"His Majesty!"
Lu Buwei shouted eagerly, but the overwhelming "Your Majesty's Holy Ming" made it difficult for his voice to reach within one meter of him, and he fell into the embarrassing situation before.
[This must not be the case, this must not be the case! If the laws of Qin are implemented in the world, the world will be in chaos. Qin's laws are policies for wartime and troubled times, not laws for prosperous times! ]
The panicked Lu Buwei hurriedly looked at the veteran who had just spoken out to rescue him, and cast a look for help. He needed the veteran's help again.
Meng Ao pushed away his grandson's blocking arm, faced the acquaintance's demented eyes, and shook his head firmly. He spoke slowly, closed his eyes, and remained silent.
The veteran only stood on the side of King Qin throughout his life. The King of Qin can act arbitrarily before making a decision, but after the King of Qin makes a decision, he will resolutely implement it.
The veteran who has not read a few books and cannot read a lot of Chinese characters resolutely implements this idea.
At the same time, Bai Qi, who had the greatest military exploits in the Qin State, died of suspicion. However, he, a small soldier who often mocked himself for being a melee fighter behind Lord Wu An, worked hard to create a family with the greatest military exploits in the Qin State.
Lu Buwei did not hear the veteran's voice, but through the veteran's deliberately slowed lip movements, he read what the veteran said: Your Majesty is a wise king, not a mediocre person.
Lu Buwei looked slightly dazed, and his body trembled backward weakly. If Fu Zikang hadn't reached out to support him from behind, he might have fallen to the ground.
The prime minister of the empire had just been the first emperor and was deceived by his ministers. He did not know the vicious thoughts of the ministers. But I never thought that although he only said a short sentence, he had already explained the matter clearly. How could the First Emperor not understand it as long as he had normal intelligence.
He stood still under Fu Zikang's thin arms, turned his head and met the eyes of the aloof First Emperor.
Those are a pair of arrogant, confident, and domineering king's eyes, hiding life and death, and containing self-centeredness.
There are some similarities with the eyes of King Xiao Qin, who are sometimes as humble as a student seeking knowledge, and sometimes as fierce as a massacre on the battlefield, but not much.
"He is the King of Qin, not the Little King of Qin..."
Lu Buwei murmured, his words not making even a ripple in the sea of noise. Even Zhi Su Neishi, who was nearest to him, did not hear what he said. The face covered behind the scarf was full of bitterness.
In this biggest change in China's history, the final battle will be decided in the contention of a hundred schools of thought. Everyone who stands at the top of the people is trying to use their own beliefs and thoughts to determine the development path of the descendants of Yan and Huang who made their fortunes in the Yangtze and Yellow River basins.
Lu Buwei chose the miscellaneous schools, which included Confucianism and Mohism, combined with the name of Dharma. He took the essence of various schools of thought and discarded the dregs to govern the country. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a black cat or a white cat, as long as it can catch mice, it’s a good cat.
The First Emperor chose Legalism, order, and slavery, to weaken the people of the world in order to support the country.
The First Emperor knew what Lu Buwei meant, and he knew that Lu Buwei felt that Qin's laws were harsh, and if they were implemented in the world, people everywhere would be in conflict with Qin, and there would be revolts.
Wang lowered his eyes and looked at Lu Buwei, whose pseudonym was Jiang Shang, who needed help from others to stand firm.
[That Zhuzi thought so too, but I don’t think so. Qin Law should have been implemented long ago. He does his thing and I do my thing. Qin used Legalism to conquer the world, and Legalism was the foundation of Qin. ]
Raise your hands and apply virtual pressure.
The officials who were flattering him immediately fell silent.
Lu Buwei's problem could be solved by raising his hand in front of the First Emperor.
The First Emperor was not afraid that Qin's strict laws would lead to chaos in various places. He had an army strong enough to suppress it. The Qin State also experienced a period of turmoil when it first implemented Shang Jun's method, which was fought out by Shang Yang's iron-blooded tactics.
The First Emperor was not afraid of bloodshed or killing. The Qin State's reform will conquer the world. This proves that this path is correct, and then the world will reform. No matter how difficult and dangerous the process may be, the First Emperor will go on. Because the First Emperor was determined that the Qin Law was correct and the path that Qin should take.
"The edict is issued in the Prime Minister's Mansion and is distributed throughout the country on the same day. Those who do not obey the edict will be imprisoned, and those with noble titles will be executed."
The ministers were shocked, knowing that this was the First Emperor's warning. He warned them not to make any small moves in the implementation of Qin's laws, and warned them to concentrate on doing things for him, otherwise they would die.
After finishing speaking, he turned around and went ahead.
The king leaves and the court ends.
The ministers did not dare to act rashly for a long time.
One man's will is the empire's will.
Once an order is given, no one in the world dares to disobey it.
Without Ying Chengyu's jokes and constraints, no one can stop the First Emperor's will.
"Dr. Zhou Qingchen, I would like to send you to your majesty!"
Dr. Zhou Qingchen bowed to the ground and saluted the departing back of the First Emperor.
