in the courtyard.

Ji Heng stood tall and watched the cold snowflakes fall.

He closed the door of the courtyard, and the outside of the house was already empty, and Yingzheng had long since disappeared.

Stepping on the fresh snow, Ji Heng returned to the hall.

He didn't go to rest.

Ji Heng sat on the recliner, touching the snow water turned into snowflakes, and couldn't help but sigh with mixed feelings: "Pity the blood of tens of millions of heroes, in exchange for today's old things." ”

"This sentence may be very appropriate in the Qin Dynasty."

"The world shouldn't be like this."

"Zhou Qin, this great change through the ages, should not end so hastily, this is such a magnificent and splendid world, if it is just a breakthrough in some systems, it is inevitably a little too ironic, the prosperous era of hundreds of schools of thought, so many collisions of ideas, if you continue to return to the old path of the Xia Shang Dynasty, it will be too cruel to the world."

"It's a centuries-old controversy."

"The blood of millions of people has been exchanged for a unity."

"The water of the boat is the tears of the people, and you don't know if you don't cross the stream."

"This is the path that Daqin himself chose, from the very beginning, Daqin chose to break off with the three generations, and also chose the path of breaking the old and establishing the new, this is a road that can only move forward and not retreat, once it retreats, it means that it will be smashed to pieces, and at the same time, it will also end up losing."

"Qin's way of life is in 'change'!"

"Only by constantly 'innovating' and 'seeking change' can Qin continue to live, and when Qin's own internal ideas and concepts are accepted by the world, Qin can truly sit firmly in the world, and can also truly achieve the first collection of Qian, and the world is peaceful."

"But if you give up halfway, or go back to the old way."

"The people of the old trend of thought will tear the Qin people to pieces in an instant, and there will be no piece of armor left."

"Although the First Emperor has insight and foresight beyond contemporary times, he still can't avoid the weakness of being a human being, and he is too worried about losing, especially as his body grows old, and gradually loses his past decisiveness, and he is more willing to make some compromises in exchange for the stability of the Great Qin Empire, but this compromise is doomed to be futile."

"Imperial twilight."

"Internal affairs are greater than external troubles."

"No one can escape a little, as the emperor is twilight, the courtiers will gradually shift their focus from the emperor to the successor, and the first emperor is also aware of this, so he has always been reluctant to establish a prince before, but no matter how careful the first emperor is, he will always avoid it."

"Even."

"Many courtiers in the court hope that the first emperor will die as soon as possible."

"They don't hate the emperor, but their interests are based on the death of the monarch."

"The current Great Qin Dynasty is in the twilight."

"Even Li Si, who dared to act and dare to take on great responsibilities in the past, has gradually changed in recent years, becoming sharp and introverted, and becoming silent and silent, not that Li Si has become confused, but that these courtiers of Great Qin have realized that the body of the first emperor is getting worse and worse, so all the courtiers have begun to be conservative and tend not to make mistakes."

"In this kind of atmosphere, what the First Emperor hears and sees is more what he wants to hear and see."

"Over time."

"The whole court tends to be conservative."

"Under this kind of slackness, the First Emperor has also been gradually smoothed out."

"Change."

"It's the invincible blade of Great Qin in the past."

"However, now that this sharp blade is gradually idle by the emperor, there is actually only one problem with Great Qin."

"It's the First Emperor."

"I can persuade for a while, but I can't keep persuading to move, the more old people are, the more conservative they will become, and the more they will not listen to opinions, and when it comes, Daqin will really step into the wrong path of life and death."

"It's hard to walk, and it's a lot of different paths."

"Huh."

Ji Heng laughed and drank the yellow rice wine one by one.

Then he patted his thigh lightly, and did not think about the matter of the First Emperor again.

He's just an idler, how can he do it all?

As long as the concept of the First Emperor is not reversed and does not make compromises for himself, it will be difficult for the situation of Great Qin to be fundamentally changed, the First Emperor is too 'proud', he thinks that he can accomplish everything alone, and once he encounters something that he cannot accomplish, he will deliberately put the matter on hold, and will not allow others to set foot on it.

He doesn't trust anyone else, and he doesn't trust the heirs.

But manpower is extremely poor.

This kind of thinking will only hurt you in the end.

It also harmed the Great Qin Empire.

However, the words that the first emperor said when he left still made Ji Heng quite pleased, even if the first emperor had entered the twilight, he still had a sense of arrogance, but in the end, what the first emperor would do, Ji Heng did not have much confidence, because he couldn't explain it, and he couldn't explain it.

