Qin Shihuang Yingzheng knew that he would die soon. On his deathbed, he sent his most trusted Prime Minister Li Si and CRRC Regent Zhao Gao to his bedside and said to them: "I have been suffering from a chronic illness for a long time. I have been looking for the Immortal Immorta

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Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng failed to patrol the world eastward. He was critically ill and temporarily stayed at the Sand Dune Palace to take care of his affairs.

Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng knew that he would die soon. When he was dying, he sent his most trusted prime minister Li Si and the CRRC government order. Zhao Gao came to the bedside and said to the two of them:

"I have been suffering from a chronic illness for a long time. I have been searching for the elixir of immortality for many years but have not been able to do so. It is a pity that I have suddenly fallen ill. I am afraid that I will see my ancestors soon." It's underground!"

Li Si comforted the First Emperor : "The Holy One has a body of ten thousand chariots, and with the protection of God, he will surely be able to turn misfortune into good fortune and turn disaster into good fortune. Please rest in peace and recover, and don't worry too much."

Ying Zheng heard this. , closed his eyes and shook his head slightly, took a breath and continued: "I have been in power for thirty-seven years, and have been emperor for twelve years. Since I came to the throne, I have expanded my territory, conquered the four seas, shocked the world, and made the world stable. I am very pleased. "However, what I am most worried about now is who can succeed to the throne in a hundred years and defend and inherit my legacy."

Among the princes of Qin Shihuang, the eldest son Fusu is generally considered by the ministers to be the closest to the prince. The first emperor of Qin, Ying Zheng, had long been interested in Fusu. He repeatedly praised Fusu in front of his ministers for his generosity, benevolence, and both civil and military skills. He was qualified for a big job. He also allowed Fusu to undergo training and become familiar with the military and political affairs of the DPRK.

However, before Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng established Fu Su as the crown prince, he had a disagreement with the eldest son Fu Su on the important issue of how to treat the thought and culture of the Hundred Schools of thought. Ying Zheng immediately alienated Fu Su.

That was the thirty-fourth year of Qin Shihuang (213 BC).

The First Emperor Ying Zheng discovered that some Confucian scholars used the ancients to ridicule and criticize the imperial court, spreading dissatisfaction and causing fluctuations in people's hearts. This made Ying Zheng deeply worried.

In order to suppress dissent and unify thoughts, Qin Shihuang planned to take tough measures.

So, he summoned Prime Minister Li Si and asked about how to deal with Confucian scholars.

Li Si had already considered this. He believed that Confucianism's teachings had seriously affected the Qin Dynasty unified centralized system and must be severely punished, so he reported to Qin Shihuang:

"Report to the Emperor, since ancient times, all dynasties have The laws of each dynasty are different and are formulated according to the actual situation of this dynasty. Now the world is stable, the government is smooth, and the people are committed to agriculture and industry. Scholars should follow the laws of the imperial court.

But now, Confucian scholars do not promote the laws of the Qin Dynasty, but advocate them. Imitating ancient laws and criticizing the imperial court will confuse the people and disrupt the country. I believe that the reason why the world was in chaos and war in the past was precisely because the country did not have a unified mind and the princes were acting independently and promoting their own ideas.

Now the emperor has brought peace to the world. , unified the laws, but the Confucian scholars not only continued to use various theories to discuss and attack the imperial court, but also went against the rules and opposed the prefecture and county system . They also duplicity, praising the emperor in the court, but outside the court, they made slanderous remarks among the people to disrupt society

. If this kind of behavior is not strictly prohibited, the prestige of the emperor and the court will inevitably be damaged, and Confucian scholars and the people will form factions to oppose the court.

Therefore, I suggest that any history books, "Poems" and "Poetry" not written by the Qin Dynasty will be damaged. "Books" and "Books of the Hundred Schools" should all be burned, and those who dare to keep banned books and privately preach "Poems" and "Books" should be sentenced to death.

Those who praise ancient laws and slander our Da Qin will have the nine tribes destroyed. Those who slander the imperial court are equally guilty.

Only by doing this can we maintain domestic peace, unity of thought, and stable society!