My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 840 The Prince Makes a Mistake
The philosophy of Qin II was not advanced for Yao, but the rules were a little too ruthless and cruel for Yao's young mind.

My grandfather and my father were almost cut from the same cloth. They both believed that people were extremely selfish and hopeless.

But with Yao's current experience, he simply didn't understand that behind these words was the truth that one had to pay such a high and painful price to understand.

On the contrary, he didn't think these words were that powerful, he just thought it was too tiring to think like this.

He was only seven years old. Every day he was accompanied by his brothers who grew up with him. Both his parents were still alive. He was also deeply loved by the old emperor, who allowed him to ride on his horse.

He had no worries about food and clothing and was born with his head held high. These things that many people would not even dare to imagine in their dreams actually happened to him.

He lives a happy and beautiful life every day, which seems like a dream to outsiders.

Of course, while enjoying this kind of happiness, one also has to lose some things, such as - blood, knowledge, and the truth.

Without experiencing the utmost despair or witnessing the plight of others, Yao would never understand what he really meant to himself.

In fact, he is nothing, but this world, this era, and this society have given him too many roles to play and given him a lofty status in the eyes of the world.

He enjoyed the world's admiration for his status and position, but thought he received love and care from the guards, eunuchs and palace maids around him.

If he was just the son of a little guard, would he be loved by so many people?

impossible.

Lucky yet pitiful Yao, he will have to experience many more twists and turns in the future.

Because my childhood was so smooth.

Suffering is a tonic for those who are preparing to become strong, a great tonic. But unfortunately, Yao can't take these tonics.

Seeing Yao deep in thought, Qin II really wanted to kick him, because he looked like he didn't understand what he was saying.

Therefore, it is absolutely necessary for him to learn and observe more from Qin Shihuang.

The small fry around him can only teach Yao a bunch of fancy moves that he will never use.

Only those who have been emperors know how to be emperors.

But we can't let Yao get away with it too easily. Since he can't stand the hardships outside and doesn't understand the pain of having no power, no money, no influence and no connections, then he should just endure a little more physical pain.

Seeing that he didn't know what suffering was and wanted to go out to suffer, Qin II knew that his life was too comfortable.

If a child lives too comfortably when he is young, it will not be good for his future growth.

Before Qin II, he had been on a battlefield with thousands of soldiers and horses crossing a single-plank bridge. He had experienced so many hardships along the way, but he persisted with his perseverance.

"I see you are not young anymore, why haven't I heard that you have taken the archery and defense classes?"

Yao raised his head, a bad feeling coming to his mind. He looked at his father in confusion, "Don't people start learning at the age of nine? Isn't it too early for me to start now?"

Qin II shook his head. "It's getting late. Even if you can't learn archery, at least you should get up at 1:00 a.m. every day and go to Shanglin Garden to practice a set of boxing."

Yaoba glanced at the expression of Qin II, then looked at the ministers and servants around him, and no one dared to plead for him in this matter.

Yao had no choice but to admit defeat.

From then on, there was another young man in the Xianyang Palace. He would get up before dawn every day to go to Shanglin Garden to practice sword, ride horses, and walk dogs...

It was a rare opportunity for Qin II to get along with Yao, and he was originally very interested in chatting with him more. However, he found that this kid was skeptical about everything he said and just looked at him with a confused look on his face, a bit like his uncle Feng Jie.

Feng Jie is also very timid in front of his father, but he is very smart.

This conversation was not pleasant, and it felt like playing the lute to a cow. Qin II couldn't help but ask Yao, "I see that you don't like governing the country, so what do you like?"

When Yao heard the word "like", his eyes suddenly lit up.

"I... I like this." Yao finally took his hand out of his sleeve and pointed firmly at the big tripod on the side.

Qin II did not understand that although the tripod was a ritual vessel, it was also a tool used by everyone to eat from the same pot two or three hundred years ago.

Until now, many pots, bowls and kitchen utensils are similar in style to the tripod.

The learned Qin II thought his son was innocent. "You just like this. As a prince, you should eat delicacies from land and sea every day. You should be tired of eating. How can you like it?"

Yao looked at Qin II with wide eyes. He frowned and said, "No, I mean, I like sacrifices. I think cultivating immortals is much more fun than governing a country."

