My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 725 Zhang Han and Li Si

"Zhou Bo is a simple, strong, honest and kind person. Liu Ji once told me that he could be entrusted with important tasks."

Fusu didn't expect that a man as sinister as Chen Ping could be so close to Liu Ji. It was really strange.

It is really weird that Liu Ji would actually say such things to someone like Chen Ping.

But Qin II smiled and said, "Since Liu Ji said so, it should be correct."

Everyone was surprised and everyone thought that Fusu didn't like Liu Ji.

In fact, everyone was like Fusu at the beginning. They were polite to Liu Ji on the surface, but they didn't like him in their hearts.

But after getting along with each other for a long time, you will find that Liu Ji is a very good person.

After hearing these words, everyone in the Zhangtai Palace shut up.

Unexpectedly, the Second Emperor not only liked Liu Ji, but also had such a high opinion of him.

Chen Ping was also stunned.

"From your Majesty's tone, I can tell that Liu Ji is more capable than me in your Majesty's eyes."

Chen Ping looked at the silk book in Fusu's hand and couldn't help muttering in his heart, maybe one day these people will hold higher positions than me.

But will they remember that I recommended them?

In the past, recommendations between officials often relied on relationships, and behind a recommended name was often an exchange of interests.

I didn't even accept any gifts from them, but I gave them such a great opportunity. God knows whether they are aware of my kindness.

However, in order to achieve his ideal of dividing the world equally, Chen Ping no longer cared about the benefits he could gain.

The remaining candidates were indeed somewhat famous, but Fusu had his key support targets - or grassroots families, so he abandoned them.

"Ji Xin is a little young after all, while Zhou Bo is older but not as famous. Let them follow Zhang Xi to guard Yuzhen Palace."

Fusu thought for a moment and then said, "Let them accompany the emperor. Allow them to serve him personally."

"Your Majesty is wise." Chen Ping paused, "I will convey your Majesty's wishes truthfully."
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It is said that Zhang Han left the Xianyang Palace and returned to his home.

The emperor told him the story of Zhuge Ziyu's Night Retreat of the Qin Army. Although he ostensibly forgave him because he had helped him before, this was also a warning.

Because Fusu meant that all his past contributions and help to him were wiped out in this matter.

Zhang Han stroked his beard. He had to admit that the master for whom he had made new plans was an absolute political master.

Although he knew in the past that Fusu was an absolutely smart man.

But the more troublesome problem now is that this person's wisdom is still gradually increasing, that is to say, he is not complacent, but is constantly improving.

It doesn't mean that he indulged in a comfortable life after obtaining the throne. Instead, he was striving for excellence.

As a result, the ministers seemed very passive and under a lot of pressure.

In this situation, the ministers either had to compete with the emperor and work harder to grow; or they could just live a more comfortable life and fall behind others, not trying to seize higher status and wealth, and wait to be excluded.

This is probably the reason why people are most jealous of others who are better than themselves.

I don’t want to work hard, but I’m afraid others are better than me.

The root cause is actually laziness.

The idea of ​​​​just getting by has always been unacceptable.

It is true that the world is a huge makeshift team. But there is also the latter part, that there are storms from time to time in the world.

Therefore, a makeshift team is prone to collapse.

But if the team collapses, it will definitely not be the weak ones who die.

Human history is actually more like a selection game than evolution.

Sometimes, when some people reach a certain position, they cannot have peace just because they want it.

The tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop. If you don't want to fight, someone will force you to fight.

Zhang Han returned home and locked himself up, feeling shocked and frightened.

Afterwards, I couldn’t help but feel confused.

He slapped his head, wondering how he could have made such a wrong choice in a moment of confusion. What future would there be for him if he followed that fat guy Yao Jia?

Now, Yao Jia has become a taboo among the ministers, and he has offended His Majesty because of this.

Zhang Han thought of that guy Feng Quji.

Ever since he became the Shaofu, the Feng family and the Zhang family have been intermarried, and they have become relatives and relied on each other.

It’s just that Feng Quji was cautious - he was often reprimanded by Qin Shihuang, so in the past he and Feng Quji had hardly ever cooperated on anything.

This time, he was confused for a moment and stood on the wrong side, and ended up being the one being taught a lesson.

Zhang Han was so worried about this that he couldn't sleep. Standing at the position of Shaofu, if he could move up to a higher position, he would become the Prime Minister.

If you can't move up, then retreat into the background.

However, retreating behind the scenes does not mean losing power, being unable to make big moves, and completely losing power.

On the contrary, retreating behind the scenes can make things more convenient and avoid disasters.

This is why, no matter how the times change, the descendants of dignitaries will always be dignitaries.

You thought that in a conflict, someone was completely brought down, but some people just chose to retreat bravely, waiting for the next time to ride the waves to a higher cliff.

Just like Li Si.

Zhang Han believed that he must be waiting for an opportunity somewhere. Having served in the same court for too long, he was talented as Li Si.

Do you think being talented is a good thing?

The answer is no.

In this world, anyone who has talent has something to rely on.

The first big thing he encountered when starting out in society - the problem of survival - has been solved, and what will follow will be bigger things.

Their talent made it possible for them to stand out from other children whose families were powerful and whose ancestors had favored them. Although this provided them with a ladder for advancement, it also created some pain for them.

