"Whoosh!"
Between the lightning and flint, accompanied by the sound of piercing the sky, an arrow flew straight from Wang Li's head and was nailed to the tree as thick as a bowl. The entire arrow missed nearly one-third.
"Zhao Si!"
"Where are you shooting!"
Wang Li looked at the arrow tail that was still shaking slightly and turned around.
"I shot it wrong..." Zhao Si smiled awkwardly.
"What's going on with you today?" Wang Li looked at Zhao Si strangely and came closer, circling around Zhao Si.
"Today your archery is nine times out of ten, you shouldn't..." Wang Li frowned.
Wang Li knew Zhao Si's archery skills well. He could fire a three-stone hard bow. Basically, he could hit wherever he pointed, and he would hit the target nine times out of ten. But today, he really couldn't hit the target no matter how hard he shot.
"My heart is confused..." Zhao Si threw the bow and arrow to the ground, then looked up at the sky.
Within the palace...
The First Emperor was lying on the rocking chair. Now, it was the First Emperor's lunch break.
However, after Zhao Si left, the First Emperor's sleep became visibly slower, and his mind was also thinking about the strategy of strengthening the weak branches that Zhao Si said.
"The foundation of Great Qin has never been the public clans, but the people of Old Qin!"
"Your Majesty, this is war!"
"The only thing I can do is to die in front of His Majesty..."
There is a sharp contrast between the high-spirited Zhao Si in the first half and the grim and resistant image in the second half.
"It's quite honest..." The First Emperor smiled.
Thinking of being chased, Zhao Si had a sad face, as if he was mourning for his concubine. Although it was slightly offensive, it still made the First Emperor couldn't help but laugh.
In fact, Zhao Si is very self-aware.
Relocating the old nobles of the six countries, strengthening the branches and strengthening the weak branches, and centralizing power are national policies. Zhao Si cannot do it with his ability.
Zhao Si's self-perception is correct. With his current level, he can be a good official, but he is still far from being a practical official.
The First Emperor never thought of handing over the heavy responsibility to Zhao Si. In fact, this was just the First Emperor's bad taste.
Zhao Si likes to hide his clumsiness, and he will naturally put away his edges when he is a little comfortable. The first emperor's original intention was just to put some pressure on Zhao Si, so that Zhao Si could say everything on his mind.
The suggestion was made by Zhao Si, and the First Emperor was moved by it, so it was understandable that Zhao Si should try his best to fill in the details and ideas.
Zhao Si really opened up a new idea and direction for the First Emperor, so much so that the First Emperor was even more determined at this moment.
The First Emperor never attributed the merits of the overthrow of the Six Kingdoms to himself, nor did he ever think of denying the merits of his ancestors and monopolizing them.
The remaining heroes of Fen VI were personally recognized by the First Emperor himself.
He didn't bother to deny the achievements of his ancestors, and he would never rest on his existing achievements. However, the Six Kingdoms had been destroyed, and there were really no opponents that the First Emperor could face.
But it was Zhao Si, a young man in his early twenties, who said something that aroused the interest of the First Emperor.
People all over the world think that during the Warring States Period, countries frequently fought against each other and it was a time of great strife. Zhao Si said that now is the time of great struggle.
Zhao Si said that now is China's greatest change that has never happened in thousands of years.
"Summon Li Si into the palace!"
The First Emperor stood up from the reclining chair. Among the boring daily work, there was a rare thing that could cheer him up again. The original calm mood of the First Emperor actually fluctuated.
Yes... the First Emperor had no intention of leaving this matter to Zhao Si from the beginning.
Not enough status, not enough status, not enough power, not enough prestige, not enough energy.
Zhao Si is just a tool to save time in planning preparation...
In fact, the First Emperor did it on purpose, wanting to hear what Zhao Si was thinking, but unexpectedly he got an unexpected surprise.
…
Zhao Gao took the order, and within a moment, Li Si was summoned to the palace.
"Move the old nobles from the Six Kingdoms into the customs?" Li Si fumbled his short beard.
Li Si has a beautiful beard, but unfortunately, his beard is not very long, but it is very precious.
Whenever he is deep in thought, it is Li Si's habit to rub his precious beard.
"This... is not a bad idea." Li Simo stroked his beard.
In fact, Li Si is not a serious old Qin person. Li Si's ancestral home is Shangcai, Chu State, but there are not many career opportunities in Chu State, so he came all the way to Xianyang.
Seriously speaking, Li Si was a noble from the Chu Kingdom, and his butt should sit with the nobles from the Six Kingdoms.
