My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 829 Car accident
"According to what you said, Liang has now become a three-way confrontation. Has it reached the point where the central government cannot intervene?"

The apparent purpose of Fusu's choice of fiefdom was to coordinate the distribution of power so that everyone could enjoy the benefits of a unified world.

But the fundamental purpose is to save the central government's energy, especially to reduce the burden of governance.

Too many people imagined that the emperor's life was too good to be true. Just dealing with economic trade, scientific inventions, ideology and culture, and the supervision and management of officials was enough to give Qin II a headache. Then there was the matter of dealing with people and things in the border areas, which was seriously out of touch with the current material reality and completely deviated from reality.

Especially for those who do big things, the preparation process and time account for eight-tenths, the actual process of doing big things only takes one-tenth, and the remaining one-tenth is specifically responsible for the process of finishing and harvesting.

The more preparation work is done, the more difficult it is, because the cycle is long, the tasks are complex and large, and because there is no actual work done and no visible results, it is most annoying.

Isn’t the Qin Empire in such a process now?

All the ministers in Guanzhong felt that they could not bear it any longer and didn't know when they would be able to get through these endless days of hardship.

The emperor was even more annoyed by these trivial matters. Every day he was either adjusting interpersonal relationships or appeasing women and ministers.

As a role model for the emperor, you must also pay attention to your words and actions.

No matter how far-sighted the emperor is, he cannot just talk about it on paper.

Who would have thought that in just the first year of the enfeoffment, the state of Liang would become so chaotic.

Fusu is not a good person.

He divided the princes into different fiefdoms in order to make them consume their own external resources and manpower.

People are inherently bad, and very few people challenge authority. The vast majority of people admire the strong and habitually bully the weak.

There are big and small states, and some will bully the small. As for the central government, they will cling to the central government's thighs and rub Fusu's leg hair hard.

The more chaotic the vassal states are, the better. It would be the right thing for the emperor not to rescue them from their difficulties.

If these three people fight each other, the beneficiary will be the Qin Empire.

Unfortunately, Chen Ping doesn’t think so.

He also took the initiative to help Wang Ben solve this problem.

He used courtesy first and then force to deal with Fusu.

The emperor sat on the couch, not knowing what he was thinking about, while Chen Ping waited quietly beside him.

After a long while, the Second Emperor said, "Chen Ping, I have always known that you are extraordinary."

"With your looks, no matter where you go, people will appreciate you."

"I underestimated you before. I only paid attention to your appearance and ignored your talent."

Fusu said this deliberately. He had always known about Chen Ping's talent, but the Second Emperor had been taking advantage of Chen Ping's low status and lack of experience to make him provide intellectual services for him.

With Chen Ping wholeheartedly helping him handle government affairs, the emperor feels much more relaxed, doesn't he?

But unfortunately, Chen Ping is such an extraordinary person.

I still remember that Chen Ping was the last one to come to Fusu. At that time, everyone was a little resistant to Chen Ping. The prince picked up a handsome man who was good at speaking, and everyone was at risk of falling out of favor.

As a result, Chen Ping quickly gained a foothold in Xianyang City with his own strength.

Chen Ping was the fastest person in Xianyang City to move into a five-story house, and he did so in a manner that complied with laws and regulations.

The remaining one is his most powerful but no one pays much attention to his special ability, that is, he understands people's minds very well. He sees through human nature. When others are still busy building good relationships with the grassroots people, he has already built good relationships with various palace attendants and officials in the palace.

Even in the face of Qin Shi Huang's difficulties, she was able to use her eyes to quickly perceive the emperor's thoughts and directly win over his heart.

Even Fusu himself was curious about what would happen if he went to the battlefield in the future and brought a versatile person like Chen Ping with him.

such a pity--

"Chen Ping, you are now fully grown and you just want to fly to higher mountains."

Chen Ping, he wanted to complain. He was a human being, not a dog of Qin II.

Every time the emperor secretly disliked him, even when the emperor asked him to pay out all his money last time, Chen Ping gradually and naturally felt a gap between him and the emperor.

He is such a smart man, it is an honor for anyone to serve him. Why does the emperor bully him all day long?

He worked like a slave, but the emperor was reluctant to let him keep even hundreds of thousands of dollars.

In the power field, conflicts between groups and between organizations are sometimes dwarfed by conflicts between individuals.

After all, Chen Ping is not Zhao Gao.

He is clever and loves to use schemes and tricks, but he uses them in the right way. However, he is not a bad person by nature.

