Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 175 Ziying! (seeking subscription)
The next day.

It was just dawn.

Ying Zheng appeared in Xianyang Palace.

At the same time, Zongzheng Yingteng also appeared in the hall.

Ying Teng's complexion looked even older.

Ying Zheng looked at Ying Teng, who was looking a bit vain, and sighed, "Zong Zheng, you have been troubled during this time."

Ying Teng clasped his hands and said, "I am a minister of the Great Qin Dynasty, so I must fulfill my duties."

"It's just that the body is really weak."

Ying Zheng nodded slightly, but didn't say much, and said directly: "How is the situation in Fusu recently?"

Ying Teng pondered for a moment, a strange look appeared on his face, and he said in a deep voice, "The eldest son has been tossing and turning recently, and it is difficult to sleep. I am afraid that he feels the pressure of dealing with the affairs of the world."

"The eldest son has indeed made great progress."

"If the eldest son's past disposition is followed, Du He and others might have persuaded him to change course. Right now, the eldest son's heart is as firm as a rock, and it may be hard to move."

Ying Zheng snorted coldly, and said dissatisfiedly: "After all, he caused this matter by himself. There is no trivial matter in the court. If everyone speaks out what is in his heart like him, the court governance will not be so difficult."

Ying Teng smiled wryly, but he didn't dare to refute.

"Tell me, how Fusu plans to deal with it." Ying Zheng continued.

Ying Teng cupped his hands and said, "Return to Your Majesty."

"The eldest son is a man of wisdom, and he will not change his mind because of a momentary event, let alone because of so-called differences. After blocking the officials of the Tingwei Mansion and the Shaofu Mansion, he resolutely refused to accept the relevant officials. It is the choice to appoint officials who were newly promoted a few months ago."

"Who are the new officials?" Ying Zheng asked.

Ying Teng said: "The current Ting Wei Zheng Shi Lu, and the bronze judge Sima Chang under the Shaofu's rule, and there are more."

Ying Teng shared the information he knew one by one.

heard.

Ying Zheng nodded in satisfaction.

He said: "This elm lump finally knows how to be flexible, but it's good to let him run into a wall, otherwise it will really make him think that governing the world is so easy. He really can approve a few memorials and appoint a few officials, and he can control the affairs of the world." Have you dealt with it?"

Ying Teng chuckled, but didn't say much.

Fusu has grown rapidly during this time.

Although His Majesty is reprimanding more verbally now, compared with the past, he is still a little more relieved.

Ruofu Su really didn't make progress.

His Majesty will never completely hand over the affairs of Huai County to the eldest son.

Not to mention let the eldest son experience the difficulty of governing, the complexity of the situation, and the likes and dislikes of political opinions.

All this may not have been intentional by His Majesty.

The purpose is to let the eldest son have a deeper understanding of governing the world.

It's no longer the same as in the past, you only need to do things step by step, and you don't have to think about other things. Now that Fusu has grown up gradually, she has been able to take charge of her own affairs, and she has to start to assume corresponding responsibilities.

This is Fusu's duty as the eldest son.

It is also what His Majesty has always wanted to see.

If the eldest son can handle this matter thoroughly without His Majesty's help, it will be enough to prove that the eldest son's changes in the past were not just a whim, but really made real progress.

This is the blessing of Great Qin.

The blessing of the world.

Ying Teng lowered his head, hesitated again and again, cupped his hands and said, "I want to report to Your Majesty, I have one more request, please allow it."

"Speak." Ying Zheng said.

Ying Teng took a deep breath, his arms trembled slightly, and said: "I am old and weak, consul is weak, and my knowledge is late. I am afraid that I will no longer be able to keep pace with Your Majesty. I ask Your Majesty to remove you from the post of Zongzheng."

The voice fell.

The hall was instantly silent.

Speaking out the thoughts in his heart, Ying Teng seemed to have fallen from the ground like a boulder, and his gaze became much more determined.

What he said was the truth.

On age.

He is nearly seventy.

After managing the clan for many years, he has been working day and night, and his mental health is not as good as before. When it comes to political opinions, he knows that he has long been unable to keep up with His Majesty's footsteps. Many times, if His Majesty did not intend to mention something, he would not have understood it. The experience of serving His Majesty can still be met from top to bottom, but after all, my heart is exhausted.

Yingzheng thought for a moment, and said frankly: "The old Zongzheng has been in power for more than 40 years. He has been in charge of Zongzheng's mansion since King Xiaowen, and it has been nearly [-] years now. Zongzheng has worked hard for the power of the Great Qin these years. He has put the country first in everything. There is nothing that is not important to the clan, and the achievements here are no less than that of the Wang family and the Meng family who cut off the six kingdoms."

"I have always respected Zongzheng."

"But Zongzheng's physique is indeed a bit difficult."

"In fact, I don't want Zongzheng to resign, but I can't bear it."

Ying Zheng let out a long sigh.

He looked down, only the monarch and his ministers faced each other from a distance.

Ying Teng was already covered in frost and snow, his expression was very haggard, purple-black age spots were faintly visible on his ravenous face, his thin body was wearing an empty official robe, which made people unbearable to look at.

Ying Teng is very old.

Ying Teng didn't speak, his eyes were already moist.

He cupped his hands and said: "The minister has walked step by step over the years, and the situation is inevitable. The old minister is ashamed of the clan, ashamed of the country, and equally ashamed of His Majesty."

"Why did Zongzheng say that?"

Ying Teng shook his head, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister leading the Great Qin Clan should have allowed the Clan to help His Majesty, but these years the Clan has been stuck in the palace, wasting a lot of financial and material resources, but it has done nothing to Great Qin."

"The minister is really worthy of being the Great Qin Zongzheng."

heard.

