Zijin's voice was still extremely calm.
In history, the First Emperor had burned books and buried scholars.
However, the so-called scamming Confucians was actually scamming and killing warlocks.
And even if the books were burned, it would only be the books of the common people. There would be a copy in the palace, so that the hundreds of ancient books would not be destroyed.
The one who had destroyed all these books was Xiang Yu.
The Chu people were burned to the ground!
Burning books and burying scholars?
The moment these four words were spoken, they were like rolling thunder that spread throughout the wilderness.
After everyone heard it, they all felt their eardrums tremble as if they had heard thunder.
They looked at Zijin in disbelief. This would have a greater impact than killing these Confucian scholars and razing the Confucian School.
This was like stepping on the dignity of the scholarly faction.
If such a thing really happened, then their scholarly faction's prestige would definitely be swept to the ground.
Li Si and the others trembled when they heard this.
Especially Li Si, whose eyes shone brightly.
Although he had once studied under Xun Zi, he was a Legalist.
Legalism and Confucianism clashed in many areas.
Over the years, he had assisted the First Emperor and used harsh punishments, but he had been scolded by these Confucian disciples.
If he really did that, Li Si was actually quite happy. The prestige of Legalism could even be enhanced by this " burning books and burying Confucians " incident.
Li Si felt that there was room for maneuver.
However…
"If that's the case, I'm afraid all the Confucian scholars in the world will go crazy. What is this Young Master Zijin trying to do?”
Li Si shook his head. He felt that this Young Master Zijin was a mystery that he could not figure out at all.
The Confucians were going crazy.
Even though they were intimidated by Zijin's might, they were still burning with anger.
If looks could kill, Zi Jin would have been dismembered by these people.
"You…you dare!"
"As the Prince of Great Qin, Young Master Zijin, please be careful with your words!”
"Burning books and burying scholars, Young Master Zijin, how dare you!”
"Even the First Emperor wouldn't dare to say something like that. You're just a prince, what makes you think you can do such a thing?”
Immediately, the Confucians began to shout.
However, the scene was a little funny.
These Confucians were indeed very angry, but because of the Brocade Guards around them who were holding knives and staring at them like tigers, these Confucians became timid again.
Therefore, the vicious words that were originally on the tip of his tongue had completely softened.
Otherwise, under normal circumstances, these Confucians would have already cursed and cursed.
"You can also refuse, or you will die. It seems that you scholarly disciples are only so-so. As long as he won the debate, wouldn't everything be fine? If you lose, then you can only blame your lack of skill.”
Zijin's casual words directly provoked these Confucian scholars.
"Alright, we accept!"
Although they knew that Zijin was trying to goad them, these Confucianists admitted that Zijin was right.
As long as they won this time, the burning of books and burying of scholars would not happen, and they would become famous throughout Great Qin.
The director frowned and looked at Zijin." Then, Young Master Zijin, please tell us the topic of the debate."”
These words made many people around curious.
Zijin crossed her arms in front of her chest and said calmly," Then find someone suitable for the occasion. Tell me, do you Confucian scholars deserve to be killed?!"”
The moment he said this, everyone was stunned.
The Confucians, in particular, were burning with rage.
In their eyes, Zijin's words were a deliberate humiliation.
"Of course not. Our Confucians emphasize on using politics and etiquette to govern. We Confucians can help Your Majesty. If we use morality to guide people to be good and use etiquette to restrain people's words and deeds, we can help Your Majesty.”
"Not only will the commoners have a sense of shame, but they will also abide by the righteous path. The hearts of the people will submit, and the world will be at peace. This is much better than using war to make the commoners suffer.”
Many of the surrounding Confucians cheered.
"Our Confucians advocate 'being filial and filial, and rarely rebelling against the higher'. We advocate loyalty, filial piety, loyalty to the monarch, and love for the country. With us Confucians assisting His Majesty, the Great Qin Empire will definitely prosper.”
Li Si and the other officials could not help but frown when they heard this.
As soon as the Confucians started, they immediately raised a huge flag and started from the perspective of an emperor, explaining how to govern the country.
Even though Li Si was a Legalist, he had to admit that if Confucianism were to develop, it would be very beneficial for an emperor to rule the people in a peaceful era.
Legalism only restricted people by law, making them not dare to do it. However, Confucianism was different. It directly strengthened the control of thoughts and restricted people's moral behavior, making people unable to do it.
Li Si took a deep breath." I'm afraid that Young Master Zijin is in trouble this time.”
If Li Si put himself in the scholar's shoes, he would find it difficult to refute the scholar's words.
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