It was half a month before Ziyou returned to Xianyang. Originally, the journey only took three days, but Ziyou didn't want to return to Xianyang so early to work, so he delayed it for a few days. Even if Ziyou delayed for a few days, Ying Zheng called him to Zhangtai Palace as soon as he returned to Xianyang.
At this time, in Zhangtai Palace, all the three princes and nine ministers had arrived. Ying Zheng's face was gloomy and uncertain, and everyone was cautious and did not dare to speak. When Ziyou came to the main hall and performed the courtesy of a monarch and his ministers, Ying Zheng looked at the three gongs and nine ministers below and said
"My dear friends, I have called you here this time. It is Zhao Guoluo who has sent back a message. The three powerful families of the old Yan State, the Ju family, the Guo family, and the dramatist have colluded with the rangers to launch a rebellion in Yuyang County. rebellion."
After hearing Ying Zheng's words, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then their faces were filled with caution and anger. No matter when a crowd gathers to rebel at any time, it is the last thing the court wants to see. Rebellion not only means the use of weapons, but also means disaster to the local people and a devastating blow to society. At the same time, Yuyang County is a land that Qin has just conquered. If someone rebels under the slogan of reviving the old Yan, the impact will be even greater, so we have to make a cautious decision.
The Qin State now puts all its strength in two places. One is to conquer the six countries and pacify the world, and the other is to use the strength of the whole country to stabilize and develop the newly conquered lands. The Qin State continues to revise the Qin Law, and in Yingchuan The counties and east counties divided the land for the people and drove away the powerful and powerful people who harmed the local areas, in order to stabilize these areas and make them identify with the Qin State.
And now the three Juguo opera families in Yuyang County are rebelling under the slogan of reviving the old Yan. This will definitely make some people in Yingchuan County and Dong County who have finally stabilized still think about the old Han and Old Wei in their hearts, or have ambitions in their hearts. People rekindle unrealistic hopes and gather crowds to rebel. Once this happens in Yingchuan County and Dong County, all the efforts of the Qin State in the past few years will be in vain. These courtiers have worked hard and painstakingly to restore the local Their efforts will be destroyed once, so they will be angry.
"I request you to send troops to destroy three families to warn the world!" Master Jiuqing ordered his subordinate doctor Gong Yangxing to stand up and said angrily.
"No, Yuyang County has just been pacified. If we go to pacify the three families with great fanfare, it will make the people of Yuyang County panic, and I'm afraid it will be counterproductive. Once the three families take the lead in instigating the people to gather together to rebel, Yuyang County will inevitably suffer from war and military disasters. And become ruins!" Li Si stood up and said.
"What Lord Tingwei considers is that the three families must come out to pacify them. If they are allowed to launch a military disaster first, it will inevitably affect Yingchuan County and Dongjun. In the past, the separation of the three families of Han, Zhao and Wei into the Jin Dynasty was a precedent. If they do not show the power of thunder, It's not enough to deter villains. We must use thunderous means to punish all those who participated in the rebellion!" Gongyang Xing retorted.
Some people who support Gongyang Xing have come forward to speak. These people are either disciples of the Gongyang family or more radical people, such as those from Shen Bule's Dharma School.
"I'm not saying that thunderous tactics are not possible, but we must not use large-scale weapons. Yuyang County has Li Xin and Chen Ping, as well as tens of thousands of Qin troops, which can deal with the three families. If we mobilize troops there, we may be able to alert the snake. At the beginning of the Yan Kingdom It is determined that if a large-scale use of weapons is not conducive to stabilizing the place, the culprit should be captured with thunderous force, instead of killing all the enemy participants and punishing the culprit. The followers can be given a lighter sentence and convicted according to their guilt." Li Si said.
Li Si's words immediately attracted the approval of many people. Immediately, the Jiuqing people split into three factions and began to quarrel. The Gongyang family and the Legal family advocated the use of thunderous means and harsh punishment to punish those who participated in the rebellion. One would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go.
The current Legalism is still in the stage of using punishment to stop punishment. Although it is not as good as the cruel official stage developed by Zhang Tang in later generations, it is also beginning to look like cruel officials. And because of the influence of Li Si and Han Fei, Qin has the largest number of Legalists. It is Shen Buha's Legalist, that is, loyal to Ying Zheng himself. The rebellion of the three Ju and Guoju families is a betrayal of the sun in their hearts. This is something they cannot tolerate. Loyalty is not absolute, which is absolutely disloyal, so they must be killed. Just these disloyal people.
