Daqin: When I return from sea, I will offer you a map of the world

Chapter 149 Time flies, time flies

However, Emperor Shi Huang still didn't make things difficult for Zhao Gao. Since he asked Zhao Gao to eat with him, he endured his unbearable stomach and ate the food on the table. However, his appetite was really poor, so he stopped hastily after he couldn't eat much.

Obviously, compared to Zhao Si, Zhao Gao's job partner doesn't have any benefits.

And Zhao Gao was also aware of this, seeing Emperor Shi put down his chopsticks, he followed suit and silently cleaned up the mess.

After re-entering, Emperor Shihuang was already lying on the rocking chair.

Zhao Gao knew that Emperor Shihuang now had the habit of taking a nap.

Every time after eating at noon, he would take a short nap, and at this time, the first emperor would retreat to the left and right, and Zhao Si would take over the task of the maid, fanning the wind for the first emperor by his side to cool off.

"Your Majesty, the weather is extremely hot, do you want me to cool off for Your Majesty?"

Although there is an ice mirror in the room, it is very hot now, and someone has to hold a fan to fan the cool air on the body, otherwise it is still difficult to resist the summer heat.

Emperor Shi Huang, who was lying on the couch, was taken aback when he heard the sound.

It was the habit of Shi Huangdi not to like people around when he was sleeping.

Zhao Si was an exception, because Zhao Si was a likable kid, and with Zhao Si next to him, Shi Huang's rest quality was very good.

But Zhao Gao...

Obviously, there is no such effect, and eating in the same case has proved that Zhao Gao does not have this ability.

"No need..." After hesitating for a moment, Emperor Shihuang finally waved his hand.

Zhao Gao was slightly disappointed when he heard the sound.

He could realize that he was being stripped away from Emperor Shihuang, and that he had fewer and fewer tasks, which was not a good thing, but he had no way to do it, and he couldn't do anything to make Emperor Shihuang happy like Zhao Si.

Now, even the qualifications to fan the wind and enjoy the cool air by the side of the first emperor are gone.

Zhao Gao felt that he had to do something.

He is just a minister and a CRRC government order, why is he so close to others?Isn't it because he is a close minister of the first emperor?

He not only manages the travel of carriages and horses in the palace, but also can enter and leave the palace freely, and acts as the personal secretary of the first emperor, accompanying him around. Even if Meng Yi, a loyal minister, personally launches an attack, he can't bring down Zhao Gao. Isn't it because of his role? Is there no substitute?

But now, Zhao Gao can realize that he has gradually become dispensable.

Only when Zhao Si couldn't be present because of something, could it be his turn to be a personal attendant.

Gradually, he has become Zhao Si's candidate...

As a minister, he is very clear about where his status comes from. He must find a way to fight for it, and he must do something, but he can't act rashly. The more this is the case, the less anxious he is.He has to wait for the opportunity, wait for an opportunity!
And the first emperor in the room didn't know the twists and turns in Zhao Gao's heart, even if he knew, he would just sneer.

What the Emperor Shi Huang was worrying about now was how he should fall asleep.

This kid Zhao Si was not around, and there was no one to fan the wind to cool off, so he was sweating profusely within a short while.

It was difficult for Shi Huangdi to accept other people's personal service when he was sleeping and relaxing, and he couldn't break his habit.

He really can't sleep...

On the other side, Zhao Si was rushing towards the palace.

"I'm busy every day... I have to worry about state affairs, and I have to be attentive to my attendants." After the inspection, Zhao Si went straight to the office of the first emperor.

Before Zhao Si came to the palace, he saw Zhao Gao quietly waiting outside the door, and there was no sound inside the room.

"Your Majesty is asleep?" Zhao Si poked his head around and looked inside, only to see the First Emperor lying on the rocking chair without moving.

"Just fell asleep." Zhao Gao replied softly.

Hearing this, Zhao Si didn't go in, but stood still at the door and asked, "Have you had your meal?"

Zhao Gao nodded.

Zhao Si and Zhao Gao didn't communicate much, and their voices were very subtle, but Shi Huangdi in the room overheard them all.

Although lying down, the first emperor did not fall asleep.

"Shake the fan inside..."

Hearing that the kid Zhao Si had returned, Emperor Shi Huang didn't hesitate, and called Zhao Si inside to shake a fan for him to relieve the scorching heat so that he could fall asleep.

Hearing this, Zhao Si was taken aback for a moment, and then a smile appeared on his face.

He thought that Emperor Shihuang had already fallen asleep, and upon hearing the order, he rushed in to shake the cattail fan for Emperor Shihuang, sending the cold air from the ice mirror to Shihuang.

The sweat gradually receded, the intense heat faded slowly, the long-lost drowsiness seemed to be triggered by the arrival of Zhao Si, swarming up, exhaustion and sleepiness came one after another, and there was a trace of cool breeze...

This kid Zhao Si...is really different from others.

Without this kid Zhao Si, it really wouldn't be possible.

In Shi Huang's mind, the last thoughts floated up and disappeared with the upwelling of drowsiness, and he fell into a deep sleep.

……

The peaceful time is always like a fleeting moment, fleeting.

Zhao Si didn't know that the real appointee of the first emperor was Li Si, but he only knew that he had to shoulder the important task of moving the noble order, so he was very concerned about this matter.

Li Si, on the other hand, seemed to have grasped something. He realized that he seemed to be about to embark on a completely different path.

Respecting the people and being kind to the people is the direction of his future path.

Zhao Si gave Li Si a lot of inspiration, such as the theory of strong stems and weak branches, such as the theory of public instruments.

However, what's a little annoying about this thing is that Li Si has no experience at all.

