After the announcement of the edict issued by the First Emperor to levy forced labor, it immediately aroused the opposition of many people.

Among them, the opposition of Confucianism was the most intense.

In the inn, all the Confucian scholars gathered together, all of them were discussing the matter of the imperial court's levy and conscription.

"The imperial court has imposed levies on conscription, and the taxes are getting higher and higher year by year, and Your Majesty has listened to the words of the ministers, causing the people to suffer unspeakably."

"Who's to say it isn't? Your Majesty should listen more to the advice of our Confucian scholars, and rule the world with benevolence and virtue as the foundation. ”

"Hey! It's a pity that Your Majesty is mediocre and can't listen to the words of the deaf ear, and I'm afraid that the world will die soon. ”

"Shhhh Be quiet, you don't want to live anymore? How dare you say such rebellious words in public? Aren't you afraid of being beheaded? ”

"My heart is like a mirror, my body is like the sun and the moon, I am mighty, why am I afraid of life and death?!" A Confucian scholar stood on the table, looked up to the sky and said loudly, "Since ancient times, the wise and wise kings have all opened the door widely, and accepted the advice of the Quartet, so that they are benevolent and virtuous, dare to ask our majesty is in line with the virtuous king?" ”

The man was very drunk, and he said all the things he didn't dare to say on weekdays through the strength of wine.

"Since it is not in line with the virtuous monarch, then it is the mediocre monarch, is it wrong?"

"Is there something wrong?!"

The inn suddenly became boiling, and the Confucian scholars said that Ying Zheng was useless.

So, in the following process, countless Confucian scholars jointly expressed the bitterness of these years and the words they dared not say.

As the saying goes: Speak for a while, and cry afterwards.

Among the many inns in the city, Confucian scholars gathered together and expressed their dissatisfaction with the Qin dynasty.

And most of the people are insulting Qin Shi Huang for being mediocre, listening to his ministers, and causing the people to live in poverty.

On this day, there were Confucian scholars in the inn who insulted the first emperor in public, and someone said: "Yingzheng is mediocre, causing the people's lives to be miserable, and this world will be destroyed in his hands sooner or later." ”

"Gentleman, Zhouya; The people, the water, too. Yingzheng continued to oppress the people, and there was a grave of him on the mass grave in Xishan sooner or later. ”

……

The words of these Confucian scholars happened to be heard by one person, and this person was none other than the First Emperor Yingzheng.

A few days ago, Zhao Gao and Li Si joined forces and asked Ying Zheng to go on patrol, but I don't know what the two of them wanted, but when they came to the tavern, they heard the streets and alleys insulting themselves.

The reason for this was the levy of forced labor to build the Great Wall, and the Confucian scholars now humiliated themselves with the moral high ground, where they knew that if the Great Wall was not completed, the northern Xiongnu would inevitably pose a threat to the empire if they went south. When the time comes, let alone sitting in the inn and drinking, they are afraid that they will already be the ghosts of the Huns.

Although he had to pay a lot of money for this, Ying Zheng had made up his mind that as long as he didn't die, the Great Wall must be built.

Unexpectedly, his grand idea was not appreciated by the people, but by the Confucian scholars.

Their words were vicious, like poisonous swords, stabbed into Yingzheng's chest, and anyone would be angry about it, of course, he was no exception.

In the box of the inn, the ridicule outside was endless, and Ying Zheng listened to the anger behind the door.

The mouths of those Confucian scholars can be described as really vicious, and they don't say a dirty word when they scold, but they can scold people completely.

I have to admit that the gap between culture and culture is different.

The First Emperor listened to it for more than an hour, and these Confucian scholars were like a river in their mouths", and they talked endlessly, and they also scolded for an hour, and they said without repetition.

In the end, the First Emperor finally couldn't help it, he angrily slapped the case, and said angrily to Zhao Gao: "Go back to the palace!" ”

With that, he broke down the door and left the inn and returned to the palace.

When Zhao Gao and Li Si entered, both of them showed strange smiles, and the two glanced at each other, which could be described as tacit.

How did the First Emperor know that the two of them were the two of them who were in the way of this Confucian insult to the king.

Deliberately provoked the contradictions between the emperor and the Confucian scholars, so as to prepare for the next plan.

……

Xianyang Palace.

The first emperor summoned all the ministers in the main hall, Yingzheng's face was very ugly, and the courtiers also heard about it.

His Majesty knew that the folk Confucian scholars were cursing themselves, and these bold Confucian scholars dared to insult the Son of Heaven, which was simply death.

"I summoned you and others to come today, I think you all already know, in Xianyang City, Confucian scholars openly provoked the imperial power and cursed me for being a heinous mediocrity, how do you think this matter should be handled?" The First Emperor asked.

"Your Majesty, these Confucian scholars are lawless, do not obey the laws of the country, and openly insult you in court, this is an unforgivable grave sin, and the ministers think that they should be punished and destroyed." Lees said.