The Gongyang family advocated harsh measures because they felt that the Yan State was a bitter cold land and the people were in poverty. The Qin State's expedition to the Yan State was to help the Yan State people get out of the suffering and live a good life. They were trying to defeat the government. However, now that the three families of Ju, Guo and Ju want to launch a rebellion, they are really ignorant of good and evil. This is a denial of the teachings of the king in their hearts, which they cannot tolerate. If you can't make them obedient by acting kingly, then act domineeringly.
The last faction was the neutral faction, silently watching the quarrel between the two sides. Lu Buwei looked at the quarreling ministers without saying a word. One thing highlighted the current structure of the Qin Dynasty's court, which was a hodgepodge. There are people from all sects, and even if they are from the same sect but have different schools of thought, they not only maintain peace on the surface, but once they encounter problems and have disagreements, they will fight more violently than anyone else. The most obvious among them are Confucianism, Legalism.
Let’s not talk about it within the Confucian school. No one of the seventy-two rebels will tolerate anyone else. If Ziyou stands up and speaks, they can unanimously support him, because they are convinced of Ziyou regardless of his identity or achievements, but if it were changed If they want to tell someone something, they will spit directly in the other person's face.
This kind of Confucianism is what everyone wants to see, including Ziyou himself. Only this kind of Confucianism will not make Ying Zheng jealous, and only this kind of Confucianism can allow their school to survive in Qin.
"Okay." As soon as Ying Zheng finished speaking, everyone fell silent. Looking at the quiet person below, Ying Zheng said.
"There is no need to worry about the behavior of the three Ju-Guo drama families. They must use thunderous means and be sentenced to death. The Yi clan should warn the world. It goes without saying. As for the other participants, send people to investigate carefully and execute them according to the degree of participation. As for those who are Those who are forced to be involved will be sent to Lishan to repair and protect the mausoleums of these people to atone for their sins. As for those rangers who surrender themselves voluntarily, they will be judged according to their crimes, and if they are captured, they will all be executed."
Ying Zheng's words set the tone for the pacification of Yuyang County. After Ying Zheng's attitude was made clear, the ministers below no longer needed to argue, but began to think about how to pacify the matter at the minimum cost.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say." The imperial envoy stood up and said.
"Ai Qing, what do you have to say?" Ying Zheng said.
"The Yuyang County Supervisor once reported to the superiors that County Governor Chen Ping had connections with three families and many local dignitaries in Yuyang County. The memorial he reported concealed the true situation in Yuyang County, which shows that he had different intentions. I ask the king to send someone to arrest Chen Ping." said the imperial censor.
After the censor doctor finished speaking, the entire court suddenly fell into silence. His eyes were moving back and forth on the censor doctor Feng Quji and Ziyou, the lieutenant. Some people who were quick-thinking began to have other thoughts.
"There is no need to say more about Chen Ping, my dear. Chen Ping explained the situation in the secret note to me, so there is no need to worry about Chen Ping." Ying Zheng said.
"I am worried too much." Feng Quji, the imperial censor, said with his hands in hand.
"It is a blessing for me and the Qin State that I love you to be so responsible. There is no need to consider the affairs of Chen Ping and Li Xin. What needs to be considered now is that the troops of Yuyang County are scattered in various places. If the three families gather to rebel, the defenders of Jicheng I'm afraid the army is insufficient," Ying Zheng said.
"Your Majesty, the Yu Yuan guards have been trained and can be sent to Yuyang County!" Feng Wuze said with his hand.
In addition to taking control of the Yulin Army, Feng Wuze also had the task of training Yu Yuan's guards. Ever since the Yu Yuan guards were surrendered by Zi You, they have been training in secret. They have never shown anyone and have been used as a secret method.
Moreover, there are more than a hundred Yu Yuan guards who have been trained before and after. These people are without exception good soldiers in the army. They can compare with ten people, so it is most suitable for them to go to Yuyang. In addition to Yu Yuan's guards, Luo Wang is also very suitable, but Luo Wang is a killer group after all and cannot be put on the bright side, especially since Ying Zheng wants to use Ju Guoju's three families as a model to warn the world, so Luo Wang cannot be used to have such a notorious reputation. killer organization.
In comparison, Yu Yuan's special forces escort is very suitable.
"But I'm afraid Yu Yuan's bodyguards are still not enough. We can select hundreds of people from the Yulin Army to secretly sneak into Yuyang County to assist Li Xin and Chen Ping." Ziyou suggested.
"I think it's okay." Ying Zheng said, "What do you dear ladies think?"
"I have no objection," the ministers said with their hands raised.
"In this case, this is what happened. A war is inevitable this time. It is winter again, and the people of Yuyang will face natural disasters and man-made disasters at the same time. Although Yuyang County has been initially designated, they are also the people of the widow. So I decided to send people to escort supplies to help the people of Yuyang County survive the cold winter," Ying Zheng said.
