My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 715 If the opponent is not a human

Longxi Marquis Mansion——

It was winter, and everyone else was wrapped in cotton clothes, but people in front of the Longxi Marquis's mansion lit a fire. A group of men gathered together to put up big stone tigers on both sides of Li Xin's gate, and added five stone drums on each side.

Li Xin was surrounded by beauties on both sides.

There was an iced fruit drink in front of him and a glass of hot phoenix wine in his hand.

"Express your stance? What stance are you expressing? These old guys really have nothing to do. They were doing this kind of unpresentable stuff every day more than a decade ago, and they are still doing it more than a decade later."

"The empire is in chaos because of these people!" Li Xin threw the wine cup hard, and the wine in the cup splashed out.

The two retainers looked at each other and said, "My Lord, this is not the time to be angry. Tomorrow is the grand court meeting, and after that is the annual sacrifice. If my Lord does not make the right choice this time, there will be trouble in the future."

Li Xin listened, his eyebrows raised back, he picked up the wine jar beside him, held it high, and drank it down with big gulps while holding the jar.

The two scribes were complaining in their hearts, wondering why he was like an uncivilized cow.

Li Xin drank the wine with big gulps, and soon his face turned red. He took down the jar of wine and wiped his mouth with his sleeve.

"What I hate most is playing tricks with those people. Don't they feel tired? What's my stance? My stance is that I don't want to care about anything. I just want to follow His Majesty and let His Majesty give me a battle to fight!"

"Tell me, who wants to make trouble for His Majesty again!"

The two guests looked at each other and whispered to each other.

"Your Majesty's ideas are too advanced and will not succeed. If you don't follow the Prime Minister and others now, you will be liquidated in the future."

"Besides, everyone only wants to gain power and wealth, and your majesty only wants to be remembered in history. To offend the prime minister and the ministers for those who have nothing to do with us, isn't that courting death?"

"Yes, that's the truth. Your Excellency, you still don't know the severity of the matter?"

The two of them whispered to each other, and when they looked at Li Xin again, he seemed to be full of righteousness.
"My Lord, this matter concerns the country. The king's appointment of a crown prince is a major event for the inheritance of the ancestral temple, and it must be announced to the world in the future."

"Your Excellency gave up your fiefdom and stayed in Xianyang. Wasn't it to serve Your Majesty?"

"As a minister, I should share your majesty's worries."

Li Xin listened, full of suspicion.

Why do I remember that they weren't so kind just now?

Li Xin sighed, "Then you two should discuss it carefully and write down on the tablet what I should do and say tomorrow."

"Remember, if anyone embarrasses your majesty, I will tear him down!"

Li Xin's eyes were as sharp as torches.

His pot belly was already bulging, but when he gave orders, he immediately looked majestic and imposing.

The two servants hurried back to work.

However, the two beauties beside Li Xin could not help asking, "Lord, why don't you accept the fiefdom? In fact, if you are a prince, you can do whatever you want and don't have to worry about these things at all."

After hearing this, Li Xin was silent at first, but soon he burst into laughter.

"It is important for a person to know himself."

When Chengfu was defeated, Li Xin learned a lesson.

In fact, he was only suitable to be a pioneer, and he was not good at anything else. In terms of strategy, he was no match for others; in terms of political tactics, he could not compare with those people in Xianyang City.

Why bother to join them when you know you are not capable of doing it?

"In fact, the reason why I stayed in Xianyang is because I wanted to be with these advanced tanks, advanced equipment, and elite troops."

"Can a remote country have these things?"

"of course not."

"You still have to use your brain to govern. History always records the cases of foolish kings being harmed by treacherous ministers."

"How can there be so many unlucky kings? It's obviously me who is a fool."

"You are clearly not suited for that position, but you insist on going up there. If you go up there, you will end up with your head and body separated."

"They all think I, Li Xin, am stupid, but I, Li Xin, also know that I am stupid and I can never be king. They still laugh at me, not knowing that these arrogant people don't know how stupid they are."

"These people are all ambitious and treacherous. Once they are given fiefs, they will start to fight against the Qin Dynasty in a few years."

"Based on my understanding of His Majesty, He will not let them go for nothing. He must have a backup plan."

"On the other hand, I have no soldiers or fiefdoms, and I can't do anything. How could Your Majesty regard me as a threat?"

