I put my hands in my pockets that year, and only then did I know what immortality and invincibility are Chapter 121, The foundation of the common people
The aristocratic family intercepted and killed the officials appointed by the emperor. Fortunately, the Su side predicted in advance and asked the Jin Yiwei and these officials to disguise themselves as refugees and come to the imperial city from all over the country to serve.
Originally, the emperor wanted to continue to attack the remaining departments, but Su Fang felt that now was not a good time to attack.
They have not yet completely secured the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Punishment, and many officials have not yet taken up their posts.
Even after taking office, it will still take some time for them to fully operate these two departments.
Therefore, Su Fang's suggestion was very simple, that is, not to push Du Mingsi too hard.
Everything needs to be done step by step, like boiling a frog in warm water, and the other party will be disintegrated before you know it.
The emperor felt that Su Fang's words made sense, so he did not press Du Mingsi too hard in the recent period.
Everything seems stable, but in fact there is a turbulent undercurrent.
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
Su Fang's chess skills were successfully upgraded to level 25 after playing against the emperor.
The Jin Yiwei also escorted all officials from all over the country to the imperial city.
If we follow the normal procedures, it would be very troublesome for these officials to take up their posts.
However, the emperor had already arranged everything, and when those officials were on the road, they had already begun to prepare for the positions they needed to hold.
In the court, all the procedures that the emperor should complete have been completed.
He would not pay attention to the opinions of Du Mingsi and others if he made a direct decision.
And Du Mingsi had been very calm during the past half month, letting the emperor do his own thing.
Du Mingsi's move of retreating in order to advance was indeed very clever. At least the emperor was a little confused as to what he wanted to do.
The emperor, who had been "recuperating" for a long time, finally began to go to court on this day, and against all opinions, he directly appointed dozens of officials, large and small.
Even Du Mingsi didn't object, and the matter was completed smoothly.
After retiring from the court, the emperor called Su Fang and asked, "What conspiracy is Du Mingsi doing after he has been silent for so long?"
"Your Majesty, maybe it's not that Du Mingsi is planning some conspiracy, but that he is waiting for the family behind him to take action?" Su Fang said.
After listening to this, the emperor felt that what Su Fang said was reasonable and asked: "Then what do you think those aristocratic families will do?"
"I don't know much about the background and power of those aristocratic families, so when you ask me this, I really don't know much about it."
Su Fang quickly replied.
The emperor also understood that if Su Fang knew everything, it would indeed not be in line with his status as a doctor.
"I can tell you the power of those people, and you can help me analyze what kind of actions they can perform." The emperor said.
"Your Majesty, it's not appropriate to tell me these things," Su Fang replied.
"You have such a good brain, wouldn't it be wasted if you don't analyze these things for me?"
The emperor didn't care about Su Fang. His deadline was getting closer and closer. He had to quickly eliminate these cancers before he died.
Jinyiwei has already carried out strict supervision on those aristocratic families, but the background of those aristocratic families is indeed very deep.
Some are large families that have been entrenched for thousands of years, and many of their descendants are officials in various parts of the Qin Dynasty.
Su Fang also found out from the emperor that the places where those people were serving as officials were the richest places in the Qin Empire.
In particular, there are the most officials in the south, and they are even connected into a network.
Su Fang also felt a headache and felt that this matter was not easy to deal with.
However, the emperor also said: "Don't worry, our royal family has been planning to deal with these aristocratic families for generations, and one-third of them are members of our royal family."
Su Fang was surprised for a while. He didn't expect that the royal family had already arranged everything. If this was the case, it would be easy to handle.
According to what the emperor said, these people all ostensibly submitted to these aristocratic families and obeyed their advice.
If not, how could those aristocratic families believe these people?
It seems that they are complicit, but in fact, whatever the aristocratic families ask them to do, they will collect it, then hand it over to the Jin Yiwei, and finally hand it over to the emperor.
Su Fang finally understood the layout of the entire royal family over several generations, and he admired it very much.
However, Su Fang also said: "These people have been entrenched in those places for too long. It is indeed not easy to completely eliminate them."
"I think we still have to get rid of Du Mingsi first. As long as there are no people from those aristocratic families in the court, it will be much easier to deal with those aristocratic families."
The emperor also agreed with this and said: "I think so too, but as you said before, Du Mingsi must be waiting for those aristocratic families to take action."
"What I'm curious about now is what those aristocratic families will do. That's what I'm curious about."
Su Fang was silent for a while and said: "If those aristocratic families want to take action, there are too many places where they can take action. It's hard for me to guess. I can only wait and see how it changes, and adapt to changes by staying the same."
Su Fang was not a god, and there were too many aristocratic families and they controlled too many parts of the court. Naturally, Su Fang didn't know what those aristocratic families would do.
A few days later, the clues from various places in Jinyiwei were reported to the emperor. The emperor found Su Fang and said, "Take a look at this information."
After reading it, Su Fang said: "These aristocratic families are really crazy. They want to use this method to make the court miserable. It is really insidious."
"They control most of the prices in Jiangnan. Once they are allowed to collectively increase the prices of various commodities in Jiangnan."
"Then, the people in Jiangnan will suffer. At that time, not only will there be no tax revenue in Jiangnan, but a large number of people will be displaced."
"These aristocratic families use this trick to cut down their wages and use it really well."
"Especially the fields in the Jiangnan area, I don't know how much has been occupied by the gentry, landlords, and powerful families."
"If things go on like this, the people have worked hard, and all the final harvest has been taken away by them, leaving them with no hope of survival."
"Once the people lose their chance of survival, how can they be loyal to the Qin Dynasty?"
Su Fang analyzed the impact of the actions of these aristocratic families on the Qin Empire.
These words not only made the emperor reflect, but Zuo Qianqiu and Mao Jiarong also admired Su Fang even more.
After a long time, Zuo Qianqiu also said: "Your Majesty, what Dr. Su said is the most fundamental problem for the people of the world."
"When the old slave was young, it was precisely because his parents could not afford to support him and the landlords exploited him that he had no way of living, so he could only follow the common people to flee to the imperial city."
"After that, in order to survive and not go hungry, I had the opportunity to enter the palace and be favored by you."
The emperor looked at Zuo Qianqiu and said: "I didn't expect that you would also have such an experience. No wonder you are so aware of the suffering of the people in the world many times."
"This is how this old slave got here. He has seen too much suffering in the world, so after seeing that the emperor wanted to punish these wealthy families."
"I have already sworn that I will ensure your safety even if I risk my life."
"The people need you. The world can be without me, Zuo Qianqiu, but it cannot be without you."
The emperor closed his eyes and said: "Don't worry, this is something that our royal family has been working hard for for generations. No matter what difficulties we encounter, I will not back down."