Qin Dynasty: Sword Asks the Bright Moon

Yang Ming stayed in the sword-making workshop for the next twenty days, helping Xu, his son and others complete the final process of sword-making.

During these twenty days, Li Si has also fully accepted the administrative affairs of Yandi. There has been no situation that he was worried about when he came. The transfer of power has gone very smoothly. Li Si imagined that it might be possible The trouble was not present at all.

Faced with such a situation, Li Si did not dare to go too far. After all, under the leadership of King Qin, Li Si was a minister, but here in Yang Ming, Li Si also needed to be a human being. He only considered his status as a minister and forgot about his personal status. Li Si is very clear about this fact.

However, although Li Si was not in a hurry, some people were already panicking. For example, some of the doctors and retainers that Li Si brought from Xianyang wanted to take charge of Yandi, which spans thousands of miles. Li Si alone was not enough, so from now on. When setting out for Xianyang, Li Si did not come by himself, but brought many followers, as well as some Lang officials under the command of Lang Zhongling. These people will be the foundation for him to maintain the operation of Yandi's government affairs in the future.

And these people followed Li Si from the capital Xianyang to the Yan land, which is thousands of miles away and is known as the bitter cold land. Of course, they did not come to suffer. They came to be officials. If Yang Ming did not leave the Yan land, what would happen if Yang Ming did not leave the Yan land? If those people left behind by Yang Ming are not removed, how can they become officials? Therefore, while Li Si can still remain calm, some people are already losing their composure.

"Father, what does Prime Minister Zuo mean now? My father has been in Yandi for nearly a month under the king's order. Why can't he see that Prime Minister Zuo has any intention of leaving? Is he trying to disobey the order?" Under the instigation of a group of people , Li Si's eldest son Li You appeared in front of Li Si.

Unlike Han Fei, a member of the royal family who can be careless by nature, Li Si does most things in a hurry because his background is not high. Only by fighting can he get what he wants, including having children. Before Li Si went to Jixia Academy to study, he had already married a wife. After he had children, he went to Qi to study. Therefore, Li Si, who is now middle-aged, already has an adult son.

Compared with Li Si, the father, Li You, the son, is undoubtedly lucky, because compared with Li Si, Li You has a good father. This time Li Si was ordered to rule Yan, and he brought Li You with him by the way, in order to give Li You Paving the way for the future.

"Don't use your mind to speculate on Prime Minister Zuo's mind." Looking at Li You who couldn't hide things, Li Si couldn't help but frowned. Those people were so imprudent that they actually bewitched his son. If Li You's eagerness was If it reaches Yang Ming, what will Yang Ming think?

Thinking of this, Li Si was also a little helpless. After all, his background was too low and his foundation in the Qin State was too shallow. Whether he was learning from Lu Buwei to raise soldiers, or learning from Yang Ming to form the Yulin Guard, he had cultivated many talents in the past ten years. It is impossible for him to use a group of talents for his own use. The talents he can recruit are really limited.

No, let’s not talk about the specific talents of his subordinates, but just their character, there is still a big gap between them and real talents.

"Father, I am also concerned about you. If Prime Minister Zuo doesn't leave, how can you carry out your ambitions in Yandi?" Li Si's accusation may be enough to determine fate for others, but it is just that for Li You. After all, who can He would really blame his own son.

"It is people like you who judge a gentleman's heart with a villain's heart. The prime minister of the Qin State who returned to Xianyang on the left is in charge of the national government affairs with the Prime Minister You. The land of Yan is just a small part of the puzzle of the Qin State. It's just one piece, will you give up all your power for one piece of power?" Li Si taught Li Youdao.

"That being said, why doesn't Prime Minister Zuo leave? Prime Minister Zuo can indeed become the real Prime Minister Zuo after returning to Xianyang, but the people under his command, father, during this time we have already investigated the situation in Yandi clearly , Yan is a land of thousands of miles, with more than a million people and hundreds of counties. From the county guard to the county magistrate, they are all the people of Prime Minister Zuo. How can he not consider these people? I once heard the words of Prime Minister Zuo, The power of an official does not only lie in where he sits, but in how many people obey him and believe in him sincerely. Prime Minister Zuo is a great man in the world, can he forget what he said?" Facing Li Si Li You retorted that he was an adult and had his own opinions on many things.

"What do you want to say?" Li Si's expression condensed, and he looked at Li You with a look of scrutiny.

"The king is sending you, father, to Yandi to replace Prime Minister Zuo at this time. Father, can't you really see that?" Li You asked.

"Prime Minister Zuo was in Yan, and he responded to hundreds of schools of thought. One imperial examination system attracted the hearts of disciples of hundreds of schools. Both Confucianism and Mohism were used by Prime Minister Zuo. Prime Minister Zuo's eldest daughter was a disciple of Taoist Tianzong, and his wife He is from the Yin Yang family. Father, if you think about it carefully, is Prime Minister Zuo a little too scary?" Li You analyzed his opinion.

"You don't need to say anything." Li Si suddenly stopped Li Youdao who was about to continue.

"Father..." Li You looked at his father Li Sidao in confusion.

"You can see very few of these, but you fail to see the danger in them. The affairs of Yan are not just a matter of Yan, but involve the future of Qin and the future of Qin after it unifies the world. The major event of the country's direction is the battle to build the national destiny. Now we, father and son, are involved in it. If we are not careful, we will be doomed." Li Si said solemnly.

