My son, Fusu, please abdicate the first emperor!

Chapter 862 Those who obey me will prosper, and those who defy me will perish!

"That's right, Your Majesty. If they have the guts to attack Your Majesty, what about the Eco-Tech City?"

Shao Ping followed suit.

"The mass production of cloth has impacted their interests. Naturally, their first target is the Science and Technology City."

Guan Fu, who had never had a say in political affairs, said angrily, "If it were up to me, we should just chop off the heads of those aristocratic families who are self-righteous and don't obey the orders of His Majesty the Emperor."

"Saves trouble."

"Your Majesty has been very kind to them and has been tolerant of them. I think if you continue to tolerate them, these guys will only take Your Majesty less and less seriously."

"What's the saying? Confucius said, repay kindness with kindness, repay evil with justice. If something like this can happen right under my nose, I, Guan Fu, will no longer be a general."

Everyone looked over in horror.

What Chen Ping hated most was stupid people. As soon as Guan Fu opened his mouth, he revealed a strong sense of stupidity.

And this is what Chen Ping hates the most.

"You'd better do what you say." Chen Ping said in a low voice.

"Why can't I do what I say?" Guan Fu became anxious.

Fusu looked at this group of immature young people, and then thought about the old guys in the court, each of them was cunning and scheming.

Qin II didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

Shao Ping could not help but say, "Someone asked, 'Repay evil with good, how about that?' Confucius said, 'How do you repay good? Repay evil with justice, and repay good with virtue.'"

"Having said that, it would be too inhumane to exterminate their entire clan just because they wanted to attack us."

Guan Fu bluntly said, "What's the point of talking about humanity with these people? Are they human? Talking about humanity with people who are not human is cruel to people who are human."

"If you ask me, you nice guys are afraid of being gossiped about and retaliated against. I'm not afraid of that."

Guan Fu was ready to fight. He was fed up with those who always caused trouble and hindered his work, and wanted to solve the problem with force.

Everyone looked at Guan Fu, and they all thought he was a little extreme. "You think these things are too simple."

"A single move can affect the entire body. Killing all the nobles, is that something a human can do?" Shao Ping frowned slightly.

"We should do as much as we can. We can use the surplus to make up for the deficit. The surplus can never be completely lost, and the deficit can never be completely filled."

Shao Ping is still relatively peaceful.

What he liked was the long-term and steady governing style of Qin Ershi, which was what a civilized empire should do; Qin Shihuang was too self-righteous, always thinking that he could accomplish what his ancestors had done for eighteen generations, and that he had to accomplish ten years of work in one year.

Qin Shi Huang was not only afraid of his own death, but also afraid that the common people would live longer.

Shao Ping has always been a very gentle person. He feels that it is too cruel to directly execute those who do not comply with the emperor's will.

"Your Majesty is not only a role model for the people of the world today, but also the beginning of future history. If the emperor sets a bad example, it will cause more disasters to future generations."

After listening to these words, Chen Ping felt that there was some truth in them.

But he said, "Now people want to turn us into a pile of bones, but we talk to them about morality."

"The means they used to deal with us were the most treacherous, cunning and darkest."

"To put it bluntly, the other side already wants to kill us. And we are here thinking about those juniors who have nothing to do with us."

"If our generation dies, the younger generations who come after us will probably never have a chance to succeed."

“Although we should consider future generations and not harm their well-being, we should not be too restrained.”

"All the schemes in the world are treacherous. Because schemes are deceitful."

"If all the good people in this world were unwilling to resist, then all the good people would die out."

“If everyone cared about methods and approaches, then people in this world would be tied up and unable to do anything.”

"To deal with these people, you have to use extraordinary means. As for the affairs of future generations, let them deal with them later." In fact, Chen Ping always felt a little uncomfortable with his past actions. He felt that his approach was not very good, but he could not find a second better way.

For Chen Ping, principles, morality, and bottom lines are actually things invented by hypocrites to restrict their hands and feet, or they are excuses that losers make for themselves.

Where do so many principles come from? Where do so many morals come from? Where is the bottom line? If there really is a bottom line, please draw it out and let us see.

All in all, Chen Ping denied the rumors of conspiracy or overt scheme. As long as it can be used, there is no need to care about the bottom line. Morality and principles are all false.

