My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 816: What Mencius said is ridiculous! It turns out that he is targeting me!

Chunyu Yue's heart was filled with urgency and worry.

But Chunyu Yue still went home, took a good bath, and forced himself to have a good sleep.

At sunrise the next day, Chunyu Yue put on clean, tidy new clothes that were scented with incense, combed his hair and beard straight, and carefully tidied up his appearance before getting on the car and leaving the house in the most full, elegant and handsome manner.

When Chunyu Yue arrived near the palace gate, Yuan Shou and other teachers who were also under Ying Fusu gathered around Chunyu Yue. Many Confucian scholars and doctors nodded slightly to Chunyu Yue with solemnity in their eyes.

Doctors are not qualified to attend small court meetings, but today when the big court meeting has not yet started, many doctors and ordinary Confucian scholars have gathered here. It is obvious that they all hold the same idea as Chunyu Yue!

Chunyu Yue bowed to everyone, then bowed towards the palace gate and called out loudly: "Your Majesty, I, Doctor Yue, Doctor Shou, Doctor... request to see the king!"

Twenty-one doctors jointly requested to see Ying Zheng outside the palace gate. Hundreds of Confucian scholars stood not far away with their hands hanging down and looked at him solemnly. The scene looked quite grand.

But it was not until an hour later that Chunyu Yue and other doctors finally entered the imperial study under the guidance of the ministers.

At this moment in the imperial study, Ying Zheng picked up a piece of persimmon cake and ate it. On the tables in front of Lu Buwei, Wei Zhuang and other ministers were various cakes, fruits, meat strips, and juice and soup.

Obviously, the people at the top of the Qin power class had just finished a long discussion and had entered the rest time to replenish their energy, so they summoned Chunyu Yue and others.

Yuan Shou's eyes were filled with displeasure at being looked down upon, but Chun Yuyue did not take Ying Zheng's contempt seriously and simply bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am Doctor Yue, and I pay my respects to you, Your Majesty!"

Ying Zheng put down the persimmon cake and said calmly, "Dr. Chunyu was just released from prison yesterday. I ordered him to rest for ten days. Why did Dr. Chunyu come to the palace to see me?"

Chunyu Yue said solemnly: "I have no time to rest for the sake of the Qin State."

"Chang'an Jun is of the utmost importance to our Great Qin. He is simple and honest, and even without any refinement, he has the demeanor of a gentleman."

"However, after the Agricultural Research Office and the Pig Farm were built, Chang'an Jun became close to the scoundrels and was even influenced by them. He no longer behaves like a gentleman!"

Wei Liao looked at Chunyu Yue with some surprise.

Are you sure that the so-called gentleman you are talking about is the Chang'an Lord of my Great Qin, and not the Chang'an Lord of the former Zhao?
As for the series of things done by our Great Qin Chang'an Jun, does he have anything to do with the gentleman that your Confucianism advocates?

Try saying this in front of the King of Qi and see if he goes crazy!
Given the character of our Great Qin Lord Chang'an, are you sure that the scoundrel in the pig house can influence Lord Chang'an, rather than Lord Chang'an influencing the scoundrel?

Chun Yuyue continued, "Among all the scoundrels, Liu Ji from Pei County is the worst!"

"This man is a smooth talker with a deep mind. He clearly has talent, but he pretends to be ignorant of poetry and literature in front of Master Fusu. He also uses folk customs and misleads people with lies to deceive Master Fusu, causing him to dislike poetry and literature and like riding pigs instead."

Chun Yuyue's voice was filled with grief and indignation: "The Qin Dynasty lacks courtesy and righteousness, and is ignorant of etiquette. How difficult is it to get two gentlemen?!"

"Now, these two gentlemen have been completely defiled by Liu Ji of Pei County!"

"I advise that Liu Ji be exiled to the border, that Chang'an Jun be dismissed from his post as the head of the agricultural research department, and that the pig farm be returned to the imperial court and managed by the animal husbandry office."

"Only in this way can the two gentlemen be protected from being bewitched by the evildoer!"

Chunyu Yue used to be full of contempt for Liu Ji, but now he is full of vigilance towards Liu Ji.

But Chunyu Yue's sword not only stabbed Liu Ji, but also stabbed the place where Ying Fusu and Ying Chengjiao often went and where the most people gathered.

