General Qin

The episode caused by Zhao Che made the atmosphere of the entire family dinner a little different.

Zhao Tuo and his wife were a little scared, worried about what their son would do next, and they were so frightened that their hearts were focused on the baby.

Among the emperor's princes, except for Hu Hai, who had jealousy and dissatisfaction written on his face, the other princes 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?

Now is not the New Year, nor is it a holiday.

The First Emperor, who had always been diligent and uninterested in family reunions, suddenly did this. Anyone would have noticed that this was abnormal.

In the middle of the family banquet, the First Emperor really took action and even recited the contents of the "Book of Shang Jun" and the laws of Qin to all the princes on the spot.

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

"Wisdom is the praise of chaos; ritual and music are the symptoms of adultery; kindness is the mother of fault..."

In his clear voice, he recited fluently and completely the "Shuo Min" in the "Book of Shang Jun" which was randomly checked by the First Emperor.

Seeing this scene, Ying Yinman smiled slightly.

Naturally, her brother had no problem carrying these things.

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

Whenever this happened, their father would punish Fusu to copy the "Book of Shang Jun" and the laws and regulations. Over the past few years, Fusu must have copied the "Book of Shang Jun" at least a hundred times. For Fusu, it was a piece of cake.

Compared with Ying Yinman, Zhao Tuo keenly paid attention to the content of the First Emperor's back.

"Shuo Min", its "shuo" is connected with "seize", it mainly talks about how to seize what the people value, seize what the people are good at, seize what the people do easily, seize the people's wealth, and seize what the people want.

At the beginning, it is said that eloquence, intelligence and resourcefulness are the helpers of lawlessness and discipline; excessive etiquette and music are the introduction to debauchery, and kindness is the root of crime...

Therefore, if you want to make the country strong, you must make the people of Guizhou stupid.

The superiors want to control the people's wealth transformation and the desires of the head of Guizhou, control the people according to their human nature, and at the same time appoint cruel officials, reward one for nine punishments, and punish heavy punishments for minor crimes, in order to deter the world and achieve the effect of using punishment to eliminate punishment.

Doing this will force the leaders of the world to embark on the path of farming and war, and burst out powerful forces in order to obtain the rewards of titles, which will ultimately make the country strong.

"There are more than twenty chapters in "Shang Jun Shu". This chapter "Shuo Min" is the core of Qin's system and the method used by the Qin kings to govern the people. The emperor specially asked Fusu to memorize this chapter. I am afraid he wanted to test it specially. Check his understanding of governing the country." Zhao Tuo narrowed his eyes.

Sure enough, after Fusu finished reciting it, the First Emperor said: "Fusu, what do you think of the article "Shuo Min"?"

Zhao Tuo's eyelids twitched and he stared at Fusu.

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

All the young masters looked nervous and looked at their eldest brother.

Zhao Gao, the commander of Zhongche Mansion who was standing at the side of the hall, also raised his head and looked over.

He hoped Fusu would make a mistake in his answer.

Facing many eyes, Fusu said: "Father, I believe that the method of governing the country mentioned by Lord Shang is the root of the rise and power of our Qin State among the princes in the world. Farming and warfare are the way to strengthen the country. This is the ability of our great Qin State." The foundation for unifying the world."

The words end here.

Fusu stopped talking and did not continue.

He actually has a lot more to say later and has his own real opinions that he wants to express.

But he still endured it. After Zhao Tuo and Li Si gave him some advice, he practiced outside for more than a year. Now Fusu can distinguish the occasion and the person in the conversation, and will not make the wrong step at this time. pit.

"Yes, Not Bad."

The First Emperor nodded happily and did not ask any more questions. He asked Fusu to sit down and turned to examine other young men in the school.

There was a problem right away.

All the gentlemen have had their masters teach "Shang Jun Shu" and Qin Code since childhood.

But they did not receive the emperor's attention on weekdays. The emperor could not say a few words to them all year round and had no intention of taking care of them, let alone taking exams. As a result, the basic skills of these young masters were not solid.

