"Did Aiqing already deduce that Xiong Shanhou was going to encounter an accident?"

In the Zichen Palace, the two monarchs and ministers sat opposite each other, and after saying the urgent report from the southeast, Qin Shihuang looked at Chen Xu depressedly.

Chen Xu shook his head, "The minister just thinks that the Xiang clan is not easy to deal with, so he reminded His Majesty that it seems that the minister's speculation is still correct, otherwise it will be too late to make arrangements until now!" ”

"Fortunately, Aiqing reminded early, otherwise the southeastern counties will really be chaotic, and now the Marquis of Tongwu should have arrived in Huiji County to contact the rebels, otherwise the consequences of delaying it for more than a month will be unimaginable, I really didn't expect that in less than three months, the Xiang clan would capture five county seats, and the bandits would be tens of thousands, it was really too careless, I was afraid that the Marquis of Tongwu would follow the path of the Marquis of Xiongshan......" Qin Shihuang shook his head with an extremely ugly face.

"Your Majesty doesn't need to worry, the Marquis of Tongwu is not comparable to the Marquis of Xiongshan, the short is more than a month, the long is three months, there must be good news coming from the Marquis ......of Tongwu," Chen Xu paused here when he said this, and then continued, "Actually, the Xiang clan's rebellion is also a good thing?" ”

"Why did Aiqing say this?" Qin Shi Huang was a little stunned.

"Your Majesty swept the six countries to unify China, cast the foundation of Great Qin, but internal and external troubles continued, there were six kings and nobles still there, this is an extremely unstable factor, and outside there were Xiongnu Donghu raiding the northwest border, which also made Daqin have to spend countless money and grain to maintain the northwest 300,000 army and millions of soldiers to be on guard at all times, plus to guard against the Yue people in Lingnan, this lot of pressure makes the newborn Daqin like a child to move forward, under the internal and external troubles, Daqin will not be able to hold on for too long, and now the Northwest Hun Hu is peaceful, Millions of soldiers and 300,000 troops have also been retrenched and resettled, and the Lingnan lands have also recovered large areas of territory under the encroachment strategy, and the county treasury of Daqin has sufficient taxes and grains, just when it can start to quell the internal troubles, the Xiang clan rebelled, and the situation was just right! ”

"Aiqing, please also elaborate, how is the Xiang rebellion the time to calm down the internal troubles?" Qin Shi Huang did not turn a corner.

"Your Majesty, the minister asks you a question, but you want to answer the minister truthfully? Otherwise, this question is not easy to answer? Chen Xu bowed his hand to the emperor with a serious face.

"Aiqing, please ask, I know everything and will never prevaricate!" Qin Shi Huang nodded with a serious face.

This is the first time since he met Chen Xu that Chen Xu asked him such a serious and serious attitude.

"Regarding the six kings and nobles, has Your Majesty ever had murderous intent before?" Chen Xu asked.

Qin Shi Huang was silent for half a minute, his expression hesitant, as if he didn't know how to answer.

"For the disposition of the nobles of the six kings and grandsons, Your Majesty has a merciful heart, and it is difficult to choose between killing or not killing, is what the minister said correct?" Seeing that the emperor was silent, Chen Xu then asked.

"Not bad!" Qin Shi Huang sighed and shook his head slightly, "The nobles of the Six Kingdoms are deeply involved with the Great Qin, the princes intermarry with each other to maintain the princely bloodline, although the Zhou family is decayed, but the Zhou rites still exist, it is not easy for me to unify China, it is almost exhaustive to pour the power of the country to have today's situation, the princes and princes of the six countries are all deeply rooted in various places, and they are also respected by the local people, if I kill them without permission, the people will inevitably be in turmoil, but if I don't kill, these people are not subject to the rule of the court, and have been bewitching the people among the people, and I have been thinking about it for a long time, can only move the kings and grandsons of the six countries to Xianyang to take care of them, but after a famous family like Xiang, there is neither the position of a prince nor the name of a minister, so they can only let it develop among the people. ”

Chen Xu nodded, Qin Shi Huang's mentality he could guess that there were too many of these nobles, and they couldn't kill and manage them, and they would slowly grow bigger and bigger among the people.

Although the emperor dealt with it thoroughly, and moved a large number of wealthy people to Xianyang to take care of it, but this was only an expedient measure, as long as there was a family like the Xiang family with opposing aspirations, and Daqin could not solve the internal and external troubles as soon as possible, and the rebellion would happen sooner or later.

And there is a great force in the people, these people do not farm, idle all day long, fights and brawls are commonplace, they will draw swords against each other if they disagree, and they think that they are trustworthy and chivalrous, this group of people is chivalrous.

The Ji Bu brothers, Peng Yueying, Han Xinlong, and so on, and even a group of hooligans in Pei County, although they are not as brave as the Ji Bu brothers, they also oppress civilians in the local area, and they are local bandits, so that the local people and even officials dare not speak out, and they can't afford to provoke or hide, so they can only be bullied.

