The gods worshiped in the Central Plains were roughly the same, basically continuing the Zhou Dynasty. The gods and spirits sacrificed in the Chu State are the most numerous and miscellaneous, and most of them are mainly worshiped by nature in mountains and rivers.

The current hard power of the Qin State has reached the foundation that can unify the world, and the rest is time.

Bingfeng can grab land and population, but to make the people of the Six Kingdoms become the people of Qin, you must use ideas. "Sacrifice" is the most important tool.

On the surface, the Qin king "enshrined the gods" in the name of putting an end to human sacrifice, but in fact, he recognized the gods that were originally sacrificed in non-Qin regions, so that the locals could continue their traditional sacrificial beliefs.

The greatest fear of people in this era is not the destruction of the body, but the destruction of sacrifices.

For the local scholars, the king of Qin gave them a higher standard of sacrifice for the indigenous gods they originally worshipped, and when they included it in the official sacrifice of the Qin state, they would have a feeling of "just changing the monarch".

This will be the case in the Hereafter.

When the dynasty is decayed, it should be replaced, the world's talents defect to the Ming monarch, and the people of the world are also looking forward to a new unified dynasty. Most people don't averse to changing the dynasty, they only care about whether the emperor does a good job or not.

Zhu Xiang naturally wouldn't say such deep words. He only said to the king of Qin that it would be beneficial for the Qin state to unify the world by letting the king of Qin include the gods of the non-Qin state in the official sacrificial system, and that the Qin court would establish order for the chaotic god system.

And if the Qin State had done this, the Qin State would not only have not caused disaster, but would have become even more powerful, proving more than any vision that the King of Qin was the sovereign chosen by God to unify the world.

Zhu Xiang's writing is very well organized and the arguments are very sufficient, just like his thesis.

While the king of Qin was persuaded by Zhu Xiang, he also saw that Zhu Xiang had no reverence for the gods.

Only people who have no reverence for the gods will say that "after the enshrinement of the gods, the Qin State is safe and sound, which means that the Qin State is favored by the heavens".

If it were other monarchs, they might guess whether Zhu Xiang really learned something from the gods. But the old King Qin, who already knew Zhu Xiang better, saw Zhu Xiang's itchy face shouting "He is ignorant and unconscious, what can I do".

Zhu Xiang, Zhu Xiang, no matter how humble and humble he is, he is still so arrogant in his bones, I'm afraid no one can make him really give in.

This is the most uncomfortable point of King Qin.

Zhu Xiang's etiquette is very thoughtful, bow when you should bow, kneel when you should kneel, and kowtow when you should kowtow. But King Qin looked at Zhu Xiang who was kneeling on the ground, but he always had the illusion that "this person did not kneel".

"Even the gods can't bring him to their knees, and the kings of the earth probably can't." After reading Zhu Xiang's book, the old King of Qin thought so, and his heart was actually much lightened by Zhu Xiang's mustard.

The old King Qin muttered "Zhu Xiang is too arrogant", and summoned all the doctors into the palace overnight to work overtime with him.

These doctors will count the main sacrificial gods of each country, and then come up with a sacrificial system for the old Qin king that can satisfy the old Qin king and the world.

The old King of Qin said very arrogantly that not only the land occupied by the Qin State, but also the gods of the Six Kingdoms that were not defeated, and the Qin State also sacrificed together.

Let's start with next year's official festival!

Xunzi was also summoned to the palace.

His serious old face, which had been drooping at the corners of his mouth, was now wrinkled like a flower with a smile.

"Your Majesty, is this Zhu Xiang's idea?" Xunzi asked.

Old King Qin bowed his head: "Yes." ”

Doctor Zhongqing showed an expression of "sure enough, it's him".

The crown prince, who already knew everything, put on the pretend: "Why did Changping Jun make this suggestion?" ”

The old King of Qin made a compassionate expression, sighed, and said, "When Zhu Xiang went to Yunmengze to plant rice, he saw that the people of Chu were going to sacrifice the blood of a village to the gods. Alas, if the imperial court does not manage folk sacrifices, I don't know how many commoners have suffered misfortune. ”

The old King Qin wiped away the tears of cherishing the people from the corners of his eyes very distressedly, and almost vomited out the doctors below in disgust.

I know, I know, Zhu Xiang really may pity the common people, but don't you pretend?

