seemed to be happy.

"And I find that I have been having this dream repeatedly...... lately," Han Fei thought back to the recent situation.

"If you've forgotten what your dream is about, why do you feel like you're having a repetitive dream?" Xunzi asked again.

"Because...... There is always a song in my dreams that haunts me. When Han Fei said this, his expression changed slightly.

"It was indescribably beautiful, and it seemed sad and distant...... It seems familiar ......"

"And how do you feel?" Xunzi still has the same expression of Gujing Wubo.

"When I heard this song, it was as if my heart became clear and I thought through a lot of things."

After hearing this, Xunzi's expression changed slightly, and he opened his eyes and looked at Han Fei, "So, is this your reason?" ”

“……”

"I felt a call, it was time to go." Han Fei lowered his head.

Xunzi was slightly silent, looking at Han Fei quietly, knowing that he had made his choice, "Okay!" ”

Han Fei kowtowed to Xunzi,

"The teacher's teaching and solving doubts will be remembered by the disciple for life!"

"Let's go, Han Fei, don't leave any regrets."

……

Before leaving, Han Fei had a conversation with his fellow disciple Li Si, which was also a farewell.

Li Si knew that Han Fei was going back to South Korea, and his heart was also complicated, both happy and reluctant.

"South Korea is the weakest of the seven countries, and it is a pity to have the talent of a senior brother." At this time, the two had not yet become opponents, and Li Si still recognized Han Fei's ability and felt sorry for him.

Han Fei laughed at himself, "No way, that's my country, and it's also my home......"

"Being born into the royal family doesn't seem to be necessarily a lucky thing."

"Maybe, what about you? Any plans? ”

Li Si looked at the calm lake, and he and Han Fei were reflected in the water.

"Senior brother is ten times more talented than me, and he can pick the weakest to challenge himself, but I can't, so I can only follow the teacher to try my luck under the most powerful roof of the Seven Kingdoms."

"You're going to Qin?" Han Fei glanced at Li Si.

Li Si is very frank, "Senior brother is smiling, Li Si is more realistic." ”

Han Fei sighed and looked at the lake,

"Dreams are beautiful to say, but they are fragile, and it's good to be realistic."

……

……

At the same time, at the junction of Qin and Korea, a lonely black ...... The wagon was galloping.

"Your Majesty, are you sure that nothing will happen if you run out quietly like this?" Looking at Ying Ze who was resting on his lap, Da Si Ming was worried, and the black and white Shao Si Ming on the side was even more worried.

Ying Ze took the three of them out of Xianyang this time, and said before that he would take them to Yongcheng to worship their ancestors and have a fun time by the way, but on the way back from Yongcheng, Ying Ze directly changed the route!

Bypassing Xianyang, he came to the Korean side, met the generals guarding the customs along the way, and specially told them not to reveal his whereabouts.

To be honest, they were panicked!

It's nothing for Ying Ze to sneak out and play around, but the three of them are different!

Now the Yin and Yang family, and even Xianyang City know that Dongjun and the Moon God, who are now the protectors of the Qin State, are in trouble because Luoyang Jun is in trouble, and because Dongjun has regressed in cultivation before, the Moon God has received a little help from Ying Ze, resulting in the strength of these two people is now comparable, so because Ying Ze has not fought once or twice.

It's just that now no one can beat anyone, so there is a stalemate, but ......

Da Si Ming looked at the black and white Shao Si Ming, who was also flustered, Dongjun and Moon God were on par, it didn't mean that they were on par with the three of them!

The two yin and yang bigwigs were facing Mai Mang at the tip of the needle, but the three of them actually secretly ran away, if they were discovered by Dongjun and the moon god...... Do they still have all the corpses?

And speaking of which, it seems that they found Yingze first with ill intentions, which ......

"Don't panic, I'm here, it's fine." Ying Ze gently patted the thigh under his head,

"If the two of them use the status of the Yin and Yang family to suppress you, I will have a big deal to find the Eastern Emperor to get you out, a small problem."

"Forehead ......" X3

The three of them were speechless for a while, and Ying Ze's solution was really simple and rude.

As for whether it is useful or not, they have no doubts, first of all, the Eastern Emperor, they all feel a little strange, and their attitude towards Ying Ze is ...... Although a certain word is a little inappropriate, they still have that feeling - doting.

