Great Qin Shi Empress

==·Book Burning·==

Ying Zheng didn't expect that he still had a lot of black spots on his body, but after thinking about the "deception of Confucianism", he quickly regained his composure——

He already knew the ins and outs of the Confucianism incident, but even though he already knew that this incident might become the biggest black spot in his life, he thought, if this incident still happened in front of his eyes, he was sure that he would still will make the same choice.

It's just that it is possible to change the murder to the head of the owl, so that those people will die less painfully.

but……

Ying Zheng looked at Lin Qian: "Another black spot tied to the Confucianism incident is the burning of books?"

He couldn't figure out how he could burn books.

Seeing his puzzled eyes, Lin Qian smiled and said, "Yes, actually after the founding of New China, among the two things of burning books and burying Confucian scholars, the censure of Confucian scholars is actually not that serious in the eyes of others."

One is that occultism is popular in the Qi and Chu areas, and most Confucian scholars will study the skills of "warlocks" at the same time; the second historical record records that the more than 400 people who were cheated used the word "sheng" to refer to the culprit who caused the incident of "confucius cheating" It also uses the words "Lu Sheng and Hou Sheng", so many people suspect that these people are not pure Confucian scholars, but alchemists who are bluffing like Lu Sheng and Hou Sheng.

Let’s not mention that they are wrong in spreading message books. If you know that they are all liars, then they will die naturally. There is really nothing to sympathize with.

The burning of books is very controversial.

Some people think that Yingzheng did burn all the books in the world except the books of Qin State, but some people think that Qin State left the original copy before burning the books. The culprit was actually the fire that Xiang Yu set after breaking into Xianyang.

Lin Qian personally prefers the latter.

Because when she read the historical records, she found that when Tai Shigong recorded this paragraph, he actually emphasized one thing on purpose——

"I invite historians who are not Qin Ji to burn them. If they are not doctoral officials, those who dare to collect poems, books, and languages ​​from a hundred schools of thought in the world will keep them and burn them. Those who dare to speak poetry and books will abandon the market." 【Quoting Historical Records】

Those who do not burn the history books of the Qin State, and those who are not doctors and officials, are not allowed to collect "Poems", "Books" and classics of various schools of thought. Ordinary people who recite the contents of "Poems" and "Books" at will will also be punished.

What does this passage imply?

When the Qin State burned books, it mainly targeted the history books of the Six Kingdoms, widely circulated books such as "Poems" and "Books", as well as books from hundreds of schools of thought.

But the problem is that there is a special case among them——

Doctor.

A person with a doctoral position can collect all books except the history books of the six countries at will.

This should be beyond doubt.

Because only one sentence was mentioned but the practice was ruthless, the history books of the six countries that even doctors were not allowed to collect were indeed lost in the end. Instead, the "Poetry" and "Book" that must be banned many times have even been circulated for thousands of years. years later.

Therefore, Lin Qian always believed that Yingzheng did burn books, but only the history books of the six countries were targeted. Other books were not exterminated and even special officials were allowed to keep them. Books such as medical books were even allowed to be kept by county magistrates in various places. People can learn as much as they want. Go find the little official.

As for why other books are lost...

Ok……

Ying Zheng didn't bother to care who caused the loss of those books.

He was also frank: "This thing really seems like what I would do, and I really thought about banning and destroying all the history books of the six countries before."

If it weren't for this, Lin Qian wouldn't have mentioned the school and textbooks at the beginning.

"But for no reason, why do you think of burning books?" Ying Zheng was puzzled, "There are many ways to destroy books."

Lin Qian laughed: "Li Si suggested burning it, and you agreed."

Ying Zheng wanted to ask again.

Lin Qian suddenly thought of one thing: "Speaking of which, it will be your birthday in a few days, right? What gift do you want this year?"

Ying Zheng looked at her puzzled.

Lin Qian said with a smile: "What you want to know, maybe you will get the answer at this year's birthday party."

Ying Zheng paused, reluctantly said: "I don't want anything."

Lin Qian was helpless: "Since you said you don't want anything, why don't I give you a gift?"

Ying Zheng's face darkened instantly: "No!"

Lin Qian laughed: "Then why don't you tell me what gift you want? It's troublesome for me to think about it every year. I don't have any good ideas."

