The whole palace was shocked. Zhao Tuo's expression changed even more, and he stared at Tingwei Li Si diagonally opposite. What a great Li Si!
Zhao Tuo guessed that Li Si would definitely stand up when faced with the cross-examination of those Confucian doctors. First of all, this Tingwei understood the emperor's thoughts very well and knew that standing up could win the emperor's heart.
Secondly, Legalism and Confucianism are the great enemies. If Chun Yuyue and others succeed in using Zhou Rites to oppose Princess Zhao Tuoshang, Confucianism will definitely gain momentum, and Legalism, which was originally the dominant family in Qin, will also be affected. So Li Si will definitely take action.
It's just that he didn't expect that Li Si was so powerful. He would use this matter to launch a decisive attack on those Confucian doctors.
The past is no longer the present, and we want to restore feudalism! After this big hat was put on, Li Si immediately asked the emperor to deprive the doctors of the right to participate in political affairs. If the emperor nodded, then these doctors would really become yes-men. What is said is what it says. They are not qualified to discuss, let alone express their opinions. .
The abolition of Zhou rites was even more cruel. The essence of Confucianism is different from that of Taoism, Mohism, and Fa. Rather than saying that Confucianism is one of the disciples, it is better to say that they are the heirs of the ritual system of the Zhou Dynasty.
The etiquette they learned was the Zhou etiquette. The poems they read were Zhou music, and everything they said was derived from the ritual and music culture of the Zhou Dynasty.
What Confucian disciples learned was the inheritance of Zongzhou. What Confucius said
"Restraining oneself and restoring rites" is the hope to change the era of the collapse of rites and restore the prosperous society of Zhou rites in the past.
As for later Mencius, Xunzi and others, although they had their own opinions, they could not escape the same
The word "rite". Mencius said that without etiquette and justice, there will be chaos up and down. Xunzi said that etiquette is the great division of laws and the principles of class.
Within Confucianism, no matter which branch it is from,
"Etiquette" is their core thing and the basis of all their doctrines and political thoughts. If there is no manners, then there is no Confucianism.
If the Zhou rites were abolished, then Confucianism would be equivalent to non-existence. Therefore, the slightly knowledgeable ministers in the palace were all shocked and dumbfounded.
This Li Si directly wants to abolish the foundation of a theory and completely wipe out this school of thought from the world!
"If the emperor agrees to abolish the Zhou rites, the next step may be to propose burning poems and books. Li Si is using my matter as a pawn to eliminate all political opponents." Zhao Tuo's eyes narrowed slightly, and his heart dropped. stand up.
He was taken advantage of by Li Si. Although Zhao Tuo was dissatisfied and resentful that this group of Confucian doctors opposed his wedding, he would have wanted to kick Chun Yuyue in the crotch hard as a form of revenge if possible.
But he didn't want this matter to lead to the burning of books and the entrapment of scholars. The Zhou rites were abolished. How to cancel? According to the Legalist style, that would mean burning all the Confucian poems and books. If there were any more people who talked about Zhou rites, they would kill them all.
In this way, the Zhou rites would be abolished. This is exactly the reappearance of the burning of books in history.
"With Li Si's style of killing the enemy with one strike when he finds an opportunity, I am afraid that this matter will be extended to other disciples, and the emperor will be persuaded to burn all the books in the world. In the end, only his Legalist family will be left alone. situation. He can do this kind of thing!" Zhao Tuo took a deep breath and recalled in his mind the words about burning books that he had heard in his previous life.
"Anyone in the world who dares to collect poems, books, or books written by hundreds of schools of thought should be burned. Anyone who dares to occasionally talk about poems and books should abandon them from the market. Those who think that the past is not the present. Those who do not go away are books about medicine, divination, and planting trees." The family monopolizes the Qin State, and when there is only one voice left in the whole world, it also means that this new empire is not far from destruction.
History has proven this. Just when Zhao Tuo was shocked. The officials in the palace also began to react.
"The king Wanmei died to report to Your Majesty. Although the Confucian scholars were ignorant and used ancient rituals to prevent the princess's marriage, they had no idea of restoring feudalism. Moreover, although the Zhou rites were established by the Zhou family, within eight hundred years, It has been integrated into the people of the world. Even weddings, funerals, daily interactions, and all kinds of things in Qin are inseparable from etiquette. If Zhou etiquette is abolished, how can we replace it?"
"And the world has been settled for the first time, and the princes of the six kingdoms have not yet returned to their homes. If the Zhou rites are abolished at this time, I am afraid that the people of the six kingdoms' homeland will cause trouble again!"
"Yes, if the Zhou rites are abolished, the world will be shaken, and it will also affect the migration of people from the six countries!" As the left prime minister Wang Wan spoke up, several ministers who were friendly to Confucianism also spoke up.
The Confucian scholars and doctors at the end of the palace were already frightened by this incident. Fortunately, Dr. Zhou Qingchen was a smart man. He threw himself into the palace, knelt down and cried loudly: "I will die to express my ignorance to Your Majesty. We Confucian scholars have no intention of restoring feudalism."
"Yes, we have absolutely no objection to the idea of restoring feudalism to counties and counties."
"We have not changed the past from the present, and we ask for your Majesty's enlightenment!" A group of Confucian scholars quickly followed Zhou Qingchen, kowtow and beg.
