"In ancient times, the sage kings enshrined their merits in Zen. They wrapped their wheels with cattails and went up the mountain, so that they did not have to worry about hurting the grass, trees, earth and rocks on the mountain. When they reached the top of the mountain, they cleaned the ground and spread it on a mat made of straw, which can be used as a sacrifice.
In the place of heaven, your majesty can reach heaven by bowing on the table."
The speaker was Chunyu Yue.
This hard-headed Confucian scholar from Qi couldn't wait to throw out his Zen etiquette as soon as the emperor asked.
After hearing this, a question mark popped up in Zhao Tuo's head.
Wrap the wheel with cattails. If the wheel rolls over it, the grass and trees will not be hurt?
Moreover, Mount Taishan is more than 1,500 meters high, and there are countless twists and turns in the middle. Are you going to go up there by car?
Zhao Tuo shook his head speechlessly. He glanced at Chun Yuyue, who was opposite him in a wide robe and long sleeves. He really didn't know what was going on in the head of that man wearing the Jinxian crown.
On the other side, Qi Diao Bi, who had always been on good terms with Chun Yuyue, first praised that wrapping the wheel with cattails was indeed the method of the ancient sage kings. However, it was difficult to show the emperor's sincerity by doing so.
It would be better for the emperor to walk up the mountain in person, and then ask the accompanying ministers to offer sacrifices and bow at intervals along the road. Then build a sacrificial platform on the top of the mountain and place the sacrificial utensils up to heaven. This would show the emperor's sincerity.
Upon hearing this, the First Emperor's face turned livid.
He has already looked at Mount Tai to the north of Boyang City.
Although it is not as high as Huashan and Qinling in Guanzhong, Mount Tai is still a majestic mountain. Otherwise, the people of Qi would not be able to say that Mount Tai is equal to the sky.
Do you want me to walk up the mountain?
You want to tire me to death!
The First Emperor gave Qi Diaobi a fierce look.
When Zhao Tuo saw this scene, he became even more speechless.
These people are really masters of fantasy, and they don't consider whether what they say can be realized or whether the emperor can accept it.
In addition to these two people, leaders of other Confucian factions also spoke one after another.
Various etiquette rules were proposed that sounded quite symbolic, but were actually somewhat outrageous.
Some people even talk about building a large five-color altar on Mount Tai to symbolize the movement of the five virtues.
Let the emperor stand on the black altar among the five-color altar, look up to the sky, bow and offer sacrifices, and declare his fate to heaven.
This can better reflect the water virtues of Daqin and symbolize that destiny is mine.
One after another, the rituals of becoming a Zen monk were introduced.
Zhao Tuo noticed that the emperor's face became increasingly gloomy, and the surrounding ministers also looked at each other indifferently.
On the contrary, Tingwei Li Si had a gentle face and even had a smile on his lips.
After all the Confucian scholars finished talking about more than ten plans, Li Si glanced at Feng Chang next to him.
Feng Chang's name was Zhao Bing. He was a legal official and was considered to be of the Legalist lineage. He had always been close to Li Si.
As a minister specializing in sacrifices, Zhao Bing allowed the Confucian scholars to argue from Xianyang to Mount Tai without interfering. This may have been Li Si's intention.
Now seeing Li Si's gaze, Zhao Bing understood and knew it was time to close the net.
He stood up and scolded: "What a big event it is for the emperor to confer Zen status. You Confucian scholars call this the etiquette of the ancient sage kings. However, in the few months from Xianyang to Mount Tai, it is difficult to even finalize the etiquette. If you do this, I'm afraid it will be over.
On the day of June 6th, the etiquette has not been finalized yet. Doesn't this mean that we have missed the important event of enshrining Zen? What is the use of you!"
Hearing Feng Chang stand up and scold him, he saw the emperor's indifferent face.
Prime Minister Zuo Wang Wan frowned slightly. He glared at the Confucian scholars and said hurriedly to the First Emperor: "Your Majesty, it is difficult for all sentient beings to come to an agreement. It is better to give them another day and limit them to discuss it."
