From the beginning of the game of power, I became the protagonist

"Why!" Xiang Shaoyu, who was eager to go into battle and kill the enemy, immediately shouted in dissatisfaction: "Why can everyone else do it, but I can't!"

"Because you are still young, Shao Yu." Chen Hui replied calmly, "Now is not the time for you to appear. Your battlefield is in the future. When the Qin State is finally on the verge of collapse, it will be time for you young people to appear and deal the final fatal blow."

"Even if there are only three households left in Chu, it will be Chu that will destroy Qin. Before that, you must take care of your own safety and not take any personal risks. After all, only by staying alive can you wait until the day when Qin is truly destroyed."

“But I really want to.”

"Young Master!" Master Fan, who was standing by, immediately reached out and grabbed Xiang Shaoyu, who was full of indignation. He shook his head and said, "This is Mr. Yi's good intention. You must not let him down."

Having said that, regardless of Xiang Shaoyu's dissatisfaction, he forced him to sit down again.

"That's basically the situation." Chen Hui nodded and concluded to the audience, whose eyes flickered with sparks, "The key to this battle is just one word: 'grinding'!"

"We must torture the Qin army to the point where they are in a state worse than death, and find themselves in a dilemma. That will be our victory."

"Everyone, get ready."

Chapter 29 Only the Emperor Knows the Emperor Best

"Bastard!"

Slamming the bamboo slips in his hand onto the table, Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi shouted angrily, "You come to ask me for food and reinforcements again!"

"In just over a month, I've already asked for it four times!"

"Could it be that apart from these, the generals at the front can't do anything else?"

"Your Majesty, calm down." Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Li Si shook his head and smiled bitterly, saying, "Your Majesty, the generals at the front are also understandable."

"The tactics used by the Mohists this time are different from any previous ones. They don't engage our army head-on, but instead roam around the mountains and plains."

"Even the power of the devices used has been adjusted, mostly for the purpose of injuring and maiming, and direct casualties are very limited."

"Your Majesty, in just over a month, we've only lost a few hundred men, but nearly ten thousand have been wounded or disabled. The daily cost of food, fodder, and medicine for so many wounded is astronomical."

"Not only that, according to the generals at the front, the wailing and screaming of over ten thousand wounded soldiers in the barracks every day has seriously affected the morale of the troops."

"As a result, many soldiers became weary of war, something that had never happened before."

Upon hearing this, Qin Shi Huang closed his eyes and couldn't help but feel a headache. In this era where beheading the enemy was considered natural, no one had ever discovered that the harm caused by large-scale casualties was so great, which was much more terrifying than direct killing.

In response to this, Chen Hui could only say that you are all ignorant. Many modern weapons are not aimed at killing people. After all, injuring and disabling is the greatest way to cause harm to the enemy.

This is the so-called limitation of the times, which cannot be easily solved by cleverness and wisdom alone.

"Not only that," Li Si continued lamenting, "the Mohist School has also sent countless top experts to intercept our army's food and supplies, seriously threatening our logistics. As a result, only about half of our military supplies can reach the front line, and the rest are burned along the way."

"Even if we dispatched Yin-Yang and Luowang masters to deal with them, these Mohist masters would flee as soon as they made contact. They wouldn't engage us at all, instead using self-destructing mechanical beasts to burn supplies. Even a large group of masters would find it difficult to deal with them."

"Over the past month, although our army has only deployed 50,000 troops, the supplies we've lost far exceed what's needed for 100,000 men, and the number is still increasing. It's like a bottomless pit."

"Li Si, what do you mean?" Ying Zheng suddenly opened his eyes and growled in anger, "You want me to withdraw my troops?"

"Your Majesty, I am simply worried that if this continues, the imperial court will be unable to sustain itself."

Li Si knelt down and pleaded, "This year our court has recruited an additional 300,000 laborers. They are needed to build the Great Wall, the Imperial Mausoleum at Mount Li, the Afang Palace, the Mirage Tower, and even the highways to various locations. The expenses alone are already putting immense pressure on the court."

"Plus, the Yellow River has recently flooded, leaving hundreds of thousands of people downstream without food and clothing. The imperial court has had to spend a large amount of money and grain to provide relief. The Qin Dynasty is now running out of money and grain to fight a protracted war, Your Majesty."

This is the disadvantage of a unified dynasty. You have to take care of everything that happens, and if anything is not managed well, it is your fault as the emperor.

Since you have all the power and enjoy the offerings from the whole world, then every matter in the world is related to you, the emperor, and you cannot refuse anything.

Otherwise, you are a foolish and mediocre ruler, and you deserve to be humiliated by others.

It can only be said that the emperor knows the emperor best, and Chen Hui knows too well how to make Ying Zheng entangled and painful.

He was not afraid of winning or losing a battle, but he was most afraid of a futile battle in which he could neither win nor lose. It was extremely painful to be stuck in this situation.

Feeling a dull pain between his eyebrows, Ying Zheng shook his head and looked at Zhao Gao, who stood solemnly beside him. He asked, "What news has come from Luowang? Why is the Mohist tactics so different this time?"

