Chapter 31 Disappointed in the first quarter, Jing Jian was pleasantly surprised

At the end of September, Wei Yang returned to Liyang. After he came out of Shanhe Village, he didn't stop visiting Qin just because he had a little girl with him.This mountain village girl is strong and agile, she never complains of tiredness when walking and climbing mountains, and she can speak old Qin dialect, which brings a lot of convenience for Wei Yang to chat with the mountain people.Wei Yang gave him a straightforward and easy-to-remember name, Chen Heya, which means girl from the Chencang River Valley, so that she would always remember her hometown.Wei Yang usually called her He Ya, and during the long journey, he would tell her what she saw and heard that was fresh and curious, which brought some joy.With this little river girl, Wei Yang waded across the Weishui River, crossed the Nanshan Mountain, and searched for a month in Shangyu Mountain.In particular, he made a careful survey of Wuguan and Yaoguan bordering Chu State.Going out of the Shangyu Mountains, go northward from Ziwu Valley in the middle of the Nanshan Mountains, arrive at Lantianyuan, go straight northwards, cross the Weishui River, and then go northwards along the Luoshui River, visiting Hexi, which has become the land of Wei State.At the beginning of September, the autumn wind was slightly cold, and Wei Yangfang came from Diaoyin to the southwest, and arrived at another foundation of Qin State - the Jingshui River Valley.Within one month, it goes southeast along the Jingshui River Valley and enters the Weishui River, and finally enters Liyang when the yellow leaves are falling.

At this time, Wei Yang was already black and thin, tall, with a beard and shabby clothes, and with a skinny little girl behind him, no one could recognize that this was the handsome and handsome celebrity Wei Yang three months ago.At the gate of Liyang City, the sergeant stopped him for interrogation, saying that the state of Qin did not allow refugees from Shandong to flow in, and told him to go back immediately.Wei Yang silently took out the pass token, and the sergeant repeatedly looked at the small characters on the back of the token, "The holder of this token is Wei Yang, a scholar from the Zhaoxian Hall". He was shocked and speechless, and ran to report to Wei Wei Che Ying.Che Ying hurried to the south gate, inspected the token, sized Wei Yang up and down, bowed solemnly and said: "Mr. is suffering. Come, escort him back to the Zhaoxian Hall." Wei Yang smiled and said, "Thank you, General. I have some personal matters to deal with." He dragged the thin and frail He Ya away.

When Hou Ying saw Wei Yang, he was so surprised that he couldn't speak for a long time.After a lot of busy work, they managed it by themselves, bathed, shaved, changed clothes, and caught the wind. The two of them started chatting about mutton and spirits again.Hou Ying told Wei Yang that the scholars from the recruiting office had come back in twos and threes, and those who hadn't come back were also living in the county government to check books. I heard that only one named Wang Shi had traveled ten counties and was already in Liyang Chuan. It's said that Qin Gong is going to reuse him.Wei Yang didn't care about it, but just shared a lot of experience and emotion, especially his experience in Chencang Shanhe Village in detail, and asked Hou Ying to take Heya in.Hou Ying was full of emotion and agreed without hesitation.The two talked until the fourth watch, Hou Ying repeatedly urged Wei Yang to rest, Wei Yang just gave up, and went back to the room, and fell into a deep sleep without taking off his clothes.

At noon the next day, Wei Yang just woke up.After a hasty lunch, he immersed himself in sorting out the bamboo slips engraved along the way, transcribed all the numbers and conclusions recorded on more than 30 pieces of parchment, and sewed them into a volume.Having been a concubine in the uncle's mansion for five years, Wei Yang is very skilled in sorting out the bamboo slips.After finishing this most important task, Wei Yang galloped out of the city and arrived at the mouth of the river where Lishui flows into Wei in the south of the city.He needs to think calmly about how to state his political views and strategies for governing Qin to Duke Qin.

