Monarchs and ministers gathered in Shanglin Garden. Fusu introduced Xiao He, Fan Zeng, Han Xin and other five people, and told everyone that the purpose of this banquet was to catch the wind for Xiao He, Fan Zeng, Han Xin and other five people. Xiao He, Fan Zeng and others were moved when they heard this. Fusu's operation made Uncle Sun Tong envious, and the son personally set up a banquet to entertain him, but he was afraid that the newcomers Xiao He and Fan Zeng would have great luck in the future.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Fusu began to talk to everyone about the detailed plan for restoring the national strength of Great Qin. Fusu has made a lot of plans to restore the national strength of Great Qin before, but there is a lack of talents around him who can be of great use, and today there are five people including Xiao He and Fan Zeng to join, which greatly increases Fusu's confidence. Some specific plans can be put into practice.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now that my Daqin is in crisis, the disaster of the Xiang clan in Jiangdong is undecided, and Liu Ji of Dangjun has made an incident in Pei County again, killing the county order and destroying the county government, this matter should be the most familiar to Lord Xiao, so please ask Lord Xiao to talk about it for everyone" Fu Su looked at Xiao He with a deep meaning after speaking. If he slows down for another ten days and a half months, I'm afraid Xiao He will run with Liu Ji, but fortunately, he narrowly won a move in the end and accepted Xiao He. In history, this guy was Liu Bang (nicknamed Liu Ji)'s think tank, and made great contributions to Liu Bang's establishment of the Han Dynasty. There is also a Zhang Liang, I don't believe that I can't clean you up. After eating this meal, I will come back to you, and if I don't arrange you clearly, I will be sorry for the nine-year compulsory education.

Xiao He looked at Fusu with some fear, "Could it be that I and Liu Ji all know about that little bit of, Gongzi Fusu?" Xiao He thought about it carefully, and he was very afraid, the dignified prince of Qin would not even have heard of the things in the corners of his Pei County. Fortunately, this product has a very strong quality in his heart, and he quickly calmed down and began to talk about Liu Ji's rebellion, as for his private care for Liu Ji, he didn't say a word.

"Lord Xiao was in charge of Pei County before, so I asked him to tell you about Liu Ji" Fusu saw that Xiao He was a little uncomfortable, and immediately understood that it was boring. Quickly explained. The good people who have just arrived in governing the country, but don't be scared away by yourself.

"Liu Ji, this person, is hateful, but the main reason for his rebellion is to privately release Lishan to labor, and he was afraid of my Qin Lu so he went to Mangdang Mountain to do the business of beating homes and robbing houses. As for the matter of forced labor, I have released all the labor of the Great Wall, Lishan, and Afang Palace, and there is no need to discuss this matter again. The most important thing at the moment is to revise the Qin law. I intend to rebuild the Great Qin Decree so that the people can recuperate and recuperate. Criminal and civil spells, when used moderately, can settle disputes and stop disputes, and if they are used excessively, it is the law that forces the people to rebel. This time to rebuild the Great Qin Law, it should be aimed at leniency and reducing prisons, and I propose that the death sentence be returned to the court captain, I don't know if you have any objections? After Fusu finished speaking, he looked at the ministers.

All the ministers who attended the banquet were solemn, frowning in thought or discussing in low voices. After all, revising the law is a major matter of the state, and no one dares to speak rashly about it.

"Prime Minister, tell me your opinion" Seeing that everyone was silent, Fusu began to ask by name.

"The minister agrees with the decision of the prince, and the law of my Great Qin began with the Shang Dynasty reform, and its purpose is to try to compete for hegemony, and it is known for its strictness. Now the first emperor has swept away the six countries, the world is one, after many years of conquest, the people of Great Qin have made up their minds, the Qin law is out of date, and the matter of revising the law is imminent, and the minister thinks that the new law should be relaxed. "Li Si is fully in favor of Fusu to revise the criminal law, the current Qin law is indeed too severe, there are as many as 36 kinds of death penalty alone, and now there are frequent rebellions in various parts of Great Qin, and the strict punishment law is one of the important inducements.

