My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 702: Is it really that easy to be an emperor?

Chapter 702: Is it really that easy to be an emperor?
Fusu originally just wanted to listen first before making any plans, but Liao forced him to listen to him.

The two failed to reach an agreement the first time, so Fusu returned to the back hall to rest.

He didn't understand why Liao had to replace Li Si at the time of enfeoffment.

What could be more important than the current issue of enfeoffment?

Fusu had only been in power for a few days when he soon encountered a problem that gave him a headache.

Without the support of people like Li Si, it would be like cutting off one's own leg.

Loyal ministers are good, but they are like cows, most of them are stubborn and will go in the direction they choose; treacherous ministers are bad, but they will absolutely obey those who benefit them.

Fusu called Shao Ping and Chen Ping together.

Chen Ping objected, "Evil? In this world, if we use evil and kindness as the standard to measure people, I'm afraid Your Majesty will not be able to find anyone useful."

"If a person has great use and can be used well, why should we easily deny him because of his virtue? God has given everyone a mission. The prime minister is both civil and military, and is good at debate. Everyone in the court is convinced by him."

"Besides, Your Majesty easily took the throne with the help of that man. So you want to dethrone him? I have never seen anyone treat someone who helped him like this."

Chen Ping does not think that he is an upright person, but he is also very clear about what those dishonest people have experienced.

Seeing Chen Ping so excited, Shao Ping watched the expression of the Second Emperor.

Fusu put on the crown and robes, looking much more majestic than usual.

"Shao Ping, what do you think?"

Shao Ping curled up his body slightly, glanced sideways at Chen Ping, and sure enough, he saw this young and handsome guy looking at him.

"Your Majesty, I dare not say."

"Your humble servant, I don't have any humble servants here. All the rewards that should be given to you in the future will be given to you. Just call me your humble servant." Fusu narrowed his eyes and saw through the thoughts of the two people.

These two people are really in a low position now.

Those who talk about deposing and enthroning the prime minister always have some reservations.

"Then I dare not say it." Shao Ping said again.

"What are you afraid to say?"

"I am afraid that if I tell you, I will be retaliated against."

Chen Ping's pupils suddenly dilated. Is this something he can say to someone's face?

Chen Ping smiled slightly, "What can't be said? Say it out loud and let His Majesty hear it first."

For a moment, Fusu thought he was in the harem. He never expected that two big men with such masculine looks would look like two little girls in front of him.

"Hurry up and tell me. If you don't, the ministers in the court will hear the news and start fighting again. The captain wants to leave this time. Do you want me to lose face and try to keep him?"

Chen Ping finally became serious and stopped doing those little tricks.

After observing Fusu's words and deeds just now, Shao Ping was convinced that in the heart of the Second Emperor, Wei Liao was a more respectable person, and Li Si only used him out of necessity.

Shao Ping asked, "Your Majesty, do you still remember the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the ancestral temple on the day of your accession to the throne?"

"of course I remember."

After the tedious and lengthy ceremony was over, he was so tired that he fell asleep while washing his face while standing after returning to the palace.

Who knows?
Damn Zhou Li.

"Then your majesty, do you know why our ancestors established the ancestral temple?"

The emperor replied, "It is said in the Zhou Li that ancestors established ancestral temples and offered sacrifices to gods in order to unify the people's hearts."

Only by worshipping their common ancestors will people stop fighting.

Therefore, sacrificial activities have been considered very important by the elderly since ancient times, because they have experienced all kinds of human relationships, even separations and reunions, struggles and decline within the family, and finally understood the reasons why their ancient ancestors established this ritual.

Of course, after the decline of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, sacrifices had changed.

However, when the king became emperor, he still continued the custom of worshipping his ancestors. However, the king did not understand the meaning of worshipping and simply thought that it was just to thank the ancestors for their protection.

In fact, this is wrong.

This brings us to a major mistake that Ying Zheng once made: he issued edicts many times saying that he was able to gain the world because of the blessing of his ancestors.

Regardless of what the ministers thought, at least the people felt that this emperor was not very stable.

After gaining the world, he boasts every day about how great the foundation laid by his ancestors is and how hard his ancestors worked in the past. This is really frivolous, and he is still arrogant even at an old age, which always makes people feel disgusted.

By the time of Fusu's generation, because he had read a lot of books, he naturally got rid of his father's traditional thinking on sacrifices and no longer regarded sacrifices as a way to express gratitude for the blessings of his ancestors.

Rethink why the ancient sages invented the activity of sacrifice.

Shao Ping did not say any more, "Then your Majesty, do you know why Wei Liao insisted that your Majesty depose Prime Minister Si first?"

Fusu looked at Shao Ping, playing with the tassel on his crown, and said in the calmest tone, "I don't know."

Chen Ping almost laughed out loud, he had never realized that the emperor had such a funny side before. But fortunately, he had received professional training, so he could hold back at this time.

Shao Ping lowered his head slightly, "That's because the national commander wants your majesty to regain the hearts of the people and promote righteousness. If your majesty continues to use Prime Minister Si, the loyal ministers will definitely not come back."

"Win back the people's hearts?" After hearing these words, Fusu felt that deposing Li Si seemed to be a promising idea. "If I depose Li Si, will all my ministers listen to me?"

Shao Ping shook his head, "Not necessarily."

"Then why should I destroy him?" These two people were talking nonsense today and didn't come up with any serious ideas.

Is it because they have never suffered any hardship, so their level is different from that in history? Fusu always thought about sending them to Mobei to temper them first.

