Chapter 155 The prime minister of one country is a lackey for others
Since ancient times, those who win the hearts of the people win the world.
This sentence could be said in the Han Dynasty, but in the Qin Dynasty, it would not work and it would not make sense.
Deeply influenced by the legacy of the Warring States Period, the Qin Dynasty's views on the word "min" were different from those of later generations.
Because the Qin Dynasty did not win the world by winning the hearts and minds of the people, but by being domineering.
During the Warring States Period, there were two million casualties, and Bai Qi killed half of them.
Zhang Yi deceived the world, and Wang Jian and Wang Ben destroyed the six kingdoms.
There is not a single word "people" in this from beginning to end.
Therefore, the mainstream thinking of the Qin Dynasty is:
The people are not the key to conquering the world, but the coolies who maintain the luxurious life of the monarch and nobles.
To this day, except for Guanzhong, people in the world still do not consider themselves Qin people.
Qin has no support from the people, but has the world.
With this current situation, who can say that public opinion is important?
Although Mencius had long shouted the slogan "the people are the most important, the country is the second most important, and the king is the least important", this sentence was not widely recognized.
Except for the traditional disciples of Confucianism, all schools of thought regard this sentence as an absurd statement made by the Confucian Mencius.
Just like the Taoist Zhuangzi who dreamed of a butterfly and couldn't tell whether he was dreaming of a butterfly or a butterfly when he woke up.
Which family doesn't have one or two famous madmen?
When the ministers did not express their opinions on Li Si's strategy, Ying Chengxuan pointed out the word "people's support", yes, this is an opinion.
But when all the ministers agree with Li Si's strategy, it is meaningless and untenable to talk about the people's will.
It is public opinion that the people's will and public opinion are far from being comparable to maintaining stability in various places.
Ying Chengyu wanted to break the public opinion, but it was difficult. It was as difficult as going to the sky. He couldn't use examples to tell his officials and the importance of the people.
The state of Lu, which was people-oriented and governed by Confucianism, was destroyed long ago, and the current state of Qin is governed by law.
Without giving examples to explain the theory, this still worked for those Confucian scholars, but not in the Qin court.
Old Qin people are not talkative, and their theories are of no use.
When Zhang Yi first entered the Qin Dynasty, the civil and military officials of the Qin State looked at him with cold eyes. No matter how they looked at him, they didn't like him. How could this man who only talks about words be able to become the prime minister? The king is stupid.
When Zhang Yi defeated the five kingdoms with Qin Qilian, everyone in Qin State would be convinced and call him Prime Minister.
The Qin State is a hard worker, pragmatic and does not play tricks.
In the current situation, except for the First Emperor who can hold down the heads of his ministers to convince others, basically no one can break it. There will never be another First Emperor in this world.
If you want to convince people with your reasoning and convince the ministers, you can't even invite Zongheng Hou Dunruo back, let alone Ying Chengyu.
Ying Chengxuan of Zhangtai Hall discussed Taoism with the First Emperor, and he had a deep understanding of the limitations of the times, and he alone could not change them.
There is no power that can suppress the ministers.
There is no reason that can be explained to all ministers.
If you want to break the situation, normal people can't do it.
But Ying Chengyu can do it, he is a straight man.
Bang~
The table in front of me spun, jumped, flew three feet into the air, and then fell freely to the ground and hit the floor tiles hard.
One of the four table legs was knocked off, and it lay crookedly on the ground.
In the Xianyang Palace, this was the countless times that Ying Chengyu overturned the table.
"There's no reason, it's just not the case!"
The ministers who were waiting for Ying Chengyu to give his unique insights were stunned.
This performance, isn’t this still the same thing? What’s this?
The First Emperor glanced at Ying Chengyu and yawned.
"I am tired and will withdraw from the court."
The officials were stunned.
Your Majesty will retire from the court now?
Not a single policy was implemented in the DPRK today?
If it weren't for the Queen Mother's persecution and Her Majesty's decision to appoint the Crown Prince, today's meeting would be meaningless.
