Fusu had an epiphany. People are often like this. It is difficult to listen to the instructions of their elders. Instead, it was a few words from his peers that made him enlightened. He suddenly realized that Fusu understood in his heart that Zhao Kuo was not against him.
Justice, I just hope that he will not lose sight of the means but forget the ultimate goal. He remembered the famous masters in the past, who were indulged in sophistry, until Gongsun Longzi was awakened by Xunzi, and then he adjusted his direction.
It is said that Gongsun Longzi had a disciple named Han Ming. During the unification period, he gave the temple a lot of advice, including accurate definitions of new things, like many new words, which are inseparable from this person.
, and because of this, he won the respect of the King of Qin, and now he had the most fun quarreling with the Confucian bigwigs in the temple. Fusu seemed to understand something after combining these things.
In the following days, Fusu seemed to be a different person. He left Zhao Kuo's side directly and went to various places to check. He subsidized the people in the local areas, rewarded them with money and food, and got close to them as the prince.
He also asked them to come directly to him if they had any difficulties. If any officials made things difficult for them, they could now speak out. This move simply shocked the people of Kuaiji.
The prince, this is the future king, whose domestic status is second only to the emperor. When Fusu fully used the prince's ceremonial guard, went to the countryside in a mighty manner, visited the local people, and gave them gifts and money, the people here were both
Fear and surprise, people in this era are very simple. If you respect him, he will respect you. Fusu's attitude towards the people is of course nothing to say. He is not as arrogant as Ying Zheng, and his words are full of respect and intimacy.
When the prince supported the elder, accompanied him to observe the situation in various places, reprimanded the local officials, and asked them to serve the people wholeheartedly, the reputation of Prince Fusu began to increase crazily in the Chu region, and Fusu did not turn his attention.
It was only limited to the Kuaiji area. After a few days, even Zhao Kang couldn't sit still. The noise Fusu made was too big. In fact, the princes of various countries usually kept a low profile in their affairs.
For fear of arousing his father's jealousy, I had never heard of any prince who could win over the people and reprimand the officials so openly.
However, the emperor is the first, and the emperor's prince is also the first. No one seems to know what the prince is like. It is always much easier to draw on white paper. Zhao Kang is a little scared. He knows in his heart that his brother
Of course, he would not be afraid of Fusu. Ying Zheng had a kind of domineering attitude, and the only people he could be afraid of were probably Wang Jian and Lu Buwei in official history. The emperor would not take the rest of them seriously.
The emperor was very arrogant. He might have felt that being afraid of these people was a humiliation to himself. It was precisely because of this arrogance that the emperor did not kill any of his heroes at will after completing his great cause. He did not kill any of them, probably
Even if someone like Bai Qi was in his hands, he would not kill him. The more reason why he killed Lu Buwei was Lao Ai. In real history, generals like Wang Jian and his son who swept through the six kingdoms were not killed.
In some cases, it is unreasonable for a dark-skinned time traveler to be feared by the emperor and almost persecuted.
The emperor will not be afraid of Fusu. The tougher Fusu is, the happier he will be. If Fusu dares to confront him face to face, the emperor may deal with him, but he will definitely be very happy in his heart. His son finally becomes like himself.
Yes! Zhao Kuo knew the son who was raised by him very well, so he didn't mind Fusu's behavior at all. The more domineering the emperor was, the harsher he would be to the prince, and eventually the father-son relationship would inevitably happen.
The tragedy of cannibalism.
However, every domineering emperor is actually different in character. They are all equally domineering. The first emperor's domineering attitude contained a kind of arrogance. He looked down on everyone and thought that the three emperors and five emperors were nothing more than that. Therefore, he could not tolerate his son's disrespect.
But he did not allow his son to be weak. That was his son, and of course he was as strong as him! Then there was a king who was equally domineering and tough. His personality was similar to that of the emperor, but he was not so arrogant. His domineering
It's just a means, a means to maintain rule.
He can bow his head and admit his mistakes, he can make temporary concessions in order to gain power, he can kill people forcefully, he can play with his grandson, or he can order the death of his own son, all for his own rule, all for the country. You can
Imagine that the current emperor bows his head and admits his mistake? Will he give in? That is impossible. Domineering is not his method, it is his nature that is integrated into his bones. Therefore, he would rather shake the foundation of his rule than bow his head.
