Chapter 86 Section 6: Celebrity lobbyists come to Shangjun’s mansion

Back in the mansion, it was already afternoon.Shang Yang felt very tired and relaxed at the same time. He wanted to lie on the couch to rest for a while, but he couldn't sleep on it. Today is the first time that Crown Prince Ying Si has appeared on a major state occasion, and it is also the first time Shang Yang has seen Ying Si's ability to handle state affairs.Although he had a basic estimate of the prince's character and ability, he really didn't expect him to do such a good job!The calm demeanor, the right wording, the sharp rhetorical rebuttal, and the flickering sharpness in the honesty, all of them are full of the majestic atmosphere of fighting and fighting.All of these things cannot be figured out, nor can they be thought through hard.Only long-honed courage, innate talent, and natural strength of character can be integrated into this outstanding adaptability.Shang Yang's comfort is here.In the first years when he and Duke Qin shared his heart and soul, one was twenty-three years old and the other was twenty-two years old.But now Ying Si is already thirty years old, so why worry about what will happen after her death?It seems that as long as he accompany Duke Qin through this last journey, he can resign from office and go back to hiding with peace of mind...

Jing Nan hurried in and handed Shang Yang a cloth painting: a gray shadow ran up the ridge of the door with the words "Taishi Mansion" written on it!There is another black shadow lying on the dark side of the roof! "Who?" Shang Yang pointed at the shadow. Jing Nan shook his head. "Run away?" Shang Yang pointed to the gray shadow. Jing Nan nodded, and then pointed to the black shadow and made several gestures. Shang Yang paced and pondered.Jing Nan has already figured out that the gray shadow is Gongsun Jia who escaped from prison and disguised himself and assassinated him!In order to find out the forces behind Gongsun Jia, Shang Yang ordered Jing Nan to "only follow but not kill" Gongsun Jia.However, who else is following Gongsun Jia, and obviously wants to kill him soon?If it wasn't for Jing Nan's obstruction, wouldn't Gongsun Jia's line be cut off at any time?who?Who wants to kill Gongsun Jia?Yingqian?But Yingqian was already dead.Qianlong?Qianlong is also dead.However, since Qianlong is dead, what is the intention of Gongsun Jia breaking in? ...For a moment Shang Yang couldn't figure it out, he turned around and pointed to the canvas and said, "Continue to follow the gray man and find out where the black man came from."

Jing Nan agreed with a "cough!" and went out. The manager walked in lightly, "Report to Lord Shang, there is a man outside the door asking to see him, calling himself Yunyang Zhao Liang." "Zhao Liang?" Shang Yang pondered for a while, then smiled suddenly, "Ah, I remembered." Then he walked out of the study and entered the hall.I saw a middle-aged scholar standing outside the porch, with big sleeves, black clothes and long beard, smiling, quite refined and free and easy.Shang Yang cupped his hands in the hallway and said with a smile: "The visitor is a famous person from Jixia, Brother Zhao Liang?"

"Of course. This is Zhao Liang." There was a bit of teasing in the visitor's reserved smile, "I just didn't expect Shang Jun to come out to welcome him. Zhao Liang was flattered." Shang Yang laughed heartily, "Famous people have no crown, but the king respects him, how about Yang? Please." Entering the study, Shang Yang asked Zhao Liangdong to take the seat, and he took the lead to accompany him.When the servant got some tea, he closed the door and left.Shang Yang sighed deeply, "Brother Zhao came here, so that my younger brother Zhao Kang can no longer see each other. How unfortunate is that? My condolences to brother."

Zhao Liang smiled slightly, "Zhao Kang violated the law, Zhao Liang only lamented his misfortune and angered him. You don't have to worry about it. State affairs and private affairs are more important than others. Zhao Liang can still tell the truth." "Sir, if you have such a heart, Yang is very grateful. You have returned from the best school in the world, and you can be a good teacher and friend. How can you teach me?" Shang Yang felt that Zhao Liang's words were strange, so he wanted Zhao Liang to express his feelings. Zhao Liang: "Servants dare not accept orders. Confucius said that if you push the virtuous, the virtuous will advance, and if you gather together the unworthy, the able will retreat. How can a servant who is unworthy be a good teacher and friend with Shang Jun?"

