MM Racing Chapter 717 Bai Yan, is there any 4 of them?
Chapter 717 Bai Yan, is there any 4 of them?
Chapter 717 Bai Yan, is there a fourth one?
"method?"
Ying Zheng looked at Bai Yan with some curiosity, and for a moment he didn't understand the meaning of Bai Yan's words.
After all, in Ying Zheng's eyes, the only way to govern the people is by law. This is true for the Qin State, and even more so for the territories that have just been conquered and annexed. Only by governing according to the law can the local people have laws to abide by and follow. Only then will fairness and justice appear, private fights will be banned, and the people can farm with peace of mind...
But right now.
Bai Yan actually said that the method was wrong.
"I want to know what Lord Wu Lie means!"
Ying Zheng asked, his hands no longer clinging to the bamboo slips on the wooden table, and his eyes no longer on the bamboo slips around him, but staring straight at Bai Yan.
"Your Majesty, Bai Yan is not very knowledgeable and has no suggestions to offer, but I think that Xunzi's theory is very suitable for governing the Chu area!"
Bai Yan knelt at the wooden table, raised his hands and lowered his head, and spoke to Ying Zheng.
"Xunzi!"
When Ying Zheng heard the name Bai Yan mentioned, his brows slightly frowned, knowing that it was Li Si's mentor, he immediately looked at Bai Yan and said, "Go on!"
Seeing this, Bai Yan nodded, sorted out his thoughts, and looked at Ying Zheng.
"The Chu people value martial arts and are tough. Not to mention private fights, even murder is not uncommon. When Chu was not destroyed, it was difficult to govern the people. Zhou looked at the barbarians. For hundreds of years, the customs of Chu valued chivalrous men. In the past, there were even martial people from the Mohist school who went to Chu and became the Chu Mohists. I think that if we use strong laws to govern Chu, it will not be effective. It will only arouse the Chu people's resistance. Although the law is good for the people, it is not good for the people's hearts!"
Bai Yan was telling Ying Zheng the story, and when he saw Ying Zheng frowning and muttering "Although the law is beneficial, it must be implemented", Bai Yan continued.
"In addition, Qin and Chu have been enemies for a hundred years, and the wars have never stopped. The people of Qin and Chu both regard each other as enemies. Now that Qin has destroyed Chu, the Chu people are doomed to perish. Facing the Qin laws, the Chu people will certainly not be willing to obey them."
Bai Yan's words were by no means empty talk. The hatred between the people of Chu and Qin was far deeper than that between the people of Wei and Qi. There was no other reason for this. From King Huiwen of Qin and Zhang Yi's betrayal of Chu, to Qin general Bai Qi's flooding of Chu, countless Chu people had died under the sword of the Qin people.
Although the State of Chu has been destroyed, how could it be possible for the people of Chu to have no resistance in their hearts when facing the State of Qin!
What's more, there is no concept of unification in the minds of the Chu people at that time. Even when the Zhou Dynasty ruled the Central Plains, the Chu people were regarded as barbarians, not subjects of the Zhou Dynasty.
In the study, Meng Yi, who was standing next to the wooden shelf, was listening to Bai Yan's analysis. For a moment, he forgot to put the bamboo slips on the wooden shelf in Qin's official uniform. He looked thoughtful as he analyzed Bai Yan's words and could not help but nodded.
Meng Yi knew that what Bai Yan said was not false.
What Qin and Chu are facing now is a deep-rooted obsession and a mortal hatred in the eyes of the Qin and Chu people. Governing according to Qin laws will indeed provoke resistance from the Chu people.
"Then how to govern the Chu people?"
Ying Zheng frowned, with a look of confusion on his face.
"I think Xunzi's words may be a strategy for Qin to govern Chu..."
Bai Yan looked at Ying Zheng, cupped his hands and said: "Laws govern their actions, and etiquette governs their hearts!"