As for the Qin clan, there is a rule that those who have no military merit are not allowed to be crowned or worshiped as officials. Seeing that there is no possibility of taking power, the princes only need to eat and drink in the mansion every day to live a wealthy life.

In this case, instead of enjoying fine clothes, fine food, wine and beauties, what are they going to do to learn these boring ways of governing the country?

endorsement?

Most of the things I carried on my back had been forgotten after I left the palace and established a house.

So their level can naturally be imagined.

Unexpectedly, today their father suddenly came to do a spot check and recitation, and the true colors of all the young masters were revealed on the spot.

The young masters searched their memories for those words that were about to be forgotten. They recited them one by one stumblingly, and some even recited several verses.

"Every time a country is established, the system must be inspected, the law must be governed without care, and state affairs must...not...not..."

The young man who was randomly checked was so hesitant that he couldn't recite it.

He simply knelt on the ground with a mournful face and begged the First Emperor for mercy: "Father, my son is incompetent and cannot recite it. Please punish me."

The First Emperor had a straight face and ignored him, looking at the pale-faced young master Jiang Lu next to him.

"Next."

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

This made Zhao Tuo's hair stand on end. He remembered the scene of memorizing the text when he was in school in his previous life. This was so familiar.

"Hiss... the emperor, please don't ask me to carry it later."

Zhao Tuo was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head and pretended to tease his son. He was afraid of being noticed by the First Emperor, and soon named him to join the endorsement.

Fortunately, the stern face of the First Emperor finally relaxed when it was Hu Hai's turn.

"The reason why the master bans his messengers is to reward and punish them... Therefore, leaving the virtuous and removing the wisdom is the rule."

Hu Hai recited the entire "Forbidden Envoy" fluently, and said to the First Emperor happily: "Father, I didn't recite a word wrong, right?"

"Yes, that's right."

The First Emperor smiled with satisfaction, then turned to reprimand the princes who were kneeling on the ground: "It doesn't matter if you are not as good as the eldest brother, why can't you even compare with the younger brother? It's not enough to compare with the superiors, and it's not enough to compare with the inferiors. What a bastard!" "

The young masters were trembling with fear and looked sad. They could only beg for mercy: "Father, we are all stupid people. We must practice reciting it well after we go back."

"Hmph, get up."

The First Emperor shook his head and asked the young masters to get up and return to their seats. Then he turned to look at Hu Hai and praised: "Although you are young, you have learned well. You are much better than your brothers."

Hu Hai chuckled and said smoothly: "Father, it's the instructions from CRRC Fu Ling that are better, how can I remember them now?"

"Well, you made the right choice, master."

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

Zhao Gao said hurriedly: "It's all because of the outstanding intelligence of the young master, it's not the merit of the minister."

The First Emperor smiled and said: "There is no need to push for merit in front of me. The Zhongche Mansion ordered the young master to teach him meritorious service and reward him with six gold medals."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Gao hurriedly bowed and saluted. When he stood up, he saw Hu Hai smiling proudly at him.

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

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

No chance.

As an intimate of the First Emperor, Zhao Gao knew the true purpose of this family banquet.

The First Emperor had previously asked the eldest son Fusu to take charge of the migration of clan nobles from the six countries to test his ability and political leanings.

Now I have summoned all the young masters to hold this family banquet to compare among my sons to see if there is any talent that can be made among them.

As a result, the princes between Fusu and Hu Hai all performed mediocrely when faced with the sudden inspection by the First Emperor.

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

But Hu Hai was too young and not as powerful as the eldest son.

His father-in-law is Tingwei Li Si, and his brother-in-law is the martial arts lord Zhao Tuo, who also 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.

Amid Zhao Gao's worries, the family banquet finally passed.

"Just step back."

The First Emperor waved his hand to let all the young masters leave first, and then said: "Marquis Wu Gong stays."

This made Zhao Tuo's scalp numb. Could it be that the emperor really wanted to leave him alone and whip his back?

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

However, what the First Emperor asked caught him off guard.

"Martial Lord, I want to make Fusu the crown prince, what do you think?"