Chapter 146 Unreasonable!

Author: March

Chapter 146 Unreasonable!

After Zhao Si and the First Emperor resigned, they went straight out of the palace and headed towards Li Si's office.

"The imperial edict..." Zhao Si sighed with emotion.

I don’t know what Li Si thinks.

Strengthening centralization of power was actually not the core of Zhao Si's idea. In essence, Zhao Si proposed the eviction order to explain something to the First Emperor.

The era of co-governance by nobles and monarchs has passed!

In essence, Zhao Si wanted to change the status quo of Qin's law squeezing the common people Li Shu, and make the First Emperor realize that Li Shu was the one the First Emperor should fight for, not the nobles.

Centralizing power and strengthening the branches while strengthening the branches was just an irresistible temptation thrown to the First Emperor.

Legalism advocates that the poor should make the country rich and the poor should weaken the people. On the contrary, the privileges of the nobility should not be violated. This is contrary to Zhao Si's views as a modern person. From the perspective of Qin Xiaogong, Shang Jun's five skills of controlling the people are good laws.

Good governance made Qin rich and powerful, but from Li Shu's point of view, Shang Yang really deserved to die.

People used to live a good life, but when Shang Yang came, the good guy divided the family, endured continuous corvee labor, and imposed heavy taxes. If he was not careful, he would become a slave. They also encouraged each other to report on each other and carry out executions.

Sitting together, there are only two ways for the old Qin people in Guanzhong, either to become bandits or to become slaves.

In essence, Shang Yang's reform was to exploit certain rights of the great nobles to feed the king, and then exploit certain rights and privileges from the common people to compensate the great nobles.

In the end, only Li Shu's injured world was achieved.

Although the old clan is experiencing labor pains, the direct descendants of the three old clans of Mengxi and Bai are still widely active in the court and still have extensive influence. The three surnames of the Langzhong Order are proof of this. Meng Wuzhao, Xiyizhi, Bai

Qiang are all colleagues of Zhao Si.

Not to mention the big nobles. Although they were deprived of their hereditary ministers and their land by Shang Yang's order, Shang Yang approved the land sale and established twenty-level military titles for them, which could be used to offset their crimes.

Shang Yang's reform, whether it was an old clan or a big noble, all experienced labor pains.

Noble titles in the Qin Dynasty could not be hereditary. In the Qin Dynasty, merit was judged based on the rank of the head, but no one revealed the hidden rules of the Qin Dynasty's twenty-level military merit title.

Only those who have reached the rank of doctor are qualified to bear the crime with a title. Below the doctor, from sergeant to sergeant, they must have a genuine title, that is, only the head of an enemy wearing armor and holding a title will count.

Moreover, if you are not careful and violate the Qin law, you will be punished by having your title reduced.

Before becoming a doctor, it was extremely difficult to be promoted to a peerage, and you had to fight hard for each level of peerage.

After becoming a doctor, the speed of promotion has accelerated rapidly. Although merit is still judged based on head rank, merit is the first priority.

Those great nobles, the direct descendants of the old clan, have never failed in this game, it just increased the difficulty of the game...

The victims of Shang Yang's reforms were never them, but thousands of common people in Guizhou.

They suddenly have to endure endless labor, high taxes, fathers who are not fathers, sons who are not sons, neighbors who are enemies of each other, and relatives who are separated from each other...

Shang Yang's main target of attack was the people, and the big nobles were only slightly damaged in this change.

But this is not bad. After all, the great nobles and old clans in Guanzhong have at least experienced labor pains and shed blood.

At the very least, they have been integrated into Qin's military merit system, becoming vested interests and unswerving defenders of the Qin Dynasty.

But the old nobles of the Six Kingdoms are different.

At present, the laws of the Qin Dynasty are implemented in the world, and the sins suffered by the old Qin people in Guanzhong are imposed on the world. However, the blood shed by the great nobles in Guanzhong does not need to be shed by the old nobles of the six countries. There is no such reason, and Zhao Si is not convinced.

The people at the bottom will not be convinced either.

It’s hard to say whether Chen Sheng and Wu Guang had ulterior motives, or whether they were from noble backgrounds, but it is undeniable that the moment they shouted out that the princes and generals Xiang Ning were born, it was the resistance of the common people at the bottom to the unfair fate, at least at that moment

, they are the example of public opinion.

Zhao Si knew that they were suffering and that they were tired.

Attacking the old nobles of the six countries and making them bleed was only Zhao Si's secondary goal. Zhao Si's main goal was to deny the foundation of Qin's five skills of controlling the people.

Zhao Si wanted to secretly change the concept and change the target of exploitation from Li Shu and Guizhou heads to the local nobles.

So he gave the First Emperor an offer that was difficult to refuse: to strengthen the weak branches and move the noble orders.

It was indeed difficult for the First Emperor to refuse, but the important task fell on Zhao Si inexplicably.

