Mid April.
It has been some time since Shejian returned to the court.
Following the corresponding rewards based on merit, the Great Qin Court underwent considerable changes.
Xianyang Palace.
Fusu walked out of the hall with a pale complexion, his steps a little messy, and his eyes a little confused.
His petition was again rejected by the First Emperor.
He was puzzled.
Why did the First Emperor tolerate some mediocre officials to continue to be in power?
It has been nearly a month since the notice was released. Within this month, a lot of changes have taken place in Tingwei Mansion. A large number of officials have been demoted. Some have been transferred to other places. Although some are still in Tingwei Mansion, they have long since disappeared. Lost the previous high spirits.
During this period, Fusu fully supervised the progress of "Business Law" and "Gong Law", and found many unqualified officials among them. Therefore, during this period, he had been writing to the First Emperor to ask him to The emperor transferred these people away, or demoted them again. He could not allow these officials who were in their prime positions to continue to occupy high positions.
But several of his petitions were suppressed.
at first.
He thought that he had not written it clearly, or that the First Emperor was busy with political affairs and had omitted it, so he came to the palace to give advice in person today. However, what he did not expect was that the First Emperor did not even take a look at it, and directly handed over the submitted letter. The bamboo slips were thrown back, and he was ordered not to submit any more unobjectionable memorials.
Fusu lowered his head and looked at the bamboo slips in his palms, his eyebrows wrinkled.
He turned around, glanced at Xianyang Palace, hesitated for a moment, put the bamboo slips back into his sleeves, and walked away.
Returning to the Lama Temple, Fusu sat down on the table. He took out the bamboo slips and looked at them carefully. There was nothing wrong with what he wrote. It was reasonable and well-founded. It fully demonstrated the "mediocrity" of some officials. The first emperor had never read it. , it is impossible to continue to tolerate mediocre officials in power.
"Father, what exactly does this mean?" Fusu frowned.
He ran his fingertips across the bamboo slips and thought carefully, trying to guess the First Emperor's intentions. He knew that the First Emperor's actions must have his own reasons and intentions.
It must have been something I didn't realize before.
Fusu thought hard.
finally.
After recalling the situation in the court at that time, a flash of light suddenly flashed in his eyes. He already knew roughly why his father ignored him.
Because I can't go on any longer!
Fusu stood up, struck the palm of his left hand with the back of his right hand, and said in a solemn voice: "I still have a too superficial view of the situation in the court. I just want to expel everyone who is not suitable from the court, but I have not considered that some The matter is not suitable for in-depth investigation, much less for digging into it with a stick.”
"I thought it was too simple!"
"When my father directly announced the punishment in the palace, he was probably reminding me to stop in moderation, but I didn't understand it at all. I only thought that my father was angry, so he announced the punishment directly. Now that I think about it, , it’s not what I thought at all.”
"At the time of the First Emperor's punishment, no one of the real officials in power in the Tingwei Mansion, except Tingwei Mengyi, was actually demoted. Most of them were just demoted from the original 'true' to 'false'. The actual impact was very small, except for Tingwei Mengyi. Some middle- and lower-level officials were the ones who were really demoted."
"My father is doing this to appease the courtiers."
This is the thought.
Fusu's eyes were clear.
As the saying goes, he understands everything now.
He warned: "The court of Great Qin is not as peaceful as imagined, and it is far from the harmony that the world thinks. There is always a game."
"The game between king and minister!"
"Although my father has always been firmly in the driver's seat, he cannot really ignore the needs of his ministers. As Mr. Ji said, Da Qin's political decrees are not only spoken by the emperor, but they can be carried out without compromise. Political decrees need people. To do it.”
"Even the First Emperor must rely on his ministers!"
"And this is the key to the courtiers daring to compete with the father."
"The court cannot be separated from its ministers!"
"Because of this, Zheng Ru, the son of Zheng Guo, Du Bing, the son of Du He, and several others are not talented enough to take on important responsibilities, but they can always stay in their original positions. This is mostly the result of the First Emperor's consideration, not because of A temporary incident made the courtiers complain. If so, who should be responsible for the political affairs of Da Qin?"
"well."
Fusu sighed.
The confusion in his heart was instantly solved at this moment.
