Great Qin's son-in-law

Chapter 381 The battle for the crown prince, the curtain is drawn! (four thousand words)
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The inscription on Jieshimen spread to Yingzheng's ears.

Hearing the content of the inscription written by Zhang Cang, Ying Zheng couldn't help showing a satisfied smile.

He was actually dissatisfied with the emperor's virtue written in the past inscriptions, and he has always disliked positively emphasizing the emperor's virtue, but the previous courtiers did not understand its meaning, so he did not extend the emperor's virtue to the unification of the world.

This time is different.

Zhang Cang understood it.

And it will be the first time to put down the six countries as "German and princes".

This is actually a big change.

Although the previous inscriptions also wrote about the emperor's virtues, they are not clear. Most of the words are "Fenyang Wude" and "Emperor Mingde", which do not generally unify the world and create civilization. His great achievements are attributed to 'De'.

However, Zhang Cang's "merging princes with virtue" has greatly demonstrated virtue and merit.

It was the first emperor's heart.

Ying Zheng raised his forehead slightly, then thought of something, looked at Li Si, and said, "If I remember correctly, Zhang Cang and you are from the same school, and they both studied under Xunzi's school?"

Li Si bowed and said:
"Go back to Your Majesty."

"It does happen."

"Ranchen was studying under Xunzi's school, but Zhang Cang hadn't been a teacher yet. By the time Zhang Cang was studying under Master, I had already come to Qin and started to serve Your Majesty, so I didn't have much contact with Zhang Cang."

Ying Zheng nodded, and said again: "From the inscriptions written by him, he is a man of great talent, and he is from the same school as you. Logically speaking, he shouldn't be so mediocre. Why is his reputation not obvious in the past?"

Li Si's expression was slightly different.

He opened his mouth and said:

"Your Majesty may not know."

"Zhang Cang is indeed well-educated, but the reason why he is not well-known in the court, and even has a 'notorious' faintly, is not because his ministers are jealous, nor is it because his ministers squeeze him out, but because of his own reasons."

"Oh? Let's hear it." Ying Zheng became interested.

Li Si smiled bitterly:
"The minister obeys the order."

"Zhang Cang is currently the censor of the Yushifu."

"The official position is not low."

"But there are very few matters under the jurisdiction of the Yushifu. This is actually its own reason."

"Zhang Cang is indeed a junior fellow of the minister, but he was not recommended by the minister when he served in the Qin Dynasty, but was recommended by the old prime minister Wang Wan.

"In the past, he was also an officer of the old prime minister Wang Wan, and he was in charge of the state of Qin in the old prime minister's mansion. When the old prime minister resigned, he was specially recommended to the Yushi doctor's mansion, and he wanted his director to be the master of the world. , but ultimately failed.”

"Zhang Cang's talented minister has a little understanding."

"If you talk about financial management skills and economics, I'm afraid there is no other in the world!"

"However, the promotion of his official position can only be recommended step by step by the old prime minister, mainly because of his appearance. He is as fat and white as a gourd, his big white face is dazzling, and his whole body does not have the slightest trace of vigor, so he has always been considered by other officials. He is a person who is obsessed with extravagance, and with this reputation, it is naturally difficult for him to take a single step in the court, even if he is full of talent, he can only devote himself to trivial matters in the court."

"Even so, people are often worried about corruption."

Speaking of which.

Li Si couldn't help shaking his head.

heard.

Ying Zheng also remembered who Zhang Cang was.

It was the man who was born white and fat when he was in court in the past.

Ying Zheng smiled, then said:

"Since you know his talent well, why don't you recommend it to me?"

Lisdao:
"Go back to Your Majesty."

"The minister is really helpless."

"After all, Zhang Cang came from the same school as my teacher. Although he didn't have much contact with him, he is also a disciple of Xunzi, so he will still care about others. If I recommend Zhang Cang, I am afraid that other courtiers will think it is nepotism. Your Majesty Trust, as the prime minister, how dare His Majesty be criticized by the outside world for this?"

"I am frightened."

Ying Zheng slightly forehead.

Said:

"Secret schemes of the family really disturb people's minds."

"But since I know Zhang Cang's talent, how can I continue to idle?"

"I understand this matter."

Li Si bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Ying Zheng said: "I won't mention this matter for now, where should the army go now?"

Yang Duanhe on the side came out and said:

"Go back to Your Majesty."

"Under the leadership of General Shejian, more than 8 Qin troops have already rushed to Yunzhong County. Now the army is confronting the Huns in Henan, and they will fight again today. If the army led by Shejian has not been scouted by the Huns It turns out that they should be marching across Henan to the Yinshan Grassland."

"Now the army of the Xiongnu that is coming to the south is colliding with the army of the empire that is coming to the north, colliding with the grasslands in the south of Yinshan Mountain. As long as Meng Tian can trigger this decisive battle according to the established plan, when the [-] troops led by Shejian arrive, the internal and external Under the pincer attack, it is enough to completely change the situation of the battle and defeat the Xiongnu on the spot."

