Chapter 107: The handwriting above was not written by Your Majesty!
"Yongdi has pleasant scenery and a nourishing climate. I won't get bored even if I live here for ten years. If my mother misses her children and grandchildren, Afang will bring Fusu, Gao, and Huhai to visit her. I can also visit my mother under the pretext of paying homage to my ancestors."
Ying Zheng's posture did not change, and his voice was neither hurried nor slow, as if he did not notice the change in Ying Chengjiao's attitude.
"Most people in this world can only live in one village or one city for their entire lives. My mother lives a carefree life in Yongdi, so I am not worried. But what about you? Just for the sake of a breath, do you really not want to have children in this life? Do you really want to be a playboy?"
Ying Chengjiao's face was full of gloom.
"I almost died at his hands. This is a life, not a breath."
“Here!”
Ying Zheng threw the King of Qin's sword into Ying Chengjiao's hands.
The First Emperor tore open the collar of his crown, revealing the brocade silk garment underneath.
He tore the underwear down, exposing the neck, and patted the neck while saying fiercely: "Is it okay for a son to pay back his mother's debt?"
Ying Chengjiao held the Sword of Qin, which symbolized the authority of the King of Qin, looked left and right, and ignored the ferocious First Emperor in front of him.
"How do you maintain this sword? It was like this when my grandfather gave it to me to play with twenty years ago, and it hasn't changed at all."
He casually threw the King of Qin's sword on the ground, and Ying Chengjiao pulled up the First Emperor's underwear and crown.
"Forget it, my brother. If you die, won't the world be in chaos?"
I will still have to clean up the mess when the time comes.
"Is Lord Chang'an feeling uncomfortable?" Gai Nie, who had an expressionless face, suddenly interrupted.
Ying Chengjiao was already used to Gai Nie's style, so he was not surprised and answered smoothly, "What's wrong with you?"
"Wouldn't it be uncomfortable if I didn't ejaculate?"
Ying Chengjiao stopped pulling up the collar of the First Emperor.
His expression froze, his face stiffened, and his body stiffened, as if a video was playing but the pause button was pressed.
The First Emperor leaned back, pulled his collar from Ying Chengjiao's hand, and naturally adjusted his collar himself, as if he had heard nothing.
Gai Nie stared at Ying Chengjiao intently. He was waiting for Ying Chengjiao's answer. He was very curious about the answer.
Damn it!
How did Gai Nie know? Judging from his brother's behavior, he also knew?
A thousand horses were galloping through Ying Chengjiao's heart. He felt like a slave concubine who was stripped naked in front of two clients, Ying Zheng and Gai Nie.
"Gai Nie, what are you talking about? Are you asking if I'll feel uncomfortable if I don't shoot arrows for a day? No, no."
Ying Chengjiao still held on to a glimmer of hope and said something that even he himself found extremely embarrassing.
"It's not archery, Nie is saying that every time Chang'an Jun goes to the tower..."
“That’s enough!”
Ying Chengjiao became angry and interrupted Gai Nie with a loud roar.
As soon as the word "tower" came out, Ying Chengjiao was sure that Gai Nie was talking about his martial arts.
"You'll get used to it."
Ying Chengjiao squeezed out four words from between his teeth, his face flushed red, and he looked like he was about to kill someone.
"Can you get used to this?"
Gai Nie asked again sincerely.
Ying Chengjiao: ...
Ying Zheng: ...
Seeing that Ying Chengjiao did not answer for a long time, Gai Nie sighed and said, "Chang'an Jun's strong willpower is the only one I have ever seen in my life. I admire him deeply."
Ying Chengjiao: ...What is there to envy about your mother?
Ying Zheng: ...It seems that Gai Nie has restrained his temper towards me.
For a moment, the two couldn't tell whether Gai Nie was serious or being sarcastic.
It is really difficult to see any emotional changes on Gai Nie's expressionless face.
"Gai Nie, go out and wait outside the door." said the First Emperor.
"Yes!" Gai Nie replied.
Although his face was still cold and hard, judging from the speed with which he responded and the slightly cheerful tone of his voice, Gai Nie was obviously happy.
Squeak
The palace gates opened and closed.
