Ying Zheng was at his desk reviewing the memorials.
The memorial submitted by Fusu had been on the table, but he had not even glanced at it.
When he was a little tired from reviewing the memorials, Ying Zheng stopped writing and opened the memorials presented by Fusu. Looking at the content above, he separated the other memorials on the case. If he looked carefully, he could find that the memorials were
The content above is almost the same.
Ying Zheng frowned and said:
"Let the head of Guizhou come from Shitian?"
"Recently, ministers have been going up to investigate land annexation, and Mi Chen directly asked Fusu to give advice. I'm afraid this matter is not that simple."
"Fusu is also a little too trusting of others!"
"But the content of these memorials is not false. The counties and counties in Shandong are indeed experiencing serious land loss. The governors and magistrates of many counties have written letters. Since Fusu wants to go somewhere, let him go. By the way, let me read it.
Let’s see what Mi Chen and others have planned.”
Yingzheng instinctively felt that something was wrong with these ministers' superiority.
These people have such a tacit understanding.
The content of the memorials they submitted was almost the same. He was indeed moved at first, but after thinking about it later, he deliberately suppressed it. As a result, more and more ministers submitted memorials. Now Mi Chen has gone to persuade Fusu to do so.
.
This made Ying Zheng hesitate even more.
Da Qin practiced farming warfare, and land was the foundation of Da Qin's country.
When Li Xin failed to attack Chu, the court was shocked. In order to quell various criticisms, he personally invited the veteran general Wang Jian to come out of the mountain. At that time, Wang Jian requested many times for land and houses, and he agreed to them one by one. However, the land and house Wang Jian requested were not the same as those of the same family.
Ordinary people are different.
What he wants is the land that belongs exclusively to the Wang family!
That is to say, the permanent property rights of the land are required.
This was against the law, but due to the situation at the time, he still agreed.
This is the first time he has made an exception in the field!
It's also the only time.
but now......
More and more courtiers are talking about land-related matters.
This made Ying Zheng alert.
Just when Ying Zheng was thinking about the intentions of these ministers, a eunuch came to report outside the palace, and Prime Minister Wang Wan asked to see him.
Ying Zheng also announced his intention immediately.
Enter the temple.
Wang Wan leaned over and said, "I, Wang Wan, pay my respects to Your Majesty."
Ying Zheng sighed lightly:
"Why does the old prime minister need so many gifts?"
"Please get up quickly."
Wang Wan stood up tremblingly.
Ying Zheng waved his hands around and immediately dismissed the officials and attendants in the hall. Only the monarch and his ministers were left in the hall to discuss matters from a distance.
Wang Wan is over seventy years old and has frosty hair.
His face with criss-crossed grooves was already covered with purple-black age spots. Year-round long nights of eating and drinking had made his body very thin, as if he were a withered body, carrying an empty official robe.
One can't help but secretly sigh at how ruthless the years are.
Before Ying Zheng could speak, Wang Wan held up his hand and said, "The veteran's letter of resignation has been submitted to His Majesty a few days ago. The veteran is old and weak, and it is already very inconvenient for him to be in office and in politics."
"So I'm resigning. I hope your majesty will forgive me."
Ying Zheng said in a deep voice:
"The old prime minister has been in power for seventeen years, and before that he assisted Yingzheng for more than ten years. For more than thirty years, the old prime minister has worked hard, putting the country first in everything, and deciding everything in accordance with Qin law. The achievements of these years
His achievements are no less than Wang’s in wiping out the Six Kingdoms.”
"But then."
"It is indeed extraordinary for the Prime Minister to resign."
"The world has decided that everything is just on the right track. The Prime Minister's resignation at this time will have a great impact on the court. I must be cautious."
"I won't hide anything from the old Prime Minister."
"After the beginning of spring, I will send troops to attack the Huns in the north. When the prime minister destroyed the six kingdoms, he was responsible for all kinds of material dispatch. Now it is the time of great military action. If the prime minister suddenly resigns, I will really feel a little uneasy."
