"Brother, please sit down. What is the purpose of fooling the people? It is to maintain social stability and facilitate the rule of the king. Brother, do you agree with what I say?"
The First Emperor raised his hand, his palm facing Ying Chengyu.
"Don't talk yet. Let me slow down for a moment. I can't talk seriously to you now."
"There is nothing to be relieved about. Guo Kai was unintentionally planted by me. He was going to be defeated anyway, so why not lose to the number one war god of the Warring States Period. If he takes power as soon as possible, Zhao will die early."
It was okay not to say this. When the First Emperor heard this, the expression on his face became more complicated.
Therefore, Cheng Xi really knew early on that if Guo attacked, Zhao would perish.
"I need to wait a little longer. You'd better stop talking, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to talk to you today."
Ying Chengyu:......
Just as the First Emperor was unable to understand Ying Chengxuan's martial arts plot, it was also difficult for Ying Chengxuan to understand the First Emperor's shock.
Guo Kai defeated Zhao.
For Ying Chengxuan, this has long been an established fact - it is written in the history books.
So when Ying Chengyu decided to send troops, he would only be defeated but not victorious. He had a very simple idea.
This credit can be given to anyone in Zhao Guo, but Guo Kai is the most suitable.
First, Guo Kai is not upright and would cooperate with him - if he had cooperated with Li Mu, Li Mu would have killed him long ago.
Second, it is most beneficial to Qin for Guo Kai to take power.
The first god of war in the Warring States period is not for nothing:
Lian Po was slandered by Guo Kai.
Li Mu was framed and executed by Guo Kai.
Zhao State had two of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period, but Guo Kai single-handedly defeated them both.
Guo Kai is so fierce, there is no reason not to give him a push.
However, this was a natural operation for Ying Chengyu, but it was different for the First Emperor.
Guo Kai did not wear the hat of the first war god of the Warring States Period as soon as he appeared in Zhao Guo.
In his early years, Guo Kai was the companion of Zhao Yan, the king of Zhao Daoxiang, and was deeply trusted by Zhao Yan.
When Ying Zheng was in the Kingdom of Zhao when he was a child, he saw Guo Kai beside Zhao Yan more than once.
Ying Zheng sat across from Ying Chengqiu and talked about the past.
"I have met Guo Kai a long time ago. He follows Zhao Yan. He only obeys Zhao Yan's orders and is as loyal to Zhao Yan as Zhao Gao is to me."
"I have known Guo Kai for nearly ten years, how come I didn't realize that Guo Kai is a traitor? Cheng Xi, can you predict the future?"
Ying Chengqiao's eyes lit up and he said: "At that time, Guo Kai and Zhao Gao were at this time. Brother Huang must be on guard."
Ying Chengyu had always been wary of Zhao Gao, and would give Zhao Gao eye drops whenever he had the chance.
Ying Chengyu could relax towards Li Si, but he could not relax towards Zhao Gao.
Because Zhao Gao was the personal bodyguard of the First Emperor, it was too easy to kill the First Emperor.
"What a joke, why are you so prejudiced against Zhao Gao? You have tested Zhao Gao more than thirty times."
No, I didn't hide that from you. In fact, I tried it more than three hundred times.
"Brother Imperial, have you forgotten my eyes?" Ying Chengyu made two gestures at his own eyes with the index and middle fingers of his right hand, and said, "In the past, Brother Imperial did not realize that Guo Kai was a traitor."
"this……"
Ying Zheng's attitude of not taking it seriously immediately changed and he became a little confused.
Without him, Ying Chengyu has proven with facts how vicious his vision is.
The First Emperor nodded seriously and said, "I know, you can tell me what you think."
"More than ten years ago, Brother Huang and I had a debate. What Brother Huang said made me enlightened. From now on, I never dare to look down on the ancients again."
"The ancients that you and I know are either known from books, or they are the authors themselves. In the thousands of years of Chinese history, how many people can leave their names? How many people can be established as authors? They are all rare. Yes. We don’t belittle ourselves, but we can’t underestimate it either.”
The ancients Ying Chengyu talks about refer to the contemporary people of the Qin Dynasty, mainly the First Emperor.
But the First Emperor thought that the ancients Ying Chengyu mentioned were people from the Xia, Shang, Zhou, and Warring States periods.
Ying Chengyu did not expose it and continued: "I advocate enriching the people and strengthening the country. Open paper to replace bamboo slips, and use movable type printing to send books from various schools of thought to every household in Qin, so that everyone in Qin can be literate."
"Reduce taxes and recuperate, the people will have enough food to eat, and no one will starve to death within the territory of Qin."