Giving the emperor such a response is something that one would do only because he is unwilling to betray.

“Birds naturally yearn for higher skies, and fish naturally prefer larger ponds.”

"If Chen Ping is a short-sighted person, would Your Majesty still use me?"

"If my talents were limited, would Your Majesty be willing to use me for so long?"

Chen Ping's words shocked everyone present.

I didn't expect him to be so bold as to say this in front of the Second Emperor.

The hall suddenly became quiet and everyone looked at Qin II. Everyone thought that the emperor would be angry about this matter.

It would be great if Chen Ping could be disliked by the emperor because of this.

But unfortunately, the Second Emperor liked Chen Ping too much.

Chen Ping is so smart.

This is definitely a good sword, dozens of times better than Zhao Gao's.

Fusu smiled, looked at the palace servants and eunuchs around him and shouted, "Why are you all standing there? Have you finished your work for today?"

The eunuchs seemed to be frozen at first, but in the blink of an eye, they became busy and flustered.

There is always too much work to do, but the more you do, the more you get. If you don't work, you won't have any work, but the more you work, the more you get.

Everyone was no longer distracted and now they all lowered their heads to work.

Chen Ping looked at the emperor's attitude and knew that he was fine.

"Your Majesty, if you personally handle the affairs of Liang State for the King of Liang, it will bring many benefits to Your Majesty."

Fusu used a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his head. It was winter and some people were freezing to death while others were sweating from the heat.

The guards outside the palace gate looked at the eunuchs who were opening the door for ventilation and wiping their sweat, and wished they could switch places with them.

The eunuchs in the palace gate were sweating profusely from the heat, and they had to pray every day that they would not hear any news that they should not hear, lest they would die by accident.

The eunuchs were just thinking about when they could switch guards with the guards outside. They didn't have to worry about anything else. They just had to stand guard at regular times every day and listen to the wind and birds singing, and a day would pass.

The emperor and Chen Ping continued to confront each other calmly.

Being able to establish relations with all the princes, Fusu no longer dared to fully trust Chen Ping. "If I make decisions for the King of Liang, will it be good for me?"

"Ordinary people know that interfering in other people's family affairs will only bring trouble to yourself."

"I have already divided the counties and kingdoms, and I do not intend to interfere in local affairs. I will let the princes make their own decisions."

"What will the other princes think of me if I interfere in Liang's affairs today?"

"Do you know what the most taboo thing for people to do is?"

Chen Ping's face darkened. He began to worry whether he had gone too far.

Isn't it just some money? The emperor was in a hurry to use it. Besides, I felt guilty about taking that money. It was because I came up with the bad idea and asked the emperor to send people to every household to collect the first bunch of wheat in the autumn harvest. The emperor then gave it to me as a reward.

Apart from these, there are many other things that are not worth mentioning.

Chen Ping knew that it was wrong for him to use all means to achieve his goal.

Now I started to feel guilty.

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He appeared calm and composed on the surface, but his heart was beating in a mess.

"I dare to ask your Majesty for your guidance."

“Everything has a limit. Once it exceeds this limit, even the best things will become bad.”

"I rewarded the King of Liang. This is a courtesy between the emperor and the princes. It is within the limits."

"But I'm handling household affairs for Prince Liang, and that's crossing the line."

Chen Ping hoped to rescue Wang Ben. In fact, his purpose was very clear. He wanted the emperor to support Wang Ben. With the support of Qin II, Wang Ben's son and wife would not dare to fight openly or secretly.

Wang Ben's solution was to rely on the strong and let the boss take charge of the problem. In this way, he could not offend either side. He did not want to let down his wife's son, nor did he dare to offend the princess.

Wang Ben had a good idea. If he let Emperor Fusu handle the matter, he would have room to maneuver. If the emperor chose another party, Wang Ben would side with the weaker party, thus achieving a delicate balance.

Now it depends on whether Qin II will accept this task.

Unfortunately, Qin II didn't like to act big in such matters. He was used to being a hands-off boss.

If he could make his subjects respect him and solve problems beyond expectations by relying on his own wisdom, why would he try to catch rats with dogs?

The child born by the princess is just a little kid now, how can we tell whether he has the potential to be king? Wang Li is a proud and arrogant person who doesn't know his own weight. If he succeeds to the throne, Liang will definitely send troops.

However, Qin II was worried that Wang Ben would play tricks on him at a critical moment.

