My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 582: Silence on sight

Shao Ping sighed.

After all, I am just a young man with no practical experience, so I have to take action at the critical moment.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. With Shao Ping here, the Crown Prince can sit back and relax. Even though the Crown Prince delegates power, as long as his ministers are around, he will never dare anyone to usurp or exceed his authority."

When Fusu heard Shaoping's sudden words, he naturally didn't believe him.

You said it so confidently that you actually dared to do something that I didn’t even dare to do.

People, when talking about ideals, they are all righteous. Once faced with a choice of interests, ninety-nine out of a hundred people will not be able to control it.

Besides, among the important figures in history that Fusu remembered, Shao Ping was not there.

How dare Fusu listen to him.

Seeing that Fusu, who only had eyes for celebrities, was about to refuse, Shaoping hurriedly raised his sword.

The relationship between the three people is still where it is.

Shaoping was stunned, why was this different from what he thought.

Shaoping was fighting for his life, and he was the one chosen by his mother, so Fusu thought it was to give his mother some face.

Shaoping hesitated for a moment, but the sword had already been taken away by Fusu.

"How outrageous!" Fusu shouted, "How dare you threaten me with suicide?"

"Shaoping, you..."

However, the day has come when hundreds of schools of thought gather for a great debate!

Shaoping's eyes suddenly darkened.

But how could Fusu agree?

This is simply incredible.

After Shaoping went out, he always felt that something was wrong.

He wanted someone behind him to advise him. Although in thought, Liu Ji was obviously still focused on pursuing generals and becoming marquises; but in action, Liu Ji was a step closer to supporting Su.

This Jixia Academy, a place crowded with men, is no more interesting than the female residence!

"Now, Shaoping is also willing to fight for his faith. But Junhou, you are suspicious and worried. Do you want Shaoping to use one of these two methods to prove himself?"

Fusu's reaction was so smooth because there were so many people kidnapped by morals in his time. However, the people of the pre-Qin Dynasty were much purer than the people of later generations.

Extremely excited!

Waiting until midnight, he was lying on the couch and finally figured it out. He did not say anything about his willingness to die, but also personally stated that he wanted to serve the prince. Logically speaking, the prince should be the one to thank him!
But why in the eyes of the prince, he seemed to be a popular figure, and he was willing to accept him to reward himself.
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It is said that after Fusu revealed to Shaoping which company Qin would choose in the future, Shaoping couldn't sleep from that day on.

Fusu was shocked and leaned back. When he instinctively wanted to draw the sword, Shao Ping beat him to it.

Zhang Er intended to ask Liu Ji to recommend him to Prince Qin, but he could not speak.

Shaoping was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and quickly thanked Fusu.

With no choice, Cao Shen could only ask Xia Houying to practice how to argue without blushing and how to show his power.

On the day when the competition was about to begin, Xia Houying found that everyone else was hurriedly preparing for the battle. Guan Fu was about to become Han Fei again, and Feng Jing was also making preparations, such as learning from Mencius's awe-inspiring righteousness, intending to overwhelm the opponent with momentum first.

"The prince likes the Mo family, which is something I never expected. The prince praises the prince for his selflessness, and also likes the prince Meng Sheng who died for his beliefs. But these two people, in order to realize their beliefs, one killed his own son, One goes to hell."

Only Liu Ji was still full of fantasies that he could regain these two people.

Xia Houying was also dumbfounded.

"Prince, don't worry."

"If the prince doesn't leave this matter to me, then I will commit suicide. A gentleman is in this world, and if his integrity is doubted, that's what he can do."

Fusu put the sword back into its scabbard, "Okay. Since you think you can complete this thing, then I will believe you once. Only this time."

Liu Ji no longer had time to boast, he had to prepare to refute these Confucian scholars.

Among the curtains, bean-like lights flickered.

A gentleman who values ​​peace has been tempered like this...

Cao Shen, who never liked arguing with others about right and wrong, was in a worse situation. He could never overcome the embarrassment of getting red-necked and thick-necked when arguing with others, so he always asked Fusu to let him go.