It's really doting, what Ying Ze wants, what he wants Donghuang will help him, and even the task given to Dongjun before, Ying Ze only mentioned it to Donghuang, can you not do this?

Donghuang didn't even ask the reason, and directly agreed!

In them, the tall and mysterious Eastern Emperor Taiyi, who is tall and mysterious in the eyes of the hundred schools of thought, in front of Ying Ze, is ...... It's the same as an old mother.

And Dongjun and the Moon God can fight so openly now because of Ying Ze's affairs, or the East Emperor is helping, otherwise Ying Ze's lazy temper is too lazy to even tease deliberately, how can it be possible for Dongjun and the Moon God to fight directly for him?

Also, if they really break away from the Yin and Yang family, whether Dongjun and the Moon God will do anything to them, there is no doubt about this, as long as they don't want to part ways with Ying Ze, they won't do this kind of thing.

"So what are we going to Korea for?" Xiaobai Shao Si Ming is also rotten, anyway, the Eastern Emperor has already made it clear to the two of them that if it weren't for Ying Ze, they would have carried out the replacement ceremony of Shao Si Ming before.

There is a high probability that they are dead, so the lives of the two of them are directly Ying Ze's, if there is really any accident...... At least they've had a good time in the past few years.

"Three reasons." Ying Ze stretched out three fingers,

"First, help my eldest nephew kidnap someone."

"Help King Qin kidnap people?" Da Si Ming looked confused, who does Ying Ze want and needs to run by himself? Either let South Korea hand over people directly, or directly let Luo Wang tie people up, where is there such trouble?

"Han Fei." Ying Ze stretched and sat up.

Some time ago, Han Fei's "Five Worms" was completed, and Ying Zheng, who is a fan of Han Fei's books, held this thing for the first time.

All of Han Fei's works add up to more than 100,000 words, and Ying Ze has also read it, but in recent years, he has gradually felt the state of unity of heaven and man that Bei Yingzi said, to be honest, that state is very magical, his brain is in a very special state, and the more than 100,000 words written by Han Fei can be easily read in less than two hours.

"Five beetles" is one of the most famous chapters in his article, "Historical Records" records that the then Qin Wang Yingzheng read Han Fei's "Lonely Anger" and "Five Worms" after exclaiming: "Huh, the widow has to see this person swim with him, and he doesn't hate death!" (If you can meet this person, even if you die, it will not be a pity.) ）

In "Nine Songs of Tianxing", Ying Zheng even traveled thousands of miles to South Korea with the dignity of a country and did not hesitate to take risks, just to meet the person who wrote this kind of article. Originally, I thought that the animation display was a bit exaggerated, but after reading this article and understanding Han Fei, I deeply felt that it was not an exaggeration at all.

The title of the article "Five Worms" means the five species of borers of the country. In this article, Han Fei revealed the changes in ancient and modern society, and clarified that the idea of the rule of law was in line with the requirements of the times at that time.

If there is a title for this article in modern language, it should be: On the object of the dictatorship of the landlord class.

If the state wants to be strong, it must impose a dictatorship on these five types of people and expel them.

Confucianism: A person of the Confucian school who uses words to disturb the law and discipline and deceive the monarch and the world.

Zonghengjia: Talkers, engage in diplomacy between countries, use rhetoric, tell right and wrong, and easily provoke wars. The country cannot be strong by diplomacy, but by repairing its internal affairs.

Ranger: Swordsman, assassin, gathering party members, serving nobles, breaking laws.

Sufferer: A young man who is afraid of military service, and defects to the nobles in order to evade military service.

Unscrupulous Merchants: Manufacture defective goods and sell them to hard-working farmers for huge profits.

Han Fei believes that these five types of people are the source of the country's chaos, and if the country wants to be strong, it must get rid of these five types of people and exercise dictatorship over them.

A professor once said that when reading Han Fei's articles, he couldn't read them if his nerves were fragile, and he was very sober. When he came up, he scolded the newly emerging and highly valued Zonghengjia as a moth, and Confucianism, which was very respected by later generations, also became a person who used words to disturb the law and order.

thought that Han Fei learned from Confucianism Xunzi, and criticized Confucianism in his own article...... It's kind of interesting.

