938 Power is a Weird Thing
"This is the news reported by Yang Xu, after the news of Fusu spread, there were quite a few young officials of the old Qin Imperial History who secretly gathered, and their generation wanted to respect Yang Yu as the leader, so that he joined forces with Shu County Chang Qi to put pressure on the prince......"
In the Heifu Mansion, Ji Ying reported to Marquis Wuzhong what happened yesterday.
Ji Ying's current position is "Lieutenant of the Guardian Army", which is the main position of the Qin Dynasty's military intelligence agency, which was established in the Zhang Yi era.
The internal position is to supervise the subordinate generals on behalf of the king, and the external position is to carry out espionage activities in the six countries, grasp internal and external intelligence, participate in major decision-making at the top level, and hold the dual duties of the Investigation Bureau and the CIA, which is more like the KGB in ancient times.
Historically, it was Chen Ping who did this for Han Gaozu, countless tricks, money and bribery to open the way, and poison daggers to finish, invincible.
Ji Ying's ability and knowledge are far inferior to Chen Ping, but there is no problem with Heifu's loyalty.
He is like Beria beside Heifu, and most of the people under his command are trusted Anlu's children.
Since Anlu County was destroyed in the war, the Anlu people have invested all their wealth and hope in Heifu, and the old man and his mother have sent their children to serve Heifu, and they have also been richly rewarded.
In addition to doing dirty work for Heifu and secretly executing Meng Tian, Meng Yi's brothers and a group of insiders in Yunyang Prison in July, Ji Ying's main task is to secretly observe every move of the Xianyang government and the opposition.
Yang Xu, who is famous for his head iron, often questions Heifu's decision-making in the court, and confronts him, but in fact, he has long taken refuge in Heifu, relying on acting and singing double reeds, which really attracted some people who opposed the New Deal.
Ji Ying stretched out his hand and slashed down fiercely: "Pavilion Chief, do you want to ......?"
Nai Gunte?
"What's the hurry?" But Heifu took the water on the table, took a handful of soil from the stove in the room, and sprinkled it.
"When I first entered Xianyang, the water was muddy, and it was muddy."
He placed the cup on the table, and in a few moments, the sand sank.
"It's just a little bit of a standstill, those coarse fools...... Well, the sand sank. ”
"But the water is not clear enough, far from the level where you can drink it with confidence."
"I have to let this cup of water clear for a while!"
Ji Ying understood: "What does the pavilion chief mean, lure the snake out of the hole and catch it all?" ”
Heifu bowed: "Let Yang Yu feel at ease to be the leader of those people, continue to open his eyes for him, and give more people courage." ”
"We must find out how many people in the court oppose the new policy, and what is the relationship between their generation and the military nobles in the opposition? Do Li Si, Ziying and others, who seem to be closed, get involved in it, and are they brewing a bigger conspiracy? Which step do you want to achieve? You have to figure it out one by one! ”
When the water is clear, there are no fish, but those in power must know how much sediment is in this water.
"No!" Ji Ying was about to go as ordered, but Heifu stopped him again.
"The last time you complained to me, you said that the post of protector has always been established before the war in the past hundred years, and it will be revoked after the war, and it will not have its own official office, which is quite inconvenient.
"Of course, outsiders will not know, and your merits will also be sealed in the dust, and no one will know."
Together, there are faults and sins.
Ji Ying realized: "The subordinates know it, we still have to hide in the shadows, use the sharp blade in our hands, find out those threats that are unfavorable to the pavilion chief, and get rid of them!" ”
"It is a threat to the stability of the world." Hefu emphasized, he stood up and thought for a moment.
"Hide in the dark, drink ice for ten years."
Hafu smiled:
"Let's call it 'Black Ice Terrace'!"
……
"The lover is not in a hurry at all?"
After Ji Ying retreated, the Ye family walked out with a palace lamp, and it was about to fall into the night, and their family had not yet started eating.
Fang Cai's matter, but she heard an end, and complained in her heart about what kind of broken name "Black Ice Platform" was, and she couldn't help but worry.
Ye Zijin has never liked Xianyang, she has experienced chaos, and knows that Xianyang has always been an unstable place, where people are erratic, and Heifu is now sitting on this canopy.
"No matter when and where, the struggle for power will never stop."
"But power, it's a weird thing, I'll ask you about it."