When Li Si was in Handan County before, he thought about persuading Hu Hai to revise the Qin law, but because Hu Hai was too mediocre and Zhao Gao favored the power, he had to give up on the matter of revising the Qin law. On the other hand, Gongzi Fusu. Succeeded to the throne for just three months, he has made great achievements, whether it is to return to the construction of the Great Wall, the repair of the Lishan mausoleum, or the suspension of the repair of the Afang Palace, all of which reveal the eloquence of Gongzi Fusu, Li Si faintly feels that Gongzi Fusu has the possibility of surpassing the first emperor.

"Xiao He, you come and tell me your opinion, you must know everything" Fusu did not comment on what Li Si said, and continued to ask Xiao He questions.

"Childe, I have been in charge of Peixian Prison for many years, and I am familiar with the laws of Daqin. Severe punishment and strict punishment have harmed the people. Many things are contrary to morality and seek the law. If the people do it and break the law, the people will not be able to live if they do not do it, and in the long run, how can the people not rebel. ”

"Yingbu, tell me your opinion"

"Yu Gongzi, I think that my Great Qin Law is indeed too strict, take me as an example, my name is Yingbu, but everyone calls me Dubu, why? It's just because I have been tortured and have a black mark on my face. When my old mother was seriously ill, I went to the doctor to get a few pairs of medicine on credit to treat my mother, but because I could not repay the medicine bill, I was sued by the doctor, so I was sentenced to this sentence. Two months after I was tortured, I paid off the medicine debt, but it was difficult to get rid of the black mark. ”

Fu Su fell into thought after hearing this, in fact, he also knew that the strict punishment was one of the important reasons for the fall of the Qin Dynasty in history, and it had not been put on the agenda because there was no suitable person to handle this matter. Today, the courtiers that Fusu relied on were all there, and Xiao He joined, so Fusu decisively decided to use the opportunity of this banquet to finalize the matter.

"Order Prime Minister Li Si to immediately preside over the drafting of the new Qin law, Meng Yi and Xiao He will participate in it, and send a sample of the law order to the court for approval within a month" Fusu no longer solicited the opinions of the courtiers, and directly made a decision. If there is smoke everywhere today, many things can no longer be handled according to the process, and sometimes it is really necessary to help Su to make decisions.

Xiao He is a newcomer, it is not appropriate to take up important positions rashly, take this opportunity to follow Li Si to exercise, and take Li Si's years of experience as a teacher, I believe that Xiao He will grow up soon. There is another important reason, Li Si is old and needs to train some young successors. Let Meng Yi and Xiao He follow Li Si, which can not only allow the two to learn Li Si's experience in governing the country, but also share some government affairs for Li Si, the best of both worlds. This is the important reason why Fusu deliberately arranged for Meng Yi and Xiao He to go to Li Si's side to learn about the new Qin law.

After the banquet, Fusu left Meng Yi alone, handed over a handwritten letter to Meng Yi, and asked him to take his handwritten book and go to Yingchuan to recruit Zhang Liang.

For a period of time after the Shanglin Yuan banquet, the anti-Qin forces in the world gradually became a trend, and the counties occupied by the Xiang clan in Jiangdong changed from the previous three to five, and the two counties of Hengshan and Changsha were included in his rule, with a force of 250,000 troops, and the soldiers were directly aimed at the two counties of Dong County and Surabaya in Huhai. Liu Ji of Pei County led the crowd out of Pei County, captured Dangjun from Hu Hai, and broke through Yingchuan and Chen Counties, with a force of 70,000 troops.