Because Han Fei studied under Xunzi and knew Confucianism very well, he was very sharp about Confucianism in his article. Although Confucianism was highly regarded in later generations, it was very unappreciated during the Warring States period at that time, and was targeted by many people.

Confucianism propagated "benevolent government" and used "benevolence" to govern and unify the world. However, during the Warring States period, the rulers of various countries were busy with annexation wars, thinking about how to defeat the enemy countries and make their countries stronger. If the ruler rules the world with "benevolence", then he will be swallowed up by other countries. The Confucian "benevolent government" had no place at the time.

Everyone may think that Han Fei's description of these people, especially Confucianism and Zonghengjia, as moths is a bit excessive, but during the Warring States Period, there was no unified ideological authority, and each school preached and defended its own school, believing that its own ideas were the best in order to save the world and save the people.

Han Fei is not the most excessive, the ancestor Mencius's criticism of the other hundred schools of thought is even more spicy, and he is merciless. Mencius called Zhang Yi and Gongsun Yan (both of whom were Zongheng families) "the way of concubines". Look at other people's faces and act, and get a little benefit for yourself. Mencius even scolded Yang Zhu and Mo Zhai for "having no father and no king, and they are beasts".

The Mo Zhai here is the Mozi among the hundreds of sons, that is, the Mo family in "Qin Shi Mingyue". Yang Zhu is the ancestor of the thousand-year-old evil sect "All Nature" in "Under One Man", and the famous view is that "everyone does not lose anything, and everyone is not good for the world".

Of course, although Mencius was spicy, he did not blindly insult, but had a sense of justice to defend Confucianism and the truth. At that time, it was common for various schools of thought to debate each other, and there was no forbidden area and no authority, so everyone could speak freely.

In "Nine Songs of Tianxing", Han Fei not only boldly diss Confucianism and Zonghengjia in "Five Worms", but also dares to recommend the text he wrote to Wei Zhuang, who is a Zonghengjia. This has a lot to do with the background of that era, even if Wei Zhuang looks very unhappy, he can't do anything to Han Fei, he can only find a way to beat Han Fei in debate.

I remember that in the animation, Wei Zhuang took the note "Five Worms" left by Han Fei for himself, and then obediently read this article. When I read it, my eyebrows never stretched, and the purple girls on the side were very curious.

After reading the article, Wei Zhuang took the wine bottle handed to him by the purple girl, his brows finally relaxed a little, and while drinking the wine slowly, he slowly talked about the political situation in South Korea, with a casual taste between his words, but he was full of waiting to see how Han Fei, who was in a dangerous situation, broke the situation. To put it simply, it was to sit on the sidelines and wait to see Han Fei's jokes.

He must have been very dissatisfied with the remarks about the Zongheng family, but he must also be shocked by Han Fei's talent.

Although the Warring States period was very chaotic, the cultural field flourished unprecedentedly. Some envy the era, where the author did not have forbidden areas and untouchable areas, and individuals could choose different ideals, propositions and life paths according to their own wishes, and each lived in his own ideal way.

Unlike in modern times, where everyone seeks a high degree of convergence, differences are discriminated against, vilified, slandered, and belittled. Some people are overwhelmed at a young age because of these pressures that are everywhere around them, and even choose to commit suicide, while those who are alive can also be said to be experiencing these intangible things all the time, even if they see through themselves, they can't refuse the incomprehension of those closest to them, and they are troubled by these from time to time.

It's far away, let's go back to "Five Worms". The prose of the pre-Qin Zhuzi, starting from the quotation style of the "Analects", has developed into a very mature argumentative essay by Han Fei.

"Five Worms" is a well-argued and progressive essay, which is the most mature article in the development of the prose of the pre-Qin princes. The argument is the most rigorous and mature.

Starting from the reasons why the Chao clan and the Suiren clan were called kings of the world in ancient times, he briefly explained the establishment of the king of Yu Cheng in the Middle Ages and the later Xia Shang, comparing before and after, layer by layer, leading to his point of view: the sage does not expect to repair the ancients, and the lawlessness is often allowed.

Rulers do not expect to copy ancient laws and conventions, but to formulate corresponding political measures according to the actual situation of the current society.

