Chapter 298 The First Emperor resolves his knot and Lu Buwei pays homage to the Prime Minister
If the parallel system of prefectures and states plus the extension of grace orders nominally prevents the world from being divided, then Che Tonggui implements these concepts in practice.
Car tracks are consistent across the world, break the rut blockades in various places, and truly achieve no barriers.
And this was naturally unfavorable to the Qin nobles who regarded their fiefdoms as their own private lands.
They also thought that after the First Emperor a hundred years later, Prince Ying Fusu would succeed to the throne and the world would be truly divided.
Having cars on the same track has many benefits for the Qin State. It is a big step towards national unification and has great strategic significance.
As the saying goes, if you want to be rich, build roads first.
Taking the repaired roads leading to all parts of the world as the root and the world's ruts as the flesh and blood, this will be able to lead Qin to a new life.
But for the nobles.
On a larger scale, the rut is fixed and the Qin State is unbreakable. For them, the promotion path is blocked, and they will only be able to serve Qin and not be able to form a country of their own.
To put it more simply, the fixed ruts meant that they could not ride six or eight horses in their own fiefdom, which limited their expression of enjoyment and power.
Self-interest and the national interest are no longer consistent. This is the real reason why Yao Jia opposed the same track, and also the reason why all the nobles in the court opposed it.
And Lu Buwei, who exposed all this, should have been one of the beneficiaries. He should have maintained a tacit understanding with the officials on this matter, and no one would have made a fortune in silence.
But Lu Buwei spoke out and made everything clear and clear.
Half of the ministers' eyes were focused on Lu Buwei, and half were focused on Zuo Prime Minister Li Si. Their eyes were full of hatred, just like Li Si, who was determined to implement the system of counties and counties.
This is betrayal!
It’s also a betrayal!
Originally observing his own mind, Li Si, who had his eyes slightly closed, did not avoid these gazes. Instead, he opened his eyes wide and stared back one by one with a fierce light.
[You are such a bastard! How dare you disrespect me? You don’t know the truth!]
After those courtiers were stared back by Li Si, Prime Minister Zuo of Qin Dynasty snorted coldly, thinking that the king must have left. His heart suddenly became extremely clear, like a god receiving enlightenment.
"I understand, this is also the case in your eyes." A wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and the new prime minister said softly: "I am no different from these arrogant people, but they only laugh at fifty steps and a hundred steps..."
"Zuo Xiangxiang has some insights, would you like to talk to Wanyan?"
Right Prime Minister Wang Wan, who was sitting next to Li Si, heard Li Si whispering softly to himself and spoke.
The old prime minister wanted to know what Li Si meant by this sentence.
I wonder how Li Si, who turned his back on his own interests and did such a stupid thing, could still have a sense of superiority that makes him sober while everyone else is drunk.
Li Si still responded with a voice that could only be heard by the nearest Wang Wan.
"You can't understand Jiang Shang's actions, and you can't understand the actions of Lord Chang'an. A single thought can make a difference. The world is changed by a few people. Your Majesty is like this, Lord Chang'an is like this, and you and I are lucky to be able to follow you."
[Nonsense, I am just acting as your Majesty’s Lord Shang, and using this to excuse Lord Chang’an is unreasonable.]
[Lü Buwei was originally the leader of the court, but he re-entered the court to betray himself. How come so many crazy people are doing crazy things recently? It’s really ridiculous.]
Wang Wan pondered.
He said softly: "Wan is taught."
Lu Buwei, who was hostile to the ministers, did not stare back one by one like Li Si. Instead, he only stared at the famous name Yao Jia with his eyes that could not see the bottom of the abyss, and nodded slightly.
"I have finished speaking."
After saying that, he sat down on the ground.
When the outcome of the argument with Yao Jia was inconclusive, and the outcome was related to the official position of the prime minister, who was the most important minister, he left first.
Yao Jia's face turned pale, his eyes followed Lu Buwei, and he opened his mouth slightly without revealing any words. It was not that he didn't know what to say, or that he was speechless due to the rebuke.
There are thousands of words in his heart, and there are beautiful things in his chest. Lu Buwei, who is confident that he can speak, is speechless.
He is known as a famous person who can handle this matter both emotionally and rationally in his own interests, and to live up to his burden.
The reason why he didn't speak was because he knew that no matter what he said, it would be meaningless.
The referee who decided the outcome of this debate was the First Emperor. All the courtiers in the palace who Yao Jia could say were on his side, but the First Emperor who could not be said stood behind him.
Butt determines thinking.
The interests of his heroes are naturally at odds with the interests of the First Emperor in this matter. No matter how much he talks or how contagious and inflammatory he talks, it is useless.
As long as the First Emperor followed Lu Buwei's thinking model and made a few associations, all his sophistry and thinking patterns would be broken.
He is like the identified werewolf in the Werewolf game. No matter how superb his words are, as long as his identity remains unchanged, everything is false.
Yao Jia didn't need to turn around to know that the Emperor's eyes must not have a trace of tenderness when looking at him at this moment.
[The second time...the second time! Li Si is like this, Dunwei is like this, and so is this Jiang Shang who appeared out of nowhere!]