At this time, Chen Ping didn't believe these things at all.

Guan Fu's head hurt after hearing this. "Alright, alright, you have too many words, you are right."

Feng Jing, who had just returned to the palace, had no say before, and this time he had even less say.

Lu Shizhi was serving in the palace, but when he heard everyone arguing, he felt like they were just taking advantage of the situation.

Didn’t Prime Minister Wang just say that those aristocratic families were going to take action against His Majesty the Emperor?

It's such a big thing, how come they are not afraid at all?

I have to tell my eldest brother about this, otherwise if something goes wrong, both of us brothers’ lives will be over.

Not only Lu Shizhi couldn't stand it, Fusu also didn't know what they were arguing about. They were just saying that they were right.

Afterwards, Qin II could only sigh, "I don't know what it means."

However, Qin II appreciated Guan Fu's words very much.

"I have been kind to these royal relatives and noble families for such a long time. From today on, those who obey me will prosper, and those who disobey me will perish."

Qin II suddenly said this.

When the eunuchs heard this, they were all surprised.

The young emperor's face turned blue and his eye circles were slightly dark. He had truly done his best for his old ministers.

When everyone heard what the emperor said, they all looked at Guan Fu.

Who knew that the emperor would adopt Guan Fu's opinion.

Shao Ping felt a little disappointed. He felt that he was always useless while working in the palace.

The emperor originally preferred Chen Ping's cunning, Lu Shizhi's simple-mindedness, Lu Ze's steadiness, Feng Jing's love of expression, Chen Gong's flattery, and even liked Sima Wuyi.

Just be kind to yourself.

Shao Ping always felt that he was somewhat out of place in this environment.

Shao Ping, the top strategist, was a little distressed about this. He wanted to go and have a chat with his good brother Meng Yi, but he was already a senior minister and was very busy.

Shao Ping didn't know what to do.

Now beside the emperor, he seemed very redundant.

Qin II discussed with others how to teach those aristocratic families and wealthy businessmen who were hiding behind the ministers a lesson.

Shao Ping looked at Qin II and felt that this was different from how he had imagined an emperor governing a country.

Looking at the plaque in front of the hall, it turned into "Civil and Military Achievements".

Shao Ping felt inexplicably lost.

He left the hall and wandered around alone.

Everyone in Xianyang City knew there was a Chen Ping, but no one knew there was a Shao Ping.

When Shao Ping thought of this, he could not help but recall the days he and his wife spent in the mountains when he was guarding the mausoleum. The breeze blew through the pine forest, the laughter of wild foxes could be heard from the hills at night, and the starry sky could be seen when the window was opened.

He was reading while his wife was drying clothes with the servants on the side.

I used to feel that life was hard, but looking back now, the past was the best.

Shao Ping was also willing to tell his wife about his experiences so that she would not worry about him.

Every talented person hopes that he can be recognized and that his talents can be put to good use.

The vast majority of talented people are suffering from the lack of platforms and opportunities, and have to find a job to make a living.

But Shao Ping is rare. He is in his ideal position. Being by the emperor's side, this is a very high position and a very great opportunity to achieve.

However, the emperor would not listen to him.

What's more, what he said was what the emperor had just said not long ago.

Shao Ping was wandering in the yard. More than ten years ago, there was also a man wandering like this in the Xianyang Palace of Qin State. He was very confused. Why didn't the King of Qin listen to him?

Shao Ping was walking leisurely when he unexpectedly met the queen who was out admiring the flowers.

The queen had a prince and also had another son.

The weather is hot today, so I took my two sons out for a walk.

As the mother of a country, she was very calm and generous about matters beyond her power, and didn't care about the eyes of other people in the palace at all.

I don’t know if it’s because of this reason, but she has become more beautiful and still has the tenderness of a mother.

It's really beautiful.

The sun shone on the lake. Prince Yao held his younger brother and let his feet fall into the water, attracting big and small fish to come over and nibble on his little brother's feet.

A group of maids and eunuchs followed behind him, fearing that something might happen to their little ancestor.

They were ready to jump into the lake at any time to save the two lives.

The queen led the palace maids and watched quietly from behind.

On the other side of the lake, Shao Ping was sighing alone under a willow tree.

Come to think of it, Shao Ping has been in the palace for many years, but it seems that he has not really contributed anything.

