Chapter 156 I think, no big deal!
Ying Chengjiao paused for a moment, became serious, and narrated slowly.
"Whether he is right or wrong, Zhou Qingchen always stands on the side of the emperor. Do you think the emperor doesn't know this? Then why does he want to keep Zhou Qingchen? Because sometimes the decisions made by the emperor are inappropriate in the eyes of others."
"For example, the matter of you going to Shangjun, you know the reason, I know it, my brother knows it, but the ministers don't know it. Such a major event as changing the national policy cannot be told to the ministers. In the eyes of the ministers, this matter is unreasonable, and this is when Zhou Qingchen's role comes into play."
"Although he doesn't know what you are going to do in Shangjun, this doesn't stop him from agreeing with what the emperor said. With him, does the emperor and the ministers form a buffer point? Has the anti-emotion of the ministers been transferred to Zhou Qingchen?"
Ying Fusu’s eyes widened.
Can this be viewed in this way?
Can this person be used like this?
"Uncle, how do you know that the emperor thinks this way?"
"He used this trick to promote Li Si when he established the county system . It was also the trick used by Qin Xiaogong to promote Shang Yang. You, the Ying clan, like to use this trick."
"...Uncle, you are also from the Ying clan."
In the front row, Ying Chengjiao teaches his nephew.
The first emperor to take the throne gave the order.
"Don't discuss this matter any further. I have made up my mind. Fusu will leave for Shangjun in three days and cannot return to Xianyang without an imperial decree."
The ministers, who were originally making a lot of noise, stopped talking.
There is no need to talk about the decisions made by the First Emperor.
"Your Majesty is wise."
There was a thunderous roar of praise, with the Confucian group shouting the loudest.
They were happiest when Ying Fusu became the crown prince, as this was an opportunity for the rise of Confucianism.
After the ministers quieted down, the First Emperor glanced at Li Si.
Li Si understood what he meant and spoke with his head held high.
"Your Majesty has unified the four seas and brought peace and prosperity to the world. To protect the world from war, I request that you collect all the copper and iron in the world. I will use them to cast twelve golden men and place them in the Xianyang Palace to suppress the Qin Dynasty for ten thousand years!"
As soon as Li Si finished speaking, Wang Wan followed immediately.
"Wang Wan seconded the motion."
Nei Shi Meng Yi stood up casually.
"Meng Yi seconded the motion."
The First Emperor's eyes fell on Fu Zikang, the Internal Secretary of Grain Administration. Fu Zikang looked at Ying Chengjiao, who was sitting in the front row and was absorbed in being a teacher.
Ying Chengjiao didn't respond or give any hint.
Fu Zikang lowered his head, unable to see, unable to see, unable to see…
The First Emperor's mouth twitched.
"Cheng Jiao, what do you think?"
"What?"
"Li Si said that he would collect all the copper and iron in the world to cast twelve golden men, so that the world would be free from the calamity of war and the Qin Dynasty would be suppressed for ten thousand years."
After collecting all the copper and iron in the world and casting twelve golden men, is it time to gather all the nobles in the world in Xianyang?
Ying Chengjiao stroked his chin and began to think seriously.
What do you mean by avoiding the scourge of war and stabilizing the Qin Dynasty for ten thousand years? Isn't it because we are afraid of the remnants of the six kingdoms rebelling?
Judging from the current trend, the six countries are afraid of the emperor and dare not raise troops to cause chaos.
Only by allowing all these nobles to come to Xianyang can these frightened people be forced to rebel.
Historically, the emperor's forced relocation did not cause any trouble, and his contribution to the acquisition of copper and iron was indispensable.
However, although this could better stabilize the Qin State, it was not conducive to its development. Without copper and iron, it would be difficult to harvest wheat, and people's lives would be seriously affected.
No, this can't be done.
"I think, no."
Ying Chengjiao said seriously.
"Tools such as kitchen knives and sickles are all made of copper and iron, and are closely related to the lives of the people. If we take all the copper and iron in the world and sacrifice the people's hearts to maintain the stability of Qin, it will be like drinking poison to quench thirst ."