Chunyu Yue's eyes were dull and he was pushed to the ground by his colleagues beside him. Tingwei's proposal to abolish Zhou rites frightened them.
On the emperor's couch, Qin Shihuang looked indifferently and looked at the ministers in the palace coldly. Those Confucian scholars and doctors took out
Zhou Li, who "does not marry with the same surname", came to oppose the wedding, which made him feel quite angry. How dare anyone dare to oppose the emperor's edict?
He recruited these Confucian scholars to serve as doctors, just as a tool. Now that these tools have a will of their own and dare to oppose him, this is naturally something he cannot tolerate.
Li Si proposed to abolish the Zhou rites, and the emperor was indeed moved. There is no need for a disobedient tool to exist.
But what Wang Wan and others said immediately made him think differently. As Wang Wan and others said, during the eight hundred years of the Zhou Dynasty, Zhou Rites had a great influence on the world.
Not to mention anything else, even the crowning ceremony just performed for Fusu and Zhao Tuo was created by the Zhou people and is part of the Zhou rites.
In addition, weddings, funerals, sacrifices, and even food etiquette, social etiquette and other things that are popular in Qin today are all derived from Zhou rites. Although there are changes, they are generally performed in accordance with Zhou rites.
If it is abolished, will all of it be abolished or part of it retained? If the Zhou rites were abolished, what would be used to replace them?
In addition, now that the world has been settled, the land of the Six Kingdoms is not stable. Zhao Tuo's suggestion of relocating the nobles of the Six Kingdoms has just begun. If the Zhou rites are abolished at this time, it will definitely have a great impact. Give birth to twists and turns.
As for the reason why Li Si proposed to abolish the Zhou rites, the emperor also knew clearly.
Qin Shihuang was a monarch who valued practical interests. After some thought, he made his own decision. Looking at the trembling Confucian scholars lying in the hall, looking at Wang Wan and others with sincere faces.
The emperor said calmly: "Confucian scholars have abused the power of doctors. The past is no longer the present. From today onwards, doctorate officials are not allowed to go to the palace. In the future, they are not allowed to participate in state affairs unless ordered by me."
"As for the abolition of the Zhou rites, we will discuss it later." As soon as these words came out, the faces of the Confucian scholars and doctors at the end of the palace were full of bitterness, while those of the Yin-Yang, famous, and Mohist doctors were gnashing their teeth with hatred.
This group of stinky Confucian scholars has really caused everyone suffering with their uncontrollable bad mouth. These scholars and doctors didn't say a word, but they were implicated for nothing, and were deprived of the right to go to the palace and participate in political discussions. It was really annoying.
Wang Wan and others breathed a sigh of relief. Given the emperor's temperament, since he said that the abolition of Zhou rites would be discussed by the ministers, there was still room for discussion.
There was a smile in Li Si's eyes. He knew how great the influence of Zhou Li was. It would be impossible to abolish Zhou Li in one fell swoop based on this matter.
He, Li Si, was just a court lieutenant, not a prime minister. He was still suppressed by Wang Wan and others. The current situation in the world was not stable, so it was almost impossible for the emperor to directly abolish the Zhou rites.
"Unless in another ten years, the world is in turmoil, and I can become the prime minister and become more powerful, and these Confucian scholars make another big mistake, maybe I can wipe them out with one blow, burn poems and books, and wipe out hundreds of schools. From now on, the world will be the only one in the world. It's just a law." Li Si sighed secretly in his heart, but there was still a smile in his eyes.
Because his goal was achieved, it was done through Confucian scholars
The issue of "no marriage with the same surname" made the emperor ban all doctors from participating in political affairs, which was equivalent to blocking the mouths of all schools of thought. In the future, the Qin State will still be the one-spoken hall of his Legalism.
Moreover, the terrifying idea of abolishing the Zhou rites was proposed, even if it was not implemented, it would be enough to severely shock the people of the world.
Li Si was very satisfied.
"We, the Legalists, have made a profit from this matter." At this time, Zhao Tuo breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the emperor's edict.
Forbidding doctors to go to the palace to discuss state affairs and blocking the mouths of Confucian scholars is equivalent to banning speech. Compared with burning books and wasting rituals, this result is considered light.
He glanced at the group of sweaty Confucian scholars and doctors, and secretly shook his head. Before these Confucian scholars were conquered by the emperor and brought to the Qin State, they were either Ph.D.s from the Qi State like Chun Yuyue, or they were great folk Confucian scholars from various places. Most of them studied classics, danced their lips, and had basically no experience in participating in political struggles.
That's why they did such stupid things. They didn't understand the emperor, the situation of the Qin State, and they didn't understand Zhao Tuo's status in the Qin State. They just wanted to use the wedding to seize the right to speak. Wouldn't this be directly criticized? Li Si was beaten with a stick.
Compared to Li Si, a veteran who had struggled in the Qin court for more than 20 years, these Confucian scholars were as white as a piece of paper, far inferior to their disciples and grandchildren who dominated the officialdom of later generations.
"It's good to be beaten by Li Si, so that you won't talk nonsense in the future if you can't understand the situation." Zhao Tuo smiled.
With the fate of these Confucian doctors in front of him, no one can stop him from getting married.
"We're getting married." He whispered, anticipation flashing in his eyes.