Ying Zheng's eyes closed slightly: "What does Zong Zheng mean by this?"

Ying Teng bowed tremblingly and said: "Your Majesty, I dare to say a few more words today. I think that your majesty's treatment of the clan is inappropriate. Since the founding of Qin, the clan's children have always helped the court, and there are clear rewards and punishments. However, your majesty continues After taking the throne, due to some circumstances, the current clan has long been empty."

"It is of no benefit to Daqin."

"There are quite a few disciples of the Daqin Clan's clan, among which there are no less than a hundred clan disciples who have thoroughly read the laws and regulations. Such a huge number, but they are all confined within the high wall. Isn't this a waste of money?"

"The minister is Zongzheng."

"It is reasonable to find a way out for them."

"However, the minister is panicked, tends to protect himself, delays state affairs, and even the clan is abandoned. The minister really has no face. Going to see the ancestors of the Great Qin Dynasty, let alone face the clan's children who are full of hope."

"The minister is ashamed of the clan!"

Ying Teng fell to his knees, weeping.

Ying Zheng looked at Ying Teng coldly, without saying a word for a long time, and finally said coldly: "Zongzheng resigns from office, who should be Zongzheng?"

"Chen Chen thinks it's Ziying." Ying Teng didn't hesitate, obviously he had already made plans.

"Ziying!" Ying Zheng's expression darkened completely.

Ying Teng said: "Ziying is nearly thirty years old. Although he is the son of Lord Chang'an, he has been raised in Xianyang in the past. He is not like Lord Chang'an. He is also very grateful to His Majesty. I beg Your Majesty to give Ziying a chance."

Ying Teng lowered his head, not daring to raise it at all.

he knows.

These words are very bold.

Ziying is the son of Chengyu.

Cheng Yu is the younger brother of the First Emperor. At that time, the First Emperor did not think of doing anything against Cheng Yu, but Cheng Yu was leading the army outside, but he gradually developed a rebellious heart. He joined forces with the Empress Dowager Huayang and others to usurp power. Wang Ben's guard was afraid that the consequences would be disastrous.

Because of this.

After that, Shi Huang completely cut off the idea of ​​the clan's children joining the army.

Also firmly grasp the military power.

However, this is not a long-term solution after all.

Daqin's clan has a lot of children, and Daqin has never raised useless people, but now Daqin's clan has become useless, is this a good thing for Daqin?

It is also contrary to the teachings of the ancestors.

He is old and has the intention to retire.

I no longer dare to turn a blind eye.

"You think what I did was wrong?" Ying Zheng said coldly.

Ying Teng's forehead was dripping with cold sweat, and he said hastily, "I don't dare, I just think that some of your majesty's actions are a little too harsh."

"Children of the clan cannot be included in clan membership without military merit."

"If the name is not correct, the speech will not be correct."

"At present, the clan's children in the palace are getting older and more and more anxious about the future. I think His Majesty should consider it as appropriate."

Ying Zheng looked at Ying Teng, finally shook his head, and said coldly, "The reason."

Ying Teng showed a look of embarrassment on his face, and finally chose to be honest, cupped his hands and said: "I heard recently that several senior princes went to see Ji Heng. They didn't ask much, they just wanted to get a title so as to keep their clan status."

"So you resigned to force the palace against me?" Ying Zheng looked at him coldly.

Ying Teng's face changed abruptly, and he quickly denied it: "I have absolutely no such intentions. It is true that I am unable to support state affairs due to physical reasons. I have absolutely no such intentions. Please learn from your Majesty."

Ying Zheng looked Ying Teng up and down, and asked, "How did he tell Gao Ji?"

Ying Teng said, "Return to Your Majesty."

"Ji Heng just asked the princes to compile some books on literacy and hyphenation, which will be used to popularize education in the future, and to honor the rewards that were not fulfilled when the six kingdoms were destroyed."

"He also said that the merits of enlightenment will benefit thousands of years."

Ying Zheng sneered, and said indifferently, "He really knows how to make up his mind."

"Let my young master compile the book for him."

"What kind of education does my young master receive?"

"Let them compile books, isn't it just to let them pass on what they have learned?"

"It's not my son's turn to tell me what to do!"

"Your Majesty, calm down." Ying Teng knelt on the ground tremblingly, his whole body terrified to the extreme.

Ying Zheng glanced at Ying Teng coldly, and said indifferently, "I will consider the matter of the clan that Zong Zheng said, and at the same time, I agree to the matter of Zong Zheng's resignation."

Ying Teng was about to express his thanks.

Ying Zheng waved his hands and said loudly, "Come here, record my imperial edict."

An eunuch walked in quickly, sat down on the desk next to it, and raised a large brush.

Yingzheng said solemnly: "Decree, Zhishi Zongzheng Yingteng left the court as the Marquis of Che. The Xianyang mansion will still be preserved, and a thousand households will be granted in Shiyi, and the Neishi County will honor it according to law every year."

"The old minister obeys the order, thank you, Your Majesty." Old Ying Teng burst into tears, knelt down on the ground and thanked him.

Ying Zheng looked at Ying Teng with deep eyes, and said in a deep voice, "Zong Zheng, I have remembered your suggestion."

"Take good care of your body after leaving the imperial court. There are not many veterans around me anymore."

Ying Teng wiped the teardrops from the corners of his eyes, and said loudly:

"Your Majesty, please take care of yourself."

"The old minister retire."

Ying Zheng waved his hand and ignored Ying Teng.

After Yingteng had left completely, Ying Zheng raised his head, feeling a little sad in his heart.

There are fewer and fewer old people around him.

Ying Zheng raised his eyes to look outside the hall, but soon buried his head in the memorial. He didn't want to bring up too many past events, so he just shook his head secretly and didn't care too much.

(End of this chapter)