Fusu nodded.
He vaguely understood Ji Heng's thoughts.
The king is the king, and the minister is the minister.
As the eldest son of the Qin Dynasty, he does not need to care too much about the reactions of his ministers, but sometimes he does have to make some compromises, say things, and do things.
The most important thing is to prioritize.
also.
It doesn’t matter whether they are Qin people or Chu people.
They are all ministers and subjects of Da Qin now, and there should be no so-called factional divisions. It is true that this kind of grouping situation will definitely exist, but under the system of Da Qin, they are just ministers after all.
Once someone crosses the line, don't blame them for being ruthless.
And although he is the eldest son of the Qin Dynasty, he will inevitably get into some trouble when faced with these things. Because his status and authority are not strong enough, and his prestige in the court is not high enough, he will be coerced by the courtiers. In this case, sometimes Let them sort out their priorities.
The best way is to appeal to God!
If the officials have any opinions, they can go and explain to the First Emperor.
He's just a guy who does things.
He doesn't have the ability to make so many decisions, so let people who have the ability to make decisions do it.
Fusu slightly arched his hands, his eyes clear.
He smiled and said: "Fusu understands, what I want to do is very involved, and it should not be decided by me. This matter should be reported to heaven, and let the father decide. The so-called troubles I have now are actually just People who bother themselves are too wishful and self-righteous, so they worry about gains and losses."
"Thank you sir for your advice."
Fusu bowed respectfully to Ji Heng.
Ji Heng turned his back and ignored him.
Fusu chuckled lightly and didn't care. He just raised his head and looked at the sky. It was getting dark. He had no intention of staying any longer. He said goodbye to Ji Heng and left in a hurry.
Compared with the rush when I came, I obviously walked much more leisurely when I left.
He also became much calmer.
Looking at Fusu's retreating figure, Ji Heng let out a long sigh.
This approach is not correct.
Because in the final analysis, it was just a coincidence.
Imperial Thoughts.
But living in the current of this era, he cannot really do whatever he wants. Sometimes he is destined to be affected by the times, and this method can indeed greatly reduce Fusu's pressure and speed up his influence on the world.
However.
It is also destined to lead to the supremacy of the emperor.
Ji Heng frowned slightly.
But soon his eyebrows relaxed.
He was a little too worried. This is not the future, this is the family and the world.
That is the emperor's words!
It is also destined to be an era where those who follow me will prosper and those who go against me will perish.
The so-called uneasiness.
It's just my own pretense.
While living in this world, he is pretentious and tries to maintain his own purity.
But where can there be any clear stream in the world?
The most ruthless emperor's family!
He stood with his hands behind his hands, looked up at the sky, and whispered softly: "It's been half a year. Calculating the time, it's almost time. It's time for Da Qin to move forward."
"It's just the military merit system"
Ji Heng held his forehead slightly and felt a little headache.
It will take a long time to fill the big hole of military merit and nobility, and the Qin people are too inert about the military merit and nobility system. It will take a lot of effort to get them to accept another form of 'nobility system'.
But it must change!
the other side.
Fusu has returned to Yong Palace.
As soon as he entered the palace, Wei Sheng said with an anxious look on his face: "Master, during the time when you didn't come back, the chief official Zhao, the chief official Linghu and others sent a lot of documents."
Said.
Wei Sheng picked up a pile of bamboo slips.
Fusu frowned and looked at these bamboo slips, with a hint of disgust and helplessness in his eyes. He waved his sleeves and said coldly: "Put it aside, I don't have the mind to pay attention to these now."
"It doesn't matter whether it's Zhao Ping or Linghu Fan."
"They all have their own selfish motives, and they can't care about that right now."
"Promise." Wei Sheng promised and placed the bamboo slips in his arms on the table far away.
Fusu sat on the table.
He pondered for a moment, took out a bamboo slip from the case, and began to write ink.
He wanted to inform the First Emperor of his subsequent situation.
Let the First Emperor decide.
The house was quiet.
Wei Sheng had already left the palace.
Fusu wrote for a long time, using a knife to cross out the content on the bamboo slips from time to time. After revising it over and over again, he finally nodded with satisfaction.
