My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 786 Who are you scolding?

"Your Majesty, Xiang Liche was carrying out a secret duty, but he made it known to everyone, and he also made wild remarks. He slandered and spread rumors, tarnishing your Majesty's reputation. If your Majesty does not punish him severely, this old minister, the Censor, will lose face in the market of Xianyang City and be trampled on by the common people!"

"His Majesty--"

As soon as Xiangli's carriage left, someone in the hall began to weep and wailed.

The ministers beat their chests and stamped their feet.

"Your Majesty, I have been working diligently for the Qin State for more than forty years!"

"My loyalty to Your Majesty is witnessed by heaven and earth, and by the sun and the moon."

"His Majesty--"

There was a wailing sound from below the seat. The young emperor on the seat narrowed his eyes slightly and supported his chin with his hands folded.

Shang Qing You loudly confessed his feelings to the emperor, not feeling ashamed at his age.

Fortunately, Fusu had been accustomed to the influence of his surroundings since he was young, and now he just looked at the old man indifferently.

Otherwise, what else could he do?

The person in front of him is his great uncle.

The relatives of the royal family are the largest and most complicated.

As soon as one was done, another old man came to Fusu on his knees to present his petition. He was like a lotus branch in an autumn pond, which seemed to be shaken by the wind and would break at any moment with every step he took.

That old skin looked no different from a turtle's wrinkled neck.

"Your Majesty, according to the laws of the Qin Empire, Xiang Liche is a court official, but he is unable to perform his duties and abide by the laws."

"After entering the mausoleum, the first thing he did was to publicly declare that from now on, the Qin State would no longer use the Legalist tactics to exhaust the people."

"Isn't this discrediting the Emperor and our Qin ancestors?"

"Your Majesty, please do not use this person."

The seven ministers of the royal family, one after another, took advantage of their seniority in front of Fusu.

In order to maintain the long-term stability of the Qin Empire, Fusu chose to rely on the power of the royal family again.

Since Fusu began to train his half-brothers, the Qin Dynasty has changed, and those clan ministers have given unprecedented support to Fusu.

In fact, the most powerful force behind Fusu is his uncles and uncles-in-law.

After eight hundred years, the world has once again had a common ruler, which is extremely rare.

The greatness of Fusu lies in the fact that although he redivided the vassal states, the people in those vassal states had already abandoned the concept of small countries and everyone had a desire to admire the strong.

When the Zhou Dynasty weakened and the Liang State became stronger, the people of Liang would naturally not recognize the status of the Zhou Emperor, but only the King of Liang.

On the contrary, when the largest vassal states such as Liang, Guang, and Jin united together and could not defeat the combined forces of the three counties of the Qin Dynasty, they would naturally be driven by the psychology of admiring the strong and think of themselves as Qin people.

Fusu's prestige in the world is so wide and high, which is inseparable from his uncles, brothers, meritorious officials and relatives.

But, if you gain something, you have to lose something.

If you rely on the power of others to consolidate your position, you must also give others a certain status and corresponding rewards.

These old men were almost dying. They were at the age when they could hold their great-grandchildren, but their eyes could hardly see the memorial clearly.

But, we have to rush to do this final push.

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This was something Fusu had not expected, but the overwhelming impeachment and opposition to Xiangli Che, although on the surface it seemed to be directed at Xiangli Che, was actually directed at Fusu.

Fusu could only pretend not to understand.

The seven ministers knew that the emperor was pretending not to understand, so they attacked Xiangli Che even more fiercely.

Everyone knows that Xiangli Che was the representative of the Qin Mohist School recruited from Xianyang City after Fusu went to the Jixia Academy. He was originally a minister who was not valued and enjoyed the legacy of his ancestors, but after returning from a trip to the Jixia Academy, he became a celebrity in front of Fusu.

In the past, Fusu was such a powerful and dazzling figure in the Qin Empire, and his influence was second only to that of Qin Shihuang.

Under the circumstances at that time, Xiangli Che's status in the court quickly rose because he was favored by Qin II, the crown prince.

Xiangli Che, who relied on his ancestors' influence and had never had the opportunity to attend court before, suddenly became a celebrity in Xianyang city.

