Thousand-year-old family: its rise began with Shang Yang’s reforms

Chapter 217 The Tyranny of the First Emperor [First update, please subscribe]

Hearing Chen Zheng's words, a smile instantly appeared on Fusu's face.

He understands what Chen Zheng means and also understands Chen Zheng's concerns very well, so being able to become Chen Zheng's "student" is already good, and he no longer expects to be his disciple.

There were too many entanglements between the Chen family and Qin.

So many that people can’t count them.

This is not a good thing for the Chen family, and it is not a good thing for the Qin State. Even if the Chen family does not take the initiative to avoid suspicion, Fusu will take the initiative to avoid suspicion.

He didn't understand why his father asked him to learn from the Chen family, but for Fusu, being able to learn the "knowledge" of the Chen family was the most important.

In the eighth year of the First Emperor's reign, the eldest son Fusu became the disciple of his right minister Chen Zheng.

Except for Chen Zheng, no one from the Chen family came to Xianyang City to serve as an official. Even Chen Zheng's eldest son Chen Ju never came.

The position of Sikou has fallen into the hands of others for the second time since Qin Xiaogong.

And Zhao Gao, the "fuse" who ignited the flames between Ying Zheng and Chen Zheng, did not die. He survived the eighty-year-old cane with great perseverance and a little bit of luck.

Zhangtai Palace

Chen Zheng raised his head and asked with hesitation on his face: "Your Majesty, do you really not want to think about it anymore?"

When Ying Zheng was extremely angry, and when Chen Zheng also showed his true intentions, no one could tamper with the punishment of the stick. They all hit Zhao Gao for real, so Zhao Gao was able to survive. It really depends on strong perseverance and a little bit of luck.

"If I don't have the guts to do this kind of thing, then who else has the guts to do it?"

"Your Majesty doesn't have to gamble with Qin's many years of foundation, right?"

People are watching.

Chen Zheng, who was always paying attention to the affairs of the inner court, did not miss this incident, but he no longer wanted to fall out with Ying Zheng over anything. Their plan required a peaceful environment and relationship.

The imperial doctor who treated him at that time once said that if his luck was just a little bit worse, Zhao Gao would have used a little more strength with the stick, or even sent it to the imperial doctor as slowly as half a stick of incense. Even God can't save my life.

Chen Zheng became even more silent: "So this is the reason why your Majesty had a deliberate conflict with me before? So this is why your Majesty deliberately indulged Zhao Gao? So this is your Majesty's ultimate goal?"

Ying Zheng sat opposite Chen Zheng with a majestic look on his face: "Is there still a chance?"

But no matter how "what if", no matter how "what if", the final result of the matter is that Zhao Gao survived.

Of course, because of Ying Zheng's disgust, the position of "CRRC Order" was no longer held by Zhao Gao, but was replaced by another chamberlain.

The teacher of "Gongzi Hu Hai".

He said silently: "Maybe there are other ways?"

The first time, those people caused big problems, but what about this time?

I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, or Ying Zheng was still a little dissatisfied with Chen Zheng in the end, so Zhao Gao was not relieved of his other position.

After Zhao Gao left his position as CRRC Fu Ling, he concentrated on staying by Hu Hai's side and acting as his teacher.

Ying Zheng nodded slightly, looked at Chen Zheng and said with a smile: "I don't care about many things. I only do this for the stability of Qin in the end."

He was silent for a moment and then said: "Actually, you are wrong. Ever since Qin took the step of unification, I have no other choice."

"There is only one road in front of us." "In other words, it is not that Qin has no choice, but that no matter which country is unified, he has no other choice."

"You can only move forward steadily, or die gradually."

Chen Zheng was silent again.

Ying Zheng continued: "There are three choices before the Qin State. One is to delay time and implement the system of prefectures and counties; the other is to delay time and implement the enfeoffment system; the third is the path I am taking now."

"The first point doesn't work. Unless I can train a large number of "scholars" who are loyal to Qin within fifty years and break their monopoly on culture, this group of people will still have the knowledge fifty years from now. , the "scholars" are still their family, they will only want to live the "high and above" life before, not the life stipulated by the Qin State."

“No one is willing to give up power after experiencing it.”

"The second point is even more undesirable. No matter whether the feudal lords have strong soldiers and horses and the world falls into war again fifty years later, or whether the Qin Kingdom slowly unifies again fifty years later, it will leave irreversible evil."

"Only now, while people are welcoming the new era, can we make the most correct choice."

"Cutting the knot with a sharp knife is the only way to get the world's leaders to accept unification. If it succeeds, the Qin Kingdom will naturally last for thousands of generations, at least eight hundred years; but even if it fails, the idea of ​​​​unification will be planted in the hearts of people all over the world."

"Even if we fail, I will still be the first emperor in the world and the first emperor to complete the unification."

Having said this, Ying Zheng smiled hoarsely, and then looked at Chen Zheng: "In fact, I am somewhat different from my father and the ancestors of Qin State, and I don't want to endure it."

"If I implement the enfeoffment system today, of course I can make the princes and kings fear me while I am alive, but what difference does this make between me and the kings who came after the Zhou Dynasty? Is it just a difference in title?"

He chuckled lightly: "I don't want to do that, and I won't do that."

Chen Zheng looked at Ying Zheng silently, and finally sighed quietly and said: "Forget it, let's support the Qin family one last time."

He stood up and looked at the domineering First Emperor standing in front of him: "Your Majesty, after this time, no matter what the outcome, Chen will no longer be the protector of Qin."

Chen Zheng bowed slightly, then turned and left.

Ying Zheng stood in the hall with a very peaceful expression. He looked at Chen Zheng's leaving figure and said faintly, "I know."

He turned his head and looked at the Kanyu map behind him, and said indifferently: "If I win, the world will be stable and the Chen family will no longer be needed; if I lose, the Chen family will keep a few direct descendants of the Ying family, and later serve as the leader of the world. I have no regrets or regrets about helping new people build a country."

"After all, no matter how hard he builds a new country, he will still follow my path, right?"

"I am the first emperor of the world! No matter who becomes the king of future generations, they must continue to use my title of emperor!"

Ying Zheng threw his head back and laughed loudly.

This is the domineering spirit of the First Emperor.

Chen Mansion

Chen Zheng returned to his mansion, sat under the eaves and watched the rain falling slowly outside, his expression unchanged.

The silent atmosphere was broken by hurried footsteps.

A boy ran over in a hurry, with an anxious look on his face: "Prime Minister, there is a letter from Guandu!"

PS: The second update will probably be around 10:30.

(End of this chapter)