Faint moonlight shines in from the window.
The lights in the room flickered, reflecting the yellow paper spread out on the table.
CRRC Mansion ordered Zhao Gao to sit in front of the case, holding a brush full of ink and writing carefully on the paper.
"If you show others that you have a surplus, others will take it; if you show others that you have a deficit, others will take it. Those who are strong will be broken, those who are dangerous will be overthrown, those who are shaken will be shaken, and those who are quiet will be safe..."
Ever since he was stimulated by Zhao Tuo's promotion and Meng Yi's threat, Zhao Gao would study hard every day when he returned home. He read all kinds of books, hoping to continuously improve himself and not be abandoned by the First Emperor.
Behind him, there was the sound of footsteps.
Zhao Cheng strode in and said, "Brother, the things have been delivered to the Wugong Hou Mansion."
Zhao Gao slapped his wrist and said lightly "Yeah".
Zhao Cheng did not leave, but after a slight hesitation, he said: "I heard that in the court today, the emperor wanted to grant the title of Guizhou Province to everyone in the world, but Wugong Hou, Taiwei and others all opposed it, and finally changed the edict. Wugong Hou communicated with his brother , could it be that you want to ask about the emperor?"
Zhao Gao turned around, glanced at his younger brother, and said, "You are not stupid."
Zhao Cheng was a little worried: "As a minister, will there be any risk if I reveal the emperor's intentions?"
"This is not a top-secret matter. The emperor has been greatly moved by what those people said. Today's conferring a title is a precursor, and I'm afraid it is also a test for the ministers. In a few days, the government will announce the discussion, and now it is revealed that he can still sell martial arts. A good, martial arts lord is a smart person and won't talk nonsense."
Zhao Gao shook his head, thinking that Zhao Tuo was not proud of the Marquis in the letter, but still called himself his younger brother. Even though he knew that the other party wanted something from him, he couldn't help but smile and said: "And the Marquis of Martial Arts is not a ruthless person. It's convenient for him today, and in the future." Maybe I’ll be rewarded.”
Zhao Cheng also laughed: "What my brother is saying is that my brother is the Zhao family, and Wugong Marquis is also the Zhao family. We were the same family hundreds of years ago. In the past, Wugong Marquis rescued his brother from Meng Yi, and maybe he was also thinking about this same family name. friendship."
"Yes, in the court, we have a big feud with the Meng family, so we need more help."
A cold glint flashed in Zhao Gao's eyes, and he whispered: "Aside from the Wugong Marquis, the Tingwei is the most trusted by the emperor in the court today, and we can also be friends. I heard that the Tingwei presented a gift at the court today. I'm afraid he has noticed something about the reduction of rent and taxes for the head of Guizhou. Zhao Cheng, I heard that you have some contacts with Tingwei's son?"
Zhao Cheng nodded and said: "Li Yu and I are poker friends and we often play Qin cards together. He also said that when the eldest son comes back, he can recommend me to the eldest son and we can play cards together."
Playing cards with the eldest son?
Zhao Gao was startled.
Qin Pai is a popular entertainment among the upper class of Qin State recently. It is similar to gambling and requires more than three to four people to play. His younger brother has been addicted to it recently, but he did not expect that the eldest son would be so good at it.
"We will discuss this matter when the eldest son comes back, but you can give Li Yu some hints now. I believe Tingwei will feel our good intentions."
Zhao Gao narrowed his eyes and spoke.
In his recent study, he once saw a saying among experts, which is "A cunning rabbit has three burrows to avoid death."
Zhao Gao deeply agreed with this. He didn't want to experience what happened when he was almost killed by Meng Yi again.
So he has to make more holes for himself like a cunning rabbit.
Except for the martial arts prince Zhao Tuo.
Tingwei Li Si is also a good choice.
…
A few days later, Zhao Tuo took Li Shiqi and other close associates and rode south of the Wei River.
The destination of their trip was not the beautiful scenery everywhere, but the majestic and magnificent palace complex newly built by the emperor and located south of the Weishui River.
The palace is owned by the royal family, and there are guards led by guards stationed around it. Ordinary Guizhou officials are not allowed to stay nearby. They can only watch and gaze at the majestic and huge building from a distance.
Zhao Tuo did not rely on his position to approach. He reined in his horse and stopped in the distance, looking up at each other.
I saw that the newly built palace complex occupies a huge area, is towering and magnificent. It is located in the Weinan Plain, surrounded by small canals and clear water of the Wei River. It seems to have gathered all the beautiful things around it, demonstrating its transcendent dignity and inviolable glory.
Zhao Tuo secretly sighed, no wonder Sujiasha regarded these palaces as miracles and wonders when he first came to Xianyang. Even he, a person from later generations, would still be filled with admiration when he saw these ingeniously built super large palaces. Feel.
"The emperor has issued an edict, and the palace is now a temple."
Li Shiqi's voice came to his ears.
Extreme temple!
Zhao Tuo closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
This was an oversight on his part.
During the Northern Expedition, Zhao Tuo knew that the emperor had built a new palace complex called Xin Palace in Weinan, but he was not in the court at the time, so it was naturally difficult to dissuade him.
When the teacher returned to Xianyang, he saw the magnificence of the palaces here from a distance.
