Great Qin had a prosperous age

Chapter 498: Reform comes at a price (please give me a monthly recommendation!)

What everyone in the tent was talking about was the construction of the imperial army, as if the previous rebellion had never happened.

As for the soldiers outside the account, few knew about Ren Xiao and Tu Wei's rebellion.The Second Emperor personally rewarded the three armies in Shangdang County and proposed to select new generals by duel.

As a result, the drums and shouts in the army were blaring, and the blood of the soldiers was running high.In the spring days, catkins are flying, and white stars are flying in the black military tents.

The Second World War has been inspecting the army for five days. He has just figured out who needs his promotion and who has an ambiguous attitude towards him.

The army is a sharp weapon in the hands of the emperor, but it is also the lifeblood of the military families' self-preservation.

If we want to ensure the stability of the situation between North Korea and China, we must firmly hold military power in our hands.

Why did the First Emperor have thousands of troops under his command who were loyal to him? It was due to the fact that he launched many wars and promoted a large number of generals.The First Emperor was kind to the generals, and the generals would naturally be willing to serve him. Moreover, the First Emperor's own charm also conquered many capable generals.

But the second generation is different. At present, he does not have so many wars to arrange. If he wants to fight, he can only continue to enfeoff, which goes against Fusu's initial national policy of stabilizing Guanzhong.The national policy of stabilizing Guanzhong actually has another purpose. To cause a large geographical population migration, policy encouragement and attraction are needed. However, as the political center of the world, Xianyang City can undoubtedly attract scholars from all over the world. .

Perhaps Qilu is still prosperous today, but ten or twenty years from now, it will not be as good as before.Because it will lose many resources such as population, talents, economy, and politics.

Closer to home, Fusu's top priority now is to control military power.

Fusu is very aware of the current situation in the court, the two parties are fighting each other, and the fire and water are incompatible, but it is only calm on the surface.There has been no apparent conflict between the two.

Therefore, Fusu must take the lead in taking control of the military before the situation becomes more serious, so as to disintegrate the power of Qin's first military merit group.

The internal crisis of the Qin Empire will be resolved as naturally and silently as the generals in spring and the melting of winter snow.

There will be no bloody incidents within the empire, but the plan is not as good as the change. Fusu is still sitting in the tent and thinking of ways to set up a separate agency in the court to enrich the elites of the Qin Empire with new military backbones and disintegrate the old military aristocracy. The power of interest groups.

But at the same moment, under the camp gate, a group of soldiers supported a large box and rushed toward the army.

Such an urgent escort looked like an emergency, but it was sent from Xianyang. It naturally attracted the attention of people in the army as to what the news was.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, urgent report from Xianyang——"

In front of the generals, Fusu had an ominous premonition in his heart, and then Fusu looked at Shen Yu.

"read."

But after Shen Yu opened it, his eyes were blank, his face suddenly seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, and every pore seemed to be frozen.

Seeing Shen Yu's shocked look, other generals also shook their heads.

Fusu took over the quick note and saw his eyebrows twitching.Afterwards, Fusu pressed Jizou on his lap and looked around. Looking at the anxious and curious expressions of these people, Fusu felt even more uneasy.

The country will be in great trouble!
"Zhu Guo stays, and everyone else retreats."

Upon hearing this, all the generals looked sideways at Meng Tian, ​​showing envy towards him.

As a result, Dong Yi, who has been treated very kindly by the emperor these days, even thinks that he has surpassed Meng Tian's status in the army, doesn't think so.Something must have happened in Xianyang, but His Majesty only left Meng Tian here.

This further verified his previous suspicion that the emperor had used him so highly these days just as a pawn.

Although it is said that all ministers are chess pieces of His Majesty the Emperor, there is a big difference between these chess pieces and chess pieces.

Some chess pieces are for His Majesty the Emperor's layout and will not be given up easily unless absolutely necessary; but some chess pieces are simply insignificant.

Meng Tian is obviously the former, but Dong Yi is hard to say.

The New Imperial City is so deep that I don’t know what he thinks of me.I have no rebellious intentions, but I also don’t have any aspirations for advancement.The reason why he has his current status is entirely due to his promotion by the former emperor.

So Dong Yi, the captain of the army, took the lead in leading everyone to retreat.

Soon, only Fusu and Mengtian were left in the big tent.

The emperor's face had never looked so gloomy.When Meng Tian saw it, his expression was solemn, his voice held tight and he held his breath.

Shen Yu looked at the second son's slightly trembling hands and sighed helplessly.

After Meng Tian read the memorial, he fell silent.

"I sincerely request your Majesty to return to Xianyang to seek justice for the two ministers and the twelve dukes."

Fusu looked at Meng Tian, ​​just raised his index finger, and tapped lightly on the table.The emperor's expression suddenly became extremely peaceful, and his whole person also appeared very calm.

