Li Si listened to the conversation between Zhao Chen and Scholar and was indeed displeased. Talking about such disrespectful words in public was really asking for a beating.
" Your Majesty…" Li Si felt uneasy. He quickly called out to stop the Emperor, but the latter did not seem to care at all.
Ying Zheng was sitting steadily in a private room on the second floor, motioning for Li Si to continue listening. Li Si could not understand what Ying Zheng was thinking, but he did not say anything more.
After the atmosphere in the private room gradually calmed down, Zhao Chen's voice came from downstairs again.
This time, Zhao Chen stood up and walked toward the scholar. He handed the bowl in his hand to him and said,"The world is in chaos, and the people are caught in the endless flames of war. Is this the vision in your hearts? In my opinion, it's just your own selfish desires.”
Perhaps it was because he had been hit on the sore spot, the scholar was about to get up and argue with him, but Zhao Chen pressed down on his shoulder firmly, making him unable to move.
"Build the Great Wall and the border. This was a good strategy to resist foreign enemies. Although it consumes manpower, it is indeed a corvee. However, that was so that you could eat and study in Xianyang City. And you, this yellow-haired brat, described the great treasure of the country as evidence of debauchery. It was ridiculous!”Zhao Chen was furious. He vented all the anger that burst out from the bottom of his heart on the young scholar in front of him. The scholar was at a loss and could only stand rooted to the ground, not knowing how to fight back.
"Hmph, you really know how to find excuses for me.”Qin Shihuang, who was sitting in the private room, did not expect Zhao Chen to actually absolve himself of the matter of forcibly conscripting the people to build the Great Wall of Qin.
Although Ying Zheng knew that he was not as understanding as Zhao Chen had described, Zhao Chen had indeed told him the function of the Great Wall of Qin.
If he could unify the six countries earlier, the Great Wall of Qin could be built earlier, and the children of China could prepare to resist the invasion of the foreign races earlier.
However, Ying Zheng's thoughts were soon interrupted by a loud shout from outside.
"Everything you've said is just an excuse!”
The scholar had long been dissatisfied with Zhao Chen's step-by-step approach. He angrily shook off Zhao Chen's hand and stood up. Then, he shouted angrily,"If it weren't for such harsh policies, how could there be piles of bones under the city walls that were used to show off! Do you still dare to say that this is not the doing of a fatuous monarch?”
Zhao Chen didn't refute Scholar's unreasonable behavior. Instead, he smiled contemptuously. What he did not understand was how could there be such an ignorant person in the world.
"How is it? Do you have nothing to say?”Seeing the scholar's smug look, Li Cunxiao could not hold it in any longer before Zhao Chen could say anything. He stood up and pointed at the scholar as he scolded,"You brat, speaking like this is simply rude!”
If Zhao Chen hadn't stopped him in time, Li Cunxiao's sandbag-sized fist would have landed on the scholar's face in the next moment.
"What, you want to use force because you can't say it? I thought you guys were so powerful!"
Li Cunxiao felt aggrieved, but he was stopped by Zhao Chen. He felt extremely awkward, but Zhao Chen seemed to have a plan in mind.
After a moment of silence, Zhao Chen continued to ask,""Scholar, can you personally go outside of North Pass?”
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