The mysterious bird of destiny, the beginning of China

Chapter 125: Unification of the world: counties?Or is it enfeoffment?

I saw King Qin's chariot approaching slowly, with flags fluttering, and curtains embroidered with divine bird totems hung high on the chariot. Qin Rui soldiers around him were wearing armor, as black as ink, and ferocious beasts roared.

The hooves of the horses rumbled, like a roaring beast.

Afterwards, King Qin Yingzheng stepped down from the chariot. After King Qin's chariot, there was another chariot with the same luxury. However, he saw a young man in rich clothes walking down with him. He looked at the Divine Bird Temple in front of him, with a look on his face. The look of anticipation.

"That's... Fusu?"

Bai Zhi's sharp eyes saw the young man behind King Qin Ying Zheng.He remembered that Fusu was only a teenager when he fell asleep, but now, he was already a young man.

It should be approaching the age of weak crown.

"So, I just slept for four or five years..."

Bai Zhi thought in his mind, and the figure suddenly appeared on the steps in front of the Divine Bird Temple again, and also appeared in front of everyone.

"Master is awake!"

Qin King Ying Zheng, who had just stepped out of the car, had a look of surprise on his face and quickly looked at Bai Zhi.

"teacher!"

At the same time, Young Master Fusu also looked respectful.

King Yingzheng of Qin and Prince Fusu both looked at Bai Zhi carefully. After all, whether it was in the past or according to historical records, some changes would occur every time the divine bird fell asleep.

Therefore, the father and son wanted to see from the surface whether the divine bird had changed.

Seeing the expressions of the two of them, Bai Zhi smiled slightly in his heart, and then asked: "How long have I been asleep?"

King Qin Yingzheng heard this and replied: "The divine bird has been sleeping for five years!"

Five years!

Just as I guessed.

Bai Zhi nodded, then looked at Qin King Ying Zheng, and couldn't help but said: "At this time, the world should have been unified, the six kingdoms have perished, and the world has returned to Qin!"

However, King Qin Yingzheng shook his head and said: "The Kingdom of Chu is still there!"

"Huh? Why?"

Bai Zhi frowned. According to the strength of the Qin State, it would be easy to overthrow the Chu State. Why has it not unified the world after five years?

Seeing the confusion of the divine bird, King Qin Yingzheng also smiled, looked at the divine bird, and said sincerely: "The divine bird has been running for Qin since the time of King Huiwen, working hard for the unification of the world. How can such a thing that will be recorded in the annals of history be possible? Without the participation of the divine bird?”

"Isn't this a pity! I couldn't bear it, so I waited a few years for the master to wake up and then conquer Chu and destroy Chu!"

As if fearing that Bai Zhi would be angry, King Qin Yingzheng explained: "In this way, we can also have time to govern the lands of Yan and Qi, manage them carefully, and bring the head of Guizhou back to his heart!"

"...That's all, King Qin has the final say in all state affairs, so just follow your ideas!"

Bai Zhi heard Qin Wang Yingzheng's explanation and did not blame him. After all, he really wanted to witness history. After all, it was a ground-breaking event in Chinese history and should not be missed.

"Please also invite the divine bird back to Qin Palace!"

Fusu on the side saw King Qin and Bai Zhihua falling, so he said respectfully.

…………

Qin Palace.

Huizhi Palace.

Bai Zhi reappeared in this familiar yet unfamiliar palace. He saw that the park was neat and tidy, and the decoration had not changed, as if it was still the same as before.

The time that once passed was just a blink of an eye.

King Qin Yingzheng came later, and behind him was the young master Fusu.

"Master, I have ordered Wang Ben to lead the army to attack Chu. It will not take long before the land of Chu will be returned to the land of Qin!"

"good!"

Bai Zhi nodded, then looked at Qin King Ying Zheng and asked: "Since the world is about to be unified, has the king figured out how to govern the new empire?"

"The new empire..."

When King Qin Yingzheng heard this, his breathing suddenly became rapid.

What is an empire?

Although the divine bird once mentioned the word "empire", he didn't pay attention.

At this time, the unification of the world is imminent, and hearing these two words again makes Ying Zheng's thoughts wander.

"I am only the King of Qin. If I can be called the Empire..."

King Qin Yingzheng murmured, then a look of confidence appeared on his face, and said: "Yes, I will unite the six kingdoms, the world will be unified, all the four seas and wastelands will be the land of Qin, and the land of Liuhe will all be the territory of Qin!"

"Such achievements are greater than those of the three emperors and five emperors, and the emperor of Zhou could only do this..."

Seeing his father being so domineering and revealing, Young Master Fusu even felt excited every time he said something.

Seeing the high-spirited look of King Qin Yingzheng, Bai Zhi was stunned. Such words were clearly recorded in the history books.

Immediately, King Qin Yingzheng looked at Bai Zhi and asked respectfully: "How should the rule of law be implemented in an empire that is unified in the world? Please give me some advice..."

"Don't you already have the answer in your heart?"

