"My son, what you said just now…is it true?”
The First Emperor couldn't help but ask.
Everyone knew that Qin Shihuang was a cruel ruler.
He did not expect that he would be merciful when he fell to his son's side.
All the officials in the court were dumbfounded.
However, when they looked at Zhao Tian, many of them were still disdainful.
Zhao Tian?
Normally, they were all unknown people.
If not for the fact that he was the son of the First Emperor, no one would have known about him.
Now, he actually said such words in the court.
In everyone's opinion, Zhao Tian's words were like a river of words.
He just wanted to attract the First Emperor's attention.
"You're so stupid. Think about it. You've attracted His Majesty's attention now, but if you can't say why, you'll only become a joke.”
Many people muttered in their hearts.
Of course, Zhao Tian was the son of the First Emperor after all, so these people didn't dare to say it out loud.
"Thirteenth Brother, do you know what nonsense you are spouting?”
Fu Su was also stunned, and then he said angrily,"
Now that the heavens have sent down a divine stone, indicating that Father is cruel, you are still so "perverse"?
Zhao Tian ignored Fu Su and bowed to the First Emperor.
"I say that Imperial Father is too merciful! The world indeed calls Father a tyrant, but in my opinion, this is a huge mistake.”
The so-called tyrant was just a crime that the future generations wanted to add.
Qin Shihuang had a total of three court discussions in his life, which affected the history of China for more than 2000 years.
The first time the court discussed the title of emperor and the abolition of posthumous title law.
The second court discussion abolished the enfeoffment and set up prefectures and counties.
The third court meeting, burning poetry and books.
And it was precisely because of what the three court meetings did that later generations thought it was wrong and that Qin Shi Huang was a tyrant.
However, only half of the allusion of " burning books and burying Confucians " was consistent with historical facts. It was true that the order to burn ancient books and records was issued, but it was not to bury Confucians, but to bury sorcerers.
Sima Qian's " Records of the Historian " also did not record this saying.
Even the burning of the books had been exaggerated.
Throughout history, only Qin Shi Huang did not order the killing of the founding heroes.
The term tyrant originated from the Chronicles of the First Emperor of Qin in the Records of the Historian. The term tyrant contained a lot of subjective emotions.
"Big mistake? Why did you come? Do you know that this is the Imperial Court? You can't play around in the Imperial Court. Otherwise, you will be punished.”
the First Emperor said calmly.
Zhao Tian immediately bowed." Father and all the ministers present, please answer my two questions.”
Qin Shihuang nodded slightly.
The civil and military officials present were also interested. They wanted to see what this unknown Thirteenth Prince could say.
"Has Father ever accepted the words of a woman, abandoned his four sacrifices and did not answer, abandoned his left king's parents and brothers, and thought that there were many sinners in the four directions who fled?”
Everyone was stunned.
They didn't expect the Thirteenth Prince to use the words in the " Pastoral Oath " to prove his point of view.
This was about listening to the words of a woman, despising the sacrifice to his ancestors, despising and abandoning his brothers of the same ancestor, and only praising, respecting, trusting, and using those who had committed serious crimes in the four directions as officials.
"No!"
The First Emperor immediately shook his head.
"Did Imperial Father indiscriminately kill meritorious officials, massacre cities, and exterminate all the nobles of the six states?”
"No!"
A faint smile appeared on Zhao Tian's face.
"Since you didn't do anything, how can you say that you're cruel? Imperial Father is still too merciful."
Zhao Tian turned to look at Fu Su, his eyes hale and hearty.
"What Imperial Brother said earlier was even more ridiculous.”
"Building the Great Wall is a waste of manpower and money?"
"These are just the stupid words of a filthy person. As the eldest son of Great Qin, how can you not distinguish between right and wrong?”
The corner of Fu Su's mouth twitched slightly.
This was the first time he had been reprimanded like this.
As for his teacher, Chunyu Yue, his expression was extremely gloomy.
Wasn't the word 'dirty' referring to him instead?
After all, he was the one who taught Fu Su everything.
" The Great Wall is the most advanced military defense facility and transportation information network. It is the painstaking work of Father and Meng Tian. It is the Empire's line of interest. It is the screen that has protected our homeland for thousands of years.”
"Do you know that building the Great Wall is not a waste of national strength and manpower? It is a long-term plan.”
"In terms of cost, the Great Wall might seem like it costs a lot, but it actually saves money.”
"The northern borders of the empire are far and long. Without the Great Wall, if we only use the army, I'm afraid that the number of soldiers required is something that no country can afford.”
"And with the Great Wall, the Empire will only need to use a small number of mobile troops to deal with ordinary invasions. It can be said that the achievements will last for thousands of years.”
Zhao Tian's words were impassioned as he spoke confidently.
Since the Han and Jin Dynasties, foreign invasion has been frequent.
If not for the Great Wall, would it have been so difficult for the Hu horses to enter the Central Plains?
There were many reasons for the fall of the Qin Dynasty. Perhaps the Great Wall was one of them, but the contribution of Qin Shihuang to the Chinese nation could not be denied.
When you drink water, don't forget the person who dug the well. Don't plant trees in front of you, and talk about it in the wind after you.
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