"Your Majesty," Zhao Gao, dressed in a dark red official robe, replied with a long bow. "According to information from Mohist spies, the tactics used this time were decided upon by the Mohist leader after a closed-door discussion with experts from various schools of thought."

In addition to the leaders of the Mohist school, there were also Sword Saint Gai Nie, Liusha Wei Zhuang, the Xiang clan, and key figures from the Taoist and Confucian schools.

"There's also a Mr. Yi from the Wudang Sect who wields an ice sword similar to 'Shui Han', named 'Zhen Wu'. He's also said to be a branch of Taoism."

"However, there is the least information about him. He seems to be a newcomer who just debuted. He was first seen in Loulan."

"Among the masters who intercepted our army's food supply route this time, besides well-known masters like Wei Zhuang and Gao Jianli, Mr. Yi also participated. It seems he is quite respected."

"In other words, this unique tactic was created by people like Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang." It can only be said that even Ying Zheng would make common sense mistakes.

He completely ignored Chen Hui's unknown correct answer and instead cast his gaze on those who were already famous all over the world. He nodded slowly and said, "Especially Gai Nie. He has been by my side for many years and knows the situation of Daqin very well. It seems that he must have made great contributions to such targeted arrangements this time. Asshole!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Although they all felt that an upright person like Gai Nie would not be able to come up with such a vicious tactic, neither Li Si nor Zhao Gao wanted to offend Ying Zheng at this time, so they immediately echoed his voice respectfully.

After all, without intelligence, they couldn't come up with the correct answer.

The reason why this happened was because Chen Hui was accustomed to preparing for a rainy day.

He had already informed everyone present at the time in advance not to reveal the specific details of the meeting, and even not to mention his real name, just calling him Mr. Yi.

It is precisely because of this that they have not yet been able to infiltrate the highest levels of the Mohist network, so they have no idea what the truth is and really think that Chen Hui is just a newcomer who has just debuted.

Just as the three were about to discuss a solution to this predicament, a eunuch suddenly strode in from outside the hall, stopped thirty steps away, and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, urgent information has arrived. It is of the utmost urgency."

As he spoke, the eunuch raised his hand and held up a wooden box. The patterns on it represented that this was the highest level of urgent information.

Ying Zheng's eyebrows jumped when he saw this, and he immediately winked at Zhao Gao beside him. Then he saw the Minister of the Imperial Chariots walk forward, take the wooden box, tear off the sealing ink, and take out the bamboo slips inside.

The next moment, Zhao Gao did not dare to look at the bamboo slips first, but placed them respectfully on the table in front of Ying Zheng, then put his hands behind him and stepped back a few steps.

Ying Zheng picked up the bamboo slips, opened them, and carefully read the text inside. After a moment, he flew into a rage and threw the bamboo slips away, shouting with a ferocious expression, "Master of the Mohist School! You deserve to die!"

Chapter 30: Reform is not about cheating, it must follow objective laws

Seeing that Emperor Qin Shi Huang could not control his anger, which was very rare, Li Si knew that this letter must be of great importance. After looking at Zhao Gao beside him, he stood up and picked up the bamboo slips on the ground.

Next, after opening the book and reading a few lines, Li Si, the prime minister who was second only to the emperor, was immediately frightened by the content and his face turned pale, and he was so stunned that he could not speak.

It turned out that what was contained in this bamboo slip was exactly what Chen Hui had said before about the advantages, disadvantages and prospects of Qin's "farming and warfare" system.

Moreover, according to the information on the bamboo slips, these contents have now been spread throughout the world by the Mohists and are almost known to everyone.

In fact, ever since Yan Dan obtained these detailed explanations of the "farming and warfare" system, he has always wanted to spread it out immediately, in order to undermine the confidence of the Qin Dynasty.

Secondly, it can serve as a reminder to those who are determined to fight against Qin, allowing them to remain useful for the time being and wait for the collapse of Qin's "farming and warfare" system before making another effort.

After consulting Chen Hui, Chen Hui was reluctant at first, but could not resist Yan Dan's insistence, so he made two suggestions.

One is not to publish it under his name, because Chen Hui did not intend to become a thorn in the side of Qin Shi Huangdi so early.

The second is to wait until this operation has shown initial success before spreading this information.

After all, no matter how much you talk about it, it is not as good as actually trying it out.

Only by letting those people see with their own eyes the weaknesses of the "farming and warfare" system will they understand that Qin is not invincible and will they truly begin to plan an anti-Qin campaign.

After all, seeing is believing.

Therefore, when the Mohists adopted Chen Hui's strategy, they successfully made the Qin State gain nothing and pay a heavy price.

Yan Dan spread this information in the name of the Mohist leader himself, which immediately dealt a heavy blow to Ying Zheng.

As for being hated by Ying Zheng, Yan Dan said that he wished it were so, and it would be best if he could make Ying Zheng angry to death.

If his true identity did not need to be kept secret, Yan Dan would not have released this information in the name of the Mohist leader, but directly in the name of Prince Dan of Yan.

The hatred between Yan Dan and Ying Zheng had long been exposed, and there was no need to hide it anymore.

