It has been several days since the Li Chu's court meeting ended.
However, the court officials remained silent on the matter of establishing the crown prince.
There seemed to be doubts in his heart.
the other side.
After Fusu and others left Jiuyuan, they embarked on their way back to their country, and the atmosphere was very lively along the way.
The longer Fusu stayed in the army, the more extraordinary the Qin army's temperament became, and the more deeply he understood the painstaking efforts his father had taken to get him acquainted with the Meng brothers.
To be fair.
As a young man growing up, it must be said that it is a great blessing to have someone like Meng Tian as his teacher and to be able to experience in the mighty army.
Just thinking about this, Fusu frowned secretly.
Meng Tian was his foreign teacher, but he never regarded himself as a foreign teacher and devoted himself to serving the country. However, when the Xiongnu invaded the border areas, his father sent Meng Tian to lead the army and went north for several years. However, during these few years, he I don’t know how to get along with the Confucian scholars.
Looking back now, I have mixed feelings in my heart, and I can't explain the feeling.
This emotion did not last long. Fusu's mind was devoted to understanding the army again. This military trip gave him a practical understanding of the Qin army and a detailed understanding of the situation at the bottom. Mastery, I am even more convinced by what Ji Heng said at the beginning.
This is the greatest significance of this trip.
The straight road is long.
It took seven or eight days from the time of departure to return to Xianyang. After the journey, Fusu also felt very tired.
After saying goodbye to Meng Tian and Li Xin, Fusu went straight back to the palace.
The eunuch Wei Sheng had been waiting outside the palace for a long time. When he saw Fusu coming back, he hurriedly greeted him. Fusu was not wearing a prince's uniform, but was wearing a military leather armor and a black cloak with gold threads.
"Congratulations to the young master, Wei Sheng, congratulations to the young master." Wei Sheng knelt on the ground, unable to hide the excitement in his eyes.
Hear the words.
Fusu was startled.
He looked at Wei Sheng curiously and asked doubtfully: "What are you congratulating? What are you congratulating? Why can't I understand?"
He didn't lie.
He had been in the army and knew very little about the situation in the DPRK. After receiving the imperial edict, he was busy on his way and did not receive any news along the way. He had no idea about the appointment of the crown prince discussed by the DPRK.
Wei Sheng said excitedly: "Young Master has been busy traveling these past few days. I may not have heard the news."
"Your Majesty has decided to appoint the young master as his heir apparent."
"I would like to congratulate the young master."
Wei Sheng bowed again.
"Father has decided to establish a heir?" Fusu was stunned for a moment, then his mind trembled, and he solemnly said: "Wei Sheng, you can't talk nonsense like this. Where did you hear the news? And who told you."
Fusu looked cautious.
Wei Sheng looked at Fusu suspiciously, and seemed to realize that Fusu really didn't know anything about it. He could only hold his hands and said: "Young Master may not know something. Five days ago, His Majesty held a court meeting, and the content of the meeting was discussed. It was a matter of establishing a prince. At that time, hundreds of courtiers in the Manchu Dynasty discussed and finally decided on the prince."
"I thought that the young master already knew this."
"Just looking at the young master's appearance, he seems to be completely unaware. This minister is a little confused."
Wei Sheng told the truth.
Immediately, Wei Sheng seemed to realize that there was something wrong with his words, and quickly added: "I think the young master must have been busy on the road at that time, so the court did not report the matter to the young master, and His Majesty's official notice has not been issued directly. It’s normal for the young master not to know.”
"It's just that this matter has already been spread in the palace and the city."
"How dare I fool the young master?"
Seeing the serious look on Wei Sheng's face, Fusu was a little convinced. He was very surprised and confused about this, but more importantly, he felt a deep sense of uneasiness and anxiety.
The word "Crown Prince" has extraordinary meaning.
This represents responsibility.
He is no longer the ignorant young man he once was.
In the past six months, he has grown rapidly, and he has truly realized the great responsibility and the weight of the world he bears. In a daze, he even began to doubt himself.
Can you really take on this important task in the world?
he does not know.
The only thing he knew was that in just ten years, the Qin State had swallowed up the world. The country suddenly became bigger and had more affairs. The former King of Qin had already become the co-owner of the world and became the Emperor. This Just the most superficial changes, but the more profound changes are far beyond the understanding of the people in the world.
The vast majority of people in the world, as well as my previous self, only see the incomparable sacred power and aura of the emperor, but only by truly understanding this country can we realize how crude this idea is.
The great expansion of the country and the sudden increase of power are terrible plunders for the monarch's energy.
It had only been nine years since the founding of the Qin Dynasty, but he had seen his father's rapid aging and the tremendous hard work his father put in every day. This kind of hard work was beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.
The undercurrents of the world, the quarrels between courtiers, etc., even if you are in a high position, you are still walking on thin ice.
He had never thought about becoming a prince in the past, and he had even regarded himself as a prince for a long time. But when the position of prince really fell to him, Fusu rarely felt timid and avoided it.
Fusu looked at Wei Sheng and said seriously: "Don't talk about the prince's affairs anymore. Father's imperial edict has been officially issued. I am still just a young master, no different from other brothers. You should not make any random announcements to the outside world. If If I know it, I will definitely punish you severely."
