Chapter 84 Dong Zhongshu: Are you willing to enter the official career?
In this era, it is rare for a scholar to spend his entire life studying a single school of thought in depth. It is simply a fantasy to fully absorb the strengths of hundreds of schools of thought and apply them to national governance.

Not to mention others, even many important officials in the court have probably never read through the classics of various schools of thought. They have only heard about them from hearsay. How can they extract the essence of them?
The scholar still kept smiling, and this time, his eyes and words were filled with admiration for someone.

"This brings us to the great fortune of our Great Qin!"

"No one in the imperial court of the Great Qin Dynasty can do this, and the wealthy families in the market are also unable to accomplish such a feat."

"However!"

"My Great Qin has a person like the Thirteenth Prince!"

"This Thirteenth Young Master is well-read and has a deep understanding of the essence of hundreds of schools of thought. He has summarized the advantages of all the schools of thought by himself."

"I remember that during the discussion in the court, he single-handedly fought against all the officials, and his outstanding insights and profound knowledge left the entire court speechless."

"In the end, everyone agreed with the reform proposals put forward by the Thirteenth Young Master."

"It can be said that the founding of the Great Qin State was due to the indelible contributions of His Majesty the First Emperor."

"But the Thirteenth Prince is undoubtedly a crucial factor in the reason why our Great Qin can achieve eternal prosperity!"

Hearing this, the First Emperor was confused again.

How could that rebellious son actually do all this?
He is actually a person who reads widely and absorbs the strengths of various schools of thought?

When did he start studying the thoughts of various schools of thought? Why didn't I know about it? How could he have such talent?

If he could come up with this idea, it can be said that he is gifted.

However, to say that he was able to combine the strengths of hundreds of schools of thought and overwhelm all the civil and military officials in the court was by no means something that could be achieved by relying solely on talent. It required decades of immersion in learning and painstaking research.

How could he possibly do it?
I secluded myself for two months and when I came out again, it seemed as if the whole world had become unfamiliar to me, and I didn’t even recognize my own son!
Ying Zheng's heart was once again in turmoil, but Dong Zhongshu on the other side did not give him too much time to be surprised, and immediately expressed a new opinion...

"Hmm? Admiration?"

Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng was slightly stunned, with a trace of astonishment on his face.

"I actually have admiration for my own son? This is unbelievable!"

He thought to himself that even if his son showed some strength now, at most he would be a little more lenient when punishing him in the future, and would reduce the punishment as appropriate.

However, when it comes to admiration, that has never happened before.

"Do I need to look up to others? Especially my son?"

Ying Zheng asked himself in his heart, his expression full of disbelief at this statement.

When Dong Zhongshu saw this, he mistakenly thought that he had hit the nail on the head and felt quite pleased with himself.

After all, when such shocking remarks were made in the court that day, facing all the civil and military officials, everyone was dumbfounded.

Dong Zhongshu smiled and said, "It seems that I have explained your doubts quite thoroughly, right? Do you have any other questions now?"

doubt?

Ying Zheng was full of doubts at this moment: Putting aside how this idea was conceived, just how to implement such a strategy for governing the country was a big problem.

How can the Thirteenth Prince, alone, gather the thoughts of various schools of thought to govern the country?
There are so many talented people among the hundreds of schools of thought. If they don't come out to serve as officials, how can the advantages of each school of thought be brought into play?
Besides, even if the imperial court could accept them, there are many anti-Qin pioneers among the hundreds of families. Is it realistic to let them enter the Qin court and serve Qin?

Furthermore, most people are illiterate and do not know the classics. How can we make them accept and understand these new ideas?

This series of questions, raised one by one by Ying Zheng, made Dong Zhongshu look at the old man in front of him with a new respect. Dong Zhongshu stared at Ying Zheng, his eyes full of admiration and expectation.

"It is my great honor to meet you today! You have a sharp eye and all the questions you raise are key to the implementation of the new policy."

"If Master Thirteen had not explained it to me in detail, I would have been stumped by your question today."

"As for the issues that you are concerned about, Mr. Thirteen has already thought deeply about them and has conceived a grand chess game that will directly promote the development of Daqin."

Dong Zhongshu changed the subject and asked sincerely.

"However, before that, I would like to ask you a question - are you interested in entering the officialdom to display your talents?"

"My Great Qin is in urgent need of talents like you!"

"If you are willing, I would like to recommend you to start as a county official to gain grassroots experience."

"As long as you perform well, you will have the opportunity to be promoted to the imperial court in the future. Together with me, you can assist the Thirteenth Prince and work together to create an incomparably glorious Qin. What do you think?"

Dong Zhongshu's face was full of smiles, and his words were sincere and confident.

It seemed that the invitation before him was a dream opportunity for any scholar who aspired to achieve success.

However, he did not know that after hearing these words, Qin Shihuang on the opposite side had already stirred up a huge wave in his heart.

After Dong Zhongshu finished speaking, he looked at the First Emperor with a smile, waiting for his answer.

Dong Zhongshu firmly believed that no educated person could refuse such an invitation.

Daqin, studying is too difficult.

It’s simple, it’s expensive!

Everyone who studies has a belief in his heart, and that is to enter the official career, leave a good reputation through the ages, and become a famous official!
Dong Zhongshu has already described the future of the Qin Dynasty vividly, which can even be said to be magnificent.

As long as this person has the idea of ​​leaving a good reputation for eternity in his heart, he will not reject me.

But what Dong Zhongshu didn't know was who he was facing.

At this time, the First Emperor had already given Dong Zhongshu the finger of death in his heart.

If not to mention being torn apart by chariot wheels, it would at least be beheaded.

Do you dare to give me an official title and help Little Thirteen?

Are you damn sure?
You are really like holding a lantern in the toilet!
Do you think I am saying that you, Lord Dong, are blind or that you don’t know how to judge people?
The First Emperor's eyes narrowed slightly.

Dong Zhongshu, who was sitting opposite him, saw Ying Zheng's expression and thought that there was a storm in his heart.

Little did he know that he had already died thousands of times in the heart of the First Emperor.

And the ways of dying are different!

The two black men, who had been standing behind Ying Zheng, looked at Dong Zhongshu in astonishment.

Even though you, Dong Zhongshu, are the prime minister and hold great power and authority, you still confer an official title on the emperor. You are really like a mouse licking a cat!
If I hadn't followed His Majesty on his incognito visit, I would probably never have seen such a thing in my lifetime.

Interesting, really interesting!
Although they really want to laugh, they absolutely cannot laugh, otherwise they will die a miserable death!
(End of this chapter)