My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 795 Lost Civilization

Chen Ping's body was stiff. After a long while, he bowed and said, "I am just talking. Your Majesty should make the decision on this matter."

"I am just worried that the Censorate is making such a big fuss now. If it cannot be contained in time, it may cause even greater chaos in the future."

Chen Ping's expression was respectful, and he was indeed considering the interests of Qin II.

But he was wrong. The emperor thought longer term and considered more than he did.

Chen Ping did not expect that the emperor insisted on protecting Zhang Cang and Xiangli Che for such a purpose. He still thought too highly of Qin II.

In fact, the Second Emperor was not simply thinking about protecting his own interests, but also considering all the people who followed him and worked for him.

After asking Chen Ping this question, the entire Zhangtai Palace became quiet for a moment.

Everyone looked at the young emperor quietly.

Each of them came to Fusu in a different way, stayed with Fusu for a different amount of time, and had different purposes for being with Fusu.

After so long, there are almost no people who can truly understand Fusu; people's hearts are hidden, and no one dares to say with certainty who among them is Fusu's confidant.

The old ministers had great power, large families, and extensive connections, but were difficult to control; the new ministers not only had shallow roots, but were also immature. Among them, it could be said that Zhang Cang was the only one who had experience as an official in the court.

In other words, if these new ministers rashly enter the court without being well prepared, they will become sitting ducks if exposed.

It won't take more than a few days for the weaknesses of these new ministers to be exposed, and the powerful officials will come up with the most appropriate reasons to force them to step down forever, or even prevent them from speaking again.

After so many years in the palace, Fusu has experienced many ups and downs and is already accustomed to this kind of thing.

Often when newcomers come onto the political stage, the first thing the old officials do is to tame them and make them become like them.

At the end of the dynasty, treacherous officials were in power and the land was filthy. The old officials of this period naturally could not tolerate the newcomers. The backbone, pride and righteousness of the newcomers were like sand in their eyes and they could not tolerate them at all.

On the first day of a new official's appointment, either the new official starts a fire first, or the old officials get to know the new official's temper first, and immediately reorganize and drive out those who are not of the same kind as themselves.

Although Fusu came to power and promoted good and eliminated evil, he did a lot of things to rectify the government and clean up the bad atmosphere. The atmosphere in the court was turning positive and the bad people no longer dared to show up.

But as I have said countless times before, the bad guys just hid themselves and started to 'disguise' themselves as good guys, and they mixed in with the good guys.

Just waiting to drop a bomb suddenly when people are off guard, destroying the trust that has been hard-earned between people.

So it is not that the treacherous officials disappeared, but that they became good. When they are given another opportunity, they will become corrupt officials again in a matter of minutes.

At this critical juncture, if Fusu confronted those ministers head-on, he would only suffer losses and it would be useless.

Just because treacherous ministers are no longer hanging around the emperor does not mean they have disappeared.

As a wise emperor, Fusu wanted to sit on the throne and nip any problems in the bud before they occurred.

This is a first-class emperor.

It even means that if you know that the external enemy is very powerful but you don't destroy it in advance, and wait until you are beaten to a pulp by the enemy, then you will be at a disadvantage if you continue to put in effort.

What the emperor thought and what Chen Ping considered were always on different levels.

After all, Fusu is the heir to thousands of years of wisdom, and his thinking is not on the same level as Chen Ping.

"But I think that group of people will not give up so easily. Today, the Censorate has mobilized all of them. Next time, they may mobilize the Nine Ministers."

Chen Ping pretended to be honest and refuted Fusu using Fusu's logical reasoning.

Then he raised his eyes slightly and looked at the young emperor.

After all, they were all young people with blood. Chen Ping was also very curious about what this emperor, who was younger than him, was thinking.

Could it be that the emperor is a special race?

Why are the people in Qin Shi Huang's family so weird?

He often discussed the knowledge related to the "Tao Te Ching" with some doctors in the Imperial Academy, and often met some young gentlemen.

Each of them is extraordinary, not to mention that Qin II took great pains to cultivate them with the intention of making them interpreters of classics.

Although Zhang Cang looks hateful, what he says every time makes sense and people have to submit to him.

In the future, when these princes leave the Xianyang Palace and take up posts in various places, they will pose a great threat to the princes.

