Chapter 490 The old drunkard of Wei, have you heard?
Zhao Kuo looked at Zhao Gao in front of him, and he began to hesitate.
This person is very dangerous. If the culprit must be found for the demise of the Qin State, Zhao Gao, who ordered people to kill people, ordered the second generation, and regarded a deer as a horse, will definitely bear the brunt. The second emperor will face himself on the original historical line.
Several of his brothers and sisters were not very willing to be executed. It was this man who persuaded the Second Emperor all day long to forcefully exterminate the descendants of the First Emperor. If he was an avenger from Zhao, then he was the enemy of the Changping War.
The report is very clean.
It's a pity that Zhao Gao's harm was not only to the Qin Dynasty, but also to the world. The harsh laws and decapitation practices that Lu Buwei spent more than ten years to change, Zhao Gao changed back, and the Qin State
The laws began to become as cruel as those during the reign of King Zhaoxiang, even worse. In addition, in terms of corvee and taxation, this man was also very ruthless. The corvee was more onerous than that of the First Emperor, but it was
Without the most basic daily necessities, the people starved to death from exhaustion.
The unearthed Qin bamboo slips prove that the first emperor's failure was to be beaten with a stick, and in the period of Zhao Gao, Fa Dang was beheaded. If they were just beaten with a stick, would Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rise up and kill the officials for rebellion? It's hard to say, we can only
It is speculated that when Zhao Gao served as the Prime Minister of the Qin State, he strengthened the Qin Dynasty's cruel rule over the people, forcing the people of the world to despair. After being unified for a long time, everyone rebelled, and even the old Qin people deserted.
Being able to force the old Qin people to alienate the Qin State shows how deeply this man harmed the Qin State.
Zhao Kuo, who was probably aware of these evil deeds, when he first met Zhao Gao, his subconscious reaction was to order his execution. This was not a difficult task for Zhao Kuo. Let alone a small official, he was the current Prime Minister Li Si.
, if Zhao Kuo wanted to execute him, no one could stop him. It was just a matter of Zhao Kuo's words. Unfortunately, looking at the young man in front of him, whose eyes were full of joy and who was grinning, Zhao Kuo was particularly surprised.
hesitate.
Zhao Kuo has always respected life. Even though he was a general whose hands were stained with the lives of thousands of people and one of the biggest butchers during the Warring States Period, he still respected life. This was not because he was hypocritical or pretentious. He never
He never thought about killing people. The reason why he killed people was to save people. Killing Zhao Gao could save many people? But what mistake did Zhao Gao make now?
Do we want to kill him because he may make mistakes in the future?
Isn't this a bit ridiculous?
I have spent my whole life persuading the king to implement the rule of law and want to use the law to protect everyone, but now I want to execute a person because he may make mistakes in the future? Is this in line with the law?
At that moment, Zhao Kuo had many thoughts flashing in his heart. After seeing the death of too many people, Zhao Kuo became more in awe of life. He did not dare to decide a person's life or death at will. Apart from the law, there should be no decision.
Anyone can decide a person's life or death. Zhao Kuo was extremely entangled in his heart. He looked at the young man in front of him, listened to the young man talk about his family background, and listened to him talk about his prospects for the future.
"What are your ideals?"
"I want to be someone like you."
"Why?"
"Because everyone will respect you"
"Then you stay with me from now on. I have some things to teach you." Zhao Kuo was flattered by Zhao Kuo's words, and he immediately agreed to ask for a minor official from the temple to serve him. Zhao Kuo only needed to send someone to tell him.
Okay, just like that, Zhao Kuo kept Zhao Gao by his side. For some reason, Zhao Kuo was very attached to this young man. During these days, he always took Zhao Gao around everywhere.
Teach by words and deeds.
From then on, Zhao Gao succeeded Zhongshu Ge and became the official who drove Zhao Kuo. This made Zhongshu Ge very aggrieved. Zhao Kuo recommended Zhongshu Ge to study in a middle school. He hoped that this overage student would achieve something in the future.
, can be worthy of his father. Zhao Gao drove Zhao Kuo on the edge of the cultivated land in his car. Zhao Gao's driving skills were very good, and being able to serve as Zhao Kuo's driver made him even more excited.
"Look at these common people, they are the cornerstone of the world. Xunzi said that the common people are like river water. This sentence is very correct. The country is not the emperor, not the ministers, but these common people." Zhao Kuo pointed out.