Therefore, everyone was very envious and jealous of him, but at the same time, they looked down on him in their hearts.

Because he has no extraordinary abilities or outstanding talents, and even his etiquette and conversation are very poor.

This made everyone even more angry about his promotion.

Everyone knows what happened later. In short, Xiang Li Che started to frequently go in and out of Hengyang Palace from then on.

When others collected extraordinary talents or even talented scholars and presented them to Qin Shi Huang or Qin Er Shi, they were not valued at all.

Xiang Li Che had only gathered some young people performing on the streets or skilled craftsmen, but he was praised by the prince.

How can this be tolerated?
What's more, the people recommended by Xiang Li Che were exactly the ones that everyone looked down upon the most, because they were engaged in a profession that no one looked down upon - handicrafts.

The social hierarchy of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans has been ingrained in the minds of the Qin people.

In the eyes of farmers, craftsmen are even inferior to farmers. The farmers here of course refer to landlords.

So what everyone is dissatisfied with is that these ants at the bottom of society - craftsmen, have actually entered the upper class and are able to hold political power!
So for a while, the scholars and legalists in Xianyang city could no longer sit still and expressed their dissatisfaction to their princess.

These ministers of the royal family usually care about their face the most, but now that things have come to this point, they can no longer distinguish between high and low.

The existence of these workers has seriously affected their lives.

This requires us to talk about how the existence of workers affects the lives of these people.

In the past, they lived in an environment where they had everything they wanted, and every day they watched others work like slaves for them and others, and they felt that their lives were very happy.

This kind of happiness built on the unhappiness of others will naturally collapse when others become happy.

One day, the craftsmen who had built doors and laid foundations for them suddenly became equals to them, and were about to surpass them.

They felt very unhappy.

What makes them most unhappy is that these people are honest and simple-minded and do not play tricks.

Damn it, how come they worked so hard and killed so many people to get what they wanted, but these guys whose fingers were harder than stones can actually be on equal footing with them and enjoy the same things as them.

This makes them feel that the things they enjoy are covered with dust. But perhaps, it is their own souls that are covered with a layer of shit and urine.

The workers had moved into the house, which made them feel that even if they had a mansion worth hundreds of gold bars, it was nothing special.

The rich and powerful don't want to see all those stinky guys rushing up.

This challenges their inherent thinking.

On the other hand, not only were the powerful and wealthy unwilling, even the scholars were not convinced.

Why is it that after studying hard for twenty or thirty years, I still can't beat you, a bunch of illiterate craftsmen who can only do hard labor?

This world is so unfair!

When two or more interest groups or classes are dissatisfied with some rising power and try to suppress it, problems will arise. Some people squeeze Mo Ge, and Mo Ge happens to be the organization that ordinary people like and support the most after dinner.

A gunfight between the two sides seemed to be on the verge of breaking out.

The ministers in Xianyang City were so angry that they vomited three liters of blood because Xiangli Che entered the court.

But the people were crazy about the honest Xiang Li Che, especially because he openly exposed the dirty inside story of the so-called Legalist school of governance.

So while the people of the empire were worshipping the emperor, in addition to Zhang Cang, they also had another person to worship who made them feel that their future lives would be guaranteed.

This person is Xiang Li Che.

Especially those few words he said, which completely hit the arrogant hearts of these ministers.

He actually said that Legalism was a way to fool the people.

It would have been fine if he had climbed to the center of political power step by step by relying on a method of gaining favor that was not in line with the ministers' understanding; but in the end he actually said such words, which frightened half of the ministers of the entire Qin Empire to tremble in fear.

Saying that they are oppressing and deceiving the people makes it seem that Xiang Liche is the only good guy, right?

As a result, the ministers were very excited and finally pushed a group of old men to come forward to embarrass Fusu and asked him not to use Xianglicha anymore.

There is no reason. People don't like Xiang Li Che who doesn't understand the ways of the world. He doesn't know how to form cliques, and he is always talking nonsense and offending people. If such a person becomes a minister in the future, then all the suffering and torture they have endured in the past will be nothing.

"Your Majesty, you must punish Xiang Liche severely."

