After being bound to the learning system in my mother's womb, I became the empress

Chapter 118 Confucianism who stepped on Qin Shihuang’s rise to power
The team moved forward very quickly. When it was Ah Li's turn to draw the prize, she stood on tiptoes and reached into the box and took out a piece of paper.

She couldn't read, so she asked the waiter: "Brother, what is written on this?"

Guy: "Ah, you won the lottery! You little beggar is so lucky."

Looking at the note in her hand that said "Congratulations on free bill", Ah Li was surprised and happy. She originally just came to give it a try, but she didn't expect that she actually won.

But she doesn’t even have a home, so where should she build the fire pit?

Someone asked: "Hey, little beggar, I don't think you have a place to live. Why don't you pass this free note to me? I'll give you two hundred coins, how about it?"

Others were reminded by him, and they also raised their prices, "I'll offer you 220 yuan, can you transfer it to me?"

Ah Li was deeply moved. 220 Wen was a huge sum of money that she could not even imagine. She didn't even have a copper on her body.

But thinking of Sister Hui who wished her good luck, she somehow didn't want to resell the note in her hand.

"Little beggar, it's useless for you to hold that note. You might as well sell it to me and I'll pay you three hundred cash. This money will be enough for you to eat steamed buns for a month."

Gongsun Hui came out again, and all the bidders stopped talking.

"Ah Li, come with me." She waved to the little beggar.

Ah Li followed her into the store and into a fragrant and warm room in the backyard.

She stepped on the floor carefully, not knowing where to move her hands and feet, for fear of soiling the clean room, and even more afraid that the lice on her body would fall into the room.

Gongsun Hui didn't care, and called her: "Ah Li, sit down."

Ah Li shook her head, "No need, sister, I'll just stand."

Gongsun Hui didn't press any further, "Ah Li, where do you usually live?"

Ah Li: "I live in a broken Taoist temple in the north of the city."

What she didn't say was that half of the walls of the Taoist temple had collapsed, there were overgrown weeds inside, and the cold wind blew at night, blowing against people like knives.

But it was a place to stay, otherwise where could she live as a beggar?
Gongsun Hui: "Can you take me to see it?"

Ah Li: "Sister, it's very shabby and cold there, so don't go there."

Gongsun Hui: "It's okay, let's go. You won the free ticket. The shop must keep its word and build you a hot bed for free. I have to go and take a look first."

When they arrived at the Taoist temple, Gongsun Hui looked at the dilapidated scene in front of him, and then looked at Ah Li who was following behind him. He couldn't help but sigh, and he didn't know how she survived.

At first, she felt that she was not free and yearned for the birds outside. But when she came outside, she realized that her life was much better than many people's.

Ah Li thought she was in trouble about building the fire kang, "Sister, why don't we forget about this fire kang? I'll return the note to you."

Gongsun Hui touched her head and said, "You have to be honest when doing business. How can you go back on your word? I said I would build a hot bed for you, and I will definitely build it for you."

It's just that the situation is a bit beyond expectations, and she has to ask her boss for instructions.

"Let her build it, and also repair the Taoist temple, no, rebuild it." Lin Xi said after hearing what Lin Wushang said about Ah Li.

Lin Wushang: "This is not like your behavior."

Lin Xi: "What is my behavior?"

Lin Wushang chuckled: "If you don't see a rabbit, you won't let an eagle fly. It's all about profit."

Lin Xi was not angry, but admitted generously, "You are right, I am only interested in profit." Lin Wushang was speechless for a while, why did she sound a little proud?

"What are the benefits of rebuilding the Taoist temple?"

Lin Xi: "The first is to show the strength of our Xiling Architectural Office. We can't always make money by relying on a fire bed, right? When the weather gets warmer in spring, business will definitely drop significantly.

"But what if we built a Taoist temple that amazes the world? Wouldn't this Taoist temple become a living sign? Wouldn't the reputation of the firm be established? Will we still worry about no one coming to patronize us in the future?"

Lin Wushang nodded, convinced, "What about the second one?"

Lin Xi: "The second thing is to control public opinion."

Lin Wushang: "Public opinion?"

Lin Xi: “Do you know who controls public opinion?”

Lin Wushang: "Aristocratic family."

Lin Xi: "To be precise, they are scholars. They hold pens in their hands and can turn the dead into living, the false into real, and the black into white. Isn't that what the rumor of Qin Shihuang burning books and humiliating Confucians is like this? Coming?"

Lin Wushang raised his eyebrows, "Is it a rumor that Qin Shihuang burned books and harassed Confucians? Isn't it true?"

Lin Xi: "Look, haven't you been deceived by those people? There is a profession in later generations called 'archaeology', which is to restore the truth of history by excavating the tombs of ancient people and examining the funerary objects in the tombs.

"Do you know the truth behind Qin Shihuang's burning of books and entrapment of scholars?"

Lin Wushang stared at her curiously, leaning forward slightly: "What is it?"

Lin Xi: "The old man burned the historical records of various countries other than "Qin Ji", and handed over and burned the private collections of "Poems" and "Books" that did not belong to the Doctor's Hall within a time limit;

"Anyone who dares to talk about "Poems" and "Books" will be put to death, and his family will be exterminated in a way that is different from the past; private learning is prohibited, and those who want to learn laws must take officials as their teachers. This is called 'book burning'.

"Those technical books on medicine, divination, farming, etc. were not burned. Moreover, the books that were burned were backed up in the doctor's hall. Xiang Yu, who later burned the Qin Palace, was the real culprit of burning the books.

"Qin Shihuang burned books to unify his thoughts and manage the country, and he also kept backup copies of the burned books. Why did Xiang Yu do it? Just to vent his anger.

"No one mentioned Xiang Yu's burning of the Qin palace for three months, but Qin Shihuang's burning of books was criticized in various ways, leaving him with the infamy of a tyrant through the ages. This is the power of public opinion."

Lin Wushang's outlook on life was somewhat shaky, which was totally different from his understanding.

"What about cheating Confucius?"

Lin Xi: "The entrapment of Confucian scholars was not a follow-up to the burning of books, but occurred in the second year after the burning of books. A group of alchemists deceived Qin Shi Huang and said that they could refine the elixir of longevity.

"Later, when he couldn't get the elixir of immortality and was afraid of being executed, he ran away. He also went around saying bad things about Qin Shihuang, saying that he was ruthless, arbitrary, and so on. How could the First Emperor not be angry?
"When the First Emperor was angry, those alchemists would naturally be in bad luck. The old man sent people to capture them and kill them. This is the truth behind the conspiracy."

Lin Wushang: "In the past, when I read history, every time I saw the part where Qin Shihuang burned books and harassed Confucians, I felt a sense of disobedience. The First Emperor unified the six kingdoms and was unprecedented. He had the ability to understand the world, so why did he do this? Digging one's own grave? Now I understand."

Lin Xi snorted coldly: "If you want to accuse someone, why bother? Confucianism advocates that running a country must be centered on Confucianism. The First Emperor respected Legalism and burned a large number of Confucian books. No one was allowed to talk about "Poems" and "Books". They Hasn't his power been greatly weakened?
"In order to demonstrate the justice of Confucianism and to continue to be reused in power, of course they had to turn Qin Shihuang, who was standing on the opposite side, into a villain.

"Qin Shihuang's reputation is bad. Wouldn't Confucianism's reputation be better? The Confucians are stepping on the head of the First Emperor to ascend to the throne.

"In the final analysis, it's just a word 'profit'."

Lin Wushang: "The family respects Confucianism and controls public opinion, but why did you just say that rebuilding the Taoist temple can control public opinion?"

(End of this chapter)