He whispered: "I still have a too superficial view of the situation in the court, and I am too self-righteous. Although my father has a high prestige in the court, he cannot really have his own way, especially since it involves many personal relationships. How can it be so easy to knock down all the descendants of high-ranking court officials with one blow?"
"The first emperor's direct announcement was also for the sake of Kuandu He and others. They understood the father's thoughts, so they did not continue to block it, and there was no chaos in Tingwei Mansion during this period."
"That's the real reason."
Fusu shook his head.
The more he got to know the court, the more he lamented that it was not easy for the First Emperor.
Not only had to face the common people in the world, but also the situation of the courtiers. The First Emperor did have great power and could decide a person's life and death at will. But when it came to doing it, he could not act so arbitrarily, but could only control it within a relative limit. within the range.
It is impossible.
But unwilling.
Compared with the stability of the world, it is probably more appropriate to make appropriate choices.
Compromise is politics! ! !
immediately.
Fusu couldn't help but lament his innocence in the past.
He used to think that the emperor and his ministers were of the same mind in the court, and that the courtiers were dedicated to the public and the country. But when he really went deep into the court, he realized that this was not the case. The water in the court was very murky. It can completely devour people without anyone being able to see through it.
Thinking back to his past actions, he couldn't help but laugh.
At that time, he thought that he was very powerful and could see things that his father could not detect, and he could sense things that the courtiers could not detect, so he wrote to the First Emperor again and again, trying to change the First Emperor's mind, and also wanted to prove himself What was done was the right thing to do.
It was also the First Emperor who was wrong.
But now that I think about it carefully, I was so stupid at that time. How many books have I read and how many roads have I walked that I dare to judge the world by myself? He also tried to go against the First Emperor. He was clearly deceived and led by the nose throughout the whole process. In fact, he was a pawn pushed to the front by the courtiers in the game with the First Emperor.
He was still smug at the time.
Fusu smiled bitterly, his eyes full of desolation.
He threw the bamboo slips on the case aside and didn't want to pay more attention to it.
The First Emperor was unwilling to target his courtiers too harshly, so how could he act impulsively?
He knows it very well.
Da Qin is not suitable to target courtiers now.
The world of Da Qin still needs to be governed by these people.
The Qin Dynasty already lacks officials. If all the courtiers are punished for this, the monarch and his ministers will be completely alienated, and the Qin Dynasty will not be far away from disintegration.
It is also difficult to maintain it.
He wasn't being alarmist.
This is a fact.
Da Qin is currently short of officials, and offending all these people, Da Qin will only lack more officials, and it is precisely because of this that the First Emperor made concessions to his courtiers.
For the sake of stability in the world.
"The Qin Dynasty is short of officials." Fusu sighed.
This is the thought.
He suddenly remembered something that Wei Sheng told him some time ago. Young Master Gao and others had gone to see Ji Heng before. After returning, they became active and went to the Character Collection Office and the Censor's Mansion from time to time.
He whispered: "What did Mr. Ji say to his second brother and the others?"
After thinking about it, he decided to go and have a look.
He said loudly outside the palace: "Wei Sheng is going to prepare the carriage and horses, and I'm going to the Prince's Academy."
Not a moment.
Fusu took a bus to the Prince Academy.
The Prince Academy was located in the Xiyuan of the Royal City. It was originally under the jurisdiction of Prince Fu and was in charge of the civil and military enlightenment of the royal children. However, since the First Emperor came to power, he had not established a Prince, so there was no Prince Fu. However, this did not change. The staff of Prince Fu's official office were eliminated.
At present, the Nuo Grand Office is only responsible for teaching all the royal family's children.
It can be said to be extremely relaxing.
As soon as Fusu entered the courtyard, he saw several young men with neat crowns and belts waiting aside.
Seeing this, Fusu smiled and said: "Brothers, how are you doing these days? Brother, I have been busy with political affairs recently, but I have been a little distant and neglectful of you."
"I apologize to you for my brother."
Said.
Fusu bowed slightly towards the others.
Young Master Gao and others looked at each other, how dare they let Fusu see the courtesy, and quickly helped Fusu up, saying: "Brother, why do you say this? My younger brother is too stupid to solve the problems for our father. Now we leave everything to your brother. I feel really ashamed and ashamed.”
Fusu's eyes were slightly strange.
