The First Emperor frowned and looked at Zhao Si: "Why do you want to die?"
"How can those who reform the law end well?" Zhao Si asked rhetorically.
The First Emperor was slightly dissatisfied when he heard this. He understood what Zhao Si meant.
This is not without purpose. Wu Qi, Shang Yang, and all those who changed the law will not end well.
This is an indisputable fact. It is a lesson learned from the past and a guide for others to follow. Zhao Si’s words that I will only die in front of His Majesty are not lies.
But the First Emperor was very dissatisfied with this sentence. What he was dissatisfied with was not Zhao Si's fear of death, but the unexplainable distrust.
The First Emperor was essentially a king who could tolerate others and was also a king who could protect his subordinates.
Zhao Si's death-fearing words were offensive to the First Emperor.
Why do reformers die? Either your Majesty is narrow-minded and cannot tolerate others. Either the ruler is incompetent and cannot share the pressure with his subordinates.
The First Emperor never thought that the kings of the past dynasties could compare with him. Compared with other kings, he was more tolerant, and both Wang Jian and Wei Liaozi died well.
His methods were also more ruthless. Whether it was to eliminate his relatives, to destroy the Six Kingdoms, or to suppress Lao Ai and seize power from Lu Buwei, there was no doubt about his skill.
He was also willing to share the pressure for his subordinates. After unifying the world, the books were written in the same language, the carriages were in the same track, and the travels were in the same order. Although Li Si led the implementation, it was the First Emperor who stood firmly behind Li Si to withstand the pressure for him, and even became the The main target of slander by public opinion.
The First Emperor did not have the habit of throwing away things after using them. Although people all over the world feared the First Emperor and demonized him, one thing that is undeniable is that the First Emperor was definitely a leader worth dying for.
The First Emperor indeed felt offended, not because of Zhao Si's greed for life and fear of death, but because of the distrust of the little guy in front of him.
Whether Zhao Si thought that the First Emperor could not protect him, or thought that the First Emperor would not protect him, they were essentially distrustful.
Either they don't believe in the ability of the First Emperor, or they don't believe in the personality of the First Emperor.
"Does this matter have to be done by you?" The First Emperor's face was serious and his eyes were slightly condensed.
"That minister is the only one who is dead!" Seeing this, Zhao Si also suppressed the bitter smile on his face and replied solemnly.
"If you want your minister to die, I have to die. It's just that my eyes are high and my skills are weak. I know nothing but can't do it, for fear of ruining the country's plans." Zhao Si is not an excuse, but an exposition of the facts.
If you want to position yourself, Zhao Si believes that he is now at best a public official who expresses opinions and comments on government affairs, rather than an actual official who implements policies and governs local affairs.
He indeed does not have enough skills, experience, and ability to implement such a policy.
"It doesn't matter, I will let Li Si tutor you, and you will be the main one. I will help you with whatever you need from the Great Qin Court, the Three Gongs and the Nine Ministers." The First Emperor sneered.
Zhao Si opened his mouth... but finally stopped to defend himself.
"Can I think about it for a moment..." Zhao Si raised his head.
"Three days, within three days, I will see the first volume." The First Emperor held out his finger.
Zhao Si nodded with a complicated mood. The First Emperor did not speak any more, but just lowered his head to deal with the memorial.
Zhao Si then knelt down and looked at the bamboo slips in front of him with complicated thoughts. He didn't know where to start. Then he found a bamboo slip that had no writing on it, and he picked up his pen and concentrated.
"Order to Move Your Majesty"
The three words I put down seemed to carry a huge weight at this moment.
"Damn, why did this happen to me..." The more Zhao Si thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became.
The current Da Qin Dynasty is different from the Han Dynasty.
Emperor Han Jing, the father of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, had already cut down the feudal vassals and put down the Rebellion of the Seven Kings.
During the Han Dynasty, the Seven Kingdoms had also been completely swept into the dust of history.
The Han Dynasty did not have such high taxes and such exaggerated corvee ratios as the Qin Dynasty.
During the period of Emperor Wu, there was already a certain basis for centralization of power. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty moved wealthy people and moved them according to wealth standards.
There is no comparison between the rich and the nobles. The nobles are blood descendants for thousands of years, so what is the power?
Even if a powerful man is rich, he can only live in one place, but the nobles are really famous all over the world. With family marriages, the nobles of different sizes in the six countries are connected to each other by blood.
Even if we go a little further, the old nobles of the Six Kingdoms and the Qin royal family are related.
It is conceivable that the pressure faced by the Qin Dynasty was much greater than the pressure faced by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty when he implemented the Maoling Relocation Order.
It is extremely difficult for a powerful rebellion to shock a county. However, those big nobles can easily set off a rebellion involving a whole county. They can even form an extensive and deep network of relationships because of their marriage connections. .
Compared with the powerful, they can only harm one place, and it is difficult to connect with each other.
The nobles are really able to concentrate their firepower, and they really have connections and connections.
It is true that Da Qin has millions of soldiers... It is true that Da Qin has destroyed six countries.
However, when the Qin Dynasty destroyed the six kingdoms, in addition to being able to fight on its own, it relied on making close and far-reaching attacks and finding ways to harm other countries' capable ministers.
In fact, Da Qin was far from having an overwhelming advantage over the six countries. When the six countries united, Qin was also in danger.
