Stepping on the thick green jade steps, I climbed up the steps, and the guardrails on both sides swept backwards, and a heroic mood arose.

After taking off his shoes and stepping into the hall, a warm feeling came to his face.

Even in a side hall, several fires still rose from the king.

Hot water flows slowly along the bronze pipes under the floor, and the hot air irons the a little cold soles of the feet, as if it feels like a woman's massage, which makes people feel particularly comfortable.

The superb architectural art and practical spirit of the Qin people are undoubtedly revealed in the Xianyang Palace.

At the noble position in the hall, Ying Zheng knelt in front of a sandalwood desk table, holding a bamboo slip in his hand, and frowned tightly. On the left side of the desk table was a clerk in his thirties. Judging from his outfit, he should be the chief secretary of the Prime Minister's Office.

"King, General Meng is back!"

Song Wu stepped forward and reminded him lightly.

"Meng Tian, ​​I can call you back to Xianyang!" Ying Zheng heard this, and with a snap, he put down the bamboo slips in his hand, stood up immediately, looking very happy. "You have fought two battles outside, and did not embarrass me. Let those old ministers also see that those who go out around me can also fight!"

"I will be frightened!"

Meng Tian quickly saluted, not daring to lose his manners.

"You, you still have this, you have the same kind of experience as your father. In front of me, you have very good rules."

Ying Zheng scolded him, but he was very satisfied. A minister must have the duty of a minister. The Meng family supports Ying Zheng, but he never becomes arrogant because of favor. On the contrary, the Lao Ai's tail is almost overwhelming.

After the greetings, Meng Tian knelt on the right seat of Ying Zheng, facing the chief of the hall. The chief of the chief of the palace smiled, quite kind, but Meng Tian saw a hint of envy, or a hint of jealousy in his eyes.

Which minister doesn’t want to be valued by the king and be able to show his talents!

"Shi Li Si, the Prime Minister's Office, has met General Meng!"

As soon as Li Si spoke, Meng Tian almost jumped up.

Is this Li Si?

He is not tall and has a good appearance. I really didn't expect that this person would be the famous Li Si.

"I dare not be a good person, I have met the Chief Secretary!"

Meng Tian felt a little strange. Logically speaking, Li Si should have defected to Ying Zheng, but why did he still bear the title of Prime Minister's Office as the chief minister.

"Li Si is a very talented person. The Prime Minister organized a disciple and compiled a classic, called Lu's Chunqiu, which was chaired by Li Si."

"This is just summoning the disciples according to the Prime Minister's request. Most of the articles in it were done by the Prime Minister's disciples."

Ying Zheng had a smile on his face, but Li Si tried his best to shirk his credit. He knew in his heart that Ying Zheng and Lu Buwei would break up sooner or later, otherwise he would not have chosen to surrender to Ying Zheng.

"Meng Tian, ​​the Prime Minister has compiled this classic. I will send it here by Li Si. I will let you take a look at it too!"

After saying that, Ying Zheng handed over the bamboo slips on the table.

"If there is no anger and whipping at home, then the son will be a son. If the baby has any mistakes, the country will be punished immediately. If the people invade each other, then the world will be punished immediately. If there is no punishment, the princes will be punished immediately. Therefore, the anger and whipping should not be placed in the family, the punishment should not be placed in the country, and the punishment should not be placed in the world."

This bamboo slip is the content of the Lu family's Mengqiu War Chapter in the Spring and Autumn Period. It embodies the idea that the Legalist punishment is indispensable, advocating the Xingyi soldiers to unify the whole world.

"how?"

Ying Zheng asked.

Meng Tian thought about it and said that the classic Lu Family Chunqiu embodies Lu Buwei's efforts. Perhaps because he felt Ying Zheng's behavior of collecting power, Lu Buwei urgently wanted to leave something, so he urged his disciples to write books, although it was in the name of Lu Buwei.

Lu Buwei came from the East and came into contact with Confucianism and Taoist theories in his early years. After becoming the prime minister of Qin, he became immersed in the Legalists and military thoughts of Qin. In comparison, Lu Buwei did not have the pedanticism of Confucianism and the radicalism of Legalism, and was a pragmatist, which was related to his experience as a merchant.

During the entire Warring States Period, or the entire history of Qin, the Lu family Spring and Autumn Period can be said to be the only cultural two points of Qin.

