[Comprehensive] Number of Merry

"To be honest... I don't pay much attention to these issues..." (Note: For ease of understanding, the dialogue in this chapter is in vernacular)

Facing the unanimous gaze of the two philosophers, cold sweat broke out on Wang Lang's back all of a sudden, and his always strong and decisive aura was rarely weakened.Let her be spared if she is being generous and making fun of others.

Zhuang Zhou raised his eyebrows slightly, thoughtfully.On the other hand, Hui Shi was completely unfamiliar with her, and answered the conversation full of curiosity:

"What questions?"

Wang Lang turned his head away in embarrassment: "It has nothing to do with me."

"Once you are consulted, whether you agree, disagree or remain silent, your opinion will determine how others view you. How can you say that it has nothing to do with you?"

Huishi, the representative of the School of Famous Scholars who is committed to "making the name fully consistent with the facts" must correct the words with logical loopholes.

Zhuang Zhou curled his lips, tearing off the veil of hypocrisy ruthlessly, poking at the essence:

"Your opinion does not affect her life, and certainly has nothing to do with her."

"You can't say that." The corners of Wang Lang's eyes twitched slightly, and he skillfully shifted the focus: "To be precise, I have questions about 'whether gods exist', 'how the sun and the moon work', 'how everything is formed' and so on. Questions are not of much interest.”

Hui Shi was completely shocked: "How can you not be curious about these?"

Wang Lang was also taken aback by his reaction: "Why should I be curious about these?"

Zhuang Zhou didn't want to listen to this kind of dialogue between chickens and ducks anymore, so he took the topic directly: "The confusion about 'Will the sky collapse' and 'Will the earth fall' is not unfounded, but some people Busy with their livelihoods, they forget the confusion they once had. Some people just want to get an answer, and they believe what other people say. "

Having said that, he paused, and looked at Wang Lang with beautiful deep black eyes: "You seem to be neither."

Wang Lang was amazed: "You discovered all of this?"

Seeing the two people on the opposite side looking at her speechlessly, Wang Lang coughed lightly, trying to save his image: "I used to wonder 'why does the sun shine'. This is similar to 'whether the sky will collapse' question, right?"

Since the two had no objection, she continued: "Before I got an answer that satisfied me, someone put a stone in front of me and asked me what she was holding."

As if caught in the memory of the past, her eyes were blank for a while, then she returned to reality, repeated the actions of that person back then, and also picked up a small stone from the ground and spread it in front of the two of them: "What did I have in my hand?"

The question itself is too simple, and the tone of the question is too formal, which is full of deep meaning no matter how you think about it.

Hui Shi thought for a moment, then replied cautiously: "If you're asking about the name, according to the most popular definition - stone. If you're asking about the essence, it's the thing itself."

But Zhuang Zhou just smiled leisurely: "I think you took a stone."

Wang Lang heaved a long sigh: "Master Hui's thinking is exactly what I was thinking back then, and the level of logical rigor is far superior to mine, but that person's thinking is exactly what Zixiu understood correctly."

Hui Shi also sighed: "The question itself is not rigorous, how can the answer be rigorous at all."

Mingjia, also known as Xingmingjia, was born to solve the loopholes in the written code.In the middle period of the Warring States period, the society underwent drastic changes, and the old concepts could not reflect the content of new things, and the new concepts had not yet been recognized by the society. Countries urgently needed to establish the corresponding relationship between "name" (noun concept) and "real" (actual things), and maintain the law. law effect.Famous scholars also developed logic and sophistry in the process of research. Hui Shi is one of the representatives of the famous school, with excellent logic and eloquence.

"The great way is not fair. The truth that can be expressed in words is only a very small part of the countless truths. Why should you hold on to driftwood like a drowning man?" Zhuang Zhou didn't take Hui Shi's view seriously. The truths conveyed in words are all small truths with a narrow scope of application, which will no longer be correct after a few years; the real big truths can at most be inspired by words, and finally understood by the listeners themselves.

Wang Lang shook his head disapprovingly: "I admit that language has limitations. But the Dao you mentioned is not truth, but wisdom. Just like the principle that everything is reversed, everyone knows it. People who can use it in their lives to avoid disasters But there are very few, the former is just a summary of the laws of things, while the latter is the wisdom after my own enlightenment, with the participation of my own thinking, how can it be the same.”

