The crime of deceiving the sovereign?
When the First Emperor Ying Zheng's voice echoed throughout the palace, many ministers of Qin State looked at each other in dismay.
The crime of deceiving the emperor, when had the Ninth Young Master, Ying Che, ever deceived the Qin Emperor, Ying Zheng?
Moreover, Ying Zheng had just affirmed Ying Che's contribution to the Great Tang, which had helped to form the alliance between Qin and Tang, as well as to protect the face of Great Qin.
Why would Ying Zheng suddenly mention the crime of deceiving the sovereign?
"When did your son commit the crime of deceiving the sovereign?”
Ying Che was a little confused. When did he commit the crime of deceiving Ying Zheng?
"I heard that you wrote a poem for the Great Tang during a banquet in the Great Tang Palace. It was called Moonlit Night on the Spring River and won the praise of the Tang Emperor, Li Shimin.”
Ying Zheng continued,'And during the banquet in the Great Tang Palace, you displayed your martial arts and killed an assassin who tried to assassinate you.'
"When did you have such talent and martial arts? As your father, why did I only know about it now? Ying Che, aren't you deceiving the emperor?”
Ying Che was speechless.
Without waiting for Ying Che to explain, the Right Prime Minister of Qin, Lord Chang Ping, immediately walked out from his seat,"
"Your Majesty, I agree that Ninth Young Master Ying Che has committed the crime of deceiving the Emperor!”
"The crime of deceiving the sovereign is offending the sovereign, but considering that the Ninth Young Master has gone to the Great Tang, I believe that the merits and demerits should be offset.”
Hiss!
Many of the ministers of the State of Qin sucked in a breath of cold air and stared at the Right Prime Minister, Lord Chang Ping, with wide eyes.
Lord Chang Ping seemed to be speaking up for the Ninth Young Master Ying Che, but his real purpose was to take this opportunity to erase Ying Che's contribution to the Great Tang.
Li Si sighed in his heart as his deep gaze quickly swept across Lord Chang Ping and Ying Che.
Lord Chang Ping was still too anxious.
Qin Emperor Ying Zheng had just questioned Ying Che, but he immediately jumped out to suppress Ying Che.
In fact, the Qin Emperor Ying Zheng did not have any intention of suppressing Ying Che.
If they really wanted to punish Ying Che for deceiving the emperor, it would not be the Qin Emperor himself who brought up this great crime.
Li Si was very clear.
Ying Zheng first mentioned the crime of deceiving the emperor to Ying Che because he wanted to stop the mouths of the ministers who might use the crime of deceiving the emperor as an excuse to deal with Ying Che.
Now that Ying Che had entered the eyes of all the forces in Great Qin, in order to prevent Ying Che from being attacked by his political enemies, and to let Ying Che understand the treacherous ways of the government, Ying Zheng helped Ying Che to make things clear.
How was this deceiving the emperor? It was clearly a show of respect and care.
"Your son is willing to be punished!" Ying Che understood what his father, Ying Zheng, meant, and admitted his mistake without any explanation.
"It's good that you're willing to be punished!"
Ying Zheng nodded slightly, looked at Li Si, and asked indifferently,""Left Minister, Lord Chang Ping believes that Ying Che has committed the crime of deceiving the sovereign and should be punished. What crime do you think Ying Che should be punished for?”
"I don't agree with Lord Chang Ping's opinion."
"Merits are merits, and faults are faults. How can merits offset faults? Otherwise, the other countries will think that Great Qin doesn't know how to reward and punish!”
Li Si had already figured out Ying Zheng's thoughts, so how could he not understand why Ying Zheng had called him?
"That's right. Great Qin has established a country with military merits, and there has never been a case where merits and demerits offset each other.”"Then, how do you think we should punish Ying Che?" Ying Zheng nodded and asked.”
"I don't think Ninth Young Master Ying Che is hiding anything.”
"The Ninth Young Master has literary talent and martial arts, but he has always been biding his time and has never had the chance to display it.”
"Therefore, I believe that the Ninth Young Master is not guilty of deceiving the Emperor and can be punished lightly. It would be better to let the Ninth Young Master Ying Che write a poem that had the style of the Qin Country.”
Li Si thought for a moment and said," During the banquet in the Great Tang Palace, the Ninth Young Master wrote an excellent poem for the Great Tang,'Moonlit Night on the Spring River'.”
"This subject has also seen this poem. It is beautiful and peerless, and it has written the atmosphere of the Great Tang.”
"And after this poem spread throughout the various countries, it also made countless people admire the culture of the Great Tang.”
"This subject believes that the culture of the Great Qin Dynasty has a long history and is not weaker than the Great Tang. It is just that our reputation has not yet been made known. As a Qin citizen, since the Ninth Young Master can write poems that conform to the style of the Great Tang Dynasty like the Spring River and the Moonlit Night, he can certainly write poems that conform to the style of the Great Qin Dynasty.”
"If the Ninth Young Master can write a poem about the Great Qin Dynasty and spread it to all the countries in the world, it will also correct the reputation of the Great Qin Dynasty!”
Li Si suggested.
Not only did the eyes of all the civil and military officials of the Great Qin Empire light up, even Ying Zheng's eyes lit up with interest.
The Spring River Flower Moon was extremely beautiful and described the charm of the Great Tang. Just as Li Si had said, after the poem spread to the world, countless people from all over the world yearned to visit the Great Tang.
This was the charm of cultural works!
Culture was the soft power of a country. It spread quickly, and its influence was far more convenient and effective than war.
"Ying Che, I like Prime Minister Li Si's suggestion.”
A smile appeared on Ying Zheng's face as he said,""Although you did not intend to commit the crime of deceiving the sovereign, you still need to be punished.”
" During the banquet in the Great Tang Palace, you wrote a poem that has spread throughout the world. Today, I will punish you. Today, in Xianyang Palace, you will write a poem that matches the charm of my Great Qin…
Moreover, the poem must be famous throughout the world and spread to all countries!”
"Let the scholars of the various countries know that this is our Great Qin when they hear the poems!”
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