The rebellion within the Chu State caused many problems.
Lu Buwei also needs to adjust his strategy towards Chu. In these years, thanks to Li Yuan, Qin has been able to attack the Three Jin areas with confidence. In the past, whenever there was a conflict between Qin and the Three Jins, Chu would always take the side.
On the opposite side of Qin, it destroyed Qin's attack. This behavior of Chu seriously hindered Qin's eastward strategy. Chu disgusted Qin in all aspects and helped Qin's enemies in military, economic and other fields.
, competing with Qin for allies.
After King Kaolie of Chu died and Lord Chun Shen was beheaded, the situation changed a lot. The Chu State buried its head and no longer paid attention to the three Jins. This is also the reason why the Qin State was able to defeat the three Jins so quickly.
.And today's Chu State has changed again. The new King of Chu does not look like someone who can bow to Qin like Li Yuan. Of course, what Lu Buwei cares about is not whether he bows down or not, what he cares about is Chu.
Wang’s personal ability.
Whether in terms of territory or household registration, the Chu State has amazing potential. The backwardness of the political system is their only failure... If the King of Chu decides to innovate and change the backward system in the country, then the Qin State will do whatever it takes.
They also want to launch a war against Chu... The reason is that Qin cannot watch its enemy become stronger again. But if the King of Chu does not have such an idea, Qin can digest the results of its war first, and then slow down
Deal with Chu slowly.
The capture of the Three Jin Dynasties instantly gave the Qin State several more counties, hundreds of counties, and millions of people. It was not easy for the Qin State to digest these. But if it could digest them all, the three
No Chu State will be Qin's opponent... Lu Buwei decided to send more spies to Chu State and get in touch with the nobles within Chu State to keep an eye on changes within Chu State.
Sitting in front of the young King of Qin, Lu Buwei was always aware of his old age.
"Your Majesty, not everyone in the Chu Kingdom agrees with this Fu Chu. Fu Chu killed his brother mercilessly. He even broke into the palace, defiled the Queen Mother, and then executed her... The Chu Kingdom
Many people are dissatisfied with this. I think that we should not rush to attack the Chu State. I have already begun to make arrangements. It is best to trigger several civil wars within the Chu State. After the three Jin counties are well managed, I will send troops to the Chu State.
..."
Ying Zheng is not in a hurry. He is still very young. He has seen the situation in the Sanjin area with his own eyes. Lu Buwei's proposal is correct. Rushing to attack Chu will only force those nobles to stand by the King of Chu.
If there were no foreign enemies, these Chu people would bring into play their fine traditions and start fighting internally. King Chu Kaolie and Huang Xiehua had not been able to complete the major reform of Chu State in their lifetimes. Now what can this prince who has ascended the throne do?
Ying Zheng smiled and said: "I know, you can do what you want."
Lu Buwei stood up tremblingly and bowed to Ying Zheng. He was about to leave when he suddenly thought of something. He turned around and said, "There is one more thing that I almost forgot...
Regarding this year’s spring plowing, according to your order, farm tools will be transported to Taiyuan, Handan, Daijun, Zhongshan County, Julu County and other areas. However, we were not prepared in advance and we did not have so many farm tools..."
"I know this. Didn't my father send a letter with information about the counties in Zhao? He marked what each place needs...just make the arrangements according to what he said."
Lu Buwei nodded and walked out of the palace. Ying Zheng looked at his rickety back and sighed helplessly. Lu Buwei was getting older and older, and his memory was not as good as before. It seemed that the position of the Prime Minister was still to be determined.
Choose another person to take over, so that Lu Buwei can continue to revise his book at home with peace of mind... When thinking of his successor, the first thing Ying Zheng thought of was Han Fei.
During this period of time, Han Fei had revised the Qin Law to the point of perfection. Even Zhao Kuo couldn't help but applaud after reading it. Han Fei changed his attitude towards the law. The law is just a tool.
, a tool for governing the country, so Han Fei stood on the level of the country and continuously polished this tool to make it extremely practical.
During these days, Han Fei was thinking about the law all day long. Ying Zheng had not talked to him for a long time. Thinking of this, Ying Zheng asked the warrior to inform Han Fei and summon him to see him. Han Fei rushed to the palace
When he came in, he looked a little tired, his clothes were a little shabby, and his crown was dirty. It looked like he hadn't washed himself for many days. Han Fei sat tiredly in front of Ying Zheng and looked at Ying in front of him.
