Facing Ying Zheng's question, no one said a word. Even Li Si, the representative of Legalism, did not say a word.
Because Ying Zheng's thought of governing the country had always been to firmly follow the Legalism, but at the same time, he had not completely given up on Confucianism.
The reason why Great Qin had become so powerful was because it had been influenced by Legalism, which was why Legalism had a very special status in Great Qin.
And the reason why the scholarly faction hadn't completely given up was because they truly couldn't give up.
Zhang Liang thought about this question and obviously pointed out a few questions.
First of all, among these options, there must be one thing that Ying Zheng did himself.
Zhang Liang himself could be considered half a Confucian disciple, but these four choices were all extremely unfriendly to Confucianism.
Of course, the last option was to abolish all the other schools of thought and only worship Confucianism. This was the greatest help and benefit to the Confucian school.
However, Zhang Liang knew that no one could shake the Legalism School's position in Great Qin.
The foundation of Great Qin was Legalism and the rule of law!
Seeing that everyone was silent, Ying Zheng, who was sitting on the table, kept tapping his fingers lightly.
It was a habit of Ying Zheng's when he was thinking about some problems.
"Dear ministers, what are your thoughts? Tell us and discuss it.”
Seeing that Ying Zheng had opened his mouth to ask again, everyone knew that staying silent was not a solution.
After exchanging a glance, Xiao He stepped forward and coughed lightly.
"Your Majesty, I have a small guess. I don't have much confidence. It's just a guess.”
Ying Zheng nodded casually and continued.
"It's fine, just say it. Zhen is not someone who can't tolerate officials speaking.”
After receiving Ying Zheng's support, Xiao He boldly spoke up.
"Your Majesty, look, only one of the four options has happened. The rest have not happened yet.”
"Moreover, these options are actually very similar. There are many similarities.”
"Burning books and burying scholars is clearly a powerful blow to the scholarly faction.”
"Putting all the books in the world into the Book House is basically the same as the first option.”
"Respecting Legalism is a system that Great Qin has implemented.”
"It can be said that the first three choices are all descriptions of His Majesty's attack and oppression of the scholarly faction.”
"Only the fourth question is different from the previous ones, so I think we should choose the fourth question.”
After Xiao He finished his analysis, he raised his head slightly and looked at Ying Zheng.
Ying Zheng did not speak immediately. Instead, his eyes were still half-closed as he tapped lightly on the table with his fingers.
After a long time, Ying Zheng let out a long sigh.
"The timing of this question is really coincidental.”
"In recent days, Zhen has been considering how to deal with the Confucian scholars and the group of people from the Physician Palace.”
Ying Zheng had already opened his mouth, and everyone was listening attentively.
"Li Si, tell them about the recent achievements of those Confucian scholars.”
Li Si was slightly taken aback when his name was suddenly called, but he immediately stood up and said,"
"As far as I know, the Confucians are in close contact with the survivors of the six dynasties. They seem to be planning to rebel and start a war.”
"Mr. Zhang Liang should be clear about this. After all, you were once a member of the Six Nations.”
"That's right," Zhang Liang said after a moment of silence.”
Zhang Liang slightly nodded. He had already decided to become an official in Xianyang and submit to Great Qin. His previous plans to rebel would be completely abandoned.
"Your Majesty, the Confucians are indeed closely related to the nobles of the six dynasties. This is absolutely true.”
"Moreover, it's not just the Confucians. Even the other schools, including the Yin-Yang School and the farmers, have an unclear relationship with the aristocrats of the six dynasties.”
"Let's put it this way. Other than the Legalism School, which has always been loyal to Great Qin, the rest of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy are more or less related to the survivors of the Six Nations!”
As soon as Zhang Liang said those words, the aura emanating from Ying Zheng's body suddenly turned a few degrees colder.
The Yin-Yang family, which was so close to Great Qin, had actually betrayed Great Qin.
After Ying Zheng gave a cold laugh, a strong killing intent burst out from his body.
"Alright, the Hundred Schools of Philosophy are all good people. I must see for myself what they want to do!”
Ying Zheng's words sounded like he was talking to himself, but at the same time, it also sounded like he was telling them a firm plan.
At this moment, the correct answer was already very obvious, so Ying Zheng raised his head and answered.
"I choose the last one!"
Ding! Correct answer!
[Analysis: The burning of books and burying of scholars took place in the 29th year of the Emperor's reign. Scholars and scholars discussed national politics in an attempt to destroy Great Qin and restore the six states!]
In his rage, the First Emperor burned all the Confucian books and killed all the Confucian disciples who participated in the rebellion!
Among the Confucian disciples who were killed, most of them were swindlers, and only a small number of them were Confucian scholars who wanted to rebel!
The second option was a new policy after burning books and burying scholars. He would collect the books to prevent them from being circulated on a large scale and implement a policy of obscuring the people.
The third option was Great Qin's foundation.
The last one was the measure taken during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che.
He had completely strengthened the power of the central government and consolidated it. It was unified and more stable in terms of thinking.
Confucianism, Yin-Yang School, Famous School, Legalism, and other schools merged into one and were given the name of Neo Confucianism.
On the surface, he was obeying Confucianism, but in reality, he was respecting the Emperor.
After reading all the analysis without missing a single word, Ying Zheng's eyes lit up.
Abolish all schools of thought and only worship Confucianism?
This was indeed a good idea. Using Confucianism to promote loyalty to the monarch and the country, and integrating other ideas into Confucianism was also a policy of obscuring the people.
The only difference was that the other policies made the people stupid and numb.
But the so-called... To eliminate all schools of thought and only respect Confucianism was to point the people's thoughts to the same place.
Using Confucianism as a pretext to control the people of the world.
Ying Zheng swept his gaze across the crowd.
"Zhang Liang, Li Si, Xiao He, what do you think about this matter of abandoning all schools of thought and only respecting Confucianism?”
Right now, Zhang Liang was rather hesitant, because he knew that even if he agreed, Ying Zheng would not adopt it in the end.
Even if it was just the biggest layer of skin, it would change from Confucianism to Legalism.
Therefore, Zhang Liang took a step forward.
"Your Majesty, if we really implement the abolition of all schools of thought and the only way to respect Confucianism, then the people of other schools and theories will definitely resist strongly.”
"You must know that the Hundred Schools of Philosophy are not to be underestimated. They are not weak!”
However, after hearing this, Ying Zheng shook his head slightly and said in a low voice,"
"Hundred Schools of Philosophy? No matter how strong they are, what do I have to fear?”
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