It's just that the monarchs of the six countries had different thoughts and demands, so they were given to the Qin Dynasty to divide and transform them, to connect horizontally and break vertically, and to break free of the opportunity to attack and defend the aliens.
Looking at the six kingdoms, the monarchs and ministers cannot be of the same mind. The ministers have the demands of the ministers, and the king has the ideas of the king. Therefore, Qin can unify the world.
However, once the eviction order is issued, it will give the old nobles of the six countries a reason to unite.
They have a common goal and are spread all over the world. They have prestige, power, wealth, and are in-laws with each other. When their interests are violated at the same time, they will quickly and naturally integrate into a group.
Da Qin was targeting an entire group this time, and it was impossible to divide them into groups.
What's more important is that the current time is at a delicate point in history. The Six Kingdoms have just been destroyed, but they have not yet been completely swept into the dust of history. The world has entered the unification for the first time, and everyone in the world does not regard unification as an inevitable destiny. .
Later generations often say that if they are divided for a long time, they will be united and if they are united for a long time, they will be divided. However, before the unification of the Qin State, they had been divided for thousands of years. People took it for granted that union was the exception and separation was fate.
The restoration of the Six Kingdoms was driven by historical righteousness.
"Qin destroyed the six kingdoms, divided them and transformed them. When it destroyed the old nobles of the six kingdoms, it also divided them and transformed them."
Zhao Si picked up his pen.
"The Six Kings Royal Family!"
"Great noble!"
"Little noble!"
"People in Guizhou!"
If Da Qin wants to successfully launch the relocation order, it cannot treat the six countries as a whole.
Zhao Si initially divided them into four groups.
Da Qin's relocation order only targets the big nobles, so theoretically, the small nobles and the capital of Guizhou are the targets that can be fought for.
The close attack targets the big nobles.
The ones who have distant friendships are the heads of Guizhou and small nobles.
"Relax the policy, let the people rest and recuperate, break the knowledge monopoly of the big nobles, and give the small nobles a way to rise..."
Zhao Si rubbed his eyebrows...
The more I wrote, the more confused my mind became... When I came back to my senses, I felt that Shang Yang was being torn apart by a car right in front of me.
"It's time to put it on the shelves..." Zhao Si sighed.
However, the First Emperor's order could not be refused. Zhao Si didn't know what the consequences of rejecting the First Emperor would be, but it would not end well.
"Can I run away now?"
"There is no need to sacrifice one's life for Great Qin..."
"I am a modern person, and I am not Da Qin's loyal dog..."
"Even if the world is really in chaos, based on my understanding of history, taking refuge in Liu Bang is always a way out, right? Although there is talk about cunning rabbits and dead lackeys, I only want the small rich to be at peace and to highlight a well-behaved and sensible person. Liu Bang has no reason to force him Kill me."
Zhao Si's mind was in a mess.
The essence of the logic of all his actions is based on the fact that he is a modern person and has the conscience of a modern person.
He surrendered to Qin just because he had a good impression of the dynasty that created the first great unification, and he also had a certain admiration for the First Emperor, the one emperor through the ages.
Everything he did was done without violating his own safety.
political reform? Isn’t the reform a wish for death?
It is true that many sages believed that human beings are destined to die, which may be heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather.
A man as great as Shang Yang might not have known where his fate would end, and Chao Cuo was even more straightforward. Before Chao Cuo was able to cut off the feudal vassal, his father's persuasion failed and he committed suicide by taking poison.
Chao Cuo went to reduce the feudal vassal with the idea of destroying his family and dying as a martyr.
But Zhao Si was not Shang Yang or Chao Cuo, so he could not die calmly.
Zhao Si admires those whose deaths are more important than Mount Tai. This is the charm of Zhuxia history, but Zhao Si does not want to die more important than Mount Tai.
Zhao Si doesn’t want to die…
Zhao Si is an out-and-out modern person. His good impression of Da Qin and the First Emperor is based on the fact that he is now the minister, the right concubine, a worry-free life, and his family has more than enough money.
If after traveling through time, he became the head of Guizhou who was about to be forced to death by the corvee, no matter whether it was Qin Shihuang or Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Zhao Si would definitely be the first to rise up.
It doesn’t matter whether the king is most important or the people are most important.
He had nothing to do with Zhao Si, he just felt that his life was the most important.
To be fair, if one cannot escape death in the end, he will use his own life to achieve the reform and renewal of Da Qin.
Then Zhao Si felt that he might as well run away and wait for chaos to break out in the world. At least he would gain his own fruit and food at the risk of his life.
I have only heard of modern people who are dedicated to their jobs, but I have never heard of people who died for the company and then their families were ruined.
"Why should I risk my life? I..."
The more Zhao Si thought about it, the more confused he became...
No matter how hard he tried, Zhao Si could not die for the feudal era.
Zhao Si is not the emperor, nor is he a prince or grandson, nor is he the master of the country.
There's no reason for him to do such a thankless job, what's the point? Does the picture leave its name forever?
Zhao Si felt that what he had done so far was enough to leave a name for eternity.
He brought back potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn, and drew the first world map and navigation chart. The name Zhao Si will never be avoided in future history classes.
"It makes no sense, it makes no sense!" Zhao Si shook his head and glanced at the First Emperor.
The First Emperor's face was solemn, and it seemed that he had no intention of joking with him.
(End of chapter)
