The First Emperor's hunting team did not stay long on the road. After passing through the land of old Zhao and the land of old Yan, they drove directly to the northernmost part of the territory, namely Liaoxi County.
After these days of reflection and consideration, Qin Luoheng had understood the intention of the First Emperor and the general plan of the First Emperor. During this period of time, he only wandered around the hunting queue and did not go out again.
Even so, he would be summoned by the First Emperor from time to time.
It is well known that Qin Luoheng was highly valued by the First Emperor, and it was beyond the imagination of many officials. This also made many courtiers very puzzled as to why the First Emperor favored Qin Luoheng so much. This kind of partial belief even
More than any other minister.
Even the eldest son Fusu was included.
Li Si and others do not know the reason, but Yang Duanhe and other Guanzhong clan understand that there is a reason for all this.
And it’s reasonable!
Just when the hunting team was heading towards Liaoxi County, a memorial quietly appeared on Ying Zheng's major case. Ying Zheng checked this memorial as soon as it was sent from Xianyang. After reading it,
After reading the contents, he slapped the case violently and started shouting angrily.
"The dog will not eat!"
"I am extremely benevolent to Confucianism. Confucianism still dares to open private schools in private. It does not take the law into consideration at all. Moreover, the scope and number of private schools are astonishing. Do you really think that I dare not touch you?"
Ying Zheng was extremely angry.
This memorial not only describes the remnants of Confucianism's illicit relations with the Six Kingdoms, but also writes that Confucianism runs a large number of private schools in various places. It is self-evident what Confucianism wants to do. When Confucianism fled, he did not pursue too much. After all, Confucius did not
He had no actual responsibilities, and his heart was no longer concerned with state affairs, so he just left.
It feels cleaner now that I'm gone.
But he never expected that Confucianism was not only colluding with the remnants of the Six Kingdoms behind the scenes, but also opening up private schools, which was clearly trying to undermine the foundation of the Qin Dynasty's legal system.
How can Ying Zheng not be angry and how can he be calm again?
Confucianism corrupts the law with literature.
Confucianism is already worthy of death!
"Come here, call Li Si, Yao Jia, Hu Wujing, and Feng Jie!" Ying Zheng shouted outside the imperial chariot.
soon.
Li Si and others appeared outside the imperial chariot.
After entering the car, several people noticed that the atmosphere was a little strange, and their expressions became more respectful. They bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Li Si (Yao Jia) (Hu Wujing), is here to see you."
Ying Zheng glanced at Li Si coldly, and threw the memorial sent from Xianyang to several people. They looked at each other, not daring to show any signs of neglect, and quickly picked it up. After reading it, their expressions changed drastically.
Li Si said coldly:
"Your Majesty, Confucianism really needs to be cleaned up!"
"Confucianism has not thought about abiding by the law in recent years, has deceived the public with monstrous words, and has repeatedly slandered the Qin government. Last time, they fled with their official status, which has seriously desecrated the officials' official duties. Now they are not only maliciously stirring up unrest in the local area, but also defying Qin's laws.
The widespread opening of private schools in local areas has already endangered the foundation of the Qin Dynasty's New Deal."
"I request your Majesty to put all Confucian scholars in prison!"
“Listen with a straight face!!!”
Li Si's expression was extremely cold.
He has always disliked Confucianism. The last time something happened to Confucianism, he strongly recommended that the First Emperor should severely punish Confucianism. However, the First Emperor did not take it to heart. Now that Confucianism has happened again, the evil influence this time has been enough to shake the people.
The foundation of the legal system of the Qin Dynasty.
There was no way he would be merciful anymore.
Ying Zhengdao:
"What the Prime Minister said is true."
"Last time, I was too tolerant of Confucianism. I thought that by not pursuing the crime of fleeing without authorization by Confucian doctors, I could destroy the rumors that may have arisen from Confucianism. But in the end, I underestimated Confucianism's hatred of the Qin Dynasty."
"Confucian scholars are all stupid and unscrupulous!"
