Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 313: Plot of alienation! (14)

Listening to Li Si and Dun Rui's words, Ying Zheng chuckled.

What happened in Kuaiji County was actually led by the imperial court.

It's also intentional.

The purpose was to provoke internal strife between the officials in Kanto and the remnants of the Six Kingdoms.

Then let the court reap the benefits.

However, the reason why the court was able to do this was actually entirely due to Tao She and his subordinate officials. One of Tao She's officials was from the same hometown as Li Mo, the Prime Minister of Kuaiji County. They had a close relationship when they were young. They studied together for many years and had a good relationship with each other. Li Mo knew very well that this man's family had been in trouble for many years. He had been bullied by the nobles of the Six Kingdoms in the past, and he had always harbored resentment towards the nobles of the Six Kingdoms.

When the imperial court took action against the surrounding counties of Yunmeng, it undoubtedly caused Li Mo's uneasiness.

Li Mo wrote a private letter to this classmate and friend.

I want to ask for some inside information.

The official immediately handed over the letter to Yushi Tao She.

After some consideration, the imperial court took the previous actions and deliberately leaked the news that people were sent to Kuaiji County to collect information privately, so as to cause panic among officials of all sizes in Kuaiji County. However, Li Mo was reluctant to report to the Sixth Army. The nobles of the country bowed their heads, which led to the current strong man's wrist-cutting.

Originally, the court did not really take this idea seriously.

Because the officials in Guandong had always been alienated from the imperial court in the past and had flirtations with the nobles of the six countries, the imperial court had always known about this, so they did not think that the officials in Guandong would betray the nobles of the six countries because of this. However, after seeing the "letter of surrender" submitted by Yin Tong, no matter Either Ying Zheng or Li Si quickly realized something.

The officials of Kuaiji County and the remnants of the Six Kingdoms are not really of the same mind.

Otherwise, it won't stop there.

Ying Zheng's expression remained normal, he swept the hall calmly, and said calmly: "Now that the imperial court has found out where the remnants of the Six Nations are hiding, they should capture these remnants of the Six Nations as soon as possible to avoid any further accidents."

"What your Majesty said is absolutely true." Li Si and others said quickly.

at this time.

Yao Jia came out and said: "Your Majesty, I also agree that we should take action immediately."

"However, I have doubts in my heart. I don't know what statement your Majesty should make. I don't think it is appropriate if Yin Tong and other officials are directly revealed."

heard.

Ying Zheng frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

Yao Jia smiled and did not explain directly, but said: "I would like to ask your Majesty what the purpose of your Majesty's action is."

"We will eliminate internal troubles." Ying Zheng said straightforwardly.

"After eliminating internal troubles, may the imperial court be able to strengthen its control over Guandong?" Yao Jia asked again.

Ying Zheng frowned.

see.

Yao Jia's face changed slightly, and he did not dare to show off anymore, and said in a deep voice: "If it is just to simply eliminate internal troubles, and your Majesty directly orders the capture, it will indeed achieve the effect, but I think the court can do more, so now your Majesty will adjust the strategy, No longer obsessed with wiping out the nobles of the Six Kingdoms, they have achieved "changes and generalization" and improved the entire Kanto environment in one fell swoop. However, this move seems to be vigorous, but in fact it is just scratching the surface. When His Majesty leaves on patrol, it will not take long for Kanto to return to its original state. "

"After the remnants of the Six Nations have learned the lesson from this time, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult for Your Majesty to target the remnants of the Six Nations in the future."

"And local officials and the nobles of the six countries will act more secretly."

"In general."

"It's still just a one-sided crackdown."

Yao Jia waved his sleeves, as if he was back in the past all of a sudden.

When he first entered the Qin court, he pointed out the country and scolded Fang Qiu.

heard.

Ying Zheng's eyes moved slightly.

He looked at Yao Jia and said calmly: "Then what should I do as a Dianke?"

Yao Jia is a great talent.

But he is more adept at provoking calculations.

When he unified the six kingdoms in the past, Yao Jia often used some alienating strategies.

Great results.

However, with the unification of the world, Yao Jia seemed to have no place to use his talents. All his thoughts were focused on fighting for power. He no longer had the edge he had in the past. It was now rare to speak, which made Ying Zheng very happy.

This is what the Qin Dynasty courtiers should have.

With a smile on his face, Yao Jia talked eloquently: "The reason why the court can achieve this effect this time is because of the secret 'help' of the county prime minister Li Mo. There is no harmony between the officials of Kuaiji County and the remnants of the Six Kingdoms." , of course, they are not necessarily hostile to each other, but in the eyes of the ministers, they are all calculating and exploiting each other."

"This time the court's actions around Yunmeng scared these officials."

"There's really very little they can do."