When everyone heard this, they were petrified on the spot.

No one can remain calm after hearing this.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on Yao, as if he had committed some unforgivable sin.

"I find the form of sacrifice and prayer just now much more interesting than dealing with memorials or discussing national policy with ministers."

"Besides, cultivating immortals is so much fun. Putting a bunch of things in a big furnace will cause an explosion and refine new things."

Yao said this, looking at his father who was always good-tempered to him very seriously with an expression of expectation and approval.

This is the second reason why Yao has such a clear and profound memory of this audience of princes.

The Second usually doesn't resort to violence. If he does, it only means that he is particularly angry about something.

That day, screams were finally heard from Wangyi Palace.

Prince Yao has not officially appeared in the court yet, but because of his answer this time, everyone has the impression that he is not doing his job properly.

The historians were originally worried that they could not write something good about Crown Prince Yao, but it turned out that this "little ancestor" made trouble for himself.

The next day at work, Sima Wuyi was asked by his colleagues how to deal with the matter.

After hearing the truth, Sima Wuyi said six words, "Just write it down honestly."

"Will the Queen be angry if it is written like this? And what about the Prime Minister and the Chief Censor?" The Young Secretary knew that the Queen was wholeheartedly protecting the Crown Prince, and the current Crown Prince's background was too strong.

A new emperor appoints new ministers.

Twenty years later, the Qin court had changed a lot.

Twenty years ago, the ministers still had some character. There were many ministers like Xin, Sima Wuyi, and Chunyu Yue.

They will not show mercy to you just because of whose son you are. They will only care about what position you will hold in the future. Out of consideration for the people of the world and the politics of the court, they would rather offend you, even sacrifice themselves, and make sure you grow.

People at that time had a firm belief that a subject was a subject and a slave was a slave.

Ministers will never enslave themselves. Some are proud and will never change their behavior because of the will of the monarch. Slaves are slaves. Regardless of right or wrong, they are only responsible for obeying and making the master happy.

People at that time were people who stood tall and upright.

A slave is someone who made a mistake and was punished to do heavy work. In that era, the ministers not only had the basic concept of being equal to the king and governing the country together, but also had a considerable social status and could have an equal dialogue with the king in terms of strength.

These most basic factors led to the high spirits of the officials in the court.

It was in this atmosphere that so many people of great character and brilliant ideas were nurtured during the Shang, Zhou and even the Spring and Autumn Period.

However, as the seven major powers of the Warring States Period continued to seize power from their subjects and continued to lead the development of centralized systems, political culture naturally began to change, and the later generation's feelings about the times are definitely different from those of the previous generation.

The concept of class is becoming more and more serious, wealth and honor are becoming more and more desired by everyone, while poverty is becoming more and more hated by everyone.

Gradually, not only did people in society begin to suffer mental oppression and become mentally abnormal, but the political atmosphere in the court was also greatly affected.

Although there are no fish in clear water, this does mean that there will be no fish when the water is too clear. It just means that people should not be too observant, not that there are no fish in clear water.

So since the water has become so dirty, can any fish still survive and reproduce in it?

Human beings are the product of their environment. Once the environment begins to deteriorate, it is destined to breed more bad people, and those who are mentally healthy and have perfect personalities will naturally become fewer and fewer.

Slowly, the world naturally became a makeshift team.

As the environment becomes worse and worse, people are naturally becoming worse.

It's like an apple. If the apple is rotten, then bugs will naturally breed. The more bugs there are, the faster the apple will rot, and the faster the apple rots, the more bugs there will be.

The worse the social environment becomes, the more people will naturally become bad under the influence; as people become worse and worse, the social environment will become worse and worse.

Unfortunately, from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period and then to the Qin Dynasty, the social environment was in the process of becoming worse.

At this point, no one can escape.

As people's moral standards and values ​​continue to decline and under the influence of an environment where villains are in power, the concepts of the younger generations have become completely different.

The previous generation thinks that doing certain things is natural, but the next generation has to make new judgments based on what they have seen and heard since childhood, the experiences passed down by the previous generation, and the cause and effect pros and cons they have learned.

If the new generation of young people are too outspoken and unscrupulous, it must be because the previous generation was too repressive and too rigid.