Under the candlelight, Bai Yan clearly saw that when he said the word "ritual", Ying Zheng's brows couldn't help but tighten. But Bai Yan couldn't care less at the moment. Now the Qin State seemed to be in control of the world, but the sudden crisis and internal and external hidden dangers had made Bai Yan see the crisis of Qin's destruction.
If you don't say something now, you may never have the chance to say it again.
Facing Ying Zheng, the king who promoted him and gave him great trust, the rare king in the world who did not kill his meritorious officials, as well as this huge Qin State and the soldiers under his command who had fought through life and death together, Bai Yan was unwilling to sit idly by.
Success depends on heaven, but planning depends on man! Even if it is the first sentence of leaving it to fate, it is still the best we can do!
"What is the etiquette?"
Ying Zheng asked, his expression showing less expectation and more impatience.
Perhaps Ying Zheng had heard similar words before, and more than once. After all, when it comes to etiquette, what people think of is the Zhou Dynasty and Confucianism. Now the whole world is full of people who are enemies of the Qin State and Ying Zheng.
Even Meng Yi, who was standing next to the wooden rack, had his eyes dimmed when he heard the word "li" from Bai Yan's mouth. He sighed slightly, raised his hand to pick up the bamboo slips in his arms and put them on the wooden rack.
"Your Majesty, I think it is education!"
Bai Yan said softly.
Seeing that Ying Zheng had picked up the bamboo slips on the wooden table, although he was listening, his behavior revealed that he was obviously disappointed. Bai Yan felt a little embarrassed. Sometimes, after being with Ying Zheng for a long time, he envied Guo Kai, Hou Sheng and other treacherous ministers more and more.
After all, treacherous ministers only need to say things that the king likes to hear and do not need to care about the consequences. Such ministers are often the easiest to win the king's favor. Otherwise, they will easily make the king dissatisfied.
Maybe you don't need to worry about it once, but what about after two or three times? What the two young men of the Ying family said today is right. No matter how wise a king is, he is still a human being and has emotions, which is why treacherous ministers can succeed.
"Keep talking!"
Just when Bai Yan was at a loss as to whether he should continue speaking and was hesitating whether to pick up the bamboo slips in the wooden box beside him, Ying Zheng spoke at this time.
Looking at Ying Zheng who was reading the bamboo slips, Bai Yan was stunned for a moment, and after two breaths, he nodded.
"If a person who has not been educated steals things, and if he is frightened by punishment, then he will only worry about being discovered and will not dare to steal in front of him, or will not dare to steal this thing, but it will not stop him from wanting to steal other things. And if everyone around him is a thief, then punishment is not applicable at this time!"
Bai Yan explained softly. After he finished speaking, Ying Zheng, who was originally looking at the bamboo slips, had an unchanged expression, but he paused slightly and his gaze on the bamboo slips also stopped.
"If a person has been educated, he does not need to be punished, and he will not steal things, because education makes him not ashamed to steal things! Even if someone around him steals things, he will not participate, and he may even be ashamed to be associated with them. Over time, he will even influence those who steal things, because when these two types of people are together, others will be afraid that he will report them and thus be punished. In this way, these two types of people will separate, and the more people who are educated, the more thieves will be afraid..."
Bai Yan spoke softly, and Ying Zheng, who was originally looking at the bamboo slips, had already listened attentively. He soon realized that the person who stole things mentioned by Bai Yan was the Chu people in Chu, and stealing things meant unrest.
"In this way, even if the law is not there, people can still be good. If people are good, the people will be safe. If the people are safe, there is no need for laws!"
Bai Yan said seriously.
Ying Zheng, whose eyes were no longer on the bamboo slips, looked thoughtful. He put the slips down and slowly stood up. He walked around the wooden table and paced back and forth in the study.
Bai Yan knelt quietly beside the wooden table, waiting patiently for Ying Zheng's questions. Now was the time to answer Ying Zheng's questions.
