Chapter 105: Did the mouse really become the cat’s bridesmaid?
Ying Xi laughed and asked: "Is Prime Minister Lu joking with us?"
Ying Xi pointed at the prisoners in the prison and asked sarcastically: "Even these common people can react. My Daqin?"
"How dare you speak out?"
There have been many examples of people rebelling in China for thousands of years, but have they ever succeeded?
Not a single case!
No one, including these tortured persons, believed that one day common people would be able to overthrow this huge imperial court!
So facing Ying Xi’s fingers and mocking eyes, all the victims lowered their heads in fear, not daring to look at Ying Xi at all.
None of the crimes they committed were capital crimes, and they could still live after being tortured.
But that may not be the case if it offends these noble people.
What's more important is that Ying Chengyu is still standing behind!
More than once, these prisoners saw a death row prisoner being carried away by Ying Chengxiao, and then his life was worse than death.
They don’t want to try Ying Chengyu’s skills.
Ying Xi smiled and looked at Lu Buwei: "Prime Minister Lu also saw it, these are the common people!"
"We, the Qin Dynasty, have hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and we are the heroes of the world. There is no fear of many enemy countries.”
"Looking at these common people, they don't even have enough food and grass for the uprising."
"Even if our Qin Dynasty is weak, they cannot, let alone dare to, rebel against our Qin Dynasty!"
Lu Buwei Shen Shen refuted: "Weiyang Lord, please don't underestimate the common people of the world."
"It must be known that the foundation of the ancestral temple lies in the people!"
"If the public opinion is in chaos, the world will be in chaos!"< br>
"Perhaps the common people do not have enough ability to completely subvert the imperial court, but if the whole country rebels, how much will it cost the imperial court to quell the chaos?"
"And if the nobles of the homeland stand up to lead the common people, the situation will inevitably be more dangerous. !"
"It is not impossible to overthrow the Qin Dynasty!"
Ying Xi shook his head: "Why do you need to know?"
"The foundation of the ancestral temple lies in the people. Where did this come from?”
"Why have I never heard of this before!"
Lu Buwei bowed his hand and said: ""Lu Shi Chun Qiu·Wu Ben"!"
"Mencius also said: The people are the most valuable, and the country is second. "
As for the last word, "You are light," Lu Buwei did not say it.
Because Lu Buwei knew that Ying Zheng didn’t like to hear this.
Now is a good time to persuade Ying Zheng to accept a lenient and suspended sentence. Lu Buwei does not want to cause complications due to the contradiction of monarchy.
Ying Xi nodded clearly and said in a mocking voice: "This was originally said by Prime Minister Lu. No wonder I have never heard of it."
"Prime Minister Lu's "Lu Spring and Autumn Annals" It is really extraordinary for ordinary people to read. I get a headache every time I open a volume."
"I never thought that there are such wise sayings hidden in "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals"
Ying Xi! I do not support the Shangjun Law.
Ying Xi hated Shang Yang and even wanted to dig up Shang Yang's grave and dig out Shang Yang's bones and brew them into wine.
Because Shang Yang greatly restricted the rights of the clan and even restricted the system of enfeoffment.
From this perspective, Ying Xi should have supported Lu Buwei, because Lu Buwei strongly supported the enfeoffment system.
In fact, Ying Xi did support Lu Buwei at the beginning.
But after reading "The Spring and Autumn Annals of the Lu Family", Ying Xi realized that Lu Buwei only hoped that Ying Zheng could ennoble talented people like Wang Jian as princes, rather than conferring titles on Ying Xi and other members of the clan. .
Lu Buwei even intended to further restrict the rights of the clan, and non-virtuous people could not be crowned kings.
Since then, Ying Xi wished he could also remove Lu Buwei’s leg bones and make wine to drink!
On weekdays, Ying Xi had no suitable reason and was even more afraid of Lu Buwei's revenge, so he didn't dare to take action.
