Chapter 762: The merit lies in the ages, the sin lies in the present
In the Qin Dynasty, it was very difficult to live over forty years old. To live to sixty years old is simply described as longevity.
The man in front of me now does not look like an ordinary person, nor does he look like an aristocrat, because he does not have the arrogance of an aristocrat.
Apart from these two things, it can only be said that he is a learned scholar, but it is not clear which sect he belongs to.
Qin An smiled and said: "My father-in-law, it's not that I don't want to say anything, but I want everyone to digest what I just said.
Chinese civilization can be traced back to the Yan and Huang dynasties, but when it came to the Xia Dynasty, why did so few people pay attention to it, only the Shang and Zhou dynasties?
Because Xia has existed for too long, and Xia can be said to be not a dynasty, but the prototype of a dynasty, the prototype of the transition from the tribal era to the country.
Only in the Shang Dynasty did everyone really pay attention, let alone the Zhou Dynasty. That was because Qin was the one who destroyed the Zhou Dynasty.
But do you know why China is called not a country but a civilization? "
Qin An's question once again made everyone think.
The old man who had just spoken was also lost in thought, but soon he asked again: "What does this have to do with the contention of a hundred schools of thought?"
Qin An smiled and said: "This is the key point I want to say. At the same time, I want to thank one person, that is the First Emperor who unified the six countries, and that is His Majesty beside me."
Everyone looked at Qin An in confusion.
Qin An immediately explained: "Since Cangjie created characters, a lot of characters have appeared in China.
Until the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period became seven languages, one for each country, until Your Majesty unified the six countries and created Qin Seal, I brought simplified Chinese characters.
Characters are the foundation of civilization. Without characters, civilization will be difficult to continue.
The reason why I want to thank His Majesty the First Emperor is not only because he unified the six countries, but also all the policies after unifying the six countries, including writing with the same text, chariots with the same track, travel with the same wheel, unification of characters, currency, etc. Create an imperial system and strengthen central rule. xь.
The feudal system was abolished and the system of counties and counties was replaced. Build the Great Wall to defend against the Huns, and build canals to solve transportation difficulties. To build transportation, build a wide road with the capital Xianyang as the center. "
"Master Imperial, I disagree with your words." The old man spoke again.
"Bold, you can refute the achievements of the First Emperor." Meng Tian sternly rebuked.
The atmosphere at the scene was very tense, and everyone was sweating for the old man. Such treason would definitely result in death, and it might also affect the clan members.
"Haha..." Gao Yue laughed, "Ying Zheng is cruel and unkind, do you think you can silence everyone?"
"It seems that there are still people who can't stand Ying Zheng's atrocities and come out to accuse Ying Zheng." Li Zuoche raised the corner of his mouth.
Many anti-Qin forces looked at Qin An and Ying Zheng with schadenfreude. They were completely humiliated when they were refuted in public.
The three girls, Ying Yin and Man, who are downstairs, already hate this old man. Their husband-in-law is talking, so why should you object?
Ying Zheng had a dark face at this time and said: "Check, find out for me who this person is."
"Father-in-law, no need." Qin An said to stop him, "Let me do it." Xiu Shuzhu
Ying Zheng glanced at Qin An, then nodded and said, "Be careful, don't fall into other people's traps."
Qin An nodded and said, "Father-in-law, don't worry, I have knowledge from two thousand years later, so I won't be convinced by the ancients."
Ying Zheng nodded.
"Master Emperor, why didn't you speak? Do you think the old man's rebuttal was very reasonable?" the old man said with a smile.
Qin An nodded and said: "Yes, I agree with your rebuttal. Because your eyes only see the present, but my eyes see the future.
I know there have been rumors in Xianyang City that I am a person from the future, so I will tell you now that I am indeed from the future and know all the major events in the next two thousand years.
including days
All dynasty matters related to the change of dynasties.
The reason why I agree with your statement is that I also want to thank the First Emperor, because his merits are eternal and his sins are contemporary. "
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, and their eyes changed when they looked at Qin An. Li Si and others were sweating for Qin An.
The old man and some anti-Qin forces became surprised.
The three girls, Ying Yin and Man, began to worry about Qin An.
Because everyone knows that Ying Zheng may die at any time if he says such treacherous words in public without caring about Ying Zheng's feelings.
Only Ying Zheng nodded slightly and thought to himself: This is Qin An, this is the emperor's master. If Qin An knows that I am Ying Zheng and only says good things but does not know how to admonish me, then I will only be disappointed in him.
Only the current behavior can be worthy of the name of the emperor's teacher. What is the emperor's teacher? He teaches the emperor to be diligent, love the people, and correct his mistakes.
Since I made a mistake, I must point it out and admonish me.
Qin An ignored the surprised and worried looks of others and continued: "You opposed the First Emperor's construction of the Great Wall because he enslaved countless people, and countless people died while building the Great Wall.
In the end, everyone's expression changed when they talked about the corvee, and they all thought that going to the corvee would be a dead end.
Anyone who is chosen to do corvee work has already written a suicide note with his family.
This was the fault of the First Emperor and the fault of the present generation. He made millions of corvees miserable.
But the Great Wall is a long-lasting achievement. The emergence of the Great Wall blocked the foreign tribes led by the Xiongnu.
Have you ever been to the border, especially the border with the Huns, where the people are plundered by the Huns' cavalry every year.
Burning, killing, looting, committing all kinds of crimes, and plundering a large number of border people every time. Now we have defeated the Huns and rescued hundreds of thousands of people, not to mention the border people who were enslaved to death by the Huns.
None of you have discovered this, not even Li Mu, who repelled the Huns' armies several times, has not discovered that the people at the border are living a life worse than death.
But the First Emperor thought of it, and he thought of a way to resist the Huns, which was to build the Great Wall and connect all the Great Walls so that the Huns cavalry could not cross the Great Wall and harass the people at the border.
If someone else becomes the first emperor, two situations may occur. One is to ignore it and assign troops to garrison.
However, the Huns are nomadic people. They are natural cavalry and move around like the wind. The imperial cavalry cannot catch up at all.
For the people at the border, they don't know when the Huns will suddenly gather into a fierce army, and in an instant, they will become herdsmen scattered across the horizon.
Even if the imperial army could drive them away, it would not be able to penetrate deep into the desert and completely eliminate them.
The second way is to build the Great Wall, but building the Great Wall did not happen overnight. Not all Yellow Emperors were like the First Emperor and just did it.
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