Chapter 208 Legalist's Eagle Dog(2/2)
When the soldiers arrived, almost all the people around them ran away.
Liu Chang then looked at the guy with a smile and asked: "Whose fault do you think is it now?"
"Even if you are powerful! How can you not respect the king's law!!"
The young man was extremely angry and his face turned red.
Hearing these words, Mr. and Mrs. Fan burst out laughing. He pointed at Liu Chang and said, "My king is the Dharma! What he is talking about is the Dharma! What do you want?!"
Liu Heng shook his head helplessly. His younger brother always looked like a villain wherever he went. Wouldn't Qi be the same?
But after hearing these words, the anger on the young man's face disappeared instantly. He looked at Liu Chang in surprise, and suddenly leaned down to salute, "The common people pay homage to the King of Tang!!!"
Then, he paid homage to Liu Heng, "Meet the King!!"
Liu Chang looked at him curiously, "How do you know I am from the Tang Dynasty?"
"There are rumors that the king of the Tang Dynasty has a majestic appearance and great strength. He can tear apart tigers and leopards. The common people are blind and do not know that the king is in front of him. Please forgive me!"
The young man's attitude was completely different from that of before. It was an earth-shaking change. Even a flatterer like Lu Lu couldn't bear to look at that humble look. He cursed in a low voice: "Flatterer!"
Liu Chang suddenly felt bored and said: "I thought you could persist more, but I didn't expect that you are also a person who bullies the weak and fears the strong!"
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty!!"
"You...this...fourth brother, are all you Koreans like this?"
But the young man raised his head and said seriously: "The power of the king is great. He can govern according to the law and deal with the situation. He should be respected and not infringe... The law is made by the king, and the ministers and laws are used by the king to govern.
A tool of the country, if the king says I am guilty, then I am guilty; if the king says I am innocent, then I am not guilty. If the king thinks that I am a person who bullies the weak and is afraid of the strong, then I am also a person who bullies the weak and is afraid of the strong!!"
In fact, Legalism had a very bad reputation in the Western Han Dynasty, all because Legalism was too loyal to the emperor. Now, almost all Legalists are the emperor's most loyal hawks, serving the emperor wholeheartedly, and carrying the reputation of being a cruel official.
, and did not care at all that after Han Feizi, the nature of Legalism ushered in a leap in the general direction.
Han Feizi emphasized the centralization of monarchy and believed that the king should be supreme. Before him, the three legalists, Shang Yang, Shen Dao and Shen Buhai, respectively advocated emphasis on law, emphasis on power and emphasis on skills, each with their own characteristics, while Han Feizi
He put forward the idea of closely combining the three to form a set of institutional ideas of respecting the king.
Law refers to the sound legal system, power refers to the power of the monarch, who must control the military and political power alone, and skill refers to controlling the ministers and controlling political power. Han Fei combined these three and believed that all three are indispensable.
The main thing is to have power, improve the laws, and use skills to drive the ministers.
Therefore, the Legalists of the Han Dynasty were basically the eagle dogs of the Emperor. To put it bluntly, they were the licking dogs of the Emperor's family, more licking than Confucianism. Of course, Confucianism later absorbed a lot of Legalist ideas and began to lick
, but it is still better than Legalism at the moment.
Confucianism persuaded the emperor to govern the world with benevolent government, while Legalism asked the emperor to use strict laws and methods to frighten the officials.
When the young man said this, Liu Chang was immediately overjoyed.
Liu Heng frowned.
There are many famous Legalists in South Korea. After all, this is the hometown of Han Feizi. There is a big boss of the Legalists named Zhang Hui in South Korea. But Liu Heng has no idea of employing them because these people are too extreme.
, and being close to the Legalists can easily bring you a bad reputation. If you are the emperor, you will naturally not have a bad reputation. But as a prince, it is best not to have such a bad reputation. After all, the handle can be taken at any time if it falls into the hands of a caring person.
Come out to deal with you.
It is precisely because they are extreme that the legalists do not end well, and most of them die miserably.