Outside Zhangtai Palace.
Zhao Gao watched Gai Nie come out, thinking: What important matter did your majesty want to discuss with Chang'an Jun, and why did he leave no one around? I really want to listen.
Gai Nie looked at Zhao Gao's hair fluttering in the breeze and thought: I'm finally out. There's not even a breeze in here. It's suffocating.
Inside Zhangtai Palace.
Ying Chengjiao and Ying Zheng both breathed a sigh of relief. Without Gai Nie, they both felt much more at ease.
The First Emperor said quietly, "You can't stand Gai Nie, so you sent him to me?"
Ying Chengjiao hastily denied it, "That's impossible. Gai Nie's martial arts are unmatched in the world. I am just worried about my brother's safety."
"With Zhao Gao here, who can harm me?"
"The one I am worried about is Zhao Gao."
"This is strange. Since the first time you saw Zhao Gao, you have been unkind to him and have tried to kill him many times. Zhao Gao is loyal to me, why do you have such great hostility towards him? In order to test Zhao Gao, you did not hesitate to expose Li Mu's survival. What is your intention?"
"I had a dream. In the dream, my brother died of illness in Shaqiu. Zhao Gao made Xiao Shiba the second emperor of Qin and killed all of my brother's descendants. He wanted the Qin Empire to end in the second emperor."
"Nonsense!" The First Emperor sneered, sat down behind the desk and said, "How could Zhao Gao have such a talent? Your dreams are getting weirder and weirder. Do you want to find a dream doctor to interpret your dreams?"
Ying Chengjiao also sat behind the table, opposite the First Emperor, and said, "No need, I don't believe this."
The First Emperor looked at Ying Chengjiao in surprise.
He neither believed in the dream nor wanted to kill Zhao Gao because of what Zhao Gao did in the dream. How could his words be so contradictory?
Ying Chengjiao didn't explain either.
The First Emperor naturally did not know that Ying Chengjiao’s dream was real and existed. The name of that dream was history.
"We'll talk about this later. Brother Emperor, how do you want to implement the parallel system of counties and kingdoms?"
After the words came out, Ying Chengjiao just closed his mouth, but suddenly remembered that Ying Zheng had insisted on giving him the Yongdi, so he hurriedly spoke again.
"Forget about giving me the land of Yong. I won't break the bet, and I will never set foot in Yong City in my life."
The First Emperor spread out the memorial, picked up the brush, and said softly, "Then there is nothing to discuss. You can go back. The edict on the county system will be issued at dawn."
Ying Chengjiao let out a long sigh, and fell limply on the animal-skin-covered floor tiles like a deflated ball.
"Is there really nothing to discuss?"
"There's really nothing to discuss."
"Well, then I'll rebel for a day."
"You can rebel for one day and I will not change my decree."
The First Emperor was reviewing the memorial and speaking casually when he suddenly realized what Ying Chengjiao had said and paused.
"What did you say? You want to rebel?"
"yes."
The word "Yes" came from behind the First Emperor.
Ying Chengjiao, who had just been lying on the couch, had somehow ended up behind the First Emperor!
"Your martial arts are pretty good, but mine is not? Don't forget, when we were little, you were never my opponent in every sword fight! Even if my martial arts are not as good as yours now, I can still hold on until Gai Nie and Zhao Gao come in!"
The First Emperor remained calm, with energy surging in his dantian below his waist and abdomen.
In just a moment, this energy circulated throughout the body of the First Emperor, and the internal force penetrated the entire body of the First Emperor.
In terms of momentum alone, he is not inferior to Meng Tian, who has fought on the battlefield for many years.
No one would have thought that the First Emperor, who had always been protected and had never taken action in public, would have such amazing skills.
"Do you understand the value of 'not shooting'? I have been holding it in for twenty-six years. Do you think you can compete with me by just showing off your sword skills when you have nothing to do?" Ying Chengjiao's slightly dissatisfied voice flew into Ying Zheng's ears.
Then Ying Zheng felt a heavy blow on the back of his neck, and the internal strength accumulated there was defeated in one blow!
His head felt dizzy and his vision went dark. Before he could exert all his strength, he fell to the ground.