Ying Zheng thought of some homemade food or clothes that Lin Qian had sent before, and simply said: "It's just the same as in previous years, and it doesn't take too much effort. Your time is precious, don't waste it on other things."

Seeing Ying Zheng's serious expression, Lin Qian nodded after hesitation: "Okay, then I'll make you a birthday cake this year."

Ying Zheng had no objection to this.

The next day, Ying Zheng met those alchemists again.

Perhaps after a night of stringing together words, the three alchemists who appeared in front of Ying Zheng became much calmer and calmer, and they seemed to have regained the "immortal demeanor" they had when they first met. People can't help but believe every word they say.

The three of them looked at Ying Zheng with confidence on their faces, as if they were saying, "Just let me know what you want to ask."

Then, Ying Zheng asked: "Since you say that you are warlocks who have practiced for many years, you have already learned a lot of immortal skills. I don't know how skilled you alchemists are, but..."

"Many alchemists have entered the palace to meet widowed people before, but although they have some real skills, they always say that they don't know the art of immortals." Ying Zheng looked at the three of them with a smile, "Since the three said that they are very capable, Thinking about it, I will never lose to them.”

It was obviously just a very common passage, but the three of Hou Sheng suddenly felt a thump in their hearts.

I always feel that there is a hidden mystery behind what the King of Qin said.

Hou Sheng couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, let me tell you. Although we are all studying the art of immortals, the immortals we believe in are not the same, and the immortal arts we have learned are also completely different. They cannot be compared at all."

Ying Zheng said with a smile: "You don't need to compare with them. It's just that those alchemists are now helping to study some things that benefit the country and the people at the Institute of Chemistry. Although they admit that they don't know the art of immortals, they think they are also useful for immortals. Some research."

"Everyone, go and communicate with them. As long as you can get their approval, I will immediately offer you gold and other treasures, so that you can search for immortals and ask for medicine on your behalf."

The three of them looked at each other in blank dismay, originally full of ambition, but now they felt a little timid.

However, Ying Zheng didn't give them a chance, and after the words fell, he directly called the servants and took the three of them to the place where Xu Shi and others were doing research now.

……

Soon, the three arrived at their destination.

I was worried about who these alchemists who took refuge in Yingzheng before were, and what kind of harm they would cause me, but I didn't want to...

The three of them entered, only to see an empty yard.

There was dead silence inside, and no one cared about the overgrown weeds in the courtyard, as if no one lived.

The three of Hou Sheng were already apprehensive, but now they were so frightened that the hairs stood on end.

At this moment, only a "crack" sound came from a certain room.

The three were startled.

But the servant led the three of them over without any surprises: "This laboratory belongs to Fangshi Xu, who is the leader of this research institute. If you can get Fangshi Xu's approval, you will be able to meet the bidder again."

Not waiting for the three to be happy, the servant reminded: "But if you fail to get Fangshi Xu's approval, or even be treated as a liar by Fangshi Xu, the three... please show your real skills..."

Hou Sheng's expression froze, and the joy faded from his face.

It happened that Xu Shi looked up, and when he saw the three of them, his face was full of doubts.

The waiter explained.

Xu Shi: "..."

He looked at the three of them sympathetically, his eyes full of affection: "Okay, what kind of spells do you all know?"

The three were about to speak, but Xu Shi lowered his head and picked up a transparent glass tube and shook it. The originally transparent and colorless liquid instantly turned blue, which instantly attracted the attention of the three.

Xu Shi shook his head and continued his experiment.

So, the three of them stood beside each other as if they were curious, and saw each other perform all kinds of magical spells one after another.

however……

Xu Shi looked at the three of them with a smile: "Let me tell you first, these are not fairy arts."

After realizing the meaning of these words, a drop of cold sweat fell instantly from the foreheads of the three of Hou Sheng. It was clearly still autumn, but a bone-chilling chill quickly crawled from the backs of the three of them and covered their entire bodies.

……

The three of them soon became the kind of assistants that Xu Shi could order at will. Apart from helping out, they also had to learn all kinds of chemical knowledge from head to head.

However, because they were sent here in the name of "exchange" at the beginning, the three of them had no monthly payment at all. If the institute had not been responsible for the board and lodging, the three of them would have starved to death.