If the ministers of this generation are timid and dare not stand up for justice and conscience, then one can imagine what the ministers of the previous generation have experienced.

Compared to the strength of the enemy, the most terrifying thing for people is the betrayal of their own people.

No one dared to write directly about the Crown Prince's Junior Internal History or even the ministers around Crown Prince Yao, who were the descendants of Fusu's generation of assistant ministers. How could they dare to offend Crown Prince Yao, and they did everything they could to curry favor with this "little ancestor".

Even before writing a sentence, you have to think twice.

Because they were afraid that when Prince Yao grew up one day, he would not be grateful to them for writing the truth today and forcing him to be a gentleman; instead, he would feel resentment and kill them all when he gained power when he grew up.

As for why the younger generation thinks this way, we have to ask the older generations.

The damage to the political ecology of this empire caused by King Zhaoxiang of Qin and Qin Shihuang had endless impact and harm.

He suppressed ministers who gave him good advice, and favored ministers who were sweet-mouthed but treacherous and harmed the lives of the people; he sentenced ministers who had made great contributions to death, and trusted the words of ministers who were his brothers-in-law and relatives. The consequences of these actions will only be borne by the next generation of kings and ministers.

No one dared to directly record the prince's absurd remarks.

Regardless of the era, those in power are generally steady and serious. They can eat whatever they want, but they must never say anything they want.

Compared with the witty remarks of Qin II in his youth, the innocent and childish words of Prince Yao, who had never experienced a beating, were a big taboo in politics.

Obviously, Prince Yao does not have that many natural advantages in being a crown prince.

Although he is very smart, he still needs to improve in speaking.

Sima Wuyi's attitude of writing truthfully puzzled other censors and historians.

"He is not afraid of death, but we are." The group of people said goodbye to Sima Wuyi with a smile, and ran to ask the Grand Historian Hu Wujing for advice.

Hu Wujing, he is also an elder in the palace.

The history books of Qin II were mainly compiled by him. He sorted out and processed the records of words and deeds that were excerpted by Sima Wuyi every day and processed them into those that were in line with the interests of the empire.

This task naturally tests a person's comprehensive abilities, including his level, knowledge, and writing skills.

Such a person must be someone who is good at understanding politics and is willing to keep a low profile.

Grand Historian, this is a cold bench, most people can't stand the loneliness.

One person, a scroll of bamboo slips, a pen, a scraper, and a plate of ink, would sit there for a whole day. One position would carry this burden for more than ten years.

The salary is not high, but no matter who comes to power, you can change the position but you cannot change the person.

The young newly appointed Junior Secretary of the Interior led a group of older clerks and searched for a long time in the various libraries of the Shangshutai. Finally, they found the Grand Historian under a pile of bamboo slips and paper scrolls.

Hu Wujing read books day and night. When he felt sleepy, he would use the book as a blanket and fall asleep on the ground.

When the young internal historian met Hu Wujing, he said a lot of good things and asked for his advice.

Hu Wujing looked at the newcomer's clear eyes, listened to his narration, and understood the cause and effect of the matter.

"Why did your majesty beat the prince?"

"Because the prince said something wrong."

"So do you think the prince should be beaten?"

The young internal historian paused for a moment. He thought it was not a big deal, and said bluntly, "The prince is a child and speaks without restraint. Isn't it a bit inappropriate to write about such a small matter?"

Hu Wujing could not help but stare at the Shao Nei Shi in a daze, wondering what this young man had been through and why he was talking so much nonsense.

"It's just a small matter, and now you want me to make the decision." Hu Wujing was naturally dissatisfied.

Beads of sweat appeared on Shao Nei Shi's forehead and he didn't dare to speak.

Immediately, Hu Wujing glared and scolded loudly, "Such a big thing, you actually said it was a small matter."

"Who is the emperor? Does he get angry easily? According to his character, since he openly accused the prince, it means that the people around the prince have to be replaced."

"What?!" The young Shao Nei Shi widened his eyes with a look of disbelief.

He did all these things just to keep his official position, his life, and to get promoted and make money in the future.

How come he ended up losing his official position?

"If you want to do this job, then write the truth, as a historian should do. If you don't want to do this job, then make a big deal out of a small matter and continue to please the prince."

(End of this chapter)