"Your Majesty wants to parade again?" Fusu looked shocked.

He had never heard of it before, nor had he heard any rumors about it.

Ji Heng nodded and said: "This fifth parade will definitely happen, whether there is this celestial phenomenon or not, it will happen, in this year, there are too many rumors in the world, which has affected the normal operation of Great Qin, and if you want to break these rumors, the best way is to tour the world." ”

"Let the world clearly see that the first emperor is in good health and the Great Qin is stable."

"This time, the confusion and guarding the heart only made these rumors more rampant, and it also strengthened the will of the First Emperor to parade."

Fusu's eyes darkened.

The first emperor's body is not very good, although there is a medicine prescribed by Ji Heng, but after all, the first emperor is getting older, he is tired of traveling, and he has been running for several months in a row, even a young man like him is still a little unbearable, let alone a person who is nearly fifty years old?

Fusu said in a low voice: "But Your Majesty's body."

Ji Heng raised his eyebrows, glanced at Fusu deeply, and said in a condensed voice: "The body of the First Emperor can support this parade, but you have also been tired of traveling this year, and you also know the hardships and difficulties. ”

Ji Heng sighed secretly in his heart.

The fact that the First Emperor embarked on the fifth parade was actually a historical necessity.

There are endless rumors in the world, and the local people are panicking, even Guanzhong is still like this, not to mention the Kanto region, which is already separated from the imperial court? At present, rumors and prophecies are spreading in many places, and if the imperial court does not respond, it is likely that this panic will become more and more pervasive, and even ordinary rumors will be of little use.

The only person in the world cares about is the first emperor.

He only cares about the first emperor alone.

How could the First Emperor not know about this situation?

But if the First Emperor continues to guard Xianyang, it will only make people more and more convinced that the First Emperor is really in trouble and is no longer able to herd the world, in this case, the situation in Kanto will only increase, and it is basically impossible for Daqin to continue to be stable.

The way of the herdsmen in the world is to be safe.

The first emperor patrolled the counties and counties to show strength and subdued the sea, but now Yan Ran does not patrol, that is, he sees weakness, and does not use the world as a subject.

He had already said this when he was in prison.

This parade is inevitable.

It's also something that no one can dissuade.

Nor can it be discouraged.

Everything in the Great Qin Empire is tied to the body of the First Emperor alone.

In the past two years, there have been rumors that the first emperor is in weak health, and the first emperor has been three or four years since the last parade, such a long time is enough to make people think, although the first emperor can continue to drag on, but if it continues to drag, the situation will only become more and more ugly, because the first emperor is getting older, and his body will only get weaker and weaker.

The further back on, the less the body of the First Emperor could support the parade, which would also lead to the rumors becoming more and more intense, and even impossible to prohibit.

Then it will be dangerous.

Fusu lowered his head and pressed his lips tightly, his eyes full of unwillingness and helplessness.

Ji Heng has talked about this before.

And at that time, Ji Heng said very clearly, in one to two years, the first emperor will not go out on patrol, but calculate the time, it has been two years since Ji Heng was released from prison, and it has reached the time limit that Ji Heng said, but the consumption of the parade is very large, and the first emperor has always been diligent in governance, and the loss of the body will only be greater.

As the eldest son, why wasn't he worried?

Not worried?

Fusu said unwillingly: "Isn't it necessary to patrol the world?" ”

"The third generation of Xia Shang has never done this."

Ji Heng shook his head very dryly.

He sighed: "The most difficult problem in Great Qin is that the Qianshou Weiji and the old aristocracy are chaotic, and this is related to the cultural conflict between Kanto and Guanzhong, which can not be solved by force, but only by Wenzhi, and Daqin's Wenzhi is somewhat weak, so it can only be deterred by force to let Daqin's Wenzhi continue, which is the reason why the First Emperor insisted on patrolling the world." ”

"And Daqin has no way out."

"Because this is the only way to deter the world."

"Only then can we calm the hearts of the people in the world."

"It's understandable that you're worried about the First Emperor's body, but you can't persuade it."

"The body of the First Emperor, he himself knows best, if he doesn't hurry up, I'm afraid he won't have a chance to go out in the future, if the middle way collapses, the impact on Great Qin will be too great, and it may even prepare to collapse the status quo that Great Qin is struggling to maintain."

Fusu's face turned pale.

How could he not understand the truth?

It's just really hard to accept.

