My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 742 Peaceful Era
Feng Jie was not quite willing to accept it, "But is this the only thing I can do in His Majesty's eyes?"

Feng Quji stared at Feng Jie for a long time.

Feng Jie felt that he had been bored, so he bowed and left, taking a few dried persimmons with him. His fingers were covered with white ash.

Feng Quji sat in the lobby and couldn't help cursing, "You've been a frivolous person since childhood. What are you going to do when I die?"

As Feng Jie walked out of the door with a happy look on his face, he saw Feng Jing and several other cousins ​​chatting in the courtyard in front of the door.

"Who would go if the treatment is not good?"

"If you ask me, I won't go. I want to stay in Xianyang. I would rather be a city supervisor in Xianyang than go to those remote places." The cousin covered his face and cried.

"When I think about being in the army, eating unclean food, and not being able to eat meat twice a month, I will become skinny and dry in a few days, just skin and bones. How embarrassing it would be."

"Yes, it's so embarrassing. We are already 27 years old and have just been promoted to centurion. My father was almost promoted to captain. Your Majesty is not going to fight anymore. How are we going to live in the future?"

"It's shameful for a grown man to stay at home all day studying farming and keeping accounts instead of going out to make achievements."

As Feng Jie listened, a few more horizontal lines appeared on his forehead and his face became darker and darker.

Feng Jing walked in the front. He patted the big red pillar on the corridor of his home and said, "My father has only taught me how to ride a horse and fight in battles since I was a child. This is also what I like to do most in my life. But I didn't have the opportunity to fight in the two battles."

"Although I have become a general now, I didn't get it from fighting on the battlefield. I always feel like something is missing from my life that should have been full of ups and downs."

The other brothers immediately said enviously, "But you have the opportunity to accompany the Emperor to Shanglinyuan to hunt. We are the ones who really need to settle the score."

"Whose prince is going to settle the account?"

"Yes. The doctor told me that I can be a doctor."

"The master read my fortune and said I could become a captain."

"Is it true? If you say so, why wouldn't I believe it? Men in the Feng family never brag. Don't bring shame to our family."

Feng Jing put his hands on his hips, with extraordinary momentum, "I heard that in Xianyang City, nine out of ten fortune tellers are not good enough. Only Liao in the palace has real skills."

"This person in our house, the former emperor knew about him but he looked down upon him. I also think his judgment was inaccurate. He said that I would become successful in my later years and that I would achieve great things late in life. Look at me now."

Fusu succeeded to the throne very quickly, and the Feng family basically followed Feng Quji. As a result, Feng Jing was directly promoted to a Beijing official and was responsible for the capital's security.

But his cousin Feng Li said, "But the problem is, the master's judgments for uncle are always accurate."

Feng Jing laughed, "Then how could he be so wrong about me? I think my early years will be glorious, and my later years will be ordinary. This is my ideal life. Could it be that I will become famous after my death?"

"Don't say this nonsense."

"The fortune teller said I could live to be seventy, and I believe it."

The brothers burst into laughter.

Feng Jie heard most of the news and pretended to walk out calmly.

When several people saw General Feng Jie coming out, they swarmed over.

They were more sensitive to the military merit system than Feng Quji and Feng Jie.

The main people who have not benefited are those in their twenties and thirties. They have just understood the truth of things and know the pros and cons of things. It is precisely because they know that they have not gained anything that they are so excited.

If there hadn't been someone from above calling the shots, they would have caused chaos long ago.

"Brother, I heard that His Majesty said something during the morning court today?"

"Brother, tell us quickly."

How could Feng Jie not know what these brothers were thinking? "The military merit system must be abolished, but if there is a war in the future, we can still confer titles based on military merit."

The brothers were all stunned and looked at each other. This emperor was too cowardly. He said he would do something but ended up doing it like this. Wasn't it all in vain?

"However, there will be no chance in the future. Daqin's future development direction will focus on industrial manufacturing and scientific and technological research and development."

"Industrial manufacturing? Technological research and development? What are these things?" The new generation of builders of the Qin Dynasty were still very unfamiliar with these new terms because they were far away from the emperor.

Feng Jie couldn't explain it to them either.

"If you have nothing to do these few days, follow me and go out to do some work. His Majesty has given me a very important task."

