Chapter 55: The proposal of the county system!
When everyone focused their attention on Ying Chengjiao, he said loudly: "Your Majesty! I have a way to achieve both!"
The First Emperor: ...
He looked at Ying Chengjiao, who was also a little confused.
Ying Chengjiao: What are you doing?
Ying Zheng: This was really not arranged by me!
Seeing Ying Chengjiao's suspicious eyes, the First Emperor's mood suddenly turned bad.
The slaps I gave him that day were too few!
Li Si, who was not in the plan, jumped out and disrupted the brothers' plans.
At this moment, Ying Chengjiao wished he could kill Li Si with one sword.
What's the hurry?
Wouldn't it be better for me to take the damage first?
Then it will be your chance to shine!
It jumps out now, isn't it obvious that the emperor is using a smurf account?
Li Si suddenly jumped out, scaring everyone.
Wang Wan, Wei Zhuang, Feng Quji and others all looked over, with joy flashing in their eyes.
With Li Si speaking frankly, we can just sit back and reap the benefits!
When Wang Jian heard Li Si's voice, his eyelids trembled slightly, but he did not open them.
Stupid! Those who openly oppose Your Majesty will all die.
Chunyu Yue temporarily put aside his favorite disciple Ying Fusu at this moment, and a trace of anxiety flashed across his face.
Wang Wan, Wei Zhuang and others were all able to keep their composure, so why can't you, Li Si?
At the first moment, they all thought that the method of having the best of both worlds that Li Si mentioned was that the First Emperor should enfeoff his meritorious officials and have them guard the four directions.
Li Si was a vested interest in the feudal system, and he had the reason and motivation to do so.
Li Si's contributions included acting as an insider to overthrow Lu Buwei, writing the "Remonstrance Against Expelling Aliens", forcing the construction of Zhengguo Canal, recommending Han Fei, etc.
During the process of Qin Shi Huang unifying the country, Li Si made great contributions, and this position of Chief Justice was truly earned by Li Si through his merits.
If the Qin State implemented the feudal system and rewarded meritorious officials, Li Si's fiefdom would not be small, and it would definitely not be small.
Although Li Si was a representative figure of the Legalists, the Legalists did not seem to agree with the idea of fiefdoms - the fiefdoms of the Qin nobles were originally taken away by Shang Yang.
One of Shang Yang's reform measures was the state land grant system.
The state-granted land system required Qin Xiaogong to nationalize the public and private lands that had been previously distributed to everyone, including the fiefs of royal nobles, hereditary ministers, and farmers. The land was redistributed according to household registration and military merit.
However, in fact, Shang Yang, who destroyed the fiefdoms of the old Qin nobles, had his own fiefdom later.
After Wei Yang defeated Wei and returned, Qin granted him fifteen cities in Shang and called him Shang Jun.
After Wei Yang defeated the State of Wei and returned home, the King of Qin granted him fifteen cities in the Shang area and named him Shang Jun.
The word "Shang" in Shang Yang comes from his fiefdom.
So when Li Si showed up at this time, it was really hard for people not to think that he wanted to confront the First Emperor.
"Do you have a way to achieve both?"
The First Emperor's voice was somewhat stern, and anyone could hear the threat in it.
The real reason why the First Emperor threatened Li Si was that he and Ying Chengjiao had not yet finished their show, so he asked Li Si to wait a while before dancing.
But in the ears of the ministers, there was only one reason for this threat - Li Si wanted the First Emperor to enfeoff his ministers, but the First Emperor was unwilling.
As I said, there are some things that are good for everyone if everyone knows them, but once they are said, there is no room for recovery.
No matter who it is, if they throw out the words "enfeoffment of meritorious officials", it means they are playing their cards openly and are really forcing the emperor to abdicate.
None of those who forced the First Emperor to abdicate had a good ending.
Wang Wan said, "Does Li Tingwei have any good ideas? I am all ears !"
Feng Quji said: "You are indeed a disciple of Xunzi! If you can really solve these two difficult questions, the whole world will call Li Tingwei Lizi in the future."
Wei Zhuang said: "Li Tingwei can solve this problem! He is a genius! The right lord should step down and let the wise man take over!"
The ministers were in a rush.
"I would like to hear Li Tingwei's opinion!"
"Please ask Li Tingwei to teach me!"
"The Qin State is in trouble, and only Li Tingwei can save it!"
Those who forced the First Emperor to abdicate would most likely not have a good end, but what does that have to do with us?
As long as someone brought up the idea of enfeoffment of meritorious officials, the First Emperor could no longer pretend to be confused.
This is very beneficial to the ministers.
In the court, Li Si seemed to be the most popular person in the temple.
Li Si enjoyed this feeling very much, and a smile instantly appeared on his stern face.
At this moment, he was a little lost.
Second to none, above ten thousand others.
As soon as a word is spoken, clouds follow.
This is the scene he has always dreamed of, this is the power he pursues!
Of course, he quickly came to his senses, for he knew very well what these ministers who flattered him were thinking.
If he had not gone to Xianyang Palace a few days ago, he would be one of the ministers at this moment, and would also be hoping that someone would stand up and bring up the issue of enfeoffment of meritorious officials.
Unfortunately, this glory is ultimately false, and I, Li Si, only have this moment to feel the support of my ministers.
"The feudal system was established by the Zhou Dynasty. The fact that the Qin Dynasty destroyed the Zhou Dynasty is enough to prove that the Zhou system is not good! How can the Qin Dynasty imitate it? The Qin State has its own Qin system!"
This is Li Si’s second sentence.
One stone caused a thousand ripples, and the faces of all the ministers changed!
Abolish the feudal system?
How could Li Si say that the feudal system should be abolished?
You don't want the fiefdom anymore?
You don't want to close the country?
Don’t you want to leave a glorious family business to your descendants?
Li Si, do you know what you are talking about?
Li Si noticed the change in attitude among his ministers and sighed secretly.
Although he was mentally prepared and knew that a lone minister would be like this, he still felt uncomfortable at this moment.
Li Si turned his gaze to the face of the First Emperor. He wanted to see encouragement, expectation, and commendation on his face to dilute the discomfort in his heart.
I stood up when Your Majesty was forced to do so, and Your Majesty must be delighted.
However, what he saw was the gloomy face of the First Emperor.
That expression was exactly the same as when he was slapped in Zhangtai Palace that night.
Li Si was stunned.
How could this be?
How could Your Majesty not be happy?
Yes, now we are in the court, Your Majesty cannot show any joy, you have to pretend.
When Li Si thought of this, he felt that his thoughts were familiar. He seemed to have had the same thought that night in Zhangtai Palace, and was beaten into a pig's head as a result.
He shuddered, and a faint tingling sensation seemed to come from his face again.
He suppressed his unreasonable uneasiness and continued, "Shang Jun promoted the county system, which is to gather small towns and villages into counties. The county has a county magistrate to manage county affairs, a county magistrate to assist the county magistrate, and a county lieutenant to manage military affairs. The county governs a number of towns, villages, villages, and villages, all under the jurisdiction of the county magistrate. This is a good system for the rise of Qin, enriching the country and strengthening the army, and it should be followed."
Li Si finished speaking.
All the ministers were shocked and angry, and regarded Li Si as an enemy!
If Li Si's method were followed, everyone present would fail!
