Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 360 Innovation Chapter Emperor's Teacher ([-])

Qin Shihuang's selection of Li Si as the prime minister was a very deep emperor's intention. Not to mention Fusu's young age, even many emperors who have been emperors for a lifetime can understand it. We must explain this clearly to him, otherwise he will definitely get into it by mistake. Astray.Zhou Chong asked with a smile: "Young Master has good eyesight, so Zhou Chong has the guts to ask Young Master, do you think the Emperor knows about Li Si's shortcomings you just mentioned?"

Fu Su didn't even think about it, and said: "Father is wise and martial, much stronger than Fu Su, I must know."

Zhou Chong raised his thumb and praised: "Young Master's words are very true. The emperor knows Li Si's faults so that he reuses him. If Li Si didn't have these faults, he wouldn't use him."

This was even more profound, Fusu was so confused that he couldn't even speak, and just looked at Zhou Chong foolishly.Zhou Chong continued: "Zhou Chong will ask you again, how many civil and military people in the Manchu Dynasty did not become officials for the sake of utility?"

Although Fusu didn't understand why Zhou Chong asked this question, he still replied: "Mr. Zhou, Mr. Liaozi, Han Fei, Wang Ao, Gan Luo, just the five of you. Although Wang Jianmengwu and the others have good morals, they are also utilitarian. people."

At such a young age, everything he said was right. Zhou Chong had to admire his talent. As long as he is trained well, he will be a good emperor not inferior to Qin Shihuang in the future. He made up his mind to explain it clearly to him, saying: "Zhou Chong is also a good emperor. I think so. Please think about it, my lord, except for the five of us, all civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty entered the court for the sake of utilitarianism, what is the best way to control the officials?"

Fusu blinked his eyes and thought for a while before hesitatingly said: "Driven by utilitarianism, Mr. Zhou, isn't it?" This is already a bit against his character, and he is not sure.

Zhou Chong applauded and said: "That's right! Young Master, please remember one sentence: Make a gentleman use righteousness, and drive villains to benefit! A gentleman like Mr. Liaozi, for the sake of righteousness, he can smash his body to pieces. It doesn't matter. But villains It's different, they only have profit in their hearts, so if they want to do something, they have to use profit to drive them, and Li Si, who is eager for quick success, is not motivated by profit, what else can he use?"

Fusu thought for a while, and then said: "Mr. Zhou, the words of the sages only refer to gentlemen. Confucius and Mencius are role models. According to them, only gentlemen can govern, and villains should stay away from court. Is it true that the saints are right, or Is Mr. Zhou right?"

The sage was right, or Zhou Chong was right. He only said one right word and never said "wrong". Zhou Chong said with a happy smile, "Master, if Zhou Chong told you that Confucius and Mencius were right, and I, Zhou Chong, were right, would you believe me?"

Fusu shook his head first, then nodded, and finally didn't respond, because Zhou Chong's words were so mysterious that he was confused and didn't know how to react.

Zhou Chong explained: "Actually, what Confucius and Mencius said is justified. They said that a gentleman should be ranked above the court. It means that people with bad character should be listed in the court, what would that be like? Isn’t it messed up?”

Fusu nodded vigorously, but did not speak.Zhou Chong continued: "Actually, where are there so many gentlemen? Let's just talk about the court of the Great Qin Dynasty. With the emperor's talents, there are only five civil and military people in the Manchu Dynasty who can be called gentlemen. The rest are all for fame and fortune. Zheng, may I ask my lord, if you say to follow the way of Confucius and Mencius, is it feasible to use five people to govern Great Qin?"

"No, there are too few people, so we can't do it at all." Fusu resolutely vetoed it.

Zhou Chong said affirmatively: "That's right. The way of the former kings is the law of a gentleman, but how big is the country of the former kings? The big ones are only a thousand miles away, and the small ones are only tens of miles away. In addition, the people's customs are simple and the laws are rough. Individuals can completely govern, but the Great Qin Dynasty is different. In the territory of thousands of miles, not to mention a few people, dozens of people, even thousands of people can't govern it. There must be a set of applicable methods. This is the emperor's mind: you have to use villains! The emperor uses Li Si to practice the emperor's mind, to drive out villains and do the work of a gentleman, so as to achieve the purpose of governing the Great Qin, you must remember it."

Fu Su nodded and said: "Thank you Mr. Zhou for your teaching, Fu Su understands. Father is right to use Li Si, but Fu Su's worry is wrong."

Zhou Chong continued to explain: "Although the young master understands, according to Zhou Chong, the young master has not fully understood the reason why the emperor used Li Si. Li Si only took out the letter of remonstrance in the court hall, which shows that he is afraid of the emperor. He is afraid of the emperor. As long as the emperor has intentions, he dare not not do it with a wink, and dare not fail to do it well, this is unmatched by the civil and military in the Manchu Dynasty, so the emperor chose him as prime minister."

Fu Su nodded and said: "That's true. No emperor wants his subjects to be disobedient. In terms of obedience, Li Si is unmatched. There are some things that he can do and do well even if they are not upright. These things Mr. Zhou, you are too gentlemen to be willing to do it, so the emperor uses Li Si instead of Mr. Zhou as his prime minister, and this is the reason."

He was only a little older, and under Zhou Chong's guidance, he was completely correct about Qin Shihuang's intentions. Zhou Chong was very excited to think that if he had modern civilization in his mind, he would inherit the great rule in the future, and he would definitely bring Qin Shihuang's great cause Carried forward, Chinese history will surely move towards a more glorious course.

Zhou Chong took the opportunity to instill the emperor's way: "That's right! The difference between a gentleman and a villain only exists in the eyes of ordinary people, and there is no such difference in the eyes of the emperor. The emperor should be above them, and it is enough to make good use of the villain and the gentleman. , why must you stick to his character? As long as he has talent, as long as he is useful, and he can control it, he must use it and must reuse it. According to Zhou Chongzhi, the emperor's emperor's mind is unmatched through the ages, and it is perfect. Your Majesty should learn a lot."

"Thank you Mr. Zhou for reminding, if Mr. Zhou hadn't enlightened me, Fusu would not have thought of these principles." Fusu bowed to Zhou Chong and said, "I saw Li Si detour a few days ago and thought he was annoying. Mr. Zhou's words made Fusu very guilty, Fusu was too naive, and when he saw Li Si in the future, he must salute and say hello and hello!"

Hearing this, Zhou Chong's head was buzzing, and he kept thinking that Fusu knew this truth back then, and when Meng Tian had already concluded that there was something wrong with the edict and that Qin Shihuang might die, he used clever political skills to win Li Si over. , Xu Yicheng is the prime minister, then Zhao Gao's coercion will inevitably fail, Fusu will not die, and the Qin Dynasty will not perish. The powerful and shocking Great Qin Dynasty may create greater brilliance. Chinese history It will be even brighter!

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