Ying Zheng remained silent.
After a moment, he said mockingly: "They got what they wanted."
"It's just that I didn't expect that this situation in Confucianism has been in place for so long. It's really unheard of."
"And they are actually willing to sacrifice themselves for this goal."
Ying Zheng seemed to have a slightly teasing tone.
"Do those Confucian scholars outside know that they will die? They should know."
Chen Ke smiled and said: "Your Majesty, what does it mean to sacrifice your life in order to accomplish something?"
"Duke Mugong of Great Qin, in order to give Great Qin a chance, didn't I do it knowing that it was impossible to do something?"
Ying Zheng nodded slightly.
"It's natural."
"We, the Qin Dynasty, have been able to fight for six generations to achieve the goal of unifying the six kingdoms. Naturally, Confucianism can also continue to pursue their goals for hundreds of years."
"The problem is, now I and you are looking at this issue from the perspective of Da Qin."
Ying Zheng calmed down his emotions in that slightly long story.
He spoke softly: "So, what can you do?"
Ying Zheng smiled with a smile on his lips: "No way, Chen Ke told me so much, but in the end you have nothing to do."
"Just tell me what you guessed, right?"
Although Ying Zheng's voice was filled with laughter, Chen Ke could hear a hint of a dark, non-threatening threat in the laughter.
He held his forehead and said: "Your Majesty, I really don't just poke and move you, and I really don't have to face a desperate situation to survive."
"When I should move, I will naturally move."
"Please stop putting pressure on me."
Seeing that Chen Ke had seen through his plan, Ying Zheng didn't care and just shrugged.
No matter what Chen Ke said, he just followed his plan anyway.
"Okay, I won't force you."
He urged: "Hurry up and tell me your plan!"
Chen Ke just smiled, with a bit of cunning in his face.
"Isn't this simple, Your Majesty?"
"If we don't know their plans, we will naturally lose our minds in rage and do what they want."
"But now that we know it, why not take advantage of it?"
"We can arrest those Confucian scholars who make irresponsible remarks about government affairs, but we will not kill them."
A rare ruthlessness flashed in Chen Ke's eyes.
"Three beatings a day, isn't it enough for us to vent our anger?"
"Furthermore, with the existence of printing blocks and paper, why should Your Majesty worry about Confucianism spreading its own doctrines?"
"No matter how powerful Confucianism is, can he have papermaking technology and block printing?
"Technology is the primary productive force."
There was a little emotion in Chen Ke's voice.
"Confucianism can spread His Majesty's reputation, but can't we find a way to spread His Majesty's "wiseness" throughout the world? "
"There are great Confucians in Confucianism, so don't we, the Qin Dynasty, have no top literati?"
"Prime Minister Li, Wang Tingwei, Xiao He, Cao Shen, Chen Ping and others."
"What's more, aren't there a large number of descendants of the so-called "Seventy-two Sages" who have defected to Great Qin? "
"The Confucianists want His Majesty to burn books, but His Majesty not only refuses to burn books, but also prepares to print the "Thousand-Character Essay", "Laws" and "Selected Works". "
"The Confucians and the remnants of the Six Kingdoms want Your Majesty to attack Baiyue, then we will attack Baiyue after we are ready."
"What's more, hasn't the matter of Zhao Gao bewitching Young Master Hu Hai been resolved now?"
Chen Ke blinked, with a rare mischievous look on his face.
"Why did the Confucians come up with such a dangerous trick and conspiracy to lure His Majesty to come to Kuaiji County, and even used the Nine Provinces Cauldron as a temptation?"
Chen Ke laughed and said, "I'm afraid that many Confucian plans have been destroyed by me inadvertently."
"That's why we made this decision."
Looking at Chen Ke winking at him, Ying Zheng, who was still in a gloomy mood just now, burst into laughter.
"Pfft."
"You're a bastard, you're just out of tune all day long."
Ying Zheng shook his head and sighed: "But it is true that you have inadvertently ruined many Confucian plans."
He said in a meaningful tone: "But, did you really do it inadvertently?"
Chen Ke immediately pretended to be stupid: "Your Majesty, what do you mean? Of course I did it inadvertently."
"It's just that too many things have been done, and the Confucianists have taken too many actions, so that I can take a peek and guess the truth of some things."
Chen Ke said very innocently: "How can your Majesty be so suspicious of me?"
"I am really heartbroken. I will eat half of the food tonight."
Seeing Chen Ke's naughty look, Ying Zheng's mood gradually improved, and he could even joke with Chen Ke.
"Use half as little?"
"If you don't use less than half tonight, I will make you have nothing to eat tomorrow."