When people heard that an important task was entrusted to someone, they would definitely think that this person was recognized by the emperor and had received some kind of approval from the emperor.

After all, in this era, whoever can be favored by the emperor is simply the supreme honor for the family.

Feng Jing felt strange, "What is it going to be?"

"Now that our Great Qin has ceased war and enfeoffed the princes, abolished the old military system, and the world is at peace. Your Majesty needs to work on the system and culture. You can't let your elder brother, who is a general, be responsible for these things, right?"

Feng Jie paused for a moment, then said, "Yes. That's right."

Feng Li: "Are you going to disband the soldiers?"

"Yes, that's right."

"Isn't this something that would offend people?"

"Yes, that's right. Not only that, but we have to settle the accounts."

When they heard the word "settlement of accounts", the men of the Feng family all showed strange expressions.

It is said that when Feng Quji was young, he became a clerk because he was not good at fighting.

The Feng family is a family of generals.

At first, no one in his family had a good impression of him. But he met Qin Shihuang and was favored by him. He did better than Feng Wuzhe.

But perhaps the First Emperor saw that Feng Quji was too concerned about his reputation and that he was not very smart.

Who can say for sure.

The brothers were all silent.

Suddenly, a group of birds flew in from outside the garden. They flew over the wall and chirped loudly for a long time.

The brothers became even more silent. The men found a pavilion, sat on mats, and drank quietly.

"I heard that Your Majesty wants to spread culture and education. Is this feasible? In fact, the common people are not what Your Majesty thinks. They are very common, they follow the wind, seek benefits and avoid harm, and they envy the strong and bully the weak."

"The common people only complain about unfairness when they can't get what they want. Some people look innocent on the surface, but they are actually as vicious as snakes. When they take our position, they will exploit us more severely than anyone else."

"I still think Qin II is too idealistic."

Feng Li was the first to break the silence. The other brothers followed suit and nodded. "This person's wealth was destined by heaven. It's just that some people can't stand the fact that we live better than them. If you ask me, they are just jealous of us."

"Yes, that's true."

Unexpectedly, Feng Quji and Feng Jie suddenly said in unison at this moment, "He is not an ideal, he just went too fast and too far. We can't catch up."

Feng Jie and Feng Jing looked at each other.

After this happened, the other brothers of the Feng family also began to remain silent.

Feng Jing explained, "Your Majesty may be idealistic, but in the end he is smarter than most of us. This is an indisputable fact."

Feng Li's eyes lit up when he mentioned this. "Of course. When we were eight years old, we didn't even know all three thousand characters. Your Majesty, when he was still a prince, seemed to have already started to simplify the characters."

"If it weren't for the prince, I'm afraid that people in the world wouldn't be able to understand the Qin language so quickly."

Speaking of this, everyone praised Fusu again.

"The prince is indeed very capable, but he is a little off-base. His ideals are too big."

"Nonsense, I think if His Majesty doesn't have this ideal, he is not the Majesty in my mind."

Feng Jie listened to his younger brothers discussing Qin II and thought about what his father had just told him.

Feng Jie looked at the vast blue sky, with only a few whitish clouds in the sky.

The men of the Feng family gathered together to discuss national affairs, as if the responsibility of the empire was on their shoulders.
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"Your Majesty abolished the military merit system, which essentially means that the country is not allowed to take the initiative to provoke war again, rather than saying that there will be no wars in the future. Your Majesty has said that no matter how big a country is, it will perish if it is warlike."

In the Imperial Academy, a group of Confucian scholars had some complaints about the abolition of the military merit system. After all, it was the same whether the emperor said it or not.

After Chunyu Yue's explanation, everyone stopped making trouble.

But on the other hand, it was difficult for Zhang Cang and his team to take action.

The streets of Xianyang city are more crowded in early summer than at any other time of year.

A middle-aged man wearing a dark cotton coat, carrying goods on his shoulders, walked on the stone road, sweating profusely.

Women wrapped in green long skirts and carrying vegetable baskets hurried to the market.

The streets are filled with the sounds of vendors calling out their wares, as they display colorful wares on their wooden stalls, from bright silks to fresh fruits and vegetables.

From time to time, a few carriages passed by, and the wheels made a heavy sound as they rolled over the stone slabs.

