"The First Emperor's mind is something that no one can possess, but the downfall of Qin lies with the First Emperor!"
Hou Sheng glanced at Ying Zheng blankly, and then said coldly and slowly: "The demise of Qin was due to the First Emperor's disrespect for heaven!"
"Oh? I'd like to hear the details!"
Ying Zheng said with great interest.
Hou Sheng ignored him and continued to talk: "Ying Zheng, as the emperor of a country, did not want to govern the country, but he built a lot of construction projects, wasted the people's energy, and built indiscriminately. Although I am blind, I can still see the eight hundred miles of Qinchuan. Pavilions and pavilions stretch to the sky..."
"?"
Ying Zheng frowned, and they asked themselves, they seemed to have built a few palaces, and even the Epang Palace they cherished only had a foundation. When did it become so luxurious?
If you have so much money to build pavilions, why bother racking your brains to raise money? Why bother trying to divide profits with your son?
This is simply nonsense!
Although Ying Zheng strongly disagreed with Hou Sheng's words, he still asked patiently: "Is there any more?"
"This is only one, there is another!"
Hou Sheng said sternly: "The palace ladies of the six countries gathered together in one body, they were arrogant, extravagant, and graceful. Most of the people were widowers, and the palace was full of resentful women with sad souls. This is against human ethics, and is something that all the saint kings of all ages are not ashamed of." How can Qin survive if you, Ying Zheng, do it?"
"Hahaha--!"
Ying Zheng laughed angrily at these words, and the anger in his heart rose, but he still suppressed it and said calmly: "I am willing to hear the third one!"
"Third, they kill people like hemp and bones, use harsh government and plunder, block people's roads, exterminate the roots of civilization, and destroy and dig the tombs of ancestors."
"Building the Great Wall destroys our Chinese dragon veins, builds roads, and destroys the fields and houses of our good people. Such a family and country, such a foolish king, will not die until they die, which is not enough to quell the resentment of the world..."
At this point, Hou Sheng suddenly paused.
Because he felt dozens of cannibalistic eyes directed at him, those eyes wanting to eat his flesh, drink his blood, and cut him into pieces.
But Ying Zheng still had a calm expression on his face, waved his hand and said: "Ignore them, continue talking, I'm listening."
“Didn’t I say enough?!”
Hou Sheng roared angrily: "No more——!"
"Is this gone?"
Ying Zheng said with some humor: "I also want to hear your views on Qin Zheng. If I remember correctly, before you escaped, I had already started reforming. There is both the enfeoffment system and the prefecture and county system. This is not the best of both worlds. ?"
"Hmph! How can we talk about political affairs when our moral integrity is lacking?"
Hou Sheng snorted coldly.
Ying Zheng said with a half-smile: "Does this mean, old sir, that you can't find any problems with Qin Zheng?"
"I don't even bother to talk to you about immoral policies!"
"Hahaha!"
Ying Zheng laughed loudly again, this time very happily, and nodded repeatedly: "I understand, I understand..."
"What do you understand?"
Hou Sheng frowned and looked at Ying Zheng with a confused expression.
Ying Zheng laughed for a while, with a bit of joking in his mouth, and looked back at Hou Sheng with a bit of pity in his eyes: "It's really incredible that the old gentleman is such a Confucian scholar!
When judging the gains and losses of a country, we don't look at the big political affairs but at the personal ethics of a king. What kind of perspective is this? "
"My son once said, 'Depose hundreds of schools of thought and only respect Confucianism.' He said that Confucianism is the key to making up for the shortcomings of our Qin government. I deeply believe it and ordered Doctor Gong to compile New Confucianism. This is the root of the great government!"
"However, Confucianism and Confucian scholars cannot be compared! Why?
Because a Confucian scholar like the old gentleman has the tongue of a village woman and is like a man in the market, short-sighted, but he still pretends to be a sage and his like. It is really ridiculous! "
"I..."
Hou Sheng opened his mouth, but stopped talking.
All the ministers looked up at him with sarcastic expressions on their faces.
Ying Zheng slowly walked down the steps and said step by step: "You Confucian scholars do not see the unification of the six countries and the cessation of wars in the world. Instead, you see pavilions and pavilions built up to the sky. You regret that you did not live in it and enjoy the splendor of the world!"
"You're talking nonsense! I didn't!"
Hou Sheng was anxious.
Ying Zheng smiled noncommittally, and then continued: "Yes! Yes! I am talking nonsense, because I did not build so many pavilions and pavilions at all. I demolished the palaces of the Six Kingdoms and gathered the maids of the Six Kingdoms. Do you know why?"
"snort!"
Hou Sheng snorted coldly and was about to speak.
Ying Zheng didn't give him a chance to speak. He waved his hand and interrupted: "With your short-sighted vision, I'm afraid you won't know. It doesn't matter, I don't want to tell you, because I can't stand thousands of palace ladies!"
As he spoke, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Old sir, how many can you bear? I will give you ten or eight to help me experience the infinite beauty. How about it?"
"Hahaha--!"
When the ministers heard this, they couldn't help laughing.
Ying Zheng looked back, and everyone immediately stopped laughing and bowed their heads in silence.
Paralyzed!
Why did I get carried away...
Your Majesty is still angry!
All the ministers were annoyed by the laughter just now, and looked at Hou Sheng again, silently complaining about the point of laughter.
But Hou Sheng's face turned red with embarrassment and his neck was thick with embarrassment. He couldn't say a word and stared at Ying Zheng angrily.
