In the evening, the sky and earth were painted with a hazy color, which was particularly beautiful.
At the foot of Liangfu Mountain, thousands of black tents are dotted on the green grass. Looking down from the sky, the greenery is all black, majestic and domineering.
A huge black tent with a huge Suzaku flag is particularly eye-catching in this black.
Inside the huge black tent, Ying Zheng, who had just performed the Zen ceremony at Liangfu Mountain and completely completed the Zen ceremony, was sitting high on the throne.
Below are two rows of unpretentious dark desks that are longer than those of the Six Eastern Countries. The first person sitting on the right is Cao Yi, the second is Li Si...
The Qin Dynasty valued the right, so Ying Zheng asked Cao Yi to sit on the right, once again clearly declaring that Cao Yi had an irreplaceable position in his heart.
As a result, even Li Si, who was good at hiding himself, had a stiff face.
"Today, I want to announce a big event."
Ying Zheng's majestic voice came from the seat.
According to the agreement, Taoism will be established after the Zen ceremony. Cao Yi raised his head and waited for Ying Zheng's next words with a solemn expression.
Li Si and the ministers also looked at Ying Zheng with all their attention.
At this time, unlike those dynasties of later generations, ministers could look at the emperor when he spoke.
"At the request of Mr. Cao, we established the first religion in Great Qin, named Taoism."
Ying Zheng said with a majestic expression.
The ministers were all confused. What is religion? What is Taoism?
Li Si knelt straight, raised his hands and asked, "May I ask Your Majesty, what is religion and what is Taoism?"
Ying Zheng looked at Cao Yi and motioned for him to speak.
Cao Yi's eyes swept across the puzzled faces, and finally stopped on Li Si's face, and said calmly: "Let's talk about religion first. Zong and religion should be discussed separately. Zong is a belief that people agree with, and religion. Spread your faith through words.”
The ministers seem to understand but not understand.
Li Si, who has always been known for his extraordinary intelligence, also frowned slightly.
Cao Yi was not surprised and continued to explain patiently: "Religion is divided into primitive religion and today's religion. The so-called primitive religion, for example, the ancient ancestors feared thunder and lightning and then had the idea of worship, and carved the appearance of thunder and lightning on stones and wood. Worshiping every day and worshiping during wars can unite people's hearts and increase morale; another example is the Shang royal family, who claim to be descendants of the black bird and worship the black bird."
Some of the ministers showed expressions of surprise, and some showed expressions of contempt.
Li Si stroked his beard and said thoughtfully: "Taoism is the latter type of religion Mr. said, today's religion."
"Yes." Cao Yi nodded: "Taoism, as a religion today, is different from primitive religions in that it has its own ideas, which are more specific."
"Claim?"
Li Si, who was born in Confucianism and rose to power through Legalism, was very taboo about these two words.
Most of the ministers were from Legalism, and they looked at Cao Yi strangely after hearing this. In their hearts, Cao Yi, who has His Majesty's support, is a greater threat than Confucianism.
Seeing the reaction of Li Si and everyone else, Cao Yi smiled and said, "Don't misunderstand me. Taoism advocates respecting Tao and virtue, the unity of man and nature, and valuing life and benefiting the world. It has nothing to do with political affairs."
Upon hearing the illusory proposition, the atmosphere suddenly relaxed.
Li Si also smiled: "What are the explanations for these three propositions?"
"Respecting Tao and virtue is to respect the driving force of all things in the biochemical universe and promote noble moral character; harmony between nature and man is to comply with the laws of nature and achieve harmony between man and nature; to respect life and help the world is to respect life and help the world."
Cao Yi explained.
The ministers who were confused after hearing this looked at Cao Yi with a hint of pity in their eyes. Even top people like them couldn't understand it, let alone other people.
Li Si, who asked the question, also shook his head subconsciously.
"These three ideas, in the smallest sense, can calm people's hearts; in the greater sense, they can help the world."
Cao Yi continued.
Several ministers laughed repressedly. In their eyes, Cao Yi was a delusional person.
Li Si twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "Sir, you must not speak nonsense in front of His Majesty."
Cao Yi had already expected this reaction from everyone, so he smiled slightly and said, "I am not lying. I will tell you what you can understand first, and I will save my life and help the world."
"It's just words picked up from Confucianism and Mohism."
A voice suddenly sounded.
Cao Yi, who was interrupted, looked around and saw a young man of about twenty years old with a touch of contempt on his face.
"Your Excellency?"
"Ziying"
The young man said calmly.
Ziying! The last emperor of the Qin Dynasty.
Cao Yi took another look, but there was nothing special about it.
"What's the phrase "find it"?
"The benevolent person of Confucianism loves others, and the universal love of Mohism"
“Similar, but different”
"What's the difference?"
“Confucianism’s proposition is aimed at those who serve as kings and politicians, while Taoism’s principle of cherishing life and benefiting the world is aimed at all people in the world.”
"The Mo family"
"The Mo family is approaching"
"But the Mohist family failed."
"That's why I need His Majesty's support."
"Human nature is inherently evil, and you must obey the law. Even if you borrow your Majesty's help, it won't last long."
"Human nature is not divided into good and evil, it lies in guidance. It is restrained by external forces; religion directly points to the human heart, from the inside out. If you persist for a long time, it will last."
Seeing that he couldn't defeat Cao Yi, Ziying snorted and lowered his head.
The person sitting down looked at Ying Zheng for a long time and said, "If you have any questions, please ask them as well, sir."
The first person to speak was Li Si: "I have something to say, please forgive me if I offended you."
“The Prime Minister’s words are serious.”
Cao Yi smiled.
"Sir's proposition, which speaks directly to people's hearts, and with the support of the imperial court, will spread all over the world. It will not take more than ten years, and it will definitely have tens of millions of followers. If you have evil intentions, we will not be able to wait for the legacy of raising tigers."
Li Si opened his mouth with a fatal question.
"The Prime Minister said it well"
Ziying applauded.
Cao Yi had been mentally prepared for a long time. Hearing this, he said calmly: "The Prime Minister is overly worried. Taoism is Taoism and poor Taoism is poor Taoism. It has nothing to do with it. Taoism will not have a leader in the future and gather people to set up altars. Even if there are hundreds of people, there will be no leader." After a year, the situation will be dissipated and will never pose a threat to the imperial court."
Ziying hummed, "You won't do it if you say you won't. Who knows what will happen in a few hundred years?"
Cao Yi glanced at Ying Zheng and said nothing.
Ziying thought that Cao Yi had caught a loophole, so he handed over to Yingzheng and said, "Your Majesty, this person has evil intentions. If Taoism does not cause chaos in this world, it will also cause chaos in the next life."
"If I am here, Taoism will not be in chaos."
Take a seat, Ying Zheng said calmly.
"But, hundreds of years later, Your Majesty"
When Ziying said the word "Your Majesty", his voice suddenly disappeared. It would be taboo to say it again.
Ying Zheng glanced at him and looked away: "Is there anything else you want to say?"
Another minister spoke: "Sir's idea of valuing life and benefiting the world is quite in conflict with Qin law."
"This is wrong"
Cao Yi shook his head.
"What's the difference?"
the minister asked.
"The purpose of Qin's laws is to restrain the people, not to destroy lives. As an official of the Qin Dynasty, Zunjia's understanding of Qin's laws is actually worse than that of a poor outsider."
Cao Yi said.
The minister was speechless.
At this time, Ying Zheng's voice came from the audience: "During this trip to Mount Tai, I have quite a feeling. The purpose of punishment is to educate and restrain the people. I have decided to abolish corporal punishment."
Inside the military tent, there was silence for a moment.
