Chapter 310: The Three Brothers of the Zhao Family
Han Fei never thought that he would become a veteran of the Four Dynasties inexplicably.
The deceased King of Qin Yiren also had his own posthumous title, King Zhuang Xiang. The word Zhuang represents his victory over powerful enemies and his lofty ambitions, while the word Xiang represents his diligent and diligent governance in opening up and expanding the territory of Qin.
...In a short period of time, King Zhaoxiang, King Xiaowen, and King Zhuangxiang died one after another, and Zhao Zheng, who was personally enlightened by Han Fei, officially ascended the throne and became King Zheng of Qin. Lu Buwei completed the burial of the late king and decided on his posthumous title.
After waiting for something to happen, he immediately summoned the ministers.
Naturally, the ministers still gathered in the palace, but the upper position was empty. Although Lu Buwei was now in charge of Qin's domestic affairs, he did not dare to sit in that position. Lu Buwei still sat on his prime minister's position.
The ministers came one after another, but they all bowed to the empty seat and then sat in their own seats. This was probably the greatest respect that the ministers showed to King Zhuang Xiang.
When Lu Buwei saw the ministers like this, he was a little touched. When he looked at the superior again, he looked like a talented and strategic King of Qin, sitting there proudly, talking about his ambition to unify the world. King Zhuang Xiang smiled.
, looked at Lu Buwei again, and blinked at him. Lu Buwei's eyes suddenly turned red. When he looked up again, King Qin had already disappeared.
Lu Buwei lowered his head and was silent for a long time before looking at the ministers.
When the ministers saw the prime minister's red eyes, they all fell silent. Lu Buwei cleared his throat and then said: "Gentlemen, I invite you all to come here to discuss a very important matter...", group
The minister lowered his head and expressed his willingness to obey. Lu Buwei then continued: "The system of Qin State is that after the death of the king, the new king must observe filial piety for one year to show respect before he ascends the throne... However, during this year of filial piety,
Here, the country has no king, government affairs have become very complicated, and no one can use the tiger seal..."
"It's better to let the new king ascend the throne first and then observe filial piety... In this way, the people can feel at ease..." Lu Buwei put forward his first idea, which was to change the Qin State's system of new kings ascending the throne.
Speaking of which, Lu Buwei was very worried that there would be a situation like the death of kings one after another in the future. Such a situation would be really unfavorable to the Qin State... At Lu Buwei's suggestion, the ministers changed the one-year filial piety period to
It took half a year.
This is something that is simply unimaginable in other countries... Such rudeness and disrespect for the late king will be attacked by the nobles in the country. But in Qin, this will not be the case. The barbarians of Qin,
I have never cared much about these false things... If Xunzi was still in Qin, maybe he would point at Lu Buwei's head and scold him, or simply spit in his face... Fortunately, Xunzi is not here. Confucianism, which values etiquette and law,
It seems that Li Si was the only one in Qin's temple.
Therefore, many ministers looked at Li Si, but this Confucian disciple did not have any doubts or even any dissatisfaction with Lu Buwei's bold approach. Li Si nodded and said: "You are very right.
That makes sense." Lu Buwei was very happy. He looked at Li Si and couldn't help but nod. He liked this young man more and more. He didn't have any bad Confucian habits. He was a very good young "Confucian".
Han Fei suddenly asked: "Are you afraid that your political opinions and policies will put your life in danger? Are you afraid that this will affect your reputation?"
Lu Buwei was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I'm not afraid."
Han Fei then said seriously: "Okay, that's how it should be. Then please give an order to let the people of Qin observe filial piety for three months. After the death of the king, the people mourned him. This is correct.
But it is wrong to influence the domestic situation with useless mourning. When King Zhaoxiang passed away, the people cried, banged their heads on the ground, and shouted: God has taken away my wise king... I saw the people
Because of the filial piety, one dares not give birth, for fear of being killed. Because of the filial piety, one dares not stay in the cultivated fields, and goes home early to pretend that he is mourning the king."
"It is wrong for the officials to focus on mourning the dead king instead of assisting the new king. When King Xiaowen died before, those who were pardoned by him: they chose to kill themselves to follow King Xiaowen. Those who
The soldiers in the battle did not dare to eat and drink, but they had to travel thousands of miles to fight...Now that King Zhuang Xiang has passed away, there are elderly ministers in the court who deliberately skip meals because they are afraid of what others will say...but it affects their ability to handle government affairs.
Ability.."
