I open a history tutorial class in Daming

Chapter 96: The girl from the Wu family will enter the palace today!

After listening to other people's opinions, Ying Zheng finally stopped talking and fell into a long silence.

It seems that he was weighing the words of Liu Che, Li Shimin, Zhu Yuanzhang and others.

At this time, Zhang Liang, who had been silent and did not participate in the discussion of the emperors, suddenly spoke.

Zhang Liang looked at Ying Zheng in front of him, the man he regarded as his lifelong enemy, and sighed:

"Emperor Shi Huang, I have something to say, I wonder if you are willing to listen?"

Ying Zheng was stunned at first, then he perked up:
"You say it, I listen."

He didn't expect that Zhang Liang in the tutoring class was only twenty years older than the Zhang Liang in the imperial prison, but the change could be so great.

He was actually willing to take the initiative to give suggestions to his own Qin!
Regardless of whether this opinion is useful or not, in short, more opinions mean more paths. He can't just adopt the advice of one person anyway, so listening to more won't lose any money, right?
Zhang Liang pondered for a moment and said:

"If it were twenty years ago, I would probably just think that the Qin Dynasty was brutal and cruel—no, even when I first entered the tutoring class, I thought so too."

"But after listening to the teacher's lectures so many times, I also realized that if the Qin Dynasty did not do that, there would only be more disputes and more deaths in the world. Unifying the world is in line with the will of heaven. If it is not the Qin Dynasty, there will always be others who will come."

"From what I heard from you, you actually want Daqin to stop and let the people recuperate, but I don't know how to do it."

"Then my suggestion is that you should slowly distribute the power in your hands, whether it is to Fusu or to others, in short, don't hold the power in your hands alone. You should know that there are very few people in the world who can be like you, and I have heard them talk about many emperors in later generations, and there are not many emperors who are as smart, courageous and resourceful as you."

"Putting all your hopes on the emperor's ability is the biggest mistake."

“So no matter whether you decide to use Legalism, Confucianism or even Taoism in the end, or whether you use someone else’s skin to stuff your own ideas into it, my suggestion is to decentralize power.”

Seeing that Ying Zheng's face looked a little unhappy, Zhang Liang raised his hand to stop him:

"Don't be impatient, just listen to me first."

"For example, the county system is fine. You control the power of the whole country of Qin in your own hands, but have you ever thought that a noble like me from the six kingdoms, who has lived a life of luxury all my life, will be controlled by a few small Qin officials after the destruction of my country and my family, and the punishments are the most severe ever. Who can bear it?"

"The Qin laws have long been intolerable to the old Qin people. They didn't rebel because the rewards and punishments were clear, and they thought they still had a chance to get promoted. It's not that they didn't suffer, but they were afraid of the Qin laws and you, plus it was profitable. But when the second Qin came, you were gone, and the old Qin people didn't dare to rebel. There were plenty of people in the six states of Shandong who dared to rebel. Otherwise, would the old Qin people welcome me with the King of Han when I entered the pass?"

"Of course, many of the things I mentioned are things that cannot be solved at the moment, but you can give it a try and pull one group together and beat another."

"We can use the county-state system used when the Han Dynasty was founded to enfeoff some of the Qin's meritorious officials, or some nobles from other countries who were the first to surrender to the Qin. They will have the same status as the nobles of the six countries, and we will have enough power to check and balance them. We can even give them the power to build private armies and let them fight against themselves."

"Wait until the six kingdoms are completely eliminated and their forces have ceased to fight, then use Liu Che's Enfeoffment Order."

"Big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimp, divide and conquer, and in the meantime you can use Legalism in the guise of Confucianism to govern the world, so that they will be devoured from the inside out. This may be slow, but it will work, and you won't have to worry about the world being ruined after it's passed on to the next generation."

"After all, the path has been set long ago. Even if the emperors in the future want to mess around, the power has been divided up, so they can't cause too much trouble."

"To put it more harshly..."

"First Emperor, you don't need to take elixirs anymore. If you can live ten years longer than in history, use your prestige to lay a foundation, and with the rewards from the tutoring classes, it may not take long for you to get everything done before Fusu ascends the throne."

"Of course, these are just my opinions. You can consider Liu Che and others' opinions. I give you advice because I have seen too many people suffer in the past. Although what is happening now cannot be changed, if you can make your people live better, avoid war, and keep the Qin Dynasty alive, I don't care."

