Chapter 362: History of Burning Books

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Outside the city of Chang'an, it was midnight at this time, and it should be very dark, logically.
Indeed, the city of Chang'an at this time was indeed pitch-black and quiet, and there were pairs of black armored Qin troops on various streets, large and small, constantly patrolling.
A curfew policy has been implemented in the entire Chang'an City, and anyone waiting at night unless there is an official document or the order of the Qin army.
Otherwise, they are not allowed to go out. If they are found, they will be severely punished. If the circumstances are serious, they can even be killed by the Qin army.
At this moment, a few miles away from Chang'an City, the sky burst into flames, and the orange-red light glowed the entire night sky red.
It looks like the boundless flames sweeping in the dark night, giving people a feeling of light coming.
"Stop, you all give the old man's assistant."
"This is the cultural crystallization of my great Wei for hundreds of years. How could you be so barbaric? You burned all these books of civilization."
"How dare you call the empire for such barbarous acts, and is worthy of the word empire?"
This incident was a few miles away from Chang'an City. Twenty or thirty huge pits had been dug around, and orange flames were burning in one big pit.
And beside each big pit, there are more than a dozen carts of books, surrounded by soldiers Qin Jia.
And Qin army generals kept holding books on the table and walked toward the burning pit.
Suddenly, countless cultural achievements turned to dust.
Take a closer look, there are also Qin army generals who are continuously burning books in the 20 or 30 big pits around.
And here, although there is a Qin army of nearly a thousand troops.
Under the blazing flames that seemed to burn the sky, a faint orange light was reflected on the originally black and bright Qin Army armor.
It looked like it was not as good as the killing and killing represented by the icy cold light reflected in the dark night, but it did not have an aura of destruction.
But at this moment, an old man was berating Qin Jun's behavior, and was heartbroken that so many books had been brutally burned.
Leaning on crutches, the old man angrily pointed at these soldiers of the whole army, wanting to stop this and also wanting to stop that.
But the old and rotten body looked so weak, making the old man feel a sense of sadness.
"Elder Zong is not going to get angry."
Looking at the old man who was already flushed with anger and his neck was thick and his body trembling, as if he was about to be mad at any time, a young man behind him came up directly to hold him.
Behind the young man, hundreds of people wearing brocade costumes gathered here, all of them belonged to the major families in Chang'an.
The family is not a clan. Although it is an official in the court, it also holds great power, but it will not raise private soldiers, will not occupy land on a large scale, will not form a large-scale clique, will not oppose the imperial court, and is essentially related to the family the difference.
There are even many families in the empire. For example, the Meng Family and Wang Family in the imperial capital Xianyang belong to the family category, not to mention the Chang'an City, so these people naturally avoided the first wave of cleansing operations in the empire.
Not long ago, news came that Emperor Qin had left Chang'an City and his whereabouts were unknown.
When the news came, everyone in the family felt extremely happy.
On the terrible day of bloodshed in Chang'an some time ago, the sight of tens of thousands of people rolling on their heads is still vivid, and these families don't want to follow in the footsteps of those aristocratic families.
It can be said to be frightening and panic all day long!
As Yingji left, these families finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, what countless people did not expect was that before leaving Chang'an City, Emperor Qin suddenly issued instructions, except for books on politics, agriculture, medicine, and divination books that are conducive to the development of civilization.
All the books on thought and literature held by the major families in Chang'an City were handed in, and the imperial army was once again dispatched to collect more than 100,000 books at lightning speed!
After collecting the books, Ying Ji officially issued an order to burn all of the more than 100,000 books of thought, and no one should be left.
All these books are listed as banned books, and anyone who dares to privately store banned books will be killed!
The emperor's command conveyed that Chang'an was wailing and denounced that this was the destruction of civilization.
However, Ying Ji couldn't manage so much, and directly ordered that anyone who blatantly acted against the empire should be arrested and executed immediately.
The imperial army was dispatched again, arresting and arresting more than a thousand people who set off the riots, beheading them in the street, and bleeding Chang'an streets.
The terrifying and methods once again choked Chang'an City, which was just beginning to regain its vitality!
No wonder Ying Ji is so cruel this time, Ying Ji knows a truth, the true unification of the empire first requires cultural unification.
To achieve cultural unity, we must first eliminate these heretical cultures.
If you want to perish your country, first perish its history!
Anyone who blocks or opposes the imperial cultural unification is more hateful than corrupt officials in Yingji's eyes, and can only be solved by ruthless means.
"No one is allowed to move!"
It is heartache to watch these books stored in the clan being burned as firewood one after another today.
After all, these books are the resources originally used to cultivate elite disciples of the family. Once they are burned out, it will be a huge blow to the future of all families. How can these people still sit still?
But just when these people were about to take action, a violent shout came, and the words were full of aggressive killing intent.
Let everyone act for a while, afraid to react.
When he fixed his eyes, he saw a young general Qin Jun who was dressed in silver armor and a strong bow and arrows came forward.
This person was personally arranged by Pei Xingjian, who was in charge of the Chang'an book burning and death history plan, the imperial captain Zhong Limei!
As for the Qin army of a thousand-man team around here, all Zhong Limei's soldiers in the world of Qin Shimingyue.
The combat power exceeds Qin Junjia and other legions, but it is lower than the titled legions. Although the number is small, the strength cannot be ignored. Now Pei Xingjian is the leader of the fifth legion!
In terms of strength, it is possible to slap Pei Xingjian's 1,000 elite soldiers from the historical Tang Dynasty, which can be called the ace of the Fifth Army. Naturally, Pei Xingjian was assigned this task, the mission of his majesty's death.
"General Zhong Li, these books cannot be burned, they cannot be burned!"
Seeing Zhong Limei coming, the old man in the family just said to Zhong Limei in tears, with a hint of pleading in his tone.
It is hard to imagine that this old man would be willing to bow to a young man for the future of the family.
"Yeah, General Zhong Li, these books are the foundation of our family, and they must not be burned!"
"Can't burn, General Zhong Li!"
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Seeing the old man speak, the hundreds of families who followed the old man all said that they wanted to use their power to suppress others and force Zhong Limei to stop burning the book.
After all, now that Emperor Qin has left Chang'an, people in these families are also a little relieved.
If this person is Pei Xingjian, even these people would not dare to eat the leopard.
But this person is Zhong Limei, and in the eyes of these family members, Zhong Limei is just a young general of Qin Jun, who has never seen much of the world.
There should be some background, so he was promoted to perform the book burning task. Under the firm position of the major families, he should choose to give in.
But these people have forgotten that, as the generals of the wind, from the world of Qin Shimingyue, Zhong Limei, who is loyal to the empire and fought on the battlefield, especially these miscellaneous fish can speculate.
It's naive to want to overwhelm others with power.
PS: I am thinking of the next story jump today. Let me talk to my brothers and sisters so as not to wait.