[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-great-qin-starting-with-earthly-and-heavenly-pow":3,"chapter-great-qin-starting-with-earthly-and-heavenly-pow-great-qin-starting-with-earthly-fiends-and-heave-chapter-364":6,"glossary-terms-3759":24},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Great Qin: Starting with the Heavenly Stars and Earthly Fiends, the Peerless Immortal Master!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2190833,3759,"Chapter 364: Discussing the Dao with Xun Zi","great-qin-starting-with-earthly-fiends-and-heave-chapter-364",364,"\u003Cp>Although noncommittal, Su Xuan still said, \"In Xun Zi's eyes, is the State of Qin like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"As far as I know, Xun Zi once traveled to the State of Qin and praised the State of Qin, saying that the State of Qin has had four generations of victories; it is fate, not luck!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xun Zi said calmly: \"You remember my past very clearly, but do you know that I said another sentence at that time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"If you weigh it with the fame of a king, it is far from it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xun Zi lived for a very long time. He traveled to various countries in the world. When he traveled to the State of Qin, the ruler of the State of Qin was still King Zhaoxiang of Qin. He affirmed the strength of the State of Qin.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the eyes of many people, the State of Qin experienced Duke Xiao, King King Huiwen, King Wu, and King Zhaoxiang, which was a kind of luck, because there were four generations of wise rulers. But in Xun Zi's view, this was not luck, but because of the system of the State of Qin. After Shang Yang's reform, the system formed by the State of Qin made it difficult for the State of Qin to have a foolish ruler.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But this system has both advantages and disadvantages.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>While praising it, Xun Zi did not agree with its strategy of emphasizing punishment and official governance and neglecting benevolence and the gentleman of virtue, which is why he said the latter sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Although Xun Zi said the latter sentence, at that time, it was a long way from today. The current State of Qin is no longer the original State of Qin. As long as the State of Qi is destroyed, the State of Qin can establish an unprecedented great cause, unify the world, and then the nine provinces will be connected and the six directions will have the same customs!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Has Xun Zi changed his original view?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xun Zi was silent for a while and said: \"The nine provinces are connected and the six directions have the same customs. Even I have to admit that I underestimated the State of Qin. If the State of Qin achieves this, it will indeed be an unprecedented great cause.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This sentence is Xun Zi's sincere words.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When he traveled to the State of Qin, the ruler of the State of Qin was King Zhaoxiang. Although the State of Qin was powerful at that time and had Bai Qi as a general, and wantonly conquered the six countries, it still failed to destroy the six countries.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Later, the six countries joined forces several times, especially the time when Lord Lord Xinling defeated the State of Qin, which showed that the State of Qin was not invincible.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Unfortunately, times have changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As the State of Qin continuously attacked the six countries, finally, the balance of victory tilted toward the State of Qin one day.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Thus, the State of Han was destroyed. After the destruction of the State of Han, it was like a fuse, and the other countries were destroyed by the State of Qin one after another. Today, five of the six states of Shandong have been destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Compared with the result, this process is not so important.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xun Zi had to admit that if the State of Qin really unified the world, no matter what the reputation of the State of Qin was in the six states of Shandong, the State of Qin had already achieved a great cause!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But admiring the State of Qin is one thing, which does not mean that Xun Zi agrees with the system of the State of Qin. He continued: \"I still have the same view. Shang Yang's reform successfully trained the State of Qin into a powerful war chariot. Wherever the war chariot went, the six countries bowed their heads one after another. But the State of Qin emphasizes punishment and official governance, and neglects benevolence, which will eventually leave deep hidden dangers...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"At present, this hidden danger has not yet erupted, just because the war has not ended. If one day, after the war ends, the State of Qin still emphasizes punishment and official governance and neglects benevolence, and the common people live in a high-pressure environment for a long time, they will sooner or later attract backlash...