"I dare to make a prediction."

"By the time your majesty goes down to Yunzhong County, the war in the north will be decided."

"I congratulate your majesty!"

Ying Zheng smiled and said:

"I hope so too."

"When the Xiongnu are completely driven away, the imperial court can clean up the remnants of the six kingdoms."

"The remnants of the six kingdoms have harmed the country and the people. The imperial court must let go of its hands and feet and vigorously clean it up. Only in this way can the world be restored to a long-term peace and tranquility."

All the courtiers said in unison: "Your Majesty will sweep away the remaining evils of the six kingdoms."

Ying Zheng nodded slowly, and said again: "We, the monarchs and ministers, have underestimated the remnants of the Six Kingdoms in the past, and I never thought that the remnants of the Six Kingdoms could have such a sinister plot, such a bold scheming, and even more so in public." The power to make trouble."

"Centured insect, dead but not stiff!"

"It's ruthless and black, nothing more so!"

Yao Jia said in a deep voice:
"In recent years, the imperial court has been busy with civilization reform, and the focus has been on the local Xiongnu going south, so it has somewhat relaxed the supervision of the remnants of the six countries. In addition, a large number of nobles from the six countries fled last time, which greatly increased the strength of the remnants of the local area, but the Six Nations After all, the remnants have become clowns who will only make specious 'prophecies' to make people laugh."

The rest of the courtiers nodded in agreement.

Over the past few months, there have been endless prophecies in the world.

Last year, there was a saying that the comet came out of the west in the winter month of this year, and the coming year will be a disaster.

And a month ago, they made the "Hu Ye, who died of Qin!" '

Although all kinds of news and discussions spread, there was an unspeakable turmoil hidden in the local area, and the people at the bottom became more and more anxious, but the court officials were unmoved at all, and even chose to face the difficulties.

The so-called big murderer refers to the Huns.

The First Emperor even waved his hand and ordered Meng Tian to attack the Huns in the north.

Even started a hunting tour north for this!
It is to smash this prophecy head-on!

And this is the self-confidence of the emperor and his ministers.

Zheng Guo hesitated for a moment.

He opened his mouth and said:

"The matter of prophecy, I think it should not be regarded as a child's play."

"Although we are well aware of this, the local people are not. They don't know the truth of the matter, and they may believe it if they are slightly deluded. Moreover, the spread of the prophecy is so powerful that it is almost known to the world. I think that when Let the local officials deal with the matter of prophecy seriously, and eliminate these negative things incomparably."

Yao Jia said:
"Zheng Zhisu internal history, this is too much!"

"The prophecy this time is actually more beneficial to the court than harmful."

"Although this prophecy will reach the ears of the Xiongnu sooner or later, it may not be what the court wants to see."

Zheng Guo frowned.

Puzzled:
"Why did Yao Tingwei say that?"

"Now Shejian is leading the army to the battlefield, in order to catch the enemy by surprise, attacking both inside and outside, completely defeating the Xiongnu army, so as to calm down the war in the north. If the Xiongnu heard the news, they would definitely be wary. Isn't this a mistake for the court? What has been planned for the past few years?"

Yao Jia laughed and said:

"You only know one of Zheng Zhisu's internal history, but you don't know the other."

"It is true that the imperial court has planned the war in the north for several years, but the Huns are not the only ones who are endangered in the world. The imperial court has always been afraid of the Xiongnu, except for the Xiongnu, because they are worried that the Huns will collude with the remnants of the six kingdoms. This prophecy comes from the remnants of the six kingdoms. This news , the court knows, and when it is passed on to the Huns, the Huns will know it too."

"This will undoubtedly increase the mistrust between the two."

"Divide and divide."

"This is a normal strategy."

"Now that the remnants of the six kingdoms are sending it up on their own initiative, is there any reason why the imperial court would not accept it?"

"As for what you are worried about, there is actually no need for it."

"Nowadays the army is in a confrontation with the Xiongnu army, and the news spreads to cover up the fortress. When the Huns hear the news, I am afraid that the war has ceased. The plan to send troops was planned early, and it will be deducted from the remnants of the Six Nations, further dividing the relationship between the two."

heard.

Zheng Guo was thoughtful.

He naturally understood what Yao Jia said.

He naturally understood what Yao Jia said.

The secret dispatch of troops by the imperial court has actually already been decided.

Regardless of whether there is a prophecy event or not, the court will still proceed according to the established plan.

But the remnants of the Six Kingdoms suddenly concocted a prophecy, which gave the court the tongue to "send troops", and then made the court take the initiative to send troops, and it became the court to prevent the passive dispatch of troops. This time, the meaning is different. .

The court took the initiative to send troops.

The Xiongnu and the remnants of the Six Kingdoms will only become closer in the future.

