Da Qin: Confucianism, Dharma and Taoism

The Chang'an Academy was surrounded by the Imperial Guards, and the students knelt on the ground with excited expressions.

"Here, here, the emperor is coming!"

"Quiet, be quiet, don't make noise, if you disturb the emperor, you will be the only one guilty!"

"..."

There was a commotion inside the academy, but as the figure wearing a black robe and a crown walked into the academy, it immediately became quiet again.

A solemn atmosphere enveloped the academy, making people dare not speak loudly.

Under the leadership of Han Fei, all the students and teachers in the academy knelt on the ground and shouted loudly: "I, the common people, pay my respects to the emperor!"

Every student was very excited, looking at the majestic figure with longing and admiration.

The emotions in these eyes were not only the excitement of seeing the emperor, but more of a kind of gratitude and pursuit.

Chang'an Academy has been teaching for more than 10 years.

The first batch of children have been in school for so many years and are now close to 20 years old.

Especially, only a small number of these students are real nobles, and most of them are from poor families.

In the past, they had no chance to study and no channels to become officials.

But it was with the sponsorship of the former King Yong, now His Majesty, that they had the possibility to enter the Chang'an Academy to learn knowledge and change their lives.

Especially, the former principal has now become the emperor, which is equivalent to them being the emperor's disciples.

Many students who have graduated or are about to graduate are fantasizing whether they can be reused by the emperor.

Well, reuse is probably not possible, but if they are just sent to various counties to be a small official and start from scratch, they will be satisfied.

They have studied for so many years, and their knowledge can be regarded as useful.

"Stand up."

Ying Wei nodded slightly, motioning them to stand up, then looked at Han Fei, who was wearing purple brocade clothes and looked like a playboy, and asked with a smile: "Is today the day of the palace exam?"

Han Fei was always respectful and polite to Ying Wei when there were people around. He bowed and said: "Your Majesty, today is the day of the monthly exam."

Ying Wei nodded and said: "As the principal, I don't come here often. Since it's the day of the exam, let's all go to take the exam."

"I will grade the exam results this time."

Hearing Ying Wei say this, the students were even more excited.

Your Majesty personally graded them. If they didn't perform well, how could they be worthy of their hard work for so many years.

Han Fei asked the students to leave when he heard it.

The students bowed again and went to the exam venue under the guidance of the teacher.

Ying Wei could still hear their whispers: "Have you heard that His Majesty is going to hold an imperial examination, saying that you have to take the exam to become an official."

"We have studied hard for so many years, even if we become someone's retainer, it may not be possible.To succeed, you may need to give gifts. ”

“But if it is an exam, I think I still have a chance.”

Other students said: “Hey, even if you are among the top few in the imperial examination, you will be interviewed by His Majesty in person. You must know the ways of the world. How can you be an official if you don’t know these?”

“I don’t want to be a local official. I am studying water conservancy. I just need the technology. I don’t need your hypocrisy.”

“But if His Majesty wants to open the imperial examination, I’m afraid it’s not that simple. I’m afraid those nobles don’t want to. ”

The student who said this secretly looked at other noble children.

These students usually discuss current affairs besides studying, so they naturally see things more thoroughly than ordinary people.

They can better understand that holding the imperial examination is not so easy, and there will definitely be countless people who will stop it.

For a while, these students were also a little worried.

After all, His Majesty may have to face the entire aristocratic system.

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Just as the students were whispering to each other on their way to the examination hall, Ying Wei, accompanied by Han Fei, walked to the garden of the academy.

The assassins of Luowang and the imperial guards guarded the place so tightly that not even a fly could fly in.

Ying Wei and Han Fei sat down in a pavilion. (To read the novels of Bao Shuang, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Han Fei personally poured wine for Ying Wei and said respectfully: "Your Majesty is going to open the imperial examination system. When Xunzi knows about it, he will be overjoyed."

"Brother, why are you so polite all of a sudden?"

Ying Wei said with a smile.

Han Fei was silent for a while and said: "Your Majesty is now the emperor. Han Fei dare not be as casual as before."

"How can I, a member of the Legalist School, violate the law first? ”[]

Ying Wei sighed softly upon hearing this.

Legalism is a kind of imperial doctrine that requires the emperor to be high and mighty and not to have any close contact with his subjects, otherwise it will make you lose your dignity.

As the master of Legalism, Han Fei has always followed Legalism. Naturally, when Ying Wei became the emperor, he could no longer be as casual as before.

“In that case, I will call you Han Fei... But although the name has changed, our relationship has not changed.”

Ying Wei took the wine glass and took a sip.

Han Fei smiled and said, “There are times when the monarch and his subjects can be harmonious. Now your majesty is the monarch and I am the subject. If your majesty thinks that the subject is disobedient, then you can naturally treat me as an enemy.”

“If your majesty thinks that the subject is not bad, then he is your own person.”

Ying Wei looked at him with a smile and said, “Your words are inconsistent with your doctrine. ”

In Han Fei’s theory, the emperor should regard everyone as his enemy. All the ministers are loyal to you for a purpose, so you should restrict them with harsh laws, not the Confucian benevolence.

If you really follow Han Fei’s theory, then Ying Wei should have regarded Han Fei as his enemy.As an enemy, 080 instead of a friend.

Han Fei blushed, took a sip of wine to cover it up, and said: "It's easy to make a theory, but it's really difficult to make your behavior conform to the theory."

"Now I understand the benevolence and righteousness of Confucianism."

"Now I am sitting here with your majesty, but I don't want your majesty to treat me with the theory of Legalism, but treat me with the benevolence and righteousness of Confucianism."

Hearing this, Ying Wei laughed and said: "That's why I said that pure Confucianism is not desirable, and pure Legalism is even more undesirable. That is the way to destroy the country."

"Only with the Tao as the heart, Confucian skin and legal bones, is the right way."

If Ying Wei said this in the past, Han Fei might have argued with him.

But now, after experiencing the harshness of Legalism in person, even Han Fei thought that Ying Wei was right.

His theory was a bit too extreme.

Just then, a commotion was heard not far away.

A guard stopped the person and said, "Your Majesty is talking to Han Fei in the pavilion, you can't go over there."

The person said in a delicate voice, "I want to go over there, get out of the way."

Ying Wei heard the person's voice and smiled, "Is it Princess Honglian? Let her come over."

"Yes!"

The guard then made way.

Ying Wei only saw a fiery red, rushing towards him. .