At the entrance of Qin Palace, Li Shui and Fu Yao were waiting here early. 〖∈八〖∈八〖∈Read〖∈Book, 2∞3↓o
Fu Yao yawned and said to Li Shui, "Master, are you really not sleepy?"
Li Shui also yawned: "What do you think?"
He patted Fu Yao on the shoulder: "As a teacher, in order to teach you how to govern the country, I worked hard from dawn to dusk and worked hard."
Fu Yao was a little puzzled and thought: When did you teach me how to govern the country? Taking me to stand at the palace gate is considered a way to govern the country? Shouldn't a professor of statecraft be like Chun Yuyue, who took Fusu into the study room and talked eloquently?
Fu Yao thought for a while, and the more he thought about it, the more sleepy he became, so he simply leaned on a stone pillar and dozed off.
At this time, a young eunuch hurriedly walked in, holding a memorial in his hand.
Li Shui stopped him and asked, "Whose memorial is this?"
The young eunuch was stunned for a moment. He was a little puzzled: How could he be so bold to banish an immortal and even open and read the memorial in private?
The young eunuch said, "It's from Master Niu Dou's residence."
Li Shui snorted: "This is a memorial from Master Niu. Master Niu is the pillar of the country, and there must be something important to report to His Majesty. You go quickly."
The little eunuch breathed a sigh of relief and left in a hurry.
He was really afraid of Li Shui's private reading of the memorial. After all, this guy was so bold that there was nothing he wouldn't dare to do. Unfortunately, after he was done, he still had a gold medal to avoid death, so no one could do anything to him.
In this case, the crime of secretly dismantling the memorial will fall on the young eunuch.
When the little eunuch thought that he had almost turned into Ji Ming II just now, he couldn't help but feel scared and ran faster.
Li Shui looked at the young eunuch's back and nodded repeatedly: "Looking at how fast he ran, there must be important events in Niu Dou's memorial. Disciple, guess what is written in this memorial?"
Fu Yao asked in confusion: "How can you guess this?"
Li Shuizhi put his hands behind his back and said: "The first thing a king must learn is to guess other people's thoughts. If you guess correctly, you will not be deceived by others, and you can control them calmly."
Fu Yao nodded, frowned and said, "Niu Dou sent a memorial to Emperor Father so early. There must be something going on. And what he has been responsible for lately is nothing more than the dismissal of the alchemists. Isn't it going well?"
But soon Fu Yao shook his head again: "No, if it is really not going well. He will not send the memorial early in the morning, but should resolve the matter first. Unless... the matter is too big for him to suppress. Then It’s impossible, can a group of alchemists still conspire to rebel?”
Fu Yao analyzed and analyzed, and said to Li Shui: "My disciple thinks that there must be good news in this memorial. → Eight → Eight → Reading → Book, ↓o≥ Perhaps Niu Dou has dismissed the alchemists, so I made a special memorial to claim credit."
Li Shui nodded with satisfaction. No wonder Ying Zheng likes Fu Yao, this guy is indeed very smart.
But soon another wave of courtiers entered the palace, and everyone sighed and seemed unhappy.
Li Shui asked with a smile: "My lords, what's going on?"
Those courtiers said: "It's really smart to banish the immortal. How pure is it to hide in the palace? You don't know that Xianyang City is about to fall into chaos."
Then, the courtiers shook their heads and rushed to Ying Zheng's study.
As soon as this group of people left, another wave of courtiers came again, equally dejected.
Li Shui and Fu Yao counted, and in just half an hour, more than thirty people came.
These courtiers complained all the way. Li Shui and Fu Yao also heard about it and knew that there were many alchemists and poor people in Xianyang City.
They didn't make any trouble, even if they stopped the courtiers from crying, they couldn't even arrest them.
Fu Yao said to Li Shui in confusion: "Master, it can be seen from this that Niu Dou failed, and Xianyang City was messed up by him. But what does he mean by coming to submit a letter so early in the morning?"
"If you ask for credit, it seems unlikely. If you ask for punishment, it seems a bit early. You should solve the chaos in the city before asking for punishment, right?"
"Is it because my disciple is too stupid? No matter how hard I think about it, I still don't understand what he is thinking."
Li Shui patted his head and said: "Sometimes, if you can't understand a person, it's not that you are not smart enough, but that you are not stupid enough. The way those idiots act is sometimes very unexpected. Let's go , go to His Majesty’s study to see if your guess is correct.”
When Li Shui and Fu Yao walked to Ying Zheng's study, they saw that many people had already arrived. Wang Wan, Li Si, Zhao Teng...most of the important officials in the court were there.
But Chunyu Yue didn't come, maybe he felt that Niu Dou was his, and he was too embarrassed to add insult to injury.
Wang Wan was reporting to Ying Zheng on the situation in Xianyang City: "Your Majesty, since yesterday, the alchemists and poor people, instead of leaving, have gathered together, blocking the courtiers in the street and crying endlessly."
"Some bold and daring people even surrounded the palaces of courtiers, crying and wailing day and night, which was unbearable."
Zhao Teng also nodded and said: "Yes. Not only that, some traders and craftsmen in the city... also joined in, harassing the courtiers, and abandoning their own profession. Now the city is dirty and no one cleans the shops. It’s closed and there’s nowhere to go if you want to buy something.”
The other courtiers nodded and agreed.
