Journey To the West From The Qin Dynasty

Li Jue was outside the door, and was shocked when he heard such words.

Hurry to see you.

After entering, Ying Zheng had stopped talking, and the venue was in a mess. Zhao Gao and Li Si were both standing, and more than a dozen people were kneeling on the ground.

These people are all local officials, and everyone is trembling.

They came to intercede on behalf of the sheriff. Without the sheriff, many orders could not be carried out, let alone make progress.

After Li Jue came in, he ignored these people.

After clasping fists to Ying Zheng, he said, "I heard that His Majesty is angry, but I don't know where His Majesty's anger comes from?"

Ying Zheng said: "I am so angry that I don't want to fight, but these Confucianists have given me a bad face and refused to ask them to write sacrificial rites, but they have written proclamations endlessly."

Li Jue said again: "If that's the case, Your Majesty should invite them here, understand them with affection, move them with reason, and be able to make them change their minds."

When this matter was brought up, Ying Zheng was furious.

I don't want to say any more.

Zhao Gao explained from the side: "The elders don't know that Confucian people are like stones in the latrine, which are smelly and hard. Marquis Tong Wu invited them to come, and they would roll around and organize the people to obstruct it."

Li Jue frowned and said, "Dare to ask Mr. Zhao, how to deal with it?"

Zhao Gaodao: "According to His Majesty's wishes, all of them will be arrested. Since they refuse to come, then there is no need to come."

The kneeling official below, begged again.

Li Jue said: "This is treating the symptoms but not the root cause. After all, they are knowledgeable people. They think that we are different from them, so they have conflicts. But if you don't ask the reason and just arrest us, how is it different from Jie Zhou?"

Hearing this, Zhao Gao was overjoyed, but pretended to be angry, pointed at Li Jue, and shouted: "Li Jue, you are presumptuous, you dare to compare your majesty to Jie Zhou, you are a bastard, if you commit the following crime, you deserve death. "

Ying Zheng's expression was not good either.

Li Jue was about to get angry, but Li Jue said, "Your Majesty is not Jie Zhou, because His Majesty surpassed the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, and those emperors cannot be compared at all."

"And when I say this, I just hope that your majesty will not listen to slander and attack your own people indiscriminately. They are all your majesty's people, and your majesty loves the people like his own son. How can he treat his son so rudely?"

Zhao Gao was so angry that he hesitated to speak, but he was powerless to refute.

Ying Zheng also lost half of his anger. After all, what Li Jue said was very reasonable, and he flattered him very comfortably.

He said: "Then what do you think I should do?"

Li Jue said: "Your Majesty doesn't need to do anything. This is His Majesty's rule. Naturally, the county guards, county chiefs, township chiefs and pavilion chiefs will handle it."

"Your Majesty already manages a lot of things, how can you be distracted by these things. After all, Your Majesty wants to become a fairy and live forever."

Mentioning becoming an immortal made Ying Zheng excited.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems to make sense.

He is about to become a fairy, and he has raised so many people, how can he let him do everything by himself.

Zhao Gao said from the side: "Li Jue, are you pleading on behalf of the sheriff? Do you know that his Majesty has already imprisoned him for his incompetence."

Li Jue said: "My lord Zhao, please don't add fuel and jealousy. Do you still need to bother your majesty with such a trivial matter? Let the county guard go back and invite someone. If you still can't invite someone over by then, it's not too late to ask the crime."

Zhao Gao sneered, ready to ridicule.

Ying Zheng said: "Li Aiqing, are you confident that the county guard can do a good job? I have already decided to choose an auspicious day to climb Mount Tai. This sacrificial ceremony cannot be delayed."

Li Jue said: "Your Majesty asked the Confucianists to write sacrificial rites to give them face. If they can't do it, I'm willing to do it instead."

Everyone looked suspicious, Zhao Gao also intended to ridicule.

But Li Jue continued: "Your Majesty has been reluctant to let me do it before, because I think it's inappropriate to be an executioner."

"However, does Your Majesty know that this minister is still the chief minister, who mounts his horse to represent the army, holds a Longquan sword in his hand, and dismounts to supervise the ministers. As for the other status of this minister, he is still a disciple of a master outside the world, and a master of calligraphy who is famous all over the world. Kong Jie's calligraphy skills are not as good as my minister's!"

