Chapter 471 Give you peace of mind
When officials from Kuaiji County vaguely guessed Fusu's identity, they were all shocked. As we all know, Zhao Kuo has three sons and one daughter. Zhao Kang's son is only four or five years old. Zhao Kang himself is very young. This young man is definitely not his son. The other son Cheng Qi, he is not married and alone. This is famous in Qin State, and many people talk about Chang Anjun's various things...
And his daughter Shan had just gotten married, and of course she might have such a big son. The only explanation is... He is the son of the eldest son Zheng... and he is also the eldest son. Well, the emperor's eldest son, the current crown prince. At that moment, the officials were dizzy, especially those officials who fought with Fusu. At this moment, their faces were pale and trembling, and they almost collapsed on the ground, pointing at Fusu and saying tremblingly: "You... are you the current crown prince?"
Of course, Fusu was not in the mood to give him a evil smile, and then said, "It's better if you have eyes but no beads, it's better if you don't wait for this place." He was scolded by Zhao Kuo so much. Zhao Kuo loved him very much. Every time his father scolded him, Zhao Kuo always protected him. This was the first time he saw Zhao Kuo so angry, and even knocked him with a crutch. Fusu was very sad, just lowered his head and looked dazed.
Seeing that he had exposed himself, Zhao Kuo did not hide it. He continued, "As the crown prince, he needed to pay more attention to the integration of the seven countries and to eliminate the division, but you personally provoked conflicts and triggered regional disputes... You go and admit your mistakes to the officials of Chu! Then, report to me the officials who you know are illegal!" Fusu listened to Zhao Kuo's words and bowed again, and then looked at the officials of the local Chu State.
Zhao Kuo was completely unopposed to Fusu's attempt to deal with illegal officials. He was even willing to help find these borers. Zhao Kuo was also an upright person. He would never allow the dirty things under his eyes to continue to exist. As long as he discovered them, he would have to rectify them. Many people call this world gray, so they believe that there is no need to divide justice and evil so clearly.
But we must know that tolerance and concession to evil is the trampling on justice.
It is not the winner who writes history. Everything is the choice of the masses. The power of the people is the greatest and the most just. People have a bad side, but overall, we can see more of the glory hidden deep in it, which is the essential difference between humans and animals. What is right is right, what is wrong is wrong. Our history and great men have proved this.
Therefore, what Zhao Kuo could not tolerate was Fusu's tough attitude, what he could not tolerate was Fusu's means. In order to eliminate those officials, Fusu colluded with Qin officials to deal with these people, which aroused the resistance of the Chu people, and the confrontation appeared like this. This was a open sowing of conflicts between officials, which can be further understood as splitting Qin and Chu! Qin spent hundreds of years conquering Chu. You have wanted to kick Chu out in the past few years?!
Fusu bowed to the officials in Chu and apologized in person. His actions made the officials in Chu even more distressed. Prince, Prince!? If he had known his identity, these people would not dare to deal with him. They would definitely show their best side. Now facing the prince's worship, they could only avoid it in a hurry and said, "I dare not bear the gift of the prince!"
They all heard that the emperor had a bad temper and was cruel. If he knew that his son was bullied like this... the officials were a little desperate at that moment. After Fusu seriously apologized to them, Zhao Kuo stood up and said seriously: "Whether from Chu or other areas, they are all Qin people... In my eyes, there is only the difference between good people and evil people, and there is no division of household registration..."
"Second and third son, I have to settle my prejudices... Peace is hard to come by... Alas..." Zhao Kuo sighed and then said: "Isn't this a good thing for the people of all over the world to work together to open up a prosperous era, leave a name in history, and receive worship from future generations? If it deliberately causes war and causes disaster to the creatures, it will leave a lifelong infamy."
