Episode 9: Wei Yang’s self-explanation of chess is the best
“Everything in the world is surrounded by one another. People are surrounded by officials, officials are surrounded by kings, and kings are surrounded by The country is surrounded, the world is surrounded by the universe, the universe is surrounded by creation, and creation is ultimately surrounded by all living beings. This is the way of chess, and it is also the way of heaven and humanity. Therefore, chess is named after siege, which is in line with the laws of heaven and earth.
The way of chess, although the encirclement is the destination, must be based on the situation. If the position is high, the encirclement will be wide, and if the position is low, the encirclement will be small..."
Episode 12: Wei Yang. Mencius debates that human nature is inherently good vs. human nature is inherently evil
Director: This great debate is the grand ceremony for Jixia to welcome Master Meng to the Qi Dynasty. There is no end to learning, and there are no noble or humble scholars. Everyone can challenge Master Meng to argue.
Everyone: Master Meng, please speak.
Director: Master Meng, please!
Meng Ke: Everyone, Confucianism has been founded for more than a hundred years, and its general propositions are known to the world.
I reiterate them one by one. It seems unnecessary, so I would like to ask you to explain the differences. Only when you argue and ask questions, and I answer them, can you get to the point.
Yang Zhu: I, Yang Zhu, dare to ask Master, what is precious and what is light among all things in the world?
Meng Ke: The people are the most valuable, the country is second, and the king is the least important.
Everyone: Long live the people!
Shen Buhai: I, Shen Buhai, dare to ask Master, what is the key to the turmoil and strife in the world?
Meng Ke: He did not learn Zhou etiquette, did not practice benevolent government, and took killing and conquest as pleasure, which was the key.
Shen Buhai: Do you really think that benevolent government, Zhou rites, and the well-field system are feasible?
Meng Ke: The state has a sage king and good generals, benevolent government is feasible, Zhou rites are feasible, and the well field system is even more feasible.
Shen Buhai: When countries rise and fall, Master hopes that the Holy King will restore his state, but in reality, people rule.
Meng Ke: It is at least better for a man to govern with virtue than to govern with power.
Shen Buhai: I would like to tell you, master, that the rule of law is the study of Legalism, not the study of power.
Meng Ke: Such Legalism is also a learning in troubled times
Wei Yang: What a fallacy! Master Meng’s assertion is so absurd!
Mencius: The argument should be well-founded, but it is so shallow to make groundless accusations!
Wei Yang: Master is wrong, and there are three reasons for this. All the schools in the world have branches. Confucius took it out of context and regarded the Shuzhi school as the overall picture of Legalism. This is one of the three schools of Legalism. The three schools of Legalism have the same root. They all regard the recognition of the rule of law as the foundation, but each has its own emphasis in its implementation. The Master ignores the fundamentals of Legalism and attacks one point less than the rest. The second is that the Legalist School of Legalism focuses on purging officials and strengthening inspections of officials based on the practice of law, which is very different from inciting power and intrigue. The Master deliberately obliterated the fundamentals, and his judgment could not be more rash. This is the third reason.
Mencius: Who are you and what school of Legalism are you?
Shen said: Hahaha! The scholars of the world have listened! This person, Wei Yang, is a famous scholar of our Legalist school of law.
Mencius: I have never heard of the rule of law forming a family or a sect. Harsh government is just as fierce as a tiger, so why bother talking about it!
Wei Yang: It is not worth mentioning that the Master first condemns people when discussing learning. Wei Yang only told Master that the governance of the world is not about empty talk, but about practical action. Whether it is the rule of law or the rule of men, whoever can integrate into the trend of great struggle and strengthen the country and enrich the people is the right way! Otherwise, it will be empty talk about the great road, which will detract from the world and will surely be abandoned in the age of great strife.
Everyone: Wei Yang, Cai! ...
Mencius: Human nature is inherently good, and it has its own three schools of law, Mohism, and military. How sad!
Wei Yang: Master’s argument has no basis, human nature is evil!
