Chapter 236: You’re using the wrong target in your strategy of sowing discord!
Crash~
Ying Chengjiao immediately took off the crown and put it back on the First Emperor in the blink of an eye.
He bowed and said, "Brother, calm down and listen to me in detail!"
Go to work? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
The First Emperor flicked the hilt of the sword with his finger, and the sword sound that had just quieted down began to buzz again.
"Don't tell me too much. I am not interested in your ideas on governing the country. You just need to tell me how you want to deal with these eight words."
"Let it go." Ying Chengjiao explained: "It is the remnants of the nobles of the six kingdoms who are rebelling against Qin, not the common people of the six kingdoms. I want to plant a seed in the hearts of the people of the world, and when the spring rain waters it, it will take root and sprout."
"Then the land of Qin will be shattered." The First Emperor continued coldly.
"When my brother was in Zhao, did you ever think about becoming the King of Qin?"
The First Emperor frowned. He didn't know why Ying Chengjiao asked this question. He was not willing to recall his childhood.
"No, at that time I just hoped that the wind and rain would be less severe at night so that I could eat meat during the day."
"Guan Zi said: When the granaries are full, people know etiquette; when they have enough food and clothing, they know honor and disgrace. When people are struggling to survive, they will not think about 'are there any kings, princes, generals or ministers of different species?' They will only think about staying alive."
"What about the riots in Han?" The First Emperor retorted: "Are they well fed and warmly clothed?"
"Because they couldn't survive, they were forced to rebel." Ying Chengjiao said in an extremely affirmative tone: "As long as Qin gives them a way to survive, they will definitely not rebel."
"Didn't I give them a way out? Didn't Qin's law give them a way out?"
"The emperor gives it, Qin Lu gives it, but the nobles in various places may not give it."
"I am sitting here watching them. They dare not act presumptuously."
"My brother's eyes can only see Xianyang, how can he see other places? If it weren't for the end of the year plan to send an envoy to Han, would my brother know about the drastic changes in Han?"
The First Emperor opened his mouth and closed it again, wanting to speak but failing to say anything.
It is an indisputable fact that the Han area, which is closest to the Qin State, is not under his control.
The price of grain skyrocketed a hundredfold, but the Han Dynasty did not even report such a major event to the emperor, which made the First Emperor very frustrated.
This rebellion in Han not only made the First Emperor realize the consequences of a peasant uprising, but also made him realize the extent of his control over the entire world.
Although he agreed with Ying Chengjiao's previous words "It doesn't belong to you if you conquer it, it only belongs to you if you eat it", he did not have a direct impression of it deep in his heart.
Today's incident made him deeply understand what it means to eat it.
"Go on, I'm listening."
Ying Chengjiao made the final conclusion.
"As long as my brother is here, the remnants of the nobles of the six countries will not rebel, even if they get these eight words. And the common people will not rebel even more, as long as they can still survive.
“If the people of a city or a place can’t survive, I hope someone will shout out these eight words and start a rebellion, overthrowing the nobles who persecute them.
"The Sixth Palace was not built in a day, and the prejudices in people's hearts cannot be changed by eight words. My brother, you'd better get used to it. This is just the beginning."
"Just the beginning?" The First Emperor looked up woodenly.
Ying Chengjiao affirmed and said, "Once the affairs of the seven northwestern counties are concluded and my brother sees the results, the world can move on to the next step."
The First Emperor reached out and tore off his crown, grabbed the collar of the crown with both hands and quickly walked towards Ying Chengjiao.
This guy is still thinking about the next step!
This emperor really can't continue to be like this!
"You should take this position. There is no need for the seven northwestern counties to produce results. Just proceed to the next step. I will watch. No, the government will watch."
Ying Chengjiao quickly ran to the gate of Zhangtai Palace and stared at the crown in the First Emperor's hand with great vigilance.
I told you it's okay, what else do you want?
"Ying Zheng, can't you afford to play?"
The First Emperor was stunned.
This guy called me by my name?
With a look of anger on his face, the First Emperor threw the black crown, which only the emperor could wear and symbolized the highest power and status in the world, into the air.
In the past, the black bird was always fought over and flew in the sky wailing.
The First Emperor pulled out the Qin King's sword from the table, held the sword high in one hand, and rushed towards Ying Chengjiao.
"You bastard! I'll chop you into pieces alive!"
Looks like everything is alright...
"Please follow Qin's laws, thank you!"
Bang!
Ying Chengjiao opened the gate of Zhangtai Palace and slammed it shut with force, and a loud noise was heard as the gate opened and closed.
The First Emperor, who was still seven steps away from rushing over, was stopped in the Zhangtai Palace.
The First Emperor did not catch up, but took two small steps forward by inertia and then stood still.
The anger on his face slowly faded away, the First Emperor shook his head, suddenly chuckled, and held the Qin King's Sword in front of him to look at it.
"This guy really doesn't want to be king."
He turned around, picked up the crown embroidered with the black bird totem that he had just thrown away from the ground, and talked to himself.
