6kv Chapter [214] The Erudite And Talented Cai Yan
Chapter [214] The Erudite And Talented Cai Yan
With curiosity in mind, Lu Bu followed Cai Yan to the study, wanting to see how Cai Yan would solve the legal system issue for him.
Cai Yan pushed Lu Bu to the desk, let Lu Bu sit down first, and then ran to the bookshelf to get busy.
Not long after, Cai Yan returned with a scroll of bamboo slips and put it on the desk in front of Lu Bu.
"Husband, the answer you want is right here."
Lu Bu couldn't help spreading out the bamboo slips, and on the far left was written: Shi Ji - Biography of Lu Buwei.
"What? Zhaoji is planning to get me involved with Lu Buwei?" Lu Bu couldn't help laughing, "He's not the emperor.
"Husband, let's read it first." Cai Yan said with a light smile.
Lu Bu had no choice but to be patient and began to read Lu Buwei's biography carefully.
Looking at it, Lu Bu's eyes were fixed, and he was attracted by a paragraph of words.
"Lü Buwei took the concubines of Handan who were very fond of dancers and lived with them. They knew they were pregnant. Zi Chu never drank Wei, but said it when he saw it, and asked him for his birthday. Lu Buwei was angry. Nian Ye had already ruined his family and became Zi Chu. In order to fish for strange things, he offered his concubine Ji. Ji concealed her pregnancy and gave birth to a son in the grand period.
The general meaning of this passage is that Lu Buwei lived with Zhao Ji, and then had a minister.
Later, Zhao Ji was asked to leave by Ying Yiren. Zhao Ji concealed her pregnancy, and later gave birth to a child named Zheng, who was the first emperor.
Lu Bu just raised his head after reading it, and saw Cai Yan brought another bamboo slip, saying: "Ban Gu once said: Qin is in his position, and Lu Zheng is brutal."
Ban Gu, the author of Hanshu, directly referred to the first emperor as Lu Zheng.
Lu Bu had a look of surprise on his face, he didn't expect to be involved, if the first emperor's surname was Lu, then there would be something wrong with this matter.
However, Cai Yan immediately said: "However, there are contradictions in the records of the Shiji, because it is best to look at the Shihuang Benji."
Taking the bamboo slips from Cai Yan's hand, Lu saw a passage without seeing it.
"The first emperor of Qin is also Prince Zhuangxiang of Qin. King Zhuangxiang was Qin's son in Zhao. When he saw Lu Buweiji, he took her with pleasure and gave birth to the first emperor. He was born in Handan in the first month of the forty-eighth year of Qin Zhaowang. His name was Zheng, and his surname was Zhao. Shi.
This record also clearly stated that the first emperor was the son of Ying Yiren, which contradicts the record in Lu Buwei's biography.
In the same historical records, Sima Qian's statements are inconsistent. It seems a little unclear what the first emperor's surname is.
Lu Bu pondered for a while, then took a pen and ink, and scribbled on the record of the First Emperor's Benji, and said with a smile: "It's enough to erase this paragraph.
Cai Yan was taken aback when he heard the words, then nodded with a smile, "Naturally no problem."
Since there are two records, just delete the ones that are not good for him. This is not difficult for Lu Bu.
What's more, everyone knows that talking about relatives is nonsense, as long as there is a plausible reason to get involved.
With this record in Shiji, Lu Bu can be related to "Lu Zheng", and "Lu Zheng" is the first emperor, the problem of legal system is easily solved, and Lu Bu can continue to use Qin as the name of the country, and his name is justified.
As for acknowledging ancestors, it is not shameful to recognize the first emperor who was more than 400 years ago as an ancestor.
What's more, Lu Bu hasn't changed his surname yet, instead he changed his surname to the 'ancestor'.
Out of political correctness, the Han Dynasty has always been against the Qin Dynasty in all aspects, so the name Lu Zheng is more famous than Ying Zheng and Zhao Zheng.
The fact that the first emperor was surnamed Lu was also determined by the orthodox dynasty of the Han Dynasty.
Since the great Han said that the first emperor's surname was Lu, it became a matter of course for Lu Bu, as the descendant of the first emperor, to avenge his ancestors and destroy the Han.
The originally thorny legal issues were all solved now.
"But there's one more thing." Cai Yan said again: "Historical Records is a slander at the moment, and its credibility may not be high." "
Sima Qian's historical records will be of official historical status in later generations, but at present... it is a real slander, a slander of slander.
As for the reason, it is naturally because there are black materials about Liu Bang and Liu Che in the book.
If a book contains black material about Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Wu, Shiji will naturally become a slanderous book, and many scholars today do not recognize its content.
"Nonsense!" Lu Bu said with a stern face, "I've read Shiji too. It's very well written and extremely objective!"
"I would like to call it: 'Li Sao without rhyme, the swan song of historians!'"
"Puff~" Looking at Lu Bu's serious look, Cai Yan couldn't help but laugh, "Okay, okay, if the king says it's objective, then it will be objective."
Shi Ji Ke is not objective, it is no longer important.
