Li Lin sat in his seat, initially somewhat disappointed with the First Emperor, thinking he was too easily swayed.
But unexpectedly.
The First Emperor actually wanted to adopt the Huang-Lao philosophy.
Just as he had envisioned.
[No way? The First Emperor is actually going to adopt the Huang-Lao philosophy? Could it be that the First Emperor can read my mind? Or has he already met Zhang Liang? Or perhaps he knows Xiao He?]
[No, it's impossible for the First Emperor to meet Xiao He and Zhang Liang now, nor could he know my inner thoughts. Could it be that this was something he, with his great talent and ambition, had come up with himself? Or is it a butterfly effect caused by my presence, like Xu Fu being poisoned by his own elixir?]
[If I were to tell the First Emperor now that the Qin Dynasty wasn't the only great empire in the world, and give him a world map, what would he do? Would he regain his fighting spirit? Would he still need to learn British?]
No matter how Li Lin thought about it, he never imagined that the First Emperor would be able to hear his thoughts.
However, he attributed all these changes to the First Emperor's personal talent and ambition, as well as the butterfly effect brought about by his time travel.
After all, when the First Emperor designed the Chinese system so ahead of its time, Europeans were still monkeys, climbing trees.
The Western continents of later generations were fragmented and scattered like stars, and never unified. Wasn't that because they lacked a great man like the First Emperor?
The Indians of later generations still haven't standardized their writing system, not to mention their language, which is incredibly complex. Isn't it because they didn't have a great leader like the First Emperor?
So, after thinking it over, Li Lin stopped thinking about it.
Meanwhile, the First Emperor, who was standing to the side, was still thinking about how to persuade these people to support his sweeping reforms of the system.
But after hearing Li Lin's strange inner thoughts...
My thoughts are all a bit jumbled up.
A glint of doubt flashed in his eyes as he thought to himself: Who is Xiao He that this brat just mentioned? And who is Zhang Liang? Could they both be great talents? Also, this kid has been secretly flattering me ever since. What kind of country is this "uncivilized Europe" he's talking about?
What country is that Indian? They don't even have a unified writing system?
Why do we need to learn British in the future?
What kind of bird language is that?
Could it be that, besides the Qin Dynasty and some Xiongnu people, there are other countries in the world, as this brat claims?
Could it be that the Great Qin Dynasty, which I have unified, has not yet covered the entire territory of the world?
Sudden.
The First Emperor's entire aura was undergoing a profound transformation; at this moment, he seemed to have returned to the night before he inherited the throne of Qin.
He stood beneath a huge map.
Raising his proud head and gazing upon the territories of the six kingdoms, he vowed to march eastward and unify the six kingdoms, letting the iron cavalry of Qin trample across every piece of land in the world.
but,
He became complacent after unifying the six kingdoms.
They believed that there were no other countries in the world, except for the Huns on horseback and some barbarians.
Nothing can threaten the long-term existence of the Qin Dynasty.
But now, he suddenly learns that there are other countries in the world besides his Great Qin.
How could he not be full of fighting spirit?
As the First Emperor's aura shifted, so did the mindset of Li Si, Wang Ben, and others. They felt palpitations, fear, a sense of unfamiliarity, and a feeling of familiarity...
It seems to be the feeling from back then, is it my youth?
What were those years of hard work and struggle?
They looked at each other, wondering what the First Emperor, who had been silent for most of the hour, was thinking, and why his aura had changed so quickly.
It was just as intense.
It brought back memories of a dreamlike and unreal past for them.
At this moment, Li Si decisively stepped forward and advised, "Your Majesty, I believe that the laws of Lord Shang should not be changed. Although the people of Qin are suffering from poverty, it is by no means the result of the laws of Lord Shang!"
At this moment, he had to step forward!
Because he was a supporter of Legalism and greatly admired Shang Yang, his main approach to governing Qin over the years came from Shang Yang. It can be said that Shang Yang was the second teacher in his life and career as a ruler.
Now that the First Emperor wants to change the laws of Lord Shang, how could he not jump out?
Then Wang Ben and the others stepped forward one by one, and finally even several elders of the Ying clan came out from the crowd.
"Your Majesty, please do not shake the foundations of the nation! Please reconsider!"
"Your Majesty, please rescind your order!"
"The laws of our ancestors cannot be changed. It is only through the efforts of seven generations that the Great Qin has been able to bring order to the world by following the laws of Shang Yang. How can we change the foundation of the nation for the sake of the lives of a few ordinary people?"
"Your Majesty, this old minister Ying Rong begs Your Majesty to reconsider!"
"Your Majesty, the national policies established by Duke Xiao in the past cannot be changed at will. I urge Your Majesty to rescind your decree. How can matters of state be treated as child's play?"
......
Ying Zheng stopped his reverie, glanced coldly at the kneeling courtiers, and his mood remained largely unmoved.
So much so that on the surface, one could not discern his emotions at all.
When a pair of calm eyes swept over them, the courtiers were filled with fear.
They dared not look him in the eye.
Those extremely calm eyes seemed to contain boundless wisdom.
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