Seeing Ying Zhengyang's angry look, Chen Ke chuckled.
To be honest, just now, Chen Ke really planned to confess to the First Emperor.
But in the end he didn't.
There is still a sense of distance between Chen Ke and Da Qin, and even more distance from Ying Zheng.
He changed the subject and said: "Your Majesty, Confucians still think that they are hunters and we, Da Qin, are prey."
"But at this point, the positions of hunter and prey have been reversed."
Chen Ke changed his sitting posture at this time and sat there on his knees, with his back straight and his expression high-spirited.
"Your Majesty, the offensive and defensive posture has been changed at this time!"
"We, Da Qin, can just sit back and wait for the Confucians to send everything to Da Qin, and watch the Confucians die!"
Ying Zheng also sat up straight.
Just now, the two of them were speculating about Confucian affairs as Chen Ke and Ying Zheng.
And when Chen Ke sits up straight, it means that Chen Ke is no longer Chen Ke, but Chen Shaofu!
Ying Zheng is no longer Ying Zheng, but the First Emperor!
"What Chen Qing said makes sense!"
"I will ask Hei Bingtai, Meng Tian, and Li Si to cooperate with you in the next matter."
"No matter what you want to do, you can do it first and then tell it later."
Ying Zheng's body leaned forward slightly, showing the feeling of a polite corporal.
"I hope Chen Qing will not disappoint me."
Chen Ke looked solemn, like a true ancient gentleman.
"Your Majesty, I will definitely not disappoint you."
"Confucianism is already a rabbit in a cage with nowhere to escape!"
The two looked at each other and laughed loudly.
For a moment, the monarch and his ministers were in harmony.
...........
Kuaiji County Sheriff's Mansion
A figure hurriedly walked in from the back door, with an eager look on his face.
When he walked into the main hall, he looked directly at the Kuaiji County Sheriff sitting there and said, "What's going on?"
"Hasn't he discovered that group of Confucian scholars yet?"
Xiang Liu frowned slightly: "This shouldn't be the case. I've already let my subordinates inadvertently leak it."
"The people from the Iron Eagle Guards should have discovered it by now."
He shook his head, confusion in his voice.
"Why didn't Your Majesty fall for the trick?"
The visitor was wearing a bamboo hat and looked restless.
"At this time, the Confucian scholars have reached the point where they can no longer discuss it. If they continue, the plan will fail!"
"We have paid so much for this plan, and we must not let the plan fail!"
Xiang Liu snorted coldly: "Of course I know."
"But if His Majesty doesn't move, who among us dares to move?"
As soon as he said this, he stopped immediately, looking very ugly.
What he subconsciously called was not "tyrant" or "Ying Zheng", but "Your Majesty".
The majesty of the First Emperor had penetrated deeply into his bones.
"call."
The visitor exhaled slightly, and a gloomy look flashed across his face.
"In this case, we can only make dangerous moves."
He looked at Xiang Liu and said, "In the past few days, you have sent soldiers patrolling the places where Confucian scholars gather, pretending to be passing by inadvertently."
"Since Ying Zheng doesn't want to move, then let's help him move!"
"You are the governor of Kuaiji County, and you are one of Ying Zheng's subordinates."
"If you arrest these Confucian scholars, we can naturally put this crime on Ying Zheng."
"And you go to the palace to plead guilty."
"According to Ying Zheng's character, these people will definitely be thrown into prison."
"As long as these people are dead by then, it will be Ying Zheng's order! Even if there is no order, it will be a secret order!"
The visitor looked at Xiang Liu and spoke softly.
"This is the best way, but I don't know if Commander Xiang is willing to do it."
Xiang Liu's eyes flashed with a hint of cruelty.
His surname was not Xiang, but his benefactor was the Xiang family who had died at the hands of the Qin people!
"Of course I am willing!"
"You made an agreement with those Confucian scholars. Tomorrow the Japanese officials will send people to patrol, and the next day they will arrest those thieves and bring them back!"
He stood up, the cold breath on his body was like the twelfth lunar month of winter.
"This time, we must make sure the plan is executed smoothly!"
When the visitor heard what Xiang Liu said, his mood became even more relaxed.
He looked at Xiang Liu and said, "Okay."
"I will convey what you have done to General Xiang Liang."
"After you arrest someone, I will immediately have people spread articles about Ying Zheng's tyranny."
"You must let Ying Zheng hear these articles."
"After that, we need to make Ying Zheng realize that it is the books in the world that make people's minds fluctuate so much."
"Thus, after the death of the Confucian scholar, Ying Zheng gathered the world's books into the palace."
Xiang Liu nodded slightly, his expression frank.