"Within three to five years, it will be my chance to lead troops into battle again!"

Li Xin spoke incoherently.

The two beauties looked up at him affectionately with eyes as if filled with as many stars as the starry sky in the whole summer.

Their hands were on Li Xin's tall and thick chest. "My Lord, what you just said is really good."

"Yeah, sometimes not having so many things can make you safer."

"I congratulate you, my lord. You have gotten what you wanted and achieved your goal. In this world, many people spend their entire lives pursuing things that do not belong to them, but you, my lord, have understood all this long ago."

"This is a very auspicious sign!"

These two beauties are actually twins. They look slightly different, but both are first-class in appearance.

The two of them have telepathy with each other. Whatever one is thinking, the other can know it immediately.

After Li Xin heard about this, he took them as his concubines and doted on them.

Now, hearing the sincere praise from the two beauties, Li Xin's confidence naturally swelled.
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It is always like this in Xianyang City. The pursuit and struggle for interests are always accompanied by one wave of troubles.

But on the surface, the city of Xianyang is always peaceful and tranquil, as if everything is going well.

The roofs of the densely packed houses are covered with white snow.

The adults were busy hanging the children down into the cellar and using baskets to bring up food stored in the summer and autumn, such as sweet potatoes.

Some people dug a hole in the ice of the river, scooped up big carp with a basin, and took them home to make soup.

The rooster chased the hens, leaving countless footprints in the yard.

Lin Mansion——

Lin Xin's eldest son, as a descendant of Shi, has obtained the qualification to study in the school.

Throughout history, there have been many people like Lin Xin.

They hold on to justice and morality in their hearts. Although their talents are not famous enough, their reputations are not far-reaching, and their power is not unparalleled, they are so ordinary, but they are still willing to protect what they have in their hearts, even if they are not strong enough. However, the death of these people has only become a stepping stone for the big men to rise to power.

There are so many people like this, their names disappeared in this long river.

When other children gather in groups to play games and the yards are decorated with red and green;
There was a mourning cloth hung in front of the gate of the Lin residence, and the Lin family members were preparing sacrificial items in silence.

Lin's wife's eyes are always red during the day.

The good guys killed by the bad guys have not even turned cold yet, and a new round of competition between good and evil has begun.

Xin's son Lin Li wants to inherit his father's career and continue to enter the palace to maintain the order of the court.

Xiao He's mansion was also quiet today.

Everyone gathered in the study.

Xiahou Ying said loudly, "It has been like this for thousands of years. Could it be that human history, except for the part with myths and legends, is useless?"

"Either I exploit you, or you exploit me. If this continues, it will be like this for thousands of years."

Xiahou Ying crossed his arms across his chest, his eyes full of anger.

Liu Ji said, "The bad thing about this matter is that these people are making a fuss about something that concerns the stability of the country's ancestral temples and the country."

"Think about it, putting everything aside, should we establish the crown prince or not?"

Xiahou Ying: "Of course I have to stand up."

"But now, this group of people has messed up this matter. I tell you, just for this reason, none of us should support His Majesty in appointing a crown prince."

"Because this matter of appointing a crown prince has become a tool for them to compete with Your Majesty for prestige. If they want Your Majesty to appoint a crown prince, then Your Majesty will have no choice but to refuse. If they do not allow Your Majesty to appoint a crown prince, then Your Majesty must appoint a crown prince."

"Look, are these people bad? Their minds are darker than the stove hole in my Liu family's house. For their own interests, they are willing to bet the fate of the entire country and force Your Majesty to submit."

Liu Ji's analysis silenced everyone in the room.

"If they are good people, is it our turn to take action?" Chen Ping looked out the window calmly. "To deal with an extraordinary enemy, we must use extraordinary means. Why is it that those who uphold fairness and justice always fail in the past? Isn't it because of being too soft-hearted?"

"You have no means, and will only be killed by others sooner or later. How can you still talk about saving the country? Saving the world? It's a joke!"

Cao Shen lowered his head and stroked his beard. "Then according to Shang Shu Ling's idea, how can we coordinate internal and external forces to strike a blow against Yao Jia, Zhou Qingchen and the like?"

