Chapter 34 That’s all for today!
On the podium, Ying Heng always maintained that calm smile.

"Never mind, the first thing has been solved."

He calmly ordered: "Qinglong, next you go and investigate all the officials in the court. If there are any corrupt officials, report them one by one when you leave the court."

Qinglong bowed and accepted the order: "I obey your order!"

With a bang, someone in the crowd couldn't bear the pressure and fainted instantly.

At this moment, Ying Heng leisurely opened his mouth and announced.

"From today on, the morning court session will be adjusted to the morning hour, and my personal maid must accompany me to the court session."

"Do you have any objections to this?"

……

"Do you have any objections to this?"

Ying Heng's tone was calm, but to the officials it sounded like a voice from hell.

One word emerged in everyone's mind:
tyrant!

If the Thirteenth Prince really ascends to the throne, I am afraid that the Qin Dynasty will come to an end.

The Qin Emperor died during his reign. If this had happened, how would future generations mock him?
However, at this moment, the blood in the hall had not yet cooled, and no one dared to refute.

"Don't be too nervous, I am actually happy to listen to different voices."

"Remember which Lord Fengchang it was just now? The one in charge of etiquette and law?"

"I once pointed out that this young master violated the etiquette. That's a good example."

"By the way, Mr. Fengchang, are the two rules I have revised still considered to be against etiquette?"

With a thud, Feng Chang could no longer hold on and fell to the ground pretending to faint.

Violating etiquette?
You even arbitrarily change the laws set by the Emperor Qin Shi Huang, so why would you care about etiquette?
"The old lady is old and not in good physical condition, so let her live out her days in peace."

"From today on, my Great Qin will no longer have the position of Taichang."

"Li Si, you have heard this carefully. Let's think about setting up a Ministry of Rites later."

"In addition to managing etiquette and laws, we must also consider how to publicize the superiority of our Great Qin system and how officials can serve the people wholeheartedly, so as to truly achieve the goal of unifying the people's hearts. We can discuss this in detail later."

Li Si bowed and said, "I obey your command!"

"If you have no other objections, then today's entertainment ends here, and we will discuss some serious government affairs."

The smile on Ying Heng's face gradually faded, and his expression turned solemn.

boom!
Another minister fainted on the ground.

This was the person who had just suggested that the maid should wait outside the hall, and he was also very frightened at this moment.

You just punished more than a dozen important officials, and the palace was flooded with blood. And you actually call this - adding to the fun?
This Thirteenth Young Master, apart from being fond of feasting and being close to women, is actually a terrifying killer!
Isn't this the reincarnation of the former King Jie?
What a tyrannical and unjust king!
However, no matter what they thought in their hearts, at least on the surface, no one dared to question Ying Heng's decision.

I only heard Ying Heng say with a smile:

"Since I took over the post of Prince Regent for the past few days, I have felt that some of the systems of our Great Qin are still inadequate. I intend to abandon the old system and create new laws. Please listen to me."

boom!
Reform and innovation?

The last person who tried to reform was Shang Yang, but he ended up dead!

This time, not only the ministers who made mistakes, but even some important officials in the court could not sit still.

"Mr. Thirteen, the laws of our ancestors cannot be easily changed!"

"Our Great Qin governs the country by law. Shortly before the death of the previous emperor, he issued an order to burn books and bury scholars, abolishing all schools of thought."

"Now that the Thirteenth Prince has just taken office, why is he implementing reforms on the first day?"

"Does the Thirteenth Young Master think that your Majesty's law is wrong?" When Ying Heng proposed the change, everyone could remain silent, after all, the change had not yet affected their own interests.

However, once it comes to reform, some old officials can no longer sit idly by, because the current laws and regulations are the guarantee of their privileges.

No matter how the changes are made, their vested interests will inevitably be affected.

Just like the person who asked the question, he was obviously setting a trap for Ying Heng and using the majesty left by the First Emperor to intimidate him.

Ying Heng glanced at him coldly, and in his mind he had already put him on the list of untrustworthy people.

At the same time, there are some civil officials who are wholeheartedly concerned about the country and they act in the overall interests of the Qin Dynasty.

For example, Meng Yi asked bluntly: "My thirteenth prince, now my great Qin is governed by law. Although the theories of various schools of thought have been banned, they are still undercurrents. When you mentioned reform, which of the hundreds of schools of thought do you want to use to guide the Qin state?"

"We are not stubborn people. If the Thirteenth Prince can convince the court from a legal perspective, we can discuss reform together."

Meng Yi's words came from the bottom of his heart, because he had already realized that Ying Heng was indeed a man of extraordinary talent and he did not dare to take Ying Heng's views lightly.

but!

To other ministers, Meng Yi's move seemed to have other meanings.

Yes, Meng Shangqing’s trick is really brilliant!

The Thirteenth Young Master seems to be doing nothing on a daily basis, and perhaps he doesn't even understand the basic concepts of the Hundred Schools of Thought. How can he debate with all the learned people in the court?

Or, he can use his power to suppress others, but in the discussion of cultural theory, it is absolutely impossible to win without a solid academic foundation!
At that moment, many ministers echoed the voice.

"Mr. Meng is right. Thirteenth Young Master, as long as you can use your knowledge to convince the whole court of our civil and military officials, we will fully support you!"

"That's right, Thirteenth Young Master. If your legal insights surpass those of all the great scholars in the court, what's wrong with following your advice?"

Everyone seemed to have found a solution.

However, the young man Ying Heng on the stage sneered and said, "I am not sitting here today to debate with you."

"I thought the blood all over the ground would make you see clearly what the consequences of opposing me would be."

"It seems that I wasn't ruthless enough!"

These words, accompanied by a sharp gaze that swept across the entire room, made all the civil officials on the stage feel a chill in their hearts.

They knew that the person before them was a notoriously strict monarch, and debating with such a person would undoubtedly be courting death.

At that moment, several civil servants became timid and shrank their necks, not daring to speak again.

However, he could not deal with important court officials like Meng Yi at will.

"but……"

The Thirteenth Young Master suddenly changed the subject, "Reform is not something that can be accomplished by me alone. If I execute all of you, I will have to find someone else, which is really troublesome."

"Today, I will analyze this innovation method with you."

"Zi Yi, go get the classics of the Hundred Schools and let the ministers have a look."

Zi Yi distributed bamboo slips, cotton cloth and other classics containing the thoughts of various schools of thought to civil servants such as Meng Yi.

Everyone took it and glanced through it, and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"What are the strange markings in this book? Why are the words arranged so clearly and easily understood?"

Zi Yi glanced at the old man who asked the question with disdain, his hair and beard all white: "That's called punctuation."

In the main hall, all the ministers gathered together, each holding a hundred classics, with an expression of surprise on their faces.

The originally complicated and difficult to understand text now seems as smooth as flowing water.

Those subtle marks interspersed in the sentences seem to construct a clear context map for the entire article.

(End of this chapter)