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

Chapter 164 This is the unification of the world; Ying Lou is assassinated
The world’s resources are so vast.

A stone, an ear of wheat, a pig, a sheep are all resources.

Even a bucket of water from a stream is a resource.

In order to coordinate these countless resources, "currency" came into being.

In the Qin State, it was the "Qin Half Liang" that Lu Buwei had just broken.

"Your Majesty, do you know that the Jiang Dynasty of Qi was usurped by the Tian family a hundred years ago?"

Lu Buwei continued to play with the bronze ball in his hand and asked Ying Lou.

"Of course I know!"

Since the first emperor divided the country into seven kingdoms, only one kingdom was "destroyed" in thousands of years, and that was the Qi Kingdom of the Jiang family.

Although the name of Qi State has not been changed, it has actually become a new country.

"Since Your Majesty knows that Tian replaced Jiang, do you also know what Tian did after usurping the throne in order to consolidate the royal power and eliminate the hidden dangers left by Jiang's old dynasty?"

The change of royal power would inevitably lead to bloodshed, and Ying Lou naturally knew this.

After Tian ascended the throne, in order to prevent the former dynasty's old members from restoring the throne, the Jiang family could not escape the fate of being slaughtered.

"More than 500 members of the Jiang clan were hung on the gate tower of the Qi capital and left to die in the sun. Everyone in the Central Plains knows about this!"

Ying Lou replied calmly.

"Haha, the king is still a child indeed, he is really naive! With only 500 people, do you think the Tian family will be so 'kind' and 'gentle'?"

Calling the King of Qin a child was a capital crime punishable by beheading, but Lü Buwei did not seem to care at all when he said it.

"In order to completely wipe out the Jiang family and maintain the stability of the new dynasty, Tian slaughtered all people related to the Jiang family in the three years after he usurped the throne, whether they were old ministers, eunuchs, palace maids, or distant relatives beyond the fifth degree of mourning."

"This killing amounted to more than 200,000 people. Even that was not enough. Tian also ordered the burning of millions of volumes of Qi's books, the destruction of the Jiang clan's ancestral temple, the excavation of the graves of all the Jiang clan's ancestors, and the replacement of various customs that had been established by the old dynasty."

"Your Majesty, do you think that this absolute erasure can allow the Tian family to firmly sit on the throne of Qi?"

Lu Buwei waved his sleeves and asked Ying Lou again.

"The Tian family has been ruling the Qi Kingdom for a hundred years!"

Ying Lou opened his mouth and replied.

"Haha, you have been able to maintain the rule of Qi for a hundred years?"

"Even after a hundred years, there are still people in Qi who want to attack the Tian family and restore the rule of the Jiang family!"

"There is a city called Jiang in the territory of Chu. They claim to be descendants of the Jiang family. Their goal is to overthrow Qi and restore the Jiang Dynasty one day. The reason why Lord Chang Ling was able to persuade Qi to send troops to attack Qin this time was to slaughter all the people in Jiang City as a condition!"

"Your Majesty, this is the case for one country, let alone the vast Central Plains. Unifying the world is not a child's play as you and other children say."

In the game between the two, Lu Buwei had already gained the upper hand.

Ying Lou, who was listening to Lu Buwei's long speech, seemed to understand what the other party wanted to say.

Although it is difficult to unify the world with absolute force, it is not impossible.

But maintaining stability after unification is extremely difficult.

In order to consolidate the royal power, the seven Central Plains countries used killing to erase the people's thoughts. This kind of thing has been done before.

But no country has ever succeeded.

Thoughts are like weeds that can never be burned out. When it rains, they will sprout and be reborn.

"Then how would the Prime Minister respond?"

Killing is the easiest thing for those at the top of power.

But what Lu Buwei said just now is not without reason.

Unifying the world is not as simple as just raising the Black Water Dragon flag over the capitals of the six nations.

Looking back to the past, the emperor was so glorious, but now he can only live in a small city in Luoyang.

"Farmers, workers, soldiers, nobles, and kings, use 'military force' to suppress, use 'money' to imprison, let the people of the world cut off their thoughts, and then each do their job, this is the real unification of the world."

Lu Buwei stretched out five fingers covered with gold, silver, jade and stone rings, and said confidently and arrogantly.

"Farmer, worker, soldier, noble, king?"

This was the first time Ying Lou had heard of such a statement.

Although I don't understand it very well, I can roughly guess that this is a class division of people in the world, the same as scholars, farmers, workers and merchants.

"After my Great Qin's black-armored cavalry has razed the six kingdoms of the Central Plains, I will divide the world into these five parts!"

"Dividing the country, how is this different from the first emperor?"

Ying Lou narrowed his eyes and stared at Lu Buwei, asking in a cold tone.

"Hmph, don't compare me with that fool Emperor. He is as stupid as pigs and dogs to divide and rule the country just because he cannot control the fate of the Central Plains!"

