At this moment, after the First Emperor destroyed the six kingdoms, it took another seven years to finally drive out the Xiongnu in the north and pacify the Baiyue in the south, forming a large empire that started from Liaodong in the east, reached the plateau in the west, occupied Lingnan in the south, and reached Yinshan Mountain in the north.

The First Emperor also abolished the enfeoffment system handed down from the Western Zhou Dynasty and implemented a single system of counties and counties in national management. A total of forty-eight counties were established for management throughout the country.

At this moment, the Qin Dynasty reached the peak of its rule, and just after that, the famous event in history occurred in the thirty-fourth year of the First Emperor.

In the thirty-fourth year of the First Emperor's reign, the Xiongnu were expelled to Mobei, and the land of Baiyue was pacified and included in the territory of Qin. The First Emperor was very happy. From then on, there was no force in the world that could resist the Qin army.

So, the First Emperor held a big banquet in Xianyang Palace on his birthday to celebrate the great victory!

After the banquet began, the three ministers and nine ministers took turns toasting to the First Emperor, wishing the Qin Dynasty a long destiny and the Emperor a long life. Then the seventy doctors present came forward to toast and celebrate his birthday. The scene was grand and the First Emperor was very happy.

Servant Zhou Qingchen came forward and said: "Before your Majesty, the territory of Qin State did not exceed a thousand miles, surrounded by powerful enemies, and the world was constantly in disputes. After your Majesty came to the throne, relying on your Majesty's wisdom and martial arts, the six kingdoms were destroyed within twenty years."

, drive the Xiongnu to the north, and conquer the Baiyue to the south, and the whole world will bow their heads. Wherever the sun and moon can shine, everyone admires your majesty’s benevolence!”

Dr. Liu Wenhe continued: "Your Majesty has established the territories of the princes of various countries into counties and counties, and the wars in the world have calmed down. Everyone lives and works in peace and contentment without the worry of war. It can be said that he has made great achievements through the ages. It can be passed down for eternity. No one from ancient times to the present can catch up with your Majesty."

of mighty virtue.”

Dr. Qi Ren Chun Yuyue always remembered Wang Wan's instructions before leaving, and he was always aggrieved. Now he heard someone praising the system of prefectures and counties. He was very angry. He couldn't help but stand up and remonstrate, saying: "Your Majesty, I heard that Shang

The Zhou Dynasty and the Zhou Dynasty ruled the world for more than a thousand years because they used enfeoffment to govern the world. They made their own children and trusted heroes kings and made them their auxiliary forces. Once the emperor was threatened, the princes would come to help.

Now His Majesty owns the world, but his children are common people without any titles. If there are ministers like Tian Chang and Liu Qing in the future, there will be no one to help. How can we save it? Things can last long if they don't follow the ancients.

I have never heard of them being defeated. Now they are flattering you in person to deepen your majesty’s faults. They are really not loyal ministers. Please tell me clearly!”

When the First Emperor heard this, his good mood was completely ruined, and his face suddenly seemed to be covered with a layer of frost. However, since the Zhengguo incident, the First Emperor valued his reputation for humbly accepting advice, and did not want to damage his image, so he acted coldly.

He asked: "What do you think of this?"

At the beginning of the unification of the world, Prime Minister Wang Wan proposed to use enfeoffment to consolidate the world. There were many supporters in the court. However, the First Emperor advocated Legalism and stood firmly on the side of Tingwei Li Si, and the county system was implemented. Today

Chunyu Yue once again put this issue on the table, and many ministers who supported enfeoffment in private were secretly happy and unwilling to refute it.

Previously, the First Emperor dismissed Wang Wan and promoted Li Si to prime minister because Li Si advocated the system of prefectures and counties, while Wang Wan advocated the enfeoffment system. Faced with this situation, Li Si could not stay out of the matter.

So Li Si stood up and said: "The systems formulated by the five emperors in ancient times are all different, and the systems in the three generations have also been different. However, the world can be well governed. Why? It is because the times are different, and the background for governing society has also emerged.

If there are differences, the corresponding systems must also be changed. Only by advancing with the times can the country be governed well. Sticking to the past will not lead to long-term peace and stability.

Now His Majesty has created a great cause and established immortal achievements. This has never happened three generations ago. Naturally, it is impossible to govern the world according to the method three generations ago. This is not something that stupid scholars can understand.

But what Chunyu Yue said now was three generations ago. What can we imitate?

Now the world is unified, the world is under submission, and the country is governed by unified laws and regulations. The people work hard at home to engage in agricultural production and cottage industry, while the scholars study laws and prohibitions at court, and the world can be governed!"

