Diqin Designer

Chapter 325: Great Qin New Year Greetings (2.0)

The Qin Shi Huang's words moved the craftsmen's representatives even more. They felt that the Emperor had high expectations of them, but these expectations were a little too high.

A huge ship as big as a mountain sailing on the vast ocean, a supreme vehicle flying in the sky, a car traveling a thousand miles a day...

Are you sure this is something that can be made by humans?
I'm afraid only the legendary gods can create it?

Not only the craftsmen thought so, but also the ministers in the temple and the foreign representatives outside the temple thought so.

Your Majesty has not drunk any wine today, why are you talking nonsense?

The Qin emperor had some excessive fantasies. Those things were simply impossible to make. If the Qin Dynasty could make them, could their countries still exist?
Wash your bodies, kneel in a posture that the Qin emperor likes, and wait for the Qin emperor to surrender.

Ministers such as Wang Wan and Wang Jian were even more worried. Was His Majesty going to embark on a journey to seek immortals and gods?
Some ministers couldn't help but glance at Li Nian, wondering if this was also the suggestion he made to His Majesty?

But based on the impression Li Nian left on them in the past year, they felt that this person was unlikely, and that this person did not seem to believe in immortals or gods, so it was inappropriate for him to make such a suggestion.

The craftsmen's representatives were moved, but also felt heavily worried about this expectation. They knelt in the hall, not knowing what to do and were caught in a dilemma.

It is not good to say that they cannot do what Your Majesty expects them to do, because this is tantamount to denying the Emperor's expectations of them and is tantamount to not giving the Emperor face.

If they don't give the emperor face, they will probably find it hard to bear the consequences.

But it is also not good to say that I can do what Your Majesty expects.

Because they clearly cannot do it, but they say they can do it in order to please His Majesty. What will His Majesty do if they cannot produce the results when he asks them for them in the future?

That is a crime of deceiving the emperor, and the consequences will be unbearable for them!

The First Emperor naturally sensed the dilemma his words had caused the craftsmen's representatives, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I don't want you to make these all at once, I just had this idea."

"Fish can swim underwater, so why can't we swim underwater? If we can create something like a fish to carry us, can it also swim underwater? Just like a bird can fly in the air, can we create something that imitates its characteristics so that we can also fly in the air?"

"Perhaps in my Great Qin, we won't be able to make these in ten, twenty, or even thirty years, but I believe that one day in the future, my Great Qin craftsmen will be able to make them!"

The First Emperor took the initiative to help the craftsmen representatives solve their difficulties. They said to the First Emperor: "We will do our best to research and develop for Your Majesty!"

After the team of craftsmen came the congratulators sent by officials from various counties. There were officials as well as local people. The First Emperor accepted their New Year greetings with a smile, commented on the political achievements of each county in the previous year, expressed his expectations for the governance of each county in the coming year, and extended New Year greetings to the people of each county.

Next came the representatives sent back by the princes of the Great Qin who were kings in various places.

Originally, these princes wanted to return to Xianyang to personally congratulate the First Emperor, but were rejected by the First Emperor, who ordered them to continue staying in their respective fiefdoms and just send people to them, instead of returning to Xianyang in person.

Listening to the congratulatory messages from the people sent by his sons, the First Emperor accepted them one by one with a smile.

He found that his sons still had their merits. At least they were very obedient and sensible. After arriving at their respective fiefdoms, no news had been sent back that any of them had committed crimes. Unlike some people, once they were out of control, they would act recklessly.

They may not be good candidates to be the successor to the Qin Dynasty, but they are not a group of extremely vicious and insane people.

This is also good. Although he is mediocre, he will not bring disaster to the world. He is better than Hu Hai.

The First Emperor smiled and said to the messenger sent by Prince Gao: "I heard that Gao's wife is pregnant. Am I going to be a father?"

The messenger hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, the king and the queen have a very close relationship, and he discovered that the queen was pregnant two months ago."

The First Emperor nodded, feeling quite happy, because according to the history Li Nian told him, he had no grandchildren recorded in history.

But he was 49 when he passed away. Logically, he should have had grandchildren, but there were no clear records of his grandchildren passed down to future generations. This is a big problem...

This time, he wanted to prevent such a thing from happening again. Moreover, he always felt that he owed his son Gongzi Gao, so he paid more attention to Gongzi Gao's affairs.

The First Emperor said, "Very good. When you return, bring some doctors and midwives from Xianyang to ensure that the fetus is safe."

