Burning books and burying Confucian culture

Core Tip: Welcome to the story of five thousand years of burning books and burying Confucian culture in China.

In 2 13 BC, Qin Shihuang held a grand banquet in Xianyang Palace. Hundreds of civil and military officials raised their glasses to celebrate and sang hymns. Zhou, the servant of the doctor, said to Qin Shihuang, "Your Majesty has created an unprecedented system, taking vassal fiefs as counties and counties, and will enjoy peace forever. Since ancient times, no king can compare with your majesty's weeds. "

Dr. Chun Yuyue didn't like Zhou's flattery, so he criticized the county system. Out of deep concern for the sustainable development of the Qin Dynasty, his intention was to give suggestions to the rulers. However, when Qin Shihuang heard Chun Yuyue criticize the county system, he was a little unhappy and asked his ministers to discuss it. Li Si, the prime minister, strongly opposed Chun Yuyue and pushed the problem to the extreme. Li Si spent another 65,438+00 days writing an article in memory of Qin Shihuang, arguing that Confucian scholars only know how to study ancient books, which is very harmful. He suggested: don't burn all the history books of Qin state; He is not an official doctor in charge of books, and he is not allowed to hide poems and books of a hundred schools of thought; Anyone who has more than two people get together to discuss poetry books will be beheaded; Criticize the present system with the ancient system and exterminate the nation; Officials who know but don't report are guilty of the same crime; Anyone who fails to execute the book burning order within 30 days after receiving it will be sentenced to four years of hard labor to repair the Great Wall; Except books with practical knowledge such as medicine, divination and gardening; Private schools are forbidden. If you want to learn politics, criminal names and laws, you can ask the local officials. Qin Shihuang took Lisi's advice and began to burn books. In less than 30 days, all the classic documents before the Qin Dynasty were reduced to ashes, and China's ancient ideology and culture suffered unprecedented destruction. This is the famous "book burning" incident in history.

Confucius, a descendant of Confucius, got the news of burning books and hid Confucius' works in the interlayer of the wall, so that Confucian classics could be preserved. The wall where books were collected had already collapsed, and later generations built another wall named Ruby as a souvenir.

In the second year, Hou Sheng and Lu Sheng, two alchemists who practiced the elixir for Qin Shihuang, escaped because they could not complete the task. They talked about Qin Shihuang behind his back and accused him of being cruel and tyrannical. Hearing this, Qin Shihuang was furious and said, "I was so kind to these alchemists, but they talked about me behind my back and betrayed me." Alchemists are always like this. There are hundreds of Confucian scholars in Xianyang now, and they must often spread lies to mislead the people. Be sure to check it thoroughly this time. "Later, he asked the suggestion to arrest and torture all the Confucian scholars in Xianyang. At first, all these Confucian scholars shouted injustice, but they were beaten one by one and they all confessed. Qin Shihuang ordered these Confucian scholars to be buried alive, totaling more than 460 people. This is the so-called "pit Confucianism" incident in history.

There was more than one incident of cheating Confucianism, and then it happened for the second time and the third time in succession. "Literature pass? According to the school examination, the "Qin Shihuang" made the Donggua Mountain grow and give birth, and all the doctors saw it, and more than 700 people died. , Chen Shengqi, Dr. Zhu called, if it is not appropriate to sit, dozens of people each. However, this Qin is not only for doctoral students, but also for fear that it will not disappear. "

Burning books and burying Confucianism is a cultural disaster in China. Qin Shihuang "burned books to bury Confucianism" in an extremely cruel way, hoping to achieve a high degree of ideological unity through this cruel means, but this could not save Qin Shihuang's rule, and the Qin Dynasty began to go to the brink of extinction.

Culture burns books and pits Confucianism.