In the carriage, the First Emperor turned his head, very surprised, and said to himself: "The land of Han is eight hundred miles away?"
He could understand the hurry of the horses eight hundred miles northwest, because there were Huns.
He could understand that the horse was rushing eight hundred miles northeast. There was Dong Hu.
Even if he is on the coast of the East China Sea, he can understand that the sky is high and the emperor is far away.
But in Korea, the First Emperor could not understand.
Starting from Xianyang and leaving Hangu Pass in the east, you can reach Handi in less than a day, which is faster than going to Shangjun.
What kind of emergency could there be in Korea? If he had to use an eight-hundred-mile horse to hurry up, would the Koreans dare to resist?
This idea passed through the mind of the First Emperor for a while, but it was not over yet.
He saw his brother standing up suddenly, with a happy face, and opened the carriage curtain.
"Come in!"
It should be that everything in Han has been taken care of, and it's hard for Uncle Lu to do anything.
Ying Chengyu thought.
It turns out it has something to do with this Shuzi. What did this Shuzi do under my nose?
If it weren't for the purpose of promoting his equality and democracy, and dispatching troops to kill all the Korean gentry, then it would be difficult...
The First Emperor put his pen on the desk and rubbed his temples with both hands. The slight feeling of comfort relieved his inner anxiety.
When the envoy outside saw the person who came out, his expression changed drastically, and he was inexplicably frightened.
Ying Chengyu was not surprised.
The news of his bet with Zhang Liang must have spread throughout the Han family.
Until the matter is resolved, the entire Korean land will not leak secrets under the rule of those noble families.
But after the dust settled, it was better to count on those stupid Korean nobles to hide his identity for him than to count on the squid.
With the chaos in Handi, it is reasonable for the envoy to be frightened of him, the culprit.
"Go back to Zhangtai first." The voice of the First Emperor came from inside the carriage.
No matter how urgent the matter is, it won't take more than a minute.
"only."
"only."
"..."
The accompanying charioteers, eunuchs, and palace maids should drink.
Ying Chengyu got back into the carriage, Lang Guan pressed down on the envoy, and everyone returned to Zhangtai Palace.
After changing all the wax sacrificial clothes on his body, the First Emperor put on the black black bird crown clothes that he usually wore.
After looking at the bronze mirror, the First Emperor nodded with satisfaction. He was the only emperor throughout the ages who did not like the Heaven Sacrifice Suit.
"What did you do in Korea?"
Let you know what a peasant uprising is and the importance of people's hearts and minds.
Ying Chengyu, dressed in white, stood beside the First Emperor, smiling and saying nothing.
He didn't need to change clothes, his heaven-sacrifice suit fell on Tian's face.
"I hope it's good news." The First Emperor sat behind the desk, kneeling on the ground with his legs bent, "call him in."
"only."
Gai Nie responded and brought in the envoys who had returned from Korea.
As soon as the envoy entered Zhangtai Palace, his eyes were a little frightened and he glanced at Ying Chengyu from time to time.
Now Ying Chengyu is definitely a high-ranking official in the Qin State.
The Prime Minister, the State Lieutenant, and the first civil and military official positions in the Qin Dynasty were gathered into one person. This was unprecedented in the Qin State and greatly affected the middle and lower-level officials of the Qin Dynasty.
If a pig is placed in the position of prime minister or captain, in the eyes of middle and lower-level officials, it will be Marshal Tianpeng.
The envoy wanted to ask if Lord Chang'an could be avoided, but he didn't dare.
What is his identity?
Dare to let the prime minister, the state captain avoid.
Giving up on the idea of telling the story to the First Emperor in person, the messenger lowered his head deeply and handed the sweat-stained bamboo slip to Genie.
It was the sweat from his fearful hands. When he came to the door, he wiped off the water stains on the bamboo slips on his clothes. But just a few breaths after entering the palace, his hands became sweaty again.
There is also the thought of considering the situation. It seems that the matter is not too serious and the dinner should not be delayed.
The First Emperor looked at the envoy's embarrassment and panic and made a judgment.
The urgency of eight hundred miles can also be determined by whether it is serious or not. For example, when the Xiongnu invaded from the northwest, the messenger who delivered the news would be anxious to death.
As soon as he saw the First Emperor, he talked about it as if he were pouring beans out of a bamboo tube. How could the Korean envoy weigh the pros and cons?
Feeling slightly relaxed, the First Emperor unfolded the bamboo slips and took a closer look. The three big characters in front of his head made his pupils shrink suddenly.
That was the person he hated so much that he wanted to kill him quickly - Lu Buwei.
[Lü Buwei appears in Yiyang and is a disciple of the Chang'an Lord. Triggering riots in all cities except Xinzheng, such as Yiyang, Shangdang, etc...]
Wow~
Before he could finish reading, the First Emperor closed the bamboo slips, raised his eyes and scanned the whole place, making everyone dare not look at it.
The eyes of a feudal emperor who was full of murderous intent and had the power of life and death were difficult for ordinary people to catch, and most of the people who caught them were dead people.
"Everyone get out!" Emperor Shihuang ordered decisively.
"only."
"only."
"only."
"..."
