In the novel, it is written that the soldiers of the Qin State did not respect ghosts and gods, did not worship heaven and earth, and only obeyed the orders of the monarch. Is there any historical basis for this?
Chapter 77 of "Buddha Is the Tao" by Meng Ruishenji
Bai Didian nodded, his momentum dissipated, "I have determined that one day let The world is above heaven and earth. My king and I train soldiers. We do not respect heaven and earth. We do not worship ghosts and gods. We only follow orders. If we die in battle, we will not reincarnate. We continue to fight. Back then, my king and I made a plan to conquer the three realms after unifying the nine states. , let people become the masters of the three realms, and put the heaven, earth, and gods under their feet! Of course, the high heaven will stop us, there is nothing surprising!"
There is no basis, the Qin State is the law! Legalists and Legalists were the least concerned about ghosts and gods among all the schools, but it was impossible to completely deny the existence of ghosts and gods in that era. As for worshiping heaven and earth, you must know that at that time, only the Emperor Zhou had the right to worship heaven, and everyone else would be scolded. Although they were dead, the State of Qin had conducted private sacrifices in the Spring and Autumn Period, and Qin Shihuang still enshrined them in Mount Tai after he ascended the throne.