Originally, Ying Zheng was not very interested in Augustus. But this letter from Augustus made Ying Zheng interested.
He said to Li Shui: "I would like to take a look at your Ten Thousand Kings Pavilion."
Li Shui coughed dryly and said modestly: "Your Majesty, this Ten Thousand Kings Pavilion does not belong to my family, it belongs to Your Majesty."
Ying Zheng was slightly stunned and said to Li Shui, "Why is it mine?"
Li Shui said: "Doesn't everything I have belong to your Majesty? I was originally just a small alchemist in Chu."
"Your Majesty rewarded me with Shang Jun's Villa, so I have this family property. Although all my current properties have many zeros, without Your Majesty's one, these zeros are all empty talk."
Ying Zheng couldn't help but nodded after hearing these sincere and touching words.
Li Xin thought with emotion at the side: "So it turns out that flattery can be flattered like this? Combining flattery with arithmetic, well... it looks very advanced and fresh and refined. I really learned a lesson."
Li Shui kept up his efforts and said to Ying Zheng: "Therefore, the Wanwang Pavilion belongs to your Majesty, and I am just helping your majesty to guard the money. Your Majesty wants to visit your Wanwang Pavilion, and I will do my best to let your majesty visit it." Comfortable."
Ying Zheng smiled slightly and said: "I just went to take a look casually. There is no need to make a big fanfare. I just wear casual clothes and bring a few followers."
Li Shui agreed.
Ying Zheng added: "Don't drive out the people who bought the tickets. Don't use your people to wear people's clothes to deceive me. Otherwise, I will punish you severely."
Li Shui smiled bitterly and said, "I know this, and I will never dare to deceive Your Majesty."
Ying Zheng stood up and said to Li Shui and Li Xin: "You two, don't leave. Come with me to the Ten Thousand Kings Pavilion."
Li Shui and Li Xin agreed, and then waited for Ying Zheng to change clothes.
Not long after, Ying Zheng came out.
After changing his clothes, he became a wealthy aristocrat, but outsiders couldn't tell how expensive he was.
After changing his clothes, Ying Zheng was ready to take Li Shui and Li Xin to the Pavilion of Ten Thousand Kings.
But at this time, a young eunuch said: "Your Majesty, there are several Confucian scholars who want to see you."
Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment and said in confusion: "Confucian scholars? What are the Confucian scholars doing here?"
Recently, Ying Zheng almost forgot that there were Confucian scholars in the court. After all, the current Qin government has gone beyond the scope of knowledge of Confucian scholars.
The ancient sages and sages did not mention trains, nor firearms, nor how to balance finances and make the whole world rich.
These Confucian scholars, who like the past and present, feel that every time they go to court, they feel that they are out of line, and they are becoming more and more confused.
Therefore, they speak less and less, their presence becomes weaker and weaker, and they are about to become mascots in the court.
And Ying Zheng has been treating them more and more as mascots recently. The presence of these courtiers means that Ying Zheng is more tolerant and can tolerate different factions and different voices.
Of course, if these Confucian scholars can't express their voices, they don't have themselves to blame.
In fact, most Confucian scholars are also thinking about making changes. Confucian scholars led by Chunyu Yue have founded New Confucianism.
Some people respect Chunyu Yue very much and think that his changes in Confucianism are of great significance, second only to Confucius.
Some people scolded Chunyu Yue, thinking that his New Confucianism was just a branch of Immortalism.
Chunyu Yue single-handedly destroyed Confucianism and was the biggest sinner among Confucian scholars.
All in all, it’s a mixed bag.
And the remaining Confucian scholars who are unwilling to reform Confucianism have become what they are now.
They usually don't make a sound, but they try hard to observe every move in the court. Once they have an idea, they chase after them and make some ridiculous comments.
Today, they seized the opportunity again, so they hurriedly came to see Ying Zheng.
When these Confucian scholars saw Ying Zheng, especially when they saw Ying Zheng's dress, they were stunned for a moment, and then asked: "Your Majesty, what are you..."
Ying Zheng said calmly: "Go to the Ten Thousand Kings Pavilion."
When these Confucian scholars heard the words "Ten Thousand Kings Pavilion", they immediately looked like they were getting what they wanted.
They all knelt down on the ground and said sadly: "Your Majesty, you must never go to the Ten Thousand Kings Pavilion."
Ying Zheng frowned and asked, "Why can't you go?"
