Why did Lu Chunqiu kill Lv Buwei? Is it the book that violated Qin Shihuang's lamella?

If you travel to Xi, you can enjoy the scenery of Qinling Mountains. Of course, since you have been to Xi, you must visit the Terracotta Warriors. When the No.1 pit of Terracotta Warriors was excavated in the last century, a large number of bronze weapons were unearthed.

Among them, there is a bronze ge, and this weapon ge is engraved with? Temple workers? The word "Templar Worker" (Templar Worker is a national institution specializing in weapons manufacturing) and a line of fine print? Five years, made in Xiangbang Lv Buwei? .

This line says that this weapon was built by Lv Buwei, the prime minister in the fifth year of Qin Dynasty. In the Han Dynasty, in order to avoid Liu Bang? Bang? In the history books, Xiangbang was changed to Guo Xiang. Of course, Lv Buwei's post at that time was Prime Minister, but they all had the same meaning, so I don't care about it for the time being.

This is the physical proof of Lv Buwei's legendary life in the Warring States Period, but Lv Buwei left us a priceless spiritual wealth, namely Lv Chunqiu.

This book is our wealth now, but it was Lv Buwei's death warrant at that time. So why did Lv Chunqiu kill Lv Buwei? Because this book violated Qin Shihuang's lamella.

Why did Qin Shihuang execute Lv Buwei? What really killed him was not monopoly, but this book. Let's see what this book records.

Confucianism, Mohism and Synonymy.

When Lv Buwei became a prime minister, he followed the example of the Four Childes of the Warring States and raised thousands of public servants. However, leaving them empty does not conform to the rules for cultivating scholars. In addition, Lv Buwei believes that his achievements can be praised by future generations.

Zuozhuan? "Twenty-four years of" xianggong "records that there is virtue in the world, followed by meritorious deeds, followed by words. Although it will not be abolished for a long time, it is called three immortals. Lv Buwei thinks about his background as a businessman, and it is more difficult to be virtuous, and it is also more difficult for these people to make contributions. Finally, Lv Buwei chose to make a statement, that is, to write a book.

Of course, it is impossible for Lv Buwei to write it himself, which requires his group of public servants, so Lv Buwei called on public servants to write what they saw, heard and felt, but the works handed in were all kinds, and Lv Buwei had a headache, so he found several capable people, screened and sorted them out, and finally compiled Lv Chunqiu.

This book has six theories, eight readings and twelve chapters, taking the advantages of a hundred schools, avoiding the disadvantages of a hundred schools, and combining Confucianism and Mohism. Lv Buwei is also called a saint. Of course, this book is not only the opinions of others, but also Lv Buwei's own idea of governing the country is vividly reflected in this book. Of course, these ideas of governing the country made Ying Zheng very angry, which we will discuss later.

Lead the baby into the river and carve the boat into a sword.

After writing, Lv Buwei was very satisfied, so he offered a reward to find his daughter in Xianyang City to see if anyone could change one word. As a result, no one can change one of the words, but it is really impossible to change a word. In fact, Lv Buwei is not necessarily the prime minister. If you dare to change it, it is estimated that your daughter can't take it away, but no one can guarantee it.

In any case, the effect of Lv Buwei's promotion of his works has been achieved. At that time, the whole state of Qin set off the climax of reading Lu's Spring and Autumn Period. Are you also curious about what is written in this book? Let's quote two fables from it.

When a man walked to the river, he happened to see another man holding a child and trying to throw him into the river. The man quickly stopped him, but the man who wanted to throw the child into the river said that the father of the child could swim, so the child should be able to swim. This is the story of luring a baby into the river and satirizing those who force others to do what he can't do.

If you are not familiar with this story, let's tell another story. A Chu man accidentally dropped his sword while crossing the river. He quickly made a mark on the boat. When the boat reached the shore, he jumped into the river to find the sword according to the mark on the boat. This is the story of Carving a Boat for a Sword, which satirizes those who don't know how to be flexible.

Restrict the power of the monarch and oppose absolute monarchy.

After telling the two fables of Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals, let's see why Qin Shihuang didn't like this book so much, because it mentioned more than once to limit the power of the monarch and oppose the personal dictatorship of the monarch.

Lv Buwei believes that after the reunification of the country, the power of the monarch will expand infinitely, which is unfavorable to social stability and national development. Therefore, he believes that the monarchy must be restrained, and only in this way can the country maintain long-term stability.

In addition, the book also mentioned three ways to restrict the monarchy. The first way is to limit the power of the monarch through the system of enfeoffment. Of course, this system of enfeoffment is not based on the blood of slave society, but on human achievements. The second way is to restrict the monarchy by force. In other words, if the monarch is unqualified, he will be overthrown by force. The third way is to restrict the monarch through the division of labor between monarch and minister.

See here, do you understand why Ying Zheng is disgusted with this book? Ying Zheng is a man who can exert the absolute power of monarchy to the extreme. In Lv Buwei's works, it is clearly pointed out that the power of the monarch should be limited, and people are taught how to limit this power. Isn't this pulling a beard for a tiger? This is pure death.

Flying fish said:

Why did Qin Shihuang execute Lv Buwei? What really killed him was not tyranny, but a book, Lu Chunqiu. In this book, Qin Shihuang restricted the monarch's thoughts, which was offensive at first. What he admired most was Han Feizi's thought, because Han Feizi advocated that the monarch must be autocratic.

Why did Lu Chunqiu kill Lv Buwei? Because this book violated Qin Shihuang's lamella, Qin Shihuang's thirst and desire for power exceeded that of any previous monarch. If you want to divide his power, you must first see if you can live.

In fact, to some extent, the thoughts of governing the country in Saint Lv Buwei and Lv Chunqiu are quite similar to the democracy in the western Roman Republic at the same time, but unfortunately, the excessive centralization of power by Qin Shihuang completely ruined the thoughts of governing the country advocated by Lv Buwei.

You may say, anyway, Qin Shihuang unified China, which is undeniable, but the death of Qin Shihuang II is related to Qin Shihuang's excessive autocratic monarchy. If Qin Shihuang can govern the country with Lv Buwei's idea, it is hard to say whether the rudiment of democracy can be realized, but at least the life span of the Qin Dynasty will not be so short.

You may also say that the demise of the Qin Dynasty was caused by Hu Hai, Zhao Gao, Reese and others, which is undeniable, but even without these people, the Qin Dynasty will still perish, because when Qin Shihuang died, social contradictions have intensified to the extreme, and irreconcilable social contradictions are bound to be buffered because of the demise of the Qin Dynasty.