"Yes, by leaking the secret of the Emperor's mausoleum, Xiang Liche has put a big hat on Your Majesty and put the Emperor in an unfilial position. Isn't this a slap in the face of Your Majesty in front of the world?"

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This group of people chattered for a long time.

The Second Emperor simply said, "There aren't so many things in the world to put on this or that."

Shang Qingmao's heart skipped a beat and he swallowed back what he wanted to say.

Then, the Second Emperor spoke again, "In fact, I promoted Xiang Liche for the sake of all the uncles and uncles."

The seven old ministers looked at each other in bewilderment. They had no idea what Qin II was up to.

"What does your majesty mean?"

"I wonder how many generations do you think wealth and honor can be passed down in a family?"

When these uncles, uncles and grandfathers heard Qin II address them with such respect, they naturally became more arrogant.

However, Feng Quji felt that Qin II, a man with evil intentions, would not be so kind, so he did not say anything.

Everyone has their own answer. Some say three generations, some say seven generations, and some say nine or eleven generations.

"Eleventh generation, no more?"

The ministers looked at each other.

Then the oldest person chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, eleven generations is already the limit. In fact, it is already good enough for the family to prosper within three generations. After all, I can only take care of three generations while I am alive. As for what happens after I die, who knows?"

Everyone burst into laughter.

At this time, Fusu laughed.

"I have a method that can keep your family from declining for eleven generations. I wonder if you are interested?"

These old men are all old, and the most attractive thing in the world to them is their chubby grandchildren.

And now, as they are on their deathbed, the only thing they are concerned about is whether their descendants can continue to enjoy the blessings.

So when Fusu asked, these people stretched their necks and waited to hear what the Second Emperor told them.

"The solution lies in Xiangli's car."

"What?" The ministers looked at each other in bewilderment.

Feng Quji couldn't help but start laughing. From what he knew, the Second Emperor was an absolutely wise man.

Look at these old fools, they were deceived by the young emperor with just a few words.

Fusu told his ministers, "What do you think, if ten people share one cake, which cake will be more, or if ten people share ten cakes, which cake will be more?"

The elders all said, “It must be the latter.”

"Ten people will definitely get more if they share ten cakes."

Qin II then laughed.

Feng Quji narrowed his eyes, not knowing what Fusu was going to say next.

But Chen Ping had already guessed what the emperor was going to say next.

"Then I wonder if you think that the empire will create more wealth if your son is the prime minister, or if Xiang Liche is the prime minister?"

When these ministers heard what the Second Emperor said, they all froze.

They all gazed at Qin II for a long time with admiration.

Soon, they all bowed and said, "In our humble opinion, Your Majesty is more thoughtful and far-sighted."

Soon, these ministers left the hall convinced and never stood up for those under them again.

And there is another story about Qin II in history.

In a group, there are all kinds of people, but giving the right positions to the most suitable people will benefit everyone.

The Second Emperor cleverly responded to the minister who had made things difficult for him, and the news soon spread outside the palace, making the image of the Second Emperor of Qin as a wise and intelligent person deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

There was no one in Xianyang City who failed to give Fusu a thumbs up.

When the people in Guanzhong heard this story, women in every household told it to their children as a bedtime story.

When the rulers of the vassal states heard the news, the restless thoughts in their hearts calmed down.

Who dares not to admire Fusu's wisdom?
Alas, sometimes Fusu himself would be very distressed. He was so smart, and now that he had become the emperor, he had no rivals in the whole world. This was really a big worry.

The fact that the Qin Empire had such a master naturally alarmed the barbarians from all directions.

Since Fusu ascended the throne, the number of countries establishing diplomatic relations with the Qin Empire began to grow exponentially.

Originally, everyone was afraid of establishing diplomatic relations with the Qin Empire, but now they all feel it is an honor to establish diplomatic relations with the Qin Empire.
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Because of what he said, Xiang Liche's popularity among the people suddenly soared.

And with Fusu's support behind him, Xiang Liche was motivated to always want to do more.

Because he wanted to contribute to the empire that Qin II wanted to build.

Driven by various motivations, Xiang Liche naturally worked overtime to draw the machine drawings.

(End of this chapter)