In fact, Fusu can also understand the occurrence of these things. After all, the world has been suffering for a long time, and by the time of Qin Shi Huang's fifth eastern tour, the entire Qin State was on the verge of collapse, but because of the majesty of Qin Shi Huang, no one dared to take the lead in rebellion. Qin Shi Huang died in the sand dunes, and Fusu and Huhai fought for power. All the restoration forces thought that the opportunity had come, and they all wanted to seize this opportunity, so there were frequent anti-Qin incidents in various parts of Great Qin, and Fusu calmly accepted all this, and was also actively planning a solution.

A month later.

In the Qilin Hall of Xianyang Palace, Fu Su looked at the new Qin law in his hand with a serious expression, and after reading it, he asked the guards to hand the new Qin law to the hundred officials under the jade order to study. Without waiting for the ministers to study it carefully, Fusu opened his mouth and said:

"Ladies and gentlemen, you must have studied the New Qin Law no less than ten times, right? What do you think? ”

"Yu Gongzi, is this law too lenient, according to this law, half of the prisoners in my Great Qin Prison are innocent! It's as free as it gets. and what is the use of the law? Shusun Tong stood up and said.

The ministers laughed, but Fusu didn't say anything to stop it. Wait for the ministers to laugh. Fusu continued: "This time, Prime Minister Li Cheng, a sample of the new Qin law, has reported to me many times, but I have rejected it on the grounds that it is too harsh. The foundation of the new law is to live with the people and reduce the number of prisons. Ladies and gentlemen, I have a question, I don't know if there are many good people or evil people in my Great Qin? ”

"Naturally, there are more good than evil," immediately replied the minister.

"Then why is my Great Qin Prison full, are there more wicked people than good people?"

The ministers looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.

"Ladies and gentlemen, since everyone thinks that there are more good than evil, why are prisons full everywhere, it can only mean that there is a problem with the criminal law, and it is difficult to distinguish between good and evil. Since it is wrong, it must be corrected, and it is precisely for this reason that the new Qin law has been revised. If you live and live with the people, you can't let them worry about whether they will break the criminal law all the time. ”

"There is another matter, the day before yesterday, General Meng Tian sent a letter urging him to ask for military rations, how to raise it?" Fusu paused for a moment and continued to ask.

"Young man, this matter should be handled by Zhisu Neishi," Li Si replied.

"I have any questions, please explain, I don't know where this corn comes from?" Fusu asked.

The ministers looked puzzled, did such a simple question really need to be asked to everyone.

"Son, corn comes from the taxes paid by the people," replied one of the ministers.

"If the people are in prison, where does this corn come from?" Fusu threw out one last question.

The ministers looked embarrassed, but some people still said without giving up: "Yu Gongzi, the minister thinks that even if all these prisoners are released, there will not be many people, let alone how much corn. ”

"Prime Minister Li Si, it's up to you to calculate the account of this person and rice," Fusu said.

"Colleagues, I have as many as one million convicts in Daqin, and if the sentence is according to the new Qin law, the innocent can reach 800,000, and if you only count the tax on people, each person who pays a tax of 50 yuan can buy 1.3 million stone of corn. And the military rations needed by the camp in Shangjun are not so much," Li Si reported the detailed data.

The hundred officials looked at each other, obviously no one would have thought that the new Qin Law could produce such huge benefits, and it was difficult for those who opposed it before to say anything. According to the Great Qin system, Fusu could have ignored the opinions of the ministers and directly promoted the implementation of the new Qin law. But Fusu did not do that, but repeatedly asked the opinions of the ministers, and patiently explained the benefits of the new Qin law to the ministers.

"Uncle Sun Tong is in favor of the implementation of the new Qin Law," Uncle Sun Tong took the lead in expressing his position.

The ministers looked at Shusun Tong suspiciously, it was his uncle Sun Tong who took the lead in opposing the new Qin law, why was the first to express support for the new Qin law to land was his uncle Sun Tong, and most of the courtiers began to despise Shusun Tong's personality. However, there are still smart people like Li Si and Xiao He among the ministers, and they quickly comprehended Shusun Tong's intentions.