In fact, this is indeed the case. South Korea once sent hydraulic engineer Zheng Guo to Qin to help Qin build Zheng Guo Canal. In fact, it was to consume Qin’s national power. Later, after the purpose was exposed, the officials had great opinions on the foreign guests and believed that they were not He sincerely helped Qin, but had ulterior motives. Therefore, the First Emperor issued an expulsion order and expelled the guest officials from the six countries.
As a result, Li Si wrote the famous book of remonstrance and expulsion, speaking out for the justice of the six kingdoms in Qin. As a result, the First Emperor revoked the expulsion order, and Li Si was awarded the title of Tingwei.
At first glance, this old nobleman who moved to the Six Kingdoms seems to be hostile to the nobles who came from the Six Kingdoms.
But this is not the case, and Li Si has now fully integrated into the political ecosystem of Great Qin.
In fact, after Li Si ascended to the throne and the First Emperor unified the world, Li Si was the one who dealt the hardest blow to the old aristocrats of the Six Kingdoms.
There were not a few old nobles from the Six Kingdoms who were executed by Li Si, and more than ten of them were killed by Li Si after Qin unified the world.
When he destroyed Yan, Li Si also advised him to kill all the nobles of the Yan Kingdom with more than 2,000 shi, but Li Si personally carried out this task and charged them one by one.
Li Si studied under Xunzi, but he truly moved from Confucianism to Legalism. How could he lack understanding of Shang Jun, a senior?
Li Si imitated Shang Yang in many of his actions, but the Qin that now encompasses the whole world is completely different from the Qin that once was just a Guanzhong.
Li Si has not embarked on his own path of innovation. He is taking action, but the efficiency is too slow.
But Li Si just went in the wrong direction and was not a fool.
When the First Emperor spoke, Li Si was a little surprised at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he became more and more able to understand the meaning.
This is a transition from walking through to letting them come through.
In the past, Li Si's idea was to train Qin officials, implement policies step by step, and push them from place to place to gather power and strengthen centralization.
The idea of moving the old nobles of the Six Kingdoms into Guanzhong was to let them come to Guanzhong to accept the rule and accept the laws of Qin. Through the short vacuum period caused by the migration of nobles in the local area, the central government of Great Qin quickly gathered power.
And this does not conflict with Li Si's strategic deployment.
It does not mean that the current policies must be abandoned if the old nobles from the six countries move into the customs.
The two can be carried out at the same time. The laws of Qin must be cultivated and the laws and regulations must be popularized.
Li Si's national policy is slow and step-by-step. Although it is slow, it is better than solid. As long as there is enough time and enough Qin officials are trained, then sooner or later all the Qin Dynasty will be like Guanzhong.
But it's too slow...
The current governance of Guanzhong is the result of the efforts of the six generations of Qin kings.
What Li Si did is not something that can be accomplished in one generation.
Moving old nobles from the six countries into the customs can greatly shorten the time.
What was originally a hundred or two hundred years was accomplished in a dozen years.
This is a plan to draw fire from under the cauldron!
This strategy is also absolutely a poisonous strategy!
Li Si was not dazzled by the prospect. He was the left prime minister and could see the risks at a glance.
If you are not careful, the Six Kingdoms will be restored!
This is a dangerous move in the real sense of the military!
The nobles of the Six Nations were not fools. Li Si instantly thought of several ways to develop this strategy.
"Summoning me into Guanzhong with false officials? No, the people who want to move are the big nobles. They don't like the false officials here, and in the end they still want to fight with each other!"
"The nobles of the Six Kingdoms moved to another place first? No... With the current situation, a single move can affect the whole body. The old nobles of the six countries are not fools."
"Calling someone with great righteousness? That's not possible either..."
This strategy was good, but Li Si couldn't remember how to get the old nobles from the six countries to move their families to Guanzhong obediently. Could it be possible to give them benefits?
Just kidding, letting them come is for their benefit, not for their benefit.
"Hiss! Your Majesty... I dare to ask Your Majesty, who proposed this strategy?" Li Si thought about it, and for a while he couldn't think of a way to avoid the risk.
"Why do you ask this?" The First Emperor glanced at Li Si.
"Although this strategy is good, it is too dangerous... When I first heard about this strategy, I had an idea in my mind, but I couldn't find a solution for a while." Li Si said.
"In my opinion, although the monarchs and ministers of the Six Kingdoms are stupid and short-sighted, there is one thing that they love about their wealth and their own lives. This kind of thing where people are fighting for their own lives, but I am for fish and meat, is something that can make them fight to the death. "Li Si spoke.
"This policy was devised by Zhao Si!" replied the First Emperor.
Li Si was slightly surprised, Zhao Si?
Minister Zhao Si?