Xunzi said with a smile: "Since you want to become the lord of the world, you naturally want to sacrifice to the gods of the world." It's not too early to start. ”

The old King Qin stopped pretending, and said with a beard: "This should be the case." ”

Xunzi arched his hand: "Can you leave this matter to me to preside?" ”

For the first time, Xunzi took the initiative to take care of things in front of the old King Qin, and the other doctors looked at this Confucian leader with a little surprise.

But there's really no better place to do this than Xunzi. Because Confucian disciples are the ones who know the official sacrifices best.

"Okay." The old King of Qin immediately worshiped Xunzi as Shangqing and conferred the position of ceremonial official.

If the sacrificial wine of Xianyang School Palace was still just a "supernumerary guest", Xunzi was finally included in the official court official system of Qin State at this time and became a real "civil servant of Qin State".

Although Xunzi traveled around to study, he didn't mind taking over the official position given by the other party. But he is always outside the courts of various countries, although he has an official position, he can leave at any time.

Everyone thought that Xunzi came to the Qin State, just like he did in the Qi State, just to teach his disciples in the school palace and spread his thoughts and speeches. Unexpectedly, Xunzi actually took the initiative to ask King Qin for a powerful official position, and was willing to do things for King Qin.

The people who didn't attach much importance to this sacrifice cheered up and prepared to go back and carefully ponder why Zhu Xiang proposed to sacrifice to the gods of other countries, which would make this great Confucian change the habit of Confucian disciples who were unwilling to be officials in the Qin State, and take the initiative to assist the old Qin King who Confucians must not like very much.

The old King of Qin himself was a little surprised.

He also thought that even if Zhu Xiang was there, it was already the limit for Confucian disciples to be bastards in the Xianyang Academy after entering Qin, and at most he would drive some young Confucian disciples to become officials, and those so-called great Confucians would definitely continue to remain reserved.

Xunzi actually became the important minister in charge of the sacrifice around him, which was to set up a banner and announce that Confucianism supported the Qin State.

The old King Qin wanted to wipe his face with his sleeve to see if he was hallucinating.

But now he has to show the attitude that everything is under control, and treat Xunzi's "refuge" indifferently.

With Xunzi as a professional, the old Qin King only needs to wait.

Xunzi even thoughtfully helped him draft the edict of the gods. The old King Qin read the edict drafted by Xunzi "I am also very embarrassed to do this, but for the sake of the people of the world, I have to do it", and silently tore up his domineering edict.

He found that he had underestimated this Confucian man who was full of benevolence and morality.

Perhaps the Confucian "weakness" is not really "weakness", and there is merit.

The Qin state has always governed the country with Legalist doctrines, but this does not mean that the Qin state rejects doctrines other than Legalist doctrines.

How could the King of Qin become a cluster of schools? The Qin kings of the past dynasties chose the Legalist only because the Legalist is easy to use.

If there are other doctrines that are useful, the King of Qin will not refuse.

That's the way to go.

Since then, Confucianism has officially entered the court of the Qin State.

After returning to the small courtyard, Xunzi took the handwritten document of Zhu Xiang handed to him by the old King Qin, and couldn't help laughing again.

Han Fei asked curiously, "Why is Xun Ziwei so happy?" ”

Xunzi said: "I used to think that although Zhu Xiang studied Confucianism, he was not a Confucian. But now it seems that if he is not a great Confucian, who else in this world would dare to call him a great Confucian? ”

Xunzi handed Zhu Xiang's handwritten document to Han Fei: "But if you look at this document, you may have other feelings." ”

Han Fei respectfully unfolded the document and read it carefully.

After Xunzi drank a glass of wolfberry soaked water brought by Zhu Xiang from the south, Han Fei put down the paper and breathed a long sigh of relief, as if Han Fei was too serious when reading and never dared to breathe well.

"I think that using the law to restrain the common people, the scholars, and even the princes and nobles, and the monarch is already the ultimate ideal of the Legalists." Han Fei smiled bitterly, "I didn't expect Zhu Xianggong to ask mortals to set laws to restrain the gods." ”

Xunzi reminded: "You actually don't stutter." ”

Han Fei's face was red: "Scared, scared!" ”

Xunzi laughed: "Zhu Xiang scares you a few more times, and you will speak fluently." ”

Han Fei stammered: "Life expectancy and life expectancy are also short. ”

Xunzi laughed again.