Seeing Wang Wan step up to rescue the Confucian scholars at the right time, Li Si snorted coldly in his heart.
Conferring Zen status is a matter for sage kings promoted by Confucianism.
The Confucian scholars wanted to rely on this incident to regain the emperor's favor, find a way out of the situation of being dismissed and neglected by the emperor, and compete for the right to speak in the Qin court.
Li Si, who was born under Xun Qing's family, had long seen through their virtues.
He discouraged Feng Chang from intervening and allowed the Confucian scholars to quarrel with each other, and even secretly added fuel to the flames.
Li Si did this just to demonstrate the uselessness of these Confucian scholars in front of the emperor.
Now that the time has come, how can we just sit back and watch Wang Wan come to the rescue.
Li Si coughed slightly, stood up and said, "What the Prime Minister said is wrong. I just looked at the words of all living beings and said that the ceremony of enshrining Zen is not only confusing and mutually exclusive, it is difficult to pin it down. Moreover, they are all weird and difficult to understand.
, far beyond what most people can understand and realize. Even if they were given another day, what would be the use of negotiating it? Do they really want the emperor to ride up the mountain in a cart wrapped with cattails, or do they want the emperor to climb to the top of Mount Tai on foot?
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When Zhao Tuo heard what Li Si said, he knew that those Confucian scholars were about to die.
What a great Li Si, his words really touched the heart of the emperor.
Sure enough, the first emperor, who was originally very gloomy, became completely angry when he heard the words "climbing Mount Tai on foot".
He snorted coldly and scolded: "Everyone's words are different and difficult to apply. I will use the etiquette of the Qin Dynasty when I conduct the Zen ceremony."
As soon as these words came out, the faces of all the Confucian scholars changed completely.
They originally wanted to express their expertise in making rituals through the ceremony of enshrining Zen, and seize the right to speak in the Qin State's ideological and sacrificial level. Who knew that the emperor directly exempted them and used Qin rituals to enshrine Zen.
What do these Qilu Confucian scholars do?
"Your Majesty, this is not allowed!"
Chunyu Yue stiffened his neck and screamed, "In order to enshrine Zen, one must learn from the methods of the ancient sage kings. How can we use Qin's etiquette?"
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions changed drastically, and the emperor on the main seat even raised his brows, with flames burning in his eyes.
Li Si's eyes were bright.
It felt like Chun Yuyue was his ally.
But just when Li Si was about to stand up and use Chun Yuyue's words to make full use of it, put a label on this group of Confucian scholars, and then carry out a large-scale attack.
But there was someone who stood up faster than him.
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"Today's world belongs to me, the Qin Dynasty. Whether it's for conferring Zen or offering sacrifices, there's nothing wrong with using our Qin rituals! The emperor asked you to discuss the conferral of Zen, but they argued all the way and couldn't decide, neglecting the business, and now you dare to talk nonsense here. It's really unreasonable.
.It should be forked out!”
Everyone was stunned and looked for fame, only to see the martial arts lord Zhao Tuo standing up, his face flushed, glaring at Chun Yuyue and the Confucian scholars, his face full of anger.
Everyone in the room had just been surprised by Chunyu Yue's bold words. Before they could react, they saw Wu Gonghou standing up and scolding and roaring, and they couldn't help but agree with him.
"Fork out!"
"Get these Confucian scholars out of here!"
The First Emperor nodded. He was already very dissatisfied with the performance of these Confucian scholars, and was angered by Chun Yuyue's words. Just when he was about to punish him, Zhao Tuo stood up at the right time and scolded him angrily, which made him feel angry.
Scattered some.
This boy Zhao Tuo really puts me and Da Qin first.
The First Emperor waved his hand.
"Just like what Marquis Wu Gong said, get all the Confucian scholars in this room out of my way."
"Your Majesty, we are not guilty!"
