Chapter 304 The Way of the Emperor
It turned out that the small hall used by Qin Shihuang to review memorials had now become Fusu's study. When there were memorials that needed to be read, he would read them here. When there were no political affairs that needed to be handled by him, Fusu would leave Qin Shihuang here.
He looked at the bamboo slips one by one, which allowed Fusu to understand his nominal father better, and at the same time, Fusu's thoughts changed.
"Death to Lu Buwei is just the first step for me to consolidate the imperial power. The internal affairs of our Great Qin cannot be controlled by just Lu Buwei. Although the Six Kingdoms of Shandong are the biggest enemies of our Great Qin, compared with those in the DPRK who have always wanted to take advantage of me,
As for those who seize power, they are not my primary enemies. If I want to take back the various powers in the hands of those who hold great power,
, I need an environment where I can constantly fight against the outside world, so that the great power in my hands will not fall to the wayside. It will not be until the six kingdoms are destroyed that I will completely remove the power that can restrict the imperial power in the hands of those clans..." See
At this point, Fusu was surprised. It turned out that there was another reason why the Qin State kept fighting against the six kingdoms and even wiped them all out.
Looking further, Fusu saw that Qin Shihuang restrained the ministers in the court, and his methods were nothing more than decentralization and balance. These things that often happened in Chinese history had already happened when Qin Shihuang was emperor.
.My heart towards Qin Shihuang
Fusu, who was more impressed by his methods, couldn't help but start to look at everything about himself. It was true that he was very unqualified as an emperor. He always treated his ministers as brothers, and he was also very casual in the court. There was indeed nothing wrong with him.
The majesty that a monarch should have
.Maybe he can suppress the officials of the dynasty while he is still there, but if something happens to him, will those people not covet the throne? Thinking about this, Fusu began to worry. He is also a human being
, a mortal is of course Xi
He hopes that his inheritance can be passed on to his children and grandchildren instead of being stolen by outsiders, and Fusu is no exception. When seeing that the overall situation of the Central Plains has been decided, and the Huns on the grassland cannot withstand the attack of Qin, his eyes are very conscious
I thought about the future.
"Your Majesty, this is today's memorial." A chamberlain said softly outside the palace door. He did not dare to walk into the palace without permission, so he could only call outside. Only then did Fusu come out of his thoughts.
, during these days, he also imitated Qin Shihuang, who read dozens of kilograms of memorials every day to understand political affairs, so that he could hold all the power in his own hands.
After letting the chamberlain in, Fusu asked: "Is there a detailed battle report from the north?" Although Meng Tian had already conveyed the results of the battle to Fusu in the form of a flying pigeon, he still wanted to
You need to know what happened in this battle.
The chamberlain hurriedly moved a scroll of bamboo slips to several shelves: "This is the detailed process of fighting the Huns that was just brought to Xianyang by fast horse." Then he placed several scrolls of bamboo slips within the reach of Fusu.
Then he withdrew.
After taking the battle report, Fusu read it carefully. Although the wording of the report written by Meng Tian was very plain, Fusu could still see the hardship of this battle from between the lines. "I didn't expect that these Huns had also learned how to
Attack the city
, then we may not be able to rely on the city to win. And the manufacturing of the stirrups was finally known to them, and the capital of our cavalry in Da Qin to compete with them no longer exists. This time, although on the surface,
It seems we have achieved
A great victory, annihilating 60,000 enemies, making it impossible for the Huns to invade our border again in a short period of time, but we have lost the future." Fusu's face did not show a smile because of the confirmation of the victory.
Because he thought further, he knew that the Huns would be more powerful in the future. But now that he had won the victory, Fusu knew that he must reward the three armies, so he decided to discuss it with his ministers at the court meeting two days later.
It would be nice to have a charter out soon.
The specific news of this victory did not make Fusu happy, but the next few memorials sent from all over the Central Plains made Fusu's face suddenly darken. Judging from the memorials sent by officials from various places, it turned out that the people of the Six Kingdoms were still
There are people who are still thinking about the old country
They were secretly trying to cause trouble while the Qin army was fighting with the Huns. Among them, the newly conquered Chu land was particularly serious. Many people who were originally loyal to Xiang Yu in the Chu land were arrested.
But things didn't end there.
"It seems that the world is not at peace yet. Although I don't want to follow Qin Shihuang's old path of killing them, but if they are allowed to continue like this, it will still shake the foundation of our great Qin. It seems that we must find a way to do it.
, distracting the attention of local people."
Fusu stood up and walked slowly in the palace. Suddenly he thought of the method Qin Shihuang used to check the officials just now, which was to send troops to fight with the six countries. Naturally, he could continue to conflict with the Xiongnu now, as long as he
Da Qin has always occupied a favorable position
Naturally, these remnants of the six kingdoms who were ready to move did not dare to move. At the same time, a way to remove the firepower flashed through Fusu's mind, that is, to implement the imperial examination system, a new system for recruiting talents, that he had always wanted to enact.