This is a good thing for Qin. After all, in terms of culture, Qin is at a disadvantage and is not attractive to the ordinary people of the six countries. Without cultural recognition, the country will have no centripetal force.

But Meng Tian couldn't say good things about Lu Buwei.

Lu Buwei's behavior was not a mistake in the six Shandong countries. The four princes of the Warring States Period, which of the power and pole of the power far surpassed Lu Buwei. However, in Qin, he violated the taboos of the Qin people.

Since Shang Yang's reform, Qin State established a centralized system and vigorously suppressed the nobles' style of raising scholars. When Queen Mother Xuan was in power, the four nobles' forces were spread throughout the court, but even so, Wei Ran and others did not raise scholars on a large scale.

Lu Buwei organized the editor of Lu's Spring and Autumn Period. It would be fine if he was in the name of Qin, but he only used his name of Lu Buwei to gain fame behind him, but it aroused strong dissatisfaction from Ying Zheng.

"The Spring and Autumn Period compiled by the Prime Minister mainly focused on Confucian and Taoist ideas, and seemed to have absorbed some of the Legalists' ideas."

After quickly reading the bamboo slips of Lu's Spring and Autumn, Meng Tian carefully considered the words and gave a neutral evaluation.

Although I don’t look at a lot of bamboo slips, I don’t need to spend too much time reading it. The ancient bamboo slips could not be written on them. Ying Zheng was very diligent and reviewed 120 kilograms of bamboo slips every day. With Ying Zheng’s efficiency, it can be done in at most two hours.

Meng Tian suddenly thought that some people criticized that the Chinese people have not had a critical spirit since ancient times. They always read from top to bottom, but only know how to shake their heads. Now it seems that they really don’t feel bad when they stand and speak. Chinese books, fonts from top to bottom, are just following the historical habit of bamboo slips.

"The Prime Minister was originally a Wei person. In private, he liked Confucianism and Taoism, but only said that many people who defected to the Prime Minister's disciples came from Qilu. "Li Si bowed and said, "If there was no argument in this chapter on the Legalists, those corrupt scholars would probably abandon the Legalists' thoughts."

A breeze blew, and the fire swayed, reflecting Li Si's thin face, and Meng Tian felt a hint of chill in his heart.

According to historical records, Li Si believed in the philosophy of rats. Back then, when he was in Shangcai, Chu State, Li Si was a minor official in the world. Seeing the different fates of toilet rats and hamsters, he expressed deep feelings.

"A person's virtuous or not is like a rat, where he lives!"

In the words of later generations, it is "choice is more important than hard work." Li Si's words were recorded in Sima Qian's history books, but Meng Tian did not think that Li Si really expressed such feelings. After so many years, Shi Gong Tai was unable to see it on the spot.

Thinking of Li Si's later actions, rumors may not be groundless. They may have changed their appearance after being spread around Li Si. However, it is certain that Li Si's power is very strong.

For the sake of power and status, Li Si climbed hard and continued to cater to Ying Zheng. After the war in Handan in his early years, Ying Zheng left some shadows in his heart. He was eager to end the war in the world, and seemed too anxious.

With his early experience as a minor official, Li Si realized Ying Zheng's thoughts and proposed too advanced policy measures regardless of political reality.

"Among so many ministers, if you talk about the Legalism theory, only Li Si has studied it the most thoroughly, which is very consistent with my wishes!"

Sure enough, Li Si's defense of the Legalists greatly satisfied Ying Zheng. Those who have experienced the juncture of life and death naturally cannot be very interested in the Confucian thoughts of benevolence and righteousness and Taoist theory of avoiding the world.

After contacting the reality of Qin, Bu Xing temporarily put down his thoughts on reviving Confucianism in Qin. The world has not been unified yet and conquered the troubled times. Even Zixia's theory is still somewhat incompatible with the reality of the Warring States Period.

After receiving praise from Ying Zheng, Li Si Lian said he was frightened and became more humble and respectful. He knew in his heart that Han Fei, who studied with him, was now writing a book. In terms of the study of Legalism, his distance from Han Fei was almost as good as the distance between heaven and earth.

Everyone has weaknesses. It seems that Li Si, who attaches too much importance to power, is his biggest weakness.

Meng Tian thought that with Li Si's personality and radical thoughts, it was not surprising that he betrayed the will of Emperor Qin Shi. Ying Zheng's ability to know and employ people is not very good, but he misunderstood the few people who determine the fate of Qin.
Chapter completed!