If possible, Li Si would not want to come to Yan. Although he likes to be an official, he also cherishes his life. The policies implemented by Yang Ming in Yan are very different from those of the current Qin State. More importantly, these policies can really be effective. Governing the land of Yan is even more terrifying. Once it involves a struggle for the state system, it is even more terrifying than a struggle for power.

Because the struggle for power is only between people, but the struggle for the state involves the entire world and involves battles between countless people. How can Li Si, who is now involved, be walking on thin ice.

"Precisely because we are here under orders, we must be safe. Your Majesty can understand us." Li Si repeated.

"Mr. Xun's apprentice is probably still worried now, right?" In the office of the Etiquette Department in the front yard of Prime Minister Zuo's Mansion, Yang Ming, who had returned from the Mohist sword-making workshop, came to Xun Kuang's place after washing away the anger from his body. Visit the road.

"Li Si's talent is very high, but he is too selfish. This was his motivation to strive for the first place when he was young, and it will also be the source of his misfortune in his later years." Regarding Yang Ming's ridicule, Xun Kuang explained solemnly.

"I wonder if Mr. Xun is willing to follow me to Xianyang and continue to be in charge of the Rites Department of Prime Minister Zuo's Mansion?" Yang Ming asked.

Yang Ming didn't say much about Li Si, because Xun Kuang's short sentence had almost summarized Li Si's life, whether it was Li Si's past, Li Si's present, or Li Si's future.

"Forget it, among the six departments, due to military and political conflicts, although the Ministry of War is troublesome, it is not impossible to merge into the Imperial Guard's Mansion. Although the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Industry and Jiuqing are in conflict, there is still a possibility of cooperation. It is not that the power of the Ministry of Personnel cannot continue to exist relying on the Prime Minister's Mansion, but the Ministry of Rites cannot exist. What should I do?" Xun Kuang said casually.

“Mr. Small problem.

"You can become a spirit even if you are not old. Who can be proud in front of you? But then again, your attempt seems to have failed." Xun Kuang said.

"Did you fail? I didn't want to change Qin. I just gave Qin a choice. Can't you see the purpose of these policies I implemented in Yan?" Yang Ming asked.

"It can be seen that it is for countries like Yan, Qi, and Chu that are very different from the Three Jins and Qin. The Three Jins are of the same origin, although they are not like Qin where Legalism is the official orthodoxy. Thoughts, they were also deeply influenced by Legalism. However, under the influence of Legalism, a governance system similar to that of Qin was established, and the people easily accepted the rule of law. Therefore, after the three kingdoms were merged into Qin's governance system, they were most likely to be Qin ruled, but Yan, Qi, and Chu were different from Qin." Xun Kuang analyzed.

"Yan, Qi and Chu have a long history of eight hundred years. They have already formed their own customs and habits, the way of the world and people's hearts, and have their own culture. The Qin State wants to directly transplant its own ruling structure here. The three places will inevitably have great conflicts, which will affect the stability of Qin's rule. When Qin is strong, it can suppress the hidden dangers. Once Qin's power weakens slightly, these three places will definitely become the source of turmoil. ." Xun Kuang said.

"However, that's just the land of Yan. The people of Yan are not good at fighting and the place is remote, so it is not enough to become a hidden danger to Qin in the future. However, Chu and Qi are different. A country with a large territory and a large number of people is most prone to turmoil. , the world will be in chaos in the future, it will start from these two places." Yang Ming said.

"So you want to govern the land of Qi and Chu with a policy that is completely different from Qin's national policy, in order to eliminate hidden dangers." Xun Kuang said.

"Yes, but unfortunately, Xianyang Palace obviously doesn't think so." Yang Ming sighed.

Yang Ming, who can see across time and space, knows that the parallel system of prefectures and states in the early Han Dynasty is the best choice for the current Qin State. Qi and Chu are already relatively strong cultural circles, and it is necessary to give them a certain degree of autonomy. , the best choice is to subtly incorporate it into the imperial court's ruling system. If it is ruled by external forces, it will inevitably suffer backlash.

But Yang Ming also knew that it was absolutely impossible for the Qin Dynasty to accept the parallel system of prefectures and states, so Yang Ming thought of a compromise method, and therefore launched a series of policy policies in the Yan region, in order to find a way to promote the implementation of prefectures and states in the world. On the basis of the county system, regions like Qi and Chu, which have their own cultural systems and are deeply rooted, can be effectively ruled.

Unfortunately, after all, Yang Ming was just a minister and could not influence Qin Wangzheng's choices. What Qin Wangzheng saw was that Yang Ming's policy was to change the state of Qin. He saw that Yang Ming was too friendly to the Yan people. What he saw in Yang Ming's policies was that it would take him a hundred years to achieve his goals. He didn't even think about it. Yang Ming's real purpose was to provide him with the ability to govern Qi Chu, which was on the edge, and Qin didn't want to. areas that may directly destroy their culture.

So Li Si appeared in Yandi, and Yang Ming was helpless. He had done everything he could, but the choice must be in the hands of Qin Wangzheng.

"If you speak out and remonstrate, there may be a chance of improvement." Xun Kuang said.

"There's no need for it. Besides, before I seek the world, I'd better think about something. I'm going to be thirty years old soon. Since the fourth year of Qin Wangzheng's reign, in the past sixteen years, I have been hanging out in the court, but there is more to the world than just the court. In the next fifteen years, I want to see this world instead of continuing to throw myself above the court." Yang Ming said in a free and easy manner. Looking forward to it.

To be honest, there are many wonderful things in this world that Yang Ming has never seen before, and they are also wonderful things that can attract Yang Ming.