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

Chapter 451 Wang Jian made a choice!

"Probably not..." Zhao Si spread his hands and looked at the First Emperor.

The First Emperor pondered slightly when he heard the sound, with a clear look of disappointment in his eyebrows, but he didn't say much.

Looking at the moon without any hope of relief, the First Emperor's inner worldview had been faintly shaken.

The so-called being ordered by heaven... The First Emperor rubbed his brows.

Destiny? My life?

Tianxin? Or my heart?

The First Emperor had even begun to doubt his own worldview and did not doubt his own great saint grandson.

However, it was obvious that Shi Huangdi needed some time to sort things out because of his shaken worldview.

Of course, the First Emperor may have to reshape his worldview.

It’s not that simple for the Yin-Yang family and even the various sects…

There is no shortage of theories about ghosts and gods in all schools and sects. On the one hand, it is because of the incomplete understanding of the world, and on the other hand, it is also because of the influence of the times.

Astrology divination, weather observation...

Because of the emergence of astronomical telescopes, each faction needs to make a new update to its own knowledge system.

This is especially true for the Yin Yang family. After all, they rely on Yin Yang and the Five Elements... Star divination is their specialty. Now that a huge loophole has appeared, why not look for opportunities to fill it?

As for turning a blind eye? Standing still, maintaining the status quo, and turning a blind eye to more advanced things?

This is not an era when one school is the only one. If any school refuses to accept the facts in front of them and chooses to stick to its laurels and continue to be superstitious instead of absorbing new things and updating its own thoughts, the other schools and schools will teach them how to behave. .

What's more, Zhao Si made it very clear.

The astronomical telescope came from the Craftsmanship Bureau. Who knows that the Craftsmanship Bureau was a department supervised by Zhao Si personally, and most of the people in it were Mohist disciples.

This shows that before the astronomical telescope received the Taishi Order, the Mohists may have already updated their knowledge theory to a certain extent.

To hope that the astronomical telescope will be destroyed in order to remain a fool is tantamount to self-destruction.

Although the upper echelons of the Mohist family are relatively in decline, their basic base is still broad, and they are still a serious scholar.

The Yin Yang family is not a distinguished scholar...

"I heard that it was my father's birthday, and Yu Ji also prepared a gift for me. Do you want to take a look?" Zhao Si said with a smile.

How could he not see that the First Emperor's worldview was impacted?

However, now is not the time to popularize science with the First Emperor.

I can’t open my eyes to see the universe yet, so it’s useless to say more.

"Let's take a look." The first emperor heard the chaos in his mind and immediately flew away, nodding in reply.

Zhao Si ordered the palace servants to bring the cloak that Yu Ji had prepared for the First Emperor on a tray.

The First Emperor took a closer look and saw a deep black cloak with fine embroidery and dragon and crane patterns. He nodded and said, "I'm interested, but Yu Ji is still pregnant, so you don't have to worry so much in the future."

"It's not much trouble. In fact, all the cutting of the cloak was done by the palace staff. Yu Ji also heard about my father's birthday from me, so she came up with the idea at the last minute. She didn't have much time to do it all over again, just on top of the tailoring of the cloak. Embroidered with dragon patterns." Zhao Si said.

"Put it back in the treasury and use it as regular clothes." The First Emperor waved his hand and ordered the palace officials.

"Uncle, don't you try it on to see if it fits?" Zhao Si asked with a smile.

The palace attendant had just listened to the First Emperor's order, but before he could turn around and leave, he heard Zhao Si speak again, so he had to stand there and wait for the First Emperor's choice.

"Then give it a try." The First Emperor did not reject the suggestion of his great grandson.

Turning and raising his hand, the palace attendants immediately covered the First Emperor's body with a large cloak and tied a belt around his waist, looking dignified and solemn.

Unlike a cloak, a cloak has sleeves and can be worn around the waist. It is a type of smock and can be used for everyday wear.

"How?" The First Emperor raised his hand and looked at Zhao Si.

"The majesty and solemnity make people dare not look directly at him." Zhao Si said with a smile.

"You would say..." The First Emperor smiled, took off his cloak and put it on the tray. He only asked the palace people to leave, and then left with Zhao Si.

Watching the moon had a great impact on the worldview of the First Emperor, but after Zhao Si made such a fuss, the First Emperor's mood calmed down.

The so-called destiny gods are basically filling in the reality. When the reality is rich enough, there will be no second thoughts.

Before parting, Zhao Si specially said a lot of auspicious words to the First Emperor, which made the First Emperor laugh heartily.

But that's it.

The First Emperor's annual birthday was spent simply and fulfillingly in this way.