Only Gai Nie did not respond, there was no need.
Judging from his experience, the word "capital" generally does not include him.
But today Gai Nie is not agitated, and he has enough time to relax today.
The messenger did not respond.
He was here to report on the affairs in Korea. Seeing such a big event, the First Emperor would definitely ask him for details later.
"Everyone except Cheng Xi, please go out." The First Emperor said coldly.
"only."
Gai Nie responded and walked out of the stage quickly, his steps light.
Although the time spent outside today was not short, for Gai Nie, the more the better.
"only."
The envoy was shocked and wondered why the First Emperor still trusted Ying Chengyu so much after seeing the bamboo slips.
He lowered his head and responded in a low voice. He was glad that he didn't say that Ying Chengyu was going to rebel as soon as he entered the door, and pretended not to know anything before leaving Zhangtai.
The palace was filled with silence.
Ying Chengyu didn't know that the First Emperor had such a big reaction because of Lu Buwei. He thought he had seen the recent situation in Han.
He came closer and said, "Did you scare the emperor?"
The First Emperor kept a serious tone and stared at Ying Chenglong coldly, his eyes full of killing intent.
"When did I let you have the illusion that I have a good temper?"
The First Emperor stood up suddenly, grabbed the bamboo slip in his hand and used all his strength to throw it at Ying Chenglong.
Ying Chengyu caught it easily, and was a little surprised why the First Emperor lost such a temper.
Although what happened in Han was huge and many people died.
But in the eyes of the imperial brother who conquered the world and fought in six countries, this matter was nothing more than a small fight.
Doesn’t it take my reminding the emperor to keenly discover the importance of peasant uprisings and people’s support?
Just as Ying Chengyu was about to open the bamboo slips in his hand, the First Emperor was already approaching him step by step.
"Tell me." The First Emperor's murderous intent was as sharp as the cold wind of the twelfth lunar month. "Why didn't Lu Buwei die?"
Ying Chengyu's smile froze.
The First Emperor snatched the bamboo slip from Ying Chengyu's hand, shook it off with one hand, and pointed with the other hand at the three characters "Lü Buwei" at the front.
"Why isn't he dead yet?" The First Emperor roared, like a roaring dragon.
"Brother Emperor..."
Ying Chengyu opened his mouth to say something, but was interrupted by the angry voice of the First Emperor.
"When Qin and Zhao were at odds, why did King Zhao want to kill my father? Lu Buwei bribed the Handan city gatekeeper to help my father escape from Handan. Can a carriage only hold one person? It can't hold a child and a woman!
"Lü Buwei admonished my father and left me and my mother in the enemy's country. This was a revenge. I succeeded to the throne of Qin, and Lu Buwei controlled the court. All military and political affairs, major and minor, were decided by him. The tiger talisman and the seal are all there. in hand.
"The memorial sent to my room was reviewed by him. He has already reviewed it and I have reviewed it even more! I have to get his approval before I change my reply. I am not the King of Qin, I am just a marionette in his hands. This is two enemies. .
"In Qinian Palace, Lu Buwei openly conspired against me and wanted to kill me. This is three enemies. I don't care if you conquer Jing Ke. The warrior's anger will rob the earth and ears with his head. But how dare you spare Lu Buwei's life? The "Lu Spring and Autumn Annals" compiled by him I almost missed Da Qin!"
The First Emperor told his reasons for killing Lu Buwei from both personal and national vendettas to prove his determination and let his younger brother know that Lu Buwei had to die.
Ying Chengxuan raised his head, looked into Yingzheng's angry eyes, and said sternly: "Brother Huang thinks that Legalism is the economic guide for governing Qin, but Chengxuan thinks that the current "Lu Spring and Autumn Annals" is the classic for governing Qin."
The legalist concept of governing the country is to govern the country by law. Everything depends on the law and there is no human relationship at all.
The people were regarded as machines, serving only the imperial power, and the emperor had the highest right of interpretation.
The laws of the Qin Dynasty and modern laws cannot be generalized.
Legalism is a purely utilitarian materialist ideological system. The core of the content is mainly to demonstrate and debate how the monarch can strengthen his rule, emphasizing the art of punishment and naming, and taking loyalty to the monarch's power as the basis.
The current "Lu Shi Chun Qiu" has been revised and improved by Ying Chengxuan, Lu Buwei and many disciples.
Although generally speaking, the country is still governed by law, its core is quite different.
"I don't have time to argue with you today." The First Emperor's anger continued, "Let the facts speak for themselves, Lu Buwei..."
"Brother, did you not look back?" Ying Chengyu picked up the bamboo slips and said, "I have proved it."
Ying Chengxuan knew the First Emperor's attitude towards Lu Buwei, and knew that it would be difficult to immediately reach reconciliation with the First Emperor in Lu Buwei's case.
Deliberately interrupting the First Emperor's words, he pointed to the words on the bamboo slips and read them to the First Emperor.
"... The noble families in Han are hoarding grain and not selling it. The price of food has soared a hundred times. There have been riots in the major cities in Guizhou. All the noble families have been conquered by Qian. There are no noble families in Han anymore."