Is it good for the emperor's rule to have a strong prince? Of course it is not good. If the throne is too charming and the prince is too powerful, there will be people who rush into the Xuanwu Gate to kill the prince and imprison the emperor. But today's emperors will remove the emperor in order to stabilize his rule.
Want to get rid of the powerful prince? Haha, if he does this, then he will not be the emperor who has extraordinary charm and arrogance.
He is so confident in himself that he doesn't care about this at all.
Fusu even left Kuaiji County and traveled around the south. He sat in the car and looked at the people on both sides gently. The emperor's tour plan on the historical line was preempted by Fusu. The difference was that,
Fusu's tour is not that expensive, and the purpose is just to appease the people in the south. Fusu can speak Chu language fluently, and his mother is a royal family member of the Chu state. These bonuses, coupled with his kind and loving personality,
It is the most able to appease the people of Chu State.
Fusu's achievements may not be comparable to those of the emperor, but if he could become the emperor now, he would definitely become an emperor more loved by the people than the First Emperor.
Fusu personally wrote to Xianyang, hoping that he could patrol various places to monitor irregularities and appease the people.
It is said that on the day when Ying Zheng saw Fusu's letter, he finally couldn't help laughing. With a wave of his hand, he gave Fusu the power to deal with local officials according to the law, and asked officials everywhere to obey the prince's orders.
Order, which shocked the ministers. The emperor was not yet middle-aged. Is it inappropriate to hand over such great power to the prince? Even though everyone had such thoughts in their hearts, they did not dare to talk about it directly. According to the
According to the laws of the Qin State, officials can impeach the prince for his crimes, but slandering the prince in private around the emperor is a crime against the clan.
Well, this is a law enacted by Han Fei, and it is probably Han Fei's way of protecting Fusu.
Zhao Kuo did not say anything about taking Fusu back. Since Fusu wanted to do something, let him do it. Zhao Kuo still had many places to go. Cao Shen stayed with him every day and studied with him. Cao Shen
After reading Ma Fushu, I had a lot of confusions in my heart, and Zhao Kuo was willing to help him solve those confusions in his heart. Zhao Kuo really liked Cao Shen, a young man. Cao Shen had an open and generous personality, without any scheming, and just said what he had to say.
Moreover, he is indeed very smart. How should I put it, he is as wise as a fool, which probably refers to people like him.
In Kuaiji County, no thieves dared to approach because of Zhao Kang, but in other counties, banditry was very serious. Zhao Kang asked everyone for their opinions and wanted to solve the problem of endless thieves in the south. The officials proposed various methods.
It’s not reliable. Cao Shen stood up and said with a smile: The thieves rob because they have no money. Why not just put some money everywhere and let the thieves get it? After they take the money, they will not rob again.
The officials burst into laughter. They had never seen such a stupid person.
As a result, Zhao Kang asked Cao Shen to take charge of this matter. Cao Shen actually did this. He put money and food in several areas where thieves were rampant, and spread the word, so that the thieves could deal with it themselves when necessary.
In order to compete for the money, thieves from all over the country killed each other. There was serious distrust between them and they quickly fell apart. Cao Shen also bought several thieves chiefs with heavy sums of money, deliberately triggering greater conflicts among the thieves and seduce them to kill each other.
In less than two months and with a little money, the number of thieves in several counties in the south plummeted. On weekdays, they hid and the soldiers could not find them, and the thieves killed each other, which was obviously a comparison.
The encirclement and suppression of soldiers is more convenient. Use two peaches to kill three people, and use thieves to deal with the thieves Cao Shen. This skill is superb.
However, his relationship with Xiao He seemed to be very bad. Zhao Kuo just asked, "Do you know that you are with Xiao He from your hometown?"
Cao Shen was so angry that he almost jumped up. How could he not know that "good boy from other people's family" who had been persecuting him since he was a child? Cao Shen asked about Xiao He, and Zhao Kuo told him what happened in the Prime Minister's Palace.
I told him, which made Cao Shen feel even more oppressed. He was already serving in Xianyang? No, he had to catch up with him and surpass him!
When he heard the news that Zhao Kuo was leaving, Cao Shen was really reluctant to leave. Even more reluctant to leave was Zhao Kang, his own son. Zhao Kang said goodbye to Zhao Kuo in private with Cao Shen. Zhao Kang hadn't spoken yet, but Cao Shen was.