Heifu closed his eyes, enjoying his wife kneading his sore shoulders after a busy day, and said lightly:
"Three nobles sat in a hall: a king with a crown on his head, a virtuous and respected witch who was said to be able to pass through the heavens, and a rich man with a family of ten thousand gold."
Between the three of them, there stood a pawn from the ranks, armed with a sharp sword. Each nobleman ordered the pawn to kill the other two, the king promised a title, Wu Zhu threatened with the gods, and the rich man took out gold and jade bribes. Who will live or die in the end? ”
Ye Zijin thought for a while: "The title is honorable, everyone is afraid of divine might, and Jin Yu can get it by stretching out his hand, but if you ask who lives and who dies......"
"That depends on the pawn's wishes."
"Really? He had no crown, no gold, silver, jewelry, and no gods. ”
"But he has a sword."
She looked at Heifu's broad shoulders: "The king's promise turns his hands into clouds and his hands turn into rain, the gods are ethereal and cannot help, and the gold and jade in his hands will be spent sooner or later." If the pawn's ambition is big enough, he may kill all three of them and take charge of everything himself. ”
"That's right!"
Heifu clapped his palm: "The soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, this is the thing that really determines life and death in this troubled world, if there is no sword in your hand, it is useless to say anything." That's what those anti-kings in the Kanto region did, and so did the generals under my command. ”
"But what if you add one condition, there is a crowd outside the hall? It's easy for the pawn to start, but when he walks out of the hall, he may be cheered on, or torn apart by the crowd. ”
"People's hearts?"
Ye Zijin shook his head: "The people's will is the easiest to be swayed. ”
"The king's deep-seated power, a few lies from Wu Zhu, a little charity from the rich, and even the coercion of the sword of the pawn."
"It can sway the hearts of the people."
Hev agrees with his wife: "So, where is the power? ”
He looked at the lamps and candles on the desk, which flickered and flickered, casting the shadows of the husband and wife on the wall, which seemed ambiguous.
"In the crown of kings? In the gods of heaven? In the wealth of gold and jade? Are you strong? Or is it a trade-off between the hearts and minds of the people? ”
"No one can say clearly, there are always people who take care of one thing and lose the other, thus losing the lives of the powerful."
Throughout the ages, how many people in power, they are not necessarily monarchs, some people died in name unworthy, some died because they did not pay heavy sacrifices, some died because of financial exhaustion, some died in their hands without soldiers, and some people were overthrown by the surging tide of the people.
"The surest way is to keep all five in your hands."
Heifu stretched out his hand, grasped the air in front of him, and only said, "I want them all!" ”
"I took charge of the state and gave orders; held the two big money bags of Shaofu and Zhisu Neishi; Let Lu Jia take charge of the sacrifice, and in those old classics, find an excuse for me to be in power and in line with the way of heaven; Firmly control the army, say the same; He also bribed the people of Guanzhong with rent reductions, revoked the pleasures of the royal family, and distributed the profits to them. ”
"The five are all under my control, and there are a few people in the DPRK who have jumped off the beam, what can I do to change the situation?"
"Is it a destroyed testimony?"
"The widow who has been stripped of his power?"
"Or in their imagination, as long as a certain son surnamed Ying raises his arms, he will rise up and come to kill the people of me, an unrighteous minister......"
"The people only care about their own jobs and are full of dissatisfaction, who cares who is in power? It doesn't conform to the rules of the ancestors. In addition, my uncle Sun Tong and others have preached the exploits of my expulsion of the Xiongnu of the Six Kingdoms everywhere, although the surname Ying is still deeply rooted in them, as long as I am not hot-headed and immediately commit usurpation, everything will be ......stable."
Heifu said: "So those people's toss is just like a few flies hitting a wall." Buzzing, a few screams, a few sobs, no threat to me. ”
And let Ji Ying and Lao Yang control it in the dark, and maybe they can take the opportunity to fish out one or two big loaches hidden in the soil.
"Those young officials of Xu Yushi can't make waves, but they ......"
Ye Zijin reminded:
"The source of these conspiracies is Fusu."
In her opinion, the comeback of this son is a very tricky thing for Heifu.
The return of an orthodox successor will make Heifu's regent very embarrassing, and Heifu's old subordinates will never agree to someone riding on their heads, and their family will have to worry about settling accounts after losing power.
Regardless of it, it is inevitable that some people in the customs will be careful.
In short, if it is not handled well, there may be a big mess.
"Can the lover think about it, what should I do?"