The two of them didn't say anything, but there was a lot of tension in the military tent.

The candle flickered silently.

"Everyone else, please step aside. I want to have a good conversation with Dazhu Kingdom."

Meng Tian had endured it for a year, but finally he no longer had to endure it.

When there were only two people left in the hall, Meng Tian began to ask questions.

"Such a big thing has happened in Xianyang City. Your Majesty should go back to Xianyang City to deal with the important matter. What's the use of leaving the minister alone here?"

"This matter is serious, and I want to hear what Dazhuguo means."

"But Your Majesty never paid attention to what I said before. Now that something has happened, how can you summon me to trouble again?"

Fusu naturally laughed after hearing this.

"It seems that Dazhu Kingdom has complained a lot about me this year."

Meng Tian looked calm and bowed extremely calmly:

"Your Majesty, please do not accuse me unjustly. I would not dare to do so."

Meng Tian looked at the ground, his face full of anger.

Fusu Yi looked at Meng Tian with a cold face.

From the moment he became emperor and sat on the throne, Meng Tian became his threat and obstacle.Because Fusu was just a prince who inherited the late emperor's orders and was notorious in Qin.

Not only Meng Tian, ​​but everyone is a contender for power to him.

When a person reaches the pinnacle of power and looks down, what he sees is an abyss.

"Does Dazhu Kingdom still remember Lian Po, the general of Zhao Kingdom in the past?"

When Meng Tian heard this, his heart trembled. He raised his head, with tears in his eyes, and asked the emperor:

"Lian Po is a famous general of Zhao. It's a pity..."

"The Kingdom of Dazhu pities Lian Po, I think because I pity Lian Po's talents. But I pity Lian Po because the King of Zhao does not distinguish between loyal and traitorous people, trusts villains, and prefers sycophants. In the end, Lian Po was summoned by the King of Chu. , and then died in a foreign country without a good ending."

When Meng Tian heard this, he was silent.

But then, Fusu said again:

"Do you still remember me, Lord Wu'an of Qin State, Bai Qi?"

"Without Bai Qi, there would be no world today."

"Then Dazhuguo thinks, what is the difference between himself and Bai Qi?"

When Meng Tian heard the emperor asking him what was different from the generals who had been killed in the past, Meng Tian naturally began to tremble in his heart.

So far, even if there are rebellious forces under his command, Fusu still has the power to kill anyone in the world, and Meng Tian is no exception.

Meng Tian replied:

"I have no intention of rebellion."

"I learned from the first emperor that Bai Qi said the same thing that day."

Meng Tian was extremely surprised, but didn't know what to say.

"Bai Qi is not rebellious, he is actually powerful. Even if the previous king did not kill him at that time, the kings of later generations will kill him. How could Dazhu Kingdom think that loyalty can allow a person to have a good death? Don't you hear me Wang Jian, the Marquis of Wucheng in the Qin Empire, was eager to retire after his success."

When Meng Tian heard this, the back of his hand felt cold.

"I am loyal only to Your Majesty and to the country of the Qin Empire. If Meng Tian has second thoughts about Your Majesty, I ask God to strike him with thunder and fire."

"The reason why I do not avoid suspicion and speak out to remonstrate even though I know that my position is high and powerful is because I was entrusted by the late Emperor before his death to support His Majesty in stabilizing his position. Please be clear to Your Majesty."

Fusu only said:

"If I don't know clearly, why is the Dazhu Kingdom now the Dazhu Kingdom? One person is inferior to ten thousand people."

Meng Tian was naturally surprised when he heard this.

The prime minister is the existence below one person and above ten thousand people, how come he is the existence below one person and above ten thousand people.

"This time when I return to Xianyang City, I will worship Dazhu Guo as the right prime minister and lead the government from now on."

When Meng Tian heard this, he was naturally very surprised.But he also saw through the emperor's intentions, which was to completely stabilize him in the court, and from now on, military and political affairs would no longer go through his hands.

"Did your majesty suddenly promote this minister to appease the grievances of the court's meritorious family?"

"There was great chaos in Xianyang City, and war broke out. The Prime Minister asked me to order the death of the censor to calm down the public anger. The private servants in the Twelve Dukes' Palace were fighting with the Langwei in the palace. No matter what the inside story was, this incident was against our Emperor. A great challenge to authority.”

"I know that since I came to the throne and entrusted the feudal government, all the meritorious generals have been dissatisfied and ready to take action. Now I am changing the law and establishing Confucianism in the Qin State and amending the "Spring and Autumn Judgment", which has aroused the indignation of the officials. This happened. I have anticipated the disaster, but even so, I will never give up on Qin’s implementation of the New Deal.”

"Now that things have come to this, I only want to ask Dazhuguo one sentence: Is Dazhuguo willing to help me and Qin?"