Chunyu Yue became even more angry and argued: "What the Prime Minister said is different. The system of Shang and Zhou Dynasty has been tested for thousands of years and is what we should inherit. Now that all counties have been established, in just a few years, it cannot be said that this is in line with the current situation."

System. Once there is a change in the court, and there are no princes outside to respond, how can the emperor govern the world with one person? Isn’t this building a wall on top of eggs?”

Li Si realized that these Confucian scholars had a deep-rooted admiration for the feudal system and despised the county system in their hearts. It would be difficult to convince them in a short period of time to make them agree with the county system. If these nerds were not warned by force, they would continue to come out in the future.

He criticized it, so he said: "Our Qin Dynasty strengthened its national strength and unified the world by establishing counties and counties! How can we say that it has not been tested?

Before, the world fell apart and there was no strong unified political power. The princes rose up at the same time and attacked each other. People didn't know how to adapt. Everyone had their own opinions. Their opinions were chaotic, and various private schools emerged.

Now the emperor has annexed the world, clarified right and wrong, and established his supreme status. However, some scholars are still ignorant of current affairs and do not learn from reality. They still insist on imitating ancient times, using past events to criticize the current social system, and spreading rumors everywhere.

, confusing the people.

They taught knowledge privately and criticized the country's laws and education together. When the laws were issued, they each used their own theories to discuss them. When they went home, they criticized them in their hearts. When they came out, they talked in the streets and boasted about themselves in front of the monarch. They used this to gain fame and be innovative.

Thinking that he is superior, he leads a group of followers below to fabricate slander. If this situation is not prohibited, the authority of the monarch will be reduced, and the party members will collude with each other. Therefore, I believe that this situation must be prohibited.

The minister suggested that in addition to the books written by Qin historians, other

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History books from all countries will be destroyed; except for books that are not needed by doctorates themselves, all folk collections such as "Poems" and "Books", as well as books by various schools of thought, will be destroyed. Anyone who wants to gather a crowd to discuss poetry and books will be beheaded.

, in ancient times and not today, the clan was to be exterminated, and it was limited to thirty days, and it was concentrated in counties and counties to be destroyed. For example

If an official fails to report the information, he will be punished according to the same crime. If the order is not carried out within thirty days, he will be fined as a Chengdu. Medical books, agricultural books, and divination books are not included. In addition,

, all the books of various schools of thought have been destroyed. If you want to learn laws, go to the officials to learn."

It has been nine years since the Qin Dynasty unified the world, and the debate on whether to restore the feudal system has also continued for nine years. It still has no intention of stopping. The First Emperor's patience has reached its limit. If this continues, all kinds of thoughts will

It would become widespread, and every time the government implemented a decree, it would be criticized and difficult to implement, so the First Emperor also decided to use severe measures to stop the current endless debate.

The First Emperor did not want to dwell on this issue anymore, and severely reprimanded: "I have unified the world for nine years, and you pedantic Confucian scholars are still thinking about enfeoffment. Do you want to tear the Qin Dynasty into pieces again?

The Prime Minister's suggestion is right! I want to burn all the miscellaneous books in the world, unify the political orders from now on, and make the Qin Dynasty permanent! Send me an edict to destroy all miscellaneous books within thirty days from now on, and private lectures are prohibited from now on! Violation of the order

The offenders will be severely punished according to law!”

Chunyu Yue knelt his head on the ground and cried: "Your Majesty, think twice! The country of Qin cannot be ruined like this!"

The First Emperor said angrily: "I think that you have been loyal and tolerant for many years, but now you are so ignorant of current affairs and slandering the country's plans. Someone comes and puts you in prison and sentenced to death!"

As soon as the book-burning order came out, all the scholars in the world were in an uproar. However, due to the majesty of the imperial court, no one dared to disobey.

Confucian scholar Liu Qing said to Kong Lin privately: "Once the book burning order is implemented, I am afraid that all the classics of various schools of thought will be scattered! I want to collect some books privately and pass on Confucianism." Both Liu Qing and Kong Lin were there.

He is a doctor in the imperial court, and since they are both from Qi, they are usually very close to each other.

Kong Lin said: "Now the emperor has issued an order. If you don't burn the books, you will be cut off from the city. You will be sentenced to four years in prison. You will have to stand guard during the day and build the Great Wall at night. Is this what scholars like you and I can endure?"

Liu Qing said seriously: "Mencius said, 'Fish is what I want, bear's paw is also what I want. You can't have both. One would give up fish and take bear's paw. Life is also what I want. That's right.

, and that’s what I want. You can’t have both, and you have to sacrifice your life for righteousness.’ Now that I am so scared just to be punished as a city Dan, are there really no moral people in our Confucian school?”