"I know that the Prime Minister is old, but I also have something unspeakable."
"Besides."
"As soon as the old prime minister retires, Prime Minister Wei Zhuang will also retire, and other veteran ministers will also retire. Without you and other senior ministers to share my worries and solve my problems, I am afraid that I will focus on one thing and lose the other."
"I hope the old prime minister will stay for a while longer."
"As for political affairs, the old prime minister can first hand them over to Li Si and others. After they become familiar with the handling of political affairs in the prime minister's office, the old prime minister will resign. I will happily agree."
Wang Wan sighed softly:
"Old minister, thank you, Your Majesty."
"Listen to what your majesty said, your majesty wants to make Li Si your prime minister?"
Ying Zheng briefly pondered.
Nodding and saying:
"When the old prime minister asked you, I told you the truth."
"I do want to make Li Si my prime minister. Li Si is a man of talent, but sometimes his mind is not right. He is not suitable to be the right prime minister in charge of all officials. He is only suitable to be the left prime minister to carry out political affairs."
"The right prime minister is Feng Quji, the most politically talented person in the army!"
Wang Wan cupped his hands and said:
"I have no intention of offending Your Majesty."
"But I feel that your Majesty's arrangement is inappropriate."
"Feng Quji is the son of Feng Ting. It was precisely because Feng Ting was unwilling to dedicate his party to the Qin Dynasty that the Changping War broke out. I know that your Majesty has the heart to cherish talents and the capacity to recruit talented people. Feng Quji
Ji Feng has made many contributions to the Qin Dynasty over the years, but..."
"The prime ministers on the left and right are all from the original six countries."
"I think it is inappropriate."
"Since Your Majesty is honest with me, I will speak out boldly."
"In recent years, there have been too many officials from the former Six Kingdoms in the court. Now we, the old ministers, are still suppressing us. When we old and decrepit veterans retire, the court will almost become dominated by the officials from the former six countries.
"
"I know that the world belongs to Qin, and they are also Qin people."
"But after all, there is a difference between closeness and distance."
"In order to stabilize the countries, His Majesty gave many nobles of the Six Kingdoms high titles. However, Qin's titles are different from others. They can directly join the officialdom. This also caused them to be promoted to high positions very quickly after joining the officialdom. Like
Cui Yiru, Linghu Fan, Zhaoping and others have already entered the court, and people like Ma Xing, Jiang Shumao, Shen Zong (zong) and others are about to enter the court."
"Li Si, Zheng Guo and others in the court are all from the Six Kingdoms."
"I know that they are dedicated to Qin, but most of the officials in the court who came from six countries account for the majority of the court, which makes me feel a little uneasy."
"When the world is settled, stability should be the priority."
"The Great Qin Dynasty made its fortune in Guanzhong, so naturally it should use Guanzhong to stabilize the world. But now the people in the court are mainly anti-Japanese. This should not be done under any circumstances."
"I know that they offended His Majesty back then, but times have changed and they are no longer what they were back then. I think Your Majesty should give them a chance to forgive their sins."
"At least."
"They are still needed above the court."
"I am old and foolish, and it is inevitable that I will speak carelessly. I hope your Majesty will forgive me."
Ying Zheng's eyes closed slightly.
He knew these were Wang Wan's true feelings.
"I understand." Ying Zheng nodded and said with a smile: "How can I blame the old Prime Minister for his solemn words? What the old Prime Minister said, I will consider it in the future."
"I have something unclear, and I hope the old prime minister can give me some guidance."
"Your Majesty, please speak." Wang Wan said.
Ying Zheng said in a deep voice:
"Recently, many ministers have raised the issue of local land annexation and want me to order an inventory of Shandong counties. I wonder what the old prime minister thinks about this?"
"Old Prime Minister, you can speak freely."
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The mentioned Cui Yiru, Linghu Fan, and Zhaoping are all real people in history. Most of them were recruited and made marquises by Qin Shihuang because of their pro-Qin ties and their considerable influence in various countries.