This made the envoy sent by Prince Gao very happy. They thought that their king was particularly favored by His Majesty, so he was taken care of so much. Maybe he would have a chance to compete for that position in the future.

Everyone also noticed that there were two missing princes, one was Prince Hu Hai and the other was Prince Fusu.

There is some explanation for the absence of Prince Hu Hai, but something is wrong with Prince Fusu.

Since the coronation ceremony last year, some ministers have discovered that something is not right. His Majesty has appointed various princes as kings to guard various places, but the eldest prince Fusu was not appointed as a king.

But people didn't think too much about it at the time. They thought that His Majesty had already decided that the eldest prince Fusu would be the crown prince, so he gave fiefs to the other princes except Prince Hu Hai to pave the way for the eldest prince.

But later, the eldest prince Fusu, such a grown man, mysteriously disappeared from Xianyang, and no one had heard about him for nearly a year, as if such a grown man had been wiped out from the world.

A minister asked His Majesty this during a court meeting, but His Majesty did not give any answer.

This led some people to secretly speculate whether Prince Fusu had angered His Majesty, committed some unspeakable crime, and was secretly executed by His Majesty.

Today is the first anniversary of His Majesty's enthronement, but Prince Fusu still hasn't appeared. On the contrary, all the other princes who were crowned as kings have sent people. It is highly likely that Prince Fusu will not appear again...

Chunyu Yue felt a little regretful about this. According to their original assessment, the eldest prince Fusu was the most suitable prince to succeed His Majesty, but he disappeared without a trace.

Although Chunyu Yue now thinks that Fusu is not as good as he thought in the past and has problems of his own, as Fusu's former teacher, he still hopes that he will be safe and sound.

Zhao Gao was somewhat happy in his heart, because Prince Fusu had always looked down on him and thought they were not of the same kind. If Fusu became the crown prince and ascended the throne, he would definitely suffer in the future.

It’s good that it’s disappeared now, it’s good that it’s disappeared!

In a border county in the Chu area, Prince Fusu, who changed his surname and name, was copying official documents. He was the only one in the room as everyone else had gone to rest, but they left him behind to be on duty.

Listening to the bursts of laughter coming from outside, Fusu felt that people's joys and sorrows were not shared.

It has been nearly a year since then. He cannot say that he has accomplished nothing, but he can also say that it is not as good as he expected. He has done a lot of things, but the results are often not what he expected. He thought he had done good things, but the results were not good. He thought that something was beneficial to others and was good for others, but others did not appreciate it.

Not only did he get the job done, but it didn't produce much result and he also offended many people. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been left behind to stand guard today.

Why don't the things he learned and believed in the past work here?

If he can't even manage a county, how can he govern a county or a country?
Thinking of how I once shamelessly talked to my father about governing the country with courtesy and benevolence, and that as long as we implement benevolent policies and love the people, we can make the world peaceful and the people healthy...

Fusu couldn't help but blush, but his skin had become dark and rough due to being exposed to wind and sun, so the redness was not visible.

Why did I believe that so firmly at that time?

After nearly a year, Fusu found that propriety and benevolence were of no use in many cases, and the people were not as simple and kind as he thought. They feared the law but not virtue, and the law but not benevolence.

There were many times when his kindness and good intentions were taken advantage of by others, and he ended up doing bad things. If other Qin officials who came to this place had not tried to remedy the situation for him, some things would have been difficult to resolve.

He was hit hard because it was so different from what he had learned.

In fact, the emperor was the most partial to him. He had given him many chances, and he still hadn't given up on him even now. It was just that he was too stubborn in the past, and had the same temper as the emperor, so the father and son hated each other, and he was given a new surname and name.

By the way, last year, his father had said that he would find him a teacher who was better than Dr. Chunyu. Now he knew who that person was, his future brother-in-law - Li Nian!
At that time, I even thought about asking some tricky and weird questions to embarrass that person...

Today, the brother-in-law is famous throughout the world, and is considered by people all over the world to be comparable to the ancient sages. If nothing unexpected happens, he will become a sage of their time, while he, having lost his status as a young master, is wasting his time in this place.

Now I don’t know if I can still study with my brother-in-law?

Thinking of these things, Fusu's expression became complicated. He stopped writing and looked towards the northwest, which was the direction of Xianyang. Today was the first anniversary of his father's enthronement.

"I guess Xianyang must be very lively today, right? Father is accepting congratulations from ministers and brothers today, right?"

Unfortunately, he couldn't even send a letter of congratulations back to Xianyang, so he could only send his wishes from afar here.