Wei Sheng said quickly: "I don't dare."
Fusu entered the palace, just like Wei Sheng. His wife, concubines, and children were all in the palace to congratulate him. Fusu waved his hands in disgust and signaled them to leave. He just said that he was tired from traveling and didn't want to pay attention to it. After that, he went straight to shower and change clothes.
A long while.
Fusu changed into neat clothes.
He did not stay in Yong Palace for too long and went directly to meet his father.
The news of Fusu's return to the palace had already reached the ears of the First Emperor. For Fusu's arrival, the First Emperor was not surprised at all. He looked at Fusu calmly, nodded with relief, and said: "Dark, thin. But he is more capable than before.”
Hear the words.
Fusu felt hot in his heart.
It has been a long time since he received praise from his father.
This time, for the first time, the First Emperor put down the almost endless desk work for Fusu, and also ordered a small banquet to be set up in the study for the first time. Tired and relaxed, he leaned on the couch and chatted with Fusu.
Father and son, Shihuang asked and Fusu spoke.
Fusu told everything he saw and heard in the Jiuyuan Army, including the Jiuyuan Army's prevention and counterattack against the Xiongnu. He also talked about what he had seen and heard at the bottom of the army, and also talked about himself. Various experiences on the way from south to north.
The atmosphere in the study room is very harmonious.
After listening to what Fu Su had seen for a while, Ying Zheng asked with great interest: "You have spent a lot of time in this place this year. You have traveled to Lao Qin and also stayed in the desolate Beiyuan. Tell me, how is the world's current governance situation?"
Fusu's face tightened. He knew that his father was testing him, so he did not dare to be careless. He thought about it in his mind and said in a deep voice: "In the past ten years, my father has set the great cause of reorganizing China at the beginning of the founding of the country. , has begun to bear fruit, the roads are open, business travel is becoming more frequent, the Sichuan defenses are gone, the rivers are denser with boats, the fields and canals are unobstructed, the farming areas are greatly improved, the road is full of vitality, and there is no chaos like the wars of the past. elephant."
Ying Zheng chuckled and said, "Tell me what you regret."
Fusu looked hesitant, but finally said calmly: "As far as I know from my in-depth knowledge of the local affairs, only matters involving the imperial government and major affairs of the Qin Dynasty have been implemented. As for various practical matters related to people's livelihood, they are still very messy, and there is even no progress at all. , or very little progress.”
"Tell me more specifically," Ying Zheng said calmly.
Fusu said: "I went to Beiyuan Army during this period and learned for the first time that the Great Qin abolished the currencies of the six countries and unified the use of Qin Banliang. However, the number of Qin Banliang in the world is very small, and it is still circulating in many places. Currencies of the Six Nations.”
"The problem of people's migration."
"My father's original intention was to make Guandong and Guanzhong complement each other in order to eliminate the hatred between the two places, but the actual effect was not good. The old Qin people who moved there were relatively small in number, but they were bullied by the original people of the six places. In addition, Many old Qin people complained about the bias of local officials."
"Guanzhong and Guandong are treated very differently."
"Otherwise."
"Population registration status of six places."
"I talked with the lower-level soldiers in the army from time to time, and also talked with the corvées who built the Great Wall. Many of them came from the head of Guizhou in the six regions. I accidentally learned from them that many powerful nobles in the area had hidden themselves in the past. population, and these populations are not registered in Daqin’s household registration.”
"There are also issues such as field tax and corvee in various places. The yields of grain varieties are different in different places, and the taxes are also different. However, local officials often use the highest field tax and corvee to collect, but the lowest is paid to the court. Then the A lot of profit was made from it.”
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Ying Zheng listened quietly, his expression very calm and calm.
Seeing this, Fusu's thoughts were racing, but he spoke very calmly. He said: "In addition to various practical matters related to people's livelihood, specifically related to people's livelihood restructuring, Guanzhong and Guandong are actually two systems running in parallel."
"Local officials have great discretionary power. The court originally asked them to make the most beneficial choice for the local area based on actual conditions, but now it has become a private reserve for local officials to seek personal gain. Through the differences between the two systems, they have Artificially create a money and food gap, and seek massive profits from it."
"The local leaders of Guizhou have been deeply affected and suffered deeply from it."
Fusu said very enthusiastically.
When it comes to emotional points, he even dances, unable to hide the anger in his heart.
Ying Zheng was not surprised by Fusu's excitement, nor did he reprimand him. He just listened calmly. After Fusu finished telling what he had heard, Ying Zheng nodded lightly and said: "People's livelihood is so difficult. In the past, the imperial court was relatively laissez-faire in reforming people’s livelihood.”
"But people's livelihood is not too important."
"At least it doesn't matter right now."
Hear the words.
Fusu's pupils narrowed.
His eyes were full of shock and disbelief.
He was a little confused, why would his father say this?
Regarding Fusu's surprise, Ying Zheng said indifferently: "You have had many conversations with Ji Heng, and Ji Heng has also told you a lot of truths, but have you ever said that you want to solve people's livelihood?"
(End of chapter)