“I said before that as long as Great Qin is united, Great Qin cannot be destroyed;
Now after listening to what you said, I feel that there is something wrong with this sentence, so I want to change it. As long as the people support our Great Qin, our Great Qin will never be destroyed! "
After the words fell, Ying Zheng put his hands behind his back, glanced outside the palace, and said with emotion: "My son once said that those who win the hearts and minds of the people win the world. If our great Qin loses the hearts of the people, it will perish.
If there is someone who can do better than me, Da Qin, and it belongs to the Chinese nation, I will protect this world even if I die! "
"Dozens of doctors, hundreds of Confucian scholars, and tens of thousands of remnants of the Six Kingdoms want to overthrow our country, the Qin Dynasty. Don't you think, old man, they are trying to pull the plug?"
After saying that, he turned back to look at Hou Sheng: "I tell you, what I value is Confucianism, not you Confucians. Since Confucius and Mencius, you Confucians have not traveled all over the world, only belong to wealthy families, have not read hundreds of schools of thought, are selfish and narrow-minded;
There is no glory at all in discussing politics, and he is just a scholar who is admired by the world. If he does not think about changing, he is tantamount to self-destruction! "
Having said this, all the ministers admired the First Emperor.
No one else can be so eloquent!
Simply impeccable!
Hou Sheng's expression was dull, and he was speechless after being refuted by Ying Zheng.
What surprised Li Si and other imperial officials even more was that the guilty ministers who were originally crying and shouting were escorted out of the palace by the Imperial Army without saying a word.
Just when Ying Zheng was about to order Hou Sheng's execution, a weak figure slowly walked out of the hall.
"Father!"
This voice broke the silence in the hall, causing everyone to follow the sound.
But the person who came was none other than Zhao Hao.
"My son, I pay my respects to my father!"
Without squinting his eyes, Zhao Hao came to Ying Zheng and bowed respectfully.
Ying Zheng frowned and said coldly: "What are you doing here?"
"Didn't I say that my father is furious with thunder? My son, come and listen to the dragon's roar!"
Zhao Hao tilted his head and said.
"kindness?"
Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then as if he came to his senses, he said with a straight face: "What nonsense are you talking about again!"
"Are you talking nonsense? Then what are they...?"
"It's none of your business, don't ask!"
"Oh, well, I originally had good news to tell my father. Since my father doesn't want to hear it, I won't say it anymore. My father takes my leave!"
With that said, Zhao Hao turned around and left without any hesitation.
Ying Zheng was stunned again and shouted: "Come back!"
"Father, what else can you do?"
Zhao Hao rolled his eyes, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. It disappeared briefly, and then turned back to look at Ying Zheng with a blank expression.
Ying Zheng glared at him angrily and said majestically: "What good news?"
"Then, father, can you tell me what happened here?"
Zhao Hao blinked his eyes and said with a playful smile.
"You kid..."
Ying Zheng raised his finger helplessly and pointed at Zhao Hao, then turned to look at Zhao Gao. The latter immediately understood and carefully handed the bamboo slips in his hand to Zhao Hao.
Zhao Hao took the bamboo slips and scanned them briefly. He suddenly realized that there was really something wrong with Da Qin.
For the fall of the Qin Dynasty in history, many people blamed Zhao Gao and Li Si, but this was not the case.
When the First Emperor was alive, the internal problems of the Qin Dynasty already existed, but the speed at which they broke out was beyond everyone's expectation.
After pondering for a while, Zhao Hao closed the bamboo slips, bowed to Ying Zheng and said: "Father, my sons and ministers have heard about the recent rumors and prophecies. These people are entangled with the remnants of the Six Kingdoms. I don't believe that Qin Zheng can leave." If we go further, why not spare their lives?
Let them watch our Great Qin prosper and be strong, and watch the glory and wealth that originally belonged to them be replaced by others. Isn't this more uncomfortable than killing them? "
"this....."
When the ministers heard Zhao Hao's words, their scalps were numb and they were inexplicably excited.
yes!
Killing people is the simplest thing, but killing people and killing people seems to be more interesting.
"Your Majesty, I agree with Young Master Hao. Killing these guilty ministers will indeed give them an advantage..."
The old prime minister Wang Wan came forward to admonish.
The rest of the ministers raised their hands and said, "I second my opinion!"
Ying Zheng looked at them, then at Zhao Hao, smiled noncommittally, and asked, "What is the good news you are talking about?"
"That thing has been shipped back."
Zhao Hao smiled secretly, and then said meaningfully: "Even if we don't believe it, we can't let it go. Only magic can defeat magic..."
"What magic?"
Ying Zheng frowned.
Zhao Hao touched his nose, winked and said, "How can I let my father suffer such injustice? Just watch!"
Ying Zheng: "..."
Zhao Hao: "..."
The two looked at each other, both speechless.
For a moment, Ying Zheng shook his head helplessly and turned to look at Li Si: "What do you think, Captain Ting?"
Li Si thought for a while and said seriously: "Your Majesty, the law must not be violated lightly. These guilty ministers have betrayed Your Majesty's kindness and ignored the national law. They have committed extremely heinous crimes and belong to the Yi tribe..."
"But." As he spoke, he changed the topic and continued: "I remember that I have done some good deeds, but I can make up for them, save one life, and only defeat the other three tribes!"
hiss.....
As soon as Li Si finished speaking, everyone took a breath.
This is crazy!
It’s too cruel!
"Hahaha!"
When Ying Zheng heard Li Si's words, he laughed heartily and said in his heart that you are worthy of me, and you have won my heart.
