"The second force is the military force." Meng Yi continued: "Actually, you can classify me as one of the forces on this side. Meng Yi's face was calm, and he said slowly: "The military is also divided into two, one is mainly Wang Jian and Wang Ben's father and son, and the other is mainly my brother Meng Tian. When he said this, Meng Yi smiled indifferently and said, "My Montith's roots in the Qin State have been long, so the emperor's trust in our Montessori has never diminished. It is also a favor to the Wang family, and our two families, one north and one south, guard the empire. ”

Hearing this, Chen Sheng raised his eyebrows slightly. These words sounded a little weird to Chen Sheng.

"It is rumored that my Montessori disciples and the Wang family have always been at odds. This is a rumor. Actually, we are united. On the resolution of major matters, we have always been unanimous, and the only discord is some petty temper between my eldest brother and Wang Ben, both of whom consider themselves to be the best generals in Great Qin except for the old general Wang Qian. The two have competed for many years and have made countless contributions to Daqin, but this is a gentleman's dispute. ”

Chen Sheng knew it in his heart. This kind of competition is of great benefit to the Qin State and the emperor, and the emperor also vigorously supports this kind of healthy competition, and the biggest beneficiary is actually the emperor himself.

"In addition, there is one of the most complex and special forces in the imperial court." Speaking of which. A very strange look appeared on Meng Yi's face. This look seemed to be disdainful, contemptuous, and sorrowful.

"Huh?" Seeing Meng Yi's expression so wonderful, Chen Sheng couldn't help but lean in slightly to listen. He knew that Meng Yi was talking about the royal family's relatives and eunuch forces, but he didn't expect Meng Yi to be so disgusted when he mentioned them.

"The relationship between the royal family and the courtiers is complicated." Meng Yi thought for a while before he said slowly: "Since the Shang Dynasty changed the law, my Qin State has not sealed the people who have no merit. Even if he is a prince of the royal family, if he has no military exploits, he cannot be knighted. Meng Yi said solemnly: "But this cannot completely weaken the power of the various departments of the imperial family, they actively marry with the ministers of the imperial court, creating a large number of nepotism." Speaking of this, Meng Yi smiled bitterly and said, "For example, Prime Minister Li Si has three princesses in the family. ”

"In addition to this, there are relatives and eunuchs." When Meng Yi said this, his voice became a little gritted his teeth: "You also know that the generals in the army have a different eye for Fusu Gongzi, but Fusu's background is very low. His mother was just a small palace maid who was paid tribute to Qin by the Chu State back then. After giving birth to Fusu Gongzi, he died of dystocia. ”

Chen Sheng's heart shook. There has never been a record in the history books who Fusu's mother was. However, many historians have deduced that the reason why the first emperor did not establish an empress was because his favorite woman died relatively early. It seems that this idea still stands up to scrutiny.

Because of this, the prince of Fusu does not have the support of his relatives, so compared with the second and third princes who have the support of huge relatives, the possibility of him wanting to become the prince is extremely low. Fortunately, the talent of Fusu Gongzi began to show at a very young age, which gave the emperor the conditions that could be favored, and when he got older, he was deeply liked by General Wang Jian and my eldest brother, so his position gradually became firm. When Meng Yi said this, he changed his words and said, "This is not enough. The old general Wang Jian and a cadre of generals are already old, Wang Ben is sick, and my eldest brother is far away from the imperial court and fights Hu people in the north, but the emperor is young and strong, he can watch many princes grow up, and those princes who have the support of relatives can win the opportunity to take the throne in front of the emperor. ”

Chen Sheng was silent for a while before he said slowly: "So Childe also needs supporters?!" ”

"This is natural." Meng Yi nodded, he was very calm between his words, and said slowly: "But the biggest support is still from the emperor's support. Everything that Childe did was allowed by the emperor, and in fact, it was the emperor who arranged for me to help Childe establish his power and connections. ”

Chen Sheng frowned. I don't understand what the emperor meant by this arrangement. Isn't the emperor really afraid that one day Fusu will be powerful and threaten his position?

Seeing Chen Sheng's depressed and puzzled appearance, Meng Yi guessed Chen Sheng's thoughts. He pondered for a while and said, "The emperor was born in the Zhao Kingdom. When Zhao was a proton and was born, the relationship between Qin and Zhao was at its most tense, so in those days, the emperor was in hiding in Tibet and running around. Later, he returned to Qin and became the king of Qin at the age of thirteen. However, at that time, Lü Buwei was powerful, and the emperor was a puppet for several years, during which the queen mother and Miao Poison ** palace concubine, the emperor could only swallow his anger and let him make the government and the opposition into a miasma. Therefore, the emperor will never tolerate this situation, if he had a group of people who supported him back then, how could the emperor let these people be arrogant for so long? Speaking of this, Meng Yi sighed and said slowly: "Wang Jian was the emperor's teacher when he was a child, Zhao Gao was the emperor's playmate since childhood, and my brother has also had a very good relationship with the emperor since he was a child, so he has today's status and the emperor's trust." ”

Hearing this, Chen Sheng knew it in his heart. It turned out that the emperor was wary of Fusu taking power in the future and could not control the forces of all parties in the court, so he had secretly made arrangements to let Fusu cultivate his own strong team and take over power smoothly in the future. Thinking about the emperor's determination, Fusu has been set as the crown prince, but it seems that except for a few people such as Meng Yi, they can't see the emperor's thoughts.

But what Chen Sheng was puzzled about was that since the emperor had already made up his mind, why didn't he announce Fusu as the crown prince earlier? It is good to break the minds of the rest of the people, so that it will naturally cut off the possibility of the rest of the princes seizing the throne, so how can the sand dune change happen? After thinking about it for a long time, Chen Sheng understood a little. The emperor did this because he wanted to set up a few competitors for Fusu, so that Fusu would not dare to slack off, sharpen his ability, and stand out in the competition with his brothers.

The emperor's strategy can be said to be cunning, but the emperor did not expect that the disaster that this move would cause in the future could actually destroy the entire Qin State. It's a pity that the emperor didn't see this hidden danger.

What Chen Sheng hoped most was to get the content about eunuchs from Meng Yi's mouth. Because he knew very well that one of the main reasons for the destruction of the Qin State later was Zhao Gao.

Seeing that Chen Sheng took the initiative to ask about Zhao Gao, a look of appreciation appeared on Meng Yi's face, Zhao Gao did not have a high official position in the imperial court, but his status was transcendent, and he was a figure that could not be ignored.