Starting with his deathbed remonstrance to Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperors were brought to their knees.

Stepping into that dark black hall, a solemn and imposing aura pressed down on you like a mountain.

A deep, cold voice, devoid of any emotion, rang out from the high platform:

"What brings you to see me?"

The beaded curtain hung low, partially obscuring Ying Zheng's face. In the empty hall, an invisible killing intent quietly permeated the air, sending chills down one's spine.

"Your Majesty, I have come to see you today specifically to address the edict ordering the burning of books."

Li Qing answered in a deep voice.

A long, deathly silence fell over the high platform. After a long while, two words were coldly uttered:

"What do you mean?"

"His Majesty ordered the burning of all the classics of various schools of thought in order to unify the thoughts of the world and consolidate the foundation of the Great Qin."

However, more than a month after this decree was implemented, the people across the land were filled with resentment, and the scholars were disaffected. I believe that this measure is too harsh and may damage the foundation of the nation…”

Before Li Qing could finish speaking, Ying Zheng's calm and collected command resounded throughout the entire hall:

"Drag him down and cut him in half."

Huh? So fast?

Li Qing was stunned; this was the first time he had ever encountered a situation where he was about to be executed after saying just two words.

However, it's only been cut in half, so it seems I need to work harder.

The palace guards on both sides stepped forward expressionlessly and reached out to drag Li Qing away.

Seeing this, Li Qing dodged Zhang Jiajie and ran around the main hall, cursing loudly:

"Ying Zheng! You cruel and tyrannical ruler of all time! You are unworthy to be the ruler of the world; you are clearly a barbarian king who has brought chaos to China!"

Ying Zheng was furious upon seeing this and pointed at Li Qing, roaring:

"Seize him! Seize him for me!"

The guards rushed forward to seize Li Qing.

Seeing this, Li Qing chuckled and immediately started running around the pillars inside the palace.

The guards gave chase, but found they couldn't catch up no matter what they did.

After all, Li Qing spends his free time hiking and traveling to exercise, so his physical fitness is definitely top-notch.

In addition, the food in the Qin Dynasty was not very nutritious, and those soldiers didn't have as much muscle as him, so naturally they couldn't catch up.

"Hahaha, Ying Zheng, look at me now, doesn't my movement look just like when you were being chased by Jing Ke!"

As Li Qing circled the pillar, he didn't forget to provoke Ying Zheng.

"You bastard!"

Ying Zheng was furious and smashed the wine cup next to him on the ground.

"Charge! Seize this madman!"

More and more guards rushed into the hall. Li Qing was eventually outnumbered and was pinned down by a group of people after Meng Tian pounced on him.

"Drag this madman away and kill him!"

Ying Zheng roared hysterically.

The execution of prisoners involved first subjecting them to personal humiliation, such as public whipping or tattooing their faces, before finally killing them and displaying their bodies to the public.

"Hahaha, Ying Zheng, if you have the guts, then go and conquer..."

Before Li Qing could finish speaking, his mouth was covered and he was dragged away.

Ying Zheng watched Li Qing being dragged away, took a few breaths, then sat back on his throne and asked in a cold voice:

"How many people have come to persuade me to abolish the edict of burning books?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this is the twenty-fourth person."

Zhao Gao bowed and replied, his tone extremely respectful.

Ying Zheng's lips curled into a slight, contemptuous sneer; his tone was authoritative and brooked no argument.

"The Confucian rhetoric of benevolent governance will only wear down the nation's spirit and turn its subjects into lambs who do not know how to resist."

If foreign tribes invade in the future, one person with a knife could scare away hundreds of people and make them obediently wait to die!

If this continues, how will the cultural heritage of our Chinese nation be continued?

Burning books is a policy for stabilizing the country, and we will never waver in this! Anyone who tries to dissuade us will be executed without exception!

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Zhao Gao quickly echoed his agreement.

"Confucianism originated in the State of Lu. Confucius traveled to various states, but no ruler was willing to adopt his teachings, which is enough to prove that this system is useless for strengthening the country and making it prosperous."

On one side of the beaded curtain, a figure slowly rose to his feet; it was none other than Li Si, the Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty.

Li Si studied Confucianism in his early years, but later switched to Legalism and is now a core figure in the Qin Legalist school.

"The early demise of the State of Lu serves as a cautionary tale. In this era of great contention, the world should be governed by law; only the Legalist approach can strengthen a nation and solidify its foundation. It is precisely through this that our Great Qin rose step by step from a small state in the west, conquering the six other states and unifying the world!"

Ying Zheng's face was stern, and he raised his hand to give the order, his tone icy and chilling:

"Li Si, I have heard that a group of Confucian scholars in Xianyang are using the pretext of the burning of books to gather a crowd to criticize the government and slander the emperor. You must investigate this matter thoroughly immediately."

"I obey your decree!"

Li Si bowed respectfully, turned and quickly left the hall to carry out the imperial decree.

……

【Ding! 】

[The deathbed remonstrance has been completed, 8000 RMB has been earned, and the player is about to return to the modern era...]

In a shabby rented room in a village within a modern city, Li Qing suddenly sat bolt upright in bed:

"Alas, we almost had our entire family wiped out."

He felt that Ying Zheng must have disliked anyone who advised against burning books and burying scholars alive.

If I continue to remonstrate on this matter, he might actually exterminate my entire family.

With five days left before his next journey, Li Qing was still searching for the information he needed online.

At the same time, he constantly trained his body so that he could evade the guards' pursuit and shout more in the main hall to provoke the emperors.

Five days passed in the blink of an eye, and soon Li Qing was transported back to ancient times.

He opened his eyes and found the courtyard very familiar. After a moment's thought, he remembered it.

Oh, this time I've traveled back to the Ming Dynasty again.

This time, his name was Sun Ping, and his position was Supervising Censor.

It was the same position that Zhan Hui held before, equivalent to the superiors of the censors.

"I'll do my utmost to remonstrate even to the death today, Zhu Yuanzhang, I'm here!"

Li Qing had just reached the courtyard gate and hadn't even opened it when he heard a series of urgent knocks.

"Knock knock knock!"

The knocking was urgent and loud, like a death knell.

Who is it?

Li Qing opened the door and found Zhang Tu standing there.

His face was as white as paper, he was covered in sweat, his brows were furrowed, and he was so panicked that he could barely stand.

"Lord Sun! Something terrible has happened! A catastrophe!"

Zhang Tu grabbed his arm, his voice trembling.

Li Qing, looking completely unconcerned, patted him on the shoulder and said in a nonchalant tone:

"Old Zhang, look at you, so pathetic. If the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. What are you panicking about?"

Zhang Tu quickly said:

"My lord! Please don't be ridiculous! This time, it really is something very important!"

Li Qing pushed his hand away, yawned widely, and said casually:

"What's wrong? Just say it already, stop beating around the bush."

Zhang Tu leaned close to his ear, her voice almost breaking with tears:

"Your Highness! Zhu Biao! He jumped into the river and committed suicide!"

"What?!"

Li Qing instantly woke up, all sleepiness gone, her eyes wide open, thinking she had misheard:

"Say it again! Zhu Biao jumped into the river?!"