I am already immortal, why should I ascend to become an immortal?

Chapter 155: The Centralization of Royal Power

Several hundred years ago, in order to recruit talents and carry out reforms, several generations of Qin kings opened up the channels for public opinion and issued a call for talents to the world.

At that time, whether it was Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, Mohism, Legalism, Military Science, or Yin-Yang, Diplomacy, and Physiognomy.
As long as you have a good plan for governing the country, you can come to Xianyang and be summoned by the King of Qin himself.

If you have real talent and knowledge, you can stay in the territory of Qin and boldly display your talents and ambitions.

It was precisely because of this move that the Qin State, which was not very powerful at the time, suddenly became the leader among the seven states in the Central Plains.

But the disadvantage of this is that the rights and interests of the royal family and nobles are divided.

In particular, a certain representative of the Legalists had a close relationship with the King of Qin at that time.

What he advocated: "There is no hierarchy in punishment, no distinction between relatives, nobles and humbles, and the whole decision is made according to the law. There is a twenty-level system of military merit and nobility" overturned the previous Qin Dynasty system of "rituals are not given to common people, and punishments are not given to officials", allowing ordinary people to be on par with royal families.

Therefore, in order to appease the anger of the royal family and balance their interests.

The King of Qin of that generation made a decision to divide the national destiny and the royal power in the Black Water Dragon Seal among part of the royal family.

One of them is the inheritance of national destiny. Only with the consent of 30% of the royal family can the Black Water Dragon Seal be passed on to the prince, the future King of Qin.

The other is to donate to the country's destiny.

If one wishes to donate national fortune of more than 300 miles, half of the clans must agree.

At that time, appointing a crown prince was a major clan event.

As for donating national fortune, since the founding of the Qin State, historical records show that there were no more than five people who were able to donate national fortune over an area of ​​more than 300 miles.

So the King of Qin agreed after thinking about it.

And it is these two steps of concession.

In the hundred years since then, even if the Ying clan did not participate in government affairs or make military achievements, their status in the Qin State was still high.

As time went by, most of the tribesmen became lazy and spoiled.

Sometimes, even the King of Qin had to act according to their moods.

Just now.

Ying Lou wanted to break this rule.

Let the royal power be concentrated in one's own hands again.

"Your Majesty, I will never agree to such a decision that betrays our ancestors!"

After hearing Ying Lou's words, Ying Bo spoke first.

But this time, almost all the members of the Ying clan stood on his side.

Even those who had just knelt down and declared their loyalty to Ying Lou stood behind Ying Bo.

"Humph, betraying your ancestors?"

Ying Lou snorted lightly to express his disdain.

"This rule has only existed for a hundred years. How can it be considered as betraying our ancestors?"

"Besides, our Qin ancestors had the ambition to sweep across the world and unify the Central Plains. When did they ever say that they established the Qin Empire just for the sake of the Ying clan's decadent life?"

Ying Lou glared, and the majestic power emanating from his body made the old man Ying Bo's legs go weak and he almost fell to the ground.

A king makes a living for the people, establishes his destiny for the world, brings peace to the world for all eternity, expands vast territories, and creates unprecedented hegemony!

If it is just for the sake of wealth and luxury, to be superior to the common people, and to seek private power for the so-called clansmen.

This is not worthy of being called king.

Ying Lou also disdained to be such a King of Qin.

"You, you are spreading lies to confuse the people. If the King of Qin cannot take his clan into consideration, then we don't want him anymore!"

"This matter is not negotiable. Our Ying clan will never agree to it!"

The old man Ying Bo kept knocking the ground with the wooden stick in his hand, as if he was determined to oppose it.

And the Ying clan members behind him also worked together in a rare way.

At this moment, no matter who is on Ying Qi's side, or who is loyal to Ying Lou, or who is a double-dealer who has not yet made up his mind.

All stood together in unity.

"Bring it!"

Ying Lou held out his hand, and Li Xin, who was quick-witted and quick-handed, handed over the Ying family genealogy that he had prepared long ago. "I am not asking for your opinions."

As Ying Lou spoke, he flipped open the thick family tree, and after a brief pause, he continued speaking.

"All the living members of the Ying clan are within these three pages. It seems that I need the consent of half of them before I can regain the royal power!"

"What do you want to do? None of us will agree to it."

Ying Bo, as the representative of the Ying family, asked.

"Li Xin!"

Ying Lou suddenly turned around and shouted.

"My subordinate is here!"

Li Xin knelt on one knee and clasped his hands together and replied.

"I'll ask you this only once. Anyone who disagrees will be killed!"

After saying that, Ying Lou propped up his cheek with his right hand, sat on the chair, tilted his head and looked indifferently at the people in front of him.

"Ying Lou, I don't believe you dare to kill us all!"

One of the young men from the Ying clan shouted angrily.

If it weren't for the Li family soldiers surrounding them, pointing spears at them, this guy would have rushed over to fight Ying Lou to the death!
"Agree or disagree?"

Li Xin drew his sword and asked.

"No"

Before he could finish his words, a bleeding head flew out.

"Agree or disagree?"

Li Xin had a blank expression on his face and continued to ask the other person.

“I, I haven’t thought about it yet.”

With a swish, the sword flashed.

Another bleeding head followed in the footsteps of the previous one.

Cough~cough~
Just like that, I watched as more than a dozen guys who stood on Ying Qi's side were all chopped to death by Li Xin.

Ying Lou then coughed twice.

Since we have given enough sticks, it’s time to give these people some carrots.

"I think our Ying clan is quite prosperous and worthy of being included in this family tree."

Ying Lou suddenly stopped, then pretended to look around before continuing.

"I think there are about three or four hundred people. This is indeed a bit too many. In my opinion, it is better to keep only half of them."

When Ying Lou said this, he looked completely indifferent, and there was no respect for his ancestors and bloodline at all.

"You, you are committing treason! Kill us all if you dare!"

At this moment, Ying Bo angrily covered his aching chest.

He never expected Ying Lou to be so crazy. Even the God of War King Zhao back then was not half as crazy as Ying Lou.

"In fact, you don't have to worry so much. I, Ying Lou, am not an indifferent and heartless person. You are all my fellow countrymen from the Ying family. I will naturally not forget you."

After hearing this, Ying Bo and a few hot-tempered guys really wanted to rush out and tear Ying Lou's face apart.

Compatriots?

Won't you forget us?

Aren’t you afraid of losing your conscience when you say this?
"From today on, whether you participate in government affairs or join the army to gain military merit, I will treat you all equally, and I will never be stingy with the annual salary of the royal family."

This has been made very clear, that is, Yinglou will continue to give them the enjoyment brought by wealth, and no less.

But if you want to be an official in the court or be awarded military honors, you have to get it based on your own abilities, there is no backdoor.

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(End of this chapter)