"And the imperial court did have evidence that they had colluded with the remnants of the Six Kingdoms. If Yin Tong and others had not had the wisdom to recruit the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, they would have been unable to escape death. And if they had not chosen to do so at that time, in addition to rebelling, Otherwise, we can only seek refuge with the remnants of the Six Nations and seek shelter from the remnants of the Six Nations."

"However, the remnants of the Six Kingdoms are basically bereft dogs. They live in panic. Even if they abandon their official positions and run away, what good end will they have?"

"That's why."

"Only the subordinates of Tao She Yushi can receive the letter from Li Mo."

"This is how the imperial court can take follow-up actions."

"And this is actually the self-protection of the officials in Kuaiji County."

"Although they are connected with the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, they are actually more afraid of the imperial court taking action."

"It also means."

"Officials like Yin Tong and Li Mo can be won over."

"Of course, the wooing I am talking about is not the wooing in the past. Yin Tong, Li Mo and others are ministers of the Qin Dynasty, and it is normal to do things according to the imperial court's orders. However, they actually have their own selfish motives. What I mean by 'coining over' is actually to let them I can change from being closer to the remnants of the Six Kingdoms in the past to moving closer to the imperial court."

Yao Jia also knew that there was something wrong with what he said about "coining over", so he quickly made amends.

Ying Zheng didn't care.

Listening to Yao Jia's words, everyone's eyes moved slightly.

They also understood it.

In Yao Jia's opinion, if the court ordered the arrest now according to normal procedures, it would definitely expose Yin Tong and others' betrayal of the nobles of the six countries. And Yin Tong and others were already on both ends of the spectrum, and they indeed wanted to The imperial court revealed the whereabouts of the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, but it may not really want to drive them all away, so after this incident, there will still be a secret connection between the two.

After what happened this time, we will only be more wary of each other.

Yin Tong, Li Mo and others are still officials in Kuaiji. Under their protection, the nobles of the Six Nations will continue to recover even if their vitality is seriously injured.

After all, it is a temporary solution, not a permanent cure.

As such.

Such a big move by the imperial court actually had very little actual effect.

Yao Jia's intention was to turn the "internal strife" forced out by the imperial court into a real infighting between the officials of Kuaiji County and the remnants of the Six Kingdoms.

Let the court benefit in the long term.

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Is this really possible?

Not only Li Si, Dun Ruo and others had this doubt, but even Ying Zheng was shocked and suspicious.

But they were well aware of Yao Jia's talent in scheming and dissenting, so they did not take the initiative to ask, waiting for Yao Jia to express his thoughts.

Ying Zheng said: "If Dianke has any ideas, it's okay to speak up." "I'm all ears."

Yao Jia quickly bowed to Ying Zheng, with a look of contentment on his face. He glanced at the other important ministers and said with a smile: "You have been touring with His Majesty for more than a few months. Have you heard a rumor?"

"What rumors?" Li Si asked proactively.

"There is an emperor's spirit in the southeast!"

heard.

Li Si's expression changed slightly.

He had certainly heard of this rumor.

However, this matter did not spread in the hunting camp, and His Majesty did not pay attention to it.

After pondering for a moment, Li Si looked at Yao Jia with a faint look, and said in a deep voice: "I have certainly heard of this rumor, but it is just a rumor to cause trouble. The court has heard it too much in the past few years, that is, Dian Ke What’s the point of suddenly mentioning this rumor?”

Yao Jia smiled and said: "This rumor has been spreading a lot in the past few months."

"Among them is His Majesty who believes that there is emperor energy in the southeast and is determined to damage the earth's veins in the southeast."

"Of course Yao Jia knows that this is a slanderous statement."

"Your Majesty won't take it to heart."

"But in my opinion, this is really an excuse for the remnants of the Six Nations to come here. How can we not use it?"

After hearing Yao Jia's words, everyone was thoughtful.

They were still a little unclear before, but after hearing Yao Jia's reminder, they reacted instantly and immediately guessed Yao Jia's intention.

Yao Jia talked eloquently: "There is an emperor's spirit in the southeast. This is used by the remnants of the Six Kingdoms to prevent the imperial court from propagandizing and enlightening. It is intended to make the imperial court contradict itself. The imperial court originally wanted to promote the concept of 'cultivating people to defeat nature', but faced with With such rumors, if the imperial court conducts a large-scale search for the land of Wuyue, the rumor will be spread that His Majesty is destroying the southeastern land line. This will be inconsistent with what the imperial court promotes and contradicts itself, and it will be difficult to win the trust of the people."

"Wuyue is located in the southeast."

"There are so many remnants of the Six Kingdoms gathered here. The imperial court wants to clean them out, so it is destined to conduct extensive searches. When it really finds out where the remnants of the Six Kingdoms gather, it will definitely destroy the foundation of their restoration."

"And this is the cutting of mountains and ridges!"

"This is the subtlety of this rumor."

"No matter what the imperial court does, it will be beneficial to the remnants of the Six Nations."

