Chapter 10: Nephew, this is the Confucianism you are optimistic about!
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Ying Zheng slapped the armrests of the throne twice to show his dissatisfaction.
"I have already said that Li Xin's defeat was my fault! If you dare to mention this again, you will be blaming me! Why don't you apologize to Li Xin!"
Without any hesitation, Ying Chengjiao turned around and bowed deeply to Li Xin.
The voice is probably the best way to show sincerity.
"Marquis Longxi! I'm sorry!"
Ying Chengjiao shouted loudly.
The sound was so loud that it could shatter the clouds thousands of miles high in the sky, and it frightened all the officials in the hall.
Li Xin was not scared.
There was still deep hatred in his eyes, and he wished to cut Ying Chengjiao into pieces. He did not want to accept Ying Chengjiao's apology.
Not only did Ying Chengjiao's apology lack any sincerity, but it was full of dissatisfaction.
Everyone could hear that Ying Chengjiao was forced to apologize reluctantly due to Ying Zheng's majesty.
But he finally accepted it, and sat down again with anger, his whole body tense.
Ying Chengjiao apologized to Li Xin at the request of Ying Zheng. Li Xin could not accept Ying Chengjiao's apology, but Li Xin could not go against Ying Zheng's wishes.
First of all, he was the one who initiated this matter.
Secondly, although Ying Chengjiao’s words were unpleasant to hear and hurtful, every word was true. He had indeed suffered a great defeat.
On this basis, Ying Zheng stood up for him, took all the responsibility for the defeat on himself, and even asked Ying Chengjiao to apologize to him.
Since the First Emperor had gone to this extent, Li Xin had no reason to continue to persist.
At least in today's court, this matter can only come to an end here.
Ying Zheng saw that Ying Chengjiao's apology was insincere, and also saw that Li Xin was still angry.
The Nanyue in the south has not been pacified, and the Hu people in the north have not been defeated. These two major battles have not yet been fought.
Wang Jian is old and not suitable to lead the army.
Wang Ben could be chosen, but when Wang Jian returned from defeating Chu, he told me that he only had one son, Wang Ben, and that Wang Ben had not yet married, and that the Wang family did not have a third generation.
The implicit meaning of these words is that Wang Ben does not want to be involved in war again.
I understand. I don't want to do anything that forces others to do things.
Excluding Wang Jian and Wang Ben, father and son, apart from Meng Tian, Li Xin is the best in military affairs and he is also loyal.
Forget it, let Cheng Jiao bear the brunt of this matter.
Ying Zheng's mind was extremely quick, and it only took him a moment to think about these things before he made up his mind.
The rage on his face grew even more intense.
"If you don't repent, where is the Zongzheng?"
Zong Zheng stood up.
If you sit down during this kind of formal questioning, you would be showing a lack of etiquette!
"I am here."
Zong Zheng was one of the Nine Ministers, a high-ranking official of the Qin State with a rank of two thousand stones, in charge of royal affairs.
"There is no need to pay Lord Chang'an's salary this year!"
"only!"
A fine of one year's salary is definitely not a light crime.
The laws of Qin were strict and detailed, and almost no central officials dared to accept bribes.
If you don't have any outstanding achievements, you can get rewards from the emperor.
So their salary is basically their annual expenses.
Of course, the salary in Qin State was not low.
The highest positions such as prime minister, chief minister of the imperial clan, and chief justice all had 2,000 dan of grain.
The annual food ration for an adult in Qin State was more than 18 shi.
When Li Xin heard this, the anger on his face finally subsided visibly.
Because he said a few more words, he lost a year's salary. If he had to pay this price, he would feel very painful.
So when Ying Chengjiao was punished in this way, Li Xin would even feel that it was a little too severe. Why was it so?
Ying Fusu, who was sitting under Ying Chengjiao, breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that Ying Chengjiao had gained a great advantage by resolving the matter in this way.
In this day and age, there are many people who value reputation more than their lives.
Prince Dan of Yan went to Tian Guang and said he wanted to assassinate the King of Qin. Tian Guang said, "I am old and can't do it anymore. Prince, you have to find Jing Ke."
Prince Dan of Yan said, "Okay, you help me find him. Don't tell anyone except Jing Ke that I want to assassinate the King of Qin, otherwise I will be dead."
