Xuanniao Hall.

The three Confucian scholars were still shouting and scolding.

The First Emperor looked at the door for the ninth time, but still saw nothing, with a look of impatience on his face.

Looking at the three Confucian scholars, he waved his hand and said: "Drag him down."

Then a Langguan came to the palace and took off the three Confucian scholars who kept yelling and scolding them from the Xuanniao Palace.

Li Si watched all this without making a sound.

He only had an old relationship with Chunyu Yue and had nothing to do with these three Confucian scholars.

The ministers also watched helplessly and remained silent.

They hoped that the First Emperor would deal with the Confucian people as soon as possible and then divide the land quickly.

Ying Chengqiao glanced at the gate of Xuanniiao Palace, frowned slightly, and drank sake slowly.

The First Emperor asked the three remaining Confucian scholars present, "Do you have anything to say?"

After Chun Yuyue was pushed out, his head and eyes were gouged out, the three Confucian scholars sat down again and shivered, shaking their heads together, not even daring to say a word.

"Do you have any unfinished words, gentlemen?"

All the officials shook their heads.

They just want to divide the land and don't want to cause trouble.

The First Emperor nodded, picked up the bamboo slips, and picked up the brush to sketch.

All the officials watched eagerly, waiting for the First Emperor to continue the enfeoffment.

"Li Si, how do you think I should deal with these three people?"

The First Emperor did not raise his head and kept moving his hands.

Li Si's heart sank, thinking that he had made the First Emperor dissatisfied by helping Chunyu Yue speak.

If you comply with His Majesty's will at this moment, there may be hope...

At that moment, he held up his hands and said respectfully: "The three people who traveled with us are guilty of the same crime, and they should also receive the same punishment. If they are not punished, it will not be enough to show your majesty's power."

Chunyu Yue was pushed out of the owl's head and his eyes were gouged out.

Li Si didn't even care about the lives of these three remaining Confucian scholars.

"Then do as you say."

"only."

Li Si turned around and waved his hand mercilessly.

The official Lang entered the palace and took away the three Confucian students who were crying and remorseful.

The ministers nodded secretly, this was the Li Si they remembered.

This is how Legalism should treat Confucianism. It seems that Li Si only had an old relationship with Chunyu.

The First Emperor continued to write, but still did not raise his head, and asked Li Si again: "Li Si, what do you think of today's events?"

Your Majesty also wants to attack Confucianism.

Chunyu Yue is dead, what does the life of these disciples of Confucianism have to do with it?

Killing him would be beneficial to me.

A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Li Si's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Han Feizi said: Confucianism corrupts the law with literature. Yesterday, the prison of Tingwei was filled with Confucian students, and today these Confucian students dare to insult Your Majesty. He is so disrespectful as a Confucian disciple.

It is decreed that all those who disrespect His Majesty shall be put to death."

This sentence was like a gust of cold wind blowing into the hearts of the ministers, making them tremble.

Are all the Confucian disciples to be executed?

I haven't waited for them to comment on the matter.

Then I heard Li Si continue to say: "Since they want to restore the Zhou system of enfeoffment, they want your majesty to divide the land. Your majesty can give them all the land. I suggest that they be buried in the soil and killed."

Most of the ministers looked unhappy and dissatisfied.

Some are driven by justice in the heart.

If seven Confucian scholars were to offend with their words, they would kill the entire Confucian family. This punishment would be too severe.

Some are born with the sadness of the death of a rabbit or a fox.

Today he, Li Si, can admonish and kill the Confucian scholars, and tomorrow he can admonish and destroy all of us.

Some are simply dissatisfied with Li Si.

If Li Si had not proposed the system of prefectures and counties, how could there be such rhetoric today?

Just as these courtiers were about to stand up and speak, they already stood up.

The First Emperor's words were one step ahead of them, resounding throughout the Xuannian Hall.

"Then do as you say."

The ministers who were about to stand up looked at the First Emperor who still did not raise his head and sat down again.

The sense of justice in their hearts, the sadness of the death of the rabbit and the fox, and their dissatisfaction with Li Si.

At this moment, they were all defeated by their inner awe for the First Emperor.

There are no Confucian disciples in Xuanniao Hall now.

For these courtiers, the benefits of trapping and killing Confucian scholars actually outweigh the disadvantages, no matter how far or near they are.

Close look.

There are only so many seats in the court. People like Fu Sheng and Chun Yuyue are gone, so they will naturally fill the vacant seats.

Look from a distance.

The First Emperor agreed to suppress Confucianism, and the Qin State naturally banned Confucianism altogether.

If Confucianism is beaten to death, then the survival space of other doctrines they learned will naturally increase.

Even some courtiers are not interested in temple positions or doctrinal disputes.

But let them pursue their own ideas without any benefit, brave the anger of the First Emperor, and speak up for the Confucian scholars who repeatedly insulted the First Emperor today.

They can't do it.

They are not that noble.

The world is bustling, and everyone is going there for the benefit of others.

"Zhao Gao."

The First Emperor stopped writing and blew the bamboo slips twice.

"I'm here."

Zhao Gao stepped forward respectfully.

"Declaration."

The First Emperor handed the bamboo slip in his hand to Zhao Gao.

"only."

Zhao Gao took it respectfully.

Spreading it in his hand, he faced the ministers and said loudly: "I am determined that no Confucian scholars are allowed to see or hear Confucianism in the Qin State. All the Confucian scholars imprisoned in Tingwei Prison will be killed immediately and buried under the Dazheng Palace."

All the ministers trembled inwardly, only then did they know.

What Li Si said was not what Li Si meant, but what the First Emperor meant.

Before Li Si said anything about killing these Confucian scholars, the First Emperor had already written the imperial edict.

They only have one thought in their hearts - Confucianism is over.

Chunyu Yue thought that with his death, the First Emperor would be able to be more open to Confucianism.

Therefore, Yao Fusheng went to Chang'an Jun's Mansion to obtain Ying Chengyu's annotations on the Analects of Confucius, hoping to convince the First Emperor that Confucianism had no ambitions.

Therefore, Confucianism was divided in the Confucian Mansion, strong men were cut off, and most of the Confucian scholars were trapped in the Tingwei Prison under the Qin Law.

Therefore, today's single-minded pursuit of death gave the First Emperor an excuse to kill him.

But he would not have thought that after he was pushed out of Xuanniiao Palace, the First Emperor would immediately issue an imperial edict to "trap Confucian students and ban Confucianism."

Li Si thought that the First Emperor wanted to attack Confucianism and vent his anger on Confucianism.

Therefore, after discovering that Chun Yuyue could not be saved, he immediately turned to criticize Confucianism.

At this moment, the Zuo Prime Minister of the Great Qin Dynasty had already taken a step forward and went with Zhao Gao to pick up Confucian scholars in Tingwei Prison.

The post of Tingwei is still held concurrently by Li Si.

Queen Afang did not extend her hand to pat anyone this time, but looked at the Fourth Young Master Ying En.

You can go this time.

Ying En nodded, and as soon as he stood up with his numb legs, he felt his back was patted twice.

"No need."
To be continued...