Da Qin: Confucianism, Dharma and Taoism

In the back garden of Xianyang Palace, Ying Zheng and Ying Wei were walking in the garden, followed by many eunuchs and palace maids.

It was early spring, and although the nights were still a little cold, the days were particularly warm.

The flowers in the garden were budding, as if they were ready to compete with each other at any time, showing their most gorgeous life in that very short time.

Ying Zheng stood by the flower bed, looking at the flower buds in front of him, bending down and stroking them gently with his hands: "The life of a flower is short, it only blooms in a few days, and will soon wither, leaving only dry branches and leaves.".

"People's lives are no different from flowers, but most people are not even like this flower, they don't even have the opportunity to bloom, they can only be muddleheaded, not knowing why they were born, and why they die."

"I am a lucky person, born in this royal family, born in the six countries is the most period of weakness. ”

“There are six generations of Qin left. I dare not neglect the merits of my ancestors. I strictly discipline myself to handle government affairs every day. Although I have made several tours, most of the time I did not go for sightseeing, but to suppress the rebellious hearts of various places. 05”

“Third brother, do you think my life is successful?”

Ying Wei just replied calmly: “My brother is the first emperor.”

Just this simplest description is enough to summarize the ups and downs of Ying Zheng’s life and his great achievements.

"The First Emperor, what a great First Emperor."

Ying Zheng laughed loudly, looking quite happy: "In terms of ability, my third brother is not inferior to me, and in some aspects, my third brother's talent is far superior to mine."

"Even if you, my third brother, sit in this position, you are still the First Emperor. I still know myself. Without the pioneering and accumulation of my ancestors, I may not be able to achieve such success even if I spend my whole life."

"I was just born in a good era."

If other people heard this, they would probably kneel on the ground and tremble in fear.

When an emperor says 'you sit in the position of emperor', to some extent, this is also the emperor's vigilance against you and his distrust of you.

But Ying Wei was very calm, because he knew that Ying Zheng did not mean this.

Otherwise, with Ying Zheng's cunning, he would not say these things directly.

So Ying Wei took over his words and said: "I am not as good as my brother. At least I can't be as diligent as my brother for decades."

Ying Wei's tone was sincere, and it was what he thought in his heart.

Ying Wei knew himself very well. He had the heart of a hero, but also had the bad habit of indulging in pleasure.

Even if he had knowledge and insights from the future, facing this complex situation, if he could not serve the country wholeheartedly, he might not be able to achieve the achievements of the First Emperor.

Your insights and knowledge of the future are useless. You must first have the ability to turn these into practical things.

Ying ZhengAs one of the few emperors in the 2,000-year history of China who personally took care of everything, he has done a good job.

Ying Zheng sighed: "Yes, this is the biggest problem of my third brother. He is capable, but he can never use his abilities in the right place."

Ying Wei smiled and said: "That's because I am a vulgar person. I am sorry to make you laugh."

Ying Zheng shook his head: "Vulgar people, vulgar people are good. Sometimes I envy you. You can be so leisurely and do whatever you want."

"But I can't do that. I must put myself in the right position and can't do anything out of the ordinary. I am The emperor of the Qin Dynasty must make everyone recognize a unified and great country. "

"Of course I will not regret this life, but sometimes I think about it, but there are some regrets."

Ying Wei listened to his words quietly and said softly: "People always envy what they don't have. My brother is envious just because he doesn't have these."

"Just like me, I will envy others for what I don't have."

Ying Zheng nodded and said: "You are right, people always Greedy, wanting things that you don't have, but how can you do it? "

"But I still don't want to give up, I still have a lot of things to do."

"I unified the six kingdoms, the merits of the three emperors, the virtues of the five emperors, I destroyed the Baiyue, incorporated the land of Baiyue into the territory of Qin, I made the six kingdoms write the same language, and let everyone recognize only one standard and culture."

"I have completed a series of things I thought about when I was young, and I want to make this land a whole."

"But I still know that there are many things I haven't done. If it is done, the Huns in the north are still there, but I can only build the Great Wall to garrison like other countries in the past. "

"I also know that the grassland in the north is not suitable for farming, and it will be useless even if it is forcibly attacked."

"If I send troops to attack the Hu people, it will inevitably damage the national strength of Qin, but I really want to solve it once and for all and not leave these possible dangers to future generations."

The First Emperor clenched his fists, angry at his short life like a flower, and unwilling to have so many regrets for his achievements.

But even if he was the First Emperor, he could not fight against the destiny and the restrictions of that person.

"Brother, you may think I am perfunctory with this sentence, but I really want to say that you have done a good job."

"Brother has achieved the ultimate of this era."

Ying Wei sighed.

The First Emperor did everything he could do at this time.

It is impossible to conquer the Xiongnu in the north. Even though the nomads were conquered during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, they returned in just a dozen years.

So the policy of Emperor Qin Shi Huang to build the Great Wall for defense was not wrong. It was the most cost-effective method.

If you want to completely defeat the nomads, you need to develop technology to reduce the dimension of the attack, so that the other side can become good at singing and singing.Dance.

The southern part of the Baiyue 040 region was full of miasma in this era and was not suitable for living at all. In the eyes of the Central Plains, it was a typical barbarian land. It was normal that the First Emperor did not think of conquering it.

As for the southwest and northwest, with such high plateaus and environments, how could it be possible to conquer them with a national strength of only 20 million people today.

Even if it was really conquered, there was not enough ability to defend it.

As for going to sea, today's navigation technology is not good, so this point is directly denied.

So no matter how you look at it, the current Qin State is really looking around with a sword in its hands, and there is no place to go.

Even if you really have a global map, you can't get out.

This is a technical problem!

The greatest legacy that the First Emperor left to future generations is this extremely important land. If it is missing a little bit, the Chinese civilization may fall apart.

If you want to know what China lacks the most, it is because of geographical factors. The basins and land here are too fragmented, so the oil reserves are a bit small.

But this is something that people will care about 2,000 years later. No one cares about it now.

The First Emperor Ying Zheng, he has completed everything he can do in his life. Under the limitations of the times, he has now done his best.

As for what comes next, let the future generations do it!

The First Emperor, he has completed his historical responsibility and mission, he, should abdicate! .