Zheng asked: "What's the matter?"
In Xianyang, there are not many people who dare to be rude to Ying Zheng. Han Fei is one of them. Probably because he watched him grow up. In many cases, Han Fei regards him as his younger brother. Of course
, if there are outsiders around, Han Fei will still show the attitude of facing the king... Ying Zheng shook his head angrily, and complained: "You have time to visit Fusu, but you don't have time to visit me...
.”
"You want me to teach Fusu again? Let me tell you, Fusu's age is not suitable for learning from me... He is too young!"
"But he can already speak. When I first learned from you, I wasn't much older than him."
"Yes, so in order to teach you, I have gone through a lot of hardships... My education method is too harsh and not suitable for him. If he wants to be enlightened, it is best to let the teacher teach him."
"Father's teachings? You know how irritable my father was when he gave me enlightenment..."
"That's for you, Fusu is different."
Ying Zheng couldn't help laughing and said, "Okay, that's not what I want to say. I heard that you have been locking yourself in the study during this period. What are you doing?"
, Han Fei said seriously: "I am defining domestic laws... Domestic laws are mixed, and training officials has become very troublesome. There are not many officials in Qin State today. You probably understand why. I want to do it.
The purpose is to refine the law, spread the law to the world, and use the law to govern the country."
"Well, I classify the laws into three types. First, it stipulates the basic system, social system and other fundamental issues of the Qin State. It is the basis for the formulation of other laws. I call it the basic law. The basic law stipulates the status of the king.
, stipulates the system of the Qin State... The second type is the laws that regulate the property relations and personal relations of the people in the Qin State. I call it civil law, and stipulates what kind of behavior is a crime and what punishment should be imposed.
A criminal law that is a law of punishment.”
"This was done under the inspiration of the teacher..."
Han Fei told Ying Zheng one by one about his classification and current divisions. To be honest, Ying Zheng couldn't understand why the laws should be divided in this way and why separate laws should be determined.
His own status, the rights and obligations of the people? However, seeing Han Fei being so excited, he did not pour cold water on his head, but just nodded and pondered.
"That's good... Marquis Wenxin is old, and I am very worried about him, so I am wondering if you can take his place and become the Prime Minister of Qin?" Ying Zheng asked, Ying Zheng asked
He still likes Han Fei very much. The two have exactly the same views on great unification and other aspects. Ying Zheng believes that this is because they were educated by the same person. In fact, even on the historical line that has not changed, the two of them are governing the country.
The view on unification is exactly the same.
Apart from Zhao Kuo, Han Fei is probably the person who understands Ying Zheng best. He knows what Ying Zheng wants to do, and he knows what Ying Zheng should do... So when Ying Zheng thinks of changing the country's prime minister, the first thing he thinks of is
Han Fei, Han Fei's influence in the Qin State was huge. The difference between him and Zhao Kuo was that he made a lot of contributions to the law and trained a large number of officials. His disciples were distributed
All over the Qin State.
This is enough to make any king feel afraid. At this moment, Han Fei feels like he has disciples and old officials all over the world.
Of course, it is still inferior to Zhao Kuo. Zhao Kuo may not have as many disciples as Han Fei, but in terms of quality, both sides are not on the same level. The only ones who can compete with Zhao Kuo in terms of disciple quality are probably those who have passed away.
Xunzi.
Han Fei thought for a moment and said: "It's not that I don't want to serve as the Prime Minister... It's just that I know a candidate who is more suitable to serve as the Prime Minister than me." Ying Zheng was stunned and asked: "What did you say?
yes..."
"Lee Si."
Ying Zheng couldn't help but frowned. In the historical line that has not changed, Li Si was a retainer under Lu Buwei. After sensing the danger, he left Lu Buwei. When he saw the King of Qin, he hurriedly told the story of the great unification.
Because of this, he was appointed by the King of Qin. The King of Qin used his plan to alienate and divide the countries. He went to various countries with gold and jade to buy, bribe, and alienate the monarchs and ministers of the six countries.
Later, when the Zheng State built aqueducts, the King of Qin thought that the guests could not be trusted, so he wanted to expel the guests. Li Si relied on an exquisite "Admonishment and Expulsion of Guests" to make Ying Zheng withdraw his suggestion and began to reuse this Chu native. However,
Nowadays, the idea of unifying the world is not uncommon. Dividing and alienating countries is also Lu Buwei's specialty. As for expelling guest officials, Ying Zheng had no such idea at all, which led to Li Si not being favored by the King of Qin.