"I used them to gather scholars of literature and art. I originally wanted to bring peace, but they secretly instigated trouble. I treated them so favorably, but they all wanted to rebel against me and become the restoration fanatics.
"
"That's it."
"Don't blame me for turning your back on me!"
"The Confucian scholars slandered Qin's government, confused the public with their monstrous words, and colluded with the Six Kingdoms. Now they are trying to use words to disrupt the law. They are unkind, so don't blame me for being unjust."
Feng Jie said:
"Your Majesty is wise."
"It's just that I have something to say."
"Although the book-burning order was promulgated last time, its implementation had little effect."
"In ancient times, the world was in disarray, and it was impossible to rule it all at once, so there were many princes. People who talked about it all worshiped the past and harmed the present, and made big lies to confuse the facts. Among them, Confucianism was the worst. Nowadays, Confucianism is widely opening private schools in local places, and all its teachings are
Starting from the private side and continuing like this will definitely make it impossible for national learning to gain a foothold."
"I believe that severe punishment is not enough!"
"If these evil trends cannot be controlled, the authority of the state will spread from above and private cliques will gather below, which will be a great harm to the country and the law."
"Therefore, regular punishment cannot be used against Confucian scholars, otherwise it will not be enough to deter the restoration, let alone Xiaoxiao."
"Then what punishment should be used?" Ying Zheng closed his eyes slightly.
"Kill!!!"
"Why?"
Feng Jie said: "Killing is a punishment on the battlefield, and today there are waves of restoration in the world. Confucianism colludes with the remnants of the Six Kingdoms to overthrow the imperial court. In this case, the restoration of Qin Dynasty is also regarded as a battlefield, but it is not as realistic as in reality.
It’s just a spear and halberd.”
Hear the words.
Hu Wujing's face changed slightly.
He hesitated and said:
"I think it is inappropriate to trap and kill."
"Since the book-burning order was promulgated, Your Majesty has worked hard and the old ministers are all aware of it. However, things have happened one after another. If the Confucianists are severely punished at this time, it will only cause criticism from scholars all over the world. And the local counties and counties are already alienated from the imperial court. This is
This move will only leave the local government agencies at a loss as to what to do."
"Old minister, please ask your Majesty to think again."
"Li Si dared not agree with what Hu Fengchang said." Li Si said: "At the beginning, His Majesty was cautious and issued the book-burning order in the name of Zhiyue. The old ministers did not object at the time. However, the tree wanted to be quiet but the wind did not stop. Now the world is experiencing frequent turmoil.
, if the imperial court takes one step back, the restoration forces will surely advance a hundred steps forward. In the opinion of my veteran ministers, Confucian affairs should be taken seriously and strictly."
"Especially the Confucian lineage!"
"why?"
"Confucianism is the banner of Confucianism, and its prestige is very high in the hearts of scholars all over the world. Once he colludes with the restoration forces of the Six Kingdoms, the influence of the restoration forces will be greatly increased, and it will definitely become the moral banner of the restoration forces."
“Not punishing severely is not enough to put things right!”
"As the saying goes, if we have different paths, we will not conspire against each other."
"Confucianism and Da Qin have never been on the same path."
"The reason why Confucianism is so stubbornly anti-Qin is because of two reasons."
"First of all, Confucianism does not take the people's situation as its foundation, nor does it take fairness and justice as its main road."
"What Confucianism advocates is that 'there are differences in love', 'there is an order between high and low, and there are differences between closeness and distance'. Therefore, Confucianism advocates that 'the people can follow it, but cannot make it known.' 'The punishment is not as good as that of a great official, and the courtesy is not as good as that of common people'
.”
"These are all contrary to Qin's politics and Qin's laws."
"The Qin government made all the capitals of Guizhou own land, allowing slaves to become commoners or even nobles, which is completely different from the hereditary extra-legal privileges advocated by Confucianism."
"Two things."
"Confucianism has been intolerant and pedantic since ancient times, and has a strong heart for grudges."