"Chen Li Si is in favor of the implementation of the new Qin law"

"Chen Xiao He is in favor of the issuance of the new Qin law"

The ministers saw that Li Si and others supported the new Qin law, so they swarmed to express their support for the new Qin law, although they didn't understand what kind of medicine Shusun Tong, Li Si, Xiao He and others were selling in the gourd, but it was not wrong to follow the statement.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Fusu issued an edict to promote the implementation of the new Qin law.

"Prime Minister, the implementation of the new Qin Law will be handed over to you. Promote Uncle Sun Tong and Xiao He as court lieutenants, and from now on, all the prisons in Daqin will be sorted out, and the punishment in previous cases will be measured by the new Qin law, and all those who are found not guilty by the new Qin law will be released. ”

When the court discussion ended, the hundred officials surrounded Shusun Tong in the middle, and accused Shusun Tong of seeing the wind and steering the rudder.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you think I see the wind and steer, but I laugh at you for your stupidity. You can see why Gongzi asked us for our opinions on the new Qin law. Don't you really think that Childe needs me to make decisions for him, do you? With the power of Gongzi, he can completely avoid us and implement the new Qin law in the world. When the court asked us and others, it was just that the prince wanted to know if we were studying the new Qin law attentively, and by the way, he put on a posture of attaching importance to our opinions. Raising objections can best prove that we attach importance to the new Qin Law, and only the so-called in-depth investigation can have objections. As for finally standing up to support the landing of the new Qin Law, it will be simpler, since Childe has given us enough face, we should have something to give back, isn't supporting the landing of the new Qin Law the feedback that Childe wants to see the most? You can't see through such a simple truth, aren't you extremely stupid? After Shusun Tong finished speaking, he pushed everyone away and left.

When the guards passed the words of Uncle Sun Tong to Fu Su's ears, Fu Su smiled and said, "This old slippery head! ”。 However, the idea of reusing Shusun Tong also came to my heart.

With the issuance of the new Qin law, the people of Daqin finally bid farewell to the days of fear, all the counties under the rule of Fusu, the prison ten rooms and nine empty, the people are happy, those who were acquitted and pardoned by the new Qin law to go home, have put incense at home, kowtow to the direction of Chang'an to thank you, in gratitude for the kindness of Fusu to repair Qin law, and even more, Fusu is regarded as a god, and burns incense to worship in the morning and evening.

The landing of the new Qin law is also quietly changing the status of Fusu in the hearts of the people, although everyone knows that Hu Hai is the emperor, but it is the son Fusu who really supports it. Liu Ji's army was unexpectedly met with stubborn resistance from the soldiers and civilians defending the city when they captured Jiangling, the administrative seat of Nanjun, and the general Fan Xu died under the city of Jiangling, which completely stunned Liu Ji. When the city was attacked and plundered before, the people in the city were all looking forward to it. Why is there such stubborn resistance now? Liu Ji, who suffered a defeat, had no choice but to withdraw to Dangjun and continue to recruit troops.

And the Jiangdong Xiang clan is not much better, there were many Qin people who came to defect with their families every day, but in recent days, the Qin people who have defected have become increasingly rare.

If you want to say who is the most depressed, it is the puppet emperor Hu Hai, the people of Wu'an County, Handan County under his rule killed the county order after the uprising, and dedicated the county seat of Wu'an to the son Fusu, which made Hu Hai, who wanted to be content with the status quo, tremble, there was still the territory of nine counties, but Dangjun was just snatched away by Liu Bang, and Wu'an County returned to Fusu.

"Prime Minister Zhao, this emperor is not right, or you will be your prime minister. Maybe one day we will be kidnapped by these rebels and given to my eldest brother," Hu Hai said to Zhao Gao with a worried face.

Zhao Gao looked at Hu Hai with a black line on his face, he didn't know what to say, the path he chose was to finish on his knees.