Zhangtai Palace was the main palace of the Great Qin Dynasty south of the Wei River. It was also the place where the officials and ministers of the Great Qin Dynasty discussed matters.
Every day, memorials from all over the country were gathered for the First Emperor to read.
According to historical records, Qin Shihuang had once practiced writing here, adjudicating cases during the day and writing books at night.
"Your son greets father!"
Ying Mu mixed in with the group of Great Qin Young Masters and followed the chamberlain into Zhangtai Palace.
At this moment, Zhangtai Palace was in the middle of the court assembly, and it was filled with people kneeling here.
After Ying Mu bowed, he couldn't help but look at the top of the palace.
Over there.
A dignified figure in a black dragon robe was kneeling behind a table filled with bamboo scrolls.
There were no dragon chairs or stools in the Qin Dynasty.
In the Qin Dynasty, no matter if it was the First Emperor who was high up in the sky, the officials of the court, or the common people at the bottom, they all knelt on the woolen carpet, Hu bed, and straw mat.
This was the origin of the phrase 'sitting on the floor'.
This was also one of the areas that Ying Mu was not used to.
It was just that he had just arrived, so it was not good for him to act different from ordinary people.
He could only force himself to slowly adapt.
"There's no need to be so polite.”
It could be seen that the First Emperor was quite tolerant of his children.
After seeing Ying Mu and the others, the solemn expression on his face softened.
"Thank you, Father!"
Ying Mu and the others thanked him.
Then, under Ying Kun's lead, they arrived behind an elegant young man who was also wearing a young master's uniform.
This person was the eldest son of the Great Qin Dynasty, Fu Su!
He was the successor of Great Qin, a person who respected Confucianism and had a wise reputation.
Because it was a solemn occasion like the Zhangtai Palace court meeting, everyone did not dare to make a noise. They could only nod slightly as a greeting.
"I summoned you here this time because I want to hear your opinions!”
"Today, my Great Qin destroyed the six countries and unified the world. However, the world is so big that it is difficult for the current officials to clarify it.
" Therefore, a minister wrote a letter to suggest that I follow the example of the Emperor of Zhou and endow my relatives and meritorious officials with kingdoms in their respective regions to act as a barrier to protect the Great Qin Empire.”
"All of you are my sons. If you are enfeoffed, there will definitely be a place for all of you. Then, according to all of you, is this feasible?”
The First Emperor asked Ying Mu and the others.
His words were calm and emotionless, making it difficult for others to guess what he was thinking.
Feasible!
Of course it was possible!
All the Great Qin Young Lords, including Ying Mu, wanted to raise their hands and feet in agreement when they heard the First Emperor's question.
However, before he could figure out the First Emperor's true thoughts, he had to be careful.
Regardless of whether it was Jiang Lu, who had the most obvious performance earlier, or Ying Mu, who was invisible, none of them spoke up immediately. Instead, they looked at Fu Su, who was leading the group.
With this "benevolent","wise", and "virtuous" big brother here.
It was just a system of enfeoffment.
There was no need for them to stand out!
Alright then!
Although these words were somewhat strange, they were the true thoughts of Ying Mu and the others.
Especially Ying Mu.
In his previous life, when he read the history books, he felt that the eldest son of Great Qin, Fu Su, was not bad and was the best successor to Great Qin.
However, history books were history books, and facts were facts!
After coming to this world for more than three months, Ying Mu had more or less figured out what kind of person Fu Su was.
To put it nicely, this guy was "benevolent" and "wise".
To put it bluntly, she was a saint!
In other words, he was a naive Confucian scholar whose mind was filled with the thoughts of benevolence and righteousness.
Hate the Dharma and respect Confucianism!
He wanted to abandon Legalism and use Confucianism to govern the country.
It was no wonder that after the First Emperor's death, Zhao Gao could persuade Li Si to tamper with the edict so easily.
If he was Li Si. He would probably do the same.
It wasn't that he was greedy for power.
But could Confucianism really govern a country?
If the scholarly faction could really govern the country…
Confucius wouldn't have traveled around the world.
In addition, the First Emperor was not dead yet.
Eldest Young Master Fu Su's reputation of being 'benevolent' and 'virtuous' had already spread throughout the world.
It would be strange if there were no problems.
What was the core concept of Confucianism?
It wasn't Confucius 'benevolence.
It wasn't the Heaven's Perception that Dong Zhongshu had suggested.
It wasn't the three cardinal guides and five constant virtues of Zhu Li's school.
It was Zhou Li!
What is Zhou Li?
The so-called Zhou Li was the etiquette and system of the Zhou Dynasty.
At the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, in order to coordinate with the enfeoffment system to maintain the political rule of Zongzhou, Duke Dan of Zhou carried out a large-scale reorganization and transformation of the rites and music from ancient times to the Shang Dynasty, creating a set of specific and operational rites and music systems.
All aspects of social life, including diet, daily life, sacrifices, funerals, and so on, were included in the category of "rites", making them a systematic social system and code of conduct.
This was also the highest goal of the scholarly faction.
They believed that the Zhou Dynasty was the most beautiful era.
Everyone was polite, everyone was polite, and everyone was a moral gentleman.
The common people lived and worked in peace and contentment. They did not close their doors at night and did not pick up relics on the road.
There was no need to use the law to restrain the people and govern the country.
It was enough to govern the country with "etiquette".
Obviously!
That was impossible.
Just thinking about it made one understand how a slave society could possibly be as good as the Confucian propaganda.
The so-called Rites of Zhou was only to maintain the enfeoffment rule of the Zhou imperial clan.
In other words.
The core idea of the Rites of Zhou was enfeoffment.
Since Fusu respected Confucianism and hated the law, he would definitely uphold the Zhou ceremony and support the enfeoffment system.
Ying Mu and the others were well aware of this.
Therefore, they did not have to be the ones to stand out.
He only needed to observe Fu Su's expression after he spoke.
He would make a decision based on the change in the First Emperor's expression.
If things really couldn't be done.
He could only think of other ways.
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