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Chapter 60: Which prince do you think can be enthroned?

On the second day, Qin Shi Huang, who had talked with Li Nian until very late, appeared in the court of the Qin Dynasty in good spirits. No one knew how he got enough rest last night.

But the First Emperor is nothing compared to him. The model worker is Ming Hongwu. He abolished the prime minister system, and almost all matters, big or small, were decided by him, like a tireless old ox.

It is said that in ten days, Emperor Hongwu reviewed more than a thousand memorials, which discussed about three thousand things, which means that on average, he had to deal with more than three hundred things every day.

These things are not of the same type. There are disaster relief funds that need funding, official transfers that need his approval, and major death penalty cases that need his approval...

No wonder he was able to become the emperor. So many complicated affairs were handled in an orderly manner by Hongwu. If he couldn't be the emperor, who could be the emperor?

Ying Zheng swept his majestic eyes over the ministers in the hall and threw out a trump card: "Today, the world has just been settled and the four seas are at peace. In order to consolidate the foundation of the country, I want to establish a crown prince. Which prince do you think can be established?"

This big bomb really shocked all the ministers. They were all in a state of confusion and were puzzled as to why the king suddenly wanted to appoint a crown prince today.
In the past, there were ministers who petitioned the king to appoint a crown prince, but the king basically ignored them. Today the sun rose from the north.

It's just that the incident happened suddenly and caught them off guard. If they had known that the king intended to appoint a crown prince today, they would have given it more thought and thought about which prince would be most beneficial to them.

But they were all the most outstanding people in the Qin Dynasty. Although they were caught by surprise by Ying Zheng, they quickly calmed down and began to analyze the matter.

The first person to jump out was Chunyu Yue, who said, "Prince Fusu is resolute and brave, trustworthy and courageous, generous and loving, and can be the crown prince!"

When he saw Chunyu Yue, Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly. He had just heard about the "burning of books and burying of scholars" yesterday, and he was disgusted with these Confucian scholars.

Moreover, he had to consider that if he made Prince Fusu the emperor, would Fusu do some serious harm to him after his death, such as believing in Confucianism and leading the Qin Dynasty astray.

Fusu can be made the crown prince, but Fusu must be changed, and Confucianism can no longer be the teaching of the Qin king.

Prime Minister Wang Wan also said: "Prince Fusu is the leader of all the princes and has a good reputation. He should be enthroned!"

Imperial Censor Feng Jie said: "I also think that Prince Fusu should be made the heir. Prince Fusu is the eldest of the princes. It is legitimate and reasonable to make him the crown prince. He can convince all officials and the princes and stabilize the foundation of the Qin State."

What Feng Jie said was the same as what Li Nian said about establishing the eldest legitimate son as the heir. Establishing Prince Fusu as the heir could reduce the fighting among the princes, making the succession to the throne more stable, which would be beneficial to the country.

In short, Feng Jie hoped to establish a crown prince system for the Qin Dynasty by starting with the appointment of Prince Fusu as the crown prince!
Meng Tian had already returned to Xianyang and was also in the palace at this time, but he could not express his position: first, he was a general leading troops and representing the Meng family. Once he expressed his position, it would have far-reaching consequences; second, when his younger brother Meng Yi came back last night, he told him that he had already expressed his position in front of the king.

Zhao Gao, Li Si and some ministers heard Feng Jie's words and glanced at Feng Jie.

What is this guy talking about? What does he mean by enthroning Prince Fusu as the legitimate and justifiable one? Can he convince all the officials and princes? Have you asked for their opinions? Aren't they one of the officials of the Qin Dynasty?

Although Zhao Gao had not yet colluded with Hu Hai at this time, he was unwilling to let Prince Fusu become the crown prince of Qin.

He knew very well that if Fusu became the crown prince and ascended the throne, he would never trust and use him, and might even think he was a traitor and kill him.

