After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 353
On the way back to Huai City, Bai Gui saw that Mengdi was silent all the time, so he spoke after thinking for a while.

"Confucius has always attached importance to etiquette, so it is not surprising that he has such thoughts, and the Lord does not need to take it to heart."

And Meng Di shook his head slowly, with a pensive look on his face, and said slowly.

"Confucius wanted to find a long-term method. The Zhou rituals he advocated are different from before. I also want a long-term method of peace and stability, but I haven't found it until now. The world has its own method."

"Originally, what I thought in my heart was to gather talented people from all over the world to discuss a suitable solution, but now it seems that it is an extravagant hope. It is a good thing to have my own unique insights."

"However, people who have their own opinions are often too stubborn. They insist on what they think is good, and sometimes it is difficult to communicate. This is the biggest problem."

In fact, Mengdi thought of it at this time. There is a very interesting thing about the so-called burning of books and burying Confucianism. During the Han Dynasty, he heard several theories. One is that Qin Shihuang was dissatisfied with Confucian scholars. Killed.

The other is Li Sijin's slander, which led to the burning of books and the denial of Confucian scholars, but this is not the mainstream view, because when he was sweating, it was pointed out in the book Huainanzi written by Liu An, the king of Huainan.

At that time, Qin Shihuang summoned a large number of alchemists, wanting to live forever, but in the end he found that he was deceived by these people, and in a rage, he arrested all these alchemy books and alchemists, burning those who should be burned, and those who should be killed kill.

The reason why he thought of this is that Mengdi suddenly realized that during the Han Dynasty, Confucianism had already gained a certain right to speak, so many things were interpreted according to his own favor.

As time goes by, many things will slowly change. From another point, it also shows that these Confucian scholars are very stubborn. As long as it is what they think is right, no matter what means they use, they will eventually achieve their goals.

This is not a good thing, Meng Di was a little entangled in his heart at this time, he even had some doubts, is it a correct way to gather these people in the academy to discuss national affairs?Thinking of this, he opened his mouth and said.

"Mr. Bai, there are more and more scholars in the Huaicheng Academy now. Some of them are likely to become Han officials in the future. If at this time, we can't let them understand some of our Han policies."

"In the future, the situation that we have worked so hard to manage is likely to lead to another situation, so I am a little hesitant in my heart. Sometimes it is a bit overkill to learn from others' strengths."

Bai Gui frowned after hearing this, he quickly understood Mengdi's meaning, and said after thinking for a while.

"There is a way between heaven and earth. Everyone has different ideas. The Lord has always valued the people. No matter what kind of theory or idea, their ultimate goal is to use their own ideas to come. Make your dreams come true."

"As long as we stick to the established strategy and do not change, even what these people say can confuse some people for a while, but after a long time, and these officials have experienced at the grassroots level for a period of time, their vision and opinions will change. Change."

"After all, hearing is believing, seeing is believing, so I think the method of selecting officials formulated by the lord is very useful. Only by seeing what the common people have experienced with their own eyes can they learn more from it. experience."

"If you can reach a high position just by a few words from others, then in the future, the court will be full of people who talk about it. At that time, the Han Dynasty will really be over."

"And these people have different ideas. If these scholars follow them to learn, they will think about the advantages and disadvantages. This is also a way of survival of the fittest. Only those who can form their own words are the talents that the Han Kingdom needs."

"So when selecting these officials in the future, we should pay attention to their abilities on the one hand and their thoughts on the other. With the combination of the two, we can eliminate some impostors to the greatest extent."

Meng Di nodded slowly after listening, then took a deep breath, changed the subject and asked.

"Wei Chugong has now arrived in Huaicheng, what does Mr. Bai think we should do at this time?"

Seeing that Mengdi's expression must have softened, Bai Gui felt relieved. All along, he felt that Mengdi's talent was a little too unnatural, and he seemed to be confident in everything he did.

But now it seems that Mengdi will also be unable to think about some things, which makes him somewhat worried. After all, the territory of the Han Kingdom will become larger and larger in the future. salvage consequences.

The reason for this is actually very simple. The country is small, and things can be implemented in practice, and now that Mengdi's personal prestige is there, the relative opposition will become smaller.

But in the future, as the number of officials increases, no matter whether they like it or not, they will gradually form small groups with each other because of their interests. At that time, they will need to make corresponding compromises. Meng Di is obviously not good at these things .

Thinking of this, Bai Gui heaved a sigh of relief, he knew very well in his heart that no one is perfect, Mengdi has one advantage that is very obvious, that is, he can listen to opinions, but he also began to think about some countermeasures.

Now that Meng Di mentioned the matter of defending the country, Bai Gui thought for a while before speaking.

"According to the information obtained, after Kuai Cui became Marquis of Wei, he first punished those ministers who were unwilling to support him, and then acted a little willfully. Moreover, Kong Kui has also escaped from Emperor Qiu now."

"Under such circumstances, I am afraid that Kuai Yu will not be able to stay in the position of Marquis of Wei for long, so there is no need to send troops at this time. Let Kuai Yu continue to make trouble for a while, and the people of Wei will also hate Jin for this. .”

"What's more important is that Grandpa Wei is still young. After experiencing this accident, his personality seems to have changed. Even some of the ministers who accompanied him showed some impatient attitudes."

"So it's not the best choice to go to Wei. I think we have to handle this matter carefully. It's best not to intervene in this matter. Moreover, Qi State will definitely interfere in this matter. Let's help from the side. .”

(End of this chapter)