Shang Yang's reform was undoubtedly a success. Although he was dead, the reform was preserved. The opposition only dared to vent their anger on Shang Yang himself and not the reform itself.
The Qin government, as a typical large government, also won the final victory in the war of unification.
Compared to Shang Yang's reform, the reforms of the subsequent dynasties did not seem to be as successful.
And what Xiao Ruxun wanted to do seemed to be the same as Shang Yang's, except that it was more forceful and unyielding. Once one thought of Shang Yang, one could not help but think of the Legalists, the greatest enemy of the Confucians before they ascended to power. This was a domineering academic sect that had always pursued reform.
Therefore, in the dead of night, Xie He also wondered if Xiao Ruxun was a descendant of the Legalists.
After thinking about it, he felt that it was too ridiculous. Although Xiao Ruxun was literate, he clearly did not have any profound attainments in knowledge. As a general, he was better at war than reform. Xie He still did not know how Xiao Ruxun had designed this complete set of tactics.
Did Shang Yang's reform have such links?
Or had Xiao Ruxun really learned the Legalist ideology and followed the process of Shang Yang's reform to explore this set of land reform methods?
If that was true, it would be too terrifying. A ruler with the Legalist ideology was an uncertain factor for a society ruled by the Confucians. During the Qin Dynasty, the king and emperor who upheld the Legalist ideology did not have a good impression of the Confucians. They also scoffed at the Confucian morality.
The foundation of a king was the army and power, not morality. The saying that the world should be ruled by virtue of virtue was bullshit. Otherwise, Confucius would have long unified the world.
If not for Emperor Wu of Han promoting the rise of the Confucian hegemony for the northern expedition against the Xiongnu, it would have taken a long time for the Confucians to become hegemony. Furthermore, there was a powerful opponent like the Mohists.
Xie He, who had received a relatively complete education in the Four Books and Five Classics, still had a relatively comprehensive inheritance of Confucianism. It was only later in social practice that she realized the truth of being a human and the meaning of survival, so she began to question what she had learned and gained insight into the nature of this man-eating world.
Then, at a turning point in history, he chose to abandon the last bit of ideals in his heart and rely on Xiao Ruxun in exchange for survival. For this, he did not hesitate to sell everything he had, and successfully obtained Xiao Ruxun's favor.
After Xie He's life gradually stabilized, he also carefully thought about the true meaning of this terrible reform. The more support he received from the peasants, the stronger the peasants' desire to criticize him, and the more rich and powerful families were killed, Xie He became more and more frightened and panicked.
He understood that Xiao Ruxun did all this for no other reason than to increase the imperial court's tax revenue and strengthen its ruling power. If that was the case, there was no need to kill so many people, especially so many literate people.
Xiao Ruxun wanted to reform. He wanted to use the name of serving the heavens to suppress the rebels to cover up his intention of complete reform. He wanted to use the advancement of the war to attract the attention of the entire world, and then use this to cover up his true goal.
Change the laws of the Confucian School, and reform the Confucian School!
When the world was at peace, it would be the start of an even more violent operation. Xiao Ruxun would definitely reveal his true intentions!
Xie He found that he had understood.
What he wanted was for the Confucian gentry, who had been sucking blood and feasting on the land to be completely swept into the trash heap of history, no longer existing. The power that obstructed the power of the emperor and the authority of the government would no longer exist, and the imperial decree would be sent to the countryside.
He wanted the Legalists, who served the emperor, to once again take over, and the Legalist bureaucrats, whose hands were stained with blood, to once again occupy the imperial court. He did not want the imperial court to be filled with virtuous gentlemen. What he wanted was the imperial court to be filled with straightforward Legalist bureaucrats.
He wanted to completely abandon the current situation of the Confucian School and the Legalist School. He wanted to tear apart the fig leaf of the hypocrites so that they would not even have the chance to survive!
If possible, Xiao Ruxun would definitely reform the imperial examinations and the way officials were selected, and he would hold the fate of the world's scholars in his hands …
What? You want to oppose?
After the land reform, the peasants would stand by his side. After suppressing the rebels, the army would be under his control. After taking power, he would have countless bureaucrats who would follow him with vested interests, such as Xie He himself.
He, who directly controlled the foundation of the country, the administrative organization, and the violent organization of the country, was invincible.
With a single order from him, countless people would swarm forward and tear apart the opposition.
His authority would surpass that of any emperor in history, surpassing that of Emperor Daming, and catching up to Emperor Qin!
After figuring this out, Xie He sat in front of the desk with his head in his hands. He did not fall asleep for the entire night.
He felt that he had suddenly figured out many problems, including the promise that Xiao Ruxun had made to him before he set off.
It was not just a promise, but a hint.
Do you want to follow me?
Xie He felt that he had thought of even more terrifying things. He had even more terrifying speculations, and that even more terrifying future was becoming clearer and clearer in front of him.
And then …
He was excited.
He suddenly did not have any fear. He became extremely excited!
As the person who understood him the earliest, he would definitely be recorded in the history books, right?
As one of the leaders of this epic revolution, his name would definitely be recorded in the history books, right?
Since ancient times, horses of a thousand li were common, but Bo Le was rare. Liu Bang relied on his Pei County Group to conquer the world, Cao Cao relied on his Cao Xiahou Group to conquer the world, Li Yuan relied on his Guanlong Military Group to establish the Tang Dynasty, and Zhu Yuanzhang relied on his Huaixi Group to conquer the world.
Those who were closest to them, had the greatest reputation, and had made the most contributions. Often, there were people from the same hometown.
Why were their fellow countrymen so powerful and talented? And why were they coincidentally discovered by them?
Because heroes are created by the times!
A talented person born in a province or a county was enough to start a rebellion. It was not that there were no horses of a thousand li, but horses of a thousand li were everywhere. The more people there were, the more horses of a thousand li could be found. Naturally talented people had their uses, but there was no Bo Le!
Bo Le was the most important!
Without Bo Le, how could a horse of a thousand li leave its name in the history books?
Xie He felt that he was very lucky to have met a Bo Le, an unprecedented Bo Le!
In this era where the wind was blowing and the clouds were flying, he met his own Bo Le!
Moreover, she was able to join his group at the beginning of his career, becoming one of his earliest right-hand men. They, the people who worked for his land reform, not only tied the peasants to the chariot, but also themselves. Other than him, there was no one else they could rely on. If one could understand this point, one should understand Xiao Ruxun's ambition.
He was preparing for the future, preparing for the future to overthrow the old rules and all the clichés of the whole Shenzhou!
As for himself, he should do his best to cooperate with him and do his best to reserve enough power for him, so that when he needed it, he could take out what he needed and become his real right-hand man!
That was what he should do as a horse of a thousand li, right?
Xie He wanted to thank God, thank God for giving him suffering, thank God for giving him a new life, thank God for giving him an opportunity!
I was originally just a nobody. I lost in the imperial examinations, broke up my family, and almost starved to death on the streets. Fortunately, the wind blew, and I went up against it.
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