Ying Zheng's eyes lit up, and it seemed to make sense.

Zhao Gao was in a hurry, he didn't want Li Jue to have this chance to show off.

Wrote a sacrificial oration, but it will be famous in history, and it will make Ying Zheng remember that in the future, the tide will rise and all boats will rise.

He hastened to say: "Your Majesty, absolutely not, Li Jue is a great general and a military commander, which is unreasonable; secondly, he used to be an executioner, full of crimes, and he is not suitable for writing articles, after all, they are written for gods. "

Li Jue said with a smile: "Master Zhao, the word is a gatehouse, a book is a house, I read poetry and books with a master outside the world, and my calligraphy is the best in the Qin Dynasty. Since it is written for the gods, wouldn't I be more suitable!? "

Zhao Gao was in a hurry, but he still couldn't accept it, and Li Jue's name would go down in history.

but.

Before he could speak, Li Jue interrupted him, saying: "Your Majesty, if you really offend the gods because of your former status as an executioner, why don't you fast and take a bath to cleanse your anger, Write for His Majesty?"

Zhao Gao hastily stopped him.

Ying Zheng waved his hand and said, "That's it."

Li Jue said again: "Your Majesty, in fact, it is a helpless move to ask the ministers to write sacrificial rites, but it is all right. It would be the best if the Confucian giants are willing to come forward, after all, they represent the face of many scholars."

Ying Zheng nodded. In fact, this was his more consideration.

Li Jue continued: "If the county guard can't persuade them successfully, then the minister will be behind. If they can persuade them successfully, the minister is willing to give them this opportunity."

Ying Zheng said: "You are really my minister, very good, I will do as you say. Also, you and Liu Junshou go to persuade those stubborn Confucian people."

Li Jue cupped his fists and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will fulfill my mission."

at this moment.

The sound of tigers roaring and dragons chanting came from the mountain, and soon there was the sound of kicking.

It was Ren Xiao, the commander of the Xuanjia Army, who came. He knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, a sergeant found a Qilin in the forest. It's not a dragon, it's very weird."

"Furthermore, the unicorn didn't do any harm when it saw the Xuanjia army. Instead, it ran away and flirted with the Xuanjia army for a while before leaving."

When Ying Zheng heard this, his eyes straightened, he stood up, and said excitedly: "That's great, the emperor has paid off, Qilin is finally willing to come out to see me."

"Tell the soldiers to increase the search and find the unicorn nest. I want to see the unicorn with my own eyes."

Ren Xiao led the order to retreat.

All the ministers were pleasantly surprised.

At this time, Li Jue clasped his hands together and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, this is a blessing."

"Besides, His Majesty has just made a decision to forgive the people and give Confucianism a chance to start over. If Qilin shows up immediately after forgiving others, he must be moved by His Majesty's sincerity."

What he said made Ying Zheng laugh heartily, and someone rewarded Li Jue with a hundred altars of fine wine, plus a thousand pieces of gold.

After Li Jue thanked him, he left.

Zhao Gao was beside him, his teeth itching.

Li Jue naturally went to the Confucius Temple with Liu Junshou to persuade Kong Jie and others.

And Zhao Gao returned to his residence.

Bodhidharma appeared immediately, and asked expectantly: "Lord Zhao, will His Majesty agree to let poor monks replace Confucianism and pray on Mount Tai!?"

Zhao Gaodao: "Originally we agreed, but in the end, Li Jue was killed. He ruined a good thing."

Bodhidharma turned pale with shock, and hurriedly asked what happened.

Zhao Gao told him tenaciously, adding oil and vinegar at the same time, and also said that one day with Li Jue around, Buddhism would never be allowed to flourish in Daqin.

He sighed: "Master, it's not that I don't help you, it's just that you are out of luck and have encountered such a stumbling block."

Bodhidharma was so angry that he said: "If my Buddhist sect is broken to spread the Dharma, even if it is a tiger blocking the way, I have to give way."

Zhao Gao said: "That's not okay, you can't beat him, and he is a high-ranking official, if you kill him, you will also cause trouble."