He shouted outside the palace: "Wei Sheng, send someone to deliver this bamboo slip to Xianyang Palace."
Wait for Wei Sheng to leave.
There was a hint of hesitation in Fusu's eyes.
This was a bit cruel to Meng Yi. After much hesitation, he decided to tell Meng Yi in advance to avoid making Meng Yi dissatisfied.
After all, Meng Yi will be the first to go to court three days later.
He has a close relationship with Meng Yi, but he doesn't dare to be so hasty. It's always better to explain it in advance.
After everything was taken care of, it was already late at night.
Fusu nodded slightly, washed away the pen and ink stained on his hands, washed briefly, and went directly to rest.
It's late at night.
Two or three days in a row.
The city was filled with excitement.
The people shouted and cheered, publicizing this incident, and were full of gratitude to the court, especially Fusu.
However, major merchants and government offices rarely remained silent.
It's just that the people are overflowing with joy that the crisis is about to end, and they don't feel much about it. Zhang Liang, who is in Didian, is aware of it, but he doesn't do much.
He knows it very well.
The current silence is only temporary.
It took three days to see the real chapter.
He was also curious, what exactly did Fusu want to do? It is obviously extraordinary that all the major government offices in Xianyang can be silenced.
Not long after.
He Yao came back with a dark face.
As soon as he entered the house, he couldn't help but curse.
"These people who have forgotten their ancestors have only been in Qin for a few years. They have completely forgotten their roots. Do they still know that they are Koreans?"
"This is really unreasonable!"
"It is because of these weaklings that it has been difficult for our six countries to recover!"
See this.
Zhang Liang shook his head helplessly.
He had actually expected it before.
After Qin destroyed Han, most of the nobles in Han moved here. After all these years, most of the nobles were frightened. In addition, the most determined anti-Qin people had long since fled or been moved by the Qin court. After arriving in the South China Sea or other places of exile, most of those who could stay in Xianyang would have already surrendered.
He Yao's two days were actually destined to be in vain.
Zhang Liang said: "Brother He, don't get angry because of this. This kind of situation should be expected."
"They have been in Xianyang for more than ten years. A whole generation has been enough to change a lot of things. And after all, under the noses of the Qin people, how can they dare to make any more moves?"
"Besides."
"We, the nobles of the Six Nations, are now in a weak position, how can we ask them for more?"
He Yao snorted angrily and said with eyes still full of anger: "Even so, they can't just turn them away. We are both Koreans and people who have subjugated our country. We are running for the restoration of our country. It's better for them. Not only are they not He has no sense of shame and even chooses to join the Qin people, which is simply a shame for the Korean people!"
"I'm ashamed to be around him!"
Zhang Liang shook his head.
He knew that He Yao was angry, so he didn't try to persuade her.
He Yao got older. After Bolangsha assassinated Qin last time, he was almost discovered when he was searched by the Qin people. In the end, he had no choice but to change his name and surname, changing his original surname of "Han" to "He" Because of this, he has always been brooding, and he completely hates the people of Qin, and cannot tolerate others in his eyes.
After being angry for a while, He Yao gradually calmed down.
He said: "After contacting those nobles to no avail, I stopped by the merchants and tried to get some information from them. However, just like the notice, those who knew the details among the merchants were escorted by the government. As for those who were not escorted, their doors were all closed and no visitors were seen at all."
"I'm afraid it won't be easy to get information in Xianyang this time."
A cold look flashed in He Yao's eyes.
Qin Ting was obviously on guard against this and did not want to expose it too much to the outside world.
This made He Yao even more wary.
In the past, no matter how hard Qin Ting tried to cover up, the news would still get out, but this time it was so unusual. Everyone was so tight-lipped, which was obviously unusual.
Zhang Liang nodded slightly.
He also felt a little troubled.
But we can generally guess the reason. After the two clean-ups in the Qin court, many wavering officials were frightened. How could they dare to speak casually again? The same is true for merchants, especially consuls who are often imprisoned by the government. When everyone is in danger, how can they dare to cause trouble again?
Zhang Liangdao: "Now the government is obviously on tight guard, or there are many people involved, so they dare not say too much for fear of being involved. No matter which case, after tomorrow's announcement, some information will be more or less revealed. Wait for tomorrow's announcement Once it is announced, we will be able to see some of the situation.”
