What should I do if I am beheaded by the First Emperor at the beginning?

Chapter 209 The Betrayed One Waits for the Lamb to be Slaughtered [One more update, please subscribe]

Have a better understanding of the meaning of giving up one's life for righteousness?

Zhao Gu looked a little dazed, he looked at the people standing there: "What do you mean?"

Meng Qiu looked at his friend who suddenly became dumbfounded, and laughed.

"Zhao Gu, do you think you know more about giving up your life for righteousness than I do?"

He said disdainfully, "What do you think of as 'benevolence' and 'sacrificing one's life for righteousness'? "

Zhao Gu frowned, he didn't know what Meng Qiu wanted to do by asking such an obvious question, so he immediately sneered.

"Could it be that you have completely forgotten the teachings of your ancestors?"

"The benevolent loves others, and benevolence is also."

"Do not do to others what you do not want yourself to do to yourself, that is benevolence."

"This is 'benevolence'. "

"Why sacrifice your life for righteousness?"

Zhao Gu sneered even more, he stood up, and the shackles on his body dangled back and forth with the movement of standing up.

"Clang clang clang---"

"Clang clang clang---"

Although he was wearing shackles and restraints, he still looked proud.

"Although I die today, my behavior is to sacrifice my life for righteousness!"

"I can die generously for righteousness."

"And this is much better than you, a lackey of the Qin Dynasty!"

Meng Qiu's expression remained unchanged, as if Zhao Gu had insulted him.

He knew that at some point, heart poking was more important than momentary verbal arguments.

"Don't talk about anything else, just talk about the present."

"You think you are giving up your life for righteousness?"

Meng Qiu laughed disdainfully: "Why do you feel that you have taken "righteousness"? "

Zhao Gu looked at Meng Qiu with the same disdain. When the two were studying, they had hatred for each other.

Now it is even more jealous when the enemy meets.

"You worked for the Tyrant Qin, and I fought for the motherland, why didn't I sacrifice my life for righteousness?"

Meng Qiu asked leisurely: "Zhao Gu, let me ask you."

"What do you want to do by colluding with the traitors from the Six Kingdoms?"

Zhao Gu said directly: "Restore the country!"

Meng Qiu asked: "So, do you think restoring the country is a righteous cause?"

Zhao Gu sneered: "Of course!"

"If restoring the country is not righteousness, what is righteousness?"

Meng Qiu looked directly at Zhao Gu and asked, "Let me ask you, was the monarch of Zhao Guo good to the people?"

When Zhao Gu heard this, he hesitated subconsciously.

Is the monarch of Zhao State good to the people?
Of course it is bad.

The king of Zhao State back then can be said to be a foolish king and had no morals, and he did his best to exploit the people.

Meng Qiu asked again: "Then do you think that the king of Zhao is a wise king?"

"Is he a virtuous person?"

"Is there a concept that conforms to the way of the sage Mencius, "the people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the least"? "

Zhao Gu lowered his hands unconsciously, and stood there, a little desolate.

Seeing this, Meng Qiu's smile deepened.

"Since one is not a sage king, two is not a virtuous person, three is not in line with the way of the sages, and four is not good to the people."

"Let me ask you, are you pursuing "great righteousness"? "

When Meng Qiu said this, his voice suddenly became violent: "Zhao Gu!"

"Are you doing it for righteousness, or for your own self-interest?"

"Don't you know it yourself?"

Zhao Gu's mood fell unconsciously, and his face was a little dazed.

Does he really not know?
In fact, it is clear, he clearly knows that his behavior is not a righteous act, but he does want to restore his homeland.

Seeing this, Meng Qiu continued to ask, "Zhao Gu, let me ask you."

"When you wanted to recover your homeland, you thought about it."

"Now that the Great Qin has ruled the world, the people have lived a peaceful life 800 years ago when the power of the Zhou royal family was still there."

"You started a fight for your own self-interest."

"When the war broke out again, have you ever thought about the people at the bottom of the Six Kingdoms, how do the people at the bottom live?"

"Have you ever thought about how many people will die in the world because of your selfish interests?"

Every time Meng Qiu said a word, Zhao Gu's head would drop a little.

When Meng Qiu finished speaking, Zhao Gu's head was already lowered into the dust, and his face was blank.

When the world is in conflict again, who can take care of the lives of those common people?
But he was still a little reconciled: "But under Daqin's rule, can people live well?"

"The laws of Qin are strict, and you will be implicated at every turn."

"In this way, how many innocent people are buried in the laws of the Great Qin?"

Meng Qiu looked at Zhao Gu calmly: "First of all, Qin Law is fair. Although strict, it is the best guarantee of stability."

"The people of Qin are timid to fight privately and are good at national warfare. Isn't it because of Qin Law?"

"As for today's laws, how many years have there been peace in the world? How many years have wars disappeared?"

"Don't Daqin need any time to prepare?"

"Last year, the Great Qin was able to unify the world, and His Majesty's year name was only revised. This year will be the first year of the First Emperor."