Now in the name of upholding the current laws, Ying Xi mocked Lu Buwei crazily:
"If our Daqin is really as lenient and suspended as Prime Minister Lu said, the essence of the ancestral temple lies in People.”
"The common people's savings are getting richer, and they can hoard food, weapons and armor. Even if they occasionally break the law, they will not be held responsible."
"That's why the common people pay less and less attention to the law, and the prestige of the imperial court It will become weaker and weaker."
"One day, the common people will gather enough strength to overthrow the Qin Dynasty!"
Ying Xi asked back: "In this way, the foundation of the ancestral temple will be confirmed. It’s up to the people, because the people worshiped in the ancestral temple are the people!”
“Is this what Prime Minister Lu wants?”
Lu Buwei couldn't help but became furious: "This is not the true intention!"
"If the imperial court really treats the head of Guizhou favorably, and all officials perform their duties, the head of Guizhou must be grateful for the kindness of the king, why would he cause chaos!"
>Ying Xi said solemnly: "Because human nature is evil!"
"If the Qin Dynasty treats the head of Guizhou favorably, the head of Guizhou will not die for the Qin Dynasty, and will even have evil thoughts and desires that are hard to satisfy!"
Ying Xi Facing Ying Zheng, he bowed his hands and said, "Therefore, I advise you to further increase the punishment!"
"Shang Jun said: Punishment should be used for mistakes!"
"Torture should be used on the people before they make mistakes. Only in this way can the evil thoughts in the hearts of the people be removed, so that the head of Guizhou will not do great evil things."
“However, I, the Qin Dynasty, do not have punishments for general transgressions.”
“In order to prevent the common people from causing chaos as mentioned by Prime Minister Lu, I think that our Da Qin should be heavily punished for the crimes of general transgressions! "Lu Buwei shouted angrily: "Absurd!"
"How can one be convicted or even punished for a crime that has not been committed?"
"This will inevitably lead to officials being unscrupulous and pointing out guilty persons at will!"
Lu Buwei also bowed to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty , everything Weiyang Jun said is ridiculous!”
“If the king is hesitant, he can follow the truth and go deep into the people to listen to the voices of the Guizhou leaders and see their lives.”
< br>“As long as they have enough to eat and drink, they are content.”
"As long as they can have food and clothing without worries, they will die for the king!"
"If the king is lenient and suspends his administration, he will be grateful to the people of the Qin Dynasty, and all the generals and generals of the Qin Dynasty will be used by the Qin Dynasty."
" Even if there is no reward, the leaders of Guizhou are still willing to fight for the king!"
Lu Buwei looked at Ying Zheng sincerely, even pleadingly: "Listen to the voice in your ears and look at the plight of the leaders of Guizhou! ! ”
“Now that our country is still at war, the leaders of Guizhou still have a chance to change their destiny.”
"But if one day we, the Qin Dynasty, really unite the world and there is no more war in the world, the leaders of Guizhou will completely lose the opportunity to change their destiny."
"How can the leaders of Guizhou not rebel at that time?"
< br>"Your Majesty, the Great Qin Dynasty has reached the time of restructuring."
"If you intend to unify the world, you should reform it as soon as possible!"
Ying Zheng turned his eyes to those trembling and chilling people. A shocked victim.
Seeing the pleading in their eyes, Ying Zheng couldn't bear it.
But Ying Zheng knew better that what he had to decide was not just a simple matter of whether or not the head of Guizhou could live a good life.
What was before him were two different ideas of governing the country!
Shang Yang believed that the country should exploit the people, that is, the weak people.
If the heads of Guizhou have money, then they can increase taxes, increase the prices of land and houses, or even mint more coins to make the money in the hands of the heads of Guizhou become worthless, and use all methods to make the vast majority of people Some Guizhou leaders are in a situation where they cannot die but cannot live well.
