He heard Qin Yu say that he wanted 3,000 books…to burn for fun!
Ying Zheng could not help but fall into deep thought...
The Book Pavilion of the First Emperor, Ying Zheng, was the one with the richest collection of books in the entire Great Qin Empire.
Were there 3,000 books?
F * ck!
Even if there was…he couldn't give Qin Yu such a bad fate!
Those books that could catch the eyes of the First Emperor, Ying Zheng, and even make him collect them, were all extremely precious!
"A memorial!" Ying Zheng suddenly thought of memorials...
The number of memorials he had read was far more than three thousand.
But this thing…Qin Yu couldn't look at it, much less burn it!
Ying Zheng gave Qin Yu a deep look...
Although this kid loved to do things, he really had good stuff!
The more he worked, the better things he would be able to take out, and Great Qin would become even more powerful!
Then this time…what good things would he take out?
Was it related to the article? Was it related to writing? Was it related to the bamboo slips?
No matter how hard First Emperor Ying Zheng racked his brain, he could not guess what other treasures Qin Yu had hidden!
But there was one thing that Ying Zheng was sure of!
That was-he wanted to help Qin Yu achieve this wish!!
Presumably…the treasures that Qin Yu treasured would definitely not disappoint him!
The next thing to consider was…where to get these Three Thousand Bamboo Slips…
While Ying Zheng was deep in thought, Zhao Gao was sniffing around the room...
Why didn't he smell the fragrance of the dishes?
As long as it was a few dishes…Qin Yu wouldn't have drunk to this extent, right?
Burn 3,000 bamboo slips?
What was he thinking…
Do you know how much the articles on the bamboo slips are worth?
Thinking of this, Zhao Gao recalled Lu Buwei's past…
When he was still in power, Lu Buwei had gathered all the talents in the world to write books for him.
After spending several years of effort, it was finally completed.
Name--
Then, Lu Buwei had offered a bounty of a thousand gold per word for this Lu Clan Spring and Autumn Annals.
What did he mean?
Anyone who could add or delete a word in the Lu family's Spring and Autumn Annals would be rewarded with thousands of gold!!
A single word was worth thousands of gold. That article…a book…
How much is it worth?
And what if…there were 3,000 such books?
Just collecting three thousand bamboo slips was already not easy, not to mention…Qin Yu wanted to burn them!
His Majesty definitely wouldn't agree to this, right?
This was different from burning granaries, killing cattle, stealing horses, and attacking military camps…
If they really burned the 3,000 Bamboo Slips, it would cause the entire Great Qin to tremble!!
Such a disrespectful act…
What would the Hundred Schools of Philosophy think?
What would the scholars of the world think?
How would the survivors of the Six Nations respond?
They liked to ridicule His Majesty with articles, saying that His Majesty was a tyrant…
If this bamboo scroll was burned again, wouldn't they be in the sky?
Eh?
As Zhao Gao thought about it, his eyes suddenly lit up!!
Then, he saw... First Emperor Ying Zheng was looking at him with a burning gaze...
"Old Zhao, what did you think of?”Zhao Gao asked.
"If you can think of it, why can't I?”Ying Zheng grinned.
When Qin Yu heard this, he could not help but give Old Zhao and Old Gao two thumbs up in his heart!
To think of a solution so quickly…
Like the tool man!
"How?" Qin Yu hurriedly asked.
" There is a way to not violate the Qin laws…" Old Zhao smiled bitterly and said,""But this time, I'm afraid that First Emperor Ying Zheng will have to take the blame himself!”
"Is Zhao Gao useless?" Qin Yu asked again when he heard that.
"He can't!" As Ying Zheng spoke, he threw a glance at Zhao Gao.
"That doesn't matter. Even if it's the First Emperor Ying Zheng's wool, we have to pull it out!”Qin Yu said with a smile.
Ying Zheng's face stiffened, while Zhao Gao, who was standing at the side, could not help but want to laugh secretly...
"It won't implicate the three of us, right?" Qin Yu was worried and asked again.
Ying Zheng looked at Qin Yu, a sense of grievance surging in the depths of his eyes…
Of course, it won't implicate you…
But my first emperor, Ying Zheng…Tsk tsk…
What are you afraid of!
As the First Emperor of the Great Qin Dynasty, I, Ying Zheng, want to burn a few books, alright?
"Old Zhao, do you want me to go and make arrangements with Li Si now?”
Seeing Ying Zheng's melancholic face, Zhao Gao could not wait any longer…
He had been the scapegoat all this while, but this time, it was finally his turn to be unable to carry it anymore, and the First Emperor Ying Zheng had to come personally...
That scene…was beautiful just thinking about it!
It was so beautiful!
"Go, bring more gifts!" Ying Zheng waved his hand and said with a tired heart.
He had to put on a show.
In front of Qin Yu, he was not the First Emperor, Ying Zheng, but a merchant, Old Zhao.
Zhao Gao wasn't Zhao Gao, but the coachman, Old Gao!
And since they wanted to " take advantage of the First Emperor, Ying Zheng," and make him bear the responsibility of burning the books, they would naturally have to find someone who could talk to Ying Zheng.
Who was this person?
Li Si!
Although Ying Zheng had already made up his mind to help Qin Yu burn the books…
However, he couldn't just make a decision. He needed a reason and a remonstrance…
Li Si was the most suitable person to do this!!
Zhao Gao was quite cunning. In order to watch the show of the First Emperor Ying Zheng…
He even gave up his favorite 42% alcohol!
He couldn't even care less about his favorite chili from Qin Yu's house!
Ying Zheng stayed behind and drank quite a bit, but he still took more after he finished…
This appearance of him eating and taking, compared to Qin Yu, was also not much inferior!
The next day…Zhangtai Palace.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report." Li Si cupped his hands.
"What's the matter? Speak." Ying Zheng said concisely.
"Recently, there have been many disasters. The granary in Xianyang was burned down, hundreds of cattle in the Zhongche Mansion were killed, the Lantian camp was attacked at night, and the weapons warehouse was destroyed…"
"I heard that there was a horse theft incident at Mt. Guan's ranch…"
Li Si said slowly,
"All this has not harmed the foundation of Great Qin!”
"However…there are countless scholars, philosophers, and schools of thought…who are taking pleasure in our Great Qin's troubles!”
"I've read quite a few articles in the past few days…"
" They even talked about state affairs and criticized Your Majesty…They even said that Your Majesty Cheng is…"
Ying Zheng raised his head, his face stern." Continue, what do you call me?”
" Why…" Li Si hesitated for a moment before saying,""They falsely called Your Majesty an immoral ruler!”
"A king who has lost his virtue? Ha, is that what they said?" Ying Zheng laughed coldly.
"Haven't Great Qin always been a tyrannical Qin in their eyes?”
"And I…haven't I always been a tyrant?”
As soon as Ying Zheng finished speaking, all the ministers of Great Qin hurriedly knelt down.
"Your Majesty, please calm down!"
"We are guilty!"
" You are not guilty," Ying Zheng said coldly." Those who criticize the court are guilty!”
"Investigate! Anyone who criticized the court and talked about me would be burned together with their articles and books!!”
Hearing Ying Zheng's words, the entire hall was in an uproar.
"Your Majesty…"
"Your Majesty, please calm down."
"Your Majesty, you must not do this."
"If that's the case…wouldn't it confirm their words?”
"Your Majesty, these articles also contain the way of governing the country!”
“……”
" Hmph!" Ying Zheng snorted coldly and said," There's no such thing as a way of governing a country! I don't believe it!"
"Since it's the violent Qin, how can it not shut up the mouths of the world!!!”
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