He looked at the green trees around him and sighed: "Although my father is very fond of us, he has also raised us like caged birds. As an elder brother, I know the talents of your brothers. If we can be like the children of the clan in the past, Ordinary people, how can they be inactive? I'm afraid they have already made a name for themselves and made great achievements."
Hear the words.
Young Master Gao and others looked slightly strange.
In their memories, although Fusu was close to them, he rarely had any objections to his father's decision about the clan. Why did he suddenly say these words this time?
The young master said: "Brother, you are so complimentary."
Fusu exchanged greetings with some of his younger brothers and then went straight into the academy. As soon as he entered the academy, he saw a mountain of bamboo slips. He immediately walked over and said curiously: "You guys have been studying recently. These?"
The expressions of Young Master Gao and others changed slightly.
It's just that it's hard to hide things in the academy, so Gongzi Gao had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "This is indeed something that our brothers have been obsessed with recently, and it made my brother laugh."
Fusu picked up one of the bamboo slips and looked at the "How to Be an Official" clearly written on it. He couldn't help but turn around and look at Gongzi Gao.
Young Master Gao's face was slightly stiff, and he cupped his hands and said, "Brother is busy at this time, and we don't dare to disturb him, so we haven't had time to tell him about this."
"Jianglu, Ronglu and I went to visit Mr. Ji some time ago."
"Our talents cannot be compared with those of our elder brothers. Fortunately, our father favored us and we were able to obtain the clan membership temporarily. However, if our names are not correct, our words will not go smoothly. We have not made any contribution to the Qin Dynasty, and we are really scared to obtain the clan membership. In order to prevent our father from letting the emperor My reputation has been damaged, and in order to shield my heirs in the future, I want Mr. Ji to help me get a title for me."
"Mr. Ji is extremely talented and he did come up with a solution for us."
"Mr. Ji's method lies in education!"
"Enlightenment?" Fusu frowned, somewhat confused.
Young Master Gao also smiled bitterly.
Didn't he feel this way when he heard Ji Heng's words?
What kind of education can they do?
He continued: "Brother, you heard it right. The method given by Mr. Ji is 'enlightenment'. Let my younger brother and I compile a book of enlightenment to educate the people of Great Qin in the future."
"Mr. Ji also said that the power of enlightenment will benefit the future."
"Although we are puzzled, we are also well aware of Mr. Ji's talents. Therefore, after returning to the palace, we did not dare to slack off at all. We collected all the books related to the government and the books that the master taught us in the past from the censor Zhongcheng. I borrowed it from somewhere and tried to compile a book of enlightenment."
"It's just that I have been busy for half a month and have achieved very little."
aside.
After hearing what Young Master Gao said, Jiang Lu and others also looked embarrassed.
Fusu asked curiously: "Mr. Ji, what kind of enlightenment book do you want to compile?"
Young Master Gao said: "Mr. Ji said that it is not to train officials, but to enable more people to read and pronounce, so he suggested that we use official script."
"Official script?" Fusu frowned and said, "The character of Da Qin is definitely Qin Zhuan."
Young Master Gao nodded and said: "The unified script set by the court at the beginning was indeed Qin Zhuan, but Mr. Ji did not recommend using Qin Zhuan. Qin Zhuan is more complicated to write than official script and is more difficult to learn. This is not It will facilitate subsequent promotion and use.”
"So official script is more convenient."
"also."
"Mr. Ji also suggested designing a set of logos."
"For sentence reading."
"It helps to improve the efficiency of learning."
"Everything is done to reduce the cost of learning. Official script is more concise than Qin Zhuan. There are masters of official script in the court such as Cheng Miao and Wang Cizhong. In addition, official script has gradually taken shape, so it is most suitable."
Fusu closed his eyes slightly.
He asked curiously: "Mr. Ji, have you ever explained the reason?"
Young Master Gao shook his head.
He said: "Mr. Ji only said that this is what Great Qin will do in the future, and also said that it involves the change of the military merit system, but he did not tell us more, and we did not dare to ask more, and we knew our talents, so All I want to do is compile a suitable 'Book of Enlightenment'."
"If the imperial court can really use it in the future, my brothers and I will be able to relieve our father's worries."
"That's enough for us."
Fusu's heart moved slightly.
If a large number of people in Guanzhong are literate, wouldn't that provide the court with a large number of subsequent officials? If this is the case, how will the court be controlled by courtiers again in the future?