"But what exactly is Qin Ting planning?"
Zhang Liang was very confused.
He has been thinking hard these past few days, but he has never come up with any clues.
He Yao nodded and said, "That's all we can do."
"It's a pity that we don't know the people in the government. If we could deal with the people in the government directly, we might not be so passive, let alone know nothing about Qin Ting's arrangements."
Zhang Liang looked at He Yao and secretly shook his head.
The nobles of the other six countries may be able to, but they are on the wanted list of the Qin court. How can the officials dare to contact them? How dare you tell them the secret?
But he also knew that this was just He Yao's temporary complaint and he didn't take it to heart.
The room gradually became quiet.
Spring nights are short.
Three days passed in a blink of an eye.
Before the sun climbed over the distant mountains in the east and the crowing of cocks all around had not dissipated, the city became lively again.
The bustling crowds on the street were muttering to each other, vying to tell each other the news they had heard, and were full of curiosity about the notices that would be posted in the city today.
However, compared to the big government, they are more curious about the government's admission standards for relevant craftsmen, prisoners, etc. If they can meet the standards, they may be able to join them and earn more food for their families.
Although I can't live for a full moon, it is still money and food.
This is equivalent to giving it away for free.
at the same time.
Hundreds of officials stood at attention outside Xianyang Hall.
Among those attending the court meeting, in addition to the normal three ministers and nine ministers, there were also many ministers related to the economy, such as the Ling of Datian, the Ling of Taicang, the Shaonei Ling, the Gongshi, the Gongshicheng, etc.
Everyone can notice the difference in this court meeting.
However, everyone finally looked at Fusu in unison.
Fusu's expression remained as usual.
Wearing a high travel crown, he stood at the front without squinting.
He could feel the eyes from all around him looking at him, but he didn't care. There were some things that he couldn't retreat from, and the outcome of this matter was at stake, so how could he retreat?
It's just that the ten chief officials in charge of the economy feel a little numb.
Standing there, he was helpless.
In the past, although they would go to court, they would mostly just go through the motions and basically say nothing. However, this time the eldest son made things too big, involving many government agencies, especially the promulgation of "Business Code" and "Gong Code", and even more. The implications were so wide that even if they didn't want to speak, they would have to be forced to do so.
It was good to only talk about "Business Law" and "Gong Law". If asked what they thought of Tingwei's Mansion and Shaofu Mansion, they didn't know how to respond.
Looking down at the officials of Tingwei's Mansion, and then at the officials of the Young Master's Mansion, whose faces were as serious as water, these dozen people looked at each other and secretly complained in their hearts.
What is this?
This is a complete 'unexpected disaster' for them.
Early in the morning at Mao hour.
Today's court meeting started on time.
Officials entered the empty hall one after another.
Seating by seat.
As Ying Zheng arrived, the whole hall fell into solemn silence.
Ying Zheng glanced indifferently at the officials below, and said clearly: "This court meeting will only discuss one matter. Fusu wrote to me three days ago, requesting that the shipwreck incident in Huai County be dealt with seriously, especially the government offices that were too derelict in their duties. Fusu's suggestions "Every government agency has something to say and must come up with practical strategies."
"Your Majesty, you can speak freely."
The hall was silent for a moment, no one spoke as they looked at each other.
Du He and others looked gloomy, but they did not expect Fusu to be so ruthless and directly brought the matter to the First Emperor. Obviously, they were determined to convict various government agencies.
In fact, they had already learned the news earlier, but they couldn't help but panic when they actually heard what the First Emperor said. Du He closed his eyes slightly and glanced at Fusu with a sinister expression. He no longer dared to underestimate this man. The eldest son, I always thought that Fu Su Wenwen was weak in the past, but now probably no one dares to think so.
Fusu seems to have a gentle face, but in fact he is a tiger and a wolf at heart.
Meng Yi's expression remained as usual.
He had already been informed and was mentally prepared.
After a while, the official of the Guozhengjian said: "Your Majesty, I believe that the eldest son's opinion is reasonable. This shipwreck incident was too harmful. If the eldest son had not made a decision early, the consequences would have been disastrous. Just as the eldest son said earlier , The reason why merchants dare to be so unscrupulous is that they can do it without any prohibition by law."
