General Qin

At this moment, in the doctor's study palace, the doctors of other schools have left, and only the Confucian doctors are gathered here.

"The emperor is very fond of the eldest son, and the story of letting him honor the princess has already spread all over Xianyang. I think it's better to forget it."

The doctor's servant Zhou Qingchen watched a group of doctors under him making a fuss, and each of them objected loudly. He couldn't help feeling a headache and asked to dissuade him.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he said this, Chunyu Yue sneered in the group of doctors: "Could Zhou Pushe want to abandon my Confucian etiquette, break his own spine, and cater to that elder?"

Zhou Qingchen blushed and shouted: "Chun Yuyue! How dare you bully me with words, I have never catered to the elder. It's just that the emperor issued an edict to let us discuss the etiquette of the eldest princess, not Let you oppose it!"

Chunyu Yue was not afraid, and said back: "Look, you are talking about the emperor's edict again, isn't that just breaking your own back?"

"Not marrying with the same surname is a common etiquette system since ancient times. Since we were conscripted to the Qin State as doctors, mastered the past and present, and participated in political discussions, and now we are ordered to discuss etiquette, then we have the qualifications to speak!"

"Princess Dashu Changshang, this is a disrespectful matter. How can we discuss etiquette for this disrespectful matter? Wouldn't it be even more disrespectful? We should advise the emperor to oppose it at this time!"

Another doctor, lacquered and carved, opened his mouth to explain: "Does Pu She think that we are really opposing for the sake of opposition? No, this matter is an opportunity for us to fight for the right to speak in the court."

Speaking of this, Qi Diaobi took a look at the other Confucian doctors, and said loudly: "The emperor abolished the posthumous posthumous law before, which broke the ancient ritual system. Then we and Prime Minister Zuo jointly proposed to implement the feudal system in the world, and we were taken care of by him. Arguing with Ting Wei led to the implementation of the prefecture and county system in Qin State, and everything went in the direction set by the Legalists."

"The law of posthumous posthumous title and enfeoffment, these two etiquette systems have been broken by the Qin people. Now it comes to the marriage system. It is a violation of the etiquette system for the elders and princesses to intermarry with the same surname."

"Rites are the foundation of my Confucianism. If we don't use this matter to make a sound, wait until they hold a wedding and break the etiquette system, will there still be a place for my Confucianism in the court of Qin State?"

"Don't oppose it now, wait until the ritual system is completely destroyed in the future, none of you here will be innocent!"

After the lacquer carving finished speaking, the other doctors all agreed and said, "Of course, if the etiquette system is broken, we will have no etiquette to rely on!"

Chun Yuyue nodded: "Mr. Qi Diao said that if there is no objection to this matter, the Confucian etiquette will be ruined. On the contrary, if we oppose it successfully and destroy the marriage between the eldest son and the princess, then we can really gain a foothold in the court , have the right to speak about the affairs of Qin in the future!"

Zhou Qingchen frowned.

What Chunyuyue and Qi Diaobi said makes sense. Confucianism talks about "self-restraint and restoration of rituals." No matter which faction of Confucianism it is, "rituals" are the most core and important things.

If there is no courtesy, there is no Confucianism.

The emperor's abolition of posthumous posthumous titles and enfeoffments within the scope of Zhou rituals was a huge blow to their Confucianism.

Confucianism has lost two major positions in a row, and now it is about to come to the marriage system. If they don't even say a word, then who will think highly of them?

Confucian disciples, do you still want to lose face?

Chun Yuyue's call to oppose Princess Zhao Tuozhang was essentially an ideological game.

They are fighting for the right to speak in the court.

If they oppose success, the influence of Confucianism will be greatly enhanced, and they may even be able to intervene in the government and realize their ideals in the future.

"But what if you object and the emperor hates you?"

Zhou Qingchen asked with some concern. He is also a well-known Confucian at any rate, and he naturally has the mind to maintain the etiquette system, but he is also worried about bad consequences.

