"I have one more thing to do"
Cao Yi did not say it directly.
"The Taoist Master says it's okay, I won't agree to anything."
Ying Zheng wished that Cao Yi would ask him to help him if he had something to do.
As the emperor who rules the world, he owes a man a huge favor. If he doesn't do something, he always feels uncomfortable.
"Xiang Yu"
Cao Yi uttered two words and watched Ying Zheng's expression change at the same time.
Sure enough, when Ying Zheng heard the word Xiang Yu, his originally calm face became clouded.
"Xiang Yu is an unprecedented war genius. His Majesty is indispensable for the expansion of the territory, and such a person is indispensable."
Cao Yi persuaded.
Ying Zheng's tense face relaxed slightly. It's not like he has never done anything wrong for the sake of the world. When he attacked Chu, he believed Li Xin's wild words and only sent 200,000 people, but he returned in defeat. Later, in order to show his sincerity, he put down his body and drove the car himself to ask the veteran Wang Jian to come out and finally succeeded in attacking Chu.
"Your Majesty has read history and knows how big the world is and how different it is from place to place. Just a hot and humid place in the south can kill tens of thousands of people."
Cao Yi added another weight.
This is not without purpose. The Yuan Dynasty was so powerful at that time. The Chen Dynasty that attacked Vietnam in later generations was defeated miserably. It was not because of the harsh climate and terrain.
Ying Zheng was finally moved: "What the Taoist said makes sense. In two thousand years of history, countless battles have been defeated by the climate, the acclimatization, and the terrain. There are countless armies and big countries that have been defeated. Although our Da Qin now has all the advantages, it can't be defeated." After all, the world is too big and complicated. The more people like Xiang Yu, the better for me."
Seeing that Ying Zheng was persuaded, Cao Yi said one more thing: "The second thing is to establish a feudal state."
Feudangjianguo means "feudal land and founding a country", referred to as "feudalism". That is, the emperor enfeoffed the land outside the royal territory under his direct jurisdiction to the princes and granted them titles. The princes then enfeoffed the nobles. The princes and nobles had considerable autonomy in their own territories.
This time Ying Zheng just thought for a while and then nodded.
Having read history, he knew how big the world was, and the best way was to lay the foundation first by establishing feudal states.
"That's all I have to say."
After Cao Yi finished speaking, he stopped talking.
"The Taoist master plans for others and for me, but not for himself at all. He is a true scholar of the country."
Ying Zheng sighed.
Cao Yi just smiled.
Ying Zheng glanced at Xiang Yu, who was standing with Li Si and others in the distance, and said loudly: "Come here."
Xiang Yu and a group of ministers came over.
Ying Zheng's eyes lingered on Xiang Yu's face for a while, and he said, "I wanted to kill you."
"Yu Yuan also had this intention."
Xiang Yu looked at Ying Zheng without fear.
"presumptuous"
"Bold"
…
Li Si, the civil and military ministers, and Confucian scholars and doctors all criticized him.
Ying Zheng looked over with a cold look, and the scene fell silent.
After a moment of silence, Ying Zheng said: "I think you are an unborn general, so I will keep you alive to expand the territory for me. After you succeed, I can let you find a fertile land and establish the Kingdom of Chu."
As soon as these words came out, the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs changed his color.
Li Si was the first to stand up and object: "Your Majesty, abolishing feudalism and establishing counties is a national policy. The feuding princes have been fighting for hundreds of years and cannot be repeated again."
The opposition from other civil and military ministers, especially those from clan origins, was even fiercer. They had gained nothing, so why did Xiang Yu, who appeared out of nowhere, get the promise of a feudal state and a new country?
The Confucian scholars and doctors all looked happy. They admired the restoration of ancient times, and what they yearned for most was enfeoffment. When Li Si proposed to establish counties and abolish feudalism, they were the most fiercely opposed.
Ying Zheng has always been an arbitrary person. He has already made up his mind and ignores everyone. He stares at Xiang Yu motionlessly: "I gave it to you, how dare you take it?"