"Please give an order to change the period of filial piety to three months..."
As soon as Han Fei opened his mouth, everyone was a little surprised. Three months is too short! Other countries are still implementing three years. Qin only implemented it for three months. Isn't this inappropriate? Lu Buwei was also low-key.
First, speaking of it, he is just a minister. If he were a king and asked in person, it would be no problem to change the period of filial piety to three days. But if he, a minister, said so, it would be a serious act of transgression.
It is already inappropriate for him to change it to half a year. How about changing it to three months?
Seeing Lu Buwei's hesitation, Han Fei continued: "My teacher Wu Chengzi said: It is not easy to implement the authority to regulate the world and unify the people. But the reason why we have to abolish the ritual rule of the previous kings and implement my
The advocate of the rule of law is because I firmly believe that legislation and regulations are beneficial to the general public."
Lu Buwei had no choice but to say: "I understand your thoughts, but if I implement your suggestion, everyone in the world will blame you and think that you are a rebellious minister who does not respect and love his late king. I am hesitating because I love you."
Han Fei continued: "The reason why ministers are not afraid of the disasters caused by their own ideas and insist on considering the use of laws to unify the interests of the people is because this is a benevolent and wise act. Afraid of the disasters caused by their own ideas, they avoid death.
I only know the dangers of protecting myself without seeing the interests of the people, which is a greedy and despicable behavior. I do not want to choose a greedy and despicable approach, and dare not destroy the benevolent and wise behavior. You have the intention to love me, but in fact you do not
It hurt me a lot again.”
Lu Buwei was stunned for a moment and was speechless.
"Prime Minister...the ministers are in a meeting...why didn't you come and call me?"
At this moment, a person suddenly walked in from outside the door. The warriors immediately lowered their heads, and the person who walked in was none other than Prince Zheng. Zheng walked into the hall proudly, and the ministers stood up and leaned towards him.
Lu Buwei was no exception. Zhao Zheng just smiled and walked to the top step by step. He sat down directly, looked at the ministers, and said: "I came this time to learn from the Prime Minister how to govern the country. Please
Don't pay attention to me."
The ministers frowned and nodded.
They were all a little worried at the moment. This child was here to cause trouble. Han Fei continued to talk to Lu Buwei about the issue of filial piety. At this time, Zhao Zheng listened carefully without saying a word until Lu Buwei rejected Han again.
After Fei's suggestion, Zhao Zheng suddenly said: "If I implement it, there will be no problem, right?" Lu Buwei was shocked and said hurriedly: "No!!"
Zhao Zheng is the son of a foreigner. If he comes to shorten his father's filial piety period, this will be a big problem!
Qin Wangzheng stood up, looked at the ministers seriously, and said: "The late king has made great contributions to the country, and his filial piety period cannot be changed. Just follow what the prime minister said, and follow the half-year filial piety period.
, and after me, if one day I suddenly die, the people of Qin will only have to observe filial piety for three days! My heirs will only need to observe filial piety for three months! That's okay!"
Lu Buwei's eyes widened. He jumped up suddenly and asked, "Three days? How can this be possible?!"
"Why not? As a king, would you be happier to see the respect of the ministers for you, or would you be happier to see the country's strength?!" Zhao Zheng said proudly. At this moment, the ministers were all surprised.
Looking at this child, who taught him these things? Is it Lord Wu Cheng? But why did Lord Wu Cheng let him say this? The ministers all thought so, but Lu Buwei knew that these were definitely his own thoughts.
He sighed and nodded.
Later, Lu Buwei talked about the new king's accession to the throne and the construction of a tomb for the new king. Because King Zhuang Xiang did not build a tomb in time, he could only be hastily buried in Ping. This became Lu Buwei's most recent incident.
One thing I feel guilty about is that when King Zhuang Xiang was still alive, he respected him so much and regarded him as his teacher and elder, but Lu Buwei couldn't even prepare him according to the king's specifications.
cemetery.
After confirming these things, Lu Buwei talked about his new strategy.
Lu Buwei looked at the ministers and said angrily: "During this expedition to Wei... the Duke of Eastern Zhou transported grain and grass for the coalition forces, and even sent troops to help Wei Wuji. This is the biggest betrayal of Qin. I want to destroy Eastern Zhou
Country, what do you think?" When the ministers heard this, they immediately became interested and nodded in agreement. General Meng Ao even said angrily: "The sacrifices of the Zhou people should be exterminated!"