The first emperor, who was filled with anger, was so stimulated by the word "Guizhou" pointed by Ying Chengyu's finger that his eyes narrowed. Reason returned to his mind from the strong murderous intention to kill Lu Buwei and then quickly.
How could the head of Guizhou do this?
The First Emperor only found the words in the second half of the memorial shocking.
Walking back to the desk with a sullen face, the First Emperor flattened out the bamboo slips and read the few columns of characters over and over again.
This look and reaction made Ying Chengxuan, who wanted to immediately explain to the First Emperor what impact the peasant uprising would have, what phenomena it would cause, and how important people's hearts and minds were, shut up at the right time.
It's much better for the emperor to see it himself than for me to tell it.
Walking to the opposite side of the First Emperor's desk, Ying Chengyu was sitting on the futon.
The First Emperor's eyes showed contemplation, and his murderous intention did not dissipate, but was temporarily squeezed back into his body by more important things.
After a long while, the First Emperor asked Ying Chengyu.
"Is this your proof?"
"Yes." Ying Chengyu answered quickly, "Brother Huang was frightened?"
"Some." Although the First Emperor was reluctant, he still nodded slightly with a cold face and said: "You make me more determined to rule the country according to legalism, and the people cannot let it go."
"So what?" Ying Chengxuan said: "Hasn't peace in Han been restored now? Those hereditary officials will interfere in local governance.
"This is the main reason why Da Qin cannot digest the country now. Without them, the emperor only needs to send troops to Korea, and he will soon be able to take over Korea. Next year, he can participate in the Thirteen Count Plan."
The First Emperor smiled and said dismissively: "This is a good thing, but it is the only good thing."
Knocking on the bamboo slips with his fingers, the First Emperor looked very unhappy and said: "I am now convinced that you did not act impromptuly, but had a premeditated plan. You did this in Korea behind my back and overthrew the local wealthy clan with the people. Do you want to I never thought about the consequences if this matter spread."
The first peasant uprising in history...
"Of course I have thought about it." Ying Chengyu smiled lightly and said, "I just didn't expect that even the emperor could think of it."
"The three families of Zhao, Wei, and Han were divided into Jin, and their ministers killed their lords, breaking the ranks of the emperor, princes, ministers, and officials. Since then, the emperor of Zhou has completely declined, and my father has destroyed the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. Only then can the princes of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty sit back and watch with peace of mind. In the end, my Ying family One family conquers the world.
"Now you are rioting with the people, killing the Han family, and breaking through the ranks of ministers, officials, and civilians. Once this matter is spread, the people of the world will lose all respect for the aristocrats of the family. If this continues, the world will be in chaos. This is what you want have witnessed?"
"Not bad." Ying Chengyu squinted his eyes, his eyes sharp.
"If I want to get rid of the nobles, the first step is to make the people lose their respect for the nobles. The nobles are also human beings, and they will die if they are hit by a sword. If I say that you and the nobles are equal, it will be useless. It must be Let them confront the nobles and let them defeat the nobles.”
The First Emperor said coldly: "But they will become new nobles. The equality you envisioned does not exist at all. As long as there are people, there will be gaps. Mozi also had the same idea as you at that time. The Mohist school he founded after his death It falls apart.”
"No, they will not become new nobles." Ying Chengyu said flatly.
"After ten years of looking at human nature, how could you have such naive ideas?"
Could it be that everything Shuzi Jitian said is based on human nature? Absolutely ridiculous!
From the beginning, the First Emperor did not understand why Ying Chengyu had the idea of killing all the nobles. It was just because of his trust in Ying Chengyu, so he supported it.
But he didn't expect Ying Chengyu to work so quickly. Before the day of the wax festival was over, all the Korean nobles were killed.
"What is a noble? Someone who is literate, able to read, and able to reason. If he conflicts with common people, he only needs to pay money to settle the matter. He can serve as an official in the court, and he can wear clothes that common people cannot wear."
Ying Chengyu pointed his index finger at himself, his face expressionless.
"And what I want to do is to make everyone in the world literate, read, sensible, and able to serve as officials in the court. However, all those who break the law will be treated equally, and there will be no restrictions on clothing and riding. If this is an aristocrat, then everyone in the world is an aristocrat. .”
"ha?"
The First Emperor laughed.
In addition to literacy, reading, and understanding, isn't this the Qin State today? This person has been spinning for a long time and still wants to enlighten the people's wisdom.
"If you think so, then there is no need to go to such trouble. Just block the news from Han and implement Qin's laws throughout the world."
Implement this version of Qin law? Come on, I don’t want the world to completely turn into militarism...
"It's too late, I left eight words in Han Di."
What are the eight characters?
The First Emperor sneered.
Ying Chengyu picked up the writing brush on the desk and wrote eight characters one stroke at a time on the bamboo slips.
[Princes, generals, and ministers would rather have the seed. 】
The First Emperor sat up in shock, overturned the table, and pointed at Ying Chengyu with a horrified look on his face.
"You, you, you bastard, you..."
I couldn't say a complete sentence for a long while.
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PS: There will be another chapter later, it will be a little later, you can read it tomorrow morning, the author is going to stay up all night to code it out!
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