The Confucian scholars finally knew that the emperor was serious, and they hurriedly started to cry out for injustice. However, the Zhonglang who came in after hearing the order had Mengyi and his men forcibly thrown out, leaving only the sound of wailing.
"Martial Arts Lord!"
Chunyu Yue stared at Zhao Tuo with red eyes, and then he was pushed out by two Lang Wei.
Amidst the wailing sounds of the people, Tingwei Li Si squinted his eyes and turned to the martial arts prince with an "angry red" face.
"Is this Zhao Tuo intentional or accidental?"
Feeling Li Si's gaze, Zhao Tuo nodded to him and felt relieved.
It was really dangerous just now.
As soon as Chunyu Yue opened his mouth with his foul mouth, Zhao Tuo knew that Li Si would never let go of this opportunity and would take the opportunity to expand the attack.
If it were just to target these Confucian scholars who couldn't speak, Zhao Tuo wouldn't have much opinion.
But Zhao Tuo knew Li Si well and knew that this old guy was a master of criticizing others, and he had always wanted to eliminate hundreds of other schools of thought and let Legalism dominate.
If he didn't stand up, the burning of the books of hundreds of scholars might have happened earlier in history.
Therefore, Zhao Tuo spoke first and scolded these Confucian scholars, prompting the emperor to punish them. As a result, Li Si could not say anything else.
On the surface, Zhao Tuo was scolding those Confucian scholars, but in fact he saved them once.
"That guy Chunyu Yue has no clue. He might do bad things in the future. If he wants to give Li Si a chance to burn poems and books and ban hundreds of families, he has to get rid of Chunyu Yue."
Zhao Tuo thought to himself.
According to his understanding, Chun Yuyue had a bad mouth, ignored the emperor and the overall situation, and seemed to be a fool. In fact, it was not just that he had no brains, but it had something to do with the times.
You must know that compared to the authoritarian Qin State, the six eastern countries, especially Qi State, have always been very free in thinking.
In the Jixia Academy of Qi State, a group of disciples of various scholars have gathered for a long time. They debate, confront, and criticize each other in the academy. They often discuss state affairs and criticize current affairs.
The State of Qi welcomed this and encouraged various schools of thought to participate in and discuss politics, and to absorb the opinions of all parties on governing the country.
This also caused Confucian scholars like Chun Yuyue who were born in Qilu to like to participate in and discuss politics, and often had a critical attitude towards current affairs.
Previously in Xianyang, they participated in discussions about counties and enfeoffments, attacked Princess Zhao Tuoshang, and proposed various disadvantages of paper. In addition to having some purposes, it also has something to do with their frequent political discussions and criticism of state affairs in Qi State. It is purely out of habit.
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However, this kind of preference for free discussion of political affairs was somewhat unworkable in the Qin State.
Here, only one voice is enough.
This is also the reason why Chunyu speaks out more and more often, but is always suppressed.
Now, in order to prevent Chunyu Yue from causing trouble again in the future, Li Si was given the opportunity to expand his attack on the disciples.
Zhao Tuo took a deep breath and suggested to the emperor: "Your Majesty, Chunyu Yue just talked nonsense and spoke so freely. I think it is not appropriate for him to be a doctor again. He should be demoted to the head of Guizhou to serve as a warning to others."
The first emperor thought of Chunyu Yue's annoying appearance, nodded and said: "Yes."
Zhao Tuo breathed a sigh of relief.
Once Chunyu Yue, the thorn in his side, was driven away, I think that considering Zhou Qingchen's temperament as a doctor and his master, the chance of the Confucian scholars getting into trouble would be low.
Li Si had no expression on his face and just glanced at Zhao Tuo a few more times.
The First Emperor did not notice this, he reorganized today's thoughts in his mind.
"Confucian scholars are of no use. This time, I will use the ritual of the Qin Dynasty to offer sacrifices to the Emperor of Heaven. I will grant you the title of Mount Tai and the Zen of Liangfu to declare my destiny to heaven!"