As for Ying Zheng, the Qin State had always adhered to the "farming and warfare" system, and if no problems had been discovered during the conquest of the six states,

Now it has been almost ten years since the unification of the world. If Ying Zheng still doesn't understand the flaws of this system, it would be a pure insult to the intelligence of the unparalleled Qin Shi Huang.

But even if you know, what can you do?

The "farming and warfare" system was the golden rule that the Qin State followed for more than a hundred years. Countless old Qin people did nothing in their entire lives from the moment they were born, and they spent all their money and time practicing military tactics and cultivating martial arts.

So that he could fight on the battlefield in the future and be granted a title of nobility immediately.

Now, tell those old Qin people who can do nothing but draw their swords and chop people, that they should stop fighting, because what they have learned for half their lives is completely useless, and they should just be honest farmers in the fields.

Do you think these bloody old Qin people will just draw their swords and chop you to death?

Ying Zheng had also thought about reforming the system. He standardized the writing system, the weights and measures, and did so many things just to concentrate power while exploring a completely new path to replace the old "farming and warfare" system.

But as Chen Hui said, it was "farming and warfare" that made Ying Zheng successful, not Ying Zheng who made "farming and warfare" successful.

When it comes to mastering the 'farming and warfare' system to expand territory and conquer the world, no one throughout history has been able to do it better than Ying Zheng. He can be said to be a unique chosen talent throughout the ages.

However, if one wants to directly overthrow the "farming and warfare" system, like Shang Yang did more than a hundred years ago, one can explore a completely new path for the Qin State.

Sorry, Ying Zheng can't do it, and he doesn't even have a clue.

After all, Ying Zheng was too suitable for "farming and warfare" and too suitable for the Legalists.

All the characteristics of his body seemed to be tailor-made for the 'farming and warfare' system.

As a result, all other methods are incompatible with his personality and strategy, just like ice and charcoal cannot coexist.

If Ying Zheng could not stick to his own path and be truly self-centered, how could he have become the first emperor of Qin since the beginning of the world?

Why is the emperor called a "lonely man"?

It is because they cannot tolerate anyone else's ideas except their own. The more powerful the king is, the more domineering he is.

Arrogance is the original sin!

The more successful a king is, the more arrogant he tends to be.

As for finding a powerful reformer like Shang Yang to come to Qin to preside over the reform.

Haha, let’s not even talk about whether such a rare hero that appears once in a century can be found in time.

Even Chen Hui himself, who could definitely help, would definitely not do such a stupid thing.

We can only blame you people with the surname Ying for going too far. Look at what happened to Shang Yang and Wei Yang, who almost single-handedly pulled the Qin State back from the brink of destruction. After the reform was successful, what happened?

Why do you want Chen Hui to be the second Shang Yang? He doesn't owe Ying Zheng anything.

Speaking of this, Chen Hui had to complain about some rather ridiculous time-travel novels, in which the imperial examination system was brought out as soon as the Qin Dynasty came, in an attempt to help Ying Zheng change his fate.

In response to this, Chen Hui could only say that the imperial examination system had appeared as early as the Sui Dynasty!

However, it was not until the Northern Song Dynasty, nearly four hundred years later, after the heyday of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, that it truly replaced the aristocratic families and became the mainstream method of advancement for scholars and officials.

It's not something that can be accomplished overnight.

What's more, after the reform, Ying Zheng promoted him to a higher position and made him rich and powerful?

Could you please look up some history books?

Throughout history, which powerful minister who carried out reforms had a good ending? Can you find one?

Don't always cheat for the protagonist. Can we use some objective rules? It's unethical to cheat all the time.

Therefore, Ying Zheng had no choice but to fight desperately everywhere to maintain the "farming and warfare" system.

As for sending hundreds of thousands of Qin troops to Lingnan, thousands of miles away, didn't Ying Zheng, who had fought wars all his life, know that this would cause a vacuum in the central government?

He knew, but there was nothing he could do.

If these Qin troops were not dispersed to seek military merit and seize titles, they would sooner or later turn their knives against him, Ying Zheng.

No matter how great an emperor is, he cannot stop the greed in people's hearts, not to mention that this greed was deliberately instigated by the Qin emperors of all generations.

The "farming and warfare" system brought huge benefits to the Qin State, allowing it to destroy the six states and unify the world.

However, the harm it brings has been deeply embedded in the bones of the Qin State. The entire Qin State must be completely destroyed before it will disappear.

If you rise by this, you will surely fall by this.

This is the inevitable cycle of reincarnation.

No one can escape, not the Qin Dynasty, not even Ying Zheng.

They have all benefited too much from the 'farming and warfare' system, and now it is time to pay the price.

And the price is the entire Qin Dynasty.

So, when he saw that the secret that he had hidden the deepest was ruthlessly revealed by the Mohist school.

Even the mighty Qin Shi Huang could no longer suppress his anger and fear. He looked at Li Si and Zhao Gao, who were kneeling on the ground in fear, with murderous intent, and said in a deep voice, word by word, "Li Si, Zhao Gao, I don't care what method you use, you must get rid of this Mohist master!"