Court Meeting Hall!
Qin Shi Huang sat on the throne.
And Ying Zilie temporarily occupied the position of crown prince.
He had yet to truly offer sacrifices to the heavens, the earth, and the ancestors. Today was only the first time he had offered sacrifices. He still needed to be crowned emperor on the meditation platform.
At that time!
Only then would he truly become the Emperor of Great Qin.
Even though the people of Xianyang, the officials of the imperial court, the relatives of the imperial clan, and the country's madam had all greeted Ying Zilie with the etiquette of an emperor, the etiquette of ascending to the throne still had to be followed.
Ying Zilie felt a little awkward when he thought about how he was going to refuse and give up.
It was a bit like the old official in Guanzhong crying and remonstrating with the First Emperor to retain him.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
The ministers paid their respects.
Qin Shi Huang raised his hand, indicating for the ministers to stand up.
He then began to read out the edict of abdication.
" Dear Emperor…I hope that you will be strong and mighty, and save the four directions from the difficulties. I will only cleanse the Xia region to protect my ancestral temple. How can I allow one person to be saved, so that the nine clothes will be given by him…You must obey the great gift and enjoy the world to receive the mandate of heaven!”
Zhuge Liang had already arranged the details.
The first speech was in the court meeting hall today.
The second speech would be held three days later at the Heaven Worship Stage.
The third ceremony was held ten days later at the ancestral temple of the previous king.
After three rejections and three concessions.
Ying Zilie would officially ascend to the throne on the meditation platform built by Zong Zheng and Feng Chang!
At this moment.
Ying Zilie cupped his hands and said,"Reporting to Imperial Father, this son is young and has little virtue. How dare I arrogate to the throne? Father is above, your son is only loyal and has no other requests.”
Many officials and clan relatives who did not know the inside story began to nod.
Although the new emperor's succession was set in stone, these three words of farewell did make the officials feel very appropriate.
Ying Zilie was indeed a little young. The First Emperor's body was very weak, but he was still alive.
If he didn't say three words and suddenly became emperor, he was afraid that the people in the Guanzhong area of Qin would criticize him.
Therefore, in a sense, Ying Zilie's three rejections and three concessions weren't for the officials to see.
Instead, it was for the world to see!
It was to show that the royal family of the Great Qin Dynasty was loving and filial, and that the government and the people were extremely stable!
Those who dare to rebel against their superiors in the Nine Provinces!
When the new emperor takes the throne, he will be severely punished!
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The first greeting was completed.
Ying Zilie turned his head to look at the ministers below and said,""Everyone, I intend to use the name of the crown prince to promote enlightenment.”
Before he finished speaking.
Immediately, everyone looked at Emperor Ruzi.
Previously.
Ying Zilie had said that he wanted to keep Qin Shi Huang in suspense regarding the methods he used to deal with the Confucians.
Therefore, at this moment, Qin Shi Huang was extremely curious about Ying Zilie's next move!
If those scholars of the scholarly faction didn't use iron-blooded methods, it would definitely not be easy to suppress them.
Qin Shi Huang wanted to see what kind of methods Emperor Ruzi had meticulously prepared!
At this moment.
Right Prime Minister Wang Wan said,"The Young Emperor's words of enlightenment are truly a blessing to the world!"”
The three dukes nodded. The Inner Pass Marquis definitely wouldn't say anything.
After all, etiquette education didn't have much to do with the etiquette of the Ying clan relatives, but it had a lot to do with the scholarly faction.
"Everyone, listen up!"
Ying Zilie pondered for a while, then slowly said,"The teachings that I'm promoting are called the Three Character Classic. I hope that the future citizens of Great Qin, especially the youths of Great Qin, will be familiar with them and even memorize them!”
After saying that.
Ying Zilie sat up straight and recited the Three Character Classic in front of all the officials.
"At the beginning of life, humans are naturally good. Their natures are similar, but their habits are far apart."
"If you don't teach, your nature will change. The way of teaching is to specialize."
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"Diligence is meritorious, but acting is useless. Be careful and try your best."
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The Three Character Classic was one of the three great books in traditional Chinese education!
The content was easy to understand!
It also included literature, history, philosophy, astronomy, geography, ethics, loyalty, filial piety, and so on!
The core ideas of the Three Character Classic were the Confucian principles of benevolence, righteousness, sincerity, respect, and filial piety!
Benevolence mostly referred to the fact that those in power had to be merciful.
Righteousness referred to chivalry in the Jianghu, but it also referred to the righteousness of the country.
Honesty is based on honesty and cannot be deceived.
Respect, respect the elderly and love the young, is the etiquette of ancient times.
Filial piety, filial piety was the first of all virtues. There was nothing much to say about this.
As for the format of the text, three words and one sentence were catchy. The text was popular, smooth, and easy to remember.
Perhaps he could even turn the Three Character Classic into a ballad and spread it among the youths of Great Qin.
For a moment.
All the officials looked at Great Qin's new Emperor in a new light!
To the nobles in the court, even the legendary prodigy Gan Luo was probably not even one-tenth of the new emperor!
Right Prime Minister Wang Wan immediately cupped his hands and praised,"The Young Emperor was born with knowledge, comparable to the sages of the Spring and Autumn Period. A three-character classic, said ancient and modern words. I admire you so much, and I feel so lucky for all the people in the world!”
The Senior Prime Minister was indeed the Senior Prime Minister. He was really good at talking.
Under Wang Wan's lead.
Grand Commandant Wei Liaozi and Imperial Censor Feng Jie complimented him.
The officials and clan relatives also constantly sighed in admiration as they looked at each other.
There was no mediocre person in the Great Qin Imperial Court!
They naturally knew that the Three-Character Classic did indeed include countless key points of enlightenment. Most importantly, it was not obscure at all and was conducive to folk communication!
It was completely in line with Emperor Ruzi's original intention of educating the people.
On the throne.
The First Emperor looked at Ying Zilie with interest, then at the Confucian Faction in the court.
Suddenly.
The First Emperor shouted,""Kong Qiu, you are the descendant of Confucius of the Spring and Autumn Period, and you are also known as the orthodox Confucian school. What do you think of the Young Emperor's Three Character Classic?”
The Confucians of the Warring States Period were divided into eight factions!
Qufu's Kong family was known as the orthodox family!
Kong Qiu was in his sixties and had the title of a doctor in Great Qin. In terms of status and reputation, he was definitely not inferior to Chunyu Yue.
Several descendants of the royal family and aristocratic families had received Kong Qiu's enlightenment.
Therefore, he had no choice.
Whether Kong Qiu would support Ying Zilie's Three Character Classic or not, and what he said would be extremely important.
It would even determine whether the Three Character Classic could be published.
"Greetings, Your Majesty and Young Emperor.”
Kong Qiu slowly walked to the center of the hall and said,""The Young Emperor's Three Character Classic has gathered many of the key points of Confucianism. This old minister admires the Young Emperor's talent. However, this old minister…does not agree with the Young Emperor's idea of educating the people!”
Great!
The scholarly faction was indeed standing on the opposite side of Ying Zilie!
Qin Shi Huang's eyes narrowed, and all the officials were silent!
"Kong Qiu, tell me your brilliant theory," Ying Zilie said calmly. If it's really reasonable, I'll definitely accept your advice!”
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