Seeing the determination in King Qin Ying Zheng's eyes, Bai Zhi smiled slightly and said nothing.

"The one who knows me is the divine bird..."

King Qin Yingzheng and Bai Zhi looked at each other and smiled, both in silence.

However, Ying Zheng probably couldn't see Bai Zhi's smile.

…………

In 222 BC, Qin general Wang Bi led his army to conquer Chu. The Chu army was defeated. General Xiang Yan of Chu committed suicide in defeat.

At the right time, the Qin army entered the Chu land, as if they were entering an uninhabited territory, and they were unstoppable.

Not long after, the Qin army surrounded the capital of the Chu state. Seeing that the situation was over, the King of Chu led his ministers out of the city and surrendered. The Chu state was officially destroyed!
The world is unified, and it is all the land of Qin!
…………

Xianyang, the capital of Qin.

The rising sun rises in the east, and the first ray of sunlight shines through the white clouds and onto the earth.Xianyang City was suddenly shrouded in golden color.

The black and red Qionglou Yuyu looks even more majestic and majestic under the sunlight.

The people in Xianyang City started a new busy day. There were gradually more pedestrians on the streets. At the same time, you could see a car with hairpins slowly driving out, heading towards the Qin Palace.

However, the number of hairpin chariot drivers is not large.

Because, Qin law stipulates that except for important officials of the Qin State, or those specially arranged by the King of Qin, all other officials need to go to court on foot.

In Xianyang Palace, a large number of Qin officials had already arrived at Xianyang Palace early. The huge and magnificent palace seemed to be even more majestic at this moment.

Just like the legendary heavenly palace, with its beautiful buildings and jade rooms, it’s extremely cold at high places!

When all the ministers arrived, some of the visitors shouted:
"quiet!"

"Everyone, please take your seats!"

Following the call of the visitor, all civil and military officials sat down, and then the visitor shouted, "The King of Qin has arrived——"

King Qin Ying Zheng, wearing a dark red crown, slowly walked up to the throne of Qin, then waved his wide sleeves, turned around at the same time, looked at the civil and military officials below with bright eyes, and slowly sat down.

"Go to court!" "Pa!"

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!"

The visitors outside the palace sounded their whips three times, and then the officials shouted:

"I have seen King Qin!"

"waived!"

After the ceremony, King Qin Yingzheng said: "Wait for the divine bird of Qin to arrive!"

Immediately, all the civil and military officials in Xianyang Palace, including King Qin Yingzheng, all waited quietly.However, Bai Zhi didn't keep them waiting for too long, and then his figure suddenly appeared above the palace.

The divine bird is black in color, and its feathers also exude a faint green fluorescence. The two long feathers on its tail have complex patterns at the end, which are beautiful and mysterious.

All the ministers raised their heads and stared at the divine bird.

At the same time, the ministers were surprised to find that a mysterious pattern appeared on the chest of the divine bird. Upon closer inspection, it seemed to be the small seal script of Qin - the word "Ren".

Naturally, there are many knowledgeable people among the officials of Qin, and among them, there are even people who have lived in other countries, such as the great scholars of Qi. In their eyes, they are naturally the character of their own country. Of course, without exception, they all have the character of "benevolence".

"According to ancient books, there is a word on the back of the sacred bird of Qin, which is the word "rite". However, how come the word "ren" appears on the chest at this time?

"The sacred bird is growing and will naturally change!"

"The divine bird is really mysterious..."

"..."

The Qin officials below couldn't help but whisper, and then Bai Zhi slowly flew to the seat next to the King of Qin's left hand, which was higher than the seats of the ministers but lower than the King of Qin's seat.

At this point, King Qin Yingzheng spoke: "Now that the six kingdoms have perished and the world has returned to Qin, I am very confused. How will Qin, the unified country of the world, govern the people of the world?"

"My dear friends, you can speak your mind freely without any blame!"

After the words fell, the sound of discussion resounded in the palace again. The ministers whispered to each other, expressed their opinions, and at the same time exchanged and discussed with others.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say!"

After a moment, Tingwei Li Si suddenly came out of the queue. For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Tingwei Li Si.

Everyone knows that Li Si is a member of the Legalist family, and he revised the Qin law for the king, which was a blessing to the king of Qin.

"Speak freely!"

"As far as I know, once the kingdoms gained land and it was easier to govern, they no longer divided the meritorious officials. Instead, the kings sent their favorite ministers to govern. Many major events were reported to the king and decided by the king!"

"And set up counties in the city where the land was obtained for the purpose of administration."

"In this way, I believe that in order to unify the world, we should implement the system of prefectures and counties!"

The county system originated from the State of Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period, under Xiong Tong, King Wu of Chu; the county system originated from the State of Qin, under Duke Mugong Ying Ren Hao; after reforms by representatives of the Legalists of all dynasties, it has now been gradually improved.

But Li Si, the court official, once again spoke of the advantages of the system of prefectures and counties, "From my perspective, the conquests of various countries for hundreds of years were all due to the enfeoffment of the Zhou Dynasty. Although the Zhou Dynasty initially implemented the enfeoffment system, it was intended to protect the emperor, and the feudal princes inherited it. , the bloodline is sparse, and although the kings of the kingdoms have the same ancestor, they will become strangers in the end."

