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

Chapter 1006: The Tragic Wang Li [Please subscribe*Please vote]

You should not underestimate the evil of human nature. As the victor, it is impossible for the nobles and soldiers exiled by Qin to truly regard the people of the six countries as their own people.

Especially when the other party is one of his own subjects.

Therefore, when the Qin people were sent out to other places, they would inevitably manage the people of the six countries with a superior mentality.

It would be fine if they didn't have fiefdoms, as they didn't dare to treat the local people harshly for the sake of political achievements.

But what if the official position and the fiefdom are in the same place?

This is the fundamental reason why people from all over the country rose up in rebellion at the end of the Qin Dynasty.

Local people can't stand these outsiders managing them, unless the leaders are really popular with the people.

But such a person is the kind that people have to pray for thousands of times or hundreds of years to wait for.

"Does Fusu want to throw all these people out of Huaxia and Bingzhou?"

Yan Yan probably understood what Fusu wanted to do.

It is a sentimental feeling to be reluctant to leave one’s hometown, but that doesn’t mean it is impossible to give it up.

Fiefdoms, titles, and official positions are not hereditary.

Those who can inherit the title will reach the level of Qing.

Therefore, the fiefs of more officials in the Qin State were linked to their titles and official positions.

As long as the person is there and the official position is there, the title and fiefdom will also be there.

When people leave, the tea gets cold.

So fiefdom autonomy is different.

To put it simply, the imperial court will give you a proper name, personally open a family tree for you, and then grant you fiefdoms, official positions, and titles.

Just go out and fight on behalf of the court. All the income from your business will be yours. You just need to pledge your loyalty to the court and pay tribute on time.

The Chinese people who had just experienced the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period knew very well how the royal families in their own territories came about.

Now that they have the opportunity to become the founding fathers of a country, the so-called difficulty in leaving their homeland is not impossible to give up.

With the bestowal of a surname and title, your family tree and clan will be wherever you are.

Homeland? Sorry, I am my hometown!
This temptation is irresistible to the Chinese.

Even though they knew that the road ahead would be difficult, and that the court had no money or land to reward them, and that there was nothing they could be rewarded with, they would still plunge in.

Calling oneself the ancestor of a sect is a temptation that the Chinese people can never refuse!

Fusu obviously knew this, which is why he asked Meng Yi to ask for the map.

Because no one can resist this temptation.

“I originally wanted to leave it to future generations…” Yan Yan shook his head.

Fusu knew that the envoys were setting up flags and demarcating land everywhere, and he also knew what Yan Yan and Bingzhou wanted to do.

However, Bingzhou has not been able to fully develop its own territory and does not have sufficient manpower and material resources.

But it belongs to the Qin State!

Those old noble families, those emerging dignitaries, who doesn’t have some people in their family, who doesn’t have surplus food?
Those who can win military merit on the battlefield are those who bring their own village and clan members to the battlefield.

Think about why Xiang Yu, who committed suicide at the Wujiang River, did not dare to cross the Yangtze River. Was it because he couldn't? It was because he didn't dare.

What should we say when we get back? The parents and wives of the Jiangdong boys who were taken away asked:

"King Xiang, where is my son?"

"King Xiang, where is my husband?"

How did Xiang Yu answer?

Those are all his closest relatives.

It is the same now. Those who can obtain great military merits are all from the same family.

The Qin State bestowed them with surnames and titles, and they always had the autonomy to expand their territory. Now that they had surnames and fiefs, they truly completed the class transition from the common people to the nobility, so it was inevitable that they would give up some things.

They all know how the Qin State came to be. Thousands of years later, when the Qin State collapsed, they might become the next founding ruler of the Qin State.

"Your Highness said that Qin is showing signs of internal strife. Rather than letting them waste Qin's national strength in the internal strife, it would be better to throw them out to expand China's territory."

"As for how many people they can take with them and what path they can take, that depends on themselves."

"The Zhou Dynasty divided the world into fiefdoms. There were at least 800 princes, if not 1,000. In the end, the Qin Dynasty and Bingzhou were established."

"If the Qin Emperor of later generations is incompetent and is destroyed by other feudal princes, then it is also the incompetence of future generations. China will still be China."

Meng Yi continued speaking.

This is also the reason why Fusu persuaded Ying Zheng.

The descendants are incompetent and deserve to have their country destroyed.

This was the case with Bingzhou, the State of Qin, and the same was true for those family forces that were divided up.

The world is given to you, and what you do with it is up to you.

"Who are in the first batch of enfeoffment?" Yan Yan was curious about who were the first batch of people Fusu wanted to throw out.

"Wang Li!" Meng Yi directly said a name.

"..." Yan Yan was stunned for a moment. He was just thinking that Wang Li was useless, but the next moment, Fusu was about to throw Wang Li out.

"Will the Wang family agree?" Yan Yan asked doubtfully.

The Wang family was the most prominent family in the Qin State at that time, and Wang Jian and Wang Ben were both pillars of the Qin army.

Would Wang Jian and Wang Ben agree to just throw Wang Li away like that?

"Both the big and small generals agree!"

Meng Yi smiled and said that although Fusu was able to convince Wang Jian and Wang Ben, in fact the entire Qin State was confused.

Wang Li is the eldest son of the Wang family and is supposed to inherit the status and title of Wang Jian and Wang Ben. There is no need for him to go out and work hard to expand the territory.

“???” Yan Yan was also a little confused. How did Wang Jian and Wang Ben agree to this? Did Fusu threaten them by putting a knife on their necks?
"It's nothing, actually. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Prime Minister only sent three hundred beauties to the generals and princes."

"Then General Wang is still strong and vigorous, and General Wang is still as charming and elegant as ever, so... the Wang family now has more than one heir."

Meng Yi held back his laughter, not knowing who came up with this dirty trick.

Wang Li was stunned when he heard the news.

Of course, the one who was even more troubled was Wang Ben. He was already in his thirties or forties, but suddenly he had several younger brothers and sisters.

So Wang Ben couldn't even take care of himself, so how could he have the mood to care about Wang Li.

What's more, he has created a lot of villains, so Wang Li is not the only choice.

It is true that the father loves his youngest son, not to mention that Wang Li himself did not meet the expectations of Wang Jian and Wang Ben.

So, throw it away and leave the title to the youngest son, or wait and see who is more suitable to inherit the royal family business in the future.

The Wang family, with its large wealth and power, cannot put all its eggs in one basket.

In particular, Wang Jian and Wang Ben both knew that after Qin completely conquered Qi, it would be inevitable that two marquises would be made from their family according to their merits.

Wang Ben did not need to inherit Wang Jian's title, so instead of wasting it, it would be better to split the family and become independent.

Yan Yan understood the key point and roughly understood the thoughts of Wang Jian and Wang Ben.

The Wang family is going to follow the path of an aristocratic family, so sending Wang Li away is another option.

Moreover, Fusu and Xiong Qi both came in person, and the meaning was very clear. The Wang family had to agree whether they wanted to or not.

The Wang family has now aroused the fear of the King of Qin. If it is not split up, the Wang family will face a catastrophic disaster one day.

The Wang family had to accept the honor given by the new and old Kings of Qin.

Therefore, Wang Li can be said to have become a pawn of the Wang family, or it can be said that he is another path for the Wang family.

For the Qin State, bringing out the Wang family, who had made outstanding contributions, could also shut up other people.

Even the Wang family is like this, are you stronger than the Wang family?
(End of this chapter)