Zhao Kuo then sat down and began to tell his theory of One King and the theory of integration of all countries again. In order to cultivate national concepts in various places, Zhao Kuo was also exhausted. He had such an idea before, so he also collected a large number of historical documents and wanted to make the definition of the Huaxia tribe in advance. This was the best time. Zhao Kuo said seriously: "A long time ago, our ancestors Huangdi and Yandi broke out in the Central Plains to compete for the leader of the tribal alliance. The Yandi tribe was defeated and merged into the Yellow Emperor tribe. The Yandi Alliance was in its infancy."
"Later, they defeated Chiyou, the leader of the Jiuli tribe in the Battle of Zhuolu. Later, they formed a larger Huaxia tribe alliance with the Yan Emperor tribe and the Huang Emperor tribe as the main body. The source of the Huaxia tribe is basically fixed...", "Along the river and river water, the Chinese civilization is also the birthplace of our original birth..." At this moment, there are more historical documents in the past than later, because the times are still close.
In addition, Zhao Kuo read a lot of books and knew a lot of legends and allusions. Therefore, he combined these large amounts of materials to create a Chinese origin. He even directly told the Cishan culture, Longshan culture, Yangshao culture, and Erlitou culture hidden in the soil... Thinking about the shock of later generations digging according to his description, and then they really dug up these long-standing cultures, they probably wouldn't understand how Zhao Kuo knew these without any modern archaeological tools.
Zhao Kuo said it very well, and from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, it connected the entire China. Whether it was the ancestors recognized by the Chu people or other countries, you could trace it up to the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. Even some magical legends can also be connected magically. This is because although what Zhao Kuo said was a legend, from some aspects, what he was talking about was the fact. These people scattered around the world originally had common ancestors.
These people are the Huaxia people, which is the predecessor of the later Han people. Of course, by later generations, the Huaxia people have become a widespread name, not only the Han people, but also the many ethnic groups living on this land belong to the Chinese nation. The concept of China has also changed from the concept of geography and blood ties to a unified cultural concept. All those who use the theory of blood ties to attack other ethnic groups are not stupid or bad.
For example, who belongs to the Chinese nation who thinks to sell poisonous pork to the mainland and the Uyghur who study Chinese history every day and respects historical figures and expresses it in online writing? The answer is that both belong to the Chinese nation, but the previous one is not very suitable.
The concept of China that Zhao Kuo talks about now is an original and simple concept. If you want to achieve the ultimate broad concept, you have to first draw out the narrow concept. Zhao Kuo believes that this set of concepts will definitely continue to develop and eventually become a broad concept again. Everyone sat around and listened to Zhao Kuo's remarks that Zhao Kuo's books over the years have not been read in vain. When he told the origin and development history of the Chinese nation in his mouth, everyone was fascinated by it.
Of course, there were also officials recording that Fusu stood by seriously, lowered his head, and listened to Zhao Kuo's teachings.
Zhao Kuo was very serious in everything he did. He either didn't say it. He had to say it in the most detailed way, otherwise he would not give up. Therefore, after Zhao Kuo finished speaking these history and legends, he supplemented his own doctrines and cultivated national concepts according to the characteristics of the cultural customs of various countries. This is something Zhao Kuo has always wanted to do. He prepared a lot of things to prove from many aspects that his statement was correct.
To prove it from appearance, language, and common characteristics in writing, Zhao Kuo said a lot, in the final analysis, the people of the seven countries belong to the same clan. The Huaxia tribe proposed by Zhao Kuo is essentially a battle of brothers and a fight between the two families. Speaking of this, Zhao Kuo listed Bai Qi and criticized him. He admired Bai Qi's command ability very much, but he really did not recognize his actions at all.
Even if what he did promoted unification, Zhao Kuo would not dare to agree. Such behavior was too cruel. If Zhao Kuo could return to the past again, he would still help Zhao to fight Bai Qi without hesitation. Fan Ju, who proposed the massacre policy, was not spared and was also criticized by Zhao Kuo. Zhao Kuo treated historical figures objectively and would not completely deny or fully recognize them because of his own preferences.