"Therefore, the Zhou Dynasty system of enfeoffment is not a long-term system, but with the system of prefectures and counties, all the affairs of the world can be known to the King of Qin. If there is a slight disobedience, the King of Qin can send troops to suppress it!"

After hearing what Tingwei Li Si said, King Qin Yingzheng nodded with satisfaction, and a smile appeared on his face.

Because what Li Si said at this time was discussed in advance between the monarch and his ministers, it was nothing more than a formality at this time.

However, just as Li Si finished speaking, he saw a man wearing Confucian clothes striding out, saluting respectfully: "Your Majesty, I have a message!"

"Speak freely!"

King Yingzheng of Qin saw that he was a Confucian scholar. He was probably in his thirties and had a beard on his lips. At this time, his face was solemn and he said this:
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, although Tingwei's words have a certain truth, it is not the fault of the enfeoffment. The reason why the Zhou Dynasty collapsed was because there was no real supervision over the princes. If the king had implemented the policy of supervision, the enfeoffment would have been You can continue!"

Hearing this, King Qin Yingzheng still didn't know what the other party meant.It is nothing more than opposing the system of counties and counties and enforcing the enfeoffment system.

King Qin Yingzheng couldn't help but look at the other party carefully, and suddenly the other party's name appeared in his heart: Chunyu Yue!
The great Confucian of Qi State!
Afterwards, I heard Chunyu Yue talking about the benefits of enfeoffment, which immediately attracted the agreement and nodding of some ministers.

However, Tingwei Li Si refuted Chunyu Yue's words, and the two debated in the court.

King Qin frowned, but did not stop him.

But Bai Zhi on the side was a little upset. No matter how they argued, Qin State would definitely use the system of prefectures and counties.

After all, it is a system with a history of more than 2000 years in China. It can withstand the test of more than 2000 years and must have its superiority over the times.

As for the development of things that are not in line with the times in the future, that is also a matter of the future.

So Bai Zhi opened his mouth and said: "Be quiet!"

The voice was loud and loud, like the sound of the heavenly palace, coming from above the nine heavens, and seemed to be ringing in the ears, making people feel shocked and couldn't help but quiet down.

Everyone's eyes couldn't help but focus on the divine bird Bai Zhi, and then they bowed their heads respectfully, acting like a courtier.

Bai Zhi sighed and said: "Since there is endless debate about what kind of governance the Qin State should adopt, let's leave it to the last discussion!"

"only!"

When the ministers heard the words, they all responded.

King Qin Yingzheng spoke at the right time and said to Li Si and Chunyu Yue, who were standing on Danbi: "Two beloved ministers, please sit down first."

Later, King Qin Yingzheng said: "The world is unified, but the six kingdoms are complicated and have different names, making it difficult to govern. I want to re-divide the world."

With that said, King Qin Yingzheng signaled to a waiter on the side. When the waiter saw this, he immediately asked someone to walk up to the hall holding a huge piece of cloth.

"I have re-divided the world, please take a look at the map!"

A huge piece of cloth was unfolded, and above it was the map of the world. However, the map had changed and was no longer divided into the territories of the countries.

When everyone looked around, they saw that the map was divided into 36 parts, and each part had a name.

They all end with "County".

Seeing this, Chun Yuyue and other Confucian scholars suddenly had ugly expressions. This approach is tantamount to directly implementing the county system!

If that's the case, what's the point of discussing whether to entrust or divide counties?

The Confucian scholars headed by Chun Yuyue felt that they had been teased by King Yingzheng of Qin and were filled with righteous indignation. However, they did not dare to explode at this time and could only hold it in their hearts.

Naturally, the ministers had no objection to this. After all, redividing the land in the world would have no impact.

It’s just that when we re-recognize the region in the future, we can no longer call it “Zhao Di”, “Chu Di” or “Yan Di”.

It can only be called "Yunzhong County", "Dong County", etc.

Afterwards, the waiter took down the huge map of Kanyu, and then saw a Qin official suddenly come out of the queue, looked at King Qin Yingzheng respectfully, and said: "Your Majesty rules the world, all nine states are the land of Qin, under the whole world, could it be that The land of the king. On the shore of the land, could it be the king’s ministers!”

"The king mobilized righteous soldiers, killed the remaining thieves, and pacified the world. His achievements have been unprecedented since ancient times, and are beyond the reach of the five emperors."

"In ancient times, there were emperors of heaven, emperors of earth, and emperors of Thailand. The emperor of Thailand is the most noble, so please call the king the 'Emperor of Thailand'!"

"The emperor..."

King Qin Yingzheng murmured, but his eyes were not satisfied.

Prime Minister Wang Wan and Tingwei Li Si both agreed.

However, King Qin Yingzheng thought for a moment and said: "The merits of a few people are greater than those of the three emperors and five emperors, so..."

(End of this chapter)