Chapter 55 The slaps I gave that day were still too few!
In Xianyang Palace, the original serious and tense atmosphere was instantly swept away and filled with absurdity and bizarreness.
The ministers were like petrified wood sculptures, staring stiffly at Ying Chengyu who was rubbing his sleepy eyes on the ground with a dissatisfied look on his face.
This guy doesn't wake up early or late, so why did he wake up at this time?
We are forced to have a baby!
Wang Wan and Wei Zhuang both looked at Feng Quji with slight dissatisfaction.
A great opportunity was ruined by this idiot! Why did you go to uncover that case?
Feng Quji also felt a little regretful at this moment.
Why did I get so excited just now that I overturned the desk?
On the nine-foot high platform, the First Emperor was very happy when he saw Ying Chengyu waking up.
This guy finally joined politics!
Everything that happened in the court today was completely expected by the two brothers.
Last night, the two brothers rehearsed what would happen in the court.
The First Emperor originally planned to let Li Si propose the system of counties and counties, and then he would use strong methods to suppress any dissatisfaction. He was just looking for an inducement.
This is the tradition of the kings of the Qin Dynasty. As long as I think I am right, you must do what I say.
Duke Xiao of Qin promoted Shang Yang, forced reforms, and purged all the aristocratic forces of the old Qin people.
King Zhaoxiang of Qin appointed Bai Qi and ordered Bai Qi to kill 400,000 Zhao soldiers and surrender them. This was also the case.
Now it was the turn of the First Emperor Ying Zheng, and Ying Zheng wanted to do something like this. He used Li Si as a buffer to avoid direct conflict with all his ministers.
Li Sizhi and the First Emperor were like Shang Yangzhi and Qin Xiaogong, and Bai Qizhi and King Zhaoxiang of Qin.
Is this possible?
Can.
Originally, in history, Li Si, with the strong support of the First Emperor, almost single-handedly established the Qin State's strategy of not enfeoffing feudal states, but establishing prefectures and counties.
But are there any drawbacks to this?
Yes, the disadvantages are not small.
At the beginning of Qin's unification of the world, it can be said that there are many talents.
Wang Wan, Wei Zhuang, Wei Liao, Wang Jian, Wang Bi, Yao Jia, Dun Ruo, etc., etc., none of them are fuel-efficient lamps.
This was the first leadership team that truly unified the entire world, and there was not a single mediocre person among them.
But in just a few years, these capable ministers and generals retired one after another, leaving the Qin Dynasty with a tendency for the Li Si family to dominate.
How powerful is Li Si?
At the end of the Qin Dynasty, the First Emperor died in a sand dune. Zhao Gao wanted to correct the edict but couldn't, so he went to Li Si, who did it.
Li Si single-handedly killed Ying Fusu and Meng Tian, and handed the Qin Empire into the hands of Ying Huhai, the eighteenth prince who had no foundation at the time.
If this was placed in the early stage, there were such talented people as Wang Wan, a master of internal affairs, Wei Zhuang, a master of barbarian control, Wei Liao, a master of strategy, Wang Jian, the God of War of the Qin Dynasty, and Wang Ben, the God of War, and if Li Si dared to do this, he would be hacked to death in minutes.
An outsider from Jixia Academy, who was favored by His Majesty and luckily got the position of Tingwei, dares to do anything against the eldest son?
Kill, kill, kill!
Cut off the head for military exploits!
There are two reasons for this situation.
First, the First Emperor chilled the hearts of many heroes.
Many of the heroes were not fools. Even if they were not good at maneuvering, they could definitely see the First Emperor's trick of using a substitute.
Without him, it is too familiar to my ears.
The monarch of Qin has been using this trick from Qin Xiaogong to now, who still can’t understand it?
You won't give us enfeoffments, right?
The title cannot be hereditary, right?
The law is strict and the privileges are not many, right?
Then what's the point of us working for you?
It is true that you, the First Emperor, have the final say over the Qin State, but we are not just clay figures who can be flattened and rounded at will.
Your Majesty, please take your time and play alone with your trumpet Li Si, we will not accompany you any longer!
The same is true for playing trumpet.
King Zhaoxiang of Qin and the First Emperor were in different situations and it is not appropriate to compare them.
Because King Qin Zhaoxiang played this trick, only Bai Qi was sacrificed, and the interests of the ministers were not harmed, so nothing happened to King Qin Zhaoxiang's court.
But Duke Xiao of Qin was in a situation that was highly similar to that of the First Emperor. One was harming the aristocratic power of the old Qin people, and the other was harming the interests of the officials.
But why could Qin Xiaogong's court be stable, and the ministers were angry and never left? Why did it happen that when they arrived at the First Emperor's place, many capable ministers and generals were separated?
This brings us to the second reason - the eldest son Ying Fusu was demoted to the county, and the officials lost their last hope.
The eldest son, Ying Fusu, was a Confucian, and Qin was a country governed by law, with the Legalist family being the dominant one.
According to common sense, Ying Fusu, a Confucian disciple who worshiped Confucius and respected Zhou rites, was absolutely unpopular in Qin.
But the fact is that Ying Fusu is not only popular, but also very popular and has high prestige.
Before Ying Zheng formally established the crown prince, he was already implicitly the crown prince of Qin and was loved by all the officials.
Even Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, who shouted "Princes, generals and prime ministers would rather have their own kind", at the beginning of the uprising, they used the excuse of revenge for the eldest son Ying Fusu to gather troops.
It can be seen from this that Ying Fusu not only had high prestige in the Qin court at that time, but also had extremely high prestige in the world.