But on Liu Ji's side, he was unlucky.

After sending waves of wine and talking night after night.

He could tell at a glance that it was impossible for the prince to take away all these talented people. Isn't that just giving yourself an advantage?

"Give me the sword back." Fusu ordered.

When Liu Ji arrived at Jixia Academy, the mouse fell into the rice vat.

Chen Yu feels that Liu Ji is very different now from the past. The narrow-mindedness in his body gradually became less and less, and he became more and more like those generals of Qin who loved to show off.

Shaoping said, he suddenly moved forward on his knees.

It's just that he finally started to get Fusu's authorization and could do things.

Fusu nodded, "You have to be careful."

But there was no way. When Fusu picked them up from Pei County, these people had not yet developed well in the wild area, so Fusu had to let them face their shortcomings.

They will definitely benefit a lot from debating with these old people who are sophisticated in people, well-read in poetry and books, and whose average age is twenty years older than them.

Later they will understand their painstaking efforts.

However, Xia Houying found that Liu Ji was always very leisurely.

"Are you ready?"

"That's natural. Someone has told me in advance how to criticize Confucianism."

Smart people always play to their strengths, while less smart people always try to make up for their shortcomings.

How could a lazy person like Liu Ji end up endorsing something that would make his head hurt?

When he was drinking and chatting with his old friends, he would listen to his friends tell stories. In this way, he would learn and absorb knowledge, which not only cultivated the friendship between gentlemen, improved his inner self, enriched his knowledge reserves, but also knew All the weaknesses of Confucianism are eliminated.

Soon, the date for the competition was announced.

This day is set on the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month. The twelfth lunar month is the coldest period. And on the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, which was close to the end of the year, Fusu chose this day to hold a debate. No, it was to hold a "

The Qin State and the various schools of thought are almost ready.

Although it is obvious that after the unification of the Qin State, the official concentrated on dealing with hundreds of schools of thought, obviously to integrate them into the establishment.

However, the various schools of thought will remain as before, each with their own faction, unless they experience something.

For example, the Mohist family, in the Mohist sect, they only follow the orders of the master, and do not listen to what others say. This is completely contrary to Qin's political system and law.

For example, in Confucianism, if a former disciple found his uncle's door, and if he showed some disrespectful etiquette, the great Confucian would photograph Zhang Cang outside the door.

For a long time, various schools of thought have been free from politics. Sometimes they cooperated with the princes and kings, and sometimes they fought against them.

Without the institutional constraints of the Qin State, various schools of thought have survived for as long as possible in the soil of the Six Kingdoms, where the royal authority is gradually declining, and they have also developed the above 'bad habits'.

As for the various schools of thought, they have been quarreling for several rounds.

Hundreds of years have passed since the three factions of the Mohist family met again because of the unification of the Qin State. Naturally, this meeting inevitably brought up the past.

After the internal criticism was over, they joined forces to criticize Confucianism.

Hundreds of families attack each other because the relationship between them is that one learns from the other. To put it nicely, it is learning; to put it badly, it is plagiarism. The Yin Yang family meets Taoism; the famous master meets Qi Mo.

Just thinking about it makes my head feel heavy.

It's just that hundreds of schools of thought criticized each other, especially the Mohists and Confucians who quarreled most fiercely.

Before, they didn't have a platform, and they even wrote articles to criticize each other; but with such a platform, it's not bad that they didn't show their stupidity.

Confucianism ridiculed Mohism for being divided, but this accusation was obviously shooting itself in the foot. The Confucians were soon scolded by the Mohists. The Mohists said that the Confucians also failed to practice the Six Arts of the Gentleman, and even failed in the art of numeracy. They did not know which one was greater between eight and three.

This incident once spread outside Jixia Academy, and the children of Linzi, Qi County, took it out to make up songs.

The Confucians were anxious to be scolded. At first, they would try not to mention the blood-related relationship between the Mohist family and the Qin State that had been established over the past hundred years because of the face of Fusu. The Confucianists later directly denounced the Mohist family as the lackeys of the Qin State.