Especially the tone of Ji Heng's speech, there was clearly an appearance of explaining the aftermath, which made his heart twist like a knife.

Forthwith.

Fusu seemed to think of something.

He raised his head suddenly, his eyes lit up, and said, "I am the prince of Great Qin, can I tour the world for my father?" ”

Ji Heng chuckled lightly and shook his head neatly.

Fusu was puzzled: "Why not? ”

"I am the prince of Great Qin appointed by my father, and I am also the second Qin recognized by the world, I patrol the world for my father, can't I achieve this effect?"

"Not reaching." Ji Heng ruthlessly pierced Fusu's luck, and he said coldly: "And it's far from it." ”

"You said it too."

"You're just a prince."

"There are a lot of people who peep at Daqin, scholars, nobles, Haoqiang, etc., they care about the first emperor alone, except for the first emperor, they will only make them firm in their hearts, that is, the first emperor is not in good health, once they identify this idea, the world will gradually become chaotic."

"If you go on patrol for the First Emperor, it will only backfire."

Fusu's face was pale, but he didn't say a word.

Ji Heng knew Fusu's thoughts very well, but Fusu was a little concerned and messed up.

He didn't recognize the current situation at all.

It's not that the First Emperor himself wants to tour, but the world forces the First Emperor to go out on a tour to prove that he is in good health and to prove that the Great Qin River is stable, these effects are not something that Fusu can do, unless Fusu can prove that his ability is far above that of the First Emperor in these months.

But this is not possible.

Because in the past, Fusu did not prove his ability.

Even if it is really a great improvement in just a few months, who cares about these people who are secretly peeping at the empire?

Come to think of this.

Ji Heng was ready to pour another basin of cold water on Fusu.

He said slowly: "Prince? Fusu, you take the prince too seriously. ”

"Do you really think that the prince is one person under ten thousand people?"

"Then you're very wrong."

"In this matter, I am afraid that there are many officials in the government and the opposition who disagree with you, and from what you said earlier, many officials even deliberately belittle you, you may only think that these people are deliberately making things difficult, or they are arrogant, or they see that you are too young and do not take you seriously."

"But do you know the real reason?"

Fusu looked up.

He waited for Ji Heng's explanation.

Ji Heng sneered and said disdainfully: "Because you are just a prince." ”

"It is never you who are feared by the officials, but the name of the prince, and if this name falls on other people's heads, it will also have this effect, but you need to understand that the prince is just a name after all, and does not have much real power, and all your majesty is actually from the first emperor."

"Also."

"The power of the courtiers does not come from you."

"So they only have respect for you, but they will not be afraid."

"Only if you really have the power and control the power of life and death of the courtiers, they will be afraid of you, and the current you are not enough for the courtiers to look down on, so in ordinary matters, even if the courtiers disagree with you, for the sake of your prince's name, they are still willing to turn a blind eye, but in some matters related to interests, they will not easily let go."

"Again."

"This time it's a battle of ideas."

"They are deeply affected by the relationship between heaven and man, so deep that they are not willing to change easily."

"What's more, since the birth of the Legalists, there has been a saying in the world that the law does not hold the people accountable."

"There are so many officials who disagree with you this time, how can they concede three points to you because of this? And why are you letting them concede three points? ”

"You don't have that ability!"

"Not even that right."

"A person is a minister to his king, not a relative of flesh and blood, and he is bound by power and has to do something."

When Ji Heng read out the content of "Han Fei Beinei" again, Fusu suddenly had a deeper understanding, he lowered his head and pondered it in his mind.

When Fusu raised his head, his eyes were much sharper.

Ji Heng nodded secretly.

He continued: "Straight down to business. ”

"The matter of the First Emperor's tour is a foregone conclusion, so don't speak lightly and advise."

"And the First Emperor's tour has more advantages than disadvantages for Great Qin as a whole, in addition to deterring Xiaoxiao, it can also be used to clean up the officials in the Kwantung region, which will also help you solve the matter of the non-commissioned officers of the Beiyuan Army in the future."

"This parade of the First Emperor will kill a lot of people."

Fusu's heart sank.

He said in a deep voice: "Dare to ask what Mr. means by this?" ”

Ji Heng returned to the room, sat back in his place, and said lightly: "As I said earlier, the implementation of policies cannot be guaranteed by a system without supervision, and if you want to implement those disaster prevention and relief systems, you must be supplemented by strong administrative means, but the energy of the imperial court is limited, so you can only choose to suffer the local people first." ”

"Let the local officials do whatever they want."