The reason why he dared to say those words was because he knew that at the turn of the Qin and Han dynasties, there were not many natural disasters in the world.

I am ready to say that until Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there were no too serious floods, droughts, and locust plagues in the world, and as for other plagues, earthquakes, landslides and other disasters, at least this period of time has not been recorded in history, and it is true that most of the disasters that can be recorded in history are disasters that killed and injured millions of people, but this also shows that for more than 100 years at the turn of the Qin and Han dynasties, there were no natural disasters in the world that affected a wide range and lasted for a long time.

This also created conditions for Daqin to temper new ideas.

The right time and place.

If Da Qin didn't seize this opportunity, Ji Heng felt a little regretful in his heart.

After drinking all the yellow rice wine, Ji Heng got up from the recliner and walked back to his bedroom.

The snow crushed the branches, creaking.

Meanwhile.

A wagon stopped.

Ying Zheng calmed down, lifted the curtain and stepped out of the carriage.

The cold snowflakes hit his face, Ying Zheng silently noticed that his cheeks were a little hot, and his heart seemed to be beating suddenly, and he couldn't help laughing at himself.

"How many years have I not had such a big emotional upheaval?"

"The emperor of virtue and the three emperors and the five emperors."

"I used to think I deserved it, but this time I said it, and I felt a little ashamed."

"Have I really changed?"

Yingzheng's steps were certain, and he let out a long sigh, and he didn't feel sleepy at all.

He wandered aimlessly around the palace.

It's late at night.

The climate is cold.

Ying Zheng walked very slowly, and he was in a trance like a nightmare night tour.

He wondered where he had changed, and after pondering for a while, he finally figured it out.

I have lost the enterprising spirit of the past.

Or even reluctant to do anything more.

In the past, he dared to act boldly, dared to be the first, and didn't care about anything else at all, but now he has to weigh the pros and cons of everything he does, he has to think carefully, and he is not very willing to do radical things, he just wants to do what he wanted to do in the past.

But is this really true?

He didn't know.

The only thing he knows is that under his own influence, the courtiers are becoming more and more irresponsible, and they tend to be more and more synchronized with themselves, and even deliberately show obedience, no longer insisting on their own opinions like Mao Jiao in the past, even if they are the courtiers they hate, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty have less to bear.

Therefore, the court of Great Qin gradually became a pool of stagnant water.

The cold wind is steep.

Ying Zheng's heart was even colder.

He didn't know when he became like this.

Ying Zheng walked slowly in the palace, and he didn't think too much about his own problems.

Instead, he considered what Ji Heng said.

Ji Heng said it very bluntly.

Daqin is now sailing against the current, and if he doesn't advance, he will retreat.

There is no way back.

This is the path he chose for himself.

He was unwilling to be subservient to others, and insisted on walking out of the road of Daqin.

Therefore, after the founding of the country, everything seeks innovation, everything seeks change, and intends to create a country through the ages on the basis of the three generations of kings, so that the Great Qin Empire can survive forever, he has made great strides in the system, directly abolishing the feudal division, setting up counties, and also has a military defense system, and has also made great achievements in other aspects, but in terms of ideology, he has been deliberately compromising from beginning to end.

From the initial establishment of the doctoral palace, a large number of Confucian scholars were recruited.

Later, he realized that the existence of Confucianism had seriously threatened the foundation of the legal system, so he directly began to 'burn books' and completely drive Confucianism away from the court, but let it do too much, and never established one thing, that is, what kind of thinking should be tempered by Daqin itself.

Even.

He had never thought about it before.

Ying Zheng raised his head and said in a deep voice: "Man will win the sky." ”

"Victory in the sky."

"Is this Luminous Mind Guarding Is It Really Just a Natural Celestial Phenomenon?"

"Those wizards in the palace, do they really know the essence of the Glowing Guard?"

"Is it true that there will be no natural disasters in the world?"

“.”

Ying Zheng asked a lot of questions.

It's just that no one gave him an answer.

He stood with his hands in his hands, looking up at the heavens, and kept chanting "Heaven and man, heaven and man."

Following.

Ji Heng slept very soundly.

When I woke up, it was already midday.

He stretched out, and instead of rushing to prepare for food, he went to look at the vegetables in the yard.

The weads he planted were growing very well.

Ji Heng said with a smile: "Siou sex Ling winter night, four o'clock is common, there is a loose exercise, so it is called Siou." ”

"People have exercises, and so do people."

"Its '' is its product, and its '' is its taste!"