The Confucian scholar said: "There is only one person in heaven and on earth. How can those barbarian leaders claim to be kings? These are villains with evil intentions. They deliberately confuse the public and allow those who surrendered to continue to use the title of king to call on those who are ignorant. Foolish man and foolish woman, if things continue like this, our country in Qin will be unstable."
When Li Shui heard this, he suddenly became angry.
After all, the Ten Thousand Kings Pavilion was founded by Wei Young. Li Shui allowed others to slander him, but he would never allow others to slander Wei Young.
So he walked over quickly, raised his hands, slapped each of them twice, and then said sternly: "You rebels, how dare you talk so arrogantly?"
This group of Confucian scholars were completely stunned and looked at Li Shui blankly: "We...how did we rebel?"
Li Shui was also a little speechless for a moment. He was just enjoying scolding and forgot to think of a reason...
But it doesn't matter, how fast does Li Shui's mind spin? Thinking of his words in an instant, he pointed at the two people and cursed: "What did you just say?"
These Confucian scholars were in a daze: "What did we say?"
They began to recite sentence by sentence: "We said... Our country, Da Qin, may not be stable in the long run. But what we said is that if things continue like this, we are not saying that Da Qin's country will be unstable now."
Li Shui thought about the reason and said, "That's not the case."
These Confucian scholars thought for a while and said, "We just said that there are some villains who harbor evil intentions..."
Li Shui sneered: "That's not the case. You just said that there is only one king in heaven and on earth."
The Confucian scholars said, "Yes."
Li Shui said: "Excuse me, who is this king?"
The Confucian scholars said: "Of course it is Your Majesty."
Li Shui kicked him out: "Your Majesty is the supreme emperor, how can it be compared to a mere king? What is your intention when you call your Majesty a king? Are you missing Xia, Shang and Zhou? Or maybe you are the Sixth Emperor?" A remnant of the country?"
The Confucian scholars all looked pale and shook their heads: "No, no, we don't have it."
Ying Zheng glanced at Li Shui helplessly and said calmly: "That's all, these Confucian scholars must not have rebelled. Even if they do rebel, it's nothing. I can wipe them out easily, so why worry about it?"
Li Shui responded: "Your Majesty is magnanimous, and I admire you so much. I will definitely follow your Majesty's example in the future, be lenient to others, and be strict with yourself..."
Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction.
The Confucian scholars breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the cold sweat from their heads.
Then, they thought sadly: In His Majesty's mind, don't we even have the qualifications to be rebels? I don’t know whether I should be grateful or not.
Ying Zheng ignored these Confucian scholars and planned to continue to the Ten Thousand Kings Pavilion.
But he suddenly turned around and said to the Confucian scholars: "Since you have doubts about the Ten Thousand Kings Pavilion, come and take a look. Maybe you can learn something."
These Confucian scholars were obedient and followed Ying Zheng.
On the way, Ying Zheng said to Li Shui: "I am ordering people to check the accounts of Shangjun Villa. Do you already know?"
Li Shui responded and said, "I already know."
Ying Zheng said: "Do you feel uneasy? Do you feel aggrieved?"
Li Shui smiled: "Why do you feel aggrieved? Your Majesty checked the accounts of Shangjun Courtyard just to silence Feng Quili. This is to help me prove my innocence. I am very grateful."
Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction.
Li Xin thought silently beside him: I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up with Brother Huai's mouth in this life.
Not long after, the group of people had arrived at the Ten Thousand Kings Pavilion.
Wanwang Pavilion is adjacent to Shangjun Courtyard.
In fact, a cultural circle has been formed around Shangjun Courtyard.
There are various sideshows, various playgrounds, various theaters nearby...
In the past, this was a favorite place for people in Xianyang. Especially now that there is the Wanwang Pavilion, it is even more lively.
Now the front of Wanwang Pavilion is crowded, and the queue is several miles long.
However, this kind of team is for ordinary people, and the real noble passage is next to it.
Ying Zheng naturally took the aristocratic route.
The ticket inspector saw Li Shui and Ying Zheng coming and quickly and respectfully invited them in.
The ticket inspector has long memorized the noble face.
He knows exactly what kind of people don't need tickets, what kind of people use ordinary tickets, and what kind of people want high-priced tickets.
After Ying Zheng entered the Hall of Ten Thousand Kings, he first saw King Dongyi, King Baiyue, and other young kings.
