Ying Zheng used to look forward to ascending the throne.
He longed to become the king of Qin and wanted to surpass his father. In the past, when he asked Xunzi how to surpass his father, he already understood that becoming a prime minister, a general, or a
Scholars have no way to surpass their father, because what his father has done in these aspects is difficult to compare with, and only by becoming the king of Qin can he have the opportunity to surpass his father.
In his heart, everything is his own ambition. He wants to change the world today, and he wants to realize the world in his father's heart. He wants to build a world where one king can rule the world, and do something great that surpasses all others.
.However, when he truly became the King of Qin, he felt the gap between reality and ideals. Because he was still young, he could not personally govern and could not do the things he wanted to accomplish.
This made him a little dissatisfied, but when he saw what Lu Buwei was doing, he couldn't help but start to wonder, could he really do better than Lu Buwei? The answer was no, he didn't have the ability to be responsible for such a huge task.
Ying Zheng felt that he could not do these things well. If he wanted to be a wise king, he could not just have ambitions.
Like the current kings of Han and Wei, they have great ambitions, but can they be regarded as distinct kings? Obviously not. In addition to such ambitions, they must have corresponding abilities, Ying Zheng has been thinking about it
, how can I have abilities comparable to Lu Buwei? What do I need to learn to govern a country like Lu Buwei?
In addition to these things that disappointed King Qin, more things followed that made King Qin feel a little uneasy.
His former friends, those in the schoolroom, no longer dared to come to play with him anymore. Every time he met them in the schoolroom, they would quickly bend down and salute, with fear on their faces.
People dared to quarrel with me with a smile. Even the children who had bullied me and fought with me were crying and begging for forgiveness when they saw me.
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Ying Zheng suddenly lost his friends and seemed to have lost his enemies.
His travels have strict arrangements. He can no longer move around as casually as before. Most of the time, he is alone in the cold palace. The school is his favorite place, although here
People who dare not get close to him anymore, but he can pretend to blend in with them, just like in the past. Not only can he not go out to play, he can't even visit the people he wants to see.
He couldn't stay with his family, but occasionally went to stay with them for a few days.
No matter where he goes, he is always followed by a large group of warriors. These warriors will keep a vigilant eye on everyone who comes close to him, including his family. They are like a cold wall, separating Ying Zheng from the outside world.
Ying Zheng once angrily asked them not to get too close, and the warriors naturally had to comply. But the problem was that even if these warriors were not there, the wall that cut off the outside world was still there.
Fortunately, Zhao Kang can still fool around with him and even make some pranks to tease himself. As much as Ying Zheng hated his behavior before, he likes it now... because Zhao Kang does not regard him as a human being.
Wang, instead regarded him as his elder brother, which made Ying Zheng very happy. Of course, his father, mother, and eldest mother had basically not changed. They still loved him as usual, and his father would still scold him.
, never caring about his own identity.
Of course, my father's disciples were a little confused.
When Di learned that Ying Zheng had become the King of Qin, he giggled all day long. He told people everywhere that he was going to be promoted, because he had watched the current King of Qin grow up, and Lu Buwei was originally planning to promote him.
As a result, Lu Buwei couldn't promote him anymore because of his talkativeness. This made Di very dissatisfied. However, he would still come to Zhao Kuo sometimes, and he treated Ying Zheng as usual, asking questions
He, when you were a child, you said you wanted to be my son-in-law, do you still remember?
Of course, these are all jokes.
As for Ge Gong, he has been lying on the bed for nearly two years. He cannot get up. His physical condition is getting worse and worse. He also has deafness. He often cannot hear other people's words, and probably cannot hear his own words.
He thought he was speaking ill of others in a low voice, but he didn't know that his complaints were clearly heard by others... Di was the person who visited him the most.
Apart from them, Xing Gong's attitude towards Ying Zheng has not changed. As his age increases, Xing Gong becomes more and more wealthy, and the number of children is also increasing. It is said that he already has six children.
.And his wealth is often ridiculed by others. In addition to him, there is also Li Yu. He has been promoted step by step and is now serving as the county magistrate of Shangdang County... Perhaps, soon, he will be able to serve as the county magistrate.
The governor of a county.
Today, Ying Zheng has almost no friends of the same age, and the only ones who have a good relationship with him are Changping Jun and Gongzi Zeng. Probably because the status gap is not big, the barrier between them and Ying Zheng is not very strong.
.Xiong Qi, Lord of Changping, is the eldest son of the current King of Chu. He is a very kind man and has wide popularity. Although he has the blood of Chu State, he is an authentic old Qin man. He has many friends in Xianyang.
And he is also willing to introduce these friends of his to Ying Zheng.
As for Gongzi Zeng, he was the one who introduced him to Ying Zheng.
Gongzi Zeng is the eldest son of the current King of Wei, but his character is really a bit weak. He is often bullied by the young nobles of Qin State. Even if he is bullied, he does not dare to speak out... The relationship between Ying Zheng and Lord Changping
They have the best relationship, not only because Changping Jun is a relative of Ying Zheng, but also because they have the same life experience. Changping Jun's father came to Qin as a hostage, but after giving birth to Qi, he abandoned him and left.
.
And Qi may have suffered even more than Ying Zheng, because not long after his father left, his mother also passed away. He had no relatives. Fortunately, King Zhaoxiang never forgot this grandson and raised him... He is here
They are Ying Zheng's elders in terms of seniority, but they both regard each other as friends.
After completing another day of classes in the classroom, Ying Zheng stood up and asked with a smile: "I still have something to ask the teacher, do you want to wait for me?" Ying Zheng said directly: "Let's go together.