There are many people who fall short of success for the sake of the mountain.Meeting the monarch is the most important step, be careful, be careful. Wei Yang did not doubt Qin Gong's sincerity in seeking talents.But sincerity cannot be equated with the choice of statecraft.Since ancient times, people have put forward thousands of ideas on governing the country. Generally speaking, there are several mainstreams that have formed a traditional consensus: ruling the country according to the kingly way, Taoism, Confucianism, Mohism, and legalism.Among them, ruling the country by kingship is a conventional system that has lasted for more than two thousand years, and its most successful example is the ritual system of the Western Zhou Dynasty.This kind of kingly etiquette has indeed made the world prosperous, and Confucianism and Taoism still spare no effort to praise this kingly way.Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, although the kingly etiquette system has declined greatly, many monarchs still insist that they follow the kingly way in order to show their benevolence and righteousness.So what about Qin Gong, can it be said that Qin Gong must not appreciate the kingly way?There seems to be no evidence for such an assertion.What's more, Bailixi in Qin Mugong's period was practicing the kingly way. At that time, the Qin State was really strong, and Mu Gong also became the hegemony, and the old Qin people are still proud of it.Qin Gong's "Seeking Talents Order" also stated that he yearned for the prosperity of Mu Gong, and vowed to restore Mu Gong's hegemony.Based on this, it seems that Duke Qin has a reason for accepting kingly rule of the country.

What about Taoism?Lao Tzu went west to Qin during the period of Qin Xiangong, which is also a great pride of the Qin people.More importantly, Qin Xiangong did want to use Laozi as the prime minister to govern the country, but Laozi himself refused to accept his resignation.Qin Xiangong is the father of the current Qin Duke Ying Quliang, and he is also the most accomplished Qin monarch after Mu Gong.Qin Gong counted down several generations of ancestors in "The Order of Seeking Talents", but he highly respected his father, Qin Xiangong.Will he reject the Taoism that his father once admired so much?It's also hard to say.At least there is no sufficient evidence that Qin Gong hates Taoism.Besides, after coming to Liyang, Wei Yang also heard from Hou Ying that the Duke of Qin had wanted to invite the descendants of Baili Xi to rule Qin, and that old man was said to be a Taoist.

As for Confucianism and Mohism, Wei Yang believed that Qin Gong would not choose.Among the hundreds of philosophers, Confucianism despised Qin the most, and Qin people hated Confucianism the most.Almost everyone in the world knows that Confucian scholars did not enter the Qin Dynasty.Confucianism's benevolent government, ritual system, restoration of the well field system and other fundamental propositions, Qin State also scoffed at it like other countries.Qin Gong will not take a fancy to Confucianism, there are at least two factual basis.First, the senior doctor, Qianlong, was a famous Confucian in the Eastern Gan Kingdom, but his power gradually shrank after Ying Quliang ascended the throne.Second, after the "Decree of Seeking Talents" issued by the State of Qin, it secretly requested the secret envoys operating in various countries to bring as few Confucian scholars as possible into Qin.What about the Mohists?Although it is the simplest, most industrious, most ingenious, most advocating justice and most effective group school in the world, the Mohist two points of "resting troops" and "combined love and non-aggression" are not feasible in any Warring States of.If Duke Qin wanted to choose the Mohist school, it would be the easiest, because the Mohist school used to use the mountains in the south of the state of Qin as the headquarters of the school for a period of time, and had a great relationship with the state of Qin.

So what about the Legalists?Legalism was the torch of the Warring States Reform.Anyone who wants to strengthen the country must first reform the law, which has become a hot topic among famous scholars in the Warring States Period.However, the basic prerequisite for the promotion of Legalism is whether the monarch's determination is thorough or not?It is better not to practice the law halfway.The indecentness caused by Chu's halfway reform is the most painful lesson for the past.Is Duke Qin familiar with the Legalists?unfamiliar.Does Duke Qin like the Legalists?Not sure.Can Duke Qin use Legalism as the only way to govern the country?Even less clear.Wei Yang is soberly aware that the implementation of the kingly etiquette system does not necessarily require the monarch and the ministers in charge to be of the same mind, as long as the monarch does not obstruct it.The implementation of the legal system requires the support of the monarch, and it must be unswervingly supported. The monarch and his subjects must always be of one mind, otherwise, it will be difficult to unify laws and regulations, and reforms will be difficult to achieve results.The roads of political reform in various countries are all paved with blood.South Korea's Shen Buhai is still just purge officials, which is already bloody, not to mention the earth-shaking and complete reform?An impoverished country like the Qin State cannot be saved without a strong legal system. The implementation of the legal system is overwhelming, and the force it arouses is also shaking. What is the great ambition to make the country strong?