This is the most basic cultivation of learning history and studying history. Bai Qi has a cruel side, but you cannot deny his military success. Fan Ju has a sinister side, but you cannot deny his contribution to Qin, even if you use later generations as examples:
Emperor Wen had a benevolent and righteous side, but he would also attack his relatives. Emperor Wu had a brutal side, but he also protected China and Cao Cao massacred the city, but he did unify the north, and Sun Quan had a 100,000-year reputation. But he was indeed a hero when he was young, and Li Shimin ascended the throne was disgraceful, but he did lay a foundation for the prosperous era in the future. Qianlong boasted and boasted, but he was not useless.
By the time Zhao Kuo finished speaking, it was already a little dark.
The officials were fascinated by the fact that when Zhao Kuo stood up with a cane, everyone thanked him. Whether they agreed with such a theory in their hearts, they still had to act like they were very educated on the surface. Zhao Kuo didn't say much. Then he asked Fusu to tell him about his illegal behavior in Kuaiji. Fusu repeatedly proved several officials, and these officials were trembling all over and did not dare to look up.
Zhao Kuo looked at them and asked calmly: "Is he telling the truth?"
Under Zhao Kuo's gaze, the psychological defenses of these people seemed to collapse. Do you want them to say that the prince was slandering him? Under such great pressure, they could only bow their heads and confess that they were breaking the law and discipline. Zhao Kuo asked Zhao Kang to deal with them according to the law. According to the law, they voluntarily surrendered themselves and could reduce some punishment. These people hurriedly thanked him again, and Zhao Kuo turned around and left here.
Fusu hurriedly followed him, and the two walked into the inner room together. Fusu lit a candle. Under the candlelight, a gentle light swayed on Zhao Kuo's face. Zhao Kuo looked at Changsun in front of him and sighed. He said, "I won't blame you for dealing with corrupt officials, nor will I persuade you to tolerate these things... You are different from your father, but you will be a very upright emperor... What I was worried about in the past was not your integrity, but your kindness..."
"You don't know the sinisterness of people's hearts, and always use your own ideas to guess others. I let you come to the place to let you see clearly what the reality is. I don't want you to be blinded. Han Fei also praised me for your code of conduct, saying that the king is upright and tough, the country's worms will be reduced, and the ministers will not be busy with flattery, everything is in order, and the world will be peaceful and prosperous."
"Fusu, your integrity will make you have a group of ministers who are equally upright and diligent, and your kindness will impress the people... We can also give this world that has been broken and just been sewn up. However, there are many bad people in the world. Don't trust others easily. When it's time to take action, you must not hesitate... Everything is for the world and for the people."
Fusu seemed to understand, Zhao Kuo said seriously: "For the people of the world, sometimes, you have to abandon your principles... Let me tell you something." Fusu lowered his head and expressed his willingness to listen. Zhao Kuo said: "I once implemented the rule of law in Zhao State, setting an example, and unwilling to touch the law. At that time, there was a powerful man in Zhao State, called Chang'an Jun. Chang'an Jun was tyrannical and like a beast. He made many mistakes, but because of the protection of King Zhao, even Si Kou could not deal with him."
"I really want to get rid of him, but I don't have any evidence of his crime. Until one day, he rode a horse and killed a friend of mine... No, he beat my friend to death. The man who was beaten to death was a very kind and good person... He was just like you... He indulged his disciples in murder, and according to the law at that time, he could not execute him. At most, he would remove the position of the prince."
"At that time, I suddenly began to think, if I caught him and asked King Zhao to remove him from his throne, would he change? He would not, he would still commit crimes like that. He dared not to commit crimes because of his title, but because of King Zhao's favor. Should he deal with him according to the law, or should he execute him according to the tradition I most opposed in daily life? I thought about it for a long time. The law is what I insisted on the most, but at that time, I did not want more innocent people to die in the hands of that beast."
"So, I killed him and killed him with the right to deal with the monarch that I hate most in my daily life."
Chapter completed!