Qin Official

Chen Ping thought too much. "Sleeping on the same bed" was just a polite way of talking about it. Their friendship was far from that good. They just held a small banquet for him in the mansion, except for Chen Ping's wife. Except for my cousin Zhang Cang, there are no other outsiders. .

Because it was already dark, Chen Ping did not have time to take a closer look at Heifu's mansion given by the emperor. He only knew that the mansion was magnificent and had a high-walled courtyard. The walls of the courtyard were decorated with red lacquer paintings, which were bright and eye-catching. It's newly renovated.

The candlelight on the bronze lamp stand illuminated the hall. After the three people sat down, Zhang Cang joked at the table and said that according to the specifications of the right concubine, this residence covers an area of ​​more than seventy houses (one house is thirty cubic feet). )! The total number of buildings in the east and west of Hufu Township can't compare, let alone, this is Xianyang City where land prices are extremely high!

"My mansion is small, has many wives, concubines, and children, and is noisy all day long. It is not as spacious and clean as this one. Chen Ping, you can live here with peace of mind."

This sentence sounded like Zhang Cang was showing off to Heifu, so he changed the topic and talked to Chen Ping about the things they had encountered in the past five years.

After chatting, Chen Ping only felt that Heifu's experience in the past few years was really full of ups and downs. He was defeated, almost captured, broke out of desperate situations, made great achievements, and most importantly, climbed onto the ship of Li Si and his son. Since then, After that, his official career skyrocketed.

Hei Fu sighed: "Being a farmer in the morning and ascending to the Emperor's Hall in the evening, looking back, it really seems like a dream."

Chen Ping said flatteringly: "You've made countless meritorious service, and you were promoted to nobility due to your meritorious service. You should be in the position you are today."

On the other hand, Chen Ping's own life is much duller. Chen Ping likes the dull life, but he doesn't want to indulge in it, so he chooses to come to Xianyang.

At this time, Zhang Cang took over and asked, "I heard that Chen Ping learned from Huang Lao?"

Although he had heard of Chen Ping from his clan father Zhang Huina, at first he thought he was just a pretty boy who seduced his cousin with his beauty. He never thought that his husband would never forget Chen Ping. , Nanjun's old ministry, only Chen Ping, a Shandong scholar, was invited.

Zhang Cang was curious and wanted to take this opportunity to try Chen Ping to see if he really had talents unknown to the locals.

After saying this, things got out of control.

The two were talking about Huang-Lao's studies. When Chen Ping was on a study tour, he did not choose Confucianism, which was more popular in Wei and was more convenient for making a living. Instead, he followed a scholar and learned the techniques of Huang-Di and Lao-Tzu.

Coincidentally, Zhang Cang's teacher Xunzi was not a Confucian in the general sense. He was eclectic and mixed the theories of nine schools of thought into his own.

Of course, this also includes the Huang-Lao theory which is very popular in Jixia Academy. Zhang Cang was influenced by it and has a deep foundation in Huang-Lao.

So the two of them talked about Laozi and Zhuangzi for a while, and Tian Pian and Shen Dao for a while. You said, "Law comes from power, and power comes from Tao."

They were talking happily, but Heifu listened in confusion, feeling that the style of the banquet had changed suddenly, from reminiscing about old times to a philosophy class...

At this time, the three of them had drunk a lot of wine, so Hei Fu knocked the cups with chopsticks and interrupted: "Qin people don't like to talk nonsense. If you two want to talk about Mr. Huang, you might as well talk about me." Those who can understand, such as... Huang Laoyu, what is the practical use in today's world? No matter how good the theory is, if it has no benefit in the present world, it is just empty talk! "

Of course Zhang Cang could tell it, but he refused to answer and looked at Chen Ping.

The maids had already retired, and there were no outsiders present anyway. Chen Ping, who was a little drunk, boldly said: "I think it is too much to use the laws of Qin to govern the homeland of the Six Kingdoms!"

Chen Ping came from a humble background and was not as knowledgeable as Zhang Cangguang, but he had been at the bottom and worked as a grassroots official for several years. He witnessed with his own eyes all the things that happened when Qin Zheng was implemented in Wei, and he really had some thoughts in his heart. "After the death of Wei, Dang County was established in Wei, and the governors and county magistrates governed it. In the first two years, it was governed according to customs. But since last year, laws and orders have been widely distributed in counties and townships, and they have been widely publicized so that the people can follow the law. To teach, use officials as teachers.”

"The laws and regulations are complicated, and the people do not understand the Qin seal script. They often have their heads shaved, tattooed, and become prisoners for making small mistakes. In Yangwu County alone, in a few years, the prisons have been filled with prisoners. Such a situation Come, there are people working on the construction site, but the complaints from the people are not small." "In addition, after the three-year tax exemption ended, the government began to collect land rent, oral taxes, and corvee from Yangwu County, which was a bit heavier than in the Wei Dynasty. The people They complained to the township officials, but the township officials pushed it to the county officials. The county officials said that it was the county officials' wishes, so the people's complaints were concentrated on the Qin officials. "What added fuel to the fire was that in the past six months, the imperial government issued one decree after another. The land came. First, they said that the weights, measures and coins of the past could no longer be used, and they had to use Qinheng and half taels of money. The officials searched the streets and found someone hiding old scales and old money in the market. They were arrested and imprisoned on the spot. This is Well, it is indeed quite inconvenient for the two places to weigh different coins. But it is a bit difficult to ask counties and counties to abolish their own writing and rewrite Qin Zhuan and Qin Li within three years..."

After finishing speaking in one breath, Chen Ping cupped his hands and said: "Today's government orders are complicated and often issued several times in a month. In order to fulfill them within the time limit, counties and counties will harshly punish the officials and the people. Who knows, the more troublesome the things are, the more troublesome the people will be. Tired; the more nourished the Dharma is, the more resentful Shandong becomes."

