Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 263: Clear up the source! ! ! (Please subscribe)
in the courtyard.

Ji Heng stood tall and watched the cold snowflakes falling.

He closed the door to the courtyard. There was no one outside, and Ying Zheng was no longer around.

Under the fresh snow, Ji Heng returned to the hall.

He didn't go to rest.

Ji Heng sat on the recliner, touching the snow water turned from snowflakes, and couldn't help but sigh with mixed emotions: "It's pitiful that the blood of millions of heroes was exchanged for the old world today."

"Perhaps this sentence is most appropriate in the Qin Dynasty."

"The world shouldn't be like this."

"The great changes of Zhou and Qin should not have ended so hastily. This was such a magnificent and splendid era. If it only made breakthroughs in some systems, it would be too ironic. In this prosperous era when hundreds of schools of thought contended, With so many collisions of ideas, it would be too cruel to the world if we continue to return to the old path of the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties."

"This is a centuries-old struggle."

"A unity bought with the blood of millions of people."

"The water that overturns the boat is the tears of the people. You will not know it until it reaches Hengliu."

"This is the path that Great Qin has chosen. From the very beginning, Great Qin has chosen to break away from the Three Generations, and has also chosen the path of destroying the old and establishing the new. This is a path that can only be forwarded and not retreated. Once retreating, it means that it will be smashed to pieces. At the same time, everything will be lost.”

"Qin's way of survival lies in 'change'!"

"Only by constantly 'innovating' and 'seeking change' can Qin continue to live. When the ideas and concepts sprouted within Qin are accepted by the world, can Qin truly secure the world, and can truly achieve the first set of Qian Dynasty. The world is at peace."

"But if you give up halfway, or go back to the old ways."

"People of the old ideological trend will tear the people of Qin to pieces in an instant, leaving no pieces of armor behind."

"Although the First Emperor had far-sightedness and foresight beyond the contemporary era, he still could not avoid his human weaknesses. He was too worried about losing, especially as he aged, he gradually lost the decisiveness of the past and was more willing to make some compromises in exchange for the great Qin Dynasty. The stability of the empire, but such compromises are doomed to be in vain.”

"The emperor is late."

"Internal affairs are greater than external troubles."

"No one can escape from this. As the emperor grows older, his ministers will gradually shift their focus from the emperor to his successor. The First Emperor is also aware of this, so he has always been reluctant to establish a prince before, but no matter how careful the First Emperor is, , and always avoided.”

"even."

"Many ministers in the court hope that the First Emperor will die soon."

"It's not that they hate the emperor, but that their interests are based on the death of the emperor."

"The Great Qin Dynasty is now in twilight."

"Even Li Si, who used to be bold and courageous in taking on big responsibilities, has gradually changed in the past few years. He has become restrained and silent. It is not that Li Si has become confused, but that these courtiers of Great Qin have realized The First Emperor's health became increasingly weak, so all the courtiers began to be conservative and avoid making mistakes."

"In this atmosphere, what the First Emperor heard and saw was more what he wanted to hear and see."

"Over time."

"The whole court tends to be conservative."

"The First Emperor's determination was gradually weakened by this slackness."

"Change."

"It was the invincible sharp blade of Great Qin in the past."

"But now that this sharp blade is gradually being idle by the emperor, Da Qin actually has only one problem."

"That's the First Emperor."

"I can persuade for a while, but it is impossible to persuade all the time. The older people get, the more conservative their thinking becomes, the more they follow the old ways, and the less they listen to opinions. When that time comes, Da Qin will truly enter the stage of life and death. Crossroads."

"The journey is difficult and has many different paths."

"Ha ha."

Ji Heng laughed and drank the yellow rice wine in sips.

Then he patted his thigh gently and stopped thinking about the First Emperor.

He is just an idler, how can he cover everything?
As long as the First Emperor's ideas are not reversed and he does not make compromises for himself, it will be difficult for the situation of the Qin Dynasty to be fundamentally changed. The First Emperor is too 'proud'. He thinks that he can accomplish everything by himself. Once he encounters himself, If something cannot be accomplished, it will be deliberately shelved and no one else will be allowed to set foot on it.

He doesn't trust other people, nor does he trust the successors.

But manpower is limited.

This kind of thinking will only hurt you in the end.

It also harmed the Qin Empire.

However, the words that the First Emperor said before leaving still made Ji Heng quite pleased. Even though the First Emperor had entered his twilight years, he still had a sense of arrogance. However, Ji Heng did not have much confidence in what the First Emperor would do in the end. , because he couldn’t explain it and couldn’t explain it.