Looking at the people who were plowing the fields in the distance, he said seriously. Zhao Gao hesitated for a moment and asked: "I heard that when officials govern a place, they must know how to herd. The people are like cattle and sheep. They don't have
Your own ideas can only be spurred forward.”
"It's ridiculous, Gao. If an official treats the people as slaves, then the people can treat the official as their enemy. If an official treats the people as cattle and sheep, then the people can treat him as a weed. If the official treats the people as cattle and sheep, then the people can treat him as a weed.
If you can treat the people as your own family, then the people will treat you like your relatives." Zhao Kuo slightly changed Mencius's words and applied the methods of monarchs and ministers to the people and officials.
Zhao Gao wanted to say something, but he saw Zhao Kuo jumping out of the car and said to him: "Let's go! Go and help!" Zhao Gao's eyes widened. He did not expect that the majestic Marquis Wu Cheng of Qin State would
, actually helped some farmers to farm. He followed Zhao Kuo. When the people saw Zhao Kuo's clothes, they were a little scared and hurriedly bowed to see him. Zhao Kuo asked them for water, and then looked aside.
iron hoe.
Zhao Gao was shocked and said hurriedly: "How can you be busy in the farmland at your age?"
Zhao Kuo nodded and said, "Yes, I am old and can't farm, so you come and help them."
Zhao Gao's eyes widened in confusion, but under Zhao Kuo's order, he still took the hoe and started to help work regardless of the people's obstruction. After busy for an afternoon, they just finished their work and were ready to leave. At this time,
However, the common people kindly asked them to come to their homes and asked their children to bring out meals to entertain the two nobles. Their eyes were full of longing and their words were full of enthusiasm.
This was probably the first time that Zhao Gao encountered such a situation, which made him very uncomfortable and in a hurry, while Zhao Kuo looked at him and laughed.
In the days that followed, Zhao Kuo took Zhao Gao to different places. Everywhere he went, he would tell Zhao Gao some different truths, including ways of doing things. Zhao Gao also
He gradually got used to it, and during the rest of the time, Zhao Gao served Zhao Kuo personally in his mansion. He regarded Zhao Kuo as his teacher and believed that these were the teacher's teachings to him.
Of course, he would also provide tutoring on Zhao Xiu and Mao's homework.
Zhao Gao was extremely adaptable and quickly integrated into Zhao Kuo's family atmosphere. Zhao Kuo sat under a tree and read a book, and he began to coach the two little guys. Zhao Gao was smart, familiar with the law, and tutored
Homework is a trivial matter for him. What Xiu is more interested in than tutoring homework are the stories of Zhao Gao going out with his uncle these days. Zhao Gao promised them that as long as they do their homework well, they will learn about those stories
tell them.
The two little guys quickly completed their homework, and Zhao Gao sat next to Zhao Kuo with them. He talked leisurely about the stories that happened when Zhao Kuo took him to farmland, prison, government and other places. Every story
There was a story told by Zhao Kuo, combined with Zhao Gao's experience, and the two little guys were fascinated by it. Zhao Kuo just read his books with peace of mind, smiling, and ignored them.
conversation.
At this moment, Zhao Kuo has the future internal troubles on the original historical line on his left hand, and the future foreign troubles on the original historical line on his right hand.
Time passed like this day by day. The war in the southwest was still going on. Everything was fine in other places. Li Mu attacked several more times, which made King Donghu miserable. In the northwest, Wang Jian seemed to have a fight with the Yuezhi people.
There were some conflicts, but the conflicts were quickly stopped, and neither side was ready to go to war.
On this day, Zhao Kuo was sitting in the mansion as usual, reading a book, when he heard a knock on the door.
Zhao Xiu naturally rushed to open the door, only to hear Zhao Xiu scream. Zhao Kuo put down the book and raised his head to look. A tall young man struggled to hold Xiu and walked to Zhao Kuo, "Fu Su
??" The person who walked in was Fusu. After Fusu's identity was exposed in Kuaiji County, he realized that his identity could play a greater role. From then on, he began to travel around,
As a prince, he patrols the world.
The First Emperor had no fear of the prince at all. He was eager for Fusu to do something worthy of his status as a prince, so he gave him the power to patrol the world. This young prince spent three years
Over time, he traveled to various places. As he visited more and more places, his experience became richer. He knew how to appease the people and how to motivate the officials.