How to test?Wei Yang couldn't figure it out for a while, but one thing was very clear, that is, don't be impatient. The autumn wind was cool, and an old and distant voice sounded in Wei Yang's ears, "Those who plan state affairs should judge the power. Those who talk about the master should judge the king's feelings. The plan must be based on this. Although a scholar has sage wisdom, he must If you think about it carefully, there is nothing to ask for the truth. This is the basis of strategy and the way to say it. Don’t talk to the wrong person. This is the way that celebrities choose the king. Be careful, be careful.”

This is "Shuo Jun" summed up by the teacher after studying the successes and failures of celebrities in the past.When explaining it at the beginning, Wei Yang seemed to understand but didn't understand, but he just kept it in his heart.Ten years later, when he had gone through ups and downs and faced difficult choices, this warning came to his mind, which made him suddenly wake up - even if he has the wisdom of a sage, he should also examine the monarch's feelings; to seek the monarch's heart If you want to make a real choice, you must ponder and test repeatedly; "Don't talk to the wrong person." If the monarch is not the one who should say what he stands for, don't state your true thoughts to him. This is the fundamental reason for celebrities to choose a monarch. point.So, how should I test Duke Qin's real choice?

As the sun set, Wei Yang rode his horse into the city and came to the small courtyard of the Neishi Jingjian. Jing Jian has always kept Wei Yang in his heart, how many times, Jing Jian almost wanted to tell Xiao Gong, but thinking of the promise to Wei Yang, he forced himself to hold back.In the past three months, the counties have been sending people to report the actions of the scholars in the county government—out of the 99 scholars who went to Qin, more than 80 people were stranded in the county government.They all have various reasonable and legitimate reasons, squatting in the county government, collecting and browsing all kinds of letters they can see, and thinking about writing their own countermeasures for governing the Qin Dynasty.Only a dozen or so scholars visited the mountain village near Yongcheng, and when they returned to the county government, they complained endlessly, claiming that they would go back to the Yueyang Zhaoxian Hall to eat when they were full if they were not given meat.What made Jing Jian feel gratified was that there was a Qi scholar named Wang Shi who traveled all over the ten counties in the middle of Qin Dynasty alone.When Jing Jian reported Wang Shi's situation to the monarch, Duke Xiao was also very happy, and said to him with a smile: "This gentleman is quite hard-working, so come back and have a look. If you can learn something, give it to him." It's a heavy responsibility." Jing Jian couldn't help it, and said, "Your Majesty, there must be outstanding people behind." Duke Xiao laughed, "Being behind? Where is it? Jing Jian, I think it is Wang Shi Yes. Those who are supposed to come have come, and those who don’t come will never come. It’s up to people to make things happen, but it’s up to heaven to make things happen. God won’t let Qin be strong, and that’s all there is to seek talents.” In Xiaogong’s laughter , Jing Jian clearly saw the shining tears in his eyes.Jing Jian felt worried, but he didn't dare to say anything further. In case Wei Yang... he didn't dare to look down, nor wanted to think about it. Their movements, repeatedly told not to miss a person.The strange thing is that Wei Yang's name has never been mentioned in any county newspaper, let alone any movement. Look at September, when the wind is cool and the leaves are falling, and Wei Yang is still muddy, Jing Jian's heart is getting colder and colder.One hundred times he didn't want to think of Wei Yang as a villain, and he didn't want to think that he fled back to Wei State.But where can he go?If you want to visit the mountains and plains deeply, you can’t go without going to a single county?problem occurs?Fell into the abyss?Just met a bandit?Jing Jian didn't believe it.He knew that high-ranking celebrities like Wei Yang are both civil and military, and ordinary mountain dangers and bandits may not be able to catch him.Moreover, although the state of Qin is poor, there are very few bandits, and all the young and strong are soldiers. Who will be the bandits?After much deliberation, I still had to think that Wei Yang fled back to Wei State.Jing Jian often sighed long in the middle of the night, thinking that a famous scholar with peerless talent was such a villain who didn't pay attention to promises and promises, and Jing Jian's heart ached.He couldn't tear the solid image left by Wei Yang into pieces in his heart, and he couldn't help but believe in the only possibility of this muddled cow going into the sea.For him, a Qin knight who has been in the army for a long time, the friendship between men is more important than life.Wei Yang was the first celebrity he made friends with in his life. He admired him, believed him