My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 719: Heartless and Unrighteous
"Speaking of which, our Great Qin originally originated from the Shang Dynasty, and later became a vassal of the Zhou Dynasty. Now we have regained the world."

"It's time to return to our roots. Horse-breeding officials are just titles given to us by the princes."

"I hope that the court of the Great Qin will maintain a positive atmosphere and not allow for any evil tendencies to develop day by day."

"What I hate most is people being idle and doing things in a formal way."

"No matter how much they say, when it comes to actually doing something, nine out of ten are just going through the motions."

Sima Wuyi was writing very quickly and couldn't help sweating profusely as he wrote.

That is, "Stop swearing, stop swearing."

Xiao He was originally an extremely modest and cautious person, but after hearing what Fusu said, he no longer dared to be modest.

"When the emperor was in power, he spoiled you too much."

"Since everyone wants to do good for the Qin Dynasty, then we should choose a wise master to come out and take charge of the case."

"The best system in this world is nothing more than electing a leader who can be fair and honest to exercise the highest power."

"Since you have chosen this person, you must be obedient and submissive. Don't think about kicking him out after working for him for two days."

Fusu scolded and treated his subjects with the authority of a father.

And in his eyes, those ministers were like disobedient elementary school students.

This time, Fusu felt that being an emperor was right for him.

The ministers watched Fusu, a young man, reprimanding them recklessly on the throne. Logically, they should be very dissatisfied; but such a catchy reprimand made them feel like a father's teaching tone.

In that case, why are you still angry?
Soon, the entire court fell silent.

Sure enough, being a leader means showing off your power, showing off your power, and showing off your power again.

Seeing that all the ministers had behaved themselves, Fusu wanted to establish his own prestige in one go and completely shatter the dreams of those ministers who were unwilling to obey.

Yao Jia sat below, listening to Fusu's "high-sounding" reprimand, anger and unwillingness rising in his chest.

For the sake of wealth and honor, he endured so much humiliation; for the sake of power, he helped his ministers do so many good things.

But now, the good days of Qin II are coming to an end.

Because Qin II wanted to make decisions for those irrelevant common people.

So who is he?
When Fusu was scolding his ministers, Yao Jia looked at Fusu's righteous face and thought a lot of things in his mind.

The meaning of his life, why there was a bastard like Fusu in the world, why he didn't meet someone like Fusu when he was a teenager wandering in the countryside, seeking knowledge everywhere.

Only fools dream of a world of peace.

In this world, the strong prey on the weak, which is even more cruel and ruthless than the animal world.

A fool like Qin Ershi was made emperor, and he even wanted to bring about world peace.

This world is so unfair.

Zhang Cang felt somewhat dissatisfied as he listened to Fusu's scolding.

Even though you are the emperor, you can't speak like that.

What's more, can't a scholar like me, who is full of knowledge and profound learning, be modest?

Humph.

However, Zhao Tuo, Li Xin, Meng Yi and others felt that what the emperor said today was absolutely right.

This is what it's like to be an emperor, majestic, opinionated, and the only one who has the final say, while others are responsible to obey.
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Fusu just scolded his subjects. After satisfying his desire to teach his subjects a lesson, he saw that they all behaved well.

Then look at Feng Quji, Zhang Han, Yao Jia, Zhou Qingchen and others, as well as Wang Wan, Wei Liao, Zhang Cang and Xiao He.

Fusu understood that today was a great opportunity for him to establish his own authority as the Second Emperor of Qin.

There may be such opportunities in the future, but wouldn’t it be foolish to miss this one and seize the next one?

Qin II narrowed his narrow eyes slightly and looked at the ministers under the throne.

"Alright, all of you raise your heads. Otherwise, it will be said that I am bullying you ministers."

Wang Wan looked at Fusu. This guy was really not a good person. He did not have the proper respect for his subjects.

He actually taught them like his own children. As a result, Wang Wan also wanted to find an opportunity to confront this arrogant and conceited Qin II.

It’s just that the ministers each had their own thoughts in their hearts, but their heads were very obedient, and they actually raised their heads and looked at Fusu.

Just like that, the ministers now completely understood what the king's spirit was.

Chen Ping and other ministers also thought that Fusu was extremely handsome today.

So majestic.

"I think you ministers don't even understand how many lives a cat has. Let's not talk about appointing a crown prince anymore."

"The matter of enthroning the crown prince is related to the future sacrifices of our Great Qin. I have the freedom to make the decision, and the court officials are allowed to discuss this matter again in the future."

When Yao Jia heard this, his body suddenly stiffened.

Do you think that the matter will be over if Fusu doesn't let them discuss how many lives the cat has?

stupid?
Once Fusu gained the decision-making power, their prestige would be completely suppressed, which meant that Yao Jia faced a third path.

He didn't need to answer how many lives the cat had. In the future, the emperor would directly arrange a path for him to the underworld.

Yao Jia was trembling with fear. However, he was confident that he had made many contributions to the Qin Empire, and that Emperor Qin II would not execute him casually just because of a cat.

Moreover, it doesn't make sense to do so.

No matter how unscrupulous he was, and no matter how he thought he could do whatever he wanted as an emperor, he would not be so foolish about such a matter and give people a chance to criticize him.

In order to save his life, Yao Jia asked Fusu, "Your Majesty, since you are the only one who decides all the important matters, are we, the ministers, just eating your salary for nothing?"

