"Severe punishment and serious law?" Qin Yiren was surprised and his mouth opened slightly.

Qin's law is harsh and violent, and is known for its "harsh punishment and harsh law". Today, more than two thousand years later, when we modern people mention Qin law, they feel palpitations. It is really that Qin law is too terrible.

The "Minor Crime and Serious Law" is the core of Qin Law. Even if it is a misdemeanor such as throwing out garbage, you have to cut your nose.

It is precisely because of the terrible Qin law that the people in Shandong strongly oppose Qin. Although there are people with ulterior motives among them, their words may not be unreasonable, which is also an important reason for the demise of the Qin Dynasty.

The land of Shandong criticized Qin based on this, but the Qin people praised it and did not blame the Qin law, but abide by the Qin law. For a time, the Qin State was in great power, and did not pick up any remains or closed their doors at night. Even Feng Menglong praised it in "Records of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty".

What exactly made Shang Yang determined to adopt severe punishment? Qin Yiren really never thought about this question.

After returning to Qin, Qin Yiren did not return to Xianyang immediately, but went around to check and understand the national conditions of Qin. Among them, there are many anecdotes of Shang Jun. From these anecdotes, it can be seen that Shang Jun is an extremely smart person, with extraordinary talent and talent, but he adopted the "severe punishment and harsh law" that made countless later generations criticize him. So what is the reason?

Qin Yiren frowned and pondered.

"Pa!" Fan Sui patted Shang Jun's handbook and said with a smile: "Stern punishment and law were deliberately done by Shang Jun, because he had to do it. This is Shang Jun's handbook, and it is Shang Jun's last wish. Shang Jun said that after the world is unified, the world will be peaceful. Be sure to practice the law. You can no longer use severe punishment and law..."

"Mr. Shang wants to practice the Dharma?" Qin Yiren's mouth was so wide that he could stuff a bowl into it, and his eyes almost hit the ground.

Shang Jun was the promoter of "harsh" Qin law, so he was verbally and slandered by countless descendants. In the minds of later generations, Shang Jun was a symbol and incarnation of cruelty and incorruptibility. He actually left a handwritten book to ask Qin State to practice the law when the time is right and no longer use severe punishment. This is really unbelievable.

Even with Qin Yiren's ability to withstand, it felt unbelievable, as if he was struck by lightning.

"Haha." Fan Sui saw Qin Yiren's shocked smile in his eyes, and smiled happily, saying, "Don't say that the young master is shocked, it's unbelievable. Even after I learned about this, I was shocked and unbelievable. After reading Shang Jun's handbook and knowing Shang Jun's last wishes, I have to admire Shang Jun's wisdom."

"Do you admire it?" Fan Sui's plan is very good for thousands of years. A strategy of "matching far and near" has made countless descendants admire it. Even he admires it. Then, there must be a major reason for Shang Jun to implement severe punishments. What will this be?

"Yes." Fan Sui focused his head.

"I understand." Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed, Qin Yiren suddenly understood, with a smile on his face, with an admiration on his face, and he emphasized his head, and exclaimed: "Mr. Shang is really amazing! It's really amazing! This severe punishment is a must-do!"

"That's right!" Fan Sui agreed loudly.

"With the wisdom of Shang Jun, he would not be unaware of the terrible consequences of severe punishment and severe law. Although he knew that this was too terrible, he tried his best to implement it. There are two reasons: First, heavy punishments should be used in troubled times. During the Warring States Period, the princes should fight for it. There has never been such a turbulent situation in China. It is not enough to govern Qin if it is severe punishment and severe law."

"Pa!" Fan Sui tapped with both hands, looking admiring.

"Secondly, because the national conditions of Qin are different from those of Shandong, severe punishments and laws have to be used." Qin Yiren continued to analyze and said, "The Qin land was originally an old land in the Zhou Dynasty. When King Ping of Zhou moved east, he gave Qifeng's old land to the Qin Dynasty. Qin Xianggong led his army to fight with the Rong people and regained these old lands, and since then it became Qin territory. However, the old land in the Zhou Dynasty was connected with the Western Rong, and the wars continued, so the Zhou Dynasty could not help the Rong people. Until the reign of Duke Mu, Yu was appointed as the military advisor and destroyed more than 20 Western Rong countries. This certainly caused the Qin people to increase their land, but it laid hidden dangers."

Fan Sui's eyes flashed with light, which was very rewarding.

"The Xirong was originally a barbarian citizen. They did not understand ethics and civilization, and only recognized force, but only martial arts were the only ones. If they were to teach them etiquette and morality, it would be of no use to play the piano for cows. It would not only be of no use, but would be ridiculed by them." Qin Yiren raised his eyebrows and said, "If you want to subdue these Xirong people, if you want them to abide by Qin's laws, you can only use heavy rules and severe punishments!"

"Baopa!" Fan Sui kept hitting his hands, his eyes flashed, and he praised Qin Yiren with great appreciation, and said with a smile: "What the young master said is very reasonable, and Shang Jun has implemented severe punishments and laws because of this. It's ridiculous that those people from Shandong don't know the national conditions of Qin at all, but are blaming Shang Jun randomly. How foolish!"

Shang Yang was forced to implement severe punishments and laws. First, it was necessary to use heavy punishments in times of great disputes, and second, the national conditions of Qin were different from those in Shandong.