"When Chu was still alive, it was ruled by rites. What was the result?"
Ying Zheng walked to the map step by step, looking at the big word "Qin" on the huge map, and then looking at the vast territory of the former Chu State, which has now become Chen County, Sishui County, Jiujiang County...
"Your Majesty, Chu is ruled by Confucianism, so this is not allowed!"
Bai Yan heard Ying Zheng's answer and said softly.
A few words.
In the quiet study, not only was Meng Yi, who was sitting next to the wooden shelf, startled, but even Ying Zheng, who was sitting next to the map, was startled. He then turned his head in confusion and looked at Bai Yan.
Etiquette and Confucianism, Confucianism and etiquette are basically inseparable. Ying Zheng always thought that the etiquette mentioned by Bai Yan was the Confucianism of today. Unexpectedly, Bai Yan's answer now seems not to be Confucianism.
"Say!"
At this time, Ying Zheng finally became interested again. Since it was not the gift of today, Ying Zheng naturally would not feel so resistant in his heart. In this way, Ying Zheng was very curious about what Bai Yan's gift was like.
"I believe that to govern Chu, we must first govern the Confucians!"
Bai Yan stood up, and under the light of many candles and the gaze of Ying Zheng, he raised his hand and spoke to Ying Zheng, then lowered his head and looked at Ying Zheng.
"Since the Zhou Dynasty, Confucianists in the world have never spoken of the gentry. They are Confucian scholars. If Confucianists in later generations all speak of the king, then how about the Confucian scholars of Chu who are in the same generation and educate the people of Chu?"
Bai Yan stood beside the wooden table, looked at Ying Zheng and said.
When Ying Zheng heard Bai Yan's words, his eyes lit up and a scene emerged in his mind. He was a little dazed and couldn't help but show a hint of excitement in his eyes. But after two breaths, he calmed down, but couldn't help shaking his head.
The idea is credible and well-founded, but it is extremely difficult to implement and basically impossible to achieve.
"All the scholars in the world are in Qi and Chu. I have been recruiting talents for many years, but all the scholars in the world are in Qi and Chu instead of going to Qin. Let alone governing Confucianism, even if I want the Confucianists in the world to say a word for me, it's all wishful thinking!"
Ying Zheng looked at the map and pointed at the location of Qi on the map. His words were full of resentment, anger, and unwillingness. In the end, all of them turned into unspeakable helplessness. Perhaps only Ying Zheng could understand the injustice in his heart.
"To govern the Confucians and thus govern Chu is easier said than done!"
Ying Zheng sighed and stood alone beside the map. Looking at the huge map in front of him, he felt powerless for the first time. It was obvious that all the princes were destroyed and the Qin had replaced all the former princes and became the master of the territory on this map.
"The Confucian scholars are all led by the gentry and are supported by them. The gentry in Qi and Chu are facing the Qin State. It is impossible for them to spend their energy to ask the Confucian scholars to help the Qin State. If they were willing, how could the Chu State be so turbulent? How could I worry about the Chu State!"
Ying Zheng turned his head and looked at Bai Yan.
I thought that with these words, the discussion would end here. After all, Bai Yan had the intention and offered suggestions, which was a good idea, but it was basically impossible to implement.
Ying Zheng no longer had much hope of governing Chu in the short term, so he could only wait until the old tribes were moved to Guanzhong before having a good talk. As for those great Confucian scholars and celebrities, Ying Zheng would summon them when he went to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth in the future, and would try to win them over then.
This is also Ying Zheng’s only chance at the moment, and the only way to deal with Chu and the entire Qin State.
"I have a plan that may help the king resolve his worries!"
The sudden sound made Ying Zheng, who had already given up, suddenly focus his eyes. He turned to look at the young man who was bowing at the wooden table, his eyes full of confusion.
"Bai Yan, do you have a way to solve the problem of the gentry and Confucian scholars?"