[The flattering face is extremely shameless, I am ashamed to be in the same court with such people! ]
The ministers cursed in their hearts.
There is no kneeling ceremony between the monarchs and ministers of the Qin State, and there is no such great ceremony as bowing to the ground. The court meeting dispersed without any fixed words, just waiting quietly for the First Emperor to leave.
Just like there is no process when going to court. When the First Emperor speaks, it is the beginning of the court meeting. The three cheers before going to court were invented by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. The Qin Dynasty, which did not like red tape, did not have such a thing.
"Farewell to Your Majesty."
Prime Minister Zuo Li Si stood up and said loudly.
"Farewell to Your Majesty."
The Prime Minister on the right, Wang Wan, hesitated for a moment, slowed down Li Si, and stood up to speak.
"Farewell to Your Majesty."
"Farewell to Your Majesty."
"Farewell to Your Majesty."
"..."
One after another, the ministers stood up and shouted loudly, squirming.
From today on, when the First Emperor leaves the table after every court meeting, all the officials stand up and shout "Farewell to Your Majesty" in unison.
The dark red Danqi and the Xianyang Palace with black as the main color once again witness that a small step for the court is a giant leap for the world.
He changed the enfeoffment into counties and created a unified empire. What the First Emperor did was unprecedented, and he was also opposed by his ministers. It was very similar to what his brother Ying Chengyu did.
The difference between the two brothers' actions in the eyes of the officials was that the officials knew that the First Emperor did things to consolidate the monarch's power and acted in the interests of the king. As for Ying Chengxuan's actions, they couldn't see the logic at all, and they couldn't see what benefits Ying Chengxuan could get from it.
The two brothers were treated differently by the ministers because of their different identities and different personalities.
The First Emperor was the king, with the power of life, death and seizure. Although he was generous with rewards, he also showed his violent side more than once, so the officials were in awe of him.
Ying Chengyu was not a king, but a nobleman with the same status as the ministers. His reputation as a prince spread throughout Xianyang. Not many people know that Ying Chengyu killed half of the court ten years ago. Ignorance is fearless.
Xia Wuji, the imperial physician who had been standing under the high platform, did not wait for the Emperor's order to the doctors. This did not surprise the heir of the medical family, who had not had high hopes for Ying Chengxuan's promise that night.
From ancient times to the present, the status of a medical doctor who cannot be a political country, cannot expand territory, and can only save a small family but not everyone, has never been higher.
Xia Wuji, who could stand in the temple, was already the doctor with the highest status in the history. Even Bian Que, who founded the medical family, was only given 40,000 acres of land in the Pengque Mountains for curing Zhao Jianzi, the official of the Jin Dynasty, and became a disciple of the official.
What Xia Wu did not expect was the sense of loss that arose out of nowhere in his heart. Although it is less, it is rich.
He has already worked out how to shorten the time and teach doctors who can work alone. He really wanted to see the day when doctors would flourish, and he really wanted to see everyone in the world be cured of their illnesses. Instead of like now, those with high status can cure diseases, while those with low status can only endure, or die if they fail.
If you haven't heard some words, forget it. Once you have heard it, it is impossible not to think about it, and it is impossible to continue to be content with the status quo.
In his forties, the descendant of a medical family who carefully regulates his body every day but still has a lot of gray hair walked forward in the gentle sunshine, bathed in light.
[Do you want to ask your Majesty to tell you about Chang'an Lord's strategy? Your Majesty will not agree...]
As the representative selected by the Ying family, he went to court to advise the First Emperor to abolish slavery. Weiyang Jun Ying Xi, the uncle of the First Emperor, was speechless in the court.
First, it was the power of the First Emperor that frightened the uncle who should take over as King of Qin according to etiquette. The Ying clan had known what kind of Ying Xi the First Emperor was over the years, but they did not think that the First Emperor would treat them with the utmost respect.
Second, Ying Xi disagrees with the proposal to abolish slavery. Isn’t this the release of free labor? If it weren't for a certain Zhuzi who used the family tree to order the Ying family, Ying Xi wouldn't have come. This kind of advice that goes against the interests of everyone in the court, including the First Emperor, will definitely be rejected by unanimous votes at the court meeting, and is basically impossible to be implemented. In order to be included in the family tree after his death, Ying Xi had to choose the method of remonstrance with a higher success rate and privately seek an audience with the First Emperor. Without those nobles who kept a large number of concubines at home, this matter would be easier to discuss.
Therefore, Weiyang Jun followed the footsteps of the First Emperor. Relying on the fact that he was the First Emperor's biological uncle according to blood relationship, he walked quickly and straightened his back, and quickly followed the First Emperor.
"Greetings to Your Majesty."
Ying Xi stood still in front of Zhao Gao and Gai Nie.
The First Emperor, who was blocked by the two men in the middle position behind him, grabbed Gai Nie's shoulder and instead of passing through the gap between Zhao Gao and Gai Nie, he bypassed Gai Nie's side.
The respectful Zhao Gao's breathing was slightly unsteady, but soon returned to normal.