Chunyu Yue sincerely didn't want Ying Fusu and Ying Chengjiao, two rare gentlemen like jade in the Great Qin, to be contaminated by the foul smell of the common people, or even to be led into the abyss by the scoundrels among the common people!

Behind Chunyu Yue, Yuan Shou and other doctors all bowed and shouted, "Please, Your Majesty, expel Liu Ji, dismiss Chang'an Jun from his post as the head of the Agricultural Research Institute, take the Pig Court back to the court and choose someone else to run it!"

When these Confucian scholars who also uphold Mencius' Confucian thoughts speak out together, it means that this is not just the voice of Chunyu Yue alone, but the voice of a group of people who also uphold Mencius' Confucian thoughts!
The conflict is getting bigger and bigger!

"You are indeed a parasite to the country!" Suddenly, a cold and mocking voice came from the side of the imperial study.

Chunyu Yue suddenly turned around, and then looked surprised: "Doctor Fei?"

Chunyu Yue didn't expect that Doctor Han Fei happened to be in this imperial study!

Yuan Shou shouted coldly: "We are all giving good advice for the country, how can Doctor Fei humiliate us like this!"

Han Fei stepped out of the line, bowed to Ying Zheng, and then looked at Yuan Shou and others and asked, "What do you all want to ask for have to do with the country?"

"It's just a small, small, small matter involving Lord Chang'an and Prince Fusu."

"Why do you submit it to the Imperial Study and ask the King and his ministers to discuss it?"

"Isn't this a case of losing the big picture for the sake of the small, putting the cart before the horse, and wasting the king's energy?"

Chunyu Yue said without hesitation: "Prince Fusu is the eldest son of the Qin Dynasty, and Lord Chang'an is the pillar of the country."

"Advising Prince Fusu and Lord Chang'an to stay away from villains, get close to virtuous people, be kind and righteous, and hold themselves to the standards of a gentleman is a matter of great importance to the country!"

Han Fei sneered, "What is a villain? What is a virtuous person? What is benevolence and righteousness?"

"Those who are useful to the country are virtuous people, and those who are useless to the country are villains."

"Those who teach the benevolence and righteousness of the former kings but cannot govern the country properly are good for playing with but not for governing!"

Benevolence and righteousness?

Can benevolence and righteousness govern a country?

Benevolence and righteousness are a fucking joke!

Han Fei's words fundamentally negated the basis of Chunyu Yue's remonstrance, and also escalated the already gradually intensified contradiction to a higher level!
Just as Chunyu Yue was furious and about to refute, Lu Buwei suddenly said, "Chang'an Jun's ability to judge people is known to everyone in the world."

"Anyone who is valued and promoted by Lord Chang'an is either talented or diligent in study and progress, and they are all good ministers of the Great Qin."

"When Liu Ji from Pei County became my disciple, I only thought he was a little clever, but I never thought he had the talent to be valued by Lord Chang'an."

"It can be seen that my ability to recognize people is far inferior to that of Lord Chang'an!" Lu Buwei's words were not sharp but rather quite modest, but he directly gave Liu Ji the title of "talent", and also rejected Chunyu Yue's advice from the root.

Yuan Shou refuted without hesitation: "No one is perfect!"

"Even if Chang'an Jun is good at judging people, he will still make mistakes."

"This Liu Ji deceived Lord Chang'an with his smooth talk!"

Chunyu Yue also said in a deep voice: "If you are determined to be kind, there will be no evil!"

"Mencius said: The benevolent are invincible!"

"Only a benevolent and righteous gentleman can govern a country and bring peace to the world. The eldest son of our Great Qin and the pillars of our Great Qin must be benevolent and righteous gentlemen, so that we can be invincible in the world."

"If the king can also be a kind and noble man, then our Great Qin will be invincible in the world!"

Han Fei stuttered and sneered: "Mencius said?"

"What Mencius said is absurd!"

"It is because there is no wealth to benefit each other, no power to frighten each other, that Mencius can seek people who are not deceitful with benevolence and righteousness."

"The eldest son has no power or influence, so he can display his so-called benevolence and righteousness to deceive those who are not deceived."

"Chang'an Jun has the power to control others. Your Majesty has the wealth of a country and the power to reward and punish. Even traitors like Tian Chang (who killed Duke Jian of Qi) and Zi Han (Jun Ticheng of Song, who was taken over by the Dai family) dare not bully him. What is the use of benevolence and righteousness?"