Kong Lin was very ashamed and bowed again: "Brother Liu, what are your plans? I will try my best to complete it."

Liu Qingdao: "There are still a few days until the book burning today. You and I will copy the "Poetry" and "Book" again and hide them in different places. If anyone reports, hand over the originals. I will punish you by being a Cheng Dan.

Brother Kong, please be sure to keep the manuscript!"

Kong Lin admired Liu Qing's loyalty very much and said: "Everything must be obeyed by Brother Liu!"

So the two of them stayed up all night, copied a new copy, and hid it between the walls.

Soon, the deadline for the book-burning order expired, and someone reported that Liu Qing had collected books. Liu Qing had no choice but to hand over the originals. He was punished as a Chengdan, and died at the foot of the Great Wall a month later.

Confucius was grateful for Liu Qing's experience and preserved the "Poetry" and "Book" completely.

After the book-burning order was implemented, no one in the court or among the people dared to openly discuss government affairs, especially the enfeoffment system, which on the surface has become a thing of the past forever.

The First Emperor was very proud and said to Zhao Gao: "Now Da Qin has not only unified the world materially, but also ideologically everyone in the world recognizes our Da Qin! This is the beginning of a thousand years of achievements!"

Zhao Gaodao: "Your Majesty is wise and mighty, and is truly a model for all generations! In the future, he will surely be famous for centuries and be worshiped by future generations!"

When the First Emperor heard Zhao Gao talking about his descendants, he suddenly thought that although he had established extraordinary achievements, he would not escape death after all, and his face became gloomy. Zhao Gao saw that the First Emperor was unhappy, realized that he had made a mistake, and kowtowed quickly, saying: "My lord,

I made a mistake, please forgive me. Your Majesty will definitely get the elixir of life and live a long life! There is no need for future generations to worship you."

The First Emperor said, "Get up. I forgive your guilt. Go and call Lu Sheng!"

Zhao Gao did not dare to neglect and hurriedly went to Xuan Lu to see him.

After Lu Sheng arrived, the First Emperor asked: "Now that I have ordered Meng Tian to expel the Xiongnu, and the immortal's requirements have been met, should I be given the elixir of immortality?"

Lu Sheng said: "Your Majesty, you don't know. Since the real person is willing to ask me to bring a letter to your majesty, it means that your majesty has an immortal connection and can meet the real person. However, when I have been asking the immortal to come to see your majesty in the past few days, I always get the result.

It feels like something is blocking me. I communicated with other people and they all said they felt this way."

The First Emperor asked: "Sir, do you know the reason?"

"It is said in fairy prescriptions that evil ghosts will harm the real person, and evil ghosts often follow the monarch. I think this may be the reason why the real person does not show up."

"Then how can we drive away evil spirits?"

"Your Majesty must always hide his place to avoid evil spirits! Only when you avoid evil spirits will the real person come. If the place where the monarch lives is known by his subjects, it will also hinder the gods."

The First Emperor became more and more interested and asked: "What are the talents of the real person?"

"A real person will not be soaked by water when immersed in water. He will not feel heat when he enters fire. He can fly in the clouds and mist. He will live forever and live as long as heaven and earth. Now that your majesty governs the world, he has received too many people and dealt with too many things. He cannot be peaceful.

No desire. I hope you live in the palace

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Don't let anyone know about it, and then the elixir of immortality can probably be found."

"I am very envious of Zhenren for having such abilities. From now on, I will call myself 'Zhenren' instead of 'Lian'."

Therefore, in order to hide his whereabouts, the First Emperor ordered 270 palaces within 200 miles near Xianyang to be connected with roads erected in the air and corridors on the ground, and curtains, bells, drums, and beauties were placed in them.

The layout must not be moved. Everywhere the emperor goes must be kept strictly confidential. If anyone tells the location, he will be punished by death.

One day, the First Emperor visited the Liangshan Palace. From the mountain, he saw a group of people and horses walking on the road down the mountain. There were many chariots and riders. They were walking on the street with great force. Anyone who didn't get out of the way in time was whipped. The First Emperor asked the people around him: "This group is walking down the mountain."

Who owns the chariot?"

One of the attendants replied: "Your Majesty, this is Prime Minister Li Si's chariot."

The First Emperor snorted coldly and said: "Li Si is the Prime Minister now, and he is so powerful!"

Li Si was always cautious in doing things. In order to know the movements of the First Emperor in time, he bribed many of the followers around the First Emperor. One of the followers accepted Li Si's benefits and saw that the First Emperor was dissatisfied with Li Si, so he immediately reported the matter to Li Si secretly.

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Li Si was horrified after hearing this. He quickly reduced the number of cars he drove and ordered his family not to show off outside in the future.
To be continued...