[That night, I was the Master's teacher, which finally aroused His Majesty's suspicion. His Majesty did not trust me...]
Gai Nie didn't understand why the licking dog next to him was a little strange, and he didn't want to pay attention to it. Without turning his head, he said to the First Emperor coldly:
"Your Majesty, don't touch Nie Jian next time. If there is a strong enemy, your Majesty's move will help the enemy."
The First Emperor, who was just chatting with him, firmly held Gai Nie's shoulders and nodded at Ying Xi, who was looking at a certain daring sword master in a daze.
"Uncle, I have something to ask for."
Ying Xi looked away and saw that the First Emperor was not paying attention, so she did not see him. She suppressed the distracting thoughts in her heart and said:
"Your Majesty, please... abolish concubines."
In order to convince the First Emperor, Ying Xi consulted many materials and classics overnight and prepared many manuscripts. But when he stood in front of this powerful nephew and emperor, he knew that his preparations were in vain.
Those ideas that even he couldn't convince couldn't convince the emperor in front of him at all. Neither the benevolence and righteousness of Confucianism nor the equality of Mohism could convince the First Emperor, who put the interests of the empire first.
The First Emperor thought of the threat in last night's letter, and the veins on his forehead swelled slightly.
[This must be what that Shuzi said! Not only did he threaten me, he even informed my uncle to suppress me with the Ying clan! ]
"Uncle, I don't know, is there any harm or no benefit in this matter? Are you all confused? So what did Shuzi say?!"
Facing the anger of the First Emperor, if he had not been the uncle of the First Emperor and knew that he would not die, Ying Xi would never have been able to stand so relaxedly at this moment. He smiled bitterly:
"Why don't I know that? That genealogy is in the hands of Zhu Zi, so I have to come, Your Majesty..."
Ying Xi looked at the First Emperor's face darkening, hesitated to speak, and kept silent.
[Why does your Majesty's face look even worse...]
The First Emperor gritted his teeth.
"That Shuzi wants to cancel the concubines and exchange them with food! The genealogy cannot threaten me. I am the king, so just make another one!"
Reconstruction of genealogy is very common in later generations. The purpose of re-editing is to find a prominent ancestor. This was done by the Li family in the Tang Dynasty.
Li Yuan, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, recognized Lao Tzu as his ancestor. Li Zhi, the emperor of the later Tang Dynasty, named Lao Tzu the "Emperor Xuanyuan", and Wu Zetian also named Lao Tzu and his mother the "Xiantian Queen Mother". Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, also honored Lao Tzu with the title "Great Holy Ancestor Gaoshang Jinque Emperor" and personally annotated the 5,000-word "Tao Te Ching".
But in the Qin Dynasty, the atmosphere was not so open. Although it is not difficult to rewrite a genealogy, it will not be recognized as legitimate.
If future generations can reconstruct the family tree, they have the power to delete or reduce the names of their ancestors. This is blasphemy and disrespectful to our ancestors.
But this does not mean that genealogy can never be replaced. Time has caused damage to the genealogy and the handwriting is blurred. Genealogy can be transcribed.
It is necessary for the clan leader to summon the respected elders of the clan to transcribe them word by word in front of the ancestral tablet. The highly respected members of the clan should check whether there are any mistakes, and do not make any mistakes or omissions, add or change a word.
[Can food be exchanged? It's so simple, but Cheng Yu still threatens His Majesty with the genealogy? The king and the clan leader are divided into two parts. The Qin State has never had such a distinction, and the Ying family has never had such a distinction. Forcing the king to say such ancestral words as reconstructing the genealogy, what Zi Chu did was not a human matter. ]
After hearing that food can be exchanged for policies, Weiyang Jun, who consciously kept his place in the family tree, breathed a sigh of relief, but also had some thoughts to complain.
"How much food is needed to implement this strategy? Thousands of shi? Ten thousand shi?"
"The food that can feed Guanzhong and Guizhou for twenty years."
"..."
Ying Xi felt that after so many years of genealogy, it was time to rewrite it. It was rewritten by the king, and the ancestors of the past generations would not blame him.
…………
Xianyang Prison.
Gan Luo was released by Li Si himself.
Gan Luo, with a gloomy face, didn't bother to do any superficial things for Zuo Prime Minister Li Si. He walked quickly past Li Si without any communication with Li Si the whole time.
As he was about to leave the Tingwei Mansion, he was not very old and had been a disciple of Lu Buwei like Li Si. The young man, who had known Li Si for a long time, was waiting for the Prime Minister Zuo of the Qin Dynasty to follow suit.
"A disciple of Xunzi and the prime minister of the Qin Empire, why do you like to be a dog for others so much?"
He didn't look straight at others, and looked sideways at Li Si.
"If there hadn't been the West back then, you would have died long ago. Your way of repaying your kindness was to send the West to its death. Your master, Xunzi, taught you knowledge, but he didn't teach you how to be a human being?"
Li Si's facial expression remained motionless, and he said the word "haha" in his throat. He smiled and turned around to leave.
