After Ming Dynasty

Chapter 99
Wu Changfeng picked up the pen, thought for a while, and immediately started writing like flying.Zhu Yiyuan watched from the side, and the more he looked at him, the more he frowned.

After waiting for more than half an hour, when Wu Changfeng stopped his brush, he had already written more than 1000 characters, eloquently and impressively.

He raised his head abruptly and looked at Zhu Yiyuan. There seemed to be confusion and unwillingness in his eyes. He asked himself, his literary talent was not bad, and his reading was solid. How come he failed to pass the exam for a scholar? This is a strange thing.

Zhu Yiyuan slowly picked up his article, and said casually, "Have you read Han Feizi?"

Wu Changfeng was startled, and pondered: "I read it a few years ago. How did you find out about it?"

Zhu Yiyuan smiled and said: "You have written all the severe punishments and laws, but I still can't see it? One person's thoughts can't be concealed. I think you admire Shang Yang very much?"

Wu Changfeng was stunned again, "It's a matter of fact. Over the years, Wen Tianwu has played, disciplines have been abolished, and it is time to establish prestige, win the hearts of the people, eradicate silverfish, and revive the country's prestige...isn't it right?"

Zhu Yiyuan smiled and said: "It's not wrong, it's not in line with the examiner's appetite. I know the reason why you failed in the test."

Wu Changfeng's face changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "I don't know what the new examiner thinks?"

Zhu Yiyuan shook his head, "From the bottom of my heart, I don't like your article. Especially the internal affairs part."

Wu Changfeng's face suddenly changed, he wanted to get angry, but he suppressed it, and finally he just said, "An unexpected thing is also a pedantic person."

Zhu Yiyuan laughed loudly, "Wu Changfeng, sit down first, let's have a good chat."

Wu Changfeng reluctantly sat down, Zhu Yiyuan poured him a glass of water, and said: "You admire Qin Fa, so I would like to ask you, what does Qin rely on to unify the six countries?"

Wu Changfeng blurted out: "Naturally, the punishment is severe and the law is strictly prohibited."

Zhu Yiyuan shook his head, "Otherwise, the state of Qin is good at adhering to Legalism, but at the critical moment when the first emperor unified the world, it was Prime Minister Lu Buwei who absorbed various factions and became a miscellaneous family. The appearance of the tiger and wolf division... It was this adjustment that allowed the Qin army to sweep the six countries smoothly. Of course, Qin is the foundation of Legalism, it goes without saying, but Lu Buwei's achievements cannot be underestimated. Fa, why is that?"

Wu Changfeng was startled suddenly, he was surrounded by pedantic scholars, everyone fell into stereotypes and didn't understand these things at all, so he was quite pleasantly surprised to hear Zhu Yiyuan's words.

"What did you teach?"

Zhu Yiyuan smiled and said: "I can't talk about it, I want to ask you, the Qing army sent Duoduo south, the massacre in Yangzhou, the massacre in Jiading, the massacre in Jiangyin... all the way to kill, people and gods are all angry, but why did they send Hong Chengchou to appease Jiangnan?"

Wu Changfeng thought for a while, and then said: "If you keep slaughtering and the people rise up to resist, one Jiangyin will kill tens of thousands of Qing soldiers, and if there are ten or eight Jiangyin, I'm afraid the Tartars will die!"

Wu Changfeng thought about it again, and suddenly realized, "The meaning of the matter is that it needs both hardness and softness? For example, Qin State ruled the world. Although 40 Zhao troops were killed in the Battle of Changping, if the people of the six countries would rather die than Come on, if we fight one city after another, the Qin army will definitely not be able to take the world?"

Zhu Yiyuan said: "Although the Qin State is despised by the six eastern countries, it is still a vassal entrusted by the Zhou royal family. It is only natural to go out and conquer the world. Now that the Eight Banners have entered the pass and their hair is shaved and easy to wear, the world is about to perish. It’s not as simple as changing your surname to Yi Guo. Tell me, can you stop the Qing army with severe punishments?”

Wu Changfeng was completely lost. Could it be that he was wrong?