"But by then, no one will be dissatisfied with you. They may not obey you, but they will definitely not be dissatisfied with Your Majesty."

"Once the imperial edict is issued, the treacherous officials in the court will no longer dare to jump up and down."

Shao Ping told him everything. He was 100% optimistic about Fusu and believed that he would definitely do it.

But Chen Ping was in trouble.

He swallowed and the lump in his throat came out.

Chen Ping had done a lot of shameful things in the past. After entering the palace, he bribed others, colluded with others, and deceived the First Emperor into practicing Taoism.

In order to achieve a just goal, shameful means were used.

So many people are reluctant to associate with him.

Now the emperor obviously wanted to depose Li Si, but he couldn't find a suitable excuse, so he asked for their opinions, which seemed to indicate that he wanted to make himself the scapegoat. Once His Majesty deposed Li Si, he would be the next person to be attacked.

After listening to Shao Ping's words, Fusu became determined to depose Li Si.

As a leader, you must make your subordinates obey you. If they don't obey you, they will definitely stab you in the back and sabotage you secretly.

Since Wei Liao and Shao Ping both said so, it would be very stupid of me to insist on keeping Li Si.

At this time, Chen Ping bowed and asked, "Your Majesty, because Li Si had improper behavior in the past, you are now deposing him. This is a punishment for him."

"If we ignore his merits and think about his faults instead, can we convince people?"

"And speaking of this, there are many corrupt officials in the court. After deposing Li Si, will all the ministers be replaced next?"

"I have always believed that loyalty and treachery have their own reasons for existence. It just depends on how Your Majesty uses them."

The Second Emperor looked back and forth between Shao Ping and Chen Ping, and finally said, "I will make my own decision."

Chen Ping and Shao Ping left the hall.

On the corridor leading out of the palace, Chen Ping felt very uneasy. He looked at the blue sky, his heart filled with melancholy and injustice.

"Why, when I want to be a good person, God forces me to learn evil. Why after I do evil, people around me praise my goodness? What should I do?"

Chen Ping felt like a clown and nothing.

Shao Ping and Chen Ping walked on both sides of the corridor, like parallel lines that would never intersect.

The Imperial Chariot Officer entered the palace and saw Erping with unhappy expressions.

"Second Minister, what happened?"

This was less than ten days after Qin II ascended the throne.

After the poisonous insect with a brain full of holes in Qin Shi Huang was cleared out of the Xianyang Palace, a festive atmosphere filled the air everywhere, whether in the palace, the government office, or in the city.

Not only that, the ministers who came to Xianyang City to pay homage to the emperor and congratulate him on his accession to the throne also had smiles on their faces.

Everyone believes that good days are coming.

Shao Ping looked at his old acquaintance Xiahou Ying, at the sword at his waist and the medals on his body, and felt that there was an insurmountable distance between them. He just bowed respectfully, said nothing more, and left.

Chen Ping laughed strangely and said, "Something big is going to happen."

Xiahou Ying naturally looked confused. His Majesty had just ascended the throne, what big thing could happen?
When he entered the palace and met the Second Emperor, he saw that the Emperor's face was ashen. Only then did Xiahou Ying believe that something big might really happen.

Your Majesty, you are not planning to kill your father! ?
There was no way, a sentence kept lingering in Fusu's ears.

"To reuse two groups of people at the same time is to lose two groups of people at the same time."

Since we have decided to follow the right path and govern the world with benevolence and justice, we must employ wise and capable people.

To appoint talented people and allow them to take real power, we must crack down on corrupt officials.

This means that there will be a major purge in the court.

As Fusu thought about it, beads of sweat inexplicably appeared on his forehead.

He looked in the direction of Yuzhen Palace and couldn't help frowning. If I had known earlier, I would have rebelled earlier. It would have really caused trouble for me.

"Your Majesty, are you still heading to Shanglin Garden?"

"Forget it. Forget it." Fusu waved his hand. In the adult world, these two words were the only ones left.

Xiahou Ying opened his mouth and thought of the advice given to him by the Imperial Household on his first day in office. "Ying, this is different from the past as the Minister of the Imperial Chariots. I will serve His Majesty on his trips and keep track of His Majesty's movements every day. It is not difficult to do my job well. The difficult part is serving His Majesty, knowing what to say and what not to say. When to say it, sometimes making the wrong decision can be fatal."

Soon, Xiong Qi entered the palace to meet the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I, Xiong Qi, pay my respects to you."

When he met Fusu, Xiong Qi did not have many words of flattery, nor did he ask about the issue of enfeoffment.

When Fusu saw him, he was also very calm, neither enthusiastic nor cold.

The uncle and the nephew were each thinking about things other than the enfeoffment.

"I have a request, please grant it, Your Majesty."

"What's the matter?"

"I want to see the emperor." Xiong Qi was worried that Fusu would not agree, so he deliberately showed some resentment on his face, "I want to go with Lord Changwen. We have something to say to the emperor for a long time."

When Fusu heard this, he was immediately happy.

It turns out that these two people are here to bring me some happy water.

"allow."

Xiong Qi didn't expect Fusu to agree so easily.

The people of the world have suffered from Qin Shi Huang for a long time, and this includes Fusuwa.

Xiong Qi's eyes lit up with excitement, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Not long after Xiong Qi turned around, a faint voice came from behind him.

"Don't go too far. I'll ask the Imperial Chariot Officer to take you there."

"only."

The eunuch Liang came out and asked very embarrassedly, "Your Majesty, aren't you hurting the emperor too much by doing this?"

"Who was hurt?" Fusu asked.

"Hurt...hurt the emperor."