These little kings had a good life before, but since Augustus arrived, everyone went to see Augustus, and their passenger flow has become very small.
When the passenger flow is reduced, the income will be reduced, and the income will be reduced, and life will be somewhat difficult.
So these kings, besides scolding Augustus all day long, were also putting on a show.
Not only are they showing their old lives, but they are also beginning to consciously cater to the market.
Take the King of Baiyue, for example. In the past, King Baiyue only knew how to weave straw sandals, and he had the hardest life among these kings.
Later, he somehow became self-taught and discovered that the people of Qin liked to see his princess.
The King of Baiyue has three princesses. The appearance of these three princesses is certainly not outstanding among the Qin people, but they are not bad.
Especially since these three princesses, like him, had broken hair and tattoos, and were used to wearing very little.
Every time these three princesses come out, the number of customers will increase dramatically, and there will even be rewards.
At first, King Baiyue didn't understand what was going on, but later he finally figured it out.
Therefore, he deliberately faked Baiyue's question. From wearing very little to wearing nothing, I can even flirt and talk to guests.
These are all packaged as Baiyue traditions.
Later, some honest people complained, and the King of Baiyue restrained himself.
The clothes worn by the current Princess Baiyue were designed with a lot of money.
Vaguely, hazy. You say you haven't seen it through, but you seem to be able to see everything. You say you can see it, but it seems you can't see anything.
It's this feeling of about to see something but not seeing it that makes people scratch their hearts. Especially when some people want to complain but don’t know what to say.
Today, what Ying Zheng saw was this scene.
I saw several Baiyue princesses posing. When someone threw a few copper coins into the Baiyue Palace, the princess would smile sweetly at that person.
If a lot of money is lost, the princess will give him a wink.
If a lot of money is lost, the princess will even come over to hold your hand.
So... almost all the people in front of the Baiyue Palace are idiots and Han.
Ying Zheng looked at it for a while and felt that it was really unsightly. He shook his head and left.
When leaving the Baiyue Palace, Ying Zheng asked the Confucian scholars behind him: "Do you think this so-called king can shake the foundation of our great Qin?"
The Confucian scholar lowered his head and was submissive, not daring to speak.
Later, Ying Zheng saw the Dongyi Royal Pavilion and the Xiongnu Royal Pavilion.
In order to attract customers, these places offer various heavy flavors.
Fighting in the ring, yelling at each other, slapping each other. All techniques were used.
Some tribal leaders are even discussing whether to add shit-eating to their customs.
Although poop is a bad habit, eating poop is actually for food.
Of course, Ying Zheng didn't know this, otherwise, he wouldn't even be able to eat.
Soon, Ying Zheng saw the Maurya Pavilion again.
The Mauryan King was practicing yoga inside. While practicing yoga, he recited Buddhist scriptures and even took a break from the busy work to play the flute and drum to play the poisonous snake.
Ying Zheng said to Li Shui, "This person is quite busy."
Li Shuigan laughed and said: "Yes, it is for food after all. These kings are very motivated."
After Ying Zheng looked at it for a while, he suddenly said doubtfully: "I vaguely remember that the Peacock King doesn't seem to look like this."
Li Shui coughed dryly and said, "It is said...this is already the tenth generation of Peacock King. The nine previous Peacock Kings were all bitten to death while teasing poisonous snakes..."
Ying Zheng: "..."
Li Shui coughed dryly and said: "The people in the Peacock Kingdom all look the same, so we picked a similar one from among the prisoners and put it here. Fortunately, no one has found it yet."
The Confucian scholars who followed didn't say anything, but they were cursing secretly in their hearts: They are really profiteers.
Ying Zheng smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said, "Go and see Augustus."
They soon arrived at Augustus's venue. Unlike the deserted place outside, here is a sea of people.
In order to meet the requirements of Guanzhong, a high stand was erected outside Augustus's house.
These stands formed a circle around the house.
It can be said that the audience is standing on the mountain, looking down at Augustus in the valley.
Regarding this, Augustus felt a little uncomfortable and felt that his privacy had been exposed.
But...he endured it.
After all, the people of Qin are so enthusiastic, so they can't let them down, right?
Ying Zheng went up from the VIP aisle and stood at the VIP position.
He looked at Augustus in the valley and couldn't help but smile: "Is that clown below the king of the barbarians?"
Li Shui said: "He used to be, but now he is just a clown in Xianyang City."
Ying Zheng laughed.
