Chapter 127 Why does Mr. Chen over-interpret this?

After Chen Gaomin finished speaking, the entire hall fell silent for a moment.

Even though everyone knew that today's court could not be too peaceful, no one expected such harsh accusations right from the start, directly accusing the book "The Great Qin Empire" of bringing chaos to the country.

Leading Dashun students astray and defaming the reputation of the saint...

Everyone's face changed, and some people immediately stood up and angrily refuted.

"Ridiculous! Absurd! A single book can destroy the future of Dashun. Isn't the future of Dashun too fragile?"

"If you're really that fragile, why would you bother studying? I think I should take all those kids who are still studying to the military camp for a while and give them some proper training."

"So that they won't be easily influenced by something and ruin their own lives, and also harm Dashun."

"Your Majesty, since you ascended the throne, you have always been open to public opinion and have never restricted the people's opinions."

"It's just a book. Why are you calling for war and killing people just because of a book? You even want to ban it and not allow anyone to read it."

The emperor said nothing, looking at the noisy courtiers below without saying a word.

Chen Gaomin merely glanced at the general who had spoken before looking away. He sneered and said, "General Gao, you're wrong. If only a few people read this book, it would be fine. But with so many people reading it, how great would the impact be?"

"If the author of the book contains any remarks that are against our Dashun, it will be too late to ban it then."

"Furthermore, the book is full of murders and wars to destroy nations. General Gao is clearly a general, but doesn't he know how many innocent people will be displaced if a war breaks out?"

"Or is it that General Gao is only concerned with his position as a military commander, completely disregarding the lives of his soldiers and the people in his pursuit of merit?"

"Just want to be a hero in troubled times? Only care about your own achievements?"

Chen Gaomin's words were completely directed at General Gao.

If General Gao was really angry and spoke without restraint and continued to speak along with Chen Gaomin's words, he would be caught and thrown into prison immediately.

Fortunately, General Gao didn't think so originally. He was just furious at Chen Gaomin's shameless remarks, but he didn't know how to refute for a while. He was so angry that he almost rushed up and beat up this shameless beast.

We're clearly discussing whether the book should be banned, so why is it bringing up his disregard for the lives of civilians and soldiers? Isn't this just a diversion?

Seeing this scene, everyone remained silent and did not speak rashly. They quietly observed the emperor above, trying to figure out what he was thinking.

But the emperor was unusually quiet today, with no expression on his face, making it hard to tell what he was thinking.

Chen Gaomin was really bold in speaking out, he was not afraid of offending the emperor.

You should know that the emperor posted an imperial edict yesterday to ask Mr. Dapeng questions, and today he angrily scolded Dapeng in front of the emperor, saying that he was a ruthless person and should be sentenced to death.

Even the book "The Great Qin Empire", which the emperor highly praised, should be listed as a banned book.

Isn't this a slap in the face of the emperor?

It's okay to be against the war, but his anti-war remarks were too radical. Even if they were a little more moderate, none of the ministers who wanted to follow him dared to say a word.

Chen Gaomin is not afraid of death and has always taken the path of making radical suggestions.

But they are not, they are afraid of death.

The court seemed to have quieted down, and no one spoke after Chen Gaomin finished speaking.

The Emperor glanced around and asked calmly, "My dear ministers, do you have anything to say?"

After the emperor finished speaking, several breaths passed before someone stepped forward and respectfully addressed the emperor, who sat on the dragon throne at the head of the table, saying, "Your Majesty, I believe that what Lord Chen said is completely nonsense."

"We don't know much about Mencius's life, so who knows what kind of person he was?"

"Students across the country have read Mr. Dapeng's book and haven't spoken out to criticize her. How can Lord Chen think that she is corrupting all scholars? Isn't this assessment too biased and harsh?"

"Although Mr. Dapeng has never appeared in public, most of what he wrote was his own conception and wild imagination."

"But it's undeniable that we can learn a lot from this book. Mr. Dapeng was simply immersed in his own story creation and wrote down Wei Yang's statecraft out of passion."

"Those statecraft policies might be a bit harsh. She brought in Wei Yang and wrote those things from Wei Yang's perspective. Those are Wei Yang's thoughts and ideas, and it doesn't mean that Mr. Dapeng also thinks the same way."

"The story is not yet complete, and no one knows what became of Wei Yang. However, Mr. Dapeng clearly knew that Wei Yang had offended many people, and if he lost Duke Xiao's protection, his fate would be dire."

"If she thought of herself as Wei Yang, and Wei Yang's ideas were all her own, then she could have set herself up to be more perfect. There was no need to leave herself with such a big hidden danger."

"As for what Mr. Chen said about Mr. Dapeng writing something anti-Dashun in his book, that's completely nonsense."

"Don't say Mr. Dapeng has never done anything like this. The book hasn't mentioned Dashun at all, and there's no country that bears much resemblance to Dashun."

"I'm curious as to where Lord Chen saw the shadow of Dashun in the book? Or is there a line in the book that is hinting at something?"

"I am not very knowledgeable and have not figured it out yet. I would like to ask for your guidance, Lord Chen."

Chen Gaomin opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, the man spoke again.

"Could it be that Lord Chen is forcing an association? He's forcing a country that has nothing to do with Dashun to be tied to it?"

"If that's the case, can I doubt Mr. Chen's intentions? And why is Mr. Chen over-interpreting it?"

"If you punish an innocent person based on your own assumptions, won't every official follow suit in the future?"

"If you just casually deal with that person based on your own guesswork, how can the people's lives be guaranteed?"

"Mr. Dapeng simply wrote this book while immersed in his own creation. He hopes that readers will not get too deeply involved in the story, and even less involve themselves in it. Just keep it appropriate."

Since Chen Gaomin dared to raise the bar so high when he was confronting General Gao, he naturally had to raise the bar even higher to live up to what he had just said.

Since you dare to elevate a book to the point where General Gao disregarded the lives of the common people and soldiers in order to achieve his own achievements, then I dare to elevate it to the point where you disregarded the royal law and regarded the laws of the entire country as nothing.

You dare to say this in front of the emperor. Once we really deal with Mr. Dapeng and the book "The Great Qin Empire" today, from now on everyone will do things based on their own guesses.