Xiahou Ying shook his head. "I've thought about it carefully. This matter has nothing to do with Yao Jia and Zhou Qingchen. These two are just the ones who make the decisions. If they succeed, Your Majesty will definitely settle accounts with them in the future. If they fail, they will have to take the blame for the people who support them."

"The root of this is still the prime minister. Of the two prime ministers, one chose to remain silent, and the other chose to secretly add fuel to the flames."

"If our Great Qin had a strong prime minister who insisted on dividing the world equally, we wouldn't be in the situation we are in today."

Under the centralized system, as long as there are one or two people in the court who are loyal to the country, a little bit of money that slips through their fingers will allow people in many places to live a good life.

However, during this critical period when the Qin Empire was established, the old and new nobles intermarried and united with each other.

The power of feudal lords made a comeback and constantly attacked the barriers of the county system.

The two people who stood at the highest point and saw everything clearly chose to retreat.

They want to play it safe rather than take the risk of doing something that might get their offspring killed.

Comrade Zhang Cang, who usually loves to speak, was unusually quiet today.

Shao Ping looked at Zhang Cang, "What happened to you today?"

Zhang Cang rolled up his sleeves.

"Everything is always interconnected. If we can replace the prime minister who is committed to benefiting the people, the Qin Empire will surely prosper."

"But at this critical juncture, I can't see a bright future, and I can't finish the twists and turns on the road. I can't see a way out, and I can't see a way back."

"Not to mention that we can't replace our own people, we can't even say for sure what kind of country the Qin Empire will be in the future."

"I really hope someone can tell me what I should do. Should I kill the thieves or die on my own? At least there is a way to go."

"But now, I don't know what I am doing, what I can do in the future, and why I am doing it?"

"I can die for the empire, but now I don't even have a reason to die."

Zhang Cang's words of sorrow and anger resonated with everyone.

Liu Ji was circling in his study, thinking, "Well, if it were you, why don't we set up an organization to fight against the corrupt officials in the court?"

Chen Ping's eyes lit up, "Liu Ji, you better think clearly, this is a clique-like activity. Once we are caught by the other party, we will all be finished."

"We are all able to gather in this room, some things are already obvious, don't do anything unnecessary."

Chen Ping really didn't like joining any alliance or anything like that because he didn't believe in people's character.

People change all the time and in all places. Today they may be a good person, but tomorrow they may frame others for a few hundred million.

Liu Ji was a little dissatisfied with Chen Ping's words. He just said a few words. The main reason was that Fusu was now organizing some organizations, especially the establishment of a new Mohist School. He said that he wanted to create a team that was good at mathematics and physics, and specialize in developing technology and weapons for the empire.

Thinking that he was not that powerful, Liu Ji had to lower his proud head.

However, the owner of the study remained silent.

Xiao He, his heart was aching at this moment.

For their own interests, they are willing to let the entire country be buried with them. How vicious are their hearts?
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The issue of establishing a crown prince involves too many people, especially since it is an order issued by the retired emperor before he abdicates, and it often has some political implications.

Mengfu——

Different from the group of passionate middle-aged men in the Xiao Mansion who denounced the carnivores who violated the rules and regulations, the two "loyal and righteous" heroes of the empire had served Qin Shi Huang for many years in the court and had a considerable understanding of major political events and court rules.

"They are using the future of the empire to force Your Majesty to make concessions in order to build momentum for themselves."

"Just for this reason, we absolutely cannot second the motion. We must delay this matter as much as possible, but the issue of establishing a crown prince is also a big deal."

"The only solution is for us to successfully mediate at the grand court tomorrow and prevent the appointment of a crown prince. Then, let His Majesty find an excuse to get rid of those two people."

"When everything has calmed down, we can discuss the matter of the crown prince. Xiao He can continue to implement his policies. Right now, we have to retreat in order to advance, so that we can take both things into consideration."

"Yao Jia and Zhou Qingchen should have died long ago." Meng Yi also said angrily.

Meng Tian thought for a while, "Well, let's unite a few ministers, including the senior minister Zheng Guo and the senior official Mao Jiao, and ask to see the right prime minister Wan. Otherwise, we can ask the national commander to come out. Anyway, we must stop this matter and help Your Majesty suppress them absolutely in terms of momentum."

"We can't let them think that Your Majesty is alone and powerless."

"Since our enemies can no longer be treated as human beings, don't blame us for being ruthless."

(End of this chapter)