The ministers looked at him sideways.
These words really don't seem like something a boy would say.
But a few days ago, Ying Chengjiao suddenly killed Zhao Ji's personal maid in front of the city gate, which greatly changed the ministers' views.
Let’s not talk about anything else, just talk about his skills.
This is why Li Xin went to Longxi.
Otherwise, your eyes would pop out of your head on the spot.
Li Xin had to be thankful that he did not confront Ying Chengjiao, otherwise he would have been beaten half to death.
Therefore, when Ying Chengjiao spoke today, the ministers were surprised, but not too surprised.
Until now, whoever still treats Ying Chengjiao as a coward is a coward.
But in the eyes of the ministers, it was not the right time for Ying Chengjiao to stand up - Chang'an Jun was not a coward, but he was not very smart either.
The left prime minister was Li Si, and the right prime minister was Wang Wan.
The two prime ministers who were at odds with each other stood up and spoke together, and then the internal historian Meng Yi stood up to second his motion.
It was obvious that the First Emperor had held a small meeting with these people in advance to discuss the matter.
In this case, you should assess the situation and then decide what to say.
The less you speak, the fewer mistakes you make; the more you speak, the more mistakes you make.
To survive in the court, saying less would at most mean losing the chance of promotion.
But if you say one more word, the most serious consequence could be your life.
"Fusu seconded the motion."
Crown Prince Ying Fusu said immediately.
He watched the discussion between Ying Chengjiao and the First Emperor in Zhangtai Palace, and was taught a lesson by Ying Chengjiao today.
Ying Fusu had an infinitely high level of trust in his uncle. He felt that Ying Chengjiao's policy of governing the country was the right way.
I thought the prince had changed, but it turns out he is still the same. How can he show up at this time?
But it’s better this way. If the prince is like Your Majesty, we won’t have a good life after he ascends the throne.
The ministers were silent.
At first, Ying Fusu only used three words to thank for the position of crown prince, which surprised the ministers, who thought that Ying Fusu had changed his character.
Now Ying Fusu said nothing and directly supported Ying Chengjiao, and was automatically classified by the ministers as someone who only supported his relatives and not the others.
Doctor Fu Sheng of Confucianism was very excited. He stood up and said loudly: "Fu Sheng seconded the motion!"
This is the first time that the eldest prince has expressed his opinion since becoming the crown prince, and it is a benevolent opinion, so he must be agreed with.
When Chunyu Yue was not in the court, Fu Sheng was automatically promoted to the leader of Confucianism. Under Fu Sheng's leadership, one Confucian scholar after another rose to prominence.
"I second the motion."
"I second this motion."
"I second this motion."
“…”
In the court, Confucian scholars accounted for the largest proportion.
This time a lot of people came up and the momentum was huge.
Some of the ministers sneered, some curled their lips, and some watched the fun.
You Confucians are really not afraid of death. Do you want the crown prince to break into the Xianyang Palace in blood-stained clothes this time?
Do you really think that if you Confucians help promote simplified characters, you will be favored by His Majesty?
The ministers were unaware that Chunyu Yue was not dead.
Therefore, in the eyes of the ministers, Confucianism had just survived the butcher knife of Emperor Qin Shi Huang.
It was difficult for them to understand the Confucian scholar's train of thought because he didn't just squint his eyes obediently and dared to jump like that.
Fu Zikang looked at Ying Chengjiao and found that he didn't give him any explicit hints.
So under the speechless gaze of the First Emperor, Fu Zikang continued to pretend to be dead.
It’s none of my business, I’m just an accountant.
The First Emperor wanted to appoint Ying Chengjiao to the post because he wanted to appoint Zikang, but he did not expect that Ying Chengjiao had a different opinion.
In fact, it didn't matter much whether Fu Zikang stood up or not. The First Emperor just thought that everyone should be neat and tidy when having a small meeting, which was a bit obsessive-compulsive.
