The small episode caused by Zhao Che made the atmosphere of the whole family banquet a little different.

Zhao Tuo and his wife were a little afraid, worried about what would happen to their son next, and they were so frightened that they put all their hearts on the baby.

Among the emperor's sons, except for Hu Hai, who wrote jealousy and dissatisfaction on his face, the other sons also had their own thoughts.

However, their attention was not on their little nephew, but on what was the purpose of the first emperor's gathering of many children to hold this family banquet?

It's not the New Year, it's not a holiday.

Emperor Shi, who has always been diligent in government and is not interested in family reunions, suddenly made this move, and anyone can notice that this matter is abnormal.

After the family banquet was in the middle of the ceremony, the First Emperor really made a move, and even recited the contents of the "Book of Shang Jun" and the laws of the Qin State to the princes on the spot.

Fusu, as the eldest son, was naturally the first to play.

"Argument wisdom, praise of chaos; Etiquette, the sign of obscenity; Benevolence, the mother of the past is also ......"

In his clear voice, he recited the "Shuo Min" in the "Book of Shang Jun" that the First Emperor had spot-checked smoothly and completely.

Seeing this scene, Yingyin Yan smiled slightly.

She, a sibling brother, naturally has no problem carrying these things.

Before the fall of the Chu State, the unenlightened Fusu often angered the First Emperor.

Whenever this time, their father would punish Fusu to copy the "Book of Shang Jun" and the decree, and in those years, Fusu at least copied the "Book of Shang Jun" hundreds of times, and this back was a piece of cake for Fusu.

Compared with Yingyin Yan, Zhao Tuo keenly focused on the content of the First Emperor's back.

"Speaking of the People", its "saying" and "seizing", mainly talks about how to seize the people's favor, the people's good, the people's easy, the people's wealth, and the people's desires.

At the beginning, he said that he was clever and eloquent, clever and resourceful, and he was a helper of breaking the law and discipline; Excessive pleasure is the precursor to debauchery, and kindness is the root of sin......

Therefore, if you want to make the country strong, you must make the people of Qianshou ignorant.

The superior should control the transformation of the people's wealth and the desire of the chief, manipulate the people according to human nature, and at the same time appoint cool officials, punish nine rewards and one, and punish minor crimes heavily, so as to deter the world and achieve the effect of punishment by punishment.

In doing so, the leaders of the world will be forced to embark on the path of farming and warfare, and in order to obtain the reward of the title, they will burst out with great power, and finally make the country strong.

There are more than 20 articles in the Book of Shang Jun, and this "Speaking of the People" is the core of the Qin system and the means by which the Qin kings of the past dynasties govern the people. The emperor deliberately asked Fusu to memorize this article, I am afraid that he wanted to test his understanding of governing the country. Zhao Tuo's eyes narrowed.

Sure enough, after Fusu finished reciting, the First Emperor spoke: "Fusu, what do you think of the article "Speaking of the People"? ”

Zhao Tuo's eyelids jumped, staring at Fusu.

This is definitely a test for the heir from the First Emperor.

All the sons looked nervous and looked at their eldest brother one after another.

Zhao Gao, who was standing on the side of the hall, also raised his head and looked over.

He hoped that Fusu had made a mistake in his answer.

Facing many eyes, Fu Su said: "Father Emperor, the son thinks that the law of governing the country that Shang Jun said is the root of my Qin's rise and strength among the princes of the world, and cultivating and fighting is the way to strengthen the country, which is the foundation of my Great Qin's ability to unify the world." ”

This concludes the discourse.

Fusu stopped and did not continue.

In fact, he still has a lot to say later, and he has his own real opinions that he wants to express.

But he still held back, after Zhao Tuo and Li Si successively mentioned, he exercised outside for more than a year, and now Fusu can already distinguish the characters of the occasion and dialogue, and will not step on the wrong pit at this time.

"Well, that's good."

The First Emperor nodded with satisfaction, did not continue to ask, let Fusu sit down, and turned his head to start the examination of other sons.

This is where the problem arises.

All of you have had a master teach the Book of Shang Jun and the Qin Law from a young age.

But they are not concerned by the emperor on weekdays, and the emperor can't say a few words to them all year round, and he doesn't care about them at all, let alone the school examination, which makes the basic skills of these sons not solid.

And the Qin clan, there is a rule that those who have no military merits are not allowed to be knighted and worshipped, and the princes see that there is no possibility of being in power, and they only need to eat and drink in the mansion every day to live a rich and prosperous life.

