Qiang Qin

Updated: 2011-01-30

It turned out that the small hall used by Qin Shihuang to review the memorials has now become Fusu's study room. When there are memorials to read, he reads them here, and when he has no political affairs to deal with, Fusu keeps Qin Shihuang here. He read the bamboo slips one by one, which made Fusu understand his nominal father better, and also changed Fusu's thinking.

"Giving Lu Buwei to death is just the first step for me to consolidate the imperial power. The interior of our Great Qin cannot be controlled by Lu Buwei. Although the six kingdoms of Shandong are our greatest enemies, compared with those in the court who have always wanted to get from me For those who seize power, they are not my primary enemy. If I want to get back all kinds of power in the hands of those who hold great power, I need an environment where I continue to fight against the outside world. Only in this way can the great power in my hands not It will fall to the side. It was not until the Six Kingdoms were completely destroyed that I completely removed the power in the hands of those clansmen who could restrict the imperial power..." Seeing this, Fusu was very surprised. It turned out that the Qin Kingdom kept fighting against the Six Kingdoms, even There is another reason to wipe them all out.

Looking further, Fusu saw Qin Shihuang's restraint on the ministers in the court, and his method was nothing more than the way of separation of powers and balance.These things that often happened in Chinese history had already appeared when Qin Shihuang was emperor.Fusu, who admired Qin Shihuang's methods even more in his heart, couldn't help but began to examine everything about himself. Indeed, as an emperor, he was very unqualified. He was always called a brother with ministers, and he was very casual in the court. , It is true that there is no majesty that a monarch should have.Maybe he could suppress the officials of the Manchu Dynasty while he was still there, but if he really had a chance, would those people have no desire to covet the throne?Thinking of this, Fusu began to worry.He is also a human being. Of course, a mortal hopes that his inheritance can be passed on to his children and grandchildren instead of being stolen by outsiders, and Fusu is no exception.Seeing that the overall situation in the Central Plains was settled, and the Huns on the grasslands could not resist the attack of Daqin, his eyes consciously thought of the future.

"Your Majesty, this is today's playbook." A servant whispered outside the palace gate, he didn't dare to enter the palace without permission, so he could only call out.Only then did Fusu come out of his own thoughts. These days, he has also learned from Qin Shihuang that he has to read tens of catties of memorials every day to understand political affairs, so that he can hold all the power in his own hands.

After letting the servant come in, Fusu asked: "Is there any detailed battle report from the north?" Although Meng Tian had passed the results of the battle to Fusu by means of flying pigeons, he still wanted to To know the course of this battle.

The waiter hurriedly moved a roll of bamboo slips to several places: "This is the detailed process of fighting the Huns that was just brought to Xianyang by fast horse." Then he put a few rolls of bamboo slips where Fusu could only reach out. Only then withdrew.

After taking the battle report, Fusu read it carefully.Although Meng Tian's report was written in plain terms, Fusu could still see the hardships of this battle from the lines. "Unexpectedly, these Huns have already learned how to attack the city, so we may not be able to rely on the city to win. And the manufacture of the stirrups has finally been known to them. My Daqin cavalry can compete with them The capital no longer exists. Although on the surface we have achieved a big victory this time, annihilating about [-] enemies, making it impossible for the Huns to invade our border again in a short period of time, we have lost the future. Fusu didn't smile because of the confirmation of the victory, because he thought further, and he knew that the Huns would be even more powerful in the future.But now that he has won, Fusu knew that he must reward the three armies, so he decided to discuss it with his courtiers at the court meeting two days later, so that he could come up with a regulation.

The specific news of this victory did not make Fu Su happy, but the next few memorials sent from all over the Central Plains made Fu Su's face suddenly darken.Judging from the memorials submitted by officials from all over the country, it turns out that the people of the six countries are still thinking about the old country. The actions of the newly conquered Chu land were particularly serious. Many people who were originally loyal to Xiang Yu in Chu land had been arrested, but the matter was not over yet.

"It seems that the world is not peaceful yet. Although I don't want to take the old road of Qin Shihuang to suppress them by killing them, if I let them go on like this, the foundation of my Great Qin will still be shaken. It seems that I must find a way out To distract the attention of the local people." Fusu stood up and walked slowly in the hall, suddenly he thought of the method Qin Shihuang used to check and balance the officials just now, that is to send troops to fight the six kingdoms.Then I can naturally continue to conflict with the Xiongnu now. As long as Daqin always occupies a favorable position, then these remnants of the six countries who are about to move will naturally dare not move. That is to implement the new recruitment system of the imperial examination system that I have always wanted to promulgate earlier.As long as the common people think that they can gain fame by studying, and thus become officials and masters, they will not take the risk of rebellion to achieve this goal.Once the people no longer follow them, those people from the six countries who are bent on restoring their homeland will not be able to overcome the big waves.