But let them leave the institute, they dare not—

You must see Ying Zheng before you leave, right?When you see Ying Zheng, you must ask about life in the research institute, right?They will definitely be asked who is more capable between the three of them and Xu Shi and others, right?

The most frightening thing is, what if Ying Zheng asks them to show off their magic skills?

They already knew from Xu Shi's mouth that the fairy arts they had learned before were nothing more than simple chemical reactions and phenomena, and had nothing to do with fairy arts.

Ying Zheng knew all about these chemical reactions.

Hou Sheng and others: "..."

The only request now is that I hope that Ying Zheng will summon them later, and later.

But in fact, Ying Zheng had long forgotten the three of them, and he was busy with official duties.

And, waiting for the arrival of the birthday.

Soon, the time came to this day.

Yingzheng's birthday is a big event, so it is natural to hold a banquet and invite the Minister of Chinese, Chinese and Military Affairs and his family members to the palace to celebrate his birthday.

The beginning of the banquet was fine, the wine, food, singing and dancing were peaceful, and everyone was very happy.

However, Ying Zheng was always thinking about the things Lin Qian mentioned before, so he kept his mind on it and didn't fully immerse himself in the atmosphere of the banquet.

Until the birthday celebration, Ying Zheng suddenly found that Lin Qian was much more energetic.

Ying Zheng's eyes flashed, and his originally casual attitude became a lot more serious, and he looked at the ministers who came forward to congratulate him with curiosity and scrutiny.

However, he paid special attention to Li Si and others being quiet during the celebration of their birthday, and there were no accidents.

Ying Zheng couldn't help looking at Lin Qian, but her eyes didn't fall on Li Si and the others.

instead……

He followed Lin Qian's line of sight, and found that she was looking in the direction of the group of doctors.

Just when they were wondering, the group of doctors stood up and went to celebrate their birthday.

【I'm coming……】

==·Striving for storage·==

Ying Zheng's eyebrows jumped, and his eyes fell on the group of doctors in front of him.

He actually had a little bit of guard in his heart, but to his surprise, Zhou Qingchen, who was the first to speak, didn't say anything bad, but instead boasted about Ying Zheng's achievements.

If he had heard this before, Ying Zheng would have been happy, but because Lin Qian had warned him in advance, he just nodded slightly, and asked Zhou Qingchen to back down without saying anything.

Then, Dr. Chunyu Yue stepped forward.

Because Fu Su and others proposed the enfeoffment system before, Yingzheng didn't like Chun Yuyue, but the leader who proposed the enfeoffment system was Wang Wan, so after dismissing Wang Wan, he didn't get angry with other people who also proposed the enfeoffment system Minister.

But it may be because of Ying Zheng's refusal to vent his anger, which made these ministers who agreed a lot when Wang Wan proposed the enfeoffment system, and even put people on the fire, thinking that he really had a good temper.

After toasting his birthday, Chun Yuyue once again proposed the idea of ​​enfeoffment for Yingzheng: "I heard that for more than 1000 years since the establishment of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the kings of all dynasties have entrusted their children and heroes. Help yourself to govern the world. Your Majesty is now sitting in the world, but his children are still just the heads of Guizhou. If there will be like Tian Chang of the Qi State or the Six Ministers of the Jin State in the future who want to make trouble. Who will be able to turn the tide?"

Ying Zheng looked at Chun Yuyue, the smile on his face before had completely disappeared, leaving only impatience and boredom on his face.

However, Chun Yuyue seemed to be unable to understand Ying Zheng's face, and continued to persuade: "Everything in this world, if you don't follow the ancient law, there is no one who can live forever. Servant Zhou Qingchen only knows how to flatter and flatter and not to persuade. , deepening His Majesty's fault, he is really not a loyal minister."

As soon as these words came out, let alone Zhou Qingchen, who was attacked by Chunyuyue, even Lin Qian, who knew about the matter, looked astonished.

When this incident happened in history, it was already several years after Qin Shihuang ascended the throne. At that time, due to Yingzheng's large-scale construction projects and the forced implementation of national reforms without giving the people time to digest and so on, the people did not say how much they hated Yingzheng. He really doesn't have much affection.

Coupled with the fact that the survivors of the Six Kingdoms have been making troubles in various places, the atmosphere among the people is really not very good.

Under such circumstances, it was reasonable for Chun Yuyue to stand up and bring up the enfeoffment system again, at least it would not make people feel abrupt.