instinctively, and even accepted his request without explaining the reason for no reason.In his mind, "righteousness" is the foundation of a scholar, especially if he is unrighteous and shameless!A respectable and amiable celebrity friend disappeared in his heart. He felt as if his life was over and he was going to collapse.Heartbroken, he felt that seeking talents in the recruiting hall was extremely boring, so he ignored it and shut himself up in the room every day drinking heavily.The little Linghu was so frightened that she shed tears quietly, and didn't dare to sleep at night, and stayed outside the door to suffer from the cold. Today is the end of September, the last day of three months, Jing Jian is very sad, he has already passed out when it was dark. Little Linghu sat on the steps outside the main room and wept silently.She thought that he must have suffered a great deal of grievances in the government. She wanted to take good care of him and never let him commit suicide by caesarean section like his mother.Otherwise, she will lose her last support, become a homeless woman, and become an official slave.The little Linghu kept beating his head, afraid that he would fall asleep and not be able to hear the movement in the room. Suddenly, the little Linghu heard a sound of horseshoes and a rhythmic knock on the door, "Tap, tap, tap". The little Linghu walked to the door lightly, looked out from the crack of the door, and saw a man in white clothes and a white horse, who seemed to be the figure of the previous visitor!No, that person is fair and handsome, why is this person skinny and dark?Listen to the sound?Yes, the voice will not change.Thinking of this, the extremely clever little Linghu asked in a low voice: "Who is knocking on the door?" "Little Linghu? Me, have you forgotten?" A familiar and friendly voice came from outside the door. Little Linghu opened the door.Wei Yang tied his horse to the stone stake outside the door, walked in and squatted down, stroked the little Linghu's hair and said, "Little sister, I came here three months ago, remember?" With a cry of "Wow——", the little Linghu threw himself on Wei Yang's shoulder and cried. Wei Yang was surprised, "What's the matter? What about internal history?" Little Linghu took Wei Yang's hand and pushed open the door of the main room, a strong smell of alcohol came out!Jing Jian lay on his back in the dark room and muttered to himself, "Wei Yang, you, you, lied to me. Villain, lied to me! You, why are you like this? You..." Little Linghu choked up and said, "He It’s like this every day, it scares me to death.” Wei Yang pondered for a moment, then ordered the little Linghu to find a thick candle and light it.Holding the candle, he went to Jing Jian and knelt down, helped Jing Jian up and said loudly: "Neishi, look who I am?" Jing Jian opened his hazy eyes: "You? Who are you? Sent by the King?" "I'm Wei Yang! Let's take a look at the internal history." When Jing listened to the word "Wei Yang", he was startled and opened his eyes wide, "You? You are, Wei Yang?" He rubbed his eyes again, "No, thin and dark, do you have the style of Wei Yang?" "Brother Jing, Wei Yang trekked for three months, traveled all over Qin, and was not black or thin?" Wei Yang said generously. Like a thunderclap, the hazy cloud in Jing Jian's heart was suddenly blown away, he stood up abruptly, stared at Wei Yang with piercing eyes and tremblingly said: "Brother Yang, is it really you? You, are you back?" "Yes, Wei Yang is back, for a whole three months, I didn't lie to you!" Jing Jian looked up to the sky and laughed, ecstatic, the filth and alcohol all over his body swept away, he opened his arms, and hugged Wei Yang tightly.Little Linghu giggled happily when he saw that the two of them looked like children. "Little Linghu, bring the wine!" Jing Jian shouted excitedly. Wei Yang smiled and said, "Return the wine? So drunk that no one would recognize him." "Why don't you drink? Just now, that's drunk to death, dead drunk! If you drink again, it's drunk to live, alive to drunk!" Wei Yang laughed loudly: "Okay! Bitter vegetables and strong wine, you will be drunk!" Little Linghu ran into the kitchen, brought two ceramic bowls and said with a smile, "Drink it first, and I'll take it later." The two of them took the pottery bowls and "dang" them, each gulped and drank, but laughed at the same time.Wei Yang said, "Very bitter wine." Jing Jian said, "It's so sour! Where's the real wine?" Little Linghu giggled and said, "There's no wine. I was so scared that I poured out all the wine. I'll make tea." Wei Yang said with a smile: "Little Linghu is so clever, sober up with wine. It's time to drink tea." "There is still food, you two haven't eaten yet? Come later." The little Linghu quickly got into the kitchen. Jing Jian rose up and moved the straw mat and wooden table to the courtyard.Under the bright autumn moon, the two talked eloquently and full of emotions, and spoke the dialect of the Qin people rashly, sometimes laughing, sometimes sighing, sometimes excited, sometimes sad, until the bright moon dimmed and the east turned pale.