Chen Ping was very brave, actually speaking to the emperor in this way. Everyone couldn't help but hold their breath in their chests.

Guan Fu looked at Chen Ping. After long-term training, Guan Fu was no longer a simple warrior. Anyone who was influenced by Fusu for two years would be influenced by the temperament of a scholar.

After all, Fusu had been studying for twenty years, and he only knew how to study because of attending lectures, taking notes, and taking exams over and over again.

Guan Fu cursed Chen Ping in his heart for his rudeness and courage, but he also felt admiration for him.

How come they are all so awesome and can curse people without using any swear words?

I have to learn this well.

Guan Fu began to think about things again.

When the young Qin II heard this, he felt inexplicably annoyed, but he had no way to vent his anger.

Logically speaking, if the ministers can restrain the emperor, it means that the country's political ecology is very good.

If the ministers cannot restrain the emperor, then there is an 80% chance that the emperor will go to self-destruction; as for the remaining 20%, the emperor and his ministers will go to the enemy country together to herd sheep for others.

Fusu calmed down.

What Chen Ping said makes sense.

The ministers must be given an explanation for this.

"Well said." Fusu suddenly patted the armrest and laughed out loud.

Everyone was surprised.

While expressing their admiration for the emperor's magnanimity, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Shao Ping lowered his head and laughed secretly. Based on his understanding of Qin II, if nothing unexpected happened today, Chen Ping would be in trouble.

"As you said, this is a serious matter. And I'm afraid I can't think of a good solution for the time being."

"Chen Ping, you are wise and clever. Among my subjects, you are the most ruthless and sharp-eyed. If you think something is inappropriate, there must be a reason for it."

"Now, I will leave this matter to you. Go and solve this matter for me."

Chen Ping listened so hard that his ears almost fell off.

Can you play like this when you are an emperor?

"But remember, you must not allow anyone to punish Xiang Liche. I will never back down."

The Second Emperor thought, since you, Chen Ping, can’t find an opponent all day long, your heart seems lonelier than the sea.

Instead of showing off your superfluous intelligence and talent in front of me, I'd rather send you to deal with these matters.

And what’s interesting is that Chen Ping is different from other ministers.

He is shameless.

This shamelessness is a good character. Most of the ministers around Fusu are only willing to play the good guy and not the bad guy. Only Chen Ping knows how to be a minister. Chen Ping can be said to have learned Li Si's way of serving the emperor without a teacher.

It would be most appropriate to give this task to Chen Ping.

Chen Ping's reaction speed was such that he knew the result without the emperor telling him. But when the emperor himself told him the conditions, he still couldn't believe it.

What kind of existence do I have in the emperor's mind? Why would the second emperor entrust such a difficult task to me?

The other ministers looked at Chen Ping with strange eyes.

No one would believe that there was nothing going on between the emperor and the second emperor.

After Qin II said this, he immediately picked up his beloved horsewhip and went to Shanglin Garden.

Guan Fu muttered something, "Forget it, forget it."

Chen Ping stayed alone in the hall, watching the graceful departure of Qin II.

Was the emperor just speaking in anger or did he really want to assign this task to himself?

I shouldn't really leave this to myself. Why would I do something that offends others...

Chen Ping was wandering in the hall.

The other subordinates all lowered their heads and collected the debris.

Chen Ping couldn't help asking, "Tell me, what did His Majesty mean by what he said just now?"

The eunuchs looked at Chen Ping and shook their heads.

Chen Ping took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, this must be a rant."

At this time, the eunuchs raised their heads again, and one said to Chen Ping, "Your Majesty never speaks angrily on important matters."

"You should try to save Doctor Xiangli's life. It's best not to let him be punished. According to your majesty, if Doctor Xiangli is punished, we who serve your majesty on weekdays will probably suffer as well."

The eunuchs all sighed.

Chen Ping was speechless for a long time.

That's right. Saving Xiang Li Cha means saving the ministers around the Second Emperor, and saving one's own life.

Chen Ping held the bamboo slips and walked slowly out of the hall.

After leaving Zhangtai Palace, Xiahou Ying drove the carriage with Qin II straight to Shanglin Garden.

It was autumn, and the air between heaven and earth was filled with a solemn and murderous atmosphere.

