Wang Jian and Brother Zheng had been monarch and minister for decades. He was naturally very clear about Brother Zheng's temper.
Although the exiled nobles of the six dynasties had spread the word that Brother Zheng was a tyrant who did not listen to honest advice and did things his own way.
But how could the officials in the court not know?
Brother Zheng had always focused on the matter and not the person.
Li Si came from a humble background and came to Qin country alone. Because Brother Zheng issued a letter of expulsion, he advised Brother Zheng, so he was put in an important position.
Later on, Li Si rose all the way to the position of Left Prime Minister.
After the Great Qin unified all of China, Li Si was the one who suggested things like taking officials as teachers, sharing the same text, and sharing the same carriage.
It could be seen that as long as Brother Zheng thought that the official's suggestion was useful and correct, he would not be stingy with giving him the greatest support.
However, there were exceptions to everything.
If the courtiers were too troublesome and touched Brother Zheng's reverse scale, they would not even know it and would court death crazily.
In that case, don't blame Brother Zheng for raising his butcher knife.
Back then, Brother Zheng had exterminated Lao Ai, expelled Lu Buwei, and sent his mother, Lady Zhao, out of the country, and told him that he did not want to see her again in this life.
At that time, everyone in the imperial court was shocked. Many officials who felt that their bones were harder ran to Xianyang Palace to persuade Brother Zheng.
However, in his rage, Brother Zheng killed twenty-seven officials in a row, cutting off their heads and hanging them on the city wall.
That day, the Great Qin Dynasty Hall was simply a river of blood.
For the first time, Brother Zheng made all the officials in the court feel the wrath of an emperor!
The scene this time was very similar to the time when Brother Zheng imprisoned Lady Zhao.
Both of them involved Brother Zheng's closest people.
Zhao Ji was Brother Zheng's biological mother. When Brother Zheng was young, she brought him to Handan to survive. The mother and son depended on each other. Their relationship was obvious.
Thus, after Zhao Ji's betrayal, Brother Zheng completely forgot his identity as the ruler of a country.
At that time, he was just a son who was deeply hurt by his beloved mother.
But this time, it was the young master Zhao Yan who was in the center of the storm.
The only difference was that this time, the officials wanted to use Zhao Yan as an example!
In Wang Jian's view, what that group of idiots did this time was no different from poking a hole in the heavens!
Zhao Ji betraying Brother Zheng was just a family matter.
The officials advised Brother Zheng, saying that he was filial, but even so, Brother Zheng killed so many people in his rage.
And this time, these officials actually rolled up their sleeves and went up to beat up Zhao Yan, whom Brother Zheng cared about the most…
Perhaps they all thought that they had nine lives?
What a bunch of iron-headed kids!
Connecting it to the matter between Brother Zheng and Zhao Yan these two days, the bad feeling in Wang Jian's heart grew stronger and stronger.
Brother Zheng already felt guilty towards Zhao Yan and his son.
Wang Jian knew that even though Brother Zheng had been repeatedly rejected by Zhao Yan, that was just a child throwing a tantrum at his father.
No matter how Brother Zheng behaved in front of him, the father and son would definitely shake hands and make peace in the end.
However, if these officials were to bully Zhao Yan, Brother Zheng would immediately transform into a lion that protected his cub and tear those who bullied his cub into pieces.
This group of people had simply hit the muzzle of a gun!
In Wang Jian's view, this matter could be big or small to begin with.
If Brother Zheng were to go on a killing spree and kill a large group of people just because of this matter…
No matter how one looked at it, it was not worth it.
Thinking up to here, Wang Jian immediately stepped forward.
He bowed to Brother Zheng and said,"Your Majesty, since ancient times, it has been difficult for scholars to study. One of the main reasons was that books were hard to come by. The establishment of Tianxia Bookstore could solve this problem to a certain extent.”
"The common scholars only need to spend a low cost to read the books that they have been looking forward to for a long time. This was a plan that benefited the people, a great thing!”
Wang Jian did not directly deny Bai Chen's words, nor did he persuade Brother Zheng to calm his anger.
The old general was an experienced man, and he knew that these two actions were destined to not please both sides.
Therefore, he did the opposite and praised World Bookstore.
As expected, when they heard this, the people of the Western and White Families glared at him.
Brother Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Wang Jian with a smile that was not a smile.