Zhao Kuo's teaching caused Li Si to lose the opportunity to show off his talents.
"What talents does he have? Can he serve as the prime minister of Qin?"
Han Fei said seriously: "He is a disciple of Xunzi. At the beginning, the teacher wanted to reform the official positions in the country and establish the system of three officials and nine ministers. Instead of looking for anyone else, the teacher found Li Si. I was just as confused as you at the time. I don't know.
What talent does he have? But within a few days, he came up with a completely implementable official system. I want to tell you that even a teacher cannot do this so quickly."
"He is a person who can do practical things. He is the opposite of me. I can say a lot of things, but if you ask me to do it, I may be able to do it, but it may not be as good as expected. He is a person who
Although he is not as good as me, but if you ask him to do something, he will definitely do his best." Han Fei praised him so much that Ying Zheng couldn't help but feel a little moved. Li Si has been helping Lu Buwei with things these days.
, Ying Zheng didn’t chat with him many times.
"Okay, let me meet him then."
Han Fei's expression was very serious. He said: "One person cannot defeat everyone by relying on his own strength; he cannot know all things by relying on one person's wisdom. Instead of relying on his own wisdom and strength, a monarch should
With the wisdom and strength of the people of a country, they can defeat the intelligence of others and overcome all things. The inferior monarch uses his own talents, the average monarch uses the strength of others, and the superior monarch uses the wisdom of others."
"Therefore, the most valuable talent of a king lies in employing people."
Ying Zheng said seriously: "Be taught." Ying Zheng had read Han Fei's works. To be precise, they were works that recorded Han Fei's words and deeds. Han Fei wrote many ways to govern the country and control ministers in the book.
The way to treat the people in the country. Zhao Kuo's books are written for the people of the world, while Han Fei's books are written for the kings, because all Han Fei's words and deeds are to persuade the kings how to govern.
After sending Han Fei away, Ying Zheng sent someone again, but he called Li Si.
Li Si was a calm man. Unlike the tired Han Fei, he was meticulous and neat. Ying Zheng looked at Li Si in front of him, still thinking about Han Fei's words in his heart. This was the first time that Han Fei recommended someone. He
He couldn't help but ask: "How is your relationship with Tingwei Han Fei?" Li Si was stunned. Hearing that Ying Zheng summoned him, Li Si was also surprised, and he didn't know the reason.
When Ying Zheng suddenly asked about his relationship with Han Fei, Li Si became even more confused.
"The law stipulates that ministers should not have personal relationships with each other."
Li Si's answer did not satisfy Ying Zheng. Ying Zheng asked again: "What do you think is the most valuable talent of a king?"
Li Si hesitated for a long time and answered uncertainly: "Rewards and punishments are clear..."
These two questions and answers have already reflected the gap between him and Han Fei. Ying Zheng shook his head and asked: "What do you think we should do after one king in the world?" Li Si felt a little panicked. He already understood at this moment.
It was probably Han Fei who recommended him to the king. The king was checking him out, but his answers didn't seem to satisfy the king. Li Si had always had great ambitions and wanted to achieve a great career.
So he resigned from his official position in Chu State and went to Xunzi to study with him.
Now, he has been by Lu Buwei's side, and his power and status are considered very high, but he has never received the attention of the king. As a minister, only by being reused by the king can he exert all his talents. Li Si understands this
One point. He thought quickly, and when faced with King Qin's question, he immediately replied: "Unify writing, currency, weights and measures, and connect the whole country with roads."
Ying Zheng looked at him calmly. He heard these words when he was three or four years old.
Ying Zheng was a little disappointed and wanted to let Li Si leave, but suddenly he remembered Han Fei's evaluation of him and that he could do practical things.
He finally asked: "Then what do you think, how to unify words?"
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Li Si was still a little anxious. Before coming to see the King of Qin, he had made almost no preparations. Now he seemed a little passive. In desperation, he had no choice but to say: "Please give me a piece of paper and a pen."
"What do you want to write?"
"To unify the script, we must improve today's script. We need to create the simplest and most economical script... and write an enlightening book so that everyone in the world can learn it quickly..."
ps: Happy New Year, brothers! I wish you good health and all the best. Lao Lang is here to wish you all a happy New Year!!
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I'm so excited. I wonder if some rich man will give me seven or eight silver alliances, gold alliances, etc. during the festival. If they do, I will broadcast the wheel spinning some other time!