"I see."
"Just don't worry."
............
Xianyang City
Feng Quji sat in the mansion, silently looking at the things placed in front of him.
He didn't even know that his son Feng Jie was here.
"Father?"
Feng Jie had a solemn expression on his face.
Ever since my father met Xianyang Ling and Taishi Ling, he has become like this.
Sitting here all day, as if thinking about something important.
"Um?"
Feng Quji recovered from his daze. He glanced at Feng Jie standing beside him and sighed slightly.
"It's Jie'er."
He pointed to the opposite side of him: "Sit down."
Feng Jie looked at his father like this with confusion on his face.
"Father, what happened?"
Feng Quji picked up the things on the table and handed them to Feng Jie.
"Two days ago, someone came to see my father and told me that in the court, His Majesty already wants to replace me with Wang Guan."
"The power of our Feng family is in danger."
"Try to join forces with me to defeat Li Si, Wang Guan, Chen Ke and others, so that my Feng family will never change."
"Later, Zhao Gao was suddenly captured by His Majesty."
"I noticed the situation he arranged, found Taishi Ling and Xianyang Ling, and learned about this matter."
"Jie'er, take a look."
Feng Quji's expression was calm, as if it was no big deal.
Therefore, Feng Jie didn't take it seriously.
However, when he saw what was written on it, his hands trembled.
"Father, this is a major event that concerns Your Majesty and the Great Qin Dynasty!"
"If we really let them become..."
"Then Da Qin is afraid of danger!"
Feng Quji closed his eyes.
"Yes, if this happens as usual, Great Qin will be in danger."
"But the first ones in danger must be Chen Ke, Li Si, and Fusu."
"If the three of them fall, wouldn't this Great Qin belong to you, my father and my son?"
Feng Quji opened his eyes, his eyes filled with madness.
"In this case..."
"Why be afraid?"
...........
Time flies.
morning
Xiang Liu took a deep breath and then sat upright in the house.
After a while, a soldier hurried over, looking panicked.
"Sheriff, Sheriff!"
"Today's inspection, we found a group of Confucian scholars criticizing His Majesty's government and our country, Great Qin, in the street, and even cursed Great Qin!"
"There are so many of them that we dare not move rashly."
"We can only come here to ask the county governor to support the overall situation!"
Xiang Liu stood up violently, with an angry look in his eyes.
"What?"
"Is this happening???"
"Come here, go to the palace quickly to report to Your Majesty, and separate a group of people to go with me to capture the traitors and rebels!"
With that said, Xiang Liu strode out of the house.
When he walked outside the mansion, he got on his horse, looked back at the sun above the sky, and then galloped on his horse!
In front of the lake!
Many Confucian scholars had relaxed expressions on their faces and discussed loudly about the system of counties and counties, about literary competitions, and about sacred objects.
"Hahahahaha, what is the so-called county system!"
"The sages said that enfeoffment is a great talent! In the past, Mr. Fusu opposed the system of prefectures and counties, and His Majesty was actually angered by this!"
"It's really the work of a tyrant!"
"good!"
"As the saying goes, both listening and understanding will lead to understanding. Previously, there was a Confucian scholar's book "Remonstrance to the First Emperor's Favor of the Young Master Chen Ke" in the Doctor's Palace. The great scholar asserted that Chen Ke was a traitor! "
"Not only did your Majesty refuse to listen, he even allowed Chen Ke to frame that colleague!"
"Your Majesty should be Jie Zhou, Chen Ke should be Fei Zhong, and Li Si should be You Hun!"
"There is nothing more treacherous than this in ancient times!"
Everyone was cursing heartily, and the sound of horse hooves sounded in the distance, which was obviously the arrival of a large army!
The Confucian scholars looked at each other, then some continued to talk about government affairs, while others chanted "poetry" loudly!
...........
In front of the palace
Smoke and dust were rising in all directions. In the main hall, the four major actors, Ying Zheng, Chen Ke, Li Si, and Meng Tian, were already in place.
There was a loud noise, Xiang Liu was covered in dust, and his cheeks were even stained with a bit of dirty soil.
"bump"
Xiang Liu walked in quickly from outside the hall and immediately knelt on the ground.
Listening to the sound, Chen Ke couldn't help but smacked his lips silently.
This time it was so strong that it hurt like hell!
Xiang Liu's eyes were filled with tears, and his eyes contained extremely complex emotions such as guilt, anger, sadness, and panic!
The next moment, a shrill voice mixed with crying sounded.
"His Majesty!"
"I am guilty!"
"I am guilty!"
PS: Typos will be corrected later. The next chapter should be around 11:30...I am going to write to death today.
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