Xiang Yu immediately felt the sharp-sword-like eyes around him, but he didn't care at all. He faced Ying Zheng's eyes and said without any stage fright: "Why don't you dare?"
Ying Zheng nodded and looked at everyone: "I intend to restore the enfeoffment system and reward those who have meritorious service."
The scope suddenly expanded, and the original objections suddenly disappeared. Especially the ministers who came from the clan, they would get the biggest advantage from the restoration of the feudal system.
"A person with no merit, even my son, is not qualified to enfeoff."
Ying Zheng added another sentence.
Only a few of the ministers who were born in the clan became unsightly. Da Qin was a country that favored martial arts, and most of the ministers who were born in the clan had military merits.
"Let's talk about the enfeoffment later. It's getting late. Let's climb the mountain."
After Ying Zheng finished speaking, he walked straight towards the entrance to the mountain.
Cao Yi and a group of ministers walked behind.
After walking about a hundred steps, Ying Zheng stopped, turned around and said, "Taoist Master, let me go side by side."
The ministers were in an uproar. The ceremony of consecrating Zen, which was held once every few hundred years, was still held in parallel with His Majesty. The glory that shines through the annals of history actually fell on such an alchemist who appeared out of nowhere.
Cao Yi didn't think it was anything special, so he walked over leisurely.
"Has the Taoist Master ever read "Guanzi Fengchan Chapter"?"
Before Cao Yi could get closer, he heard Ying Zheng ask.
"Have not read it"
Cao Yi shook his head.
"In the past, there was no Huai family who conferred the title of Mount Tai, and so on; Fuxi conferred the title of Mount Tai, and so on; Shen Nong conferred the title of Mount Tai, and conferred the name of Zen; Huangdi conferred the title of Mount Tai, and conferred the name of Zen; Yao conferred the title of Mount Tai... The last one was King Cheng of Zhou, eight hundred years ago years."
Ying Zheng said.
Cao Yi didn't know how to answer this and remained silent.
Arriving at the entrance of Mount Tai, looking up, you will see a climbing road going all the way up, giving people a majestic and majestic feeling.
Ying Zheng looked even more solemn.
After walking up the mountain for a while, there was a sudden crisp sound behind me.
Cao Yi looked back and saw that a black Suzaku flag was broken.
Just when the sealing ceremony was about to be held, something like this happened.
It was nothing to a modern person like him, but it was serious to the ancient people who were constantly changing the sky.
The soldiers holding the flag were so frightened that their faces turned pale.
"Your Majesty, a broken flag is a bad omen."
A Confucian scholar stood up with a solemn expression.
"Your Majesty, this is a warning from heaven."
"In addition to the last sin star falling to the ground, this is already the second time."
…
Other Confucian scholars and doctors also stood up, explaining the celestial phenomena in all directions, and took the opportunity to persuade Ying Zheng to promote Confucianism and implement the benevolent government of the ancient sage kings.
Ying Zheng looked at Cao Yi: "What does the Taoist think?"
Cao Yi thought for a while and said: "The flag is broken, it is just a common thing and has nothing to do with heaven. Please don't punish that soldier."
These words suddenly stirred up a hornet's nest. Confucian scholars and doctors one after another accused Cao Yi of being disrespectful to heaven at the moment when he was holding the ceremony of Zen ceremony. He was a villain and was guilty of deceiving the emperor.
Ying Zheng's face darkened.
"shut up"
Li Si on the side shouted loudly when he saw this.
Although the Confucian scholars and doctors calmed down, they still looked angry.
Killing intent flashed across Ying Zheng's eyes.
"Your Majesty, it is important to be granted the title of Zen."
Cao Yi persuaded.
Ying Zheng nodded and continued climbing.
Cao Yi continued in parallel.
While walking, he heard Confucian scholars and doctors whispering accusations against him. Cao Yi sighed in his heart, why didn't these people know that their death was coming?