Enriched with official duties that have not been slacked off even on birthdays.

The only difference between Nuo Da, the leader of a country, and the past is a bowl of longevity noodles cooked by his grandson, and the ability to climb high to watch the moon.

It's just that one is a feeling of admiration that I have never experienced in the first half of my life, and the other is a scene that no one in this era has ever seen...

Lying in bed, the First Emperor blinked his eyes.

The so-called destiny, there will always be someone who has more headaches than yourself... let's just let them be miserable.

The First Emperor's birthday was spent peacefully. The concubines, princes and grandsons of the palace sent carefully prepared gifts to the First Emperor and sealed them in the treasury without even looking at them.

Oh, maybe when I use it in the future, someone in the palace might ask me which year this is the birthday gift prepared for His Majesty by so-and-so?

That's all...

Zhao Si got up early every day, and after spending a while with Yu Ji, he went to pay his respects to the First Emperor as usual.

After greetings, the grandfather and grandson had breakfast together, received the three princes, and held a small meeting. After the small meeting, they routinely began to deal with today's government affairs.

It was still Zhao Si who first classified them into categories, and the First Emperor reviewed them.

The First Emperor was busy reviewing, and Zhao Si was busy opening the categories of the memorials.

When he saw a memorial, Zhao Si blinked and stopped.

Today, there are still memorials advising on the appointment of the crown prince, and this memorial is one of them.

If it were just the same memorial as before to build momentum, then Zhao Si might have gotten used to it, but the content of this memorial was obviously very different from other memorials admonishing the throne.

Because... the content of this memorial is to praise Zhao Si's virtues, believe that Zhao Si has the style of a prince, and advise the first emperor to directly appoint Zhao Si as a prince.

Yes! A memorial admonishing the First Emperor to bypass the prince and directly ennoble the emperor's grandson!

"What's wrong?"

After not hearing Zhao Si reading the memorial for a long time, the First Emperor put down the memorial and the writing brush and looked at Zhao Si.

"It's better for the eldest father to see it for himself..." Zhao Si sighed and handed the memorial to the First Emperor.

The First Emperor took the memorial and looked around, his eyes gradually becoming more serious.

Zhao Si looked at the expression of the First Emperor as he reviewed the memorial. Unfortunately, the First Emperor did not have any unnecessary expression.

What Zhao Si can be sure of is that the person who submitted this memorial must not be familiar to him, and he is not even very impressed by the name.

However, this memorial is closely related to me.

"What do you think?" The First Emperor looked at it for a long time and put the memorial aside.

When Zhao Si heard the sound, he said in deep silence: "It has never been finalized that Xu will be the crown prince. Your Majesty only replied, but did not discuss it with the ministers. The courtiers were anxious, so they took this test."

The First Emperor nodded and continued to ask: "Then how do you think we should reply?"

Zhao Si rubbed his eyebrows when he heard the First Emperor's question.

"How can I be so virtuous? I should refuse such ridiculous things," Zhao Si shook his head.

Just because the content is closely related to you cannot mean that they are cheering for you.

When everyone is upright and prosperous, it is nothing more than that everyone's interests are satisfied.

In essence, some people still couldn't wait and hoped to get further instructions from the First Emperor.

When the First Emperor heard Zhao Si's answer, he couldn't tell whether he was satisfied or not. He simply nodded and reviewed the reply.

After reviewing, put it aside. Zhao Si not only had to organize the memorials into categories and priorities for the First Emperor's approval, but also needed to sort out the memorials after the First Emperor's approval to facilitate replying to courtiers in various departments.

Therefore, Zhao Si was not only able to see the movements of the ministers in the government and the public at the first time, but he was also able to see the answers of the first emperor and the thoughts of the first emperor.

This memorial is naturally no exception.

The First Emperor's reply was simple.

First, he affirmed the other party's praise of Zhao Si, and secondly, he said that going beyond his son to appoint his son's son as the prince was not a book for long-term peace and stability. Such a thing had never been heard of, and the First Emperor must resolutely put an end to such a thing.

Finally, he said that although Zhao Si's moral character was indeed good, he did not have any particularly great achievements or reputation. He believed that the person who wrote the memorial had bad intentions, so he was severely reprimanded and punished to a certain extent.

Zhao Si looked at the First Emperor's reply thoughtfully.

So in essence, this was another time for the ministers to test what the First Emperor wanted, so they presented such an extreme and ridiculous memorial.

But they also got the answers they wanted.

The First Emperor made it clear to them that there was no possibility of bypassing his son and letting his grandson succeed him.

This is a change of kings, and the First Emperor is no joke.

