Xianyang Palace is towering and tall, located on the north bank of the Wei River. It is the earliest palace built in Xianyang, the capital of Qin.
Even though more than a hundred years have passed since Shang Yang built Xianyang, and successive Qin kings built Zhangtai, Ganquan Palace and other palaces and buildings in Weinan, the important position of Xianyang Palace in Qin's politics still cannot be shaken.
Today, the first major court meeting after the official establishment of the Qin Empire is held in Xianyang Palace.
The carriage that Zhao Tuo and Shejian rode arrived outside the palace city. They were dressed in black court clothes and holding jade guis. After getting off the carriage, they stepped into the palace city.
Today's meeting is very important, so all the ministers came early and were waiting outside the palace.
Outside the hall and in the corridors were filled with fully armed Langwei warriors, and the air was filled with solemnity.
Hundreds of ministers and ministers gathered together. If you observe carefully, you can see some subtleties from their positions.
Zhao Tuo glanced at the crowd and saw the figure of Zuo Prime Minister Wang Wan.
Prime Minister Wang, who was in his prime, was surrounded by a large group of people.
Among them were Zhou Qingchen, Chun Yuyue, Qi Diaobi and others whom Zhao Tuo had met last night, as well as many whom he did not recognize. Judging from their appearance, most of them were doctors.
Doctors have knowledge of ancient and modern times and are prepared for the emperor's inquiries. They also have the right to consult, so they can go to court and participate in politics.
In addition to these doctors, Zhao Tuo also saw some familiar figures.
Back from Daidi, Yang Yuan, who had served as his deputy general, Xin Sheng, a veteran of the Xin family, and even Qiang Xu, who had a reckless and straightforward personality, etc.
Although they did not speak, judging from their positions, they were quite close to Wang Wan.
Zhao Tuo thought of what Wang Wan said last night to lure him into the water. He said that the Xin family, Yang family, Sima family and other generals all praised their proposal.
It seems that once the enfeoffment discussion is started, these people will definitely support it.
"The interests are so exciting. As long as the enfeoffment system is restarted, apart from the princes, these generals are the most likely to break the soil and become kings, so they must fully support it. In this way, their positions and mine are opposite."
Zhao Tuo sighed secretly in his heart.
Fortunately, it didn't take long before the hymn in the hall was finished.
Following the call of the visitor, the ministers entered the palace in order, arranged according to their titles and official positions.
After everyone stood up, Zhao Tuo quietly looked at Wang Bi and Meng Wu beside him. He saw that these two people had calm expressions. Zhao Tuo thought that based on their personalities, even if they were in favor of enfeoffment, they would probably not speak.
Zhao Tuo glanced at Li Si among the ministers opposite.
According to history, this Tingwei should be his ally.
I don't know if there was a connection between them, but when Zhao Tuo looked at Li Si, Li Si suddenly looked sideways.
Eyes facing each other.
Zhao Tuo's heart skipped a beat because he saw Li Si giving him a meaningful smile.
"What does his smile mean?"
Zhao Tuo muttered in his heart and smiled back at Li Si.
At this moment, a visitor's voice announced the emperor's arrival outside the palace gate.
Zhao Tuo immediately looked solemn and bowed his head to the ministers.
"The black emperor is quite handsome."
Zhao Tuo looked at him furtively.
I saw that Qin Shihuang no longer wore a crown with dangling beads on his head, and he was no longer wearing the gorgeous imperial clothes of the past.
Those things have been abolished by him.
In order to echo the Qin Dynasty water virtue destiny deduced by Yin and Yang masters.
After Qin Shihuang abolished the crown uniform, he wore a black dress from top to bottom called "Yuan Xuan". At the same time, he also wore a mountain-shaped crown on his head with an upright front.
A majestic and resolute face, paired with pure black clothes, and the emperor's sword on his body.
Zhao Tuo had never seen such an outfit before, and he was quite surprised when he saw it.
"Greetings to Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, ten thousand years!"
Zhao Tuo followed the ministers to pay homage to the mountain, and his title changed from the former king to the more noble word "Your Majesty."
Qin Shihuang sat high on the imperial couch and glanced at the ministers in the palace who were all dressed in pure black court uniforms and knelt down and kowtowed to him, feeling quite satisfied.
He likes black.
Everyone is wearing black clothes, which looks really pleasing to the eye.
However, when his eyes passed over the black clothes of the ministers and scanned their faces, he felt a little dissatisfied.
When the empire was newly established and the emperor ascended the throne, it was natural for him to overthrow the old and usher in the new.