A person who only has ability is more likely to do whatever it takes to gain power. Without moral restraint, it is extremely easy for him to become a knife that kills people.

On the other hand, talent for people is different from other material things.

A good wife makes her husband feel at ease; money makes the wealthy feel satisfied and more likely to be happy; power gives people the greatest sense of security, although it will make people expand; a home gives people a sense of belonging.

Only talent, which sounds like something that makes people feel safe, makes people feel the most uneasy.

A person without money can live in his own way; without a wife, he can be a happy bachelor; without power, he can be a simple ordinary person; without a house, he can rent someone else's and experience the feeling of being a dependent.

Only talent. If a person has talent but is not valued, it is equivalent to killing him.

This is why geniuses are often pessimistic and depressed, because only a few can meet their ideal "mentor".

As a result, a large number of people have taken the opposite path, because they can tolerate a life without money, house, or wife, but once they have talent, they cannot allow their talent to be wasted.

Therefore, scholars often look for the unreasonable aspects of life and the drawbacks of society.

This is because most of them are well-educated, but there is no suitable mentor to recommend them.

This creates pain. But according to human nature, if I am happy, I will make you happy at the same time. If I am in pain, then let us all suffer together.

Li Si, what kind of person is that?

He was good at debate, understood argumentation, was proficient in textual research, had read all the ancient books in the world, could write long articles, and could write four-character ancient style essays in one go. A man like Qin Shi Huang who was well-read in poetry and books would carry his works with him wherever he went. It can be seen that he was full of witty remarks and had mastered the art of speaking to the pinnacle.

He used to be a halberd bearer, which shows that he also knows Kung Fu and is a strong warrior.

"The Second Emperor actually thought that giving him a mountain of gold would get rid of him. This is absolutely stupid."

"For him, if his talent is not used, it is the same as letting him die."

Countless people thought that Li Si changed his position because he wanted to make progress, but in fact, it was because he was unwilling to let his mature unified ideological system, state governance strategy, eloquence, and metaphor skills, which had already been wasted before he became Xunzi's disciple, go to waste.

The person who could say "The virtuous and unvirtuous of people are like mice, it all depends on where they live!" was not a simple clerk. In that era, as a genuine Chu citizen, whose father died on the battlefield fighting against the Qin army, he eventually chose to go to the tiger and wolf country of Qin to pursue his official career.

It’s hard to believe how unhappy Li Si was in the past forty years. He has always been talented.

At the age of 40, he went to Qi State to become a disciple of Xunzi, just to gild himself.

The person who truly inherited Xunzi's spirit was not Li Si or Han Fei, but Zhang Cang, the fat man who made great contributions to the preservation of classical books in "Ancient and Modern Literature".

I guess Mr. Xunzi actually doesn't care about Han Fei and Li Si, and he doesn't care about Zhang Cang either.

Han Fei went to Xunzi in order to save his country; Li Si went to Xunzi in order not to be buried; and when Zhang Cang went to him, he was an eighteen-year-old young man who was filled with righteous indignation and wanted to save the world from chaos.

Perhaps the old man was still regretting when he died that no one was entrusted with his talents and knowledge. In fact, when he died, Zhang Cang, his new disciple, did not receive much teaching from him, but in the end he upheld the true spirit of Confucianism and inherited the teacher's teachings.

Zhang Han’s worry was not imaginary, but something that was about to happen.

Li Si is a man who will not be satisfied with just having mountains of gold and silver.

He is such a smart man, do you think he won't go into business?

He just wanted to use his talent to play the most dangerous game - politics.

The highest authorities in the Qin Empire were basically free from vulgar tastes. They had a higher pursuit beyond power and wealth - a love for certain things.

When Li Si was retired, he did not choose to stay in Xianyang, but chose to return to his hometown of Xiacai in the State of Chu.

Zhang Han believed that if Li Si was going to take the next step, he would immediately dismiss his two sons from office and send them home.

Our Qin II, when he chose to do something that no great man in history had ever done, faced unprecedented challenges.

Zhang Han, who was watching everything quietly, chose to retreat at this time because he had a premonition that danger was coming.

really--

Soon, the emperor issued an edict to add new guards and troops to the Yuzhen Palace.

They had direct access to Qin Shi Huang, and as the emperor's palace attendants, they had to enter the palace to meet Fusu at any time.

In response, Zhang Han just laughed.

Zhang Han did not hesitate and directly asked Zhang Xi to convey his thoughts. He did not want the job of guarding Yuzhen Palace anymore.

"Why?" Zhang Xi was confused.

"Don't worry about why. You are where you are today because of my arrangement. Just do as I say. Don't tell His Majesty directly that you don't want to be a guard general anymore. Tell His Majesty that you want a higher position. His Majesty will agree."

"But why?" Zhang Xi's intuition told him that Zhang Han was fighting with Qin II. "I think the emperor is a good emperor. We were also commoners in the past. He wants to protect the interests of common people for a longer period of time, so many people support His Majesty the Emperor."

"Brother, you are the Minister of the Imperial Household, why do you think about these things all day long?"

"You know nothing!" Zhang Han shouted angrily, "Go quickly."

No one is born with the ability to understand others. What Zhang Han understood was not Li Si, but himself.

Zhang Han believed that he was born to do great things and to be famous throughout the ages.

Like Wenxinhou in history!
(End of this chapter)