"When things come to an eyebrow, the court will thunder again."

"This set of gameplay is actually very ordinary, but it is such an ordinary approach that it is often difficult to implement."

"Why is that?" Fusu was puzzled.

Ji Heng sighed with a sigh in his eyes: "Because it is easier said than done, to implement a policy, it is enough to make a few resolutions in the court, but when it is really implemented, it depends on the faces of officials at all levels, and the imperial court will also implement policies to supervise in order to prevent the officials below from implementing poorly and violating the yin and yang, but the actual effect is very little." ”

"The reason is actually quite simple."

"The court is powerless."

"Supervision is easy to say, but it is difficult to do, it requires the central court to be strong, and has strong control over the locality, if the central court has insufficient control over the locality, then there is no way to supervise at all, you can only watch the local misconduct, and finally the dust settles, and then come out to be a pastemaker."

"The same is true for Great Qin."

"The First Emperor is equally aware of this situation."

"That's why we've had several tours over the years."

"Because."

"Where the emperor is there is the central !!"

"It's true that the imperial court in Xianyang can't control the place, but what if it's local? Isn't the imperial court still in charge of the place? If this can't be managed, then Daqin would have existed in name only, and this is actually a statecraft explored by Daqin, which is to use patrols to supervise the implementation of policies, and at the same time strengthen local control. ”

"It's just too tiring."

"Even if you are as energetic as the first emperor, you can't withstand such a few tosses."

Ji Heng shook his head.

Great Qin made many attempts to rule the world.

Parade is one of them.

It's just that this method is too simple and crude, and it is too hurtful, and it was quickly abandoned, and it was replaced by a three-tier system of administrative organs, but any system can only be regarded as a guarantee bottom line, and it is always the control of the central government that really raises the upper limit.

The central government is strong, and the place is peaceful.

The center is weak, and the heroes rise together.

But for Daqin, there is no way to be harsh.

After all, it is the first time to eat the 'great unification' crab, there is no way forward, I don't know the future, everything depends on my own collision, it will naturally seem tortuous, and even contempt for future generations.

Fusu was thoughtful.

He had fully understood the meaning of the parade.

It's just that the cost of the tour is too heavy, not only does it cost people and money, but it also consumes a lot of body, and relatively speaking, the reward is very little.

Overall, the gains outweigh the losses.

Forthwith.

He suddenly thought of the 'provincial system' mentioned by Ji Heng.

He looked at Ji Heng suddenly, with a hint of horror in his eyes, he hadn't thought about it in the past, but now that he thought about it, he only felt terrified, because Ji Heng only saw from the matter of the First Emperor's tour that this method of strengthening local control was not working, and at the same time cleverly gave a solution.

At that time, the conversation was timely and seemed careless.

In fact, it means a lot.

He pondered in his mind the 'provincial three-level system' proposed by Ji Heng, and his eyes gradually radiated a bright light.

But soon.

His eyes dimmed.

If Daqin really implements the 'provincial system', then it is destined to change the system greatly, and the number of officials affected is even larger, among which there will be a lot of new intermediate official offices, which will be a great improvement in the expenditure of human and financial resources, and Daqin can't afford it at the moment.

However, Fusu was still a little unwilling in his heart.

He said tentatively: "This is the reason why Mr. proposed the 'provincial system' in Qinting at that time?" ”

Hear the words.

Ji Heng's eyes showed a different color.

He glanced at Fusu deeply, but he didn't expect Fusu to think of what he said casually at that time, but he also nodded simply.

He said: "The provincial system, to say that it is a three-tier administrative system, is indeed the most appropriate solution. ”

"It is also the direction that Great Qin will take in the future."

"And it's already on the way."

"Already" Fusu's eyes widened sharply, a little unclear.

When did Daqin implement the provincial system?

How did he not know?

He said in a condensed voice: "What do you say, sir?" There has been no change in the Great Qin system, why does Mr. say that Great Qin is already on the way? ”

Ji Heng said with a deep gaze: "In this dispute of concepts, I am afraid that there are many courtiers in the court who disagree with you. ”

Fusu nodded.

"And what about the absence of these courtiers? How much resistance is there to the implementation of the provincial system? ”

Ji Heng's voice came faintly.

Just hearing Ji Heng's words, Fusu was stunned for a moment.

(End of chapter)