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Columnist: An Xin.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, some ethnic minority tribes lived in the west of the Qin State, and the history books called them Xirong. During the reign of Duke Mu of Qin, the chief of Xi Rong sent emissaries to visit the State of Qin and visit Duke Mu of Qin. Qin Mugong received the emissary, and very modestly asked the emissary about the question of governing the country: "The widow tastes the Tao but does not get the land that he sees, and he wishes to hear the ancient wisdom of the Lord to gain the country and lose the country. ”
This is a bit strange, among the Spring and Autumn kingdoms, although the Qin state is remote, it is much more civilized than the Xirong and other ethnic minority tribes, both the political system and the cultural level are relatively mature, Qin Mugong asked the emissaries of Xirong for the experience of governing the country by Gu Zhiming, and although it is not shameful for Qin Mugong to ask questions, in terms of effect, it is inevitable that people will be suspicious of being blind. Qin Mugong was later ranked as one of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, a generation of male lords, and his intelligence and wisdom did not need to be said, how could there be such a strange act? It turned out that all the answers were in the messenger, and this messenger was none other than Yu Yu.
Yu Yu, a native of present-day Tianshui, Gansu, whose ancestral home was the State of Jin, fled to Xirong to escape the chaos of war. Speaking of Yu Yu's family lineage, it is really prominent, he is the forty-second grandson of the Yellow Emperor of Xuanyuan and the thirty-eighth grandson of Xia Yu. Speaking of Yu Yu's ability, shortly after this mission, Yu was used by Qin Mugong and worshipped as the secretary of the Qin state to help Qin Mugong attack Xirong, destroy the twelve kingdoms of Xirong, open up thousands of miles of land, and win a relatively broad strategic depth and development space for the Qin state, which was still in the development stage, and Qin Mugong was thus ranked as one of the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, and the status and influence of the Qin state among the princes were greatly improved. Its far-reaching influence, 400 years later, the Qin state was able to unify the world, trace back to the roots, and yu gong was great.
Now he finally understood why Qin Mugong wanted to ask the emissaries of The Government of Xi Rong.
Qin Mugong asked Yu Yu, so how did Yu Yu answer?
Yu Yu's answer is particularly simple: there is nothing special about the ancient monarchs ruling the country, it is nothing more than relying on frugality to get the world, and losing the world because of luxury.
When Qin Mu heard this, he was greatly disappointed, did he really ask the wrong person? Or is Yu Yu perfunctory?
Although Qin Mugong was said to be a monarch, his personality was very upright, and he did not like to engage in any imperial art, and if he was not satisfied, he was not satisfied, and if he was unhappy, he was unhappy. Therefore, at that time, I pulled my face down and did not speak as politely as before.
Qin Mugong: "As the prince of a country, you are not ashamed to ask you the truth of governing the country, but you are so perfunctory to me, what is the matter?" ”
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Yu Yu heard that Qin Mugong's tone was not good, but he was not at all moved, his face was calm, and he talked nonchalantly: "Yao is the monarch of the ancient Shengming, when he governed the world, he used pottery for eating and pottery for drinking water, these utensils are things that are frugal enough to be frugal anymore, but the scope of his rule, the southernmost reaches Jiaotong, the northernmost reaches Youdu, the easternmost reaches the place where the sun rises, the westernmost reaches the place where the sun sets, the scope is so vast, the population is so large, But there was not a single man who was not convinced of him.
Later, Yao ceded the World Zen to Shun. Shun was also the monarch of the ancient Shengming, but he was not as frugal as Yao, and his eating utensils had to be cut down from the mountain to cut down valuable trees, sort out the shape of the utensils through many processes such as cutting and sawing, and then apply paint on them, and after the paint dried, they could be sent to the palace as a food utensil. Some princes therefore considered Shun too extravagant, and thirteen expressed reluctance to submit to him. Shun later ceded the World Zen to Yu. When Yu was making sacrificial utensils, he not only painted the outside of the utensils, but also painted them inside the utensils; the car mats should be made of silk fabrics without patterns, and the grass mats must be woven in the style of twill; even the wine glasses and spoons must be engraved with patterns, and the ceremonial utensils must be decorated, which is much more luxurious than when Shun was, and the number of princes who did not want to submit to him increased to thirty-three. After the fall of the Xia Dynasty, the Yin merchants took over the world, and then it was even more luxurious: a large cart specially made for tianzi was specially built, and the car was decorated with nine exquisite streamers; the eating utensils were carved with beautiful patterns and engraved with exquisite hollow patterns; the walls and steps were all painted in white colors; even the cushions were embroidered with exquisite ornaments, so luxurious that it can be said that they knew how to enjoy it very much, but the number of disobedient princely states was as high as fifty-three. It can be seen that the more the monarch likes to decorate his life with ornate ornaments and serve his endless desires, the more the number of princely states willing to submit is reduced. That's why I came to the conclusion that frugality is the most basic principle for governing the country. Now that all I have to say is done, do you still think I'm perfunctory? ”
The words are very simple, the story is very simple, but the meaning is very far-reaching, Qin Mugong heard it clearly, admired Yu Yu in his heart, and naturally would not blame Yu Yu anymore.
But the question is, this time it is not Qin Mugong's problem, but the reader's problem: You said that for half a day, you are frugal and simple to govern the country, and the red face is a disaster? Where did it go?
Don't worry, Teacher Han Feizi hasn't played yet, hasn't he? Frugality to govern the country is said by Yu, but the red face disaster water is what Han Feizi wants to tell the monarch through the story, so next, the red face disaster water immediately appears.
Let's move on to the story.
Qin Mugong looked at it, this Yu Yu is really a rare talent for governing the country, as the saying goes, there are saints in neighboring countries, that is, there are troubles in their own countries! How can this be done?
Just when Qin Mugong felt very troublesome, the eunuch leader who was waiting for him, a guy surnamed Liao, gave him a good idea. What's the idea? Beauty counts.
Eunuch Liao said: "I have heard that the place where King Rong lives is remote and the road is far away, I have never heard the beautiful song and dance music of the Central Plains, no one does not dislike sound and color, the king might as well give king Rong some beautiful people who can sing and dance, then king Rong will definitely indulge in sound and color and desolate state affairs, and then we will take the opportunity to ask King Rong to extend the time for Yu yu to return to Xi Rong, so that when Yu Yu returns to Xi Rong, even if he advises him again, King Rong will no longer listen to him." There is a gap between Yu yu and King Rong, so we can plan from it at that time and strive for Yu to be used by me. ”
When Qin Mugong heard this, it was really a brilliant plan, and he immediately adopted it and arranged for the eunuch Liao to be responsible for implementing it. Eunuch Liao searched for sixteen beautiful women who could sing and dance, and personally led the team to Xi Rong to offer the beautiful women to the King of Rong. King Rong was indeed successful, leaving a beautiful woman, agreeing to all the requests of the liao eunuchs, and from then on, he was a beautiful winemaker, and sang night and night. A year later, the cow and horse were half dead. Yu Yu returned to Xi rong and tried to persuade the king of Rong, but the king of Rong was not moved. Yu Yu had no choice but to abandon Xi Rong and defect to the Qin state. Later events have been described earlier: Qin Mugong appointed Yu as Shangqing, and used Yu's strategy to develop westward, destroying the twelve kingdoms of Xi rong and becoming the hegemon of the West.
Therefore, Han Feizi said: "Delaying female music, disregarding the state politics, and the disaster of the country's subjugation."
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