As soon as the words were finished, Hui Shi helplessly supported his forehead, while Zhuang Zhou looked leisurely: "Look, although what I said is not rigorous at all, don't you still understand what I mean? This is not wisdom."

Wang Lang was dumbfounded, and only then did he understand why geniuses are not necessarily philosophers, and philosophers must be geniuses.

The IQ gap is so bullying!

"I haven't finished talking about Shi Zi's question." After changing the subject, he asked, "What else did that person ask?"

Wang Lang cleaned up the frustration in his heart, and answered methodically: "She asked me, how can I be sure that she is holding a stone in her hand. I said that the stone can be seen and touched. Based on past life experience, I can know that she is Holding the stone. She asked again, people can think that they can see and touch stones in their dreams, how can they be sure that this method is effective. I said, the stone in the dream is real to me in the dream, the stone in reality It's true to me in reality, and the two have nothing to do with each other."

As if she was considering her words, she slowed down her speech and said while recalling: "She continued to ask, she didn't know it was a dream until she woke up, how to confirm that she is not in a big dream now. I was almost fainted by her, I just felt that the original clear thinking was messed up by her, so I replied, no matter whether you are dreaming or not, one plus one equals two will never change. Is mathematics bad? She replied that mathematics can solve too few problems, and the foundation of mathematics is faith, which made her untrustworthy. This answer violated my common sense, so I asked why the foundation of mathematics is faith. She replied that the basis of mathematics is logic, but logic cannot solve paradoxes, and can only avoid problems by limiting the system; theorems can be strictly proved by axioms, but axioms are artificially formulated and can never be proved. This is the same as claiming that God There is no difference between the believers who exist, they are all one unconditional faith."

"What is a paradox? What is an axiom?"

One of the six arts of a gentleman is Nine Numbers, which is generally called magic number or arithmetic by people in the Warring States Period. It is used to measure land, calculate accounts and collect taxes, calculate celestial bodies, and deduce calendars, etc.The two learned philosophers understood the meaning of "mathematics", but some nouns could not.

"A paradox is that it can neither be judged true nor false. For example, I say: 'I am a liar'. If what I say is true, that contradicts the hypothetical lying. If I What is said is false, which still contradicts the hypothetical lying, which leads to the paradox that the truth is unknowable. The same paradox is "can the Almighty God create a stone that he cannot lift himself" and so on .”

"Axioms are the truths commonly recognized by people after repeated practice, and they are recognized as true without proof, such as 'there is and only one straight line passing through two points', 'the line segment between two points is the shortest' and so on."

Thinking that these theories are more suitable for discussion with scholars of the Mohist school, Wang Lang decided in his heart to learn about this special school that was popular in the Warring States period and then withered.I also thought of a sentence in "Zhuangzi · Tianxia" that was often quoted in middle and high school textbooks, so I mentioned it in passing: "'A pound of one foot, take half of it every day, and it will last forever'. I heard that this is also a popular debate topic now. One? From a mathematical point of view, the paradox involving whether the infinitesimal is zero has always been the focus of debate among scholars."

"I was just a beginner at the time... and thought that mathematics was purely rational and transcended ethics. When I heard these theories, it was like my long-held beliefs were crushed in an instant, and I was stunned." Almost said After saying the word "junior high school", Wang Lang changed his words in time, pulled his mind immersed in memories back to reality, and stated calmly and objectively, "Since that day, I spent a month at home in a daze, one night I opened the window, Suddenly, I found that the clock is still running, the wind is still blowing, the stars are still shining, and my life has not changed in any way, and I never want to think about anything beyond the scope of my experience.”

To put it simply, she is an out-and-out pragmatist, who believes that all people can know is experience, and there is no need to ask what is behind the experience.The so-called truth is nothing more than an explanation of experience, that is, it can be explained, and it is useful to people.Useful is truth.Objective truth does not exist.

Hui Shi waited and couldn't help but ask, "And then?"

Wang Lang was puzzled: "What then?"

Hui Shi said: "Don't be curious at all, just ignore it from your mind?"

Wang Lang said "Oh": "That's right. There is always a little bit of curiosity, but I am not interested in spending time thinking about these things. I am quite satisfied with my current life."