"I also want to change the Qin laws. I have always thought that the Qin laws of 'Those who abandon ashes on the Tao will have their hands and feet cut off' are simply unreasonable. Just scattering ashes on the road means cutting off the hands and feet. This is not what people can do." Conceived laws.”
"Brother Emperor, you still remember how you discussed this rule with me back then."
"Of course I remember. But I didn't expect that after the big quarrel that day, you actually gave up the position of King Qin that was easily available to you, and gave it to me who couldn't compete with you."
The First Emperor recalled what he had said at the time and said: "What scares people who have their hands and feet cut off is what makes people easy. Making people walk easily without fear is the way to heal. People will be afraid of having their hands and feet broken, but not on the road." Spreading ashes is an easy thing for people to do.”
“That is the art of governing a country by letting people do what is easy and, out of fear, stay away from what the king does not want them to do.”
Speaking of this, the First Emperor suddenly remembered that he had had a sit-down discussion with his eldest son a few days ago.
"If that traitor were here, I would definitely say that I was cruel and unkind at this moment. Huh? You idiot! Did you teach Fusu bad things? Sow a grain of millet in spring and harvest ten thousand grains in autumn. You idiot has taught Fusu so much! Su what?"
The First Emperor suddenly became angry when he thought of his stubborn eldest son who was still imprisoned in Dazheng Palace.
Bang~
Upon seeing this, Ying Chengyu slammed the table, the anger on his face even more intense than that of the First Emperor.
"Guan Naigong is bullshit! Aren't you stupid for letting him learn Confucianism? Mr. Naigong has said long ago, don't let him learn Confucianism. Don't let him learn Confucianism. You don't listen to Naigong and go your own way, making my eldest nephew like this. , are you embarrassed to ask me?"
The First Emperor pointed his sword at Ying Chenglong.
"Isn't that because you are lazy and don't teach? If you are willing to teach, why should I ask him to learn Confucianism?"
"Qin is ruled by law, and the environment in Qin is cold and harsh. Fusu grew up in this atmosphere since he was a child, and he has not experienced the suffering of the people like me."
"If he doesn't learn to love others, what will he do when he grows up? A king who does not regard the people as his own will be overthrown by the people. Both my mother and you are short-sighted!"
"You really think that?" Ying Chengyu frowned and looked at the angry First Emperor, trying to see if this was what the First Emperor really thought.
According to his impression of the First Emperor, his cheap brother had never treated him like a human being.
Otherwise, the Qin State would not have laws such as "Those who abandon the ashes of the Tao will have their hands and feet cut off."
"I thought you were trying to win over the Confucian scholars all over the world, so you spent a lot of money to buy horse bones because of the fact that the eldest son of Qin Dynasty studied Confucianism."
"Do I want to win over the Confucian scholars in the world? In this world, I don't need to win over anyone. Anyone who can develop his talents for me is the one who insults me and scolds me. As long as he can serve the Qin Dynasty and benefit the Qin country, I am willing to worship him as the high minister." "
"As for the Confucian disciples who can only talk empty talk and cannot govern the country, but are famous in the world. They will honestly work in the doctor's office to provide their knowledge, and I will support them. If you dare to disrupt the government and harm the country, I will kill them!"
The First Emperor was domineering and murderous.
The First Emperor never compromised, tolerated or moderated his life.
Whatever the First Emperor thought was right, even if tens of thousands of people tried to stop it, he couldn't do it.
Kingly, domineering.
The First Emperor was a person who reached the pinnacle of excellence.
The most important reason for the death of the second generation of Qin was the death of the First Emperor, which is known in history as: The Ancestral Dragon died and the land was divided.
As long as the First Emperor does not die, the Qin Dynasty will never be destroyed.
Ying Chengyu saw the murderous intention solidified in the eyes of the First Emperor, and his heart moved.
Is this murderous intention aimed at Confucians?
If you teach your eldest nephew like this, does it count as disrupting the government and harming the country?
Isn't the emperor trying to trick Confucianism?
Those who tricked Confucians in history were obviously tricking sorcerers and had nothing to do with Confucianism...
"Brother Emperor, we are obviously talking about the issue of a strong country with poor people and a strong country with rich people."
The First Emperor stood there silently and did not reply to Ying Chengyu. A moment passed.
"Zhao Gao."
Zhao Gao pushed open the door and entered.
"I'm here."
"Let Li Si, Wang Wan, Feng Quji, and Meng Yi lead their respective government offices. Within three days, we will draft the fiefdoms of the princes in the court and hand them over to me."
"In six days, I will hold a big banquet to divide the ministers. Let Li Si go and inform Chun Yuyue. In the banquet in six days, all Confucian disciples, regardless of their official position or title, can attend the banquet."
PS: My head hurts slightly, but it doesn’t matter. I order takeout and continue typing!
(End of chapter)