"There are 100 million people in the world, and 500 million of them are designated as 'farmers', the lowest class of people. They are placed in the fertile land of the Central Plains, and their books and toys are taken away. Their culture and customs are destroyed. They are divided into villages of 100 people, and they are isolated from each other and prohibited from communicating. Then, they are suppressed by 'laws' and 'soldiers', and they are forced to report on each other. Those who successfully report are rewarded with food, clothing and meat."

"For generations, these people were given only coarse clothes and millet to eat. Every day, apart from sleeping, eating, and mating, they worked and hunted. They were free only three days a year, and they were given enough delicious food and wine."

"If this continues for three generations, they will lose the ability to think. If verbal communication is restricted within the family, within five generations they will completely become animals that can only work and mate, and cannot even speak."

As Lu Buwei spoke, he took out a handful of corn and divided it into five unequal portions on the table.

"After the 'farmers' are the 'workers'. Two hundred million is enough, but these people are different from the 'farmers'. We only need to collect their books and let them stay in the city center, responsible for processing resources and producing gold, silk, satin, etc. Because they see things that do not belong to them, they need to be indulged with fine wine, food, silk, brocade, and all kinds of gold and silver jewelry."

"However, this all comes at a price. If you want to buy a pot of fine wine to enjoy, you have to produce the output value of ten pots. Then, I will give them a chance to become 'noble' and let them fight each other so that they cannot unite their thoughts. However, this chance is only one in ten thousand."

The division of human classes has existed since ancient times, and everyone is aware of it.

However, Lu Buwei was the first person in history to equate ordinary people with animals.

"As for the 'soldiers', the situation is much simpler. Ordinary soldiers are recruited from the descendants of 'farmers' and 'workers', and the generals who manage them are selected from the 'kings'. Of course, some outstanding soldiers can be given a chance to become 'nobles', but this chance is also one in ten thousand."

"As for the 'nobles', these people are all from the princes and nobles of the six countries. They only need to be supported by luxurious resources, beautiful women and handsome men, and given the right to look after the 'farmers' and 'workers', and satisfy their physical and psychological desires. But even though they are 'nobles', they are just a means for the 'king' to use them."

"As for the original scholars, students of various schools of thought, and the teachings of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism in the seven countries, they should either be all killed or driven out of the Central Plains and banished to the four seas and eight wildernesses."

"As for the last word 'king', even if I don't say it, the king should understand it!"

After playing with the five portions of corn in his hand, Lu Buwei hugged them and threw them to the ground.

Then he stood up, stroked his black beard condescendingly, and spoke to Ying Lou.

"Only those who can stabilize the world are worthy of being the ruler of the world. Otherwise, the short-lived dynasty will eventually be overthrown, and unifying the world is just a joke from a child's mouth."

"What is a king? This is the king!"

"My king, do you have such means and awareness?"

Lu Buwei asked Ying Lou the same question at the beginning again.

silence.

The air around seemed to be frozen.

Inside the entire tent, the only sounds were the rustling of the leather curtains in the wind and the swaying of the candles.

Just like that, the two of them stared at each other for a long time without giving in.

"Ha ha!"

This time, it was Ying Lou who started laughing.

"Can you call this the unification of the world? Can you call yourself the king of the world?"

"Lü Buwei, ah Lü Buwei, you have been sitting on the chair of the Prime Minister of the Great Qin for so many years. Has your head been trampled by thousands of troops?"

Ying Lou also stood up and responded with words even more arrogant than Lu Buwei's.

There was no trace of cruelty in his eyes, but pure disdain.

It's like looking down at the ants on the ground.

"Resources, copper coins, farmers, workers, soldiers, nobles, kings, they divide the people into classes, cut off their knowledge, lock their minds, and train them to be livestock that can only work. This is a bone-pulling and spine-pulling behavior. Lü Buwei, don't even think about being the king of this world. You are not even as good as the bedbugs in the toilet. I really overestimated you before!"

Ying Lou spoke more and more harshly, as if in his eyes, Lu Buwei, the prime minister of the Great Qin State whose reputation was known throughout the seven Central Plains countries, was an extremely ridiculous existence.

"Haha, Your Majesty, are you acting like a child?"

Because of his early business experience, Lu Buwei did not get angry.

He just smiled lightly and retorted sarcastically.

"To bear the disgrace of the country is to be the master of the country, to bear the misfortune of the country is to be the king of the world. The king, although in a high position, must lead by example, open up a peaceful and prosperous era for the country, continue the legacy of the past saints, and enable the people to live in peace and stability."

"Being afraid of trivial thoughts and public opinion, and only wanting to keep the throne secure, he has kept the hundreds of millions of people in this world like livestock. Is he worthy of being called a king?"

Ying Lou's words were like sharp thorns and sharp blades, which made Lu Buwei, who was still complacent, couldn't help but lower the corners of his mouth and narrow his eyes.

