Chapter 196 The Battle for Cultural Orthodoxy
The wind blows through the forest, and there is a sense of leisure between the mountains and fields.
In the small village, the houses are neatly arranged and small pieces of fields are lined up behind the houses.
Inside the bamboo house, Luo Ling was looking at the decrees of the Qin Dynasty brought back by his clansmen.
He paid close attention to every policy of the Qin Dynasty. Only by knowing both oneself and the enemy can one win every battle.
Luo Ling pondered and said, “The First Emperor established the old lands of Chu as counties.
I don’t know which prince of the royal family or meritorious official will be granted the title here in the future.
If the prince of Qin is granted the throne and governs a region, our future will not be easy."
The State of Luo was too clear about the advantages and disadvantages of the feudal system and the county system.
The reason why the Luo family can stay here so safely is because it is still under county management.
It might even take several months for an order to be transmitted from Xianyang to Kuaiji. It is hard to imagine how effective it would be if it were to be implemented at the county level or even lower levels.
This is truly a case of the emperor being far away and the sky being high. The cost of ruling by the central court is extremely high, and the ruling is very rough. The central court has no time to react to anything the officials below do.
But if the feudal system was established, the center of power would instantly shift from Xianyang to Kuaiji.
When the Prince of Kuaiji wanted to do something, the attitude of his officials would naturally be different from that when facing the emperor.
"Master, there is news from Xianyang City."
Qiao Yun walked in from outside, with an excited look on his face, and said, “Master.
The First Emperor announced to the world in Xianyang that the feudal system would be abolished and counties would be established.
Princes, nobles, meritorious officials, and noble relatives, shall not be granted an inch of land!"
Luo Ling was stunned and murmured, "How dare the First Emperor?
Isn't he worried that the whole world will rebel?"
But then Luo Ling reacted and understood why the First Emperor did this.
This is a lesson we can learn from history. During the Zhou Dynasty, the vassal states became too powerful to be controlled and in turn swallowed up the Zhou Dynasty.
In addition, the First Emperor had experienced abandonment by his father and betrayal by his mother and teacher, which led to his extremely suspicious character and strong desire for control. He did not even trust his own son. How could he allow the existence of such semi-independent forces as the princes?
Everything is reasonable, but it is unreasonable for them to happen to the First Emperor. He took power at the age of thirteen and successively eliminated Marquis Changxin and Marquis Wenxin. All the ministers of the entire Qin State bowed their heads in obedience to him.
He allowed top generals like Wang Jian to be driven at his will. Although they had many thoughts, they did not have any intention of rebellion. The performance of these close ministers proved that the First Emperor was not a king who relied solely on the favor of his ancestors.
Then it was very puzzling that he did this. Luo Ling could not figure out why, and said thoughtfully: "No matter what the First Emperor's idea was, this is a good thing for us.
After that, we can start sending people to test the governors and county magistrates of several counties in Huiji County of Qin and the old territory of Chu.
Keep the obedient ones, and create some accidents for the disobedient ones so as not to let Xianyang find out.
I remember that the Xiang family is in Kuaiji County. They are the local bosses. Contact them together."
Qiao Yun continued, "The First Emperor also issued an order requiring the old states in Shandong to unify their weights and measures, wheels and writing systems, and to implement all of them in accordance with the Qin system."
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Luo Ling keenly felt the significance of this policy.
The only thing that can be compared to this is probably the fact that King Su divided the Xia states and brought all the tribes under the rule of Zhou rituals.
Luo Ling sighed and said, "The First Emperor's move is truly a great achievement. The Chinese people will become more united."
Qiao Yun could not deny Luo Ling's words, and then smiled and said, "There are many people in Xianyang who oppose the First Emperor, especially the Confucian scholars. They are not only against not giving away an inch of land.
They also opposed using the Qin language to govern the world, and they believed that the Luo language should be used instead.
Because most of the books in this world are written in Luoguo language.
The Luo State has many characters, which are easy to remember and beautiful. Many of them have no corresponding characters in the Qin State, which makes the students of the Hundred Schools of Thought very uncomfortable. "
Everyone present raised their heads proudly upon hearing this. Cultural hegemony is not just talk. So many people’s years of studying the classics are not in vain.
Luo Ling and others exchanged a few words here, but in Xianyang city there was a bloody storm.
Confucianism seriously challenged the authority of the First Emperor. They found fault with almost every policy of the First Emperor, and their words and deeds meant the same thing: now that the world is unified, the Legalists' approach will not work, and you have to listen to us Confucianists.
We also have the idea of great unification, which is much better than the Legalists'. If you don't listen to it, you are a dictator and a tyrant.
Qin Imperial Palace, above the main hall.
One of the contemporary leaders of Confucianism, Meng Chengzheng, who was a descendant of Mencius, was advising the First Emperor.
Under the vigorous promotion of the Luo State royal family, a large number of Confucian disciples studied "Mencius", which was no less than "Luogong Chunqiu" and "Book of Songs". Some of them also studied "Xunzi", and then many of them became Legalists as they studied.
"Your Majesty, you are the ruler of a country, shouldn't you take the world as your responsibility?
Isn’t it obvious that the Qin character is inconvenient, but the Luo character is extremely easy to use after being continuously modified by the Luo family?
If you use the word "Luo" as the official word, countless students can become your officials. Isn't this the most beneficial to your world?"
The subtext of this statement is that when we were studying before, we all used Luo characters, but now you ask us to use Qin characters, so we have to re-copy many of our classics.
It is wrong to use bad things instead of good ones.
The ministers in the hall were silent. When Meng Cheng stopped, the First Emperor slowly spoke: "In the past, King Su of Xia conquered the barbarians and made them follow Xia customs and learn Zhou rituals.
I unified the world, but I used the word Luo. I wonder if it was Qin that destroyed Luo, or Luo that destroyed Qin?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the temperature in the hall seemed to drop by several degrees, becoming chilly and biting.
This was the biggest problem that the Qin State encountered after unifying the world. The influence of the Luo State was everywhere. Not only the scholars in Shandong, but even the common people had to worship the Su King.
According to etiquette, Heaven can only be worshipped by the Son of Heaven. This has been common knowledge for everyone for thousands of years, but no one has ever said that the King of Su can only be worshipped by the Son of Heaven.
Although large-scale sacrifices were held together with Haotian Suwang, common people worshipped Suwang alone at home. Bang Zhou not only did not prohibit it, but allowed it under the secret promotion of Luo.
Of course, the First Emperor knew that the easiest way was to raise the status of the King of Su even higher and make him the supreme god.
Then it was stipulated that only the emperor could offer sacrifices, which would gradually weaken the influence of the King of Su at the lower levels.
But King Su is not a legendary figure like the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. He lived only a thousand years ago, and all his deeds are recorded in detail.
Promoting such an almost omnipotent saint would do no good to the Qin State at all, and would also be a huge blow to the emperor's authority!
I feel like I missed one thing. When the protagonist goes on the Eastern Expedition, his level is all level 90, but it will continue to rise in the later stages. There is no bottleneck below level 100.
(End of this chapter)
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