Of course Li Si was impressed by Zhao Si. After all, Zhao Si returned from the sea and brought back three kinds of new grains.
It's just that Li Si didn't care too much about Zhao Si. Even if Zhao Si argued with him emotionally today, Li Si didn't have much fluctuation in his heart.
Only when he heard that this strategy came from Zhao Si, Li Si's heart moved slightly.
Because in Li Si's view, whether it was in terms of character, conduct, or knowledge, Zhao Si did not seem to be someone who could come up with such a poisonous plan that hit the mark and cut off his descendants.
This is a national policy, but it is also a poisonous policy!
It was the kind of poisonous plan that made the old nobles of the Six Kingdoms want to cut the person who suggested it into pieces when they heard it.
"According to Zhao Si, this is a war, just like the war in which Qin destroyed the six kingdoms, or even worse." Shihuang narrated calmly.
Li Si's heart moved slightly.
This is war!
This sentence perfectly explained the contradiction in Li Si's heart.
What Li Si had been struggling with just now was how to reduce the impact while consolidating power, but he ignored that this was a war that was about grabbing food from the tiger's mouth, and there was no room for any compromise.
This is something that can only be accomplished by showing off your sword and gun and practicing it for real.
No one is willing to give up his wealth, power and land to others.
Li Si may not be able to figure out the core of it. If he is given a day or two, he will definitely be able to figure it out, but this does not prevent him from feeling like a shower of joy when he hears this sentence.
This is war!
This was the essence of the Qiangui Order. Li Si was keenly aware that not only the Qiangui Order, but also everything he had done before, whether it was to implement Qin laws or strengthen centralization of power, was essentially a war without soldiers.
It's just that Li Si acted too slowly in the past, so there wasn't much smoke and blood, and everyone played in a relatively peaceful environment.
Once the relocation order is executed, all contradictions will be put in the open and a real fight will be carried out.
The risk is high!
If he is not careful, Huo's country will be in danger, and he may even be martyred.
But the benefits are also very high. As long as the moving order is successful, Li Si can guarantee that during his lifetime, he will be able to implement Qin laws to the local areas and govern a country as if it were in the middle of the pass.
The First Emperor was a madman full of adventurous genes.
That's why he desperately chose to take a new path after reunification.
As the most powerful assistant of the First Emperor, Li Si also had a crazy adventurous factor.
"Your Majesty! This strategy is feasible!"
Li Si looked at the First Emperor with burning eyes!
Just kidding, this temptation is too great for Li Si!
In his lifetime, if he could popularize Qin's laws throughout the world and make the world governed as if it were in Guanzhong, then Li Si's achievements would exceed those of any minister in the past and present.
Shang Yang's reform was just a pass!
If he, Li Si, could rule a country!
Then he is the God of Legalism! This is the ultimate in human service!
This temptation was too great for Li Si, so great that Li Si didn't care about his own danger at all.
For Li Si, if there is a chance to achieve this goal, then death will not matter.
Those who reform the law never lack the heart of martyrdom.
Historically, the reason why Li Si chose Hu Hai was not necessarily for power.
How could he possibly accept the restoration of Confucianism and the revival of feudalism? How could he be willing to accept that his decades of hard work were ruined? Compared to these, life and power are the least important.
"Is it feasible? What if Zhao Si is the leader?" Shi Huang asked with a smile.
"Shilang Zhao can't." Li Si shook his head calmly.
"Who should I use?"
"My lord!" Li Si spoke firmly with sharp eyes.
"In the world, only I can do it, dare to do it, and can do it!"
At this moment, Li Si seemed to have regained the high spirits he had when he wrote the letter of remonstrance and expulsion.
The First Emperor was noncommittal.
"There's no rush... Zhao Si will bring the first volume in three days."
"If you want to do this, don't be in a hurry..."
This kid Zhao Si must force him.
The so-called cherishing the body? fear death? The First Emperor never believed it.
A madman who can travel thousands of miles and return to Qin with a narrow escape, is he afraid of death?
The First Emperor didn't believe it...
He could clearly feel that Zhao Si always seemed to be hiding something and was subconsciously alienated from everyone.
It's just that this subtle gap is always covered up by Zhao Si's harmless and approachable appearance.
This shameless little guy...
Not one who is afraid of death.
The First Emperor believed in his own vision...
It was like he could feel that Zhao Si was close to and respected him.
But he never found the undying loyalty that should belong to his subordinates in Zhao Si.
(No, let me ask, what are the sequelae of Er Yang, gentlemen? I feel dizzy and nauseous every day, very slight, very short-lived, I also have tinnitus, and I am always lack of energy. Is this normal? How long will it take to subside? What relief is there? There is no way.)
(End of chapter)
