Historian, Sima Qian 1 Chunyu 2 Yueh, a 3 scholar of 4 Chi said “I 5 have yet to 6 hear of 7 anything 8 able to 9 endure that 10 was not 11 based on 12 ancient 13 precedents.” 14 15 The emperor 16 ordered his 17 ministers to 18 debate this 19 question. 20 21 The prime 22 minister Li 23 Si said, 24 “...Now 25 Your 26 Majesty [Shi 27 Huangdi] has 28 built up this 29 great empire 30 to endure 31 [survive] for 32 generations 33 without end. 34 [...] In times 35 gone by 36 different 37 barons 38 fought among themselves and gathered wandering scholars. Today, however, the empire is at peace, all laws and
Historian, Sima Qian 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Chunyu Yueh, a scholar of Chi said “I have yet to hear of anything able to endure that was not based on ancient precedents.” The emperor ordered his ministers to debate this question. The prime minister Li Si said, “...Now Your Majesty [Shi Huangdi] has built up this great empire to endure [survive] for generations without end. [...] In times gone by different barons fought among themselves and gathered wandering scholars. Today, however, the empire is at peace, all laws and
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