With Fusu's help, Du He slowly straightened up.
He looked sad and said: "I do feel that His Highness has been a little alienated from us during this period of time. I don't know if it has something to do with this 'Mr. Zhong', or maybe His Highness is dissatisfied with us, but I really feel that in my heart Panic."
Ji Ran also followed: "I know that I had political differences with His Highness last time. It was just a matter of court affairs. Differences are normal. I really can't figure out why His Highness is becoming more and more indifferent to me and others. I am panicked."
Yu Shide also spoke.
After the first few people spoke, the remaining people also spoke one after another.
Without exception.
There was sadness and sorrow in both words.
It was as if Fusu had done something to feel sorry for them.
Fusu smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "You ministers have really misunderstood Fusu. Your contribution to the Qin Dynasty is so great that it cannot be erased by time. How can I, Fusu, dare to despise you? Fusu is a brat. In the past, Just because His Majesty is displeased because of our political differences, how can we deviate from you all again because of our political opinions?"
"You are all the founding heroes of the Qin Dynasty, and you are also the elders of Fusu."
"Emotions and reasons are all existences that Fusu needs to rely on, and they are also the subjects for Fusu to learn from. How could Fusu dare to be dissatisfied with you, let alone alienate you? Fusu has absolutely no reason to do this. "
"When I heard what you all said just now, Fusu was also shocked."
"Because this is really not Fusu's intention."
"Fusu is deeply disturbed."
"Just thinking back, Fusu does have a lot of unsatisfactory results, and because of its lack of administrative ability, it often does things relatively arbitrarily, and rarely pays attention to details, so it seems a bit alienating."
"This is Fusu's fault."
Said.
Fusu bowed to Du He and others and apologized.
On the side, Zhang Cang's eyes widened slightly, and he glanced at Fusu. A slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but he quickly restrained it, without any expression on his face, as if it had never happened.
Seeing Fusu's apology, Du He and others did not dare to accept it, and quickly stretched out their hands to help Fusu up.
After several courtesies, Fusu straightened up.
His face was calm, his eyes were full of concern for the country and the people, and he said slowly: "I don't know what you think of Fusu, but in Fusu's heart, he has never been suspicious of you, and has always respected you."
"As for alienation, it's out of the question."
"I know that I have changed a lot recently. The main reason is that Fusu started to take over the political affairs. From the beginning, he was naive and naive, and gradually realized the difficulty of the political affairs of the Qin Dynasty. Therefore, his mentality has indeed changed a lot. In the past, Fusu had nothing to do with him, so he was naturally troublesome. I made some jokes and made you laugh in the past.”
Said.
Fusu also laughed.
It seems that he has completely let go of the past.
immediately.
Fusu's smile faded and his expression became serious.
He said solemnly: "As for the rumors from the outside world, I, Fusu, deliberately alienate the guests from the six places. This is really ridiculous. The concept that I, Fusu, have always adhered to is to govern China with tolerance. How can I do it because of the current situation? Just give up because of the difficulties?”
"This is not what Fusu did."
"I don't know why the outside world makes such ridiculous remarks, but this statement is indeed wrong."
"And so wrong!"
"Absolutely ridiculous."
"At the beginning, I suggested to Your Majesty to implement the 'official mountain and sea' policy. If I really had this intention, how could I let each government agency select suitable officials to serve, and put no restrictions on the selection of officials in Guandong? Ji Ran, you are the official city prime minister, you know that Money and food are so important. If I were really selfish or had my own opinion on such an important matter, how could I not keep the money and food firmly in the hands of someone I trust?"
"And what I choose is to appoint people to their best interests."
"As long as they are qualified for the job, they can be given a new role."
"During this period, we also carried out drastic rectification of the Tingwei Mansion. Meng Yi had a close personal relationship with me, but during that turmoil, how could I have said a word to excuse Meng Yi? Did I ever say anything to the officials who were demoted or resigned? Have you ever begged for mercy?"
"Never."
"I, Fusu, treat everyone equally!"
"Whether it is Guandong or Guanzhong, they are both citizens of the Qin Dynasty. How can they be said to be the same?"
"Indeed."
"I did say that there are differences between old and new Qin people."
"And this problem does obviously exist. Although you don't say it, the saying that the people of Qin are the people of the old Qin and the six places are the people of the new Qin has always been popular in the world, and is even recognized by the people of the world. In my opinion, the reason is It's about injustice, and the root of the injustice is that the imperial court has always been in debt to the old Qin people."
"so."