The shortage of officials in Da Qin will also be greatly reduced.
This is the thought.
He thought a lot.
In the past six months, through a series of actions of "Guan Shan Hai", the imperial court had collected a large amount of money and food. This money and food was huge, enough to compare with the land rent in Guandong for more than half a year.
Ji Heng once said.
The most difficult thing for Da Qin right now is to consolidate the foundation.
Consolidate Guanzhong.
Then there is the matter of calming down the military morale.
It will undoubtedly cost a lot of money to fulfill past promises. Now the court seems to have the confidence to face this.
Moreover, after what happened some time ago, the people in Guanzhong are very convinced of the imperial court.
People's support is available.
It is not easy for anything to happen in a short period of time.
But this is only treating the symptoms rather than the root cause. If we want to truly stabilize Guanzhong, the key lies in the military.
The army is the foundation for the Qin Dynasty to stand in the world.
As for education
I'm afraid Mr. Ji is thinking about the future.
Later, when Guanzhong is stabilized and military morale is available, the court will have enough strength to try to make some changes in the world, and then the importance of 'education' will continue to be highlighted.
Fusu frowned slightly.
He looked at Young Master Gao and the others and encouraged him with a smile: "Mr. Ji has entrusted you with such an important matter. You must do it well and don't let Mr. Ji down. If the book is written and can be taken seriously by the father, I believe My father will definitely not be stingy and will definitely give rewards and titles to all my brothers."
"Brother, I congratulate you in advance."
Hear the words.
Young Master Gao and others secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
They were worried that Fusu would be dissatisfied, but they never thought that Fusu not only did not blame them, but also encouraged them, and they were deeply moved.
Young Master Gao said quickly: "Thank you, brother."
Fusu smiled and said: "If you have any ideas, you can consult Hu Wujing, Cheng Miao and others. They are very knowledgeable about compiled books and official script, which will be of great help to you."
Speaking of which.
Fusu was suddenly stunned.
If he remembers correctly, Ji Heng is the real master of official script.
When Ji Heng's stone carvings were moved out of prison, Cheng Miao and others were so impressed by the stone carvings that they even lamented that they had never met Ji Heng.
This daze only lasted a short time.
He didn't want to tell Prince Gao about Ji Heng's official script.
When Ji Heng gave advice to the high-ranking people, he didn't say it out loud. How could he be so talkative?
And after all, Ji Heng’s identity cannot be revealed.
If Young Master Gao and others go to ask Ji Heng for advice, Cheng Miao and others may find out if time goes by, and it will be difficult to explain.
The current status quo is pretty good.
Fusu once again encouraged them to do more. If they really encountered something that couldn't be solved, they must tell him about it and he would come forward to solve it for them.
In a harmonious atmosphere of brotherhood, friendship and respect, Fusu reluctantly left.
Looking at Fusu's leaving figure, Gongzi Gao couldn't help but sigh: "Eldest brother has changed amazingly in the past six months. He is completely different from the old eldest brother. When eldest brother came just now, I even felt a little scared. I also had the idea of not getting close to him."
Jiang Lu also nodded and said, "I feel the same way."
"Under the guidance of Mr. Ji, the eldest brother has begun to gain some power and has even lost his temper. However, it will be a blessing for Da Qin to have Mr. Ji as his assistant."
"I'm just afraid that brother will change in the future." Rong Lu couldn't help but muttered.
Gao and Jiang Lu were silent for a moment.
They used to meet Fusu without looking up, so they were very familiar with each other, but now Fusu has gradually become unfamiliar to them, and even feels strange.
Still with a bit of indifference.
This indifference did not come from Fusu himself, but from the change in his temperament.
In the past, Fusu was gentle and gentle, but now Fusu's aura has been restrained, and there is an invisible power that makes people feel palpitated.
But they couldn't help but worry that Fusu would become cold and heartless.
Think of this.
They are more interested in compiling the "Book of Enlightenment".
They couldn't control Fusu's changes, and they really didn't dare to put their fate on their brotherhood. The only thing they could rely on was their title.
For the title.
Only then can they truly feel at ease.
Several people looked at each other and then looked at the pile of bamboo slips, their eyes full of fighting spirit.
(End of chapter)
