My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 557 No, there is still a chance (please subscribe for full subscription!)
"This is incredible. The people of Qin have robbed the land of the five kingdoms and destroyed the clans of the five kingdoms. Now they are coming to seize the teachings of hundreds of schools of thought!"
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In the middle of winter, the city of Linzi, Qi State, is covered with snow everywhere.

Pedestrians passing by wore thick coats; they looked very thick, and the inside of the jacket was mostly filled with collected catkins.

Only wealthy businessmen with good conditions can wear leather robes.

The weather was really cold and the ice in the river was frozen solid.

Someone opened his mouth to say something on the street, and white hot air came out of his mouth like a fine cloud.

In this icy world, everyone on the street is like a moving pot of smoke. Say a word and spit out a mouthful of white mist.

Tian Dan stood on the attic and looked at the people on the street.

In winter, the streets are busier than in the other three seasons. There is no need to work hard at farming. After the harvest season in autumn, everyone will have more money in their hands. If you have money and leisure, naturally men, women, old and young will come out to chat.

The crowd was full of people.

It’s really lively!

But everyone's face was red from the cold, and some people's hands were frozen.

Everyone was wrapped in thick coats. These thick coats made everyone look very fat and thick, like a big bear in the forest.

They gathered in small groups around the drinking table and writing papers, with angry expressions on their faces, as if someone had robbed them of their money.

"This is going to cut off the retreat of the scholars of the world. The prince of Qin is so cruel!" A Confucian scholar of Qi cried loudly.

"This means that the descendants of the sons and the Confucian classics family will no longer be allowed to exist in the world. King Qin and Lord Hengyang, father and son, are really hateful. Are they crazy? They really think that the whole world belongs to their Qin country of."

A Qi merchant slapped the table angrily and yelled.

He got rid of poverty and became a wealthy businessman by learning knowledge from Confucian scholars.

So he was very resistant and repelled by the news he heard.

He was originally doing business in South Korea, but when Qin went to war, they had no choice but to come to Qi.

Originally, these merchants were already very hostile to Qin, but now they heard that Qin was going to set up an official school, and the royal family would still interpret the scriptures.

Naturally, they accused Qin one after another.

"Isn't this a return to the past? A hundred years ago, Confucius had just broken the aristocratic monopoly on knowledge and writing, allowing common people to read and practice calligraphy. How long has it been before we are back to the past situation?"

The scholars let out a long sigh.

They don't care what the actual situation is, they just say it. Anyway, it’s not illegal to say anything, so of course you can say whatever you want.

But when the people heard these situations, they immediately became excited.

"Sir, what you mean is that the King of Qin wants to monopolize academic culture again to the government and does not allow private ownership by the private sector."

"That's exactly the truth."

When the common people and strong men heard this, they naturally felt even more disgusted with Qin.

"I will become the King of Qin!"

People threw bowls to release their anger.

"It's really unbelievable. If these hundreds of schools of thought fall into the hands of the people of Qin, and the royal family of the King of Qin is asked to explain, how many evils will be caused. Will the King of Qin treat the common people as human beings?"

"This is clearly an opportunity to purge all schools of thought. It is not enough to enslave the people, but also to control their thoughts. What a vicious idea."

The people of Zhao who were destroyed by Qin couldn't help but cursed after learning that Qin had done another shocking thing.

The Qi people and the people from the Five Kingdoms pretending to be Qi people spit on the ground and cursed the Qin king's government.

Fusu, of course he could not survive.

His reputation, unknowingly, has become the same as that of King Qin. In the minds of people at the time, both of them had two sides.

People all over the street were denounced by Qin State. At first, everyone was unhappy because of some things, but now they put these past aside.

For scholars, such news is undoubtedly subversive.

But all they could do was abuse King Qin and Fusu.

In the attic, Tian Dan was wearing a fox fur coat. Hearing these harsh words, he only frowned more tightly.

This bunch of ignorant people are being used as knives without even knowing it.

Chu State has been destroyed, and Qi State will be next.

I'm about to be in trouble, and I'm still busy worrying about things that don't exist in the first place.

Do they think that if the King of Qin does not establish an official school, they will have the opportunity to learn real knowledge?

The King of Qi was fatuous, believed in victory later, and did not obey the Queen's arrangements. Today's Qi State is filled with fleeing nobles, absconding scholars from the five countries, and criminals pursued by the Qin State.

Such a large number of people gathered in Linzi City. Firstly, they could not pay taxes for the State of Qi, and secondly, they could not make suggestions or suggestions for the State of Qi.

These scum of the Five Kingdoms could neither die for their country nor die with their king. They were immersed in resentment against Qin all day long, deceiving the people of Qi, and did nothing serious.

If such people come to Qi, it will only accelerate the decline of Qi.

'However, Qi is about to decline. This is the general trend. Qi is like a weak lamb, but Qin is a very strong tiger. There is no chance of winning anymore. "

'And where should I go? Although I have power and wealth, these can only bring me glory and wealth for a short time. What should I do if Qin's iron hoof steps into the land of Qilu? '

Tian Dan led his followers and left Linzi on another day.