! Let’s go together!” There are not a few people who ask Zhao Kuo for advice. Zhao Kuo can be regarded as a teacher without distinction. As long as he is willing to learn, he will teach him, and this is even more true when asking for advice. No matter what he asks, he will
They are all willing to speak.
As soon as they passed by, they saw a student asking: "Teacher, I am about to go to the classroom to teach students. I want to be more serious, but I am afraid that the people I teach will not dare to ask me for advice because of fear. I
I want to be gentler, but I'm worried that they won't respect me and won't pay attention to the class. What do you think I should do?" Zhao Kuo looked at him, as if he remembered himself again.
He smiled and said: "You don't have to worry about this. When you teach them on weekdays, you can be gentle and tell them the knowledge in a friendly way. When they make mistakes, you can frown and reprimand them..."
When Qi Zheng and the others came here, those who were going to ask for advice did not dare to ask any more questions and hurriedly wanted to make way for them. However, Qi did not accept their kindness and just shook his head and insisted on staying behind them.
Queuing up and waiting for them, Qi then bowed respectfully to Zhao Kuo and said seriously: "Teacher, I heard that the person who could control the world in the past must be the one who first subdued his people.
.”
"Those who can defeat a strong enemy must first defeat his people. Therefore, the fundamental way to subdue the people is to control them, just like the smelters control the smelting of gold, and the potters control the use of clay. If there is no
The people are like birds and beasts. Who can control them? Therefore, the purpose of enforcing the rule of law is to control the people and to restrain the people to govern the country. But when I heard you talk about the root of the law, it is not like this. Why is this?
Woolen cloth?"
Zhao Kuo nodded and said seriously: "The laws you mentioned to curb the people are from the book of Shang Jun and were said by Shang Yang. I can't say that what Shang Yang said is wrong. He made the laws.
In order to better control the people. And what I said before is that the root of the law is to rule... so Lord Shang and I coincide with each other."
"But as you said, of course there are differences between us. At the time when Shang Yang was there, the Qin State was still a very weak country and faced the risk of subjugation. Therefore, he had to use harsh laws to restrain the people and exert their full power.
Let the people of Qin play their full role and let Qin develop rapidly... But what I think of the ruled is different from what he thinks of the ruled. He regards the king as the ruler and the people as the ruled."
"And I think that everyone in the country, except the prisoners, are the rulers of the country."
"The laws of a country are not only to allow the king to better control the people, but to allow the law to bind all people, including the king. It is to give the country a basic regulation and tell
What can everyone do and what should not be done..." Zhao Kuo talked about his opinions, and Qi Ze listened very carefully. Even the other disciples around him were also listening. Many people
I even took out a pen and started recording.
Ying Zheng also wanted to ask something, but he looked at the students around him and still did not ask. After Qi got the answer, he left here. Of course, King Qin and Gongzi Zeng also left together. They
The three of them sat in the car, followed by a group of warriors. Qi said with emotion: "Your Majesty, I really envy you. You can always stay by the teacher's side... and ask for advice from him."
Qi admired Zhao Kuo very much. He even quarreled with Han Fei just because Han Fei's ideas were different from Zhao Kuo's.
It was precisely because he admired Zhao Kuo that he was very envious and jealous of Ying Zheng because he could ask the teacher for advice at any time. This was not the first time that Ying Zheng heard him sigh like this, so he pretended not to hear it. He was helpless.
Said: "If you see him furious, you won't envy me... He has been like this since he was a child. As long as I can't understand and learn, his roar can lift the roof."
It was overturned..."
Qi's eyes widened and he looked at Ying Zheng beside him.
"How can you make the teacher angry? What if he gets so angry that he gets physically angry just to yell at you?"
Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment and resisted the idea of giving him a headbutt. Then he turned away and no longer looked at the fanatical follower of Zhao Kuo. He looked at Gongzi Zeng and asked: "Do you know? You
He looks very much like your father-in-law! I saw him in the horse service, and you look almost exactly like him..." Young Master Zeng was stunned for a moment, and then asked in a low voice: "Is this Lord Xinling?
"
"Nonsense, besides Lord Xinling, do you have any other father-in-law?"
"No...but I'm nothing like him." Gongzi Zeng continued.
Ying Zheng nodded and said, "That's true. He is very smelly. He always smells of alcohol and is always staggering. I have never seen him look normal...
Aren't you close to him?"
"Of course we are close. He always took me to play when I was a child, but once he took me to drink. I fell ill after drinking. My father had a big fight with him and never allowed me to see him again.
They said: Father Zhong deliberately wanted to kill me..."
Ying Zheng looked disdainful, shook his head and said: "No, although your father-in-law is a smelly drunkard, he will not do this. He is my father's good friend. Think about it, if he really
He is such a villain, would my father regard him as his friend?"
Young Master Zeng thought for a moment and then said: "You are right."
The three of them chatted all the way back to the palace. Ying Zheng often invited these two people to the palace. With their status, this was of course no problem. What's more, Qi himself was the grandson of King Zhaoxiang, and he could also be regarded as the eldest son of the Qin State.
The nobles were sitting in the palace of Nuo Da. After Ying Zheng asked the warriors to leave, they began to chat. They talked about everything, from history, astronomy, geography, to the kings of various countries.
Of course, they will not talk about the kings of Chu and Wei.
Just as they were chatting, Zhao Ji suddenly came here with the palace maid. Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment, then frowned, reluctantly said goodbye to his two friends, and looked at his biological mother, Zhao Ji
Her face looked a little pale. She covered her head and said to Ying Zheng aggrievedly: "Zheng'er... I'm not feeling well and want to change my place. I really can't adapt to the weather here..."
"Why don't you tell the Prime Minister about this?"
"Prime Minister, he is an outsider. You are my biological son. If I don't tell you, who should I tell you?"