My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 609 I Swear to Get Chen Ping

However, this political disagreement between the court and the public not only made everyone focus on Fusu, causing him a lot of unnecessary trouble, but also quickly affected the talent group that Fusu had just formed.

Liu Ji and others also followed suit and discussed it. However, Liu Ji was indeed very unusual, and he believed that what Ying Zheng did was right.

Singing a different tune from everyone at this time made everyone angry with Liu Ji. Everyone thought that he said that just to flatter the First Emperor.

However, these disputes also affected the various schools of thought and the literati group of Jizhong at that time.

The various schools of thought and the group of scholars at Jizhong launched a frenzied debate on this issue, and most people believed that "Prime Minister Wan is right. The prefectures and counties should coexist with the feudal states. Xianyang is so far away from Qi County that the government's orders cannot be delivered."

"The system of dividing land and enfeoffment was established during the Zhou Dynasty to honor the king and repel the barbarians. Your Majesty the Emperor inherited the mandate of heaven from the Zhou Dynasty and established the Qin Dynasty. He should have followed the Zhou Dynasty's system. How could he establish the county system in its entirety?"

Everyone was disgusted by this new and unfamiliar system.

Just because they are too smart. If there is only one country in the world, it means there are only two prime ministers. If there are more than a dozen countries in the world, it means there are more than 30 prime ministers in the world.

If a thousand people compete for two places, there will only be bloodshed; but what if a thousand people compete for more than thirty places?

These scholars keenly observed the difference between the feudal system and the county system, and for a time had forgotten the purpose of "establishing a mind for heaven and earth, and establishing a destiny for the people."

Not to mention the general trend of world unification, or even thinking about the people's vitality as the starting point.

There was a lot of noise in the Jixia Academy, and the scholars all had their own opinions.

When Meng Yi heard these things, he was naturally angry and cursed, "It seems that these guys are still too full."

Fortunately, half a month later, Ying Zheng issued a new order.

Ying Zheng wanted Fusu to bring the scholars of the Jixia Academy and even the reorganized schools of thought back to Xianyang.

Fusu always felt that this matter was not appropriate. These scholars came here because they admired him. If they were brought back to Xianyang and placed in the Imperial College, if they caused trouble in the future, it would give the generals in the border areas an opportunity to take advantage of it.

The mantis stalks the cicada while the oriole follows behind.

When you have a grand goal to achieve, be careful, because someone has made it his goal to crush you.

However, the imperial edict had already been issued, so Fusu could only return to Qin with his men, Xiangli Chariot, and the newly crafted Mohist works.

When the scholars heard that the prince was going to take them back to the Qin city of Xianyang and live in the Imperial Academy, more than half of them became unhappy.

They were reluctant to abandon their fields, houses, estates and servants in Qi and Lu.

Moreover, some young scholars were worried that after they left, their wives at home would add some color to their hair crowns next year.

Before this huge team set out, the people inside began to shout that they would defend the Jixia Academy to the death. Some even said that they could not leave their ancestor, otherwise no one would burn incense at his grave the following year.

All kinds of strange reasons were presented from the Jixia Academy.

Some of them sat at the seats in protest by hunger strike; some published articles discussing the significance of the Jixia Academy's survival and the need for people to be stationed there; some beat drums and gongs and gave speeches.

The Jixia Academy regained its former vitality for a time, and after screening out some "oddballs", the academic atmosphere in the Jixia Academy became clean and upright, and there was a lot of learning atmosphere.

However, these positive changes also caused troubles for Fusu's management. For example, talented scholars like Kong Yu, famous figures like Chen Yu, and Zhang Er, who was once favored by Lord Xinling.

If it was to manage some small minions, Meng Yi and Zhang Cang might still be willing to ask for it; but facing such a person, who would dare to teach him a lesson?

Of course, among these scholars, there are also many people who are very willing to follow Fusu to Xianyang to do something big. Many of them are very confident that they can become legendary figures like Li Si, Yao Jia, Mao Jiao, and Wei Liao.

In Yasheli, Meng Yi came to see Fusu, "Prince, what should we do now?"

"Pass my message on. I will return to Xianyang first this time. All the schools of thought must move to Xianyang. As for the remaining scholars in the Jixia Academy who are willing to come, Qin will accept them all."

As a result, Fusu's move was surprisingly effective.

When they heard that Fusu was going back to Xianyang, some people started packing their luggage and backpacks overnight in order to follow their idol.