Ying Chengjiao helped Ying Zheng to the soft couch in the side hall of Zhangtai Palace and covered him with a quilt.
"Good night, my brother."
He returned from the side hall used for temporary rest to the main hall which was piled with memorials.
Ying Chengjiao was sitting behind the desk, in the seat that originally belonged to the First Emperor.
He picked up the brush with ink still wet on it and spread out the memorials that Ying Zheng had not yet approved.
[Traces of rebellion have been found in Yingdu, Chu, and they are suspected to be the descendants of Xiang Yan... There is a folk song that even if there are only three households in Chu, Chu will be the one to destroy Qin. Please make the decision, Your Majesty.]
"Why are we still playing folk songs at this time? Are the underground party and the official government waging a war of public opinion? What are you thinking?"
Approval:
[Compose a folk song, with the core of Qin and Chu being one family, and pass it on to others. Learn the local Chu songs, and incorporate Qin style into them. I want to see results in March.]
[In Linzi and Jimo in Qi, there are rebels of the Tian clan who want to restore Qi. There are several thousand of them... The Tian clan has a huge influence in Qi, and it is difficult to implement government orders. Please make a decision, Your Majesty.]
"If you only grasp the gun but not the pen, you won't accomplish anything great. If the local Tian family becomes too powerful, why don't we just fight against the local landlords?"
Approval:
[Rebellion does not need to be reported. No matter who is involved or what power they have, they will all be killed! Qin people do not negotiate with others. Why not kill such people and keep them for the New Year? When the Tian family is in trouble, first make their reputation bad, and make public their bullying of men and women and seizing land, so as to arouse the resentment of the people. When the people are full of resentment, send troops to suppress them, divide their wealth, and give their land to the local people. If the Qin official dares to take a penny, he will be beheaded! ]
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Ying Chengjiao read through them one by one, writing non-stop. In less than half an hour, he had finished reviewing the rest of the Emperor's memorials.
Snap~
Throwing the brush on the table, Ying Chengjiao stretched himself and said to himself, "I haven't done this job for nearly twenty years, so I'm a little rusty. But then again, my brother is still alive. Are there so many people who want to rebel in this world?"
Among the memorials that Ying Chengjiao had just approved, he saw seven or eight pieces of intelligence about rebellions in various places.
There were rebels in Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei, Chu, Han and other places.
Some of them occupied the mountains and became bandits, carrying the flags of Zhao generals.
There were dozens of people who roamed around and committed crimes, only killing local Qin people.
Most of them are retainers of local nobles during the day, but at night, once they are covered, they can send thousands of soldiers to attack local granaries.
Although the local officials of Qin State knew that these people were the retainers of the nobles, they were helpless because the local nobles were too powerful and their private armies were more numerous than the Qin troops stationed there. They could only turn a blind eye, and this was not an uncommon situation.
How powerful are these nobles who stayed behind?
For example.
The Zhang family of Korea once served as prime ministers for five generations. Korea is gone, but the Zhang family still exists.
The Zhang family was a huge force in the local area, with a complex network of influence. Whatever policy the local Qin officials wanted to introduce had to be communicated through the Zhang family.
Otherwise, no one will comply. We can’t just massacre South Korea, right?
"Tsk tsk, it's really a headache. Fortunately, my royal brother is in charge now, so it's not my turn to worry about these things." Ying Chengjiao murmured a few words.
Then he picked up the brush again, found a blank bamboo slip, and wrote on it.
He finished writing quickly, and then fumbled out a square jade seal from under the table.
The jade seal has no trace of other colors on it and is carved from a piece of peerless jade. It is the He Shi Bi that was once worth fifteen cities.
There are eight large characters engraved on the bottom of the jade seal: Mandate from Heaven, May you live long and prosper forever.
Ying Chengjiao did not hesitate and pressed the jade seal heavily on the bamboo slips.
The bamboo slip is capped with the imperial seal, and this is the imperial edict.
Ying Chengjiao quickly blew dry the imperial edict he had written and nodded with satisfaction.
"It's just an imperial edict. Everyone can do it. I wrote this when I was six years old."