Everyone: I would like to hear Wei Yang’s theory. right. Wei Yang said
Director: Jixia Academy has endless words for everyone to comment on
Mencius: I would like to hear what I have said about the evil nature of one step, so as to serve as a warning to the world
Wei Yang: Evil is human nature. Because there is evil in human nature, there are laws. People in the world are born to benefit, so there is competition for wealth and land. Only those born with greed lead to thieves, violence and killing. Only those who are born with extravagant hopes can have sensuality. The evil of human nature must be corrected by law. Use the rule of law to prevent evil intentions; use the rule of law to guide human nature; only then can human nature be good and orderly. Master Mencius made empty claims that human nature is inherently good, attributed the success of world governance to the goodness of human nature, and attributed the sins of troubled times to the three families of Fa, Mo, and Bing. This was nothing more than to reiterate the theory of benevolent government, human rule, and restoration, going back to the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties! This is condoning evil deeds, deceiving the childish, and is truly a great hypocrisy!
Episode 16: Wei Yang explains to the King of Qin the strategy of strengthening Qin
Wei Yang: "The land in Guanzhong is flat and fertile and wild for thousands of miles. It is unparalleled in the world. Why is it so powerful in Qin?" For hundreds of years, the harvest has been desolate and the population is sparse. The Wei River is surging and there is no danger in it. It can be said that it is a God-given water. Why did the Qin Dynasty occupy the Wei River for hundreds of years and lose the benefits of fish and salt shipping, and the treasures of the old Qin people are increasingly empty? The simple and solid style of martial arts is deeply rooted in the government and the public, but why does the Qin State not have a strong new army that can conquer and win in battle? Thoughts Day and Night"
Wei Yang: "To defend a rich land but be poor, to support a strong people but have a weak army, to be victorious based on mountains and rivers but to be lost is because there is no comprehensive and unified strong national power. What is comprehensive national power and population? If there are many, prosperous agriculture and industry, abundant treasury, strong armor and soldiers, and brave people in public warfare, it can be called a strong country. However, the current Qin State does not have any of these five.
The land is small and the people are small, the industrial fields are stagnant, the treasury is empty, the armor and soldiers are old, and private fighting is common! "
Qin Jun: "But what about it? Kingly way? Benevolent government? Or do nothing? "
Wei Yang: "You are as if you were observing fire. The three mysterious talks are all gone! ”
Qin Jun: “Quliang would like to hear Mr. Sir’s new comments. "
Wei Yang: "The way to strengthen a country is the essence of Legalism. It is completely different from the three mentioned above. Legalism seeks to strengthen a country by seeking to increase its national strength and to stimulate the morale of both the government and the public. "
Qin Jun: "Quliang is willing to hear the way to strengthen the country. ”
Wei Yang: “The paradigm of a strong country is different. The paradigms of the three great powers of Wei, Qi and Chu, what do you think?”
Qin Jun: “The paradigm of a strong country is different? I haven't thought about it yet, please give me some advice."
Wei Yang: "The model of Wei is the strength of armored soldiers and wealth, the model of Qi is the strength of Mingjun and officials, and the model of Chu is the strength of vast mountains and rivers. However, these three strong ones are not fundamentally strong and are not worthy of imitation. "
Qin Jun: "The three kingdoms of Wei, Qi and Chu are not strong enough to follow our example? ! "
Wei Yang: "The reason why the three strong ones are not enough to imitate is that they are only strong for a while, and if they are not strong forever, they will be strong when they meet a wise king, they will be weak when they meet a regular king, and they will perish when they meet a faint king. The fundamental reason is that the Three Kingdoms' reform was only half-way, and the laws were half-new and half-old. They were called rule by law but were actually rule by man. Such a country is subject to ups and downs and is unable to gather national strength for a long period of time to become stable and strong. If Qin wants to rise, it must take the road of fundamental strength! ”
Qin Jun: “Sir, you have finally shown your true potential!” ”
Episodes 19 to 20: Wei Yang and Qin Jun argue about private fighting and execution
Qin Jun: Can’t change?
Wei Yang : The law is as strong as a mountain!
Qin Jun: Can’t it be slowed down?
Wei Yang: The law is timely!
Qin Jun: Can’t be slowed down?
< p>Wei Yang: Commutation of punishment and defeat of the law!Qin Jun: No pardon?
Wei Yang: No mercy outside the law!
Wei Yang: "The rule of the country, To destroy the king of the people; to destroy the official to be strong; to destroy the king..."