When he arrived, neither King Qi nor Hou Sheng received him, so naturally no one would see him off when he left.

Zhang Liang was also in Linzi City.

He also looked at the gray sky in the middle of winter, and had a premonition that the country of Qi was in danger, and Linzi City would definitely become the focus of search and investigation.

"It's not a good place to stay for a long time. I'm afraid we have to pack up our things and move somewhere else."

"Why?" Zhang Liang's servants were confused, "Shaojun finally took us to settle here. Those wealthy businessmen before were jealous of Shaojun because he was young, handsome and talented, and because Shaojun had many masters in business. Opportunity to gain great profits and deliberately take revenge on Shaojun."

"Now, all the bad things are over. Shaojun has gained friends here, a stable residence, a carriage, and new servants. Why give up everything that was hard to come by."

Zhang Liang looked at the five servants who had been following him.

Their clear eyes were full of confusion.

"I know that the life you are living now is what you have always longed for. But if you believe me, follow me and leave here as soon as possible. Don't be greedy for the prosperity of this place."

"Qin State has destroyed Chu State. The next step must be to devour Qi State, and then go north to destroy the remnants of Yan. Now the prince of Qin State wants to collect the teachings of various schools of thought into his official office. He decided to cultivate the royal family of Qin State Young Master, let them become the interpreters of the classics of hundreds of schools of thought.”

These servants were confused.

"But what does this have to do with us? Shaojun has been incognito for a long time. He has learned the language of Linzi people here, and has Linzi people as friends. Everyone is helping Shaojun. If the people of Qin attack Qi, will it definitely happen? Have you caught Shaojun?”

Zhang Liang sat upright, "If a person often walks on the shore, then he is more likely to fall into the river than those who are far away from the shore. And if a person"

"This is just one of them."

"Right now, I also discovered a more important problem. That is that I underestimated Prince Qin's determination to eliminate us nobles who have perished. His wisdom and foresight have surpassed most people in the world."

"Once he starts to rectify the official school, he will definitely come to Linzi of Qi State. He will conduct a large-scale investigation of the city, and many people will be scared away. If someone else comes to Linzi, I may still have a chance to stay away from danger. But I am not completely sure about this person.”

"This man is far-sighted and has great power. No one can predict what he will do."

"You should have heard what the scholars outside are saying now."

The servants replied, "To be honest, we are not surprised that Lord Hengyang of Qin would do such a thing."

"But according to the information we have received from Shaojun, Lord Hengyang's initial purpose was to eliminate the authority of the descendants of the Zhuzi and the Baijia sects in interpreting the classics. He believed that giving the power of interpreting the classics to the Zhuzi family would only It makes the world more chaotic."

"This person is always unexpected. We don't know what he is going to do." "Everyone is saying that King Qin used force to pacify the world. The prince of Qin tried his best to reform culture and education in order to strengthen his rule. Since If this is the case, the world will really be stable in the future.”

"Why do we have to resist Qin?"

Zhang Liang's servants are not incapable of thinking. They always grasp the news about Lord Hengyang immediately, and they always hear Zhang Liang praise Fusu, which makes them observe this person from the negative side.

They felt that Lord Heng Yang was not a bad person.

It is not a bad thing to leave the world to him in the future.

Zhang Liang heard this and noticed that they had begun to waver about following him in wandering.

This is the power of the Prince of Qin. The King of Qin is good at seizing people's cities and he is good at taking people's hearts.

After Zhang Liang felt the strength of his opponent, he was not timid. He would not be afraid of the opponent's strength.

Zhang Liang just said to his servant calmly.

"If Prince Qin knows my whereabouts, he will definitely kill me. I must leave here. If you are unwilling to wander with me, I will seal a large sum of money and leave it to you."

"There were five people who came with me at the beginning. Now my wealth is fifty times more than when I came here. Liang is willing to distribute these to you. As for me, I must leave."

The servants asked, "For what? Is it still the desire to restore the country? Things have passed for a long time, and others have stopped mentioning these past things. Only you, Shaojun."

Zhang Liang looked at everyone, "Mencius once said, life is what I want, and righteousness is what I want. You can't have both. One can sacrifice life for righteousness. If a person cannot avenge his country, he must die for him. His family hates him so much. Even if he is alive, he is no different from an animal."

Zhang Liang looks very weak, but he is also very skilled in swordsmanship. She even has a quiet personality and looks like a beautiful woman. But who can imagine that this person is stronger than everyone else. His will is like a stone, and no external force can penetrate it.

The servants all shook their heads, "We never thought that you got so much wealth because of our efforts. Without you, we would just do menial work for others. And these wealth are all yours, how can we I can go get it.”

Zhang Liang's wit is beyond the reach of these people. As long as you follow him, no matter what you do, you can save the day in danger.

They are sincerely willing to follow Zhang Liang.

"In such an era, you treat us servants with the courtesy of a gentleman. Nobles like you, young gentleman, are rare anymore."

"We are just worried about you. You used to think that the people of the six countries all regarded Qin as an enemy. Qin was unpopular and the six countries all had hope of restoration."