But things have changed now.

After the unification of the world, the lives of the people are booming. Not only can they eat and wear warm clothes, but they even have access to reading. They don't know how much they love Ying Zheng.

Not only the ordinary people, but even the bereaved families of the Six Kingdoms had lessened their hatred and resistance towards Qin after discovering that Yingzheng had not blocked their ascension channels. If there is no chance to make trouble, naturally no one is willing to make trouble.

In this case, revisiting the system of enfeoffment?

It's fine to bring up the enfeoffment system again, and he also attacked Zhou Qingchen who had just praised Ying Zheng?It's fine to say that he is flattering and flattering, but he even said "exacerbated His Majesty's fault"?

The premise of deepening is that there are misses in the first place.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see who Chun Yuyue really wanted to talk about.

But don't forget, they are now at Ying Zheng's birthday party.

Saying this at a birthday party...

Lin Qian was frightened.

She suddenly regretted that she should have told Ying Zheng what might happen today in advance——

Even though she wasn't sure if things would happen today, at least she could make him mentally prepare so that he wouldn't be hit by such a sudden blow.

Lin Qian stood up resolutely: "Dr. Chunyu's words are too ridiculous. Whether it is Qi or Jin, isn't it the enfeoffment system implemented? But these enfeoffed people played a role again when Tian Chang usurped Qi and divided Jin. What effect?"

"As for your saying that everything in this world cannot last forever if it does not imitate the ancient methods, this is even more ridiculous. When you say imitate the ancient in the ancient methods, do you mean the Zhou Dynasty or the ancients earlier?"

"If you talk about the Zhou Dynasty, where do you put the Shang Dynasty and the Xia Dynasty before the Zhou Dynasty, and even the Three Emperors and Five Emperors before the Zhou Dynasty? If it is not the Zhou Dynasty, then the systems of the Shang Dynasty and the Xia Dynasty are not the same as those of the Zhou Dynasty. Similarly, when you say imitating ancient methods, which ancient method are you emulating?"

"The most ridiculous thing is that you keep saying that only by imitating the ancient methods can you prosper forever. If your words are true, then please Dr. Chunyu tell me, how did Xia, Shang and Zhou subjugate the country?"

Chun Yuyue's words did not stand up to scrutiny at all.

Li Si followed up and stood up: "The system implemented by the Three Emperors and Five Emperors has never been repeated, and the system implemented by the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren is even less likely to be exactly the same. The development of the system is produced by the changes of the times. The exact same or the exact opposite of the system of the predecessors."

"The truly suitable system has always been based on the current situation and the experience of the predecessors. It must be similar to or contrary to the predecessors, which will only bring disaster to the entire country."

Lin Qian was still concerned about her own identity, so she didn't speak ill of Chunyu Yue.

Li Si didn't have such worries.

After he glanced at Chunyu Yue, he said unceremoniously: "Your Majesty's meritorious service has never been obtained by the ancients before, and it will probably be difficult to achieve such a pioneering act in the future. How can such immortal meritorious deeds come from those stupid and pedantic Confucian scholars?" Understandable?"

"Besides, as Marquis Gu Feng said, the ancient law proposed by Chunyu Yue is only the law implemented by the Zhou Dynasty, even after King You of Zhou, among the major vassal states. It can't be called an ancient law."

Chun Yuyue was caught by Lin Qian and refuted word by word, his face was ashen, and now he saw that Li Si was even more rude than Lin Qian, and his expression was even more ugly. His face was so dark that it seemed to be dripping ink. People can't help but move a few steps to the side.

However, Li Si is still continuing to output: "At different times, the princes are competing with each other, and they are recruiting and studying. Today, the decree has been made, and the decree is issued. The common people are in charge of agriculture and industry, and the scholars are studying laws and prohibitions. Today's students do not learn from the present but learn from the past. If you are not in the current world, you will confuse the head of Guizhou. The prime minister, Si Mo, said to death... What you can’t get rid of is the book of medicine, divination and planting trees. If you want to learn laws and regulations, use officials as teachers.” [Quoting Historical Records]

Oh, the book burning incident is late but it's here!

