"What do you think about unifying the characters?”
Bai Chen mused for a moment. He really had that little idea.
It was not for anything else, but for him to be lazy.
"Before I answer brother's question, I want to ask brother two more questions.”
"Which country does Imperial Brother think Li Xiangguo is from?”
Which country was Li Si from?
Which country am I from?
Ying Zheng and Li Si were confused by Bai Chen's sudden question.
What did this have to do with unifying the language?
"Li Si helped me sweep the Six Directions and become an emperor, so he is naturally a citizen of Qin.”
Although he did not know the purpose of Bai Chen's question, Ying Zheng still answered.
Naturally, Ying Zheng knew that Li Si came from the Chu Country.
However, if Ying Zheng gave such an answer, he would be treating Li Si as an outsider, which would be too hurtful.
"Then what about Gao Jianli, the one who sent Jing Ke off and wrote the 'Song of Yi Water'? Which country does Imperial Brother think he is from?"
Bai Chen nodded slightly and asked the second question.
"Jing Ke's friend Gao Jianli? He's just a survivor of the Yan Country."
Ying Zheng frowned slightly.
Jing Ke was a name that Ying Zheng could never forget.
It represented a bad memory.
Now that the two questions had been answered, Ying Zheng wanted to see what Bai Chen wanted to say.
"See, even Imperial Brother himself has never treated Gao Jianli as a Qin man, so what right do you have to ask the people of the six countries to submit?”
Bai Chen shook his head and sighed.
"What does treating Gao Jianli as a Qin person have to do with the six countries 'loyalty?”
Li Si was puzzled.
Ying Zheng also looked at Bai Chen, waiting for his answer.
"It's said that the Prime Minister's stomach can hold a boat, so as the ruler of a country, he must be even more tolerant.”
"The sea accepts hundreds of rivers."
"Now that the world is unified, there are no more people from the six countries. Even if that Gao Jianli betrays in the future, he will be a traitor of the Qin country and a Qin person who violated the Qin law, not a remnant of the Yan country!”
Bai Chen drank a mouthful of tea and said while shaking his head.
If it wasn't for the future of the human race, the people of the world…and the merit that is beneficial to my cultivation, I wouldn't have wasted my time giving advice to Brother Wang. I hope Brother Wang and Li Si can have some comprehension.
"Even if it's a rebellion, it's still a rebellion of the Qin Country…"
Hearing Bai Chen's words, Ying Zheng felt as if he had been enlightened.
That's right, if he wanted the people of the six states to submit to him, the first thing he had to do was to treat them as Qin people and not outsiders.
It wasn't just him. From Li Si to the officials in the royal court and the minor officials everywhere, everyone had to do the same.
Only then would the six states have a foundation to join.
Little Brother Chen was indeed the reincarnation of an immortal. The wisdom in his words was truly incomparable to that of mortals.
Ying Zheng could not help but sigh in his heart.
As for what Bai Chen had said in his heart, Ying Zheng had completely ignored it.
"Listening to Lord An Le's words is better than reading ten years of books. However, we're not discussing the unification of the written language now.”
Li Si recovered from his shock and expressed his doubts.
What he said made sense, but wasn't he going too far away from the topic?
Moreover, what was the story behind the prime minister's stomach being able to hold a boat?
Could it be that he was deliberately mocking Li Si for being narrow-minded?
"Of course it has something to do with me."
Bai Chen glanced at Li Si, then turned to Ying Zheng.
"Since there is no distinction between the six countries and the Qin country, then why must we use the Qin seal script?”
"Not using Qin Zhuan? Then which language does Brother Chen want to use?"
Ying Zheng frowned slightly.
Qin unified the six countries, but in the end, they still used the language of the destroyed country. This could not be justified, right?
"New words."
Bai Chen spat out two words.
"New words?"
Ying Zheng was stunned. He did not expect Bai Chen to give him such an answer.
"Unifying the language will inevitably abolish the language of the six dynasties, forcing the students of the six dynasties to learn from scratch.”
"Instead of learning Qin Zhuan, why not create a new character that is easier to learn.”
"At the same time, Imperial Brother, do you remember what I said yesterday? Everyone in Great Qin is like a dragon.”
"The new characters are easy to learn and can allow more people to read and write.”
Bai Chen gave a plan.
Use simplified Chinese characters.
If it were any other dynasty, Bai Chen would not be able to make this change.
Only before and after the unification of the Qin country, this was the only chance.
The only difference between the new characters and the original Qin Zhuan characters was the scholars who used the original Qin Zhuan characters.
Everyone else had to start learning from scratch.
"Lord An Le's idea is not bad, but I have a question.”
Li Si cupped his hands and said,"
" The characters of the six dynasties are not formed overnight. To create new characters that are easy to learn is as difficult as Cangjie's creation of characters. It is not something that can be completed in a short time…"
"Lord An Le saw it too. His Majesty only gave me seven days to sort out the unified language…"
"Leave it to me."
Bai Chen understood Li Si's worry and directly interrupted him.
"Lord An Le is not joking?"
Li Si was slightly stunned and looked at Bai Chen in disbelief.
Creating a new character, even the most erudite person in the scholarly faction couldn't do this, right?
"Give me the compiled scripture and send me two assistants. I'll definitely finish it in seven days.”
Bai Chen boasted without the slightest fear.
What a joke. If not for the fact that every word needed to correspond, Bai Chen, he could finish it in a day.
Wasn't it just Cangjie creating words? I'll let you see what it means to have a simple Great Dao.
"Your Majesty?"
Li Si looked at Ying Zheng. In the end, it was still up to Ying Zheng to decide whether or not to use the new characters.
"Then it's settled."
Naturally, Ying Zheng would not refuse.
Having abandoned the years of longevity, he now had clear ears and eyes. He could clearly feel that the implementation of new characters was definitely more useful than simply unifying them with Qin Zhuan.
This was the cornerstone of the Great Qin Empire, where everyone was like a dragon. How could he, Ying Zheng, retreat at the first step?
"Li Si, I order you to write the Cangjie Pian, tell Zhao Gao to write the Yuan Li Pian, and Hu Wujing to write the Erudite Pian to assist Lord An Le in completing the final New Words Ceremony!”
"Yes!"
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