Since Duke Mu of Qin destroyed more than 20 Western Rong countries, the land and city of Qin increased dramatically, and the Qin State's real increase greatly, and Qin State became a great vassal state. However, these Western Rong people were too barbaric. They did not recognize any etiquette and morality, but only recognized force. Therefore, the people of Qin State were extremely strong, and they would draw their swords at each other and fight.

For such barbaric people, it would be ridiculous if they were told about etiquette and morality. Only those who were cruel to them would be afraid and abide by it. Therefore, this severe punishment is a good prescription for Qin.

It is precisely because of this that in the eyes of people in Shandong, the Qin law is too harsh and violent, and it can be said that it has reached a very cruel point, but the Qin people are just favorable and abide by the law, and no one says it is inconvenient.

Fan Sui handed Shang Jun's handwritten letter to Qin Yiren, and Qin Yiren took it in his hand and opened it. Shang Jun explained the reason why he implemented severe punishment in his handwritten letter, which was exactly the same as Qin Yiren's statement, but the words were used differently.

At the end of the handwritten book, Shang Jun reminded future generations that after the world is unified and peaceful, it is necessary to practice the Dharma.

"Mr. Shang is so bright, I admire you!" Qin Yiren was amazed.

"Why did Emperor Qin Shihuang not practice the law in time after unifying the world? Especially the corvee service incident caused chaos in the world?" Immediately afterwards, Qin Yiren was curious.

The Qin Dynasty is so powerful that it is shocking. More than two thousand years have passed. If we ask us which dynasty is the most powerful in Chinese history, people will not think of the powerful Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, but will think of the Qin Dynasty. However, the fall of the Qin Dynasty makes people sigh, and countless descendants are urging and cursing, and regretting.

The Qin Dynasty was the first powerful and centralized dynasty in Chinese history. It established a huge and powerful empire and created a unified pattern in China. Although the Qin Dynasty had been destroyed for more than two thousand years, the Qin Dynasty's legacy still benefited us infinitely. Even such a powerful dynasty only existed for a very short time. Who can not regret it?

The reasons for the Qin Dynasty's annihilation were many, but one of them was recognized by the world, that is, the Qin law was too harsh, especially the corvee service, which forced Liu Bang and other ordinary people who had no desire to hate Qin to go desperate and had to rebel against Qin.

With the wisdom of Qin Shihuang, Li Si and Wei Liao, who have been famous for their eternal talents, they have not modified the Qin method, which is really hard to understand.

We cannot know what Qin Shihuang thought and why he did not modify the Qin method in time. However, we can make some inferences.

Later generations scolded Qin Shihuang and denounced him as a tyrant. No matter what, no one could deny Qin Shihuang's great achievements. He made three generations of achievements and made great contributions to the Chinese nation.

There may be many reasons why he did not practice the Dharma in time, but one thing is certain, that is, in his lifetime, it was not a good opportunity to practice the Dharma, because although the six kingdoms were destroyed, the old nobles of the six kingdoms were still there, and they hated Qin and opposed Qin. Only after a period of time did these people die almost and the remnants of the six kingdoms die almost, is the good opportunity to practice the Dharma.

As we all know, the father and son Qin Shihuang and Fusu had a very unhappy relationship because of different political views. It was a dispute between the two political views of practicing law and not practicing law at that time. Qin Shihuang insisted on severe punishments and harsh laws, but Fusu wanted to change his course. The father and son had a big fight. Qin Shihuang was furious and sent Fusu to the north.

However, unexpectedly, before Qin Shihuang passed the throne to Fusu, although Fusu was killed because of Zhao Gao and Li Si's infatuation. We can think about it carefully. Perhaps Qin Shihuang recognized Fusu's political views deep in his heart, but the time was not right and he had to put it aside for the time being.

Another reason is that the unified pattern created by Qin Shihuang is not available to learn from the experience of his predecessors. He needs to explore and make mistakes are inevitable.

Confucianism highly praised the "Three Kings and Five Emperors" and praised them as saints. However, the era of the Three Kings and Five Emperors was completely different from the era in which Qin Shihuang lived.

Let’s talk about our ancestor Huangdi, who was the leader of a tribe. At that time, how big could a tribe be? Can a county be large? After Qin Shihuang unified China, its territory was more than 1,000 or 2,000 times larger than the Huangdi period.

Let’s talk about population. Can a tribe in Huangdi have 10,000 people? At that time, the population was sparse, and it should be a great thing for a large tribe to have 10,000 people. After Qin Shihuang unified China, the population at that time was 18 million, which was nearly two thousand times more than Huangdi.

The territory has expanded by more than 1,000 or 2,000 times, and the population has increased by more than 1,000 or 2,000 times. How to govern and govern has become a major issue. Without the experience of previous generations to learn from, Qin Shihuang had no choice but to explore.

It is inevitable that you will make mistakes by exploring.

Whether success or failure of the Qin Dynasty was a precious treasure. Later dynasties have been learning from it and have never made any mistakes that the Qin Dynasty has made again.

"This problem is too complicated and difficult to figure it out for a moment." Qin Yiren put down Shang Jun's handwritten letter, sorted out his thoughts, and said: "Yiren is here to assist the Prime Minister. If there is something missing, please give me more advice."

"Haha." Fan Sui laughed loudly and said, "Young Master is so powerful. You are very talented and have a wonderful method that many people are unable to do. I wonder if your master has great insights into the government affairs of Qin?"
Chapter completed!