Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 78

"Your Majesty, I think there are two things that I can do." Zhou Chong replied.

King Qin was a little surprised, and said: "Oh, there are actually two pieces, not a lot. Zhou Chong, tell me, which two pieces are they?"

"Your Majesty, the mouth of the people is better than that of Fangchuan. It is difficult, if not impossible, to shut up the people of the world. However, we can make good use of it." Zhou Chong quoted the scriptures.

"How can we make good use of it?" Qin Wang asked: "The widow's determination to unify the world has been determined, and no one can stop it. There are not a few people who can prevent the widow from unifying the world. Less is less."

Zhou Chong continued: "If the king wants to unify the world, besides good generals and warriors, loyal ministers and virtuous men, he must fight for one thing, and that is public opinion. And the way of public opinion is to win over scholars from all over the world and let them praise the king and praise the king. Merit. The king can select a group of scholars, give them money, let them go to the six countries to make friends with scholars, and pass on the king's prestige to the six countries and to the world. In this way, the king's army has not yet arrived. , and the prestige of the king has been shaken in the six countries, the people of the six countries will definitely admire the king and the great Qin, and the resistance to this unification will be much smaller. The king, once Zhou Chong sees it, I ask the king to consider it. "

"Miao Miao Miao!" Wei Liao, Wang Ao and Li Si were full of praise.

The king of Qin didn't express his opinion right away, but thought for a while, and said: "I will never waver in my determination to unify the world. If anyone dares to stop me, then he will die! These scholars only know the books of sages and sages blindly. What are the ancients but not the present? Everything is good, everything is bad now, nothing they think is good. I am really not willing to ask the widow to give them money and let them speak good things for the widow. Whether what the widow does is good or bad depends on Let future generations go and talk, there is no need for them to babble."

Qin Shihuang dared to burn books and confuse scholars, not because he had a character that was not afraid of anything, so he didn't take those public opinions to heart. He said no, he definitely didn't need it.

Zhou Chong's heart turned cold, and Wei Liao couldn't help it anymore, and said: "Your Majesty..." Qin Wang waved his hand to interrupt Wei Liao, and said, "However, Mr. Zhou's idea is really a good idea. Even if they don't care for the widow Say good things, so far they can let them fight among themselves, so as not to confuse the public and cause troubles."

At last he breathed a sigh of relief, and Zhou Chong's heart was relieved.At the same time, Zhou Chong sighed in his heart that the King of Qin is a mercenary person. He obviously does not like these scholars, but these scholars are useful. He can suppress his emotions and use them. How many emperors in ancient and modern times can do this?
Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty once specially appointed Chen Ping to buy scholars all over the world and sing praises for him, and the results were very good. This is what Zhou Chong remembered.Scholars blindly pretend to be strong, but are they really as strong as they claim to be?This is really hard to say.Leaving aside, let’s talk about modern times, there is a famous director in China, his films are still being produced, and articles criticizing him have all been written.The reason is that those who call themselves critics are not just gunmen because they have received money from others. The saying "If you have milk, you are a mother" does not apply to all scholars, at least it applies to a large part of them!

Wei Liao's master and apprentice, Li Si and the others felt relieved.

King Qin looked at Zhou Chong and said, "Mr. Zhou, tell me about your second strategy."

Zhou Chong said yes, and said: "Your Majesty, I think that if you want to take the world, you must take Han first. Before taking Han, you must weaken Han. The way to weaken Han is to end with Chu."

"That's right, if I want to take over the world, the first one to destroy is South Korea. Who told South Korea to stand in my way?" King Qin agreed with Zhou Chong's statement, changed the subject, and asked: "The country of South Korea is weak. , unable to compete with my great Qin, the widows want to destroy South Korea is nothing more than a battle, why does Mr. Zhou say that he wants to end Chu?"

South Korea was hit hard by Qin and has already become a vassal. Without the main force of the Qin army, it only needs a brigade of partial divisions to destroy South Korea. However, Zhou Chong suggested that the king of Qin should end up with Chu, which is really unreasonable. Li Si and Wang Ao are a little bit Confused, only Wei Liao nodded.

Zhou Chong talked eloquently, and said: "Your Majesty, although the world is big, half of it is in Chu. Chu has a vast territory, many rivers and canals, and its population is far higher than that of Great Qin. With this, he competed with Duke Wen of Jin for hegemony, and King Zhuang of Chu was proclaimed Bo by this. Even though Sun Wu’s [-] troops conquered Yingdu, it would be difficult to restore the country’s power, but it should not be underestimated.”

King Qin interrupted Zhou Chong with a wave of his hand, and said, "I understand Mr. Zhou's meaning. Mr. Zhou is right. Although Great Qin claims to be powerful, if we start a war with Chu now, the odds of winning are not high. Knotting is the best policy. May I ask Mr. Zhou, what is the strategy for knotting Chu?"

How big was the state of Chu at that time? Friends can tell by looking at the map of China. The vast area south of the Yangtze River and north of the Wuling Mountains belonged to the state of Chu. In a word: the state of Chu occupied half of China.Therefore, Chu State was regarded as a "superpower" at that time, and was once considered by the elites of the era to be the most promising country to unify China.

At that time, there was a popular saying that "only by winning Chu can we win the world!"

Zhou Chong replied: "Your Majesty, although Chu is big, the state of Chu has always been afraid of us, Great Qin. That's why the Empress Dowager Xuan (note: the founder who listens to the government behind the curtain!) and Mrs. Huayang entered Qin. What I mean is, please The king sent an envoy to the state of Chu to make a dowry, and marry the princess of the state of Chu as the concubine, so that the state of Chu will be at peace."

The King of Qin stood up, walked back and forth, thinking, and said: "Mr. Zhou's words are reasonable, but the in-laws are not enough. If you think that you are married to the Chu State, the Chu State will not want me Daqin, that is delusional. Even if Chu doesn’t plot against me, Great Qin, I will destroy Chu State. My Great Qin and Chu State have been married for generations, but they have fought wars for generations. In-laws are not enough.”

What he said spoke well of the shortcomings of political in-laws. They are bound by interests rather than love.

Zhou Chong had to admit that King Qin's understanding of this aspect was clearer than anyone else, and he continued: "It took more than ten years for the king to level the world. Although it is impossible to marry Chu, it can always be exchanged for several years. In a few years, the king has wiped out the country of Han and Zhao, and his strength is no longer comparable, so it would be inconvenient to come and destroy Chu at that time?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Wei Liao couldn't bear it anymore, and said, "Mr. Zhou's words are very true, please think twice, Your Majesty."

The king of Qin nodded and said: "The marriage made because of state affairs is not credible at all, but there is also a temporary advantage, and the relatives and widows are settled. Since we want to get married, why not make more knots, the widow's harem is big, I don't care about staying longer." Princesses."

Li Si said excitedly: "The princesses of the six countries will enter our Great Qin, and the peace of mind of the six countries will be at ease, and the king will be able to defeat them one by one."

"No, it's not the Six Kingdoms, but the Five Kingdoms. The princess of Korea will be exempted." King Qin vetoed Li Si's opinion.

Wang Ao was impatient and asked, "Your Majesty, why is this?"

(End of this chapter)