The reason why he dared to say those words was because he knew that there were not many natural disasters in the world during the Qin and Han Dynasties.

I am going to say that until Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there were no serious floods, droughts or locust plagues in the world. As for other plagues, earthquakes, landslides and other disasters, at least they have not been recorded in history during this period. It is true that those that can be recorded in history are mostly casualties. Millions of people suffered a catastrophic disaster, but this also illustrates that in the more than 100 years since the turn of the Qin and Han Dynasties, there were no natural disasters that affected a wide range and lasted for a long time.

This also created conditions for Da Qin to temper new ideas.

The right time and place.

If Da Qin did not seize this opportunity, Ji Heng would feel somewhat regretful.

After drinking all the yellow rice wine, Ji Heng stood up from the recliner and walked back to his bedroom.

The snow pressed against the branches, making a crunching sound.

at the same time.

A carriage stopped.

Ying Zheng calmed down, lifted the curtain and stepped out of the carriage.

As the cold snowflakes hit his face, Ying Zheng silently noticed that his cheeks were a little hot, and his heart seemed to be beating fast, so he couldn't help laughing to himself.

"How many years have it been since I had such great emotional ups and downs?"

"The emperor who combines the virtues of the Three Emperors and the merits of the Five Emperors."

"I used to think I was well-deserved, but this time I said these words, which actually made me feel a little ashamed."

"Have I really changed?"

Ying Zheng kept his pace and let out a long sigh, not feeling sleepy at all.

He wandered around the palace aimlessly.

It is late at night.

The climate is very cold.

Ying Zheng walked very slowly, as if he was wandering in a nightmare.

He was thinking about what had changed in him. After pondering for a while, he finally figured it out.

I no longer have the enterprising spirit of the past.

He even doesn’t want to take on the trouble anymore.

In the past, he had the courage to act and be the first, and didn't care about anything else. However, when doing anything now, he has to weigh the pros and cons and think carefully. He is also not willing to do radical things. He just wants to do well and complete what he has wanted to do in the past. things to do.

But is this really right?

he does not know.

The only thing he knew clearly was that under his influence, the courtiers became more and more careless and tended to be in sync with him, and even deliberately showed obedience. They no longer insisted on their own opinions like Mao Jiao in the past, even if they were hated by him. As a minister, all the ministers in the dynasty were less responsible.

Therefore, Da Qin's court gradually became a pool of stagnant water.

It was cold and windy.

Ying Zheng's heart became even colder.

He didn't know when he became like this.

Ying Zheng walked slowly in the palace without thinking too much about his own problems.

Instead, he considered what Ji Heng said.Ji Heng said it very straightforwardly.

Da Qin is now sailing against the current, and will retreat if it does not advance.

There is no way out.

This is the path he, Ying Zheng, chose himself.

He was unwilling to succumb to others and insisted on taking a path that belonged to Da Qin alone.

Therefore, after the founding of the country, he sought innovation and change in everything, intending to create an eternal country based on the three generations of royal government, so that the Qin Empire could last forever. He made great strides in the system and directly abolished Enfeoffment, the establishment of counties and counties, and a garrison system were established in the military. He also made considerable achievements in other aspects, but in terms of ideology, he deliberately compromised from beginning to end.

From the initial establishment of the Doctoral Academy, a large number of Confucian scholars were recruited.

Later, when they realized that the existence of Confucianism had seriously threatened the foundation of the legal system, they directly began to "burn books" and completely drive Confucianism away from the court. However, they did too much and never established one thing, that is, the Great Qin Dynasty What kind of thoughts should be tempered by oneself.

even.

He had never thought about it before.

Ying Zheng raised his head and said in a deep voice: "Man can conquer heaven."

"Shengtian Banzi."

"Is this Yinghuo Shouxin really just a natural celestial phenomenon?"

"Do the wizards in the palace really know the true nature of Yinghuo Shouxin?"

"Do you really think there will be no natural disasters in the world?"

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Ying Zheng asked many questions in succession.

But no one gave him an answer.

He stood with his hands behind his hands, looking up at the sky, and kept chanting "Heaven, heaven, man."

The next day.

Ji Heng slept soundly.

When I woke up, it was already time.

He stretched out, and instead of rushing to prepare food, he looked at the vegetables in the yard.

The watercress he planted grew very well.

Ji Heng said with a smile: "Song has a nature that lasts until late in winter and is common at all times. It has the characteristics of pine, so it is called Siong."

"People have skills, and so do cats."

"The 'fuck' is its taste, and the 'fuck' is its taste!"

"With cabbage as a companion this winter, it won't be so shabby after all. When these cabbages are bigger, you can make pickles. This is much more delicious than the contemporary raw meat sauce."