The lacquer carving Bi smiled and said: "You don't need to worry about servants. According to my observation, this emperor is not a man who does not respect etiquette. Otherwise, he would not expropriate us to come to Qin to make ceremonies. Even the eldest son married a wife. Wait to participate in it. From this point of view, he has the possibility of being persuaded by us."

The others nodded in agreement.

"However, before that Li Si wanted to kill the three kings to shock the world and intimidate us, but he didn't succeed in the end? From this point of view, this emperor also has a heart of benevolence and righteousness, and is not a tyrannical and cruel person. "

"Yes, he abolished the posthumous title before because he wanted to become an emperor that had never existed before. The name of the emperor is a new thing. It is not unacceptable to ignore the posthumous title."

"Later, when we talked about enfeoffment system, it was because of the eloquent arguments of the chief minister and Ting Wei that we failed. It was not that the emperor hated enfeoffment. So this time, as long as we have sufficient reasons and use the ritual system to argue, we can certainly say Move the emperor's heart!"

"The state of Qin used to follow the rituals of Zhou. Now we use this ritual system to oppose marriage. What's wrong?"

You Confucian doctors are quite optimistic, because the emperor was very fair in the last battle for enfeoffing counties and counties.

They believed that the reason why their side failed was because they could not win the debate between Zhao Tuo and Li Si, so the emperor chose the counties proposed by Zhao Tuo and Li Si.

This time, they cited the etiquette system to object, and no one would be able to refute it, because it is indeed something that has been popular in this world for hundreds of years.

They must make the emperor aware of the impoliteness of this matter, and judging from the attitude the emperor showed before, maybe they will change their minds.

At this moment, Zhou Qingchen hesitated seeing the servant shot.

In order to dispel Zhou Qingchen's last worry, Chun Yuyue said with a smile: "This wedding is an opportunity for us to fight for the right to speak. It is not a crisis. You don't need to worry about it. Even if the emperor still wants to do this same-surname intermarriage, it will not He will punish us. Could it be that he will be so angry that we will fail, hehe."

Hearing this, all the doctors laughed.

Zhou Qingchen was also amused, and agreed to the proposal of his doctor.

He nodded and said: "Since that's the case, we will visit Prime Minister Zuo. It would be great if he can support us."

Chunyu Yue nodded and said, "It would be great if Prime Minister Zuo could help."

"However, we can also publicize this matter, so that everyone in Xianyang knows that Princess Dashu Changshang is an unethical thing that violates the etiquette system. It would be even better if we can get the support of fellows. !"

...

"Father! Father, good news!"

Li Yu rushed into the house with a face full of excitement, and saw his father sitting in front of the desk eating a bowl of noodles.

Chowder is finely chopped raw meat.

As the name suggests, noodles are made by mixing shredded raw meat into the noodles, then pouring the sauce and stirring evenly, and then you can feast on it. This is Li Si’s newly invented way of eating noodles.

Li Yu knew that his father had always eaten delicious food, and he had done a lot of research in this way, so he didn't take it seriously, but exclaimed excitedly: "Father, I heard great news!"

Li Si raised his head and glanced at his son, sucked the thin shredded meat from the corner of his mouth into his mouth, chewed and swallowed it slowly.

Then he said: "How old are you, what are you so excited about, you should learn from your brother. You are so excited, what good news did you bring?"

Li Yu chuckled, sat down on the opposite side of Li Si, and said happily: "Now the whole Xianyang City is talking about Zhao... Dashu Changshang Princess, which violates the ritual of 'no marriage with the same surname'. Lun matter, should be opposed!"

"Not married with the same surname?"

Li Si was stunned, he knew this, it was an important part of Zhou Li's wedding system, but he didn't expect that someone would find fault with Zhao Tuoshang's Princess, this is really daring.

"Are those Confucian doctors?"

Li Si continued to eat noodles while thinking.

It's easy to guess. In this era, besides those people, who else cares most about these rituals?