"But now, you yourself have changed your story. You are his mortal enemy, but you always praise him. You said that the prince of Qin is trying to win people's hearts, and you think he has the ability to win people's hearts."

"Now, the hope of our country's restoration is running low. We hope that Shaojun will stop torturing himself and doing dangerous things."

"Besides, where can I escape?"

The five people looked at Zhang Liang together.

Zhang Liang was reading every night. Sometimes he would wake up alone in the middle of the night with nightmares, and sometimes he would murmur to himself that he must kill Qin Wangzheng for revenge.

He obviously has tens of thousands of gold, but he disdains this wealth and is always chasing the unattainable dream in his heart.

Sometimes seeing Zhang Liang like this makes these older and stronger men feel distressed.

"People can't torture themselves like this."

"Young Master should free yourself from the past."

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The five people were talking to each other, and Zhang Liang certainly felt warm in his heart.

But he said, "But the King of Qin and his son are monarchs and ministers. When the prince of Qin becomes famous all over the world, a crisis is about to arise. The people who threaten Qin are within Qin."

"I did see that the prince of Qin had extraordinary talents. But when I saw the bad side of things, I discovered new opportunities. I decided to leave Linzi and wait for new opportunities."

Several servants heard this and said, "You have said this more than once. But the relationship between King Qin and Lord Hengyang has always been very good. Now that he is entrusting such a big matter to Lord Hengyang, isn't this a sign of trust in him?" ?"

Zhang Liang shook his head resolutely, "No. Lord Hengyang is the crown prince of Qin, but the King of Qin asked him to take charge of culture and education. This is alienating him from military affairs. Prince Fusu, a smart man like him, will not fail to react. Come."

"But this matter has already begun to be implemented. It must be the result of someone's mediation. If one day, the prince of Qin comes to Qi, he will definitely not come as the commander of the army."

"The Jixia Academy was set up in Linzi to recruit famous people from hundreds of families. The prince of Qin will come to Zi for hundreds of families. But he will no longer have the opportunity to lead troops to fight."

"What you see is that the King of Qin reused the prince of Qin and tried to reform culture and education. But what I see is that Ying Zheng is wary of the prince of Qin."

"Everything has to be decided by oneself. In the future, more and more facts will prove it. It seems that nothing can stand the test in the face of power."

Zhang Liang's words naturally moved the five servants.

They no longer questioned Zhang Liang, "Let's pack our things now."

After the servants got up and started working, Zhang Liang stood on the edge of the railing and looked up at the dark cloud-covered sky.

Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared.
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Fusu became the imperial scholar's wine sacrifice, which not only made scholars all over the world angry, but also attracted a lot of criticism.

But this was all within Fusu's expectation.

While Fusu was preventing future descendants and Confucian classics families from monopolizing culture and education and confusing the people, he naturally also touched their interests, which was no less than destroying their jobs.

This is inevitable!
Originally, these people could not even be regulated by the government, but now someone suddenly wants to take away their power to interpret the scriptures, which is equivalent to killing them.

In just three months, Fusu was found to have poison in his meals twice, poison was found in his wine once, and he saw a dead poisonous snake in a carriage.

Sometimes, not dying is not luck, but that people didn't want Fusu to die in the first place.

This is just a warning.

But the incident was so big that the news even spread outside the palace.

Ying Zheng personally summoned Fusu.

"If you change the law like this and let the princes and grandsons interpret the classics, then there will be so many descendants of the aristocratic families, and they will definitely resent you. Without those scholars, who will advise you in the future?"

"Nowadays, the ministers in the court, even if they themselves did not study under the Confucian classics family or the princes, their disciples also come from the Confucian classics families or even the princes."

"By doing this, you are offending a lot of people."

Ying Zheng is very worried about Fusu's current behavior.

Fusu said, "The royal brothers still need time to practice, and this time may be very long. We must let the talents of all the royal brothers reach the point where they can convince the public, so that the objections will naturally disappear."

"And leaving the power of interpretation in the hands of the royal family does not mean that other scholars will be useless in the future. They can carry out educational work under the supervision of the Imperial Academy."

"In counties and counties across the country, set up rural schools and let them be teachers. Teach students how to read."

Ying Zheng looked at Li Si.

"What does Lieutenant Ting think of this matter?"

Li Si's on-the-spot performance not only plunged Ying Zheng and Fusu into a whirlpool of public opinion, but he himself was also attacked by scholars.

"Scholars, their idea is to become a doctor, a minister, or a prime minister."

"No matter how the king and the prince try to appease them, they will never be satisfied. If we had to stay in the Imperial Academy, set up official titles, and give them salaries, and send them to the countryside, they would definitely not agree."

After Li Si said this, the atmosphere in Zhangtai Palace suddenly became stagnant again.

Fusu thought to himself, there must be many ways. For example, enfeoffment sent out those ambitious scholars and let them sit as scholar-bureaucrats in distant places to satisfy their wishes.

But the current problem is that the emperor system has not been implemented by Ying Zheng.

There is no need to rush at this time.

(End of this chapter)