The rain is getting heavier.
Fusu has already left.
Ji Heng sat in the room, looking at the rainy sky, and said softly: "The long-standing disadvantages of the Qin Dynasty have penetrated deep into the bones. If you want to make changes, you cannot make drastic changes. The Qin Dynasty itself can no longer support it. If we continue to make drastic changes, it will only make society worse." More broken.”
"The only cracks are in the subtleties."
"Start from the smallest details and try to rejuvenate the rotten roots."
"As a country person, I can only do this."
"Using business to break the point will provide a fulcrum for Da Qin's change. Whether it can leverage the entire decadent society depends on the fate of Da Qin."
"If Da Qin's energy is exhausted, then we can only wait for the body to be collected."
"If the energy is not exhausted, there is still a glimmer of hope."
"Now it depends on fate."
"still."
"Man can conquer heaven!"
"In the past, I was the one in charge, trying to change my destiny against the will of heaven. Now it is up to those in charge of the world to do it themselves. They are the masters of this empire, and they share weal and woe with this huge empire. If they can't survive it themselves, then this is theirs. Destiny.”
"It's destiny, what can I do?"
"And this is the calamity of Qin for six hundred years."
"This is destined not to be the first step, nor will it be the last step."
"All beginnings are hard."
"The first step is the hardest and most dangerous."
"If the six countries react strongly, then there is basically no hope for Da Qin to come back."
"If the response from the six places is mediocre, then we can buy a few years for Da Qin to exchange time for space and improve a certain degree of fault tolerance. Maybe we can win a glimmer of hope."
"How is the result."
Ji Heng stood with his hands behind his hands and looked seriously at the sky.
By now.
This matter has nothing to do with him.
He couldn't actually do anything.
He alone could not solve the grievances between the six countries.
Still in this situation.
The Qin Dynasty's decline to this day may not have been doomed for a long time.
He actually felt quite emotional that manpower is ultimately limited, and no matter how invincible a politician is, at the end of his dynasty, it will actually be difficult for him to turn the tide and help the building from falling, because one person's wisdom is limited after all. of.
One generation does what the other generation does.
If you blindly believe in the wisdom of the successor.
It is destined to be hard to come back from.
The Qin Dynasty has existed for nearly six hundred years. The rise and fall of the six hundred years has already corrupted the entire system and accumulated many shortcomings. Even if the successors of later generations are excellent, they will not only have to deal with their own current problems, but also It is destined to be difficult to bear the burden of solving the accumulated problems accumulated over hundreds of years.
The fall of the dynasty became inevitable.
Ji Heng looked back and sighed: "In his position, he plans his own affairs."
"It seems like a simple truth."
"But how many people in the world can do that?"
"People are all inert. Those who want to overcome inertia and face difficulties are destined to be in the minority. It is unrealistic to expect that all monarchs can fulfill their duties. It's just that the Qin Dynasty has too many harsh rules and is complicated. The six countries have accumulated abuses and are fighting over the old and new systems. There are so many problems that even the new system cannot solve them!"
"The political system of Qin has been implemented for a hundred generations."
"It's just a rough embryonic form of Qin's political system."
Ji Heng just stood indoors, looking at the falling wind and rain outside.
Fusu has returned to the palace.
The whole body was soaked by the rain.
Wei Sheng handed Fusu some sweat towels. Fusu had no idea of wiping them off, and ignored Wei Sheng's anxious eyes. He just walked around the room alone. Ji Heng's words today touched him. It was so big that he couldn't rest for a moment.
He wanted to tell his father about this.
I was afraid of disturbing the First Emperor, and even more afraid of causing further trouble to the First Emperor.
In the end, he sighed deeply and did not choose to ask for a meeting. It was only then that he picked up the sweat towel and began to wipe his soaked body. However, he was still thinking about the matter in his mind, and at the same time, he was also thinking about how Da Qin could escape. Dilemma now.
After thinking hard for a long time, Fusu finally sighed dejectedly and said helplessly: "Even Mr. Ji can't think of a way, let alone me."
"But why did Great Qin end up in such a state?"
He really couldn't figure it out.
Wei Sheng brought in a cup of hot soup and said worriedly: "Master, go change your clothes."
Fusu glanced at Wei Sheng coldly, waved his hand impatiently, and said: "You go down first, I want to be quiet for a while now."
"Son."
"Get down!"
"No." Wei Sheng opened his mouth and retreated honestly.
After Fusu thought for a long time, he decided to meet the First Emperor.
He had already thought about it in his mind and did not say much. He just mentioned that there might be chaos in Qi and asked his father to make preparations in advance. If possible, he could also ask the commanders of the other five places to pay more attention. Keep things to a very small scale to avoid making them big.
After thinking for sure, Fusu drank the hot soup in the bowl and went to change his clothes.
He hurried to Xianyang Palace.
The sky was dark and covered with dark clouds, making it suffocating.
Inside Xianyang Palace, the lights are bright and the fire is warm.
The warmth in the hall dispelled the chill around him and made Fusu feel much calmer. He took a deep breath, bowed respectfully and said, "My son, Fusu, comes to see my father."
"You have something to say." Ying Zheng said indifferently.
Fusu lowered his head and said in a serious voice: "My father, all the salt and iron merchants in Guanzhong have handed over their salt pool mines, and the imperial court has also sent relevant personnel to take over. Everything is going well so far, and it will have little impact on the Guanzhong area. However, Three merchants still refused to comply, and in the end they were punished according to law and confiscated more than 10,000 gold."
