Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 20 First Meeting King Qin ([-])

"The ancients said: Companion to the king is like companion to the tiger. It is said that the king's intentions are unpredictable and moody. It is really reasonable. This Qin king is really unexpected. His attitude has improved greatly. Why did he hear that I invented it? Are you going to face each other immediately?" Although Zhou Chong was familiar with the history, he still couldn't find the reason why the King of Qin treated him so badly.

The King of Qin went on to say: "In order to show filial piety to the elders, you made the oil in the stone. This is understandable and a good thing. I will reward you well. But you used it to make a fortune, amass property, and endanger our Daqin community. I can't forgive you anyway." .”

It turned out that he was still worried that if this invention spread, Qin's grain would be greatly reduced, which would jeopardize Qin's grain reserve strategy and be detrimental to the struggle for world hegemony.His worries are not superfluous, and ensuring food reserves is the most important thing under the current circumstances.Regarding this point, although Zhou Chong complained in his heart, he still had to admire King Qin's foresight.

This is a crime that cannot be more serious. If it is committed, the head will be beheaded or sent to the border. In that case, the chance of surviving is very small, and Zhou Chong has to be tempted to survive.

At this time, Li Si was still very righteous, knowing the urgency of the matter, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Caomin still has something to say, please ask the king to listen to Caomin's speech."

"You can tell the widow the source of the oil in the rock, and the widow will reward you; but if you say good things to such treacherous people, the widow will punish you, and the widow will think of your merits and faults, so don't ask about this matter, you have to be content." King Qin said to Li Si with a sullen face.

Li Si was unmoved, and resolutely said: "The king clearly rewards and punishes, and the grassroots are convinced."

"Li Si, accept it as soon as you like it." Lu Buwei really cherished his talent, and deliberately excused him, saying: "You have done your best with benevolence and righteousness, so there is no need to meddle in it."

Li Si bowed to Lu Buwei and said: "Thank you Zhongfu. However, it is the grassroots' idea to ask Zhou Chong to promote Shi Zhongyou. If the king wants to punish him, the grassroots will never shirk it. If the king can listen to the grassroots After that, even if the grassroots die, they will die with no regrets."

His performance is indeed admirable. It is very rare that he is not afraid when King Qin is angry. Zeng Shuyao does not know how many times he said hello in his heart. If the current situation does not allow her to express her admiration, she would have already I rushed up and hugged.

Zeng Shufa was very satisfied with the performance of his future son-in-law, he kept stroking his beard with a look of relief.

"You are still a bit courageous, I appreciate it very much." Qin Wang praised it very much, and said: "Okay, I will listen to you, and I want you to be convinced."

Li Si saluted, and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty. Your Majesty, the grassroots have a few questions to ask your Majesty boldly, and ask your Majesty to help you."

"Tell me. Anyone who can answer will answer you." King Qin complied with his request.

Li Si went on to say: "The Great Qin owns the lands of Guanzhong, Bashu, and Yanzhong. The king is a sage, the people are rich, and the family is sufficient. Therefore, the Great Qin is the strongest in the world, and the king's career will be successful." After the opening remarks, the topic changed and said: "But the life of the people, can the king know?"

"As a modern person, I eat oil every day. How can I not know the benefits of oil, and I want you to tell me something." Zhou Chong laughed in his heart, and interrupted Li Si's words out of politeness and inconvenience, so he had to listen quietly.I made up my mind to see what the eloquent Li Si would say.

"Tell me, what do the people lack, what do they lack." King Qin encouraged him to continue.

Li Si came from the lower classes and knew the lives of ordinary people very well. He said: "There are three things that the common people lack the most. One is that the world is in turmoil, and the people are restless, and they desperately want to rest and recuperate with the people; the second is the lack of oil, and the third is the lack of salt. The world is restless, the king can't stop it, and the grassroots dare not do it. Only this oil, Zhou Chong's ingenuity, is of great benefit to the lives of the people. Caomin encourages Zhou Chong to spread it and benefit the people. If this If it is also a mistake, please ask your majesty, what is right?"

He dared to question the King of Qin like this. He was really emboldened. When the King of Qin got angry, his life would definitely be lost. Lu Buwei's face changed, and Zhao Ji began to worry about him.

However, what is unexpected is that instead of being angry, the King of Qin smiled, clapped his hands and applauded, saying: "Well said, the world is in turmoil, and the people can't be at peace. Resting with the people is the king's way. I also know that oil is what the people desperately need to maintain their health. However, this will consume a lot of food. If there is not enough food, there will be no peace in the world. In order to restore the peace of the people, I have no choice but to ban oil. I know that Mr. Zhou is complaining in his heart, but for the peace of the world, I have to let Mr. Zhou It's over. Come, take Mr. Zhou out and chop him up, pass it on to the middle school, and warn the people." He saluted Zhou Chong and said, "Mr. Zhou, please!"

The state of Qin has clear rewards and punishments. Princes who commit the same crimes as the common people often make people applaud. Zhou Chong also lamented that he never thought that the king of Qin would use it on himself. How much depression is in my heart.

Think about it, so many transmigrated people, in ancient times, either wore gold and silver, or sat on beautiful women, and could eat and wait to die. The king of Qin will be beheaded for things that don't agree with his plans. He is also a time traveler, how unfair God treats him!

"Slow down!" Li Si hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Caomin still has something to say."

Qin Wang said: "Wait a minute, you can tell."

"Oil is an essential tool for people to maintain their health. With oil, people's lives will be better and their health will be better. So the grass people dare to ask the king, what will happen to the Qin army?" The more Li Si said, the more passionate he said. : "The army of the Great Qin will become stronger because of this. In the past, the Great Qin Changping won the battle, but was defeated at the city of Handan. , Destroy the armies of the Six Kingdoms?" These two things are the shame in the history of Qin State. It was able to win the Changping War, but it was defeated by Handan City, and the defeat was very miserable.

King Qin frowned, and said: "Military and state affairs are not to be discussed arbitrarily."

Li Si was unmoved, and continued: "Otherwise, there is an army only when there are people. If there are no people, how can there be an army? If the people are weak, unable to run, and unable to wield weapons, can the Qin army be invincible?"

"The reason why Daqin's army is invincible is not only because the people live well and have a good body, but more importantly, because Daqin has a good military system, with clear rewards and punishments, rewards for meritorious deeds, and punishment for mistakes." King Qin Explaining the reason why Qin's army was able to conquer the world in one sentence, he said: "The six countries in Shandong have a much larger population than our Great Qin, and their ironware is also more sophisticated than our Great Qin, but they have been repeatedly defeated by our Great Qin. This is the reason."

What he said was a fact that no one could deny, Li Si was momentarily at a loss for words.

"Li Si, you are really smart all your life. You were confused for a moment. This conclusion is already very obvious. As long as you say it, King Bao Zhun Qin will change his course, and my life will be saved." I didn't expect that such an eloquent person like Li Si would be at a loss for words. At that time, Zhou Chong laughed in his heart, thinking: "It's up to me."

(End of this chapter)