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xuan listened quietly to Xun Zi's words and had to praise him in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xun Zi is indeed Xun Zi. He saw the drawbacks of the State of Qin's system at a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After Shang Yang's reform, the State of Qin implemented the military merit system, which made the State of Qin a nation of soldiers, facing the six countries with the power of one country, and was about to destroy the six countries. But the military merit system has great drawbacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That is, there must be war.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The constant war made this war chariot full of scars and hidden dangers, just because of the war, it did not erupt. If one day, there is no war in the world, then all the hidden dangers will erupt in an instant, not only because the soldiers have no battles to fight and no opportunities for promotion, but also because the people of the several countries destroyed by the State of Qin cannot bear the harsh laws of the State of Qin. They have been enduring it. It was fine when Ying Zheng was alive, because if he was alive, no one dared to move, but if he died, the sword hanging over the heads of the people of the world disappeared, and the people of the six countries who were unwilling to accept the harsh laws of the State of Qin would riot instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>History is like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After Ying Zheng passed away, Hu Hai succeeded to the throne, and in just a few years, the State of Qin was destroyed directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Looking at the later Han Dynasty, it inherited the system of the State of Qin in its entirety, but the two Han Dynasties lasted for hundreds of years. Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just because the Han Dynasty abolished many harsh laws, the burden on the heads of the people became much lighter, and the people also got a chance to breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Still the same sentence, if one can really live, who would think of rebelling?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"What Xun Zi said is indeed very reasonable. I also advised the King of Qin on the hidden dangers of emphasizing official governance and neglecting benevolence, but because the world has not yet been unified, it is not the time to reform the system!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After the relevant thoughts flashed through Su Xuan's mind, Su Xuan said to Xun Zi.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xuan's words surprised Xun Zi. He did not expect that this leader of the Yin-Yang School, who was famous for his martial power, would have such vision to see this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xuan continued: \"But even if the world is unified, it is impossible to rashly abolish official governance. The reason why the State of Qin emphasizes official governance is to train more soldiers and lay the foundation for the military merit system.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Upon hearing Su Xuan's later words, Xun Zi said: \"The existence of the military merit system does make the State of Qin have a powerful army that surpasses the six countries, but you must know that its existence also has its drawbacks, that is, there must be uninterrupted war.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"After the six countries are destroyed, where will there be so many wars?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Earlier, Su Xuan said he advised the King of Qin to reform the system, which surprised Xun Zi, but later, hearing Su Xuan say that the State of Qin could not rashly abolish official governance and the military merit system, he disagreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In his view, as long as the State of Qin continues to implement the military merit system, the State of Qin will be finished sooner or later.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It is the truth he said, the existence of the military merit system must have war.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Does Xun Zi think that destroying the six countries is the end?\" Su Xuan's mouth curled into a strange smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xun Zi's brows raised slightly, \"What do you want to say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"There are the Hundred Yue in the south and the Xiongnu in the north!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Destroying the six countries and unifying the world can only show that the State of Qin has solved internal troubles, but external troubles have not been eliminated. And even if the Hundred Yue are conquered and the Xiongnu are destroyed, this world is larger than Xun Zi imagined. Outside the nine provinces, there are still nine provinces. The military merit system always has soil for existence!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1460,"2026-06-17T04:20:18.105Z","2026-06-17T08:59:55.704Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","89531a9cfa46bd3441761f03a584601408b8be2b458bcac100a0a3b0ebd358ca","great-qin-starting-with-earthly-fiends-and-heave-chapter-365","great-qin-starting-with-earthly-fiends-and-heave-chapter-363",617,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgreat-qin-starting-with-earthly-fiends-and-heave-cover.jpg",{"terms":25},[26,30,34,38,42,46,50,54,58,62,66,70,74,78,82,86,90,94,98,102,106,110,114,118,122,126,130,134,138,142,146,150,154,158,162,166,170,174,178,182,186,190,194,198,202,206,210,214,218,222,226,230,234,238,242,246,250,254,258,262,266,270,274,278,282,286,290,294,298],{"id":27,"raw_term":28,"original_term":29},1801900,"Su Xuan","苏玄",{"id":31,"raw_term":32,"original_term":33},1801901,"Lady Mingzhu","明珠夫人",{"id":35,"raw_term":36,"original_term":37},1801902,"King of 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