Great Qin Emperor

Chapter 328 Innovating chapters and enfeoffment ([-])
Gan Luo bluntly exposed Li Si's intentions, saying: "Your Majesty, it's not that Li Si has no ideas, it's because he speaks like this. The King wants him to tell the truth, but he is playing tricks. What else can this be? ?”

Li Si was so frightened that cold sweat oozes out from his forehead. He knelt down before the King of Qin, touched his head to the ground, and pleaded guilty: "Your Majesty, I'm guilty of death. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

The King of Qin looked at Li Si, and said after a while: "Li Si, the important minister next to me actually talked nonsense, and I am very angry. You are proficient in the laws of Great Qin, how do you think you should be punished?"

This is deceiving the emperor, and if it is really investigated, Li Si will be in great trouble, Li Si will not be so stupid, and said: "Your Majesty, my ministers..." He stuttered and couldn't speak, it was only half-truth and half-false .

What Ying Ning wants to do most now is to please the King of Qin, thinking that the King of Qin will punish Li Si severely, so he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Li Si is deceiving the emperor, he has committed a heinous crime, and I ask the King to put him to death."

King Qin looked at the officials and asked, "What do you think?"

All the ministers looked at the title wholeheartedly, so they dared not stroke King Qin's tiger beard, and said in unison: "The ministers second the proposal."

"Han Fei, you are also proficient in the laws of the Great Qin, tell me how to deal with Li Si." King Qin remained calm.

Han Fei stammered and replied: "Your Majesty, although Han Fei and Li Si have spoken deceitful words, they have not done so. The reason why Li Si said this is because he is determined in his heart. Besides, Li Si has followed the King for so many years. , and made a lot of contributions, if this matter is used to punish him for the crime of deceiving the emperor, it may chill the hearts of scholars."

"Mr. Liaozi, what do you think?" King Qin remained calm.

Wei Liao replied: "Your Majesty, what Han Fei said is very true, please accept it."

"What do you think?" Qin Wang looked at Wang Jian and the others and asked.

Wang Jian and the others said in unison: "The minister seconded the proposal."

The King of Qin finally expressed his position and said: "Han Fei is right. If Li Si is punished for the crime of deceiving the emperor just because of this matter, people in the world will not accept it. What I want is the truth, not lies. Li Si, you disobeyed the will of the widow. The crime cannot be left untreated, so I will punish you with half a year's salary. Are you convinced?"

Li Si thought that there was bound to be a violent storm, so he fined him half a year's salary. He was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Get up." King Qin helped Li Si up, and said to Gan Luo, "Gan Luo, I will give you an errand, would you like it?"

Gan Luo blinked his eyes and said, "Please order, Your Majesty."

Qin Wangdao: "I want you to ask the truth of all the ministers and workers, whether they are in favor of enfeoffment or against enfeoffment."

Gan Luo blinked and said, "Your Majesty, it's not difficult. It's just that I think that if you tell the truth, you should be rewarded; if you tell lies, you should be punished."

"Well, how to reward and how to punish?" Qin Wang nodded and asked.

Gan Luo blinked his eyes and said: "Your Majesty, today is the day to discuss meritorious service. The ministers and workers are all happy. Those who tell the truth will be rewarded with a bowl of wine, and those who tell lies will be punished with two months of salary."

"Okay! Let's do it like this!" King Qin agreed, and said, "Get the wine and bowls right away."

Zhao Gao responded and went to handle it himself.

Gan Luo faced the officials and said, "My lords, according to Gan Luo's decree, please tell the truth. Those who are in favor of enfeoffment, please stand to the right, and those who oppose enfeoffment, please stand to the left."

As soon as his words fell, all the officials headed by Ying Ning went to the right, and there was no one on the left. Li Si, Han Fei, Wei Liao, Wang Jian, Meng Wu and the others stood still.

Wang Ben stood where he was, staring at his father Wang Jian, paying attention to his every move, it seemed that Wang Jian was acting on his own will.Meng Tian stood where he was, didn't look at his father Meng Wu, it seemed that he had made up his mind.