Implement it. As long as the people
They all believe that they can gain fame through studying, become officials, and become superiors. They will not take the risk of rebellion to achieve this goal. Once the people no longer follow them, those of the Six Kingdoms who want to restore their homeland will
People can no longer afford to make waves.
Nowadays, the Qin Dynasty's court meetings are divided into big court meetings and small court meetings according to Fusu's wishes. The big court meetings are held once every ten days. Officials with real power or who have something to report can attend, while the small court meetings only have a few trusted ministers of Fusu.
Only then can you participate. On this day, during the small court meeting, Fusu told the war in the north and the actions of the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, and then asked the ministers to express their opinions.
.Immediately, the impatient ministers thought that they should recruit Meng Tian and other generals who had already won the victory and were waiting to return, and then let them take advantage of the momentum of the great victory over the Huns to send troops to suppress those people from the six countries who wanted to rebel. This proposal was supported by many ministers.
Agree, as ministers of the Qin Dynasty, they have been enmity with the people of the Six Kingdoms for generations, so when they encounter these things, they will definitely think of using violence to suppress the other party.
Fusu looked at these ministers, and waited until they had finished talking, then turned his attention to Chen Ping. The two of them had never expressed their opinions in front of Fusu in the past few days.
The palace was also much smaller than usual. Seeing Fusu's eyes falling on him, Chen Ping knew he had to reply.
, then said: "Your Majesty, this suppression cannot solve all problems. The First Emperor was so great back then that he collected all the weapons in the world but still could not bring the world back to its heart. In the end, the world was in chaos. So I do not agree with your views." He
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Liang also spoke up to agree. It was obvious that the two of them had discussed this matter.
Fusu looked at Zhang Liang and said, "Then what solution do you have?"
"I believe that I should implement benevolent government and educate all the people to know the kindness of the emperor. In this way, the people of the six countries will no longer have the heart to rebel." Zhang Liang took a step forward and said, "But this requires a long period of accumulation.
It can be achieved, so the emperor must give the people enough time."
Fusu knew that Zhang Liang still had the scholar's admiration for Confucius and Mencius in his heart, so he just smiled and said: "In this case, before we can educate the people of the six countries, the people of the six countries will already be the first to revolt. But I have two methods.
Can you solve the two major hidden dangers in the Central Plains and the grassland? Do you want to hear it?" The emperor said that he had an idea. Of course, the ministers would not say that they did not want to hear it, so they all calmed down and waited for Fusu to explain his method.
Say it.
So Fusu expressed his idea of sending troops to the grasslands and implementing the imperial examination system, and then said: "In this way, when our Qin army is victorious, the people of the six countries will not dare to cause rebellion, and once those in the local area
When famous people are appointed as officials by our Great Qin, the people will naturally begin to accept us. By then, even those with evil intentions will not be able to cause big troubles. Moreover, we will send troops to invade the grassland.
, it can also cause harm to the Huns, and completely annihilate them when they are newly defeated, which will ensure that our Great Qin will have no worries in the future. What do you think?"
"Your Majesty, this imperial examination system has never existed before. I wonder if it is feasible?" an official asked boldly.
With one person at the beginning, the others all started to speak: "Your Majesty, the grassland is really useless to me, the Qin Dynasty, and it is very difficult to find the Huns cavalry regardless of the coming and going. How can we make our army undefeated on the grassland?"
There were constant voices of doubt for a while.
After they all expressed their opinions, Fusu said: "If we talk about a system that has never existed before, Da Qin created this system of prefectures and counties. Isn't it now very beneficial to Da Qin's unification of the world? As for the grassland
, although we can’t use it now, the Huns have always invaded the border over the years, which has made the border defense of Daqin very troublesome, and has to spend a lot of manpower and material resources. If we can annihilate them once and for all, it will be good for the people of the world.
It's not a bad thing. As for how to get rid of those Hun cavalry that come and go like the wind, it is something that the generals should worry about." Fusu refuted the opinions of the ministers one by one, making those people change.
I was speechless, and finally agreed with Fusu's decision.
After the court meeting was over, Fusu kept Chen and Zhang behind and asked them for their opinions on his decision. After Zhang Liang and Chen Ping looked at each other, Zhang Liang spoke again: "Excuse me for being bold, Your Majesty.
The decision to send troops to the grassland this time was not to simply attack the Huns, but to wipe out the Xiongnu tribe, right?" After saying that, he knelt down and waited for Fusu's answer. Chen Ping also knelt down at the same time. (
Chapter completed!