"His Majesty is in a dilemma with the nobles of the Six Kingdoms who are scattered among the people, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are also reluctant to touch it, coupled with the prevalence of the ranger style, these factors are intertwined, and there will be a situation of Xiang's rebellion today, the minister said that Xiang's rebellion is a good thing, but I think this is an excellent opportunity for Your Majesty to calm down internal troubles!" Chen Xu said.

"Aiqing is saying that I will take this opportunity to hunt down and kill all the remnants of the nobles of the Six Kingdoms?" Qin Shi Huang looked a little nervous.

Chen Xu shook his head: "The minister has said before that the nobles of the six countries are not much of a threat, what is the threat is their prestige and foundation among the people, as long as the foundation of the six kings and grandsons is cut off, then it will soon die without support. In fact, according to the minister's speculation, the rebellion of the remnants of the Six Kingdoms should be delayed for several years, but I didn't expect that because of the oracle of the book, the Xiang family couldn't help but rebel so quickly, in the minister's opinion, this is the nobles of the Six Kingdoms have felt that His Majesty's continuous reform is blocking their foundation in the people, making them feel panicked, and they can only hastily rebel, And this time is not ripe for them, in fact, they can not wait for the time to be ripe, as long as His Majesty supports the reform measures of the ministers, in a few years Daqin will inevitably be more prosperous than now more than ten times more than now, the status and prestige of the nobles of the six countries in the people will only be weakened even more, now what the imperial court has done is the will of the people, and the people who support the rebellion are only those who are chivalrous, although this Xiang rebellion seems to be huge, but there is not much chaos in the southeastern counties, and the imperial army will quickly collapse, Therefore, what the minister said was that His Majesty could take this opportunity to carry out a nationwide crackdown......"

"What is a strike hard?" Regarding this new word that popped out of Chen Xu's mouth, Qin Shihuang asked suspiciously.

"The so-called strike hard is to severely crack down on those ruffians and hooligans who do not do anything to farm, idle and traitorous and criminals, and those who do not obey the law, and completely suppress and eradicate this cholera folk underworld force...... Therefore, the minister felt that His Majesty should not be appeased again, but needed to take advantage of the opportunity of the Xiang rebellion to carry out a nationwide rectification among the people with the power of thunder, so that the officials in various places will inevitably do their best for the safety of their respective autonomy, so as to completely eradicate these groups that have troubled the country, otherwise as soon as this matter passes, I am afraid that the officials in various places will begin to slack off again......"

Qin Shi Huang's face kept beating when he heard it, especially when Chen Xu mentioned the Ji brothers, it was like giving him a hard slap in the face, and when he felt pain, he still had inexplicable shame and irrepressible anger.

He was angry and ordered the world to be retained, but now three months have passed, and the bandit leader Ji Bumao has not been caught.

"What Aiqing said is good, I will make proper arrangements in the court tomorrow to carry out a severe crackdown on counties and counties across the country, and take this opportunity to completely eradicate these people who are committing crimes and committing traitors among the people!" Qin Shi Huang's face calmed down and then nodded.

"Your Majesty, this is a move to respond to the will of the people when the sky is good, and the people of the world will be grateful for Your Majesty's benevolent and righteous actions!" Chen Xu patted a sycophant without a trace, then opened a snack box he brought, revealing the sesame rice candy inside, took out a piece and said with a smile while eating, "Your Majesty, Xiang's bandits are not worth mentioning, Your Majesty doesn't need to worry, today Chen made a snack at home, and today I will bring Your Majesty to taste by the way!" ”

"Isn't this a rice cake?" Qin Shi Huang picked up a piece and looked at it.

"Your Majesty, don't taste it, wait for the imperial official order and the imperial dining room to inspect it......" A waiter at the door was interrupted by Qin Shi Huang's glaring before he finished speaking, "Noise, how can the young master harm me!" After finishing speaking, Qin Shi Huang stuffed the rice candy into his mouth and tasted it carefully, and nodded again and again, "Although it is rice candy, it is crispy and fragrant, Aiqing should have added other ingredients?" ”

"Hehe, exactly, the last time Li Shun sent Yueshi, not only brought back garlic, but also brought back a kind of flax, that is, those tiny grains in the rice candy, this thing is a special crop, can be sown and harvested in a large area, but unfortunately the Yueshi people do not know the method of farming, are picked wild seeds, mashed with beef and mutton to accompany the meal, but the way to eat is also, this flax can not only be used in vegetables, but also into medicine, can also be refined, the oil produced is incomparably fragrant, most suitable for iron pot stir-fry or cold dishes, Even ordinary vegetables are stir-fried with it, which is a rare delicacy! ”

"Haha, the Yue clan is a barbarian, how to know how to sow seeds and cultivate, now that it is in the hands of Aiqing, my Daqin will inevitably add many more delicacies, and I am looking forward to the dishes cooked with sesame oil when the time comes!" Qin Shi Huang was excited while eating sesame rice cake, and his mood was extremely comfortable, and the anxiety in Fang Cai's heart was almost instantly swept away.