"If there is a problem with the law, it will naturally breed a lot of crime."
"The Tingwei Mansion is in charge of the laws and regulations, but there is no precaution against such harmful things. This kind of dereliction of duty is too serious. I agree with the eldest son's view of severe punishment."
"I second the proposal."
"I second the proposal."
"."
As the Guozhengjian official opened his mouth, officials immediately followed him.
Most of them were officials from Qin.
Zhao Ping looked at Du He, hesitated, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that Tingwei Mansion has indeed committed a crime, but the crime does not extend to the entire Tingwei Mansion. Tingwei Mansion is responsible for the laws and regulations of the world, so it is inevitable that it cannot be done Everything is covered, and the time for the ‘official mountains and seas’ implemented by the imperial court is still short, so it is inevitable that Tingwei Mansion will make some mistakes.”
"Especially since Yanguan Tieguan took over relevant political affairs not long ago, it is inevitable that there will be negligence. Just because of the sudden riots of merchants, he punished major government offices. This may be a trick of the merchants. I believe that Tingwei Mansion and related government offices It deserves punishment, but the crime does not end there.”
"Your Majesty, please give me a clear warning."
Linghu Fan followed: "Your Majesty."
"The matter in Huai County is over, and the imperial court has come to a conclusion. Every time you learn a lesson, you will gain wisdom. I am sure that the Tingwei Mansion and the relevant government offices will not commit the crime again. The punishment is a serious matter. If it is spread, it will definitely be dealt with." It has caused panic among the people, and I think it is inappropriate.”
As Zhao Ping and Linghu Fan opened their mouths, the hall was buzzing with excitement.
The participants were all court officials and they all knew the stakes involved.
Especially the officials who originally occupied high positions were even more frightened. His Majesty had already recruited many officials to return to the court. At present, the official positions of these people are not too high. If there is such a big move in the Tingwei Mansion, plus some from the Shaofu Mansion, With the big changes in the government offices, many people's positions may be replaced.
This is what many officials in the court don't want to see.
Shi Lu stood behind Meng Yi and scanned the officials who made a sound in the field. He knew very well what these people were planning.
These officials who were transferred back from the local areas have become a thorn in the side of these meritorious veterans.
In particular, many of the descendants of old ministers have not yet entered the court. If this is opened, I am afraid that more and more officials from the same place will enter the court in the future. Is this what they want to see?
Although my heart is like a bright mirror.
But Shi Lu had no idea of speaking.
If he had not been in Lingnan for several years and had made great contributions in supervising the construction of the Lingqu Canal, he might not have had the chance to get the official position of Tingweizheng last time. Now that Tingweizheng is about to be convicted, he is involved in it and he does not dare to say anything.
If you offend other officials in the government office, the gains will outweigh the losses.
He raised his head and looked at Fusu, with a glint in his eyes.
Although he was far away in Lingnan in the past, he had some knowledge of the affairs of the imperial court. The reason for these changes in the imperial court was actually related to the eldest son. This time the eldest son once again attacked the heroes, which had already angered the group of heroes. This pair of eldest sons It is also a great challenge for the young master.
However, it is not easy for those who have benefited to come forward to help right now.
Just when various sounds were heard from all around, Fusu did not continue to sit still and said nothing. He stood up directly, saluted the First Emperor, and said: "My son, Fusu, please play."
"Correct." Ying Zheng said indifferently.
Fusu calmly glanced at everyone in the field, and finally his expression turned grim.
He said in a deep voice: "Report to the Emperor Father."
"My son is in charge of this shipwreck case in Huai County."
“The pros and cons are clearest.”
"Just now, many ministers said that what happened has happened and that they should learn lessons so that they will not do it again in the future. I also agree with this suggestion, but I am stupid and don't understand those principles."
"As long as I can remember, my son has been familiar with "The Way of Being an Official"."
"Everyone who is an official must be quiet and upright, cautious and firm, be selfless in his review, observe the subtle details, be quiet and not harsh, judge in response to rewards and punishments, handle the state affairs, and be careful in his measures."
"At that time, 'Teng', who was the governor of Nanjun at that time, issued a proclamation "Yu Shu" to the entire army."