The autumn wind is bleak, the grass and trees are turning yellow. In the Shanglin Garden of the Qin Dynasty, the golden leaves are like butterflies flapping their wings in the clear river, being carried by the autumn wind over the mountain mist and disappearing in the grass.

The sky was high and the clouds were light, and the sun shone obliquely, stretching the shadows of the trees in the garden into long ones, like traces of history, mottled and deep.

The gurgling stream in the garden has clear sounds, which, together with the occasional calls of deer and birds in the distance, form an autumn symphony.

The emperor was dressed in a battle robe with a sword hanging from his waist. He looked serious yet excited, and as heroic as a god of war. He walked through the woods with firm steps, his eyes flashing with desire for prey and challenge to nature.

The followers around him were all agile, some were leading dogs, some were holding bows, and their faces were full of anticipation and nervousness for the upcoming hunt.

At the order, the emperor rushed into the dense forest first, followed closely by his followers. Arrows and stones were fired, startling the wild beasts in the forest. For a moment, the atmosphere was tense and intense.

A nimble deer was running through the woods, and behind it were the emperor's guards, who were spurring their horses and whipping the deer, bravely chasing after it.

Qin II was like a tiger descending from the mountain, his eyes were as sharp as torches, the bow in his hand was drawn to a full moon, and he shot an arrow that hit the deer right in the chest.

This immediately triggered a round of cheers, with soldiers shouting, "Your Majesty is so brave!"

"Your Majesty is so brave!"

A smug smile naturally appeared on the second emperor's face.

His youthful vigor and high spirits were best displayed at this moment.

Despite the bleak autumn weather, with withered grass and dying trees, hunting in Shanglin Garden was full of vitality. The young and strong soldiers moved flexibly in the woods, like a water snake sliding quickly in the water, and sometimes like a porcupine with strong limbs, rushing out like a sharp arrow after leaving the bow.

The white tiger in the forest roared to the sky, and the scattered wild deer fled in all directions and went deeper into the mountains and forests.

Since its founding, the Qin Dynasty has inherited the Zhou system and also inherited the Zhou culture.

The Chinese had already explored ways for humans and nature to coexist harmoniously in ancient times.

In the spring, people don’t go hunting, especially not harming small birds, taking bird eggs from trees, or catching fish and turtle eggs.

The most children did was play with cattle and sheep in the fields. People of this era would teach their children about these things soon after they became sensible.

The ancients' awe of nature and respect for all living things in the world are hard to imagine for people today.

In autumn and winter, people frequently participate in farming and hunting, because in autumn, the five elements of Qi rotate to gold.

Gold represents killing and destruction.

By analogy, it is not difficult to imagine that the ancients chose auspicious days to fight wars. That was not absurd, nor was it a "stupid game" among nobles.

On the contrary, that is the cultural essence that the Chinese have truly lost since the fall of the Qin Dynasty.

The nobles at that time still regarded human life as their own.

Take the lives of common people seriously.

Treat war as a very serious matter.

Later on, people didn't know whether their collective brains were kicked by a donkey or what, but as long as someone was unhappy or wanted to make money, they would plan a war.

It's simply an outrageous degradation of civilization.

As for the kind of awe for the natural world and the scene of harmonious coexistence with all things in the world, it is no longer there.

People began to become domineering, greedy, selfish, ruthless and ungrateful.

Kings and generals do not take human life seriously, and ordinary people do not take animal life seriously.

As long as I am strong, I am right.

The six realms of reincarnation have a fixed destiny.

If humans mess up the rules first, the six paths will also be in chaos. If you catch and kill indiscriminately, you will inevitably be retaliated.

Heaven and earth, as the father and mother who give birth to all things, will not allow people to act so recklessly.

Generally, after eating and drinking excessively and cutting down trees indiscriminately for dozens of years, God will be unable to bear it and will punish them.

The Qin Dynasty did not want to continue the old sinful history, and even more did not want to usher in a pseudo-civilized era.

In accordance with the natural order of heaven and earth, people farm, weave, kill, reproduce, and live in an orderly manner according to the changes of heaven and earth and the rotation of the five elements. Only in this way can they increase blessings in their homes and stay away from disasters.

This is one of the things Fusu wanted to bring to the Qin Empire.

Let these good things, which should truly be called science, gradually spread among the people and make them available to all citizens. Then, let millions of homes across the country prosper, and then the country will naturally become strong.

(End of this chapter)