"I, Fusu, are committed to solving the problem of military merit and honors."
"It's not for anything else, it's for the sake of truly smoothing out differences in the world and realizing true justice in the world!"
"Why did I, Fusu, do anything wrong?"
Fusu's words were loud and powerful.
Du He and others were silent, their eyes flickering, wondering what they were thinking.
But the eyes he looked at Fusu became increasingly gloomy.
Together.
The look in Zhang Cang's eyes was also a bit unkind.
Zhang Cang simply ignored it.
Fusu looked as normal and continued: "As for the doubts in your hearts about me alienating guests and ministers, this is even more ridiculous. When the Affairs Office was being established, do you still remember the officials who were selected for my Affairs Office, most of them were officials from the six regions? I If we really wanted to alienate our guests, why did we select these people to join us in the first place?”
"I have never met or exchanged letters with these officials. Even before this, if Zhang Cang had not introduced me, I would not have known that these people existed. However, even so, I, Fusu, still included these people in the affairs. Mansion."
"What's the reason?"
"It's because Fusu knows that only by letting the people of the world be used by Qin can Great Qin be able to overcome the crisis and stabilize the overall situation, and can Great Qin not decline under the current situation. This is the foundation of Great Qin's past strength."
"So alienating guests is completely nonsense."
"As Prime Minister Li said in the "Book of Remonstrances and Expulsions of Guests": 'Today's banishment of guests is to benefit the enemy's country. It is empty inside and accumulates resentment externally. It harms the people and benefits the enemy. It is impossible to seek for a country without danger!'"
"How could I, Fusu, not understand this truth?"
"I don't know if it's Fusu's misunderstanding or Fusu's misjudgment. Nowadays, the court is becoming more and more like a post-'exemption of guests.' It seems difficult for people from Guandong to get promotion opportunities, while officials from Guanzhong Being able to be easily transferred to Guandong seems to be like what Prime Minister Li said in his book, 'but not accepting guests, sparing scholars but not using them'."
"Fusu is very confused."
"The vastness of heaven and earth is also the breadth of governance."
"The Great Qin has unified the land and the eight wastelands. Under the world, is it the land of the king? Is it the land of the king? Now the whole world is the land of the Great Qin, and all the people are the subjects of the Great Qin. Why does the Great Qin appear now? With this situation, could it be that since the unification of the world, the talents of Great Qin have only appeared in Guanzhong and in the court?"
"Shouldn't it be in the world?"
"and"
Fusu paused for a moment, glanced at Du He and others lightly, and said with a sneer: "Compared to the people of Guandong, you have been in Qin for many years. In the hearts of the people of Guandong, you may be 'Qin people', but Only people from Guandong can be considered as so-called guest ministers.”
"So alienating guests is totally pointless."
"There is no basis for it."
After hearing Fusu's murderous words, Du He and others' expressions changed drastically.
They never thought that they were plotting against Fusu, but in the end, they were tricked by Fusu. Fusu's words turned them into people who alienated their guests.
How can they resist this?
Du He's face was ashen and he said quickly: "Your Highness said something serious."
"After the unification of the world, we are all subjects of the Qin Dynasty. How can we talk about guest ministers and host ministers? Moreover, there are many practical reasons why the officials in Guanzhong are more trusted by the court. First, the six regions have a strong sense of rebellion, and the court has a strong sense of rebellion in Guandong. There is insufficient control, and we need to use Guanzhong disciples to strengthen management."
"Secondly, the Qin Dynasty pursues the rule of law. The people in Guandong have a weak concept of the rule of law. If they are placed in high positions, they may repeat the mistakes of Lu Buwei and others in the past. In addition, the world has just been unified, and what is needed is stability. The people of Guanzhong know the basics, so they are more Easily trusted.”
"This is not our fault, but the current situation."
Duhe defended with a pale face.
But his face was surprisingly ugly, so how could he not notice the counterattack in Fusu's words.
Fusu didn't hide his dislike for them at all, he spoke it out so bluntly, and even directly regarded them as the source of 'estranged guests'.
But Duch also knew.
Continuing to use "Shu Ke" against Fusu will no longer have any effect, and may even be targeted by Fusu in turn. In fact, Fusu's words are obviously more popular and easier to win the favor of scholars all over the world. Duch will not continue.
But Du He was also very frightened.
It must not have been long since Fusu heard the news. It was really amazing that he could think of a countermeasure in such a short period of time.
It was completely beyond his expectation.
