Jagged Legion

Chapter 17 Burning Books

He Xiaowang really had no choice but to play around with Qin Ning.A few days later, Fusu came to He Xiaowang's residence, and He Xiaowang talked about Qin Ning.Fu Su said: "My father loves Qin Ning the most, so you should take care of it. Today I am here to invite you to participate in government affairs with me. A few days ago, hundreds of Confucian scholars openly talked about government affairs and criticized father's brutality. In custody, the emperor wants to discuss whether to ban the book or not. Zhao Gao, this dog slave, is trying his best to ask for the book to be burned. Now I have no choice, so I want you to go to court with me to refute Zhao Gao's Conspiracy to burn books." He Xiaowang: "This Zhao Gao has always been eloquent and charming, and he is extremely treacherous, and now that he is being favored by the emperor, we can't act rashly. We should listen more and talk less when we go to the court today. Prince Fusu is the most honorable person, and you must not act rashly." After discussing for a while, the two went to meet Qin Shihuang together.

Arriving at the main hall of Efang Palace, Zhao Gao supported Qin Shihuang to arrive.The First Emperor: "I have sent people to detain Confucian scholars who talk about government affairs. What do you love?" Prime Minister Li Si said: "Your Majesty, these Confucian scholars dare to talk about government affairs. They are indeed guilty of treason. But I think After all, they are just ordinary Confucian scholars, and they only need to be taught more." A minister said: "Your Majesty, the minister dare not agree with the words of the prime minister. Now that there are still remnants of the Six Kingdoms, if the Confucian scholars who talk about government affairs are not punished, I am afraid there will be chaos!" Qin Shihuang looked around: "Prince, what do you think?" Fusu said: "My ministers and Lord Li Si think that a few classes of Confucian scholars can teach more." Shihuang: "Zhao Gao, what do you think? " Zhao Gao: "I dare not speak nonsense, and listen to the emperor's instructions." "I forgive you for your innocence, just say it." "Yes" Zhao Gao went down and knelt on the ground: "I think that all Confucian scholars should be killed, as a warning to others." Your Excellency is right, but today the world has just stabilized, and it is disrespectful to the majesty of the emperor to let them mess around here! I think that we should not only kill Confucian scholars who disturb the audience, but also search the world's books, so that those scholars If you don’t have a book to read, you will be honest and don’t cause trouble.” Qin Shihuang: “Okay, that’s it for today.” Zhao Gao immediately shouted: “Retire from the court.”

In the back hall, Zhao Gao said to the first emperor: "I don't know if I should say something or not." The first emperor: "Speak." Zhao Gao: "Your Majesty, I heard that these Confucian ministers are not only talking about government affairs, but also, and ,,,,," Shi Huang frowned: "And what? Say." Zhao Gao: "And insult the emperor's majesty, talking about some remarks made by Lu Buwei and the Queen Mother." Shi Huang: "Presumptuous!" Zhao Gao immediately knelt on the ground : "I dare not, I just heard that these Confucian officials are bold and reckless, but the crown prince Fusu has always believed in Confucianism and is known for his generosity so that they have no fear. I also heard that the Taifu He Xiaowang loves books and searches the six countries of the world. I don’t know if the books are real or not.” Shihuang pushed all the things on the table to the ground: “I want to see who is so bold. Zhao Gao, send Fu Suhe Xiaowang to see me.”

Just as Fusu and He Xiaowang came to the study, Zhao Gao came in. "His Royal Highness, Lord Taifu, the emperor issued an order for you to meet immediately." Fusu: "Zhao Gao, it's better for you to talk less about government affairs in the future. You are an eunuch, and you utter wild words in the court hall that you will be burned." Books or something, is there no talent in the Great Qin Kingdom?" Zhao Gao: "Yes, yes, what His Highness taught me is that the servants know." Zhao Gao bent his body deeply, but the corners of his mouth twitched, his eyes were full of twitches. It is the light of malice.An eunuch is most afraid of being told that he has no guys. It can be said that eunuchs have distorted psychology.This time, the crown prince completely offended Fusu.He Xiaowang quickly said: "Eunuch Zhao, let's go quickly, don't keep the emperor waiting for a long time." "Yes" Zhao Gao led them to Qin Shihuang's place.The First Emperor: "He Xiaowang, what books do you usually hand over to the prince?" He Xiaowang: "My minister teaches the prince the classics of the six kingdoms, especially the laws of Shang Yang and Han Fei. The prince is diligent in reading, and talks with his ministers every day Discuss the way of governing the country." Shihuang: "Is that so? Those are the classics of the Six Kingdoms?" I am very interested in Chinese classics. Especially the Confucian poems and books, Li Yi Chunqiu." He Xiaowang: "I dare not, I was originally just a small man in the mountains, but I loved books since I was a child, so my favorite collection is nothing more than that."