"As for the matter, if you don't use Legalism, should you use corrupt Confucianism? If they are useful, why would the country be in chaos and the Tartars enter the customs?" Wu Changfeng said angrily.

Zhu Yiyuan smiled lightly and said, "What? Apart from Confucianism and Law, you can't think of anything else?"

"Ah." Wu Changfeng whispered subconsciously, "Could it be possible to use Huang Lao?"

Zhu Yiyuan said: "The Legalists follow strict punishments and harsh laws. No matter what, they don't treat ordinary people well. Confucianism has different levels of love, and people have high and low. After all, they govern the people with benevolence, righteousness and kingliness. They don't regard themselves as ordinary people!"

"As a commoner?" Wu Changfeng was terrified, "I really can't understand the words of the matter."

"There's nothing we don't understand. We are all ordinary people. We come from among the people, and we have to do things for the people. We go among the people and solve their problems. The pre-Qin schools of thought, more or less, were a bit superior. , it seems that the Mohist school can be better, but in the final analysis, there are not many scholars who are willing to stand with the poor people." Zhu Yiyuan smiled and said: "So I don't appreciate your harsh punishments, we don't want punishment to drive The people, but to be close to the people and love the people, do things for the people, and solve their problems."

Wu Changfeng became more and more confused, "Zhu Qianshi, what's the difference between this, this and those rotten Confucian words?"

"There is a big difference, because we want to be close to the people and love the people. It is those tenants who have little land, the traffickers in the city, the miserable servants and maidservants, and the poor people who occupy the vast majority and no one pays attention to."

Wu Changfeng frowned, and suddenly said: "Where are those powerful and powerful families, gentlemen and doctors?"

"Of course it's a complete liquidation!" Zhu Yiyuan sneered and said, "Severe punishments and laws are enough? You don't ask, who made the law? No matter what they do, it's hard to shake their foundation. Can't escape the fate of death." Zhu Yiyuan laughed and said, "Wu Changfeng, how do you think my reasoning compares to yours?"

Wu Changfeng sat there dumbfounded for a long time, speechless, his heart was overwhelmed, my God, he thought Zhu Yiyuan was pedantic at first, he had no courage, and he couldn't fight ruthlessly, so he was very disappointed.

But when it came to the end, Zhu Yiyuan showed his sharpness, which made him feel ashamed and ashamed.

The two sides are not on the same level at all.

What he was thinking about was harsh punishments and strict laws, but Zhu Yiyuan wanted to dig up those people's ancestral graves and liquidate them thoroughly.

Not only to call you a jerk, but also to argue that you are a jerk.

Moreover, it is necessary to take away all your property, which is reasonable and legal.

What harsh punishments and harsh laws, I am not. I am doing justice for the sky and making decisions for the people.

The more Wu Changfeng thought about it, the more he felt that Zhu Yiyuan's words made sense, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was enjoyable... "What, then, can we do it now?"

Zhu Yiyuan smiled and said: "It's not about doing anything, it's about making decisions for the people. Let me remind you that the fundamental principle of this set of principles is not to let you bully the rich and powerful, but to let you be close to the people and love the people, because only by standing on the side of the people can you be confident , This is fundamental! When you forget about the common people, subdue yourself, feel that you are superior, call the wind and rain, and do whatever you want. At that point, someone will cut off your dog's head!"

Wu Changfeng was shocked and his face changed suddenly.

Finally nodded, "I understand."

Zhu Yiyuan said: "Well, I will now appoint you as the deputy head of the Judgment Department, responsible for clearing up the unjust cases in Tancheng, are you willing?"

Wu Changfeng jumped up almost all at once, his eyes gleaming.

"Hey, are you making me an official?"

Zhu Yiyuan didn't speak, but picked up a pen and wrote three words at the end of his article: Tong Xiucai.

"You know what I mean?"

Wu Changfeng was startled, and murmured: "A fellow Jinshi is not a Jinshi, and a fellow scholar is not a scholar."

Zhu Yiyuan smiled and said, "So you need to do things well."

Wu Changfeng nodded vigorously, "I understand."

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