Twilight.
Fusu walked alone in the palace.
Looking at the blood-red setting sun and stepping on the falling leaves, Yu Yu walked among the pavilions.
He has ordered Wei Sheng to return the bamboo slips.
As for the copied copy, I also handed it over.
I don’t know how long I walked.
He arrived at the Doctoral Palace, which was already deserted.
As the book-burning order was issued, hundreds of Confucian scholars were arrested. The Confucian scholars who had gathered in the city had been running and escaping in the past six months. The once bustling Doctoral Palace suddenly became deserted.
At this time.
Fusu saw a few sweepers in front of him, walked over and asked: "Second and Third Son, let me ask, is there anyone in the Doctoral Academy now?"
Seeing that it was Fusu, the junior official bowed and saluted quickly, looked at each other a few times, and said nervously: "Back to the eldest son, after the book burning order, most of the doctors and bachelors from the doctor's academy escaped that day, and the murder case was committed half a year ago. After the sentence was imposed, the remaining people in the academy also escaped."
"Where's Kong Yu?" Fusu asked.
The clerk's face tightened and he said bravely: "A month ago, he also... also escaped."
Fusu looked a little gloomy and said displeasedly: "Although Kong Yu has no actual responsibilities, he is a minister with the title of king. How can he just desert and flee?"
The clerk lowered his head and looked frightened.
Fusu took a deep breath and suppressed his displeasure. It was in vain that he usually trusted Kong Kun so much, but the Kong Kun brothers fled without warning. If they had not accidentally come here today, they might still be kept in the dark.
The thought made Fusu even more irritable.
His ambition has improved a lot during this period, but he still has some old feelings for Confucianism.
but now.
This last sympathy faded away.
He has reacted.
Kong Yu and other Confucian scholars approached him just to seek power and gain, and had no intention of world affairs at all.
Moreover, the reason why Kong Yu and others defected was because they had a guilty conscience. They were worried that someone would report their past slanders against the Qin government and the First Emperor, and that they would be imprisoned and sentenced to death, so they fled in a hurry.
Fusu snorted coldly: "Whether it's burning books or banning discussions, the original intention is to intimidate them. How can we really kill them all?"
immediately.
Fusu frowned.
Kong Yu was Lord Wentong and was in charge of world literature. Although he had no actual duties, he was still an official of the Qin Dynasty.
How could the First Emperor not know about Kong Yu's defection?
However, the First Emperor did not order the recovery of the fugitive doctor, and even suppressed the matter completely. This was not like the First Emperor's behavior.
Qin's political practice has always been like a mountain.
In the main hall of Tingwei Mansion, Shang Jun's famous sayings are hung high.
Do meritorious deeds, and do not suffer punishment. If you are good at moving forward, you will not fall short.
Now that a minister with a title of king has fled, the First Emperor should not treat him so indifferently.
Fusu lowered his head and thought.
Seeing Fusu walking forward, several minor officials looked at each other and let out a sigh of relief. Instead of following him lightly, they continued to clean up the fallen leaves.
a long time.
Fusu slowly raised his head, with a trace of hesitation in his eyes, and whispered: "Is it because of me?"
He thought about it again and finally smiled bitterly.
"well."
"It's probably because of me."
"When the killing order was issued, I hurriedly went to plead for mercy. Although my father scolded me, I did not give up. I ran to the Prime Minister's Mansion to ask Li Si and other court officials to plead for mercy. However, in the end, Li Si and others said that they were loyal to the rule of law. Come back after being blocked."
"My father must be aware of this matter."
"And I used to be very close to Confucianism."
"My father burned books and harassed Confucianism in order to drive away Confucianism. If he had ordered the recovery of the fugitive doctor, I'm afraid my emotions would have been even more intense. The First Emperor may have just not wanted me to be resentful again, so he chose to make some concessions. .”
Fusu had a bitter look on his face and felt very unhappy in his heart.
"Believe in the people and strive for success?"
"Now it sounds so harsh."
"Eternally passionate? Eternally self-righteous? Eternally self-righteous?"
"Perhaps it is because of my ignorance and incompetence that the First Emperor felt untrustworthy and unreliable, so he chose to use his own body to support the entire world affairs."
"If I hadn't been weak and incompetent, why would Great Qin be like this?"
"I have been talking about kindness in the past, but I am not qualified to talk about kindness. I am clearly the most evil person in the world."
"If it weren't for me, burning books and humiliating scholars would not happen."
"If it weren't for me, the common people in the world wouldn't be so miserable."
"If it weren't for me, the First Emperor wouldn't have become so eager for quick success."
"It comes down to it."
"It's all because I'm too incompetent."
"So incompetent that the Qin Dynasty could only choose to rush for success. Only in this way can the First Emperor get a moment of peace of mind."
"Fusu, Fusu."
"You are in no way worthy of being a son of man and a minister of others."
"It's even more unworthy of the trust of the world."
"My father regards you as the pillar of the country, and all the officials privately regard you as the crown prince, but what did you do? If you could have realized this earlier, why would you have let your father down for so long? How could you have made the world so tired? situation?"
"In the past, Zhang Cang and others often gave advice."
"Let me study Shanghan more intensively and forge an iron soul."
"I also remind him from time to time that the Qin Dynasty established the country based on the rule of law, but I messed up the law with good words. This is a departure from the political principles of the Qin Dynasty."
"But I have never faced it squarely."
"It will cause great disaster, bring disaster to heaven and earth, and make all people pitiful."
Fusu stood still.
After wandering around for a while, I returned to the Doctoral Palace.
He raised his head, stared at the closed high door silently, and finally left resolutely.
Night falls.
Ying Zheng, who was reviewing memorials at his desk, saw a special memorial.
This is a memorial from Fusu.
There isn't much writing on it, and it only says one thing.
That is to say, Fusu will be of the same mind as the First Emperor in the future, and will be equally loyal to the rule of law. He will never tolerate anything that breaks the law or people who break the law, and asks for an order to recover the fugitive doctor.
Ying Zheng smiled lightly and said, "It's still so passionate and solemn, but also a bit angry."
"It's just a little more settled and a little less pedantic and naive than before, which can barely be considered a good thing."
"Not bad, not bad."
"It's no longer necessary to just recover the fugitive doctor."
"These people's escape can take as little as a month, or as long as half a year. Now trying to search the world is like looking for a needle in a haystack. The current Great Qin is not at the beginning of the founding of the country, and its control over the local area is gradually weakening. As government orders are issued layer by layer, it is destined to be... In vain.”
"These fugitive doctors will be left to you to deal with later."
Ying Zheng put Fusu's memorial aside and continued to review the memorial on the case.
It's just that my mood is obviously much better.
Waiting for the moon to reach the branches, Ying Zheng let out a long sigh and stood up from the table.
He took the hot sweat towel from the eunuch and wiped his tired face, while thinking about how to deal with Ji Heng in his mind.
Fusu has undergone such a big change, and Ji Heng is indispensable.
However, Ying Zheng had not yet decided how to deal with Ji Heng.
On the one hand, he hopes that Fusu can continue to guide others, but on the other hand, Ji Heng's talent makes him very afraid.
Ji Heng is so talented.
He is so talented that he seems to be able to understand everything in the world.
How could he dare to let Fusu get too close to such a person?
Fusu Ergen is a bit soft after all.