"With cabbage as a companion this winter, it won't be so shabby, and when these woad vegetables are a little bigger, you can pickle them, which is much better than those raw meat sauces in the contemporary era."

Ji Heng has begun to look forward to a self-sufficient life of kimchi.

That's when it happened.

There was a knock on the door outside.

Listening to the knock on the door, Ji Heng knew who was coming.

Hu Hai.

He went to the door and opened the door.

Hu Hai walked in with a sad face, followed by a carriage.

Hu Hai shouted to the eunuchs behind him: "Go, bring in the wine and meat from the carriage." ”

After speaking.

Hu Hai looked at Ji Heng with an aggrieved face, and said weakly: "What did you say to Your Majesty last night?" I was beaten up by His Majesty early this morning, and I'm still a little confused, don't I owe you some wine and meat? As for you going to sue Your Majesty? ”

"When did I owe anything?"

"You"

"Not a gentleman!"

Looking at Hu Hai's puffing appearance, Ji Heng laughed.

He smiled and said: "One yard is one yard, friendship is friendship, business is business, how can the two be confused?" I, Ji Heng, can't compare with you, just rely on this knowledge to improve the food, you brothers run to me every now and then, asking for my advice, this is always going to give money. ”

The corners of Hu Hai's mouth twitched, and he said speechlessly: "I didn't ask you about the rules and strategies of governing the country, it is clear that the second brother asked you about the compilation of teaching materials, what does it have to do with me?" In the end, I was told for a while. ”

Forthwith.

Hu Hai looked around and said in a low voice, "What did you say to Your Majesty last night?" I heard that His Majesty didn't sleep all night last night, and as soon as it was dawn, he summoned Li Si and Meng Tian into the palace. ”

Ji Heng glanced at Hu Hai lightly.

Hu Hai's previous complaints and complaints are all fake.

These few sentences are his real purpose.

Ji Heng said calmly: "I didn't say anything to solve it, but simply clarified a truth, the sky does not change, the Tao does not change, and this world has truly become only holy and no way." ”

"Saint" Hu Hai's eyes widened suddenly, his eyes full of disbelief.

Ji Heng smiled and said: "You heard it right, Daqin's current problems are all in the First Emperor alone, and if you want to change, you can only start from the First Emperor himself, I have clearly told the First Emperor about this matter, as for what the First Emperor will do, this has nothing to do with me." ”

Hu Hai was a little dumbfounded.

He froze in place, and it took a long time for him to come back to his senses.

He said suspiciously: "But isn't this incident a celestial anomaly of the Luminous Guardian Heart?" What does this have to do with Your Majesty? Do you also think that this is the heavens who are dissatisfied with Your Majesty and are about to send disasters on Great Qin? ”

Ji Heng glanced at Hu Hai and asked, "Do you think I'm a person who believes in ghosts and gods?" ”

Hu Hai thought for a while, shook his head, and said: "No, but some of the things you did in the past do have a feeling of unpredictable prophets, and some of the things you did before are also very miraculous, if you hadn't told me the principle, I would probably be very in awe of you." ”

Ji Heng nodded and said softly: "The so-called superstitions in the world actually stem from ignorance. ”

"This ignorance comes from all sides."

"Since the beginning of the Shang Dynasty, the interpretation of celestial phenomena has been monopolized by a few people, and the world only knows about this celestial phenomenon, but does not know the specific explanation of celestial phenomena.

"Once you see through it, there is no mystery to speak of."

"It's also artificial?" Hu Hai's words were amazing.

Hear the words.

Ji Heng couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Although there is a saying that the end of science is theology.

But it hasn't explored that deep yet, if it's really artificial, wouldn't that prove that there are gods in the world?

Ji Heng said with a dark face: "I don't know if it's human, but the appearance of this celestial phenomenon is actually traceable, and it can be detected and predicted in advance, and it is not a disaster from the sky rumored by the outside world at all, let alone a warning from the gods." ”

Hu Hai nodded thoughtfully.

He looked at Ji Heng and said curiously: "Then according to what you said, what will the imperial court do?" ”

Ji Heng pondered for a moment, uncertain, and said: "I don't know what decision the First Emperor will make, but as long as the First Emperor still has the heart and ambition, he will use natural disasters as a reason to focus on preventing possible man-made disasters in the Kanto region, and establish a disaster prevention and mitigation system in the world." ”

"At the same time."

"Further purge of Kanto officials."

"Get to the bottom of it!"

Hear the words.

Hu Hai frowned.

How can this have anything to do with the purge of Kanto officials?

(End of chapter)