The reason why this phenomenon occurs is naturally inseparable from the publicity of the ministers and the remnants of the Six Kingdoms.
When the First Emperor insisted on implementing the system of prefectures and counties, the hope of the officials was the eldest son Ying Fusu.
Chunyu Yue placed his hope in Ying Fusu for the sake of his lofty ideals and the revitalization of Confucianism.
The ministers placed their hope in Ying Fusu for their own benefit and to secure the land and the country.
Ying Fusu's daily behavior, words and deeds were all seen and heard by the officials. They were all extremely sure that when Ying Fusu came to power, the enfeoffment would be restarted.
History is the repetition of people and things.
The current First Emperor Ying Zheng and the eldest son Ying Fusu and his son are very similar to the Qin Xiaogong Ying Quliang and Qin Huiwen King Ying Si.
During Shang Yang's reform, Qianlong, the aristocratic leader of the old Qin people whose interests had been usurped, instigated the then crown prince Ying Si to commit murder in order to resist.
In order to uphold the new law, Shang Yang cut off the nose of Ying Qian, who was both Ying Si's teacher and Ying Si's uncle, and executed him as a punishment. He also tattooed Gongsun Jia, another teacher of Ying Si, on his face.
The nobles of the old Qin people were obedient during Qin Xiaogong's period, but they still refused to leave, even though they still had hope. They wanted to wait until Ying Si succeeded to the throne, overthrow Shang Yang, and regain their former glory.
Duke Xiao of Qin did not stop the old Qin people from thinking about being a noble. He did not deprive Ying Si of his position as crown prince. Instead, he taught Ying Si privately and corrected Ying Si's thoughts.
If the First Emperor also followed Qin Xiaogong's example and left his eldest son Ying Fusu in Xianyang, then most people like Wang Wan, Wei Zhuang, and Wei Liao would continue to wait.
But the First Emperor did not.
In less than ten years, he unified the world and accomplished something unprecedented and unprecedented.
He believed that his virtues surpassed those of the three emperors, and that his merits were greater than those of the five emperors.
Taking the word "huang" from the Three Emperors and the word "emperor" from the Five Emperors, he named himself the First Emperor.
Before him, the word "朜" meant "I", and anyone could use it. In "Li Sao" written by Qu Yuan, there is a sentence: "The Emperor Gaoyang's Miao descendants came, and the emperor called me Boyong". The word "朜" here
That's what Qu Yuan called himself.
In order to show his supreme status, Ying Zheng took the word "I" as his unique self-title, and wanted no one in the world to be able to call him "I" except him!
He is high-spirited, ambitious, proud of the world, and acts violently and swiftly.
This kind of Ying Zheng will not worry too much about what his ministers think when he wants to do what he thinks is right.
Ying Fusu's thoughts were biased, and Ying Zheng didn't think he couldn't teach him, but he didn't want to waste his energy and time.
Ying Zheng believed that letting Ying Fusu go to Shangjun was the fastest and best option, so he sent Ying Fusu there.
As for what the ministers think, does that matter?
Ying Zheng thinks it is not important.
And Ying Chengyu thinks it is very important.
After all, Ying Chengyu had seen that if this development continued, the future of the Qin Dynasty would be the death of the second generation.
Why did Ying Chengxuan repeatedly force Ying Fusu to stay in Xianyang?
First, Ying Chengyu believed that Ying Fusu was the best candidate to inherit the Qin Kingdom.
Second, to stabilize the ministers and hope, although this is impossible most of the time, it cannot be lived without.
Of course, regarding the first point, whether Ying Fusu is a qualified Qin II, Ying Chengxuan does not dare to vouch for it now.
In summary.
After Ying Chengyu completed the first step and forced Ying Fusu to stay.
What we need to do now is the second step, how to create a new system without unduly hurting the ministers.
For this reason, Ying Chengqiu returned home and discussed with many of his customers for a long time, and finally came up with a countermeasure.
He entered the palace for the second time late at night and told the First Emperor.
The First Emperor actually thought it was unnecessary.
Why are you going to all this trouble? Brother, I have already made arrangements, and the trumpet Li Si is already in place. Brother, just be the mascot in court, and the other brothers will take care of it.
Then I thought about it, I can’t refuse this guy! It’s hard for him to want to participate in politics! I have to cooperate!
The First Emperor raised his hands and feet in approval on the spot - brother, if you say you should do this, I will cooperate with you, and I will rehearse with you.
Therefore, the First Emperor, who seemed to be embarrassed by being forced today, was in a very good mood from beginning to end.
With the script in his heart that the two brothers had saved last night, the First Emperor was now full of desire to perform.
The First Emperor didn't notice.
After entering the Xianyang Palace, Li Si, who had been silent and silent all the time, suddenly narrowed his eyes and was staring at Ying Chengyu with hostility.
It’s this guy again!
His Majesty was forced, and this was my chance to show off, but he took the lead.
Was it a coincidence or intentional that he came to His Majesty's rescue?
Could it be that he is His Majesty’s deepest confidant?
When Li Si, who was cautious by nature, met Ying Chengyu, his accumulated resentment made him lose his caution, and instead he had a strong desire to express himself in front of the First Emperor.
Li Si, who had planned to continue observing, suddenly stood up.
When everyone focused their attention on Ying Chengyu, he said loudly: "Your Majesty! I have a way to protect you!"
First Emperor:……
He glanced at Ying Chengyu, who was also confused.
Ying Chengyu: What are you doing?
Ying Zheng: It really wasn’t arranged by me!
Looking at Ying Chengyu's still suspicious eyes, the First Emperor suddenly felt bad.