In Chen Ping's view, Qin's government has been too hasty in the past six months. Before the people of Shandong could recover from the destruction of the country, they were overwhelmed by a series of decrees and demands. It was not easy to eradicate hundreds of years of habits day and night. Qin The officials were urging and urgent, which made the local people very anxious.

Heifu understands Chen Ping's feelings. Later generations often strive to achieve poverty alleviation today and create cultural, creative and public health the day after tomorrow. In order to complete the tasks of the central government, the provinces force the cities, the cities force the counties, and the counties force the townships. The townships can only force the village chiefs and Villagers.

The situation in the Qin State was even more serious. The world had just been unified, and the old conflicts had not been resolved. There was a large-scale construction project, several major projects were launched at the same time, and laws and regulations were urgently issued to speed up the true unification of various places.

The emperor's original intention was good, and the people of Qin might not think it was a big deal, but the 20 million Shandong people who were used to being undisciplined couldn't stand it...

Heifu looked at Chen Ping and secretly admired that although he was young, he had already seen a major hidden danger in the Qin Dynasty, and asked: "Chen Sheng thinks that it is not appropriate to use laws and regulations, so how should he govern the world?"

Chen Ping saw these situations in his eyes, and in his opinion, the solution was right in front of him!

He leaned forward and said: "What the people of the world need most now is not endless government orders, harsh laws and heavy corvee, but rest and recuperation. If we can use Shang Jun's method and Huang Lao's learning at the same time, follow the law according to nature, and punish morality If they are used together and implement a quiet and inactive government, then all the people will be able to transform themselves. ""In just ten or fifteen years, the people will be able to take a break from hundreds of years of continuous fierce wars, and the people will be able to work on their crops, and have food and clothing. After unification, , the children who enjoy the beauty of the world will also grow up and be able to get used to the Qin government. It will not be too late to implement various measures by then... "

Although Chen Ping prefers Huang Laozhong's Taigong conspiracy technique, which emphasizes "conspiracy to cultivate virtue", when talking about Huang Laozhong's essence of "quietness and inaction", it is still clear and logical. After finishing speaking, he looked at Heifu and Hei Fu with great anticipation. Zhang Cang.

This is an idea he has been preparing for a long time. In the hearts of young scholars, they may not have imitated the story of Shang Yang and Fan Ju borrowing Jing Jian and Wang Ji to offer advice to the King of Qin...

But Hei Fu and Zhang Cang just looked at each other, smiled, and sighed.

He is talented and has a sharp vision, and he can come up with a good solution. Unfortunately, he has never been in the official circles of Xianyang. He takes it for granted.

Zhang Cang said: "Does Chen Ping know that Shang Yang met with Duke Xiao of Qin three times?"

Chen Ping said: "I heard a little bit about it."

Zhang Cang nodded: "The first time Shang Yang talked about the emperor's way of Yao, Shun, and Yu, and the second time he talked about the king's way of Shang, Tang, and Zhou Wu, they both talked for a long time, but Xiaogong began to doze off after listening to a few words, and did not finish what he said. He listened to what he said. It was not until the third time that Shang Yang started to talk about the powerful country that made Qin suddenly rich and powerful. Qin Xiaogong listened and slowly moved forward to sit on Shang Yang's table. They talked for several days without getting tired of it! "

Chen Ping had some idea, and after pondering, he said in a low voice: "Brother-in-law, you mean that hearing people talk about Huang Lao's skills today is like listening to Duke Xiao of Qin listening to Shang Yang's talk about the emperor's way and the king's way of governing the country. Can't he listen?"

"Of course."

Hei Fu said helplessly: "Chen Sheng doesn't know something. There are more than seventy doctors in the court. Although the majority are Confucian scholars, there are also some Huang Lao disciples who are famous all over the world."

"For example, Tang Bing is known as Dong Yuan Gong, Cui Guang is known as Xia Huang Gong, Wu Shi is known as Qili Ji, and Zhou Shu is known as Mr. (lu) Li. They have already expressed your ideas to His Majesty, just last year , these four elders once persuaded His Majesty with the Huang-Lao method of being quiet and recuperating, but His Majesty believed that this was pedantic and ancient advice and was contrary to the principles of Qin law, so he refused to listen..."

As a result, Huang Lao's words were not taken seriously by Qin Shihuang, and the four elders, like the Confucian scholars, became decorations in the court.

Zhang Cang smiled and said: "Don't talk about the four elders. The right concubine once advised your majesty to suddenly abolish the Six Kingdoms script. I am afraid that local officials and people will not be able to learn the Qin script in time, which will cause inconvenience. Please change it to five years and call it five years." Year plan. But His Majesty thought that five years was too long, so he only decided on three years. If it hadn’t been for the admonition of the right concubine, the counties would have completed the matter within one year!"

Chen Ping suddenly understood, while Heifu fell into thinking.

He seemed to have a successful career, but in the past six months or so, except for the first discussion on titles, most of the others were rejected by Qin Shihuang.

The First Emperor had a high vision, but he was also impatient in administration. In Heifu's view, he was a bit like a business game player who was on the rise. He only stood from his own point of view, his eyes were always looking ahead, and what he saw was the turbulent clouds and angry waters in the world. , the five continents were shaken by wind and thunder.

But he ignored the common people at his feet.

In the eyes of the emperor, those opposing opinions were just hums, screams, and sobs. An ant relies on a locust tree to exaggerate the country, but it is not easy for an earthworm to shake a tree. It is not worth listening to...

Use the same poem to describe the emperor's mentality again, that is...

Many things are never urgent;

The world is turning and time is running out.

ten thousand years is too long, fight for now!

Great men always have similarities!