Already crying, he cried and said: "Next time I will follow you to listen to your teachings, I don't know how many years later it will be." Zhao Kuo was also a little moved. He held Cao Shen's hand and told him seriously.
: "Be cautious in everything. Your only shortcoming is that you are too reckless. Overcome the impulse in your heart, and your future achievements will surely surpass everyone else!"
Watching the two reluctantly saying goodbye, Zhao Kang stood aside and suddenly felt that the wind was a bit strong and his heart felt a little cold.
Facing Zhao Kang, Zhao Kuo frowned and asked him seriously to fulfill his duties as a prefect and not to violate his high expectations. After explaining a lot of things, Zhao Kuo said "take care" and then got on the carriage.
, left here.
Zhao Kang watched Zhao Kuo leave from a distance, feeling a little bitter in his heart. He should be by his side. Over the years, he has been busy with his own affairs and has not been able to accompany his wife, son, or even his father. In the future, he will definitely
Want to compensate them? If Zhao Kuo understood what he was thinking at this moment, he might be very surprised. Cao Shen's eyes were red, looking at the back of the old man in the distance, he said to Zhao Kang: "Junhou, your father is really a person that makes people
A person I admire."
"I envy you so much. You have been with him for more than twenty years, but why are you still like this?"
"Huh??What do you mean??"
After Zhao Kuo left Kuaiji, he headed north. After walking all the way, he finally came to Lanling County, Lanling. When he came here, Zhao Kuo first thought of Xunzi. Xunzi was so important to Zhao Kuo.
That was his idol, that was his teacher, and he could boldly call him a friend. Xunzi once served as the county magistrate here. When Zhao Kuo came here, he saw a county captain escorting a group of prisoners toward him.
On the road in the county.
Soldiers from these counties passed by Zhao Kuo one after another. Zhao Kuo asked Ge to park the carriage aside and watched them leave. When he saw the criminals being escorted and moving forward with their heads lowered, Zhao Kuo couldn't help but frown, because they
They were really too old. These criminals all looked to be in their fifties or sixties. The youngest ones also had gray hair. Zhao Kuo took a few glances and couldn't help but step forward and block the county lieutenant who was escorting them.
.
The county captain hurriedly reined in his horse. The county captain was a young man with a beautiful beard. It could be seen that he took good care of his beard. With his broad forehead, he was indeed very good-looking and a standard tough guy, but he didn't look like that.
He was very serious and somewhat arrogant. When he met the old man who stopped him, he did not dismount after reining in his horse. He clasped his own hand and asked somewhat rudely: "It is a serious crime to obstruct an official from doing his business."
Ge suddenly became angry, and he shouted: "How dare you be rude, get off my back!" At that moment, Ge rushed forward, grabbed the county captain's ankle, and pulled him directly from the horse.
The lieutenant fell to the ground and screamed in pain. The soldiers around him were stunned and took out their weapons and pointed them at them. Ge pinched the collar of the county lieutenant with his hands, his eyes were full of anger, the county lieutenant
Wei ignored him, just rubbed his butt, but couldn't help laughing.
"What did you eat when you were growing up? How come you are so strong? That means I am strong. Otherwise, if I were to fall, your life would be gone too." The county captain smiled and knocked off Ge's hand.
He stood up, patted the dust off his body, turned around and asked the soldiers to put down their weapons, looked at Zhao Kuo, and asked with a smile: "What are your orders?"
At this time, most of the anger in Ge's heart had dissipated. He took a few steps back and looked at him coldly without saying a word.
"What crime did these people commit?"
"Oh, you are talking about these people. They are all the old nobles of Chu State. Because they were unwilling to move, they fled into the deep forest. I caught them and prepared to send them away." The county captain said a lot, Zhao
Zhao Kuo just asked a question, but he talked for a long time from front to back. After he finished speaking, he did not wait for Zhao Kuo to answer, and mounted the horse again. He looked at Ge in the distance with a smile and said: "If you don't
If you’re busy, just wait for me for a moment. I’ll send these people away and come back to you!”
"I can't let you throw me down once in vain. You have to treat me to a meal, or even if it doesn't work, let me throw you down!"
After the county captain finished speaking, he left here with a smile.
Ge couldn't help complaining: "This county captain is simply a scoundrel."
Zhao Kuo looked at the county captain going away, thoughtfully.