The sun disc gradually sinks into the horizon, and the gorgeous sunset glow burns half of the sky, indicating the good weather tomorrow.

Under the sycamore tree, boundless tranquility enveloped the three of them.After a long time, Wang Lang was the first to speak out:

"The mountain road is difficult to walk at night, why not go back first?"

Neither of them disagreed.

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The cold comes and the summer goes, and it is another winter.

In the evening of that day, there was light snow in the sky. Wang Lang patted his clothes and stood up to look at the newly built tent. Three months ago, because of her sudden whim, she remembered the fried meal served by the locals when she slept in Huashan. Fish, Zhuang Zhou, who has always been indifferent to material desires, believes that he should obey his heart and practice it in time. The two set off together, from the Jianghuai where the water network is intertwined and the lakes are densely covered, to the steep and steep Huashan Mountain overlooking the Huangwei.

In October, Huashan is freezing cold, and white air can be exhaled with one mouthful.Zhuang Zhou reached out and touched the hazy air mass in front of him, the heat dissipated before he could feel the moisture.He blinked and blew out another breath, tilting his head to observe the water droplets formed when the hot air condensed, his face was as peaceful as an autumn moon.

"You can come in."

Sprinkle a circle of plant ashes on the outside of the tent, put the leather mattress in the tent, light the fire, Wang Lang lifted a corner of the tent door, and greeted Zhuang Zhou to enter the tent.

Zhuang Zhou, who was watching outside with wild mushrooms in his arms, responded, and took a while to open the curtain to enter the tent. A few loose snowflakes slipped into the tent along the gap, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

"Fortunately, the tent was pitched on the mountainside. If it was on the top of the mountain, I don't know how cold it will be."

Wang Lang stood up and untied the two water-filled bamboo tubes tied to his wrists for him. The inside of the tubes was cold and the outside of the tubes was warm, and the bamboo walls were soon covered with water mist.

Zhuang Zhou's eyes fell on the bamboo tube: "What's the reason?"

"Water will slowly turn into water vapor at room temperature and disperse into the air, which is called evaporation; if it encounters cold, the water vapor will turn back into water droplets again, which is called liquefaction."

Wang Lang threaded a few bunches of wild mushrooms and passed them to Zhuang Zhou, and he himself pierced a cleaned pheasant with a branch and roasted it on the fire.

Zhuang Zhou was thoughtful and asked, "Is it raining too?"

Wang Lang blinked: "Isn't it Master Feng Boyu?"

Zhuang Zhou looked at her speechlessly, and asked for a moment: "In the Central Plains, Ji Xing is used as the wind master, and in the south, Fei Lian is used as the wind master. Is there a star, a divine bird, and the wind blowing in different places?"

Wang Lang couldn't help laughing, and then wondered: "You don't believe this, why do you write so many gods and ghosts?"

Zhuang Zhou looked calm: "I just wrote it because I don't believe it."

Wang Lang thought of Qi Yan's group of alchemists in the late Warring States period fantasizing about the magnificent and beautiful gods and immortals in his book. , inhale the wind and drink the dew, ride the clouds, ride the flying dragon, and swim around the world" Gushe Shenren fantasized about it, is it really young and ignorant...

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Attached are the lyrics of the BGM in the previous chapter, which is transcendent and elegant.

Heaven and Earth Collaborate · Song Zuying

The mountains are majestic

The sun and the moon shine brightly

Resonance of Silk and Bamboo Cometh the Song of the Carriers

Flowing clouds and flowing water come with little effort

Seeking the Dao to detach all things by eradicating soldiers

Finding a bosom friend is hard to come by, only heaven and earth cooperate with each other

Seeking the Dao to detach all things by eradicating soldiers

☆、74 Top of Huashan Mountain

The frost is severe, and the belt of the clothes is broken, and the fingers cannot be straightened.

Because he likes spaciousness, Wang Lang doubled the size of the tent used by two people. The fierce wind like a knife was mostly kept out of the special alcove formed outside the tent, but the temperature that turned into ice did not rise much.Even though two fires were lit between the leather mattresses the two slept on, illuminating the entire four-person tent, their bodies were still stiff with cold.