[Are you a king? Are you a member of the royal family? How dare you say such a thing! You all deserve to die!]
If the First Emperor had not been present, Yao Jia would have used the most vicious words in his life to scold and curse Lu Buwei.
This is not a narrow way to win by injuring the enemy by 1,000 and losing 800 to yourself. This is a foolish and foolish move that costs you 20,000 to defend the enemy.
"Jiang Shang, the strategy has not been decided yet, why are you sitting down?" The First Emperor pretended to be puzzled and said: "You don't want to be the prime minister anymore?"
After being called by the First Emperor, Lu Buwei, who had just sat down, had no choice but to get up. He suspected that the First Emperor was tormenting him by avenging his personal revenge.
"The king's heart is at ease with right and wrong."
"Hahahahahaha!"
The First Emperor laughed heartily, and no one understood why Jiang Shang's words made the first Emperor, who looked gloomy today, so happy.
[What kind of background is this Jiang Shang that his majesty’s emotions can fluctuate so much with just one sentence?]
[From what he said, could it be that he is a relative? His sister is His Majesty’s concubine? Could his nephew be the king?]
[The prince has been appointed, is he the brother of Concubine Zheng? They are laying the opportunity for the prince to prosper.]
[Zheng Guoji’s surname is not Jiang, Jiang Shang is a pseudonym! If he wasn’t a relative of the prince, how could he dare to give up the opportunity of a fiefdom!]
He was thinking wildly for the most elite ministers in the world, trying to find a reasonable explanation for Lu Buwei's words and deeds and the performance of the First Emperor.
But people can't make money outside their cognition, and they can't think of things outside their cognition.
They cannot understand that Ying Chengyu, the most noble person, is bent on rebelling against the nobles and pursuing freedom, equality, and democracy.
It is also impossible to understand why Lu Buwei doesn't care about the fiefdom and family.
Just like in this world for many years, the Mohists have been rejected by all schools of thought, and it is assumed that all Mohists are madmen.
"You call me king! Hahahahaha!"
The First Emperor laughed and walked down from the high platform. He was at Lu Buwei's side in a blink of an eye.
Few of the ministers knew what the First Emperor meant by his words. Your Majesty is the king...
The veteran Meng Ao sighed secretly. Even he who knew the inside story did not expect that the First Emperor would have such a huge reaction when Lu Buwei personally recognized him as the king.
Lu Buwei naturally bowed his head in front of the First Emperor and raised his hands.
"Jiang Shang pays homage to His Majesty."
Lu Buwei, the former prime minister who almost captured him alive and who did not recognize him as the king, and the powerful Wenxinhou of the Qin State, finally bowed his head in front of him and recognized his identity as the king.
The First Emperor felt extremely happy in his heart, and the resentment that had accumulated in his chest for nearly ten years disappeared, and he vomited it all!
"Sir, please get up."
The First Emperor held Lu Buwei's hands with both hands and helped him stand up.
Looking at this important, veteran, and powerful minister of the former dynasty who I once hated so much, it would be false to say that I didn't have any hatred, but the hatred was as light as water and hard to see.
The First Emperor felt relieved.
The First Emperor took Lu Buwei's hand and led him to the front of Xianyang Hall with all the officials paying attention.
Then he stepped onto the high platform in three steps and then stood in front of the throne, pointing at Lu Buwei.
He smiled and said loudly: "I worship Mr. Jiang as the Prime Minister. From now on, the memorial will be sent to the Prime Minister's Mansion first, Mr. Jiang will read it, and then report it to Zhangtai Palace!"
The ministers suddenly raised their heads, their eyes full of disbelief.
Criticizing memorials has always been the prerogative of the First Emperor. The reason was that he was regarded as a puppet by the traitor Lu Buwei, and he could only criticize the memorials after Lu Buwei had reviewed them.
[Anyone who dares to interfere with His Majesty’s right to review memorials is seeking death. Why is it given to Jiang Shang today?]
The ministers looked up and suddenly raised their heads, as if Lu Buwei was also shocked. They didn't know why he was so favored by the First Emperor.
If it weren't for the exposed skin of Lu Buwei's hands and neck, as well as that old voice, one could tell that he was an old man.
All the officials thought that the face under the black scarf was that of Prince Ying Fusu who was far away in Shangjun.
This authority is too great.
"I don't dare to accept it!"
Lu Buwei was no longer the same Lu Buwei as before. He immediately bowed in a deep voice and asked the First Emperor to take back his life.
Yao Jia, who had previously been determined to win the position of prime minister, shook his head bitterly. He didn't want to continue to embarrass himself and sat down slowly.
No one cares about this minister who once received the highest salary of two thousand dan in the Qin Kingdom, except himself.
[How did it get to this point?]
Yao Jia, who believed that he had done nothing wrong, asked himself, there is no great name who values names and truths, observes the principles of heaven and earth, and understands everything, and cannot answer for himself.
"If I say you can do it, you can do it."
The First Emperor was very decisive.
If it were in private, he would definitely ask you: Lu Buwei did this more than ten years ago, isn't he already used to it? This is not the first time to review.