The first emperor: "Fu Su, pass on my order. All the Confucian scholars in custody were buried alive, and tortured by the pit." Fu Su said: "Father, we are still talking about it today. Why are the Confucian scholars murdered today?" The First Emperor: " Bold, do you want to resist the edict?" Fusu: "I don't dare, I just think that if we kill Confucian scholars, people in the world will say that the father is cruel! Er Chong is thinking of the father!" Shi Shi The emperor: "Bold! Zhao Gao, lead people to kill the Confucian scholars now, and spread my decree. The folks are not allowed to keep books, and the books on medicine, divination and divination are not allowed to be kept. All the books of the six kingdoms are burned. No pardon!" "Fusu, go to the study and reflect carefully, and you are not allowed to take half a step! He Xiaowang is dereliction of duty as the prince and tutor, and you will be fined for one year's salary." He Xiaowang's heart skipped a beat, what he cared about It's not the salary, but the burning of books and burying Confucianism is about to appear.This will be a failure in Chinese history, and may cause a historical and cultural fault.He Xiaowang: "Your Majesty, I am willing to be punished, but I have a request, and I implore the Emperor to agree!" Shihuang: "Let's talk." He Xiaowang: "I am willing to take orders to supervise the burning of books. I implore Your Majesty's permission! Your Majesty! Many books from the Six Kingdoms have become orphaned copies in the country, Your Majesty, once they are burned, it will be a huge loss to our Great Qin Kingdom! I beseech the emperor to allow you to select them. All books that are not conducive to the Qin Dynasty will be burned. Valuable books, I implore the emperor to allow them to be collected by the ministers, and the ministers dare not use the royal treasury, so the ministers will fund the burning of the books." "The emperor is merciful! The emperor is merciful!" He Xiaowang knelt down on the ground, weeping profusely.Books from the Six Kingdoms cannot be destroyed!

The first emperor saw He Xiaowang like this: "I will grant your request and make sure it is done well. I will leave it to you to do the murder." He Xiaowang: "I thank you! I thank you!" The first emperor: "You guys retreat." Fu Su locked himself in the study, and He Xiaowang returned home.He Xiaowang thought to himself, I am going to carry out burning books and burying Confucian scholars myself, why is that?Why can't I stop these things from happening?He Xiaowang picked up a pen and wrote a poem in one stroke:

Memorial to Heroes

"Lonely and lonely Yangzi dwelling, every year and a half bed book" From ancient times to the present, there have been countless people with lofty ideals and heroes.Either for the joy and sorrow of the people, or for the rise and fall of the country, or for the revival of the nation, or for the peace of the world.Regardless of the hardships of the whole life, regardless of personal honor, disgrace and safety, Yu Yu walks alone, unswervingly determined.Today is approaching the Qingming Festival, the wind is miserable, and the drizzle is flying, and I can't help but feel a thousand years and a lot of thoughts.So I wrote this poem to pay homage to thousands of heroes and remember their ancestors to show this ambition.The poem says:

Emperor Qin and Han Wu made posthumous articles,

The majestic wind is like a cloud of smoke.

Attack the Huns from the north to build the Great Wall,

The Southern Expedition to Baiyue protects the unification.

Wenzhiwugong built a great cause,

The name remains in the history of future generations.

The old ghosts cry in front of Hangu Pass,

A new rise at the foot of Lishan Mountain.

Gai next battle will decide Chu and Han,

Eight thousand heroes died in battle.

The flesh and blood of the strong man turned to dry bones,

How can you destroy your will and survive.

Concubine Yu weeps and stands there for a long time,

The famous black horse has no owner anymore.

Empty load carrying amazing power,

Infinitely sad eight-foot body.

Chu Ge looked around at his hometown,

Yuqiao's gossip is so melancholy.

Superstars have appeared for more than a hundred years,

Zhuge's roar moves the Central Plains.

Ask the sky on the chessboard stone,

Waiting to leave the mountain in Wollongong.

It takes a lot of effort to go out of Qishan six times,

The Southern Expedition and the Northern War experienced hardships and dangers.

A list of the names of the teachers before and after,

Blood and Tears, Loyal Words and Precepts.

Sun and Moon Tongxuan offer sacrifices to heroic souls,

Fengyun always protects Dingjun Mountain.

Don't judge a hero by his birth,

Don't build a coffin with success or failure.

Rivers and mountains are everywhere,

Cang Qingyun also wept.

Ji Kang's hero is crazy about himself,

Unlimited sadness empty self-injury.

Swipe a few words with the book,

Juniors learn beyond their limits.

Ancient and modern heroes are countless,

The loyal soul of heaven and earth is dedicated.

Heroes and heroes, do as much as possible.The fortune is unlucky and the road is difficult.The young people of our generation should imitate the heroes of the past, work hard, and don't regret your generosity.In this spring, follow the legacy of the ancestors and live up to the high expectations of the Sri Lankan people.If it is for this, the country is very lucky!Fortunately for the nation! .

He Xiaowang's these can be said to have leaked the secret, and since then, He Xiaowang has written all the important events of the millennium. He Xiaowang cried bitterly while reading, and then burned the poem with a fire.The Chinese civilization cannot be destroyed by me.

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