The low pressure in the high mountains lowers the boiling point of the water. No matter how hot it is, it can't be burned to [-] degrees.Wang Lang touched the soft and smooth quilt on his body, picked up the quilt and walked from the fire to the opposite side, and folded the two quilts together.

Zhuang Zhou opened his eyes and sat up slightly in a daze: "What's wrong?"

"Don't move around." Wang Lang unwrapped the light and soft cloak that was wrapped around him, put another layer on top of the double-layered quilt, and slipped in from the other side of the quilt, "I have to go to the top of the mountain to wait tomorrow night." Sunrise, it’s okay to be freezing.”

Zhuang Zhou was silent for a long time, he stroked his forehead helplessly: "So you rolled the quilt all over yourself?"

"Is there?" Wang Lang looked back in surprise, um, the quilts are all on his side...

Clenching her fist and coughing lightly, she released half of the quilt that was wrapped around her body, and said, "You can't sleep anyway, so tell me about the mountains and rivers of Chu."

It’s fine if you’re freezing, but it’s fine if you can’t sleep...

Zhuang Zhou sighed and asked, "Why is it the myth of Chu?"

Wang Lang said: "Your article is full of ambiguity, graceful, and full of strange, strange and magnificent Chu mythology is the best."

Zhuang Zhou was lying on his side with his arms pillowed on his head. Under the bright orange flames, his face as quiet and beautiful as autumn water was also warm and soft, as if in a dream: "Among thousands of rocks, above myriad ravines, there is a story of " How about the Book of Mountains?"

Wang Lang nodded, remembering that he might not be able to see, and replied: "Okay."

Zhuang Zhou closed his eyes, and after a while, a slow and deep voice sounded in the tent: "The head of Mount Hua is called Qianlai Mountain. There are many pines on it, and many pines and rocks on the bottom. There is a beast, which looks like a sheep. Horsetail, called the sheep, its fat can be waxed..."

In the beginning, he recounted according to the records of "Xishan Jing". As he talked, he changed to reconstruct it in the way he liked. , and can run through with clues.The sentence structure is also full of changes, whether forward or backward, long or short, coupled with rich vocabulary and detailed narration, it easily and freely outlines a strange and grotesque picture scroll of ancient mythology.

When Wang Lang recited "Xiaoyaoyou" in the past, he was quite awkward. Now listening to me narrate it in the melodious and melodious Chu dialect, the already magnificent words have peculiar irregular rhymes, just like a dreamlike poem. , and like a piece of exquisite and wonderful rhythm, people don't know where the soul is.

The louder the wind.

Trees and shrubs with uneven heights swayed and made strange sounds that could not be heard during the day, and there were faint and terrifying sounds of beasts in the distance.The strong and weak flames danced in the tent, and all kinds of shadows were printed on the hanging tent, like ghosts and ghosts.

"Four hundred miles to the southwest, it is called the hill of Kunlun. It is the capital of the emperor, and the god Lu Wu is in charge of it. Its god looks like a tiger with nine tails, and a human face with tiger claws; it is also a god, and the nine divisions of heaven and At the time of the emperor's gate, there was a beast, which was shaped like a sheep and had four horns, and it was called a mole, and it was a man-eater. Trees wither."

Unconsciously, Wang Lang tightly held the hands of the people around him.Perhaps it was due to the obsessive-compulsive disorder of doing things from the beginning to the end, or maybe Zhuang Zhou's voice was too pleasant. Even though she felt terrified in her heart, she still didn't stop, but just opened her eyes and listened until the sky turned white.

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The next morning, the two people who had been telling ghost stories all night and listening to ghost stories all night each had a pair of dark circles under their eyes, so they continued to climb the mountain with some energy.

Huashan Mountain stands thousands of feet high, and its peaks are tall and straight. It has always been known as the roost in the world for its steepness.In the history books, King Qin Zhao, who ordered craftsmen to build hooks and ladders to climb Huashan Mountain, was not yet born at this time, and the "Since ancient Huashan Road" that was only dug in the Tang Dynasty was completely gone. Climbing, some extremely dangerous places even need to tie a tree with a rope and tie the waist to ensure safety.

Fortunately, Wang Lang was rich in experience and agile, and the pre-Qin scholars all paid attention to physical fitness, and practiced both civil and military skills. They traveled all the way without any surprises, and finally reached the top of the mountain intact.