"Teng divided officials into 'good officials' and 'evil officials' in this proclamation."
"So when I first read the Qin Code, I knew a truth. A good official is an official who is familiar with the laws and regulations, understands integrity and can serve the country, has a fair heart, and can correct his own behavior."
"Evil officials are officials who do not understand the law, are lazy, and love to make trouble."
"At that time, Tian Xia Miao thought that the Qin State, which governed the country according to Legalism, was completely immoral. However, this was not the case. Law and morality have never been in conflict, but their scope of application has different emphasis."
"Speak the Dharma when the Dharma is spoken."
“Be ethical when ethical.”
Hearing Fusu's words, Du He and others couldn't help but darken their faces.
How could they not understand what Fusu meant.
He is clearly accusing them of being evil officials, and confusing law and morality.
Fusu looked solemn and continued: "There is such a sentence in "The Book of Shang Jun", 'Rule the good people with the evil people.' Fusu was stupid at first and did not understand the truth, so he has always been criticized for it."
"It wasn't until more than half a year ago that Fusu read the "Book of Shang Jun" thoroughly again and asked Yushi Zhang Cang to provide guidance on the unclear points. Only then did he have a real understanding of this sentence."
aside.
Zhang Cang, who was sitting quietly at the table, heard Fusu's words, his eyes widened, his fat body couldn't help but tremble, and his face was filled with fear.
Fusu glanced at Zhang Cang quietly, and seeing the frightened look on Zhang Cang's face, he silently apologized in his heart, and then said without hesitation: "The ambiguity in this sentence lies in the difference between 'treacherous' and 'treacherous'" 'good'."
"What is good?"
"It is said in "Shuo Min": Those who combine and overturn are good."
"What is rape?"
"Anyone who peeks at someone from another's side is an adulterer."
"That is, people who work together to cover up each other's faults are good people."
"Those who are alienated from each other and supervise each other are traitors."
"The so-called 'ruling the good people with the evil people' actually means to use those who have a sense of responsibility to supervise those who shield each other."
"When Xunzi entered the Qin Dynasty, he wrote the article "Strengthening the Country"."
"It is written in it: Entering the country, observing its customs, its people are simple, their singing and music are not dirty, and their obedience is not challenging. They are very afraid of having officials and obey, just like the ancient people. When it comes to the government of the city, its officials are solemn and respectful and frugal. To be respectful, to be loyal but not to be disloyal (kǔ), is what an official in ancient times is like.”
"When you enter a country, you will observe its scholar-bureaucrats. They come out of their own gates and enter the public gates. They leave the public gates and return to their families. They have no private affairs. They don't compare themselves to the Zhou Dynasty and they don't have cliques. They are all stubborn and do not know how to be public. This is the ancient saying. A scholar-bureaucrat observes his court, and his court is leisurely. He listens to decisions and does not hold anything back, and is as calm as if there is no governance. This is the ancient dynasty."
"When Xunzi entered Qin, he had such a high opinion of Qin. However, in just a few decades, such tragic events occurred in the Qin Dynasty. The ministers did not want to supervise each other, but only wanted to protect each other. How can the world tolerate this?"
"Those who do not do good to others will be punished accordingly."
"Those who let others do what they do without observing them should also be punished for their crimes. How can we be exempted just because the entire government office is guilty? Isn't this a violation of the law and justice?"
"The court is unfair and the consequences are huge."
"Fusu is not talented."
"But I want to be a 'traitor'!"
"I believe that the relevant government agencies involved should be severely punished."
"Not severely punishing is not enough to make people angry!"
"Severe punishment is not enough to heal the scars!"
"Severe punishment is not enough to protect dignity!"
"Not punishing severely is not enough to serve as a warning to others!"
"Severe punishment is not enough to establish law and authority!"
"Please give the order, Father."
Fusu bowed respectfully to the First Emperor.
Completely solemn.
There was dead silence in the place.
No one dared to say anything at this time.
Fusu's words were so serious that they couldn't accept them.
Don't dare to answer it either.
Only Zhang Cang's face wrinkled into a bitter melon.
Because most of this was told to Fusu by him.
He regrets it!
(End of chapter)
