Diqin Designer

Chapter 87 "Very Boring"

Should he be different from the kings of later dynasties?
The First Emperor looked at Li Nian and said, "The country you come from is not a dynasty, and there is no king. How do the people of your future country comment on me?"

As if he was afraid that Li Nian didn't understand what he wanted to know, he deliberately added: "It's the one you often mention as the 'public opinion front'..."

Li Nian immediately understood what the First Emperor wanted to ask. He wanted to know how that person evaluated him. It must be that when he talked about that person before, the First Emperor became interested in that person.

It is often said that although there is no malicious intent and it is just describing that person, calling that person in the same way as addressing a king is actually an insult to that person.

Because that person was never a king!

Li Nian was silent, and the First Emperor was not in a hurry either, so he just waited quietly.

After a while, Li Nian said, "That person did comment on you, Your Majesty, and it was different from the emperors of those dynasties."

That person is really amazing. It is said that he likes to read the Twenty-Four Histories the most, and he reads the 3,600-volume version with more than 43 million words, and he has read it more than 60 times.

"That person mentioned you in a poem and a ci. The poem is titled "Seven-Character Verse: Reading "On Feudalism" and Presenting it to Mr. Guo": I advise you to stop cursing Qin Shihuang, and we need to discuss the burning pit incident. The soul of the first emperor is dead but his work still exists, and Confucius's teachings are famous but are chaff. All dynasties have followed the Qin political system, and ten criticisms are not good articles. Read the feudal theory of the Tang Dynasty carefully, and don't follow Zihou back to King Wen."

This poem made the First Emperor somewhat happy. He had not expected that the founding father of a country in later generations did not call him a tyrant right off the bat, but instead gave him a good evaluation.

However, the First Emperor was not very happy. Li Nian added, "But that person also commented that after unifying the six kingdoms, the king lost his ambition and became complacent. He began to rest on his laurels, obsessed with his past achievements, indulged in pleasure, sought immortality, built palaces, cruelly oppressed the people, wandered around, wasted his time, and was very bored."

When saying the last four words "very boring", Li Nian wanted to laugh. That person was really good at commenting on the First Emperor and actually used these four words.

The First Emperor fell silent again. “Wandering around, wasting time, and being very bored” had a greater impact on him than what Li Nian had said before.

In the eyes of the founding emperor of later generations, he was actually a boring person. These four words went straight to the heart and made the First Emperor speechless more than calling him a tyrant or incompetent.

After a while, the Emperor recovered from the shock and asked, "What's the other poem?"

Li Nian said: "That poem is not a comment on the king. If the king wants to know, it is okay for me to recite it to the king."

The First Emperor said: "Quickly turn your back on me!"

In response to the Emperor's wishes, Li Nian began to recite.

After listening to Li Nian's recitation, the First Emperor was speechless for a long time before repeating softly: "The country is so beautiful that it attracts countless heroes to compete for it..."

He looked at Li Nian and asked, "When the person wrote this poem, he was about the same age as me, right?"

Li Nian said: "No, that person was older than you, my king."

The First Emperor smiled upon hearing this and continued to repeat: "It is a pity that the Emperors of Qin and Han were slightly inferior in literary talent; the Emperors of Tang and Song were slightly inferior in style. The great Genghis Khan only knew how to bend his bow and shoot eagles."

"The Emperor of Qin refers to me, Emperor Wu of Han refers to the Han emperor who 'abolished all schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone', Emperor Tangzong and Emperor Songzu refer to the founding emperors of the Tang and Song dynasties. Who is this 'Genghis Khan'?"

Li Nian said: "Genghis Khan is not of the Han ethnicity, but of the Mongolian ethnicity. He once led the Mongolian cavalry to conquer the world, conquering a territory several times larger than that of the Qin Dynasty. He once conquered many Western countries and became famous all over the world."

The Qin Dynasty was just a small country, so what right did it have to rest on its laurels and count its achievements? Look at Genghis Khan, who even conquered the west, expanded his territory across Europe and Asia, and terrified the world.

The First Emperor paused and repeated the last sentence: "The past is gone, and the heroes of the present are still to be seen. Who said 'the heroes of the present are still to be seen' refers to himself?" Li Nian shook his head and said, "The 'heroes of the present' in the poem do not refer to himself, but to all the people in the world, including him!"

The founding fathers of later generations were indeed very different from him. If it were him, he probably would not remember the people of the world, but only his own achievements.

The First Emperor thought silently in his heart. He suddenly looked at Li Nian and asked, "Who do you think is stronger, me or that one?"

Although he had roughly guessed the result, he just wanted to ask and compare.

Hearing the question from the First Emperor, Li Nian shook his head in his heart. The First Emperor was really competitive, he even had to make comparisons across time.

He replied implicitly: "Your Majesty, that is not a king. He always puts the people in his heart. Moreover, the difficulties faced by China in later generations are not comparable to those faced by the Qin Dynasty."

Li Nian wanted to say: What are these problems of Daqin? How could our ancestors have worked so hard to open up the road? What difficulties did our ancestors face, and what is Daqin?
Although Li Nian did not answer directly, the meaning revealed in her words was clear:

Although you, my king, are the king of Qin and the ruler of the world, you are not comparable to that person. You are a king, and he is not. He is far superior to you!

Ying Zheng originally wanted to ask, "Can I surpass him?", but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back. The sentence "That person is not a king, he always puts the people in his heart" has already made it clear.

A long sigh was heard, echoing in the quiet Zhangtai Palace.

Ying Zheng said, "When you have time, tell me about the history of later generations. It's late today, go to bed. When you go back, write down the names of those who can be used by me. By the way, when can you make paper?"

I had heard about how useful paper is a long time ago, but I haven't seen anything so far.

Li Nian said: "It should be possible to make it within a month!"

Ying Zheng nodded and said, "You don't have to come again within a month. Just do your job with peace of mind. If you need anything, please let me know. If I need anything, I will summon you."

It won’t be long before Qin Shi Huang becomes emperor. It will be just one month later. This month will be quite busy and he will not be summoned to give lectures again.

"As ordered!"

After walking out of Zhangtai Palace, Li Nian felt a chill on his back. All the passionate words he just said now seemed like dancing on the edge of hell. The First Emperor might take his life at any time. Fortunately, the First Emperor did not get angry, so his life was temporarily safe.

But if he were faced with the situation just now again, he would probably still choose to say it...

'It's great to be alive. I hope I can live longer in Daqin!'

"Taishigong said, 'Everyone has to die, some are heavier than Mount Tai, some are lighter than a feather.' Where will I, a feather from the future, float to in this era?"

Escorted by the guards, Li Nian returned to Liuying Palace. It was a full moon tonight, so he stopped and looked up at the bright moon in the sky. There was no haze in the Qin era, so the moon looked even cleaner and brighter.

'People today cannot see the moon of the past, but the moon of today once shone on the ancients. Unfortunately, the moonlight that shines on me is not the same moon as in the past...'

　It will be available at 12 noon tomorrow. I didn't expect that I would finish this story about the protagonist and the First Emperor before it is available. The next part is the story from before the First Emperor became emperor to when he became emperor. After the First Emperor became emperor, the first volume of the book is over. Thank you for your support!

　　
　
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