When everyone was packing up and preparing to move back to Xianyang, Ji Bu was in a dilemma because he was worried about his old mother and younger brother at home.

But when I think about it carefully, I still haven't made any progress. Even if I bring my mother and brother here, how can I provide for their lives?

Ji Bu gritted his teeth, wanting to wait until he could make a name for himself before talking about these things.

Just before setting off, Meng Yi frowned at the march route map.

"Why did the prince take a detour through Bolingsha?"

Bolangsha is not the destination, going to Yangwu County is the goal.

"I heard from the Fifth Grand Councillor Zhang Cang that famous cities in the world have more sensible people, and the officials stationed there are also more capable people."

"And those little-known places, because of their vast area and sparse population, do not receive the attention of the government, so there are always many unjust, false and wrong cases in them, and the truth cannot be made public."

"Zhang Cang said that the smaller the county towns and villages, the more the local nobles oppressed the common people. And the common people could only suffer the bullying of others in vain."

"I am determined to change these things, so this march route seems to pass through some big cities, but in fact it mainly passes through some small villages. I want to take this opportunity to strike and warn the locals."

"Bolangsha is adjacent to Zhao, Wei, Chu, Qi and Lu, and has an important geographical location. If we can appease the people in those places, it will be better than appeasing ten Linzi cities."

After hearing this, Meng Yi couldn't help but admire Fusu even more.

"I understand. Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will carefully adjust the route of this march."

In fact, Fusu wanted to find Chen Ping this time.

The crazy students Li Shiqi and Luan Bu were all heroes; no matter how much Li Zuoche hated the Qin State, it was because his own family, the Ying Qin royal family, destroyed Li Zuoche's title of marquis.

Family hatred and national hatred are things that only gentlemen care about. Compared with interests, these are really not that important. For those who opposed the Qin Dynasty in history, there is really no need to think of them as noble, as if family hatred and national hatred are more important than anything else. It is not to that exaggerated extent.

Even Zhang Liang gave up on restoring his country in the end and chose to help Liu Bang accomplish the great cause of unifying the world.

Not to mention, his reputation as a virtuous man spread far and wide. It was really a blessing for them to be able to work for him.

But for these people, no matter whether their own interests or family feuds and national hatreds are more important; whether the title is more important or revenge for their grandfather, it takes a lot of effort to use them.

After much thought, Fusu was afraid that he could only take one person with him when he returned to the palace this time, as time was running out and there were many uncertainties in the future. Among so many talented people, Fusu finally chose Chen Ping.

"This time when I go to Yangwu County, I swear to get Chen Ping."

In this way, Meng Yi and others helped Fusu prepare the carriages and brought 150 chariots. They traveled at lightning speed along the route designated by Fusu for his return.
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Yangwu County, You Township.

In this inconspicuous town, there lived a tall, young and handsome man.

He spent the first half of his life telling the world that appearance is the greatest justice in the world. He also told future generations that since our ancestors, this world has always been a world that values ​​appearance.

And he had the rest of his life to tell the world that being talented and handsome was a crime greater than the laws of heaven. He would be suspected wherever he went and envied no matter what he did.

Anyway, it’s just so awesome!
This person is Chen Ping. At the end of spring, the busy farming season has just ended for every household.

In You Township, Yangwu County, rice is the main crop grown on all sides.

At this time, Chen Ping was already married. After the busy farming season was over, he was now busy with his new wife... creating a new life and contributing to the future of the Qin Empire!
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On the other hand, after Fusu and others arrived in Yangwu County, all the officials in Yangwu County were alarmed, and the local nobles in the surrounding area were also frightened.

"Prince Hengyang, he is the future emperor."

"He used 400,000 soldiers and horses, pretending that there were 600,000, and deceived the Chu people for nearly two months, and finally forced the Chu army to completely collapse. He is simply the reincarnation of Bai Qi."

Although the local nobles were afraid, they still admired this "legendary figure" very much.

They came out one after another to watch.

However, Fusu's carriage was surrounded by heavy armor, and the Qin people were on high alert with powerful crossbows, not allowing anyone to approach.

Fusu didn't waste any time and immediately ran to the Yangwu County government.

Honestly speaking, as the crown prince of the Qin Empire and the future emperor, wouldn't it be too inferior if he had to rely on the common people to lead the way in finding a counselor?

