Chapter 167 Chu State

Such debates have occurred many times in the Huaiguo Academy. Originally there were only three schools of thought: Legalism, Confucianism, and Taoism. After years of development, more schools of thought have evolved.

Law, Confucianism, and Taoism are the most populous schools in the academy, but since Sun Wuzi was born, military strategists have risen like a comet. Especially when he commanded 15,000 people, attacked the capital of Ying, and captured and killed

After the Marquis of Chu, he became even more powerful in the world.

Therefore, people in the world say: Sun Wuzi is the man who has brought tens of thousands of people to run rampant in the world, but no one in the world can match him.

Although Sun Wu did not hold the position of offering wine in the Huai Kingdom Academy, his status in the Huai Kingdom was so high that it was not as good as offering wine in the Academy.

Sun Wu has always been the general of the Huai Kingdom and the king of Huaiyin. After defeating the Chu Ying capital in World War I, Sun Wu rarely led troops in battles. He spent more time writing military books, preparing to convey what he had learned and understood throughout his life.

Written as a military book.

Sometimes he would come to the academy to give lectures, or lead an army to conquer Shanyue. But these were actually Sun Wu's training of future military disciples.

The military strategist's disciples have a very special status in the academy. Even famous scholars who like to debate will not argue with the military strategist. Because the military strategist believes more in practice, it doesn't matter if you win the argument. The military strategist prefers to convince others with reason.

Among the schools, the largest school is Legalism. This is mainly because Huai State is the birthplace of Legalism. Since "Zi Jue cast the punishment book", Legalism has taken root in Huai State.

In particular, the Huai State used Legalist techniques, which have been flourishing since the founding of the country. The Legalist disciples firmly believed that this was the way to strengthen the country. Therefore, they had an advantage when debating with Confucian scholars, and the Confucian scholars who often argued were speechless.

Speechless.

The Confucian scholars were all eloquent, describing the benefits of promoting rituals and music, and then the Legalist scholars would say, since the Confucian school is so good, is there any monarch who is willing to promote the royal way of Confucian rituals and music?

Then the Confucian scholars felt a little embarrassed, and then they would say: Confucianism is the king of rituals and music, and there are various reasons such as why the saint king is alive, why the rituals and music have collapsed, etc., so the school is filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Or maybe after a Legalist student is questioned and can't think of an answer, he will say that our Legalist method has been implemented in Huai State and has been verified as a way to strengthen the country. Which of your theories has been verified by the vassal countries?

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No matter how eloquent and unparalleled the opponent is in arguing, it will still be as uncomfortable as eating a fly. No matter how you talk about it, it is not as good as having the facts in front of you.

Among the schools, Confucianism is as prosperous as Legalism. After all, the world described by Confucianism and their pursuits look so beautiful. Of course, because of this, Confucianism has been attacked by Taoism and Legalism.

They are drawing cakes.

There are constant disputes in the world, so all countries are looking for ways to strengthen their country. Qi State translated Guan Zhong's teachings and wanted to combine Guan Zhong's techniques to rejuvenate Qi State. Han, Zhao, and Wei are now in an exciting period, and have just turned their families into countries.

, making Han Zhaowei still a little uncomfortable.

The one who is most thirsty for the method of strengthening the country is the Chu State, which has just been beaten violently by the Huai State. The Chu State has captured its capital and lost one-third of its territory. Although with the help of the Qin State, the Chu State forced the Huai State to retreat.

The population and land suffered heavy losses.

The King of Chu was very worried now, especially after the Huai State moved east to Jinling, the pressure on the Chu State suddenly increased.

In the past, the Chu State had a vast land, rich resources, and a large population. A temporary defeat could not devastate the Chu State. However, this time the Huai State almost destroyed the Chu State in a battle, which made the King of Chu very worried.

"Qu Qing, Xiang Qing, the disputes between the countries are getting more and more intense now. The Chu State has suffered heavy losses, and the Huai State is pressing forward step by step. I am very worried, but I cannot inherit the aspirations of my ancestors. Is there anything you can do about the vast Chu State?"

"Your Majesty, if you want to strengthen Chu, you need to reform." Xiang Meng said.

"Among the other countries today, only the Chu State has feudal lords all over the country. Although these lords have provided favorable support when the Chu Kingdom expanded, they are always not as good as those of truly powerful countries."

"This is because the power of Chu State is too dispersed. You can only control part of Chu State's power, and the rest is controlled by the feudal lords all over the country."

The King of Chu was a little silent when he heard this: "Xiang Qing, Qu Qing, and you are all the pillars of the Chu State. The existence of the lords has indeed restrained the power of the Chu State, but these lords also continued the existence of the public house and maintained

The last time the Huai State invaded, the Chu State was able to drive the Huai State away, and these feudal lords also worked hard."

"If you want to change this situation, these princes will immediately stand on the opposite side of the government. Without Huai State attacking, Chu State will be in civil strife!"

Qu Qing sighed, and then said: "In the past, Baili Xi, the prime minister of Qin, accompanied the princess of Chu to Qin as a dowry, and eventually Qin prospered. Was it because Baili Xi did not show his talents in Chu? No, this is

Because he is a slave!"

"It's not that the Chu State is devoid of talented people. There are many talented people from Chu State among other countries. Does your Majesty know the saying, 'Although Chu has talents, they will eventually be used by Jin?'"

"The talents of the Chu State were not reused in the Chu State, but when they arrived in the Jin State, they were immediately worshiped as ministers. Isn't this a problem with the way we employ people in the Chu State?"

"For more than 400 years since the founding of the Chu State, all official positions were controlled by nobles. Although this was also the case in other countries in the past, the countries have constantly changed, and only the Chu State is still like this. It is not based on talent, but only on family background."

"Just like me, if I were not born in the Qu family, I would not be able to sit in the position of Ling Yin no matter what!"

The Qu family comes from the same surname as Mi and has the same clan as the public family. However, they were later enfeoffed and took Qu as their surname. They are the public family of the Chu State and one of the most prominent nobles in the Chu State. It can be said that this kind of employment in the Chu State

For the Qu family and the Xiang family, they are one of the families that have benefited the most from the system, but now they are the two actually opposing this system.

From this we can see how rigid the Chu State’s employment system has become.

The King of Chu hesitated: "The Chu State has just passed through the crisis and its national strength has recovered. It would be even more inappropriate to change the employment strategy at this time and not select talents like Qu and Xiang, but instead select from the bottom. Now

As soon as the situation in the country is stabilized, if we try to deprive the nobles of their rights, I'm afraid there will be trouble."

Qu Qing and Xiang Meng sighed when they saw King Chu's hesitation. They knew the situation of Chu State better than King Chu, but if they did not change, Chu State would really perish. But the current King of Chu was not like King Zhuang.

If you are a wise king and do not have the spirit to reform, forcing it to be implemented will only make things worse.

After thinking about it, the two continued: "Since the king is worried, why not implement it in some places where there is no monarch first? If the effect is good, then implement it bit by bit in other places in the country?"

King Chu thought for a moment and said, "Yes!"
Chapter completed!