Chapter 219

"For the people at the very bottom, their requirements are actually very simple, and that is to live."

"But at the same time, if one day someone doesn't let them live, they will also give up everything and perish with the people who cut off their way of life. As the saying goes, if you are willing to be slashed, you dare to drag the emperor off his horse!"

Ying Zheng listened to Su Xuan's words and couldn't help but sigh to himself. Mr. Su is truly a wonderful person. He can always hear some wonderful words from his mouth. Some words are extremely mysterious, and some words seem to be worldly slang, but they are quite reasonable.

Just like this sentence right now.

In a short sentence, he stated the thoughts of those people at the bottom after facing a desperate situation.

Perhaps, most of the people at the bottom are foolish people who are timid and afraid of trouble, but even if they are foolish people, there are always some bold ones.

"The ruler is the boat; the commoners are the water. The water carries the boat, and the water capsizes the boat. If the ruler thinks of danger because of this, then where will the danger not come from?"

Ying Zheng suddenly remembered a sentence from "Does Xun Zi - Wangzhi Chapter." The truth stated by this sentence is so similar to what Su Xuan said just now.

Does Xun Zi once visited the Qin Guo, but for some reason, he did not stay in the Qin Guo. Now, he lives in the Qi State and teaches there.

Li Si and Han Fei came from the school of Xun Zi.

For some reason, Ying Zheng suddenly wanted to see this contemporary sage of the Confucian school and ask him for advice.

After sighing, Ying Zheng's expression became serious again, and he asked Su Xuan, "Mr. Su, you haven't said how I should win over those people at the bottom of the six countries?"

"The answer is actually very simple!"

Su Xuan said lightly, "After Qin destroys the six countries, it is obviously impossible for those nobles of the six countries to continue to live that luxurious life, but we can make those people at the bottom of the six countries live better than they do now."

Su Xuan's tone changed, and he said another thing, "That day in Zilan Pavilion, I analyzed the situation of the world for the Qin King and pointed out the advantages of the Qin Guo and the disadvantages of the six countries."

"The nobles and powerful people of the six countries only know how to raise scholars. Scholars demand a rich life but look down on labor. They defect to the doors of the rich, not only getting food and clothing, but also getting good food and clothing, and getting carriages and horses to support their whole family. They don't work but get food. Although Mencius said that people with knowledge should be supported, not everyone has the talent of Mencius. And in the six countries of Shandong? It seems that all scholars think so."

"Because they don't want to work, in order to be opportunistic and enjoy a luxurious life, scholars can obtain all this by defecting to a certain lord. Little do they know that while enjoying it, they ultimately transfer many pains to the people at the bottom. The people at the bottom need to bear the consequences for their enjoyment."

"The Qin Guo is not so. The people of the Qin Guo can only get rewards if they cut off more enemy heads. Unlike the countries in Shandong, who speak empty words, act as guests, and have lucky ways."

That day at Zilan Pavilion, Su Xuan told Ying Zheng about the advantages and disadvantages between the Qin Guo and the six countries. Now that he said it in detail, Ying Zheng couldn't help but sigh, "I didn't expect that the style of raising scholars would have such serious consequences."

He couldn't help but think of Lu Buwei, who had been dismissed from his position. At his peak, Lu Buwei imitated the four princes of the six countries of Shandong and also raised many guests. Now that he thinks about it, most of them were people who were of no benefit to the country.

However, because Lu Buwei was dismissed from his position earlier than in history, the conflict between Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei did not reach the level in history. Therefore, although Ying Zheng had this sigh, he did not develop the heart to expel guests.

So Li Si's "Jian Zhuke Shu" could only die in the womb.

"The destruction of war, the levy of grain, the luxury of nobles, and the support of wandering scholars, such huge consumption, all need to be borne by the people, especially the farmers."

"In other words, the people of the six countries of Shandong are living in deep water and hot fire!"

"If Qin destroys the six countries, if it can treat these people at the bottom of the six countries well, they will not care who is the person ruling them, but will only care that their current life is better than before."

"If the current life is better than before, who would be willing to respond to those nobles of the six countries and resist the Qin Guo?"

"On the contrary, if those nobles of the six countries want to take away everything they have and destroy their better life, they will also be the first to stand up and fight against them!"

Su Xuan talked freely, and then made a summary for the war of Qin destroying the six countries and set a tone.

"Therefore, the war of Qin destroying the six countries is not a war of plundering other countries to support oneself like in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, but a war of benevolence and righteousness, a war to save the people at the bottom who are ruled by cruel monarchs and living in deep water and hot fire!"

"Cut down the unprincipled, punish the unbenevolent, and save the common people!"

After Su Xuan finished these nine words, he said no more.

Ying Zheng did not continue to ask Su Xuan, but went over Su Xuan's words in his mind again, and finally whispered the nine words Su Xuan said last.

Hearing a word from the gentleman made the fog in his mind dissipate suddenly, and he saw a completely different path.

Although the Qin Guo still wants to destroy the six countries, this matter will not change.

But in the process, it is possible to take care of the people at the bottom a little bit, and use the war to buy the hearts of the people at the bottom.

The words are very ugly.

But no matter how loud the slogan is, its essence is to buy people's hearts.

And people's hearts are a very important foundation for whether the world is stable.

Through Su Xuan's words, Ying Zheng couldn't help but sigh that his pattern was ultimately a bit small. Su Xuan's words immediately opened up the pattern.

After he digested all the words, he stood up, bowed, and saluted Su Xuan, "Thank you, Mr. Su, for your advice!"

Su Xuan happily accepted Ying Zheng's salute and made a request to Ying Zheng.

This request was beyond Ying Zheng's expectations.

Su Xuan wanted a batch of medicinal materials for cultivation.

However, Ying Zheng did not hesitate too much, and soon agreed happily, saying that he would send the medicinal materials to Su Xuan.

After leaving Zhangtai Palace, Su Xuan returned to the civilian house where he lived earlier. Not long after, a person brought a group of people here. The leader was Zhao Gao.

He came to send medicinal materials to Su Xuan.

Seeing Su Xuan again, Zhao Gao's eyes flickered slightly, then he put away the many medicinal materials Ying Zheng gave to Su Xuan, and said a meaningful sentence to Su Xuan, "Mr. Su is truly favored by the King!"