In the past, the people were weak and weak, but Li Si was a little at a loss when he had to change his mind. How should the poor and weak people make the people exhausted? There are countless ways.

But Li Si couldn't find a direction on how to respect and be kind to the people.

Li Si thought of his teacher Xunzi, and thought of Confucianism.

Objectively speaking, Confucianism has always advocated putting the people first, so Li Si planned to try to borrow some things from Confucianism. A hundred schools of thought copied a lot, and Li Si also learned from the great Confucian Xunzi, so he copied it without any psychological burden.

Confucianism emphasizes loyalty and filial piety, emphasizing character and virtue, emphasizing the theory of a gentleman, and there is a saying that relatives should hide from each other...

After reviewing a lot of homework, Li Si discovered that the Confucian policy of emphasizing and benevolent to the people might not be so suitable for the current Great Qin Dynasty, and many things violated Li Si's principles.

"It's useful, but not too much..." Li Si frowned, and began to try to combine the Confucian policy of emphasizing and benevolent to the people with what he had learned.

During this period, Zhao Si played a vital role.

Ever since he talked with Zhao Si, Li Si had signs of opening up a new path. Afterwards, Li Si would discuss with Zhao Si almost every day the specific implementation of the move-for-nobility order, and he would also have some academic discussions with Zhao Si.

Leaving aside Zhao Si's ability to do practical things, his ideas and theories are indeed excellent, which inspired Li Si a lot.

It's just that Zhao Si is very busy, running around the palace and Li Si's office every day, often after serving the First Emperor in the morning, he has to answer Li Si's inquiries in the afternoon.

In order to win over Li Si and form a united front with Li Si, Zhao Si kept instilling his thoughts in Li Si.

"I see!"

this day...

Li Si took the case and finally realized what the path he should take.

"Human nature is evil! The teacher has never said anything wrong!"

Confucianism emphasizes that human nature is inherently good, while Legalism emphasizes that human nature is inherently evil. Xunzi, a Confucian outlier, also recognizes that human nature is inherently evil, which is somewhat deviant.

"Little people seek peace, but they also seek profit!"

"Punish with the law, guide with kindness, make clear the rules and not selfishness!"

Li Si realized that to be kind to the people and respect the people does not need to abolish the existing large and complicated laws and regulations.

"If there are no restrictions, they will definitely gather into clans, instead of laws and regulations, family rules will come first, so the order of household division must continue to be implemented."

"If the food they produce is enough for them to eat after paying taxes, they will certainly not focus on farming the land, but put their minds on other things, so the policy of rewards and punishments for farming must still be implemented."

"The people are not humiliated but fear war, so they will be honored, so the privilege of the twentieth rank of military merit can be modified, but it must not be cancelled."

Li Si believes that emphasizing and benevolent to the people cannot be stated in Confucianism, completely abandoning the control of the people and letting them grow wildly.

"On the contrary, there should be more and more comprehensive laws and regulations. Strict control should be imposed on them, so that they are good at farming, instead of doing other things to waste the fields. Let them fight bravely instead of fearing death."

"So the sitting cannot be cancelled, and the law of accusation cannot be cancelled."

"Replace punishments with rewards, cancel heavy punishments for misdemeanors!" Li Si stroked his beard and solemnly wrote it down on the bamboo slips.

Qin Law has always advocated heavy punishment for minor crimes, while Confucianism believes that Legalism has too many laws and regulations, and there is no need to formulate laws for many things.

Li Si overthrew these things!
He is walking a new path.

Respecting the people and being kind to the people is to allow the people to live a life of enough food and clothing, and not to be exhausted as before.

But the same thing is to formulate more legal provisions to prevent the people from being selfish after they settle down, and they are unwilling to farm well and fight for the country.

Be nice to them and don't think too much of them.

Use the law to restrict and punish them while guiding them into what they need.

Abolish heavy penalties for misdemeanors, rewards and punishments go hand in hand, and use incentives and rewards to replace original punishments in some matters, replacing punishments with rewards.

Qin Fa still wants to go deep into all aspects of the people as before, so that the people can feel the existence of Qin Fa everywhere, let them know that their words and deeds are within the provisions of Qin Fa, and at the same time prevent them from being as bad as before. Also out of breath.

If we say that the Qin law in the past was like a piece of cloth that tightly wrapped the people and restricted the people, it also made the people unable to breathe and was overwhelmed.

So what Li Si has to do is to turn the cloth into a net, wrap the people around, limit the behavior of the people, and at the same time allow the people to have enough room to breathe.

What Zhao Si said was right, the most basic bottom line for the common people was to be able to survive, have enough food and clothing.

Under this premise, their township party and clan should be smashed.Good people, by no means let go of control.

After completing the preliminary conception, Li Si often took a breath and looked up, only to see that it was noon and the sun was strong.

"Time flies..."

He is not an epiphany, but a day-to-day thinking, reflection and examination.

A full month passed in such a silent manner.

In the palace...

The First Emperor slept peacefully on the reclining chair, while Zhao Si sat cross-legged on the ground, resting his chin with one hand in boredom, shaking his fan with the other hand, and yawned.

"Calculate the time...Jing and the others should already be going to sea."

"The first batch of official salt with a reduced price should have been sold, right?"

"It's not far away from autumn now, so there must be movement from the Xiongnu, right?"

"The grain seeds should have already started to be distributed, right?"

With the arrival of Zhao Si, Daqin didn't seem to have changed much, but it seemed that it had changed a lot quietly.

Daqin's chariot turned a small corner while driving vigorously.

Even Li Si, the left prime minister of Daqin, became dazed under the influence of Zhao Si.

(End of this chapter)