Unexpectedly, Fu Zikang didn't shout, and Ying Chengjiao even opposed it.
Although the Chidao no longer needed the wealth of the world, it was still necessary to recruit nobles from all over the world in order to maintain stability in the world and enable the Qin officials who had been sealed off to govern better.
Cheng Jiao probably opposed it because he didn't know that I would forcibly relocate the wealthy and powerful people from all over the country to Xianyang.
The First Emperor thought so in his heart and looked at Li Si again.
Li Si understood again and said in a straight face, "I have not finished my advice. After casting the twelve golden men, I have another suggestion. Xianyang is the capital of Qin State and the most prosperous place in the world."
"When the six kingdoms were unified, many nobles from the six kingdoms took advantage of our Qin. Your Majesty should show favor to the nobles and gentry from all over the country and call them to settle in Xianyang to share the prosperity."
These words made Zhou Qingchen, the flatterer, open his eyes wide and stare at Li Si, calling him a role model of our generation.
Not to mention the ministers, they were all more or less stunned.
How can you have the nerve to say that you want to come to Xianyang to share the prosperity?
In the whole of Xianyang, there is only one building where you can consume and entertain. You can't buy wine even if you have money in Xianyang.
Could the nobles in Xianyang endure the strict Qin laws?
Wouldn't that mean he would have to serve his sentence every few days?
This is not blessing the world; it is not much different from forcing someone to death.
It's just a city like this, and you, Li Si, dare to say it's prosperous. You are really... a role model for our generation!
Wang Wan was not needed this time, Meng Yi stood up and seconded the motion.
The ministers who had just been watching the development of the situation were vying to stand up first.
"Wei Liao seconded the motion!"
"Feng Quji seconded the motion!"
"What the Left Prime Minister said is absolutely right! I second the motion!"
"Yao Jia seconded the motion!"
“…”
He only said that he would collect copper and iron, and the ministers had no idea what the First Emperor was up to.
Collect copper and iron, and relocate nobles.
When the two things were put together, the ministers understood.
The purpose of collecting copper and iron was to forcibly relocate the nobles to prevent them from resorting to desperate measures.
The reason why copper and iron should be collected first, rather than both at the same time.
This is because when these nobles heard that they were going to be forcibly relocated and rebel, they would never hand over the copper and iron.
This is beneficial to the stability of the country, and is even more beneficial to those Qin officials who have fiefs. It will also be beneficial to those Qin officials who do not have fiefs in the future - will they not have fiefs now and will they not have them in the future?
As for whether it has any impact on the people, it doesn’t matter. It’s not important.
You can't use a kitchen knife or a sickle, but you can use a wooden knife. Just make the wood sharper.
It takes three strokes with a wooden sword to cut the wheat ears with one stroke of a sickle, so it doesn't matter if you cut them three times.
Anyway, those people usually just farm, it just takes some more time, it's not a big deal.
What do people need to do with so much free time?
When they are idle, they will have wild thoughts and start troubles. It is more convenient for management to let them be exhausted.
The voices of approval this time are compared with the voices of approval from the Confucian disciples just now.
The former is a big wave and the latter is a small wave, and almost everyone in the hall agrees.
After this wave of approval passed, the First Emperor waved his hand and asked his ministers to be quiet.
"Cheng Jiao, how do you feel now?"
"Still not that great."
Ever since Zhao Ji returned to Xianyang, Ying Chengjiao no longer deliberately concealed his incompetence.
One reason is that the bet has been broken.
Second, the First Emperor’s throne is now stable.
Of course, it is easy to change the country but difficult to change one's nature.
Most of the time, Ying Chengjiao still acts like a villain.
A boy with no taboos is much freer than a royal brother whose words and actions are restricted.
"Tell me your reasons."
The First Emperor became interested.
They collected copper and iron and forcibly relocated people.
These two strategies came out at the same time, and all the ministers saw it clearly.
The First Emperor didn't believe that his younger brother, who was good at hiding his incompetence and acting like a coward, couldn't understand the mystery.