Seeing Bodhidharma was silent, he thought Bodhidharma was going to retreat in spite of difficulties.

He hurriedly said: "However, there is no way. As long as he makes a mistake and kills him, it will be logical."

"There is another point, that is to find Qilin one step earlier than him. If we make great achievements, His Majesty will forget about him."

Bodhidharma said: "Actually, the poor monk has been searching in Mount Tai for the past few days, but he didn't find any trace of Qilin at all."

"This matter may be false."

Zhao Gao told the story of the sergeant's discovery of the unicorn, but Bodhidharma was shocked, "There is such a thing, could it be that the poor monk made a mistake?"

After a moment of silence, he said: "In this case, then the poor monk will go to the mountain to look for it again. Even if we turn Mount Tai over, we must find Qilin."

Confucius Temple.

At this time, they were already surrounded by soldiers, and there was a group of people in the temple who broke into the cocoon, and the leader was Old Master Kong Jie.

When Liu Junshou and Li Jue arrived, many people around were talking about it. When the common people saw Li Jue and others, they all pointed and hated them.

Li Jue, on the other hand, ignored it directly. No matter how much he said about someone who was being used, it was useless.

As long as he makes the Confucians bow their heads, it will be fine to beautify it when the time comes.

Push the door and enter.

Li Jue saw Kong Jie and the others sitting quietly in the Confucius Temple in a cocoon. The sergeants were all outside the door. When they saw Li Jue and Liu Junshou returning, they did not change their expressions.

Liu Junshou saw that the bowls and chopsticks in front of Kong Jie and the others had not been touched, so he said bitterly: "Old Master, why are you doing this? You have been on hunger strike for three days and three nights, so eat as much as you want."

Kong Jie's lips were chapped, and he said: "This old man would rather defend the Tao with death to show his determination, you don't need to persuade him."

Liu Junshou looked at Li Jue, explained bitterly, and said, "Master Shu, I can't do anything about this matter. They won't eat or leave. If they take them away by force, the people outside will make trouble."

Li Jue patted him on the shoulder, then came to Kong Jie, and kicked all the jobs in front of them.

immediately.

The Confucians were furious and accused Li Jue one after another.

Only Kong Jie remained calm, while Li Jue smiled, "I am quite confident, it seems that three days and three nights of hunger is not enough."

Everyone criticized one after another, but Li Jue pointed at Kong Jie and said, "Do you know what you are doing?"

"You often flaunt justice, and say you are scholars. You are not bullshit. You are Confucian scholars who are useless."

All the Confucians were shocked and extremely angry.

Kong Jie also spoke, and said in an old voice: "Is the chief minister here to mock the old man? If so, you are wasting your time in vain. We will not be angry, but stick to our hearts."

Li Jue said: "You think the emperor definitely needs you to write sacrificial rites, so you want to bargain and get more right to speak."

"vulgar!"

He taunted: "Papers, all of you present together are not as good as me alone; in terms of force, the old master has heard of Sword Saint Gai Nie? He has already recognized me as the master."

Kong Jie hesitated to speak, and finally said: "Are you here to show off?"

Li Jue said: "That's right, I'm here to show off, let me tell you. Anyone can write the sacrificial oration, not just you."

"My literary talent is still above yours, and my calligraphy is far above yours. I am more suitable than you when I write."

Kong Jie snorted coldly: "If that's the case, why don't you write it? Whoever loves to do such a thing with bowed eyebrows will do it."

Li Jue laughed, and said: "Whoever asked the emperor to ask an official to do it back then, couldn't do it anymore, so he slapped his ass and ran away!"

Kong Jie blushed and said nothing.

Li Jue continued: "You have done a lot of things like bowing your eyebrows and bowing your waist. Old Master Confucius, I will give you a choice. Go to Mount Tai to write sacrificial rites. That is to contribute to Confucianism and ease the conflict with the royal family."

"I'm here to help you, not to harm you. If I want to harm you, then with my literary talents, I can write a few poems casually and spread them all over the world, and I can discredit your Confucianism."

Kong Jie was really startled when he heard this.

This is their patent, how dare Li Jue do it.

and.

Li Jue really has this ability, whether it is power or talent, it is enough to ruin them.

And the Confucianists care about reputation the most, that is worse than killing them.