Ji Heng has begun to long for a life of self-sufficiency in kimchi.

at this time.

There was a knock on the door outside.

Listening to the banging on the door, Ji Heng knew who was coming.

Hu Hai.

He went to the door and opened it.

Hu Hai walked in with a sad face, followed by a carriage.

Hu Hai shouted to the eunuch behind him: "Go and bring in the wine and meat from the carriage."

Done.

Hu Hai looked at Ji Heng with an aggrieved look and said helplessly: "What did you say to His Majesty last night? I was severely criticized by Your Majesty early this morning. I'm still a little confused now, so I owe you something." Some meat and wine? As for you going to complain to His Majesty?"

"When have I, Hu Hai, ever owed you anything?"

"you"

"Not a gentleman!"

Seeing Hu Hai's angry look, Ji Heng laughed loudly.

He smiled and said: "One code is another code, friendship is friendship, business is business, how can the two be confused? I, Ji Heng, can't compete with you. I just rely on this knowledge to improve the food. You brothers come to me every now and then. , seek my advice, which will always require money.”

The corner of Hu Hai's mouth twitched and he said speechlessly: "I didn't ask you about your experience in governing the country. It was clearly the second brother who asked you about the compilation of textbooks. What does it have to do with me? In the end, I was scolded."

immediately.

Hu Hai looked around and whispered: "What on earth did you say to His Majesty last night? I heard that His Majesty stayed up all night last night and summoned Li Si and Meng Tian into the palace at dawn. Are you right? Did Yinghuo Shouxin give you a solution?"

Ji Heng glanced at Hu Hai lightly.

Hu Hai's previous complaints and complaints were all false.

These few sentences are his true purpose.

Ji Heng said calmly: "I didn't say anything about the solution. I just simply explained a truth. Heaven doesn't change, and Tao doesn't change either. In this world, there will really be only the Holy One and no Tao."

"Holy" Hu Hai's eyes suddenly widened in disbelief.

Ji Heng smiled and said: "You heard it right. The current problems of Da Qin all stem from the First Emperor alone. If you want to change, you can only start from the First Emperor himself. I have told the matter clearly to the First Emperor." Emperor, as for what the First Emperor will do, it has nothing to do with me."

Hu Hai was a little dumbfounded.

He froze on the spot, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.

He asked suspiciously: "But isn't what happened this time a sudden change in the sky like Yinghuo Shouxin? What does this have to do with Your Majesty? Do you also think that this is because God is dissatisfied with Your Majesty and is about to bring disaster to the Qin Dynasty?"

Ji Heng glanced at Hu Hai and asked, "Do you think I believe in ghosts and gods?"

Hu Hai thought for a while, shook his head, and said: "It doesn't look like it, but some of the things you did in the past did have a sense of predictability, and some of the things you did before were also very mysterious. If you hadn't told me the principles, , I’m afraid I’ll be in awe of you too.”

Ji Heng nodded and said softly: "The so-called superstition in the world actually stems from ignorance."

"This ignorance comes from all directions."

"Since the Shang Dynasty, the explanation of celestial phenomena has been monopolized by a few people. The world only knows that this celestial phenomenon exists, but does not know the specific explanation of the celestial phenomena. In the end, local people follow what they say, but the essence of the celestial phenomena is just like the saltpeter ice making that I showed you before. The same thing, it seems mysterious and mysterious, but in fact it has its own inner truth."

"Once you see through it, there is no more mystery."

"Is it man-made to confuse and guard one's heart?" Hu Hai said something shocking.

heard.

Ji Heng couldn't help but rolled his eyes.

Although there is a saying that the end of science is theology.

But we haven’t explored that deeply yet. If Yinghuo Shouxin is really man-made, doesn’t that prove that there are gods in the world?

Ji Heng said with a dark face: "I don't know if Yinghuo Shouxin is man-made or not, but the appearance of this celestial phenomenon can actually be traced and can be noticed and predicted in advance. It is not a disaster from heaven as rumored by the outside world at all. It’s not even a warning from God.”

Hu Hai nodded thoughtfully.

He looked at Ji Heng and asked curiously: "What will the court do according to what you said?"

Ji Heng pondered for a moment and said uncertainly: "I don't know what decision the First Emperor will make, but as long as the First Emperor is still energetic and determined, he will use natural disasters as an excuse to focus on preventing possible man-made disasters in Guandong, and in the world Establish a disaster prevention and mitigation system.”

"at the same time."

"Further purge the officials in Guandong."

"Clarify the source!"

heard.

Hu Hai frowned.

Why is this related to the purge of officials in Guandong?
(End of this chapter)