According to Fusu's meaning, the Qin Dynasty's court meeting is now divided into a big court meeting and a small court meeting. The big court meeting is held once every ten days. Officials who have real power or have something to report can participate in the meeting, while the small court meeting has only a few trusted officials of Fusu. Only then can I participate.This day was the Xiaochao meeting, so Fusu told about the war in the north, the remnants of the Six Kingdoms and what they had done, and then asked the officials to express their opinions.Immediately, some impatient courtiers thought that the generals such as Meng Tian, ​​who had won the victory and were waiting to return, should be recruited back, and then let them take advantage of the momentum of the victory over the Huns to send troops to suppress those people from the six countries who wanted to rebel.This proposal was approved by many courtiers. As the courtiers of Daqin, they have been enemies with the people of the six countries for generations, so when encountering these things, they will definitely think of using violence to suppress the other party.

Fu Su looked at these courtiers, and waited until they had finished speaking, then turned his attention to Chen Ping and the two of them.The two of them have never expressed their opinions in front of Fusu in the past few days, and they even entered the palace much less than usual.Seeing that Fusu's eyes fell on him, Chen Ping knew that he had to reply, and said: "Your Majesty, this suppression cannot solve all problems. The First Emperor was so great back then, and he collected all the weapons in the world but still couldn't use them." The world will return to its heart, and eventually the world will be in chaos, so I don't agree with the views of the adults." As soon as his voice fell, Zhang Liang also spoke for a second opinion, obviously the two had discussed this matter.

Fu Su looked at Zhang Liang and said, "Then what solution do you have?"

"I think that we should implement a benevolent government and educate all people to know the emperor's benevolence. In this way, people from the six countries may no longer have the heart to rebel." Zhang Liang stepped forward and said, "But this will take a long time to accumulate. It can only be achieved, so the emperor must give the people enough time."

Fusu knew that Zhang Liang still had a scholar's admiration for the way of Confucius and Mencius in his bones, so he just smiled and said: "In this way, before we can educate the people of the six countries, the people of the six countries have already rushed to revolt. But I have two ways It can solve the two major hidden dangers of the Central Plains and the Grassland, do you want to hear it?" The emperor said that he had an idea, and of course the courtiers would not say that they didn't want to hear it, so they all calmed down and waited for Fusu to explain his method. speak out.

So Fusu expressed his idea of ​​sending troops to the grassland and implementing the imperial examination system, and then said: "In this way, when our Qin army is victorious, the people of the six countries will not dare to make trouble, and once those who are in the local area If someone with a reputation is selected as an official by our Great Qin, the common people will gradually begin to accept us. By then, even if there are people with evil intentions, they will not be able to provoke a major event. And we will send troops to invade the grassland , can also cause harm to the Huns, and completely annihilate them when they are newly defeated, so as to protect our Great Qin from worrying about it in the future. What do you think?"

"Your Majesty, this imperial examination system has never existed before. I wonder if it is feasible?" an official asked boldly.

Once one person started, the others also said: "Your Majesty, the grassland is very useful for our Great Qin, and it is very difficult to find Hun cavalry even if they come and go, how can we make our army undefeated in the grassland?" The voice of questioning time continues.

Fusu waited for them all to express their views, and then said: "If you talk about a system that has never existed before, our Great Qin created the system of counties and counties. Isn't it very beneficial for our Great Qin to rule the world now? As for the grassland , although we don't need it now, the Huns have always invaded the border repeatedly over the years, which makes our Daqin border defense not very troublesome, and it will take a lot of manpower and material resources. It’s a good thing to say. As for how to get rid of those Hun cavalry who come and go like the wind, it’s something that the generals who use soldiers should worry about.” Fusu refuted the opinions of all the courtiers one by one, making them all change. Got dumb. , and finally agreed to Fusu's decision.

After the court meeting was over, Fusu kept Chen and Zhang and asked them for their opinions on their decision.After Zhang Liang and Chen Ping glanced at each other, Zhang Liang said again, "Excuse me, dare you, the emperor's decision to send troops to the grassland this time is not simply to attack the Huns, but to destroy the Huns, right?" said Kneeling down on the ground, waiting quietly for Fusu to answer.Chen Ping also knelt down at the same time.