Hearing the local slang "Happy New Year!" coming from outside, Fusu also said "Happy New Year!" in his heart.

After the representatives sent back by the princes of Daqin came the team of representatives from Daqin International College.

As there were too many people entering the palace, some of the teams that had congratulated had already left Zhangtai Palace.

The International College still only has Xiongnu and Baiyue students, and this delegation also consists of them.

They congratulated the First Emperor in a less than standard elegant language: "May His Majesty the Great Qin Emperor enjoy eternal happiness and a long life. May the Great Qin Empire prosper forever!"

The First Emperor looked at these Xiongnu and Baiyue young men and said with a smile, "I will enjoy eternal happiness and live as long as the heavens. From ancient times to the present, no one in the world is immortal. I can live to the end without any disease or pain, and grow old naturally."

These words surprised everyone. How could the Emperor say such a thing? He did not desire immortality and was so open-minded about life and death?

But the students of the International Academy who were paying their respects felt a heavy and cold feeling, thinking that it was because their congratulations did not satisfy the Emperor of Qin, so he said these words.

Just as they were afraid, the voice of the First Emperor came again: "But I appreciate your kindness! I also wish you all to study hard in Daqin in the new year, and become useful people for the development of your tribes and countries in the future."

After hearing this, the student representatives of Daqin International College relaxed and felt that the Emperor of Daqin was broad-minded and worthy of being the Emperor of Daqin.

They are people from a foreign country. It is good enough that His Majesty the Emperor of Qin did not suppress or restrict them. Instead, he hoped that they would become useful people for the development of their country in the future.

But some of the students thought secretly in their hearts: We don’t want to become useful people for the development of the tribes and countries we come to as Your Majesty wishes. We want to contribute to Your Majesty and the great Qin.

The representatives of the International College students said in unison: "Thank you, Your Majesty. We will obey your will, study hard, and become useful people to the country and the tribe!"

They did not say which country or tribe it was. The Qin Dynasty was also a country, and the Qin people could also be considered a tribe.

The Xiongnu envoys entered the palace and, led by the Xiongnu ambassador to Xianyang, saluted the First Emperor together: "Touman Chanyu and all the leaders wish the great Emperor of Qin a long life, endless blessings and longevity, and peace and prosperity for the people of Qin. May the Qin Empire and the Xiongnu have eternal friendship and may we work together to create the glory of China!"

The First Emperor was very satisfied with the congratulatory message, especially since the Huns called Daqin "eldest brother" and expressed their desire to work with Daqin to create glory for China.

This is very good, very good, which shows that the diplomatic strategy implemented by Daqin against the Xiongnu in the past year was very effective and achieved excellent results.

The First Emperor smiled and said, "Stand up, and say hello to Touman Chanyu and the other leaders on my behalf. Tell them to take care of their health. The conditions in the grassland are not as good as those in Xianyang. If they get sick, it will be difficult to find a doctor or medicine for a while."

"When you go back, bring me some letters and some medical supplies!"

The Xiongnu ambassador immediately thanked him: "On behalf of the Chanyu and other leaders, I would like to thank Your Majesty for his grace!"

They also admired in their hearts that His Majesty the Great Qin Emperor was indeed broad-minded and magnanimous.

Some kings might have wished that the rulers of other states would die soon, but the Emperor of Qin not only showed concern for the health of the Chanyu and the leaders verbally, but also took action by sending doctors to deliver medicinal materials.

What is the demeanor of a king?
That’s what it’s called!
In fact, the First Emperor did want Touman and the Xiongnu leaders to live longer, but he was not really concerned about their health. Rather, it was more beneficial to the Qin Dynasty if they were alive. It was better to let these old-fashioned Xiongnu vultures be in power than to let the young and bold Xiongnu be in power.

They have long lost their fighting spirit and only want to enjoy a comfortable life without making any progress. They will not rise up to resist the Qin Dynasty and are not a big threat to it. They may even take the initiative to cater to the Qin Dynasty's actions against them.

But it is different with the young people of the Huns. Because they are young, they still have the sharpness and enterprising spirit, and are even more uncontrollable.

If they found that the Qin was gradually encroaching on the Xiongnu and encroaching on their interests, they would probably try to resist.

Of course, the purpose was to let the Huns slowly die in their decay and slumber and become nourishment for the Qin State, rather than being awakened and led by someone to oppose the Qin State.

Only dead and rotten Huns are good Huns. An awakened and strong Huns is not what the Qin Dynasty needs.

(End of this chapter)