Wei Yang: "Small affairs are in the government but not in the people; big affairs are in the people but not in the government. The journey of the great road is rooted in the hearts of the people, and it is unreasonable for the world to criticize it! ”
Wei Yang: “The law values ??justice, the law values ??fairness; if you are good at moving forward, you will not be harmed by punishment!” Only in this way can the rule of law be established. "
Episode 33: Recovering Hexi Vanguard Martingale and Qin Jun discuss national strength
Qin Jun: "In terms of military strength alone, Qin seems not sure of victory. "
Wei Yang: "But the way to the battlefield is not all about military strength. "
Qin Jun: "Qin has become rich and powerful, but it is difficult to say that its national power exceeds that of Wei. "
Wei Yang: "What your Majesty said only refers to wealth and national power, not all national power. "
Qin Jun: "The entire national power?"
Wei Yang: "The hearts and minds of the people, the morale of the military, the gathering of monarchs and ministers, and the planning of temples, all contribute to the national power." "
Qin Jun: "Daliang Zao means that the overall national power of Qin has become stronger than that of Wei? "
Wei Yang: "Exactly, rich wealth has never been the soul of national strength. "
Qin Jun: "Where is the soul of national power? ”
Wei Yang: “The foundation lies in the common people, and the soul lies in the temple!” ”
Others
Xiao Gong: Bird!!
Xuanqi: Oh, it’s rough.
Qin Gong and Wei Yang Oath of life and death:
Reform to strengthen the Qin Dynasty, support each other in life and death
You are the green mountains and I am the pines and cypresses
Never lose my body to pieces
Most A word, a song: To correct the old Qin, we will not truce till the blood is shed in our rivers and mountains.
Shang Yang said: Today, we will destroy the country in another round!
Qin Gong! The love vow with Xuanqi "Never leave, never abandon, never move, never easy"
The most touching sentence If that woman really said this to me, I would definitely be melted ------- ----"I understand you better than you do" Bai Xue said to Shang Yang.
Old Qianlong: When the hurricane passes, only the grass remains!
Before dawn, it is especially dark! (Just like today’s financial turmoil and stock market crisis!)
Qin Gong lamented that Qin State wanted to change and become stronger: a poor country is in a desperate situation, just desperate!
Mojia General Forum:
Hei Ka: What is one?
Xuanqi: One is round and the other is the same length
Black Card: What are two?
Xuanqi: Two things that are different are two
Black Card: How can two things that are different be one?
Xuanqi: Different We are together if we are not at odds
In the biting cold snow, Qin Gong Ying Quliang wrote a monument of national humiliation with blood: written on the day of national humiliation
There is another kind of people in the world who never think about their own life or death. Destination
We will not use this as a basis for advancement or retreat
To be strong, the country must pay the price of blood
The blood of the people and the blood of the nobles
< p>The blood of the battlefield, the blood of the execution groundThe heroic blood, the blood of injustice
The country is like a big tree
Chinese people must dare to water it with blood
Only in order to thrive and reach the sky
Shang Yang: To be benevolent is to be unbenevolent
Evaluation of Shang Jun’s character: “He is extremely sincere and has no regard for private interests.”
Xuanqi: When heaven and earth are united, I dare to be with you
Shang Jun: It is not important whether you can or not, but whether you want to or not is the key!
The famous saying of King Wei: In a time of great strife, strength speaks for itself! (Anyone with blood must be competitive!)
Why do I dare to take over Qin and cede territory? It’s because of my strength! Isn’t that what happened?
Baixue to Wei Yang:
Your heart is filled with the endless passion of a promising person, and your blood is flowing with a strong desire for power.
You are born to rule with an iron fist.
Your will, your soul, your nature, and your wisdom are all born for politics, governance, and law.
For your own belief in governing the country, you can make sacrifices without regrets. Your character and your talent are destined to make you more suitable for creating great achievements. You must give up your political career and To compose the love miracle of life and death is to turn the pillars into firewood.
Even if there is a flame, it only burns itself.
You pursue using laws to create national order. Without power, without using power to change the status of the world, the value of your life will lose its most brilliant luster.
A vigorous political giant will disappear into the ordinary and trivial waste.
And the most solid foundation in your life has turned into quicksand, and your soul will sink involuntarily.
And I will only be in more pain. The strong man I loved so much no longer exists.
The feelings of life I placed on him also came to nothing.
Our pastoral life, the poetic and picturesque things we can think of today, and even our love will eventually turn into boring mutual torture.
And all of this will disappear because of our rashness and impulsiveness today.