He was used to it and accepted the status quo. He was just responsible for writing documents, and it was good to be a person behind the scenes.

As a gentleman, you must make your own choices according to the situation.

Unfortunately, today, everything Guan Fu said was accepted by the emperor.

At that moment, Shao Ping felt his self-esteem shattered.

He felt so useless.

"Who's here?"

The Queen asked softly.

Shao Ping was so frightened that he stood up in a hurry. A gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall. The women in the palace were all the emperor's women. How could he talk to them casually?

I’m afraid someone will see me and gossip about me.

Shao Ping was shocked.

Only after seeing that the person coming was the queen did she breathe a sigh of relief.

"If you are not here to discuss matters with His Majesty, what are you doing here?"

Shao Ping was feeling depressed, but the Queen kept bringing up all sorts of issues. Shao Ping could only shake his head helplessly.

The queen didn't want to intervene at first, but she thought about what people in the palace often said, that there was a man named Chen Ping by the emperor's side, who was very much loved by the emperor.

Chen Ping was very good at observing people's words and expressions, and he was very respectful to even a little palace maid, which made the little palace maids feel that his cautiousness was a little ridiculous.

Of course, there are also some rumors that Chen Ping often goes to see Mrs. Xiong, and that the two of them are conspiring to remotely control the State of Jin or something like that.

It sounds like a rumor. How could a woman remotely control the State of Jin?

But the queen didn't like Chen Ping because there were too many rumors about him. In general, Chen Ping's evaluation was very negative.

Especially since he had been with the retired emperor before, he would do anything to achieve his goal.

Thinking of this, the queen couldn't help but ask more, "Who are the people accompanying the emperor?"

Shao Ping answered the Queen's question very cautiously, "There are only a few people in the Shangshutai."

"Did His Majesty drive you out?"

Shao Ping shook his head, "That's not the case."

The queen smiled, "Okay, I understand. Go home and have a good rest for a few days. I will talk to His Majesty about this."

Shao Ping was confused. "Ping asked himself, "I have done nothing for the Queen, so why would the Queen want to deal with my affairs?"

"I heard that there is a man named Shao Ping beside the emperor. He is the first person to come and the last to leave every day. He helps His Majesty handle official documents and memorials, and he almost never makes any mistakes."

"If Your Majesty doesn't know how to cherish such a person, it will show that Your Majesty is not a wise ruler."

"It would be fine if I didn't know about this, but now that I have encountered this, I can't just sit back and watch."

"The beauty of a gentleman is an adult, but the evil of not an adult."

"Just go home and rest."

Shao Ping was deeply moved when he heard these words and went home to rest.

After Shao Ping left, no one opposed Qin II, and several people immediately decided to teach those so-called old aristocrats a lesson.

Therefore, before the nobles could take action, they dispatched Jing Ke and a group of unknown assassins overnight to murder a top cloth merchant in Xianyang City.

This person was one of the wealthy businessmen who participated in the meeting of the recently retired dignitaries and behind-the-scenes bosses.

Of course, Jing Ke and his men did a very clean job, saying only that they encountered bandits in the suburbs and were thrown into chaos.

In the end, even the other party’s body was not found.

A tycoon cloth merchant, who could leave half of the people in Xianyang city without clothes with just a flick of his finger, suddenly died overnight under unclear circumstances, and his body was never found.

For people in the business world, this is undoubtedly a major earthquake.

For a time, the wealthy businessmen in Xianyang City were so frightened that they dared not sleep all night long. Those who did sleep no longer dared to hold beauties in their arms, but held swords instead.

This world is so wonderful.

Those who had previously clamored to teach the emperor a lesson were now trembling with fear and looking pale.

Feng Jie also heard the news, and he told Feng Quji, "Everyone says that the emperor sent someone to do it."

Feng Quji naturally didn't want to believe it. "Who is the emperor? How could he solve the problem in this way? If he handles things this way, court meetings will be useless in the future. Everyone will rely on assassinations to solve problems."

As Feng Quji spoke, he broke out in a cold sweat.

However, Feng Quji never allowed him to predict his son-in-law accurately, not even once.

At the court meeting the next day, Qin II used an excuse to say to his ministers who had not slept well all night, "Those who obey me will prosper, and those who disobey me will perish."

(End of this chapter)