Chapter 299 I'm Just Worried About You

Lu Buwei was dismissed from the position of prime minister not just because of his affair with Zhao Ji.

Also, his philosophy of governing the country conflicts with Ying Zheng's and is completely irreconcilable.

Ying Zheng advocated the Legalist thought and took Shang Yang's laws as the basis for governing the country.

In his opinion, it is time-tested and very effective.

However, Lü Buwei's "Lüshi Chunqiu" advocates giving equal importance to rule of law and rule of virtue, improving people's moral cultivation and forming a good social order.

This book was the first to integrate the thoughts and knowledge of Taoism, Confucianism, Legalism, Mohism and other schools of thought, forming a new system of governing the country.

The book also emphasizes people-orientedness, advocates benevolent governance, reduces taxes, cares for the people, etc.

"Lüshi Chunqiu" can be said to be another manifestation of the great wisdom of the ancients. It is a peak in the history of human thought and a treasure of civilization. It has had a profound impact on later generations.

Even Dong Zhongshu's later proposal of "abolishing all schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone" was influenced by the integration of various ideas in this book.

Unfortunately, it failed because it was just proposed and the content has not been verified.

This is also the reason why Ying Zheng did not choose "Lüshi Chunqiu".

After all, there is already a successful and repeatedly verified Shang Yang method in front of us.

If after unifying the six kingdoms, Ying Zheng could govern Qin according to the advice in Lüshi Chunqiu...

Alas, unfortunately, there are not so many ifs in this world.

It is easy to attack and defend, but if you cannot adapt to changes, how can you last long?

But there was no need to tell Qin Huaishu about this. Chu Yian was afraid that Qin Huaishu would ask her what exactly was written in "Lüshi Chunqiu" and she really didn't know.

"Lüshi Chunqiu" was of no use in the Qin State, but was valued in the Han Dynasty. Lü Buwei can rest in peace if his spirit remains in heaven.

After all, this book is still influencing the world thousands of years later. How can it not be considered a success?

Qin Huaishu knew what she was thinking as soon as he saw her eyes. He felt helpless and didn't ask.

The book actually mentions some of them, most of which are very similar to the current way of governing a country. You don’t have to think about it to know that Lüshi Chunqiu should be the earliest version of the current way of governing a country.

Although the first edition had some shortcomings, it was able to demonstrate Lu Buwei's wisdom.

It is indeed a pity that such a person died like this, but he had an affair with Zhao Ji, and Zhao Ji was also Ying Zheng's biological mother. It is impossible to say that Ying Zheng had no grudge at all.

It’s just that Ying Zheng didn’t expect Lu Buwei’s death, which is really a pity.

But is it unfair?

That’s not unfair.

However, his death still brought a lot of trouble to Ying Zheng.

When Lu Buwei died, many people came to mourn him, and the six states in Shandong took advantage of the situation.

Rumors were spread everywhere: Ying Zheng killed his fake father, killed his two younger brothers, imprisoned his biological mother, and forced his second father to be killed. He was cruel and ruthless, unprecedented in history.

Then they quietly carried away and buried Lu Buwei's body.

Although Ying Zheng was angry, he had no choice but to bury Lu Buwei again with great ceremony.

Chu Yian paused for a moment, patted Qin Huaishu's shoulder and said earnestly, "My son, remember, rumors can really kill people."

"If anyone spreads rumors about you or the Qin family in the future, you can't pretend you didn't hear anything. Kill him for me."

"It was because of those rumors that Ying Zheng was nailed to the tyrant's pillar of shame for thousands of years."

"Even when we were answering questions on the exam, we had to write that he was a tyrant who was wanted by everyone. Sigh."

"But look at those two brothers, didn't they deserve to die? Didn't Zhao Ji deserve to be imprisoned? Didn't Lao Ai deserve to die?"

"He's still a little too soft-hearted. If I were him, Zhao Ji would have died! Even though he's so kind, he's still called a tyrant. Is that fair?"

"Oh, my heart aches."

Qin Huaishu: ...

Qin Huaishu's mouth twitched. No matter what, Zhao Ji was Ying Zheng's mother, and the strict etiquette was there.

No matter what she did, if you are disrespectful and unfilial to her, it is your fault.

If you dare to kill her, the emperor, who will be charged with matricide, will be despised and scorned by the people of the world.

Other countries will also use this as an excuse to attack it.

The people will not listen to you, and the officials will use this as an excuse to cause you a lot of trouble and ask you to clean up the mess.

Even if you get angry and kill those who disobey you, this will only deepen your image as a cruel and bloodthirsty person.

Therefore, no one would easily commit such a thing as killing their father or mother, even if there is a huge hatred towards their parents.

This is not tolerated by the laws of nature or by the secular world.

If you really do this, you will really push yourself into a dead end.

And he cannot be called a tyrant just because of this one thing.

Qin Huaishu gave Chu Yian a slap on the head without thinking, and his tone was rarely serious: "Don't say such things in the future, you don't know the seriousness of the matter."

This is what he heard. If it was heard by outsiders and spread out, who knows how it would be spread.

If this gets out, it will not just affect your reputation, but you may also be attacked by others using it as an excuse.

Even if she is favored by the emperor, he may not be able to protect her when the time comes.

Chu Yian covered his head and shrank his neck, saying "oh", looking unconvinced.

Qin Huaishu sighed and slowed down his tone: "Your mouth will get you into trouble sooner or later."

Chu Yian covered his mouth and said, "Nonsense, I'm very well behaved outside and never talk nonsense."

Qin Huaishu was relieved about this. This girl knew the importance of things outside and dared to say anything in front of him and Qin Sheng.

Looking at his expression, Chu Yian raised his finger and swore: "Then I won't say it again in the future, don't be angry."

Qin Huaishu shook his head: "I'm not angry, I'm just worried about you."

Chu Yian immediately put down his hand and started to show off again: "Then don't worry, I still know my limits."