After saying this, Zhang Liang returned to his seat without paying any attention to Ying Zheng's reaction.

He is no longer the descendant of the Korean aristocracy who was obsessed with assassinating Qin Shihuang.

Zhang Liang had been displaced among the people for decades, having experienced both hardship and happiness. He was born in a noble family but his country was destroyed and his family was ruined. He fled among the people and became a founding hero. In his life, he could be said to have experienced all the ups and downs of life.

After experiencing so much, he has come to understand that no matter who is the emperor in this world, what the common people want is the same, that is, a wife and children, a warm bed, and enough food and clothing.

The revenge of the First Emperor had been taken many years ago. If Ying Zheng could listen to advice and be less cruel when they meet again now, it would be worth the words he had just said.

Zhang Liang returned to his seat silently, and soon he heard the bell for the end of get out of class.

This class seemed to go by both long and fast.

…………

Tang Dynasty, the ninth year of Zhenguan.

Lizheng Hall.

Empress Changsun looked at the new female official whom she had summoned into the palace, and just stared at her without saying a word.

A few steps away from her stood a petite, delicate girl.

The girl was probably still in her prime, not tall and quite thin, which did not quite conform to the current aesthetic standards. However, she seemed to be a natural beauty, even though it looked like she had not had a good life at home. Her skin was fair and rosy, her eyebrows and eyes were picturesque, and when she lowered her eyebrows and occasionally looked up for a stealth glance, she also had a beautiful gesture with her eyes moving around.

Empress Changsun knew that this naturally charming gesture might not be intentional. The girl was born in a noble family, and was the daughter of a noble duke. Even if she was wronged at home, no one would or dared to teach a girl of such status to seduce a man.

This can only be innate. No wonder her husband later heard that the girl from the Wu family was beautiful, so he summoned her and took her directly into the harem.

She was only eleven or twelve years old and looked like this. When she reached the age of marriage, when her height and features grew a little more and she was well dressed, I'm afraid even girls would not be able to take their eyes off her face.

No one can resist such a beauty.

half an hour.

Just as the girl was trembling slightly under the Queen's unconcealed gaze.

Empress Changsun suddenly smiled and said softly:

"You are the second daughter of Duke Ying, right? What is your maiden name?"

"You were originally in Jingzhou with Duke Ying. Why did you return to Chang'an recently?" The girl lowered her head and spoke in a gentle tone that the queen could hear clearly:
"My father is Duke Ying. My nickname is Ruyi. That's what my parents call me."

"I did live with my father in Jingzhou before, but my father has not been in good health recently, so my mother took me back to Chang'an and found a nearby temple to pray for my father. We were originally scheduled to return to Jingzhou in the next few days."

Who is Empress Chang Sun?

As soon as I heard this, I knew she was not telling the truth.

What about going back to Chang'an to pray for blessings? That's all nonsense. As both of them were from high-class families, the Changsun family was much higher than the current Wu family. She knew best the tricks of the high-class families.

Nickname: Ruyi...Wu Ruyi?

Empress Changsun had inquired in advance and found out that the Wu family now had neither too many nor too few children, two sons and three daughters, and the two sons were all born to Wu Shihuo's original wife, Xiangli. Later, Yang was betrothed to Wu Shihuo at the age of 44. She was probably unwilling to do so, but in order to gain a foothold, she had to give birth desperately even at such an old age.

Unfortunately, all three of her children were daughters. Although they were pretty and smart, they could not serve as a support for her, her stepmother who married later.

Because Yang herself did not have a happy life in the Wu family, the second daughter of the Wu family was named Ruyi, right?
Empress Chang Sun retracted her wandering thoughts, paused, and then said:
"So Duke Dingguo is so unwell. Why don't you report it to the court? His Majesty will definitely send a royal doctor from Chang'an to diagnose him."

"I will talk to His Majesty about this matter for you later, so don't worry."

"But, Ruyi, do you know why I summoned you to the palace?"

In the hall, Wu Ruyi was so frightened when she heard the Queen's words that she almost knelt down.

She knew that the Wu family had a certain weight in the court, after all, they were dukes. But most children from high-ranking families matured early, and Wu Ruyi knew that since the abdication of the emperor and the ascension of the emperor, her father, who had followed the Li family in the uprising against the Sui Dynasty, had lost much of his status in the court.

