In the evening, the heavens and the earth are painted with a hazy color, which is extraordinarily beautiful.

At the foot of Liangfu Mountain, thousands of black tents are dotted on the green grassland, looking down from the sky, the ten thousand greens are black from it, majestic and domineering.

A huge black tent with a huge Vermilion Bird flag is particularly eye-catching in this black.

In the black giant tent, he had just performed a Zen ceremony on Liangfu Mountain, and completely completed the Ying Zheng of the Zen Ceremony, and he was on the throne.

Below are two rows of unpretentious dark cases that are a little longer than those of the Six Eastern Kingdoms, and the first one sitting on the right hand is Cao Yi, and the second is Li Si......

The Qin Dynasty valued the right, and Yingzheng let Cao Yi 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 is good at hiding himself, has a stiff face.

"Today, I have a big announcement to make."

From the upper seat, there was a majestic voice of Ying Zheng.

According to the agreement, Taoism was established after the canonization of Zen. Cao Yi raised his head and waited solemnly for Yingzheng's next words.

Li Si and the ministers also looked at Yingzheng with full attention.

At this time, unlike those dynasties in later generations, when the emperor spoke, the ministers could look at the emperor.

"At the invitation of Mr. Cao, I established the first religion in Daqin, called Taoism."

Ying Zheng said with a majestic expression.

The ministers were all confused, what is religion? What is Taoism?

Li Si knelt up straight, arched his hand and asked, "Dare to 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 gaze swept over the puzzled faces, and finally stopped on Li Si's face, and said calmly: "Let's talk about religion first, sect and religion should be separated, sect, a kind of belief that people can agree with, teaching, spread faith in the form of words." ”

The ministers don't seem to understand.

Li Si, who has always been known for his outstanding intelligence, also frowned slightly.

Cao Yi was not surprised, and patiently continued to explain: "Religion is divided into primitive religion and today's religion, the so-called primitive religion, such as the ancient ancestors who feared thunder and lightning and then gave birth to the idea of worship, carved the appearance of thunder and lightning on stones and wood, worshiped every day, and worshiped when fighting, which can unite people's hearts and increase morale; Another example is the Shang royal family, which claims to be the descendants of Xuanniao and worships Xuanniao. ”

Some of the ministers showed abrupt expressions, while others showed contemptuous expressions.

Li Si stroked his beard and said thoughtfully: "Taoism is the latter kind of religion that Mr. said, today. ”

"Not bad" Cao Yi bowed: "Taoism, as a religion today, is different from primitive religion in that it has its own opinions, which are more specific. ”

"Claim?"

Li Si, who was born in Confucianism and took the path of a Legalist, was very taboo about these two words.

Most of the ministers were from the Legalists, and when they heard this, Cao Yi's eyes became strange. In their hearts, Cao Yi, who has the support of His Majesty, is much more threatening than Confucianism.

Cao Yi saw Li Si and the reaction of everyone and said with a smile: "Don't misunderstand, my Taoist advocacy, respecting Taoism and virtue, the unity of heaven and man, and the noble life to help the world have nothing to do with political affairs." ”

As soon as he heard that it was an ethereal proposition, the atmosphere suddenly eased.

Li Si also smiled: "What is the explanation of these three propositions? ”

"Respect for virtue is the driving force behind respect for all things in the biochemical universe and advocate noble morality; The unity of man and nature is to conform to the laws of nature and achieve harmony between man and nature; Honoring life and helping the world is to respect life and help the world. ”

Cao Yi explained.

The ministers who were confused by the hearing looked at Cao Yi with a little more pity in their eyes, and they didn't understand it, let alone others.

Li Si, who asked the question, also subconsciously shook his head.

"These three propositions, at the smallest, can calm people's hearts, and at the largest, they can help the world."

Cao Yi continued.

Several ministers let out suppressed laughter, and in their eyes, Cao Yi was a fool.

The corners of Li Si's mouth tugged and said, "In front of Your Majesty, Mr. must not speak in vain. ”

Cao Yi had expected this reaction from everyone, and said with a slight smile: "Poor Dao did not speak falsely, first say what you can understand, you will help the world." ”

"It's just a word from the Confucian and Mo families"

A voice suddenly rang out.

Cao Yi, who was interrupted, looked like a young man of about twenty years old when he heard the voice, with a faint contempt on his face.

"Your Excellency?"

"Child Baby"

The young man said lightly.

Baby! The last emperor of the Qin Dynasty.

Cao Yi took a look at it more, nothing special.

"Got that sentence?"

"The benevolence of Confucianism loves others, and the love of the Mohists is both"

"Similar, but different"

"What's the difference?"

"The proposition of Confucianism is aimed at those who are kings and politicians, and the noble life of Taoism is for all people in the world."

"The Mo Family"

"The Mo family is approaching"

"Then the Mo family failed"

"That's why Poor Dao needs His Majesty's support"

"Human nature is evil, only the law is followed, even if Mr. borrows the power of His Majesty, it will not last."

"There is no good or evil in human nature, it lies in guidance. Constraints by external forces; Religion goes straight to the hearts of people, from the inside out. If you hold it for a long time, you can last a long time. ”

Seeing that she couldn't say anything about Cao Yi, Ziying snorted lightly and lowered her head.

took a seat, watched Yingzheng for a long time, and said: "If you have any questions, please ask Mr. together." ”

The first to speak was Li Si: "Si has a word, please forgive me for the offense"

"The Prime Minister's Words Are Serious"

Cao Yi smiled.

"Mr. This kind of direct proposition to the hearts of the people, coupled with the backing of the imperial court, spread all over the world, it will not take more than ten years, there will be hundreds of millions of disciples, if Mr. has bad intentions, I can't wait to become a tiger relic."

Lees's opening was a fatal problem.

"What the Prime Minister Said is Good"

The baby applauded.

Cao Yi had already been mentally prepared, and said unhurriedly when he heard the words: "The prime minister is too worried, Taoism is Taoism, and poor Taoism is poor Taoism, it has nothing to do with it, Taoism will not set up a sect leader in the future, gather people to set up altars, even after a few hundred years, it will be a big dispersion, and it will never pose a threat to the imperial court." ”

Ziying snorted: "You say no, no, who knows what will happen in a few hundred years?" ”

Cao Yi glanced at Ying Zheng and did not speak.

Ziying thought that Cao Yi had been caught by himself, and the slightly worthy Chao Yingzheng arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, this person harbors evil intentions, Taoism is not chaotic in this life, but will also be chaotic in the next life." ”

"I'm here, Taoism won't be chaotic"

Take a seat, Ying Zheng said lightly.

"But, hundreds of years later, Your Majesty"

When Ziying said the word "Your Majesty", her voice suddenly disappeared, and 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 opened his mouth: "The noble life advocated by Mr. is quite conflicting with Qin Law. ”

"That's not true"

Cao Yi shook his head.

"Where's the difference?"

The minister asked.

"The purpose of the Qin Law is to restrain the people, not to harm lives, and as a Great Qin official, the understanding of the Qin Law is not as good as that of an outsider."

Cao Yi said.

Chancellor 'Stop'.

At this time, Yingzheng's voice came from the upper seat: "This trip to Mount Tai, I have a lot of understanding, the way of punishment is to educate and restrain the people. I decided to abolish corporal punishment. ”

Inside the military tent, there was silence for a while.