Chapter 43 Nothing else, just want to show off
Seeing the bamboo slips signed by Chun Yuyue, Su Xu and others again, Li Nian shook his head.
These people must have seen the First Emperor raise these two questions and thought this was an opportunity for Confucianism, so they wrote this bamboo slip.
These people are indeed persistent!
Historically, the enfeoffment method proposed by Wang Wan was rejected by the First Emperor and Li Si. At a banquet hosted by the First Emperor a few years later, Chunyu Yue actually dared to propose it, and the enfeoffment system he mentioned was still the Zhou Dynasty's enfeoffment system. .
‘You are indeed a group of ambitious people, but it’s a pity that your path is not suitable for China! ’
After reading the bamboo slips of Chun Yuyue and others, Li Nian admired these people.
They were not villains as described in some later sources, but a group of true Confucian scholars who dared to die for their ideals.
It’s just that the path they believe in is wrong!
But in this era and from the perspective of these people, how do they know what is right or wrong?
They are not from the lower reaches of history like Li Nian.
After reading all the bamboo slips, Li Nian discovered several misunderstandings he had about this era: people in this era must have old-fashioned ideas that are difficult to change; people at this time are in the middle of the game and cannot see the existence of the Qin Dynasty. Question...
At the same time, he also had the same doubts as the First Emperor: Since the knowledgeable people of the Qin Dynasty could see the problems of the Qin Dynasty, how could they fall into the second generation and die?
Li Nian then thought of some answers and realized the purpose of the First Emperor sending these bamboo slips, but this purpose left Li Nian speechless.
The First Emperor is really that boring!
The first emperor actually had only one purpose in sending these bamboo slips, to show off to him: Look, this is what my ministers thought of. These are the outstanding people of Qin under my command, no worse than your descendants.
Because of his inexplicable competitiveness, he sent so many bamboo slips to him, thinking that the First Emperor had some deep meaning.
Li Nian is very sure that this is the purpose of the First Emperor, and he has no other unpredictable intentions!
‘Even after more than two thousand years, we still have to compare the emperor’s competitive spirit! '
Knowing the purpose of the First Emperor, Li Nian continued to draw on the wooden ball. Instead of trying to figure out the First Emperor's thoughts, it was better to quickly make a globe and give it to the First Emperor to let him know how big the world was. .
In the Zhangtai Palace, Ying Zheng, who was dealing with government affairs, saw a chamberlain come in. He glanced at it and asked, "He has read all the bamboo slips. What's his reaction?"
The chamberlain said, "Back to the king, he has read After that, he seemed a little helpless!"
Hearing this, Ying Zheng showed a slight smile in his eyes: "He A little helpless? It seems that he understands the intention of the widow!"
Li Nian was right. He really had no other purpose. He just wanted to send the bamboo slips to show off to Li Nian: the ministers under the command of the widow are very talented. , what you future generations can think of, we can also think of, we are no worse than you future generations.
Ying Zheng asked again: "What is he doing now?"
The waiter said: "Drawing on the wooden ball again."
Ying Zheng nodded. Every once in a while, someone would report to him about Li Nian's situation, what he ate, what he drank, and what he did. , if you have detailed records of how many times you have gone to the toilet, you will naturally know that Li Nian is using wooden balls to make the so-called "globe".
He stopped asking and continued to review and handle government affairs. He happened to see a letter from a minister, which mentioned one thing. Now that the six kingdoms have been destroyed and the world is unified, it is no longer appropriate to call him "king" , should be given a higher and more noble title to be worthy of his achievements.
If he is still called "the king" as before, what is the difference between him and the kings of the Six Kingdoms who were destroyed? How can he let the world know about his great achievements?
