The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 1005: Enclosure and Title [Subscription*Monthly Ticket Request]

Bingzhou has many problems, but it is a newly established empire, the people are united, and there is not so much intrigue among internal forces.

The Qin State was different. The composition of the Qin court was too complicated, and the internal forces were intertwined.

And there are quite a few traitors among them.

Inferring from the known results, Ying Zheng died and the Qin State was in chaos.

Fusu was isolated and helpless. Except for the Meng family who stood behind Fusu, almost all other court officials either stood on the opposite side or chose to remain neutral.

Among them, the left prime minister Li Si created the idiom with the most characters, "One misstep will lead to eternal regret."

However, Li Si was only the left prime minister, and the right prime minister Feng Quji who stayed in Xianyang was the key.

When Zhao Gao and Li Si forged the imperial edict, Feng Quji's position was very strange.

Judging from the situation at that time, the Feng family was the most powerful family in the entire Qin State.

Feng Quji was the left prime minister of Qin, and his son Feng Jie was the general of Qin, which meant that all the civil and military power of Qin was in the hands of the Feng family.

In addition, the Wang family’s position was the same. After Meng Tian died, Wang Li took over the Great Wall Corps.

During the chaos at the end of the Qin Dynasty, the Li family, who controlled the Northern Army and governed Nanjun and Longxi counties, was also very strange.

Miraculously, the county governors in various places did nothing about me.

Therefore, the water in Qin State is very deep, very deep.

At least the current rulers of Qin no longer have the ambition they had when Ying Zheng was in power. After the unification of Qin, they all chose to become nobles and prioritize family interests rather than Qin.

Therefore, Yan Yan boldly guessed that these people were not unaware of Wang Zhao’s problems, nor were they unaware of Qin’s problems.

They just chose to protect themselves and their own interests.

Under the avalanche, no snowflake is innocent.

The demise of the Qin Dynasty was not only due to the death of Ying Zheng, nor was it just the collapse of military merit, and it would not collapse because of the death of Fusu, but also because these vested interest groups began to fight among themselves.

They never thought that their inaction would cause such a huge empire to fall apart in just a few years.

The Qin Dynasty was destroyed not because of external problems, but purely due to internal power struggles and intrigues.

Although Xiang Yu was brave, if Wang Li did not hinder Zhang Han, the coalition forces of the princes would be nothing but a bunch of losers.

The Wang family has three generations, the grandfather is a businessman, the father is fierce and the son is incompetent.

Because Wang Li was a family of two marquises and had the protection of his father, he was promoted to a position that he did not deserve.

Because of Wang Jian and Wang Ben, Wang Li was promoted to a position that his abilities did not match.

And in Qin State, it is obvious that Wang Li is not the only one who is like this.

Therefore, the basic situation of the Qin State is here, and the key is to see how Fusu can revitalize it.

The remnants of the six kingdoms have been killed by Yan Yan, leaving only two or three big cats and small cats. As long as Fusu sits firmly on the throne, does not act recklessly, and can control the balance of the court, it is unlikely that Qin will cause chaos.

What's more, the struggle for power within Qin was because they had no external enemies and were facing external threats.

Now, Qin still has Bingzhou sleeping soundly beside its bed, so it seems that Qin will not fall into internal strife so easily.

Once Qin State starts to fight among itself, Bingzhou will reap the benefits.

"Enclose land, enclose land!" Yan Yan put away his daydreams. He had done what he should do. If something happened again, it would be because of Fusu's incompetence. The Qin State deserved this disaster.

"Your Majesty, the eldest prince... The envoy of Qin's Crown Prince Fusu requests to see you." Mo Ya habitually called Fusu the eldest prince and was unable to respond for a while.

"Oh?" Yan Yan was a little surprised. Just as he thought of Fusu, Fusu sent someone to see him.

Logically speaking, Fusu now has the support of Ying Zheng in Qin State, a new army under his command, and has learned to beat his brothers as early as possible, so he should not need help from Bingzhou.

"Please!" Yan Yan decided to meet him anyway, wanting to see what Fusu was going to do.

Soon, Fusu's envoy was taken to the side hall of the School Administration Hall.

"It's you!" Yan Yan was a little surprised by the person who came. The person who came was an old acquaintance, Meng Tian's younger brother, Meng Yi.

According to Meng Yi's current status in Qin, he is at least a more important figure than the Nine Ministers. When did he get involved with Fusu and even become Fusu's envoy?

"Meng Yi greets the Emperor!" Meng Yi bowed.

In fact, he took the initiative to request to follow Fusu. Otherwise, with his military achievements and status, Fusu would not be qualified to recruit him.

"Is Fusu okay?" Yan Yan asked with concern.

After all, he was raised by himself. Even if he is not his biological son, he is like his own son.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is doing well. He has ordered this humble official to greet His Majesty." Meng Yi knew that Yan Yan might have misunderstood, and hurried to explain.

"That's good."

Yan Yan nodded and asked Meng Yi about Fusu's current situation.

Now Fusu has firmly established his position as the crown prince. He has established his own government office and sits in front of Ying Zheng in the court, assisting Ying Zheng in handling the affairs of the Qin State.

The most peculiar thing is that the Qin State reopened the Lantian Camp with a standing force of 50,000 troops, and Fusu was appointed as the general of the Lantian Camp.

After learning about Fusu's recent situation, Yan Yan also breathed a sigh of relief.

Fusu really listened to the advice and knew that having soldiers in hand was the most important thing.

"So, why did Fusu send you here?" Yan Yan asked with a smile.

"Not long ago, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked Your Majesty for the position of Siche Shuzhang, the chief of the Qin nobles, and the Guanglu Gongxun."

Meng Yi did not say it directly, but talked about the news that had just happened recently and that Bingzhou had not yet had time to report back.

"Oh?" Yan Yan was a little surprised.

Si Che Shu Zhang was equivalent to the later Guanglu Qinghe Kaogongke, who was responsible for managing the fiefs of nobles of all sizes and distributing merits.

The power is neither big nor small, but I didn't expect Fusu to want such a position.

"Your Highness has made a suggestion and plan to the King."

Meng Yi continued.

"It's called enclosure and knighthood!"

"Enclose land and confer titles?" Yan Yan repeated.

"Yes, Your Highness proposes to raise the level of reward for those who have made great contributions in destroying the six nations, and grant them surnames, titles, and the right to autonomy in their fiefdoms."

Meng Yi continued.

"This is seeking death!" Yan Yan was angry.

Rewards cannot bring people's hearts and minds, but will only encourage human greed.

Trying to win people's hearts by this means is playing with fire and getting burned.

There is nothing wrong with raising the nobility title. If everyone raises it together, it is the same as not raising it at all. However, the autonomy of the fiefdoms will only foster a group of separatist princes.

"Yes, the king has the same reaction, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has his own ideas. Your Majesty, please listen to me continue."

Yan Yan nodded, suppressed his temper, and wanted to see what Fusu was going to do.

"Your Highness sent me here because the Emperor can grant you the map in Bingzhou's hands, and the place where the Bingzhou envoys circled and planted the flags."

Meng Yi continued, requesting to get the map held by Bingzhou.

Yan Yan narrowed his eyes slightly and understood what Fusu meant.

The collapse of the military merit title is inevitable. Even if Li Yao is very capable, without land, he has no land and there is nothing more to be granted.

However, the Chinese people all have a sentiment that they are reluctant to leave their homeland, and sending these people to other places could only alleviate the dissatisfaction, or even cause dissatisfaction among the local gentry of Qin.

(End of this chapter)