This is also the second reason why Lin Qian believes that Ying Zheng did not burn all the books——

Because the book-burning incident happened at Yingzheng's birthday banquet, the fuse of the incident was not only a Confucian scholar, but also a Confucian scholar who poked Yingzheng's lungs many times, so the book-burning incident itself brought a certain amount of anger. mean.

This point can be seen from Li Si's repeated emphasis on prohibiting folk praise of "Poetry" and "Book".

These two books were highly respected by Confucius, and were not only regarded as the second of the six classics by Confucianism, but also had their place in the Four Books and Five Classics after the imperial examination became popular.

In short, the other families of Zhuzi Baijia were probably angered.

Ying Zheng glanced at Chunyu Yue, and was about to speak immediately.

Lin Qian was in a hurry: 【Ying Zheng, don't act recklessly, please don't agree with Li Si's opinion. Although what he said is very reasonable, there is no need to burn books. 】

Not only Lin Qian was anxious, but many officials present were also anxious.

Among them, the Mohist Juzi was the most anxious: "Your Majesty, although what Prime Minister Li said is very reasonable, it is really inappropriate to burn the books of various schools of thought. If you must burn them, you must directly destroy the Confucian classics. After the world is unified , besides me, Qin Mo, even Chu Mo and Qi Mo have come to Xianyang to join my Mohist workshop to serve His Majesty, and they have never expressed any disrespect to His Majesty. Please learn from Your Majesty!"

The Mohist Juzi wanted to tear Chunyuyue alive——

Who are these people?It's fine to cause trouble by yourself, but you even make others tired!

Except for the great sons of the Mohist school, the ministers of the court may not have people from various schools of thought, at least in Qin State, military strategists and legalists are indispensable.

But the Legalists handed down the law and did not care whether other books circulated.

Ever since, those generals stood up.

Seeing that his decision almost aroused public outrage, Li Si quickly explained: "Could it be that you have forgotten the school that just started? Even if the folk books are burned, the court has its own backup. And there is a school, so you don't have to worry about it." People study a hundred classics."

But Confucianism...

To be honest, in the textbooks used today, especially in elementary school textbooks, there is almost no content related to Confucian classics. If you really don't like it, it's okay to delete it.

Yes, the school still has teaching materials!

Mo Jiajuzi and others who personally participated in the compilation of the textbook were relieved and did not raise any objections.

Those doctors with Confucian background panicked.

Everyone looked at Chun Yuyue in unison, there was no kindness in their eyes, instead they were full of resentment and blame towards him.

Chunyu Yue couldn't help but look up, but met Ying Zheng's cold eyes.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, I admit that my previous suggestion is not in line with the current reality. The enfeoffment system is a bit out of date for the current Qin State, but isn't this caused by your actions over the years?"

"It has been the 28th year of Qin Wangzheng, but you have not yet established a crown prince. After so many years, let alone those princesses who you made an exception and put in the candidates for the crown prince, even the character, talent, ability and identity are exceptionally outstanding You can't even look down on me, my lord."

"Have you ever thought about how much hidden danger the vacancy of the crown prince is to Qin?"

"It would be different if the princes were entrusted separately. Even if something unexpected happens, there is still room for recovery, and there will not be too much trouble."

What does this mean...you have to choose one of enfeoffment or establishment?

No wonder the situation has changed now, Chun Yuyue still said such a thing in the court, so it turned out that it was to attract a fight for the reserve?

Personality, talent, ability, and identity are exceptionally outstanding...

Fusu?

This means that Ying Zheng has even chosen the candidates for Li Chu?

Lin Qian's eyes widened, and she looked at Chun Yuyue with awe in her eyes: How on earth did this man manage to hit Ying Zheng's thunder point with just a casual opening?

God!

Chunyu Yue noticed Lin Qian's gaze, feeling a little dazed.

Then when he looked up, he found that Ying Zheng's cold eyes had lost all emotion now. When those eyes looked at him, it was as if he was looking at a dead person.

It was just a look from Ying Zheng, and the whole hall fell silent instantly.

Chun Yuyue found out that Ying Zheng was angry, but he still held his neck and refused to apologize, as if he was really a loyal minister for the country and the people.

but……

Lin Qian looked at Chun Yuyue's expression of being ready to "sacrifice for justice in his heart" at any time, and was quite speechless: [You deliberately picked Ying Zheng's birthday to say this, it's because he won't be popular today ? 】