"If we don't search, we will undoubtedly allow the remnants of the Six Nations to continue to run rampant. If we search, it will contradict the ideals promoted by the imperial court."

"But this is under the premise that the imperial court is vigorously suppressing the remnants of the Six Kingdoms."

"At present, the public's attention is attracted by the imperial court's purge of local officials. Not many people paid attention to this rumor. But on the contrary, the imperial court can now take advantage of it. His Majesty was shocked and angered by the news that "there is an emperor's spirit in the southeast" , conducted a massive search on Wu Yue, and then 'took the opportunity' to arrest these remnants of the Six Nations who had already been registered."

"That's it."

"As long as the court does not take the initiative to expose the lawsuits filed by Yin Tong, Li Mo and others, the outside world will actually not know about it."

"After all, when Your Majesty's carriage passed by earlier, Yin Tong and other officials only said that someone in the local government was connected with the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, but did not directly say that they would report it. Even this bamboo slip was sent by Zhao Gao from the CRRC Mansion. , very few outsiders know about it.”

"Unless Yin Tong, Li Mo and others report it on their own, outsiders will think they are local officials who reported the matter."

heard.

Ying Zheng was thoughtful.

How to sow discord by just doing this?

There was a pause on the side, as if he had guessed something, and a strange color appeared in his eyes.

Yao Jia did not hide anything and continued: "If we follow the previous court's approach and directly order the arrest, it will undoubtedly bring Yin Tong and others to light. However, after all, this is an act they have no choice but to do. Six Kingdoms Even if the remnants are resentful, they can only hold their noses and admit it. In my opinion, although Yin Tong and others have provided the court with a list of names, they may still be in contact with the remnants of the Six Kingdoms secretly. When the court takes action , some of the remnants of the Six Nations on the list must have gotten the news and fled."

"Come down like this."

"The officials in Kuaiji County are in the wrong."

"Understanding the situation means giving in and being patient."

"This also means that we need to provide more convenience and greater help to the nobles of the Six Nations."

"That's it."

"The imperial court's purge was actually just a way to stop the boiling water."

"But if the imperial court carries out the purge in the name of breaking the 'Emperor Qi of the Southeast', the reputation of the imperial court will certainly be questioned, but in fact, it will make Yin Tong and other officials stronger, and they will not easily serve the Six Kingdoms. The remnants of the Six Nations gave up their excuses, and they were already dissatisfied with the strength of the remnants of the Six Nations in the past. When the remnants of the Six Nations asked for better conveniences, they had more room for bargaining, and they even had every reason to have an excuse to bring the remnants of the Six Nations to the throne. Whatever happens to the remnant, blame it on the remnants of the six countries themselves."

"If they hadn't released the news themselves, how would the imperial court go to clear the mountains and forests?"

"The whole Kuaiji county has paid such a heavy price. They originally wanted to settle the matter as soon as possible and try their best to protect the remnants of the Six Nations. However, they themselves caused the trouble and are now forcing the local government to make concessions. This naturally makes no sense."

"Come down like this."

"It will only continue to deepen mutual conflicts."

"With the internal fighting between the two, the imperial court will continue to benefit."

"With the remnants of the Six Kingdoms and local officials interfering with each other, the court can free up more energy."

"One will ebb and flow."

"When the imperial court launches another crackdown in the future, it will be relatively easier."

"This is my personal opinion."

"Your Majesty, please learn from me."

Yao Jia bowed to Ying Zheng and slowly returned to his original position.

Ying Zheng nodded slightly.

He recognized Yao Jia's suggestion very much.

Although the imperial court will lose a certain reputation, the imperial court's mission this time is just an attempt, and it does not intend to completely change the social atmosphere. If a rumor can be used to shake the original situation in Guandong, this will be a big blow to Da Qin. , which is a good thing anyway.

How could he refuse?

Ying Zheng looked at the other important ministers and asked with a smile: "Do you have any objections to Dianke's suggestion?"

Li Si and others looked at each other and shook their heads with a wry smile.

"All ministers think it is good."

heard.

Ying Zheng laughed loudly and said: "Since all of you have no objections, let's follow Dianke's idea."

"Your Majesty is wise." Everyone shouted in unison.

After arranging everything properly, Dunrui suddenly opened his eyes. A glimmer of light appeared in his originally cloudy eyes. He cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I think we should inform the officials of Kuaiji County about this matter." .”

Ying Zheng looked at Dunrui, looked at the somewhat stooped old minister, and said, "Oh, why is this?"

Dunruo said calmly: "This is also a 'co-optation strategy'."

"The more officials like Yin Tong know, the more loyal they will be to the court."

"You will also become more alienated from the remnants of the Six Nations."

　I don’t feel like I’m coding during the day, so I code at night. There are four updates today, one at twelve o’clock, one before three o’clock in the morning, and one before five o’clock.

　　There should be three or four updates later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)