Under such circumstances, the Queen Mother actually called me by my nickname so affectionately the first time she saw me!

Some favors may be a curse rather than a blessing!

Wu Ruyi forced herself to calm down, still lowering her head and answering obediently:
"I don't know, but I'll leave it to Her Majesty the Queen to decide."

"If you want me to be a palace maid, then I can always admire your beauty, which is also the greatest blessing in my life."

The smile on Empress Changsun's lips grew wider.

No wonder this little girl was able to climb up to that position step by step. She was only eleven or twelve years old, but she could speak without any leaks. She looked well-behaved, but in fact her intention was clear - she was only willing to be a maid beside the Queen, and didn't care about anything else.

A ruthless character and drastic measures can be trained, but intelligence is innate.

With Wu Ruyi's brain, if he were to be placed next to Li Chengqian as the bad idea proposed by that group of people was, he wouldn't even know when his own smartness was being played around!

The reason why Empress Changsun insisted on calling Wu Ruyi into the palace was very simple.

Such a person would never be accepted among the common people.

Not to mention whether Wu Ruyi would meet some noble official or royal descendant by chance in the future, just after Empress Changsun met Wu Ruyi today, she knew that this girl was definitely not an ordinary person. It would be hard to feel at ease if she was not kept by her side and watched over.

If it were before, she might not have taken a pretty girl seriously, but now that she knew that this girl had the ability to be an empress, she must not take it lightly.

By keeping Wu Ruyi by her side and watching her, even if His Majesty and the princes come and go in the palace, it might be possible that they would fall in love with each other. But if such a thing really happened, Empress Changsun would be able to discover it in time and nip it in the bud.

There was no way. Her husband was really blind and couldn't even see such a thing. She had to do it herself.

"I have heard that the girl from the Wu family is extremely intelligent and beautiful. After seeing her today, I found that she is indeed extraordinary."

Empress Changsun spoke in a gentle voice and with a smile as warm as a spring breeze:

"Ruyi, I want you to enter the palace and be a female official in the Lizheng Palace. You can handle some affairs for me on weekdays, and maybe you can become my right-hand man. Are you willing?"

"Or, if you have a good husband in mind, I can do you a favor and arrange a marriage for you today. Although you are still young, you can consider marriage in two years. I am not the kind of person who deceives young girls. Let me make it clear first. If you enter the palace as a female official, I can guarantee that you will be promoted step by step, and no one in the palace will embarrass you, but you will not be able to marry for at least ten years."

"If you don't want to, and want to find a good husband to marry and raise children with, then I will naturally help you choose one."

"You are good-looking and speak well. I like you very much, so Ruyi, you can tell me what you want."

half an hour.

Wu Ruyi stood in the hall for an unknown amount of time, but her posture was still as upright as when she first entered the palace. She kept her eyebrows lowered as before, and her expression could not be seen clearly. Most of her bright and beautiful face was hidden in the shadows.

But Empress Changsun could see the almost unconcealable ambition from her slightly trembling eyelashes.

"Reply to Her Majesty the Queen..."

The girl's voice was as clear as a silver bell, resounding and frank:

"I am willing to enter the palace as a female official and serve as your Majesty's arm. Even if I never get married in this life, I am willing to do so!"

Empress Changsun smiled again, not surprisingly.

Look, this is the person who will become the empress in the future——

Be decisive and have guts to seize every possible opportunity to move up.

Wu Shigui's health must have been very poor. Yang took her back to Chang'an not to pray for her husband's death, but to pave the way for the difficult days after her husband's death and to contact her old friends and relatives in Chang'an in advance. Without her father, the Duke of Guo, and only two half-brothers, Wu Ruyi would not be able to stand up straight in her husband's family in the future, even if she really found a husband with excellent conditions.

The best way is to not get married and be an old maid in the palace. At least she is standing in the vortex of power at the center. No matter who her two brothers want to trade her to marry in the future, Wu Ruyi can just use the golden signboard of the Queen Mother to block it.

Wu Ruyi avoided the mystery of "the good husband arranged by the Queen" and accurately grasped what she needed most at the moment.

"Okay, then you will enter the palace today!"

(End of this chapter)