"I, Yao Jia, risk my life to ask, in your Majesty's mind, what kind of existence do I have in your eyes?"

Yao Jia's question undoubtedly asked what everyone was thinking. Since Fusu was so powerful, they might as well stop doing it. In fact, Fusu frequently gave some profit-sharing tasks to four ministers who were from the countryside and had no family to rely on in the court to make decisions, making others feel that although they were prime ministers and senior officials, they were not as respected as the censors.

Feng Quji was also very angry. Why didn't they talk to him about important matters? They even considered inviting Wang Wan back.

Generally speaking, it was still a conflict between the new and old interest groups, as well as a conflict between the ministers of the previous emperor and the new emperor who had different political philosophies.

"The king is the ninth of the highest order, the prime minister is the ninth of the highest order, the general is the ninth of the highest order, the minister is the ninth of the highest order, and the common people are the ninth of the highest order."

"The I Ching clearly states the truth, why are you asking me about this, Lord Shang?"

Yao Jia was angry when he heard this. "Your Majesty, what you mean is that all we need to do is obey. Is that right? Ministers cannot decide state affairs."

When Fusu heard this, he felt a sense of aristocratic co-governance.

"Yes. Times have changed a long time ago, Shang Qing. The rules of the Qin Dynasty were established by my father's generation."

The ministers all had their own ideas at this moment, but seeing the military officials looking at Fusu with admiration, the civil officials and legal officials remained silent.

Yao Jia was so angry that his head swelled. "Your Majesty, you have the nerve to mention the word father. What did His Majesty the First Emperor do to make you..."

Seeing that things were going badly, Zhou Qingchen hurriedly pulled Yao Jia.

Other doctors also stepped forward to hold Yao Jia back, and even Mao Jiao joined in, "You and I have always been comrades-in-arms, so please don't keep saying such things."

Yao Jia was persuaded and had no chance to speak.

But Fusu was completely annoyed. Why did he bring up this?

"Shang Qing, you don't even know how many lives a cat has. I think it's time for you to go home and rest." Fusu stared at Yao Jia with a fierce look, with no intention of giving in.

Someone must die today.

Yao Jia had been a senior minister of Qin for nearly twenty years. This long life of wealth and power had transformed him.

As the empire's highest minister, how could he endure this?
This was the pre-Qin era, and the legacy of the Warring States period still existed.

You can deny someone a way to live, but you cannot deny them face.

If the other party doesn't give you a way to live, you will die; if the other party doesn't give you face, then let him die together with you.

Everyone looked at Yao Jia.

Zhou Qingchen was also frightened.

"Yao Shangqing, what's wrong with you?"

"Your Majesty, you don't take the emperor's edict seriously, which is an injustice to the emperor. This is one of the reasons."

"Secondly, as an emperor, using such rhetoric to coerce your subjects is just a trick. Your subjects will not obey you."

Fusu was furious. "You, a student of Liang State, have become rich and powerful and have forgotten your roots. You once stole in Liang and were expelled from Zhao State as a minister."

"If the gatekeeper of this world, the great thief of Liang, and the exiled minister of Zhao were to be in charge of the affairs of state, it would not be a good way to intimidate the other ministers."

"If I keep you, I will be letting down our ancestors!"

These are all Yao Jia’s past.

The younger generation of officials of the Qin Empire did not know about these things about Yao and Jia.

Only Feng Quji, Wang Wan, Wei Liao and others felt that these words were very familiar.

That’s right, some of the words here are what Han Fei used to accuse Yao Jia.

But they are all actual evidence.

More than a decade ago, when Yao Jia had just become a high-ranking official, he could still be somewhat rational in his accusations against Han Fei because he had been a commoner for a long time.

But now, after being a powerful official for more than ten years, Yao Jia could no longer endure it. He could no longer bend his fat back which was built up by drinking tonic soup and eating big fish and turtles every day.

Yao Jia's face turned red at first, then he clenched his fists and looked at the pillars in the palace.

"Qin Er Shi! I will make sure your bad name remains in history forever."

Then Yao Jia looked at the ministers behind him and cast a disdainful look at Zhou Qingchen, who was trembling and hugging his legs in fear.

"My ministers, my fate today is your fate in the future."

After saying that, Yao Jia ran quickly in the hall and bumped into a pillar on one side.

This frightened all the ministers.

It was originally a small matter, but everyone had to make it into a big deal as if there was a hole in the sky.

The idea of ​​giving a little bread to the poor was originally just a matter of sharing it with them, but the powerful and wealthy were so scared that they thought they were going to die.

He was supposed to be attending court normally, but he had to force the emperor to abdicate. Look, look, who harmed whom?

Blood gushed out of Yao Jia's head.

The fat body fell to the ground.

In comparison, the fat cat's body looks short and small.

All the ministers stood up and watched, but they all had cold expressions, and then they dispersed in a hurry.

Meng Yi, Xiao He, Zhang Cang and others were also shocked.

Yao Jia is actually a very thick-skinned person.

However, the Second Emperor actually forced him to death with words.

Qin II, who was sitting in the court, had never thought that one of his ministers would die by banging his head against the wall in his court.

Wang Wan looked at Yao Jia's miserable condition, and then looked at Fusu who was sitting in the upper seat with an expressionless face.

On his way home that day, he did the same thing he did when he served Qin Shi Huang. He looked at the willow trees by the roadside and asked himself, "Does it mean that no matter who sits in that position, he must be heartless and unrighteous?"

(End of this chapter)