Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 209 On Sex

When the black households left the court,
Met Lu Buwei who came to visit.

"What's the matter with you?"

"I have something and would like to ask for your help!" Lu Buwei said to him directly.

After interacting with the black households,
Lu Buwei knew the other party's character, so he trusted him very much.

Help Zhao Ji and her son return to their rightful place.

Lu Buwei was reluctant to do it directly because he was worried that it would go against Ying Zichu's wishes and worsen their relationship.

But he did need the help of Zhao Ji and her son to prevent Ying Zichu from completely side with the Chu people.

then,

He found the illegal immigrant.

As for Ying Zichu's family relationships,
The illegal residents know about it.

In other words, many Qin people knew that he had a wife in Zhao State.

But Ying Zichu himself didn't say much, and others were too lazy to mention it either.

After all, he is the crown prince at this time and the future king. Who can force him?

But the black household believes that “abandoning one’s wife is not a good thing.”

on the one hand,

He thought this was wrong.

on the other hand,

Through the fact that Ying Yiren changed his name, Heihu could also see that the Chu faction was very powerful in the Qin State.

When the late Lord was alive,
We can also suppress these Chu people.
But now the new emperor loves and respects his wife and never objects to her requests, which has allowed many Chu people to occupy positions in the court.

This was not conducive to Qin's rule.

Although Qin and Chu had a long-standing marriage relationship,
But it can’t be so good that they can “melt into one”, right?

Moreover,
When our ancestors were alive, the destiny had already been decided that the Qin State was destined to destroy the Chu State in the future.

With such a connection, won’t something go wrong in the future?
He didn't know Zhao Ji.

I don't know her identity or character.

But stopping the expansion of the Chu faction was what he originally wanted to do.

……

"Ugh!"

"The main reason is that after the Chu people occupied high positions, they also set their sights on the Western Regions trade routes!"

"I'm stuck between the two and I'm almost crushed to death!"

When Hei Hu visited Wu An Jun, he told him his plan directly, and also complained about the direct impact of the rise of the Chu faction on him.

Western Trade Route,

It is possible to obtain a lot of benefits.

According to the rules, it can only be established and controlled by the powerful people of Qin.

Although so many years have passed, there are naturally people who take risks, but basically they are all done by old Qin people.

This piece of fat,

It's still rotten in your own pot.

My predecessor turned a blind eye to this and used it to suppress the powerful in the country.

But after the rise of the Chu faction, they set their sights on this area of interests.

Trade with the Western Regions,

What a beautiful thing this is!
Made by the Qin people.

Can't we, a Chu people, do it?

then,

They started harassing the black household who was in charge of this matter, causing him to be captured by people sent by Madam Huayang and severely reprimanded.

If Wu Anjun had not stepped in, the new emperor, who listened to his wife's words, would have dismissed Heihu from his position and punished him for his disrespect!
When Bai Qi heard what he said, he just nodded and said, "I understand."

"But I am not good at speaking. If I want to convince the king, I still have to ask Fan Sui for help."

Before the death of my father,
Fan Sui asked to resign because of the defeat in the Battle of Handan.

After the new monarch ascended the throne, in order to show the continuation and respect for his father's policies, he invited the old prime minister back and let him live out his retirement in Xianyang City so that he could ask about state affairs at any time.

Hei Hu said, "Okay, I'll go find a Prime Minister Fan!"

Just right,

Conflicts have also recently broken out between the Chu faction and Fan Sui.

Because our late emperor was very fond of Fan Sui, he granted him the right to share some of the profits from the trade routes in the Western Regions.

The Chu people were unable to shake the Qin people for a while, so they went to find trouble with Fan Sui.

As Fan Sui was a penny-pinching person, he easily agreed to the request of the illegal resident.

The predecessor is gone,

His power has faded.

So you must never lose money!
Therefore,

Just when Ying Zichu heard the news and brought Zhao Ji and her son back to his mansion, worrying about how to arrange them to avoid Lady Huayang's disgust, the King of Qin summoned him and asked him to bring Ying Zheng, the "eldest son", with him.

When the King of Qin said this,
The identities of Zhao Ji and her son were also confirmed.