"Replenish your energy tonight and watch the sunrise tomorrow morning. Afterwards, continue westward and visit Xianyang, the new capital of the Qin Kingdom, or turn around and return to pay homage to Hangu, the sacred place of Taoism?"

When it comes to Qin State, one cannot fail to mention Wei State.

Wei Wenhou, the founding king of the Wei State, was an ambitious master. During his reign, he appointed Di Huang as Prime Minister to reform the bad government; The prelude to the reform plan.After 50 years of selecting talents and appointing talents, and making great efforts to govern, Wei cultivated morality domestically and governed martial arts externally, and became the most powerful country in the early Warring States period.

Wei Wenhou's successor, Wei Wuhou, was also a hero of the generation. During his reign, he appointed Wu Qi, one of the most famous military strategists in Chinese history, to carry out reforms, so that the national power of Wei State continued to rise.By the time Wei Huiwang, the son of Wei Wuhou, was in power, the state of Wei had dominated the Central Plains for a hundred years.

There are winners and there are losers.

During the hundred years of Wei State's dominance, the most bullied by Wei State was Qin State, which borders Wei State to the west. Not only was it blocked in the western border, it could not participate in the alliance of the countries in the Central Plains, and it was cut off from the Hexi area. , from a second-class power after Jin, Chu, and Qi to the brink of subjugation.

Fortunately in the misfortune, on the verge of subjugation, the Qin State finally came out with an ambitious and determined monarch——Qin Xiaogong.

After succeeding to the throne, Qin Xiaogong took it as his mission to restore the hegemony of Qin Mugong's period, and promulgated the famous Order of Seeking Talents in history, which attracted the historically polarized evaluation of the eternal law sage Shang Yang——At that time, he was called Gongsun Yang or Wei Yang (surname Ji, Ming Yang, Gongsun family, a native of Wei).

With the firm support of Qin Xiaogong, Shang Yang carried out two reforms in Qin State, which were intense and thorough.After the two reforms, the national strength of the Qin State changed from weak to strong, laying the foundation for Qin Shihuang to sweep the six countries and unify the world in one fell swoop.

The reason why Wang Lang said that the new capital of the Qin State is Xianyang is because the Qin State moved its capital from Liyang to Xianyang after Shang Yang's first political reform, which was only ten years ago.

Hangu, the sacred place of Taoism, refers to an allusion in the late Spring and Autumn Period. It is said that Laozi, the founder of Taoism, traveled westward to enter Qin Dynasty. Come with the green bull.Yin Xi kindly asked Lao Tzu to write a book to pass on to future generations, so Lao Tzu wrote the first and second parts of the book, with five thousand words of moral meaning, which is today's "Tao Te Ching", also known as "Lao Tzu".

Unexpectedly, when Zhuang Zhou heard this, he showed doubts on his face: "Taoism?"

Wang Lang blinked, and suddenly remembered that the hundred schools of thought were the generalizations of the Han Dynasty people when they summed up the history of the pre-Qin period. Except for the Mohists who call themselves Mohists, other schools are generally distinguished by theories of the philosophers, such as the study of Confucius and the study of Laozi, etc. wait.

There is probably no such thing as paying homage to the holy place now, at least the Taoists who pay attention to the sage and abandon the wisdom do not believe this.

After thinking about this, she waved her hand: "Just pretend I didn't say it."

Zhuang Zhou didn't ask any further questions, but just followed her words: "If you don't enter Xianyang, you'll be called Qin in vain. It won't be too late to return to Hangu."

Wang Lang nodded, and was about to say that I thought so too, when he heard him say, "I'm not interested in Qin, and I plan to return to Song after I leave the mountain."

Does this mean breaking up with her...

Wang Lang paused, and asked, "Wei Wen, Wei Wu, and Qin have locked Qin for a hundred years, and all the countries in the Central Plains regard Qin as barbarians, do you think so?"

Zhuang Zhou didn't take it seriously: "'When barbarians enter China, they will become Huaxia, and when Huaxia enters barbarians, they will become barbarians.' That's all." Seeing that Wang Lang wanted to ask again, he frowned slightly, and thought of a surefire answer: "Qin fa herdsmen don't grow trees. People, how can we get words."