And from the beginning to the end, no matter how he tried to seduce him, Fusu never fell for it. He resolutely refused to admit that he had alienated his "guest ministers". Instead, he kept taking credit for himself and clearing his name. From all indications, Fusu They don't look like people who are ignorant of political affairs, but more like old foxes who have been immersed in politics for a long time.
immediately.
Du He secretly shook his head.
There is no way Fusu came up with this on his own.
He still has a certain understanding of Fusu.
Since it's not Fusu, it can only be Zhang Cang.
Think of this.
Du He's eyes were obviously dark.
He knew that he had underestimated this fat man in the past. This man was not as honest as he seemed, but a real cunning person. However, as a disciple of Xunzi, it did not seem surprising that Zhang Cang had such a talent.
I was just careless.
Moreover, many people in the court looked down upon Zhang Cang.
This man is not simple.
At this time.
Fusu said thoughtfully: "I see, thank you so much, Mr. Du, for informing me."
A smile appeared on Du He's face, but it was uglier than crying. His voice was already a little hoarse, and he said calmly: "There may indeed be some misunderstandings. His Highness did not have a deep understanding of political affairs in the past, so he had misunderstandings. Neither did I." well considered."
"Your Highness, please forgive me."
Fusu smiled and said, "If it hadn't been for the Young Master's guidance, Fusu might not have realized it yet. What's wrong with the Young Master?"
"It's just that the young master has something else to tell you right now?"
"If not, I still have some political matters to deal with here, so I may not be able to continue having in-depth discussions with the young master."
Fusu immediately started chasing away the guests.
Duhe's eyes narrowed.
But he didn't say anything anymore, but looked at Yan Le indifferently.
Seeing Du He looking at him, Yan Le immediately turned dark.
He certainly understood what Du He was thinking.
Du He had made a fool of himself in front of Fusu earlier and didn't want to stand out anymore, so he wanted to let himself speak. However, he couldn't see that Fusu had obviously prepared a response in advance. If he asked this question, he would probably have to pay for it. Fusu was jealous.
He was really reluctant.
Yan Le lowered his head, not meeting Du He's gaze.
See this.
Ji Ran sneered.
He looked at Yan Le with a smile, and said as if he was thinking about Yan Le, "On the way here just now, we met Xianyang Ling. Xianyang Ling seemed to want to ask His Highness for confirmation on something. It was just the first time for Xianyang Ling to meet His Highness. , I was inevitably a little nervous, so I didn’t dare to speak for a while.”
"Yan Le."
"Ask what you want to ask."
"Your Highness is right here. If you have any questions, Your Highness can answer it for you."
"Say it!"
Other officials also spoke one after another.
"Yan Le, if you don't seize the opportunity, don't keep His Highness waiting."
"Didn't you hear what His Highness said? Your Highness's time is precious. How can I allow you to waste it here? Hurry up and say it!"
"."
Yan Le blushed as he listened to everyone's urging.
If others had not spoken softly, they would have spoken back in person. These courtiers were really inhuman. He was the one who contributed the most, but in the end, these people didn't care about his life or death at all.
This is really unreasonable.
Yan Le also felt angry.
He had secretly sworn in his heart that he would not find a chance for him, otherwise he would definitely retaliate for today's injustice a thousand times, and he would not let go of Fusu either.
It's just that he knows it just as well now.
The overall situation is more important right now.
Only by completely pulling down Fusu could Hu Hai have a chance to ascend to the throne, and only then could he reach the sky in one step. For the sake of his future glory and wealth, and for his future success, he finally swallowed his resentment.
He looked up, a smile on his face.
He cupped his hands towards Fusu and the surrounding courtiers and said, "I was so excited in front of you that I lost my mind and sense of proportion. Please forgive me, Your Highness and all the officials."
"I do have some questions in my mind."
"This time there are rumors in the city, and as the order of Xianyang, I am actually more concerned about another matter."
"That's the identity of this 'Mr. Zhong'."
"Based on the information I have found so far, his household registration is not in Guanzhong, and it seems that he has been living in the city as a 'dead man'. However, according to the laws of Daqin, this situation is inappropriate."
"Since I know this matter, I need to find out the matter."
"It's just that this person has a sworn relationship with His Highness, and the place where he lives seems to be blocked by palace attendants, so I have the courage to come here to collect evidence."
"I want to know the true identity of this person."
"Your Highness, please grant me your permission."
"Thank you Yan Le."
Finished.
Yan Le was afraid that Fusu would be jealous, so he knelt down on the spot.
(End of chapter)
