Hearing this, I stood up, bowed my hands, and humbly asked for advice: "Zongzheng, teach me!"
Ying Wu accepted my salute without feeling inappropriate at all, and returned the salute: "Your Majesty, please take a seat. I will show you my courtesy. What is a noble family? It is not those who are rich and powerful, but those who have luxuriant branches and prosperous clans!" There is no duckweed king, a wandering king, and the same is true for generals and ministers. Under one person in the Qin Dynasty, Li Si's power has reached its peak, but why does he sigh not knowing where he will go? Because he is a foreigner in the Qin Dynasty after all."
I don't quite understand: "With Li Si's current status, how can he be called a rootless duckweed? If he is not from Qin, he was born in the old Chu. This cannot be changed."
Ying Wu smiled slightly: "The Feng family also came from Old Korea, why don't they have such worries?"
I frowned slightly, and seemed to understand a little bit: "The ancestors of the Feng family came to Qin for two generations, and they have been in important positions since Feng Ting. After three generations, the roots of the Qin tree are deep, so naturally there is no such worry."
"Of course. Li Si is different. He has no roots in the Qin State. If the Li family can become a famous family in the Qin State, Li Si is the founder of the Li family and has a very popular position. No one in the future can surpass him. From its peak to its decline, Li Si The family does not have the accumulation of generations, and there is a rift with His Majesty's political views. It is destined to continue to decline, how can Li Si not be worried?"
I suddenly realized that what Ying Wu said gave me a new understanding of these powerful families.
Indeed, without the accumulation of several generations, no matter how high the official position is and how much wealth is, it is still a castle in the air and can easily be destroyed suddenly, and the post-secular people are called nouveau riche. For example, the Great Qin... As long as the emperor of the Qin Dynasty can be stably passed down to three generations, it is still possible to become a century-old empire.
"Does Zong Zheng have a way to deal with it?"
Ying Wu's smile became a little intriguing: "Your Majesty can marry Li Shiyun!"
I looked at Ying Wu in shock: "Why did Zong Zheng say this?"
Let’s not talk about anything else. Historically, Fusu married Li Si’s daughter. What was the result? Otherwise, he would still be killed by Li Si!
Ying Wu said solemnly: "If the emperor is still alive, even if your majesty marries Li Shiyun, he may not be able to control Li Si, because... I won't say much. It's different now. Your majesty has already ascended the throne. Li Shiyun's marriage to your majesty will have far more weight than Marrying Ying Tao to Li Jie is much more important! After all, foreign ministers are no better than concubines, and this will be more able to contain Li Si than Li You and Li Jie's high-ranking officials and generous salaries."
I took a deep breath to calm myself down. Ying Wu is right. Marriage is a popular method of marriage among the wealthy and powerful. It is not unreasonable to pay attention to being well-matched and well-informed. No matter how many princesses are married to Li Si's son, none of them can compare to me directly marrying Li Si's daughter.
But……
I frowned: "Zongzheng, is there any other way?"
Ying Wu sighed softly, shook his head and said, "It is not my lie. If Your Majesty wants to kill Li Si, I have countless ways. But if you want to use Li Si, nothing else can impress him."
I was speechless and said slowly for a long time: "I want to think about it."
Ying Wu looked at my expression and guessed: "Your Majesty already has someone you like?"
I smiled helplessly and did not hide anything: "Zong Zheng clearly understood that Ba Taoyao is the daughter of Ba Widow Qing. I plan to marry her after being crowned."
Ying Wu didn't show any surprise and said cheerfully: "I know her. This child is smart and smart. She is a good choice to support a family business as big as Ba's alone."
I was stunned and asked doubtfully: "Don't Zongzheng think there is anything wrong with me marrying a businessman who is six years older than me?"
You must know that in this era, the concept of the inferiority of scholars, farmers, and merchants was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. What's more, after Shang Yang's reform, the Qin State was unprecedentedly strict in banning merchants. Trading with the Western Regions was a major political matter involving diplomatic relations, so no one firmly opposed it. Even so, Yu He often chirped with me.
Ying Wu shook his head, and the old god said: "I thought that I, Queen Mother Xuan of Great Qin, was born in a poor family, but I was only the eighth son of King Huiwen. So what? For the sake of Great Qin, I would not hesitate to use my dignity as the mother of the country to lure Yiqu to death... Ahem, I'm going too far. .”
I was speechless for a while. In front of Ying Zheng’s son, I discussed whether Ying Zheng’s great-great-grandmother was okay...
Ying Wu continued: "What I mean is that when a gentleman chooses a wife, he does not have to be constrained by his origin. If he can set an example for women in the world, why not marry her? For example, Li Ji, Xia Ji and others, although they are noble princesses and look like gods, However, Xia Ji seduced the king, destroyed the Chen Kingdom, became queen three times, married seven times, and committed adultery. How can such a woman be the wife of an emperor, even if she is of noble birth?"
I smiled happily. I didn't expect that Ying Wu was quite open-minded, which was rare even in the relatively open Qin Dynasty.
"However," Ying Wu changed the topic: "I would like to remind your majesty that if your majesty really wants to accept her as a concubine, you must first make her out of business. Furthermore, she can be a concubine, but not a queen. Therefore, veteran I still hope that Your Majesty will carefully consider Li Shiyun's matter. The position of queen will not be Li Shiyun, but Feng Shiyun, Wang Shiyun... This is the fate of the emperor."
I remained silent and did not answer, feeling infinite emotions in my heart.
"I understand, thank you Zongzheng."
After thinking about it, I continued: "What does Zongzheng think of Feng Jie?" After that, I told Ying Wu about Feng Quji's request to remove Feng Jie from the post of Prime Minister Zuo before his death.
After hearing this, Ying Wu chuckled: "Feng Quji is right, this child is a loyal minister, not a capable minister."
"Oh?" I was a little surprised. He had watched Feng Jie and Meng Yi grow up, so he must know Feng Jie very well. Did he also think that Feng Jie was incompetent?
"I think Feng Jie is pretty capable in handling things, but sometimes he's a little... unreliable. What does Zong Zheng mean by this?"
Ying Wu touched his beard and said with a smile: "What your Majesty said is true. Feng Jie is nearly forty years old, but he always has a youthful mentality. In terms of dealing with things and scheming, he is far ahead of Li Si. However, sometimes it doesn't matter whether a minister is capable or not. , because capable ministers will inevitably make countless enemies in the court, such as Li Si. A minister like Feng Jie is usually kind to others, so he can mediate for His Majesty when he encounters difficulties. Feng Quji is afraid of Feng Jie When one's character is taken advantage of, it is because of deep affection."
I nodded, stood up and said, "I understand, thank you Zongzheng again."
Ying Wu waved his hand, and his servants immediately came in to help him stand up: "I am going to be confused. What I say to Your Majesty today should be regarded as my final advice."
No one else would or would dare to tell me this.
Looking back on the history of the Qin State, Ying Quliang and Ying Qian, Ying Si and Ying Hua, Ying Ji, Ying Dang and Ying Ji, which kings did not work hard, which siblings were not respectful brothers, and then to Ying Wu in front of us, Qin State Failure to unify the world is simply unacceptable.
I stood up, bowed respectfully, and said from the bottom of my heart: "Thank you Zongzheng!"
Saying goodbye to Ying Wu, I had a lot of thoughts on the way back.
