"The construction of the Great Wall has already caused immense hardship and suffering for our Qin Dynasty. Now, we have launched a war against the Xiongnu. Although we have won, the cost to our dynasty is unprecedented."

"so......"

Fusu's words only fueled Ying Zheng's anger!

"You wretched child! You wretched child!"

"Everyone in the world is criticizing me for building the Great Wall and sweeping away the Xiongnu!"

"They Confucianists should go to the other side of the Great Wall and see what kind of life the people there live!"

"Without defeating the Xiongnu, how can there be peace in the world? How can the people on the border live and work in peace?"

"They don't understand, but you should!"

Ying Zheng screamed hoarsely, having completely lost his mind. Chunyu Yue's words alone were not enough to drive him mad; Fusu's words were the real blow.

In Ying Zheng's mind, he was grooming Fusu to be the crown prince, who would one day take over the Qin Dynasty!

However, his soft and gentle personality greatly disappointed Ying Zheng.

"I hate it! I hate that in order to consolidate Confucianism, I made Chunyu Yue your teacher, which shaped you into the person you are today!"

Fusu was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, trembling.

"Father... Your son, your son truly doesn't understand!"

Ying Zheng took a deep breath, trying his best to calm himself down.

Then, in a cold tone, he said, "When Meng Tian returns to the Long March to guard the border, you can go with him."

"Go and see for yourself what kind of lives the people over there are living!"

Fusu's expression changed, but he dared not utter another word in rebuttal.

"Your subject... Your subject obeys!"

Seeing Fusu's state, Ying Zheng was utterly disappointed. He waved his hand and said, "Get out!"

Not only is he weak-willed, but he also cannot uphold his own beliefs. This is the kind of future heir apparent cultivated by Confucianism!

If Fusu could still hold onto those ideas at this moment, Ying Zheng would actually be pleased.

But Fusu retreated, and he no longer refuted him, leaving Ying Zheng utterly disappointed.

How could such a cowardly and incompetent person possibly rule the world of Qin?

"Zhao Gao...send an order to me: five days from now, Chunyu Yue...will be executed!"

Zhao Gao immediately raised an eyebrow, then cupped his hands and said, "Yes!"

After leaving Xianyang Palace, Zhao Gao headed straight for Li Si's residence.

"Prime Minister, Lord Zhao has arrived."

Upon hearing that Zhao Gao had arrived, Li Si immediately closed the letter and asked, "Zhao Gao? What brings him here?"

Zhao Gao now holds the position of Black Ice Platform and is also the Chief of the Imperial Carriage Office, so his power is considerable.

They had no prior relationship, but Zhao Gao was backed by Lu Li.

This made it impossible for Li Si to ignore him.

"Please invite him to the study."

"Here you go!"

A short while later, Zhao Gao was led to the study by his servants.

"Prime Minister, something big is about to happen!"

Zhao Gao didn't exchange pleasantries with Li Si, but went straight to the point.

"Oh? What do you mean by that, Lord Zhao?"

Zhao Gao is now a close advisor to Ying Zheng, and many of Ying Zheng's orders are issued through Zhao Gao.

"His Majesty has banished Prince Fusu to the Great Wall and ordered the execution of Chunyu Yue!"

Zhao Gao quickly recounted the conflict between Fusu and Ying Zheng, and Li Si immediately understood.

"I never expected that you, young master, would dare to defend Chunyu Yue like this..."

Li Si was a representative of Legalism and had always disagreed with Confucianism. Fusu was a product of Confucianism, and if he were to ascend the throne in the future, Confucianism would definitely be the dominant ideology.

"Thank you, Lord Zhao, for taking the time out of your busy schedule to inform me. I will remember this kindness!"

Both of them were intelligent, so they naturally understood each other without saying a word.

Chunyu Yue has really hit rock bottom this time. Of all people to offend, he had to offend Lu Li.

"Your Excellency, please make preparations as soon as possible. I still need to go and deliver the orders!"

After saying this, Zhao Gao cupped his hands in greeting and turned to leave.

Li Si stroked his beard, a hint of ruthlessness in his eyes.

Confucianism! This time, let Confucianism pay a price!

The next day, all the Confucian scholars in Xianyang learned that Chunyu Yue had been imprisoned.

Moreover, he was to be executed in five days, which was unacceptable to Confucian scholars.

As a result, all 460 Confucian scholars gathered outside Xianyang Palace, attempting to use their Confucian beliefs to demand that Ying Zheng release Chunyu Yue.

Not content with that, they went on to make outrageous claims, accusing Ying Zheng of wasting resources and manpower by building the Great Wall, which they deemed unacceptable to the people.

He even angrily criticized Ying Zheng for his poor judgment in choosing people, saying that a high-ranking official, who was also the teacher of Prince Fusu and was granted the title of Doctor, was not as good as a person outside the government.

They even mocked Lu Li as a charlatan with no real skills, only capable of bewitching the emperor.

Zhao Gao truthfully reported the Confucian scholars' remarks to Ying Zheng.

He saw murderous intent on Ying Zheng's face! A murderous intent brimming with killing intent!

"Meng Tian, ​​you haven't left yet, have you?" Ying Zheng asked.

"Your Majesty, not yet!" Zhao Gao replied respectfully.

"Good, issue an order to have Meng Tian arrest all these Confucian scholars and take them outside Xianyang City."

"Bury them alive!" Ying Zheng said calmly.

However, the chilling aura emanating from it made Zhao Gao tremble uncontrollably.

"promise!"

Zhao Gao quickly found Meng Tian and then relayed Ying Zheng's orders to him.

Meng Tian's expression was solemn; he had guessed that His Majesty might be planning to take action.

But they did not expect that Ying Zheng would order all these Confucian scholars to be buried alive!

This move offended all the Confucian scholars in the world!

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