Shang Yang smiled faintly, "A Confucian scholar originally used defense as offense. Sir, there must be something later, please." "It is said that Shang Jun regards punishment as the law, and minor crimes are severely punished. May I say that I am not guilty?" Seeing Zhao Liang's seemingly relaxed teasing but a trace of long-term nervousness, Shang Yang finally couldn't help laughing, "Famous scholars speak up, why are you afraid of life and death? Jixia's debates are famous all over the world, but only the Confucian master Mencius please kill him." He has been a polemicist. Do you think, sir, that all scholars in the world are like Mencius?"

Zhao Liang was a little embarrassed, coughed, and got to the point, "Dare to ask Lord Shang, who do you compare yourself to in politics?" Shang Yang smiled slightly, knowing where Zhao Liang wanted to go, he said leisurely: "Marting seeks truth and governance, and does not compare himself with any sages. However, in Qin, he can always surpass Baili Xi's achievements." Zhao Liang shook his head solemnly: "My servant thinks that Lord Shang is comparable to Guan Zhong, Li Kui, Zichan, and Wu Qi, and even surpasses them. However, the most incomparable thing for Lord Shang is this Bailixi."

"Appreciate further details." "Baili Xizhi and Shang Jun have two ways of governing the country, just like the south and the north, and ice and charcoal cannot be used in the same way. In a word, Baili Xi governs the country according to the kingly way and relies on virtue to govern the country. Government. Those who rely on virtue will prosper, and those who rely on strength will perish. This is also a thousand classics. How can they be compared?" "Dare to ask, sir, why does Baili Xi rely on virtue? Why does Yang rely on strength?" Zhao Liang eloquently said, "Baili Xi, Prime Minister of Qin, does not promulgate laws and regulations, but only acts of benevolence. If you are quiet, you will eat coarse food, and if you move, you will walk like a cart. You don't use servants at home, and you don't bring armored soldiers when you travel. You don't open umbrellas in summer, and you don't wear light furs in winter. There are no severe punishments in the country, and no lawsuits among the people. There is a disaster in the neighboring country, and the Qin country saves food. Therefore, fame is hidden in the treasury, and virtue is popular in the world. Bashu pays tribute, and the eight soldiers serve. I heard it, and I will see you at the gate. All the talents in the world look to Qin. When Bailixi died, men and women shed tears, boys did not sing songs, and those who pounded did not pester each other. Only such kingly virtues could achieve the great cause of Mu Gong's generation. Relying on the criminal law, punishing petty crimes with heavy punishments, indiscriminate killings. The people of the common people are often disabled, and the nobles of the public house are punished. The people have disasters, and if they don’t save them, they will kill them. Relying on soldiers to seize land and threaten their neighbors. When traveling, the iron horses are heavily guarded, the spears are shining in the sun, pedestrians stay away, and the sidecars get off the road. "Poetry" says, "He who wins people prospers, and those who lose people collapse." What you do, if you lose people's hearts, how can it last?" A speech, generous and fluent.

Shang Yang still smiled faintly, "Dare to ask, sir, what can I do if I rely on my strength?" Zhao Liang spoke vigorously, taking advantage of the situation, "Duke Qin is dying now, and the king is in danger like the morning dew. The nobles in the court bear their shame and wait behind closed doors. Return to the fief as soon as possible, fill the garden and study, ask the new king to pardon the criminals, restore the kingly way, and settle the resentment of the subjects, or you can be at peace. If you rely on petting and resentment, the king will be in danger, and you can wait for it."