At the same time, the military merit system was used to give hope to the leaders of Guizhou, making them feel that they could live a good life as long as they worked hard to kill the enemy on the battlefield.
But can you really live a good life by working hard to kill enemies on the battlefield?
There is always one of the complex laws that suits you. The title will always be used to offset the guilt, and then you will be reduced to the head of Guizhou again and continue to live a life where you cannot die but also live a bad life.
Only in this way can the domestic leaders of Guizhou always maintain the spirit of hard work, struggle, and struggle, and be willing to accept all unreasonable demands made by the court and the military, and bite the bullet and sell everything they have.
After all, if all the Guizhou leaders are well-fed, well-fed, mentally and physically satisfied, who would be willing to risk their lives!
Under Shang Yang's philosophy of governing the country, many Qin people felt that they could not live a good life until their death because they did not work hard enough.
Is Shang Yang’s thought suitable for Da Qin?
Great fit!
The reason why the Qin Dynasty became more powerful and even expected to dominate the world was that Shang Yang's thoughts and the supporting "Qin Law" made a huge contribution.
Shang Junfa has proven its excellence with facts.
Lu Buwei's thoughts were different from Shang Yang's.
Lu Buwei believes that the people are the foundation of the country. If the country wants to prosper, the people should live a good life.
Are Lu Buwei’s ideas suitable for Da Qin?
Seems like a good fit too.
Because Lu Buwei raised a very critical question.
The reason why the leaders of Guizhou Province in the Qin Dynasty are willing to work hard, struggle, and fight is because the Qin Dynasty is developing at a rapid speed and the national power of the Qin Dynasty is becoming increasingly abundant. From time to time, the leaders of Guizhou Province can see or hear examples of people who changed their lives in the First World War.
These hopes soothe the anger and dissatisfaction in their hearts, tempting them to fight.
But if the development of the Qin Dynasty stagnates, how should the anger and dissatisfaction in the hearts of the Guizhou leaders be appeased?
Ying Zheng couldn't help but fall into deep thinking.
Both ideas seem to be right, but which idea is most suitable for Da Qin?
If it was a plan to unify the world, should Great Qin continue to maintain strict punishments or try to accept lenient policies and probation?
Ying Zheng does not dare to be careless about the important matters of the country!
Lu Buwei, Xiong Qi, Feng Quji and others are also waiting quietly and anxiously for Ying Zheng's decision.
The torturers not far away deliberately suppressed their breathing, for fear of annoying the nobles by making noise.
In this dull and depressing environment, Ying Chengyu, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke:
"Your Majesty, I think what Prime Minister Lu said makes sense."
Xiong Qi and others all looked at Ying Chengyu in disbelief.
If we remember correctly, you two should be enemies, right?
Ying Zheng lost his train of thought and asked in surprise: "Brother Wang, what did you say?"
"I was thinking just now and didn't hear clearly."
Why did Wang Diqi start speaking for Lu Buwei?
Even when talking to the widow, the title becomes so formal!
The mouse really went to be the cat’s bridesmaid!
Ying Chengyu emphasized his voice: "Your Majesty, I think what Prime Minister Lu said makes sense."
Lu Buwei looked at Ying Chengyu in shock, relief and emotion.
Ying Chengyu spoke up for him completely beyond Lu Buwei's expectation.
Although Lu Buwei knew that Ying Chengxuan's thoughts were somewhat similar to his, Lu Buwei really didn't expect that Ying Chengxuan would put aside his past grudges and work with him to make suggestions for the future of Great Qin!
Ying Zheng's voice turned solemn: "Tell me carefully."
Ying Chengyu said in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty, I believe that there is no better way to reward than to be generous and trustworthy. , to benefit the people! ”
"There is no punishment as severe as it must be, to make the people fear it!"
"There is no law as solid as to make the people aware of it!"
Lu Buwei:? ? ?
What are you talking about?
You are off topic!
(End of this chapter)