"No, the minister thinks that although the Confucian students are at fault, they are not guilty to death, although they insult Your Majesty, but they have no intention of rebelling, if they kill them rashly, it may cause a civil uprising, it is really inappropriate." Feng Quji stood up and rebuked Li Si's approach.

Li Si frowned, this old thing has to stand up against himself every time, but this time, Ying Zheng heard the vicious language of the Confucian scholars with his own ears, and he was afraid that Feng Quji's words would not only not work, but would fuel Ying Zheng's anger.

"Feng Xiang, the Confucian scholars insulted the Son of Heaven, which is recorded in the law, which is a great sin. The reason why my Great Qin was able to unify the six countries and pacify Kyushu was because the Legalists were prosperous, the laws were just and strict, and they would never tolerate any crimes. Lees retorted.

"Why did Li Xiang say this, the old man just said that the Confucian scholars did not choose what to say, but they had no other intentions, if they were to be beheaded only like this, wouldn't that confirm the words of the Confucian scholars that His Majesty is a tyrant?" Feng Qujian said.

Yes, just because I scolded you twice, you will kill my head, if you really kill me, it will not be three hundred taels of silver here.

"But if you don't kill, where are the laws of the Empire? Where is the majesty of Your Majesty? Li Si asked, "If the people follow suit, over time, it will inevitably make the people of the world insult His Majesty at will without being punished, is this what Feng Xiang wants to see?" ”

I have to say that Li Si's words are also reasonable, if anyone can insult the first emperor, then everyone in the world can insult the monarch, won't the world be chaotic.

The Qin State ruled the world with "law", and the most direct means to get to this day is law.

Can't not stand, can't not break, can't not do, this is the way of the Qin Dynasty.

The two prime ministers on the left and right began to chatter and argue with each other non-stop, but this time, the First Emperor wanted to stand on Li Si's side.

Ying Zheng admired Legalism, and in his mind, nothing in the world could shake the foundation of Fajue, even if it was his own flesh and blood, as long as he touched the law, he must be punished, and no one could be an exception.

"Shut up, you two, I've made up my mind." The First Emperor scolded.

Li Si and Feng Qujian heard His Majesty's reprimand, but they didn't dare to say much.

"Regarding Confucianism's vain discussion of the government and insulting me, according to the laws of the Great Qin, it should be a crime of killing, if it is not severely punished, everyone in the world will follow suit, the law is useless, the country will not be a country, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to carry out." The First Emperor said.

After hearing those words, Li Si secretly snickered, he knew that the First Emperor was going to kill him.

Over the years, he knows best what Yingzheng is, he can insult him, he can beat him, but he must not deny the Legalists.

The world's major events are respected by the law.

That's why Li Si attacked Feng Quji from a legal point of view just now, and the effect was obvious, and Ying Zheng obviously focused on himself.

"Although the Confucian scholars have no malice, they have touched the law, and when they are divided into five horses, I have mercy in my heart, so I give them a way to die." The First Emperor said. "Kill all the Confucian students who make trouble outside the city, and burn all the books they study, I want to see who dares to make trouble again in the future." ”

Wow!!

After this decree was issued, the government and the opposition were shocked, and they killed Confucian scholars and burned books.

Feng Quji objected: "Your Majesty, you must not, killing Confucianism will chill the hearts of Confucian students in the world, and it will be difficult for all the sons and hundreds of schools to be peaceful." ”

"Okay, don't say it anymore, I have made up my mind, burn books, kill Confucian students, and those who dare to disobey the order will be killed!!"

After that, the First Emperor left the court.

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Book burning!

As soon as this edict was issued, the entire Xianyang City was a sensation, and the government directly announced in public: "Confucian scholars gathered to make trouble and spread rumors, in a vain attempt to subvert the imperial power, and now Your Majesty has a decree to bring more than 460 Confucian students who have violated the ban to justice, and the world will be peaceful." ”

"Someone! Arrest all the troublemakers. ”

As a result, almost all the Confucian students in Xianyang City were affected, and all of them were ordered to be arrested by the imperial court.

Those Confucian scholars who talk proudly all day long regret not choosing what to say at the moment they were arrested, and they only blame the frost for speaking for a while, but they ended up being killed, which can be regarded as self-inflicted.

Outside the city of Xianyang, countless people and officers and soldiers gathered, and the people came here to watch the excitement, and the captured Confucian scholars were escorted to the side of a huge pit, and the officers and soldiers on the left and right sides held blades on their necks.

Zhao Gao, as an executive officer, walked in front of the person and deliberately said: "This group of Confucian scholars is bold, insulting Your Majesty, and committing heinous crimes. ”

The people were all terrified, respecting and fearing the First Emperor, and at the same time, they were also very angry at Ying Zheng's act of killing Confucianism, but everyone dared to be angry and did not dare to speak.

Especially Zhao Gao's words, they simply pointed all the fingers at Ying Zheng and let him take the blame.

As the time passed, when it was time to execute, Zhao Gao looked at the hour, and as he lifted it up, he said, "The hour has come, execution." ”

After the order was given, all the officers and soldiers saw that Confucius was killed with a knife and pushed into the pit.