But he just ignored it and didn't pay much attention to it.
After all, the palace had been repaired by then, so it was impossible for him to go to the emperor and say something disappointing and offensive.
But Zhao Tuo did not expect that this Xin Palace was different from other palaces. It was not a palace built by the emperor for enjoyment, but had other meanings.
"I have already inquired about it. The Ji Temple built by the emperor symbolizes the Heavenly Emperor Star, which corresponds to the residence of the Heavenly Emperor in the sky. With this Ji Temple as the center, the palaces in Weinan will surround it like stars. The surroundings are connected by complex roads and corridors in the middle, which is what is called 'stars arching over each other'."
Li Shiqi shook his head and sighed: "In addition to the Ji Temple, the emperor also expanded the complex bridge across the Wei River to symbolize the Tianji Pavilion Road, and used the Wei River to correspond to the projection of the Milky Way in the sky. This is to match the entire Xianyang to the Heavenly Palace. !”
Zhao Tuo said in a deep voice: "Has the corridor been completely repaired?"
Li Shiqi nodded: "I asked just now that the corridor has been completed. If the emperor leaves from the Ji Temple, he can follow the corridor directly to Mount Li."
Lishan Mountain is where the emperor's mausoleum is located. Its mausoleum connects the "Tianji" of Weinan, which naturally has some symbolic meaning.
At first glance, these operations can be seen to have been "professionally" planned, with a certain mysterious flavor, which is completely different from the palaces that the emperor built before that were purely for collection and enjoyment.
"The alchemist is still coming forward. Not only did he coax the emperor to repair the temple and practice superstition, but he also helped the Confucian scholars to relay the theory of Feng Chan and bring about these things."
Zhao Tuo's eyes flashed with cold light.
After the court meeting that day, after Zhao Gao's reminder, he immediately understood why the First Emperor, whom Wei Liao called "mean and unkind", changed his normal behavior and wanted to grant titles to all the heads of Guizhou in the world.
All because of the word "Feng Chan".
Feng Taishan, Zen Liangfu.
Tell your fate to heaven.
This is an event that has been deified and sanctified.
Given the Emperor's temperament, he was naturally impatient and excited when being stimulated by those people.
The First Emperor merged into one country and achieved great success in wiping out the barbarians.
But in terms of kindness, after all, it is a bit difficult to say.
Therefore, before announcing his canonization, he first conferred a number of titles to win the hearts and minds of the people in the world, showed his kindness, and was praised by everyone. In this way, both merit and kindness would be considered complete.
Therefore, Wang Wu's statement that the emperor gave titles to the emperor was to win over people's hearts, and he was indeed right.
It's just that the emperor bought the people's hearts, not to stabilize the hometown of the princes, but to carry out the Zen ceremony.
Li Si may have noticed something at that time, so at the end of everyone's persuasion, he added a proposal to reduce the rent and tax of the head of Guizhou in the world instead of granting the title.
Seeing that the opposition was loud and that the combination of Zhao Tuo and Li Si's proposals could barely achieve the effect of benevolence to the world, the First Emperor accepted it.
After Li Shiqi asked the surrounding attendants to retreat, he said: "The Confucian scholars committed taboos in the previous feudal discussions and the marriage of princes. They were refuted by the emperor and deprived of the right to participate in and discuss political affairs in the previous dynasty. They have always been I wanted to regain the emperor's appreciation, so I took advantage of the fact that my country, the Qin Dynasty, was winning consecutive victories over the barbarians, and came up with the idea of conferring Zen status to cater to the emperor."
"Confucian scholars could not go to court to participate in politics, so they made suggestions to the emperor through Hou Sheng and other alchemists. The emperor was very happy about the idea of granting Zen, and even restored the right of these Confucian scholars to make suggestions, and summoned Zhou Qingchen and others to personally inquire about the granting of Zen."
After Li Shiqi returned, he did not return to the Academy to become a doctor because his title reached the Zuogaojue level. However, he had established many connections while he was there. At Zhao Tuo's request, after some inquiring, he learned the ins and outs of this matter.
But after he finished speaking, he wondered again: "Those alchemists have always advocated the theory of seeking immortality and immortality, and have little relationship with Confucian scholars. Why would they help them advise on the matter of becoming a Zen monk?"
Zhao Tuo smiled coldly and said: "As you often say, everyone in the world is interested in profit. They help Confucianism, which is naturally beneficial to themselves."
After digesting the information provided by Li Shiqi, Zhao Tuo completely clarified everything.
Why did the alchemist help the Confucian scholar to propose Zen? Is it to win over the Confucian school?
It's because they want the emperor to tour eastward!
Most of the alchemists were from Yan and Qi, and the theory of seeking immortality they advocated was also in the coastal areas.
Therefore, the alchemists helped the Confucian scholars to persuade the emperor to become Zen, just to lure the emperor to their base camp.
In the far east, with the endless sea and the stories about the Sea Immortal and the Three God Mountains spread everywhere, they would definitely touch the emperor's heart.
On this matter, the alchemist and the Confucian scholar really hit it off.
Once successful, win-win!
"These guys are really traitors in the court!"
Zhao Tuo once again glanced at the towering Ji Temple in the distance.
This huge palace complex is also the masterpiece of those alchemists.
(End of chapter)