"I will ask the Prime Minister on the left and the Prime Minister on the right to jointly review and decide which memorials should be sent to Zhangtai Palace. Then I will ask the imperial censor to supervise and review the memorials so that one person cannot be too powerful."
After many years in Chang'an's palace, Lu Buwei learned about the shortcomings of dictatorship, that people's hearts are unpredictable, and that the legal system is far more reliable than morality.
The First Emperor looked deeply at Lu Buwei.
"Mr. Yi."
Prime Minister Li Si on the left and Prime Minister Wang Wan on the right looked at each other, both showing surprise and satisfaction.
If according to what the First Emperor said, Lu Buwei, the prime minister, is the only one who dominates the palace, and the two prime ministers are just decorations.
Lu Buwei said this, dividing his own power into three. Although the official positions of the two prime ministers are still one level lower than the prime minister in name, their actual power is almost the same as that of the prime minister, and they cannot be simply regarded as subordinate to the prime minister.
Feng Quji, the imperial censor who had not said a few words during the entire court meeting, was overjoyed.
Although he usually has the power of supervision, it is rarely used, or even never. Otherwise, the position of imperial censor would not be jokingly called deputy prime minister.
But after Lu Buwei said this, he wanted to supervise the memorials issued by the Prime Minister's Office and act as a barrier for the First Emperor to prevent the Prime Minister's Office from alienating the First Emperor.
Although his official position has not changed, his power has suddenly increased a lot.
[With this power, I don’t have to be under Wang Wan! Jiang Shang, who is this person...]
The First Emperor sat back on the throne.
"Sir, you only taught me how to drive on the same track, but you haven't taught me how to walk on the same track."
Lu Buwei, who had been away from Xianyang Palace for ten years and returned to the summit on the first day, spoke in a deep voice.
"The writings have the same text, the chariots follow the same track, and the deeds follow the same principles. They are all based on the idea that all the world will be the land of Qin, and all its people will be Qin people. The three measures are different, but the principles are the same, and they must all be implemented."
The First Emperor glanced at the ministers, put one hand on his knee, and leaned forward slightly.
He said in a deep voice: "But I see that all the princes in the palace have dissatisfied expressions, and they seem not to be optimistic about this move. One person is planning for shortcomings, and everyone is planning for shortcomings. How can a policy that goes against the wishes of all the princes be right?"
Before the hopes of the ministers could rise, Lu Buwei turned around and glanced at the ministers behind him, and let out a contemptuous chuckle.
The ministers sat peacefully.
glare.
The veteran Meng Ao cursed in a low voice and covered his mouth for his grandson.
"All the gentlemen regard me as an enemy, but no one dares to stand up and argue. The candle cannot be extinguished if it is not blown out, and the reason cannot be understood if the reason is not argued. Such a scene is enough to show that all the gentlemen are unreasonable."
The officials were so angry that if they were born in modern times, they would insist on saying that they do not follow martial ethics.
Lu Buwei turned around.
After ten years, the sound of Xiangbang's voice resounded throughout the Xianyang Palace, dominating the highest palace of power in the Qin State.
"Le Yi led the army alone to avenge Qi's attack on Yan. He captured seventy cities of Qi and almost destroyed Qi. Tian Danhuo Niu defeated Yan, and recovered Qi with one city of Jimo to recover seventy cities. Bai Qi, Lord Wu'an, defeated Chu's attack.
Zhao, in the name of massacre, left the world without a strong country.
"It can be seen that those who can change the current situation are not ordinary beings, but a king as knowledgeable and visionary as Your Majesty. If you doubt yourself because others are unreasonable and blindly oppose, this is really not what a king does."
"I second the motion! Your Majesty is the king, and all decisions you make are correct decisions. Your Majesty will never make mistakes!"
One person immediately stood up and spoke loudly.
Judging from the fact that he started in the doctor's area, he was none other than Dr. Zhou Qingchen of the Qin Dynasty, who was regarded as a traitor by the court officials.
The First Emperor smiled approvingly.
"Of all the discussions in this palace, Zhou Qingchen's words are the most pleasing to the ears."
Zhou Qingchen was overjoyed and immediately knelt on the ground and bowed to the ground.
"It is a blessing for Qingchen to make His Majesty smile!"
Most of the ministers cursed.
"Nie Chen!"
"Thief!"
"shameless!"
"Disgraceful to politeness!"
"..."
The hostility towards Lu Buwei was due to profit, and the contempt towards Zhou Qingchen was purely due to being disgusted by him.
The First Emperor couldn't hear the officials below whispering to themselves, but he could tell by looking at their faces what they were thinking.
"Ten gold rewards!"
The First Emperor waved his hand, and Zhou Qingchen bowed again to express his gratitude.
This ten gold is not much to the courtiers, and its actual value is not great, but its symbolic significance is great.
Lu Buwei was able to get the chancellorship just for the sake of the First Emperor, that's all. How could a sycophant like Zhou Qingchen get a reward?
The ministers felt as if they had swallowed a dead fly.
The First Emperor sneered inwardly.
[Because you were forced to turn into a dragon, I feel very sad.]