Don't choose Wang Li yourself, he will go and be with the princess.

This made things complicated, making him, the emperor, seem unpopular both inside and outside.

But if he helps the princess, will Wang Ben be happy? Wang Li is his own son. What will those ministers and officials think? Isn't this exposing his own weaknesses and shortcomings to the ministers?

If he helped Wang Li, he would be sorry for his sister. But after the princesses got married, no one would dare to rely on the Qin behind them, let alone consider the Qin.

The purpose of a princess's marriage was to maintain the relationship between the ministers and the emperor.

After all, a daughter is considerate and will think about her parents' home. Although she hopes for the best for her husband's family, she will not ignore her parents' home when they are in trouble.

But Wang Ben was only thinking about his own affairs and didn't care about so many things.

Wang Ben is an extremely low-key man whose strategy is not inferior to Chen Ping.

Having experienced the glorious era of the empire and being able to escape unscathed, returning home alive and well after countless battles, it is no exaggeration to say that it was a blessing from heaven.

This kid has so many plans. Letting him make the choice on his own would be unfair.

On one side is the royal relative, the eldest princess of Qin; on the other side is his biological son, and behind him are members of the Wang family.

If the princess was chosen, the Wang family would have no way to survive in the future; if a member of the Wang family was chosen, the emperor would be offended.

Because one side will die in the war for the throne.

Wang Ben didn't know what to do. He wanted to abandon the princess, but he didn't have the courage. He supported Wang Li, but the next moment, Qin II went crazy and used this as an excuse to attack Liang State. What should he do?

Wang Ben knew Wang Li very well, and he would definitely not be able to help it. But the princess was a spy of the Qin Empire in Liang State.

If the princess is chosen, she will definitely get rid of Wang Li, and then all members of the Wang family will be liquidated.

All of these things forced Wang Ben to take a risk.

"You can go back. Have a good rest at home these days. Come back to see me after the New Year."

"We must take care of the things that we should take care of, but we should not touch the things that we shouldn't take care of."

Upon hearing this, Chen Ping could only lift his sleeves and leave silently.

Facts have proved that even Chen Ping, when he threatened the emperor's power and betrayed Fusu's trust, would still be punished.

Even the prime minister dared not to mess with the princes. Chen Ping's hand was too long in manipulating the world situation.

It was because Fusu gave Chen Ping too much authority. His actual power was almost the same as that of Zhao Gao who was at the peak of his power. Qin II consulted Chen Ping on all matters, big or small.

After Chen Ping left, Fusu immediately called Chen Gong over.

"Where is King Liang now?"

"Your Majesty, Prince Liang is currently at the post house."

"Princess Yin Man is the eldest princess of the Qin Dynasty. She gave birth to a son for King Liang. But King Liang already has his own heir. In this case, how should we deal with it according to etiquette and law?"

"This has happened in history. King Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty had several queens. The son born to his second queen was made crown prince."

"But the second queen died soon, and then came Fu Hao, the most beloved wife of the Shang king in history."

"The King of Shang loved the son born to Queen Fu Hao very much. So he wanted to make the son born to Fu Hao the crown prince."

Fusu frowned, "I remember that King Wu Ding of Shang did not change the crown prince in the end."

Chen Gong lowered his head, "Your Majesty remembers correctly. King Wu Ding of Shang was hesitant about choosing a successor, and he was worried about it."

"Right after this, there was a weird car accident."

"The king of Shang was disturbed and asked the priest to divine. The priest told the king that there would be a ghost causing trouble."

"Afterwards, King Wu Ding of Shang and the nobles drove to hunt rhinos. While chasing the rhinoceros, the carriage driven by a minor official, Zi Yang, hit a rock due to excessive speed and overturned, which caused a chain reaction and hit the carriage that King Wu Ding was sitting in. Zi Yang then fell off the carriage."

"Not long after the car accident, King Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty passed away. Then the prince born to Queen Fu Hao fled the capital of the Shang Dynasty. It was not until seven years later, when the crown prince who had inherited the throne died of illness, that the prince returned to the Shang capital to inherit the throne."

Fusu listened to this story and asked Chen Gong with a smile, "Do you think this car accident was accidental?"

Chen Gong shook his head. "When it comes to succession of heirs and succession to the throne, it is often the easiest to cause political conflicts of interest. This is a law."

"I'm afraid that the problem of conflict over the crown prince position is not only in Liang State, but the situation in other countries is also very bad."

(End of this chapter)