Thirty-four years of the First Emperor.
Xianyang Prison.
In a dark cell.
"How can your Majesty be so indifferent to right from wrong? It's unjust!"
"Confucianism is the way to govern a country. Please give your Majesty a clear lesson!"
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
Noisy shouts continued.
At this time, even though this group of imprisoned Confucian scholars kept shouting loudly, they could not hide their appearance of embarrassment.
But even in this noisy environment, a young man in the corner of the cell seemed a little out of place.
The young man was leaning on the haystack, looking at the group of Confucian scholars in front of him, his eyes full of ridicule and speechlessness.
Him, Ran Fang!
A top student of the 21st century!
When I woke up, I found that I had traveled to Daqin!
Poor myself, before I had time to see the great land of Da Qin, I was dragged into prison by these idiots in front of me.
In addition, these Confucian scholars have been shouting about injustice all day long since they were locked up. They are simply more annoying than the aunt at the entrance of the village.
After stretching helplessly, Ran Fang looked at the Confucian scholars and said speechlessly: "I asked you to stop for a while. Aren't you tired of shouting like this?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the cell suddenly became quiet.
The people who were still shouting all turned back to look at Ran Fang.
"Ran Fang! Don't you claim to be a descendant of Confucius' disciple Ran Geng?"
"Now that the Confucian sect is facing this calamity, you can actually ignore it?! You are really a disciple of Confucianism!"
Ran Fang was angry because he was caught inexplicably, but now someone took the initiative to hit his gun.
"If I hadn't been implicated by you, why would I be here listening to your gossip!"
"The sage once said, 'If you don't be prepared when dealing with others, you will fail to prosecute yourself.' Before scolding others, have you ever reflected on why you were caught?"
The man was choked by Ran Fang, and his face suddenly turned red.
Just when he was about to refute Ran Fang, he saw the jailer walking in cursing with a wooden stick in his hand.
"Why are you arguing?! If you keep arguing, I won't even give you dinner!"
"Damn it, you're still talking so hard even when you're about to die!"
The jailer's words were quite intimidating, and there was a brief silence in the prison.
Seeing this scene, Ran Fang's eyes became even more contemptuous.
A bunch of stupid people who bully the weak and fear the strong!
Seeing that the cell became quiet, the arrogant look on the jailer's face disappeared, and he turned to salute the young man behind him with a flattering expression.
"Sir, this cell is relatively quiet. How many days will you suffer here?"
The jailer's sudden change of face was astonishing, but it also aroused the curiosity of many people.
They all looked at the young master whose behavior was full of nobility.
With this look, you can tell he doesn't come from an ordinary family!
The young man nodded, walked straight into the cell without saying anything, and then found a seat to the side to sit down.
Just as the jailer left, a Confucian scholar curiously inquired about the identity of the new inmate.
"Dare I ask the young master's name? Judging from your clothes, you seem to be from a Confucian family. Is Your Majesty still hunting down Confucian scholars?"
Hearing this, the noble young master who had just been imprisoned was stunned for a moment, and then a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.
After hesitating for a moment, he slowly said: "My surname is Su. You may call me Mr. Su."
"As for the outside world, the imperial court is indeed arresting Confucian disciples."
Upon hearing this news, all the Confucian scholars suddenly felt their hearts pounding.
"To arrest Confucian scholars, we also need to confiscate books! Does your Majesty want to destroy our Confucian sect?"
"Your Majesty is insane!!!"
Mr. Su's face was full of confusion at this time, and he didn't know where to start explaining to everyone.
Just as he was about to open his mouth to speak, he suddenly heard a loud shout!
"Shut up, everyone!"
In an instant, there was silence in the cell, and some people even shrank.
Ran Fang, who shouted sharply, felt a faint chill on his neck.
This group of people are simply dancing on the grave, thinking that they have a long life!
If those words just reached Ying Zheng's ears, it would be doubtful whether he would be able to see the sun tomorrow!
Seeing that they were all quiet, Ran Fang glanced at everyone with an iron heart.
"A bunch of pedantic people, do you have to find a dead end for yourselves?!"
Looking at Ran Fang who was questioning the Confucian scholar sternly, Mr. Su couldn't help but look curious.
Lin Tao, the Confucian scholar who had just taken the lead, stood up with a dissatisfied look on his face.
"Ran Fang, you and I came from the same school, have you forgotten the teachings of your ancestors?"
"Your Majesty was seduced by traitors, confiscated the world's books, and practiced cruel methods! We are here to advise you to restore the Zhou etiquette and rule the world with etiquette!"
"Now I am convicted for my words and imprisoned here. What is my fault?"
"It's fine if you don't want to be with us, but you still stop us. You are simply unworthy of being a Confucian scholar and unworthy of the sages!"
This was said so loudly that the rest of the people followed suit.
Seeing this, Lin Tao looked complacent, and his eyes looked at Ran Fang with a bit more contempt.
Seeing this group of people being so stubborn and running wildly with their eyes closed on the road to death, Ran Fang couldn't help but sneered.
"I thought that even though you were pedantic, you wouldn't be stupid, but after looking at it today, it's not necessarily the case."
"Are the Zhou rites in your words only based on enfeoffment?"
"Don't you see, when Zhou Xing was enfeoffed, would the world eventually be torn apart and the people would have no way of living?"
"Is this what you call the world?"
Lin Tao's expression froze, and a trace of ugliness flashed across his face, and then he said in a stiff tone: "You are simply being unreasonable!"
"Everyone knew that the territory of the Zhou royal family was vast. Do you know how much manpower and material resources it would take to manage such a large territory?"
"False!" Ran Fang glanced at Lin Tao with contempt, glanced at the other Confucian scholars, and saw the resentment in their eyes, and raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth, "The first priority for the world's stability and prosperity is unification!"
"After five hundred years of competing for hegemony among nations, have you ever seen or heard of a time of great rule?"
"If you hadn't been just advocating enfeoffment all day long and ignoring the reality, why would my Confucian classics have been confiscated by the imperial court?"
"And how could we be convicted of what we said and be imprisoned here?"
"Now that you are imprisoned, you still don't think about the problem and are talking nonsense!"
"If someone with ulterior motives gets hold of them, how many people will end up in this prison in vain because of your mouth?"
As Ran Fang's words fell, all the Confucian scholars couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
I have to say that Ran Fang's words do make some sense.
But even so, some people are still not convinced.
"But the imperial court has indeed confiscated all the books in the world. Doesn't this explain the problem?"
Ran Fang didn't ask who said it. He just glanced at this group of sour and pedantic Confucian scholars and said coldly, "Did the imperial court say that the books would be destroyed in the first place?"
"If you are suspicious of your advice at this time, it will only be counterproductive and force His Majesty to burn books to avoid future troubles!"
Now the Confucian scholars became quiet and speculated on the authenticity of Ran Fang's words.
At this time, Mr. Su, who had just been imprisoned in the cell next door, looked at Ran Fang with burning eyes.
"I wonder what you think, sir, is the best way for Your Majesty to deal with these classics?"