In the Qin State,
No one's words are more powerful than those of the King of Qin.

Lady Huayang was very angry about this. She lay in the arms of the King of Qin with grievance, enduring the breath of this man's aging, and questioned him why he gave this precious title to the boy from Zhao.

"You watched Cheng Jiao grow up. Don't you like him and don't want him to become Zichu's heir?"

The King of Qin held her in his arms and gently stroked Lady Huayang's face, which was still tender despite her age.

He said, "Of course I like Cheng Jiao."

"It's just that there are some things where I can't just be a good grandfather."

"I am the king of Qin, so I have to consider Qin... Do you understand?"

After several months in power,

The King of Qin has become much more mature regarding state affairs.

In many areas, he could comply with Huayang's requests.

But the ancestral land,

It is passed down from generation to generation.

He cannot be willful.

Lady Huayang still refused to let go and demanded that the King of Qin must improve the status of Prince Cheng Jiao.

The King of Qin sighed constantly because of her harassment, but he never agreed.

"……well!"

Ying Zichu also uttered countless sighs in his mansion.

He really couldn't imagine,

His father would make that decision.

He thought that his elderly father would listen to Huayang!

Thus……

My attitude towards Madam Huayang also needs to change.

At least through this incident,
This proves that in his father's heart, the Qin State is still more important than his beloved concubine.

As for Zheng Er...

When he thought of his child, Ying Zichu became unusually upset.

He knew clearly,

I feel sorry for this child.

And when Ying Zichu consolidated his position in the Qin State, he couldn't help but think of the other party when he held his beloved wife and young son in his arms.

then,

He chose to escape.

He was already the crown prince of Qin, how could he be obsessed with such a trivial matter? But just when Ying Zichu decided to let his wife and children in Zhao fend for themselves, the other party came to Qin in a dusty state!

Ying Zheng threw himself into his arms and burst into tears.
Ying Zichu's little conscience also began to move.

But then,
Young Master Cheng Jiao also started crying.

His age was not much different from Ying Zheng, and his mother often said that he was the "eldest son" of the family. How could she tolerate the sudden appearance of an older brother?
And Ying Zichu treated him,

I have always loved you.

Therefore, faced with these two sons competing for his favor, Ying Zichu could never make a decision.

it's good now,

His father made the decision for him, and Ying Zichu could feel justified.

And Ying Zheng's behavior was still as admiring as it was back then.

As a result, Ying Zichu loved Ying Zheng even more.

He forgot about being abandoned and acted as if it had never happened.

Ying Zheng never mentioned this.

He just knew more clearly:
The only one who can ultimately decide the outcome of an event is the monarch of this country!

And when you get back the position you deserve,

Ying Zheng took the initiative to visit the black household and express his gratitude to him.

He seemed very respectful, a smart and gentle child.

Heihu waved his hands and said nonchalantly, "How dare I claim to have done you a favor!"

"I just did what ordinary people should do!"

After he finished speaking,
He also called out his son and introduced him to Ying Zheng.

"This is my stupid boy, two years older than you, but always naughty."

"If you don't mind, you can play with him and let him take you to get familiar with the scenery of Xianyang City."

Of course Ying Zheng would not refuse.

……

"It's time for a new chapter in the history of the Qin State!"

After making some progress and then returning from the plateau, He Bo secretly observed the changes in Xianyang City and casually said to the dead ghosts around him.

The dead ghosts didn't know what he was referring to, and He Bo didn't explain either. He just smiled and waved to the special one among the dead ghosts.

"Meng Ziyu, I brought you along this time on purpose!"

"Give me some face and stop arguing with Shang Yang!"

Meng Ke said calmly, "You knew that I couldn't get along with the tyrant, but you deliberately put me and him together. You did it on purpose!"

He Bo spread his hands and said innocently, "You are clearly slandering me!"

"I just can't bear to see you being beaten by Shang Yang!"

When Mencius died,
Very old already.

Because of the constant travel,

He had never been in good health, and was even more debilitated before his death.

But when Shang Yang died, he was old enough to beat the other ghosts until they screamed in pain.

Therefore, whenever the dispute between Confucianism and Legalism in the underworld led to physical fights, it always ended with the Confucianists' miserable defeat.

no way,
The weapon of criticism is always no match for the criticism of weapons.