Han Fei believes that to use the political means of the ancient virtuous king to govern the current people, it is like waiting for a rabbit, and he does not know how to change. (The idiom of waiting for the rabbit was invented by Han Fei, and he also invented many other idioms and ordinary idioms with an allegorical nature) It is not advisable to blindly pursue the benevolence of the ruler, and the doctrines of the pre-Qin princes, such as Confucianism and Mohism, all require the ruler to rule the world with "benevolence", believing that as long as the benevolent government is implemented, the world will be obedient.

That's ideal.

This is the first argument of "Five Worms".

After expounding on "On the things of the world, because of the preparation", Han Fei immediately began to talk about the relationship between the people and the wealth. In ancient times, there were few people and natural materials were abundant, so everyone didn't have to fight. And now there are more people and less property, so everyone is competing with each other.

After talking about the struggle of ordinary people, Han Fei went up and began to say that the poverty of the life of the ancient sage king was compared with the richness of the life of the county order today, and proposed that "it is to let people give way, and to resign the ancient son of heaven, it is difficult to go to the county order of today, and the thin and thick are different."

In ancient times, Zen gave up the position of the Son of Heaven because the king had to work tirelessly for the well-being of the people of the world, but his own life was not very good. Now a small county order can be made as a sedan chair when he goes out, so everyone is vying to be a county order, let alone the son of heaven.

The reason for this is that the magnitude of the actual benefits is very different. Therefore, the saint should make a policy based on the actual situation of the amount of wealth and power.

In the Middle Ages, kings practiced benevolence and righteousness, and then they had to obey the world. But now, the king's practice of benevolence and righteousness has been destroyed by other countries, further demonstrating his point that benevolence and righteousness are used in the past and not in the present, and that the world is different and things are different. Righteousness can be used in ancient times, but it is not suitable for today, the way of the world is different, things have changed, and the way of doing things in the world has changed accordingly.

Then it is further argued: the ancients competed for morality, the Middle Ages for wisdom, and the present for strength.

In ancient times, people competed morally, in the Middle Ages, people competed for superiority and inferiority, and in today's society, people compete for strength to win and lose.

When the world is different, things are different, and when things are different, they are ready to change.

The state of social customs in ancient and modern times is different, and the political measures are also different. If we want to use leniency and gentleness to govern the people in the age of upheaval, we will be like riding a fiery horse without a reins and whip, and it will be unwise.

The practice of benevolent government does not make the world chaotic, and the people always submit to power rather than benevolence.

Today's scholars demand that the monarch can rule the world by exercising benevolence and righteousness, and it is impossible for the monarch to be like the ancient sages and Confucius, and the people of the world to be like Confucius's disciples.

If the child does not study well, no matter how much he is persuaded by his parents, teachers, and neighbors, it will not work, but as soon as he sees the officials arresting the bad guys according to the law, he is scared and begins to get rid of his bad habits.

People are always pampered when they are loving, and they give in when they see power. The Ming Emperor always had to legislate harshly and strictly punish him, and the rewards he imposed should be generous and always honorable, so that people would be greedy. It is better to punish harshly and certainly, so that people are afraid.

From the above clumsy summary, everyone can see the characteristics of Han Fei's writing: dense and strong, sharp and sharp, such as revealing the sharp words, there is a fierce and fierce atmosphere.

Strict and unkind, dare to speak out, analyze reality with a cold and harsh gaze, and boldly expose the thoughts and behaviors of various characters. Undisguised, unabashed, and unscrupulous.

After expounding the above points, it is the focus and center of this article, the five beetles. Han Fei pointed out how these five types of people (Confucianism, Zonghengjia, rangers, defectors, and unscrupulous merchants and workers) endangered and threatened the rule of the dynasty. The people of the beetles must be expelled, or the country will weaken or even perish.

His essays are rigorously argued, both in terms of internal logical relationships and external structural forms, and they are rigorous and thorough, with convincing strength and momentum.

Han Fei often starts from a point, first enumerates facts, provides sufficient arguments from ancient times to the present, and draws arguments from them. As soon as an argument is finished, it immediately moves on to the next level of analysis, which is closely linked and summarized layer by layer, until it is final.

