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Chapter 265 An Alternative Interpretation of Book Burning

In Xianyang Palace, Ying Zheng was sitting in front of the table wearing only a thin shirt.

Seeing this scene, Han Tan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, your health has not recovered yet, the doctor Xia ordered that you should stay in bed and recuperate..."

"Okay, okay..." Seeing that Han Tan was still about to babble, Ying Zheng interrupted with a smile on his face: "I want to deal with official documents for a while, you old bastard is just chattering here, are you annoying? ?”

Han Tan laughed and said, "As long as His Majesty recovers, it's okay for the servant to say a few more words. If Your Majesty blames the servant for this, the servant will feel at ease."

Han Tan took a shirt from the side, put it on Ying Zheng, and said, "Your Majesty, according to my servant's humble opinion, your majesty might as well entrust the affairs of state to Prime Minister Li and Meng Shangqing for the time being. My servant is blind, but I also know that these two people are the only ones who are willing to take care of me." He is someone His Majesty can trust and trust."

"Ha ha--!"

Ying Zheng laughed twice, stood up and said, "Leave it to someone else, I can't rest assured!"

Han Tan carefully supported Ying Zheng back to the bed, and said, "But this servant thinks that His Majesty should take care of his health. What happened two days ago really frightened this servant."

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this for now..." Ying Zheng knew that if he continued to entangle with this topic, Han Tan would continue to stick to his position, saying: "Han Tan, what happened in Xianyang these days when we left Xianyang? "

Speaking of this, Han Tan immediately turned serious, and said, "Your Majesty, I just investigated this matter in the past two days, but spies from various parties came to report, but there was no movement."

"Oh?" Surprise flashed across Ying Zheng's face. Secret going out was a secret to Fusu and to the people of Xianyang, but it was obvious to the ministers in the court.

Yingzheng left Xianyang this time, one is to use Fusu to capture the remnants of the Chu state hidden among the people, and the other is to teach Fusu through this incident.

And the third thing, naturally, is to use this to catch some disobedient people in Xianyang.

However, it seems that these people are still hiding below the surface of the water, and hiding very deep.

Han Tan said: "Your Majesty, if there are any abnormalities, there must be."

"These days, Mr. Yinggao seems to be making noise again, and he is getting closer to Dr. Chunyu."

Ying Zheng stroked his beard lightly, with a thoughtful look in his eyes, so it's not surprising, the last time Jiuding appeared, it really put Ying Gao under huge pressure from public opinion.

And after such a long time, even if Ying Gao had no idea, Feng Quji should have some action.

Speaking of which, Yingzheng loves and hates old courtiers like Feng Quji. At the beginning, he was able to sit safely on the throne because of the support of Feng Quji and his gang of old courtiers. Yingzheng naturally reciprocated and let Feng Quji Ji sat in the seat of the prime minister on the right.

The position is even more noble than that of Li Si!
Including the process of sweeping the six countries, Feng Quji also contributed a lot in secret. Wei Liaozi secretly built a huge spy network, which minimized the casualties and losses of the Qin army.

And Feng Quji, relying on the resources and excellent contacts in his hands, also succeeded in making many big families in the six kingdoms of Shandong turn against each other.

It can be said that when the Qin army destroyed the six kingdoms, the six kingdoms of Shandong, inside and outside the court, were basically people who were friendly with Qin. In this way, how could the six kingdoms not be destroyed?

But along with the reunification, Yingzheng's dislike for Feng Quji became more and more profound. Those big clans who surrendered had a lot of desires, and what they wanted was far beyond Yingzheng's imagination and beyond the scope of what Yingzheng could give.

Local self-reliance is almost all that is required of these people, even to some extent.

In order to appease these people, he had to back down step by step.Ying Zheng remembered very clearly that in 31, he had to issue an order from Shitian.

What is Zishitian?It is to order the landlords and self-cultivators who occupy the land to report to the feudal government according to the amount of land actually occupied at that time.The government recognizes the legitimacy of private land and collects land rent accordingly.

Before the promulgation of this order, the land mu system implemented by Qin State was state-owned land. Many people misunderstood that after Shang Yang's reform, Qin State recognized that land was privately owned, which did not exist at all.

Shang Yang promoted the military merit system, precisely the most important thing is the state-owned land, only in this way, the country can reward meritorious soldiers with land, under the military merit system, the people of Qin are not afraid of death one by one, hearing about the war is like fighting a chicken Like blood, rushing upwards.

And since Shitian, it is undoubtedly the destruction of the military meritorious system. Without the restrictions of the country, a large number of tyrants began to be born among the people, who took advantage of them and annexed land.

At the same time, this is also a helpless move. Under the system of Lords of Military Merit, a large number of military nobles were born. These military nobles were born by sweeping the Six Kingdoms. will become a disaster.

To some extent, these people will even kidnap the emperor and start a war. Yingzheng can't ignore such voices in the army. Fighting, making meritorious deeds, winning titles, marrying wives, and building houses are the actions of every soldier in the Qin army. His wish is what every officer thinks in his heart.

No one can escape this category. If an officer cannot ask for benefits for his subordinates, he will naturally not be loved by his subordinates. If he wants to make meritorious service on the battlefield, it is even more wishful thinking.

Therefore, Ying Zheng could only choose this method to temporarily suppress the warlike spirit in the army, and at the same time, it was also a means to appease and win over these big clans.

Now, in just a few years, Ying Zheng has also discovered such drawbacks.

However, it's too late!
On this road, no matter where Ying Zheng is going, he must go all the way to the dark. This is the choice he made.

Therefore, he can only appease again and again. In the 35th year of Qin Shihuang, Dr. Chun Yuyue requested the implementation of the enfeoffment system. Doesn't it mean that the aristocratic families behind him are asking for benefits from him again?
For this reason, he could only let Li Si stand up, firmly implement the county system and oppose the enfeoffment system, and in order to appease this group of people, he issued an order to burn books.

This was exactly what Chunyu Yue and those aristocratic families wanted.Because as a Ph.D., Chun Yuyue and some Ph.D.s will legally own the collection of books, otherwise, they will violate Qin Law.

These aristocratic families with books naturally control the channels for others to be promoted. Whether you are in politics or joining the army, you must learn knowledge. If you are not accepted by these aristocratic families, you will naturally not be able to obtain knowledge, and naturally you will not be able to get promoted.

And these promoted people naturally need to open the door for these great families and allow these great families to grab benefits in their respective territories.

(End of this chapter)