Qin Dynasty: Your Majesty, I really am a time traveler.

To create a saint!

Upon hearing this, everyone in Qin except Ying Zheng looked bewildered.

The Confucian scholars looked on in fear, exchanging glances, utterly at a loss for words.

"How did Tang Yu know about my Confucian school's plans?"

"How did he find out about what we were doing, when it was so confidential?"

At this point, Chunyu Yue was speechless, but then angrily defended himself, saying:

"Even if we wanted to create a saint, what could we do?"

"Can't our Confucian master Confucius be considered virtuous and capable? His disciples were also talented individuals, so why can't they be considered virtuous and capable?"

"They are certainly talented people!"

Ying Zheng couldn't stand it anymore; these Confucian scholars really had such a high-sounding and dignified air about them.

They put themselves on such a moral high ground, even though it was for their own selfish interests.

"But how much more talented is he than his contemporaries?"

"Is it that his talent and virtue surpass Guiguzi, or that his influence on the world and the country surpasses that of Shang Yang of Qin?"

"Or perhaps, is the talent of Bai Qi, the War God of Qin and a pinnacle of military strategy, inferior to his?"

Seeing that Chunyu Yue remained silent, Ying Zheng not only did not stop, but continued speaking:

"Furthermore, if you are all Confucian scholars, why did you choose Confucius as your model for sagehood instead of Xunzi?"

"Aren't these all just your own selfish interests? What excuses do you have?"

Wow! Zheng Ge is so cool!

Seeing that none of the Confucian scholars dared to utter a sound after Ying Zheng's words, Tang Yu clicked his tongue.

This has to be my own Zheng Ge (Brother Zheng); no one else can match half of his imposing presence.

“Your ambitions are far too great. You want to create a new god out of thin air after the age of mythology. This is something I will not allow!”

Hearing the last part, he and the other Confucian scholars looked up at him.

"But are the doctrines of us Confucianists wrong? Can't we help you better rule this Great Qin?"

"Wouldn't it be more beneficial to rule the people after they hear our words? Why do you do this?"

"Why would I do this? Why would I want my people to benefit my rule?"

“If I am truly recognized by them, and if I am truly the leader they acknowledge, then they will obey my commands no matter what.”

"I have no respect for such petty tricks that make it easier to rule one's own people!"

Ying Zheng's words shocked the Confucian scholars present. They never expected that anyone could resist such temptation.

After all, the Confucian mindset is to turn the common people into a bunch of harmless little sheep.

This situation is more favorable to the monarch's rule. All the monarch has to do is raise the status of Confucianism and increase the number of Confucian scholars among the officials. It is a win-win situation!

"Tyrant! You tyrant are truly foolish! Your Qin dynasty will surely perish sooner or later!"

Chunyu Yue was forced to break down and started cursing.

Instead of reacting, Ying Zheng glanced at him and said calmly:

"My Qin Dynasty not only has Confucianism, but also the School of Military Strategy, Legalism, Yin-Yang School, and the School of Diplomacy..."

"Only when a hundred schools of thought contend and everyone works together for the sake of our Great Qin can we truly call it the Great Qin!"

"If you, a Confucian scholar, were to rule the court alone, would this empire still belong to my Great Qin?"

After Ying Zheng finished speaking, all the people imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison knew that the reason they were imprisoned there was not because Kong Rong had taken it upon himself to assassinate Tang Yu.

Now their biggest plan and scheme have been discovered; their Confucianism's desire to establish itself as the leading school of thought among all schools of thought has been exposed!

In their fantasy, all future officials will be selected through Confucian selection processes, with all candidates being Confucian scholars.

From then on, there was only Confucianism in the world, and all other schools of thought were merely serving Confucianism. This plan had not even begun when it was directly shattered by Ying Zheng, who harbored great ambitions!

"Don't worry, because of the Grand Preceptor's reforms, your families will be fine as long as they don't know what you've done!"

Many people looked up at this moment, staring at Ying Zheng and Tang Yu with surprise.

He had thought his entire family would be implicated, but he never imagined it would turn out this way.

"Everything must change with the times. I will not watch you grow stronger."

"But I also have my own methods for dealing with the other schools of thought. Everything is for the sake of Qin, for the sake of the people of Qin!"

These Confucian scholars were still hurling insults. Before Tang Yu and Ying Zheng walked out of the prison, Ying Zheng said one last thing.

"The Confucian school will also exist among the Hundred Schools of Thought and in the imperial court in the future, but hopefully they will be more sensible then."

After the two left, Kong Rong stared blankly at his hands.

He thought he was going to die today, but to his surprise, he was fine.

What he didn't know was that the reason Tang Yu and Ying Zheng went to such lengths was definitely not because of his assassination attempt by Kong Rong!

The Confucianists' ambitions are truly enormous!

Compared to this, what Kong Rong did was nothing more than a tiny speck of dust in the grand scheme of things, utterly insignificant.

He may be spared the death penalty today, but he will certainly not escape it tomorrow!

Those Confucian scholars who knew about the plan to create a sage would eventually disappear into the long river of history.

The person who brought all of this up was none other than Tang Yu!

Since the burning of books and burying of scholars alive in history is not a historical fact, then I will just make it a fact.

……

The following day, a dramatic change occurred in Xianyang!

Everyone discovered that only a few scholars remained in the Imperial Academy, which was originally intended to appease Confucian scholars throughout the land.

The rest were all arrested, and many Confucian scholars were also imprisoned in the imperial prison!

Instantly, the entire Confucian school was thrown into chaos, and its members were filled with fear and trepidation!

"Your Majesty, we want to see Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, why are you treating Confucianism like this!"

"..."

Hearing the shouts outside the palace, Tang Yu rubbed his temples.

"Looks like I'll have to go out again."

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Tang Yu glanced at the many excited Confucian scholars.

"The Confucian scholars, led by Dr. Chunyu Yue and other Dr. Gong, have been plotting great things in recent years, colluding with various forces in an attempt to overthrow the foundation of our Qin state!"

"Among their Confucian disciples, there are actually those who secretly plotted the assassination of me and Prince Fusu. This is an unforgivable crime! Therefore, all those involved in the case shall be immediately detained!"

"What!?"

"This...how is this possible?"

Ignoring the commotion at his feet, Tang Yu continued.

"Because of the revised Qin laws, this case will be tried publicly in accordance with the new Qin laws!"