"At present, most of them have been taken back to the Shaofu."
"But I kept a gold and a hundred coins privately."
Finished.
Fusu quietly raised his head and observed the First Emperor's reaction, but the First Emperor didn't seem to care about it and was still focused on the memorial.
There was a trace of hesitation on Fusu's face, and he gritted his teeth and said, "The reason why I withheld the rest is because I had an agreement with Mr. Ji."
"Mr. Ji makes suggestions, but he has to receive a contingency fee."
"My son. My son agreed without permission from my father."
"Father, please punish me."
There was silence in the hall.
Fusu's nervousness was visible to the naked eye.
Ying Zheng frowned slightly and said coldly: "You can make your own decision on such a small matter without informing me."
"Thank you, Father." Fusu said quickly. He bowed solemnly to the big case and continued: "My son, I just came back from Mr. Ji. Mr. Ji mentioned that if the Qin Dynasty will conquer the 'official mountains and seas' If the policy is implemented throughout the country, strange things may happen in Qi. Qi is rich in mountains and seas, and many people will make a living by it. I may be dissatisfied. I would like to ask my father to pay more attention to it."
"Lest Qi Di's matter affect the whole region."
"I hope my father will consider it."
Ying Zheng raised his head, stared at Fusu silently, and finally nodded and said: "I understand, and I will let the officials below pay attention."
"Is there anything else you want to say?"
"My son, I have nothing more to say. I just hope that my father can be more vigilant." Fusu bowed and then said, "My son, please leave."
Fusu slowly retreated.
When he walked out of the palace, he was full of tastes.
There is a sense of relief, but also guilt and self-blame, an emptiness as if something has been lost, heavy worries, regrets, and thoughts of remorse, all entangled and entangled in my mind.
He actually wanted to say a few more words, but he held back in the end.
He knew there were things he shouldn't say.
Just click until you reach it.
The First Emperor was different from ordinary people. He must be able to understand the dangers involved. He even understood it already, so he didn't take it seriously.
Fusu turned around.
Bowed towards the main hall.
Then he turned around and strode away.
Inside the palace.
Ying Zheng didn't know when he had stopped writing. Looking at the empty hall, he sighed and whispered:
"The accumulation of small things is not as strong as the moon as the sun, the time is not as strong as the moon, and the years are not as strong as the hour."
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"When small things come to an end, they are numerous, and their hanging sun is also large, and their accumulation is also large. When big things come, they are also expected, and their hanging days are also shallow, and their accumulation is also small."
"Therefore, the one who is good at the sun is king, the one who is good at the time is domineering, the one who fixes the leakage is in danger, and the one who is in great desolation is destroyed!"
"The king respects the sun, and the hegemon respects the hour. The only remaining country is in danger and will be worried about it. The country will be destroyed until it is destroyed, and then it will be known to be dead. When it is dead, it will be known that it is dead. The disaster of a subjugated country is defeat, and you cannot defeat the plum blossoms."
"Xunzi's teachings are truly profound."
"Big things, little things."
"I have spent all these years eating and drinking without neglecting a big thing, but now I am working hard on small things all day long."
"Perhaps as Xunzi said, since ancient times, there have been so many big things in the world, but how many people care about small things?"
"The previous kings of the Qin Dynasty never missed any major events, including conquests, alliances, destruction of the country, reforms, and peace of chaos. Without exception, they were all handled properly."
"However, the implementation of laws, rectification of officials, approval of official documents, disaster management and people's affairs, etc., are mostly neglected and neglected, resulting in the dereliction of political law in the Qin Dynasty. Even though I have specialized in internal affairs these years, it is difficult to change the decadence. Well, it is destined to be a hasty emergency, with a hollow foundation."
"I am determined to turn the tide, but it will be difficult to do so."
Said.
Ying Zheng looked at the pouring rain outside the palace, with a flash of determination in his eyes.
He said coldly: "Husband, the world is governed by the market. If you have power, you will follow you. If you have no power, you will leave alone. This is the principle of the world."
"I am the emperor."
"How can it be bound when it is level with the sky?"
"Six places? Merchants?"
"I would like to see what happens if I wait for Xiao Xiao."
Ying Zheng's eyes were cold.
There was a sense of pride in his heart.
Over the years, he has been working hard on cases, but he is very restless in his heart. The root of his restlessness is his patience with getting involved in trivial government affairs. For a king with great ambitions for the world, it is simply a kind of torture to disappear from dealing with government affairs all day long. If it weren't for his strong spirit that he had honed over a long period of time, he would have been unable to endure it long ago.
The appearance of Ji Heng now gave Ying Zheng a turning point.
Use business to break the situation, eliminate the old and establish the new, and use trivial things to climb to the top of the great cause step by step.
This is very similar to Xunzi's "Strengthening the Country".
Difficulties were never something that Ying Zheng was afraid of, and what he didn't want even more was to be trapped in trivial matters all day long and find it difficult to make big decisions.
Now that there is a direction, the way forward is suddenly clear for Ying Zheng.
He needed to free himself from his sluggishness, rather than fall into a never-ending process of patching up mistakes.
Compared to Fusu's anxiety, Yingzheng was extremely calm.
It seems that the events in the six places are of little importance to Da Qin and will only cause some fluctuations.
The mind is extremely powerful.
(End of chapter)