But he also expressed his love for himself.

In fact, it was the same as Han Sheng, Zhang Cang, and Zhao Si's own guesses.

The First Emperor planned to finalize the crown prince and grandson at the same time.

Zhao Si blinked and looked at the First Emperor, who was immersed in political affairs, and felt a little pondered in his heart.

Fortunately, the First Emperor was not a riddler, but sometimes such direct expressions made people feel even more stressed. It seemed that from the beginning to the end, the First Emperor never concealed his expectations.

And at the same time...

In the imperial city, within the office of Sangong.

Taiwei Wang Jian, who was personally carried out by the First Emperor, also received a message from his eldest son on a fast horse.

Wang Jian opened the letter and read the content written by Wang Ben word by word, his brows deep and deep in thought.

Zhang Cang asked Wang Ben for help?

Logically speaking, Zhang Cang should go through the First Emperor for this matter instead of asking Wang Ben privately for help.

According to Wang Jian's usual behavior, he would also leave this matter to the First Emperor and make the First Emperor himself a headache.

He is the Marquis of Che, the pinnacle of military merit in the Qin Dynasty, and an old man with half a foot in the coffin whose days are numbered.

It couldn't be easier to avoid karma.

Wang Jian and the First Emperor had a tacit understanding.

Therefore, Wang Jian instinctively wanted to tell the First Emperor...

However, when he was about to call someone to report to the First Emperor, Wang Jian glanced at Li Si who was in charge of politics and Feng Quji who was looking slightly idle beside him, and finally stopped his actions.

He was a Taiwei, and the First Emperor made it clear that he could make his own decisions regarding counterinsurgency matters.

However, the First Emperor never urged Wang Ben to go to Zhao to quell the rebellion.

Giving yourself the right and then not giving instructions... is clearly preparing yourself to make this decision.

and so……

Wang Jian was silent.

This is a difficult choice for someone who has devoted the rest of his life to protecting himself wisely.

How could he not see clearly the First Emperor's affection for Zhao Si?

What's more, the First Emperor himself has publicly stated this many times.

If Zhao Si were a prince, he would be the one everyone expected.

But Zhao Si was not, he was just Fusu's son.

One of Fusu's many sons and one of the First Emperor's many grandsons.

A fact that no one can deny is also an inherent concept of this era.

The old man will die eventually. No matter how the First Emperor conquers the world, he will die one day.

As the crown prince, Fusu will succeed to the throne sooner or later.

At that time, the only thing that the First Emperor could have an impact on Fusu was his legacy.

Whether you listen or not is entirely up to you.

It would be impossible to ask Wang Jian to do something that provides help in times of need and makes a big difference in a small way.

but……

It seems that it is not a matter of providing help in times of need, because after all, the First Emperor has already begun his own arrangements.

What Wang Jian needs to weigh is whether the First Emperor's arrangement is stable or not.

Of course, whether it is stable or not, Wang Jian still has a more stable choice.

The lack of causality means that although he is in it, he has already transcended the six realms, and no one can force him to make a choice.

What really made Wang Jian weigh was the long-term friendship between him and the First Emperor.

as well as……

Wang Jian thought for a while, this guy Zhao Si is really good.

Moreover, his grandson and Zhao Si are good friends.

He knows his darling grandson too well...

It would be flattering to say that he has any lofty ambitions, and that he has any talent for managing a country and governing the world.

But this kid is also innocent at heart.

Let him go to all lengths for his brother's affair. I'm afraid his dear grandson is really brave.

Wang Jian fell into hesitation...

A long time passed in this moment. It was not until Li Si consulted Wang Jian about something that he broke Wang Jian's silence.

"Why is the old lieutenant so distracted..." Li Si glanced at Wang Jian strangely.

"As people get older, they are no longer as strong as Li Xiang, so they are in a trance." Wang Jian spoke for the perfect reason.

"What did the old lieutenant say..."

"How is the new method compared to the past?" Wang Jian asked.

"There has certainly been great progress!" Li Si said with a smile.

"Prime Minister Li's new method is a different approach. I think the new method is different from Shang Jun's old method. Prime Minister Li is comparable to Shang Jun." Wang Jian smiled.

"The old lieutenant has said it... The new law is not one in ten, and we don't know when it will be completed." Li Si shook his head, but with a smile on his face, it was obvious that Wang Jian's evaluation was very useful.

Seeing that Li Si's expression didn't seem to be fake, Wang Jian also smiled.

I am in the mood to continue researching new methods. It seems that there is a lot of progress. It seems that Li is optimistic about the future.

So Wang Jian also made a choice.

(End of this chapter)