But if Prince Fusu is ruled out, who should be appointed as the emperor?
His relationship with other young masters is not very good either!
Zhao Gao didn't even think about Hu Hai, because Hu Hai was not yet ten years old at the time and there was no way he could compete with his brothers for the position of crown prince.

But Zhao Gao took a different approach. Since he couldn't think of a prince he wanted to establish as the heir, he decided to persuade the king not to do so. He said, "Your Majesty is young and strong, and can still rule the world. Why rush to establish a crown prince? Wait until the alchemists find the elixir of immortality for you, and you will be able to rule the world for hundreds, thousands, or even millions of years!" He first delayed the king's plan to establish a crown prince. In any case, he couldn't let the king establish Prince Fusu.

This was what Zhao Gao thought. He knew very well that someone like him could not coexist with Fusu!

Ying Zheng glanced at Zhao Gao. Zhao Gao's words seemed to be a compliment to him, saying that he could live forever and rule the Qin Dynasty for thousands of years, but how could he not see Zhao Gao's purpose.

From Zhao Gao's words, Ying Zheng thought of how to execute Zhao Gao: Didn't you say that those alchemists could find the elixir of immortality for me? Then come and have it!
Taking his eyes off Zhao Gao, Ying Zheng looked at Li Si and said, "Li Si, which prince do you think can be made heir?"

Li Si did not want to answer, because he did not want to establish Prince Fusu as the emperor either. However, he thought differently from Zhao Gao. He believed that Fusu was too close to the Confucianism represented by Chunyu Yue. If Fusu ascended the throne, he would alienate the Legalists.

In fact, Li Si did not care which prince would sit on the throne in the future, but he cared whether the prince who sat on the throne could make use of him.

It is obvious that if Prince Fusu ascends the throne, the chances of not using him are greater than using him.

But the king was looking at him, and it was impossible for him not to answer. Li Si did not choose to flatter the king and delay the king's appointment of a crown prince like Zhao Gao did. Instead, he chose one from the princes of the Qin Dynasty that he remembered.

"I think that Prince Gao can be made the crown prince. Prince Gao is diligent and studious, and he abides by the law. He has the potential to be the crown prince!"

It doesn’t matter who the chosen young master is; the key lies in the words “obey the law”.

Li Si was reminding Ying Zheng that although Prince Fusu was your eldest son, he might not follow the laws of the Qin Dynasty after he succeeded to the throne. He might listen to the Confucians and restore the system of the Zhou Dynasty.

Do you want to see the Qin Dynasty turn into another Zhou Dynasty? Do you want to see the Qin Dynasty's county system turn into a feudal system? Do you want to see your unified world split up again?
If you, the king, do not want to do so, then please do not appoint Prince Fusu as the crown prince, but choose a prince who supports your ideas.

Ying Zheng naturally heard the implicit meaning in Li Si's words. Chunyu Yue also heard it and frowned. He and Li Si had a good relationship and were good friends.

But friendship cannot affect differences in political views. Now that many important officials support Prince Fusu, their Confucianism finally sees hope and has a direction to move forward. They cannot let Li Si ruin it.

Chun Yuyue immediately retorted: "The court judge is wrong. According to what the court judge said, could it be that Prince Fusu has never been diligent and studious, and has never followed the law?"

Ying Zheng ignored Chun Yuyue and looked at a Qin general in the hall and asked, "General Wang Jian, you are mature and prudent, and you always have strategies. Which prince do you think can be the crown prince?"

Why does it still have to do with me?
I really don’t want to answer, nor do I want to care. I just want to go home early.

Wang Jian said, "I am old, and I don't know which prince can be the crown prince. Your Majesty will decide."

His contributions were so great that, except for Han, the other five countries were conquered by him and Wang Ben.

Therefore, he and his son Wang Ben discussed and decided that after returning to Xianyang this time, they would slowly withdraw from the Qin government to avoid ending up being too successful and frightening the emperor.

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