Chapter 144: Fierce Debate in the Court
Hu Ye, the deceased Qin. ”
The five words on the catalogue were undoubtedly angry in the eyes of the First Emperor, who created a situation of dominating the world, destroying the Six Kingdoms, and calling himself Qin I, crowning it with numbers, hoping that future generations could reach thousands of generations.
But now, the warlock claims to be an immortal's catalogue, indicating the demise of Great Qin, as the king of a country, how can he not be angry?!
On the main hall of Xianyang Palace, the first emperor was in a very bad mood, and he wanted to tour east to find immortals, but before he set off, he was instructed by the "immortals", implying that the Great Qin Shouyuan was coming, and he wanted to die in the country.
"Ladies and gentlemen, do you have any objections to what is contained in the Immortal Catalogue?" The First Emperor asked.
All the ministers were frightened and did not dare to answer, these five words were a little careless, and the wrong thing was the danger of extermination, even if they were silent, they should not say a word.
The First Emperor looked at the courtiers in the audience, raised his voice by a few decibels, and said sharply: "Are you dumb?" On weekdays, he talks eloquently and passionately, but now, he can't even say a word? ”
The ministers lowered their heads, and they didn't dare to look at the First Emperor, seeing that they were silent, the First Emperor nodded directly: "Li Si, what do you think about this matter?" ”
As the chief assistant of the current dynasty, when such a major event happens, it is necessary to remain silent, and I am afraid that it is inappropriate.
"Wechen is afraid, this matter is important, and the minister does not dare to speculate."
"I forgive you for your innocence, and you don't need to hide anything." The First Emperor commanded.
"Whoa!"
Li Si bowed and saluted, he came to the center, his body was bent at 45 degrees, his hands were interlaced, and he made the courtesy of a courtier, and said: "Among the ministers, the key to 'Hu Ye, the deceased Qin' lies in the word 'Hu'. ”
The First Emperor nodded in agreement, and he agreed, just as the literal meaning is, the person who destroyed Great Qin is 'Hu', who is the so-called Hu? That's what bothers everyone.
"But who is Hu?"
Li Si pondered for a moment and said, "Hu, the wolf of the northern frontier is also." ”
The Xiongnu, also known as the Hu people, in recent years, the Hu people continue to spare the border of Qin, causing the border people to be miserable, before, the battle of the Seven Kingdoms, the Qin State has no time to look north, after Li Si so dialed, for the first emperor, it is undoubtedly a dream to wake up.
The First Emperor's heart was greatly lifted, and he said: "What the Prime Minister said is very true, it is not a secret that the waves of the northern frontier covet the empire, and now the gods are pointing the way, and this catalogue is passed down to point out the maze and guide the Great Qin Empire, and its purpose is to guard it strictly." ”
"Your Majesty, the Huns have always been brave and good at fighting, and now they have been instructed by the immortals and know the thoughts of the Hu people, why not strike preemptively and kill the Hu people in the cradle, so as not to form a climate in the future?" Lees suggested.
"Li Qing's words are very reasonable, but the Hu people are cunning and good at riding and shooting, if the Hu people are attacked in the north, without a small number of troops, it is difficult to pose a threat to the Hu people, what are your best plans?" The First Emperor asked.
"If the minister is not mistaken, General Meng Tian still has 300,000 troops in his hands, this army is all old Qin people, its combat strength does not need to be said, Your Majesty knows that if you attack the north, this 300,000 army will be able to win."
But just as Li Si sat down at the voice, Feng Quji, who was the prime minister of Zuo, raised an objection, he moved sideways, walked out of the ranks, stepped forward and stood side by side with Li Si, and immediately said: "The ministers also disagree, and I can't agree with Li Chengxiang's words." ”
The first emperor is not a faint monarch, above the court, he is wide open, never closed, and some courtiers raise objections, which is definitely a good thing for the monarch.
"Oh? What is Feng Qing's opinion? ”
"Where is the minister's opinion, but he doesn't dare to agree with Li Xiang's advice."
The First Emperor asked again: "Li Qing's words can be regarded as a second strategy, why don't you agree?" ”
"There are two points."
Feng Qujian raised two fingers.
"Come on!"
"First, sending 300,000 troops to expedition against the Xiongnu is particularly inappropriate." Feng Quji said, and without waiting for the First Emperor to ask the reason, he continued: "Why? It is this 300,000 army, which is my old Qin people, and is also the mainstay of the imperial army, if the 300,000 army is poured out, the internal military strength of the empire will inevitably be empty, once an incident occurs, it is difficult to quench the thirst of the distant water, this method is not advisable. ”
Yes, 300,000 old Qin people fought on the battlefield, and their strength was the most powerful in the empire, once they all went out, Xianyang City would inevitably be empty, and now the remnants of the six countries were eyeing Xianyang, countless pairs of eyes were staring at Xianyang, and at this moment the main troops were sent out, which was undoubtedly digging their own graves.
Sure enough, after hearing Feng Quji's analysis, the First Emperor was moved in his heart and said, "What about the second? ”
"The other, as Li Xiang said, the deceased Qin Hu Ye, he alludes to the Hu people, whether this matter is true or not is open to discussion? If it weren't for the Hu people, wouldn't it be a force for the Hu people to attack the Qin State if they sent troops to kill them? This kind of behavior of stealing chickens and rice should still be thought twice. ”
Feng Qujian is not an old prime minister, if he doesn't say it, as long as he says it, he can hit the nail on the head and hit the side that the first emperor is most worried about.