Gan Luo replied to King Qin, saying: "Your Majesty, I have finished the investigation."

"Well, well done." King Qin approved.

With a thank you, Gan Luo returned to the original spot, neither going to the left nor to the right.

King Qin walked up to Gan Luo and asked, "Gan Luo, why didn't you go to the left or right, but returned to the original place?"

Gan Luo replied: "Back to the king, I think that there are advantages and disadvantages between enfeoffment and non-enfeoffment. I haven't thought it through in my heart, so I dare not make a rash decision. Please ask the king to check it out."

King Qin was very interested and said, "Oh, tell me, what are the advantages and disadvantages of enfeoffment?"

Gan Luo replied: "Your Majesty, the disadvantage of enfeoffment is that after several generations, relatives will become estranged, and the emperor will find it difficult to order. The princes will do their own thing, ignore the king's affairs, and only know their own interests. The people of the world will suffer again. The Zhou family is the best example. When King Wu began to divide the feudal titles, the world praised him, the world was governed, and benevolent government was implemented. However, after several generations, the emperor's orders became weaker, the princes fought, swords and soldiers broke out everywhere, and the people were in dire straits. Fortunately, the king Shang Shengming, unify the sea, and secure the world."

King Qin nodded and said: "It makes sense. The princes dominate one side, have land, people, wealth, and troops. If there is nothing to do today, nothing to do tomorrow, and nothing to do in the next day, there will be trouble one day. A place of worry. Mr. Zhou, do you have a way to solve this problem? Oh, I forgot again, Mr. Zhou is ill. Gan Luo, then tell me about the benefits of enfeoffment."

Gan Luo explained clearly the harm of enfeoffment, and the vassal workers headed by Ying Ning were very nervous, for fear that King Qin would listen to Gan Luo's words and not entrust them. After hearing this, a glimmer of hope arose in their hearts.

"Your Majesty, the greatest benefit of entrusting ministers is to reassure the hearts of meritorious officials." Gan Luo said frankly, "The ministers follow the king, serve in front of the saddle and behind horses, fight on the battlefield, and those who do not care about merit or fame and fortune. But there are too few such high-minded people, and most of the ministers' plans are to make meritorious deeds, but they are not rewarded when they are successful. Wouldn't it be cold for the heroes?
"The poems and books praise King Wu of Zhou's distribution of the world as a benevolent government and an act of benevolence. According to Yichen, King Wu of Zhou's distribution of the world is a helpless move. King Wu of Zhou may have some understanding of the serious consequences of the distribution of the world, but like Taigong, Zhou Gong, If Zhao Gong and San Yisheng are not rewarded, it will be too chilling for the heroes, so King Wu of Zhou has no choice but to confer rewards."

Ying Ning hurriedly continued, saying: "Your Majesty, although what Gan Luo said is reasonable, it is not entirely true. Your Majesty, I feel that it is not only the hearts of the heroes who are cold, but also the hearts of the scholars in the world. Your Majesty Think about it, if meritorious service is not rewarded, will scholars still be officials and make meritorious deeds? Therefore, the ministers think that enfeoffment is right. As long as the emperor is wise, the princes will not dare to mess around."

"The minister seconded the proposal." Wang Feng's ministers echoed in unison.

The King of Qin did not answer, and said: "I believe that what you are telling is the truth, and I am very happy. Let's all drink a bowl of wine." The King of Qin picked up the wine bowl and said, "Today is a good day for meritorious deeds. I want to What I’m telling you is that I understand in my heart your merits, and I will definitely reward you very much. Do it!” Drank it with all the ministers.

Putting down the wine bowl, King Qin said: "Gan Luo has already explained the advantages and disadvantages of enfeoffment very clearly, and I can't figure it out for a while. Give me some time to think about it, and I will reward you. You go back first."

The officials thanked En and left. Qin Wang looked at the backs of the officials, his eyes flashed sharply, and he said: "Ren Chong, send more people, take care, and report to the widow immediately if there is any situation."

(End of this chapter)