"Seeing how carefree and unrestrained he is, I am a little tired of sitting on the throne."
With a wry smile, he picked up the scabbard of King Qin's sword, inserted the King Qin's sword into it and hung it on the wall.
"After spending so much time with this brat, even I have developed a lazy habit. Why do I feel a little disgusted with the throne that I fought so hard for ten years ago?"
Touching the memorials on the desk that he had been dealing with for years, the First Emperor was in no mood to deal with them today.
Thinking about what Ying Chengjiao is going to do.
Thinking about what Ying Chengjiao said.
The First Emperor slowly sat down behind the desk, picked up the brush in his hand, and mechanically opened a memorial.
That boy didn't know what was right or wrong, I can't rest yet...
Swish, swish, swish~
The brush strokes on the memorial rise and fall.
The black crown and robes were piled beside the First Emperor in an irregular and casual shape.
Squeak
The palace gate rang softly.
Gai Nie entered.
Seeing that the First Emperor was reviewing memorials, he walked over to help as usual.
When the First Emperor heard the sound, he stopped writing and looked up.
Why did Your Majesty raise your head today? My footsteps did not change, Your Majesty should know it was me.
Gai Nie was confused, but he didn't show it on his face and didn't say anything.
"How is Lu Buwei doing in the Chang'an Palace?" The First Emperor said casually, as if he was asking whether he had eaten today.
Gai Nie's heart tightened.
The news of Lu Buwei's rebellion had long been spread throughout the world. He had heard about it before he came to Qin and entered the Chang'an Jun Mansion.
After arriving in Xianyang and getting acquainted with the people in Chang'an Junfu, he learned about the love-hate relationship between Lu Buwei and the First Emperor, or to be more precise, the hatred and resentment between them.
He knew very well that the First Emperor would never have any good intentions towards Lu Buwei.
"Nie doesn't know what your majesty is talking about."
Not knowing whether it was a trick or not, Gai Nie said expressionlessly. Even the First Emperor could not tell his true thoughts from his expressionless face.
Snap~
The First Emperor grabbed the bamboo slips brought by Han Di from the side and threw them in front of Gai Nie.
This time I didn't use too much force, so the noise was not loud.
Pointing at the bamboo slips, the First Emperor said, "Look for yourself."
Gai Nie was not vague at all. He said, "If you tell me to show it to me, I will show it to you, no matter what the secret is or not. If you know too many secrets, you will die. There are many sayings like "living with the king is like living with a tiger."
He bent down to pick up the bamboo slips, and after seeing the first three words "Lü Buwei", he glanced over them.
After reading it, he nodded in response to the Emperor's inquiring gaze and said, "He lives a good life, basking in the sun every day and fishing with a straight silver needle."
This thief almost caught me, and he's still alive and well!
Fishing with a straight hook, just think of yourself as Jiang Taigong!
The First Emperor was so angry that he wanted to directly order the palace guards to surround the Chang'an Palace and capture Lu Buwei and put him in jail.
All kinds of torture were used on Lu Buwei, including being torn apart by five oxen, lingchi with 365 cuts, and the legendary burning with red-hot irons invented by the ancient King Zhou.
"Lü Buwei didn't want to usurp the throne at all. He just wanted Chang'an Jun to be the king..."
The words that the old general Meng Ao said when he broke into the Xianyang Palace at night once again came to the mind of the First Emperor.
The First Emperor closed his eyes and struggled for a short while before he felt relieved.
This villain has looked down on me from the beginning to the end. He has pledged his loyalty to me but has become a traitor. He does have some talent.
I can tolerate Wei Liao, I can tolerate Dun Ruo, I can tolerate the whole world, but can't I tolerate one Lu Buwei?
"Is he just basking in the sun and fishing in Chang'an Junfu?" The First Emperor didn't quite believe it.
Before he took power, all memorials were reviewed by Lu Buwei.
When his father, King Zhuangxiang of Qin, was in power, he took the initiative to throw all the memorials to Lu Buwei.
Lu Buwei was a man who reviewed so many memorials every day and did so for several years in a row.
Although he had no intention of usurping the throne, he was certainly a power-hungry person.
It is easy to change the country, but difficult to change one's nature.
How can such a person have time to relax?
"And to give advice to Lord Chang'an."
That's right, there's no way that thief would give up his power, he must be planning something behind the scenes.
"What plans and tactics are you going to come up with?"
"have no idea."
The First Emperor's face darkened and he said unhappily, "I already know about Lü Buwei, why do you still want to hide it from me?"
"I really don't know." Gai Nie looked at the Emperor's expression and added, "He doesn't know how to use a sword. I don't often go to his courtyard."
The First Emperor said nothing, his expression still looked very unhappy, and he just stared at Gai Nie.
If I had known there would be such a question, I would have stopped the young master from leaving.
Gai Nie was helpless and said, "I really don't know, but there is one thing, maybe it was done by Lu Buwei, this is just my guess."
The First Emperor actually believed what Gai Nie said. He acted like this, just like beating a child on a rainy day - he was just doing nothing, but he didn't expect to get an unexpected reward.