Ying Zheng asked, with a hint of disbelief in his tone, and even addressed him as Bai Yan, not Wu Liejun.
The monopoly of Confucian scholars by the gentry was almost an unsolvable situation. The gentry kept Confucian scholars in captivity, and Confucian scholars could guide the speech of the people, thereby protecting the gentry. Looking at the world, there was simply no way to resolve the relationship between them. Even if Qin Shi Huang unified the world and his Qin army was invincible, he did not dare to risk going against the will of the world and killing all the gentry.
The gentry does not refer to people from a certain place, or a certain surname, nor does it refer to one or two generations, but a class of people. They will exist wherever there are people, not to mention the whole world, this is also true for the Qin State.
"Your Majesty, I was worried that the scholars would burn bamboo and destroy books, so I secretly collected books and theories from all over the world, set up schools in secret, recruited orphans of fallen soldiers, and invited great scholars from all over the world to teach. After several years of study, if no one has achieved anything, they can all go south and break the situation in Chu!"
Bai Yan reported to Ying Zheng.
"Academy!!!"
In the study, Ying Zheng was stunned, his pupils dazed, looking at the young man in disbelief. Looking at the young Bai Yan, he couldn't believe what he heard.
Bai Yan had already established a school several years ago? He invited famous teachers and scholars to teach, and his students were the orphans of the fallen soldiers!
As he breathed, Ying Zheng felt a little dry in the mouth and his chest felt hot. He looked at Bai Yan in a trance and shock.
"Bai Yan, please tell me the details of this matter immediately!"
When Ying Zheng looked at Bai Yan, who was promoted by him and had made great contributions to the Qin State, he felt a sense of strangeness for the first time. He felt a little unpredictable about this young man.
Founding a school! It was a few years ago!
This was something that even Ying Zheng had never dared to imagine. You know, looking throughout the world, there were vassal states that wanted to emulate Qi and set up the Jixia Academy, but in the end, nothing came of it.
There is no other reason. The energy expended, the cost invested, and the returns obtained are completely incomparable.
"promise!"
Bai Yan watched Ying Zheng walk forward and around the wooden table. Wanru saw him for the first time and recognized his eyes, so she quickly bowed her head in greeting.
"Your Majesty, the story begins with the burning of books by scholars..."
Bai Yan looked at Ying Zheng kneeling at the wooden table beside him, his eyes anxious but his expression very shocked. He began to explain in detail the reasons and process of setting up the school, as well as his past concerns and the ultimate goal.
"Bai Yan, several years ago, you had already realized that the nobles would use the scholars to threaten the Qin State and even cause chaos in other places?"
When Ying Zheng heard Bai Yan's words, he asked with a bit of a smile and looked at Bai Yan. Although Ying Zheng had an absurd expression on his face, his eyes could not hide his shock.
In other words, Bai Yan had anticipated the situation that Qin would face, or the hidden dangers of Qin, a long time ago.
"Yes! I have thought about it. In the past, all the countries imitated the Jixia Academy and recruited scholars who were all children of the nobles. The same is true for the dandies. In the end, the gains did not outweigh the losses and wasted the government's resources and energy. Therefore, Bai Yan used the orphans of the fallen soldiers. First, it is not disappointing that the soldiers died on the battlefield for Qin. Second, the soldiers all served the king, and the orphans of the soldiers are naturally willing to serve the king. Third, the orphans of the soldiers are not as good as the children of the powerful. They will study hard and achieve success under the guidance of the academy!"
Bai Yan looked at Ying Zheng and explained the reason while telling him that he was afraid to tell this matter out loud because if the nobles knew about this, they would definitely do something bad in secret. It would be a small matter if the school was disturbed, but he was afraid that the nobles would collude with foreign races and do everything they could to kill people and destroy the land.
"Bai Yan, Bai Yan! I don't know what to say! I never thought that your actions a few years ago would finally help me out!"