The emperor's title, clothing, carriages, carriages, etc. have all been improved and changed, but the ministers in the palace have not changed.
"When things are settled, it's time to replace some people and let some people take up their posts to give full play to their talents."
Qin Shihuang's eyes fell on the face of the youngest person in the palace, and he already had a plan in mind.
However, the time had not yet come. Qin Shihuang looked calm and officially started the first court meeting after the establishment of the empire.
He first asked about the situation of the students who were admitted to the new school last year, and then asked about the migration to Qidi.
The matter was under the control of the Bangwei Mansion, and Wang Ben immediately spoke up and reported to the emperor the situation of Tu Sui's migration to the Tian clan.
After hearing this, Qin Shihuang nodded slightly: "General Tu did a good job. Qi is a remote area. The move of the Tian clan should be done safely. When he moves the Tian clan and the Wei and Han clans to Guanzhong After that, we will slowly move the clans of Yan and Chu, and within a few years, we can move all the clans of the six kingdoms to Guanzhong, so that the six kingdoms will have no chance of restoration."
Qin Shihuang felt at this time that the migration strategy proposed by Zhao Tuo was indeed wonderful.
Relocating clans from the Six Kingdoms can not only eliminate their local influence, but also enhance the Qin Empire's ability to rule over the hometowns of princes. At the same time, most of these nobles have considerable assets and wealth. Moving them to Guanzhong can greatly increase the population and at the same time allow a large amount of wealth to flow into the land of Guanzhong. This is really two birds with one stone.
Just when he felt comfortable.
Among the ministers in the palace, Wang Wan's eyes lit up when he saw that the matter was now talking about Qi Di, especially when the emperor mentioned "Qi Di is far away". This was really a good beginning.
He immediately stood up and said loudly: "I am reporting to Your Majesty the death of King Wanmei. I believe that although relocating the clans from the six countries can prevent the danger of the restoration of the princes, it will not only take a long time, but also consume a lot of military and financial resources. After the clans of the country, because Chu Yue, Yan Liao, Qi Lu and other places are remote and far away, our Qin country still lacks new officials, and I am afraid it will be difficult to control them."
"Even if there are more legal officials in the future and the princes can be sent to their hometowns, the nine states in the world have different customs and the people are often accustomed to the laws of the six countries. The reign period is still short. I am afraid that it will be difficult to govern the world with the same laws. This is not beautiful. I have a plan now, which can bring stability to the Qin Dynasty without wasting a single soldier or food from the imperial court, and there will be no danger of unrest."
Wang Wan's voice was high, and as soon as he said these words, the sound echoed throughout the Qin Palace.
The ministers had different expressions.
The Prime Minister on the right looked at his nose with his Wei-shaped eyes, and his nose looked at his heart. He said nothing and did not look at anyone.
The Confucian doctors standing at the end of the hall looked excited and eager to try.
Xin Sheng, Yang Yuan, Qiang Yu and other senior generals, who had been persuaded by Wang Wan, had their eyes shining with excitement.
Even Zhao Tuo heard that the breathing of Meng Wu, Wang Ben and others standing beside him had become much heavier.
The opening of the enfeoffment would be of greatest benefit to military commanders like them. Faced with such a critical moment, who could remain calm?
Zhao Tuo only saw that among the officials in the palace, only Tingwei Li Si had a sneer on his face.
"Wang Wan went everywhere to invite people to interfere, and Li Si has indeed received the news. He will definitely speak out to object later. I should be the first to speak out before him. Otherwise, if Li Si fights against this division by himself, then I It’s really difficult to clean up the fact that I went to Wang Wan’s mansion before.”
Zhao Tuo thought to himself, while looking at the emperor on the emperor's couch.
I saw that Qin Shihuang's face was extremely calm. He seemed to know everything, but also seemed to know nothing. He just said in an indifferent tone: "Oh? What strategy did Prime Minister Zuo say to make the Qin Dynasty stable?"
Seeing that the emperor was not angry, he asked patiently.
Wang Wan was overjoyed and immediately handed over the manuscript that had been in his stomach for a long time.
"The strategy I proposed is to imitate the past three generations of government and carry out feudal affairs in remote places."
When Wang Wan said this, he took a deep breath and said loudly: "Now the princes have just been defeated. Yan, Liao, Qi, Lu, and Chu are far away. It is not necessary to establish a king or to fill them. Your Majesty, please make each of the princes a prince." , supplemented by good prime ministers and brave generals, adapting to the local conditions, guarding the frontiers and opening up the territory for Da Qin, in this way, without using up your Majesty’s military power, the world can be completely pacified, so that our Da Qin can win the kingdom of eternity! This is to consolidate our Da Qin State. The only way to do this is with the blessing of God!"