Wang Lang thought for a while, yes, Shang Yang's reform to strengthen the country is at the expense of the people's power to gain wisdom, and the whole country can only succeed in farming and fighting-this is an extremely eager for quick success!Just like in modern times, once basic disciplines make progress, they will inevitably bring about breakthroughs and revolutionary changes. However, it is difficult for them to make profits and the research cycle is long. Therefore, developed countries are willing to spend money to support basic disciplines, while China relies on strong copycats. The ability to pick up the leak...

In the same way, whether it was before or after the reform, the most outstanding talents in Qin State were all brought in from the six countries. Except for military strategists, there was no decent person from the mainland.

And Qin people do not have freedom of speech.

Shang Yang issued a decree in Qin Dynasty, saying that the people who were inconvenient and convenient were all considered as "people who disobeyed the law" and moved to the border.Even Wang Lang, who had a deep affection for Shang Yang, found this intolerable.

All in all, for Zhuang Zhou, the change from the Song Dynasty to the Qin Dynasty is like the change from France in the [-]th century, where ideas collided fiercely, to the Soviet Union in the [-]th century, where industry was developing dully. It is no wonder that he is not interested.

Putting his heart in place and thinking about it, Wang Lang nodded in agreement: "That's not bad, but I still think you can take a look."

Zhuang Zhou raised his eyebrows and looked at her.

"Have you read Li Kui's study of Shang Yang? Many of his thoughts on governing the country coincide with Lao Tzu's. Lao Zi said that the law is natural, and Shang Yang said that the country is governed by law. One is based on Tao and the other is based on law. Their beliefs are different, but their thinking forms are unexpectedly similar. .”

Perhaps it is because things must be reversed at extremes, and Taoism and Legalism, which seem to represent two opposite extremes, show surprising consistency in some respects.This point is clearly reflected in the three representatives of Legalism, Shen Buhai, Shen Dao, and Han Feizi——

The master of legalism, Han Feizi, who combines law, technique, and power in one furnace, specially wrote "Jie Lao" and "Yu Lao". It is clear whether he is a Taoist or a Legalist.

Zhuang Zhou shook his head: "According to what you said, Confucianism and Mohism, who are the most quarreling and scolding each other the most, should be close and loving as one family. Don't you hear that 'the difference is as small as the difference, and the difference is thousands of miles'? That's exactly what it means. .”

Mozi was a staunch opponent of Confucius, and at the same time he was deeply influenced by Confucius, and his thoughts often reflect the color of Confucianism, but as Zhuang Zhou said, the difference is a thousand miles away, and the two eventually embarked on completely different paths , The fight is extremely fierce.

"Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles. Anyway, it will only take a month or two, and you won't be delayed. I will send you back to the Song Dynasty." Recalling the historical events that will happen in the near future, Wang Lang persuaded, " The chaos of the Three Jin Dynasty has arisen, and the sword has no eyes, I must send you back to Song State safely and soundly before I can rest assured."

Zhuang Zhou was stunned for a moment, and then sighed: "The old and new hatreds are changing. Qin and Jin are really not a safe place to live."

Wang Lang said: "That's right. I plan to stay in Qin State for two months first, and then go to Jingchu, Wuyue, and Wuyue to see the scenery, people and customs, and then go north to Shiqi to see the elegance of Jixia Academy."

Zhuang Zhou was noncommittal.

As the sky gradually darkened, the two got into the tent and fell asleep while feeling tired and sleepy, so that they could get up early the next day to catch the sunrise.

At dawn the next day, Wang Lang woke Zhuang Zhou up, rolled up the quilt and went out to watch the sunrise.

As the saying goes, seeing is better than hearing a hundred times. Wang Lang has heard the name of the sunrise on Huashan Mountain for a long time, and he didn't know the indescribable beauty until he saw it with his own eyes.From the dawn of the dawn to the radiance, the majestic and magnificent magnificence is rare in Wang Langping's life.

"There are Qin soldiers at the foot of the mountain."

When he was about to reach the bottom of the mountain, the shock in Wang Lang's heart had not completely disappeared, but he saw dozens of Qin soldiers surrounded at the foot of the mountain, not knowing what to do.

Zhuang Zhou took a look: "Feng Shan?"

Wang Lang twitched the corners of his mouth: "Don't make trouble, what can a dozen people help, Mianshan is not surrounded like this." After thinking about it, she said: "Go down and have a look."