Wang Jian ignored the gazes of the people from the Xi and Bai Families.
A bunch of idiots! This old man is saying this to save your lives.
Do you really think that Brother Zheng will agree to close down World Bookstore and punish Zhao Yan?
What kind of dream was she having?
Wang Jian was a famous general. His abilities were virtually all on the battlefield.
However, this did not mean that he knew nothing about government affairs.
On the contrary, there weren't many officials in the imperial court who were more active than the old general.
A person who could rely on war to sit all the way to the top knew more than just fighting.
Otherwise, the previously glorious Lords of Wu 'an would have long been officials of high status. How could they all end up in such a miserable state?
Wang Jian's political wisdom was unquestionable.
He could tell at a glance why the Xi and Bai Families were making trouble for the World Bookstore.
It had to be said that this began with the origin of the noble collectives in the royal court.
A few hundred years ago, the Qin Country's nobles had followed the monarch to fight against the Quan Rong and other barbarians to expand their territory.
Most of Qin's territory came from these barbarians, and it was far from the fertile Central Plains.
Almost all the places that could be used for planting were along the banks of the branches of Weishui River.
Therefore, the nobles of the Qin country in the early years all suffered greatly.
The ancestors of Meng, Xi, and Bai were the same.
They had relied entirely on their courage to risk their lives in exchange for the wealth of the three clans.
Of course, no noble family could really enjoy life for a thousand years.
Relying on the shadow of their ancestors, Meng, Xi, and Bai had lived a happy life for two to three hundred years.
Even during that period of time, Di County, where the three clans were located, was still the largest source of soldiers for the Qin country.
Although the descendants of the three clans could immediately be superior to others after joining the army, such honor was useless on the battlefield.
In those hundreds of years, who knew how many descendants of the three clans died on the battlefield.
As such, in the hearts of the three races, they had always been superior to Great Qin.
After all, we have shed blood and lost our lives for the Qin Empire, and our days are getting better and better. It's not too much to ask for some benefits, right?
However, Shang Yang used his actions to tell them: This kind of request was really too much!
Therefore, during Shang Yang's reform, he had ruthlessly cut off the heads of these noble families who had been sitting idly for hundreds of years.
Since then, the three clans of Meng, Xi, and Bai had lost many of their privileges.
The system of military merits was harsh and merciless. It treated both the nobles and the ordinary people equally.
If they wanted to get promoted through fighting in the army, it would be a loss for the nobles.
The cost was too high!
Because of this, the noble families all over the country began to change their minds.
They began to support the children of the clan to study and change their path to seek a higher position in the imperial court.
Noble families had a huge advantage in resources.
This transformation was simply not difficult for them.
Thus, after more than a hundred years of development, the nobles had almost successfully monopolized the positions in the royal court.
One of the main methods they could do this was to control the channels of knowledge transmission.
By monopolizing the right to education, these nobles achieved their goal of monopolizing the positions in the royal court.
The land of the various countries had just experienced the grand scene of a hundred schools of thought contending.
In just a few hundred years, countless sages had emerged in this treasured land.
They all condensed their wisdom into the ancient books, hoping that one day, they would be able to pass it on to future generations.
They probably never thought that the crystallization of their wisdom would one day be treated as a resource and firmly controlled by others.
The higher-ups never lacked education, and the sons of the family who were heavily nurtured were taught from a young age.
It was extremely difficult for the lower-class scholars to study, and it was no different from a fool's dream to stand out.
Even Li Si, who was a role model of a fish leaping through the dragon gate, did not have no background.
Li Si's teacher was the famous Jixia Learning Palace Chancellor Xun Zi!
With this identity, he could be considered to have come from a famous sect.
However, what did the lower class scholars have?
He didn't have any books or teacher's guidance.
Today, the gap between the scholars of noble families and the lower class scholars was getting bigger and bigger.
But would the commoner scholars really be willing?
What a joke. If he really had a submissive personality, who would still go to school?
Ordinary people would not have the guts to study!
Two thousand years later, there was a popular term in the land of the Xia Dynasty, called the inner scroll.
However, looking at the current situation, it was clear that Great Qin's scholars were much more involved than they were 2,000 years later.
Nobles monopolized knowledge and the right to education. From birth, they were almost sitting at the end point that commoners and scholars might not be able to reach even if they worked hard for their entire lives.