"Why are you willing to give a tyrannical King of Zhao a second chance, but you don't want to wait for the laws of Qin to change, and stubbornly think that Great Qin is a tyrant?"

Meng Qiu's voice was calm and kind.

He looked at Zhao Gu and said, "Since the unification of the Qin Dynasty last year, Qin laws are gradually being revised, but they haven't been promulgated yet."

"Furthermore, His Majesty has ordered the contest to be held to select talented individuals for appointment, regardless of class or background."

"As long as you have talent, you can be reused."

"Even though Confucianism has provoked His Majesty many times before, I still became the sheriff of Hedong County."

"Xiao He has become Xianyang Order."

"The channel of ascension has not been closed, and we can still rise to the top, and it is even more convenient than when we were in troubled times."

"You don't need to risk your life to meet the monarch, you just need to complete the essay contest exam—"

"Zhao Gu, can you say that such a monarch is a tyrant?"

"Sweeping Liuhe, leveling the world, books with the same text, cars with the same track."

Meng Qiu said with emotion: "When you still thought he was a tyrant, he had already laid the foundation for the unification of China."

"From now on, even if the Great Qin Dynasty is overthrown, future generations will not want to divide the Central Plains, but treat it as a country."

"These are the things you call a tyrant."

"And in your heart, what about the monarch who wants to restore the country? He appointed villains and got close to treacherous people, which led to the continuous division of the country."

"He trusted his servants, listened to slander and replaced General Lian Po, who had made great contributions to the country and was a famous general, resulting in the death of more than 40 soldiers in the Battle of Changping."

"Zhao Gu, have you forgotten the origin of your name?"

"Your father and brother died at the hands of a traitor, and that traitor was supported by that foolish king. Your mother did some shameful things to support you, and finally threw herself into the well when you were an adult and could support yourself."

"Zhao Gu."

"Have you forgotten all of these?"

Zhao Gu stood there alone, his face and body exuded some lonely and erratic feeling.

Not long after, he suddenly burst into tears.

"what--"

The wailing sound echoed in the big prison, Meng Qiu stood there, pulling out a handkerchief from his sleeve.

"Wipe it off."

Meng Qiu looked at Zhao Gu and said, "I won't let you go."

"It won't make people think that after doing something wrong, with a relationship like mine, they can be let go."

"I want to lead by example."

"Tomorrow, I will kill you in public just like everyone else."

After speaking, Meng Qiu turned around and left.

And Zhao Gu stood in the darkness, looking at Meng Qiu's back, with tears streaming down his face.

It's not that he doesn't know these things.

It was not Meng Qiu who betrayed the teacher, but him.

It is not Meng Qiu who forgets righteousness and "benevolence", but him.

He sat there slumped, and then burst into tears.

in the prime minister's office
Chen Ke looked at Li Si in front of him and frowned.

"General Wang is still not well?"

Li Si also nodded, with some worry in his voice: "When I asked Wang Ben these few days, Wang Ben faltered."

"It's vague, and I can't tell what happened to General Wang."

He pressed his forehead: "Nowadays, although the nobles from the Six Kingdoms are already lambs waiting to be slaughtered, if Old General Wang can't get sick at this time."

In Chen Ke's heart, he was even more worried.

Because he knew that in the original history, Wang Jian died of illness in this year.

It's just that it shouldn't be.

It is said that Wang Jian died of illness because of the conquest of Baiyue. Now there is no military campaign against Baiyue, and there are not so many soldiers killed or injured. Why is Wang Jian still sick?

Chen Ke immediately said: "In that case, why not take this opportunity to meet the old general?"

"It also saves the two of us from guessing here."

Chen Ke rubbed his chin: "We said before to visit General Wang. Who would have thought that we have been dragged down by things, and now we have time."

The more I thought about it, the more Chen Ke felt it was appropriate, and she stood up immediately.

"Walk?"

Li Si also stood up and nodded: "Okay."

"Let's go."

General's Mansion
Wang Jian was leisurely lying on the chair, holding a roast leg of lamb and eating.

"Hey."

He tore off a piece of mutton with great effort: "Don't tell me, the food that that kid Chen Ke researched is really pretty good."

"It's very comfortable to eat like this."

Wang Jian patted his stomach and said, "As a general, shouldn't he eat meat and drink like this?"

A look of helplessness flashed across Wang Ben's face standing aside.

"Father, since you are fine, why don't you go to court?"

"Do you still want to call yourself sick?"

"If His Majesty finds out."

Before he finished speaking, a bone was thrown directly from Wang Jian's hand to Wang Ben's body.

"Good boy, do you miss your father like this?"

"You think your father will hide it from His Majesty?"

Wang Jianhu had a murderous look in his eyes: "Or is it that you have the intention to deceive His Majesty?"

"You want to rebel?"

Wang Ben was flustered after saying a few words. He stood there and said quickly, "Father, I don't, I don't."

Wang Ben murmured in a low voice, "Are you my own father? You always accuse me of this kind of crime."

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