In this case, they don't go to enjoy the beauty of wine and food, what do they do to learn these boring ways of governing the country?

Endorsement?

The things I used to carry have been almost forgotten after I left the palace to open a mansion.

So their level is naturally conceivable.

Unexpectedly, today, their father, suddenly came to a spot check and recited, and let the sons show their original form on the spot.

The sons searched their stomachs for the words that were about to be forgotten in their memories, stumbling by reciting them one by one, and even memorizing a few legal texts.

"Where a country is about to be established, the system must not be ignored, the law must not be administered carelessly, and state affairs must not be neglected...... No...... Not ......"

The son who was spot-checked couldn't carry it.

He simply knelt on the ground with a sad face, and begged the first emperor for mercy: "Father, the son is incompetent and can't carry it, and I ask my father to punish him." ”

The first emperor kept a straight face, ignored him, and looked at the pale prince next to him.

"Next."

After a while, most of the sons who came to this family banquet knelt on the ground and lined up in a row.

This made Zhao Tuo's hairs stand on end, and he remembered the scene of memorizing texts when he was in school in his previous life, which is really familiar.

"Shhh...... The emperor won't tell me to carry it later. ”

Zhao Tuo was frightened, and hurriedly lowered his head, pretending to tease his son, for fear of being noticed by the First Emperor, and asked him to join the endorsement after a while.

Fortunately, the first emperor's stiff face finally let go when it was Hu Hai's turn.

"The reason why the Lord forbade the messenger is also ...... reward and punishment Therefore, the legacy of the sages goes to wisdom, and the number of cures is also. ”

Hu Hai recited the entire "Forbidden Envoy" fluently, and said to the First Emperor happily: "Father, I haven't memorized a single word, right?" ”

"Well, that's right."

The First Emperor smiled with satisfaction, then turned his head and reprimanded the princes who were kneeling on the ground: "It's okay if you don't wait for the eldest brother, how can you not even compare with the younger brother." It's not enough to be better than the top, it's not enough to be lower than the bottom, it's a bastard! ”

The princes trembled, their faces were sad, and they could only beg for mercy: "Father, we are all dull people, after we go back, we must practice and recite well." ”

"Hmph, get up."

The First Emperor shook his head, let these sons get up and return to their thrones, and then turned his head to look at Hu Haizan and said, "Although you are young, you have studied well, much better than your brothers." ”

Hu Hai grinned and said casually: "Father, it is still good to teach the order of the CRRC government, so I can remember it?" ”

"Well, you've chosen the right one."

The First Emperor looked at Zhao Gao at the end of the hall.

Zhao Gao hurriedly said: "All sons are intelligent, and they are not the work of ministers." ”

The First Emperor smiled: "There is no need to push in front of me. The CRRC government ordered to teach the son to be meritorious, and the reward was six gold. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Gao hurriedly leaned over and saluted, and when he got up, he saw Hu Hai smiling proudly at him.

He smiled back at Hu Hai, but sighed secretly in his heart.

Although the First Emperor praised Hu Hai for his good back, he only stopped there, and did not ask Hu Hai for his views on these issues as he did with Fusu, probably because he was still young.

No chance.

As a confidant of the First Emperor, Zhao Gao knew very well the true purpose of this family banquet.

The first emperor asked the eldest son Fusu to preside over the relocation of the nobles of the six kingdoms before, which was a test of his ability and political leanings.

Now the purpose of convening all the sons to hold this family banquet is to compare them among their sons and see if there are any materials that can be made in their sons.

As a result, the sons between Fusu and Hu Hai, in the face of the sudden spot check of the first emperor, all behaved mediocre.

The performance of the eldest son is not perfect, but it is definitely superior, and the only one who can compare with him is Hu Hai.

But Hu Hai is too young, and he is not as powerful as the eldest son.

The father-in-law is Tingwei Li Si, and his brother-in-law is Zhao Tuo, the martial arts marquis, and he works with Meng Tian.

These are not comparable to Hu Hai, who is just thirteen years old.

At today's family banquet, the First Emperor will probably make the final decision.

In Zhao Gao's worries, this family banquet finally passed.

"Stand down."

The First Emperor waved his hand and asked the princes to leave first, and then said, "Wugong Hou stays." ”

This made Zhao Tuo's scalp tingle, could it be that the emperor really wanted to leave him alone to draw his back?

He wondered if if this really happened, could he ask the emperor to replace the "Book of Shang Jun" with "The Art of War".

However, the words asked by the First Emperor caught him off guard.

"Wugong Hou, I want to establish Fusu as the crown prince, what do you think?"