Because the content of the historical records is beneficial to Lu Bu's legal system and his succession to the throne in the future, and there are black materials about the emperor of the Han Dynasty, it must be a good book for Lu Bu and must be the swan song of historians.
It was a slander in the Han Dynasty, but it was official history in the Great Qin Dynasty, and every day it must serve politics.
Just like the Three Kingdoms period in history, there are different answers in different periods whether Shu Han is orthodox or Cao Wei is orthodox.
Taking the Song Dynasty as an example, Cao Wei was respected as orthodox in the Northern Song Dynasty.
As for the reason, Zhao Kuangyin accepted the abdication of the Later Zhou Dynasty, and Cao Pi accepted the abdication of Liu Xie. The two are essentially the same, and the Northern Song Dynasty naturally respected Cao Wei as orthodox.
To respect Cao Wei as orthodox is to support the legitimacy of abdication.
In the Southern Song Dynasty, Shu Han began to be orthodox.
As for the reason, it was because Song Huizong and Song Qinzong were arrested, and the Southern Song Dynasty was also afraid that the Jin people would play a one-handed abdication, so that Song Huizong and Song Qinzong would give the Jin people the throne and directly replace the Song Dynasty.
To respect the Shu Han as orthodox is to support the theory of blood lineage.
Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor because of his clan kinship in the Han Dynasty, and Zhao Gou proclaimed himself emperor in the south because of his blood.
The ass decides the head, whether respecting Cao or respecting Liu, it serves the political purpose behind it, and it is meaningless for the people who eat melons in later generations to discuss this.
"Princes and generals, would you rather have kindness?" Lu Bu sighed, "It's all because of my background as a commoner.
Lu Bu came from a grassroots background and grew up in the grasslands. He was so ordinary that he couldn't be more ordinary.
Therefore, it is necessary to find a relative to package Lu Bu's background, otherwise it would not be so troublesome.
"Your Majesty's success is already very remarkable." Cai Yan comforted him, "However, the matter of legal order should not be underestimated.
"Chen Sheng said, 'Princes and generals, it is better to have a kind', but he failed in the end."
"Zhang Jiao said, 'Heaven is dead, and Huang Tian should stand' but he also failed."
"The lesson from the past is the guide for the future. Your Majesty, please don't take the rule of law seriously." Cai Yan said seriously: ~ There is a reasonable and legal statement, which can save a lot of trouble.
Cai Yan's words are indeed correct, otherwise, the emperors of all dynasties would not insist on marrying a relative.
Cao Cao climbed Cao Shen, Sun Jian climbed Sun Wu, and even Liu Bang climbed Emperor Yao.
Since the Han Dynasty, anyone with the surname Liu will be called the clan of the Han Dynasty.
Liu Xiu, Liu Bei, Liu Yu...these three are still successful, and the failures are gone.
Even when the Southern Xiongnu established their country during the Wuhu chaos in China, Liu Yuan, a Hun, knew about the relatives of the old Liu family, established the Han Kingdom in the name of "brother died brother Shao", and pursued Liu Chan, the queen master.
Climbing relatives is still very necessary at the moment.
Even Zhu Yuanzhang, who came from the most muddy legs, personally picked his ancestors after he ascended the throne.
First, I found Zhu Xi in the Song Dynasty, the guy who advocated Neo-Confucianism "preserving the principles of nature and destroying human desires". But looking back, I thought that this person was not far away, and it was only a few hundred years ago. I felt inappropriate, so I continued to scroll up, and then He chose his ancestor Zhuanxu, one of the five emperors, for himself.
The old ancestors did the right thing, we should have the world, just like that!
This one can be regarded as a customary rule. Some emperors and ancestors have nothing outstanding, so you have to find one for yourself, and there has been no exception in all dynasties.
"Isn't Your Majesty always disgusted that no one takes the initiative to join you?" Cai Yan said with a smile: "If you think about it, you will have to wait for the news to spread, and someone will come to join you."
"Really?" Lu Bu asked in surprise.
You must know that Lu Bu has made a lot of efforts to improve his reputation. Later, Lu Bu found out that it didn't seem to be a problem with reputation at all.
"When this matter came out, Your Majesty is a reasonable, legal, and well-born King of Qin. How could no one care about the majestic Qin Chou?" Cai Yan said with a mysterious smile.
"Then we'll wait and see." Lu Bu also became interested.
He stretched out his hand to hold Cai Yan in his arms, let her sit on his lap, and said: "Please trouble Zhao Ji to write for her, and whitewash her background for my husband.
"Of order." Cai Yan agreed with a smile.
Under Cai Yan's writing, Lu Bu's background was quickly arranged, and by the way, he also made up some fairy tales, such as Lu Bu had a vision when he was born, Ziwei star flickered, etc... plus Lu Bu's ability to carry tripod.
In the end, a descendant of the First Emperor, Lu Bu, who was born extraordinary, was packaged and fabricated in this way.
"Come here, send this to Jia Xu." Lu Bu handed over what Cai Yan had written to his servant.
When this thing is sent to Jia Xu, Jia Xu will naturally start to arrange it, and Lu doesn't need to worry about it anymore. .