Ying Zheng looked at them puzzled, then took out a memorial and said: "This is what Niu Dou just sent. It said that there is order inside and outside Xianyang. The alchemists have left, and everyone in Guizhou is settling down. Why do you agree with what the ministers said? , big difference?”
Ying Zheng handed the memorial to Wang Wan. After reading it, Wang Wan looked shocked: "How brave is this Niu Dou? How dare he deceive His Majesty?"
Li Si took it, took a look at it, and sighed: "I never expected that Niu Dou, who seems to be honest and honest, would do such a thing."
Zhao Teng laughed and said: "How can I hide this kind of lie from Your Majesty? This bull fight is really stupid."
Everyone else nodded.
Ying Zheng said to the young eunuch beside him: "It is said that the bull fight will enter the palace."
He thought for a while and then ordered: "Bring the young masters here to discuss this matter together."
Courtiers, you look at me and I look at you. I have some ideas.
I heard that the emperor has recently planned to make the princes kings and guard them all over the world. It is estimated that in a few days, the parallel system of prefectures and states proposed by Ban Xian will be implemented.
I called all the young masters here today to discuss this matter. I am afraid that I have the intention of testing them.
It didn't take long, and the young masters arrived first.
Ying Zheng randomly selected a doctor and asked him to tell what happened. Then he asked the young masters: "How do you think this matter should be resolved?"
Fusu said: "Rite, justice and integrity are the four dimensions of a country. If the four dimensions are not maintained, the country will perish. This matter must not be tolerated."
Ying Zheng looked at Fusu seriously. This was the first time that his son had made a strong claim.
He asked with great interest: "In your opinion, what should it be?"
Fusu said: "Catch all these people."
Ying Zheng asked again: "What happens after you are arrested?"
Fusu said: "Teach them etiquette. Let them understand dignity and humility. Those who understand etiquette will be rewarded, and those who are stubborn will be punished."
Fu Yao next to him suddenly laughed out loud.
Fusu was chatting happily when he suddenly heard Fu Yao's laughter and felt dissatisfied.
Ying Zheng looked at Fu Yao dotingly and said, "Why is Fu Yao laughing?"
Fu Yao said: "Just now, the eldest brother wanted to promote etiquette and law by clearly distinguishing rewards and punishments. I remembered that the eldest brother must call it rule by etiquette, insisted on governing the country by etiquette, and believed that ruling the country by law was definitely not advisable. But in order to implement etiquette and law, he actually had to It’s really a bit ridiculous to rely on the Legalist distinction between rewards and punishments.”
As soon as these words came out, many courtiers had smiles on their faces.
Fusu's face turned red and he said: "Etiquette is the foundation, and the law is the auxiliary. It's like riding a horse, the reins are the most important, and the whip also has its role."
The Confucian scholars all nodded and praised: "Young master's wonderful metaphor."
Ying Zheng was noncommittal and asked, "What other opinions do you have?"
Hu Hai came out and said: "I think that all these people should be arrested. Those who are the culprits will be trapped and killed, and those who blindly follow will be punished with hard labor. In less than half an hour, Xianyang City is in order. Who dares to talk nonsense?"
Hu Hai said this after careful consideration. Since Zhao Gao's death, Hu Hai has been studying how to gain Ying Zheng's favor.
Ying Zheng was inclined towards Legalism, so Hu Hai specialized in studying Legalist works, hoping to gain Ying Zheng's praise.
Who knew that as soon as he finished saying this, Fu Yao became happy again.
Hu Hai glanced at him angrily and asked, "What? Is it ridiculous?"
Fu Yao said quietly: "In the past, King Li of the Zhou Dynasty severely punished people, which made the world angry and resentful. The people of the country did not dare to speak out and followed the road, which eventually led to riots and King Li fled the capital in a hurry."
"Brother's method coincides with that of King Zhou Li. If you just kill the people without asking why, I'm afraid our Great Qin will perish in your hands."
Hu Hai looked at Fu Yao, his teeth itching with hatred, but he looked at Li Shui who was standing next to him. After all, he sighed and pretended not to hear it.
"He is my brother, of course I have to forgive him." Hu Hai comforted himself.
Ying Zheng smiled slightly and asked Fu Yao: "You have already commented on your brothers. So I ask you, what are your opinions?"
Fu Yao said: "I think we have to wait until everyone is here to discuss the reasons for right and wrong. My lords said that the alchemists and the people were causing trouble. Are the alchemists and the people just making trouble?"
"It's not yet the start of the bull fight, so it's hard to say what exactly happened. It's a bit ridiculous to lock people up rashly and force them to learn etiquette. But it's a bit scary to trap everyone and kill them all."
When the courtiers heard this, they were slightly stunned at first, and then they all nodded.
Li Shui suddenly said exaggeratedly: "Young Master Fu Yao is extremely intelligent. When I heard the young master's words, I suddenly became enlightened. Your Majesty, it is a blessing for the court and all the people in the Qin Dynasty to have such a figure as Young Master Fu Yao. I am filled with emotion, I can’t help myself, my lord…”
Li Shui actually shed a few tears of excitement.
The courtiers all looked at Li Shui in astonishment: "Is this... are you really crying?"
Fu Yao looked at his master with some embarrassment: Was it... that he was boasting a little too much?
However, Ying Zheng smiled slightly. This Huai Guzi was sincere to Fu Yao and did not hesitate to praise him. Yes, my son is indeed smart. 11