"Your Majesty is truly an ancient sage. Only the ancient sage kings Yao and Shun can compare with you. Other countries often say that Qin is a country of tigers and wolves. It practices cruel laws but neglects education, and treats the people like livestock. But This is actually a slander from other countries. Looking at the history books, how many kings have cared about how their people are doing in the cold winter? And which king can treat the people who have initially established a territory as their own people? I have looked at the history books, except for There is no one except the king.
Your Majesty has a heart for all the people of the world. He is a blessing to the people of Yuyang County and a blessing to the Qin State. He is also a person who should be followed by the people of the world! Gong Yangxing immediately stood up and said.
All the court officials looked at Gong Yangxing blankly, and Ziyou also looked at Gong Yangxing slightly with some shock in his eyes. None of them expected that Gong Yangxing was so proficient in flattery. The eyes of the Legalists of the Shen Buye School were full of regret. They regretted that Gong Yangxing had been given such a good opportunity. Their sun must be praised by themselves!
"He turned out to be a sycophant!" People from the Legalist school gave Gong Yangxing a definition in their hearts.
Seeing that Gong Yangxing was so smart, Ying Zheng's vanity was greatly satisfied. He looked at Gong Yangxing with satisfaction in his eyes and motioned for Gong Yangxing to continue talking.
"It's a good thing that the king has this intention, but I don't know who should be responsible for this matter?" Lu Buwei interrupted Gong Yangxing's flattery and asked.
For a while, the ministers were all excited. This was a good opportunity to gain reputation. If it was done well, it would not only leave a good impression in Ying Zheng's heart, but also earn a wave of reputation among the people, and even be fished out. It is possible for the people of Yang County to build a shrine. The same task is not easy to complete. If there is any problem, both Ying Zheng and the people of Yuyang County will tear them apart. But compared to this problem, they are more willing to take risks.
Looking at the eagerly awaiting ministers below, Ying Zheng smiled slightly in his heart. He did not give a direct order but asked:
"Who does Father Zhong think is more suitable to go?"
"On this matter, we should choose a person with both ability and political integrity, so that nothing can go wrong." Lu Buwei said. To put it bluntly, this matter is a matter of post-war disaster relief, but it is often this disaster relief matter that is the most difficult to deal with. First of all, in the face of huge interests, it is inevitable that officials will have evil intentions, so one person needs to be responsible to prevent others from daring to do so. There is a crooked mind. At the same time, you also need to be able to handle this matter in an orderly manner without disclosure.
"Who does the teacher think is appropriate to send?" Ying Zheng looked at Ziyou again.
"I think that the prince is the most suitable candidate. The prince is about to be ten years old, so it's time to go out and have some experience." Ziyou said with his hands in hand.
When they heard Ziyou mentioning Fusu, the ministers were stunned for a moment. They didn't expect that Ziyou would ask Fusu to take charge of this matter. You must know that this is going to Yuyang County, and it is already winter and the weather is very cold. The road is difficult, and for a child like Fusu, an accident may lead to an early death.
"What the teacher said makes sense, what do you all think?" Ying Zheng said with a smile.
After hearing Ying Zheng's words, the ministers understood that Ying Zheng's original intention was to let Fusu go. This was the beginning of letting Fusu have contact with the court. As the prince, Fusu has been taught by Lu Buwei because of his age. Fusu's various deeds can often be heard in Xianyang, so everyone is very satisfied with the future prince, and they are all ready to wait for Fusu. After opening the government, they rushed to pledge their allegiance, but they didn't expect that Ying Zheng would let Fusu have contact with the court now. This was completely unreasonable.
Now that Yingzheng is in his prime, he begins to let Fusu have contact with the court. When Yingzheng is middle-aged, Fusu happens to be wearing a crown. In this case, something may happen that affects the Qin court. Although they don't know what Ying Zheng is thinking, now they have no other choice but to praise him. If they object at this time, they will not only offend Ying Zheng, but also Fusu.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"This matter has been settled. Prince Fusu will be responsible for this matter, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty will be responsible for assisting." Ying Zheng said.
"promise!"
As the matter was finalized, the court meeting dispersed. However, the ministers were still involved in the matter of Ying Zheng letting Fusu contact the court. They didn't know what Ying Zheng was thinking. Although they had done it long ago They were ready to get close to Fusu, but that was only after Fusu came of age and Yingzheng was middle-aged. At that time, Yingzheng was already old and Fusu was in his prime. It was okay for them to get close to Fusu, who was the prince, but getting close It's completely different.
(End of chapter)