The kind that couldn't be resisted... Zhao Si just wanted to do something casually.

In addition to coming up with a lot of bad and immoral ideas with the mentality that I will die so that no one can have a better life, Zhao Si also wanted to take the opportunity to seek some benefits for the real common people in Guizhou and make their lives a little easier.

And if you want to accomplish this, Li Si must never get around it.

Not only did Li Si's assistance be needed to move the imperial order to the throne, but Li Si's full help was also needed to abandon the governing philosophy of ignorant, weak, poor, tired and humiliating people.

After all, Li Si is the defender and framer of today's Qin laws.

If Zhao Si wanted to abandon the Five Arts of Controlling the People, which occupies a core position in Legalist thought, he could not avoid Li Si.

Zhao Si didn't know whether he was an enemy or a friend.

However, Zhao Si had an excuse that could not be refused.

That is the moving order!

If you want to carry out the noble order, you must be good to the people!

It may not be a big problem for Da Qin to offend the great nobles in the world, but if it offends the great nobles and the thousands of common people in the world at the same time, then the problem will be big. This is not a fatal disaster, but a disaster for the country.

Danger.

The moving order was a bait sent by Zhao Si. It was easiest for the First Emperor to eat this bait. From the perspective of the First Emperor, there was essentially no difference between the nobility and the common people in his eyes. No one could stop the First Emperor from strengthening centralization. Zhao Si only needed

Just state the facts. After all, the position where the First Emperor sat is unique in the world.

Li Si may not be so easy to persuade.

He is a noble, a high-ranking official, a contemporary master of Legalism... His butt is not in the same position as the First Emperor.

However, in the past few days, Zhao Si has already made plans in his mind and is certain to convince Li Si.

If possible, he certainly hopes that Li Si can reach a united front with him. The best result is that the two work together...

Arriving at Li Si's office, Zhao Si Tongbing was brought in after passing by.

It is worth mentioning that Li Si's office space is also very simple. Apart from a large number of bamboo slips on the bookshelf, there are no other decorations. There is only one desk, one futon, and one person.

"My lower official, Zhao Si, has met Prime Minister Li."

Zhao Si took the lead.

"No need to be rigid, just take a seat first." Li Si raised his head and motioned for Zhao Si to sit down.

"Prime Minister Li must have read the order to move you to the throne. Your Majesty entrusted me with the order. I know that people don't tell secrets. To carry out this strategy, Xiang Li is indispensable for his help. I dare to ask Prime Minister Li, what do you think of the order to move you to the throne?"

"Zhao Si got straight to the point and asked questions directly.

There is nothing to hide behind this kind of thing. This is a national policy. If we want to achieve something, we must work together.

"That's a good suggestion." Li Si saw that Zhao Si got straight to the point and didn't try to be mysterious.

"Move them with power, fame, and wealth, and then seize their wealth through calculations, rewards, and titles, and then divide them into parts. It will be much easier to implement the laws of the Qin Dynasty in the world." Li Si smiled.

nodded.

Seeing that Li Si had a good impression, Zhao Si was about to ask more questions, but Li Si spoke again.

"However, the Qin Dynasty now governs the country by law, so I will not say anything secret. Whether it is to protect the tombs of the late kings by bestowing favors, or to sue the emperor for bribery, rewards, titles, or family divisions, they are all based on the law. The Qin Dynasty governs the country according to the law.

, the Lord Shang moved trees to establish trust, and the laws were strict and no usurpation was allowed. After the nobles moved to various places, they would inevitably be timid and ordered the tribesmen not to violate the laws of Qin and Qin's laws. What reasons should be used to gain a reputation and question the crime?

What about them?" Li Si asked.

This is a question raised by Li You yesterday.

The biggest problem of the Qiangui Order is that the teacher has no name and the law has no measure. It is also the most inconsistent with Li Si.

It's not that Li Si couldn't see these things, it's just that the temptation to go one step further and surpass Shang Yang in his lifetime is too great.

But Li Si was not without worries in his heart.

When the other party has not violated Qin's law, or at least you can't produce evidence, you can easily accuse him. Is it really just relying on such outrageous excuses and reasons?

If the canon punishment cannot be clarified, will it really not disrupt the legal system?

Is it really okay to implement Qin laws and regulations while actively disrupting the legal system? Is it really going to have no impact?

This is Li Si's question. Apart from the so-called slightly coercive reasons such as remuneration to seize a title, gossiping, and guarding the tomb of the late king, are there any real excuses and upright reasons for becoming a master?

"There is no reason..."

Zhao Si smiled and gave his answer.

Does it really matter if no culpability can be found, or if they committed a crime?

"It's not necessary?" Li Si repeated, looking at Zhao Si in slight surprise.

For some reason, he always felt that these three words were a bit too shameless.

"It's unnecessary!" Zhao Si nodded affirmatively.
To be continued...