☆, 75 Shang Jun Wei Yang

"Ziwei, Xuan, and Yanzhao send people into the sea to seek Penglai, Fangzhang, and Yingzhou. These are the three sacred mountains. It is said that they are in the Bohai Sea, and they are not far away. All the immortals and the medicine of immortality are there. The animals and animals are all white, and the gold and silver are the palaces. Before they arrive, they look like clouds; In the end, nothing can reach the cloud." - "Historical Records"

"The East China Sea is different from the Bohai Sea, so the East China Sea is collectively called the Bohai Sea, and it is also commonly called the Canghai." —— "Natural History"

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Wang Lang originally thought that she was a black household with no household registration and no background in the Warring States period, but Jiang Shang made up a creative identity for her—a Yingzhou native who was blown to the east by the sea breeze.

According to the description of Dongfang Shuo in the Western Han Dynasty, Yingzhou is in the East China Sea, four thousand miles away, roughly opposite to Kuaiji, and 70 miles away from the west bank.On it grows Shenzhi and Xiancao, and there are thousands of feet of jade. The spring water named Yuliquan is as sweet as wine. Drinking a few liters will make you drunk, and it can make people live forever.There are many fairy families on the island, the customs are similar to those of the Wu people, and the appearance of the mountains and rivers is like that of the Central Plains.

However, Dongfang Shuo is a rare type who is less reliable than Zhuang Zhou. He believes too much in ten sentences. Naturally, Wang Lang does not think that the myth of Yingzhou in the Warring States Period is the same.

"From your usual words, it seems that you admire Wei Yang very much. Why do you retreat far away when you see me?"

On the rickety passenger ship, the two people who got away from Qin State after a lot of trouble chatted lazily.

"I'm neither an immortal from Yingzhou in Xianshan, nor an alchemist advocating the pursuit of longevity medicine. If I don't retreat, why should I stay?"

Wang Lang stretched out his hands to gather his cloak, and still had some fresh memories of the adventure he experienced in Qin.

It turned out that the twenty or so Qin soldiers at the foot of the mountain were ordered by Wei Yang to look for the two of them, or, to be more precise, to look for the "king" who landed in the Eastern Qi Kingdom from Yingzhou.The reason given by Wei Yang himself was even more peculiar—he claimed to be recommended by Shen Zishen of Jixia Academy, and asked Wang Lang to heal a patient who had been suffering from serious illness for many years.

The reputation of good doctors in Qin State is well known in all countries, so why did Wei Yang need to find her carefully, and recommend her after being careful?What's more, medicine is extensive and profound, but she doesn't know anything about it. Usually when she gets sick, her first reaction is to go to the hospital for an examination.

Wang Lang guessed in his heart that this might be Jiang Shang's arrangement, but Jiang Shang had been in seclusion for many years, and he couldn't ask any questions. Wang Lang didn't bother to speculate on his thoughts, so he simply followed his own ideas as the best policy.

"I think you are very talented as an alchemist."

Zhuang Zhou raised the corner of his mouth, his expression like a crystal clear autumn moon made people feel peaceful.

"He also went to the doctor in a hurry, and he knew the cause and asked for it, so he could deal with it."

Wang Lang had come into contact with many sorcerers and alchemists. Guo Pu and Yu Ji were the most famous among them, so he had a little understanding of the behavior patterns of the alchemists. An excuse to get away from Qin.For an expert, it's normal to have a big air, but it seems strange to agree easily.

In fact, King Qi Wei, King Qi Xuan, King Yan Zhao, Emperor Qin Shihuang, Emperor Wu of Han, which one is not a great emperor with great ambitions?They were still deceived one by one.If it is said that modern people pay attention to science, how can Wang Lin, Zhang Wuben and others be popular?

Those who engage in high-end deception are often extremely smart people who are proficient in the psychology of the world, but they just look down on legitimate industries.

Zhuang Zhou said casually: "The last few monarchs of Qin have not been in power for long."

Wang Lang looked at him in surprise. Wei Yang's claim was to see a doctor for one of his benefactors, but Wang Lang knew that the benefactor was just an excuse to work. The alchemist cures the disease, firstly, it is a terminal illness that is ineffective by medicine and stone, and can only turn to the illusory witches and immortal medicines, and secondly, the sick person is very important to Shang Yang.