"You are a good person, from the Legalist family... No wonder my mother always reads Han Feizi's books!"
"What's your name?!"
"Your Majesty, Cao Min Chao Cuo! Cao Min has heard of your majesty for a long time. If you don't give up, I am willing to die for you!!"
This was the first person to ask for an official position from him. Liu Chang was also a little surprised. He asked, "What talents do you have?"
"King!"
Chao Cuo paid his respects and then said: "Your Majesty, I heard that since the rise of the Han Dynasty, the Huns have invaded the border areas several times, and they have achieved small victories with small-scale invasions..."
"Serve a powerful country humbly, this is what a small country should do! Unite small countries to attack a big country, this is what a country that is evenly matched should do! Use barbarians to attack barbarians, this is what the Tang Dynasty should do!"
"Nowadays, there are many people around the Tang Kingdom such as Yiqu, Yueshi and others who have come to surrender. Their food and advantages are the same as those of the Xiongnu. They can be given armor and cotton-padded clothes, powerful crossbows and sharp arrows, and they can be led by outstanding generals on the border.
, let the generals understand their customs, understand their psychology, and restrain them with Your Majesty's rules!"
"Outside of Yan State, there are Donghu who were defeated by the Xiongnu. They still hate the Xiongnu extremely in their hearts. Your Majesty, you can win over these foreigners and ask them to come to you and use them as an army to deal with the Xiongnu... I heard that in Xianbei
The Hu people in the mountains, Wuhuan Mountains and other places have no clothes to protect themselves from the cold in winter, and most of their livestock are plundered by the Xiongnu, and they cannot find anything to eat..."
Chao Cuo didn't care about the crowd. He raised his head on the road and told Liu Chang his thoughts on using barbarians to control barbarians. These included how to recover the surrounding foreigners, how to treat their kings, how to integrate them into the army, and how to control the barbarians.
Let them be driven by the Tang Dynasty willingly and so on.
Liu Chang suddenly laughed and said, "You are talented!"
Liu Heng was also a little surprised. He looked at this young man and nodded. He was indeed talented.
Chao Cuo said excitedly: "I am willing to lead the horse for the king!"
Liu Chang laughed and asked: "Most of the talented people I met before were unwilling to work for me and needed my persuasion. Why are you so impatient to be used by me?"
Chao Cuo said loudly: "Your Majesty, Han Zi said: Talented people do not hide their talents to serve the king! If you are talented but unwilling to serve the king, you do not want to do your best when serving, seeking personal gain for yourself, and protecting yourself.
If you put your own affairs more seriously than your allegiance to the king, then this person can be executed!"
"Well said, it would be great if all the talented people in the world thought like you!"
"I have a man under my command named Zhang Buyi. I think you and he will definitely get along!"
Liu Chang accepted the young man named Chao Cuo on the spot and asked him to stay with him as a guest.
When Liu Chang followed Liu Heng back to the palace, taking advantage of Chao Cuo's return to inform his family, Liu Heng reminded: "Eldest brother... People from the Legalist family cannot be easily appointed. Even if they are appointed, they cannot be reused...
.These people do extreme things, which is a double-edged sword that can be used to kill people, but it can also easily hurt themselves."
"Hahaha, who am I, Liu Chang, and what kind of sword can hurt me? Fourth brother, you don't have to worry!!"
At this moment, Liu Chang was still immersed in the comfort of being praised by Chao Cuo and didn't care about it at all.
"If you are too close to Legalism, your reputation will be damaged."
"I never care about reputation. When the First Emperor was still alive, I never heard of anyone who dared to call himself a tyrant!"
Seeing Liu Chang's insistence, Liu Heng shook his head helplessly.
"Eldest brother...tell me now, what were you going to say to me just now?"
"Fourth brother...I...I was thinking just now, it would be great if you were King Wu..."
"Um??"
"What is Sixth Brother like? Fourth Brother, you also know... Nanyue and Minyue don't even take him seriously... If the elder brother is the King of Wu, how dare they be so arrogant?"
Chapter completed!