Ying Chengjiao leisurely put the Qin King's sword back to its rightful place, tidied up the desk, separated the memorials he had approved from those approved by the First Emperor, and put the pen, ink, bamboo slips, inkstone, and jade seal all in their rightful places.
Ying Chengjiao looked around and felt that there was really nothing else to do, so he shouted loudly: "Someone come!"
Zhao Gao and Gai Nie entered at the same time .
The two men saw that Ying Chengjiao was the only one in the main hall, and they both showed alert and cautious looks.
Zhao Gao stepped forward and said in a very respectful but potentially offensive manner: "May I ask Lord Chang'an, Your Majesty..."
"Inside, inside!"
Before Zhao Gao could finish his question, Ying Chengjiao pointed at the side hall and spoke repeatedly in an unpleasant tone, looking very impatient.
Zhao Gao didn't even say "yes" and slipped into the side hall as lightly as a ghost.
Only when he saw that the First Emperor was breathing evenly, lying on a soft couch, covered with animal skins and sleeping soundly, did he breathe a sigh of relief.
Although he knew that the relationship between the First Emperor and Ying Chengjiao was extremely strong, both of them seemed to be indifferent .
But one can never know a person's heart through his appearance, and Zhao Gao was not sure whether Ying Chengjiao was really as indifferent as he usually appeared.
Because Zhao Gao knew that if a person could pretend so well that even he himself believed it, then no one would be able to see his true face.
Zhao Gao walked out of the side hall of the First Emperor, this time very calmly.
He nodded slightly at Gai Nie, indicating that nothing had happened.
Gai Nie was relieved at this moment, and said without thinking: "It's good that you are alright, I thought Chang'an Jun had killed His Majesty."
Ying Chengjiao: ...I just asked my brother not to go against your heart. How could my brother have spoiled you into this state?
Zhao Gao, who had just relaxed his mind, suddenly felt his hair stand on end, his whole body tense, and he almost fell to his knees.
He turned his head to look at the side hall, heard the Emperor's , and glared at Gai Nie.
How dare you, a plague god, say such things?
Gai Nie stared back coldly.
Isn't that what you think in your heart, you licker?
Ying Chengjiao looked at the two people who could communicate with each other without words, just by looking at each other, and had a tacit understanding.
After a moment of silence, he asked tentatively: "Together?"
Gai Nie turned his head away: "I don't like Long Yang's likes."
Zhao Gao clenched his fists. He was a castrated man, so he was very sensitive to such things. The three words Ying Chengjiao said were somewhat insulting to him...
Ying Chengjiao laughed, walked to Zhao Gao, patted Zhao Gao on the shoulder and said, "Why are you angry? I made a mistake, I apologize. Then, this good job is yours."
Ying Chengjiao handed a spread-out bamboo slip to Zhao Gao.
Zhao Gao first said respectfully: "I dare not."
Then he took the bamboo slips with both hands and looked at them carefully.
【I have reflected on this pain. You have all made great contributions to Qin. If you do not grant land, it will not be enough to show your achievements. However, the county system is a system that will last for all eternity and cannot be abandoned. I have decided to run both systems in parallel. Guanzhong, Zhao, Han and other places will be governed by counties, and Qi, Yan, Chu and other places will be divided into fiefs. The Qin title was originally not hereditary, but was changed to be passed down to three sons, and the same applies to the fiefs. This is to avoid the possibility of the sons fighting, fighting for fiefs, fighting for titles, and the possibility of chaos in the fiefs of the lords.】
"How is it, it's a good job, right? You gentlemen must be so happy that your noses are bubbling. You go and read it out, and take it if there are any benefits. The emperor will put all the blame on me." Ying Chengjiao said with a smile.
Zhao Gao looked at the eight characters "Received the Mandate from Heaven, May You Live Long and Prosper" and felt a little scared...
To be honest, reading out this kind of imperial edict is definitely a good job.
While the ministers were happy, they certainly would not be stingy with money and gifts to give to the readers, just to please them.
But all of this is based on the premise that this imperial decree is true...
Zhao Gao was tense and ready to fight at any time. He said in a deep voice: "Lord Chang'an, I have followed your majesty for many years. The handwriting on this is not written by your majesty."
Zhangtai Palace suddenly became quiet!