Tian Guang agreed and went to find Jing Ke. After finding Jing Ke, he told Jing Ke that Prince Dan wanted him to assassinate the King of Qin, so he went to see him. Jing Ke said, "Why don't you go? Let's go together."
Tian Guang said that Prince Dan asked me to keep the secret, which meant that he did not trust me and thought I was not trustworthy. A noble person would not be suspected by others, so I wanted to die to make my intentions clear. You go and tell Prince Dan that I am dead, and no one else will know about this.
After saying this, Tian Guang committed suicide.
Jing Ke brought the news to Prince Dan of Yan, who burst into tears and said, "That's not what I meant. I didn't expect to harm your life!"
So in the case of Ying Chengjiao, some people would think that fining him one year's salary was too heavy, such as Li Xin, who was good at military affairs.
Some people may feel that it is too light, such as Ying Fusu, who was gentle, respectful, frugal and modest.
After the court meeting, I should apologize to Marquis Longxi on behalf of my uncle, hoping to eliminate the grudge in Marquis Longxi's heart.
Just as Ying Fusu was thinking this, a voice that was extremely familiar to him resounded throughout the hall.
"Your Majesty, this is not right. Lord Chang'an and Marquis Longxi had a quarrel, and it was Marquis Longxi who started it first. Lord Chang'an was just fighting back. Is this wrong? Confucius said, 'Repay evil with good, how do you repay good? Repay good with good, repay evil with justice!' The Queen Mother made a big mistake and joined forces with Lao Ai to assassinate Your Majesty. Your Majesty imprisoned the Queen Mother in Yong and did not allow anyone to persuade her to release her. Those who violated the rules were chopped into pieces and thrown on the Xianyang Palace Square."
"Your Majesty has killed 18 people who advised him. The Xianyang Palace Square still smells of blood. Today, Chang'an Jun just said a few words back. How can Your Majesty punish him?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the court fell silent!
Everyone's eyes turned to the person who was speaking!
This man had a solemn expression on his face. He stood there and spoke to Ying Zheng, bowing and clasping.
The angle of bending and the extent of bowing are completely in line with etiquette, and are textbook-level.
This man was the Prime Minister of the State of Qin. His surname was Chunyu and his name was Yue. He was the teacher of the eldest prince of the State of Qin, Ying Fusu.
The familiar voice entered Ying Fusu's ears like a thunderclap, making him dizzy.
His body was as stiff as a zombie, his hands trembling as he held onto the ground and slowly turned around.
He saw it.
The person who spoke was his teacher Chunyu Yue!
It was his teacher Chunyu Yue who taught him that a gentleman should die without leaving his name behind!
Teacher, you taught me that a gentleman should worry that his reputation will not be praised by the world after his death. Why do you say such words today?
You asked me to visit the Queen Mother in Yong more often, why are you using this as an excuse for my uncle today?
Ying Fusu couldn't understand.
What his teacher Chunyu Yue taught and what he did were not the same.
He looked at Chunyu Yue's familiar, righteous face and felt it was so strange.
His mind was full of mixed thoughts, yet it seemed completely blank.
He knew he was sitting in the court, but he didn't know where he was.
He looked dazed. If someone were to hold a steel knife and rush towards him head-on, he would not dodge.
This was a state that Ying Fusu had never been in before, even yesterday when he was determined to confront Ying Zheng, he was not like this.
"Come back to your senses!"
A palm slapped on the top of Ying Fusu's head, and warm air poured into his Baihui acupoint, swirling around his limbs like a gurgling stream.
This peaceful and gentle current sorted out Ying Fusu's chaotic thoughts, calmed his restless heart, and allowed him to refocus his eyes and come back to his senses.
Ying Fusu looked up blankly, looking at Ying Chengjiao's cynical face, and called out in confusion: "Uncle..."
Looking at Ying Fusu's appearance like a newborn baby, Ying Chengjiao sighed.
It was completely unexpected .
As a Confucian scholar, I shouldn't say such things.
It can only be said that these Confucian scholars in the court are even worse than he imagined.
"Nephew, this is the Confucianism you are looking for."
He felt a little sorry for Ying Fusu.
But this is inevitable on the path chosen by Ying Fusu.
What his eldest nephew wanted was not to inherit the throne of emperor, Ying Fusu wanted something bigger.
He wants to save the world.