Maintaining his facial expression, the First Emperor said majestically: "Speak."
"Your Majesty once went to the residence of Lord Chang'an, but Lord Chang'an was not there. Your Majesty was attacked by Li Mu and Jing Ke. This should be the work of Lu Buwei."
When the First Emperor heard this, he was somewhat disappointed.
If he had heard this news before offering sacrifices to heaven or before hearing about the unrest in Han, he might have been furious.
But after Ying Chengjiao made a big fuss at the Wax Festival, he said, "If I live, there will be no heaven in the world," and "Let your heaven punish me." He also heard about the turmoil in Han, "Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers of different species?"
Compared with these major events, Emperor Qin Shi Huang thought that Lu Buwei's behavior was not grand enough.
It's not even close to being presentable, and it's far worse than Cheng Jiao.
The First Emperor thought to himself and even felt a little ashamed.
How could I have been so overwhelmed by such a person?
The First Emperor was lost in thought. Seeing that the First Emperor didn't say anything for a long time and still looked unhappy, Gai Nie hesitated for a moment.
"Nie cut off Lü Buwei's fishing rod and punished him."
The First Emperor came back to his senses and asked sternly, "Why did you cut off his fishing rod?"
“…”
Gai Nie was struck by lightning, but fortunately his dumbfounded expression was similar to his paralyzed face.
If Ying Chengjiao were here, he would have to create a background music for Gai Nie - snowflakes fluttering, north wind howling...
"You didn't say it was my order, did you?"
“Never…”
The First Emperor relaxed his expression, nodded slightly and said, "That's good. I can't afford to lose this person."
Three question marks appeared above Gai Nie’s head.
I was venting my anger on behalf of His Majesty, and Your Majesty said it was shameful?
"Evil tricks will never get you high."
I will definitely not talk too much next time. Nie seems to be a lickspittle! When will Zhao Gao, the lickspittle, come back?
Hero Gai felt that his personality was slightly insulted and his dignity was slightly trampled upon.
He straightened his broad back, which was already as straight as a sword, and the white clothes in front of him were stretched tight.
His face was numb and his heart was angry.
The First Emperor lowered his head and wanted to continue reviewing memorials, but his heart could not calm down.
Perhaps he was tired from all the wax festival activities, perhaps Ying Chengjiao's mischief gave him a headache, or perhaps it was just the laziness growing deep in his heart.
In short, the First Emperor didn't want to go to work today.
Every family is celebrating the wax festival, so why am I the only one here reviewing memorials?
With so many memorials, do I really need to review each one personally?
What does the Xiangbang Mansion do!
People are strange.
It was clearly the First Emperor himself who attributed the review of memorials to the exclusive imperial power.
The reason was that when he first came to power, Lu Buwei was the regent and held all the power, so he was only allowed to approve memorials as a formality and had no decision-making power.
Since he didn't want to review memorials today, the First Emperor thought of the Prime Minister's Office, which had the authority to review some memorials.
Bang~
The more I think about it, the angrier I get.
The First Emperor threw his pen on the table.
Gai Nie watched coldly without saying anything.
If it were Zhao Gao, he would come over right now and ask me why I am angry.
The First Emperor felt a little angry as he looked at Gai Nie who was standing there silently against the telephone pole.
"Send all these memorials to the Prime Minister's Mansion and have that bastard deal with them first and bring them back to me tomorrow!"
"only."
Gai Nie's voice was very formulaic, cold and mechanical.
After responding, there was no movement, just standing there motionless.
"Why aren't you going yet?"
"Your Majesty, please send all the orders at once, and don't wait until Nie reaches the door."
The First Emperor was furious.
The separate orders were not initiated by him, but there was a purpose behind them.
The last command given is often the most important and the least known.
If I say them all at once, people may not understand the importance of each, so I say them separately.
"…Let that bastard remember that Lu Buwei is dead."
Even if the First Emperor could not appear in public.
Otherwise, if it gets out, it will be a new signal to the world - there will be no death penalty for treason.
"only."
Gai Nie responded but still did not move.
The First Emperor tapped Gai Nie twice in mid-air and said with a smile, "Tell the old ministers of the previous king that the boy has joined the government."
I just don't believe that this guy can only produce a Wang Xi!
"Yes." Gai Nie responded, looking directly at the First Emperor and said, "Your Majesty is being lazy."
...I review memorials 365 days a year. Can't I take a day off?
After Gai Nie finished speaking, he turned and left.
According to Gai Nie's experience, three commands are the maximum, no more.
Walk to the door.
"Issue a warrant to arrest Zhang Liang, dead or alive!"
Behind him, there was a flickering murderous intent in the eyes of the First Emperor, and the murderous aura in his body was boiling as if it were tangible.
Zhang Liang...you are not weak.
Cheng Jiao is not Li Mu, and I am not Zhao Qian.
You're using the wrong target for your strategy of sowing discord!
Gai Nie stopped walking.
"only."
Sigh inwardly.
The fourth command, wait a little longer next time.