How could the Mohists be so tolerant and immediately criticize Confucianism for cultivating a sect like Legalism? It is simply spectacular!

I wonder if they would tell these things when they worshiped Confucius.

Both sides are people with extremely high martial arts, especially the Chu Mo who came. Many of them were originally wanted criminals. Because this time the empire was unified, Fusu took the opportunity to clear their names in order to turn enemies into friends.

Because the meeting was far away from the political center of Qin, there was less resistance from Xianyang officials, and the pressure from the Chu Mo group was also reduced a lot. There are quite a few people coming to Chu Mo's house.

The two sides couldn't argue, and finally told Zhang Cang and Meng Yi, "We must start a sword show."

Zhang Cang was still stunned for a moment. Just because his swordsmanship is really inferior, not even comparable to the king's.

Meng Yi refused without even thinking.

"This is a private fight! Illegal behavior! If anyone raises such an opinion again, they will be given a warning."

After hearing this Qin Fa, both families were very dissatisfied.

They were about to argue with Meng Yi, but Zhang Cang quickly suppressed them. Zhang Cang kept trying to excuse Meng Yi, "The prince doesn't want to see the two families competing."

The two families just gave up.

Because the scene was so grand, Jing Ke couldn't help but come.

But he was already on the official list, so he could only come in plainclothes to watch the excitement.

On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month.

A stone tablet was suddenly erected at the entrance of Jixia Academy.

The scholars had been quarreling and disturbing inside.

After seeing the stone tablet, everyone calmed down. No, everyone was shocked.

The words engraved on the stone tablet are exactly the four sentences Fusu said.

"Establish a mind for the heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the living people, carry forward the unique teachings of the past saints, and create peace for all generations."

Passers-by and scholars in the palace all stopped in front of the door to read these few sentences.

Many people have erected monuments in ancient times, but probably none of them received as many salutes as this stone monument.

As soon as it was erected, scholars from all schools of thought were immediately ashamed of their previous actions.

When they came here, they were all seeking opportunities to preserve their sect.

But when Fusu made it clear, their wishes were really insignificant in comparison.

After Kong Kun saw these twenty-two words, he immediately stood in awe of Fusu.

Kong Yu was originally very hesitant. With his status, every move he made showed the Confucian attitude towards Qin.

If he appears to be close to Qin, it is likely to bring bad consequences to Confucianism. Because Qin is not a good country!
But after seeing these twenty-two words, Kong Yu no longer worried about those things.

He fully believed that Fusu would not destroy, distort, or discredit Confucianism.

In this way, Kong Yu walked into Jixia Academy very calmly.

Even the Confucianists, whom Qin disliked the most, gave up their worries; let alone other sects.

No one dares to speak loudly in front of these four words.

Many of the young people among the various sects came here specifically to fish in troubled waters, eat and drink, and enjoy the kind and preferential treatment of Prince Qin, who was "outstanding benevolence and righteousness".

But they were also suppressed by the sudden atmosphere. They bowed one after another and tiptoed into Jixia Academy.

Zhang Cangzheng put on the Confucian crown, passed down the Confucian uniform, and wore a long sword. He stood at the front of the hall to welcome these guests.

And Meng Yi also put on the legalist jackal hat and the uniform of a legal practitioner, holding the Qin law in his hand and waiting with sharp eyes.

"good."

The two of them were standing on the left and right, and suddenly heard someone speaking loudly, so naturally they couldn't help but look over.

As a result, I saw a soldier standing on the edge holding a halberd.

Zhang Cang had a good temper and just said, "Young man, don't talk too much. In such a situation, you must not lose etiquette."

"understood."

Fusu said.

In front of the railing of the main hall of Jixia Academy, Fusu was very satisfied after seeing the reactions of these scholars. Naturally, he had to express a few words of emotion.

Zhang Cang was shocked at first, and then looked over with Meng Yi, and finally saw Fusu's cold face.

Zhang Cang's head was already sweating with anxiety, but Fusu wisely left first.

"I'll just come over and take a look. You did a good job."