But because of this prophecy, the matter of sending troops from the imperial court will be passed on to the remnants of the Six Kingdoms, which will undoubtedly intensify the distrust between the remnants of the Six Kingdoms and the Huns, especially if there is no accident in this plan, the Xiongnu will encounter a disaster. After a big defeat, the Xiongnu will even blame the remnants of the Six Kingdoms for the defeat.

And this is obviously what the court is happy to see.

Zheng Guo said no more.

Ying Zheng Road:
"Don't pay too much attention to the prophecy."

"The imperial court is not afraid of any prophecy. If it thinks that the empire can be shaken by prophecy, I can only say that this is the remnants of the Six Kingdoms. Although the remnants of the Six Kingdoms cannot see the general situation of the world clearly, their harm to the world is actually at present. It is above the Xiongnu, and in the local area, the rich have endless fields, and the poor have no land to stand on.

"This is a declaration of war by the restoration forces against the imperial court!"

"The imperial court has always been willing to tolerate it, but when the Huns' affairs are over, it's time to clean up the old ways."

"To this."

"What's the best strategy for you dear ones?"

Be quiet.

No one chose to speak up.

Ying Zheng frowned slightly.

Yao Jia glanced around and said, "The remnants of the Six Kingdoms are indeed very evil, but I think it's too early to tell. The Xiongnu is the key to the present. I implore Your Majesty to send the eldest son to the north to prison." Army, must complete its merits in one battle, completely defeat the Xiongnu in the land of Henan, and completely quell the war in the north."

"Furthermore."

"The attack and killing in Lu County had a very bad impact."

"The remnants of the Six Kingdoms attacked and killed even the court officials, and this is an even worse crime."

"Fortunately, the Qin Shangshu Lingji people have their own heaven, and there is no serious problem. Now their bodies have recovered a lot, but the government affairs cannot stop. Over the past month, more than 400 Confucian scholars have been arrested in various places. I suggest that Qin Shangshu Ling Personally punish Confucian scholars to set the record straight."

"Your Majesty, please learn from me."

Yao Jia had just finished speaking.

Yang Duanhe quickly retorted:

"This is absurd."

"The eldest son is currently in Sishui County, in charge of the new land policy. Now that the new policy has not yet been seen, how can he easily go north?"

"In addition, Qin Shangshuling has not fully recovered and has just experienced a life-and-death catastrophe. How can he participate in the execution of Confucian scholars so hastily? Besides, the Confucianism has already been concluded, so why let a patient be executed?"

"I disagree with Yao Tingwei's suggestion."

Yao Jia sneered and said:
"Yang Weiwei, this statement is wrong."

"Daqin has always been dedicated to its duties. The last time Qin Shangshuling was ordered to arrest Confucian scholars, not only did Kong Yu, Kong Xiang and others not be arrested, but they were allowed to go unpunished. What's more, a riot was triggered because of this. , if Qin Shangshu did not order you to be injured, I will impeach His Majesty."

"Besides, dealing with Confucian scholars is a matter of Qin Shangshu's order. Why can't we continue?"

The two are facing each other at this moment.

Do not give in to each other.

Other courtiers were not involved.

They faintly noticed something.

The two seem to be arguing with reason, but in fact they have their own thoughts.

And the cause was a rumor, a rumor that no one had ever confirmed, and no one dared to raise it.

This is a battle about the crown prince! ! !

It is precisely because of the dispute between the two that the battle for the crown prince began to emerge.

And it's bound to get worse.

Li Si stood there muttering, and did not express any opinion on this. He would not stand in line easily, but he already believed that the rumor was true.

Perhaps Qin Luoheng is indeed the son of Daqin.

The Guanzhong clan, represented by Yang Duanhe and others, will definitely stand on Qin Luoheng's side, and Fusu has been cultivating the court deeply in recent years, and there are many ministers in the court, especially officials from the Chu family and the original six kingdoms. Originally, Fusu was the only family in the imperial court, but at this time, because of Qin Luoheng's sudden appearance, everything changed.

This naturally caused Yao Jia and other officials to feel uneasy.

So there is this admonition.

Yao Jia's intention was very clear.

At present, the war in the north has reached the final decisive battle, and it is very likely that the Qin army will return with a big victory. At this time, Fusu is sent to the north, no doubt to let Fusu inherit this great achievement, and Fusu and Meng Tian have a good relationship. Fu Suding can gain a lot of fame and reputation in this battle.

Further consolidate and stabilize its position.

Although Confucianism is 'notorious', it has a wide reputation in the local area. If Qin Luoheng leads the killing of Confucian scholars, it will definitely make the local people feel disgusted, which is obviously not beneficial to Qin Luoheng.

Among them, the game can be seen.

Yang Duanhe saw what Yao Jia was thinking, so he tried his best to stop him.

Li Si glanced at Yao Jia and Yang Duanhe incredulously, his eyes sank slightly, he already understood that such fights would probably continue to happen in the future, until the heir apparent was officially established.

But the choice of the crown prince.

After all, it is up to His Majesty to decide!
(End of this chapter)