This famous saying of truth summarized by later generations is still very applicable today.

The same logic applies to the fact that most countries follow the Legalist school's theory of centralization in their reforms, while despising the Confucian school's benevolence and righteousness and the Mohist school's universal love.

And recently,
The two sides argued again.
Shang Yang once again pinned Meng Ke, the old young man, to the ground and beat him.

Zhuang Zhou was quietly taking notes nearby and felt that this scene should indeed be listed as a famous piece in "Miscellaneous Sayings".

The theme they were arguing about was "human nature"——

After the Qin's destiny was determined,

Many dead ghosts in the underworld are discussing the future situation in the human world.

After all, the underworld is a reflection of the world of the living, and the thoughts of the living will have an impact on the lives of the dead.

No one can guarantee it.

The emergence of a new society and the formation of new customs will not affect oneself, causing oneself to face the end of "yin life" like other dead ghosts.

Among scholars,
Most of them don't care about their continued existence.

They pay more attention to the rules of the new society, hoping to infer the appearance of the new world from them.

It is always people who make the rules.

Human nature is unpredictable.

Although Shang Yang repeatedly emphasized that it was okay to change the laws after unifying the country, in essence, he was still accustomed to "governing the country by law."

He said: "The benefits of the law have been demonstrated. Even if there is a reform in the future, we only need to remove the harsh system, retain the parts that are conducive to governance, and then everyone will abide by it."

"Besides, there are too many fools in the world. Without the restraint and guidance of the law, how can they know what to do and what not to do?"

He replied to Mencius, "Didn't you once say: 'Those who work with their minds rule others, and those who work with their hands are ruled by others'?"

"How can a normal country be without laws?"

Mencius said, "I have told you too many times about the debate between law and morality."

"I just want to tell you that morality is the result of collective life and is a rule recognized by the world, but laws can be made by one or two people."

"So, whoever violates morality will be rejected by the world; but if he violates the law, there will be a distinction between the upper and lower!"

"The monarch also has his own selfish desires. Who can guarantee that he won't go back on his word?"

So they started arguing again.

Even if they were brought to the world of the living by ghosts and gods to collect customs and go outings, they still kept their distance from each other to show that "if we have different beliefs, we cannot work together."

Hui Shi shook his head and said, "Oh! I really don't understand why they are always so noisy."

Zhuang Zhou told him, "Discussing human nature is the foundation of human nature!"

Ever since Confucius proposed the core Confucian idea of "benevolence", if Confucianism wants to continue to flourish, it must explain "human nature" well.

otherwise,

Who knows what "benevolence" means?

But Confucius did not talk about this explicitly at that time.

As a great scholar of the later generation, and living in the heyday of a hundred schools of thought, Mencius had to make a definitive conclusion on "human nature".

What is in line with "human nature"? What distinguishes humans from beasts?
therefore,

In his debate with Gaozi, Mencius formally proposed the theory of "human nature is good" to explain:
"Man", what makes us human.

It is human nature.

Have compassion, know what is shameful and what is disliked, be respectful, and know right from wrong.

They correspond respectively to the four major virtues of "benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and wisdom" advocated by Confucianism.

But Mencius himself once said that "morality" is recognized by the world, not something that people are born with.

What are people born like?
Can something that is not innate be called "human nature"?

This is a very obvious loophole.

Shang Yang took advantage of this loophole and attacked Meng Ke's weak point, making the old man so angry that his beard twitched.

He Bo wanted to persuade them:
Noisy like this won’t kill anyone!

As a result, he was pushed aside by both Confucianism and Legalism:
You are not a human being anymore.

Let’s not talk about “human nature” anymore!

He Bo, who rolled to the side, kept this matter in mind.

snort!
He is not a human being, so he cannot talk about "humanity".
But others can do it!
The ghosts and gods stretched out their big, tangible hands, grabbed the dead ghosts, and brought them to Lanling in the world of the living.

They walked towards a place and heard a voice coming from there -

"Teacher!"

"What is human nature...what is it?"

The young voice asked the question stutteringly, and then an old voice replied:
"Human nature is evil!"

(End of this chapter)