Shang Yang got up from the table, stared at Zhao Liang with sharp eyes, suddenly sighed, and suddenly laughed up to the sky, "Zhao Liang, Zhao Liang, it turns out that you are here to lobby for others, and you have good intentions. No wonder you said it first. It is an anecdote in the world to stand up innocently, and then to speak nonsense. Such a hypocrisy, but to pretend to be kingly and righteous. May I answer a few words, sir, to bring to the entrusted person?" "Shang Jun, please tell me." Zhao Liang seemed a little embarrassed. Shang Yang paced slowly, calm and indifferent, "Marting does not bother to refute the theory of relying on virtue and relying on strength. However, if Mr. and others are blind people, how can they not show Mount Tai? Governing the country does not rely on strength, and there is a country in peace? Those who rely on strength, The great virtue of governing a country. If there is no fundamental force such as the army, prisons, laws, and officials, can the world be peaceful and orderly? Power is the foundation of a country, and virtue is the end of government. How can the general be attached? Yu did not rely on strength, how could he establish Xia? Tang did not rely on strength, how could he destroy Xia? King Wen and King Wu did not rely on strength, how could he destroy Shang? It's not about relying on strength, but what is the goal of relying on strength? Relying on strength to govern, the country will be strong and the people rich, this is the great virtue of the world, what is wrong with it? "Poetry" says, "Forget about my great virtue and think about my little grievances." ', what does Mr. Cheng mean? Mr. and others, they don't think about the great virtue of the rule of law, but only think about the grievances of the nobles. They promoted Bailixi as the avenue of sages and sages, and denounced Shang Yang's new law as torture and evil. Such clichés have long been cast aside by the world. Wouldn’t it be embarrassing for Mr. Zhang to treat others like a saint?” Shang Yang laughed out loud as he spoke.

"Baili Xi's virtuous government has been handed down through the ages." Zhao Liang poked his neck and blushed. Shang Yang: "Although Baili Xi is a virtuous man, he is a peasant who governs the country, and it is not enough to imitate. A small country with few people can still do it. If a large country with thousands of miles and thousands of miles has millions of people, if it is a car, the country will collapse. The people are not weak babies, if Baili Xi, he would regard himself as a loving mother and caress the people like infants and young children, causing the people to be cowardly and their arrogance disappears. They do not follow the laws and regulations, but rely on the mediation of human governance. This is governing the country The evil habit is also a chronic disease. If it is practiced in the country, the country will perish, and if it is practiced in the family, the family will be ruined. After Baili Xi, the Qin State was weak for five generations, and it was unable to rise in a hundred years. Master regards it as a treasure, it is really a Confucian dream." "Even so, Baili Xi's name will be passed on to future generations. What about you, Shang Jun? You will be killed!" Obviously this is the greatest magic weapon, Zhao Liang wiped the sweat from his forehead, but a nervous smile appeared on his face. "As for personal life and fortune, I have long ignored it." Shang Yang said with a smile: "Since the Spring and Autumn Period, many famous scholars have regarded self-protection as the highest success in their careers. Otherwise, how can you act as a lobbyist and be complacent? But Mr. I don’t know, but there are people in the world who have no second thoughts, do the public good and disregard selfishness, and never rely on personal life and death as the basis for advancing or retreating. Don’t you Confucianism also talk about killing one’s life for benevolence and giving up one’s life for righteousness? If a country is to be strong, it must pay the price of blood. The people’s Blood, the blood of ministers, the blood of princes and nobles, the blood of the battlefield, the blood of the execution ground, the blood of heroism, the blood of grievances. A country is like a big tree, and only when people dare to water it with blood can it grow strong. A country that is afraid of bloodshed, a country A ruler who is afraid of being sacrificed to the altar will never let go of his hands and feet to govern the country. Does this include the blood of Shang Yang? His great virtue is rejuvenated, and his heart is clear. Shang Yang's personal life will be with the new law. He?" Zhao Liang stared at Shang Yang obsessively, his beard curled up, but he remained silent for a long time.