Judging from the scene, Chunyu Yue and twenty-one other great Confucian scholars surrounded Lü Buwei and Han Fei in a semicircle, debating proudly and fiercely, and had a great advantage.

But in fact, Qi Diao Li, the contemporary leader of the Confucian scholars of the Qi Diao clan and the Chief Censor, had just helped Lü Buwei and Han Fei to say a word when Han Fei stared back at him with a 'friendly' look as if he were looking at a mentally retarded person.

Doctor Gong Yangba, the contemporary leader of the Gong Yang School, observed for a long time but did not get a chance to speak.

Han Fei, the master of Legalism who had ample experience in fighting against Confucianism, fought head-on, directly targeting the ideological foundation of Mencius' Confucianism and fired wildly.

Lu Buwei, a representative of the Eclectic School who had fully integrated the experience of Confucianism, made a roundabout approach, seized the loopholes and self-contradictions in the branches of Mencius' Confucianism and pursued it relentlessly.

Although Chunyu Yue, Yuan Shou and others were all great Confucian scholars, how could a great Confucian scholar of a certain place and time be compared with a thinker who shines for all eternity? !

Half an hour later, seeing that Chunyu Yue and others had red faces and hoarse voices, and some people even began to scratch their ears and cheeks, Lu Buwei chuckled in his heart.

That's it?

During the past five years, I have combined my thoughts with my experience to perfect my thought system.

But in these five years, you haven't made any progress!

In a casual discussion, the only person who brought surprise to Lu Buwei was Han Fei, who temporarily stood on the same front with him.

However, seeing that Han Fei was still stammering but extremely passionately debating, Lu Buwei secretly shook his head.

Han Fei did have a system of thought that was applicable to the Qin Dynasty. Although he stuttered, his words were particularly concise and powerful.

But Han Fei still lacked some experience and a keen sense of the situation.

Haven’t you seen that the king hasn’t said a word so far?
Judging from the current situation of Daqin and the world, Daqin needs to gain the recognition of Confucian scholars in Guandong in order to better govern Guandong.

This is a political consideration, not a battle of ideas!
Lü Buwei suddenly changed the subject: "I know that you all advised the king to expel Liu Ji and depose the Minister of Agriculture and Research in order to protect Prince Fusu and Lord Chang'an as gentlemen."

“However, the way of a gentleman should not be received from outside, but should be developed from within.”

"Can a gentleman who can be influenced by external forces be called a gentleman? He is truly a villain!"

"Chang'an Jun killed people all over the field, but he was still a gentleman, all because of his sincere heart."

"I think that if you want to protect Master Fusu as a gentleman, you should not eliminate external difficulties for Master Fusu, but cultivate his sincere heart!"

"And the most important thing among them should be filial piety!"

Ying Zheng:? ? ?
There was no need for Lu Buwei to say more, Ying Zheng understood.

Oh no, this is aimed at me!

As expected, Lü Buwei bowed to Ying Zheng and said, "Chang'an Jun's kindness and goodness come from his filial piety!"

"Well, please forgive me for being rude, but I think what Your Majesty has done has nothing to do with filial piety."

"As a ruler, Your Majesty should set an example by upholding filial piety, so that Prince Fusu can follow suit, and so can the people of the world!"

Looking up, Lü Buwei's eyes met Ying Zheng's head-on, and his voice was steady and firm: "I advise you."

"Welcome back the Queen Mother!"

Chunyu Yue and other doctors were a little confused.

Weren't we talking about the expulsion of Liu Ji? Why did we suddenly turn to filial piety?

But does what Lu Buwei said make sense? It makes sense!
Does Lü Buwei's statement conform to the thought of Meng Shi Confucianism? It conforms very much!
In the past, Chunyu Yue and others had thought about persuading Ying Zheng to follow filial piety and set an example for Ying Fusu, but anyone who did so would be punished or even expelled by Ying Zheng.

Now that Lü Buwei was the first to fire, the doctors, who were dizzy and helpless after being scolded by Lü Buwei and Han Fei, had no time to think carefully. They all raised their hands and shouted as if they had grasped a life-saving straw: "Your Highness, we second the motion!"

Ying Zheng's face turned a little ugly.

Are you really coming for me?!
(End of this chapter)