"Confucians also hold grudges the most, and can even be said to be vindictive. Qin Zheng is hated and hated by Confucians. It is difficult to dissolve this grudge. Now the crimes committed by Confucians are enough to cause Confucians to suffer disaster, new and old hatreds.
, Confucians are afraid that they will hate Qin to the core."
"Instead of lingering over it, I suggest that it be completely exterminated!!!"
The voice fell.
There was a heavy air of murder all around.
Even Feng Jie couldn't help but look shocked.
Although he strongly recommended entrapment and killing, he never thought about driving out Confucianism, let alone directly destroying its orthodoxy. However, Li Si bluntly stated that he wanted to completely kill Confucianism.
This statement is really a bit excessive.
Li Si was completely unaware of the gazes of everyone around him.
Continued:
"This time the Confucian scholar was denounced by local officials. I learned later that when Kong Kun was in charge of the Academy, he had secret connections with the nobles of the Six Kingdoms. He also participated in the banquets and discussions held by the noble princes of the Six Kingdoms, and even invited
Many Confucian scholars and banquets."
"It can be seen from this that Confucianism has deviated from the imperial court not just now, but for a long time."
"This private study incident is even worse. It is already provoking the laws of the Qin Dynasty, and the number of Confucian scholars involved this time has reached a shocking level. Almost all Confucian scholars in the world are involved in it. Don't these Confucian students not know that the Qin Dynasty strictly prohibits private study?"
"Of course it's impossible."
"They know it, and they know it very well."
"In the last incident in Xianyang, all the Confucian scholars fled. This showed that they had ignored the laws. Now they are opening private schools in the local area. I am afraid that the laws have long been gone in their eyes, and they no longer regard themselves as Great Qin.
subjects."
“It’s beyond the reach of the eyes, so why not!”
"And this is not just one person or ten people, but almost all the Confucian scholars. If we don't punish them severely, wouldn't we be inciting everyone in the world to be lawless? If this continues, won't the laws of Qin become empty words?"
"The Qin Dynasty established a country based on law, but the world has become a land of lawlessness. Isn't this a joke?"
"Moreover, Confucianism has violated the law to a depth never seen before."
"First, if a Confucian doctor holds a high title and flees the country without resigning from his position, it is a capital offense!"
"Secondly, resisting the law and secretly hiding and distributing poems and books is a capital crime!"
"Thirdly, using the past as the present instead of the present, clamoring for restoration, and making arrogant comments about political affairs are the crime of genocide!"
"Fourth, coercing Confucian scholars to teach in secret, with the intention of instigating civil unrest and exterminating crime!"
"Fifth, Confucianism opened private schools in various places. Not only did Confucian students in various places not report them to officials, but they covered each other up. They were even punished by being sentenced to death."
"With so many serious crimes, which Confucian scholar is innocent?"
"The laws of the Qin Dynasty are indispensable, and there are no exceptions in the world. The Confucianists have no regard for your majesty's kindness and have all become hawks of restoration. This proves that the Confucianists are hopeless. If they are not dealt with according to the law, where will the legal system of the Qin Dynasty be?"
"
"I believe that whether it is colluding with the nobles of the six countries to restore the country or opening private schools in various places, it is enough to be sentenced to death and punished for several crimes. How can we not deal with them toughly?"
"Those involved should be killed!"
"If we don't massacre the Restoration prisoners, the world will be in trouble!"
It's quiet all around.
Hu Wujing's head, with hair as thick as frost and snow, was trembling slightly. He still disapproved of the massacre of Confucianists, but Li Si's words had reached this point, and he could no longer dissuade him.
Ying Zheng's expression had long since returned to normal, and he said calmly: "The laws of the Qin Dynasty came first, and those who violate the laws should be punished. The Confucians are not willing to be the banner of the prosperity of the Qin Dynasty, but they have turned to the restoration side and trampled on the laws. I will severely punish the Confucians in accordance with the law."
Warn the world."
"Whoever wants to restore the state must first pass the legal system of the Qin Dynasty!"
“Tensure according to law, no one will be tolerated!!!”