"My king, you have the momentum, but who can't make empty promises?"

“Even if the Qin Dynasty sweeps across the six kingdoms and unifies the world in the future, it will only last a hundred years at most. After a hundred years, the country will be destroyed and torn apart, and the seven kingdoms will continue to fight for hegemony. Wouldn’t this unification of the world become a laughing stock for all eternity?”

Lu Buwei's voice became much deeper.

At this moment, both of them knew that the outcome of this chess game of discussing the world would be decided by Ying Lou's next words.

"The king's power is concentrated in me. All the right and wrong are borne by me alone. I will resist the invasion of foreign races from all over the world for the people of the world and seek a free world. No matter whether you are a scholar, farmer, merchant, or any other people, you have the right to choose."

"The wheels will be of the same gauge, the writing system will be the same, the customs will be the same, the land will be the same, the weights will be the same, the currency will be the same, and the people will be the same race. In my short life, I will make sure that there will no longer be seven kingdoms in the world, and there will no longer be any racial differences!"

"And this is my unification of the world!"

At this moment, Ying Lou's eyes were as sharp as torches, and his voice was loud and majestic.

It seemed that he was not facing Lu Buwei alone, but the people of the entire Central Plains.

"Humph, if it weren't for the weakness, stupidity, fatigue, poverty, abuse and humiliation, blocking the minds of these common people and pulling out their spines, the fall of this dynasty would only be a matter of time. By then, the Great Qin would be gone, and there would be no unification of the world."

Lu Buwei was not disturbed by Ying Lou's words, which had pierced his mind for decades.

"Lü Buwei, don't you understand? Thoughts cannot be put into shackles. Your methods may make the dynasty appear stable for a short period of time, but they will never last!"

“Man is not an animal, nor is he a withered grass. It is not the land under our feet that is called the world, but the people on this land that are called the world.”

Lu Buwei was greatly surprised by Ying Lou tonight.

He never imagined that the young King of Qin, who had lived in the palace for a long time and was plagued by illness, would have such a lofty talk.

But then again, it’s no wonder that Lu Buwei was surprised.

You have to know that between the two bodies of Jin Chan and Ying Lou, one of them will always remain awake.

In other words, whether it is Jin Chan or Ying Lou, they have never slept in the past twenty years. The time they can think is twice as long as that of ordinary people.

"Your Majesty!"

Sudden.

Just when Lu Buwei wanted to explain himself, Li Xin, who was outside the tent, was afraid that Ying Lou might have an accident, so he rushed into the tent.

"My king, are you alright?"

Li Xin clenched his fists, knelt on one knee and asked.

However, when he saw Ying Lou, who looked the same as always, and Lu Buwei, whose expression had changed from normal to a slightly serious one, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"I was just having dinner with the Prime Minister."

Ying Lou raised his hand slightly, motioning Li Xin to stand up and speak.

"It's getting late. The Prime Minister is not as old as I am. It's time to take a rest after traveling all day!"

Although it is just an ordinary sentence, it is another kind of game between the two people.

"Although I am older than you, my king, I am much healthier than you. I think you should go and rest early, as we have to travel again tomorrow!"

Lu Buwei was not willing to be outdone, and replied lightly.

"Ah!"

Ying Lou raised the corner of his mouth slightly, chuckled softly, and walked out of the tent.

However, just as Ying Lou walked to the door, Lu Buwei spoke again.

"Your Majesty, I don't know why you let Li Si stay in Xianyang, but for a paranoid Legalist like him, only my words can help him realize his ideals and ambitions!"

Li Si was Lu Buwei's most proud retainer, but he did not go to Qinling Mountains with the team today.

Lu Buwei had already learned about this matter during the day.

However, Ying Lou also knew that he could not hide this from Lu Buwei, so he was not at all panicked when he heard this.

"Legalist scholarship is not as the Prime Minister said. I think Li Si will understand this!"

Say it.

Ying Lou turned around and continued walking towards his carriage.

Just haven't taken two steps yet.

Among the eunuchs behind Zhao Gao, a young eunuch, who was unnoticed by anyone, pulled out a dagger with a cold glow from his sleeve.

With just one step, he bypassed the crowd, passed Li Xin and came to Ying Lou without anyone noticing.

"It's you, Lin Yuxi?"

Ying Lou was shocked.

This person was the one who killed the courtesan of the Qin Internal History in Yiren Tower during the day, and was also the woman who was seen swinging barefoot on the swing outside Duyi County.

But this time, her assassination target became Ying Lou.

Looking down.

The hot chest gradually turned red, and a dagger with a green handle had already stabbed into Ying Lou's body.

　Brothers, I will not combine chapters tomorrow. It is not good to disconnect the plot of these two chapters. By the way, I will pull it to even out the subscription. Thank you for your understanding.
　　
　
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