Lu Buwei shook his head and said: "I heard that when a benevolent and righteous country comes to destroy other countries, it will not extinguish its sacrifices or destroy the tombs of its ancestors. Now our Qin country is the most benevolent and righteous country among the seven countries.
, how can you do such a thing? Please let me give the order!" He then looked at the young Wang Jian, this young general who was valued by Wu Chengjun.
Speaking of which, this young general still didn't show much ability. He divided his forces with Meng Ao to fight, and the battle was quite satisfactory, successfully completing Zhao Kuo's goal. Other than that, there wasn't much else.
Contributed... Lu Buwei said seriously: "Please be my deputy general. I will lead an army to personally attack the Duke of Zhou." Wang Jian nodded.
The ministers bid farewell to the government and then left.
Qin Wangzheng returned to his home happily. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw Chenglong and Zhao Kang playing. The two saw Zhao Zheng, looked at each other, and then leaned towards him.
After bowing, he said: "Greetings to the King of Qin!" Zheng almost laughed out loud. He was not allowed to laugh during the filial piety period. He lifted the two little ones up, and then said seriously: "It should be to meet the king.
..Oh, forget it, you didn’t go to school this year?”
Zhao Kang blinked his eyes and said: "Cheng Yu's head hurts, so I'm here to take care of him..."
Cheng Yu looked at Zhao Kang with a blank look on his face and said, "You said you have a headache... My head doesn't hurt..." As soon as he said that, Zhao Kang stretched out his hand and flicked it on Cheng Yu's head.
For a moment, "What now? Does it hurt?"
"It hurts!" Cheng Yu said aggrievedly.
...
"Ah~~I don't dare!! King Qin, please spare my life~~"
When Zhao Kuo returned home, he happened to see Zhao Zheng holding Zhao Kang in his arms and spanking him with a wooden board. Zhao Kuo just glanced at it, then went in to drink some water, and then looked at his own
The daughter just walked out. Zhao Kuo stood in front of him aggrievedly. He said: "Father, brother, he beat me!"
"Why did he hit you?"
"Because I skipped class...and bullied Chenglong..." Zhao Kang said, his voice suddenly dropped, and he noticed something was wrong in his father's eyes.
"Ah~~I dare not!! Father, please forgive me~~"
When Yi bought some food from the market and returned home, he happened to see Zhao Kuo grabbing Zhao Kang in his arms and beating his buttocks with a wooden board. Yi hurriedly stepped forward, pulled Zhao Kuo away, and pulled Zhao Kang away.
He pulled him in front of him and asked, "Why did your father beat you?"
"Because..." Zhao Kang was suddenly startled. He felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity. He thought for a moment, picked up the wooden board from the ground, and handed it to his mother.
...
Of course, Yi didn't hit him. In the end, he followed Cheng Yu and carried him to the school to study. The three children in the family had such huge differences in personality. Zhao Zheng was precocious since he was a child. When he grew up, he never made troubles.
, he is just like a little adult, he has never made his parents angry, he especially likes to go to school, not to mention skipping classes, he will even take the initiative to find someone to ask for advice.
As for Cheng Xi, he is completely stupid. He is obviously older than Zhao Kang, but he is always bullied by Zhao Kang. His ideas are always a little slower than others. He does not hate studying, but he is always bullied by Zhao Kang.
He was led by Zhao Kang to play truant, and then he was "sitting together". Zhao Kang was beaten, and as an accomplice, he was also scolded. However, his mother was not angry about what he experienced at Zhao Kuo's house.
His mother was very happy because Wu Chengjun did not regard his child as an outsider.
His mother and Yi became very good friends, and they often interacted and chatted.
As for Zhao Kang, this kid is completely a demon king. He hates studying. He only studies art of war. In the school, he often fights with people who are several years older than him. He never suffers a loss. He dances with swords in the courtyard.
He was very restless, but Zhao's mother said that Zhao Kang was the most like Zhao Kuo, because Zhao Kuo was like this when he was a child. He was the most naughty of all the grooms, and was often beaten by Zhao She.
Zhao Kuo didn't care. Children would grow up slowly. He just hoped that these three boys could support each other, live in harmony, and live in peace in the future. This would be enough.
ps: In the eighth year of the Qin Dynasty, the king's younger brother, Chang'an Juncheng, general, attacked Zhao and rebelled. He stayed in the camp to death and all the military officials were beheaded - "Historical Records"
This is a tragedy in official history. King Qin was actually quite pitiful...all his relatives seemed to have betrayed him.