Calculating the time, Qin Xiaogong will pass away in two or three years. It is self-evident who the real patient is.

"It may be insufficient compared to Qi and Wei, but it is more than Lu and Wei."

If the historical data are correct, many of the monarchs of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States lived to be over 70 years old and reigned for more than 30 years, and the reign of a monarch is often connected with the stability of the country's political situation, except for the Qin State after the reform:

"People are dying and the government is constantly dying. Even though they are dead, they still survive. Wei Yang's reform is thorough, and perhaps it can really prove the theory of 'the middle man governs the country'."

Legalists believed that there were few kings who were as wise as Yao and Shun, and not many kings as bad as Jie and Shun, and the majority of kings were mediocre.As long as the legal system is well established, even a king with mediocre qualifications can govern the country.

Judging from the results alone, the legalist theory seems to be correct. The Qin State, which insisted on ruling the country according to the law, has been strong for six consecutive generations, and finally waited until the monarchs of the six countries were all fatuous, but the country had the golden opportunity of Qin Shihuang, the emperor of the ages, and also ushered in fatuousness The incompetent Qin II exploded and collapsed.

Zhuang Zhou looked disapproving:

"I am a person who destroys the old law, but I hope that the new law formulated will not be destroyed. Don't you think it is ridiculous? The people are willing to abide by the law because their desires are few and easy to satisfy, not because they are afraid of harsh criminal laws and killings. The public office Nobles would rather trample on all the laws in the world and commit any crimes in the world to pursue fame and fortune. It is because they have so many desires that they will never be able to satisfy them. If the law is really so binding, why would Wei Yang not take those precautions? The guarded soldiers dare not go out?"

In fact, what Zhuang Zhou said is quite right. No matter how harsh the criminal law is, it cannot completely eliminate crimes, because the temptation of profit is too great, and the greed of human nature is too ugly, and the law must always be enforced by people.It is a dream for mediocre executors to catch criminals with high IQ and high EQ.

But Wang Lang still dare not agree with his point of view:

"Whether the king or the people, people with mediocre qualifications and neither good nor bad always make up the vast majority. People who are willing to take risks will not be afraid of harsh laws, but most people are still afraid. It cannot be because of very few extreme exceptions, Just abandon the system that is best for the majority."

"Where there is an advantage, there is a disadvantage. Everything in the world is nothing more than weighing the advantages and disadvantages. How can there be any eternal and perfect method? If you don't do things because of the possible disadvantages, then nothing can be done."

After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, Confucianism, which was once enshrined in the altar, was scolded to pieces, and Legalism, which was once shouted and beaten by everyone, was blown up like a god.

Is it true?

Winners find ways, losers find reasons.

Those who scold Confucianism may not necessarily have read a Confucian classic, and those who praise Legalism may not have read a volume of criminal law codes, and they can't wait to show the world their stupidity and ignorance all day long, and they have made no contribution to society.

It is Manchu's fault to be invaded by great powers!It was Confucius' fault that the country fell behind!It is the government's fault that there is no money and power!It's the parents' fault that the family is poor!

Anyway, I am the cleanest, the most innocent, and the most innocent in the whole world. All the unsatisfactory things in life are caused by being born in the wrong birth in such a backward family in such a backward country. If I were born in the world’s richest and most People with power, how could I live such a life!

The disgusting and ugly face would pollute the sight at a glance.

Fortunately, there is no such person around her, she just accidentally saw it in the comments when she checked the news in the past.

"If Shang Yang's decree is transferred to Qi State, no matter how many years it has been implemented, the scholars and people of Qi State will overthrow the law angrily; if it is transferred to Qin State, it will make Qin State rich and strong, and the people happy. Why?" Slightly After sorting out his mood, Wang Lang continued, "The fertile soil of the Qi State is two thousand miles away, and the north is connected to the sea. The geographical conditions are very good. After the first monarch arrived in the Qi State, he improved his political affairs, respected the local customs, simplified the etiquette of the Zhou people, and opened up the country. The handicraft industry and commerce, the development of fishery and salt industry, the promotion of virtuous people, the praise of meritorious people, so that the common people went to Qi State to join them. Political and economic reforms have enabled Qi to further improve