Occasionally you can see officials in official robes or soldiers in armor, their aura forming a sharp contrast with the people around them.

The aroma of barbecue wafted from the sky, the scent of wine from the wine shop, and horse manure that accidentally fell on the road, blending with the hustle and bustle of the street.

Amid the noisy crowd, Cao Shen and Zhang Cang were strolling on the street in plain clothes.

Zhang Cang and Cao Shen were the main practitioners of abolishing the old system and establishing a new one.

Meng Yi was the person responsible for legislating and setting up systems, while Feng Jie was responsible for handling relationships during the reform process.

After all, Fusu still trusted Zhang Cang and believed that Zhang Cang could get things done.

Cao Shen said, "Your Majesty wants to recruit soldiers and train the central army, and the first request is 500,000. At the same time, he wants to stop the war and let the people go back to recuperate."

"This number is too high. I don't even know if His Majesty is testing us."

Zhang Cang frowned, "Your Majesty is good in every way except that he likes to play tricks. I tell you, if you keep playing tricks like this, something bad will happen sooner or later. A real man should not cultivate his integrity and stay in the palace all day thinking about how to deal with people."

"If this continues, how can you still be a king?"

Zhang Cang shouted loudly, and passers-by on both sides of the street looked at him.

Zhang Cang was not afraid at all, but Cao Shen could not stand everyone staring at him like that.

So Cao Shen pulled Zhang Cang's sleeve and whispered, "Just say it, why are you making such a loud noise?"

"What's wrong? What's wrong? I'm telling the truth. Why can't I tell the truth?" Zhang Cang broke free from Cao Shen's hand and roared loudly.

At this point, there was no need for Zhang Cang to introduce himself, as everyone knew that he was Censor Zhang.

Cao Shen followed beside him, sweating profusely.

Xianyang City was full of royal relatives, noble families, and wealthy people. But Zhang Cang was so indifferent, no wonder others always thought he was easy to bully.

Because Zhang Cang doesn't have any bad intentions.

Zhang Cang walked along, shouting, "I think the more this situation is, the more lazy people are recruited into the army. I think the salary of the army should not be too high. Otherwise, those guys will still come in."

“This world is so crazy.”

"When there is a war, lazy people flee to the rear; when there is peace, lazy people try to join the army."

Zhang Cang was shouting like this on the streets of Xianyang City.

There were no accidents this time, and men, women, young and old on both sides of the street looked at Zhang Cang.

Everyone felt it was a pity. He was a tall and strong man with a dignified appearance, but unfortunately he had a mouth.

However, there is never a shortage of weird people in Xianyang City.

Just by looking at Zhang Cang's temperament, clothing, and speech, even if people who don't know Zhang Cang can't figure out who he is at first, they can guess that he is an important official in the court and respect him from afar.

Cao Shen was trembling beside him.

"In fact, I think that when something happens, it's really not necessary to be like this. Even if you hate evil, being too tough will only break you. Sometimes being too direct will not only fail to achieve your goal, but also hurt yourself."

Cao Shen pointed to the crooked weeping willows on the roadside and said, "Look, they are both trees. Willows can grow long because they know how to bend and stretch. But this camphor tree is different. If it is used as building material, it will never grow up."

Zhang Cang smiled and said, "Well, when we are alive, we should do more things that can benefit the world. We humans are on par with heaven and earth, and are one of the three talents."

"When people are alive, they should praise the creation of heaven and earth. Helping heaven and earth to create and nurture all things is what people should do. Look at how depraved people have become nowadays. They want fame and wealth, and when they get it, they become greedy. When they don't get it, they become unwilling to give up."

"I think if Your Majesty cannot stop this trend in time, the world will be even more chaotic in the future."

Cao Shen listened, stroked his beard and smiled faintly, "But the power of the two of us is limited after all. If you ask me, don't have such big ambitions, just do a little bit. Leave the rest to others."

"In fact, there are some things that everyone knows. If a person is really asleep, it is very easy to wake him up; but if a person is pretending to be asleep, then you can't wake him up no matter how hard you try."

Zhang Cang looked at Cao Shen and said, "Why are you talking more and more like Your Majesty?"

"Have it?"

(End of this chapter)