The two policies proposed by Li Si to collect copper and iron and move nobles were obviously discussed in a small meeting held by His Majesty.
The situation was great, so why did it suddenly stop being implemented?
The probing gazes of the officials turned to Ying Chengyu in the front row.
Could it be that it's because Lord Chang'an objects to it...
As the First Emperor left, everyone left the scene one by one.
After leaving the Xianyang Hall, four Qin officials in the court walked towards Ying Chengxiao with smiles on their faces, shouting from ten meters apart:
"Today, the four of us have a gathering at home. We have a beautiful concubine at the table and fine wine at the table. Mr. Chang'an, please... Hey, Mr. Chang'an!"
The four of them had not walked three meters, but Ying Chengxiao was walking as fast as flying on tiptoes and had already walked thirty meters.
Ying Chengwen disappeared in the opposite direction to everyone.
The four of them stopped, and the leader looked at Ying Chengyu's back.
"See you again another day."
The other three people also looked at Ying Chengyu's back and nodded.
"Chang'an Jun's martial arts skills are not inferior to those of our generals."
"No matter what else, there are not many people in Qin State who can achieve Qinggong."
"In this way, Mr. Chang'an, the harem will be allowed to flow unimpeded. Your Majesty trusts you so much...I will send someone to pay homage to Mr. Chang'an at his residence."
The leader pondered for a moment.
"I'll go there myself."
While the four of them were discussing, many of the other Qin ministers also paid attention to Ying Chengyu, and their departure pace slowed down.
Ying Chengyu is the emperor's younger brother, and his interests have no conflict with these Qin officials.
Ying Chengqiu, who was a Shuzi in the past, is still acting like a Shuzi today.
But in the hearts of the officials, this vertical position is not that vertical position.
"Why don't you, Prime Minister Zuo, continue to talk? With the implementation of these two policies, there will be no possibility of disaster in the Qin Dynasty. This is a wonderful strategy."
A man walked up to Li Si and walked side by side with Li Si. Li Si was a little surprised.
He is honored as the Zuo Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty. In recent days, countless people have shown goodwill to him, talked to him, and invited him to stay with him.
But Li Si still felt a little flattered that the person in front of him could find him.
The first military figure in the Qin Dynasty, Guowei Wei Liao, was the first military general who had never fought on the battlefield.
Li Si stopped and half-turned around.
"Your Majesty is tired and you are a minister. How can you force your lord to do something you don't want to do?"
"Do you believe what Zuo Xiang said?"
Li Si was silent.
"I observed that all the princes were looking at Mr. Chang'an with their eyes, and their steps were slowing down. Only the Prime Minister Zuo, who was walking with difficulty, never looked back. He was unscrupulous in dealing with Mr. Chang'an, so why didn't he say anything?"
Having said this, it is equivalent to making it clear.
Wei Liao was in his fifties or sixties, and he did not mince words in his words, but went straight to the point.
Li Si rarely interacts with Wei Liao. The two are not in the same department or category, and they don't have many interactions.
This conversation with Wei Liao gave Li Si a preliminary understanding of what kind of person this usually taciturn Guo Wei was.
It can only be said that a disciple of a military strategist who has never been on the battlefield is still a disciple of a military strategist.
After hearing Wei Liao's words directed at Ying Chengyu, Li Si approached Wei Liao with a serious face, forgetting all the respect he had just shown to this military leader.
"We are on our way urgently to go to Chang'an Jun's Mansion."
Wei Liao was surprised, squinting deeply and looking at Li Si, who seemed to have changed.
He didn't understand why Li Si wanted to defend Ying Chengyu like this.
You, Li Si, are His Majesty's most favored minister. You are also talented and occupy the position of Prime Minister.
"If the Prime Minister of a country is someone else's lackey, Your Majesty will not be displeased if he finds out."
"I heard that there was a country in the past. The country's greatest general, Yu Guo, had no martial arts skills, but he always sat comfortably in the position of general. Compared with this shameless general, what I, Li Si, did today are nothing.