Ying Zheng said with a sigh that no matter whether Bai Yan could solve the hidden dangers in Chu, the hidden danger of lack of officials in various parts of Qin could finally make Ying Zheng breathe a sigh of relief.
Looking at the young, handsome boy of humble origin beside him, Ying Zheng was puzzled as to why this boy was always so surprising.
"Bai Yan, tell me, there is a fourth one!"
Ying Zheng looked at Bai Yan and asked.
If it is said that Ying Zheng has already highly valued Bai Yan in his heart and wanted to cultivate Bai Yan to become a pillar of the Qin court in the future, then now, Ying Zheng seems to see that Bai Yan in the future will be far more important than he imagined.
Right now, what Ying Zheng needs to confirm most is whether Bai Yan has any selfish motives. Although Ying Zheng has believed in Bai Yan from beginning to end, Ying Zheng still has to ask.
"Return to the King!"
Bai Yan did not expect that Ying Zheng would ask suddenly. Seeing Ying Zheng's staring eyes, Bai Yan thought a lot in his mind in an instant. He was so nervous that he warned himself in his heart not to hide it from Ying Zheng.
"I was born in a humble family and I know the sufferings of the people. When I was in Linzi, I saw a school. My uncle bullied my father and I was very angry. But my mother scolded me and I asked my uncle to teach me how to read!"
When Bai Yan said this, his mind emerged the scene of his hometown Linzi. When he was young, his uncle bullied his parents. Whenever he was indignant, his mother was worried that his uncle was unwilling to teach her to read, so she endured it in silence.
While thinking, Bai Yan felt a sour nose. While missing his parents, he looked at Ying Zheng, not afraid of Ying Zheng's gaze.
"I want the poor children of the world to learn to read, and I want the knowledge of the ancient sages to be taught in their thatched cottages! I hope that all people in the world in the future will be like this!"
Bai Yan raised his hand and saluted Ying Zheng. This time, Bai Yan lowered his head very low and bent his waist.
In the study room.
This time, it was not only Ying Zheng who fell silent after seeing Bai Yan's behavior. Meng Yi, who was wearing the Qin official uniform, was also standing there in a daze beside the wooden frame in the distance, looking at the crawling figure beside Ying Zheng. He inexplicably sensed a gap, which made him feel ashamed instinctively in his heart.
This was a thought that had never occurred to him when he heard about Bai Yan's military exploits! In the past, Meng Yi claimed to be a scholar, while Bai Yan was a military commander.
At the moment, Meng Yi was a little dazed. Looking at the figure, he inexplicably felt a sense of awe.
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A well-built mansion.
Tian Feiyan and Bai Junzhu were enjoying the cool under the pavilion, gazing at the bright moon, eating fruits, tasting snacks, and chatting about what happened in Xianyang City. Then, hearing Bai Junzhu's curiosity about Gui Hanzi, Tian Feiyan gave a brief explanation.
Not long after, as someone came from the palace, without waiting for Bai Yan to come back, Tian Feiyan saw Han Yezhe looking hurried and anxious.
"Mrs. Liangzao, this is a letter from Great Liangzao!"
Han Yezhe quickly handed Bai Yan's letter to Tian Feiyan.
Under Bai Junzhu's curious gaze, Tian Feiyan nodded, then asked Han Yezhe to wait for a moment, turned around and told the maid to go to the corner of the room and bring the third small wooden box.
Not long after, under the watchful eyes of Bai Junzhu and Han Yezhe, a maid brought a small wooden box. Tian Feiyan opened it, took out the things that Yanmen had sent to Bai Yan in the past, and handed them to Han Yezhe.
If Tian Feiyan remembered correctly, Bai Yan called this thing a book!
The groundwork had been laid a long time ago, and in the future, Ying Zheng would have to go to Yanmen.
After all, Yanmen had suffered from natural disasters and man-made disasters.
There was a drought for several years, Qin and Zhao were at war, and people were plundered and sold.
(End of this chapter)