"Rest with the people?"
Li Si's face was complicated. Isn't this what Huang Laozhi said?
Could it be that His Majesty wants to overthrow his own policies and implement the so-called Huang-Lao theory and Confucianism?
"Although there is chaos in various places now, you have overlooked one point. They are not all rebellious officials and traitors, but also a considerable number of my people in Great Qin!"
Fusu's words were so deafening that Li Si gradually broke out in a cold sweat and felt a chill in his heart.
"If you were a commoner and had to do corvée work twice in a month, without a single field or ridge, and if you were not careful, you would be whipped or punished by officials, how could you endure it?"
Hearing this, Li Si broke into a cold sweat.
"Where in the world are there so many rioters? They just want to have enough food to eat and survive. Today, with the rapid changes, the six countries are unified!"
Fusu showed a detached attitude and waved his sleeves.
"Wherever the rivers go and where the sun and the moon shine, they are all the land of our Great Qin. Looking across the sea, they are all the people of our Great Qin. After generations of wars and bloodshed, it is time for the people to rest."
After saying this, Fusu immediately sent Li Si to draft an edict.
The basic content is to reduce taxes and corvee, so that the people can take a breather. In some extremely poor places, Fusu exempted them from three years of corvee with a stroke of his pen.
As the world's number one counselor, Li Si naturally understands this.
After the edict was written, Li Si finally stopped worrying about the outcome of Legalism and Confucianism, and instead worried about the comfort of Xianyang.
"Your Majesty, the edict has been drafted, but if this happens, the interests of the nobles of the Qin Dynasty will inevitably be damaged. With the death of the First Emperor, I am afraid there will be turmoil..."
Seeing that Li Si finally knew how to be loyal to him and consider himself, Fusu felt a little satisfied.
"Unrest? Could it be that the 300,000 cavalry brought by Gu are not enough to deter Xiao Xiao?"
"After all, the 300,000 troops in Shangjun that His Majesty has brought cannot be stationed for a long time. In addition, the northern grasslands are watching with eager eyes, so we must be on guard!"
Li Si was extremely worried. He knew that if he wanted to gain the trust of the new emperor, he had to work hard and be loyal to his duties!
Hearing this, Fusu smiled mysteriously.
He stood up and walked outside the palace, overlooking the military camp not far away.
One hundred thousand snow dragons riding on white horses and white helmets are unstoppable!
They were like a sharp sword, stuck straight outside the palace, making everyone terrified!
"Li Si, take a closer look. Are they soldiers from Shangjun?"
Li Si was stunned when he heard this, then narrowed his eyes slightly, and was suddenly frightened into a cold sweat!
"This... this... is not my Great Qin uniform. Could it be..."
"The 300,000 people and horses in Shangjun are safe and sound, and they are all stationed at their posts. These 300,000 people only obey my orders."
After Fusu finished speaking, he looked at Li Si again.
The latter's face turned completely pale, and his heart was filled with huge waves!
This is 300,000 troops. Could it be said that this young master had already started recruiting troops and had such a terrifying army when he was sent to Shangjun by the First Emperor? !
Li Si couldn't help but smile bitterly.
To think that he actually thought Fusu was weak and incompetent at the beginning. If it weren't for his identity as the eldest son, he would never have shouldered such an important responsibility!
I didn’t expect that this young master was full of strategies and could have such a plan!
He knelt down to worship.
"His Majesty has such a large army to protect him, so I can rest assured!"
After that, he also stated that he would immediately pass on the newly formulated laws so that the people of Qin could recuperate and renew themselves.
The two chatted for a long time, and it was almost noon.
Fusu asked Li Si to have dinner with him. Li Si was flattered. You know, it is a great honor to sit at the same table with the emperor!
When the First Emperor treated him like this, he never expected that his son would be so open-minded and open-minded towards himself, who was guilty of his crimes. He almost had the feeling that a scholar would die for his confidant!
After lunch, Li Si seemed to want to make a contribution as soon as possible and immediately raised an urgent matter.
"Your Majesty, although we, the Qin Dynasty, swallowed up the six kingdoms, the first emperor still gave a lot of land to the nobles of the six kingdoms in order to unite the world. If things go on for a long time, I'm afraid there will be chaos in the separatist regime!"
Fusu narrowed his eyes.
What Li Si said was so reasonable that Fusu had to seriously consider it.
Li Si hesitated for a moment and then opened his mouth to remonstrate.
"We might as well do what we did in the past and order the princes to send their hostages into Xianyang. If there is any rebellious intention, kill them immediately to serve as a warning to others!"
Fusu disagreed with this.
"As far as Jiangshan is concerned, do you think they can't bear to part with these protons?"
Li Si was speechless when asked, and immediately lowered his head and said nothing.
But Fusu was reminded by Li Si that protons wouldn't work, so why not...
"Gu has thought of a way!"
"Your Majesty, please speak!"
"That is to implement the order of grace!"
"Tweet the grace order?!"
Li Si became more and more confused. Why did this young emperor always say something that he couldn't understand at all? Could it be that a Confucian gentleman was really much better than a Legalist like him?
"good!"
Fusu nodded and slowly explained the reason for the grace order to Li Si.
The so-called Tuien Order is to change the original inheritance system of eldest son to the eldest son, second son, and three sons to jointly inherit the land.
This made Li Si feel confused and frowned.
"Your Majesty, this is nothing more than changing the inheritance from one person to three people. How can this make the princes and kings no longer rebel and bow their heads? What's more, the three sons are direct blood relatives, so wouldn't it be more convenient to form a clique for personal gain? "
Seeing that Li Si couldn't understand, Fusu smiled confidently and spoke happily.
"Have you ever thought about it, Prime Minister? When there are many children of the princes and kings, and only the eldest son can inherit the throne, his power will inevitably be passed down from generation to generation, and the tail will not be lost."
"But if, in the name of promoting the emperor's favor, the land is re-distributed to the children of the princes, then it seems that the emperor is treating them favorably, but in fact? It can turn each feudal state into a smaller one, but those who were previously The useless second son will also be grateful to Gu!"
Fusu's tone was sarcastic.
"But at this time, the feudal countries seem to have changed from one to many, but the country is weak and centrifugal. Can it still cause any harm to the country?"
After hearing these words, Li Si couldn't help but feel a chill rushing from the back of his spine to his forehead!
This is an honest conspiracy!
But no one can resist, and by the time they find out, they will be helpless!
Without spending a single soldier, he only needed an edict to play with people's hearts and hands, turning crisis into spring breeze and rain. Li Si knelt down with a plop again!
This time I kneeled sincerely!
"Your Majesty has farsightedness, and the guilty minister is truly impressed. In this way, the nobles of the six countries can be completely eliminated within three generations, and there will be no more trouble!"
Dealing with smart people means peace of mind. After Fusu said a few words, Li Si understood everything, and he immediately expressed his support for the implementation of the New Deal at the court meeting.
"I'll have my own plans for the meeting tomorrow."