After Wang Wan finished speaking, the hall was completely silent except for the sound of breathing.
Everyone looked at the emperor on the imperial couch.
They wanted to know whether the emperor agreed or not.
However, Qin Shihuang's face was very calm and he did not answer. Instead, he glanced at the palace and said to the ministers: "Do you have anything to say?"
As soon as these words came out.
The doctors who were standing near the palace gate and already eager to try couldn't help it anymore.
Zhou Qingchen, the doctor's servant, was the first to agree: "My minister, Zhou Qingchen, died and reported to your majesty. In the past, when the Yin Dynasty was enfeoffed, there were six hundred years of state affairs. When the Zhou people were feudal, they had eight hundred years of rule. Now, your majesty has wiped out the six countries and ruled the world. The Qin Dynasty succeeded the Yin and Zhou Dynasties and should carry out the affairs of the three generations. This is a long-lasting method based on the ancients!"
"Your Majesty, Chun Yuyue, seconded the proposal. Now that your Majesty has unified the whole world, all the territory of the world has been returned to the Qin State. Even the three emperors and five emperors cannot match the achievements of your Majesty. However, now that your Majesty is in the supreme position and dominates the four directions, your children are just like a man, and there is no assistant outside the clan. If in the future, The state-owned Tian Chang and the ministers of the six ministers have no help from outside, how can they help each other?"
"It is better to send the princes and distinguished ministers as vassals, and establish vassals and defenses in this way, so that all the princes and meritorious ministers can have the title of land and enjoy wealth and glory. Even if the country changes in the future, the vassals from all directions will have the power of King Qin to protect the country! Only in this way can the four directions be ruled and all the people can return home! The world can be stable for a long time!"
Chunyu Yue's voice was impassioned and impassioned. His words not only mentioned the enfeoffment of Qin Shihuang's princes, but also included distinguished officials.
What Wang Wan, Zhou Qingchen, and Chun Yuyue said about feudalism were explained from three aspects: the land was far away and difficult to govern, the Qin Dynasty succeeded the Yin and Zhou Dynasties, and the feudal vassal established and defended the country and the diligent king. Suddenly, it made sense.
All the heroes in the palace were extremely excited.
The impatient Qiang Xu even said on the spot: "The method of enfeoffment is indeed a long-term strategy for stability!"
"I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
Yang Yuan, Xin Sheng and other veterans also spoke out in support.
For a moment, except for Wang Ben and Meng Wu who were still able to hold their own, the whole hall was filled with echoes, which was quite overwhelming.
Zhao Tuo looked sideways and saw Qin Shihuang still expressionless on the emperor's couch.
I can't tell whether he supports it or not.
Turning around again, Zhao Tuo saw the smile on the corner of Tingwei Li Si's mouth getting bigger and bigger.
"Wang Wanpifu wants to quarrel with the ministers and forcefully admonish the emperor. It is really unwise. After being a minister for so many years, this person still doesn't know the emperor's temper, haha."
Li Si sneered in his heart and said to himself: "It's my turn now."
Just when Li Si coughed and was about to speak, he overwhelmed everyone in the hall with his fierce words.
Suddenly, a clear voice resounded in the hall.
"The theory of enfeoffment is the theory of a weak country and the destruction of its king!"
"The feudal language spoken by Prime Minister Zuo and other doctors is all short-sighted and superficial. From my perspective, it is not worth it!"
The voice was impassioned and the content was quite intense. As soon as the words came out, everyone in the hall was filled with surprise and looked at the young man who spoke.
"Book of the Later Han·Yu Fu Zhi" records: "The Qin Dynasty regarded the Warring States Period as the throne of the emperor, minus the etiquette, and the uniforms of suburban sacrifices were all based on Yuxuan."
Yuan Xuan only said that it was the uniform of a suburban priest. I don't know if it was a court uniform, but the mian uniform was abolished. Let Yuan Xuan be used as the court uniform for the time being.
"Historical Records: The Chronicles of the First Emperor of Qin": Prime Minister Wan and others said: "The princes have just been defeated, and the lands of Yan, Qi, and Jing are far away. It is not necessary to establish a king or fill them in. Please establish the princes, and the emperor will allow it." The first emperor ordered him to Discussed with the ministers, they all agreed.
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