"But the Immortal has already instructed me, do you want me to let it go and try to subvert my empire?" The First Emperor said again.
Feng Qujian looked at the warlock who presented the catalog, and he snorted coldly: "Your Majesty, how can the warlock's words be credulous? It's just a charlatan. ”
Feng Quji's words immediately caused a lot of dissatisfaction, the warlock Lu Sheng was a disciple of Zhao Gao, the commander of the CRRC Mansion, and recently, Zhao Gao and Li Si have been in close contact.
Hearing him attack Lu Sheng, Li Si immediately choked back: "Feng Xiang, the warlock is His Majesty's guest, and he is responsible for refining the elixir of life for His Majesty. ”
It is worthy of Li Si, his tongue is really powerful, and in a few words, Feng Qujian will be inferior, compared to the first emperor, if Feng Quji dares to admit that the warlock is deceiving people, it is equivalent to saying that Yingzheng is a faint king, which is undoubtedly death.
"You ......"
Feng Qu was frightened, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, the minister has no such intention, the minister is just saying what he thinks in his heart, and he has no duty to be mediocre." ”
The first emperor is not a fool, Feng Qujian has done his best, for the empire, if he has the heart of disobedience, Yingzheng would have already broken his body into thousands of pieces, why did he say wildly today.
However, Feng Quji's words did cause the First Emperor to be a little dissatisfied, and his health has been deteriorating recently, and after the imperial doctor saw a doctor, he also took a lot of good medicines, but it never worked.
Over time, Ying Zheng heard from Zhao Gao that above the East China Sea, there is Penglai Immortal Island, and the island is inhabited by immortals, and the immortals have a way to live forever.
After hearing this information, Yingzheng sent Zhao Gao to recruit the world's warlocks here, and sent Xu Fu to the East China Sea to find immortals, just to find the elixir of life.
And those warlocks who were recruited were to give the First Emperor alchemy every day, in order to achieve the effect of prolonging life, just to find the elixir of life before he died.
"Feng Qing, I know that you have no malicious intentions, but the warlock's matter is left aside for the time being, just now you denied Li Qing's solution, and you can tell me what your understanding of 'Hu Ye, the Dead Qin'?" The First Emperor asked.
"The so-called Hu people are either Hu people, or people with the word 'Hu' in their names." Feng Quji didn't say anything to death.
However, his words have been very clear, he thinks that this 'Hu' is a person with the word 'Hu' in his name, and looking at the government and the opposition, the person with the word 'Hu' in his name seems to be the only eighteen princes - Hu Hai.
"Someone with a beard in his name?"
After hearing this, Zhao Gao and Li Si were shocked, the first person they thought of was Hu Hai, and what kind of virtue Hu Hai was, they naturally knew it well.
If he really sits on the emperor in the future, maybe the Great Qin Empire will really die in his hands, of course, the first emperor Yingzheng does not know.
What Li Si said made sense, and Feng Qu's solution was also possible, so he only heard the First Emperor sigh above the main hall and said, "Hey! If Fusu and Meng Yi were here, I might be a little less worried. ”
Speaking of Meng Yi, Li Si and Zhao Gao glanced at each other, and they didn't expect that Meng Yi, this kid, was so hard-hearted that he hadn't died yet. And Li Siben has no worries with Meng Yi, and he is even kind to himself.
But in order to be able to return to the future, he must get rid of Meng Yi, and for this reason, Li Si is definitely the one who wants him to die the most.
"Your Majesty, Meng Yi is in Songhai, why don't you send a decree to recall him? In this way, you can also share your worries. Feng Qujian said, this old man has a good impression of Meng Yi.
The amazing performance at the court meeting made the old prime minister Wang Juan irrefutable, and the salt produced was even more high-quality, this kid was a little interesting.
"No need, I'm going to go east, Songhai is the last stop, it's not too late to see him again at that time, and let that wild boy live happily for a few days, and not dying is also a kind of creation for him." The First Emperor said.
"Your Majesty is merciful."
"Let's not talk about the matter of the immortal catalogue first, but the Hu people also have to guard against it, and I have ordered another 20,000 levies to be levied from all over the country and sent to the frontier to speed up the construction of the Great Wall, so as not to prevent the Hu people from going south." The First Emperor said.
"Your Majesty, now the conscription is heavy enough, if there is more conscription, the people's hearts will be unsettled." Feng Qujian said.
"Feng Xiang, I just don't agree with what you say, Your Majesty's levy of conscription is not a big construction, but the construction of the Great Wall, which is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, and the people will understand, how can it be said that the people's hearts are difficult to peace?" Lees retorted.
"Li Xiang is in the temple, he doesn't know the suffering of the rivers and lakes, and he is levied in various places, and most of the men have been sent to the frontier, so how can there be extra forced labor in the empire."
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As a result, Feng Quji and Li Si argued again, and as prime ministers on the left and right, they often had quarrels.
"Okay, okay, what the two of you say is not unreasonable, so let's do it, add 10,000 levies and send them to the north to build the Great Wall, and the deadline will be completed within three months, and those who violate the order will be flogged!"
When Feng Quji heard the emperor's will, he didn't dare to say much, so he could only sigh helplessly, and said in his heart, if he continued to levy forced labor, he was afraid that the people would rebel.
And Zhao Gao and Li Si glanced at each other, as if they had succeeded in their scheme.