Layer by layer, eloquent, and sprinkled, coupled with Han Fei's sharp and sharp style, a fierce air came to his face. He proceeded from reality and had a realistic viewpoint, which was in line with the real situation of history. The sentences are to the point, to the point, and after reading it, it is like climbing a towering mountain, full of stamina.

No wonder Ying Zheng watched "Five Worms" back then and issued "If you can meet this person, it is not a pity to die." ”

As the first emperor of the ages, Ying Zheng completed the unification of China for the first time, he is a monarch with super ruling ability and a very strong person. Han Fei's theory was very suitable for his needs and for that era of drastic change. Ying Zheng needed Han Fei's theory to establish a highly centralized central political structure.

But too extreme, too authoritarian, too rough.

Han Fei's theoretical viewpoint is fast, accurate and ruthless, in that era of drastic social change, if you want to be strong and unified quickly, it is very useful in a short period of time, and the results are very fast. However, it is too extreme, too authoritarian, too crude. In that era, it could be effective in a short time, but if the country wanted long-term peace and stability, the use of Han Fei's theory alone could only lead to tyranny.

Personally, I think that Confucianism and Han Fei's Legalism could not be better, and the two complement each other and cannot be better. Later generations have done just that, vigorously building spiritual and political civilization while ruling the country by law.

(The above content is transferred from Zhihu boss)

Regarding the supremacy of monarchy advocated by Han Fei, Ying Ze also has different ideas.

Although Han Fei advocated the supremacy of monarchy and emphasized that the monarch should firmly hold power in his hands, he still despised the monarch in his bones, which can be described as quite arrogant.

There is a passage in the "Difficult to Say" that translates like this: The monarch is like a dragon, he has a reverse scale under his neck, and if he touches it, he will eat people. Without touching his scales, you will be able to ride on him and control him, and use your wisdom and doctrine to conquer those rulers and control them.

In "Nine Songs of Tianxing", Li Si once said, "Senior brother's talent is ten times that of me."

However, the "talent" here, Ying Ze only thinks that it refers to talent, not talent.

Han Fei was born in a noble background, he can easily read a lot of books, and his apprenticeship is also easy, and his achievements can be called a diligent genius, and the title of "son" is well deserved.

Li Si was from a low background, but he was able to climb to the position of prime minister of the Qin Dynasty, and his talent and resourcefulness may not be as good as Han Fei, but his ability to handle government affairs is definitely not worse than Han Fei, and it is not surprising that he is stronger.

In history, Han Fei didn't have been an official for a long time, and he was only a Si Kou in "Nine Songs of Tianxing", although it involved a small number of other aspects of government affairs, such as disaster relief, but how big is South Korea?

Not to mention the Qin State that unified the world, the Qin State that was not unified was also several times larger than South Korea, and as we all know, there must be a difference in the way of execution of governing a county and governing a county, not to mention a country with a wider territory.

However, in terms of pattern, Li Si is really inferior to Han Fei, Li Si often only considers things from his own perspective, but his open-mindedness is really not as big as Han Fei's.

But this can't be blamed entirely on Li Si's head, Li Si can't choose at all, who told him to be born in a poor family, regardless of himself, how can he change his fate if he doesn't drill the camp?

Background has a very big impact on the vision, who wants to be an ordinary person to be a prince and a prince.

In most places of this era, the starting point of the aristocracy was the end point that ordinary people could not reach in a lifetime, and even the threshold of the starting point could not be touched.

Or, perhaps, this class character, has never died out since its birth.

All in all, the two have their own strengths, if you have to compare them...... I can't tell, "A Moment of Yu Liang" may be a true portrayal of these two people, but who is Yu? Who is Bright?

But who do these two Ying Ze prefer...... It has to be Lis! Because Li Si understands reality, he has been realistic, unlike Han Fei.

Of course, Ying Zheng seems to have this indescribable fate with Han Fei, even with his teaching for more than ten years, but for Han Fei, Ying Zheng is like him for a mermaid, he has no ability to resist at all.

After watching the five beetles, Ying Zheng almost shouted that he was going to Qi State Xiaoshengxian Village to talk to Han Fei all night, and what did he say to Ying Ze, Qin has Ying Ze here, nothing will happen, and it is nothing for him to go out for a wave.

