Great Qin had a prosperous age

Chapter 457: Rebellion is too difficult, so I switched to assassination (please give me a monthly recommendation vote!)

In the autumn of the first year of the Second Qin Dynasty, the border areas were sealed off and the sixteen sons of the First Emperor were placed in the border areas.The princes and clans of the six countries were greatly shocked and frightened.

At the beginning of the Second Emperor's accession to the throne, riots broke out in many places, but they were all suppressed with bloody violence by the Qin army and were kept secret.

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On the green and yellow land, the wind and waves come together, and the Qinghai Sea has rough waves and rolling green waves.

A dozen exquisite copper-covered carriages pressed against the accumulated water on the road and walked quickly towards the East China Sea.

At first glance, one could tell that such a team was a wealthy businessman, but when passers-by saw the Qin flag hanging on the carriage, every one of them turned pale.

These farmers held grass in their hands, their expressions were unusually solemn, and their complexions soon turned dark.

At first glance, the owner of this car looks quite similar to the current owner of the empire.

At this moment, he was beaming with joy, holding a long sword, and planning to become a prince in the future.

This person is none other than Gongzi Chang.

On this trip, Young Master Chang did not choose to travel with others like other young masters. Instead, he chose to take his family alone to Qilu, a relatively wealthy place, to govern the fiefdom.

But when these carriages were about to reach the mouth of a valley, the surroundings suddenly fell into a strange silence.

In the low wildness, there were not even a single bird, and there were no apes clinging to the trees and shouting.

But the owner of the car was in high spirits, like a flying military flag, and he was completely forgetful and shouted a ditty.

"The autumn wind rises and white clouds fly, and the grass and trees turn yellow and geese fly south."

Young Master Chang was reciting this song in his mouth, but suddenly the carriage shook violently.

"Your Majesty - there is a situation ahead."

When Young Master Chang came to Qi this time, he was returning to his old place, not his first appointment, so how could he expect such a situation.

Young Master Chang said that he was about to get off the carriage to find out what was going on, and then several flying feathers flew from the front.

"Your Majesty, please be careful——"

The accompanying guard roared, and then several sharp arrows flew past Young Master Chang's eyes, and soon many masked thieves appeared in the surrounding area.

These people didn't say a word, they just came up and killed them.The originally calm and leisurely driving team was suddenly covered in blood.

Young Master Gao brought his mother-in-law with him on this trip, as well as his former concubines in Xianyang, old and weak women and children, all on the carriage.

In the originally quiet and misty dusk, bursts of shrill screams soon began to sound.

Young Master Gao looked horrified, but in the critical moment, he still wanted to protect his mother first.

It's just that Qin's garrison was not a vegetarian. They quickly launched a counterattack and sent out a beacon for help, which naturally quickly attracted Qin's guards near their station.

Under the protection of several loyal guards, the young master Gao was injured, but luckily jumped into the carriage and escaped with his mother, but no one else survived.

As for those thieves, they did not steal the treasure after killing people, but just escaped without a trace.

This incident shocked the young master Chang and made him sick for several days.

By the time he sent the report on the matter to the Qin Dynasty, Fusu already had multiple copies of the same report in his hands.

On their way to the fiefdom with their wives, children, and families, the princes of Qin were ambushed and assassinated.

This series of events, not trivial, angered the Qin court.

The second generation did not expect that the Six Nations clan would actually do such a thing.

"Two of the royal brothers actually died on the way to the fiefdom! This is really a provocation to our Qin royal family. Not only are these thieves unwilling to die, but they are getting worse and worse. They even dare to assassinate the princes I have granted. "

"Since the meteorite fell from the sky, rumors have spread everywhere. Those clans have accused me of wrongdoing and want to provoke war. I am sitting in Xianyang, but I have been inexplicably burdened with many unnecessary charges. Before this matter is over, a new turmoil has arisen. , simply don’t take me into consideration.”

"What disappoints me the most is that many Qin officials have reported to me before, saying that the place is safe, so that I don't have to worry. But now that the incident has been going on for so long, the chief officials of the counties and counties have nothing to do. I'm just asking for help from the court. What's the use of having such a governor."

"In this case, I will dismiss all these county guards and let them go to Shu to redeem their merits."

Those who can become the governor of a county are mostly the sons of high officials in the court.

The Second Emperor directly dismissed those county guards who did nothing and made false reports, which naturally made those veteran ministers lose face.

But they didn't dare to say anything, they just blushed and buried their heads low.

The ministers were also trembling with fear.

Fusu was angry, firstly, because they blatantly assassinated the princes he had ennobled, which was a challenge to his emperor's authority; secondly, because these princes did not act as he originally expected.

If they raised an army, the 30-strong army could legitimately exterminate these troublemakers, but they did not.

Instead, they did these petty thefts to make it difficult for the second generation to catch their traces.

Meng Tian also saw the clues.

"Your Majesty, these people who have subjugated their country seem to be forced to jump over the wall and assassinate the princes whom your Majesty has granted without any rules. This is actually the most clever method."

"These subjugated people did not gather a large number of troops to compete with the empire, but they were not willing to let the world return to Qin from now on. So they actually made the most sophisticated calculations to go against the empire with the least loss. In order to achieve the purpose of consuming the energy of the empire, I want to prevent the kings from establishing a foothold in the fiefdom."

"They only sent out small teams to fight against the empire. It is difficult for our army to catch their movements. A man's body cannot defeat a man's lice. I think these people also carefully planned these actions, otherwise why would there be so many They succeeded for the first time. What they wanted to do was to embarrass His Majesty the Emperor in this way, and also wanted to intimidate and prevent the kings from going to the fiefdoms."

"Then according to the captain's wishes, now I am going to let these subjugated people hiding in the countryside of the county run around like monkeys under my nose?"

"Your Majesty, I believe that the large army can only serve as a deterrent to prevent them from raising troops wantonly. But to catch the people behind the scenes, other methods must be used."

In order to protect the enfeoffment system, Feng Quji admonished:
"Your Majesty, you must allow the princes and kings to recruit their own soldiers and horses, otherwise the princes and kings will be in danger of their lives. I am afraid that more of this will happen in the future."

After hearing this, the second generation naturally became serious.

This was the last thing he wanted to see, allowing his brothers to create their own armed forces.

"The king of Zhou divided the world. It was precisely because he allowed the princes and kings to recruit people as soldiers in their fiefdoms that it caused wars. The princes were suspicious of each other. How can I set this precedent again? And now there are garrisons everywhere, so I can Let the princes and kings have the power to mobilize these armies, but I will not give the princes and kings the power to build their own armies. Once there is a precedent for this, it will sow the seeds of unrest."

When the prime minister saw that the emperor was determined not to give military power to the princes and kings, he had no choice but to give up.

Anyway, it's not him who will be unlucky next.

However, in this matter, Meng Tian sided with Fusu. He opposed giving the princes and kings the power to establish their own armies. Only in this way could the thousands of miles of land created by the late emperor be maintained.

"Your Majesty, I think that although these remnants of the Six Kingdoms are still evil and have repeatedly opposed the empire, judging from their current behavior, they are actually afraid of His Majesty's majesty and judgment."

(End of this chapter)