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

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"Fusu did a great job!"

Although the problem of feudalization is huge, it is the only option to expand the territory quickly under transportation and population restrictions.

Although the Zhou Dynasty declined later, it still deduced some useful things.

That is the dynasty’s Hundred Days Territory.

Literally, the only territory the dynasty can truly control is the Hundred Days’ Land.

The meaning of this one hundred days is that the news must be passed from the local areas to the capital, and the capital will then send a large army to the local areas. The limit is one hundred days.

The royal authority does not extend beyond the territory of this time.

The hundred days in this law actually has a difference. The army being able to arrive within a hundred days and the army arriving within a hundred days and completing the suppression of the rebellion are two different concepts.

The former's control over the empire is not as strong as the latter, and the latter is generally the most powerful time of a dynasty.

Now Bingzhou has reached the 100-day limit, but Qin has not.

"Has Qin ever thought of moving its capital?"

Yan Yan suddenly looked at Meng Yi curiously.

Given the current territory of Qin, Xianyang is actually not the best choice for the capital.

Among all the cities in the world today, according to the capital center theory, there is only one city that is most suitable to be the capital of the Qin Dynasty, and that is Daliang!

Meng Yi was stunned for a moment and shook his head. How could it be possible to move the capital?

The Qin kings of all dynasties were buried around Mount Li, and the royal family’s clan lands were also in Yongcheng.

Moreover, the base of Qin State is also Qin State, which is Guanzhong.

Moving the capital rashly is not a good thing.

Although moving the capital would be beneficial to Qin's control over the world, it has both advantages and disadvantages and is unlikely under normal circumstances.

According to the theory of ghosts and gods, Qin rose in Yongcheng and prospered in Xianyang. Xianyang was also the place where Qin State took off. How could it be possible to move the capital easily?

Yan Yan nodded and said nothing more.

In this era, moving the capital would be defined as shaking the foundation and causing instability in the country.

Therefore, unless one wanted to be like the State of Wei and conquer the Central Plains, one would move from Anyi to Daliang.

"Then, how long does the King of Qin plan to keep the title of prince?" Yan Yan asked again.

"..."Meng Yi was silent again.

Can you ask me something I dare to answer?

Either moving the capital or proclaiming himself emperor, does he dare to say such a thing?
However, after taking over the ruined State of Qi, the issue of becoming emperor was also discussed in the court.

After all, the title of king is no longer enough to match Ying Zheng's current status.

"The official announcement will probably be made at the end-of-year ceremony or next year's spring ploughing ceremony." Meng Yi gave an approximate time.

The details will depend on what Ying Zheng thinks and when the court officials discuss the title of emperor.

Yan Yan nodded. In history, Ying Zheng officially established the title of the First Emperor in the year when he destroyed Qi.

Although the time has been advanced by three years, it is obvious that this kind of thing will not change.

"Your Majesty, Li Si, the Minister of Justice of Qin, requests to see you!" Mo Ya walked into the Tongbing Hall of the School Administration Hall again.

Yan Yan looked at Meng Yi in confusion. Didn’t these two come together?
"We are not together!"

Meng Yi knew Yan Yan's doubts. "I am here to pay respect to the Emperor on behalf of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Do you want to see him?" Yan Yan asked.

Meng Yi hesitated for a moment. Although he really wanted to know what Li Si was going to do in Bingzhou, but... he had not been notified that Li Si would come to Bingzhou. It was obvious that Li Si came with Ying Zheng's secret order.

It’s better for him not to know about this kind of thing.

In the court, the most important thing is information and intelligence, but knowing too much of it can sometimes be fatal.

"Nongyu, ask the Imperial Household to prepare a copy of the map and give it to Chief Clerk Meng Yi." Yan Yan rubbed his thumb and index finger to remind Nongyu.

Nanyue understood immediately that maps of great countries were secrets of strategic significance, and only the National Guard Office had a detailed map of the entire Bingzhou.

So...you have to pay more!

Meng Yi had also been in Bingzhou, and he understood as soon as he saw Yan Yan's actions that the Prince's Mansion was going to bleed heavily this time.

"I'm leaving now!" Meng Yi bowed and followed Nong Yu out of the hall.

Li Si also walked into the Bingzhou Palace under the guidance of the palace gate commander and met Meng Yi halfway. Although they knew each other, they pretended not to see each other and did not stop to ask each other why they came here.

"Li Tonggu, a disciple of Confucian Master Xun, pays homage to Emperor Xuanwu." Entering the school administration hall, the power center of Bingzhou, Li Si bowed and saluted.

Yan Yan looked at Li Si in surprise again. The person he was meeting was the Confucian Li Si, not the Qin State Chief Justice Li Si. And the person he was meeting was also Emperor Xuanwu, not his senior brother from the Confucian lineage of Yan Zi.

This means that Li Si came to meet the Emperor of Bingzhou in his personal capacity.

"Please take a seat!" Yan Yan signaled Li Si not to be polite.

Li Si sat down upright.

"Mr. Tonggu, what is the matter that brings you here to see me?" Yan Yan asked directly, not in the capacity of a Confucian scholar.

"Tong Gu has some doubts, and I hope the Emperor can answer them."

"What's your doubt?" Yan Yan was surprised. If one were to ask who in the world could be the best prime minister, Li Si would undoubtedly be the first. Even An Qisheng might not be able to compare to Li Si.

The reason why Li Si was unable to become the prime minister of Qin was that Qin conquered the six kingdoms and had too many military merits and honors, and Li Si's title was not enough to be promoted to prime minister.

After all, under the military rank, only those with higher ranks can lead those with lower ranks than themselves.

By the time Ying Zheng officially announced the unification of China and rewarded his ministers, Li Si's title was even further behind. If he wanted to become the prime minister of Qin, he could only outlast those people.

Therefore, Yan Yan was wondering what kind of doubt could make Li Si, with his talent, travel thousands of miles from Xianyang to Bingzhou, and it seemed that he even used his own yearly leave to come here.

"What path should Qin take?" Li Si asked solemnly.

"?" Yan Yan was stunned.

The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, and the unified centralized system was created by Li Si himself, which influenced the entire history of China. No matter how many dynasties China has gone through, the shadow of the Qin system can be found in their dynasty system. This is how terrifying Li Si is.

Therefore, Li Si is the most underrated prime minister in the entire history of China.

If he had not lost his integrity in his later years and made a single misstep that led to eternal regret, Li Si could have even been recognized as the best in history, just like Ying Zheng.

"The Qin State is too big, and this unified centralized empire has never appeared before. So, what path should this empire take and how to control this huge and speeding chariot requires a qualified driver." Li Si said solemnly.

Because of Yan Yan's influence, Qin's pace of conquering the six kingdoms was accelerated, and Li Si did not have much time to slowly think about the future direction of this unified empire.

Yan Yan also suddenly realized that he was a latecomer and had a lot of experience to learn from, but Ying Zheng, Li Si and others did not have that. For them, everything was new and they had no experience to learn from.

That's why Li Si had doubts.

I'm afraid that Li Si in history also consulted many people in this way.

(End of this chapter)