Everywhere he went, he would ask officials to scatter coins along the road. This behavior was the standard behavior of future Western Han emperors when they traveled. Emperors of the Western Han Dynasty all scattered coins. Every time they traveled, they would give some benefits to the people, including throwing coins.
The most common one was Emperor Wen. Fusu really had some of the temperament of the Western Han emperor. He quickly "plagiarized" the behavior of the Western Han emperors. The people were very happy, and the prince's reputation was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
In addition to the common people, Fusu was also kind to local officials. He would reward those local officials who did well and even invite them to have dinner together. This was of course "plagiarizing" the practices of the Western Han emperor. However, the prince of the Western Han Dynasty was
Those who didn't dare to do this. The emperors of the Western Han Dynasty were good to the people, but they were rather evil towards their own people, and they were not very indulgent towards the prince.
Fusu looked much more mature, full of righteousness, and had the attitude of a superior person, but when facing Zhao Kuo, he still turned back into the obedient eldest grandson, and hurriedly leaned over to salute. Zhao Kuo looked at him with a smile, and hurriedly
Zhao Gao felt a little panicked when he asked him to sit next to him. He quickly stood up and stood aside with his head lowered. Fusu sat next to Zhao Kuo and allowed Zhao Kuo to pinch his face and arms all over.
"Yes, yes, you have gained some weight. It seems that while you are touring the world, you have eaten all kinds of delicacies from all over the world." Zhao Kuo said with a smile. Fusu scratched his head and said with a wry smile: "All day long.
You can't help but invite officials to dinner." The two chatted about the situation in the place. Fusu said happily: "I visited many places. The people live and work in peace and contentment, and the officials are diligent in governing. There are a few moths occasionally, but there are no
not much."
"In many places, you can see elderly people sitting at the entrance of the village, with young children playing beside them. They can eat meat several times a year. There are no children without clothes. The cultivated fields are full of crops.
There are no weeds to be seen, there is no abandoned farmland, and the pavilion director patrols back and forth to check passers-by, and thieves are not allowed to travel in the mountains. For several months, I have not encountered a bad person who blocked the road."
"In the countryside, I heard the barking of dogs from every house. I saw poultry foraging in their fences. The people planted mulberry trees in their courtyards and prepared to weave. I saw the farmers holding iron tools in their hands, and every three
Every household has one plow, and every ten households has one ox.”
"The roads are smooth, officials dare not neglect them, and local granaries are stocked with food to prepare for disasters."
Fusu spoke seriously about the situation in the place. He raised his head. At some point, the eldest father's eyes flashed with light, which seemed to be tears. Fusu stopped and asked, "eldest father?"
"Huh? If you say so, keep talking."
"In the south, many people go fishing in small boats and can find privately owned inns on the road. They are not too expensive and can be used by travelers. There are all kinds of shops in the city, and people come and go.
It’s very lively in the north, with farmland stretching as far as the eye can see and no end in sight.”
"Okay, okay." Zhao Kuo nodded. He looked a little excited, and even asked Zhao Gao to get some drinks. Everyone was a little surprised. Zhao Kuo never drank, and this time was probably an exception. With his back against the big
Zhao Kuo took a sip of his drink and listened to Fusu continuing to talk about the situation in various places. Fusu thought that Zhao Kuo would be more concerned about the situation in Zhao. Unexpectedly, Zhao Kuo asked Fusu to drink wine.
Let’s talk about the situation in Wei.
"Wei's land is developing rapidly, even Zhao Yanchu can't compare with it. Only Qi's land can suppress it a little. Wei's land is close to the river and has been continuously reclaiming farmland over the years. The granaries in the homes of the people here are full. I'm throwing coins here.
, I dare not give too little, for fear that no one will pick it up. The people here are very wealthy. There are several counties in Wei, and the scale of each one is almost larger than that of Handan!"
"Before I came back, Wei Di was gathering the people. I heard that a canal was going to be built along the river. I heard from several eunuchs that once the canal was completed, the floods in Wei Di could be calmed down for hundreds of years. Moreover, the surrounding areas
Everyone will benefit, and the output of Wei is expected to surpass Qi, Guanzhong, Bashu and other regions. I think the local people do not have much resistance to corvee. After all, they have not had large-scale corvee for seven or eight years."
Zhao Kuo smiled happily. He picked up the wine cup in his hand and drank happily.
In this long life, he experienced the joy of drinking for the first time.