Meng Yi chased after him, "Prince, the people who came today are a mixed bag of dragons and snakes."

"You go back to greet me. I'll take a look and go back right away."

Seeing that Kong Yu and others had already arrived, Meng Yi could only return in a hurry.

Fusu dressed in soldier's clothes and pretended to check the safety situation.

Looking back and forth at the layout of the hall.

Zhang Cang set up seats for each school of thought, which was very fair and just.

And in order to prevent hundreds of families from quarreling, they arranged them in a circle according to the Bagua diagram, with seats extended backwards.

The center left seats for people to come forward and debate.

Just to greet everyone requires a stick of incense, and these are people who have been carefully screened. A big sect would get five people; a small sect would get at least two people. Of course, no matter how many people come, the sect representative or leader must come. For example, the Mo family must have a giant on the scene.

In the end, a total of two hundred and ninety-seven people came.

Most people lowered their heads very humbly when entering the hall, because they all know that today's debate and presentation will determine the survival and future development of their sect, and the responsibility on their shoulders is naturally very heavy.

As for Chen Yu and Zhang Er, they could only wait anxiously in the building behind for the results.

Only after today's meeting is over can they speak. According to the news released in advance by a certain prince, these scholars will be jointly screened and assessed by sect representatives and Qin officials, and both parties will ultimately determine whether they belong to the sect.

After today, each sect will prepare a list of disciples and submit it to the government.

Any school that has gone through today's debates and statements and is retained by the government can develop independently in the future, but the schools that remain will all be under the jurisdiction of the government.

The disciples of the sect should establish a register and report it to the government.

Because Fusu hopes that the Baijia will survive, but if it is simply merged, the Baijia will lose its vitality. In this case, it is better to summon a bunch of scriptures and collect them. Anyway, the sect obtained is already dead.

In order to keep the Baijia alive and supplement Qin's culture and system from time to time, Fusu, according to the current plan, first made the Baijia a legal literary and art organization in Qin.

Then Chen Yu and Zhang Er, they claim to be Confucian disciples. But who can prove that they are Confucian disciples can only rely on consulting the sect's classics in the future.

In this way, the Qin State gave the scholars a justifiable status.

Chen Yu and Zhang Er knew very well that a sect as big as Confucianism could not be wiped out. The two of them were famous, so they were always in everyone's eyes as the final ones to be left behind.

As for other scholars, they are more pessimistic.

According to the news released by a certain prince, those who have not been sent to the register will not be allowed to be honored as scholars by the world in the future.

In fact, the essence of this gathering is that Fusu gave all the scholars in the world a chance to pass the test at the end, so that they could seize the opportunity and quickly fall into the arms of Qin.

Therefore, we must first set up a high platform for the debate among the various schools of Jixia Academy, and then throw a lot of ropes down to the various schools of thought, allowing them to debate and state their own sect opinions, and the government will decide where to live in the future.

And as long as there are hundreds of disciples, as long as someone wants to go to the high platform, the sect itself must scramble to climb these ropes. Because once you miss this opportunity, you will no longer be qualified as a scholar in the future.

The scholars received a lot of news after arriving at Jixia Academy one after another.

Considering the source, world, and location of the news, there is no need to doubt the authenticity of the news.

The State of Qin will take the identification of scholars' qualifications into its own hands and will not recognize civilian scholars.

It sounds very authoritarian, but this is very Qin!

This is also something that can't be helped.

There are too many schools of thought and too many disciples, and the ideas of the hundreds of schools of thought have developed to the point of being overly complex.

In order to solve an already extreme situation, one has to go to another extreme in order to achieve balance.

At least for now, there is no better way than this.

No matter how dissatisfied the scholars are, with the existence of a person like Fusu, who will be the future master of Qin, it can be said that Fusu's status and reputation gave these scholars in the field the final guarantee.

When these scholars saw the stone tablet in front of Jixia Academy, they did not dare to question the purpose of today's gathering of hundreds of scholars.

Everyone is looking forward to the outcome of this debate.

As for the process, neither the Qin government nor the various schools of thought no longer care about it.

(End of this chapter)