After reading a book of 200,000 to 300,000 words, he could proudly tell others that he was well-educated and could act tough with others.
However, the common people were running around, and most of them were mediocre no matter how hard they tried.
In short, it was just one sentence.
That was, the higher-ups were defeated, while the lower-level commoners were defeated.
Under such circumstances, Zhao Yan opened the World Bookstore, which was the greatest reliance of the dignitaries.
Although he did not do it intentionally.
However, this was like looking for a place to relieve yourself, but you didn't expect to see a bald head squatting under your butt.
Unknowingly, he had completed the effect of riding on the face.
Wang Jian was kind enough to help him out, hoping that he could become the topic terminator and end this topic with him.
However, he still underestimated the determination of the nobles.
"Great General, you say it casually. The ancient books of the sages were precious treasures, how could they be easily shown to others? What is the general's intention to support the world bookstore?”
"Humph, everyone in Xianyang knows that the person behind the three-year-old boss of the World Bookstore is Marquis Che's granddaughter, Wang Yan. In that case, what the Great General said was not unexplainable.”
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Hearing these dignitaries talking at once, mocking him one after another, Wang Jian was so angry that his face turned red.
He sneered and quietly retreated to his position.
Forget it, forget it. It's hard to persuade this damn ghost!
Wang Jian gave up. Bai Chen and the rest were even more spirited when they saw the situation.
They were prepared to work harder and take down this matter in one go.
During this period, no one noticed that Brother Zheng's expression was extremely gloomy.
"Commander of the Black Ice Platform, Dunruo requests an audience!”
At this moment, the chamberlain at the door suddenly shouted loudly.
"Xuan!" Brother Zheng's face was cold.
Not long after, Dunruo quickly entered the hall and walked past the officials. He walked to the front and bowed.
"Your Majesty, an hour ago, someone led the bailiffs to attack the World Bookstore!”
His words were concise, but he was holding a stack of papers in his hand.
After all, his position was special, and there were many things that he could not say in public.
An inner servant walked over and handed the stack of papers in Dun Ruo's hand to Brother Zheng.
When Brother Zheng was reading Dun Ruo's report, there were still some people in the hall who were making a small noise.
However, as Brother Zheng's expression grew colder and colder, the officials could feel it clearly and gradually stopped whispering.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, Brother Zheng raised his hand and threw the stack of papers at the officials below the steps.
The snow-white paper flew in the air in the hall.
Brother Zheng suddenly stood up and paced back and forth on the high platform.
"Alright, you are all my good subjects!”
At this moment, Brother Zheng's expression was cold as he swept his gaze over the officials below.
This gaze was like a tiger that had left the forest for too long and suddenly returned.
At this moment, some of the officials who had weaker mental endurance were already trembling.
Brother Zheng's anger had reached its peak.
He could hardly imagine that in Xianyang City, right under his nose.
Zhao Yan had actually been made trouble by someone several times, and now, someone had even held a knife to his neck!
When he saw this, Brother Zheng almost couldn't control his anger.
Even if his own child was a little naughty and unreasonable, he was still his own child.
Even ordinary farmers knew how to protect their children with all their might. Could it be that the dignified First Emperor was inferior to them?
If he made a mistake, it was his own business to hit and scold him.
Try touching someone else's finger, let alone using a knife!
Just as Wang Jian had expected.
Brother Zheng, who was in a rage, would not consider any opinions at all.
Even if he was considering it, he would not think about the feelings of others.
At this moment, he only had one thought, and that was to help his son vent his anger!
"Edict: Bai Chen will be fined a year's salary. Those who agree with Bai Chen's intention today will all be fined half a year's salary!”
"Your Majesty!" Wang Jian hurriedly called out softly.
What a joke. There were at least eighty or fifty officials who agreed with Bai Chen's suggestion in the court today. So many people were all fined their salaries...
Deal with it all at once?
However, Brother Zheng only glared fiercely at Wang Jian.
"Shut up!"
Then, Brother Zheng continued.
" Edict: Xi Yimu, the son of the Xi family, abused his power and used weapons without authorization..."
At this point, Brother Zheng glanced at Li Si, who had been quiet all day.
Li Si understood and said loudly," Xiyimu violated several laws of Qin. According to the law, he should be moved two thousand miles!”
Brother Zheng nodded and said coldly,"Deal with it as such!"”
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