When people were in Qin, they ruled the world

Chapter 437 The Empire and the Emperor

Along the avenue leading directly to the city gate, although Duanmu Rong and Gongsun Linglong walked very slowly, an hour and a century brought them to the inner city wall of Xianyang.

The so-called inner city of Xianyang is exactly the city of Xianyang back then. However, with the establishment of the empire, more and more people gathered near Xianyang. His Majesty's imperial guards and their families include princes and nobles from the six kingdoms, merchants from all over the world, people from hundreds of families who are proficient in various technical knowledge, and people who are selected from localities and counties and who are about to enter Zhangtai Academy. Academically gifted boy.

And after these hundreds of thousands of people came to Xianyang, under the auspices of the previous Xianyang magistrate Meng Tian, ​​they gradually built the outer city of Xianyang by referring to the Yinyang family's astronomical phenomena and geomantic omen.

However, in the process of building the outer city of Xianyang, no manpower was invested in building the city wall, because Xianyang City is a city without boundaries, and its city wall is not a physical city wall made of bricks and stones, but it should be forged by people. The invisible city wall.

"Xianyang is really big. There must be hundreds of thousands of households here." Gongsun Linglong, who walked into the inner city, praised.

"There used to be [-] households in Xianyang, which is now the inner city of Xianyang. I think the scale of the outer city is larger than that of the inner city. It should exceed [-] households." Duanmu Rong said.

"More than [-] households? Doesn't that mean the population has to exceed one million?" Gongsun Linglong was shocked.

Is this still a city?

As time passed, a question emerged in Gongsun Linglong's mind, that is, where is Duanmu Rong's home?

On the way to Xianyang, Gongsun Linglong could see Duanmurong's eagerness, but when the two of them came to Xianyang, Duanmurong didn't seem to be in a hurry anymore, she just walked slowly, seemingly aimlessly, but Xianyang City Everything seems to be her purpose, and it can attract her attention.

This is really a strange woman.Gongsun Linglong thought suspiciously, but she is also an interesting younger sister.

In the same city, at the same time, different people have completely different moods. For example, at this time Li Si, the high disciple Xun Kuang who had just assumed the position of Xianyang Commander a few months ago, was in panic at this moment.

Everything started with a memorial.

The panic-stricken Li Si hurried to Prime Minister You's mansion with his memorial that was sent back by Xianyang Palace, to ask his teacher Xun Kuang for advice, and at the same time, for help.

Li Si stood in front of Xun Kuang with a look of sincerity and fear. The Xianyang Ling of the Qin Kingdom was like a student who made a mistake, waiting for the teacher's punishment. To him, the teacher's punishment was not just a punishment. It is also liberation.

Because only Xun Kuang can solve his current predicament for him.

"Do you think the process of His Majesty proclaiming himself emperor three years ago was too simple and failed to show the power of unifying the world?" Xun Kuang put down the memorial in his hand and looked at his apprentice.

"Yes, teacher, although I was not in Xianyang three years ago, I also know what happened in Xianyang at that time. His Majesty the Emperor wiped out the six kingdoms, unified the world, and established an unprecedented country. Such a feat is unprecedented. There will be no one to follow, but the process of His Majesty proclaiming Emperor may not be too sloppy, it is just a series of edicts, which cannot demonstrate the authority of His Majesty the First Emperor at all." Li Sidao.

"That's why you thought about putting up such a memorial, suggesting that His Majesty the Emperor hold a grand ceremony like the coronation ceremony that His Majesty held on the banks of the river back then?" Xun Kuang said.

"Yes." Li Sidao, "I think back then, His Majesty the Emperor took the power of defeating the Allied Forces of the Five Nations and destroying South Korea on the banks of the great river, built a high platform, and forced all the kings of the Five Kingdoms to come and participate in the coronation. What about the time when His Majesty proclaimed himself emperor? Such a feat, which can be said to break the past and open up the future, has no ceremony, but the edict is used to replace the proper ceremony, which is inevitable..." Li Si explained.

"Do you think you are the only one who can see this among the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty?" Xun Kuang said.

"This?" Li Si's face changed slightly.

"Why hasn't anyone spoken to His Majesty the Emperor about this matter in the past three years?" Xun Kuang asked.

"Is there another reason for this? Teacher, I have only been back to Xianyang for a few months, and I don't know much about what happened in Xianyang over the years. Please ask the teacher to clarify." Li Si said.

"Is the emperor the emperor of Qin?" Xun Kuang asked.

"His Majesty the Emperor is naturally the Emperor of Qin." Li Si replied puzzled, what kind of question is this.

"No, you are wrong. For His Majesty, the Emperor is just a self-proclaimed name. It is no different from the previous titles of Duke Qin and King Qin. What His Majesty really cares about is the empire. When the empire has not really been established , the title of emperor is nothing special to His Majesty the Emperor and to the world," Xun Kuang said.

"There is a reason why His Majesty the Emperor did not hold the ceremony of proclaiming himself Emperor. His Majesty the Emperor wanted to tell the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty and the people of the world in this way that the destruction of the six kingdoms is only the first step in establishing an empire. But it is not the last step, His Majesty the Emperor wants to tell us that the empire has not yet been established, and we still have a lot of things to do." Xun Kuang said.

"Empire? What is an empire?" Xun Kuang asked.

"Empire is not just the unification of the territory of the seven countries, but the unification of the hearts of the world, the unification of culture, the unification of systems, the unification of laws, the unification of books and the same text, the unification of carts, and the unification of weights and measures. One... The empire is not only the country of the Seven Kingdoms, but also the land of Baiyue, the tribes of the grassland, and the cities of the Western Regions." Xun Kuang said.

"So, what does the teacher mean to say that His Majesty the Emperor will only hold the ceremony of proclaiming the heaven and earth when the empire is truly established?" Li Si said solemnly.

At this time, he has fully realized that he was wrong, and it was very wrong.

His seemingly loyal behavior fell into the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor, which may be just the flattery of a man who is greedy for authority.

Thinking of this, Li Si's forehead could not help but ooze cold sweat. If His Majesty left an impression of being a flattering villain, then his future would be really worrying.

Xun Kuang looked at Li Si, who was covered in cold sweat, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Although his apprentice was talented, he was so greedy for authority and wealth that he often made himself do stupid things.

Such a person will eventually harm others and himself because of his cleverness.

The position of Jiuqing is already the limit of what he can do.

Thinking about it, Xun Kuang completely eliminated Li Si from a plan in his heart.

(End of this chapter)