This petition speaks to Ying Zheng’s heart. "Li Nian calls me the 'First Emperor'. Presumably in the historical records of later generations, the title of 'Emperor' I thought has already been established, but I don't know how I call myself. Is there any other title?" If a man is called ‘emperor’, what will be the etiquette and what kind of attire will he wear in front of him? ’
‘The official system of Da Qin also needs to be changed. How can it be changed to benefit the few people and Da Qin? How should all meritorious ministers be rewarded? ’
Ying Zheng’s thoughts gradually diverged, but the more he thought about it, the more things he thought about: “Li Nian must know, and we have to find a time for him to explain it to us. ’
Da Qin Palace, the palace where Fusu lived, Fusu had been waiting after presenting those bamboo slips.
Based on his opinion, after seeing the content on his bamboo slips, his father would only have two reactions: either send someone to inquire, or send someone to reprimand.
The former said that his father had listened to his opinions this time, and he just took the opportunity to explain to his father the importance of benevolent governance to the Qin Dynasty; the latter said that his father still couldn't listen and was still stubborn, so he would continue to write letters to persuade him.
Unexpectedly, a third situation occurred. His bamboo slips were like a stone sinking into the sea, without making any waves. His father neither sent anyone to inquire nor reprimand, as if he had forgotten it.
This was even more difficult for Fusu to accept than a scolding.
Because this means that his father has given up on him, and he doesn’t even want to scold him!
Compared with Fusu's loss, Hu Hai was still in disbelief at this time.
After his copy of the bamboo slips was presented, instead of being praised by his father, he was punished. He was ordered to copy "Poetry" twenty times within three months, and his father had to personally inspect it.
Do you know how many poems and words there are in "Poetry"?
It was enough to copy it once, but his father actually punished him to copy it a full twenty times!
Hu Hai felt that he was not well!
My father issued the punishment order twice. The first time he said that he "does not think about the right path, but only thinks about the evil way", so he was punished ten times. The second time he said he "can't do it" "It's wrong, my heart is not right." You will be punished and copied ten times.
The first time I saw his bamboo slip, I thought he didn't answer the question well, so I got angry and punished him, but why the second time?
Hu Hai gritted his teeth. Someone must have slandered him in front of his father. It was the same person who had him beaten two days ago.
Don't give him a chance, otherwise he will be cut into pieces.
If Li Nian knew what Hu Hai was thinking, he would definitely shout, "Master Hu Hai, you are unjust." You can blame me for being beaten, but it is not my fault that you were punished for copying "Poetry". Your father wants to punish you.
On the other side, the ministers of the Qin Dynasty were also thinking about the bamboo slips. After the king asked them to submit the bamboo slips, he neither ordered to reprimand certain people nor summoned people to question them, as if nothing had happened. .
This is unreasonable!
Daqin Tingwei Mansion, Li Si was thinking like this. He had already prepared the draft last night and was waiting for Ying Zheng to summon him and ask him carefully. By then, he would be eloquent and tell Ying Zheng his strategy. .
However, after waiting for so long in Tingwei Mansion, Ying Zheng was not summoned.
Did your Majesty not see my bamboo slips, or is there another reason?
Li Si couldn’t help but think about it more!
Zhao Gao was thinking the same thing, but compared to Li Si's doubts, he felt more uneasy.
Since getting Ying Zheng's favor, Ying Zheng has never neglected him like he did in the past few days, even if he punishes him, but this kind of neglect makes Zhao Gao feel deeply afraid.
It was as if I was in a closed space, with no sound conveyed, only endless darkness and cold seeping in, and I couldn't see the way forward at all.
Chun Yuyue and others were also waiting for the next step. According to their thinking, it was nothing more than issuing an edict to refute, even punish, or summon them to question.
But now a strange situation has occurred, nothing happened, which makes Chunyu Yue and others confused, what is going on, what is the king doing? Give everyone a reply!
The ministers and princes of Great Qin were all confused by Ying Zheng's operations. Who knew that Ying Zheng had already got what he wanted? Since the goal had been achieved, why should he explain to them anymore?
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