Ying Zheng Debates the Scholars, Chunyu Yue is Grief-Stricken

Shanglin Park was first established during the Qin State, appearing as early as the reign of King Hui of Qin. Initially, it served as a place for the Qin monarchs to hunt and rest.

After unifying the six states, Ying Zheng carried out the first expansion of Shanglin Park, enlarging its scale and establishing it as a vital imperial garden, where he constructed many palaces, pavilions, and towers.

He also kept hundreds of beasts within the park; the Son of Heaven would hunt there during the spring and autumn, taking countless animals. It was a place for the monarch and the nobility to engage in hunting activities.

While the Shanglin Park of this era was not as vast as it would later become, it was more than sufficient to serve as a camp for the Blood-Clad Army.

Furthermore, Shanglin Park was separated from Xianyang Palace only by the Wei River. Xianyang Palace sat on the northern bank, while Shanglin Park lay on the southern bank. Establishing a camp here allowed for the protection of Xianyang, ready to be deployed for conquest at a moment's notice.

Such a geographical location, combined with the granting of an independent camp, could be considered the highest honor bestowed upon the Blood-Clad Army.

Though Wang Li was startled upon hearing this, he was overjoyed to finally be rid of that group of terrifying gluttons. "This subject thanks Your Majesty for your grace!"

Ying Zheng ordered Zhao Gao to draft the decree and sent men to accompany the royal command and Wang Li to the Xiliu Camp.

"What is the situation within the Palace Academy?"

"The Confucian scholars are still gathered in the Palace Academy, but they are no longer arguing. They are all silently flipping through the classics without uttering a word."

Ying Zheng said,