After laughing enough, Xunzi said: "Standardizing sacrifices has always been done by Confucianism, but I can't think of a clue. Zhu Xiang opened my mind for me. What is a fairy god? What is a demon? Those who benefit the people are immortals, and those who harm the people are demons. Since the Son of Heaven is commanded by Heaven, he naturally has the power to restrain the gods on earth. Sacrifice is both a reverence for and a restraint on the gods. ”

He smiled and sighed: "I hope I can live a few more years and see the completion of the sacrificial system that Confucianism wants." ”

From the gods to the earth, from the ancestors to the sages, all gods should be included in the official sacrificial system of the imperial court.

If this can be done, the ideal of the Confucian sages will be completed in a small way.

"What about you? What do you want to do when you see this paperwork? Xunzi asked.

Han Fei hesitated for a long time and hung his head silently.

Xunzi said: "Think about it." I just borrowed Zhu Xiang's paperwork and will return it to the king in a few days. You can help me copy a few copies. ”

Han Fei said respectfully: "Yes, Xunzi." ”

He found that Xunzi used to call him "King Qin" in private, but now he has changed his name to "Junshang".

After Xunzi left, Han Fei looked at Zhu Xiang's paperwork for a long time and was silent, and then hugged his head and whimpered.

After Han Fei copied a document from Zhu Xiang to King Qin, he asked his newly met friend Li Si to copy a few more copies and sent them to Xianyang School Palace according to Xunzi's request.

After that, all the students rushed to copy Zhu Xiang's letter to the king of Qin to "enshrine the gods", and for a time Xianyang paper was expensive.

Li Si first came into contact with Zhu Xiang's Mobao, and was wrapped in a quilt at night and burst into tears.

The torture he endured by Han Fei finally paid off!

If he persists for a few more years, he will be able to meet Zhu Xianggong in person when Zhu Xianggong returns to Xianyang!

Perhaps most of the young scholars have arrogance in their hearts, and Zhu Xiang's letter, which is deviant in the eyes of many doctors, has won the recognition and respect of almost all young students in Xianyang.

They buried their heads in bamboo slips, looking through the records everywhere to find out what their ancestors had fought against evil gods.

Not to mention the others, there are countless evil gods killed by Dayu. Competing with the gods with the power of mortals, it is not the first time that the ancestors have done it.

Even the self-proclaimed weakest Confucian disciple can bring out the story of his own sage to prove this point - one of the seventy-two sages of Confucius, the Tang Tai Ming Dynasty crossed the river and slashed the dragon, and the dragon was the river god.

Disciples of other schools responded with an attitude of "worthy of you".

How can it not be surprising that a Confucian disciple single-handedly fights a sword to destroy an evil god who stands in his way? It's what Confucianism does!

Li Si listened very yearning, thinking about whether he should abandon Legalism and join Confucianism.

But he glanced at his little arms and legs, and reluctantly gave up the idea. If he is not up to standard in the six arts of a gentleman, I am afraid that he will be ridiculed by the Confucian disciples, and he will not win the debate, so forget it.

The Confucian disciples of the Xianyang Academy mentioned the destruction of the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Xiang also happened to meet the disciples of the Emperor of the Emperor.

Although he was a native of Lu, in order to promote the doctrine of Confucius, he entered the state of Chu, which was still a barbarian at that time, to teach knowledge, and more than 300 people followed him.

In the future, Jiangxi will become a place of cultural prosperity, and after the opening of the imperial examination, every dynasty and every generation will enter the ranks frequently, which is the root.

As Li Mu gained a firm foothold in Hubei and the territory south of the river that originally belonged to the Chu State was gradually encroached upon by the Qin State, these Confucian disciples also had the opportunity to visit Zhu Xiang.

They were curious about Xunzi.

Although Xunzi is the de facto head of Confucianism now, there are many people who oppose Xunzi, because Xunzi has scolded most of the Confucianism and seventy-two sages.

Therefore, it is not the people of other schools who are most dissatisfied with Xunzi, but Confucianism.

Zhu Xiang inherited Xunzi, and they naturally wanted to come to find Zhu Xiang's stubble.

But Zhu Xiang is a well-known sage, and they are embarrassed to find Zhu Xiang's stubble, so they want to communicate with Zhu Xiang and decide what to do in the future.