Faced with the emperor's questions, Meng Tian naturally hesitated.

"It should be noted that as far as I am concerned, being loyal to the late Emperor may not necessarily mean being loyal."

Meng Tian now figured out why the emperor wanted him to be the right prime minister of the empire. This was to make a deal with him.

Meng Tian was full of awe-inspiring righteousness. When he heard the emperor's words, he was naturally very angry, and every hair on his body was angry.

"Your Majesty did not follow the methods of our ancestors, and now it has caused great disaster. Why do you still insist on going your own way? Your Majesty's system is actually contrary to the system of the late emperor. It is precisely because of this that aroused Ren Xiao's rebellion. Your Majesty will not stop now. Such a wrong behavior, but you still want the veteran to help His Majesty, how can there be such a thing in the world."

"Even if I die, I will not help His Majesty in this matter."

Meng Tian said indignantly. At this time, he could no longer tolerate His Majesty the Emperor's attitude.

"I have offended Your Majesty today, and I just hope that Your Majesty can have a heart of repentance. The family of a distinguished family with military merit in the DPRK is the foundation of our Qin Empire. If His Majesty the Emperor continues to show his disobedience in this matter, the empire will inevitably fall apart. By then, before the rebels from the Six Kingdoms start a rebellion, the empire will collapse."

Fusu was naturally even more disgusted after hearing this.

"Isn't Dazhu Kingdom afraid that I will kill you?"

Meng Tian looked up and laughed.

"If you want me to live to see how your majesty plunges the Qin Empire into quagmire step by step, then I would rather die, otherwise I will have no face to face your majesty."

"Why is Dazhu Kingdom so stubborn? You know clearly that I am reluctant to kill Dazhu Kingdom. Since Dazhu Kingdom is loyal to the empire, there is no other person in the court who can compare with me."

"But the Dazhu Kingdom, like the meritorious deeds of the court, stood in front of me and prevented the reform. As for the emperor's orders, the Dazhu Kingdom was unwilling to obey. If the late emperor was still alive and saw such a situation, wouldn't the late emperor also Do you think that Dazhu Kingdom is loyal?"

Meng Tian was also angry after hearing this.But no matter who was right or wrong, the man in front of him was the emperor of the Qin Empire, supreme.

Meng Tian only looked solemn and said in a low voice:

"If Your Majesty can silence the distinguished families in the court, then I will definitely be loyal to Your Majesty in the future just like I served the late emperor."

Fusu's eyes naturally lit up after hearing this.

Gaining the allegiance of someone like Meng Tian is more effective than ten Feng Quji. You can promote him with confidence.

"Then Zhuguo is willing to make a three-part agreement with me? If I calm down this incident, Dazhuguo will no longer oppose me, and let the children of the Meng family help me implement the new policy, I will worship Dazhuguo as the right prime minister."

Meng Tian listened and said naturally:

"If your majesty can do it, then I will have no problem with you. Meng Tian is worried that in order to win the hearts of the people, your majesty has lost the heart of his ministers and put the head of Guizhou first and underestimated the ministers. Be careful that this will subvert the government."

"Then let time prove it for me, and see if I did anything wrong in this matter."

Meng Tian bowed and resigned.

Shen Yu quickly entered.

"Your Majesty, at this time, do you still want to tame the fierce horses of Dazhu Kingdom? I believe that Your Majesty will return to Xianyang City as soon as possible."

"Why, you actually persuaded me to return to Xianyang City?"

"This is a serious matter. If Your Majesty doesn't go back, I'm afraid Wang Yushi will..."

"You are wrong. If I go back, those courtiers will force me to kill Wang Wu. If I don't come back, Wang Wu's life will be in danger. The only thing I worry about is that at this time, the Queen Mother will intervene in this matter. .”

"Empress Dowager?"

"Exactly. My mother is soft-tempered, but she has great power in her hands. Once the courtiers force each other, I am worried that Wang Wu will be executed directly by the Queen Mother. This means that my new policy is like an unborn baby, stillborn. .”

"The minister has a plan, which may keep the censor safe."

"You said."

"I sent Wang Wu to Nanyang Prison. When the time comes, even the Queen Mother will be beyond her reach."

"Nanyang——"

"Exactly. In the past, when the late emperor was still alive, many of the criminal officials in the court were escorted to Nanyang County to serve."

"This is not feasible. If I do this, I will admit that Wang Wu is guilty. But his power was granted by me. Do you know why the Prime Minister suggested that I kill Wang Wu? Because this is the choice the Prime Minister gave me. Kill Wang Wu. , calm down the public anger and admit their mistakes to the meritorious groups in the DPRK. This is the solution given to me by the Prime Minister. I, the Prime Minister, can be said to be full of thoughts, and it is difficult for me to guess. "

(End of this chapter)