Seeing his father lost in thought, Li Yu laughed and said: "As my father said, these words are propagated by those Confucianists. I heard that they will openly oppose them at the court meeting. Father, this is very important to us. This is a great thing, if Zhao Tuo is no longer a princess, then brother..."

"madness!"

Li Si's face changed suddenly, because of excitement, the noodles that had just been put in his mouth sprayed directly on Li Yu's face.

He scolded: "My first daughter just married the eldest son, and let my eldest son marry the emperor's eldest princess?"

"Li Yu, Li Yu, why did I give birth to such a stupid son like you! Do you know that I, Li Si, is only a court lieutenant now? Wouldn't that mean to offend all the powerful families of the Qin Kingdom? Wouldn't that be a good thing!"

"ah?"

Li Yu reached out to wipe off the noodles on his face, thought for a while, and said, "Father is right, but I lost my mind. It would really offend people."

Li Si shook his head helplessly, this son's head is really too simple.

The reason why his Li Si's daughter was able to marry the eldest son was precisely because Li You did not reach the eldest princess. This was the comfort and exchange given by the emperor, and they could not let them take all the benefits.

Li Si thought of the matter of "no marriage with the same surname" again, so he couldn't help but sneered and said, "And what do you think those Confucian people are trying to object to? Before they suggested enfeoffment, which was refuted by me. Now they oppose the wedding, but they want to use this to renew It’s all about seizing the right to speak, if they succeed in doing it, can my Legalist family still dominate the Qin family?”

Li Yu opened his eyes wide and said in surprise: "So that's the case. No wonder the news of the wedding has spread all over Xianyang. They still dare to object. It turns out that's their idea. We can't let them succeed. It's just..."

Thinking of this, Li Yu said unwillingly: "Father, is it necessary to help Dashu grow up this time?"

Li Si took a deep look at his son, shook his head and said, "You, go back and read Han Fei's book carefully a few more times."

Although Han Fei died in his hands, Li Si.

However, Li Si admired Han Fei's talent very much. He collected the correspondence between him and Han Fei, as well as some manuscripts left by Han Fei, and compiled a book of his own for his son to learn from.

Li Yu was stunned for a moment, seeing that Li Si's face was unhappy, he could only helplessly respond, "Wei."

Seeing his neutron retreat, Li Si shook his head again and sighed: "This kid is the same as those Confucian scholars, he still doesn't understand."

He whispered: "In Qin, everything depends on the emperor's mind."

"What the emperor says is the law."

"What the emperor does is ritual."

Li Si finished the noodles in the bowl in two mouthfuls.

He thought for a while, and a person came to mind.

Striding towards the outside of the house, Li Si said to the servant waiting outside: "Prepare the car, I'm going to the library of Yushifu."

...

At the same time, in the mansion of the Great Shu.

Zhao Tuo also heard about the publicity in Xianyang City.

"Not married with the same surname?"

Zhao Tuo's face changed slightly.

He had been in the army for several years before, so he didn't care about these four words.

Hearing it suddenly now, he quickly recalled the remaining memories of his predecessor.

surname, so don't get married.

Shi, so don't be noble or humble.

In Zong Zhou, there was a system that stipulated that people with the same surname should not be married.

It is believed that marriage with the same surname is a taboo that violates patriarchal etiquette.

However, Qin and Zhao have the same origin and common ancestors, both have the surname Ying, and they did not separate until the end of the Shang Dynasty.

Among the confidants of King Zhou of Shang was Fei Lian, who was the last common ancestor of Qin and Zhao.

Fei Lian's eldest son, Elai, is the ancestor of the Qin clan.

Fei Lian's second son, Ji Sheng, is the ancestor of Zhao's clan.

Zhao Tuo pinched his fingers to count the time, and immediately got into a rage, and said angrily, "Is this group of Confucian scholars out of their wits? They're looking for trouble with their relatives from eight hundred years ago!"

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