"Your Excellency has completely upended my view of the Confucian School!" Ying Zheng gazed into the distance, leaning against the railing, his expression serious.
Throughout the State of Qin—not just for him, but for past kings of Qin and the old Qin nobility—the perception of the Confucian School had never been favorable. In the eyes of the Qin people, scholars were merely pampered sons of the elite who knew nothing but empty talk, made reckless pronouncements on state affairs, and moaned about nothing while contributing nothing of substance.
Consequently, during the reforms of Lord Shang, scholars, merchants, and various other groups had been expelled. The State of Qin needed only soldiers and farmers; it had no use for those who produced nothing.
Chapter 227