To be honest, when he heard Ying Zheng say this, Ying Ze's mood was extremely complicated.

Laugh to death! He learned martial arts at the age of three, learned literature at the age of four, enlisted in the army at the age of seven, was forced to learn through a hundred schools at the age of thirteen, led the army alone at the age of fifteen, began to write books at the age of twenty, served in the school palace, worked hard for more than 20 years, and been a cow and horse for more than 20 years!

He hasn't even gone out yet!

Yingzheng's stinky boy! Do you still want him to take care of his home and go out on his own? I want to eat a fart!

So when Ying Zheng proposed to go to Xiaoshengxian Village to meet Han Fei, Ying Ze had a cordial and friendly exchange with him again after many years.

Then, the eldest nephew guards the house, and he goes to whoever he wants.

"......" is the big secretary, and the black and white is the little secretary.

Why do you feel so resentful?

"Second, I invited Xunzi to come to the school palace to serve, in order to show my sincerity, of course I have to come to the road to greet him in person." Ying Ze shook his head, he didn't want to think about that bad nephew.

"Sincerity?" The Great Priest's Order.

"Greeting?" Black and white Shao Si Ming.

Does this thing have anything to do with you? That's an excuse, right?

"......" Ying Ze felt a little empty in his heart, his reason for being so glorious and upright, could it be that it was still untenable?

"Ahem, third, the atmosphere at home has been getting weirder and weirder lately, and I've almost written a bunch of books, come out and hide, breathe......"

As he spoke, Ying Ze turned over again and buried his face in it.

"......" is the big secretary, and the black and white is the little secretary.

That's the real reason!

It's just that even though they think so, they don't think there's anything wrong with Ying Ze hiding like this, it's really Ying Ze's hard work in the past few years, and they feel distressed when they look at it.

Although it seems that Yingze has not done much one by one, it adds up to a lot, and Yingze's workload is a level that he can't even understand!

He didn't even know how he had so much to do.

First of all, there is the process of mechanism art between the public loser and the Mo family, about the reclamation of wasteland, cranes, and the standardized use of mechanism, as well as some experiments with new gadgets, such as glass and porcelain, this bunch of things are all proposed by Ying Ze, and then let the public loser and the Mo family do it, of course, the public loser focuses on the military, and the Mo family pays attention to civilian, but this pile of things is confidential, and Ying Ze has always been personally staring at it.

Then there is rice cultivation, this thing can only be Yingze himself, the importance of food is self-evident, and there must be no problems.

Then there is the Xue Palace, as well as the invitation of the hundred schools of thought, to persuade that as the most literate person in the Qin State now, this thing can only be done by Ying Ze, and others, the prestige is not enough, these scholars of the hundred schools of thought do not care.

There are also books, adaptations of dictionaries, compilation of treatises on typhoid fever and miscellaneous diseases, and military books...... As soon as he had time, he had to hold a brush and copy books.

It is no exaggeration to say that the workload and degree of work of Yingze in the past few years have been more painful than the third year of high school in the previous life!

And because he is a great grandmaster, it doesn't matter at all if he doesn't sleep for a few days and nights.

Damn it! He has squeezed himself too hard in the past few years!

"I'm going to play in Korea for a few months, and no one wants me to go back!"

Originally, I thought that I could take a break from military affairs after more than ten years of work, but in order to write a book for myself and revise my name...... Fortunately, he has the cultivation of a great grandmaster, otherwise I am afraid that he would have died suddenly!

And now there are still a lot of people in Xianyang waiting for him to publish a book, and there are a lot of things about the school palace, as well as the adaptation of the border guard system and the collection of taxes......

He's really going to cry right now! What the hell?! He just didn't want to live this kind of life so he refused to be the king of Qin, but now he is not the king of Qin, and Yingzheng is slowly taking over government affairs, but he is in charge of this large number of things himself!

I'm sick!

Ying Ze suddenly found out some time ago that he was probably sick! It's not okay to find so many things for yourself! I'm so tired!

Reese! Han fei! Zhang liang! Xiao He! And Han Shin hiding in a farmhouse!

The State of Qin needs you!

The people need you!

The times are calling!

(End of chapter)