After Fusu arrived at the county government, he directly asked for the local household registration books and searched for Chen Ping one by one.

There are only three people named Chen Ping in this county.

Two of them didn't fit the age, one was too old, the other was too young. Only the man from Youxiang fit the bill. But he was really young, only 25 years old.

Fusu sat in the seat of honor and looked through the household register carefully, which took him half an hour.

The Yangwu County Magistrate was so frightened when he saw this that he was sweating profusely. However, beads of sweat oozed out of his forehead, making it itchy, but he did not dare to wipe it off.

You can only wait respectfully at the side.

This is all thanks to the century-old bureaucratic system formed in the Qin State. Officials within the system can crush anyone to death as long as the other party is one level higher in rank.

Having been in this kind of environment for a long time, whenever someone as powerful as Fusu arrived, he would naturally be terrified.

No exaggeration!

"I heard that when local Qin officials enforced the law in remote villages, they were always easily obstructed by local powerful officials. Is this true?"

The county magistrate, county lieutenant, county supervisor, Qin clerk and other officials were all kneeling in front of Fusu. When they heard what Fusu said, they were all frightened.

"The prince is really observant."

"I have inspected several counties and found this problem in every county. And the more remote the villages, the more likely it is that local nobles will oppress the common people."

"I am determined not to allow the common people born in remote rural areas to be oppressed by the powerful."

"Now, I will go to a remote countryside to make a surprise inspection. All you need is Qin Li to follow me."

"And County Lieutenant, you and the 100 Tiger Guards I lead will personally strike down the unscrupulous local nobles in this area."

"Kill one to warn the rest. If I personally visit this place and leave without using any weapons, those local nobles will probably think I am here to enjoy the scenery."

"You all understand, don't you?"

Fusu was willing to handle these matters personally, which was exactly what the county magistrate and the county lieutenant wanted.

"Your Majesty, this is a great favor. I was worried about these local nobles uniting together to secretly resist our Qin State, and I didn't know how to deal with them. Fortunately, the prince brought his troops here, otherwise we would be really helpless."

Fusu did not believe all of this. There must be a way, but these people felt that the emperor was far away and there was no one to watch over them, so they just left it there.

When the county magistrate saw the prince sitting on the throne, he was full of vigor and had an extremely aggressive, arrogant and majestic look. For a moment, he lowered his head even more.

It was the county lieutenant who spoke up.

"Prince, to strike down the local nobles, we need a pretext."

"You actually want me to give you a name?"

Fusu looked at the sixteen officials in front of him, big and small.

To be honest, the number of these people added together is not as many as the people in a single family of a local noble family. How can they control these local tyrants?

"You secretly instigated the villagers to disobey the Qin State. This is the crime. If you want to fight, fight the biggest one. After the fight, you can decide how to divide it."

When these people heard Fusu's words, they all raised their heads. They subconsciously thought they had heard wrongly, looked at each other, and finally burst into cheers and worship.

"The prince is wise!"

"The prince is wise!"

Fusu felt relieved when he saw that these county magistrates and county lieutenants became bolder and bolder for the sake of their own interests.

Only then did he lead his heavily armored troops to Youxiang.

As soon as Fusu's caravan arrived in Youxiang, it immediately alarmed all the households in the town.

In the villages and towns, there were also guards and other officials who were responsible for catching thieves. In addition, there were also village heads and clan heads.

However, Meng Yi and Shao Ping disagreed with Fusu getting off the car directly to meet the villagers. Once his appearance was remembered, the more than 5,000 people who were accompanying him would be in trouble.

So when they arrived at Yangwu, Liu Chang personally cleared the way for Fusu. Fusu had no choice but to sit in the carriage and listen to Liu Chang's lines that were originally his.

"Fellow villagers, I, General Zhang Cang of Qin, am here to visit. If anyone in the village encounters injustice, false charges, or things that are immoral, please tell us. I, General Zhang Cang, will redress the injustice for the villagers."

Zhang Cang was also standing on the chariot, but he didn't expect that his name would become a shield for the prince.

Liu Chang stood on the chariot, and Xiahou Ying drove for him.

The two of them banged and hammered, attracting common people from all over the place to come and watch.

But in Youxiang, there are really no unjust, false or wrongful cases.

But soon, several older men came out.

"My Lord - I have something immoral to reveal."

"Report it!" Liu Ji really likes to do this kind of thing.

Seeing this, the villagers also gathered around.

(End of this chapter)