Chapter 128: Lord Chen, please also reform me
These words of rebuttal were extremely harsh and immediately pushed Chen Gaomin to the forefront. The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense.
Like a drop of water falling into a boiling oil pan, murderous intent began to float.
The corners of Qin Sheng's lips rose unconsciously, but they fell down again in an instant.
He glanced at Chen Gaomin calmly, and saw that the emperor was so influenced by the book that he could only be furious. If they had the ability, they could write a book too.
If they were more capable, it would not be Chu Yian but them who could influence the emperor.
It is possible that the current emperor has lost his last bit of passion and turned into a complete coward and a coward as timid as a mouse.
Chen Gaomin's face flushed red with anger due to this man's fierce rebuttal. His blood boiled and his chest heaved. He was obviously very angry.
He opened his mouth to say something, but before he could say anything, the emperor sitting above him spoke first.
The emperor had no intention of listening to them quarrel any more. Watching them quarrel every day gave him a headache.
He stopped talking and looked at Qin Sheng and suddenly asked, "General Dingyuan, what do you think?"
Qin Sheng was slightly stunned when he suddenly heard the emperor calling him, but he quickly came to his senses, stepped out of the line, and bowed to the emperor above.
"Your Majesty, I haven't read this book, so I can't judge it."
Qin Huaishu: ...
Emperor: ...This damn brat is really not likable at all, far worse than his wife.
Qin Huaishu lowered his head.
The emperor narrowed his eyes, looked at Qin Huaishu, and called him directly: "Qin Huaishu, what do you think?"
Qin Huaishu pursed his lips. Qin Sheng could use such an excuse to fool the emperor, but he couldn't.
Qin Huaishu stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, since Your Majesty ascended the throne, the people have always been able to speak freely. Your Majesty is kind and generous, and has never set any limits on the people's speech."
"Now, if they want to kill the author of a book just because of it, I think it will cause panic among students all over the world."
After all, the influence of this book is really huge, especially among students. It has basically become their favorite book, and they are eagerly waiting for the latest content every day.
Even though many people curse harshly, they are really cursing while watching.
They can curse all they want, that's their business.
But if you really get involved and get banned, he will turn around and criticize you to death.
What the emperor feared most was the pen in the hands of the literati. He had suffered too much at the hands of those literati.
The Qinhuai Book avoids the important issues and does not discuss the content of the book or whether the content of the reform is appropriate.
Although he is a civil servant, he comes from a family of military generals after all, so it is better for him to stay away from them so that he won't be easily caught by others.
But from the students' point of view, they can indeed grasp the emperor's weakness in an instant.
If the book is really banned, it will not cause panic among students, but will cause unrest among them.
Books were banned in the morning, but the students knelt outside the palace holding their books for a long time before the books were burned.
Not only do they have to kneel, but they also have to list the emperor's faults in detail and spread them to passers-by to ruin the emperor's reputation.
They are not afraid of death at all. At most, they will be heroes again in eighteen years. But how can you break the spirit of a scholar like me just because you want to save your life?
impossible.
Even if I die, I will still warn you not to go astray.
The emperor's scalp tingled whenever he thought of that scene. He had suffered too much at the hands of this group of stubborn and fearless scholars.
It would be fine if it was just that group of students, but there are teachers behind them, and there are teachers behind the teachers.
Maybe it was because of that group of fearless young people that they offended some great scholar.
It’s nothing to be criticized by students. They are a bunch of useless people who haven’t even grown all their hair yet. Even if they are killed, they can be dealt with by finding any excuse.
But if you anger a great scholar and get criticized by him, it would be a serious matter.
The emperor sighed. Although Qin Huaishu didn't say anything, it was more uncomfortable than if he said something. He might as well just talk about what the book was like and what the policies in the book were like.
This is because he had given up on peace talks, otherwise he would have been angered to death by Qin Huaishu.
It turns out that no one in the Qin family is likable.
The emperor waved his sleeves and looked at Chen Gaomin, a hint of displeasure already visible on his face.
"Lord Chen, Mr. Dapeng's talent is so impressive that even I admire him. Otherwise, why would you issue that imperial edict? Do you think I'm too old and confused to distinguish between good and evil?"
Forty years old is the prime of life, how can you feel old?
Chen Gaomin quickly knelt down and said calmly, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I have absolutely no such intention. If Dapeng is truly a gentleman and has real talent, why doesn't he come out and meet us?"
"She is just a cunning villain. Your Majesty must not be fooled by her."
"Your Majesty, if you carefully consider the content of her reforms, you will find that many of them have already been recorded in history books. She simply mixed them together. The direction of the story is not hers to decide. It cannot be true, Your Majesty!"
"I hope Your Majesty will not be fooled by this villain. No matter what, you must find this person and have a proper confrontation to see how much knowledge he has."
"If she truly has talent, I admire her. If not, please don't delay the students and refrain from spreading this negative trend."
The emperor narrowed his eyes and was extremely unhappy.
If he could really find Dapeng, would he need to tell him? Wouldn't he find it himself?
It's just that they couldn't find the person, so they wanted to use him to find him.
Once people show up, how could he not know what this group of people want to do?
The emperor sneered, a cold glint in his eyes. "If what Minister Chen said is true, she simply mixed historical books together to write the book 'The Great Qin Empire'."
"Well, I will give you three days. I hope you can write a policy for governing the country based on the conditions of Dashun."
"I don't need you to come up with any new ideas. Just mix and match the various contents recorded in the history books."
"The only requirement is that it can be implemented and carried out continuously, and that it can make Dashun strong and powerful, and that the country be prosperous and the people strong. How about that? Three days will be enough?"
When Chen Gaomin heard the emperor's words, his whole body trembled and his face turned pale in an instant.
Not everyone can be a minister capable of carrying out reforms. Since ancient times, how many people have been able to carry out reforms? And how many people have had a good ending after carrying out reforms?
The emperor didn't want him to submit any strategies, but wanted him to learn from Wei Yang and carry out reforms.
Did he think his neck was too stiff and he had lived too long? Did he have to torture himself by doing that stupid trick?
Chen Gaomin swallowed his saliva and leaned forward: "Your Majesty, this is not what I meant..."
The emperor's expression turned visibly grim. "Why? Minister Chen Ai can't combine those policies to make Dashun stronger?"
How could Chen Gaomin dare to speak? He had clearly offended the Emperor, and the Emperor's behavior was telling everyone that he was not willing to endure it any longer.
If he went on to say more, Chen Gaomin really couldn't guarantee what this emperor, who had always been gentle and had no ideas or opinions, would do.
I could only kneel on the ground, not daring to say anything more.
The emperor snorted coldly and looked at the others: "My dear ministers, do you have anything else to say?"
Everyone lowered their heads and exchanged glances quietly, encouraging others to go up and say a few words.
But who would dare to take up this position? If they did, the emperor would have to hand over the reform regulations to them, and who could write them?
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