But Heifu did not answer directly, but asked:
"What do you think is the purpose of Fusu calling the king?"
Ye Zijin said: "The concubine heard that the summoner Zhao Ye, the Son of Heaven set up seven temples, and the order of the main card of the ancestral hall is Zhao Mu...... The second is Zhao, and the third is Mu. ”
"Calling the king by himself, or implying that he is the second emperor who is really the second emperor?"
Heifu laughed: "How are you exactly the same as Chen Ping thinks?" You still don't know enough about Fusu. ”
Ye Zijin stopped: "The beloved understands, the beloved understands?" Why not solve the doubts for concubines. ”
Heifu said: "According to my guess, the reason why Fusu is called the king of Zhao, not the king of Qin, or even the emperor, is that he wants to have some way out when he meets me. ”
Ye Zijin frowned: "Like a summoning princess, sealed in Yandi Liaodong?" For one of the princes? ”
"No, this is not the ambition of Fusu."
It was an idealist who, even though he suffered setbacks and suffering, was dusted and began to change his face, and miraculously made some achievements.
But the idealism in his bones has not changed.
Heifu talked about a past incident of the previous dynasty: "Zhou takes Shaanxi as the boundary and divides things into things. King Wu of Zhou, from Shaanxi to the east, the princess of Zhou; Those who come from Shaanxi to the west will call the princess. ”
After Zhou Zhao divided Shaanxi and ruled it, Zhou Gongdan could devote his main energy to sweeping away the rebellion of Yin and stabilizing the new map in the east; The responsibility of summoning the public is to stabilize the local area.
"I guess what Fusu means is to show that he wants to repeat the matter of Duke Zhou and Duke Zhao with me, set up a 'King of Zhou Cheng', and even vacate the throne like when Zhou Zhao was republic, while the two of us rule the world together, protect the people from chaos, restore order, and finally let Daqin Zhongxing ......"
Let's end this troubled world together?
If you have to compare, this kind of co-governance of things is a bit like the co-governance of the four emperors of the Roman Empire.
After Heifu made a bold guess, he spread his hands and said: "Of course, this is just a guess, and the current Fusu may not have become something I don't know." ”
"If there really is such a day, will the lover agree?"
Heifu acquiesced for a long time and said: "Fusu believes that Zhou Zhao is republican, and people with the same goal can help each other in the same boat." ”
"But what I believe is that Gongbo and Gan Zheng, the throne of the Son of Heaven, there are no two days in the sky, and there are no two ......."
"What's more, it doesn't matter if I can trust each other with him."
"There are only five words left that matter."
Hefu said word by word: "The situation is stronger than the people!" ”
Behind him and Fusu, there are countless extra hands.
"When Fusu called the king, he either overestimated the speed of his westward advance, and also underestimated the time I was in the main pass."
"I'm not going to wait for him."
"After the spring of next year, when Guanzhong is stable and the spring seedlings are planted, I will go east, sweep the world, sweep away the remnants of the six countries, and then rule the world."
"When we meet again, there is destined to be a person between him and me, and we must leave!"
……
Somewhat tired, Heifu stood up, sniffed the air, and asked what he had for today's meal?
Ye said: "The lotus root that my uncle asked me to send is boiled on the shoulder." ”
Or the eldest brother knows Heifu's taste.
The index finger moved, and Heifu quickened his pace, still secretly saying in his heart:
"Fusu, I don't think he's my enemy."
"At least not the number one enemy."
Heifu had sent a letter to Chen Ping in Jiaodong, telling him to focus on resisting Qi Chu and cooperating with his attack on the Central Plains, without interfering too much in the situation in Yanliao.
There are two other things that Hefu is more concerned about now.
"You know what? After several hesitations, Chang Yan of Shu County finally decided to enter the court. ”
Ye Zijin was in good spirits, this is good news, and now Qin's internal ability to cause trouble to Heifu is often the same:
"When will you arrive?"
"Arrived in Xianyang in mid-September, and took Fusu's eldest son, Gongsun Jun, with him."
And Lu Jia's side is almost ready......
Before the arrival of the New Year, Heifu will completely determine the political system of the Great Qin Center until his death!
Sitting in front of the dining table, scooping up the sweet lotus root and cooked meat on the plate, Heifu was very satisfied, feasted on it, and boasted:
"This shoulder is cooked badly enough to be eaten!"
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PS: Kavin, today there is only one chapter.